Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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betdcmicui ... GOES PARTYING TO THE SODBUSTERS BALL THE DINNER DANCE BRAWL Once again the soon-to-be tradition of Sod- busters was carried out when upperclassmen and fieshmen met for the first time together at Phil- lips hall on Saturday evening, September 24th. The freshmen showed up in their gayest finery for this was to be their first Bethany dance. The girls got the usual rush from the extensive stag line, made up principally of upperclass boys who were there to look them over . Did you notice, too, how few couples there were that had the record of being together at their fourth Sodbust- ers? The pictures show two such couples and perhaps they can set an example for others fol- lowing close behind them. The gathering was entertained during inter- mission by a finely selected group of musical numbers which consisted of a cornet solo by Ted Golden of the present freshman class, vocal solos by our celebrated soprano, Jean Vetter, and piano solos by Jane Bryan. The thought always comes at about this time of year when we prepare for Sodbusters whether we should keep this form of entertainment for the first Saturday of the academic year and so let it become a tradition. It has not yet become that, for we have not enjoyed the privileges of danc- ing at Bethany too many years to make us stick to this one means of entertainment out of pure sentiment. Perhaps a better way of ushering in the fresh- men and making them better acquainted with the upperclassmen would be to just have a general get-together that first Saturday night. There could be some means whereby you could find out The Bohemians came in full regalia to the Freshman dinner-dance on Wednesday evening, October 5, at Phillips hall. Even the glummest of the lot were dressed to suit the motif of this interesting affair which the committee of fresh- men and planned for their last meal together. The dining-room was decorated to look like a cafe in Paris and the programs, placecards and posters were suited to the tempo of the party. Tom Care and his orchestra were there to render the musical selections for the young Bohemians tc dance. There was a program made up entirely of freshman talent which included an Apache dance by Marjorie Hanner and Tom Jones, a Hill-Billy quartet and a clarinet solo by Phyllis Balch with June Feiss at the piano. The evening was termed a success by all those who attended and the freshmen were congratu- lated on their novel idea which differed so from those planned in the preceding years. who everyone was and the result might be a gen- eral good time instead of this bunching of the stags in one corner, with the less fortunate girls in another corner watching others having a good time. If that was a success — in other words, if everyone got to know each other in that man- ner, it would then be fitting and proper to have the first dance the following Saturday. Shall we stick to the usual routine of a dance the first Saturday, or, shall we exert a bit of or- iginality and devise a party which makes for greater socialbility? Couples Betty Werner and Jerry Crot sSare, and Norma McAdarr.s and Don Nee enjoying dancing at their fourth Sodbusters together. After testing Sodbuster ' s punch for four consecutive years, Jerry observes no improvement in the art of making. PAGE NINE

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retically) got acquainted. Upperclass men ap- praised the pulchritude of freshmen girls; fresh- m en girls evaluated the lack of ugliness of up- perclass men. No comments! Fraternities and sororities next opened their official rush season. Freshmen have done things besides pledging though. Thirteen strong made the football teams. Four lead cheers. Band and orchestra have their quota of first year students. The photo-editor of the Bethan ' tan itself and the sports reporter are from the freshman class. So much for what freshmen have done. What do they think of Bethany — in their spare time, of course. Interviews tells us. One freshman came to Bethany expecting a virtual Utopia and got it. Another was sur- prised to find the place alive. (He had seen it in the good old summer time.) Courses are stiff but they should be. It is a challenge to one ' on his own ' . But freshmen are not believers in panegyrics. They have some complaints to make. First, the library is inadequate, i. e., there are too few cop- ies of books in the library for required readings. They want longer library hours in the evening. We haven ' t enough time for studies. There is too much emphasis on the quantity and too little on the quality of work required. Everything costs too much. There is a plea for cheaper rooms and cheaper texts. (Most of the freshmen come from schools where the state supplies the books.) They even have to drop a nickle for their music. The boys of Cochran hall want a magna vox instead of the slot machine they have. They want an increase in athletic equipment; rings, mats, parallel bars, spring boards. However, as one freshman said, The faults are offset by increased opportunities. Everything is on a higher level here: scholarship, intelli- gence, morals. The average Bethanian is a pret- ty swell guy. The history of the school especially appeals to freshmen. Most of them have come from high schools built within the last twenty years or so. The traditions of these schools consist mainly of hazings , class supremacies, and senior plays. At Bethany they have found a school with a hun- dred years of education behind it. The tradi- tions of Bethany are mellowed and are respected by every student and faculty member. In the great age of Bethany college, these freshmen have gotten a glimpse of one of the finest educa- tional traditions west of the Alleghenies. ADMONITION TO THE FRESHMEN Your entrance is just a week before The entrance of the sophomore. It ' s better thus you had your fling Just before death is when swans sing. One week you will fill an honored seat. The powers to be bow at your feet. We envy you for hopes and youth, We pity, because you must learn the truth. 7. The inevitable bursar. 2. Intelligence tests, diagnostic tests and placement tests perturb the class of ' 42. 3. Freshmen enter College Inn, cultural, intellectual and social center of Bethany. PAGE EIGHT

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NEWS OF THE MONTH FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES PLEDGE The rushing period for boys was considerably different this year from those of previous years. The whole class of freshmen boys was divided in- to five groups with one group going to a differ- ent house each night for dinner. In this way, each boy had the chance to see each of the five fraternity houses and so were better able to make up their minds which way to go. After a week of such rushing, the following boys were pledged: Psi of Beta Theta Pi— Paul Bowers, Robert Cook, Joseph Hunger, Edwin Jacobs, James Huntsberger. Irvan Roche, Edward Rogers, Wil- liam Streator, Robert Ulrich, William Rowlands, and Norris Whitlock. Epsilon of Sigma Nu — Alden Adams, Edgar Byers, Wilbur Cramblet, Jr., Bond Davis, George Davis. Edward Elsasser, Arthur Graft, Robb Henry, Roy Hoffman, Robert Barrett, Edward Lau- bersheimer. Wallace Mayor, Harry Menhorn, William Neuman, James Plummer, Jack Pryor, Robert Rankin, Erank Showman, William Stophel, Robert Watson, Wyit Wright, and Alexandre Grail. Beta Beta of Kappa Alpha — Jay Lohr, upper- classman. William Batterman, Gordon Carroll, Ted Golden, William Griffiths, Arthur Little, Mike Loncar, Bertram Major, Norman McKee, Fred Neuman, Morris Ratcliffe, Leon Schliff, Jack Simmeral, and the taking of house privileges by Mike Drummond. Phi of Phi Kappa Tau — James Dunlop, Wil- liam Heid, Ralph Henderson, Richard Hocken- smith, Gerald McCarthy, Hermes Montagna, Walter Webb, Harry Prosser. Lambda of Alpha Kappa Pi — Humberto Arri- gado, Frank Belluardo, Harold Blank, Wayne Burdue, Max Can, Raymond Dick, Robert Gal- ligher, Norva! Morris, William Siemon, Gordon Seidel, Dale Sowers, Earl Turner, John Weber. Sorority rushing normally began with the pan- hellenic tea on Sunday, September 25, 1938, though before that time open rushing was per- mitted. Each group had one night in which to give a party and during the rest of the day there were no set regulations. This manner of rushing seemed to go smoother than in other years, both continued to page 29 Miss Hasp Dean of Women OFFICE OF DEAN OF WOMEN REPORTS The office of the dean of women reports most enthusiastically the esprit de corps among the women students of Bethany college. Per- vading the whole atmosphere is a keynote of mutual insight into the right attitudes to- wards college life in all its phases of academic and social opportunity. Specific group meetings have accomplished especial objectives. A committee com- prised jointly of the women members of the panel find- ings committee of last spring and of the women members of this year ' s board of student govern- ors convened with the dean of women on the social regulations for women students, giving in- estimable help in the expression of willing sup- port and cooperation. This committee should be mentioned individ- ually by name. Composing the group from the panel findings committee are the Misses Caro- line Butchko, Peggy Euwer, Norma McAdams, Agnes O ' Masta, and Betty Stewart. The repre- sentatives from the student board of governors are the Misses Nancy Caldabaugh, Flora Justus, Peggy Keim, Ruth Knowles, Aureline McDon- ough, Betty Mullen, Jean Vetter, Betty Werner, Delle Williams, and Laura Zbiec. Paralleling absolutely in spirit and in accom- plishment, the above named groups, panhellenic, comprised of Miss Jane Cluss, President, and the Misses Jane Bryan, June Galley, Dorothy John- son, Flora Justus, Marie Lowe, Norma McAdams, Jean McKenna, Betty Mullen, Bobby Murray, and Dorothy Ritter, is achieving the goals and ideals of its constitution. The women members of the freshmen class have organized in meeting and elected the Misses Mary Jane Hare, Barbara Babbitt, Helen Hicks, Ruth Shannon, and Julia Wakefield as an advis- ory committee to confer with the dean of wom- en on all matters pertaining to the freshman woman and college. New in personnel to the house hostess list are Miss Mary Louise Schaff of Helwig hall, and Mrs. Helen Mathews of the Alpha Xi Delta house. continued to page 29 PAGE TEN