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PAGE TWO The Gold Bug, Western Maryland Oollege, Westminster, Md. lIJaridy GOt Onee upon a time there was a Fresh Man does admire beauty, doesn't he' A REVIEW AND LIFE OF BOOKS, PLAYS man who learned all the words to his has he retired to conservative dress him college songs. S. T. C., Aquinas. Only until eomparat.lvely recent timea FENCE WALKERS slllf. The primitive hoodoo spent mQst To be "on the fence," not knowing Official newspaper of Western Maryland College, published OD Tbu:rlday during "For a year or so the derby has been of his idle time decorating his body. The which way to jump, is a rather sad eon- the academic year by the etudenta of Western Maryland College, We8tminater, creeping timidly back into vogue among dition in which to be. If on one side of wore the jsuntsmau Maryland. Entered as second-class matter at the Westminster PostoiBee. undergraduates and automobile me- American Indian The ancient Greek and the fence there is a briar patch and on bright feathers. Subscription Price, ,2.00 a Year chanics. It is still creeping back, not the other side of the fence there is a timidly, but with the supreme confidence Roman man's clothing we j much more that urges all types of physique and pro- elaborate Ulan the woman's. A Colonial trash heap with broken glass in it, what MANAGING STAl'1F file to fall in with the fad. The vogue gentleman paid as mueh attention to his is one going to do' Probably one stays toe fence"? until one falls off on "on Editor-in-Cbief .. . .. Casper P. Hart, '29 of the iron headpiece has not reached its personal attire as did a lady. And even one side or on the other side, it does not climax yet, but it has reached that stage today, Gerry Cooper always wears a blue Managing Editor .. .Joseph L. Mathias, Jr., '29 where careless fashion prognosticators shirt .to aceeutuntc the blueness of his matter which. The "fence walker" assure the student that the combination must fall some way and he is usually Asst. Managing Editor .. . .Edwin Warfield, '29 {)f derby hat and raccoon is irresistible. indifferent as to whether it is on briars Gradually, yes very gradually, woman Business Manager. .. Paul Bates, '31 "And who wants to be irresistible if became recognized as a personnel and or on glass that he falls. Asst. Business Ma.nager . ..... .J. Hammett Simms, '29 not to the opposite sex' What do dis- then she too took to the modes of fash- All of us are "fence walkers t+ at some criminating women say of the derby hat Advertising Ma.nager. ............ Marvin B. Sterling, '30 as an enhancement to masculine sartcrdal ion. During the Renaissance both sexes time or other in our lives. We question, ran a fair race; but since the twentieth it he or shall it be that'" "Shall Oirculation Manager ... . ..... Roy L. Robertson, '29 appareJf If the inquiring reporter starts century liheration of woman, she has We wlligh each of the matter care- taking a census of opinions with one of James A. Stach, '30 the bowlers crowning his own head, he pushed man's fas'hions into the baek- fully. It does no good, however, for af· Asst. Circulation Managers .. . . . . . . . . . .. Thomas Braun, '30 will probably report that the girls just ground. No longer does he appear in ter all our careful weighing of facts we find that they nearly balance and we powdered, curled whigs and silk knee { Leslie Grover, '30 love to see men with derbies. If he wean breeches. Vogue has made the fair sex arc still "on the fence" after all. We Art Editor.. . "Pete" Gomsak, '30 other headgear, he will receive a varicty the oue to he adored and admired nowa- wish that someone else could decide for of answers, condemnatory, laudatory and Sports Editor L. G. Ekaitis, '31 lukewarm. If he will look up most any days. us, but we know that we must make our own decision. In such a case we usually articles on men's clothing by a member At the advent of the Liberation Move- REPORTORIAL STAFF of the fair sex, he will learn the women ment woman was supposed to attract at- end by letting ehanee control the matter entirely, probably to be dissatisfied a tllnlion by her independence, frankness, Some of the writers will News Editors detest derbies. assertion by addiItg that and intclligenee. "But, according to long time afterward. One should not be modify their W. G. Eaton, '30 Margaret Mertignoni, '29 some men look well in derbies, but that ).[r. ·WaIter Pach, artist, and eon of the m n quandary every time thereisa de- A lot of valuable cision to be made. most men look ludicrous in them. If founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Associate Editors these females speak truth, the derby fad Art in New York City, "times have time is lost in the period of indecision Mary Walzl, '29 Curvin ~L Seitz, '29 would fall flat because vogues in eloth- cllanged, and now even the intellectuals that could be profitably spent in working toward the goal whieh should have been Edith Kinkead, '29 Roy C. Chambers, '29 ing derive a great deal of their impetus have lain aside sentimental prejudices chosen. A person of quicker perception Evangeline Lathem, '29 Charles E. Rensch, '29 from the opinioua of the other sex. and acknowledge that beauty is the most is able to come in at the time we are "Derby hats, are serviceable powerful of their (woman's) resources. J' Reporters headpieces and most who have woman neither wants 10 fall baek into hesitating and take aw1.Y from us an Virginia Merrill, '30 Roy T. Edwards, '31 fallen hope that the fad will last at least her old position of intelleetual servitude opportunity which we shall later regret It a basketball game if a. having lost. Sara Freeman, '29 Roby Day, '29 half as long as the derbies, regardless of nor give up her new gained pr ivllegee. player has the ball in his hand but is Helen G. Dennis, '29 C. E. Funk, '29 the attitude of the women." Her job is to combine Ihem without see- undecided which way to throw it, while Catherine Reed, '30 Jackson W. Day, '31 The above article, from the "Penn rifieing cithcr. To show the general at- he is quibbling he may fiud that his op Thelma Reid, '30 Paul Howard, '29 State Collegian," should be a source of titude "Aunt Het's" idea may be used. ponent is where the play can be easily \Vhy is it that the extreme suffragette Elizabeth Clough, '30 Clarence 'V. Koochogey, '32 encouragement to thll few pioneer bow· and man·hater always dresses in man· intercepted, or that the referee has made Dorothy Johnson, '29 Branch Phillips, '30 ler·hoys of our own campus. nish clothes and tries to imitate him' him forfeit his play for holding the ball. Grace Armstrong, '30 Wilmer V. Bell, '30 Almost worse than being undecided a An interesting article on "Di,w'll,jswn Helen Wheeler, '29 William Brown, '30 Groups" appears in the Lyncbburg This class of peopl" is passing out of loug time, is the making of a decision vine" style; nor does the "clinging "Critograph." t~·pe \\"ho is always fainting and swoon· too quickly. Sometimes we ha.ve two op "Lynchburg has become famous for ing makll such a deeided impression (un· portunities offered to us at the same Worthy opinion; Model managernent~· Correct news. discussion groups. They have been a less it is one of contempt). The modern time, and without thinking sieze the one source of great benefit on the campus, \\"om~nwants to retain her true femin· nearest us without looking at the other developing liberal·mindedness and in· ity. one. The natural result is regret that IE-D-I-T-O-R-I- A -LI creasing the power of ~tudllnts to meet Mr. Pach says that men do not really woohad not at least examined the other opportunity. To return to the basket· the affairs of life. seo what women wear I If a wjfe asks discussion groups rightly her llUsband whitt kind of a dress Mrs. ball game, if a. player catchea the ball COLLEGE SPIRIT ~ations working together 10 make each used as produets of great good; but it B. wore to the party,"\nine times out of and immediately throws it without look· ing, he will probably find that he has lost student feel he is indebted 10 his college. seems to us that there is one great ten he cannot tell her. All he noticed :l POillt for his team. A wild throw is One thing is vital in everything Only when he feels he has a responsibil· dangllr in discussion groups. As the wns the general effect, whether or not worth while. It displays t.he amount of ity in its welfare will lle as a student be groups are at present, it appears to us, she wns attractive. "Under ordinary likely to cause the ball to fall into the interest involved and lasts long after proud of her. Let's build a l'sprit de that instcad of being a means to an end, eireuDlstanees the only type of fellow ollpollents' hands, just as a. reckless de· failure or success has passed. It ls eorp that will make each {)f us give our they have become an end in themselves. whe may be able to tell you what Miss cision is likely to bring harm to the de spirit, and spirit is a vital thing in every best to Western Maryland College. For instance, every Wednesday night So nnd So wore to the ball is the effemi eider. A basketball player may regret college. College .spirit displays itself in members arise and point out defects in Ilate species of manhood who is apt to his unllremeditated throw for several many ways. The mOBtobvious way is the school curriculuni, in the management kiss ,mother fellow on the street in. the days or maybe for sel'eral weeks; but a througo athletics, it makes very little :FREEDOM IN THEORY ONLY of school affairs, in the attitude of fel· same spirit of friendliness women kiss thoughtle.ss person may regret his hasty difference what the sport of woen tlle low students, and what not. each other. dllcision for a lifetime. season. Then there is class spirit vary· "I believe in freedom of opinion, but "Perhaps L)"nchburg does have the ~lan sees the large objective and gen· One should learn to decide quickly, iItg with each class and its interests. -" '.rhat everyone accepts freedom worst group of college men in Ihe world; eral sch(>mc. It takes the stronger sense not too quickly, but after considering . Next there are eluOs. Even if their spiro in principle, although most of us reject l)erhaps some of thcm smoke, sit up late of beauty /lnd tIle more ohsen-ant eye of both sides of Ii question carefully one it is displayed through brotherhood it it in fact i~ the thesis of an nrtie\e by nt nights, or throw things out of their lhc femine sex to analyze, accentuate, should be able to come to Ii definite con must be developed from within. Then Miss Suzanne LaFollette, in The New windows; wh~t good does it do discuss· Ilnd diminish the essential details which elusion soon. At how nmell advantage great and important as tllese elements Studcnt for November. "Both peoples ing the faults of tl,ose who ean't hear go to make up tIle whole. is the persou who call quickly and easily must bo in any college should not the and governments, wIlen it comes to the themsel\'cs discussedf Ob\'iously none of m~ke a decision! If good habits of amount of college spirit exceed them alit test, will acc(>.pt frcc(lom in principII) the twelve who are present are guilty of It is woman's dnty to "know thy· thinking arc cultiyated and decisions arc If spirit displays interest the ~mount of uny of these tril'i~l errors. Then it must self." No longer can she depend solely met ill thinking out small problems, college spirit tells our attitude toward und repudiate it in fact; the former he· be the 118 Ulen who nre not present who on her brains to carry her suceessfully when the real problems of life arise it our college. To be at its best it should cause they do not understand their Qwn ~re guilty. 'l'hen why discuss them! through the world. What is the sense will not be quite as difficult for a person be developed among the students rather iuterest, the latter because they under "We fail to see the practicability of of neglecting person.11 appearance just to think them through and decide upon than among its graduates. stand their own interest perfectly," airing fanlts and defects which all of IlS because one is bright and witty, when the correct course of action. Life is What has become of the spirit at W. writes Miss LaFollette. know exist. We sec in this discussiollof woman has the artistic power to do her· made up of one dieision after another. 1l.f. C., True the athleties has never "The right to purBue one's own good grudges and 'gripes' the end of tIle dis· self juslieeT Cannot the slogan "beau· Youth is !lle time when the most im· been better. But this means the stu in one's own way of course implies thll cussion group as an influence in our tiful but dumb" be changed to "heauti· decisions are made. Many de dents are hacking their team, the repre rigllt to decide for oneself in Ivhat selmo!. Like the Buu13nistie learning, it ful and intelligent'" After all no wo° mnde now will detllrmine our sentative of their college, rather than onll'S good consists," the writer contino will cease 10 be of practieal yalue." man is really beautiful if her attractive· whole futnre life. Arc we going to be the eollege. Class spirit' The elass ue's, "'1'hat i9 a right which almost no We onrsehes ask, echoing "The Orito· ness is merely physical, but how much content to be "fence walkers" all our spirit of the Sen.ior Class developed un· individual is ready to conrede. No graph," "What good does it do discuss more striking and impressive would lives, or are we, while in college, going der freshmen rules ,,".as all but lost duro person, probably, douhts his own abil· ing the faults of thosc who ean't hear some women's brains be jf they were to learn 10 use our minds with force and iItg the Sophomore year. C1a.ss spirit ity to deeide such matters for himself; themselves discus.sedf" None; the reo set in ~ background of asthetie taste. ahility' building for solidarity among the newer and almost none is willing to concede suit is obvious ~nd inevitable: a can· This younger generation of very hu classe.s is slow in developing. What evi· the same liberty to other people. ." fusion of tongues, 1'1 babel of personal man elergymen and even some of OUT dence of eollege spirit have we in the "What one may justly marvel at ,1 "gripes," and in the end a \'eritable old fessor$ declare they would rather talk to Conaway Motor Co. own dear Western Maryland College pro· student body' What is it's esprite de little, perllllps, is the confidence in their mllid's "conflab." corp' Surely it will be shown through own opinions which those who ad\·ocate pretty girls than do most anything else. the student government. But despite its any foreible regulation of human con· It is encouraging to note in thll several Tf this be the case co·eds use your cos· Daily Coaehes to and from Gettysburg, efforts to be fair and impartial it is not duct must necessarily possess; and one collegiate papers which it is our pleasure obey all the rules of health and Emmitsburg, Taneytown, \Vestminster free to carry out its own will. How then marvels the more bccause they are of· to peruse and review thut there is a learn trieks to bring out your good and Baltimore. can any spirit develop with the.se things ten among tIl(! most enlightened mern· marked tendency everywhere among col· qualities and hide the others. Every on a dead level' This spirit must come boorsof the community. Such self·eon lege students towards the writing of normal person has some redeeming fea Schedul(ls posted in College Halls, Post from within. Alumni cannot create it. poetry. In support of that fact we offer ture. It is up to her to find that quality Office and Dean's Office. Only by cooperation of the students and fidence, carried to tIle point of an at· :1. little pOllmwhich appeared in a recent lmd del'elop it. faculty and the added responsihilities tempt to substitute force for penua issue of the S. T. C. "Aquanas." We Phone 267 or 173 will creat it. Every organization on the sion, amounts to sheer arrogance. One offer no comment, but prefer to let thll Have Your Shoes Repaired at tbe IIill has an individuality of its own and wonders to what end humanity has reader draw his own conclusions. College Shop is carrying on, through faith in its own madG its bitter struggle to escape from CLOSE OF DAY existence rather than a responsible part the chains whieh its own fears and sup· Another Winter Sun has ended Chas. Kroop Smith & Reifsnider of a student body. erstitious have helped to forge, if E're we even saw its face; 25 E. Main St. We are building for a Greater West· tlmBe in a position to profit by tllllt Another Winter night descended Westminster, Md. ern Maryland. Will new buildings in struggle and to continue it, fail so sig· Slow and firm to take the place W. E. WARFIELD, College Rep. themselves be enough' No! It takea nally to understand its implications. Of day. Lumher, Building Supplies and Coal morc than four walls to create a I'sprit One does not associate arrogance of "Dad" SMELSER de corp. It needs the cooperation of ev· opinioll with true CUltivation. A cuI· Smue old stars hang, as yellow lanterns Sash, Doors, Blinds and General Mill erything good that Western Maryland tivated mind is au open mind, and an At an Autumn fcstival; ICE CREAM, SANDWICHES, Work possesses working toward that one goal. open mind is by its very nature the re· A chilly breath, and ev'ry song burns. COLD DRINKS It needs the teachers, administration, verse of arrogant." • With a fierce and vengeant pall Roofing Materials siudents, fratern.ities, and other organi· ~New Student. Away. Open every night until 11:30 p. m.