In and Out
By Bob Pierce
"Stem discipline, you under-,
stand, stem discipline is what
we’re going to have in this class;
and the' worst thing you can do
is run around the pool. Okay, now
jump in - . Those “stem”
words were spoken by a short,
stocky coach of the high school
swimming team. He had a round,
full face with lots of black, curly
hair piled in one neat lump on
his head. His dark, piercing eyes
supported long, bushy eyebrows
which shaded his frequent “why
you little punk” glare. I hesitated
just long enough to take one big
gulp of air and close my eyes, for
I dared not oppose this command
er. I was too scared to notice if
anyone else in the class had
jumped or not; and what’s more,
I didn’t care. As I came slowly 1
from the bottom, which was only
three feet down. I suddenly real
ized that someone must have been *
playing games; for X was the only
one in the pool. The gallery of
gaping mouths and restraining
laughs was indeed a most deplor
able sight. From the far side of
the pool came the ear-splitting
bellow of “the coach.” “You damn
fool, get out of that pool.” It
didn’t take me long to do just
that. “Did you hear me say .that
you were to jump when I blew
the whistle?” he yelled- “Well,
you’ll learn to follow instructions
in this class if I have to drown
you to do it,” he interrupted as
I was about to answer. “Now
fall in!” he spouted. “Where, the
pool?” I asked. “No, in line,” he
screamed. He again called the
class to attention; and as he
paced back and forth, in front of
us, apparently hunting for some
thing bad enough to say or for
someone to crack a smile, the
fire drill siren moaned its warn
ing signal in the empty hail up
stairs. As the others rushed out
of the door into the locker room,
lie pulled me aside He told me
that I ■was to jump into the pool
■when ‘the whistle was blown,
grid get out as quickly as I knew
how. Then, I was to remain in a
a crouched position waiting for
the next signal- Above the excit
ment of hurried people leaving
the theoretically fire - trapped
building, sounded the successive
shrieks of a “stern" coach’s whist
le and the repeated, echoed
splashes of an undisciplined non
conformist.
Mrs. Behrend
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sldered one of the finest in the
nation.
It was also decided on the last
visit by Mrs. Behrend that the
swimming pool should be heat
ed, and she sponsored this work-
In the near future Mrs. Behrend
will again make her visit to the
university center, speak to an as
sembly, and meet many of the
students, especially through the
tea held by Mrs. Kochel for the
women students.
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Contagious!
By Laurie Brutout
Spring fever, I believe, is the
most delightful illness there is.
Like any other malady, it is a
hindrance to efficient functioning
of the mind and body, but unlike
any other, it does something
wonderful for a person. The best
part about it is that no one ever
acquires an inununity to it.
Take me, for instance. I’ve been
its victim every year since I can
remember, and every year it’s the
same: all organized mental func
tioning ceases, and coordinated
bodily movement is greatly de
creased. Mostly, I just sit, gnaw
ing on the eraser of my pencil and
gazing out the window, trying to
ignore the glint of sunlight re
flected from the paper on my
desk- The instructor’s voice be
comes a far-away drone, the
blackboard fades into obscurity,
and my mind is engulfed by
warm, pink, cottony clouds. Shad
ed swimming pools and cool, dark
forests take form in my imagina
tion, and I see myself with not a
thing to do but drink in the
beauty of nature—the nature of
spring—so different from winter’s
crisp whiteness. Is this the ill
effect of the disease?
Whether one considers the dis
advantages or advantages of this
affliction, the result is the same.
Even while the rapid-working
sickness is deteriorating the ca
pacity of the mind and render
ing useless the otherwise healthy
anatomy of a person, it is curing
hi™ of Winter’s trivial sniffles and
depressed moods. Music has a
new meaning; it can lift spirits
to the sky. The world has donned
its Easter outfit, and' there is a
feeling of anticipation as the pa
tient’s symptoms grow more acute.
My wandering, “feverish” mind
is jolted back to reality by the
click and squeak of a door open
ing and the shuffle, creak, and
bang of desks as students arise
from them. Class is dismissed, and
thirty cases of spring fever, like
myself, waste no time in getting
outdoors to try to contract a little
more of the fatal illness.
Science Workshop
(Continued from Page 1)
chemistry, and general science be
ing handled by these respective
discussion leaders: H. J. -Poor
baugh, Erie county agricultural
'agent; Dr. Kenneth Manning,
dept, of physics: Dr. Norman De
no, dept, of chemistry and Dr. B.
F. Howell, Jr., head of the dept,
of geophysics and geochemistry
. . . .the latter three all from Penn
State.
Following a 6:30 dinner, E. S.
Kenny, radiation health physicist
from State’s nuclear reactor lab
oratory, talked on “Radiation and
Metabolism” and was succeeded
at 8:15 by Dr. Oeorgeß. Seidel
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’Round the Town
By Phyllis Stadler
. On Saturday, April 7, Pat Locke
took a trip to Slippery Rock State
Teachers College. Pat is seriously
planning to attend Slippery Rock
next year. We, who have known
Pat for the past year, will certain
ly miss her.
Mary' Ann Wasilewski went to
Chicago recently with her family.
Anyone would enjoy a trip around
this time of year, but only one
person is ever lucky enough to
take one.
one of our talented golf players,
Bob Bainbridge, is planning to be
in the Erie pen Golf Tournament
at the Kahkwa Club this summer.
This annual event is sponsored by
the Erie Jaycees. Good luck to
you, Bob.
Sonya Weidner and her family
have moved to a brand new house
at 337 East 37th St. Some day
when you’re out for a ride, drive
by and see it.
Dick Rettman seems to be
spending a lot of bis spare time
fishing lately’ Have you caught
any fish yet, Dick?
Frank Simon recently spent the
weekend in Pittsburgh visiting
Bob Jackson and Harry Courtney.
Beth Margolis has decided upon
a new career. Now, she wants to
be an air-line hostess. What made
you decide this, Beth?
Ted Urban may be a great
snake lover, but does he have to
make everyone else suffer with
them? The next time he finds a
snake, it would be very nice if
he’d take it home instead of giv
ing it to Dr. Smit&n
Have you seen the new Penn
State jacket that Jim Goldsmith
has been sporting around? Pretty
sharp!
Chiefly CHATTER
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in the contest (what kind?) with
Wally, Hap, Earl, and Russ. At
last count it was Janie 17, Eileen
14, Hap 4. Earl 3, Wally and Russ
were only able to do away with 1
apiece.
And don’t you just adore Janie’s
and Eileen’s new nicknames? But
I don’t understand why everyone
calls them “Straight Pipe” and
“Sticky .Valves,” do you? It sounds
like an ad for a plumber’s union.
Harriet: “Stop!”
Russell: “I won’t!"
Harriet: “Well, at least I re
sisted-”
And in closing, may. I Just re
peat a. little conversation over
heard in the cafeteria last week:
Janie: “What’re ya studyin’?”
Mallory: "Econ"
Janie: “Hard?”
Mallory; “Nope.”
Janie: “Can ya cut'often?”
Mallory: “Never calls the roll.”
Janie: “Much outside reading?”
Mallory: “None”
Janie: “Many tests?”
Mallory: "No tests."
Janie: “Call on ya often?”
Mallory: “Once a week.”
Janie: "Thought there was a
•eatch to it!”
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Abstraction
By Gary Stults
What is life’s goal?
. The Poet says, “Lite is real, life
is earnest, and the grave is not
the goal ...”
The scientist says, "Relative”.
Do we individually analyze our
capabilities? Can we bring out
our deepest desires? As one per
son, can we really benefit the
world, our nation, our town, our
school, our loved ones, or our
selves? Being humans, we know
that we are not infallable, but are
we able to cope with situations and
make the correct decisions? Life
is but a quiz book without
answers. The road is ready to be
paved, but in what direction it is
to be built is what curbs our de
cision.
Time is the beginning, the gov
erning factor, and the end. It is
up to the individual how this
precious factor is to be spent. Man
has made night into day by arti
ficial light and through this has
doubled his day of work, hut yet
man has not acquired full capac
ity of the natural day. This is
man, a constant grasper of the
unknown factor in which he has
no idea of what it is or if it exists.
Will he ever attain his goal? How
can he if he does not know what
he seeks? A gambler, gambles for
the stakes he hopes will be In the
pot and what the other man will
be able to put in if he has such
stakes to gamble with. Is life not
the same way? A continual gam
ble for something that is not cer
tain even to exist. Man, there
fore, seeks his. goal by trial and
error, made by himself or by ob
serving others.
The past is to be had by the
turning of the pages of books,
the present is but to observe and
account for, but the future is to
be made, and made it must be
if we shall continue our search
for the goal, whatever it may be.
This is the burden that has been
placed upon our shoulders. By
sweat and blood we must and we
will carry on this continual search
for life's goal.
There’s More to It
Than You Think
Do you like to see a good play?
j’m sure you do, but have you
ever stopped to think how much
•work goes into it® production?
Once you have picked the right
play you must choose the actors
to fill the different roles. Since
it takes more than actors to make
a good play, you must pick stage
iha.nrfs, property men, someone to
be in charge of wardrobe, tickets,
most important of all, pub
licity.
After all the people who are to
have anything to do with the play
have been chosen you must set
for the various phases
of the work to be done and set
parfd* adequate time for rehears
als.. This is the most important
part of the play. The actors must
give freely of their time to prac
tice. In the professional theater
actors are paid for their time,
but in amateur productions the
only pay they receive is the plea
sure they get out of helping to
make a play a success.
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