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FEBRUARY, 1929
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CONTENTS
VOL. X X X V I I
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FEBRUARY, 1929
TO FAIR LADIES
No. 4
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Edwin G. Peterson, ]S[-'28
THE
ACCIDENT
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Howard T. Hofsteater, '30
THE
PURPOSE OF THE COLLEGE
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Theodore L. Brickley, '30
EDITORIALS
174
Nomadic Subscribers, Notice; We Take a Chance;
Versus
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Finishers.
DEPARTMENTS—
Alumni
178
As We See It
184
Kappa Gamma
187
Locals
189
Athletics
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Advertisements
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LITERARY
DEPARTMENT
ODE TO FAIR LADIES
E D W I N G . PETERSON, N - ' 2 8
JoyoiCs maidens of the hour—
Thott art as the lotus flower,
Urging us weak mortals soon to forget
Our tasks, and seek you—well met
As ive live the present day.
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0 girls, whom fate has brought to us tonightYour presen<:e floods our hearts with light—
And ive in quiet loneliness perceive
A sadness when we see you leave
These happy halls.
So one fair night hrings another day,
And time calls v;s soon away;
But may we in memory keep
You, fair ones, in Ijoshfid hearts,
As one new evening conies and parts.
So speed our years, as fades the rose;
So soon our college days must cldse;
And may this night bring you a fairer day
And our m,emories bless you on your way
When you leave our campus fair.
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THE ACCIDENT
HOWARD T . HOFSTEATER,
'30
TN THIS day of jazz sj­mphonies and girl shows, the " d u m b "
■■ act is considered to b e out of date—so antiquated that they
have sunk to the level of four­a­day productions. Acrob ats
starve where they dined five years ago on roast b eef. "Whereas of
r)Id, the}­ sailed grandly through their risky acts and smiled
rea.ssuringly at enthusiastic spectators, they now receive as their
thanivs a cold reception from the orchestra pit and yells from the
"gallery gods" for the "hook"—^unless they have pretty girls
doing specialty work in their acts.
All of which makes it wkjrthy of note when the Volontier
twins, Colin and Etienne, appeared at the Parisian theatre, the
Varielie, and scored an immediate success with their juggling
and tight­Tope act. But what is even more remarkab le ab out it
is that they 'had no touch of femininity in their act.
It was
independent of all the makeshifts the other " d u m b " shows had
resorted to. But it had what the others lacked—novelty.
Tw€nty­five years old were the Volontier b rothers with chins
that required shaving every day b efore their afternoon perform­
ance. Even for twins, they looked unusually alike except in
that, upon closer scrutiny, you discovered that Colin had straight
black hair and Etienne dark b rown hair that curled slightly at
the ends. Still another way of telling them apart was to study
their expressions. Colin was ab ove all serious­minded and,
being the manager of the Volontier act, intensely concerned
about the details of their show. JEtienne had a peculiar twist to
his lips that b etrayed a complete lack of reverence and serious
thought. Gay little devils shone forth in his eyes.
They were b oth fine specimens of manhood, a little taller than
the average man.
After a life filled with exercise requiring
suppleness, they had b odies that were well­nigh' perfect. In
her process of moulding the Volontiers, Nature had not forgotten
their faces which were classic in design. They had high fore­
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heads, lean and firm cheeks, dark eyes set nicely apart, noses
neither too long nor too short, and lips which, as novelists are so
fond of saying, were chiseled with an eye on art.
Although their act belonged to the category of " d u m b "
shows, the most contemptible and most poorly paid on the stage,
chorines, ballet dancers and soloists counted themselves fortunate to be playing at the same theatre as they—they were so
divinely handsome!
Young, indeed, were the brothers inasmuch as years are
concerned but has it not been said by some forgotten sage that
it is not (SO much the years that count but the distance travelled t
The Volontier brothers had travelled far, wide and incessantly,
and knew as much of stage-lore as th* most flea-bitten trouper
alive. As children still counting their years on their fingers,
they had covered all France with their father who had been "un
juggler extrmrdinaire."
When Jean Volontier laid himself
down and died in a squalid tenement house in Paris, they had
been sent to their German uncle, Franz Elotzkapfel, who taught
them all the tricks of tight-rope walking he knew.
The twins joined Franz Klotzkapfel's act when they were
twelve and enlivened it with the juggling tricks learned from
their father. Their feats of agility on the stretched cable were
even more surprising in boj-s of so tender an a^e. When the
brothers were eighteen years old, Franz, then gro-vvn somewhat
corpulent with the burden of years, made a misstep, waved his
arms wildly for balance, and fell to the hard floor on the stage,
breaking his leg.
The Vol on tiers finished the long circuit alone. It was not,
however, until the German had resorted to tears of entreaty
that they had consented to leave him behind in a hospital in
Frankfort-on-Oder and to fulfil their bookings on the road.
Like all true stage-folk, old Franz had a horror of cancelled
engagements—the show must go on.
When they completed their annual tour of small, bad-smelling
theatres, they returned to Berlin and found their uncle enjoying
a completely mended leg.
" W h y didn't you join us on th« road and take your place in
the a c t ? " asked Colin, puzzled.
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"Na, n a , " clucked Franz. " I only wanted to see if you could
do it alone. Now, we shaU go to Schlitz's Garten. They will
let us stretch our wire. I shall walk on it if
."
In the silent, deserted theatre, the brothers rigged up their
paraphernalia and apprehensively watched the old German
mount the steps to the wire. Tentatively placing a foot on the
taut cable, he wavered.
Oolin and Etienne leaped forward and caught him as he fell
—for the second time.
"Herr Goti!" groaned Franz. " N o tonger have I the cour­
age to mount the tight­rope!"
The eyes of the twins brimmed over with tears, for only too
well did they know that, once his nerve is gone, a tight­rope
artist can never tread the thin rope of steel again.
" M y day is over," announced Franz, bravely lifting his head.
' ' I shall now try to obtain a position somewhere as a door­keeper.
I shall succeed, for I have many friends."
"No, not t h a t ! " cried Colin. " T h e act has been taking carp
of us all. Why should it not go on supporting u s ? "
" W h y , it would not be like old times for you not to ride in
the same compartment with u s ! " exclaimed Etienne.
■The old tight­rope waBaer shook Ms head gently but ob­
durately.
"May the day never come when I am but excess baggage!
There is always the time when one must take the road alone.
Your time has come. I shall stay behind but I can not leave the
theatre. I shall guard the stage­door and protect pretty
chorines from unwanted suitors."
There was such a roguish glint in the old man's blue eyes
that the broth'ers could not forbear from grinning.
"Cerberus, I shall b e , " Klotzkapfel jested bravely. " A n d
how I shall g r o w l ! "
The war that plunged the world into a maelstrom of horror
and hatred has been described to great length and in harrowing
detail. Suffice it to say that Colin and Etienne fought for four
years in one of Germany's conscript regiments and by the grace
of Providence (in which they believed more or less), escaped
the usual two­by­four­by­six end of a conscript " F r i t z i e . "
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The four years in the trenches had made Colin more acutely
aware of the grimness of the struggle that is called Life, and
Etienne embittered and disillusioned in his observations of what
he was pleased to call "foibles of life."
All their wounds, of which Colin had five and Etienne six,
had been in the chest and in the legs, thus happily preserving
the beauty of their faces. In the post-war scarcity of men,
vv'omen literally threw themselves at them. Colin developed a,
technique that discouraged his admirers ^yithout hurting their
feelings. Etienne was amused. He accepted their offers of love
and devotion and made cutting remarks about the "inexhaustible folly of the female," when he was with Colin in their dressing room backstage.
While the dear ladies enjoyed more success with Etienne, they
still gazed longingly at Colin.
Civilization has decreed that
woman is to be mistress of all, but Nature made her slavish to any
indication of masterfulness in the sex that is paradoxically the
stronger and more servile. They were intrigued by Colin'fl
cold aloofness but had to content themselves with Etienne's gay
ways.
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After they were demobilized, the Volontiers returned to their
aid profession and got back into their old circuit that included
the four-a-day theatres of Berlin, Danzig, Warsaw, BrestLitovskj', Budapest, Vienna, Munich, Dresden and Hamburg,
changing their act every year but retaining the juggling and
tight-rope elements. Although weary of the monotony of their
rounds, they were wise enough to put in enough vim and vigor
in their act to " g e t it across the footlights."
'Dancing on the vibrating wire in a second-rate theatre in
Brest-Litovsky, Colin stared out at the dark, smoke-laden sea of
faces obscured by the glare of the footlights. Would he have
to play the rest of his life before such audiences? Were the
Volontiers doomed to four-a-day vaudeville for life? Was it
written that they should never break into the big-time circuits,
where skill is appreciated and paid for accordingly?
In their tiny, unpretentious dressing room backstage, Colin
turned to Etienne.
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" H a s it ever occurred to you, Etienne, that we have been
playing the four-a-day all our lives? Several of our friends
are in the chorus of the Follies Bergeres and Louis Wolheim la
singing at the Wintergarten.
" W h a t do you w a n t ? " laughed Etienne. " P u t on paint and
persuade the big managers you are a g i r l ? "
" W e should be billed at the biggest theatres," continued
Colin thoughtfully. '"There are none better than we on the
tight-rope."
"Tight-rope is for small-time theatres and circus tops. Great
producers do not think of jugglers and tight-rope artists except when they are in their cups, and even then they are only
in fun.''
" I tell you, Etienne, we must convince them we are of bigtime material.''
"They have come and passed us b y , " replied Etienne wearily.
" I t is the act, not you and I, that is at fault. I t appeals only
to people who prefer lager beer and absinthe to champagne."
"Then we must alter our act."
"Suggestions?"
Colin had none forthcoming but he persisted stubbornly, " W e
must think about i t . "
" A n d in the meantime, I shall sup with Jeanne Noiribert,
tete-a-tete. Why not take that Russian, Natali, and come with
us? She has made eyes at you long enough."
"No, I'm going to think."
Etienne shrugged his shoulders in that continental manner
which can have a hundred different meanings and left Colin to
his thoughts.
For the next three months Colin bent his brows together but
arrived at no brilliant solution of his problem, for Inspiration—
that erratic patroness of Art—is not to he deliberately wooed.
She succumbs only when her suitor is desperate to the point of
suicide.
On their homeward stretch, the Volontier brothers arrived
in Heidelberg long after midnight, their train having been
interminably delayed by the locomotive dropping its fire-pan.
They sleepily made their way to the hotel and pulled the bell-
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cord until they were admitted by the innkeeper who muttered
something about being awakened at such; an unseemly hour.
Paying no attention to the irate host, they went upstairs and
undressed. As they were about to sink into oblivion, they -were
startled by the clashing of steel against steel in the courtyard
under their window. Hurrying to the window, they saw two
young men—evidently students from the University—slashing
and parrying with sabers with a grim, meaningful ferocity,
while a woman with a wrap hastih' thrown over her nightdress
looked on, wringing her hands in helpless impotence.
Rooniii were lighted, one after another. A door was finally
thrown open. The hotel manager, once more aroused from his
sleep, rushed out to the duellists, brandishing in his hand a stout
bludgeon, shouting, " G'oM fm .fftmmeL' Es ist verioten!
Duelling is forbidden! I'll have none of it in my court-yard.
ScMvindet, you hot-blooded fools!"
The rivals 'fell apart and left the court-yard, snarling imprecations against each other.
' ' Thus endeth a dramatic episode,'' yawned Etienne.
' ' On the contraiy,'' said Colin with a strange light in his eyes.
' ' It has only begun for u s . "
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" H o w so?"
" T h a t will be our new acl;."
"You mean
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"Yes, we will fight with swords on the tight-rope."
"Parhleu!
That is an idea! But we don't know a rapier
frC'TO an epee."
" W e shall make it our business to learn the difference, and
more. The season is nearly over, is it not? "We shall go to
Paris and study under a maitre d'escrime. "We shall have to
concentrate upon our fencing and also practice on the wire, for
we shall have little time to become proficient."
" B u t will they like i t ? "
" W h y not? People pay good money to see fencing bouts,
don't they? They should be delighted to see some good fencing
and a theatrical program for one price."
Gone was all their desire for sleep. They talked about their
forthcoming act until the feeble rays of dawn made their candles
no longer necessary.
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Audiences were mildly surprised to see the Volontier brothers
in fencing tights when they appeared at their familiar theatres
the next season. T^vo duelling epees with their murderous
points muzzled by buttons, were crossed in the center of the
stage, which was no longer stre\vn with balls and plates and
other juggling paraphernalia but with all kinds of swords,
knives and hatehets. As one wit remarked, " t h e new Volontier
act had acquired a keen edge."
Taking up the swords, knives and hatchets, the twins juggled
them with a rapidity that fairly breathed of the danger of getting nasty cuts should mistakes be made. Then they donned
the leather jackets, gloves, and masks of steel mesh used in
championship fencing bouts. Facing the audiences, they raised
to their lips the long, intricate fencing salute.
Crying "En garde!" they would set upon each other and stage
a fast interplay of thrusts, parries, cartes and ripostes. Sometimes Etienne—or it would be the other way around—^would
retreat and, in an almost imperceptible pause, snatch up a small
parasol and mount upwards to the stretched wire, defending
himself brilliantly against Colin's onslaught. "WbCn Etienne
reached the platform, Colin would cease forcing him upwards,
pick up his own parasol, and follow him to the middle of the
v.-ire where they fenced beautifully, balancing themselves with
tlieir parasols. "With a dramatic clash of hilt against hilt, they
v.ou]d turn to the audience and, bowing gracefully, leap to the
floor and make their exit to the tune of a roaring applause.
Encores followed upon encores until they had to stop laughingly
to let the rest of the program proceed.
The new Vdlontier act was a magnificent hit.
Shrewd booking agents brought theatrical magnates to see
them, secured for them contracts for six, twelve, fifteen weeks
at fat salaries.
Colin and Etienne ended their small-time careers with a
gourmet's dinner at the very best of the Berlin restaurants with
their uncle, Franz Klotzkapfel, as their guest.
After the last course had been served, Herr Klotzkapfel lit
a cigar and leaned back luxuriously in his chair.
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" N u , N u , " he chortled. " I have actually lived to see tightrope in the big theatres! And best of all, my own nephews playing to gentlemen in fuU dress and ladies in decollete gowns!"
Colin and Etienne grinned.
"You have broken into the upper strata of vaudeville," continned IQotzkapfel. " B u t your work is not finished. You will
have to fight to stay up there. Your originality and stamina
\nll be taxed to the utmost. 'My boys, your struggle has only
begun.
The smiles faded from the faces of the brothers. They fell
to thinking.
" W e shall never break up, shall w e ? " Colin suddenly asked,
gripping Etienne's arm. "Come what may, nothing shall make
as fall out. Is that r i g h t ? "
Etienne nodded solemnly.
" N o t even women?"
"Not even women!" laughed Etienne. " W h a t woman would
be worth i t ? "
They shook hands on it. But Herr Klotzkapfel bit savagely
on his cigar and wondered.
Tn the language of Shakespeare—enter the woman. ^
(To
B E CONCLUDED)
THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLEGE
THEODORE L . BRICKLEY,
'30
/COLLEGE does many things for a student—if he is made of
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the right stuff. While it is true that an individual can
make headway in the world without university training, a wellordered and skilfully guided course will avoid many disagreeable
knocks which a self-made man usually encounters in his progress
toivard a position of distinction and honor. We need but to
consult an old saying that " h e who leaves the highway for a
short cut commonly goes about" to illustrate the usefulness of
hard-earned college education.
If the undergraduate learns to use it in the right way, college
can do something for him. I t will bring him in contact with
the great minds of all ages. There is a long roll of men, from
Plato to Emerson, from Homer to Euripides, from Dante to
Schiller, from Socrates to Durant who have brought a mission
to the young wisdom-seekers. The narrow gossips of to-day will
restrict the mind of the student, but the great men of all climes
will befriend him and broaden his knowledge. To turn from
petty troubles to the thoughts of great masters is like going from
the noise of a bustling street through the door of a cathedral.
If he has learned to unlock the portal, no power on the earth can
take the key from him. Only an educated man is good company
for liim.
He will thus appreciate the "consolation of
philosophy." An ignorant man, on the other hand, looks out
upon life through a narrow window and deems the world small.
The college brings him face to face with the stem realities of
nature. He m i l learn from his study of nature's laws more
readily than books can tell him, of the grandeur, the power, and
the omnipotence of the Maker. He needs little persuasion then
to approach these problems seriouslv, and to solve them carefully.
The college course ^vill bring thie student in contact with men
and women whose instruction and influence will serve as a
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beacon light to learners. The ideal college teacher should be the
best man. He should have about him nothing mean, paltry, or
penurious. He should always be pointing the way upward.
Moreover, the value of mental discipline from the associations
with: one's fellow-men cannot be ioverlooked. The eager and
studious youth cannot help but assimilate something of the best
from his associates who, as a rule, attend college with a purpose.
The students are usually the cream of the young people, and
invariably represent the best of the times. They mold each
other's characters, and they shape each other's work. Many
a college man will tell you that above all else that a ooillege
gave him, he values the friendships which he formed there. I n
the German universities, ""the feUow-feeling among free spirits"
is held essential to higher education and knowledge.
The most important thing that the student acquires in college
is "conviction." He learns to take courage in adhering unswervingly to his ideals. He proceeds to demonstrate his ability
to stand alone on vital issues and does not wait until he is
backed by numbers before he formulates his opinions. What
he believes he does so from inward certainty, augmented by his
careful observation and rich experience. " T o see things as they
really a r e " is one of the consummating privileges of the
educated man.
In my reading I came across the following paragraph full of
sagacity which I believe will bear repeated perusal: "Growth is
a slow process and takes time; and the slower the growth the
hardier and more valuable is the product. A mushroom springs
up in a night, but an oak sinks its roots down into the soil and
grips the rocks and builds up its trunk and thtows its branches
through the years. Already we are being warned about shortcuts to this attainment. Young people are often impatient of
slow processes and want quick results; especially are they eager
to get to work and play their part in life. But it is as foolish
to rush into life unprepared as it would be to begin to build
a house without a solid foundation or to attempt to sing or play
a piano in public without first learning how."
LITERARY STAFF
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ASSOCIATE EDPTOKS
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ALUMNI EcrroE
As W E SEE I T
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Eoy J . Stewart, '99
Howard T. Hofsteater, '30
ATHLETIC
EDITORS
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Adele Jensen, '30
LOCAL EDITORS
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BUSINESS
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is taking a chance this year with its readers. I t is the prevailing opinion that stories printed
We Take in complete form appeal to the readers more than
a Chance those run serially. We have no desire to run counter to the general wishes of our readers. However,
when a story like " T h e Accident," penned by Mr. Howard
Hofsteater, '30, assumes compelling interest but would be
crowded out for lack of space if printed all at once, the editor
•willingly risks adverse opinion by publishing " T h e Accident"
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It is easy to begin; difficult to see the whole thing through. Good
starters are not hard to find but so few cross the
Starters finish line. We meet with those two types of people
Versus
on every hand. Where is the campus without its
Finishers quota of students who eagerly troop into college on
the opening day but when the course slides down the
long, long trail, unless animated with an earnest desire to grow
in mind and in spirit of future usefulness, their ambitions begin
to wane?
This is the mid-year period when probably the most severe
attacks of restlessness set in. It is a problem not to be lightly
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disposed of. \\Tiile the majority of our student body have
happily escaped the siege of ennui, a few have been unfortunate enough this year to succumb to the temptation to end their
college careers too soon. Pardonable excuses are in order for
one or two who pleaded financial distress or parental duress
but the other few who did abandon college studies abruptly
succeeded only in amusing us with their alibis.
In their repertory of sorry tales we were asked to believe
that the required subjects at this college were dull and insipid,
totally devoid of inducement toward cultural progress. We
marvel at their belief that academic gains could e o i e without
pains. We smile at their claim that they could obtain liberal
education by attending night schools while earning their livelihood during the day—not that we are scoffing at their good
intentions but at their oversight of the fact that other demands
will be made on their time. Untrammeled study would then be
impossible and soon they would give up studying in despair.
We were ahnost intrigued into the dissenters' line of argument
that the Gallaudet faculty did not know how to run college
affairs properly nor competently. We said almost because we
are reminded of the story about Secretary of War Stanton
reviling President Lincoln as the biggest ape that could be
found m this country. Stanton went so far as to express his
wonderment that Barnum, the circus magnate, could be so
foolish as to scour aU over the world for the queerest species
of monkey when one was available right here. When Lincoln
died, Stanton uttered this famous sentence, "Now he belongs
to the ages."
The same dissenters seemed to forget that extracurricular
activities become interesting or intolerable exactly in proportion
to the efforts of the actors themselves and, because of their fear
for the stage—the sea of faces—the multitude of eyes, they invariably do not belong to any of our really helpful societies.
Some individuals get results if they are kindly encouraged but
what college trains us to do is to accomplish things in spite of
bristling difBeulties.
If this class of grumblers would only take inventory of themselves they would discover that the real source of their discontent lies within themselves and not with the college, the
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faculty, the other students or the societies. If they want
education they must toil for it, if they are eager for good times
they must first be friendly and cooperative m wholesome college
fun. If they wish to amount to something they must first pay
the price. Nothing worth-while is ever attained without labor.
Toil is the law of life. Apropos this, we quote F . W. Robertson,
one of America's foremost lecturers:
" T o never rest is the price paid for our greatness. Could
we rest, we must become smaller in soul. Whoever is satisfied
with what he does has reached his culminating point—he will
progress no more. Man's destiny is to be not dissatisfied, but
forever unsatisfied.''
After all we become what we will. We rarely hear complaints
of conditions in college from students who are in dead earnest
to cultivate wide interests here. The go-getters keep on growing
by attempting without being told. They need no cajolery to
deliver the goods. They are self-reliant; their motto is
patterned after that of Kiwanis, "service above self." They
are singular examples of what G. F . Train had in mind when he
^Tote, " T h e world usually pushes a man the way he makes up
his mind to go. If going up, they push him u p ; if going down,
they push him down—gravitation, however, making the speed
greater on the decline."—P.
0
Things come hard to a man who takes things
easy.—^NEW
JERSEY STATE GAZETTE.
o
Fetv men light
resources.—DESERET
on a feather bed when thrown
N E W S (Salt Lake City.)
on their
^La^ni
OFFICERS OF T H E GAIXAUDET COLLEGE A L U M N I
ASSOCHTION
PRESIDENT
P . C. SMIELAU, '97
12625 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, Ohio
riEST VICE-PEESIDENT
M. ETHELBURGA ZELL, '02
School for the Deaf, Columbus, Ohio
SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT
LILLIAN
S W I F T DRAKE, '05
KendaU Green, Washington, D. C.
SECRET ART
H E N R Y J . PULVER. '17
CHARLES D . SEATON, '93
MiUersburg, P a .
TREASURER
School for the Deaf, Eomney, W. V a .
76. Among the lucky ones to receive Christmas greetings
from George M. Teegarden was the Editor of the Deaf-Mutds'
Jmirnnl, Edwin A. Hodgson, '83, Hon. M. A. Mr. Teegarden
expressed his sentiments in original poetry:
Now is the season of good cheer—
H e r e ' s to my friends a sincere wish:
May bleissings true on you descend;
May Love and Truth on you attend.
So may your cup of life be filled
With joy and ne'er a drop be spilled.
May all your days be bright and fair,
A-showering gladness everywhere;
And may your Yule-tide season be
Brimmed o'er with sweetest memory.
'80. The alumni will be pleased to know that Rev. Arthur D.
Brj'ant Ls recovering from a mild attack of the flu. He has been
a "shut i n " for about a month now. We called on our friend
a few daj-s ago and believe he will soon be able to again act as
guide on a trip to some nearby battlefield. He said that during
his convalescence he had been prying around among the ancient
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papers in his den. For years he had tried, hut in vain, to recover
a copy of Robert P. MaeGregor's account of the downfall of
the bee republic. Finally he discovered it wrapped up in a
bundle with other papers. We immediately pounced on the
long lost literary gem. It was written while Mr. MacGregor
was an undergraduate and was printed in the Silent World.
According to :\Ir. Bryant, the Silent World was born about the
year 1868, or 1870, and lived to the ripe old age of 8 years.
Among these a.ssociated with its publication were Melville Ballard, '66; John B. Hotehkiss, '69; Robert P. MacGregor, 7 2
and James Denison, '69, Hon. M. A. Thinking that the graphic
story may interest the alumni, we print it:
DOWNFALL OF THE BEE REPUBLIC
B Y n.
P. MACGREGOR,
'72
A morning's ride of seyeral hours (liversificd by huntins; incidents; an
encampment in the afternoon under some noble frrove on the borders of a
stream: an evening banquet of venison, fresh killed turkeys just from the
thickets, and wild honey from the trees; and all relished with an appetite
unkno-n-n to the gourmets of the cities. And a t night—such sweet sleepingin thf> open air, or waking and gazing a t the stars and moon, shining
between the treos! Several bees were humming about some flowers, and
diving into their cells. When they had laden themselves vnth honev, thev
would rise into fhe air and dart off in a straight line, almost-.with the
velocity of a bullet. W© watched attentively the course they took, and
then set off in the same direction, stumbling over twisted roots ami fallen
trees, with our eyes turned up to tbe sky. Now we applied our axes vigorously at the foot of the tree, to level it to the ground. The .iarring blows
of the axes seemed to have no effect on this most industrious community.
Then came down the tree, with a tremendous crash. The bees, however,
made no attack and sought no revenge; they seemed stupefied by the c.atastr'^pho nni\ imsuspicious of its cause, remained buzzing around the ruins
without offering us any molestation.
R is difficult to describe the bewilderment and confusion of the bees of
the bankrupt hive who had been absent at the time of the catastrophe and
who arrived from time to time with full cargoes from abroad. At first
they wheeled about in the air, in the place where the fallen tree had once
reared its head, astonished at finding it all a vaoeum. At length, as if
comprehending their disaster, they settled down in clusters on a dry
branch of a neighboring tree buzzing forth doleful lamentations over the
downfall of their republic.
'98. Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling
aft«r. However, no Jill figures in this storj', and Arlington
J. Eickhoff was not after water, nor anj'thing stronger than
water. Ho was merely after his keys. Our friend, who is a
teacher at the Michigan School, was on his way to school one
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BLUE
morning and, missing his keys, retiirned home to get them. On
hurrjing back lie stumbled and fell to the pavement. His head
struck the curb and he received a bad cut over the right eye.
Th-e wound was treated at a hospital and we are very glad to
know he is now back in his schoolroom as sound as ever.
Ex-'01. Elmer E. Hannan is no longer seen around his Laurel,
3M., and AVashington, D. C, haunts. The De I'Epee Committee
of the National Association of the Deaf has awarded the contract
for the De I'Epee Memorial to him. He is now working on the
aiemorial in a New York studio, and expects to have it ready
for the unveiling on the grounds of Le Couteulx St. Mary's
Institution in Buffalo when the Association meets in that city
in 1930.
'05. ^ Our old buddy, Clyde Stevens, now teaching in the
I\richigan School, recently wrote: ""We had so Inany duofcs
during the season that the wife got sick of them and I did not
dare bring my last bag home. Nothing unusual about the ran
of ditcks this \-ear. except the large number of canvasbacks in
each bag. Most of my shooting was done on Saginaw B a y . "
Reports from John Boatwrisrht, '24; Frederick J. Neesam, '04,
•ind Thomas Y. Northern, '02, are not in yet.
Ex-'15. Hear him! See him! Major Fancher and his Illinois
kiddie drum corps! Fred has organized a drum corps composed
of fifteen boys, most of whom are under eleven years of age.
How he did it is beyond our ken, but we are getting used to the
IMajor doing things out of the ordinary. His kiddie drum corps
has received a great deal of favorable comment on the part of
Jacksonville people and other visitors to the Illinois School.
'16 and '17. Frank and Lily Andrewjeski announce the birth,
on December 6. 1928, of Florence Gail Andrewjeski.
This
maJces the third arrival—all girla.
'24. W. Theodore Griffing, in charge of The Melting Pot,
recently commented on the fact that the heaviest boy in the
Colorado School weighs 165 pounds while the Oklahoma School
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has fifteen boys who weigh about 175 pounds or more. Ted
went on to say: -"We have an 18-year-old player who bends the
scales close to the 200 mark, and it is solid bone and muscle."
Wliereupon Tom L. Anderson, '12, picks on him thusly:
" F r o m the top down, Teddy? Or from the feet up« Which is tlie
muscle and which is the boue? Any brain, Theodore? Or i.s it solid, toof
Is the muscle where the bone ought to b?, and vice versa, or is it versa
vice? If we get this data straight, we may decide that you have an
unique specimen down there. And by the way, Teddy, never mind about
the dollar. A wedding announcement will d o . "
Now, Ted, what we need here at Gallaudet is more weight in
the line. If you \vill send us two or three of those 175 pounders
you will gain the everlasting gratitude of the students. Moreover, we ^vill undertake, single-handed and alone, to make that
feller, Tom Anderson, hush up about the wedding announcement.
'27. "We are indebted to Norman Gr. Scarvie for an artistic
folder giving the program of the Midwest Chapter meetings
from September to June. The folder also contains the names,
addresses, and telephone numbers of the fifty members of the
Chapter. The officers ifor 1928-1929 are John J. Marty, '22,
President; Charles Falk, '25, Vice President, and Norman G.
Scarvie, '27, Secretary-Treasurer. One glance at the printed
program tells you that the Midwest's board of officers is an
efficient one.
New Year calls: At the Shelton, "Wash., home of Dewey Deer,
ex-'22, and Lulu "Watts Deer; '20, a nine-pound girl whom they
have named Florence; and at the Collegeview, Neb., home of Ed.
Cody and Stacia Katu Cody, '15, an eight-pound girl.
C H I P S O F F T H E OLD BLOCK
No. 5—Harlow Phelps Rothert
The subject of this sketch, Harlow Phelps Rothert, is the
second son of "Waldo H. Rothert, '98, and Florence Phelps
Rothert, ex-'00. Hfe was bom in Omaha, Nebraska, twenty
years ago.
I t has been drilled into us that we are the rising generation,
the men and women of tomorrow, future
The College
citizens and responsible voters as well as
Man And
potential leaders, economically and politically
World Affairs speaking. We are constantly exhorted to
prepare ourselves for the task of making the
world a pleasant and safe place to live in when we step into the
preceding generation's shoes.
This we are doing to an extent. We are, by force of changing
conditions, taking highly specialized courses which will prepare
us most thoroughly for our chosen vocations, while a good
many of us are taking liberal courses with the intention of
becoming people of culture. Every branch of science and art
has its professors and students. And yet one of the most vital
elements of national life is being sadly neglected and, what is
more, practicallj^ ignored.
If we are to accept undergraduate newspapers and magazines
as being representative of student opinion, we are forced to
realize the disturbing fact that we are paying scant—all too
little—attention to politics. To be sure, student weeklies and
dailies do get excited over campus elections and the machinations of fraternities to secure for themselves and their glory
the juiciest of campus offices, but beyond that they do not
venture. They may be excused on the grounds that they are
limited to their campus boundaries but the magazines are not
limited in their scope. They are empowered to print articles
on all kinds of topics. Up to now they have been publishing
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185
more or less interesting articles concerning economical conditions, literature ancient and contemporary, sex, student
marriage, and religion pro and con, and nothing about politics.
I n this day which may pass down into history as being a most
crucial and delicate period so far as diplomacy goes, college
students have remained blithely silent.
When the authority of the I^eague of Nations and the PanAmerican Conference to arbitrate disputes arising between
members of these two organizations was viciously assailed for
the Bolivia-Paraguay imbroglio, student publications continued
to discuss with numerous ^sms the quality of the works of
Thomas Hardy and of Joseph Hergesheimer. Probably, when
this period of international intrigue and suspicion is comfortably past, some erudite assistant professor or instructor will
write a resume and draw superfluous conclusions. Is this the
attitude of the generation that will sooner or later step in and
take charge?
Are the students of our great universities aware that it is
most probable that the questioned authority of the League of
Nations is still undecided and vaguely understood despite its
claims that it was responsible for the sudden amenability of
Bolivia to submit her side of the Chaco question for arbitrjitiou ?
Are they cognizant of the fact that Bolivia's sudden change
from a belligerent to that of a docile state is most likely due to
the influence of Wall Street bankers?
As a matter of fact, Bolivia floated some years ago in New
York City and St. Louis huge loans in order to finance her
leading industry, that of tin, on the basis that an American
fiscal commission has authority—and exercises it—to "collect
all Bolivian revenues, departmental as well as national, and to
revise Bolivia's accounts. In doing so, it diverts one-half of
the total revenue to pay interest on the loans floated in the
United States. Before Bolivia can go to war with Paraguay, or
with any other nation, Bolivia would have to get the consent
of these' American bankers. This consent only madmen would
be likely to grant—at least in a quarrel like this one over
100,000 square miles of impenetrable jungle. While Sir
Austen Chamberlain, M. Briand, :Mr. Hughes, and Ur. Kellogg
were keeping the wires hot sending Bolivia and Paraquay notes,
pleading and threatening, American bankers settled the whole
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T H E B U F F AND B L U E
situation by sending their refusal to allow the Bolivian revenues
to be diverted for war purposes.
Once more we ask how many students know that. It stands
to reason that before we are fit to take charge of national, as
well as international, affairs, we should know more about them
than we do at present.
THESE
TWO
(rive me light and the tools
Only strength and the rides,
Let me work—
/ am Genius.
Let me wear out my hands
Building up naked lands,
Give me work—
/ am Labor.
Give me night, let the fools
Drive themselves and their mules,
Let me shirk—
I'm Ignotus.
Let me sprawl on life's sands
Sleep fore'er on its strands,
I will shirk—
/ am Torpor.
Genius and Labor:
We made Greece, we huilt
Civilization is our home,
Behold our work.
Ignotus and Torpor:
We lent Greece, we felled
Civilization is our home.
Behold our work.
Some
Rome
Peter A. Harrigan, Niagara
Index.
KAPPA A M M M A
rRATWNlTY
BRO. MORTON ROSENFELD, '30,
Editor
To all the Brethren, Felicitations!
Parokeet, the ever-faithful messenger of Vishnu's glorious
reailm, descended upon the carefully guarded circumvallation
deep in the bowels of the earth and heralded to the Shrine
members this far-reaching tidings that a motley crowd of the
very scum orf the gutters was knocking at the outer portals of
Vishnu's palace. For several hours after the advent of the
message unusual commotion got under way when the Tofture
Chamber was put into order and the incisive blades sharpened
in anticipation of the necks of the lowly suppliants alleged to
possess adamantine necks.
Bro. Robert Patterson, 70, was honored on his eightieth
birthday anniversary which occurred on December 11. A large
bouquet of flowers was presented to him by the Columbus branch
of the Gallaudet College Alumni Association. Our esteemed
Brother had been under the weather for the last two months but
is now as well and hearty as ever, according to recent tidings
from the Ohio citadel.
Bro. A. B. Greener, also of the Epsilon stronghold, was
another octogenarian to be feted on his birthday anniversary
which fell on January 8. A surprise birthday party, sponsored
by his charming daughter, Mrs. Mary Greener Thomas, brought
a delighted expression to his rejuvenated 'face.
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T H E B U F F AND B L U E
Bro. Charles J. Killian, '27, met Avith an unfortunate accident
in Philadelphia the latter part of October. As he and his girl
friend were getting off a bus, they were knocked down by a
speeding automobile. Bro. Killian sustained a fracture in two
ribs while his lady companion had her arm broken in four
places. The reckless motorist was arraigned before the court
and a stiff sentence was meted out to him. The injured parties
are reported to be nicely convalescing. Thus serves Vishnu
the Faithful!
The motto of the Banquet Committee has been announced to
read thusly, "Forethought is better than afterthought." It
is not taxing the imaginatiom of the knowing brethren what
this implies. Variety and action and regal feast are among the
items daily under discussion by the entertainment experts who
are keeping their eyes on the rapidly approaching Day of Days
due to fall on Saturday, March 16. Come, all merry-makers
of Vishnu, partake of the cheery clasps, the delicious viands of
the gods and sip of the Nectar de Vishnu. Fo.rget ye not the
Day of Days. Ravens de Vishnu—^Mareh 16.
The Shrine was saddened at the news of Bro. Harland Allen
]\Iarkel 's death which took place at his home near Philadelphia
on Christmas Day. Bro. Markel, who graduated from our
college in 1924, was afflicted with tuberculosis continually since
leaA-ing Kendall Green. For a long time he was unable to work,
contenting himself to rest at home awaiting the departure of
his dreaded disease whicb, however, developed into a fatality.
The funeral was held the following Saturday and a large number
of Bro. Markel's friends paid their respects at his bier. The
Shrine extends its sympathy to the bereaved family.
The flu is with us. There is nothing to worry about the epidemic, however, since it is not so ravaging a visitor. The girls'
local editor, Geneva Florence, '32, was the first to succumb.
The arduous tasks of turning out page after page of locals must
Jiave had their weakening effects on her powers of resistance.
In observance of the time-honcred custom, the Seniors climbed
the rickety stairs to the tower where they " r a n g out the old year
and rang in the new." As they descended, an air of seriousness
permeated the members of the watch party. The Seniors
wondered wliere and what thej' would be doing next year; the
Juniors began to show signs of restlessness over their impending
burdens as Seniors; the Sophomores M-ere marvelling at the
probability that French was as hard to learn as the Juniors
claimed it was. The Freshmen groaned at the prospect of the
second term's load of studies. As for the Preps—they were not
sure which would occasion them greater worries next fall—the
re-examinations or Caesar's Gallic "Wars.
Margaret DuBose, '30, was suddenly called home soon after
the Yuletide holidays by the illness of her father. She has returned -n-ith the sad news that her father had crossed the Great
Divide. "We are gratified to have Meg back with us since she
is one of the mainstays on our basketball squad and is a;n
indispensable cog in the wheels in Fowler Hall activities.
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T H E B U F F AND B L U E
Foreseeing an idle and tiresome Saturday on December 29,
the students persuaded Mr. Powrie Doctor, instructor in Prep
English and History, to arrange for another of his famous bus
trips. Our good friend responded cheerfully and it was not long
before a party of 35 Gallaudetians was organized and a Red
Star Line bus started on a jaunt in the direction of Gettysburg.
En route, the tourists stopped off at Frederick, Md., the home
of iVIiss Elizabeth Benson, our instructor in mathematics. The
latter assisted Mr. Doctor in showing places of historic interest
including the house where Barbara Prietchie, the Civil War
patriot, was born. Arriving at Gettysburg, a professional guide,
who had been engaged beforehand, showed the Washingtonians
around the famous battlefield which fairly teemed with monuments and tombstones. Here and there Mr. Doctor paused to
give a recital of the dramatic struggles during the Civil War.
The members of the party disembarked at Frederick again
and were given the surprise of their life-time when, instead of
being confined to their cold lunch that had been provided them
by the college, they were liberally entertainted by Mr. and Mrs.
Benson and their daughters. Hot drinks, tantalizing cakes,
candies and other tempting delicacies were offered and eagerly
taken advantage of by the grateful visitors. Numbgj.s did not
matter to the Bensons who managed to pack their 35 guests in
their suite and saw to it that everyone had sumptuous fare.
Another hour was spent in the charming company of the Benson
family who delighted the -v-isitora with their bright conversation
and story-telling. The party left in time to get back to Kendall
Green before the 10 o'clock moon showed its face on the horizon.
Dot Denlinger, upon opening her Xmas box, pouted: " I
did not get a single useful thing; I never d o ! " In spite of that,
she sports a new gray skirt and sweater, both Christmas gifts
and verj' becoming. She was also remembered with a pair of
bedrcom slippers exquisitely decorated with feathers. She is
the envj' of all the coeds, who wonder what Dot means bv "useful."
'
Joe Lowitz, '30: "Someone has been telling falsehoods about
Babe Ruth, but I don't know whether to believe them or n o t . "
LOCALS
191
The denizens of Fowler Hall proved on December 26 that
they not only can look pretty but that their acting could be
attractive enough to draw the judges' verdict in their favor
against the best histrionic talents from College Hall in the
annual stage rivalry. The girls' play was a portrayal of the
life of a simple-minded farmer.
Angelia Watson, '32, impersonated the naive, stolid but honest
" p a p a , " while Rae Martino, '32, was the "mama who had seen
much better days." The parents in the cast had two children,
' ' the incorrigible mischievous son,'' played by Grace Davis, '31,
and " t h e goo-goo-eyed daughter who thought she knew it a l l , "
by Mary Ross, '32. The chief event in the play was the coming
of an English relative of Mama's, an employee in " T h e Palace
of the King." Speculation ran high as to the possibility of his
being either the prime minister or the king's best friend. It
eventually transpired that the visitor was nothing but the king's
butler.
Imitation of the commencement exercises was the theme of
the boys' playlet. Dr. Hall, impersonated by Otto Reins, '29,
was there in gala attire. His gown was a brilliant red turkish
bathrobe. Dr. Ely was in his glory, introducing the different
speakers. Chester Dobson, '31, took this important role. 'Sliss
Peet's fame as interpreter is so well knov\Ti that it was nothing
unusual to see Thomas Peterson, '29, as Miss Peet, getting up
to sign out the Baccalaureate sermon. The whole play was very
amusing and kept the optience in a mirthful mood throughout.
The only dampening effect was on the boys when, as losers in
the competitive play, they were obliged to furnish ice cream to
their coed winners at a later social gathering.
As an alumnus guest of the Literary Society, Professor
Hughes gave a thrilling recital of "Bravo Toro," in Chapel
Han on the evening of December 28. The thing that impressed
the crowd the most was the gratifying absence of spelling and
employment of polished signs throughout the story-telling.
Baron von Hofsteater, '30, is back among us again. He came
back minus the spade he used to carry around last year. "We
are wondering if he wore it out digging ditches down in Alabama
during the summer.
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T H E B U F F AND B L U E
^^ Glenn Gallagher, '29 (wishing to expose Hoffy's ignorance):
"Say, boy, what is the biggest joke in the world?"
Howard Hofsteater, '29 (hesitatingly, then suddenly)"You."
The first Literary Society meeting for the second term was
held Friday evening, January 11. The program started off
with a talk by LeEoy Eidings, '29, entitled "Migrating South."
It proved to be a narrative of the senior's journey to Florida
in company with Paul Zieske, '31, during the recent Christmas
vacation. Max Friedman, '31, and Rudolph Gamblin, P . C ,
gave a hair-raising dialogue, "Bootleg." A declamation, " T h J
Shooting of Dangerous Dan McGrew," was skillfully rendered
m dramatic signs by Thomas Peterson, '29. Howard Hofsteater,
'30, filled the role of a critic.
Quite a number of young women passed their short vacations
away from our campus. The usual social schedule prevailed
for the dinunished college population. The two " Y ' s " gave a
joint party the night before Christmas. On this oTcasion
MLSS Bowyer, '31, signed "Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem" to
start the evening's proceedings. Santa Claus next distributed
candy ani'ong those in attendance.
As a fitting climax to the series of delightful socials, the
coeds inaugurated a New Year's reception in Fowler Hall where
the young men and faculty members were invited to partake of
coffee and delicacies between brief chats.
Recently quite a few of the residents of College Hall ran over
to a downtown Y. M. C. A. to disport in the swimming tank.
They returned as frolieky as spring lambs and never tired of
recounting how David Mudgett, '29, took a high and perfect
dive with his spectacles still hanging on.
BUbo Monaghan, '32: "Zieske surely has a fine coating of
tan
David Mudgett, '29: "Aw, dumbbell! He is still blushing
from the sight of the beauties he met down in Florida."
GALLAUDET DOWNS CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, 26-21
GaUaudet's perennial menace has finally dwindled into something like empty threat. For the first time since 1919 our team
has brought the Cardinals' special brand of bacon back to the
Green with them. The Catholics are now facing a lean season
but what they lacked in experience Wednesday night, January
9, they certainly made up in gameness. "We had been conceded
(or anyway we conceded ourselves) an easy victory but the
Brooklanders made us step on the accelerator to get our margin.
Cosgrove started the fireworks when he received a long pass
from Dyer to score. Shots by Dyer, Hokanson, and another by
Cosgrove followed in short order and the game began to look like
a runaway. But here the Cardinals rallied and at half we led by
the score of 12 to 9. When they came back after the intermission,
the Cardinals had evidently been convinced that they stood the
best chance by close-herding Dj'er and Cosgrove. They proved
that, whatever may have been their shortcomings from the offensive angle, their defense was not to be scoffed at. They
actually caught up with us at 18 apiece, but here our five aces
settled down to business and by consistently feeding the ball to
Cosgrove, they won by a safe margin in the last few minutes
of play. While Cosgrove and Dyer were as flashy as usual,
they were not all that there was to the team. Cain's defensive
play was not t^) be under-rated and Eingle and Hokanson rarely
overlooked an opportunity to feed the ball to a teammate in
better position to score than they themselves were.
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T H E B U F F AND B L U E
GALLAUDET
Dyer, r. f
Cosgrove, 1. f
Cain, c
Wurdemanii, c
Hokanson, r. g.
Ringle, 1. g
G
4
7
0
0
1
0
FG
0
0
2
0
0
0
P
8
16
0
0
2
0
Total
._ 12
2
26
Eefcroe—Ilugl'es (Central Board).
CATHOLIC TJXIV.
Amann, r. f
Champa, r. f
Blumette, 1. f
ilcCabe^ c
Martin, r. g.
Fitzgerald, 1. g
^G
1
0
4
0
0
0
G
1
2
4
0
0
1
Total
8
p
3
4
12
0
0
2
21
OLD DOMINION BOAT CLUB LOSES, 30-22
Gallaudet continued its winning ways by downing the Old
Dominion Boat Club, 30 to 22, on the latter's floor. Cosgrove
and Dyer did not play in this game, the former because his foot
still bothered him and the latter's knee was not in shape to
be risked in unimportant games. Their positions were quite
ably filled by Drapiewski and Stebbins, the former bringing
attention upon himself by scoring 13 points. "With Cosgrove
and Dyer not playing at all, Eingle, Cain and Hokanson were
able to shine in their own light instead of basking in the reflected
glory of our two mainstays. At half time we were ahead 16 to
11, but as the game progressed, the margin increased so that
Coach Krug could safely send in a scrub team to finish the game.
GALLAUDET
Drapienski, r. f.
Gambliu, r. f
Stebbins, 1. f
Wurdemann, 1. f._
Dain, c
Grinnell, e
Hokanson, r. g
Bradley, r. g
Ringle, 1. g
Monaghan, I. g.
G
."5
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
2
0
FG
3
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
p
13
0
2
0
2
0
8
0
5
0
Total
11
8
30
Rcferco—ilr. Ford (Central Board).
OLD DOMINION
Pierpont, r. f
O'Daniel, r. f
Heberlig, 1. f
Wiley, 1. f
Burns, c
Clarke, c
Roberts, r. g.
Schiektanz, r. g.
Edmunds, 1. g
Pearman, 1. g
Total
G
2
0
4
0
1
0
1
0
2
10
FG
0
O
0
P
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
i
1
4
0
8
0
2
l
0
2
0
5
22
GALLAUDET BOWS TO S H E P H E R D , 42—28
Displaying the best offensive game yet seen on the local court,
the Shepherd College quintet took the measure of our five by the
score of 42 to 28 on Friday, January 18. As usual, our team
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started with a bang and worked up a five-point lead in the early
stages of the first quarter but the visitors were only stretching
their legs after their bus trip to the Green. The Teachers got
the range of the basket and at the end of the first quarter the
score stood at 10 to 10. At the third quarter the score stood 28
to 18. Gallaudet fought gamely to the last, but Shepherd's
shooting was superior. Cain shone in defeat for his mighty
arms kept the visitors at a distance but shooting from the distance seems to be the forte of Hartmann and Hough.
GALLAUDET
Cosgrove, 1. f
Cosgrove, 1. f
Drapiewski, 1. f...
Dyer, r. f
Cain, c
Hokanson, r. g
Eingle, 1. g
Totals
G
1
1
1
4
O
2
2
—
10
FG
P
4
4
i
1
1
1
0
—
8
l
9
5
G
6
3
4
—
28
SHEPHERD
G
FG
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
8
0
5
0
12
0
0
17
Totals
18
6
42
Main, r. f
Pentony ,r. f
BergdoU, 1. f
lladdex, 1. f
Hough, e
Lowe, r. g
Bader, r. g
H a r t m a n n , 1. f
3
0
2
0
G
0
0
7
P
Referee—T. MiteheH (Central Board).
ST. JOHN'S BEATS GALLAUDET, 41 to 25
V
The superior shooting of McCartee and Hoff enabled the St.
John's team to beat us on their o^vn floor at Annapolis by the
score of 41 to 25 on Saturday, J a n u a r y 19. These two snipers
proved a fly in our ointment for it was impossible to guard both
closely at the same time. "WTien one was blocked, the other came
through to score and when our defense tried to stop the other
the Gallaudet citadel was bombarded by th^ unguarded man.
The Johnnies worked up six points before our attack could
begin to function. In the early stages of the game it began to
look like a one-sided affair, for the Annapolis lads were ahead
17 to 7. Here our team's defense tightened and its offense set
to work and the half ended with the score tied at 17-aU. The
Johnnies came back strong in the second half and with the help
of Smith, whose height and reach can be counted by the yard,
llcCartee broke away time and again to receive passes and
score. The fierce pace began to tell on our own team and the
gap widened slowly but surely.
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GALLAOTET
Dyer, r. f
Cosgrove, 1. f.
Cain, c
Hokanson, r. g
Eingle, 1. g.
Totals
G
2
4
0
1
2
—
9
Referee—Menton.
FG
0
1
4
0
2
—
7
P
5
12
0
2
6
—
25
ST.
JOHN'S
McCartee, r. f
Eoekefeller, r. f
Hoff, 1. f
Smith, c
Baird, c
Bernstein, r. g
Fader, 1. g
Carpenter, 1. g
Totals
G
7
0
7
3
0
0
1
1
FG
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
p
15
0
15
6
0
1
2
2
19
3
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CO-EDS BASKET-BALL
Manager Dorothy Denlinger has arranged the following
schedule:
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Saturday, J a n u a r y 19—Eastman School (at home).
Saturday, J a n u a r y 26—National Park Seminary (at home).
Saturday, February 2—Western Slaryland CoUege ( a w a y ) .
Saturday, February 9—^Fairmont School (at home).
Saturday, February 16—American University (at home).
Saturday, February 23—Western Maryland CoUege (at home).
Wednesday, February 27—National P a r k Seminary (at home).
GALLAUDET TROUNCES EASTMAN, 46—22
The girls started their first game of basketball Saturday
afternoon, January 19, when they entertained Eastman School.
Prom the very first, Rae Martino, Gallaudet forward, displayed
her usual speed, scoring at will during the first few minutes
of the game. At the end of the first half two of Gallaudet
forwards, Caylor and Martino, had piled up a score of 16 while
Dorothy Gambrill had gained 10 for Eastman. During the
second half Martino alone scored 26 points.
The line-up and summary are as follows:
(46)
Position
EASTMAN
(22)
Agnes Caylor
F
Dorothy Gambrill
Eae Martino
P
Alice Bo-wie
Catherine Bronson
C.
Josephine Duckett
Lucille Schanfler
Florence Avis
s.c.
Margaret DuBose
G
Clover Duval
May Koehn
G
Bazie Beury
Scoring—Two-pointers: Martino (17), Caylor ( 5 ) , Gambrill ( 4 ) , Bowie
( 2 ) . One-pointers—Gambrill ( 4 ) , Bowie, Martino, Caylor. Foul goals—
Gambrill ( 3 ) , Bowie ( 2 ) . Substitutions—^Vera Bridger for Margaret DuBose. Timers—Dorothy Denlinger (Gallaudet), Anne Keller ( E a s t m a n ) .
Scorers—Kathryn Buster (Gallaudet), Sara Milles (Eaatmjan). Eeferee—
Jack Martin. Time of periods—8 minutes.
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GALLAUUET COLLEGE A T H L E T I C ASSOCIATION
President
Otto Eeins,
i'iist Vice President
Delmar Cosgrove,
Second Vice President
Kenneth Nelson,
.Secretary
Morton Eosenfeld,
Treasurer
Isadore Hurowitz,
Assistant Treasurer
Simon Katz,
Basketball Manager
LeEoy Eidings,
Basketball Captain
Louis Dyer,
W O M E N ' S A T H L E T I C ASSOCIATION
President
Delia Kittleson,
Vice President
Margaret DuBose,
Secretary
Josephine Beesley,
Treasurer
Thelma Dyer,
Tennis Manager
Catherine Bronson,
Basketball Manager
Dorothy Denlinger,
Baseball Manager
Eae Martino,
Swimming Manager
Buth Piah,
Hiking Manager
Kathryn Buster,
O. W. L. S.
President
Lera Eoberts,
Vice Pr<?sident
Kathryn Buster,
Secretary
.
Marion Bolton,
Treasurer
Lucille Bowyer,
Chairman
Margaret DaBose,
Critic
Delia Kittleson,
YOUNG W O M E N ' S C H E I S r r i A N ASSOCIATION
President
I d a Hanson,
Vice President
K a t h r y n Buster,
Secretary
Margaret MoKellar,
Treasurer
Vera Bridger,
Chairman
Margaret DuBose,
GALLAUDET COLLEGE L I T E B A R Y SOCIETY
President
David Mudgett,
Vice President
Konrad Hokanson,
Secretary
Morton Rosenfeld,
Treasurer
Kaple Greenberg,
YOUNG M E N ' S C H R I S T I A N ASSOCIATION
President
Thomas Peterson,
Vice President
Leonard Lau,
Secretary
Konrad Hokanson,
Treasurer
Kaple Greenberg,
J O L L I T Y CLUB
President
Lera Roberts,
Vice President
Alice Campbell,
Secretary
Josephine Beesley,
Treasurer
Catherine Bronson,
Chairman
Dorothy Denlinger,
SATURDAY N I G H T DRAMATIC CLUB
President
Thomas Peterson,
Vice President
Chester Dobson,
5?i»cretary
Delmar CosgroTe,
Treasurer
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