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THE r a- PANTHER ' T7 - A, & -p' PAGE 3 —— Shakesperean Crossword ACROSS 27. Right, abbrevia- 4. King 1. Prince of Den- tion. 5. Old time, or per- mark. 28. The God Pan, half sons. 7. “I could not man, half 6. To grow exhausted. say 29. As You Like 8. Large English es- When they did say, 30. A thief. tates. ‘God bless us.' ” 33. Muck About 9. French word for Mackbeth. Nothing. “in”. 11. Daughter of Po- 34. Elder son of Isaac 10. A follower of Fal- lonius. and Rebekah. staff. v 13. Indifference of Genesis Mem; Wives of choice. ” 35. Officer attending Windsor ■' 14. Beau, a cour- on Macbeth. 12. To affect with pain. tier. 36. “O, that this too, 18. Same as 33 across. Ask You Like It too.l solid flesh 21. Ancient to Othello. 15. A Lord of Naples. would 111.” 23. MUrc . Tempest Hamlet 25. A perch, as for 17. • * Khayyam. 37. John Morton, Bish- fowels at.night. 19. A simple Consta- op of. 26. To cook in an oven. ble. * King Richard III 29. An object of pas- Measure for Me as- DOWN sionate devotion. ure 1. A schoolmaster. 31. A type off Cap. 20. A transient style. Loves Labor Lost 32. Modification of col- 22. “To be _ not' to 2. A Curlish Philoso- or. • be.” pher. 33. Goddess that in- 24. Friend to Antony. Timon of Athens cites bloodshed. Antony and Cleo- 3. A sister institu- AnsWer next issue patra tion. (Initials) Literary Symposium Thoughts In A Psychology Classroom Someone is always writing about thoughts in a psychology classroom and if you have ever taken a course in psychology, you, without a doubt, know why. There was a time when the chief source of college frustation might have been traced to classes in religion or philosophy and attributed to an inability to coincide new beliefs with old ones or to keep religion and science in parallel paths and out of conflict. But this is a new era and a new frustration is springing from the class of psychology. This new frustration is peculiar in that it is born of one’s inability to find consolation inasmuch as all of his hiding places have been exposed and labeled escape mechanisms. In other courses when one is pressed for explanation of failure to turn in Work, insufficiency of facts, or even of us ing “little helps” during examina tions, one can generally slip into an other field and claim difference in in terests and conflict of precepts. The science professors burst forth in ve hement exclamations against the theo logians and conversely the theologians exclaim tirades against the agnostic science professors while the student having absolved hiniself of the direct responsibility escapes the great wrath. ‘ftr !%.■■ •fiS'fiXi'i '(&'■ •? Jlowever, when such tactics are re- sorted to in the phychology class the inevitable frustration results. The psychology professor with his expert knowledge of why we do what we do when we do it, invariably meets'our most fluent explanations with quiet, sympathetic smile and piercing gaze. He observes quietly, listens intently, and believes not . Then when we have exhausted ourselves he shakes his head knowingly and leaves us won dering Whether we are students of psychology or case studies. There was a time when I might, if I felt so disposed, sit down and in tensely dislike those people who an noy me and I would feel justified in doing so, but now I don’t know. For example, that young lady sitting across the room, the one volunteer ing information. I hate her. But, according to what the Prof, has been saying, I don’t hate her at all; I love her and the fact that I can’t get her attention has made me try to convince myself that I hate her. But that's ridiculous—I don't love the girl—I should like to slap her face. Oh, Oh, that’s another s i g n—frustration breeds aggression. Oh! confound this psychology and these people ■vyho spend years of their lives making countless observations, and writfhg up tons of paper, just to arrive at some gross and obvious conclusion as, "It would seem that babies tend to get heavier as they grow older.” I'll be glad when the holidays begin; then I can go home and forget all‘this stuff. It’s probably snowing at home right now and—there I go day dream ing again and that’s bad, escape mechanism. Psychology—Why it has even convinced me that I didn't record these thoughts to be instructive or even amusing, but with the hope that (Continued on Page Six) Aches of The South By Jesse Gibson Fifteen years ago the South’s death rate was higher than Hie national average. Today it is lower. So, in a way, we might say that the health of the South is much better. But there are other measurements of health, besides the over-all death rate, that show the health off our region to be worse than that of the Nation as a whole. When we break down the death rate into causes of death we find serious shortcomings in the South. The infant mortality rate in the South is Higher than the rate for the Nation. Forty-two percent of the 7,267 women who died in the United States in 1942 from causes directly due to pregnancy and childbirth, were Southerners. If we study the fiure's on the ten leading causes of death ih the United States we find that death from syphillis, tuberculosis, pneu monia and influenza, nephritis and premature birth were higher in the South than in the entire Nation. MUU '• US ■ : Jrt> 1 ‘-KV - One of the main causes for the aches of the South is low income, be- cause it is a barrier against acquir- ing the basic things needed for good health. Reports on food consumption made by the Consumer Purchase Study shoW that the typical South erner’s diet is worse than that of the rest of the people of the nation. In the study, the diets off <50 percent of the families of the Southeast were scored as fair; 45 percent of the fam ily ffints in the North and West were fair. The diets of 30 percent of fam ilies in all these areas were rated good or excellent. But a rating of poor was given to 40 percent of Southeastern families, compared with only 25 percept with poor diets in the North and West. What about public sanitation ? Pub lic sanitation in the Negro sections and in some white sections leaves much to be desired. Contributing causes are the lack of sewers, the miles of unpaved streets, lack of side walks, and poorly drained paved streets. The street cleaning and gar bage collection services of the city have been seriously impaired by lack of equipment, repairs and personnel during the war years, and have thus contributed to poor sanitation. These are only a few of the painful aches of the South. Can they be re lieved ? f\! f* CHRISTMAS RECOLLECTION (Continued from Page Two) And so is the spirit that awakens within me now, and I trust is in the hearts of all of you. It is not only what you receive, but what you give, and what you share with others which shall give you true joy. And so of such a mind we leave our college campus and return to our homes this Christmas. And there shall be peace, and there shall be thanksgiving, and there shall be love, and may your Christmas be as merry as mine. ■" ..a - , — WI*. • K.W v-r,!-.. f.r*.., s-.f J ;n *, * a v.-rt V.HT * rtrw) JTpf In The January Edition The staff of the PANTHER shall conduct in the January edition a discussion of the question, “Are Fraternities and Sorori ties justifying their existence on the Clark College campus?" Those who are interested in this pertinent controversy may submit their opinions in writing to the PANTHER office on or before January 10, 1949. The best opinions pro and con, showing clear and logical reasoning will be published in the January PANTHER. All letters should be addressed to Mr. James Woodard, PANTHER.