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PAGE TWO The Gold Bug, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. COL Passing in Review THE SPICE OF L IFE By BRADY O. BRYSON Another Contrasted to have a events that promise not without summer has slipped away, but Confessions Of a Contract Bridge gaining momentum. of Five Hundred with the repugnant game (the Player-By One of Them profound effect on history. Even the very name is prosaic), Contract appeals Offi~ial student n~wspaper of Western Maryland College, published on Thursday most chronic optimists-there are very Last month a man shot his wife be- to the intellectual qualities in an individ- during the academic year by the students of Western Maryland College, Westminster, few left-can see no light in the cloud of ual. Perhaps this, more than any other Maryland. Entered as second-class matter at the Wastminster Postoffice. trouble brewing among nations all over cause she bid seven no trumps on a thir- factor, accounts for the widespread in- SUBSCRIPTIONPRICE $1.00 A YEAR the world. teen card diamond hand in a game of terest in this new game. This new type And Germany, who has been at the Bridge; last week a man dropped dead of Bridge, which is based on "a specific EDITORIAL STAFF center of the turmoil for a half a cen- when he picked up a hand at Bridge and objective, mathematically arrived at Edito~-in-Chi~f DENNIS J. BROWN, '35 found thirteen cards of the same unit; 3 through partnership bidding," requires Assomate Edtt01·S PAUL SCHWEIKER, 35, EDITH FORNEY, '35 tury, is still casting dissatisfied glances few days ago these prodigious happenings News Editors ROBERT BROOKS, '36, FRANCES ELDERDICE, '35 upon world peace. [ow the importation were augmented by a young girl who an intimate knowledge of the finer tech- Copy Edit01·S IDAMAE RILEY, '36, HAROLD WHITE, '36 of bootleg munitions, the most omino us killed herself because she (' couldn't learn nique of card-playing, a genuine appre- Sports Edito'l'8 WILSON NICHOLS, '35, FRANCES GLYNN, '35 of which are poison gas and bombing ciation of sporting chance, and a consid- Feature Editor ROSALIE SILBERSTEIN, '36 planes, into Germany in direct violation Contract." Such occurrences as these are erate understanding of your fellow-play- of a generation characteristic MAKE-UP STAFF of the Versailles Treaty has been brought ingly has gone insane over "a that seem- ers. These rules are always obeyed by scientific Managing Editor HERBERT STEVENS, '36 to light. What is worse, the powers who game." the intelligent Contract player-unless he Assistant Managing Edit01·S MANSELL STEVENS, '35, HUGH CHAPMAN, '36 are supposed to enforce the trea.ty will is playing with his wife; in this case, BUSINESS STAFF content themselves with simply filling The origin of the game of Contract chivalry and intelligence are permitted Business Manage?· F. KALE MATHIAS, '3'5 their newspapers with stories of the viola- Bridge is rather difficult to trace. Some to give way to the beast instinct. Advertising Manager EDWARD BEAUCHAMP, '36 tion. authorities on the subject claim this fas- Any discussion of Contract Bridge that AssistQ/l1,t Advertising Manager JOHN WARMAN, '37 The assumption of complete powers for cinating amusement grew out of the dex- would not include a note of praise for CirC1blationManagers THOMAS EVELAND, '36, OLIVE BUTLER, '35 terous minds of the more eminent groups life by Adolf Hitler, whom half of the those guiding stars in the Bridge firma- Assistant Circulation Managers world considers a blackguard while the of card players; other authorities say the ment-e-the official books on Contract- ANDREW RILEY, '36 MARTHA MCCULLOUGH, '37 other half regards him as a. genius of origin may be traced to the inevitable would indeed be a trifling discussion. RALPH LUMAN, '37 ROSALIE GILBERT, '36 development of the science of card play- government, does not look promising 'I.'herefore, in order to keep this from be- REPORTERS either. He will thoroughly rebuild Ger- ing; the average card enthusiast explains coming a trifling discussion, a great deal Brady Bryson, '35; Guy Griffen, '36; Kenneth Plummer, '37; Charles Read, '36; many, but he obviously is no lover of Contract Bridge as the product of the shall be said concerning the official hand- Elizabeth Byrd, '36; Sally Price, '37; Orpha Pritchard, '35; Jane Roof, '36; peace. He seems to be a combination of "Four Hundred" who, realizing that the books that guide the wayward Bridge Reynolds Simpson, '36; Nicholas Campofreda, '36; Ralph Lambert, '37. (' Four Million" were learning to play players into the folds of Contract. It Helen Stump, '36; Sarabelle Blackwell, '37; Margaret James, '35. a Napoleon's dreams of conquest, a Ca- Auction Bridge, were forced to seek a pone's unswerving brutality, a Musso- has been estimated that there are at least lini's love of dictatorship for the people's more exclusive form of recreation. These fifteen t c official" books whose authors Worthy opinion; Model management; Correct news. benefit, and a Bismarck's desire fOT explanations perhaps cover the origin of profess to be the only true authorities on but Contract and whose strong German nationalism, without the the game, Bridge the gives average far learner of selves to be the only pages declare them- Contract a different ones carrying the Since the of allY of these men. D I T o R I A L sagacity Nazi revolution it is uselss to de- answer. To him, Contract Bridge grew stamp of approval from Bridge Head- Austria liberately overlook his obvious aim to re- out of a desire to have a legitimate ex- quarters, Incorporated-e-that organization construct a German empire which would cuse for telling your partner the cards which has done so much to make the For the Freshmen Just as it has become a seemingly venerable tradi- sooner or later precipitate the world into you hold in Jour hand. And who knows American people apply their leisure hours tion for an editor to write an optimistic editorial another war. Would it be wiser fOT some but that the learner may be the best to something really worthwhile. Whether when he and his new staff assume responsibility for the publication of a strong nation to crush Hitter and the qualified to speak on this venerable sub- or not all fifteen of these books are" of- college newspaper, just so has it become a tradition for an editor to write Nazis now when it would be comparative- ject. ficial" is not a point for discussion here, an informative editorial to the members of an incoming freshman class. ly easy, rather than wait until he is The American public, always on the but rather illustrates the vast amount of So here it is. strong enough to drag the nations of the lookout for some new type of recreation collateral reading to which a Contract After having spent three years in college, one is fully prepared to earth once more into conflict ~ (witness the jig-saw puzzle, Greta Garbo, player has access. These guide books are discuss the pitfalls and tribulations that confront the average college and the World War), soon adopted Con- really quife simple to master. Besides a student. But why bother to repeat these well known facts ~ A freshman Yugoslavia, Rumania, and Czechoslo- tract Bridge as an interesting and enter- rather detailed discussion of Bridge entering college probably has heard all of these facts a hundred times vakia are very much aroused at Hung- taining method of passing away idle psychology, psychic bidding, card valua- before. Certainly a more interesting and profitable subject can be found. ary's participation in smuggling arms hours. But this adoption did not stop at tion, "over-calls," '( take-outs," "in- I think I have struck upon some such subject-the results will test its into Germany. These countries are nat- the mere knowledge of the fundamental formative doubles", and the "one-over- interesting and profitable qualities. ural enemies of Hungary, and are ready facts of the game-Americans are not 011e", the books have but little to offer Fundamentally the chief trouble with a college education is that it to draw the sword at the slightest sign of that conservative! Rather Contract has that is really difficult to understand or to fails to turn an individual from his limited fields of interest and knowl- treachery. grown to be a household word. House- put into practice in an actual game of edge to those fields that will prove to be equally beneficial to him. Be- Poland, too, has tossed her iron into the wives mix Contract 'with all they make Contract. All of which may be summar- cause of this shortcoming, college graduates are not, in the strictest sense fire by repudiating her treaty with all of and think; college students neglect ized to say that to read an "official" "--'\'1'r-;nYCc'W-fr"U, intelligent persons. If a boy enters college to participate the nations who established her independ- Shakespeare in order to read Culbertson; book on Contract Bridge is to master in sports, the chances are one hundred to one that after four years of ence' to protect the rights of foreign citi- husbands divorce their wives because they completely the technique and application college work his mind still will be occupied completely by his initial in- zens in Poland. France lives in a dream bid without c c adequate support"; street of this intriguing diversion. terest. On the other hand, if scholarship is the principal objective of a haunted always by her bete-noir of a ruffians are learing the "one-over-one"; Having mastered the fundamentals of college freshman, four years later this same objective probably will be German attack. She looks anxiously to morons discuss intelligently the Culbert- Contract, the next logical step taken by a the one and only dominating interest. The same is true of a person all nations to form alliances. The gap son ('approach-forcing system"; Ameri- player is to attempt to improve his game entering college merely to enjoy the social privileges. As a result of between the riyal dictatorship of Italy ca has become the land of the free and to such an extent that those masterful shortcomings, horribly misshapen personalities are developed in and Germany was stretched even to a the home of the Contract Bridge player. and assiduous Contract players will not of perspicacious intelligence. grea tel' distance by the Nazi threat. in The epidemic of Contract is constantly (Continued on Page 5, Column 1) In view of these facts, don't permit yourselves to become one-sided Austria. Mussolini has made no attempts beings. As freshmen you will enjoy the privileges of being able to plan to conceal his disfavor at any attempted ahead for your complete college work; therefore, include in this work all Austria-German alliance. phases of college activity. Don't be just an athlete, or just a bookworm, Russia has been admitted to the THEATRE TALK or just a social climber. From the very first day you begin your stay League of Nations with only five coun- on the Hill, endeavor to combine the best of each of these phases of what tries voting against her. Certainly this college has to offer you. The reward of such a combination will be well will not only bolster the hopes of the Broadway mo;ved out into the country The 1934-1935 theatre season is well worth the effort. Reds throughout the entire world, but this summer ... which means the" sum- under way on Broadway ... "Life Be- will also serve to increase enmity be- mer theatre" movement, rapidly growi..'1g gins at 8 :40," a new revue, has rung up Another Final One of America's best loved actresses, Marie Dressler, tween Russia and her two most powerful for the past ten years, reached an excep- the curtain ... thus far, three Elmer Performance passed away recently in Hollywood. Her death came neighbors, Japan and Germany, who hate tional height of popularity during the hot Rice plays, a new Maxwell Anderson after a long and painful illness-a period of illness so the League and all it 'stands for. months ... over a hundred summer drama concerning the life of George prolonged that even the late Miss Dressler did not know that the hand To top all of this off Dr. George H. theatres were open for business in the Washington, the new 0 'Neill play, sev- of death had been upon her for many months. Miss Dressler's career Cady of the Massachusetts Institute of East ... and, of course, many more eral importations from London, and two was one of struggle and sacrifice, discouragement and failure, and finally Technology has invented a new and more throughout the South and the West ... or three Theatre Guild productions head "~~~('essand popularity. deadly war gas. Perhaps it may soon be Helen Menken, Maude Adams, Ernest the list of what may be expected ... As a screen actress, Marie Dressler attained her greatest popularity in use. Truex, Frances Starr, Margalo Gillmore, among the stars to appear in New York late in life. As Marthie in Eugene 0 'Neill '8 "Anna Christie," Miss Florence Reed, Sam Jaffe, Philip Meri- City this coining season are Paul Muni, Dressler became one of the screen's best known players. Her perform- vale, Tullio Carminati, Mary Morris, Ann Harding, Lillian Gish, Eva Le Gal- ance in "Min and Bill" won for her the coveted Academy of Motion ALMA MATER Earle Larimore, Rose Hobart, Henry lienne, Katherine Cornell, Miriam Hop- Pictures prize as the best actress of the year. In "Dinner at Eight," Fonda, Margaret Sullavan, and scores of kins, Katherine Hepburn, and Elizabeth Marie Dressler gave her last performance on the screen-that of the other famous stage and screen stars were Bergner (remember her as the Empress animated Carlotta Vance. And now only the memory of these delightful College ties can ne 'er be broken seen in these summer play-houses ... in "Catherine the Great" n .. "Dods- performances remains; but behind' this memory is the spirit of a gallant Formed at W. M. C. everything from "Uncle Tom's Cabin" worth" with Walter Huston and "To- woman, whose excellent qualities are revealed by one of her most famous Far surpassing wealth unspoken to the newest of next season's plays was bacco Road" with James Barton (who statements: "I don't play to the front rows. My audience is the gallery. Ever may they be. presented ... it looks as if the "sum- has replaced Henry Hull) will both con- They are the ones whom I want to please." Chorus mer theatre" has become an important tinue their runs from last season. part of American theatricals. The summer months have brought sev- Western Maryland, hail, all hail, A Greater Western When the" Greater Western Maryland College" Echo softly from each heart; Perhaps the most exciting rumor to eral €xcellent motion pictures ... per- M~ryland College policy was inaugurated several years ago, even the We'll be ever loyal to thee come from the press within the past haps the best is the picturization of the most optimistic persons scarcely could have antici- Till we from life shall part. month is the following statement ... famous Broadway hit, "Twentieth Cen- pated that the results would be so pronounced and so rapid. During the Garbo, the screen's most glamorous star, tury" ... that delightful com e d y past few years, the physical aspects of the Hill have been transformed When our college days are over may appear on Broadway next year in drama, "The Thin Man", is another from a small group of buildings surrounded by a poor excuse of a campus Round our hearts shall cling Eugene 0 'Neill's new play, "The Life splendid movie ... "Whom the Gods to a new and elaborate building scheme that has created one of the most Mem'ries of our alma ma tel' of Bessie Bowen" ... imagine Garbo Destroy", in which Walter Connolly attractive campuses in this State. Every year shall bring. and 0 'Neill as a combination ... III gives a truly magnificent performance, is The construction of Science Hall, McDaniel Hall, and Hoffa Field case you don't remember, Garbo appear- another top-notcher ... and can we ever began the new building program; the new girls' dormitory now under (Repeat Chorus) ed in the screen version of 0 'Neill's forget that captivating little darling, construction and the new boys' dormitory soon to be started will carry "Anna Christie" ... and what a pic- Shirley Temple, in "Little Miss Mark- this program still nearer to its completion. The new practice field, golf ture that was! er" ... "The World Moves On", "Of course, tennis courts, summer pavilion, Robinson Garden, and the vari- Baltimore theatre-goers actually had ~ Human Bondage' " and ' 'One More ous other improvements on the campus have all grown out of the" Great- ANNOUNCEMENT chance to see a play ... "Tight Britch- RiveT" also deserve a great deal of er Western Maryland" program. es," a drama of mountaineer life, was praise. President Ward must be given a great deal of credit for the success The editor of the GOLD BUG wishes presented at the Maryland Theatre the That celebrated piece of nonsense, of this building plan. His foresight in arranging such a program, his to announce that the ' 'Mourners' first week in September . . . this play "The Drunkard, or The Fallen Saved", constant endeavor to secure financial aid, and his intrepidity and per- Bench," a column which usually ap- will open soon at the Avon Theatre in opened this past week in Baltimore ... severance in carrying out this program in face of many obstacles have all peal's on this page, will be resumed in New York City ... " As Thousands beer, sandwiches, and pretzels are served contributed to make the" Greater Western Maryland College" policy a i the next issue. Also appearing in the Cheer", that delightful revue which en- success. I next issue will be a new and different tertained New York theatre-goers for the to the audience as they cheer the hero and The Western Maryland College of today is greatly changed from the I type of column which will fill a much- past year, will come to Baltimore in the hiss the villain ... the whole production college of ten years ago; and even our present optimistic hopes will not I recognized need. Watch for the Octo- near future ... 0 'Neill's" Ah, Wilder- is a re-creation of the music hall type of be able to fully visualize the" Greater Western Maryland" of ten years 1 ber 11 issue--and these two columns! ness! " is also on its way to the Monu- entertainment made so popular during hence. mental City. the c c Gay Nineties."