Slippery Rock University - Saxigena Yearbook (Slippery Rock, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 148 of the 1938 volume:

PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE JUNIOR CLASS OF THE STATE TEACHERS’ COLLEGE AT SLIPPERY ROCK, PENNA. LEWIS BEAVER - Editor DAVID ABRAMS • Bus. MSr. Each day passes through our fingers as a grain of sand. Some grains are larger, and hence less easily follow the grains that have passed before. They are larger, for they have been abundant with life. A bit of gold-dust clings to the other grains,- it contains joy. Clammy dirt also clings,- it is tragedy and unhappiness. A lump of metal is caught between the fingers,- it is power and truth. These grains of sand have passed through my hands and your hands at Slippery Rock. Time was when grains of life were heaped high. Now at least one-fourth of them are gone. Slippery Rock is dusted with many of them. A blade of grass has withered or has been nourished by a grain of life: so have our days fallen, never to be known again. Be not sad! We have lived, influenced, learned. The Saxigena has revived these grains. It cannot return them, but it has selected the best and immortalized them into memories. We of the Junior Class revea! these memories to all our friends, and trust in God that the grains of our graduating Seniors are all of gold-dust and metal. . ‘Dedication . . . To MRS. MARY McCANDLESS and DR. JOHN A. ENTZ Two of Slippery Rock’s truest friends and most generous patrons, who for the past few years have acted in an advisory capacity to the students of Slippery Rock, and who at all times stood ready as a life saving crew should a storm approach and attempt to drive youthful lives against the rocky coast of fate. We, the students, have learned to seek and adhere to their sympathetic and sound counsel. ‘Book One THE COLLEGE DR. MILLER came to Slippery Rock in 1934, after having served five years as superintendent of schools in Lansdowne, Pa. He started his career in the field of education as a teacher of Latin, mathematics, and history in the Edgewood High School. After three years, he was appointed principal of the Clairton High School. His next appointment was as principal of Latrobe High School. Two years later he was elected as superintendent of the Latrobe Schools and reamined in this position nine years. Dr. Miller received his A.B. degree from Allegheny College in 1913, his M.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1915, and his Ph.D. from New York University in 1931. In recognition of his successful career, Allegheny College honored him with the L.L.D. degree in 1934. Since he has been at Slippery Rock, Dr. Miller has endeavored to increase the service of the College to administrators and to the students on the campus. Student government was inaugurated in 1937, and the students are taking an active interest in it. Through faculty visitations to every school in the area, the College has been able to increase its service to teachers and administrators. Through encouragement toward further growth, the faculty not only stands at the head of all teachers colleges in the State from the point of view of training, but it also ranks in the upper twenty-five percent of all teachers colleges in the United States. Leadership and service are the cornerstones of Dr Miller's educational philosophy. The completion of the new building program and the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the College next year will find Dr. Miller leading Slippery Rock State Teachers College toward a more complete realization of what is perhaps the greatest aim of the teaching profession: service to mank'nd CANDID SHOTS Mrs. McCao«ll88S Dr. Carter Mr. Elder Mi!i; Woods Mrs. Hanson CANDID SHOTS Mr. Sholar Mr. Ruff Dr. Thomas Mr. Fisher Dr. Vincent Dr. Jaarsma Dr. Wrigloy Mr. Lady Mr. Dodds Dr. Woisonflgh CANDID SHOTS Miss Sanderson Dr. Nichols Miss Spargo Miss Shaffnar Miss Keiiev Mrs. Ou8ard M13S Frampton Mr. Kotferer Mrs. Winn Miss Beery Miss Griffin Miss SiaUandor Miss Conley Miss Rhodes Mr. MrClymonr’s Doan Holaway CANDID SHOTS Mr. Glaspoy Mr. Boo ol Mr. R. Flack Mr. Mossrush Mrs. Patterson Mr. Clutton Dr. Wagenhorst Miss Gorborich Mr. Hnint elman Miss 8ailoy I Mr. Book Dr. Waldron Mr. Sftoehy I Dr. Strain CANDID SHOTS FACULTY - - AUTOGRAPHS MISS BERNICE SPARGO Stay in bed and drink plenty of water was the frequently uttered formula of our little lady in white for the most common of our ills colds. Miss Bernice Spargo, school nurse here for the past year, is doing a splendid job. She is carrying on a health program in the training school by controlling contagious diseases and acting as a visiting nurse. She is also carrying on a preventive health program in the college. She formerly attended Juniata College, is a graduate of the Rochester Hospital, and has previously served in the capacity of school nurse at Midland, Pennsylvania. DR. A. P. VINCENT Have you ever met the faculty manage - of athletics, coach of track, and coach of the rifle team? He is none other than Dr. A. P. Vincent, teacher of the physical sciences chemistry and phvsics. His unique hunting and fishing sto-ies amuse many or the boys on the campus, but these stories only typify his hobbies. Dr. Vincent can well relate incidents of the Great War, having served two years in the army, most of which was spent abroad. In 1919, when he first came here, he served as principal of the High School. Today he is the holder of three degrees: a B.S. from Westminster College, an M.A. from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. DR. BEATTY DIMIT Experimenting with rats is evidently considered as a peculiar job, but Dr. Dimil, chemistry professor, finds it quite interesting as it involves his main interest, vitamins. Dr. Dimit is now serving his thirteenth year on the local faculty. He is the holder of a B.S. in Agriculture from Pennsylvania State College, an M.S. in physiological chemistry from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in chemistry fr m Columbia University. He is sponsor of the local Grange and has been a member of the American Chemical Society since 1927. He is also one of the sponsors of the Honor Science Club. PERSONALITIES MR. GEORGE T. MILLER Mr. George T. Miller, having acquired his B.A. from the Carnegie Institute of Technology, and his M.A. from the University of Pittsburgh, is now our instructor of art. He is the author of the book Story Telling to Live Wire Boys as well as a contributor to many magazines. Mr. Miller, interested in Public School Art and Crafts, and also the appreciation courses, made special by conducted and arranged art trips through Europe, Africa, Eastern United States, Canada, and the G'aspe Peninsula. His trips, having been made in the last few years, were solely for the purpose of acquiring first hand information that could be easily conveyed to his students. MISS WILDA BRUBAKER Having attended the University of Pennsylvania, Chicago University, and Columbia University, and also having traveled in Eurooe on three occasions for firsthand information to be used in teaching, Miss Wilda Brubaker is well-informed in her specialized fields of European History and International Affairs which she teaches on the local faculty. Miss Brubaker is the holder of a B.S. in Social Studies and an M.A. in history. She is sponsor of the International Relations Club and the Inter-collegiate Conference on Government. Miss Brubaker is also a member of Pi Gamma Mu, National Honorary Social Studies Fraternity. Our assistant Dean of Men until the end of the first semester. His services are well appreciated by all the boys and will live forever in their memories. His rule as master of the Men’s Dormitory was just and enjoyable to all who lived in the dorm under his regime. May his new dormitory be as successful as the old. MR. HARVEY HEINTZELMAN ook Two CLASSES INTERESTING INTRODUCING to the public for the first time, the Saxigena staff takes great pleasure in presenting its new and original group of campus personalities. As a newcomer and a very charming one, too Miss Mary Jane Hall has done well toward making herself known here at Slippery Rock. Whether in session at a council meeting, whether swinging a tennis racquet, or perhaps when just strolling about, that same amiable, pleasing and attractive self of Miss Mary Jane is always dominant. Next in order appears Legs” White, more formally known as Mr. Vernon White. The ' log of lumbering Legs is somewhat brief because of his withdrawal from our midst at the close of the first semester. Rest assured, though, that his presence will be missed not only on the campus but in the field of sports, for he tried hard while here. Good luck, Mr. White. Two members of the antagonizes, yes, sophomores, are seen next, so b-e-w-a-r-e, freshmen. Frolicsome, trillsome, and generally ful!-of-pep,” Miss Doris Reibold has certainly proved herself a live-wire in her campus life. Active in both body and mind, Dorty” has aspirations of becoming another twentieth-century Judy Canova. Miss Reibold's running mate is Howard Hooks Sample, the It Man of Slippery Rock coeds. He is an aggressive yet quiet and soft spoken individual both on the gridiron and campus. Hooks,” in common terminology, is truly a smoothie. The sister class of our progressive college has put half of its money on one Ruth Pepper Wells. In swimming, in hockey, in seam-stitching, in fact in almost anything, Ruth always does well by herself and others. Whether Pepper, salt or ginger, Miss Wells has been sugar” to many a young man. Mr. William Manke, the other junior class representative, is usually found either in the pool or at the gym for here he lives and excels. Breast-stroke Bill” is always a sure bet in the event implied by his pseudonym. Records, aged and modern, have fallen before his timely and powerful stroke. Faster time yet is our wish, Bill. As a great climax to this parade of personality, we place Miss Jeannette Stone and Lewis Gilliland, often referred to as Stony and Gilly. They are mentioned together here because of their almost traditional relationship with each other on the campus. 8runette Jeannette, attractive and pleasant, was president of the young ladies in the now deceased North Hall. Her scholastic record rates among the best, while her extra-curricular activities have been many. Sturdy and staunch Lew has the honor of being Slippery Rock's only four letter man. In addition he holds the state high jump record which isn't so bad for a so-called small town boy Thus you see that with the combined talent of Miss Stone and Mr. Gilliland, great things can be expected of them in the future when perhaps they may be referred to as one yes, Mr, and Mrs.—well, you guess the rest. THE SENIOR CLASS AFTER four years, most Seniors, harbor memories of days spent at college. We are no exception. With the dawn of our last hours comes a distinct picture of what we have been, of what we have accomplished, and of those permanently fixed memories of experiences that we shall never forget. Freshmen . . . batteries of tests . . . new administration . . . getting our faces scrubbed with harsh soap . . . black cotton hose . . . green dinks . . . kissing the lion . . . making new friends . . . learning . . . adjusting . . . learning . . . adding power to athletic functions . . . socializing” . . . Sophomores . . . hazing . . . with restrictions . . . sophistication . . . merely a veneer ... cut system . . . three for all . . . chape! . . . once a week . . . dancing . . . twice a week . . . dogwood blossoms . . . nature trail . . . winter . . . bitterly cold . . . tower clock . . . shedding warmth . . . February 15 . . . Sophomore Prom . . . lettermen . . . track, tennis, soccer, football, basketball, swimming, gym team . . . fraternities . . . scholarship . . . friends . . . spring ... as you like it . . . twosomes ... examinations . . . home. Juniors . . . dancing in the Hut . . . Jack and Sniz remain . . . moonlight . . . silver nights . . . white shoes ... all year . . . Old Main . . . rendezvous for class and chat . . . Student Government just begun . . . Camera Club . . . frightening candids . . . swimming team . . . champions . . . gym team . . . grand exhibition . . . lettermen from our class in all sports . . . Patience . . . performance in New Castle . . . rifle team . . . varsity sport . . . new stadium officially dedicated . . . Prom . . . juniors dress up . . . spring . . . filmy dresses . . . grades . . vacation. 1938 CLASS Seniors . . . Miss Holaway . . . Fire! . . . Homecoming??? . . . student teaching . . . Boston football and Bunker Hill . . Student Government in working order . . . friendships renewed . . . Jack’s fourth year as president . . . autumn . . . season of mist and mellow fruitfulness ... ex- cept for history and philosophy . . . Senior Prom . . . with candid camera ... Dr. Entz . . . Dean of Men . . . gymnasium filled with fire refugees . . . basketball season . . . Grove City gets it in the neck twice . . . new student teachers . . . groundbreaking for million dollar building program . . . new student teachers . . . commencement looming just ahead . . . hurried conferences . . . job-hunters . . . spring formats . . . graduation . . . fearful farewells . . . good-bye . . . Alma Mater. OFFICERS Adams, Lois Slippery Rock, Pa.—Secondary Student Government, 4, Secretary, 4, Secretary of Finance Committee, 4; Cooperative Activities, 3-4,- Sigma Tau Delta, 3-4,- Mu Epsilon Theta, 3-4; Operas- lolanthe, 2, yeomen of the Guard, 4, Madrigal Club, 1-2-3, Secretary, 2, Vice-President, 3,- French Club, 1-2-3, Secretary, 2; Press Club, 2-3-4, President, 3; A Capella Choir, 2-3, English Singers, 2-3; Vespers Choir, 1-2-3-4; Editor of the Rocket, 3. Hobby: Dancing. • Barnes, Alfred J. Sharon, Pa. Health Education- y.M.C.A., 1-2-3-4; Glee Club, 2 Dramatic Club, 1-2; Varsity Club, 1-2-3-4; Skipping Club, 1-2-3-4; Varsity Basketball, 1-2-3-4, Varsity Tennis, 1-2-3-4; Class Football, 1-2; Varsity Football, 3-4, Class Soccer, 3-4; Class Volley Ball, 3-4. Hobby: Athletics, dancing. • Blisak, Julia Butler, Pa Elementary-Intermediate -Y.W.C.A., 4, Madrigal Club, 1-3, Travel Club, 2,- Open Road Club, 2; Class Hockey, 2; Class Basketball, 1. Hobby: Sports. • Bowman, Vivian Ruth Huntingdon, Pa.—Secondary-y.W.C.A., 1-2-3-4, W.A.A., 3-4, Sigma Tau Delta, 3-4, Women's Student Council, 4, Open Road Club, 1-2, French Club, 1-2; Dramatic Club, 1-2 Secretary of Open Road Club, 3. Hobby: Hiking. • Breakiron, Arthur Pittsburgh, Pa.- Health Education Camera Club, 3-4; Soccer, 1-2-3. Hobby: Photography. • Briggs, Loyal K. Russel, Pa. Health Education A.F.A., 1-2-3-4, y.M.C.A., 1, Varsity Club, 1-2-3-4, Varsity Track Team, 1-2-3-4, Class Basketball, 1-2-Intramural Bowling, 3. • Casile, Bruno Aspinwall, Pa. Secondary- Y.M.C.A., 2-3, Phi Sigma Pi, 2-3; Open Road Club, 3-4,• Sports, Interclass Basketball, 2-3, Basketball, 2 • Clokey, Ruth Pittsburgh, Pa.—Elementary Open Road, 1-2; y.W.C.A., 1, Madrigal, 4; Kindergarten Primary, 1-2-3-4. Hobby: Hiking. Cooper, Catherine -Ellwood City, Pa. Secondary P Gamma Mu, 3-4; Y.W.C.A., 1-2-3-4,- W.A.A., 1-2-3-4 Honorary Science Club, 4; Open Road Club, 1-2-3-4 Science Study Group, 1-2-3-4; Travel Club, 1; International Relations Club, 2-3; Camera Club, 4; Rifle Club, 4, Hockey, 1-2-3; Basketball, 1-2. Hobby: Archery. • Cornelius, Samuel LeRoy Portersville, Pa Secondary —Phi Sigma Pi, 4; Varsity Rifle Team, 3, Open Road Club, 1; Rifle, 2-3. Hobby: Playing. • Davis, Glenn R. North Bessemer, Pa.—Health Education Y.M.C.A., 1-2-3; Varsity Club, 1-2-3-4; Men's Glee Club, 4; Football, 1-2-3-4; Swimming, 1-2-3-4,- Track, 1-2-3-4; Interclass Basketball 1-2-3-4, Vesper Committee, 4. Hobby: Photography. • Denbow, Jack E. Evans City, Pa. Secondary—Phi Sigma Pi, 3-4; Sigma Tau Delta, 3-4, Y.M.C.A., 3-4,- Varsity Club, 1-2-3-4; Rifle Club, 3; Basketball, 1-2-3-4; Tennis, 1-2-3-4, Baseball, 1; Football, 1-2, President of Class, 1-2-3-4. Hobbies: Basketball, Tennis, Ping-pong, Dancing. • Dougherty, Peggy Pittsburgh, Pa.— Health Education W.A.A., 1-2-3-4; Swimming, 1, Hockey, 4, Interclass Basketball, 2; Hobby: Sports. • Douglass, Jane Slippery Rock, Pa.—Secondary—Dramatic Club, 1-2, Open Road Club, 4, Honorary Science Club, 4; Study Group, 3,-Y.W.C.A., 2-3-4, Cabinet Member, 4. Hobby: Natwie Collections. • Drysdale, Christine Tarentum, Pa. Elementary—Y.W. C.A., 1-2; A CapeMa Choir, 1-2-3; Orchestra, 1-2-3; Women's Governing Board, 2; Open Road Club, 1-2-3, Secondary, 3; Kindergarten Primary, 1-2; Baton, 3, Rifle Club, 3. • Dyer, E. Ellsworth Slippery Rock, Pa. - Secondary Y.M.C.A., 1; Senior Open Road Club, 1-2,- Travel Club, 1; Hobby: Dancing, Hiking. Ferguson, Jean Valencia, Pa.- Health Education V.W. C.A., 1-2-3-4; W.A.A., 1-2-3-4, Madrigal Club, 2-3, Interclass Sports—Hockey, 2; Basketball, 1-2-3; V Cabinet, 3. Hobby: Sleeping. • Garraway, Leonard Homestead, Pa.—Secondary—Open Road Club, 1; Dramatic Club, 1; Vesper Choir, 1-2-3-4; Men's Glee Club, 1-2-3-4; Mu Epsilon Theta, 4. Hobby: Music. • Gilliland, Lewis Erie, Pa.- Health Education- Dramatic Club, 1; Varsity Club, 2-3-4; Skipping Club, 4; Varsity Swimming, 1-2-3-4; Varsity Track, 1-2-3-4; Varsity Football, 1-2-3-4; Varsity Gym Team, 2; Class Basketball, 1-2-3-4; Class Soccer, 1-2; Class Volleyball, 3-4. Hobby: Dating. • Glaspey, Ruth Madalyn— Slippery Rock, Pa.—Secondary—Y.W.C.A., 1-2-3-4; Women's Glee Club, 1-2-3; A Cappella Choir, 1-2-4; Press Club, 4 years; Travel Club, 1-2; Sigma Tau Delta, 2-3-4, Secretary,- Mu Epsilon Theta, 2-3-4. • Goode Virginia N. Pittsburgh, Pa. Elementary y. W.C.A., 2; Dramatics, 2-3; Play Production, 4; Dramatic Club, 3-4, Debate Club, 4, Kindergarten Primary Club, 1-2-3-4; Madrigal Club, 1-3-4. Hobbies: Dancing, Hiking. • Graham, Mary Pitcairn, Pa. Elementary Band, 1-2-3-4; y.W.C.A., 1-2-3; Student Advisory Group, 3; Mu Epsilon Theta, 4; Madrigal Club, 1; Baton, 1-2-4, Glee Club, 3-4; Kindergarten Primary, 1-2, Treasurer, 1; Rifle Club, 3-4. Hobby: Scrap Books. • Harris, Kenneth -Greensburg, Pa. -Secondary Press Club, 2-3-4,- International Relations, 2-3-4, Sigma Tau Delta, 2-3-4, President, 3; Student Government Association, 4, President, 4 •Harrison, J. Ernest McKeesport, Pa. -Secondary Y.M.C.A., 1-2, International Relations, 3-4; Phi Sigma Pi, 2-4; Gamma Theta Upsilon, 3-4, President, 4, Cooperative Activities, 1-2-3-4, Chairman, 4 Intercollegiate Conference on Government, 3-4. Hobby: Traveling. Hartzell, Helen—Slippery Rock, Pa. Secondary Elementary-Alpha Psi Omega, 3-4; French Club, 1-2-3, Secretary, 3; Madrigal Club, 1-2, Women's Glee Club, 3; Press Club, 4; Skipping Club, 2-3-4; W.A.A., 1-2. Hobbies: Dance a Bit, Sing a Bit, Love a Bit. • Hastings, Harold Freedom, Pa. Health Education--Phi Sigma Pi, 3-4; Drum Major, 3-4; Gym Team, 2-3-4; Soccer, 2-3-4; Varsity Club, 2-3-4; Business Manager of Band, 4. • Hauth, John Trafford, Pa. -Secondary—Kappa Gamma, 3-4; y.M.C.A., 1; Debate Club, 3-4; Dramatic Club, 1; Varsity Club, 3-4; Basketball, 3-4, Tennis, 3-4, Class Basketball, 3-4 Hobby Ping-pong. • Headland, Lois Wilma Slippery Rock, Pa.- Intermediate A Capella Choir, 3-4; Rocket Staff, 3; Women's Glee Club, 1-2-3-4,-Dramatic Club, 1; Travel, 1; Press Club, 2-3-4, Vice-President of Glee Club, 3. Hobby: Chorus Work. • Herholz, Dorothea Lydia -Pine Island, N. Y. -Health Education—Pi Gamma Mu, 3-4, Vice-President, 3-4, Vesper Choir, 2-3-4, A Capella Choir, 2-3-4, Secretary, 4; Operas, 2-3-4; Rifle Club, 2; Gym Team, 3-4; Hockey, 3-4; Basketball, 2-3-4, Volleyball, 2-3-4. Hobbies: Music, Reading, Sports • Hilliard, LaVonc -Slippery Rock, Pa.—Secondary -Gamma Tau Upsilon, 2-3-4, President, 4; Pi Gamma Mu, 3-4,- Open Road Club, 1-2-3; Honorary Science Club, 3-4; International Relations Club, 1-2-3-4; Travel Club, 1-2,- Skipping Club, 1-2; W.A.A., 1-2; Hockey Team, 2; Class Basketball, 1; President Travel Club, 2. Hobby: Dancing. • Imbrie, Margaret Butler, Pa. Elementary Y.W.C.A., 1-2-3; Dramatic Club; Open Road; Art,- Baton. Hobbies: Art, Craftwork. • Johnston, B. Albert Butler, Pa. Health Education Open Road Club, 3; Current Problems Club, 2,- Men's Glee Club, 3-4; Camera Club, 4,- Soccer, 1; Interclass Basketball, 1-2-3,- Baseball, 1-2-3-4. Hobbies: Landscape Gardening, Art Collections. Joy, John A. Butler, Pa. Health Education Varsity Club, 4; Y.M.C.A., 1-3; Phi Sigma Pi, 3; Mu Epsilon Theta, 4, Men's Glee Club, 1-2 3; President, 3; A Capella Choir, 2-3-4, President, 3; Rifle Club, 1-3-4; Football, 2-3; Baseball, 1-2-3; Gym Team 3-4; Rifle Team, 3-4, Manager of Track Team, 3-4; Historian of Phi Sigma Pi, 4,-Class Vice-President, 3. Hobby: Sports. • Kaufman, Jean Butler, Pa. Elementary Press Club, 2-3-4; Rocket Staff, 1-2-3-4, Editor of Rocket, 3; Student Council, 4; Pi Gamma Mu, 3-4; International Relations, 1-2-3; Camera Club, 3; W.A.A., 1-2-3-4, President of Press Club, 3; Assistant Editor of Saxigena, 3. • Kildare, Grace Agnes —Pittsburgh, Pa.—Elementary—Y.W.C.A , 1-2-3-4; A Cappella Choir, 1; Kindergarten Primary Club, 2-3; International Relations Club, 2-3-4; Travel Club, 2, French Club, 2-3; Rifle Club, 4, Open Road Club, 4; Dramatic Club, 4. Hobbies: Tap Dancing, Skating. • Kelly, Bettie Bruin, Pa.- Kindergarten-Primary Y.W. C.A., 1-2-4; Kindergarten-Primary Club, 1; Glee Club, 4; Madrigal Club, 2; Press Club, 2-4; W.A.A., 1-2-4; Social Service Secretary of Y.W.C.A., 2. Hobby: Reading. • Kennedy, Jean Elizabeth Oil City, Pa. Elementary— Y.W.C.A., 1-2-3-4; Mu Epsilon Theta. 4 International Relations Club, 1-2-3-4; Vesper Choir, 1-2-3-4,- Glee Club, 1-2; A Cappella Choir, 2-3-4■ Open Road Club, 3; Kindergarten-Primary Club, 1-2-3; Treasurer of Mu Epsilon Theta, 4. Hobby: Reading • Kling, Pearl Amelia -Etna, Pa.—Secondary Y.W.C.A., 1-4; W.A.A., 1-2- 3-4; Student Governing Board, 1-2-3; Baton Club, 1; Madrigal Club, 1-2-3, Treasurer, 3; Travel Club, 1-2; A Cappella Choir, 3-4, Secretary, 4, Rifle Club, 1-2-3-4, Recording Secretary, 3-4, Gamma Theta Upsilon, 3-4, Secretary-Treasurer, 4; Mu Epsilon Theta, 4. Hobbies: Shooting and Music. • Kocher, Ruthene Elizabeth Zelienople, Pa.—Elementary—Y.W.C.A., 1-2-3-4; W.A.A., 1-2-3-4; Press Club, 3-4; International Relations, 3-4,- Dramatic Club, 1, Pi Gamma Mu, 4, Treasurer of Y.M.C. A., 4; Rocket Staff, 3-4. Hobby: Hiking. • Koglin, Elsie Pittsburgh, Pa. Health Education—W.A.A., Governing Board, 2-3-4; Vice-President, 3-4; Y.W.C.A., 1-2; Phi Delta Pi, 2-3-4; Dramatic Club, 1-2; Rifle Club, 1-2, Hockey, 1-2-3-4,- Interclass Volley Ball and Basketball, 1 -2-3-4; Swimming, 1-2; Examiner in Life Saving, 2-3-4; Corresponding Secretary of Phi Delta Pi, 3-4. Hobby: Collecting Dishes. SENIORS Kukic, Mildred -Pittsburgh, Pa. Elementary y.W.C.A., 1- 2; W.A.A., 3-4, Madrigal Club, 3-4. Rifle Club, 4, Kindergarten Primary Club, 1-2-3-4; Interclass Basketball, 2- 3. Hobby: Tennis. • Kukic, Mike—Pittsburgh, Pa. Health Education Varsity Club, 2-3-4; Secretary-Treasurer, 4, Soccer, 2-3,- Class Basketball, 2-3; Class Track, 1,- Swimming Manager, 2-3-4; Gym Team Manager, 2-3-4. Hobby: Sports. • Lawrence, Betty Louise Emlenton, Pa. -Secondary -Student Council, 3-4; y.W. C.A., 4; Band, 1-2-3-4; Gamma Theta Upsilon, 4; Camera Club, 1-2-3-4; Rifle Club, 4; Honorary Science Club, 3-4, Dramatic Club, 1; Basketball, 1; President South Hall Student Council, 4; Publicity Manager Gamma Theta Upsilon, 4. Hobby: Nature. • Lieberman, Harold B. Latrobe, Pa.—Secondary—y.M.C.A., 2-3-4; B.S.A., 1-2-3; Cheer Leader, 1; Honorary Science Club, 3-4; Men's Glee Club, 4; Open Road Club, 2-3-4, Rifle Club, 4,- Camera Club, 4; Assistant Scout Master, 1-2-3; Open Road Club, Vice-President, 3, President, 4; Science Study Group, 2-3-4. Hobbies: Hiking, Archery, Hunting. • Liken, Dale Evans City, Pa.—Health Education- -Men’s Glee Club, 2-3-4; Orchestra, Symphony, 1-2, Band, 1-2-4; Y.M.C.A., 1-2; Vesper Choir, 2; Varsity Club, 4; Dramatic Club, 1; Open Road Club, 1-2,- Rifle Club, 2; Soccer, 1-2; Gym Team, 3-4; Track, 1-2; Intramural Sports, 1-2-3-4. Hobby: Photography. •Lindsey, Mary Elizabeth Butler, Pa. -Secondary—Sigma Tau Delta, 3-4; Mu Epsilon Theta, 3-4; y.W.C.A., 3-4; Glee Club, 3-4, President, 3; A Capella Choir, 3-4 Debate, 3-4,- Press Club, 3-4; Rocket Staff, 3-4, Current Problems Club, 1-2. Hobbies: Music, Reading. Lockley, Harry L.—New Castle, Pa.—Secondary Gamma Theta Upsilon, 4; Current Events Club, 2; Open Road Club, 3; Commuter's Club, 1-2-3,- Intramural Basketball, 2. Hobby: Taking Snapshots • Lower, Marie Roaring Spring, Pa.-Health Education Phi Delta Pi, 2-3-4, Chaplain, 3, Corresponding Secretary, 4, W.A.A., 1-2-3-4, Executive Board, Recording Secretary, President, 3-4; Student Government, 4; Rifle Club, 1-2-3-4; Student Government President Day Students, 4, Dramatic Club, 1-2; Madrigal Club, 1; Gym Team, 3-4, Class Hockey, Basketball, Volley Ball, 1-2-3-4; Honorary Varsity Basketball and Hockey, 1-2-3-4; Class Swimming, 1; Girls' Rifle Team. 3. Marvin, Dori New Castle, Pa.—Elementary Alpha Psi Omega, 3-4, President, 4; Y.W.C.A., 2-3; Dramatic Club, 1-2-3-4, President, 3, Rifle Club, 2-3, Secretary, 2; Intramural Playday, 3. • Maslanik, Stephen—Aliquippa, Pa.—Secondary -Phi Sigma Pi, 2-3-4, Vice-President, 3, President, 3-4, Y.M.C.A., 1-3-4, Cabinet Member, 3-4 Rocket Staff, 2-3-4; Saxigena Staff, 2-3, Editor, 3; Honorary Science Club, 3-4, Press Club, 2-3-4: Soccer, 1-2 Swimming, 4; Interclass Basketball, 1-3-4; Interclass Football, 2,- Intcrclass Bowling, 2-3; Class Historian, 4; Intercollegiate Government Conference, 3-4. Hobbies: Sports, Photography, Mathematics. • Meals, Raymond Pittsburgh, Pa.—Health Education Varsity Club, 1-2-3-4 Football, 1-2-3-4, Co-captain, 4; Basketball, 3-4 Class Basketball, 1-2; Soccer, 1-2-3-4; Class Baseball, 1-2-3-4; Track, 1-2-3-4, Class Volley Ball, 1-2-3-4; Vice-President Senior Class, 4 President Varsity Club, 4. Hobby: Trips to Pittsburgh. • Milko, Catherine New Kensington, Pa. -Elementary - Y.W.C.A., 1, Kindergarten Primary Club, 1-3; Senior Open Road, 3-4,• International Relations Club, 4 Dramatic Club, 1-2. Hobbies: Nature Study, Reading. • McKee, Adelaide Pittsburgh, Pa.—Elementary—Kappa Gamma, 3-4, Secretary, 4; Y.W.C.A., 1-2, Cabinet, 2,-Debate Team, 3-4; W.A.A., 1-2-3-4, Executive Board, 3; Madrigal Club, 1, Kindergarten Primary Club, 1-3-4 Senior Open Road, 4; Dramatic Club, 1� Interclass Volleyball, 1. Hobbies: Dancing, Swimming. • Mong, Jean West Monterey, Pa. -Health Education- Open Road, 1- 2; W.A.A., 1-2-3-4; Class Hockey, 1-2-3; Class Basketball, 1-2-3-4; Current Problems, 4; Rifle Club, 2- 3-4; Madrigal Club, 4, International Relations, 4, Class Volleyball, 3-4; Dramatic Club, 1 • Moss, Nancy White —Beaver Falls, Pa.—Elementary Glee Club, 4, Y.W. C.A., 1-2; Kindergarten Primary, 1-2-3; Open Road Club, 1. Hobby: Dogs • Orr, Margarette L. Harrisville, Pa. —Elementary—Y.W.C. A., 4; Madrigal Club, 1-2-3; Kindergarten Primary Club, 2. Hobbies: Picture and Poetry Collections. SENIORS Polovina, Diana Aliquippa, Pa. Elementary Dramatic Club, 1-4; Open Road Club, 1-2-3-4; Debate Club, 1-4; French Club, 1; Camera Club, 3, Treasurer, 3; Baton Club, 4; V. A. A., 3. Hobbies: Hiking, Photography, Quotation Collection • Parke, Robert Earle New Kensington, Pa. Secondary Y.M.C.A., 1-2-3-4, Secretary, 2, Vice-President, 4, Chairman, 4, Rifle Club, 3 Varsity Club, 3-4j Varsity Track and Football Manager, 1-2-3-4; Class Basketball, 1-2-3-4. Class Baseball, 3-4; Varsity Tennis, 3; Fire Lieutenant Men's South Hall, 3-4. Hobby: Baseball and Sports in General • Phillips, Daris E.—Charleroi, Pa—Health Education Y.W.C.A., 1-2-3-4,- W.A.A., 1-2-3-4; Dramatic Club, 1-2-3, Vice-President, 2, President, 3; Varsity Hockey, 1 -2-3-4,- Class Basketball and Volleyball, 1-2-3-4, Gym Team, 3-4. Hobby: Art. • Plunkett, Elizabeth Ambridge, Pa. Health Education Y.W.C.A., 1-2-3-4, W.A.A., 1-2-3-4, Student Government Board, 3; A Cappella Choir, 4, Women's Glee Club, 3-4,- Class Hockey, 1-2-3,- Class Volleyball, 1-2-3-4. Hobbies: Horseback Riding, Dancing. • Pochyba, Sophie Ambridge, Pa.—Elementary- Y.W. C.A., 4,- Open Road Club, 1; Madrigal Club, 2; Kindergarten Primary Club, 1-2; Dramatic Club, 1-2; Baton Club, 3. Hobbies: Tennis and Books. • Ribka, John— New Kensington, Pa.—Health Education Men's Glee Club, 2-3; Varsity Club, 2-3-4; y.M.C.A., 1-2-3,- Gymnastic Team Captain, 1 -2-3-4; Treasurer of Glee Club, 3. Hobby: Dancing. • Robins, Morton Pittsburgh, Pa.—Secondary Mu Epsilon Theta, 4, A Cappella Choir, 3-4, President, 4; English Singers, 3-4,- Opera, 3-4, Dramatics, 3, Alpha Psi Omega, 4; Y.M.C.A., 4,- Press Club, 4; Baton Club, 4. Hobby: Music • Sacari, Helen Aliquippa, Pa. -Elementary -Y.W.C.A., 4; Travel Club, 2; Madrigal Club, 2-3,- Open Road Club, 1, Baton Club, 4. Hobby: Tennis. Shannon, Gloria Ann Reynoldsville, Pa. Health Education—W.A.A., 1-2-3-4; Madrigal Club, 2-3; Alpha Psi Omega, 3, Vice-President, 4, Dramatic Club, 1, Class Hockey, Basketball and Volleyball, 1-2-3-4. •Silverman, Natalie -Butler, Pa. -Secondary-Intermediate Baton Club, 2; International Relations Club, 2-3-4, Secretary, 2-3; French Club, 1-2; Press Club, 2-3-4, Secretary, 3-4; Rocket Staff, 2-3-4; Women's Glee Club, 2-3; Sigma Tau Delta, 3-4. Hobby: Music. • Snizik, John William Clairton, Pa.—Health Education—Y.M.C.A., 3; Glee Club, 1-2-3; Varsity Club, 1-2-3-4, Varsity Club Minstrel, 2- 3; Swimming Team, 2-3-4, Captain, 4; Basketball, 3, Football, 1; Track, 1-2; Soccer Manager, 3-4. Intramural Class Manager Basketball, 1; Intramural Basketball and Track, 1-2-3; Class Treasurer, 2-3-4; Student Government Board, 3. Hobby: Sports. • Steinberg, Nathaniel Ambridge, Pa.—Secondary Kdppa Gamma, 2-3-4, Treasurer, 3, President, 4; Phi Sigma Pi, 2-3-4, Vice-President, 3- 4,- Honorary Science Club, 3-4, Mu Epsilon Ibeta, 3-4 Student Council, 4, Debate, 2-3-4; Open Road Club, 1-2-3,- Press Club, 1-2-3; Symphony Orchestra, 1-2-3-4, Band, 1-2-3-4, Activities Orchestra, 1-2-3-4, Debate Club President, 4. Hobby: Music • Stone, Jeannette M. Beaver, Pa.- Health Education-W.A.A., 1-2-3-4, Y.W.C.A., I, Phi Delta Pi, 2-3-4, Treasurer, 4, Historian, 3; Rifle (2), Dramatic (1); Skipping Club, '4); Hon. Hockey Team, 2-3-4; Class Basketball and Volleyball 1-2-3-4, Gym Team, 3-4, President Student Council of North Hall, 4. Hobbies: Tap Dancing, Golf. • Stoops, Chester Slippery Rock, Pa. Secondary Freshman Open Road Club, 1; Sophomore Scientific Society, 1-2; Y.M.C.A , 1-2-3; Camera Club, 2-3-4, Honorary Science C lub, 3-4. Hobby: Radio. • Straile, John Freedom, Pa. Health Education Y M.C.A., 2-3, Cabinet, 2; Varsity Club, 1-2-3-4; Swimming Team, 1, Soccer, 2-3-4; Gym Team, 2-3-4, Captain, Class Basketball, 1 -2-3-4, Class Football, 1; Track, 3. Hobbies: Gym and Apparatus Work, Sports, Interest in Chemistry Field. • Swetek, Stephen West Newton, Pa. Secondary Phi Sigma Pi, 3-4, Treasurer, 4, Honorary Science Club, 3-4, Band, 3-4, Freshman and Senior Open Road Club 1-2-3-4, President, 1-3, Vice-President, 2-4, Class Football, 2; Treasurer of Phi Sigma Pi, 4. Hobbies: Taxidermy, Nature Study. Varnum, Robert M. Slippery Rock, Pa. Secondary Kappa Gamma, 3-4, President, 4, Alpha Psi Omega, 3-4, Orchestra, 1-2-3-4; Band, 12-3-4; Vesper Choir, 3-4 Student Grange, 1-2; Dramatic Club, 1-2; Men's Glee Club, 1-2-3-4, Baton Club, 1; Debating Club, 3-4, Secretary, 4, Varsity Debate, 3-4, Commuter's Club, 1-2-3-4. • Walker, Glenn New Kensington, Pa. Secondary Phi Sigma Pi, 2-3-4, Assistant Secretary, 3; Mu Theta F.psilon, 4; Symphony Orchestra, 1-2-3,- Y.M.C.A., 1; Saxigena Staff, 3, Assistant Editor, 3, Vesper Choir, 2-3-4, Honorary Science Club, 3-4, Rifle Club, 2-3-4, Secretary, 4; Open Road Club, 1-2-3-4, Rifle Team, 4; Senior Red Cross Life Saving, 2, Class Treasurer, 1, Business Manager Men's Glee Club, 4. Hobby: Nature Study. • Wallace, Charles Class Football, 1-2, Class Basketball, 1-2; y.M.C.A., 1- 2; Class Baseball, 1-2; International Relations Club, 4. • Walter , Etta Mar , Pa. Health Education Phi Delta Pi, 3-4, Pres'dent, 3-4, Y.W.C.A., 1, W.A.A., 1-2-3-4, Executive Board, 2-3-4, Student Council of North Hall, 2- 3-4, Student Representative, 4; Rifle Club, 1-2-3; Dramatic Club, 1; Gym Team, 3-4; Class Hockey, Volleyball, Basketball, 1-2-3-4. Hobby: Tuesday Dances. • Wcibel, Gerald Vincent Erie, Pa. Secondary Gamma Theta Upsilon, 3-4 Varsity Club, 3-4,- Football, 2- 3-4. Hcbby: Sports. • White, Keith Nixon, Pa. Health Education Open Road Club, 1-2, Rifle Club, 3-4 Class Football, 1; Class Basketball, 2-3-4; Debate Club, 1-2- • William , Ralph V. John town, Pa. Health Education Varsity Track and Inter-class, 1-2-3; Interclass Football, 1-2,- Gym Team, 3; Mu Epsilon Theta, Vice-president, 3-4,- Men's Glee Club, Accompanist, 2-3-4, President, 4; Open Road Club, 2,- Rifle Club, 3; Varsity Club, 3-4, Director of Minstrel, 4, Activities Orchestra, 2-3-4, Leader, 3-4; Y.M.C A., 1-2. Hobby: Playing piano and composing popular music • Wingrove, Melvin Connellsville, Pa. Health Education Y.M.C.A., 2-3; VarsityClub, 2-3-4; Interclass Basketball, 2-3-4; Football, 1-2-3-4. Hobby: Scrap Book of Spo ts. Bennet, George Washington, III Large, Pa. Secondary —Bancj, 1-3, Secretary, 3; Orchestra, 1; Y.M.C.A., 1-2-3-4, Secretary, 3, Activities Orchestra, 1-2-3-4; Gamma Theta Upsilon, 4; Press Club, 3-4, Feature Editor, 4. Interclass Football, 2. Hobbies: Music, Sports, Newspaper Work. • Woods, Margaret Wilkinsburg- Elementary-Kindergarten Primary W.A.A., 2-3-4, Dramatic Club, 2-3; Kindergarten-Primary Club, 1-2-3; Hockey Team, 2-3,- Class Volleyball, 1-2-3-4. SENIOR’S AUTOGRAPHS THE JUNIOR CLASS PROM the time the Junior Class entered Slippery Rock as freshmen it has held an outstanding place on the Campus. This success had its beginning early in the fall of 1935 when as verdant freshmen it held its own against the all-powerful sophomores. This success and spirit of cooperation has followed the class through its years of progress at Slippery Rock. In the past two years the Class of ’39 has contributed much to athletics, both for men and women, to dramatics, music, social life, and high scholastic standing of the school. Although many original members are gone, the Class has continued to uphold its record. The Class has had a fine junior year, and for this it expresses its thanks to Dr. E. B. Cottrell, our class adviser. Among the activities of the Class was the annual Prom which was held on January 29 in Gymnasium A. To the juniors has been given the honor of editing the Saxigena of 1938 in which we endeavor to show our appreciation to the outgoing Seniors whose vacant place we shall attempt to fill. To the Seniors we offer our sincere wishes for the future. JUNIORS i I There's that Billie Naismith and Olga Long...Ned Engle, the future chemistry professor, and Walt McGary, the world’s fastest runner . . look at the health ed. stride on Margaret Jane and Marion Brown . . . and here we have the lad with a million lives, Al Stepnick, and Tiny DeBernardi, the perfect host in the dining room ... it looks mighty cold, but these gals can take it . . . the socially prominent Fred Ptucha and Bob Shannon . . . there are smiles that make you happy and Dixon, Long, and McClain are the models for this brand . . . Task, tsk, I wonder what these boys are laughing at. . . . three campus debs . . . Peggy Fehl, a darn cute kid . . . these boys look like students to me . . . Mr. Scow-den and Mr. Hats Koewri looking at you. Too bad Hats decided to leave us . . . Who's that handsome blond? . . . two more husky health ed. girls, Dixie and Grade Allen . . . in this corner, ladies and gentlemen, we have Mickey Boal, Wilkins-burg's Casanova. MORE JUNIORS Three roommates bound for lunch at the church . . . No truckin’, Cotty. Can’t you follow Miss Eckley’s example 5 . . . this looks like Olive Thompson to us. If we re wrong don’t tell anybody ... a student in our midst . . . Betty Moat and the campus clown, Thor Olson . . . Get that devilish look off your face, Jimmy Hines. We know you’ve been up to no good . . . What a trio . . . Another student. We’re beginning to think people are carrying books around just for the effect . . . Smile for the birdie . . . Isn't this the lad who keeps our campus looking neat in spite of all our attempts to make it look otherwise? . . . Look at the grins on Helen Otto and Doc Sutherin. They look mighty pleased about something . . . My don’t we look cozy . . . just three of the lads . . . AND MORE JUNIORS This must be a class . . . and this looks like another class. I’ll bet it's bacteriology . . . H. Kenyon McCoy; the actor, and F.ddie Nahas, the basketball star . . three very prominent juniors . . . Dunnie and Jack Davis . . . Sid Harris, the philosopher? ... are these Juniors’? There must be some mistake . . . We’re going to quit if they stick any more Seniors in on us. It’s unfair to organized labor . . . This might be a version of the three bears . . . and here we have a varsity man and a debater . . Oh, boy, what a scoop for our paper. We’ve actually cornered these three at once . . . “Pig” Swartz, Andy Krovonak, and Bill Hinds . . just three jolly juniors. THE class of 1940 has excelled in the three great activities of college life: scholastically, high standards have been maintained by placing many students on the honor roll; athletically, much material has been provided for such varsity sports as football, basketball, track, swimming, and soccer,- and socially, our obligations have been fulfilled by presenting a unique Prom” which was held on March 12. Because of the North Hall fire, we did not have the opportunity to ’’serve’’ the freshmen in the usual manner. However, we did acquaint the newcomers with the traditions and customs of Slippery Rock. We especially regret that we did not have the opportunity to participate in a Sophomore-Freshmen Field Day. Shortly after the opening of the school year, the following students were elected as class officers: George Kline, president; Josephine Banichar, vice-president,- Ethel Kislig, secretary; Clarence Aikey, treasurer. Dr. B. H. Dimit, as faculty adviser, has successfully guided us through the year. THE FRESHMAN CLASS ON REGISTRATION DAY, we, the class of '41 were typical green’’ freshmen. True to tradition, we walked around the campus the next day as if we were the mighty sophomores. This lordly attitude was soon a defeated one when dinks, placards, and armbands became a necessity. Even though many hardships were endured, we were a jolly, cheerful bunch of frosh”. We are represented in almost all of the extra-curricular activities. We rate an excellent standing in football, basketball, soccer, dramatics, and the various musical activities. We are very proud of the fact that one of the best nature students that has ever attended Slippery Rock State Teachers College is a member of our class. The high-light of the year for the Freshman Class was the Prom, which was held in the gymnasium on April 30. No doubt it started some of the freshmen on their social career Not only we frosh , but many of the upper classmen turned out at this gala affair. Although the burning of North Hall was not a traditional event, we freshmen survived as nobly as our fellow students. Because of this fire all the events that had been planned for the yearly field day between the freshmen and sophomores were cancelled, and the freshmen regulations were no longer enforced. Thus ends the beginning of our college life,- and we, the Freshman Class, hope to live up to the standard of the College in years to come. � Book Three tj ORGANIZATIONS t THE editor of the Saxigena Staff is elected every year from the Junior Class. He undertakes to issue a year-book covering the lives of graduating seniors here at Slippery Rock for the last four years, all sports activities on the campus as well as class-work and club and fraternity participation. The editor appoints his business manager, photographers, and writers with the aim in mind of grooming some one of them for the editorship the following year. We of the Saxigena staff have tried to include within these covers everything of importance that has happened on the campus during the last two semesters. We have spent many hours trying to make the Saxigena for '38 different from any that has been hitherto issued at Slippery Rock. Our success in this project is judged by your enjoyment of the annual. If we have fulfilled our purpose we are glad, but if we have not, we at least know that we have issued, to the best of our time and ability, the SAXIGENA of STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, SLIPPERY ROCK, PA., for the year 1938. SAXIGENA I STAFF I 1938 STAFF FRED PTUCHA BILLIE NAISMITH GOLDIE MARSHALL THOR OLSON CHARLES SHAMBURG DONALD WEST WAYNE GOSS OLGA LONG EDWARD CANDIOTO ADA SMITH LORAINE PAUL ART AMMON BETTY ACKER ERMA MOORE LOUISE LEOLTA DOC SUTHERIN RAY HARTSTEIN EUGENIA BALSLEY JOHN READE ROBERT RAMSEY WM. MANKE THE PRESS CLUB IN 1935 a Press Club was organized on the Campus. The main function is supervising the semi-monthly publication of the Rocket, the official school paper. The Rocket is the only medium of literary expression on the campus at the present time, and the entire student body is urged to contribute articles. Those possessing some writing ability are invited to join the Press Club, and later they take active part in publishing the paper. The officers are Eugenia Balsley, Editor-in-Chief; Louise Liotta, Erma Moore, Associate Editors,- Arthur Ammon, Consulting Editor. The present members are: Ruth Glaspey, Eleanor Cottrell, Lois Adams, Margaret Lindsay, Jean Kaufmann, Natalie Silverman, Olga Long, Margaret Fehl, Douglas Lehman, Lois Headland, Don West, Wayne Goss, John Reed, Jo Banichar, Ray Hartstein, Betty Lou Orr, Margarest Eakin, Betty Taylor, Shirley Butler, Marta Francis, Sibylla Naismith, Frank Hillgartner, George Bennett, Andree Cataio, Mort Robins, Mary DePaola, and Douglas Lehman. The faculty adviser is Dr. Russell Thomas. THE ACTIVITIES ORCHESTRA THE Activities Orchestra has made great progress since its advent as a permanent organization on this campus seven years ago under the sponsorship of the Cooperative Activities Association. In addition to providing the rhythm for the Tuesday and Thursday night swing sessions, the orchestra presides at the Saturday night dances and the yearly Co-Ed Dance held by the girls. It also fills a number of out-of-town engagements. The organization is composed of Ralph Williams, George Bennet, Charles Barnhart, Nathaniel Steinberg, Howard Sample, Earl Williams, and Edward Scholsberg. These men attribute their success to Benny Goodman, who copied their style so that the general public outside of Slippery Rock could enjoy it too. COLLEGE BAND ONE of the outstanding organizations on our campus is the Band Under the direction of Robert W. Yingling, the conglomeration of notes, instruments, and musicians is rapidly changed each fall, into the flashy, inspiring group which is in great demand at many campus and outside activities. Composed of a group of ambitious, conscientious students who desire to further their musical abilities, the Band meets once a week for rehearsals. Handicapped by this minimum amount of time and by the small instrumentation, the Band is still able to render some of the most difficult compositions in a very acceptable manner. Attired in green and white uniforms and led by our high stepping, baton-twirling Drum Major, the Band was easily one of the outstanding organizations in the Armistice Day parade held at Evans City. In addition to appearing in holiday parades the Band also plays for such events as football and basketball games, chapel, and pep meetings. This year the Band had the honor of playing before several state authorities who were present for our ground-breaking program. THE COLLEGE SYMPHONY THF College Symphony Orchestra is composed of students whose main interest is instrumental music. The group meets each week on Mondays at seven o'clock. The aim of the group is to coordinate its efforts toward the perfection of the difficult classics. Mr. Robert Yingling wields the baton and aids tremendously in this direction. Throughout the year the orchestra has had a chance to display its talent by accompanying the opera The Yeoman of the Guard, as well as various other dramatic productions. The group also gave a concert in the chapel and played for the gym exhibit. The officers are: president.......... RAYMOND HARTSTEIN Secretary......... . MARGARET FEHL Business Manaser......... .. .RALPH WILLIAMS Director...............MR. ROBERT YINGLING THE STRING QUARTET THE String Quartet, in its third year of organization, is accomplishing its goal—a well-knit chamber ensemble. The activity requires very diligent study and perseverance. The group practices weekly and strives toward perfection, despite the fact that it is not supervised. The quartet, this year as in the past, has played for the local women’s clubs, the teas, banquets, and parent-teacher meetings. They hope to continue their work and intend bringing more of the great masters closer to the people of Slippery Rock. Gladys Patterson, who will graduate this May, will be missed, as she is one of the original four. The quartet at present consists of: first violin, Raymond E. Hartstein,- second violin, William Ewing,- viola, Edith Denniston; cello, Gladys Patterson. THE VESPER CHOIR EACH Sunday evening at six-fifteen a group of twenty-eight robed singers open the vesper services with a processional leading to the stage of the college chapel. They signify peace, calm, reverence, and devotion which makes up the beauty of the music in the vesper hour. During the college year there are various special programs offered, and among the most impressive of all events on Slippery Rock campus are the Christmas and Easter vesper services. In the dim candle-light the choir fills the air with the Christmas anthems and hymns of all times. With sense of power and sincerity they make the Eastertide more meaningful by a cantata on Palm Sunday. The choir has several informal gatherings during the year. The gayest and most delightful of these has been a party given by the choir director. Then too, the students and townspeople are always pleasantly wakened the morning before leaving school for the holidays by the familiar melodies of the old, yet ever new, carols of the Christmas Season. The Vesper Choir has long served its purpose through the years, setting up traditions that will always bring fond memories of our school. We may say with all sincerity “may it never cease. A CAPPELLA CHOIR THREE years aso Mr. Yingling organized one of the most dignified musical organizations on the campus the A Cappella Choir. A Cappella is derived from Italian and means without accompaniment. At the first of each year, Mr. Yingling holds tryouts and selects about fifty persons who have suitable voices, who appreciate fine music, and who are willing to sacrifice their time for this worthy organization. The music of the organization is taken from the works of the greatest composers. This year the choir members have secured green and white robes and present a striking appearance. The choir usually sings in assembly. It has also made trips to other colleges, high schools and churches. This year it visited the Mid-Western Teachers' Convention at New Castle. Officers Pres.dent....................... MORTON ROBINS Vice-President..............GOLDIE MARSHALL Secretary.........................PEARL KLING Director.................MR. R. W. YINGLING ENGLISH SINGERS IF YOU should hear someone saying, No eat, no sing, you can be almost sure that he is a member of the English Singers. The members of this group are Lois Adams, Goldie Marshall, Virginia Westlake, Doris Reibold, Mariam Eaken, Mary Jane Hall, Howard Sample, Frank Rogers, Morton Robbins, and Charles Barnhart. The English Singers have made numerous appearances at high school and college assemblies, professional luncheons, service-club meetings, radio broadcasts, and a formal concert. Their repertory ranges from musical selections of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries up to and including modern arrangements. They have a diversified program varying from secular counterpoint in minor to gay, amorous madrigals. An Old English custom was to sing while gathered around the banquet table,- the English Singers observe this tradition by gathering around a table to sing. The trip to the George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee, was the high spot of the year. At this time they participated in a broadcast of a joint program of music and dramatics depicting scenes from the history of the Slippery Rock vicinity. WOMEN'S GLEE CLUB THE Women's Glee Club has always taken an active part in the musical organizations on our campus, although it is not highly publicised. This splendid organization has as its main purpose the appreciation of music and the acquaintance with the many different kinds of music that are suitable for women’s voices. Membership in this organization is based on try-outs given at the beginning of each year by the director, Mr. R. W Yingling. This year the thirteen old members welcomed twenty-four neophytes, making a choir of thirty-seven voices. Music is chosen by the club to suit the choir's ability and the seasons of the year. This organization is proud of its members who have been pledged to the Mu Epsilon Theta, the honorary music fraternity on the campus. It is also boastful of many of its members who sang in the cast of the Yeomen of the Guard. The officers for 1937-38 were: President.................... MARY LINDSAY Vice-President... GRACE ALLEN Secretary. ....... . . MARGARET RHEM Business Manager............MILDRED PARKER Director....... MR. R. W. YINGLING MEN'S GLEE CLUB OVER a long period of years the activities of the Men’s Glee Club have been instrumental in developing an enthusiasm for chorus singing on the campus. The members of this club do not necessarily need to have extraordinary musical ability, although membership is competitive. Occasionally these singers aopear on chapel programs. The club also gives concerts in high schools and usually sings in a program over K.D.K.A. in Pittsburgh This year the dub used the Fred Waring Pennsylvanian style of men's singing. In the oast the group sang old songs, such as Annie Laurie and Come to the Fair. With the new style of men's singing the club used arrangements of modern songs made by Ralph Williams and Mr. Clelland. Ralph Williams contributed greatly to the success of the Club. He not only helped to make the musical ar rangements, but also was the singers' accompanist. President.......................RALPH WILLIAMS Vice-President....................ARTHUR AMMON Secretary........................RALPH JONES Directors.............. MR. R. W. YINGLING MR. CLELLAND MADRIGAL CLUB THE Madrigal Club is one of the most outstanding and successful organizations for women on our campus. It presents to all women the opportunity to enjoy and participate in a musical group. The only qualifications for membership are the desire to sing and the ability to carry a tune. The club not only acts as a medium for vocal expression but also trains the members in the art of singing with well-blended voices. Mrs. Gladys Arnold, the director, places emphasis on the unified quality of choral music, and with this point in view she selects a program of songs which includes well-known melodies. The three part harmony is simple and easily read by girls who are being initiated into group singing. The girls are strongly united in interests and aims and show a fine cooperative spirit by the regularity of their attendance at the meetings every Tuesday afternoon at four o’clock. They work conscientiously for genuine musical effect and pleasure. Their enthusiasm is expressed in their singing. The Yeoman of the Guard GILBERT AND SULLIVAN’S satires of English life and customs will probably never die. Modern drama and modern music will always be rivaled by the plays of these two Englishmen. The haughty characters they dramatized are visitors on the Slippery Rock Campus every year. Two years ago the King and his courtier’s were here in lolanthe last year the milk maid and her rival poetic lovers, Bunthorne and Grosvenor sang their way into the student's hearts in Patience”; and this year the militarists and golden voiced Englishwomen appeared in the ’’Yeoman of the Guard.” The members of the cast are usually chosen from the several music organizations on the campus by tryouts. Mr. Robert Y. Yingling is the musical director and Mr. James Sheehy takes care of the acting of the production. The Opera was financed and produced by the Mu Epsilon Theta, Honorary Music Fraternity. The Yeoman of the Guard” is not Gilbert and Sullivan’s best opera, and it is probably the least known. Nevertheless, the evening is well spent when one can sit and listen to the quips and satiric remarks which are inevitable in this opera. y. w. c. a One ship drives East, another West By the self-same wind that blows; T'is the set of the sails and not the gales That decides the way to go.” Ella W. Wilcox. THROUGHOUT college life gales come from all directions to test the individual’s sail. It is during the four years on the campus of Slippery Rock that sails are set for the future. No other organization meets the girls’ needs as does the Y.W.C.A. It plans for its one hundred members a well-rounded social and religious program. During the year the girls have the privilege of attending many teas, which give them social and cultural training. Informal parties are he'd where each person has the opportunity of developing worthwhile friendships. After years of success with the Christmas Bazaar, it has been accepted as a College tradition. One of the most fascinating programs of the year is the Heart Sister Week. During this period a friendly spirit is created among the girls by means of doing good to others. After careful planning, the year's program for Wednesday nights was divided into four units, each unit nine weeks in length. This closed the twenty-first successful year of the Y.W.C.A. on the Slippery Rock Campus. This splendid organization had as its sponsors Mrs. Willie Mae DuBard, Miss Evelyn Layng, and Miss Belle Holaway. President............................RUTH GLASPEY Vice-President................................FLORENCE AGNEW Secretary............................LORAINE PAUL Treasurer......................................RUTHENE KOCHER y. M. C. A THE Young Men's Christian Association is one of the most widely affiliated organizations on the campus. The group strives to keep in friendly contact not only with the fellows in the local membership, but also with the members in the surrounding colleges. The Y.M.C.A. Intercollegiate Conference was held at Edinboro on October 8, 9, and 10. The Slippery Rock delegation of four members -Robert Shannon, William Hinds, Frank Newbold, and Wallace Kerr— was accompanied by Dr. John A. Entz. Some delegates of Slippery Rock also attended a spring conference at Westminster. A four-sided program was carried out this year with fine success. Addresses and group discussions contributed to the spiritual and mental phases of the program. Seasonal parties and combined meetings with the Y.W.C.A. took care of the social side of the program. Monthly participation in the activities available in the gymnasium and swimming pool completed the fourth or physical part of the program. Many new members joined the association as a result of a January membership campaign. The Y.M.C.A. cabinet assisted and advised the officers in many situations. Robert Parke and Wallace Kerr were in charge of the program committee. Other members of the cabinet besides the officers were Harry Schmidt and Raymond Hartstein. President...... Vice-President Secretary...... Treasurer... . Adviser... Officers ............ DAN SCHICK . GEORGE KUNE ...........WILLIAM HINDS .........JACK DENBOW ............ DR. COTTRELL DEBATE MR. CHAIRMAN, most worthy opponents, and friends: The topic for debate this year was, Resolved: That the National Labor Relations Board Should Be Empowered to Enforce Arbitration Over All Industrial Disputes. I, as the sole speaker for the debate team, will endeavor to show you why the debate season was so tremendously successful. In view of the fact that Dr. Carle B Spotts, coach of debate, toiled laboriously and incessantly with all available material, he is deserving of a great deal of credit. It can well be seen that this was the beginning step in the right direction. My second contention showing the ultimate reason for success was the enthusiasm that was shown by the group of new debaters this year. Affirmative: Doris Marvin, Betty Sedler, and Howard McCoy. Negative: Mary Lindsay, Lois Ringer, Virginia Fleeger, Donald McCorkle, and Sidney Harris. Another contributing factor to the success of the season was the continued work of the veterans of a year ago. Affirmative: Adelaide McKee, Robert Varnum, and Nathaniel Steinberg. Negative: Betty Zahniser and Raymond Hartstein. My fourth reason is that there was also a fine group other than those mentioned above who ’ rounded-out the membership of the Demosthenian Debate Club: Virginia Good, Catherine Sacari, Vera Sage, and Albert Trobiana. Then, too, the social acquaintances made and the interesting tongue-lashings with various schools, (as listed on our schedule) were more than enjoyable. The schedule included: December 11 Westminster Tournament Slippery Rock vs. Penn State Slippery Rock vs. Pitt Slippery Rock vs. Carnegie Tech Slippery Rock vs. Mt. Mercy Slippery Rock vs. Westminster Slippery Rock vs. Grove City Slippery Rock vs. Geneva January 8 Slippery Rock vs. Westminster “January 15—Hiram Tournament Slippery Rock vs. Hiram Slippery Rock vs. Akron Slippery Rock vs. Mt. Union Slippery Rock vs. Kent Slippery Rock vs Bowling Green February 4—Demonstration debate at Shenango High School February 17—Slippery Rock vs. Westminster “February 25 Slippery Rock vs. Akron March 2—Slippery Rock vs. California March 4—Slippery Rock vs. California March 12—Slippery Rock Tournament March 17—Slippery Rock vs. Pennsylvania College for Women March 18—Slippery Rock vs. Carnegie Tech ‘March 25—Slippery Rock vs. Kutztown “March 26 Slippery Rock vs. Shippensburg “Abroad In closing may I state that the innumerable schools registered and the ultimate success of the debate tournament was indeed a job-well-done '. SENIOR OPEN ROAD EACH Tuesday at four o'clock a group of Nature students, the Senior Open Road Club, enjoyed an hour together in discussion or on a field trip. This year the members were divided into small groups, and each worked on the phase of nature that they were most interested in buds, flowers, trees, etc. During the last semester the group organized a syllabus on star study for children in the primary and intermediate grades. Wolf Creek proved to be the most popular spot for the social activities of the club. It is hoped that from this participation in the club the members will be more fitted in the field of nature as teachers and Nature Guides. The able sponsor of the club is Keller Shelar. Officers President......... Vice-President .. Secretary-T rea surer HAROI.D LEIBERMAN ......STEVE SWETEK CRHISTINE DRYSDALE FRESHMEN OPEN ROA HARD is the heart that lovelh naught- in May. The Freshman Open Rodders have surely proved themselves lovers of nature. The more enthusiastic members bear such titles as Sassafras, Witch Hazel, Pine Sap, Fungites, and Smart Weed. Throughout the winter months the club hiked on alternate weeks and also held two indoor meetings During these indoor meetings the members discussed the previous hike and presented more material on nature study. In the spring the club participated in two supper hikes each month followed by a campfire and singing or star study. The trips that were enjoyed most were those to Wolf Creek, Mineral Springs, and The Narrows. The club is also planning the annual trip to Niagara Falls. The enthusiasm and progress found in the Open Road Club is largely due to Dr. R. A. Waldron, who is the sponsor. Officers President................................ SAMUEL RISTICH Vice-President.........................WILDA RHODES Secretory............................... SHIRLEY DODDS Treasurer .............. ... CARL GRAHAM CAMERA CLUB THE main purposes of the Camera Club on the Slippery Rock Campus are to further photographic interest among students and to teach students in an enjoyable way the process of photographing, developing, and printing well-proportioned pictures. This club is a comparatively new organization, but it has created an extra-curricular activity of great interest to a number of students. These days a person who goes on a hike, picnic, or any kind of trip and does not have some type of camera to take candid shots of his friends and their activities is more or less old-fashioned. The new style is bigger and better candid camera shots! The Camera Club aims to teach the members the right setting, lighting, and snapping of these shots. Not only are pictures taken with the camera, but after the picture has been taken, the student may enter the Dark Room, mix his chemicals and see the outlines emerge on the photographic paper. The Eastman Kodak Company has furnished much material this year for the furtherance of interest; the Company sends illustrated lectures once a month which are read at the Club meetings. This year the Club emphasized enlarging pictures with the new enlarger which was allotted to the Club. In the Spring there will be an exhibition of the Club's pictures on the Bulletin Board in the Main Building. RIFLE CLUB ALTHOUGH the Rifle Club is one of the newer organizations on the campus, it has reached a high degree in the development of sportsmanship and marksmanship in a group composed of approximately twenty percent of the enrollment of the college. Having succeeded in completing a new range under the stadium with complete facilities, the club used it for practice and competitive matches during this current season, which has been one of the most successful years since its installation in 1935. Safety and effective range control are the watch words of the club. This current season marks the second year of recognition of marksmanship as a varsity sport. Under the careful guidance of the faculty sponsors, the club promises to continue as one of the largest and most active organizations on the campus. Pres,dent.............................WALTER CORBETT Recording Secretary.......... PEARL KLING LESLIE TAYLOR Corresponding Secretary. GLENWOOD WALKER Range Officials............. MIKE KLIMENKO CRA!G RHOM Sponsors............... DR. A. P. VINCENT I DR. E. B. COTTRELL INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB THE purpose of International Relations Club is to discuss current happenings and their importance internationally. The unwritten law of the club is freedom of expression. The topics discussed this year were Ku Klux Klan, Case of Hugo Black, Labor Problems ,C.I.O. the A.F of L., The New Education, Dictatorships, Peaceful Alternatives to War, Facist International, China vs. Japan, Forces in Spain, and United States in Foreign Affairs. This list exemplifies the variety of topics treated. The Internationa! Relations Club is primarily concerned with this query: Of what importance is this event in international relations? Members of the group attempt to understand the effect of events as strong influencing links in the chain of nation relationships rather than as isolated factors. This bond must be comprehended in order to understand existing conditions intelligently. The spirit of International Relations Club is a healthy one, for only the truly interested attend. The members are always openminded and respect the opinions of others, even though they differ radically. BATON CLUB MANY years ago a group of students organized a Baton Club for the purpose of encouraging students to interpret and direct music, and to develop leadership and poise. The club was again organized this year under the leadership of Mrs. Arnold at the request of fourteen interested students. The former constitution, with a few changes, was adopted, and officers were elected. The President is Elinor Banks,- the Vice-President, Jim Shelar,- and the Secretary, Mary Ellen May. By means of announcements, signs, and personal contacts, the group was enlarged to include forty-five active members. Early in the year an opportunity was given to the members of the club to buy their own batons so that they would not have to use fingers, pencils, and rulers. The correct forms and positions for directing music were the first things to be learned. Next came the interpretation of types and moods of music. Another objective of the club is to use both choral and instrumental music this year. The first public appearance of the Baton Club was at the Christmas dinner where several of the members led the group singing. It is the Club s aim to assume many similar responsibilities on the campus. KINDERGARTEN PRIMARY CLUB THE more formal name for the Kindergarten-Primary club which was organized on our campus in the spring of 1937, is the Slippery Rock Association for Childhood Education. Any girl who is interested in early childhood education and is enrolled in our elementary curriculum is eligible for membership in this club. Practical experiences are set forth by the club in an effort to enable its members to better understand situations in the profession which they are entering. The sponsors of the Kindergarten-Primary Club are Miss Elizabeth Conley, the Kindergarten instructor in our laboratory school, and Miss Althea Beery, the laboratory school s primary instructor and the National President of the Association of Childhood Education. WOMEN'S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION EVERY woman student is automatically a member of the W.A.A. upon enrolling at Slippery Rock This is an organization with recreational sports as its basis. W.A.A. points are awarded for each hour of participation in some sport which is available to the women of the college. Both the gyms and the swimming pool are open every Wednesday evening to every college girl who may come and participate in whatever sport is offered. This changes with the seasons. There is a chairman with a co-chairman at the head of each sport. They collect the points from each person who spends some time at her favorite sport. At the end of the year the points are tallied, and emblems and letters are awarded at a banquet held in honor of the few lucky winners of letters. The emblems differ according to the number of points and the curriculum to which the student belongs. Those belonging to the Health Education curriculum must get more points for their awards than Secondaries or Elementaries because they have greater opportunities. Several tournaments are offered for each sport in its season. The W.A.A. begins with a hockey color tournament in the fall. This is to get as many girls interested in the sport as possible. Anyone may sign-up to play Teams are drawn and named according to colors. This tournament is followed by an invitation tournament and finally by a class tournament. The winner of this tournament is sent to Pittsburgh to play an Alumnae team. This same tournament is carried out in volleyball and basketball later on in the winter. In addition to these other sports the W.A.A. also sponsors a swimming team which competes in a telegraphic swimming meet for eastern colleges of one thousand students or under. The officers and heads of sports are: President, Marie Lower; Vice-President, Elsie Koglin; Secretary, Marjorie Strayer,- Social Chairman, Marian Brown; Co-chairman, Lucille Adsit; Hockey, Eleanor Cottrell; Co-chairman, Elsie Loss,- Basketball, Dorothy Charlton,- Co-chairman, Leslie Taylor,- Tennis, Ruth Eckley,- Co-chairman, Olga Long,- Volleyball, Jeanette Stone; Co-chairman, Ethel Nagey; Spring Outdoor Sports, Ruth Long,- Co-chairman, Stella Angelsyk; Swimming, Grace Allen,- Co-chairman, Virginia Seiple,- Miscellaneous Sports, Mary Elizabeth Dixon,- Co-chairman, Erma Moore,- Indoor Sports, Etta Walters,- Co-chairman, Marian Payne. W.A.A. has completed another successful year on the Slippery Rock campus and is looking forward to many more. THE VARSITY CLUB THE Varsity Club, one of the most popular and active organizations on the campus, does all in its power to promote an interest in athletics and foster good sportsmanship. Members of the club are those who have earned their varsity S' in a major sport, or who have coached a major sport. The club has sponsored two outstanding events the past year the Varsity dance and the Varsity minstrel. The minstrel was without a doubt a major event this year under the tutelage of Whitey Williams and John Hauth. Proceeds from the above-mentioned affairs have been used in purchasing jackets for the members of the club. President.......... Vice-President.... Secretary-Treasurer Publicity.......... Sponsor............ Officers ........... RAYMOND MEALS ...............JOHN BECKERT ............MICHAEL KUKIC .............GEORGE KLINE _____ .MR. A. B. DENNISTON HONORARY SCIENCE CLUB The Honorary Science Club, organized in 1924, was one of the first honor groups to be formed in the college. This club is composed of juniors and seniors who have elected science as one of their fields of study. The neophytes are selected by members of the science faculty. The qualifications for membership are attitude, achievement, and a sincere desire to further knowledge in the respective fields of science. Any faculty member may attend the dinner meetings which are held monthly. The programs are made up of student reports and guest speakers. Numerous interesting and enlightening discussions on the different phases and applications of science ensue. THE ROCKET MASQUERS The Rocket Masquers is the new name for the Dramatic Club It has a membership of sixty students, made up of freshmen, sophomores ,junlors, and seniors. Entrance into the club is on a competitive basis. A prospective member is required to show his dramatic ability in some way in order to be voted into the club. In September, thirty-five new members were taken into the Pocket Masquers. Alpha Psi Omega and the Rocket Masquers work together in all dramatic productions. The Fraternity supervises the make-up, and the club works with the publicity for the plays. Participating in acting, stage craft, business, or in any way helping with a production adds to a club member’s eligibility for points towards Alpha Psi Omega. The Rocket Masquers sponsored a dramatic survey during the first week in December. Questionnaires were distributed to be filled out by students who were interested in dramatic work of any kind. By keeping these sheets on file, Mr. James A. Sheehy, the dramatic instructor, is provided with a knowledge of each student’s previous experience and ability in acting or business, thus facilitating the casting for plays. First Semester BOB SHANNON. GOLDIE MARSHALL ETHEL KISLIG-1 .... BETTY ACKER. VIRGINIA GOODE.. Officers Second Semester President....... . GOLDIE MARSHALL Vice-President.............DORIS RIEBOLD Secretary-Treasurer.............BETTY ACKER .. .Program..............ETHEL KISLIG MARY JANE HALL Publicity............ .... DALE PEARCE Sponsor . ...MR. JAMES A. SHEEHY STUDENT GOVERNMENT THE Student Government organization was started in 1935. In that year, we elected four representatives and sent them to the annual convention of the Student Government Association of Pennsylvania at State College. Again, in 1936, representatives wzre sent to a student government conference at Thiel College. From these conventions our representatives acquired ideas which they later utilized in laying the foundation for the organization of our present student council. After they had returned from the Thiel conference, our representatives presented to the assembly a report concerning the organization of student government. The students decided to accept the student government organization, and immediately work was begun on a constitution. In the spring of 1937, improvements were made in the organizations and officers were elected. The officers were Kenneth Harris, president; Dan Shick, vice-president; Lois Adams, secretary,- and Howard Sample, treasurer. During the past year, under the fine leadership of Kenneth Harris, the council has accomplished some fine work. We are especially grateful to this organization for their efficiency in appointing relief committees to assist in the distribution of funds at the time of our fire. We are also indebted to the Student Government organization for their careful management of finances, the«r excellent selection of social programs, and their guidance in the regulation of co-curricular activities. Already the school has profited from the excellent services of this organization, and we are certain that in the future it will continue to increase in its efficiency and good work. PHI SIGMA PI MU CHAPTER of Phi Sigma Pi, the national honorary professional educational fraternity for men in teacher training institutions, has iust completed its seventh consecutive year of service on the campus. Since the time of its installation, May 30, 1930, the membership has increased until it now stands at one-hundred sixty-five. Candidates for admission must meet the following requirements: 1. They must have completed one year's college work m residence. 2. They must be of good moral character. 3. They must have sixty percent more quality points than credit hours if they are juniors or seniors. 4. Sophomores must have one hundred percent more quality points than credit hours. 5. They must be approved by a three-fourths vote of the active membership of the chapter. Publications of the fraternity include The Lampadion, the official national magazine, and The News Letter,' the local chapter publication. These publications summarize the activity of the fraternity for the year and create professional interest through the oresentation of current educational research studies. Meetings are held monthly throughout toe regular school year. The honorary members are: Dr. Samuel Edwin Weber, Associate Superintendent of Pittsburgh Schools and Director of Teacher Personnel; Dr. .James N. Rule, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction in Pennsylvania,-Dr. Charles E. Dickey, Superintendent of Allegheny County Schools,- Dr. John A. Gibson, former Superintendent of Butler Schools; Mr. John T. Connell, Superintendent of Butler County Schools,- Dr. C C. Green, Superintendent of New Castle City Schools,- and Dr. John C. Werner, Supervising Principal of Coraopolis Schools. Officers President .................STEPHEN MASIANIK Vice-President........... NATHANIEL STEINBERG Secretary.................................GLENN WALKER Treasurer ..............................STEPHEN SWETEK Historian...........................JOHN JOY Sponsor............. DR. L H. WAGENHORST t PI GAMMA MU THE social science honor society of Pi Gamma Mu was organized at Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas, early in 1924. The purpose of Pi Gamma Mu is the inculcation of the ideals of scholarship, scientific attitude and method and social service in the study of all social problems. Theta chapter, which was the 100th organized, was Theta chapter, which was the one hundredth organized, was organized and instituted at Slippery Rock on November 14, 1929, with twenty-one charter members by Alpha Chapter of Grove City College. Since 1929 regular monthly meetings during the college year and occasionally summer meetings in the form of tour-picnics have been held. During more than eight years one hundred students, nine members of the faculty and six members from the alumni have been added by initiation. The alumni have received election to honorary membership to deliver the founder's day address at the annual dinner which is held the last Friday evening before commencement. Activities during the present college year have consisted of: October 14 Initiation of Dr. William P. Carter; Paper “Old Harmony”—Miss Ruthene Kocker. November 15 Discussion of the understanding of the causes of war, by Dr. Carter; Paper The Spanish Tragedy ' a book review Miss Catherine Cooper. December 20 Theta Chapter was entertained at the home of the sponsor, Mr. Headland. After a discussion of the ratification of the Constitution by Pennsylvania and general discussion by the members present, Mrs. Headland and Lois served lunch. January 24 The meeting was given to a discussion of the report of the committee on standards of admission. The following standards were adopted: (1) Any student will be eligible who has completed 20 hours of social studies with a grade of A or B; (2) Student teaching in social studies shall entitle a student to six hours when a grade of A or B is received, (3) The new curriculum shrill be followed, with credit for history of education extra. February 17- A special meeting was held for election of new members and officers. The following were elected to membership: Eugenia Balsley,- Julia Blisak; Raymond Hartstein,- Paul Huffman,-Albert Johnston; Olga Long; Natalie Silverman. March 21 Grove City and Clarion chapters were entertained at the Hut. Officers First Semester Second Semester LaVONE HILLIARD.........President .. .CATHERINE COOPER DOROTHIA HERHOLZ.. .Vice-President...JEAN KAUFMAN CATHERINE COOPER.... Sargent.............RUTHENE KOCHER H. L. HEADLAND ...Secretary-Treasurer...H. L HEADLAND n r m PHI DELTA PI AT THE American Gymnastic Union Convention which was held in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1916, Phi Delta Pi, the national physical education fraternity for women, was organized. The Pi chapter was formed at Slippery Rock on March 9, 1935 from the membership of the I.D.B. Sorority which had been organized on this campus by Frances Craig, Alice Keliy, and Emily Kreutzer for the purpose of instilling high ideals in its members. The requirements for admission to the fraternity are good character, a major in physical education, a professional interest in the field, and one year on the campus. The purposes of the fraternity are to promote the varied phases of physical education and to recognize the outstanding women whose major is physical education. Pi chapter has had a very successful year. It sent two representatives to the national convention in Chicago, and two others served as counsellors at Camp Kowaunkami, near Gloversville, New York. This is a camp for underprivileged children sponsored by the national organization of Phi Delta Pi. The membership this year reached seventeen with the admission of six new members. They are: Josephine Bani-char, Shirley Butler, Alice Crowley, Ruth Long, Caroline Mellctt, and Margaret Spiece. Miss Elmira Compton, a member of the Beta Chapter at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the faculty adviser. Phi Delta Pi has completed its fourth successful year as a national fraternity on this campus. i A II GAMMA THETA UPSILON Officers President....................ERNEST HARRISON Vice-President.............LA VONE HILLIARD Recording Secretary-Treasurer................PEARL KLING Corresponding Secretary...................... MISS DEAN Sponsor.................................MISS RICE ON THE campus of State Teachers College, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, is a chapter of the national professional geography fraternity, Gamma Theta Upsilon. Miss Alma Rice is the sponsor of this chapter. The requirements for membership in the fraternity are as follows: The student must be either a major or minor in the field The minimum requirement is the completion of nine hours of work. Interest must be shown before consideration for membership is given to the student. The average grade of the school is the standard. Th:s may be subject to change in the near future. The neophytes are taken in twice a year, in the spring and fall. One of the nicest occasions of the year is the formal banquet which is held in the spring. Meetings are held the first and third Thursday of every month. The discussions pertain to geographical problems. These lead the members into many inspiring and worthwhile debates. The aim of the fraternity is to have its members continue their study of geography and spread the knowledge they have acquired. The senior members wish the fraternity success in its future undertakings. Faculty members include Miss Rice, Miss Dean, Miss Stadtlander, Mrs. Winn, and Dr. Strain, while the student members are Ernest Harrison, La Vone Hilliard, Pearl Kling, Gerald Weible, Harry Lockley, Betty Lawrence, Grayson McCandless, Gladys Patterson, Donald McCorkle, George Bennett, Grace Allen, Eleanor Cottrell, Charles Swartz. Edward Candida. William Schmidt, Josephine Kress, and Elsie Krivacy. r a SIGMA TAU DELTA F.TA DELTA Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, national professional English fraternity, has enjoyed one of its most successful years since its establishment on the Slippery Rock campus in May, 1935. The purposes of the fraternity are to promote the mastery of written expression, to encourage worthwhile reading, and to foster a spirit of fellowship among men and women specializing in English. The meetings of the year were devoted entirely to a study of Irish literature, with emphasis on writings of the last fifty years. Lady Gregory, Sean O'Casey, Liam O'Flaherty, Frank O Conner, and Thomas Moore are several of the authors whose works were covered. Creat-ve writing was also promoted this year. Many well-done essays and poems was the result of this. Scholastic standards of the fraternity are high. It is necessary to have a B in a freshman English and an active interest in English. The quota of membership is limited to twenty-five. Much of the success of the year can be attributed to the fraternity's able sponsor, Dr Russell Thomas. The members of Sigma Tau Delta are: Mrs. Willie Mae Dubard, Mrs. Georgia Gantt Winn, Mrs. Alice Hansen, Dr Russell Thomas, Dr. P. H. Nichols, Dr. Carle B. Spotts, Kenneth Harris, Vivien Bowman, Ruth Glaspey, Jack Denbow, Mary Lindsay, Natalie Silverman, H. Kenyon McCoy, Margaret Fehl, Lois Adams, Betty Taylor, Margaret Eakin, William Hinds, Arthur Ammon, Betty Lou Orr, and Olga Long. Officers for the first semester were: president.............. EUGENIA BALSLEY Vice-President..............ERMA MOORE Secretary-Treasurer ........LOUISE LIOTTA KAPPA GAMMA KAPPA GAMMA is the national speech fraternity on our campus. Its primary aim is to promote activity and interest in intercollegiate debating. Debates are held with many colleges and some are even carried on by mail. Kappa Gamma opened the year with six members: Nathaniel Steinberg.. Robert Varnum, Betty Zahniser, Adelaide McKee, Raymond Hartstein, and John Hauth. It sponsors a Debate club which is made up of over twenty members. Members for the fraternity are drawn from those on the varsity debate squad who have participated in four intercollegiate debates. The highlight of this year's program was the second annual debate tournament held at Slippery Rock on March 12, 1938. The officers ol the fraternity are: President.............. NATHANIEL STEINBERG Vice-President....................ROBERT VARNUM Secretary..........................ADELAIDE McKEE Treasurer.................... RAYMOND HARTSTEIN Sponsor..........................DR. C. B. SPOTTS B . � k r i ALPHA PSI OMEGA I THE Delta Phi Cast of Alpha Psi Omega, national honorary dramatic fraternity, has this year closed the fourth chapter of its history on the campus of Slippery Rock State Teachers College. In the year 1934, under the direction and supervision of Dr R. A. Talcott, this fraternity was installed and began its active work of stimulating interest in dramatic activities. As in other honorary fraternities there are certain requirements and standards set up as goals to be attained before gaining admittance to the Alpha Psi Omega. To meet with the regulations, any student who is regularly enrolled and has participated in one major role of two three-act plays or two minor roles in three-act plays, and who has done sufficient work as stage manager, business manager, stage hand, property man, electrician, or work on scenic design, costuming, and stage craft, is eligible for membership. The eligibility is set up in the form of a point system in which a student must have earned forty points in acting, fifteen points in stage work, and five points in business administration of the plays. To reward those students who have done outstanding work in dramatics, but who have not yet completed their total of sixty points which would entitle them to membership, a pledge system has been initiated where-by they may be admitted to the fraternity as pledges with definite limitations until such time as each may secure his needed qualifications. Every active college organization should have a goal. And this year besides stimulating dramatic activity on the campus, the Alpha Psi Omega has chosen Make-Up as its yearly project. This includes not only the learning of the techniques but also the practical experience of aiding with this work in all plays produced on the campus. The Delta Phi Cast this year has been under the able direction of Mr. James A. Sheehy, dramatic instructor and a member of Alpha Psi Omega for many years. Officers President.................................DORIS MARVIN Vice-President........................GLORIA SHANNON Secretary-Treasurer.......... . THOR OLSEN f r MU EPSILON THETA MU EPSILON THF.TA, honorary music fraternity, was organized and instituted on the Slippery Rock Campus in the spring of 1937. It differs from national musical organizations in that it does not require for membership skillful technique in music, but rather bases its choice of members on their participation in college music and on their appreciation of music as a whole. The fraternity is more or less of a paternal nature, fostering and advising changes in the musical activities. The need for the fraternity can be readily recognized when one observes that there are at present in Slippery Rock College eleven active musical organizations plus an annual musical opera. The fraternity helps to bring the participators in these several groups closer together so that all music lovers can cooperatively work toward an elevation in the standards of music. This year the fraternity planned an A Cappella Choir Jubilee which would bring approximately ten of the leading choirs of western Pennsylvania to Slippery Rock for a group performance. The members of Mu Epsilon Theta are aiming for a sincere and lasting love of music that the individuals will be able to carry with them throughout their lives. ME$ ■Ml Book Four ATHLETICS V. V. v wrv w Vt v y ROCK Successful teams mean superior leadership. This page is set aside to those who have led their teams in various fields of sport throughout the school year 1937-1938. FOOTBALL THE Rockets, alter a somewhat disappointing season, dosed the 1937 grid campaign with a record of three won and six lost. However, in a few of these games, Slippery Rock was outscored but not outplayed. At West Chester a heartbreaker was lost as the Rockets found themselves on the short end of the score due to a completed pass in the closing minutes of the game. The final score was West Chester 7, Rockets 0. A week later the Rockets again were defeated, this time by Waynes-burg to the score of 21 to 0. The following Saturday Slippery Rock traveled to Massachusetts to play their new rival, Boston U. This game was made possible through the efforts of the Rockets’ No. 1 alumnus, Bill Cuningham, and our own Dr. Vincent. Although losing to a strong, well-balanced, and much heavier team, the Rockets displayed a fine defensive game, and much credit was given them by the loyal Boston supporters. The score was 20 to 0 in favor of Boston, with trick plays proving to be their means to victory. The Rockets’ losing streak was not broken when Indiana Teachers were met. A margin of one point was the deciding factor in the game. The score was 7 to 6 with Indiana on top. The following Saturday the Rockets broke into the win column by defeating Grove City 10 to 6, but again immediately reversed the tables by losing another, this time to Cortland, N. Y., by the score of 6 to 0. In the next two games S'ippery Rock proved victorious by defeating Thiel 19 to 0, and Westminster 13 to 0. FOOTBALL CHARLES SHAMBURG—A rough and ready type of player. Rough-house” proved his line playing ability by consistently playing a bang-up game every minute he was on the gridiron. He'll be back next year for more. It should be his big season. ALFRED BARNES A! leaves Slippery Rock with a fine athletic career back of him. Having starred in both football and basketball, he received letters in both events. Al” will be remembered as a great end in football and as captain of the basketball squad. MELVIN WINGROVE—When the gridiron curtain of 1937 was lowered, the entire student body realized it had lost one of its most outstanding ball players. Bull'’ was co-captain of this year's team. May he continue in the game he loves — football. JOHN KAUFFMAN John is a product of Evans City High and a transfer from Penn State. He was the fastest man on the squad, a good open field runner, and in general, a great ball player. Watch this boy go next year! CLYDE SCHEIDEMANTLE—No member of the Rocket squad showed more advancement and improvement than did Clyde. He was constantly a menace to the opponents and his fight, courage, and never-give-up attitude won for him the respect of all his fellow students. BOB REED—Bob showed plenty of pep and spirit in his first year as a Rocket gridster ”. He is bound to go far to make a name for himself in the Green line-up. His smallness is overcome by his determination to make good. GEORGE KLINE -A bad knee kept George out of most of ‘.he games this year, but he never lost the zip and spirit he acquired his first year at Slippery Rock. Big and powerful, George is an asset to any ball club. HARRY SCHMIDT Heggs” was probably one of the smartest and most shifty players on the squad. Bad breaks kept him from several games in which his absence was sorely missed. Due to graduation, next fall will be his last season in a Rocket uniform. FOOTBALL JOHNNY BcCKERT a junior who has shown his ability as an all around player. With his faultless passing fine charging, and great defensive work, he proved the sparkplug of the Rocket grioders. He was a fine center in every sense of the word. Bi!1 Temple a freshman, is from Lewistown. Looking good early in the season, Bill gave great promise of becoming a Rocket star. Injuries, however, proved to be the downfall from which he could never escape Watch this boy go next year. , Kenneth Graham Kenny,” as he is better known, is a nearby Native” of Slippery Rock. Holding down an end position was Kenny’s” chief thoughts in his school life. He made a wonderful comeback after an absence of one year. He'll be back again. Dan Schick— Old Romeo” saw plenty of service in his third year in school. A backfield man with plenty of football ability. To go with this he carried a smile for everyone even for bearcat Aikey. Much is expected from Dan next year. Lew. Gilliand—Lew finished his football career at Slippery Rock due to the fact that the state keeps a person four years (sometimes). With the loss of Lew, the football, swimming, and track teams will be losing a great athlete. Clarence Aikey—”Aik or Bearcat or what have you. Nevertheless, he’s a great ball player and a great fellow. Only a Sophomore, Aikey has two more years in which he will teach the fellows plenty in the line of football. Mike Klimenko—is a sophomore and has seen plenty of action. Having two more years in Slippery Rock Mike” should make himself an outstanding player on the Rocket squad. He should go strong next year since he is a veteran of the Rocket squad. Glenn Davis— Buck,” as he is commonly referred to, played tackle on the Rocket squad. As a Senior he was an important cog in Coach Thompson's machine and was ready to fight for every advantage. He will be sorely missed during the 1938 season. FOOTBALL AL DENBOW a product of Evans City starred in football, basketball, and track for his high school Alma Mater. In his first year at Slippery Rock he has shown plenty of stuff and has given promise of being one of S. R.’s foremost athletes. Bill” Furman Ollie, as he is better known, was one of the outstanding players of the Rockets' squad; a great big fellow with a smile to match. Playing tackle for S. R., he was constantly in the opponent’s backfield. Ask Westminster! Harry Keown—the little man with the big voice. Getting his opportunity this year, “Hats” played consistent balk His defensive work was fine and his blocking worked to perfection. He’ll return next year and continue to be a menace to all opponents. Howard Sample—who alternated between center and guard this year, was the Iron man of the Rockets' squad. Playing every game he was constantly on the a!ert. The femmes know him as Hooks.” The fellows know him as a great guy. Bo Meals -a great ball player who played his last game for Slippery Rock with the closing of the 1937 season. In the role of co-captain, he was forever fighting for everything he could get. May we say good-bye and good-luck. Loyal Briggs a great big fellow who saw plenty of action in the Rockets’ backfield. His football ability and likeable personality will carry him far in the world of sports. Graduation of 1938 will take him from our folds. Good luck, kid. Wm. Goaziou Bill. as he is known by all, comes up as a transfer from Penn State. Getting his big chance late in the season, Bill showed up fine. Being a Soph, much is expected from him in the next two years. Elmer Gross-—another transfer. Tuggles came to us from Villanova and immediately showed his football ability. He is a nice passer, good runner, and fine defensive man, proving that he was a great asset to the club. The fans’ yell, Where's Elmer? AUTOGRAPHS BASKETBALL THE Rockets completed their season with 12 wins and 6 losses. The season had many highlights, among them being two very close but fruitless games with the Waynesburg quintet, two narrow victories over the Edinboro Teachers—one an extra period two similar defeats at the hands of their rival Indiana Teachers, and a last-minute defeat at Westminster. Balancing these were their easy victories over Thiel and the Ohio College of Chiropody, and their satisfactory wins (2 wins) over Grove City and Clarion Teachers. They also suffered an early season defeat to Westminster, won early over Fenn College of Cleveland and dropped a let-down’’ game to Fenn near the end of the year. Outscoring their opponents in total points 956 to 828, Slippery Rock averaged 47.8 points per game to the opponent’s 41.4 and piled up 396 field goals and 164 out of 295 attempted fouls to their rivals’ 327 goals from the field and 174 out of 317 fouls. The Green and White floormen were a highscoring team and suffered some defeats only because of a weak defense. In only 3 games during the season did they score below 40 points and they lost two of these by 2 points and the other by 4 markers. Leading the Rockets scoring and rating high in the district was Alfred Barnes with 243 points, accum-lated through 99 field goals and 45 conversions from 81 foul attempts. Jack Denbow, also ranking in district scoring, was not far behind with 201 points as a total. Roy Van Horn with 150 markers and Joe Lytle with 136 and Ed Nahas with 107 formulate a Slippery Rock ‘big five , each scoring over 100 points and two going over the 200 mark. The current Rocket Varsity loses only 3 men -the 3 seniors, Barnes, Denbow, and Meals—leaving Chellman, Van Horn, Lytle, Graham, Nahas, Robson, and Eagleson. Coach Thompson will have good material next year from the ranks of his Junior-Varsity squad. Among these stalwarts are excellent prospects in John Kaufman, James Dart, Alfred Denbow, David Speizer, Kenneth Bunney, Elmer Gross, and Mickey Boal. BASKETBALL ROY VAN HORN Guard Van played a bang-up game at guard and was one of the mainstays of the Rockets. An accurate passer and a good shot. Played as well on defense as offense. Van is only a sophomore and should go great next year. JOSEPH LYTLE Forward Easy going Joe showed real life on the basketball floor much to the surprise of the fans. Joe is only a freshman and with three years ahead of him he should become an important cog in the Rocket machine. ALFRED BARNES Forward—Co-Captain Alfie played the most consistent game of any player on the club. He is a deadly passer and an accurate shot. He is a high scorer for the Rockets arid second highest in the district. This is his fourth year as a letterman. It will be hard trying to find someone to take his place. JACK DENBOW Guard—Co-Captain Beans’’ ends his basketball career and leaves behind him an impressive record. Jack is a dead shot under the hoop and as equally accurate from the side court, and is rated as one of the best foul shots the Rockets have ever had. Jack is sure to be missed next year. RAYMOND MEALS Guard At the beginning of the season it looked as if Bo would be beaten out of a position but his fighting spirit won him a berth on the team. Whenever the going got tough, Bo was sure to be in the thick of it. Bo is a Senior and we hate to see him leave. EDWARD NAHAS Center At center Eddie played a swell game. He is a hard fighter and a willing worker. He played a good game against Westminster. With three years behind him he'll be back next year raring to go. JOHN CHELLMAN Center Johnnie had a tough time trying to hold down center position, but his injection into the game at crucial moments proved to be of great value. John is a sophomore and has two years to battle for his Alma Mater. KENNETH GRAHAM Guard Ken started the season riding the well known oak but couldn’t be kept there. He is a fast man and a deadly passer. He proved his worth several times and was a sparkplug on defense. Next year Ken will be back, and this should be his big year. i GYM TEAM “THEY float through the air with the greatest of ease ; they also tumble on the floor, twist in the air, stand on their heads, hands, or shoulders, dance, twirl, swing Indian Clubs, vault horses, make pyramids, and play slapstick” comedies. We know these versatile athletes by their bulging muscles as these gymnasts walk as straight as Indians across the campus. Although we only see them perform once a year as they are traveling all spring, we marvel at their agility, gasp at their strength, and pray during their more dangerous maneuvers on the apparatus. Their home exhibition is crammed with excitement and thrills, intricate dance arrangements, daring feats of strength, dexterous hand drills, machine-like apparatus work, and breath-taking, tiger-leaping exercises which are the height of entertainment. SOCCER COACH ARCHIE DODDS'S first call for soccer candidates was generously answered by 26 soccer-minded men. Among this group were 17 veterans from the 1936 season. Those veterans were Joe Wynnick, Mike Pushcar, Bob Shannon, Bob Ramsey, John Chellman, Bill Schmidt, Bill Logan, Harold Hastings, John Straile, Guy Taylor, Jim Lytle, Ken Bunney, Dave Abrams, Mickey Boal, Art Breakiron, and Ray Hartstein. The newcomers were Vernon White, Lew Hunzeker, Ed. Werner and Bill Robson of the freshman class,- Lew McElroy, Harry Fink and Bill Ed of the sophomore class; and Sid Harris from the junior class. The Rockets opened their season with a 2 to 1 victory over a strong Allegheny aggregation. Taylor and Chellman were responsible for the goals in this game and the long distance kicking of Wynnick and Pushcar was a standout. In journeying to New York State for a game with Buffalo, the Rocket soccerites had their longest trip of the season, only to be spoiled by a 2 to 0 setback at the hands of a strong and well-balanced Buffalo team. Not being easily discouraged they returned home only to pin back the ears of their number one rival, Grove City. Coach Dodds started his second team in this game, and before the fray was over the entire squad had seen service in the game. The final score was 3 toO with Slippery Rock being credited with its second victory of the season. With the Grove City game safely tucked away the Rockets went on to defeat Carnegie Tech 1 to 0. John Straile, replacing the disabled Chellman on the line, was the hero of the game by making a goal shortly after the last period had gotten under way. As in the Allegheny game, the two alternate captains of the team, Pushcar and Wynnick, lead the backfield with their booting ability. Taylor and Boal were outstanding on the line, while several enemy goals were saved by the ever alert Shannon. Travelling to Pittsburgh for a return engagement with the Carnegie Tech soccerites, the Rocket booters ended their season with another victory. This time by the score of 2 to 1. Coming from behind, after Carnegie Tech had scored early in the first period, the Rockets came to life to bring a well-earned victory out of the fire. Again John Straile showed his ability by booting a perfect 22 yard goal which made the score 1 all at the half. Not content with this, the Rockets opened the second half by immediately scoring another goal. This time the credit was given to Mickey Boal, the fiery little center of the Rocket line. With the conclusion of this game the Rocket booters ended their season, since the second Grove City game was cancelled because of cold and inclement weather. John Chellman, the star lineman, was out most of the season due to an injured knee. His absence was keenly felt, but Coach Dodds was able to dig in the bag and come out with Straile, who filled the position exceptionally well. The 1938 season is expected to be a banner one as only four men will be lost due to graduation. The men are co-cap'ai Pushcar, Art Breakiron, Harold Hastings, and John Straile. Slippery Rock’s success cannot be attributed to any one star. The team work as a whole, and the cooperation of each playe striving to make it a general unit was the real answer to Coach Dodds' successful efforts. Much credit may be given to John Snizik as manager of the Rocket booters. He in turn was ably assisted by assistant manager Dous Lehman. Both men were continually on the job and handled their assignments efficiently. TENNIS ALTHOUGH the Slippery Rock Tennis Team won only two of their eleven matches, they had a very successful season and gave their competitors quite a bit of opposition. However, this was just their third year as a varsity sport. The team was coached by Dr. Cottrell and was composed of Jack Denbow, Captain, Dave Thaler, Al Barnes, John Hauth, H. White, R. Boal, G. Taylor, F. Lytle, K. Bunney, H. McClure, C. Mallon. The tennis schedule included Grove City, Clarion, Westminster, Allegheny, California, Indiana, Pitt, and Waynesburg. All the matches which were played at Slippery Rock were well attended by enthusiastic crowds especially during examination week when the weather was too warm to stay indoors and bother studying. TRACK THIS last year was one of the most successful Slippery Rock has enjoyed for quite a while in track. The boys started to practice very early in the season so Dr. A. P. Vincent didn’t have to work quite so hard to get them in shape for the season. The first meet was the Interclass meet held on April 24 This was won by the Juniors with 60 points. The Freshmen followed with 27 points, the Sophomores had 25 points and the Seniors with their one man team composed of Clair Axtell dragged behind with 16 points. This was just the beginning. The next meet on May 1 was a Trianqular meet with Lock Haven and Geneva College. Lock Haven won this meet with 67 points but Slippery Rock came in second with 46-1 10 points followed by Geneva with 21-9 10 points. On May 11 Slippery Rock met Pitt B at Pitt and met with defeat to the tune of 87-47. However, we made quite a showing in the State Meet on May 15 when Buck Davis made a first place in the Javelin; Lewis Gilliland made a first in the high jump,- and Burby came out fourth in the Shot-put. Slippery Rock met Waynesburg at Waynesburg on May 17 and once more was defeated. This time the score was 85V4 to 49]4. The last meet of the year was held at Grove City on May 22. Exams were over by this time so many students hiked over to see the close competition. We may not win all our meets, but we re mighty proud of our Track Team and expect great things o: them this spring. The lettermen this last year included: Engle, Byler, Chellman, McGary, Ptucha, Gilliland, Davis, Beckert, Burby, and Joy, Manager. We hope to see most of them back with us this year. SWIMMING THE Slippery Rock State Teachers College mermen under Dr. E. B. Cottrell ended their fourth season of varsity swimming recently with an easy win over the Akron University tankmen, their sixth of the season as a balance against nine defeats. The Rockets lost 4 of the 6 dual meets at home, won 4 of the 7 contests in rival pools, and dropped both of their telegraphic meets. Boasting dual victories over the University of Akron and Grove City College and single wins over Washington and Jefferson and Fenn College (Cleveland), Slippery Rock dropped two each to Carnegie Tech and to the Akron Y.M.C.A. and single meets to the University of Pittsburgh, Buffalo State Teachers College (New York), and Kent State University along with the two telegraphic defeats to Oberlin College and the University of Rochester (New York). Pre-season prospects were bright as the successful 1937 squad which had won 9 and only dropped 3 was slated to return in entirety. However, both George Swearingen and Al Faust, two of the 1937 Green and White mainstays, failed to return to Slippery Rock and with them went the hopes of a balanced team. The Rockets patched up their deficiencies, and although they started the year poorly and won only 2 of their first 10 meets, they developed rapidly and captured 4 of their last 5 dual contests. The Green and White swimmers totalled 516 points during the year to the opponent's 592. Leading the Rockets in all phases was the versatile William Manke, a Pittsburgh boy. Manke captured 22 first places during the year and was never beaten in his specialty, the 200-yard breast stroke event. He lowered the Slippery Rock 60-foot pool record in that event twice, cutting it down to 2:34.4 in the Uni- SWIMMING versity of Pittsburgh meet on January 29 and then the next month cut his standing record at the Carnegie Tech 75-foot natatorium from 2:39 to 2:36.4. Along with his specialty, he led the medley trio, captured many fancy diving competitions, and occasionally won in a free-style sprint. Altogether he totalled 141 points to lead the Rocket scoring. Although out for the last four meets because of quarantine, Buck'' Davis of Turtle Creek, serving as sprint man, took second place in scoring with 77 points. James Lytle of New Brighton, the Rocket backstroker, was third with 60 markers. Then in close succession come Kenneth Aiken, free-styler, with 52, and Donald Pritchard, diver and sprint man from Sharon, with 49. LeRoy Brest of Sharon totalled 39; John Snizik, captain of the squad and a Clairton youth, had 28,-and Stephen Maslanik from Aliquippa garnered 19. Although the 1938 season did not come up to expectations, next year augurs well for the Slippery Rock mermen. Three of the past season’s point scorers are seniors, Captain Snizik, Glenn Davis, and Stephen Maslanik. The tentative 1939 schedule, with 14 dual meets actually scheduled and with at least 2 or 3 pending, follows: January 7—Akron U. at Slippery Rock January 12—Carnegie Tech at Pittsburgh January 14—W. J. at Slippery Rock January 28—Penn College at Slippery Rock January 31 Buffalo S.T.C. (N.Y.) at Slippery Rock February 3—Ohio Wesleyan at Slippery Rock February 11—W. J. at Washington February 13—Grove City at Grove City February 17-18—Eastern trip (Philadelphia) February 22—Grove City at Slippery Rock February 24—Akron U. at Akron February 25—Kent State U at Kent March 1—Carnegie Tech at Slippery Rock CHEERLEADERS THE 1938 cheer leading group, composed of Bill Manke, Bill Logan, Betty Suthard and Eleanor Banks, finished a successful season after nine months' hard work. It was necessary to re-educate the crowds attending the various athletic contests. This task was accomplished in an efficient manner by the quartet of white and green uniformed leaders. Cheers were led in an effective manner that indicated 'oads of zip and pep within the frames of the leaders. Regardless of the response of the crowd, the quartet could always smile and try again until a greater cooperation was obtained. This group should be congratulated on their results of the past year which were successful only through the willingness of its members to work hard and have patience. WOMEN’S WOMEN $ athletics at Slippery Rock have always played a major role in the activities of the school. We have the finest of equipment and athletic apparatus for all the women of the college. The women’s athletic program is planned on such a basis that not only the girls majoring in health education can participate, but all of girls are given adequate opportunities. Hockey Chairman.................ELEANOR COTTRELL Co-Chairman.....................ELSIE LOSS Every fall after the hustle and bustle of registration is over one can see the girls making paths for the hockey field. There is an attraction in this fascinating sport that draws an abundant supply of participants. There are various tournaments carried on during the hockey season. The first is the color tournament. All the girls in college are eligible for this. Next come, the most exciting games of the season, the class teams. This year the Junior girls came out winners and were rewarded by a trip to Pittsburgh to play the Pitt US.F.H.A. team. The Juniors made an excellent showing and their efforts for the year were well rewarded. The final event of the hockey season was the selection by Miss Elmira Compton of the honorary varsity teams, the Green and the White. Hockey holds the lead in popularity over all the women’s sports. Even a few of the faculty members are enthusiastic players. ATHLETICS Basketball Chairman...................DOROTHY CHARLTON Co-chairman.....................LESLIE TAYLOR The basketball season is heartily greeted every year by throngs of our girls. It runs a close second to hockey in popularity. As in the hockey program, every girl in the school is given an opportunity to play. The season is started off by a color tournament. Then there is a great air of suspense and expectancy until the class tournament is over and the Green and White teams are chosen. These teams are chosen by Miss Elmira Compton and consist of the most capable basketball players in the school. The winner of the Green and White match is then considered as the Honorary Varsity team. Swimming Chairman...........................GRACE ALLEN Co-chairman....................VIRGINIA SEIPLE The third year of interscholastic competition in swimming for Slippery Rock women has rolled around, and again there was a splendid team. The team this year was composed of seventeen mermaids who were coached by Miss Elmira Compton and managed by Marjorie Strayer and Mary Elizabeth Dixon. This year the girls swam in a Telegraphic Meet which was held February 24 and 25. In surveying the athletic program for women one can readily see that they are not being neglected, for besides the sports already listed, the co-eds have organized teams in volleyball, gymnastics, archery, track, and tennis. mm Book Five L MA CAMPUS LIFE KEN HARRIS Ken Harris is a pioneer; he furnished the ambitious drive needed here on the campus for the initiation of the Slippery Rock Student Government which replaced the Cooperative Activities Board. Under Ken’s steady guidance a well-regulated system of student regulation of affairs bloomed and flourished until our student government stands stolidly by itself, a symbol of democratic student participation in the important affairs of their alma mater. Ken spent many hours devising plans for this government and to him the student body owes a congratulatory pat on the back for his untiring effort to establish such a system on our campus. RALPH JONES Ralph has one of the sweetest tenor voices we have ever heard. His interest in music at Slippery Rock gained him the recognition of being a charter member in the music fraternity. We like to hear Ralph sing because we know he enjoys it as much as we like to hear him. We think Ralph’s singing has great possibilities for a larger audience than Slippery Rock has to offer. STEVE SWETEK When we see Steve on the Nature Trail we know he differs from the rest of us, because he is out there studying nature. If Steve were given his chance to do anything he wanted to do for an hour, he would probably dissect a frog or take a fish apart to see what makes it tick. Steve has spent his last three vacations teaching nature study at several boys' camps and he has become quite an authority in the scientific field. His main interest at the present time is in cutting a sheep's heart through the center in such a way that a class may get an elongated view of the section, how the blood flows, and what makes the valves of the tubes open and close. JACK DENBOW We like Jack’s manners, we value his friendship, and we applaud his athletic and scholastic attainments. We cannot imagine Jack ever knowingly hurting another's feelings or even considering doing anything that could be classed as despicable. Jack stands out as an example to every one of us in sportsmanship, friendship, and industry. We know Jack swings a mean racquet, runs up necessary points in basketball, greets us as president at the senior dances, and helps us in classwork when we are dazed at an assignment; if we did not know of his attainments from seeing him in action, Jack would never tell us about them. Modesty, thy name is Denbow. STEVE MASLANIK Steve doesn't quake when an examination is due,- he doesn't stammer when the teacher shoots a difficult question his way; he just smiles and keeps on turning out A s. How does he do it? We wish we knew. We followed him around for two months trying to find the secret of his high grades, without any success. He is not a bookworm. He never misses a dance, he is athletic, and he is sociable in student activities. We envy him his calm assurance during that gruelling week of tests which does not seem to phase him at all. 7 t i i f r I ERNIE HARRISON We like Ernie because he is so trustworthy and capable. He is the mainstay in the finance board of our Student Council. His work is not the personal glory type of effort we see so much of; he works quietly for us in those battles of the Council that we hear about but are never privileged to attend. Ernie is a serious minded individual who has a capacity to understand business matters easily. Without him we could not have staggered through the multitudinous problems of our first student government; but with him it was so much easier for the rest of us. Ernie does not shirk responsibility; he is as dependable as the day is long. LOIS ADAMS Lois is one of the most popular girls on the campus; one of the best dancers, best singers; and one of the busiest of our coeds. We marvel at the activities she has taken a hand in during her four years here. She has been editor of the Rocket,” secretary of the Cooperative Activities board and Student Council, secretary of her class, president of the Press Club, taken main roles in three operas, sung solos in the Easter Cantata, Vesper Choir, A Cappella Choir, and English Singers, worked with the French Club and done many other things which at present escape our memory. Oh yes, she also attended classes and came through with high grades. ”WHITEW WILLIAMS Here at Slippery Rock the students take their dancing seriously; “Whitey” takes his dance music seriously, so the students and Whitey” get along famously together. If ‘ Whitey” were to injure one of his piano tickling fingers so that he couldn’t play for a week, the whole student body of Slippery Rock would be gloomy and spiritless. Whitey” does things to the piano in an orchestra that we like; he squeezes out slow, dreamy waltzes, pulls out swaying fox trots, and bangs out hot rhythm. We like to swing and sway—the Williams’ way.” JAMES HINES Jim's ambition is to become a professional actor, and he is piling up experience at every play, concert, or entertainment that is given here at College. If he is not taking a leading part in a current college play, do not look for him in the audience,-go back stage and you will find him working on scenery, making the sound effects, or applying makeup. Jim looks through the script before a play, picks out the hardest role to portray, takes that part, and then puts on a performance with the finesse of a professional. HAROLD HASTINGS “Speed” Hastings is not the stereotyped sort of drum major,-instead, his original and intricate twirling of the brass rod makes us gasp and wonder. He is forever thinking up new ways to toss the baton in the air, twirl it around his knees, bounce it on his shoulders, or wrap it around his neck. His work as drum major is so well liked that the crowd demands an individual performance with every appearance of the band. I NORTH HALL BEFORE IT MIGHT have been 5:20 or it might have been 5:22 on the morning of October 16, 1937, when the sleeping residents of North Hall were aroused from their dreams of Homecoming Day by the terrific clamor of the fire alarm system. Some of the girls and their guests were grumblingly slow in getting from their beds so early but when a hysterical voice screamed, Fire! Fire!”, and sniffing noses verified the terrifying cry, action was immediate and rapid-Covers were thrown back, slippers and robes hastily donned, and windows slammed shut by the fleeing inmates. Efficient fire captains and lieutenants checked at every fire escape and examined every dormitory room before reporting to the fire chief that everyone was safely out. South Hall denizens and townspeople were aroused by the shrieking of the powerhouse whistle which blasted incessantly in a sharp, shrill key for long minutes. Then the spectators gathered around the black kitchen door. Orange flames were licking at the kitchen windows and roaring along the walls above the stove. Intrepid firefighters rushed up the iron stairs of the wooden middle wing to run the dormitory hoses through the bedroom windows and spray a feeble stream on the rapidly gaining blaze. The dancing light of the fire threw into high relief the faces of the onlooking students. Fear, worry, horror, interest, rapt attention all were depicted in twisted lines. Girls huddled in little groups and whispered excitedly among themselves. Gee! No physiology test today for me. Can’t take a test on an empty stomach and it doesn't look much like breakfast today, does it?” I wonder how it started? It must have been an overheated stove.” Boy! That fire might be hot but this morning air is cold!” Yes, we thought it was another one of those blamed fire drills but I guess we thought wrong. Some excitement!” Volunteer firemen used all the available extinguishers and then the town-pumper pulled up to the scene. The flames died down. It seemed to be almost under control. Then, suddenly, a tiny dancing reflection was seen in the corner room on the second floor. A gasp from the assembled watchers and then a mutter, It’s up to the second floor!” Billowing clouds of black smoke rolled across the campus and down over Main Street. The red rim of the early sun was dispersing the frost from the ground when a horrified groan from the crowd plus a hasty inspection of the brick kitchen wing showed fire under the eaves-The roof over the dining room was oozing smoke from under its shingles when the south tower burst into a flaming pinnacle. Someone from the brick north wing, farthest from the source of the conflagration, realized that the building was doomed. She ran around to the deserted side of her wing and up the grill fire escape into her second floor room. Clothes began to rain from the window and passersby, quickly sensing the significance of the action, rallied around to help. Soon the north side of the building was full of active boys, razing rooms of movable possessions. While they worked, the fire continued to roar toward them. Across the roof, through the dining room, then the front porch the workers inside were choking and fumbling in the smoky, darkened corridors. Then all inside were hustled out by the firemen in charge The roof was ablaze over the last wing. The hot flames licked high into the air over the tower of the president s residence. The intense heat penetrated the slate roof of Old Main and a thin spiral of smoke curled up from the shingles. The firemen managed to quell the threat after a heroic effort, by pulling a hose up the side of the building and chopping a hole in the timbers. The consuming flames finished the north wing and shriveled the grass bank to black cinders. It crept through the wooden wing until it reached the storage room addition which was fireproof. There its ravages were stopped. The campus by the garden along the road was littered with clothing, piled high in ragged heaps, and frantic fingers rummaged through them in an effort to find some personal belongings. Somber faces, just a few tear-streaked, reflected the enormity of the catastrophe. Burned out! Nothing left but what they wore out of the building! Never-to-be-replaced possessions gone up in smoke like so much paper! NORTH HALL AFTERWARDS NORTH HALL FIRE SNAPSHOTS I i ! ! This looks like some kind of a convention on the boys’ porch before it was taken away from them. BF you know . . . legs, legs, and legs . . . truck along there, Sniz . . . who would ever think of having his picture taken in such an undignified pose except Sterling Ramsey . . . Joe College . . . My, how comfortable we look . . . just one of the scenes along Slimey Pebble Creek (or is it Wolf Creek, nature students?) . . . Just exercising a little down on the athletic field . . . and here's that cute little Ramsey girl. We wonder if her brother got his cute ways from her or the other way around. . . . this might be a delegation of notables from the looks of things . . . what gorgeous views we have around Slippery Rock. WHO’S WHO AT S. R. Guess who . . . drop something? . . . just me and my dog ... a group of enthusiastic freshmen nature lovers... a future president . . . good old main . . . three musketeers, we wonder what happened to the first two . . . here, here, what goes on, a three man wrestling match? . . . two future school marms. . . just girls. . . four pretty maids in a row ... a most distinguished future English professor who is noted for his zip and enthusiasm when presenting dangling participles. We forgot to mention his frau who is trailing behind . . . this looks like a Sunday afternoon just after the fire . . . all set to go . . . roomies . . . Mrs. Arnold and Mr. Yingling discussing the Surprize Symphony . . . what goes on? We can’t guess, maybe you can . . . I've been workin’ on the railroad . . . Fire! Fire! a scene taken at the Dunlap house just after Maslanik saved it from burning to the ground by rushing to the rescue with a glass of water . . . another ducky couple ... a few of the boys bound for collitch . . four of the gals in the Dogwood Circle . . . two of Slippery Rock’s most notable couples. Reading from left to right . . . Lew Gilliland, the Erie Ace who slayed the Florida beauty beside him. Next comes Miss Betty Moate who took Ai Barnes and Slippery Rock by storm when she transferred from Edinboro. AI Barnes the Sharon flash ... a couple roomies . . . some Sophomore mermaids. WHO’S WHO AT S. R. More darn fun . . . that yearly custom of autographins the Sax. . . . Skipper. . . two goon gals” . . . truckin' along . . . sign on the dotted line, Olga . . . Tsk! Tsk! where’s your dignity, Dr. Miller? . . . two views from the tower room of North Hall before the fire . . . this looks like a bad case of spring fever... just four frosh . . . that’s a pretty smile you have, Betty ... Hi there, Casanova (Dan Shick to you) ... the entrance to Slippery Rock's best known place of amusement, Stoughton’s Beach. Here the fellows and gals gather to swim, roller skate, and trip the light fantastic to good, old victrola records . . . greetings, Mr. Heint-zelman . . . that looks like Billie’s shadow in your picture, Italy. Did we guess right? . . . Oh, there’s Billie in a picture of her own . . . that looks like two pairs of roommates right below her . . . two debonair young men, Jiggs (saxy) Bennett and Sid (philosophy) Harris . . . don’t look so serious, Goldie . . . some more students??? . . . getting autographs during tennis practice . . . three transfers from Edinboro and our own Olive Cooper . . . Doc Cottrell and some of the lads. 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