BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED ARE WE

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
VOL. X X V I I I , NO. 4
NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL & TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, DELHI, N. Y.
J A N U A R Y 15, 1951
BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED ARE WE
Kurt Singer Lectures
At Institute
On January 9, the students of
| Delhi A. & T. I. were very fortunate
I in having with them Mr. Kurt Sin' ger, well-known author and lecturer.
Mr. Singer has had many interesting
experiences as a foreign correspondent and underground worker in
Sweden and Norway. He has written
many books telling of these experiences.
Mr. Singer spoke on the present . day chaos in the world. Having
just attended a Washington conference, he was able to give us up-todate information on the Korean situation and the possibility of a third
world war.
One of the main points that he derived from this conference was the
statement by Senator Morris, "Russia should be told by way of an
ultimatum—either come to peace
now, or we will take the initiative,
especially when we have the leading
role with the atom bomb." Mr. Singer pointed out that Russia now
rules 40 nations and that large Communist movements are planning to
take over Japan and Germany.
Two lessons that the United States
has learned from World War II are:
1. All new nations and all our allies
are anti-capitalist.
2. The colored people of the world
are faced with prejudice which
forces them toward communism.
Mr. Singer then told of many experiences he encountered in his
dealings with the Intelligence Service. He pointed out that the politicians and people of the natio i
should believe what the Service tells
them for their own protection.
I In order to get out of this "mess,"
; Mr. Singer offered the following
j suggestions:
j - 1. Religion.
f 2. Help' the people who are fighting for Democratic way of life.
3. Forget profits and provide service as the missionaries do in foreign
countries.
In concluding his lecture, Mr. Singer brought up Wendell Wilkie's
book, One World, which influenced
many people during the last war.
He believes the teachings in this
book are a good thing to follow.
After the lecture questions were
asked and Mr. Singer gave informative answers. Everyone enjoyed the
lecture very much.
In a Southern Army camp a recently drafted colored outfit was
lined up before the clerk of preliminary questions.
Clerk: "Name and address."
Rastus: "Sakes alive, suh! Yo'
ought to know. Yd' sent fo' me."
Delhi, the Garden Spot of the Caiskills
The Brookside Creek in the Winter.
Oar Owners Beware
Does 24 mean anything to anyone
driving in Delhi today? No—well
you had better watch your step because it is the number of a town
ordinance prohibiting overnight
parking on the streets of Delhi during winter months.
The really bad part about it is that
many "presents" have been given
out by official police and the lucky
winners are liable to fines from 3 to
5 dollars.
There is a free parking ground
behind the Cities Service gas station
in town for those students who are
centrally located.
Outdoor Club
The Outdoor Club is well underway with plans on holding a swimming party next Saturday in Oneonta. They are also working on the
idea of going to either Lake Placid
or Snow Ridge some week-end in
the near future for a skiing and tobogganing o u t i n g . When the
weather warms up a bit we would
like to make a week-end trip to
both Watkins Glen and Howe Caverns. The next meeting is the 25th
of this month. If you are interested
in going on any of the above trips,
come to the meeting.
As it was for everybody else,
it was a tough time to be a college student. Going home for
Christmas holidays, hundreds of
thousands of draft age young
men on the U S campuses were
suffering from what was called
"draft neurosis." In its essence,
their malady stemmed neither
from fear nor any lack of patriotism. It was simply a form of bewilderment: they all wanted to
know if they were going to be
called into the Army, and if so,
when. Nobody on earth could
tell them.
There were some partial answers. A college student reporting for classification during the
college year is automatically deferred until it ends. If he stays
in the upper half of his class, he
will probably be allowed a draft
postponement until he finishes his
college course. Anyone in ROTC
courses is fairly safe. These were
the facts last week, but no one
knew how long they would remain so. Nobody could tell
whether the draft regulations
might not soon be changed altogether.
Meanwhile, local draft boards
have the power and often the inclination to interpret the general
rules their own way. Furthermore, once a man is called for
his physical examination, even
though he is to be deferred, his
chances of enlisting in a service
of his own choice vanishes. Before the Christmas holidays,
campus advisors everywhere were
being asked the same question:
Should I volunteer? Sit tight?
Change to a technical or science
course?
The advisors generally were
urging the students to stay with
their books. But this was not as
easy as it sounded—particularly
for indifferent scholars, w h o
found that worrying about the
draft added still another handicap to their desperate pursuit of
grades. An increasing number
were enlisting—usually in the
Navy or Coast Guard ("where you
can keep clean"), or in the Air
Force. Nobody was enthusiastic
about it, but few wanted to be
dogfaces.
As it stands now, they want
us to stay in school, but we
would like to see the situation
clarified more than it is.
THE
ORACLE
Published monthly by the students for the students
of
The New York State Agricultural and Technical Institute
Delhi, New York
ORACLE STAFF
Editor-in-Chief
GEORGE BARNA
Associate Editor
TOM MUNDIE
Business Manager
EVELYN NEUMAN
Feature Editor
JOYCE SMITH
News Editor
BARBARA STUTTLE
Sports Editor
JOHN CORDTS
Reporters
CLOTILDA MOORE, IRWIN MAYER, CAROLINE
BROOKS, JEANNE MASKER, LARRY O'TOOLE, MIKE
CASSIN, FRANK PARKES, ISABELLE JOHNSTON.
Faculty Advisor
MRS. KATHERINE KING
EDITORIAL
At the present time the boys here at school are very unsettled
as to their plans for the future. Some of them are not able to get
back to work after the Christmas vacation, and, therefore, marks
are on the down grade. There is now a more or less "devil-may-care"
attitude on their faces.
A few of them have gone so far as to enlist in the Armed
Forces and some more are planning to join in the near future. They
have the idea that the sooner they get in, the better chances they
will have later on. Maybe so, but the Army and Navy are developing
a plan requiring that all candidates for officers have two years of
college before they are eligible. If this comes into effect, the students
who complete their course will be much better off than if they
enlisted now.
The Selective Service will let any student complete his course
this year before they will be inducted, and if they plan to go on to
college and are now in the top half of their class, their chances of
staying out are pretty good. If they plan to go on to school that
has ROTC courses, their chances are still better.
In the long run, our best chances are to buckle down and finish
out the year, living and planning from day to day and taking our
chances along with the rest. Our future is what we ourselves are
making it today.
The students here at Delhi would like to welcome Mr. Keck, the
new Baptist minister, who replaced Mr. Tibbetts.
The Joy of Being
An Editor
Getting out this magazine is no picnic.
If we print jokes, people say we are
silly.
If we don't they say we are too
serious.
If we stick close to the office all day,
We ought to be out hunting news.
If we go out and.try to hustle,
We ought to be on the job in thé
office.
If we don't print contributions,
We don't appreciate the genius;
And if we do print them, the paper is
filled with junk.
If we edit the other fellow's writeup, we're too critical;
If we don't we're asleep.
If we clip things from other papers,
We are too lazy to write ourselves,
If we don't we are stuck on our own
stuff.
Now, like as not, some guy will say
We swiped this from some magazine.*
*We did!
From Around The U. S.
DEFENSE Department officials
considered a combination Universal Military Training and draft
plan to provide the Army with
manpower. Their proposal: registration of all youths at 17, induction at 18 for six months of
basic training, assignment to
military duty for 15 months.
Manpower experts said the program would bring in one million
men a year.
PRESIDENT Truman said he
had not changed his mind a bit
about Francisco Franco's regime,
but he agreed to end five years of
official coolness toward Spain,
send Stanton Griffs to Madrid as
Ambassador. Spain named' Jose
Felix Lequerica its Ambassador to
the U. S.
IN Cleveland, educator Frank
Pauly advocated starting boys in
the first grade later than girls.
Reason: At six, girls are brighter,
the competition hurts boys.
National Guard
At the present time, many young
men are joining the National Guard
in order to gain valuable training
and experience so that they will be
able to serve their country better in
time of need. We are all advised to
stay in school and complete our education, but there is no reason why
we cannot obtain some military
training at the same time.
You will be paid for your service
in the Guard. It is Uncle Sam's
way of saying "thanks" for good
service to the Nation. Because you
are a citizen-soldier or airman, you
will receive regular Army or Air
Force rates of pay. You will receive
a full day's pay for each armory or
airbase training period and full
pay and allowances during your 15
days of summer field training.
You will learn new skills which
will help you in your civilian job
and give you practical experience as
well. Under the new Guard training
program, you will receive at least
one-half your Guard training in
specialist subjects such as radio,
radar, mechanics, administration,
food handling and many other skills.
In addition, Guardsmen may now
attend Army and Air Force Service
Schools upon application to unit
commanders.
And finally, you will be glad you
joined the National Guard, because
the Guard's combat-seasoned officers
and non-commissioned officer instructors will train you in the use
of the latest and best weapons and
equipment. Army and Air Force
personnel will be on hand full time
to supervise your training and see
that it meets the same high standards prescribed for the Regular
Services. You will become a military man as well as a civilian, meeting your responsibility for the security of your country.
When you join the Guard you are
also eligible to take courses that will
enable you to become an officer
when you complete them. Men with
college training are urged to join as
they will be better fitted to advance
than men who did not have the
benefit of a college education.
When you join the Guard you
are exempt from the Selective Service, and you also have a better than
even chance to continue your college education.
See the Editor of the Oracle for
further information.
Pictures Wanted
National Blood Program
The National Blood" Program is
a service of the American National Red Cross, which will provide blood and blood derivatives
without charge for the products
to persons in the United States
and in the Armed Services who
need them. This program was
first initiated in 1948, and under
normal circumstances, it will be
in full operation in 1953.
During peace times, the blood
is available to anyone who applies for blood within his or her
district free of charge whenever
needed. Some communities do
not participate in the program,
and, therefore, they cannot use
the services of the Red Cross
Blood program unless there is an
emergency.
It is estimated that present
needs are for 3,700,000 pints of
blood annually; This figure has
increased many times because of
the demand for blood overseas.
In order to meet this demand one
out of every thirty-five individuals will need to give each year.
Most hospitals have not been
able to obtain all the blood they
need. It is the purpose of the
NBP to supply hospitals with
adequate amounts of blood, but
without our help they cannot accomplish this purpose.
The program has been approved
in principle by the American
Medical Association, American
Hospital Association, Catholic
Hospital Association, American
Public Health Association, Veterans Administration, the Army,
and the Navy.
Any person may donate blood
who is physically fit and between
the ages of 18 and 59. Donations
may not be made more often than
once every eight weeks, and not
more than five times during a
twelve-month period. A normal
person does not experience any
ill effects from donating a pint of
blood. There is not any pain involved and the donating of a pint
of blood will not reduce a person's resistance more than would
an afternoon of strenuous exercise.
During the last two months the
NBP's program has been speeded
up considerably because of the
great need for blood plasma overseas. This has reduced the blood
supply on hand in the states, and
the NBP has to quickly replenish
its local banks and also obtain
many thousands of pints to ship
overseas.
The local blood bank is coming
to Delhi in the near future, and
everyone here at school is urged
to support the program.
The Oracle would like the student
body to submit pictures to be used
for use in the paper. They may be
any kind as long as they deal with
the students here at school. Any
member of the staff will be glad to
take them.
RESPONDING to the national
emergency, the city of Breckenridge, Texas, turned back to the
U. S. $750,000 of already allocated
Federal housing funds. The city
asked that the money be used
to "arm our men to fight."
IN Effingham, Illinois, Earl
Feller noticed snow and icicles
left on buildings after winter
storms, went into icicle-removing
It has been heard that one of
at $1.50 per hour. Added attrac- our teachers has concrete opintion of his business: long sum- ions on most subjects, thoroughmer vacations.
ly mixed and permanently set.
The Stairs Will Remember
"So Will I "
The stairway to the school cafeteria is one of the most frequented
places by students and faculty alike.
For quite some time "the line" as it
is known, has been the scene of
many antics peculiar to the normal
college student. Tact has been sidetracked for rugged individualism
creating circumstances unbecoming
to "Many".
Here are some of the main problems, what they consist of and a
possible remedy for each.
a) The Wrestlers—consists of picking a friend, usually a small one,
mauling him for awhile, and then
heaving him to the bottom of the
stairs. (Often becomes monotonous.)
Have Coach Smith form a wrestling
club in order for these people to give
vent to their emotions. The winner
of the competition to be presented
with a dunce cap, not a crown.
b) Bombing — Usually done by
people at the head of the line to
unfortunates at the foot of the stairs.
Water, paper, erasers, etc. are dropped on unwary people waiting in
line. *To remedy this, climb to the
source, invert him and drop him
down the stairs head first.
c) Light Flickers—One stands at
the light switch and sees how many
times he can flick the light on and
off before the line makes him move
on. *Put a short in the switch to
give a bit of a shock to the culprit
or impose a fine. (This is really aggravating.)
d) Sign Fixers — These persons
like to draw and touch up notices
and posters on the bulletin board.
*With the wit some of them possess,
they should be made to make all
bulletin board notices and material
over a given period of time.
e) Strong Men—These fellows like
to show off their muscles—by shaking the banisters vigorously and by
putting their fists through the plaster-board walls, they hope some day
to be like Charles Fatlass. *Let them
carry the full milk cans from the
storeroom to the cafeteria and give
the dumb-waiter a rest.
f) Sidesies — Usually takes place
between an administration or faculty member and a student. Student
is on the stairs—administration ap- •
proaches—shoulders clash accompanied by a "polite" push. Icy stares
by both parties ensue; the line progresses. Which side do YOU belong on.
* Possible remedies.
These are some of the main problems concerning the stairs. In the
future, let's try and not overdo them,
because a little of this nonsense goes
a long way. There is a time and
place for everything and much of
this should be eliminated in the line.
If you don't think of yourself, think
of others and their safety.
The action on the stairs has been
brought up in the past at a student
council meeting. Fortunately the
subject was slighted. I believe that
if the students act their age and
are a little more considerate of
others, this problem will remedy itself before action can be taken by
the Student Council.
The Record Dance
A week ago last Saturday a few
interested students and Miss Chambers went to work and held a record
dance for the students here at
school. Miss Chambers donated the
doughnuts and hot chocolate and
Dick Allison, Frank Greasly and Ray
Forbes were responsible in setting
it up. It turned out to be very successful and we all hope we will be
able to hold quite a few more of
these dances to break up these dull
week-ends.
E. A. Smith
Few of us know the accomplishments of one of our instructors, E.
A. Smith, who teaches Senior Masonry and Business Organization
and Management here at the Institute.
He was born in Adrian, Michigan,
in 1918, and at the age of three
came east with his parents. He received his Elementary and High
School training at Candor, New
York, graduating from Candor High
School in 1934 at the age of 15. He
was third in a class of 28 students.
After graduation he went to work
for the Lehigh Valley R.R. in the
construction department and stayed
there for two years. He then went
to work for Binghamton Brick &
Tile Company as a glazier for two
years, coming to Delhi as a student in 1938 and received his diploma in 1940.
After graduation he married a
Delhi classmate, Alene R. Peckham,
and became associated with the division of construction of Cornell
University. In the fall of '40, he was
appointed to the Technical School
of Bendix Aircraft Corporation in
quality control engineering and
traveled the mid-west for Bendix
in '42-43-44, returning east in '44.
Mr. Smith taught Precision Measurement for Wisconsin Department
of Education in '42 and '43 at night
classes. In 1945 he joined Sears &
Roebuck as a division manager in
the handling of Building Material
and in 1946 was appointed to the
Faculty of the Institute, here at
Delhi.
Mr. Smith is the father of two
boys and one girl and resides on
Delaware Avenue. He is the State
President of Theta Gamma and a
member of the Masonic Order. He
has attended Oswego State Teachers College, Oneonta State Teachers, and Cornell University. He and
George Schler of Morrisville Institute sponsored the First Bowling
Tournament within the State Institute system. His J. V.'s have never
been beaten and his Varsity team
has a 100 per cent average for three
years.
Inquiring Reporter
"What did you do over Christmas
vacation?"
Milt Wade—Worked, slept and went
out.
Gerry Knak—Had a wonderful time,
staying out late at night.
Dave Corbin — Played basketball,
slept in mornings, went out at
night.
Alice Jones—Slept mornings, worked in the afternoon, and went out
at night.
Wally Fish—Went on another vacation, worked and slept. Drank
three quarts of milk New Year's
Eve and never got drunk.
Peg Moore—Seeing's how a certain
party from New Jersey was up,
had a wonderful time.
Carrie Brooker—Went to a very
good basketball game, Worcester
lost (53 to 28).
Gloria Strong—From the 22nd to
the 25th, went out continuously,
from then on slept.
Dawn Buerge—Not much of anything but had a good time doing it.
Profile
For this month's Profile, we have
chosen one who we think is a very
outstanding student. His name is
John Cordts, who hails from the big
town of Kingston. He is an Ag.
Junior and is mainly interested in
Agricultural Business. John has
served two years in the Navy and
is at the present time in the Reserve.
During his two years in service, he
has been in such places as Bermuda, and Europe.
John graduated from Cheshire
Academy in Connecticut and then
went to the University of Fribourg
in Switzerland. While in Europe,
he did some extensive traveling in
Germany, Italy, Austria and France.
When asked what country he liked
best, he immediately answered
France, because in France, there lies
beautiful and intriguing Paris.
While in school in Switzerland,
he majored in Political Science,
which deals with sociology and philosophy.
John enjoys classical music, Dixieland jazz, good bourbon, all sports:
mainly football, golf, and trap
shooting. His main dislike is people
who let authority go to their heads.
To be successful in business, retire
early, and live in Paris is John's
main ambition. He has quite a few
interesting hobbies, consisting of
collecting reptiles, and old pistols;
trapping; and playing musical instruments.
With his good-natured personHere lies a crap shooting gambler,
ality and his many interests we are
Who died from lack of breath.
"sure John will make good his ambiHe shot ten sevens right in a row, tions, and we hope will someday live
And died a natural death. •
in what he calls "intriguing" Paris.
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Calendar of Coming Events
Tuesday, Jan. 16—Fidelitas Meeting, 6:30; Building Construction Assembly in gym at 10:35.
Wednesday, Jan. 17—Oracle Meeting, 4:30; Dairy Industry Meeting;
Delhi vs. Utica Tech, Home.
Friday, Jan. J9—Canton vs. Delhi,
Away.
Saturday, Jan. 20—Delhi vs. Paul
Smith, Away.
Monday, Jan. 22—Theta Gamma,
6:30; Chorus, 6:30; Camera Club.
Tuesday, Jan. 23—Student Council,
7:00; Agricultural Assembly, 10:35;
Delhi vs. Albany B. C., Away.
Wednesday, Jan. 24—Oracle Meeting, 4:30; Tri At., 7:00; Chanticleer.
Thursday, Jan. 25—Chorus, 6:30.
Monday, Jan. 29—Chorus, 6:30.
Wednesday, Jan. 31—Delhi vs.
Morrisville, Away.
Thursday, Feb. 1—Chorus, 6:30.
Saturday, Feb. 3—Horn & Hoof
Dance, 8-1.
Monday, Feb. 5—Theta Gamma,
6:30; Camera Club; Chorus, 6:30.
Tuesday, Feb. 6—Fidelitas, 6:30;
General Assembly, 10:35 (Hartwick
Swing Choir).
Wednesday, Feb. 7—Oracle Meeting, 4:30; Tri At., 7:00.
Thursday, Feb. 8—Chorus, 6:30.
Other Places
STEPHENS LIFE reports that ten
enjoyment-packed days are in store
for the students of Stephen's College. The tour will take in such
places as Niagara Falls, Chicago,
and New York. In the western
United States, such places as Grand
Canyon, and San Francisco to Chinatown will be visited. Also, a trip
to Havana, through the south and
across the Gulf of Mexico to Cuba
will be offered. A trip to Mexico
is also offered. Sounds good doesn't
it?
At this point we would like to
put in that we really enjoyed the
Stephen's Standard magazine that
we received from Stephen's College
that tells us something about their
College life and opportunities.
THE COLONIAL NEWS reports
that the Pandorans of the campus
are selling license plate bolts for the
benefit of underprivileged children.
It is sponsored by the Kiwanis club.
NYSIAAS NEWS reports that
three students of Utica Tech whose
names are Sue Smith, Joan Olson,
and Walt Miller are starring in the
motion picture "Utica, U. S. A." The
film is designed to show the educational, industrial, commercial and
cultural aspects of Utica through the
eyes of a typical Utica family.
This concludes the Paper Exchange for this month!
"Get a good laugh at the bathing
suits worn thirty years ago, 'cause
thirty years hence, there won't be
thirty years hence, there will not be
anything to laugh at."
Coach: "What makes you scratch
The only difference between a
cutie and an old maid is that a cutie your head?"
The only difference between a
goes out with the Johnnies and an Ramsey: "Because I'm the only duck
is that one of its feet is both
old maid sits home with the Willies. one who knows where it itches."
the same.
Jobs for the Future
How to Learn About Examinations
Cake Crumbs
Examinations are announced as The Junior Home Ec. girls took
the needs, of the service require. over the cafeteria for their first
The announcements are widely week-end December 9 and 10. They
publicized. For complete informa- will continue this week-end duty for
tion about an examination, the the rest of the year. Audrey Brown
announcement should be con- was the first to attempt the job of
sulted. It will tell what forms to cook. She and the girls so far seem
file, where and when to file them, to be doing an excellent job.
what the test will consist of The Juniors will soon be starting
(written—practical), requirements
necessary, the salary, location their house practice at the Davis
house. There the girls will be able
and duties of the position.
and show just what
The Civil Service Commission to runcana house
do.
has a number of examinations they
which are designed primarily to The Senior girls have been busy
bring college graduates into the lately trying to get things together
Federal service. This does not for their demonstrations. Almost
necessarily mean a 4-year degree every week some of the Senior girls
—experience and education may demonstrate skills and techniques to
be substituted.
the Juniors.
The positions filled through The Junior group is divided into
these examinations are primarily families of either - four or five and
in the "trainee" category. Ap- in two weeks will be serving meals.
pointees are trained during their The job will include the planning,
first year of employment in the buying, cooking and serving of the
particular type of work done by food. They should make good little
the employing agency. There are housewives after the experiences
some positions, however, in which
appointees begin immediately to that they get here.
The Senior girls have started their
serve in a technical capacity practical
work away from Delhi.
without further training. After Orvetta
has returned from her
one year of satisfactory service practicalParks
work in Middletown High
at the entrance grade, employees School. Miriam
Hellerud and Barare eligible for promotion to po- bara Wiedkam are
sitions in the next higher grade, attempt the work. next in line to
as vacancies occur. Further adseem to be great assets
vancement is dependent upon the to Vacations
the Home Ec. girls. After a vaindividual's capacity and per- cation
the rooms always seem to be
formance.
a little brighter because of a new
about.
The following is an example of diamondof flashing
the Home Ec. girls seem to
some occupations offered by the beOne
going in for some modeling these
Federal Civil Service, which days—especially
turkish bath towels.
should appeal to "Delhi" stu- The Junior class
is studying mendents:
tal
illnesses.
One
of
worst cases
Agricultural engineer, animal seems to be from the
the
Dickman
husbandman, dairy husbandman, House. Right, Jo?????
dairy manufacturing technologist, farm management supervisor, poultry husbandman.
Engineer—To work on design
A written test is required in and construction of highways,
order to determine the appli- bridges, etc. Also concerned with
cant's general knowledge, educa- housing. Salary range is from
tion and experience in the fields $3,100 to $5,400 a year.
appropriate to the position for
Higher-grade positions range
which he is applying.
from $6,400 to $10,000 a year.
Disqualifications of Applicants
Entrance Salary—$3,100 a year.
Draftsman — Duties vary acAn applicant may be denied exPromotional opportunities are cording to branch in which apamination and an eligible may be good.
Employees qualified to per- pointment is secured.
denied appointment for any of form more
difficult work may be
Lower-grade positions—Draftsthe following reasons:
to jobs paying $5,400 men to do such work as tracing,
1) Dismissal from employment promoted
$14,000 a year.
detailing, and making minor corfor delinquency or miscon- to Accountants
and Auditors— rections.
duct.
range is from $2,200 to
Higher-grade positions — Make
2) Physical or mental unfitness Salary
$10,000
a year.
original designs and layouts.
for the position for which apDietitians—Salary range is
Salary range is from $2,450 to
plied.
from
$3,100
to
$5,500.
$3,825
a year.
3) Criminal, infamous, dishonest,
Applicants for this field do not
Home Economist — Clothing
unmoral, or notoriously dis- specialists,
family economists, take a written examination—they
graceful conduct.
household equipment, specialists submit with their application at
4) Intentional false statments or and nutritionists to do research least one sample of their drafting
deception or fraud in exami- on foods. Salary range is from work.
nation or appointment.
$3,100 to $6,400 a year.
Architect — Plan, design and
5) Habitual use of intoxicating
prepare
working drawings for
Clerical
—
Stenographers,
typbeverages to excess.
Federal
buildings—such
as post
ists,
clerks,
office-machine
opera6) .On all the evidence, reason- tors, telephone operators, store- offices, naval shore establishable grounds exist for belief keepers, and messengers. Start- ments, and veterans' hospitals.
that the person involved is ing salary is from $2,200 to ap- Salary range is from $3,100 to
disloyal to the Government of proximately $3,825 a year.
$4,600 a year.
the United States.
Hundreds of occupational skills
are required to carry out the programs, and perform the services,
which comprise the activity of
the executive branch of the Government. Few persons not actually engaged in Government work
are aware of the wide diversity
of these skills; consequently, the
extent of the employment opportunities which exist in the Federal civil service, as vacancies
occur in various kinds of positions, is not generally realized.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces examinations for filling hundreds
of kinds of positions in agencies
of the Federal Government. These
jobs are in competitive civil service. That is—open, competitive
examinations for admission —
which fairly tests the relative
capacity and fitness of the persons examined—are given for the
positions to be filled. Examinations for promotion, reassignment, transfer and reinstatement
may be noncompetitive. The Civil
Service Commission is authorized
to establish standards with respect to citizenship, age, education, training and experience or
other requirements which applicants must meet to be admitted.
Civil Service examinations vary
in nature according to the types
of positions for which they are
held. Each examination is designed to measure the qualifications of applicants for a particular kind of position. Examinations are rated on a scale of-100.
The lowest eligible rating is 70.
After an examination has been
rated, the names of competitors
who received eligible ratings are
placed on a register of eligibles
in an order determined primarily by their ratings. The higher
the ratings, the better the prospects of early appointment. The
order in which the names of eligibles are placed on the register
may be modified by 1) veteran
preference and 2) residence.
Sports
Delhi vs. Canton
On Friday night, December 8, the
Broncos undertook their first home
game with the mighty men from
Canton. The game was fast and
exciting and at the half time the
score was 35-23 favor of Canton. Our
men fought a hard battle to the end.
The final score was 59-44, Canton.
High scorer for Canton was Mistier
with 12 points and Rampe with 13
points for Delhi. Herthum was
right behind Rampe with 12 points.
Delhi vs. Morrisville
After meeting Canton the night
before the Broncos were hosts to
Morrisville. This led to another
downfall for the Broncos. At the
half the score was 45-34, Morrisville.
The high scorer for Delhi was Herthum with 16 points and for Morrisville Prentice with 22.
Delhi vs. Utica Tech
On Wednesday afternoon, December 13, the tired Bronco team, after
a very hard week-end playing Canton and Morrisville, loaded into cars
and headed for Utica.
At the beginning of the game the
team started out fast and were in
front for three quarters. Then the
much refreshed Utica team stepped
out in front by scoring 19 points in
the last quarter to win the game by
a score of 64-54. The high scorer
for Delhi was Herthum with 19
points and Fitts for Utica with 15
points.
Delhi vs. Albany S. T. C.. J. V.
Again the Broncos boarded the
station wagons and went for a long
ride to Albany, but this time after a
long vacation. They arrived at the
Albany State Teachers College just
in the nick of time. The game
started and the two teams started to
play like mad men. At the half time
the score was 29-28, Albany. The
Broncos came up with a bang and
went ahead in the third quarter but
that wasn't for long. The mighty
Albanians hit back and won by a
score of 68-56. Herthum was high
scorer with 22 points and Centra
for Albany with 15 points.
Delhi vs. Canton—44-59.
Delhi vs. Morrisville—60-79.
Delhi vs. Utica Tech—54-64.
Delhi vs. Albany State Teachers—
56-68.
Chorus
After a successful Christmas program the chorus is now in full
swing.
At the first meeting of the chorus
after Christmas vacation some new
songs were sung. The names of
them are:
Come To The Fair
Homing
The chorus is now preparing for an
Easter program which we are sure
will be as great a success as the
Christmas program was.
Wise! It is related of Solomon
that when he visited the Queen of
Sheba, he gave her honey and nectar.
THE
J A N U A R Y 15, 1951
Wood Choppers
Well, here we are back from a
merry vacation and all set for a
big rush until Easter vacation.
A few of the boys didn't make
it or don't plan to stay too long.
Harry Misnick went off to try to
be a fly boy.
The "big party" at Rochester
seemed to fizzle out. Only four
of the boys showed up and they
stayed pretty sober. Kemp, Conant, Mario and one of last year's
students, Jack Meyers, were the
only ones present. Those absent
for various and obvious reasons
were "Slippery" Shepard, "Mike"
Cassin, 'Tom" Peet and "Pete"
Maxium.
The Farnsworth job is beginning to look like something more
than an empty shell. The first
partitions were raised on the
third of January by the boys
who do all the work anyway,
the "C" group, led by that dashing foreman, Dick Shea. That
ring around "Slippery's" nose is
getting bigger. He must be gunning for an A.
That's all for now. See you
next month.
This and That
What teacher is making so
much money that he was able to
buy a new Dodge?
What was that drip in the
lounge the other night?
G. L. is doing pretty good; No.
•I already.
What fellow who wears a plaid
jacket plans to become a lieutenant?
What school has a school they
can not use for some reason?
Who is always ringing bells
around school?
Who is the character that said
he felt sorry for the fellows that
are in the Reserve?
What teacher now has a part
time secretary (Irish).
Statement of the month—"I
am expecting my draft notice any
day now," Hmmm Red. Shall I
join now or try to struggle
through Accounting?
What happened to the Cleanup committee?
Who is the teacher who has just
bought a new; house? Now she
can bake us more cakes.
The local Carrier fell down
and broke his hippopotamus and
the gals are saying '"where is
my male?"
Delhi Lumber Co.
"Everything for the Builder"
Phone 71
Vescovi Motor Sales
Hudson and Willys
Sales and Service
129 Main St.
Phone 342
We Stenogs
P A G E FIVE
ORACLE
Horn and Hoof
According to overheard remarks
and bits of conversation—all the
secretarial girls enjoyed their
Christmas vacation. However, one
thing was lacking—they missed the
"art" of the Dairy Industry Depart;
ment—-that's right—lhal Monday
afternoon ice cream social. While
we are still on the subject, we wish
to thank Mr. Evenden and "the
gang" for the ice cream and cookie
party they gave us just before vacation. We really enjoyed "stuffing
ourselves."
There is no doubt of the fact that
cupid has paid a visit to the "stenogs" at Brookside. To verify this
statement, look at Issy's left hand.
That was quite a surprise, but even
more surprising was Joyce's announcement of her wedding date—
February 10. We all miss Betty
Shultis who is happily married.
Due to her mother's illness, Rosemarie Cassara left us over the weekend to work in her parents' restaurant. We hope she can come back
soon. It seems funny not to hear,
"Wait for me."
The Department of Taxation is
after two of our girls. Never say
you're too young to escape "Income
Tax Blues." Ask Gloria and Clo—
they know!! As an outcome of the
Civil Service Test they took, they
were offered temporary jobs in the
Bureau of Taxation at Albany with
a starting salary of $45.00 a week.
—Since both girls are loyal to N.
Y. S. A. and T. I.—they're still here.
Some of us can't understand the
connection between New Year and
New Name!! This puzzle is certainly
presenting a problem to Patricia,
Abbie, and Rosie!! Sooooooooo??
In closing, it is suggested that a
secretarial girl never gets asked by
anyone, "What date is today"? For
further information—see "Gus." She
just has her calendar all "tied up."
The Horn and Hoof Club at its
monthly meeting discussed primarily, plans for a dance it hopes
to sponsor the first part of February.
The exact date has not as yet been
set but it shall be posted as soon as
possible.
Committees have been set up and
they are as follows:
Publicity—Don Lewis, Frank Voshardt, Floyd Conklin.
Refreshments—Bill Neff, Marion
Bloom, Wally Fish.
Decorations—John Farmer, Harold Lewis, Joe Donahue, Burt Cosman.
The dance will be informal, a
"overall and pinafore" type. The
Firemen's Orchestra will be in the
spotlight and refreshments will be
sold at the dance. Round and square
dancing and the price is right, only
$.50 per person.
The main events other than the
dance discussion were that Marion
Bloom finally got her large picture
back in return for which she will
Compliments of
Flowers for All Occasions
Delhi, N. Y.
Phone 73
Smith's Jewelry Store
Delhi Diner
Fine Food
Booth and Counter Service
Lee's Pharmacy
Schick — Remington — Parker
Schaeffer — Hallmark — Eastman
Kodak — Ansco — Gillette
Westclox — Thermos — Ronson
Taylor — Zippo — Jewelite — G. E.
Coty — Old Spice — Toni — Arden
84 MAIN
DELHI — 175
George C. Wilson
School Means Good Times
Good Times Call for Music
Players - Records - Radios
Repairs
S. E. Lind
Chevrolet — Oldsmobile
126 Main St.
Delhi, N. Y.
Phone 276
Friend's Greenhouses
Security Mutual Fire
Insurance Company
Delhi, N. Y.
Freshman Construction
Most of the boys seem to have
staggered back from vacation by
now, but our ranks have thinned
down due to greetings from Uncle
Sam. At the last unofficial count
our number has dropped from 67
to 48.
Mr. Wassmer exploded over the
silence which hung over his morning class on the third. It seems no
one could climb back on the Drafting wagon so soon and this sorely
disappointed "His Nibs."
That's going to be all for now because we just can't seem to get
back on the ball. Maybe we'll find
more for next time.
submit a small sized picture of herself to be kept in the record book
of the club. Also there was a fine
film on the Holstein Breeders Association shown by Mr. Merritt. The
meeting was then adjourned.
Cadillac
Nash
Russell Archibald Co.
Delhi, N. Y.
C. E. Kiff, Inc.
Feed, Grain, Cement, Coal,
Fuel Oil, Fertilizer
Delhi, N. Y.
Phone 12
Delhi Paint and Paper Store
"Everything a Good Store
Should Carry"
C. W. Hill
Phone 249
Compliments of
R. J. McCall
Bob Wyer
Photographer
10 Court Street
Delhi, N. Y.
Edelweiss Cleaners
Quality Cleaning and Pressing
Pick-up and Deliver
Phone 355
R. H. Lewis & Son
G. M. C. Trucks
Buick Cars
Delhi, New York
Delhi Candy Shop
Home-Made Ice Cream
Delaware Republican - Express
Printers - Publishers
Delhi, N. Y.
V
GENUINE
'TRACTOR P A R T S
Delhi Tractor Sales
Mrs. T. Introduces
Panel Discussions
Dawnwood Farms'
Unusual Ayrshires
and relaxes and listens. BUT for
a purpose.
The class is usually taken over by
a group of three who form a panel
for discussions on quite an array of
timely topics.
These discussions, both prepare
the individual for further oral work
and also broaden his views on many
different interesting and controversai subjects.
You are cordially invited to listen
in on any of these panels if one of
the many topics may interest you.
a pair of identical twin heifer
calves born there about a year
ago. The farm, operated by
George and Dorothy Long, had
already become well known as a
breeding place for Guernsey and
Ayrshire cattle, particularly bull
calves to become future sires, also
as a large and successful dairy
farm, and as a manufactory for
Udderole and other cattle medications and for its Caf-Star feed for
growing calves.
But the birth of identical twins
was really a bigger event and
one fraught with greater possibilities than at first appears on paper.
These two being born on Dawnwood Farms assured their being
used for constructive scientific
research. Until very recent years
it was generally believed that
identical twins were born only in
human families and among armadillos. In fact, it was not until
October, 1947, that the University
of Minnesota, Division of Animal
Husbandry, purchased the first
pair of identical cattle twins to
be used in controlled experimental work in the United States.
Even to correctly label a pair
of twin calves as identical is quite
a process. Conclusions are usually
reached on comparison of physical
characteristics like sex, color,
color pattern, hair whorls (number, location and direction), nose
pattern, whiskers on jaw, length
and diameter of tail, set of legs,
rump and head, ear shape and
what have you. Among dairy
cattle, identical twins are born
once in about 750 births, and
among beef cattle about once in
SMITTY'S
BARGAIN
Those people taking CommunicaDawnwood Farms, a 720-acre
tions from Mrs. T. have found that development in Amenia, N. Y.,
she
has
a
new
method
of
teaching
BASEMENT this term. Yep—she just sits back over the Connecticut line in
Dutchess County, is the home of
JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE
Gym Shoes, Delhi Figurines
Jackets, T-Shirts, Banners
Delhi Specialty Shop
Exclusive Ready-to-Wear
Accessories
Joseph F. Landgraf
115 Main St., Delhi, N. Y.
Dry Goods - Shoes
Rubber Foot-Wear
Delaware Lunch
Drunk (entering streetcar): "Shay,
will you put me orf thish thing
when we get where I'm supposed to
get off?"
Street Car Conductor: "Yes, Sir,
you get off right here."
Drunk: "Gosh, here already. How
time dush fly."
Oldest Restaurant in Town
Est. 1908
Compliments of
Hafele's Barber Shop
G. L. F.
Arbuckle's
78 Main St.
Delhi, N. Y.
Farm Store — Feed Store
Machinery
Feed - Seed - Fertilizer
Maxwell's Service Station
Compliments of
Walter D. Maxwell, Prop.
Cor. Elm and Kingston
Phone 302
McMurdy's Studios
Delhi, N. Y.
Gile's Service Station
Compliments of
Elm Tree Restaurant
Stewart's
'The Home of Good Clothes"
Dçlhi, N. Y.
2000.
Livestock scientists e x p e c t
fruitful
results from feeding
Mobilgas
studies with identical twin calves.
They estimate that one pair of
"Friendly Service"
identical twins—so much alike in
their physical reactions — will
supply information as reliable as
a test of 40. animals that are
P. B. Merrill
merely of the same breed and
general type. This cuts experiDrugs - Stationery - Books
ment costs emphatically.
Mr. and Mrs. Long found an imDelhi, N. Y.
mediate use for the identical
twins, on an immediate problem
of their own, and the problem of
many dairy farmers, their own
Dubben's Hardware
neighbors and others farther
Farm and Home Supplies
away. That problem was how to
Fishing and Hunting Equipment raise dairy calves without the prohibitive cost of feeding milk. The
Delhi, N. Y.
Longs began to experiment in
Mokay's Market
Fresh Home-Grown Fruits and
Vegetables
Choice Meats — Groceries
Griffin's
Wholesome Food
Smoking - Hunting - Fishing
Supplies
preparing calf feed for their own
animals. Neighbors began to
note the rapid and sturdy growth,
and then to ask for a supply.
Right there an industry was born.
The starter feed was given a
name, "Caf-Star."
Then along came "Sandy" and
"Candy," ready made laboratory
material for a conclusive experiment. One was fed the new formula. One was milk fed. At the
end of three months, Candy, the
milk-fed, had gained 103 pounds,
and Sandy, her formula-fed sister, had gained 112. The additional nine pounds gained on CafStar ration might not have been
conclusive; but the money was.
Candy was pampered with $53.33
in milk ration, while her sister,
showing slightly more poundage,
cost in feed only $14.95.
Dawnwood Farm cattle are now
being sent as breeding stock to
all parts of the country.
—Reprint from The Newtown Bee
Newton, Conn., April 14, 1950
A large truck was mired in the
ditch. As the driver sat despondently on the running board, he espied a
lady strolling with her dog.
"Can I be of any assistance?" she
asked.
"Sure," said the driver, "you can
lend us your dog."
"Don't be silly, Toto is only a
small Scotty and couldn't possibly
pull that big truck."
"That's all right, lady," replied the
driver. "We have whips."
"If you kiss me again, I shall tell
father."
"That's an old tale. Anyway it's
worth it," and he kissed her.
She sprang to her feet. "I shall
tell father," she said, and left the
room.
"Father," she said, softly to her
parent when she got outside,
"Johnny wants to see your new
gun."
"All right," he said and two minutes later father appeared in the
doorway with his gun in hand.
There was a crash of. breaking glass
as John dived through the window.
Absent-minded sales girl, when
her date kissed her good night:
"Will that be all?"
Do you know the difference between a popular girl and an unpopular girl?
Yes and No.
The editor of a country newspaper retired with a fortune. When
asked the secret of his success he
replied: "I attribute my ability to
retire with a $100,000 bank balance,
after 30 years in the newspaper
business, to close application to duty,
pursuing a policy of strict honesty,
always practicing rigorous rules of
economy, and to the recent death of
an uncle, who left me $98,500."
I know a girl who wears long
clothes because one of her knees is
so boney, she just can't bear it.