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VOL. XYlH-No. 10
SWARTHMORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1946
$3.00 PER YEAR
ROBERT L CARELS
DIES IN FLORIDA
Businessman and
Traveler Lived Here
22 Years
Robert E. Carels, Of 439 Riverview road, retired business man,
died Saturday at Ozona, Fla.
Born in Philadelphia 65 years
ago, the son of Joseph and Theresa Carels, he attended the city's
public schools and became associated with his father in the Medicinal Oxygen Supply Company.
When the firm became part of the
Ohio Chemical and Manufacturing
Company in 1931 Mr. Carels continued as district manager until
his retirement in 1943.
As a youth Mr. Carels accompanied Charles Kellogg, English naturalist, on expeditions to Labrador,
Canada and the Caribbean, making
the photographic studies of wildlife for the expeditions. In 1939
accompanied by Mrs. Carels he visited the Fiji Islands to study cannibal life and dances. Findings of
this expedition were shared with
the Rockefeller Foundation of
Suva, capital of Fiji.
.Joining the Swarthmore Ch.atau-
qua in 1916 Mr. Carets gave many
lectures under its auspices. He
also was one of the first candid
cameramen*, and a member of the
Geographical Society of Philadelphia. He had lived In Swartnmore since  1924.
Surviving besides his wife Irma
are, a. son, J. "Vincent, of Quaker-
town, and a daughter, Mrs. William E. Stahler,'of Swarthmore.
Private services were held in
Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill,
Wednesday' morning.
LEGION CARD
PARTY ON 15th
Urge New Veterans
to Attend  and
Join Forces
The Swarthmore American Legion Post and Auxiliary are working to make the evening of Friday, March 15. an enjoyable community affair. On that night they
sponsor their annual benefit card
party.
The Legion is especially anxious
that all returned veterans bring
their lady-folk, renew their association with old friends and establish comradeship with the veterans
of World War I. By so doing they
will make possible a more extensive program of hospital and child
welfare work through which the
American Legion endeavors to
make . life more pleasant fdr
wounded comrades and the needy
families of less fortunate veterans.
Mrs. John W. Whittier and Ferris Mitchell are co-chairmen of
the ticket committee. Guests are
requested to bring their own. playing cards and may play eny game
they like- There will be a prise
for each table and several attractive door prizes donated by local
merchants and Individuals.
A special feature of the evening-
will be drawings for a number of
prizes for World War II veterans
only. Chances are now being sold
by_the Auxiliary on two pairs, of
nylon stockings and a table lamp.
tg-rct* Meeting*
Members, and friends of the Am-f-
illary are asked to remember the
sewing day at the home of Mrs.
Harvey Pierce on Princeton avenue
next Monday from 10 A. M. to 8
P. M.
The regular  March  meeting la
as * fc, •:«,* -met w*h be on the
subject "Panama" at the home of
Mrs. Alben -Btvensty f 1A\ S*a**p
Raven avenue.
REVISE WAR SERVICE
The Swarthmore War Service
Committee having disbanded as of
March 1, a meeting was held Monday evening with the resultant organization of a Swarthmore Postwar Service Committee.
Burgess John H. Pitman chair-
mans the new group with Robert
Honeyford as vice-chairman. Other
officers will be named at,the next
meeting which Is scheduled for the
first Tuesday evening in April at
Borough Hall.
Among the activities to be conducted by the committee on behalf
of community residents still in military service will be the continuance
of mailing them The Swarthmorean
for a limited time. Realizing what
the home paper has meant to men
and women ' serving away from
home it is felt those who are still
not free to return would greatly
miss receiving, it.
H&STOHEAR
NASON MARCH 12
"Trends   in   Higher
Education'11 to
Be Topic
John W. Nason, President of
the College, is to be the speaker at
the March 12th meeting of the
Swarthmore Home and School Association, according to an announcement by Dr. J. Roland
Pennock, vice president and program chairman. The meeting on
Tuesday will be the first since the
highly successful scholaifshlft
card party was held by the organization.
Dr. Nason will talk on "Trends,
In Higher Education,'*"- a,' tdpto*
which has baffled so many non-
educators during the war and the
transition period, Swarthmore College has been only one of many
with Its accelerated and "V-12
courses, and Dr. Nason will assess
their Influence on present and
future college curricula. Last
year Swarthmore adopted revised
courses, as did many other progressive schools. Are these here to
stay? Do they meet the needs of
our future citizens better than our
former requirements. Where will
this modification and adjustment
lead us? What is the direction of
higher education today?
Parents and teachers will meet
at 7.30 p.m. for the usual social
period which will precede the
meeting. Coffee and refreshments
will he served by the 5th. Grade
mothers of both schools, under the
direction of their Chairman, Mrs.
W. F. Bird and Mrs. W. C. F.
Ziegenfus. The meeting, which
will begin at 8 p.m. promptly, will
be in the High School auditorium.
Welcome British Brides
The Daughters of the British
Empire in Pennsylvania will hold
their annual meeting on Monday,
March 11, at 2 P. M. In the Parish
House of St. Mark's Church, 1623
Locust street, Philadelphia.
Mrs. J. H. Gordon McConechy,
of South Chester road, will conduct the meeting. The honored
guests will be Mr. Hugh C. Mc
Clelland^ British Consul In Philadelphia and Mrs. McClelland. Also
Miss Helena Donnelley, Red Cross
field worker who has just returned
from overseas.
A reception and tea will be given
to welcome the British war brides.
RED CROSS RALLY
SETS OFF DRIVE
Rhoads, Meryweather
Cite Valued
Services
Colonel BreWester Rhoads,
1946 Red Cross Fund. Chairman,
Challenged a sizeable group of
local solicitors to estimate the
toughness of the camgaign now
underway and tackle it with
steel of purpose and with a sense
of dedication.
"With the urgency of war gone,
the Red Cross must prove Its true
peacetime relation to the community. Last year there was a
selfish compunction to give to the
Red Cross War Fund because
everyone had someone involved in
the conflict. In a state of technical peace, there is apathy and
indifference. 1946 solicitors will be
asked 'Why Red Cross this year?'
"The men at Valley Forge or
England General Hospital can
answor that question; so can men
still stationed in the Pacific or
in the occupation forces. If ever
there is a time when -morale Is
low it is when the fighting urgency
is gone. As long as there Is one
youngster overseas the Red Cross
will go on. And to the men coming back the Red Cross owes the
duty of. aid In civilian adjustment."
Steen Meryweather. very recently returned from service in Europe,
begged his fellow townsmen to
give generously to the Red Ctobb-
"At the. debarkation centers there
IB nbtnUt^i^t^t^^ReAerom There-
are no leaves, the men are on edge
waiting. The battle of bullets was
tough but the battle of boredom is
tougher."
He praised the Red Cross investigations which have eased dependency discharges, the entertainment it provides in the occupation
forces, where "life is really lonely
and discouraging and the Red Cross
the next thing to home," and Red
Cross aid to exservicemen "who
still have problems and troubles."
He "concluded with the plea that
the Red Cross Is one of the best
ways to show the power of American friendship abroad. "Do be
generous."
Walter A. Schmidt chairman of
the local drive praised the work of
the local chapter which had contributed 26,000 hours of work, the
equivalent of keeping three persons
on 24 hour duty throughout 1945.
One hundred seventy women have
been certificated for over 200 hours
of volunteer service. Swarthmore's
4000 residents have carried a heavy
war load, he declared. "I believe
the quota can be raised. It is a
reasonable quota. The most Important people are the contributors and
the solicitors. I cannot over emphasize my appreciation to them. The
drive is starting off in gear. I hope
it may be speeded to an early
finish."
Mr. Schmidt thanked the.
Women's Club for Its hospitality to
the rally, the Business Men's committee for its ready work, the
Special Gifts committee, and the
Window Decoration committee.
Window -Decorations committee.
Mrs. W. H. Dickinson, chairman
of the local branch, opened the
meeting.
GARDEN SECTION MEETS
Mrs. Rto a iAtfnMr Of Cornell
avenue served as hostess ^o. a meeting of the Garden Section of the
Woman's Club, Monday afternoon*
Mrs. George Pennock, Delaware
County Chairman of Garden, Clubs,
was the guest speaker! Tea was,
served with Mrs. George Wagner of
Benjamin West avenue presiding at
the tea table.
Mrs. John Michael, chairman of
th* •pardei* 8*0>Vm qf tife W° W
GhO>. «Btertaine4ic«-L Reaaock aad
a few friends at a lancheon at he*s
Soma oi| Harvard avenue preceding
le mee&ng'.
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Women Hear Doctors
The Womans* Auxiliary to the
Delaware County Medical Soci-
iety pt which Mrs. William B.
Sickel of Strath Haven avenue is
Public Relations Chairman is
holding its annual Open Health
meeting on Thursday, March 14, at
2 p.m. ln the Woman's Club.
Dr. Lawrence D. Carey, Physician to the Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia and* associate
in Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, will speak on "Some Thoughts
on Popular New Drugs". The
lecture will be illustrated by lantern slides.
Dr. John V. Blady, vice- president of the Pennsylvania Division of the American Cancer
Society and Director of the Tumor
Clinic at Temple University Hospital will speak on "Cancer". This
talk will also be Illustrated by
lantern slides.
Everyone Is cordially invited to
attend and stay for tea.
MOTHERS CLUB IN
FRANK DISCUSSION
Turn  Objective  Eye
on Faijlts in
Practice
"Problem Mothers" will be the
subject of a discussion at the
Swarthmore Mothers Club meeting
on Thursday, March 14, at 8 p.m.
in the. Womans Club. Various
phases of the problems of motherhood have been prepared for consideration by a committee organized by Mrs. Winthrop R. Wright
Jwtth: Mrs. Russell C. Jenkins as
chairman. > '
Mrs. John M. Moore will speak
on the psychological weaning of
mothers from their children. Mrs.
Robert F. Bngle's topic will be
"The Martyr Mother and Career
Mother," while Mrs. Arthur Moscrip' will discuss the emotionally
unstable mother. The audience will
have an opportunity to air their
own views on the various subjects
during the discussion period.
The annual Mothers Club
Theater Benefit performance Jfor
1946 will be the Players Club production on March 19 of Noel
Coward's "Blithe Spirit" with
D. Malcolm Hodge directing.
Coward's spirited comedy has attained popular success on the
stage and as a    motion    picture.
Bereaved
Lt. (jg) Boyd W. Stauffer
U.S.N.R., who was reported missing
as the result of a typhoon on September 17, .1945, has now been
officially reported dead.
Lt. Stauffer is survived by his
parents, Dr. and Mrs- J. Keeler
Stauffer of Dartmouth avenue, his
wife Mrs. Betty Michael Stauffer
and a son Andy of North Chester
road and two brothers George and
J. Keeler, Jr.
Memorial services will be held
Sunday, March 10, at 4 p.m. in the
Methodist Church. The Rev. Roy
N. Keiser will officiate.
LAY FINAL PLANS
Th Antique Fair committee of
the Woman's Club meets today at
the club from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to
complete., arrangements., for., the
event to be housed there on March
18,  19 and 20.
THIS WEEK'S CALENDAR
Friday, March 8
2:00 P.M.—World Day of Prayer ,..
Saturday, March t
7:80 P.M.—"Wilson"..
Presbyterian Church
... Clothier Memorial
Sunday, March 10
11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship «... Local Churches
Tuesday, March 12
2:00 P.M.—Stated Meeting ;. r '- Woman's Club
7:80 to 4:00 P.ttl-^VfsitOrs Night —  Sproul Observatory
8:0.0 P.M.—Jr. Club, Stated Meeting "......  Woman's Club
8:00:P.M.—Home and School ............. .—... ^igh, £*cj^ool
8:00. F. -Iff.—Lecture. Robert fitoauspt-Hhpe :..:........ Presbyterian Church
' Thursday, Harch 14
NAVAL HOSPITAL
ANNEX CLOSES
Swarthmoreans  Will
Miss Recuperating
Bluejackets
The United States Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, closed its
Swarthmore Annex at Harvard and
Yale avenues last week-end after
38 months of operation. Patients
were transferred to the main institution iln tne city following decommission of the local branch by
Capt. M. J. Aston, commanding officer at the Philadelphia Hospital.
Navy officials were high in praise
of the accomplishment in Swarthmore both from professional an<J
morale angles since establishment
of the Annex in January, 1943.
Nearly 3000 patients were treated
here and„ local residents plunged
wholeheartedly into entertaining
the hospitalized men both at the
hospital and in private homes.
ln addition to the former Mary
Lyon School buildings the Navy
Hospital Branch used the adjoining
H. Miller, Crist home, the Bye
house, and the former Mead residence to accommodate' the medical
staff. Extensive and expensive alterations to the original school
building were made to provide
proper care and treatment of ambulatory patients and for rehabilitation through occupational therapy and training.
Further disclosed in a late release was the_fact that the property was being' returned to Haldr
Miller Crist, headmaster of the
Mary Lyon School foi Girls which
completed its 1943 term in New
York City and then closed. No future plans for the property have
been revealed.
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BERKLEY SQUARE
PLAYS TONIGHT
H.   S.   Seniors   Give
Annual Dramatic
Production
This evening the senior class
0,f the high school presents its
stage production of the year, "Berkeley Square." Under the direction
of Hanna Kirk senior class members have been bustling in the arrangement of pre-production nec^
esslties, such as the very interesting sound effects produced by
John Poster, and gathering 18th
century  props.
"Berkley Square" is the story of
romantic Peter Standish. played by
Alien Enders, whq is enamoured of
the past. By various devices, he
takes himself %o the past of which
he dreams in the form of a forebear, whom he' remarkably resembles. The excitement comes
when Peter finds the impossibility
of acting and, speaking as one of
a former age.
Such circumstances provide the
setting for a touching love element, involving Alice Hay as
the past: and Jean Gemmill as
Peter's modern fiancee. Marjorie
Helen Pettigrew, the girl from
Frant.
The supporting cast consists of
Marilyn MacElwee as Helen's; sister Kate, Marian, Karas as- the
mother Lady Anne, DOnald Swan
as Helen's brother Tom, and
Wayne Warner, an American
Ambassador. Also appearing are
Lloyd Everett, Don Hetnse, Bob
Hulme, Caroline Ralders^on.
Heather Champio*. *pick ' -ft-prlor
and Patsy McCahan.
"Be.r1^ey %tnare" ia. a phpr of
Imaginative delicacy and charm;
of -ait and rosaan.ee. O-ae, nan expect rare magic and a moving
emotional dram* ln t^r ^|h
school assembly tonight.