Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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BETHANY ANTITHESIS CARDS ON THE TABLE BOOKS ON THE TABLE An epidemic of highly appropriate names is spreading throughout the Beta house. Most famous of these are Virtuous Vincent Vaupel, Chattering Chauncey Chalfant, Laughing Louis Lancaster, Rollicking Richard Robb, Nifty Na- thaniel Nee. In fact, the disease has even spread to include Mighty Maude McAdams and Merry Mollie Mullen . . . Bea Lake, the prominent freshman danseuse has introduced the Cokie- Cokie to Phillips hall. It ' s a mass gymnastic exercise with a few features in common with that ancient tribal dance, the Big Apple . . . Our personal selection (strictly one man ' s opinion) of the ten most attractive personalities in the freshman class are. Barbara Babbitt, Violette Chun, Dorothy Douglass, Marjorie Hanner, Dor- othy Hazelhurst, Jane Oberman, Ruth Shannon, Ila Warstler, and Judy Wakefield . . . Eddie Mc- Veigh, the well-known Irish exchange student, is Inn again . . . and it would appear that the Oberman sisters specialize in second-hand Sigma Nu ' s . . . Bethany ' s permanent week-end guest, Bill Mcllroy, has begun the season early this year . . . Has Don Hosensteele interrupted Joan Boon ' s W. and J. heartbeat permanently? . . . This year ' s crop of graduation widows includes Jane Cluss, Dorothy Johnson, Janet Murray, Betty Mullen, and Virginia Tidwell . . . Gerald Croushore, star member of the student board of deacons, is also captain of the football team. How- versatile! . . . Fireworks! Joe White ' s Uniontown heart arrived in Bethany October 6 for a visit. And did the pride of Sag Harbor like that? My guess is no . . . Barbara Babbitt evidently rates with Dick Jackson, but then, so does the star pu- pil at Bethany high school ! . . . The Marge Han- ner-Tom Jones apache dance for the freshman dinner was the real thing. Marge is sporting a sore jaw and various bruises these days . . . Does Sprinkle Spray have his pin back, or is it just a rumor? . . . and what about Camp and Grade? . . . not to mention Berger! . . . Since Sue Worthen has been looking for someone to go to Mexico with her for two weeks, pardon us while we cut school and go along . . . There ' s nothing like running from danger! Every student is interested in the subject of How to Get By Without Study or at least with as little study as possible. Consequently, when a small book, entitled The Psychology of Getting Grades, appeared on the collegiate horizon, eyes opened and voices muttered, Aha! We feel justified in reviewing this book not only because of the interest displayed in it, but also because of the timeliness of the subject with which it deals. This Pschology of Getting Grades is anonym- ous, not at the request of the author but in con- sideration of certain policies of the publishers. We are told that the author, whoever he might be, was a student who made Phi Beta Kappa with- out studying more than the average student. The first part of the book is concerned with selecting courses and professors, and the sugges- tions made there could only be put into effect in a large university. However, such matters as Impressing the Prof , How to avoid being call- ed on for what you don ' t know and how to get yourself called on for what you do know are matters of interest to all of us. Likewise, the subject of Hitting Exams. Very, very inter- esting. Under the heading, Impressing the Profs is the warning: And, of course, laugh t his jokes. If the joke isn ' t funny, the prof ' s ef- forts to tell it are, so in any case you have a laugh coming. Read this little book. Let it be your litany (with apologies and thanks to Kirk) as was your freshman week schedule. Paste something over the words of Getting Grades and carry your Psychology around with you. Then there shall be Phi Beta Kappa keys jingling on our campus — if we ever get Phi Beta Kappa here. MY ALMA MATER B) T. Dii.lwyan Thomas. Poet for class of 1897 As back I look, in my mind ' s eye, To days of long ago, In reminiscent mood I sigh, For in my heart ' s aglow. Pondering what it meant to mc, I still can feel the thrill. Of the contacts that I made In that college on a hill. Old Bethany! PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT

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-TKefoiUes of SBiHip TvrefL S. Phillip Firefly woke one day And slowly yawned and gazed away He gaped and rubbed his dewy eyes Then scratched his head, looked at the skies And wondered what had happened, for He ' d never seen this place he swore ! Phil stretched his neck and noticed things : He ' d lost the light beneath his wings! Perhaps he hadn ' t trimmed his wick — Or else the oil had burned too quick — But if he ' d stop and just refuel He thot that ' d bring him back his ' jewel ' . Young Phil ge-flitted to a pond And, leaning on a peagreen frond He skimmed oil film from off the surf Then he sat down upon the turf, To load his lantern with the prize — It just won ' t light! S. Phillip cries. If mine had been a chromium flash With batteries, bulb, for four bits cash — I ' d understand this mess , he said, I ' d know my battery ' d just gone dead — But since my lantern ' s part of me. Not made in any factory, I ' ll have to put my wings in hock To pay the bill to see the doc — If he can ' t diagnose my ill My light won ' t shine or never will! Forthwith young Phil went to M.D. Head of the bug dispensary And loud spoke doc : A case of nerves ! Just get more sleep and watch your curves Gulp down some vitamines and right Away your back will have a light. But though two tears drooled from his eyes S. Phil though he ' d philosophize — Perhaps he wasn ' t off so bad Why look — the benefits he had! (He knew he should have stayed in bed- He always stayed up nights in- stead)— Lost the light beneath his wings! Tonight he had a ' super ' date. If mine had been a chromium flash Went to bug dispensary But never ' fore he ' d seen the flowers, The rippling pond, the leafy bowers, The birds, the butterflies he met In anything but silhouette — He liked their stylish gowns in hue, Black may be chic, but color, ooh ! (Phil mightn ' t have woman ' s ken Of fashion info, he had a yen — And since that yen dictated chrome Bright splashy colors hit Phil home.) Philosophizing soon was nil — More tears did flood from our S. Phil. Proud, brushing dampness from his cheek S. Phil his fortune went to seek. Hurried to a plastic surgeon Said, I ' d rather hear my dirge than Go along a maimed creature Lacking my scintillate feature. Perhaps that sounds like vanity But really, honest, I can ' t see Why I survive among the fit When my main purpose is to glit! All the graft of plastic surger ' Couldn ' t quite affect a merger Couldn ' t attach a brand new light On S. Phil ' s back to mend his plight ! He off to Mother Nature set — Phil Prodigal would to her fret — He tried the glisten of a new dew- drop, Some dust from Golden-Rod ' s own mop, Gold pollen from a rose ' s stamen, But none would set his lantern flamin ' . Suddenly S. Phillip heaved a sigh And gazed up at the noonday sky- He gulped and gasped with shame- faced cry, Why, gosh, I know the reason why! God ' s an economist, I guess. To make his electric light bill less He lets the sun beam ' lone all day, Cause I would just be in the way — He switches off my light so bright To save my juice for inky night. I see he wants my light instead To shine when Sol has gone to bed! (P. S. And when his light with night returned, Phil met his super-date, I learned.) PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN

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CONTINUED MATERIAL Introduction to The Bethanian can by word and picture. Its editorial function: to mirror student body opinion and in so doing to operate as a vitally important organ of campus democracy, a way of life in which Bethany stu- dents proceed by unending inquiry and debate. In other words the Bethanian editorial policy will not be a one-man viewpoint — one voice lost in the can- yons of our microcosm here. Regular meetings of the staff will be held to determine by investigation and discussion the policy of the magazine. The staff of the Bethanian believes that a col- lege publication should ideally typify democracy just as should the institution which it represents. For Democracy gives every man A right to be his own oppressor. History of Bethany Publications Disciples of Christ, a great effort was made to publish a superior annual. The product of this labor was called the Bethanian, which name has remained till this day. This first issue of the an- nual under this name contained church as well as college publicity. No radical departure has been made in the form and purpose of the publications until last year. Due to a growing progressive element in the stu- dent body, the majority of the students have come to feel the acute inadequacy of the two previous publications. It has been their choice to try an organ which in the end is a combination of the better features of both the old Bethanian and the Collegian, and the elimination of the unnecessary aspects. This is the first issue of the new publica- tion idea. Fraternities and Sororities Pledge for those rushing and those being rushed. Silent period began Friday morning and bids were an- swered on Friday evening between 7 and 8 o ' clock. After five days of rushing, the following girls were pledged on Friday evening, September 30, 1938: Delta of Alpha Xi Delta — Barbara Babbitt, Ruth Bram, June Cleary, Dorothy Douglass, Mildred Erskine, Madeline Forsythe, Phyllis Harbison, Mary Jane Hare, Helen Hicks, Bertha Jane Jacob, Eloise McCauslen, Jane Oberman, Sara Sawtelle, Flora Jane Smith, Janice Stewart, Eleanor Waterhouse, Bette Weber, and the taking of house privileges by Kathleen Hamilton. Theta of Zeta Tau Alpha — Marjorie Anthony, Gladys Armour, Gwendolyn Borden, Betty Chil- cote, Leah Christy, Ruth Halter, Grace Henkel, Dorothy Hazelhurst, Myra Jane Jackson, June Mn- Kee, Betty Jane Murphy, Nancy Reinehr, Anne Rudolph, Joanne Schott, Adeline Schulz, Ruth Shannon, Anita Shulick, Margaret Stein, Helen Jean Taylor, Julia Wakefield, and the taking of house privileges by Sue Beth Archer and Marjorie Miller. Sigma Xi of Kaopa Delta — Dorothy Armstrong, Nancy Belt, Sarah Bishop, Jayne Corcoran, Frances Dvorak, Janice Evans, June Fiess, Marjorie Fin- ney, Marjorie Hanner, Beatrice Lake, Phyllis Skil- ton. Jean Sturgis, and Ila Warstler. Omega of Alpha Delta Theta — Margaret Dice, Roberta Elliston, Edna Mae Jamison, Dorothy Lynch, Ruth Moser, Mary Louise Ray, Rosemary Roberts, and Ida Ruth Steiner. Office of Dean of Women Reports The group of hostesses and the dean of women are taking as a project study The Factor of the Student Living Group in College Learning, aiming to establish and maintain conditions favorable to study and happy social living. The respective house presidents aiding in this project are Miss Jane Bryan, Alpha Delta Theta; Miss Jane Cluss, Alpha Xi Delta; Miss Lillian Mal- lory, Helwig hail; Miss Norma McAdams, Kappa Delta ; Miss Jean McKenna, Phillips hall ; Miss Dor- othy Ritter, Zeta Tau Alpha. Thus the outlook for the current year is bright. The women students are enjoying a larger oppor- tunity for experience in leadership and sharing with the college administration responsibility for their conduct and social development. Academic Department . . . Chemistry Woltz and Byron Baer are at West Virginia uni- versity; Paul Meriage and William Castellano are at Detroit university; Joe Hickman and John Bax- ter are at Johns Hopkins; Richard Brandon is the present holder of the du Pont fellowship at Ohio State university; John Cowan was at Cornell, is now with U. S. Rubber; Paul Johnson was at In- diana university, is now with the Wrigley Corpor- ation ; Bertha Fietz took textile chemistry at Iowa State; Arthur Ruggiere and Ashley Dowdy are at N. Y. U. and Western Reserve Medical, respective- ly; Russell Shoup is with the National Electric Coil company at Columbus; Harry McQuown, George Sherwin, and William Dietz are steel chem- ists; Amelio Montagna is with Carbide and Car- bon; Marvin Ludwig, Charles Funk, William Nee, and Oliver Vodrey have positions with Republic Steel in different localities; Earnest Korb and Ed- mund Wilkins are with du Pont; Crandall Haddox is with Pure Oil, and Andy Johnson is with United Clay Products. We hope that this article has given at least a partial picture of chemistry departmental activities of recent years with, the further hope that its con- tributions have been of real value for the college as a whole. The departmental program would be impossible without the help of such important di- visions as biology, mathematics, physics, English and economics, to mention only some. In turn this department hopes that it may have contributed to the culture and welfare of their sudents. The College Man Living Paradox subsidize athletes. He wants more student govern- ment so he can run the college, while he fails to run efficiently his own fraternity. Then makes no use of his power when he does get it. He is proud to graduate from a Christian college and com- plains of a devotional service in chapel. He is convinced that he pays too much for the privilege of attending classes but petitions for more cuts. No wonder the problem of student morale is so perplexing when the students in question are such living contradictions of themselves! PAGE TWENTY-NINE