Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 51

Author: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Publication date: 1922-1927
Publisher: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Number of Pages: 1024

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I have no doubt but that you, too, will then appreciate Curwood's works as being much more than thrilling tales. You will be filled with a spirit of the Northland which this author's pen alone can arouse, and you will develop a sense of ad- miration for the country lying to the far northwest.

HARRY H. BATCHELOR.

TOO WISE.

Some time ago while I was in an office in Baltimore I learned of a fellow who was so wise that he did himself out of a good position. Some business men were discussing him as to the ability he had to handle the position, but his greatest fault came out in the discussion. "The trouble with him," said one of them, "is that nothing can come up that he doesn't know all about.

You can offer an opinion without his showing you how mistaken you are. He's always right. No doubt he's a good man, but I'd rather have one who knows a little less." If you look around you at the really big men you'll find that you can talk to them without having them dispute every statement you make. They don't know it all, neither does any of us. A sure road to unpopularity is showing everybody how mistaken he is.

E. EARLE HENDERSON.

HOLIDAY GREETING

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Men's Edition-Page 9

THE ORIOLE

AN INVITATION.

O come with me to the barracks, Come with me to the gym, And three and twenty good fellows Shall you meet there within.

Three and twenty good fellows

they, No better can be found; They came from way across the bay And the Western shore around.

They came in search of learning, friend,

Across the billowy main; Oh yes! and from the Western shore Some knowledge here to gain.

Now work alone is not their way, For work alone is sin, But with their work, they play and love,

They are but human men.

Olı, I could write and sing and praise These fellows till judgment day- But here and last I ask a boon, Just one more little say.

In sport, in work and love are they The finest in the land; So come! good fellow, along with me And join our little band.

E. BURROUGHS, G. MURDOCH, J. PRYOR, Junior VI.

JOKES.

Teacher-You remember the story of Daniel in the Lion's Den, Roh- bie?

Robbie-Yes, ma'am.

Teacher-What lesson do we learn from it?

Robbie-That we shouldn't eat everything we see.

Says Mose to Rastus: What yo' in fo' Rastus?

Burnin' a house down. How long yo' got? Twenty yeahs. What yo' in fo'? Murdah. How long yo' got? Three days.

Looka, heah ,niggah, how kum dat? Heah Oh burns a house down an' gits twenty yeahs, an' you' kills a man an' gits three days?

Yas, but yo' see dey is gwine to hang me Wednesday.

What's the matter? My fish has eczema. Nothing serious, I hope. No; it's on a small scale.

Miss Munn-"Miss Courtney will read and you may take notes for

Aunt-Why, child, when I was a your edification. Miss Riley, what girl, I washed my face every day. is the meaning of edification ?"

Peg-"Indeed, Miss Munn, I don't | now. know unless it means note-books."

DON'T EXPECT TOO MUCH.

Waiter (about to leave, to grumb- ling customer): Steak not tender enough? Do you expect it to jump up and kiss you?

Ad in Chicago newspaper: "If Wilbur Bland, who deserted his wife and babe 20 years ago, will return, said babe will knock his block off."

Frizzell .- I want to buy a revol- ver.

Clerk-Six shooter? Frizzell-No, nine; I want to kill a cat.

Why can't I play my wind instru- ment in the band?

What is it ,bass horn or saxo- phone? Neither; electric fan.

Trying to get something for noth- ing is a weakness of human nature. While something gotten for noth- ing is rarely worth the getting. Be square.

Rastus-Ah can't get dis spot off'n yo' trousers.

Student-Have you tried gaso- line?

Rastus-Yas, sah.

Student-Have you tried am-

monia?

Rastus-Naw, sah, but I'm almost sure they'll fit.

He payeth best who loveth best.

Do you know that there is anoth- er Normal School whose colors are | before. the same as ours? No?

Well, there is. In this the North- ern Arizona Normal is our sister school.

Miss Sammis-What is meant by good posture?

Agnes Dulin-Stand erect, and walk on the sole of your feet.

Jones-My son, Henry, is not do- ing a thing in college. Why there are only two things that keep him from being at the foot of his class. Smith-That's too bad. What are they, math. and football ? Jones-No; the Smith twins.

Sergeant to Colored Sentry-If anything moves, you shoot. Colored Sentry-Yessah, an' anything shoots, I move.

Little girl (stubbornly)-I won't wash my face, I won't.

Little girl-Yes, and look at it|

-Exchange.

NOT SO BAD, EH?

Efficiency Expert-You are wast- too much time on your personal appearance.

Stenographer-It's not wasted. I have only been here six months and I'm already engaged to the junior partner.

-Pine.

TOO COOL!

"Tell me," said the lady to the old soldier, "were you cool in battle?" "Cool?" said the truthful veteran, "why I fairly shivered."

Officer (just balled out)-Not a. man in this division will be given liberty this afternoon. Voice-Give me liberty or give me death. Officer-Who said that? Voice-Patrick Henry.

Mr. Hultziser-Is there anything that you can do better than anyone else? Mr. Bishop-Yes, sir; I can read my own writing better.

A ragged urchin went into the shoemaker's shop and laid a big pair of shoes on the counter. "Me fadder wants dese shoes stretched," he said. "All right," replied the shoemak- ' er. "Where do they pinch him?" "Aw," answered the youngster. "They don't pinch him, he pinched tem."

BREVITIES.

The funny thing . about "Who's Who" is that it mentions so many people that no one ever heard of

Seventeen processes are involved in the laundering of a collar. Judg- ing from the results sixteen of them are necessary to get the saw edge ef- fect.

Before deciding that tonsils make the child dull ,the teacher should take a look at the child's parents.

Steinmetz died poor with every one of us the richer for his living.

Instead of the three R's many schools now teach the three F's, Football, Fights and Frats.

The average man now lives thirty years longer than he did in 1800. if He has to, in order to get his taxes paid

A consistent vegeterian is one who won't risk eating chestnuts in the dark.

The modern version as Illustrated by Europe is, "In time of peace, re- pair for war."

THE ORIOLE

Page 10-Men's Edition

YOUR OWN LITTLE GIRL.

Is she lovely and fluffy and small- Is she really not grown up at all? Is she charming and quaint; Neither vixen nor saint? Does she make every newcomer "fall ?'

Is she boyish, athletic and gay? Does she chase your worries

away?

Can she handle a gun? Does she ride, swim and run?

Is she up to some prank ev'ry day?

Perhaps she's a sweet little maid? Does she act rather shy and afraid? Can she make 'licious pies? Would her hread take a prize? Is she charming in ginghams- homemade?

Is she one of the prevalent styles? As a flapper-a creature of wiles? Does she lure you with sighs? And caress with her eyes?

Does she fascinate you with her guiles ?

Is she fickle, coquettish-a flirt?

you Does she say things that cut

and hurt?

Is she "thither and yon"- Always leading you on? Rather naughty and teasing pert ?

and

Is she witty and clever and wise? Always ready to help or advise? Does she know what to do When you're downcast and blue? Is she different, unknown-a sur- prise ?

There are hundreds of types, it is true,

And each has its admirers, too;

But he sure as the world That your own little girl Is the one who was made just for you. GUNDY, '24

WHAT ARE THE THESPIANS?

How many of you who, in your leisure time have been reading "The Oriole" have run across this title, "Thespian Club"? I think I am doubtlessly safe when I say that you have wondered what this club is, when and why it was organized and what its aims are.

This club is nothing more than a group of intelligent, thinking people In order to further accomplish our aims we are at present working up several one-act plays are of various types in order that we may meet the desires of everyone. We expect to put on the another public performance at this school sometime durirng March and who have realized the great value and prospective benefits of "The! Little Theatre Movement" and have organized a dramatic club. This group of students, under the careful; guidance of Miss Munn, gave problem considerable study at the heginning of this scholastic year be- have accepted several invitations to lieving that a club of this sort might tentatively appear in rural school prove to be a great asset to the of Baltimore and Harford counties. school. As a result of these discus-When we have these plays worked up | waves. sions this group drew up a plan of to a high degree of perfection we

organization and a constitution was adopted on October 30.

In the making of this constitution we had two great problems to face. The two largest ones were: a name, and the purposes. There were very many names suggested, but the one finally chosen, as you now know, was "The Thespians." Why did we choose this name? How many of you have ever heard of Thespius ? He was the first successful dramat- ist the world has known and it is in the honor of the work of Thespius that we have chosen this name, "The Thespians."

The constitution as adopted sets forth many purposes and among [them these seem to be outstanding: To put on the stage plays of literary merit so that our audiences may be led to an appreciation of the work of real live, thinking dramatists; to give an opportunity to WE WONDER those having special dramatic ability to cultivate the dramatic tal- Which is more overworked in Principles of Ed .- the students or "what not?"

ent of others; to aid surrounding rural schools with their programs by offering our services to those schools in order that they might better se- cure the cooperation of their patrons that they may raise enough money for their extra needs. In the ex- ecution of these purposes we expect to hecome acquainted with the best plays and playwrights as well as some of the poorer ones. Of course, along with any stage production comes a development of voice and poise and an experience in reproduc- ing and managing of plays which will be of immense value to us in our profession. Not only will we acquire the educational and cultural values, but we shall also derive a great deal of fun and pleasure from our work.

We have already experienced some of these values and have derived much fun and pleasure from our work with an old English Christmas play, "Mistletoe and Hollyberry." We worked this up in a short time before the Christmas holidays and made our first public showing at the Wilna School, in Harford county.

As you might suppose we had no stage or scenery, but nevertheless we had a very appreciative audience and made a very great success of our first showing. The next evening we pre- sented it before the students of the school as our gift to the Christmas spirit.

shall begin work on several full length plays which we expect to stage near the close of the school year.

I hope that every one of you can at some time witness one of our pro- ductions. I feel sure that we can satisfy your dramatic taste and give you a full evening of enjoyment.

S. C. TROUPE, Pres.

NORMAL LITERARY OFFICERS.

President-Owen Thomas. Vice-President-Frances Walter. Secretary-Dorothy Flounders. Treasurer-Helen Welsh. Correspondent-Marjorie Hayden. Reporter-Emily Evans.

Why Mildred Hoyle likes "Strong men ?" Why Burdell loves to hear the mu- sic of the habbling Brooks? . If Japanese earthquakes were made for Mr. Walther?

If the ceiling of 221 is an Inspira- tion to Miss Munn?

Whether Sr. 6 has obtained a thorough knowledge of "Webster's Unabridged?" Why the word "co-operation" is never used in Assembly?

EXAMS

E-vil

X-the unknown.

A-gonizing. M-iserahle. I-nconvenient.

N-asty. A-wful. T-errihle.

I-nconceivable. O-bjectionable.

N-auseating. Sorrowful.

It's hard to sit and study When tomorrow's another day. If the time would just stop moving We all might average-A. -Pine.

Jane-Mama, why do they wax

people? Mama-They don't. Where did

plays. These you ever get that idea?

Jane-I heard papa tell Mr. Jones that when you were away last sum- mer the parties waxed Mary. -Exchange.

Jim-How long have you been go- ing with Sue? Jam-Oh, about two permanent

-Alcohic Mirror.

Men's Edition-Page 11

THE ORIOLE

BALLAD OF ROBIN HOOD.

Come let me tell of Robin Hood A mythical creature he, Beloved by all the dear people And sung in minstrelsy.

His followers were courageous men, As brave as they could be, "They have no equal in the land" Bold Robin Hood, quoth he.

"They come to me of their own free will, And of their free will stay; And if they ask, if I have aught I shall not say them nay."

So Robin's men, they loved him well, And were good friends and true, And of his exploits, if you wish, I will try to tell to you.

He was a very bold outlaw Because of a youthful deed,

So forced to flee the good King's men

He robbed whenever his need.

But he only took from those that had A portion of their wealth, And gave to the poor and needy And those of right poor health.

One day while Walking o'er a bridge He chanced to meet a stranger, Who fought the right of way with him

And soon put him in danger.

"Oh hold, my stalwart friend," he said,

"To you the victory I give, I ne'er had such a good drubbing From any man that live.

"So come with me to the greenwood, And of my good band be, Aud live off the fat of all the land And much excitement see."

So little John, for thus his name, Joined the merry band, And for his valor and his strength His fame spread o'er the land.

So, one by one, by a goodly test, He got his merry men, Until they had so many a one, They were ten score and ten.

One day the good King Richard, he Came Robin Hood to seek, To find what manner of man was he And behind the curtain peek.

So he dressed himself like a friar And wandered in the wood, Out stepped a stalwart handsome man Of course, 'twas Robin Hood.

"Oh, hold, thou Friar, and eat with with me," Thus Robin Hood did cry, For 'twas his to feed each man, Then charge him very high.

The friar stopped, and with Robin went Deep in the good greenwood,

And Robin gave him such a feast That one never tasted so good.

And by some skillful questioning The King he did find out, That though an outlaw sought men,

For the King was Robin stout.

So the good King thought, and thinking much,

This is what he said,

"Thou say'st thou'lt follow our good King, E'en though 'twould make you

dead ?"

Then spake our Rohin with loud voice,

"Aye, that I would till dead." "Then, said the friar, "look on me once.

well,

For I'm your King," he said.

"Because of your great skill with

bow

Come be my head yeoman, And bring your fellows with you, and The rest shall be freedmen." .

So Robin Hood went with the King With four good friends and yeo- men,

And with the good King's enemies, Were the greatest foemen.

So King Richard, he knighted Robin, Giving to him an earldom,

But alas, he died, and left Robin In a deep state of boredom.

So he asked King John a leave to give,

If only of short duration,

The King he granted him three days To be back to his station.

When Robin Hood came to the wood He fain would not depart, So a bold outlaw he did remain And chased the deer and hart.

D, FOSTER, Junior VI

BIOLOGY BOILED DOWN.

I enjoy the study of biology very much. To go running, jumping, tripping and falling after the gauzy winged, satanic butterfly, to fall in creeks and to climb hills in search of grasshoppers, getting only slightly painful sensations from catching hees and wasps are joys one fondly looks back upon. To get the poison ivy while gathering leaves is only one mild sethack which more than compensates one for the experience he gets. I like to think of the joys of going after flowers with a fair companion by my side. On the oth- er hand it is, I admit, rather incon- venient to have a meal right after an experiment. I have lost my ap- petite for shrimp ever since my last experiment.

Is it not wonderful though, to learn the many parts of a grasshop- per's anatomy? I think of the great

benefit one can get from knowing the elementary tract of a frog, or the nervous system of a crawfish.

And then evolution! Where, oh where can we find a broader, more soul inspiring, awesome subject than evolution. To be able to prove to one's dearest enemy that he is a de- scendant from a monkey! What more exquisite joy can one derive from informing one's parents that they once were jelly fish! Why, it makes one

akin to all nature; brothers to a snake, son of a tree and cousin of a toad. And argument-

ative material! Just think! Can one find a more soul-satisfying, more gripping subject to argue on, either positive or negative? Join us at

C. D. F. (Scientific) Junior VI

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THE ORIOLE

Page 12-Men's Edition

ZACH SAYS:

The Bowman brought a rabbit from the Burroughs,

And served it with a Curry of Rice, 'Twas strong with a sauce all Fiery, The Viand (William) was quite be- yond Price.

The Gardner brought herbs from the Garrett,

The Hammond would Foster pride, The blessing was asked by the Pryor With a Rush mouths opened wide.

The Thomas, who was quite a

Mo (u)ser,

Laid a Wren at the feet of McCann; The Burgess pronounced it a rouser, And so did that Batchelor man.

Bo, linger long, said Sunderloy, You all will rue iF later

The Blacklock on the door is shut

And you have to tip the waiter.

The Troupe ate bones and gristle, Sprinkled o'er with g-Eavey

They even took a Hack-ett at Frizell Head by little Davy.

Now Schmidt, Wright, Hembke, Gar- man,

Houck, Gildea, Sieverts, Henderson, Stoffer, Johnson, Murdock and Bur- gee,

Your names don't rhyme,

But I'll use you next time.

YOUNG FOLKS.

Young folks are living organisms that make old people wonder what this world is coming to, anyway. They range in age all the way from just a few minutes to a hundred years or so. Lots of them already know things, and all of the others have the power to learn if the right stimulus is provided.

Some people never were young folks. They were born old. Other old people were once young folks, but have now found peace and quiet by taking intellectual chloroform. New ideas are to old people just about what a mouse is to member of

a the Society of Elderly Young Women: it gives them hysterics. Young folks can be made to become positively chummy with new ideas if the young folks and the new ideas are properly in- am in favor of keeping them and do-

troduced. However, young folks are terribly unconventional at times, and will sometimes make friends with New Ideas when no formal in- troduction has taken place. This is always terribly shocking to old people.

Try and do it!

Young folks might be separated into two great classes-namely, boys and girls. However, this separation But folks, how they can laugh and is very hard to make completely. smile and sing. How they can grin, right square through the murk of poverty or the sweep of disaster, or

"headed toward the Penitentiary." They sometimes believe themselves to be hard-boiled. You can always tell old persons because they really believe that these boys are hard- No young folks ever let boys fool them this way. They know that only the shell of a hard-boiled boy is hard. The heart inside is always soft and warm.

Boys have different ages and some of them have gray hairs. They al- ways think shocking things, and can always be told from father because they do things which he never did. Most fathers have been boys, but some of them were never caught at it. Boys do some very funny things in the world-like wanting kerosene lamps instead of tallow candles. By the time they brow-beat most old people into wanting this, some other boy stirs it all up again by wanting electric lights.

Girls are in another class of young folks. They differ from boys mostly in the fact that they are trying to marry boys, while boys on the other hand are trying to marry girls. Girls are creatures who, twenty years later, get terribly upset by the kind of clothes their daughters want to wear. Most girls have a spell of being crazy about how they look, and are never able to see why

other people are not crazy about it too. Later on ,if they stay young, they can laugh about it all. If they get old they will indignantly deny that they ever were that way.

Most mothers were once girls. In

fact, the good mothers never do get over being girls. They'll just die for you in a pinch, if it will do any good. Like other young folks, good mothers never get over having new ideas. That's why they can mend a bruised toe or a broken heart. They can always see it as you see it. That always helps. That is one reason why girls will keep on being good mothers as long as the old world stands.

That is about all I know about young folks. Goodness knows what we would ever do without them. Even good old people who are in

perpetual despair about young folks will have to admit that we have to have them. Otherwise where would we ever get any good old people. I ing the best we can with them. They so muss up the social land- scape sometimes, and keep us guess- ing about what all may happen next, and drive us almost crazy with their weird psychological responses to the phenomena of this spinning little

world. We have to admit it, they do.

Boys are things which in the pon- derous opinion of old people, are the blows of adversity. And how

honest they can be if they get half a chance as they grow up. For there are no such things as bad young folks. There are sometimes young folks doing bad things, but never bad young folks. For young folks always get a new idea and so can al- ways be changed. Only old people are hopelessly bad, for they can not be changed.

I make a motion that the world always keep its young folks-just to laugh with and laugh at.

EUGENE A. BISHOP.

RESPONSIBILITY.

Is responsibility a matter of much concern to most of us? Should we be personally and vitally interested in the matter of our various respon- sibilities in life? Are your own in- dividual items of responsibility in- creasing in number and are they of increasingly pressing importance? If so, your own standing in the state of society is being elevated.

Let us specify ourselves, those of us who have thought the teaching profession a suitable opening, at least, for our careers, whatever they may eventually be; let us choose ourselves as material for a brief

chat on this matter.

Do we, as students at Normal, our chosen training station for this pro- fession, have any responsibility whatever? Stop reading here, and for a moment make a mental inven- tory of the responsibilities which face you-duties, tasks, obligations of every sort which claim your at- tention from the one week's end to the next.

Are these duties, tasks and obli- gations which await you daily and weekly more numerous than they . were for you-the same, living, growing individual, as they were at the age of six years, at the High School freshman age, at the High School senior age? Were they the same in number and in prressing im- portance as you entered Normal, as they will be when you leave? When you enter your chosen profession next September, or a year hence, will they take a sudden rise?

If all these queries upon your in- ventory are answerable affirmatively, then you are that progressive indi- vidual, accepting those responsibili- ties which boost you forward and upward in the professional, social or business world. If your register of responsibilities falls one degree you have lost an asset to your progress. Accept, therefore, those duties which lie in your path, step aside to embrace other worthwhile tasks, shring not from those ever-pressing obligations, and continue a growing, progressing member of society.

MAXWELL R. SACRA,

Class of '23

Men's Edition-Page 13

THE ORIOLE

SERIOUS VOICE.

Some men once were gathered in, And great was their sport,

For they were telling tales of ghosts And any other sort.

Up spoke an ancient man-said he, "1 quite remember well, In a house beside the river's brink A pirate used to dwell."

One night a strange thing happened. In the year of seventy-four, This bold old man was found Lying dead upon the floor.

His treasure chest was at his head, His sword lay at his side,

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Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 51

Author: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.) Publication date: 1922-1927 Publisher: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.) Number of Pages: 1024

Author: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Publication date: 1922-1927
Publisher: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Number of Pages: 1024