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PAGE TWO The Gold Bug, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. (;Ol 17 3 2 • • February 22 • • 19 3 2 1Jlttrrrnllrglatr NrlUll '[he present tronble between China und .JapunnRiul"Rllyisoflliterest to the. Official student newspaper of Western Maryland College, published on 'I'hursday who16 eivilizecl world, and espeelally to during the academic yenr by the students tlf Western Maryland College, westminster, the colleges. In muny of the recent es- Maryland. Entered as aeecnd-elass matter at the Westminster Poatofflee. J have noticed thnt hislory elo~5' SUBSCRIP'I'lO.!'lPRIC~$2.00 A YEAR ce seminar groupe have been form- ed for the purpose of studying carefully ED1TORIAL STAFF the present Eastern question. These Editor in Ohief .... ................................ C. W. KOOCKOGEY, '32 seminar groups end eluescs can do mueb Associate Editors. . ..... MARYLEE SHIPLEY, '32, ROBERT L. RODGERS,'32 toward molding public opinion among the NCj~JS Editors . •• 111. SUSAN STROW, '33, C. RUSSELL llERUST, 33 Oopy Erlitors . •.... LOUISE B. Co.OZIER,'32, Wl!.LIAMG. PYLES, '33 student boilr of tlIe world, who will be Sports Editors ... H. TROYRAMBSCH, '33 the leaders of tomorrow. 'The average MAKE·UP STAFF loy-mo.llis not aware of the moniftlld },[annging Editor . . ..... THOMAs W. _OTTO,'32 complieatiolls that such 1Ulissue as the AsMstaflt Mmmging Editor. .. WII,l.IAMH. Sf'AR1WW",'33 Sino-Jupanese queation CUllembody. We nrc often pro-ne to become impatient BUSINESS STAFF with the policies adopted by our inter- Businc.~8 MafZuger .... .... ROGE!!.H. CIBSEr., '32 natjonnl Ieadere ; but if we are aware of Ad1lertising Maflager . ...... DAVIDTRUNDLE,'33 the many puzzling teelmienlitics tlmt each Assistan.t AdvCl'tising MU11agln" . .............•. MILTON A. KATZ, '84 country has to observe in her relations AssistUllt Advertf.sillg lJIuflugB'f . . ..••..•... ..... DON.U,D TSCHUDY, '35 with other ecuutrics, we can better WAYNE MOORE,'32 Circulation Mafloger appreciate the diflicult position of our Assistant Circulation Managers GLADYSE L. SOMmtS,'38 CHARLESV. :!>fOORY"'35 011"11foreign office. ZBLllA B. OALVE:IlT, '34 ARTHUR.J. DOWNEY, '84 LORA M. OUTTEN,'84 CECILE. MARK, '35 REPORTORIAL STAFF \ VOX CAMPUS Wini.fred Bush, '32, Alvertll. Dillon, '32, Mary Humphreys, '32, Sara Robinson, Two hundred years ago, there was born A. grateful posterity has emphasized '32, Betty Allen, '33, Ebie. Bowen, '33, Susanna Cockey, '33, Tessie Cox, '33, Troy Hnmbseh, '33, Anne Wolverton, '33, Marthr.. Harrison, '34, Knthlyn Mellor, '34, in an humble Iunn house ill Virginia a tncse nttrfbutea, shining in the refloated Louise Needy, '34, Esther Right.er, '3,1" Uargaret Yocum, '34, EdHh Forney, '35. man whoso nruue has found its way into glory of its most illustrious aitdzen. Ea- Editor of Ihe GOLD BUG, Samuel Townshend, '32, Louis 'I'uekermnn, '32, .Ioaeph Addison, '32, Howard every modern history book, whose deeds. senti ally a plutocrat, n Iaud-hungry mem Amoss, '32, Wilson Murrny, '83, Pat 1Ifl)hon~y, '34, Clarenee Bussard, '34, Brady both aetual ond legendary, have been ber of coloninI gelltry, 'Washington is to Sir:- Bryson, '35, Cnrlton Brinsfield, '35, Keithley Horrison, '35, Robert Hinl.1ner, '35, repeated by e\'1lry American tongue, whose There is quite u lot of eontelltion. Charles L. Whittington, '34. dny identified with thc very essence of throughout. the elltiro circle of tho Alum· courage nnd sincerity are oue of thcl"ieh· Amel"ican democraey. ni nue to the fact that it has been so cst heritages of an American citize.u. ordered tlHlt uot one membor of this The two- latter qualities arc priceless. So bas every nntion doue with its true body-the AIUlllni--{lll.ll attend the Without theul, "\Vnshi.ngtonwould ncver leaders. Sucee~ding gencrations are (lances gi"en "on the hill' '-I-with ha.vc heen mOorethan lUIobscure colonial prone to set up idols in thoir own image. others--shouid like to know wIly Ihis ac- farmer. With them, together with a And it ia well thus, for, despite a possible tiou haa heen taken. It is a ,ovell·known boundless ileterminalion, he has been el Irick of rich intellectual outlook, WasIl' fact that whenever the AlUlllni are caU· e"oted to tJle highest peilestnl upon ingtoll, in Ids iluperb strength of ehar· cd 11pon to finance c(lrtain funds, few- Keeping "\Vestem l\Iarylalld is preparing fOl' real progress along wl,ieh an~' nation Dlay place its heroes. acter, hilS presented a. model which we if :lny-r~fusc! W]lllt would W!';8terll In Step cducational lines. For some time past the administra- Courage, siner~ity, determination. canllot do wrong to follow. ftL1ryland do without ils AluJlllli~ Aud tion and the faculty have bcen engagcd in quiet, but These :tre the practical attributca whieh Two lmndred yenrs have l)ll~sed yet-the doors to the dnnct' hall are bar- enmest, investigation of recent trends in coUege ed\wation. And now, the American peoplo III1\"cever held to be ricaded ani! a sign II{) 10 speak, placed with the recent appointment or n student committee on ellt"riculnm Possessing them, "\Vash..ing- and we humbly bow our heads in rev' thereupon, stnting-" Alnmni, Keep etence to the image of courage, sincerity revision, it seems as thougil the students are to be allowed a share in lias been. enshrined fo-rever in the out!" It is pe.rfectly evident and plain building a more useful and more effective educational system fit 'West- lleurts of his counlt·ymcn. 111lddetorminll.tion. to everyone that the Alumni are not C111 :Mat'yland. wanted but, as aforemcntioned, when Anyone who bas even a ha.zy idea o.f curriculum-building will real- I umney is to be eonsidCl"cd-it is taken. a ize tllat no group of ine.x-perienced laymen can ever hope to fashion and IVARIETYf A REVIEW OF illlmediately without any llC~itation! \Ve comvlcte organization of stndy courses which would be practical BOOKS, PLAYS, AND LIFE are the ones WllOpny bnt tllere is some· valnable enough to sta.nd the tcst of time. Such final a11alyses arc the thing tlle matter. Wo do not begrude dnties of t.rained speciaJists who have ·dcvotcd their ent.h·e lives to a cent for anything. We are nll humau !Scientific investigations as to what really SllOUld constitute the curricu- TONIGHT OR NEVER poet, scholar, lllusicIan, philosopher, gal· bnt it seems that wo arc being unjustly lum oJ: a libcral arts college. Stevens College hns given Dr. W. W. lant soldier and gcntlenlan, all to a. IlU' treated us such! Other schools and col· Charters thirty years in which to build a comprehensi\'e and practical Gloria SW8uson's teeth, slillky clothes degree' He seems ridieulolls leges want their Alu111nias often as pos- currieulum for .its students. He has given the major portion of his life, and fiue mnnncrs arc very predominating any eap~cit)". So Cyra.uo reluctantly sible at all funetions. A. glad and interviewed thousand::; of college gl'adnates, and enlisted the services of throughout this Tonight or PUtH aside hopes of winning his cousin, fricn(lly greeting is extended to (me and scores of assistants in trying to discover which fnndamentn.l subjccts NC1IIJr is a copy of fl. Bela~eo Rox!lne, to devote his spirit and soul to nIl but our owu "Dear Western Mary- should be tangllt in college in order to best prepare students for life eomedy about an ope.ra singer who has helping the handsome you.ng Christian land" bars its alumni with polite bnt situations. been told tllnt her "oiee willlleVl'r have gainller favor. So sllcecsllful ill he that firm in\"itatiOlls-ond ogain.-the query What, then, can a committee of student laymell hope to eTa Y A wiIrmth IInl1pnssion uutil she IlaS a lov' Roxanc really the spirit -Why'! 10t.Westem l\faryl!md College is the first to appoint such a student er. Of course this sort of thing hrillp:s of Cyrano as mouthed by dull rival. Februnry 15, 193~. INDIGNANT. commission in this sec.tion of the counhy, and while their work can squeals from the girl ill the ~lldience, That fact Illat the personality she never hopc to be comp!·e.iJeusiYe, they call throw a fresh ligllt upon and so it is quite s:lfe to sny that ihe fldores is thot of Cyrano is unwillingly some of the many knott.y problems which confl'ont the makers of col- film is a sneeeSll. It gil'~s Glorin. SWlln- reyeoled by him only whcn he is dying COLLEGE CALENDAR lege curricula. SOl)tl cll1lneoto drcssup ina lot of cx· of wonnds reccivcd ill a cowardly uttack Since these st.udents are now right in the midst of the pl'esent. cur- pensi'l"eclothes and sing Il hit while pin· hy his cnemies. Ji'RIDA Y, FEBHUA..RY 19- riculum, tlwy can see the problems with 11. vie\\" which it. is impossible ing IIwn~' for the 10\"e ct' a mysterious 'rhc \l'it ef this unique character, his Mnsic Recital, Smith Htdl. for mOl'e illntllre college graduates to en~l" acquire again. Being the stranger . .For thu oeClls"ionMiss Swan· IhullSllnd del'ites to keep up the illusion SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20- present grist in the educational mill, they C in Chinll l tcaehing at Ihe Universty of of bitter expcriellEe, a.nd drinks the "ery \"lle lcgitimnte. 'l'he old hist.rionic talent seems to lingcr, but twentieth BerfJera.c o1Ifords II striking comblliation Knllking. Sho knows whereof she writes drcgs of human agony. centu!"y commercialism, so the older generation would say, is doing its of these two both of which are "'he-n she reveals all the pathos and trag- The book is frauldy lind YOry beou (,OI'I"Upting work. llliJ'aili.ng in alJpe31 all ex~ept those edy of the. Chinese peasnnt life. lifully written. It ravellls all of the bit· So tbc old order passes, giving place to the ne"·. We still hnve whose SUIIonly rises wh!'n "Mourning "1'he Good Earth" is centered about ter strife in China where thl! poor are 1I1rs. 'Ylliffen, who hfls secn eighty years of American acting and was Beeomell Elec!ru.' , the life of Wang Ling, the peasant, who too poor and the rich lire too rich. Mrs. married 11eonuilonplaC6 slave woman, and Buck hns told her story so poignantly, on the stagc for nearl~; that time. But judging fl"om thc majority of Cyrano, lwhllpP.Ymall whoso deformity raised an.d daughters in his little so openly, and with lIuch oh\'ious sincer· current periormcl's, the era' of the great actol' ,\"110 lives of and fol' the hos been remembered for tbretl centuries, BODS stage is yielding to ille age of tIle actor who considers t.lle stage as his is cursed with a nose of indescribable earthen house. He knew hard work and ity, that the reader becomC3 engrossed best means of earning a. living. 'fhi.,> need not be a pessimistic vicw of length ond malformation. Even the stnlggle j he knew the thrill of a good in lIer vivid word picturell, her deep affairs, for the act~ng may not suffer in the least from the chauge ill the adage of "Seeing is believing" almost horvest from his bit of land; 80 did he understanding of the humonity of which himself rea(',ting know the horror und hopelessness of fam- she writes, oud finds character of the actorS. But it is one estimate of t,hc change now being fails when the terrible featnrc actually ine ca>,lsed.by flood and draught, when strangely to 3trange situations. consummated in the theater. comes into view. Of what nBe to be a.