News
The Dean of the Ceramic Col- lege is showing his true colors
(note roof of 22 S. Main). FIAT LUX News Bands will play, people cheer,
When Saint Pat comes this year.
VOL. XXXIII, NO. 19 FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1946, ALFRED, NEW YORK Telephone 128-F-lll STUDENT BOX HOLDER
SAINT PAT'S DAY ISSUE
Union Pleads To Students For Better Usage
Have you ever stopped to think what it would mean to Alfred if the Union were to close? Wouldn't it affect every last student personally?
Since the Union has become accepted as THE place on campus to meet your friends, play a game of bridge, or just sit and talk, it has been filled to overflowing at every hour of the day.
As it was with this purpose in mind that a group of students and faculty drew up plans for the Union two years ago, in that way the project has been successful.
There is a danger, however, in feel- ing too much at home in the Union.
As one Board member says: "It seems that a large number of people here in Alfred do not understand the prin- ciples under which the Campus Union operates. It was founded by a group of students and faculty for the stu- dents and faculty of Alfred Univer- sity. No one person is operating the Union for a necessary living but rather it is being operated by a student and faculty board of directors on behalf of all students. Therefore, if the Union were to close the only ones to lose out would be the students them- selves."
"Please, PLEASE, take care of YOUR Union and respect it as your own," is his final plea.
In Past Years
Mid cheers, exclamations and the strains of "Wearing of the Green,"
St. Patrick, the patron saint of engi- neers, (impersonated by Frederick W.
Muller) made his way from the Cer- amic College to Alumni Hall last Wednesday morning. Despite the mis- erable weather," St. Pat on his white horse, was followed by a number of floats, which added to the entertain- ment after St. Patrick had passed from view. St. Pat and his attendants took their places upon the platform and theprogram began. One of the attendants produced a speech at the Saint's request and the opening ad- dress was delivered. Full of satire upon the students and faculty, it kept the audience in volleys of laughter.
The main purpose of the assembly was the knighting of 19 men by St.
Patrick. As the Blarney Stone was lost, St. Pat ordered the attendants to search the audience and everything from this to that, including gin bot- tles and step-ins, was produced be- fore the Blarney Stone was found.
Before any man could be knighted he was forced to choseone of two alternatives: answering ,a question concerning some action of his in the past, or kissing the Blarney Stone.
Strange to say every man chose the latter. Each man in turn went through the ordeal, was dubbed by St.
Patrick and presented with a diploma and pin, making him one of the order of St. Patrick and the Engineers.
The following were knighted: Dr.
M. E. Holmes, Dr. E. R. Scholes, C.
Loomis Allen. Sanford S. Cole, Charles R. Amberg, Frank E. Lobaugh, Leon- ard Breeman. Jr., Eugene R. Crandall, Donald A. Dickens, Donald R. Goet- chius, Karl M. Hammann, Ralfe W.
Klinger, Walter J. Merck, Van R. Os- Ostrander, Robert M. Razey, Owen J.
Reynolds, Robert W Rowley and T.
Benjamin Towner. — Description of first St. Pat's Festival from files of FIAT LUX.
Fiat Adds Members
Arling Hazlett, Cliff Smith and Dick Powell are three freshmen with jour- nalistiv aspirations who have been added to the staff of the FIAT with- in the last week.
Hazlett has spent his six weeks' trial period writing intramural sports publicity; Smith has done general re- porting and Powell, also, has written sports. They were recommended for membership by Gloria Woodward '46, News Editor, and Fred Clark '47, Spcrts Editor.
Nancy More To Vocalize With Renick's Band
Nancy More, vocalist with Ken Renick's Orchestra, is a real "south- ern fried chicken". Miss More was born in Winston Salem, N. C, and re- tains her southern accent despite a great deal of contact with the north.
She is a versatile person, as proven by the fact that she enjoys a variety of hobbies, including tennis and cook- ing.
Miss More's musical career actually began with a musical comedy in her local high school, in which she had the lead. When she was 16, an audi- tion before Tommy Dorsey resulted in a trip to New York, where she took a course of instruction under the then famous Edythe Wright. Since then, Miss More has also had vocal coach- ing under Billie Holliday and Betty Johnson.
Her first professional position, as vocalist with Obie Johnson's Orches- tra, was acquired after a year of study in New York. Subsequent positions include steady engagements with Tom- my Reynolds, Ken Roberts, and the late Herbie Kay. She joined Ken Renick's Orchestra in 1941, and be- sides being a member of the "Five Hits," is featured with his unit.
Besides being pleasant to listen to, Miss More is an attractive brown-eyed brownette, 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 108 pounds.
Lambda Chi Alpha Initiates Members
Omicron. chapter of Liambda Chi Alpha at Cornell University entertain- ed sixteen members of the Alfred University chapter on Saturday. The members from Alfred were taken on a tour of the Cornell Campus on Saturday afternoon.
That evening William Doherty '49, Richard Dunne '49, Roger Skinner '49, Richard Perdu '49 and Eugene Bur- gess '46 were initiated into Lambda Chi Alpha.
In addition to those mentioned above, other members attending were:
Roger Wilson '47, Bill Woods '47, Lowell Bunnell '47, Ray Scholts '48, Lee Scholthetis '48, John Tiftickjian '46, Donald Maclntyre '48 and John Kirchner '47.
Honoraries of Lambda Chi Alpha who were present included Dr. Will- ard Sutton, De Forest W. Truman and George Bunnell.
The Patron Saint Of Engineers
Unsolved Mystery—St. Pat 1946
In 1933 the Ceramic Engineers held then it has become a tradition to have
over by Saint Patrick in person.
The first senior to be chosen "St.
Pat" was Fredrick W. Muller. This Kappa Psi member was very active in sports. He played football four years, was junior and then varsity manager of wrestling. Keramos, Purple Key, Campus Court, Junior Follies and Phi Psi Omega were some of the organ- izations to which he belonged. He was also president of the Ceramic So- ciety, and treasurer of his class in his senior year.
Neil Turner, Delta Sigma Phi, who came from Newburgh, was the St.
Pat for 1934. While on campus he belonged to Campus Court, and was Student Senate representative his senior year. During his sophomore and junior years he was Assistant Basketball Manager.
For the festival in 1935 Gilbert Smi- grod of Cedarhurst was chosen to portray the by then well-known Saint Patrick.
The festival in 1936 was reigned over by Major Lampman of DuBois, Pennsylvania. He was a member of Klan Alpine and also was on the In- terfraternity Council and was Assis- tant Manager of Interscholastics.
the first Saint Patrick Festival. Since similar festivals each March presided
The Ceramic Engineer representing St. Pat in 1937 was Jack Merriam, Delta Sigma Phi. During his junior year he worked on the KANAKADEA Staff. He was also in tJe Frosh- Soph plays and the Junior' Follies.
Mount Vernon was the home-town of the 1958 St. Pat. Bert M. Lynn was president of the Non-Fraternity group and treasurer of the Blue Key.
His interest in sports was expressed by his work as chairman of the Skat- ing Rink Project.
The Patron Saint, of the Engineers for 1939 was Raymond Buckley. A member of the Independents he was class vice-president his freshman and junior years and president his sopho- more and senior years. He was also a member of the Blue Key and played basketball four years.
In 1940 the St. Pat was David Thomas, Lambda Chi Alpha, of El- mira, who has recently left the cam- pus. During his frosh year he played football and was in wrestling. He worked on the KANAKADEA and was on the Inter-fraternity Council.
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Who Will Reign With St. Pat?
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Campus beauties selected by the studeni body as candidates for the position of Queen of the Saint Pat's Festival are the following senior girls: top row. from left to right, Frances Bovee, Gloria Wood- ward, Ada Egbert. Dorothy Burdick; bottom row, Alice VanGaasbeek, Jean Moore, Maria Becerra. For personality sketches see page three.
College Eagerly Awaits Arrival Of St. Patricks By Land, Air Or Sea
Query As To Identity Of Patron Saint To Be Solved This Morning Upon Arrival
At long last Saint Patrick will make his way to Alfred Uni- versity, not during the lifetime of some future generation, not with- in the jiext decade, but NOW—this week, Friday, at 11:00 a. m., to be exact, 'tis rumored, so 'tis said, according to latest reliable reports.
As all merry makers require sus- tenance of one sort or another, the- day's festivities will begin with a.
real honest-to-gosh breakfast, the kind 5KyPfl W^ f\t*
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C? f a r m' before they'd seen Paree! The time, if we must be so prosaic as to set a time, is from 9:00 (a. m., n a - trally) to 10:00 at The Brick. The- cooking will be strictly home style.
Dance Favorite Engaged For Ball Tonight
Though he hasn't been termed the ''King of Swing" as yet, Ken Renick has begun his meteoric climb toward the top. Alfredians can judge his qualifications for themselves tonight when he "gives" with the famous slow rhythm which has earned him a reputation as "America's newest dancing favorite."
Ken is no novice in the music game for he began studying the alto saxa- phone when 12 and at 15 changed to the tenor sax which he played in a local high school dance band until he graduated in 1935 (girls: this makes him approximately the RIGHT age).
He then joined forces with another Ken, Ken Roberts, to play at Tybee Beach, Savanna, Ga., for a year.
Julliard School of Music claimed him after his debut in the entertain- ment field. Enrolling in the New York school, he graduated with honors in 1938 having studied reed instruments, arranging and voice. Though one might think that a session at Julliard would have remove* forever any lighter aspirations, such was not the case.
Ken immediately associated himself with Hank Biagini, immortal in music circles as the original leader of the now-famous Casa Loma Band. Renick proceeded from this aggregation to those of Dean Hudson, Tommy Rey- nolds and finally became a member of the late Herbie Kay's outfit.
With what he later found to be poor timing, Renick organized his own or- chestra in January,, 1941, and by the end of the year found himself destitute of musicians and transportation. But his outfit weathered the storm and one week after V-E Day he was signed for the summer season at Roseland Ballroom on Canandaigua Lake, New York, where he began to win back his lost prestige.
Renick now has an infinite variety of over 300 special arrangements, chosen with an eye to the dreamier tunes. Boasting 13 talented musi- cians plus vocalist Nancy Moore, vi- cacious southern beauty, Renick fea- tures Dick Legler, trumpet; Carl Klee, drums; and The Five Hits, vocal quintet.
"If they're good enough for them, they're good enough for us," might easily be Alfredians' judgment, glan- cing at the repeated engagements Renick has had at Keuka College, Nazar College, University of Buffalo, University of Rochester and Cornell, to name a few.
The final decision, however, can be left until tonight from 9:00 to 1:30 in the Men's Gym. See you then. . . !
Varsity A's Presented
Coach Dan Minnick has announced that four men earned their Varsity A letters this year during the basket- ball season.
They are "Ellie" Hauth, Jack Guin- an, Alfredo Polar and' 'Bill Argentieri.
Don Neimuth, basketball manager, also received his letter.
through the courtesy of Mr. George Bunnell, while the serving will be a la cafeteria. Messrs. Tiftickijian and Maclntyre of the St. Pat's Board are in charge.
With a good meal under their belts, funseekers who have climbea zl zr<\
the St. Pat's merry-go-round will pro- ceed to the local business block and around about 11:00 will view the best artistic efforts of a whole slew of float committeemen and women. Aa.
estimated 25 floats' will be in the grand parade as most residence hous- es have been working on them and several organizations such as the A1-- . vets and the Infraternity C o u n c i l s are also entered in the competition.
A reviewing stand, from which.
Prof. Charles Harder, Chairman, Prof.
C. D. Smith and Prof. John MacMahon will view the floats will be erected on Main Street.
With the selection of the winning1
float will come the first of THEt events of the celebration when Saint Patrick himself makes his first ap-»
pearance of the day. Though no one knows how he's going to arrive, everyone does know that he will de- liver his customary address to the as- sembled throng from the balcony above Miss Coats' store. "Further en- tertainment is planned," Dom Laurie, St. Pat's Board member, indicated without divulging any other informa- tion.
The long-awaited Footlight Club production of William Saroyan's "My Heart's in the Highlands" will begin, the Friday afternoon festivities. An unusual play ,it is certain to be a hit with the theatregoers who appre- ciate the whimsical beauty of Saroy- an's work. The curtain will rise at 2:00 Friday p. m. in Alumni Hall for this, the initial Alfred presentation of this play.
Thirsty theatregoers may become tea drinkers by making the short trek from Alumni to Social Hall after the play. Extensive plans, made by Chair- man Marie Basciani for the Ceramic Guild, have been completed' and the tea promises to be an outstanding- feature on the day's social calendar.
Incidentally, a special dinner for the members of the St. Pat's Board and their dates will he held in the Union at 7:00 Friday night. Rumors are rife that Board members may shave the beards which they have been wearing for the past week. Manager Bob Corsaw is making arrangements for the dinner, at which Union Board members will also be present.
The last of THE big events of thia first St. Patrick's Festival since the end of the war will be the Semi-for- mal Dance at the Men's Gymnasium from 9:00-1:30. Ken Renick and his orchestra will come from Rochester to furnish dance music.
The Men's Gym will be decorated
"Just like the Starlight Roof of the Waldorf Astoria," according to Board member Harry Barnes. Revolving sil- ver globes, shamrocks and a false,
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FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1946
Was The Human Race A Success?
Will numb and horror-struck cave dwellers after the future atomic wars put that question to themselves? Will they say of the majority of us (who will been vaporized in a flame of reddish nitro- gen) that we possessed great talent in technology but that when it came to living together with our fellow men we were ethical idiots?
Why are we so terrified today of the very scientific achieve- ments which inspired us only yesterday to self-congratulation? Be- cause we understand at last, in the blinding light of nuclear physics, that the science of killing is fantastically "progressive" while the art of living and let-live is fantastically "backward." We are stunned by the realization of our own feeble will to see fairness triumph and good will prevail. The problem is complex. We cannot represent it as simple. But surely the most conspicuous expression of ethical idiocy in our times is the continued preaching of doctrines of bigot- ry, discrimination and prejudice.
The rest of the world which looks to s for democratic leadership does not fail to note, in disillusionment and cynicism, the discrep- ancies between what Americans applaud in words but so often fail to practice in everyday relationships.
The State of Illinois has lighted the way to a constructive step.
By an act of its legislature in June, 1945, the Illinois Inter-Faith Commission was established and given legal status for the purpose of promoting "good will and unifying the spiritual forces of the na- tion in harmony with the spirit of our constitution."
Already 15 states and 21 cities have endorsed the work of the Illinois Commission. The Illinois Commission itself has embarked upon a program to encourage the duplication in every one of its sister American states of a similar Inter-Faith Commission. In the end a Federal Inter-Faith Commission is also envisioned which would be solidly in line with the credo of George Washington, who wrote
"The government of the United States which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens."
Obviously GOOD CITIZENS ARE ALL KINDS OF CITIZENS. In the final reckoning there can be no place in American democracy for bigotry and discrimination, on a small or a large scale, or we shall fail as a democracy.
Our scientists do not have the answer to the world situation, as exemplified by the letter from the Oak Ridge engineers and scien- tists in this issue. The Atomic Bomb, almost literally, has been planted in the laps of all of us, Russians, British, and Americans alike. Ultimately, the only solution to our problem is the elimina- tion of racial and national ihatreds and the laying of a foundation strengthened by trust and good-will.
And no one will lay the foundation for us; we, as college stu- dents, are in the process of taking our places as members of the more highly-educated group in America, the leading democracy;
veterans, who of necessity must play a large role in forming public opinion in the future, are included in our number. We, and thous- ands like us all over the world, will be forced to accept the chal- lenge and somehow shorten the gap between the science of killing and the art of living.
Even Churchill, in his New York speech, declared our feeling of respect and kinship for the Russian people themselves. If only a feeling of mutual understanding between the common people of the world can be fostered through education and travel, neither the speeches of a few isolated statesmen, the high pressure tactics of big business, nor the actions of a militant oligarchy can force us, the
•"little people" of the world, to depart from our "inalienable right":
the pursuit of happiness.
Intermission
Marcia Noyes
Faith an' begorra! Last weekend the laddies an' the lassies danced 'til the wee small hours o' the mornin' (well, 'til one o'clock anyway) at Theta Chi's and Omicron's pledge dances. Candlelight and posies decorated the red house on top o' the hill Friday eve when seventy guests did the jig to the music provided by Mr. Palmer and his microphqne. All this exercise made the lads and lassies very hungry, an' so they dined on ice cream sandwiches, coffee, and punch.
Shure an' the wee folks were present at the festivities Omicron held in Social Hall, Saturday eve. Because in honor of old St. Pat an' the wearin' o' the green, Social Hall was decked out ijj. green and white crepe paper and green candles. Faith! even the icing on the cookies was green.
Sunday, Pi Alpha had a tea for their honoraries. An' so ended the weekend which was really St. Patrick's weekend. But seein' the old boy missed a couple o' trains because some of his leprechauns got sick when they ate poison ivy, thinkin' it was shamrocks, Alfred- ians decided to postpone the celebration until yesterday an' t'day.
So get out your shillelaghs one and all. This afternoon St. Pat a,n' all the Irish folk of Alfred (some who'll just be Irish for the occasion) will be at the tea in Social Hall. An' this evenin' in the Men's Gym ye'll all dance to the music of Ken Renick and his music makers. Shure an' it's high time ye found out who t'is goin' to be Queen o' the festivities. Shure an' it's a great day for the Irish!
STATE OF NEW YORK EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
ALBANY
March 6, 1946 St. Pats Board
Alfred University, Alfred, New York.
Gentlemen:
Many thanks for your letter of February 28th and for your kind invitation to Mrs. Dewey and me to attend the annual St.
Patrick's Festival under the sponsorship of the Ceramic Engineering students at Alfred University.
It would give me great pleasure indeed to attend the celebration if it were possible. Unfortunately, however, I have engagements here in Albany for March 21st and 22nd which will make it impos- sible for me to join with you.
With best wishes for a happy occasion and kindest regards, I am Sincerely yours,
Thomas E. Dewey
Editor's Mail Box
Corning Glass Works Pressware Division Corning, New York March 19, 1946 Mr. Donald Emhiser
Sec'y St. Pat's Board Alfred, N. Y.
Dear Secretary:
We feel deeply honored and consider it a great privilege to be able to par- ticipate in the capacity of judges of the St. Pat's Queen of 1946, not to mention being flattered that our esti- mate of feminine pulchritude was so earnestly solicited.
Knowing Pressware as you should, we are at a loss as to why you should expect us to judge a beauty by her face alone when there are such things to be considered as gams, thighs, waistlines, biceps and busts. We would much prefer to gaze upon the participants in bathing suits in the flesh. In other words, long distance judging is like long distance love.
You will find our decision written in ink on the reverse side of the photos. This decision was arrived at through the opinions of thirteen people by means of a point system.
Only a single point separated the first three contestants and we might add, the first choice agreed with our own.
We would greatly appreciate an autographed photo of the Queen for our Trophy Room.
Very truly yours, John D. Amey,
Supt. of Processing Flamesvare Chas. G. Sheffer,
Supt., Production and Quality Control Oak Ridge Engineers and Scientists Oak Ridge, Tennessee
March 4, 1946 "
Editor, Fiat Lux.
Alfred University Alfred, N. Y.
Dear Editor:
We, a group of scientists and en- gineers at the atomic bomb plant at Oak Ridge, are soliciting your help on the most importnt problem the world faces today. This is the con- trol of atomic energy. The unanimous opinion of our group is as follows:
a. There is no secret of the atomic bomb. Every country is in pos- session of the basic scientific in- formation, and, if any country had possession of all of the de- tails of our plants and processes, the time would not be greatly re- duced until it could produce atom- ic bombs.
b. There is no military defense. If atomic war occurs, large cities may be wiped out at the outbreak
of the war. It might be possible that a nation would be devastated without knowing the identity of its attacker,
c. Atomic energy should be under international control. If the United . . ations Organization is given the task, it should be strengthened and allowed to operate an international inspec- tion system to prevent atomic armament.
The last point especially should re- ceive immediate attention, because, if it is no't treated with intelligent action, each delay brings nearer an atomic armament race, which would probably have a very unfortunate end.
We feel that it is of the utmost im- portance that all of the aspects of this issue be brought to the public eye by means of publications, forums, an dindividual and group action, to that our government may be guided in these crucial times.
Your college paper Is a strong in- fluence on campus affairs and thoughts. Your public is a select group which can play an important part in shaping our nation's policies.
We are a member organization of the Federation of American Scientists, a nation-wide group having the same views, from whom you can obtain ad- ditional information and help. Their address is 1621 K St., N.W. Washing- ton, D. C. ,
It is our hope that there are al- ready groups active on your campus promoting discussion and thought on the atomic energy problem. It is our desire to contact these groups and aid them in any way possible.
Our government is sensitive to an articulate public opinion. Your efforts are important.
Yours very truly, H. C. Sutton
For the Editorial Committee Editor, Fiat Lux:
Alfred, New York
We noticed with great interest the article that appeared in this week's FIAT in respect to the Bachelors Club that had been started on campus. We girls feel that this is a very inoppor- tune time for such an organization to get started, especially with the ap- proaching St. Pat's celebration. If those fellows would only realize the number of girls who will be left to sit at home because of them, we are sure they would dissolve immediately.
Hoping that prompt action will be taken, we remain
Yours very truly,
"Three Irish Lassies"
Infirmary Notes
Don Maclntyre '49, Margaret Knight '46, Joseph Huegel AT, Brenda Wil- son '48, Leonard Lockwood '48 were in the Infirmary during the past week.
The Wearin 7 O 9 The Green
"What a lovely day," sighed St.
Patrick. "Almost makes a soul wish he were alive again." He groped for the towel, and stepped out of the shower of liquid sunshine.
A cherubim finished polishing the saint's halo and set it straight upon Patrick's head. "Sir . . ." he stuttered,
"since you are going down to the fes- tival in Alfred, we thought. . . well, we talked it over with the seraphim and we decided you needed a new out- fit. You do look sort of shabby. . ."
"I suppose I should look my very best. I am the guest of honor."
"'Then will you accept this from us?"
the little cherubim proudly asked, opening a box and drawing out a beautiful new green cape. "The spid- ers have spun it, mother nature has given it color."
"GREEN! HOW I HATE THAT COLOR!" St. Patrick gasped.
"But we thought green was your favorite," sobbed the cherubim.
"Everybody thinks green is my fav- orite color. I HATE IT! Just be- cause I am the Irish patron saint people naturally think green suits me.
I WON'T WEAR IT! I WON'T!
"What color DO you like? the cherubim wiped away a tear.
"Toenail red!" Patrick confessed.
"I've always LOVED toenail red!"
And so the seraphim and the cheru- bin searched the sky and the depths of the sea and the void beyond the farthest star. They looked up and down, in and out, here and there, near and far. At length they thought of a way to please the saint with his favorite color.
"I look sharp!" Patrick chuckled.
And then he roared "I sure will sur- prise them not only in this rig, but
by my method of arrival!"
He was justified In his glee, for surely no one expected him to drive up Main Street in his cloudmobile. It had been the first one of the '46 models to come off the assembly line.
The heavenly hosts bade him enjoy himself and he climbed into his cloud- mobile and sped off. How was the poor astronomer down on Mount Palo- mar to know that instead of discover- ing a nova, he was merely seeing St.
Pat on his way to the festival, wear- ing a cape of toenail red hue?
After bucking a few headwinds around Elmira. and nearly colliding with a frightened aviator in a glider, Patrick saw the lush green hills of Alfred come into view. But he had a little engine trouble and made a forced landing on Pine Hill. That's where he started having trouble. He climbed out of the cloudmobile and bent down over the hood. Suddenly he heard ferocious hoofbeats behind him.
"Gad," he said, "a runaway bull has been atracted by the color of my Cloak!" Quickly he ran into the underbrush. He wasn't a bit frighten- ed when he saw three or four snakes rush toward him. Not at first, but pretty soon he began to worry when they failed to fall back at his com- mand.
"Hey, wait a minute!" said the brightest snake. "That looks like an official car. Must be holy gold braid around here. . . ." He motioned to- ward the cloudmobile.
"Attention, men!" said the smallest snake. "That's St. Pat!"
"But it can't be. . . this guy's wear- in' red."
"If you ask me, it looks like the devil! In fact, I think I'd rather tangle with the devil than St. Pat!"
said the undergraduate snake, who was in the habit of sneaking into classrooms for night school.
"I AM St. Pat!" scowled the saint.
"My achin' back!'' the snakes chorused. "Don't send us to the guardhouse. . . "
"Such impertinence!" P a t r i c k screamed. "I have a way of dealing with snakes!"
"But your cloudmobile won't run.
Perhaps if we pulled it into town and up J^Iain Street you would surprise everybody," said the bright snake.
"Well. I suppose you are right. I never did come to Alfred in such an original way," Patrick agreed.
One of the snakes gave a low hiss, and the rest of his platoon came out of the underbrush to join him. Pat- rick hitched them up to the cloudmo- bile with caterpillar treads and off went the strange procesion down Pine Hill onto Main Street. The crowd was all lined up and ready, but when the snakes came into view the girls ran away screaming and the fellows rushed off to find clubs. A few of the braver men stood gaping.
"They don't seem to be glad to see me!" St. Pat muttered. "They don't even wave."
"Who the heck's float is that?"
yelled one of the students. "I didn't know the Footlight Club had a float!"
"I am no Thespian, even though I
College Town
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By Leonard Lockwood Rumor has it that the honor system has a good chance of making its ap- pearance at Alfred. Sounds like a very opportune time to try it. With one of the most mature enrollments on the campus, the "wheels" here could show their realization of this in no better way. . .
"Things We Are Glad We Didn't Miss Dep't": Johnny Costa doing the Polka at Theta Chi's pledge dance, also, the enthusiastic skit of Omi- cron's pledges—such energy, whew!
The many friends of Bob "Straw- berry Nose" Young of horizontal fame will tear their hair out to hear that he was observed in a vertical position recently. . . Peacetime Use For the Atomic Bomb: Waking Renee Suchora for her eight o'clock class. . . . Ironic Thought of the Week for the over- worked St. Pat's Committee—The movie Thursday night, "They Were Expendable". . . .
Warning: Short change artists at work selling sandwiches without pickles at the Union. . . . "Mimi"
Tooke seen brewing the morning's supply of coffee at the Union. Note:
largest coke sales of the year.
Local Cure for Insomnia: an eight o'clock class in Alfred. . . . Square Peg in a Round Hole: Pinochle player in the Union. . . . The "Full of Confi- dence" Dep't: Karl "the Bull" Gragg whipping off his coat at the local movie when John L. Sullivan said,
"I can lick any man in the house". . . . The "Try Anything Dep't: Local)' couples asking Prof. Smith what he is going to do with the prop house in the play "My Heart's in the High- lands". . .
This Week's Definition of an Intel- lectual: person who understood the recent "Colonel Blimp" movie.
Extra: Local Financial Structures Tottering: the nickle slot in the Union's juke box- has been out of order. . . . Flash: Alfred Record Broken-^-Neale "The Bean" Gragg dates ugliest woman in Hornell.
Record was formerly held by Chuck of Kappa Psi. . . . Suggestion of the Week: Veterans sponsor a Kilroy Ball. . . . Pun of the Week: oops, sorry George. . . . Local Homeless Refugees; Gloria Woodward's mittens.
. . . The "Beau Brummell" of the Faculty: Doctor Scholes at the Theta Chi pledge dance. . . .
Movie Time-Table
While Saint Patrick is busily en- gaged elsewhere Friday night, March 22, Errol Flynn, a fellow Irishman, will impersonate him in Alumni Hall.
The fovie, giving the history of that Dublin of the south, San Antonio, will start at 7:00 and 9:30; feature at 7:40 and 10:00. The film will also be shown Saturday night, without the Irish brogue.
make a dramatic entrance!" Pat frowned, "I am St. Pat."
"St. Pat? In that get out? Say, bud, who are you tryin' to kid?"
"If you ARE St. Pat, turn green."
"The only way," Patrick growled,
"I can turn green is with envy, and saints just don't do that."
The snakes stopped and Pat un- hooked them. They fled in all direc- tions.
"Nothing to do but take the cloud- mobile down to the Atlantic Station and get it fixed," he sighed. He coast- ed down and asked the attendant to look over the engine. Of course the attendant was near-sighted, so he did- n't read the manufacturer's name plate on the engine: "Holy Motors, Inc." Pat took off his red cape and puttered around until the engine was humming again. He wiped the grease from his fingers, and once more put on his cape.
Suddenly there was a scream.
"LOOK! ST. PAT! OVER AT THE GAS STATION!" Soon a crowd had gathered and Pat smiled. "I knew someone would recognize me, even in this red cape."
"RED?" One of the girls in the croud cried out. "You are wearing GREEN."
It was true. St. Pat looked at his cape. It was green. Irish green.
"But. . . i don't understand."
"I do," whispered an invisible cheru- bim in his ear, who had tagged along to enjoy the fun. "That green outfit we gave you had a RED lining, and when you said you hated green, we just turned it inside out"
"I STILL hate green," St. Pat smiled patiently. "But I am expected to wear it, and wear it I shall." So he wore it to the festival. But on certain days up in heaven the heavenly host has a little chuckle when it sees him walk along in his new green cape, stop, look around cautiously, and then switch the coat so the lining will be on the outside. 'Course you may not believe me, but St. Pat seerig to be a lot happier when he is wearing toe- nail red. YEP! He really HATES green!
FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1946 THE FIAT LUX, ALFRED, N. Y. PAGE THREE
St. Pat's Performance Of Saroyan's Play
Scheduled For 2 P.M.
Evening Performance To Be Given Tuesday, March 26th
To the pure in heart.
To the poet in the world.
To the lowly and great, whose lives are poetry.
To the child grown old, and the child of childhood.
To the heart in the highlands.
"My Heart's in The Highlands" is a play filled with affection for small people, for the innocents of this world who long dimly for a beauty they but vaguely understand. "Here is a play as real as a street corner.
As natural as the earth or sidewalk underfoot, the sky over-head. As true as any fable in the literature of the world. Any man who could be bored with this play could be bored with the sudden vision of the Good Lord negotiating a substantial body of water on foot. The meaning of the play is the meaning of reality itself. As for the message and moral of the play it is the simplest and oldest in the world: It is better to be a good hu- man being than to be a bad one. It is naturally better."—^Villiam Saro- yan.
Please note that there will be two performances of this play. It is the first time in many years that this has occurred. The first performance will be Friday, March 22 at 2:00 p.m., and the second performance will be Tues- day, March 26, at 8:15 p.m. The ad- mission will be 60c for adults (tax in- cluded), and 35c (tax included) for students under college age. To the Friday performance, the admission fee will be covered by a Saint Pat's ticket.
"My Heart's In The Highlands'' is under the direction of C. Duryea Smith, III, Head of the Speech and Dramatic Production Department. The book holder for this production is Elaine Locke.
The well-known American composer and critic, Paul Bowles, wrote the special music for this show. Music is rarely used by university groups due to the difficulty in execution. For the current production, Bruce Angell recorded the music on a Hammond organ. It is used extensively in this show. The music is under the super- vision of Artrude Ratschkowsky.
The setting was designed by Arthur Crapsey, II. He also designed the set- ting for "The Skin of Our Teeth" as well as previous Footlight Club pro- ductions such as "Liliom" and "Fam- ily Portrait". The construction of the stage setting was done by a large group of people including the members of the Saint Pat's Board.
In charge of the lighting for this show is Joan Heise, who is assisted by Carl Makeley.
The technical consultant is Erwin F. Meade of Wellsville. Mr. Meade is an honorary member of the Foot- light Club.
The costumes were designed by Margaret Laurie. She was assisted by Mary Belfi and Neysa Jean Dixon.
Patricia Crofoot and Grace Cong- don are in charge of the properties.
The cast includes: Johnny, Edgar Abramson; Johnny's father, Bernard Segal; Johnny's grandmother, Mar- garet Laurie; Jasper MacGregor, Ed- win Quagliana; Mr. Kosak, Charles Jacobs; Mr. Kosak's daughter, Mar- jorie Bard; Henry, Paul Cook; Rufe Apley, Carl Byers; Sam Wallace, George Bennett; Mr. Wiley, Harry Blatchley; Philip Carmichael, Richard Shear; Mr. Cunningham, William Woods; Young husband, Robert Rode rick; Young wife, Peggy Baker;
Guards, Stanley Burdick and Clifford Smith; Friends and neighbors, Mar- tha Davison, Philip Gregory, Sarah Conant, Arthur Kagan, Maurice Gefen, Donald Neimeth, Miriam Tooke, and Alta Towers.
The Vet's Column
?? My Heart's In The Highlands"
Personality Sketches
By George Klinetsky Dear Veteran:
I am going to give every veteran on this campus a sales talk on why he should join the Veterans Club for his own ..benefit and for the good of the rest of the veterans.
I shall start my "Fiat Campaign"
with Chet the Vet. Chet, when you came on this campus, you found everything in more or less of a mess.
The Alvets were powerless to help you due to lack of organization; we are now in the final process of being a complete organization.
The first thing you noticed upon settling down was the terrific housing shortage. You managed to find a room somehow, but soon after that you found that the price of your room somehow suddenly took a rise. At present, there doesn't seem to be any source of information for controlling the Increases in rent, so you have to put up with the situation. I assure you, Chet, that this mess will be taken care of as soon as possible.
The next gripe on the program is that of checks. "Why don't I receive an answer from Batavia, when I in- guire about by eligibility?" you ask yourself. Alvets are becoming a recognized organization and also a representative body for the veterans in Alfred, as far as Batavia is con- cerned, and inquiries originating from the Alvets receive rapid attention, comparatively. Chet, the next time that you have a gripe, see Bill Harri- son, who is in charge of the Grievance Committee, and he will try to straight- en you out. Chet, we don't offer guarantees, but you do have our sup- port, because you are a veteran.
One of your disappointments in Al- fred seems to be the recreational side of college life, which appears to be lacking on this campus. Remember, Chet, it is you and you alone who are responsible for such activities. The University offers its facilities for so- cial and sports functions. Support the activities that, are in progress now, and you won't have to worry about week-end boredom. A meeting of all veterans will be called shortly after St. Pat's celebration is over, and if enough of your comrades show up at the meeting, then something defi- nite will be planned for week-end ac- tivities for you.
Well, Chet, I presume that you have enough to consider for a while.
Pun of the week: If you have any gripes, give them to us, and don't put them in a fruit salad.
Well, it seems as if we will have a subsidiary bus schedule which will supposedly take place at the end of this month. However, if this extra bus schedule is to be upheld, then the students will have to cooperate, as it can't end up with a financial loss to the company.
The Alvets, with the aid of Bill Harrison, is responsible for this new system for supplying transportation on the week-ends. As time progresses, we hope to improve the schedule so as to be more advantageous for the students.
Fran Bovee
Another contender for the honor of queen is blonde, blue-eyed, vivacious
"Fran" Bovee. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but now a resident of Niagara Falls, Fran has participated actively in campus affairs. At pres- ent she is President of the W. A. G.
B., basketball manager, house manag- er at Sigma Chi, a member of t h e choir, the Chapel Ohoir and a Ceramic Art major. This variety of activities illustrates Fran's equally diversified talents in athletics, music and art.
Add these to her enjoyment of danc- ing, eating and reading, and you have another outstanding candidate for the Saint Patrick's Queen.
Gloria Woodward
up-turned' nose, flam-
"hello" smile,—Gloria Brown eyes.,
ing hair, a Woodward.
She is a member of Alpha Kappa Omicron, the W. S. G., FIAT staff, and is president of the Spanish Club.
Gloria may be seen every hour on the hour at the Union or at the Library pursuing appropriate interests.
Alice VanGaasbeek
Dainty, attractive, reserved—brown hair, brown eyes and a beautiful smile—Alice van Gaasbeek. Her home is in Albany and she came to Alfred in 1942r to major in Ceramic Art.
President of Theta Theta Chi, a member of the choir, participant in the intramural sports program lists a few of the activities which have made her known on the campus. Al- though Alice has no definite hobbiesi, she considers her two main interests as dancing and food (especially steak). Combine all these with a sparkling personality and they pre- sent a major candidate for the Saint Patrick's Queen.
Maria Becerra
Spicy, Spanish and sophisticated, Maria Becerra adds a bit of Latin to our Americana.
Spending her Junior year at Miami University in Florida, she returned last fall in order to graduate with her class. Her chief interest has been in the activities of the Spanish Club.
The first spring days find Marie on the tennis court expertly and happily swinging her racquet.
Travel in South America is one of her post graduate plans.
Ada Egbert
The lone soc.-psych. major among our potential queens, Ada Egbert, will be an asset to any social work bureau
•—or home, if her Peter persuades her to sew on his buttons and darn his socks before an employer can talk her into accepting a weekly pay check.
Sophisticated and reserved, Ada's charm and' poise are characteristics to be envied by any college girl or business woman. Her lovely smile, good taste in clothes and impeccable appearance, make her the kind of girl that stands out in a crowd.
Popular among her sorority sisters, last year Ada was vice president of Sigma Chi and this year she is secre- tary. She has been a member of the FIAT staff, Footlight Club, and choir for four years, Kankadea staff three years, and is a charter member of the present chapel choir. Ada has charm, intelligence, and athletic ability—and she sings!
Dotty Burdick
Dotty is registered as a business major but her strongest interest at present seems to be in the ceramic en- gineering field. She keeps very busy with such activities as Ken, WSG, Union work, Ken, Senate, Kanadadea, Ken, Footlight Club, just possibly class or homework and Ken. Some say she is a country girl, because she comes from Little Genesee, but actu- ally she is partly a city girl because she lives on a through route to New York.
Her easy laugh and blond hair are her most obvious assets, but there is more to her than this . She is fascin- ated by people, and has a way of putting them at ease which wins her many friends.
Jean Moore
Red-haired, pert, peppy and piquant
—Jean Moore, known to her friends as
"Morie," came to Alfred as a Frosh in '42 from Canaan, New York.
She is a member and sorority treas- urer of Pi Alpha, a member of Eta Mu Alpha, and the Footlight Club.
Last year Jean was on the business staff of the FIAT, and secretary of the Student Senate.
A fiery temper usually goes hand in hand with red hair, but "Morie" con- tradicts nature in that respect. Her worst fault is a spontaneous giggle that reveals her ever-present sense of humor.
League Plays Sixteen Games During Week
The Intramural League put sixteen games behind this week to make the Men's Gym the site of more ballgames in four days than it probably ever had experienced in one week before.
Plaing four games in an evening, two courts were placed at the disposal of the competing teams.
Klan Alpine was defeated by the Eagles in a close, well-fought contest by the score of 26-24. Both teams played the "good brand of ball which is the highlight of many of the games.
High point men for the evening were, for the Eagles, Thompson with twelve points, followed by teammates Wake- field and Kuld with 8 and 6. For the losers it was pretty well divided up with Barnes making 8 tallies and Set- chell and Olson 7 each.
The Eagles came back the next eve- ning to drop Kappa Psi in another close game, the score being 29-28.
The frat men made a spurt during the third canto but were unable to keep up the pace after closing the lead to one point. Dorsey was high man for the losers with thirteen mark- ers, followed by Rowland and Farr with 7 and 6, respectively. Blanchley led the Eagles with 13 tallies.
The Wheaton House quintet handed the Huskies their first defeat in league competition by a margin of two points. Playing a much improved game the Wheaton team outscored their opponents in the second and third quarters to take the decision 27- 25. The Huskies made a last quarter drive but were unable to bridge the gap. K. Gragg led the losers with 12 points.
The Ice Cubes gave Ellis Manor a scare by almost dropping them from the ranks of the undefeated. Sparked by Smykal and Worthington the Cubes led the contest all the way only to lose in the final moments 26-24. The losers put up a man-to-man defense which the Manor men were unable to penetrate. Schroder did most of the scoring for the winners with 13 points.
Smykal and Worthington chalked up 6 apiece for the Ice Cubes.
The last game of the week saw the Manor team take over the reins of un- disputed first place. In defeating the Huskies by the score of 42-31, Ellis Manor did away with some formidable opposition. The Huskies were out to win, since a win would bring about a three-way time for the No. 1 position However, the Manor team made a good showing from the start and were only threatened once, at the begin ning of the final quarter when the score was 25-23. K. Gragg was high man for the losers with 13 points fol- lowed by teammate Lockwood, who left the game with a leg injury with 8 Schroder and Archie were the big guns for the winners with 13 and 12 points, respectively. The scores of all the games are:
Eagles 29 Kappa Psi Wheaton House 27 Huskies Eagles 26 Klan Klan Alpine 33 Celties Ellis Manor 36 Delta Sig 29 Ice Cubes 55 Rural Engineers 32 .Klari Alpine 40 Kappa Psi
Eagles 42 Celties Ellis Manor 26 Ice Cubes Huskies 49 Rural Engineers Wheaton House 32 Eagles Delta Sig 57 Ice Cubes Ellis Manor 42 Huskies
Five Fencers To Represent Alfred
Climaxing a year's diligent prac- tice fencing weekly in South Hal], live members of the d'Artaignon fencing Club have been selected to epresent Alfred in an intercollegiata match in New York City.
This tournament, the Pentagonal Women Fencing Championship will held Saturday, 2:00 p. m., March 23, at the Fencers' Club on West 43rd St. At this time five teams from the astern States will compete for the special collegiate fencing award for women.
Six girls staged a practice tourna- ment on Saturday, March 15, partly to determine their ability to partici- pate in the New York contest. The number of points earned by each girl is as follows:
Ann Mitchell 20 Charlotte Albiston 18 Daphne Phillips 17 Millicent Albert 16 Rocky Robarts 11 Jeanne Morgan 10 It is especially worthy of mention that these, girls have sacrificed the St.
Pat's festivities in order to attend the tournament. They will leave this Friday morning, and while in New York they plan to stay at the Wood- stock Hotel. Since this is the first intercollegiate competition for girla since the war started, a victory for Alfred's fencing team would be an ef- fective stimulus toward further com- petitions.
The new schedule is as follows:
Saturday nights, a bus will leave Hornell at 10:30 p.m., in order to re- turn the girls to their respective houses by 11 p. m.
On Sunday, a bus will leave Alfred at 2 p.m., and return at 7 p.m.
Before we can go any further with this plan, we desire to know approxi- mately how many students will take advantage of this revised schedule, and, also, what hours the students wish the bus to run on Sundays.
Below is a form which we hope you will fill out properly. Deposit your answer in a box which will be at the Union immediately.
Will you use the bus under the re- vised schedule?
What Sunday hours should be established?
Any Comments?
Mrs. Yunevich Is Honored
A dinner in honor of Mrs. Alex Yunevich, advisor to the Women's Athletic Governing Board, was held at the home of Miss Lavina Creighton Sunday night. Present were Frances Bovee, Carolyn Torrey, Martha Miner Louella Phillips, Millicent Albert Mary Ann Goodrich, Joyce Bovee and Ruth Macaulay, members of the Board; Miss Creighton and Mrs. Yune vich.
At a meeting held before dinner plans were made for the spring ac- tivities of the athletic group.
Track Enthusiasts To Meet Tonight
At 5 p.m., following St. Pat's festivi- ties, a meeting of all track enthusiasts will be held at the Men's Gym. Coach McLane would like those interested in sprints, middle distance, and dis- tance running.
There will be approximately a week in which light workouts will be taken on the indoor track, before spring vacation.
Later on there will be a revival of the traditional interclass meet, which has gone on regularly since 1926, but was interrupted by the war.
From this interclass meet, Coach McLane will endeavor to find talent for a possible entry in the "Middle Atlantic" track championship meet to be held at Franklin and Marshall Col- lege, at Lancaster, Penna., on May 10 and 11.
Following this there will be the I.C.4-A. Intercollegiate meet at the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.
So come out all you track minded men and perhaps Alfred will be repre- sented at these two big meets.
Hauth Is Honored
Following the termination of the basketball season the college basket- ball coaches send to the Associated Press their list of players whom they believe were stand-outs throughout the season on the cage floor.
We are very happy to say at this time that Ellsworth Hauth, as captain of the Alfred University quintet, was given honorable mention in the Asso- ciated Press All-Star up-state basket- ball team, predominated by players from Syracuse, Cornell, Colgate and Canisius.
A note of interest:
The Men's Gymnasium is perhaps • the busiest spot on the campus these days. Not only are regular gym classes held each day, beginning at 8 a.m., but Intramural activities keep the place open until after ten every night. Each evening alone, the gym accomodates about eighty basketball players, or eight teams of ten play- ers each, plus a squad of over twenty- five football players who practice be- fore the basketball games start.
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KATIE THE KO-ED
PAGE FOUR THE FIAT LUX, ALFRED, N. Y. FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1946
Rhyme Tyme
What are these muffled rumblings heard from time to time;
What thrilling new sensation is per- vading Alfred life;
Whose unknown, handsome portrait, shrouded as in blackest crime Is being carved in silence with an un-
relenting knife?
Too well we know the answer—and yet, know not at all;
It's St. Pat. our hero, the wisest Al- fred sage
Upon whom will the privilege of pon- derous power fall,
Whose eager sought appearance will make Alfred's history page?
Have patience, people, patience, all soon will come to pass—
Be on your toes, use ears and eyes;
don't miss the slightest sign;
How will he come? From hidden holes; in bubbles made of glass;
From thin air, or a puff of smoke:
(you finish out this line).
But once he's here and starts to talk
—Professors Please Beware!
St. Pat, supreme, the all wise one, speaks truth both cold and crude;
Your crimes have added up—come listen if you dare
Try to deny your conduct to the maddened multitude.
You persecuted students, it's YOU who have had full sway.
Come, hail St. Pat, if just for that:
this is your Victory Day.
Saints 1933- '46
(Continued from page one.) Saint Patrick's Festival of 1941 found Alden Smith of Red Hook, New Jersey, as St. Pat. This Klan Alpine member was also a member of Kera- mos. He was class secretary his senior year and participated in intra- mural sports.
George Kellogg of Adams Center represented the honorable Saint in 1942. He was a member of Klan Al- pine and was president of the Amer- ican Ceramic Society his senior year.
George held the office of vice-president his sophomore year and was president his senior year. His other activities included being a member of Keramos, Board of Editors for the ALFRED ENGINEER, and Student Senate his senior year. While here he played freshman, intramural, and varsity basketball.
The last Saint Patrick was Walter Bast from Pachoque. He was a mem- ber of Klan Alpine and Keramos and
•worked on the ALFRED,ENGINEER his junior and senior years. Walt was a member of Pi Delta Epsilon and was a student assistant in chem- istry.
As yet an unsolved myster, the identity of the 1946 Saint Patrick is a source of much speculation, mental and monetary, on the part of the fel- lows and girls about campus.
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Expedition Clears Ski-Run Site
At the crack of dawn one clear Saturday, Alfred's pioneers struggled up Theta Chi Hill, armed with weap- ons of modern "sport-fare"—nails, hammers, hatchets and pruning shears. The object of this unusual expendition was the clearing of a ski- run for future winter sports seasons.
Led by Profs. Warren, Frechette and Billy, Jr., the battle against nature commenced. In this maze of activity Dick Smith wielded a pair of pruning shears while Bernie "Tarzan" For- man clambered up trees in order to reach some of the ''doomed" branches.
Jerry Lyons, Stan Graf, Stan Dvoskin and "Chuck" Kaiser distinguished themselves by wrestling with stub- born roots, tree trunks, and unyield- ing rocks.
Unjustly deemed the weaker sex, the females of the party batled side by side with their fellow workers.
Competing in feats of strength and endurance with the axe and the knife, these amateur woodsmen — Elaine Greene, Ann Mitchell, Corinne Pudlin, Linda Allardt, Olive Cohen, Mary Ann Goodrich and Trudy Epstein—proved their worth by their exceptional stam- ina in clearing the way to the peak of Pine Hill.
Looking down from the top of the hill, the weary group had glimpses of future fun on Alfred's new ski slope.
College Awaits Festival
(Continued from page one.) ceiling will transform the building from a gymnasium into a night club with a "million dollar atmosphere".
Tickets for the dance will be avail- able at the door.
At an undesignated time during the dance, a procession led by the Queen of the Festival will occur. She will be attended by the six other girls chosen by student vote as pretenders to the crown which she herself will have placed on her head by Saint Patrick himself. Several men will be knight- ed in the traditional ceremony a&
part of the entertainment program.
Latest reports indicate that Pi Al- pha Pi, Theta Chi and Sigma Chi Nu will each hold Open House during intermission.
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HolyCommunionObserved
The Episcopal service at Christ Chapel (The Gothic) on Sunday, March 24, will be a celebration of the Holy Communion at 9:30 A. M. with the Rev. G. Ross Morrell officiating.
The time has been changed from the regular hour of 5 P. M. because the Rev. Mr. Morrell is scheduled to take part in the memorial service for Charles Van Houten at Trinity Church, Elmira, N. Y. Mr. Van Houten was an alumnus of Alfred University and member of the Brent Fellowship and Christ Chapel who gave hia life overseas. Active Delta Sigma Phi members and faculty mem- bers from Alfred will attend the El mira services in a body.
A special Lenten service is held each Wednesday evening at 7:00 P.
M. in the Gothic.
Spanish Play Enacted
"La Cesta De Coles," a one-act play by Eusebio Blasco, was presented for the Spanish Club members at a meet- ing Tuesday night in Kenyon Hall.
Further plans for the Spanish De- partment's Pan-American Week cele- bration were discussed.
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"Are the girls who come from Theta Chi."
But we hear from Klan and Lambda Chi,
''The super choices are at Sigma Chi."
At Theta amma shout all the guys,
"What is wrong with the P. A. Pi's?"
As we sit and gab around Nick's tables,
A cry come up for Old Grreen Gables.
Things have become so darn confusing I decided not to do any choosing, But no matter what say tout le
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