Swarthmorean 1935 May 17

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VOL. VII, No. 20
SWARTHMORE, PA, MAY 17, 1935
$2.50 PER YEAR
MOREY PRESENTS
FIVE YEAR REPORT
Contracts for Coal, Oil, Art Supplies, Janitor Supplies Let;
Text Books Purchased
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Swarthmore School Board, Frank R.
Morey, supervising principal, presented a
five year report containing "certain data
upon the five year development of Swarthmore school." High points of the report
show a total increase of 140 pupils or 19
per cent in 5 years; the value of school
district property shows a 5 year net increase of 59 per cent in total value and a
34 per cent increase in value per child enrolled; the assessed valuation of Borough
property shows IS per cent increase; number of taxables increased 14 per cent; the
tar rate decreased 20 per cent, and the net
change of school district expenditure shows
a 24 per cent decrease in current expense
per pupil.
The bids for coal and oil were received
and opened. H. B. Green was given the
contract for the coal supply on his low
bid of $5.90 per ton. The oil contract was
awarded to Wilson Coal and Supply Co. at
a bid of 4% cents per gallon not to exceed
4?4 cnts in fluctuating markets. Frank R.
Morey was authorized to purchase art
supplies at a cost not to exceed $52432,
shop supplies at $501.54, janitor supplies
at $331.01 and text books amounting to
$1,230.05.
Th following re-elections for the coming
year were made: R. C. Disque, as
treasurer; Claude C. Smith, as solicitor;
Samuel M. Dodd, tax collector, and Frank
R. Morey, supervising principal.
Mrs. Lueders presented the instruction
committee report and the following elections to the teaching staff were made:
Miss Mary Oberlin, of Birdsboro, to teach
English; Miss Mable Ewing, of Narberth,
as Home Economics instructor, and David
Gerner, of Swarthmore, to teach Matha-
matic, Science and Health Education. The
resignation -vS M*?'.- r?h*»rry. -Home- Ero-
nomics teacher was accepted.
The treasurer was authorized to pay the
semi-annual interest on bonds in series
B. C. D. and G. amounting to $1,755.
Bonds of series B. C. and D. to the amount
of $4,500 were authorized redeemed. This
payment matures the bonds in series B. of
1905, when $6,000 was the issue. R. C.
Disque was authorized to borrow $2,400
from the Swarthmore National Bank to
pay gymnasium bills due in anticipation of
the receipts of funds amounting to $16,-
000 from the Federal government, also to
borrow $2,600 for current school expenses
against 1934 unpaid taxes.
"BASEBALL DOLLAR CLUB"
NEARS GOAL
If sixteen of those who have-not as yet
contributed to the Baseball Dollar Club
will leave their dollars this next week at
the offices of E. C. Walton or the Swarthmorean or at Buchner's Toggery Shop,
the goal set will be reached, $134 now
being in the fund.
Those who have donated $1.00 or more
this past week are:
Frank, the barber; A. L. Buffington,
Joseph Reynolds, L. W. Wheelock, I. D.
Wood, Mack P. Storm, Lovett E. Frescoln,
Frank L. Gettz, Walter R. Shoemaker,
Richard Ogden, H. J. Creighton, J. V. S.
Bishop, Frank Reitzel, Charles Kimmel,
Walter C. Crouch, H. B. Cookman, Robert
T. Bair, R. G. Witman, George Sullivan,
Percy Belfield, Claude C. Smith, Roland L.
Eaton, Samuel M. Dodd, William B. Bullock, Charles A. Parker, J. Archer Turner,
Major C. A. Bagby and George F. Corse.
TOT LOT' GROUP TO
HEAR MR. FLEISHER
Conceiver   of   Original   Idea   to
Thank Local Children for Outstanding Accomplishments
In the High School Auditorium on May
22 at 1.45 P. M., the children of Swarthmore who have worked for the "Tot Lot"
will meet, as well as the adult committees.
Mr. Samuel Fleisher, of Philadelphia, will
extend his greetings individually and collectively to the children, thanking them
for the splendid accomplishment of $598.29
—the sum in the Swarthmore Bank as a
result of their efforts.
It is hoped at this "Tot Lot Hour" there
will be several visitors from Philadelphia
organizations to witness the demonstration
and thus be able more completely to spread
the message broadcast so that more "Tot
Lot" Campaigns may be started in other
localities another year.
The management of the Swarthmore
"Tot Lot" for the summer will be placed
in the hands of the following: For July-
President, Allen Hall; vice-president, Jean
Huey; secretary, PhylhVRhoads; treasurer,
Frances Noyes; chairman of flowers, Jean
Fisher; of program, Winifred McDowell,
and of, refreshments, Russell Kneedler. For
AugustMPresident, Gertrude Schobinger;
vice-president, Dorothy Dana; secretary,
Barbara "Blunden; treasurer, Guenther
Froebel, Jr.; chairman of flowers, Virginia
Craemer; of program, Betty MacDonald,
and of refreshments, David Gilcreest.
These officers, with the committees, keeping in touch with the Playground Association of Philadelphia, will plan each week
special entertainment and nourishment for
-these needy children .of Philadelphia's slum
districts, and on each Friday the chairman
of flowers and committee will assist in
arranging and giving out flowers under Mrs.
H. G. Griffin's direction.
PRE-SCHOOL GROUP
TO MEET TUESDAY
Mothers to Hear Dr. Mary Mc-
Conaughy Discuss "These
Emotions of Ours"
If you are an adult (or want to be),
or if you want to help a child become
one, you are invited by the Pre-School
Group to hear Dr. Mary McConaughy,
Mental Hygiene Consultant for Mt. Holyoke, Lecturer, Psychology and Education
I at Swarthmore College, speak on "These
Emotions of Ours" on Tuesday afternoon,
May 21, in Room No. 2 at the College
Avenue School, Swarthmore, at 3 o'clock.
The Pre-School mothers listened with
such great interest to Mrs. Kenneth Appel,
of Haverford. at their last meeting when
she discussed "The Everyday Problems of
the Ordinary Child" that they voted to
have this May meeting. Mrs. Appel's particular consideration was for "The High
Strung Child."
... _Why. are -.children hish-sttunq.'*.,. ,And
what shall we do about them ? First, we
must find outlets for their energy. Then
we must provide them with a sense of
security, especially with their parents.
Physical, psychological and emotional needs
must all be filled.
Little children must have their own
physical activities and they need equipment for their large muscles, while they
are developing rapidly. This need not be
expensive. Large wooden boxes, boards
and home-made ladders are satisfying.
We must provide little ones with children of their own age. There is benefit
to them in companionship, even if they
have not yet reached the stage of playing
co-operatively.
Further antidotes for the high-strung
child are the quiet regularity of his day's
routine, and a substitute for "don'ts" in
the form of "do's."
If children are particularly trying, Mrs.
Appel recommends the following recipe to
mothers: Park them with their grandmother; take a walk with your best friend
or go to the movies; get a long night's
sleep, then, next day sit down and write
the child's assets and liabilities and what
can be done  about  them.
There are 250 names of mothers who
have children four years old or under on
the Pre-School list. Others interested are
invited to the meetings and new names
are welcomed to receive notices.
ROUTINE MATTERS   Iswarthmoreans annual
OCCUWCOUNCIL
Contract for Repairing Streets Let
to John Hanna & Sons; Many
Streets to Be Resurfaced
John Hanna & Sons were the low bidders on repairing approximately 850 square
yards of street repairing in the Borough.
They were awarded the contract at $1.89
per square yard at the regular meeting of
Borough Council Wednesday evening.
Communications were read from Robert
T. Bair asking that Council allocate some
of the Borough insurance to him; from
Mrs. Clara L. Taylor, former tax collector
with a bill for postage and stationery for
her term of office, quoting an ordinance to
the effect that Council should pay this expense; and a lengthy letter of explanaton
from Solicitor Clarence G. Myers of certain acts recently passed in the State Legislature which pertain to boroughs and
municipalities. Of these acts by far the
most important one is number 52, which
makes it obligatory for boroughs to abate
penalties on taxes in arrears, provided the
taxes are paid by certain dates either in
full or in installments.
John E. Gensemer, chairman of the Public Safety Committee, suggested a change
in the ordinance requiring a $5 minimum
permit building fee. It was felt this was
too much on improvements under $500.
Mr. Gensemer suggested a $1 minimum fee
with a 1 per cent of proposed cost of construction charged as a fee for improvements under $500.
T. E. Hessenbruch, chairman of the
Highway Committee, was authorized to
advertise for bids for materials and application of materials for resurfacing about
14,000 square yards of paving, the cost not
to exceed $2,200.
Council authorized the cut in salary
which was given to Captain Rogeri January 1, 1935, restored. The purchase of
coal from Mason-Heflin at $6.75 per ton
.w,as. ayJbqriz?d. ;J Mre> I~,Passmore Cheyney presented current bills amounting to
$1,342.03, which were ordered paid; a liability insurance policy with premium of
$436.65 was authorized to be renewed with
Peter E. Told; payment of $299.43 from
taxes was authorized to the public library.
SUMMER ADVENTURE OPPORTUNITY BEGINS TODAY
When you read this announcement, the
Annual Summer Adventure Opportunity
will have already begun, so lose no time
jn filling your name or that of your
favorite entry in the space provided for it
on the Coupon below, and get out and
work for the nominee. Each year the
Swarthmorean through the co-operation
of its advertisers makes it possible for many
Swarthmore children to be winners of
valuable prizes. The winner of the first
prize this year will have a choice of two
weeks at Camp Indian Run or Camp Del-
mont, the Girl and Boy Scout Camps, if
he or she is a scout. If the winner does
not choose to go to camp or is not a scout
there will be a fully equipped new bicycle
as the prize.
The contest is open to any one under
eighteen years of age.
All you have to do is ask for coupons
every time you make a purchase of a
dollar or more of any dealer advertising in
the Swarthmorean.
Get your friends to work for you and
drop all the coupons you can collect in
the letter slot in the door at the Swarthmorean Office and see if you can't be sure
of a bathing suit, roller skates, camping
outfit, tennis balls, or some other minor
prize, if not the first one, as these and
various other articles have never yet failed
to appear among the awards which are displayed in the Swarthmorean window during the contest.
Further details of the contest are given
in an advertisement on an inside page of
this week's issue of the paper.
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE
Plan to Continue Police School
Since 96 per cent of all the Police officers
at the Delaware County Police School have
attended over 75 per cent of all the lectures,
the Executive Committee plans to give each
officer a certificate of attendance at the
final session to be held in the Swarthmore
High School Auditorium on May 28th.
The Executive Committee plans to continue the school for another year, if a
sufficient number of boroughs and townships, which did not send their full quota
of officers this year, desire a repetition of
the course.
Captain Thomas F. Martin, of the State
Troopers School at Hershey, Pa., states
that with such a forward-looking program
Delaware County should have the best
police organization in the State in the
course of a few years. It is planned also
to offer advanced work in several subjects
to qualified officers, according to Dr. J. A.
Detlefsen who is serving as Registrar for
the school. +
The remaining lectures will be given by
Dr. Leroy Mercer, Dr. J. A. Detlefsen, Assistant District Attorney W. B. McClena-
chan, and Thomas A. Meryweather, who
will cover respectively—physical fitness,
first aid, legal phases and crime prevention.
COUNTY L.W.V. MEETS
IN SWARTHMORE
Guests of Swarthmore Branch at
Woman's Club House Last
Friday Afternoon
The Department of International Cooperation of the Delaware County League
of Women Voters, Mrs. H. H. Kynett, of
Wayne, Chairman—presented an excellent
program on Friday afternoon, May 10, at
the Swarthmore Woman's Club House.
Mrs. Kynett introduced Mrs. Mauricr;- N.
Weyl, the State Chairman of International
Co-operation, who in turn presented the
speaker of the afternoon, Mrs. Samuel C.
Cole, Chairman of the Association of University Women, whose subject was "Peace
and Patriotism."
As a preface to her talk, which was
really a world wide travel tour of good
will, Mrs. Cole reminded her audience that
there are but two outlooks relative to
patriotism, one intensely nationalistic,
which represents the majority today, the
other broadminded tolerance and understanding.
"The fate of the world," said Mrs. Cole,
"is in the hands of a few persons, witness
Germany, Italy, Russia, and even in these
United States, we have an almost controlled Socialism. We may feel that in
shaping National policies we do not register
as individuals yet we can be ambassadors
of good will and can promote'friendly understanding among Nations.
"Radio, books and travel all contribute
opportunity to know our foreign cousins
better. The modern world," said Mrs.
Cole, "is upset by greed, fear, suspicion,
and selfishness."
In her final plea for sympathetic understanding of other nations and their problems, Mrs. Cole took her audience thruough
the length and breadth of Europe.
The Delaware County League of Women
Voters, Mrs. J. Passmore Cheyney, President, were guests of the Swarthmore
League. Luncheon was served by an able
committee including Mrs. Peter E. Told
and Mrs. S. C. Palmer under the direction
of Mrs. William M. Fine. There was a
large group cf women in attendance and
over a hundred reservations for lunch.
So far Swarthmore is beiow its quota
in the Salvation Army Campaign. The
$147 which has been turned in to date
does not bring the Borough up to last
year's schedule.
"We've started on the last lap," declared
Blackwell Newhall, general chairman of the
Campaign. "It now* means all pulling
together. I know that we do not have to
convince people that this is a worthy
cause. Everybody knows the value of the
Salvation Army to the community. But
many have been overlooked in the campaign; they are perhaps just-waiting for
someone to approach them. Will you
help to reach these people? Or get it
across that they can help by sending in
their contributions direct. At all events,
let's get out and remind them and ask
them to remind others. We can all do
that—and when we do it, we'll win the
fight."
George E. Hill, chairman of the Suburban Division of the Salvation Army
Campaign, sends a message to the various
districts • in which the Army Joiws are
working on his committee :
"Let's have a Neighborhood Week," suggests Mr. Hill. "Each person should make
sure that he has given his own gift to the
Salvation Army.
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS
Three eminent educators are to address
the class of 1935 of Swarthmore College
on Commencement weekend this coming
June. Dr. Rufus M. Jon-j^'of Haverford
College will deliver the Commencement
address to the graduating class in Clothier
on June 3. The Phi Beta Kappa address
will be given by Dr. John Erskine at
Columbia University, while the Baccalaureate address will be presented by Dr.
Edouard C. Lindeman, of the New York
School of Social Work. .
INAUGURAL LUNCHEON ENDS CLUB YEAR
Women Enjoy Program of Music
and Reminiscences of Older
Members
LOCAL L. W. V. TO GIVE
TEA
A musical tea in honor of new members
of the Swarthmore League of Women
Voters will be held on Tuesday, May 21,
at 2.45 P. M., at the home of Mrs. Robert
K. Enders on the Swarthmore College
Campus, College Avenue and Cedar Lane.
The Swarthmore League also is sponsoring a luncheon at Fuhrman Inn, 21st
and Ranstead Streets, Philadelphia, on
Friday, May 24, at 12.30 P. M. A group
will meet near the elevators on the third
floor of the Federal Building, 9th and
Chestnut Streets, at 9.45 A. M., to visit
the court of Judge George A. Welsh, after
which the members will attend the luncheon. Those planning to be at the luncheon
are requested to make reservations with
Mrs. Daniel R. Goodwin, telephone
Swarthmore 55.
Play to Benefit W. I. L.
The Rose Valley Players will present
"Mr. Pirn Passes By," by A. A. Milne, at
the Players Club House, Swarthmore, on
Friday, May 24, at 8.30 P. M. This is
one of Mr. Milne's best written and best
known plays; it deals with the results of
Mr. Pirn's wanderings in and out of an
English country home. Among the members of the cast are William Price, Isabel
Murdock Price and Herbert Walton.
Everyone who has seen these actors will
welcome the opportunity of seeing them
in this delightful play. It is being given
for the benefit of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
Tickets can be procured from Mrs.
J. V. S. Bishop, Mrs. Waldo E. Fisher, Mrs.
Walter R. Shoemaker and Mrs. E. A.
Jenkins.
The Inaugural Luncheon on Tuesday
was the illustrious culmination of one more
'successful season for the Swarthmore
Woman's Club. The delicious luncheon,
prepared and served by Mrs. Harold
Griffin and her able committee, was very
satisfying physically; and the program'
which followed gave a correspondingly
warm glow of emotional satisfaction.
The first part of the program was under
the direction of Mrs. Jacob Meschter,
Chairman of Music. She introduced Mr.
; Henry Hotz, the esteemed director of the
| Club Chorus. Mr. Hotz sang two groups
:of songs, the first consisting of three selections from noted song cycles, and the
^second comprising three operatic solos from
"The Magic Flute," "Tannhauser" and
"Faust." His fine voice and spirited rendition delighted the audience, and he responded with encores after each group.
Between the two vocal groups, Miss Louise
Spencer played the "Nocturne in E Minor"
by Chopin, and a groups of Brahms'
waltzes. The audience was captivated by
the skillful interpretations of these piano
selections by this charming and talented
young artist.
The retiring president, Mrs. Jesse H.
Holmes, then opened the stated meeting.
After the reading of the secretary's and
treasurer's reports, Mrs. Holmes spoke with
feeling of the Club's deep appreciation of
the loyal service of Mrs. L. Horace Walter
as treasurer for fourteen and a half years,
and in behalf of the club members, she
presented her with a beautiful silver bowl.
Alter thanking her fellow-members for this
token of their esteem and affection, Mrs.
Walter gave an effectively-worded tribute
to Mrs. Holmes, whose distinguished
leadership for six years has so benefited
both Club and community. She then presented Mrs. Holmes with a past president's
pin. Mrs. William I. Hull also paid tribute
to Mrs. Holmes' work. She said that at
the close of her own term as president, in
those affluent, pre-war, pre-depression
days, the Club had presented her with two
Sheffield silver bowls, and she now wished
to return one of these to the Club, and
through it, to Mrs. Holmes. This gracious
gesture was heartily applauded, in fact,
those present who did not verbally express
their regard for the retiring president and
treasurer, demonstrated their feelings continually during all these proceedings by
vigorous applause.
Mrs. Holmes next presented the club
keys and gavel to the new president, Mrs.
Roland G. E. Ullman. In her speech of
acceptance Mrs. Ullman faced the coming
two years with hope and courage, adding
her bit of wholesome philosophy concerning the meeting of problems as they arise.
In closing she introduced the new officers
and members of the board who will assist
her.
After this ceremony Mrs. Holmes again
spoke briefly, presenting as honor guests
thirteen women who were members of the
Club before 1902. They were: Mrs. J.
Russell Hayes, Mrs. M. S. Strieby, Mrs.
Annie M. Daniels, Mrs. Elizabeth G.
Moore, Mrs. Mary Parry Joyce, Mrs. Anna
Travilla Speakman, Mrs. Helen C. Bunting, Mrs. Phebe Lukens, Mrs. Mary Wol-
verton Green, Miss Josephine Beistle, Mrs*
Laura Ledoux, Mrs. Alice Hall Paxon and
Mrs. Ellis A. Yarnall. Mrs. TomKnson
would have been present in this group, but'
Was prevented by jury duty. Some of1
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