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PAGE FOUR The Gold Bug, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md., Thursday, September 28, 1944 Introducing "Your Hill" men out of darkness into light. lated freely into actions which he be- Invitation: lieves in keeping with the goals. Many introductions have filled this We stand fof scholarship; for the The GOLD BUGis in need of addition- "Weare grateful for your presence on first week of college with excitement will to learn, and the determination to the Hill, freshmen, for with you come al workers in the fields of reporting, re- and fun, and as a climax, w~ introduce use learning to benefit others. We stand new ideas, new motives and new possi- writing, copy-reading, typing, advertis- are in- ing. Those who are interested the GOLD BUG,and in a sense, the school for honor; for the desire to do the bilities. In you are our hopes for the fu- vited to attend a meeting in the news- of your 'choice. right thing because tIte wrong is be- ture, and we give to you one bit of ad- paper office at 6:30 P. M., Monday, neath us. We stand for good sportsman- vice which applies to our dreams and October 2. Whenever people have gone before us ship; for the ability to accept failure as your own.."If one advances confidently Signs indicating the location of the we find that we have their standards to a challenge to success. We stand for in the direction of his dreams, and en- press room will be posted on the porch maintain, their ideals to cherish, and fellowship; for the feeling that every deavors to live the life which he has of Old Main in conspicloue places. their lives to study. At Western Mary- man is our brother and that he has a imagined, he will meet with a success All staff members are required to be land there are the traditions of several right to the best that we can offer him. unexpected in common hours." This present in the office at eight o'clock the was the idea of Henry David Thoreau; generations to be upheld and we feel There is no standard way of showing it is the idea of Western Maryland up- same evening ..We intend to make a few changes in the policy of the GOLD BUG that you will want to know them so that these are the basic tenets of life on· perclassm~n; may you adopt it as your for the ensuing year, and these cannot that you may do your share of keeping College Hill: they must become vital be passed without the vote of the entire our Alma Mater in a position to call beliefs of ~e individual, to be trans- ---'7/'" C,u,. staff. (ampus Personality Hausman ..• By Shirloy Snyd~r ,4~,4p~ By Sara Jane Rice Sept. 26th, 8:24%. P .. M. By Lucinda Holloway Some Of My Best Friends Are Freshman Hi Kids, I'm supposed to write you a letter to help you get over Sprinkling salt on the tails of your feathered friends is a (apologies to M. Halsey) that traditional feeling that comes, inevitably, to Fresh- cinch compared to catching up with that everbubbllng bundle of Once upon a time a college freshman was coming from men. You know what J mean-the feeling that comes from buoyancy, Ruth Hausman. You'll know her as president of the the north on a train. She had been on all kinds of trains all the whirl of new people, new places .. tests, speeches, Women's Athletic Association-a capable and versatile athlete. before many times, but never alone and to such great receptions. In other words, you feel like biology speci- You'll know her as president of the lengths. mens under high power, and I'm trying to tell you not to women's Student Government Asso- cut open. Broke my arm in grammar The trip was comfortably divided between silent let it get you (town. Remember, the upperclassmen all ciation a popular and responsible ex- school too," our heroine observed non- thought, and watching from the window scenery that rap- went through the same thing, and look at them! Well, ecutive. And peeking out from behind chalantly .. idly revolved off the stage and out of sight. There was look at the juniors and seniors, anyway. Yes, you those titles, which don't faze her a In Garrison Junior High she stayed one disturbing factor, though. You see, this college guessed it, I'm a 'sophomore-one who lets things go until mite, is the same old "Coot", as lively in one piece long enough to win her freshman was near-eighted and had unfortunately mis- the last minute. And I'm not kidding. It is now 9:35%, and funloving as ever. athletic letter in two years instead of placed her glasses only two days before this journey. She and this letter has to be written by 10. You know how it three. It was here that her adoles- was at the mercy of the slender voiced conductor even is to work against time-those tests that made you feel cent comrades, inspired by the study though Baltimore's Penn Station was not an unfamiliar you were applying to be Einstein's assiatant-c-I'm work- of entomology, dubbed her "Coot", place to her. ing against time-now. That 14th. century alarm clock of and, inelegant though it may be, the Three times our- friend reached up for her suitcase .. mine thumps so loud it could be used for background name has stuck. Three times she sat down again as the conductor con- music to "Drums Along the Mohawk." At Forest Park High her interest tinued his hesitating pace down the aisle with no mention But all this isn't helping you, is it? I haven't been so in athletics brought Ruth other hon- of Baltimore. The fourth time reached up for rushed since my orientation week. 1 remember how we all ors besides the two already mention- his suitcase. eVC1'yQJ1.6 went around clutching those little programs telling us ed. She has been on class teams for "Pardon me" she said to a nearby Spar, "but where are where to go when, giving us time to do everything but hockey, volleyball, basketball, and we now?" breathe. On the process of hurrying, some of us did the softball. For three years she has "This is Washington." dumbest things. I,for one. I slid down the dining room been a member of the honor tcam. "This is the Washington Express", added the con- steps like I thought they were a Sliding board. She was the freshman representative ductor. He began to write on the back of an envelope But I consoled my embarrassed self with the knowledge of the women's Student Govern- while the college freshman mused upon tntroverttat ten- that it gave the boys a good laugh-to say nothing of a ment. She is very proud of belong- dencies among conductors of the Washington Express few faculty members present. ing to Sigma Sigma Tau. She also Line. And then I remember how much noise we used to make. holds the high honor of membership Tired, and almost crying, it must be admitted, our girl Once 01' twice there was a gentle tap on tile pipes. I in the Trumpeters, the new honor so- took the envelope given her. "Please carry the bearer of tapped back-but not gently. Those weeks later I learned ciety. this back to Baltimore," it said. that a faculty member lived under me.. She wasn't learn- The walking (or should I say run- The station master was a large man with ears that ing the Morse code, either. She was telling us to can the ning?) symbol of "joi de vivre", Coot twinkled when he talked. noise. Then there was the time some one hung a some goes on her way rejoicing-c-over a "Pardon me," she said to the station master, "but one else's panda (a "bed beast") out the window on a Ruth Hausman new phonograph record, a chance to where may I find the next Baltimore train?" clothes line, and it disappeared. Sometime later Dr .. swim, or another slice of apple pie.. "You just got off the Baltimore train, lady!" he smiled. Mudge delivered it to its door, all dressed up in odds and What makes Coot run is perhaps Her major is biology. Says room- And then a remarkable thing happened. ends. partially answered by the fact that mate Peggy Carter, "She's wonderful "I don't like Washington," said the college f'rushman, You see, the faculty does have a sense of humor. So she was born in Baltimore, where cuttin' ,up things. Just an old cut- and walked away. don't be afraid to talk to your advisers-ask them lots of you have to step lively to keep on up." Moral: He who tells station master where to get off questions-that's the only way to learn. stepping. Yes, Coot is that rare phenomenon, Runs risk of not being told by station master Oh, yes, and don't worry if you're so confused that you Kindergarten was just filled with a cut-up who can also be aware of the where to get on. don't know what to take or what you're going to major booby traps for little Ruth. A don real and earnest side of life. And true To be serious now. in. I still don't know. As a last resort, I'm thinking house fell over her. Her head was to her habit of never taking herself Advice is seldom much more than a formula one wishes about asking the Quiz Kids. cut open while she was playing rein- seriously, she would probably make a one had used. So that is why J never give advice and And to you boys--don't feel badly about so being sur- deer. "I was always getting my head very apt "crack" about that remark. almost never take it when proffered. With that in my rounded by so many "skirts". Men, though they be fewer mind J am going to write down a few theories of mine in number, are still the female's superior. I better say that you are all welcome to prove or disprove. that ill very small print, hadn't I? Anyhow, remember Eight Western Marylanders Attend A college education is intangible. It cannot be com- you're just as much a part of our campus as the girls. puted ill dollars, foot pounds, or even time spent, but it See. you aren't Kanesatake Regional Conference Oh my golly, it's 9:55 now.. How am I going to get this pays dividends that are priceless. Even in America, only copied over in five minutes? Woe is me. one fourth of the people go to college, and seventy-five the only ones in a state of perplexity. Western Maryland was well represented this year at the An- percent never finish high school. When people have more So keep your chins up, but not as far up as I had mine nual Regional Conference for the Student Christian Movement by than emotions with which to reason, there'll be less strife when J slipped down the steps, and about the big laugh eight students, Nan Austin, Carroll Doggett, Marion Lyle, Ruth in the world. you'll get next year when you look back upon "The Green Miles, Irving A. Russell, Nancy Stimson, Virginia Voorhees, and If you are a thinking person at all, you'll soon find dis- Days". Kitty Waring, who added their fellowship to give expression to turbing inconsistencies in that which you had thought to Bye bye, the theme "Because the Human Family is One". be concrete. Three years ago I was- happier in my mind, A Poor Excuse for Mrs. Anthon~. but I wouldn't exchange the mental springboard I now The delegates gathered from June 5 to 12 at Camp Kanesatake in Spruce by Dr. Winburn Thomas, return mis- have for all my narrow gaity of then. Philip Barry says: Creek, Pennsylvania, where they en- sionary from Japan now acting as A person's got to Icok. for disillusionment all the way GOLD BUG deavored to learn how to live as one Executive Secretary of the Student along. It's the price paid by everyone who uses his head family. Every race, color and creed in Volunteer Movement; thirdly "Per- for anything but a hat rack .." I student newspaper of Western' Maryland Col- our part of the country was g-iven sonal and Group Christian Action for What I'm going to say now may sound to you as though . semi-monthly, 011 Thursday, during Oc- recognicion by the Middle Atlantic Human Unity" led by Rev. Roy Mc- 1 advocate your becoming hypocrites. Of course I don't; January, February, Murch, and April, Corkel, a national secretary of the September, December, and May. En- Region delegates. American Fricnds Service Commit- there is nothing more vicious than a hypocrite, and few matter at Westminster Post office, Conferees spent many busy but things less pitiful than a pedant who can't meet a reflec- 3,1879. joyful hours in Kanesatake's hills. tee. tion of himself without stepping aside or back. They listened to talks by the promi- On each of three panel discussions, Nevel' lose the wistful eagerness we all have when be- nent youth leaders of the region, par- Western Maryland was represented ginning something new. I say that, because nothing that ticipated in discussions with the lead- by at least one student. Nan Austin is worthy ever has an ultimate. But on the other hand, ing students from neighboring eel- was elected to the office of Program be sure that same wistfulness is tempered, and not used leges and universities, made many Chairman for this area and will be as an excuse for avoiding mirrors as J suggested above. Dlstributor cf new friends and shared the expert- charged with keeping in contact with When someone tells us we've "just gotten off the Balti- CDlle5iate Die,esl ence of true Christian brotherhood in seventeen colleges and planning a more train," Jet's not always burst into tears. a Christian community. week end conference for the area be- The Editor of the Gold Bug wishes to express her The conference program was di. fore the week "';"as over. "Oh, you're sincere appreciation to those who assisted in pro- vided into three cycles: first, "The from western Maryland", was a ducing the first issue of the paper. The volunteer Christian Understanding of Human common expression. Intercepted Letter staff is as follows: Nan Austin, Jane Beall, Carroll Unity" under the direction of Dr. Afternoons during the week were Deal' Joseph, Doggett, Margaret Fredrich, Lucinda Holloway, Paul Limbert, Public Affairs Secre- g-iven over to tennis, hiking, swim- William Holloway, Henry Lamadrid, Ruth Miles, tary of the National Council of the ming, and ball playing; and evenings Is you is or is you ain't? Fred Morgan, Sara Jane Rice, Christine Royer, YMCA's; second, "Social Forces Sup- were filled with group singing and Love, ,Miss B. Shirley Snyder, Margaret Statler, Kitty Waring. PQ~·tingand Resisting Human Unity" dancing.