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Vol. 2 No. 3 CASTLETON TEACHERS COLLECE , Castleton , Vermont December 1952

OLD- TIME VERMONT CHRISTMAS by Robert Thurston

It vanished with the buggy-- this kind of - but it left eternal

horse and Christmas memories .

Christmas in old Vermont l What a gay and carefree time it must have been, with its snow- covered, rambling farms and villages nestled among the foothills of the Green Mountains. Christmas--a time for baking, polishing , sweep­ing and dusting the farm house from top to bottom, trading at Uncle John's General Store, and of prayers and praise ris­ing from all the little white churches all over the state, of the face of Parson Brown, your own particular minister, looking down upon you, while you sit freezing in the high­backed compartments.

Two weeks before Christmas the team was hitched to the sleigh and the family drove to town--about six miles away. You can ' t imagine what a trip this was unless you ' ve really ridden in an open sleigh. The bitter wind sharpens your nose to a fine point and stings your cheeks to apple color. Instead of today ' s car heater, the buffalo robe or a gay plaid blanket, tucked in ex­pertly at the sides , kept your legs warm.

You did your trading at old Uncle John ' s General Store while father visited with the other men about the old pot ­bellied stove glowing red in the dark interior of the store. (Continued on page 2)

FIFTY-TWO VOICES

Christmas celebrations at Castleton started with Lhe Cantata, " The Child of Bethle­hem", which was presented by the Mixed Chorus and Women ' s Glee Club under the direction of Miss Markham. Many long hours had been spent in prepar­ation for the Cantata and the results were excellent. It was very well done , and enjoyed by all who attended. This was the first program of this type to be presented at Castleton.

PROGRAM

The Christmas Bell Mixed Chorus On Thee We Wait - Solo by Jack Cross The Holy Night -Women ' s Chorus There Were Sheperds - Men ' s Chorus The Glory Song - Duet by Kay Gaylord and Joanne Gould Even Unto Bethlehem - Solo by Gordon Merr itt The Star in the F.astern Sky Solo by Beatrice White Who Is He - Duet by Alden At­wood and Hugh Goldsmith He Shall Reign - Mixed Chorus and Solo by Walter Bartlett Tell the Glad Tidings -Solo by Colleen Shufeldt Thy Light Is Come - Hugh Gold­smith - Mixed Chorus Cantique de Noel - Solo by Ann Fitzgerald with a double quar­tet consisting ofJanice Partch, Irma Silvi, Colleen Shufeldt, Hugh Goldsmith, GordonMerritt , Harold Feiner and Walter Bart­lett 0 Come All Ye Faithful - Entire Chorus

MISS FLETCHER ENTERTAINS

On December J, Miss Susan Fletcher presented to an en­thusiastic audience the second program of our entertainment series .

Through a very interesting and varied program of life sketches, Miss Fletcher gave proof of her unusual artistry. With very little help from the use of properties or change of costume , she introduced us to characters of wide range in personality, language back­ground , social position and economic status. An equally wide variety of human emotion was depicted; from broad humor to subtle pathos, from light comedy to deep drama , Miss Fletcher was uniformly suc­cessful in her delineations .

The "one-woman theater" from Montreal started her ca­reer of acting at the age of three and since then she has done outstanding work in the movies , stage, and in writing dramas for television and for her own use.

After her program Miss Fletcher was heard to remark that she was convinced that entertainment should also be educational. Surely her audi­ence would agree heartily with her.

RECESS

Christmas vacation begins December 19. Classes resume January 5,1953 . First semester ends January 22.

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OLD- Til1.E VERMONT CHRISTMAS (Continued f r om page 1)

That stor e of Uncl e John ' s was a place of sheer magic f or the Chr istmas shoppers . Bolts of cloth on the shel ves , bunches of bananas hanging f rom the ancient rafter s of thestore , barr el s of crackers , big bins of s pices , teas and coffees , har ness gear, grease and horse medicine as well as medicine f or t he entir e famil y from castor oil to musta rd plasters , rubber boots , l anter ns and f a rm tools. All t hese and many mor e items mingled their fragrance together .

A azy-ster i ous box was picked up at the Railroad Station. That must be the package old Sam Murray, a f riend of fa­t her ' s , sends every year. Then , back at the house , pack­ages light and heavy were l ocked in the ice- cold hall cl oset to await The Day.

With Christmas a few days away, the bakin~ , sweeping and dusting began, and the rose­car ved horsehair furniture got a special, loving pat when the par l or was opened up, as it is on all special occasions. An extr a l oad of wood was split , and fa ther kept an appointment wi th t he fattest t urkey , out behind the bar n. Ham and bacon wer e t aken from t h e smokehouse and fresh butter was churned.

Everyone was a - flutter when Aunt Mary and Uncl e Wesl ey came from t he big ci t yto spend Christmas with us . After sup­per we all went to t he littl e stone church wher e a chil d­ren ' s Christmas program was hel d , complete with its pop­corn balls , candy, presents and St. Nick himsel f t o welcome all.

Back home again , the Chr ist­mas tree candl es were lighted. Their soft radience made every­thing l ook wonderf ul . When the family had gat her ed all around him, Father took down the old f amily Bibl e , now r apidly fall­ing apart with age , and read t he Christmas story f rom St . Matthew and St . Luke as only

SPARTAN - December 1952

NEW OFF I CZRS

Fr eshman Cl ass : President - Robert Thurston Vice Pres. - Hugh Gol dsmith Secretary - Mary Backus Treasurer - Dorothy Bragg Rep. at Large - Mary Coombs Leavonwort h Hall President - Allene Denny Vjce Pres . - ReBena Rushton Secr etary - Hope Tr ombl ey Tr easurer - Eleanor Fitzgeral d

a father could do . Then the awaited moment

arrived , and the gifts were investigated : gaily decorated sleds for Tornr.iy and me , dolls for Kathy and Ann , and blocks for little Jimmy. Father was presented with a beautifully carved pipe and mother a new shawl , and , once Uncle Wesley and Aunt Mary were presented with a new leather traveling bag shipped all the ·way from Boston .

The parlor stove was filled for the night ; then we child­ren , much to our distaste ,were piled into our cold beds up underneath the old wooden raft­ers .

Early Christmas morning everyone set out for Sunday worship ser vice. After church Pastor Brown and his famil y came for dinner . What a din­ner it was , too , with turkey, ham, goose , and all the fix­ings , t hr ee kinds of br eads , a dozen kinds of vegetabl es and six kinds of pie for dessert .

In t he evening, everyone enjoyed the l antern sl ides (which general ly turned out up­side down and made fa ther ' s blood pressure go sky high, and then some.

Time passed, and a l l too soon the moment came for the relatives from the city to leave us . The whole family piled into the sleish and rode to the Railroad Station where old No. 4, the pride of the Rutland Railroad, was always on time.

This is how a real, ol d­fashioned Thanks- to- GodChr ist­mas was observed in old Ver­mont .

FACULTY NEWS

President Carr attended the New E.ngl and Associationof Col ­lege and Secondary Schools at Hotel Statler in Boston on DecembPr 12 . He looked i nto the possibilities of accredit­ation of Castleton and will discuss the matter with the student body at the next ad­ministrative assembly.

On January 2 and 3, Presi­dent Carr and Dr. Vannatter will attend the Northeastern Regional Meetin~ of the Nation­al ColMlission on Teacher &l.­ucation anct Professional Stan­dards at Hotel tJew Yorker in New York Cit.v.

Dean Black attended a com­mittPe meetin~ to help plan a faculty- studentconference pro­gram for the sprin~ meeting of the :astern States Association for the Professional Schools for Teachers . The Confer ence wil l be held March 26, 27 , 28.

3he also attended the Ver­mont State Employees meeting in Montpelier. Dean Bl ack will spend the Christmas vacation in Warren, Rhode Island .

Mr . 3leeman gave a talk to the Fair Haven Teacher s Cl ub and to the Castleton Teachers Club on the use of audi o­visual aids in the classr oom during the fi r st week of Dec­ember . He also vi sited el e­mentary school teacher s who a r e making mi nature motors , terrar iums, aquariums , con­s t el lation char ts , and col­l ect i ons of geological speci ­mens .

Dr . Seigl gave a tea f or her advisees at her home on Dec . 9.

Mr. Mosher attended the Vt . State Employees meeting in Montpelier with Dean Black and Mr. Wright on December 15.

Mr. Howes a ttended t he meet­ing in Boston of the New Eng­land Speech Association , where he acted as chairman of one of the workshop gr oups . He and Mrs . Howes a r e planni ng to spend the Christmas hol idays in Connecticut.

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AN EVENING WITH SANTA

Santa cocked one eyebrow as he picked up the paper and pen cil. It was December 19 and he decided it was time he finish­ed makin~ out his Christmas list. Let ' s see where did he leave off ,hmrn, Castleton Teach­ers College. Santa had completed the whole

llst except for this one pl~ce . For some stran~e reason he had kept putting it off . It was so hard to tell what those crazy collepe students would want in their sto~kinr.s .

First he tho~~ht he ' d better install a draina~e system for third floor north corridor so that they wouldn ' t have to spend all night mopping up the corrido:- after a water fight . The girl5 have been complain­ing of wet feet .

A jump rope would do fine for Bob Nolan as he is so skillful in " skipping. " Bill Carey and Grant Villemaire need hand lotion for those dishpan hands .

Margo Prentiss would love a set of pencils to aid her in all those letters she writes . For Pat Riggie he ' d find some Navy paper dolls , because it ' s so nice to have a man around the house.

He guessed Tommy Alberico would like that new book on ' 'Wor king Wives"; Tom' s fame in Family Relations has reached the North Pole. Yes , and Larry Foster would like a new pair of pajamas so his mother won ' t question him about the missing pair.

Betty Morrison would like a " beau nook'' inLeavenworth Hall like the ones at Sllis Hall. Jerry Lovell would like a year ' s supply of mascara for her " eyes" . For Mary Murray he ' d better send 11Fat Boy" home for Christmas. Guess he ' d bet­ter give Janet Carr ten shares in Community Resources Inc ••

Here Santa came to the names of Bea White and Harold Boyden. Santa didn ' t think that they

SPARTAU - December 1952

FESTIVS HOLIDAY SEASON

Ellis Hall 3llis Hall ~irls had their

annual party on Tuesday, Decem­ber 16. It began at 10:15 and included exchan~e of gifts and refreshments .

The lounge was attractive­ly decorated for the occa­sion with a tree and a manger scene. A warm fire crackled on the hearth , and in closing the girls gathered around it for a carol sing.

Leavenworth Hall The girls at Leavenworth

Hall had their house party on Monday niPht . A program was planned which incleded an ex­change of ~ifts . The lobby was decoraLed with Christmas bells, and a small table tree.

Yule Log The tr~ditional YulP Log

ceremony was held in the Li­brary on h'ednesday just before the Christmas Banquet. The Pages were Velta Leonard and Dotty Bra~g . The merry Jesters were Joe Kasprzak and Gilbert Billings . Bea White and Al Atwood were the Mistress and Master of the House who greet­ed us at the door . Al Atwood sang the traditional song. The Yule loggers were Fluff Yates and Colleen Shuf eldt .

Christmas Banquet The Christmas Banquet was a

beautiful and happy time. The dining room was so attractive­ly decorated that each parti­cipant at the meal felt the Christmas spirit a little nearer to them than before.

needed Christmas presents as they were both ~etting married and that was present enou~h . 3anta couldn ' t keep his eyes open any longer , so he put his feet up on the hearth anct went sound asleep. Let ' s hope he wakes up before Christmas ~ve .

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A BIT OF CHRISTMAS

I feel it in the air as I walk alon~ the road ,

I see it in the smiles of the people that I meet ,

I feel it in the Handclasp of the many friends I hail .

A little urchin stops to help his grandpa cross the street ,

The old man smiles and takes his little hand.

The driver of the downtown bus has found

A special kindly word to greet each patron with.

The clerk behind the counter , Though her feet areachin~ bad­

ly , Finds a bri~ht and warmin~

glance , as she waits upon The last few stra~p;ling custom-

e!'s Before the door i3 closed. Yes , it steals in ~11 around us

and takes us by surprise. We can ' t den~ its presence, Thou~h some may trv quite hard. It is the warmth of Christmas Anc the hope of the New Year .

Ann Morrill ' 54

WHAT IF : Betty were a Chair instead of

a Longe. Harold were a Girlden instead

of a Boyden .

The singing of carols after­ward was in keeping with the Castleton t radition.

The gay wassailer s trouped about the campus on the night of the eighteenth singing their joyous carols . When the Carolers completed their mis­sion of ~aiety , the spir ited cel~bration moved into the Re­creation Center for the cul­mination of the merry making , the Family Tree. That ' s what Christmas should be--- the re­joicin~ of the bi" happy fami­ly of the Christian world ; and Christmas should be celebrated the year around with good will , brotherhood , and love for one another .

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FACULTY NEWS (Continued from page 2)

Miss Hal e will be in Athol , Mass. durin~ this vacation.

Miss Markham is going to New York for Christmas .

Mr . Wright attended the Ver­mont State Zmployees meeting in Montpelier. This concerns new pay allotments for 3,000 State employees.

Dr. Vannatter is attending the meeting at Hotel New York­er with President Carr and is interested in t wo topics to be presented there, the content of &iucational coursesand pre­student- teaching experiences for students.

Today, he will leave for Michigan where he will spend the Christmas holidays . Miss Kelly attended the Nation­

al Council of Teacher s of Eng­lish in Boston during t tte Thanksgiving holidays.

Miss Ewald went to the Vt . Inter- faculty Committee for Teacher &iucation in Vermont . Miss Ewald was the Representa­tive from Castleton at a meet­ing to plan for the Sprine ~orkshop to be held at Johnson March 29 to April 1.

SPARTAN - December 1 2

WINTER CARNIVAL SCHWULE

IN CASE OF SNOW

Thursday--February 5 5:00-- Coronation 6 :00--Ski boot supper 7 :30--Pin~-pong tournament

Friday--February 6 1 :30--Skiing and skating 6:00--Supper 8 :00-- Basketball game with

Farmington

Saturday--February 7 2 :00--Intra- mural basket­

ball j udg­

ing 4 :00--Snow-sculpture

8 :00-- Formal dance

Sunday--February 8 7 :30-- Movie

IN CASE OF NOW SNOW THERE WILL BE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES

Friday--February 6 2 :00-- Mixed volleyball and/

or basketball 6 :00--Supper 8 :00--Basketball game

CORRECTION Dick Richardson is also a mem­ber of the basketball squad.

GIRLS A THLET res

Volleyball intramurals are off to a good start with Team A taking the first game from Team B with a score of 19-15. Teams C and D ended their game with a tie score, 14-14. On December 11, Team A was de­feated by Team C and Team B won over Team D.

The basketball schedule is being set up and practice will start January 8. A sign will be posted the fir st week after vacation to give those who ar e interested a chance to sign up.

BASKETBALL GAME

On Monday , December 15, our basketball team journeyed to Montpelier to play the first game of the season with V. J . C. The score was 62- 61 in favor of Castleton. Tom Alberico and Dick Richardson tied for high score with 15points each. CongratulationsJ

WHAT IF : Anne were Evil instead of

Morrill. George were a Banner instead

of a Tanner. Janet were a Truck instead of

a Carr. Barbara were Comley instead

of Wheatley.

WhiJin'/ you

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Vol. 2, No_. __ 5~~------C_A_S_T_LE~TO_N __ TE __ A_C_HE_RS ___ c_o_LL_E_r._~~'---C_AS_T_L_E_TO __ N_, __ ~_·RM __ O_N_T ____________ M_a~y~,_1_9_5_3

DEAN BLACK NEW EASTE.RN STATES PRESIDENT

This fact is not news to any of us now, but we still have it in our •oinds .

It's a great honor for Miss Black and indirectly an honor for the college. We 'd all like to congratulate Dean Black on her achieve­ment.

HARPIST APPEARS AT C. T.C.

"They are the warmest­hearted audience I have ever played too", these were the first words spoken by Daphne Hellman as s he walked off­s t age. Th.is talented ha.rpi.st:. was, in the minds of many, the best entertainment num­ber that we have had this year.

Mrs. Hellman's selections ranged froro Bach to Boogie, as she played Fountainhead and Blue Tango.

Comedian and songstress, as well as harpist, she had the audience wit h her every minute.

It is interesting to know that Mrs . Hellman appeared at Carnagie Hall, Tuesday evening.

We would l i ke to congrat­ulate this years F.nte~tain­ment Cv .... ncil f or their fine choices in our F.ntertainment Series this year.

S.A. OFFICERS Presi dent Al Atwood Vice Preeident..--Sam Streeter Secretary Ardis Clark Treasurer Brad Pfenning

EAST~RN STATf.S CONFf.RENCE

The twenty-eighth annual Spring Conference of the Eastern States Associa tion of Professional Schools for Teachers was held in New York City, March 26, 27, and 28. The theme of this years conference was "The Values That Education Should De­velop, Cherish, and Pre­serve."

Dr. Liston Pope, Dean of the Divinitv School, Yale Universi• , gave an address on "Values in a Democracy". He stated that democracy is and uneasy balance between liberty and equality. Lib­erty and equality oppose each other and in some coun­t ries one i s neglected for the other. Education is closely associated with the central values of liberty. The ~ic values tend to endure.

We were very pleased to hear Dr. William Herd Kil­partick, Profess or Flnerit\13 at the Teachers College, Columbia Univer sity. •'!be Task of Teacher Education in Relation to the Esse,ntial Values of a Democratic Society" was the topic covered by Dr. Kilpatrick. The new aim o:f education is to develop the whole child. Four points which we were asked to consider were : 1. How does the public elementary s chool s o educate its pupil~ as to give the basic values a las t ing place in their eyee? 2. Row does the public secondary school so educa t e its pupi ls to accept these values? ) .

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EASTERN STAThS CONFF.RE.NCE (Continued)

How does the teacher edu­cation institution so edu­cate its t ea.chers that they wil 1. effectively teach its pupils? L. How can the teacher educ•tion insti­tution improve on i t s pre­sent work? Some suggestions made to the last question were: 1. Encourage the be­ginning teacher to go to a college where he can learn to think more fully. 2. Have the student t a lk with others who share his interest and concern. J. Have discussion groups conducted by the heads of institutions where ~dministration and students can talk ancl th.1.n.k problelil!!I throug~ . L. Work in groups to help students to lP-arn better. Dr. Kilpat r ick stated that no one learns anything worth tal.King about except as he lives it in his Olftl life.

A panel of four students and one faculty member di s­cussed "The Devel opment of Ethical Understanding and Dispositions on the part of Prospective Teachers•. Eth­ics should be made n part of every school activity. No one course wi)-1 teach eth­ics ; all mus t work together. Attitudes become part of the individual. If practiced constantly they will br ing satisfaction and returns. There s hould be good re­la tionehip between faculty and students, and between students themselves. Stu­dents should know what

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Pa.ge 2

SPARTAN STAFF

Editor------Elizabeth Bishop Associate-~---Marilyn Howe

Editors Bob Thurston Joyce Soulia

. Mary Backus Repor t ers-------Ed Sanderson

Mal Farman Harold Feiner

Kyle Taylor Anne Morrill Allene Denny

Polly Smith Art-------------Ma.ry Leonard

Janet Biddle T)'pis t s--------Marion Bailey

Claire Memoe Mary Jane Raymond

THIS IS FOR YOUL.

This year we have added a new council to oll!" s tudent government , the Council of Records. This council will be of value to every student on campus.

The council i s designed to recor d every activity the s tudent does during his four years in college. It will list all committees, trips and other activities that the s tudent h.aa taken part in. It will list all the off ices he has held.

"Why bother to record all these things?" We hope to do it s o that when you graduate a comp1ete list of the actiTities in which you ha•~ participated may be put in the yearbook. You iaay wish a record ot activitiea to show a superintendent when seeking a position. These reaaons and many more make the addition o! thie counci l a s t ep forward in the Student Government at Castleton.

Enclosed ia the floor . plan !or the propos­ed Science-Cl.aasroem Buil­ding.

SPARTAN

PAST AND PR!;',SENT

Many times in recent days I have tried to put into words the many things we, the student body, have ac­complished in the f our years I have been here. Each time I have been carri ed away on side roads and str eets we have yet to pave. In the following f ew sent ences I will t ry to avoid such a course.

Our student government during these four years has grown to a prominence that once s eemed impossible. Four years ago our student government was largely an ineffectual mass led by one earnes t but hopelessly out­numbered student, John Slade . I would like to pay him tribute, for he worked incessantly to give us stu­dents the social stimulus we all s o desperately needed. He alone planned and pre­sented our weekend enter­tainments , often going out of his way to make each one of u.s happier. It waa in these days the students worked in ~s t o pr esent difficult operettas and plays. It was in these days that we bad little money for student government, no var­sity sports, and no student participation in facul.ty­atudent atfaira.

'nle second year of my stay, student government struggled, fell, and strug­gled acme more. A new more powerful constitution was worked out and more money appropriated with which to work. We managed to achieve tM bui.Lding of a varsity sport.a program .and a student voice in s chool plannjng. Kuch was to be desired even as this year closed, how­e'fer, we bad gained 19-m.easur&bly.

the third ye.r was upon me before it really seemed pt>ssible, and with it we achieved the building ot a student government un-

May, 1953

PAST AND FRESENT (continued)

excelled anywher e along the eastern seaband of our country. We added a student court , many councils , a new and more representative Sen­ate. We began an attempt to recognize the bes t school citizens each year. We were beginning to feel we had r eached the goal we had set as freshman. This feeling of s el f satisfaction i s proba­bly a dangerous sign of old age.

Now my last year is near­ly over, and impr ovements are s till being made. We are currently plannjng a point s)'8te:a, a new council and a new voting s1s t em. We are planning a new cut system, of which you will hear mor e l a ter, and a.n oath of office for all of our major elected officers. We have created a President 's and Veep' s Club. New vitaJ. i mprovements are suggested each day, changes that mark our advancement. With all this I feel that I too have grown, and now I woul.d like to offer s omething in re­turn.

These four years have shown me that if anything is wor thwhile and truly desira­ble, it can be accomplished. Work for and believe i n what you' re doi ng and success is inevitable. Be Discrimi­nating in your choice of leaders, for these can help you get what you want. Help them once you've chosen them, for they have the hardest job of all. Be proud o! every accomplish­ment, for nothing creates fail ure more quickly than our own lack of pride and interest. If things are poor, or look to be, say we can, we can, we will suc­ceed.

This probably will be my last chance to talk with everyone, 10 I woul.d like to

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_Pa'"'"'e"'"e_3 _ _________________ S_P_AR_T __ AN ______ -------_ ---~ay, 19~3

'IWELFTH NI GHT Thomas R. Geno

"Dost thou think that be­cause thou art virt~ous,

there shail oe no more cakes and ale?"

The nexi:. dramatic end­eavor slated t v be staged in Uay by the drama club is William Shakespeare's high­est r omantic comedy. It is the purpose 0 1 this article to inform the students of C. T. C. that the play is cer­tainly a play well worth their while, i'or it carried in it all the wit and humor of Shakespeare at his best and a s eries of situations and baway lfi.t that is found in no other play .

The play is primarily composed 01· three plots. The tirst, that of the lost Viol a trying to find her br other; the s econd, the wooing o1 Olivia P) Duke Ors ino; and the thi rd, the pl.ot against Malvolio. Aft­er introducing all these characters, Shakespeare sets the ball r olling in a manner t ha t is s o Elizaoethan that the listener will often wonder if he is not in the once famous Globe Theatre vielfi.ng the production. Fl-om the overture to the 1inal curtain the play is f i lled with comic and ludi­croua situations .

Perhaps one of the most interesting things that the audience will see i s the stylized set. This set bas been designed s o that it i s used throughout the whole ?lay, except in one s cene when a r egular wood ilat is moved on the stage. This affords much freedom of movement, less time involved in changing scenes, and demands l ess of the actor. I'm sure that the audience will like the set after they are used to it.

The play de~ands a.o equal amount of work on the part of each person acting, we thank the genius of Shake-

TWELFTH NIGHT (continued)

speare again f or this . Alli of the "leads" have an equal amount of wor k to do, and ii· acted correctly , no charac­ter shoul d outshi~e another .

Perhaps a \lord should be sai d concerning the famous Clown of Twellth Night . The clown is the unity of the play . It is the purpose of Feste t o t i e the three plots t ogethe1 and lfi.nd up the play happily. With the lines of wisdom from the . . Fool s lips and the o~iginal. songs in the play, l'm sure all will agree that the part of the clown i s one of maj or importance . This part is aptly handled by Polly Rivers.

I should like to ask one thing of the iisteni ng audi­ence; that they do not take this play too seriously. That is one of the great misconceptions that many laymen have concerning Shakespearean plays. Do not expect to see a t our de­force, for there is nothing more than meets the eye in this play and there are cer­tainly no hidden meanings. This play is sheer comedy; its main purpose is to pro­vide an evening's enjoyment.

I certai nly consider it a great priveledge to be able to direct this play and am most pleased with the group that I have to work with, my next hope is that we have an interested and amused audience.

DRAIA.ATIS P~RSONNAE Sea Captain---Robert Traska Viola ~arianne Rice Sebastian~---Irma Silvi Valentine~Robert Thurston Curi --Bea Soulia Sir Toby Belch-Harold Feiner Sir Andrew Aguecheek--Robert

Nol~

Countess Olivia- Betty Bibens Maria ------Polly Sm.i th Fes t e -------Polly Rivers Fabian~-----Reggie Rushton Malvolio------ ---Kyle Taylor Antonio--------Rene P'ifield Duke Orsino--Dick Richardson

EASTFRN STATES CONFERF.l\CE (continued from page 1)

they're getting into when tney graduate. Believe your­self and encourage others to do so.

Dean Ernest O. Melby, School of Education, New York University gave the last aodress of the confer­ence. It was entitled, MThe Responsibilit;. of the Edu­cated Citizen for the pre­s ervation and Utilization of t ne Essential Val ues" . Dean Melby developed the fol­lowing ideas. It is hard f or young peopl e to make up thei r minds about freedom because there are so many con1·1icting beliefs. Teach­ers are the "priests " of freedom . It is the gr oup to which freedom means the most because they couldn't funct­i on in any other type of society except a democracy. The conception on which phil.osophies of education are based is that every hu­man being is sacred. Let every person become all he is capable of becoming.

The student dis cussion groups were very interest­ing. Space does not allow a detailed account of point! discussed or conclusions reached.

The Eastern States Con­ference was a wonderf'ul experience; oce that we shall never forget. We want to thank the student body for sending us to represent you.

Allene Denny Elizabeth Bishop

Anne Morrill Mal Farman

What 1'83 the name of the ship fros which the tea was thrown overboard in the Boston Tea Party in 1773?

Three ships were involved in the Boston Tea Party-toe Eleanor, the Beaver, and the Dartmouth.

Pape L

BASEPALL SEASO~ OPENSt

The long a~aited basecall seaaon ~ arrived at last and the Spartans' first game ia on FridaJ , May l , when they play Johnson T achers College on our field. Mr . Wosher a~ain heads the t~am as Coach lfi th Trainer, Stan Firkey, and Co-mana~ers , Oael Dundon and Bob Thurs toi+o acting as his aole assistants .

The line up this season looks very promising. For the spot of pitcher is Carl Tenney, and Hal Pratt, also Tom Flower and Mal Fannan who double as outfielders; Sam Streeter and Bob Nolan are in the limelight for catcher; Ray Wan~e is at First; Chan Mosher at second and Hugh Ooldsmi th plays short8top. In the outfield there is George Tanner, Jack Cross, Ed Sanderson, Wes ~uisko , Bob Salminen, and Bob Tra:ska.

With 12 brand new uni­forms in which to s tampede the field, the team ought to have a fairly good sea.son if Coach ~osher is aole to find one good third baseman and uncover another pitcher.

The games scheduled for this season are as follows: 'lay l Johnson Here May 8 Vt. Aggies Here ~ay 11 Lyndon Here May 13 Johnson There May 19 Open May 22 Lyndon There

SPARTA..;,.~-------------- May 1 19S:,

PAST At'D PRESENT ( conti nued from pa~e 2 )

take thi s oµ oor t unity to t hank you. I woUJ.d li~e to thank you tor the coooer­a ti on and trust you have given me . I would like to thank J OU f or tne chances you've given me , ~ut ~ore than all this , j ust f~r the frie"ldshi p you nave sho1'Tl.

Thanks agai."l and may you enjoy and pr osper as I have here a t Castleton. May you be as proud as I am that I was a part of Castleton Teachers Colle~e and a wonderful student body.

Sincerely you.rs , Ed Sanderson

HA:IDBOOK co I II':'TEE

The Handbook Colll!ll.ittee met for the first time in March and work, which is still in its .first s t ages, has continued since then.

The cocmittee is con­cerned with r evising the 1 52- '53 handbook and with setting up the handbook for 1 53- 1 54.

The committee is made up of members of each class and faculty members with Mr. ~osher as chairman and Catharine McKee as secretary.

VER::.1~.T F. T.A. CONV!:..NTI N

Repr~sentatives of ~ . T . A .

Chapters and Clu s in Ver­~ont met in Montpelier, A?ril 25, for their fir t ~onvention . The keynote speakers were Dorothy Col­lins , a high school teacher, and Erminie Nott, a grade school t cachPr, who spoke on "Vlha t It Means to be a Teacher" .

Group discussi,ns were held. Students fro.n the t~1ree tear" ht.o rs' colleP,es met and disc 1ssed different pro­jects and proolems . The thr~e representatives from Cast leton were Virginia Dow­lin, Ann Stoddard, and Eliza1eth Bishop.

--------ALPHA LA.GDA

Alpha Lambda is one of the new organizations on campU3 . Trying to add to its history, the organi­za tion has been planning, for next year a full program so that the honor may have more meaning and make a greater contribution to the school program.

Recently, the s tuden t as­sociation voted to buy pins f or membero so that they will have something to show for the honor that has ~een

bestowed on them by their schoolmates.

Vol. 2, No . 6 CASTLETON TEACHERS COLLEGE, Castleton, Vermont June, 195J

Front row (le ft to ri 3ht) Joyce Ann Jouchoe, J oy Jurney , Jeannette Denis , 18or3e Tarine r, J oycq Horst , ~olly Free~an, Norma Marsh, Bea Serre . Secoritj r ., ,,,_L:r n Howe , Fe ye Rus s ell, Ru th An n Pi ke , Nancy We.nke , Fran Tows lee , ?hvlli s Reid . Thj~d r ow- Polly Smith, Marily n RJbert s, S~irley Peter~ , Barb Davis, Pat ricia Roberts, Mary Jqne Raymond, Eieenor Brisson . F::>urth r ow- Lo is Pu tnam, J oan Ackert , Ca r 0l Atwood, Theresa Lu sR1e r, Ann Cle~1ns:>n , ?olly Hry dz1usko . Fifth r.ow-Lois Burbank , Martha Locl{erby , Doris Col) i ns , Irene Tibbetts, Ma rie Fl ower, ThP.lma Ordwa y . Sixth r ow-Au 1 r ey Fi tzpa tr1 c!<-, Ro'Tla Rice, l au r a Hath o rn, Ann Partch , Barbara White , Kay McKee. Seventh row-Ha r old Pr att , Ed Sana.erson , Bob !AJ paw, Co r1nie Thorne , Mar3ar e t Wy!n en , e -s :y "?ratt. Ei3~th row- Bill Weston , H~m~ri St anriPr~ , Stanl 2~' J-,re~ , Bob TrPska, Wes .Hry1 z111 s'..:o . :l i:ith r :iw-Ray Wanke , M~1 -;;- ., .,.. ,, ~""! , Stc:i.ri Fir''"':' , :;'1-: ~Pri t-~:"' lba

Q~llJm , Anna LaBr~e , Mari a nne Rice , BJb Fra rpi P. r, JoP~ ? r essey, Bev A1a'Tls , Wil liam Arbo .

We commend you , Seniors, for your contributions to the college during your four years here . It has be en a pleasure knowing you and

TC THE SENIORS

working with you . Your hard work has been an ineentive to the re s t of us. We'll remember as the people paved the way

you who for

some of our most im­portant achieve­ments, such as Stu­dent Government and the Spartan. we wi sh you the very best in the future.

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s:..NICR r ACi.J:EHT

Loi s Burbank Bridport

Ann Cler.inson Hartl Pnd 3 Corners

Doris Collins Fort Ann , N. Y.

Melba Collum Bars tow , Chittenden

Barbara Davis Lincoln , Rutland

Bob Dupaw undecided

Mal Farman undecided

St anle y Firkey Windsor

Audre y Fitzpatrick undecided

J oy Gurney Springfield

Laura Hathorn Woodstock

J oyce Hors t Arl ingt on

Anna LaBree u ndecided

Martha Lockerby Manchester

Kay McKee Shelburne

Thelma Ordway Morr i svil l e

Ann Par tch Shelburne

Ruth Ann Pike undecided

Peggy Pratt Hinesbur g

Mar i anne Rice undecided

Bea trice Serre Manchester

Pol l y Smith Morri sville

Heman Stannard unde c ided

Connie Thorne Shelburne

Irene Tibbetts Bennington

Fran Towslee Bennington

Wilbur Weston undecided

Spar ton

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Joan Acker t undecideq

Carol Atwood Bridgewa ter

Eleanor Br i sson •tndecided

Jeannette Denis 'tJhiting

Marie Flower undecided

Robert Fr appier Brandon

Pauline Freeman Springfield

Marilyn Howe Windsor

Wes Hrydziusko Wind sor

Polly Hrydziusko Brownsvil l e

Stanley J one s undec i ded

Theresa Luss i er Hubbardton

Norma Marsh Bennington

Shirley Peters undec ided

Harold Pr att undecided

J oan Pr essey Charlotte

Lois Putnam undecided

Mary Jane Raymond Windsor

Marilyn Roberts Center Rutland

Faye Russell Manchester

Ed Sanderson South Royalton

Ge orge Tanner Westmins t e1r

Bob Truka Sou th Royal ton

Nancy Wanke Salisbury

Ray Wanke Salisbury

Phyllis Reid. undeliided

Barbara White Charl otte

June , 1953

FARE !ELL TO FONDNESS Stan Firkey

As I start this ar ticJ e J: camo thelp but tl.ink it will be my las t . Along these lines I cannot help but reminisce over t h e nany t Li ngs that we have experienced i n four years . Please excuse me i f I sound r ather uncertain as to rey theme , but thes e memories are ones that neither I nor any of t he Seniors win ever again experience .

Many of y ou wh o r ee.d t his article i&l have t he 91110 memoiie s as I ha~, others will fi nd experiences yet t o come . I n the past f our years I rave seen a growth of Student Government , one that is str ong arrl one that is determined . To me t his gr owth s ho\.13 t hat we have learned some of our weaker points . You who wilJ follow in our f oots tei:s will fi nd other weaknesses, I am sure .

Student Government needs cooperation .from all of you . Thi s gov­er nment cannct accomp­li31 the goals of the majority if you sit back and have the nI

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(continued)

Margaret Wyman Saxtons River

Bev Adams undecided

William Arbo undecided

Joyce Ann Gouchoe Windsor

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F ARE'tlELL TO FONDNESS (contin ued)

don ' t care " attitud e . Your funds c a rry on many i mpor tant pro­jects ; p lan together and see t ha t your wishes are carr ied out . Many of y'Ju will f ind tha t through working t oge ther you gain knowledg e that you will neve r find in any text book .

We fi nd many laclrs a t t his college . Be ­cause of t li: s situa­tion we n ee:l 0ur Stud­ent Gover nmcrt to sup­!lllime:ht -,anr progrmn to fit our needs . One place where we n eed impr ovement is in our interes t and coopera­ti on . I cannot stress too much t h is mos t impor t ant need .

May I thank all of you who so gr aciously gave your time t h is year a s well as your interest t o make it a s uccessful ye ar . I wish all of you the be s t of l uck; you ' ll need it and lots of intestinal fortitude $0 go wi th it . Be with the group and wor k with the group J s how them y ou are a part . Remember ladd­ers were made for one t hing ; lets keep climb­i ng .

TO THE SPARTAN STAFF

I want to thank those people who worked so hard to make the Spartan possible. You de­s erve a great deal of credit .

Elizabeth Bishop

Spartan

TIUELFTI-i NIGHT

On t he nigh ts of May 25 , a nd 26, 1953 an excep tional per ­f or mance of "Twelfth Ni grt" by Willia m Shakespe~r was pre ­sented in t h e col~

leg e auditor ium. Much of t he success of t he play wa s its excellent directi on by Tom Geno . Mr . Geno ' s contribution to t h e p lay was very commendable .

"Twelfth Night" was very well cast . All t he partic ipants are to be congratu­lated f or their ex­celJ ent portrRyal of Shakespear ' s char ­ac t ers . Tre costumes we re unbelievably m­aJ.i s t ic. and added gr eatly to the play. A few outstanding peop le may be h.Bre

June , 1953

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noted , but al l gave a commendable per ­f ormance .

Betty Bosanko , a s Countess Olivia , pr" oved to be a very good actress . C. T. C. was very f or tunate in having her as a guest perf or mer . Polly Smi th, as Ma­ria , did an ou t ­st~nding p l ece of work . The perform­ances or Harold Fei ­ner , as Sir Toby Belch, and Kyle Tay­lor , as Malvolio , both impressed and amuse d t he audience . Polly Rivers , as Fe s t e , also kept t hem l aughing .

Congratulations to all t hose who mad e thi s most out ­standing performance poss ible.

SPARTAN STAFF

Front row ( left t o right ) Joyce Soulia , Liz Bi shop , Mr. Howes , Lyn Hbwe, Marion Bai ley_. Second r ow--Nellie Marti n , Clai re Memoe , Polly Smith, Mary Backus , Evie Crowley . Thi r d Row-­Ea Sande rson , Kyle Taylor , BDb Thu rston , Harold Fe i ner . ·

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BASEBALL TEAM

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Front r ow (le f t t o ri ;ht) George Tanner, Bob Sa l mi n en , Ca rl Tenney , Sam Stre e te r, Hugh Gol1 smith , Harold Pratt, and Chan Moshe r . Second Row-­Ray Wanke, J a ck Cro s s, Bob Nolan , Tom Flow~r, Ma l Fa r man , Wes H~ydziusko, and Bob Tra ska . Third Row--Mr. Mosher, Ed Sande r son, Jael Dln d on, Stan Firkey, Bob Thurston , and Mr. Wright.

It was predicted a t the start of the season that we would have a good baseball team thi s year; Mr. Mosher's effor t s have paid off royal­ly.

The first game of the season was play­ed on our own field , May 5, 1953 , against Johnson Teachers . The ·outcome of t ha t game looked r e al promising : 5 to 2 .

Then we tackle d the Vermont Aggie s on our field again. This game was a real

BA5EBALL SEASON ENDS Kyle Taylor

push over! Raine.d out in the f i fth in­ning (bu t s till a legal game) we b e at them 9 to O.

Lyndon was next on our list for d e ­feat . On a beauti­ful s unny af ternoo n we tovk t h em to the slaughter , 6 r uns to their 1.

Aga in we were up agains t Johnson on

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their field . At t h e las t minut e Mother Na t ure turned tr a it­or a nd we wer e f or ­c ed to withdra w and return on Tue s day ,

May 19. In the postponed g ame we fini shed them off 3 runs to 2.

Finally, on Ms.y 22 the las t game of the season rolled r ound . This was to be our crowning glory, "an undefeated team" but Lyndon seemed to ha­ve different ideas, for in the last in­ning they proved their point and wa l­lope d U9 5 runs to 3 .

But all in all I think we had an ex­cel lent bas eball te ­am this year.