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MJUNIORPage TwoT H E S C R IB EOFJ u n io r C o lle g e o f C o n n e e tie u tCOLLEGESCRIBEHFriday7j hum b naît Sketcheshave any complaint to make you mightFRANK JOHNSONYes, sir, Frank Johnson, who can in attempt appealing to this secretary anadulge constantly in his favorites— Freshman Representative in the Stud Vol. XIIFebruary 28, 1941No. 3 beer, cigars, pinochle, music, and Ient Council.Hinda Wassau and come out on top ofANN KAPLANthe honor roll, was Salutatorian o f theEditor-in-Chief. Harriet Ledger 1939 class of Staples High School inAfter having had a taste o f Madison,Westport. You co-members of the Congress Junior High School, and Cen Associate EditorsWilliam Grant,!Stag Club had better be careful be Mary Elizabeth Madden, Felice Julianna i cause he intensely dislikes rummy and tral, Ann Kaplan grants that J.C.C.tops all! She ought to. Didn’t theBusiness Board.Mary Elizabeth Madden, working for a living. He’s the Sopho Freshman class elect her Secretary?Milton Reinhard, Jean Wohlsen. more representative in the Student If you’ll just leave her with a stick ofCouncil and star member o f the Fri chewing gum and people who are notFaculty AdviserDr. Charles B. Goulding day Afternoon Club.clicking theirs, she’ll peacefully enjoya McFarland Twins program so longas she doesn’t have to eat fish and as NORMA LETURMYFrom the white steps of John Adams sociate with conceited people. MaybeIN MEMORIAMHigh School in N. Y. C. tripped Norma she derived such ideals from being“ In the passing of Rev. James H. Killian, Bridgeport and all Leturmy into what may soon become treasurer o f the Motion Picture Club,of the French Club, win her civic organizations have suffered a severe blow. No civic Barnum College. She really abhors vice-president'nerofthePrizePlay contest, andenterprise of any promise failed to capture his attention and co people who think New York is a place assistant-editor of the yearbook atwhereeccentricslive;butonecanoperation. In a very complete and genuine way he dealt in funda Central.mentals. The needs of humanity were his motivating force. Other assuage this prejudice if he mentionsCamels or Mt. Vernon, or if he justmen preached tolerance. Father Killian practiced it. He exhibited gets a “ kick outa livin’ ” . She wasJERRY MEADin a very complete degree the fundamental Christian principle that Ijust about everything in high school,Guesseveryoneknew Jerry Mead be service should be based upon the needs of humanity.and she’s carrying on her Dramaticsforeheevenlandedhere. He was a“ In a very significant way his passing is a deep loss to the Iand Basketball activities here, while key man on the WarrenHarding Foot shestepsslightlyoverthebordwintoJunior College. For many years he has openly and actively co-lball Squad and Co-captain o f the Base thefieldsofLatin,Tennis,VoJJeyball,operated in all of our college activities. His voice more frequentlySoftball and even her certificate ball team. He edited the sport pagethan that of any other citizen has reached our student body. In andfor Meritorious and Distinguished of the Spectator (that’s the schoolthe Board of Associates, in the Educational Advancement League, Service, to maintain prominence in the paper), belonged to the National Ath and in many other phases of college activity hi3 presence was a I. R. C., the Fencing team, the Glee letic Honor Society, and the Frenchbulwark of strength. He was to have been our speaker on Friday Club, and the Student Activities Coun Club. Although he doesn’t believe inearly morning classes, his swimmingnoon at the first Lenten service. The warmth of his handshakè, cil.shows vigor. Quite in contrast to thethe breadth of his sympathy, the firmness of his philosophy willordinary Junior Collegiate, he’s not aalways remain an inspiration to those of us who were privileged toVIRGINIA PEDERSONjitterbug and he appreciates good,know him intimately.”The Freshman who so readily dis mellow music. Besides being treasurerAll who knew Father Killian heartily endorse President Cort- tracts Pat Marren hails from that tiny of the Freshman Class, he’s partly toright’s message, and generations of J.C.C. students are the losers burgh o f Stratford and its only ecole thank for the super Valentine Dance,in thé death of this noble man of God.secondaire.She designates tennis, held on the 14th.golf, bowling, Katherine Hepburn andCary Grant (Philadelphia Story), andA CHANCE FOR ALL TO WORK FOR THE COLLEGEFRANK VERRILLIsubtle people—like the Irish lad—herKindlylook into the (v ery ?) farfavorites.Ifyou’lljustglanceatthatAccording to report, the Dramatic Club members have notonly decided upon the play, but have begun rehearsals, and this gorgeous blue sweater o f Deedie Peder future and visualize Attorney Verrilli.son’s (for she’s always perfectly and Frank was a Home Room Leader, Reddespite the lateness of organization. Congratulations!beautifully groomed), you’ll find a pin Cross Representative, vice-presidentTo find a single student project appealing to more widely di fromthe Stratford High School Art of the Italian Club, Golf Manager, andversified interests would be difficult. There is work not only for Club of which she was president. She a member o f the Basketball team inthose who wish to act, but for those who are interested in stage played in the band (she won’t confess Warren Harding. But this year he’s asetting and lighting, in the management of production and o f the what instrument it was), but here’s scorcher in the J.V. roundup, Fresh business. Here in a dramatic club people with talents in these lines hoping that she’ll carry on her Dra man Student Council Representative,learn to work together, to develop initiative through acquaintance matic Club activities here and that and an up and going (mostly) protégéwith new problems. If one does not participate actively in the play she’ll prove her name worthy o f the o f the Stag Club. Incidentally, Mr.masthead, as she admits a year’s pre Poliner, he doesn’t like your (Well, he— there is the finished production to be enjoyed.In the publicity which attends any theatrical,, the college vious experience in the advertising calls it something else.) playingShe claims, however, prancing rummy and pinochle. However, ifprofits a great deal, for it helps, especially in the case o f a small field.in and approaching businessmen to be you’d like to chance a tennis or pingand yduthful college, to keep the institution before the eye ofc indi a pet aversion along with detesting pong match he guarantees stiff compe viduals who might otherwise be forgetful o f a vigorous new spirit men who wear hats indoors. If you tition— maybe change the money situ in the community.ation?REMARKABLE CONSISTENCY;Needless to say, he was shocked !(The SCRIBE is not responsible for the ar* cere he may be,, the right o f war orOR CRIME DOES NOT PAYYour consistency is remarkable!guments, statements, grammar or logic o f itscontributors.peace over us ? Are we to vest powers An open letter to Dean Scurr:Anonymous (An only child)To the Editor:in any man which would command theFive years ago a freshman handedWe in America are faced with a economic and military resources o f a in a weekly theme full o f flourishingcrisis far greater than the one which nation? Are we to take a step which sentences and paraphrases. As theUNWANTED MEMORIALSEngland is now facing in Hitler. It is would empower this man to convoy masterpiece was unlike anything heWe notice that a number o f studentsthe decision, whether, in order to de with American warships and to send had previously written, naturally you have been making names for them feat Hitlerism, we are willing to haz our navy and air-force to any part or were somewhat suspicious and graded selves around the building, woodenard the very principles upon whichthe globe? To decide all matters o f the paper, “ Good, but haven’t you read equivalents o f “ foot-prints in the sandsAmericanism is founded. Are we go of time” ! Now, if we were certaincivil liberty where it may so please something like this somewhere?”ing to create a dictatorship o f powerComes 1941 and his brother enters that these carvers would becomehim ? These are matters o f fact whichin this nation, suspending to an in are contained in National Defense Bill Junior College. A few weeks ago, famous, we should be only too happydefinite period in the future the funda 1776. Do you doubt it? Read clauses rummaging through the family attic, to have their names unexpectedly ap mental rights o f which we claim to beIII a-2 and IX; then form y our con he came across the aforementioned pearing in odd places. But unless theythe champions ?theme and the next week, desperate for can guarantee fame fo r themselves, w «clusions.Has the American way o f life sunka topic, he copied it over, with minor should appreciate their following aIappreciatethatweareInterestedso low that we need believe that repre alterations o f course, and passed it in. laissez faire doctrine in regard to desksentative government is not an efficient in the defeat o f Mr. Hitler, but I amYou can guess the rest* It came backway o f government? Are we to vest not interested to the extent that I am to him marked, “ Good, but haven’t you surfaces and backs o f chairs. After, iOv-tinued on page 3) *-i read something like this somewhere?” 11, repairing such scribbling is ex in anyindividual,no matterhow» n? *». - ,- ;x fw . .pensive.Bridgeport, Connecticut

February 28, 1941JUNIORCOLLEGEThe War A s I See ItBy Frank ManasevitThe President’s message to Congresson the “ State o f the Union” was hailedthroughout England as a final declara tion of all aid to Britain. Had we beenin an English church on the followingSunday, the prayers heard would be,“ God save President Roosevelt andKing George.” Thus we see that thetwo coalitions of the present WorldWar have been settled except for theSoviet. Let’s stop a minute and seewhat the situation is in the various na tions; who is stabbing whom in theback.Hitler’s pitiful puppet Mussolini hasfailed miserably in Greece. This failureof course can be attributed to Englishaid. The Greek advance has lost theDuce both prestige in the eyes o f theenemy and also in the eyes o f the“ Master Mind” at Berlin. Note thisenlightening fact about the Italianprisoners. The officers hotly defendedMussolini’s policy, but the commonsoldier was concerned only with get ting some food; prompting revealedthe Italian people’? disapproval o f thewar. Maybe they resented being trickedinto Spain a year before!H. C. Wolfe, in his book The ImperialSoviets, tells the whole story of howclosely integrated the Russian andGerman cooperation is. Although thetwo dictators have, until their recentbed-sharing campaign, kept up a con stant barrage o f propaganda, the Naziand Red army leaders were in constanttouch on all important military ideasThe Russian tactics used in Finland(after she invaded Russia through theDaily Worker) resembled Germanstrategy so much that it is impossibleto mistake the fact that Germany hadgiven Russia officers to plan the cam paign. At present, there is a littletension brewing between the two overthe Balkan situation. You realize,however, that it had to be Stalin whogave Hitler the signal to go ahead inthis war, under the guise o f a GermanRussian trade treaty. The Nazis rea-'lized that only by having a friendlyeastern front could they possibly wina war.The “ Red Giant” was compensatedfor this friendship,—plenty: one halfo f Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia,and Finland. Whether or not thesetwo natural rivals can keep their peacefor long is a question. If Russia hadwanted to, she could have stoppedHitler at Poland. They Wanted Warby Otto Tolichus o f the New YorkTimes quotes an official note to theEnglish government — from Moscowstating that any attempt on the parto f the English to stop Hitler’s marchèLETTER TO EDITOR(Continued from page 2)willing to create a dictatorship here.Is that contest o f such great import ance to us that the defeat o f Britainwould mean the end o f America? Itthis is true then the great resources ofthe United States must count fornaught. Then this America o f whichwe are so proud has sunk to a level o fnational mindednees that is fa r belowwhat we should be. It is not so; forin the opinion o f experts the nationalresources o f this nation are such thatwe would be able to defeat any onepower or combination of powers thatare in the condition o f all Europeannations. In the opinion o f British mili tary experts the effectiveness o f raidsinto Poland would be considered anact o f war.Just a word about the* disgustingAmerican Communists and their organthe Daily Worker, to show what acontrol the Kremlin exercises overAmerican Reds and Pinks. They mayhave some point in writing that this isan imperialist war; but, when theyattack England in the most vituperousterms and at the same time keep silentabout Germany’s part in this war, thecontrol is apparent.France is a touchy subject for dis cussion right now, but I think the mat ter stands something like this. Mar shall Petain is a fascist. In fact thewhole French cabinet before the defeatwas made up o f staunch Hitlerites, es pecially Laval. At times, we must evenagree with Russia when she asks whatFrance and England are really fightingfor. The fact is, however, that Petainwants to run his own fascism and notHitler’s. This independence is impos sible in the long run. Read J’ Accuseby Andre Simone. It is a searing accu sation of the French leaders, provingthat these leaders sold out the people.The reasons given, among others, arethe fear o f the rich on the rising num ber of Communists, demands o f labor,and admiration of German industrialefficiency.The only conclusions which we canmake concerning England are the fol lowing: (1) England is still in controlo f the seas. (2) Hitler’s devastationhas not succeeded in its purpose, i.e. toprepare the way for a land invasion.(3) Churchill’s skill at getting thingsdone is improving the English chances.(4) English success in Africa at Bardiais a serious setback to Italy and a mar velous boost to English morale. (5)Our rising cooperation with Englandis by far the most important event.(6) If this war has one good result, itwill be the realization by the upperclasses in England of the needs o f theunderdog, which will lead to reform.Whenever it has become necessaryto aid England, now and in the past,writers have immediately tried to showhow much England loves us and howconcerned she is for our safety. I donot understand why we have to fall inlove with the British Empire beforewe are willing to help anybody. Ishould still prefer English imperialismto Nazi “ freedom” , but let us assumethat this is an imperialistic war. Never theless, England is fighting for theIasi semblance o f Democracy inEurope, and it is to our interest to helpher in every possible way, even by adeclaration o f war if necessary, to pre serve this Democracy.on Germany is relatively low becauseof the distance one must travel in con ducting them. This being true, thenconsider that in attacking us one musttravel much further, even by way ofSouth America. Along with that is thefact that R would require an army ofover one million men, backed by eightmillion tons o f supplies, constantlykept up. To add to that, South Ameri can transportation systems are notacceptable for large scale militaryoperations. This is a military fact.These things being true (and they are),there does not exist by any wild stretcho f the imagination a situation arisingout o f Europe so critical as to requirea bill such as this Defense Bill 1776being passed. In fact, I contend thatthere could be no situation so critical,SCRIBEPage ThreeAm ong Our AuthorsON BEING LEFT-HANDEDARCHITECTURAL BLUESI cannot remember exactly how oldIf breakfast were slimmer,I was when my right thumb became in My lines would be trimmer.fected, but I do know that I was veryMy hips wouldn’t bunchIf I’d pass up the lunch.young and had not yet learned to write.I could be thinnerThe seriousness of the infection was soIf I’d go without dinner.great that an operation was necessary,and, therefore, I “ went under theIf I ate not at allknife.” I remember that I was cryingMy waist would grow small.and very much frightened, I rememberIf I’d cut out the drink,some people in white clothes, I remem My tummy would shrink.ber somebody’s bending over me, say My curves would be losting, “ Blow, blow” into a kind o f bagAt simply no cost. (Oh, yeah!)held over my face. Thus my fate wassealed.But at the noon hourAfter the operation, time was re Where is my will power?quired for the thumb to heal, and muchWhen dinner draws nighI find some alibi!attention was paid to my being carefulof the right hand, lest the thumb beI forget all the curveshurt. I remember learning to formWhen I see the hors d’oeurves.letters—with the left hand; learningThen later ’tis foundto write my name—with the left hand.I’m just a hamburger hound.Today, I am what is commonly knownSo, why should I worryas a “ Lefty” .And suffer and skimp ?I remember that, at first, I did notI’d rather be happyunderstand what people meant whenAnd look like a blimp.they kept referring to my being left—I. Ostroskihanded, and I could not understandwhy people asked me to try to writewith the “ other” hand. I saw no differ my left hand. The right elbow o f theence between their way of writing and person seated at my left, and my leftelbow greet each other many times dur mine.ing the course of the meal. From nowAs time went on, I became aware of on, forewarned o f a dinner at which Ithe difference, and I woke up to the am to be present, I shall try to have myfact that this is indeed a right-handed seat placed next to a blank wall. Theworld. Everything, naturally, is built wall and I will bump each other quiteor arranged for the right-handed per often, true enough, but neither o f usson. School desks, I find, give me a will complain, and I shall have nogreat deal of trouble, as the writing cause for embarrassment.tablets are situated to the right o f theEverything is all wrong: I see achairs. With my right hand at some queer shadow when I write by lamp queer angle, on my shoulder, or any light, can-openers go the wrong way,where out of the way, with my should people are continually asking why Iers twisted to the right, and my back wear my watch on “ that” hand, andbent over my paper, I proceed to take the fare box on the bus is on the wrongan examination. Backache results if side. I f I were given three wishes, Iluck is not with me.should , wish first fo r a left-handedAt family dinners or luncheons, I world—just for a day.am very uncomfortable.EveryoneRight now, I am going to look fo r araises his food to his lips with his right left-handed paring knife. Do you knowhand, and I perform the same act with where I can find one?even the defeat of Britain, which wouldrequire the sacrifice o f such powers asFranklin Delano Roosevelt requiresthat the American people delegate tohim.It is far more important to Ameri cans that we maintain democracy here.The steps which this bill will provideare most certainly not many stepsfrom the things which we are tryinghard to defeat. In my opinion it is asimon pure case o f dictatorial powersgiven one individual for an indefinitetime. There is no condition so criticalas to require our destroying demo cracy.There is no mie who can refute thisstatement. At no one time have thereeven been in the history o f this ourAmerican nation powers granted toany one man the scope o f which is asbroad, or the centralization as great.To what low level has America sunkthat it can even consider giving to anyman—F. D. R. or anyone else—theright of war of peace over us, the con trol o f all industry (except the distri bution o f a large expeditionary army),and the right to distribute these thingsin any way and to any one whom hesees fit? Is this democracy? I f it is,then we have no right to question theidealologies o f others in-our worl L .To be American requires only loyal ty to the principles o f representativegovernment. To support such meas ures as this Defense Bill 1776 is loyal ty, but not to the American way. It issupport o f the very thing which weclaim we are trying to defeat. Demo cracy and dictatorship are not inter changeable terms. They imply differ ent ways o f life. We cannot preserveone by bringing the other into power.Democracy can only survive by usingdemocratic ways. That way is vestedauthority in the Congress o f the UnitedStates, and do

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