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VOLUME 24—NUMBER 48
SWARTHMORE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28* 1952
High School Committee
RespondstoStadePlea
The United Charities Committee
of the High School headed by
Cornelia McKernan and sponsored
by Elizabeth McKie received the
following letter from the Burgo-
meister of Stade:
"To  the Sponsor  of  the  United
Charities:
Today I come to you with another big request. As I told you
already, our 'Childrens' Home' on
the small isle was taken over by
the Arbeiterwohlfahrt. Now the
children arrive to live in this
house. Unfortunately they are in
a terrible state;- they have no
underclothes, no shirts, no trousers, no girls' Wesses, no bedclothes; it is simply awful. These
children are all refugees,—a great
part of them are orphans. The
town of Stade has done what it
could, — but our financial means
are limited and we are unable to
do what we should do.
I was requested to ask your
assistance. You have already done
much for us, but if you can help
in this case again, we should *be
very happy for the poor Idds. The
children arrived wearing rags and
we can give them nothing to wear
and sleep iri, nor bed clothes. We
give food as best we can. Would
you please be so kind as to see
again what you can do?.
I remain sincerely yours,'
Jurgens, Burgomeister"
Seven packages were sent by
November 22 and six more were
sent on November 26 in response
to this request. The. ninth grade
under Actelin£ Sfrous'e*s direction
and James Miller's) eighth, grade
homeroom are in cWri^fd?*^-
lecting the material for Stade.
Large contributions have come
in fW>'m Mrs. Ruth Wright's sixth
grade - which not only brought
clothes but is shining shoes, replacing laces and mending rips;
from Miss Strouse's ninth grade
homeroom which has brought two
packages, and also from Nell
Wiseman's fifth grade, Elizabeth
Etris' second and third grade and
Jean McCreight's 4th grade rooms.
A group of eighth grade girls
including Julia Tucker, Nony
Moore and Alice Carroll have re-;
made torn sheets into crib sheets.
The children in the Rutgers
Avenue School are making their
own packages with the help of
older children. Herbert Steigelman has been particularly busy
packing.
Still needed are clean and
mended clothing, blankets, sheets,
pollow-cases, bolsters, towels,
boys' and girls' shoes (repaired),
sweaters, socks, -etc. Any donations should be taken to Miss
Strouse's room, 216,-at the high
school.
•3.50 PER YEAR
Spanish Class Meets Tonight
The Spanish class of the Woman's Club, usually held on Thursday, 'will meet tonight, November
28, in the lounge of the clubhouse.
British Statesman to
Address Rotary Club
Lord Winterton to Lecture
On Growth of British
Commonwealth
The Swarthmore Rotary Club
will be addressed today by Lord
Winterton, who is known as the
Irish Peer and "Father of the
Itouse of Commons". Most of Lord
Winterton's life has been devoted
to Parliamentary career, having
entered the House of Commons as
a Conservative member in 1921. In
1951,' 47 years later, it was as Father of the House — the member
with the longest period of service <— that he withdrew. He felt
that the time had come, after
nearly half a century of intense
political activity, for him to take
a little time off to devote to his
own affairs. He is a Director of
the Royal Exchange Assurance
Corporation and also a Director of
a number of companies in the J.
Arthur Rank Organization, film
production and distribution group.
Lord, Winferton has made several visits to thie U.S.A. He owns
property in Canada and in Northr
ern Rhodesia, and has travelled
extensively, in British overseas
territpries. '
.Newsmen,   for   nearly   half   h
, centjiry, have -had a special affection for "tfddi'e" Winterton. The
-London .•Qbsenrer' Recently paid
•trfhW^t^fihfi^n a profile: <
".'■?. Nd hian has a keener sense
of justice and he will fight in-
' terminably to right that which
he thinks  is- wrong  . •".  .He
charges in debate with the same
gallant ardor that he displays
in the hunting field . . . But he
has in full measure that essen-
.' tial   quality   of   statesmanship
which he shares with his great
hero, Winston Churchill, a realistic appreciation of the issues
at stake,  national  or  international ..."
Lord Winterton will be introduced by Robert Honeyford and
the subject he will lecture oh is
"The British. Commonwealth today — its Growth and Development". *    »
Former Swarthmorean
Mrs. James Glass, Dies
Former Swarthmore resident,
Mrs. James E. Glass, died suddenly Wednesday morning November
19, at the Presbyterian Home, City
line. ,
Born Margarette Hilker near Irwin, Pa., she would have been 92
m February.
A granddaughter, Mrs. Guido G.
Savelli of Middletowp Township,
and a son, James, Jr., of West
Chester, survive her.
Services at 2 p.m. Friday at the
^esbyterian. Home weire conducted by Theodore S. Wray, minuter of Wynnfleld United Presby-
terian Church of wfiich she was a
member, assisted by John Stettner, of the Swarthmore Presbyter-
^nChurch. Interment followed at
Westminster Cemetery.
Mothers Club Board
Tp Meet Wednesday
Board members of Mother's
club will hold their regular
monthly meeting Wednesday evening, December 3* at 8:15 at the
home of Mrs. Robert Pfeiffer.
Chorus rehearsals, under the
direction of Mrs. Frank W. Chapman, are held Monday evenings at
8 at the Swarthmore Woman's
Club. The chorus will present a
number of selections as part of the
Mother's club program to be held
December 11.*    '
Members of the chorus include:
Mrs. Louis Alexander, Mrs. Marion Lomax, Mrs. Joseph Hilden-
brand, Mrs. F. Chandler Rozear,
Mrs. Walter Moir, Mrs. Randolph
Lee, Mrs. G. Alex Mills, Mrs.
Guenther Froebjsl, Mrs. Allan R.
Crawford, Mrs. Jack Jones, Mrs.
Leonard Smith, ifrrs. Arthur Loeben, Mrs. Edmund Jones, Mrs.
Robert vanRazenswaay, Mrs.
Charles Smith, Mrs. Donald Hand,
Mrs. Alfred Mangels, Mrs. Donald
Piccard, Mrs. John Ward, Mrs.
Le^ Marshall, Mrs. LeRoy Peterson, Mrs. Charles Seymour, Mrs.
Robert Cassidy, Mrs. John S.
Francis, and Mrs. John F. McKinney.
Dr.Louis Robinson Dies,
Former Prof, at College
Nationally Known Penologist Collapses Tuesday
Morning
Louis N. Robinson, economist,
nationally prominent penologist
and criminologist, and former professor of economics at Swarthmore College, died Tuesday morning while being taken to a Media
physician, having collapsed at the
Rose Tree Hunt Club, where he
had gone to ride horseback. He
was.72 years of age.
Dr. Robinson was born in Tunkhannock, the son of John Marklin
Robinson and Annie Thacher
Robinson. He was graduated from
Swarthmore College in 1905. After
a year's graduate study at Cornell
University, he was awarded the
Joshua Lippincott Fellowship by
his alma mater which he used for
study at the Universities of Halle
and Berlin in Germany.
In 1908 he became an instructor
in economics at Swarthmore. In
1911 he received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Cornell and
two years later became a full professor at Swarthmore.
He continued in this capacity
until 1918 when he left to become
chief probation officer of the Philadelphia Municipal Court.
In succeeding years he was
chairman of the Pennsylvania Parole Commission, 1925-27, member
of the Pennsylvania Crime Commission, . 1927-29 and trustee of
Eastern Penitentiary.
DriRpJ)injion was also secretary
of the National Crime Commission
on Pardons, Parole, Probation,
Penal Laws and Institutional Correction, from 1926 to 1928; chairman of the Pennsylvania Committee on Penal Affairs, and chairman
of the State Parole Board 'from
1942 to 1943.
His writings oh the subject,
both in books and periodicals,
were numerous and varied. Several of his books are standard
texts for the subject. Among his
works are "Penology in the United
States/' "Should Prisoners Work?"
and "Care and Treatment of Misdemeanant Prisoners."
In 1921 the Russell Sage Foundation appointed Dr. Robinson to
conduct a survey on the small
loans business. This led to his
eventual membership on the board
of directors of the Household Finance Corporation, one of the
principal backers of the Sage
Foundation.
One of the many examples of
activity in Dr. Robinson's life is
the Swarthmore Economic Discussion Group. This "outstanding
project ffa. adult education"* as
■former president of Swarthmore
College, Frank Aydelotte, called it,
sprang from Dr. Robinson's idea
that ideally education should not
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CIVIL DEFENSE
,HELP NEEDED
Swarthmore needs personnel
for Civil Defense. Did you
know CD. is for you and your
neighbors' protection? Now is
the time for you to volunteer
your services.
' There are volunteers cards
for you to sign up at the following places: The Swarthmorean Office, The Library or
Police Station at Borough Hall,
Cathefman's and Michael's
Drug Stores, Adplph's, Frank's,
and Joe's Barber Shops.
Sign a card today. Your
Civil Defense Council will do
the rest.
Legion Auxiliary to Hold
Annual Christmas Party
The American Legion Auxiliary
will hold its annual Christmas
card party at the Woman's Club,
Monday, December 1. Dessert will
be served at 1 o'clock.
The admission price will be
canned goods to be collected at the
door for Veterans and their families for Christmas. There will also
be a silver offering.
A most cordial welcome is extended to the c£nmunity.
Hordern Is Scheduled
Speaker for Club Tues.
College    Professor   Will
Have "Christianity"
As his Topic
Dr. William Hordern, professor
of philosophy and religion at
Swarthmore College, will be the
speaker for the meeting of the
Woman's Club of Swarthmore to
be held December 2 at 2 p.m. His
subject will be "Christianity and
Other Well Known Religions."
Dr. Hordern was graduated
from. Saskatchewan University
and received his Bachelor of
Divinity degree from St. Andrew's
Canada. He holds the degree of
Doctor of Divinity from Union
Theological Seminary. For many
years he was a minister and he
has published articles ih the magazine "Christianity and Crisis.'^
Dr. Hordern has worked with
young people on personal and,
cultural problems, especially as
related to their religious life. At
"present he is giving'a course in,
religion in the local high school
Hostesses for the day will be:;
Mrs. J. Roy Snape, Mrs. Walter A.
Schmidt, Mrs. Albert' Behenna,;
aftd Mrs. William F. Taylor. Mrs
Carroll P. Streeter and Mrs. A. P.|
Shenkle will preside at the tea
table. Mrs. Heston D. MaCray and
Mrs. William Li Scarborough, of;
the hospitality committee, wfll;
assist.
Speakers to Discuss
Taylor Arboretum
The garden department of the
Woman's Club of Swarthmpre,
Mrs. William R. Main chairman,
will hold a very interesting meeting Tuesday, December 2, at 10:30
a.m. in the lounge of the club
house. Dr. Wendell H. Camp and
Gordon Tyrell will speak about
the new Taylor Memorial Arboretum in Garden City, Ridley Park
valley.
Dr. Camp, curator of' the department of experimental botany
and horticulture in the Acaden^y
of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, is director, of the arboretum.
Mr. Tyrell* a member of the staff
of the Academy of Natural
Sciences, is resident superintendent.
' Taylor Arboretum was founded
during his life time by Joshua
Charles Taylor, lawer, and banker
of Chester. Mr. Taylor died in
1946. The memorial was opened to
the public in October of this year.
Before the preview Mrs. Taylor
said that the $300,000 arboretum,
which covers 30 acres, has been
established'on a high standard and
will warrant the cooperation of
individuals and industries in the
community.
Dr. Camp and Mr. Tyrell will
tell about the plans for the future
development of Taylor Manorial
Arboretum and its potential service to the community. The meeting is open to the public, and it is
hoped that many will come to
hear about this new beauty spot
in the vicinity.
Women Hear McCorkel
OnCARE, Good Will Org.
Roy McCorkel, in a talk last
Tuesday before the Woman's Club
of Swarthmore, announced that
the General Federation of Women's Clubs had sent in the past
year $300,000 worth of CARE
packages to Korea. Pennsylvania
topped the list of states in the size
of. its contribution. Mr. McCorkel,
who is American Director of Field
Operations for CARE (American
Remittances for Relief Everywhere), and a long-time resident
of Swarthmore, reported that
Korea is one of the neediest countries in the world.
CARE has a special interest for
the people of this area. Its packages are made up in the port of
Philadelphia and shipped from
there to a string of warehouses
encircling the globe. As soon as
an order is recorded in CARE
headquarters in New York it is
sent airmail to the warehouse
nearest the home of the recipient,
the desired type of package is
withdrawn, and delivery promptly
made.
The contents of food packages,
Mr. McCorkel explained, are planned to meet the nutritional needs
and national food preferences of
each country to which they go.
Italy cannot be sent the same kind
of package as Germany, nor Israel
a package like India's
Ih England, CARE, working in
close cooperation with the Ministry of Foods, may be warned
that a sugar shortage is expected
in six months. Thereupon word is
sent _ to American headquarters
that packages destined for Britain
must have their sugar content up-
ped. .
Mr. McCorkel said that'in the
six years since CARE, a non-profit organization, was founded it
has distributed 12,000,000 packages valued at $120,000,000. More
impressive than the actual figures,
he believes, is the fact they represent relief that has been given on
a personrto-person basis. 85 per
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4 Seniors Elected to
Nat'l Honor Society
National Honor Society initiations were held last Thursday
when Seniors Howard Shearer,
Judy Bird, Polly Emery and
Delores Zensen were taken into
the select group. Last year's junior members conducted the traditional ceremonies at the regular
senior assembly in the auditorium.
Marilyn Green, secretary of the
chapter, opened the program with,
selections from the Bible. Ronny
Gold president, presented a
.resume of the Society's 31 year
history; and an explanation of the
organization's emblem, and the
method used by the local chapter
in electing its members ''were
given by David Spencer, vice-
president, and Russ Snyder, treasurer;
A letter from William Bush,
principal of the high school, announced the new members who
were called to the stage to take
the oath and receive their pins.
Dr. Elwood T. Dyson, pastor of
the Rutledge Presbyterian Church,
speaker for the occasion, closed
the program with a talk entitled,
"Prospect, Retrospect and Perspective". Dr. James Irwin is
faculty sponsor of the chapter.
Community Chest Totals
* Community   Chest   Totals   foV
Swarthmore have  reached   $14,-
418.50, one hundred and three pa
cent of the goal. More contributions are expected.'
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