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AKRON BEACON JOURNAL SUNDAY, MAY 5, 1940 NEWS OF AKRON IT ES IN COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL Cast In Two University Productions Open Class In Aviation At Hower Instruction In Ground Work Will Be Provided At Vocational High Ellet Girls Select 1940 May Queen Joanne Ormiston Is Chosen To Reign At May 31 Festivities Jane Krisher Has Roles In Northwestern Plays; Others Honored PAGE TEX 3 'SB pi i i 1 fate i r-r Swcs. THE girls of the high school selected Joanne Ormiston as the May queen for the year 1940. Her attendants are Lois Short, Betty Kyle, Jean Marsh and Catherine Jefferson. The alternates are Jane Wenum, Wilma Frese, Doris Young and Lois Smith. The May day exercises have been scheduled for May 31 on the school grounds.

If the weather is unsuitable, the exercises will be held June 1, or in the school gymnasium. Christine McMuldren, president of Haromano club, a girls' honor society, made the presentation speech when the club presented ANNAHKI.I.E WADE Heading Monnett week-end program editor staff at Ohio Wesleyan university is Anna-belle Wade, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. J.

Wade, Silver Lake blvd. In this position, she is co- I.AYO. CLAWSON May Queen Chosen At East May Queen of East high school, elected from a group of 11 candidates, is LaVon Clawson, 17, who was chosen last week in a stunclent council-sponsored election. She is in the 11B class. Runner-up to La Von for the honor is June Bee.

La Von, a dimpled, diminutive blonde, is the daughter of Mrs. Leora Clawson, 278 Fuller at. She was chosen for her beauty by popular vote of the students and will reign at the May festival, May 17 and 18, in the school auditorium. LaVon won over nine other girls, in addition to her runner-up, including Ronnie Coontz, Virginia Fry, Dorothy Keatts, Shirley Kemp. Martha Knapp, Gerry Mathias, June Morgan, Ellen Schmiedal and Margie Sproat.

i klUSIIKIt Popular College I)ramatit Making a iiHine for herself In collegiate dramatics at Northwestern university is Jane Krisher. She has been cast in two leading productions to lie given within the next two weeks. Use Of LJ. S. Glue On Postage Stamps May Help Farmers WASHINGTON, May 4.

i.Tl Uncle Sam's postage stamps soon may be completely Americanized. The event may stir up a new market for the American farmer and a profitable new industry for American capital and labor. Fronts of United States postage stamps might be said now to be 100 per cent American, honoring as they do the nation's great and its memorable events. Rut the backs have a foreign composition. The glue is made of starch manufactured from cassava root imported from the tropics.

Recent tests have shown, however, that dextrin made from sweet potato starch was satisfactory for postage stamps glue as well as for labels and envelopes. In line with these tests, agriculture department scientists are endeavoring to place production of sweet potato starch in competition with the imported product, not only as a glue fot stamps, but also for other uses, such as starches for laundry, for stiffening yarn in textile mills, for puddings and randies, William Penn Trees Counted By Society PHILADELPHIA. May 4. ir.D A "census" of tree stumps which were alive when William Penn landed in 16S2 has been started under direction of the American Philosophical society's committee on education and participation. In a similar count several years ago, more than 100 such stumps were discovered.

Age of the trees is deti emined hy the number of growth rings. JANE KRISHER, daughter of Mr. i Mrs. Y. C.

Krisher, 333 Afton is appearing in thp Northwestern University Studio Theater production of H. L. Mem lien's "The Artist'' which is being staged this week on tin' Kvanston campus. "The Artist" is a burlesque based on tie inner thoughts of a great pianist and his average metropolitan audience at a recital. A junior at the university, Miss Krisher graduated from high school, when' she received her early dramatic training under the direction ot Mrs.

T. Laugh lin, 5-15 Moreley av. Later, at Ohio Wesleyan, appeared in "Nignt of January 16th." and "So Wonderful." Previously this season at Northwestern, she played a ma jor role in the Irish folk play, "The Match-Makers." Next week, Jane will appear in the forthcoming theater production, "The Poor of New York," authentic 19th century melodrama. University Of Illinois James K. Tryon, son of Rev.

and Mrs. Tryon, fist W. Thornton teceived special recognition at the University of Illinois' Ifith annual honors' day convocation on May 2. He is a student In the college of liberal arts and sciences. Hiram (lollejje The annual one-act play contest of Hiram college was held in Hay-den auditorium on Saturday evening.

The contest is sponsored by Theta Alpha Phi, dramatics group. Winfoni Logan, Glenmount li-rected the junior class production of "The Valiant." Kathtyn Donley, 78 Aqueduct and Wilfley llenu of Geneva, portrayed the leading roles. 'irlan Dix of Wooster directed the freshman play, "Blind Date." Sophomore' entry, "Trifles," was directed hy Jean Whitwright of Lodi. Muskingum College In the tegular chapel meeting on Monday, eight Muskingum junior and senior men were honored when they were recognized as members of the O.O.O.O., local honorary. Among these students was Dave Evans of Hudson.

In addition to the eight students. Dean Charles W. McCracken was made a member of the group. Others to be tapped were High Ballantine, Cambridge; Jack Mullens, Zanes-ville; Allan Simpson, Canton; William Fish, Newark; Harold Kaser, Millersburg; Lowell McCoy, Rochester, and Robert King, Steubenville. Seton Hill College Ellen Walsh, 549 Parker Rarberton, took part in the weekly seminar of the students and ach-ers at Seton Hill college on Monday.

Audience included members of the college faculty and undergraduate students in the education department. Ellen contributed a paper on "Social Surveys in Teaching" in which she pointed out that the Taient-Teacher associations are organized to inform parents and the community in general on the objectives and achievements of educators. She advocated that the educator acquaint himself through the medium of the social survey with the accomplishments of the local community. She dealt with specific trends the survey might take studying the natural and physical properties of the community, its historical and economic background, and the industrial possibilities. Wooster College Doris Myers, 910 Hartz a freshman at Wooster college, will be one of the delegates from the state of Pennsylvania, for the mock democratic convention which will he held on the campus May 24 and 25.

Rush Holt, U. S. senator from West Virginia, will be keynote speaker. Miss Myers is the daughter of Mrs. L.

J. Myers. JJrenau College Miss Margaret Morehead, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Morehead, 1070 Rci-win anil now a member of the Brenau Conservatory of Music faculty, was heard in the role of Antonia's mother in Offenbach's "Tales of Hoffman," presented on May 4.

Miss Morehead was outstanding in the school of music during her four years at Rienau as a student. In addition to her ability as a pianist, accompanist and organist, she is now making her name known as a contralto soloist. Carnegie Institute James Mortimer Wills. 594 Dorchester a student in the department of painting and design at Carnerie Institute of Technology, has been elected president of the senior class for 1941. Wills, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Grant W. Wills, is a member of Delta Upsikm fraternity, and Delta Skull, class honora ry. Invitations have been received by various alumni of Brown university to attend the ceremonies marking the reopening of University hall, when the university will celebrate the completion of the historic building's colonial reconstruction. Samuel A.

Steere, 190 Casterton Harold A. Broda. Canton, and Richard Wilson. Youngstown, were the local recipients. COURSE in aviation was begun at Hower Vocational high school last Wednesday under the supervision of Otis J.

Barn-hill, principal. Arthur Cooper will be teacher of the course. Seveial phases of instruction are being offered, including building airplane motors, repairing airplane motois and airplane fabrication. Students must have had one year of high training to be eligible for the course. Nil instruction will be given in flving, but instruction in ground work will be offered.

Upon com-ipletion of the course, students will be permitted to take a CA A test for a license. Physical fitness is being considered as an important factor in students applying for admission to he course. Keith Isham and L. Puckett Dean, of Sacramento, and Eugene S. Puckett, of Huntington, W.

were visitors at Hower Vocational last week. They were guided through all the departments hy Harvey Warner, of the drafting department. The instructors courteously explained the projects and the visitors were convinced that vocational training is of inestimable value. Hower Vocational high school is starting a table tennis tournament next week, sponsored by the Hi-Y. Any student is eligible who furnishes his own paddle.

Entry fee is 10 cents. There will be three game matches anil the finals. In order to win in the finals, three out of five games must be won. The games will be played during the noon hour. Official scoi ekeepei will be chosen from the Hi-Y.

Students of Hower, who are playing golf this year, are Pete Rutkauskas, Edward Schaadt, Joe Thomas and Paul Denholm. Frank Falasko and Bud Hoefel are sub-j stitutes. Frank Whyler is in- structor and adviser of the group. Several games are already scheduled. The new 1940-41 "Student':) Blue and Gold Handbook" has just come off the presses.

The booklet contains 50 pages of information which deals with the various activities in the school. The design on the cover was made up by the commercial art class under Mr. Wellman's supervision. I'MSt La Von Olawson is May Queen of East high. Elected from a group of eleven other candidates, Miss Clawson will he crowned at the "May Festival" May 17 and IS in the East high auditorium.

The other candidates were June Bee, Bonnie Coontz, Virginia Fry, Dorothy Keatts, Shirley Kemp, Martha Knapp, Gerry Mathias, June Morgan, Ellen Schmiedal, and Margie Sprout. Members of the East high band who entered the state solo and ensemble contest at Oberlin, April 27 and received superior ratings are: the trombone quartet composed of Max Kennedy, Herbert Conrad, William Frutchey, and William Malcom; drum quintet Elizabeth Archer, Paul Musser, Albert Weiganil, Richard McNary, and Irene Hosaflook. Those receiving second or excellent ratings are: the woodwind quintet Sara Bowen, June Frank, Eldon Motz, Robert Evans, and Sherrill Cleland; saxophone quartetAlice Taton, Dorothy Dobson, Carol Wiland, and Wesley Brunswick; clarinet quartet Arlene Rose, Alice Taton, Eldon Motz, and James Kramer. Martin Dooley won an excellent rating in student conducting. All participants will receive medals.

Ranking excellent among competing high school papers, the Caravan received a first class honor rating by the National Scholastic Press association for the last semester. This is the second time the Caravan has le-ceived a first class rating, making it one of the state's foremost high school papers. Members of the January staff were Hugh Cleland, Garland Raines, John Alspach, Ralph Brown, Phyllis Wiseman, Nick Polles, Dorothy Frye, George Lowe, Larry Bauch, Ruth Foster, Arthur Boyts, Norma James, Walter llenrich, Chalmers Johnson, George Sterm, Clare Sprankle, and Winifred "i ainer. Sometime in the near future members of the Radio club will journey to WADC to attend a "Radio Voice Clinic" and to audition before Robert "Bob" Wilson, manager of the station. The students will speak through a studio microphone while club members, with the aid of Mr.

Wilson, will offer constructive criticism of the speaker's voice. Following this, the members will make recordings of their own voices so that they may study their own speech faults. Thursday, April 25, Mr. Wilson and A. W.

Bock, radio engineer connected with the station, addressed Radio club members at! a "Radio Forum," describing WADC's new station on the State rd. and stating that radio re- search progresses so swiftly that the new equipment will be outdated before it is installed. Kenmore The Stamp club held an exhibition in connection with the art classes Thursday during the P.T.A. dinner. Ribbons were awarded by the judge, George Fuller.

The contest was for sets of stamps only. Arrangements were under the direction of Del Ritter, president and Mr. Smith, faculty adviser. This affair is the second of its kind and both have been successful. Girl Reserves will hold their annual election of officers May 6 on A men and sophomore girls.

Every year the girls gym classes hole I these tournaments, but Miss Goss, girls gym instructress, states that this is the finest volley ball she has seen as yet at Buchtel. Pat's team won by defeating the team of Kndren Faultless which had won the morning school championship. An afternoon school Talon staff has recently been organized under the leadership of Vincent Biondo, English teacher. For the present Isobel Rekketye has been chosen editor and Shirley Levin her assistant. Betty Joyce Hit tie and Adelaide Estes are working on columns, Maxine Doty and Peggy Dyer on feature, Marjorie Geier art, and Goldle Czetli, Nellamae Yohey and Miriam Lyon on news.

The next issue of the Talon will be the freshman issue, In which freshman activities will he featured. Mrs. Helen Waterhouse, Beacon Journal writer, entertained members of the senior Comwolei club with stories of her experiences in writing, at their meeting last Tuesday. St. invent The senior girls attended the 1940 graduation style show tea in Polsky's auditorium Saturday afternoon.

Rosemary O'Neill was St. Vincent's charming representative chosen to model graduation outfits. "Dido and Her Woes" was the subject of the winning poem to decide officers of St. Vincent's Writers club. Jeanne Marie Klein was the author, and thereby became the president.

Vic Walsh with his sonnet on "Mathematics" won the office of secretary, and Mary Eileen Gifford's poem entitled. "A Sony Attempt" made her the historian. The senior class can rest easy and heave a sigh of relief. The juniors have come through and decided that On ly Beckwith's band will play for the prom to be held the latter part of this month. St.

Vincent was well represented at the Ohio scholarship tests held yesterday at Kent State university. Those who competed with other high school students were: James F. O'Neil, Margaret O'Dea, Mark Stowell, William Flickinger, John Huddleston, Elizabeth McQueeney, Jack Wack, Owen Gallagher, Betty Murphy, Dick Gilbride, Carroil Messmore, Marilyn Studer, Catherine Courtney, Thomas Botzum, Clarence May, Robert yuinn, Marie Kilway, Mary Zwisler, Mary Porteck, Matthew Karr, Patricia Waters, Martha Hohman, Jack McDermott, William Breen, Thomas Baumgardner, Mary Michel, Thomas McCormish, Jerry Montgomery. A It ALLISON Mary Allison is a member1 of the Panhellenic staff at Ohio Wesleyan university. As a member of the rush committee, she aids the council in contacting freshman students.

A sophomore, Mi.ss Allison has been active in women's athletics and is a member of Phi society, scholastic honorary. She is the daughter of the H. Allisons, 872 Oaklandav. II ii v( I Jp; editor of the program specially published for the event which is to be held on May 10, 11, and 12. the 5th floor of the Y.W.C.A.

May 20 is the date set for the senior farewell and installation of new officers which will take place at the Y.W. also. The senior formal dance will be held in the main hall room of the Y.W. on June 14. This affair is sponsored by the new officers and committee members appointed hy them.

Four Kenmore cheerleaders finally received their long-awaited letters. The letter is in the form of a black megaphone superimposed on a red K. They adorn the sweaters if Betty Dally, 11 Dixie Adams, 11A; George Hun-sicker. 12B, and Carl Miller, 12A. P.T.A.

honored the K.H.S. teachers with a covered dish dinner Thursday, May 2 in the school auditorium. All the mothers and fathers of the pupils were invited to attend. Students from the music department entertained with various numbers. A quartet composed of Harold Roth, Dick Koons, John Simmons and William Nelson, sang: "I Want a Girl," "Get Away From This Cornfield." and "Stars of the Summer Night." Bert Caldwell sang a solo.

South At the presentation of the class play, "I'll Leave It to You," Friday night the following 12A girls were ushers: Louise Klespies, Rose De Gulis, Janet Moore, Ruth Nemer, Louise Giaimo, Helen George, Pauline Skeen, Pauline Zaveson, Ruth Roten, Frances Lustic and Betty Goss. Jennie Lauretta had charge of properties and Florence Weiland was the prompter. LeRoy Grosh was the stage manager with Lorain Cramer as his assistant. The girls' club is sponsoring bicycle and walking hikes each Saturday. Some of the places being visited are Metropolitan Park, Nesinith Lake, the Gorge, and Sandy Beach.

Members going on these hikes receive 5 points, and the leader receives 10 points, toward club awards. The Junior Red Cross amateur show will be held May 20 for the morning and afternoon sessions. Tryouts were held last week under direction of home room teachers. Prizes will he awarded for the best acts presented. Proceeds of the show will go to the Junior Red Cross.

TO ATE ''(Ml WOOSTER, May 4. A lass of 200 seniors will be graduated from the College of Wooster at the 70th commencement which will be held Monday, June 17. re H.K.WOK AI.SII Elcancr Walsh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Walsh, Woodland is a member ot the patum committee for the senior-sophomore ball to be given at Marygrove college, Detroit, Mich.

The event will take place ontriday, May 31. 1 i ar 1 I 1 i "i to the school a new lectern for the auditorium at a student assembly Friday, April 26. R. G. Hyre.

principal, accepted the lectern for the school. Mr. Myers and his manual arts classes built the lectern. ISorth At the first trial junior academy of science in Columbus, May 11. eight North students will present original papers in competition with students throughout Ohio.

Prizes and awards have been arranged for the winning entries and all pupils who enter papers will be guests (f the academy at Ohio State university. Entries submitted by Mr. Zimmerman, rhemistry teacher, were written by Don Williams, Vincent Cianchetti, Harold Minchin and Tom Cooper. Those submitted by Mr. Freeder, mathematics teacher, were prepared by Frances Whitte-more, Jack Kunert and Marjorie Haas.

Moving pictures of Hawaii were shown and discussed by Mrs. Ritz-man, mother adviser of Rainbow-Girls at the North high school Girl Reserves' tea at the Y.W.C.A. jn Tuesday evening. Mrs. Ritzman took the pictures while making a lecent lour of the Hawaiian islands.

She also exhibited many of her souvenirs of Hawaii. The mothers and fathers of the Girl Reserves were invited to attend the tea. Dr. James DTanni, North high graduate of the class of January, 19::0, and now a research chemist for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber talked on the value of scholarship in life when the National Honor society admitted 23 members to its rolls at an assembly Wednesday afternoon in North's gym. There were fourteen 12A's and nine 12B's.

The 12A's included: Vincent Cianchetti, Rae Dewey, Mary Ferrante, Edith Fouse, Betty Hall, Wilma Harbison, Robert Hosteller, Marjorie Ingle, Doris Morgan, Grace Sapronetti, Gloria Schmidt, Carolyn Schneider, Doris Sisson and Barbara Wagner. The 12B's were: Marian Foss, Josephine Gracie, Walter Hartz, Lillian Miller, John Murawski, An-geline Ross, Marian Ross. Joe Saitta and Mary Ann Wiper. John Wagner is adviser of the group. Doris Morgan, 12A, is general chairman for the Junior Red Cross roll call at North, May 13 to 18.

The money collected will he used for North's service fund and for the National Children's fund, from which money is sent to needy children all ver the world. Betty Ingold, 11A, will have charge of the program for an assembly May 15 when Miss Greene, National Red Cross roll call chairman, will speak. Bob Butler will be in cnarge of collecting the money from the rooms. Paul Rus-nak will be in charge of the center hall, decorations. Council girls will wear white dresses and colored veils, and the boys will wear white shirts and Junior Red Cross arm bands to show their membership in the council.

Ernest L. Cunningham, a member of the Akron Bar association, spoke to the juniors and seniors at a Constitution day assembly. April on the necessity and value of the U. 3. Constitution.

H. R. Smith, principal, spoke on the necessity of a personal constitution to regulate the life of each student. By a popular senior vote, Ber-nice Findley was elected May queen April 25 and with Marguerite Kemp, crowner, and Marjorie Lamka, attendant, will reign over class night May IS. est With John Roose tanking sixth ami Herbert Kravitz, seventh.

West was well represented nmnnt, the ranking highest in the senior scholarship contest held I. 'tn u. cnaries seitz and Edward Gustely, also from West, received honorable mention. Don Becker from Stow high school ranked first in the contest. This examination, which is sponsored annually by the state department of education, is given to high-ranking senior boys and girls all over the stale of Ohio.

Ohio colleges and universities offer scholarships on the basis of the test results. Tommy Berger 11-B in 204, will be West high's traffic representative in the group which will go to Washington on May 9. About 250 boys will board a chartered train early Thursday morning and return the following Sunday. The boys of the different schools are chosen by the principals of their schools. This annual event Is sponsored by the Akron Automobile lub and uie ponce department.

The men who will accompany the boys on their trip are: Sheriff Walter P. O'Neil. Sergeant William Fonts' Sergeant James Mallon, Glen Miller, Joseph Garcia, and Bart Karge of the police department; L. P. Wagner, vice president; Roger McClosky, and James Don-elly of tho Akron Automobile club; John Burnell, principal of King school and William Sellers, Akron public school photographer.

The boys will spend most of their time sightseeing. Among the various buildings they will visit are the White House, the FBI. building, the Federal Reserve bank, the post office and the con- gressional library. They will go to General Lee's home, Arlington cemetery and Mount Vernon. Last vear Armando Nerone represented "West.

The traditional senior week for the June graduating class will be neid next weeK. i ne ween activities include Tag day Monday. 1 Dress-Up day Tuesday and senior chapel Friday. During the chapel i the class history written by John Roose, the class will by Jean Swartz and the class prophecy by Irene Schwartz will be read. A tap dance hy Rosalie Borchert, a Russian dance by Garinka Stefanov and songs by Emmitt Miller and Lucy Jones will also be included on the program.

An orchestra composed of Charles Griffin, Milton Nelson, Bob Haas, Harry Severance and Arthur Watson will play. Milton Nelson will also play a trumpet solo. The class president, Charles Seitz, will be master of ceremonies. The class banner made by Helen Rawliuk with the assistance of Nancy Rinaklo will be displayed for the first time during the chapel program. In charge of the week's activities is the senior week committee composed of Bill Self, chairman: Dave Heibert, Bob Brillhai t.

Geraldine Dulaney, Betty Lou Hatch and Jean Swartz. The senior dance will be held on May 25 in the gym. Commencement exercises for the two hundred members of the June graduating class will be held on Friday, June 14 at Central high school instead of Perkins school where the June graduation exercises are usually conducted. Henry Kraus, president of the inter-high school Junior Red Cross, is being sent as Akron's representative to the national convention being held in Washington, D. May third to ninth inclusive.

The representatives of various cities will meet in the Pan-American building in an effort to foster the friendship of our Pan-American neighbors. Another purpose of the convention is to afford an interchange of ideas between Junior Red Cross units in various parts of the country and acquaint the officers of the Red Cross with their national officers and the needs of children in other places. One of the problems to be discussed is that dealing with national aid for the children of war refugees. An amateur program was presented at the meeting of the senior Girl Reserves, Wednesday. April in the auditorium after the ninth period.

Rosalie Borchert was chairman of the program. Garfield The Junior Honor society has apopinted Dick Barbaris, 11A; Bob Bloom, 11A; Eilene McKay, 11A; and Frances Tephfenhart, 10A to prepare the regular recognition program to be held some time early in June. Miss Parenti is sponsor. A talent program, under the direction of Mrs. Kneale, music teacher, was held for chapel April 24.

The program consisted of music by the choir, under the direction of J. B. Collins, readings and a dance number. Those who participated were: Orville Kemp Bessie Mitseff, Mary Dagley' George Rodgers, June Miller, Jua-nita Lawrence. Virginia Heeter Connie Hall, Robert McCort and Russ Musarra.

Dick Amity and Mildred Bias presided. Tom Stocktill was chosen president of the 12B class in an elec- uon or officers held April 24 Other officers elected were Francis Crawford, vice president- Don Evans, secretary; Zenith Close treasurer. Candidates for the various positions were Mary Szat-ky, Sam Mirk, Kenneth Adams Russell Cornell and Morton Wilker-so n. "You Can't Take It With You," Pulitzer prize-winning play, was chosen by the senior class to be given May 24 and 25. Bill Plant and Jessie Lee McCi will have the leads, with McClure.

Tom Allio, Clair Parris, Harold Edniondson, Juanita Lewrance, Ruth Wallace, Robert Ransowerj Evan Newman. Dick Hunt, Clement Curry, Edward See, Mary Blike, Rosemary Thomas, Gerry Ford, and Lucille Kent, nil seniors in a supporting cast. Stage manager is Katherine Codian. Uuchtel For the best news story and second best picture entered in the competition for coverage of I a news event dramatized April 27 at Kent State university, the staff i of the Uuchtel Talon were awarded honois. At each northeastern Ohio high school journalists convention a news event is enacted after which students must get the facts of the case and wide a g( od news story in the time alot-ted.

This year a lynching and a shooting was enacted. The picture which won the second place in its division was taken hy Dick Hoar, 12A. Muriel Foley also won the award for the second best inter- 1 view written this year. It was an interview with Orchestra Leader Horace Heidt. I In the recent model airplane builders' meet held in the gym, Andrew Jackson, 10A, took both first and second place in the fusel- age model event.

There were about I 16 entries in each of the three di-! visions. In the glider contest Jack Stemple, 9A, received first place while sophomore Harry Powell hud the best stick model. Free dues were given to all who placed first, second or third and prizes of materials were given to those in the first two places. An entirely different graduation program has been announced by the 12A class ns their theme. It will stress American culture and what is being done at Uuchtel to preserve it.

The introductory talk will lie given by class presi- dent, Dick Hoar whose subject will be, "Become American by Living That Way." The cultural fields of music, literature, art, architecture and statesmanship will be discussed by Mai jorie Scott. Rosemary Grecnwald, John Cornell, Leon Sholitan and George Nicholson. The program will be closed with Dale Hinton's discussion of "Idealism; The Art of Living." Interesting features of the program will be the reading of origi-' nal poetry and display of posters and living pictures to illustrate the subjects. A group of will sing the class song, the music of which was ritten by Senior Dick Hucks. The finale will be the recitation of "I Would Be True" hv members of the class in unison.

Girls' championships in basketball and volley hall were won by the same team this year. Captain of the team was Patricia Smith whose team is made up of fresh- keepsie, N. will be crowned Wooster's May yueen and then this pageant, written by two Wooster sophomores, Miss Jean Hudson of Cleveland and Miss, Ruth Lamborn of Arlington, will be staged in honor of the queen. i Mount Union Gets Award ALLIANCE. May 4.

Monsieur Patrick Coppinger, consul to the I'nited States from the Republic of Fiance, has announced that Mount I'nion college will have the bronze medal, a French award to be giver, to the best student of French in the senior class. This award is presented by the Republic of France and it is one that is reserved for the leading colleges and universities in America. It is given in recognition of the quality of French work done in Mount Union. In addition to this bronze medal, which was completed by the mint of France, there is a dinlonm signed by the consul of France at rnuaoeipnia to accompany the award. The award comes from the minister of foreign affairs through Monsieur Coppinger to Mount; Union college.

BETHANY, W. May 4. As one of the special features of the centennial year, Bethany college will conduct a symposium for business and industrial men on! Friday, May 10, and a symposium1 for educational officers on Satur-! day. May 11. These programs, arranged by a faculty committee, are to be concerned with the re-' sponsibility of higher education to contemporary living.

The partiru-i lar theme for May 10 will be "The' Responsibility of Colleges to Busi-! ness and Industry." On May 11, the program will be directed toward! "The Responsibility of Colleges i to Education and Religion." Telephone Operators Balk At Latin Quiz DETROIT, May 4. (LP) Five women telephone operators protested to the Detroit civil service commission when they failed qualifying examinations that included questions asking the meaning of the terms "et al" and "in re." They contended they had competently plugged in right numbers for years and there was no need for them to know Latin terms used in business. RETl'RXS TO B. (': BOWLING GREEN, May 4. Prof.

Paul F. Leedy, graduate of the University of Michigan, will return ta Bowling Green State university as a full-time professor in the English department next fall, according to President F. J. Prout. Last year Mr.

Leedy taught in the extension service. THIRST OK KNOWI.K.IMiE TOLEDO. May 4, -Students at University of Toledo last month spent $224 at their coffee shop for soft drinks about 40 gallons. STANLEY IVM (illM.W Following- in the footsteps of his father, Stanley Baughman, 76 E. York who attended Mount Union college 20 years ago, Stanley, will initiated into Sigma Nil fraternity, to which his father belonged.

Baughman, is a graduate of North high school. i Ji Jeanne Simmons tf'ooster's Queen WOOSTER, May 4. "The Warp and Woof of Wooster," an original pageant which interprets by dances the colors of the College of Wooster'a Scotch plaid, will be jriven here on the 36th Color day May IS. Muss Jeanne Simmons of Tough-.