Campus Comment, December 20, 1940

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1 Brdgewater State Unversty Vrtual Commons - Brdgewater State Unversty The Comment Campus Journals and Publcatons 1940 Campus Comment, December 20, 1940 Brdgewater State Teachers College Volume 14 Number 6 Recommended Ctaton Brdgewater State Teachers College. (1940). Campus Comment, December 20, (6). Retreved from: Ths tem s avalable as part of Vrtual Commons, the open-access nsttutonal repostory of Brdgewater State Unversty, Brdgewater, Massachusetts.

2 u Comm VOL. XV, NO. 6 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE AT BRDGEWATER,!vlASSACHUSETTS DECEMBER 20, 1940 Dramatc Group Presents lthe Empty Room" "The Empty Room", a Chrstmas play by Dorothy Clarke Wlson, wll be presented by the Dramatc Club as ts usual Yuletde offerng durng Chapel today, December 20, under the drecton of Mss Ruth rma LO\\', dub advser, and asssted by the \Vomen's Glee Club. Chapel wll be moved to the thrd hour n order that the play may be gven n ts entrety. The play recounts the age-old story of the Natvty of pust, and the acton takes place n an nn n the town of Bethlehem. Comprses Stellar Cast The cast, all members of the Dramatc Club whch produced the hghlysuccessful "Prde and Prejudce" a few '..veeks ago, ncludes the followng: Hamar Leonard Zatuchny Joanna Ruth Humphreys Rebecca.... Luclle Healey Prophet... Charles Merrll Mary... Mary Connelly Nobleman... John MacNeeland Servant... James Lynch The producton follo\vs an ntensve seres of rehearsals durng the past few. weeks. t wll clmax the seasonal observances set n moton by dub and dormtory partes and the formal dnner and party gven last evenng by the faculty to the students. Joe Plouffe, Stage Manager Joseph Plouffe s the stage manager. He s asssted by John Henry Ftzgerald and Joseph Cumerford. Madelyn Baker and Volet Ann Porta are n charge of costumng the players. Durng the play there wll be background carols sung by the \Vomen's Glee Club under Mss Rand's drecton. Louse Callagan wll be the solost. ~ Frosh Presdent Holds Puppet Class For T. S. Puppetry hts the Tranng School ths season as Robert Clemence, mar <mette enthusast and freshman class presdent, conducts a puppet class for several of our sxth-grade pupls who hope to produce "Hansel and Gretel" some tme ths year n the Mann Audtorum and n the North Room. All the work s beng done by the chldren. They are makng ther own puppets, whch wll be of the hand type and not manpulated by strngs. Puppet heads wll be of paper-mache. Costumes, scenery and lghtng effects wll also be made by the class. M. Clemence plans to use the maronette stage whch s at present n the art storage room at Boyden; t s beng over-hauled by N. Y. A. students n antcpaton of the producton. Soph-Junor Commttees Frame Unque Prom Theme "Darngly Dfferent" wll be the theme of the Sophomore-Junor Prom whch wll be held on the campus at the Boyden Gymnasum Frday evenng, January 17, accordng to Madelyn Baker and lvlary Kjellander, sophomore and junor class vce-presdents, who are n general charge of the affar. Commttees were apponted last week, and plans are already n process of formaton. A start on the plans has been made before the Chrstmas recess n order that commttee charmen may make reports to ther class meetngs early n January. Co-Charmen Named Co-charmen of the promenade's commttees are: decoratons, Anne O'Bren, Norma Hurley; tckets, Phylls Smon, Andrea Perce; refreshments, Vel m a Shorey, Ruth Snclar; orchestra, Joseph O'Donnell, Doug MacDonald; hosptalty, Glora Marshall, Robert Bergeron; publcty, Arlne Adams, Amy \Ventworth; and clean-up, Frank Hlferty. Tckets wll probably go on sale January 13. n the meantme plans are beng made by the commttees for an unusually large attendance as ths wll be the last dance before examnaton week. -~~ Dorm Students Go Home Practce Sesson at Tllnghast as Grls Hold Dress Rehearsal for Today's Bg Event, Gong Home. "Merry Crstmas! See You January 6!".=~~ Women/s Glee Club Sngs For Boston Audence The Women's Glee Club, under the drecton of Mss Freda Rand, presented a program whch conssted of Chrstmas carols from many foregn countres (contnued on page 4) Faculty Entertans Students th Gay Program of Chrstmas Festvtes ~ Presdent Kelly Expects To Return After Vacaton Speedly recoverng from hs recent llness, Presdent Kelly expects to return to hs offce shortlv after the New Year, accordng to a ;ecent ntervt'w. The presdent has been makng short vsts to the Admnstraton Buldng durng the past nvo weeks. Durng hs convalescence he has been keenlv a watng hs complete return to hs 'post. Although Mr. Kelly has been kept nformed of offcal busness, there are a number of mportant matters whch are beng held untl hs return. ~ CHRSTMAS MESSAGE From. Mr. Hunt to Student Body Speakng for Presdent Kelly and the members of the Faculty, extend to the student body of ths college the followng Chrstmas Message: n ths year of 1940 no responsble educator can voce to an ntellgent body' of college students a merely tradtonal or popular Chrstmas greetng. The Chrstmas season wth ts tradtonal note of "Peace on earth, good wll to men" sounds strangely out of place n ths \vartorn world of todav. Untold mllons of men, wome~, and chldren n the countres from whch our ancestors came are passng through m 0 r e heart-rendng experences than have ever before fallen to the lot of the human race. Chrstmas commemorates the brth of the Prnce of Peace. t marks the comng of One who durng H~ lfe on ths earth gave to all manknd the onlv nfallble rules for peace and h~ppness. But those who have rsen to postons of power n past generatons, n ther concet belevng themselves to be wse, declared that the. words of the greatest sprtual leader of all tme were the words of a vsonarv. They substtuted for the Serm011 on the Mount a phlosophy based on greed, specal prvleges for the few, persecuton of the weak, ruthlessness, and force. n Europe the results of ther tragc error are seen today n the smokng runs of once beau1.fhl ctec;, n desolated country sdes, and n (contnued on page 4) Banquet, Chrstmas Party, Carollng Clmax Week Faculty leader... _~_._-"_~_"'.A,_..... _ PRSCLLA M. NYE Brdgewater was the scene of gay festvtes last nght as faculty members led by Mss Nye entertaned the students n a sparklng holday atmosphere followng a Chrstmas tradton of many years. Approxmately 350 students attended the gala dnner where Grace was sung n tradtonal manner by the Women's Glee Club. The Men's Glee Club was also presented at the party and several solos were sung by students. Evergreen, berres and candles set the scene for the formal dnner at Tllnghast. The entre assembly joned n sngng a number of songs, and old and new carols were sung by Women's Glee Club drected by Mss Rand. (contnued 011 page 4) Popular Graduate Secures Teachng Appontment Among recent appontees to teachng postons n last year's class s John Tobn who wll begn work near the frst of January n lvashpee, Mass. John, whose pcture appeared 111 CAMPUS COl\1\lENT'S honor roll for 1940, publshed last May, was consdered one of the most popular men on the campus. \Vhle at Brdgewater he partcpated n baseball, basketball and tenns. n hs senor year he was presdent of Men's Athletc Assocaton.

3 2 CAMPUS COvMENT December 20, 1940 CAMPUS COMMENT State Teachers College, Brdgewater Massachusetts Actng Exec. Ed Bernard Knsella Headlne Edtor. Rchard Roche Assocate Edtor... Clara Kapss Women's Sports... Chrstne Langley Techncal Edtor... Esther Kauppla Men's Sports... Davd Dx Feature Edtor... Katherne Ternan Busness Manager...]oseph Plouffe News Edtor... Sylva Shaff Advertsng Manager..... Eleanor Fulton Make-up Edtor... Norma Hurley Crculaton Manager.. Charlotte James Faculty Advser... Olve H. Lovett NOT TO BE MNSTERED UNTO BUT TO MNSTER MEMBER OF THE COLUMBA SCHOLASTC PRESS ASSOCATON RATES: $1.00 A YEAR OUR CHRSTlVAS SPRT Another year, another Chrstmas! We here n Amerca have another opportunty to experence the joy and happness of ths season as all the world was meant to. We can stll face the comng holdays '''lth hgh antcpaton of rejocng, feastng, gft-gvng, merrymakng and thanksgvng. We are stll able to enter our churches to pay trbute to the Almghty, Who n Hs Wsdom sent Hs Son down upon the earth for our mmortal redempton. Yes, and we can attend those servces wth a prayer n our hearts for less fortunate peoples that they mght speedly rejoce n that peace whch they and we have always desred. Atl Brdgewater \ve fully experence the fruts of peace as we hold one Chrstmas celebraton after another, each bndng us the more strongly to the sprt and the deal that s an essental part of ths season. n our news columns we read that the dnner and party and serenadng of last nght are tradtonal. They are part1 of the Brdgewater hertage. Nor are these customs pecular to us alone. Rather they are part of the natonal scene, f they are not truly becomng pecular to our country alone. Why all ths? Because Amerca s the refuge of the world, not ts battleground. For a terrfyng contrast to our tranqulty we have merely to read our newspapers where today's headlnes wll be tomorrow's hstory. And a sorry hstory t wll be: shot through and through wth the story of gallant natons meetng ruthless defeat and subsequent oppresson, wth the plght of the hopelessly outnumbered, wth the cres for help from the downtrodden and weary. Let us enjoy our Chrstmas. And let us also pray that madness n the hearts of the dctators wll be replaced by good wll towards all manknd. LET'S GET BEHND THEM! Wth two games already behnd us, Brdgewater faces ten or more basketball games to be played ths season. The fellows out there on the floor are gvng everythng they have. Thev and we want to wn all the rest of the games on the schedule. ~ The team has ts work cut out. A group of sprt-mnde-d students has outlned our work. The theory s smply that f the team knows t has a gallery rootng for a Brdgewater vctory, success s a great deal easer to acheve. You know how wllng you are to work when someone has just prased whatever you are dong. And t s the same \-vay wth the team. Learn the cheers, attend the cheer rally before the game, go to all the games you possbly can, especally the home ones, root your team through basket after basket. What do the spectators get out of t? The fun of gong, the thrll of vctory, the frenzy of cheerng, a sore throat, a glorous feelng of helpng the boys wn. CHRSTMAS SEALS Help to Protect Your Home from Tuberculoss "Experts beleve that tuberculoss n ths naton can not only be brought under control but that t can be fnally wped out" accordng to a pamphlet publshed by the Plymouth County Health Assocaton, 106 Man Street, Brockton, n connecton wth ts 1940 Chrstmas Seal Drve n whch the members of the college are asked to jon. CAMPUS COMMENT s happy to jon n the plea for contrbutons and sales of Chrstmas Seals for ths cause whch has proved ts worth by the rapd advance of knowledge of the dsease made possble mostly through ths annual drve. We ask tha t each student member of our college buy enough Chrstmas Seals that he may put one on each and every card and letter he sends. The double-barred cross should be an nseparable part of every pece of mal dropped nto the mal boxes. A lttle skmpng on our part,,,ll provde adeq ua te care for tubercular sufferers. Perhaps more mportant than ths consderaton s the fact that each contrbuton furthers the work n preventon of ths dsease. -~~~~~~~ SABOTAGE From where she stood On the lght, brght tree, The waxen angel looked down Qute unconcernedly Upon a yellow ktten n an open Crstmas box, vvho chewed contentedly On a shnng slver fox. Ruth Carlsle ntramural Basketball Teams Offcaled By Senors After Chrstmas vacaton the ntramural basketball teams, whch started ther prelmnary bouts recently, wll swng nto acton and contnue to February 10, Approxmately 50 men are takng part n sx teams of seven men each wth fa molls college names for ther teams. Offcals for the seres who are workng wth Mr. 1\/eer are all members of the senor physcal educaton theory classes. They are: Thomas Sparkes, Anthony Cedda, Nck Megas, Joseph Brags and Vctor Lews. Snoopse and Scoopse Cut Chrstmas Capers "And the greatest joy s n the gvng whle we on. earth are stll lvng," murmured Snoop as she gazed at me across a table at BRADY'S DNER. Over a tasty dnner served by smlng Tom Brady, Snoop had been readng her long Chrstmas lst fnally reachng the end of all her aunts, uncles and cousns bv the dozens. "Come on, Scoop, 've a party n the dorm tonght, so over to the B. P. M. we must go," smled Snoop as she hustled me out of the dner and up the street to the BROCKTON PUBLC VAR KET, BRDGEWATER BRANCH. "Dd you know that t's here that all students buy the cookes, cakes, pckles, pop, etc. they use for dorm spreads and club partes?" asked Snoop as she proved t by buyng out half the merchandse. "You learn somethng every day," was my weak reply as staggered out, laden wth bundles. Scoopsy Drops n on Edde Your wheezy Scooper had to do an errand at EDDE'S, so we rested there awhle. My tux had to be mended and pressed for the Chrstmas banquet. Only at Edde's would Snoop leave my sut to be rejuvenated. Snoop wanted to buy a few gfts and she knew SNOW'S was just the place to buy presents whch would brng joy to every recpent. As usual, she wasn't wrong. Fred Snow always has somethng brght and new when we enter hs store. Here on the rack hung the most resplendent tes my eyes had ever seen. BOTANY tes, Fred called them, but r was dragged away to the glove counter where Snoop was coong over the "sweet thngs." When we left wth several more packages added to my bundles, notced Snoop peekng at the BOTANY tes. Oh, r hope, hope. Snoopse Dscovers Unque Gfts Then on to CONDON'S BRDGE AND GFT SHOP where Snoop had ordered Chrstmas cards. Whle we were there we dscovered somethng new - tny fary stones. For over half an hour we sat enthralled as we heard the legend of tny fares weepng and as ther tears fell to the earth they crystallzed nto tny pebbles on each of whch was formed a mnute cross. They have been used as charms for centures but lvlss Condon explaned that today they are used n forms of jewelry. t was wth ths thought n mnd that Snoop bought several of the lucky stones to gve as gfts to her grl frends. Next to REX AU'S w her e Snoop bought some new musc and a pouch of tobacco for my new ppe. Over a delcous creamy mlk shake, the knd that only Doc, Syd, or Lous know how to concoct, Snoop and empha tcally agreed that ths Chrstmas promsed to be the best ever. "A Very Merry Chrstmas and a Happy N ew Year to you all from Snoop and Scoop". ~~ Stoff Members To Relax At Party After Recess Tn releve the well worth-whle stran ('ndllred n meetng deadlnes-the semformal, ths enlarged ssue, and the Chrstmas recess - CAMPUS COMMENT staff s plannng a party for the near future. The party, n the form of a costume affar, wll be held n the Woodward Recreaton Room. A feature of the evenng wll be a buffet supper. Volet Porta and Bernard Knsella are n charge of the affar.

4 December 20, 1940 CAMPUS C011MENT 3 The Darndest Thngs Happen To Us: Vctor Lews says. " got my black eye when bumped nto a tree-runnng away from a snowstorm." That's hs stor\'.... A. Adams, L. Hearn on a date--=-no gas-a dark lonely roaddeadlne at 10: S-your answer s as good as ours... Mr. Huffngton \vaylad bv fve desperate damsels for a free rfde to the Hyanns basketball game. OooH, Mr. Huffngton!... 1'v1r. Durgn refused qute early to take any women to the game because the last tme they left hm to come home all alone... 1'\1r. Davoren lkewse heseged.... Stelle and Mare chaned to the dorm for 15 days for fve mnutes.... N. Hatch and a charleyhorse-just \vhen she was dancng wth that thrller, Sparky.... Poor J.oe lvlurphy-he learned about be~g charman of a refreshment commttee. Campus Candd Shots: l\10ve goers to "Knute Rockne" seen comng out of the theatre wrngng handkerchefs..... Wll Bradley's "Beat Vle Daddy Eght to the Bar" s <rven bahs and snckers by students ~vho are afrad to step t fast.... T. T.. should he sad to more than one grl trppng to "swng" n the gym... June-bug \Vhtter enjoyed Ml. Art. weekend at N. H. U. (Copyreader's query, what's l'vl. Art?) (Edtor's answer. only Tower kno\vs.) Thngs Wnter Brngs: Deserted mver campus... no more walks to Carver's (?)..... Snappy sk outfts and boots dsplayed n classes.... comfort before style... hot tea and coffee nstead of cokes....full recepton rooms.... hopes for "noschool" at the Tranng School.... snowballng hy the pupls across the street. t Takes Courage To: \Vear knee-warmers, doesn't t, Amy?.. Change your hardo and run the gamut of adverse crtcsms.... Stay awake n classes... Venture downtown on sub-zero days.... Start a new fad, but you're colossal f you do... Skp Chapel snce the Ultmatum... Have a Tranng School chld tell you you're lazy. Peoples and Thngs: A \vell-knmvn lover of horses and hs chcken are httng t off o. k.... Dave Barnum wll not dscuss Esther Bovden wth anyone - we guess he wa~ts to keep her" for hmself.... Ve mss l'va Clouter-he's gong steady wth a geog. book these days.... George Arthur Pother and l'varca Buck "stomp n' " at the gym on \Vednesdav nghts.... Bob Van Annan gvng Mr. l\llecr a test on referee sgnals n football.... Garlands to Bubrsk and her commttee for ther swell cheers-wsh more of us had ther sprt... The sx adorables from Ftchburg who ddn't show up for the Deadlne Sem-Formal.... Dave Levenson who smply can't leave the place... And don't forget to replace worn-out wacky wth dps)'. Campus Fxture Re"eals Chatterng Through The Years The Rotunda... crossroad of campus lfe, meetng place of the sx hundred, scene of a thousand thousand delberatons, trystng place of college loves.... the Rotunda. What stores the Rotunda could tell! let's ask, we thought. We asked the Sea, but t '\vaved us on. We asked the Mountans, but they purpled. We asked the walls, but they echoed. We asked the dome lght, and t told all: "Me? 'What have seen? much, too much. You're a reporter, aren't your" sad he glarng me full n the eyes. "Go away; don't bother me wth all your chatter." "But, dear dome lght," pleaded. "You've been here so long, you know everythng. Please gve a strugglng reporter a break. Please?" "Oh, very well, 'll do anythng to stop your chatter. 'What have seen? 'll tell you a few thngs, my lad." "'ve seen the enterng freshmen as they crowd n, clutterng up Our marble floor, sendng ther gawky looks everywhere and nowhere. 've seen the hope and ambton and tmdty and nervousness they always wrte on ther slly faces. But always know they'll grow up; so smle down unhlnkng on ther wonder as our echo flngs back ther chatter, chatter, chatter. "'ve seen them pushed asde by worred S. C. A. treaslj rers, food sale commttees, get-acquanted dance commttees-all worred, so worred as they beg for money to make up for last year's defct. And later on 've seen those same slly freshmen pausng beneath me to exclam, 'So ths s the Rotunda! \Vhy?' All chatter, chatter, chatter. "What? \Vho? That tall fellow? Yes, know hm too. knew the frst tme saw hm that he'd bother us. 've seen many a sght here, but never any such as the tme he broke our seven p. m. rest by havng hmself dragged through here on hs hack by hs blond senor whle he yelled, 'What would Chelsea chatter. say now?' Chatter, chatter, "And look, there comes that eternally he-frowned fellow agan. No, not that one. The other one-look-over there-yes, that's the guy. What s he here for? to collect CAMPUS COMMENT assgnments whch aren't even wrtten yet. Poor fool, he ought to know better. There he goes agan, always sayng that hs gray har hasn't a chance n ths college. Chatter, chatter, chatter. "And there's Bll. What's he got n hs hand, wonder. Oh, yes, that hstory exam. Well could have told hm that he'd flunk t. knew t when saw hm spend hs study hours on our bench tryng to ptch t wth that frosh grl. Chatter, chatter, chatter. "That's all there ever s here: chatter, chatter, and more chatter. Even the senors march out n ther caps and gowns, chatterng, chatterng. What do they come here for? Why can't they go. someplace else wth ther chatter, thetr senseless chatter, ther clatterng chatter? "No. nore more questons, reporter," sad he furously. "Be off and keep your chatter, chatter, chatter to yourself." Alpha Board Drafts Undergraduate To Fll Post As Photography Edtor Long establshed tradton was up Reporter Vsts Powerhouse; set when Vernon 'Vest became photog- 1 Learns How We Keep Warm raphy edtor of Alpha ths year. The offce s always flled by a senor, but Dd you know that all the electrcty, owng to the departure of Lee Flemng all the heat, and all the refrgeratng to ponts south, t was necessary to power comes from that soltary buld- draft a substtute, and Vernon seemed ng just behnd the Woodward Dorm- to fll the bll. He has been plannng tory? Dd you know that every tme group pctures of actvtes for the you walk along the lower corrdor be- near future. Dck Durnn, sophomore, sde the lockers you 'vere walkng on s hs assstant. top of a gant ventlatng system controlled from the powerhouse? Dd you know that the power furnshed costs To Campagn for Lbrary Facltes Alpha's theme ths year s Lbrary. less than a cent per klowatt hour The edtors realze the need of bgger whle your average electrcty bll at and better lbrary facltes at Brdgewater home wll be based upon a cost of from sx to eght cents per klowatt hour? and \vll make a plea n the 1941 year hook, wth hopes that somethng The orgnal power plant was for wll he accomplshed n ths lne. heatng and not for generatng electrcty. Al! of the edtors are workng hard: twas located between the Henry Barber s sendng alt bds for present Tllnghast and Boyden Hall. engravers; Olve Hey, edtor-n-chef, t had two small bolers whch were under the management of Mr. Mller and Velma Shorey, her assstant, are who was the engneer at that tme. n busy on all sectons of the book. 1910, hgh pressure bolers were nstalled, ncdentally they are stll n use. and an electrc generator furnshng 35 amperes was set up. The present amperage vares between 600 and 700 am- Crea tve Wrtng Class peres. n the fre of 1924, the whole Produces Chapel Poem powerhouse was destroyed when part of the man school buldng fell on t and set t afre. One haler was salvaged and steam was furnshed unrj the sprng. The remnants of the power plant was moved nto the old laundry where t s today. Durng the summer vacaton, the power s kept on for a couple of weeks so that the men can nspect ;tl the plumbng and electrcal applances n the buldngs. Then the motors are shut down and the whole power system s gven a thorough examnaton for everythng must be n perfect condton by the fall term. On the average cold day the powerhouse uses about 11 tons of coal per day. Just thnk of how much coal that s. especally f you had to shovel t. The average amount of coal used n a home s from two to three tons n the whole wnter. The coal used at B. T. C. has to come up to a standard and a sample of each shpment s sent to the statehouse for approval. The coal should be capable of producng 14,000 BTU per pound and s not accepted unless t can. Some of the men n the powerhouse are George L Chassey who has heen workng from Charles N. Moore who has been workng here snce 1919, and George Stephens who has been at B. T. C. snce Mr. Anns, the chef engneer. came here n 1912 from a job as an nstallng engneer for an engne manufacturng company. All the mell n the powerhollse are compelled to be lcensed engneers. t s our hope that many of the students wll take advantage of Mr. Anns's knd nvtaton to come over and "take a look at our power plant". REWARD The reward of the fathful teacher: "Tht?'v that llstrllcl many "ulllo jujlce.rhdll sh'lle aj star.r Jor ~ll etern.ty". Junor Creatve Wrtng class, under John L. Davoren's drecton, has been workng recently wth an emphass on short one-act plays, one of whch they hope to produce later on n the season. They are also wrtng and producng the junor Chapel program for the second semester; t wll be n the form of a muscal comedy accordng to present plans. Castng has already begun for the play. Katherne Ternan's poem, wrtten for ths class, was read hy Lysheth Lawrence as a part of last Tuesday's assembly. t s prnted here: CHRSTMAS EVE N LONDON By Katherne Ternan Dear God Sant Nck won't be afrad, wll To come to us tonght? You know we have a war here, And London has no lghts. he? Please show Sant Nck where shelters are, And get a mask for hm. Else they won't let hm stay; we had To drowl! my puppy Tm. Please God Tell hm to use a plane. The bombs Mght make rendeer afrad. Pant R. A. F. upon the wngs; We'll know ts no ar rad. He can't brng any heavy toys, For they would weght the plane so. My Daddy was an Ar Force man; That's how chance to know. Knd God r wsh You could arrange for 110 Alarms on Chrstmas Day, For 'm to be the Chr.rt-Chld n Our church Chrstmas play. Tust thnk how dreadful t would look 'For llhn to run and hde But does He know how srens make You feel all cold nsde?

5 ==11 MA 4 CAMPUS C011MENT December 20, 1940 Freshman Grl Gans Reputaton As Bell Rnger A muscan of an uncommon varety s Jean Francs, a freshman from Gloucester. Snce she was a sophomore n hgh school, Jean has been a member of the Cape Ann Bell Rngers. Ths group, consstng of fve bell rngers and a reader \vho reads selectons durng the programs, s e a d by Mrs. Lloyd Runkle, a musc teacher. The ten bells used are mported from England and vary n sze accordng to the ptch, the largest beng about fve nches long. They are held by leather straps and are S\Vlll1g rather than shaken by the players. Orgnally these hand bells were used n England by the rngers of church bells on whch to practse ther tunes. Bell rngng of ths knd s not a popular art, but Brdgewater students have heard them played at ther Chrstmas partes for many years by a smlar organzaton n Brdgewater. To Play on Beacon Hll The Cape Ann Bell Rngers have performed at many places, ncludng \Vaysde nn n Sud bur y, many churches, hosptals, clubs, and th~y have made recordngs. They wll agam play ths year at Beacon Hll on Chrstmas eve for the Adult Educaton Centre. Jean says she lkes Chrstmas eve on Beacon Hll where she plays. CHRSTMAS MESSAGE (contnued from page 1) the ptful lnes of refugees fleeng the horrors of nvason. The world of todav now looks hopefully to you of t"he new generaton for a sounder and more constructve phlosophy. The colleges of Amerca should be tran~ ng your generaton for a task whch you cannot possbly escape. The future peace and happness of our country wll depend upon your ablty to thnk more clearly and to act more ntellgently than those of precedng generatons, who have led humanty to ts present dsaster. The doors of most of the old world colleges are closed. Ther lght s flckerng or already extngushed. But, so far, the colleges of Amerca are dynamc. They are stll tryng to hold aloft the torch of human equalty, ndvdual freedom, and brotherly love. You, as a part of the relatvely care-free and unworred studentbody of Amerca today, are enttled to a joyous celebraton of Chrstmas; and we sncerely hope that the Chrstmas of 1940 may' be a merry one for each of you. You as maturng, ntellgent, and thnkng students of lfe, capable of graspng the deeper sgnfcance of the Chrstmas season, -you, the ctzens and potental leaders of the Amerca of to~ morrow, we urge to clng so frmly to the phlosophy of lfe whch Chrst gave to the world nneteen centures ago that your nfluence combned wth that of other college-bred men and women, shall so shape the future development of the world n whch vou lve that your chldren and yolr chldren's chldren shall be able to enjoy down through the years an endless successon of Merry Chrstmases. BRENELLE HUNT, Actng Presdent CLUB NEWS LBRARY CLUB Chrstmas customs of dfferent countres was the theme of the Chrstmas party held by the Lbrary Club on December 11. The accent was on Sweden. snce the party was held on the da): before St. Lucus' Day, the begnnng of the Swedsh Chrstmas celebraton. Elna Flpson, Ethel Meln, and Thelma Parsons were n charge; Louse Forsyth drected the games. Coffee and cookes were served and gfts exchanged. Flowers were presented to lvlss Carter, Mss Hll and Mss Trggs. STUDENT FELLOWSHP To hear the "lvlessah" was the object of the vst to Brockton of the Student Fellowshp on Sunday, December 15. PRESS CLUB ~'lss Low spoke to the members of the Press Club at ther Chrstmas tea n the Socal Room on Wednesday, December 11. DRAMATC CLUB Last Wednesday, Dec. 17 was a busy day for Dramatc Club members. n the afternoon there was a rehearsal of the Chrstmas play, "The Empty Room." Followng ths a Chrstmas party was held n the Socal Room. SCENCE CLUB A party was held at Mss Graves' home on December 10. Games were played and Mss Graves gave readngs. n January the members plan to make herbarums. KNDERGARTEN PRMARY CLUB Chrstmas carols were sung by candlelght at the Chrstmas meetng on December 12 n the Tranng School kndergarten room. Dr. Vernon, A. Loescher a celebrated speaker who has traveled extensvely n Europe, gave an nsprng Chrstmas message. The club members prepared a Chrstmas basket of food, clothng and gfts for a needy famly some of whose members are n the Tranng School. FRENCH CLUB Members came to the Chrstmas party on December ffth as chldren, commemoratng St. N c ho as' Day whch s on December sxth. On Saturday, December 7, Mss Bradford and the French Club delegate, Mary Cngolan, as well as Nelle Kucnsks and Katherne Graham, attended a meetng of the New England Modern Language Assocaton. The meetng featured Andre Morze of Mddlebury, assstant drector of propaganda n France; and Andre Mauros. GERMAN CLUB German games were played, German songs were sung; and German pastry was served at the Chrstmas party December 12. To carryon the tradton of Chrstmas celebraton the members dramatzed a story whch brought vvdly to mnd the homely and hosptable atmosphere of a true German Chrstmas. TOPCS OF THE DAY CLUB Topcs has a commttee whch wll canvass Boston durng the Chrstmas r~c~ss to uncover possble places to VSt when the club holds ts proposed vs when the club holds ts proposed feld trp. They are consderng a lecture n the Lowell nsttute's seres at the Boston Publc Lbrary, a vst to a broadcast of the New England Town Meetng of the Ar as well as other possbltes. ' 1 Cheerleaders nject Pep!lnto B. T. C. Hoop Fans Women's Glee Club Presents Carol Program "They told me we couldn't get too Carols sllng by the vested \Vomen's per cent attendance at home games. Glee Club featured the Chapel program 'm our to prove we can," sad Alce held last Tuesdav as another tem n Bubrsk recently as she told of her ther full December schedule. The proplans to hold a rally every day Brdge- gram was the same as \vas presented at water plays an on-campus basketball the Unversty Club n Boston earler game. ths month. Amusng and fery cheers have been Katherne A. Ternan's poem, "Chrstpassed out to student rooters who wll mas Eve n London", a nne-year-old be led by Amy \Ventworth, Mare Englsh boy's prayer for ths Chrst Sheehan and John Scahll, as they yell mas, was read by Lysbeth Lawrence. and sng the team on to vctory. A Longfellow poem l\adelene DeSorce. was read by Mss Rand drected the processonal Caught n Acton and the sngng. Phylls Jenness was the solost. CHEERLEADERS Sheehan, Skahll, Wentworth Deadlne Sem-Formal Proves Scntllatng Affar Deadlne Sem-Formal, sponsored by CAMPUS COMMENT last Frday, brought the season's dances to a close as a large number of couples danced to the musc of the Esqures. Decoratons featured two outstandng panels. One was a play on the make-up department of the newspaper and dsplayed a slhouetted profle of a grl applyng cosmetcs. The other had two much dscussed young gentlemen n varolls stages of runnng to represent the crculaton department. "Snoop" Porta was at the mcrophone durng the earler part of the evenng to gve an account of {(who arrved wth whom" and "how dressed". Commttee charmen assstng Bernard Knsella were: Norma Hurley, hosptalty; Volet Po r t a, decoratons; Joseph Plouffe, tckets; Dck Roche. refreshments; Ruth Stone,. publcty; Dck Durnn, clean-up; and Robert Brun, orchestra. FACULTY PARTY (contnued from page 1) Another hghlght of the party was a program of bell-rngng by a town group under the drecton of Mr. James F. Laker. The hells were brought over from England by Mr. Laker who has been nterested n ths actvty for a number of years. Festvtes Around Huge Tree Sngng, dancng and playng games around a huge Chrstmas tree n the center of Boyden Gymnasum provded fun for all under Mss Decker's drecton. Huge holly wreaths and evergreen decorated "the wndows whle gold star lanterns shed a mellow glow over the merrymakers. And, of course, the evenng was closed n the usual manner hy the men of the college who serenaded faculty homes and dormtores. Sketch Group Experments Wth Unusual Color Effect Unusual effects can be obtaned by mxng red and green, members of Sketch Club have dscovered. They have been dong portrats n ols and have expermented wth these two colors. For ths Carolyn Malloy and Phylls Slobns recently posed n brllant costumes. Other work has heen done wth a crayon resemblng charcoal. When the weather s good enough, the club s sketchng out-of-doors. nformalty s stressed: there are no offcers, and Mss Nye and Mss Nutter are members of the group. All junors ;;md senors nterested are welcome to jon. n the sprng the group plans an exhbton of ts work. GLEE CLUB (contnued from page 1) at a meetng of the n and About BostOl Musc Educator's Club whch was held at the Unversty Club n Boston on December 7. Phylls Jenness was the solost and Mare Sheehan was the accompanst. rr-jll_1-""-u-h-nll-4-h-'ft-h-l ::! Perfect Natural Crosses! of STONE : ::! ljlolnted all Sold Gold :: :: 1! PRCE - 50 cents :: E 1 Brdge and Gft Shop Cd Mgf'. =1.. on on.. f! ""_'H_K_Hl_U_~_.n_.u"_-"_K._:Y"_U_~ ;:-111--U J--R--llt--U-e MERRY CHRlSTMAS! t's 1 BRADY~ DNER for "_1 Lunches and Dnners - worth eatng -TRY US- :11_\ln_lll_H_~ '_1111_~tU.l

6 December 20, 1940 CAMPUS COrvMENT 5 Chelsea Superntendent Prases Brdgewater Grads Brdgewater graduates have qualfcatons superor to lberal arts graduates, accordng to a recent ntervew wth Mr. Leo P. Casey, superntendent of schools of Chelsea, Massachusetts. "They have superor qualfcatons," he sad, "to graduates of lberal arts colleges. The practcal tranng whch they have receved, combned wth the lberal arts courses necessary for the degree, gves them an understandng of the techncaltes of teachng whch makes them partcularly valuable." 1'\.'lr. Casey, who once attended Brdgewater hmself, declared that the courses whch helped hm most at Brdgewater were the methods courses wth Mss Newton, hstory of educaton wth Dr. Arthur Clarke Boyden and hs practce teachng. Educators Have Pet Subjects Everyone n the feld of educaton chershes a hope that he may make a specal study of a partcular hranch of educaton. Vlr. Casey fnds hmself absorbed at the present tme n studyng the problems nvolved n the educaton of exceptonal chldren. Snce hs poston necesstates a knowledge of many comng trends n educaton, t s of value to the men of Brdgewater to learn that Mr. Casey beleves there s a defnte trend toward employng more men teachers n the junor hgh schools. He thnks ths trend wll contnue untl at least half of the teachers are men. n concluson Mr. Casev stated, " shah be glad to cooperate wth students at Brdgewater at any tme. t s an excellent college, and many of our teachers n Chelsea are among ts graduates." Leavtt's Greenhouse and Flower Gardens Flowers for every occason See Joe Plouffe for corsages Tel. Brockton 1120 Stop to Shop at Snow's Frendly Store We Have What You Want 23 Central Square Brdgewater ;:-Ht_nst _Ht_M_Hl_HH HM_ll_Hl_UM_'1 l ls ls Make t 11 = 1 MERRY CH RSTMAS j : j wth! :; Presents from = : :; ~ J. H. FARBANKS CO. 1 = " J ~ _W_.._WW._,,"_"M_,,*,_._tM_."_"_14_. CHRSTMAS PEACE saw her, kneelng n the chapel, \Vhere, unwllng, happ'd to be; saw her kneelng there, resplendent n a joy could not see. The candles flckerng on the altar Gave her face a radant glow; And as she knelt n fervent prayer, saw a peace could not know. saw her soul so pure and snless, Her heart flled wth a love for God; saw happness ne'er had dreamed of, As my snful ways had trod. Then suddenly the chor a hove, As angel voces from the clouds, Began to sng a Chrstmas hymn, She looked, she smled, her head was bowed. Then, moved by some nward lght, Bowed my head, began to sng: My voce soared hgh above the others, Tellng the glory of Chrst, Our Kng. That blessed nght, ths lttle nun \Vho gave me God, to know, to love, Was called to jon hm n hs Heaven, And now she watches from above. know she's there n all her splendor, And so each year at Chrstmastde From the weary world turn my path And n sprtual peace wth her abde. Mary G. Rockwood r" -""-""_ h-""-."-".-".-.'-uu-'-'l! CHRSTMAS GREETNGS ~ l from ~ Central Square Pharmacy 1 1 YOUR REXALL STORE 1 On the corner = Tel Save wth Safety..'f_llll-llll-tlll-H-HN_U_ll_U_f H-2 J. LOPES Talor of Qualty Cleanng ~ Pressng -. Dyeng Tel Broad St. Next to Post Offce ROY BEAUTY SHOP Specalzng n Schoolgrl Permanents $ Belmont St. Brockton 710 Mss Caldwell To Vacaton Mss Beal Drects Survey At Author's Former Home Amed At Course Revson. Probably the most dstant Chrstmas vacatoner ths vear from B. T. C. \vll be l'vfss Caldw~ll of the physcal educaton department who plans to spend the holdays \vth her sster at Laguna Beach, Calforna. The home, at \... hch vlss Caldwell wll stay, was bult bv the famous author and traveller, Rchard Hallburton, as hs retreat. t s flanked by mountans wth forest-covered slopes and faces upon the ocean. The archtecture s a very modern type, as one would expect a Hallburton-bult home to be. f only the walls could speak, what nterestng stores mght be forthcomng there! Treks to West MARY r. CALDWELL Students Also Travel Among the student travellers Lllan Russell s the most enved. Part of her vacaton wll be spent at a house party at West Pont. Rtlth Carlsle wll vaca~ ton n Hartford, Connectcut, and Katharne Ternan, another junor, wll leave December 26 for South Orange, New Jersey. Frances Botan s plannng a vacaton n Florda. Dorr's Prnt Shop Offcal Prnters of Campus Comment General Charman ALCE B. BEAL Former Brdgewater nstructor Now Supervsor of Elementary Educaton for Massachusetts. Self realzaton, human relatonshp, economc effcency, and cvc responsblty, N. E. A.'s four objectves of educaton n a democracy, are the central ponts around whch the Massachusetts State Department of Educaton, aded by several commttees, s plannng a revson of certan courses of study n the elementary grades of the Commonwealth, u n d e r the general charmanshp of Alce B. Beal, state supervsor of elementary educaton and predecessor of Mss Davs as our supervsor of tranng. Precedng the revson a long~term survey s beng conducted whch wll nqure nto present practces and am at courses of studes whch wll embody the followng prncples: unty, practcalty and smplcty, well-defned purposes, and a sound bass n educatonal theory. "We beleve," says a Massachusetts State Department bulletn, "that all. subject matter, all theores of organzaton, and all methods and procedures, should alke pass the tests of usefulness n chld development... Nothng should be retaned merely because t s tradtonal, unless t contrbutes to these purposes. On the other hand, nothng should be adopted, 43 Central Sq. Tel. 2~33 or dscarded, merely because the fashon of the hour favors such a course of acton." Faculty Members Ad Survey EDDE - The TALOR Among Brdgewater nstructors and Qualty Cleansng former assocates who are adng the survey are: Steerng Commttee, Ellen Expert Talorng C. Sweeney, elementary supervsor, New Reasonable Prces Bedford; Arthmetc Commttee, Evelyn Lndqust, S tat e Teachers College, 32 Central Sq. Tel. 370 Brdgewater, and 1. Leah Henngar, prncpal, Wllard School, Quncy. Los Decker, S tat e Teachers College, -: Brdgewater, s charman of the Health and Physcal Educaton Commttee. CHRSTMAS GREETNGS Also ncluded, as members of the Hstory Commttee, are: Elzabeth COLE PHARMACY, nc. Foster, State Teachers College at \Vorcester; Katherne Packard, State Teachers College at Brdgewater; and Donald Soda Fountan Servce T. Welch, prncpal, school department, Mddleboro. Mss Ruth E. Davs, supervsor of tranng, State Teachers College, Brdgewater, s charman of the Language Arts and Readng Commttee. Helen 1. Thompson, prncpal n Brdgewater Newton, s on the Scence Commttee. NEWS Socal Studes Commttee ncludes: Mrs. Helen B. Cushng, Kngston supervsor; va Lutz, State Teachers College at Company Brdgewater; and Dr. Maron E. Wles, supervsor, Brockton..

7 6 SPORTS SEANCE BY DAPPER nsde nformaton: The general opnon among gallerytes seems to be that Brdgewater's most dffcult opponent wll be Becker. \Ve, who are on the nsde, only partally agree. Lookng back at last year's hectc tlts, our advsors confrm the fact that the Rhode sland affar was no pcnc. That 1939 tea party at Provdence turned nto a battle-royal soon after ntroductons had been accomplshed. Ths year there are t\vo dstnct occasons at whch every follower of the Reds should be a spectator. Both are games wth the potent boys from down Rhody way. Famlar Cres: Martn, loomng up under the defenders' hoop, shoutng explct drectons. Fearless Fred manages to enlven every practce scrmmage n the home gym, alternately droppng n long shots and addng n humorous qups. Basketball players who can really play the game, yet retan a healthy sense of humor and enjoyment, are few and far between. f there were more Freds out there enjoyng the game, the game tself would receve a much-needed touch. And lkewse wth every other form of athletc endeavor under the sun. Oddtes Here and There: Boundng Bob clams that hs fathful rght arm has been puttng on strength durng these past few weeks. f he can't toss a baseball, he substtutes a football, even relapsng to basketball when wntry weather sets n. Greatest of all possble surprses s the absolute refusal of baseball enthusasts to forget ther malady. One snowy day, not long ago, two apparently normal students devoted an entre hour to the dscusson of the far-off damond dongs just now so obscured by basketball. Durng ths lngustc spree a fact was brought out whch startled your fathful tenth-columnst. Quotng Mr. X, "the 1941 B. T. C. baseball team wll be composed entrely of veteran players". Yes, t's a fact. Just one lttle Chrstmas at the T. S. Members of Mss Lockwood's class are producng the Chrstmas pantomme ths year on the Natvty of Chrst. t wll be gven possbly three tmes. Mss Lutz s plannng to take one of her classes over to the North Room to see t. Chldren of Mss Warner's room have been conductng a hghly successful sale of tuberculoss crosses durng the past few weeks. Ther sales were made at a gayly-decorated,booth n ther own Rotunda. Every class room has ts own partcular plan for celebratng Chrstmas, and the chldren have been workng for the bg event for the past several weeks. They wll leave school today for ther vacaton. A sale of noveltes made by our chldren under the drecton of ther regular and student teachers was held n the Tranng School last Wednesday from one to four n the afternoon. Such tems as decorated boxes, handkerchef folders, memo pads, and shuffleboard equpment were advertsed on Boyden Hall bulletn boards by very good-lookng cutpaper posters. Somethng To Shoot At CAlYPUS COrv11ENT December 20, 1940 UNDEFEATED SEASON Well... of course there \vas Hyanns.... but we've stll got Ftchburg, Salem and all the rest, ncludng another crack at Hyanns! dark cloud on the msty horzon, though, the need for a second good hurler. Anybody know of one avalable by Aprl? Queston Number One: Why doesn't some publc-sprted ctzen of our college start a real movement to have the lower campus flooded for ce skatng? Dapper has been frmly convnced that such a deed would be advantageous to the grls of the dorm, and men needng exercse. What s one of the frst questons asked by freshmen? We asked, "Where do you go skatng around here durng the wnter?" The answer was vague, some reference to Carver's was made. After one attempt to ndulge n a bt of ce-cuttng durng a spare hour, we gave up n despar. Usually the student havng a free ffty mnutes, wanders amlessly through corrdors, or bures hmself n a text. f a good ce surface \vere easly reached, wthout excessve rushng and worryng about the next class, sn't t possble that he would enjoy the wonderful fresh ar and glassy ce? Dapper s frmly convnced that the relaxaton and fun connected _ wth the dea fully warrants a tral. f you, as a lover of skatng, would apprecate ce on the campus, get t. Garlands of Roses To: A and Cherry for ther pep and energy; Terrfc Tom for dependablty; Fallon for ablty; Costgan for levelheaded leadershp, stablty and brllance when t's needed. An especally large bunch of grattude to the loyal rooters, out n full force for all home games. Locker- room Dongs: An everyday affar, the harmonzng, but unusual n that several soprano voces of dubous orgn partcpate. Who? CAPTOL THEATRE Brdgewater Telephone 475 The Best n Moton Pctu res Matnees Do y venngs At 2 P. M. 6:45-11 P. M. ADULTS e ADULTS c CHLDREN - - Oc CHLDREN - - loe Sundays and Holdays Contnuous 8Jhl#J#J#A4WMD!@#!#l WW4## Hoopsters Open Season SGNPOSTS from W. A. A. Wth Close VctorY Have you seen t? Of course we mean that neat lttle png pong paddle tacked up on the gym bulletn wth the names of the tournament entrants on t. \Ve understand each contestant may challenge the player one or two places above herself on the ladder. f she wns she then The Maroon and Whte opened ts basketball season n thrllng fashon Wednesday evenng of last week when t held off a late rally and won the ball game over a plucky New Bedford Textle fve. Bud Farrell's two foul counters n moves up to the place of her defeated the wanng seconds of the tussle put opponent,,,ho n turn moves down to the game on ce, and then Our lads the place of the wnner. Although the "froze" the ball to pull vctory out of enthusasts seem numerous enough we the fre. notce that only one of them has played the seven games necessary to receve Sharng honors wth Farrell were \V. A. A. credt and most of them have Tom Sparkes and Fred Martn. Sparkes not played at all yet. Don't forget the talled twelve ponts to lead the team's term sn't over untl the last week n January so there's stll tme to get your credts. Easy does t. Maybe- The frst rule of modern dancng s relax-then the bumps won't hurt so attack whle Fred played a brllant floor game. much. However that mav be there are Maroon and Whte Lose about ffty ambtous begnners out for Th T H t, all wo~kng hard to attan the fnal r er 0 yanns goal, the lttle dance group and ncdentally developng a lot of grace and havng a good deal of fun whle they are about t. Judgng from the number of co-eds headng for the bowlng alleys every Thursday afternoon at three-thrty bowlng s a pretty popular sport a round Brdgewater. Maybe that's because t s reputed to develop only the rght muscles. Clever publcty; Now that swmmng s really under way we thnk a great deal of credt for ts success s due to the very clever publcty produced by ts promoters. A sample of t here quoted wth apologes to ts author tells all there s to know about swmmng- Sure the weather's cold - But so what? must say! There stll s real pep n the.. vomen's A. A. Wnter s here-t stmulates vm t's just the rght tme for a vgorous swm! Every week now on Frdays at just 4:15- We have the pool at the Y-(best 've ever seen) Some take nstructons - some swm for fun Do both f you want to-t's beng done! Look - ths s the pont - now 'll make t clear Opportunty s knockng at your door, my dear, Th(~ Y let's us have the pool for our A. A. For a,,,hole hour on Frdavs-snatch the chance-don't delay!, Sure-some do go south-but why should we do t Water and warmth-that's all there s to t. We have a grand pool-and t's warm -(also cheap) Twentv cents - that s all - now s that- too steep? So sgn your name on the sheet n the gym Before t's all full-and come on and swm! Just read the rules then-and wrte c1ownyour name Come. on! Let's swm! t's a grand game! Last word- Don't forget co-rec sports. And a very merry Chrstmas to all of you. Brdgewa ter's hoop forces met ther frst defeat of the young season when they fell before a fast Hyanns team last Thursday, the score beng Although the Meer-men played a goud all-round game, ther play was hampered by the strange court whch probably,vas not bult for the hoop sport. The tussle was a sprted one and was marked wth numerous fouls, most of whch were not called. Tom Sparkes and Fred Martn led the attack for B. T. C. whle Captan Jm also played well. Ths marked the frst defeat for Ollr boys but revenge wll he sought later ths season when the Hyanns club vsts the local gym. r-h-h-""-jl--h"-lo"_uf-tl"-k"-wm, ~! 1 Brockton Sportng Goods 1 We Carry A COMPLETE LNE of J! TOY and WHEEL Goods 13sA Belmont St. Brockton " 1 T Jl_N"_.R_N_""_!~_l_""_tlll_N_Nt_N_ BOWLNG ALLEY JlA strng a day keeps the doctor away" Janus C1MM1ngs. M gr. Meats - Poultry - Fsh Sea Food Brdgewater Publc Market_ Tel. 344 Central Square