1944_04 The Daily Collegian April 1944

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A Little .Fishy /
Neariy ten years ago, a congressman swore
' he 'would memorialize Congress to eliminate
April 1 from the calendar.       •
After diving for a brand new tire, only to
find it attached to a movable—exceedingly mov-
• able—wire, and then biting into a rubber gum-
drop, said solon'was tempted to use legal means
. to abolish April Fool's Day.
The poor man was apparently unsuccessful,
April Fool's Day came even closer to Con-"
_ is six years later. Representative. Rich of
Pennsylvania, who almost invariably made a
daily one minute speech, was one day, granted,
permission, by unanimous consent of the house,
to speak for sixty seconds. He rose, uttered two
words—"April Fool!" and solemnly returned
to his seat, happy- in the thought -that his comment .ranked favorably with some of his colleagues' on more serious occasions.
The congressman's frolicsome speech can,perhaps be excused, for people have been pulling
ptanks as~?ar back as traceable. Way back in
Roman days, toga-dad gentlemen played tricks
on each other on .the Feast of Fools, an event
annually celebrated on February 17.
" India, as long as people can remember, has
ended its' spring festival of Hull on March 31
with everything from iricks of the Representative Rich brand to carefully planned practical
jokes. In France, the victim of jokes on April 1
is called a "potsson d'avrjl" or April fish. This
custom is said to revert to the spring festival
celebrating the increased number of fish" in the
.streams—both the fish and the fools were easier
to book in the spring. HEruitlcss missions on
April 1 in Scotland arc known as "hunting the
gowk"—the dupes are April gowks or cuckoos.
Some April Fool pranks have reached proportions that were almost hoaxes: In I860, for
example, thousands came to the Tower of London to see the "annual ceremony of the washing-of the white lions." They were lured there
by official looking invitations.
New York telephone operators annually intercept no end of calls ro the aquarium from
-The Fresno State College Collegian-
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Mimeographed Coed      .Carrier Is Off Press,
Code Nearly Ready        ] Now Being Distributed
-The Fresno State College Collegian-
By Ida Devlin
Tls 8prlnjt!
^Do holds Is on de wins.
Dai's absoldl
Dc -nines Is on de hold!
Th* Writer ot that-ditty remains snnonymous . .
1 wonder why? -
With spring comes new sight* around th< cant-
pui; such as:
new spring dresfss of all types,
shoes minus socks.
Tanning akin* or else sunburnt.
Teste . . . alway* present;
and last, but net   leaft,   diminishing   daises
now that the swimming pools around thle fair city
have opened.
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• Who were the men who serenaded the Cambridge
Apartments Wednesday night? But more Important,
who were they serenading?
There are several ways ot coming Into class 1st*.
For Instance, eome people literally sneak In, seme
buret 'in, eome dent come at all, but then there's
the girl who makee her grand entrance Into clacs
by falling down. Only tha people In front of her
and the handy empty chair* *av*d her from more
•cute embarrassment!
If mixers always do  what   they   did   yesterday
around noon time on this campus, by all means,
be- sure and have more! . . . Seen and heard at
noon time rally:
Group* of people exchanging the latest bit* of
gossip while banking In the noonday sun.
Songs from, tbe hit parade snd other songs not
heard on such a program.
Seen: Yelt leaders for the first time In a year
doing their bit for school spirit. (Only difference
this year women lead tho yells instead of fellas.
Tb* Coed Code will be ready for
distribution during tbe first part or
week, announced Eleanor Miller, chairman of the committee In
charge of the Code.
The Coeii Code Is being mimeo-
grapkfd by one of the classes of
Mr*.  Wllma  Wight, commerce, '
irlno  Ihe  echool   year
d  semi.Weekly «
axcapt   Holidays   «nd   Kx*
tki rnaaNO state colleoe association
blends* Secend-clsss Matter, November a, 1«7. si th*
Pert-Office at 'resits, Cstifornts, under the Act of
s NitkwulAuSertisingSeTTiceJnc.
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THE COLLEGIAN C	
Editor-.  „.....BETTY   DERANIAN
Business Manager MAXINE HARNESS
Managing Editor..
News Editor	
Copy Editor	
Society Editor	
Staff I^otogrbpher...
 Dorothy Gross
. .. Juanita Brown
 Jean Casey
.Clare Weymouth
 -Ken Lam mo
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Every girl In school should hare
copy of the Code, which may be
obtained either In Miss Baker's office, the A\V8 office, or In the foyer of the union. Miss Miller said.
The first FS Carrier of this semester was printed this Week, according to Josephine Arburua, the
new editor.
This Issue of the Carrier Isnow
being distributed to-the studenta
Of the  English'la  and. lb cla»«e».
Iher students desiring copies ft
this issue njny obtain them from
Miss Wilson, the faculty sponsor ot
tbe. Carrier,  said  Josephine  Arbti-
Bazaar to Be Given
By Home Economics Club
The Home Economics Club Is
presenting n b.ir.-iar In tbe Practice
Apartme'nt\next Tuesday from II
to 3 o'clock: *■
Nut bread. Cookies, blotter pads.
luncheon set*, and other articles
will be sold.
Everyone ts Invited to attend.
beguiled individuals seeking "Mr. Salmon" or
maybe "Mr. Trour."
But the most perfectly executed hoax was
that perpetrated through an "advert" in a London newspaper. The promise of liberal payment
brougbr more than 600 persons to an. empty
house, all bearing black cats under their arms.
All the-fools aren't dead yet.
Women Pack- a Punch
With a decrease in men's sports activities at
Fresno Srate rhis year, comes an increase in the
importance of women's games.
'£hc girls' sports arc jusr as exciting as the
men's, and ir takes as much skill and practice
to play them well.
The women's tennis doubles- tournament
Starrs this afternoon with a full schedule of six
marches, beginning ac one, two and three.
In addition to being exciting, these games
present an opportunity for. Staters to show.their
renewed school spirir. Why not support our
sporrs activities by coming out this afternoon
and rooting for a team? / -
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Jansen Lists Shortened
Schedule for Assembly
Classes will (to on a shortened
schedule April 5 to make time ror
the rally assembly, Vlr^1nJ*_J*«-
sen, stuilrntNirP*W**Tt^*altl today.
Classes will be held as follows:
kio class
9:10 class...
10:in class...
11:10 class
ASSEMBLY.
The    schedule
s:57 to 9:37
. 9:44 (o 10:24
ll:Ui to 12:00
ir:l» to 12:00
being      sn
nounred  today.  Mrs.  Jansen
so  that   instructor*  and   students"
Brigqs Elected Head '
Of tuberculosis Group
Mitchell P. Drlggs, dean of men.
will head the- Sresno County Tu-
- Ix-rctilosi* Association ror 1944.
Dr. ttncp. was elected president
of the group at n meeting last
week. Paul V. Shrchan of the Journalism division will serve as a dl-
LOST —fPalr of glasses In black1
case. Finder please notify Mara-
lou   Oneto.   Dox   105.   or   phone
.   '2-3209.
omplain
Pare One)
-nuld know ynat activities
when. Then, if they are
"really Interested, they can take
part In
One activity suggested by aj great
many students. Miss Witytnoutb
said, waa more assemblies, especially wlih student participation.
Mr*. Jansen pointed out that
there are more assemblies being
planned- this semester than In-
but that we cannot continue them
unless students attend and appre
elate them
The results of the questionnaire
ilso showed student Interest In In-
terclsBS sports, more campus social
affairs,   more   plays,   more   class
meetings, a band, community singing,  more rallies and  pep assemblies, and the ijiasque'ball and otb-
traditional activities.
Everyone would like to have the
activities   listed   on   the  question-
i. Jansen asserted, "but
have them' unless studenta  will  cooperate  and  support
iem."
She pointed out that the Playhouse productions 'have neen playing to an empty theater, that leas
than half the student body attend
SSS, to Resume    TennisToumament
Begins for Women
- Page Three
War Stamp Sale
Triple S will be selling war
stamp* and bond* again next Monday noon In the union, after a
•hort discontinuation due to the
Red Cross drive."Xola Browe. president or the society, said-
The stamps and bonds were not
sold "during the Red Cross, drive,
tbe president explained;' because it
Important that the Red Cross
collect as much as possible In its
one annual compalgn. and the bond
would have Interfered with
the donations.
wever." Miss Drowe co'ntln-
Ihe war must go oh to victory, and regular, purchases of war
bonds and stamps Is one way to
make that victory sure and bring
he tellows bsck to FSC sooner."
nones, and that no one Is Interested enough to gel In and work
make   campus   activities   sue-
If students will read the paper."
she said, "and rind out what Is going on and when, we 'hall be ablo
to recreate school spirit and revive
many campus activities.  Rut only
"| cooperate can this be done,"
The first round or rhe annul,)
omen's doubles tennis- tournn-
ent will be played off l6<Jay at 1
Roberta BrrstotTtennls manager,
invites all thorn- Interested to come
jut during the afternoon and watch
he mutches.
Trains playing and the
play off Include Myirlan Drowe and
Lucille Owensby vs. Blllle Jean
Creager and Jean, Spence.-smd Barbara Oberer and   Eleanor   Collins
a. Pearlcdna Lnrseh and Carolyn
Maglll at 1.
Vertia Dack and Ida Devlin vs.
Jean Davis and Melva Leach at
1:30; Jean Muggins and Ann Frolik
Shirley Cobb and Jackie
Sc(iurknecbt *t 2.
^Mildred Parrett and Penny H-
courts vs. Grace Bacon ami- Gloria
Shepard. and Roberta Bristol and
Dorothy McAlltster vs. Tori Pe-
dronCelll and Dorothy Sullivan at S.
The doubles teams or Jean Casey
and' Dorothy Gross and Lola Browe
and Beverly Campbell drew byea
In the first round of the matches.
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Wight Sees Team
Ofjleavy Batters
In Game with Tech
In a wlile open" practice game
Monday afternoon the Fresno State
College borschlder* won over th*
Fresno Tech Wolve*, 11 to f.
Coach-Earl Wight saw * potential aupply of heavy hitters tu
three of our men mansged to hit
home  runs.   In   the 'first  Inning
1 up untH tb<
nua «ro^ I
i 11 to >
Lawrence Hannibal, first man to
hat. pegged the ball for the' first
homer. Then, In tie **me Inning.
Lowe! Aiken also knocked * home -
run and brought In Paul- Donabe-
dlan, who was on base. ^>\
GAME TIED UP
The game was tied «
last Inning when, with one man o
Vincent Leonardo
homer, and the game ended 1
In favor of' F.S.C.
On the' defense, however, we did
H loast so good. This was especially shown by the fact that In laat
Inning we were forced to us* tour
pitchers, and altogether four were -
used during the game. They were
Lawrence Hannibal, Daren Nelklrk.
Jehu  Coffman and Sandy  Hender-
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FSC LINE-UP
The FSC.line-up was Paul Com-
bedlan. c.: Lawrence Hannlball. p.;
Fred Btglone. lb; Vincent Leo- .
nardo, tb; John Coffman. lit; Jlto
Gregory, •■; Lowell Aiken, If; Ray
Engvall, ct; and Lout* Sherer. rf.
Substitutes were   Daren   Nelkerk.
;   Sandy  Henderson, Sb.
The game   originally  scheduled
r Monday afternoon with Rooee-
velt High School was called off. '
and the Tech game subetltuted In
its place.
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