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Ube IRormal IRacquette Published Every Thursday of the School Year by the Students of the State Normal School, Potsdam, N. Y. VOL. I POTSDAM, N. Y., OCT. 27 192? No 43-? A FRESHMAN GRIEVANCE. Editor Normal Racquette: I am a Freshman with a grievance If I were the only one, I might say nothing about about it; however, as I have heard several refer to the same subject. I take this opportunity to write to \Open Forum.\ I do not know that I have bad a five minute talk with an upper class- man this ,yea r but that the subjects \Freshman Rules\ a)md '\Freshman Etiquette\ have bean referred to, al- most invariably with a remark to the effect that this years' crop of \Raw Material\ is remarkably free minded. This, of course, means that we do not show proper respect to uppeirclass- men Judging by myself, as well as many other freshmen, this is abso- lutely unconscious. We, Freshmem. know how it is with you upperelass- men. ,You are walking alcrtig the street or corridor, mind on your own affairs. You see someone who is not familiar, and paly no attention to him. You may hear a \\Hello,\ but not until it is too late, do you realize that you have not answered a Fresh- man greeting-. Why cannot you see it as we do? We, who have probably never spoken to a person whom we do not know, find it hard to adjust ourselves to this new condition. We pass a person, and, after a minute our trend of thought is something like this. \My Gosh. I bet that was an upperclassman and I never spoke to her.\ If you are a little patient, I think that soon this free-minded freshman talk will b e a thing of the past. Another thing, (tl speak now partic ularly to the makers of \Freshman Etiquette\) Why, if you desire so much \co-operation and obeying of rules.\ do you not try a little of it yourselves? If I remember correctly, I think that the rules under \Fresh- man Etiquette\ do not say \Some of the Freshmen\ but \Freshmen\ I have not been made color blind by seeing \three inch green arm bands to be worn at all times except at social functions and on Sundays\ on the arms of our boy freshmen. Also Rule seven this time—I have seen letters adorn the sweaters of boy freshmen. If my memory is yet functioning—Rule eight—there was not a single boy at that exam. One boy said that boys were not supposed to go. I have not as yet seen any dire consequences of that. I think that the first ones to see that the rules are obeyed are the ones who make them. The last two citations might well be overlooked—but as for the 'first one it looks to me like pure partiality. According to \One Boy\ in last weeks Racquette there are not so many boy freshmen but that we might call them by their first names. After about four hundred upperclass men have been in continual contact with them fo r more than five weeks I think that they might realize the fact that they do not wear \three inch green bands.\ I have as yet to hear of freshmen accosted thus \hey frosh where is that arm band?\ There may be a reason for this. Please let us know it. If you did not mean to include boys in \Freshmen Etiquette\ why did you not let us know it? In this respect I believe that freshmen are showing a finer school spirit than you are. We do our best to obey rules which seem to be deliberately disregarded by the ones who make them. You make rules but do not do your part. We can not put arm bands on the boys, nobody has said that we want to; we merely want to know why. (Continued On Page 3) OFYJ.CJ. Debate Is Interesting Feature Of Y W. C. A. Meeting. The regular meeting of Y. W. C. A. was held Monday night m the Special Music room. There w&s a short business meeting durirg which it was decided! that the Y. W. C. A. would contribute its share toward buying the new furniture for social functions. Plans for the candle light service, which is to be held next Monday evening at sev- en o'clock, were also made. The idea of u Thanksgiving party was talked over and ilt was decided that the \Y\ would! have a Thanksgiving Party sometime in November. After the business meeting the meeting was turned into a debase or a discussion of the topic: \Re- solved that there is need of moie school spirit between freshmen and upper-classmen.\ Some interesting facts were pointed out—some of them were sad but true. There were two freshmen present at the meet- ing and they stated that, \Fresh- men here at P. N. S. d.oj not as yet understand the full meaning of rulrs and ithat the upperclassmen are at fault. All upperclassmen who are Y. W. C. A. members are to havj this slogan, \Speak to Freshmen With a Smile.\ The idea of having part of each meeting in the form of a> debate or discussion of some topic of general interest, is a new one inj Y. W. C. A., but by the enthusiasm shown Monday night it bids fair* to be very popular. INTERESTING OLD STORIES It so often happens that the near- er we are to something of interest the less we appreciate it. Those of us who have always lived in a small town think of the advantages of the city with something like envy and are frequently annoyed at the failure of city bred people to realize their opportunities and avail them- selves of them. It is a quirk in human nature to be guilty of that which we criticize in others. It is in recognition of this fact that two or three interesting stories which cir- culate about Potsdam are herewith being told. Just such little instances and leg- ends as the following are used as nuclei for short .stories and even books. The Racquette will be glad to publish any other stories which the reader thinks may interest other readers. How Sylvia Lake Got Its Name Situated in the foothills of the Ad- irondaoks mountains, lies a very beautiful little lake, named Sylvia. Were you to inquire of one of the inhabitants near there, he would tell you the following story A beautiful girl, Sylvia, lived with her father in an old mansion at the far end of a lake. She loved a brave soldier who was fighting in the Civil War. Sylvia spent many lone- some hours rowing about the lake, and one afternoon in a fit of des- pondency, she threw herself into its mysterious depths. Her heartbroken father engaged men to search for her body, but it is believed that it was caught on branches at the bottom for it has never been found. Some claim the lake's depth has never been reached. This is why we call the lake, Sylvia. (Continued on Page 4) NEW SPORT IS GREETED WITH INTEREST BY STUDENTS Archery is gradually becoming a universal sport in the United States. It made its appearance in P N S a few weeks ago and is practised in school and out. (It is part of the cur- riculum of Mr. Maxcy's gymnasium classes). Bows and arrows as well as the targets may be obtained from, either Miss Badger or Mr Maxey any time of the day including permission for their use over week- ends. The space in back of No 8 school has been well chosen in regard to the fact that it is long enough for the strongest arm and wide enough for many part- icipants. Last week there were &s many as twenty girls shooting during one afternoon. Great caution must be used in shooting and one should never shoot in a direction where peo- ple often pass. Archery trains the eye and strengthens the muscles of the arm. It is both a mental and physical pastime. THE HUE CHEERS BRING YOUR RACQUETTES TO CHAPEL. Hooray Yell. Potsdam Normal, Rah! Rah! Rah.' Hooray! Hooray! Rickety rackety russ We're not allowed .to fuss But nevertheless We must confess There's nothing the matter w h us . Hooray! Horray! Ipse kid-a-Yi ki i who rah who Do did a yi di, do dah do. Up* <& die, Up a die, Up a die dum, Potsdam Normal second to none, Horray! Hurray! Toledo Yell. There was a man from Toledo Who sat on a big torpedo. Sis! Boom! Whec! Potsdam. Locomotive Normal, Normal, Sis! Boom! Bah'. Potsdam Normal, Rah! Rah! Rah! N o—r—m—a—1 Normal, Norma!, Normal Team Team, Team. N—0—Yell. N—0, N—, R—M, R—M, A-L, A_L, Lion's Roar. Normal Normal Normal Team, Team, Team. Lion Roar. Leader: Are we downhearted? Gnoug: No! Let the lion roar— Rrrrr Fight! Rrrrr, Fight Fight! Rrrrr Fight;, Fight, Fight! Yea Team. Yea .team, yea team, yea team. Fight, fight, fight! Locomotive. N-o-r-m-a-1. (Repeat 3 times.) Noraral Rah, Rah, Rah, Normal! loo Triuni'phe. loo triumphe! loo triumphe! Rat—ata—trat; ta—trat, ta—trat, Terrors t 0 lick, to lick, to lick, Kick a pooh bah, kick a pooh bah, SORORITY NOTES SCHEDULED FOR THE NORMAL AUDITORIUM ON NOV. 15. No matter what the concert sea- son may bring. the announcement that the French Marionette are com- ing is th e signal for unbounding en- thusiasm: in thousands of homes. Known all over the world as an or- ganization without parallel in the field of Marionettes, it comes to Potsdam at the Normal Auditorium under the auspices of the Public Per- formance committee bringing a group .of artists so thoroughly trained in the art of puppetteering that those who have been privileged to watch behind the scenes during the performance have marveled at the clocklike pro- cession of the artists and the rigid discipline maintained while handling fifteen hundred strings involved in the play. During a recent interview Mr. Gros stated \In America due to the power of advertising it i s commonly belie- ved that on e man is responsible for a Marionette company. This is an un- fortunate impression since the Mar- ionette for centuries has demanded the attention of the most famous art ists of the age. In our own company no one man or two or three artists are responsible for the productions presented rather hundreds of people all over the world have given sugges • tions, actually made figures and pro- perties which have helped to make our Marionette Theatre what it is today. The company of artists who giv e hfe to the puppets are the real reason for the successes of the shows and while it is true that the Marion- ettes carry my name, it is only done so to show from year to year that we have th e same group of people year in and year out.\ In the performance of the \Blue Bird\ by Maurice Maeterlinck, fa- mous Belgian Poet, critics have writ- ten that th e super-Marionette play has at last been presented A play of mysticism and fairy beauty, it has been a sensational success in London, Paris and New York and its eleven quickly moving scenes have drawn gasps of delight from the audiences. The childrens special matinee will be \Uncle Wiggely in Wonderland\ Last year over one million and a half children saw th e French Marionette and this year all records bid fair to be broken. BASKET ML SEASON NOTES OF PRACTICE PERIODS WILL BE POSTED EACH WEEK. The Alpha Sigma Nu Sorority en- tertained eight guests at dinner Mon- day evening. Beginning today, Tuesday, Nor- mal Class teams may have the Gym- nasium for practice periods. For this week ending October 28th on'y one hour periods will be assigned. Class Assignments. Tuesday, 4-5,Freshmen. 5-6. Sen- iors. Wednesday, Tea Dance. Thursday, 4-5, Senior. 5-6, Fresh- men. Friday, 4-5, Senior. 5-6, Jun- ior. Assignments will be posted for nextweek. If any Class team wants to use 'the period from 7 until 8;30 for practice they may do so if there is a faculty member with them. All teams in organizing should ask some faculty memiber to meet with them as advisor, coa-jh or i n whatever capacity they are willing to serve. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVE- MENT IN ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT Miss Yula Lewis presided at the meeting which was opened up roU- call. This was followed by Mr Bis- hop's repcrt regarding Jean 'Gros' French Marionettes that are to be staged in the auditorium in the af- ternoon and evening of Nov. 15. He explained the important facts about these Marionettes, their purpose, the cost of the production and the a- mount usually charged for admit- tance to these performances. This is the largest Marionette show that has ever been attempted and both the cost to the school and the admittance fee, received a most serious discus- sion. It was finally decided that the admission for children (including Junior High students) will be 25c and for adults, 50c. Of course, Normal students will foe admitted on the En- tertainment Course tickets and they are urged to attend performance \Uncle Wiggely in Wonderland\ will be shown in the afternoon and is es- pecially for the children. \Blue Bird\ the performance of the evening is more suited for adults. The children in the grades and Junior High will be dismissed at 2:30 by Mr. Voelker's permission. The matinee will begin at 2:30 and the evening performance at 8 P M. Cards and bills as well as window cards will be distributed for advertising. There will also be ad- vertising material in the \Racquette\ for the next three weeks. Plans for the entertainment, which is to be given t 0 raise money for the property room wer e furthered. C Cowles was named to see Miss Draime for the first open date after Christmas. The committees appoin- ed for this entertainment are as fol- lows: General Chairmen, Miss Schuette. Y Lewis. Business Managers. Mr (Bishop, M Dart. Property Manager; Mr. Traug-ir, Dance Committee: C Cowles. G. Carver. Refreshment Committee: V Spade. M Mason. Booths: Miss Sohuette, Miss Baker, Miss Jones, Miss Rose, Y Lewis, J Murphy, L. Bailey, R. Poor, J. Oles, E. Green, B. Benbow, R. Gor- man, R. Hawes. Another means of raising money for the property room is in the sale of candy which will take place every Thursday for six weeks. 'Following the adjournment of the regular business meeting some mem- . bers of the committee finished bind- ing the Chapel Song Books. Publicity Committee The weekly meeting of the Publicity Committee was held Tuesday after- noon. October 25, 1927. Definite procedure for making the index cards, to be filled out by stu- dents with information necessary in order to send news to the home pa- pers was postponed until next week. The various members have write- ups for the outside papers assigned to them each wook. A committee of four, Mis/s MerkLey, Miss Denison, Miss Snyder and Miss Carr, were elected to correct these papers. •This Committee began action immediately by going over the write ups of the Senior Banquet, the Speakers of the Senior Banquet and the Archery Club to be sent out. Social Committee Prizes for the most beautiful cos- tume, the most unique and a group (Continued On Page 3)
