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rty. all, per, and d<\d fur- Phi a Chi was and the af- this thl· lgth son A oos- His was pc-ct to • Educatio~ Week Issue P . . . arttctpate In War Program Mr. Moench Directs ~•Fit to Fight and to Sei·ve On All Fronts\ Film \The ultimate su<\n·ss of am· nation at war depends upon the physir;tl strPngth and endur~nce of its peoplt·.\ With this in mind tlw !';t·w York Statt• War Council, Offin· of Physical Fittwss, is producing a physit-al fitm·ss training film. The title is \Fit to Fight and to Stwt• on all Fronts.\ Moench Directs Under the diret'tion of Mr. Francis ]. Moench, who was at Cortland on Mon- day, November 2, 1942, gPneral shots for the film W<•re takl'll of Cortland's physiml education studl•nts. Mr. M01·nch was previously head of the physical t·duration departmt•nt of Cortland. Fit' now has u year's leavt• of abst·ncl• to work at Albany on the war program. Pictures will <>xplain the ust· of physkal fitness tests and other tl•sts in measuring strength, to determine need and clwrk progress in developing stamina and l'ndur- ance. For preliminary training and !'on- ditioning for boys 14 through 19 and nwn of military age demonstrations of prop<·r construction, teaching technics and skills . in obstacle course training \\'l're f1lnwd. Physical Fitness War Training Likewise for the boys tlwrt• is marching drills, whl•reas shots of conditioning exer- cises W<>re recordt•d for girls-war workt•rs and those in civilian protl•etion. Tlw senior, Junior and sophomore g.irls sp1•nt much timt• under the lights pt·rfonning conditioning cxcrciSI'S. This is, indeed, an important part of the phrsie<ll fitnl'ss war tmining program, for Sl•vent<'<•n million of sixty-five million war workc•rs in 1943 will be women.· Then too, an important part of the physical fitness war training program is the rigorous team sports which call for in- tensive training to devl'iop stamina and <'nduranc<>. • Cortland Students Act Combative- activities likewisl' assumt· an important role. Techniques of offenst• and dt•f<•nsl' and tlw spirit to fight against odds arc essential to vktory, ancl this basic training in hand ·to hand conihat is now bl'ing provid<·d through !oral physkal litness programs. Sophomon•s and junior boys cont'erning th!•Sl' activit.it·s t•xhihitNl boxing technique-s. For one whole day, Monday, Nowmht·r \Thunder Rock'' to Be Produced Nov.l3 By Hilltop Masquers Bantham, E. Michaud Take Top Honora;Muth, Morris and Felter- Women Stars of Play Tlw linal day for tlw lirst Masqut·r pru- dul·tion is looming on tlw hi11·iwn. Asidt• from tlw fal't that an infpctl•d foot iskt•t•p- ing <HI<' act or from rdH·arsals, appt•ndi- t•it is a st•rond and a SOI'<'t•r injun· a third, tlw <\ast is all Sl't nnd n•ady to pia;· for dt•ar old Cortland on Fl'ida v, !'\ow•mht•r 13 in the \\-'nr fanta~y. Tlru1;der Rock. Tlw play is ont· nobody should miss. It is stirring anti arousing. !larry Ban- tham as thP lighthousl' kePpt>r kl•t•ps till' piny moving with suspt·nst·. Harry is pn•sidPnt of Masqtwrs, a son·<·r star, st·r· rN:irv of his fratt·rnit ,. and on Stmlent coun;·il. · Eugt·m· :\tkhaud, who is runm•r up in honors. makt•s a strong part plausibh· and en·atl's a c·hnractt·r of unusual sympathy. Tlw womc·n'H parts an· ably playt·d by Erika Muth, ::'\orma Morris and Marion Fl'ltt·r. Tlw part of Dr. 1\:urtz, tlw philos- oplwr, is mrrit•tl hy l.loyd Tobin. Tlw old sea t:aptain, who atlvist·s Charlt•ston, is st•t•n in the rwrson of Sy1hwy Gmyhl'al. Bob Coht·n. a fn·shman, is a wrv sinn·n· and rPSJlc'msivt• actor and t ht· l'ITo;·t lw has put into tlw part of Briggs, tlw lit tit• tmln from tlw eoal mint•s with 10 dtildrl'!t, re- sults in a lim· piP<'<' of acting. Tlw pia y is din·c·t Nl hy Barbara llunws and Edith Lu,;. Promptt·r is HazPI Shan- non; noisl'S o!f stagt•, Cia in· !':olh•r. l'rop- !'rtil's ar<· takt·n can· of hy Barbara Ft•ueht: t·ostunws ltv Hrlkit· Ylim·n, st'l'n- l'ry is surwrvis<•d by boris Johnson. LOlrist• Kirkpatrick. Tony Mancuso and Maurke Pagt• an· !wiping din·t·t t lw fn·sh.mt•n in srNH•ry c·onstonw\ion. Tht• printitlg ~hop un<ll·r I >r. Thurbc·r's din·rtioo is · Utrning out smnt• lwaut iful programs with a ch·sign by Dorothy Clark as tlw eowr. TIH; Art ch·partnwnt and tlw StudPnl mmwil arl' t·ontrihutiug to makl- this produrtion a sut·n·ss. Sophs Meet, Appoint Soiree Committees; Dance Date Nov. 21 Tlwrt· was a mt•t•t ing of tlw Sophomon· dass on ~o\'l'nllal•r 4, 19<12, and plans for tlw Sophumorl' SGirt•l' an• forging ahead. The sophomon•s have <!t-t·idt•d to hold thl'ir dam·t· Saturday night, !'\ov(·mlll'r 21. Music will ht· supplit'CI by Spit·glt· Willcox's orchestra. Continued on Pnge 4, Col. 3 The following haw hl'l'll asked to be patrons and patront>SSl·s: Dr. DeGroat, ===========:=c:-:=-c-== -o Miss Rohit•, Mr. and Mrs. William Axtell, Seven Cortland Teachers Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wickwirl', Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Lrarn, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Attend Syr,acuse Meeting BakPr, Mr. and Mrs. Churchill, Rt•v. and Mrs. Hovt·m·amp. Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. In Social Studies Field Davis, Miss Martha Robbins, Miss Mary Washington Ball and Dr. and Mrs. Stt'W· art \'c>rNooy. The Soin•<' committt'<', consisting of Tom Corl\itti Mary Collins an<! Jack Km·kens, Continued on Page 4, Col. 3 Anwriean Education Wl•<•k at Cortland is !wing ubserw!l chit•fiy through rlw facilitit•s of tht• Hilltoj> Press, Tht• program was fonnulatl'd i-n tlw se1!ior g<;lll'ralcoursl' st•minar class undt•r the· din·t·tion of Dr.Max· wdl Park. Tht• st•nior physiml t•dueation organhmtion and admin- istration dass <'ollahoratt·cl. In char~!' was a !'Otiunittet• consisting of Jant• Condron, chairman, Gladys Campbell, Marilyn joim•r mal Ali~·~· Jam• Spen<'t•r. Tlw ar(idl's con- rPrning Anwrican Edumtion Wt'l'k and tt•m·lwr organizations \\'l't'l' writtt·n for publication by Marilyn Joiner, Hl'il·n Cash. Denwtra An- thony, Norma Sammis, Lillian Bini· sail, Gladys Billings, Jt•an Barh1•r and John Nostrant. Tlw t•ditor wislll's to t•xprcss thunks for bringing sud1 an important mattt·r to t lw att<'ntion uf all studt•nls. IRIESS uThunderUo(~k\ Friday Night Libraries Join in National Program For Boo~ Week New Books for C. S. T. <:. Librury; Dr. Stubc, Dr. Suwyt~r Speak at Cortland Lihrnry Book Wt•t•k, ::'\m•pmbt•r h~·ll. 19-ll, NUMBER 5 Education W eel{ To Be Observed Nov. 8 thru 14 ~~I~ducation for Fr•(•e Men'' Tht•rrw: MoviP carri<·S t lw sallll' slogan this )d'ill' of \For· and J>atll. ~) s IJ•) r·t I' ward with Books.\ This 11n•k i>< nat ion· ' \ · • ally ohsl'rn•d hv hot h civic, sl'lwol and t ol· E1 ,.1 1 1 ,.,II in \ .. ,, 1ulu 1 111111 ~ t h .. '''\!' lilwaril's. In thl' Cortl.uHI Stall• li k · 1· 1 \ 1 \ \\t.'l'. Ill \\ lll. 1 • 11111··1\ ,. ) t\ t ~<!Ill'' bran· about 15 or..?<!\ nt•w books an· to ht· :;dtoo~,.. tlu_ougho.ut t)., , .. u 1 ,~i 1 \ ,,(,~,.\ adtlt:d through an appropriation h\ tlw Anh·rll·,,n 1-.thr•.tllull \\,,k, (] 11 , p 1 . ., 1 .. ,. Studl'nt rouill'il. It has also lll'l'll ;H<kt·<l 1 · t<l'l 1 II'J.!olll 111 ~ ,1( I '' .l.;t .. tllon \I t J,,. that a small amount hl' sl'l asidt· t•adr Amerkan l.t·gioll, 1111,. It \·\' \l'l'•dll t( , 1 1 month for nl'W hooks. I I f 1· 1 I H· 11\1 l',ltt· o llt·t,l> \ oo! t ,,. ,..,!dit·t• in Purpose of Boolf. Week tlw Jirst \\'orld \\',u. '' ,, <1<•\\ ~upptotl• d in 1 ht• Library Journal ;u;: To l'flcouraJ.!t' in i\gsol'iat ion. I ThP purpos 1 ·::;o{ Book \\'l't'k 1n·n· st.tl!·d ,Hid continU•·tl h1 tho· \,,,,,,ll,.ll·:,hw.ttiuu I boys and girls tlw lovt· of art. To innea~l' This ,,,.('k, :\m• mi..-, .~ II,\ :\nu·rit .111 ~:;;;-.. __ ..__...,. ________ .....l.t I publir appn·riation of dlilda·n'g book:;. To Edu•-.11 ion \\'•·•·k. I lu 1iu·•n·· t hi~., ,.,u· i~ C . •t• s t I ill!T!'iiSl' ami maintain support for public \Edu.- •• tion for r ••.•. \!.II\ (l,,il\ topi.-,, I Vl 1808 p0 I hook farilit i .. s. To ··m·ourag(' hom•· o\1 n cli~··u,,.. ... J o\ •·1 t lu· t .uli .... 11d ··1-. ,, lw1•·. ·\ ,. t•rship ancl cumpa11ionship through hooks. (I J R<'ll!'lling llu1 I' -lith (!) S\n·in~ A . I. rp· .. 1•. a. n.es at I ~lan\ radio pmgmms II ill makt• llll'n· \\'art ill II' :-,;,.,.,(s, ( {' 1\uddmg St roiiJ.: tion of Book Wt·<·k. ::'\;ltimlitl lllag,l/:inl's Bodit·s, (4) llt·\l·lopiul I \' .d ( 'itin·n~. I also stn·ss Book Wt·t·lc Some of tlw nrgilll· (5 l ( 'ulti\',ll inK l\.no11 l··d;:•· .u1d Skills, \Gardner 9'' i,(,ltions haddnJ.: Hook il'rl'k an· AnH·rican (6) Estah(ighing Stlll•h ( \·\·\ t.n, (7) I Bookst•lh•rs As~ol'iat ion, Anwri.-an Lihrnry St n•ngt hing :\Iorah· lo1 \ ,, ton. F I d Assol'iation, Association for Chiltllmod I )uring t ht· past 12 , , . 11 ,. t 1 11 • ohst·rv· iour Cor•t an Girl I Eduration, Smuts, Camplin· girls, 4-11 iiJI('('!\ and tht·llll'h of .\1111 I ••• ctl Edtttation Spotters at Army Post; dubs and :-.;a tiona I Etluntt inn Assm·iat ion. \\'t•t•k haw ht•t•n \'arit·d .lltd t iml'll·. I lur- Pro~ram at l.lbr.ary · inJ.: t ht• Jlolsl hw 1 \'\' t lu· t hc·n{t·s ha~'!' Higgins lnter•viewcd At 1 Jr,. Cortland Fr'l't' lihran, a public hwn surh as t h•·•·w: 1-.Ju, .tl inn itnd Our program is plamwtl fur 1 ·w·h <'Vl'lling of tlw ::'\ational !.if<·, Ech11·.H•on lot I Dntot-row's Twl·nt\··four hours a tlitv, tht' mosl vital IH't•k, S:.~0-9:.!0, to Jtrt'><<·nl tillks hv hvt· Aml'ri<·a, Edut·at ion forth,· .\m•·rican \\'ay ph.ilst· or' dvilian tll•fpnst.\is I wing ntrrit•d J n· 1 ·il'Wt•rs t'O\'t•ring uut~tandiuJ.: hook:; ju~t of Lift·, Education for ( ·.,tttUloll llc·ft·nse, out in tlw· <!irplam· spotting station, puhlislwd. an•! Edu<.tlion fm• a Stt\IIJ.: Art11·ric il. This \Garclm·r 9\ just off tht• 1·ampus tm1anl' :\~JVt•yuh .. r 1~, Dr. C. F. StuJ> 1• 11 ill t.dk I ~.'·.:lr th ... tht·m•· ~-·f th• \' •.!·· ,,, inditall·tl, Dr. Dt•Croat's hotnt'. l\thlt•r till' <lin·etion f on [recti.> (CJr J•rer AI I'll 111 tlw hi' Ids of n·· I l.du1.1l1on for f ItT ~1. IL nf a enm!~littt·t· l'onsisting of Mrs. Roh,·rt ligion and dt•mot·rac·y. T 1 wsch 1 y, Mrs. 1<. Obsenin~ .EdUl'ntion Week Hamill, cvlrs. Lt•on Woodworth, Kt•JUlt'th E. Owt•ns of Cortliltul Jlrt'SI'tlts il \!'Oll(l lVI . 1M 1 S 1 \ Tlwn· an· manv tlill,·n·lll \·\\in whid1 l ·uwr am 1 •• t'l' • wartout, tIt' onP-rnom primarily of biograflhi(•s, \\'<·•h11·sday a I · I I· 11· · 1 1 1 sl'11ools may ohst·n·•· Allll'lll an l·.rltu at ion o lSt•r\'atron s we IS t• H'll'llt Y mamwt 1 ay misl't•llany of litl'rary prmt· and vt•rst· will \\', ·I· , , .. . ·.llll·l lll.\'ltt. I . I l () .... \\' s· 'l'h [I '· Smn• Sl hoof, h.t\l' HJlt't!·hmtst• ,... w rP\'It•\\'t~t >-}' r. a. · • ~ a\\'Vt'r. «· . Volunteers Spot Planes . · f . 11 . 1 . 1 1 · 1 . for tlw pan·nts and tnt t·n·!>tt·d l.n·nwn, at I ,•vNung o 111rst aY 1s < t·vott·< IIJ il 1 Is· 1 · 1 · · · Four of Cortland Statt•'s nirls, I >orotll\ .. ( . . f f II ,. I I . l wIll\ 1 I IIIW \'ISJIII!'S tllol\ p.IS~ !rum dm;s to \ ~·ussron o il 110\'l,' s; an• t w s<·nc·s nm- 1 . 1 . Lt•arn, \'irginia Gantt•.rt, Marl'ia Hollistt•r dudl·s 011 FridaY with a 1 , 1 lk, \\\' .md c ass. h<· tcw·lwn; ill • on. ha11cl to talk an(! I {O\lt'rt.~ B.akt•r .~rt• t•t!\a\t'tl 1'n t·l11·s r'11- I' \ · · · 1 k I · ov .. r 1 ht· pmhh·ms of I,.,,. hmg 111 I:I'IH'ral · \ \ ,.. ,.. t•an·. n·VIl'Wtng n .. w IIlli ·s ant lllh·r· · . . disp1•nsahlt• work whkh is diret·tk umlt·r 1 • I I · illlt.l to dlst·uss uuhvulu.tl proloh·ms of ' 1at mna n· auons. 1 ·1 1 () 1 1 1 1 Annr supt•rvision. Airplan1· spotting is t.ht• . . . . . . . t· II 1 n·n. l H·r sr '\\\ pn·st·nt p a)s. onlv hranl'l1 of rivilian dl'fl'IISI' which is· 1 Itt· puhhr 15 cord tally mvttt·d. 1 ('ill{t'ants, and utlwr t·nt•·rt.dmw·nfs, whirh n·si>onsihlt• eomplt•tpJy and only to tlw I plal't' t ht· sl·stPill nf c·ducotl ion lwfnrt· 1 ht• Army. Tht· Army dt~pt•ntfs t•ntin•ly on W } S k I pulolit·. Thisyt·ar I ht· \.ttumal Edumtion this dvilian Sl'l'\'ll\(' for all information 0 ner pea .. s Oil Assoriation is distributing a fnur·minutt· conr,crning tlw position and courst• of air- lilm tu Ill' shown in mm il' IHUtSl'S lJ~Lwt•t·n planes trawling owr the l ~nit('(l Statt•s. Armistice Day fmtun·s. No other such Sl·rvin· is maintaitwd. TIH'rt.• Till' p<irt \h idr t lw \ .tt imt<ll !·:duca-t iun arc 10,000 of th~·st~ posts distrihutt•d Dr. Stubc, George Cundr<•va Assodatiun pia}!> in .ai•hn~-: tht· bt huuls ol•· throughout thl• nation, st•vt•n of tht·m in Discuss .. Amerit~u •s I•'uturc\ st•rvt· Anwrkiln Edur •• t i•m \\' .. ,.k is l!l'l'aL Cortland t.'oUnty and 400 in the Syrantsl' It pultlisht.,.. pamphl•·h. pliliS, pustNs, an•a. In thisstatt· tlwy cxtPml as far west Inobservann·of Armistin·l>ay,\\'l'dtws· stkk1·rs, and othPr !J, lp- for hi hnuls and as Rochester. day, November 11, a patl'iotil' asst·mhly l!·adwrs. This ~t·ar it'' ~pono.nring il radio Thl'actual spotting is dont· by volunh·t·rs, was hdtl beginning shurtly lwfnn· t lw hour prcogmm durin~: t lw d• ·-•~:n.t t , . .] \ll'<·k, 11 h id1 two pt•opll' on duty at a time in tllfl•t•-hour of dt•vt•n. 'Whitm·y Con·y pn·sidt·d. will loring t ht· work ol t lu· \' hools dost•r shifts. Wonwn watch from 8 a. m. to 8 Tht• progrnm was as follows: to tlw public. p.m., lll<'n from 8 p.m. to 8 a. 111. Tlwn• Salutt•lo Flag--stucl<•nt hody. an• 56 wonwn and 56 men who an• rPgular Taps --Barbara Ross. workc·rs, with 25 n•1wrws. Each spottl'r Pray1·r ·· Fatlwr Horan of St. Mary's. must have an identification card with a Song-\Am1•rica tlw BPautiful.\ dt•scription and photograph of himsrlf. Speaktor- Mr. Wolm•r of llnnll'r acaci- Aftcr 24 hours of st•rvict· a spottt·r is given t•my. an arm band whirh he may keep hy work- Music-··undt•r dir1•ction of Miss Mt·vt•r. ing at lt•ast eight hours a month. Tlw assPIIIhly program of Wt•thwsciqy, Filtered at Syracuse Novcmlwr 4, 1942 brought llr. C. F. A window or door must be kept open Stulwof tht• family unci Gt·urgP Cantln·va, at all times so that approaching planes junior physi<·al t•clurat ion studt•nt, to t hl' may br heard. \VIwn a plalll' is st•t•n or platform. Tlw dist·ussiou on \Th~· Fut· Continued on Page 4, Col. 5 Continued on Page 4, Col. 4 Many Cuopernt~ Tlw pro~: ram of :\uwri• an Etlu<.ll inn \\'N•k <\arrii'S tlu· m•·,,.,,g<· of t lw sl'hools to till' puhlil' anclt•nliJ.:ht•·n~ tlu·m al'l to g<·n· !'ral Nlu<\ation prulolc'lll\ \tt~'h ilh l!·ac·h .. r slwrtagi'S, linancin~: of •·clu .. atinn, thl' ll<'<'cl for further part'ltl JMrtic tpatinu .uul th1· adaptation of th•· • ttnllulum Ill t.lw JH'!•ds uf tht· dill. ., nd.l\' nut <mlv tlw Anwrkan LPginn nnd rlu· '\. F, :\., lntt alsotlw :\ational ('on~\- .. \1 l'.n•·nlsand Tt•adwrs and tlw l'n•••·d O...tal•., Olhn· of Saturday, November 7, several teachers from this school attended an Nlul·ational meeting at Syracus!• university. At this meeting the new pamphlets on sodal studies were rrvi!'wed. Principal speakers were Dr. Whittemort• of Buffalo and Miss c Carey from tlw state d<•partml'nt of edu- cation. Those attending from Cortland wert• Dr. Alice Pierce, Miss Grace Muse, Miss Minni~ Carr, Miss Florenc(' Hong, Miss Josephine Lienhart, Dr. Oliw Fish and Miss Ella Van Hocsl'n. Education, sponsor and ~·\ ,. dl'lmitt· sup- port Lo I ht· oi>SI'I'\ .lilt,. 11l I hi' nwst im- porUIIlt phast• of prof,.,.,j.,u.tl life·. Sororities Honor New Pledges at Formal Dinners; · b b A p. d Education W et·k Pledging Complete as Mem ers-lo- e re znne Broadcast Thursday at From Thursclay until Monday, .Novelli- mal cPrl•lllony, piNlp;t•s Wl'rt' INI to thl· said that wt• all should br gral!·ful for tlw 3 30 L' • 1• • J J her 5-9, 1942 tht> six Cortland sororities banquet tables. Each one wore thl· tra- -work contribult•d to Cortland coliPgt• hy : ; · Islcnnl~ I'OVJ( C4 held their £ormal piNigt• dinners. With ditional yellow rose, while guests pinnPd on l>ortor D1•Groat. candlelight and fiowl•rs and music in the corsages of fall fiowl•rs. In the music background thest• new plt·dgc-s f1rst mrt room and in the dining room, yellow tapl·rs their n•spl•l'tiV!' sorority sistrrs-to-be. in crystal candelabra cast a soft light on CALENDAR Thursday, November 12: Dress rchearsal-T/wnder Rock I ). ·r A t' At the Arethusa house thr formal dinner . . . !'rice mg tlw bronu• and yellow shmiPs of pompoms. Gut•sts wt•re Miss Fan nit• Mrtcal£ of the Miss Park l'Oilltnt•ntc·d on that v1•ry im- portant phas1' of dcfens<·-· sch(}()l tc•a1·hing. We should hold its standards high and always be· proud of h. Glee club- 3:20 and pll'dging oceurrcd on Thursday even- Friday, November 13: ing. Gurst of tht• occasion was Miss Mary Production-7'/tzmder Rock Harrington, faculty and sorority hoard Music group at .Progress club member. Mother Brogden k•nt her charm t·olleg<' fantlly, Mrs. Gertrude Stt•wart, Everyone n•turnt•d to tlw Alpha Dl'ita honorary mrmber and housl•mother, and house, wlwrt• the ritual was C\arriNI out for Mrs. John B(•ntwtt and Miss Katherine the pll'dges. Monday, November 16: to the dinnt•r. Under soft candlelight and Assembly white chrvsanthemums on the centerpiece, sorority and new pledg!'s joined in the Tuesday, November 17: 1 Gleason, fraternity alumni. Ruth Butler, sorority pn•sident, was toastmistress. All the members of the sorority Wl'rc intro- duced to the new pledges. Recreation,committee-3:20 sorority dinne-r. Following this came t le Wednesday, Novem.bei;' 18: piPdging ceremony, after which all sang Miss Metcalf delivered the speech of Freshman assembly sorority songs. welcome to the freshmen in the absence Dance ch.ib-3:20 On Thursday, November 5, Nu Sigma of Miss Ruth Dowd, faculty adviser. Hilltop Press-3:20 Chi had its am1ual formal pledge dinner Mother Stewart also· welcomed the new Sketch club-7:00 and pledge ceremony. Garlai1ds of fall pledges to the sorority. Miss Leah Day, Thursday, November 19: , flowers and roses with soft lights set the who could not attend the banquet, was Membl•rs of thP Tht·ta Phi sorority held their formal banquet for the pledges at Hotel Cortland on Friday evening. Honor guests present besides the 14 freshtn('ll were Dr. Alice PiNrc, Miss Harriet B. Rodgers and Miss Elit.ah<~th Smith. Tlw afll!r dinner Spl!{'l'h, dl'VOlrd to tht• idl'a of being true to one's self, was given hy Dr.· Pierce. Mil ITARY CONFERENCE- atmosphere for the occasion. sent the yellow roses of the Cliortiali so· rarity. Following the banquet, formal pledging all men The evening began with dinner at six was held at the chapter house, Miss Glee club-3:20 and followed by pledging at 7:30. Lillian Alpha Delta's decorated with yellow and Norma Sammis being in the president's Hilltop Masquers-7:30 Birdsall, sorority president, presided over. white fnums, having small leafed vines chair. A. A. H. P . .E. R.~7:JO the ceremony in which 20 Cortland State swirling from the flowers across the middle Saturday, :November 21: freshmen took the pledge of Nu Sigma Chi. of the tables to meet the lavender and Miss Florence Haag ai1d Mrs. Gladys Sophomore Soiree white caodles. Hunt, housemother, were ·guests of honor Mrs. Carl Davis was the guest of the Monday, Novem)>er 23: h h 1 1 .. t 0 . R. ut·h. Montgotttcry, the pres·ident, . 1 • 11 . _ at the Agonian formal pledge dinner held A bl evening, to w om t. · e p l't ges were m r - N · p • sscm. y . duccd after the ceremony. Her enjoyable traduced the hoard members, Mrs. Wilt- Monday !tight, ovcmber 9 • 1942 · · rcsr- Tuesd;ly, NQvember 24: company lent nwch to the evening's sue- sic, Mrs. Place and Miss Park. Members dent Eileen Ryand wd•asb.· toalstmisltrdess. The ~e~reation co~mittee-.3 :20 of the faculty present were Miss Harding, dinner was ptece e · y t w p e · ge cere- A.C.E. cornmtttee meetmg...-....4:30 cess. Miss Trurnbt,tll attq Miss Rodgers. mony at the house. The new pledges and Wednesday, :Novembet 25: Formal pledging and annual pledg~ din- sorority mentbers. then r'epaired to the Thanksgiving Holiday begins at ncr were h.cld at the Clionian. hl>use; Mother Seymour deli\r(!red a ·moving Cortland House wht•re dinner was sl•rvcd. noon, ends Nov. 30 Thursday, November 5, 1942. After the talk to the sororitY. sisters and pledgcsand The decorative scheme was based on the , ~;i;;,iM, fioi;;;;i.;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;o;;;;;;;;;;;;;o;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;;;l.l. freshmen had .been pinned at a short, for- welcomed the pledges into her fold. She sororitY colors of gold and blue. This aft<•rnonn, Thut\l.\. \i•wt·rnlu·r 12, 1942, a radio progt.tll• '\II IH' broad· cast in c·onm·t·tion with l.·luo .ct 1o11 \\ •·t·k. An addn·ss hy Gc·01 ~·· )l ~~ .. ,(,f.1rd •. t ht· lll'W tommissiont'r of , .tu• ,tlnll, 11 ill In· given at .1:.30 p. m. An.11•g• \\ uts for lis· tl'ning to lht• program J,.,' •· I\ • 11 provi<l<·cl in the girb'loung<· and''\ t lw l••~t !luor of till' training school. ·r~r,~ b ,, <ol.ll<·-1\id•· program ovt•r tlw Coluu•l·•·• i•ll>ildc.lsting station. VACATION I>ATA All plans for extending the Christmas vacation as proposed in Monday chapel are now can- celed. This was \learned fol- lowing a conference by Dr. H. DeWitt DeGroat with Dr. Her- mann Cooper of the state <le- parttnent, SHAVE 1-UTLER X SAV&