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The Gold Bug, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. PAGE TWO A REVIEW OF G01 all Thoughts at Random VARIETY BOOKS, PLAYS, AND LIFE "Hazelnut" and By "Hazel" CAMILLE THE BABYONS on sum started abored-let's git we're scratch think this time-vwatcha fur • dirt j sumthing it telz us thet intelligent gonna A book by Cl!arence Done, published A Play by' Alexamde'r D1L7nM,fils, present . ed at Ford's Theater, Boliimiore, Star- Doubleday, Doran, 1931. they (~) ov our co-eds--'-aint Official student newspaper of Western Maryland College, published on Thursday lukin ~--" Hazel" thinks thet we shud ring Eva Le GalH.elme. during the academic year by the students of Western Maryland College, Westminster, hav a danse prety soon--sundae nite Reviewed by L. Straughn, '34 Maryland. Entered as second-class matter at the Westminster Postoffice. Reviewed by E. V. Righter, '34. chapels-- "The Babsjons ' is the strange and stir- SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.00 A YE.-I.R Eva Le Gallienne, supported by her thre cheers-we lyon our furst football ring chronicle of the transmission of a game-you shud here sum ov the tails slight strain of insanity through five gen- New York Civic Repertory Theater, ga,e EDITORIAL STAFF erations of the family of the Babyons of an excellent production of Caanille, the Editor-in-Chief M. S. STROW, '33 thet the fellers told us wen they got back English nobility. The chronicle is divid- play of Alexander Dumas, fils, at Ford's Associate Editors ESTHER V. RIGH'rER, '34, WILLIAM G. PYLES, '33 -as "Bud Shilling" about fixing Theater in Baltimore last week. News Editol's ELSIE BOWEN, 33, ROBER'r HIMMER, '35 , dates' fur fore--gee! it sure iz fine tu ed into four stories which deal separately Playing the role of Marguerite, the Copy Editors MARY ELLEN SENAT, '33, CHARLES L. WHITTINGTON, '34 sea so many smilin' (~) faces back on with certain characters of the family. Miss Le Gallienue Sports Editors ..........•........... H. TROY HAMBSCH, '33, EUGENE WILLIS, '34 the campus--hear is nuze fur ya- Each story is complete in itself, but un- Lady of the Camelias, response from a large evoked enthusiastic MAKE-UP STAFF "Pupro" had a 'date' in Newport, der all four, holding them together, runs audience. She made of Marguerite a live Managilllg Editors 'WILLIAM H. SPARRO,,", '33, C. RUSSELL HERBST, '33 Penn. the other uite+-and now he iz in the erie atmosphere of abnormalcy, and personality, and threw herself into the uf supernatural somewhat the character Assistant Managvng Editor FRANK P. Ml'l'CHELL, '34 luve-- part so completely that her audience W9.S Stenographer FRANCES GLYNN, '35 , 'Kleinman" believes in pressure all the Babyons. enthralled. Things begin go for to wrong BUSINESS STAFF courtship j he spent all day Tuesday at Babyons when Mad Hariot-so called the From the sophisticated, worldly-wise, be- Busimes« Manager ····· .DAVID TRUNDLE, '33 the stashon waiting fur "Sprague" and cause of her frequent strange behavior, and heartless creature of the first act, Advertising Managers ROBER'!' CAIRNES, '34, DONALD TSCHUDY, '35 she came tu skool in an automobeal-- Miss Le Gallieune transformed the Lady because Circulation Manager LORA OUTTEN, '3'4 you shud sea thet list ov "Strutters" kills herself with her of her cousin-fiance's of the Camelias into a charming, lovable revenge Her maid. marriage Assistant Circulation Managers we've got-the only thing we aint sure does not end here for she succeeds in woman, worthy of the great love of Ar- GLADYSE L. SOMERS, '33 M. R. S'rEvENs, '35 ov ourselves so lye wont name it off now haunting this boy's already abnormal mand. OLIVE MAY BUTLER, '35 ARTHUR V. DOWNEY, '34 --hey! hey! did ya here us sing in ' in mind, and as soon as he has transmitted D. K., writing in the Baltillnore Sun, CARL EVERLY, '34 CECIL H. MARK, '35 chapel ~-we made more noize then we did it to his twins, he kills himself. says: "It is impossible to describe this REPORTERS last yee--" Etzler" and" Koockogey " Twenty-five years later we pick up the perfOl'mance with anything like exact- Betty ~llen, '33; Susanna Cockey, '33; Tessie Cox, '33; Anne Wolverton, '33; ar gonna take a P.G. cource; at least thet ness. It was an intangible, elusive thing, Dorothy Paul, '34; Martha Harrison, '34; Kathlyn Mellor, '34; Louise Needy, '34 j iz the way it luks now--" Holmstet- story with the maturity of the twins. The built up with a thousand carefully Margaret Yocum, '3'4 j Dorothy Balm, '35; Edith Forney, '35. ter ' and "Doenges" spent sundae af'- boy is a normal young man with the thought-out gestures and inflections, and Wilson Murray, '33; Pat Mahoney, '34 j Clarence Bussard, '34; Brady Bryson, ternoon wait in ' for thet bus tu bring usual set of inhibitions and is shocked by '35 j Carlton Briusfield, '35; Keithley Harrison, '35. there' bonnies ' back frum Scranton-- the behavior of his sister, Isabella, who is illuminated. by that radiant emotion which and "Louie Kaplan" got blamed fur takin' strangely like Ha riot. Finally she sur- which comes from within of a great act- is one of the characteristics Worthy opinion; Model management; Correct news. five of "Stoney's" HOTEL CASEY prises and outrages everyone by disap- ress.' , dark forests forever the towels, but "Stoney" found out thet it pearing a gypsy lover into who satisfies her de- Without the touch of a real artist, Mar- with deteckat ivo who tuk them wuz the house E D I T o R I A L insted-- sire for an unconventional life. guerite would appear put ridiculous, and un- cast more something less the entire yea! apples ar in seazon j betcha we The next story deals with Isabella's. than mere impersonation into their parts, know wear their iz a mol' better orchard granddaughter. She is adopted by an the play would be little better than a Next year? Freshmen girls at this time probably don't fully appre- then you do--" Bernie Kaplan" cant English nobleman, and subsequently ciate the gradual lightening of "rat rules" which has find hiz hom j lllay hiz neighbors rest in meets and marries the young Sir Ba by- farce. "'as the emotional ele- Yet so powerful taken place over a number of years. At the time we were seniors in peace fur a wile yet ~--. ' '~1audry Wil- on. But he is a worthless charaeter who lllent ,,-hich ~1iss Le Gallienne so cleverly high school, the freshmen class up here underwent four weeks of initia- lis" (the president ov the T.F. Club d goes from an irresponsible youth to a de- excited, that any inclination of persons 1932) blamed (' Hissey" for putting thet generate old age. The son, Sir Charles, in the audience toward Tidicule banished. tion. We, ourselves, survived three weeks of it. ,N e were only thing in the Gold Bug about her last week is the restless, moody product of this she cast over the audience The spell that allo"'ed to inflict two weeks of hazing on the class of 1934. They in -shame on you fur twenty minutes-- Babyon union. When he is of middle held them throughout the entire produc- turn cut it to one week. This year--~ "Hazelnut" sez thet it iz uncommon to age, he marries an impressionable yomig tion. sea wimmen Tumlin' around Ward H311 girl. Sir Charles has a certain pride in Miss Le Gallienne's company support- This diminishing just can't keep up forever. If there was ever h is gallery of life-sized portraits of his any excuse for" rat rules," cutting down indefinitely the period they theze days-- soph has been selling chapel ancestoTS, and there Hariot Babyon ed her in a· manner worthy of her own Schild- performance. Joseph beautiful one nasty last will certainly nullify it in time. The most valid arguments for hymn buks to sum ov theze dum freshm;m stares out greedily on the present Baby- kraut, playing the role of Armand, put hazing are that the freshmen need "taking-down" from the exalted fur twenty-five sents apeace-it is re- on happiness. One evening, a few some real strength into II character that position of high school seniors and' that rules acquaint the sophomore ported thet one frosh paid two dollars sc months before young Lady Babyon is to seemed some\yhat weak and stupid. have a child, she runs down the dark cor- and freshman class with each other quickly. Two weeks is ample time thet he eud keep the steam radiator in ridor where hangs these portraits. In the Probably the greatest contribution to girls hav for these desired effects to come about, and one ,yeek might be suffi- hiz rume--frosh rumes-my kant 0 my!-- mens darkness she collides with the picture of tJle success of the play \vas the skill with Miss which Le both Gallienne in there piktures Mr. and cient. But shortening the period of time any further just makes of anyway be kareful or thoze sophs will be Hariot. Thel'e is just enough light in the Schildkraut brought out those elements in "rat rules" a silly display without any point, whatever. selling thet resel'Ved seat in alumni hall room to illumine the jealous, grasping their characters that 1Y0uld appeal to the tll yol1--by the ,,-ay thoze frosh girls eyes of Hariot-mad Hariot. The terri- modern audience, and subdued the traits It isn't any harder on the freshmen to keep the rules on a week ot' arc tu grateful fur \\'lll'ds--" Jane fied girl rushes out of the room into the belonging essentially to the nineteenth over than it is to cut them short. The right kind of freshman enjoys 'Wine" ,,-uz elecl(ted fire cheef by the hall, and crashes do\YJ1the dark stairwny century. almost every minute of the" orrleal." Let's not permit this custom. gmJs-" Bunk Hunter" why not buy hnr of marble. It is thus that Mad Hariot which has a few very practical points to recommend it, to fall into the II fire engine no,,'~-- has her complete revenge, for this is the voice in every character is logically ex- House of Babyons. end of the strange discard, for freshmen nowadays arc just as hardy as their predeces- gosh 0' gee! who sed thet we needed The narrative is told simply and con- plained, leaving no room for incredulity, rallC ?--" Hurley" sure iz gonlla hav sors. vincingly with very few improbabilitias but nevertheless there is evident the eerie sum intrease in the ta.ilol' buziness-- unreality of the ever present fate of the and no attempt to coerce the reader into urn of the mnhishus frosh are carting any belief in the supernatural. The un- Babyons; the combination joining a story should the TO PROSPECTIVE REPORTERS the town they away-you aJready--hey! sea all sum canny manner in ,,-hich the theme finds of compelling interest. got "'ood "goose" ,,'uz a kin "'ear "Schofield hall" wuz-an then ran back and told a All students who wish to become reporters on TH~ GOLD BUG Looking at Other Campuses staff for the coming year are requested to fill out the following ques- soph thet it \\'lIZ on fire--J\Iargaret Yo- cum haz got some alligators and terra- tionnaire. Freshmen and' others are all invited to reply. Just fill in pins rUlllling around her rume--dout the blanks, write the article as directed, and drop both article and tell anyone, though bewear, their iz a Randolph·:Macon College, Ashland, Va. tion, was made in the Penn State Col- questionnaire in the contributors' box under the porch of the main freshman football (?) man who plays -The Freshman Rules printed in the cur- legian. It will be the first time in a building. Selection of applicants is not pre-determined by the number , 'movin' gard' '--now remem bel' frosh rent copy of the Yellow Jacket, Ran- decade that no theme has been used. dolph-Macon's official ne\yspaper, im- The illustrations in the coming book desired from their respective classes. -no dates for t\1'0 ,,-eaks-or the pad- press us as by far the most sensible which will follow the trend favored, by present- dal- we 11l\\'e thus far seen. If Rat Rules must day popular magazines. The idea, '\Ve be· Name : - , '" . if sum body dozent rite prety soon, we be continued, let them be like the follow· lieve, is good. It certainly provides an w.il be out o\' quC'ries fm the" Addce t!l ing: excellent opportunity for real originality. Were you connected with the school paper in high school? . the Lm-lorn' '--all}'\\'a)' hear iz \yat we All Freshmen must wear "Fish" caps got :-' (f';usan Cockey" rites-" How while in the corporate limits of the to'\Vn If so, in what capacity? . can I make "Ferguson" fall in 101'e of Ashland, beginning Monday, Septem- Bucknell, Lewisbury, Pa.-In a series with me ~' '-keep lukill into his ble\\' ber 26, at 10 a. m. and continuing until of recommendations based upon a recent Do you expect to take journalism at ,Yestern )Iaryland ? . eyes, and continue tu bring )lim cake like the beginning of the Clnistlll.as holidays. student·faculty survey, Dr. Charles H. and Dr. M. E. Haggerty, Judd suggested you did last \\'eakend; you kno,v thet iz These caps must be worll on all days ex- among other things that" Bucknell Uni- Write an article, in your idea of the best journalistic style, using the quickest \yay tll "'in a man's hart-- cept Sundays and during inclement wea- versity accept and adhere strictly to the the list of information given below. Items are not listed in the order "~eedy" sez-Dear "Hazelnut," "I'm ther. recently adopted requirements of the As· of importance, so evaluate each carefully hefore starting. Be SlU'e to lonely, and my lOYer is up at Columbi3 j All Freshmen must ",ear a yellow neck- socia tion of the :1tiddle States and Mary- incorporate all the facts in your article. Do not supply any facts from can you help me out" '-1)0 indeed, ima tie from sunrise to sunset while in t,he land in reference to Intercollegiate ath your imagination. Limit yourself to 200 words. . married man-but, why not take a COlll'Ce to\\']1 of Ashland. (Other colored ties may letics. ' , up at Columbia two?--"Daskam" be worn at night.) ,'If these requirements are fully ca r- )Irs. S. Rudolph Sprague is the wife of the president of the 1Ier- luites-"-I'm in loye j what shall I do ~" All Freshmen must at all times ,valk ried out," says Tile BlUJknelli{l;1!, "it will chants' National Bank. -thet iz the same old stOl'y frulll you, only 011 gravel and cement walks of the mean the abolition of all athletic scholar- tampus, neyer across gronnds. She was robbed in her room last Tuesday afternoon at 4 0 'clock. who iz it this timef anyway gil'e him ~ All Freshmen must speak to each other ships a'nd the subsidizing and recruiting em- Tlle thief took, among other things, a magnificent diamond brooch clwnce tu talk, and be interested in \yat and to upper classmen when they meet, of athletes." The noted educators would snch action that phasized the fact ,ybch Mr. Sprague had given her as a wedding-present. he sez--thet iz all OYthet-- and must tip their caps to all professors. be in the interests of the student body The servant answered the hell and was met by a man ,...bo said he now thet el'erybod~' haz a chance tu be- All Freshmen must assist in maintain- and in line \Yith current trends through- came to see the gas meter. He ,yore the cap of an inspector and car- long tu tIl(' kll-ire, \\'e here thet sum ov ing the honor system j refrain from all out the country. the applicants cant sing a note--wat forms of hazing, support the student gov- ried a lighted lantern. did you mean" ~Iiss Horner" about be- ern men t and observe the regulations of A second recommendation was that the The Sprague's home is on East Douglas Avenue. ing built for (·umfort and not fur speed ~ the Student Council and of the college; salaries of the faculty be substantially A fiat salary The thief threatened ':\Irs. Sprague ,...ith a revolver. __ " Wine" haz been send in ' John refrain from the use of intoxicants; con- increased. but an increase increase was not based upon such advised, She fainted when he left. OLear" kisses lately, and "Kaddy" iz duct himself in a moral, gentlemanly and standards that the really competent men Late that night, the thief '\\'as caught boarding a coal train. He the messenger boy j not so dum eh ,-- student-like manner. may be rewarded. wanted money to cover his wedding expenses. weI thet iz all we got fur this weak; There were a number of other recom- The thief said his name was Richard Robinson. He managed to dont furgit tu send sum questions about Penn State, State College, Pa.-An- mendations made for Bucknell, and it is that Western get $45,000 worth of jewelry, including the brooch. the Luvlorn, so thet we wi! hav something nouncemen t tha t the customary use of a interesting to note begun a number Mary- land has already of th'! ::VII'S.Sprague told the police her story when she was revived. The to say--we will be ~e~in ' ;ra next weak theme in the Penn year book, "La Vie", recommended improvements. --bye, bye--. would be abolished in the coming publica- diamonds were found in the thief's coat pocket.