The Decaturian, 1929-10-03

              THE :B:i|^a^^MHIAN
Vol, XXVII—No. 3
Decatur, Illinois, Thursday, October 3, 1929
Price, $2.00 per Year
NATIONAL MUSIC FRAT
ACCEPTS SCHUBERT CLUB
Phi Mu Alpha, Commonly Known As Sinf onia. Establishes
Chapter on Millikin Campus; Installation Degrees
Soon;   Butterfield  Already  Member.
Formal notification that the Schu¬ bert Musical club of Millikin univer¬ sity has been accepted in Phi Mu Al¬ pha, Sinfonia Fraternity of America, was received at the office of the reg¬ istrar at the university Monday morn¬ ing.
The Schubert club at Millikin was organized last spring, its motive be¬ ing to include all musicians in De¬ catur who are making a profession of nuisic and all those who are actively engaged in musical circles. The club immediately petitioned Phi Mu Alpha for membership and received notice of  success   Monday.
Phi Mu Alpha is a national musi¬ cal fraternity, membership only open to men who are American citizens. There are over fifty chapters in the United States, all the best music schools being included in its member¬ ship. The Millikin club received its notice of acceptance signed by A. W. Martin, supreme president of the or¬ ganization and dean of the School of Music in the Miami University of Oxford, Ohio.
Officers of the local club are as follows:
President—Fletcher   Philips
Secretary—Earl   Duffcy
Treasurer—Richard Rodgers.
Installation of the Millikin club as a chapter in Phi Mu Alpha will take place in October. There arc seventeen members of the local organization, among whom are under-graduatc stu¬ dents, professors of music at the con¬ servatory, and certain professional townspeople.
Millikin has long needed an organi¬ zation for men interested in music, and being especially well fitted in its conservatory advantages, the new fra¬ ternity is welcomed as a long need¬ ed  institution.
Professor Butterfield, head of the piano department, is already a mem¬ ber of the organization, and was in- struiTiental in forming the local club and  getting the charter.
Phi Mu Alpha, commonly called Sinfonia, was organized  Oct. 6,  1898
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Professor Raab Speaks at First College Club Meet
The program of the university club of Dccalur for 1929-30 was announced Saturday by the club's president, Ed¬ gar Allen. Membership to the organi¬ zation is based on invitations sent to individuals who have a college or university  degree.
The club holds its meeting on Thursdays, gathering in the Y. M. C. A. library twice a month. Following is the program:
Oct. 3, 1929 — Professor George Raab, "Modernism in Art" (Mueller's Lodge, 7:30 o'clock p. m., wives and friends invited. Edward Buckner in charge of arrangements).
Oct. 17, 1929—Rev. Allen L. Eddy, "Our Creeds. Where We Got Them and Why We Have Them." Betzer Library,   8:00   o'clock  p.   m.
Oct. 31, 1929—Joseph F. Gauger, "The   Chain   Store."
Nov. 14, 1929—Dr. Arthur F. Good¬ year,   "Rational   Endocrinology."
Dec. 5, 1929—Adolph Mueller, "La¬ bor   Conditions   in   Europe."
Dec. 19, 1929—John Valentine, "Pro¬ hibition."
Jan. 2, 1930—Dr. F. C. Hottes, "Trends  in  Biology."
Jan. 16, 1930—Thomas B. Jack, "Ag¬ riculture   and   Legislation."
Feb. 6, 19390—J. Reeves Holt, "Our Friend—the Colored Man."
Feb. 20,  1930—Mid-Winter Frolic.
March 6, 1930—Professor Irving Golcman, "Poetry in America."
March 20, 1930—Horace W. McDa- vid,   "Politics."
April 3, 1930—Professor Albert T. Mills, "Cakes of  Custom."
April 17, 19390—Thomas H. Arm¬ strong,  "Birth   Control."
May 1, 1930—Dr. J. A. Melrose, "Comparative   Philosophies   of   Life."
May  15,  1930—Annual  Banquet.
We Wonder Who Will Make First Year Girls Wear Green Berets?
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Green berets for freshman wom¬ en! At last the much talked of proj¬ ect of Y. W. C. A. and the Wom¬ en's Student Governing association seems about to be accomplished. vSamples of the berets were received in the College supply store last week, and one of the styles selected. The caps have been ordered and should be here by the end of this week. They are bright green and have a white pompon on top. But now a serious problem arises—just how is the wear¬ ing of these caps to be enforced? Shall Millikin upperclasswomen start carrying paddles and waylay innocent little freshman girls who are minus their caps? Shall it be the privilege of any member of the upper classes to enforce this new tradition, or shall it be a matter for the women only? Should the method of paddling be used, it might go hard with freshman girls who exercise their privilege of changing their minds at the last min¬ ute—and leave the little beret at home.
The enforcement of the wearing of the green caps by freshman boys
has been largely a fraternity prob¬ lem. Supposedly the leaders in the freshman class on the campus are fraternity pledges, and since they set the style of wearing the green caps, all other freshman boys do so also. Unfortunately, those leaders have not, heretofore, "led" so well and, although many paddles were wielded with much vigor and delight, quite a few fresh¬ man boys went tmcapped by the green. Perhaps now that the women of the class are to wear green caps, more of the men, too, will wear them
 Misery   loves     company,     you
know.
No doubt, those to whom green berets are becoming will be only too glad to have the opportunity of aiding their personal attraction. But those who look otherwise than alluring in green, will think other thoughts, no doubt.
However, let us hope that the mem¬ bers of the freshman class will really wear the caps and berets this year. It   is   after   all,  only  one   year.   And
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DECATURIAN  CUP
This cup will be awarded to the campus group having the highest point average in The Decaturian sub¬ scription contest. Story appears at bottom of this page.
Groups Nominate For Class Officers
Junior Officers Elected Without Com¬ petition; Will Hold First Meeting Today; While Others Elect
Nominations for officers in the senior, sophomore and freshman classes were held Monday noon. The officers of the junior class were elect¬ ed. There will be an important meet¬ ing of the junior class Thursday noon. All members are requested to be pres¬ ent.
Senior
President—Clarence Flint, Engle- bert   Gidcombe.
Vice   president—Arlene   Douglas. Secretary—Alice  Schroeder. Treasurer—Lela Keef. Student council—Frank Bear.
Junior
President—Lawrence Danvers. Vice    president—Kathleen    Kinna- mon.
Treasurer—Dell Davis. Secretary—Anna Mary Dickey. Student council—Elizabeth Mills.
Sophomore
President — William Starr, Paul Smith.
Vice president—Virginia Holbcn, Edith  Tschudy.
Secretary — Dorothy Smithpeters, Hugh South.
Treasurer—Elbert Dodson, Eliza¬ beth   Weedman.
Student council—Lucille Wheeler, Mary Rickards, Harry Smith Robert Christison.
Freshman
President — Jack Strobel, Frank Baird.
Vice president—Martha Henderson, Grace   Watson.
Secretary—Madclyn Carril, Harry Hood.
Treasurer—Joe Gates, John May.
Student council—Marcella Touth, Bonna Pogue; John Phillips, Charles Galbreath.
FRENCH CLUB MEETS
Le Cercle Francais held a business meeting in the French seminar last Tuesday evening to elect members to those vacancies still existing in the roll of officers. Plans for the coming year were  also  discussed.
CAST FOR "NUMBER 17"
BEGINS DAILY PRACTICE
Over Half of Student Actors Already Known for Work on
Millikin Stage;  Alpha Omega Working
on Other Homecoming Features.
Special Students Take up Work in Extension Classes
Extension courses in the James Mil¬ likin University started Wednesday evening, September 25, at 7 o'clock, when a class in beginning French met in the university with Miss Bon¬ nie Blackburn, French instructor. Seven persons reported for the course, and several others arc expected to enroll later. The class is held twice a week for a double period, and will probably meet on Monday and Wed¬ nesday   evenings.
Other courses which have been or¬ ganized in Decatur are in educational phychology and American history. The educational psychology class in charge of Professor J. A. Melrose will probably meet on Thursdays at 4 o'clock. The American history class, which is in charge of Professor A. T. Mills, will meet on Tuesday to de¬ cide the definite meeting time of the class. The class will probably meet in Room 227.
An English literature class- was planned, but there were not enough students interested in the course to establish a class. A class may be start¬ ed later in beginning German with Miss Flora Ros.? as instructor. How¬ ever it is doubted if enough people will register for it. If there are not enough people to start a class Miss Ross will probably give tutor work for those that are interested.
Only one class has been organized in Springfield. This is a class in social psychology which meets at the Lin¬ coln School under the supervision of Professor J. A. Melrose. The classes are open to all interested persons, including housewives as well as teach¬ ers, business men, and business wom¬ en.
"Number Seventeen" is making daily progress as Prof. Jones coaches his cast in the darkened paths of mysterjr. The cast has not been com¬ pletely selected as yet, but at least the contestants narrowed down to a very limited number. Unless some unforeseen reason prevents, the cast will be as follows:
Ben   .Everett  Haggard
Eddie   Franklin   Bear
Fordycc  Kester Lehman
Nora    Aubrey   Royce
Phyllis Young
Rose    Anita  Stewart
Cornelia   Casey
Smith  Erwin Dyroff
Henry   Lynn Woollen
Brant    Oscar   Taubcr
Ackroyd   Merville  Patterson
At least half the cast is familiar on the Millikin stage,—nor do wc dis¬ count the ability of the others merely because they are not as well known. Zeal and industry are big factors in play production, not only on the part of the coach, but the players as well, and we know from past experience that Prof. Jones will keep his cast hard at work until the last curtain. Rehearsals already have assumed seri¬ ous attention in the eyes of the cast, and the play is marching steadily tor- ward   to   an  ultimate   success.
Various other Homecoming activi¬ ties are getting under way, for the time of Homecoming is one of the focal points of all extra-curricular in¬ terests of the college. The annual freshmen-sophomore scrap, sponsored by Alpha Omega, will feature the first episode of the program, and during that Friday afternoon the boys will engage in contests such as tug-o-war, push-ball, and the flag-rush, while the girls will struggle in a hockey game. Bobby Corder has already started hockey practise, and no doubt the freshmen boj's are undergoing warming-up exercises under the steady swing of fraternity paddles. Then on Saturday the regular float parade,—and the fraternity and sor¬ ority houses decorated, all welcom¬ ing back the old graduates. One (Please Turn to Page 6)
Here's Another Chance to Win
A New Cup For The Fireplace!
Soon there will be another cup rest¬ ing above the fireplace in some sor¬ ority or fraternity house, and that new cup will be the Decaturian cup, offered by this paper to the campus organization that secures the great¬ est number of subscribers within the period of two weeks after next Mon¬ day,  October  7.
Rules for the contest will be as follows:
1. Subscriptions secured previous to October 7 will not be included in the totals turned in by any organization.
2. A year's subscription to an alum¬ nus of Millikin or to anj^ other per¬ son who is not a student or a faculty member will count as 4 points.
3. A year'.<» subscription to any Millikin student or faculty member will count as 3 ponits.
4. A semester's subscription to an alumnus of Millikin or to any other person  will  count  as 2  points.
5. A semester's subscription to any Millikin student will count as 1 point.
6. Promises to subscribe will not be taken into consideration.
7. The contest will begin on Mon¬ day, October 7, and will close on Monday, October 21.
The cup offered is ten inches high and is mounted on a wooden pedestal. Each year the name of the winning- organization will be engraved on the cup, and should any organization's name appear three times, that group will   receive   permanent   possession.
Subscription books will be in charge of Earle Anderson, business manager of the Decaturian. Arrangements should be made with him, by each organization, to receive the blanks on Monday, October 7. Each subscrip¬ tion blank must be marked to show whether the subscriber is a student, or an alumnus, or some other person not connected with Millikin in any way. Blanks not showing some mark of this kind will receive only the two points given for a year's subscription by a student, or one point for a se¬ mester's subscription. Any other in¬ formation concerning the contest may be obtained from the editor and the business  manager  of  the  Decaturian.