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HOBART © H ERA LD
V o l. L X I
Spears, Brenner
Win Vail Prizes
A self-confessed criminal and a
would-be president o f the United
States were victors in the Helen Vail
Prize Contest in Oral English last
Tuesday evening in Brent House.
Robert R. Spears, Jr„ and Miss Janet
Brenner excelled in the art of extem­
poraneous speaking, in the opinion of
the three judges.
Ten Hobart and nine William Smith
students entered the competition, seek­
ing the coveted twenty-five dollar cash
awards. Runners-up were Elwyn D.
Brown and Miss Mary Scott, Judges
in the contest were Dr. John G. Yan­
Deusen, coach of debate; the Rev. Mr.
Alexander Thompson, rector o f the
North Presbyterian Church; and Ed­
ward B. Partridge, dramatics instruc­
tor, who also presided.
Spears, w h o spoke third, dealt with
the topic he had drawn from th e hat,
after having been allowed the custom­
ary five minutes preparation period.
The substance o f his five-minute talk
was that we should conform t o our
present social standards when viola­
tion of them menaces community wel­
fare, and that we should not conform
when we have the opportunity t o pro­
mote constructive reform, I n the
course of his remarks he termed him­
self a criminal for deftly having re­
moved a theatre display without per­
mission.
Miss Brenner, seventeenth on the
program, told what she would do if
she were president for a week. High­
lights of h e r party platform were a
fireside chat, a casual "consideration”
o f the budget, dinner with Cordell
Hull, and a careful reading o f the
column, " M y Day”.
Other Hohart students in the con­
test were George J. Demetriou ( Books
that have moved me), W . Scott Ivieth
(W hy I do not attend church), Roger
A. Frost ( What radio programs I
turn off), Frederick S. Reinheimer
(Philosophy ancl e v il), Samuel S.
Duryee, Jr.. (Why I came to Ho­
bart), Elwyn D. B row n (B ooks I
want to read), G eorge Workman
(What students look for in teachers),
George E. Beckett ( Women preach­
ers), and John Pnnturo (Tyranny of
words).
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G E N E V A , N. Y „
T H U R S D A Y , A P R IL
No. 24
25, 1940
TOMMY R E Y N O L D S, courtesy of B ILL B R E W E R
Little Theatre
Readies 3 Plays
“ W ays and Means” , “ The Boor”
and “ The Glittering Gate” t o
be . Given Wednesday
TOMMY REYNOLDS ARRIVES FOR GALA J UNIOR
PROM, CLIMAX OF SPRING WEEKEND OF FROLIC
A slithering Russian countess, a n
attractive widow, a vulgar nouvelle
riche and a burglar who died on the
gallows are a few o f the charming
people one can meet in Coxe H a ll
next Wednesday evening at eight when
the Hobart Little Theatre offers its
annual program of three one-act plays.
Veterans Robert Wright, Florence
Hovey, Joe Hall, Bill Carpenter and
Dan Gray are cast in the dram atic
trilogy which is composed o f N o e l
Coward’ s Ways and Means, Anton
Chekhov’s The Boor and Lord D u n sany’s The Glittering Gate.
Edward B. Partridge is directing,
with the set constructed and furnished
under the direction of Robert H. F o rd
and E d Wirtz. Several newcomers to
the Little Theatre will be seen in their
f ootlight debuts: George Beckett,
Ralph Gregory, Elizabeth H ovey,
Rosemary O’Malley, Janet Lemen and
Bob Ford.
The three plays will be shown on e
night only, with students admitted at
the regular 35c admission fee. T h e
ticket sale is being conducted by B u si­
ness Manager J. Parker Hunn. T h e
casts follow:
IVays and Means
Stella ............ - ........... Florence H ovey
Toby ........................—............ Joe H a ll
Murdoch ............
George Beckett
Chaps ......................- .......... Dan Gray
son’ s College Knights w ill provide the
House Parties
Girls from far and near will im­
music, and Miss Haasarud ancl Dr.
migrate to the Hobart campus tomor­
Spring week-end, climaxed by the Thomas S. K. Scott-Craig will be the
row to see the coming of a new band,
Junior
Prom, will see many fraternity chaperones, will be presented from
fast rising in popularity—“ Your Band
dances
take place on Saturday after­ nine to twelve ora Saturday night. A
o f Tomorrow.”
noon
and
evening. Sigma Phi Society banquet at one o’clock o n Sunday will
Tomorrow night all who attend the
will
hold
a dinner-dance Saturday bring the week-eiad to a close.
Junior Prom will see and hear the
Kappa Sigma
Fraternity’ s house
evening,
open
to all from ten to twelve
Tommy Reynolds orchestra swinging
party will begin w ith a formal dinner
o
’
clock.
Chaperoning
the
affair
will
be
out in a new ancl different world— the
Friday night. Saturday noon a buffet
W orld of Tomorrow. The Junior Mrs. Foster P. Boswell, Mrs. Thomas luncheon will be served; in the eve­
l e n a ........ -............... R o s e m a r y O ’M a l l e y
Carson,
Miss
Marcia
Winn,
M
r.
Bur­
Prom committee is rapidly transform­
ning,
a
formal
dance,
open
after
10:30
O
l
i v e ................................— ..... B e t t y H o v e y
ing Williams Hall into an entirely new ton E . Martin and Mr. and M rs. E d ­ o’clock, will take place- Chaperones:
N a n n y .............................. —..........J a n e t L e m e n
mund
G.
Burbank.
and unique setting forecasting the
- ...................
J a c k E n rig h t
Mrs. Corydon Wheat will act as Mr. ancl Mrs. T h om as D. Kenney, S t e v e n s
W orld o f Tomorrow'.
Miss Janet Seeley and Mr. Frederick
The B oor
House
chaperon
for
the
Kappa
Alpha
Promenaders will see Williams Hall
0. Lehnert. Mrs- Kenney will be the T h e W i d o w
.............. - ....... J a n e t B r e n n e r
in a setting of deep blue, with spark­ Society over the week-end. First social week-end chaperone,
T h e S e r v a n t —............................... B o b F o r d
event
on
the
Kap
calendar
is
a
punch
ling futuristic designs overhead re­
A n open tea dance w ill be presented T h e B o o r
....................... B ill C a r p e n t e r
flecting the soft-blue fluorescent lights, party' to be held at Dehvood, the resi­ by Sigma Chi Saturday afternoon from
The Glittering Gate
dence
of
Mrs.
Henry
Wheat,
Friday
tubes and vari-colored spotlights.
tliree to five o’ clock chaperoned by J i m ............................................ R a l p h G r e g o r y
Spread about the sidewalls o f this afternoon. This will be followed with Miss Mary E. MIcCormick, Mr. Bur­ B ill ...........................................
B o b W rig h t
World o f Tomorrow will be a number a banquet in the evening preceding the ton E. Martin a n d Mr. ancl Airs. Os­
-HProm.
o f oil paintings depicting various
Saturday morning, a picnic lasting born C. Stanton- A dinner dance will
scenes from the next century as por­
throughout
the clay will be held. A be held from seven to twelve Saturday
trayed byr Norman Bel Gecldes, worldbuffet supper will be served in the eve­ night with chaperones Mr. and Mrs.
famous futuristic designer.
Lewis H . Niveii- Mr. a_ncl Mrs. Ralph
At the far end of the scene, Tommy ning followed by a dance. Air. and IT. Bullard, Miss Helen C. C. Brent
Mrs.
William
C.
Bradbury
will
act
Reynolds, his clarinet, and "Your Band
Manager Bill Brewer’s intramural
and Mr. John C - Adams.
of Tomorrow” will swing out on the as chaperones at the picnic; Dr. J.
softball league opened last week when
Phi
Phi
Delta
Fraternity
schedules
handstand backed by white damask Raymond Walsh and M iss Meyer will a picnic at Cavmga Park Saturday the Sig Chi’s edged out the Delta Psi
drapes trimmed with black velour. serve in like capacity a t the dance.
Omega team b y a 9-8 score. Sid Howe,
Initiating Theta Delta Chi’s week­ afternoon followed by dinner at A p ­ retiring secretary o f the Intramural
Pretty Patsy Parker will be on hand
pleton’s
Rathskellar.
Beginning
at
8:30
to complete the scene with her rendi­ end activity' is a brcakfast-dance Eri- o’ clock, a dance with music by Toni- Board, was on hand to toss out the
tions o f the newest song-hits o f the day morning chaperoned hy Mr. and inv Par son’s orchestra, and Mr. anc first ball, and a large crowd sat on
Mrs. William Scott Keith of Deer­
season as well as old favorites.
Mrs. Sidney T . Parker and Miss the bank in front o f Medbury H a ll to
Beginning at nine o’ clock with their field, Mass. "Brunch” will be served Stubbs as chaperones will be held.
watch the fray.
striking theme Pipe Dreams, Tommy Saturday morning at ^eleven with a
T w o leagues are in the field, an
Delta
Psi
Omega’s
plans
include
a
The Rt. Rev. James E. Kearney of Reynolds and the band will open the picnic scheduled for Saturday' after­
Orange division and a Purple league.
banquet
at
the
PTotcl
Seneca
Saturday
Rochester ended the three d a y New­ doors t o the Promenaders and play noon.
The champions of the two sections will
A dance, at which Larry Richard­ night.
man Club Conference Sunday with a until two o’clock.
play off at the end of the season for
highly inspirational chapel talk.
the coveted title crown. In the Orange
ITobart and William Smith Colleges
league are the Sigma Phi, Sigma Chi,
were hosts to sixteen other colleges
Delta Psi Omega, Phi Phi Delta, and
and universities of New Y ork State.
Kappa Sigma teams. The Purple
After a communion breakfast at Hotel
Completing its first year o f publica­
league consists of Neutral A, Neutral
Seneca, the election of officers of the
tion. Hobart’ s literary quarterly, The
B, Kappa Alpha, and Theta Delta Chi
Central N ew York Province was held.
Speculum, will present its third issue
units.
Sylvester
Upton of
Cornell was
early in May.
Other scores reported in the league
In a conference lon g famed for its
elected the provisional chairman of this
The issue will contain articles by intricate political manipulations, its to date are: Phi Phi Delta 10, Kappa
Tulin B. Green of the freshman class
Province. The other offices are held by was the speaker at the fourth meeting students ancl faculty members, poems, log-rolling, its lobbying, ancl its in ­ Sigma 9; Theta Delta Chi 3, Kappa
representatives of Hamilton College, of the Hobart Student Union held in and drawings. Another wood-cut by
trigue, Hobart and WTlliam Smith d e ­ Alpha 1; Neutral B 7, Neutral A 17.
Oneonta Normal School, University Brent House last night at eight. His Norman Kent will be featured on the baters will participate this weekend as
of Buffalo, Albany State Teacher’s subject, the basis for groun-discussion, cover.
members of a m ock session o f the N ew
College, and Cornell University,
John Ponturo, Joseph A . Schele- Y ork State Assembly-, to be held at
centered on Japan ancl her dominant
Beside Bishop Kearney, other speak­ role in the Far East.
singer and Robert bnimone arc the Colgate University in Hamilton.
ers at the conference were D r . Walter
Attributing the Sino-Japanese war editors oi the magazine; Seymour
Edward W. Robinson, Kenneth O .
H. Durfee. who gave the opening ad­
to the remarkably rapid metamorphosis Rappaport is business manager, and Waterman and Daniel IT. Gray to ­
Gunning fo r their sixth straight vic­
dress of welcome, the Rev. John Col­
of Japan, which has caused severe in­ James L. Morgan is art editor.
lins, Buffalo, anc! Dean Mary' E. Mc­
Contributors are invited to submit gether with the Misses Virginia tory in as many starts, the Hobart
ternal disturbances resulting in a new
Hughes and Amelia Faught will c o n ­ Varsity lacrosse team will invade
Cormack. The Rev. Raymond P.
social and economic order, Green de­ their literary offerings as soon, as stitute the local delegation. They w ill
Ithaca for its annual hectic battle with
Nolan w as toastmaster while Rocco
issible to any one o f the editors.
clared that this expansion and the need
be divided to serve separately on the the Big Red stickmen of Cornell, on
Fiaschetti. retiring Province chairman,
for new markets coupled with the
four commissions of the conclave: r e ­ Saturday afternoon.
COMING E V E N T S
presided.
ascendancy of the Japanese Military
lief, transportation, county reform and
Last spring the two teams battled to
Friday
The business conducted
in St.
party have led to the Far Eastern acts
price regulation.
a IS to 15 deadlock in an overtime
Stephen’s
Parish
House
consisted
g .00—ITobart Junior Prom in
of aggression.
Gray has Heen nominated to be contest played on Boswell
Field.
Williams H all,
mainly of discussions o f current prob­
Charging that the United States is
chairman of t h e committee on county Boasting an even stronger team this
Saturday
lems. A resolution was adopted ap­
government reform, to compete w ith year Cornell is expected to g iv e the
2:30—Freshman
L acrosse,
proving the decision of Justice McGee- apathetic toward our sale to Japan
several other candidates from different locals plenty of trouble in the coming
Syracuse v s. Hobart, on
han in the Bertrand Russel case at the of well over half of her war materials,
New York State colleges.
frayr.
City College of N ew York. A letter he contended that it would be virtually
Boswell Field.
This rivalry has been in progress
Sunday
was also sent to President Roosevelt, impossible for Tokyo to pursue its
At last year’ s state conference the
7:30—Evening Chapel Service
'29, to approve the selection o f Myron aggression without this American aid.
Flobart delegation w as the outstanding since 1898. During the first few years
Taylor a s personal representative to " Although Green believes the chances
in St. John’ s Chapel.
group, having its tax bill passed intact the Ithacans constantly held the
Wednesday
the' Vatican. Hobart’s resolution to for an American-Nipponcsc war^ are
in both committee and assembly ses­ Statesmen in check; but in later years
8:00—Plobart Little Theater
censure the Rev. Charles Coughlin for “ very slim,” he cautions that a joint
sions, ancl having its views on social­ the Orange and Purple has steadily
presents three one-act
his support of the Christian Front Tokvo-Berlin aggression against Hol­
ized medicine and education recognized cut clown the Cornell edge in percent­
age of games won.
Movement was defeated as too con­ land’ ancl her Far Eastern colonies
plays in C o x e H all._____
in the final policies adopted.
might force us into a major conflict.
troversial for discussion.
TWO LEAGUES VIE
FOR SOFTBALL CUP
COUGHLIN, RUSSELL
ISSUES ARE RAISED
Green Discusses
Far East Trends
NEW "SPECULUM"
Conclave to End
Forensic Season
Varsity Guns for Sixth
Straight Win Saturday