That the Greek letter societies
in the Atlantic City High School
are rapidly losing their power is
the claim made in an interview
given by a member of the Senior
Class to “Chalk Dust” a few days
ago. The student interviewed as
serts that the cause for the loss
of strength in these secret or
ganizations is the rugged initia
tion and “boobing” imposed upon
all new members.
l‘It seems to me,” he said, “you
would be doing a good thing for
the fraternities in the Atlantic
City High School if you will print
this interview. I feel certain if
I can get my point across that
it will make the societies in this
school stronger.
“You probably know that fra
ternities are lacking in their
usual strength and enthusiasm.
This fact was shown in the recent
elections in which the combined
fraternities were beaten. It is
also shown in the attitude of in
difference towards fraternities by
freshmen and sophomores who
seem to care little whether or not
they become members.
“I feel certain that the main
cause for this loss of strength is
due to the present form of
initiation in which the paddle
plays an important part. The
custom of making “Boobs” do silly
tricks and slavish work is another
reason why students do not care
to join. For even neophytes have
pride and feeling. I don’t see
how brotherhood can be expressed
by cruelty.
“If only we could convince all
fraternities to do away with non
sensical “boobing” and the pad
dle, I am certain we could raise
our fraternities to a high plane
of power and prestige once more.
“Thanking you for any space
you can spare me I am,
Yours for better fraternalism,
A. Senior.”
Spottedt
:' This week in making the selec
tion for “spotted” we have vio
lated two precedents. For the
first time we have chosen fresh
men, and for the first time we
have taken more than one pupil.
But after all it is not so much of
a departure from custom. For
certainly the'O’Neill Twins, Mar
garet and Marie, can hardly be
thought of as plural. To every
one they seem as a unit. For if
you see the one, you see the other.
As for their being freshmen, they
are only so in the academic sense.
In every other way, they are as
matured as seniors. In their con
versations, in their interests, in
their activities, they resemble the
older students.
It seems to be a law of nature
that the personal is effected by the
physical. And because these two
-girls look alike and dress alike,
they are identical in personality
and attainments. What is true of
the one is certainly true of the
other.' One of the characteristics
of this pair is naturalness. Though
they have already been taken up
by the older members of the school,
they have not been changed in the
slightest. They are still sweet,
naive and unsophisticated.
Despite their keen interests in
studies and the finer things in
life they manage to find time to
join in with all of the festivities
of the high school. They have al
ready become members of the
Alpha Gamma sorority which in
itself is most unusual for fresh
men.
We do not pose as prophets, nor
as having the mystic knowledge
of the Ouija board, but we do pre
dict that when the O’Neill twins
become juniors and seniors they
will be the leaders of the many
activities with which they have
already become interested.
And the best part; of it all, is
SPOTTED!
MARIE and MARGARET
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the generosity of nature in giv
ing us two of the same kind in
stead of only one.
Opinions Differ on “Co-Education"
For many years, throughout the
country and all over the world, for
that matter, co-education has be
come a moot question. Now that
the new high school already is
becoming more and more crowded
with pupils, the topic is of more
interest than ever.
Representative students of the
high school and members of the
alumni when interviewed concern
ing this question differed greatly
in their answers. The composite
reply to this query from boy
students is as follows:
“I am for co-education because
it is a good thing. It makes the
boys more gentlemanly and pol
ished in manners. It makes the
teams better, as the boys play a
harder game when they are
spurred on by the presence of girl
students.”
Zeke Reed (Senior).
“Co-education is a bad thing.
The girls distract the attention of
the boys and vice versa. ' If it
were not for the influence of the
boys, I am sure all the girls would
get better marks.”
Betty Sooy (Senior).
Lo-education is a great thing.
I can’t imagine what school would
be like if it weren’t for the boys.
Why, they are half the enjoyment
of school life. Besides I think the
boys are an incentive to better
work.”
Ruth Kiefer (Junior).
“I am for co-education, but I
don’t know why.”
Joe Goudy (Sophomore).
“Co-education is a splendid
thing. It teaches the boys and
the girls how to act with each
other. Fellows brought up in a
boys’ school have the wrong at
titude towards girls.”
Nathan Perry (Senior).
“It is a bad thing to have boys
and girls in the same school.
Both lose their sense of values.
The girls think more about look
ing pretty for the fellows than
they do about learning their les
sons. And the same thing applies
to the boys.”
Bill Leeds (Senior).
“Co-education is a bad thing,
both in high school and in college.
It has a detrimental effect since it
develops the social life to such an
extent that education becomes
secondary.”
Jack Luse i
v (Colgate University).
“In college the fellows never
take the girls out and so you can
readily see that the effect the co
eds have on the boys is negligible.
So I don’t think it matters much
one way or the other.” ,
Eddie O’Keefe j
(Temple University). !
Abolish Holidays
“It seems to me it would be a
good thing if holidays were elimi
nated,” asserted Erwood Ottway
a few days ago while talking to a
group of students. “And I also
advocate Saturday morning ses
sions.
“There is nothing that has a
greater effect for good in educa
tion than the discipline that one
gets from it,” explained Erwood.
“Learning the habit of attending
classes every day and acquiring
regularity of study develops char
acter and habits that will mean
success in later life. It is not so
much the French, or the mathe
matics, or the history that we
know, which will make us succeed,
as it is the discipline derived from
the study of these subjects.
“Yet, where is the discipline,”
continued young Ottway, “when
we stop every so often to observe
holidays? This interrupts our
lessons and our regular habits of
study. These pauses in our work
can certainly have no good re
sults." .
When asked if he did not think
it would be unpatriotic to attend
schools on certain holidays, such
as Thanksgiving and Washing
ton’s Birthday, Erwood replied,
“Not at an. Appropriate exer
cises could be carried on in the
various classes. For example, on
Lincoln’s Birthday, it would be
fitting and profitable for all
students to come to school. They
could be taught in history, special
events connected with Lincoln. In
rhetoric they could study the
speeches of Lincoln, and so on. In
this manner, you see, you are
patriotic and at the same time
you are getting splendid training
by attending on holidays. And
of course, the same argument ap
plies to Christmas.”
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For Art’8 Sake
That the walls of the class
rooms and the corridors are soon
to be adorned with the finest
works of art is evidenced by the
huge sale of tickets for the art
jxhibit which is to be staged in the
Atlantic City High School for
three consecutive days commenc
ing tomorrow, December 4. All
money derived from this exhibit
will be spent for the purchase of
mural decorations.
From 3 to 5 P. M. the school will
be open to visitors who wish to see
the exhibit. It will consist of
about 200 reproductions of the
finest works of art of all times.
Not only paintings will be repre
sented, but sculpture and archi
tecture as well. Especial credit
for bringing these masterpieces
to the Albany Avenue in stitution
must be given to Miss Helen
Foulke and Miss Alberta Mayo,
both of the art department.
Rivalry is running keen among
the classes which are vieing to
sell the most tags for this exhibit.
The class selling the most will
have the main say in the pictures
that are to be purchased. These
pictures which are to be bought
beside having great decorative
value, will also be an education
in the history of art.
Quite an elaborate program has
been arranged for the three days
of the exhibit. Listed among the
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of these events is to interest a
greater number of people in the
display.
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One of the outstanding fea
tures of the program which will
mark the opening of the Radio
Station WPG the early part of
December will be the perform
ance of the Atlantic City High
High School Glee Club. Already
this organization is practicing
hard, learning some appropriate
numbers for the occasion.
The Glee Club will sing at the
opening of the radio station such
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songs as German classics, some
Irish ballads and numerous folk
songs. With such a variety of
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(coaching of Dr. Byron McClockey,
there can be no doubt but what
they will pep up the wave lengths
and make their performance a
great success.
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