Swarthmorean 1932 April 8

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Vol. IV,   No. 14
Swarthmore, Pa., April 8, 1932
$2^0 Per Year
GIRL SCOUT HOUSE
NOW IN USE ON
BOROUGH LAND
New   Headquarters   is   Notable
Improvement for Young
Girls of Community
Kite Building Contest And
Tournament Now Underway
Free Plans Available for Those Who Seek
Suggestions of Novel Kites To Build
IMPROVEMENTS       PLANNED
Card Party Benefit
For Girl Scouts
A Benefit-Bridge party, Cake
and Candy Sale will be held Friday afternoon, April 22 at 2 o'clock, the proceeds of which will
go towards the expenses of the
new Girl Scout House, recently
completed on Cresson lane. Mrs.
Arthur Robinson will direct a section for Duplicate play and any
who would like to join this group
should call Mrs. Robinson, Sw.
573-M before April 20. Those
who are planning to have their
own tables are asked to bring
cards. Tickets may be secured
from members of the Troop committees, the Girl Scouts or their
leaders.
The Swarthmore Girl Scouts are now
occupying their new home on Borough
property along Cresson lane near
Swarthmore avenue. The building was
formerly used as the construction house
for Sinclair and Grigg while the underpays was being built. Permission to
move the building and reassemble it
on Borough property was given by
borough council and today the members of the local Girl Scout troops may
point to what is possibly the finest
building of the kind in or near Phila-'
delphia.
Meetings "of the" different troops are
being held at the new building regularly and the enthusiasm of the members has reached a high point. In compliance with a promise made to Borough Council that the building would
be an asset to the community, its construction was begun under the direction of Charles Fischer, builder. Mr.
Fischer, with the aid of unemployed
men provided by the Employment Relief Bureau in Borough hall, has made
a real improvement out of the Headquarters.
However, this work entailed some
expense and at present those parents
and Girl Scout leaders who have directed the community project are faced with a deficit of slightly over $100.
Furthermore, there is much to be done
during the summer months, siich as
painting, plumbing, installation of heating equipment, etc. A fireplace seems
almost a necessity for Scouting during
the winter months.
The members of the Swarthmore
Girl Scout troops are working in a
number' of ways to raise funds for
work done and work to be done. They
are also accomplishing a great deal in
cleaning up the grounds around the
building, which is located not far from
the former borough dump. Troops 16
and 194' are holding meetings around
a stove -loaned by Richard Ogden.
The Girl Scouts are particularly indebted to Mrs. George Zimmer, captain of Troop 16, whose initiative and
unceasing energy was responsible for
the completion of the new building.
Recently there has been appointed
by the three Troop Committees, a
Board which will assist the Girl Scouts
in managing and conducting the business of the Girl Scout House. Representing the Troop Committees on this
Board are Mrs. Elliott Richardson,
President of the Board, Mrs. Daniel
Goodwin, Secretary, Mrs. Arthur Robinson, Treasurer, Mrs. G. H. McClure,
Mrs. Arthur Redgrave, Mrs. R. C.
Disque, Mrs. George Zimmer, Captain
of Troop 16, Mrs. Ross Marriott, Captain of Troop 194, Mrs. R. P. Lingle,
Lieutenant of Troop 6.
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Build a kite and enter the contest now
being sponsored by The Swarthmorean
for the. best kite built by any Swarthmore boy or girl sixteen years of age or
under. The tournament to determine the
prize winning entry will be held May 7,
weather permitting, on the community
baseball diamond just west of the underpass.
Prize winning kites will be determined
by the success with which they are flown,
the neatness of construction, and the
originality of design. Boys and girls
entering the contest will be divided into
two groups, one for those under twelve
years of age and the other group for
those twelve years of age to 16 years of
age, inclusive.
To the winner in each class a silver
loving cup, suitably engraved, will be
donated by The Swarthmorean. A half
dozen other prizes to be announced later
will be given to runners-up. A display
of the kites will be made in the window
of The Swarthmorean the week of the
contest and parents and residents of the
community will be invited to attend the
tournament.
In order to aid those who wish to enter
the contest, Robert Reed of Strath
Haven avenue, an associate editor of the
Country Gentlemen, will supply plans
and   instructions    for    building   unique
kites. Entries will not be limited to
those built according to these plans of
course. Mr. Reed has kindly secured
from the Country Gentlemen a hundred
copies of these plans and instructions and
these are now available at the office of
The Swarthmorean. Photos of the kites
described in the plans may be' seen in the
March issue of The Country Gentleman
or at the office of The Swarthmorean.
Those securing plans will be asked to
turn in their names as entries in the contest and have their kite ready to exhibit
and fly the first week in May. All those
wishing to participate in the contest are
asked to register at The Swarthmorean
office
E. L. Terman, Boy Scout commissioner
for Swarthmore, as well as the Scout
leaders of the four local troups have
volunteered their interest and cooperation
and there is every reason to believe that
the plan will be a great success.
Because of the expected demand for
plans offered by the Country Gentlemen,
those interested are urged to call for
their's and begin work on their kite as
soon as possible. Construction of even a
very elaborate kite costs practically
nothing except the builders' time and
thought and the College campus west of
the underpass should prove an ideal flying field.
SCHOOL BUILDING
TO BE INSPECTED
Tour of New-Grade School Unit
on College Avenue Part of
H. ahd S. Program
WOMAN'S CLUB
CHORUS TO SING
No Gates To Hit;
Car Mounts Platform
A man who could easily have
been one of tliose persistant gate
crashers who periodically made an
attack on the R. R. Crossing gates
before . the underpass was built,
last Saturday night almost succeeded in crossing the station platform and hurdling the fence which
separates the south and north
bound tracks.
The driver of the car which was
unable to find the south entrance
to the underpass was Earl Mun-
shower of Norristown. Police
heard a crash and found his car
resting partly on the R. R. tracks
and partly on the station platform
about where the old crossing gates
once were. He was arrested on a
charge of reckless driving and will
be given a hearing April 14th before Magistrate Ulrich.
H. S. SENIOR PLAY
NEXT FRIDAY EVENING
MANY LAUGHS
IN APRIL SHOW
OF PLAYERS'CLUB
a,
Gone   Hollywood"   is  One   of
Season's Most Entertaining
Productions
R.   C.   GRAHAM,   DIRECTOR
Junior Assembly
The Junior Assembly hostesses for this
week are Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Perry, Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Buck and Mr. and Mrs.
Harold B. Stavers. There will be no
more adult classes following the Junior
Assembly meetings for the balance of
this series.
STqDBjNtS   GIVE   PROGRAM
• The "April meeting of the Home and
School Association is expected to attract a large attendance due to a varied
and interesting program which will include open house at the College Avenue Grade School building in charge of
the Entertainment Committee of the
Home and School Association, followed
by general meeting in the School Auditorium, finally closing with interesting
group conferences. The general program for the evening is as follows:
7:30 to 8:30*—Inspection of new College Avenue Grade School building—
The Entertainment Committee of the
Home and School. Association.
8:30—Business meeting called to order in the Auditorium of the High
School. Talk by the President of the
School Board, Dr. Arthur • E. Bassett.
Talk by Mr. Edward Curran of the
Keystone Automobile Association on
"Safety Education."
9:15—Group Conferences — General
Topic—"New Teaching Procedures."
High School Section: "Modern
Methods in Teaching Foreign Languages." Leader: Miss Mildred Avery,
room 205.
Junior High School: "Research vs.
Text Books". Leader: Miss Lillian
Barton, room 100.
Elementary Grades: "New Methods
of  Teaching  Reading".  Leader:  Miss
Henrietta Weber, room 102.
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HAS LEADING ROLE
Annual    Concert    Planned
April 29th; Woman's
Orchestra to Assist
for
THUNDER DIRECTS CHORUS
The Women's Symphony Orchestra,
composed of sixty Philadelphia musicians, will aid the program which is to
be given by the chorus from the Woman's Club, on Friday evening, April 29th
at the Clothier Memorial. Mr. William
Sylvanus Thunder- will direct again this
year. The tickets will be a dollar with a
price of fifty cents for students. The
members, under the direction of Mr.
Thunder, have been practicing regularly
for several weeks and this year's concert will be better than ever. As it is a
local affair the members hope everyone
in the village will be interested, and will
come and hear the concert.
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Mrs. W. S. Hoffman of Park avenue
has been ill the past week.
The Senior Class of Swarthmore
High School will present its annual
production on Friday evening, April
IS, in the College avenue building auditorium.
"Trelawney of the Wells'*, a four
act play by Arthur W. Pinero, takes
place in England during the MitK
Victorian period. The plot has^-t6 do
with a large group of stage_$6lk whose
lives become intermingled with those
of an aristocratic' and very strictly
proper family ,frbm the West End. The
entire production is filled with sharp
contrasts and sudden changes in temperament.
• Caroline Warner, as Rose Trelawney,
will fill. the role of leading lady, while
the part of her "nonprofessional" gentleman lover—Arthur Gower—will be
taken by William Hickman. The versatile Biddle Heg will perform as an
impetuous, ever changing "Jack-of-all-
' small-parts," who loves Rose in" vain,
and generously aids her through some
trying times.
Needless to say Walter Hickman, the
other twin, also has a part and a very
amusing one as the low comedian, Augustus Colpays. Other important parts
will be played by Hugh Calhoun, as
Ferdinand Gadd; Mary Devereux, as
Avonia Bunn; Ruth Darlington, as
Imogene Parrot; William Taylor as
Mr. Telfer; Betty Taylor, hu wife;
Carle Arnihac, in the role of Sir William Gower; Virginia Bassett as Miss
Trafalgar Gower, his sister; and several others.
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The Current Events Class will meet at
10 o'clock on Thursday morning, at the
Clubhouse. Mrs. Robert L. Coates and
Mrs. Edward A. Jenkins will lead a discussion on "The United States and The
World Court".
Complete Ticket of Regular
Republican Party Announced
Caroline Warner, who plays the
part of Rose Trelawney in the Senior Class play at the High School.
All speculation as to the candidates
who will receive the support of the Regular Republican Party of Delaware
County at the Primary election April 26,
was settled yesterday with the announcement of the complete slate by C. Edwin
Hunter, chairman of the Executive
Committee.
Of special interest to the voters of
this county is Mr. Hunter's appeal for
support of Albert Dutton MacDade for
the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
The county candidates endorsed by Mr.
Hunter in the name of the Regular Re
publican Party are James Wolfenden for
Congress, John J. McClure for the State
Senate, Edward Nothnagle, EHwood J.
Turner, Grover C. Talbot, and Thomas
Weidemann for the House of Representatives, and John B. Hannum, Jr.,
and Robert W. Beatty as delegates to the
National Convention.
The opening gun in the campaign to
bring in a huge vote of confidence for
these candidates on April 26 was fired
yesterday when Mr. Hunter made the
following statement:
"In announcing the candidates whom it
will support at the Spring Primary, the
Regular Republican Party of Delaware
County is gratified and proud to be
able to present a ticket by which may be
nominated candidates eminently fitted to
sponsor and support those measures for
relief and adjustment, both National and
State, for which the present crisis calls.
"Among these measures are—
First and foremost—complete relief
for the suffering.
Second—the reduction of governmental
expenditures and economy in the management of governmental affairs.
Third—the establishment of business
upon a firm and sound basis and the
elimination of those speculative standards
of the past which have permitted its improper exploitation.
"Rarely has careful consideration for
the best interests of the party placed
upon the State Ticket candidates whose
careers and political' standards make
them so representative of the whole
Commonwealth and so fitted to guide and
supervise such important and vital legislation.
"Honorable James J. Davis, as a candidate for a second term as United States
Senator, has by his career not only been
long trained in National affairs as Secretary of Labor under three Presidents
of the United States, but his struggle and
rise from an immigrant boy, then
through the steel industry, a main artery
of Pennsylvania's industrial supremacy,
to these posts of honor for the nation, has
familiarized him with the bitter distress
and travail which unemployment and poverty bring, and no man is better fitted to
cope with this condition and more inter-
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Lewis, Photographer"
Mrs.   H.  Roger  Coleman,  who  plays
Helen Bent in "Gone Holly wood," the
sixth  production  of  the   Swarthmore
Players Club's season.
Real laugh provoking entertainment
such as has not been seen at the Players' "Club since the production of John
JDolman's "Erst. While^Susatv" vm-s\a-.rl
the presentation of "Gone Hollywuod"
under the direction of Robert AV. <.'. a-
ham assisted by Harry G. Forster at tiie ,
new clubhouse this week. t
The play is the kind that makes one I
laugh loud and long and then go home .
feeling ridiculous that anything so silly \
and obvious should have appealed to the
discriminating judgement of anyone for- •
tunate enough to live in this - so-called
highly intelligent community of ours.
The play as presented by the Players'
Club had much to recommend it in the
way of an intelligent and well chosen
cast. With the exception of two character roles it is a youthful cast which
gallops through the three acts with self-
confidence and enthusiasm.       -
As the leading lady, Virginia Bray
Loleman, has made a decided hit with
each night's audience. Not since a certain Mrs. Grant made her appearance in
one of Mr. Comley's plays can we recall
any newcomer to the club's performances
who has been more popularly received. A
number of critical things might be said
of her performance but on the whole it
had a "feminine appeal" which makes
more of a hit with us than any number
of polished mannerisms of a more experienced performer.
Bobby Graham did excellent work in
one of the best juvenile roles he has ever
had. He»sensed the comedy in every situation and left nothing undone or unsaid
to bring it out. His work as a director
was also apparent for -action moved
smoothly and the audience was seldom
conscious of any forced or unnatural
efforts,
Frederic A. Child in a very laughable
character role was up to his usual high
standard and Helen M. Hall also scored
with a graceful and natural "mother"
role.
Marion C. Harris seemed to be the
right type for the engenue role opposite
Mr. Graham and added humor to many
situations. Robert Gilfillan played a difficult comedy role very convincingly and
was a valuable addition to the big scene
in the second act.
James H. Hornaday had an important
part which he enacted convincingly and
H. Roger Coleman as a crooked manip-
ulater fitted well into the cast of players.
May it be hoped however, that the appearance of the two -Colemans in the
same production does not mark the beginning of another inevitable family
combination for future presentations.
May Brown and William C. Pickett
acted minor parts with grace and assurance.
The  performance  as  a  whole  moved
with commendable dispatch, and interest
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