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PAGE FOUR The Gold Bug, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. (!llaas, (!lluh, anll @luridy iutnga fjfappl'ntnga Amung tQl' Alumnt Edited by Helen Wheeler The Japanese people as a race seem to Mrs. J. D. Dunlap, '89, visited Mrs. Rinehart, '28; Mr. Dexter, THE POETS' OLUB pm ALPHA MlJ be pccuuanj- adapted to the preserving Stover over tho week-end. T. K. Harrtson, "Pat"Engle, '28; of ancient customs and of old traditions. Bcvnrd, '::!8; R. H. Dudley, Shorty The Poet's Club had an interesting Phi Alpha Mu enjoyed a. breakfast On Nov. 10, Emperor Hiroluto formally The erase of 1928 held its first rennion '30; Catherine Ward, "Betty" meeting at the home of Dr. H. T. Steph- hike to ::>Japle Inu, Thursday morning, at the Westminster Hotel this last set.. '28; ens, Thursday enning, November 1. The November 8. ascended by the the throne of of Japan, father left va on urday after the football game. Among Leizar, '26; "Kay" Johnston, Bratt, "Bob" Sentman, '28; "Frau" cant his death president, Mr. Branch Phillips, opened Christmas day, 1926. This dynasty has those present were "Jimmy" Lusby, the meeting and conducted a short buai w.w. held the throne of Japan in an unbroken '27; Maude Brown, '27; "Charlie". ness session during which several new line since befor-e the dawn of written Herbert Johnson, Jean 'Woodward, Summers, '28 j Briscoe Sites, '28; Messick, members wore accep+ed into the club. The W. W. Club enjoyed a. breakfast Mycrl~', Hefty Lynch, TilJiard "Bill" Bush, '31; '29; "Jack" :Mr. and Mrs. "Clem" Bennett, The main feature of the program was hike to Maple Inn on Saturday morn- history. The ceremonies extend over ~ Margaret Kyle, Ann Reifsni- "Bob" MasLea (nco Anna Hull); 'Val- the reading of original poetry by a num- 10. period of years and are all ancient. The der, Wells (nee Anna Swann) j Al ing, November ritual is fixed and deviates not a hair tor Boroski, ox-'31; Mr. and Mrs. ber of the members. The original poetry, Albright, Margaret \Vilson, Albert Toz- W. W. entertained the 'faculty, alum· from that prescribed thousands and Wantz, L. COoper, Mae Rowe '25; Gwen- ·much of w.nch was written about nee, and students at "open house" af- zi, Hilda Young, Margaret Willinger, Thanksgiving was both entertaining and ter the game on Saturday, November 10, thousands of years ago. In splendor :Mllry Elsie Reid, Mabel Barnes, dolyln :McWilliams, :Mrs. Lawyer (nee inspiring. 1[r. Ito, of the seminary, and llllignifieence the occasion is unriv- Thelma and Grace Jones. These Elizabeth Hooper); "Sam" Bryant, from five to seven o'clock. aled anywhere in the world. Later the T. '18; Mrs. :Mndge Don- then gave a talk about Japanese poetry alumni were present at the football Emperor must perform still anothcr rit- "Bill" Hawkins, '26; and song. 'rile program was eoneluded game. ual, still more aneient. It is the Great '18; by the serving of refreshments by the BROWNING Hollaway, hostess, Mzs. Stephens and her f~mily. 'l'hanksgiving, and goes back to the very Snader, '27; Mar beginning of kingship, shrouded in un- Frank Grippin, '2{l; meeting this week was in counted years. Ancestry worship is yet Elvi\ Ditm:ne, T. Hoopor, C. Dawson, charge of Seniors of the society, wllD the custom of Oriental countries, and, to '~6; PHILO a 1farjorie :Uc,Villiams, :Margaret gave most enjoyable program. Gor- a people brought up ill reverence anti lleiueeke, ex·'28; William Willis, '99; trud c Kelbaugh opened the entertain· awe of their fathers, the preaervnnce of Armistice Day was appropriately eele- ment with a very lovely vocal solo en ancient ceremonies and rituals must be Dr. Tyson, '99; Dorothy Robinson, '26; brnted on Monday evening in Philo by titled "My Little Gypsy Sweetheart." Diffenbnugh, '26; Ruth Benson, an entertainment given by the Sopho After this a very diverting pantomime a contemporary activity. Green, '22; Bill Veaey, '26; mores of the society. The girls, dressed called "The Handicap," was given, di Hull, Serena Dryden, '26; Mnbeline as army officers, sang war-time songs reeted by Anna Ely. It cannot be said that man has con- .Marinn Curling, Betty Be· and read war·time poems. The -follow Browning has installed again among Huth Schlinke, \Vhitey ing is the order of the program. her officers the critie, who for the next quered the by volcano of but his he eert.ainly hliS, ox·'31; Irma Mr. Lnwyer, and Mn. Dr. Lally, Sa chiefly for facilities means three weeks, is 'l'helma Reid. At the close Entrance Match of Officers transportation, lessened the dangers and Johnny Wooden, Bill War-tdme Song of the program, in a few minutes talk, discomforts occasioned by an eruption Hobbs, eee- "Smiles" she eriticized the meeting from both Mt. Etuaea boiling cauldron bas been good aud bad stndpoints. Tbese crili Poem Officers Betty Cain eisms will be given each week. streams of lava since last Fri- "I've a Rendezvous with Death" no deaths have been officially as a resnlt. It is true that Offieers' Chorus and Whole Society, Song "Over There' WEBSTER LITERARY SOOIETY has been. done, but it is Poem Offieer Anna .May Gallion "Fleurette" The weekly meeting of the Webster in times WOMEN'S VARSITY DEBATING W. M. REPRESENTED AT STUDENT Literary Society was held November 12, Poem Officer Victoria Smith this ene has TEAMS SELEOTED "Y" OONFERENOE at 7.00 P. )'f., with President Howard in "The Laughers" has fright- the chair. The musical part of the pro· Poem Officer Kitty Tull ened away. by the sight of The two women's varsity debating (Continued from Pagc One) gram was in commemoration of Franz "In Flanders Field" the wall of lava moving irresistably to teams have been selected after a. pre- Schubert. This week is known as "Sehu Poem Officer Louise Werntz wards the sea, thousands of people have liminary try·out on the question-"Rc· evening was a big feature of bert Week" all over the world. Mr. For- Armistice lines made a few comments ou Schu· rnshcd to the scene. Trains are crowded, solved: 'l'hat coeducational colleges are the side of the conference. Songs, Officers' Chorua and 'Whole Soeiety, Song bert's work. He played as the first and roads :flowing are congested rate with of traflk. The more conducivo to seholarship than non· and yells helped the turkey to digest. A at the lava, seventeen "America the Beautiful" number Ihe first movement from Schu· feet an hour, provides no immediate coeducational colleges." Morgnn College dclegate led in a spiri- bert's "Unfinished Smyphony," and as danger to spectators. There has been no The teams aro eompesed of the fol· tual. \Vesley May entertuine(l with an encore he played two short pieees cn C"ideuee of the terrific destruetion oe lowing girls: Affirmative-Frauces some Americall and Japanese folk saw. IRVING LITERARY SOOIETY titled ":?IIusical :1IIoments," which selec casioned in past history by Vesuvius. In l~aughley, captain; Viva Reed, Mrs. songs The on a cross·cut successful in proved Hons set forth a few of the different fact, Etna has, for a volcano, acted with Rice, Yietoria Smith. An entertaining and most instructive types of compositions Schubcrt com unusual consideration. Negative-Margaret MarUgnoni, t.hat it next aroused thought will and be discussion. Febru conference in 1'he ptogrnm wns enjoyed by the members oj posed. lIfr. H~Jes "Brown guve some in· captain; Virginia Holland, :Mary Kath- and ne place has been decided upon Irving Literaly Society Monday night. teresting facts about the life of Sehu· erine Warfield, Virginia Scrivener. President Roby Day called the meeting bert. Schubert ne\"CT sold any of his A thought expressed by all editorial One girl on each tcam, to bc selected but it is hoped that Western Mary- to order, and the chaplain, Mr. Wesley compositions to Illake 1110Iley, and so had we read the other day gives us a pause. later, will serve as alternate. will be able to have it. Day, led in prayer. :Mr. Havermill then to struggle in n life of poverty. Yet he Is Armistice Day going the way of most enlightcned the club as to the important attained a name in the musical world other holidays' In time to come is ,t VISUAL EDUCATION JUNIORS ENTERTAIN FROSH AT pnrt chemistry plays in our everyday second to none. going to lose its dread significance and livcs, under the title, "Why Chem- A debate wus also on the program, the become a day of frivolity and merry' It is vcry probably that the grade INTERESTING PARTY question of which was as follows: "Re· school teacher's load will soon be light- istry'" "The three best jokes I ever makingf Just now we are a trifle too (Continued from Page One) beard" were then told to the society by solyed, Thnt the President of the United elose to the real actuality and horror of ened by the use of films in teaching. Mr. Renach, who proved himself a mas States should be elected by tIle diro\lt the 'World War to have no thought of The Eastman Kodak Company, aeting lind was a remarkably real resmblance ter at the art of story telling. Mr. Rie- vete of the people." '.rbe affirmative the meaniug of the "elel'enth day of the with the Nlltional Educational Associa- of "a dear friend" of Jap's. bert followed with a \'ery brief im· was defended by Messrs. Eaton and cle"enth month of ]9]8." But suell a lion, has just eompleted an experiment promptu, "What is a siliek, aud why am Warner, and the negative by Messrs. H. condition will not continue to exist un that seems to demonstratc conclusively The "Pllrrots" played again, and how! I." An oration lauding the many ad· Smith and Watkins. The judges, after less we, as a thinking people, will rc- the superiority of the new method over The feet twinkled, the girls hummed, vantages of the Eastern Shore was given ahcntcd disenssiou rendered a decision member and pass on to our children the by Mr. Tuckermau. Mr. Gissel informed in fa"or of tile affirmative. rcal and awful calamity that war is. \Ve ~~~tO~~;inI~.:seOr~~~~~~e~ by PU:i~: ;;:ea:'~~l~"~'~~~:l~: r:~r:e;n:~;~ySO:n~(lleBS- the society concerning the ,Ioings of the Mr. }'orlines then played another com· do not want Armistiee Dny to revert to taught means of films, and a fifteen 'l'here callle refreshments. The party world at large, then 1fr. Cablag position of Schnbert's, entitled ".March thc lel'el of being greeted by ehildreu per gain in gellernl seienee. Ap- was so good everyone had forgotten the "The Fteshman·SopllDnIore llililaire." lIfr. Callalllln conclu(led the and adnlts with such a thought 8S proximately 5500 children were taught Jll'omise of refreshments. 'l'heir advent game from the point of view of a Fresh- program with a solo, Schubert's "SHe· "Some kind providence has decreed that with films and 5500 morc were taught ,,-as a surprise but a pleasant one. Ice man." A good deal of business wae nade," aecompanied at the piano by Mr. school and work will be discontinued for t.he sallle material without the aid of ercam, macaroons, peanuts, mints, wcre transacted by the societ~·, relating to the Forlines. the day so let's have a good time!" motion pictures, in publie schools scat· thcy good' Ask ns! Irving·\Vebster debate, :J. I.umber of im· tered over twelve eities. Therc is au end to everything and the proyements to the soeiety room suggest· Romance a 1a Mode _!\ 500 word report has just been com· party finally was over but it will be cd by some of Irving '8 members, and "Madge has postponed answering TRA VELIN' OR GOIN' SOMEWHERE plckd by Dr. Ben D. Wood, of Colum lon.g rcmembered by the "Frosh" and other similar business. The critie's re .Tack until she ean look up his rating." bia, and Dr. Frank Freeman, of tlle their big sisters and brothers. port was then read, nnd the meeting was "The asset test, so to speak." Tra\"eliu, or goin' somewhere' University of Chicago, directors of the concluded with prayer by the chaplain. -Old Maid. Th(' ~trllngcr passing by, experiment. Asked the question in a casual way "In this experiment," the report said, Sharrer, Gorsuch & Starr And here was my reply: OOLLEOTIVE BARGAINING WINS lege should indeed be a model of democ· "we have studied the _films not as a racy in education, especially since la· I'm traveling, friend, just hcre and panacea to be substituted for present The Newest and Best Clothing and Brookwood-our only labor college of bor often suffers an intellectnal eclipse t.here instrumentalities of the sehools, nor as importance--is under fire. Mattllew in the regular colleges. Brookwood has n means to revolutionize tlle aima of Furnishillgs Woll, viee·president of the American during the seven years of its life been 'ro get a glimpse of life. education, but as an addition to the Federation of Labor is responsible for such a democratic college. Faculty and I'm meeting folks alld sering things, present pedagogical devices of the Goods for young men the deeision of the Executive Council And mixing in the strife. schools which may help in the attain- students sllare in the scllDol's govern- to ask affiliated unions to withdraw lllent of c.urrcntly acceptcd goals." A~ ment; all points of view arc given a I've had some fUll, it comes along 10 per cent off to college students their support from thc college. Tbe col- hearing, and it lms bcen inevitable tlmt With aU the rest of it. one might expect, a majority of the lege is being charged with anti·religious (I few Communists should be found The good, the the sOnletilll(,s sad, teaehers and school officials reported and pro-Sov.iM lennings. But who in- within Brook\-rood's walls. It will be We"'e got to our bit. that tIle use ofelassroom filmal1Ud beell vestigated the institution and upon unfortunate if this freedom is cur- "moro effeetive in arousing and sustain· what evidence the charges are based I strike the ruts and stumble some. ing the ehildren's interest, in improving Distinctive Printing tailed. A Brookfield under the thumb neither students nor faculty uor board My blunders aren't a few. the quantit.y and qnality of their read· of a Matthew W011 will be of no more of dircctors can tell. But I get up nnd start again, ing, and aiding them to correlate fea· significance to true edueation than a Fortunately there was a great deal of public utility eourse at the University Facing life anew. tures of the lessons with personal ex· PERSONAL STATIONERY pretest against this summary aetion aud of Pennsylvania. perienccs and community condi,tions." ANNOUNCEM:ENTS President William Green has promised -New Student. And so it goes from day to day, -Ncw Student. NAME CARDS Brookwood College that no ll.nal action Just rambling here Rnd there. PROGRAMS Some folks rail it travelin' will be taken until members of the Exe- Case-Hardened MENUS cutivo Council have had "ample oppor· Others, goin' somewhere. Babylon & Lippy Company "Viper!" she hh3ed. "Scoundrel! NOTES tunity to acquaint themselves with the Wretch! Blackguard! Fool!" E. J. Robinaon. By protests med." We are happy to find Smiling sweetly, he continued to FLORSHEUf SHOES Mr. Green so easily won over to the glance over hia paper. Never oan be Sure "WESTERN MARYLAND" prinCiple of collective bargaining. Au- "Villnin!" Bhe resumed, her eyes STETSON IIA'l'S PRINTERS tratic control of tho intellectual life flashiug vivid fire. "Robber·r·!" Sillicus---Somehow or other it isn't would seem to be the fnrthest from la· "Yes, yes," he said. "Go on!" until they are dead tllat we are inclined bor's policy, judging from tIle fact that Then a thought suddenly occurred to to look up to people. Times Printing Co. the laboring man continually fights her, and she sank hopelessly into a chair Cynieus--And even men we are not International made-to-measure against monopoly in distribution of the at the IIseleesness of it all. He had been absolutely BUre we are loeking in the WestminSter, Md. material benefits of life. A labor col· a baaeball umpjre.-Pathfinder. right direction.-Philadelphia Record. Suits