The Decaturian, 1935-04-12

              THE
IvMR IAN
JAMES   MILLIKIN  UNIVERSITY-
Vol. XXXII—No. 23
Decatur, Illinois, Friday, April  12, 1935
Price $2.00 Per Year
Millikin Meets N. U. Tomorrow in Ball Opener
Debii*  May  Be  Staged  at  Fans
Field;  Blue Hampered  by
Rains and Cold Weather
Millikin will open its 1935 base¬ ball season tomorrow aflernoon a.gainst Northwestern university, weather permilling. The debut will be staged at Fans Field if the Three I park is in condition.
The condilion of thc Millikin team is about as doubtful as the weather and the playing field. Rain and cold weather, plus spring va¬ calion, have played havoc wilh Coach Johnson's drills and it is a certainty thai the U'vi I'hie will not be able to cause the Wildcats niucli worry, come tomorrow afternoon.
Coach Johnson did sneak in a practice on thc weathemian Tues¬ day. It was a bad sneak, evidently, for the obnoxious character lurned on both spigots Wednesday after¬ noon and it was a swell clay for ducks.
.'\t the Tuesday session Johnson lined up an infield with Junie Mar¬ shall at first, Don Craig at second, Eddie Clauter at short and Bill Giraitis, third. In tbe outfield were Walt Spilman and I'aul Lipinski, W'ith Cecil Garriolt and Nick Gil¬ bert as the other possible gardener.
Two Lefties
.W Musso and Steve Lenich, both left banders, are getting tryouts at first base while Junior Schlick may be able to win an outfield jiosition.
The jiilching assignment against the Wildcats probably will fall lo Herman Mehmken and Clifford Hopkins, freshman left hander from Mulberry Grove. Archie Van Ausdal is slated to do the catching.
Northwestern is making a tour through middle Illinois, playing Illinois College conference nines, and are scheduled to play Illinois college today. Fifteen players arc on the tri]) wilh Coacli I'aul Stew¬ art.
Decatur business men are selling tickets for the game, which will be 25 cents per head.. Students will be admitted via athletic book.
"TAMING OF SHREW"
TRYOUTS WILL BE
MONDAY, TUESDAY
Tryouts for the Town and Gown I'laycrs' commcneement produc¬ tion, "The Taming of the Shrew," will be held in room 104 ne.\t Mon¬ day and Tuesday, April 15 and 16, at 4:30 and at 7:30. .\ Shakespeare play is always given at this time of the year. Mr. McNabb, director of Town and Gown I'laycrs, an¬ nounces thai ibis play is a splendid opportunity for a number of men; there are only two major parts for women, and  two  minor parts.
Katherine, thc shrew, and her sister Bianca are the two female leads; a hostess and a widow are minor parts. Petriiccio, a comedy part, is one of the male leads. Gru¬ niio and Christopher Sly arc low comedy relief; three prominent character parts are those of Bap¬ tista, Granico, and Vincentio. Four straight juveniles are Hortensio, I.,uccntio, Hiondello, and Tranio. There arc also interesting minor parts for men.
Mr. McNabb suggests that any¬ one who comes to tryouts would do well to read the play first, as they must read at random with no regard for the part tbey would like to have.
Dn Boyer Presents Views on Possihility of New War
.1 mimbcr of frofcssors were rc- 'Ciilly a.s'lx'i'H the jnUm'.'uui Iwo qiic.^- lion.t cniircniiun Ihc fd.swihitily nf •I'or: "l>(i yo" think Ihc l^rc.\-cnt Iln- rnpcnii .situation xcill raiill in war ill thc near future^", and "ll'hat .f/c/i.t. if any, will thc t 'nitcd Statct lake in the event of a war' What .stel'.f .fhoitld  il  take?"
Thc following i.f Dr. H. S. Boyer'."; an.swer to Ihc qitcstion.s, three other.s having   apf<cared   in   the   March   29
i.s.sue of Tlic Decaturian :   Nc.vl ti /•
Dr.  Melro.se'.s  reilly will he I'rinlcd.
By E.  S. Boyer
"Wars are not made; they just happen." Perhaps so. That may have been true when war was a polite game for professional sol¬ diers. Hut one who wishes to be at all realistic can hardly sujiiiose that modern wars are not made. Too many loday belong to the fast-growing "inultitiide of the un¬ deceived" to suffer such an illusion. What witb the expose of the mu¬ nition-makers, rapidly mounting armaments in eacb country, diplo¬ matic maneuverings on the basis of war-fear, economic clasbings, nalional alliances for defense, little is left for the iniagination but some final bloody holocaust too tragic to conteniiilate.
F.urope fast approaches some determined destiny. But how can lliat be, someone asks, when pat¬ ently in the light of present day knowledge even the man in llie street sees war shorn of engrossing chivalry and much old time patri¬ otic  fervor.     Vet  the mania  exists
and never more potently than in Furope at the present hour, that peace may be secured by gigantic military preparedness. The trai,'- edy has already been enacted in thc loss of an ethical-spiritual bond thai nuist buttress an? enduring civi'ization. Hcr real moorings in spirit and ideas arc well nigh gone and she has left only the lerrible weapons of force. Thc real dan¬ ger resides iu this fact. Tiurope could still save herself by the use of dilTerent dominating ideas and IK'.tiently w o r k i n g out proper friendly relationships on the basis of lliem. Uul al present the illu¬ sory method of force seems strong¬ ly in the ascendency. Each conn- try, armed to tbe teeth, flatly de¬ nies that it wants war. Yet it pre¬ pares solidly for it. If Europe plunges ill, il is highly doubtful tbat wc could remain out. At least we would be dragged into the world depression that would surely follow.
Normally it would not be su|i- posed that the European nations would strike out into war during the iiei^iod of great preparation such as that iu process now. All seem loo jittery and neurotic. Although it was discpiieting to note with¬ drawals from high activity in other fields. More likely the pres¬ ent temper will pass aud a season of self-discipline and development of national confidence ensue. Such a time gives opportunity to sense some hopeless economic entangle- (Continued  on  Page  2)
Scholarship Drive Launched by Alums at Dinner Meetings
Brooks, Canode Go to   Champaign   for
Econoniics Seminar
 
Don lirooks and Hill Canode of the economics seminar visited the University of Illinois and inter¬ viewed Ihe dean of ihe S^diool of Agricullure in behalf of the rehab¬ ilitation jiroject being carried on in Decalur. They are working in conneclion wi'.h the reliabi'ilaliou comiiiillee  of the  city.
.'\ bill recently passed by Con¬ gress allotting alniost five billion dollars lo ihis jiroject in the United Stales will directly alTect the De¬ catur project. This committee work is being carried on under the supervision of Dr. Robinson of the economies  department.
Millikin Debate Team
Meets Charleston
Millikin debate team met that of Eastern Illinois State Teachers college last Thursday, April 11, in a three man dual debate. The event was non-decision.
The affirmative Charleston team met the negative team of Millikin here, in room 119; Millikin's nega¬ tive group motored to Charleston for the match with the affirinalive team of E. I. S. T. C. Tbe sub¬ ject was the same one whicii thc group has been studying all year, collective bargaining. Thc affirma¬ tive Millikin team is composed of Wayne Schroeder, Paul Brown, and Robert Grissom; the negative s(|iiad includes Frank Benson, Ray¬ mond Russel, and Bill Beck.
June Cho- Wil-
Honor Students Guests at Pan- Hell Banquet
Miss   McCaslin   Speaker   of   the
Evening;   Musical   Program;
Four Students with 3.8
The Panhellenic formal banquet was held last Tuesday evening, at 5:30, at the Decatur club lo honor llie girl from each sorority and class of James Millikin universily wilh the highest average. The honored  guesls were:
.Mpha Chi Omega — JIargarel Smith,  3.5.
Delta   Delia   Delta—Veva Appel, 3.7.
Pi   Beta   I'hi—Helen   Ruth dal, 3.8.
Thela  Upsilon— Mariamu liams, 3.8.
Zeta Tan .Alpha—Louise Brede¬ hoft, 3.3.
Indcpendeul—Elizabeth Korlum, 3.ii.
Senior—Katherine Stadler, 3.8.
Junior — Annabelle McKinney, 3.7 .
.Soidioniore — Rulh 3.6.
1" resh ill en—Dorolliy Helen Tucker, 3.68.
(^.uesls were Mrs. Hessler and Mrs.  Hess.
The speaker for the banquet was Miss McCaslin, her topic, "A Ref¬ uge for thc Aristocratic Mind." Thc short program was as follows:
Piano  solo—Dorothy  Bruce.
Resiionsc for honored guesls— Katherine Sladler.
Vocal  solo—Louise  Bredehoft.
Violin solo—Veva June Appel.
Cynthia Croxton, president, was loaslniislress.
Places officers for Panhellenic next year were announced as fol¬ lows:
President—Alpha   Chi   Omega.
Secretary—Pi Beta Phi.
Treasurer—Delta  Delta  Delta. •
Social chairman—Theta Upsilon.
Publicity chairman — Zeta Tau Alpha.
Rohrbaugh, Bruce, 3.68,
PI BETA PHI
Mary Frances Wood, Pauline Requarth, and Janet Alsip spent four days of their vacation visiting at the Kappa Alpba Theta Iiouse ill Chanipaigii. They attended thc Miami Triad Friday night and speiil llie rest of their stay there resting  or attending  classes.
ALPHA CHI OMEGA
-•¦- The alumnae, aclivc and pledge chapter of Alpha Chi Omega held a dinner iu the chapter house at 6 o'clock.
FRIDAY CHAPEL
I'Viday chapel was devoled to the singing of old and new Millikin songs, and the showing of slides of the campus and buildings. Mr. Deakins and Ed Clauter were in charge of arraiigenients; Mr. Deak¬ ins led the singing.
brother   feature   of   the   chapel
Formal Season to Open with Junior Prom
Traditional    Dance    to    Feature
Grand March Led by Queen
and Junior President
There are few Millikin traditions which, on their occurrence eail' year, are so looked forward to as the Junior Prom. Officially oiien¬ ing Ihe spring formal season, it has thc advantage of requiring the dragging out of dinner jackets and long, flowing dresses, besides fea¬ turing the first upper classmen dance of ihe year.
A feature of this year's prom will be a grand inarch, occurring im¬ mediateh- afler the mid-evening in- lermission. Lewis Brilton, presi¬ dent of the class, will lead it with Janet Alsip, who was elected prom queen in a junior class vole taken last Monday. Frances Lake, vice- president of the class, is assisting Lewis Britton and John Bean on the  soci.'il coiiimillee.
Tickels, economically $1.15, may be secured from I'rances Lake, Gus Greanias, Luther Marshall, Forrest Kyle, Lewie Britlon, John Bean, Fred Christman, and Bud Lewis before 9 o'clock tomorrow night. They will sell for $1.35 at the door.
Crescy   Turner's   orchestra   will
play   for   dancing   from   9   to    12.
This band, whicii wintered in Bir-  towns. .   Millikin    welcomes    the.
mmghaiii,  Alabama, is playing for j seniors as her guests to  this play
which will acquaint them with typi¬ cal  J.  M.  U. productions.
Thc play, one of thc outstanding of recent iiroductions, includes a cast of Millikin students outstand¬ ing in dramatic abilily, who make up the Gown section of the organi¬ zation, and talented artists from tlie cily who are the Town actors. They have produced such plays as "Sun Up," "Your Uncle Dudley," "The Swan," .uul "Hedda Gabler" and various other difficult pieces. I'rofessor McNabb of the speech deparlment directs the productions
Seniors in High Schools To Be Guests at Play
"The Late Christopher Bean" to
Be Given Tonight, Saturday,
for  Visiting   Seniors
The Town and Gown Players are presenting "The Late Chrislo- plur Bean" tonight and Saturday lor  the  seniors  of  32  surrounding
Ho?'  Set at One Hundred  Ten
in Speech bv Dr. Hessler; 22%
Increase  Shown  in   1934-35
I'lans for MiUikin university's annual scholarship drive were '.•¦unclied last Monday night al the Westfinster Presbylerian church iu a dinner nieeting of the Alnmni association and faculty members. A goal of 110 scholarships for the 1935-36 school year was established for the drive.
President J. C. Hessler cited the work of the alumni members last year, when 55 scholarships were obtained, and declared lliat 100 should be the goal for tbis year. He also revealed that the univer¬ sity's attendance had shown .ui in¬ crease of 22 per cent due to the scholarships, reduction in tuition to studenls taking the Bible courses, <¦(ler.ll work relief program, Wil- i.tnis loan fund, and the resump¬ tion of the LaVerne Noyes fund fcr the World war veterans and children   of  veterans.
such oiienings as those of thc De calm- Country Club, South Side Connlry clnb, Caribou, Bal Tab- arin. and a number of others. Mr Turner has worked up a number of novelty arrangcinenls, such as a medley of Millikin songs, and com¬ edv  numbers.
period, besides the moving pictures of the campus, was Mr. Hadley's male quartet, made up of Kenneth Hennessey, Lee Hope, .'Man Eas¬ terling, and Bill Stellbacher.
Theta U's Become HiU Billies in Week of Wild Ozark Life
Millikin Hill-Billies, these Theta U's! They arc now specialists on wildcats and other ferocious ani¬ mals after having had several en¬ counters with them in the Ozarks during spring vacation. They left on Tuesday, taking everything with thein from bathing suits to wool blankets. Mary Wilson, Dora Hewitt, and Gladys Jones peeped onl from beneath bags, cameras, flashlights, boats, bread, comforts, pillows—and odd bits of kilchen- ware, tossed in the back seat. They managed, however, to get a good view of the scenery and the water when the creeks had to be forded.
Our old prexy (Sullivan, lo youl pushed on the accelerator and that Plymoulh flew from bill lo hill. (Please nole—for the sum of five (5) dollars, wc will swear we used any type of gasoline or oil. Phone 8854).
Outside of Marianne Williams scrambling the eggs before vve reached Alton, and breaking the coal oil lamp chimney so that we enjoyed our evenings by fire-light, tbe trip down was without accident. In fact, there was no excitement unlil we started back in Onyx cave with onr flaslilights. Thc slow drij) of water from the stalaclitcs, and the sound of disturbed bats (jilus a reminder of Floyd Collins through the courtesy of Miss Sul¬ livan) was almost too much. In order to gel back from the cave, we must all ford a rocky stream whicii was fed by springs. One pair of rubber boots was all wc possessed—so one person went across, threw the boots back, and a second started. Gladys would never make a Babe Rulh. Her re¬ turning boot landed in the middle of the stream with three people stranded on the other side. Little Mary Wilson decided lo recover the stray lamb. She took off her shoes and stockings in order to keep them dry, and waded right into the icy stream, carrying the shoes and stockings in one hand, and fishing for the hoot with the other. She found the boot, but dropped one of her shoes—so everyone proceeded to wade across.
.\ice   sli;irp   rocks,  icj'  water—and home lo the fireplace.
But no tri]) in old Missouri would be perfect without a fishing pole— in fact, enough to go around. Re¬ sult? No fish—but one snake. Dorothy pulls out her little forty- four and shoots that spreading viper right through his middle. ."Xnd Marianne, Dora and Gladys all feel him to see how it felt to have the skin you love to touch.
And then — at night — everyone went gigging—in hopes of frogs for breakfast. That gigging affair didn't last long—due to disturbing noises in ihe woods. In fact Gladys heard Iwo wildcals—(ah, a fonr- 'eggcd?—no, a two legged whistle!) —and Mary Wilson saw a wildcat. (Will someone please tell us the difierence between an oppossum and a wildcat,) .'Knyway, no frogs. Consequently, no frog legs for breakfast.
Provisions were low. We were 13 miles from town wilh only a Httle flour, one can of milk, two eggs, and some Staley's Decatur syrup.
Dora was ahnost frantic. In fact there was great danger of starva¬ tion before we left that noon. Mary was in favor of shooting a bear— bul Sullivan decided to make pan¬ cakes instead. What delicious pan¬ cakes! Marianne insisted that one couldn't make pancakes without pancake flour—but Dorothy did. They were certainly up and coming cakes, too! Gladys dropped one and it bounced right back up in her plate. (Never mind, Sullivan, we  notice  Dora ate  six.)
We haven't lold you about onr pet fish! Well, sir, Marianne strung a hook with a juicy worm and caught a fish. We named him "Rainbow"—and trained him to walk around out of water. He had a lovely time—dancing around in the cabin—until the morning we left. Mary Wilson forgot and left a pan of water on the floor and Rainbow fell in and drowned. We all left the cabin in mourning—a group of Theta Upsilon hill-billies ¦—on iheir way back to civilization.
in cooperation with a student slalf of assistanls.
I^asl year Millikin presenieii "The .Mercliaiil of Venice" in conneclion with the all-Millikin weekend. The play was very well received by the Indents and enlhusiaslic inleresi was shown in the school's prograni.
lis year because there is exten¬ sive work now being carried on under the direction of Professor Kiefer to acquaint students with Millikin, it was decided to droji the all-Millikin weekend and present instead ihe play alone. To lliose who are interested in seeing Milli¬ kin campus life we exlend an invi- lalion to visit us at any time it is convenient. By calling at the of¬ fice of Mr. I3eakins, tbe registrar, you will be shown over the entire caminis.
This event is a part of the ex¬ tensive drive to acquaint students wilh Millikin. Possibly those stu¬ denls from surrounding cities to¬ night and tomorro'iv will be your classmates al Millikin next year. The towns represented by high school  students are  the  following:
Horace     McD;ivid,    Miliikin alumnus    and    late    prominent Decatur    citizen,    attended     a luncheon at a well  known  De¬ calur   club   several   years   ago, and afler eating a chicken din¬ ner decided thai  chicken  livers were  invigorating.     He  imme¬ diately   notified  other   Millikin classmates    of    his    find    and every     Thursday     the     group journeyed   to   the   club   to   eat chicken  livers—and talk about old   days   at   Millikin.     Today this   group,  minus  ils   founder, who died recently, is composed of W.  R.  McGaughey, Forrest Wikoff, John   Schudel,  Dr.   R. Xink   Sanders,   Grover   Patton, Joe  Gauger, and J'>;iiik  Walk¬ er.
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Di'iatur
l-'ririiifr   City
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Illiopolis
Kt'iincy
I.atliam
Lovington
Macon
M aroa
Moweac|ua
Mt.   Zion
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I*ana
RiviTlon
Shelhyvillc
Stoniiigtoi.
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Taylorville
Tower   Hill
Tuscola
Virginia
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WarrensluuK
Margaret Prichard
New Tri Delt Head
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F.lecli<ni of officers was held Monday night. The following members were  elected:
I 'resident—Margaret   Prichard.
Vice-prcsideiil — Dorothy Wil¬ helmy.
Recording secrelarv — Marian Carr.
Treasurer—Dorolliy  Eakin.
Marshal—Lois  Crawford.
Assistant marshal—Gladys Nims.
H istoriaii—Elizabeth   Groves.
Assislant historian—Gladys Mae Forbes.
Chaplain—Mary   Weesner.
.•\ssistaiit chaplain—Evelyn Hart¬ wig.
Corresponding secretary—Fran¬ ces Lake.
Librarian—Audrey  Hall.
Name  Committee
The drive for scholarships was placed in the hands of the "Chick¬ en Liver Club," an alumni group who .ire Decatur business men and who have been prominent in the alumni work of the university. This group composed of W. R. Mc¬ Gaughey, Forrest Wikolf, John Schudel, Dr. R. Zink Sanders, Grover I'alton, Joe Gauger, and I'Vank Walker will direct the local drives as well as the campaign among out of town alumni mem¬ bers.
Buddy ^laxwell, president of the Alumni association, announced that reunions of all classes that have been graduated from ^rillitin will be held during the commcnce- ment week in June. Thc reunions will be sponsored by the Alumni Council. I'lans for this annual af¬ fair will  be  slarted immediately.
More than 150 atlendcd the meeting, which was presided over by Dr. Sanders as toastmaster. Prof. !•:. C. Kiefer sjiokc of his ex- licriences as field representative for Millikin and F'rank E. \VaIker dis¬ cussed  local  activities.
Enterlainmeiit was furnished by Ihe Millikin band under the direc¬ tion of Prof  H. C. Hess.
Social chairman — ^I a r g a r e t Sanks.
Rushing chairman—Lelah Cur¬ ran.
CALENDAR
Friday, April  12— "The Late Christopher Bean" for high school students. Saturday, April 13—
"Christopher  Bean"  repeated. Junior  Prom,   Masonic   Tem¬ ple,  9:00-12:00. Sunday, April 14— Palm Sunday.
Monday, April  15	
Beginning of Holy Week. Tryouts for "The Taming of the Shrew," 4:30, 7:30, room 104.
Tuesday, April 16—
Tryouts  for  "Taming  of the Shrew."
Wednesday, April 17—
Rowena Dickey recital, Kaeu¬ per hall, 8:15. Friday,  April  19—
Good Friday.
S. A. I. Vespers, 4:30.