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The Reflector, Vol. 26, No. 1, September 30, 1955 The Reflector, Vol. 26, No. 1, September 30, 1955

New Jersey State Teachers College at Newark

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lil,rary (l,anges Made Ellettive

A new book charging machine was installed in the college li -1:irary during the summ e r. The new charging system required the issuance of new borrowers' card s to all students. These cards which are wallet size can be secured from the library desk. They a r e actually identification cards which are more convenient for the borrower to carry around. It is hoped that there will be a con s iderable reduction in the loss or misplacement of library cards. As in the past, the bor­r ower's card must be presented a,t the charging desk when li­brary materials are being checked out for home use.

Mrs. Salvadori, who is now in charge of the checking desk, re­ports that the new system has been used very successfully dur­ing the summer session. Errors on the part of the desk people have been reduced c onsiderably and the charging machine permits faster c hecking out of libr ary materials. The number on each borrower's library card repre­sents that particular student; the number is recorded on the ma­terials taken out thereby r educ­ing charging errors.

Two very i mportant changes have been made in the library rules. The date when each book i s due back in the library is clearly stamped on the date card inserted in the back of the book. To avoid payment o f library fines, one s hould return library mate­rials on or before the date due . Confusion as to exactly when the material s are due has been off­set by adopting the method of stamping the date due, rather than the date borrowe d, on the library materials .

Another change in the rules liberalizes the present book cir­c ulation system. All books with the exception of reserve books may be borrowed for two weeks at a time and may be renewed for another two week period if not in great demand by others.

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Dean's Honor List '54-'55 Includes 62

Sixty-two m embers of Newark State Teachers College achieved · the scholastic requirements for inclusion on the Dean's Honor List for 1 954 -1955. Of this num­ber, fifteen were seniors, seven­teen were juniors, fifteen were sophomor es, and fifteen were freshmen . In order to be con­sidered for t his high honor, stu­dents must have completed a full year's work and must be in the highest 10% of their class scho­lastically.

The following are the honor pupils for the academic year end­ing in June 1955.

Class of 1955: Patricia Lee, Averill Toker, Dorothy English, Lois Wasserman, Nancy Mundy, Elizabeth Seaman, Henry Hum­mel, Margaret Margoczy, Freda Jankowski, Vi o 1 et Ferguson, Barbara Harned, Mildred Pod­lipsky, Norma Nichols, Madge Geddis, a nd Nancy Meyer.

Class of 1 956: Barbara Tay­lor, Ernest F rino, Jerry Streich­ler, Louis Molinari, Leonor e• Pine s, Marie Brangenberg, Eli­zabeth C. Smit h, Barbara Perry, Catherine Dubni, Rose Marie Ce­lebre, Helen Fogelman, Ruth Ei­senberg, Nancy Littlewood, Cath­erine Gagliano, Constance Bla­nos, Irene F lorczck, and John Citarelli.

Class of 1957: Palma Patro­c1mo, Bonnie He rman, Phyllis Rheubottom, Pat r i c i a Hogan, J oyce Gluck, Elsie Kagan, J ean­ne Ferguson, Ruth Nelson, Ester Winet , Marie Carolee, Dorothea Hansen, Carolyn L a Croix, Joan Lesnik, Elaine Goss, and Phyllis Lesnik.

Class of 1958: Anna Rosen, Anna Sholtesz, Gloria Megaro, Janet William s , Ethel Goldsmith, Irene Milat z, Gloria Yrizarry, Harriet Mann, Carol Kettenberg, Helen Goldberg, Virginia Lam­brecht, Else Bergerson, Anita Goldstein, Sheila Propper, and Gerald Wincklhofer.

The delegates of Newark State Teachers College who attended the Leadership Conference at Stokes State Forest School of Conservation.

Dr. Gifford G. Hale Chosen For Fulbright Scholarship

Dr. Gifford G . Hale, Chairman of the E ducation Departm e nt and Director o f Placement Service of the Newark State Teachers Col­lege, has been chosen as an ex­c hange professor to go to E ngland under the Fulbright. He is to be in the Loughbor ough Training College in Leicestershire, E n g­land during this a cademi c year. His position at the college in Newark will be filled by Mr. J oseph Hill, a m ember of the fac ulty from Loughborough.

The following is an excerpt from one of Dr. Hale's l ett ers to the college s t aff.

''The trip over was excellent. T he United States boasts that only the butche r 's c hopping block and the grand piano are wood. Everything above decks is alumi­num. She is so light she can zip through the seas faster t han some s peedboats. I'm glad she went slower than capacity b ecause the meals were so good.

''E. Laughlin (probably because I had been m ore trouble to him than any of the other exchanges) a ppointed m e temporary chair­m an of the group . On shipboard the g r oup elected me President

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Reflector Sponsored Contest Titled "Faculty Fabrications "

Students, get in on the ground floor! Commencing with this issue of the REFLECTOR you can participate in the "Faculty Fabrications" contest. The contest will extend to mid-December and prizes will be awarded to the winners at an appropriate opportunity. All con­testants are required to fill out the entry blank on page four each time t h ey enter. Since the re will be a se r ies of pictures, it is neces­sary that each of the series is answered correctly to insure the greatest amount of points.

The contest winner will be determined by a scoring system. Each person e ntering t he contest will be given one point for the recognition o f one of the faculty members in a particular composit pictur e .

The picture will a lways be composed of three different in ­structors' features. An additional point will be awarded for recog­nizing all three of the instructors in the print, thereby allowing a perfect score of four (4) points per issue.

To insure fairness in scoring, all members of the faculty and of the REFLECTOR are ineligible.

Prizes will be announced at a later date, however, winner and his runner-up will be granted as an added extra, a lifelong subscrip­tion to the REFLECTOR.

A box for your entry blanks will be in the main hall. The names of the faculty members in the picture will be announced in subsequent issues.

Ref lee tor Vol. XXVI--No. 1 NEW JERSEY STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, NEWARK, N. J . September 30, 1955

Faculty Changes Inaugurated; Six Augment College Staff

Since you dr e a bright, intelli­gent, and alert person (whoever you are) you have no doubt by now noticed some new faces other than students' around the college. At the same tim e you have have m issed seeing som e familiar fa ces on the faculty this year. Even if you haven't given a thought to the m atter, don't s top now -­you have read this far - - why not continue?

One of t he new faces in our midst belongs to Mr. Joseph Hill from England who is exchanging places with Dr. Gifford Hale under the Fulbright Exchange. This is Mr. and Mrs. Hill's first trip to t he United States and be­fore arriving in Newark they toured Washington D.C. a nd New York City. Although new ~o lhe country itself, Mr·. Hill has for many years followed the writings o f Americ ans and has a well ­stocked library. He also finds our co-educational system very plea,;;ant and is impressed by the co-operation in our college be­tween students and teachers . When asked about his college in England Mr. Hill mentioned that the students a re not allowed to have outside employment during the s c hool term. This, however, is compensated by the fact that the student has free room, board, tuition, and is given money for books a nd inc identals.

Mrs. Catheryn Thompson Eis­enhardt, Instructor in English and f.ducation , comes to us with a rich background of successful teach­ing in the Millburn Public Schools . Previously, she had done executive work with the Girl Scouts. Although Mrs. Eisenhardt says she feels like a freshman, she is not new to Newark, having worked here in our graduate program. She likes t he college very muc h and finds our motto refreshing.

Mr. James Ho we was a super­visor of music and a t eacher of arts and crafts in Yonkers be­fore entering our Fine Arts De­part ment. He received his e duca­tion at N.Y.U. and T eachers Col­lege, Columbia. Mr. Howe thinks

our college is 'marvelous" with its interested and informed s tu­dents and co rdial faculty.

Coming as an Instructor in the Industrial Arts Department is Mr. William Cooper McNeice. His last appointment was teat"h­ing industrial arts in the Point Pleasant High School. He re ­ceived his training at Trenton State Teachers College and Rut­gers University. Mr. McNiece likes the spirit of Newark Stale and hopes to meet everyon e.

Taking the place of Miss Hank­ins in the Soci al Studies Depart­ment is Mr. George Stager. Mr. Stager has taught in Irvington and Dover, and taught extention classes in Geography at Seton Hall University. Mr. Stager has been feeling his way around N.S . T.C. He has found everyone from the President to the janitors very friendly and helpful.

Mr. Jack E. Plat t will now be with us on a full-time basis in the Mus ic Department and also take over the field work in 1·ecruit­m ent done by Mr. Dolkey last year.

As part of the plan to transfer t he Fine and Industrial Arts De­partments from Newark to Mont­clair, Dr. Lillian A. Calcia trans­ferred to Montclair State Teach­ers College to be chairman of t he Fine Arts Department. Dr. Carl E. Frankson will go to Montclair as the chairman of the new Industrial Arts Department there. Howeve r , we will not lose them altogether as they will teach in both colleges a t present.

Miss Gr·ace C . H ankins re­tired f rom the Social St udies De partment in order to devote her time to graduate work and the writing of c hildren ' s geogra­phy text books.

Miss Marie Baldridge re­signed from the Departm ent of Education to devote lime to her private practice in the field of psyc hological counseling. Her office is at 67 North Munn Ave., East Orange.

Mrs. Cath erine B . L indsay re­signed from the English Depart­

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With this, the first issue of the scholastic year, the REFLECTOR returns to its original size . This dec ision was not brought about by the editorial board alone, but by the will of popular stu­dent opinion. We of the REFLECTOR feel that this is the way it should be, since this is intended to be YOUR paper. Moreover, your cr·iticisms and s ug­gestions for improvement of the paper are heartily invited. P lease place your letters in the REFL ECTOR mail box and we shall en­deavor to publish them if space permits.

Council Meeting To Be Held

The first Student Council meet­ing will be held on Monday, Oc­tober 2, 1955 at 2:40 in room 24 . At this time Dr. Wilkins will talk to the new delegates on an important issue. Among the many important things to be discussed will be the budget for school ac­tivities. As holds true for all meetings, ALL STUDENTS ARE WELCOME.

The student delegat es' meet­ing every o t her week will be discussing policies and problems of the college activities and re­porting them for discussion a nd vote in their respective sections .

The Leadership Conference in which Student Council has both a part in planning and partic i­pating will be Tuesday, October 4, immediately after classes.

Some time after the Confer­ence there will be t he question of how to present the annual drive for c harity which is held at Newark. Students interest ed in helping this project should look for notice of further plans and word from the ir section dele­gate .

The year appears to be very busy and in order to keep the student body well informed there will be reports on timely issues in the REFLECTOR.

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Students Speak! To the Editor :

Does the Student Council have the right to decide what classes are to do, or are classes sup­posed to decide what the Council should do? At a m eeting of the Student Council, last semester, the Council decided that the Class of '57 could not hold its elections the way that they wanted and the way they thought bes t for themselves.

Previous to the meeting, one half of the Class had disregarded President Juanita William's notice to hold their nominations the conventional way, and had chosen to do it the way they felt was right. To see if their way could be m ad e legal by the School Constitution, twenty - two members attended the meeting bringing with them a petition signed by 70% of their class. When by a 12-7 vote it was decided that the Class could not amend the Constitution to state in e ffect that classes could decide their own election procedure, they were bitterly disappointed . The Class wished to rid themselves of a nominat­ing convent ion.

This meeting gave rise to some questions: 1. Should the Student Council make a class vote

the way they don't want to? 2. Is the nominating convention the best method of

voting in this school? New de legat es have been elected to the Student

Council for the new semester. It is expected that they will clear up the problem which evidently was never completely settled in the minds of the students.

Sincerely, Ray Fahey ' 57

To the Editor: As a membe r of the Class of '57, I would like

to comment about the proposition to change the School Constitution. This motion was defeated in the Student Council last semester.

Many members of the c lass were in favor of passing this motion. Perhaps it would be good if the whole school could be made aware of this motion to add a clause to the constitution so that the classes could hold their e lections without a nominating convention which we feel is less demo­cratic than a d ir ect vote from the students.

The student body is supposed to have a great deal of freedom and influence as to the laws of this school, yet when an attempt i s made to revise, or improve these laws; tradition, reluctance to change, a re the m ain reason these c hanges are blocked. Also personal feeling on the part of a few individuals swayed votes on the Student Council.

I'm sure that there is m ore to be said about this situation as I don't know all the details, yet I wanted to express my opinion.

Sincerely, Cyr elle Osview '57

To the Editor: I would like to comment on the rejection by the

Student Council of the proposed c hange in the Constitution concerning election of class o fficers. It seems to me that too much ofan issue was made of the entire question. The change was, in itself, innocuous. It meant that each class would decide on the m ethod of election of its officer s ; however, the Student Council would have to a pprove the method they dec ided upon.

The chang e was supported principally by the Class of' 57, who, feeling that last year's nominat­ing convention was unfair because candidates were arbitrarily elim i nated, favored the election of one cand idate for each office by each section.

The main arguments presented against the c hange we re that it would encourage sectionalism, that it would be undemocratic, and that it would be contrary to tradition.

Sincerely, J ean Ferguson '57

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NEWS STAFF: Zf'lda Bnupis "S6, Bet1y Cheponh "56. Ray Fahey •s1. Pbylll1 Rr ubouom •s1. Ooloret Mihta •s1. Joan t !:.~.'°·Sa.'57. Dorothy H1n1en ·s1. Jun fer1• ton '$7, Sae

FEATURE STAFF: M1rlcne Kot.ni1 'S6. Ann Marie Vlro1tek 'S6, Dannette We.inbe.r1 'S6. Peur &f cCart.hy "56. Kathi Hou.rihan "S6, Ze:lda Brallll'pit 'S6, Beu-y Cheponil ~ . Ray Fahey '57, Helrn Goldhe.r1 •sa. Clain Fruchter "S7, Gloria Llvelll •s1.

TYPISTS: f1orence Meehan '56, Palma Pauid nio "S7. Viola Jobi,.. aon '57, Eleanore Pnlinik '57, Joan Robertton '57.

ART STAFF, John Mo .. Uo '57.

PBOTOCRAPDY, Jom Bame11 '57. Jmy Mann '5'.

--·-·MR. JAMES E. DOWNES

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ANO<iated CoUegiate Prett Colu.mbla Sd,oludc Pru, Auoeiadon

New JerHJ CoUe1i1te Preta ANoeiallon N•w Jersey St11e Tuchen Colleae Preu Auodation

REFLECTOR

REFLECTING hy

"JINX9

Greetings! It's me again , Jinx, and I've

got a s pec ial column set as ide for you. That's right, personal interviews of you or your friends in which I delve into your past and your present and find out the facts, just the facts.

EILEEN COHEN The firs t

suspect is Ei­leen Cohen. How does it feel to be in on something ab­solutely n ew? Oh that's right, nothing could

be newer t han new babies so this must be old stuff to you. Yes, Eileen completed a one year course at St. Vincent's Hospital and is a quali fied baby nurse. It must have been a wonderful ex­perience, Eileen.

Eileen was born April 25, 1935 in that wee town of Belleville. She has blue eyes, brown hair, and is 5' 6" tall.

Having s pent some time at Douglass, she found her way to our N.S.T.C . where she is a freshman in Section 7.

In comparing the two s c hools she finds N.S.T.C. alotdifferent. She enjoys the convenience of classrooms in the same building (no plowing through snow to get to your next class ). She also says it gives a more gradual change from high s chool to col­lege than most other schools do.

Eileen is very fond of bowling. She also enjoys Arts and Crafts . Eileen has a fabulous record collection starting with the c lass­ics through rock and roll .

FRANK BROCKMAN A not her

wonderful freshman Imet wandering through the halls of New­ark State was Frank B rock­man. Frank is a native of Elizabeth, N .J. and an alumnus of Jefferson High (well known to any who live in the vicinity). Frank is attending our school after serving three and one half year s in Uncle Sam ' s Navy. While in the service, F rank really got around. H e went to Greenland, Franc e, Cuba, Puerto Rico, San J uan and most of the other places in the North Atlan­tic-Mediferra nean regions .

He was an instructor for 127 men at Bainbridge, Maryland. What a great experienc e for any future tea c her .

Probably one o f the happiest days Frank rem embers is Oc­tober 11. That was the day he, as 3rd class yeoman, was dis­charged.

Then he found his way to New­ark State. He likes the school very much but the thing he likes best about it are the parking facilities. Uh huh!

Now that he is here, he would like to try out for the baseball team. He plays second base and with that wavy brown hai r , blue eyes, and wonderful physique I'm sure he 'll be terrific. (A girl's opinion)

Anyone interested must like Perry Como, spaghetti, and find Frank a job.

Best of everything to a guy who is destine d to be a good teacher!

That ' s all for this issue , but be on your toes and wide awake because walking through the halls someone may be stopped fo r an interview--and that someone just might be--YOU !

Drum Beats TakeLimelight

The sound of the bongo drums once more echoes through the building as Music 311 commenc­es.

The flutophone no longer holds the distinguished position that it has in the past for the old African instrument of communication has taken its place.

It has even shown its influenc e on the types of music which it can a ccompany. Do you recall playing that old, sweet, American folk song, Old Folks At Home? Did you ever hear the refrains played on the plastic instrument with the clear tones - the alm ost extinct nutophone? Well, how c an justice be done to suc h a sweet old tune if it is accompanied by the roar­ing, soaring, bongo drums?

Yet, fear not! With diffe rent instruments comes different mu­sic. As Old Folks At Home fades a new and vibrant song bursts forth. A song which will live in the heart of every true American makes its way to the music stores, record shops, and juke boxes.

Now, with the sound of the bongo drums once more echoing through the building, is heard - - The Song of the Zulu Warrior. Waaaa I

Gumchewers Or Teachers?

The first assembly of the col­lege year was received enthusi­astically by the student body at Newark State--but thi s article is not an evaluation of the first assembly program; in fact, it concerns bad manners!

It was s hocking to see three allegedly m ature students c hew­ing gum during the program, oblivious to the obnoxious dis ­play they made of t hemselves. To q uote an instructor at Newark, these people looked like "cows c hewing on their cuds ."

Time and time again, Newark State students have received con­structive criticism from mem­bers of the faculty about looking the part o f potential teachers . Did they ever stop to consider the fact that it not only becomes tiresome to hear this repeated, but that it also becomes boring for instructors to have to repeat it to students?

Each year, changes a r e made in the college. These changes a re given much consideration before they are adopted; they a r e carried out with one purpose in mind- -to make our college a better one! Is it a ny wonder then, why c hewing gum in public by our students should be given so much importance?

Im agine yourself taking an exam, the room is quiet, every­one is tense , you a r e giving a particularly difficult question a lot of thought, and the words are on the tip o f your tongue-•sud­denly, fro m out o f nowhere , you hear a loud crack! You guessed it! It's a gum chewer, in the back of the room. By now, you'd like to take a hammer and c rown him, but you can ' t was te t ime . Granted, this may be a slight exaggeration, but situations similar to this do exist, and it is up to you to see that it doesn't rec ur.

September 30, 1955

ODDS and ENDS Welcome back to ye olde grind! Summer has worked some changes on the

hearts of our students.

Pinnings Anne Sholtzs '58 to William Bucher formerly

from N.C.E . now of the U.S. Army ... Ray Fahey' 57 to Robert Irving formerly from Lehigh, now a Texas geologist ... congratulations!

Engagements Rhona Gabin ' 56 to Bernard Helfin ... Barbara

Perry 1 56 to George Krueger .. . Joan Lesnik'57 to Richard Tecott, a Rutgers sen ior ... Felice Lefko­witz to Herbert Blank ... Ann Compolattari '56 to Piave Corradi. . Lots of luck to all o f you.

Weddings The bells were ringing continuously for New·

ark Staters . . . Carol Horowitz '57 is now Mrs. Allen Gray. . .Shirley Zimmerman '57 is Mrs. Herm an Bia r sky ... Janice Sironi '57 is Mrs. Carlton Jessup. . .Roberta Lohnes '57 is Mrs. James Keenen ... Lorraine Hover '57 is Mrs. Paul Rothstein .. . Diane Stromeyer '57 is Mrs. Marvin Zemel. .. Anne Larcom ' 56 is Mrs. Fra nk Bodia ... Ralph Celebre '57 is still Ralph Celebre but his wife is the former Ann Toscano ... Sylvia Sachs '57 is Mrs. David Steiner .. . Barbara Beckman is Mrs. Richard Cabe. . .Susanne '56 is Mrs. Herbert Garbunoff ... Carol Krischner '57 is Mrs. Donald Wolk .. . Sue Gallegher '56 is Mrs. Ric hard Krech­er. .Jackie Filenbaum '56 is Mrs. Thomas Kasher. May you all live happily ever after.

Jottings Leadership conference with free supper is to

be held at Newar k State on October 4 ... Kathi Hourihan s pent two weeks in Colorado when she went out to the Nat' I Newman Club F e deration ... Cyrelle Osview spent a wonderful summer in Is r ael on a scholarship ... Ginny Mulligan Johnson is now the mother of a fine baby boy!. . . We certainly welcome the transfer students from other colleges. Hope they like it here ... Strange faces? Mont­c lair's art m ajors are meeting here two days a week ... Congratulations to Allan Sternfeld new Assistant Editor of the Yearbook ... Know your officers? Seniors have President Ruth Burns, Vice President Cynthia Jacobitti, Recording Secretary Carol Fisher, Corresponding Secretar y Connie Blanos, Treasurer Cathy Gagliano. Juniors have no o fficer s but announce that they will soon arrive upon the scene. Sophomor es elected Bernie Mahon, President; Don Wilson, Vice President; Marie Belluso, Secretary.

So long fo r now. Ray Fahey' 57

Rumor Stamped Out A stinging bit of ' 'news" lately flowing through

the hallowed halls of Dear Ole' Newark Sta te con­cerns Scott' s , long the solace of sagging s tudents (and instructors) . . . perhaps you've heard of the seventy·five cent minimum.

One student, when inte rviewed, exclaime d, ''Horr ors! Now l' 11 have to spend my free hours studying in the 'libe' !"

Ione Impelhopper (no relation to hurric ane Ione) and Diane Hucklebuckleback (dit to) sadly ex­pressed their regret over the innovation; "Poor Mr. Raichle will now be deprived of one of his few pleasures of life- • treating us to second hour coffee."

Mr. Rychard Fink, distinguished professor o f Philosophy and other things, whe n asked to comment on the minimum replied, ' 'tsk, tsk."

Digging into my change purse (Ha, Ha), I took account of my low financial status - - one dime , one safety pin, a yellowed reinforcement, one half of a stale L&M (King Size), and a wrinkled theatre stub. "Oh, fudge," I thought angrily , ''how would I ever live through third hour without my 8:45 coffee?"

I suddenly realized that this rumor had gone far enough! Not only was it going, but it was a ffect­ing me personally.

''Egad ! I m ust do something!" "But what?'' I asked myself. ' 'Down girl," answered Philande r. (Philander's

my conscience). "First things first." "O.K. , Phil", I sighed, "I'll casually s troll over

to Scotty's and delve into the veracity o f this mysterious revolution.

Approaching the cashier of the establishment, I politely inquired, 'What goes here with this new seventy· five cents minimum, sis?"

' 'Oh, that' s nothing new," twittered the woman ' 't • hat rule has always bee n in effect during the lunch hour, from 12 to 1:30. Anytime before or after t hat hour you students c an com e in and sit here as long as you want to."

With a sigh of r elief, I thanke d the cashier for her informat ion, straightened my sagging shoul­ders, and faced the famil iar fac ade o f Newark State again, content in knowing that in the coming semester, many a stimulating hour would o nce more be spent i n Scotty's.

September 30, 1955 REFLECTOR

Dr. Gifford (i. Hale Chosen For Fulbright Scholarship

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of the Organization for the year. So I figured I might as. well do something about it. Margaret Truman and John Sparkman were on board. We sent them invita­tions to our meetings. Never got an answer from Miss Truman, but John Sparkman was very accommodating, came to our meetings and told us of his itin­erary - mostly behind the Iron Curtain, and helped us in many ways. We were trying to be non-

Or. Hale too far away for fear that either the Pretty Girl or Joanne may cause international complica­tions.

"The English people from Lon­don to Loughborough have been wonderful. They sidle up to you as you drive in traffic and tell you what turns to make. One fellow had us trail him half over London so we could find one of the teas we were supposed to attend.

" .... We have by now met just about everybody who is not on holiday. Our whole family has been swimming twice already in the college 'swimming bath' . (Jo­anne looks on, of course.) We have picnicked at the Beacon where you can see miles upon miles of beautiful fields and for­ests.

''We have located a temporary home for a month or more and have prospects of another before October. Because we seem to have gotten settled so well, we've decided to use the time before we move in by setting out north tow­ard Blackpool, the Lake Distric t and Edinburgh.

"Today I had a talk with Mr. Bridgman, the Principal of the College. They' re worried about the same things we are--when a new building will be completed, revisions in courses for the next" year, etc. In the term coming up I am asked to speak to the stu­dents and faculty on T eacher Edu­cation in the United States. After the curriculum reorganization work in New Jersey, I'm about ripe to look at it from a distance of 3,000 miles. Our program at Newar k still looks good, but don't these ' Blokes' (I'm told this is a term of affection in Britain) know what they' re in for? Once you start curriculum reorganization there is no peace. Even the cows outside my office window will not remain contented . In the end, the only thing that will save us will be the tea of which there is an inexhaustible supply.

''Best wishes to all, Gifford Hale."

Library (Continued from Page 1)

Reserve books may be taken o ut overnight. They may be checked out of the library any time a fter 12:30 P.M. and must be returned by 10:00A.M. the fol­lowing morning. In order to en-

partisan but couldn't find any Republi ca n Vice-Presidential candidates on board.

"At Southampton we loaded the car with six suitcases, the baby carriage, three briefcases and the four children and set off to London - keeping to the left. We had lost a crib somewhere in the shuffle which was fortunate, since 1 do not know where we could have put it. The crib turned up in lost and found at Waterloo Station a day later. At South­hampton we had been greeted by the lady mayor-- ! believe her name was 0' Higgins, and some other dignitaries including Dr. Ford who heads the Exchange Program from this end.

In London Dr. Ford, the cul­tural attache of the U.S. Embassy, and various and sundry e duca­tionists (they seem not to mind the word) greeted us again. We were greeted and teaed regularly for two days. There are some other children, but our four set a record and we carted them around with us ever ywhere. We even parked the red station wagon in front of Buckingham Palace. Peo­ple stop to look at the car all the time, inquire as to its horse­power, and admire the Pretty Girl radiator ornament. When they find Joanne in the baby carriage in the back, they make faces at her and we can do sightseeing in some peace as long as they keep her amused. We are a fraid to go

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Dr. WIikins

Hanette Weinberg

Newmans Put Show on Road The Newman Club, a national

Catholic organization for college students, held their tea on Tues­day, September 27 in the Tudor Room. AU students interested in joining were cordially invited.

The Newmanites engage in many social as well as religious activities, amongwhicharedanc­es with the Newman Clubs of nearby colleges, an annual com­munion breakfast, and social service work. The Club's month­ly meetings are held here at the college in the early evening, thereby enabling their members to be active in some other college club as well.

Opera Miniatures (former ly The New Englanders)

Return Engagement Proves Lightning Can Strike Twice

Those of you who attended the Assembly Program on Thursday, September 22, 1955 (since it was required that means everyone) were treated to some fine entertainment. Familiar and loved songs were made even more beautiful by the splendid singing of the Opera Miniatures, formerly the New Englanders. The group composed of Wesley Copplestone , tenor; Frances Leahy, soprano; Rand Smith, baritone; and Eleanor Davis, mezzo-soprano were certainly well received by the audience as witness the tremendous applause they received. The program opened with selections from ' 'The Mikado" and continued with selections and medleys from ''Merry Widow", "New Moon", "Roberta", ''Showboat", and concluded with a stirring r endition

dorse this rule a fine of twenty­five cent s is levied against those who r etur n reserve books a fter the 10:00 deadline. There is an additiona l fine of five cents per day c harged fo r each succeed­i ng day until the book is re­turned. This system helps to insure t he prompt r e turn of re­serve books for use by others.

It is the student's responsi­b ility to let the person at the riesk know when he or she has an over­due book out . The s tudent m ay then pay his fine when he returns the book or he may signanl.O.U. slip for the amount due . A ten cent a dditional fine will be levied if the student fails to comply with either of these alternatives .

from "Oklahoma". During the program each in­

dividual's voice was heard as well as the entire groups. Charm­ing duets were performed be­tween tenor and soprano and also baritone and mezzo-soprano. The pi a n o accompaniment lent it­self well to the blend of voices and ensured the success of the entire progr am. Bowing to the applause the Opera Miniatures returned for two encores, the last being a quaint old English round.

The only discordant note of the hour was played by students in the balcony (not all freshmen either) whose stamping feet , waving hands, a nd wagging tongues dis­played an apparent lack of good listening habits.

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Staters En joy European Fling

While most of us were working like beavers or soaking up the sunshine this summer, some of our friends and associates were broadening their horizons by traveling abroad.

Dr. Wilkins, for one, has just returned from Europe, where he taught graduate courses in ad­ministration to American teach­ers in the Munich summer school. The graduate program, under the auspices of the University of Maryland, was provided for the teachers in the dependent schools, the schools o rganized by the U.S. Army and Air Corps for children of the armed forces abroad.

Dr. Wilkins was joined by Mrs. Wilkins and their daughter, Miss Jocelyn Wilkins of Western Col­lege in Ohio, and their son, John, a student in Millburn High School. They motored through the Bavar­ian sect ion of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland from Munich be­fore returning through Paris.

Hanette Weinberg's comment on her recent sojourn reads as follows: ''My summer in Israel was an experience I' 11 never for­get, or rather a great variety of profound experiences. Within a span of a few weeks I crossed a desert, was a guest of President Ben Jvi of Is rael (he's a distant relative), got up every morning at 5:30 to work on a farm for two weeks, climbed a mountain, picked grapes in a vineyard,

Leaders Get Cold Reception

It's a long time from May to December and the days grow cold when you reach September- -or so the delegates to the Lead­ership Conference at Stokes For­est found out upon reaching this "Eskimo Heaven" of the New Jer" sey Teachers Colleges. Appar­e ntly there was a slight error in the mention of vital necessities for a camping trip, since the in­structions stated that three blankets were necessary, natu­rally everyone brought two. It has now been suggested that ten blankets be required for the com­fort of Newark's City Slickers.

However, the Alaskan climate did not interfere with the plans of the brave delegates, nor did the fact that one of its members, Ray Fahey was assigned to the men's quarters. Wearing the sev­eral layers of sundry garments they had durred during the night as insulation against the frigid blasts they arrived at breakfast bright and early???

After breakfast, a general meeting was held each day to

Audrey Scheiner basked in the French Riviera sun, and had a gay fling in Paris. Although the entire trip was a great deal of fun, it brought me, nevertheless, to develop a great love and admiration for the spirit and ingenuity of the people of Israel. As a tourist I had a wonderful time, and as a teacher, I will have greatly enriched my outlook on other ways of life."

Audrey Scheiner, formerly Au­drey Feldman, visited her hus­band in Germany this last sum­mer. She also toured many French towns. "Paris is one of the world's most beautiful cities," says Audrey. ''The scenic French countryside is also delightful."

Ellinor Baessler and Vita Man­no went on a student (N.S.A. ) tour, and visited the countries of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Ger­m any, Switzerland, Italy, France and the Netherlands. Ellinor en­joyed her stay in the Scandi na­vian countries most of all, al-

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discuss problems common to all six State Teachers Colleges, aft­er which the delegates attended their various workshops for the remainder of the day. Newark State Teachers College presented a panel which was followed by a period of discussion. The dele­gates were so enthusiastic in their response to the panel that the chairman, Peggy McCarthy, soon found that the time allowed for discussion was quite inade­quate.

In the evening, a magic wand changed the business-like atmos­phere into a starr y-skied camp, complete with campfire, music and square dancing. The dele­gates' boundless energy was fin­ally quelched one evening with a showing of "Dragnet". This was followed by some progressive games, and group singing.

On the last evening all the col­leges were asked to present a skit of some sort. Newark' s dram­

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Ellinor Baessler Vita Manno

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though she will never forget climbing Piz Nair and Mt. Pilat­ies in Switzerland. E.:llinor claims that Rome was, ''.iust as the his­tory books pictured it."

Naturally Vita enjoyed her trip abroad very much, so it was hard for her to pick out one or two outstanding experiences as out-

standing. She was, however, most impressed by an interview with the Pope at Vatican City. Another phase of the European scene which surprised Vita was the grave concern demonstrated by people over the mounting tensions between the Soviet Union and the Western World.

Science Teaching Russian Style

At last there are signs that the nation is aroused by the crisis which confronts American education. Experts and amateurs from every walk of life are rushing in, presenting cures for the malady. Statistics by the basketful, well-based and otherwise, all add up to the fact that educationally we are in trouble now and are headed for worse difficulties in the future unless prompt action is taken.

The deep concern of the chemical industry in this matter is founded upon the shortage of well-trained scientists and the even more ominous threat of shortages ahead. Science student enrollments are at a low ebb; science teacher numbers are inadequate.

If another spur to remedying the situation is needed, a study by the Manufacturing Chemists' Association of Russian chemistry teach­ing materials and student texts, found in the Library of Congress, should provide it.

Chemistry Started Ear ly As part of the over-all Communist program for "shaping the

materialistic world outlook," the Soviets require all 13 -year-old children in cities and towns to take a 33-week chemistry course, with homework, laboratory s tudy and independent experiments among the essentials. Only 1 in 13 U.S. high school students takes chemistry today and then not until he reaches the age of 15 or 16. A further fact: Soviet courses equivalent to those in our senior high schools are not based on single texts; they include auxiliary texts, for example, on carbon chemistry.

To keep the teacher in touch with industrial applications of chemistry, a widely circulated teacher's magazine devotes a r egular section to this subject. No U.S. publication does a similar job!

Technical Magazine for Youngsters Nor do we in America have a young people's magazine compar­

able to the Russian illustrated monthly ''Technology for Youth," published by the Central Commit-tee for the Communist Youth League, with a circulation of 250,000. Sample articles in the February 1955 issue make in­structive, if not easy reading, ranging from a detailed analysis of the reactions of titanium to heat, to the conversion of atom­ic energy into electric power. Additional articles discuss the use of oxygen ln metallurgy; the function of methane as a raw material for c hemical synthesis; the varied types and purposes of fertilizer application machinery; and a technical review of match­making from primitive to modern times.

The Russian Bear, in stirring his scientific stumps, appears to be aware that the schools cannot be neglected. Isn't it time we stir ourselves similarly, holding at the same time, to our democ ratic way of life?

This article was taken from the Chemical News. June-J uly 1955.

Ed. Note: We, as future teach­ers, can do much to remedy this serious situation. All too often, in the busy school day, the ele­mentary school teacher treats her science program as a nice frill, or extra attraction to be used only if and when she finds time for it.

local Teacl,ers At State Meeting

Several educators from this area will take an active part in a big statewide conference on read­ing which the New Jersey Edu­cation Association is holding al Trenton Central High School on Saturday, October 1.

Dr. Jerome Salsbury of Bloom­field will serve on a panel to discuss different reading abili­ties in high schools. Dr. Lenore Vaughn-Eames of Newark State Teachers College will serve on a panel to discuss different read­ing abilities in the elementary schools.

According to Mrs. May C . Smith, president of the New Jer­sey Education Association, the conference is being called to help teachers at all school levels do a better job in teaching of reading. ''We think we already teach read­ing better than we ever did," Mrs. Smith says, ''but we know we can do better. As a result of conferences like this, we hope that every teacher will be able to teach reading as well as our best teachers do now."

REFLECTOR

HERE and

THERE by Jerry Ferrara and Jack Citarelli, Senior 6

''Marks and marking systems are terrible; and so are the in­structors who give them support." This was the basis of a conver­sation that echoed through P.S. Bus number 13 after college one day. The students, Newark Stat­ers, knew of nothing as provok­ing, undemocratic, foolishly tra­ditional, and totally unnecessary as the college marking system. Stimulated by unexpected and un­pleasant marks these students proceeded to make a ridiculous sham of their college, its in­structors, and most assuredly themselves. Was this the proper time and place to discuss this?

Everyone who has attended school has griped about a mark at various moments. Some stu­dents s uch as these were not satisfied with their instructor's interpretation of the relationship between their effort and mark. If you think your--in term-­marks unfair, visit your instruc­tors and make an objective evalu­ation o f the mark. It will be fair to the college, fair to the instruc­tor, but most of all fair to your­self. Mark difficulty is an in­dividual's problem. Bus number 13 is not the place to talk of such personal matters. There is an appropriate time and place for everything. As new members of an old profession we should select both with great care.

Sophs Extend Welcome

The sophomore class is look­ing forward to freshman hazing with much enthusiasm. In all spirit of good sportsmanship, it is their intention to keep the freshmen on their toes . Accord­ing to the turnout of the sopho­more hazing meeting, this is go­ing to be a very active and en­joyable hazing season. Except for a few minor changes, the hazing procedure will follow the same pattern as it has in the past years. To really add the "icing" to the cake, the sophomores will extend a friendly welcome to all our new N.S.T.C. colleagues at a party held in their honor. There will be r efreshments, entertain­ment and loads of fun.

C.C.U.N. Gets Rolling

Officers were elected at the first meeting of C.C.U.N.--Col­legiate Council for the United Nations--held Friday, Sept. 23rd. President, Betty Cheponls; Vice­President, Harriet Mann; Sec­retary, Joan Borraggine; Treas­urer, Palma Patracinio.

Activities discussed for the new school year were: the sale of United Nations Children• s Fund Christmas cards, Participation in the Annual Model General As­sembly, Security Councils and Trusteeship Councils, as well as active discussions right here at the college.

The Council plans to acquaint more Newark Slaters with the functions and purposes of their Organization in the first few meetings, in which any interested students are invited to partici­pate.

Mr. Raichle, C.C.U.N. ad­visor, stated the need for serious consideration of United Nations problems as a part of our re­sponsibilities as citizens and fu­ture teachers.

September 30, 1955

ENTRY BLANK OF FACULTY FABRICATIONS CONTEST

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School Building Aid Seen Leading Issue

More pupils than ever; more fects. teachers than ever; and a serious ''Each 25-30 of these additional problem in providing school pupils means an additional teach-buildings to house them. Thal is er. The number of teachers in a snapshot of New Jersey schools, New Jersey will increase at least as seen by Mrs. May C . Smith, of 1,500 this year. Since another Trenton, president of the New 1,700 teachers have retired, died, Jersey Education Association. gone to other states, or left the NJEA is the professional organi- profession, there will be at least zation of New Jersey's 34,000 3,200 new teachers in New Jer-public school teachers. sey schools this year. Nearly one

Nearly every school and every teacher out of every ten will be school district will have a sub- new this year. stantial increase in enrollment this year, Mrs. Smith predicts. Total school enrollment in the State will probably go from about 850, 000 to 890,000, an increase of 40,000 pupils, or nearly one whole new class for each school building in the State.

"It won't work out that way, of course," Mrs. Smith points out . ''Many districts are opening whole new school buildings; others will show very small increases, and a few cities may even have fewer pupils this year than last. The big inc reases will continue to be in the elementary schools, but the wave of rising enrollments has now hit the higher elementary grades, and forward-looking boards of education are already planning what to do when high school enrollments feel its ef-

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ment to devote her time to chil-dren's books.

Miss Nancy Thompson con ­tinues or. sick leave from the college this year.

Or. Scanlon will be Acting Di­rector of Student Teaching and Placement.

Blazer Sale

This is the third year Newark State is offering the Blue and Gray College Blazer with the Newark State Crest. The cost o f the jacket is $18. '(5, and the total amount mus t be paid when the order is placed.

There will be a student in the Business Office each first hour 9 to 10 A.M. during the week of October 3rd to 7th to take your orders.

Checks are to be made out to H.A. Greene and Co.

Fittings will take place during the following week. Notice will be made of the exact day. Members of the Blazer Committee are: Cathy Stubits, Betty Cheponis and Gail Tice.

LOST!

Gray Parker Pen #51

Return to: Mary Lorah 713 Madison Ave. Elizabeth, N. J. El. 2- 3218

''This points up the teacher shortage which is still acute in our State despite the efforts by the State government and by local bo,.rds to make teaching more attractive, and despite all efforts to recruit new teachers. At least 3,000 teachers this year will be employed with sub-standard cer­tificates; they are, however, re­quired by the State to continue their education if their certifi­cates are to be renewed next year. One bright spot in this pic­ture is that every one of our State Teachers Colleges will be open­ing this year the additional facili­ties made possible by the $15,000,000 bond issue approved in 1952. This will make possible larger enrollments and gives promise of an increased supply of teachers a few years hence."

The prime school issue during the coming year will be school buildings, Mrs. Smith believes. A proposal for about $12,000,000 a year in State aid for local school districts for needed buildings was introduced into the 1955 Legisla­ture in June.

''School boards, parents and teachers will be pressing for the enactment of this measure, "Mrs. Smith says. "A F ederal-State study last year placed the need for new schools in New Jersey at more than half a billion dollars by 1959-60. This would build over 11,000 new classrooms.

LEADERS

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atization of "l Took One" was written by an author who prefers to remain anonymous for reasons very obvious to those witnessing the performance. They are con­sidering giving the rights of this masterpiece of American litera­ture to Norms for their presen­tation in the Spring. All of New­ark's delegates were in the show.

ln order that some of the help­ful suggestions arrived at through discussion with the leaders of the other State Teachers Colleges, be put into effect here, another Leadership Conference will be held at Newark State on Tuesday, October 4th. The session will begin with a tea after c lasses. The group will then go to their respective workshops. This will be followed by dinner which will be served in the college cafe­teria. A general meeting and evaluation will end the confer­ence.

Invitations have been sent to student leaders and faculty ad­visors. The committee requests that those invited respond to the invitation as soon as possible.