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PAGE TWO The Gold Bug, Western Maryland Oollege, Westminster, Md. COL Passing in Review THE- SHORT SHORT STORY By BRADYO. BRYSON 'Gennany Rearms Luke spoke in a tone that betrayed The Versailles Treaty is no more. "A GIFT PROM THE GODS" his position. "I shall take one." By Dennis J. Brown Official student newspaper of Western Maryland College, published on Thursday And the League of Nations will soon The waiter, irritated that he must during the academic year by the students of Western Maryland College, Westminster, meet the same fate, practically speak- stop his work to get one doughnut out Maryland. Entered as second-clasa matter at the Westminster Postoffice. Luke Wong stared blankly into the ing. When Germany announced her of a case several feet away, reached too SUBSCRIPTIONPRICE$1.00 A YEAR militaristic program of open armament brilliantly lighted window of a jewel- far over a pile of dishes. He cursed which will place her in fourth position ry shop. He suppressed an ardent de- under his breath as several plates went sire to entel' the store and make use of among the leaders of the arms race of crashing to the counter. Luke Wong, the world, she virtually cast aside all his pearl-handled revolver. This was glancing at a small piece of a broken foreign control that Treaty had placed the way he always reacted-planning plate, suddenly recognized the design EDITORIAL STAFF upon her. She had previously disposed something desperate and losing courage of this fragment to be the same as that Editor-in-Chief ; DENNIS J.' BROWN,'35 of the Saar problem by winning the at the last moment. But the time for of the coat of arms of the house of Associate Editors PAUL SCHWEIKER,35, EDITH FORNEY,'35 plebiscite, had violated air regulations, indecisive delay had passed. His last News Editors ROBERTBROOKS,'36, FRANCESELDERDICE,'35 frenzied hope lay in his immediate 'ac- Wong. With rapidity that only the C0P'Y Editors IDAMAERILEY, '36, HAROLDWHITE, '36 and now it is confidently expected that tion. He stepped into the little jewel- mind can produce, Luke's thoughts Sports Editors WILSONNICHOLS,'35, FRANCESGLYNN, '35 naval Iimi tabions will soon be discard- ry shop. flashed back to 'an event which had tak- Featwre Editor ROSALIESILBERSTEIN,'36 ed too. Certainly if the armament en place in China nineteen years before. Baohamqe Editor..................... . ' HELEN STUMP, '36 clause of the Versailles Treaty cannot The proprietor of the shop glanced up It was spring. The fragrant odor of MAKE-UP STAFF be enforced, there is little reason to be- from his work bench. "Good evening, cherry blossoms filled the air in the Man.aging Editor '" HERBERTSTEVENS,'36 lieve that other clauses will be assign- May I help you t" he asked in a fas- court of the holy temple of the house Assistant Managing Editors MANSELLS'rEvENs, '35, ROBERTCOE, '37 ed any great importance in Berlin. tidious tone. of Wong. The fantastic melodies play- BUSINESS STAFF The responsibility of enforcement Luke Wong answered in lj. voice so ed by the temple musicians sounded Business Manager F. KALE MATHIAS, '3'5 lies now with the League of Nations, low that it was scarcely 'audible; "1-1 through the elaborately decorated halls Advertising Manager EDWARDBEAUCHAMP,'36 of which Germany is not a member and should like to see some cigarette cases." of the holy place. It was a day of days. Assistamt Advertising Manager JOHN WARMAN,'37 His courage had failed him again. Cir(mlation Managers THOMASEVELAND,'36, OLIVEBUTLER,'35 with whom she will be little interested Luke Wong, oldest son of Chee Wong, in negotiating on the subject. The The shopkeeper drew from the glass was being received into the holy pres- Assistant Circulation Managers somewhat impotent assembly of idealis- display racks several cigarette cases, ANDREWRILEY, '36 MARTHAMCCULLOUGH,'37 tic diplomats is to exact a promise explaining the excellence of each. ence of the great god. At the side of RALPH LUMAN, '37 ROSALIEGIl,BERT,'36 the altar, the high priest repeated the from Germany that she will not use Luke, muttering a, feeble, "They 'are not sacred words over the upturned face of REPORTERS her newly acquired military power exactly what I want," backed out of Brady Bryson, '35; Charles Read, '36; Guy Griffen, '36; Nicholas Campofreda, '36; against her enemies. There is no rea- the store. the eleven-year-old Luke Wong. Lamar Benson, '35; Kenneth Plummer, '37; Ralph Lambert, '37; Paul "The great god of the house of Ritchie, '37; Kenneth Baumgardner, '38; James Coleman, '38; Harry Bright, son why Hitler should not readily grant The cool, humid air of the street Wong," chanted the priest in a magnil- '38; Merlin Miller, '38; Paul Nelson, '38. such a promise and so placate Geneva. seemed to ease Luke's desperate brain. oquent tone; "takes you today into his Orpha Pritchard, '35; Margaret James, '35; Jane Roof, '3'6; Elizabeth Byrd, '36; It would not be difficult to call such a He knew now that his splendid training celestial presence. Through the illus-' Sally Price, '37; Helen Stump, '37; Sarabelle Blackwell, '37; Virginia Lee promise a "scrap of paper" in an emer- in his native land and his more recent trious power of the great god, the dra- Smith, '38; Anne Chew, '38; M. V. Brittingham, '38; Janet MacVean, '38; gency, especially in a deliberately in- Eleanor Taylor, '3'8. education in America would never per- gon on the family coat of arms brings itiated emergency. mit his mind to devise successfully a you strength and magnanimity; the Geneva has chosen to sit back and Worthy opinion; Model management; Correct news. wait action of the powers concerned, es- plan to steal. Suddenly his wandering sword brings you intrepidity and dar- returned con- to his miserable thought ing; the cherry blossom brings you ben- pecially England, France, Italy, and dition-no work, no food, no place to evolence and purity. But from all the the night that was now D I T o R I A L Russia. It is interesting to note that sleep during His prayers had gone unan- gods comes your only material gift." upon him. all except one of these powers will be The high priest took from the altar a even more highly armed than Germany swered. His degree from Princeton gold knife, scarcely three inches long. Swan Song An unofficial-looking office-papers heaped high on tables plans to be when a protest is made. meant nothing when he applied for "This gift," continued the priest, "is -a desk that is about to break under the strain-a waste Russia leads with almost twice as many work. For twelve years he had strug- symbolic of your holy reception by the paper basket that should have been emptied yesterday-stacks of old armed men as Germany proposes to en- gled to secure enough money to come gods. It will protect and free you from newspaper files-hilarious but productive hysteria. And in the midst list. France follows with an army half to America and enter college. He had all worldly vexation. This is your gift of these familiar aspects of environment, a thought suddenly strikes again as large as Germany's, while Italy been graduated from Princeton and from the gods." us-it's the end of March, and time for the senior staff of the Gold Bug maintains practically the same advau- now-. The inviting smell of hot cof- to retire. The thought came so suddenly that at first it seemed incredible tage. Of the protesting European pow- fee filled his nostrils. Glancing up, The priest placed the venerable that a year could have passed since first we found ourselves bewilder- ers, England alone maintains a slightly Luke noticed a lunch wagon a few steps knife in the hands of Luke. ingly discharging our duties as the new staff of the Gold Buq. But, on smaller standing army. away. Mechanically he reached in his From the burner on the temple alter second thought, we realized that the time had come for us to pass The issue has great importance in rose a wavering column of pale blue magnanimously out of the picture. that it amounts to a crucial test for vest pocket and jingled a few pieces of smoke. From the small holes of the Thinking back over the past year, we wondered just what had re- the maintenance of the League of Na- money-a nickel and four pennies. Be- highly polished coffee container rose a sulted from the work of the outgoing staff besides a bi-monthly series tions. Although the League is valuable fore he had time to make up his mind hissing column of steam. Luke Wong of headaches and a case of nervous indigestion. Casting our ego out as a means of standardizing interna· what to do, he entered the 'lunch wagon started. the window, we decided to analyze the case. And here are the results. tional communications, trade; etc., the and seated himself on one of the re- "Here's your doughnut," cried the Membership in the Associated Collegiate Press marked a step for- enthusiasm for war prevention by in- volving stools. waiter, "I oughta charge you extra ward in Gold Bug history, as the various services of the Press have ternational action resulting from A greasy waiter shouted from the op- for it. I broke five plates trying to aided and will continue to aid in making the Gold Bug a better news- League arbitration seems to have posite end of the wagon, "What'll you get it." paper. The style manual, drawn up during the past year, has reduced breathed its last. Unless the League have, Fu Manchu'" "Thank you," Luke answered, and the number of inconsistencies in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, rapidly regains control of the delicate throwing three pennies on the marble and journalistic rules and techniques. The use of feature narratives, European situation and re-establishes "A cup of coffee-black", Wong an- counter, he left the lunch wagon. interview stories, new and diversified columns, photographs, and a the stability of the precarious inter- swered wearily. varied typographical set-up have all helped to keep the Gold Bug from national relations by ending Germany's The waiter was evidently surprised It was getting colder outside. Wong, being stereotyped. A conscious attempt to improve the style and con- flagrant violation of the Versailles that his intended wisecrack had met on the street again, pulled his over- tent of all news stories has not only made the Gold B1tg as "newsy" as Treaty, little can be expected from now with so little recognition. coat collar closer around his neck. a bi-monthly publication schedule will permit, but has started the Gold on of Woodrow Wilson's dream. "Nice evening; ain't iU" It was morning. The sun rose out Bug on the path of becoming more vitally associated with collegiate life "It's a bit chilly." of a thin blanket of white fog. A on the Hill. England, meanwhile, talks of politi- policeman, walking along a deserted And now, before cleaning up the office in order to make a good cal and even economic isolation of Ger- "I see that the Union National closed side road in the dark, stopped abruptly impression on the new staff, "Wewant to hand out several bouquets of many. Russia and France also threaten its doors this morning. That there's and gazed into the staring eyes of a thanks. To Miss Evelyn Wingate, the staff adviser, go our sincerest similar action. But it is extremely the second one this week." The waiter 'man sitting on a bench a few feet away. thanks for suggestions which have been critical without being censor- doubtful that any of these countries pushed a cup of steaming black coffee The policeman shuddered. The man on ious, and constructive without being didactic. Miss Wingate has been will do very much about the rearma- on the counter. Luke fumbled in the the bench was dead. Beneath the bench an indispensable help. To Dean Schofield and the Registrar go our ment. The situation parallels striking- frayed pockets of his coat and drew out thanks for their consistent cooperation in giving "news tips" to the ly the pre-war years in Europe. And the his only nickel. a small pool of blood had formed. In staff. To various other faculty members go our thanks for their kind outlook is extremely black for the pre- "Yes," Luke answered, "it is most his one hand the dead man held an suggestions and criticisms. Just a few words of praise or criticism often vention of a repetition of the years immaculate handkerchief, which had have meant more than we can explain: To the student body go our 1914 to, 1918. unfortunate. How much are the dough- in one corner a blazon composed of a thanks for their keen and receptive interest in the Gold Buq. To Presi- nuts t" dragon, a sword, and a cherry blossom. dent Ward go our deepest thanks for making it financially possible for "Two for a nickel," repeated the wai- A small gold knife lay loose in his other the Gold Buq to adhere to a regular publication schedule. ter in a well memorized tone, as he hand. Luke Wong had made use of And so our last issue goes to press ! We realize already that it's CAMPUS stacked plates in the sink. his gift from the gods. going to be difficult to give up such habits as burning the midnight oil, running down material at 3 :00 A. M., praying for something exciting LEADERS to happen, and each week threatening to resign our positions. But we know that the Gold Bu.g is being turned over into good hands. And ,in THE TRASH CAN passing, may we offer to the new staff a motto that the retiring staff Brady Bryson has constantly endeavored to "Uphold-" thy honor ours shall be-our'> Outstanding in social and extra- By James Trashette to maintain." curricular as well as scholastic circles, Brady Bryson gains the "campus leader" Editorials-1936 Model In a survey made recently to determine what title with ease. PERSONALS- MOONERS- the editorial objective of college newspapers Brady is the editor-in-chief of the for the year 1935-36 should be, the Associated Collegiate Press contacted 1935 Aloha, the col- Well, well! I see that our hero Lucas Lucas-Taylor (Luke's entered a walk- the presidents of many leading universities. The answers "ere varied. lege annual. He has is trying to give them all a run this ing contest.) The most interesting were perhaps the following. been a member of year, and has turned into a "three Benson-Herwick (Serious as ever.) Eugene A. Gilmore, president of the University of Iowa, thinks the Gold Bug staff miler." Myers-Vinup (1) editorials should "maintain continuity between the past and the present for four years, and "Bill" Bratton and !VS planned escort -they should earnestly endeavor to avoid being merely contempor- for the past two to the Prom have both developed bad Waters-Rose (Kohler says he's really aneous." The president of the University of F'lorida, John J. Tigert, years lias written feet. I'm afraid that they both must got it.) believes that" the most worthy objective of college newspapers in 1935 "Passing in Review." have hit upon the same alibi. It's un- Kohler-(f) (He can't get a date.) should be a continuation of the policy of sympathetic cooperation with fortunate that it wasn't possible for Wade-Wine (Continued.) our college and public officials." "Either editorially or in the neil's Brady is also a them to get together on it. Ferguson-Lewis (surprising.) columns," says A. G. Ruthven, president of the University of Michigan, member of the Brady Bryson A few of the boys have developed an Jones-Sprague (eonstant.) "college newspapers should strive for absolute accuracy' ... observe French Club, was esthetic sense lately. (The color throughout the standards of the best journalism." And William L. president of the Delta Pi Alpha frater- scheme is however a bit bright.) Ward-Bowen (Silly nerts.) Bryon, president of Indiana University, declares that "the editorial nity during the first semester, is a "Bud" has been "blonding" lately. Things I Could Do Without- objective of college newspapers in 1935 will be and should be determined member of the International Relations (It's been said that he's a bit late.) 1. "Whistling" in the dark. by the student editors out of their own convictions and interests." Club, and is a representative on the In- 2. The naivete of some faculty mem- The 1935-36 editors of college newspapers have a world of oppor- ter-Fra terni ty Council. It looks like "Nick" has been thrown bers. tunity awaiting them. Nevel: before has the collegiate press of America Majoring in history and French here over for good. (Tough luck, fellow, 3. Prom trotters. had such a chance to guide student opinion and mold student thought. at Western Maryland, Brady is plan- better luck next time.) The editorial jobs are strenuous ones. But, speaking from experience, ning to study law next year at Har- Lathrop has at last met his i!"',vnfall. 4. Saturday night soirees. we know the reward is well worth the effort! vard. (We can really take it.) 5. Designs for living.