Editorials
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Welcome future Peruvians. The boys walked across one corner of the campus, and one remarked, "Here are seven of the thousand oaks." These boys were a few of the athletes here for the invitational track meet held recently. They were interested in the campus dressed in it's 1 green finery, and they liked it. They were a few of the hundreds of high school students who have been at Peru this year for the band and orchestra clinics, the volleyball tournament, and the track meet which have been held here. Usually, although not this year, a basketball tournament and the MINKdramatic festival are also sponsored. By encouraging the various departments to bring high school students to the campus, President Pate is doing a great deal toward convincing future college students that Peru is a school worth attending.
Vandalism As future teachers we of PSTC should form some of the good habits which we will later teach to our pupils. One practice which we surely would not tolerate on the part of school children is that of destroying the beautiful shrubbery, and flowers along the way to school. It would be advisable if we students would begin to refrain from such habits ourselves while here at PSTC. No people take the time and energy to plant flowers in their yards only to have them destroyed by careless passers-by. Certainly parents as well as teachers should teach children to respect the flowers and shrubbery planLed in other people's yards.
What about you? What does going to school mean to you 1 Does it mean studying for five days out of the week, going to.classes, drudgery, or monotony7 Most certainly it should mean more-than that. How many of you can honestly say that you have read ·ten books during the last year? How many have read a newspaper and this means not just the funnies~ How many have listened to newscasts intelligently, or are you in the dark about world affairs 7 Going to school means giving your mind to thinking about something and then developing that something It means discovering your talents and using them. It implies learning more than what is found in pages of the text book. In other words don't let vour mind suffer from mental malnutrition. ·
A planned social program Several years ago the Studen.t Advisory Committee took over the functions of the Social Committee because of the small enrollment. Now more students are coming back and by next fall it is expected that Peru will again have a normal @rollment. With more people returning to the campus more social activities will be demanded. The Student Advisory Committee can not handle all the responsibilities of the social program for PSTC. So that things can start rolling next fall without too much delay a plan for social activities should be set up this spring. Possibly a new committee should be f~rr_n~d. This group could plan more all-college actmties. At present the only two big events are Homecoming and the May fete. We should at least have a mid-winter get together for all students. · The Women's Dormitory Council has always sponsored the formal affairs on the campus. Those who go enjoy themselves. But more women should participate in these affairs, for undoubtedly sometime in tlieir lives they will have to" 00'0 formal" and college is the place to learn how. More formal parties should be planned to include the entire student body. Every man on the campus :<hould be required to wear· a tuxedo at least once in four years. A ·social program should be planned now so that by next fall it could be functioning. Midland College has recently proposed a plan to revise it's present social system. Evidel_ltls: other colleges are faced with the problem and are begmmng to do some· thing about it.
Personalities By Ruth Meister
When second semester began and a deep masculine voice was quite frequently heard on the campus and always traced to the same source, people came to associated the big voice with the little man, Tod Hubbell.
Mu~ic Week strives for in·ternational unity
He carries on entertainiilg discussions in music appreciation class but sneaks later to the Music Hall to swoon privately over the tender themes of Tschaikowski's symphonies.
"Music unites mankind by an ideal bond "-Richard Wagner. Since the· conception of a National Music Week idea in 1917 and its first application in Dallas, Texas, in September of 1919, this week has remained the only great drive free from the appeal for money. The source of the idea was in the series of wartime drives in World War I by !he Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., and kindred organizations for the raising of funds with which to carry on their work. The National Bureau For the Advancement of Music headed by C. M. Tremaine decided that similar concerted action could be used for different, althought likewise beneficial, purposes. Attention had been called to the value of music in maintain\ng the morale of the fighting man as well as in raising the spirit of those engaged in the rush of war work. Much eloquent testimony was gathered concerning the relaxing effects of music in shell shock cases and its normalizing influences on people worried by the tension of such high-pressure times.
After hearing a recent recording of his voice, Tod discovered that his speaking range was quite low and he is now ambitious to record an alto-bass solo on th!:! other side.
Kadelpians enjoy May breakfast
Soon after his arrival, he became, one of the cheerleaders, and half of the enthusiasm at basketball games was due to the crowd's vain attempts to yell as loudly as he did. Tod's popularity may be attributed to several factors, one of which is his "I haven't seen you for ages" style of "hello." It never fails to draw a. crowd of people who enjoy Tod's company because he so politely laughs at their jokes-funny or otherwise. Visiting is a hobby which he pursues every possible moment. One of his instructors was heard to say, "His chief sin is talking to girls in history class."
Tod is a necessary iaughstimulator who. helps worried faces to relax. While he matches his steps to those of his friends, they tune up their spirits to match his.
Posters exhibited in Art department Humane posters are being displayed in the art rooms. They are part of a collection of c.n International Poster contest, sponsored yearly by the Latham Foundation.
A May breakfast in the Music Hall at 7:00 o'clock on M:ay 1 highlighted the last meeting of the year for Kadelpians. Phyllis Winkle and Jeari Van Camp served an inviting breakfast to a large membership. During the regular business meeting, Dr. P. A. Maxwell was appointed to continue as oponsor of the chapter. Esther Steiner was elected president for next term. Other members elected to the executive council were Margaret Wellensiek, vice-president, Dorothy Stepan, secretary, and Margaret Spellman, tereasurer.
Those included in this set are from Canada, China, and the United States. They are the work of high school, college, and artschool people.
Dr. Konig shows
Their theme is typically American as all stress kindness and friendship to animals and birds. Most of the American posters are made with temp era paint, employing either the brush or the air gun method. Several are of India ink. The Chinese posters are made with transparent water color. The ideas range from conventional to realistic reproductions of animal life, as interpret~d by the different youthful artists. The simplicity of the American posters is a decided contrast to the complexity of . the Chinese fashion. Their . posters are detailed and intricate; the American idea stresses the simple ::.nd definite.
Dr. Konig had charge of a very interesting meeting of the Foreign Language Club on April 3. She showed slides of Mexican, Swiss, and French scenes to members of the organization. Her explanations and accounts of personal experiences in Europe made the pictures entertaining. Dr. Winter kindly offered the facilities of the science hall and operated the projecting machine. Refreshments were served by Lois Christensen and Ruth Meister after the meeting
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The inevitable conclusio;i was ·. drawn that music was fa,· more than an art for the enjoyment of musically cultured persons-that its reaction on human mec:1anism -pleasing and inspiring, ~ uieting and stimulating, as the need might be-was such as to make it an asset of far greater importance to the general public than was commonly appreciated. The application of this conclusion was -if all the friends of music, whose own lives had been enriched by music, should simultaneously engage in a drive to spread its enjoyment more widely among the people as a whole, great benefits would be derived. The purpose, then, of a Music Week as it was designed, ·was for that art to be given the center of the stage in public consciousness for a seven-day period each year, demonstrating widely diversified individual and group enjoyment through listening and t".rough personal participation, w1\h the aim of broadening the co.1tribution of music to the public welfare. By 1924, 840 widely scattered cities had promoted the idea of Music Week and had held observances at different times during ,the year suited to local convenience. In that year, through the use of letters and inquiries in order to synchronize individual efforts, the first week in May was determined as most nearly reflecting the popular choice. A central committee composed of the presidents of the leading musical, educational, reiigious, civic, and service organizations was formed to det!j'rmine advisory matters and to suggest methods of observance, An honorary committee headed by the President of the United States, includes the governor of every state and territory in the Union. In 1929, forty-five of the governors issued formal Music Week proclamations or public statements urging their citizens to participate. Thus it may be seen thac a National Music Week is destined to continue and to grow unless selfish interests should gain control and subvert its purposes. Although Music Week comes but once a year and is o.: short duration, its passing should leave the community the richer in musical resources for its having been. Perhaps one day a;:i International Music Week may be set up which would give the entire world the little-known sensation of being united, if not iri fact, then at least in one cultural phase of living.
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Art dub sells campus prints The Art Club sold prints o! campus scenes Monday. About one-half of the folders were sold. The scenes included the amphitheatre by Bernice Bletcher; Delzell Hall by Norma Mehlin; Eliza Morgan entrance by Anna Pfister; Music Hall by Ramona Handley; North entrance to the campus by Delores Schreiner, and the science hall by Phyllis Steever. Miss Diddel donated a block print of the Training School, drawn by her and cut by a former student. Anyone wishing to buy a folder of these scenes can do so by contacting Anna Pfister, treasurer of the Art Club. These scenes can be printed on cloth for making skirts or aprons. Anyone wishing this done, may see Ramona Handley.
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