Dr e x e l Triang'leVOLUME III— NO. 14 MONDAY, MAY 14, 1028 SINGLE COPIES, FIV E CENTS

HELEN MILLIKIN CROWNED QUEEN OF THE MAYAMBLER LASSIE

CHOSEN SOVEREIGNMay Fete Ruler Enjoys Unusual

Honor; W. S. G. A. President

FORMER KAPPA DELTA HEAD

As a fitting ending to ye May Festival of Drexel Institute, on ye fifth day of

May, in ye yeare of our Lorde, nineteen hundred and twentle eight, ye crowne which everle yeare doth grace ye May Queene, was sette upon ye heade of

Helen Mllllkln.Before this ceremonle there was given

an Arayngement of Midsummer Night’s Dream. This play In ye original forme hath been sundry times publlckly acted

by ye Right Honorable, ye Lorde Cham- berlalne his servants, but a t this time and season It was acted by divers schol­ars. Greek dances and musical select­ions also delighted ye audience.

When this right p^leasant and merrie

comedle and entertainment had drawn to a close, ye lovely May Queene, a t ­tended by divers faire maids, was crowned with a wreath of pink sweet peas by ye Queene of last yeare, Ellen Johnston.

Queene Helen in ye three yeares she hath attended this famed Institute of learning, hath at certaine times been on

ye Freshman Council, and hath been a member of Panhellenlc. She did grace ye office of President of ye Sophomore Class. When ye Kappa Delta Gamma sor­ority did exist, our Queene did hold ye presidency for a yeare, and In this gra- tlous yeart hath been President of ye Women's Student Government Assoc­

iation.

HATS O FF— NORM AN DECK WINSCongratulations to Norman Deck!!

His May Festival Program Cover De­sign won the award of fifteen dollars.

The judges were Miss Nell Lotz, chairman of the committcp. Miss Helen Acar and Miss Florence Turner.

Among the twelve designs which were 1 mitted were those of Deck, Bradley, and ' f^opper; may they continue to hand in ! blKper and better cover designs.

REVEIiEND WHAIEN A D D R E S S E S ^ N B irSound Advice is Given^Students

by Old Friend of President

CALLED “FRIEND OF YOUTH”

SENIORS PLOD THROUGH CARNEGIE EXAMINATIONS

Test H eld to D eterm ine Depth of ("ol- lege G rads' Capabilities

The Drexel students had the pleasure of listening to Reverend Whalen talk la assembly on Wednesday, May 9. The speaker Is an old friend of President Matheson's and the la tter Informed the audience that Rev. Whalen has been known for many years as the “Friend of Youth.” Indeed, in the short time he spent a t the Institute he made the friendship of every young person who attended.

The topic of his address was "Choo»-

He outlined the three great principles connected w ith

the final decision tha t every person- must make and emphasized the fact that everyone Is free to make his own

iiSi--------- ---- _______ _______HKIiEX MILLIKIN and ELLEN JOHNSTONE, p resen t and

fo rm er May QueensCourtesy— Public Ledger

Many of us have no doubt been won­dering what the examinations the Sen­iors have taken arc all about and If, when we reach that lofty position, we shall have to take them too. So here poes!!

These examinations are Intelligence a Life’s Work’I tests, “general tests of educational acli- levement” given by the Carnegie Foun­

dation for the Advancement of Teach- i Ing. On May 7th and 8th all the Sen |

j lors In the colleges throughout Penn- | dec'islon and that nobody can be forced ' sylvania were applying the diligent pen. ] to render one contrary to his wish.

The purpose of these tests is to de-1 First, said Rev. Whalen one must , termine the amount of important Ideas ' consider Individual aptitude, desire and I the holder of a bachelor’s degree poss j taste. Second, a decision must be con- j esses and the accuracy with which ho j c-*f^ed with vv^nt kind of n.an or woni- ! or she uses them. In other words they ! en will result in coming years from the ’ plumb the depths of our colleges grad- choice that It made early In life. Thirds nates, intellects. ^ person should ask himself what con-

Plenty of time was allowed for the i tributions he can make to his fellow ; test— 12 hours all told. The student was . li*-' can make to his fellow men through instructed to cover the entire exaiuinat- I his choice of a life vocation.

SENIOR BALL AWOW- AND HOW

Music Great, D ecorations F ine and all Hjid (JoOcl Time

SALLY BAXTER ELECTED PRESIDENT W. S. G. A.

lilue-E yed .>liss Nam ed He«<l of W om en's O rganization

P H I K A PPA BETA HOLDS SMOKER

The Phi Kappa Beta Fraternity held their annual spring smoker Wednesday night. May 2, a t their home 212 N. 33rd Street. In addition to the mem­bers and several other students, five of the faculty were present. Including Prof. Ryder, Dr. Stratton, Prof. Lange, Prof. Carlton, and Prof. Denise.

Cards, checkers, and dominos furn­ished amusement for the greater part of the evening. After refreshments were served the faculty entertained with a few wise and witty remarks and then the party adjourned.

President and Faculty Receive

On Friday afternoon. May 4, the Great Court was the scene of the de­lightful reception of President Math- eson’s In honor of parents and friends

of Drexel students.In the receiving line were President

and Mrs. MatTieson, Miss Dorsey, Miss Godfrey, Dean and Mrs. Dlsque, and

Mr. Ryder.Two tables placed at one end of the

Court were tastefully decorated with blue Jars filled with pink and yellow snap dragons and silver candle-sticks

pale pink oandlea. The refresh­ments further carried out the color scheme when delicious ices In pink and White were served with tiny cakes and salted nuts.

During the reception Incidental music was furnished by the Drexel orchestra.

To say the Senior Ball was a success is to put It mildly and tritely. No doubt our readers have heard many of the favorable comments which have been passed on that brilliant affair and we therefore need not tear our hair in a frenzied attempt to dig up some ap­propriate descriptive adjectives.

The Turkish decorations were very attractive. The lighting arrangements was novel and the effect of the vari­colored lights on the fountain was es­pecially lovely.

As for the “Skippers”' the music could not have been surpassed. The novelty numbers of the orchestra vfere snappy and amusing.

The supiper was delicious and it was made even more attractive lo the young ladles when the favors were distributed. These consisted of ch»rms of gold with Drexel-1928 inscribed on blue enamel. The charms were suspended on blue and gold cords.

The Committee for the Senior Ball is to be congratulated for their splendid accomplishments due to the untiring efforts exerted by each one.

Alpha Sigma Alpha Elects

At a recent meeting of the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority the following girls were elected to hold offices for next year. President, R uth Hasenfuss; Vice-President, Blanche Ball; Secretary, Cynthia Metzger; Treasurer, Kay Clarke Chaplain, Margaret Rosslter; Registrar, Alice P ra tt; Alumnae Officer, Edith Rood; Editor, Sally Baxter.

The resulis of the eleciious fi>r

W omens Student Government Assrc iation for next year were as follows’ President, Sally Baxter; Vice-President, Dot Williamson; Secretary, Flo Loft us; Treasurer, Blanche Bali.

Sally Baxter is a tiny, blu.'-eyed blonde who came to us in 1925 from -rove City. Since then she has been

a member of the Executive Commitiee of Student Government, auil also a member of the Glee Club. Siie is at present the Editor of tlie Alpha Sigma Alpha’s and Associate Edit<T of the Triangle. If these facts are not recom­mendation enohgh for you, then Just ask any “ 216” girl about her and I ’m sure you will be satisfied. The fact that the popular vote elects W. S. G. A. officers puts a finishing touch to Sally’s reputation. We hold only one regret— that June 1929 will see Sally returning CO Grove City.

ion and to waste no time on those questions of which he or she knew noth­ing— Easy!

No long written answers were re quired, the questions having been on the order of the true and false type that some of our considerate professors give— E asier!!

No preparation was required even in the line of studying— Success!!

A good night’s sleep, a cheerful dis­position, and two good pencils were the only qualifications besides the very im­portant one of being a senior.

The faculty took them too!!These examinations stress “ the scope

and character of a student’s general education” as “ the most important features of professional training.”

As to our taking them when we be­come Seniors— Positively !!

One of the outstanding points made by Rev. Whalen concerned a bit of ad­vice to people to do wiiatever they want to providing they are sure they want to do what they ought to. “The only free man in God’s world is doing what he wants to do, continued the speaker. Beware of the man who does not sing at his work.”

An amusing bit of his address oe- cured w'hen Rev. Whalen dem onstrated what he would do to the man who said the w'orld owed him a living. He would give this unlucky man a good healthy kick, for, said Drexel’s guest the only thing that man should receive from this world would be a nice bed under the ground.

We hope that Reverend Whalen will soon visit the Institute again and give us the treat of another address In his very pleasing manner.

C h e m i s t r y S t u d e n t S e r i o u s l yInjured in Lab. Accident

Business Ad. StudentsHear Mr. Buss

On Tuesday, May 8, the students of the Business Administration class were given a brief and interesting lecture, accom>panied by a film, on the history of the typewriter by a very good friend of Professor Altmaier, Mr. H. C. Buss, Burgess of Ridley Park.Before the lecture, Prof. Altmaier very

magnanimously Oifered to use his In* fluence In behalf of «ny etudent who should fall into the unkind hands of some Ridley Park officer of the law be­cause of fearing through that worthy town at breakneck apeed. After Mr, Buss showed th^ young women how he

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On Friday, May 24, 1928, Richard Johnson, a Freshman Chemical Engin­eering student, unknown to the instruc­tors made a mixture of potassium chlor­ate and red phosphorous. The mixture exploded and Johnson was very badly hurt. The Chemistry Department gave him first aid and then rushed him im­mediately to the Hospital of the Uni­versity of Pennsylvania. Dr. Eiiason, the chief of the surgical staff of the University Hospital and Johnson’s per­sonal physician, found it necessary to operate and remove the thumb and third finger of the right hand. Johnson also sustained a very le rlou i injury to the chest. He Is improving rapidly and at the present time, his physicians say, there ds no reason why he should not fully recover.

Mr. Holmes received a laceration around the ear and his back was burned In many placei. None of the Injuries was serious and hU wounds are being dressed a t the University Hospital.

ii.>s Helen Rush, a Freshman rtudeu: In Home Economics was working In ti>* laboratory about six feet away from Johnson. Miss Rush received no bodily injuries except that she has been somv- what deaf since the accident. Her case is being cared for by the school physj- clan. Dr. Arnett, In conjunction w ith Dr. Leslie Davis, an eminent ear spe­cialist.

EUlison Shute, a Freshman student cf Chemical Engineering, received a cu t on the arm. This was Immediately treated a t the University Hospital aod Mr. Shute is now In school.

It Is well understood by the studeLt body tha t this particular m ixture oC chemicals was not made under the care of the instructors. lu fact, every stu ­dent is warned against, making this particular mixture as well as any other mixtures tha t are not specified in the laboratory manuals or by the instruc­tors.

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PAGE TWO THE DREXEL TRIANGLE MONDAY, MAY 14, 1988

THE DREXa TRIANGLE• • • •

Official newspaper published by the students of Lfrexel Institute, 32nd and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia. lasued on the first and fifteenth day of each month during the college year.

Entered as second-class matter, October 15, 132G. at the Post Office In Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

PRICE ............. 5 Cents per Copy

EdItor-ln-Chlef

EDITH M. ROOD ’29

Associate Editor Faculty Adviser

SARAH M. BAXTER '29 DR. E. J. HALL

Managing Editors

FRANK H. GERVASI '31 DOROTHY WILLIAMSON ’30

Departiueiit Heads

News ................................................................ a n n a h u f f ’30Athletics ........................................................Assistant Athletics ................................... N. G. BELDING ’31F e a tu re ................................................ DAVID H. DAWSON '30Composition ........................................ ROBERT SPENCER ’30

OLYMPIA PAUXTIS ’29

Business Staff

Business Manager .............................OTTO S. HERTWIG ’31Advertising Manager ............................... H. D. STAMM, ’30Assistant Advertising Manager .... WILLARD V. BAUM, '30 Circulation Manager ........................ NICK WENDELBOE ’30

A Palmer P. D. FearnowM. Sherwooc W. Knepp

Reportorial StaffEdith Mattlson Sarah Simpson James D. Wygant

EDITORIALLY SPEAKING

HOXOR FIRST FOR HONOR S SAKEDrexel students have sidestepped what, to the wraier.

Is the greatest student moral Issue; the question of an Hon­or Syj-tem among men.

Some time ago, la an Issue of the Triangle, there ap­peared a discussion of the subject, it created a tluy little splash. So tiny. In fact, that the ripples barely agitated the surface.

Now then what is il? Are the students afraid to face the situation, or are they dead within, are they atrophied to the extent that the question means nothing to them. It would seem to me that students would be alive to, and not continually dodging, the point, tor It Is a question involving the most vital elements of an individual’s makeup.

The first step In establishing the writer's viewpoint firmly before the reader would be to make absolutely clear what that writer’s conception of an Honor System really is. By an honor system is not meant any “pledge "— signing vigilance committee sort of thing, but an Honor System whicii binds the student heart and soul to an ideal.

Some may scoff at this implied picture of the Idealistic Engineer, and well they might. But the more serious-mind­ed students will readily see the plausibility of the thing.

By an honor system I mean an Honor System wherein cheating will be made so easy that there will be no cheat­ing. 1 admit the seeming Inconsistency. But think a moment. Appealing to one’s sporting instinct will gel a response, say, nine times out of ten. Appealing to one s sense of what Is ethically right or wrong may or may not bring about the desired resultB, Why?

Merely because, gentle reader, everyone plays baseball, but not everyone has a particularly high ethical standard.

F. H. G.

“ I .\ AliUAHAM’S UOSO.M”(.Impressions and Reactionsj

I’ll 111 the luoiii'jiu Thomas Mo-in'.y, \sii.j pi:iyi d "Abe McCranie ’ in Paul Green s I 'u lluer prize play for 1927— stepped upon the stage shortly after the rise of the curtain till the final ciima.x, when with his cry for “ freedom” he is met with a volley of bullets at his doorway, he held his audience tense with his splendid portrayal of the role.

Displaying an unrestrained powerful emotional quality, which never descended from its level standard and perfect tempo, he carried one away with tlie patlios, the tragedy, of his Interpretation of the negro's social problem. Brought home by this man's vivid portrayal, one began thinking of the great racial question of the South, and the struggle of the race for recognition.

At this point 1 was about to say that Lillian Gillum’s beautiful rendition of “Goldie”' was second to Thomas Mose­ley's acting. But that cannot be said. There was no first there was no second. Each actor fitted Into a garish and colorful mosaic of human emotion with perfect ease, leav­ing the spectator with a sense of having witnessed a sincere performance, a harmonious whole rather than a spotted and top-heavy one.

The Negro, I feel certain. If capably directed, and welU handled by competent dramatic directors, can do much ou the boards. Men, for example, like Jasper Deeter, of our own Hedgerow Theatre have done splendid work with them. As a matter of factm unless I err unwittingly, Jasper Deet­er would rather by far, work with Negro actors than most of the colorless drab men and women who aspire to fame on the dais of the theatre.

It was interesting, and not a little dlshearteulug to note that only a mere handful of people witnessed the play.

F. H. G.

THE COURT JESTER

By GLO

After all, there Is one thing about condition exams that should appeal to some of us— fhey are exclusive.

As It Is customary In the United States to Imitate or follow in the steps of popular heroes, I wonder If, In Colonel Lindberg's case. It would not be easier to develop flat feet than to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

Taking liis courage in both liands, our hero bravely dropped it into the court.

Babe Ruth says “a ball player don't have time to read, and, besides. It Isn't good for the eyes.” Maybe that is the reason Drexel ball players are such good student: ?

One of the favorite expressions of a member of our English Department Is, “You liard boiled engineers.” How can anybody who would vote for A1 Smith call a college man hard boiled.

Yes! Mr. Rushton. You did enough for the girl In tak­ing her out. Still you could have bestowed on her an even greater favor If your stage partner had also gone.

The “Cap and Bells” Is gone for another year. May the Faculty be with us In their act next time, and let us hope that they do not use any more jokes heard over the radio or grandfather once told.

There are three types of people that wear their hats in our Great Court. They are, namely. Western Union boys, night school students, and part of our English De­partment.

It seems 1 just can not let the English Department alone. 1 saw one of their members reading a red “ Dally News” the other day, and—well, I will leave that to you.

It Is nice to go to a small College like Drexel, because if 1 did not I would not be able to write the remarks you just read. Right'?

WOMEX— '29 Sl'E.AKAssembly, this past week, seemed to fall like an aval­

anche upon the student body. The occurence brings to mind the age old subject— •‘Compulsory Assembly”. Whis­pers have been going around, to the effect that were all of them like the last one, compulsion would not be necessary. No wonder! The quiet was bliss indeed.

How we love to hear the student body dig up argu­ments against compulsory assem'biies! It Is difficult to realize that they are that Interested. However, we haven't noticed any outburst of Improvement In student acilvities while assemblies were discontinued. The only visible im­provement seemed to be In the way of the Men's Student Government (Council, and who would be so erring as to blame that on assembly'? Has anyone noticed an epidemic of meetings during that hour? The old cry was: “We have no time for meetings.” Now the cry Is: “W’ e can’t have meetings because there Is no assembly at which to announce them.” Mr. Ryder DOES have a function!

There are many things around Drexel that need im­provement more than does compulsory assembly. When the students prove themselves to be resourceful and grown up enough to be truly blase,— then perhaps they can object to assemblies. True enough, compulsory assembly Is a prep- school Idea and all that sort of thing; but can you forget that Drexel students are themselves “growing” '? Let us not kid ourselves Into thinking we’ve matured. We haven’t, and we re proud of it! Pranks In the court are too much fun. Who disagrees'? Let us hear from you.

The girls of the coming senior class wish to remind the Pre-Juniors that there Is a women's class In Drexel. When the men admit that a men’s class is Incapable of swinging their own affairs, we feel that the women have scored a big point. Probably the Pre-Juniors are right— but how about the girls? We claim' that the class of 1929 will not be destitute for workers. Only a few do the work, any­how. As far as the Lexerd is concerned. It will be a book of women— therefore let the women publish It. Without the men to be Inveigled Into doing our work, we’ll do It our­selves, anil probably better. That Pre-Junior class has had their fist In every Junior affair this year. The girls ap­preciate it— but “Junior” simply can’t be stretcheu to mean “Senior". Don’t get too anxious.

t ’LASS OF• « «

"RIVETER" HAS ADMIRER (?)A c l in io a ij n o t e

So Pollyanna and Eddie Guest have made the Au'.erlcan people forget all about Louisa May Alcott. I wonder if we hrive forgotten Little Lord Fauntleroy too. How could anybody think that the reviewer of “Strange Interlude” meant to say tliat O'Neill could not match the gonuu of lioulse Alcott? O’Neill does write sentences that remind one of “Orphic Sayings” and It Is also true that he could never write sickly, sentimental stuff like “ Little Men". Is there no untlerstanding of satire when it becomes slight ly subtle? Hut we' must confess to ambiguity for ev'in the Flying Riveter nas accused us. Which U passiug strange for he is one, indeed, of whom It might safely be said that he could never produce a Louisa. Instead he Is the proud father of a son who wins prizes because the antics of tha Drexel girls can not make him laugh. Our Riveter is a mighty man but he can't break down the laws of heredity. If that be ambiguity, make the most of it.

W. K. M.

By EDWARD D. MCDONALD

My, how that baby tan smoke!

There’s a wonderful babe in Seattle,He has no time for a rattle:

He loves a pipe:He’ll shoot a snipe

Very much quicker’n his dad’ll.

On Alumni Day an old grad with an unpremeditated wlndiblown bob said to me: “ If winter comes spring can apparently be far behind.” To this sally, Just by way of showing her that Coleridge was not far behind Shelley, I replied: “ You said a mouthful, Mabel; spring comes slowly up this way.” After which, mightily pleased with ourselves, the old grad and I went our several ways before further damage was done.

I DO NOT VIEW’ WITH ALARM If I were dead I should not care One tiny bit What flappers wear

And though of life I bear the throes.I’ve little eye For women’s clothes.

In very truth A lady's gown.Ne’er w'on from me A smile or frown.

Such fripperies Ijust ignore.And hope to do So more and more.

But this see I,Who little sees.How rarely now Hems reach the knees.

Indeed, I ’m sure That day by day • Skirts upward go— Knees, another way.

Still o’er this fact I can’t grow solemn: It helped a lot To fill this column.

Another note on present fashions, with a squint at Browning: “ I do not need to «toop” , eald the Duke, as he picked a thread from the hem of his Lady’s garment.

• • •George Moore, Irish novelist, seventy-six years old and

reported seriously 111 In a London hospital, recently advised women to return to embroidery and such like arts of the needle. Among other things Mr. Moore said: “ It is as ridic­ulous I'or women to think they can compete with men as it is to suppose that with the wave of a stick it is possible to turn a red rosebush Into a white one.

After reading what Mr. Moore had to say I asked Mother Goose what she thought of the novelist’s strictures on women. The goodly dame made for the readers of this column the following characteristic reply:

Georgie Moorgle, no longer spry.Chid the girls and made them cry;If Georgie now his health retrieve.I ’m sure the gals will greatly grieve.

« * •At last I am convinced that Gene Tunney packs a ter­

rible wallop. In his recent lecture at Yale he said the world owes a great deal to Shakespeare. This, I submit, la a knockout. Who took it on the button? Why, the former heavy-weight of the platitudinous. Gene Is now king of the obvious, as well as of the heavies.

• • •Asked what he thought of Tunney’s lecturing on

Shakespeare, Jack Dempsey replied: “ I t ’s all right if It helps his racket any.” Which Is much the best thing any­body has said about Gene’s nose-dlve into criticism.

« * *According to Wilbur McKee, the George Jean Nathan

of Dre.\el Institute, what Bronson Alcott said to the author of “The Strange Interlude” was this: “ I’m a better man than you are Gene O’Neill.”

* * *“ Freddie Is really a good boy at heart,” said Mrs.

Riggs, when interviewed by the author of this column. Con­tinuing, she remarked; “ It is true that Fred l)egaa before he was two, and that at four he still smokes. But this Is his only bad habit; otherwise he has always led a clean life.”

“ Heywood Broun Dlscharged*by*New York World for Dis­loyalty.”— Headline.

News Item.Broun's In disfavor—All’s wrong with the World.

• • «CRITICAL COUPLET

I think the praise of Thornton WilderShould be less Phelpsian—'much milder.

« « »It begins to appear that if the other faculty children

want to win any prizes around this place they will have to bribe Jack McDonald to stay out of the contests. That boy certainly brings the marbles home.

• • •I withhold my customary comment ou the current per­

iodicals except to say tha t th is month for the first tim e I found the whole of the Atlabtlo M ontU r Molting. I am not usually the sort of person who for th irty long days la made to feel superior or even happy In the possession of the Atlantic.

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THE REVIEWER’S PENCIL

Power! That is the one word t^a•

can best suggest the effect of “ In Ab­raham ’s Bosom". Each scene in turn leaves one almost gasping for breath. The attention of the audience is, almost

literally, riveted on the stage.This play, •which won the I'ulUzer

Prize last year, is the biography of a Negro. The scene Is laid In eastern North Carolina, and all the characters but two are of the Black race. The tragic story of the attempt of Abraham McCranle not only to raise himself from the mire of Ignorance, but to bring his people with him, Is told with a real Istlc force tha t Is impressive.

The writer of this play Is the Prof­essor of Philosophy at the University of

North Carolina, and has spent almost his entire life In tha t region. He has, consequently, a very complete know­ledge of the people of whom he wrlten. And more than that, he has the ability to transfer to the stage, both this a*,- mosphere and the personality of liij

people.Mr. Green has written a considerable

number of one act plays tha t have been presented by the '"L ittle Theatre groups of North Carolina. He has writ­ten only one other full-length play. "The Field God." This play, too, is note worthy for its power, and for the hum anity of its characters. The two plays tha t Mr. Green has written seem suffic­ient to rank him among the greatest of American dramatists.

Any person who enjoys the theatre as a place for Intellectual and emotion­al Btimulus, will enjoy "fti Abraham’s Bosom". If it is still playing in the city, see it, if not, get the Library copy and read it.

BEAUBRUMMEL”HUGE SUCCESS

Mr. Altnmier Scores Hit by tiood Direction

BITSINESe AD. STUDENTSHEAR MR. BUSS

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Certainly one of the outstanding feat­ures o£ the May Festival was Beau Brummel! Nothing but good has been said of It.

Every character seemed especially suitable for his part. Could anyone have portrayed fhe part of Beau Brummel so splendidly? I think not! Blair For­bes did a very estlma/ble piece of work and desertfis fine praise. As the Prince of Wales, Frank Ryall, Is to be com­mended. The one drawback in his case was In the attempt to flatten him to the right proportions for the Prince, which caused him to appear rather grotesque. However, this did not detract from the play since. If you remember your history the Prince did not cut a beautiful figure anyway. Mary Shuck, as Mrs. St. Aubyn, was delightful. She showed a natural grace and a keen un­derstanding of the character she played. Norman Harris, as Mr. Oliver Vincent and Robert Oberholtz.er, as Mr. Abra­hams, showed a decided ability to play character parts. Each, In his role, was clever, and made quite an Impression on the audience. Janet Letchworth very cleverly portrayed the part of the Du­chess of Leamington. Marlon Hoefl'ich, as Marlon Vincent, was charming and sweet. Other characters to be commen­ded are; Robert Armstrong, as Mortim­er, and his sweetheart Kathleen, played by Muriel Titus, also Stephen Choclt- ley, as Reginald Courtenay, Nephew of the Beau.

Mr. Altmaler Is to be congratulated on the beautiful piece of work he pro­duced In the presentation of Beau Brum­mel.

Through the friendship of Mr. Ryder and Mrs. Richard Mansfield, no royalty was required of Drexel to give the play: our hearty appreciation to Mrs. Mans­field.

parted his hair, he went Prof. Altmaler one betiter and oCfered to perform gratis the solemn (? ) ritual of marriage should any young men and women In the audience feel the spring fever cloud­ing their otherwise clear Intellects.

Mr. Buss, connected with the Reming­ton Typewriter Co. is well-known among those of us who "llsten-ln," having giv­en a series of talks over the radio. The film, W h ic h was reeled off showed the various stel;)s In the process of manu­facturing the typewriter. The first typewriter and i t i operation at the

speed of twelve words per minute was compared to the up-to-date machine and Its amazing speed of one-hundred word.^ per minute.

Certainly we owe Mr. Buss a vote of thanks for his lecture. Nothing could nave better brought home to the student the realization of the tremendous progress which has been made in the field of typewriters.

Little need be said of Wlnthrop Ames’ presentation of "Escape" tha t has jus t finished playing at the Walnut. The play seems to be just a little above the ra ther consistent average tha t John Galsworthy has maintained. That does not necessarily place it very high. "Escape” is in several ways distinct from any of his other plays, but it is the same in its lack of any great emot­ional depths, and in its slightly shallow characterization. I t makes an interest­ing, enjoyable evening In the theatre, and it probably makes almost as Inter­esting reading. To see "Escape" Is to read a rather unusual story in the news­paper, and to observe the crowd of per­sons, some interesting, some uninter­esting strolling down a busy street.

The weeS of May 14 will see the Theatre Guild’s presentation of "Por gy," another drama of Negro life, a t the Garrick. I t is well worth seeing. Hamp­den will still be playing in "An Enemy of the People" and "Hamlet," and Eva LeQalllenne’t company will be present­ing all three of the plays in their Phil­adelphia repertoire. ^

D. H. D.

Mr. Thunder Playsin Music Festival

It Is hard to express appreciation of music. I t Is something tha t is felt, not spoken. Words cannot adequately express the way In which the Musical Festival was appreciated. The pro­gram began with an organ solo, "Chor­us" by Baptiste, with Mr. Thunder at the console. This was followed by a selection from the Orchestra and a Bar­itone solo by David Luithlen. Following this Mr. Thunder again played— this time an "Overture ’Semeranlade’ " by Rissinl. This was also followed by an orchestral selection and Baritone solo. The glee Club, tho’ few in numbers, very aptly rendered "Pal6 Moon”. The Festival closed with a combined organ and orchestral selection.

Following this the Military Band, un- er the direction of Mr. Sneath, enter­

tained our Guests in the Great Court with many familiar selections. Like the Musical Festival this also was appreciat ed, the proof of which was to be found in the crowds on the balconies and in the Court, who thoroughly enjoyed it.

I have known it to be said tha t this younger generation does not appreciate the fine arts but I saw no proof of this a t Drexel’s Music Festival.

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ALUMNI NOTES’21— Elizabeth Anne Siegert and The­

odore Howard Orauer were married April 21 at Oak Lane, Philadelphia.

'26— Robert Mayne and Delphine Ben- net were married April 28 at Cleve­land, Ohio.

'27—Roberta G. Dare recently accepted a position as dietitian at the Allen­town, Pa., Hospital.

On Saturday, April 28th, some two hundred alumni returned to the Insti­tute for Alumni Day. They met form­er friends and talked over old times, enjoyed the entertainment provided by the students, watched the parade, a t ­tended business meetings, visited the student houses, and following the buf­fet supper and singing in the Court,

they went to the Auditorium for the crowning event. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus H. K. Curtis had attended the supper in the Court and Mr. Curtis kindly consented to be the first to play on our new organ, his gift. Following Mr. Curtis, Mrs. May Ebrey Hotz sang, accompanied by William Sylvano Thunder, our organist,

who also played a number of selections on the organ. Everyone was delighted with the organ and the concert, and extend a vote of thanks to Mr. Ryder for having arranged this concert for the alumni. The closing event was a dance in the Court. Mr. George W. U. Drexei and Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Van Rens­selaer attended some of the events and expressed their interest in our Alumni Day.

The Drexei lustituie Alumnae Club of Philadelphia, to which all Drexol women of Philadelphia and vicinity are eligible, elected the following olBcers for 1928- 29: President, Irene E. Gerlach, '22; Vice-Presidunt, Mrs. Lorin Blodget, Jr., '98; Secretary, Mabel Ewing, ’22; Treasurer, Lillian A. Hines, ’IG. Mar­garet liartholomew, ’IG, and Elizabeth Coleman, ’20, are new members of the Executivt; Couimittee of the Club.

The I'.ngineering Alumni elected the following oliictrs: President, Leonard F. Kershaw, '21; Vice President, J. A. Caldwell, '22; Secretary-Treasurer, A1 bert G. Blank, ’25.

H. P. L'versidge, ’97, was re-elected to the Executive Committee, and Bertha Helms, ’12, and Dorothy W. Parthemer,

'19, are newly-elected delegates to this committee.

The prizes for distance went to Miss Anna S. Doriss, ’00, of Korea, and A. P. Orth, ’14, of Harrisburg. The Class of '27 took the pennant for having the highest percentage of members in the A.'sociation, with an average of 55 per

cent, while ’22 and ’26 tied for second place with an average of 5 2 per cent. The Class of '2 6 look the pennant for

having the highest percentage of their class present on Alumni Day.

At a meeting of the Executive Com­mittee held Monday evening, May 8 , H.E. Harper, ’2 2, retiring president, duly installed George B. Roberts, ’23, the president for 1928-29. Plans were dis cussed for increasing our membership and the permanent fund so we may in­crease our deficit; for securing news items to make our alumni notes more interesting to you; and the organization of more Drexei Clubs in Pennsylvania and other states. We now have organ­ized groups in Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Washington, D. C., the Harrisburg dis­trict, the New York district, and Boston. If there are ten or more Drexei alumni in your vdcinity you should organize a Drexei Club and the Alumni Office will be glad to help you by sending you a list of graduates and ex-students from your section, and in any other way pos­sible.

The material is now being prepared for the alumni register, and If you have not yet sent in your latest address, m ar­ried name, occupation, etc., please do so without further delay.

BY THE MAN ON

THE BENCHOn Saturday, May 5, the Gold and

Blue cinder-path men journeyed to Villa Nova for a dual track and field

meet with the Main Liners. Drexei scored very heavily In the track events and held their own In the field con­tests. The winner of the meet was not decided until the last event of the day and the final score showed a one point margin for a victory for the Main Liners The "Dragon” squad of Drexei was very much handicapped by a poor track but came through with a very creditable showing only to lose by a single tally. Final score, Drexei 53 1-2, Villa Nova 54 1-2.

The “ Dragon” basebaliers took a well playea game from Swarthmore on Sat­urday, May 5. Score 8 to 6. The game served as a fitting climax to the May Day Field Carnival Events. Up until the last inning of the game Kean, with the great support of the Drexei defense, kept the boys from Swarthmore at a standstill while the Gold and Blue bats pushed run after run across the rubber.

In the last stanza. Coach Halas called a halt to give the second string men a chance to earn a way to their letter. Swarthmore profited by this and scored six runs before they were retired. Final score 8 to 6.

The Drexei Relay team consisting of Shepard, Josefsiberg, Radbill, and Mc-

Connel won third place in Class B, championship college mile relay, held at Penn on April 28, 1928. Schuylkill won with Villa Nova second. This was the first time Drexei has played in a num ber of years In this particular college meet. This was a very good showing and points to success in the future.

The fire breathing Drexei Dragons trampled the Juniata College nine by a 10-4 score beneath a leaden sky on the 4Cth and Haver ford Sts. fli-ld. Some hundred or so students attended the damp and gloomy contest which, how­ever was not without Its thrilling mom­ents. A drizzling rain, which fell incess­antly throughout the entire contest, dampened somewhat the players’ ardor and the scorekeeper’s notebook, but Drexei won, so what ho— what ho.

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