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PAGE TWO The Gold Bug, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md., October 29, 1942 1-,4~'We gee Jt-i Campus Character --- No.1 'Schedule King', -,4~- Carl R. Moodey, Proves To Be Human Automat 1 • TELLSALL - BY WALKER. A PI.a For Th. Cause Of Education The other day I fell asleep in economics class. This In Th. Fece 01 Th. N.w Draft Bill By Joe Workman occurrence, let me hasten to say, was in no way attribut- it. able to conditions directly surrounding Rather, on the Congress has now just about completed its Graduation, the army, defense cot. Strictly non-schedule. night before, I had-but that is another story. What I passing of the new draft bill calling for the com- work, and marriage have removed the We ask Carl just how it all started, am trying to say is that while I was thus engaged, I had pulsory serving of youths 18 and 19 years of age majority of thb "characters" from the and a schedule. It seems that on what is commonly known as a dream. in the armed services of this country, As we see Hill to such an extent that there is phases to his life, a biographical side It seems I was walking down 'Val! Street with a pocket it, the implications contained in this measure are a definite shortage this year. To and a schedule.. It seems that on full of kale, and a lust for securities. I went up to the many and far-reaching, plug that hole in the dyke and to February 17, first man I saw, and asked him how they were biting. One of the most important of these implica- keep the students' sense of comedy 1942 at 7:49 P. "Swell," he said, waving a handful of stocks and bonds tions directly affects the college student of today: at the acme, out of the North in a 1\1., Carl Moodey under my nose. "Got 'em for a song-and all gilt edged." dust and with decided that he cloud of New Jersey we refer to the decision he must make between hardy want to buy cider:" could better live "Por-a song, eh ?" said I, inspecting the edges with an "yn serving now, voluntarily, in the armed forces- a came Carl Robert Moodey, six foot eye for gilt. • the "get it over with" idea---or continuing as far his life if each "Yes," he beamed. "I find The Peamft Vendcr gets best as possible his education in the field of higher two of true, unblemished, character. day was divided results." al- learning. We hold unequivocally to the latter e Car! Was Born New up and time en c n I thanked him, lind made my way into a large room to Carl was born in Morristown, lotted idea, that the wisest decision the youths of our Jersey, sometime in the Roaring subject to be un- with copious quantities of tickers, blackboards, and fat country who are in college, or who are about to 'I'weuties. The exact date is not avail- d e rt e ken. He men in it. Noticing one of these latter about to enter an enter college, can make is to continue ....as far as able for publication. He attended finds that by so office, I hurried over and spoke, saying "I'd like to see they are able along the Jines of the educational something ill a stock." Grade School and paths they had laid out before the Gurney Bill George Washington School, where his Workman do i ng, his day e Impressed By Manner becomes much High Morristown came into being. preliminary education terminated on more efficient; for instance, Carl finds Impressed by my straightforward manner, he bade me Our stand in the matter may be termed un- June 13, 1941. While in high school, that if he goes back to the dorm di- enter. Once inside, he withdrew a stack of impressive- equivocal for several reasons. In the first place, Carl upset the bushel hiding his light rectly after breakfast, reads the pa- looking certificates from his safe and spread them upon even the leaders of the draft movement, leaders by participating i~ many of the per, gets his books, and then drops his desk. such as General Hershey, have urged college stu- school functions such us: the Morris- by the post office on the way to class, "See any you like?" he asked, standing back a pace. dents to continue their education. These men town Boy Scouts, the HiY, treasurer he not only saves the time of waiting "The mauve and yellow one looks nice," I said. "How realize that, homemade aphorisms to the con- of junior class, and many other such for the mail but also gets the paper much is that?" trary notwithstanding, leaders are made, not organizations. read in the meantime. "One hundred per share." born. For the leaders of today, of the present Moodey is well known on the cam- • His Other Life "Shares, pares!" I spat, flashing my roll. "Give me the cruelly materialistic world, for the officers and pus as the Human Automat, the man Carl's other life; the biographical whole thing!" instructors and tacticians of our armed forces who operates on a schedule and ac- side, began on May 21, of this year. "You've made yourself an investment, my boy," he and of all the other forces which are combined in tually sticks to it. We have it direct After having read Boswell's "Life of chortled, snatching my wad. "Now all you have to do is a nation-wide war effort, the trained mind is from the great man himeelf that Samuel Johnson", Carl deduced that sit back and watch it grow." something that cannot be dispensed with. So many of the myths arising from his it would be a good idea to keep a daily "Don't I even have to water it?" I asked, marveling. obvious is this statement-that real leadership schedule making, are based on un- autobiography of his day-to-day en- "No indeed," said he, slipping my share in to an envel- demands. education-that we feel it is almost truths. Actually, Carl is as human as counters with the world so that, if ope. "The firm does that for you." platitudinous to repeat it. The directors of the the next one, if there is a next one at a future date, he should care to Suddenly he looked up. "By the way--do you want this draft act, seeing this need for education, have like him, and admits that he occa- know what he was doing at a partie- in common, preferred, cumulative, or non-cumulative?" made wise provision for it in the setting up of the sionally forgoes those conditioning ular date, all that was needed was to "Snow again," 1 said, "1 don"t get. your drift." enlisted reserve system, whereby a youth may breakfasts of hard toast and dish- look it up in the autobiography. .Companion Laughs continue his studies in college indefinitely even water for the warmer confines of the (Cont. 011page 4, col. 3) My companion laughed so hard at this witticism that he though he is technically in oneof the services. turned into a two-toed sloth; and, as such, was of little Our stand on the matter is unequivocal for an- further consequence. J snatched up my envelope, and other reason, a reason not quite as forcefully pro- This W •• k's. -------------. left. minent today, in the light of the present world The next thing I knew, the professor was shaking me, situation, as it will be tomorrow. We refer to the Person~lity not urgently, by the shoulder. At first, J thought he was fact that it is obvious that the war is not going the sloth. Not until I noticed that he had more than two to last forever. Sometime in the future, whether toes did I realize my error. (He had, by way of relaxa- near or far, this country and the world will once tion, removed his shoes and socks.) I might add that I again be turning to the fields of education, of the am frightfully glad I was able to discover his true iden- fine arts, of the sciences, for enlightenment. And tity in time. Otherwise, I.might have pointed out a near- who if not the youths of today will be the leaders by tree. and told him to go hang. in those fields when warring nations lay down their arms? It takes more than just books in li- Hm •• m.. m .. m•• m•••!! braries to preserve culture-it takes human minds. We as college students are compelled by every hit of cultural instinct that we possess to Dignity Takes Holiday As preserve and to protect through the medium of learned, educated minds the knowledge, the en- Fac;u/ty Carouses At Party lightenment, the enrichment of soul that a college career, if followed conscientiously, will grant. By Lucinda Holloway We feel, therefore, that for these two reasons Your reporter was an eye-witness to the transforma- education in the face of the new draft bill should tion of the old art room into a festive setting for the be continued. In the first place, we need trained Faculty Club's Open House party held on Thursday eve- leaders for the warring situation in which we ning, October 15. . find ourselves today. And secondly, it is the duty It was as.if at the wave of a magic wand all the pic- of very person who is given the opportunity that turesqueness of the autumn countryside had appeared education affords to develop his mind and pre- there. Scar-let and gold foliage gave splashes of color to serve our culture to do so as long and as con- the scene; shocks of corn, pumpkins, apples, and nuts scientiously as is possible. suggested the abundance of harvest time. Benches draped with bright afghans cr-eated an atmosphere of hospital- ity. THE GOLD BUG in the corner. (Don't be deceived by that tale of the The real "old-timey". touch was an old spinning-wheel Official student newspaper of Western Maryland Col" fairy wand. At the college farm they're still wondering lege, published semi-monthly, on Thursday, during Oc- what became of those two missing corn shocks.) tober, November! January, February, March, and April, "Do 1 really like football? Well, I however, Mike remembers one thing and monthly during- September, December, and May. En- surely do-anyway, I lo;e to play in very definitely-he was scared of e Otd-Peshroned Dress tered as second class matter at Wcstminster Post office, the games, but not practicing-that. Kaplan. "He looked plenty big to Does the academic procession fill you with awe? In under the Act of March3, 1879. comparison, just imagine our dignified superiors dressed gcts you all tired out". me" Mike told us "and I sure felt And after answering the opening young and like a kid beside him-at in the style of old-fashioned country folk: Mr. T. K, Har- Member rison as the jovial farmer with bushbeard; Mr. Jackson J:\ssocialed CoUe6iale PreIS question, Mike Phillips settled down first, that is!" as the rustic dandy; Mrs. Carl Shaeffer resplendent in to answer many more questions about Mike heard about W.1\I.C. from thc himself, the one and only "Oalupe". principal of-his high school in Clifton the costume of the gay nineties; Mrs. Philip Royer as a COlle5iale Di5est Although he's "had the swellest _ Heights, Pa. The principal, who little girl, and Dr. Earp as the living illustration from time" at W.l\I.C. and will be sorry to knew Fergie, recommended the Hill rural 'sociology. (And they laugh at our initiations!) Subscription Price 52.00 a Year leave, Mike claims that on the first to him. Miss Todd and Miss Esther Smith started the singing day up here ill 1939, he was really Since he's. been here, he's joined game, "Jolly Is the Miller" and the fun of the evening homesick. "When I saw my family the Bachelors, of which he is ser- began. NationalAdv~sing Service,Inc. drive away, I wanted to leave right geant-at-arma, and (in case anyone Dignity took a holiday when the animal bedlam got un- Coli",,, Publnh",", ReJ>ruenl"I;~" then", Mike told us. But after he doesn't know), he has also played der way. Players were secretly given the names of ani- found Bob Bricker, whom he had football. Mike reminisced about some mals whose calls they were to imitate. Simultaneously played against on high school base- of the trips which the team has tak- these animals mooed, quacked, barked, etc., and amid the Editor-In-Chief Alvin H Levin '43 ball teams, Mike began to feel more uproar of barnyard and jungle fauna like species grouped Associate Editor Mary Miller '43 at home and less like that well-known .Aged Prenpcrs together. Then, each pack, herd, drove, or what-have- Managing Editor Nelson Wolfsheimer '44 "lost ball". One time during his freshman year, you sang an appropriate song, such as "Baa-Baa Black News Editors Carolyn Gable '43; Lillian Jackson '45 Concerning the first. few weeks, the team went to Massanutten Prep Sheep", sung by the sheep. The cattle bellowed and Assistant News Editor Rod Naef '45 for a game. After the game, the mooed their way to the judge's favor and were awarded ......::::.:...................... Eleanol' Healy '43 school had our team as overnight the prize. • Assistant Feature Editor Joe Workman '43 guests, and quartered them in the .Charaeter Readings Sports Editor John Robinson '43 Dear Fred G., Jr.: football dorm with their own team. Some of the character readings given by Mme. Cleo- Copy Editor Mary Virginia Walker '43 We think it's very commend- "While we were getting to bed, Mike patra, Gypsy Queen and Seer, would be here disclosed Staff Photographer Carl Webb '44 able of you to carry a Metho- told us, "one of the fellows on the were it not for the fact that the dignity of the faculty Business Manager 'Verner Oorrison '43 dist. Hymnal in the "Lovers' team very calmly pulled out a set of must be preserved. Besides, your investigator is making AsSistant Business Manager William Burgess '45 Winter Paradise," your 1932 false teeth. Well, we didn't know too much money from blackmail. Circulation Manager Leroy Gerding '44 Model-B Ford. what was coming off", laughed Mike. At bu)! session or faculty party the most welcome word Contributors: Fred G. Holloway, Jr., Dorothy Rovecamp, But would you please tell· us "Here we were down there playing a is "food". And plenty of it they had---cider, pumpkin Ruth Sartorio, Jane Miles, Rod Naef, Alice Rohrer, why you have a marker at p. prep school and one of the boys had pies, and nuts from :Miss Sara Smith's hickory trees. A Betty Waits, Mary Virginia Webb, Mary Thomas, Mary 318, where the hymn is entitled reached the 'false-teeth stage'. I few venturesome souls bobbed for apples floating in a tub Virginia Walker, Elizabeth Ebaugh, Sara Belle Veale, "0 Love That Will Not Let Me think that he was about 26-and was of water. Peggy Reeves, Thelma Morris, Agnes Dyson, Virginia Go"? still in prep school! He said he was They say that everyone left the party in a jolly mood. Voorhees, Lucinda Holloway, Al Walker, Alec Resnick l just waiting around until he could But it didn't last long-I had tests from some of them Earl Morey, John Seth. Al (Cont. on pafl:c 4, col. 3) Jastweek.