tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.comments2019-09-23T06:53:18.771-04:00Ethel's ScrapbookSmadarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09765946753514711483noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-9560199948644740992014-12-19T11:46:05.766-05:002014-12-19T11:46:05.766-05:00Hello Smadar, I just discovered your blog from ano...Hello Smadar, I just discovered your blog from another blogger I am following. I must say this is a fascinating concept and quite unique! I am going to take your advice and start at the beginning so as to enjoy the full flavor of your ancestor's scrapbook project. Thank you so much for sharing such a wonderful personal artifact of your family!<br />Beth PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-17336529658940089482014-09-11T16:59:36.591-04:002014-09-11T16:59:36.591-04:00So glad you found the article Peg! Quite a story y...So glad you found the article Peg! Quite a story your parents had.Smadarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765946753514711483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-51832333506165574112014-08-28T09:57:18.993-04:002014-08-28T09:57:18.993-04:00These two were my parents! Thanks so much for sha...These two were my parents! Thanks so much for sharing! He was 38 and she 19. Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595203357339801821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-90316025781379591342013-07-17T17:37:21.877-04:002013-07-17T17:37:21.877-04:00Back in those days, college was a much simpler rit...Back in those days, college was a much simpler rite of passage than it is now. All these new first-year students look really happy and bubbling with anticipation!Mariannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543003593158696611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-75181870318382158282013-07-16T09:29:47.564-04:002013-07-16T09:29:47.564-04:00It is neat that she recorded everyone. Maybe one d...It is neat that she recorded everyone. Maybe one day their descendants will enjoy this posting! Thanks for stopping by! Smadarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765946753514711483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-72404005184233733652013-07-15T17:24:53.287-04:002013-07-15T17:24:53.287-04:00Cool that she recorded everyone in the photos.Cool that she recorded everyone in the photos.Billy Blue Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-48263567554258287512013-07-04T09:06:41.512-04:002013-07-04T09:06:41.512-04:00Reading between the lines, I'm guessing that R...Reading between the lines, I'm guessing that Rice opened later because of the hazing incident, waiting for Wier to be released from the hospital. Good move! Plus the sophomore girls were meeting, and all those students had to find housing in town. I did that in college for the summer -- rented a room near campus. It felt somewhat "freer," but rather chaotic, and the landlord could be more eccentric than the dorm supervisors.<br /><br />Rice sounds like a good place. Shaking the hand of every student!Mariannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543003593158696611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-48218855831539326002013-06-28T16:02:59.720-04:002013-06-28T16:02:59.720-04:00It is sad, that more than 70 years since Ethel wro...It is sad, that more than 70 years since Ethel wrote this article and despite stricter hazing and bullying laws, both continue to e such a problem isn't it. Ethel's tone doesn't imply that it was considered a big cultural problem in 1939, so at least there is some progress. Thanks, for you thoughtful comment, Mariann! Smadarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765946753514711483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-41821082696480288082013-06-28T11:44:53.696-04:002013-06-28T11:44:53.696-04:00You are so right. And hazing is wrong. I'm gla...You are so right. And hazing is wrong. I'm glad it's illegal, and that law should be strictly enforced. It escalates so fast! It goes from the apparently harmless stunt of dancing down the street in your pajamas to really, really dangerous stuff, like burying people up to their necks and leaving them to figure a way out. You are correct that each hazing tries to "outdo" the last one. That's just the way people are.<br /><br />I shudder to think what the secret hazings of the 21st century will be. My advice: Somebody call 911!<br /><br />Thanks for calling attention to this kind of bullying.Mariannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543003593158696611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-58402796606777569942013-06-27T12:25:12.473-04:002013-06-27T12:25:12.473-04:00It is a world wide phenomenon, though I think in t...It is a world wide phenomenon, though I think in the states it may be more ingrained. I'm glad you got away Bill! Smadarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765946753514711483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-2681188164098788412013-06-27T03:20:47.313-04:002013-06-27T03:20:47.313-04:00I had to look Hazing up on Wiki thinking it was ju...I had to look Hazing up on Wiki thinking it was just somting that happened un the US but was very supprised to see it is wold wide but then thinking about it they used to do it to apprentices. My mate and I escaped one where they blued your genitals (engineers blue)by jumping out the toilet windows. No way was that stuff going on my nuts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HazingBilly Blue Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-90128526032507599682013-06-26T19:37:01.848-04:002013-06-26T19:37:01.848-04:00Hazing has gotten much worse these days, despite a...Hazing has gotten much worse these days, despite attempts to control it and ban it. It's sad. Smadarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765946753514711483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-86944562122240723652013-06-19T12:13:34.922-04:002013-06-19T12:13:34.922-04:00I like the picture of the Shriners! Also I like th...I like the picture of the Shriners! Also I like the fact that the "activities" part of school gets its own article in the press. Just as important as studying -- socializing! Its own indispensable preparation for life.<br /><br />And thank you again for mentioning me with your Thoreau quote about "footprints in the sands of time." Much appreciated!Mariannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543003593158696611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-10293208590163417202013-06-18T17:19:10.833-04:002013-06-18T17:19:10.833-04:00Can't see any thing like that happening today....Can't see any thing like that happening today.Billy Blue Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-26477448452833575032013-06-14T10:17:18.976-04:002013-06-14T10:17:18.976-04:00It does sound like it was probably a much tamer af...It does sound like it was probably a much tamer affair than the drinking parties of today. Remember prohibition was repealed by the 21st amendment in Dec of 1933, less than six years earlier than the dates of this scrapbook. I bet there was some drinking going on in college. We'll have to wait and see if there are any signs of it in the articles. Smadarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765946753514711483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-27830402994151104032013-06-14T05:13:27.667-04:002013-06-14T05:13:27.667-04:00Some how I cant see dinner and dances going on lik...Some how I cant see dinner and dances going on like that now. More loke go out and get bladdered (drunk)Billy Blue Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-91927859555291659342013-06-13T12:43:35.941-04:002013-06-13T12:43:35.941-04:00She lost the election so long ago, and I felt so b...She lost the election so long ago, and I felt so bad also when I read about it and worked out the story through finding the different mentions. My mother didn't know this story. It was either a forgotten story, or just too painful to have to recall. It does fit in with the stories of her feeling discriminated against at Rice for being a woman and Jewish, and also insecure because of how young she was. I<br />I think it is nice to think that they paying job came out of the defeat. I don't know that she saw it that way. That is my conjecture. <br />I love your interpretation of the "Ethyl" reference. I hadn't thought of that! Thanks for your thoughtful comment and close reading, Mariann!Smadarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765946753514711483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-80618336363443856722013-06-13T09:54:41.983-04:002013-06-13T09:54:41.983-04:00Oh! Too bad that Ethel lost this close-call electi...Oh! Too bad that Ethel lost this close-call election, and isn't is just the "way of the world" that what we used to call "popularity" won over talent. I love that the paying position came "out of defeat." Poetic justice. Well, he got the election but she still had the talent and admiration!<br /><br />That "Ethyl" feature is a chemistry reference, right? "Ethyl" reminds me of "methyl" -- it's probably an organic compound component.<br /><br />Mariannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543003593158696611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-43778376105783942462013-06-05T12:24:34.528-04:002013-06-05T12:24:34.528-04:00You've been to Purdue? I wonder if their team ...You've been to Purdue? I wonder if their team is still called the Boilermakers? What a name! Smadarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765946753514711483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-58574333629934554772013-06-05T08:21:36.852-04:002013-06-05T08:21:36.852-04:00Ah I see Rice were playing the Bolier makers then....Ah I see Rice were playing the Bolier makers then. One place I have been.Billy Blue Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-27064505403645368312013-06-01T23:50:48.694-04:002013-06-01T23:50:48.694-04:00This takes me back to the exciting days of startin...This takes me back to the exciting days of starting college. It all sounds suddenly familiar, as if days like these are kind of "preserved in amber" for everyone. Those first college days! Our nephew was wait-listed at Rice, but he's going to Bowdoin in Maine this fall. I'm vicariously excited.Mariannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543003593158696611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-36011693013271166482013-06-01T17:20:02.058-04:002013-06-01T17:20:02.058-04:00Its a great insight to how things were back then.Its a great insight to how things were back then.Billy Blue Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-25120336611006740132013-05-30T09:45:36.059-04:002013-05-30T09:45:36.059-04:00You are correct Mariann, Germany did invade Poland...You are correct Mariann, Germany did invade Poland, September 1st, 1939. I'm not quite sure what France's involvement would have been at that point, but things were certainly heating up in Europe. It will be interesting to discover what the young Moraud had to do with all this! I have some research ahead of me!Smadarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765946753514711483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-64793035568461750382013-05-30T09:42:51.448-04:002013-05-30T09:42:51.448-04:00It certainly will be interesting to learn more. Hi...It certainly will be interesting to learn more. His story is not readily available on Google, but I did find more in the scrapbook! I promise a follow-up Bill!Smadarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765946753514711483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3510150534438159918.post-34403172637190992172013-05-29T03:02:28.757-04:002013-05-29T03:02:28.757-04:00How and where he was killed could be worth looking...How and where he was killed could be worth looking into. Sounds likehe dies defending France.Billy Blue Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.com