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A PAPER ABOUT THEMSELVES, PUBLISHED EVERY TWO WEEKS BY THE STUDENTS OP ALFRED UNIVERSITY
VOL. VI ALFRED, N. Y., TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1919 NO. 14
S T U D E N T VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE
At State Teachers' College, Al- bany, February 21-23, 1919 On Sunday the second of March the Alfred representatives who attended the Student Volunteer Conference at Albany gave their reports. At the n;orning service Miss Hollice Law '20, spoke on the "Need of the World for Missions." Prof. Norwbod followed, giving his impressions from the Con- ference. He referred particularly to the fact that missionary enterprise is an integral part of the world's work, and. not a side line.
At the joint session of the Christian Associations in the evening four re- ports were given. Miss Hilda Ward ']9, spoke of what it means to he a Student Volunteer. Miss Helen Mead of the Agricultural School presented statistics and illustrations to show the great need of missions. Miss Clara Lewis of the Agricultural School gave a report concerning China. Prof.
Whitford reported concerning some of the missionary sermons of the Con- ference, and mentioned incidents con- nected with the meetings.
Although this meeting was called a Sudent Volunteer Conference, it was not designed exclusively for those who are planning to be foreign missionaries.
In fact, comparatively few of the young people present were Student Volunteers. Most of the delegates in attendance were from the Christian Associations of the colleges of New York State.
The speakers at the Conference pre- sented a vivid picture of the need of the peoples in heathen landjs, and asked the students to face squarely the question of their own responsibility in th sight of God to make their lives count. Especially when we have the object lesson of the war so clearly be- , fore us in which so many men have given their lives freely for the sake of humanity and for the cause of justice and freedom, shall we think of how we may live in comfort and ac- cumulate property for ourselves? For young men and women who have ability and a sense of the love of our Lord for thqse who lack and are oppressed, the appeal comes very di- rectly to help in the reconstruction of the world for the prosperity and happi- ness of all the children of men.
The delegates to the Conference were entertained at homes in the city for lodgings and breakfasts, and then had lunch and dinner at the cafeteria of the Teachers' College where the meetings were held. The students of the College were very hospitable, and furnished an entertainment of readings and music before one of the sessions, and gave out complimentary tickets for a basketball game Satur- day night. They also furnished guides for those who wished to see the Capi- tal, the Education Building, the His- torical Building, the Schuyler Mansion, and other places of interest. Some of these buildings were closed on ac- count of the legal holiday; but a way in was found in spite of that techni- cality.
On Saturday evening before the ses- sion the delegates enjoyed a banquet at which the representatives of the various colleges were seated in groups and were expected to present "stunts,"
each In turn. The half dozen from Alfred managed to make some noise,
A MUSICAL COMEDY IN TWO ACTS
By Maude E. Inch and W. Rhys-Herbert presented by the
University Chorus in Costume
RAY W. WINGATE, Director
Assisted by the University Orchestra
Firemees Hall, Saturday Evening,
Admission, Floor, 50c Balcony, 35c First three rows reserved for children, 25c
All ssats reserved. Tickets at Ellis' Drug Store
GIRL'S VARSITY VIC- TORIOUS
Final Score of Geneseo Game 24-18
AGRICULTURE SCHOOL CERAMIC SCHOOL EX- COMMENCEMENT
Senior Class Graduation Exercises March 16-20
Sixteen Seniors comprise this year's graduating class at the Ag School.
After a three year struggle the top of the ladder has been reached. Some will leave for other institutions, to con- tinue their education w(hile others leave for rural districts. But wher- ever they may decide to go N. Y. S. A.
will hold a place in their mind.
Program is as follows:
SUNDAY, MARCH 10 10 :30 A. M.
Baccalaureate Sermon
Rev. L. D. Woodraancy, Oil City, Pa.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 8 :00 P. M.
Class Night (by invitation only)
Agricultural Hall THURSDAY, MARCH 20
2 :00 P. M.
Graduating of Class of 1919
Firemens Hall Address by Prof. Samuel P. Orth,
Cornell University 6 :00 P. M.
Alumni Banquet Firemens Hall Y. W. C. A.
The joint meeting of the Y. W. C. A.
and Y. M. C. A. Sunday night was a decided success. Every one went away with a clearer notion of the im- portance and value of the Studest vol- unteer movement.
Wednesday morning in Assembly, Dr. Pyle helped to launch the drive, Alfred students have undertaken to raise $200 for the support of a stu- dent in Roberts College, Constanti- nople. Wednesday night the movies were under the auspices of these two organizations and the pro- ceeds devoted to this fund. All pres- ent indications point to the fact that 41fred, as usual, will go way over the top in this campaign. Dr. Pyle en- couraged us by pointing out that we were among the first of New York State Colleges to bring their plans for this drive, to a definite conclusion.
Don't forget BULBUL.
the season.
The play of
HIBITIONS
We all are born with a love for the
| beautiful. Here in Alfred we admire
| Nature's true beauty, but oftimes our interpretation could be improved up- on.
In our College there is a part which has beauty as its one aim. That is the Ceramic Art Department. And it is leagued with many other Art Schools.
In this way our School has access to the valuable exhibitions which are exchanged from one to another. These exhibits represent the work of America's young artists and often are of unique beauty. We are proud of the fact that our school is represented among them and we would wish to create an interest among outsiders.
During the past week there has been an exhibit at the Studio of hand- woven textiles, a few pieces of pottery
! and two or three decorative paintings.
I This work is from the Margaret Mor-
• rison Carnegie Institute of Technology
| in Pittsburgh. Miss Meritt, who now
| teaches in Pittsburgh, at one time took a course at Alfred, which increases our interest in this exhibition. There is also a fine collection of French War posters which conveys to us the spirit j of sacrifice that Prance displayed dur- I ing the War. A small exhibit has just j been received from the Overbeck Pot-
teries.
These pieces show us that the spirit of the war can be successfully applied j to Ceramics as well as paintings. This j collection and the one of French : posters will be on exhibition this week
at the Studio.
BULBUL
[ The University .Chorus will present I the comic operetta Bulbul in Firemens
! Hall next Saturday evening, March 15 at 8:15 sharp. The costumes and the orchestra will make the glad fes' tivities more enjoyable. Tickets on sale now at the drug store. All seats reserved.
SOME game! ! is the only way to describe that between the Varsfty girls and Geneseo State Normal, at i Geneseo, Saturday night. It was played j in the splendid Normal gymnasium;
the spirit was keen and the teams even- j ly matched. Although the Alfred girls, as a whole, were heavier than those of Geneseo, they were outmatch-
; ed somewhat in speed. The pass word of the Normal team, too, de- serves mention for its efficiency.
As for our own girls, every single one played in the best possible man- ner, and Alfred has a. right to be proud of them all. The rooters, too.
though small in number, were certain- I ly there with the lung power. You j ought to have heard the yelling five i minutes before the end of the game, I whes the score was a tie of 18-18.
This was the first out-of-town game played by our girls, and we'll have to give credit to Geneseo for their good pluck and hospitality towards us.
The line up and score follows:
Alfred College 24 Geneseo Normal 18 R. F.
Amey VanHorn Isabel Lansen L. F.
Edna Straight A. Deutscher R. G.-
Helen Kies D. Vary (Zimmer) L. G.
Betty Fassett G. Disbrow S. C.
Emma Schroeder M. Downs M. E. Wilson M. DewittC.
First half—field goals: Straight 1, Schroeder 1, Wilson 5, Deutscher 1, Dewitt 2; goals on fouls, Downs 2.
Referee: Miss Danielson; Score 14-8.
Second half— field goals: VanHorn 2, Straight 1, Wilson 1, Lansen 1, Deutscher 3,'Downs 1; goals on fouls:
Wilson 2. Referee: Miss Wheelock;
score 24-18.
Substitutes: Zimmer for Vary.
and Prof. Norwood made a speech which to say the least, let people irnow that Alfred is on the map.
JUNIOR PLAY
Friday afternoon from four o'clock until six the Assembly room in Ken- yon Hall was devoted to activities which might have seemed to an in- nocent outsider to be the workings of an excited class in public speaking.
j Aforesaid innocent outsider would have been sadly mistaken. The real happening was that three just judges were in process of unveiling latent dramatic genius in the Junior class—
or to V)e brief—the Juniors were hav- ing their try-out for "The Lion and the Mouse." The three judges who figured in that nerve racking two hours were Prof. P. E. Titsworth, Miss Elsie Binns, and Miss Hart. The Juniors feel very. fortunate in having secured the services of Prof. P. E.
Titsworth in coaching the play. The date at which the public may hope to see the result of this dramatic under- taking of the class of '20, is not set definitely yet but will probably come between the 10th and 15th of April.
STUDENT DRIVE MOVE- MENT BOOSTED IN
ASSEMBLY
Mr. Pyle and Prof. Norwood Give Enthusiastic Addresses
DAVID STILLMAN CLARKE Prof, and Mrs. Ford S. Clarke wel- comed little David Stillman to their home, Tuesday, March 4.
FACULTY MEETING A most interesting meeting of the University faculty was held March 4th, in the studio of the Ceramic School., Miss Elsie Binns spoke on
"The Artists' Contribution to the Wra,"
and Miss Fossick gave a talk on "New flea's in Design." ,
The Assembly of March 5th was de- cidedly interesting. It was held in Agricultural Hall in order that Ag students as well as college might be presents The meeting was given over to the interests of the Student Fellowship movement.
The first speaker was Mr. Pyle, the Y. M. C. A. Secretary for this district who is not at all a stranger in A fred. Alfred has decided to take up a scholarship to support a student in Roberts College in Constantinople.
The Student Fellowship idea began some time ago at the Northfield Con- ference. Just now Alfred has done more than any other New York State College for the movement, and we have a fine chance to show what we can do. Mr. Pyle told of the cosmo- politan interests of such an institu- tion as Roberts College. It was founded in 1853 and incorporated un- der the laws of New York State.
Among its students it numbers a great variety of Americans, Greeks, Turks, and Jews.
Just at this time it is particularly to our benefit to establish American in- terests in Constantinople. Turkey is now in a very uncertain condition and her position will not be defined until the general settlement of the World Powers. Our missionaries and teachers sent to Turkey are making valuable friends and creating favorable senti- ment for the United States. We have here an opportunity to extend our Christian ideals in that part of the world. Paramount to everything we must not forget that America has started in on a big work and that we must still carry on and make the world safe for democracy.
In addition to the 'national aspect of the movement we have here a chance to extend Alfred' influence out- side of our own land. We sincerely hope for and look forward to a time when Alfred's influence in Constanti- nople may have some of the potency of that of Pennsylvania State College in Canton and Princeton in Peking, China.
John Clark and Elizabeth Davis spoke briefly in favor of the move ment for the Y. M. and Y. W. A fred wants $200 from her students for the cause and aims to have the sum raised and collected by May 1st.
Dr. Norwood was the last speaker oi the morning. He urged the im- i portance of making Alfred's influence I felt in the near East. There is no j place where we could strike into the
! mission field any better. The project , we are entering upon is not a school for the "down-and-outs" but will reach those who are destined to be rulers in their countries for the next half
; century. We are launching right into the center of the reconstruction prob- lem and we have a chance to work against militant and aggressive agno-
| ticism. It makes one rather uneasy to -think "Will Democracy be safe if the rulers outside of Christendom are materialistic Atheists?' We must extend our system of ethics. It might be well for us to consider once in awhile what would have happened to
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Alfred University Glee Club
THE GLEE CLUB TRIP ! ceeds of the entertainment were placed Mullaney and Robinson of the Seniors.
The Glee Club left us, sixteen strong, w l t h t h e gymnasium fund." j Melville Newton, Ag '20, was initiat- on Wednesday Peb 26 That even- • We can readily agree with the El- ed into the Knights of Aggies. This ing' they gave a concert in Addison m i r a Advertiser that the boys were a organization is well organized and a under the auspices of the High School ; l i vely bunch—when we consider that keen
Athletic Association. After their ex- i Chippie was on the trip and was in
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rival to the various clubs in School. On March 14th, a smoker cellent concert the boys were the the best of spirits and that Vossler's will be held in honor of the Senior guests of the High School at an in- [ m o s t striking selection was "—
be started. With an early start, Alfred should produce a good team this year. All baseball men should turn out to practice and help make a team.
formal dance. While in Addison they were shown the kindest hospitality and treatment.
Thursday they continued their way to Elmira. There they attended a luncheon given under the auspices of the Red Cross at the First Baptist Church, after which they sang a few selections for the workers. At five o'clock the Club rendered several num- bers at the Parent Teachers' meeting
love thee.",
members.
Peck's Cafe was the scene of the The Glee Club also gave a most I Batchelor Club's annual banquet held excellent entertainment in Andover
last Monday night.
AG NEWS
On Feb. 25. Prof. Barnhart spoke at the regular assembly period on "Avi- ation." He covered the evolution of the aeroplane and its use in the great
March 5th. Every one present saw to it that an enjoyable evening took place.
At the regular assembly period of March 6th. the students were treated with the musical talent of a few Senior members, solos by Thomas Staples, John Ellison, and Reading by W. A. Robinson.
• The Freshmen at school No. 11. There was an ex- j A l b e r t B u r k e t, Ag '19, has returned
ceedingly good program given that f r o m I t h a c a w h e r e l l e w a s t a M ! Party Saturday evening.
had their annual work at the Tractor School.
At the regular assembly period on Feb. 27. Prof. Champlin lectured on
"Colonial Customs." Church sermons in Puritan days lasted from three to five hours. Time does change habits.
At the Alfred Agricultural Associ- ation's meeting on March 3, Prof. Barn- hart poke on Swine Husbandry. The lecture was interesting and instruc- tive. Tuesday evening of March 11 the Association holds its second an- nual banquet.
On March 4th, the Juniors of the Ag School entertained
party and dinner.
Games, re- freshments and luncheon made up the evening's program. Mark Manahan, president of the class, spoke on the honors the class received this past term. Profs. Robinson, Barnhart and wives acted as chaperons.
the Seniors at a From 7:30 until evening, which was greatly enjoyed by
the audience judging from t h e great number of encores which they de- manded. This concert was under the auspices of the William Henry Class of the First Baptist Church.
In speaking of the concert, the El- mira Advertiser said:
"A concert that was greatly enjoyed by a large audience, was given last night in the Sunday School rooms of the First Baptist church, under the auspices of the W. T. Henry class, by the Alfred University Glee Club.
The boys were a lively young bunch, about twenty in number, and they re- sponded to a number of encores. At the close of the program, there were some college yells, and a social time before the audlenqe departed, well pleased with the entertainment."
The Addison correspondent of the Jtar Gazette said:
"The Alfred College Glee Club, Wed- nesday night, presented one of the Einest entertainments which has been heard in Addison in many years. The young men presented their program
with snap that was pleasing to the] dent of the Seniors; Director Cone, > hours of three-thirty and five, a tea large crowd. There was a dance im- Mr. Shear and Miss Dowd of the ! wa& given in Prof. Hart's room at Ken- mediately after the entertainment
Vocal Solo Vocal Solo 9, games and entertainment were pro-
vided. At 9 o'clock the party sat
down to a splendid banquet prepared ' Hula Hula Dance by the girls of the Domestic Science
department under the direction of Miss Wood.
The banquet hall was cleverly dec- orated for the occasion while the dim lights lent a cozy atmosphere.
THE COUNTRY LIFE CLUB The Country Life Club presented a program in the form of l a d i e s night."
j Under the direction of Miss Eddith Whelan the girls presented the fol- lowing : ,
Duet
Misses Vivian SMppy and Helen Mead Reading Miss Grace White Duet Misses Grover and Sliippy Reading Miss Clara Lewis . Miss Ella Wells Miss Bernice Nye
A COMPETITIVE SYSTEM IN ALFRED
The Credit System has been adopted at Alfred. Time alone will tell to what an extent it is a success. At any rate the idea looked good to the majority of our students, and here's hoping that it points towards a;bigger and a better Alfred.
Efficiency and industry is the secret, of success. Why not profit by the example of our big brother colleges and take another step towards im- proving Alfred activities?
I refer to Cornell's Competitive Sys- tem. Here the student who does the best work and is the most industrious in the certain activity, is chosen by a body representative of the faculty and sudents, to fill that office. I believe that by adopting a system of this na- ture, our football, basketball, baseball and glee club schedules would be more complete. The entire task of com- piling the ads, etc., of the Kanakadea, and also the task of composing the Fiat Lux would not fall entirely upon the shoulders of the careworn editor and Dusiness manager.
In competition there is life.
I Think it over. , Misses Sick, Meade, Wells, Freeborn
Madame Galloway, in the form of Bernard Mullaney, attempted some Ruth St. Denis classics. When it comes to classics leave it to the men.
Miss Elsie Tefft, ex'19, and Miss Helene VanNess are spending a few days in town.
BULBUL, a musical comedy, don't miss it.
Cecil Luffman of the Junior class , ENGLISH DEPARTMENT GIVES A TEA
Last Friday afternoon between the acted as toastmaster and called on the i
following: Miss Marjorie Beebe, presi-1
which was enjoyed by all.
Juniors, Miss Wood, Messrs. Barnhart, ' y °n Memorial Hall for the benefit of The pro- Thornton of the faculty, and Messrs. ! the English Department of Alfred Uni-
versity. This is the first event of its - kind and it heralds a new movement
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ment. The proceeds from this tea and from other little social events which perhaps from time to time, will follow, are to be devoted to the improvement of the English departmental rooms in Kanakadea Hall. The idea was ori- ginated and worked out by Prof.
Porter. The majors and minors in her department have long felt the need of such a change, and the moment the plan was first expounded it met with immediate response. The work' has
" i taken up by these interested students eagerly and enthusiastically.
They aim to change the stuffy atmos- phere of the class room into a genial environment of quiet and refinement much more suitable to the study of the masterpieces of poetry and prose.
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Baseball practice has been started.
Several men are trying out for the battery positions. The men are as yet, working indoors. Prof. Thorn- ton of the Ag School, is doing the coaching.
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FLUNKS AND INCOMPLETES There's a pretty good chance that we
"will all get through even now. There j are still five days before exams even ! begin, and how we give thanks for those five days! We can at least at- tempt to catch up with our term's work in each one of our half hundred sub- jects. As we scramble wildly to read five hundred pages in twenty minutes and as we seek in vain for the reason why Tennyson wrote "Hamlet," we firmly resolve that next term we WILL do better, and we will keep up with our work, come what may. This dreadful cramming crush at the end of every term is not what its cracked up to be, at all.- It seems to be a part of every college education, however.
As a freshman, one is imbued with the cramming spirit—why finish your work up every day, when you can do it all at once just before exams? As a Sophomore the idea grows on one, and as a Junior the neglecting process is quite complete. Seniors have gotten so into the habit of it, that they have forgotten there is any other way pos- sible.
There is a certain exhilaration in cramming, in stuffing one's head, if only for a period of two or three days,
•with vast and ummderstandable knowl- edge. There is such a strain con- nected with it, that it becomes a neces- sary evil pleasure. There is an even greater strain until exam books are corrected, and standings given out, and until we find out whether we have i made it, or whether we have a flunk j or an incomplete to our discredit.
Once more we resolve never to wait 'till the last moment again. It's a foolish, wasteful practice, and it s only ourselves we are cheating—no one else cares. But in the meantime
•—until next term comes—and if we are still here, not haying been sent home to mother—in the meantime, let us pray again and again with Kipling,
"Lest we forget, lest we forget."
WHAT BUSINESS ARE YOU IN?
The Vocational Bureau of the Twen- tieth Century Club was instructed to point out to Seniors and Alfred's younger alumni the immense field of social and remunerative service open to college men and women and to as- sist these young people in fitting them- selves into their proper sphere.
Since so large a percentage of Al- fred graduates select teaching as their life work, the greatest service the Bureau has performed and will be able to accomplish is to bring together the man (or woman) and the job. Judging from the appearance of the teacher market, the Bureau ought to do a land office business this spring. It would be a great pleasure to the manage- ment to be able to locate every Senior this year without the assistance of any teacher's agency.
While the Bureau's big concern is the placing of aspiring pedadogues, it has always urged college developed men and women, who feel no especial aptitude for teaching, to exert them- selves to get into the type of work they want. It is easy to see how to procure a teaching job; the machinery for that business is pretty well under- stood. But the method of breaking into other professions is frequently a sealed book to the aspirant. Here's where the Bureau aims to step in to aid by its counsel and resources.
The period of reconstruction upon which mankind is now entering is al- ready demanding that more of the world's work than hitherto, be con- signed to disciplined and conscientious college brains. Some of these posi- tions beckoning to the educated man and woman are private secretaryships, administrators of junior and senior big business, social workers, govern- mental positions, reconstruction aids, publicity men and women, library workers, special and general,—en- gineers of all kinds, lawyers, doctors, Y M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. workers, and so on ad infinitum.
If you are interested in a line of work which you do not know how to enter, or if you are undecided upon your vocational future, the manage- ment of the Bureau will be glad to confer with you.
The Bureau aims to run in the next numbers of the Fiat Lux, a series of vocational chats for the information of those who are trying to crack the hard-shelled problems of their future occupation.
For the Bureau—
M. C. WILKINS,, J. N. NORWOOD.
P. E. TITSWORTH.
STUDENT DRIVE MOVEMENT Continued from page one us if the early Christians had stuck to home missions exclusively. Just now Alfred is leading the way. Let the good work go on!
SENIOR SONG SERVICE This Wednesday the Seniors will warble for the student body. The grave members of the 1919 class are the last to have the privilege of sing- ing to the college. The Sophomores gave a splendid program two weeks ago. They had an harmonious orchestra and a number of original songs that made everyone want to sing, and under their able director, Amey VanHorn, the class attained a splendid unity of voices. Last week, the Juniors sang most wonderfully.
They also had excellent parodies, and their song leader was Harold Reid.
It's up to the Seniors now. They will have to work hard to beat their sister class, but we heard them prac- ticing a week ago, so our expecta- tions are sky high. Everybody get ready for the Grave Old Seniors.
REV. WOODMANCY TO LECTURE IN ALFRED
Reverend L. D. Woodmancy of Oil City, Pa., one of the field secretaries of the Methodist Episcopal Centenary Movement, will be in Alfred next week end, and will deliver a series of lec- jl ires about the large-campaigns recent- ly undertaken by some of the churches.
Dr. Woodmancy will speak Friday night, and on Saturday morning he will speak in the village church. The baccalaureate sermon of the Ag Senior class will be delivered by him on Sun- day morning, and in the evening, he will address the Christian Associ- ations of the University.
SENIOR PARTY
Last Friday evening the Senior class
"wended its way to Hornell to surprise its president, Wayland Burdick, on his nineteenth birthday. Whether or not It was really a surprise party to wiley little Wayland is a matter of open con- jecture. It is seldom that one's nine- teenth birthday falls on the eve of his graduation from college," as Mr. Ax- ford said at the supper table, and we nil congratulate Wayland on his scholarly achievements as well as on his nineteen years. The Seniors pre- sented him with an Alfred University Seal as a little token of esteem and friendship. At eleven o'clock the party broke up, and all returned home feel- Ing that a good time had been spent.
THE CLAN ALPINE BANQUET For a very long time we have been hearing mysterious rumors about the Clan Alpine banquet. And now the sixth great annual dinner and dance of the Club has been achieved with remarkable success.
The members, with their guests, as- l-sembled at Firemens Hall about 6:30
1 Thursday evening. Alfred Pollock, j Miss VanNess, Prof, and Mrs. Win- gate, Prof, and Mrs. Bole and Spicer Kenyon and Miss Tefft acted as the receiving line. As the guests en- tered the dining room they were con- fronted with the striking decorations ot green and white. Green streamers were draped from the center of the room to each place and a white car- nation on a green fern was the sou- venir each found. The banquet was served by Mr. Peck.
Menu Ambrosia Cocktail Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup Cream Chicken Mashed Potatoes
Rolls
Cream Peas Cream Carrots Waldorf Salad Wafers Clan Alpine Ice Cream Cake
Bon Bons Assorted Nuts Coffee
Alfred Pollock was toastmaster and toasts were given by Prof. Wingate, Prof. Bole, B. E. Mullaney and Howard Hagar.
Wiley's Orchestra from Hornell fur- nisred the excellent music for the dance that followed the banquet.
Everyone was sorry when the town clock struck the fateful hour of twelve.
The patrons of the evening were Prof, and Mrs. Wingate, and Prof, and Mrs. Bole. The following were the guests of the Clan.: Mrs. Charles Gar- diner, matron; Mrs. King, and the Misses Dorothy Baxter, Eddith Whelan, Marjorie Beebe, Leah Clerke, Winifred Green, Eloise Clarke, Elsie Tefft, Helene VanNess. Hilda Ward, Laura Stillman. Elizabeth Ayars, Doris Wil- bur, Ruth Stillman, Lois Holmes, Mar- garet Glaspey, Cynthia Hunt, Helen Hill, Iola Lanphere, Margaret Bang- j hart, Elizabeth Davis, Margaret New-
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Last Sunday evening the Y. W. and Y. M. held a joint meeting. Prof.
Whitford gave an illustrated lecture on "World Democracy and Christian- ity." The lecture showed the need of missionary work in Africa, Asia and also in South America. The pictures, that were shown were excellent, and through these pictures one could see the need of the work of our mission- aries in the foreign countries.
Alfred is helping in this work by the aid it is planning to give Roberts College. Over $200 has already been pledged toward a scholarship fund for this institution.
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ASSEMBLIES
Assembly Wednesday morning will be in charge of Miss Wilkins, profes- sor of Psychology. Miss Wilkins will test the student body with a series of tests given to the U. S. Army and the results promise to be very interesting.
Assembly will be held in Ag Hall on account of the better facilities for writing to be had there.
Two weeks ago Director Binns of the Ceramic School entertained the student body with an inimitable pre- sentation of the admirable Pickwick, taken from Charles Dicken's book.
"Pickwick Papers." We can only hope and pray that Director Binns' turn in Assembly will hurry round again, that we may laugh whole-souledly once more.
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ORION, THE MIGHTY HUNTER How many have gazed heavenward during the past two months when the evening sky was clear, to behold the brightest of all the constellations, Orion in all his splendor marching across the vault of heaven toward the southern sky? His dog, Sirius, many times the brightest star in the heavens, follows faithfully on his steps.
"Eastward beyond the region of the Stands great Orion: who so kens notbull
him in cloudless night
Gleaming aloft, shall cast his eyes in To find a brighter sign in all thevain
heavens."
The1 constellation is placed in heroic attitude facing Taurus, the mighty bull, who, with fire darting from his eye (Aldebaran) is about to make an onset with his splendid long horns.
Orion stands' with his right arm up- lifted and his great club in the air ready to strike. Orion contains two stars of the first magnitude, that is, stars of the highest degree of bril- liancy. These two stars are Betel, geuse and Rigel. The first marks the right shoulder and Rigel is in the left foot. In March and April he will be rushing down the western sky after Tturus and by the middle of May he
•will disappear from our view. With a little play of the fancy it is not difficult to see a colossal figure, splendidly poised, and full of action.
The accompanying diagram will make clear the position of the stars and will aid in picking him out from the other constellations in the sky.
* Betelgeuse * .,,
*• Rigel
The stars may easily be dis- tinguished as Betelgeuse is deep red, which indicates that <the star has passed its brightest stage and is gradu- ally approaching the period of dark- ness. Rigel is the brightest star in the constellation. It is a very bright white star. It is so far away that astronomers have been unable to measure its distance. The measure- ment that seems most reliable shows that the star is one hundred and sixty-two light years distant. That is to say it would take one hundred and sixty-two years for light from Rigel to reach the earth.
There are so many stories told about Orion, and none of them true, it is difficult to tell which one would be the most interesting. However, in his younger days he loved the daughter of the king of Chios and wooed her with offerings from his hunting trips.
The wedding day being long delayed by the father of the fair maiden, Orion attempted to elope with her. For this imprudence the king blinded Orion and sent him adrift upon the sea.
Finally the sun beams gave him his sight. With this recovered he gave chase to the Pleiades, the seven beautiful daughters of Atlas. Jupiter came to their rescue and changed them into doves. They flew into the sky and may be seen any bright night close to Orion. Apollo, jealous
of the affection of Diana for Orion, caused him to be shot as he strode through the billows.,Seized with re- morse Diana placed him among the stars.
'0 splendor of the crystal winter night, When bold Orion stars the blazing Belted, and armed and poised forsky.
valiant fight,
He faces Taurus of the fiery eye.
Close on his track'the brave dog Sirius leaps,
The unicorn vaults o'er the Milky And Procyon his faithful vigil keepsWay, Upon the fight that rages till the
day."
On the first clear, night make the acquaintance of this mighty hunter.
The stars, like the flowers and the trees, are a part of the beauty of na- ture. One has a fine sense of com- panionship with the stars when he can greet them by name on each recurring starry night. To such an one the heavens will become a veritable wonderland of delight. Orion, with his bright stars so closely clustered will shine as a "Sunburst of diamonds in the sky."
C. R. CLAWSON.
verdict was imposed in the first case by our college democracy—the august four—excepting one. On the second the violator boasted of "inside ropes"
in the Sigma Alpha Cabinet. ' There were.
Now we have the subject reduced to two questions: First, whether it is right for a college council to super- ceed family advice in indicating where and when a person can move—whether a body of strangers can effect more protection to a girl than the home and her family. Second, whether the body which controls the privileges and wel- fare under the Sigma Alpha Gamma should be a group of easily swayed students, and whether they should make fair penalty and then enforce it, overlooking NO one's violations of any rule whatsoever.
Square dealing is a thing much ad- mired among men—but that isn't usual- ly why a fellow admires a girl.
Ensign Frank Hill '14, was an Alfred visitor over the week-end.
William Garwood 14, spent the week-end with Alfred friends.
Pearl Parker '11, is teaching in Wes- ley Collegiate Institute, Dover, Del.
David Atz ex'20, who has been with American E. F. in France arrived in town Thursday.
Lieut. Clesson Poole arrived in New York from overseas Saturday. We hope he will be back again with us next term.
THE HONOR SYSTEM The Fiat is publishing the Honor System, this week, in accordance with the constitution of the paper. You have probably seen it dozens of times before—but read it this time, instead of passing it over as something you don't need to know about.
"TO THE EDITOR"
According to traditions this Univer- sity was founded on democratic prin- ciples. It is often said that Alfred is an ideal place for a college. We agree that it is, as far as studying is con- cerned.
Scientists admit that one's work must be tempered with sufficient rec- reation. What can Alfred boast of in the line of recreation for its stu- dents? We lack a gymnasium and theatre along with other essentials.
Since Alfred does not afford its stu- dents recreation, nearby towns must be frequented.
Recently a party of Alfred girls and fellows attended a benefit dance at Hornell A splendid out of town orchestra appeared for the first and probably last time.
Soon after the girls were severely reprimanded by two organizations. We ask any fair minded person, is this justice! A STUDENT.
Ours is the age of democracy. And with democracy comes the strongest element of ideals: brotherhood of man
—the sense of fair dealing. Our col- ege has been gifted with the allowance of a democracy (so they say). That is, proper rules are made for us to up- hold and enforce. We honestly be- lieve these rules to be good and our backing is behind their enforcement.
But there are a few of us who, having tre privilege of liging in town, are not held by these laws—some to whom family ties are stronger than strange ones.
That the rules are broken is a known fact—only natural for any. For what would be the use of them if they were not broken? Now we have the situation where two persons are both subject to the same violation and under similar conditions. But in one case the penalty is of crime in the first degree. On the second it is of. petty crime in the 31st degree.
And still in the first case the person could be subject to College ruling legally only in the sense of "an un- desirable character." Yet the second case is exposed to all laws—Sigma Al- pha, Social and Dormitory—and the penalty is practically nothing. The
THE HONOR SYSTEM Alfred University
Constitution ARTICLE I
The Student Body of the College of Liberal Arts aiid the New York State School of Ceramics at Alfred University create an Honor System under which each student by liis attendance pledges himself to be j u s t ; to be fair; to be honorable In all matters relative to or pertaining to scholarship in this University.
ARTICLE II
Section I. The members of the Student Senate shall he a committee to represent the Student Body and deal with all cases involving violation of the Honor System.
ARTICLE III
Section 1. The committee shall have power to summon the accused person and witnesses and conduct a formal investiga- tion. In case of conviction, recommenda- tions shall be made to the convicted or his .separation from college and, if such sep- aration is not made, the committee shall then make to the Faculty for consideration the same recommendation with a brief re- sume of the evidence in the case.
Section 2. The committee may at any time summon a mass meeting for instruc- tion or to support their action in any .dis- puted question, or to report the name and case of any extreme offender.
ARTICLE JV
Section 1. The trial of the accused shall be conducted as follows : Witnesses against the accused shall he examined first and their testimony taken in full. The ac- cused shall be called separately and allowed to make his statement, presenting his de- fense. All witnesses and the accused may be questioned by members of the committee.
A decision shall be made, rendered accord- ing to the evidence.
Section 'i. Six (6) out of seven (7) votes shall he necessary for conviction.
Section 3. All evidence possible shall be procured in every case and in no event shall a man be tried the second time for the same offense, except in the light of new and im- portant evidence.
ARTICLE V
Section 1. Each student must, in order to make his or her examination or test valid, sign the following pledge: "I pledge my honor that I have neither given nor received aid in tills examination."
ARTICLE VI
Section 1. The Student Senate shall keep and preserve a record of all cases acted up- on. In no case shall a member of the Student Senate make mention publicly or privately of any case brought before the committee except through action of the committee as a body.
ARTICLE VII
Section 1. Every student is honor bound to aid in enforcing this Constitution.
ARTICLE VIII
Section 1. This Constitution may be amended by a three-fourths (%) vote of those present at a mass meeting, notice of which must be given at least one week pre- vious.
ARTICLE IX
Section 1. The committee shall make provision for Interpreting the Honor Sys- tem to the members of the Freshman Class within three weeks after the opening of each school year.
Section 2. Copies of this Constitution shall he posted in recitation rooms, on Col- lege bulletin boards, and in the Library.
Section 3. The Constitution shall be published in the Flat Lux three (3) times each year—the first number of the first Semester, the last number before the fina' examinations of the first Semester and the last number before the final examina- tions of the second Semester.
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UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY Student Senate—
Wayland Burdick '19, Pres.
Elizabeth Davis '19, Sec.
Class Presidents—
1919 Wayland Burdick 1920 Marion R. Roos 1921 Emma Schroeder 1922 J. Clair Peck Athletic Association—
John W. Clark '20, Pres.
f. M. C. A.—
Vincent Axford '19, Pres.
Errington Clark, See.
f. W. C. A.—
Elizabeth Davis '19, Pres.
Winifred Green '18, Sec.
Fiat Lux—
Marion Roos '20, Editor-in Chief Harold Reid '20, Business Manager Kanakadea—
Lois Cuglar '20, Editor
Helen Kles '20, Business Manager.
Sigma Alpha amma—
Gertrude Wells '19, Pres.
Footllght Club—
Hazel Humphreys '19, Pres.
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What Patients Are Treated At Well-ville
The Word Toxemia About Coven The Field
Firstly—
So called rheumatism and its allied conditions, as the different types of neuritis.
Secondly—
Under nervous conditions come neu- rathema, hypochondrlasis and the lighter melancholias.
Lastly—
The high blood pressure case*.
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