Swarthmorean 1940 June 28

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VOL. Xn, No. 26
MALIN ASSUMES
NEW DUTIES
Becomes American  Director of
International Agency for
Migratory Problems
Patrick M. Malin of the economics
department of Swarthmore College began last Monday his duties as American
Director of The International Agency
for Migratory Problems.
Mr. Malin will be located at the
branch headquarters in New York City
when he is not traveling but will return for week-ends with his family
which will remain in Swarthmore. His
work will involve much traveling, especially in Latin America.
In describing the activities of the service, Mr. Malin said: "Beginning in
1938, the unique experience and techniques of this organization have been
increasingly drawn upon by governments and by the League of Nations'
International Labor Organization for
consultation and experiment in the field
of selective migration and settlement,
not only with respect to refugee emergencies, but with respect to the longer
permanent problem."
Mr. Malin was graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1924, and
became secretary to Sherwood Eddy,
national head of the YMCA, from 1924
to 1929. The following year he came to
Swarthmore to the economics department, to take the place of Dr. Clair
Wilcox who was then on leave. He returned to Swarthmore in 1932 as a
regular faculty member after finishing
graduate work at Columbia University.
Copy Deadline Moves Up
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Since the Fourth of July falls
on The Swarthmorean's next normal printing day, Thursday, July
4, it will be necessary to go to
press one day earlier next week.
All news and advertising copy,
therefore, must be in this office
by 5 P. M. Tuesday, July 2, in
order to appear in the July 5
issue.
SWARTHMORE, PA., JUNE 28, 1940
Sew for Red Cross
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Response to the Red Cross
Sewing Group is urged! The
hours are from 10 A. M. to
4 P. M. every Tuesday and Wednesday. The need for sewers and
the loan of machines increases
continually.
FOUND—OLD LETTERS!
Legion Auxiliary News
The Legion Auxiliary extends many
thanks to the people of Swarthmore
who have saved outgrown clothing and
other winter garments for its rummage
sale in October. All kinds of articles
arc acceptable and may be left with
Mrs. Oscar Gilcreest, 318 Harvard avenue, telephone Swarthmore 1638-J."
Collected magazines and old silk
stockings are sent to Coatesville every
month. If you have any to contribute
you may leave them in the vestibule
of the Gilcreest home.
You are urged to be ready to dress
a doli for the Christmas Toy Shop.
They will soon be distributed.
The Red Cross sewing held at the
home of Mrs. Robert Bair has become
a Tuesday habit and several members
and neighbors are faithful workers for
this cause.
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Fourth of July at Inn
Patriotic exercises in celebration of
Independence Day will be held at
Strath Haven Inn on Thursday morning, July 4, at 9:30 o'clock. According
to the usual custom, there will be community singing and a speaker, followed
in lighter vein by a half hour of magic
by William Frazee. Residents of
Swarthmore and their friends are cordially invited to attend these exercises.
Tennis, badminton, croquet and putting
on the green will be the sports of the
day, and the porches and lawns with
many easy chairs offer opportunity to
enjoy the day in a quiet way.
Contest Prize Winner
Good fortune came to a Swarthmorean this week when announcement
was made that Katherine McLeod, of
Strath Haven Inn, had been judged one
of the major prize winners in the recently concluded $10,000 contest sponsored by the Pillsbury Company. Miss
McLeod won $250.
Miss McLeod is in the Hahnemann
Hospital, where she is confined since
undergoing a major operation recently.
She is employed by the Presbyterian
Board of Pensions, and has made her
home in Swarthmore for over 12 years.
The assistance of the Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College,
has been requested to trace some old
letters and autographs found recently
in a public building in a suburb of Philadelphia. The envelope was blank and
there is no way of finding the owner.
Examination of the contents has led
to the thought that these papers may
have come from some collection of the
records of the old Pennsylvania Peace
Society, which had its headquarters in
Philadelphia from about 1867 to about
1920. The letters are from Lucretia
Mott, dated during the years of the
late 1860's and addressed to prominent
members and officers of the Pennsylvania Peace Society of which she was
then  President.
There are also some separate slips
bearing Mrs. Mott's signature and title
"President." These were evidently cut
from the pages of the Minute Books of
the Pennsylvania Peace Society of that
period.
All of this is of especial interest because The Jane Addams Peace Collection, of the Friends Historical Library
already has custody of all known records of the Pennsylvania Peace Society.
They were part of a great accumulation
of old peace papers which were sent to
Swarthmore many years ago for permanent use of research students. Unfortunately these records, which consist of
Minute Books, finance and membership
files, go back only to 1893. Every effort
has been made to locate the remaining
papers for the earlier thirty years of the
society's existence but without success.
It is hnped that tliij Appeal will tw>*
only find the original owner of the Mott
papers but will also lead to the discovery of the present location of these
lost records. Any information will be
most welcome. Please address Ellen
Starr Brinton, Curator Jane Addams
Peace Collection, Friends Historical
Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa.
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Active at G. O. P. Convention
Mrs. John M. Broomall, 4th, of South
Chester road, is a member of the Transportation and Hospitality committees
of the Republican Convention. -She is
in attendance at each  of its sessions.
Mrs. Alexander Ewing, of Columbia
avenue, was hostess at Hannah Penn
House last Monday and Mrs. Irvin R.
MacElwee, of Mount Holyoke place,
on Wednesday.
Anticipated Return
Word has been received from Thailand, that Miss Ellen Viehoever, a
former Swarthmorean, who with her
parents, Dr. and Mrs. Arno Viehoever,
has been in'Bangkok for the last year
and a half is on her way to the LTnited
States. She is coming by the Pacific and
will visit at Japan and Hawaii en route.
She will spend some time in California
and will be the guest of her brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold
Viehoever, of Tulsa, Okla., before coming east. She plans to return to college
in the  fall,
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Change Residence
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Newman have
removed from the Shirer Building, South
Chester road, to the Dam Site on the
Crum, recently vacated when Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Simpson and son and two
daughters moved into Cunningham House,
which was modernized for them on the
college campus.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter Waite are moving on July 1st from their home in
Morton to an apartment on Linden
avenue, Rutledge, where they will remain until October 1, when their new
home in Providence Village will be
ready for occupancy.    	
$2.50 PER YEAR
Summer Recreation
Program Opens
Motivating spirits of the Swarthmore
Recreation Association report that
classes opened on Monday with large
registrations and enthusiastic children.
Swimming registrations are increasing daily. Mothers of small children who
watch during the twelve noon beginners period look longingly at the clean,
cool water and have been heard to remark that a class for mothers would be
welcomed. The pool is ably guarded by
Joe Gary.
The nursery school and kindergarten
opened with a record enrollment. Clay
modeling under Mr. Corteza started on
Wednesday morning at 9:30 and will
continue on that da>' and at that hour
during the summer.
The demand for a program for children over six has been met. Herbert
McCollom is in charge of this group
and has arranged a full program for
boys and girls including handcrafts,
model boats and planes, weaving, soft-
ball and other outdoor games. Those
who have registered for softball will
meet with Mr. McCollom at 9 A. M.
every day. Handcraft and modeling will
meet from 9:30 to 10:30 and from 10:30
to 11:30.
Arrangements for special tennis lessons can be made by calling Stuart
Jones.
SPORTS REVIEW
Heads Rio Research Group
Mrs. Leora James Sheridan, of
Swarthmore avenue, who received her
Doctor's degree from the University
of Pennsylvania on June 12, will leave
tonight for Rio de Janiero where she
will be the leader of a research group
until the middle of September.
Trail League
Swarthmore rests in undisputed possession of last place in the Delco Valley
League by virtue of two defeats during the past week.
Lima pulled a 10-6 decision out of
the fire, last Friday by scoring ten runs
on seven hits, five of the runs coming
in the last inning. Swarthmore scored
six runs on fourteen hits but aided the
victory march of their opponents by
committing eight errors. MacMillan,
E. Jennings, Choyney, Smith, Clayton
and Wagner scored the runs. The hits
were garnered by MacMillan 2; E.
Jennings; Black 2; Beatty 2, one &
double, and he also stole a base; Cheyney a double; Renshaw a double;
Smith two hits; Stauffer; Clayton a
double and pinch-hitter, Wagner, a
home run.
Bortondalc won 4-2 on Tuesday. MacMillan scored a run, hit a double and
stole a base. Beatty scored the other
Swarthmore run. The other hits were
made by Clayton, Beatty, Cheyney and
Abrams.
DELCO VALLEY LEAGUE
Standings
Bortondale        8   2   .800 ...
Media     6   4   .600 2
Lima        4   6   .400 4
Swarthmore      2   8   .200 6
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Honored hy Amherst
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Johnson, of
"Meriwether," Westtown, motored to
Amherst, Mass., on June 16 from Old
Elms, Denmark, Me., their summer
home where they attended the commencement exercises at Amherst College. Dr. Johnson was awarded the
honorary degree of Master of Science. The Johnsons visited friends at Alton Bay, N. H., on return. Dr. Johnson
returned to Swarthmore on June 20
and expects to spend three weeks in
July  at  Denmark.
Assume Summer Posts
Mrs. D. G. Van De Boe with her
daughter, Wilhemina, of College avenue, left Friday for her summer home
at Coudersport, Pa. Her daughter,
Gretchen, left the same day to be a
counsellor of dancing and dramatics
at a Y. W. G A. camp at Harrisburg,
and Evelyn Dyke Van De Boe left to
be on the staff of an Eaglesmere HoteL
Mrs. Ezra Bassett Merriam
After a long illness Mrs. Violet Tel-
fer Merriam, of Hamden, Conn., formerly of Swarthmore, passed away Sunday, June 23. She was the wife of Ezra
Bassett Merriam. With him she took an
active interest in community affairs
during her residence here.
She was a member of the Swarthmore Presbyterian Church, the Swarthmore Series, Springhaven Golf Club
and the Pennsylvania Athletic Club.
She is suvived by her husband, Ezra
Bassett Merriam, her daughter, Jean
Merriam, three sisters, Mrs. J. F, Cunningham, of Schenectady, N. Y., Mrs.
J. R. Van Arsdale, of Ridgewood, N. J.,
Mrs. F. H. Madden, of Madison, N. J.,
and a brother, Dr. A. M. Telfer, of
Ridgewood, N. J.
Mrs.  Sybil Hinckley
Mrs. Sybil Hinckley, aunt of H. M.
Johnson, of Moylan, died last Saturday,
June 22, at the home of her nephew
with whom she had been living for the
past four years. She had been ill two
weeks.
Funeral services were held last Monday in Philadelphia.
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Moving-Up Day" Exercises
The closing day at the Swarthmore
High School last week was "Moving-Up
Day," when awards and honors were
announced. The exercises were held in
the school auditorium.
On behalf of the Women's Club, Mrs.
J. Paul Brown presented the prizes in
the League of Nations Contest. The
winners were: first prize, Louise Yo-
der;  second prize, Virginia Craemer.
The American Legion Citizenship
Award for Boys was presented to
Douglas Heath, and the Legion Auxiliary Award for Girls was presented to
Elizabeth   Pope,   both   of   the   Ninth
Crodc.
The intermural chess tournament
plaques were presented to Robert Gemmill and Douglas Heath. Virginia Craemer was the recipient of the Junior
Class Scholarship Cup, and Hilda
Thomas was awarded the Home Economics Cup.
The new student association officers
were inducted into office. The senior
cabinet officers are: Gordon Douglas,
president; Ford Wiggins, vice-president; Nancy Henry, Secretary; and
Virginia Craemer, treasurer. The new
officers of the junior high school cabinet
are: Betty Morse, president; Mary
Ann Hook, vice-president; Jerry Jordan, secretary; and Edith Thatcher,
treasurer.
The winners of the recent current
events test were presented with the
books awarded them by TIME magazine. Their names: Enid Lloyd, senior
class; Walter Goodwin, junior class;
John Piper, tenth grade; Douglas
Heath, ninth grade; Colin McLarty,
eighth grade, and Jerry Jordan, seventh
grade.
The fifteen members of the eighth
grade traffic squad were presented with
certificates from the Keystone Auto
Club.
FULL PROGRAM
FOR VILLAGE 4th
Business Association Committee
Plans Busy Holiday
for All
Pen Woman Visits Here
Mrs. Bello C. Baily, of Miami, Fla.,
is visiting her son, Mr. L. A. Estes
and his family at Harvard avenue.
Mrs. Baily is a member of the Pen
Woman's Club in Miami, which is a
branch of the national organization in
Washington, D. G, and writes for one
of the New York syndicates. Before
moving to Miami she was a prominent
member of the Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends and is still a member of
that body.
Summer Recreation Swimming Schedule—
Women's Pool at College
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
9-10 A. M    Boys        Boys Boys Girls       Girls       Girls
10-11 A  M    Boys        Boys Boys Girls       Girls       Girls
11 A M.-12 N., Girls Girls Girls Boys Boys Boys
2-3 P M Girls Girls Girls Boys Boys Boys
3-4 P M            Girls         Girls          Girls Boys       Boys      Boys
4-5 P.M    Boys Boys B°ys„     ,klL      ?ir,s„r   <**?
5-6 P. M.—Red Cross Junior Life Saving —Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
onIy —12 to 17 years.
12 Noon-1 P. M.—Lessons for younger children (Monday to Saturday, in
clusive).
8.- 9 A. M.—Special lessons by appointment —$3.50 for six.
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Swarthmore's Fourth of July celebration will get off to an early start
next Thursday when the younger generation starts on its annual parade along
Park avenue from Borough Hall to
Harvard avenue and return to reviewing stand in front of the Woman's Club
House.
9 A. M. The parade starts. The order
of the paraders is as follows: bicycles,
tricycles, doll coaches, fancy costumes,
original costumes, Boy Scouts, Cubs,
pets, and floats.
The marshalls will be Burgess John
H. Pitman, Dr. George B. Sickel, and
Alexander Dryden. Mrs. A. M. Lackey,
Mrs. C. MacDonald Swan and George
F. Corse will serve as judges.
A late start holds up the whole
morning program. Please be prompt!
10 A. M. The children's games will be
held on the College avenue school
grounds. There will be pony rides during this time also. The committee members in charge are Mrs. E. R. Laws,
Mrs. James E. Evans, Mrs. Charles Israel, Mrs. Peter E. Told, Mrs. Frederick Wedler, Mrs. Alberto Avila, Mrs.
Philip M. Alden, Mrs. David McCracken, and Mr. Ambrose Van Alen.
10:30 A. M. Games for adults will take
place on the College avenue school
grounds. Mrs. Carl deMoll and Burgess John H. Pitman will be in charge.
At the same time Quoit throwing will
take place by the Old Bank Building
under the direction of Victor Allison,
and a Golf driving contest will be held
on the College campus. Mr. John E.
Michael, Mr. George Corse and Mr.
Samuel Eckert will be in charge.
11:30 A. M. The Firemen's contest
will be held on Yale and Rutgers avenue. President of ihe Firr rnmn-m,..
Wayne Mosteller, "and Henry Cookman
and Robert Bair will take charge.
1:30 P. M. The badminton tournament
will be held at the College avenue
school in charge of Miss Lenore Blundin. Kindly send entries to her immediately.
The finals for the tennis tournament
will be held at the College avenue
courts in charge of Stuart Jones, at
the same time.
2 P. M. The sivimming and diving
contests will be held at Emmons' Pool
Guenther Froebel will be in charge.
3:30 P. M. The baseball game will be
held on the College field south of the
railroad.  Swarthmore  vs.  Bortondale.
4:00 P. M. The water sports will be
held at the Canoe House. There will
be boys' and girls' canoe races, father
and son canoe races, father and daughter canoe races, and tilting contests
(age limit — sixteen years). Burgess
John H. Pitman and Samuel Wisdom,
Jr., will be" in charge.
9:00 P. M. Fircivorks and music at
the Rutgers avenue school. In addition
to the display, under the supervision of
Roy Delaplaine, Peter E. Told, Burgess
John H. Pitman, Guenther Froebel,
Ferris Mitchell, and A. Wayne Mosteller, all assembled will be led in singing by Frank V. Brewster. Mrs. Peter
E. Told is in charge of the chorus and
Frank R. Morey will have the instrumental music.
Let us all join in making this a memorable day in Swarthmore.
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Variety of Plant, Bird Life in
Media Park
To schools, nature clubs, hiking clubs
and other visitors Glen-Providence Park
offers an execellent place to study Nature.
It is conveniently located two squares
from the end of Media Shortline, and can
also be reached by busses from Angora
and Chester.
It contains a large number of trees in
their natural settings, among which are,
red, white and chestnut, oak, white ash,
sycamore, black walnut, sassafras, white
birch, beech, and numerous others. A
list of 100 varieties of birds have been
checked among which are, mourning
doves, blue jays, cardinals, scarlet tanag-
ers, Baltimore oriole, j unco, warblers and
a variety of sparrows. Also one may find in
fields, quail and pheasants. Starting in
the spring, there are at their proper seasons the following flowers, several types
of violets, butter cups, wild oxalis, wild
geranium, trillium both red and white,
arrow head lilly, turtle head, trailing
arbutus, cardinal plants, bottle gentian
and others.
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