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IThe Glenville Mercury Newspaper · GLENVILLE STATE COLLEGE · Published Weeklu

Plv~ senlo!"S and two juniors have .bien chosen, Seniors recognized are as fcllov.'"S: James Spencer Collins, Letter Ga.p: Russ McQuain, Glen­Yille; Cornelius L. Williams, Glen­..We: Vema Dean Ellls, Glenville: Allan Harold Poutty, Newark, Wirt ..,.mty.

Jo Ann Foreman, Pon.er, Clay 00 and Warre1;1 G. Fox of Glenville were the juniors chosen.

Candidates for Who's Who each

c:r~3.:~e c~=.in~:! ~~roV:~d ~ facult)• :'C'mmittee.

Pacl<lrs considered by classes a.nd eommfttees in making nominations anrt selections ari: < 1) Scholarship, (2) C!tlrenshlp, (3) Participation In

coDege activtties, (4} Promise of fUture success.

Mercury Musings

Sir Gerald Campbell, former British M1nlst.er to Wa.sb..i.n(t.on, who wiD lecture at Glenville State <'OUege, Monday, Nov. Z4, at 8:15 p.m. 1

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. 18, 1947 Single Copy 5 Cellta

WIMMEN READY Sir Gerald Campbell, English TO CHASE ABNERS Duo Present LJceums At GSC IN RACE,· NOV .11

Mayor of Dogpatch Issues Fam~d Sadie Hawkins Day Offishul Proclumbation

Noted Bntisher Will Lecture Nov. 24; English Duo Appears Here Dec. 9

By Dan Rencera First Lyceum program of

bell, former British Minister to Washington and career diplomat, will make his initial appearance at Glenville State college, Monday, Nov. 24, at With lnte:est mounting hlghet the year, Sir Gerald Camp-

~~~~~.Jie P~~~o~~lle~ec~~P:ve:-~ 1 .:::::....::.:=.:....=~:..:::..:::.:.....:...........::..... ____________ _ att a-twitter and asur followtng a English Duo Sings In Second Lyceum rally, primary election, and .from all incUcations the general election for a Sad1e Hawkins and U'l Abner which is scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, w111 draw a heavy day of balloting.

Voting will continue from 9 a. m., until 4 p. m. Ballot boxes wtll be placed 1n front of the main doors leading to the college auditorium.

.llt:i. all males and females, who are sound l)f mind and limb are eligible, a record crowd of partici­pants should be on hand when 'martyin' Sam shatters the silence with his trlb"ty piece, Friday, Nov. 21, at 4 p. m ., in front of the col­lege library.

When the college 'Big Four' noddEd their heads in approval of students' w~rtng Dogopatch ap­

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SLATED FOR GSC, !-Talkin' Turk~ Shift Of Teacher Levels Is Topic; Hamilton Lea-ds

By William Berry

Tha~~=r.ving comes but once a __ V.:_I:_:C:.:'f:_:O::R::I:::A:__:_AND:_::::E::R::S::O::N::__-;-___ V_:_IO::LA::.:...:M::.:.O::R.:.R.:.I.:.S __ _ '"IJle great future problem of For this, the turkey's glad.

shifting teachers prepared for sec- Be eats no pies, nor otherwise, SOUND FILM WILL 8:15 p. m. Returning to the ondary work into the elementary Does be hls stomach pad. . campus for the second time, the f!eld." .t ;u b~ dls.::ussed by publlc English duo will appear as second ~chocl a 'l:ninistrative representa- of the current Lyceum series, TUes-ttves cf lC countlE's meeting at Ue get~ 00 meat, He gets no cake, BE SEEN NOV 10 day, Dec. 9, at 8:15 p. m. \

By Russ McQuain Glenville State college, Thursday, He rets no g:ra.vy brown, • Campbell has spent the pa:st yea.r I 1~----------......J I No,·. 20, Dean Robert T. Crawford No sturfing, dressing, anythinr studying soclal a~ tl economic

t11ts week ~ announced reeenUy. or Holiday renown. Home-coming Movies Are changes brought by the war to Hardman, bead I C!lff Harnllton, state supervisor Slated Pending Arrjval Engl•nd and legislative measures so energetically of elementary schools, will lead the introduced by ~ British L:tbor

chartered bus program discussion and will be as- No oy-sters, chestnuts, celery, Home-coming movies will be government. H1s return to America students fans 1 sisted by James L. Creasy, supertn- Spare-ribs or pumpkin, tas shown to t.be s tudent body and provides a fresh analysis of what

tole'! the1T team 1n action recently., tendent of Nicholas county schools. IUs ludlgestion. He gets com. faculty in assembly Thursday, Nov. is h aoppening today in the British Some people change their minds, Interest Js now being focused on These are the simple faet.s. 20, provided they arrive. In addi- Isles that affects Amercan interests.

a f~ can't go a.t t!le last minute (COnt\nued on page 4) tion two other sound film are avail- Sir Gerald was born Oct. 10, 1879, others want to bO but can't get a. I able and will be shown. at westons•Jper Mare, educated at

::J~~~ear~a~us~a::;, otinth~d BRAGG WINS ~'!,~~~:.Y t~an:~ the turkey, fi~~~pe~~ti~~ c~~o~as~ tse~~:r~; ~e~~~~~~:l ~i~e;;~~e ~~:;: u a bus-tend of 35 pe.raons sbe YeL lucky he presumes to be atomic bomb tests at Bikini atoll ed consular service in 190'7, coming

Betty was sfiven an assist on the tion High Jump" is the u. S. Navy 39. as Consul-General in the Bri-Jtrived to get 1 I CHAMPIONSHIP H he escapes the axe. in t'he Marshall islands. "Opera- to t'h.is country Jn 1920 at the age or

=~ns :~~~:,:,~re<;,;~tnsO:~ Thanksgiving Meal !~:;;horpo~~m~~d~~~~ar~94~ Byrd's tlsh serC:;pbeU Served As

•ork rolk&. GSC Sophomore. Wins State Is Gourmet's Joy Both the detonation of Able and Conoul Genera l

Elkins Was Another Valley 4-H Sheepsheanng Title ~:~erA~~m~a~Thbatte~~ ~· ·~~~j as ~~s~3~~;,?.;1Sir•~~ •;:;~~ Forge Kenneth Bragg, '50, son ot Mr.,'V. .. ;~hebea~'::~dT~u::;;mgev~~~~ bomb, detonated ji.lst above the sur- 1938-1941 he was high CODlllrlssion-

Spealdng of Elkins, the ball and Mrs. W. H. Bragg ot Glenville, Nov. 25 nt 5:30 o'dock in K anawha faoe o{ the water, While Test Baker er tor the United Kingdom in Can­la!De's over but the local tans got representing GUmer coun'ty in the and verona Mapel halls. announces depicted !or the first time an un- ada: and in 1941 he was made Dir­• prevue of some real winter wea- State 4-H sheep--shearing c;ontest Mrs. Emma Speir. college d1et1t1an. de~wat.er atomic bomb' being explod- ector General of Brltlsb tnforma­ther trlOEDed in a m1n1mum ot held at Jackson's Mills, recently At present t'he menu has not been ed. tion Services in the United States. mow. Valley Forge never had "no- sheared two sheep at an average of completed because of the uncer- One scene in "Openitton High Since 1942, he bad been chatnna.n th1n" on tha; place! nine minutes, three seconds per taintty of what tood will be avail- Jump" sho\VS the discovery of Byrd's of the British COnsular Committee

Through the courtesy of Forest sheep, thus orttcially winning the able forme~· camp site in Little America. in Washington. ' Gunn ot LoUis Bennett. the Muser state championsbip. , Thanksgiving dinner has been

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Members of the expedition f:lnd During his many years in th1s prints an ex:erpt from tlhe March j Runners-up to Bragg at Jack- called by students a gourmet's de- that tOOd and all materials allowed :;;ountry he received honorary de-18, 1881 copy, under town and co- ~ son's Mills was John CUtwz:j.ght of light because ot the delicious food to rem :lin tn the snow OOvered are grees !rom many Ame11can and unty news, of WARREN'S SUN- 1 Harrt.son county, third was James which ts generaily prepared. inta~t and uSable. Canadian UnJveiSities including:

<Ocmtinued on page 2) 1 fr"...ont1nued on page 4) Inasmuch as this 1s a ~tal oc- There a re numerous "sbot:s" .de- New York University; Union COl-ca.sion students usually dress 1n picLing penguins and their cur1ous lege, Rutgera, McGill, Toronto, and t'helr 'best clothing for this meal. interest In these invaders from civ- South ~k'1ta School of Mines and,

WIMMEN CHASE . ..

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students.

Dean Crawford Will Soon Start Doctor's Research

Dean Robert T. Crawford, . who has _prevJously completed residence work on the degree ot doctor of philosophy at University of Minne­sota, will sta\t work soon on his dissertation, "Evaluation of the Councy Unit Sc'hool System.''

He recently returned from a con­ference with his adviser, Dr. M. G. Neal~. bead of department of ed­ucatiOnal 'administration, Univer­sity of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Thanksgiving, Christmas Recesses Are Announced

Thanksgiving recess will begin at 12 noon, Wednes­day, Nov. 26, Classes r&­sume Monday, Dec. 1 at 8 a. m. '

Christmas recess will be­gin Friday, Dec. 19 at 4 p. m. Classes resume Mon­day, Jan. 5, 1948 at 8 a . '.m . Dean Robert T. Crslwford ·

l MEN ON FRIDAY

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THE GLENVILLE MERCURY

Student Programs Asked Fot Chapel j Letters to Editor I Critic Lampoons · Assembly programs which, for the past f ew weeks, have . ON the CAMPUS To P3<:ulty and e tuaea"' 'Forever Amb__,

in the main employed outside speakerl!--'good lecturers ,. Dear Frteacfa: .,,. • themselves-to present their data, issues, and incidents oo The Harrisville hl«h ocbool b&nd As Folk Clasttic a sea of empty seats recall to attention one of the outstand- I B y BaU and RoBins :~m~~ ~~d~~~V:,o H"::t:: B y William ~ ing problems of Glenville College: what are we able 00 do desire to thank you aU-for t.he bos- "Porl'Ver Amber," the tale <16 •

about lack of studen t attendance in assembly? 1 Everybody seems to have bad a ~=:r ~~~dd~h ~t ~~ ;,~~c :,o~ :.~""'::'~ g: Is it because the progllams ar e boring ? Are there other good time clurlnc t2Ja v..,.u00 but you. It wu a "t<dletter da:F" In our final P- of Ita &IDee ,_. bold

thin~s 00 do whi~h. see!l' '?,ore important, or is it considered 1 we see oome people Who look ~ lives and we shall not oocn fOI'IIet on Che AJDericaD -le. wt- "­

fashionable and b1g t1me not to attend? unhappy about now. Mid-semester lt. few montha I; will be laid &aide-Regardless of the reasons, it's going oo be necessary for gradu ..,.. out or wiU be-n. We'd We Shall always be glad to wei- -raotoei._vleo to -- foo4

programs which are t heir own drawing cards ~~ placed 'better '&ee the, ~ht' cauoe f"'"'.e of ~;,.~~~tn::-:of S: ~ !:.= talk and lifter dlml• on the agenda, and to procure added student participation in th:; ~ades don t lock so hot for school. We even forgive you 1o< Pew w111 deny t.ha( Ita o«ect OD

the southern end of the auditorium. Why. not place more so We :,,. ":iu.,. Smllb In P..-ller- taking from "" one of our well-lov- tbe lltes:uy ...,.lit bu llloen ~ students behind the foot lights ? Nothing on t his green camp. sblll'l: -durin&' the ..-..... G- ed teacheno, Miss Opal Vlnoent. oWICed bUt It bas DOl-., "'.:',"~ us attl-ac~~ stude~ts more readily than other students. ~:,~-:~!.-.as 'best man'

1• t. b is v~~~d ~~ ~ U:~ ;::,~; ~":~~~~O.:ewn~.::O bleD

One IS not gc;ung to shy from a program merely because Ralh. lbllno ls piDlnc altitude us, we are, t1!>gllng tbeir reading clrcla with it is intellectual iri its theme-these types have their place in) on ll1op· H- 1n tbeir nee for a Sincerely youre, IIfnts <>f tibe antlcs of • ooclal-chape1 as well as the lighter vein-but let's keep thE! content man. May the best female win. The Harrisville Htgh School Band ~ ~b. ha borod tho

of .sucb topics on a plane students can \l)oth1' un"derstand and da~:knfK~:~:te ~~C:t~! ;t!hre~ ~~~1.11s Morrta Hawkina, pub~~e,to ~::V:ient v~t bu the

~ - ~-~~~ - -- --Then, once in a while, (here again is student participa- lng to his roiDMie thoucbt& of b..-. Editor MERCURY: d ~up~ted based :' :r1co1 tion) could it not be arranged oo have a n hour during which Here's a little poem: . .You are now reading a protest x",.~ co wtrvor by It ~ :'; no iss~e was made of the international situation, nothing In ~~o~~:ro:eau~~ there Uvea at~~~~~ ~~~~~h: ~ stead,~ collect~ of aft~& ~ was sa1d about the need 00 conserve, and not a solitary men- The word that best deecrlb~ her-[ glad to be In this position even 11 Involved mos; of London • eli811>18 tion was made of "school spirit?" Be it a black-face minstrel You cu ... ed 11-cutle, It places him on tbe receiving end ~~lnlng ts 1'-dll weet­

or a discussion Of! the ~erits of free love, the theme of such She t~:a~e.s r:.lf on her well- ~ f:ge~~~~:~~U:e:ub~ca:. ~ ern style, t1~ ./t!~Y with a a program- that s ummportant. What the MERCURY ad- Like an ali-state halfback Just be- refers to slighting remarks found hint of better things to come ancl vacates is more participa tion by the student body. fore the game. In the N<>vember {th Issue under th:, be~ of a "":; \:;,

Far be it f r om t he ME RCURY to crit icize the chapel Sbo's hep, s1Je's witty, she's nloe, [the title, "Educa'don Week Is Pra:Js.. tr ': a he story - gJ:::; committee which has worked diligently and conscientiously. AndshJ:~ ~;r~~~·Frosh who thinks ed..:S~e~:~~~~o ~~t ~~~~th O::nell O:S ~ :e (?l people What we should like to see ar e programs which will insure she's quite a 'tom&ter' the needs of the community nor tibe are clamoring to be allowecl to "'r better attendance and at the same time retain the remainder ~=·" ""Y6 Miss Myers. I I ~c~o~~~~:'~-f!~ ;:e 1:~ho ~ that .this is a small college-nothing more. las~uiee~~~a~!:~!~ made print t~ rn~~ ~~ts~:~m~n~1:;!. : : glimpse of various English boudoir&.

· The end to be a ttained is habitual, noncompulsory at- Dewey s t. Clalr- th.e Don J uan formed or grossly misinformed I Unh•wily they are 's>o•n a hun-tendance. When this aim is achieved, more of a feeling of from Dunbar, bas a covey of quails Now let us continue further wttb =~;:'.:husa~l..,.do~ ~~ "belonging" to assemblies will be real ized thail has hereto- ~!~~~~~~ ~~~c~~P:· He has :~ n':;n~:.a~~~t. b~ n~~: l!ell-stacked ~~ bu~ not ~ fore been the case. 'Juen DOC' Groves-t.he aUcks&er tor granted that the rural schools smgle suggestin .teae.

from Ga..,way, hae more Jokea are no gOOd (aDd It 1a true that ~en all have bad an apport-

Love Wl'll Fz.nd A Way, .Even In College than Bob Hope. One could a1oo tho poorest teach<ors are therelnl." uruty to ~t themselves to pound out oo hb portable a spicy Wlll the suthor plMe siJ&'e h1l tb.1nt:ing they ve bad teD bits WOI'tll As was recently reported in the news columns of this love aovol wtth said same 1n tbe secnt of h...,. be secured proof of otfllmenterttireotnment-~~.- wlllf .~

f D b 1946 th h 0 •~b 1947 50 IP.adinr role. this tnane atatemmt and ren us re into the ~ o ~~ paper, rom ecem er , ' roug c .... er , ' per- Don McPherson-tbe plpe-smok- how the survey waa made ancl by lean Iolii: clualca. sons have united hearts and walked the matrimonial lane Jn' sleuth from Blll'llSville. had the j What standar<b we were rated. Now, after three years of publl­at Glenville State college. Jlums•·ilJe babes wadin' thmucb In politics, we -use an:rone who city, reconl soles, and Johnson of-

F or a college Of this enrollment, that number of mar- knee deep hvles at the B. H. s , anc1 has the courage to oppooe a pet flee action, tbe cllmu: Is a.t bancl. C . H. S. footbaU came. idea or being a disciple of the People . are oow havtng a chaDce

riages is extremely high compared -to preo-war years when Br3 ln m section three-Freddie Kremlin, and 1n educational circlea to rece1ve one lalt art:1tlcial sensa­only t he couples with a better than average income could P<nnlngton. tbose who insist on more than a tlon before tile lone walt for an-aff<>rd to tie the knot and meet the necessities -of married life. David zutaut was seen recently passing whim before taking off on othel" """ s~ry.

Perhaps t he basic r eason wh... (bf!Aldes Jove) students by his boscm budclles entering and a new angle we say are untlt to Or maybe ,his 11 the - nonl <16 3 leaving our local beauty shoppee. teach. its type. Possibly novel purchaseJ'I

are able 00 marry while in the process of asquiring an edu- His hair was curled, his nails dreas- My contention 1s that the aver- ..W not tolerate another such cation, is t he GI Bill, an appropriated finance by the gov- <d. and his throat SJ)Tayed. w111 you age rural teacher, far lnfertor to sbellack:ing as tbey received frOm ernment that Will enable the average couple in college_ 00 live, have your bul>ble batb now Davie? the teacber In larcer Institutions ~ _Winsor. '1."- will telL out

After trailing Pete Rippe for days from the sts.nctpolnt of te!Lchtng I Pore•er Amber' 1s, to tJ/lY the leaat. by no means in luxury, bu t in fairly adequate circumstsnces. and days we finally unearthed a facilities, accompliShes as much or another blotch on tbe picture of

Research by this writer, points out that a majority of choice ttd-blt -which we wt.sh to ·pass more In character building and American foll<w&ys ancl has JI<ORd those 25 men marrying in the last 10 months a t Glenville on to you some name In Weston preparation of students for a use- ~oneh thin~ uo d :"11v ~..,.:: State college were 22 year s of age or above. rates more rave& from Pete than tul lite in a complex clvUization. sue a s an ·

This indicates that perhaps most-of these men who ser- ~~~~~~~~~:;,"n~~:~~~./~ c:::,~'f'a 1.:.0~ra":.cerroc;:~v~ar:r':. ~~ SIR GERALD CAMPBELL ved in the Armed forces had their lit t le f ling, sowed their 11 the women are cracklnc-up many of Ito craduates are rural (Continued bOm Pace u • wild oa t s and are now ready t o settle down a nd face t he nat- arour..d here it. isn' t because of &he teachers. It seft1'11: to me that such TeChnology. ural aspeCts of life. i:.!re::a:~d J!~n th~~~ s:::O~ :~a~!:masa;:~ !~i':: ~ vU: St!:U:Ue~~~

Many of t he men may have been isolated on some 'shell- at night! 1 said it and and I'm clad! compllshf:d by an 9onest appraisal featuring Viola Morris. soprano, BDd beat.en island for a number of years without ~~eeing a female Wben the reporta are banded cf conditions as the:Y are. VIctoria Anderson, contralto, pre­and when they got back to civilization, t he Sight of a lusci- out, faees around these parts will We, of rural .secUons. 1\d.mlt in- senting what loQk:s lite a world re-ous doll f lipped t heir conquering hearts, t ickled t heir spines, ~~it~0~~~ ~~d." ~eutm=, "Gone =~o~::;e:0to~ ~~=ie=1~~i vi~~~e;, s~o were friends and consequently, they were h ooked in that category of GoUs, 1f you need a new address resent ,any remarks hinting infer- in their native Melbournewberetbe "also Rans '' . to fill the gJ? left by your late be- 1ortty of our schools, teachers, stills, stUdied s1nging, aud. pqsently tbeJr

Statisti~ show tha t those 25 women students who mar- ~:~d~~=~U: t~~e;tB~~. Wtllfong. ~~~e ~:;. tor In these we jlLSt :eent t..~~Lon:nln~~e': ~ ried in the last 10 months wer e of average age. This leads Respectfully yours, Plunkot Greene. At tbat time t:he:Y to t he possib ility that they waited throughout t he war years and not attempting to Justify dane- • ~ Ml~, had no th~ught 0~ singing ~ for that specific man or waited unt il that man could assure ing according to the Book. this oc · w. · ~S:~~~~ c!~ee~ut :e :er lft!'e

her of sound f inancial stsbility. I writer Is or the 1lonest optnlon that WIMMEN READY TO lrlends, they worked together and

. Women students in the early age: ~f adul~h~d, have a I ~wi~e ':.~~j~ ;~n~1rth:~o~ (Continued trom Page u d~~ed ;!~lr =· tbe trnited ·chief go~! oo cr oss? a crusade of obtsmmg a lifetime mat e. nutomoblle outlnp. pare! to Friday classes, Paris suave stlotes ancl oanada several times, Many wdl deny this s tatement but th ose t ha t deny a r e t he Certainly more folks meet their fashions and ritzy New York re- appearing in the chief music cen­ones t hat h ave been led to t he belief (by f rust rated moth- 'death, In the automobile, as any leases took a back seat. ter:; and ranking as bvorliee with

ers ) that nlarr iage is a failure. . . ; ~~;n~~~ ~1 s~~~ty r:~~~~esotwill~~~~ ni~tda~eeth~ :;,~~~~e:r~~r f~~a: 1 ~:e~;n:t ':i;e;~~~=; J!:e ~~ E ducators pr ove t hat the more education one has, a less Intoxicants at dances. But do vte until 12 o'clock. The management before member$ ot the BI1tJsb·.Ro,al

desire for marriage is secured. TheY say tha t educat ed wo- J outlaw the automobile? Hardly, be- requests tha.t muzzle-loaders and Family at Government House ID men pref.er career s over males. This. does not hold true her.e ~fu~~gm~~~ro~r:s~:rs)eopf~d(~t Jugs be checked at the entrance. ottiiiJL at Glenville. because as we have pomted out before, ;marr1- indlspenslble today. gr:!.~::be':.mrru:f=1:usl~ &r;:;, age IS definitely on an upward trend here. I Firearms and moving pictures, MERCURY TAKES BO,LIDAY every land and 1n every J.anguap.

Love and marriage is beautif ul in t he eyes of those who llteratu~e and we believe danclng Because of Tbanksghing boll~ Hhey give particular stress to the see it , respect it for full :value, use it spiritually and men- :~~~rut~~ ~~~~e~r;hi~s·~: ::iic~Yne:U '::e ~Us~ loon~ o:h ~betban Eng!and~Re-t a lly as well as physically and appreciate t he rewar ds. ' good and bad, deper{dlng upon hdw Tuesday, Dec. 9 ~t';r y, so"n~ ~~!,=ed ~ ba:!

• , As a civilization, we cannot do without marriage. It must , .. ';~t•nd lbh:'h'M&k Good" Tbe Editors !prepared an album or' VIctor re-gr ow and keep increasi.pg t o ke.ep our moral standards, our ,~ "Dr ~~renfz ot t:;: local cut- conHngs. p~ople healthy, _and our populat!on on an . even keel. If mar- rate(?) recently displayed a new ex-rlllge should d1e, eventually births out of wedlock would ~erm!mtor In !11.s window under the THE GLENVILLE MERCURY pollute and cause the r uination of all mankind. I ~a~.s":·Y~~tdn~";ee~~k~v~r.!!;: Student Weekly Newspaper of GlenviD!! State Collece

MERCURY MUSINGS 1 Go to the Llance," has wrought no j '::~!;'~.:~ ot~';i<uJ"aJ'err'ct':,': Glenville, West VIrginia (Con tin 'led from page 1> I little comm~t. The sermon re- 1 a recent MEIRCUIRY issue. EntePed. as Second Class matter November 28, 1929, at

BEAM !complete with front-page fered frequently to bhe book .of I He says there hasn~ been a roach the Post Office at Glenville, W. Va., under the Act of Mardi ads), a now extlnce newspaper Jeremiah .and numerous statistics in the apothecary joint since! (Me a, 1879. Published o•~h Tuesday during the ----'-'c y_. from the county of ·•sunny Cal " and testimonials were cited in and Black Leaf 40) ..._ .....,. ... u.u calbour 1 e · • ' which the evils or this "So-called Coming Sadie Hawkins festivities except on holidays by the classes in journaliam at Glenville

"The .. S~te. Nonnal SChool at recreation'' were depicted. ~ould wen brtng forth !rom school State college. Glenville is the cheapest 1n this one group of "red light" women auth·orJties this rema,rk, "We hope . . country 3 nd in thorough work ts attributed their dowttfall directly for plenty of everything Lt'l Abner- Subscription, Per 1 ear, $1 not su;,..sed anyw'here. Young to da~clng. One survey of doctors I Ish, •x<:<;Pt klckapoo J~y Juice!" 1 All communications should be addressed to The Editors, ladles and gentlemen deslrlng a pro:laun<d Its effect on health as Buth 1Rate Climbs The Glenville Mercury, Glenville, W. Va. · thorough pracUcal education that bemg detrimental. Seems the blrt!l- rate goes on up wUl tit them tor teaching or other yvtt~ all due respect to the con- regardless ot h1gh living costs and Russ McQuatn . . '·... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editor business should get an appointment I SCientiou::; gentleman and minister here is one thing that can't be Dan C. Rengera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Managing Editor trom · their county superintendent who delivered this sermon, since blam~kf on anY~lng but human J!cquelin Reed, KathrYn Wilfong ........... OD-Buslness Managers and go to that .sehool yet this we. here at GSC do have dances, nature! A• -personal trtend, awa.tt- W J Berry News JDdltiDI' spring. Pupils ca.n enter at any 'we should llke at least to compare ing p(lpa-dom, was carrying a dre&s John · Fryatt ::: : :: :::::::: :::::: ::: : : : : ~ : : : ::: : : ::::: : 8):Jorta Dlitor ttm.e." I noteA t Res "b) f box ':recently and informed thiS William Morrison warren Miller . . . . . . . . . . . C'lrculatton M•nBiem

''l;et's Go To The Dance" u OS pons• e or Write:· that he wasn't bUying- new Betty Teter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . SOciety Bdltor A sermon recently beard by Glen- Downfall tong !dresses. but, as he pUt it, "fra.- · A.nnia. BaD Ronald Rollins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OOlumnlste

vtue church-goers entrtled "Let's Ab.stalnlng !rom scripture quotes ternlty dresses!" Espy W. 'Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . PIICUlty AdYS8el' .. I

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with determined minds victory, but after the over, four of those ott the court with a

their chln.s. B wck'h:urumft·''.< Extermina­

three weeks

I Two Couples Named ~ ~ Things To Come For Daisy Mae Vote I Sports Tues. Nov. tS-G-ctui> meets, .Two couples. Alfred TSylor and ROUND-UP 6:30p. m., Louis Bennett Loun~e.

Dan Rengers, and LDts Reed and • ~::~aiN~rectl~~~ ~wt~ George Adams, have been nomlnat- Southern west Virg1nla high p. m. ed as candidates for Glenville State 'ichOO~ dominated the B luefield IJ.'hurs. Nov. 20-Bome-cominc college Daisy Mae and L'il Abner, ratinp last week, v.ith Beckley, movJes, two Navy films in results of a campus prlmary elec- Stonewall Jackson <Charleston) and chapel. Uon held Frid ay. H untington Central leading the Fri. Nov 21-Sadie H awkins race,

Ftnal vote fOr an official Daisy field. In fourth p lace last week was ' p . m. front of Ubrary. Mae anl L'll Abner will be ca.st to- University high of Morgantown. Da nce, 9 to 12 p. o:. morrow. Wednesday, with balloting Wes; Liberty college oontinues (o Sa_t. Nov 2Z-Classes made up 1

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Marchio, Cooper, Sparkle; Lilly Punts Average 45 Yards; Giannakis Stars

in progress throughout the day. lead the West Virginl.a Intercolleg1- for Nov. 10. Bsllot Boxes will be placed in front ate conferen.:e ·w1th three wins and Sun. Nov. 23-Vesper service. By John Fryatt of tpe college auditorium. one tie. Potomac state Is undefeat· Before a Sadie Hawkil)S

ed In conference play although they I day crowd of a!bout 4,000 18 PORKERS WILL ~::,.lwo de>dlocks chalked against I COOK NEJMEN shivering f!'ns Glenyille Pi-Kenneth Koon. regular rlghl end I I on~e!s dropped t hell' final

WALK Gs( PLANK for the Pioneers was unable to see LEAI¥MIN'S lOOP gnd1ron contest of the season service in the final encouriter with U" , ! Saturday afternoon, a 12-0 Morris H«rYey. Koon wa. forced ! defeat at the hands of Morr is from the D •nd E battle In the ft.rsl j I H ]] Bear~ng news for a meat con· quarter with a leg inJury J im Cook and hls intra-mural arvey co ege, on m uddy =;s ~dr~~:~ ~ wh~nu~~: ~ Terrors Win First. Game ; :~!~~~~l~e:e::en~~n w~~~lrth!~~~ Laidley f ield.

lege oftlchls announced that 28 Glenville Red Terrors scored just tested Don Ellyson's cohorts 14-16 I After holding the Eagles t.o one bogs at <Glenville State college I before the raln came last week to 115-8 and 15-4. other winners fo; flrst down durin~ the first h al!, ~e farm would be butchered this fall. , win Its one and .only victory of tbe the second night of play were J o'h n •Pioneers coul:in t m atch M:.rns

Produce from the college farm season. The final score was 6-0. j Marrone over carl Kesling 16-6 Harvey's passing which netted the for a 12 month period, Nov. 1. 1946 George Shimmel returned a punt and 15-8. 1 capital dty lad~ tl'.·o touchdowns. to ~- 31. 1941, yielded 8,695 gals. 45 yards for the lone tally, , Bud Westcott won over Steve . Fe~ Glannakis was mainly r.e­or llillk, ~.100 lbs of pork, 1,181 bus· Prank Le9.hy has spiked all rum· ! Dlshauzl In the final game 15-10 spon.slble fo~ the Morris Ha.rv~y heis potatoes, 14 bushels sweet ors of hlor; resigning from Notre and 16-14. 1 victory, passmg a. slippery p igskin potatoes, 35 bushels sweet corn. 14 Dllme. Some reporters claim Leahy 1 Cook ke;>t score cor the first set for both E~gle touchdowns. Glan­bu.shels lear lettuce, 7l bushels cab- wiD quit the lrtsh and coo.ch pro- but after seeln_g hts team "looe the nalds tossea a long heave to sub­bage, 21 busi\els green on.1ons, 21 ba~ Others believe he w111 leave be- opener, he :iOOn changed into gym stttue end Walt Painter who caught bushels gr~en beans, and 16 bUs· cauae he has built too strong a shoes to enter and win easily 1n the 1 the a.e!·ipl on the Glenville 20- yard hels tomatoes. team at South Bend, which ls one nex! liwo contes~. • line and ral.!ed across the. goal· line

Purchased !tveral years ago by reuon Arntj\ dropped the Fight· Sparked. by tall P aul Tarasuk,! f<>r thE' ~I?en Eagles' first score. the state of West Vlrgin1a, the col· ing Irish from it.s .sdledule~ \ Morrone won 1n the fa.st glmes.,Myles nout ~ attempted placement lege !arm !Ja.s been operated sinCe Vlctory h)gh \ school lived up to j Westcott went the full count and was low and Morrts Harvey led, 6-n. as a. means ot otfsettlng co.st. of ita nsme last week' when they came then sop1e to wtn the final game I M-H Sores in Last Seconds board :a.nd room for Glenville State from behind to take a 13-1 w1n over 1 from Dfshauzl 16-14. Wlt."'l unly 40 seconds remaining college students. their cify rivals Wa.shtngton-Irv- Cook in the game, Giannalds again tossed

tb:S~~~:~f~te;;·u~~ ~~:~:~ 1~0-:,~e:a:1 ~~: ~~ i~~ ~~~~~~~~ ..... ~ oL 1~ :~ t~~isr~~ier~0:he~~nw;:~~ log for the ~lBtlor ha.s risen 31 per three conests ending tn ttes. 1 Marrone . . . . . . . . . . 1 o 1.000 I for 10-yards 'lnd the final Morris cent. wblle at Glenvlltt State col· Leroy Completes Pus to SbJmer 1 Wescott .. . ......... 1 o 1.000 Harvey score. G1annakis' attempted 11---=-.,..,---=-....,._:_ ___ , l!ege t!:e cos: 'bas r'Jne up onlJ' 11 Paul Leroy, who Ia.st week led tlhe !Wright ....... .. ... 1 o 1.000 IJJBSS for the extra point fell lnco:n-per cent. . lntercoUegtate conference 1n pass- . Ellyson ... . : . . . . . . . 1 1 .500 plete. · Bow~ver, cos~ at Glenville state l ing, heaved only one touchdown Curry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 .000 I Pioneer halfback Jesse LUly, got

were only about half the na tion's I aerial against t'he Pioneers, this one I Dlshauz:t . o 1 .000 oft severiJ.l long punts to extricate average In pre-war yea~. I being the' pu.s Shimer tnoercepted ,K esling . . . . . . . 0 1 .000 the G lenville tea.m whlch repeatedly

and traveled 35 yards for the Whtte iWhJte ... .. .... 0 1 .ooo11found itself \\'ith its ba:ck to the

On a day 1n Dec. 1933, a dyaa:m- Wave's lone tally. Senator quarter- Zutaut . . . o. 1 .000 wall. His kicking averaged about 45

lsland of Nova Zembla was detected trouble most of the afternoon com- pos1ng player tt th t'h Midway in the second perlod Carl ite explcston set ott on the Art1c back Hap Varner kept Glenvtlle in I yards.

at. Berlln more than 2,000 mtle away. 15 attempts. protect their 5w=:; en an ey G rasso intercepted a Glanna.kis pass

l~rileii!VIille H ardUJtU'e :-----------.....:.1 an article regar~entJ~ro~"J~~ I They said that the protecUve ~~e ~~~!~ni!g~ ~~d ~~~n;:in~ equipment Cor ball carriers Three ; equipment serves better for pur· hauled down. Thts was G lenv1lle's

You 've got t he demand- Shave and a hair cut? Chicago physicians have ct,arged ~~ot"!c~fo::flense than for pWJ>O>es of b iggest lhrea: at the ball game. We've got the suppJ7 tha.t shoulder pads and thigh guards I Wtnn~n PredJcted Cooper Recovers Eagle Fumbles

a-hold ateaalls Bess's Barber Shop ""ru by football _players hurt OJ>- This ·.-eeks opinions : · Bob cooper, Pioneer right guard , . Eleetrlcal Pist111'e8 r Notre Dame (32) Tulahe-TUlane was right guard, was right on the

r============~===========~ . GlenviUe has won only one game so t ar, that 1 spot' tu recover three of the Eagles Midland Company , being a victory over Autrutn. fumbles, one on tbe Glenvtlle one-

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liee bel / West Virglntn (6) Temple-The yard marker. wtnt!: coa~r~bUJ J0~:cw Mountaineers wUl be seeking re· 'lJttle' B ill Hosey, Glenville sub,

' Also an ~ ~~~: :b s~d~~o defeat handed ~::-;dp~~~k~h~~lla~~~ th! Cosmetic~ J~ Penn State (71 Pit~burgh-This punt and runn1ng head-on into

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STATf COLLEGES REACH NEW PEAK

Vet Enrollments Lead Non-Vets In State 798

THE GLENVILLB IIBRCURY

~~"8:r.::,wedH':'l:~t~~ ... '..w~=.f Keller, Hayes BRAGG WINS Mary Ann Heal, and Betty Hard- Nuptial A nnounced <Contlnued tram Pip

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men Uved up to theli· .;eputatlon I Moffett, Randolph COUDty, Jim Sim-as ball handlers even thougth 1n 'de- J ohn E. Keller, '50. son of Mr. and mons of Rltcbte county came 1n

Betty Rase' Hardman, MaXine Lowe, Mr and Mrs. E. L. Hays of Arnola- Bragg, w":no 1a an agriculture

f~~ferees were: Wanda Burkham- Mrs. J ohn B. Keller of Grantsvwe, fourth, and Bob Slmmonl of Pend­mer, Arline WooQbum, J ewell catn., and Miss Bet ty Bays, daughte.r of leton county ran tiftb.

and Rosa qrtsto. burg, were man-led Nov. 1, 10:30 major 'lt OleuvUle, wiD. attend the College enrollments t hroughout The standings: a. m., tn the Arnoldsville Met'hodlat f:':'~0~~t1~~ ~~m=

West Virginla. tor 1947-48 have in- Team W L Pet church with Re\r. Pitzer, pastor, test held at Chica.go, Dec. 5_

:~:!~~a :'~e otl;;t!~· o~c~~1 ~Y . ·.:: ·.: ·.: ·.::: ·. ·.: ! ~ :0~ re~~~fheth;edt::~~~~aC::r::~i~ Bragg, who wu bom and reared year, according to data.. available Burkhammer ........ 3 2 600 ttred Jn a blue wool street-length on a farm, sald be woUld "make 1n the offif:e of Registrar Mich'ael •Meadows .. · · . · · · · · · 3 2 600 dress wtth brown aceeasortes and the WOOl fly at the Chlcaco con-Posey, Lowe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 600 a rorsage of rosebuds. test," in bope of bringlng back the

Although Marshall college, Westl Lal\ttence ........ . . .. 2 3 .00 Mrs. Grace Kemper, sister of the National title. He ta a member of Virginia Te-ch, Broaddus, Beckley White .. -. · · · · · · · · · · 1 4 200 groom~ served as matron of honor the college 4-B and pbotography ~!s!!o~ 0~a;:t c~t;: 01t~~! ';:: Mills . .. v ... ..• . ,. • .•. 0 5 000 ~a~. Samuel Bays aerved as best :cl:.:u:bs::.·----------

gular registration period, all other Corma Mowrey Saeceecla At the present, Mr. and Mrs. Kel-colleges and West Virginia univ- Rex Smith As SEA Head ler will t eslde at the home of Mr. ersity show increases. -------------'--'---·--------------=--'--'--'------1

The grand total of gains through- Corma Mowery, English and art-out the state is 1667 students. not thmetic teacher at Victory high courtttng part-time registrations. sc''nool, Clarksburg, is president of

Excepting the unlversfty. West West Vlrgtnb State Education as­Virginia State college made the sociatton for 1947-48, following elec­largest gain over last year, When tion at the eighty-third annual con­its enrollment jumped from 1301 to clave In H!.m~ington recently. 1791, a toto.l of 490. The university's M~s Mowery, retiring president enrollment increased bY 605. of Classroom Teachers association

veteran's enrollment has fa.Uen in West Virginia, succeeds Rex off by 360 over the entire state, as Sm1th, of Morgantown, as presi­Shown bv these figures, complied dent of SEA, by Secretary of State Board of Ed- --'----­ucation. yet. wterans still out- M-H EAGLES PREY number non-veterans by 10,9,15 to

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SPORTS ROUND-UP {Continued from Page 3)

game shoUld prove to be a. thriller, but State has too much offensive power.

Michigan ( ~) Ohio State-Wol­verines will end their season with the big nine champions-hlp. This victory will undoubtedly give Mic­higan a chance fer the Rose Bowl.

Sout:hem Gal (13) U. c . L. A.­The Trojans lost their Rose Bowl bid by dropping a J3-jj game to the Uclans last seasqn but appear to be muc'h stronger this time.

Yale (20) Hsrvard-Qne might think this would be a tough battle, but Yale Jaoks too strong tor the Harvard team this taU.

Ill1nols (20l Northwestern- The Wildcats look a UtUe beaten after thp IriSh tussle. This appears to be an easy nunots victory.

WAA FEATURES {Continued. from page 3)

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SWillinger. Saxd Marchio again played hls usual brUUant game. The Lineups GJenvUte Morris Harvey AlVis . . . .LE . ...... .. '.PrOPP6 Lee .LT . . .... Chenoweth Marchio .... . . LG ...... .. .. Barker a;ra.sso ........ C .... . .. Swtllinger Cooper .. . .... :aG . .. . . . . Chapman Kellel ........ RT .......... Frenc.b. Keenan .... . ... RE .. . ......... Carr WUllams ... . .. QB ... . .. . Gannakis McCray ....... LH, ......... Zontlni St. Clair .' . . . .. RH . . . ........ Trout Fazio .... ..... FB . . . Medzarentz The Summary 1

~~I!11::a~~;1· ·. ·. ·. ·. ·.·. ~ g ~ ~~~ Substitutions-GlenvWe; Cook,

Hays, Hosey, Robinson, Shimer, Lamb, Sellers, L1lly, Gtrondo, Vol· osin, Ball, McNemar, Ad,ams, Smith. Morris Ho.rvey; Scragg, .L1lly, Trout, Painter, BoSsie. Scoring: Touch­downs-Painter, Propps. • Officials; Jack McKown, John

Goetz, Pete Wilson, Tom Turner.

' =\~~rv~ d:~~~t. ~-~": i'o~~;: I:--;.--G=z=-e-n-v"'u=le---.... ~Wt~~u:~:n~:a~ari· P:!~: Auto Craft =-~en~~. J~~n t~~:.~~s ~~ Gener.al a uto repairing tin, and Eleanor Mills .were verw.- front wheel analysis tll~~r:~.~~~·had the fans bit- L~wis ,Street 1ng their fi:-tgernaUs was the final battle, between Maxine Lowe's ~ and Fran'Ce6 Lawrence's wa:terdogs which the lowemen won, 43-40.

Both t:tra.ms, performing ramle· dazzle ball, played sJl the .way in an effort to win. Ruby Byrd, Lou strader, Lois Reed, and Norma Gragg showed. what it takes to win

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