Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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frethattLan ... PARTICLES Ancient brick sidewalks submit to the hand of progress. Moo, Moo, Moo ' s stampede. Where are the dinks ? Plea for student lobbying group against war. Classes or- ganize. Lecture courses number announced. Tho forward march of civiliza- tion has our beloved Bethany in its grasp. The well worn and frequently tripped over bricK side walks have been torn up by their very roots to make room, for cold, unyielding concrete. Oh well, progress at any cost. Moo Moo Moo, honorary pep organization, announces that it is considering six new members to complete its traditional mem- bership of thirteen Bethany men. Originated in 1923, the bulls of Moo held forth on the campus un- til the dark days of 1930, when it was disbanded for the lack of insufficient fun. In 1934 once again the bulls raised their horn- ed heads and became the robed ramblers of the hills. The order is restricted to thir- teen men who have as their aims the advancement of the interest in Bethany and. the general wel- fare of the student body. They attempt to keep alive the tradi- tions of the college. Other aims of the order are to help fresh- men learn the Alma Mater; to earn money for sweaters for the cheerleaders; to paint the bricks of the college red; and to lift the face of the tower clock. Ballade of the Passing of the Brick Sidewalk The brick sidewalk has passed away. Gallant men of W P A To smoother walks have paved the way. (Chorus) Sing with a hey and a hey- nonny -hey, The brick sidewalk has passed away. The old brick walk had long held sway; But like the wonderful one hosn shay, It had outlived its useful day. No longer will a loose brick squirt An oozy stream of slimy dirt To flick us like an icy quirt. Sing a dirge but shed not a tear; The brick sidewalk ' s no longer here. This is our millenial year. The cry goes around the camp- usus that the green dinks tra- dition must be kept alive. The sophomores have met to organize their class and to determine the rigid rules for the freshmen. In view of the experience of last year, such rules will in themselves organize the freshman class. The Bethanian suggests these rules : a. all gals must wear make-up. b. all freshmen must speak to upperclasr, men. c. and to make it very tough for the greens, they must not cut more than six classes ?, week. d. no freshman may smoke his own cigarettes. With these rules that beat the freshmen ears back, the Bethan- ian feels the sophomores can es- tablish their supremacy once and for all. W. J is going to play Beth- any again this year. Bethany de- feated the Washington and Jef- ferson men in a football game back in 1910. Our team made a field goal, and it might be a good idea to practice up on such tac- tics for the coming game. Back In 1930, W J defeated us with a score of 74-0. The years rolled by without another visit from the Presidents until 1935. The 1936 score was 20-7; and the 1937 score was 9-0. But that 1910 score still looks the best of them all. Our band came to the Glenville game a week ago and played some rousing tunes. They did not open up with Alma Mater. Our team made a touchdown. The band did not play the Alma Mater. The half came and went with no Alma Mater. The end of the game came and the band left, without having played the Alma Mater. Some suspicious people think they didn ' t know the Alma Mater. Seriously, it is great to have the band functioning again. Emma Lyon, the Chinese mis- sionary, placed one-half blame for tin slaughter of Chinese peo- ple by Japan on our own United States. Amer ' can munitions mak- ers supply 54.4 per cent of the war material for Japan. What per cent of the war ma- terial of China is supplied by these same makers? We have an idea that a declared boycott on all war materials from the United States would be more harmful to Chin?, than Japan. PAGE TWELVE

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NEWS OF THE MONTH James Happy Taylor PERSONALITIES IN THE NEWS In 1924 Happy Taylor first came to Bethany to become the house man for Beta Theta Pi fratern- ity. In the three years he remained with the Betas and the seven years he worked for the college in Coch- ran hall as porte , Happy became one of the institutions of Bethany. He left Bethany in 1934 to re t u r n frequently to greet Bethanians with his just right, just right. This year Happy is back in Bethany again as house man for the Beta fraternity. He has brought with him his tuxedo and the inevita- ble brown shoes he wears as doorman for the Beta parties. His singing, from which he gained his name of Happy, and his smiles are again familiar to Bethany. Some of the alumni still recall the immortal speech Happy gave on November seventh of 1931. On that day James Happy Taylor spoke to the student body of Bethany on school spirit. The Bethanian has found a copy of this classic in the files of the Collegian and reprints it here: Yas sah. Hello folks, what we need am spirit, yes, sah, spirit am what we need — spirit is all we need. We gotta have spirit. Darin ' and biz am all right, yes, sah, datin ' and biz am all right, datin ' and biz am all right. Yas sah, they is all right. But we want ' s spirit! Laugh, dat ' s all right, laugh; but this is no time to sleep or grin at one another. Every other college has spirit, but Bethany ain ' t — it ' s a shame. There ' s a time for everything. Yas sah, de Lord has provided time for everything, and now is the time for Bethany to win. De boys is O. K. The Coach is O. K. If we have the spirit, yas sah. Let ' s fight for the Green and the White, yes sah. Here am de colors, Green and White (indicating his dink and shirt front). Let ' s fight for the Green and White. VIEWS ON SPAIN BY EXCHANGE STUDENT She is once more Golgotha and Calvary . . . Spanish blood is flowing painfully over the sur- face of the world . . . Her children are offering their sacrifice for a new redemption of mankind . . . Spirit and Matter are fighting their decisive battle in the golden fields of El Quijote . Cul- ture is being shaken by a blow of madness, while all the mothers of the world pray incessantly to the Almighty saying: Our Lord, we didn ' t breed our sons to be soldiers . An enormous contradiction comes out of this bleeding: The ' requetes ' and ' falangists ' as they gaily run down the hills of Toledo and Castilla carry a smile on their lips and a prayer in their hearts; nothing for me, nothing for you, every- thing for Spain and She for God . They are fighting for Christianity, they are exposing their chests as the strongest bar against materialism and atheism. As they once expulsed Moors, they are now expulsing the red flag. Spain has always been the champion of Chris- tianity. Her banner has crossed seas and con- tinents, leaving behind her footprints of civiliza- tion and Christian life, but soon after the liber- ation of the South American republics, she was afflicted by the most dreadful of sicknesses: relax- ation of morality, and what is worse, this among ation of morality, and what is worse? Spanish priests had forgotten their role, and their lives were examples of the most exuberant pride and carelessness. Both parties are honest, truthful ; they are both fighting, believing that they are right and God will forgive all their blunders. Now comes the real tragedy of Spain: the most warlike and im- perialistic nations have found in this chaos a splendid opportunity to try their strength. Ger- man, Italian and Russian guns are pouring death into the mountains and valleys of the Peninsula, which, in spite of its wounds, like the Christian martyrs, stands straight up and purifies its soul in the fire of suffering and destruction. However, the immortal soul of Spain will never die and the day will come when her sons of South America and her brothers of all the world may look at her as the solid, granitic rock of Cul- ture, Peace, and Good Will. HlJMBERTO ARRIAGADA. PAGE ELEVEN

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tetfauuan ... PARTICLES The Young Republican National Federation is sponsoring a $15,000 oration contest for college stu- dents. Among the speech topics contestants must choose from are — would you guess it? — Can the Initiative of Youth Be Maintain- ed under the New Deal ? and New Deal: a Menace to Individ- ualism. Details may be obtain2d at the Bethanian staff office (if we ever get an office ) . Professors come and go! Pro- fessor Booth, Bible teacher and grade A wit, is away on Sabbatic- al leave, while there is a new Miller and a new Clark, potential chemistry and economics pro- fessors. Out of Miami university comes the plea that the youth of Amer- ica organize into a vast lobbying group to exert its influence on issues affecting young people. Such an issue is the war ques- tion. Young men from the ages of 18 to 21, while not entitled to an official voice in deciding upon war, are expected to do much of the actual fighting in case the older men choose to protect our interests abroad, says the Miami Student. The postcard method of lobbying suggested by Mrs. Lyon in her chapel speech to Bethany students concerning the Chines? situation may be an initial step. The first meeting of the Bc- thespian club was held October 4, 1938. Freshmen were welcomed and the organization was divided up into little theater groups which in turn are to present one-act plays for the meetings of the club. Miss Hosp spoke briefly concerning the purpose and a- chievements of the organization. The groups under the direction of Eleanor Baker and Kay Hess are to present their plays at the next monthly meeting of tho club. Freshmen do not realize that Bethany is a different place from what it was last year, but upper- classmen know that Bethany is indeed not the same without Huff ' s famous dark room — also known as the Bamboo room, the Palm room, the Orchid room, and in general a den of iniquity. There is one thing less for the administration to frown upon an J one rule less for the student body to break. The- Bethanian announces that there will be a meeting held iii room 33 on next Monday evening at 7:15 o ' clock for all freshmen who wish to try for a staff posi- tion. Notice, Faculty Club A certain member ' s parental fondness to Tannhauser (to-tan- Hauser) was not intended to ex- press musical appreciation, un- less the sounds ejected by Mr. Hauser while being overtly repri- manded approximated melody. However, the writer ' s recollec- tion of th? incidents, does not recogniz; a melodious intent, but rest assured the opus effected harmony. The onus probandi is mine. May it suffice that I am happy to be one of you. Yours, For less jue de mots. Two excellent lecturers have been scheduled for this month by Dean Weimer. On October 25 PvOllo Walter Brown will present an evening lecture and also in chapel on October 26. Mr. Brown has written Next Door to a Poet, Toward Romance. As of the Gods, and a biography including the selection. A Listener to the Winds, which is included in the freshman English College Omnibus. He was born in Crooks- ville, Ohio, and at one time work- ed in a coal mine. He was grad- uated from Harvard where he later taught English. He is now a resident of Cambridge, Massa- chusetts. Harrison Brown, lecturer, writ- er, and authority on international economics, will deliver an eve- ning lecture on November 7 and in convocation the next morning. He will be on the campus for sev- eral days and will be available for student conferences during this time. Mr. Brown was obtained as a lecturer through the Insti- tute of International Education. He is an Englishman and lives in London. During the World War he was in the British army. He is quite familiar with German af- fairs as he lived in Germany from 1928 to 1932. He will probably be able to give an unbiased in- terpretation to the Nazis party activities. He has given several radio addresses in America and is acquainted with the political philosophy of the U. S. S. R. The tentative movie schedule of the Bethany theater for the coming months has been announc. ed with the following pictures scheduled: October 21 — Valley of the Giants. October 28 — Four Daughters. November 4 — Secret Actress. November 11 — White Banners. November 18 — Cowboy from Brooklyn. November 25 — Garden of the Moon. These pictures are subject to change, according to Mr. Leroy Strasser. Classes have recently organized and elected their officers for the coming year. The Seniors have chosen Ralph Burger as their president; Jack McGinty will as- sist him as vice-president; Doro- thy Johnson as secretary, and James Steele as treasurer. The Juniors ' leader will be Al Wright. Bill Porter has been se- lected for vice-president. A slight difficulty arose after the election, a tie between Bobby Murray and Catherine Smith for the office of secretary. The matter was turn- ed over to the new president. Other offices filled were: treasur- er, Mary Jane South, and histor- ian, Marilyn Roberts. The Sophomores have also se- lected their staff. This year they will be headed by Scott Kaler, with Lylc Mayne helping as vice- president. Dorothy Colteryahn is the secretary; Peggy Geyer is treasurer: and Tommy Cullison is the representative to the ath- letic board of control. This week the Bethanian is in- troducing a contest in which val- uable prizes will be given for candid camera shots of student activities. The best will be used in the magazine with a by-line telling who took the picture. PAGE THIRTEEN