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r THE DUNDEE OBSERVER, DUNDEE, N. Y., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24,1938 Page Three DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL H ighlights Editor, DORIS KENYON Home Making Department training ” to be at their best playing Tests are over! Are we glad or ability: sorry? Well of course we ’ re all J After the game <was over we im- mighty happy. However, even though ; mediately started for home. Every- most of our marks were fairly good, I one on the bus was in high spirits we ’ re not just satisfied so we are go- j and many songs were sung. Among ing to work and really make ten ! them the school song which Mr. Mose weeks count. The Home Making A girls report that they are still working on their pajamas and they are getting along ,very well, but the tests which they [ley. had last, week showed some of them that they weren ’ t so intelligent as ! they had hoped. (A bit of gossip) On Thursday of last week, two young ladies were visiting Miss Crossman in the Home Making Rooms and the A ley porposed that we should sing it like that sometime in assembly. We all had a good time and enjoyed the game very much, thanks to Mr. Mose- Elwood Fowler Can the Athletics in School be Improved There are few athletics in school but what we have are good. The main revolving seat — so he can turn around in classes with less effort. Web must have some horn on that Ford. It scared one man so, that the poor soul, gave a terrific jump and lost his chewing tobacco. Nat Gleason tells us she has moved into town. But she still thinks there isn ’ t anything like the farm. The remark was made by one of our ^ brilliant seniors that there is nothing “peppy ” about Pepy ’ s Diary. Our faculty seems to enjoy football games. Mrs. Hart, Miss Lafler, Mr. Moseley and Mr. Bentz attended the Dartmouth game in Ithaca Saturday. Mr. Trippe attended the Syracuse- Duke game at Syracuse. Mr. Meagher attended a Future Farmers Rally at Penn Yan Saturday. When asked what her activities were over the week-end Miss Gage re plied, “ All I ever do is correct papers and go to school! ” There is a rural pupil who seems to desire too much fresh air on the bus. That is, too much for the rest of the gang. A surprise birthday party was held ■Weekty Kfews SlevSew British Poliey of ‘ Expediency 9 t Reverberates Around the Globe ------------------------- Sty Joseph W. La ISine — girls were very much surprised t o i sports are soccer, basketball, and Jor Norma Rarrick and Harriet Wat- learn that these ladies had been Miss j baseball and the only minor one we have is touch-football. Next year Crossman made the remark that she are planning to play football in was older than the girls thought she ' place of soccer. was, (and so time flies.) | These athletics that we engage in The Homemaking B girls heard have been satisfactorily Crossman ’ s pupils at one time. Miss ling Wednesday night was enjoyed by all Bob and “ Spy. ” Basket ball starts this week. The ice cream especially by about a new seating arrangement to day. I guess the fun is over! The D girls have led a merry life the past few days. Miss Crossman Little Oscar Miss Snow ’ s lost “Little Oscar ” Isn ’ t it too bad? been satisfactorily successful, especially in the last two years. They could be not only satisfactorily successful but brilliantly so, if a few She has wept and cursed and torn her changes were made in the attitude of hair And is just raving mad. has been reading us a hoy ’ s book of j some of the players, school pupils and advice and we are beginning to open j townspeople. j Now if you noble students our eyes to. the way boys think about I By the attitude of the players I j Want to gain some fame, girls. Can you class yourself as a, I mean the attitude some of them take Go find ‘ Little Oscar ” home-girl, a shy girl, a popular girl, ' toward practicing. They consider it a dance celebrity, or maybe you ’ re ! rather “ childish ” to practice and so a “ giggling-girty ” ? At any rate we ! only go once in a while so that other And put “ Sir ” before your name. Anonymous certainly have learned some good ad vice concerning personalities. Norma Rarrick people won ’ t think that they have to do as the coach wants to do but Junior Assembly Program The assembly program directed by rather as they please. This applies 1 Miss Lafler, was opened with a piano to only a few athletes in our school [ solo by Myra Yawger. Next was a Pen Pals We have another letter from Hono lulu this week, which also proves to be very interesting. Dear Gertrude, I received your letter ten minutes ago and it certainly cheered me up as I am home sick from school with a terrible cold. This morning is a beautiful, beau tiful morning for a change. The sky and mountains are so clear in the sun light and everything is so green. Every where you go you see flowering trees. Spring is here. Gertrude I ’ m still going to tell you facts about our Islands. In each letter I ’ ll try to put a little in I premise or should I say I ’ ll try not to bore you. Is that O. K. ? The army and navy here have just finished their war manever. (As you probably know) The result was the loss of 11 lives and 2 air bombers. About four days ago before I came down with this terrible cold, I went to see “ Gold is Where You Find It ” , and “ Dead End. ” Both are perfect movies. See them if you can. Gerty, did I ever tell you about Waikiki beach? Well if not it is noted for its swimming, canoeing, and surfing. The beach is protected by a barrier reef inclosing a lagoon. So that no large sea fish can enter there on undertow . Sounds good, doesn ’ t it ? We have on our Island two large mountains and many tufa caves (in distinct volcanoes). Our chief products are sugar canes and pine apples. Our or should I say some of our industries are the man ufacturing of electricity, a lime mak ing plant. We also have a rice in dustry. Dairying aryl poultry rais ing are and they could easily change their attitude and go to practice regularly. This would improve both the team and themselves. It is easy to combine the attitudes of the school pupils and the towns- play by the 7B pupils entitled “ Times Are Changing. ” Act I and Act III was a living room of the Slater family. Act II was a school room in 1900. Characters in Act I and III were: — International ' As proprietor of the world ’ s great est empire, Great Britain assumes a right and obligation to be ringmas ter of international diplomacy. If such a duty is incumbent during peace, it becomes more pressing in time of stress. The year 1938 is one of stress, and in November of 1938 Great Britain is still the ringmaster but is jumping to the lash of her own whip. Caught in the backwash of her own fatal conservatism, she is desperately making an expensive peace with dictators and democ racies alike. A roundup of these peace overtures, with cause and ef fect, with reverberations and re percussions that echo around the world, looks something like the fol lowing : GERMANY © November has become an “ inter national crisis ” month of more im port than September. Reason is that September ’ s Czech-German-Sudeten crisis had immediate effect on only a comparative handful of central Europeans. But in November, Ger many has begun terroristic perse cution of Jews, has moreover shown downright hostility toward all Chris tian denominations in general and to the Catholic denomination in par ticular. This treatment has aroused worldwide resentment against Chancellor Adolf Hitler and his Italian friend, Premier Benito Mus solini, who uses similar tactics against world Jewry. It has also driven ghosts from the closet of Britain ’ s Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, because he failed to get a German guarantee against Jewish persecution when he negoti ated the “ sellout” treaty at Munich this autumn. Though Christian Great Britain is horrified by Hitler ’ s persecution, it dares not slap Germany ’ s face. Not only are British banks planning people. The first attitude in which . Mr. Slater ............. Eugene Lambert a change would help is mostly among Mrs. Slater ....................... Ruth Allen the pupils. Some of them uphold Jack ............................ Richard Peelle the players in their attitude toward David .............................. Elwin Kent practicing. There are few towns people who take attitude and if these faculty pupils would incourage in stead of discouraging the players to practice, it would help very much Mary Alice ................. Myra Yawger Between Acts the Girls ’ Chorus sang, “ Long, Long Ago ” and “ School Days. ” After the play we all sang The second attitude of some of the school song. The program was closed townspeople and pupils is the in- But difference the sports of the school. They do not consider it necessary to attend the games or to encourage the team. This unlike the former at titude, exists largely among the townspeople though there are a few with a few words by Mr. Bentz. Eleanor DeCamp Prepare For Christmas If you like to make your own Christmas gifts, start early to collect pupils who have the same viewpoint. 1 ideas, and try to find out subtly what If both groups would attend the , y°ur friends and family would like, games, it would encourage the play- 1 Here are some suggestions from the SOUTH AFRICA ’ S PIROW He expressed Britain ’ s sympathy. New York State College of Home Eco nomics on home-wide gifts. Do you raise gourds ? Select some nicely-shaped and colored ones and arrange them in . a wooden chopping bowl for a winter centerpiece; or paint them colorfully, and string them cheer is being given. The towns- U P with painted pine cones and seed people have more excuse not to yell i Pods to serve as hanging decorations than the pupils, because the pupils ' f° r camps or rustic rooms, are supposed to learn the yell in “ pep j Lf you are handy with tools, try meetings, ” but there is very little ex- ! these California window boxes. Se cuse for anyone because usually the I ec ^ an even board, make holes in it cheerleaders announce the whole yell flower pots, paint the pots in t before giving it. These cheers and bright colors, and add shelf brackets ; War ° S C ° or ^ ies im individual shouts help the players f° r support. very much and it doesn ’ t hurt anyone | Friends who often entertain infor- to yell a little. V j mally may like an “ autograph ” table By changes, partially or wholly, in cloth. This is simply a large-sized these attitudes, the athletics and ath-'linen or cotton (some people use un ers to fight harder. The third and most important at titude is the one many of the specta tors of both groups take, in failing to cheer the team in any manner. They neither feheer with individual shouts or yell with the group when a loans to Nazi-controlled industries, but London must also exhibit sym pathy with Germany ’ s colonial de mands in Africa. During the heat of Jewish persecution Berlin was visited by Oswald Pirow, minister of defense and industry for the Union of South Africa. Although Colonial Secretary Malcolm Mac- 1 Donald has indicated Great Britain does not intend to surrender any colonies, Mr. Pirow ’ s visit can only mean that the Union of South Africa fears Hitler and wishes to return would not invoke the pact until Spain ’ s civil war had reached a “ settlement. ” With a new rebel of fensive just starting on the Ebro, that “ settlement ” has hardly been reached. FRANCE © Though friendly with Great Brit ain, France has lost much because its foreign policy has been following that of London. What is worse, French finance could not bear the unprecedented expense of last Sep tember ’ s military preparations. Therefore the government has been crawling into its shell, concerning itself more with domestic problems following its defeat at the treaty of Munich. Its most pointed foreign gesture has been a recognition of Italy ’ s Ethiopian victory. But new troubles are looming from Italy ’ s direction, following but a few hours on the heels of the Anglo-Italian friendship accord. Having won Brit ish acceptance of its foreign policy, Italy has turned to Britain ’ s one time closest ally (France) for colo nial demands. The demands: That France cede to Italy the Djibouti- Addis Ababa railroad and the Port of Djibouti, in French Somaliland, and share with Italy the control of the Suez canal and administration of Tunisia. Not only are such de mands inacceptable to France, but she now sees the fallacy of trying to appease the insatiable hunger of either Germany or Italy. RUSSIA © Though the Soviet paper, Inves- tia, has urged closer Russian co operation with the U.tS. for preser vation of world peace, and though Dictator Josef Stalin is more in terested in his domestic develop ment than in world-wide expansion of Communism, no democracy can afford to disregard the fact that Russia ’ s political sympathies are more closely akin to those of Ger many and Italy. Strengthened by the Munich pact, Germany must eventually fight Russia or make peace with her. It has been au thoritatively reported that Chancel lor Hitler has sent three peace of fers to Dictator Stalin, the latest of which suggests a division of Russian-German spheres of interest. This possibility carries dynamite, for once Moscow and Berlin make peace there is nothing to prevent each of these tremendous powers from expanding at will. UNITED STATES 9 At home, the above international developments have brought three pertinent results: (1) Great Britain has rushed to consummation her reciprocal trade agreement with the U. S., in which Canada is also involved. Constitut ing a climax to Secretary of State Cordell Hull ’ s reciprocal trade pro gram, the agreement is an impor tant effort to loosen and swell the flow of U. S.-Canadian-British trade. Not voiced, but tremendously evi dent, is the fact that this treaty marks a new solidarity among democracies as opposed to dicta torial nations. (2) U. S. indignation over Ger many ’ s Jewish persecution has found expression in the plan put forth by Joseph P. Kennedy, U. S. ambassador to Great Britain. Its essence : World-wide co-operation for removal of Germany ’ s 600,000 Jews to North and South America Labor Shaggy John L. Lewis has lost much prestige the last two years because his Committee for Indus trial Organization initiated the wave of sit-down strikes, also because many of C. I. O. ’ s most outspoken members were “ radicals. ” Opposi tion flared up in time to defeat many C. I. O. endorsed candidates in the November election, and by the time Mr. Lewis ’ organization opened its constitutional convention in Pitts burgh a week later, the handwriting was on the wall. C. I. O. (now the Congress of In dustrial Qrganization) has made at least two important bids for con servative support. First, the con vention has adopted a resolution to preserve the sanctity of collective bargaining contracts, thereby at tempting to appease C. I. O.-hating ALIEN HARRY BRIDGES Even C. I. O. became hostile. mediately. BALKANS (RUMANIA) © Among such southeastern Euro pean nations as Rumania, Jugo slavia, Greece and Turkey lies Great Britain ’ s last chance to resist carried on extensively and letes of Dundee Central Schorjl would , bleached muslin) hemmed cloth of a, German y UcaJ and economic ex . V 1 lie 1 . 4- -van 4-n Ll A -1 ■»-» I truck farms supply the city with greatly improved. size that fits the friend ’ s table, in 1 fresh vegetables. 'fransportation is carried on by boats, automobile, train and airplane. It ’ s the same as in othei ’ cities. Well Gerty I hope I haven ’ t bored you and will stop now for this is enough to digest. Will continue in next letter. Betty Jane pansion, and also to maintain a ves- Rae MacDowell solid gay colors, on which guests are tige of international prestige. Al- asked to write their names in pencil. J though social-minded London once This is afterwards traced over with ! shunned Rumania ’ s King Carol for laundry ink, and makes a permanent i Lis love affair with Magda Lupescu, 1 daughter of a Jewish junk dealer, TT , v j i hi6 recent visit to London (with Unusual pillow covers can be made ; CrQwn prince Michael) found Eng . j begun to show ageing to the extent I of gray hairs, but their expressions Last Friday on Armistice Day Mr. are beginning to show the mistreat- Moseley arranged for a group of boys ment they go through. Their “ You to attend the Ithaca College vs. are hopeless ” looks mixed with a Brooklyn College football game at slight ferocity do not wilt the fresh, Ithaca. Those who attended the vigorous, students, Seniors down to game were: Mr. Moseley, Mr. Bos- Frosh. Instead, it urges them on sard, Mr. Baldwin, E. Rapalee, B. very few finished papers and more Cadwell, J. Sullivan, L. Coons, B. Pad- irritating ways. Also, they are hope- dock, R. Oughterson, R. Campbell, G. i ess< These poor teachers. The stu- Hepler, W. Boorom, H. Waugh, B. dents will get them down yet! Here Sullivan, C. Allen, L. Allen, W. Ber- are some o f the “ irritating ways and leue, W. Eyrich, C. Sebring, H. Sy- remarks ” and their corrections: monds, J. Clary, B. Hilligus K. Pupil — “ I haven ’ t got my lesson Waugh, J. Hill, E. Fowler, W. Berry- done ” . man. Teacher — “ I haven ’ t my lesson done ” . We left Dundee about 12:30 p. m. p U pil — (English) I done it this way ” . in the new bus which was driven Ly Teacher — “ I did it this way ” . Mr. Baldwin and arrived in Ithaca in p U pil — (Math) “ Oh! ” Were we sup- ample time to get a seat on the 50 posed to do those problems? I yard line. From the starting “ kick- did the wrong ones. off ” to the end of the game Ithaca i The study hall is a continuous Bzzz. had the game well in hand. When Now do the readers see why teachers Sports Why Teachers Get Gray In all due respect to our friend J. R. Williams, creator of “ Out Our .record of jolly parties. I Way ” , may I offer this suggestion? ___________ _______ , ____ ___ 1 One usually knows why mothers get J from old-fashioned heavy white bed- i jroyalty only too glad to court , gray, but it is often wondered why spreade dyed in harmonizing colors, I his favor. This is because his friend- i teachers get gray hairs and lines. Of ! or from interesting wools from old i ship for Great Britain can stop Hit- ! bourse our D. C. S. teachers haven ’ t I garments. i ler s southeastward-bound steam- Etching on glass is not difficult, and • roller. If Carol gets British export , , , ™ , T in I credit of about $50,000,000, if Great etched monograms may transform m- v . , . x ... ■ Britain agrees to buy Rumanian oil expensive glassware into something and giye Carol a large loan> Ru _ personal and distinctive. | mania will close its doors on Ger- For methodical people, try to make many. files or holders for their stray clip pings, bulletins and pamphlets. Wood en cigar boxes, with the cover glued Following this same policy, Lon don must increase her sway in other Balkan states, also encouraging the game ended the score was 20— 0 in Ithaca ’ s favor. Many of the Brooklyn players had to leave the j game because of slight injuries. This shows that athletes have to keep “ in get gray* students! It isn ’ t age — it ’ s the Personals It was heard that “ But ” desires a down, and stood on end with the top : ? u S°? lavia ’ Turkey and Rumania , ’ . , . x i to return war-won lands to Bulgaria, and back pieces removed, make at- - hi<± stands alone outside ex tractive holders for such things when k a n entente and is easy prey for painted, or decorated with colored , German economic expansion, pictures from magazines, and shel-j © Even while King Carol ’ s visit was marking an effort to stop dictators, smartly dressed Lord Perth visited the Italian foreign office in Rome and presented his credentials — to “ the king of Italy and emperor of Ethiopia, ” This constituted formal British recognition of Italy's Ethio pian conquest, which is now denied by only Russia and the U. S. among great powers. Such recognition was a British capitulation, and a few hours later Lord Perth returned to the foreign office to initial the Anglo- Italian “ friendship ” pact. It was recalled that last spring Prime Min ister Chamberlain promised he lacked. Copper book ends can be made from old copper cuts found in painting shops. Muffin tins with a little paint become a tray for glasses, and cookie sheets become a set of trays for buffet suppers. Darning cotton is better than the more slippery thread for marking per forations in paper clothing patterns. The Swiss surpass all in the qse of milk, each person averages 232 quarts a year. Americans are second with 153 quarts. AMBASSADOR KENNEDY For German Jews, a solution. and parts of the British, French and Netherlands empires. Great Britain would arrange land for new settle ments, while U. S. Jewish and pri vate groups would provide money. (3) Rather than accept French and Russian bids for leadership in world peace movements, President Roosevelt has invited 20 sister re publics in the Western Hemisphere to unite in a defense against Euro pean or Asiatic aggression. This new U. S. foreign policy is evidenced by: (1) the President ’ s outspoken denunciation of Germany ’ s Jewish persecution ; (2) his recall of Hugh R. Wilson, U. S. ambassador to Ger many; (3) his announcement of a multi-billion dollar defense program . to protect not only the U. S. but all Western Hemisphere nations; (4) U. S. interest in the Pan-American conference opening December 8 at Lima, Peru; and (5) an apparent effort in Washington to steer away from European entanglements, other than those with France, Brit ain and other democracies. employers. Second, C. I. O. ’ s much- publicized Harry Bridges, alien west coast labor leader, was figuratively bounced from the convention when he attempted to secure official en dorsement of so-called “ radical ” po litical views. This was Mr. Bridges ’ second blow of the day, for at In dianapolis a demand for his depor tation was issued simultaneously by Stephen F. Chadwick, commander of the American Legion. Now permanently organized, C. I. O. has charted a finish fight with the older, more conservative Amer ican Federation of Labor. The bat tle will not only be one of organiza tion principle, but it will also en tail the future status of 22,000,000 unorganized American workers. Though C. I. O. boasts a “ simple and democratic ” constitution, ob servers checked the figures and found that five members of the ex ecutive board will speak for 2,021,- 845 of the 3,787,877 members. C. I. O. will remain substantially under the thumb of Mr. Lewis, Sidney Hill man of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, and Philip Murray of the Steel Workers ’ committee. White House Attorney General Homer S. Cum mings ’ retirement from the Roose velt cabinet was not unexpected, for the 69-year-old Californian has often sought refuge from official Washing ton the past 12 months. Though ef forts have been made to attach po litical significance to his move (he is the first New Deal cabinet mem ber to retire voluntarily) it is un derstandable that Mr. Cummings should desire to return to private law practice. But his retirement does arouse speculation about other cabinet changes. Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson has been ill, and may be succeeded by As sistant Secretary Charles Edison. Madame Secretary of Labor Fran ces Perkins has lost the good graces of both C. I. O. and A. F. of L., and many observers predict her resig nation. Secretary of Commerce Daniel L. Roper, though unpopular with business, has made it plain he will not resign. Meanwhile, Wash ington whispers say that Harry Hopkins, WPA administrator, and Michigan ’ s defeated Gov. Frank Murphy are both considered as po tential cabinet timber. Agriculture The 1938 farm program was not put into effect until many U. S. pro ducers had their crops under way. This has been one explanation of its failure, and next year the agri culture department plans to give the plan its “ first complete test. ” Details: The program will involve $712,000,000. Minimum bounties to co-operating farmers include 3.6 cents a pound on cotton, 14 cents a bushel on corn, 27 cents a bushel on wheat, 22 cents on rice, 3 cents on potatoes, $3 a ton on peanuts. Com pared with this year ’ s 290,000,000 acres, 1939 ’ s program will be con fined to about 280,000,000 acres in the hope of reducing surpluses. Big gest slash of all will come in wheat, which was harvested this year from 71,000,000 acres, and which would be restricted to 60,000,000 acres next year. For soil conservation pay ments' the government has a half billion dollars available, with an other $212,000,000 for price adjust ment payments. Only catch to this program is that congress ’ new Re publican minority may interfere. Politics To elect 8 new senators, 81 house members and 13 new governors in the November . elections, U. S. Re publicans had to pile up a large to tal vote. Figures now available show that in 24 states the G. O. P. had 51.5 per cent of the popular vote, compared with 40.1 per cent two years ago. Not included in the survey thus far are southern states, traditionally Democratic. t
