Swarthmorean 1933 September 15

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VOL. V—NO. 37
BLUE EAGLE MAY
BRING GYMNASIUM
School   Board   Meets;   Reports
Read; Plans Made for Coming School Year
Swarthmore has long been anxious to
see the Public School of our Boro become a complete unit by the building of
a gymnasium; but it has been put off
again and again because of the heavy expense which such a project would entail.
But the Great Blue Eagle is interested in
Boro fEvents and the members of the
Swarthmore Public School Board have
discovered in the past few weeks that
under the NRA, money may be given and
loaned by the Government for the public
schooi buildings and such approved civic
enterprises whose development would
mean the re-employment of local workers
and the purchasing of a considerable
amount of material.
This was announced last Tuesday evening at the regular monthly meeting of
the Swarthmore Public School Board, by
the President of that body, Dr. Arthur
E. Bassett. Dr. Bassett went on to explain the conditions under which this
money is available to Swarthmore. 30%
of the loan is non-returnable, while the
other 70% is payable over a period of
thirty years at 4% interest. In other
words, the Government is willing to give
the borrower 30% of the funds necessary
for the work, in order to encourage a return to prosperity along lines of constructive development. The members of
the Board were intensely interested in
the possibility and felt that the Tax-payers
of the Boro would want to take advantage of this part ol the NRA program to
accomplish this project, which for many
years has been close to the hearts of so
many of our citizens, and which is thus
brought down to a financial plane where
it is within reach of our town without a
sudden soaring increase in our taxes.
Of importance also is thc fact that the
decision now to put workers into action
would be a truly patriotic move, as it
would mean the employment of many
men over a period of some months and
the purchase of building materials, both
of which are factors which would help
the.people of Swarthmore to fulfill their
part of the country's responsibility for
the success of the President's Recovery
Plans. The School Board has had the
plans for the new gym drawn up for
several years awaiting a time when it
would be practical to use them. A committee was appointed to make plans for
presenting the matter to the citizenry of
the Boro and securing an expression of
opinion from them.
Enrollment Increased
Frank R. Morey, supervising Principal
reported an increase in students from 807
on the first day last year to 831 entering
last Monday. This number will increase as the enrollments are not complete. The average second grade class is
double the size that it was eight years
ago; a 20% increase in the average
third grade enrollment, 45% in the fourth,
70% in the fifth and 8% in the sixth
speak well for the growth of the public
schools of our Boro. It does, however,
reflect the growth in class size which the
Board has had to make, to effect operation economies.
Summer School session of the past
summer was one of the most successful
in recent years. The interesting information was given that there were twenty-
two students from out-of-town among
the total of seventy-two enrolled in its
courses this summer. Mr. Morey said
that he had received very favorable comment on the Summer School from parents
who appreciated the fine grade of teachers employed, and who were grateful for
the opportunity given their children to review or catch up in subjects in which the
pupils needed special help.
Oil-Heat Discussed
In their plans for the coming year, the
Board is considering also a change in the
heating system of the school. The Rutgers Avenue School is heated by oil, as is
the College Avenue Grade School, but
coal is used in the High School building.
A proposition has been received by the
Board from an oil-heating company to replace the present system with complete
oil-heating arrangements. This would
eliminate a great deal of dust and coal
gas in the school building and would
probably effect a real economy. Dr.
Bassett, Mr. Robert C. Disque and Mr.
George F. Corse were appointed a committee to investigate thoroughly the
standing of the company which made the
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SWARTHMORE, PA, SEPTEMBER 15, 1933
General Price
INDEPENDENTS'
COUNTY SLATE
Anti-Organization Group Names
Candidates for Most of
the Offices
$2.50 PER YEAR
Mrs. J. Passmore Cheyney
The  Republican   Organization  Candi
date for Sheriff
REGULAR SLATE
WELL RECEIVED
Republicans Appear Pleased With
County Candidates—A Word *
About Them
The announcement last week of the
slate for County offices prepared by
the regular Republican organization appears to have given great satisfaction
to the voters if one is able to judge by
their expressions sent in to headquarters. Commendation for the high character of the candidates offered has
been enthusiastically tendered. The candidates named on the ballots for the
Primaries next week are:
For Sheriff—General William G.
Price, Jr.
For County Controller—James T.
Stewart.
For Prothonotary—Malachi S. Pan-
coast.
For Clerk of Courts—Charles Mink,
Jr.
For Directors of the Poor—Clifford
H. Peoples and Mrs. Kathryn W.
Spingler.
For Jury Commissioner—Stanley T.
Hibberd.
It was announced at headquarters
that while there was a natural increase
in Democratic activity due to the National administration, the usual heavy
Republican registration has been maintained and the usual party success is
prophesied. As a testimonial to the high
quality of the membership on the ticket, a brief sketch of each of the candidates has been offered for the voter's
guidance.
General Price, who is named for
Sheriff is a native of Delaware County,
having been born in Chester on March
23, 1869. He is a seasoned soldier,
banker and builder of high repute and
very well known. He was but seventeen
years old when he joined Company B.
6th Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard. During the Spanish War,
at the age of 29, he was a Lieutenant-
Colonel and second in command of his
regiment, and for the next fifteen
years was one of a group of officers
which led the development of the National Guard. He is today probably the
best-known National Guard officer in
the United States.
The World War found him a Brigadier-General, commanding the Field
Artillery Brigade of the 28th Division.
He led his organization on the Vesle,
in the Argonne, and in Belgium, with
such signal success that the United
States gave him the Distinguished Service Medal. Upon his return to the
United States, General Price was given
the task of reorganizing the Guard by
Gov. Sproul. He began in July, 1919 and
had completed the task by December,
1921, thereby receiving Federal recognition and being commissioned to the
rank of Commanding General in the
U. S. Army Reserve, the same as he
held in the National Guard.
General Price was one of the original organizers of the American Legion, participating in the conference at
Paris in 1919, where the foundation of
the movement was laid, and later being
a member of the committee of seventeen which met in New York to perfect
plans before the first conference at Indianapolis in 1920. He became one of the
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"Independent Republicans of Delaware County" have effected a county-
wide organization under the leadership
of George W. Allen of Media. Others
prominent in the movement are Dr. F.
J. Woodward and Mrs. A. B. Geary of
Wallingford, Harry Sweney of the well
known Chester family of that name,
Franklin N. Brewer of Moylan, Guy W.
Davis and Miss Alice Alexander of
Norwood, General Smedley Butler of
Newtown Square, Thomas L. Girard,
editor of the Upper Darby Press, Mrs.
J. S. C. Harvey of Radnor, Mrs. A. A.
Canizares of Wayne, Howard Kirk, D.
W. R. Morgan, Mrs. Edwin A. Yarnall
of Swarthmore, Mrs. A. W. Grawl of
Ridley Township and John W. Zeigler
of Lansdowne.
The Independents declare that they
have secured a strong group of candidates, fitted in to fulfill the duties of
the offices. The list of the names of
candidates which will appear on the
ballot at the coming Primary Election
on September 19, is as follows:
Sheriff—Major John H. Fay of Yeadon, who has been for 32 years in the
Marines, rising in that time from the
ranks to the office of Major. Upon his
retirement two years ago he settled
with his family in the Borough of Yeadon. In reply to the criticism that he
has not lived long enough in Delaware
County to fill effectively a county office,
Major Fay said, "In serving my country
for over a quarter of a century, I
thought I was serving Delaware County.
Anyway I settled in Delaware County
as soon as I could upon my retirement.
It did not take me two years to become
thoroughly acquainted with prevailing
political conditions here. I have thought
it might not be a bad idea to let a marine or two loose here. The Sheriff is
the chief law enforcement officer of the
county. If elected to that office, I will
use all the powers at my command to
clean up Delaware County."
Controller—George W. Allen of Media. Mr. Allen is a life-long resident of
Delaware County. He was a member of
the Board of County Commissioners
1912-1915, during which time the County
Court House was practically rebuilt.
This administration had the honor at
its close of leaving the county free of
debt. Mr. Allen is credited with an outstanding job as warden of the County
Jail 1915-1927, under the adverse conditions of an antiquated unsanitary and
inadequate building. He was appointed
to the wardenship of Rockview Penitentiary by Governor Fisher, serving
there from 1928 to 1932. His ability,
honesty and sincerity have not been
questioned.
Clerk of the County Courts—Samuel
K. Harshaw of Haverford Township.
Mr. Harshaw is a graduate of Girard
College. He enlisted in the United
States Navy, and served in the Philippine Islands, the Boxer uprising in
China, on the Mexican Border and in
the World War. He is now employed as
chief of guards in the Market Street
National Bank of Philadelphia.
Director of the Poor—Vera M. Gug-
ert of Wayne. Mrs. Gugcrt has been
active in civic and political work in
the county. She has been engaged actively in welfare projects in her locality.
Jury Commissioner—Thomas P. Kelley of Media. Mr. Kelley served with
the 79th Division, Company G, 314th
Infantry during the World War, losing
his right arm in action. He has since
been engaged in newspaper work.
WHO'S WHO IN THE
LOCAL CAMPAIGN
Candidates Declare Their Fitness
for the Offices They
Seek
The only woman running for Borough
Council
George Hoadley Wins Award
George B. Hoadley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George A. Hoadley of 518 Walnut
Lane, has been awarded a graduate scholarship of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology according to an announcement received this week from the Committee on the Graduate School.
The award, which is made on the basis
of high scholastic standing, will enable
Mr. Hoadley to continue his studies next
year at the Institute, where he is a member, of the staff in the department of
electrical engineering.
• George Hoadley graduated from
Swarthmore College in the class of 1930
and received his degree of Master of Science from M. I. T. in 1932. In addition
to his teaching, he has also been carrying
advanced work at the Institute this past
year.
FALL FLOWER SHOW
TO BE HELD TUESDAY
Everyone   Invited    to    Exhibit;
Great Interest Shown Despite
Ruin of Many Gardens
Characteristically keen interest is being
shown this year in the Annual Fall
Flower Show, sponsored by the Swarthmore Woman's Club. The show will be
held next Tuesday, September 19th at the
Clubhouse from 3:15 in the afternoon
until 9:00 in the evening.
Mrs. A. R. O. Redgrave, chairman of
the Garden Section of the Woman's Club
requests that all exhibits be at the Clubhouse by 11:00 o'clock Tuesday morning,
in order that all may be arranged and in
readiness for the opening at three-fifteen.
Due to the heavy storms this summer,
there is a great scarcity of perfect blooms,
but the Flower Show Committee is extremely anxious that all who would ordinarily exhibit bring the best blooms they
have and not hesitate because they are
not as good as they have been other
years. Everyone is in the same position,
so everyone's flowers have relatively as
good a chance to win prizes as ever.
The Junior section is taking a big part
in the show this year, also. Bird-houses,
miniature gardens, vegetables and flowers
raised by the boys and girls themselves;
in all of these there is an opportunity for
them to show their parents and friends
what they can do and perhaps win an
award. The Junior sections are divided
into two groups according to ages; the
first is from six to eight and the second
from eight to fourteen years of age.
There are a few rules and regulations
which have been made to enable the
committee to carry on the show more
easily and with the least possible confusion. Each exhibitor is expected to supply his or her own receptacles for the
flowers exhibited; no exhibit may be removed until after 9 in the evening; exhibits must be arranged at home as far
as possible; after the show all flowers
will be sent to hospitals. One other
thing which the committee wishes to have
emphasized is that it is not necessary to
be a member of the Woman's Club in
order to exhibit. No admission is asked
of either exhibitor or visitors.
In the next week's issue we shall include all the various sections and classes
and the winners in each one. Anyone who
has not a catalogue naming these classes
may get one by getting in touch with
Mrs. A. R. O. Redgrave at 308 Vassar
avenue, phone 344, or by stopping in at
Thc Szvarthmorcan office, 417 Dartmouth
ave.
The committee consists of the following ladies; chairman, Mrs. A. R. O.
Redgrave; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. J.
W. Paxson; members of the committee,
Mrs. T. H. Brown, Mrs. E. B. Chapman,
Mrs. R. Ford, Mrs. E. A. Jenkins, Mrs.
G. J. Jones, Mrs. Charles D. Mitchell,
Mrs. J. H. Perkins, Mrs. H. Peirsol, Mrs.
William Raiman, Mrs. E. Richardson,
Mrs. R. Roberts, Mrs. J. S. Seal, Mrs.
George Schobinger, Mrs. F. D. Windell
and Mrs. George Zimmer.
The judges this year are Mr. David
Rust of the Pennsylvania Horticultural
Society, Mrs. Arthur Hoyt Scott of Moylan and Mr. George G. Edmundsen who
is connected with Dreer's Seed Co.
It is more or less an open secret
that the life stories of the celebrities
and near-celebrities which occupy the
pages of "WHO'S WHO in America",
are for the most part autobiographical.
This is desirable; it makes for accuracy. The Sivarthmorean, following established policj', has invited all the
candidates whose names will appear on
the Primary ballots to tell their own
stories or to have friends write for
them and to tell the voters through
these columns why they think they will
make suitable officials if chosen by
primary ballots and elected in November.
A becoming reluctance has been exercised by most of the candidates; in
fact   there  are   those   who   have   required considerable coaxing, thus displaying a modesty which a few terms
in office usually modifies considerably.
Local interest is quite evenly divided
between the selection of a Burgess and
members of Council, while the choice
of   a  Tax   Collector   has   stirred   uncommon  activity because of the  failure of the slate makers to name a preference. There is a happy unity in filling the vacancy on the School Board
resulting from the expiration of Mrs.
Lueders'  term,  for   no  candidate   has
ventured to oppose her on any ticket.
The   presentation   of   claims   is   made
without   prejudice   and   with   a   fixed
purpose to tell the facts as gathered
from partisan  sources  so  that  voters
may make their own selections of candidates   without   editorial   opinion   directed to bias decisions.
The Candidates For Burgess
WILLIAM R. LANDIS, incumbent, and candidate for re-election as
Boro Burgess, has entrusted his presentation to George Corse, of the
School Board, who writes:
"William R. Landis is without a
doubt the best qualified person living
in Swarthmore for this important office. Not only has Mr. Landis a wide
acquaintanceship made during his forty
years of residence here, but during
this time he has been identified with
and interested in most of the various
activities of the borough. Almost every
worthwhile project that has come into
being in our community has had Mr.
Landis' interest and whole-hearted support.
"Politically, Mr. Landis has been active and has served his party well for
many years. He has served on Boro
Council and for twenty years was Republican County Committeeman—six
years of which he was county chairman. A real job and a real distinction
to have held. During the World War
he was connected with the Military Intelligence Department. Here he served
for sixteen months without pay. This
association put him in contact with
some of the brightest minds engaged
in police work in the U. S. and some
from abroad. This contact resulted in
considerable value in handling police
work. The success of our own police
department and the high character of
our police force attest to the fact that
this department has at its head a person who knows and understands discipline and a high regard for law and
order.
During thc past four years, all
around our Boro there have been any
number of serious robberies. Fortunately Swarthmore has been remarkably free from trouble of this kind,—
due, it is believed, to the reputation of
our police. On several occasions, however, our officers have either caught
housebreakers or recovered stolen
goods. Due to thc unceasing vigilance
of our officers and to several convictions, we have also been rather free of
drunken drivers. They have learned to
avoid Swarthmore, and our own citizens
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Election Results
The results of the election will
be posted in Thc Swarthmorean
window Tuesday evening as soon
as they are available from the different precincts.