Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 179, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 December 1933 — Page 13

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REPEAL SEEN SAVING VIRGIN ISLAND TRADE Possessions Produced Much Rum and Bay Rum Before 1919. WAS CALLED POORHOUSE Canada, Cuba. Mexico and Bermuda Business to Suffer Loss. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Srrlppt-Howard Foreign Editor WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.—The return of the prodigal .John Barleycorn may prove a blow to Canada, | Cuba. Mexico and certain others of Uncle Sam's neighbors, but to his own Virgin Islands “poorhouse,”! down in the Caribbean, it should be a life-saver. When Columbus discovered this group of islands bark in 1492. he was so impressed by their number that he despaired of ever finding names for them, the story goes. So he lifted his eyes and put the en- j tire swarm under the protection of j the eleven thousand martyred virgins of St. Ursula. And the charm seemed to work for the first. 420 years. The three, largest islands, St. Thomas, St. 1 John and St. Croix, got along fairly well. Then the United States bought j them from Denmark in 1916, and prohibition came in 1919. since when . they have endured the direst poverty. Rum and bay rum had been their ; chief products and export, and this trade virtually disappeared with the coming of the eighteenth amendment. After President Hoover spent half a day there, in 1931, he was moved to say: “Effective Poorhouse” * “When we paid $25,000,000 for those islands, we acquired an effective poorhouse. The people can not be self-supporting either in living or government without the discovery of new methods and resources.” Today the “new methods and new resources” are at hand, whether the government at Washington does anything about it or not. Properly managed, the Virgin Islands now can become at least self-sup-porting, both “in living and in government.’ According to United States treasury statistics, the United States normally produced approximately three million tax gallons of rum annually before prohibition. An even greater demand is anticipated. During the dry era Americans learned to drink and to like rum cocktails, j Cuba helped in the education. Puerto Rico Hit Just a little of this rum, if allotted now to the Virgin Islands, would convert a national disgrace into a credit. The “poorhouse” will become a self-sustaining, self-re-s|>ecting community. Puerto Rico, another of our islands in the Caribbean, now hard hit by the depression, should likewise benefit. A natural paradise, with splendid hotels, it has been shunned bv American tourists because it was dry. Canada will feel repeal adversely. In 1929. more than 600.000 automobiles crossed the border coming from the United States, carrying thirsty tourists with plenty of money to spend. Trains brought additional hundreds of thousands. Much of this money will now' remain in the United States. Cuba. Bermuda and Mexico likewise will be hurt. Already the resorts across the Mexican border are said to resemble western mining camps after the gold petered out, while some of Havana’s great hotels are either clcsed altogether or practically empty. BIBLE INVESTIGATION CLUB ENDING TALKS Y. M. C. A. Group Will Hear Golden Age Discussed. Concluding address in the series given by Dr. Samuel E. Long before the Bible Investigation Club tonight when Dr. Long will speak of the Y. M. C A will be presented on the subject: “Is the Earth's Golden Age Still to Come?” The series has concerned current world events in the light of Biblical prophesy. The club will pay tribute to Dr. Long tonight with a special recogintion service, conducted by Rush P. Crawford. A fellowship supper will be held at 6:20. CHURCH DRAMA CLUB TO PRESENT COMEDY Tabernacle Group to Give “My Irish Cinderella." The Young Peoples Dramatic Club of the Tabernacle Presbyterian church will present a four-act comedy. My Irish Cinderella.” at the Recreational hall. Thirty-fourth street and Central avenue. Friday night. Included in the cast are Mary B. Whitman. Ryan Hall. Charles Clary. Vern Hutchison. Martha Schreiber. Howard Walker. Jean Boling. Horace Price and Mary Alice Glick. The play is directed by Miss Mary Paxton Young. INDIANA U. PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS Y. M. C. A. ••Religion and Democracy” to Be Dr. Bryan's Topic. Dr. William Lowe Bryan. Indiana university president, will speak on “Religion and Democracy" at the Y. M. C. A Big Meeting Sunday afternoon at English theater. Special guests at the meeting will be members of the Indianapolis chapter of Indiana university alumni. The Shortridge seventv-five-piece band will present a thirtvminute program at 3 Two numbers will be given by the Indiana Central college girl's glee club.

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OLD COUNTRY’S RITES REMAIN

Colorful Events Mark Ceremonies of Europeans

BY TRISTRAM COFFIN Times Staff Writer PICTURESQUE and colorful ceremonies of the old Europe ; still are observed in this city by ! Hungarians. Macedonians, Roumanians and Greeks. Weddings ! are hilarious with furious, fast | dancing, bright clothing and gay i shouting. These beauty-loving peoples pre- : serve their individuality by keeping alive the traditions that have ; passed from generation to gen- : eration. American weddings often are gloomy, with women relatives weeping and male attendants dressed in stiff black. But with the Ru- j manians it is a joyful and pros- j perous occasion. Dressed in a white embioidered j gown, the bride enters the Greek j Orthodox church after the noon mass on Sunday. There, with the bridegroom, the party includes a married couple 'the nasii and fifteen couples. During the ceremony is a low. soft-voiced chant. The bride and groom march solemnly before the altar and sacred paintings three times. They, together with the nasi, hold ribbons and carry ornamental tapers. The bride and groom wear | crowns, similar to those worn by j royalty, which they exchange three times during the rites. After the church service, there is feasting and celebration last- j ing far into the night. Merry, generous guests contribute money to the couple by the conventional collection plate during the banquet. Even recently, a newlywedded pair have been donated as I much as S6OO. At one time during the evening men may dance with the bride, | if they pay for the privilege, j Many lignt-toed maidens have been known to lengthen this | privilege into a weary marathon in order to fill the nuptial coffers. : The bride wears her laced wed- | ding dress until the festivities are I ended and the last guest has de- I parted. tt tt tt '"T~'HE dances of these national- j A ities, rich in color and move- j ment, are to a “czardas” rhythm similar to that of the infectious Argentine tango. Men and women line up in separate columns twisting their bodies to the quick tug of the music. The dances—the “hora.” “sirto’’ and “zambekiko”—are accompanied by a native band composed largely of stringed instruments. Unlike the English birthday celebration, these nationalities observe the name-days, honoring the saints for whom they were named. The mother will hold an open house for visitors, serving pastries and thick Turkish coffee while near relatives enjoy their native dances. Although the gala rite has lost much of its significance in the "great drought,” each nationality here frolics at the grape arbor dances held during October and November, symbolizing the European grape harvest. In every family is a violin and as the families gather at night for the evening meal there come the haunting strains of a music grown from the very nature of races born beyond the memory of man. The old country is far away. Chaotic European politics have ceased to become a problem to the New Americans. Even the language will be lost when the third generation has grown to manhood. The foreigners still mingle mostly among themselves, aliens in a strange and often terrifying land. They meet at the three Greek orthodox churches in the city and at such places as the Yugo-Slav home in Haughville and the settlement. Growing out of the American Settlement have come many social organizations. There are Macedonian political organizations. the Greek Alpha Club, Daughters of Penelope and Siberian sisters. The Macedonian Tribune is published weekly in the native tongue. Christo Nizamoff of that staff has contributed generously information for this article. tt tt u AT the American Settlement. 1 an old frame house on West ] Pearl street, foreigners gather for j citizenship classes every Thursday j and Tuesday nights. Under the j sympathetic direction of Miss j Mary Rigg. people of many j tongues gather for companionship i in the great bare rooms. Miss Rigg reports that these j people, rich in folk-lore and i tradition, take more advantage of | their educational opportunities j than most Americans. Scattered j among the trades and laboring as unskilled workmen, they are ambitious for their children. It is a glorious opportunity for those who come from lands where the working class is bound under a class philosophy. Little by little, the old customs are departing as the old clashes , with the new—as the youngsters i

‘Healthiest Boy * Named; Two Girls Share Crown 19-Year-Old Kansan Praises ‘Good Food, Exercise, Air and Sleep.’ By United Brett CHICAGO. Dec. 6.—Glenn L. Sherwood. 19. Larned. Kan., is the healthiest bov in America and Shirley Caroline Drew. 17. of Fayette, Mo., and Clista Millspaugh. 16. of Mt. Pleasant, la., tied for the honor of

healthiest girl. The champions were picked in connection with the 4-H Club meeting here during the International Livestock Exposition. Sherwood, who weighs 177 pounds and stands 6 feet tall, credited his victory to “goood food, air. sunshine, exercise and sleep." "And. of course,” he added, "I don t smoke or drink.” *

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These colorful costumes represent three nationalities living in Indianapolis. Left to right—Daisy Popcheff and Menka GulefT. Bulgarian; Mary Kuzma and Helen Itejko, Hungarian, and Pauline Andrie and Mary Marsulescu, Rumanian.

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A joyful wedding party in native Macedonia.

grow up in an American environment. The children are the iconoclasts of the community. Yet remains the inherent yearning for the beautiful. Miss Rigg is attempting to establish a sketching class at the settlement. Official representatives serve with a paternal affection for their people. Alic J. Lupear, attorney, is the Rumanian representative and William Zilson, attorney, is the Greek official. John Petrovich is a leader among the Serbians. Prominent citizens have risen from their ranks—lawyers, doctors and business men—among them John Vie, bacteriologist, and Minche Stoycheff, now deceased. who was dearly beloved as an artist. The Hungarians have a simple tender rite in observance of Christmas. Instead of the whitebearded Santa Claus, the Christmas angel, a little girl, slips in a window left ajar for her. Daddy Ice is the Bulgarian Santa Claus and Mosh Cruciun is the Rumanian figure. a tt tt THESE groups fast before Christmas, eating nothing but vegetables. Although no gifts are exchanged on the date, there are huge feasts and entertainment. The evening before Christmas,

ROLPH IS DROPPED FROM VETERAN ROLL Action Is Based on Chief Executive's Acts. By United Pre*t NEW YORK. Dec. 6.—The National War Veterans Association, an organization with a membership of 25.000 ex-service men, has dropped Governor James Rolph of California from its advisory board, “for his actions and statements,” in connection with the San Jose lynchings, it has been announced by D. G. Paston, post commander of the organization. LE CANNELIER IS DEAD Hero of 1914 in Battle With Germans Passes at 78. By United Brett CHERBOURG. France, Dec. 5. Vice-Admiral F. O. Le Cannelier, who commanded the squadron which barred the German fleet from passing off Calais in 1914. died yesterday at the age of 78. A scientist in addition to his naval career. Admiral Le Cannelier led French scientific expeditions in Iceland, around Cape Horn, and in Madagascar.

Miss Drew is a freshman at Christian college in Columbia, Mo., but did most of her 4-H Club work at Fayette. She is 5 feet. 6 inqhes. and weighs 132 pounds. Miss Millspaugh is a sophomore at ML Pleasant high school, is 5 feet ,3 inches and weighs 127 pound*. - f

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Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Vassilleff of this city dressed in Macedonian folk garb.

every Macedonian family builds a roarinf fire in the grate. Accord-

‘Poison’ Days Are Over Repeal Finds Rich and Colorful Language About Liquor; Even World W r ar Can’t Keep Pace. By United Brets MILWAUKEE. Wis., Dec. 6.--Repeal finds a much richer and more colorful language than did its predecessor, prohibition. For no great event, not even the World war, gave this country a greater abundance of slang w'ords and phrases than the dry era. It is impossible to catalogue them all but a few of those coined or made famous by prohibition are listed here.

BEER Baron. N.—Head of a group of men manufacturing and distributing the illegal product. Lord, N. —Same as a baron with more polish. Needle. V. T.—To introduce alcohol into near beer. WHISKY Giggle-Soup, N.—Any liquor with potency. Varnish. N.—Whisky. Poison. N.—Anything under 25 cents a shot. DRUNK Blind, stiff, paralyzed, high, pie-eyed, orie-eyed. goggly-eyed, putrified, crocked, blotto, spiffed, glued, canned, plastered, lit, cockeyed. tight. GUNS Rod, N. —Revolver, Gat. N.—Pistol. Typewriter, N. —Machine gun. Sawed-Off, N. —Shotgun with shortened barrel. BOMB Calling Card—Pineapple. TO BE GAY Make whoopee, make hey-hey, to lay one on. Harder to classify but just as famous are: Racket—The business of distributing liquor (a racket formerly was a benefit dance). Beat the Rap—To win an acquittal. Mouthpiece—A lawyer. Public Enemy—A leader of a group. Muggs—His followers. Be put on the Spot. Bumped Off. Rubbed Out. or Taken for a Ride—To be slain. Snoopers. Feds—Dry agents. Alky—Alcohol-. - ■

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A Macedonian bride arrayed in all her finery.

ing to tradition, the room is not illuminated by the usual kerosene lamp, but by a small oil lamp or wax candle burning in front of the icon of the family patron saint, giving a mystic and lovely glow to the room. During the day, the family has baked a special loaf of bread, “kolache.” At the Christmas dinner the family head cuts the loaf into as many slices as there are members of the family. Whoever gets the slice with the coin is considered the luckiest person for the ensuing year. Easter is the most eventful and joyful date on the church calendar. The celebration, usually beginning with a midnight or early morning mass, is symbolical of the rejuvenation of the earth after the dreary days of the winter. A spirit and life of the old w T orld w'ith all its ancient romance and glamor truly has become transplanted in a great industrial city in the midst of prosaic humming factories. (Next—The Italians.)

Lam, Scram—To go away, disappear. Lettuce—Greenbacks. Muscle In—To force one's way into another’s liquor territory. Chef—A man in charge of an alcohol cooking plant. Finger Man —A hired killer. Do, Re, Mi—Money. Rummie—A rum runner. Moll—A gangster’s sweetheart. Speakeasy—A place where illegal liquor is sold. Hijack—To take another's liquor by force. Big Shot—Same as baron, a mob head. Chiseler—One who tries to get something for nothing. Jitters—After effects of poor liquor, also a feeling of uneasiness. 150 TRUCKS NEEDED IN CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM Private Owners Reguested to Register for City Jobs. A least 150 more trucks are needed by the city to prevent delay in carrying out civil works projects, said Walter P. Boetcher, works board president, in asking private truck owners to register their trucks for use by the city. ‘ The trucks should be registered first at 308 North Meridian street, and then at the works board office in the city hall. Believing the reason so few truck owners have registered thus far is that many are unable to buy license plates, Mr.- Boetcher said he is seeking to make arrangements whereby placards will be furnished the truck operators to use in place of license plates until the owners have received two weeks’ joay.

Make It Smart to Be Legal

OBEY LAW OR BACK TO DRY ERA, WARNING Archbishop Curley Urges Americans to Shun Bootleggers. USE, NOT ABUSE, RULES Prelate States Position of Catholic Church on Drinking. By Scripps-Hoicard Xeicspapcr Alliance BALTIMORE, Dec. 6.—Archbishop Michael Joseph Curley head of the primacial see of the Catholic church in the United States, today advised every patriotic American to set his face against the bootlegger and the racketeer if he wants the new deal in liquor to be permanent. “We Americans are at last faced with a wonderful opportunity to get and keep honest liquor control,” he said. “But if we are not especially careful to be legal—within the next few months, particularly—we run the risk of lasing it, even of getting prohibition again. “Every good citizen of the United States, man or woman, should set his or her face like flint against dealing in any way or under any circumstances with the bootlegger. That is the part of wisdom. Warns of Price Lure “I am told that the bootlegger's prices may, for a time anyway, be lower than those of legal liquor. No matter how low his prices or how attractive his wares, shun him! “If you don’t, you run the risk of losing all the ground *hat you have gained. It is not inconceivable that prohibition itself may come back if the privileges of repeal are abused.” Merely being legal and keeping away from the bootlegger will not obviate all the dangers of repeal, the prelate added. “Use, not abuse, is the teaching of the church in regard to drinking, as it is with eating and other things,” he said. “So we should remember to control our appetites as well as to be legal. That is one reason I hope we learn. Italians Shun Whisky “For four years I lived country which has no name of its own for whisky, and for four years the only persons I saw who abused liquor were tourists. The Italians call whisky by its English name, and usually let it alone. “My regular custom while in Rome was to drink a quart of wine a day, a pint at luncheon and a pint at dinner. That is a fairly general custom, and I like it.” In addition to shunning bootleggers and controlling appetites, the archbishop considers three things fundamentals in the American effort to control liquor decently and effectively. They are: Honest, enforceable law's which enable the person who wants beers, wines or liquors to get them under reasonable restrictions and at reasonable prices. Suggests Education Honest enforcement of these laws. Education concerning the use of alcoholic beverages, especially in regard to the evil of their abuse. “The law should distinguish between beer and light wines and highpowered T. N. TANARUS.,” the archbishop said. “They are different things and should be treated differently, and the high-powered stimulants I should be under restrictions. The archbishop expressed the ! hope that the “grand old total abstinence societies” would be revived. Furthermore, he is thinking about starting such societies in the parishes of his archdiocese. Favors ‘Taking Pledge’ “Total abstinence societies went out when prohibition came in,” he said. “As, theoretically, there was no liquor, there was no purpose in taking a pledge to abstain. “But they were excellent things. Some people are so constituted that they can not stop with a little liquor. When they learn they can not control themselves and are unable to stop before they have too much, they should avoid it entirely.” While the man who lacks selfcontrol—the drunkard—did his bit |to bring about prohibition, the brewer and distiller did a far larger part, in the archbishop's opinion, through over-reaching in their greed. The chain saloons, which | had to bring in a profit regardless, were the chief cause, he said. “But now,” he continued, “anew opportunity confronts us—an opportunity for an orderly and civilized return to liquor. Let us make the most of it.”

Roller Skating Will Be Aid to Soup Kitchen Events Slated for Tomlinson Hall Four Nights Each Week, Starting Sunday.

Roller skating is- to be inaugurated Sunday night at Tomlinson hall for charity, with the sponsors the City and County Employes’ Relief Association. Skating will be held every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Anew maple floor has been laid in Tomlinson hall and 500 new skates will be on hand In addition to the new floor, rest rooms for both men and women have been installed and a popular feature is expected to be the new’ smoking room for women with a maid in attendance. New seating arrangements have been installed for the Sunday afternoon roller polo games and nonskaters will be able to enjoy the fast roller sport in comfort#

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Here’s How! New York Bon Vivant Is First to Down Drink After Repeal. Editor'!i Notes Although there was some dispute. Benjamin Berassrres. writer and bon vivant, appears to he the first man to take a local drink in the United States in thirteen years. He downed a Scotch highball two and onehalf seconds after repeal became effective. The United Press presents herewith j his own account of the momentous event. ... BY BENJAMIN DECASSERES (Copyright, 1933, by United Fressj NEW YORK. Dec. 6—l want to be as modest as possible | about being the first man in the ; United States to have a legal drink j in thirteen years. It didn't involve much effort outside of fast elbow work. The bartender handed me the glass when the flash came across the bar and I flung it head-on at my teeth. The time, I am told, was precisely two and one-half seconds. To me it was a joyous moment. I drowned the noble experiment in Scotch and soda, my favorite drink. tt tt tt IAM emphatically opposed to all these fool regulations. Liquor should be sold by any person who has the price of the license. If liquor is not made as easy to purchase and as cheap as food, the speakeasy and the bootlegger will remain with us. I am for the return of the saloon, for the alleged evils of the old days were nested in dark back rooms where people sat down. The bar was for song and conversation. If there was an occasional black eye, that only added a little local color to the mise-en-scene. My happiest memories are of the nights and nights I spent in Jack's, Martins’, Mouquins, the Brevoort, Joel's, and at the Knickerbocker bar, I hope to see them all return. Some have. More will. tt tt o THE psychopathical effect of the abolition of prohibition will be a return of national gayety, of buoyancy. A terrific weight has been lifted off our minds. We are like a nation coming out of a thirteen-year jail sentence. As I took t?he first legal drink, there flashed through my mind memories of gorgeous legal sessions with Jim Huneker, Jack London. Booth Tarkington, Don Marquis, George Luks, Frank Ward O’Malley, Arthur Leonard Ross, Richard Legallienne, Jack Barrymore, Charlie Chaplin, Sinclair Lewis, Fiorello Laguardia, Caruso, Odd Mclntyre, Bugs Baer, Hype Igoe, Wilson Mizener, and others galore, tt tt tt AND I heard the carol of the old songs in my brain as I took that first legal snort. Everything from “ Little Annie Roney” and “The Man Who Broke the Bank of Monte Carlo” to “Over There.” My first drink, when I came to New York in 1897, was at the old Waldorf bar. And I claim that I am the first man to take a drink as the restoration was proclaimed, and it was at the new' Waldorf. My first drink in New York was with my foot on a rail. I took the first drink after repeal sitting on a sofa, piled with pillows. The hotel management said'they doubted the legality of my standing at one of their four bars. I actually don't care for slang, but— Nuts! BOY, 4, HIT BY AUTO AS HE PURSUES CAT Patrolman's Son Runs in Front of Car; Hurt Seriously. Patrick Viles. 4, son of Patrolman Charles Viles, was in critical condition at city hospital today as result of injuries received Monday night when he was struck by an automobile. The accident occurred as the child ran into the street in pursuit of a cat in front of his home, 1350 South Belmont avenue. The child was taken to the hospital by the father and the driver of the car, W. C. Perry, 29, of 1245 South Belmont avenue. MARION HEARS ROBIIiISON Industry Needs More Credit, Senator Tells G. O. P. Rally. By Time* Special MARION, Dec. 6. Establishment of intermediate credit corporation to provide credit for American industry was advocated by Senator Arthur R. Robinson at a large Republican meeting here last night. “Industry is unable to get financing for more than very short periods.” the senator said. “What must be done is this: Provisions made for financing industry so that men can be re-employed, goods manufactured, which, of course, will restore purchasing power.”

The best of music will be furnished for the sessions and the sponsors have arranged to have j available the latest releases of popular music. Special sports events in the way of races and exhibitions by stars from the vaudeville stage will be held at intervals during the skating sessions. A number of veteran local roller rink men and instructors will be on hand to assist beginners. Ample parking space for autos will be available at the new Tomlinson hall rink. The price has been lowered to 25 cents for both men and women. * m

GAG ON PRESS IS CHARGED TO DE PAUW HEAD Dr. Oxnam Both Praised and Criticised by Students and Townspeople. POPULAR WITH CHURCH Efforts to Dominate School Are Scored by Critics of President. Both scathing criticism and high praise of Dr. G. Bromley Oxnam, De Pauw university president, have been revealed by public knowledge of the investigation of the American Association of University Professors. Controversy has raged for some time among alumni, faculty, students and townspeople of Greencastle concerning policies which some critics claim are “czaristic.” The probe was called to investigate particularly the abrupt dismissal of Ralph Huffcrd, chemistry professor, last June, and generally, the charge that faculty privileges had been sabotaged. Dr. Oxnam, a brilliant speaker, has been termed a “liberal and humanitarian" by his followers. He is particularly popular in the Methodist church and is regarded by many as in line for a bishopric. Student Reporter Ousted Frequently demanding the right of intellectual freedom. Dr. Oxnam has been labeled by critics as a demagog. They point to the persistent censure of the student press, which had been the only agency for free expression. A student reporter sprving as dramatic critic was removed from that capacity this semester when he severely criticized a play presented by the speech department. The entire chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, journalism fraternity, was placed on probation last year, following the publication of a humorous magazine. The mast outstanding case of muzzling the campus press was in 1932, when two students were placed on probation for criticizing the dean of women, Miss Katherine Alvord, for disciplinary measures. Members of Sigma Delta Chi at that time attempted to publish a number of opinions demanding a freepress, but rigidly were banned. Well, liked and praised during his first five years at De Pauw, Dr. Oxnam’s popularity has waned into smoldering resentment, faculty observers claim. They point out that his efforts to dominate the university were mpt by growing disapproval until conservative professors have expressed indignation. Huffcrd Case Sited The dismissal of Professor Hufferd, a chemist with a notable record, has brought the issue to a point where stands are taken openly. Opinion has been divided equally, it wat learned by The Times. Critics say that the precarious status of a professor under the present administration has silenced many voices. Professor Huffcrd. it is pointed out, hed a letter rehiring him in the spring when a second letter dismissed him a few days after close of the school in June. Those favorable to Dr. Oxnam have declared that the president merely was attempting to facilitate university problems by centralizing the authority. Critics say that faculty discriminations have been made on the basis of loyalty to the administration and that an unofficial “stool pigeon” system has been in operation. They point to the “black list” of 1932, when more than 100 students were called before the president to answer charges of drinking. Many opposed to administration policies declare that the fault does not lie alone with Dr. Oxnam bufc in internal university politics involving William Blanchard, dean of the college of liberal arts. Disregards Alumni, Is Claim A trustee interviewed by Th® Times stated that apparently Dr. Oxnam had little sympathy with alumni and had frequently disregarded their suggestions as “too sentimental.” He further said that Dr. Oxnam had managed to gain control of the trustees board by obtaining the election of men favorable to him. Other alumni, approving heartily Dr. Oxnam's liberal ideas, objected to his methods. Although there was a strong opposition movement ; among local alumni several years ago, graduates have kept silent. One [ critic said that the alumni associa- ! tion itself was under control of Dr. j Oxnam with a Greencastle store proprietor who does a large business , with students, as president. The townspeople have been most open in their criticism of Dr. Oxnam and defied the university a year ago by passing an ordinance taxing independent student salesmen competing with town businesses. Legionnaires in Greencastle were outraged over the dismissal of Professor Huffer4, a fellow member. Next: Connection of R. O. T. C, dispute with faculty strife. Y. W. C. A. WILL SEE ■K’ PLAYER PERFORM Program To Feature Auditorium Meeting W^nesday, A program of dramatics will be j presented by the “K” players, di- ! rected by Betty Jo Kaburick, as a feature of the Y. M. C. A, Socialite at 7:45 p. m. Wednesday in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium. The group includes Dean Woodard, James McDaniels, William C. I Thomas, Margaret Kendall, Paul Rouse. Riley Fledderjohn. Paul Boxell, Jean Whitlock and Dorothy Payne. They will present And the Willin Still Pursueder,” a “mellerdrammer;” "The Three Speeds,” a 'kit; I “Something Loose,” and “A roPpos&l under Difficulties.”