Lake Forest College - Forester Yearbook (Lake Forest, IL)

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THE STENTOR 15 4 ESS Hall by day, Study Hall by night, The Calvin Durand Com- mons presents a greatly changed appearance to the alumnus who revisits his Alma Mater. The changes there are representative of the changes which the military regime has brought about in all phases of college life. No more does the undisciplined frosh cut his morning classes and amble over to the Commons just in time for lunch. This year he is neither undisciplined nor absent from many of his meals. The bugle gets him up at six every morn- ing and, while he is not compelled to attend meals, he gets enough exercise to give him an appetite, and not often does he miss the mess call. No one drags into the Commons fifteen or twenty minutes late now, for those who eat must assemble and march to the Mess Hall in regular drill formation. It might be added in passing that the Com- mons puts Lake Forest way ahead of other S. A. T. C. schools, for it is sufii- ciently large and well equipped to take care of all the men at the same time. At Chicago U. and many other of the larger schools, the last company into the mess hall has to stand in line for half or three-quarters of an hour. Which is another reason why we are glad we came to Lake Forest. CALVIN DU RAND COMMONS. After marching over in formation. each man takes his place and stands at attention until one of the top sergeants gives the command Seats In addition to the usual ten men at each table one, a corporal, sits at the end and serves his children'l, as the boys call them- selves. The tables are no longer cov- ered with tablecloths and napkins. but with glistening white oilcloth. The waiters are no longer waiters , but K, P's. The King is King no longer, but Mess Sergeant. After the majority have finished eating. the top sergeant gives Rise! and each man rises and stands at attention until the command Dismissed! is given. Then he may go or sit down and finish, as he wishes. Yl'e have the Music School with us this year. too. XVe had a nice little yell for them that goes like this: Do-re-mi-fa-sol-Music School! But somebody made a rule that there must be no yelling in the Bless Hall, so we don't get to use it. ' Another feature that everyone enjoys is the weekly concert by the orchestra during the dinner hour. lYe have some excellent musical talent this year, and we have every reason to be proud of our band and orchestra. Every evening except Saturday and Sunday, the tables are cleared off and supervised study is conducted froni 7:00 to 9:15. with il tcn minute intermission at 8:00. To insure cvery lll21l'l'S working and freedom from intl-rruption. no talk- ing, evccpt in connection with studies is allowed. and no magazine reading 'or letter writing is permitted. One mem- ber of the faculty, assisted by sergcants and corporals. presides every evening. Occasionally the routine of study is broken by a talk of such a nature as to he interesting to S. A. T. Cf. men. Last week Private Stallford of the -ith Canadian Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces told the men of his experiences over there, especially at the battle of Yimy Ridge, where he lost a foot and was also wounded in the neck and in the arm. His story, told in easy conversational style. was ima nlenscly interesting and there was the thrill of action in it that made all the boys eager to he i'up and at 'em . lYe hope we may have more like him soon. While it is still difficult for many of the men to concentrate in so large a group, where there are so many things to divert the attention. things are ini- proving, and we believe that the study hall plan may be called a success. ii?- Sigma. Tan announces the initiation of Lorraine Monday.

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14 THE STENTOR The FLU Lake Forest College came out of the infiuenza epidemic most fortunately. This is probably the reason why little has been said about it and why few real- ize the extent of our good fortune. Out of twenty-five cases among the men, three of which developed into pneu- monia, and five cases in Lois Durand Hall, there were no fatalities. This is doubtless due to the excellent and prompt care afforded in every case. The president's house was vacated at the most opportune moment and turned into a temporary hospital to which all the men patients were moved and efficiently cared for. The girls were removed on the first sign of illness to the Contagious Hospital south of town. The whole campus was under a strict quarantine for two weeks, which gave many the opportunity of exploring the grounds thoroughly. and partially quarantined for nearly a month after. In a word, nothing was left undone by faculty or ofiicers to insure the safety and comfort of every student in the College. ..,.... An Interesting Course of Lec- tures Promised Last Thursday afternoon a big treat was given to some of the girls of Lois Durand Hall in the form of an ex- tremely interesting illustrated lecture given by Professor Raymond. He has a course of splendid lectures which he has kindly consented to give us. It is to be hoped that all of us will take advantage of this rare treat and hear as many of them as we can. There are about forty subjects in the course and each one is splendid and beautifully illustrated. Here are a few of the titles of his lmtures, just to give you on idea of how really worth while and entertaining they are: t'Paris and the Struggle for Democracy in France , Belgium, a Burnt Offering to the God of Il'ar , Historic Haunts in Sunny Italy . and The Twelve IVorld Pic- tures . Judge Ben B. Lindsey has said of Professor Raymond that he not only has a wonderful delivery., a magnifi- cent command of language, and a charm of personality, but he thinks his lectures are just as entertaining as they are instructive, and just as in- structive as they are entertaining. As long as Professor Raymond has been kind enough to give these lectures and Dr. Wlright has made it possible by securing the machine, surely the stu- dents of the College should attend. One will be given each Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock and everyone is invited to hear them. It is an oppo1'tunity that no one can afford to miss. Lois Durand Hall at Home Last Monday afternoon, Lois Durand Hall was the scene of one of the most charming social events in the -College this year. Miss Hamilton and the girls of Lois Durand Hall were hostesses to the women of the University faculty, the members of the Lake Forest School of Music and the day students of the College. Mrs. Henry VV. WVright and Harriet Harris assisted Miss Hamilton in the receiving line and Margaret Horton, Ruth Stommel, Eloise Brown and Hazel Seguin served refreshments. The Big Room was very attractively furnished though not one bit too spacious for the gathering. Mrs. Raymond, the wife of Dr. Jerome H. Ray- the guests. It is hoped that this will prove only more such events to year. 'DUI' HGV' pI'Of9SS0l', lll0llll, XVZXS 3.lll0llg the first of many follow during the ,-.,., Grades Mob scene following the posting of the mont.hly grades at Durand Art In- stitute-sounds rise above the crowd and one receives a general impression thus: Look out! Don't push! Lemme up, 'I wanta see what I got in psych-Say, look out there, I was looking at these grades First. Now, I'm not either push- ing. Say, listen, won't you move just a little, please? I wanta get a look at my psych grade and then I'll beat it- Oh, I should worry about my other works. I'll look at them after the jam. If I pulled thru this psych I oughta rate pretty good i11 everything else. Gee, I got a step nearer that time. Guess I'll wait a minute and see if someone doc-sn't get thru gazing on their little old 60 pretty soon. Say, you 'Frosh down there, shove off. You're not paying rent on that parking place there on the front row. Give another fella a chance. Come on, you can copy down those swell marks to send home to mother when there ain't so much competition. Oh! for a periscope! Hey there, you clown, move od my foot! XVhaddye think this is, a dance? Say, Jim, while you're over there see what I drew in French. T3!!! ye gods! what ails that man. I thot I had him bluffed till I was dragging an A at the very lowest. You can't stake your month's dollar on what these profs, say, can you? Gosh! I'm getting anxious about that psych grade. Say now. I've waited long enuf. Lemme down there. Aw, I'm not either gettin' huffey but come on, be a sport, give someone else a chance. 'Atta boy. Now you're showin' the li'l ole spirit. Ha! Here I ami! I F rat. Pledges Kappa Sigma' announces the pledging 'of Joseph Black Vernal Brown Ralph Ekwall f Albert Hale Elmer Johnson Clifford Krueger YValter Kinney Jesse Pratt ' Emil -Rauschert Halstead Schick Leon Noel Frank Wilson Howard Wood Owega Psi announces the following men: Wilfred I. Hansen Ned H. McCormack Frederick Chamberlin Marcus Stevens Edward Sierk Roy F. Kappes Hugh J. Kotschi Howard Dickey Thomas W, Birmingham Phi Pi Epsilon announces the pledging of the following men: Paul M. Sehlager V Mark H. Hough Alvah M. Custin Don M. Rodgers Allen J. Coder Rolland R. Rippberger Willis B. Mallory Clarence C. Winning James Fitzpatrick Horace P. Emerson Leonard M. Sprinkle Gilbert H. Large The following men have been initiated into Digamma: IValter I. Brown. Merton J. Beck. Fred C. Bartol. Ralph Beddoes. Robert IV. Framberg Elmer E. Giertz Leonard H. Huffer Raymond C. Hunn William W. WVilkinson and the following have been pledged: Y the pledging of Norman G-. Mueller Kenneth R. Mason David P. VVerthei1ner Rho Ganna will pledge all qualified students immediately after Thanksgiv- ing. An odd sound is heard from the front row whether our hero has forced his way-a few seconds later a limp iig- ure is carried away. , Which completes our little tragedy of the psych grade-or any other grade, for that matter. And in conclusion I ask you, What's the use? I'll bite, what i it? Figure it out for yourself.

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16 THE STENTOR STENTQR Published weekly during the collegiate , year by the students of Lake Forest College. Board of Editors: Lillian Evans, '19, Harriet Harris, 'l9. 'l9. 'l9. Gwendolyn Massy, Lydia Sprecher, Ruth Stommel, 'l9. Mildred Zenos, ilfl. Ralph Stewart. 520. Eleanor Goble, '2l. Business Managers: Agnes Hoffman, 'l9. Margaret Horton, '19, Reporters: Sara Moore, '2l. Otis Chatfield-Taylor, '2l. Paul Oflenheiser, '21, Eugene W. Tucker, '2l. James Crawford, '22. ' Howard Wood, '22. Prof. W. R. Bridgeman. Faculty and Alumni. Subscription Rates: One Year ...... ..... ....... 3 2 .00 Ten Issues .................... .75 Entered at the postofiice of Lake For- est. Illinois, as second-class matter. A ,HY is chapel like a modern frog? Foolish question No. 41144. The answer is simple. Old Isaak Walton or somebody like him remarked that one never could judge the direction of a frog's next jump. Now modern biologists have given friend Isaak an appropriate place among the has-beens. By the application of a few scientific principles they are able not only to tell the direction of a frog's next jump but also the time at which he will make the leap. In olden days we used to trip to chapel with much the same spirit that Isaak watched the frog. We knew the t.ime, to be sure, but we didn't know the direction of the next jump. We might be treated to almost anything--from a discourse on 'The Realistic Tendency of Modern French Literature to an im- passioned appeal that we give the Binomial Theorem its proper place in our young lives. But now-time and the Kaiser have changed many things. We still know when chapel will begin. Not the hour, oh no! Chapel no longer is regulated by clock or bell. It now commences when the seats at the right are filled. If, perchance, the bugler forgets to bugle, even tho the girls are in their places, leaning forward with eager eyes and ears, does anything hap- pen? Nay, nay, Pauline! Nothing hap- pens until the bugler wakes up, winds his mellow horn, and our young Persh- ings .march in. -Then, .-and -then. only, do awe Arise -and sing hymn ,3No. -463,- Should things 'be reversed and the bugles bugle too early what happens? The girls stroll in three minutes before the -bell rings only to-be glared at disap- provingly by .the speaker and such of the faculty as have assembled. Themen are there so chapel -has started. Could anything be simpler? But now for the direction of the frog s leap. Here indeed modern science has removed all uncertainty. No matter what happens the result is inevitable.: The frog will jump towards the men. In the last month we have heard ofthe benefits ,that will come to a S. A. T. C. man who applies modern psychology to the strenuous period he spends in 'study hall. Of course study is an unknown quantity in Lois Durand so why apply psychology there? We also have dis- covered that men are the Salt of any college community. Shall we sing 'The Marseillaise? By the Way do you men know it? No? Very well, we will omit it this morn- ing. And so it goes-the frog never misses a jump. Now scientific -accuracy is delightful but isn't ita little monotonous? After all didn't Isaak get more fun out of his delightful uncertainty concerning -the frog's next jump than we do out 'of our dull assurances that given the usual stimulus the usual reaction will follovv? What would we do should the unex- pected happen? VVon't someone try it and see? i...-. INCE the dedication of our ser- ' vice flag a year ago no ne'w stars have been added for the men who have gone into the service: nor have we changed the blue stars to gold of those who have gone west. 'Surely something should be done about this! One would think that they 'had been forgotten soon after they had gone into the service which of course isnit the case. But why not show that this isn't so and that we do think of them often by this recognition. Let us pay our respect to those who have died for the Worthy cause, in this small way and have a real up to date servicellag. ...i NLY one drawback remains to prevent Lake Forest from be- ing a thoroughly Well-equipped institution. The high and exalted office of newsboy has not yet been filled. Short rations of sugar, and butterless meals have all been accepted in good humor as a matter of course, but a newspaperless campus in war times is unbearable. Girls, here is one more opportunity to show your patriot- ism. Flilass fin Some :of 'the newly appointed 'cm'- porals without 'previous iniilitaryfqexper- ience have -shown -considerable 'creative genius in inventingfstrangecommamkis, but 'the 'brown derby 'is Junlresitatingly awarded to thepopnlar top sergeant-of Co. A who, when marching in a.-'coiimrn of squads bursts out with tlre'comma:nd Plat00ns, left by Squads! This 'soft of thing should be encouraged as it' adds zest to the dull routine '-of drill, Hand we feel sure that -'his -originality'-will be agreat pointvin the Sergeantsfavor at the officers' Training School at Rock- ford. The following ditty tothe tune of The Sergeant by Corporal Montgom- ery, we believe is worthy 'of pillilica? tion: Ferry Hall, Ferry lHall, it-is the fbest of- all. ' We're over there in the morning. Before the bugle call. V Lights on! Shades up! the 'view .is h surely fine. But then the darned old watchman, He gives us double time! 'Sergeant Crawford of the band: Miller, did you think you' could smoke 'at attention ? Miller: No sir, it and see. The little drama, appearing below, wasrenactedia whileago., 'No comment is made: ALL IS NOT GOLD A playlet in .two scenes 1 thought -rd 'try .THAT GLITTERS Cast Phil .... .... o f the.S. .A. -T. C. Fat ..... .,.............. d itto Virginia.. . .... . . . . .a coed Lorraine ............... . . . ditto 'Scene I fln the Institute! Fat: Match you a, half dollar, Phil! Phil .fReaching' for same-and tossing it upl: What have yougot? Fat fwith air of nonchalance and --John DJ: Heads! You 'win! fTosses over half dollar to Phil.J Virginia and-Lorraine fwhisperlin awed unisonl: Ooh, Aiu't be fgrand, he must have lots of those! LGirls- exeun tj 'Curtain Scene 'II fSame as Scene I afterfgirls have-left! Fat: Gimme back my half dollar, Phil! Phil: Weren't you playing for Ikeepsl Fat: No. Phil: Oh, very well. l'Tosses iback 'Fa.t's half dollar.l Fat: Thanks Phil. Got a- cigarette? fCurtainj ...,... The college community expects to wel- come back Mr. and 'Mrs. Burnap this week. '