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VOLUME 27—NUMBER 42
SWARTHMORE, FRIDAY,  October 21, 1955
$3.50 PER YEAR
John, Howard Taylor
Services Saturday
Kenyon Avenue Resident
Succumbs to Heart
Attack Wed.
John Howard Taylor, new account officer of the Delaware
County National Bank and former
architect, died Wednesday evening
in Taylor Hospital, Ridley Park
where he was admitted following
a heart attack Monday evening
at his home 241 Kenyon avenue.
Born in Philadelphia in 1888,
Mr. Taylor moved to Swarthmore
in 1926. He was with the Muscle
Shoals Ammunition Dump during
World- War I and engaged in
architectural work in Washington
and in Canada before moving to
Pennsylvania and becoming asso-
' dated with the Philadelphia firm
of George W. Pepper, later Pepper Associates, specializing in hospital architecture. During World
War n he served as a Civil Defense airplane spotter. He went
with the Delaware County National Bank in 1952. He was the
architect for Hall Gymnasium, the
boys' gym, at Swarthmore College.
He was a member of the American Institute of Architects, and
was past master of Mt. Horeb
Lodge 28, F. and A.M., Jerusalem
Chapter 3, a member of St. Al-
ban's Commandery 47 of Knights
Templar of Pennsylvania. He was
. a member of the Swarthmore
Methodist Church and one time
memheir oTttS~board of trustees.
In 1913 he married Florence
Cross of East Orange, N.J., who
died in 1918. Five years later he
married Artie Spoy of Philadelphia who predeceased him by
three years.
• Surviving is a son, Captain John
H. Taylor, Jr., of the U.S. Air
Force and a daughter, Mrs. John
B. Roxby, Jr., of 235 Kenyon avenue, and four'grandchildren;
Funeral services will be held at,
noon Saturday, at a Philadelphia
funeral home.
NEED WOOL
Mrs. Norman Holme, production
chairman of the Swarthmore
Branch of the Red Cross, requests that extra skeins of four-
pljr wool for afghans be contributed to the Red Cross. She to
beatered by willing knitters but
ha* tin wool suitable for afghans
to distribute.
LWV Members Hear
Women Candidates
Hue/, Peterson Speak
At Luncheon
Monday
Two candidates, making local
history by being the first double
distaff aspirants for Council in
one election, agreed at the League
of Women Voters' luncheon Monday at the Ingleneuk that Swarthmore is an exceptionally fine place
to live. However, Mrs. William R.
Huey*s and Mrs. Leroy E. Peterson's method of assuring its future
character differed.
Mrs. Huey, a Republican candidate, pointed with pride ,to the
livable, well-run borough maintained for many years under Re-
pubhcan administration and urged
a straight Republican vote on November 8 for its continuance by
earnest, amenable public servants
who will work hard to provide the
government the people want. Mrs.
Huey felt that any hesitancy exhibited by Council is caused by
the need to study all' sides of
questions. However, claiming? 1o
be a-4*pretty Impatient person,''
she said if elected* she will try
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Eagle Scout
Dorothy Hetherington
Dies Suddenly Tues.
Tonsillectomy Fatal
To Rutgers Ave.
5th Grader
Dorothy Gilbert Hetherington,
10 year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. -Robert P. Hetherington of
Rutgers avenue, died Tuesday
evening at Chester Hospital following a tonsillectomy performed
that morning.
Dorothy, who was born in
Philadelphia on March 1, 1945,
was a fifth grade student ,in
Martha Shaw's Rutgers avenue
class. She was treasurer of Girl
Scout Troop 225 and a member of
the Swarthmore Presbyterian
Sunday School and Carol Choir.
Besides her parents, Dorothy is
survived by a brother, Robert, Jr.,
18, and a sister, Sara P., 14.
The Reverend Joseph P. Bishop
officiated at services yesterday
morning in the church. Interment was private at the West
Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Borough Teen-agers
Organize 'Canteen'
Will   Provide   Supervised
Saturday Evening
"Hangout"
A new teen-age community
club to be known as "The Garnet
Canteen" has been organized by
students of the Swarthmore-Rutledge High School. It will begin
operations on Saturday night, .October 29, with headquarters temporarily in the all-purpose room
at the Rutgers Avenue School.
Purpose of the canteen is to
provide low-cost, adult-supervised recreation on Saturday
nights for students of grades nine
through 12 at the local high
school, plus residents of the Borough who may be students at
other High Schools.
A committee of approximately
25 girls and boys has organized
the venture under the guidance
of High School Coach Millard
Robinson, last-year's Home and
School President John W. Carroll, Edmund Dawes of Benjamin
West avenue, and other adults.
President of the canteen is
Charles Wentz, of the junior class
at the High SchooL Other officers are Jan Lawrence, vice-president; Susan Braun, secretary, and
Hugh Morrison, treasurer.
Special committees have been
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TRINITY RUMMAGE SALE
TO RE OCTOBER 2«V 27
The annual Rummage Sale,
Sponsored by the Woman's Auxiliary of Trinity Church, Swarth?
more, will be held next Wednesday, and Thursday, October 28
and 27.
The time is from 7 to 9 pjn.
Wednesday and 8 sum. to 1 pan.
on Thursday. The place is the
church
Magazine Sale To Open
Thursday ef Next Week
Magazine subscription sales by
members of the fourth, fifth and
sixth grades of the College avenue
and Rutgers avenue schools' will
begin next Thursday, .October 27.
Renewals may also be ordered.
Flans are still being discussed
by teachers and pupils for purchasing additional educational
equipment with the proceeds.
Kovember 7 is the final day for
the drive. ^
Hon Beckmann Earns
Eagle Rank in BSA
Strath   Haven Ave.  Boy
To Receive Badge
Wednesday
Robert Beckmann, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Beckmann of
Strath Haven avenue has earned
the Eagle rank in the Boy Scouts
of America, the highest rank to
which a scout can attain. All
Bob's friends and friends of Scouting, are, invited to attend a Court
at Himet^tcfoha i hwM i,nri>¥nads«att
day, October 28v> at 8 pirn, in McCahan Hall of the Presbyterian
Church where;Bbb will be awarded theFjglejScbut Badge.
- The Scouting trail from Tenderfoot to Eagle is not one easily
trod, and Bob is Swarthmore's first
Eagle Scout in more than five
years. In order to become an Eagle
a First Class Scout must earn 21
merit badges, many of which are
extremely difficult. He must spend
three months . as. a First Class
Scout, three months as a Star
Scout and six months as a Life
Scout Equally important are the
requirements in Scout spirit and
participation. An Eagle Scout
must have served many hours for
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Hallowe'en As Usual
The Borourh's plans for Trick
or Treat to collect for UNICEP
(the United Nations Children's
Fund) must be cancelled this
year, according to the announcement of the appointed
committee in charge. The tune
remaining- for preparations was
Judged to be too short for effective use.
Needlework Guild
Announces Directors
76 Listed for Annual
Ingathering On
Nov. 8th
Countless cards in the traditional blue of the Needlework
Guild, were sent out last week as
the Swarthmore branch under its
president, Mrs. A. Sidney Johnson, Jr., began preparations for
the annual Ingathering, scheduled
this year for Tuesday, November
8.
As in years past, the Ingathering will be held at the Woman's
clubhouse oh Park avenue, with
collection taking place in the
morning, and the exhibition and
program opening at 2 o'clock that
afternoon.
In announdg the list of 76 directors, Mrs. Johnson reminded
newcomers of the borough and
others, that membership in the
guild .is open to all who care to
donate two articles of new clothing. . These items may. consist, of
one wash: cloth   or sbtKe¥' small
article; or two/-similar, garments
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Scholar to Speak Sun.
On 'JDeadlSea Scrolls'
The controversial "Dead Sea
Scrolls" wirT be the'topic of a lecture to be given Sunday evening
at 7 p.m. in Bond Memorial on
the campus. Dr. James Muilen-
burg, professor of Old Testament
at Union Theological Seminary in
New York, will be the speaker.
In 1947 an Arab shepherd
found some ancient manuscripts
in a cave near Ihe Dead Sea.
These manuscripts, known as the
Dead Sea Scrolls, may revolutionize our understanding of Jewish and early Christian history.
They include manuscripts of the
Old Testament that may be older
than any others known at present
and books that may deal with
pre-Christian Jewish beliefs that
have been known before. Many
scholars believe that the manuscripts go back to the time of
Jesus or earlier. Others believe
that they are medieval documents
of iittie value. A "New Yorker"
article last spring presented this
subject' to the general public and
since that time it has grown in
popular interest
Professor Muilenburg is one of
the translators Of the Revised
Standard Version of tiie Bible. A
noted scholar and a stimulating
lecturer, he is one of the few
Americans who can speak author-
atively on ties subject
Alumni Return for
Homecoming Weekend
Tomorrow's Schedule
Includes 3 Sport
Events
Football, Cross Country and
Soccer will be on the menu served
up by the Swarthmore College
athletic department on Saturday
to welcome its alumni back to the
College for Homecoming. The
football game is scheduled to start
at 1:30 p.m. and the opponent will
be Ursinus College. At 2:30 p.m.
the Cross Country team will start
its race against Delaware University from in front of the football
stands on Alumni Field. At 3:45
p.m. on Clothier Field the Soccer
team will take on the booters
from Stevens Institute.
The day's festivites will close
with a dinner for all alumni and
their friends in the Somerville
Recreation' CSfrter. Dean Everett
L. Hunt will address this group
on "Thirty Years at Swarthmo're".
The Saturday program will be
a part of an extended weekend
visit for members of the Alumni
Association Council who arrived
yesterday to attend classes and
seminars and to talk with various
members of the faculty and administration. Tonight the Council
will have dinner with the Senior
Class and will then go to the annual meeting.
Tomorrow morning the Alumni
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Tours Wirh U. S. Team
Airs. Alice WUletts has left for
three weeks in England as a
member of 'the United States
Women's Hockey Team. She will
play British sectional .teams and,
as a highlight of tiie trip, will participate in a match at tiie Arsenal
Stadium in London: to celebrate
the 80th anniversary of English
Women's "Field Hockey.
Ross W. Marriott
Died Wednesday P.M.
Taught   Mathematics    at
Swarthmore College
for 46 Years
Ross W. Marriott, retired professor of Mathematics at Swarthmore College, died Wednesday
afternoon, October 19, at Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, following an operation. He had been
in the hospital for one week.
Dr. Marriott joined Swarthmore's faculty in September, 1908,
having graduated from Indiana
University the previous June. In
1907 he secured the degree of MA.
from Swarthmore and in 1911 a
PhJD. from the University of
Pennsylvania. In 1912 when the
new telescope was set up on the
campus, Dr. Marriott assumed his
piace in the small, well trained
staff required to man it. He
retired in June, 1952.
From 1923 to 1932 Dr. Marriott
worked with the late Dr. John
A. Miller on a series of expeditions which took them around the
world observing* total eclipses of
the sun. In 1930 Dr. Marriott
worked for the United States
Naval Observatory On an expedition to "Tin Can" Island in the
South Pacmc..During World War
I, he left the campus to work
for DuPont in ballistics research.
Dr. Marriott was born in Illinois
in 1882, the4 son of >.an Illinois
farmery. Hei: remained^ ah?> ardent
gardener throughout his life; a
hobby shared by his wife, the former Marian Sterne whom he
taught at Swarthmore and married in 1915. Their home has been
at 213 Lafayette avenue since
1919. One of his favorite pastimes
was boxing, which he considered
a sport of skill rather than brute
force. He was a member of
Swarthmore Friends Meeting.
Dr. Marriott was a member of
Sigma Xi, also a member of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science; the American Astronomical Association, the
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'Luncheon Is Served*
Saturday in Clubhouse
Mothers' Club Benefit
Scheduled For
1 O'Clock
"Luncheon is served" a benefit
event sponsored by the Mothers
Club of Swarthmore, will be held
tomorrow, Saturday, October 22,
at 1 p.m. in the Woman's Club-
Bouse on Park avenue.
Mrs. H. Leeland Clifford, chairman, invites members, friends and
neighbors to- a tasty, full course
luncheon followed by bridge in the
afternoon. To make the occasion
even more exciting, there will be.
door prizes, samples and recipes.
All proceeds will go to local
charities. Tickets can be obtained
at the door, or from any member
on Mrs. Clifford's committee:
Mrs. Robert Cleeland, Jr., Mrs.
Roy P. Linsenmeyer, Mrs. Thomas
Joyce, Mrs. William Loftus, Mrs.
Howard Mifflin, Mrs. James
Malone, Mrs. Mort Whitehead,
Mrs. James Bastian, Mrs. Louis
Valente, Mrs. Joseph Zerby, Mrs.
Richard Rittenhouse, Mrs. William
Clarke*. Mrs. Gerald Gray, and
Mrs. Henry Todd.
-Mrs. Edward Cornefius has
been making final preparations
for a bake sale to be held on
November 8 at the College Avenue
end Rutgers Avenne School.
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