4
State College News NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS ESTABLISHED BY THE CLASS or 1916 VOL. VII No. 23 ALBANY, N. Y., APRIL 13, 1923 $3.00 per year John Lomax Lectures on Negro Ballads Sings Cowboy Ballads On Request Friday night, April G, in the Col- ledgc auditorium,, Mr. John Lomax gave an informal, instructing, and highly amusing talk on the religious ballad of tho ncgros. He gave a short history of the customs, the repressions, the longings of the col- ored people, their idea of religion and their ways of expressing these things in tunc and chant. The negro's idea of religious top- ics, suitable for song, centered about the glory of Heaven and the terror of Hell. Earthly conduct of man and his earthly obligations were of little inspiration to the preacher or his tuneful congregation. Baptism-was a favored subject for song. "I went to do riber to get baptized, Slipped on de log and gets capsized!" expresses the sentiments of one of the humorous baptismal ballads. Ol'times there would be a loader who would sing the main theme of the song while the chorus of a few words would be repeated by the con- gregation if sung in church. "Yoj come to my house I Ami drink my tea; i You go to my neighbor And talk about mo." This rhyme is one of the many stanzas of a song which deals with morals. Mr. Lomax sang several of the ballads including one of the Erie canal. In conclusion he gave a cow- boy's yeodle and made us join in tho chorus of a rollicking cowboy song. There was an exceedingly and mysteriously foreshortened dance in' the gymnasium after the concert to the delight of those who had pa- tience enough to wait for it. COLLEGE CALENDAR Friday, April 13 Chemistry Club Meeting Chem. Dept., 4:00 P. M. Spanish Club Meeting Room B. 4:00 P. M. Miss Futterer's Reading for Dorm. Chancellor's Hall, 8:15 P." M- Saturday, April 14 Baseball - Albany Y.M.C.A. vs State Ridgefield, 3:00 P. M. Monday, April 16 Music Association Meeting Auditorium, 4:45 P. M. Tuesday, April 17 Y.W.C.A. Meeting, Room B ; 3:00 P. M. Joseph Henry Club Meeting Room 150, 7:30 P. M. Miss Futterer To Read For Dormitory Fund TO BE INTRODUCED BY DR. RICHARDSON The Eastern Braiioh of the Alumni Association will present Miss Agnes Futterer in a dramatic reading on Friday evening, April 13, in Chan- cellors' Hall. Miss Futterer has chosen for her Interpretation cuttings from "The Admirable Crichton," a four act drama by Sir James M, Barrle. This play, which was staged by last year's Dramatics Class and re- ceived with groat favor, has an English setting. Its chief characters consist of throe sisters of noble English birth, their father, their suit- ors, their maid and their butler—who turns out to be the admirable Crich- ton by proving his worth to the family when they are wrecked en an island in taking a sea voyage. Lady Mary, one of the daughters, finds herself fast falling in love with the Admirable Crichton on the island, but when she has reached England in safety she realizes the impossibility of marrying her butler. As well as being interesting, the play shows the futility of striving to rise above the caste in which one is born in England, regardless of how intelligent or capable the climber may be. It is expected that all college stu- dents will attend the reading—not only as a test of their patriotism, since it is to be a benefit to swell tho dormitory fund—but to show their ability to appreciate something really fine, for those who have heard Miss Futterer know how ably she interpreted "Lady Windemere's Fan" "Monsieur Boaucaire," "The Twelve Pound Look," "Rosalind" and "Quality Street." The Eastern Branch of the Alumni Association has undertaken to under- write the Dormitory Drive Campaign so that none of the money pledged for the dormitory need be sper. 4 '» j publicity—and Miss Futterer has gen- ] erously given a reading each year i for this purpose. Tickets for her J entertainment for Friday evening will; be on sale at Cluett's April 12 and 13 , at one dollar and at seventy-five cents a seat. College students will be admitted to the balcony for fifty cents. Miss Edith Wallace of State Col- lege, who has charge of the enter- tainment, urges everyone to be in his seat at promptly eight-thirty, as Dr. Richardson will introduce Miss Futterer at that time. Nominations For Student Association Officers SONG AND CHEER LEADER TRYOUT TODAY In student assembly, Friday. April G, Dr. Thompson announced the lec- ture to be given by John Lomax that evening. John Lomax is a southerner, brought up on a cattle range. He had always known the cattle rangers ballads but did not realize their value until he became a student at Harvard. On graduation, Harvard sent him all over the country to collect ballads of every sort. Consequently he has traveled through the lumber camps, cotton fields, and seaport towns, collecting' his songs in saloons, camps and in every other place where tho rougher folk live. Then followed nominations for officers of the Student Association for the coming year. The clause from the constitution regarding the choice of officers was read and nom- inations followed. President: Oliver Putnam, Evelyn Dutchor. John Cassavant; Vice President: Edmund Crane, Ilermione II, Brabb, Mary Bull, Betty McManus; Secretary: Florence Henry, Marjorle Bellows, Helen Elliot, Henry Cusslor, Song leaders and cheer leaders are to try out next Friday, April 13. Girls Basketball Team Plan Dinner The annual basketball banquet which is always held in the college cafeteria will take place Wednesday, April 18. All girls who have been out to basketball practice are' olig- able to attend. There will be speeches and toasts and after the ban- quet there will be a theatre party to celebrate the successful ending' of the season in basketball. Tho teams of tho four classes are as follows: Seniors Captain—E. Seymour Manager—P. George . E. Waugh M. Wood (Continued on page 4) Hamilton Quartet Sings For Women's Club At the special request of Dr. Thompson, the Hamilton Quartet, which was scheduled to give a con- cert that evening at tin; Vincjiitian Institute, under the auspices of the Hamilton Alumni Association, con- sented to sing before the Women's Chorus, Wednesday, April 4. In Spite of slight embarrassment in the presence of so many young ladies, tho four young men found enough courage to sing an original song en- titled "Women". The audience was so amused and entertained that they immediately demanded more. The quartet then sang several selections, and when three of the members were forced to rest, the tenor soloist, Mr. Thompson, sang a lovely song of "love and roses" which was so ap- preciated that he tenderly and affec- tively sang a little love song to one of tin.' young ladies in the audience. The quartet then attempted to clone their program by a beautiful rendi- tion of'Swcot and Low", but no sooner had they made their escape from the platform than Dr. Thomp- son appeared, and requested them to sing their Alma Mater. So, with Dr. Thompson accompanying, the quartet treated tho State College students present not only to some splendid singing, but also to a fine exhibition of college spirit. Mathematics Club Initiates Tho Mathematics Club held its in- itation party in the gymnasium on Saturday evening, April 7. Th<} program consitrted of inita- tiort of new members, solution .of mathematical puzzles anil dancing. Refreshments, punch and cakes were served. Tho officers of the club are: Pres- ident, Marjorle Blythe '23; Vice- president, Gladys Hayner, '23; Sec- (Continued on page '1) RESIDENCE HALL CAMPAIGN NOTES GRAND TOTAL APRIL 7, 1023 Number of contributors 1033 Amount pledged and contributed $84,850.04 Cash received to date $20,438.34 The Residence Hall Committee held a meeting on Friday, April (ith, at which the following members were present: John M. Sayles, chairman, Mrs. Lillian Staats Blessing, Mrs. Ella Sloan Cameron, Stanley Heason, Dean Harlan H. Horner, Ida M. Isdell, Dean Anna E. Pierce, Minnie B. Scotland, and Mabel A. Tallmadge. Progress was- reported on all matters in charge of the committee. Since the resignation of Mrs. Ella Watson Bashford as secetary of the committee in July, 1922, a scai-ch has been made for an alumnus who could give full time to the work. Tho Com- mittee considers itself fortunate in having secured the services of Mabel A. Tallmsdge, graduate of the class of 1011, who, through her exper- iences in war work in statistical and organization lines, seems eminently fitted to fill the position of Executive Secretary to which she was elected.

State College News 1923-04-13 - University at Albany, SUNYlibrary.albany.edu/speccoll/findaids/issues/1923_04_13.pdf · State College News ... song. " wenI tto d ribeo tro get baptized,

  • Upload
    vodung

  • View
    215

  • Download
    1

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: State College News 1923-04-13 - University at Albany, SUNYlibrary.albany.edu/speccoll/findaids/issues/1923_04_13.pdf · State College News ... song. " wenI tto d ribeo tro get baptized,

State College News NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS

ESTABLISHED BY THE CLASS or 1916

VOL. VII No. 23 ALBANY, N. Y., APRIL 13, 1923 $3.00 per year

John Lomax Lectures on Negro Ballads

Sings Cowboy Ballads On Request

Friday night, April G, in the Col-ledgc auditorium,, Mr. John Lomax gave an informal, instructing, and highly amusing talk on the religious ballad of tho ncgros. He gave a short history of the customs, the repressions, the longings of the col­ored people, their idea of religion and their ways of expressing these things in tunc and chant.

The negro's idea of religious top­ics, suitable for song, centered about the glory of Heaven and the terror of Hell. Earthly conduct of man and his earthly obligations were of little inspiration to the preacher or his tuneful congregation.

Baptism-was a favored subject for song. "I went to do riber to get baptized, Slipped on de log and gets capsized!" expresses the sentiments of one of the humorous baptismal ballads.

Ol'times there would be a loader who would sing the main theme of the song while the chorus of a few words would be repeated by the con­gregation if sung in church.

"Yoj come to my house I Ami drink my tea; i You go to my neighbor

And talk about mo." This rhyme is one of the many

stanzas of a song which deals with morals.

Mr. Lomax sang several of the ballads including one of the Erie canal. In conclusion he gave a cow­boy's yeodle and made us join in tho chorus of a rollicking cowboy song.

There was an exceedingly and mysteriously foreshortened dance in' the gymnasium after the concert to the delight of those who had pa­tience enough to wait for it.

COLLEGE CALENDAR Friday, April 13

Chemistry Club Meeting Chem. Dept., 4:00 P. M.

Spanish Club Meeting Room B. 4:00 P. M.

Miss Futterer's Reading for Dorm. Chancellor's Hall, 8:15 P." M-

Saturday, April 14 Baseball - Albany Y.M.C.A. vs State

Ridgefield, 3:00 P. M.

Monday, April 16 Music Association Meeting

Auditorium, 4:45 P. M.

Tuesday, April 17 Y.W.C.A. Meeting,

Room B ; 3:00 P. M. Joseph Henry Club Meeting

Room 150, 7:30 P. M.

Miss Futterer To Read For Dormitory Fund

TO BE INTRODUCED BY DR. RICHARDSON

The Eastern Braiioh of the Alumni Association will present Miss Agnes Futterer in a dramatic reading on Friday evening, April 13, in Chan­cellors' Hall. Miss Futterer has chosen for her Interpretation cuttings from "The Admirable Crichton," a four act drama by Sir James M, Barrle. This play, which was staged by last year's Dramatics Class and re­ceived with groat favor, has an English setting. Its chief characters consist of throe sisters of noble English birth, their father, their suit­ors, their maid and their butler—who turns out to be the admirable Crich­ton by proving his worth to the family when they are wrecked en an island in taking a sea voyage. Lady Mary, one of the daughters, finds herself fast falling in love with the Admirable Crichton on the island, but when she has reached England in safety she realizes the impossibility of marrying her butler.

As well as being interesting, the play shows the futility of striving to rise above the caste in which one is born in England, regardless of how intelligent or capable the climber may be.

It is expected that all college stu­dents will attend the reading—not only as a test of their patriotism, since it is to be a benefit to swell tho dormitory fund—but to show their ability to appreciate something really fine, for those who have heard Miss Futterer know how ably she interpreted "Lady Windemere's Fan" "Monsieur Boaucaire," "The Twelve Pound Look," "Rosalind" and "Quality Street."

The Eastern Branch of the Alumni Association has undertaken to under­write the Dormitory Drive Campaign so that none of the money pledged for the dormitory need be sper.4 '» j publicity—and Miss Futterer has gen- ] erously given a reading each year i for this purpose. Tickets for her J entertainment for Friday evening will; be on sale at Cluett's April 12 and 13 , at one dollar and at seventy-five cents a seat. College students will be admitted to the balcony for fifty cents.

Miss Edith Wallace of State Col­lege, who has charge of the enter­tainment, urges everyone to be in his seat at promptly eight-thirty, as Dr. Richardson will introduce Miss Futterer at that time.

Nominations For Student Association Officers

SONG AND CHEER LEADER TRYOUT TODAY

In student assembly, Friday. April G, Dr. Thompson announced the lec­ture to be given by John Lomax that evening.

John Lomax is a southerner, brought up on a cattle range. He had always known the cattle rangers ballads but did not realize their value until he became a student at Harvard. On graduation, Harvard sent him all over the country to collect ballads of every sort. Consequently he has traveled through the lumber camps, cotton fields, and seaport towns, collecting' his songs in saloons, camps and in every other place where tho rougher folk live.

Then followed nominations for officers of the Student Association for the coming year. The clause from the constitution regarding the choice of officers was read and nom­inations followed. President: Oliver Putnam, Evelyn Dutchor. John Cassavant; Vice President: Edmund Crane, Ilermione II, Brabb, Mary Bull, Betty McManus; Secretary: Florence Henry, Marjorle Bellows, Helen Elliot, Henry Cusslor,

Song leaders and cheer leaders are to try out next Friday, April 13.

Girls Basketball Team Plan Dinner

The annual basketball banquet which is always held in the college cafeteria will take place Wednesday, April 18. All girls who have been out to basketball practice are' olig-able to attend. There will be speeches and toasts and after the ban­quet there will be a theatre party to celebrate the successful ending' of the season in basketball.

Tho teams of tho four classes are as follows:

Seniors Captain—E. Seymour Manager—P. George .

E. Waugh M. Wood

(Continued on page 4)

Hamilton Quartet Sings For Women's Club

At the special request of Dr. Thompson, the Hamilton Quartet, which was scheduled to give a con­cert that evening at tin; Vincjiitian Institute, under the auspices of the Hamilton Alumni Association, con­sented to sing before the Women's Chorus, Wednesday, April 4. In Spite of slight embarrassment in the presence of so many young ladies, tho four young men found enough courage to sing an original song en­titled "Women". The audience was so amused and entertained that they immediately demanded more. The quartet then sang several selections, and when three of the members were forced to rest, the tenor soloist, Mr. Thompson, sang a lovely song of "love and roses" which was so ap­preciated that he tenderly and affec­tively sang a little love song to one of tin.' young ladies in the audience. The quartet then attempted to clone their program by a beautiful rendi­tion of'Swcot and Low", but no sooner had they made their escape from the platform than Dr. Thomp­son appeared, and requested them to sing their Alma Mater. So, with Dr. Thompson accompanying, the quartet treated tho State College students present not only to some splendid singing, but also to a fine exhibition of college spirit.

Mathematics Club Initiates

Tho Mathematics Club held its in-itation party in the gymnasium on Saturday evening, April 7.

Th<} program consitrted of inita-tiort of new members, solution .of mathematical puzzles anil dancing. Refreshments, punch and cakes were served.

Tho officers of the club are: Pres­ident, Marjorle Blythe '23; Vice-president, Gladys Hayner, '23; Sec-

(Continued on page '1)

RESIDENCE HALL CAMPAIGN NOTES

GRAND TOTAL APRIL 7, 1023

Number of contributors 1033 Amount pledged and contributed $84,850.04 Cash received to date $20,438.34

The Residence Hall Committee held a meeting on Friday, April (ith, at which the following members were present: John M. Sayles, chairman, Mrs. Lillian Staats Blessing, Mrs. Ella Sloan Cameron, Stanley Heason, Dean Harlan H. Horner, Ida M. Isdell, Dean Anna E. Pierce, Minnie B. Scotland, and Mabel A. Tallmadge. Progress was- reported on all matters in charge of the committee. Since the resignation of Mrs. Ella Watson Bashford as secetary of the committee in July, 1922, a scai-ch has been made for an alumnus who could give full time to the work. Tho Com­mittee considers itself fortunate in having secured the services of Mabel A. Tallmsdge, graduate of the class of 1011, who, through her exper­iences in war work in statistical and organization lines, seems eminently fitted to fill the position of Executive Secretary to which she was elected.

Page 2: State College News 1923-04-13 - University at Albany, SUNYlibrary.albany.edu/speccoll/findaids/issues/1923_04_13.pdf · State College News ... song. " wenI tto d ribeo tro get baptized,

Page Two STATE COLLEGE NEWS, APRIL 13, 1923

#tate fflnlltgt JfattH Vol. VII April 18 No. 23

Published weekly during; the college year by the Student Body of the New York State College for Teachers at Albany, New York.

The subscription rate is three dol­lars per year. Advertising rates may be bad on application to the business manager.

(Articles, manuscripts, etc., must be in the hands of the editors before Mon­day of the week of publication,)

Editor-in-Chief Robert MacFarlane, '23

Managing Editor Vera Nolan, '23

Business Manager Grace Fox, '23

Subscription Manager Eira Williams, '23

Assistant Subscription Manager Ruth Tefft, '23

Assistant Business Managers Edith Saunders, '23 Dorothy Jones, '24

Associate Editors Dorothy Dangremond, '23

Doris Butler, '23 Dorothy V. Bennit, '24

Reporters Margery Bayless, '24

Mildred Kuhn, '24 Agnes E. Nolan, '24

Helen M. Orr, '24 Muriel Weber, '24

SAVE THE GRASS There has been much discussion

among student groups for the past year in regard to the appearance of paths across the campus. There was a time not so long ago when the lawns about college wore commented upon for their beauty. But during the past year, paths have appeared across them. While a great deal of trespassing is due to the public and to grammar school children, college people do not hesitate to use a short cut whether they are in a hurry or not.

Now is a good time to use the con­crete walks exclusively. The fresh grass is just making its appearance and if trampled upon will be killed and cannot grow for the rest or the summer. If the people who attend college refrain from this bad habit, others loss interested may stop also At any rate the paths will be less deeply worn.

STUDENT COMMENT A WORD FOR ED. 13

It is the last of the term. A group of Seniors are "hashing it over." From the conversation we snatch the following extracts: I hate to give up my class. Don't you think that the pupils are interesting? I love every person in my class. Or you hear the said group discussing with much mirth the escapades of the now fa­mous "Tom Brown".

As frosh wo conceived one of two ideas of Ed. 13: either that it was going to be a grand lark or the op­portunity for each of us to show our separate and individual prowess, an opportunity to make the Milne High pupils think that we are the best teachers ever and an opportunity to make critics fairly stand agape with wonder at the tact with which our untrained minds handle disciplinary and educational problems.

We became sophomores. Our Jun­iors sisters pass on to the joys of P. T'S. We begin to hear of "Wars and rumors of Wars". Even our joyous Junior year is partially dim­med by the thought of the impend­ing perils which are made more vivid by animated descriptions of little boys with horns, critics with their ultimatums, and teasing, giggling, frivolous girls. At last we are sen­iors. During those first few dread­ful days we have those spasmodic i Hurry up moments when our minds are blank, our tongues clove to the roofs of our mouths, and our auditory sensations fail to connect with our intellectual centers all because the critic has un-obtousively opened the class room door. Gradually we become accus­tomed to repartee critics and con­ferences. Then we begin to enjoy our classes so much that we wonder how that gripping dread of it over possessed our souls. We begin to blame the seniors who preceded us and to question their reasons for fastening upon us all the horrors of the course while minimizing the amu­sing and pleasant side. Let us as seniors and as a student body make the precedent to eliminate that over­due dislike for practice teaching which is really after all nothing more than one of the liveliest, most inter­esting! educational courses that we have in college.

'23

An American lady went to Scot­land to visit some friends. When she returned, she brought one of her friends with her. As they neared New York, the American lady said: "In a little while we will see Sandy Hook."

"Oh," said her Scotch friend. "Do not tell me when, because I am sure I would know a Scotchman anywhere.

"Why didn't you slow up when I put my hand out?" asked the girl angrily as the young man attempted to apoligize for running Into the rear of her car.

"I didn't see your hand," replied the young man, meekly.

"If I had stuck my foot out you would have seen it", rctcrtocl the girl.

Barber—Your hair is getting quite

gray. Customor- not surprised

FACULTY NOTES A Faculty Council meeting of the

New York State College for Tea­chers was held Monday evening, April 9.

The following members of the State College faculty attended a din­ner in honor of Dr. Charles F. Wheelock at the Educational Build­ing Saturday evening from seven to twelve, Albany: Prcf. Bronson, Dr. Hutchinson, Prof. Walker, Dr. Con-well, Dean Horner, Prof. Decker, Dr. Power, Prof. Risley, Dr. Hastings, Prof. Sayles, and Dr. Brubacher, Dr. John Finley was the principle speaker.

Dr. Brubacher addressed the Vas-sar student body on Wednesday, April 11, at four o'clock.

Dr. Croasdale has beeni made a member of a very important com­mittee oi Educational Hygiene, the chairman of which is the Dr. Thomas D Wood of Columbia

Frosh—Would you care to go to the dance Saturday night?

Flapper—Sure thing. "Well—would you buy your ticket

from me?—Stevens Tech. Stone Mill.

A popular rector, going up the steps of his church to conduct service, was accosted by a stately old lady in difficulties with her breathing.

"Pardon me,' she said, "but would you do mo the favor of assisting me up the steps?"

"Certainly, madam," assented the rector, giving her his arm. They reached the door, when the old lady pausing, asked: "Pardon me once more, but do you know who is preaching this morning?"

"The rector, madam." "Oh! Then might I hog you to do

me yet another favor?" "Certainly," replied the rector.

"What else can I do for you?" "Would you be so good at to assist

me down the steps again?"

Every lunch hour the negro jani­tors would gather at some particular recess and there would endeavor to tell greater lies than their neighbors. On this particular instance a new janitor, who had traveled as far as Clarenceville, a distance of twenty

miles, had been admitted into the fold, He described encounters with monsters and devils that made the bravest shrink.

"Well," he concluded, "Ah guess none uv yo' niggahs has done sump-thin' wurf while."

An old hand spoke up. "Ah's hunted fo' gold, sah," ho said solem­nly.

"Yo' has? An' where?" "Oh, wunco when Ah swept a,

dentist's office."

Cinema Producer—Have you had any experience of acting without, audiences?"

Actor—Acting without audiences, laddie, is what brought me here.'—

The Humorist (London.)

Warden (to murderer in electric cTiair)—Is there anything you would like to do before I push the fatal button?

Thoughtful Murderer—Yea, I would like to give my seat to a lady.

Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.

Ike—That fellow must be studious'. He always wears an eyeshade in class.

Mike—Yeah, that's to keep the sun away and give him a chance to sleep.

New York .Mercury.

Visitor(in menagerie)—-You seem to have a big lot of men hci'c today.

Menagerie Employee—Yes; one of the fool newspapers came out this morning with a story that we had a blind tiger.

"That's rather a singular operation they performed on the Reed boy last week. I understand they operated on his head to make a better boy of him."

"That isn't where yoii operate on me, dad, to make a better boy of me," rejoined the youthful male of the family.

Old Mr. Alligator—My, wdiat a bright-looking young man! What do you expect to be when you grow up.'

Willie Alligator—A—a traveling bag.

Dr. Croasdale will attend a meeting of the committee this week end in New York City.

Commissioner Frank P. Graves, University, i president of the Board of Trustees

of Albany, will sail for the Orient on May 15, to be gone three months during which time he will attend the inauguration of President Dodge at Bey Raut, Turkey.

Page 3: State College News 1923-04-13 - University at Albany, SUNYlibrary.albany.edu/speccoll/findaids/issues/1923_04_13.pdf · State College News ... song. " wenI tto d ribeo tro get baptized,

STATE COLLEGE NEWS, APRIL 13, 1923 Page Three

'Round the College

The alumni who spent part of their Easter vacation visiting at college were:—Nellie: Parkhur.st, Helen Voel-kor, Martha Parry, Anna O'Noil, Alice O'Connor Frances Stilson, Carol Truvci'i Otto Huddle, George Hillnian, Warren Grey, Hope Persons Augusta Knapp, Gklmund Osborne, Kliiytli Proper, Anna Ladu, Gladys Thompson, Leland Foster, Mary Hayes, Winifred Dunn, Marion Hunter, Catherine Pel'/-, Charlotte Lynch, Dorothy Adams, Harold Bald­win and Kloanor Minima, ox-'2<l,

Ruth Heminover, '22 spent Sunday at the Psi Gamma house.

Marjorlo Finn, Mf) was a week end guest at Psi Gamma.

Mrs. Frank McClurc, '21 gave a Shower at her home for Nellie Park-hurst, '21.. Many Delta Omega alumni and active members were present.

Effie Means spent the week end at the Delta Omega house visiting her sister, Helen Means.

Helen Van Aken, '22 and Ethel Coleman spent the week end at the Eta Phi liou.se.

Helen licit/,, '20 and Augusta Knapp '22 were guests at the "Y" house last week,

Winifred Dunn, Hope Persons, Margaret Crane, Frances Stilson, and Helen Voelker wore guests at the Kappa Delta house1 last week.

Miss Pierce and Miss Mary Pitkin, 'Hi wore dinner guests Sunday at Kappa Delta.

Kappa Delta liho entertained Law­rence Corbin of Beta Chapter, Cor­nell University last week.

Otto Huddle, '22 spent several days last week at the K A P house.

K A P extends sympathy to the family of John Carson, ex-20 who died Inst week.

Pauline Baker, '22 was a dinner guest at the Gamma Kappa Phi house Thursday evening.

Susan Collier, '23 entertained over

(Continued on page 4)

PUBLIC SALES We have purchased 122,000 pair

U. S. Army Munson last shoes, sizes 5 Vs to 12 which was the entire sur­plus stock of one of the largest U. S. Government shoe contractors.

This shoe is guaranteed one hun­dred percent solid leather, color dark tan, bellows tongue, dirt and water­proof. The actual value of this shoe is ipG.00. Owing to this tremendous buy we can offer same to the public at $2.95.

Send correct size. Pay postman on delivery or send money order. If shoos are not as representee! wo will cheerfully refund your money promptly upon request.

National Bay State Shoe Co. 296 Broadway

New York, N. Y.

EATS! FRIDAY I

Today will bring you good luck if you buy your sandwiches, cakes, cookies, candy and pickles from the Student Volunteers.

We will bo on duty all any and will have the best homemade, food that the Albany cooks can furnish.

Watch for the good things to arrive and come and eat with us in the lower hall. Don't forgot, Friday, today.

JOHN W. FISH Lingerie ffiilliiu'i'ji Hosiery

131 Ccntrnl Ave, Albany, N. Y. 5 doors iihovo Lexington Ave,

(OPEN EVERY EVENING)

Quality

SILKS And DroMH Good* At

HEWITTS SILK SHOP Over KruMKefl 5 nnd

10c. Sloren 15-17 No. Pearl Sf

ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE at » discount:—Cup and gown in fine condition • made of the best grade of French serge furnished by Cotrell and Leonard. Style IOC. Size of CH|)-7!H. Gown can be ad­justed to fit nny size. A clever alumna who desires to contribute to the Residence Hall Fund has turned over her cap and gown to the Com­mittee for sale, Anyone desiring to see name with idea of purchase may apply to Dean Pierce.

«v VOLTA EXPLAINING HIS •

BATTEKY TO NAPOLEOA «» g,

How E lec t r i ca l Eng inee r ing began

T IS not enough to ex­periment and to observe in scientific research. There must also be in­

terpretation. Take the cases of Galvani and Yolta.

One day in 1786 Galvani touched with his metal instruments the nerves of a frog's amputated hind legs. The legs twitched in a very life-like way. Even when the frog's legs were hung from an iron railing by copper hooks* the phe­nomenon persisted. Galvani knew that he was dealing with electricity but concluded that the frog's legs had in some way gen­erated the current.

Then came Volta, a contempo­rary, who said in effect: "Your in­terpretation is wrong. Two differ­ent metals in contact with a moist nerve set up currents of electricity. I will prove it without the aid of frog's legs."

Volta piled disks of different metals one on top of another and

separated the disks with moist pieces of cloth. Thus he gene­rated a steady current. This was the " Voltaic pile"—the first bat­tery, the first genera tor of electricity.

Both Galvani and Volta were careful experimenters, but Volta's correct interpretation of effects gave us electrical engineering.

Napoleon was the outstanding figure in the days of Galvani and Volta. He too possessed an active interest in science but only as an aid to Napoleon.He little imagined on examining Volta's crude battery that its effect on later civilization would be fully as profound as that of his own dynamic personality.

The effects of the work of Gal­vani and Volta may be traced through a hundred years of elec­trical development even to the latest discoveries made in the Re­search Laboratories of the Gen­eral Electric Company*

General fgElecf t r ic Qeneral Office C O f f l p & I i y Schtnectai^N.Y.

95*35 D

Page 4: State College News 1923-04-13 - University at Albany, SUNYlibrary.albany.edu/speccoll/findaids/issues/1923_04_13.pdf · State College News ... song. " wenI tto d ribeo tro get baptized,

Page Foui STATE COLLEGE NEWS, APRIL 13, 1923

GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM PLAN DINNER

(Continued from page 1) M. Buylcy M. Mathowson M. Koncelik

Junior! Captain—M. Miller Manager—H. Liebeck

W. Heincman E. Balding E. Bach

Substitutes Dutton Axelrod Daggett

Sophomore* Captain—R. Moore Manager—F. Craddock

M. Hamersley D. Deitz M. Demerest F. Looming A. Daley D. Taylor

Freshmen Captain—V. Crisiey Manager—F. Henry

0. Terrell M. Smith J. Wright Raynor Pearse Milrose Latham

MATHEMATICS CLUB INITIATES (Continued from page 1)

rotary, Louise Mainwaring, '24 ; Trea­surer, Marjorie Mathewson, '23.

The following wore the initiates: Dorothea Deitz Mildred Eve Marietta Hanna Boaulah Lockorby Lucy Hunter Muriel Webor Harvey Fenner Charles Colo John Collins Francos DuBois Ruby Baker Mayfeld Dutton Aileen Gage

The committee in charge of the party was: Dora Boyce, '23, Chair­man, Clara Belle Whitcombe, '23 and Romaine Parr, '24.

Miss Cushing chaperoned.

ROUND THE COLLEGE (Continued from page 3)

the week end her sister Florence Col­lier, who is teaching at Katonah, N.Y.

Helen O'Brien, '21 spent the week end at the Chi Sigma Theta house.

The sororities welcome the follow­ing pledges:—

Delta Omega: Mildred Babcock, Mary Barber, Georgianna Budd, Helen Elliott, Gladys Moore, Helen Rising, Olive Tuell, Ellen Watson, and Rachel Westfall of '26.

Eta Phi: Verna Carter and Mad­eline Finch of 25; Marion Cheeso-brough, Minnie Greenaway, Martha Lomax, Sybil Maclay, Beatrice Pearse, Miriam Snow, Muriel Wound and Eleanor Wilson of '26.

Kappa Delta: Mildred Brown, '24, Thyra BeVicr and Florence Henry, '26.

Psi Gamma: Beatrice Martin and Alene McDougal of '24, Helen Bar­clay, Marjorie Bellows, Zclma Gor­man, Janotte Manville, Adeline Sohns and Ruth Wemple of '26.

Chi Sigma Theta: Mary Driscoll, Madeline McCormick, and Frances Thompson of '25; Eleanor Gallery, Mary Dardess, Margaret Flannigan, Margaret ICoon and Marguerite Loish-man of '26.

Gamma Kappa Phi: Ann Evans, '25; Grace Brown, Elnah Krieg, Sarah Potherbridge and Helen Quack-enbush of '26.

Alpha Epsilon Phi: Sarah Dran-itzke, Ruby Herman and Anna Floff of '26.

ORGANIZATIONS SPANISH CLUB

There will be an important meet­ing of the Spanish Club on Friday, April 13. All members are asked to come for the election of the queer, for the Spanish Carnival.

Factory Samples Factory Rejects

POPULAR PRICE SHOE STORE "The Busy Shoe Corner"

CROSSETT—STETSON—SLATER—RALSTON $3.85 to $5.85

85 SOUTH PEARL STREET ALBANY, N. Y.

Ideal Food 208 WASHINGTON A V E

6 doors above Lark St

Regular Dinner 40c.—11 a. m. to 3 p . m. Supper 40c.—5 p . m. to 8 p . m. SUNDAY SPECIAL: Regular Dinner. 40c Special Chicken Diner, 60c. 12 Noon to 8 P. M.

Special Rates to Students

Ideal Restaurant

STAHLER'S Central Avenue's Leading Confectionery

and Ice Cream Parlor PURE WHIPPED CREAM SERVED ON SPECIALS

NO EXTRA CHARGE

All prices of box chocolates fresh from the factory

at 39 cents pound box and up Phone W 869 J 299 CENTRAL AVENUE

Quayle & Son, Inc. Albany, N. Y.

STEEL ENGRAVERS TO AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES

Graduation Invitations Class Jewelry

Personal Cards It is a mark of distinction

to use merchandise marked Quayle

Samples of Wedding Stationery upon request

Proper Styles, Correct Forms, Moderate Cost

SPRING SILKS and WOOLENS ARRIVING DAILY

Come and See Them

Perkins Silk Shop 128 State Street

Gustave Lorey, Photographer The Studios

176 State Street 360 Broadway Albany, N. Y. Saratoga Springs, N. Y.

Photographer to the Pedagogue 1920-1921-1923

The highest form of the photographic art, done under my personal supervision in finely appointed studios is my offering at special prices to all N. Y. S. C. T. Students

WE make foun­tain pens write.

We have the tools and the men who know how, right here in our store, where we have repaired thousands.

• ^ , PEN CORNER

£5TABUSHEO-iaB7

CORNER-HUDSON AVE.*"° BO.PEARU

G. W i l e y & B r o . Dealers in All Kinds of F r e s h and Sal t M e a t

a n d Poul t ry 348 State Street, Corner Lark

Telephones 544 and 543

IF YOU

C O - O P E R A T E WITH THE

"CO-OP" W e will supp ly all y o u r

College N e e d s

ALBANY PRINT SHOP, Inc. 394-396 BROADWAY ALBANY, N. Y.

Special Attention Given Work for Student Societies

P R I N T E R S O F T H E S T A T E C O L L E G E N E W S

After Every Meal

WMGLEYS Top off each meal w i t h a b i t o l sweet In the form of WRIGLEY'S. It s a t i s f i e s the sweet tooth and aids digestion.

FRANK H. EVORY & CO. General Printers

36-38 Beaver Street ALBANY, N. Y. 91 Steps East of Pearl Street

Expert Hemstitching, Buttonholes, Buttons, all kinds of Pleating, Trim­

mings and Embroidery 260 Lark Street, Albany, N. Y.

PHONE MAIN 587S

P l e a s u r e a n d benefit combined.

FOR THE

CHILDREN

State College

Cafeteria Luncheon or dinner 12 :00—1:00

LAST ®UT N.OT LEAST

The Gateway Press QUALITY PRINTERS

Al YOUR ELBOW—WEST 2037 336 Central Avenue