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% Mid-Year Exams Dance Junior Ififormal | VOL. XXV-No. 6. Miraculous Changes Due to the Class Promises Greater Revelations During Spring Vacation The very attractive changes which have: . been made in the Recreation Room are the result of the ingenuity and thought- The Class: of '36, instead of giving the usual dona-. has redec- orated this room in ivory, blue, and rust. and draperies fulness of the Senior Class. tion to the Endowment F und, Modern wicker furniture have been added. Ruth Wolter, Mary Copley, Constance; Attwood, and Margaret Furman are in- charge of the alterations which were done Mrs. Frances Young Smith ex: and proprietor of in part by '22, interior decorator the Blue Goose . Shop. Besides th changes already made, ter vacation. to the fact that funds are not always avail able for the purchase of fiction, the num ber of new fiction books is rather small. - Miss Harriet Brown has ex- pressed the hope that, through the aid of the Senior Class and other classes, Sociology Club To Hold Baby Party The Sociology Club is sponsoring a Gymnasium, Friday Kiddie Party in the evening, February 7. Lol The party is opet to the student body - and it is hoped 'that many girls will at- h tend dressed as children. Entertainment| fO\ts for the audience was will be in the form of children's games, in keeping with the and - refreshments theme are to be served. he committee in fair consists of : Helen Josephine Farr, Wolter, Betty Bush, and Jane Hallet, M. M. McCall Attends Youth Conference In Indianapolis Shares Experiences With Students Mary Margaret McCall, president of the ¥, W. C. A., on our campus, was one of the three thousand people to at- tend the quadrenniil convention of the Student - Volunteer Movement. _ This great international conference convened at Indianapolis, Indiana, from December 28th through January ist. With her usual generosity and charm, Mary Margaret \let us all in\ upon her wonderful experience. This convention of the United States and Canada was es- pecially inter-racial in character. - Ethio- pian, Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and representatives from a wealth of other nationalities lived together for six days, each giving and taking as he was able, One boy from India even admitted very heroically that his presence in this country was fostered by a desire to do \animated service\ here. In all, it was a very satisfying and colorful experience, and fitting that these many races should be led in harmony and co-operation by Kagawa, the foremost Christian in the world to-day. March 7 Date Set For F rench Play The annual French play is to be pre- sented March 7, under the direction of Miss Jeanne Allingry. The play selected is Moliere's L'Ecole des Maris, The School for Husbands. Many of. you will remember the play as one of the Broad- way productions of a few seasons dgo,. with Osgood Perkins in one of the lead- ing roles. The cast, to be chosen from students in the French Department, has not yet been the class expects to add greater surprises during the Eas- The college looks forward to the additions to the \Rec\ room as a source of much pleasure and enjoyment. As a further gift to the school, the Seniors are collecting books to be placed on the fiction shelves of the library. Due | charge of the af- Meyer, chairman; Betty Rooker, Ruth {ured in order to fit the new up- students who use the room will cooper« in 'Rec' Room be appreciably increased. Margaret Coon is Saturday afternoon, 2:30 until 5:30. ers in the newly decorated \Rec\ with a prize for each table. this money will be spent improvements to the \Rec\ watch for them! Mathews and Ruth Giles. class was very successful in undertaking, ciated. -|'Prince and the Pauper' The Prince and the on Dec. 11, ground for the excellent acting that char acterized the piece,. done. zation felt well > large, but unusually appreciative. praise is due the tors. Dr. Pott's Gift Metamorphoses Smoking Room Many Changes Are Noted . Upon returning from the Christmas holidays, Elmira students found to their great delight that St. Nick had not over- looked the college. They found that the smoking room had been miraculously transformed into a charming, tastefully decorated room, fitted out with all com- especially conducive to relaxation and the forgetting of intellectual cares. Naturally, the students were curious to know whom they might thank for this gift, The transformation was made pos- sible by a gift from Dr. Pott which en- abled Miss Burlingame to make plans and undertake extensive shopping tours in order to secure the right materials. Three girls, Helen Hathaway, Suzanne Fairchild, and Cynthia Manley, working under the W, P. A., stitched and meas- hoistering and table covers. Upon the completion of the decorating, Mrs. Frank Harris, Mrs. Pott, and Miss Burlingame collected their magazines and placed them 'in the toom for the use of the students. The gift was received with so much delight by the students, that several have reported traveling down four flights of stairs (the elevator being out of com- mission) just in order to glimpse this object of such enthusiasm. The attractive monks cloth uphol- stering on the freshly painted chairs and the new lamps, not forgetting the bright, new ash trays present such a tasteful, | pleasant picture that we are sure all the ate in keeping the room in its fresh and Seniors' Inspiration | | who may offer books at any time, the in-‘3 terest in this section of the library may) Josephine Williams Wins Prize ; knitting the sweater | | which Josephine Williams, holder of the lucky number, won as a door prize at the' bridge-tea given by the Senior Class on: January 11, from There were thirty-seven tables of play- room, About thirty- five dollars was cleared from the bridge ; | on additional room-so The success of the bridge-tea was due to Ruth Wolter and her committee con- e. sisting of Edith Wagner, Barbara Funk, Mary Williams, Helene Meyer, Elizabeth The Senior this original and their contributions to the Recreation room are greatly appre- Receives Due Praise Pauper was given before a capacity house as Elmira College's contribution to the local observance of the Mark Twain Centen- nial. |The production was staged with a richness that provided a fitting back- Several bits of char- acter portrayal were exceedingly well | As a whole, the cast and organi- rewarded for their ef- not only The Freshman and Sophomore classes are to be commended for the high calibre of the entire. performance, and much Misses Geraldine Mor- row and Geraldine Quinlan as co-direc- forts including various popular magazines. | ternoon during exam period. | of this privilege. gon wishes to extend its sincere sym- F.P. A. Discussion To Center About Drs. Jessup and Haile Are Evening Speakers o'clock in the First Baptist Church posite sides of this topic. of practical experience. cooperate with the League. given by the League of Nations. evening discussion, This meeting is an exceptional opportunity offered the stu- dents. The F. P. A. meeting is open _ | to all the college girls. Student tickets are thirty-five cents. * 4 an cu we lenis mps cee epee The cash box of the local for- tune teller is filling rapidly these days as the half dollars of Elmira College's intelligentsia resound on its pasteboard bottom. The Freshman, the Junior, and the Senior sit starry-eyed on the edge of their chairs, while the tea ground oracle promises them diamonds within six months. But the Sophomore with her habitual skepticism remains stubbornly unconvinced. If you prove susceptible to this plague, what happens? . First, the soothsayer explains pompous- ly that it is absolutely necessary for you to assume a philosophical attitude toward Life. Then she shuffles the cards. This ceremony seldom takes longer than an hour, during which she tactfully questions you about your past life and gives you a gory account of her husband's death, in- terspersed with tales that reek of High Street humor. At this point you become slightly alarmed and suggest timidly that she con- Daily Teas Planned By Y.W.C:A. Cabinet During Exam Week B. Brewer, Chairman Through the efforts of the Y, WwW. Cabinet tea is to be served in the \Rec\ room to the student body each af- Bridge tables are to be set up also, and it is hoped that students will avail themselves Barbara Brewer, general chairman of 'the innovation, has announced that she and her committee will have tea, and cookies ready for students at 4 o'clock. The student body through The Ocia- pathy to Rachel Beere on the recent death of her mother,. .- selected. 'clean condition, U. S. Neutrality \The Neutrality Principle of the | United States\ will be discussed on [Friday evening, January 17, at 8:00 Elmira. The Foreign Policy Asso- ciation will hear Dr. Philip Jessup land Dr. Pennington Haile on op- Dr. Jessup will express his belief in a neutrality policy for the United States. He is a Professor of International Law at Columbia University and well versed on legal subjects through many years Dr. Haile, the Field Secretary of the League of Nations Association, will state his belief that the United States should His recent experiences as a member of the American Committee in Geneva, Switzerland, will enable him to speak on the latost views Dr. Jessup addressed the student body ai Chapel Friday morning preceding the Local Seer Predicts Happiness For College Girls' Future sor, chairman. an \amateur night\ with students partici- pating. student wishes, and must not necessarily be of the colonial period. Students are asked, however, to come masked. Prizes will be awarded to the wearer of the most original costume, the prettiest costume, and the funniest costume, with members of the faculty acting as judges. bers of the committee will be announced ELMIRA, JANUARY, 17, 1936 Price: Two Dollars Stag Line Brightens Winter Dance _ When Exams are but Memories A. A. to Proctor Challenges Originality invites the faculty and students. are ruled out by expediency. well as attire, take courage. going on in Tompkins Hall, One Junior, it is reported, gave a very good demon- stration of what could be done with a sheet. Another has been practicing on her Scotch accent. No collection will be taken! assisted by Josephine Williams, Fisher, and Marion Simmons. Novel Lit. Exam Party On Saturday Night A Costume Party will fill the gymna- sium with hilarity Saturday evening, Jan- »] uary 18, from 8 to 10 o'clock. The Ath- letic Association, the sponsor, cordially The event was announced as a \lit\ exam. That statement was not intended to frighten guests away, but rather to in- form them that the costumes this year are to represent characters from literature. The term \literature we hear, is all- inclusive, covering even legends, myths, nursery rhymes, and children's stories of lesser magnitude. High-brow definitions A prize will be awarded for the best portrayal. Characterization will count as Those whose costume wardrobes are limited should, therefore, In preparation for the affair, a tre- mendous amount of rummaging has been A program of games and dancing is planned and refreshments are promised. Mary E. Fellows, chairman, is being Elizabeth Juniors Innovate Rare Informality It's leap year! And that means your opportunity to get a man, for the Junior Class is staging a Leap Year Dance at which there will be a stag line! * ,_ The annual Junior informal dance will introduce a new system which has been very popular in other colleges. If your man is not available at this time you may attend the dance, for the same price, and can cut in on any of your friends, whose men you like. Or if you see a desirable man on the floor, there is your opportun- ity. The dance will be Friday night, January 31, 1936, and will last until one o'clock. - Mark Terry's orchestra, of Elmira, will play. Jane Cooper, chairman of the big af- fair, has announced her committee: Elean- or' Schrader and Ruth Cain, Publicity; Eleanor Gostlin, chaperones ; Esther Jenk- ner and Margaret Strain, tickets; Hes- tor Beaudry and Dorothy Becker, or- chestra; Josephine Williams, Ruth Cain, Jean Manning, Helen Joslin, and Mary Prequr, decorations : Mary. Van Kester- en, refreshments. CH, J ournalism, Students Work taz Society Editor Gives Practical Instruction tinue with her fortune telling. She re- sumes by telling you that you like to dance or that you enjoy a good time. Gratified by your amazement and ap- preciation of her psychic powers, she rashly proceeds to tell you your young man's initials, If she doesn't guess right the first time, do not become alarmed ; she knows the entire alphabet. From this point on, she is superh, promising any- thing from a straight A in mid-semesters to a husband and babies. Of course, you may have to help her out occasionally but in the end you feel it is quite worth the effort. In conclusion she asures you that you are beloved by all your friends, and that you are an addition to any crowd. You trudge back to Alumnae, confident that the world is just a bowl! of cherries af- ter all. Your roommate gasps as you describe your experience, calls you a gullible idiot and at the first opportune moment dashes off to surrender herself as the next victim. Masked Dinner Party To Begin Colonial Evening Feb. 22nd. Elmira College students will something entirely new and different when they come to the annual Colonial Party next month,,according to a recent announcement made by Betty Van Vel- Present plans are for a- masquerade at dinner, followed by an en- tertainment in chapel afterward. . The en- tertainment is to take the appearance of come to Costumes may represent anything the The date of the party and other mem- As the result of the efforts of Dr. Dor- othy A. Dondore, Professor of English, the members of the Journalism class have been, afforded the opportunity of work- Ing in a newspaper office. Each Journal- tom student will spend two evenings at the Advertiser office, thus learning the intricacies of the newspaper business from actual experience. Ruth Forbes, '38, was the first of the Journalism class to go to the Advertiser office. She was received by Miss Mar- jorie Bennett, Advertiser Society Editor, who started her off by giving her an assignment to follow up and write. Ad- ditional assignments were given, and Miss Bennett explained how the Society news is gathered and arranged on the page. social news is often brought or sent to the Advertiser office; Miss Bennett reaches the rest by telephone or by per- sonally following it up. A novel method of following stories up is by use of the \Future Book\ in which are filed clip- pings announcing social events to take place in the future. Each day when the Society Editor arrives at work the Future Book is consulted, and the events for that day are immediately followed up. Dr. Dondore is planning to have the students work in the proof-reading room later, and if possible, in the editorial room. Newspaper work, they say, is best learned in the newspaper office, and the Journalism class will no doubt profit by this valuable experience. w_ Radio Debate Opens Forensic Season, Jan. 20 Because of the extensive correspondence of the Elmira College Debate Society, the predicted successful season is starting on Monday, Jan. 20, with a debate at Union College. The debate will be held at 11 A. M. in the Union Memorial Chapel before an audience, and is to be broadcasted over station WGY. Mary Margaret McCall and Helen Nolan will represent Elmira College, They will defend the negative side of the proposition, \Resolved that the United States Should Adopt a Policy of Econ- omic Nationalism ?\ The decision of the three judges will u later. be announced at the end of the program. t OI] Town P aper e 60 a
