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PAGTI: TWO The Gold Bug, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. COL Thoughts at Random VARIETY f BOOKS, PLAYS, AND LIFE A REVIEW OF By "Hazel" and "Hazelnut" how thoze las' to weaks hav gosh! roll'd round-befor ya no it Eastur will JUDGING THE JUNIOR PLAYS OF THEE I SING be hear agen- The performances in Alumni Hall last Kaufman's and Ryskind's musical Official student newspaper of Western Maryland College, published on Thursday wel, lets start off with a fue "dob- Thursday evening were probably two comedy; Of Thee I Sing, music by during the academic year by the students of Western Maryland College, Westminster, ies"-al1d maybe "lyewill end up with of the best pieces of dramatics of the George Gershwin, has indeed a unique Maryland. Entered as second-class matter at the Westminster Postoffice. sum two-"Mary El"- sez thet she iz one-act variety to be offered by a ju- flavor. And this comment extends be- SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.00 A YEAR just havin' "Pyles" of fun lately- nior speech class at Western Maryland yond the hero, quasi-president of the "Watson" iz all "Punchy" - '~Jane" College. There were some,' no doubt, United States, appropriately named, luves hur "Hunter"-"Keyser" luves who gasped at the noble endeavor of John P. Wintergreen. Whatever the EDITORIAL STAFF "Wi llis't-krrigh ts-e-and "Bowen" built a the director to offer two plays of such Editor-in-Chief M. S. STROW, '33 burdhouse too houze the littul "Mar- extreme opposite character at a single play-goer has been led to expect Associate Editors ESTHER V. RIGHTER, '34, WILLIAM G. PYLES, '33 through his past experience with musi- News Editors ELSIE BOWEN, '33, CARLTON BRINSFIELD, '35 tins"- performance. It was a bit unusual, but cal comedy, or by his knowledge of Copy Editors MARY ELLEN SENAT, '33, CHARLES L. WHITTINGTON, '34 wurnt them plays gud last weak '-by anyone who heard the applause that contemporary satire, he is likely to find Svorts Editors H. TROY HAMBSCH, '33, EUGENE WILLIS, '34 the way, "Hazel" sez thet sum ov the each received, could see for himself something entirely different. Perhaps gurls ar just goin' crazy ovur "Bill that the audience in order to enjoy MAKE·UP STAFF if we were more familiar with the fine Wright"-they say he wud make such themselves thoroughly must be handed Managing Editors WILLIAM H. SPARROW, '3'3, C. RUSSELL HERBST, '33 a fine husband-"Wade" sez thet the points of the satire that good Mr. Gil- Assistant Managing Editor FRANK P. MITCHELL, '34 a bit of comedy before the evening's bert used to barb his Savoyan shots, we Stenographer FRANCES GLYNN, '35 gold bug box iz a austrailian votin' entertainment closed. We thought that should be more in a position to draw a masheen-o, 0, "Jones" and "Commer- the acting of the players in each pro- parallel between such works as Pinafore BUSINESS STAFF ford" went out the othur nite in the duction merited a curtain call, especial- Business Manager " , DAVID TRUNDLE, '33 prezents ov ladies, an almost had two ly the three members of the fantasy's and The Pirates of Penzance, and the Advertising Managers ROBERT CAIRNES, '34, A. NORMAN WARD, JR., '35 work in question. As it is, we are in- Circulation Manager '" LORA OUTTEN, '3'4 pay fur their food by washin' disches- cast, but evidently the audience did not clined to examine this production that "Skeets Harrison" sez thet the great- appreciate their dramatic ability to Assistant Circulation Managers, est problem ov today is the grapefruit quite such an extent. has been an outstanding Broadway suc- cess for many months and call it a mod- GLADYSE L. SOMERS, '33 M. R. STEVENS, '35 problem; he sez it iz always in the pub- The dance which was more or less a ern marvel of originality. OLIVE MAY BUTLER, '35 ARTHUR V. DOWNEY, '34 Iik eye!- CARL EVERLY, '34 EDWARD GAULT, '36 the gamma beta's hav started a track curtain raiser; was very well done. It Undebatable it is that the play is a THOMAS EVELAND, '36 SIMEON MARKLINE, '36 really seemed as though trained dan- very clever commentary on American teem-the othur night "Charlie Moore" cers were executing it. The dance served REPORTERS outran the rest ov the boize; "Roberts" government. The American genius for Betty Allen '33' Susanna Cockey, '33; Tessie Cox, '33; Blanche Hurd, '33; sod a train got in hiz way; all agread admirably to put the audience in the ballyhoo is played up to the maximum. Anne Wolverton' '33" Muriel Day, '34; Martha Harrison, '34; Kathlyn Meller, '34; thet the feathurs didn't keep 'em very proper frame of mind for the play Our fellow-countrymen's mass weakness Louise Needy ;34' Dorothy Paul, '34; Margaret Yocum, '3'4; Frances Elderdice, which was to follow. the insertion of "Love" in the platform '35; Edith F~rney: '35; Orpha Pritchard, '35; Dorothy Wicks, '36. warm-"Hazel" sez thet the gurls ar for the catchy slogan is epitomized by Wilson Murray '33' Pat Mahoney, '34; Clarence Bussard, '34; James Bopst, borrowin' wool sox frum the fellas- The SLave with Two Faces of the John P. Wintergreen referred to '35; Brady Bryso~, '35 Carlton Brinsfield, '35; Reynolds Simpson, '36; D. W. get in' kold feat eh '-we didunt hear We understand that the above. In a gathering of politicians Nichols, '35; Robert Brooks, '36. "The Baron" the othur nite, but we will head of the Speech De- among whom even the layman could tonite- pick out the prominent bunk-promoters, hearz nuze fur ya-"Hefty Hambsch" partment has been wait- Worthy opinion ; Model management ; Correct news. and "Haughty Hull" are goin, to fite in ing several years for an in a gathering where the vice-president the coming pugelistick encounturs-sh. opportunity t 0 present is known as "the guy who passes the the great it is decided that pickles", -sh-"Hazel" is gonna fite two-"Ha- The .slave wit h Two E D I T o R I A L zel" sez thet "Reds Wade" is bo thur- Faces. The slave, Life, American public is fed up on every oth- ing sum ov the gurls fur sum underwear Wm. Kesmodel could be played only by a er line of hooey but love, and love it -o,-o,-"Gene Lamb" haz two wirn- person possessing a well-developed body must be, to make the campaign success- Backing 'Em Up Did you see the Navy fights Saturday night? If you men fiteing ovur him, arnt ya "Bunny that could be bared to the waist and ful. The next step is to hold a beauty did you were lucky, for even though the outcome 'l'ollenger" and "Skinny Annan"~- still be impressively dramatic. Such a contest in Atlantic City; to pick out was disappointing, th~ spectacle of Western Maryland in a fighti?-g' "John O'Lear" haz bin givin' the wim- person was found in William Kesmode1. the American beauty worthy of being mood is always good to see. The college was well represented, consid- men a brake-luk out or "Kaplan" will He was made for the role, and we fully wooed and won in forty-eight states, ering the distance, weather, and other discouraging factors. ~hi~ state- be aftur you- expected him to steal the play, but he by the future president. Young Win- ment applies particularly to the number of those present, but It IS ques- even sum ov the athletes (~) are was continually rivaled by the perform- tergreen becomes ensnarled in a minor tionable whether it extends to cover completely their conduet. It was striving tu reach the top; they attended ances of the two yomig ladies, Miss tangle when he rejects the "most beau- hard to see the fight decided in a way different from the individual's an unrekwired recital in the parlor sun- Straughn and Miss Righter. Miss tiful blossom" in favor of a humble sec- judgment of the outcome, but Western .Marylanders should know bet- dae nite-"Kitty Rose" and "Mary Straughn's acting was superb, though retary, Mary Turner, who has the quali- ter than to let even a murmur of protest be heard. The total of a Brown" ar takin tumbleing az a side- angelic. Miss Righter's scream when fication of making excellent corn-muf- crowd's private complaints adds up to enough to have a great psycholo- Ene; they fell all the way down the the slave choked her was filled with fins-and' who wouldn't allow that to in- gical effect on decisions, let alone reflecting on the brand of the student staires the othur n~tc-hearz a house- tenor that struck at the hearts of the fluence him, on considering four years body's sportsmanship. Many of us never think of becoming belliger- hold hint fur the gurls:-used tu be audience. We are sorry to say that she in the White House without them' ent over a decision, but we merely indulge ourselves to the extent of a piktures ar just grate for skareing the was conscious of the fairy-like nature Eventually, John and Mary go merrily few words to the nearest friendly neighbor. Multiply this by X and mice out ov the klozits-"Hazel" tried of her dance. It was really done very on their campaign tour, only occasion- you have the ragged sort of reception that was given the ref's decisions it- nicely. The slave's childish laugh was ally annoyed by the inconvenient ap- Saturday night. the gurls and "Fowble" ar still prack- disappointing and a bit disconcerting pearance of Alexander Throttlebottom, Of course, enthusiastic backing of the boxers is desirable. But so ticeing basketbawl-"Righter" got a when a deeper expression of maniacal candidate for vice-president and already many of us are determined to noise our enthusiasm in the most individ- telegram the othur day and now she iz triumph was what everyone expected. votpd general nuisance. Needless to say the couple in the White Love puts ual manner we can find in spite of the existence of such stringent rules settin' on topa the wurld-"Koppe" and Circumstances Alter Cases House. to regulate expression 'of it. Every sport, it seems, has something of "Delaney" hav taken a korse in 'spank- the sort. l\Iost of the time, fortunately, we can have an outlet for our in'-ain't sum men kruwel ~-"Peg Dris- This one-act comedy by Weare then initiated to the presi- energy in vehement yelling, but even then, many of us fail to take ad- coll" goes fur high skool princables, Ruth Giorloff was refresh· dent's life; outstanding scene: the First vantage of this opportunity in the most effective way. It all shakes dunt ya "Peg"~-"Gigalo Moore" be- ingly light after witness- Lady arguing with the butcher over the down to the old old story of subordinating the individual's desires to lieves in luv 'em an leave 'em-dunt ing the horrors of the pre· price of veal cutlets.· The Senate, too, fantasy. the needs of the' group. The truest enthusiasm lets itself be guided. furgit thet thet wurks both ways!- ceding surprising to It was gets its share of attention, particularly not see But what of those who don't seem to have any visible enthusiasms? now did ya evur no thet "Wooden" Frank Mitchell steal the when it is horribly shocked by the neg- Well, we feel a genuine pity for the college student who can't get thinks thet "Bud's" ar right sweetf- F.P.Mitchell play in another buoyant ligible Mr. Throttlebottom's arrival sev- eral months after his election. Unfor- excited over athletics or any other sehool activity. Of course, we came "Herbst" duzent like Amos, but he just role after having sighted his possibili- to college, as great men oft remind us, to study, but it is a rare individ- 1'1t,es'bout "Andy"-o,-o,-"Timmons" ties in 39 East last Thanksgiving. His gettable moment of drama: Senator X ual who can summon up an undying love for his studies collectively, haz '('m on a "Leitch"-statement frum monopoly of the stage was neither a pleading for a pension for "Annie", which will compensate him for the loss of everything else in college life-. "Fran Elderdice"-"I prefer 'Wood- reflection upon the acting of the other Paul Revere's horse, which, it subse- The effective education requires some broadness of interests, if we are bury' at all costs"-and "Cooling" sez members of the cast nor was it a selfish quently developed, died in 1805. (1775- not to become fossilized. Those who devote a large part of their time she iz not afrade of a "Koppe"- motive of his own because the play was 1805' The good old days for you!) and effort to winning a name for Western Maryland, not only in ath- how about sum mor poetry' written for Don Hamilton to steal. His Another point {)f Congressional proce- letics, but in other activities, deserve our respect and co-operation, and no mol' exams-in piece we'll sleep; perfect ease on the stage and the way dure which receives the genial authors' what is more, that intangible something, which is felt rather than ex- "Doc Whitfield's" history's dun, in which he actually lived his role are attention is the process of impeach- pressed, when the participant goes into the ring (figuratively speak- "Prof. Brumbaugh's Bible korse iz o'er, to be commended. ment, for President Wintergreen soon ing) knowing every Western Marylander is behind him no matter what ":frEss Ebaugh's" just begun. finds himself "on the spot" for refusing should happen. Nobody demands that we lose ourselves in our absorp- "Doc Bertholf's" korse--Anatomy Miss Anna Wigley portrayed the role to marry the "most beautiful blossom", tion with speetator athletics, in preference to every other sod of inter- haz started on itz way of the modern widow very well. She who happening to be an illegitimate est, but if we have time and energy to spare, surely it isn't too much oh! wur it just five munths frum now seemed at home on the stage and gave descendant of Napoleon, is. backed by to expect them to be turned to some account, for the men wh0 are doing an extra warm June day 110 signs of the self·conscious amateur France. Little Mary Turner saves the their best for us day by day. so long while doing the slightly sentimental day by twittering into the Senate cham- scenes of her role. Miss German was a ber and announcing the prospect of a desirable step-sister to say the least, White House infant. The Senate, rep- CHAS. WHITTINGTON AND resenting the well-known Great Heart ANTHONY DIKSA 'IWILL but her father, Stephen Everett, was, at Have You Got It? Has it gotten you yet? By "it" we mean the be- HEAD 1934/ALOHA times, still the Bill Wright of the W. M. of the American People, melts at this tween-season itch, or the winter willies, or what- C. campus. Miss Needy was fine as the interesting revelation and resolves to ever you want to call 'em. "It" creeps on us unawares as January (Continued from Page One) maid, but she was not a maid of the carry the case no further, thus cheat- wanes and we look forward to eight (or is it seven now n more weeks feels that since the publication of the Maggie-type whose "No, ma'am, noth- ing the vice-president out of an honest till spring vacation. These deep winter months may be the heyday of Aloha next year ,,-ill be handicapped by ing come" shoula have been more in har- job. Then we catch a glimpse of the high society, but Western Maryland isn't high society in that sense. reduced appropriations from student ac- mony with her appearance. senile fathers of the law, the Supreme Half of us realize what it is we're feeling, as we face the start of a new tinty fee, it will be even more necessary As an evening's entertainment the Court justices, going into consultation semester with no pardonable let-up for so long a time, and the rest of to ha,e the cooperation of the senior to decide whether it will be a boy or us merely feel it. As many good resolutions were probably made by class and the entire student body. junior plays were unrivalled and as a girl. Whichever they may have said, it us on February 2 or 3 as were made around New Year's, but it doesn't He plans to haYe the '34 AlOha more tribute to the director might we say turns out to be twins, so the decision make the going any merrier. than ever a student publication, with an that her productions last Thursday has to be reversed. General rejoicing- It seems as though we always return in the fall filled with bound- art editor from the present junior class. ('vening gave positive evidence of the the cOllventional close-revolves around less enthusiasm. We're out for work and plenty of it, with a few inter, Adnsors to the editor, concerning the good fortune of Western Maryland Col- a scene pleasantly removed from the usual. vals for gasps at the scenery and yelling at football games. But Christ- art work, are working on themes which lege to have such a remarkable mem- mas rather takes the starch out of us. January is always a formidable should proye to be more pertinent to the ber of its Speech Department faculty. The authors seem to have adopted the proposition, and February and March loom up like two enormous bar- times. C. R. H. machinery of musieal comedy for their riers to be broken through before we reach-spring. vVe're hanging Anthony Diksa, a member of the class purposes, rather than molding their on by the teeth, so to speak, and praying we won't let go and justify of '34 and the Gamma Beta Chi frater- "message" into 'the form of a show. the reputation this time of the year has for being the" trouble time" in nity, was chosen as business manager of Pure satire-that is Of Thee I Sing. student life. Not that we don't realize the importance of the part of the year book. LOST Even the love scenes have a flashy the scholastic year where we are now situated, but for some of us, Diksa is an outstanding athlete at quality to suit the publicity to which spring fever has a long incipient stage! Now particularly is the time Western Maryland College and a former One pair they are subjected. We might charac- when in infinite weariness, we can't even gather up the initiative to member of the Men's Student Council. of glasses in a Bowen & terize the satire as merciless with great scalp the individual who talks about depression, the weather, and'such He plans to use a wider territory in so- King glass case. If found please return truth. That means that the result is lively topics. Well, there's hope for us all if we laugh at our plight liciting advertisements for the year book to 21 McDaniel/ or the office{)f the Dean not as screamingly funny as some pro- and count the days until spring vacation! next year. of Women. (Continued on Page 4-Col. 3)