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Mrs.Biskop Announces
Polio Drive Workers
^ Campaign for Funds
Open on Tuesday
"-< ^       Jan. 25
Mrs. J. V. iS. Bishop, general
chairman of the polio drive in
Swarthmore, has announced that
the following workers will participate in the campaign for
funds which will commence Tuesday, January 25:
Mrs. Milton H. Fussell, captain; Mrs. R. T. Bates, Mrs. Edith
H. Black, Mrs. Avery F. Blake,
Mrs. Alfred G.Boyd, Mrs. Barton
W. Calvert, Mrs. Donald G. Fol-
lett, Mrs. Buchanan Harrar, Jr.,
Mrs. H. I. Hoot, Mrs. William R.
Huey, Mrs. Ralph V. Little, Mrs.
Joseph S. Lynch, Mrs. William W.
McClarin, Mrs. Frank H. Murray,
Mrs. H. Lindley Peel, Mrs. Robert
T. Pfeifer, Mrs. John W. Pitman,
Mrs. John B. Shane, Mrs. Thomas
B. Sweeny, and Mrs. H. Elliott
Wells.
Mrs. George Armitage, captain;
Mrs. Robert Grogan, Mrs. John
Pinkston, Mrs. Clark Allison, Mrs.
Lemuel Holt, Mrs. Lynn Kippax,
Mrs. 'Vernon Tribolette,' Mrsi
Charles Lincoln, Mrs. N. B. Livingston, Jr., Mrs. John Bond, Mrs.
Louis Knox, Mrs. Sara J. Iforn-
doffer, Mrs. Fulton Hutchison,
Mrs. Ellis Rumsey, Mrs. Morris
Potts, Mrs. Birney Morse, Mrs.
Edward Cratsley, Mrs. Arthur Silvers, Mrs., Richard Noye, Mrs. L.
C. Baker,. Mrs. George Stauffer,
Mrs. George.Gillespie , and Mrs.
David McCahan.
Mrs. J. A. Calhoun, captain;
Mrs. Ellis B. Ridgeway, Jr.,.Mrs.
S. Herman Cooper, Mrs. John'Es-
penschade, Mrs, W. M. McCawley;
Mrs. T. B. Good, Mrs^ Frank
Wildebush, Mrs. William Watkins,
Mrs. Clifford Banta, Mrs. Robert
Brodhead, Mrs, Lester Mondale,
Mrs. J. Grant Hebble, Mrs. James
Delano, Mrs. J. Roy Carroll, Mrs.
J. Willard Hollander,.Mrs, Henrietta Fricke, Mrs. C. Corbin
Shute,' Mrs. James'Donovan; Mrs.
Ellwood M. Rowand, Jr., Mrs.
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Parent Study Group
Schedules Meetings
The Parent Study Group, under
the auspices of the Health Advisory Committee of the Home
and School Association, will give
Swarthmore parents the opportunity to study the problems of
rearing responsible children at \a
series of, meetings which commence January 18.
With the aid of well chosen films
and expert leaders, they will consider such questions as, 'What
does it mean to be grown up?"
"When can we start treating our
children like 'growii-ups'?*' 'Why
. do some children accept responsibility better than others?" "Is
there a certain age at which we
automatically become responsible
citizens? Is it at 16, when we get
a driver's license, or at 18, when
we are subject to the draft, or at
21, when we cari vote?" "Or is
being a responsible citizen a
Urame of mind that has to .be
developed from birth onward?
And, if so, how is it best done?"
The committee feels that this
series of nine meetings' to be held
in January, February and March
will give participants new 'ideas
and a better perspective on family
problems as a result of, the films
and discussion with other parents.
They state that, while most children's "phases" eventually pass,
and most boys and girls do grow
up into fine men an^womeq,
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Radio Speaker at Rotary
Rotarians will hear a talk by
Edwin T. Randall of Wallingford
at today's meeting at the Inglen-
euk at 12:10 p.m. The speaker,
better known as "Ed Randall" on
his "Let's Be Friends" program
over WCAU, is also engaged in
radio work 'for the American
Friends Service Committee.
The meeting is in charge of
Horace Passmore.
Friends Adult Forum
Plan Discussion Series
To Study Relation of
Civil Liberties and
Christianity
A series of four discussions on
the general subject of "The Relation between Civil Liberties and
Christianity" will be presented at
the Swarthmore Friends Adult
Forum during January. The discussions will be led by men who
are leaders in their fields and will
start promptly at 9:45 a.m. each
Sunday in the Swarthmore Meeting House. .
The first discussion on January
9 "The Early Background of the
Human Freedoms," was led by Dr.
William McDermott, -Associate
Professor of Classical Studies of
the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. McDermott discussed the conditions of human freedoms from
ancient Greece through Roman
times to medieval Europe. He included a 'consideration of the atmosphere surrounding the early
church.
The second discussion on Jan-
uary 16, '*The Beginnings of Civil
Wberttes.'V.wiU. be led. by Dr.
Laurence Laf ore *bf "4hfc->? Swarthmore College History Department.
College Faculty And
Staff Present Play
'The Man Who Came to
Dinner* ail Clothier
Jan. 21-22
"The Man Who- Came to Dinner," the comedy hit by George
S. Kaufmanh and Moss Hart, will
be given an interesting portrayal
January 21 and 22 at 8:15 p.m. in
Clothier Memorial, when members
Of the. Swarthmore College faculty and administratvie staff will
present it as their biennial play.
Directed by Mrs. Barbara Pearson Lange, ,the pl^y is being presented both to raise money for
a scholarship fund and to . give
the Swarthmore student body
comic, relief' during the middle of
the exam period.
Taking the part of Sheridan
Whiteside,' "the man who came to
dinner" will be Clair Wilcox of
the economics department. His
harrassed hosts, Mr. and Mrs,
Stanley, will be played by Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen Whicher. Mr.
Whicher is associate professor of
English.
Deborah Wing, acting dean of
women, will portray Mr. Stanley's
"strange" sister. The rebellious
Stanley children will be played by
Arthur Gladstone of the psychology department and Edith Flather
of the astronomy department.
Servants m the Stanley house-
h/C4d'will be played.by:Lawrence
Lafore of the history department
and Mrs. Morris Bowie, head resident of Pittenger Hall.
Mrs. Jane Iinsenmeyer, wife of
Roy Linsenmeyer'of the engineering department, will play Wnite-
side's secretary.' Complications
arise when she falls in love with
the local newwaper editor, played
College Statement
The foll&wing statement is
issued by Dean Everett Hunt,
Slbarthmore College:
"Early Tuesday morning
Holmes Strozier, a sophomore
from Akron, Ohio, was shot and
killed in his dormitory room in
Wharton Hall on the Swarthmore campus.
"About 3:30 a.m. Robert Bech-
tel, a .student proctor in the
dormitory occupied by Strozier,
appeared at the Swarthmore Police Station and stated that he
had done the shooting. Robert
Bechtel.was a Junior in College,
a graduate of Hill School, and
entered Swarthmore with a good
record and a scholarship award.
At no time did bis admission or
subsequent College record give
evidence of emotional instability.
At the beginning of this college
year he was appointed a proctor by a committee composed of
Deans and representatives of
Student Government. Proctors
are appointed to serve as counsellors and guides respecting the
rules of the College.
"Holmes Strozier was a graduate of Buchtel High School in
Akron, Ohio, with a superior
record which he maintained
while in College. He was a member of the swimming team.
"The College community is
deeply grieved by this tragedy."
To this statement The Swarthmorean can only add the community's sympathy for both
youths who paid so heavily for
social pressures of their time,
and its regard for -the college
which bears this burden for the
first time in its long and honored history.
Penri Alumni \o        .,  , •
Cite Roy Mercer
An Alumni Award of Merit for
outstanding service to the University of Pennsylvania will be
presented to Dr. E; LeRoy'Mercer,
during Founder's -Day ceremonies
at the University on January 15.
Dr. Mercer, whose home'is at
133 'Ogden avenue, is .emeritus
professor of physical education
and former dean of the Department of Physical Education of
the University. He retired from
active service there in June, 1953.
During the * time Dr. Mercer
studied in the School of Medicine
at Pennsylvania, from which he
was graduated in 1913, students
in that school were eligible to
compete in varsity sports and he
soon established' a reputation as
an outstanding athlete.
He was.twice named to the late
Walter Camp's All-American football teams, twice won the intercollegiate title in broad-jumping,
and was a member of the 1912
Olympic squad.
For a number of years he served
as,«college physician, athletic' director, and physical education
chairman at Swarthmore College
before he returned to Pennsylvania as head of the Department of
Physical Education there.
Dr. Mercer is one of eight graduates who will be honored at the
Founder's Day ceremonies at
Pennsylvania, which are conducted annually by the General
Alumni Society.
DR. SPITZ HONORED
Brain surgeon Dr. Eugene Spitz,
of Riverview. i road, .35-year-old
Chief Surgeon at the Children's
Hospital, was named "Man of
the Year" by the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Philadelphia.
Dr. Spitz, who was the unanimous choice of the nine/judges,
received the award for outstand-
ffig work in child surgery.
JUNIOR ASSEMBLIES
Dances for the 8th and 10th
Grade.Junior Assemblies will be
held at the Woman's Club on
Saturday, January 15.
Host and hostess of the 8th
Grade are Dr. and Mrs. Ned B.
Williams, who will be assisted as
chaperones by Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Breakell and Mr. and Mrs. W.
J. Lewicki.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Willis Jackson are host and hostess of the
10th Grade and will be assisted
by Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Ritzinger
and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Trosley.
Robert J. Atz
Dies in Hospital
Local Business Man
Stricken Dec.
20th
Robert J. Atz, owner and operator of Russell's Automotive
Service at Dartmouth and Lafayette avenues, died of lung cancer
at 4 o'clock last Friday afternoon
irf Taylor Hospital, Ridley Park.
Mr. Atz, whose home was on
Providence road, Media, became
ill at work five days before
Christmas and it was first thfcught
that he suffered gas poisoning. He
was admitted to the hospital on
the night of .January 1.
Born in Philadelphia in 1902,
Mr. Atz was brought as a baby
to live on Creek road, Media, by
his father John, who established
a farm there, and his mother,
Marie. After graduating from
Marple-Newtown High School he
studied mechanics at Spring
Garden Institute.
chestra of Philadelphia and of the
He was shop foreman of   theicontemporary    Art    Association.
Lansdowhe Ford  agency    before
entering the employ of Russell's
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Talk on Beauty Aids
At Jr. Woman's Club
Mrs: Reynolds Will Speak
At Program
Tues.
t "How; to be* Beautiful though
Harried" Js:,the topic Mrs. Joseph
Reynolds of Swarthmore has
chosen for the January 18 meeting of the Junior Woman's Club
to be held at the Woman's Club
at 8 p.m. ' She* will demonstrate
how to use cosmetics, cleanse the
skin and make up in the shortest
possible time. Each member attending the meeting is asked to
bring a hand mirror, four inches
by six inches or larger, to aid in
the personal -application of the
demonstration.
Mrs. Reynolds is well qualified,
having taken courses with Elizabeth Arden and Dorothy Gray in
New York; and has been a buyer
of cosmetics for 20' years at
Michael's College Pharmacy. She
is a graduate of Swarthmore College, a resident of the borough for
20 years, past president of the
Swarthmore Mother's Club, and
a treasurer of the Swarthmore
Recreation Association. Members
are reminded to bring favorite
receipts to «Tuesday's meeting for
the cook book.
A business meeting will precede the program. ^Hostesses for
the evening will be Mrs. J. F.
Collier and Mrs. William Franke.
• The annual benefit bridge and
fashion show will be held on the
evening of February 15 at the
Woman's Cluby under the sponsorship of the Junior Woman's dob.
Fashions will be presented by
Donaldson's of Media,
Four Candidates Run
For Library Board
Citizens Will Elect New
Members Next
Weekend
Citizens of the Borough will
elect two new directors to membership on the Swarthmore Public Library Board on Saturday,
January 22, and Monday, January
24. Four residents of Swarthmore
have filed as candidates for the
two vacancies on the board, and,
listed alphabetically, they are:
Mrs. John B. Aaron, 636 Magill
road, has lived in the Borough for
four years. Reared in Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. Aaron is a graduate of Birmingham Southern
College with an A.B. degree. Mr.
Aaron is employed by the DuPont
Corporation. Mrs. Aaron, a member of the League of Women
Voters, also works with Brownie
Scouts as assistant leader, and is
a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church. She is the mother of
three young children, Jane, Jack
and Harriotte. •   •
Heinz Heinemann, 213 Dickinson avenue, has been a resident of
the Philadelphia area for 14 years
and of Swarthmore for four
years. Dr. Heinemann, employed
as a chemist by the Houdry Process Corporation, came to.' the
United States in 1938 from Basle,
Switzerland, where he received a
Ph.D. degree in chemistry from
the University of Basle. Dr.
Heinemann, who has written
numerous articles dealing with
chemistry, is interested in the arts
and literature and is a past director  of  the  New   Chamber   Or-
He is married and has.twp.jsmall
children, one of whom attends the
Rutgers Avenue School.
Maxey N. Morrison, 101 Dart-
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'Time Out for Ginger'
At Players Club
J.   William   Simmons   To
Direct Next Week's
Production
Next week, starting Monday,
January 17, through Saturday,
January. 22, the Players Club of
Swarthmore will present.the play
"Time Out for Ginger!' by Ronald Alexander, and directed by J.
William Simmons. This play has
had a long and successful run on
Broadway and on the road, but
was just recently released for
amateur production. The Swarthmore Players are the. first ones
to put it on in this vicinity.
, This is a good, wholesome, live
story of a family and their teen-,
age boys and girls. Problems arise
around school activities, love affairs, parental discipline and life
in general, but somehow all these
become solved by the end of the
play to everyone's satisfaction.
The cast is an excellent one,
consisting of five adults who are
some of the Club's most active
veterans, as well as five teenagers who are new to the club's
stage, but who show outstanding
promise to become future veterans. It is hoped many theatre
goers will attend .the play and
help these teen-^gers work out
their many problems!
KAPPAS TO SEW
The Kappa Kappa Gamma all-
day, sewing group .will meet on
Tuesday, January ik; at the home
of Mrs. James B. Douglas of 600
North Chester toed.