The Arrow, Vol. V, Issue 5

              THE ARROW
THE ARROW
V ol. V December 12, 1939 No. 5
STAFF
Editor-in-chief.........................................................................Mary Alice D onahue, ’40
A ssistant Editors
Jean H ogan, *40; D orothy Baker, ’41
News Editor......................................................................................... Patricia Sanglyn, ’40
Art Editor......................................................................................................R u th e Dacey, ’40
Feature Editor......................................................................................... Ruth Pugliese, ’40
News Staff
Mary Mo r se , ’40; Jane Murray, ’40; E v e ly n In so gn a , ’40; Mary L a w -
LOR, ’41; Kay M cN a l ly , ’41; Ann Dub icke , ’41; D o r o th y Roy, ’42;
A ile e n Mah a r , ’42; K a th r y n K en n y , ’42; Mary W a l s h , ^43; Patricia
B a te s , ’43; Rosemary A l l e n , ’43.
Columnists
Joan McCarthy, ’40; Elizabeth Buckley, ’40; Constance T essier, ’40;
K athleen Cullen, ’41.
Business Manager.............................................................................Rosemary Kelly, ’40
Circulation Manager....................................................................R osemary Fischer, ’42
Exchange Editor..................................................................................Margot Breslin, ’40
Copy Editor.......................................................................................E le a n o r L en n o n , ’40
Official newspaper of the College of St. Rose, Albany, N. Y., semi-monthy on Wednesdays durine
the college year, exclusive of vacations, by the students of the college. Printed by the Fort Orange
Press, 883 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. Tel. 3-3111.
DAILY MEETING OF “THE TRAVELER’S AID”
•
Little Sally sets off to school every morning. Sally goes to St. Rose, you
know. She always takes the bus that will get her to school right on time.
Of course, a lot of other St. Rose girls take this bus, too. So, as soon as Sally
gets on the bus and sees her friends, she lets out a little scream of delight,
just a little one, mind you, and she gaily dances down the aisle. Oh, they have
a fine time in the back row of the bus. Isabelle, who is so funny, can always
keep them laughing and laughing. What harm if she does talk a little loud?—
perhaps the other people on the bus think it’s funny, too!
Louella tells them how whosis’s answer in class was so stupid, then every­body
tells just what she thinks of whosis. Andralena says that so-and-so’s class
is too dreadful. “Of course, why they have so-and-so teaching the subject
I ’ll never know,” contributes Sally. Just about this time, Isabelle says some­thing
very funny, and everybody laughs loud and long. The bus stops at the
school, and our little friends amble on their way. The people on the bus they
have just left are now well acquainted with all the choice gossip about St. Rose,
except, of course, the man almost on top of the driver’s back. He’s a little
hard of hearing, but even he heard the part about so-and-so’s class.
* * * * * *
We have so many Sally’s and Isabelle’s and Louella’s and Andralena’s.
What can we do about them?
^ LET GEORGE DO IT!
Now that we’ve captured your attention by bringing George into this,
suppose we consider what is to be done in the College of St. Rose and who is
to do it. Are you doing your part to make our college a better institution to
attend, or are you among those who shrug their shoulders and nonchalantly
go on their way to practically nowhere at all saying, “They’ve got enough help.
They don’t need me—let the others do it” ?
It might prove an interesting experiment sometime to make a list of
those names prominent in St. Rose activities. Who sells the tickets for college
plays and entertainments? Who secures the advertisers, patrons and patron­esses
to insure the financial success of our publications at St. Rose? Who sup­ports
the college dances, parties and plays by doing the work as well as lending
her physical presence to the affair? Who participates actively in clubs whether
or not she is an officer or pivotal point of that club?
Were such a questionnaire carried out, certain names would be duplicated
again and again merely because so many of us sit back while the old “stand­bys”
do the work.
This attitude is a dangerous one for any student as an individual, as well
as a member of a group which should be cooperative. I f you feel like shirking
a certain college obligation, why not force yourself to perform that work in an
extra painstaking manner? Once we train ourselves to accept college respon­sibilities
cheerfully and willingly, we have at last eliminated that hazardous
apathy which says—“Let George do it!”
“ BELLS OF ST. MARY’S” OR
“BELLES OF ST. ROSE”
By K ay K enny
“A rose by any other name would
smell as sweet”, but would a Mary be
as sweet with any other name?
“What’s in a name?” you ask.
Maybe were being philosophical,
but we believe there is a lot in the
name “Mary” . Our first thought is
the Mother of Gk>d. Perhaps it was
her bearing it makes the name so
lovely. Since we associate “Mary”
with our Blessed Virgin, it has come to
symbolize all that is modest and fine.
Many Mary’s stand out in the his­tory
of the centuries, the most note­worthy
of whom are: Mary Tudor,
Queen of Scots; and Mary Todd Lin­coln.
All of these bring us right down
to “Mary, Mary Quite Contrary”,
whose garden was filled with blue bells
and cockle shells. Our College Rose
Garden is overflowing with Marys’ of
all description. To be statistical,
(and that is easier written than said)
there are thirteen Mary’s in the Senior
Class; seven Juniors grace the name;
Sophomores number thirteen; and
Freshmen provide us with twelve
more.
As in History, we too have our out­standing
Mary’s. In passing we note:
Mary McCall—President of the
Senior Class.
Mary Morse—President of Shadows.
Mary K. Canfield—President of
Rocethia.
Mary Alice Donahue—Ed ito r of
T h e Arrow^.
Rose Mary Kelly—“Well Dressed
Girl”.
Mary Horn—^Blonde half of a
charming sister act.
Mary Noonan—^Typical collegiate.
Mary Joyner—Artist of great ability.
Mary Lawlor—Junior Thrush.
Mary' Boyce, Mary Maloney—
Sophomore strongholds in the college
orchestra.
Mary Meehan—Most petite Sopho­more.
Rose Mary Fischer—A “Rambling”
writer.
Mary Lucy—A popular Freshman.
Mary Nestor—^A captivating corpse
in “Our Town”.
Mary Walsh—One of the frosh
Arrowites.
Mary Walthers—^A Freshman with
skillful versatility.
And last, but by no means least,—
“Mary” Christmas,—a hearty, though
somewhat early greeting!
Scene Sunday morning in a drug
store.
“Can you give me change for a
dime please?
Druggist—Certainly, I hope you
enjoy the sermon.
—The Watch Tower
Officer—“But, your Honor, I ’m a
college student.”
Judge—That doesn’t make and dif­ference;
ignorance is no excuse.
The Watch Tower
B y R u t h P u g l ie s e
Heigh ho Ye Merry Maids of the
Intellectual Bric-a-brac! (College Gals
—to the unknowing) Or have you
heard the worst of appellations for us
Smoothies? Colgate calls us Hot
Apples; Siena chooses the charming
word, Bleeks! Not that we mind, but
what of the Dignity which we are sup­posed
to maintain! ! ? ? ?
Speaking of dignity
Have you heard the tale
Of a blonde haired Ann
Who corresponds queerly
With her current man?
He sent her an owl
Cause he thinks she’s wise.
Ann sent back a mouse—
What a lovely surprise!
Daffy Data
Definition of a little boy—Noise
with dirt on it.
Prevaricator—^The nearest he gets
to being right is not to be wrong.
Merchant’s Slogan—Let us feather
your nest with a little down.
Mary Lawlor’s ideas about going to
Niagara—“I ’d love to go, but I don’t
want to !”
Owl heard on a rainy night—To
Wet to Woo!
Ode to The Absent Steno
Md typixt,s aw-py on vascation?
a fact gou can eaxily zee—
IT ’s odd how thees letirs get mizxed
up
O brine bak my tiper to me435,$
) O Daltm?-x.’
Freda Wedde
Signing off
Letters to the Editor
Thursday, Dec. 7, *39
Dear Editor:
Recently we have had numerous dis­cussions
concerning the Dean’s list.
None of us seem to know anything
definite about it, and as a result mis­understands
tend to arise.
Several of the questions raised are:
I. Is the list periodical or is every
mark from Freshmen year on­ward
included in the average?
I I . If you don’t make it in your
Freshman year, does that mean
that you can never make it?
III. What are the definite require­ments?
Speaking to several freshmen, I
found them both ignorant of the
answer, and interested in the question.
I think it would be helpful and
worthwhile if an article were written
explaining the Dean’s List to the stu­dent
body.
Sincerely,
M arion K osbob, ’41.
Editor's Note—
There will be an article in the next
issue explaining this, question.