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PAGE TWO The Gold Bug, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. COL Thoughts at Random VARIETY BOOKS, PLAYS, AND LIFE A REVIEW OF "Hazelnut" and By "Hazel" ar we mad, or ar we mad ~-or maybe ANN VICKERS she found herself doing social service we're mad-we had the swelhst colyum work. She made speeches, arranged mass maid up fur last time, an' their wuznt A book by Sinclair Lewis. Published by Official student newspaper of Western Maryland College, published on Thursday meetings and helped people. Eventually during the academic year by the students of Western Maryland College, Westminster, rume fur it-so we got left out- Doubleday Doran and Company, 1933. she went to jail for a short term, and Maryland. Entered as second-class matter at the Westminster Postoffice. at last "Deau Miller" haz a 'gong' Reviewed by Esther V. Righter, '34. spent most of her time there in trying SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.00 A YEAR -" ::\Irs. Mellor" told" Hazelnut" thet to clean things up. Her curiosity and in- the deen wuz chipping all ov the china- Sinclair Lewis has come forth with terests in the prison reform movement EDITORIAL STAFF something more for us to think about. It Editor-in·Chief M. S. STROW, '33 wear tryin ' tu git order in the dining began there, and never left her. Associate Editors ESTHER V. RIGHTER, '34, WILLIAM G. PYLES, '33 rume so he kud say the blessing-" His- matters little whether the reader is Came the War, and a love-affair, and News Bditors ELSIE BOWEN, '33, CARLTON BRINSFIELD, '35 sey ' thot he found a red signal flag on amused, antagonized, or delighted with the lost Pride. Copy Editors MARY ELLEN SENAT, '33, CHARLES L. WHITTINGTON, '34 Colluje drive the othur weak; but "Ev Mr. Lewis's literary productions-s-he l)V01·tSEditors H. TROY HAMBSCH, '33, EUGENE WILLIS, '34 Bowen.' sed it wuz bur shirt !-" Hazel" must admit their cleverness and their It is hard to find a satisfying reason MAKE·UP STAFF sed thet their wuz so much talkin' going power. And it is probable that no earlier for Ann Vickers giving herself to the Managing Editors WILLIAM H. SPARROW, '3"3, C. RUSSELL HERBST, '33 on won nite in smith hall thet it raized book by this writer is cleverer or more work that she did. She was not too Assistant Managing Editor FRANK P. MITCHELL, '34 the tin ruf'e off the bilding-hear iz a powerful than his latest-" Ann Vick- good, not especially religi ous, and not Stono qrapher FRANCES GLYNN, '35 very soft-hearted. She was strong in gud won:-"Romito" and "Ryscav- ers' '. BUSINESS STAFF age" ar both campused+-which meens no While "Ann Vicke1's" is not so ob- mind and body a.nd purpose, and her pur- Business Manager DAVID TRUNDLE, '33 'dates' fur them-we sea thet the mor- viously satirical or so bitingly critical as pose was to improve conditions that her Advertising Managers ROBERT CAIRNES, '34, A. NORMAN WARD, JR., '35 common sense told her need improving. Ciraulation Manager " LORA OUTTEN, '3'4 ners bench iz gettin' popular agen now some of its predecessors (for the person- thet the conkrete haz thawed out-wuznt ality of the chief characters stands out She was not very different from other Assistant Circulation Managers women. Her thoughts and wants and a GLADYSE L. SOMERS, '33 M. R. STEVENS, '35 thoze Penn State fites gud~- above everything else) and fewer types bit of foolishness now and then marked OLIVE MAY BUTLER, '35 ARTHUR V. DOWNEY, '34 sumbody axed us if we evur hurd of of American citizens who escape having CARL EVERLY, '34 EDWARD GAULT, '36 the "barrel house bridge ldub" but we fun poked at them. Directly or indirect- her as typical in fundamental character- THOMAS EVELAND, '36 SIMEON MARKLINE, '3G didunt-' 'Moxley" haz bin unanimusly ly everything from the Volstead Act and istics. REPORTERS elecked president ov the "N.B. Asso- the Methodist Church to political graft Any woman but Ann Vickers would Susanna Cockey" '33; Tessie Cox, '33; Blanche Hurd, '33; Anne Wolverton, sheashon' " a local union ov sum ov W. and small-town gossip comes in for its have been completely broken or absolute- '33; Muriel Day, '34; Martha Harrison, '3'4; Kathlyn Meller, '34; Louise Needy, ly hardened by the months that she spent "{l~; Dorothy Paul, '34; Margaret Yocum, '~4; Frances Elderdice, '35; Edith For- M:.'s wel known (~) Co-Eds-hey! "Peg share of belittling. as matron in Copperhead Gap Peniten- ney, '35; Orpha Pritchard, '35; Dorothy WIcks, '36. Downing" diunt you say t-thet you First and foremost, during a great" tiary. The~'e she witnessed cruelty, im- Wilson Murray, '33; Pat Mahoney, '34; Clarence Bussard, '34; James Bopst, t-thot t-thet "BTuce Ferguson" wuz part 'of the book, every kind of penal in- morality, and every type of injustice, '35; Brady Bryson, '35 Carlton Brinsfield, '35; Reynolds Simpson, '36; D. W. t-the kutest t-thing, toto say nuthin' of stitution ever employed in the United Nichols, '35; Roboct Brooks, '36. "Fleming" ~-" Ebert" and hiz 'gang' States is condemned. From the local jail and yet she could do nothing-or prac- Her job was to tically nothing, about it. (~) say thet they ar gonna put this col- to state prisons and women's reforma- keep quiet. Finally she was forced to Worthy opinioY{;t Model management; Correct news. YUl1l on the spot-" John George" sez tories they are described with all their resign. thet a wife ov hiz will hav tu be edu- attendant evils of mismanagement, cruel- Ann Vickers became Dr. Vickers. She cated, so he marches "Pete Tull" down ty, injustice, graft, filth, and disease. superintendent of a model wom- E D I T o R I A L tu the libery every (~) nite- Nobody in any way concerned with pris- became reform school-Utopian in fact, but en's we hurd thet "David Trundle's" self- on management escapes his share of criti- psychologically sound in theory. She selected sponsor haz rekonsidered hur of- cism. And when the book is read, the Eight Hundred Only eight hundred words with which to offer apolo- reader lays it down with his mind set also became the wife of a stout, playful Words gies, thank you's, greetings, and a proposition, and fur-' , Sweiker " iz a regular nuisance; business man-a Babbitt-and very soon then down forever to the silent limbo of the ex-editor! he annoid Smith Hall so with hiz holler- against every j ail and reformatory in learned to dislike him cordially. the country. maid thet Glancing over previous" last issues ", we find W. G. Eaton handing ing on Thursdays, lesson-" they Jerry" him Sinclair Lewis, in spite of his cynicism voice change sez hiz over the reins with an editorial entitled" Finis;" Roy Edwards ending The book deals with the life of a mod- and irony, is capable of portraying to- she's got" Pete Mergo ' his rule with" Adieu;" C. E. Koockogey relinquishing his worries to we think she iz rong- on a string, but ern Ame-rican woman, supposedly typi- mance and bringing his story to a happy us to the tune of "In Retrospect." So conventionally, perhaps we cal of the species. Born of intelligent, ending. Eventually Ann discovers the should have added the title, "Looking Back," to this collection, but we advertizement :-' they laught wen they though not exceptional parents, bred in happiness that she had always sought did not want to lend a note of tender retrospection to this, our last at- hurd thet i wuz going tu the prom, but the typical small town among the usual for others, and never quite found for her- tempt at editorials. wen they sa w me ~wing into the "lithua- people, and subjected to the standardized self. Because she had somehow kept her- Before we turn our faces forward to consider the road ahead of the nean drag" and the "polish tango" American education that is supposed to self alive to the lo,elier things in life, GOLD BUG, however, we must linger a minute and consid'er how the they stud amaized '-lessons given under turn out thousands of ready-made young while being constantly exposed to every- paper advanced to the point where it now seems to be confronted with dueckshon of "Prof. Clement E. Mark- Americans, Ann Vickers never allowed thing not lovely, she was still woman two ways. First, as a guide all along the way, we have been very for- ie,yicz" are indorsed by famus dancers herself to become commonplace. enough to snatch at happiness when it tunate in having l\Iiss Evelyn Wingate for our advisor. Never inter- suc h az ' 'Fleming' " ' 'Kesmodle", Dming her childhood Ann preferred to came her way. fering, she has on all occasions been ready to give her time and sym- "Beal", "Hack", "Chandler' " "Tim- lead, rather than follow her playmates. Whether the book meets iyith the read· pathetic advice. A forbearing censor such as she has proved herself E'ons", and" Kuddy "-klasses beld fri- Rather than indulge in the usual round er's approi'al is beside the point. The cheers the staff's heart, but may have had to pay more than once for day nite at ate in the parlor- of silly high school flirtations, she sought important thing is that it shows us things her patience, by being herself the object of criticism. For all of her "Augie RobeTts" iz going to git him- out one Adolph Keebs, not too popular about our country that ,,'e may not have assistance, we want to express our sincerest appreciation. self in 'dutch' if he dozent quit' standin with her other friends, and somewhat so- realized before. It shows us how far be- If it were only possible to give a personal word of thanks in this up' sen yoI' ,yil11men-" Adelaide HOTn- cialistic in tendency, as her most inti· hind, politically and economically speak- column to all the loyal workers who have fulfilled strenuous assign- er" haz taken up rowing; she haz busted mate associate. ing, we are lagging. And it shows us ments, undertaken last-minute jobs, and put up with the strange vag· six masheens, lost ten pounds and blis- After a college career filled with more that whether Ann Vickers is a Teal per- uaries of an excited editor, we would' gladly sit down to the task, but tered all hur fingers-" J olm 0 'Lear" iz difficulties than would hai'e been neces- son or not, there should be real people spa.ce restricts us to one of the best. This farewell editorial could not trying tu make everyone beleave he iz a sary had Ann chosen to follow the mob, like her. be com.plete without an expression of gratitude to him who was known studint-he sez he iz going to gut on the as managing editor, but who managed to fill every position when duty honor role this turm-one Monday "Paul called him, including the role of night editor (the GOLD BUG room, Burger" didunt git back frum home WE APPEAL after 10) and not omitting the parts of Head Messenger Boy, and chief early an "Red Jacobson" wuz redy tu TO YOU trouble-fixer. William H. Sparrow is the man answering to this de. go out an luk fur him- scription. we hn \. bin thinkin' an a fieggering Furthermore, we must testify that we had another group of loyal thet in six dazes, seventeen hours, fiftitu Several weeks ago the announcement It would be absolutely fatal to put the backers, the Times Printing Company, who have by this time cultivated minutes, ate tean an fore fifths sekonds was made that the activities fee ,\,ould financing of the GOLD BUG on the sub- an almost impregnable stony calm to all the surprises we have sprung we wil be heading fur home officially fur be reduced by half. This fact was a scription basis. One paper would then on them, which they have always end'eavored to make the most of, and t,yeh'e dazes, forteen hours, thirtifive bombshell to all the literary publications, suffice for a whole hall, and a paper that in the shortest time possible. minutes and slim sekonds tU-'Yllllt we be because it meant the immediate reduction could certainly not be run satisfactorily You know how it is-you start a giveu task with the noblest aims, glad?- of all appropriations .. It meant that the on the amount of money ,yhich would knowing you have worlds to conquer and feeling you can do it. Per- this spring ,,'eather iz tu much fur appropriation to the Gold Bug would be come in in that manner. lULps the GOLD BUG hasn't subdued any spheres in the last twelve- us-' , Cordelia V. Pullen" haz a weak· reduced by at least one third. After much consideration, it ,,'as de- month, but it has been inching along, so ~o speak, in each of the ness fur stealin "John Leo Delaney's" Perhaps this does not seem at first avenues it plotted for itself a year ago, namely promotion of higher picture frul11 "Esther V.' '-hear iz a thought a large cut. But when we see cided that the only thing w'hich could be morale and other agencies for improvement, of interest in contem- gud ,ron :-" Dunn" and "Gisriel" sed that this year's paper was able to main- done about it was to make a direct ap' porary affairs, of intra-mural athletics, and last and most important, thet they hav bin going home fur weak· tain a consistently regular schedule only peal to you, the students of Western juniors, the College, present Maryland of itself as an impartial and interesting paper belonging to the student ends, but it came out in the society col- because of the closest scraping and plan- sophomores and freshmen who are the body. Our attem,pts at progress have been made in every field of en- yum thet "Messrs. Dunn a.nd Glsriel" ning, we Clan appreciate what a reduction deavor but those which require money. Readability particularly hag hal' bin the weak·end gests 0" the" Mace of this sort "'ould mean. The last issue of ones directly affected by this publication. been one of our aims, and we fondly hope that this has extended to the S'stel's" ov Port Deposit fur the past the GOLD BUG was put out in reduced To you is given the responsibility of editorial column. two munths! -it komes out in the wash size not only to carryon the schedule, whether the college paper will continue To justify our denial of a completely retrospective mood, we close sooner or later- but also to balance the budget. Do you in a satisfactory manner. We are ask- the door on the old GOLD BUG, and open the door to the new. we just got one "Dobie" this time want an issue like that one every two ing you to add the small sum of one dol- fee. lar to your activities Consider ,,'hat 'U1"dhere she goze:-A "Lawyer" iz not iyeeks, or do you want the regular paper this means. That is still a much smaller To the Future! To a staff capable, and for the most part, trained in supposed tu sell fish, even though she kan presented at three week intervals ~ A sum than you have been accustomed to the work, the seniors leave the GOLD BUG. IVhen the make a noize like a fish pedeler i-did we paper like the latter would present mere- paying in the past. It should not be a class of 1933 is struggling to attain (or should we say, "ohtain"?) a git sUlllthing on "Sue Strow" this timer ly write-ups, not news, and the prime great burden. position next year, the GOLD BUG will bc traveling as al,,-ays to the -she had a nitemare (n or sumthing duty of a newspaper is to give the read- Please give us your undii'ided support. University of North Carolina, Penn State, the University of Maryland, and she drempt thet she wuz ship-reeked ers news. As it is, the news now is not It is of course necessary to get the back- and other institutions, and to alumni and friends in many states. ThifS on a desert island on a moonlite nite and as timely as it should be, but it is the ing of the entire student body. Get to- periodic remind'er of Western 1\1aryland mayor may not represent the an old lady ,,"uz hur only companian-if best that can be done under the circum- gether and gii'e us your backing. It is college creditably, but if it ever had the potentialities of attaining a you shud ax us thet story iz gonna be a stances. A monthly paper would be more entirely up to you all. Do you want a high ranking among collegiate newspapers, it has them with the com- hard ,,'on tu stuck tu- on the idea of a magazine, but it would GOLD BUG or do you ii"ant something ing of the new staff. "Herbst" and "Pyles" relaxed (n not be large enough for a magazine or which will amount to .nothing~ There's a great JF to this statement, however: if the GOLD BUG lnst Saturday night in "The Gardens" timely enough for a llewsy newspaper. It can still be published. 'fhe old catch-word" financial difficulties ", is -naughty, naughty-and sum body WllZ would be a stagnant literary production If you will gii'e your dollar, please unfortunately applicable at this point. vVe speak plainly i\'ithout any singin ahout littul "Sparrows" in Sun- which would contribute nothing 'Whatso- sign the blank below and place it in th e attempt to gloss over the situation. Weare lucky to be in a position d3~' Chapel-hey! who forgot tu pull the ever to the students in general. GOLD BUG box. where we can plead for our favorite enterprise. We do not feel, how- plug out or \lun oy the bath·tubs oyer ever, that we are taking unfair advantage of fortuitous circumstances. Smith HalP-" Joey Kleinman" iz tak- for we believe that our cause justifies the step we are taking. in appeal- ing a cource iu piano in ten eazy lessons. ing to the college to pledge financial support of the GOLD BUG. We, who are graduating, have no axe to grind; we will not profit personally he sez thet they giy you a deploma fur I hereby pledge myself to support the financing of the from a successful termination of this campaign. But we 'will leave the fifty sents extra-,just ell1agine us gurls GOLD BUG by having one dollar ($1.00 ) added to my activi- Hill with easier minds, knowing that one essential activity of the pro- sta~'ing out till eleven thirty once a gressive college will not suffer because the students were not given a Ir.mith; it shud be once a weaek- ties fee. chance to retain it in its most efficient form. it luks as though we spilled all our The editor-elect has developed this plea for your co-operation beens fur now-we aint got no poetry elsewhere on ths page. IVe think that our "last words." editorially , this time, but we will git sum fur the Name .................................................. speaking, are best spent in a verbal toast to the GOLD BUG next year. next-about all we kall Ilay iz just Are you with us? Reidy-Ri. •.• ,' t!,·,",." .•.........•......•. ,"" 1 t •••••••••••••