Western Reserve Academy - Hardscrabble Yearbook (Hudson, OH)

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Page 20 RESERVE RECORD October 19, 1944 Improve Your Week-ends! AST year there was a a considerable amount of com- plaining and some planning concerning the week- end entertainment at school. However extensive, a lack of interest brought about a sudden end to the discussion. and for the most part no action has been taken since that time. lt is no wonder that the bulk of us are invariably anxious to leave the campus on week-ends. As it stands, the attractions which the school offers during the: week- ends are practically non-existent! The downtown movie, which has recently been further restricted, and the school movie in the gym provide the whole of our entertainment. This is indeed a narrow Iifild of activities from which to choose, but nevertheless the fault lies only partially upon those restrictions which may seem somewhat unnecessary to a few of us. If there is a definite desire for some new or varied type of entertainment, need there be any great amount of exertion to bring about an improvement? The prob- lem is certainly not so involved as to call for a long and complicated period of deliberation and planning. What is actually needed is the support of the entire school, both students and masters. W Several suggestions which have been offered by the student body have been Worked out in some detail. At present they are merely in skeleton form, but with a small amount of work can be brought to fruition in a rather short time. Perhaps the only suggestion put forth last year which was given any further consideration was a student stunt night. Although there has been no definite plan- ning, a number of ideas have been formed by individual students, and there is sufficient interest among them to warrant more definite steps. This, however, is but one of several such Suggestions. Those dealing with weiner roasts, picnic lunches, swimming and pool games all hold extensive possibilities. If enough interest is shown by- a sufficiently large group, the way will be open to an improved program of week-end entertainment. The following article, written by a freshinan. in Journalism Activity, was considered suitable to find a place in the RECORD. We heartily recommend his advice to the incoming classes. A Freshman's Voice The lot of a freshman the first few weeks of the term may be a difiicult one. An iC'y runs up and down his spineg he tingle creeps bewildered to his first classg he can make but feeble effort to restrain his shak- ing limbs. His mind is in little better shape than his outward appearance. It is a tangled and twisted maze. He has been warned about prefects, senior campus, senior benches, senior rock, sophomore walk, jun- iors, masters and tardiness to a dozen and one appointments. He is worried about all the incidental rules which the handbook does not describe too explicitly. Despite the assurance from his big brother that things will iron out smoothly, he is desperately troubled about his merit score. Alarming and most distressing tales have gone the rounds about being painted by the seniors, running the gauntlet through the juniors or scrubbing sophomore walk while a whip dangles above his head. Where lies the remedy to all these hard- ships? How does a freshman free himself from all these worries? Three sugges- tions are in order. First, get yourself a good alarm clock or make a pact with some of the other boys on your floor. This way you may be sure that none of you will be late for scheduled appointments. Second, inq'uire about mat- ters whenever in doubt. There were others who didn't know the score one, two or three years ago. They caught on, so can you! Third, do your best to live up' to the rules and the established code. Don't criticise them. If you still think them wrong, you will have a chance to change them in three years when you shall have become a senior. We might sum up the matter in a few THE RESERVE RECORD Joel B. Hayden, D.D., Headmaster WESTERN RESERVE ACADEMY Hudson. Ohio LLSCn0l4-T QV 9 . Wfgsswnpi Editor ................................. John Prescott Associate Editor ........................ Eric Heckett Editorials ........ ....... J im Howard Feature Editor... .... Harry Milligan Without Reserve ........ .... .... G e orge Vaught Photography Editor. .......... ..... J ohn Atkinson Assistant Photography Editor .... .... J ack Roberts Sports Editor ........................... Stuart Silver Assistant Sports Editor .............. David Hollinger Cartoonists ..... Phil Norris, Jack Carter, Steve Newell Don Kramer, Roger Brady, Dan Collister, Dick Kaylor, James Newell, Jack Carter, Bill Kelly, Herb Gleason, George Behner, John McCombe. Business Manager .......... ........... J ames Moomaw Faculty Adviser ................. Franklyn S. Reardon PBEVIELUES Friday, October 20s-Dr. Hayden speaks in Chapel. Saturday, October 21-Football game with Chagrin Falls there at 2:30. Soccer game with University School there at 2:00. Movie in the Gym, Phantom of the Opera, at 7:30. Sunday, October 22-Dr. Edgar J. Fisch- er speaks at Vespers, 5:00. Tuesday, October 24-Dr. Hayden speaks in Chapel. Wednesday, October 2.5-Mr. Roundy speaks at Civil Assembly on Current Af- fairs. Thursday, October 26-Dr. Hayden speaks in Chapel. words of general advice. Forge for your- self a key to the lock of campus' commu- nity life, enter into all the activities you can successfully participate in, and blend your contribution with those of others in one grand effort for Reserve. A word to the wise ought to be sufficient. Mr. Saerchinger Visits Reserve tContinued From First Panel the influence of democracy after more than ten years under Nazi domination. Mr. Saerchinger spoke to all the history classes and accompanied the Mugwumps on their trip to Laurel last Friday night. In Civil Assembly Mr. Saerchinger discussed at length the recently completed Dumbar- ton Oaks Peace Conference. He also men- tioned Mr. Churchill's trip to Moscow as a result of the Conference for the purpose of deciding the question, What to do with Poland? The speaker told the school that the most important thing decided at Dum- barton Oaks was the way in which Ger- many is to be divided up into so called spheres of influence, He said it was decided that the Russians would take control of the eastern part of Germany and the Balkans. The reason for this was the fact that this part of Europe had always had Red tendencies and had al- ways looked to Russia as, leader. The west- ern part of Germany would be divided be- tween the Americans and, the British, the British handling the North and the Ameri- cans taking charge in the South. Mr. Saerchinger believed this plan to be a good one as well as the only one that would Work in the long run. In Civil Assembly he also discussed the new United Nations' League and its re- lation to the old League. He believed that the League would have an airforce and perhaps other branches of fighting forces in order that it would be able to enforce its doctrines throughout the world. He be- lieved that a league of this sort would be the only thing which could insure peace for any length of time at all. He stated that it had a much better chance of being successful this time that it did before, be- cause it has the support of the United States and Russia and, therefore, would not be powerless as the old League was. He considered Wilson's plan to be a good one, but like so many good plans, it came before the world was ready for it.

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asseave Racoon ab CADE VOLUME xv,-ND, 6 HUDSON, omo. ocroaen ls, i944 Eight Boys Chosen to Supervise Study Halls No news to many of the students is the fact that some of the study halls are now being run by seniors rather than by mas- ters. However, there are some boys who would like to know a little more about the new practice. The idea of student supervised study halls has frequently been considered in the past, but this year is the first in which any definite action has been taken. The senior class first appointed a committee to study the possibilities of having certain members of the class relieve masters, of the smaller study halls. The committee met with Dean Mickel, and he in turn obtained the Execu- tive Committee's approval, for the idea. A list of interested seniors was then presented to Dean Mickel, Mr. McGill and Dr. Hayden. From the list eight boys were chosen: John Siddall, Chuck Tanner, Jack Carter, Jack Roberts, Jad Doull, Jim Hendrickson, Jim Moomaw and Jay Huff. ,These boys take over the study halls in pairs. Both the masters and the boys involved benefit from the arrangement. The masters are freed of some of their tiresome study hall duties, and the boys receive extra privileges for assuming the masters' re- sponsibilities. First Mugwump Meeting Held ln Cleveland at laurel The Mugwumps were very fortunate in having Mr. Cesar Saerchinger to talk with them at their first meeting with the Laurel School Mugwumpettes last Friday evening. The tile of Mr. Saerchinger's discussion was History Is News. Mr. Roundy and Mr. Pflaum together with the nine student members of the Mug- wumps arrived at Laurel about six o'clock where they were met by the Mugwump- ettcs. After eating dinner together, they all gathered in the common room of the Laurel Dormitory. There, in front of a crackling fire, Mr. Saerchinger told the group some of his many exciting experi-- ences in the field of international broad- casting. Mr. Saerchinger was one of the first men to do work in this field and told about some of the men whom he got to broadcast to America-George Bernard Shaw, Hitler, the Pope, Ghandi and many others. This form of discussion was very suc- cessful in the minds of all they Mugwumps and was an excellent way to start off the year. Mr. Saerchinger' leads informal discussion at Mugwump dinner. ik Pk FIC Mr. Cesar Saerchinger Visits Reserve Campus Noted Radio Commentator and News Analyst Spends Week at Reserve Last week Mr. Cesar Saerchinger visited Reserve and talked to different groups throughout the school. Mr. Saerchinger is now broadcasting from New York over NBC every Sunday night at 10:15. Mr. Saerchinger has been in the news business since 1919 when he was sent to London as a reporter for the Philadelphia Ledger and the New York Evening Post. He traveled for eleven years throughout Europe after the last war watching the nations recover. Because of his knowledge of German he was one of the two American reporters who were in Munich during the Revolution of 1923. His last newspaper assignment was the London Naval Disar- mament Conference of 1930. Between 1930 and 1937 Mr. Saerchinger was. Columbia's European news director in London. At the end of that time he came to this country, and since 'then he has been broadcasting over NBC. Mr. Saerchinger says that he is not a war correspondent, but rather a peace corre- spondent. He hopes to leave for Europe sometime next spring or summer to report on the progress of the peace as he did after the last war. He is most interested in see- ing how the people of Germany react to 10ontInued on Page 20, Column 39 Vesper Service led hy Dr. Henry Busch Dr. Henry Busch, a graduate of the Col- lege of the City of New York and Columbia University, spoke to the school and its guests at the Vesper Service on Sunday, October 15. Dr. Busch has just received a year's leave of absence from Western Reserve University. He left after the Ves- per Service for his new position as Execu- tive Secretary for the Council of National Immigration. The speaker's topic was How Do You Get That Way? He began by pointing out the fact that no two 'men are alike, al- though constant association of' ideas may seem to make them similar. No people can be wholly bad, for even the people of the Axis have among them many decent folks. Their real crime is that they have been led astray. Dr. Busch stressed the need for a useful andrworthy occuption, since busy men are happy people. In friendship and associa- tion with others men find the greatest val- ues of life. For lack of these men reach a mental and moral impasse and their activi- ties and programs therefore take an un- moral outlet. Dr. Busch illustrated his points with in- teresting material and spoke with deep conviction on his subject. His audience listened with attention throughout. The speaker concluded with the, thought that, though the World is polluted with poverty, disease, ignorance and intollerance, the ac- tive participation of the forces of good in the hearts nad minds of men can build a happy and peaceful world in which men and women may once again build a con- tented society. When opportunity affords, we shall wel- come Dr. Busch back to Reserve again. School Awaits Arrival of Mr. Edgar .l. Fischer This week-end at Vespers, Reserve will be honored by the appearance of Mr. Edgar J. Fischer, who is Director of the Interna- tional Institute of Education. The speaker teaches in Columbia Univer- sity and has been connected since 1925 with the Department of State. There he has held several high posts in International Adiairs. Mr. Fischer is a graduate of the Uni- versity of Rochester, and he received his graduate degree at Columbia. His favorite topic is Training for Diplomacy, an in- creasingly important question. He has lectured frequently at Columbia, Stanford and other big colleges and has spent a considerable part of his life travel- ing for the government.

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October 19, 1944 B RESERVE RECORD . Page 21 LUI'l'il!JU'l' r I rl r' r r' rl 5 EJ r. il V 5 Permits To take a week-end or Saturday leave from Reserve, one does not simply buy a bus-ticket and take off. Really one should be a subtle combination of Einstein and Houdini. There are roughly five or six hundred minor details to be taken care of prior to leaving. First: Are you, shall we say, of an average I. Q.? Do you miss an occasional math problem or misspell a word once and again? fCackle, cacklej And you want to go on a week-end? fRepeat cacklei Tough! Assuming that you get honor grades, we find that the next step is to get permission from home. The experienced have found that the best bet is to hire a good lawyer. Amateur permissions are pounced on and wrenched apart fiendishly. Just in case any of the new boys are in doubt as to what is the proper type of permission .... I, the undersigned J. Doe, hereinafter referred to as the party of the first part, being sound of mind and body, do hereby swear to this, the nineteenth day of Oc- tober in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty four, that I will from this date on permit my son, J. Doe jr., hereinafter referred to as the party of the second part, to have blanket per- mission for week-end, Saturday, Sunday, and otherivarious and diverse types of leaves, so help me God. Witnesses: Maggie Doe A. Smith. Next comes transportation. Trains are either an hour or two late, or it was just the new time in the first place-so fooey on them. Riding a bus is merely a matter of being packed so closely that breathing doesn't matter any more. The fat man that is burning your neck with his cigar, and the skinny woman who is exploring your ribs with her umbrella are both just part of the game. Smile sweetly, poke the cigar into his mouth, her umbrella down her throat, and purr quietly to their brat to get off your corns before you take a lusty hunk out of his ear. If he doesn't,- do! It beats fish any old day. When you come back, check in at the in- firmary. Open wide while the nurse thrusts a plank down your throat and wig- gles it around to make sure nothing has come loose. If nothing has, something will, but remember, we have plenty of band- aids. Doc Kramer, Stu Silver Chosen President and Manager of Greens Grappler Doc Kramer was chosen by the Greens to lead them through the com- ing atletic year. Stu Silver was elected manager. The election was held last Sunday eve- ning at the Greens' first meeting. Run- ners-up for the presidency were Brett, Ruedemann and MacDonell, and for man- ager were Brewer, Fletcher and MacDonell. Franklyn S. Reardon Here is a man whom some of the Re- servites have seen only in the dining hall, for Franklyn S. Reardon is a busy man. In addition to teaching English Mr. Roar- don also is faculty adviser on the RECORD, Housemaster of the Athenaeum and in charge of the Alumni Record. Mr. Reardon was born in Brooklyn, New York, more years ago, he says, than it is comfortable to remember. He received his secondary schooling at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, and after working a year before college, attended Colgate Uni- versity, where he received his B. A. in 1920. In 19216 he earned his M. A. at the same university. Mr. Reardon has taught at Colgate, Mas- sanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Virginia, and at Storm King School at Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. For about six years he was a private tutor for various families. During this time he traveled, and though there is still a great deal to see, he has set foot at least on every continent of the world. One of the highlights admits, was being best riage of Chaplain Burns, who is the dad of Ray Burns, class of '44, One of Mr. Reardon's this year is tc make the Reserve RECORD a success. If Mr. Reardon ever gets time off from quieting the freshmen in the Athenaeum and his other duties, he would like to finish old furniture or do woodwork in general. To this purpose two ancient and decrepit chairs were toted 5001 miles from the dis- tinguished village of Cairo, New York. Take a look at these chairs sometime, and you'l1 see how much ambition that would take. of his career, he man at the mar- primary ventures Mr. Frcmlclyn. S. Reardon Thanksgiving Vacation Announced As the students have nor doubt observed, the handbook states that Thanksgiving va- cation will begin the last Wednesday in No- vember. The Executive Committee, how- ever, decided it would be best to have this holiday in accordance with the present governor's decree. This decision means that boys are free to leave W'edncsday, November 22, and are to return by Sunday, November 26, at 9:00 p. in. First Council Dance V l i Lower left- -Meek and Martyn play records. Lower center-Having a swell time. Lower right--Mr. Cleary beats 'it out at fintermissifm. Upper right--Interested, Tom? Upper center--Freshman chat. Upper left--Homeward bound.