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The Gold Bug, Nov. 23, 1948 g~(2Hgq,tl Pencil Shavings- B" N..,.. st-. Views From The Hilltop B".I!_ st-e.. • Notes of ; Western :Marylander: HAIL FIG.iTING TERROR TEAM! COUNSELLING DEFICIENCIES CITED Not long ago on the way down the The United Nations may still be With the 1949 football season now a matter We feel that WMC has more than enough to hill into town I was met by a sudden trying to find a way to settle world for the record books, we should like to pay homage offer on the credit side of the "higher education fusilade of multiiariously colored disputes but this week the Student to as courageous a team as ever wore the Green ledger." We like- the congeniality of the entire bubbles. They rushed around the Government of Western Maryland and Gold. Through the enshrouding gloom re- coli e g e family .. -:-a relationship which can corner ()f a building on a gust of (i!ollegebrought about a peaceful solu- sulting from the Hopkins game, breaks the light be realized to the extent that is the case here on wind, a great murrain of frail, trans- tion to a long etandfng dispute. About of a season upon which we can look with pride. the Hill only in a small school. We appreciate the parent globules, flashing in the sun- two weeks ago, Jim Cotter started to We have won five games and lost two, with only excellent scholastic standards demanded by the light, Whole droves of them burst in negotiate with the Johns Hopkins two teams, and scarcely more than a dozen men administration and the generally helpful attitude my face where I obstructed their Student Government. The response of crazy flight, the Hopkins organization came in the ~h~r~~~~e~~e~~~;sh~d!foo~~~; ~h~!e~'l;e~ di~t~i~~ on the part of our faculty members. form of an invitation to us to send top condition for the entire season; they have de~~t~id~Il~/~~~el:d:ec2~~!0~f ;~~: i~allh~np~~ ..... From Pipes To Wands some of our representatives to their had to possess the grit and determination to keep sent counselling system. A big step toward the pep rally on the Friday morning going when they felt that they could go no far- improvement of this situation was made this-past Around the corner was a child prior to the game. John Silber, Helen ther; and they have been forced to take every pre- fall when the counselling efforts were centralized holding a metal wand to the wind, a Ray, and Bob Ebert, accepted this caution against the ever-threatening nemesis of under the direction of Dean Free. However, if great stream of bubbles issuing from invitation with a bit of fear in their injury. In 'spite of the handicaps they have faced, this step is to be truly effective, every professor a ring at the tip of it. He intermit- hearts. Contrary to their expectations the Terrors have been outplayed in only-one game must make it a point to completely understand tantly dipped the wand into a pre- when they arrived before the Hop- pared glycerine solution to gather a. kins student body, our three negotia- this year-Gettysburg. ~oetnf~~t~~SHill~H~e~~:~ceo~sc~~~tio"ne~~~~~f;zt; film on the ring, and again expose it tors met with a kindly reception. The.... No Western Marylander can ever refer to the each advisee'srecord, , . both past and present. to the wind. He kept dipping and ex- Western Maryland S.G. in return in- '49 Terror squad-with anything other than pride, ,. so that he might successfully advise each of his posing with strict regularity, watch- vited them to send some delegates to The truth of this statement has been demonstrat- charges according to his ability. ing the wand only enough to notice our rally Friday evening. Dick Beeson, ed time and "time again by the fine display of . With our faculty carrying the loads which it the moment the film was exhausted Hopkins' Senior - Class President, so he might dip once more. He was brought five men with him and led spirit on the part of the whol~ stud~nt body. 'the - ~~~~~b~~r[h;trh~h:o~,~a~a:rt~~thi~l~hi~e~~arn~~~ so intently involved in this process our school in the Maryland cheer. turno~t for the pep rally Friday mght, and the ship. He must assist his advisor by going and that he neglected to observe the Thus, what had become bitter tension cheering on Saturday were the best we have ex- asking for advice rather than waiting for his ad- spectacular product of his efforts. The between two student bodies had' been perienced in our stay on the :tIill. visor to come to him. lable on the glycerin jar read: resolved into friendly rivalry which HOURS OF FUN! was fought on the football field Satur- MAGIC SOLUTION day. MAKES In years past banquets were given 10,000,000 which only the athletic team attended. BUBBLES! This year a change is in store for us In the face of disturbances the w~rla over, in the is another side to the picture. since the banquet will be given for face of insecurity on the part of our own citizens as a Man has been unable to conquer one great fear. , _ When I blew bubbles I had to use the entire student body. An unusually result of haphazard politics in our government, and in fear of his fellow man. Consequently he remains selfish. a wooden pipe, make my own mixture good meal is being jilanned and many the face of a fatalistic or cynical attitude which becomes concerned primarily with his own personal health and of soap-water, and produce •bubbles speakers will participate in the af- more prevalent among people as each day's events are happiness. .He generally realizes the desirability of co- one by one with air from my lungs. fair, tentatively planned for Decem- laid before us, we ask ourselves just what evidence is operative effort to insure individual happiness but he It was a delicate process. And when ber 1. there in the world for hope of harmony among nations. hesitates to change his way of life. He seems always to 1finally succeeded in forming a large, The dance Saturday night was True, a_ quick survey of the world situation seems fear rapid change and the only way he'll accept any kind shimmering bubble, I celebrated my "Sponsored by the S.G. and the radio to dash to a fast dying ember, whatever hope there might .........of change is if.,it is admintstersd slowly and progressive- achievement, followed it as it was skit was given by the Wesleyanettes be, but we'd like to look for a somewhat longer period Iy. The change advocated today, surrendering national borne along by drafts, anquished as inaugurating a new plan for Satur- of time before giving up in despair. We see a tendency citizenship for world citlzenshlp, is one that would en- it perilously scudded by thorn bushes, day activities. How about some more toward world government- in modern times. True, the tail a great turnover of old ideas to new, and of new ad- and dismayed at its ultimate destruc- or, if it rose straight into the tion; good response from the different or- League of Nations was a failure, and the United Nations justment and adaptation to life, ail' followed it with my eye until it ganizations? Organization causes frequent concern among us. Never- In our world today we have two great factions, each was long out of sight. The new members of the Student theleaa, there is a definite attempt at bringing the family of whose ideas for world harmony are almost diametrical- Government are. two very capable of nations closer together. Fifty years ago we couldn't Iy opposed. Until these two factions can come together freshmen, Libby Schubert and Essel say that. Witness the International Labor Organization, in amicable agreement ... and only by amicable agree- • Victim of Progress Thomas. the International Postal System and numerous other in- ment, not armed conflict . , . world peace and progress I will not say those were the "good The new Bulletin board below Old ternational organizations ... to us, these show a definite will be in a precarious position. 'Each fears the other. old days," although I am strongly Main has finally been put up after a tendency on the part of the world's peoples to organize each mistrusts the other, and as long as individuals or tempted. It is true that I enjoyed the long struggle. All notices are welcome in order to get along better with each other with the groups fear and mistrust one another, constant friction history of each individual bubble. in accordance with the rules posted on object of better living and a more satisfactory life in and misunderstanding will always be inevitable. Not Not so with this modern child, who the board. mind. until men the world over learn to respect one another and merely raises his arm to send off a We cry for peace ... the hope of the world ... -and compromise on certain values and standards will there be whole cloud of bubbles, which are • A Thought From The Faculty: ...we sincerely want it. Our differences lie in the clash of any material or spiritual progress toward world better- whisked out of sight before he re- The Student Government believes _ideas on how to approach that peace. Even in this clash, ment. gards their several attractions, much that most of the students are inter- however, we can't ignore the fact that the world in gen- One thing more: man in the universe is a physical less appreciate the capacity of one ested in hearing how the faculty feels eral is beginning to take on a more socialistic view of entity that owns a unique thing called mind. It is desfr-, such bubble to entertain him. about certain problems of current in- government, not excluding our own America. We begin to able that his physical life be ruled by reason. When he terest to us. We have asked Professor realize that the general welfare is of great importance in submits to physical desires and impulses without thinking Yet it is inevitable. He is a victim, Makosky to present a "thought for our determining the welfare of the individual, and we attempt them out in a rational 'way he remains a biological rna- if you will, of progress. Science has consideration. to set up an international language so that we can con- chine, no higher than the lowest of organisms, When he invented for him a better bubble "A major concern of any young verse with each other in the hope of settling our dif- reasons out his situation with an eye toward ethical con- blower. The old, single-shot bubble ~erson in college is that "he should ferences in order to insure peaceful, happy living for all formity and the pursuit of good for his fellow men, he pipe is outmoded. milintain contact with the world of peoples. begins to live up to his reputation of being the ultimate That is why I hesitate to speak of ideas and action outside the college If all this is true, why should there be cynicism and result of an inspired universe. my bubble blowing days as the "good campus. The campus tends to be a fatalism growing.by leaps and bounds in our midst? There .• , I:-40 old days." That I derived more plea- self-contained, isolated community, sure in blowing bubbles one by one sufficient unto itself, ignoring the rest than the boy who now carelessly pro- of the world. This is a great mistake. duces a legion Js patent. However, it College is too theoretical and academic c#Ujh (jf1, f:J1ie eJldL . . . is sobering to remember that had I as it is. The student should be eager the opportunity, I would have wel- to keep up with the political, intellec- comed the usage of that prolific tual and artistic issues and events of Alohd Editor, Tri-Beta, Argonaut, Trumpeter, Who's Who, Etc. gadget for the labor saving device the off-campus world. that it is. "The administration at Western B" B.u" ,tl""", Maryland takes seriously the respon- "Holy Petri dish"~this is perhaps tice teaches and lives at the same ride one another,' The playful par- • Wistful Thinking sibility for this maturing process. the most vehement expression of time, an insurmountable dilemma is lance has been known to take a form We often speak of the good old The ass,embly programs, the sponsored anger that one would ever hear in her fate. similar to this: "Sause, you've. got (fays when people were hospitable. activities of discussion groups and the presence of our Hagerstown If "Sower Barbara" (so nicknamed the biggest nose" "Well, Sowers, at We, who are aware of the city's the music department, are evidence minister of good taste-Babs Sowers. least I have one." anonymity and its indifference to the of the on-campus leadership. A wise In case a~yone. i~ w{)ndering wh.y A portion of childhood spent in the individual, think wistfully of our addition to this phase of student in- your only ImpreSSIOn.liIf "Bangs" IS grapefruit state convinced her that forefathers who received strangers (Continued on page 4, Column 1) in the form of a gust of dust fleeting Florida would be the ideal place for into their household with great re- past, she's Editor of the '49 ALOHA.' that m()dest home of one's own. Sand, ception. :r;.:fuffsed? Other factors contributing sea, and sky would comprise all the Yet how could we argue that it THE GOLD BUG to pearance are her membership in Tri- necesspry that ingredients for to put on has just been the people that have tho s e a_l1.- her winged-heel Mercurian, thoughts she wants in order to bring changed, and that Beta, Argonauts, Phi Alpha Mu, sec- paper. However, it would not be a back universal good will we need only l.n~fIlO!~~U·:;:.entp:bii:t:rr .~~r.::~et~~,.MB';;,; Tu