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The Ursinus Weekly, November 21, 1938, Allen Dunn, Harry Atkinson, Jerome David Salinger Nov 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, November 21, 1938, Allen Dunn, Harry Atkinson, Jerome David Salinger

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

"Lady of letters" selected as substitute senior class play • I.N.A. hears John L. Lewis • Rufus Rose marionettes, World's Fair hit, to be presented at Ursinus on December 13 • "G-man" to speak here next week • Annual football dance sets new attendance record despite rain • I.R.C. Quarterly offers student views at bargain price of dime • Harp virtuoso will play here tomorrow • Wilson to chairman Greek letter ball • Y's sponsor three discussion groups • Lantern launches sales drive as editors plan December issue • Weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth greets publication of dean's honor …


The Ursinus Weekly, November 14, 1938, Allen Dunn, Harold Chern, Harry Atkinson, Robert Yoh, Denton Herber, Jerome David Salinger Nov 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, November 14, 1938, Allen Dunn, Harold Chern, Harry Atkinson, Robert Yoh, Denton Herber, Jerome David Salinger

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

College host to old timers; dads mingle for annual day • 1939 Ruby to honor Dr. Yost • Cohan, Keating to share spotlight on senior weekend in December; tryouts Tuesday night • Forum informs on effect of movies • Bear, Dragon to dance to Walton • Saturday alumni, dads praise 'sinus progress • Strong cast scores in Priestley's sombre post-war drama • History social-science group to hear Mrs. Miller Friday night • Dr. High to address pre-meds • The Skipped diploma • IRC Quarterly to appear on campus soon • Sheeder conducts Reformed Church peace council meeting • Former Weekly …


The Ursinus Weekly, November 7, 1938, Allen Dunn, Jerome David Salinger, Harry Atkinson Nov 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, November 7, 1938, Allen Dunn, Jerome David Salinger, Harry Atkinson

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Forum to study public opinion and movie influence • Frosh banquet held at Valley Forge hotel • Dads visit for game, dinner, play this Saturday • Students, faculty at Harrisburg conclave • Lettermen dance tickets to go on sale this week • Libby, Ullrich to speak at area peace meeting tonight • College band to sponsor musical comedy in March • Hall chems publish first "photon" of four last week • I.R.C. accepts six new members; Peck adds to staff • Curtain Club coaches, cast to combine charades, candor for curious as cure of Conway conflict • Women's meeting • …


The Ursinus Weekly, October 31, 1938, Allen Dunn, Harold Chern, Harry Atkinson, Jerome David Salinger Oct 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, October 31, 1938, Allen Dunn, Harold Chern, Harry Atkinson, Jerome David Salinger

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Columnist Rose debunks papers' front page show in forum; Miss Terlin next • Keating here direct from New York spot • Doland, Dubuque argue peace question on air • Snow White and seven dwarfs win prize at 'Y' Hallowe'en party • Miss Stahr to attend deans' convention at Capitol City • Poling, Snyder leaders in Sunday evening worship service • Senior committee to pick annual play this week • Group members to start new mathematics club • Six Ursinus representatives to attend church conference • Trend of week's Y activities • Sheeder represents Ursinus at educational conference • Priestley play …


The Ursinus Weekly, October 24, 1938, Allen Dunn, Harry Atkinson, Jerome David Salinger Oct 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, October 24, 1938, Allen Dunn, Harry Atkinson, Jerome David Salinger

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Don Rose, Philadelphia columnist, is speaker at second Wednesday forum • Ursinus pledges aid to fund for Eastern student relief • Six new faces in Curtain Club cast • Fathers feted at next home game • Mathematicians to frolic at party Thursday evening • Committee sets contest deadline for dance decoration designs • Keating signed for senior ball • Y activities sees Rev. Lentz speak at vespers, ten from college attend marriage conference, Ogden speak at men's banquet and Big and Little Sisters' theatre trip Wednesday • Editors of Lantern, IRC Quarterly urge contributors to get material in before dual …


The Ursinus Weekly, October 17, 1938, Allen Dunn, Harry Atkinson, Rollin Lawrence, Jerome David Salinger Oct 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, October 17, 1938, Allen Dunn, Harry Atkinson, Rollin Lawrence, Jerome David Salinger

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Fall drama cast tryouts tonight • Glatfelter picks Ellenbogen, Gross • Miss Howard denounces Munich pact as "victory of force without justice" • Dr. White speaks on Europe topic • French Club meeting to be featured by Wilcox' speech • Thirty answer call to try out for Weekly staff posts • Peck named editor of new publication • Important meeting of embryo physicians to be held Tuesday • Fircroft girls win cash award for best parade poster • Cadets march in 26-0 bear upset • Weekly to be represented at Gettysburg convention • Y activities sees Sheeder speak at vespers, …


The Ursinus Weekly, October 10, 1938, Allen Dunn, Harold Chern, Jerome David Salinger, Harry Atkinson Oct 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, October 10, 1938, Allen Dunn, Harold Chern, Jerome David Salinger, Harry Atkinson

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Besse Howard to speak on Europe at first Wednesday evening forum • Booster group creates new spirit; to buy "Zachie" • Bone heads new ring committee • Activities council arranges calendar • Bear, Red Devils battle to 7-7 tie • Practice teachers assigned to local schools for semester • Gloves, mixed socks adorn frosh girls as bands appear • Arboreal setting provides atmosphere for October hop • Fall play tryouts coming this week • Hile, Clark name 1939 Ruby staff • Dr. White to address city meeting on European topic • The Y's last week • Held outdoor dinner, frosh-faculty …


The Ursinus Weekly, October 3, 1938, Allen Dunn, Harry Atkinson, William E. Wimer, Harold Chern Oct 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, October 3, 1938, Allen Dunn, Harry Atkinson, William E. Wimer, Harold Chern

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

October hop to be first dance • Y roast to be held Wednesday • President's address begins 69th year; offers advice • Four of faculty new bridegrooms • '38-39 enrollment Ursinus' largest • Glenwood preceptress becomes acting dean of women in summer changes • McCorkle tops Y regional council • Curtain Club will hold tryouts tomorrow evening • Council ruling to enlarge band • Store and post office renovated • Frosh go through annual induction; Ditter, Shuster prepare handbook • Ursinus host to five summer conferences • Jobs allotted as college gets larger NYA appropriation • Alumni appointed to high …


The Ursinus Weekly, May 23, 1938, Allen Dunn May 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, May 23, 1938, Allen Dunn

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Senior women to have new date privilege • Fraternity and sorority councils reorganize • New York musician will hold voice clinics at Ursinus • Dr. McClure speaks as MSC inducts new president • Joint Y's roast hot dogs in upper dinning room • Class of '39 chooses Glatfelter president • Bartholomew to represent YMCA at Eagles Mere • College pastor to head Eastern Synod • Crowning climaxes capers of captivating queen, characters, and court • Ursinus pageants produced by alumnae • Alpha Psi Omega elects • Reconciliation fellowship to have Ursinus unit • Musical organizations will present "Mikado" twice in …


The Ursinus Weekly, May 16, 1938, Allen Dunn, Morris Yoder, Harold Chern, Mark D. Alspach, William E. Wimer, Nicholas Barry, Calvin D. Yost, Carlton Davis May 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, May 16, 1938, Allen Dunn, Morris Yoder, Harold Chern, Mark D. Alspach, William E. Wimer, Nicholas Barry, Calvin D. Yost, Carlton Davis

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

College to confer two honorary degrees • Y's invite students, profs to spring doggie roast • Loan fund established by Varsity Club • 110 couples dance Friday at May sports hop • Stoudt, Plunkett star in Mother's Day play; pageant, dinner other Saturday activities • Glatfelter chosen to head men's council • Ursinus gains victory over Penn on radio • McClure, Poling speak at two Sunday vespers • June issue of Lantern to feature commencement • Presenting the 'sinus senior: a preview of the 1938 Ruby questionnaire • Works of contemporary Philadelphia painters displayed in exhibit • Bears trim Albright, …


The Ursinus Weekly, May 2, 1938, Allen Dunn May 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, May 2, 1938, Allen Dunn

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Annual open house program to attract two hundred sub-freshmen Saturday • Beury to speak at commencement exercises • Spring play among ten best two years ago • Wednesday forums to be held next year • YM-YW group inspects New York housing • W.S.G.A. officers installed at girls' mass meeting • Mertz reaches finals in TKA debate contest • Nominations for 1939 MSC to be held Wednesday • West Chester Y's lead vespers service • Curtain Club to banquet at Hamilton hotel • Pancoast, Mrs. Grosser ill • Bears to play first league games this week • Tennis teams break even …


The Ursinus Weekly, April 25, 1938, Allen Dunn, Morris Yoder, Mark D. Alspach, William E. Wimer, Carlton Davis Apr 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, April 25, 1938, Allen Dunn, Morris Yoder, Mark D. Alspach, William E. Wimer, Carlton Davis

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Coeds choose Lees, Poling, Claflin leaders • Harrisburg group hears Ade, Toll at conclave • Dictators main peace threat say conference leaders • Plays Saturday night week-end feature • May sports hop makes lucky Friday 13 • Wimer new YM head; appoints cabinet • Alumnus develops Sweden in "Forefathers" address • Stoudt, Craigie to play leads in "First lady" • Girls hear vocation charts by career women • Embryo lawyers discuss organization of club • "Mikado" again in rehearsal • Temple leads • "Charm, attractiveness, especially a mysterious allurement" • Musical variety features club's Easter program • Pre-meds to hear …


The Ursinus Weekly, April 4, 1938, Vernon Groff, Kenneth Clouse, Utahna Basow, Franklin Irvin Sheeder Jr., David Hartman, Carlton Davis Apr 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, April 4, 1938, Vernon Groff, Kenneth Clouse, Utahna Basow, Franklin Irvin Sheeder Jr., David Hartman, Carlton Davis

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Weekly board selects Dunn editor to succeed Groff • Concert by musical groups planned for Thursday • Peace conference play to be Aria de capo • Socialism is path around barriers, Holmes implies • Women to elect governing heads Wednesday • Weekly men at INA hear LaFollette • Co-ed vocation talks after Easter • Nominate Wimer, Bartholomew for YMCA presidency • Meistersingers take Garner up, offer to speed up Congress by singing sweet music at nation's capital • Curtain Club accepts 15 at spring tryouts • Dr. Brownback plans trip • Sheeder lauds acting in junior play • Regional alumni …


The Ursinus Weekly, March 28, 1938, Vernon Groff, Harry Atkinson Mar 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, March 28, 1938, Vernon Groff, Harry Atkinson

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Dr. Holmes to address forum Sunday • Curtain Club to present "First lady" in May • Professional decorator to create southern setting for prom • Open house program nears completion • Omwake scholarship fund committee organizes • Muriel Brandt to speak at schoolmen's meeting • Characters chosen for May Day fete • Lincoln dean urges recognition of negro capabilities • Trackmen depend on frosh to bolster team • Inter-dorm gladiators in final training week • Girl courtmen name Claflin '39 captain • Weekly to be represented at capitol INA meet • Dr. Philip to conduct at summer music school on …


The Ursinus Weekly, March 21, 1938, Vernon Groff, Mark D. Alspach, William E. Wimer, Richard Yahraes, Joseph G. Dubuque, Harold Chern Mar 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, March 21, 1938, Vernon Groff, Mark D. Alspach, William E. Wimer, Richard Yahraes, Joseph G. Dubuque, Harold Chern

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Peace to be topic of all-Ursinus conference • Dr. Graves stresses value of education for leadership • War is inevitable, peace group fears • "Sophisticated Swing" for junior prom • Name-forgetting theme of junior play • Local thespians offer double bill Friday • Former Ursinus athlete to address Ys Wednesday • May Day finery for rent; see committee members • Women hear Sweden lecture this afternoon • Men and women debaters argue at six colleges during week • Science blind spot topic of lecturer tomorrow • Chamber music, speaker featured at vespers • Comprehensive grade three-tenths of senior's final mark …


The Ursinus Weekly, March 14, 1938, Vernon Groff, Harry Atkinson, Carlton Davis Mar 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, March 14, 1938, Vernon Groff, Harry Atkinson, Carlton Davis

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Founders' Day program and dinner Wednesday: Address of day is 'function of leadership' • Ursinus to be at Saturday peace conference • MSC begins work on fund for chapel speakers • It's the hormones in you, but 40% don't have them • Queen of the May: Muriel Brandt • Rev. J.H.A. Bomberger started all this 70 years ago • Old fashioned dance in gym this Friday • Hartman proves lucky man in soph hop surprise • Group tea this Thursday • Former Weekly editor, now at Yale law school, appointed to sit on bench of moot court • Grove, Blum, …


The Ursinus Weekly, February 28, 1938, Vernon Groff Feb 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, February 28, 1938, Vernon Groff

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Negro problem to be Dr. Hill's topic • 7-role comedy picked as junior play • College to confer two honorary degrees • Soph hop promises novelties, surprises • Blind students entertain at YW-YM meeting • New catalog may be obtained tomorrow at dean's office • Take 1 out of 3 in court week • Ursinus has largest group at Pocono conference • Ursinus girls to model at AAUW style show • Coed team gains draw with Beaver, 21-21 • Leopards outpoint bears in wrestling, 20-6 • Penn medical school professor to address pre-meds • Widow of ex-language prof. dies at …


The Ursinus Weekly, February 21, 1938, Vernon Groff Feb 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, February 21, 1938, Vernon Groff

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Ursinus to be Michigan at government conf. • All-Ursinus conference to be revived by Y's • T.K.A., debaters start busy forensic season • Illness keeps Curtain Club from Penn cultural olympics • Lantern date is announced, two committees appointed • Next year's enrollment is 10 % completed to date • 142 men taken to Lorelei; has cherry tree theme • "Hoosier schoolmaster" is Friday night film • Courtmen split games, stay put • Forfeit forces another loss for grapplers • Number 1 win scored by frosh, over Albright • Snellians walk away with Moravian, 51-7 • Hockeyites and hikers receive …


The Ursinus Weekly, January 17, 1938, Vernon Groff Jan 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, January 17, 1938, Vernon Groff

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Mid-year frosh enroll in condensed course • Council suspends two for dorm breakage • Court award favors college in Patterson trial • Clark announces "Rhythmaires" for prom • Two performances planned for "Mikado" Feb. 12 • Science education course added to roster • Sisterhoods will fete one week only • Debating clubs release season's schedules • Hartzell stresses thinking in vespers address • Phys. Ed. speaker leads class in rhythmics • Xmas conferences draw faculty members • English Club discusses plan for second semester • Snow time's no time for term tests! Students lost in aesthetic awe • Cagers trip …


The Ursinus Weekly, January 10, 1938, Vernon Groff, Franklin Irvin Sheeder Jr., Stanley Weikel, Richard Yahraes Jan 1938

The Ursinus Weekly, January 10, 1938, Vernon Groff, Franklin Irvin Sheeder Jr., Stanley Weikel, Richard Yahraes

Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978

Alumna gets post on faculty as voice teacher • College to add drama course to roster in September • WSGA appoints Ruth Roth Lorelei chairman; Alspach names Wilson to head soph hop • Quarantine follows single scarlet fever case • Frosh elect Jacobs • MSC distributes manners pamphlets to men • Seventy couples truck at Greek letter ball • Seven from Ursinus attend conference in Ohio • Leading roles chosen for "Mikado" • Weekly correspondent brings to light conditions in beleaguered South Hall • Error in spring vacation changes junior weekend • Vespers program presents films on Soviet Russia, Russian …


1938 Ruby Yearbook, Ursinus College Senior Class, Frederick William Ditzel, Joseph Douglas Mertz Jan 1938

1938 Ruby Yearbook, Ursinus College Senior Class, Frederick William Ditzel, Joseph Douglas Mertz

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 1938 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.