The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-10-06

thousand thoughts raced thru your
mind concerning my absence and !
don't blame yon for being curious
in the least bit, for !, myself, wa
curious about my own whereabouts.
TO tell the truth and to get down
to brass tacks, | spent long hours de-
batting what | should do concerning
this column. don't think that you
were highly pleased with what
wrote about the last time and nelth-
was /, but keeping in mind that
there is no perogative in my having
to apologize every other week, | had
no alternative as far as selection u
subject-matter was concerned. You
had me in the middle and al | could
do to requite my sensibilities was TO
foolishly and absent-mindediy quote
that famous passage. ITO be or not
to be? That is the question, Wheth-
er tbs nobler in the. mind to suffer
the sings and errors Of outrageous
fortune, Or TO take up arms against
the sea of troubles, and by oppos-
ing, end them" And believe you me,
with all this shooting and killing go
ing on right thru now, you can take
it for granted that treacherous and
murderous notions prevailed in my
mind towards certain people.
1t seems that ever SO often it be-
hooves us to get Emily down off the
shelf, dust her off, and TO glory IN
her statements of what is right and
wrong. ! performed that very net
this week, and after having read 1t
over several times, succeeded IN
securing this translation which |
gladly pass on to you. In 50 many
words, not litera W, she says that
If two people take it upon them
selves to enter into the state Of ma
trimony and do not maintain that
status for period Of one year, they
are TO return all gifts received dur
ing the time they thought they were
one. 4#l
had thc extreme pleasure of
meeting the new physical education
teacher at Dunbar. she is truly
likeable person, is quite vivacions,
and possesses that rare trait. a pleas
ing personality. For the benefit Of
you who are against out-of town
people coming in and taking the
prize, she has wealth Of experience,
having taught at points north, south
east and west. Her family consists
Of two brother and one sister and,
girls, her brother, George, i really
some lawyer. By the way, her home
town is Covington, Ky, and she is
member Of Delta Sigma Theta Sor-
ority.
They were talking about the
breakfast that the AkA's had Satur-
day morning. Seems that their in
tentions were to have it somewhere
out In the woods, but old man rain
had other intentions; 50 they ended
up, slightly disappointed, but happy
at the YWCA.
Every once in while we have to
AXE off our hats and pat somone on
.he back. That's human nature. Al
though, | have no love for him, / do
admire the progress he has made.
am talking about Irving William
'on. Don't you, too, feel that he
S doing a marvellous piece of work
With his Sunday newspaper writings.
m confident that Mr.. Riggs did the |
,est he could, but Williamson is
cutting us on the map, SO to speak.
Heres hoping that he will continue |
o bring interesting data to the pub
ic eye.
Have you signed up for this years
membership at the YMCA. The cam |
'aign has been going on for the !
,ast week but it still isn't too late
D take a membership for yourself |
r some boy. No need for me to go .
nto detail concerning the program |
hey offer for if you only read your
ewspaper a little bit you couldn't
elp but observe some of their pub !
city. Now in case you mature
nae and feel that they offer moth |
ng for your benefit and recreation
uring leisure hours, would like to
nform you that a game Of check
Is is always in progress. might
ven 20 So far as to say that you
ill find another mature male any
our in the day and up until they
lrn out the lights and put him out,
Tho is willing to challenge you.
Marian Anderson, that public
pirited person, is once more resum
liz her duties Of being the head Of
he Needlework Guild. If you stick
lose to home like do, you, too are
snorant of what they do for those
,ss fortunate than we. Each fall
ley put on campaign to Solicit
ew clothing or monetary donations
hich they turn over to headquart-
Is and who in turn, give It TO
orthy and needy people In this city.
Irs. Anderson is quite excited these
ays Dor she wants this to be the |
iggest and best campaign yet. just