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fo The Seniors
This spring marks the 110th springtime of Ohio' Wes-"yan'- s
existence, and once again early in June, the senior
yaduates will walk under the awning to receive their long
Dught after diplomas.
Four years ago when these seniors were attired in
fresh-na- n
cans and first. walked'thrntiph Nirntinp uatp
t o - o thov
'J
worn - -
ust' a little scared and uncertain of what was in front of them
uraauauy, xney Decame accumatea to tne college ana as the
months past, gradually exerted more and more influence,
soon taking their rightful place as students.
Out of their numbers were to come outstanding Student
council leaders, fine athletes, top flight journalists, memorable
dramatic writers and players, and just plain good students.
If they all put their talents to the most use after college,
their class will indeed be remembered in Wesleyan's
TO
THE EDITOR
Letter Not Given To
Frosh Cheer Leader
Dear Editor:
It appears as if we have another
example of "fraternity politics" in
our midst. As far as we're concern
ed, fraternity loyalty is a fine and
desirable trait, but it's quite an
other thing when we must exclude
deserving persons to favor frater
nity brothers.
The awarding of letters to fresh
man cheerleaders may be a minoi
incident, but when we stoop to un-fai- r
tactics to be assured that a
fraternity brother will be the re- -
"f"1'" an award, it s a more
serious matter.
it seems that, although there
were six freshman rheeHoa,Wc
this year, onlv four 1
be awarded. Those whn t , v,
freshman side of the football field
and attended Weslevan Wlhn
games should have no trouble in
naming the cheerleaders who were
most deserving of the awards.
This was also understood Kv
members of the athletic board and
Athletic Booster's committee, but
when the awards were made in
chapel last Friday there was a
slight difference in the list. The
only possible exDla nation U7 nar,
see for this is the fact that tWo
making the final decision happen j
10 De iraternity brothers of one of
tne cheerleaders.
It's too late to make anv r
iranscnpt a couDle of wool
and the clamours about my unfair
ness have not yet died away.
was unfair it seems. bops.i. T -- o
ported on what I saw and did not
write merely to soothe the nerves
ana nil the egos of the performers.
What qualifies you to be so critical?"
This is a question which I've
heard over and over aeain sin
penning the disputed article. Any
i e view is necessarily personal oDin- -
ilon, and the main r,,,o!if,.:
M""-anL- u a
reviewer has is his personal taste
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Ohio Wtlyin Transcript Wednesday, May 28, 1952
Adieu
Professor Roy Carter
When the semester ends, Professor Roy E. Carter, Jr.,
mv head of the Journalism Department will leave for Stanford
university for a year's work toward a Ph. D. and also on
a special project sponsored by the Kellogg foundation. When
he returns to Wesleyan a year from now, he hopes to build
up the Journalism department even more, so than he has
done this year. We feel that Mr. Carter has done a commendable
job in this respect during the year. Mr. Carter
came to us only last September.
We feel that a strong Journalism department is almost
necessity to our college. As present day Journalism be- -
romes more complex ana as it becomes increasingly neces-lar- y
In order to be fair to all the performers,
a reviewer must "call
'em as he sees 'em."
The level of college theatre is
not amateurish. Many of the
people connected with tho Hrm
department's productions are as
piring to professional careers, and
if their histrionic abilities are not
Pleasing to an anHiono tu
should be told. It's the audience
meyre seeking to please, is it
not;
for would be journalists to be specialized, certainly col- As far as I can see, those who
leges will have to present intensified courses in the
are
news-
defending the cause of mediocritypaper
field. We
in
feel the
that with Mr.
name of
Carter's influence which
tolerance
haven't much to stand on.
will
I
be
hope
with us again after a year, Ohio Wesleyan will not be that next year's Transcript will
caught sleeping.
continue to review theatre on this
We
campus
wish Mr. Carter with
the best of
an eye
luck at to
Sanf ord. We hope
"separating
the men from the boys,"
that his specialized work in Mass
rather
Communications will give than indulging in recitations of
him an even broader all-ov- er view in the field of journalism to false and meaningless praise for
build an even
every
greater product
Wesleyan journalistic and
department.
performer the
drama department thrusts our
way.
Yours Sincerely
J. Smyser
AK INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER Mr. Mussard Lauded
ESTABLISHED IN 1M7
By Wesleyan Student
EDITOR
BILL ELBON
' ' Dear
A.NAGING
Sir:
EDITOR DAVE HOWARD
J3INESS MANAGER If you
DOTTIE FREY
have ever whIUpH rW-ciale
Edilor Nancy champion
Makeup Editor
'
Ken Massar. Doug Cherry,
Sue Schwimmer, Virginia Cox
K2ws Edilor Jano Marlin
Assistant News Editor Dan Butler
Senior Writers M. K. Murphy. Bonnie Bradley,
Eleanor Bryenlon, Peg Banlz.
Co-Sports
Editor Duncan While, John Miller
Society Editor Bea Hester
Assistant Society Editor Ann Saville
Adrartising Manager Ralph EIrick
Circulation Manager Bin Cowden
Staff Photographer . J phil piaciar
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the Delaware Gaiette Entered 7s
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BY LEROY HOFFMAN
Ohio Weslevan is aeain makine
an important contribution to pre
serve our way of life. Not that its
countless graduates who are now
useful citizens are not doing their
part, but I mean an additional sacrifice
that affects many undergraduates.
This contribution involves
President Flemming, Dr. Spencer
and the student body.
By this time students and fac
Hoffman
State De'partmen
ish students a
the side hallway on the basement
floor of the chapel annex you have
passed the office of Floyd Mass-uar- d.
To be more specific, Mus-sard- 's
2-- A. office is in That's the speaking
room right
from personal
next
experience
to the University it is
Publicity
an important time nf life A nH
office.
I am
Though
sure that the Ohio Wesleyan
Mussard's office may be
in a
second
more
lieutenants will
or 'less
leave theit
obscure nhvsinal
locality, mark upon the
Mussard himself is neither
obscure nor inactive. With
this man rests the authority over
campus parking regulations and
rules. Under his controlling hand
functions the Campus Work Project.
This unique, yet unpublized
program originated from Mussard.
It's his baby, and he along with
Robert Nemeschy, Assistant Dean
of Men, deserves all the credit.
The Campus Work Project is a
program designed by Mussard to
fulfill a dual purpose. Most impor
tant ui me originator s eyes is its
so-call- ed . ,,lt.r l;uA -
4 used to President
4 Flemming's con-.- 1
tinual absence in
9 the interest of the
( defense effort,
realizing its im-- j
portance to us
.1 all. But now that
Dr. Spencer i s
taking a year's
J leave of absence,
sponsored by the
to give . Swed- -
taste and ao- -
preciation for American literature
the sacrifice hits closer to home.
Many undergraduates whn have
been looking forward to his courses
in American literature and
Shakespeare will have to forego
that experience. Although his con
tribution to the defense effort" is
more indirect, it is probably as
important in its way as Dr. Flemming's.
i
There is yet one more contribu
tion to be mentioned. The senior
ROTC graduates will soon be giving
two year's of their life to mili
tary service. To manv this mav
seem relatively unimportant, but
militarv
mind. To those 'of Us who will soon
be in the "wild blue yonder" as
military missionaries, it is inrleeH
reassuring that we will have such
valuable assistants as Dr. Flem
ming and Dr. Spencer in not mere
ly spreading, but preserving the
democratic and Christian values
for which Ohio Wesleyan has al
ways stood.
And like General MacArthur we
shall all return-t- o the shadow of
the ivy tower and make sure that
Ohio Wesleyan continues to produce
men and women who will
ability to aid financially "needy slu-- ' preserve its tra d i Year
In Review
"Hardly seemed that we were a
way," was the typical greeting last
tall when we all returned to Del a
ware after a peaceful, but enjoyable
summer. Sunny fall skies baffled
us who had expected to come back
to a traditionally rainv ramnns
The absence of Delaware drizzle
for more than two weeks marie
freshmen wonder why .they had
Drougnt new raincoats.
Everyone toured the new center
tor campus life, the Memorial
uiuun Duiiaing, and stopped tor a
coke in the snack bar. The enlarged
ROTC unit moved into the
TUB and more than half of Wesleyan's
male population, 600 to be
exact, began to learn air science
in earnest.
October's hayrides, Homecoming
and Halloween seemed too soon
part of the distant past. Lecture
series speakers, Cornelia Otis
Skinner and Robert Vogeler, en
tertained and informed us. Mar
gery Ward was queen-for-a-da- y at
the victorious Homecoming battle
with Denison. The Ilninn was for
mally dedicated; Shaw's Candida
was staged, and we danced to
Tommy Reed's band,
The first artist in this year's
concert series, Irmgard Seefried,
lyric soprano, was greeted with
echoing applause in Gray Chapel.
Later Kerm Darkey heard not only
clapping but roars of laughter as
he opened the Campus Chest drive
by auctioning off the most unlikely
things on campus including two o'clock
pers.
.The frosh monopolized the first
weeks in November with class
elections, a
tion.
red-ca- p victory in the
tug-of-w- ar traditional with the
sophomores. The ATO's and the
co-winne- Chi O's rs were of the
Campus Chest variety show with
a skit carrying us back to' the
days of John the Baptist and Salome.
'
and we acclaimed him as the voar'c
most valuable player. More laurels
were awarded when seven men
were tapped by ODK, senior men's
honorary.
Christmas celebration at school
was highlighted by the annual
Dawn Dance and a performance
of Handel s Messiah.
We found it hard to grind aeain
with that old busy work, exams, but
we were able to squeeze in a play
going evening to see "SeHnnslv
the delightful senior play, written
by Bob Harper and Towne Ba nnnn
with songs by Bob Kleinman.
Madame de la Brucholerie
.trench pianist, performed Bach
and Beethoven as the second Cnn
cert series artist and Senator Paul
Douglas helped us to adjust our
thinking before exams.
Second semester eot underway
as 247 freshmen women entered
classes sporting new pledge pins.
Wesleyan students were anticipating,
the opening of station WSfcN
and Postle's plans for remodeling
the old ROTC building for new
quarters.
Korea-bound- .. Okgill Kim said
good bye to her Wesleyan class
mates and left for home takine
with her 5000 pounds of books and
clothing for the students of Ehwa
Women's university in Pusan. She
lett a busy campus with plans for
winter homecoming and the dedi
cation of the MUB chapel.
Wesleyan took the political sDnt- -
light when Michael DiSalle open
ed his senatorial campaigning from
the platform of Gray Chapel on
Democratic recruitment day. Senator
Bricker, his opponent, had re
presented the Republicans the pre
vious week.
Dotty Huff reigned as Biiou
queen for the second consecutive
all-camp- us year at the Greek Week
dance. Crossed sabers framed the
ROTC queens the following week
as campus gold braids turned out
full force for the second annual
military .ball.
One hundred sixty-fiv- e students
made the dean's list and then
promptly dropped their studies to
The-Bishop- s
Dad's Day was joyful. campaign for their favorite student
had battled through the snow body candidates. Dave Smith rode
to make us Ohio conference foot- in on the bandwagon with Jean
ball champs. Screenland Sketches, Carper winning the position of the
produced the night before, . and vice president.
Greek receptions after the eame The Chinese fantasy "Yellow
rounded out the weekend. Jacket" pleased but puzzled first
Senior men were honored in nighters, non-theat- re while goers
chapel. Wally Cross was present danced at the Jeff duo. Dean Par
ed as captain of the year's foot ker left for California to attend a
ball squad: Dula-i- ce was elect- - national rushing worl!5hop, leaving
,dJa-JJ- -- " werica team local coeds to fight out the rush
More Words Of Wisdom
After expounding my views on this page for a' whole
year, I didn't think I'd ever be asked to write a "guest
column." How well I know the situation, though. Someone
is short of copy, so they flatter the has-bee- n into thinking thai
they are just dying to have more of her words of wisdom,
thus filling up an otherwise empty I
space on the page. As you can see,
the system always works.
Thinking that April 19 was my
last chance in print, I used up
about all my farewell phrases, so
I'm almost at a loss for words. Almost,
but not quite.
I could reminisce about the
gloomy rainy day when we stepped
--ywiMMx. , off the .bus from
S Cincinnati and
For instance, I didn't take experimental
or systematic psychology,
or psych of adjustment. In
fact, I didn't even take psych 201,
so I am usually left out of the
conversation when some of mj
friends and fellow smoker inhabi-
tants get off on the
'
annals.
However, as to their dailv existence nn rammis thoir
parting will no doubt affect their fellow underclassmen like
the parting over a hundred years ago of the first graduate,
one William Godman.
Like today's seniors, he was missed. He undoubtedly
aiso missea tne college, tne walks under the big trees, thq
sturdy looking stone Buildings, and the atmosphere that is
Ohio Wesleyan. And so, like him, these to go and so will the
others go. For like old Mr. Chips: He was gone, and his
school would remember him, but gradually it would begin
to forget him. Then, he would be forgotten for in the end all
things are forgotten and the school goes on.
The Free Day Dilemma
Several comnlaints have come un rerentlv nvr tho fart
that there is no free day between the last day of classes and
the first day of exams.
Such a day of grace has been habitual here for the past
several years, and many students feel that they will be
handicapped by the lack of such a free day.
The chief reason that the faculty has decided against Our purpose is not tn im,o thtr
such a day of grace is because v w of Memorial - dav whirh falls nn
J W cneerleader a guilty
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conscience or
rriuay, me tmra aay oi exams, inow, it would
complex.
seriously af-
We do thinkfect
V'esleyan's schedule to have two free days in one week,
therefore, the faculty decided asainst a free dav on Tuesrlav
It wa reasoned that in the first place, most colleges do
- hp rio
a cheerleading award and he cer
tainly nad no part m the affair, i
.There may have been mora en
tne o.ecision. niit yo- -
not have a free dav
gardiesi, the
between classes and exams uie awards
that awaras wer9 were made,e,
Wp-i!- .... "
- I
i "ol Ior attendance at games and
leyan was umque in this respect. This showed, according to 'spirit by the cheerleaders, but be- -
I
fVltl'n Q tnf AlT nf rtvrtnn i c a. nr. 117 1
men. a MIICP cause nf
uajr ui of nrainr)inA.
giaic io uui, as iieueiiy as some wesiey- - prejudices and
Bii iiuaems seem
grudges.
to ininK.
Secondly, the Administration felt that it was bad taste
to hold exams on a day such as Memorial day. After all,
Memorial day is a day set aside to honor America's dead on
the field of battle, and for an American Institution to go about
It's daily business on that day would indeed not be showing
respect. This point about Memorial day, as we said, was the
chief reason the administration decided against the free day
on Tuesday.
There are, of course, arguments on both sides. However,
one thing which might be brought up is that generally
Tuesday afternoon is free for most students. This would
n?an that for a majority of Wesleyanites, Tuesday afternoon
and evening could be utilized for a study period. This would
only leave the morning out as far as studying is concerned.
In the end, it will be interesting to see just how this plan
works out that is, will students get appreciatively lower
grades on the first days of exams because they did not have
this day of grace? That will be the Question. An aHministra.
tion source has said that in future years exam time will be
dropped back a week and this problem will not come up and
the day of grace will be restored.
1
personal .
Uur solution to the nrnhlem
would be to award letters to all
tnose who deserve them. Does the
athletic department spend so mnrh
money on coating the tennis courts
wun tar that it cannotafford to buy
une or two extra cheerleading let
ters?
oc
or to award more letters this year,
but let's hope that
more Iraternity politics" in the
iuture.
Some Concerned Freshmen
J. Smyser Uoholds
Menagerie Review
Dear Editor:
1 wrote a review - -- --- nf - "Ti rti it ujaaa
dent men who are willing to ex
tend themselves in the way of light
work. Additionally, the project has
been widely complimented for the
actual results it has produced.
The men on this program are
assigned to the various buildings
on campus. Each afternoon they do
general sweeping and cleaning.
The difference made by the efforts
of these crews has been noteI -
praised by many members of 4
rcu:i, stuaeni doct anj ti:..
ni and visitors. Occasionally, other
odd jobs arise, I.) which the crews
mav be assianed. Durine the
month of April the University want
ed some evergreens for the area
arliappnt tho tonnis rniirts on Selbv
field. Student help along with Mus- -
ard himself accomplished this
task. Each afternoon the men
would transplant trees. Each
Menagerie" which appeared in the
af-
Goodbye, So Long, Farewell!
I had better get on with this last scriptual endeavor before
it falls into the limbo of perpetual procrastination. I dislike
writing columns about as much as you probably dislike
reading them.
This is to be a farewell not in which I shall try to make
known all the palpitations, pit- -
falls, frustrations and sentimen
talities of the
ternoon Mussard would work right
along side these men. If any fur
ther inHinat.inn nf the rlenth and
character of the man is needed this
is it.
Mussard deserves a lot of cre
dit and praise. He is a wonderful
guy, doing a wonderful job. It was
nnt ton Inn? afo that, he himself
was working his way through Ohio
Wesleyan. He now helps other men
work their way through.
Mussard also has a brother, Earl
who operates Ohio Wesleyan's
farms. Like his brother, Earl too
willing to pive amhitintis stu
dents a break that may aid them
in getting a college education.
- Sincerely,
James R. Hinton
pre-gra- d alumnus
For sure there are a lot of
thinffS fibotlt this institution
which I feel sincerely and deeply,
but which could never adequately
be put into words. I could sit at
this typewriter for weeks and
still not begin to reveal all that
me proiessors ana tneir- - -f
dragged pur
heavy suitcases,
land
u
the situation.
enough to fully describe Dr.
Hubbart, perhaps then we might
begin to relate the full aesthetic
and cultural value of the course.
The third scholastic pillar of
my college career was Dr. Spen
ser's Shakespeare course. Instruc
tor Andrew Sparks, who left
courses
the
nave done Ior me.
faculty last year to serve a com
have only to pulsory term with .the Navy, of-
"I think
ten of the hu referred to Dr. Ben as a
'
"literary
k manities course
genius."
1 in my
The
sopho
more one partakes of his
, more year.
lectures
This
the more he realizes
the probable
' one course un
validitv anr? truth
' of the statement It is n't.
der Dr.
nfton
Ruth that one has the
Davies did
opportunity
me
of
worKing with two
more
geniuses.
spiritual There are other thi
eood than anv- - which one thinks about ! I want
3 thine I had re- - tor a walk the other night. I
j. ..J ceivea up until walked from the Sigma Chi
Keichard that time. nouse down to campus just as I
I can still vividly remember had done numerous times before
her telling us of Plato's allegory But this was a special walk
of the cave. I picture ner as the one that onlv a senior xhnnt tn
first to make known to me some graduate could take.
glimmerings of the world of light, 1 stopped and t?azer7 at tvo
a debt which can never be re- chapel tower. Ail that hae taker,
paid.
place here in the last four years
Then there was the nersnnali- - ran panoramically through my
zed tour through Florence, Rome mmd. I shant bore you by being
and other culture centers, which mauann or over sentimental t
Dr. Hubbart leads every spring shall merely suggest that who:
semester in his Renaissance his your day comes take a similar
tory course. If there were words walk and just think back.
thoroughly
soaked selves to
v Stuyvesant hall
four years ago,
but that really
no novel an
)glas
-- gles, since it's
Allison been raining ever
since and we're all quite used to
And I could go on at great
length about all the valuable
courses which I have taken here at
Ohio Wesleyan, and all the wonderful
professors I have listened
to. Sitting in the smoker listening
to other, people studying out loud,
however, I have come to the conclusion
that I have missed some
ing issue in Delaware dampness
The faculty astonished all, how
ever, with the coup de'tate of the
Pan-Hellen- year, and a surprised ic
council found itself with power to
decree a first semester encounter
with the Greeks for coeds of the
class of !56.
Elections and appointments
came thick and fast; most campus
organizations were soon operating
under new management. Bill El- -
bon, John Shuster, Lincoln Annas
and Tanya Hudgel took top publi
cations posts, Eleanor Bryenton
and Jean Mehlhope assumed top
AWS duties and Louise LePontius
and Bonnie Bradley received the
gavels of WRA and YMCA.
June Sproule was already pre
siding as Pan-He- l prexy. Dorbie
Allison took some well deserved
honors as she received the 1951-195- and group dynamics dis
cussions.
On a few occasions, after listen
ing to them, I have wondered
whether I should be classed as i
paranoiac or a schizophrenic.
Since I don't know what either of
them are, I really don't have to
worry. "When ignorance is bliss,
'tis folly to be wise," you know.
Seriously, though, I think all sen
iors wiU agree with me that wa
have learned a lot in these four
years. How else would we be able
to play "twenty questions" and
work the New York Times' cross
word puzzles?
College life is great, and tha
people here at Wesleyan are "tha
greatest." My parting words to
Delaware are the fervent hope that
by the time this appears in print it
of the most unique courses offered has stopped raining, and stays sun-her- e.
. . ny through this weekend!
of the Air held their national
broadcast here.
Also in April Dr. Ouillian reroi- -
ved congratulationgs and good
wishes upon his new appointment
as president of Randolph MacoD
Woman's College. Quillian's depar-tur-e
began a mass exodus of Ohio
Wesleyan professors as seven mora
announced their intended absences
from the campus during 1952-5- 3.
Students lamented the loss of such
beloved faces as Dr. Spencer and
Monnett's Miss Dooley.
ODK tapped eleven new men
bers on the eve of its annual Sut
phur Swing. The theme, "evening
in Paris," was quite . a contrajl
with the Golddigger's Ball "Mai
Hunt," sponsored by Mortar board.
The women deferred their capping
until May 9. when thev went ODK
one better and selected twelvt new
initiates.
2
The first dormitory safe-drivin- $500 g award for
raid in foui
years provided
the Transcript and then was per
the topic of cam.
pus
sonally
conversation for two
honored with the national
weeks,
and gave
Pi Delta Epsilon President Smith
medal.
and tha
new student
In April
council
Dr. Hunter
it's first real
directed the
headache. Coed
Wesleyan Players production
"unmentionables"
of the
still draped
Shakespeare
the fraternltT housei
comedy "Twelfth
on Spring
Night", and Gray Chapel
Fever day, which
audiences
wai
held
heard anthropologist Margaret
after all. An open-ai- r Spring
Fever eve dance at the quarry
Mead in the Lecture series,
waj
and
a new feature this year and
violinist
tha
William Primrose in the next day, for once, the sun
concert
smiled
series. The Town Meeting
Continued on Page 5
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