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Kt“; _ _ Tomorrow Night In CHI Vol XXvI_-No a | Thespis Stare To Shine \___ In Barry's \Spring Dance\ an A a}! Competent Committees MISS Morrow, losephine Wllllams Direct Comedysi Will Aid In Production Flos. skittis‘hly Collegiate; full acting-the glib brightness of Barry's usual imprint,\ said the New York taking _ ° | tion in the Mark Twain Hotel. They will |do the announcing and manage the con- Evening Journal of Philip Barry's \S Mo hv. superb, magnificent . Octagon's forecast for the Elmira \S pring Dance.\ Featuring an all star cast of top-notch actresses, Barry’s three act - comedy will be presented tomorrow Morrow is once more the able director, assisted by Josephine Williams as Stage manager & \A house party,\ that word so magical | to college girls, is the theme of the eve- ning's entertainment, Romance; comedy,: dastardly plots, and a perfect ending are components of this delightful play. The cast, chosen from the dramatic artists of senior, junior, and sophomore] classes, is as follows: Mildred .___.______. Genevieve Peckally Walter Beckett ___.__.__. Jane Cooper Miss Ritchie ._.. Elizabeth Birchenough John Hatton .._.___. Elizabeth Doyle} The Lippincot ._.____ Grace Henderson Doc Boyd ._________._. Marion Simmons Buck Buchanan __. Margaret Sawtelle Mady Platt ________.. .. Dorothy Oetheim Frances Fenn _._._____ Doris Brinsmaid cls s. Alex Benson ________ Dorothy Graeves '/' 'Kate McKim ._. :.! Sally Prescott \_.._____ Dotrig Leonard The organization as announced by Miss Morrow has as its business manager, Phyllis Barber. Emma Sue Binswanger heads the properties committee, Edwina Davies as assistant, Costumes will be taken care of by Elizabeth Cole and Lena Hathaway, assistant; and the lights by Margaret Ross, aided by Mary Sutherland and Edwina Davies Jane Cooper has charge bf the scenery, with Margaret Sawtelle and Marion Simmons also on her committee. Make-up will be done by Doris Brinsmaid and Jean Meis- winkel, Publicity for the play will be taken care of through Pat Oelheim, Grace Henderson, and Doris Leonard. Ushers for the performance will be Marion Cruikshank, Alberta _ Dytman, Louise von Fabrice, Florence Lundgren, Katherine Fix, and Dorothy Corbin. Student tickets are priced at twenty- five cents, and general admission at thirty-five. Nutrition Class . To Demonstrate Varied Food Uses ' To Aid Welfare Recipients Shortly after the Easter vacation, the Miss Avery, will give a series of demon- strations to familiés under the supervision of the Department of Public Welfare. The demonstrations are designed to show new and varied uses of the foods per- mitted welfare recipients. The students intend to show why certain foods are necessary in the diet, how much of the different types should 'be included in the meal, and how they may be prepared to vary the menu. Recipes and extra sug- gestions will be mimeographed for the housewife's use. The following groups have been ar-|. ranged : | ' Fruits and vegetables, Josephine Mitch- ell, Margaret Ross; cereals and evapo- rated milk, Jeannette McIntyre, Elearior Rutan, Marie Teahan; meats, Cheese, eggs, Elsbeth Riggs, Alberta Dytman. 'General Meal Planning Each demonstration will include three | parts, Some of the foods are to be pre- ~ pared in advance as an exhibit, One will be prepared before the eyes of the audi- ence, At the end of each period there |, will be a short discussion. They will be. \ _._.___.. Dorothy Mason | , -.-Sant Thatcher- Helen Turner|' with | , nutrition class, under the direction off and will try to formulate a more feasible of» slaéks, light banter and roll-overT pring Dance.\ . usual Thespis triumph,\ is. the, College. Thespis performance off night in the chapel. Miss Geraldine Propésed Changes Are Followed By Heated Debate No Vote Taken On Iris Plan The student chapel on Wednesday, March 10, was the scene of a lively con- troversy over the proposed amendment to the method of electing future editors of Iris. Similar resolutions concerning Octa- gon and Sibyl were accepted as read. The amendment for Jris is as follows: 1. The president of Sophomore Class along with the Iris editor and busi- ness manager 2 or 3 members of the Sophomore Class as possible editor and business manager. | _ 2. The nominees to be submitted to the ,class to vote on. 3. In the fall of 1937 this committee shall meet, select their candidates and these candidates shall work along with the junior editor and business manageft throughout the year, \learn- ing the ropes.\ If the candidates are not suitable for the position, the committee may reappoint other can- didates. The editor may use a point ' system in determitiing the desirabil- ity of candidates. This amendment was designed to give the candidates for editorship some idea of what their duties would be if elected. However, it met with much opposition. The point system was especially unpopu- lar-its adversaries objecting on the grounds that potential editors would be rated on the work handed in, while the many details that go into a successful book are unequal and the candidate might therefore receive unequal rating. One candidate might satisfactorily turn out many small bits and receive little credit, while another was doing one that brought in glory In addition, it was argued that the Junior editor would prac- tically elect her successor since the Sophomores would be guided in their choice by her point-rating of the can- didate. - Helen Brunner, editor of 1938 Iris, speaking in favor of-the plan, held that lack of experience is a serious handicap to a girl who is chosen by her classmates to turn out a first-class annual. It was argued that the plan, while ex- cellent in theory, would not work out in practice. The debate teriminated with \no decision.\ A representative group will discuss the matter at greater length The amendments that were passed are: OCTAGON 1, The three major staff officers of the Octagon shall nominate candidates for the editorship. . 2. The student body shall vote on those and only those nominees se-. lected in this manner. . 3. The new editor shall take office at once, selecting her own staff and pub- lishing the remaining issues of the year as at present. . SIBYL T. Candidates for the position shall be from the Junior Class. These can- . didates must «either: a. Be on the staff or held in the foods lah on fourth floor | Science Hall. rapel| WESG Is First To Allow « shall select a committee to nominate|~ Young Mrs, Bemis .... selected by the editor, preferably} -_ ELMIRA COLLEGE, NLMIRA, N. Y., MAR. 19, 1937 {Speech Majors To Experience Radio N Student Apprenticeship speech students are, insofar as possible, taking complete -charge of the radio sta- trol room and commercial end of the busmqss. This should prove to be valuable experieqce; especially to those who are f interested in the field of radio. During the day there will be two spe- cial Elmira College programs. At 2:45 P. M., you will have the opportunity of hearing the Glee Club sing the same se- lections which they did in New York. Their program consists of: River, River _______. Chilean Folksong Were You There When They Cruci- fied My Lord _._ ..... Negro Spiritual A Prince Came A-Wooing ... Merikanto Waters Ripple and Flow .... .._._____.. Czechoslavakian Song Dearest .. ._. Wake Thee Now, thhtmgizle 22. _> _._ Handel At 3:45 P. M. Dr. H. A. Hamilton will speak about the college. Miss Quinlan is taking the place of Mr. Dale Taylor, 'the head broadcaster. The girls who will take advantage of the opportunity offered are: Production manager .._. Mary Reddick Program manager .._... Lone Weatherup Commercial manager __ Vesta Tuthill Control managers .... _... ._.___.. ...... ............ Betty Cooper, Helen Brunner ‘Ailnouncers—éfleleii Joslin, Helen Turn- er, Florence Lundgren, Jean White, Mary Reddick, Jean Manning, Jeanne Righter, Doris Leonard, Dorothy Oel- Spa??? announcer ,_« Edith Williams Speech Ed Plays Include Fantasy, Comedy and Farce Responsibility Assumed By Senior Speech Majors The casts for the annual Freshman- Sophomore Speech Education Plays have been announced by Miss Geraldine Quin- lan. The plays will be given in the chapel on Saturday, April 17, under the direc- tion of senior speech majors. The casts for the plays were chosen from members of the fundamental speech course. Dorothy Becker is directing Land of FHéart's Desire, a fantasy and tragedy of the Irish Theatre, by Yeats. Her cast includes : Maunteen Bruin _ Margaret McTiernan Shawn Bruin _______.. Elizabeth Doyle Father Hart _____.___._ Rita MacNamara Bridget Bruin ._..-. Genevieve Peckally Maine Bruin .._ _. .. Theresa Donahue The Fairy Child _._... Jane Gill 4 Matter of Choice, an American comedy of family relations by William Froman, is directed by Mary Reddick. The cast is: Phoebe Brent ._____. .... Dorothy Duriiing Mrs. Brent _____ Mary Ann Gallagher Mr. Brent ._.._.._.._. Betty Wessels Jeanie Brent .__..______ Ruth Parker Henry Brent ._..___._._ Nancy Tripp Marcia Brent ...___... Janet Smith Aunt Margaret __.... Isabelle Jennings William Dean Howells The Garroters, a farce of England in the nineties, is to be done in a stylized mariner. Ione Weatherup is directing the play,. Those lin the cast are: Ed Roberts .._. Mary Wahl Willis Campbell .._. Jane Cobb Mr. Bemis .__.____. Mildred Backus Young Mr. Bemis __.__.__._ Jane Gordon Dr, Lawtom __.._..__.__ Marjory Wiadis .._. Jessie Mould Mrs. Crashaw ._.. Thelma Ewald Mrs. Roberts __.___._.__ ' Martha Elliott Bella, the maid _._ ._.... Marian Wilson Double Demon, by A. P. Fletcher, is 'being directed by Jeannette Weale, It concerns the trials and tribulations of fone good man and. true surrounded by Continued on Page 4, Col. 5 < xt. % Continued on Page 4, Col. 3 lanaging | , WESG is planniig something new in: the history of radio. Tomorrow, March 20, the public speaking and advanced] Czechoslavakiiii’imégng. Dancing To Be I [(At Annual Gym Demonstration Under Direction of Miss Finter Price: $1.50 LTZL'J-ll al Featured {Sophomores And Frosh To Contend For Basketball Crown; Results of Winter Activities To Be Shown The annual demonstration of the Department of Hygiene and Physical Education will be held in the college gymnasium this evening, March 19, at 9. p. m. The preparation for the demonstration has been guided by Miss Catherine Finter, head of the department, assisted by Miss Mildred Oakley, instructor. It is the aim of the demonstration to portray to the public, faculty, and students the various aspects of work covered in the classes of this de‘partment'during the winter season, re- viewing fundamentals of the dancing courses, as well as basketball techniques. As an added attraction for a finale of the evening, there will be the Championship Interclass Basketball game between an undefeated Sophomore team, last years champions hoping to repeat the performance, and a strong Freshmen aggregation who are out to gain revenge for two. 8 8 e classmen. Heads Of College Relax Rigor Of Old Cut System Rest Of Semester Is Trial Elmira has taken one step more for- ward with the progressive spirit of edu- cation. Last week, at the close of Friday chapel, Dr. Pott announced to the Juniors and Seniors that the restriction in the number of cuts for classes and gym would be lifted until the end of the semester. This is an experiment, undertaken with the hope of proving that the upperclass- men of Elmira are capable of sticking to their chosen tasks without the stimulus of exterior compulsion. If it proves suc- cessful, it will probably become the fu- ture policy of the college administration. To those of you who are wondering what distinction there is between this new policy and the privilege of free cuts enjoyed by Convocation students, this is the situation. All students, except those on probation, have unlimited cuts in regular classes, laboratories, and gym- nasium work. As before, a D in a sub- ject will necessitate class attendance. But, no one except students holding Convoca- tion honors may cut on a no-cut day. Both Dr. Pott and Dean Burlingame added a few words of caution. The per- manency of this new system depends up- on your intelligent use - not abuse - of this privilege. A decent amount of regu- lar class attendance is requisite for grad- uation. Elmira Is Scene Of Several College Debates Weather Postpones Hobart; Alfred and Union Take Part The debate scheduled for last Wednes- day evening was postponed indefinitely because of the extremely bad condi- tion of the road. The topic which was to have been discussed was, Resolved: That Congress should be impowered to fix minimum wages and maximum hours for industry. Mary Reddick and Lucille Clunk were to uphold the affirmative side for Elniira, with a team from Ho- bart College speaking on the negative side. This same question will be debated on the campus on March 22, when Suz- anne Hutter and Irma Arend of the Uni- versity of Buffalo will be met by Janet Stevens and Mildred Manley, who take the negative of the subject. Tompkins Lounge was the scene of an- other debate on Thursday evening, when Elmira met Union College on the ques- tion, Resolved: That Consumer's Coopo- ratives offer a more satisfactory method for producing and distributing goods than our present system. Marion Cruikshank Continued on Page 3, Col. 2 defeats which have been received this' year at the hands of the third- A great deal of emphasis will be placed upon the work in Modern Dance, which is a course new to the department this year, and which has caused a great deal of interest among the student body. The instruction in this course has been given to the students by Miss Finter, who is very interested in the work and who has arranged for the more talented men- bers of her classes to participate in a demonstration to be given at the Univer- sity of Rochester with other colleges on April 17. Previously, students have been instructed in work in creative dancing, but this year modern dancing has re- placedthis study. © Tap dance routines, a fencing bout, and basketball techniques will make up the remainder of a very interesting and worthwhile program. The accompanists for the dance demonstrations will be Miss Martha Elliot, Miss Lydia Elliot, and Miss Elizabeth Reinhardt. 'The Misses Elliot have arranged several of the mu- sical accompaniments. The basketball game should provide a great deal interest to the spectators. The Sophomore team will be captained by Helen Hathaway and the manager is Jane Cobb, while the Freshmen team will be under the leadership of Polly Beatty as captain and Joyce Forman as Continued on Page 4, Col. 5 Panel Discussion Urges Education For Peace On Earth Next Discussion To Be Held: . \Why Can't There Be Peace?\ Elmira will not be represented after all at the conference to be led by Hugh Hub- bard in Cornell this week-end. \Mid- Semesters\ and things are too pressing. The peace panel last Sunday gleaned these opinions: That some conditions of peace cannot with any truth be called moral; that peace at the price of liberty is not to be desired; that propaganda is powerful, but peace propaganda, to be ef- fective, must appeal to men's intelligence rather than their emotions; that indiffer- ence of men and governments to the well- being of other men and governments in the long run amounts also to indifference to well-being at home; that perhaps the only hope for peace and liberty is in educa- tion and an informed public opinion; that people want peace now; that neverthless, as yet, they have not put in high govern- mental positions the men who will know how to face the fact that was in an inter- national and not a two-nation or even a hemispherical concern; that, consequently, it is still a hypothetical question whether those in power can be brought to cope 'with the situation adequately, and in time to avert war. Another discussion will be held the first Sunday after Easter, on the question \Why can't there be peace?\ This dis- cussion is to be more fully handled than the other was, and it is hoped a corre- spondingly bigger and better attendance will reward our efforts, The topic will be treated from six aspects-économic, philosophic, historic, socialogical, psy- cholical, and politically-scientific.
