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              STUDENT OF OLOGYS AND ISMS AT COLLEGE isrnTTM E Paraphrasing the old ballad, 'Eleanor had a dog, it followed her to class . . . ' is the true-life incident of Eleanor Beckley, nineteen-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. D. W. Beckley, of Fifth Street, and her dog Oneenie. C Morning Press Photo) Student, Dog Both Are 'Enrolled' at College /4/f/M 7 Psychology, English, geography and physical education are on this year's schedule for Queen, four-year-old Belgian shepherd dog of Miss Eleanor Beckley, East Fifth street. Scholastic activities take up most of the time of the handsome, black-andtan dog, who is a regular attendant at the Bloomsburg State Teachers College. This may seem to be a heavy schedule for a four-year-old dog, but she lightens the load by quietly sleeping I through most of the classes, to the envy of fellow students. A constant companion of Miss Beckley, who is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. D. W. Beckley, of town, Queen seldom misses a day of school. Home work is also on her day's program. Wlple her frier r?~ h-???C?????????' C??? - | their books at night, she occupies t i couch nearby and appears to enj j .... ', studious atmosphere. Her unquenchable thirst for knowledge is not a recent development, for Ishe spent one year at Pennsylvania I State College with Eleanor's brother, Robert, to whom she originally belonged. She lived at a fraternity house and first became interested in erudition through attendance at classes there. r When she returned to Bloomsburg, Queen matriculated at the local college and has since become a familiar figure on the campus. Although very affectionate among members of her own family. Queen I maintains a reserved and dignified air I among her classmates. Because of her a timidity among large groups of peo-j jple, she ncver aflends chapel exercises, but is content to wait for Eleanor in the Day Girls' room until it is time to go to the next class. A one-family dog, she makes overtures to no one outside her own immediate family circle, maintaining toward all a pleasant, yet constrained, manner. Too many people frighten her and she has an innate shyness among j hem. In spite of her imposing list of jacademic activities, she found time |last spring to mother her six puppies, .three boys and ?irK d??~cribed as adorable" by all who had seen them. I Among Queen's accomplishments are Iheeling, shaking hands and obeying ???orders at street crossings. "She has a bad habit of chasing pother dogs and is rather stupid about ugetting out of the way of cars," her gmistress asserted, in enumerating the jfew shortcomings of the unusual dog. perhaps Queen's education was been la little too subjective and not practical enough to teach her what to do on jthe street and in other every-day situations.Getting ready for school is one of the Jbig events of the day. She wanders ;about with her mistress before it is time to start, getting in the way ana worrying about the time. As soon as her coat is brushed, she throws all restraint aside and whines and paws at jthe door in her anxiety to get started. -Before you can say Jack Robinson1 jshe's haifway up the street as soon as jthe door is opened," Eleanor explained. In spite of her interest in getting joutside for the walk to school, Queen jseldom goes outdoors for exercise all alone. She wants the companionship of her friends. She and Skipper, the fox terrier owned by the Beckley family, ate fond of overnight hikes. Whenever Eleanor dons hiking clothes, the two dogs can jhardly contain themselves. "They go crazy," their mistress relates. On days when Queen is left at home, she moons about for a short time, lonesome and blue, and then she brightens up and follows Mrs. Beckley about. Her diet includes a pound of raw hamburger each day. She refuses to eat in the morning, because of her eagerness to start to school, which is understandable in view of the fact that she need never worry that the professor will ask her a question she can't an*wcr- Romance Frowned Upon In Early College Days /?? i, 31 Romance, however innocent, seemingly innocent was frowned upon back in the post-Victorian period in 1876, the "Regulations" of college decorum set forth in the "Pennsylvania State Normal School, Sixth District" catalogue???now the Bloomsburg State Teachers College catalogue???revealed yesterday. Up in the well furnished Alumni Room at the College are display cases in which books, papers, letters, pennants, checks, catalogues, sports trophies and paraphernalia contributing to Collegiana are filed. "Regulations" governing students for that college term of a half century ago specifically point out that: "1. The young ladies and gentlemen are not allowed to pause and loiter for intercommunication in the1 Halls, Society Rooms, Dining Rooms or Parlors, unless by special permission. Neither are they permitted to walk, ride or correspond with each other." And: "5. In the time intervening between the close of the afternoon study hour? and the suppeij b.ptfr, the boarding students have _the privilege of leaving the grounds and walking In the neighborhood of the School." "6. After evening Chapel exercises, * the students are to repair immediately to their rooms for study; the study , hour ending only with the first retir- \ ;ing bell, at quarter before ten P. M. [During this time no visiting of rooms or loud talking allowed, and no student is permitted to leave his floor without permission from the teacher in charge." And: "8. The use of tobacco, in any form, is not allowed in the building or on the school premises. "9. Nothing should be thrown from the windows. Students will be held responsible for any damage to their rooms or furniture. No nails are to be driven into the walls, without permission of the steward. No chance of rooms is to be made without permission otf the Principal. Rooms will be frequently inspected." The casual reader in this modern day and time is inclined to laugh, or at least chuckle, over the rules gov-! erning College conduct over half a century ago. But not all the rules are as misplaced as first, glance would seem. For instance, the modern College administration continues in force Regulation 8, referring to tobacco. This, both administration and students alike point out, is merely preparation for what is to come. The public schools of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prohibit smoking on the grounds, in building, and in some cases, to and from school. Many a faculty member of many a high school in the state has looked back on his training in this respect at the College as a boon after graduation rather "than an irksome rule during undergraduate days. He finds now, in his capacity at teacher, the habit formed at the Teach-; ers College has accustomed him in his personal choice of indulging and enabled him to temper his use of tobacco.In that day and time, the College location was considered available with ease???as the catalogue points out: "It is easy of access from various directions, being situated directly on tho! Bloomsburg Division of the D.t L. & W. R. R., connected by ferry with the N. C W. B. R. R., and but two miles ( from Rupert on the Catawissa R. R. Omnibuses run daily between Rupert and Bloomsburg." (Note use of the word "daily"; fifty years later it would have been "hourly.") In addition, Bloomsburg at that time had Churches, Hotels, Banks, Stores and Telegraphic, Telephonic, and Railway communications, conduce to the convenience and comfort of the students and relative visiting them." More impdirtant, the College of that day was located in a town that was "The Center of a rich agricultural district. The climate of its beautiful valley justly noted for healthfulness, and its scenery for unusual picturesqucness, Bloomsburg is most favorably situated for an extensive educational institution. . . . The school grounds are ample, comprising fully ten acres, pleasantly laid out in lawns, play grounds, and promenades." J Pertinent note found in the cata-1 logue is the following, appearing un-j der the sub-head "Application fori Teachers": Those desiring to secure I the best teachers should apply early I in the season. They should also re-l member that competent teachers dol not expect to teach for lowest wages,!