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PAGE TWO The Gold Bug, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. Student Concert Given II I G \lJG I P_a_S_Si_"_g_I_" _R_e_V_ie_W_, I By W. M. C;. Orchestra S N ° 0. PIN G S InAlumni Hall.jan.L? I ---;=:;::=::;;-,--_j FRANK MALO", Third Annual Presentation Is Special L Feature of Weekly Student NEW DEAL VICTORY! Assembly Official student newspaper of Western Maryland College, published on Thurs- The Southerners in Congress will day, semi-monthly during October, November, February, March, April, May, now sit up and take notice. Well The third annual student concert of and monthly during September, December, and January, by the students of Western Maryland College was pre- Western Maryland College, \Vestminster, Maryland. Entered as second-class they might, for the election of Repr-o- sented in Alumni Hall on Monday, matter at the "Westminster Post Office, under the Act of March 3, 1879. sentative Dan Lister Hill to succeed January 17, at 9:50 A. M. before the SUBSCRIPTION FRICE $1.50 A YEAR Mrs. Dixie Graves as Alabama's jun- student body, as a special feature of ior senator is of more than ordinary th kl d ELWOOD ANDREWS 1937 Member 1938 Sig~:~C~:~:~ted the old war-horse of "~;e:hi; c:~ce~~\~;S;;I~~~~'two_PieccI To you who would achieve greater I4ssociated (bUe6iate PreIS the '20's, J. Thomas Heflin, for the ~~~:est::u~:~~_:o:~~~t~~:, dir:;~~on~; ~~!!h:~ua~~\:::~. do dare to stoop, we seat Heflin occupied years ago, and whom led one selection. All of these New Dealers are hailing the victory students are members of the class in Greetings, friends, once again your EDITORIAL STAFF old pal is hack to hring you reapings Editor-in-Chief . ALFRED GOLDBERG, '38 as a kick in the pants to those South- orchestral conducting, which includes, of her- campus meanderings, for_ Editor for this issue ._ FRANK SHERRARD, '39 erners who so obstinately refused to beside the elements of conducting, Assotiate Editors.. . W. FRANK MALONE, '38, ANNE CHEW, '38, support the Administration's wage- study of the violin, clar-inet, cornet, Round and round and round I goes JAMES COLEMAN, '38 hour program: It was the votes of and percussion instruments. Mr. With apologies to Major Bowes, htnior AS80r.iate Editors ..PAUL BURTIS, '40, EMELINE NEWMAN, '39 southern representatives and the in- Philip Royer, who organized the class Where I'll stop-nobody knows lIfanaging Editor . ROBERT G. McKNIGHT, '38 News Editm·... .. FRANK SHERRAlm, '39 fluence of southern senators which three years ago is its instructor. Sev- But it's bound to be on eomebody's Cr,UY EditO'r......... . __._._ ._ JANET MACVEAN, '38 sent the wage-hour measure back to en of the nine studcnts taking this toes. CoP1/ Readcrs .. HELEN ARMSTRONG, '38, RUTH MANSBERGER, '41 committee and thus to virtual exile. course also take the one in public So pull in your feet, folks, and roll Proof Editor _.......................... . SUE PRICE, '40 Hill, however, was one southerner school music. up your trousers, we're going deep. Proof Readc!"s GRACE MACVEAN, '39, AARON SCIIAEFFER, '39 Fcatm·c Editors. .VERONICA KOMPANEK, '40, EUGENE CRONIN, '38 who advocated the wage-hour princi- Beside the Western Maryland stu- \Ve've heard the mountain air is .MARY JANE HONEMAN, '39 ple from the beginning and voted for dent body, the general public was in- Sports Editore _LAWRENCE STROW, '39, MARJORIE McKENNY, '39 it in the bill. Heflin came out vigor- vited to attend. The music students cold but really didn't believe it until Assistant Sports Edito/·s AARON SCHAEFFER, '39, HAZEL GOMPF, '3!:! ously against the wage-hour bill, hop- of Westminster High School, about Hal \Vright reported reception of a Exchange Editor ELEANOR TAYLOR, '38 very cold shoulder. It was a long ing- thereby to gain favor, as do thc forty in number, were present. trip to Lonaconing to get the gate, BUSINESS STAFF Business Mana,ger .. _ JOSEFH OLEAIR, '39 southern senators, with the South's The program began with three Bach n'esc-ce pas, Harold?? Assistant Advm·tising 1I1allugel"s_.. ..FRED Pr,UMMER, '40, FRANK MATHER, '40 infant industries. He was expected to chorals presented in the following Circulation Jl.fallagcrs.... ..LESLIE STOKES, '40, HILDA BITTLE, '38 Assistant Circulation 1I1anagers._. MARY CLEMSON, '39, RUTH FIELDS, '40, lose by a very close margin, if at all. ~:~~r:Of G1ory---conducted by W~~~. AC~O~~~~·hin~n~O:~~re~:t~!~J~ JA~IES MERRITT, '40 ~::' ~:~:;n t~i~/~~uI~:el~\';r~oi~" ~~~ Miss Poffenberger- have to hand it to Frank Sadowski Contributing reporters: Virginia Calloway, '38; A. Odell Osteen, '38; Joseph I. Parker, '39; Doris Phillips, '38; Helen Newman, '40_; Marianna Lee the southerners are doing some head- Hear My Cry-Conductedl\;i~s Conrad !~~h~~:~:,n~v~t:;e~.u~~/:j~~e~~~t ~~~~ Long, '40; Grace Scull, '40; Marie Park, '38; Martha Jones, '41; Kather- ine Klier, '40; Margaret Burroughs, '40; Lawrence Frceney, '39; Charles :~:~l:ch~:~;ti:~d \~~~~de;·li;c~io~hC~:~:: Eternity, Tremendous Word·- gratulations. May all your worries Ehrhardt, '38; Harold Solomon, '41; Leonard Graham, '38; Roscoe Elliot, conducted by Miss Haines be little ones, Frank. '38, Fred Coe, '38. ~:;:~g up, is so popular as it might as Tf~~J~~:~:aindel"of the program was From all reports, Betty Lou Bitt- The Administration will push wages Shepherd's Dance from Rosamunde-c- man had a job on her hands New Worthy opinion; Model management.. Correcl news. and hours legislation. That much is Schubert---conductcd by Miss Gibson Year's eve. Could Frosty have been apparent from the President's mes- Blue Danube Waltz-Strauss- disappointed at the Powell rivals- sage to Congress. And with full conducted by Miss Brinsfield and could this be the reason for the Louise B. Fisher pressure of the White House being Minuet--Johann Adolph Hassc- rebound (11) to a Greenfield?? 1 re- exerted for its passage, another such conductcd by Miss Adkins fuse to- commit myself. The faculty and student body of Western Maryland College knock-down, drag-out fight as oc- Slavonic Dance-Sergei Balekov- Could it have been Gcorgie Grier's deeply regret the loss of Miss Louise B. Fisher. Her presence on curred over the Supreme Court issue, conducted by :Miss Smith enticing personality or just an over- this campus will never again be felt, yet her absence leaves a gap last year can possibly result. I Entree. de Procession-Edouard Ba-I sight on Jane Gilchrist's part? Never- which will be filled only by memories. A Western Maryland graduate, she knew what W. M. C. meant The. fall of the Chautemps Gover~- corne~:~:~~~~~~t~~a~~~~~e;;~~er ~::~~:s: i~v~~a;l~:e~~:orf;~e~e:~e ba~~ to others, both off and on the Hill. She it was who edited the Col·· :esn~;:se~~~~~:s~l~~a~~:~p::r~a:~:~ sohn---conducted by Mr. Ehrhardt. have our wcak moments. lege Bulletin which keeps alumni in touch with the college and with I each other. She welcomed the new students, even in the rush of by the Popular Front, had been in CAM PUS Jt'Snow longer an idea with registration, with a smile. She was, for all her youth, a part of power for less than seven months. Phillips-it's the real thing. Western Maryland College. ~~~:;e~:::t~:~'p~i;~~te~o~~:rin~n~~ LEA D E R 5 sa~'~:eo~in;~e keeping it quiet-we She seldom forgot a name. Even the most insignificant Pardon the awful pun (??), Doris Freshman received the correct assignment ~lips accompanied by a bassador to the United States, at- and Bob, and accept OUI'congratula- tempted to form a new government. smile. Bonnet, a conservative in finance and tions. Western Maryland College goes on, outwardly almost the politics, lost the support of the So- Wc wonder what Jane Konow same, yet there is something gone, something lacking. The whole cialists who refuse to participate in college felt a break in the tempo as it paused for a moment to pay his government. means when she says upon going out tribute to Louise Bates Fisher. with Everett Jones, "Just going out The Popular Front now faces the to catch butterflies." Ts it a new greatest crisis of its existence. The campus game? Who does the pitch- Wanted - More Leaders Socialists, who are betweeu the Radi- ing?? cal Socialists and the Communists, in Viewing in retrospect the semester which is just passing, we political hue, refuse to accept Bonnet Seen stepping it off at Beard's: find among the achievements of which we can be proud several as premier. Tf they persist in their W. FRANK MALONE Prentice and Casscy-won't Wil- points upon which our pride may ,veli take a fall. The greatest of refusal, it may result in the disrup- budorce ever stop? these, in one sense, is the lack of cooperation and of wide leader- tion of the Popular Front. Such a dis- The Senatah from the Eastahn Brinsfield and Simmons-it's get- ship among the students belonging to campus organizations. We ruption would have far-reaching po- Shoah with the big ceegah-An em- ling to be a habit with them. are proud of the advances some of these organizations have made, litical consequences. bryo politician very much in the em- Kratz and Main-Fuzzy's not to be but we regret that we usually find the same leader in many organi- The Radical-Socialists have the bl"J'ostage-\VilIiam is his first llame outdone. zations. largest representation of all the par- but he's never called "Big Bill." He's Scarborough and Oleair-leave it This duplication of leadership shows a definite weakness in ties in the Chamber of Deputies. presidellt of the Senior class, and to Peggy to get to the heights. ollr activities. There are too few leaders. It has been suggested Their inahility to cooperate with the Captain of the Band, and a veteran Grace Scull and Bill Hauff-we that a system be inaugurated, limiting students to leadership in one Socialists or vice versa may result in debater, and a journalist, and- But hear he's plenty smooth; he seems to or two activities. This, at best, is an artificial way of attracting a rightist government taking office. that's enough to give you an idea of think so too. No offense, please. new leaders. Leon Blum appears to be a likely man the importance of the Senatah. \Vaghelestein seems to have settled Too many students join campus organizations and drop out, to form a new cabinet. If he can suc- He still boasts ahout the time he down to a pretty steady pace. At muttering, "I don't get anything out of the meetings. Why don't· ceed in ohtaining the support of the livcd in \Vashington some years ago. least we feel sure he won't Ir_win they -?" Radical Socialists he may be able to He'll have you know that "Washington he's truckin' around with Sue. How can they -? The students make no suggestions. form a government. Blum, a veteran is a pI·etty good town, even without Sam Ganison really keeps one busy Those of ability will not make themselves known to the leaders. of the French political wars, is one of his presence. He's thinking about law keeping track of his inclinations. The When asked to take part in an activity, the student answers, "Oh, the 'few men capable of holding thc and teaching-also ahout a certain gentleman (?1) from Jan-ettsville J couldn't possibly. I'm really too busy." Populal' Front together. Failure to teacher in Hyattsville. He'll even has last been seen escorting Audrey teach if he can't find something else to "Too busy!" Consider the present leaders of campus activi- reach an agreement among them- do--That's how far gone hc is. Coffren on Sunday nights. Where ties. Are they "bluffing through" "snap" courses? Do they carry selves, may not only result in the end So much for his professional and does the little Easton gal come in, light schedules? Do they neglect their work so that they barely of the Populal· Front government, but matrimonial ambitions. At \Vestern Sam?? "pull through"? It is only by planning and conservation of time it might mean t.he beginning of It Maryland, he is the mainstay of thc He was her man, but he dOlle her that these leaders accomplish what they do. And these leaders ac- rightist or Fascist movement. Such a Speech_ Department--He's also the 1I'!·ong-yep, folks, that's what's hap- com pI ish what they do. And these students who really are "too movement might gain the same mo- mainstay of 148 Hering Hall-he busy" are the ones who usually are able to take on just one more ment.um as it has elsewhere, and stays thel·e mainl:!,. Frank, that's pened to the Claggett-Tomichek duo. activity. sweep evcrything before it. It be- The torch must still be bUl'lling, what he's called, (he's also called oth- 'cause Emil Edmond has lost no time, Many of the present leaders will be lost by graduation. Will ~:o;:l~mth: :~~~~~~:~l:::~o~:hi~~el~!~r: er names) is well enough rounded in and thcre's still Ginger in the Clag- the same problem continue to rise with each college generation? every respect-scholastically, socially, gett element. End it now! Even if active participation in at least one of the firmer and )1lore decisive policy than and in extra-curricular activities, to campus activities may cost concentration of time and effort, there ::~:~.~;::t, i!nFr~:Ce~0c'i~:~e ~r~:~ rate Campus Leader. He rates top- Francis Theodore ·Elliott, Junior, is always an income and interest of experience, sociability, and flight among campus leaders. seems to be having his difficulties with growth of general college spirit. litical salvation. Laura Breedon, who seems to be quite The resignation of Justice Suther- st Initiative Pays land from t.he Supreme Court has ~;:~~.:deil:It: ~~::~ \::~ofa;~~~;.~ 0ih: ~:.~:;nt~P ~:~~hbe~::.e,B;:~~~s~te,:h= aroused the usual flurry of specula- flames than he whom they attacked. ::~I:!~1orn~a~~:~ill~v:~se.dO~:~ s~;~~cc The excel!ent cooperation of the student body with the Aloha tion as to his successor. And once The American public has not evi- in its new financial policy has again proved that W. M. C. is more the Baltim.01·e Sun comes to the denced any abnormal antipath:l' to- Tn the recent lectures delivered capable of progress. The ice once broken, the new idea once made fore as a llewspaper of increasing wards Justice Black, nor has his Sen- by Dr. Overton, quoth Willie the Woo- practicable, the college shook off its inertia and supported the in- prejudice and decreasing fairness. ate or Court record been blemished Pitcher: "This Miss Overton is just novation almost to a man. The remarkably high percentage of On the morning of the Justice's The Sun's self-appointed task of ruining the \VoC!-Pitchers' Associa- subscription pledges is an evidence of the appeal of a clearly-pre- resignation the Sun adorned its edi- Supreme Court guardian No. 1 is a tion." sented and carefulJy-thought-out plan. torial page with a cartoon showiug a little sickening, and shows that the Does Dick Sprouse think that he Great credit is due to the business staff of the Aloha for its K.K.K. member occupying the hench SIl.11 is more of a pl·opagandizing has set an example for the faithless initiative and foresight in originating the idea and its skill in pre- and eagerly anticipating another ad- . agency for I·eaction, than a true up- wenches at W. M. C. by bringing his I'enting that idea convincingly. ditioll. The Black incident, this col- holder of liberalism, (Continued on Page 4, Col. 2)