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KINGSTON, R. 1., THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1926

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Picturesque Prom · ·Fhi Delta Presents Prov. Tech Captures Interscholastic "\Vhat Every ,, . Track, Class A; Barrington Takes Class B Thrills Gala Crowd K. nows I· Records Fall in Schoolboy Games; W oman Large Crowd Covers the Plains Hall Brilliantly ·Decorated; Rep· - ~--on Gala Day .S tudents Play a Delightful_Suecess

lica of a Spring Moonlight Night; Many Couples Present

T he 17th Annual Int ersch o lastic T r a ck Meet was h e ld at t h e R . 1. Sta t e Co ll eg·e o n Sa tur day, May 1 5. T h is event is pr o b a bly t h e m ost impo r tan t one on th e co ll ege cal e n da~· ; a s i t attr act s thousand s of v isitors f ro m a ll parts of t h e E a stern Stat es . T h e co ll ege w as ho s t t o m o re tha n two tho u sand visito r s , on Trac k Day.

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"\V hat Ever y \ Vo man Kn ows ," f nm o u s c om edy b y J . l\1 . B arri e , was fe atu r ed ver y s u cc e s~ f ull y at th e M e·moria ! Ha ll in vVakefi e ld , and a lso a t L ippitt Hall r ecently, b y th e Phi Delt a D ramat ic So cie t y . T h e p lay was we ll act ed t hru out.

Some fin e ind iv i dual w ork w as b:ro u g h t ou t in t h is m e et. I n Cla ss A, t;roy of Hope H igh la n de d b o th first !)laces in th e 1 00 a nd 22 0 d a shes. Both hur dles were t a k e n by G r a nt of T e ch w ho cam e c los e to equ a lling th e m e et's r ecord . The l onger d istan c e s "v er e run - in f ast ti m e , C h abo t o f L a Sa lle copping th e mil e in 4 : 48 fo r Class

Th e C lass of 1 _92 7 u s h e red in their bu sy ·" J u nior Week " w ith .an excep tiona lly s u c c e ssful Juni o r Pro m . The· a ffa ir w as h e ld at Lippitt H a ll o n May 1 3, a n cl th ose in c h a r ge a r e well satisfied .w ith t h e results. The m a n y h o u rs o f wor k put in b y th e Prom comm ittee , ass i<>te d by th e en-

l\~ iss L aur a M urray, ' 27, deste~ves. spe 'l'h e meet was one of th e b est ever A, and E. Fogg of Barri ngto n fo r Clas& -c 1a l cr ed it for h er excel en 1nte r pre -l . . £,!.in 4:47. Th e Fogg broth e rs of Bare tation o f Magg·ie a s portra.y e d by i he ld at th e Kmgston Ova l, a s co mp e- 4!:47. The two Fogg broth ers of _B are -~Barri e. " P r etty as a picture," in her 1 tltw n am o n g the s c hools was keen . r'ington are a ll-r o un d a t h l et e s , a nd beTob in ' s eg-g b lue dr e ss, was one of ' T h e final s c ore showed t h a t P r ovi- t we en th e tw o, th ey took a ll but f o ur t h e d es c ri ptiv e things said o f t h e d ence T ec hnical Hig h Scho o l w a s th e p o ints tha t t h e t eam m a d e , a nd In -' l ea d i.ng lad y . T he p a r t of A leck \ Vy - _w inner of C lass A h o nors , w ith L a qidenta lly gave Barring t o n the ·w in l ie, t he fa t h er , was a bly e n acted b y Sa ll e A c a d e m y bea ting o ut P awtuc k- in Class B. H enr y Fogg t ook firsts in, J a m es Buch a n a n Do ~ , '29, in his in- I et H ig h for second p lace. In C lass B , th e 100 and 44 0 a n d a second in the ' itia l a pp~fl.rance w ith Phi Delta. His B arrin gto n IIig·h easily ran away w it h broa d jump , w hil e his brother Elmer, :a bili t y a s c:jtn e ntert ai ner w a s exceed - ho n o r s, d ue t o the work of th e F ogg ' g ot firsts in th e 880 an d mil e run, a~

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elab o r ate so·c ia l of t h e year. 'l'h e hall \vas d ec ora ted in a m o s t artis tic and •u niq ue s t yl e . · It was m a d e t o r e presen t a m o onlit-gard en in the spring . Th e w hol e ,. roof was c o ver e d wit h a blu e can9·p y ; r eflecting' th e s k y, w hil e a t inter vals ':l',e r e ~ulti- co l ored lig h ts t h a t ga ve a n imp ression of star s by n ight. On a ll sid es w.ere rqs_.e -bo w_ ered _trellises that

of the best races was th e . half mile i~_ . se e m e d to C<tl'l'Y a n. odor of rea lity.

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A. This w a s won by_Whitl:\head: The m u s ic ia n s w e re almost entir ely of Pawtucke_t , w h o w as disqualifi ed I hidd e n b y a ~l e_nse screen of ferns a n d

. '\Vh_o.s e humor at a- ll· time. .s---- was v__IV!dl.y a. res ult of. Saturda y 's r aces: th e hig h- b y the jud-ges for pus hing . Whit. el;lead j pal_m_·.s. _' es_p~Cla.lly. c on-s tr-ucted fo. r . th e appar e nt . , ju m p r eco rds of both C lass A an d B w as w ell in th e rea r )lntil t he Ia.~t commg l~)V _ De lta p la y . En list'e<l ~· fii t h E! l' Ole of Da Vi C!: --,t h e · ; fa iring . 'P hil ·l::ienz-, Ea;-st G reenwic h - 11i o- yards, w h en h e m a d e a _])eau ti{J,!l l -~ Th e m:ost ;· ~ ni'E{ue p a rt of th e h a ll --other so n , G e r a ld A u g u s tin e C lear y I' A c a d e m y s t a r , live d u p to ex pec t a - 1s prin_t · a nd ~yertook Ki~ly a nd .. D e arra n'gem e nt' . Was t h e _ -~. 'fraternity ( Co n tiJi u ed o n p age 4 ) . tio n s , a nd w ent o ver the b a r a t 5 C rosta of T ech , beatin g b oth by 51 (Co n t mu e d o n page 2 )

Rh d __D ____ Cl k .R. I. wallops Conn~ I 0 y . owns _· . ar ' • 10. 6 • . j . ,6 1 • G · t G .· A gies,_ . .- ' In a I~olt ~em_orial ju~ped In __!"~a arne I . . 1 Free hittln o- Game -Locals Gat:er 19 H~s; Homer I Phi -Gains -~-~---- - -- Pawfucket K·~:~~:;~~~ sra~~a~e:o~:~1 ; by Draghetti, Triples by Gri- ~1 B~ . low Debat e Cup Chern. Test Second . .. r. Ige go, stevens an d Bl a k e F eat ure . S . T" . · . . . :_ Contest uccessive Ime 1111 _ I Team Is ,Composed. of Varsity - ___ _ .

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·1n pilf e r in g h o rn e . However, Dragh etti poled a c ircuit ·c lout to ·c o mmence the local scoring. ' Two mor e t a llies were added t o 'Rho dy's t o tal w h e n Suita's timely h it ·was belt e d . ' T was t hen a gath e ring ·o f t a lli e s in " o n e ' s a nd two's! " Mak o fski , Co nnectic ut' s hurle r , was ·sent t o t h e 'showe rs in the th.i rd c a nto i n consequenc e of unmerciful hittin g 'by St ev ens, M ack e nzie, Grigo & C o. -E ddy, th e n ewcomer, was giv en a r e ·-c e p ti on n one t oo k i nd, w hen t h e dus t ··c l ear e d . R ho dy was two more run s t o t h e goo d , and a run a head . R hody c ompleted its clouting in the :last h a lf of t h e eighth. Suita bea t out .;a hit to Schofield, b u t he was s o on •n ippe d o ff bas e . Ahern threw o ut 'Dragh et "' · .S t e vens double d t o l e ft , o n p a ge 2)

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t h e R h ode I s la nd - Co nn ec ticut gam e of 12 _1VIa.y ' . T h e Nutm~g State r.epres:ntatJves mvad e~ K mgston m h1g h hop es of ad dmg Coach Kea n ey's c h m:g es to th eir l o ng list of victi n1s, b ut R h o de_ Is land w on easily-10- 6, rrh e v is ito rs m a de a most ausp ic ious ·start. \ Vh e n Scho fi e ld's bunt h ad fi ll e d ' t h e b a ses in t h e first in ning, L a m o n t ~·was r e lieve d b y L ach a pelle. The !a t·ter m ade t h ings even more discourag i n g~. f or t\:V O pas ses f o r c ed · in a p a ir · o f r uns . Sc h ofield capp e d th e c lima x

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I The B ig el ow t r op h y f o r inte rf r at e r c ~ nity d e b a ting w as f orfei ted to Beta 1

a p lay o ff of a 5 - 5 t ie a f ew weeks 1ago. Th e K i n gston b oys loo ked ·ove r b A nd erson' s off er in g fo r sever a l t r ips A Y l_a r o un d _bas es , w hil e C la rk Vl;as un-

t - L d c t"t I ICNorsl leOaP . .tompeTI ors ear y om s m earn verages. Prizes Awarded to a bl e Studen'ts and Instructors; La aft er Salle Second; Cranston Third m a d e

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P hi,· w h o will have p ossession of it . fo r 192 6 _27 . This cup was h el d b y Zeta P i A lpha who h ad won it two Pawtucket Hig·h Schoo l w o n the . . A v ic . t ory t·h 1s ' ( .C h .e r,nistry on Interyea rs 111 s uccession. · Contest h e l d ~ear wou ld h av e m eant p e'rmanent . ~c holastic D ay a t Kin~ston , being po s s ess ion of th e c up , a s a fr ater n it y fa r m advance. of a n y of her n earest 'l' h e aver a !!'e fo r t he must s u ccessfully defe n cl _1.t fo i· t h r·ee 1 co mp e titors. ~ consec u tive year s t o o w n t h e tro j)hy P awtu c k e t team was 91. 3 J)er cen t ,

t o . touch L a C h a p e lle at _ all t h e . fi r~t inning, w hen th ey t h e1r f 1rst run. Farrell, left 1 field, go t th e h o n ors f or Clark , making thr e e h its o u t of four times up. j1 La C h a p_ell e had a fi ne day , s t rikin g o ut 11 b a tsmen, wh il e his bat tin g· p a r tner, M acKenzie, made 11 put o u ts . G rig o o n f irst h a d a fine r eco rd w ith 12 J) Uto u t s to hi s c r e dit.

w hile L a Sall e took sec o n d place perm a nently . The debat e, w hic h w as s c h e dule d w ith a n a verage of 82 p e r ce n t, and w it h 73 p er f o r Wed nes d ay eve ning, M a y 12th , ' Cr a n s ton came third cen t. w a s not h e ld a s Zeta Pi A l pha was not presen t a nd Beta Phi ac c ordingly This contes t , h e l d ann u a lly under c laime d the cup by for fe iture . th e direction of P r of. J. I n ce, has at-~ B e ta P hi has had an except ionally t r a cted inte'r est a nd a tt e ntion strong d e bating team this yea r , co n- throughout the state. Pawtucket s isting of t h r e e varsity d e b a t e rs : B a r - H ig h w on th e contest la st year, w ith In Rog ers I-Ug h a c l ose s ec ond. Th e n e y, A l exander and C h r isto phe r. t h e on ly interfrate rnity de b ate that w inning t eam r eceives a s ilver trot h ey p a rticip a ted , tha t against Th e t a phy in th e s h ape of a la rge wash C hi, t h e team s ho we d up well .arld wo n b ottle, and th e schoo l w inning it the u nanimous d e cision of t h e judges. t h ree y e a r s in s u c c essio n h as perm a 'l'he fi n a l debate h a d p r omise d t o ne nt possessio n of th is trop hy. E ach be interesting , but the u n for t una t e in- m e mber of the w inn ing t eam i_s giv en jury to o n e of th e Z eta P i Al p h a a book entitled "C h em is t ry a nd Agspea k ers forced her to forf e it th e d e b ate, as t he date set was n o t a llowed to b e postp oned . Beta P hi must no w defeat h e r .op po n e n ts f o r t w o cons e c utive years in ord er to retain th e c u p p e rma n e ntly .

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riculture," while t he instructor re ceives a set of b oo k s on Che mistr y. E .a ch member of Pawtu c k e t 's t e am s h owed up r e m ark a bly well, .as t hey wo n the first five hi ghest s c o r es . R ( Continu e d o n p a g e 2 )

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THE BEACON, KINGSTON, R. L, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1926

THE BEACON

/ being .is the possible use th e good of The world

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tion, improperly ca lled ambition. That pei'verted ambition is, selfishne::;s, va nity, baseless egotism that makes us refuse to do usef ul worlr that we might do simply because it won't bring us enough personal gain.· Real thought should dwell on the possibility of doing something entirePublished weekly by the students of ly new which will be of benefit to all R. I. State College of the world-or of doing extremely Terms of Su.bscripti.o n well something tha t is hece!fsary. · your ow n ambition, <>ne year I_n advance ...................... $2.~0 1 Enc~urage Blngl~ Ct>Pie s ...f...............:·:--··----i·-----.. n.urse. I.t. a nd marl~. out a definite Slgnetl Matem~h ~ P_rinted will!~-- space course foi· it. A man can no more sail ¥erm~ts. Responsi)'>Ility for same not • · . . · . through life Without a guiding, dia.Berimed by the _p,a per. Subscri bers who do not receive their recting will-than a ship can sail -'-Jier regularly a,t:e rjlquested to not!tll Jii" :r_. .. 'e "';;_9' lh"s., Mailii:g~r. across the ·ocean without a nee e "'T tu .<> u " " pointing in one direction all the tifn.e. But remember this: No man is . worth his salt who does not try to do 1 , ' )..ccept;mce for mailll1~ at :JP?C1a · ' om" "l1 "h·I·ng that WI' II help others. rate posta~tll provHfed for In ::;ectlon IS " 1103, Act ot Octd.o er 3, 1917, Author- . Evetything that \ve enjoy on this bed · Janu:rry 13, 1:919. ~arti'J.-comforts, Juxury-w~ owe Member of tht> East~rn lnt~I"Collelflate ' t he ambition of unselfish brave m"n Newspaper, · Association ' ---------'---~'-'------· that liv ed here before us. M. C.

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scoring on Mackenzie's grass cutter tocenter. Grigo then poled a long tripledeep right, but Lachapelle grounded out. There is no doubt that the fie ldingof Schofield and Alla rd was classy, in-deed. The pair worked in s p lendid' form. The twirling of Lachapelle was-.. wonderful. Sent to the rescu e at a

Ohio State University-The University student publication is attempting to save the "many a stubbed toe and stone bruise" along t h e path of learning by explaining at the beginning of the quarter just w hat several instructors are trying to do in their classes.

critical moment, he failed to allow a:. safe blow until Wil1iams and Ahern had delivered their hits hi th e eighth. Throughout the course of the matcl:lt LaChapelle was the master of the sit--uation, fanning eight. The summary::

One instructor announced that no midterms would be given in his co urse but that a number of written reports on work c overed during the quarter would be required .

In the aggregate these reports reRHODE ISLAND STAT E "quite as much work as a b r h po a quire would preparation for a h a lf dozen Blake, If ---------------- 5 0 2 2 0 ;, midterms, so he is n0t making the Lamo.nt, P .............. 0 v 0 0 0 Work any easier, but it is directing it Brown, rf ................ 1 Q 0 0 o Into more profitable channels." Suita, rf .......... r . . . . 4 0 2 2 0 D u· f 1 1 0 5 1 Another instructor "intends to give rag 11e I, c St 5 3 4 1 4 four htmrs a week to lectures a nd the evens, ss ·------------· fifth to class discussions in which he MacKenzie, c -------- 5 2 3 8 3 will act as referee when the going gets Grlgo, 1 b ---------------- 5 1 3 1 0 () to.o ·r ·ough ." Lachapelle, rf-p ____ 5 _0 0 1 1 " ........ no t~xtbook is required, the Asher, 2P ---------------- 4 1 1 1 Ericson, ,3b ------------ 4 2 3 1 2 profe·ssor h aving gathered enough material .o n the course to k .e ep the class TOTALS ---------- 43 10 i9 27 10 busy dur~ng the four lecture hours. · CONNECTlCUT " ________ the members. of the c lass may ab r h po a thrash out any matters that may be Ahei·n, 3b ---------------- 3 1 1 1 1 bothering them in the course or may . . " Makofski, p-cf _______ , 3 1 0 2 1 present their opmiOnS on these mat- Sehofi~l.d, ss ,---------- 5 1 1 4 1 tel:~· Home, If ------------'--- 3 0 0 l 0 . Not wishing . to enco urage lying, Gl!pert, 1'f ------------ 4 0 0 0 0 this instructor does not post lists of , 1 , . · . . . . ; Eddy, cf-p ____________ 5 0 0 0 3 reqi.ilred readings. In$tead .he recom- . , rii.ends booRs ana portions of books 1 A 11. ard, 2b ...... ---------- 4 1 0 4 1 ' ' .; . f ·. ' 1 ' ;.;. . I Nanfeldt, 1b ------------ 2 1 0 '7 0 tna t will be help ul in the course . .1.he , shldent m ay t!iad them if he wishes 1 Williams, c ------------ 3 1 1 4 2

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Th,ree times each year the doUtge e, ' a uthorities conduct a weeding -out 1 lhlssel A. Ecklol't, '27-. , , .. . . . f h t a · t . th f ...~E · ' ·w - ~s· s · ''T ' ' A~ . . campaign 0 t e s u ens Ill e orm 1'1 1''1'' of examinations. Much of the dead () d:irarle's T. Mill e r, ·:is-Athletics ,wood is cleared awa y arid the cotlege ()· il~rnfc'(l E. 'dHeve~, '2 7 lhtil'tcoU~glh.te lapses ii1to sererifty again. But. there ()· G41b~ge H. Alexanil.et-·, '27--Fliattire • i . ,G~orge H. Q-\ines, 'p7-;-Campus remalns that particular type of dead :t • c d - " .. . . , .. ··ld ' · " l ·· d'. i . . 0 Mildred L. Thompson, .27 o -e . . wood mosr ins 10us anu aea . en ng1 () the •inan who ' gets by," coriHnues NEWS BOARD • • . v ·, · " 1 completely satis.t ied in hi$ cloistered ElhM l'>. Hay; '21 Self intahia 't ion, and firuilfY. leaVeS fhe I Mau!<iH~ , C{l!;m , '2,.8. , · · to get all out of the course he cfi..n. 1 B~nJamln Fine, ·~g cam pus with a .s heepskin in his nand.. This instructt>r treat~ his students its TOTALS ------------ 32 6 3*23 9 3:: untan l3IttWdlhg, ·~s r efet to the indivldtia l who ''Ashe!' out: b unt foul on last strike. Lo~ ,1,:~ J. S;Jie!I:Jn, '2.8 · young inen aiitl wo•men i:ftUier than Mildred W1ne, '29 nelthe'r h inds noi· reaclies a happy Innings: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 tts cliillfren 0f krndergarten age. n is William Mokray, inedlum, who n ever e nfer'S actlvlti<ls, "" . . . • Connecticut 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 06:. ~ . ·' ' . 'a ltogetner likely . they wil1 tllact as and who looks upon college as <Jo . ,. .. .• • .. . • Rhode Island 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 x-1() BlJSINBSS DJ!lPA1~.'[1\fENT !.: "'"· ';,.·~. . . O< , ·.• • • . _, . f c:-.- --f··"".- ._. .. .. . hien il:nif women ... . ,~f'lahli reaort,, wh,e re or .our years Home run-Dragett!; 3-base hits~ A. A. Mat;:u~se, ')!'8'- Atl'i"ett!s'b:J.g. p ostiwne tha t dr:e adea period '1 Columbia University has an enroll- Stevens, Grigo, Blake; 2-base h itss . .A. Engdah't, '28-C'irculation. Joseph C. Ayre '28-Subscription . of his Jl}e · when he shall have to ment of £9,701 , this being the largest Ahern, Stevens; sacrifice hit-Makofsta nd on his own feet. Stich a man enrollment of any college or univers.i- ski, Willtai:ns; stolen bases-scii~fiEHtl. X.. ilb.sbns 'ilL usua!iy jolng. a fraternity ariCl lives on ty in the country. The University of Grigo; struc k out-oy tarr10nt 0, oy H , N . Arrnburst •2·9 .. its repUtatio n. 1te may be lhteilfgent California Is second with an enron- [ L achapelle 8, by Makofski . 1, by Ed.A. ri. fi unti?r •zg·. and h~ may -'b~- talented; but he sue- ment of 2'4,628, and New York is . qy 2; !Jase on balls-off Lamo nt 1,

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cessftrll y conceals both t:raits, and :ts. third wi.'th ·1. 9. ..90. o .. . . ·., .. an indtvldual he · has a far greater - -·- ·.m aliciotis iiHJ.uence tharl an the The "Campus,'' City College of New "greasy grinds" in the institution. York, comes along with the suggestion that the students themselves be EX. / represented at faculty meetings . .. " Ambition is defined in Webster's -New St ud ent. Dictionary as a consuming desire to PAWTUCKET 'WINS -achieve some object or purp<Jse, as to (Cdnhrrued hom Page 1) Six Types of 'Campus Papers g ain distinction,. infiuence, etc. But I:> Sproule :irld W. ReM were tied for There are six different typ es of colthis definition bro a d enough? If this. first with a grade t>f 9 2 10er cent. lege newspapers, accord.i:hg tb Ptofespefinltio!l of ambition was true, the Israel Korehbawri thlrd with 90 sor Leon R. Whipple of New York newspapers would be full of little no- l)'e t cent aria H. Datfing and A. C lark University. Sixty-five · delegates to the tices, in reality, paid advertisements; of the ?,ctions of various men. It tied ·with 89 per cent. Earle A. Phil- Intercoi!eg!ate Newspaper Association lips of Pawtucket High is th e Chero- a t New York heard their papers claswould not be possible to live in such istry instructor and deserves muc h sifted in this way: enlightened , democratic nations as ci·edit for the fin e showing of his College Billboard. No amplification the United States, f·or . instance. Every team. is needed., the name is self explana:person in his desire for personal gain tory . would igno re the w.ishes of others. RHODY BEATS CLARK University Mouthpiece, A loud Our government would revert to an speaker for the trustees and president. (Continued fro m Page 1) absolute monarchy like pre-war GerVillage Gosl'!iP. This paper is made many. Tbe p erson with the most am- Twist 1 -- -------------------- 3 0 11 1 1 up of personals about professors and 3 0 3 2 1 bition and intelligence would become Sheehan 3 -3 0 1 6 0 students. the despotic ruler of the country. I And erson P ·-Journal of Education: This is a 2 0 1 0 1 pity th a t country. If this so-called Cooke c "sorry and dull" p aper, the result of ambitious man conforms to the deft'l'otals .. 31 4 24 11 5 faculty efforts to inject education into hition given above he wo u ld resort t o the read er. ''This paper is to t he 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 the worst sort of tyranny to carry Innings x- G faculty as the university mouthpiece out his momentary whims. R. I. State 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 is to the trustees-a megaphone." Noah Webster wasn't fully awake Clar k 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 The Local Gad-fiy. A magazine of When he defined ambition. Ambition Runs-La Blake, Chapelle 2, criticism. These do not usua lly last is a feeling not only of restlessness Grigo, Stevens, Ericson-6; Farrell 1. long. and desire for c h a n g e and achieve·- Stolen bases-Grigo, Blake 3, Asher. Zealous Crusader. These papers see ment, but especially a mora l Impulse Two base hits-Stevens, La Chapelle. ·b eyond immediate campus prob lems to do g oo d.' ·Three base hits-Farrell. Sacrifice a nd par t ake of nationa l problems. We a ll feel within ourselves a force h its-Dragh etti, Asher , Ericson. - Ex. stirring vaguely, indefinitely. We want. Double play-Fitzgerald to Twist. - - - -----·to do something, and that desire· to Struck oUt-'-By · La Chapelle 11. Soph~Some of our co-eds are like d'o someth ing, if it is based on aesire Wi1d pitch-Anderson . B it by pipes. t o be useful to other peo ple, rn.ay pitched ball-By Anderson, Er.icson, "Fro sh"-Hei n ? properly be called ambition. La Chapelle. Umpires-Meehan and Soph-They never smoke when The successful amb itious human 1 Ferrick. Time-1 hr. 50 min. they're out.

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PICTURESQbE PROM (Continued from Page 1) booths. Thls 1s a new plan a nd was: received with much favor by theguests. E ach fraternity on t he cantpus was g iven a booth or section forits own use. The fraternities had placed their banners o n the walls: of the stalls and combined w ith the- · lighting effects,. the many-colored fraternal banners helped to give a n impress•i on of artistic s]>:ill. In the bo oths were chairs and sofas where th e guests' sojourned · between dances. The music could not have b een bet-ter, as it was furnished by t he famous Benny Coo n's Orchestl'a of Worcester , well known h otel and radioartists. The snappy 10-piece team put o n some peppy novelties tha t made a sure hit with the dancers. The dance lasted from nine till three, and: was a com p lete success fro m every standpoint. The committee in · cha:rge of the Prom were: Ch airman, William Fo rd ; Reception, Casper Sutto·n , Warren Gray ; Music, Frank Easterbro oks, Alfre d Swanson; Dec or ations, Ro m eo :be· ... · · A Bucci, Munel .. rnold, R ich a rd Cord in; Programs, James Doi1a!d, Raymond Perron ; Floor, c. Earle Whitakin·; Refreslim ents, r:Jo ris tJr quart, Elizabeth 'Rams bottom; Patronesses, Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Adam s, Mrs. SWeeting, Mrs. Browning, Mrs . H amfu ond , Miss Peck, Miss T ucker.

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PHI DELTA PLAY

days previo us to the debate. Again the , z. P . A. t eam asked for a short post1 poneme n t, but here Beta Phi refused. When asked to d e bate with two members only B eta Phi ag-ain refus ed . In such a case what coUld Z. ·P . A . do? To "dig u p " a new man and have him '.earn his debate in one nig-ht seemed totally foolish . Furthermore as Zeta Pi Alpha had won th e c up for two year·s in succession, it wish ed to have its reg ular team debate. The forf eit inevi t able. Althoug h Beta Phi won the debate by it, zeta P i Alpha J

(Continu ed f rom Pag-e 1) pl ay ed a n importa nt and highly entertaining part . As the brainy mem'b e r of the ·fa mily, his a cting a long these lines w as u n d en iab!Y good. ' Thomas O liv e r M ulcahy, '2 G, plays t h e role -of lead ing man, w hich in this cas·e tur n e d out to be a very difficult fo n e . His lack of hu mor coupled wit h t h e s teadfast conviction of his power a s a strong man, found f av or 'in the eyes of the appreciative audien ce. The impo r t a n t par t of Countess was filled by Mar t ha Og arita Sayles, '26, w ho played a v e ry h ard and difficult part in a h ig h ly co m 'mendable manner. Her d ictio n and French accent coupled with h er· Parisienne mesmerisms pr o v ed

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2nd; Commercial, 3rd; Classical, 4th. T ime : 3 : 54. Class B: 100 yard dash: I-I. Fogg, Barrington, first; McCaffrey, Stonington, 2nd ; Jewell, Little Compton, 3rd; Cullinan, Stoningto n, 4th. Time: 11 sec. Mile run: E. Fogg, Barringto.n, 1st; Bertram, Rogers, 2nd; Mag-gs, Stoning-ton, 3rd; Rog-ers, Attleboro, 4th. .T ime: 4:47. 880 yard run: E. Fogg, Barrington, fir·st; Dwyer, Rogers, 2nd ; Bowen, W . Warwick, 3rd; Merrill, Stonington,

did not g·e t its deserved chance to de- 4th. '.Cime : 2:09 1-5. fend the c u p . 440 run: H . Fogg, first, BarringI n a te c hnical sense, Beta Phi did ton; McCaffrey, Stonington, 2nd; win the debate . But w hat honor is Windle, Barrington, 3rd; Horgeon, there in such a victory? ·westerly, 4th . Tim e: 53:6 sec. R. A. E.

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standing c11ar·acter:. (Continued from Page ) 1 Margare.t E sth e r JYJ.acrae, '2 8, pa!:'ticipated in the play as Lady Sybil. the ja velin and second in the high

High jump : Cristensen, Colt Memorial, first ; Meikle , Westerly, 2nd; sweeney, Rogers, Wales, S. Kingston, tied for 3rd; E. Fogg, Barrington , 4th. Heig-ht 5 feet 6 1-4 inches. Record.

Her eloquence of s t yle and posture jump. Broad jump: Cristense.n, Colt, first; added a st;·ain of d ig n ity to the comTh e . summary: C lass A: II Fogg Barrington 2nd· Jenson, 100 yard dash: Troy, Hope, first; - · ' ' ·' edy. Rogers, 3rd ; Kir]:)y, .B urrilville., 4th. O ne of the h ard est parts of the McGeough, La Salle, second; Bo wen, bistance 20 feet 2 i:o·ches. · -st,· play. was easily a nd well disposed of Commercial,. 3rd; IV'ilkinson, Tech, Javelin: Meikle, Westerly, fir 4th. Time : 10:4 sec. Mile run: Chabot, LaSalle, first; Samson, Barrington,' 2nd; J. Tyler, S . Kingston, 3rd; 'Gorlick, N. Kingston, English gentl e m a n. His s incerity of 4th. Dista.nce: 140 feet 11 incne.s . manner and e a s(l of delivery were honey , LaSalle, 220 yard: Greege, Rogers, first ; his big assets. 4th. 'l'ime 4:48. Cullinan, Stonington, 2nd; Fidde!:;, The play itse lf , in four acts, is based 880 yard run: Kiely, Tech, first; De upon a poor, b ut ho norab le, young Crasta, C ommercial, 2nd; Chabot, La MOVIES man' s ambition to make a name for Salle, 3rd ; Holt, Hope, 4th ,_ WhiteThe following list of movies will himself. He is drawn into an ag-ree- head, disqua lified, Pawtucket, Time be shown in Lippitt Hall: ment in which h e is to receive £300 2:09. May 22--' 'The Lucky Devil," Richto further his e duca tio n, with the unShot Put: Dunn, LaSau e, first; ~rd Dix. Junl' 6-"Ench anted H ill," Jack derstanding t ha t h e should marry Nichols, E. Greenwich , 2nd; Potte_r, Maggie Wylie within a period of five Pawtucket, 3rd; I-Iaretorian, Paw- Holt. Junb 1% -"New Lives for Old;" y ea1·s. In due tim e the stude11_t Shand t ucket, 4th. 41 feet 2 1-2 inch es.. Betty Comvson graduates an d is adm itted as an M . Running High Jump : Lenz, .East P. At this p oint , his career is af- Greenwich; Dugal, Pawtucket, 2.n d; L. VAUGHN CO. fected w ith t h e entrance of Lady Osterlund, Tech; Ricard , Pawtuck,.et; Established 1847 Sybil whom h e fa lls in love with, for- C ro wley, _LaSalle, tied for third. Manufacturers of :saking Maggie, his wife. But Mag·- Height 5 feet 8 5-8 inches. New re~ SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, gie plays ~ t r u m p a nd eventiiaJly wi n s o rd . A~D BUILDERS' FINISH John b acrk Who 'f'iiscovers to his own 4_4 0 run: Tl),Ylor, Hope, first; Me1153·1155 ·Westm in ster S,t r!let folly a nQ. ·c onsternation t'hat he. isn't Millan, Tech, 2nd ; Mulvey, E ; Provjsuch a stro ng man after all. dence, 3rd; Tellini, Tech, 4th . Time It is a. fu n n y s to ry of a poor stu- I s ec . 53 COllEGIATE CLOTHES dent who ; th_ r u ente r ing a -Scotch fam- ~ 'l' fl t u , .; 220 yard run : roy, 1c1 ope, rs ; mc:Hy's ho~e _in q u est of books for stu- . d B c m Geo u gh L a Salle, 2 n ; owen, o ·dy, finds himself e v e ntually enmeshed · ' . . T h 4th Browning King & Co. ln love. n1ercia l , 3rd ; Wr 11onson, ec , . 1 Time : 23 sec.

220 hm·dles: Grant, T ech , first ; Ffard on, T ech , 2nd; Sheehan, WoonLast Wedn esday nig-ht, Beta Phi socket, 3rd; ·Higginson, Pawtucket, Fraternity secured h old on the Big-e- ; 4th. Time : 29:4 sec.

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Phr s team co m p osed of three varsrty >debaters and t h e r efore considered it· . . . :self hop e less aga m "lt thrs formidab l e tea'?"-. However , far· was it such the -case. In order . that ·all may clearly ·. understan d the d etails, I will clearly

.: state the srtu a t10 n. A certa in date w a s agreed up on for. the debate, b ut as one of the mem·bers of the Z. P . A . team was sick a t that time, a p os t p o n ement was asked for. After· m uch disc ussion, Beta Phi :finally a g r ee d to postpone the debate 1t o May 1 2. H owever, this same memib er got into a n a uto accident two

Broad jump: Anderson, Pawtucket, .t· _ . d T h Thayer d first ; Os er 1un , ec , 2 n , , . E. Providence, 3 r d; Hughie, Pawtucket, 4 th. Dista nce: 20 feet 6 inch 1

Class B Barrington, 28 1- 2 ; Rogers, 14 1-2; Stonington, 14; Westerly, 1 0 1-2; Bristol, 10; S. Kingston, 2 1-2; Little Compton, 2; Burriville, 2; West Warwick, 2; A ttle boro, 1 ; N. Kingston, 1. Dange1·ous Advice Curate: "You should be careful. Don't you know that drink is mankind's worst 'enemy?" Foster: "Yes, --but don't you teach us to love our enemies?" -~;!core one for Foster.

Disc us : J . Nichols, E. Gr ee nwrc 11; h nd_ Gifford, T ech , 3rd; Hanley, Tee • 2 • . Nadeau • E · Providence, 4th . Drstance _ feet 5 1-2 inc hes. Pole Vault : Droitcoeur, Cranston, first ; Dug-all, P awtuck et, 2nd; Bana no, Commercial, 3rd; Douglas, E. Greenwich, 4th. 10 feet 3 1-4 inches. Relay: Tech, first ; Woonsocket,

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