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\ \ PAGE T The Gold Bug, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. GOt Thoughts at Random VARIETY BOOKS, PLAYS, AND LIFE A REVIEW OF By "Hazel" "Hazelnut" and Um, bye golly, kaut bye gum-ya just a is very Mozart Marcia pen. luze us--thet reminds us-a lot ov f'el- MOZART character under made into Davenport's human las ar luzing there gurls, an vise versa By Marcia Dooenport, She holds OUT interest and touches our Official student newspaper of Western Maryland College, published on Thursday during the academic year by the students of Western Maryland College, Westminster, A Book-of-the·Month cua. Selection. hearts with the account of his childhood, Maryland. Entered as second-class matter at the Westminster Postoffice. oo-oo-you shud here wat we herd last Reviewed by E. V. Righter, '34. spent in a continual round of study, prac- SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.00 A YEAR weak--sum little (~) lady kalled tice, composing, running from one court , 'J ohn 0 'Leair " on the telaf'cne, an sed Perhaps the fundamental human curi- to another under the close supervision of EDITORIAL STAFF osity that is so vital a part of all of us is Editor-in-Chief M. S. STROW, '33 she wuz the one who had a 'date' with responsible for the never-failing interest a strict and ambitious father, and yet Associate Editors ESTHER V. RIGHTER, '34, WILLIAM G. PYLES, '33 him in Huntington-John gits all spiffed deprived of all home environment.. ITe News Bditors ELSIE BOWEN, 3'3, ROBERT HIMMER, '35 up and then went down tu the Westmin· in biographies. It is most satisfying to was subjected to all of the evils and ex- COrn}Editors MARY ELLEN SENAT, '33, CHARLES L. WHITTINGTON, '34 ster Hotel and waited foul' hours-e-sbe have exposed to us the private lives of periences of court life, reared in constant S'PO?·tsEi!itm's H. TROY HAMBSCH, '33, EUGENE WILLIS, '34 didn't show up; now he wants a 'date' great people-selves that are so often companionship of older people, and yet MAKE·UP STAFF with the gurl who kalled him up.-Their concealed in the real life of everyday he seemed never to gro\y up completely. Managing Editors WILLIAM H. SPARROW, '3'3, C. RUSSELL HERBST, '33 iz ure chance "Mary Caldwell' '-- folk. It is pleasing to draw comparisons He was merely over-sophisticated. Assistant Managing Editor FRANK P. MITCHELL, '34 between our own commonplace existence Stenographer FRANCES GLYNN, '35 yud think spring wuz hear- "Hazel" and the unattainable glories of the great. While seeking recognition, striving to sez thet sum ov the gurls ar hed over BUSINESS STAFF So very little is known about great men gain the backing of influential people who Business Manage?' DAVID TRUNDLE, '33 heals in luv--chug-chug-chug-hear that we welcome the biography that 1'0- were absolutely indifferent toward him, AdvBrtisi.ng Mana.ge7·s ROBERT CAIRNES, '3i, A. N ORMANWARD, JR., '33 komes (~) "Randle's" Empire--sh, sh Mozart's mother died. Alone for the first inner Circulation MOIllagm' LORA OUTTEN, '3'4 dunt say a wurd, one ov the elite bought veals their Davenport, lives. in her Mozart, gives time in his life, in a hostile city, pov· Marcia Assistant Circulation Managers a fall bonnet an the nasty mouses an a full an~ interesting account of the life erty-stricken, and overwhelmed by grief, GLADYSE L. SOMERS, '33 M. R. STEVENS, '35 rats ate all the f'ethers off ov it-- Mozart wrote the immortal Requiem. At OLIVE MAY BUTLER, '35 ARTHU~ V. DOWNEY, '34 now, sum little (~) boy gave "For· of a man about whom little has been CARL EVERLY, '34 CECIL H, MARK, '35 ney" a kewpie doll frum "Griffin's" known, and a great deal conjectured. The this point especially, and often through THOMAS EVELAND, '36 SIMEON :MARKLINE, '36 personality and real life of this man, the entire length of the book, the author REPORTERS counter, and "Bill" made him pay fur WIIO has composed some of the world's shows how Mozart's music was composed Betty Allen, '33; Susanna Cockey, '33; Tessie Cox, '33; Blanche Hurd, '33; it-e-didn"t he "Commerford" ~--thet from the depth of his own vital experi- Anne Wolverton, '33; Muriel Day, '34; Martha Harrison, '34; Kathlyn Meller, '34; Georgetown game--" Stallings" haz greatest music, are practically unknown. ence. Thus she makes us understand the Louise Needy, '34; Dorothy Paul, '34; Margaret Yocum, '3'4; Frances Elderdice, desided to give up keeping thet "Trust A few people know that Mozart was ::t '35; Edith Forney, '35; Orpha Pritchard, '35; Dorothy Wicks, '36. Account" (~) fur "Hot-cha-cha' '-- genius and a child prodigy, who experi- heart of the man. Wilson Murray, '33; Pat Mahoney, '34; Clarence Bussard, '34; James Bopst, enced alternately success and poverty, Dorothy Canfield has said of the book: '35; Brady Bryson, '35; Carlton Brinsfield, '35; Keithley Harrison, '35; Reynolds wat fine wether we ar having--did ya fame and obscurity. They pictured him -is "People who already know and love Mo- Simpson, '36. go tu the hollow-ween party i=-we did- zart's music will revel in this book. But sum 0'1' the fellas wurnt kontent, so they a precocious child in court costume, who absorbed fellow Worthy opinion; Model management; Correct news. went down town tu the' hop' grew into a dapper, rakish, young Fairly it can be read with never heard interest by have who of those a not with a white wig and lace jobot. Levine Hall almost burnt down (or up), anyway "Shrip Sparrow's" bed accurate, all of this, as far as it goes- his. . . . And one thing is sure. Anyone E D I T o R I A L went up in smoke, and he had tu lay more accurate than the general concep' who has lived tluough M,ozart's life in rake down on the springs fur a coupla nites tion that Mozart was a dissolute pover- in the class of those who do not know his to remain book will not be satisfied this himself who drank into degrading and "Daskam" wuz How Many? How many of us are eligible to vote in the current --' 'Sue Cockey" nite, an a little burd ty a1id an early grave. lllusic.' , the lonely othur Presidential- election ~ We take it for granted that all the faculty can, and we are sure a good number of the student body can came intu sea them-' 'Hazel" sed it wuz and would, if they were near enough to their homes. brown tu--o, 0, thet fashon show-Ink In order to give us the illusion, if not the reality, of participation out gurls, thoz boys ar gona giv you sum Looking at Other Campuses in this great game of politics, THE GOLD BUG is sponsoring a straw compatishon--Hey! who ya gonna vote vote for students and faculty. Of course, we admit that we have a fur '-we are fur "Ranklin Fruzavelt" double purpose in view all the time. The immediate aim is to see what bekause he beleeves then colluje is over- In a flood ·of beautiful language, writ- exhibited in not carrying on the grand Western Maryland's sentiments are about the White House occupant wurkin the studints-- ten, no doubt, when the good editor of and great and holy traditions which are for the next four years, and about its stand on prohibition. But lurk- did ya ever know thet "honesty iz the "symbols of a spirit that must not die if ing in the background of our minds is a secret desire to test for our- best polasea.1 ' '-" many a true wurd wuz the Diamondback was somewhat under :Maryland is to li,e." selves, for the very first time, "'IV-esternMaryland's potential response sed in jest ~"-" envy iz a kind 0'1' the influence of a general campus opin- And then, this very complimentary and to an appeal. pr.aise~' '-" misf.ortunes make us wize~" ion, the University of Maryland organ i:; asinine remark: "'rhe Executiye Council, Nothing can cheer the editor's heart so much as an over-whelming -and thet "Speech iz silver, a.nd silence rearing back on its heels at the terrible response to a request for registration of opinion, such as is proffered golden ~" situation pictured \"ery graphically in the long a dreaming, by bedecked nonentity, this week. At least, nothing is so cheering lIDless it is a letter of sound hay! hay! the elite sure feals like cor· follo'"I"ing words, printed in capitals: has taken original and vigorous action! " criticism, about THE GOLD BUG, or other" campus problems", be- rectin' "pop quizes' '-but we fuled WHEN UPPERCLASS HYPNOSIS and will endeavor to enforce the "Rat spoken in a constructive manner and signed with a bold flourish. Is it them, we scribbled so they kudnt read HAS DEVELOPED INTO SUCH A Rules" to the limit. We ask, is there your belief that we supp'ress all communications which we don't agree our papers so fast--an lye won thet Cm1PLETE PERFECTION OF HASH- anything" original" about taking" vig. with 1 Far from it; anything highly controversial would be a true god- Loyola game--sumbody borrowed (n ISH-CLOGGED STAGNATION THAT orous" action in the enforcement of send to the editorial staff after so long a silence on the part of the pub- thet silvenyear in the "Chop House" FRESHMEN THEi\1SEL VES ASK }'OR freshman regulations ~ lic. We hear you go around criticizing every day, but you never fulfill monday nite ;tuesday morning a detecka- ACTIVE REGULATION .. AND EV· It seems tha t the students at the uni· our fervent wishes by setting your thoughts down and letting us have tive found "Kaddy's" fingurprints on EN INS 'rIGA TE IT .. THE ANSWER versity are being some what blinded, tem- the result. . sum 0'1' the ,,·imlo\y cills--most ov the MUST BE ELEC'rRIC! porarily, we hope, by a flood of oratory. We've wandered far, from who \"ill be our next president? But gurls who listened tu thoze sex lextures From which, gentle reacler, you may "Rat Rules", far from being the "sym· after all, good citizenship is built on active and thoughtful response, l'emarked thet they hadnt bin told any- gather that the upper classes at the State boIs of a spirit" are more the unjust and and we hope you'll take this chance to make a good 'start. How many thing new-thet's mol' then sum ov the uniyersity are protesting mildly at the un-called·for imposition of authority up' will? boys could say--aint it fuuny how sum on the lower by the higher classes. "Rat ov the men (~) enjoy ringin' the towel' failure of the sophomore class iiI the en- Rules," in one sense, are very, very traditional "Rat of the For Co-eds Only "'IVestern Maryland College women are accustomed bell~-- fOl'Cement And such, as you haye di1"ined, childish; and then, viewed from another Rules." to consider themselves as the torch-bearers on the now fur the 'acl\"ise tu the luvlorn'- angle, they are a bit barbarious. It seems Hill. With regard to most of the existent traditions, they point with "John George" rites-"Dot" and myself good friend, is the ease. that the time has come for modern uni- pride to the girls' part in keeping them alive, even to the now moribund jus.t luv to argue, and now its all ovel·; The Dia1llondbac'k has l'isen nobly to ,ersities and colleges to abolish a bit J~ institution of J. G. C. All the quaint customs which do so much to what can I do about it "-buy meself the occasion and is sincerely condemning the old senseless "tradition·bunk", if endear college to the reminiscent alumni seem to be the work of the the volumes entitled "How to Control tile laxity which the sophomore class h.1S we lllny express it thus. co-eds. Aurgueing" by "Bernard Kaplan", and They also are usually the winners in the field of scholarship, they "How to Win Your Sweetheart Back", campus to conduct a special social orien- contribute a good part of the enthusiasm at pep meetings, and they by "Danial Moore' '--' 'Tu II " axes- ta tion for these'" Rats" ~ be sho\yn no respect whatsoever in the management of the meal. have even been known to reproach the men with the charge of poor "How can I make" Webster Lucas" be spirit because said man looked with hesitation at the sport of climbing a good boy~"-thet's eazy-bee a gud The general deportment of the I have observed that the virus of selfish a greased pole. gurl, and leaye "J,ohnie Yzoric" alone "frosh" outrages the simplest laws of table manners has eyen infected some of But in at least one important phase of college activities, the women --" Kuntzie" rites-" My popularity etiquette. Since when does one gentle- the upper classmen. When they wax they should concerning fail in their response. Compare the number of men with the number of is increasing very rapidly, how can I slow man pass another ,yithout speaking~ satirical that possibly freshmen, auditors are recall their women interested in intercollegiate debating, and there may be sur- it down ~' '-dunt fool ureself, ure not S') EYen barbarians considered this so impor- prise in store. The merits of debating as a varsity activity are too hot, it iz only the radiator you stand tant that they'had formal salutes. It is laughing at them, rather than with them. 'rhe remoyal was regulations of "Rat" w~ll-known to need elucidation here. However, these advantages don't along side 01'-- but a small thing, ancl the variest slouch peremptory under the circumstances seem to be sufficiently impressed on the women to impel them to make dunt you dare furgit to send in sum is he who would overlook it. which brought it about, but it is perfect· a showing comparable to the men's. It is undeniable that we have more questions fur the next issue, and Freshmen rules always demand resped is rather ,0 talent among the women approximately as fine as that of the men, and dunt furgit tu ,ote--an remembeT you for upper classmen. This ly evident that the suspension of those harm do more student yet, far too few of the co-eds will volunteer to lend their talents to the dunt need no pass,Yords tu git intu ure gi,e the newcomer a comprehension of his rules will a '1'hole than it to the possible body as was college debating team. rooms--we wli bee a seaing you soon place in a large community than to exalt "'ould have been 'Hought on the entire So far has the prestige of debating fallen in the last few years, the upper classmen. The freshmen by freshman class by the continuance of the that the idea of participation may be totally new to many. Yet debating m·dy hi! their ail' of patronage and forebearance rules. has all the excitement of a sport besides its sounder benefits. It is one remind one mightily of bourgeois sh09- I do not belie,e it necessary to inflict of the highest types of activity available on the Hill and certainly de- keepers masquerading as Caesars. Hu· physical pain on freshmen, or any others serves more attention than the women have paid to it so far. Each one morous though it may be, it eventually urgently wanting correction. Social pres- of us know whether or not she is suited to debating and to measure up VOX CAMPUS becomes disgusting, so that many are the sure, correctly and Yigorously applied, to the me.n's fine support, those of us who are qualified, not necessarily threats made by irritated upper class- by experIence, should' lend a hand to a revival of women's debating men. Remarks similar to the following would meet the need, ana end it expedi· tiously. immediately, to ensure a successful 1932-33 season. are frequent: "If the' sophs' can't con- Eclitor's Note: Vox Campus ,is the medi- trol that bunch, some of us are going to THE ROQK MAN. um of student opini{)ll in THE GOLD BUG. Pan-Hellenic Ethics This year witnesses the second season of the co- C01~tributors are asked to sign theil' blister them until they'll need bustles for functioning of Inter-Fraternity and Inter-Sor- 1tOlmeS,as evidence of good faith, but not protection. " I mention this latter be- Editor of THE GOLD BUG ority Councils. Pan-Hellenic means just a potential big dance to many for plbblication unless desired. cause such menaces are marked by an in- Dear Editor: of us, but such enterprises would never materialize if it were not for creasing anger, which will soon translate Again it comes up. That J. G. C. the organizations in the background striving for fair regulation of November 1, 1932. words into action. It would be a hap- problem or what have you ~ Every year ]Jl fraternity and sorority activities. Editor of THE GOLD BVG pier conclusion for the freshmen '-0 the spring and fall, it crops up, for the "Rushing season" is near at hand for both men's and women's Western Maryland College peacefully acquiesce in the adoption of a few days of initiation, to sink back into o.rganizations. Freque~tly, we see in other college papers, big explo- 14adame: co,urteous attitude. But conform they oblivion until it is dragged forth again. SIons over flagrant violations of fraternity ethics, which we believe to A question very pertinent to the wel- must! Why can't the poor thing be allowed to have no parallels at Western Maryland. There are, however, number- fare of our beloved institution has made If one really wants to Touse an upper die quietly and honorably 'I Heavens less opportunities to abide by the spirit of the club regulations, or just me again abandon the safe retreat of classman's ire, ask for his opinion of the knows 'it's been trying hard enough for' forget them momentarily at a propitious time. So much regarding silence. , , frosh " table manners. He's insulted the last few years to do that very thing. fraternity ethics can hardly be stated in black and white, and yet After associating for four disagreeable immediately. Is one insinuating by that Things that live on pa.st glories are never should be a part of every club member's unwritten creed' of conduct. weeks with the class of '36, the great!'r question that he has previously associatpd successful. No explanations needed, I It will be a triumph for both Inter-Fraternity and Inter-Sorority part of the campus is '\"Ondering what with cattle, for where else does one find hope. councils if after the coming season is over, each "brother" and "sis- happened on "The Hill" during the the "grab ana snatch" manners of th·e And so, although no coward, and I'm ter" can look back and be proud of his or her open-and-above-boal'd freshman orientation period. Was it freshmen 'I It does a senior little good '0 glad to say, no fool, tactics, and if every pledge can be initiated into a regime of the clean , really succes$ful'l Is it going to be neces- head a table, providing he £nds his seat I Temain, squaI~e, sportsmanlike (londuct that makes TOl' the truest fellOWShip. ' sary for th(! l\l:~i~~!lnd gentleme~ Qf the is vacant when he arrives there, if he is to A JUNIOR WHO REJECTED.