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VOLUME 27—NUMBER 21
SWARTHMORE, FRIDAY,    May 27, 1955
03.50 PER YEAR
Borough Newcomers
Feted, Informed
Rotary-Woman's  Club
Parry Acclaimed
A Success
Nearly 300 newcomers to the
Borough and host Rotarians became acquainted at the Rotary-
Woman's Club "Welcome to
Swarthmore" party Tuesday evening in the clubhouse, Park avenue. Apple pie dessert was served
by Rotary-Anns in the club
lounge while. Thomas Boyle entertained with dinner music.
Rotary president Avery Blake
welcomed the guests end introduced- Burgess Joseph Reynolds;
Supervisory Principal of the
Schools, Frank L. Morey; and the
High School Principal, William
Bush. He then called upon the
announced speakers — Borough
Council President Thomas W.
Hopper, President of Swarthmore
College Courtney C. Smith, Mrs.
. Peter El. Told, and the Reverend
John Schott.
In response to their graciously received remarks there rose a
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ional Survey
The "Problems in Community
Government'' class of Swarthmore College, in conjunction with
a committee of the Delaware
Health; and Welfare CcnnciLdurt
ing the past-sjbsv uieaks:.has'-con-.
iiliwlnln ib ■Ji'Miw iH "fkriieatfnnrtl
ficilities IA Detoweivp^ty. The
data collected in this 'survey has
indicated a need for improvement
in tiie. recreational program.
According to the report there is
a heed for tennis' courts, golf
cburses, swimming pools, and play
fields which must.be fulfilled.before Delaware coinity^ is completely developed. The recreational program, in most cases, has
ndt" kept up with population
growth. ■,''■■'
In the survey, both public
school and municipally operated
recreational j areas were considered. On the whole, public school
areas seemed to provide a fairly
adequate program, For tbe most
part, the existing facilities meet
present needs and are such that
they can be extended to meet increasing population demand; This
is not the case with municipal
play areas. Generally, these are
too small and inadequately
equipped.
Several outstanding problems
block immediate improvement in
the overall recreation program. A
general aversion to special taxes
and bond issues makes the financial problem a serious one. Public apathy toward recreational
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SALVATION  ARMY DRIVE.
ACHIEVES 131 PER CENT
The 1955 Salvation Army Maintenance Campaign in Swarthmore
achieved 131.4 per cent of its goal,
Mrs. William F. Taylor, 2nd.,
chairman of the drive: announced
this week.
"I am indeed grateful for the
wonderful \vork done by the captains and 'solicitors in this campaign and wish to thank the contributors for their generous support," Mrs. Taylor said.
Presbyterian Choir
In Concert June 16th
Tour Group Will Present
Program   in   Church
Sanctuary
Under the direction of Donald
R. Mathis, the Chancel Choir of
the Swarthmore Presbyterian
Church, which enplanes June 19
on a four week tour of Europe,
will present a concert of sacred
music'*' at 8 pjn. bn Thursday,
June 16, at the church on Harvard
avenue. The community is invited to attend.
In their pre-tour concert; the
choir will present an all-religious
program selected from its repertoire of the great religious choral
works of the world, such as the
"Mass in F Major," and "JesuJ
Meine Freude" by Bach, a Brahm
Motet and the "Requiem in C" by
Cherubini, as weU as single compositions by. Randall Thompson,
Vaiighn wnjlams,
Moar^vlUottiar^ ethers.
several secular numbers of American folk and spiritual music for
presentation at informal concerts
and military personnel abroad.
Traveling, under the auspices of
the Board of Foreign Missions of
the. Presbyterian Church and the
State Department of the United
States the choir will share its
music with many church groups
of different religious backgrounds
throughout France; Holland, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.
FIELD DAY COMPETITION
PLANNED FOR TODAY
The Swarthmore Schools annual Field Day competition will
begin this morning at 9 a.m. on
the Rutgers avenue football field.
The traditional rival teams of
Garnet and of White will be made
up of members of grades three to
six from both the College avenue
and Rutgers avenue schools,
The program is in charge of
Patricia Told and William Reese,
elementary school Physical Education teachers, who will be assisted by the Junior class.
Parents, friends, arid.interested
by-standers are urged to attend.
There will be no classes held in
the afternoon. In the event of
rain, Field Day will be postponed
«ntt!M«ySL
Local Man Sings Lead
In G. & S. Presentation
James H. Cleaves,' Swarthmore
avenue, sang the solo bass lead
in Gilbert and Sullivan's "Princess Ida" at its presentation last
Friday and Saturday by the Savoy
Company at the Academy of
Music.
As . King Hildebrand, Mr.
Cleaves was singing his third
principal role in Gilbert and Sullivan opera, having sung Tarara
in "Utopia, Ltd." in 1953, and Poo
Bah in the "Mikado" in 1954.
A graduate of Swarthmore
High School and Dartmouth College, Mr. Cleaves is. a sales executive of the Liberty Advertising
Company of Swarthmore.
Call Civil Defense
Meeting for May 31
Division chiefs and deputies of
the .Swarthmore Civil Defense
Council.have been1 called to a
meeting on Tuesday, May 31, at
7:30 p.m. in Borough Hall.
. Th discussion will concern the
Alert scheduled for June 15 and
16. Each division is urged to send
a representative.
Spriag Letter Bouquet
The annual Spring Letter Banquet at Swarthmore High School
will be held Thursday, June 2, in
the school cafeteria.
Athletic and non-athletic letters
will be awarded at this time.    '4
Girl Scouts Welcome
4th Grade Brownies
Annual Fly-up, Recognition
Day Program Held
Last Night
More than 150 Girl Scouts and
their parents assembled last evening in the High School Auditorium on the occasion of their annual Recognition Day. The progress of each girl in scouting was
acknowledged, and each troop
presented some aspect of their
group life for the enjoyment of
others.
The girls marched into the
auditorium behind the colors
borne by Troop 331 and stood at
attention for the salute to the
flag and the singing of "O Beautiful Banner."
An outstanding feature of the
program was the Fly Up. Three
troops, 10, 225 and 19 of the
Fourth Grade Brownies were
welcomed into intermediate
scouting by members of the fifth
grade troops', 95; 423 and 83. Each
Brownie who had met requirements was presented with her
wings and her scout pin by her
leaders.
Third Grade Brownie Troops
560, 428 and 441 provided a gay
interlude of country dances accompanied by Mrs. Katherine
Coles at the piano.
Representatives from Troops 10,
225 and 19 who had just been
pinned united with the senior
high school Troop 16' in the pre*;
•entation of a candlejight ceremony, ^■ket^s^^^^Suhi -the;
e Scout Laws,"and pledged
themselves anew to be guided by
them in their daily lives.
A scout sing, led by the sixth
grade troops 83 and 429 covered
the   backstage   preparations   for
an  entertaining performance   of
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Program Announced
For R S. Graduation
The Baccalaureate Service for
the 1955 Class at Swarthmore
High School will be held Sunday
afternoon, June 5, at 5 p.m. in tiie
Presbyterian Church. The'Rev.
John Schott, whose daughter Carolyn is a member of the class, will
deliver the sermon.
A reception and tea for the
class,, their parents and friends
will be held immediately following the service in McCahan Hall.
On Monday night the traditional class dinner will be held in
Whittier House on the College
Campus.
Commencement Exercises will
be held in Clothier Memorial Hall
on Tuesday, June 7, at 8 pjn.
Speaker for the occasion is
Patrick M. Malin, whose son Randall is in tiie class.
Admission to the exercises is
by ticket only.
MUSIC CLUB MAKES
PLANS FOR NEXT FALL
A representative group of members attended a meeting of the
Swarthmore Music Club held at
the home of Mrs. W. R. LeCron
of Cedar lane Monday evening
and plains were made for next
season. There will be four sessions, one each in October, November, February, and March.
Definite dates will be made
known in the fall.
Elections were held, at this time
and Robert van Ravenswaay was
chosen president, of the .group;
Mrs. A. Lawrence Baxter waV
uutde corresponding secretary.
Borough's Memorial DayParade
Scheduled for Monday at 10 AM
Swarthmore's traditional Memorial Day Exercises will
begin at 10 a.m. Monday, May ^0, at Borough Hall. The
National Anthem played by the Swarthmore High School
Band will initiate the program. Invocation will be given by
the Rev. H. Lawrence Whittemore, rector of Trinity Church.
American Legion Post Commander Jack Gensemer, Jr.,
will be in charge of the ceremony. Herbert Bassett, past
commander, will read the names of'deceased veterans as
members of the local Scout troops place memorial flags on
the markers in front of the veterans' bronze plaque.
Wreaths   will   be   placed   by
MONDAY'S UCP DRIVE
TOPS $1000 MARK Post 427, and its Women's Aux-
Over $1,000 has been reported
thus far in the United Cerebral
Palsy campaign conducted last
Monday evening in Swarthmore,
Ruth C. Webb, chairman announced Wednesday.
Final total of the one-night
drive will be given next week
after late reports are in.
WE Elects 1955-56
Board Members
Election of 1955-56 board members and the hearing of annual
reports were the main items of
business at the annual meeting of
Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom which was
held at the home of Mrs. Harold
Goodwin in Rose Valley last
Thursday.
Members elected to the Board
for the: ensuing year were:
Mrs. Frederick Tolles, Mrs.
Henrietta' Bruce* Mrs.: John Car-
roU, Mrs.: iRlchad, Enion, ^Mrs.
Joseph ConardV Mis. Erich
Hausen, Anne Hussey, Mrs. Emily
Lohnert Mrs. Wallace McCrory,
Mrs. Ida Stabler, Mrs. Roy Mc-
Corkel, and Mrs. C. H. Yarrow.
Following the business meeting
a musical program was presented
by Mrs. Tolles, program chairman.
It consisted of a string quartet
and a cello and violin duet. Members of the string quartet were
Sue Houseman, Nancy Carroll,
Molly Huse, and Deborah Reeder.
Several duets were also played by
Deborah Reeder, cello, and
Charles Sweers, violin.
Local Delegates Attend
Gen'l federation Meets
The following members of the
Woman's Club of Swarthmore are
delegates to the General Federation^ oi Women's Clubs which met
in Philadelphia this week:
■ Mrs. Judson- R. Hoover, Jr.,
Mrs. Avery F. Blake, [ Mrs. S.
Blair Luckie, Mrs. John E.
Michael, and Mrs. Francis H. Forsythe.
The delegates and Mrs. Frank
G. Keenen, Mrs. Raynham T.
Bates, Mrs. George H. Jarden,
Mrs. Charles H. Zensen, Mabel
Talley, Mrs. William Fetzer, and
Florence J. Lucasse attended the
Pennsylvania dinner Monday evening.   ■    .
Mrs/ Luckie assisted with the
general arrangements for the occasion; Mrs. Michael, president of
the Delaware County Federation,
served on the hostess committee. -
Mrs, Michael-will be one of the
300 General Federation members
who will go to Geneva for a continuation of ther Convention and
then tour Europe for six weeks^
Bereavement
The death on Monday night of
Mrs. C. A. Chase, in Houston,
Texas, brought bereavement to
her brother Peter E. Told of Park
avenue and his family, and to the
many friends Mrs. Chase had
made when visiting here.
Swarthmore's Ainsworth-Wernher
iliary. The Firing Squad will be
provided by the 24th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Unit.
Alban Rogers as parade marshal will form the line of march
on Park, avenue and lead it down
Park avenue to Eastlawn Cemetery.
Charles F. Seymour, Jr., will
again place the Legion's Memorial
Wreath at the grave of his father,
a past commander of the local
Legion Post and its first member
to be buried there.
The names of other veterans
buried at Eastlawn will be read
as Sea Scouts place, memorial flags
at each of the graves. The Rev.
John C. Kulp, pastor of the Methodist Church will offer the prayer
that concludes this part of the
ceremony.
The parade will reform for- the
return march to Borough HaH via
Park   avenue.   Harvard  avenue}
Rutgers avenue and South Ches-
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The line of march will include
the following organizations and
groups:
Legion colors, 24th AAA Color
Guard and Firing Squad, the high
school band, Legion Members,
other Veterans, Legion Auxiliary,
Girl Scouts, Brownies, Boy Scouts,
Cub Scouts, Red Cross, Fire Department, and other interested
citizens.
Rides for the Kiddies
Following the parade, the firemen will give rides to children
on the fire trucks.
Jr. Members Attend
Annual Convention
Mrs. James Steele, new local
chairman of the Swarthmore
Junior Woman's Club, accompanied by several committee
chairmen and club members, attended the 64th Annual Convention of the General Federation of
Woman's Clubs which is being
held in Philadelphia this year.
Following registration, Mrs.
Steele, Mrs. Karl Fox, Mrs. J.
W. Bamhart, Mrs. Frank Starrett,
and Mrs. Walter Hannum, retiring past president of the club,
examined exhibits and were present for the succeeding activities
of Junior Day.
Mrs. Steele and Mrs. Edward
Collins also attended the Junior
Banquet on Sunday evening, May
22. Delegates from several foreign
countries including the Philippines were among fhe speakers
for the evening.
WINS FELLOWSHIP
Thomas H. Alden, a senior at
Amherst College, Amherst, Mass^
has been awarded the George A.
Plimpton Fellowship for graduate
study in industrial relations at
the   Massachfisettt   Institute   of
Texihnoipo^.y.y'-y\,
He is the son of Mr: and Mrs.
Philip Mr AKfen of South Chester
road.!-;-i.♦.;-'«|:-v-.'-
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