119 15 4134 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/5cb002dcb23e67aef6b470ae623abc7b.pdf 55965c62d5c654dfeb1ca6fe5216aa75 PDF Text Text BUCKNELL BEACON Volume 3. WILKES-BARRE, PA. Number 5 fridag, Januarg 20, 1939 TRUSTEE GIVES COLLEGE $2500 FOR BOOKS BUSY SEASON AWAITS ENGINEERS VISIT 0 !: -!:~:.!~~~!~~<'s The~~~~!,,~~!! Jumor ~ollege ~ebatin~ Society 1s proving an interesting _one. On Monday, January the mnth, four of the members journeyed to Lewisburg to debate the question, "Resolved that the Unite_d States should cease to use publtc funds for the purpose of stimulating business." During the afternoon Lydia Greenbaum and Bernard Greenberg capably upheld the negative side before a high school audience. In the evening debate Margaret Moore and Murray Edelman took an affirmative stand. Besides the above question the following two are to be used in the of the year: (1) Resolved that the United States should maintain a policy of isolation toward all 1-raiions invdived ;11 i11ternatiu11al or civil conflict. (2) Resolved that a system of socialized medicine should be adopted making available to all complete medical service at public expense. The schedule of the remaining debates is as follows: Feb. 17, 18--Convention at Pem1 State. Feb. 24--Hofstra at Hempstead, N. Y. March 13--Scranton-Keystone at Wi 1kes-Barre. March 23--Penn State at WilkesBarre. March 28--Hofstra at WilkesBarre . April 17--Scranton-Keystone at LaPlume. April 18--U. of Scranton at Scranton. MRS. FARLEY, KERR,PLAY On Tuesday, January 10, Mrs. Farley and Robert Kerr gave a program of music in assembly. Mr. Kerr played two groups of sele~tions on the flute, accompanied by Mrs. Farley. Mrs. Farley also played three solo numbers on the piano. These represented dances of different ages and peoples. Mr. Kerr's selections were: Pan-by Doujon. Stars in My Eyes-by Kreisler. Sparklets-by Miles. Gavotte-by Gossec. Dance of the Reed Flutesby T schaikowsky. Waltzing Doll-by Poldini. Melody-by Charles G. Dawes. Thine Alone--by Victor Herbert. Mrs. Farlev's selections were: Rigaudoi1-by Grieg. Juba Dance-by Nathaniel Dett Spanish Dance-by Navarro. istmas vacatiol? in a very scholarly way by spending Saturday, December 17 at the Franklin Institute in Philaclelphia. Prof. and Mrs. Hall and twenty engineers left Conyngham Hall about six o'clock in order to be at the Institute when it opened at ten. Because the displays were so vast, the students did not remain as a group except in the sections concerning their studies, where Prof. Hall explained the exhibits. Not least interesting was the planetarium in which the lecture delivered at the time was on "The Star of Bethlehem." A glorious time was had by all playing as the captain and his erew in the -lllodd. ship in the nautucal department. The tri}) was a great success except for a few magnetized watches and many bruised thumbs that resulted from pushing too many buttons in order to start the exhibits. Everyone enjoyed himself and the engineers are looking forward to their next trip to the glass works at Corning, New York. TASKER REPORTS ANNUAL SCIENCE CONVENTION Dr. R. C. Tasker, biology professor, spoke at the first assembly of 1939 on January 3. His brief but interesting report of the events at the Convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science held at Richmond, Virginia, was well received. Eighteen hundred papers were read to the five-hundred scientists who attended. They dealt with such interesting matters as the new electronic microscope which magnifies a millions times, the discovery of invisible glass, experiments with neurotic rats proving that animals react to illness as humans do. The highlight of the convention in Dr. Tasker's opinion was the report that air travel is reaching the end its advances insofar as sustained flight, height, and loads are concerned. The speaker complimented the Virginia hosts of the convention for their display of "southern hos pi tali ty .'' Total Apportioned 1000 VOLUMES WERE NEEDED TO MAKE Among ACCREDITMENT Of Deparbnents College PERMANENT The library is making good use of its recent $2500 gift. Each department of the College was allotted a portion of the gift toward the purchase of greatly needed books to be selected by the department head. With the assistance of Miss Klinedinst, college librarian, the latest books have been ordered and will soon be catalogued and ready for use Additional shelves have been purchased to make room for the flow of new books which will greatly augment the present inventory. Cambridge Natural History, ten volumes, and George Gray's The Advancing Frontiers of Science are two of the many titles to furnish biology students with new material. The Business English department will be enlarged by such volumes as A Course in English for Engineers by Naether and Richardson, and Poffenberger's Psychology in Advertising. Many fine sets of classic were ordered including Milton's Complete Works in 18 Volumes, Spenser's Faerie Queene, works of Dickens, Thackery, Mark Twain, Marlowe, and others. Of interest to drama as well as English students will be The Elizabethan Stage and The Medival Stage by Chambers. Elton's Sufvey of English Literature in 6 volumes and many choice novels as well as pliays by Coward, O'Neill, Barrie, and Shaw. Chemistry students will be pleas(Continued on page 3) TO HOLD DINNER On Thursday evening, February 2, the annual dinner for the extension course students will be held at Hotel Sterling. The toastmaster of the dinner will be James Driscoll, Bucknell alumnus and present professor of Education at the University of Scranton. Other entertainment will be provided by Con McCole, popular Wilkes-Barre humorist. Judge Farrell will be the guest of honor at the dinner. The committee for the dinner includes BUJC faculty members and the following former extension students: J. F. Moran, Stephen Emanuel, Emory Diffendafer, James Driscoll, Nicholas Bianco, Bruce Lamont, Zigmund Jacubzky, Alice Hughes, and Arthur Dymond At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Junior College, one of the Trustees gave to the College a gift that is tremendously appreciated and which was much needed. Learning that the accreditment could only be made permanent tihrough expansion of the Library, this friend inquired how many books were required, and immediately proffered the funds which would enable the library to meet the requirements of the accrediting agency. In consequence of his generous act 1000 new books will be added to the Librarv within the nE>..xt few months. All who are associated with the College and interested in its growth are deeply grateful for the assistance rendered by this member of the Board of Trustees. THESPIANS TO PRESENT THREE ONE-ACT PLAYS The Thespians will soon stage three one-act plays in the College Theater. Due to frequent interplay switching of characters, necessitated by the painstaking casting of Tartuffe, rehearsals of the onedivision dramas have been somewhat irregular; hence, it has been impossible to set a definite date for the performances. The theatre has undergone a number of changes since the days when it sheltered the Chase means of motivation. A stage has been built, and the front part of which is so constructed that it can be dismantled and neatly stored under the permanent portion of the platform. A ladder leading from the dressing room above and be hind the stage is so connected by means of hinges and pulleys that a slight tug on a rope will elevate the entire stairway out of sight of the audience. Further lighting equipment is being planned and any males handy with the saw, etc. are asked to offer their services for this phase of the renovation. A domestic air has been imparted to the theater by the addition of drapes to the side windows. A new main curtain is another factor which is doing much to effect the magical transformation of the former auto inn. �THE BUCKNELL BEACON Page Two Friday, January 20, 1939 THE BEACON SPOTLIGHTS: THE BUCKNELL BEACON Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Bessie Lewis Co-Editors . Murray Edelman Helen Coats Michael Polk · Jerome Greenwald 1 Associate Editors Lillian Celmer, Joseph Jimison, Ruth Goldstein, Joseph Kornblatt Reporters Mary Donnelly , John Bush, Mary Brislin, Arthur Davies, Leon Wazteer, Joy Bodycomb Gertrude Jones, Jane Boyd, Russel H. Grebe, Ge::irge Dickinson, Irene Betz . Business Manager . R obert Nagle Business Assistants Lydia Greenbaum, Zelda Mangel, Florence Mangel . Genevieve Brennan Exchange Editor and Proofre:ider Advisory Board . . Miss Barbara Ryerson. Walter Thom:1s Advertising rates : 50c per column-inch. Two column-inches 75c. One year : $4.50 per column-inch; two column-inches $6.50. PUBLISHED EVERY THREE WEEKS BY THE STUDENTS OF BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY JUNIOR COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNA. LLEWELLYN BROS, . . . . @ INCORPORATED THE A.S.U.: A BIASED APPRAISAL-Many young students will find it difficult to approve the resolutions adopted by the American Student Union a t its convention in New York Cit y during C hristmas vacation. We refer, of course, to those resolutions which voiced a pproval of R . O.T.C. training in colleges a nd of the recent armament program. One cannot escape the conclusion that the leadership of the Union has fallen prey to the militarist hysteria which a ppears to have overcome practically all "liberals·· and " leftist s"' with the notable exception of the Norman Thomas hue of socialists. The other A. S. U. resolutions were quite commendable. They endorsed the socia l security program, advocated increased emphasis on civil liberties, and were genuinely liberal- as A. S U resolution,, L..:..v..-·.,.,,.,...,,""€,._t!y-bee:, t1p ~<;; tl;is time. We have heard students advocate the establishment of a branch of the A. S. U. here at B . U. J. C. The views expressed above are not to be construed as condemnatory of such a move. In fact, a student union here would be wlecome if only to destroy the smugness, indifference to current affairs, and anachronistic ideas of many amongst us. That such smugness, indifference, and anachronism exist is proven by recent discussions in Economics 103. Some of the reactionary views there might well destroy one"s faith that evolution is progress upward. CURRENTLY SPEAKING By M. E. Our Debating Society has been asked to play a leaping role in e Convention to be held at Penn State which will discuss the relative merits of isolation and collective sec_urity as techniques for preventing war. This is a timely topic a nd ·worth considering. The Society would appreciate hearing the views of anyone interested. The view that we should-orcan-isolate ourselves from other nations politically, economically, culturally, or socially is untenable to a nyone with a realization of contJemporary historical forces . Secretary Hull recently put it this way: "Deliberate renunciation by us of any particpation in internationa l affairs would make for an easier triumph on this planet of lawlessness, brute force, and war. In a world growing internationally more disordered and chaotic, we would be compelled to increase our armed defenses on a scale that would impose a truly crushing burden on our people. And even so, we would have to live in constant danger that the rising wave of international anarchy would, sooner or later, reach and b,a tter down our own walls and engulf us as well as the rest of mankind." Self-interest, then, if nothing else, dictates that we should cooperate with other democracies in an effort to insure international morality and destroy fascist savagery. This can be done without war if we act resolutely, immediately, and in concert. Stringent application of economic sanctions against Germany, Italy, and J apan, the establishment of a new League of Nations with far greater power over member nations than the last one enjoyed, greater education in current world problems, in the dangers of militarism , and in the value of civil liberties-these measures would go a long way in aiding bewildered statesmen to keep the world at peace. America simply cannot expect to live at peace unless it does its part to promote international morality by methods like those suggested in the last paragraphand these methods, especially the last one, will in the end, prove far more effective than building armaments. John Guiney Darina Tuhy Splash I A streak of white flesh in the water a nd up comes the first in a series of Bucknell Junior College personages. He is John E. Guiney , slim, blonde, aquatic star of the Bucknell Swimming Team , and holder of divers pool records. Guiney's Coughlin High School career is replete with activities which carried the Bucknellian from swimming to dramatics thence to the Presidency of the Aviation, Science, and 1:ii-Y C lubs, Graduating in 1936 the young natator entered Bucknell Junior College and at present is studying a PreLaw Course. team and president of the Lettermen's Club. He is chairman of the school's most honored and responsible society-The Student Government. Springing from the captaincy of the Y. M. C. A. swimming team, an honor conferred upon Guiney in 1933, the popular BU.J C enrollee immediately commenced to garner aquatic laurels. To date, Guiney has been undefeated in ten consecutive meets; is holder of the Pennsylvania State YMCA 100 yard free style and Pennsylvania AAU 50 yard free style. Guiney is captain of the BUJC swim In addition to the promotion of international morality, it behooves us to improve social and economic conditions at home if we wish to prevent war. There is evidence that t he President is coming to realize the truth of this assertion. In his message to Congress he said : "Our nation' s program of social and economic reform is a part of defense as basic as armaments themselves.'' Many feel, like 0. G. Villard, that this is only a half-truth; that "social and economic reform is infinitely more important than armaments, which . . . never kept any country out of war or insured its victory." Guiney plans to enter the University of Pennsylvania next year as a junior. His ambition to become a lawyer serves to introduce the second of our persona lities, Darina Tuhy, who has ambitions o-f b-ecoming a court stenographer. Miss Tuhy, likeable Coughlin High School graduate, class of '37 is enrolled in the Commerce and Finance course at the Junior College. During her high school days, she attai ned recognition as a member of the National Honor Society and "Masquers" (dramatic club.) You'll remember Darina as Dorine in Tartuffe produced recently in the Little Thea ter by the BUJC Thespians. She is also taking an active part in Glee C lub affa irs at the Junior College. Darina hopes to continue her st udies next year at Lewisburg. Are You Interested In--. JI PHOTOGRAPHY STAMP COLLECTING CRAFT WORK PRINTING DANCING INSTRUCTION ARCHERY CHESS What Is Your Hobbyr Get into a Group with the Same Interests at the YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION WILKES-BARRE Visit the Y.M.C.A. LUNCHEONETTE -MR. SCHALL �Friday, January, 20, 1939 THE BUCKNELL BEACON Tankers Capture Two Swim Meets; Trounce U. of S., F. & M. Same Week Guiney, Mondry Take B.U.J.C. Quintet Downs First Places Dickinson Junior College 40-36 The Junior College swimming After absorbing a sound trouncing at the hands of the Bucknell University Freshmen last Friday at the local "Y", the Jay Cee cagers went on to Williamsport to topple a strong Dickinson Junior College five by the score of 40-36. The game was a nip and tuck affair until the last three minutes when the locals forged to the front by spectacular shots of Bill Thomas and Bob Hopkins along with the fine defensive playing of Wayne Swanbery and Capt. Albie Baker. Dave Secunda, regular pivot man, was forced to remain at home due a severe cold and his place was taken by Wesley Hershkowitz. Bill Thomas with 16 points; Hopkins with 12; and Swanbery with 8 points led the barrage for the "Baby Bisons". This week the cagers will encounter Wyomissing Poly. Tech at Reading on Friday and will be at home on Saturday against the ScrantonKeystone Junior College team in a Northeastern Penna. League game as the main attraction of a double bill. team captured its first mee of the current season-and of the entire school's history-by defeating a University of Scranton team recently. As usual, Cpatain John Guiney was high "point-get.t er", placing first in the fifty and hundred yard heats. John Mundry, one of last year's veterans, came through in the 220 with the only other first. Jack Mangan garnered two seconds -in the 200 breast stroke and the diving competition - and Dave Evans placed second in the 150 yd. breaststroke. Ken ·Cranston and Bob Conway garnered third places in the 150 yd. backstroke and diving specialties respectively. With the score deadlocked at 31-31 and only the final event remaining, the medley relay team composed of Guiney, Jeter, Cranston, and Mundry came through, making the final score 36-31. (Continued from page 1) ed to find such recent books as Sherman's Cht:,mistry of Food and Nutrition and New Methods of Volumetric Analysis by Oesper and Boettger. Students of economics will find an abundance of excellent reading in such works as Seidman's Labor Playing in the company of ex- Czars; a history of labor racketeering perienced keglers in the Keystone and Sydney Eliot's The English Major Bowling League, the Buck- Co-operatives. In the language department adnell Varsity Bowlers are in fifth ditional dictionaries and grammars position at the end of the first • half of the league schedule. Games have been selected. Prof. Gage was delighted at the are played every Tuesday at the Y. M. C. A. First place is held opportunity to obtain such history by the Esquires, a team composed classics as Baker's Public Papers of "Y" members. Captain Obitz of Woodrow Wilson. History stuis a member of the League's big dents will also have at their ten with his commendable average disposal Diplomatic History of U.S. by Bemis and Causes of Internationof 521. The Intramural Bowling League al War by Dickinson . will resume action again immediately after the exams. The three associated with Woolworth Co. I. men attaining the highest averages R. Shoemaker has been making will represent the Junior College special progress in physics. at the Intercollegiate Bowling ConRalph Ford, who graduated last gress at Philadelphia at the end year has been teaching at Lewisof March. Last year, Bucknell burg High School. placed third in a field of eight Beiswinger and Simmerareworkentrants. ing for the Western Union Co. KEGLERS IN FITTH PLACE WITH mE ALUMNI Manv former students of Bucknell Junior College have gone on to further their education. Among these are Donald Koselle, chemical engineer, and Edward Davis, electrical engineer, both of 1937, who have been elected to membership in Pi Mu Epsilon, National Honorary Mathematical Fraternity. Both Davis and Koselle were student assistants in physics at the Junior College. Albert Ralphs, another former student assistant in physics, is now ~ _ SPORT SHOTS _ The Most Modern - Look Where You May ·11 . r=~= = = = = = = = = = : = : : : ! . I · . The Swimming Team finally came into its own when it defeated the University of Scranton natators in a thrilling last minute rush. The team would be much improved if the boys would take their practice to heart. . . . The highlight of the present basketball season is the annual Wyoming Seminary tussle which always packs the "Y" gym and offers a bang-up game ... Last year under the tutelage of Henry Peters the cagers defeated the ~eminary lads for the first time in five years, only to lose later in the season to to the same team on the winner's court in close game. January 28th is the nite that promises to bring home the bacon for the Bucknellians . . . . The Physical Ed boys have been limbering up their long latent muscles under the careful supervision of instructor Joe Curley ... The "Y" gym is the home · of many aches and pains as evidenced by the smell of rubbing alchohol administered freely after the gym classes . . . However' the boys seem to enjoy the workouts and claim that a sound body and sound · mind go hand in hand . .. The ping pong rooms are scene of much activity especially in regard to the female sex. . . They are quite adept at playing the game until tournament times comes around and then they are harder to find than the hole in the scotchman's pocketbook. .. The boys' tourney is progres!:ing rather slowly after the Christmas layoff but promises to finish before June. . . Red Wallace of Scranton-Keystone will again plague the Junior College team this Saturday ... In The philosophy list includes modern works on personality as well as the classics of renowned philosophers. Engineers will have more handbooks as well as such works as Friser's The Story of En?,ineering in America. and the well-known Builders of Empire by Darrow. A twelve volume set of the Ecyclopedia of Reli?,ion and Ethics and Johnston's Confucianism and Modern China will contribute materials to students of the religion courses. The sociology department, which is constantly in need of recently published sociology books, has finally been enabled to purchase Rainey'sHowFareAmerican Youth and Glueck's Preventing Crime, Calvin Hoover's Dictators and Democracy and many others. Meet the "Gang at-- The Spa Page Three one game last year at LaPlume he scored 40 points against the local team .. He was the unaminous choice for All-League center last year as well as high scorer, being followed by Albie Baker . . . Mac Jones of Seminary now at Keystone, is another one the boys will have to watch . .. Dave Secunda is probably the most improved player on the cage team ... Wayne Swanbery and Bob Hopkins are the hard luck pair while Bill Thomas absorbs the bumps. . . The basketball team has run into some of the strangest men who call themselves referees. . • Colgate Frosh and Dickenson Junior College were considered the worst case of home influence. . . The Dickinson affair resembled a good game of kill them quick or sooner, if possible ... Bill Thomas came out of the melee with a battered lip while several of the other boys were battered and bruised . . . . The Intramural Bowling League will open the second half immediately following the mid year exams. ... The faculty all-star game has been postponed until a favorable time can be found for the faculty to bowl. .. A complete revamping of the teams will be necessary before the faculty will suffer any opposition. Oh yeah . . . . An intramural wrestling tournment will be conducted by the Physical Education Department with Steve Gacha in charge . . . Efforts are being made to enlarge upon such a program so that wrestling eventually will become a major sport here in the Junior College. . . A fine crop of heavy weight bouts are looked forward to . . . JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and I-lats of QUALITY 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre ACE HOFFMAN JOSEPH HOGARTH Commercial Photographer 228 Hazle Street Studios PORTRAIT AND COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS Camera and Photographic Supplies 32 W . Market St. Dial 2-1174 �THE BUCKNELL BEACON Page Four LACK OF RESERVE MATERIAL HANDICAPS COACH THOMAS -TRIVIABy B. L. Th s writer, the other day, accidentally came b v a bit of knowledge that saddened us. We no longe r be'ieve that man is instinctively good . We always suspected t hat there was a fair percentage of evil in the world, but, hi gh up in our ivory tower, we never realized how close to us this thing called cheating was, or to what lengths people g'.) to achieve this nefarious end. But now, roughly snatched from our ivory tower, we realize and, we repeat, it saddens us. Last year, since Junior College English finals were sched uled prior to the Campus tests, certain people lacking ethics exerted themselves to send parts of these tests to friends at the campus, with the result that there was an abnormal number of high marks a nd that scores on certain sections of the tests had to be deducted from the totals. This story seems especially timely in view of the approaching finals. And we don't mean timely in the sense of suggesting a repeated performance. Anyway, those people to whom this might seem a good idea may as well abandon their plans now, for in view of last year' s occurence it seems a sure t hin g t hat the campus's and our exam sched ules will conincide this year. This incident of cheating, which undoubtedly was only one of many, is particularly funny (and we c,311 it funny or.!;: for the lack of a better word) when we recall that it was last year when the a ir was filled with controversy over the advocation (by students) of an Honor System at BUJC. We hope that those people who particpated in this occurrence are no longer at BUJC-and if they are, that they don't sit next to us at any of the coming exams. For a long time now we have been mulling over the fact that the positions of the bulletin boards have been changed and that we do not approve. We finally have decided to act-well, at least to let people know what we think about it . In the beginning we did not say anything about the change, thinking we would be fair and give it a chance to prove itself. Now, time enough has elapsed for students to have become conscious of the change and to have become familiar with the new locations (which, we obstinately think, are in very out-of-theway places), and one would expect, that on posting an announcement, students would see it and respond -well, see it at any rate. This has not proved to be the case. The Beacon posts announcements for a staff meeting, the editors hopefully sit in the office waiting for the reporters to appear, the reporters do not appear, and on being questioned later, say they did not see the announcement. On second thought, it might not be the fault of the bulletin boards b.ut rather that of the reoorteri, At any rate, we'd like a changeeither more prominent bulletin boards or a more observant staff. DEEMER Compliments of-- Friday, January 20, 1939 Hindered by lack of reserve material, Coach Shorty Thomas's BUJC basketballers were handed a heartbreaking defeat by Colgate 42-41, at Hamilton, N. Y. With two seconds of play remaining Taft, Colgate center, made himself the nemesis of the Bucknell squad by letting t .h e ball fly wildly for a Colgate two-pointer and victory. The score is a true indication of a closely fought game. Shorty attributes his defeats to tough breaks and to the fact that the Jay Cees carry a squad of only eight men. The opposing schools are not subject to weakening in the last moments of the game because they can be bolstered by fresh men from their squads of 15 or 16 men . The approach of the second semester brings a ray of hope to the Jay Cees' basketball chances for a former Seminary man, Vic Urban, will bolster the squad. A Sem varsity player for two seasons, Urban is expected to strengthen the team at one of the forward positions. The next four games are of unusual interest to Bucknell fans. After a trip to Reading to play Wyomissing Poly Tech on Jan . 20, the team returns home for a series of three home games: Scranton-Keystonei-Jan. 21, Wyomissing-J a n. 27, and Wyoming Sem. -Jan . 28. The keen rivalry between our cagers and the Sem aggregatio'n is sure to bring forth a large turnout of fans on the night of their encounter. Scores of games to date: B.U .J .C. 32-Y.M.C.A.-46. 54-Susquehanna-S 1 45-U of Scranton-57. 40-Alumni-31. 30-Long Island U.-46. 30-Syracuse-64. 41-Colgate-43. B. U. J. C. QUINTET IN ACTION & COMPANY The Mayflower SCHOOL AND OFFICE SUPPLIES Public Square Corona Portable Typewriters SODA - - CANDY - - LUNCHES W-B. 6 W . Market St. THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE and CAFETERIA SUPPLIES OPEN PENNANTS 11 JEWELRY A. M. TO 2:30 CHASE HALL P. M. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Bucknell Beacon, 1939 January 20th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939 January 20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bucknell University Junior College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/75fbe75fdb8083928ec26307740222c7.pdf a115f52c9e60b62e115d43246ca97f8d PDF Text Text BUCKNELL BEACON Volume 3. WILKES-BARRE, PA. Number 6 Friday, March 10, 1939 HONOR ROLL ATHLETES ACTIVE NEW BOOKS Forty-Eight Students On Farley's List For First Semester Swanberry Named Basketball Captain- -Tankmen World Literature Sections Select Books For BUJC Library Forty-eight Junior College students had marks plac· ng them on the honor lists for the first semester according to an announcement hy Dr. Eugene S. Farley. Of this group, 19 students-14 sophomores and 5 freshmen-attained averages of 85% or better while the remaining 29 had averages of 80% or b2tter but less than 85%. Over 90%: Bessie Lewis, M urray Edelman, John Emanski, Ber .. nard Greenberg. 85- 90%: Betty Davidson, William Dowdell, Irwin Freed, Dorothy Hughes, Weat Matukaits, Margaret Moore, Wil iam Morton, Robert Royer, Darina Tuhy, Rita Yurkanin. Mary Brislin, Jack Gelb, Melville Hopkins, David Secunda, Paul Trebilcox. 80-85% · Phyllis Ackerman, Lil.lian CelmeF; Rose Frantz, RuLerl Graham, Robert Hopkins, Robert Kerr, Ma ion Martin, Robert Nagle, Julia Place, Alfred Ringstrom, Wilbur Troy_. James Aikman, Lilyanne Babskie, Dolorese Betz, George Bierly, Robert Tonnelly, Lydia Greenbaum, Anneliese Greenstein, Tonstance Koons, John Koons, Robert Most, John O'Malley, James Padlick, Eleanor Parry, Reese Roberts, Eugene Rogers, Betty Schwager, Mei le Seeherman, Doris Wiegand. DEAN RIVENBURG VISITS JUNIOR COLLEGE CAMPUS Romeyn H. Rivenburg, Dean of Bucknell University as well as Bucknell Junior College, has been ih Wilkes-Barre the past two days interviewing those students who intend to continue their studies at the campus next term. FEBRUARY SEMI-FORMAL DANCE IS HUGE SUCCESS The fourth semi-formal dance for Junior College students and their friends was held in the First Presbyterian Church House, on Friday night, February 17. Milton Wiener (a former Junior College student) and his orchestra furnished music for the affair. Robert Hopkins was general chairman and was assisted by Margaret Wolf, Betty Schwager, Madge Space, Gertrude Jones, John Bush, and John Guiney. Complete Successful Season- -Wrestling Tourney--Baseball Schedule Listed The members of the Varsity Basketball squad have unanimously elected Wayne Swanbery, varsity guard for the past season, as captain of the 1939-40 cage edition. He replaces Albie Baker who graduates in June. Swanbery played at Valley Forge Military Academy after graduating from Newport High School. His record on the basketball court here in the Junior College lists him as second high scorer on the team, · being topped only by Capt. Albie Baker. Dave Secunda, Earl Haefele, Vic Urban, and Wesley Hershkowitz are the holdovers for next year while Albie Baker, Bob Hopkins , and Bill Thomas have finished their court careers for the Junior College. A total of seven wins against fourteen losses compromises the record for the past season which included two games lost in overtime periods; two by one one point; one by two points; a,n d two by three points. A vast improvement is expected of next years' team as far as games won and lost are concerned. Wrestling-The first wrestling tourney got underway Tuesday at noon at the "Y". Bouts will be staged every Tuesday and Thursday at noon until the champions are determined Competing for honors are: 126-pound class, Bob Most, J. Padlick, Dave Evans, Steinert, Weinstock, Edelman, Vlodowski, McDonald; 136 - pound class, Rogers, Al Stets, Reese, Roberts, Duddy, Stanchak, M. Goldstein; 145-pound class, Voyton, Seeherman, Van Loon, Mandlovitz, Gelb, Ed Roberts, Baldauski, Devins, Connelly, Fehlinger, Eaton, Brittingham; 155-pound class, Switch, Wazeter, Urban, Grebe, Piatt, Mel Hopkins; 165-pound class, Fischer, Hunt, Warakomski, Horosko, Kornblatt; 175-pound class, Ferguson, Trebilcox, Bodycomb, Aikman, Stribaugh, Niewinski, Kalwelt, Al Condosta. Baseball Coach Curley's baseball team has 12 games scheduled for the season which opens April 26th against \Vyoming Seminary. The Bisons will play four games away and eight at Wyoming Seminary's Nesbitt stadium, which serves as the home diamond for the Bisons. The Schedule: April 26-Wyo(Cont. page 3) Dr. David Brown, head of the Bucknell University Junior Col- World Literature course at Bucklege swimming team has just com- nell Junior College, last week pleted its most successfull season introduced a new system of selectin its three years of being a major ing outside readings which is dessport at the River Street institu- igned to teacfa students to develop tion. In the third meet of the their own reading interests~ year against the Scranton UniTo quote Bi:.. Johnson and Carversity varsity aggregation the lyle: "Read the book you do locals copped their first win in twenty-four meets, nosing out a honestly feel a wish and curiosity victory in the last event of the to read." This is the main idea of evening when they defeated the the new arrangement which will freestyle relay aggregation by a supplant the method of selecting few inches. They followed up materials for additional reading this victory with another one the used in former semesters. following week at Lancaster when An attempt will be made to they gave the Franklin and Mar- .encourage students to study curshall Academy tankers a forty- rent or recent books, not only those seven to seventeen lacing to make published in America, but also on their record two straight wins. In the continent. Dr. Brown's new a meet following the academy con- schedule will require a report from test the Bisdns received a similar three students in each World lacing from the stellar freshman Literature section weekly concernteam representing the Franklin ing one book reviewed in the and Marshall College. critical periodicals. It will be their Captain John Guiney was un- privilege to join in a round table able to duplicate his record of the discussion of current books and preceeding year when he went report their findings and recomthrough the season undefeated mendations to the members of but he continued to be one of the their respective sections. Library mainstays of the team. Of the additions in the field of modern newcomers to this years team, literature will be based no these Jack Mangan, Ken Cranston and recommendations, and students Harry Jeter made the best show- will select their outside readings ings in intercollegiate competition from this list. with Dave Evans showing prosStudents may make their selpects of being one of the mainections from recommendations in stays of next years team on the stength of his steady improve- the Saturday Review of Literature, ment during the past season. Jack the New York Times and New Batey returned to school in the York Herald-Tribune book secsecond semester and did a great tions and other magazines. deal to strengthen the team. Water polo was a new innovation at the school this vear and Student Council Plans although Coach Slats Obitz did Discussion In Chapel not expect much from the lads as it was new to all of them he was School Improvements To agreeably surprised. He found Be Aired; Guiney that many swimmers showing a In Charge great deal of ability had failed to come out for the varsity swim team for the simple reason that Members of the Student Council they thought that they were not will have charge of the chapel good enough. If they had come program on Tuesday. Discussion out the past season might have been able to boast of more than of the needs and benefits of the the two victories that they did Junior College v,-ill be lead by account for. John Guiney. Reports of a comProspects for next seasons team can not be fully discussed because mittee of "fault-finders" will be of the lack of complete knowledge aired and some excellent recomof what swimmers will be back mendations tov.,ards the improvefrom this years team and as to ment of the school will be made just what swimmers will come in There will be a discussion of the in the new class. It is expected that Jack Mangan, Ken Cranston, use of the victrola, cold water in Jack Batey, Charles Templeton, Conyngham Hall, quiet in the Library, and dancing. (Cont. page 2) �THE BUCKNELL BEACON Page Two CURRENTLY SPEAKING THE BUCKNELL BEACON Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Advertising rates: 50c per column-inch. Two column-inches 75c. One year: $4.50 per column-inch; two column-inches $6.50. Some time this session the Congress will be asked to amend the National Labor Relations Act. The American Federation of Labor and many large industrialists contend that the Act is unfair to employers, and that the National Labor Relations Board has favored the Congress of Industrial Organizations over the A. F. of L. In order to determine whether these complaints are well founded let us look at the provisions of the Act and the record to date of its administration. PUBLISHED EVERY THREE WEEKS BY THE STUDENTS OF BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY JUNIOR COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNA. LLEWELLYN BROS.·~@ INCORPORATED EDITORIALS WHAT'S IN A GRADE? Several members of the faculty believe that student~ would get far more out of college courses if our p esent marking system were abandoned. Since the honor lists are announced in this issue, it is a fitting time to discuss the matter. Undoubtedly grades serve as an impetus to study; but in most cases it is the wrong kind of study. A grade of "A" indicates that the student has mastered the technique or sheer "mechanics" of learning the things professors ask an :l knows how to state his knowledge in the way professors want it. It does not necessarily mean that he knows the subject. This is especially true when an objective test is given. The experienced student can often tell from the phrasing of a question whether it is true or false or which of the suggested answers to choose. In justice to ··good" students it must be said that they usually do get a good deal more out of their courses than others. But this due to work done apart from class assignments. It simply is not fair to these students that they .should be hindered by the necessity of impressing professors with an overt show of brilliance. Moreover, there is a strong possibility that students who do not attain high grades under the present system might learn a good deal more if they did not have to worry about marks. 5 If evidence of the feasibility of this plan is desired, we point to the contention of Messrs. Gies and Miller whJ assure us that European universities which do not use the grading system achieve better results. The International Relations Club has not held a meeting for some time. We don"t know what the trouble is, but there is certainly plenty of material to discuss, and we have no doubt that many students would like to discuss it. If you are interested, Professor Gage or Lillian Celmer would like to have your suggestions. (Cont. from page 1) Dave Evans, Jack Smith, and Harry Jeter will be back. Some of the swimmers graduating from Wyoming Valley high schools who may attend Bucknell next year are Tom Hodorowski, Andrew Tryka, Harry Welsh, Junior Green, Tom Brislin and Gibby Austin. With the advent of a group of freshmen tankers of that quality to bolster up the ones remaining from this years squad it would be unnecessary to add that the picture would look very rosy for next years record. SEASON NOTES John Mundry veteran of three seasons on the Bison tank team had to quit competitive swimming in the middle of the last campaign because of an ankle injury . . . . Captain John "Goon" Guiney did most of his training on the cars of the Wilkes-Barre Railway Corporation, traveling between this city and West Pittston. Why daddy? . . . . Jack O'Malley after one practice session with the mermen decided that there were many things that were easier to do than get in condition for a season of racing. . . We understand that Harry Jeter had some trouble with fire alarm boxes. There are easier ways to get water than that Hank .... Jack Mangan is known to his teammates as the "Dipperduck" ... Ken Cranston is gradually getting away from doing the "hula-hula" as he swims. . . . HARVARD, M. I. T. TIED FOR FIRST POSITION Obitz High Man Harvard and M. I. T. are tied for first place in the Intra-Mural Bowling League according to the latest standings released yesterday. Indications point to a nip-andtuck battle among the Junior College teams as members of the teams are raising their averages as the weeks pass. The standings: Total Won Lost Pins Points 2 12 Harvard 12 4 M. I. T. 12 4 3 12 1 8 8 8 Penn 2 7 Cornell 7 9 1 10 6 Yale 6 13 1 Brown 3 3 Individual high, one game, \V. Thomas--248. High Team, one game, Harvard -930. Individual High, Three games, C. Obitz-·614. High team, three games, Harvard-2552. Big Six-1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. C. Obitz ..................... ..... J. Curley............ ......... .... A. Bernhart .................... R. Tasker ..... .......... ......... H. Campbell .......... .......... C. Fehlinger. .................. Friday, March 10, 1939 532 522 516 503 494 492 Under the Act as passed in 1935 the N. L. R. B. may investigate charges that an employer is engaging in unfair labor practices, and may order such an employer to "cease and desist" from such practices if it finds the charges true. Also, it may hold elections in a plant to determine which union shall be recognized as the bargaining agent for the employees. But it must ask a federal court to enforce its orders-and courts are rarely too zealous in enforcing orders which work to Labor's advantage. Many large employers hold that the Act is unfair because the Labor Board may investigate unfair practices (company unions, yellow dog contracts, etc.) on the part of employers, but has no jurisdiction over unfa·r practices on the. part of workers or un=ons. This argument loses much of its force when it is recalled that employers can and do ask the regular courts to proceed against workers at the slightest provocation- and many feel that the courts have not been nearly so fair in such cases as the National Labor Relations Board has been in cases under its jurisdiction. We all know of the many sweeping injunctions issued by courts depriving Labor of the right of collective bargaining and often of civil liberties. All fair reviews of the work of the Board ·concede that it has done its work comretently and impartially! Those who eek a competent and scholarly treatment of the subject will find it in Robert Brooks' recent work, Unions of their own Choosing. Both the Brooks study and the statistical data of the Department of Labor show that ninety-five per cent. of disputes which the Board was asked to handle were settled without formal procedure to the satisfaction of the disputants. It was a small port~on of the remaining five percent which have made the headlines. As Mr. Brooks puts it, "A small number o: these, such as the Remington Rand, Consolidated Edison, Ford, Republic Steel, Weirton Steel, Seamen's Union and Longshore Men's Union cases, have been the basis for forming a good deal of public opinion about the board's work." As to the A'. F. of L.'s contention that the Board has favored the C. I. 0., statistics show that the contrary is actually the case. Many claim that the A. F. of L. is raising all this clamor merely to impose craft unionism on all industry and in that way keep many union officials in their sinecures. Relations Act has been a milestone in worker-employer relations, assuring the workers the right to collective bargaining in a field where employers' rights have long been safeguarded. The proposed amendments will put s back in the er l of reaction. Thespians To Present Modern Comedy In April The Thespians will present a modern comedy in April. Neither the cast nor the play have yet been chosen; but this one, unlike Tartuffe which was given for its literary value, will be given for entertainment. THIS PAPER is the MEDIUM of STUDENT THOUGHT AND OPINION Write A Letter to the Editor Are You Interested ln-X PHOTOGRAPHY JORDAN Est. 1871 STAMP COLLECTING CRAFT WORK PRINTING DANCING INSTRUCTION ARCHERY CHESS Men's Furnishings and l-lat:s of QUALITY 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre What Is Your Hobbyf Get into a Group with the Same Interests at the YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION WILKES-BARRE �THE BUCKNELL BEACON Friday, March, 10, 1939 Page Three THE BEACON SPOTLIGHTS: •••••• PRESIDENT . . . . John Emanski, Coughlin High School graduate, is president of the Sophomore class, Junior College. Enrolled in the engineering department , John has consistently maintained a high average at BUJC. The sleek, dark-eyed engineer has many hobbies but devotes a major part of his time to study. On the dance floor he is a man apart from the rest of the male species. His popularity at BUJ C is supreme because of his personality and friendliness. Next year John pl;ms to continue his studies but hie plans at present are uncertain. •••••• VIVACIOUS . . . . Her presence on the campus is most noticeable because of her sweet smile and sprightly air. D0rothy Hughes, a sophomore, is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Thomas W. Hughes of Spruce Street, Wilkes-Barre. She is a graduate of Meyer·s High School. Miss Hughes enjoys dramatics , is fond of singing and likes to dance. Students will remember her as director of the Christmas play which was presented in chapel. Next year Dorothy will enter her junior year at Lewisburg. Wrestling Soon To Be A Major Sport At Bucknell Junior College Intra-Mural Program Planned This Semester Thomas, Wazeter Directini1 Activity of Grapplers A new sport is being introduced into the intramural program this semester with the purpose of developing it into a major sport next year. Wrestling was supposed to have been a competitive sport for us this year and meets with the Frosh teams of other colleges had been scheduled. This all had to be abondoned for the lack of a coach when Ralph Tucker, 165 lb. champion of North Eastern Penna., who was to coach the team, was unable to attend school. Because of the crude, rough and tumble ideas many of the fellows are apt to have of wrestling, Shorty Thomas, with the aid of Lee Wazeter, former Meyers wrestler, is teaching the prima ry fundementals of wrestling in the gym classes. Iter-collegiate wrestling is not the groaning, grunting game of fake fall s represented by the professional grapplers. It is a sport of speed, precision, and science in which every muscle of the body is developed. By the end of a month, the gym classes should be informed enough on the rudements of wrestling to be capa ble of staging some interesting bouts between the students. Thjs will be done in the Junior College Wrestling Tournament to determine the Junior Colkge Champions of the various weights. The boys who reach the finals of their class will have a chance to display their talent in the climax of the tournament in the Bucknell AllSports Nite at the Y. M. C. A. r (Cont. from page 1) - -SPORT SHOTS - The annual freshman-sophomore basketball struggle will attract a record crowd of enthusiasts to the Y. M. C. A. Monday March 13, at 12 :00 Noon when the underclassmen attempt to avenge last year's upset . . . Swanberry, .Secunda, Haefele, Hershkowitz, Urban, Wazeter, Scott, Padlick and Aikman will do or die for the Frosh while Baker, Bill Thomas, Bob Hopkins, Bob Royer, Al Ringstrom, · Fred .Semmer, Algerd Balclauski, and Wilbur Trov will attempt to duplicate last year's win ... Fair and impartial referees will hold sway and may the best team win ... Who are you rooting for? .... Intramural wrestling has received considerable attention during the past two months. . . The wrestling t.o be staged Tuesday and Thursday Marcb 14 and 16 more than likely will produce some excellent material for next year's varsity team. . . The bouts will be held at 12 :00 noon in the main gym of the Y. M. C. A. Baseball practice has uncovered the best squad of ball players the Junior College has ever boasted ... Vic Urban, Jack Saricks, Ed Labak, and Walt Thomas furnish considerable experience while John Kuschel, Stan Henning, Al Switch, John Dooley, Morris Veigh, Ed Roberts, and Phil Netzel round out the squad ... Saricks, Thomas, Meet the "Gang at-- The Spa Visit the Y.M.C.A. LUNCHEONETTE -MR. SCHALL The Most Modern - Look Where You May Netzel, and Henning are Lettermen from last year. Urban is a Wvoming Seminary luminary: John Dooley played at Larksvill:e High; and big John Kuschel is a product of West Pittston High . . . . The members of the basketball and swimming teams as well as those trying out for baseball will hold considerable interest in the following notice. . . All mem bers of the various athletic teams must attend their gym classes regularly at the end of the regular playing season to receive credit for physical education . . . There are no exceptions . . . Water Polo is not considered as an excuse for absence .... The varsity bowling team is hopelessly outclassed in the Keystone Major League . . . They are holding up the bottom but are competing against bowlers of much greater experience. . . Bucknell will not enter a team in this league next year, but will compete against other college teams in the near vicinity . . . The female sex seems to be left entirely out of the picture in regards to athletic activity. . . . However when spring rools around, archery again will be the topic of the times. . . The male sex will again try to dominate the sport which was never intended for their use. DEEMER & COMPANY ming Seminary, home; 29-Keystone, away; May 3-Bloomsburg, home; 6-Cazenovia, home; 10Wyoming Seminary, home; 12Keystone, home; 13-Ithaca College, home; 17-East Stroudsburg, away; 19-Bloomsburg, away; 24- Wyoming Seminary, home; 26-1 thaca College, away; 27Dickinson Seminary, away. Softball will occupy an important spot on the sports program for this semester. Coach Curley, who is recognized as one of the fastest pitchers in the game, is conditioning boys from BUJC daily during gym classes. Teams from the various schools throughout Wyoming Valley will be engaged for competition. The Junior College team will open their softball season against members of the Kingston high school faculty. Compliments of-- The Mayflower Public Square SODA - - CANDY - - LUNCHES A.CE HOFFMAN Studios SCHOOL AND OFFICE SUPPLIES PORTRAIT AND COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS Corona Portable Typewriters Camera and Photographic Supplies 6 W . Market St. W-B. 32 W . Market St. Dial2-1174 �Pag~ Four, THE BUCKN'ELL BEACON Debaters Complete Road Tour: Several Non-Decision Debates Here Next Month -TR IV.I A DISTRACTION . . . . The dance seems to be one of the biggest distractions, and at the same time one of the most enjoyable pastimes of American youth. We do not know of any other section in the State in which dancing seems to be as popular as in this, save perhaps in the larger cities where !!he craze has been commercialized to a greater extent. Discussing dancing among BUJC student recently, they predicted that the modern craze in dancing will soon die out and that it merely represents a phase like roller-skating and other amusements of that kind which appeal to a section of the people, especially the youth with surplus energy and enthusiasm to work off, but will fade in course of time. Our College friends are quite wrong. Dancing has always been popular, but we believe not one quarter as popular as it has become within the past ·few years. Strange as it may seem, the popular dances of today are really the dances that used to be popular a quarter of a century ago. Our grandparents danced the waltz, the quadrilles, the polka, the barn dance. Not long ago they were dancing the waltz, the barn dance, the lancers, the valeta, the one-step and the two-step. Today the dance vocabulary is. changed to such terms as "'jitterbug", "shag", and "truck". In many sections the waltz remains the popular favorite, changed perhaps a little as to time-or rather speed. Our Junior College "jitterbugs" like to spend a night or two in the country enjoying the diversities of the "barn-dances." Not long ago the students mastered the intricate steps of the "Lambeth Walk" for exhibition in the finer places and then turned their talents to fast-steepping routines to be demonstrated in a rendezvous where the _nickel victrola supplies the danceable melodies. But the college. students of today are not alone in their enjoyment of the modern dance craze. We are told there is not a village hall or "ballroom" in the countryside in which it is not danced by all. WELCOME . . . . Several former Junior College students have returned to Wilkes-Barre after a year and a half at Lewisburg. John Saricks, James Ramsey, and Leon Rokosz are with us again. They expect to graduate from Bucknell University at Lewisburg in June ... Six persons who convocated last June have returned this year to continue their studeies, taking one or more courses: Marion Dunstan, Rosser Morgan, John Mundry, Robert Grover, Robert Peters, and William Thomas . . . Newcomers from other institutions include Helen Beaver (Sweet Briar) and George Whitenight (Lehigh) . . . Donald MacHugh, who attended the Junior College two years ago and made his mark as a debater, has completed his course at Lewisburg in one and one half years. CONFLICTS . . . . To bring old issues up-to-date, we note that the Conyngham conservatory, although less vigorlessly, still wages, as shown by sporadic instances of professorial indignation at the noise emanating from Conyngham hall. It has been suggested and oftimte repeated that the conservatory should be opened, for the sole purpose of socialization. In view of the fact that there is no other place to go in Conyngham hall, the conservatory seems to be the logical place for the recreation that bnow threatens to disturb students in the library. It's good to pass along. In the interest of justice, the student Council should summon representatives from the Boy's and Girl's lounges in order to devise a plan whereby equal use of the victrola is afforded both groups. Last year the use of the victrola alternated weekly between the two lounges. There seems to be quite a disturbance over the question raised by Dr. Crook during sessions of his Sociology classes. It involved the personal wish of the student concerning what he would do if he were financially independent. Of course, there were many who expressed a desire to rest; others believed service to the advancement of science would be opportune. One student vowed to join Hedy Lamarr in matrimony should dame fortune smile on him. VERSATILE . . . . One of the BUJC instructors, whose versatility is ably demonstrated by his hobby which he has developed into work of practical beauty, is Prof. Voris B. Hall, teacher of physics and engineering. Prof. Hall works off hours and in the summer THE Four Junior College debaters, Lydia Greenbaum, Margaret Moore, Bernard Greenberg, and Murray Edelman, attended a debaters' convention at Penn State on February 17 and 18. Delegates from Scranton-Keystone, Bucknell, Juniata, Hazleton, and Penn State were also present. The convention discussed the relative merits of collective security and isolation as techniques for preventing war. Our delegates drew u the resolution favoring collective security and this was defeated only by vote of the chairman after repeated ballots by delegates resulted in tie votes. On Friday, February 24, Bernard Greenberg and Murray Edelman journeyed to Hempstead, New York, to debate a Hofstra College team on the question of socialization of medicine, the Junior College team arguing for socialization. This match was held as part of the assembly program at Hofstra and was a decision debate. Junior College students will have an opportunity to hear several decision debates in Wilkes-Barre in the next two months. Penn State, Hofstra, Scranton-Keystone, and the University of Scranton will meet Junior College teams here during March and April. vacations away from school, busily engaged in the manufacture of his own furniture. Prof. Hall has practically furnished his apartment on South Washington Street with beautiful, hand-wrought furniture that not only bears the stamp of good taste but but also that intangible sign of quality that would appeal to everyone who likes and appreciates f-urniture. One of the most striking pieces of furniture in the Hall house is a corner cupboard made of cherry, with striking lines and the beautiful wax color characteristic of that wood when well handled by expert hands. The cupboard contains the Hall chma and glassware and is a prominent feature of the diningroom. Prof. Hall has made numerous pieces of furniture in his spare time. He makes his furniture over his garage at his home down country, near Lewisburg, where he formerly taught before joining the BUJC faculty. PATTER. .. Hello operator! Give me Bryan 709-Hello Annie, is this you? Say, have you heard the latest? Dot Hughes certainly does know what she wants-something tall, dark and Handsome!. . . How long has Peggy Coates been musically inclined? I guess "her heart is taking lessons" ... Gert and Bill are at it again, or is it yet? Anyway Bill thinks that she should break down and "have a heart" ... Betty Schwager must be losing her grip on Steve; he is spending most of his spare time at Kingston High School. .. I guess we'll haYe to hold "open-house" so that Madge and John Koons can meet ... "Promise not to tell anybody" but Mary thinks she "got a guy" Maybe so, and more power to her. .. Imagine Nagle admitting that he dosenn't have c"ulture", that's-what psychology can do for you. Do you think Jerry Greenwald seems ·'superior" to his fellow Bucknellians? Confidentially... Secrets-Scotty and 1vlarge have a theme song-"I won't tell a soul I love you" ... Dudley and Dotty went for a walk on the dike-it's just too, too, romantic!. .. Jimmy and Twyla keep on going "day after day'·; day in and day out, and so far into the night ... Doris is on a 20-hour week now-what does she do with the other 148 hours-Why don't you investigate, Happy? .... Florence and Batey made the rounds of the barbeque stands on Saturday night ... Is that why Florence started on a diet Monday morning? . . . Joe and Lydia don't believe in letting people from· Nanticoke getting separated - They did enjoy the Nuangola skating party, we noticed ... "The you and me that used to be" (J.B-C.W.) Why don't you try again, Jack? She's ready, willing and able!. .. Have you heard that Zelda hasn't been in the best, of health; she is a victim of "myronitis'', truly a serious ailment-the sufferer might have pains around the heart. . . Has anybody seen "John Knox"----'please let Margie know if you have. Anneliese fell down the steps the other day-who were you "falling for"? .. Drew Devens so kindly lent his records for the tea dance .. , Dotty Hughes and Bob Graham looked as if they were in mourniugotherwise the thing was a success ... Annie, please don't let these things get out because I wouldn't want everyone to know-I'll call you again soon. I. C. Everything. COLLEGE BOOK STORE and CAFETERIA SUPPLIES OPEN PENNANTS II JEWELRY A. M. TO 2:30 CHASE HALL ·p_ M. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource This is Wilkes University's Beacon Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the Beacon's predecessors, The Bucknell Bison Stampede, 1934-1935 and The Bucknell Beacon, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>. Missing Issues: 1947 August 8th 1947 September 5th 1947 October 3rd 1947 October 17th 1947 October 31st 1947 November 21st 1947 December 19th 1948 September 9th 1950 April 28th 1953 April 10th 1962 February 2nd Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bucknell Beacon, 1939 March 10th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939 March 10 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bucknell University Junior College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/b300cde36c90371b915ca147e0b46ae4.pdf 799674f35e2eb3c1d90bf009c6e59ce8 PDF Text Text BUCKNELL BEACON Volume 3. WILKES-BARRE, PA. Number 7 Science Show Opens Friday, April 21 Modern Advancements In Scientific World To Be Demonstrated Bucknell Unive rsi ty Junior Co llege Science Show will begin Friday, April 21, at noon and will continue for three days. As a resul t of the success of last year's endeavor, t he members of the Science Department have decided to repeat a similar performance again t hi s year . Evervone is invited to attend t his show. Visitors are we lcome. The program will be conducted by professors and stud ents of the Junior College. Various features and exhibits will be on display throughout the Science Show. Professor Schuyler with the aid of Chemistry students are designing projects and intend to complete the work within the next few weeks. A few of the exhibits whil-h they will have on display include Light Streamers, Luminous Iceberg, Cosmetic Preparation, Electro-Plating, and Photography. Professor Hall wi ll be in charge of the physi.--al portion of the show. Demonstrations of Polarized light; non-glaring headlights for autos; location of strains in in machine parts, what tempered glass is and how it acts, are certain t o prove educational to the Science show visitor. The organic side of life will be explained by Dr. Tasker and his associates in the biology department. Demonstrations of the use of the microscope a nd an explanation o f the size of organisms, circulation of blood, and insect's social life wi ll be featured in this portion of the show . Bucknell Junior College students are preparing the exhibits and will serve as demonstrators for the Science Show. Guides will explain t he various phases of the show to visitors. NO SCHOOL ON EASTER MONDAY The Easter vacation which begins at the close of school today, has been extended to April II, according to announcement made this morning by Dr. Farley. Sessions will resume on the Tuesday following Easter Monday . FOREIGN PROBLEMS DISCUSSION TODAY Due to the recent crises which have been occuring in Europe, the sudden acquisitions of territory, and the probable domination of Central Europe by der Fuhrer, the International Relations Club will meet this afternoon. All your doubts concerninr. international affairs will be answered at this a/'ternoon' s meeting. The Club.will make arrangements for their next luncheon. Members who have suggestions to make are asked to attend the meeting . STUDENTS URGED TO AID IN INCREASING JUNIOR COLLEGE ENROLLMENT Funds Provided For Basehall--Forum On April 18th. Students of Bucknell Junior College, upon recom mendation of the Student Cou ncil, are urged to encou rage high school graduates to attend t he Junior College in the fall . This movement follows the s uggestion made by a member of the student body , that "persona l contact" shou ld be employed in orde r to increase the 19391940 enrollment. Freshmen and Sophomores will be called on, short ly after the Easter vacation to interview gradates of their respective institutions. These private conferences will deal with the advantages that the Junior College has to offer to Wyoming Valley students and other favorable educational phases. Dari na Tuhy, J ohn O' Malley, J ohn Emanski , and John Kishel, have been appointed by the Student Council to act as a committee on arrange men ts. A portion of the money in the contingent fund of the Student Activity budget, has been transferred to the ath letic department to defray swimming expenses and a lso for the purchase of baseball equipment . Plans have been completed by the St udent Co uncil for another student forum to be held in chape l, Tuesday, April 18 . It was suggested that the session might bring better results if the teachers did not attend. With this thought in mind, Dr. Farley kindly consented to the st rict ly student-forum. A vacancy exists in the Student Coun cil. Freshmen will soon meet to elect a nother representative to t he Student Council, to replace Tom Slattery . Fridag, March 31, 1939 EASTER DANCE IN IREM TEMPLE SATURDAY NIGHT, APRIL 8th THERE'S A DESTINY THAT SHAPES . . . . Sometime , when the burden of classroom assignments is lifted, observe t he posture of the boys and girls who frequent Conyngham and Chase Halls. You'll find a ll shapes and forms of individua ls, as they sl ump and slouch at their favorite angle. Now and then you'll find a student sitting in a "Youngster Slo uch" fashion. He carri es· rere laxatio n to extremes, lets go everyth in g. Hi s body slides into a formless heap on the bottom of the c hair. Legs droop dismally from an inert mass of flesh. This denotes an utter di sregard for everything, a nihilist, a critic, or characteristically, a new youngster It 's a favorite pose in the illustrated- lect ures presented in CO 104. Another fo rm of sitting is the Drag Special. You'll find the latest exponent of thi s art in the Boy's Lounge daily between 12 and 1:30. It's just the plan, Eve ryday Slouch. Then when the body more or less observes the right a ngle imposed by the soft-cushioned chairs in the Conyngham conservatory, we recogni ze the "Kidnev Ache." This is plain sitting with a touch to the leeward side. Another form is sitti ng with the head thrown back so as to gaze ceilingward and hands either clasped behind neck or drooping listlessly on chair arms. If a forward cant is substituted in above so that th e head droops downwa rd, shoulder blades protrude , and brow is wri nkl ed, position is called t he "Swimmer's Slump". It's caused by overtraining and Junior College tankmen a re susceptible. But the st rictly regulatory met hod of taking things easy, that is chin in, shoulders back, body erect , we call the "V-8 Fold-up." According to observation it appears this pose is natura l for some unfortunate people. The moral mi ght be to relax while studyi ng. The professors believe better results can be accomplished by studying in a straight-back chai r. The only solution to the whole thing is thisnever, never sit unless forced to do so. Always, every time there is a flat, fairly level surface near you, relax, stretch. It's . one of the modern ways of accomplishing nothing. Guy Hall and His Orchestra To Play Dancin~ 8 to 12 Annual Easter Dance will be held Saturdav evening, April 8, in !rem Temple, North Franklin Street, City . Guy Ha ll a nd his Orchestra will play for dancing, from 8 to 12. Social Activities co mm ittee of the Junior College is in cha rge of t he affair. Elaborate decorations have been planned in keeping with the Easter holiday spirit. Refreshments will be se rved. Juni or College Alumni and fr iends a re invited to attend. SPEAKERS DISCUSS SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF THE PRESENT In the Social Problems course of this semester, Dr. W ilfred C roo k has added a great deal of interest to the subject by inviting different speake rs to deal with the vario us phases of the material st udied. Already Dr. Crook has presented six s uch speakers. Mr. Messner of Ph iladelphia, a representative of the Student Christian Movement gave an interesti ng description of the housing condit ions in New York City . The assistant rector of St. Stephen's C hurch, Rev. Edward Tate spoke to the class on "The Cooperatives in the South ." Re v . Tate illustrated this topic with in g pictures. The refugee Problems and the J ews in Palestine were disc ussed by Rabbi Sam uel Wolk and accompanied by moving pictures. Mrs. O'Toole of the Department of Public Assistanc-e dealt with the administration of public relief. Most recently Miss Klave, a member of. t he staff of . the Osterhout Library and Mr. John Pu gh, Associate Boys Work Secretary o f the Y. M . C. A. led an ope n discussion on the social picture of Wyoming Va lley. Each of the speakers offered first hand information to the class and obligingly answered the questions which members of the class brought up . This type of subject presentation has proven very popular wi th t he st ude n ts. �THE BUCKNELL BEACON Page Two THE BUCKNELL BEACON Wilkes--Barre, Pennsylvania Friday, March 31, 1939 DO YOU THINK THE STUDENT COUNCIL IS DEMOCRATIC? Co-F..ditors ..... •.• . • ..... . . . . .. . •. . .. . . • ... . .. . . • . . ... . Mary Brislin, John Bush Rita Yurkanin-"No , I think it should have more power than it does." Advertising rates: 50c per column-inch. Two column-inches 75c. One year: $4.50 per column-inch; two column-inches $6.50. PUBLISHED EVERY THREE WEEKS BY THE STUDENTS OF BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY JUNIOR COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNA. LLEWELLYN BROS . . . . . . @ INCORPORATED Jerry Greenwald-"Constitution ally it is democratic but functionally it is not." Marvin Fischer-"It might be democratic but I do not know enough of its activities to confirm this statement. Bob Hopkins-"it has certain democratic powers, but it is not truly a democratic body." Phylis Ackerman-" ! agree with Jerry Greenwald's statement." Ruth Goldstein-"The student Council is democratic in its beliefs but not in its actions. Shirley Brown-"No, I don't think it is. It makes many suggestions but they are not carried out by the school." Julia Place-"it might be but it isn't active enough to show it. " EDITORIALS ary rules and regulations of the school." Irvin Freed-"! think it tries to be but it is impeded by the necess- Marion lvfartin - "i think it is democratic but it lacks the wholehearted support of the student body." ADMIRAL HAROLD R. STARK. Bucknell Junior College points with pride to the recent advancement of one of its most appreciated donors, Admiral Harold R. Stark. Not so ·long ago the man who was selected by President Roosevelt as next chief of operations, top post in the United States Navy, presented Chase Hall, to Bucknell Junior College. Born in this city, Admiral Stark is the son of the late Col. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Stark. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1903, Admiral Stark has been commander of the battle force cruisers and aide to both Secretaries Swanson and Adams. With only two years of flag rank, Admiral Stark has eight years of service ahead before he reaches the age of compulsory retirement. It was in this selection of Admiral Stark to succeed Admiral William D. Leahy, that precedent was shattered for the United States Navy Department. A CARAVAN OF BOOKS Junior College students are urged to take advantage of the reading material now available in the school library. Just as rapidly as the library staff is able to do so, many new books are being placed on the shelves of the college library. The unusual number of new books of all types is due to the fact that, in addition to the regular college appropriation, a recent gift of $2,500 has been directed to the library for expenditure. Congressman Harold Flannery recently donated past copies of the Congressional Records to the library. Dr. David Brown's World Literature classes have aided in the selection of some of the later editions. With the excellent selection of new books being increased every day it behooves each of us to take advantage of the opportunity afforded by the wide choice. Take some time out to read! SPEAKING OF IMPROVEMENTS. You have a date Tuesday, April 18. Students will assemble in chapel on that day to discuss improvements to the Bucknell Junior College. All students who have constructive criticism are invited to speak. As in the past, the session will be in charge of the Student Council. DEBATERS WIN, LOSE. On Thursday, March 23 , Edelman and Greenberg, members of the debating society were defeated by the Penn State team. However in the preceding debate with the Scranton-Keystone Jr. College, Lydia Greenbaum and Bernard Greenberg won the decision. The question used was "Resolved that the United States Government should cease to use public funds to stimulate business." During the past week the J,unior College met debaters from Muhlenberg and Hofstra. The Junior College team, which consists of Murray Edelman, Lydia Greenbaum, Margaret Moore and Bernard Greenberg, has been chosen to judge the debates of the Pennsylvania High School Forensic League. What's more the flag of freedom will wave for sixty. minutes. Dr. Farley has kindly consented to a student forum surrounded by the utmost secrecy. Teachers will not be present. It is suggested that personal feelings of petty feuds among individuals be dropped from the discussion. Furthermore, the welfare of the school does not rest upon a few individuals. It is only through the frank expressions of the entire body that the Student Council will be able to make recommendations to the Junior College director and faculty. Let's have your opinion. Bucknell Junior College students extend their sympathies to Dr. Daniel L. Gage on the recent death of his father; to Dolly Betz and Robert Patton, students, whose fathers recently passed away. Fully recovered from a wound, accidentally inflicted by a companion a fortnight ago, Donald Kersteen returned to school last week. His return was welcomed by the Junior College students. CLIPPING ILLEGAL Students are requested to refrain from cutting clippings from the library copies of newspapers and magazines. Particular attention is called to the fact that the New York Times is being ruined almost every week, and since the librarians are keeping an accurate file of the Times, all students are kindly asked to co-operate in this respect. Visit the Y.M.C.A. LUNCHEONETTE -MR. SCHALL THIS PAPER is the MEDIUM of STUDENT THOUGHT AND OPINION \¥'rite A Letter to the Editor Are You Interested In-If PHOTOGRAPHY JORDAN Est. 1871 STAMP COLLECTING CRAFT WORK PRINTING DANCING INSTRUCTION ARCHERY CHESS Men's Furnishings and Hats of QUALITY 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre What Is Your Hobbyr Get into a Group with the Same Interests at the YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION WILKES-BARRE �Friday, March, 31, I 939 THE BUCKNELL BEACON Page Three THE BEACON SPOTLIGHTS: •••••• ENTERPRISING . . . . H eading the Socia l Ac t ivities committee of Bucknell Junior College is Ro bert H opkins. son of M r. a nd Mrs. F ay Hopkins, M iner St reet , W ilkes-Barre. J ovial, affable. Bob, a graduate o f Meyers High School, is now in his second year a t BUJC and p la ns to continue his studies at the ca mpus in the fa ll. In high school Bob engaged in a ll kinds of at hletic compet ition but we know him best at BUJC for his basketba ll p rowess. Bob is an enthusiastic worker and has a ided as an enterprising agent fo r a number of Bucknell da nces. In t he summer Bob lays aside his t ext-books and turns to his pet hobby-fis hing. •••••• EQUESTRIENNE . .. . Madge Space , daughter ol M r. a nd Mrs. E . W. Space, Da llas, attend ed Wyoming Seminary a nd Wi lson College, befo re ente ring Bucknell Junior College. She is enrolled in the Commerce and F inance cou rse. Miss Space is one o f W yoming Va lley's most popula r equestriennes. She is active in t he G irl"s Glee Club a t the J un ior College. Girls Plan Teas Arrange Bridge, Archery Tourneys - - May Pageant BET A GAMMA CHI TO ENTERTAIN GIRL GRADS Miss Dorothy Dyer Is Guest Speaker Girls activities at Bucknell Jr. College will soon move into more active stages according to an announcement made yesterday by Miss Barbara Ryerson, dean of girls. At the last meeting of the Beta Gamma Chi Sorority, Miss Dorothy Hughes the president announced that seniors from the various high schools in the valley will be invited to attend the teas during the spring. The pu1pose of this plan is to acquaint t he seniors with the students and activities of the Junior College. The invitation list will be made up of the names submitted by each member of the sorority. This plan was put into e ffe ct last year and proved very successful. The speaker f01 the girl's tea on Friday, March 24 was Miss Dorothy Tunell Dyer, Dean of Women at Lewisburg. Miss Dyer discussed the type of life one could expect to find at the campus This subject proved to be of special intere~t to the Sophomores since so many of them are planning to continue their college work in Lewisburg. The di~cussion was especially valuable in clearing up many of the questions and problems which had arisen in the minds of the girls. Increased popularity of bridge is responsible for the arrangement of a bridge tourney which will get underway shortly after the Easter vacation. Started by a group of girls, as a medium of lounge recreation, the fad has steadily increased in popularity. WHAT IS YOUR SUGGESTION? Eleanor Parry, Student Counr ii representative , met last week with a committee girls from the freshmen a nd sophomore clases, and outlined a plan of renewed sports activity among the girls at the Junior College. The co mmittee consists of Joy Bo<lycomb, Mary Brislin, Dollie Betz, Lillian Celmer.Gertrude Jones, Madge Space, Betty Schwager, and Christine Whiteman. Miss Ryerson will assist the girls in an advisory capacity. Results of the contest should prove interesting, inasmuch as an ideal bridge partner will be declared the final winner. Archery will develop the necessary poise for the May pageant, which is in its initial s tages. The May pageant is an annual event at Lewisburg and if the proper amount of enthusiasm is shown here, Miss Sanguliano will endeavor to arrange it for next month. Meet the "Gang at-- The Spa "BUTTON, BUTTON", LATEST VENTURE BUJC THESPIANS Presentation Scheduled For April At present the Thespians are in the midst of their play, "Button Button". Which will be presented in the Littl'e Theatre about the middle of April. The comedy was written by by Maurice Clark and was presented in 192() at the Bijou Theatre New York. Alison Skipworth of the movies played one of the leading roles at that time. The storv centers around one Button Alexander Woodhou se. His socially prominent family consider him somewhat unbala nced but the audience soon find s out that it is not Button but his family who is unbalanced . The worst that can be said of Button is that he would rather be considered eccentric than spend his youth in a mad quest for stocks and bonds only to arrive at middle age with wealth, a bulging waist, and golf, all of which his family possesses. He is beset by rich women who try to force their hobbies upon his restful days. Button runs away from an antique collector, bumps into a girl with a new variety of free verse, wads his brother with a bag of golf clubs, and falls in to the hands of an amateur psy- DEEMER & COMPANY SCHOOL AND OFFICE SUPPLIES The Most Modern - Look Where You May TEACHER MEETS FORMER PUPIL Edith Vongehr, a reside nt of China and a st udent at Sweet Briar, who 1ecently visited Helen Beaver, was surprised to lea rn that one of her former teac herr. in the American School in the Orient, Profe-;so r Stanley R. Townsend, is at prese nt a member of th e Junior College faculty. Several years ago, Mr. Townsend ta ught in China and last yea r co mpleted a tour of Eur ope. Miss Vongehr was born in C hina and received her primary ed ucation there . Her father is a n exporter. She a nd Mr. Townsend talked ove r ex istin g co nditions in Europe and some of the changes that have taken place since their departures. chiatrist, who needs him as -.:..1 experiment. Finally, a nd much worse to his peace of mind, he meets the p1actical minded housemaid who sincerely loves the easy going and delightful Button . Compliments of-- The Mayflower Public Square SODA - - CANDY - - LUNCHES ACE HOFFMAN Studios PORTRAIT AND COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS Corona Portable Typewriters Camera and Photographic Supplies 6 W. Market St. 32 W. Market St. W-B. Dial 2-1174 �THE BUCKNELL BEACON Page Four Friday, March 31, 1939 CURLEY'S BALLTOSSERS AND SWATTERS PREPARE SEASON VETERANS, NEWCOMERS, BEGIN OUTDOOR PRACTICE NEXT WEEK AT KIRBYPARK Tough Schedule Faces BUJC Nine Next week you shall know by a sign that Spring is here to stay, and even the most chronic pessimist will agree that the throaty cry of "Play-ball" carries •this welcome message with more force and conviction than all other omens. The scene-Kirby Park, and the actors-the Bucknell Jr. College baseball nine. Out there on the field will be a squad of eager, ambitious Junior Collegians, trying out for perm. _,_ent berths on the team. Over on the edge of the grass, Jack Dooley, Larksville's gift to the team, Jack Saricks, Gacha, Netzel, and Morton, crouch alertly at their divers positions. "Zeke" Kuschel and host of others are practicing at the first base position. Holding down the hot corner (third base to the uninitiates) is Captain Ed. Labak. Play-ball! the outfielders hear it too, tense a bit, shift away from the hitter's side. Coach Curley is pleased with the fine lot of candidates· tor outfield posts and is rapidly shaping the boys together. Play-ball! The battery mates approach each other, hold a short [ SOFTBALLERS WARM-UP Softball season will get under way during the middle of this month. Six teams have been sleeted for intramural competition. Team captains are as follows: Yankees, Robert Conway; Giants, John Emanski; Phillies, Robert Patton; Cincinnati Reds, Robert Hopkins; Athletics, Wilbur Troy; Chicago Cubs, John Kuschel. Last year there was a decided ·interest in softball activity. The current season is expected to attract more students who are rapidly learning to appreciate more the value of sports at Bucknell Junior College. council of war, return to their battle stations. Out on the mound are Veigh and Bush. Back of the plate, fully rigged for the fray, in the game's toughest and most thankless role the catchers. They crouch signal, straighten a bit, there is a flash of white, the batter takes a hold with his cleats, swings lustily, and . . . . but you will have to find out the rest for yourself. The Annual Letterman's Banquet will be held this year on Saturday June 3 at Chase Hall ... Efforts are being made to have Malcolm Musser, varsity basketball coach at Bucknell, as the principal speaker. . Former coach Henry Peters will also be present . . . With the arrival of spring weather the pysical education department will sponsor an intramural softball tourney, the games to be played Tuesday and Thursday noons on the lot adjoining South and S. River Sts. . . At least six teams will be enrolled ... It looks as though Harvard will run away with the second half title in the intra-mural Bowling League unless Cornell trips them in their forthcoming match. . . The faculty team won the first half last year, lost the second half, and were defeated in the playoffs by a few points. . . . They don't want a repetition of that occurance . .. Harvard holds the high single game and high three games bowled in league competition . . . "Slatz" Obitz, a member of that team, holds the high three game title. . . The only thing they don't hold is the high single game . . . . John Ferguson and Paul Trebilcox put on the best intramural wrestling match of the year when they battled for two extra periods before Trebilcox gained the decision making him the 17 5 lb. champ. Freshman-Sophomore Cagers, Wrestlers To Meet, - SPORT SHOTS - One of the most amusing incidents happened during the finals of the Intramural Wrestling Tournament when but one of the female sex showed up to root for her favorite ... A slight accident happened to Joe Kornblatt's pants . .- . and was her far.e ,,;,d. Baseball practice is progressing very slowly as a result of the inclement weather. . . Kuschel, Dooley, Henning, Netzel, Veigh, Saricks, Thomas, Capt. Labak, Urban, and Curley form the nucleus of what is expected to be the finest diamond aggregation ever to represent the Junior College ... The first game is scheduled with Wyoming Seminary on April 28. The question of interclass basketball supremacy will be settled for another year when the freshman and Sophomores clash on Tuesday, April 11, at 11 :00 in the Y. M. C. A. Last year the upperclassmen managed to eke out a win in an exciting game by the scant margin of one point. They are expected to duplicate their win again this year but by a wider margin . Albie Baker, Bob Hopkins, Bill Thomas,Bob Royer, Fred Semmer Algerd Baldauski, Al Ringstrom, and Wilbur Troy will carry the colors for the sophomores while Wayne Swanbery, Dave Secunda, Earl Haefele, Wesley Hershkowitz Vic Urban, John Dooley, and George Scott are listed for action in the frosh lineup. Albie Baker and Wayne Swanbery will captain the sophomore and freshman teams. Immediately following the basket ball classic there will be introduced for the first time in interclass relations what is expected to be an annual wrestling tournament. Results of the Intramural Wrestling Tournament reveal the supremacy of the freshman in the grunt and groan sport. Several good bouts are assured. In the 126 lb. class-Bob Most vs. Al Ringstrom; 136 lb-Al Stets vs. Chet Weinstock; 145 lbEdward Roberts vs. Bill Dowdell; 155 lb-Lee Wazeter vs. Algerd Baldauski; 165 lb-Joe Kornblatt vs. James Hunt; 175 lb-Paul Trehilcox vs. Chet Warakomski; Heavyweight-Karl Kalweit vs. Bill Morton. Freshmen Dominate Intramural Wrestling The first intramural wrestling tournament staged under the guidance of Joe Curley, Walt Thomas and Steve Gacha proved to be a big success insofar as the number of students participating and that the freshmen completely dominated the weight division titles. The sophom01es managed to win but one title and that by James Hunt in the 165 lb. division . No other sophomore went further than the semi-finals. In the finals In the final bouts Bob Most decisioned Dave Evans at 126 lbs; Al Stets pinned Eugene Rogers at 136 lbs; Edward Roherts pinned Charlie Fehlinger at 145 lbs.; James Hunt pinned Joe Horoshko in the 165 lb. class; and Paul Trebilcox decisioned John Ferguson in two extra periods in the 17 5 lb. class. The matches were well attended and several exc-eptionally fine bouts wre staged. COLLEGE THE BOOK STORE and CAFETERIA SUPPLIES OPEN PENNANTS II JEWELRY A. M. TO 2:30 CHASE HALL P. M. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource This is Wilkes University's Beacon Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the Beacon's predecessors, The Bucknell Bison Stampede, 1934-1935 and The Bucknell Beacon, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>. Missing Issues: 1947 August 8th 1947 September 5th 1947 October 3rd 1947 October 17th 1947 October 31st 1947 November 21st 1947 December 19th 1948 September 9th 1950 April 28th 1953 April 10th 1962 February 2nd Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bucknell Beacon, 1939 March 31st Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939 March 31 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bucknell University Junior College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/bf35b4f12b32cbb9cf46b52a0bca7129.pdf d721fcac0ebd70e72922997dd04355af PDF Text Text • Dinner-Dance At lrem Temple Country t;lub June '71ft • BUCKNELL BEACON Volume 3. Number 8 MAY PAGEANT THIS AFTERNOON PAUL SWAIN HAVENS IS CONVOCATION SPEAKER DOROTHY HUGHES, JOHN GUINEY TOP POPULARITY VOTE Today for the first time in its history t he .I unior College is going to present a Mav Pagea nt. This afternoon at fo·ur o'clock the performance, which boasts a cast of about fifty girls, will be f!iven on the lawn in the rear of Chase Hall. Miss Sangiuliano has chosen a pageant in which the steps of woman's emancipation are depicted through the ages. In episode I, as a result of the rebellion of the Trojan slaves against such treatme'lt, woman is fteed from physi al shve rv. In the next episode the bonds of custom and prejudice, which hold woman fast , are broken by the women who wish to make this world a better place to li,·e in . The final episode shows woman's complete emancipation when she is freed from mental and spiritual slavery by education and those in search of knowledge. During the entire performance Dorothy Hughes who represents woman remains placed on a pedestal. Miss Hu ghes was chosen by the i;re neral agreement of the girls to fill this honorary position. It is hoped that if the pageant is enthusiastically received it may be established as a n annual event. Friday, May 26, 1939 WILKES-BARRE, PA. Artie Shaw, Charlie McCarthy, Kay Kyser Entertain Junior Colle~e Students Most ' . Scholars! The judges have arrived at a decision. Here they come-over the dike with a verdict. From the deep, deep waters of the Susquehanna, the three lea rned gentlmen with their white beards and horn-rimmed spectacles bring welcome new s. For weeks now they've been counting and c hecking th ose precious popularity poll votes. What are the results gentlemen? " It was an arduous task. Never in our many yea rs of teaching have we encountered such a cloEe race for college campus honors ," speaks spokesman number one as he cheerfully opens the orange and blue envelope containing the results. Ceremonies completed let's loo k over the final winnings. Junior Collegians picked tall, dark-haired Dave Secunda as the test athlete among his male sports -men at B U J C and crowned sprig htly, blonde Madge Space with a thletic laurels in the girls di vis ion. · Evidence to the popularity of Student Co uncil President , John Guiney is found in his capturing popul a rity favors as the boy most like ly to succeed, most outstandPROF. GIES ing, a nd most active. Best all around person? Jack TURNS HERMIT O'Malley all the way in the male class with Joy Bodycomb winning The news has finally leaked out. the sa me honors by a slim margin in the female division. Professor Paul Gies is now a Co llegians placed the "soaphome-ow ner as well as a land- box" under J oe Gibbom and holder. The ever hustling music Marian Wilner, picking the two director has purchased a home in as the most radical in their the Pocono moutain region in the respect ive divisions. vicinity of Lutherland . Professor Phi Beta Gamma President Gies visits his new summer ho me Dorothy Hughes annexed three each week-end for relaxation. ti ties. Dot was selected as the But with mu sic out of the way, most outsta nding , most popul ar, ' along came more arduous duties. and most · active of the girls. First, the place needed painting. The " rare" humor of Dudley Professor Gies thought he could J a mes and Lydia Greenbaum that easily enough. Result- a bounded the couple into the "stiff neck" . Cutting the grass "most wittiest" berths. The lower required only the mechanism of county styles imported to BUJC a good lawn-mower. "It's harder for two semester by Constance than swinging a baton," Gies and John Koons, really meant avers and he recently purchased something. Yep, they were selectseveral bottles of liniment to ed as the best dressed. prevent further rheumatic ocThe " jitterbugs" selected were curences. Gert Jones a nd Bob Nagle. The Thin gs really started to happen judges took time out for an when the Professor turned kitchen aspirin after count ing the votes maid a nd attempted to cook mea ls in this sect ion. "Those names Professor G ies bla mes the stove. just kept 't ru ck'in' all around One week-end guest was happy, us," they said . Here are some of though. He preferred burnt toast them: Twyla Berke rt, Betty Schblac-k coffee, (the Prof. forgot the wager, J a mes Roski, Joe Korncream) and crisp bacon . blatt, a nd Lee Wazeter. Powder your nose or tie your cravat, whatever the case mig-ht be for ~.ere are the winners in the "best looking" field. To be brief we'd like to present Marguerit~ Kr askevich of Wilkes-Barre and Robe rt Royer of Kingston Township. Back to the danc-e division once more- Robert Conway and Betty Schwager were selected as the smoothest dancers, and Jimmy Hunt a nd Twyla Berkert as the most outstanding dance couple. Surprise! Robert Hopkins and Doris Wiegand were picked as the most out,standing couple. Most eccentric-Robert Graham and Chris Whiteman. Most studious -Murray Edelman and Bessie Lewis. In the most important of the "mosts" John Emanski and Kathe rine Griffith were the winners. They were chosen as the two Jr. College students most likely to succeed. The survey of "tastes" disclosed that World Literature is th e favorite subject at BUJC with Sociology and History next in popularity. Students chose Tyrone Power as their favorite movie acto r. Bette Davis was voted the favorite actress with Loretta Young, Hedy LaMarr, and Jeanne tte MacDonald trailing. On the radio, "Kay Kyser's Kollege of_ Musical Knowledge", was rated first. The favorite dance band chosen was Artie Shaw. C ha rlie McCarthy was picked as the favorite movie and radio star. "Gunga Din" was selected as t~e f~~ orite n!ovie of the year with Pygmalion ", "You Can't Take It With You," and "Wit hering Heights" running in that order. GIRL - BOY - GIRL Recent additions to the families of faculty members have been responsible for the wave of congratulations heaped upon Dr. Daniel Gage and Prof. William H . Schuyler during the past several weeks. The Gages' arrival was o girl. Prof. and Mrs. Schuyler greeted a boy addition. Walter HShorty" Thomas recently became a proud father . He boasts of a girl, which arrived several days ago. WILSON COLLEGE PRESIDENT WILL ADDRESS GRADUATES Exercises in Presbyterian Church, Thursday Nil!,ht, June 8th . Fifth annual commencement of Bucknell Junior College will be held Thursday evening, June 8 in the First Presbyterian Chu~cl; Auditorium. Address will be by Paul Swain Havens, president of Wil son College, Chambersburg in keepi ng with the custom of th~ Junior College to prese nt a dean or president of a neighboring C?llege at commencement exerc ises . Dr. Eugene Farley announced yeste rday that diplomas will be prese nted to about fifty students showing two years of satisfac-tor~ ialy completed work toward Bachelor of Arts degree and Bachelor of Science degrees in finance, education, and engineering as well as in the general scien ce course. Diplomas will be presented by Armaud C. Marts, president of Bucknell University, a nd Gilbert S. McClintock, chairma n o f the board of trustees. Invoca tion will be by Rev . C harles Stilwell Roush , D. D . past or of the First Baptist Church '. Graduates will enter th e auditorium in caps and gown~ to the strains of Mozart's "Minuet e Trio," from "Serenade in G. Major," played by members of the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton Sinfonietta Orchestra. Following orchestral se lec-tions from Cluck's "Iphigenia in Aulis," Mr. Ha vens will speak on "The Free Man ." Preceding the prese ntation of certificates the Girl's Glee Club will sing " Life Thine Eyes," from Mendelssohn 's Elijah a nd "Clouds" by Charles Dies. Benediction will be by Rabbi Samuel Work, of Temple B'nai B'rith and the Sinfonietta Orchestra will offer Mozart's "First Movement from the G Major Serenade," as a recessional. Board of Trustees of Bucknell Junior College will occupy seats on the platform for commencement excercises. Members include : Edward 8. Mulligan, Charles H. Miner, James P. Harris, Marv N. Baker, Mrs. Charles E. Clift, Mrs. Franck G. Darte, Samuel M.Davenport, John Davis, Thomas F. Farrell, John A. Hou rigan, Mr s. Edward H. Kent, Daniel C. Roberts, Leland C. Rummage, Andrew J. Sonloni, Julius Long Stern, L. J. VanLaeys, Mrs. Sidney Warner, Frederick J. Weckesser. �THE BUCKNELL BEACON Page Two THE BUCKNELL BEACON Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania . Mary Brislin. John Bush Cc-Editors . . . .. . . . . . . Friday, May 26, "1939 CHANGES IN SOCIOLOGY AND ALGEBRA CURRICULA TO AID AMBITIOUS STUDENTS Sports Editor-Robert Patton Advertising rates: 50c per column-inch. Two column-inches 75c. One year: $4.50 pe~ column-inch; two column-inches $6.50. Dr. Crook· Meets Youth's Challfnge With New Plan PUBLISHED EVERY THREE WEEKS BY THE STUDENTS OF BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY JUNIOR COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNA. LLEWELLYN BROS. ,...,@ INCORPORATED EDITORIALS AN EXPERIMENT . .. Are Freshmen as good as graduate students' The Freshman class in Sociclogy -much too large this semester for good results- is trying an experiment in order to find an answer to this question. Dr. Kilpatrick of Columbia University breaks up his large graduate classes in~o small groups and appoints, from the class, leaders for each group. For the last six weeks of the Spring semester Dr. Crook has tried a similar plan for the Sociology class at the JuniJr College. Four groups, ea ch with two student leaders, spend the Thursday class hour in separate rocms vigorously debating the issues rof the week ·s reading. ·The instructor is a silent auditor. Great variety of opinion has developed and more interest in the rest of the course has been aroused by this experiment. The question remains: If Freshmen are as good as graduates in thfir ciscussions why bother to take another three years of college .' Well, that's a question for students of Sociology I 00. perhaps. COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS . . With the coming of summer and the close of the school term. our thoughts turn back to thP. 1nonths and years we. hRve spent. at Bur.knell Unive:r5ity Junior Co lleg~. The realization that our days here are numbered compels us to consider all we have gained by our associations at the college. When we have forgotten all abQut psychology and philosophies of education. we will rember the friendships we have made. The common interests and aims which have drawn us together and shown us the personal values in different individuals have taught us the lessons we can appl'y in li fe as well a~ in the class room. The cheery ''hello .. one gives and receives in the halls and on the streets is _a tradition we may well carry with us always. We have seen many examrles of loyalty and found, in many instances, how a true friendship can make the hardest day easier. To be part of a gro1- ing instituticn has been ancther part of cur life here. Of course we have been hindered by lack of sccial roe ms in Conyngham Hall. by carpenters in the Chase Theatre and nurr..ercus ctr.er inccnveniences which one must experience to realize how truly sporting the student body has been this year. The realization that Bucknell University Junior College is forging ahead and is vital and wide-awake has made us all proud to be part of the schoc I. We will always remember the personal contacts with faculty members and the individual work with them. Many ha v.e insi:ired us and taught us more than they perhaps realize. Perhaps we are not aware of the "book learinng" we have tucked away in dark corners of our minds but when we need that "learning" we \\ ill be surprised to find out how much we really did slip away. It is huma n nature to find fault and to d isagree but we would be hapr,ier humans if we would find the best in a situation and stop tr.inking of the worst. We should be old-fashioned enough to sit down and "count our blessings" for just five minutes. We would be amazed at all we have here in our Alma Mater . Let us build up pleasant memories these last few weeks and take those thoughts with us through the Summer and the years ahead. CAREFUL, DR. BENES. In most of the things he has done since coming to the Unit ed States, Dr . Eduard Benes, former president of Czechoslovakia , has been wise and tcn-Ferate. We have admired his courage and his balance. But he is "off on the wrong foot .. in his latest statement. Certain Slovak organizations have refused to support Benes· organization working for restoration of the Czech republic. They argue that their Slovak minority was heartlessly exploited by the ruling Czechs, therefore they will have nothing to do with the Benes organization. Whether they are right or not, most Americans have no way of knowing. They have no opinion. But Benes· reply is of interest because it follows a line common in political .. argument .. today . Benes said simply "Those who are against the restoration of Czechoslovakia" (as it was in 1907) .. are followers of Hitler ... It doesn't follow . And it is regrettable to see Dr. Benes descend to that lowest level of political argument today, which consists of crying .. Yah! Dirty Fascist• .. or " Yah! Dirty Communist!" when better arguments fail. Confidence in any cause is not strengthended by this son of evasion. Dr. Wilfrid Crook Tl:e experiment inaugurated by Dr. Wilfrid Crook in the arrangement of his Sociology 100 classess, is one of the ways in which Bucknell University is meet ing the c hallen ~· ing interest of youth in the world today. The rew plan commence:! several weeks ago. One day in the week (Thursday) has been set aside for class discussi:m with several groups headed by individual student leaders. The novel arrangement is featured by verbal battles among the students during the course of the discussion on the week 's assignments. Classes are held in separate rooms in the Presbyterian Church house near tl:e campus. The new system is designed to aid students in expressing their own views and ideas and evaluating the cpinions of othus anent topics of current interest. Dr. Roy Tasker Is Honored Dr. Roy Tasker, head of the bilogy department at BU!C was elected president of the Wyoming Valley c'-iapter of the P. S. E. A. Association, a branch of the State Association of Health and Physical Education, at a meeting of that group held Tuesday in Cough lin high school. Dr. Tasker ac,-omp:rnie:l his biology students on a tour of the Kirby Health Center yesterday morning and later in the day guided a similar group to Huntsville dam, were the workings of that project were studied . Dr. Bernhart Is Attemptin~ "To Gear Students To Their Own Ability." A depart111e from the cnnventional methcd of grading in colleges is the latest innovation introduced at tl:e Junior Collep-e bv Dr. Arthur Bernhart. We ask Dr. Pernhart to explain his new system of marking which is teing used in his Algebra rnurses. Here is the reply: "I do not u~e a different grading system, but adapt the convention al s, stem to my instructional method. And the method of instruction is not a radical departure from recognized, teaching techiniques, hut merely an emphasis of thcs(• features for which I believe a small college is peculiarly adapted." Dr. Bernhart is seeking the following goals: " Every course in the department is offered on two levels; the regular credit level for the average student, and an honor level for the tetter student. Routine assignmen ts are given to the nedit level students, in order that they may get a working knowledge of the fundamental processes and ideas involved in the traditional c-ourse. Those who perform these drill exercise, satisfactorialy, developing the requisite skills, as shown by quiz~es and final PXamination, may expect the grade C, which signifies credit for work of collegiate caliber. As a bonus to better students, a few B's are distributed." "I feel however that an honor level student should do something beyond the routine level; qualitatively as well as quantitatively. He must do more difficult problems, not merely a greater number of easy problems (or greater speed in working them). He should work on challenire projects beyond the "blanket" assignments. to give the honor student more time for rackling this additional work on a higher level, he is exempted from certain of the routine drills." " At the end of the semester, honor students will be given a separate and more difficult examination . In short, we ·seek to gear the study of better students to their own abilitv, and not on the "average pace. ' ' "No attempt is made to distribute grades according to the ''curve.'' The ' 'average ' ' class will have about half its number doing credit level work (grade C) and one-third or more on the higer level, (with more B's than A's) In extenuating circumstances, as when a student does work below par but is work;ing to the best of his ability in the subject (effort excellent, though results meager) recourse is made to the D grade." �THE BUCKNELL BEACON Friday, May 26, 1939 Grebe Attacks Mismanagement of Meetings and Student Funds "LET'S LEARN TO DO MORE THAN SCRATCH AT SUPERFLUOUS ISSUES", STUDENT URGES You Enter BUJC . . Students received the new 10page booklet, "You Enter Bucknell Junior College" with a great deal of enthusiasm. Candid-shots of school life depicted a number of freshmen and sophomores at work and play. It was the first opportunity for students to judge themselves before the candidcamera. Ruth Smith, Lillian Celmer, Jack Mangan, Robert Nagle, and Robert Graham, were snapped as they attended a tea given by Mrs. Eugene Farley. Another highlight of the picture-review was the photograph of Helen Beaver, taken in the First Presbyterian Church with Miss Beaver at the console of the church organ, illustrating the careful development of music in the curricular activity of the Junior College. Praises "The Beacon" MILT WIENER'S BAND TO PLAY FOR ANNUAL DINNER-DANCE By Russell C. Grebe The conduct at the meeting held in assembly on Tuesday, April 18, was pitiful in its childishness, yet dreadful in its ignorance. Due to improper management by the chair. parlimentary procedure was lacking entirely, and in its stead confusion and disorder reigned. The principal issue was raised but immediatel y side tracked in favor of an idea to discontinue, or minimize the expense of, the Bucknell Beacon. It is my aim, herein, to defend the paper publishing this article. The purpose of the paper is to raise the intellectual level of this institution. Those seeing no value in a publication want to deprive the other group, seeking higher intelligence and culture, the opportunity to develop and expand their talent for composing and editing a paper. At the rate of ten dollars per year paid by each student, there is enough money paid into the student activity fund to p ovide for every activity students care to take part in. Why should the publication of a journal, such as this one, be suspended or limited because of improper budgeting and financing on the part of those directing the activities? Di$.CUssion of the paper in the meeting, as well as at this time, was irrevelant, but it is my aim to defend the paper from such inconsiderate, ignorant, and false criticism. Furthering the point, at the end of the meeting a decision was made to raise the student activity fee one dollar per semester, making the total twelve dollars per year, which is a staggering sum in proportion to the number .of students. This alteration can not be materialized next year, due to the previous publication of rates. But even if the fee were to be skyrocketed, what would happen? Mismanagement of a larger sum would prevail , and thereby make the need as "ell as the sum, larger. We must start at home. and lea rn to manage on what we have , before endeavoring to appropriate more money, only to meet the same fate of being squandered. This article is written because I was denied the privelege of self-expression due to the hub-bub at the meeting. Let us try as citizens of the United States, as well as proud students of B. U. J. C., to alter our ways, learn to do more than scratch at superfluous issues; and think and act rationally while attending a gathering in which issues of common benefit are being discussed. Page Three Gertrude Jones Annual dinner-dance of the Junior College will be held on the eve of Convocation Exercises, Wednesday night, June 7, at !rem Temple Country Club, Dallas. An energetic committee headed by members of the Student Council are striving to make this affair one of the greatest in the history of the Junior College. Event will be a testimonial to the Sophomore Class and one hundred per cent attendance from that group is expected. Students and alumni who plan to attend are asked to have their reservations in the hands of the committee before the close of school on Monday. Milt Wiener and his Band, ever-popular dance favorites among BUJC students, will furnish music. Following is a list of committees: Tickets: Robert Hopkins and Doris Wiegand, co-chairman , also Jerome Greenwald, Christine Whiteman, James Hunt, Ruth Smith, Robert Nagle, Wayne Swanberry; Decorations, Robert Graham and Margaret Wolfe, co-chairman, also Madge Space, James Roski, Twyla Burkert, Robert Royer, Shirley Brown, Dudley James, Gert Jones; Programs, Miss Ryerson, advisor, John Guiney, John O'Malley, Dorothy Hughes, Murray Edelman, Eleanor Parry, Darina Tuhy, Dave Secunda, John Etnanski. Milt Wiener's Band Faculty Active . .. LOUNGE TOPICS Current topics corre in for considerable discussion in the boys lounge. What with baseball season in its prime, the World's Fair and the movements abroad highlighting the chatter, the frequenters of the third floor denizen have plenty to occupy their minds. Public speakers are gradually being groomed from within the ranks of the round table. Matt Stribaugh is recognized as the discussion director and calls upon such authorities as Kornblatt, an exponent of Woestern World History, and Wazeter, who always can be counted upon for divers directions to the World's Fair. Of course when the boys are puzzled as to etiquette problems, Dooley is consulted pronto. He has persued Emily Post's book from cover to cover. He attributes his smooth mannerisms and poife to the gle-anings from the book. Jeter and Gacha are the · music-men of the round table. Jeter likes jazz; Gacha prefers classical music The heated arguments resulting have been heard from floor to floor. Warm weather has spelled the exodus of the round-tablers from the lounge to the garden spot of Chase Hall. Now the horiculturists are expected to hold sway for a few weeks. It's been a hard and tedious task, this business of preparing for the girl's pageant. Aches and pains, caused by long hours of patient practice, under the supervision of Miss Sanguiliano have been heard of far and wide from the lips of the sufferees. Members ofthefaculty spent a busy month, addressing meetings and winning honors throughout the state. Registrar George R. Faint, was elected president of the Luzerne County Sabbath School Association for the third consecutive year. Dr. Roy Tasker and Dr. Wilfred Crook were the principal speakers at the annual Research Group meetings held at Lewisburg a fortnight ago. Dr. Stanley R. Townsend addressed the Public Affairs committee of the Y.' W. C. A. recently. Dr. Townsend spoke on "Morality of Conquest," refening to the idea of force as applied by presentday dictators as being old, having been used by totalitarian governmen ts in the past. Dr. Arthur Bernhart visited the West Side for the first time since his arrival at BUJC and delivered an address before the Sunday School League. �THE BUCKNELL BEACON Page Four Friday, May 26, 1939 DOOLEY AND URBAN BID FOR BATTING TITLE BUCKNELL PATIER: Another term is about to close at the Junior College, but as far as the athletes are roncerned it is not welcomed. Several important changes were made in the athletic program here this year. After Henry "Hank" Peters had practically "grown-up" with the school he left us after several years of directing our teams in all sports. Knowing Peters as they did the sophomores thought the athletic affairs would decline when "Hank' went to the campus to prepare for his degree, which he will get in June. However, two new faces, both prominent in the sporting limelight locally, appeared as our new leaders along with Walter Thomas who was Peters' right-hand bower as far as our teams were involved. Young in years but old in experience, Joseph Curley and Steven Gacha were added to the coaching staff, the former as director of phvsical education and baseball coach, and the latter as assistant to Thomas and Curley in the physical education department. Thomas coached the cagers and comprled an impressive record with a small squad, whieh boasted of five outstanding freshmen, Wayne Swanberry, captain-elect for -next season; Dave - Secunda, Earl Haefele, Vie Urban, and Wes Hirshkowitz. Not only did Thomas do a fine job in directing the bowling league but he lead the M. I. T. faculty team to its initial championship in years by defeating Harva'rd by 65 pins in the play-offs. Clarence "Slatz" Obitz featured in the bowling circuit with an average of 180, while Curley was runner-up for honors with 17 3. With faculty members ineligible to compete in the tourney Jack Berry captured the singles championship with a mark of 506 . Hirshkowitz placed second. Outstanding cager of the season at the school was Albie Baker, team captain and leading scorer who placed on the loop's second all-star team. The previous ,eason he made the first five. Contrary to the general outcome of inter-class contests between the freshmen and sophomores, because the ·1atter group has not enough time to devote to sports in their second year, the sophomores turned in an nearperfect record against the under classmen. The sophs triumphed in basketball, bowling, volleyball and wrestling. The latter sport was inaugurated here this year with Gacha and Thomas turning out some fine performers. Leon Wazeeter, former Meyers athlete, aided the pair and he was the outstanding man in the tourney, winning the 155-pound title. The baseball team came up with serveral seasoned campaigners this year but it was the old story all over again-only one By Bob Patton pitcher, Walter Thomas, and no reserves. However, the club got more than its share of victories. Forming the necleus of next year's team will be former schoolastic stars, no~ on the varsity-Urban, Jack Dooley, Curley, Gacha, John Kuschel, Swanberry, John Bush, Joe Horoshko. For the first time in yea,s Coach Obitz's natators registered a victory, and to prove the team had calibre it added another win, thereby giving us something to think about for the future as most of the members are freshmenMangan, Cranston, Templeton, Jeter, and Jack Smith . Missing from our ranks r:ext year will te such stellar athletes as Captain Eddie Labak, Jack Saricks in baseball; Captain John Guiney, Bob Conway, Jack Batey, John Mundry in swimming; Capt. Baker, Bill Thomas, Bob Hopkins in basketball ; Bob Graham and Leonard Osheroff, in bowling; James Hunt, Bill Morton, Freas Brittingham, Bill Dowdell, _Al Baldauski in wrestling; but augmenting the present freshmen will be many high school stars, now prominent in athletic success at their respective schools, "Whitey" Maslowski and Grier Carpenter, Meyers; John Finn, G . A. R . ; Buddy Owens, Kingston, Sylvester Kasnikowski and Suffern Newport. THEY'RE ON THE HOUSE uBoys, if you win y :,ur last three baseball games, I'll treat all < f you to free double-decker ice cream cones daily for a week !1, No, this isn't the Ion,: sought for Utopia of delicacies, but an actual quotation from the esteemed lips of Joseph Francis Curley, Sr., better known as "Curley", the BUJC baseball maestro. Need we tell you that the Bucknellians came through last Saturday to upset Keystone Jr. College and complete their second win over the Lackawanna County nine. Well Curley, the boys are appreciating your generous hospitality no end. You certainly are making a lot of friends. You may not be producing an extra number of wins this year, but you're surely making a lot of friends. Make mine vanilla, please, Joe, and lay on that dipper! BISONS END SEASON TODAY WITH GAME AT ITHACA, N. Y. Keystone Junior College was 'Cousin' To Bucknell Teams This Season Second baseman Jack Dooley and Catcher Vic Urban are bidding for batting honors on the Junior College nine this season. Up until press time both boys were even in their hitting with averages slightly above the .500 mark in eight games. The team goes to Ithaca, New York, today to meet the frosh aggregation of the college of that place in the final game of the season. The game between both clubs down here was rained out. In athletic warfare this season Keystone Junior College was the enemy which proved to be a 'cousin' to Bucknell teams. The Bisons divided with the Little Giants in two basketball games, but Coach Curley's ball tossers turned the LaPlume team back twice. Walter Thomas did the trick on both occasions, but escaped with one-run margins each time. In a prgram honoring the late Christy Mathewson, Keystone star back in 1897, Bucknell defeated Keystone on Saturday. 6 to 5, in a game cut short in the sixth frame by. rain . Dooley, Gacha and Curlev featured for the winners . After Keystone grabbed a 3 to O advantage, the powerful ba ts of the Bisons broke out in a ra,h in the third to account for two runs and the disease spread in the fourth with four markers crossing the plate. Urban saved the game when he nabbed Red Wallace at the plate in what would have been the tying run. While the Bisons downed Keystone in two games by the margin of one run, Coach Curley's club suffered some close setbacks itself. Last Friday Bloomsburg State Teachers College Jay-Vees pushed over a run in the last stanza to take a 7 to 6 win. Curley was on the mound but weakened in the late innings, permitting the Huskies to catch up . The Bisons smothered the Bloomsburg team in the game up here. Mentors Make Team If it were not for the athletic coaches, it is probable that the Junior College would not have a baseball team thi s year. Coach Joe Curley is playing second base regularly , but had to hurl last wee k against Bloomsburg as Walter Thomas, cage mentor, had been doing all the mound work this season. Steve Gacha, the other member of the physical education department, is holding down an outfield position. LETTERMEN TO BE FETED ON JUNE 3rd Musser, Stagg Will Talk at 6th Dinner The lettermen will hold their 6th annual dinner Saturday night, June 3, at 6 in the reception room of Chase Hall . Two of the State's outstanding basketball coaches, Malcolm Musser of BU<_·knell University and A . A. Stagg, Jr., of Susquehanna University, will be the principal speakers. Henry " Hank" Peters, former Junior College coach, and John Gold, former athletic director here, will also attend. Fathers of the lettermen as well as Chet Miller, Noah Belding and Paul Edwards of the "Y" staff have been invited to the affair. Awards will be made to the following: Intramural Trebilcox. handball - Paul Intramural ping pong - Morris Veigh. Wrestling - Robert Most, Al Stets, Edward Robects, Lee Wazater, James Hunt, Paul Trebilcox. Basketb;ill - Albie Baker, Willia m Thomas, Robert Hopkins, Wayne Swanberry, David Secunda, Earl Haefele, Wesley Hershkowitz, Paul Padlick. Swimming - John Guiney, Robert Conway, John Mundry, David Evans, Harry Jeter, Jack Mangan, Kenneth Cranston, John Batey. Baseball- Victor Urban,Edwartl Labak, John Kuschel, John Sa ricks, Joseph Curley, John Dooley, Stephen Gacha, Waynt- Swa nberry. Intramural bowling - M. I. T., Voris Hall , Roy Tasker, Arthur Bernhart , William Schuyler, Walter Thomas, William Gardner. J. C. vs Campus Team Joe Curley will take an allstar softball team to the campus tomorrow to play a team headed by Hank Pete rs. It will be the fir st time for the two institutions to meet in this sport. Our team will leave in the morning and return at night. About 12 men are expected to make the trip. �Friday, May 26, 1939 THE BUCKNELL BEACON Page Five BUCKNELL JUNIOR COLLEGE ATHLETES TO ENROLL AT OTHER SCHOOLS 3 CAGERS WILL PLAY AT CAMPUS Swimmers Will Likely Continue Elsewhere Several members of this year's graduation class hope to continue in athletics at other institutions next fall. Most of these students will attend Bucknell University. Leading the procession to the campus will be cagers Albie Baker, Bob Hopkins and Bill Thomas. University of Pennsylvania may be blessed with the presence of swimmer John Guiney, who was president of the class this year and ,dso head of the Lettermen's Club. Rob Conwav, another natator, may resume ·his activities at University of Scranton. John Mundry another of Coach Slats Obitz's performers for quite some time, may go to the Lewisburg campus. the swimmers who go to the campus will be forced to remain inactive as far a; their sport is concerned as no pools are available for teams. Clarence Obitz John Guiney Albie Baker Two athletes were elected to high offices in the recent elections. Earl Haefele of the basketball team was chosen president of next y~ar's class, and Kenneth Cranston, a swimmer, was selected to head the Lettermen's Club. Freshmen Engage In Many Sports V..1hen students voted for the outstanding male athlete in the school, they failed to example the performances of the athletes, before voting for their choices. Not wanting to take any honor away from the victoriuos person, it is impossible to pass up the performances recorded by some of our freshmen. Paul Trebilcox excelled in handball, wrestling and is now making a good showing in tennis. Vic Urban has been a reliable standby in basketball and baseball as has been Wayne Swanberry. Jeter, Hershkowitz Gain Net Victories The Junior College tennis team made its first start last week but bowed to East Stroudsburg State Teachers College Frosh. Hank Jeter was the only individual to take a match for the Bisons, but he and Wes. Hershkowitz teamed up in the doubles to win another one. Every member of the team, including the coach, is a newcomer in this sport here, as every member of last year's team graduated or left school. With the exception of Bob Conway, the others on the club are freshmen. They are John O'Malley, George Scott, Paul Trebilcox. Prof. Arthur Bernhart is coaching the team. William Thomas Jack Saricks All these athletes, with the exception of Coach Obitz of the swim team, have finished their careers at the Junior College, this year and will be honored at the Lettermen's Dinner, June 3. Obitz will be back t::, le'ld the natators again next season. Berry, Steinert Take Pin Title "ZEKE" ZlGS AND ZAGS .. After winning the singles championship easily in the bowling tournament, Jack Berry set a fast pace in snaring the doubles title for himself and Clarence Stienert The veteran from Avoca toppled the maples for 527 pins in the doubles while Steinert scored 436 pins for a total of 936 to garner honors. Charles Fehlinger and St.anley Kressess ran a bad scond, trailing the leaders by nearly 150 pins. Because he bowled before time Len Osheroff's score of 565 was clisqulifiecl and his partner, Bob Patton, then teamed up with Joe Kornblatt and finished in third place. Had Osheroff's score been accepted, he and Patton would have won the title with a total of better than 1,000 pins. "Zeke" Kuschel put his thumb to work last Saturday in a moment of despair and received a ride to the Mathewson Day celebration at La Plume-gratis. We don't know whether uzeke'' was aware of the financial condition of the baseball organization or not but his economical step was greatly appreciated by Coach Curley. The Junior College nine was scheduled to play the Keystone Junior College team as' part of the day's festivities and HZeke,,, stellar first baseman of the crew, was appointed to join the local caravan in Pittston. Impatient "Zeke" thought the boys forgot about him after a few extra minutes of waiting at the east end of the Pittston bridge and he decided to solict a ride to Scranton. .John Mundry Miss Space's Dogs Win Prizes Voted the outstanding feminine student in the athletic field at the Junior College, Madge Space is living up to that honor. In the Luzerne County Kennel Club's dog show last Sunday, Madge's long entry won first prize. She said the dog will compete for more honors at the big show at Sky Top in August. A resident of Dallas where the family has a large farm near the Huntsville Dam, Miss Space gets more than her share of outdoor life. When she is not grooming her clogs for shows, she incl ulges in horseback riding and swimming. If you are ever in that neighborhood this summer it is possible ·that Miss Space would be pleased to acquaint you with life on the farm. �THE BUCKNELL BEACON Page Six Friday, May 26, 1939 "Und a Grand Time Was Had By All" Prof. Townsend caught ; this one of Britting1 ham in action . .. cake through courtesy of Kornblatts Bakery . .. Mundry tells about the big one that got away Row, row, row your boat . .. . Poor Julie -she's Camera shy, but the other girls enjoy it . .. . . Brrrr- Gacha goes in for a dip. 111-._r I. to r. Jimison, Duddy and Roski . .. Wa,eter at bat, Gelb behind tree, Kornblatt counts runs "Som e f un canoein.~" observes Greenwald German Club Picnic The Happy Germans gathered at Lake Nuangola recently and spent a day of fun and rec1eation. Prof. Stanley R. Townsend acted as chaperone and snappe:I the candid shots accompanying this article. A soft-ball game between the Freshmen and Sophomores featured several spectacular hits and catches. Pl-tther Brittingham was the only Sophomore man who was able to hold the Frosh hitless. Umpire Tonsend took time out to snap the boys in action. Sluggers of the day included Edelman. Greenberg, and "Seppel" Kornblatt, each getting three perfect hits The ,ottage of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Bodycomb was the haven of the group at lunch time. Hot dogs and soda served as a repast. COLLEGIATE SOCIALS Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Farley will entertain sophomores Thursday evening, June 8, at 6 :15, on the college lawns. Guests will include members of the faculty and graduates: Affair will be held prior to convocation exercises. On Tuesday, May 16 the Beta Gamma Chi Sorority held electior) for two of next years offices,, namely that of president and treasurer. The positions of vicepresident and secretary will be chosen from the Freshmen class next September. The nominations for president were Twyla Burkert, Mary Brislin, and Mary Pace. Twvla Burkert was elected to the· office . Those nominated for treasurer were Lydia Greenbaum, Gertrude Jones, and Grace Mathews. Grace Mathews was chosen Columnist Kay Dangerfield of the Times-Leader remarked recently concerning the likeness between our own Miss Norma Sangiuliano and the equally beautiful Miss Lily Pons. Columnist Kay penned in part; "Both are petite, gracious, of Latin ancestry or birth and possessed of artistic temperament as befits theatre folk." The year's social activities came to an end for the girls with a tea on Friday , May 12. The wife of one of our faculty members, Mrs. J o~eph Miller gave a delightful address on the value of the individual's personality in the present day and left the group with quite an optimistic out-look. The turn-out of the high school guests was greater at this tea than the preceding ones. A wide and varied group of programs featured the past several chapel programs. A capacity audience (we know you didn't skip) attended the dynamic lecture deli vere<l by Emory Nelson, concerning·•' Courtship and Marriage'' Followed then by an address by Dr. Donald F. Closterman of Kingston, who gave an illustrated lecture on "The Heart, Good and Bad." The last in the entertainment series of program was presented by Geraldine Kuschel, a student of the Junior College and a student at the Scranton Conservatory of Music. Miss Kuschel played several piano selections. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Bucknell Beacon, 1939 May 26th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939 March 26 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bucknell University Junior College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/f37dd4281a9b1195561ca6d1e777d768.pdf 120403679a138899e2686e258c532a40 PDF Text Text BUCKNELL BEACON WILKES-BARRE, PA. Volume 4. Number 8 WELCOME FRESHMEN TEN SCI-IOLARSI-IIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED A '"LUCKY 13" DARTE SCHOLARSHIPS PRESENTED TO TWO SOPHOMORE STUDENTS GREETINGS FROM OUR DIRECTOR The character of a college is determined not only by its faculty and its standards of 'instruction, but by its student body. We are delighted this year to welcome an outstanding Freshman Class. While in high school you have clone excellent work; we anticipate that you will continue to do outstanding work while you are with us at Bucknell. Although the Junior College is young, a high standard of scholarship has been set, and it is our hope that each succeeding class will raise this standard. · There are other standards, however, with which Bucknell is equally concerned. Education is not a matter of intellect alone, but is also concerned with the development of character and the formation of fine ideals. During your two years with us, you may develop personal q!!..<J.litjes tha_t will add to your happiness and increase your value to your community and to your country. Through your associations at Bucknell finer standards will be created. May all of us have the strength to adhere to these standards. \i\That l have said may seem to he in a serious vein: the thing that I really want to say is that we are delighted to have you with us, am( we look forward to working with you during the next two years. Dr. Eugene Farley. VARIO US IMPROVEMENTS AID STUDENT STUDY Heating Plant Installed at Chase Hall Larger accomodations and increased facilities are the result of the past summer's work in the two buildings of Bucknell Junior College. Improvements to Conyngham Hall, including renovations and painting of several rooms, have been completed. \Vorkmen yesterday put the finishing touches on the newly enlarged lecture room on the third Aoor. A new heating plant has been installed in Chase Hall and additional work in the cafeteria and loung-es was finished last week. The repainting and redecorating of the reception room in Chase Hall are among the many improvements completed earlier in the summer. Frida~, September 22, 1939 Eight Freshmen Win Honors PRES. MARTS, Dr. FARLEY ADDRESS ASSEMBLIES New Junior Collegians are Advised to Stand Firm and "Grasp Every Opportunity" Addresses by President Arnaud C. Marts of Bucknell University, and Dr. Eugene Farley, director of Bucknell Junior College, featured the opening of Freshman Week exercises which came to a close with ope11 house in the College theatre on Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Farley, speaking to the members of the Freshman class assembled in the college theatre on on South River Street, contrasted the change in different generations and urged the students to grasp every opportunity in these changing time that will lead to selfimprovement. He stressed the importance of setting an ideal and maintaining faith in "ourselves and others." He declared the "challenge of uncertainty" is facing the youth of America daily and that only through study can confidence be gained. Greetings to the new students were extended by President Marts After congratulating the students for having advanced so far in the field of learning, he stated that college is for those who are to rise above the others. President Marts told the students to set their course and follow it through "regardless of opposing winds." He cited an example in Abraham Lincoln's life as an example of preparedness for the time when "your chance comes." In the future; Mr. Marts prophesied, historians will be writing that on September 1, 1939, when Europe embarked on a second World War, the center of civilization shifted to the Western Hemisphere. This, he claims, is a challenge to our youth to make a better world, since the leadership of civilization will be entrusted to them. FRESHMAN EYE-TESTS GIVEN Corrective Measures Advised For Sight Improvement. Dr. William Policoff, WilkesBarre optometrist and a graduate of the University of Scranton, University of Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania College of Optics and Ophthmology, completed his research work in the "diagnosis and correction of reading disabilities" among members of the Freshman Class on Monday. Tests, which started the early part of last week, were given daily to about twenty-five new students at the Junior College. Dr. Policoff has examined more than one hundred students since he commenced the research at the Junior College. Freshmen were given the Gray oral reading test and through the medium of an Ophthalmograph, a comprehensive analysis of the student's ability to read silently, the speed of the reading, the number of fixations (per hundred words), regressions, and binocular efficiency were determined. Corrective measures have been instituted by Dr. Policoff where defective reading has been noted. Dr. Policoff explained that scientific data shows that some of the more common types of reading disability are not due to disturbance of vision but rather in the student's failure to read correctly. Ten Bucknell Junior College students have been announced a,s beneficiaries of scholarship awards Dr. Eugene Farley announced today that Robert Connelly, son of Dr. and Mrs. T . J. Connelly of Kingston, and David Secunda, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sec~,nda of Newport Township have received scholarships donated by Mrs. Franck Darte, Junior College trustee, to honor students of last semester's Freshman Class. Eight me'mbers of the Freshman Class have been announced as winners of competitive examinations conducted several months ago. They are Harvey M. Wruble, Kingston High School; Ferris Miller, West Pittston High School; Julius Mandlovitz, Edwardsville High School; Ruth Lynn, Nanticoke High SGhool: Betty SGho.r-n~ stein, Forty Fort High School; Lillian Rosen, Elinor Smuylan, and Jane Nagro, all of Meyers High School. PILOTS WILL BE TRAINED HERE Bucknell Junior College has been selected to participate in the Civilian Pilot Training program now being inaugurated by the Civil Aeronautics Authority at Washington. This means that the college is ready to accept registrants for training in the flight course for the academic year 1939-40. Students will receive a private pilot's certificate of competency upon successful completion of the course Dr. Farley said the college will co-operate with local Chamber of Commerce and Airport officials to get the training program underway by October 1 when ground school classes are expected to begin at the college. Flight instruction will be given at the airport between October 15 and November 1. By Co-operative arrangements between the college and CAA students will pay a laboratory fee of about $40 to cover cost of medical examination, 24-hour insurance coverage of $3,000 accidental death and dismemberment, and $50 hospitalization and medical reimbursement. Students eligible must be citizens of United States and between 18 and 25 and must not have had any solo flight experience �THE Page Two BUCKNELL THE BUCKNELL BEACON Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Co-Editors ........ Mary Brislin, John Bush BEACON Friday, September 22, 1939 "In the Good Old Summertirne ... " EVERYONE WAS BUSY--DIRECTOR BUYS FARM MUSIC PROF PLANS "BIGGER AND BETTER" BACH FESTIVAL ON POCONO MOUNTIAN ESTATE Sports Editor-Robert Patton Librarian Visits Europe; SangiuHano Tours West Advertising rates: 50c per column-inch Two column-inches 75c One year: $4.50 per column-inch; two column-inches $6.'>0 PUBLISHED EVERY THREE WEEKS BY THE STUDENTS OF BICKNELL UNIVERSITY JUNIOR COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNA. LLEWELLYN BROS . . . . . INCORPORATED EDITORIALS GETTING A CULTURAL BACKGROUND . .. Of more than passing significance last semester was the failure of students to to acquaint themselves with the BUJC Library. Circulation of books was low, and newspapers and periodicals received little attention from the students. We hear continuous talk about acquiring a cultural background as if it were something passed out in a little package along with one's diploma. The biggest single agency for getting a wide background is books and Junior Collegians are particularly fortunate in having a well-stocked library at their disposal. Most students have discovered the value of the Library as a reference tool but they seem to be either unaware or completely disinterested in the library·s other possibilities, Current events can be reviewed and an insight on national affairs gained through constant persual of the Library·s newspapers and magazines. True, the periodicals are, for the most part, in stacks but they arc always on call and the library assistants arc more than willing to be of service. Use the Library as a source of pleasure and incidentally improve yourself culturally. DEMOCRACY . . . Perhaps the best definition of the ethical concept which is s()dly neglected these days was expressed by Thomas Parker when he said, "Democracy means not Tm as good as you are,' but ·your·e as good as I am· ... We who hold this democratic conccpt---do we live by this way of life:' Were we on this stricken globe to practice this, we would {ind a real solution to our political and social problems. GUESS WHAT? ANOTHER BRISLIN Thomas Brislin, graduate of the Meyer's High School, is the third member of the Brislin f amity to enroll at Bucknell Junior College. Tommy's older brother Joe, was a member of the Junior Coller,e swim team. Ile is completing his college studies at the University of Scranton. lvlary, a sister, is entering her second year at B UJC. She is a swimmer too. Tommy is expected to uphold the aquatic reputation of the Brislin family when Coach Obitz starts the swim team to action. IT'S HERE TO STAY Jack O' Malley offers his "appeasement policy''. He would like it known, once and for all, that he has prepared a limited budget for the school term, and will be unable to support the financial obligations of his many "friends" for the next ten monhs. The fortunate individuals who 'worked' the sympatMes of O' Malley last semester for their weekly portions of cigarettes will have to turn elsewhere this semester. 0' Malley's budget is self-styled~ for O' Malley's use only. Spending the summer abroad, Miss Elizabeth Klinedinst, librarian, encountered many thrilling experiences. The excitement in London caused by practice air raid drills, "blackouts", etc., were among the many high lights of the journey. Before departing from the Junior College in June, Miss Klinedinst was dubious as to making the trip abroad because of the then gathering war clouds. Determined to visit England, she made the trip with a friend, Miss Claudia Montague of Scarsale, New York. The couple returned to the United States on September 6, thrilled by the spectacular events in Europe but nevertheless unharmed. In his second annual report to the Board of Trustees of BUJC, Dr. Eugene Farley reported that comparative data from 355 colleges show that the students of the Junior College possess greater scholastic ability than do the students in more than seventy per cent of these colleges. Prof. Elwood Disque, who returns to the Junior College this year, completed his studies for a maste1 's degree at the University of Pennsylvania. Marraige of Miss Barbara A. Ryerson, instructor of French and English at the Junior College, to Michael H. Harper of New York, took place at the home of her mother, Mrs. Eugene C. Ryerson, \Vorcester, Massachusetts. John J. Emanski, son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Emanski of Forty Fort, was admitted to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He is a graduate of Bucknell Junior College. Aiding in the direction of the Children's Home Center Camp at Noxen during the warm weather was Robert Hopkins, BUJC grad, who, incidentally was the first man in the history of the social institution to direct the summertime activities of the youngsters. Bob will continue his studies at Lewisburg. Dr. Eugene Farley purchased a farm in the Back Mountain region, and Prof. Gies, contemplating a bigger and better Bach Festival, vacationed at his Pocono Mountain Estate. Miss Norma Sangiuliano, touring the west, gathered information on stage work and in other dramatic phases, which she will present to her dramatic arts classes with the opening of sessions this week. Another marriage of local significance was that of Miss Mary Reiff of Shawnee, Oklahoma and Dr. Arthur Bernhart, assistant professor of mathematics at the Junior College. Mr. and Mrs. Bernhart are residing at 230 South River Street. Attending his first military Jack Mangan, BUJC sophomore and member of the swimming team, made an unusual record for himself. Jack, in winning a medal for military conduct and efficiency offered by the Military Training Camps Association and also a medal for excellence in citizenship awarded by the Civilian club of Baltimore, won high regard among his fellow civilian sald.iers at camp Meade., Ma.qrlawl where he was stationed. THE SIGNS READ "No Parking" Wilkes-Barre City authorities will again this year enjorce the parking ref!,ulations on River street to the nth degree. Freshmen are advised to heed the parking signs that are posted on both sides of the thorough(are between Market and South Streets. Parking time is unlimited in unrestricted zones. No parkinf!. is permitted on the east side of River street. Parking limits are marked on the west side of the street and in order to avoid a fine it is advisable to stay within the limits prescribed. The Director of the Junior College also requests students to refrain from parking on the side or in the rear of Conyngham Hall. The same rule applies to open space in the rear of Chase llall. The Second floor hcis been rese1'ved for smoking and recreation. Upperclassmen are asked to comply with this new ruling, thereby setting a good example for the Freshmen to follow. �THE Friday, September 22, 1939 BUCKNELL BEACON Page Three SWIMMERS WILL BE SEEKING NEW RECORD THIS SEASON Obitz Has Only 2 Veterans Back As Tough Schedule Is Arranged The Bison Tank Team will be out to establish a record for future teams to shoot at when they get underway this season. Last year under the captaincy of John Guiney, the best swimmer ever to register at the River Street Institution, they finally won their first contest and then went on to make it two straight for the Season. In 1936-37 swimming was established as a major sport at the Junior College, with Wayne Gardner as captain. The team met some of the best College frosh teams in this section of the country but failed to win any of its contests, which was due more to lack of sufficient material than anything else. The following season, John Kasper and Norman Costine were co-captains and with a much stiffer schedule than the preceding year, they were forced to remain in the ranks of the defeated aggregations. The bright spot of the season was the undefeated record of John Guiney, then a Freshman, who participated in twenty freestyle sprints in ten meets and won all of them. Guinev was elected captain for the 1938-39 season a-nd it was under him that the Bucknelians won their first and second meets. The first win was over the Scranton University Varsity and the second over Franklin and Marshall Academy. Only two lettermen from last year's squad will return to school this fall, John Mangan, a breast stroker and Kenneth Cranston a middle distance swimmer. Coming in with this year's freshmen will be Joseph Slamon, a back,-;troker who won his letter at Meyers High School last year and from whom much will be expected this year. Another former Meyers High swimmer, Tom Brislin, also will be out for a place on the team. He is one of the best prospects ever to enroll at Bucknell. It was only because of illness that he did not compete at Meyers last season. An older brother Joseph was a member of the first Bison team and Tom will be out to uphold the record set up by his brother. Many of the new enrollees wi II undoulJtedly p:)ssess plenty of ability in aquatics but because of retiring natures will have to be found" out through the medium of class periods in swimming. Eel Labak, who captained the baseball nine last year, has stated that he will be out for the swimming team. If he has anywhere near as much ability in swimming as he has shown in baseball he will be a welcome addition to the squad. John Jenkins of Taylor also possesses swimming possibilities but \\·ill not have a chance to prove it as Thomas has him spotted for the cage squad. --BUCKNELL PATTER-- As far as the coaches are concerned, Junior College teams should hold a top rating since the mentors are well experienced and know their sports thoroughly. However, lack of material plagues the teams year after year. When athletes do not have to fight hard to gain a place on the varsity, they are lax in their training and it shows up in competition. For example only enough students turned out for the swim team at one time to round out the squad. The coach did not have a chance of cutting or shifting since the performers were not available. As a result the boys were not forced to earn a place on the team. The team will be coached by Clarence "Slatz" Obitz, who will be starting his fourth year as the Bison mentor. Don't forget if you are interested in swimming, be sure to contact the coach at the earliest possible moment. As another school term rolls around, upperclassmen are looking forward to a successful season in sports. Last year's freshman class produced many good athletes and if the incoming class duplicates, Junior College teams will be tough to stop. The coaching staff is intact from last season. Clarence "Slats" Obitz, who was an outstanding athlete in high school, will be starting his fourth year as swimming coach. He is one of the foremost figures in the sport in the valley and is responsible for the increased interest in swimming throughout this section in the last few years. The other three leaders, Walter "Shorty" Thomas in basketball, Joe Curley in baseball and Steve Gacha in boxing and wrestling, got their first starts here last year. However, Thomas assisted Hank Peters, former coach who is now working in the physical education department at the University and studying for his master's degree at the same time, while a member of the varsity team. Curley knows his baseball, having played with many teams in Three Man Bowling Teams to be Formed Lettermen To Have First Meeting Oct. 3 All Teams Expect To Have Banner Season The much talked of bowling league will start its fourth year of intra-mural competition with a complete change in league teams and rosters. Instead of the usual five-man team composed of members picked at random, a series of three-man teams selected from the social Studies, Engineers, Education, Commerce and Finance, and A. B. groups will go to make up two six-team leagues to operate on Monday and Wednesday afternoons on the Y. M. C. A. alleys. The Lettermen's Club again leads the others with its first meeting of the 1939-40 Feason scheduled for Tuesday, October 3. The program will include a short business meeting; an address of welcome by Dr. Roy C. Tasker, faculty adviser of athletics; and motion pictures. The physical education department will agian play a major part in the everyday life of the Junior College student. . . A program of intr-mural, inter-clas'i, and regular class period activities consisting of competition in volley ball, handball, bowling, ping-pong, billiards, wrestling, basketball, softball, and archery will fulfill the needs and interests of all male ,students. A few new teams have been added to this year's schedule and as usual, the swimmers did not pick their spots as the new foes are all noted for the quality of their tank teams. Cornell Frosh, C. C. N. Y. and Lafayette are the new additions. The season will open on Dec. 9, with Syracuse Frosh at Syracuse. 14, C. C. N. Y. at New York City. January 6, 1940, University of Pennsvlvania Frosh at Philadelphis. i 2, Cornell Frosh at Ithaca, N. Y. 19, Wyoming Seminary at home. 20, Lafayette Frosh at home. Dates following the ones mentioned are pending and will be against Franklin and Marshall Academy at home, C. C. N. Y. at home. Scranton University, home and home, Wilkes-Barre Y.1\/I.C.A home and Colgate University Frosh. The faculty team, composed of Messers. Hall, Tasker, Schuyler, Bernhart and Thomas, winners of the Intra-mural crown last year, will not enter this fall, leaving the league open to student competition. The following are holdovers from last year's league: A. B.'s John Bush. Steve Gacha, Robert Patton, Adam Voyton, and Joseph Kornblatt; Commerce and Finance: John Dooley, Ray Eaton, Charles Fehlinger, Earl' Haefele, Wesley Hershkowitz, Merle Seeherman, and John Stanchak; Engineers: Jack Berry, Paul Pad lick, Charles Piatt, Eugene Rogers, Clarence Steinert, and Al Switch. There are no s udents in the education group returning. A reorganization meeting will be called with notices to be posted on the various bulletin boards. A special invitation has been issued to the following sophomore students who participated in some form of athletics during the past year to attend the meeting: Lee Wazeter, Jack Mangan, Victor Urban, John Dooley, Earl Haefele, David Secunda, Wayne Swan bery, John Kuschel, Edward Labak, Charles Templeton, Jack Smith, David Evans, Jack Batey, Stephen Gacha, John Bush, Kenneth Cranston, Charles Fehlinger, Robert Most, Raymond Eaton, Edward Roberts, Albert Stets, Paul Trebilcox, James Aikman, Jack Berry, Wesley Hershkowitz, Donald Kersteen, Robert Patton, and Clarence Steinert as well as all freshmen students who are interested in any line of athletics. Kenneth Cranston, President, has enlisted the aid of a special committee to make a_rrangements for luncheon meetings to be held in the Y. M. C. A. It comprises David Evans, Lee Wazeter, John Dooley, and Earl Haefele, representing swimming, wrestling, baseball, and basketball. these parts. He kept in condition during the summer by pitching two softball teamsto championships. Gacha engaged in a few fights outside of the city during the vacation period. With more good athletes entering the school each year, competition for starting assignments promises to be keen and we should see some good results this year. Considerable interest will be centered around the wrestling program . . . Though still in its infancy here, enough interest has been shown to select a varsity team from all intra-mural competition this fall for matches with neighboring schools ... Lee Wazeter, Paul Trebilcox, Ed Roberts, Al Stets, and Dave Evans are among those returning this fall who won honors in the intramural tournament. Something new in the way of bowling will be tried out this fall when the season gets under way ... Instead of the usual five-man team, there will be a three-man team ... Two separate leagues of six teams will operate, the winners of each league to engage in a play-off series. . . The faculty team, long the nemesis of all student teams, will not enter into intra-mural competition this year . . They say that there isn't enough competition . . . Oh yeah! �THE Page Four BUCKNELL Freshmen "Grin and Bear It" Even a Goldfish Swallower Amon~ the Initiates All in all, the Freshmen are taking their medicine like real col!ege men and women. (Heaven help those, who are belligerent.) Since Wednesday morning the new college students have been the targets of upperclassmen . Rubber aprons, din ks, buckets for books, odd shoes, and divers other requirements are being enforced rigidly by the Sophomores. Sophomore class officers will conduct an inquisition at the encl of the prescribed "initiation period" and the guilty students will be penalized. Aside from custom, the initiation requirements seemed more than interesting this year. The hobbies of many of the Freshmen are varied and interesting, Several horseback riders , a few "sleepers", and even a "singer" have enrolled here. Surprising of all is the fact that a "gold-fish swallower" is in our midst. Subsequently he will display his collegiate spirit. WITH THE ALUMNI Majority of Bucknell Junior College graduates who finished two years of work in. June will begin studies at Bucknell U niversrt-y,- kewishurg, today. Those who will begin their Junior year include Genevieve Brennan, Jacob M·urray Edelman, Rose Frantz, Robert Graham, Dorothy Hughes, Abraham Mandlovitz, Marion Martin, Julia Place, Dorothy Smailes, Wilbur Troy, William Dowdell, Robert Kerr, Milton Goldstein, Robert Hopkins, Dudley James, Marguerite Kraskevich, Robert Nagle, Alfred Ringstron, Robert Royer, Darina Tuhy, Christine Whiteman, Carl Matukeitis, Frank Donnelly, William Morton, Stanlev Henning, Philip McCabe, Pi1ilip Netz~!, and Joseph Vlodowski. BEACON Friday , September 22, 1939 Mang Have Very Interesting Hobbies Faculty Frolic Before Work Begins. The Bucknell Junior College faculty and members of their families held their first reunion of the school year at the Director's fari:n in the Back Mo1;1ntain s~ction. It was a glorious occass1on-the celebrat10n havmg as one of its main events, the welcoming home of two members of the faculty who married during the vacation season. To the left, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Bernhart are pictured in a candid shot as they w~tched the festivites. In the rear can be seen Dr. David Brown, dad in picnic attire--while nearby Dr. Roy Tasker is observing the beauteous scenery surrounding the Farley summer home. * "Rare or well clone" -that was the call for dinner and none other than Dr. Farley himself was in the "kitchen" supervising the preparation of the "hamburgs". It's rare that hamburgs are "well done" but in this case the faculty found the repast quite enjoyable. There were other delicacies too' which the wives of the faculty members prepared. "Tempting and delicious" were the words Dr. Tasker used in commenting on the dinner. Professor Paul Gies, a cook in his own right, complimented those responsible for the eatables. * Mr. and Mrs. Michael Harper, shown at the left, were also present. While congratulations were being offered, the newlyweds managed to obtain a little snack. The picnic continued throughout the day and everyone had a "grand time." THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE AND CAFETERIA Supplies Pennants Jewelry Open 11 a. m. To 2:30 p. m. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource This is Wilkes University's Beacon Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the Beacon's predecessors, The Bucknell Bison Stampede, 1934-1935 and The Bucknell Beacon, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>. Missing Issues: 1947 August 8th 1947 September 5th 1947 October 3rd 1947 October 17th 1947 October 31st 1947 November 21st 1947 December 19th 1948 September 9th 1950 April 28th 1953 April 10th 1962 February 2nd Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bucknell Beacon, 1939 September 22nd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939 September 22 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bucknell University Junior College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/ad4411aae6b8e1968df93f0c52ab7fa9.pdf 6eeccd41952e48a5423931672d7d3885 PDF Text Text BUCKNELL BEACON Volume 4. WILKES-BARRE, PA. Number 9 STUDENT'S BALLOTS FAVOR REGULATION OF UNITED STATES' STRICT NEUTRALITY This is the first of a series of feature articles prepared and written for the Bucknell Beacon by Joseph Kornblatt. In accord with policies and sentiments of millions of American youths, a large percentage of Bucknell University Junior College students, according to the results of the "neutrality poll" conducted recently, prefer the regulation of strict neutrality on the part of the United States rather than the passage of legislation that might embroil this country in the conflict abroad. Evidence to this fact is found in the overwhelming number of -,_.....,..., _,.,,...•._... students who cast ballots in the n ~gative to the questions "Should the United States help the Allied Nations"" Should the United States help Germany?" and "Should the United States - help Both?" Every move in the direction of entangling the United States in war met opposition with the student ballots. Despite the fact that trading on a boom scale would probably aid the local anthracite markets, 102 students voted against the United States trading with belligerent nations. On the other hand a rousing group of "ayes" responded to the question as to whether the United States should be allowed to sell subsistent needs and raw materials. Commercial credit, according to the opinion of 130 students, should never be extended to foreign .countries. A large percentage of the students voted to allow the administration of the United States to define a "war zone" and exclude all American ships from therein. Within this territory, more than a hundred students opined, the travel of American people should also be prohibited. More than 150 students participated in the questionnaire concerning world relations. Every indication pointed to the fact that the only way the United States can keep out of war is to "stay away from it." CANDID-CA'1:ERA '1:EN CAPTURE CAMPUS Plan "Dark Room" In Conyng,ham Hall This year Bucknell Junior College is hlessed with the addition of a new organization on the campus. We say, "blessed" becam:e this reporter has had the privilege of seeing the club in action, young as it iu. It's the Bucheli Junior Camera Club, and although still in its infancy, it boasts a nice sizeri membership and efficient leaders. At the first business meeting, the purpose and aims of the club were discussed and election of officers was held. Those elected include: Joseph Shina!, president; Steven Whiteman, zi e-president; John Grigger, secretary; and Paul Duddy, treasurer. The Camera Club isn't just a social gathering of camera fiends and would-be camera fiends. They have a definite purpose in mind. While you are reading this, the members are in the midst of the construction of a dark-room in Conyngham Hall for the exclusive use of those who belong to the Camera Club. However, They don't stop there. The club plans a number of demonstrations, at which the novices will be taught the fundamentals of developing, enlarging, etc. The Camera Club is planing trips in the country which will accomplish the dual purpose of giving the members a good time and also th ~ opportunity to get a number of interesting pictu:·es. The Camera Club has arranged to sell photographic equipment in the Collefe Book ~tore at Chase Hall. Members of the club will be entitled to a 10% discount on all equipment. · Th, profits derived from this arrangement will go into the treasury of the club in order to cov r the purchasing of material needed, such as an enlarger, developer, etc. A program of this sort is likely to bring the students of Bucknell flocking to join the (Cont. on page 2) Tuesday, October 24, 1939 JUNIOR COLLEGIANS LEARN TO DANCE While thousands of college students ponder the international crisis and attempt to master the "rah-rahs" of their alma mater, more than 20 boys and 30 girls at Bucknell Junior College are learning the secret of versatility. This time its a dancing school. What's more the students, who know how to dance, are teaching the initiates-and it's not costing a penny. Dancing classes are held twice weekly-on Wednesday at noon for the boys and the following day for the girls. A phonograph furnishes the melodies while the beginners attempt to cram the intricate steps and fancy outines into their minds. Somewhat novel is the faculty. The girls teach the girls and then its the girls again, this time instructing the boys. CONFERENCE SERIES BEGINS OCTOBER 31 Six Weekly Lectures Every Tuesday Nig,ht At 8 In Chase Hall Faculty-Student Council Has Many Advantages This year a new improvement has been made at Bucknell Junior College. This institution is among the first educational centers in the eastern part of the United States to give the Faculty-Student Council plan a trial. As the name implies, the council is a combination of the faculty with the student council and is intended to supplement the work of the latter body. The purpose of the FacultyStudent Council is two-fold: First, to bring about closer relationship between the faculty and the student council; second, to prevent any great divergence in the plans of action decided upon by the separate bodies. The two groups will meet in a joint session once a month for the general discussion of matters affecting the entire student body. Opinions and suggestions will be exchanged and recommendations formulated. Final action on any such recommendations, however, rests with the Student Council which will meet separately two weeks later. Complete· Student Council Financial Statement for Year Shows Expenditures at $3,205.51; Receipts are $3,282.40 Activity Receipts Expenditures Athletics ........... . ....... . . $1, l 02 . 22 $1,102.22 Bucknell Beacon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 .98 446.98 Choral Club.. .. ... .. .... . .... 8S .00 8S .00 Debating.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129. 34 129. 34 Social Activities.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8S S . l S 8S 5 . l S Thespians . ... . ............. . . 36S .04 3 31 . 52 Contingent Fund . ........ .. ... 298 .67 255.30 Totals . .. . . .. .... $3,282 .40 $3,205.5 I Balance $33.S2 43.37 $76 .89 Dr. Daniel D. Gage A series of six lectures d ealing with "Cultural Patterns in the Shifting Scene Today", will be Presented by Bucknell Junior College, beginning next Tuesday evening, in the Chase Thatre. Dr. Wilfrid Crook, head of the Junior College sociology department, will inaugurate the series. He will speak on "The Impact of Science Upon Social Custom." "The Contributions of Science and Technology to Modern Living" will be the subject for the second in the weekly Tuesday evening conferences. Prof. Voris B. Hall will address this session. Dr. Daniel D. Gage is scheduled to speak on November 14. His subject will be "From International Anarchy to International Order." Dr. Gage's vast knowledge of world polit'cs and hi . tory forms an excellent background for a discussion of such a topic. Bucknell's psychology and philosophy professor, Dr. Joseph Miller will discuss "Social Forces and the Individual" on November 21. Prof. George R. Faint will be the last speaker of the series. His top:c will be "Is Modern Religion a Soria! Force?" Closing of the lecture series will be marked by a panel discussion of "Cross Currents" on December 5. ~er·es memberships are open to all for one dollar. The single admission price is twenty-five cents. �THE BUCKNELL BEACON Page Two THE BUCKNELL BEACON Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... .. .... . . ..... . . . .. .......... John Bush Business Manager . .... .. . .. . . .. . . . . ... .. ... . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . ...... Mary Brislin Advertising Manager . .... . . . .. . ........... .. . . ... ... . . .. . .... .. Lydia Greenbaum Sports Editor . . .. .. .... . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . ... .... . .. ... ... . . .... ... . . Robert Patton Feature Editor . .. ...... . . . .... .. ... . .... . ......... . ..... ... .... Joseph Kornblatt Exchange Editor . ... . . .. . . . .. ....... .. ........... . . .. .. . .... .. .. Robert Connelly --Reporters-Elinor Smulyan, Lois M :)fgan, Louise Baker, Ruth Guarnaccia, Marion Waters, Hannah Kolb, Shirley Higgins, Chris O'Malley, H a rvey Wruble, Muriel Rees, Henry Louit, Ruth Sirkin, Pearl Kaufman, John Rauch, Joy Bodycomb, Leon Wazeter, Gertrude .Jones, Jack Mangan, Marcus Pincus. Business Staff Florence Mangel, Lillian Brennan, Zelda Mangel, Helen Sands. Advisory Board Mrs. Barbara Harper, Elwood Disque Advertising rates: 50c per column-inch Two column-inches 75c One year: $4.50 per column-inch ; two column-inches $6.S0 PUBLISHED EVERY THREE WEEKS BY THE STUDENTS OF BICKNELL UNIVERSITY JUNIOR COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNA. LLEWELLYN BROS. - - - - INCORPORATED EDITORIALS WE SEE BY THE PAPERS.. . There's a war on in Europe. Or maybe somebody's just been kic'ding us. Here we are nevertheless, steeped in ,a period of uncertainty, confusion, and doubt. Maybe we·ve been lucky. We believe the correct answer to our current ills and worries can be found in the series of six lectures which Bucknell Junior College will present beginning a week from today. Speakers will endeavor to clear up a considerable portion of the troublesome situation abroad. Although not designed to give understandi:1.g, the lectures may help to interpret the present scene and give perspective to the facts already known. "Cultural Patterns in the Shifting Scene Today" is an experiment in community relatbns. If it meets a need or satisfies the interests of a number of persons, it will be continued . Tuesday, October 24, 1939 HAZING DAYS OVER--STUDENT COUNCIL TURNS TO SERIOUS BUSINESS Now that, the hazing period for the freshman is over, on all sides we hear many comments of what they thought of it. Most of the freshmen can't wait until the day they are mighty Sophomores so that we can inflict on those poor 'stooges' what was given to us. · As much as we all complained, it was fun (?) for a short while but when it continued for two weeks it got rather monotonous. Lois Morgan thought it would be wise to revolt and she did so. Many of the most daring freshmen followed in her footsteps but alas-they received punishment at the inquisition. Any day you could see "Stook" Tischler and Al Gelb being held almost for ransom by the bold Sophomores. Estelle Harrington was also the victim of the cruel upper classmen. After a trial which many considered unfair, we also have our suspicions, queer sights were seen around the peaceful city of WilkesBarre. Baby carriages were wheeled around the square, beautiful girls appeared on the street at eight o'clock in the morning with evening gowns; within the school we saw an active horseman. Other queer sights wei:e seen around and at the end of the day-there was much relief among the freshmen as the Hazing period was over for another year. The student council has already organized and is planning a series of smokers, teas, tea-dances, dancing classes, etc. These activities a ~e expected to induce a more frlendly atmosphere and a better "college spirit" at the Junior College. Two changes in the student government constitution are being considered. One would abolish the Social Activities committee and transfer its duties to the Student Council. By a second amendment, freshmen members of the student Council would be retained in their Sophomore year in order to prevent a complete "turn-over" each year. Both amendments will be further studied and will be submitted to the entire student body for ratification. Leon Wazeter is president of the student council and Gertrude Jones is secretary. (Cont. from page one) c'ub. Those interested can Jo·n by seeing John Grigger, who is in charge of membership. From looking over the membership, it seems that most of you are under the impression that the Camera Club is strict y a "stag" organization. However, the club isn't limited to the male species. All girls, interested in photography will be welcomed as members by the club. ON ATTENDING ASSEMBLY . .. One hour every other week-the assembly period-is set aside for your benefit, arranged to fulfill your needs, satisfy your cultural tastes, and to enrich the college program until it is a well-rounded unit . Director Farley and the Junior Colle3e faculty have made every effort to make the assembly programs for this semester pleasing to you. In -the near future, the Freshmen will be given the opportunity to select the leaders of their class for 1939-40. E very student will have the opportunity to suggest innovations which .would be advantageous to the school and to give frank criticism of present organizations. It is fortunate that so many students are begin'1ing to learn the importance of regular chapel attendance for it is here that a multitude of fine ideals and great ideas are relayed to the student. Take advantage of them-they are your for the taking. MAKING THE COLLEGE NEWSPAPER YOURS . . . There is no denial of the intense satisfaction a writer receives as he sees his own creation in print. The article may be a vehicle of information or inspiration; in either case the influence of the printed word is profound. Our College offers ample opportunity to students interested enough to come to press conferences and have a try at writing. The one prerequisite standing above even experience is a willingness to work. To the can::! idate who displays this willingness, an assignment will be made and the editors will do their part in the way of suggestions and corrections. Remember, too, that writing news stories does not by any means equal the tota l expenditure of work of the Bucknell Beacon. Make-up, advertisements, headlines, proofreading, cartoons, and the like all need to be provided. · You pay for the paper, and the opportunity to broaden the statement ··of, by, and for the students of Bucknell Junior College" is yours for the trying." Press conferences are held every other Tuesday at 11 :30 a. m. In the French room on the second floor of Chase Hall. MEET THE GANG AT-- Est. 1871 MEN'S FURNISHINGS AND THE SPA SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED . .. The American University at Washington, D .. C. , is offering scholarships to graduates of Junior Colleges throughout the United States. Information concerning hcsc Lll\'8 rds will be supplied by the dea n or registrar of the Junior College . HATS OF QUALITY 9 West Market Street WILKES-BARRE, PA. Th~ Most Modern- Look Where You May Music of Todaythe RALPH PAUL way Are you interested in- Photography Stamp Collecting Craft Work Printing Dancing Instruction Archery Chess What is Your Hobby? IN SYMPATHY . .. Students of Bucknell University Junior College extend their sincerest sympathies to Dorothy Traxler on the sudden passing of her father, Prof. William E . Traxler, educator and head of the science department of Wyoming Seminary . JORDAN Get into a Group with the Same interests at the 2-0426 READING Will improve your Mind •.• for a few cents you can get a lot of reading of your own choosing. It can be of the most intellectual type or of the simplest blood and thunder mystery. . . at the Y. M. C. A. Back Date Magazine Store WILKES-BARRE, PA. 151 So. Main Street WILKES-BARRE, PA. �Tuesday, October 24, 1939 THE BUCKNELL B E ACON Page Three The Beacon SpotlightsDOLLY BETZ Kingston High Scho:>1 Commerce an:i Fin'.lnce .. blase. . . she talks, fifty words per minute ... seldom seen with hat .. . loves birds and the outdoors . . . Just what is it that won·t ma~e her blush ?. . . she chooses the piece de resistance fo r cafeteria repasts. . . another example of the fine voice culture in JC girls . . . President, Beta Gamma Chi . . . vivacious . . . all arounci sport. LEE WAZETER Meyers High School Bachlor of Arts . . . President of the Student Council . . . . BUJC's number one pressure man . . . coperpetrator of the ··dancing school" and the ).C's ":'re~tling .~quad .. .. liter3:~y procli vities, Esquire and R eaders Digest . .. Bucknell's jolliest. . . constantly before the student body's eye and in it's ear .. . Casanova pe:sonified . . . dancer deluxe. . . . NORMA EMANSKI Forty Fort High School Commerce and Finance . . . her smile portrays her fr iendlin ess. . . al ways going somewhere . that ··come hither" look .. . She and Gloria look after the Frosh . . . her second home-the library . . . her favorite eading for pleasure or study in history .. . silent doer . .. journalistic leanings . . . excellent example of everyday enthusiasm. HARVEY WRUBLE Kingston High School Bachelor of Science .. hi-ho-a jazz man dressed up in cap and gown. . . has languages for breakfast , lunch, and dinner . .. the linguis t and the jokester of the Freshman class ... laughs at life, loves, and lives on . .. likes to write . .. smooth of tongue and serious of purpose . . . respect for the international questions-attempts -to do something abou t them .. . pax omnibus cum, he says . . Camera Club reporter. Junior College Activities Announce Plans for Year - ~--- - - -- - - · - -- - - - - THESPIANS PLAN PLAY FOR CHAPEL EXERCISES IN NOVEMBER The Dramatics activities group has not as yet completed plans for the school year but a partial amount of work has already commenced and Miss Norma Sangiuliano is wiell pleased with the work of the Thespians so far this year. Following the tradition of the college to participate in as many community affairs as possible throughout the year, two members of the college are lending their talents for the presentation of " M adame President", which will be presented in the Presbyterian Church, Ashley, on Thursday evening. Miriam Housley and Jack Mangan are the characters in this stage play written by Wallace Action. Chapel excercises on November 21 will feature a one-act mystery play, "The Inn of Return·· by Don C. Jones . The cast includes future Barrymores and Cornells in the persons of Bernard Achammer, Stanford Tischler, Ralph Waters, Harold Griffith, John Kuschel , and Alfred Groh. Miss Sangiuliano is planning an adaptation of "Gammer Gurton's Needle" , on eof the early English comedies, for future production. The talent committee has reported many possiblities a mong the Freshman and additional try-outs will be given throughout the year for those who have not as yet displayed their dramatic ability. Acting is not the only type of participation in dramatic work. The theatre has a job for everyone. Thespians a re seeking the services of many young men interested in electrical work, and painting, to assist in making future productions successful. The Thespians also have social affairs during the year. A Hallowe'en party will be given October 27, Invitations will be issued for this affair. The Thespians this year will strive to purchase new lighting equipment for the Chase Theatre stage. The German Club is forging ahead. A wiener roast held at Chase a fortni ght ago attracted dozens of German students and their friends . M embers s:1ng German folk songs around the log-fire, while they munched frankfurters and marshmallows and drank cider. Twenty Boys and a Girl. This unusal candid snapshot shows Lois Jayne Morgan surrounded by a group of Freshman boys on the campus surrounding Chase Hall. Miss Morgan is a graduate of Meyers High School. In the front row, left to right are: Harvey Wruble, John Jenkins, Kenneth Kressler, John Pratt, Lois Morgan, Dave Friedman, Bucknell Junior College Glee Club, under the direction of Mr. Charles Henderson, will appear in a number of concerts sponsored by churches and schools in the central city. The chorus is composed of thirty-five mixed voices. Charles Fehlinger and Eleanor Parry, have been elected president and secretary respectively of the musical organization. The two musical numbers that have been practiced are "Ave Verum Corpus" by Mozart and a Bach Chorale. The glee club plans to study secular music this year and is rehearsing diligently for the concerts to be presented in the near future. A luncheon at the YMCA and the election of officers featured this month's activities of the Engineer' s Club. Nearly fifty members of the student body and faculty attended the the luncheon meeting. Blaine Lewis, George Culp, and Robert Paxson. Back row, left to right: Raymond Young, Theodore Cybulski, Harry Miller, John Rolands, Chris O'Malley, John Rauch, Edward Jones, Vincent Segar, Thomas Gazowski, Grier C-i.rpenter, and Solis Goodman. This Paper is a Medium of Student Thought and Opinion * Write a letter to the Editor �Page Four THE T ANKMEN'S TEAM WELL BALANCED BUCKNELL BEACON Tuesday, October 24, 1939 --BUCKNELL PATTER-- The 1939-40 swimming team at Bucknell University Junior College appears to be the best balanced team to represent that institution in all the years that the aquatic sport has been a major athletic activity there. SWANBERR Y LEADS BUJC QUINTET by Bob Patton Our Bowlers Fade Away . . . Students Watch College teams Perform . .. Cranston Lettermen's Head. It was a sad blow to the writer when he learned fellow students failed to show enough interest in bowling to warrant having an intramural league at the .. y .. again this year. It was a pleasure (well, at least on the days when our hook was working) to compete against friendly rivals. Freshmen Cagers Have Experience Bucknell cagers are practicing at the "Y" daily, anticipating one of the most successful basketbal I seas:ms in the history of the institution. The keglers had two incentives. While the winning team received worthwhile awards at the end of the season, each individual, whether on the leading or last-place team, had a chance to make the varsity which was a member of the .. y .. Major League. The best five bowlers, so determined by the quarterly averages, were placed on the varsity. One sophomore likely to miss the sport is Charlie Fehlinger. The Ashley resident, who takes all his sports seriously, developed into an outstanding player after a bad start last season. Affecting Charlie like it did all bowlers, the game got under his skin, so to speak, and he would argue and discuss every pitch, but, nevertheless, he got good results. It's too bad Charlie your ability is going to waste now. Incidentally, volleyball, which was considered a girl's sport a few years back, supplant:ed bowling on the intra-mural schedule. Ken Cranston, president of the Lettermen·s Club, is another hustler. No grass will grow under this boy's feet as far as his interest for the club is concerned. The first luncheon for the group was quite successful. Get a few more speakers like Speed Williams, Ken, and the .. y. won't be able to hold the gathering. With such a leader it is possible our teams will attract more interest from the student body as a whole this season. Al Zakiewicz . . .aauatic asset The best prosp~ct of the newcomers is Al Zakiewicz, a diver who is coming along fast in this department and who will undoubtedly show the most improvement of any of the candidates. Possessing natural ability to start with and having enough interest in the sport to come out and practice eVfn when he is not scheduled, it is likely that he will be the top performer before the season ends. The squad will be cut down November 20th in order to give the varsity the benefit of all possible coaching before the season opens on December 9th. An addition to this years physical education program is beginners swimming instruction and it is being taken advantage of by 18 of the Junior College students. Our swimmers now are getting the necessary training demanded to whip them into championship form. Coach Slats Obitz was tied down considerably the past few years with classes; but no longer in school, the stringbean mentor spends most of his time around the .. y .. pool and varsity candidates are forced to put in tiresome workouts In fact Slats drilled one freshman so hard last week that the latter had to grab a few winks before being able to resume his regular routine of classes. Such drilling is bound to bring favorable results. This should be a warning to Bucknelrs foes. Several students are doing plenty of gloating these days because their alma maters are making the headlines in scholastic football. Dolly Betz, whose brother Joe is an end on Carnegie Tech·s team, is drinking sodas on Kingston·s good fortune . Not much is heard from the Hanover contingent which knows when to keep mum as their team is having a terrible season. Joe Kornblatt is gloomy over the medicore showing of G.A.R. John Dooley, who is trying to make a star out of his brother Tom, a halfback on Larksville·s reserve team, was broken hearted (and went broke) on his team·s downfall before Kingston. Wayne Swanberry . . . cage captain Blonde, Wayne Swanberry, BUJC basketball captain wi111 ead Coach Thomas states this season. WEST SIDE FLORAL SHOP Member of the TDS 7-5537 Market St. Kingston Well, only one team can win a game, so don"t feel so badly when your favorite loses. Which reminds us that our team, Coughlin provides plenty of food for fond thought. THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE AND CAFETERIA Supplies Pennants Jewelry Open 11 a. m. To ' 2:30 p. m. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource This is Wilkes University's Beacon Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the Beacon's predecessors, The Bucknell Bison Stampede, 1934-1935 and The Bucknell Beacon, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>. Missing Issues: 1947 August 8th 1947 September 5th 1947 October 3rd 1947 October 17th 1947 October 31st 1947 November 21st 1947 December 19th 1948 September 9th 1950 April 28th 1953 April 10th 1962 February 2nd Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bucknell Beacon, 1939 October 24th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939 October 24 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bucknell University Junior College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/6bf2e323e07fc7cea02b582018ab75bd.pdf 874151fb66a2aff4d129994faec13170 PDF Text Text JACK MELTON'S BAND BOOKED FOR THANKSGIVING DANCE BUCKNELL BEACON Volume 4. WILKES~BARRE, PA. Number 10 Wednesday, November 22, 1939 WHAT'S FUN? PROFESSORS AND STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE THEIR OWN IDEAS 'Gies Pocono Haven' and Farley's Farm Vie with Students' Hobbies Bucknell University Junior College students and members of the faculty have , no doubt, often wondered what fun our Student Council president, Leon Wazeter, gets out of that old-fashioned tin lizzy he rides to school, when all the while he might be walking to school from his home which is only a few blocks away from the campus. But a look about us a t other students and professors too, and we find that he is only one of the many who have what some might consider slightly looney ideas about what to do for fun. Some hobbies, it is interesting to note, have a direct connection with the person's work. Take for example Joe Kornblatt. He is interested in music of all kinds a nd has tluze,1s of recordtngs which he delights in playing for his friends and students. Best of all, he likes to play the m on his old-fashioned gramophone which he picked up in a second-hand shop on the Heights. The gramophone, with which Joe threatens his guests with entertainment, is complete with hand crank, two dozen scratchy cylindrical rolls, and a bright red horn hitched on with a hunk of tubing and held in place by an old lamp stand from which the shade has been removed. Music, believe it or not, is the hobby of Jack O'Malley. When not playing the piano or listening to a radio concert, the West Side sq uire goes in for such strenuous pastimes as swimming (of course in warm weather) and sometimes ping-pong. Too, Jack is a collector. He collects badges and strange titles. Though they do not make their permanent homes in the country, Dr. Eugene Farley and Professor Paul Gies have estates in the woodland regions neighboring Wyoming Valley. Several miles from Beaumont, the Farleys are making improvements to their country home and Dr. Farley has visions of entertaining members of the student council at his farm during the school term. In the summer our director basks in the warm sun and gains a fine coating of tan. Nestling in the innermost regions of the Pocono mountain region is the farm and summer -A FA!<M I 'OR, FARLEY. ;.'' ' BEAUM0Nr0 residence of Professor Paul Gies. "Pop" has plans for the establishment of a "music school" next summer on his summer estate. On week-end trips, Prof. Gies likes to cut wood, tramp through the woods, and eat tender, juicy steaks. Now and then "Pop" takes his turn at working on the farm. Like music and other arts, photography has always been attractive. Prof. William Schuyler and dozens of students, including Joe Shina!, Steve Whiteman, Marion Roberts, Mary Brislin, John Crigger, Mel Hopkins, Matt Stribaugh, Shirley Brown, Lillian Babski, Betty Benscoter, Joy Bodycomb, Betty Farr, and Irene Sauciaunas are never happier than when · clicking the shutter on some sight which draws their attention. Hobbyists in the musical field also include Betty Schwager, Bob Connelly, and Gerald Kuschel. Bucknell Junior College's No. 1 stamp collector is of course, Dr. Daniel J . Gage. His collection is one of the finest a nd most complete of the many philatelists in Wyoming Valley. Like music and other arts, book collecting has always been attractive. J ack Gelb and Charles Fehlinger are the two leading hobbyists in this field. All the engineering students get the urge now and then to fuss with gadgets, build things, and tear them down again. Many another student of BUJC no doubt, frees himself from mental mischief by concerning himself with collecting autographs of lesser knowns, gathering matchbook folders, browsing about for uncomfortable furniture, or filling his study with toy dogs or elephants. Student Body Votes Down Important Proposal For a second time in a like number of years students of BUJC have voted against the amendment to the Junior College constitution which provides for the reta inment of Freshmen Student Council representatives (Freshman class president, male and fema le representatives) in their soJ:>homore year. The measure was defeated by 14 votes the final count being 81 against and 67 in favor of the amendment. When the same proposal was submitted last year an an overwhelming majority defea ted the amendment. The amendment proposing the election of all organizations between May 1 and May 15 of the preceding year was accepted by the student body. The decision was a lmost unanimous. Students approved the amendments regulating the election of officers and the student activities appropriations. The following officers will be elected by the Freshman and Sophomore classes : President, Vice-president, Secretary-Treasurer, and Male and Fema le Representatives to the Student Council. Each activity, as prescribed in the last amendment to win the approval of the students, will submit an audited financial report each semester to be filed with the registrar. This report will contain an itemized list of receipts and expenditures and must be signed by the president, treasurer, and faculty advisor of the organization. "The Inn of Return" Pleases Chapel Audience In their first stage production of the school year, Bucknell Junior College Thespians delighted the student and faculty audience with the presentation of "The Inn of Return" during chapel excercises yesterday morning in the First Presbyterian Church House. Everyone was justly proud of the production as a whole. The acting, due to the untiring efforts of the cast and Miss Norma Sangiuliano, director, was marvelous. The cast: "Travers" --an English novelist, Ralph Walters; "Dr. Darby" --a country doctor, Alfrer:l Groh; "Charlie Cook" --a clerk at the Inn, Bernard Achhammer; "Dorothy Spinwell", Estelle Harrington; "Martha Spinwell", Jane Nagro; "Murphy"--a salesman, Stanford Tischler; "Randall", John Kuschel; "The Ghost of George Mann", Harold Griffith. �THE BUCKNELL BEACON Page Two THE BUCKNELL BEACON Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Editor... . ......... . . . . . . .... ... . ... . . . .John Bush Business Manager . ........ . . . .. . . . .. . ... .. .. . ... .. . . . . .. . . . . . . ..... Mary Brislin Advertising Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . ...... . ... Lydia Greenbaum Sports Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 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We are not particularly in favor of talking "shop" just when everybody is ready to set aside their textbooks and hop way on that Thanksgiving vacation. In short, we would like to have a little more co-operation at Bucknell University Junior College. First, in the classrooms. Students by this time should be well aware of their classroom .. manners... We refer to "manners" of study-that is to work a little harder accomplish more than the mimeographed assignment sheet asks you to do. Be prompt with your work and come to class prepared. "Life"s what you make it," " a humorist once stated. Education is like that . Then turn to extra curricular activities for a moment. We sincerely hope you are getting the ··all" out of college life. Faculty advisors and leaders of the school's varicus organi~tions woukl ap~-00-iate ygw- help. Now that the new council members have been elected, a relatively new policy will be set up. The first requisite of a successful governing body is student support; and the second requirement is a democratic and intelligent method of carrying on student activities. The council owes its power to the students and the students owe support to the council for setting up a desirable activities program. Think about it. Work to make for a finer, clearer, and more satisfactory arrangement for the entire student body and faculty of Bucknell University Junior College. Using a modern jargon-let's all "plug" ,in and out of the classroom. A polite way would be to ask you to "Do It We11.·· THANKSGIVING . .. Thursday will be Thanksgiving. Of all the things that we have to be thankful for one alone stands out as the greatest blessing that a person could have. Thank God, we are Americans! America is the land toward which the oppressed, the persecuted, the t errified in every land look as the last safe haven in a world gone mad-America, with freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, the right of trial by jury, the right to secure an education and to work out one's own destiny unimpeded by histerical, bull ying, half-mad tyrants who demand obedience to every whim. Repeat it again and again, and pray that it may always be thus: America, .. the land of the free and the home of the brave." THE COMMUNITY WELFARE DRIVE .. . Today marks the end of the appeal for funds by the Community Welfare Federation. For the past several days the true co-operative American spirit has prevailed among the residents of Wyoming Valley. Annually they have been told·, that due to the widespread poverty, unemployment, and misery, a special effort to give until it hurts should be made. Our generation need not be told. We know. Just as the depression began we reached the age where these things began to impress us-and they have ,b een impressing us with increasing force each year since. · One would be an incredibly unseeing clod to have grown up in Wyoming Valley during the depression without acquiring an abiding humanitarianism. Somehow we realize our responsibility to society. That's why we give, yes give, give until it feels good. A look at the world about us. Turmoil and confusion abroad are spectacles which move all sensible Americans. Then it is time to think that little of enduring value can be done to relieve these leaders from fascist heartlessness until our own needy are cared for. The time has come to .. take care of our own backyard... The numerous agencies supported by the Community Welfare Federation are a part of our society. Wyoming Valley has treated Bucknell University Junior College well. Let us show that we too can be generous when the need arises. Bucknell students can help-not only by making the Junior College·s contribution a large one, but by urging others to give. · Girls Give Eurythymics Demonstration at Convention Last Friday night some of our Bucknell Junior College girls were given the opportunity to display their ability in eurythymics before an audience on the Meyers High School stage. The occasion for the demonstration was a convention held by the Wyoming Valley Association . of Health, Physical - Education, and Recreation. Miss Sangiuliano directed the exhibition and the following girls participated: Anneliese Greenstein, Shirley Higgins, Joy Bodycomb , Dorothy Traxler, Lydia Greenbaum, Muriel Rees, Louise Baker, Ruth Goldstein, Shirley Brown, _Nuby Williams, Jane Nagro, Gertrude Jones , Mary Brislin, Betty Schwaeger, Ruth Guarnaccia, Elinore Smulyan, Eleanor Parry, Kathleen Wintermute, Irene Saucuinas, Louis Rummer. Dr. Roy Tasker is president of the Wyoming Valley Association which has been organized less than a year. Dave Secunda Leads Engineers Club Activities Fully two months of this semester have already slipped into history, but this much time was not needed to show that the Engineers of our Junior college are on the move again. Much of the work in the first studies of Engineering is confined in the buildings. , But we do get a glimpse of our future engineers Friday mornings, when we see them surveyinging the river common . Both freshmen and sophomore mem:bers of this class are well united in an Engineering Club. Besides the many proposed trips to engineering plants and other places of engineering interest, the club has social activities. Officers were elected at the first luncheon of the year. These were: president, Dave Secunda; Vice - president, Vincent Segar; secretary, Eugene Rogers; treasurer, Raymond Young. Another luncheon will be held in the "Y" shortly. The club is planning to hold a smoker in the near future. The club also plans to hold a smoker later in the season to which seniors of high schools will be invited. Wednesday, November 22, 1939 Photographers Address Camera Club Members The Camera Club is fulfilling its promise to be one of the most active clubs on the campus. The dark room, on which the members have started to work, is now nearing completion and will soon be open for use to the members. As soon as the dark room is completed, the club will be prepared to start its program of periodical contests for the best snapshot taken by the contestants. Rules of the contest will be announced later, and the results of the contest will appear in the Beacon. At a regular meeting of the club on November 1, Mr. Jack Trumpeter, sponsor of the Y.M. C.A. Camera Club, and head of the Camera Department of the Boston Store, spoke to the members. He displayed various models of cameras and explained the advantages of each type. He also exhibited some Kodachrome trans parencies to the audience. At a special meeting on November 7, the club gave a demonstration of film developing to the members and to others interested. They also expect to give a demonstration of printing pictures in the near future. At the last meeting of the club, November 14, Mr. J. Hogarth, member of the WilkesBarre Camera Club, gave an interesting and instructive lecture on '' Photography and Personal Development." The club expects to continue to present speakers who will lecture on different phases of photography. The membership of the Camera Club has greatly increased since the program and Qbjectives of the club were announced in the last issue of the Beacon. With such a large number of interested an active members, the Camera Club is fully prepared to make their first year on the campus a very successful one. JORDAN Est . 1871 MEN'S FURNISHINGS AND HATS OF QUALITY MEET THE GANG AT-- THE SPA The Most Modern- Look Where You May 9 West Market Street WILKES-BARRE, PA. WEST SIDE FLORAL SHOP Member of the TDS 7-5537 Market St. Kingston �Wednesday, November 22, 1939 THE BUCKNELL BEACON Thanksgiving Dance Chairman and Program Aides Page Three NEWBY WILLIAMS THRILLS TO FIRST ADVENTURE WITH "JITNEY PLAYERS" After a summer spent in touring Pennsylvania and the New England states with the "Jitney Players", a stock company owned by Ethel Barrymore Colt, daughter of Ethel Barrymore of stage and cinema fame, Newby Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Coxe Williams of 60 West Union Street, Wilkes-Barre, has entered Bucknell University Junior College where she is studying "play production" under Miss Norma Sangiuliano . • Newby Williams • Gertrude Jones Lydia Greenbaum Elinore Smulyan Lydia Greenbaum, chairman of the annual Thanksgiving Dance, today announced the committees for the affair. The semi-formal dance will be held Friday evening in the First Presbyterian Church House. , Jack Melton's Band will play for dancing. Committees: Decorations, Ken Cranston, Charles Fehlinger, Ben Badman, Gloria Carozza, Joy Bodycomb, Herman Niewinski; Tickets, Florence Mangel, Leon Wazeter, James Roski, Betty Schwager, Walter Rulka, Sally Hayes; Programs, Gertrude Jones, Elinore Smulyan, Lillian Rosen, Harold Griffith, J dhn McDade, Lee Edwards, Publicity, Mary Brislin, John Bush, Harry Miller, Shirley Higgins, Stanley Kresses. Miss Williams' first contact with the "Jitney Players' · was made two years ago when the stock company was playing its entire summer season at Eaglesmere, near Williamsport, Pa., where she was vacationing. Newby became intensely interested in the work of the stage players and last summer when the "Jitney Players" returned to Eaglesmere, Miss Barrymore invited her to join the stock company. It was in the "Playhouse" at Eaglesmere that Newby started on her theatrical career. Fortunately, last summer the "Jitney Players" diverted from their usual routine and travelled to the New England states where they staged several shows. Newby was given several apprentice parts in such plays as "Streets of New York", "Seven Keys to Baldpate", and "Accent on Youth". She played in several prodi;ictions in which Maqeline Holmes, daughter of the famed stage star, Taylor Holmes, had the leading role. Doughlas Rowland, who is currently starred in the "Philadelphia Story" was a former member of the "Jitney Players." Katherine Hepburn who has the main lead in the "Philadelphia Story" has communicated with Newby Williams on several different occasions. Newby met Miss Hepburn in Philadelphia last winter when the actress was appearing there. That, according to Newby, was her biggest thrill. Another interesting experience was Newby's appearance in a play in Vermont last summer. Included in the audience were Otis Skinner, Robert Frost, and Sinclair Lewis. Newby finds stage life very interesting --'but hard. During her travels last summer it was a continuous round of work from daybreak to sunset. Plays presented on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of each week and practice sessions were held during the early part of the week. The twenty members of the stock company boarded together all summer long and Newby will long cherish the friendships she made in her association with the "Jitney Players." THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE AND CAFETERIA Supplies Pennants Jewelry Open 11 a. m. To 2:30 p. m. �THE Page Four BUCKNELL BEACON Wednesday, November 22, 1939 Balanced Swim Aggregation Will Represent BUJC This Season Veterans, Newcomers Bolster Tank Team --BUCKNELL PATTER-- Coach "Slats" Obitz of the by Bob Patton Bucknell Bisons expects to have a better balanced aggregation to BISON BASKETBALL TEAM MEETS represent the River Street Insti"Y" TEAM SAT~PA Y NIGHT tution this season although he will not have any individual ''Shorty" Thomas' Giants Ready stars to splash the headlines as For Initial Cage Contest he did in previous years. _ _L _ There will be no Guiney to Members of the basketball team are counting on the student make a record of twenty wins and body for continued support this season. Players, especially good no losses against the top college competition that the Bisons meet ~~es, hate to yerform ~efore empty seats. Our team, if the boys every year but Paul Davis, a hv~ up to the1r scholastic reputat1.-:ns, shows promise of being good, newcomer from Meyers High which means that interest around the campus here should be at a School and Dave Evans a hold- high pitch for every game whether at home or on the road. The Y. ~- C:- A. gym should be taxed to capacity when Coach over from last year will give the Walter ThC?;l1~~ s B1s<?ns c_:ipen th~ir s~ason this Saturday night against opposition plenty of trouble as they continue improving with the strong Y combmat1on, which . 1s composed of former high school each additional practice session, stars who are now being drilled by the smart and talented Effie Banta and they will be competing in Bloomsburg graduate who was one 9J the best players ever turned out Guiney's favorite events, the free- at Luzerne High School. Prior_ to the game, which will start at 8: 15, two nationally style sprints. knowi: officials, Bert Mclosky and Red Smith, will demonstrate plays The backstroke event will be one of the strongest on the team, ~eatunng_ the new phases of the game. They will pass out other a different story from other years mformat1on necessary for the fan to understand the technical points as no backstroker has ever won and then _conclude their clinic by ,officiating in the game. Incidentally, another added attraction this year will be dancing in that event since Bucknell has . boasted a tank team. Jack Batey, ~n Ch_a se Theatre after the games. Progressing with time, the school number one backstroker from 1s taking another big step forward by having its home games broadcast last years squad and Joe Slamon, over WBRE. Believing that good big men are better than good small men, a member of the Meyers Team last year looks like the two w~ hope to_ see a_ championship quintet represent the Junior College this year smce six of the 13 players are around the six-foot mark . representatives in this event. Jack Mangan, a consistent win- In the past we were fortunate to have two performares around that ner in the breast stroke last year heighth. 'Fl-rt playe1s emrn:. ~ y.ed_~1Cit~ca~e ~ll'ffl':'uriitie:; -~.:i"th N owport is back and will again be top man Ashley and South Wilkes-Barre monopolfzing. Captain Wayne Swan~ in that event. His running mate will be chosen soon with Batey berry, Dave Secunda, Syl Kasnikowski of Newport; Laverne Disque, and Goodman as the two main Charles Murray, Grier Carpenter ~f Meyers; Leo Flynn, Dick Mcaspirants for the post. In the Kernan, Joe Mor:iahan of St. Leos, Ashley; Vic Urban, Luzerne; middle distance freestyle races, John ~hannon, Wilkes-Barr~ ~own.~hip ; and Buddy Owens, Kingston, the posts are wide open for the compnse the roster. The giants are Secunda Disque Carpenter ' ' ' newcomers as John Mundry grad- Kasnikowski, Shannon and Monahon. You _may not have noticed it, but the team comes up with the uated and Ken Cranston his running mate is out for the m?st pecu!iar names of any school group with Wayne, Laverne, sprints. Albert Gelb, Henry Galla- Victor: Gner and Sylvester falling in this category. We hope the gher, and Anthony are the leaders team 1s as good on the floor as it is on paper. If it is, .the Bisons in this group to date with some should set a new attendance record at the ·•y", but, as we said before, the teai:n needs your support and will do about IO per cent better if of the others coming up. · Fighting for places in the 100 a cheenng section is on hand to do some rooting. yard freestyle and places on the class and will continue until after relay teams will be Ed Jones, Intra-Mural Volleyball the Christmas holidays. After Bill Swinsky, Bosworth, Tischler and Wrestling Tourneys the tournament has been held, and Groh and before the season is Attract B'UJC Athletes an all-star freshman team will be over they will be making the The Intra-mural volleyball race sleeted to represent the Junior veterans and more experienced swimmers fight for their positions will bear watching in its final College in matches with Wyoming weeks of play. Since the upset of Seminary, Wilkes-Barre Y .M.C.A. as individual performers. Another of the always weak the strong Bachelor of Science Keystone Junior College and spots on the team has been "B" team by the lowly A. B.'s Kingston High School. A few of diving and this year it looks as the league has turned into a free the outstanding frosh candidates though it might be the strongest for all. Practically every team at presen_t are Bob Hourigan, as Al Camp and Al Zakiewicz still has a chance for one of the Harry Miller and Bob Pickett. are doing better in their practice playoff berths and the champion- Lee Wazeter has aided considerably during the instruction periods performances than any member . ship. An all-star team will be selected He is counted to win his class of the team has ever done in competition and it is the first at the end of the season and championship in the intra-mural attempt at diving that either one matches will be played with the tourney. Walter Thomas, intraassistant, has charge of the prohas made. Zakiewicz will with Y. M. C. A. teams. Several of the teams have gram, assisted by Steve Gacha more experience give any diver in this district trouble in nosing selected jerseys with definite in- and Joe Curley. out a victory over him and will signias and coloring which go to undoubtedly transfer to A.A.U. make the league games more competition at the end of the interesting to watch. Many of school year and compete for the Junior College students have Coach Obitz's A. A. U. organiza- attended the matches which are tion during the summer season. open to all. --Modern Printers-Wrestling has turned out to be Camp will improve as the season goes along but does not have the the principle intra-mural sport 21 S. FRANKLIN STREET opportunity to practice often en- for the gym classes. Instruction periods are held during each gym ough to make fast progress. LLEWELLYN BROS. INC. DID YOU KNOW THAT. Gloria Carozza was the first person to wear a "pork-pie" on the campus?. . . Hank Davis wore his for a day and for some re_ason he has discarded it. (We ~1sh he. woul~ wear it again, for 1t certamly 1s tricky) . . . Last year there were only four or five reversibles worn by the students and this year plaids, tweeds, and polo reversibles are very popul?-r . . . The only corduroy suit 1s worn by Sally Hayes. (These are new this year and Sally is setting a fast pace for the co~e';is) . . . The "twins", Newby Williams, Miss Sangiuliano, Shirley Higgins, and Elinore Smulyan, and oodles of other girls have set aside a day to show off their brilling red cardigans. (Watch out boys!) . . . Plaids this year are very popular on the campus. Jane MacEnrow looks stunning m her green and red plaid coat .. . Eleanor Parry, Irene "Dolly" Betz and Betty Schwager have set the pace for wearing "junky" jewlery. (It's a bit noisy and the only verification we have comes from the students who took the Economics 103 exam a fortnight ago and listened to Bett's "junky" jewelry rattle 60 minutes away). . . . Leon Wazeter looks like a quar_terback in his very good lookmg overcoat:· . : T11.e t:ioys are mixing and matching their suits more this year. Take a look at "Stook" Tischler's paudre blue coat and dark blue trousers. (Nice, hmmm?) . . . Jack Batey's and John McDade's bow ties intrigue the girls. READING Will improve your Mind ... for a few cents you can get a lot of reading of your own choosing. It can be of the most intellectual type or of the simplest blood and thunder mystery. . . . at the Back Date Magazine Store 151 So. Main Street WILKES-BARRE, PA. Are you interested in- Photography Stamp Collecting Craft Work Printing Dancing Instruction Archery Chess What is Your Hobby 7 Get into a Group with the Same interests at the Y. M. C. A. WILKES-BARRE, PA. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource This is Wilkes University's Beacon Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the Beacon's predecessors, The Bucknell Bison Stampede, 1934-1935 and The Bucknell Beacon, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bucknell Beacon, 1939 November 22nd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939 November 22 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bucknell University Junior College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/dd341bb279ca3ec45034e7ef9419b73c.pdf 012d8afdb02a0c9db62b5357784340ea PDF Text Text BUCKNELL BEACON Volume 4. WILKES-BARRE, PA. Number 11 Friday, December 22, 1939 FACULTY PLANS SURVEY OF 'COLLEGE NEEDS' IN WYOMING VALLEY Christmas Dance, Alumni Reception, Basketball Games Top College Program Next Week $50,000 Endowment Meets Approval of Trustees In Aiding Ambitious Youths Bucknell University Junior College's rapid rise among the leading educational institutions of the east became more apparant today today with the announcement that the Junior College "faculty committee" has been authorized by the trustees to make a study of the college needs in the various communities in Wyoming Valley. An attempt will be made by the members of the faculty to learn the particular type of courses high school graduates are interested in . The findings of the group will serve as a basis for broadening the needs and facilities of Bucknell University Junior College, in order that the college program may be outlined to gear with the interests of students interested in securing a higher education. Simultaneously, the trustees favored the establishment of a $50,000 endowment fund to be used for scholarship grants. While this endowment is being created, scholarship grants will be made from annual gifts. Each year an effort will be made to secure at least $2,000 to assist outstanding students. It is the opinion of the trustees that thru increased scholarship, Bucknell University Junior College will be able to meet the educational needs of this section in a complate and satisfactory manner. In connection with this particular phase of the program, Dr. Eugene Farley, director, announced today that $800 already has been contributed to next years' scholarship fund by friends of the Junior College. Lending its aid in prompting benefits to deserving students, radio station WBAX through its manager, Dale Robertson, this morning announced the inauguration of a series of seventy-five "quiz" programs at the end of which six scholarship grants will be awarded the high school seniors who are adjudged the winners. Three of the acholarships will apply to tuition at Bucknell University Junior College and an equal number will be honored by Wyoming Seminary. Two students will receive the first prize of $300 each; two others will be awarded the second prize of $200 each; and an additional prize of $100 each will be given to the two other winners. "Gammer Gurton's Needle" THESPIANS' STAGE PLAY INAUGURATES Gammer Gurton ... ... .. .. Muriel Rees Dicon Alfred Groh Hod ge.. .Bernard Achhammer Dame Chat .. Beatrice Hoyle Tib .. ........ .Shirley Higgins Doctor Rat... .Chris O'Malley Baily .Donald Kersteen Doll. . Jane N agro Cock .. .. ... .... .Walter Rulka LONG LIST OF HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES With an envious record of successful productions to inspire them, this season's Thespian players have stepped out and made their first full length play a criterion by which future productions shall be judged. "Gammer Gurton's Needle" possesses all the uniqueness so characteristic of the drama of the early English period. In their initial presentation of the play Wednesday night in the Chase Theatre, the Junior College Thespians ably interpreted the acting of the period, namely that of "Commedia de! Arte." Last night's audience was fully appreciative of the production which was launched by Miss Norma Sangiuliano a month ago. The play was highly reminiscent of the gradual influence of the theatre on college life. Everyone was justly proud of the production as a whole. The acting, due to the untiring efforts of Miss Sangiuliano and the cast, was marvellous; to the whole production crew, including the scene designers, and lighting technicians goes credit for the superb scenery which artistically transplanted the eaxact period in English Life ; as to the costuming and make-up-nothing more need be said. THANKS A Million! Student Council, on behalf of the student body, wishes to thank Philomay Wadzinski, Joseph Korn blatt, and Raymond Eaton for the use of their dance records at the tea-dances and mixed-lounge sessions. In order to assure the owners that the records will receive the best of care, a record-rack has been purchased. It is the wish of the Student Council that the students abide by the rules governing the mixed lounges and handling of the records. Again the Student Council wishes to convey its heartiest thanks to Mr. Elwood Disque for his gift of a radio. If Santa Claus can gather guards. "Red" Germak and enough helpers he might be able Harold Salsburg will be in reserve. to keep a check on the Christmas Santa himself will certainly be activities at Bucknell University on hand for the annual Christmas Junior College which started last dance which will be held Wednesnight with the presentation of day evening in the First Presby"Gammer Gurton's Needle" by terian Church House. He'll brihg the Thespians in the Chase Thea- ·along with him in his sleigh, ten tre. musicians led by one of Santa's The production, which is being ablest helpers, Milt Wiener. Milt directed by Miss Norma Sangiul- Wiener at his band are among iano, will be repeated this after- Santa's favorite musical organizanoon for the alumni at 3 :30 and tions. again this evening at 8 in the Dancing will be at 8 and at the Chase Theatre. Athletic contests stroke of 12, Santa will snap his will occupy an important position whip and through the air will fly on the Christmas calendar and the memories of a pleasant evenshould Santa and his boys chance ing. to drop in at the Central YMCA He'll probably laugh and then either tomorrow evening or Wed- set forth to arrange plans for the nesday night of next week, they reception of the BUJC graduating will find "Shorty" Thomas and classes in 1937, 1938, and 19,39, his basketballers meeting the scheduled at the home of Dr. and Scranton Frosh and BUJC Alumni Mrs. Eugene Farley, Thursday teams in what is expected to be afternoon between 4 and 6. two of hardest fought cage conTruly characteristic, Santa atests in which the Bison quintet gain will be on his way the night has participated this season. following when he plans to travel The annual and long awaited to Scranton, where the BUJC Alumni vs. BUJC contest will basketball team will meet the find the first team ever to repres- Scranton Frosh in a return match . ent the Junior College in action Then back again on Saturdayduring the last quarter of the another basketball game that night Hank Peters, former Junior in the Central YMCA at 7:30 with College mentor, will coach the the BU JC cagers meeting the alumni and will start many of Long Island quintet, and followhis former cage stars in the first ing the contest a dance in the quarter. Among the "original Chase Theatre. BUJC quintet", will be the followSanta's list checked and doubleing: Bill Haines, Wyoming, and checked, should then indicate that Scotty Mills, Wilkes-Barre, for- a continuous round of Christmas wards; Vincent Loftus, Larksville, activities is slowly drawing to a center; John Swengel, Reading, climax. His last fond farewell is and Leon Kalinowski, Nanticoke "Happy New Year to All." GUIDANCE CONFERENCE HERE NEXT MONTH A conference on guidance for counselors and teachers interested in problems of pupil personnel will be held at the Bucknell Junior College at Wilkes-Barre, Saturday, January 13, beginning at nine o'clock. Featured at the conference are Dr. Bradford Murphy, director of the Children's Service Center, and former professor of mental hygiene at the University of Colorado, and Dr. Frederick Allen, Director of the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic. Dr. Murphy will discuss "Ed- ucational Adjustments for the Development of Personality" and Dr. Allen's subject is "Counseling Techniques, Their Influence on Student Response." Following these two address there will be a general discussion of the subject, "Can the School Assist in Forming Personality .. " After a recess, the conference will close with a panel discussion of the subject, "The Teacher's Part in the Pupil Personnel Program." Dr. Murphy will lead the panel. Dr. Eugene S. Farley, Director of the Junior College, is chairman of the Conference. �Page Two THE BUCKNELL BEACON Friday, December 22, 1939 Local Bucknell Graduates Give Impetus To Organization of Large Alumni Group WILKES-BARRE 'NUCLEUS' OF BUCKNELL ALUMNI IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA You'll Find 'Em Everywhere-- Gerard W. Golden of West Pittston, resigned his pos1tton with F. W . Woolworth recently and is now associated with the Lenox Mfg. Co. in Allentown. G. S. Geyer, former Junior Collegian, is Graduates Achieve Places In Professions a clergyman at the Madison Baptist Church in Madison, N. Y . Irma An increasing number of Bucknell University graduates residing L. Hewitt after transferring to the campus, graduated and then acin Wyoming Valley and surrounding communities is giving impetus cepted a position as Young People's Librarian in the New York Public to the formation of one of the most active alumni organizations in Library. A member of th e admini st ration department at Columbia this section of Pennsylvania. Bucknell University Alumni organiza- University is Edwa rd G. Holman, Bucknell '37. Edmund Grudtions are existent in many of the principal cities of the United States howski, a Philadelphia resident, is a member of the Wharton School and since the college sponsors Bucknell University Junior College, faculty th ere. Kenne th E. Hawk a former student at the Junior Wilkes-Barre will soon be able to take its positions among the key College completed his studies at Bloomsburg State Teachers College cities where active Bucknell alumni groups have been organized. and has been named supervising principal of the Bear Creek Township school district. Joseph J. Garrity, graduate of Bucknell University That graduates of both Bucknell University and Bucknell Uni- '38, is employed by the Pennsylvania State Employment Service as versity Junior College are achieving enviable positions in other parts an Examiner of Unemployment Compensation Claims. Gordon L. of the country is revealed in a recent check-up made by the editorial Everett is a draftsman in air conditioning for the York Ice Machinery Board of the "Bucknell Beacon" with the assistance of Prof. Geo. R. Corporation. Another Junior Collegian, Lillie L. Deimler is associated Faint, registrar. with the White Cross Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Now residing - in Harrisburg, Anne Miller, a former BUJC student, is clnnected While numerous graduates have continued their education at with the Bell Telephone company there. Employed by the sa'm e other institutions in search of higher degrees and the like, many have firm is Albert W. Shafer of Kingston. He is a commercial representastepped into high positions in the professional realm. tive for the firm. She's a Medical Technologist-- Here's a Few More-- A distinction that comes to very few college graduates was recently earned by Demetra Diamond of Nanticoke. She attended BUJC and several months ago she successfully passed tests given by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists and is now a qualified medical technologist. Lazarus Weiss, who studied here and later graduated at Lewisburg, has entered the University of Chicago Medical School. William G. Beiswinger, Wilkes-Barre boy and Bucknell alumnus has been transferred to the west coast departments of the Western Union Telegraph Comapny where is making a special study of cable electroloysis. Julius Altman is enrolled in the Harvard Law School, after attending the Junior College. Mason Balwin, is another alumnus residing on the West Coast. He is associated with the Barker Linen Service in Los Angeles, Californis. Nearby, in the State of Oklahoma, Curtic Knox Barnes, a former Junior College student, is employed as an electrician with the Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company. Bucknell grads and their business association follow: Frederick Witkowski, A & P Tea Co.; Joseph P. Lrd, Community Recreation Association, Dalton, Mass.; Robert Llewellyn, Mineral S15ring Coal Co., accountant; Ward Whitebread, General Chemical Co.; George A. Welch, Comerford _P ublix Corp.; Mirko J. Tuhy, Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, Elizabeth, N. J . ; Saverios Tourio, American . Express Co,, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Harold Skuse, General Cable Corp., Perth Amboy, N. J.; George F. Sauer, Union Roofing Co.; Ambrose Saricks, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Rachel Rosser, United Charities, Wilkes-Barre; Edward A. Redington, Hotel Redington, Wilkes-Barre. Many Grads Located Here-Recently appointed to the faculty of Nanticoke High School was John H. Bone who earned a B. S. in Education at Lewisburg. Libbie Brown, now employed by the Mary Jane Shoe Store, attended the Junior College and graduated from College Misericordia. Benjamin S. Davis of Plymouth is at present employed in the Luzerne County treasurer's office. He graduated from Bucknell last June. The West Side Visiting Nurses Association has one of its capable workers in a former Junior College student, Mellina Davis of Plymouth. Frances E . Fleming of Exeter, who transferred from the Junior College to Marywood College is employed as a visitor with the DPA. HARMER WEEDEN IS LATEST ADDITION TO BUJC FACULTY Cornell Graduate Likes Roller-Skating as Hobby Millers, Gages Hosts To Class Members Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Miller nad Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Gage, recently entertained members of their class groups at thier homes. Prof. Harmer A. Weeden, recent addition to the BUJC faculty is a graduate of Cornell University The Philosophy class conducted where he received his civil engin- by Dr. Miller enjoyed a delightful eering degree. and tasty buffet luncheon at his The new instructor is working · home on Stanley street a week for his masters degree by teaching ago Sunday night. Games and here and pursuing additional work entertainment completed rhe evin the summer at Michigan Uniening's festivities. More than 25 versity. Prof. Weeden is teaching Sur- students attended. veying, and Geometry of EnginDr. Gage's history class was eering Drawing at the Junior Colentertained at a tea at his home lege. . . Discussion of His only hobby 1s roller-skating. a fortnight ago. He dosn't like to dance. He also modern trends in music and affairs disapproves of the co-eds waering in the world today highlighted the red-mittens on Friday. The program. A large number of practice tends to distract the of students were guests of Dr. and engineering students working on Mrs. Gage. the dike, he says. Two Win Dental Degrees-Vincent Maslowski of Plymouth and Marvin J udkov.icz of Luzerne were recently awarded degrees of Doctor of Dental Surgery. Dr. Maslowski received his degree from Northwestern University and Dr. J udkovics graduated from Temple Dental School. Both young men took their pre-dental work at Bucknell University Junior College. Oh Yes, More Teachers-Edson Shannon is a member of the Ashley High School faculty. Thorwald E. Lewis is teaching in the high schools of Dallas Township school district. Helen Sharpe Morgan is an instructor of French in Mansfield High School. Ignatius -F. Lutkoski is teaching in Wilkesc Barre township schools and Beverly Jane Jones is teaching English in the schools of the Lake Ariel district. STUDENT COUNCIL MAKES APPORTIONMENT OF MONEY Faint is Trustee By action of the Student Council the allocation to the several extra-curricular activities of the Bucknell University Junior College of the moneys paid into the Students' Activities Fund has recently been completed. This fund was created by the student payments into the activities fund. Distribution, made on the basis of the contribution of each student for a semester, is as follows: Bucknell Beacon, $175; Choral Club, $35; Debating, $32.50; Thes pians, $85; Athletics, $550; Social Activities, $75; Contingent Fund, $133.50. The principle on which the distribution was made was the pecuniary need of each activity, recognition being given to the fact that some activities are more costly than others. The special contingent fund was established to take care of the extraordinary expenditures. JORDAN Est. 1871 MEN'S FURNISHINGS AND -HATS OF QUALITY 9 West Market Street WILKES-BARRE, PA. �Friday, December 22, 1939 THE "Dick" Bantle Named Assistant Manager of Basketball Squad BUCKNELL Page Three BEACON Debaters Entertain Hofstra Then Journey to Lewisburg • • • Let's Sing Out-What about .. community singing" as a feature of a chapel program in the near future I The suggestion was offered to us last week by a member of the Freshman class. No, we don·t believe he's "homesick· · for the assembly exercises of bygone high school days He"d like to hear some of our students burst forth with a few choruses of "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean·· or the "Old Oaken Bucket.·· The strains of popular melodies would bring the initiates to their feet with a few lusty bars. Dick Bantle "Dick" Bantle, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bantle of Barney street, Wilkes-Barre, has been named assistant manager of the Junior College basketball team. He is a graduate of Meyers High School where he was a member of the varsity track squad. Thespians Visit Kingston High The Junior College Thespians recently presented "The Inn of Return" before a chapel audience of students and teachers at Kingston High School. It was the initial visit of our players to the Kingston institution and an enthusiastic and appreciative audience voiced their approval of the talents of the Thespians. Recent Visitors to BUJC Prof. W. H. Eyster, in charge of Botany at Bucknell University spoke to members of Dr. Roy Tasker's Biological Science class Monday afternoon in room 104 of Conyngham Hall. John M. Horner of the YMCA participated in a recent panel discussion of "Horse and Buggy Politics in the World Today" before the Sociology class of Dr. Wilfrid H. Crook. Another forum of Sociology students was addressed by Rabbi Samuel Wolk of Wilkes-Barre. Wednesday Evening December 27, 1939 Not An Alias-There· s nothing in a name. The two Badmans, Benjamin and William are among the "gentlemen·· of: the Freshman class. . Jack O'Malley is in favor of retaining the Teachers Tenure Law-he hopes to marry a school teacher someday ... It happens every year. Last semster Jack Dooley turned in a false alarm in Conyngham and a fortnight ago an innocent Frosh mistakenly pulled the protector from the same alarm box . . They say if you look long enough you'll find your twin-Gloria and Norma are thoroughly convinced of the authenticity of this maxim . . . Bob Connelly seems to be the rising Casanova of the Sophomore class ... Fehlinger certainly convinced the Christmas dance committee that his ability as an advertising man is not to be disputed. Pisano believes in Santa Claus-he gave up girls because of pressing studies. . . O'Mally plans to do his Christmas shopping at the Boston Store ... Walter Rulka made his bow before the student audience last evening and Nanticoke gave the stage another prospect. . . . Joe McGuire comes from a town that boasts of the finest town hall in Pennsylvania-Forty Fort . . . Decades ago it was the Wyoming Valley Hotel, located a few feet above the Junior College campustoday it's Kearney's . .. Ken Cranston hails from the richest township in the world-Hanover Township. Can It Be Done? It is no fun being unpopular-everybody knows that. If you really are better than someone else, it's all right to think so-but don't tell him that. Don't tell everybody how good you are-let them find out for themselves. If you feel that you're just a little better than the other fellow, don't let him know it. Let him think he's as good as you'll ever be . It's just a suggestion. Try it-you'll get along better. Better Button Up-Today is the first day of Winter-which reminds us that the German Club is arranging a program of outdoor activities for the coming months .. . Sorry, all our exchange copies become theproperty of this paper and our editor hands them over to Jack Karnofsky for additional persual. .. Helen Sands helps Bob Patton with his homework-that's what we call real co-operation ... Monahan will appreciate the new "trackless trolleys" on the Kingston line ... Al Zachiewicz·s diving prowess is only excelled by his performance on the dance floor during mixed lounge . .. A busy day's work for any reporter-following "Hank" Davis around the campus ... Voyton's sleek haircomb is the source of admiration of the students. . Hard-working Joe Shina! has just about completed work in the "dark-room" of Conyngham hall. .. The life of any party-that's Paul Labeda . .. Ruth Lynn finds Scranton the seat of al learning. . . Louise Wilski insists that women are the best drivers (that is, on the open stretch) . "A Mite of a Blonde Person." That's the manner in which Kay Dangerfield, Times-LeaderEvening News columnist, described our own, little Shirley Higgins, jitterbug deluxe, in a recent comment on the customary Saturday night dances at the YWCA gym. Columnist Kay penned in part: "She resembles Simone Simone, French movie star. In one whirl about the circular gym-ballroom she often has as many as four or five partners. Shirley, like three-fourths of the girl students who attend the dances, adopts a favored costume among the girls-a bright pastel sweater, a flared or pleated skirt, ankle socks, low-heeled and gum-soled oxfords which are fondly called .. gunboats·. .. What have we found out about Shirley since she's been tripping lightly throughout our college buildings? Well, in additionto her piquant charms she has a very pretty singing voice and an abundance of stage talent. Then too she's very beautiful and what's more very becoming. r C.;;.;TMAS DANCE ~ BUJC Debaters entertained the Hofstra College debating team from Long Island last week in Chase Hall. Friday the Junior College team journeyed to Lewisburg where they met the debaters of Bucknell University. The topic debated on both occasions was "Resolved: That the basic blame for the present European war lies with the Allies." Booth meets were non-decision debates. Representing the Junior College debaters were Lydia Green baum, Joseph Kornblatt, Kathleen Wintermute, and Harvey Wruble. John "Jay" McDevitt To Speak at Boy's Smoker Sometime Next Month John "Jay" McDevitt, erstwhile good-will representative of Wyoming Valley and famed "millionaire for a day" will speak at the January boy's smoker. The student council will be in charge of arrangements. SOMETHING WORTH WAITING FOR--EH? Guess what? When classes resume in -January "leap ye'a r" will be definitely with us. Inasmuch as tradition has it that this long awaited annum 1s the time ·when maidens seek a marital tie, the Student Council committee is going to lend its bit in aiding the female endeavor. The occasion will take the form of a "tea dance" to be held in the Chase Theatre on a Friday afternoon in January -and here's where the girl's come in. Ins_tead of the boys asking the girls, "May I have the pleasure of this dance?" the weaker sex will do all the bidding. From then on it will be up to the girls. WEST SIDE FLORAL SHOP Member of the TDS 7-5537 Market St. Kingston Supscription-$1.50 per Couple Milt Wiener's Band �Page Four THE BUCKNELL BEACON Friday, December 22, 1939 Committee Arranging Christmas Dance . . Ken Cranston Chairman pf Yuletide Affair Wednesday Evening, December 27, In First Presbyterian Church House Final arrangements have been completed for t,he annual Christmas dance, Wednesday evening, December 27, in the First Presbyterian Church House. Milt Wiener's Band will play for dancing from 8 until 12. Committee arranging for the affair is pictured at the left. Left to right, first row: Ruth Lynn, Jane Nagro, Zelda Mangel, Lydia Greenbaum, Gretrude Jones, Florence Mangel,, Pearl Kaufman, Harriet Corner; second row: Harry Miller, Earl Haefele, Joe Slamon, · Stanford Tischler, Ken Cranston, Harvey Wruble, Chris O'Malley; third row: Robert Paxson, Eugene Rogers, Al Gelb, Raymond Young, and John VanLoon. THE BUCKNELL BEACON Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ... .. John Bush Business Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Mary Brislin Advertising Mana/!_er . .... .. . .... . . . . . ... .. ... . .... . ...... . ..... Lydia Greenbaum Sports Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... . .... . .. . ... . ...... .... .... . ... . . 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It can be of the most intellectual type or of the simplest blood and thunder mystery. . . at the Back Date Magazine Store 151 So. Main Street WILKES-BARRE, PA. LLEWELLYN BROS. INC. --Modern Printers-21 S. FRANKLIN STREET Swinsky is BUJC'S Lone Ring Hope Bill Swinsky, a member of the Freshman class, is developing into one of the cleverest mittsters ever to represent the Junior College in the boxing ring. Swinsky, a hard-hitting 122 lb. A. B. student, comes from Hunlocks Creek. Bill does most of his outdoor training in the woods near his home and occasionally takes a three or four mile jaunt back in the vicinity of Sweet Valley. In the recent YMCA boxing tourney, Swinsky defeated Jack Walters in the first night's round but fell beneath the blows of Al Witkowski a week later. EDITORIALS CHRISTMAS, 1939 . .. We wish the students and faculty members, their families, our friends, and all our countrymen a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Christmas Day is just ahead. Monday the world will celebrate the birthday or, rather, the Day of the Nativity, of Christ, the Saviour of the World. No one in the modern world knows exactly on what day Christ was born, but for many centuries past the event has been and still is celebrated on the Twenty-fifth day of December As a matter of fact, the exact date is immaterial. What is material to the world and to the human race is the fact that Christ was born. He came to inaugurate a reign of ""Peace on Earth to Men of Good Will." And now, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine years later, America is at peace with the world, with good will toward all the peoples thereof. Our American people hold fast to that purpose for which Christ came upon earth, "Peace to Men of Good Will. .. Other nations have failed to abide by this Divine ideal, thus destruction and terror wroughts a portion of the universe on the eve of our Lord's feast day. We Americans will celebrate Christmas this year in the true spirit of the occasion, and let a prayer go up from everyone that Good Will may return to the hearts of all men and peace may be restored to the earth. ROLLING ALONG . . . Some College students seem to think no progress has been made in this country since 1929. Well, at least we've got a lot of driving done, and we're getting more done right along. The Automobile Manufacturers association reports that in the present year we'll drive 250 billion miles. That's 70 billion more than we made ten years ago. A decade ago college men and women walked more, drove less. The same principle applied to a large majority of the American populace. Since then we fell into the rut of a depression, but that didn't interfere a great deal. With all our poverty, too, real or imagined, there are two million more people operating passenger cars today than there were in those fabulous days of a decade ago. We own a lot more cars and we cover a lot more ground and see a lot more people and things. Why, the additional scenery our people behold nowadays outh to be worth about a billion dollars a year· to them. And scenery itself is improving, as people learn to take better care of it. NOT TOO MUCH ON THE 'JERSEY' SIDE. When we write it in that style we know you'll understand what we mean. In other words students, things are getting entirely too 'hep' in the college buildings. Especially in Conyngham Hall where classes are in session throughout the entire day, the noise eminating from the hallway on the main floor is distracting to the students and professors. It is the aim of the administration at Bucknell University Junior College to treat college students like young men and young women. When entering college, students enter a new world of freedom. Freedom, however, is dangerous when entrusted to those who lack a sense of responsibility. The misuse of freedom necessarily calls forth restraints. �Friday, December 22, 1939 THE BUCKNELL BEACON Page Five Captain Wayne Swanberry, John Finn, Spark Bison Basket Tossers --BUCKNELL PATTER-by Bob Patton John Finn When Bucknell Junior College basketballers opened their season with a 43-36 win over the Central "Y", John Finn, product of G.A.R high school paced the Bisons with 13 points. Since then has been going great guns for Coach Walter Thomas. Against Susquehanna several nights ago, Finn, who plays forward on the Jay Cee squad, pulled the Bisons through with a win in the final moments of the game. He scored 19 points in that game. Nothing short of that has been his great performances in passing. Finn, however, is to be counted on for any scoring attack in the offing. Finn tallied 11 points in the Long Island University game and 8 markers in the game against the Bucknell Freshmen at Lewisburg last week. You're going to Be Missed The registrar says: The Christmas vacation begins today at the close of school. Classes resume, Monday, Jan. 8, at 8 a. m. P. S.-The regulation theme paper is on sale at the office in Chase Hall. Our cagers are off to a grand start, winning three games before bowing to a good Bucknell University Frosh team on the latter·s floor . And what a floor' We saw a game at the campus last year and the gym is bigger than the 109th Armory in Kingston. A player must be a good track performer to keep racing back and forth on the court without turning. The peppy Bisons trounced Long Island University Frosh and the Y. M. C. A. before edging out the Susquehanna University varsity by two poirits in an extra period . John Finn starred in that game with 19 points, the most a Bucknell player has made in quite some time. That overtime contest seemed to have taken some of the starch out of the locals since the following night Bucknell Frosh took them . Well, cheer up boys, we meet those yearliings up here and you may be in a position at that time to stop them from retaining their League championship. All papers in the circuit are saying the Junior College team is the darkhorse in the loop this season. The team stands a good chance of making it dark for its opponents, judging . from the showing so far . Grace Mathews, rabid follower who missed only one game at home last season, plans on seeing a record turnout of students for tomorrow night"s crucial clash with Scranton Frosh at the Y. M. C. A. at 7:45. Gracie stuck with the team through thick and thin last year and it was mostly thin. After seeing the opener she believes the boys are in for considerable honors this year and she is doing plenty of talking in boosting tomorrow·s attraction . We would not be surprised to see the charming Plymouth lassie lead a few cheers, provided enough of her mates are there to let the visiting yearlings know our students are back of the team 100 per cent. Incidentally, the cagers are in for a busy vacation period. After tomorrow·s game, the Alumni provides the opposition on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. On Friday night the boys go to Scranton to face the young Tom Cats in a return game. They return home on Saturday night to tangle with the strong and once-conquered Long Island Frosh team in the first part of a twin bill-at 7-;45. On Friday, Jan. 5, the Bisons meet Wyoming Seminary at Kingston. The next night they meet Penn State Extension of Pottsville at the "Y'" in the second half of a double attraction. The regional open amateur wrestling tourney, in which some of our grapplres are slated to appear, will take place at 7 :30. The night of the game with Long Island Frosh will make or break the future of such Ashleyites as Fehlinger, Monahan, McKernan and Flynn. For on that night the team that these home rooters chirp about will play the Y. M . C.A. varsity for the first time. Students better get around early for that game since enough Ashley people will follow the famed Fleetwing A. C. into town that the gym will likely be taxed to capacity. If the Fleetwings win, watch out for those talking Irishmen. They will be hard to hold. Since Bucknell downed Long Island freshmen early in the season, the Blackbirds have strengthened considerably and are coming here to even the score. Having remembered the last period rout here last season, we would like to see the locals keep up thier fine work and prove to the York States that this valley has as good basketball players as it has gridders . The Blackbirds know what kind of football players come from here since about a half dozen of Vic Urban·s Luzerne neighbors play on the varsity team at Long Island. A new sport has come in for its share of publicity, both as an intra-mural and potential varsity spotr. Students have longed to see the Junior College represented by a wrestling team sufficient to compete with Wyoming Seminary, Scranton-Keystone, Wilkes-Barre "Y' " and other Schools that have first class wrestling squads. Bucknell Junior College will enter a squad . of wrestlers in the Ninth Annual Open Amateur Wrestling Championships of Northeastern Pennsylvania at the Wilkes-Barre "Y" on January 5th and 6th. Possible candidates for the Junior College squad include BiU Swinsky, Bob Hourigan, Ray Young, Harry Miller, Lee Wazeter, Bob Pickett and James Monahan. Walter Thomas has been instructing the squad in the g(Ym periods and he will continue with them in their matches. However, several prospects are in view next year for the varsity wrestling coaching position. JOSEPH HOGARTH -Commercial Photogrdpher- 228 Hazle Street Another friend of Bucknell University Junior College yesterday presented the school with a BellHowell sound projector machine, The new apparatus will be used by all departments at the Junior College. Wayne Swanberry Bucknell's "tower of strength on the defence" is Captain Wayne Swanberry. Blonde, athletic he is celebrating his second year with Coach Thomas' cagers in grand style. While defending the Bison goal, Wayne has also managed to climb up among the scoring leaders on the team. MEET THE GANG AT-- THE SPA Thfl Most Modern- Look Where You May Are you interested inPhotography Stamp Collecting Craft Work Printing Dancing Instruction Archery Chess What is Your Hobby? Get into a Group with the Same interests at the Y~ M. C. A. WILKES-BARRE, PA. �THE Page Six Friday, December 22, 1939 BEACON This Trio Really Do Things. . . ALL-STAR VOLLEYBALL TEAM SELECTED The first of a proposed annual All-star volleyball team has been selected by Walter Thomas and Steve Gacha. Players for the team have been selected on a basis of ability and all-around sportsmanship through the ten weeks schedule. The instructors feel that the team is well balanced, with each man a potential spiker and set up man of exceptional ability. Though they are players of individual atiilities, team work of the highest calibre should result as witnessed during the season's play. The teams: BUCKNELL Below is pictured three of the stellar basketball players on the varsity roster of the Bucknell Junior College cage team. "Vic" Urban, who played basketball and also baseball at Wyoming Seminary, recently donned a Bison uniform for he first time and has been proving an asset to the squad through his consistent work throughout games. LaVerne Disque, aside from his dependability in the guard position , is one of the high scorers on the Bison squad. While holding the opposing team's tally to a minimum, Disque has consistently aided in chalking up points for the local cagers. Kingston's representative this year is "Vuddy" Owens who has been giving a berth at forward. He is one of Coach Thomas' yearlings but gives great promise of becoming a star member of the team in the future. 1st Team-Earl Hafele-C. & F. Al Zakiewicz-Engineers "B" Paul Trebilcox-B. S. "B" Karl Kalweit-A. B.'s Jack Gelb-B. S. "A" Joh O'Malley-B. S. "B" 2nd Team-Paul Padlick-Engineers "A" David Evans-A. B.'s Stanley Kresses-Engin's "B" Ben Badman-C. & F . Charles Fehlinger-C. & F. Adam Voyton-A. B.'s EMBASSY RESTAURANT Buddy Owens Students Cordially Invited -Open All NightTenth Annual Public Square YULETIDE BALL Laverne Disque Dine and Dance withTom and Nance Kingston High School Alumni Association Thursday Evening 'Vic' Urban Greetings for a- KHS GYM Jitterbugs Welcome Merry Christmas 49 Main St., Ashley Student Council Chester Street THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE AND CAFETERIA Supplies Pennants Jewelry Open 11 a. m. To 2:30 p. m. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource This is Wilkes University's Beacon Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the Beacon's predecessors, The Bucknell Bison Stampede, 1934-1935 and The Bucknell Beacon, 1936-1947 June. 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Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bucknell Beacon, 1939 December 22nd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1939 December 22 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bucknell University Junior College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/229ba45879e684791fb3a7945bc41d8e.pdf ab62ba4ed16ee4f2127acb7fba2dabd1 PDF Text Text ••• • DANCE MARCH 2nd AFTER THE GAME •••• BUCKNELL BEACON Volume 4. WILKES-BARRE, PA. Number 12 THESPIANS PERFORM ON CAM}'US TONIG,H T The Bucknell Junior College Thespians have been granted their first opport~mity to present a play for the students at the campus. The three act comedy "Gammer G4-rton's Needle" will be given" this evening in .t he Lewisburg High School auditorium. We consider it an honor that the English Department -$}lould .r equest the Thespians to · give this presentation at the campus. The publicity, sale of tickets 1 . aqd the .. tran~fei;ing of sce~ery \vere all taken care of by the English Department. In fact they even went so far as to -have the students search for a black cat ·which could be used in the play. The cast drove to Lewisburg this morning accompanied by several other students. It is hoped that this wiil be the opening of a closer relationship between the dramatic departments ap.d also the commencement of an annual presentation of the Junior College .;~1.1c!~nts before a campus audience Camera Club Sponsors Contest One of the newly created extracurriculum activities, the Camera · Club seems to be progressing by leaps and bounds. There are two contests in progress. · One is a monthly print contest in which any member of the dub may submit his best prints and the winners . will be selected by a committee assigned as judges. The other contest is the "Picture Pcl(;katd" contest. In this, the best pi~tures of a 1940 Packard ti\ken in any setting will be awarded five automobiles, $3600 in cash prizes, and 150 awards of l\'lerit. Mr. Meighan of the Ace Hoffman amateur photography department explained the rules to the dub and thinks the competitjon ~s quitf! ·· fair. Anyone terested may receive pamphlets .tting the rules. (Perhaps you . 'l be. the lucky one to wm a -0 Packard!} Thursdag, Februarg 29, 1940 BUCKNELL COEDS SCORN LEAP YEAR TRADITION FIFTY FOUR STUDENTS BACH FESTIVAL MAKE HONOR LISTS INTERESTS STUDENTS Unusual Number Of Freshmen On List i"ill be presented between March The following honor lists for first semester were announced recently by Dr. Farley. · · Students who have earned an average of 85% or more: M. L. Bachman L.B. Baker · G. W. Bierly M. R. Brislin G. R. Culp F. W. Girton c: Crigger R. I. Guarnaccia M: · Hopki ris P. P. Labeda H. V. Lewert R. E. Lynn ·J. Mandlovitz C. F. O. Millet H. S. Millet S. Mintzer C. J. Nagro ' J. C. O'Malley J. F. O'Ma'.lley M. E. Parry M. E. Rees D. E. Robinson L. Rossen G. Rosser W. A. Rulka D. J. Secunda P. H. Trebilcox M.A. Waters H. M. Wruble R.H. Young r Students who have earned an average of 80% but less than 85: B. G. Achhammer J.B. Aikman B. M. Benscoter I. D. Betz W. G. Carpenter S. M Charney· R. W. Connelly · . G. I. Dickinson D. J. Evans S. Gacha J. Gelb R. J. Grancey L. A .. Greenbaum A. S. Groh B. L. Hoyle D. R. Kersteen K. Kressler E. J. Labak J.B. Lewis M. B. Pincus M. Seeherman D. M: Thomas . L.A. Wilski . I\. ?akie'\Vi~z-. The third annual Bach Festival fifth and tenth. The program this year will include four events instead of the three events of former years. On Tuesday and Thursday, March 5 and 7 at St. Stephen's Parish House the story of Bach will be told with music on the instruments of his time in a stage setting of th,e period. Bach's magnificent cantata ''Christ Lay in Death's Dark Prison." will be presented on March 8 at the Irem Temple. Ernest White, the organist at the Temple of Religion at the World's Fair, win phiy an organ recital on March 9. The climax of the series will be the Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew on Sunday afternoon March 10th. · The Festival should prove to be of great interei,t to members .of the college. They will have , the rare privi1ege of heating unusual music performed by excellent muscians. Two embers of the Junior College Glee Club, Chris O'Malley and Henry Lewert, are singing with the .Bach Chorus. Girls from the college will usher at all performances. FACULTY WIVES DISPLAY TALENTS GIRLS DESCRIBE PERFECT DATE Admirable Qualities In Boys and Girls 01' Dan Cupid was given the cold shoulder by the girls of B.lJ,J.C. in a recent poll. The questionnaire asked: 1. Do you believe that girls should take advantage of leap year? 2. What are the qualities you most admire in a boy? 3. What are the qualities you most admire in a gid? 4. What is your idea of a perfect date? . According ·to 85% .of the College's femine populatiu1i, this is just another year with an overdose · of February. Said one bright lassie', "We spend three years getting them trained, and when a year with an extra day comes around--,-woof! goes our hard work. No thanks 1 not for me!" Maybe the g~rls are befog modest or maybe · they're ju~t lazy but it looks as if the boys will have to do the proposing themselves. The qualities that the girls find most attractive in the boys are: 1. A sense of humor. 2. Intelligence. 3. Neatness. 4. Personality. They like best in the members The regular monthly meeting of their own sex: of the Campus Club of the Bucknell Junior College was held 1. Sincerity. at the home of Miss Norma 2. A sense of humour. Sangiuliano on Monday evening, 3. Friendliness. February 26, The following program was given during the 4. Neatness. course of the evening; Mrs. Farley (Note the conspicuous disreplayed two selections from Chpin, . gard for the requirement of inMrs. Arthur Bernhardt sang ''Ah telligence in the girls.) Sweet Mystery of Life" and ''I Love Life", and Mrs. David Here, fellows is the girls idea Brown reviewed the book "Maud" of the perfect date: The, boy Those present were Mrs. J. A. must be a gentlemen in all reBrennan, Mrs. D. J. Gage, Mrs. spects, should be a fairly good Joseph Miller, Mrs. David Brown, dancer; he doesn't have- to be Mrs. Wilfrid Crook, Mrs. Roy good looking for his personality Tasker, Miss Betty Klinedinst, should make up for that, his Mrs. Michael H. Harper, Mrs. conversation should be intelligent William Schuyler, Miss Norma and witty above all, there should Sangitiliano, Mrs. A. F. Bernllardt be a noticeable lack of desire to Mrs. Voris B. Hall, and Mrs. go in for a lot of "petting''. George R. Faint . Think you can qualify? �Page Two THE BUCKNELL THE BUCKNELL BEACON Wilkes-Barre, Pertnsylvania BEACON STUDENTS DIRECT SUCCESSFUL PLAYS Co-Edilor's . .. . .. . .. . .. . . ... . ...... . Mary Brislin, Ruth Guarnaccia Reporters~Elinore Smulyan, Irene Betz, Joy Bodycomb, Marion Waters, Louise Baker, Shirley Higgins Ruth Lynn, Muriel Rees. Lillian Rosen, Lilyanne Babski, Pearl Kaufman. Business Staff-Lydia Greenbaum, Lillian Brennan. Zelda Mangel Florence Mangel. Advisory Board Mrs. Michael Harper, Elwood Disque Advertising rates: 50c per colum:i-inch Two column-inches 75c One year · $4.50 per colum,-inch; two column-inches $6.50 PUBLISHED EVERY THREE WEEKS BY THE STUDENTS OF BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY JUNIOR COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNA. LLEWELLYN BROS •. . , . . . INCORPORATED EDITORIALS Youth Conference . .. Headlines in the press of the country featured the American Youth Congress, meeting in Washington to attract the attention of Congress and to awaken in its members a "youth conciousness." Their publicity was well handled and their arrival in the national capitol was not unexpected. However, their figures were magnified, their advent unruly, and their r.e ception rather cool. Congressmen were awake to the fact that this gathering did not repre:;ent real American youth and as a re:;ult had little to do with their sessions, even though they enjoyed the generous smile of the first lady of the land. President Roosevelt, in his address to them was clear, and while he admitted their right and respected their group, he warned them to be careful lest they dabble in matters about which they know very little. Their respert to law and order was clearly shown in their response to his words-it was that of a rabble. It is a high compliment to the youth of Bucknell University Jr. College and fellow students in neighboring institutions to know that they were not represented in any group of the association. Wyoming Valley college students know-and we here at the Jr. College have long been awarethat the Youth Congress is too tainted with communistic ideals and influences to permit any participation in its activities. Local youth understands the problems of the day just as well as those of the "Red Congress," but they have a solution that the Congress refuses to recognize, but which real youth readily accepts and to which Congressmen will lend a willing ear. The Youth Congress had on its list for discussion many problems of vital interest to young America, but no solution can ever be arrived at when they are viewed through the light that seems to illuminate the particular branch of so-called American youth. Silence is Golden. . . Quietness should be maintained in the library at all times. Silence is essential to efficient concentration and study. No one can accomplish anything when someone sitting across the table is talking about the happenings of the night before. For courtesy, if nothing else, the student body should co - operate with Miss Klinedinst in trying to keep the library a place for study. When young men and women reach the college age, they should not have to be disciplined by the librarian. Miss Klinedinst has a thousand other things to do in a day other than wasting her time trying to keep the students quiet. Then too, it makes a very poor impression upon a stranger who may enter the library to see everyone talking. It is the duty of every student to conduct himself or herself as a gentleman or lady at all times. If he has any respect for his fellow-·students, he will remain silent and allow his friend to study. There may be scheduled a very important test and if a few students prevent those who are taking the test from studying, they may be blamed for the failures. From now on let every member of Bucknell Jr. College prove to Miss Klinedinst and Dr. Farley that he can conduct himself properly while in the library. Remember, in any library "Silence is golden." On last Wednesday evening, February 21, the Junior College Thespians presented an unusual entertainment in the form of three one-act plays. These plays were directed by students in Art 141 under the supervision of Miss Norma Sanguiliano. A large audience of parents, friends, and students received the plays enthusiastically. The first of the three plays, entitled The Boor, was directed by Jane N agro. I ts plot was concerned with a young man, the "boor" played by Wallace Perrin, who, having come to claim a sum of money, n:ieets, falls in love with, and proposes to the beautiful, young widow of his debtor. Ruth Lynn was the irate widow and Kenneth Kressler her faithful, long suffering servant. Kathleen Wintermute directed Flood Control, the second and most melo-dramatic of the series, In a cabin in a canyon, one end of which has been converted into a flood-control lake, an obstinate young woman, Newbold Williams, who wants to be alone with her work offered hospitality upon their request to two gangsters and their "brain", who most surprisingly turned out to be Betty Schwager. Melville Hopkins was an aweinspiring" tough guy." Jack Mangan enacted the role of "Slim", a jittery first offender. Patricia lchter, a member of Miss Sanguiliano's Children's Theatre, very ably played the part of the little child whom the three have kidnapped. Harvey Wruble acquired an Italian accent, a pair of blue denims, and a habit of being present when needed. The star of the show was Flapjack, the horse who was heard but not seen. Gas, Air and Earl, the last play was aµ hilarious comedy of female deceptions directed by Stanford Tischler. Lydia Greenbaum turned in a sparkling performance in the role of Mrs. Plummer, the proud and scheming mother of an extremely winning daughter, Lois Morgan. Shirley Higgins, Henry Lewert, and Richard Bosworth, the chauffer who turned out to be an earl and then a novelist, completed the cast. This play was selected to be presnted at the First Methodist Church at their sample sale and at Plymouth High School on Friday morning. EMBASSY RESTAURANT Thursday, February 29, 1940 The Dishwashers of B U J C They work in the lunchroom All hours they are free From work in their classes Of BUJC (????) They like waiting on table and especially the "eats" But doing the dishes Just gives them the creeps! Now after the students Have eaten their fill The boys roll their sleeves up And work with a will. One of them washes And one of them driesAnd between them they get All the suds in their eyes. The ghost that now haunts them From morning 'til night Is called "Dishpan Hands" I ts the housewives 'blight'. Now, the moral of this i~: "To lotion be true" 'Les just like the boys, This ghost should haunt you! CRACKING ' THE QUIP · We enjoyed having our · Allumni Cookies home for the holidays. (We call them cookies 'cause they've been a Wafer so long.) ·So-Dr. Farley has a farmfor the land's sake! We like to see our team play Basketball, it's so much Finn. Jane Nagro is beating around with Bush. We fear that has been swayed ful budget-plan They all start down." Professor Gage by those poweradvertisement:;. with a "little Girls! Girls! Girls.! It's Leap year! We are still around. We were hoping that one of our Bucknell Belles would be chosen as the local Scarlet O'Hara, someone from the southern part of the city, or maybe Lynn would. While we are not the gambling kind, we are not opposed to making Betz. "School Romance" It was a few days after the finals-the student has just inquired about her marks-The Professor gently leans over and whispers sweet nothings in her ear. Banta's cravet: blinds. the tie that Students Cordially Invited -Open All Night- LLEWELLYN BROS. INC. Public Square --Modern Printers-- 21 S. FRANKLIN STREET �Thursday, February 29, 1940 DEBATERS HAVE A BUSY SEASON The Junior College debating .earn which consists of Lydia ;reenbaum, Harvey Wruble, K achleen Wintermute, Joe Kornblatt Eddie Labak, and Bernard Achammer is now in the midst of their ceason. To date, they have had wo non-decision debates with Bucknell University and Hofstra College. The Schedule for the remaining debates is as follows: March 1, 2-Debating Convention at State College. March 15-Penn State at home. April 12-Keystone Junior College. The dates on which the Junior College team will meet Scranton University and Hofstra again ·are not yet definite. The questions which are being used this year are: " Resolved that the basic blame for the present European War rests with the Allies." "Re:olved that the United States should persue a policy of strict economic and military isolation towards all nations outside the western hemisphere engaged in armed international or civil conflict." Camera Club. (con't.) At the meeting on February 13, a lecture entitled "Photographic Papers" was delivered by John Grigger, a m mber of the club. The lecture was accompa nied by twenty - four mounted prints, worth over $100 plus a number of slides. On Tuesday, Feb. 27 a movie entitled "Highlights and Shadows" was shown in Chase Theatre in the afternoon and evening. The lectures to be . given at the next meeting are "Seeing Things for Keeps", "The Essentials of Picture Making", and "Personal Photography." All these lectures a re productions of the Eastman Kodak Co. and are presented by student members of the club. Several committees have been selected to carry on the work for the year. They are as follows: Dark room committee; Melville Hopkins, Paul Dowdell, Ferris Miller, Kenneth Kressler, and James Hunt. Finance Committee; John Grigger, Mary Brislin, Paul Duddy, Betty Farr, and Lilyanna Babski. Monthly print competition Committee; Steve Whiteman, Katherine Griffith, John Anthony, and Irene Sauciunas. Constitution and By-Laws committee; Merle Seeherman, Shirley Brown ,' Louise Wilski, and Betty Benscoter. Publicity Committee; Harvey Wruble and others to be chosen. Among its notable camera enthusiasts, the Camera Club boasts , Professor Schuyler, Professor Hall, and Dr. Barnhardt. With such :ompetent assistance, how could any club fail ? THE BUCKNELL BEACON COMMITTEE PLANS ANNUAL PAGEANT The girls of the Junior College will present their second annual pageant sometime this spring,· it has been announced by Miss Sangiuliano. The pageant is the culmination of the year's Eurythmic work and is one of the most interesting affairs of the year. One girl has been chosen from each class to act as a committee for the selection of the pageant and costumes. These girls are Jane Nagro, Louise Rummer,, Betty Schwager, Mary Brislin, Lydia Greenbaum, Joy Bodycomb, and Shirley Brown. Work on the affair will get under way as soon as the above committee chooses a pageant. "Odds and Ends". We've been more than tickled over the showing of our athletic teams this school year and our judgment it seems is corroborated by one of Wyoming Valley's sports commentators, Tommy Heffernan, author of "Sporting Snapshots," as appearing weekly in the Sunday Independent. Here is a paragraph from last Sunday's "Odds and Ends"- Page Three ENGINEERS ACTIVE THROUGHOUT YEAR Songsters Hold Party On Friday The engineers, one of the most progressive groups in the Junior College have been quite activ e these past weeks. On Thursday, January 18, Professor Hall entertained the sophomore engineers at dinner. The guests were Paul Duddy, Paul Padlick, Stanley Kresses, Joe Jimison, John Grigger, James Aikman Gene Rogers, James Roski, James Hunt, Dave Secunda, Joe Shinal, Robert Most, George Bierly, Wayne Swanbery, Al Switch , John McDade, Professor Schuyler, Dr. Bernhardt, Mr. Weeden, and Mr. Thomas. After dinner the guests played cards and darts, and worked intricate puzzles. Professor Hall's collection of guns attracted much comment as did his collection of furniture which he himself had made. Mr. Schuyler had his camera as usual and t ook ma ny informal pictures. Although the Glee Club has up to this time concentrated on mastering the works of the great composers, they have suddenly emerged into the social whirl of the Junior College by planning a novel form of entertainment. On Friday evening, March 1 they will hold a theatre party at the Comerford theatre. The feature presentation is the much discussed "Gra pes of Wrath ." After the movie the members of the Club will return to Chase Hall where refreshments will be served . On February 2 the engineering group held a smoker in the Boy's Lounge at Chase Hall. Moving pictures pertaining to engineering and chemistry were presented. At this gathering the boys presented Dr. Bernhardt with a wedding gift. It was at this smoker that Dr. Bernhardt's remarkable ability in playing checkers and chess caused so much attention. It has been very pleasant to see The group has made tentative the Bucknell Junior College teams taking winter sports victories in plans for several activities in the basketball and the rest, because near future. These consist of a we think BUJC did things the , trip to the Corning Glass Works, right way . . .. True, they wanted a visit to the Franklin Institute winning teams to highlight their in Philadelphia, and if weather extra - curricular activties but permits a skating party. they were sensible enough to be satisfied with a slow and healthy growth. . . A couple years of steady defeats failed to send jittering into a chase for stars and Are you interested ineven now they are protecting their reputation by insisting that athPhotography letics come second . . . Meaning Stamp Collecting the athletes must keep up to Craft Work standard in the classroom. Printing , Dancing Instruction Archery Chess CONFUSION SAYS: Men are what women marry. They are divided into three classes husbands, bachelors and widowers Husbands are of t hree varities : prizes, surprises, and consolation prizes. Handling a man requires the highest maximum of art. It requires intelligence, patience, wisdom, faith, hope a rfd charity. Men are the most amazingly inconsistent creatures in creation, as far as their likes a nd dislikes are concerned . A woman, in order to please a man who says that he is very m t1e-h a nnoyed with women who wear rouge, bright clothes, and a crazy hat goes out with him attired in a dark tailored suit, no make-up, and a sailor hat. So what does he do? He spends all night staring at a girl with rouge, bright clothes, and a crazy hat. Men are like worms in the grassthey wriggle around for a while, then some chicken or an old hen hooks him. JO.ROAN READING What is Your Hobby .' Est. 1871 Will improve your Mind . . . for a few cents you can get a lot of reading of your own choosing. It can be of the most intellectual type or of the simplest blood and thunder myatery . . . at the Get into a Group with the Same interests at the MEN'S FURNISHINGS AND Y. M. C. A. HATS OF QUALITY WILKES-BARRE, PA. 9 West Market Street WILKES-BARRE, PA. Back Date Magazine Store 151 So. Main Street WILKES-BARRE, PA. JOSEPH HOGARTH -Commercial Photographer- 228 Hazle Street WEST SIDE FLORAL SHOP Dine and Dance with- Member of the TDS Tom and Nance 7-5537 Jitterbugs Welcome Market St. Kingston 49 Main St., Ashley �THE. BUCKNELL BEACON Page Four Sports In Review C. AND F. STUDENTS EXCEL IN TWO LOOPS The Commerce and Finance students are now the best athletes in the school, leading the intramural bowling and basketball loops. But they are finding it difficult to hold these positions week after week as both circuits continue to improve in general play. Last week the C. &. F. "B" team defeated the Engineers by one point in basketball to keep first place. Stars of the clubs are Joe Monahan in basketball and Merle Seeherman in bowling. The former has been the high scorer in nearly every game this season while the latter set a new pin mark of 254 in his last games to make the Big Five for the first Time. Throughout the season Dr. Roy Tasker, whose fine performances are keeping the Faculty on the heels of the loop leader, has led the circuit by a big margin. Joe Curley, unable to hit his regular stride, has been at the same figure, 158 week after week. Most improved bowler this year is Bob Patton, whose A. B. team is . in third place. After finishing _with an average of 140 last year, Patton is now in third place with 157. Until Seeherman made his big game, Patton was high with a 230. With Patton and Curley figuring in the hig.h s<::oring, the .A. B. team may be the one to stop for the pennant. Al Zakiewicz of the Engineers and Seeherman are the other leaders. The former is one of the .best scorers in the cage loop, too. With such bowlers as Piatt and ·Rogers, vterans from last year, · failing to get in stride, the Engin·eers have been a big dis appointment in the pin loop. Jack Dooley supplanted Hank Davis on the C. & F. team but slumped after making a good start. · · After a few games, -he should rank among the individual leaders. The Engineers have the biggest squad in number of players and heighth in the cage wheel. With such giants as Secunda, McDqde, Aikman, Roski, Switch and Kresses, they are the favorites to win the title. The C. & F. team lacks reserves but with sharp shooters the type of Monahan, McKernan and Ben Badman, will be hard to stop. The A. B. Boys won their first three but went into a tailspin when Joe Monahan . quit and Captain Leon Wazeter went out of action for weeks with an injured foot and dropped three in a row. Playing with a weak team, Paul Trebilcox continues to star for the B. S. five. His work week after week stamps him as one of the best players in the loop. The play-offs in . both loops, which will bring together the first four teams in single eliminations for the titles, will likely get under way the latter part of next month. The champions willl be honored and receive awards at the Lettermen Club's annual dinner in the late spring. MEET THE GANG AT-- THE SPA The Most Modern- Look Where You May Thursday, February 29, 1940 Basketball. . . Interest in basketball around school should now be at a high pitch. The intra-mural loop is flourishing with the C. and F. "B" team, the Engineers, .and and A. B. fighting for first place. We're rooting for A. B. despite the confident attitude of Messrs. Joe (Dead-eye) Monahan, Dick McKernan, and Coach Dooley of the C. and F. Going on to the varsity team which provides food for thought, especially the dribbling of KasnikowslH, the striking poses made by Finn when he shoots, and the playing of Flynn when he really gets into the game. Captain Wayne Swanbery, the quiet type around school, does a lot of "popping" on the court but we favor it because a good percentage of his tosses hit the target for points. As for the Keystone .game, it was one of the slowest of the season. The opposing team was unable to click against the tight defense of our team. Nevertheless, our cagers missed enough easy shots to make the most loyal rooter discouraged. Incidentally there were only a few on hand at the time! Last Friday n,i ght the Junior College was stopped by the Cornell Frosh. Although our cagers were leading at the half by three points, the lads from Ithaca wnet on a scoring spree _and won with a lead of eight points. On Saturday night the team was setback by the Colgate Frosh, giving us a record of twelve victories against five defeats. This is the best team in the Junior College's history and it is pressing the Bucknell Frosh for second place in the circuit. By the way, girls, it is also the best looking team Bucknell or any other school has had for some years. Let's get behind them and lend our whole-hearted sup- port, at least for their last garr this week end. Swimming . . . On Saturday, February 17, th, Junior College swimmers met th, tankers from City College c New York in the Y. M. C. P pool and were defeated by a scor of 55 to 19. Bucknell took first honors in only two events, namely, the SO yard free-style and the 10n yard breast stroke. These evenL were won by Paul Davis and Jack Mangan respe::tively. Dave Jones: of C. C. N. Y. nosed Zakiewicz out of a first in diving by four ·tenths of a point. During the course of events a new pool record was set in the 440 yard free-style by Guido, a C. C. N. Y. swimmer. Last Friday evening our natators were again .given too much competition when they met the Franklin and Marshal Academy in the local pool. This time our team was a bit more fortunate, scoring up three firsts in the medley relay, the 100 yeard breast stroke, and the 100 yard back stroke. The boys responsible for these wins were Slamon, Mangan, and Davis in the medley and Mangan and Slamon in the other two. Davis and Zakiewicz took seconds in the 100 yard freestyle and the diving. The last me.e t of the season will take place this Saturday evening when the Junior College team will swim the University of Scran~ ton at the Wilkes-Barre Y. M. C. A. pool. This Paper is a Medium of Student Thought and Opinion * W~te a letter to the 'Editor THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE AND CAFETERIA Supplies Pennants Jewelry Open 11 a. m. To 2:30 p. m. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource This is Wilkes University's Beacon Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the Beacon's predecessors, The Bucknell Bison Stampede, 1934-1935 and The Bucknell Beacon, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>. Missing Issues: 1947 August 8th 1947 September 5th 1947 October 3rd 1947 October 17th 1947 October 31st 1947 November 21st 1947 December 19th 1948 September 9th 1950 April 28th 1953 April 10th 1962 February 2nd Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bucknell Beacon, 1940 February 29th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940 February 29 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bucknell University Junior College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/0026642f0145ab9d04e4b468f56ee509.pdf 7b5b90995c479599f98898373c02dd3b PDF Text Text • Di~ner-Danc:e At lrem Temple ·Country Club Wednesday • BUCKNELL BEACON Volume 4. Number 14 OUTSTANDING ATHLETE TO RECEIVE PLAQUE Lettermen to Make Award at Banquet In YMCA Tonight The Lettermen's Club under the direction of Kenneth Cranston will hold its seventh annual banquet tonight at 6:00 in the YMCA. Guest Speaker for the occasion will be Dr. Frederick Luehring, Assistant to the Dean, Dpartment of Physical Education , University of Pennsylyania. Other speakers on the progran include: Kenneth Cranston, Grier Carpenter, Dr. Roy C. Tasker, C. S. Obitz, Joseph Curley, Walter Thomas, Dr. Eugene Farley. Letters will be awarded to thirty letter winners while over sixty award s will be given for intramural team and individual championships. The outstanding featu~_.Jlf the ban__quet will__be the presentation of an indiv idual award to the outstanding studentathlete. The award is based on all around athletic ability and scholastic standing. ELEVEN VALLEY STUDENTS RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS Winners of $1600 in scholarship awards at Bucknell University Junior College were announced yesterday by Dr. Eugene S. Farley director. Eleven high school seniors who will be graduated in June from their respective institutions will continue their education at Bucknell Junior College as a result of obtaining these grants. Eight citizens of Wyoming Valley, who have been interested in local educational needs, contributed the amount which made the scholarships possib\'e. Tests which were given recently were of written and oral types and all the students selected are among the outstanding in the graduating classes in Luzerne County. The winners include Milton B. Kerr of Meyers High School, son of Dr. and Mrs. P. M. Kerr, 204 South Franklin Street, city; Kathleen B . Kinsey of Coughlin High School, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kinsey, 23 Wyoming St., city; Milton T. Edelman, of Coughlin High School, son of Mrs. Sadie Edelman, 778 North Washington Street, city; Robert Continued on page 3 WILKES-BARRE, PA. Friday, Mag 31, 1940 SIXTH ANNUAL CONVOCATION THURSDAY EVENING DR. GORDON K. CHALMERS TO ADDRESS STUDENTS Kenyon College President, Lecturer and Writer, Among Youngest Educators in United States Dr. Gordon Keith Chalmers, who will speak to graduates of Bucknell University ·Junior College at convocation excersises Thursday evening, June 6, is one one of the few, if not the only educator who has been honored with the preside ncies of two famtwo famous American colleges so early in life. When only thirty years of age Dr. C halmers was named President of Rockford College. Now at the age ~f thirty-six-for three years he nas been at Kenyon College-he is now well and ably serving as Kenyon's President. He had served in the chair of the president of Rockford College for three years immediately prior to his in auguration at Kenyon. Before that time Dr. C halmers, \\-h : > is a Rhodes Scholar and , well known in the field of literature, had taught for five years in the English Department df Mount Holyoke Collge. The first four years he was an instructor and the last year he was appointed assistant professor. When inaugurated as President of Kenyon College in October of 1937 at cermeonies attended by representatives of more than 200 American and European colleges and universities, Dr. Chalmers, in his inaugural address, said, "The wise man is the one who asks the right kind of questions. I propose that Kenyon shall be the college where they may find their answers from original sources and not at second hand." An original thinker and a forceful writer, Dr. C halmers is the author of many papers on modern education. Dr. Chalmers, the sixteenth president of Kenyon College, was born at Waukesha, Wisconsin, February 7, 1904. He spent his boyhood in Philadelphia and attended school at Lansdowne and the Peddie School. He received his A. B. from Brown University in 1925. He then studied at Oxford as a Rhodes scholar and was awarded and A. B. from that university in 1928 and a M . A. in 1934. Dr. Chalmers holds a M. A. and a Ph.D. from Harvard University,' both awarded in 1933. Hobart College bestowed upon Dr. Chalmers the degree of Doctor of Laws at its 1938 commencement. GRADUATES NUMBERING NEARLY FIFTY WILL RECEIVE DIPLOMAS Program Announced for Commencement Exercises In Presbyterian Church Sixth annual commencement of of Bucknell University Junior Co11ege will be held Thursday evening, June 6, at 8, in the First Presbyterian Church House. Address will be by Dr. Gordon Keith Chalmers, president of Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio. Dr. Eugene S. Farley, director, announced yesterday that diplomas will be presented to about fifty st4.dents, showing two years of satisfactory work toward Bachelor of Arts degree and Bachelor of Science degrees -in finance, education and engineering as well as in the general science cour,se. Dr. Gordon Keith Chalmers BUJC TO RECEIVE MUSICAL GIFT FROM CARNEGIE CORPORATION Buc knell University Junior College, received notification from the Carnegie Corporation of New York City, that it had been selected as one of the fifteen col- ' leges in the United States to receive a specially ma nufactured phonograph set with a collection of over 1,000 records of outstan~li_ng reproduction s of famous mus1c1ans. Dr. Eugene Farley, said this morning that the modern design ed machine is at present being assembled in New York a nd will be shipped to Wilkes-Barre in the Fall. More than 400 universities throughout the United States applied for the phonographes awarded by the Carnegie Corporation. Selection of the Junior College as one of the institutions to merit the award was undoubtedly influenced by the world wide publicity Wilkes-B a rre and Bucknell received from the Bach Festival, conducted here each year by Prof. Paul Gies, instructor of music at Bucknell . Other musical fetes, such as the Wilkes-BarreScranton Sinfonietta, have added to Wilkes-Barre's fame as a musical center. Diplomas will be presented by Armaud C. Marts, president of Bucknell University, and Gilbert S. McClintock, chairman of the Board of Trustees. Invocation will be by Rev. Charles Stillwell Roush, D. D ., pastor of the First Baptist Church . Graduates attired in caps and gowns will enter the auditorium to the strains of the "Gavotte," from " Iphigenia at Aulis" by Gluck and selections from the "Bird Quartet" by Hayden, playby a string quartette. The academic procession will be the accompanying- music of Handel's "Sara band." The Bucknell Junior College Choral Club will sing "Ave Verum" and "The Pharisee and the Publican" with George Culp and Christopher O'Malley as soloists prior to the address by Dr. Chalmers . Preceeding the presentation of certificates the Choral Club will offer two selections, "In These Delightful Gardens," by Purcell and the "Pilgrim Chorus" from "Tannhauser" by Wagner. Benediction will be offered by Rabbi Samuel Wolk, of Temple B'nai B'rith . The String Quartette will play a recessional by Bach. A meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held in Conyng, Continued on page. 3 �THE BUCKNELL BEACON Page Two THE BUCKNELL BEACON Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Editor ........ . Business Manager ... Advertising Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports Editor . ... . Feature Editor . . . Exchange Editor . .... ... . . Pro.,jreader . . ......... . John Bush . ..... Mary Brislin . Lydia Greenbaum . . . . . . . . . . . .... Robert Patton .. Joseph Kornblatt . Robert Connelly . ... Walter A. Rulka --Reporters-Elinor Smulyan, Lois Morgan, Louise Baker, Ruth Guarnaccia, Marion Waters, Hannah Kolb, Shirley Higgins, Chris O'Malley, Harvey Wruble, Muriel Rees, Henry Louit, Ruth Sirkin, Pearl Kaufman, John Rauch, Joy Bodycomb, Leon Wazeter, Gertrude Jones, Jack Mangan, Marcus Pincus, Robert Paxton Business Staff Florence Mangel, Lillian Brennan, Zelda Mangel, Advisory Board Mrs. Michael Harper, Elwood Disque Advertising rates: 50c per column-inch Two column-inches 75c One year: $4.50 per column-inch; two column-inches $6.50 PUBLISHED EVERY THREE WEEKS BY THE STUDENTS OF BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY JUNIOR COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNA. LLEWELLYN BROS. ~ INCORPORATED EDITORIALS THE MONROE DOCTRINE . .. In a recent edition of a Berlin paper Germany defined her doctrine in stating that Europe's affairs were to be regulated in a European manner and not according to any American interpretations. This came following the statement of President Roosevelt on the German invasion of Norway. The statement is perfectly sane and should meet with our approval-we have no business interfering in European affairs. We are away from Europe, we have no contact with internal political questions and if we are to maintain our neutrality this is as we must remain. Europe, throughout the years, has shown a high regard for our Monroe Doctrine and if we maintain a strict neutratity, she will continue ro show this regard . . It is useless to say that Europe respects America because she fears America-she respects America only because we mind our own business and once we cease doing this we shall feel the venom of disrespect. It is only natural from time to time that irritating incidents should arise due to the undiplomatic conduct of certain individuals or the force of radical citizens but these incidents have always been adjusted to our satisfaction. There are those who feel that we should have a more vital interest in the European conflict because of the great financial gain it would bring to us , but far greater is the financial loss brought by strict neutrality . This loss will be far less in terms of American dollars than the cost of going to war if we violare neutrality by seeking business. Wise heads a few years ago gained for us a blessing that we enjjoy today in refusing to ratify the Versailles Treaty and accepting a membership in the League of Natiqns. Our hands are clean and we are free of foreign contacts. Just as long as we remain this way, just so long will they keep from us. Once we violate our neutrality and show allegiance in terms of national action, we need only await a declaration of war. NEUTRAL RIGHTS. . . President Roosevelt in his remarks over the radio the other night said that he wcJs glcJd that here in Amcrirn we can still be shocked by such vicious assaults upon neutral nations as Hitler's invasion of the low countries. It might surprise many Americans to think that there was any reason for gracatifition at the feeling of shock. The President meant that in a world which is rapidly beginning to take such "brigandage among nations for granted, there arc still a few nations which have enough moral sensibility to feel outraged. The dictator nations justify their attitude on the ground that other nations "got theirs·· a long time ago and arc only interested in maintaining the status quo The argument brings us back to the fact that it is possible to jusitfy any act of vandalism or violence if we go back far enough in histroy to look for a similar act. During the past century the world had made great progress in learning to accord a new kind of respect to the right of neutrals until Hitler knocked it all into a cocked hat with his new doctrine. Prior to the middle of the last century little thought was given to the right, of of neutrals. When this nation was neutral in the Napoleonic wars both the French and the British ride over us rough shod if we got in their way. In those days the only kind of neutrality which counted was described by the phrase "armed neutrality ... For the Be parttter of a century the new conception of neutral rights which came in at the end of the Napoleonic wars prevailed through Europe and generally through the world and generally came to be accepted as sound and a contribution to civilization. Then Came Germany's invasion of Belgium in 1914, a ruthless overthrow of the doctrine of neutrality, to be followed 26 years later by Hitler·s even more violent demonstration. In Ibrief Hitler has plunged the world back a full century in its conception of neutral rights. The President of the United States is glad that some of the world, a t least , refuses to be plunged. Friday, May 31, 1940 ENGINEERING, CAMERA CLUBS PLEASE MANY AT DEMONSTRATIONS IN CONYNGHAM HALL CANDIDLY SPEAKING-PROF. SCHUYLER SURE KNOWS HIS BUSINESS Students, Friends Visit Countless Exhibits Durini Three-Day Show By Harvey Wruble By Robert Paxson Hanging in the Social Room of the Wilkes-Barre Y.M.C.A. is a group of photographs of extraordinary quality and human interest. These pictures have come from all over the United States, and many of them from such remote places as Hong Kong, China and Budapest, Hungary. The exhibition of these pictures is sponsored by the Y. M. C. A. Camera Club, and judges for the exhibition are Mr. Alfred A. De Lardi, Philade phia, Pennsylvania; Mr. Niccolo Cortiglia, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; and Mr. Frederick Hurd, Narbeth, Pennsylvania. Notable among those pictures being shown is one called "The Wanderer," submitted by Professor William H. Schuyler. It is significant to note that seventyfive percent of all those photographs submitted were rejected and that, therefore, the pictures selected are, so to speak, the cream of the crop. Professor Schuyler is to be commended for his excellent work which makes his picture one of the selected few. The photograph is a beautiful study of a country road winding beneath towering trees and topped by a magnificent bank of fleecy clouds. On the road is a small solitary figure from which the photograph takes its name, "The Wanderer." It was taken on Professor Gies' farm in the Pocono Mountains. A verbal description of the picture can, however, hardly suffice; the picture must be seen to be appreciated. The past week-end in Conyngham Hall of Bucknell University Junior College, the Engineering and Camera Clubs of the college presented a series of exhibitions and demonstrations dealing with photography, chemistry, physics and engineering. Juniors and seniors in high school and parents and friends were in attenadance at the three-day exhibit. Off the Press. . . Work for the show was m charge of Dave Secunda and Joe Shina!, presidents of the Engineering and Camera Clubs respectively, and Professors Voris B. Hall and William H. Schuyler. Members of the two clubs conducted the numerousdemonstrations and offered explanations of the displays. Some of the items which were found in the chemistry laboratory included elctro-pla.t.ing. chemical rainbow, a complete display of cosmetics, indicators and a display of different kinds of glass. Demonstrations included the making of soap, mirrors, and artificial silk. Ace Hoffman Studios' dark room, showed the process of actual enlarging and contact printing. Exhibits pictured the improvement of photography and photo equipment. In the physics laboratory the operation of a 110 volt light with but 4 volts. Among other demonstrations and exhibitions were non-glare headlights, the forming of ice in boiling water, and visible speech. 1940-1941 BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY JUNIOR COLLEGE CATALOGUE JORDAN Est. 1871 Copies will be mailed Anywhere on Request MEN'S FURNISHINGS AND HATS OF QUALITY Inquire at Registrar's Office 9 West Market Street WILKES-BARRE, PA. �Friday, May 31, 1940 THE BUCKNELL BEACON Page Three THESPIANS OF BUJC SCORE AGAIN WITH PRESENTATION OF 'HEDDA GABLER' IBSEN'S DRAMA WINS PRAISE OF STUDENTS AND MANY PLAYGOERS CLASS PRESIDENT Misses Williams, Fenton Applauded for Excellent Characterizations By Marion Waters From the opinions of students and of the faculty, the play, "Hedda Gabler", presented by the Thespians, May 3, 4. 5, was an overwhelming success. Those who saw· the character of Hedda played by both Miss. Newbold Williams and by Miss Betty Fenton were amazed to see the contrasts and companions in the interpretations of this deceitful, conceited woman . The acting was excellent and very convincing. Each actor and actress seemed as though he actually lived his role in the play. The effective scenery and lighting did a great deal to create the atmosphere aroused by the action of the drama. Although many though that the drama itself was too deep to be enacted by college students. They thought the students did remarkably well. It seemed quite peculiar to many members of the faculty and stusent body to see -sueh-sophi-stiea-ted parts played by such young people To many, the action of the beginning of the drama was rather dull and tiresome, but as the play proceeded, the action increased to a horrible climax, aticipated by everyone. The play itself was well written and directed. It was typically Ibsen with its plot interwoven with domestic an d marital co nconflicts presented as usual without the author tampering with consequences of the force that he sets into operation. In the last analysis, the play certainly portrayed excellently the influence of a di storted personality on wrecking the lives of all those with whom she came in contact. In the latter part of this semester, the Thespia ns arranged a series of walking rehearsal plays, in which the lines are not memorized but read from a paper. The students and faculty hope that in the future the Thespians will continue to present plays that have a deeper significance rather than fanciful comed ies. EMBASSY RESTAURANT Students Cordially Invited -Open All Night- Public Square Raymond Young Members of next year's Sophomore class ballotted a fortnight a fortnight ago and elected Ray mond Young as their leader in 1940-41. This is the second consecutive year that R ay has served as president of the class of '43. Grier Carpenter was chosen vice-president and Bud Brown was selected for the secretarytreasurer post . Jane Bergh a nd Tommy Brislin were female and male choices for seats on the Student Council. The election of these two candidates and the retainment of the present delegates in the Student Council marks the application of the amended ruling in the Student Constitution , which was favored by a three to one vote at a recent chapel election. MIXED LOUNGE MURALS Gert Jones's astounding popularity on the fast numbers . . . Lois ·Morgan's' "Bobbie Jones" style on the pool table . . . Jack Mangan's mad maneuvers equa lly at home with or without a girl. . Foolish fantasy: Kenneth Cranston dancing with Shirley Higgins. .. . Monahal', McKern a n, Finn, and Kornblatt keeping the pool table company . . . Mary Brislin building a stairway to the stars. . . . Gallagher and DuddyBritish lions guarding the may day rehearsals ... The Mangel twins" Me and My Shadow·" . . . the male element holding up the walls of the "mixed lounge" . . . Johnny McDade telling his "little Samuel" stories ... Hot dogs and relish, catsup. mustard and what have you?. . silent dances between Thespians and pledgees. . . . mad magicians removing shirts, leaving coats and vests intact. . . your correspondent "hawk-eyeing" the crowd for material. . . listening to one solid hour of "Octave Jump". . . "Steve" Charney diligently studying in the midst of the turmoil. .. Lee Wazeter "ringing" the "13" every time ... Nuff said. DEEMER & COMPANY SCHOOL AND OFFICE SUPPLIES Corona Portable Typewriters 6 West Market Street WINS HONOR TITLE 'David Secunda David Secunda, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Secunda, 281 Vandermark Street, Wanamie, has been elected to membership in the Beta Epsilon Sigma, honorary engineering fraternity. Each year a student is elected to the Beta Epsilon Sigma from Bucknell University and Bucknell University and Bucknell U niversi ty Junior College engineering classes. Mr. Secunda was admitted to the fraternity Monday evening at Lewisburg. · One of the most outstanding students at the Junior College, "Dave" is president of the Engineer's Club and is one of the school's popul a r athletes. He is vice-president of the Sophomore class and last year served as representative on the Student Council. Scholarships-- cont. page 1 Graduates--Cont. Page 1 R. Babskie of Newport High School, son of Mr . a nd Mrs. P. J . Babskie, 207 West Main St., Glen Ly on. Sallyanne Frank, of G.A.R. High School, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac E. Frank, 26 Park Avenue, city; Robert H. Fritzges of Kin gston Twp. High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fritges, 98 Carverton Road, Trucksville; John W. Weir of Wyoming Hi gh School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weir, 118 DeniDennison Street, Wyoming; Dorothy G. Doyle of G.A.R. High School, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Doyle, 471 Grant Street, city; Phyllis S. Eichler of Meyers High School, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Eichler, 203 West River Street, city; Harry W. Reid, of Wyoming High School, so n of Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Reid, 452 Monument Avenue, Wyoming; and Mary O'Malley of Kin gston High School, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William P. ' O'Malley, 67 South Atherton St., Kingston. ham Hall prior to convocation. Later the tru stees will dine at the Farley residence and then proceed to the excercises. On the eve of commencement the annual dinner-dance will be held at the Irem T emple Country Club. The Sophomores will be guests of Dr. and Mrs. Farley at their farm near Beaumont on Friday, June 7. Members of the faculty committee in charge of arrange ments for Thursday's convocation exercises include Dr. Wilfrid Crook, Prof.. George R . Faint, Mrs. Michael Harper, Miss Norma Sangiuliano, Miss Elizabeth Klinedinst, and Mr. Elwood Disque. MEET THE GANG AT-- THE SPA The Most Modem- Look Where You May This Paper is a JOSEPH HOGARTH Medium of Student -Commercial Photographer- Thought and Opinion 228 Hazle Street * Write a letter to the Editor �THE Page Four BUCKNELL BEACON Last Social Event of the Year to Honor Grads . Friday, May 31, 1940 Afusic by Mill Wiener LEE WAZETER NAMED CHAIRMAN FOR FETE AT DAULAS CLUB What promises to be the biggest fete in honor of this year's grad uates is the dinner-dance listed for Wednesday evening at the lrem Temple Country Club. From the tasty dinner to a splendid reception the committee has left nothing undone to insure an evening of extreme pleasure. Music will be by Milt Wiener and his orchestra. A number of faculty members will be present and the occasion will be brightened by their presence at the festive board and on the dance floor. Pictured at the right is Lee Wazeter, chairman, and the general committee arranging for the affair. LLEWELLYN BROS. INC. --Modern Printers-- 21 S. FRANKLIN STREET First Row: Paul Davis. Zelda Mangel. Leon Wazecer. Joseph Slamon. Second Row: Florence Mangel, Lydia Greenbaum, Shirley Higgins, 13ud Brown. Third Row: Earl Haefele, Jack Smith , John Finn, .Jane Nagro, Louise Rummer. Margaret Bachman. COLLEGE BOOK STORE AND CAFETERIA Supplies Pennants Jewelry Open 11 a. m. To 2:30 p. m. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource This is Wilkes University's Beacon Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the Beacon's predecessors, The Bucknell Bison Stampede, 1934-1935 and The Bucknell Beacon, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>. Missing Issues: 1947 August 8th 1947 September 5th 1947 October 3rd 1947 October 17th 1947 October 31st 1947 November 21st 1947 December 19th 1948 September 9th 1950 April 28th 1953 April 10th 1962 February 2nd Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bucknell Beacon, 1940 May 31st Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940 May 31 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bucknell University Junior College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/0e1b050e015ca59cd11ea5483a2e8856.pdf b0798faeb7a18f3334ad8095be29bf7b PDF Text Text Wilkes-Barre, Pa., October Ist, 1940 Vol. 5, No. 15 \ Award Junior College Secures Carnegie Cinema Appreciati.on Course Proposed Thespians Consider International Play For First Relations Club Major Production Organized "Married For Money" Under Consideration A proposal has been made that a course in cinema appreciation be added to the curriculum of Bucknell Junior College The suggestion is that the course be a one-semester course showing foreign films. Most of the films will have English sub-titles and w ill deal with the Jiving conditions, etc., of those countries with which they are concerned. In the last few years, many colleges have added this course in cinema appreciation, In order that students, as an audience, may have better appraisal when they see a g ood movie, A committee composed of Dr. Miller, chairman; Miss Sanguiliano, Mrs. Harper, and Dr. Hall have been studying the subject. The course, if it goes through will be open both +.o the st,.ul.ents of the Junior College and outsiders. Faculty Member Chosen As Advisor Every years, along with th.air many other endeavors, the Thespians of Bucknell Junior College produce two major plays directed by Miss Sanguiliano. The first play for production is already under consideration. Th-3 play is ' a comedy in three acts, written in 1827 and first produced in that same year in the Drury Lane Theatre und er the· title of "Wealthy Widow," by John Pool. The play was rewritten by Cnarles Mathews and again produc,ed in the Drury Lane Theatre b 1856 under the new title of "Married For Money,'' This play is a story of a young man who married a widow for her money and deals w ith the complications that arise from such a situation. Th e widow tries to marry her young daughter to an elderly man, but the husband (a typical "henpecked" type) finally asserts his right and all becomes well and "they live happily ever after." "Married For Money" has been secured und er great difficulty. The play has been out of print for quite some tim e, and copies of it are, consequently, rather rare. The copy now in Miss Sanguiliano's to Dr. Daniel Gage With the world in such a chaotic condition as it is in today no club could be of more value than a club orgamzect for the purpose of discussing international and domestic affairs. A rather large possession was sent to her by Pro- group of students felt it necessary fessor Sawyer Falk, Director of and vital to have such a club , this Dramatics at Syracuse University. The Thespians will issue in- year, Thes e students have decided vitations to a Hallowe'en Party on to ·c..all their Club the Fortnightly Novemb er lst for those members International Relations Club and of the student body who are in- have decided to meet twice o month fo the f ee and O p discussio f terested in dramatics. It should r r en n be remembered that all students of international and domestic relations. Dr. Gage very kindly offered the Junior College are welcome to his services and wealth of informatry out for parts in Thespian pro- tion in helping toorganize and sponductions. sor such a club. Many suggestions have been proposed by Dr. Gage concerning the topics and research material that might be used in preparing intelligent and worthwhile m eetings. This country is a democracy; the college youth of today might be the governing officials of tomorrow. Why shouldn't they discuss their viewpoints on current history and Members of the Freshman class thus broaden their knowledge of will be initiated into the social present day affairs? Extremely whirl of the Junior College on Oct- important decisions are being made ober 18 wh.en the Freshman Frolic daily by all countries of the world. will be held at the First Presby- Although the United States has terian Church House. The dance not declared war with any Eurowill be a sport affair. Raymond pean or Asiatic country, every Young, president of the Sophomore event of European and Far Eastclass, has been n amed Chairman. ern significance has some relation Committee chairmen are as fol- to American life. lows: Tickets, Tommy Brislin ; DeIt is a well known fact that corations, Alfred Groh and Paul every time thez:e is a European Davis; Orchestra, Jane Nagro and war w hich is fought both on land Jo e Slamon; Program, J ane Bergh and sea the United States in the and Chris O'Malley; Refreshments, end becomes involved in such a Peg Bachman ; Patrons, Ruth Guar- conflict. what chances does our naccia, country have today of staying out ° Tentative Date For Freshme·n Frolic Announced Bucknell Junior TO Inaugurate Informal D·1scuss·1on w BAX ve r 0 Out of recent struggles has come a wealth of contraversial material for public forums, for deb t d . f 1 d a e an for m orma iscussions. Local and national hook-ups all over the country are preparing pro- · grams of this nature. Following th eir example, WBAX hopes to inaugurate a series of informal discussions carried on by a iv,oup of Bucknell Junior College students aided by a faculty membel'l Last Friday evening a trial recording was made by Dr. Daniel J . Gage and a board of four students who carried on a discussion concerning the much debated Conscription Bill. If the venture should prove successful, a series of programs will be planned to cover a period of thirteen weeks. FollowIng this period another thirteen week period will be started If sufficient interest is shown. Current events and international problems will be discussed. -----------of war? Will she follow the same course that she did in 1916?. These are only a few questions that should be of vital importance to edvery American citizen today. What does the college youth think about conscrlption? Is Democracy rooted firmly enough to overcome the recent philosophy of National Socialism or has National socialism something greater to offer the (Continued to Page f) I Library Of Recordings And Phonograph Awarded To School I B.U.J.C. Girl Presented Prize The Carnegie Endowment Fund has made a valuable contribution to the cultural side of the Junior College. The Music Department has been presented with a phono- graph constructed especially for the Carnegie Corporation by Lyons and Heeley, one of the largest musical firms in the country. A Library of one thousand of the world's finest recordings, performed by our greatest symphony orchestras and most accomplished artists, is not the least of this splendid gift. Also have been donated many volumes by worthy critics concerning the backgrounds of the composers and interpretations of their compositions. On November 13 a formal preJen_tation of these will be made. .£he phonograph and library of re~ords will be housed in the Chase rheatre which will be attractively furnished for the benefit of those 3tudents a nd their friends who deJire to enjoy the music. It is ex~ected that perhaps once a month, Dr. Gies w ill invite guests to listen at which time he will explain the various works, Jeannette Jones It is the hope of the adminisEach year a prize of twenty tration that th,e students will take five dollars is awarded to that mem- full advantage of the plendid opporber of the Freshman Class of Buck- tunity affo rd ed th em. nell University or Junior College whose examination in English, at the beginning of the school year, sho th g eatest of·c· cy i ws e r pr I ien n the elements of English composition, including penmanship and 1 spe_Jing. This prize is a donation from the late Dr. Samuel Lewis Ziegler of the class of 1880. This fall Miss Jeannette Jones of Bucknell Junior College tied Miss Dorothy Marina Naugle of Bucknell University in Lewisburg for first place. The prize was divided between them. Miss Jones was presented with the prize in the College assembly on Tuesday. Dr. Eugene Farley made the presentation, "I thought I had unknowingly broken a strict Freshman rule when my name was called, as I didn't know anything about it," said Jeannette. "I was just scared to death." Jeannette has been honored upon previous occasions for her scholarship During her senior year in high school Jeannette won the R . J. W. Templin Mathematical Award which is granted by Mr. Templin, superintendent of the West Pittston Schools, to the student who ranks highest in mathematics. She also won the State Senatorial Scholarship and Bucknell Radio Quiz for scholarships to Bucknell. Although she is a very busy person, Jeannette finds time for music. She is enrolled in the B, S. course and hopes to someday teach chemistry. DR. FARLEY ADDRESSES STUDENT BODY The first assembly, held at the Presbyterian Parish House on Tuesday, September 7, 1940, was marked by an address delivered by Dr. Eugene F. Farley. Dr. Farley stressed the complexity of th.e times in which we live, and warned that we must think one way through or be destroyed. "Between thinking and not thinking," he said, "Lies the future of our nation. Great issues are before us," he continued we must decide between peace and war, continuation of our present way of Jif.e and the idealogy of the dictators." Democracy he interpreted as a way of life that must fill our daily needs and not be misunderstood. If it does not do this, it is in danger of being destroyed and supplanted by the dictatorship we have grown to hate. In conclusion Dr. Farley pointed out two roads that are open to all of us; the high road, which is hard but is certain to bring resuits, and the low road, which continues only a . short distance and leads nowhere. �Page 2 BUCKNE_LL BEACON Inquisition! Welcome all you members of the class of '44, may the famous sages of the sophomore class ( from whom you have already heard too much) give you some hints which may make the coming college year as pleasant as our first year was. Go out for activities galore. Anything and everything! College is more than a place in which to learn things; it is also a place in which to do things . The Beacon itself takes this opportunity to invite you to join its ranks. Become interested in the school's affairs. Moreover , take an active interest. Consider library rules and conditions, student government, and all the rest, and strive to make your convictions about each felt. Help build admiration and respect for B.U .J.C. and do your part in building the great school that is yet to come. Aspiration ... Recipe ... Freshmen on Steps of Connyngham Hall The mighty wrath of the "Bailiff" . . John Eva n WilSopllomore class w ill be vented Iiams. "Prosecutor" · John Peter upon hte lowly Freshme n on WedFinn. nesday, when they carry out th,e The impudent Freshmen who sentenc,e which w ill be passed by have violated the rules have had the "Roya l Court of Inquisition of their names placed on the "black the Supreme Sophomores." list.'' Each guilty Fr-eshman will The officials of the court are: be placed in the custody of two "Judge" . . The Honorable Sophomores who will make them James Bla ine Lew is. rue the day that they braved the "Def,ense Attorney" . . . Russell wrath of the high a nd mighty Elway Brown. Sophomores. Science Corner ... What goes into a well-rounded life? It's a question Base of TNT Can Now Be we're all concerned with because VV'e're in college. If we were· Made by 'Cracking' Process content to push this question upon a shelf we woulnd't be stuPetroleum soon w ill be used in dents of Bucknell Junior College. a revolutionary process for . the A dash of happiness , some contentment, consciousness of mass production of toluol, basic raw the relationship between ourselves and others, cooperation, ap- materia l of TNT and vital to the national d,efense p rogram. predation o f beauty, a bilty to think, and a certain amount Defense officials are n egotiatof success; these are ingredients of a full life. ing with th e Humble Oil and ReBucknell Junior can help us find these things within fining Company of Houston, T exas, ourselves; it can help us develop these things, and if some factor for hte construction of a large be lacking, it can plant the seed in us which we in turn must plant, first of its kind in the world, to m anufacture the material as part nouris h . of a $1',000,000,000 program to exWhat kind of life we will develop with these ingred- pand munition production: ·i ents depends on the proportions in which we mix them and Tuluol, a liquid of . the benzene the amount of each which goes into the recipe. High marks, family, heretofore ·.has, been obalthough extremely important in our school career, cannot stand tained froni. c ;by-products of coke ·alone. We must learn, through association with our fellow a nd from 0rd inary 'illuminating students in the clubs and organiations, the value of cooperation; we must develop the ability to "play ball" with others. Now we are beginning to get something. But still the recipe is not complete; we must learn to think ; we must develop an aesthetic feeling. And these things we can attain through the courses offered by the school. If these things are possessed by the student when he is ready to tackle the world, the happiness, the contentment, and the success which are the final objectives of life must come, They always accompany those qualities which our school can Club Notes ... At a r,ecent meeting of Beta Gamma Chi Sorority, Margaret Bachman, Murial Rees, and Beatrice Hoyle were elected to serve as presiden, v ice-pr.esid ent and secret ary, respectively, for the 1940-41 school year. Plans for teas and various other social functions, arranged by this group, were discussed, Last Friday afternoon, the wom,en of the Sophomore Class entertained, at teas, the women of the freshmen class The specific aim of this sorority is to promote greater friendship among the young women of th,e Junior College. The Glee Club, under th e direction of Charles Henderson, has, very lustily, started its 1940-41 program, with the addition of numerous freshman to its ranks. The offic,es of president, secretary, and librarian have· been capably filled by Christopher O'Malley, Shirley Higgins, and Ruth Lynn. Th e group has, up to date, received invitations to participate in radio broadcasts and to appear on programs of many social organizations throughout Wyoming Valley. At a recent meeting of the Thespian Society, Alfred Groh, Beatrice Hoyle, Kathleen Wintermute, and Lillian Rosen were elected to serve, respectively as President, Vice President, Secretary and Club Historian. Plans for the first major production were discussed. Welcome ••• There comes a time when every tired editor, with a small staff, faced by the horrors of the deadline, relaxes his own and his papers ideals of editorial policy and allows objectionable and adolescent material to be printed. Too often this has been the case. On the . other hand however, a number of collegiate editors have been striving to regain old standards of excellence, to lay foundations for new traditions, and develop a policy which incorporates thought. wit, expression, criticism, intelligent satire and tolerance. Such a policy is not easy to develop or maintain. Admittance to the ra nks of these brave people is much desired by the editors of the Bucknell Beacon. There is a lack of interest on the part of the students which is hard · to understand and hard to cope with. Once dull-always dull is their attitude. They seem to have forgotten that student publications are not only important organs of student opinion, but the best organs of expression for such opinions. The lack of student cooperation and understanding has in the recent past been contributing greatly to the rapid decline of the Beacon. It is our hope that -the staff shall grow during the next year. It is our hope that your ideas and your copy will find their way to our empty drawers, and it is our hope that your feelings shall be voiced in our pages . The future of our publica-: tion and of all college publications lies in the cooperation of .the, student body. Tuesday, October I st, 1940 gas. · The new process involves "cracking" petroleum 'under pressure at high t-emperatures and is similar to that used in making gasoline. It has been subjected to laboratory tests by a number of oil companies in - .c.o.operation w ith Army ordinance experts, who found that the product ,m .e t all Army requirem.ents. A shortage, of tuluol during the _World War.· was major "bottlen e~k" . Tlle government was forced to us.e a .mixture of tuluol and am- a develop in us if it is given the opportunity. The members of the Student body wish to extend their monium nitrate and the resulting New Synthetic Rubber Surgical Lamp Aids Operations Safer operations from which the patient recovers more quickly are promised as the result of a n ew lamp for operating rooms w hich is revealed in a patent issued to Joseph F. Collins of Philadelphia a nd Cornelius J . Kraissl of Heckensack, A new type of synthetic rubber, N. J . The lamp kills germs on the spot, before they can enter the incision made by th-e surgeon. Not only does the lamp provide a shadow-free light for the surgeon, but it throws a concentrated cone of ultraviolet rays which are deadly to bacteria over the maximum area of the surgical cavity. The incision is covered with a beam of such rays so that chances of air-borne bacteria getting inside during the operation are reduced to a minimum, it is claimed. At the same time rising currents of air can pass through the lamp so that New Telescope Studied the air in the room is sterilized. n amed butyl .rubber and mad,e from petroleum by what was described as a "simple process," has been developed aften ten years of closely guarded secret research by the Standard Oil Development Company. Th e new artificial rubber, first an nounced this month before the meeting of the American Chemical Society in Detroit, would be superior in many respect to the natural substance, it was asserted. A n ew telescope nearing completion at the Oak Ridge (Mass.) station of the Harvard Astronomical Observatory was the center of considerable attention for delegates the recent meeting of the American Astronomical Association at _Wellesl-ey College. The telescope, w ill be n amed the J ewett Memorial Telescope, for James R. Jewett, emeritus professor of Arabic, and his late wife, Markaret Weyerhauser J ewett. A gift by Professor Jewett has made possible the construction of the instrument. A unique f eature of this new explosive lost a portion of its ef- J ewett R-eflector telesco pe is to be fectiveness, requiring a greater de-J found in the manner in w hich it is sympathy to Miss Elizabeth Klinedinst, our Librarian, whose father died recently. tonatio.n force . ing on a special concrete base. Usually onyl the top of a turret or dome rotates on tracks supported by a non-rotating building. Th,e Jewett Reflector rotating building is twelve-sided and is insula t ed with homosote. Construction was under the direct supervision of Dr. George z. Dimitroff, superintendent of th,e Oak Ridge station. * The Bucknell Beacon Is The Medium of Thought * Let Us Know What You Think. Write To The Editor. * housed-the entire building revolv- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ �. Tuesday , Octo-ber I st, 19·40 BUCKNELL BEACON LetterTo The Editor BEACON AROUND THE CORNER .. . Page 3 FRESHMAN INITIATION REACHES FINAL STAGES NOTE: We're a fraid some of th,e line harbors a secret passion for This lette r is by one w ho has freshmen w ill be unpleasantly sur- (two words censored here) and only recently begun to enjoy the prised one of these days unless that (three lines censored here.) benefits of Am erican Democracy. th ere is a marked change of attiIt's wonderful what a coll ege Previous t o his arrival here, he h a s tude to ward the hazing r-egulations. liv,e d in a co un try scour,ged by th e We've been told that dire doings education will do. We don 't claim force and intolerence of totalitar- are in the offing w h en th e Inquisi- to be authorities on English gramia ni sm. It is this fact wh ich makes tionti on rolls around. "A word to mar, but when a student nonchalh im acutely conscious of the n eed the w ise et cetera" . .. we wer,e an tl y says " bring, brang, brung" for freedom a nd li bert y. ask ed just the other day by a wh en asked for principal parts of - The E ditor. Freshman if he'd really have to " bring", we think something ought D ear Editor : swim ac ross the river and back. to be done. • We thought Mrs. HarDarker a nd dark er becomes th-e ... W ell , you never know . . . Any per might conduct a class a long sky of humanity as the days go by; bow, "a word etc ." these lines until we heard that she fa in ter a nd fain ter is t h e hope for Before we go any farther we was accepting chall engers who wish an early peace; the God of Mars feel obliged to publicly thank Dr. to dispute her claim that the prinrules suprem e a nd leaves hung,er, F arley, Fred Rogers, and anyone cipal parts of "skin" ar,e "skin , want a nd destruction in his path, else w ho might have inspir,ed them skinned, skun ." "I have sku n my The roar of guns, the scream of fo r th e new cafeteria counter. It's knee ." Well , maybe so . . . air ra id s iren s, the slaughter of a wonderful fe elin g t o be able to Students of sociology who read civilians, a ll lead t o a n ew "Goet- eat your hamburger in peace . . . th e "American Observer" are still terdam merung." kn owing that your feet are safely s-ecretly applauding the happy tale Only one contin-ent stands st ill moored. Of cou rse, it isn't quite of the up-and-coming mosquito who free -an isle of Li berty amidst this fa ir that these pedal benefits a1·e recently passed his screen test. sea of flames a nd iron: -America. still n ot w ithin reach of one m emAkin to th e mailman w ho takes Thoug h the s ea is rising stormily, ber of the student body When last a walk on his vacation, and the though the gales sweep our coast, se.e n in Mrs. Brennan's T ea Room, sailor who tak es a boat-ride on we still are f r ee. F raul ein Higgins (Mr. Disque's his, is the coll-ege student who Out of th-e h ost of d emocratic pride a nd joy was still dangling "loafs" on his. countries, we a r e left alone. All from th e seat. Instinctively, we Dr. Miller, who thinks t h at th e others gave their m en, th eir rush to right a drong : This column_ brilliant men a lways have short so il, their a ll, in defense of the w ill accept cigar boxes to accomo- names, gave Einstein as an exid eals we ch-erish so much : Lib erty, date Shirley. a mple, and decided that he should Tolerance, Ind ependence. One of H ere's a sports ite m we thought b e in second place "After all," he them, our last defense is now f ight- we'd pass a lon g . . . Any g irls in- said " You know Joe Mill er . . . ing a battle for lif e a nd d eath in terested in rowing w ill m eet w ith that's me!" Th en a certain young th-e last attempt to pr eserve them. L ois Morgan n ext Friday at noon Sophomore really baffled him by The last five years may very beneath the second pi er of the asking, "What about George Berwell be called a n era of ch a nges, North Street bridge where crew try- nard Shaw?" changes of governments a nd rulers, out will be held, We can't re member who started political routin es a nd of border Then ther,e's the story about a this but we just cou ldn't resist it ! lines. B efo re the American people r ecently wedded couple who are ... "I are loney, me could cry, him Freshmen Build Living Monument To Sophomore Class now is the question w hether we, calling their first-born "Weather has left I a ll a lon e! Will him never B u ck et Brigade, presen t arms! I'll miss it when it 's over!" too , should h ave a change . strip" because it will help the hus- come to I ? Mu st me alwa ys go to Squ are corners there, boys! N o it If you have received t he imnd This November, the men a band evad,e the draft. he? That could never was!" isn't a civilian regiment preparing women of this country, w ill go and From usually well-informed Even the poor ped estrian s are for war . .. it is merely the lowly pression that the freshmen look cast th eir votes for a man they c ircles we received the information hazed when the Freshmen go to freshman at the Junior College be- silly . . . add ludricous sight . . . want to be their Pr,esident for the t h at Forrest Price has b ecom e a town . On the last tour, a young ing put through their paces by the teeny Shirley Higgin s, bawlin g out next four years. B oth candidates, scoutmaster. Hereaft.er w hen couple in some way found them- veteran sophomores. four six-foot freshmen for not be h e the Republican stan da rd sco utmaster Price is seen in the selves in th-e middle of them, when Passer-bys stare in op en- wearing regulation garb! bearer of the represen a nt of the v icinity of P------'s it should b e re- a passerby, who evidently knew the mouthed amazement at the peculiar The professors have become acDemocratic Party are m en ·of membered th a t he is more than young man, shouted, "Hey J oe, how sight of otherwise attractive young great ability, ch aracter a nd hon esty; lik ely conducting a hike. did you get mixed up with those ladies with black cotton-clad legs, customed by now to the sou nd of both have declared that th ey inIt is r umored tha t Jane R ed- crazy people?" odd slippers, op.en umbrellas in on e cla n k ing buck ets, in terrupting their tend to make this, our Am erica hand, buckets in the ot her, a nd lectures. Speak in g of bucket s, reinv incibl e a nd both have prom ised stranger still, no make-up, pran c- minds us of an inident that occu red that t h ey w ill defend a ll r ights and Veteran of 3 Armies ing down the street to class. several years ago in the big lectu re privil,eges our d emocracy offers u s. The freshman , themselves, have room in Conyngham Hall. The Takes Up Flying Whicheve1· w ill be chosen in Novemvarious opinions on the subject of freshmen had noisily clu mped into ber, w ill be a man, who w ill hold Frederick J. Lyon, 60 years old, customs. Comments sound some- class when sud denly there was high the torch of democracy in a is taking lessons at the Westchester thing like this : heard a rousing mrash! The proInstallment Plan dictator-rul ed, enslaved world . Airport New York to become a flier . "I think it's a lot of nonsense fessor w ho is known for his n imble John J . O'Conn ell, 65, has 572 There is ou r old Greek Lege nd He is the oldest student the airport -making us wear these aprons." w it, turned arou nd qu ickly a nd exwhich tells : Th er e were ten men years to pay a $69.30 d ebt. has had, A resident of Green"Humph! don't think much of claimed, "Oh, I thought som eon e on a boat in a storm y, rough sea; H e brought into County Cour t w ich, Conn, he is district man ager it!" had kicked the b u cket, but I g u ess one of them had been leading them "Me! Oh, I don't min d it he only turned a littl e p ail (pale !) through the unknow n for eight Buffalo, N. Y. in connection with a there for the Connecticut Light a n d days in search of the coast of judgment against him. His attor- Power Company. Although he is a vet eran of the peace, stee ring through cliff a nd ney suggested informally that some graduate of Isabela H igh School, in British, French and United States depths without r est . The storm payment could be made " every Armies, Mr. Lyon said that this was Senorita T omasPuerto Rico . grew more and mor,e furious a nd l,eap year." his first evperience at the controls Guerra, on leave from her teachv iolent, but the man on the r u dder However, Judge F. Bret Thorn of a pla ne. He has b-egun solo flying post on a graduate scholarship d id not beco m e weary or diswas not foling when he directed ing and expects toobtain a private from the University of H avan a, is couraged. Then, a youn ger m a n judgment to be paid "at the rate of pilot's licen se soon. The purpose, stood up a nd h e spoke to the other taking courses in the college's 50 cents on the 20th of February he explained, was recreational. men: "F or eight long days, yonSchool ' of Education, while Senor d er man on th e h elm hath lead ye in each year h er-eaft er." nd th rd In an effort to strengthen culAlfero is working for his Bachewith the promise to bring to the Acco ing to e cale ar, Outdoes Bloodhounds coast of p eace, b ut h e h ath not O'Connell's last paym ent will come t u ral relation with L atin-America !or of Science degree. fulfill ed hi s promise. Go, a nd tell due in the year 2512, as leap year Despite the provisions of the does not occur in 2100, 2200, 2300 B lodhounds were set on the republics two sudents from Cuba yonder man to leav,e his post a nd I trail, but in thr,ee hou rs made no board's admission policy, ·w h ich alpromise ye and say unto you ,I shall or 2500. progress. Then Sheriff Charles and Puerto Rico have been accepted " _ _,_______ for study at City College this yea r low t wenty-five foreign stu dents t o MacDonald of Carthege, N. C. drove I ea d you t o th e Co a St Of Peace • And the men in the boat deliberated in w ith tbe two men. They had and five students from the city in- enter each year, only two students h is sayin gs and thought of his rudder, but if storm goeth on, the thumbed a ride w ith him. stitution are attending the Univer- were a dmitted because of Jack of words; a nd th e eld,est of th em, he old one shall be our fate." Thus sity of Santiago, Chile, it was an- time to publicize the exchange stood u p an d said unto them: nou nced yesterday, Dr. Nelson P . " Men, yonder man on the h elm h e spoke a nd th ey consented to his Steam Heat For Rattler Mead, acting president of City Col- scholarships in L atin America. hath promised to lead us the coast sayings. Their hearts longed for lege. However, in coperation with Secreof Peace; for eig ht Jong d ays we th e morning of the day to come, Wallace Gee, 45-year old State The students from Latin A mer- tary of State Cordell Hull, Amerhave be-en on this unfri endly sea, fu ll of impatience w hat be the re- Highway Department employes is ica were admitted to the college ican diplomatic mission s and conan d still we have n ot yet reached suit . h ard at work to make su re that h is after changes had been made in sulates abroad have been supplied shore. This young man , my friends, favorite pet w ill spen d a comfort- the Sta t e Edu ca tion L aw a nd the with information material a nd a phath offered us that h e wou ld take A nd th e n ext mornin g , at th e able Winter as his hou se g u est. by-laws of the B oard of Higher E d- plication bla nks. u s t o safety too. Th e scales of break of dawn, they were in sight The pet is a four foot rattlesnake. u cation ··t o permit a limited numUunder t h e college's foreign T hetis, they J::.e balanced, I shall of th e coast of peace, whilst the It w ill have a room all to itself in ber of non-citizen s and non-resi- study plan, which was started in speak my judgment: We do n ot Sun came shining over the horizon! th e Gee home in this Yestes County den ts to stu dy at the city's fou r 1932 to permit qualified students know h ow the n ew man shall be, We all are like these men in village. Gee is taking special pre- public colleges. to study at a foreign u niversity fo r be we know that the old one hath the boat, doubting if we should caution to make sure that the room T he two students who have b een one year with full colleg e c red it, not fulfilled his promise. There- change th e man at the rudder or will be properly heated so that t h e admitted for the current s chool five students and recent graduates fore, we ],eave the verdict to the not. L et us hope that our choice snake may b-e played with d u ring year are Dulce Maria Tom a s- have begun a year's work in Chile Gods : if there is sunshine tomor- w ill b e best for humanity, de- the cold months when most snak es Guerra, 28 years old , teach er in as g u ests of the University of Sanrow, the young man shall take the mocracy and America! are dorman t. Cuba, a nd A rsen ior Alfero, 20, a tiago. NEWS ODDITIES ... Latin Students In N. Y. City College In Exchange Plan �BUCKNELL Sports .. ·: Another school term is under way. For many it means doing the I international By-Lines ... BEACON B. U. J.C. Swimming Team Looks Forward To Great Year things they heard so much about The European war seems deswhile in high school. And where The Bucknell swimming team w ill enter its fifth year as a sports are concerned, the latter tined to spread this week as the major sport this fall, under the coaching of Clarence "Slats" Obitz who bombings of London and other group really did things in a big English centers slack ens and the has handled the team ever s ince its start in 1936 wh,en the college was way for the school. While freshmen last year, this year's sopho- tempo of fighting in Africa a nd located on West Northampton street. mores did such a good job with the far east in creases. Swimming was originally started the various a thletic teams that G erman bombers continue their Bucknell Junior College compiled in 1935 when a group of students t rying out for positions on the an impressive record. ,1 ightly raids over London, but formed a club to meet a few other Bison squad. Only three were vetTha t record should be improved w ith decreasing intensity. Day raids this year, however, since the fresh- are also being attempted in con- teams during the year. Tommy erans, Jack Mangan, w hoended his man class has a large number of trast to the continuous and des- Galson and Joe Brislin were at the career with a series of broken athletes who did outstanding work ;ructive all n ight forays of the past head of hte m ovement for a coll- breast stroke records before leavin scholastic circles. The coach- :hree weeks. Other portions of ege team. Although they did not ing for W ,est Point, Dave Evans ing staff is looking forward to a good season . Each coach h as ar- :he isl,e are f eeling the blows of the succeed that year, swimming was and J ack Batey. T wo of the new ranged attractive schedules, which .iombers and the Nazi high com- set up as a recognized sport the comers were experienced swimmers, means that the students are in for mand reports successful raids on fo llow ing year through the efforts Paul Davis and J oseph S lamon who many treats . .. if they follow their vital English industries. of H enry N . Peters, athletic dir- came from Meyers. Thirteen meets teams. Th e channel ports, the taking ector and Obitz was named coach. were again scheduled and this time One ot the ways to see some a ll the YMCA teams except Wilkesof the country is to make one ot off point for the overdue invasion When the call for candidates the junior coll ege teams. Last year .:>f Britain, continue to be hammer- we nt out for the , _, season, Barre were dropped a nd two varsity 36 37 the swimmers traveled some 2,000 ed by RAF bombers w ith apparent college t eams replaced them, makmiles to engage in meets. They danlag-~. twelve st udents turned out for th e ing four var sity teams on the sche-e These English planes are team. Not one of the even basis dule plus five coll ege frosh and likely w ill do the same this year. The cagers and baseball team make a lso dropping th eir deS t ructive as far as that was concerned. Trenton High School, national intrips into New York and to other .,1issles deeper in German territory V\/'ayne aGrnder was chosen cap- terscholastic champions for the sections of this State. with prolonged raids on Berlin it- tain for the season. Four meets past &everal years, and the most It's good to see your friends self. were staged, three with local YMCA sought after high-school t eam in back in school. But how some of the country. Although the B ison Last week's atempted landing teams and one with Colgate Frosh. them change in a short period. a t General At the end of the season Norman team was th e best to ever repreTake the case of Joe (Champ) Dakar by the forces of sent th e local institution they were Costine, who later lost his life in Monahan for instance. If Jo e were Charles DeGualle's "free French- California as a member of the unable to breakw into th,e w in colat the campus · this fall, Coach man" was abandoned but else- United States A ir Corps and John umn because of the high type of Humphries would probably make w here on the African continent Kasper were elected co-coptains for competition. a fullback out of him. Joe now The 1940-1941 season w ill start action continu es. Italian armies the foll owing season. packs plenty of beef. Wonder are consolidating their positions The 1937_ season found five w ith a record of two wins and 38 1938 what h e's going to do on the bowlon the Egyptian desert in their vete rans, John Mundry, Wayne losses behind the team although ing a ll eys this year. For the benefit drive toward Egypt and the Suez Garned, Joe Conlon, Kasper and th e schedule is as hard, if not of the freshmen Monahan led the Costin,e back a nd five freshmen , in- barded than any of the preceding ·C: ·a nd F . team to the bowling Canal. In the far east J apan is being eluding John Guiney who was des- years and the candidates as inextitle last year. But h e still can't fig_u re out how such a thing ·hap- forced into an alliance w ith Ger- tined to become the outstanding perienced as t h ose on other skuad s, pened, especially w hen the faculty many by "join ck: else" diplomacy. swimmer of the team, reporting for high hopes exist for a banner seaThe reported "or else" is an arm- practice. The schedule was en- son. All recvords were broken w h,en team was so good. istice with England to give the larged with college varsities and 44 candidates reported for practice Then Sy! K asnikowski said he is going to give up basketball and British and Ame rican fl eets an op- frosh teams being added for a total and even though only one is a vetportunity for combin,ed action of ten meets. Team failure was the eran, the type of student turning baseball this year to devote his aga inst a Japan whose expansion out for the swim t eam is of a spare time to billiards. Sy! believes same as the first year w ith t en ' ng the1·r O1·1·ental 1·n higher calib er than ever before and l·s threaten1 he can be a w izard with the cu e - losses added to th,e previous four, stick and he intends to do some terests. b ut in Guiney the team had a com- even the veterans w ill have to touring with a Nanticoke t eam this Meanwhile W a s h i n g t o n petitor who set a record that is watch th e n ewcom ers. Winter. He'll probably end up announced !aS t week an additional almost unbeatable, the w inning of Veterans returning are Al Za behind the eight-ball . loan of $ 25 ,000 to th e Chang-Kai- twenty sprint races in as many kiewicz, Paul Davis, J oseph Slamon, Some of the g irls are going to Khek government of China. This starts against the best competition a nd Alfred Groh. Practice started see one of the ir pet peeves carried came as J apanese troops pushed in the East in college circles. At the d ay school began a nd the squad out this season. It was announced into Indo-China and was interpret- the end of the season Guiney was spirit is exceptionally high. The that a girl's swimming t eam will ed as a n effort to check th is up- unanimou sly chosen captain for number dropping from the squad be formed shortly, Plans are being setting of th e status quo in the the n ext year. because of the hard practice sesmade to have an intra-mural pro- Pacific w hich Secretary of st ate The 1938-1939 season started out sions is lower than when the squads Hull a nnounced several weeks ago w i' th 16 swimmers repor t·mg t o were smaHer. The swimmers, like gram. A few years ago some of the would not be tolerat ed. Coach Obitz. Including were four all athletes, do better w hen there students formed an equestrian club At home th e adminiS t ration's v,eterans of the previous campaign, are many spectators and it is hoped but it seemed to have died an na- d,efense program continue to pro- Guiney, John Mundry, Jack Batey that th e student body w ill turn out .tural death last year However, gress. President Rosevelt called and Bob Conway a lso an excep- for the home meets, there is some t_a lk around about 35 ,7oo additional men of th e Na- tionally fine breast stroker in J ask 'l'he schedule has been arranged orgamzmg again. L ouise Baker, tional Guard to Federal service. Mangan who had matriculated but as some of the dates are tenwho intends to make the swim team This brings to 96 ,200 th e total of from Meyers High School w h ere he tative as yet, it w ill n ot be r eleased ·s ince she got plenty of exercise in G u a rd smen a ll ready 0rd ered into had been a member of the swim until later. Among the teams w hich this manner this summer, is one activ,e service. The president also team. The balance of the squad w ill be metthis years are Syracuse, .o f the leaders of the movement. signed an Army housing bill to pro- was as usual inexperienced. F. & M., U of Penn, Cornell, LaShe's w illing to d,e vote some time vide barracks for men called up Thi rteen meets were scheduled fayette and Seton Hall College to forming a club if some of the u nd er th e Selective Service Act. fo r this year a nd again the caliber Frosh, CCNY and Scranton Univerother students are interested. It was said by Army officials, how- of teams was raised w ith the drop- sity varsities, Trenton High School, Missing from t h e physical de- ev e r, th at at th e rate men are ping of w.eaker t eams met by F . & M. Academy, Wyoming Sempartment's staff this year is Steve volunteering a considerable part · of BUJC a nd the addition of college inary and "Wilkes-Barre YMCA. Gacha, who made a reputation for th e firS t quota would be filled wi th- frosh teams in their places. One Trying out for the varsity are: himself in professio n al boxing. He out a draft. meet was with the Washington and Bernard Achhammer, Ral ph Norgave his proteges in the gym At th e same time it was an- Lee F rosh at L exington, Va., the bert, J ohn Groblewski, Eugen e classes some pointed on the fine art nounced by th e Tra ining Wi th in longest trip veer m ade by any H a hn , Frank Figlock, Warner of self protection Taking Steve's 1nd u st ry Advisory Committ ee set BUJC athletic team. 'fhis season Cook, Fra nci s Bernarek, Sidn ey pla ce is Art Frith a Wyoming na- up recently by Sidney Hillma n th at they ended their losing streak, d e- Mendelsohn, James Ruhf, Peter tive. The newcomer to the staff a program of up-grading would be feating the University of Scranton Mayock, Henry Gallagher, H arvey performed in the ring as a n ama- introduced into defense i nd u st ries. varsity a nd Franklin and Marshall Wruble, Ben Badman, Morris teur a nd we und erstand he will try This w ill move many th0 usa nd s of Academy teams on successive week- . Josephs, J ohn Mangan, Shell Greento capture one of the Diamond workers up to th e point of th eir ends and finish ed the season w ith baum, John Anthony, Ted Wiener, Belt titles this year. highe st skill, wh ile th0 se less a record of t wo wins and eleven Robert Babskie, Dmitri Klimovich, Among the freshmen is Aaron skill ed w ill st ep into high er cate- losses. It was decided ..at the end of Rob ert Spencer, Walter Pluto, Jos'Neiss, brother of Al, sports editor gories of employment. th season to discontinue the elect- eph Slamon, William Mattern, Paul of the Nanticoke Telegram. But - - - - - - - - - - - - ing of a swim captain and to have Davis, Gerald Green , Albert Gelb , Aaron doesn't sem to be interested one appointed for each meet by Alfred Groh, Saul Goodman, Ray in sports, at least not at the mothe coach. This method has been Young, All Zakiewicz, Frank Kusment. is handling n ews releases, but he followed since. iak, Thomas Boylan, P eter Serax, Carey E vans, another new- doesn't fit into the sports picture. Last season, found the greatest Alfred Eisenspreiss, Robert Witcomer w ho is a memb er of the H e .probably wants to be an edi- turn out of candidates in the history kowski , Walter Jon es, Joseph Far·wnkes-Barre Record editorial staff, torial w riter. of swimming at Bucknell with 22 rell and Louis Schappert. Tuesday, October I st, 1940 Inter-Mural Program ... The physical education department of the Junior College has a well rounded and varied program for male students this year. A new sport, badminton, has been added to the list both for men and women. A program of leagues and tourna- ments has been organized to start on October 22 with voll eyball and to end May 2 with badminton. Each male student is required to participate in every physical education program a nd in addition, must participate in two leagues or tournaments, each semester, to meet physical education requirem,ents . A selection of tournaments is offered to the students each semester. The program is as follows: Volleyball ............ Oct. 22-Nov. 26 H a ndball ................ Dec. 2-Dec. 20 Basketball ................ J an. 7-Feb. 27 Bowling ...................... Nov. 4- .......... .. Billiards ................ Feb. 10- F eb, 28 T able Tennis .......... Feb. 17-Mar. 7 Badminton ............ Apr. 14-May 22 In addition, a program of instruction to students w ishing to learn how to swim and a special course in Senior Red Cross Life Saving is offered by C. S. Obitz, swimming instructor a nd coach. Award Offered All-Around Athlete A special award based on a ll, qund athletic ability, scholarship, participation, attendance at practice or games, and sportsmanship, has been made available to Junior Coll ege students. The n • 1'nner· need not be a mem" ber of a varsity team but should participate in several inter-mural activiti es to be eligible. LaS t year Paul Trebilox, now st udying at Bucknell University, was given the awa rd for his outstanding performance in the intermural program, Trebilcox was wrestling champion for two years in th e 175 lb s. division, ha nd ball champion for two years, played inter-mural basketball a nd volleyball a nd was unanimously chosen for bo th st ar teams . '.l'h-e award has been placed in th e Chase Hall Boys' L ounge. The name of this year's outstanding student a th1ete w ill be added to th e plaque at th e e nd of th e season . Now is th e time to st art to make an impression on th e physical education department, which selects th e w inner. International Relations Club (Continued from Page 1) wo rld than either Congressional or Parliamentary Democracy. Many students of college age arrive at very narro w viewpoints concerning modern politics. P erhaps it is because these students only kno;w one side of the story. It is hoped and anticipated that und er the guidance of Dr. Daniel J. Gage, our most capable and informative historian and political scientist , that this club will be a remarkable success and of great benefit to each a nd every member in developing a truer and more comprehensive know ledge of international and domestic relations, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource This is Wilkes University's Beacon Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the Beacon's predecessors, The Bucknell Bison Stampede, 1934-1935 and The Bucknell Beacon, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>. Missing Issues: 1947 August 8th 1947 September 5th 1947 October 3rd 1947 October 17th 1947 October 31st 1947 November 21st 1947 December 19th 1948 September 9th 1950 April 28th 1953 April 10th 1962 February 2nd Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. 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Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bucknell Beacon, 1940 October 1st Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940 October 1 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bucknell University Junior College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/9c4ee1fb7be4e6c0d460aeb6b6a1d842.pdf c913e080be52bab9e4a01ca0bd30eb69 PDF Text Text - ....___, - Vol. 5, No. 2 '~----:::::-:~----= Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Friday, October 18th, 1940 Freshman Frolic Continues B.U.J.C. Tradition State Debate Question Announced In lin e w ith the express io n of stu'.:!e nt thoug ht concerning t he v ita l isou es of ou, government is t ho clcbatin;:;· qu-estion w hich has b ee n adopted by the State of Pe;msylvan ia. Th e question is "Resolved : that the British Commo nwealt h a nd the United States should imm ed iat,3ly fo rm a permanent union." Although , as yet, there h as been no official statement of the National debate topic, it is und erstood that it concerns a union of Ameri. f d f can repu bl 1cs or common e ense. Th ese are the issues w hich w ill be contested in th e for ensic battles of the Junior College Debating T eam. In th e past, our team h a s been considered very formidable. Wi th th e material w hich has turned out for this years t eam, we can look forward to a n even more successful debating season than . we h ave had in the past. Rabbi Wolk Addresses Student Body Each year R abbi Wolk , one of th e Junior College's mo st loya l friends , de livers a n inspiring m essage to the student body. At the second assembly program last Tuesday, Rabbi Wolk discussed a topic of v ital significance, at a tim e when th e face of the w orld is tattooed w ith battleships and dest royers of every description. '"In th e hour of crisis man often loses his h ead and ceases to be a rational being, and reverts t o the animal," RabbiWolk sa id. Rabbi Wolk particularly warned the students to beware of hysterical alarmists They are more t reacherous tha n the enemy itself, for they destroy a people's moral and sense of balance by boring from w ithin. "If we brought together a crosssection of our population w ho are defenders of our Democracy, there would be t.hosn w ho would accuse their neighbor oi b.cing a fifthcolumnist. Vlc do n cot k eep our thinking straight. We are governed by passion prejudice, and emotion . . . We shall b e defeating ourselves." "We st a nd in the way of another Dark Age, unl ess . . . " he emphasized , "with light and learning we can prove to be a new Renaissance. Reason is not enough _ we must m eet togeth!'l' for ch anges of opinion, evaluation; this is the purpose of college," Rabbi Wolk said, "and what we r.eed in this country is to be abl e to r eason together." Large Student Turnout Expected Expected At Season's First Dance "BULL SESSION" ACCLAIMED SUCCESS ART RODGER'S ORCHESTRA ENGAGED It's h,ere Th e dance you've been waiting for . . . the Fresh- m a n Frolic Here at Bucknell, traditions as yet are few and those which have developed are relatively important. The Frolic is one of our real traditions and its significance is e nhanced by the comparative rarity of tradition in a yo ung school. The Freshma n Frolic is one school activity for your must list. r,~...;;;:;;:/i~ Th e dance will be held in Wilkes-Barre at th e First Presby- ---------- lili1lllllllil1ii11i1iliillllll f ema Ie That freedom of speech and di scussion is still a vital part of the American way of life was clearly shown last Thursday evening when four Bucknell Junior College students carried on a battle royal over the ROb·1 n HOOd Ad orns Campus II II airways of W . B. A . X . Their subject was the much discussed issue of "They shoot their arrows aid to Britain, if, w hy, a nd how much. The four who presented their through th e air, but they come to arguments were Phyllis Kempinski, Harry Rinehimer, Seymour Mintzer _earth they know not where." ·· and Fred Warren Girton. To avoid " mike fright ," the students were not Archery is an ancient art ininformed when they w.ere actually broadcasting. The system proved deed . It probably dates ba ck to satisfactory, for the discussion was very spirited and all participated the Old Stone Age , but reenrds of fri,eJy. Sey mour Mintczer and Fred Warren Girton fined up in favor it were found in the drawings of the Paleolithic period. It proved of aid to Britain ; Phyllis Kempinski and Harry Rinehimer against to be a major factor in the military giving aid to Britain. life of the early peoples a nd helped A number of prases which might indicate the trend of the dis- in establishing the power of many cussion a r e: "Britain our first line of defense" . . . "Germany would of them. Durg the Middle Ages it be t oo w eak after her titanic struggle w ith Engla nd to a ttack our shores" was w idely u sed especially by th at som ewhat incredible outlaw, Robin . . . "Th ere are dangers from infiltration of totalitarian doctrine and Hood, and aided William the Conmethods th rough South America" . . . "Th ere may be an attack in quer er in winning the Battle of other form than direct invasion" .. . "Trade war " .. . "Three thousand Hastings. Its use declined after mil es of ocean a r e our line of defense" , . . "Yes, lik e the French Maginot Queen Elizabeth's reign due to th e constant improvement of lire arms. Line" . . . "Th e British n avy is our navy in the Atlantic" . .. "Aid to Neverth eless, it has remained a Britain w ill give us time to prepare in the event that she should be popular s port up to the present defeated" ... Defend America no matter how it's done" .. . Aid to Bri- time. tain m ay involve us in war with Germany sooner" . . . Threat from If on any clear day, you will Japan" .. . "One million dollars to Britain now is worth it if it saves cast your eyes yonder into what is not Sherwood Forest, but the rear only on e American soldier's lif e" .. . "How w ill B r itain pay its debts to yard of the Bennett home, you will the U. S. ?" . . . "Pay their debts? Why, we can't get any more gold, see not Robin Hood and his Merry we've got it all now." Men, but Miss Sanguiliano and her Yesterday, the second broadcast of the series was given. girls, w ho are endeavoring to masTh e question for discussion is "What is Academic Freedom." Three of ter th is skill sport. After learning the fundamentals and proper posith e four student participants have already been selected. They are: tion and disregarding the fact that Ethel F arley , Chris O'Malley and H arvey Wruble, with Dr. Brown as practice does not leave them unthe faculty member of the "Bull Session ." PrOf• HaII Takes Marksmanship pr ze •1 Prof. Voris B. H a ll proved himself a crack rifle this summer by t a k in g first prize for Pennsylvan ia in a contest h eld at Camp P erry, Ohio under the a uspices of th e Nation a l Rifl e Associatio n a nd the Un ited States Army. Mor-e than 1600 people drawn from the Army - the Navy- Th e Marine Corps and civilian lif e took part in the m a tch which was one of three h eld at the camp. Professor Hall was high m a n for the state with a perfect scor e plus 5 V 's. The shooting was at a range of six hundred yards using an Army rifle and Army ammunition. B•u•JC Starts speech Choir • Camera Club Plans Lecture Series Th ere is a corner in Connyngham Hall that is unknown to the majority of Bucknell students the Camera Club laboratory where f 1 th 1 camera a ns ose emse ves among trays of developers and hypo. The Camera Club is a progressscathed, they strive to improve ive institution consisting at pretheir direction, diS t ance a nd aim, sent nearly thirty members and always hoping th at they will make sponsored and advised by Dr. the target, and honored is she that does. So if on some bright day as you saunter along, an arrow st rikes you where you leaS t expect it, although you may think it is cupid, it probably won't be. This year a novel idea has been - Katherin e F reund. introduced to Bucknell Junior Col- - - - - - - - - - - - lege, a speech choir under the directio n of Miss Sa nguilliano Al- pression. t h0 u g h a speech choir may be Timid p eople are afforded an some th ing new to us, th is idea was opportunity to over come the fear introduc.ed m a ny years ago in Lon- of speaking in public, while the exdon, England. H ere it enjoyed a hibitionist is taught to modify his p eriod of great popularity. It th en accustomed exuberance. disapp eared from th e public limeBloomsburg State Teachers' light, to be a gain rev ived in the Colleg has made use of this idea United st ates by Marjorie Gullen and it has been well received by in 1 922 the students there. Coughlin High The purpose of th is group is to School has also tried to form a recite in unison the different types speech choir but with little success. of poetry. The voices are arranged Here at Bucknell, Miss Sanguilacco rd ing to tone, a nd when liano has decided to organize a blended create a very pleasant im(Continued to Page 4) 5 terian Church House. It w ill begin a t S: 3o p. m., Friday, October 18. The bill of music will be filled expertly by a new Up·a nd ·COming ba nd ' one of its members, our own P ete Seras, and from all reports the boys are "in the groove." Art Rodgers and his orchestra started tb.eir career several years ago while still in high school and h ave since been featured at dances throughout Wyoming Valley. This w ill b e th eir first appearance a .t Bucrkn eil. They are ambitious and progressive and are fast achieving recognition. When you buy your ticket to the Bucknell Freshman Frolic, you will have our guarantee of the time of your life. So get out your favorite dancing togs - nothing fancyand come out and join the gang. We'll b.e looking for you. Schuyler. Membership priveleges include the use of the schools darkroom, a t en per cent discount on camera films a nd printing paper, and admissian to all the special club leetures. The purpose of these club lectures is to acquaint the members w ith the latest developments in photographic equipment and pieture taking technique, and to incite them to put forward their best efforts in preparation for a public picture exhibit which is to be opened near the end of the school year. The officers of the club are : Steve Whiteman, Pres i dent ; Ralph Nobert, Vice President; Irene Saucciunis, Secretary-Treasurer. The club is anxious to increase its membership and, by so doing, to further the interest in photography in the Junior College. �BU .CK NELL Pa.ge 2 International By-Lines ... THE BUCKNELL BEACON Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Co-Editors ----------·------------- Ruth Guarnaccia and Harvey M. Wruble Sports .Editor, -----------------------------··---·--·-----····-·----·-·------------------------ Bob Patton ReJ>orters: Chris O'Malley, Jane Bergh, Henry Lewert, Ruth Lynn, K;atherine Freund, Phyllis Sallyanne Franks, Thomas Kempinski, Boylan, Elizabeth Alfred L ance Eisenpreise, Mervin Wargo, Robert Mikulewicz. Business Manager -----·---- ----------------------------··----------- ----------- Marion Waters Business Assistance ______________ ______ Lois Morgan and J eannette Saums ADVERTISING RATES: Two Column Inches ____ 75c One Column Inch ____ 50c One Year : Column Inch __ $4.50 T wo Column Inches __ $6.50 WHY ,ToREAD EDITORIALS ? the average young person, an editorial is probably 1 BEACON h The attention of a ll America is drawn to the far east this week where conditions grow steadily more critical. Since Japan joined the Rome-Berlin axis under the Pact of Berlin, relations between her and this country have been more strained than ever. It is conceded that the clause contained in the agreement binding the powers to take joint action against a nation not already in the pr,ese nt conflict, in case any nation made a war like move against any of the signatories was aimed largely at the United States. In reply to this, the United States has call ed up all naval re serves to active service and is speedily enlisting new recruits into the navy to bring its personnel strength up to 100% of capacity. The two ocean navy building program is being r ush ed to provide a fleet sufficient in strength to meet any anticipated emergency. Coming as a jar to the nerves of America was the request, last week, that all Americans who can do so should quit the far east at once. This applies, to Japan, Korea, Manchukuo, HongKong, Indo-China, Kwantung, Formosa, and China proper. The advice was given by American Consuls in these areas . At the same time Prime Minis- the least interesting part of a newspaper. eertain y t e comic strips have universal appeal, as well as the serial story, gossip ,ter Churchill announced the recolumns, Women's Page, Foreign News, local Items and other opening of the Burma Road which such sections that comprise a newspaper. One reads these was closed in June as a gesture of regularly, perhaps devoting more time to' one or the other, but ·appeasement to Japan. These incid,ents point to a n approaching gennevertheless most people read these sections. E d itoria 1s ?. era! crisis in the far east. Perhaps an occacional glance at the title is the apex of interest Although London and Berlin for many · of us . Better than that, the general trend of opinion . both continue to suffer heavy seems t'o be that editorials are cut-and dried routine "stuff", bombing attacks, the center of incl.ashed off by the copy-boy or else a combination of some out- terest in Europe has shifted to the raged spouting and mud-slinging by a Republican or Democrat. Let us banish this mistaken impression. This particular article is an expression of opinion . . . an opi~ion of some individual whose ideas and ideals may be vastly different from ours. Regard the editorials as such, acquire the habit of reading them and especially those printed in a reputable newspaper. You can acquire a broader outlook on life a wider scope of facts and information, and you will be mentally aroused when you find conflicting views. With the editorial as a guide, you will find no difficulty in keeping abreast of the times and will have a fairly general idea as to what other people in this world are thinking about current issues. PROCRASTINATION ... " Procrastination is the thief of time." It's a long word, but one, whose acquaintance people must not cultivate . . . especially the college students. Isn't it easy to decide to do your History assignment tomorrow even though it's due today? Joe simply must see that picture everyone's raving about, so just let the "chem" lesson slide one more day - just one more day. Putting off matters that should be attended to at once, is a very easy habit to acquire. You go on blissfully until Joe suddenly discovers ( to his utmost consternation) that a test is coming! By this time, "poor" Joe is so far behind that he thinks he's first. It' s rather unpleasant to find one's lessons piled up and more unpleasant to try to absorb a month's work in history in one night. There is only one solution ... do the work when assigned. "Do not pu_t off until tomorrow what you should do today." Balkans. H ere Rumania has come under complete German domination. This comes as an aftermath of the Brenner Pass meeting last week of Hitl er and Mussolini. From Rome, the newspaper of Premier Mussolini, the "Popolo d'ltalia," has "offered" to this country a ll the British possessions in the new world as well as New Zealand and Australia if we remain neutral. If not, the paper explains, and we continue our aid to Britain, we w ill "commit suicide." A b-elated anti-climax was the resignation of Neville Chamberlain, the tired old man who has worked so hard and so uselessly to preserve "peace in our time ." Even as this symbol of appeasement stepped down, however, another reared its head in Winston Churchill's statement to the Commons that England would be glad to adjust any difficulties with Spain arising out of the blockade and expressing the hope that Spain would see fit t o stay out of the war. At home we were able to relax from the cares of world conflict and a heated presidentia l campaign long enough to applaud the world series triumph of the Cincinnati Reds who brought victory to the National League for the first time in five years. Conundrum ... WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE FRESHMAN FROLIC We've been rece1vmg queries especially from the Sophomores who enjoyed the priveleges of Mixed Lounge last year, as to why more people don't take advantage of this opportunity to relax and really get acquaint.ed Th ey said tha t it was a lways considered the bright spot of the day . vVe can't answer them, so we pass it on to you : WHY DON'T YOU? Friday, October 18th, 1940 Science Corner ... Three firms- DuPont, B. F . Goodrich and Standard Oil of New Jersey- have recently reported that in the event of an emergency they can turn out any amount of synthetic rubber the country needs as soon as necessary plants are built. It is claimed that a constat a nd unfailing rubber supply at stable prices is commercially practical. If synthetic rubber can b e manufactured in considerable quantity, American manufacturers will be able to control the market of the commodity and bring th,e ever-unstable prices under control. A new way of giving anesthetics h as been disco vere d hy Dr. Ruth M. Latham of Detroit. Two hours before the operation Dr. Latham injects a small amount of pitressin, ,extract from the poste rior part of the pituitary gland. A second dose is inj ected just fifte e n minutes before the operation. Thus, less anesthetic is needed to relax the abdominal organs, the surgeon can manipulate them more easily, and the patient awakes from the anesthetic within two or thr,ee minutes and a lmost never suffers from nausea and other unpleasant aftereffects from the a nesthetic. ___________ Chemists To Help In Nat·1onal Defense Professor Roger Adams, head of the d e partment of chemistry at the University of Illinois, has been appointed chairman of a group of leading 1nembers of the American Chemical Society to direct th e activities of the society in the sphere of national defense, it was a nnounced yesterday by Thon'l.as Midgley, vice president of the Ethyl Gasolin,e Corporation, and chairman of th e society's board of directors. The society w ill coop e rate with the National Defense Research Committee in correlating and supporting scientific research on instrume nts and devices of warfare, Mr. Midgley said. Other membe rs of the group are: President James Bryant Conant of Harvard University; Dr. E . R. Weidlein, dir-ector of the Mellon Institute for Industrial Research; Professor T. L . Davis of the Massachusetts Instiute of Technology; Dr. Robert E. Wilson, preside nt of th e Pan-American Petroleum Compa ny; Dr Charles L. Parsons, secretary and general manager of the American Chemical Society; Professor W. K . Lewis of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The National Defense Research Committee, it is explained, is applying, through numerous sources, the facilities of research to prob!ems o.f the Army and Navy, working chiefly through university laboratories, but a lso in many cases with the direct aid of industry. The committee, the details of whose work are confidential, is cooperating with the National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council, according to Vannevar Bush, chairman Both of these or- . ganizations operate under authority of an Act of Congress. Dr. Gustavus J. Esselen of Boston has been appointed chairman of a committ-ee to make plans for the election of inspectors, "if, as, and when the Government to assist in this important field of the procurement of supplies." Other defense activities of the society include cooperation with the National Inventors Council in stimulating discovery and invention in the field of chemistry and chemical engin-eering. Dr. C. F. Kettering, v ice president and director of General Motors Corporation, is chairm a n of the Council. A complete census of all chemists and chemical engineers in the United States, recording in detail th e specialized services which they are prepar;,d to perform, is being taken by the society. The information w ill be made available to the Federal Government. Colleges Aid In National Defense Thespians To Give Hallowe'en Masquerade Representatives of colleges and universities at a r ecent meeting of the Advisory Committee on Education and National Defense for New York City, approved plans for aid to the government defense program. Th e recommendations were made for submission to the National Coordinating Committee on Education and Defense. The committ.ee announced that Appearing on the horizon like the spirit of Hallowe'en itself is the forthcoming Thespian Hallo- it was making proposals concerning college and university students whose training will be deferred until aft er July 1, 1941. 'l'he committee a lso agreed that those coUeges and schools that have not an adequate program in the field of physical education, health and hygiene be urged to develop on-e. Plans to stimulate appreciation of democratic ideals were approved. Recommending more courses for training for specific skills both for men and women, th.e committee agreed that there would be an increased opportunity for service to the community in the afternoon and evening divisions of colleges and universities. Continuation of the normal program of professional training and particularly of the engineering schools, it was believed, would provide the best long-range solution to the problems of industrial preparedness for n ational defense. we'en party to be held on November 1. This annual gathering promises to be a real highlight in the social life of Bucknell. The Theatre will be brightly decorated with a ll those adornments which we associate with this gay autumn f estival - pumpkins, cornstalks, a nd brightly colored leaves. The attending students will be costumed in a manner b-efitting the season Prizes will be given for the best and most original costumes. To start the festivities they ' w ill be whisked away into a magic world by the old witch who will come flying into the theatre on the wings of the wind . Tht witch will provide a beginning for a round of games apd songs that will liven the party . until it is truly representative of the season. The aim of the Th;,spians is giving this party is to acquaint the students, es pecially freshmen, with the work and aims of the dramatics group at Bucknell Those students who are interested in dramatics w ill r,eceive invitations either written or by telephone, �BUCKNELL Friday, October 18th, 1940 BEACON AROUND THE CORNER ... Baybe we' re not good at languages but a certain young freshman claims that th-e answer to one of the questions in a recent French t est was "Rumboogie." And would someon e ask Dr. Brown if a strophe really is the place w h ere the chorus takes a left turn ? (maybe Joe Kulikauskus know s.) Scientific Note : If all the students of Bucknell Junior College who slept in class were laid end to end they would be more comfortable. Miss Klinedinst has declared love for her country. She says that she is w illing to marry any ten young men to keep them out of the draft - Line forms to the right boys ! There is a little dissention over who was the originator of this, Dr. Gage or Lincoln . But we quote Dr. Gage told us that "a speech should be as Jong as a g irl's skirt; long enough to cover th e subJ'ect, but not too Jong to make it unmint.eresting" Special request to Dr. B e rnhardt: Why do you tip your hat to Mr. Obitz ? (what has he got that we haven't?) By the way, · d f or th e d ra ft , b u t sl a t z h as s1gne he's not worried for five little reasons! Murals : The Philosophy class waiting in front of Conyngham for ten aft-er - Mixed Lounge looking like a twelve o'clock class two seconds after the bell we h erd . d ark bl ac k - w 1·11 someone men t 10n someone please enlighten us as to what the other shades are? - What's this we hear about the "snooty" set forming a bridge club . ) D t ( very, very e d 1'f ymg ue o a h-eadache, Mr. Eisenpries only made . t y one ou t of a poss1'bl e mne . tY nme . t t t th ' I h t t wo m a recen es mt w a an aspirin might have done ! Mrs. H a rper whizzing by in a beeoo-ti-ful new hair do . . . Dr. Gage informed his history class that the lecture (in the form · ) was gom · g to be m · th e o f movies dark - Quoting Mr. Schuyler, "Girls have an average weight of one hundred pounds and an approximate p e r c,e ntag e of five gallons of water In other words, girl's, you're all wet ! Did anyone hear ab.out the boy from Bucknell who took his girls for a walk on the dike? - If you do w ill you tell us? We've been trying to get th-e "dope" on it for weeks. By the way, we thought that the most recent of Dr. Miller's "twice-told tal es" should be printed here for the ben,efit of Buclmellians who never get a chance to be awakened by him at eight o'clock in the morning (or a few minutes after). Here it is: A teacher demonstrating the evils of alcohol, placed a worm in a glass of water. Th o worm w iggled about to his heart's contest in the beautiful H2O then the sad, sad ending). Th e happy little worm was put in alcoho! and imm-edi' ately 1·t cureld up died. "Now" said th e teacher, "what does that show?" After a Jong silence a reply was heard "It shows you what to take for ringworms ." Notice: Anyone who hasn't seen our double-jointed librarian side show act, should not fail to see th e special performance next Wednesday at noon . (We wonder if the gentleman she lost dur ing a black out in London last year, knew about her talents). Frankly, we believe that Miss Klinedinst has a great future ahead of her. Flash ! Results of of a scoop Work has already begun on a group of one-act plays to be given at assembly and before various groups throughout the city Miss Sanguiliano hopes to cast a sequal to "The Inn of Return," the play given in assembly last year. Those who saw it will recall this mystery drama with lively interest and will certainly look forward to another like it with great exp,ectations. The n ew Play l·s called "Cloak o! Evil" and was recently completed by Mr. Don Jones espec ially as a follow-up of "The Inn on Return." Its action takes place at the same inn and in the same room as in its predecessor a nd the same people take part in the action. The plot is a mystery which will keep its audience on edge throughout. In a re gular four year college the problem of casting this play would be a simple one for the same students who played last year could fill the parts again . With last year's cast gone, however, the question of casting becomes a serious one which may not be solved. If suitable players cannot be found the play may not be given. In addition to this one Miss SanguHiano plans to cast several other plays Of these one will be Wilkes-Barre • Scranton Sinfonietta Begins Fifth Season International Relations Club Holds Second Meeting . At th e mee t mg o f th e I n t ernational Relations Club on Wednesday, October 16th, at seven o'clock, the group started the ball rolling m w ith a test sent out by Time Magazine which tested the knowle dge of the members on foreign affairs of importance and personalities in the news. The organization has chosen as the topic for discussion at its ne"i't me,eting, the much pondered question as to what effect the treaty signed by hte Axis Powers will have on the policy of th e United Sta_tes. The choice of this question which is of international inter-est shows that the group is determined to tackle the really important issues of the day. given at various high schools throughout the valley as part of the Bucknell dramatics program. In addition several women's clubs of the city have asked for plays to be presented on their programs. This too w ill be done. The a nnua l play in assembly will be presented soon. This ambitious program promises ample entertainment for those who will be in the audience and much exp,erience for those who participate. What Goes On Here? KEOKI KEPOO earns his !iving on Waikiki Beach, in Honolulu, Hawaii, by painting, polishing, and shining the toenails of women bathers, thus being the world's first " toe shine boy." Mrs. Jennie Nixon, of Butler, Pa., has provided her cow, Rosie, with a trim little cottage wi th green shutters, electric lights, running water, porch benches, and Th wPAUL GIES e ilK es-.tSarre - Scranton Sinfonietta w hich is just beginning its fif th w ill give its firS t t · season W'lk 1 es- B arre, Thursday, con ce r b m 14th N t s ovem er ' a t. Steven's Church House. This concert will be of special int.ere st to the students of the Junior College since a faculty member of the school, Dr. Paul Gi es, w ill conduct and the director of our Glee Club, Charles Henderson, w ill b.e the soloist. Mr. Henderson will play a concerto 011 th e harpischo rd by Dittersdorf. The Sinfonietta will play the accompaniement. In addition tod th is concerto, Mr. H enderson will play by the local Defective Agency (we object, it's a mis-print). of shorter solos in th e secoil d part of the program . John Aubry Vivian Anthony , The orchestra has not changed is tsill driving that flashy convert- its personnel this year, and thereible sedan to school - did somebody say something? Paul LaMonte fore you may expect the orchestral numbers to be of particularly Davis is driving a super?duper now 'high standard. The Sinfonietta too _ Ah! We see that Joseph w ill offer a "Conc-erta in A Minor Berchman Slamon Jr. is president for String Orchestra" by Antonio of the student council - What ! Vivaldi, th e great contemporary of All this and president too? Well, Johann Sebastian Bach. Of unwe still have Carl Ferris Overfield usual interest will b e a "Sinfonietta M'll (h ere •s ho pm · g he won' t hav·n I er ~ for String Orchestra," by a modern the class agreed with him. to change it to "overseas." Dramatic Dept.. Starts One-Act Play Program BEACON modern conveniences. John Hanser, of Milwaukee ' Wis., has earned his living for 4o years taS ti ng soap to determine its alkali and fat content. Jerry Timberlake, colored automobile mechanic, of Lancaster, Pa., has invented a system whereby the streets may be illuminated by the electrical energy generated by the force of automobiles passing over plungers at intervals in the road . Stanl,ey B. Ashbrook, of Fort Thomas, Ky., has written and published a 324-page book on the United States one-cent stamp of 1851-1857, the first of two volumes that he has planned explaining the complete story of the manufacture · t and issue of this one s amp. w · s · F eeney, a N a t'iona1 p ark Service employee of Madison, Wis., has trained a falcon to ride on the hood of his automobile. When Mrs. Elise Paulman, of Louisville, Ky., recently applied for f1'nal U. S. c1't1'"=nship papers, her = son, Richard Alexander Paulman, 4 years old, reci·ted the preamble to the Constitution without a hitch to the examining judge. George A. Lockard, Hunti'ngton, Colo., farmer, once a year opens up a 30-acr= h1'!J sect1·on of h1's farm ~ to all nature lovers and 1'nv1·tes them to cart away as many wood ferns, shrubs, trees, and wild flowers as they can for transplanting at their own places. This year over 2,000 people took advantage of his offer. Miss Mary A. Trickey, of North Cohocton, N. Y., recently organized American composer, Paul White. a picnic for widows and widowers, This composition, like most modern and, 500 strong, they appeared on American music, is of -emotional the scene; some from as far west appeal, intri cate, and dynamic. as Michigan and as far south as Works by Hayden and the Finnish Vinginia. composer , Sibelius, are also listed Jules Liss, Newark, N. J., on the programme. pianist, lecturer, and teacher, has Students of th e Junior College w ill be interested to know that constructed the ensemble of a 100special student tickets will be avil- piece symphony orchestra, his robot artists in playing position. By able. means of delicate electric attach- Freshman Nomination Of Officers To Be Held Tuesday Freshman nomination for class officers will be h eld on Tuesday, October 22 follow ing assembly. The officers to b e elected are President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, and Male and Female R-epresentative to th e st udent Council. Final elections w ill be held at assembly November 5th . The President and R epresentatives w ill have seats on the Stud ent Council. It is a custom to retain these three in their Sophomore year so that there will be experienced members on the Student Council. The duties involved in the proper fulfillment of these offices are not to be taken lightly. Election to any of the afore-mentioned offices is a proof of the faith and regard in which those e lected are held by their class. The voters, too, should take all points into consideration in their selection of officers, for they are choosing the people w ho are to guide and reprsent them throughout the entire year. ments, lights glow on various sections or all the orchestra when a tune is played on an accompanying radio or recording record. Edison Hedges, former state assemblyman and amateur speedboat racer of Atlantic City, N. J ., has trained two canaries to whistle Yankee Doodle. Miss Mamie Burton, of Knoxville, Tenn., makes her living selling toys which she f as h'ions ou t o f old rubber tires. Rex Sample, of Anderson, Ind., recently defeated for the Democratic nomination for county clerk, received only one vote in Duck Creek Township, and subsequently advertised in the local papers for the man who voted for him, saying that he wanted to make his acquai tance. Billy Kerr, 7, of Fredonia, N. Y. has a collection of 70 glass hats of various sizes, many of them more than 100 years old and very rare. Alvin Lodge, a Millersville, Pa., mechanical engineer, has built, out of two electric motors, an old paint can, a wooden mixing bowl, and Page 3 C.A.A. Flight Program In Progress At B. U. J. C. With hte national defense program of the United States progressing with increasing rapidity the airplane and its pilot are taking on increasingly prominent places in American life. This will continue to be true in future years, for whether it be commercial or military, aviation has and will continue to influence our lives as few inventions of mankind have done before. It is only fitting, therefore, that the C. A. A . flying program should receive close attention The purpose of hte program is to train civilian pilots for both commercial and future military service. As evidence of the latter, all boys enrolled in the program are required to pledge that they will join either either the army or navy air corps in the future. There ar,e at present two groups .. o f th em eac h rece1vmg instructinons from Lt. Henry Bailey who is in charge of the training. Their preparation consists of two periods per week of three hours each, wherein ground work and theory are taught. In addition the students receive one hour of flight instruction each day, At the end of the course a writeen examination in the theory, and a flight test are given. Success f u I compI e t'1011 o f th ese Jea d s to a private pilot's license. comfortable chair. Carl Evers, New York, N. Y., aviator, has trained his dog, a three d G an a ha1f year old erman boxer, to jump into the East River from . the city seaplane dock and retrieve II d 'f a r1 twood that might endanger .seaplanes and motorboats. Rev. A. A. Rivards, a college mathematics instructor, of Winooski Park, Vt., has built a telescope with which physiclsts declare one can read a watch dial two miles away. Compliments of: COMMUNITY MOTORS KEY STORES CO. Cash and Carry Tobaeeo Jobbers 80 E. NORTHAMPTON STREET WILKES-BARRE, PA. Phone 2--4155 F. E. PARKHURST · Inc. GENERAL INSURANCE Miners National Bank Building Wilkes-Barre, Pa , Phone 2-71-45 sundry gears and gadgets, a regulation lawnmower which can be operated by remote control from a - - - - - - - - - - - �BUCKNELL Pa:ge 4 MANY FRESHMEN TURN OUT FOR VARSITY CAGE TEAM J . BEACON Leads Bisons ... 19 Bisan Gridders -------~,.j Eligible For Draft . Varsity Basketball has started its eighth season in the Junior College with a big list of candidates, including several veterans from last year's great team and other promising frosh reporting to Coach Walter ·Thomas. Those returning for second I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ year duty include : Tom Owens, cap tain elect; John Finn, John Shannon, ·Grier Carpenter, Joe Monahan. Freshman candidates are: Elmo Clemente, Bob Rovinsky, Bill Scheible, John. Noack, Joe Kelly, Art Grith, Morris Joseph. Russell Brown, Kenneth Kressler, a nd. Fred Girton are sophomore The Letterman's Club of the candidates out for the first time. The schedule is long and Junior College, under the lea d-erstudded with the outstanding frosh ship of Paul Davis, president, Tom and prep schools in the East, w ith O wens, vice-president and Harry the first game starting on Novem- Ga llagh er, secretary-treasurer, has ber 23rd and the final on March 1. made plans for several outstanding eve nts throughout the year. The Schedule: First on the program is the November 23rd Y . M. C. A . annual trek to Lewisburg, to w itness the homecoming game w ith November 30th the strong Temple University FootLong Island Frosh ................ Away ball T-eam. The game is scheduled for Saturday, :November 2nd. December 11th Monthly luncheons have also Bucknell U. Frosh ................ Away been scheduled with outstanding Decemb,er 13th speakers, including men of the Hershey Junior College ........ Away sporting, business and literary world, participating. The entire December 21st mal,e student body participates in U. of Scranton Frosh ............ Home these luncheons. The affairs are usually held on a Tuesday, when r:>~,cember 27th l,,9p,g Island U . Frosh ........... Home there is no Assembly Period in the Y . M . C. A. dining halls. D ecember 28th - Alumni The final event on the L-etterJanua ry 3rd man's calender is the Annual U . of Scra nton Frosh ....... Scranton Letterman's Banquet to be held in J an u ary 10th May. At this affair awards are Williamsport Diskinson ········ A way made to intra-mural winners and January .llth to the outstanding athlete selected Ithaca College Frosh ············ Home by the athletic staff. Letters are January 18th also a warded to the winners of the Scranton-Keystone ·················· Home same in the various sports. January 25th Wyoming Seminary ............. . Home Fel:>ruary 1st Williamsport-Dickinson ....... . Home F ebruary 7th s 'c:ranton~Keystone .................. Away February 8th Ithaca College Frosh ................ Away February 14th Susquehanna U ......................... Away Candidates for the Varsity February 15th Wrestling Team have been going H ershey Junior College ........ Home through preliminary workouts February 2st Cornell Frosh .......................... Away under the direction of Frank Kocher, newly appointed coach. F ebruary 22nd .......................... Away Kocher hAas bee~ affWiliatetd_ witTh the Colga t e Frosh Y. M. C. . Varsity res 1mg earn February 29th W yoming Seminary ................ Away for several years and last year was March l s t c r owned State Y. M. C. A. chamBucknell U. Frosh .................. Home pion in the 145 lb class. This is the first year for the The Bucknell J ay Cees are a Junior College to be represented member of the Northeastern Penn- on th,e mat w ith a varsity t eam. In sylvania basketball loop along w ith previous years wrestling has been Wyoming Seminary, Scranton-Key- confined to the Intra-Mural prostone, Bucknell Frosh, U. of Scran- g r a m . No d efinite schedule has been ton Frosh and Williamsport Dickinarranged as yet but tentative son. Richard Bantle is manager, matches hav.e been arranged with coll ege frosh and prep school teams. assisted by Morris Altman. Friday, October 18th, 1940 ' Lettermen's Club To Attend Contest MORRIS BESSEt. Center - Playing at the center position on the Buckn,ell Bison first string line is Morris Bessel, 185 pound linesman from Glen Cove, N . Y ., w ho is the Herd's co-captain this' campaign. Bessel will start on the forward wall for the Bisons when Bucknell plays host to Temple as the sports attraction of Homecoming, November 2. Th e event attracts hundreds of Bucknell alumni fro1n Wyoming Valley as well as students of the Junior College. Kick-off for the Bison-Owl fray is 2:15. Volleyball League Kocher Putting Mat To start Oct. 22 Men Through Drills The Physical Education Department has arranged, as the first event on its intra-mural program, an Intra-Mural Volleyball Leagu,e. The league w ill consiS t of six teams : A. B ., B . S. "A", B. S . "B", Engineers, Education a nd Commerce a nd Finance. League games will be played each Tuesday and Thursday in both Gyms of the Y . M . C A. and will Nineteen of Bucknell's 32 varsity football men fall within the age limits for conscription fixed by the Burke-Wadsworth Selective Servic,e Act, recently considered by Congress. All the seniors on the squad plus most of the juniors, would be eligible for the draft, as far as age is concern-ed. Bucknell's football schedule has more of an all-Pennsylvan ia tinge this fall than it had for the past several campaigns. Of the Thundering Herd's eight opponents, six are teams from within the Keystone state. W estern Maryland and George W ashin gto n are the sole out-of-state foe s. The contingent of former Bisons w ho are no w pl aying major league professional football is lik ely to be doubled this fa ll. George Kiick and Mike Pegg, last year 's co-captains, are candidates fo r the Pittsburgh Pirates and Phila d elphi a Eagles, respectiv,ely, A fixtur e in the pro loop is Gre-en Bay's Clark Hinkle, who wound up his Bucknell career in 1931, w hil e L ou T omasetti, co-capta in in 1938, made a successful debut with the Pirates last year. To maintain the won-lost average established by the Bucknell football team over the past 54 seasons, the Bisons w ill have to win five out of eight g a mes this fall . The all-time record now shows 239 victories, 180 defeats and 41 ties for a percentage of .750. Coach John Sitarsky, Frosh football mentor at Bucknell, thought his call for first year m en was mistaken for a family reunion when the yearlings r eported for practice sessions. He found in th,e Baby Bison camp Edward Miller from Union, N. J . and L eonard Miller of Tamaqua; also, James Reichert of Wyoming and William Reichert, Roslyn Heights, N. Y. None of the boys, a check-up reveals, are related. Bucknell University's 80 piece band made its first appearance of the college term w hen it played at State College, October 5, for the Bucknell-Penn State Footb a ll game. The attractive girls' drum and bugle corps is again included in this popular organization, according to Charles Sticknoy, band director . JORDAN Est. 1871 MEN 'S FURNISHINGS and HATS OF QUALITY 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. ACE HOFFMAN STUDIOS Portrait and Comm ercia l Photograph ers CAMERAS & PHOTO SUPPLIES 32 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa . DEEMER & SCHOOL and OFFICE SUPPLIES Corona Portabl e Typewriters 6 WEST MARKET STREET WILKES-BARRE, PA. _________ , CENTRAL PRINTING CO. Where Fin e Printing Is Produced 29 NORTH MAIN STREET WILKES-BARRE, PA. Phone 3-1114 DRINK MORE MILK! SPEECH CHOIR operate on a ten-game schedule. Last year th e league was an outstanding success with the Engineers group w inning the title . Incidentally, the Engineers a lso copped the Intra-Mural Basketball Title. Team rosters a nd team schedules will be issued to each team memb-er and will be posted on the Bulletin Boards. The league starts Tuesday, October 22nd, and runs to November 26th . (Continued from Page co. 1) choir composed only of girls, since f,eminine voices are much easier to work with In time, boys will be added and their lower tones w ill make the poetry even more beautiful. 'rhere are now thirty-one m-emhers, who will surely do their utmost to make this choir a complete success. IT'S GOOD FOR YOU WOODLAWN FARM DAIRY THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE and CAFETERIA SUPPLIES 0 PEN PENNANTS 9 00 JEWELRY a. m. To 3 0 0 p. m. CHASE HALL � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Bucknell Beacon, 1940 October 18th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940 October 18 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bucknell University Junior College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/1b1ce88539c2b3d65b17cc40f5c8f30a.pdf 7037d92ceb2277277a8e245fd1c7eb97 PDF Text Text Vol. 5 No. 5 Wilkes-Ba rre , Pa. , Friday, December 20th, 1940 COLLEGE WOMEN PLAN CHRISTMAS TEA First Student Faculty Tea To Be Held Today Students Plan Annua; Christmas Semi-formal · For the first time in the history of the Junior College, the women of · the student body will entertain The annual semi-formal Christ mas Dance of Bucknell Universit~ the faculty members, their wives, and the m e n of the coll ege at a Christmas tea, on the Friday before vacation. Tea w ill be served in the Reception Room of Chase Hall from four to six. Th e Glee Club, under the direction of Charles Henderson, will entertain w ith appropriate Christmas music. After their program has been completed, the whole group will be r eq uested to join in the singing of the familiar and wellloved carols. The committee preparing the tea includes: Lois Morgan, Jane Nagro , Ruth Buarnaccia, Anne Hisnay, Stefana Hoyniak, Margaret Ichter, Anna Jane McClintock and Doris Jones. Junior College will be held Thur£ day evening, December 26th, frorr. 8:30 to 12:30, in the First Presby terian Churchhouse. The musk will be furnished by Art Rodge r:. and his orchestra. These are very formal statements but in their formality one may read and realize an evenini,, of enjoyment. In order to add t.o the Christmas spirit of joy and happiness, let us heartily recommend your taking advantage of this dance. The record attendance at the Thanksgiving Dance must be be > tered if w e are to raise our socia. events to the same high place they formerly held. There was a time when Bucknell's dances were known throughout Wyoming Valley as great successes. Due to the disinterest on the part of students of Bucknell Junior College, our social events have been gradually becoming less and less successful. Naturally, if the students themselves will not give their wholechearted support, the dances can not be up to par. So why not go to the nearest committee member and buy your ticket, a guarantee for pure pleasure and help Bucknell set her dances up on the high pedestal from which they had been falling. This may sound like a pep talk to a losing team, but in reality it is not this but rather actual fact which can be easily verified. Shirley Higgins and Ellgene Hahn are co-chairmen. Assisting as chairmen of the various com- Pictured above are off icers a nd committee m embers of the Girl's Sorority preparing for the tea to be held in the reception room in Chase Hall this afternoon. Read ing from left to right: Margaret Bachman, president of the Sorority; Lois Morgan , Beatrice Hoyle, and Muriel Reese. Students Vote To Raise Fee Realizing the i m p o r t a n c e o f a n increase i n t h e Student Activities Fee, the students of Bucknell Junior College voted by an overwhelming- majority to raise the fe e from $6.00 a semester to $7.50. The sum which will be received from the additional $1.50 will help greatly to lighten the burden which the activities have carried "Bull Sessions" Continue TO Hold Interest Rad io " bull sessions" a r e fast becoming a commonplace in the Junior Coll ege as the semester a dvances. We have h eard discussion of topics as diverse as "Union Now" d "A d • F an ca emic reedom," and eve ryone has found material of as a result of curtailed budgets. mittees are: Ruth Guarnaccia, inThe amount of money available great interest in these discussions. vitations: Jane Nargo and Chris for activities is determined by the Things have not run too smoothO'Malley, tickets; Paul Davis, orchamount of the Activities Fee and ly for the "bull sessions" thus far . estra; Kathleen V\Tintermute, reby the number of students, enrolled The ideal plac e in the college for freshments; Alfred Groh, decorain the college. But that money can- radio broadcast is the college tions ; Jane Bergh, patrons and pronot be mad e available until a cer- theatre. The theatre, however, i3 grams; Thomas Brislin, f loor ; Steftain amount of the tuition of each occupied on the evening of the ana Hoyniak, pres. student has been paid. Thus, that broadcast and there is no possibility which is paid during the semester of changing the broad cast date. is available for the next semester. They have found it necessary to This year was the f irst that there broadcast at times from the m e n 's was not a "carry over" from the lounge which has very poor acoustpreceding year, and th e activities ics because of the shape of the walls naturally felt the lack of funds . and ceiling a nd the hard, bare surBut with the acceptance of the pro- faces . Last week's session was preposal to raise the fee, the danger sented from the studio of WBAX. of activities curtailment is greatly It has been suggested as a compromise that the students broadcasting lessened. use the school li brary which has excellent facilities with the exceptTo-night at 7:30, the Engineers ion of hook-ups for equipment. are having their second social of In spite of the difficulties which the season. The Smoker will be University and Dr. Bernhardt have have been encountered, the sessions held in Chase Hall and refresh- been invited to the affair. A large have been successful and have held the interest of the stu dents. Last ments will be served. Professor turnout is expected and the arnight we heard a discussion of the Voris B. Hall and Harmer H. rang.ements which have been made rights of women , and it conformed Weeden will attend, and Professor George A. Irland, head of the En- hold promise of an interesting to the criterion which the preced ing broadcasts have established. g-ineering department at Bt1cknell evening for those who attend. Engineers To Hold Smoker To-night Debate Team From cReturns ampus After engaging in the first Junior Coll ege debate of the season, The de baters returned Tuesday from their trip to Lewisburg. The team engaged in two debates, uph 0 1ct· th t· •ct f th mg e nega ive si e O e State question in one and the affir- First Thespian Production Huge Success On Wednesday, December 11th, the College Women witnessed a preview performance of "Married For Money," which was given for the students and the public on the 12th and 13th. A special performan ce for the alumni will be held in the College Theater on the 28th of t h is month. This was t h e first full-length production, and has been in rehearsal since October. The cast !ncluded sophomores a nd freshmen, and was under the direction of Miss Sangiuliano. mative in the other. Both debates Costumes and make-u p, eswere non-decision. The debate, in pecially the hair styles, were ch arwhich the Junior College team acteristic of the 19th Cen tury E nglish period. Asides and soliloq uies upheld t h e negative, was presented were frequent, and added greatly before the campus International Re- to the humorou s situations of the lations Club and many members of play. The action revolves arou nd the Junior College Internationa l Re- t h e frantic efforts made by a h enlations Club made the trip in order pecked husband to pay a deb t owed to a young lady, withou t his wif e's to witness th e debate a nd Partici- knowledge. Mopus's attempt to pate in the discussion which follow- marry his step-daughter to a friend ed. Since th e question being debat- of his, rather than see her mar ried ed corresponds so closely to the to an "old" friend of his wife's plan for a union of th e democracies choosing, forms a delightful subplot. which Vernon Nash recently disThe comedy was well received cussed here, m embers of the group and played to standin g room each were well-informed and extremely night. Both audiences agreed it was interested, and the discuss ion was a fine performance, and equa l to t h e fired with enthusiasm. high standards set by former T h espian produ ctions. nd th1 Ka een Wintermute a HarCastin g for t h e secon d S emester vey Wruble debated for the Junior major play will be h eld after vaCollege on the n egative team, and cation. The play has n ot, as yet, Phyllis Kempinski and Milton Edel- been f ully decided u pon . T ryou ts man debated on the affirmative for five one-act plays are now bein g squad. h eld. �BUCKNELL Page 2 Letter To The Editor THE BUCKNELL BEACON Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Co-Editors ........................ Ruth Guarnaccia and Harvey M . Wruble Sports Editor Bob Patton Reporter11.:. Chris O'Malley, Jane Bergh, Henry Lewert, Ruth Lynn, Katherine Freund, Phyllis Sallyanne Fra.n ks, Thomas Kempinski, Boylan, Elizabeth Alfred Lance Eisenpreise, Mervin \Vargo, Robert Mikulew icz, Murray Pincus. Business Manager ............................................. ... ............. Marion Waters Business Assistance .................... Loi,s Morgan and J eannette Saums ADVERTISING RATES : Two Column Inches .... 75c One Column Inch .... 50c On e Year: Column Inch .. $4.50 T wo Column Inches .. $7.50 WHAT DO WE WANT BEACON ?• Some years ago a group of Harvard students started inquiries among themselves as to what th ey wanted to get our of college and what they could do to get it. One of the outstanding results of this inquiry was the establishment of the " house system." Sinc.e that time the students of many colleges h ave become aware of the necessity of having a visible and determined goal toward which to work and have devoted time and thought to the same problem. Too m a n y of us hav e given this all-important question little or no thought . We have some hazy id eas about marks, a degree, and a job, but isn 't there something more to be derived from four years of college that is important to happiness and success of life? There most certainly is ; and we can find out w hat th ese things are by asking our- Dear Editor : As a member of the stude nt body, I wish to express my senti- "What ou g hiy convi nced of its necessity. It is my hope that some of the do we want to get out of college, and what can we- do -to g-e t it?' ' "objectors" will read this letter. No Recognizing the importance of this issue and results that it one has ask ed me to write. I have may achieve, it has been suggested that a set of questions be submitted don e this of my own free will. Why help him all through life. We must b e constructive; we must seriously, thoroughly and intelligently apply .o urselves to this question , for its importance is such that exaggeration -is impossible. II PEACE ON: EARTH,, "Peace on eaz,th, good will to m en!" This may be ti-me-worn by repetition in speech but not in action. Its merit can never be questioned, whether .it be the Christmas season or not . Cert_ainly at this moment this ancient Chri"stmas message is :being followed to a lesser degree than ever before. There is barely a country in existence that is not either in some conflict or tryin g d esperately to keep from falling into a surely losing battle. W e must strive harder than ever to make this a dage true . Is it p robabl e that all m ay someday a dhere to a policy of pea ce? It is thought by many that the doing away of the power-mad leaders of today's upheaval would be the answer t o the possibility of wor ld p eace. Would this. help? Perhaps it would be a b etter plan if we deflated the _eve-r -expandi-ng ego of so-me of our petty, unqualified, so-called leaders in our social and political organizations w hose only thoughts are of good will unto themselves. \Ve are so knowing about the solutions to the problems- that are_ comparatively far away and so naive about those clo.se to us. We must learn to trust ourselves and each other before We must establish ideals we can hope to solve the world's pvobl ems. which people th e world over will believe in longer but as implicitely as their children do in a Santa Claus. : THE BUCKNELL BEACON W1s,hes You A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS And. A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR Maybe We're Wrong B.U.J.C. Professor Starts Music Camp While mulling through a stack of old magazines for want of something better to do, an interesting article in a 1938 issue of The "Reader's Digest" was found . This article was written by an eminent man who was described as an "economist, student of inte rnational problems, and writer 01' authoritative articles on conditions in Germany." In view of the pres ent European s ituation, we thoug h t that it might prove to be of general interest. W e pass it on to you . Following, are r ep r inted exerpts from the article. "Calculation of the hard and fast r ealities seems to prove that if Germany were to start a . war today, even supported by Italy, she would b e disastrously defeated . And the re ments concerning the recent v ote to raise the Student Activities Fee from $6.00 to $7.50. I have been hearing so many unjust and foolish remarks conce rning this, that I can not refrain fro m stating my opinion . Personally, I am p :ea=ed over the fact that it was passed . I think , if the students rai sing complaints were only to examine our li m ited budget more clos ely, t h ey would share my satisfaction. So many seem to be under the impression that this added $1.50 will is evidence that many of those in J:}ower in Germany realize this. only be added to the social treasury. T h ey are entirely mistaken. I w ish "A mod ern technical war cannot they would r e r ead the budget . Of b e fought successfully without ampl e s uppli es of iron and oil. Yet course, I can see where students, Germany controls today (together having no interest in any school activiti es, would be p e rturb ed, but with Austria) only one fifth of the if I were they, I would take advant- iron ore supply which she and Ausage of the numerous opportuniti es tria-Hungary controlled in 1914. afforded me through this fee . It Goering has outlined grandiose would not only add to their pleasure plans intended to quadruple Gerindividually, but would h elp raise many's domestic ore production in the standards of the school and en- the n ext few y ears. It is safe to say courage further activity. If you this will not be done ; German ore is will notice, the balkers are those extremely low-grade (and hence who n ever attended a play, a bask- costly to smelt) , a nd her armament industry is at present based almost etball game, a dance, a tea, a smok- entirely upon imports of the rich er, a meeting of an organization or Swedish ore from La land. , p . in fact, never pick up an issue of 'Germany's present consumption . the Beacon, which is placed right of 01! is between five and six million under their very noses. tons annually, and rising. By giI will be very frank and say, that I was greatly opposed when gantic efforts she has raised her proposals were fir st made to raise synthetic production of gasoline to the f ee, but ater reading your somewhat over 1,000,000 tons. This "special edition " and discussing it with about 1,000,000 tons of alcohol w ith various students, some for it fuel, b enzol , and natural oil from th rd t a nd some against it, I was thor- domeS ic wells, covers one i of seives the same question w hich the Harvard students asked: to th e student body, the results of w hich may d etermine a policy for th e college that will a id th e student t o secure those things which are to Friday, December 20th, 1940 :i:e::~:::~~~:::~~~:·sk~o:::~ Prof. Paul Gies Wit/:! Wilkes-Barre a nd Wyoming Valley becoming more a nd more music-r.iinded s ince we have such excellent m u sical ins titutions as the ..... a ch G;1c;ety, Concordia, and the Wilke:;-Barre-Sc ranton Sinfonietta, it is only natural that the younger p eople of Wyoming Valley s hould have an opportunity for summer music study. An ex c e 11 en t nity for summer music study. An 0 p p O rt u n i t Y for th is kind of study combmed with exhilarat,m . g, w h o 1esome recreation is to be , pr;1:vided in the Pocono . Music Camp,. which is to open in the. early summer of 1941. The idea belongs tQ Paul Gies, former director. of th e Music Academy of the. University of H eid.e lberg,. present director a n d originator of the annual Wyoming Vall ey Bach Festival a nd the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton Sinfonietta , a nd Associate Profess or of M u sic at Bucknell Unive11sity. This camp is the first of ~ts ,kind in this a r ea, although many _camps of this nature h ave been establieh ed in other parts of the. country. Courses in music will ·be offered for which scholastic credit may be given, depending on the college. I have before me a carefully worked out calculation based on the requirements of a modern mechanized army which conservatively shows can't some students wake up and that 11 million tons· of gaso-Une, benr ealize that their selfish, narrowminded attitudes are breaking down zol a nd lubricating oil would be n eeded annually at t h e front a nd th e true , fine Buckne1! spirit? behind the lines. -A Student. "British experience shows that the synthetic production of these 11 The Pocono Music Camp is lomillion tons would r equire 35 mil- _cated in Pocono Township, Monroe lion tons of coal, the labor of 400, ·count y, Pennsylvania, about forty 000 m en , an inve st ment of over mil es from Wilkes-Barre and the H billion dollars, and several years ,same distance from. Sera:ro.ton. The of con-struction effo,r t. The artificial 'location is ideal for the type of Your Exchange Editor has been p.r oduct thus manufactured costs ·study whkh •is intended, b eing sursnooping around i-n old files, dating over four times as much as the rounded by a hundred acres of way;, way back to 1870, and he was world price of natural oil. other woodland and with a private lake extremely impressed by the follow"Even Goe-ring a nd the le:;s t h a n a hundred yards fro•m the ing article in the "Daily Patriot" advocates of the lightning war-a main building. of Harrisburg, Pa., January llth, ferocious onslaught with every d e1871. vice of frightfuln ess- intended to "A PANEGYRIE ON WOMEN" completely overwhelm and d emor- of Rumania and Jugoslavia to c.ontend with, probably Britain and A pretty, virtuous woman is one alize the en e-m-y in a w eek or twoof th e institutions of this as well must surely r ealize the weakness ultimately the combined opposition as any other country-an angel in of th eir mad theory after the ex- or Scandinav ia. One has only to add dry-goods and g lory. She makes p erierrce· of civilian resistance in the poss ibility of Russia going in, sunshine, blue sky and happi n ess Spain. There is plenty of reason to to get the complete picture of the Her path is believe that it was this theory which :military bala n ce againet Germany. wherever she goes. "And on her s ide, what allies one of delicious roses, perfume and was tried out at Guern-ica, a nd more beauty;. She is a sweet poem r ecently at B arcelona. Besides, !could sh e count on ?' I am inclined written in rare curls and choice Brit!.an, France and Czechoslovakia ,to doubt very much if Italy would calico and good principles. Men are not Loyalist, Spa in, but power- ijump into a w a r which Germany started. Germany's only r eal assurstand up before her as so many ad- fully armed countries. "It m ay b e argued that Germany ance of Ita lia n a id is get Italy i:ro.mir;ation points, to melt into cream and butter, He r wo rds :float around could sieze. sufficient quantities of ivolved first, as sh e did Austria-Hunlike music, bird·s of paradise, or the iron, oil and food for war making :gary in 1914 (and for the same reaperfume of Sunday bells. Without by lighting moves. Certainly she ·son ), a nd then go to war a long with h er, society would lose its truest could sieze Hungary and h e r food (h er. Even so, Ita ly herself is entireattraction, th e church its firmest resou rces. From there it would only :1y without iron, oil and even coal, reliance and young men thei.r very be a 250-mile dash to the Ruman- :has no surplus food for Germany, best companions and comforter. ian oil fi elds. The r.ich iron mines 1and h as a lready suffered und e r the Her influence a nd generosity re- of Lapland are 1000 miles from Ger- idrain of war for three years. What strain the· vicious and strengthen many; but h er navy would give h e r :a n imme n se bluff sh e is putting up ! the faint•hearted. Wherever you the n ecessary control of the Baltic. : "The Czechs und erstand all thfs, "Germany would then have the 1That is why they are keeping up· find the virtuous woman y ou a lso find fir eside bouquets, clean clothes, resources to fight a big war. But such a bold front . Ami. there · is, order, good living, gentle hearts, she would be defending a line of · consid e rabl e evidence that German. music and lights and modern in- communi cations from Lapla nd to . staff calculations are not different stitutions g.en erally. She is the the Black Sea. She would have be- from mine (o r much . of my dataflower of humanity; l!er inspiration sides France a nd Czechoslovakia, is taken from Ge.rman military. is the breath of Heaven." the considerable military resources papers};' - - WELL? Exchange ... �BUCKNELL Frtda.y, December 20th·,, 1940 International By-Lines .. . CHRISTMAS- BEACON DANCE ORCHESTRA Headlines concii.ue to ·0 e .nae'.<. in Egypt, G!'eecc, and Washington. In Egypt :.wd G. eece the Ital ,a1. L are st ill s ufrering ~er-o iu3 reverses, while in Was hin gton the question of how mu ~h aid to give Britian has become a serious pl'oblem. In Greece the fighting h r.s slowed down somewhat now tha, the Greeks have succ. eded in driving the Italians completely of. Greek soil. The Itali ans say th e:, are counter-attacking with great s uccess, but there seems to b e n <. evid ence or it. 'T'he Greei,s r ep ot", say that the attacks have alJ been repulsed with great l.iss of life, and that the Grrek drive is continuing slowly. The main drawback L both armies now is the weather, which is extrem ely cold in the Balkans. The men are. fighting ir. deep snow with more snow falling The Engli s h have stolen the jump on the axis with their rapid advance against the Italians in Pictured above is Art Rodger's Orchestra, which will supply t he music for the B.U.J .C. Christmas Egypt. They are now taking the Danc e. Seated second from the right is Pete Seras, popular m-ember of the Junior ColJege Freshir.a n Class. offensive instead of waiting for the enemy to come to them. They have ~~u;:o:::tl[h:t~sm::i;~:~; t;~:!~ for fighting. The Italians have ~~-:~shd;~;l~i:or;,o:~e:;:\o:u;igh~~ ing in Italian Libya. British Communiques report over 75,000 enemy prisoners captured in the short space of two weeks. Italian officials say their army is now fighting on grou nd that has been heavily fortified by the m, but admit that Britis h pressure still continues to be great. On the sea the British navy in the Mediteranean continues to harass Italian supply lines, and to keep the Italian navy in hiding. The English say they have scored another v.ictory at Naples, where the R. A. F . bombed ships of the Ita lian navy harbored there . The extent of the damage was not known exactly. In the Atlantic, Germany's cou nter-blockade is taking increased tolJ of English shipping. The indications are that Englishmen will have to do withou t 1:ome of the food they are now enjoying unless some more successfu l method can be found to combat Germany's submarines and surface raiders. As a further sign of Britain's n eed is the plan set forth by the pres1d ent advocating the rental or lease of our war equipment to Britain in place of outright loans of cash or the extension of credit. Under this program we would continue to build the planes and other equipment that England has ordered, but instead of selling it to h e r it would be given to her to use unti! the end of the war with the payment of a certain sum as rental. The part that is destroyed would be replaced, and the w h ole would be retu rned at the end of the war. France is having trouble with her internal affairs, a n d repercu ssions are being felt in Germany. The trouble grew out of the action taken by Marshal Petian in ou sting Pierre Laval from his cabinet. Lav,i,I had b een Vice-Premier, and was designated as the man to succeed P P-tain as chief-of-state . .The shakeup came because Petain beli eved that L aval wanted to assume more posts in the cabinet, and even take control of the government himself. This was the explanation given to Otto Abetz, Ge-rman ambassador to France, who paid a special visit to Vichy as personal representative of Adolf Hitler to learn more about the incid ent. After his visit, Laval was released from prison where he had b een placed after his clash with Petaln.. QUINTET FACES TOUGH TASK y SEASON O DURING H LIDA Mixed Groups Will ;:; Pl B d ay a minton At "Y" ! 1 ~h:~:nta~~: :nu;~l~::e~ i~~ ::e:r:v:t:~r:uch of his time to I CO rne r is up to the individual, The high school stud ent has only a fai nt idea of what he wants to do when he leaves school. lt h e doe-n t get avay to college, he wrn settle for almost anythin 5 . Lut then w h ile colJar jobs are so scarce now that even college graduates will follow the same tre nd. But that·s getti ng away form our story, which concerns John Bush, who is n ow a junior at B u ckn ell University after putting in tv.o years at the Juni or College. La_t year he was editor of this publication. As a boy John 's ambitions were to be an newspaper man. What they are at the moment we don't know. A native of Kingston, welJ posse.sect with personality and a keen sense of h u mor mixed with t h e proper delivery, John became associated with a newspaper at an self up in human interest yarns . winners. They gained two close d ec isions over the Jaycees. Th is w ill be th e second league fracas w ill be held on Saturday, -2ncounter for Coach Walter D ecemb,e r 28th at z: 3o. Th e Alumni Thomas' squad, but only the first w ill have a lin e-up studded with for the Scranton outfit. Th e loca l players who are now holding the Y .M.C.A. plays the Pittston Y .M .C. lim elig ht a t th eir respective colJ eges A. in the first game starting at 7:30 - the list includes Albie Bak,er and with the main attraction getting Bill Thomas, members of the Buckunder way at 8:45. nelJ Varsity Cage Squad, Dave SeOn Friday, December 27 , th e cu nd a of BucknelJ , Wayne Swanh erald ed Long Island U. Frosh Be r y, w ith the loca l Y. M. C. A. giants w ill make their annual trip squad Bob Hopkins of Bucknell, to Wilkes-Barr,e with an undef eated Joe Wesley of Bloomsburg T -ea r ecord that speaks for itself. In chers; Andy Germack of B loomsthe previous game in Brooklyn the burg a nd BucknelJ; Hank Peters of Junior College team ran into some Bucknell; Eddi e Davis, Francis hard luck in the fir st h a lf, but hit Ford, Don McHugh , Walter Thomas, their stride in the second half. This Bill Atherholt, Fra nk Sgarlet and a game is th,e outstanding basketbalJ host of former Bucknell cage !umattraction in Wyoming ValJey and inaries w ho w ill e ndeavor to break the card also features the Wilkes- the seven-year r c ::ord of the varBarre Y .M.C.A. against the Pittston 3ity team of n ot being defeated by "Y". Both games, Scranton Frosh an alumni aggregation . and L. I. U . will be broadcast ov e r A Dance a nd Reception will WBAX. fo ll ow th e game in the Y. M. C. A . The a nnua l BucknelJ-Alumni din ing -halJ s . - - -- - -- - - - - - -- -- - -- -- - -- - -- -- - - - C ·, e nC e Necessity is the means of a be....... ~1111i~1g ancJ frorr1 there 011 the case 1 The Holiday program of th e Junior ColJege Cage Squad w ill get und er way this Saturday when th e University of Scranton Frosh invad e \Vilkes-Barre for a Northeastern Pennsylvania L eagu e game at the Y.M.C.A. Last year the Tom cats were th e undi sp uted league s Former Beacon. Editor Wri:fes For Campus • • • New Vaccines... Odorless Refrigerator New vaccines which are said to be more potent in building up resistance or immunity against various diseases, like typhoid and dipht h c ria , yet less toxic in their eff ects than prior vaccines have been developed by two members of t h e Unive rs ity of Cincinnati Medica l ColJege staff . In preparing thenew vaccines, the disease-causing bacteria are killed by a n ew m ethod which involves "acetylating." In this process the bacteria ~re ch emically reacted with ketene, a compound obtained when acetone is h eated. Not only a re the bacteria quickly killed by the acetylating action of t h e k eten e, but t h e re is imparted to the vaccin e a g r eater antibody producing capac ity with les1i toxicity. As a result, larger doses may be given to .immunize a patient without any h armful effects, while more antibodies are generated in the system. The acetylated vaccines may also be injected into horses and highly potent serums or immunized blood of the animal, it is said. An odor-free househ old refrigerator which absorbs the odors of foods k e pt n ear by, then d.ischarges fods k ept near by, then discharges the odors outside the box has bee n developed in the r esearc h laboratories of t h e General Motors Corporation. 'T'he refrigerator is built with a depression in the inne r walJ of its door. In this depression is mounted a slab of charcoal and an electric h eating ele ment controlJed by a switc h which is operated on opening a nd closing the door. When the door is closed the slab of c h arcoal absorbs any food odors present in the refrigerator. When the door is opened a t any time , the ele ctric switch is a utomaticalJy " thrown." The h eater goes on a nd the h eat expels the odors absorbed by the charcoal s lab. When the door is closed the h eat e r automaticalJy goes off. In this way, th e odor-absorbent charcoal is prevented from b ecoming saturated with odors, and thus is main tained at peak efficiency. Th e Physical Education pro- gram w ill be inte rrupted over the Christmas holidays. The VolJeyball, bowling and h a ndba ll tournaments are either well und er way or in t h e fina~ stap~:sg1:meli:tat:::ia-mural basketball, bowling, billiards, pin g pong, badminton and swimming w ill be offered as part of t h e regular alJ-round sports program ,·,-:1 en school resumes. Th e latest addition to the list is badminton, which will be arranged so that co-ed games can be played in the Y.M.C.A. gymnasium s during th-e noon periods. Instruction for beginners and for advanced pupils will be a part of the program. Billiards and ping pong will : over Chase Hall activities and the swimmi n g sessions under instructor C. S. Obitz, w ill cover life saving, water polo a nd swimming instruction. zak•leWICZ, • Badman Keep All-Star Rat•1ng While he liked to write, h e didn't do much sports work. He played a little intramu ral basketbalJ a nd atte nd ed footbalJ games·, mostly as a s p11ctator. Then came the day for John to enroll at the campus. He applied was assigned to the news service for a job and to his satisfaction of the school. On the surface that was right down Bush's line. But the joker entered the pictu re when he found out that he was to do sports. That meant no scoops of front page recognition becau se sports stories are u s ualJy confined to the in side of t h e paper since t h ey deal with results and forecasts rat her than scandal, history-makin g episodes or what have you. But Bush didn't fall down on the job, as the sports editors of t h e local papers know. His releases hit the sports desks two and t h ree times a week and t h e work was on a, par with that turned ou t by t h e veteran spo~ts scribes. No dou bt John .is profiting from thl's experience. At least he is seein g the various sections of the country because he travels with the teams a n d the n reports for the school paper. Maybe Bush will turn out to be a sports writer as the result of this experience. But as we siid before, it's up to the individual. He was given t h e start. Th e secon d annual All-Star Volleyball T eams, chos-en by the physical department, have been selected from a possible 50 candidates after close competition a nd eliminations. Th ere are two r ep.eaters from last year's teams, Ben Badman of the Commerce-Finance and Al Zaki ewicz of the Engineers. Badman was selected on th-e second team and Zaki ewicz on the first six. One of the bitterest disappointments was the lo ss of the Engineers to the Bachelor of Science "A" in th-e semi-final round of the play-offs afte r the Eng ineers had dominated the season's play, los ing only to the Edu cation team, which also was eliminated in the play-offs by a supposedly weak er Bachelo1· of Science "A" outfit. F E PARKHURST • • ' Inc. GENERAL INSURANCE Miners Natio nal Ban k Bu il ding W ilkes-Ba rre, Pa. Phone 2-71 -4 5 �BUCKNELL Page 4 THOMAS HAS BIG JOB IN COACHING TWO TEAMS BEACON Friday, December 20th, 1940 B.U.J.C. Cagers Face Promising Season JORDAN Est. 1871 "Little man you've had a busy day" can pertain to Walt.er Thomas, who is shouldering the burden of coaching two quintets this season . For those who are interested in the cage game Walter will MEN'S FURNISHINGS be a promin.ent figure this season. and HATS OF QUALITY Bowling Outfits Show Interest 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa . If all classes were as enticing as bowling, the school, or should we say the professors, would be freed of delinquents. up ACE HOFFMAN STUDIOS All of which adds to the fact that the kegling sport is enjoying a banner season - and not at the expense of cutting classes eith er. Since Clarence Obitz Po rtrait and Commerciul Pho tographers was "purged" by a certain group, the loop has more balance. VValter Thomas It's an old saying that the team isn't any better than the coach. As a coach Thomas seems to be making considerable headway. If his quintets follow suit, cage follow.ers are in for plenty of action this seaseason. The little mentor arranged formidable schedules for botp his coll egiate club a nd the "Y" team and a majority of these games will be staged as double-headers on Saturday nights at the Y. M. C . A. Since the valley in general isn't r e!)!'~sen!'?d in .?~!!Y pro ,:-ircuit this season, Bucknell , Wyoming S.eminary and the Y.M.C.A. offer the only means of keeping the game alive in aspects to playing out-of-town teams. Obitz, who has quite a reputation for his athJ,2tic abil ity, joined the Physical Department team and imm ed iately Joe Curley and h is crew sky0 rocketed to the top . But the law of good sportsmanship caught up with the members a nd Obitz was assigned to the B. S. outfit, which means that the science boys will be hard to hold if Obitz keeps putting the pill in the pocket for strikes. If the Engineers and the defending championship C. & F. teams get "a shot in the arm" there will be ple nty of fireworks before the time for play-offs rolls around. The energetic trio of Joe Monahan, Johnny Finn and Buddy Owens have not hit their stride 11nn the C . & F . team i~ fallin g he- hind in the race as the result. Southpaw J oe is the only veteran of the group, as his mates are newcomers, but they may be a threat as they're starting to get the "feel" of the alleys. Joe Curley, who holds th.e single game record of 262, was headed for a new high the last time out but bogged down at the halfway mark. He had 99 in the fourth frame but misfortune The Y.M.C .A. cage team will caught up with him. He finish ed get another crack at the Junior with 179, which isn't ~xactly hay College t eam in an effort to gain in the score sheets. Joe was the revenge for their previous last- victim of five splits in the second minut~ defeat in the first game of game. Well, they always say the the year, 37-36. good and rnd things even up in Th.e game w ill be played on the long run . Wednesday, January 1, at 7 :45 as The A. B . boys shook off the part of the gala New Year's Day trac-es of a long losing steak. Winprogram conducted by the Y.M .C.A. ning three out of four the first day, physical department. the team wen t into a tailspin and A foul-shooting contest o p en to lost eight in a row. But they came a ll Y.M.C.A. members w ill be held back last week with four points. from 5 to 6 p. m . Members of th.e Captain Bob Patton brought his Junior College team a lso will com- average up with a score of 481 . Sy p ete. Other events on the program Kasnikowski and Wargo, new memare volleyball, h a ndball and a gym- bers of the team, are improving nastic exhibition. I right along. "Y" Cagers Play Bisons on Jan. 1 CAMERAS & PHOTO SUPPLIES 3 2 West Mar ket Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa . Captain Bud Owens The stu dents can expect a g ood showing from the t eam if results of the last two game3 indicated Seminary's basketball fortune s have been down the past f ew years a nd Bucknell's coming up. There was a time when it was- com:idered almost impossibl e to stop a Sem team on its own court. N ow the West Siders are finding it difficult to stop the visitors. Since more a nd more scholastic ::;tn.rs ::!re cnro11 ing B..t th e Junior College, it's only natural that the school's stock wilJ jump in t h e athletic world. Players possessing the ab ility of J ohnn y Fin, Effie Davis, Dave Derelevich and oth ers on the squad would be welcomed to any school known for its court teams. During the past few years Bucknell has ' progressed rapidly in basketball a nd the comm unity .is starting to take f!Oti ce. There was a time when only a handful of students attended the games and the accounts of them were ini solated spots on the local sports sheets. Now the "Y" is u sually packed for two games a nd the school is getting h eadlines. anything. The games were played on the road and local boosters d idn't h ave a c h a n ce of seeing them But the coach said the club displayed vast improvement and h e expects it to c ontinue for important c las h es with Scranton Univerisity yearlings this Saturday night a nd Island University Frosh on Friday. December 27. The Blackbirds have a team revolving around four boys who played together for four seasons at Madison High School at Long I s land and they won championships for the past three, going undefeated inthat time. In the next few years this Long Island team wilJ be the cream of the country. The Long Island clubs that played here in previous seasons are now doing varsity work and the boys are und ef eated. To see the Blackbirds in action is one treat that a person san not a fford to overlook. DEEMER & co. SCHOOL and OFFICE SUPPLIES Corona Portable Typewriters o '..VE:;T MARKET STREET WILKES-BARRE, PA, CENTRAL PRINTING CO. Where Fine Printi ng Is Produced 29 NORTH MAIN STREET WILKES-BARRE, PA. Phone 3-1114 DRINK MORE MILK! IT'S GOOD FOR YOU Complim ents of: KEY STORES CO. Cash and Carry Tobacco Jobbers 80 E. NORTHAMPTON STREET WILKES-BARRE , PA. Phone 2-4155 COMMUNITY MOTORS WOODLAWN FARM DAIRY THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE and CAFETERIA SUPPLIES 0 PEN PENNANTS 9 00 JEWELRY a.m. To 3 0 0 p. m. CHASE HALL � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource This is Wilkes University's Beacon Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the Beacon's predecessors, The Bucknell Bison Stampede, 1934-1935 and The Bucknell Beacon, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>. Missing Issues: 1947 August 8th 1947 September 5th 1947 October 3rd 1947 October 17th 1947 October 31st 1947 November 21st 1947 December 19th 1948 September 9th 1950 April 28th 1953 April 10th 1962 February 2nd Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. 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Title A name given to the resource Bucknell Beacon, 1940 December 20th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940 December 20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bucknell University Junior College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/84f28e0eb5e02008f797814bb744757f.pdf e2163cb89eb40ce16011f4acce110481 PDF Text Text :-----... , ~------ =-:---:::::----=:>~ ::::::-: ~----= Wilkes -Bar re, Pa. , Thursd ay, March 27th, 1941 Vol. 5, No . 6 THESPIANS TO PRESENT "WHAT ALIFE" Hit To Be Presented On April 3rd -4th SPRING PROM PLANS SET The committee for the Spring Prom, to be h eld Friday even ing, April 25th, from 8:30 to 12:30, at First Presbyterian Church House, has been appointed by Alfred Groh, g,en eral chairman. The committee heads are: Pete Seras, o r c hest ra; Art Frith, program a nd patrons; John Finn and Bud Ow ens, decorations; Stevie Hoyniak, tickets ; and Ruth Guarnaccia and Jane Bergh, publicity. To date no orchestra has been engaged. FLASH!! At th e Spring Prom, a queen w ill be cho 3en ! ! Every g ii-1, attending the dance, is eligibl e. Don 't forget, the date is Friday, April 25. FLASH!!! If you are in a quandary as to whom to ask to the Spring Prom, April 25th, your probl em is practica lly solved. A " dating bureau," headed by Tommy Brislin , w ill help solve your prnblem. Send a ll r equests to Tommy Brislin in the Beacon office. Include all nec essary information . This will be strictly confidential ' ' * * Camera Reveals Life At Bucknell Th e latest moving-picture of this valley, "Bucknell Junior Colleg.e in Review" presents typical college scenes of glamorous co-eds and handsome gents in their more pensive and jovial moments. Th e pictures are in such beautiful hues that it would be difficult for Moth e r Nature to paint more colorful ones. A few of the best sce n es in the moving pictures are the rose-color ed sequences from the so successful comedy, " Marri ed for Mon ey." Though reduced to a pantomim e, it is still an e njoyable bit of miniature comedy. Othe r comedy scenes, rather involuntary this time, are the shots entitled, "Freshmen Strut Their Stuff." Some of the Freshmen who have all but forgotten those first days of anxiety, frolic, and fun (for the Sopho~ores, of course) will recognize themselves as bewildered looking you ng men and women, dressed quite ludicrously ; the men with dinks and different colored aprons and the young iadies minus all make-up, paint a picture quite characteristic of freshmen hazing. The Thespians also show g!impses from "Hedda Gabl er." Th ere are a number of interesting sequences from last year's May Day Festival. The other activities get their share of much deserved publicity. A scene of Charles Henderson and his Glee Club preserve for the future one of Bucknell's most popu\ar extra- ct1rric1-1la.r activities. Groh Plays Lead In Maior Production Parents Reception Sorority Plans Tea Is Great Success Date Set For Scholarship Tests For Senior Girls High-school seniors and their adv iso rs will be the guests of the girl's sorority of the Junior College at tea on Friday, the twe nty-eighth of March at four thirty. It has been the custom for the Junior College women to ente rtain Senior girls from the various schools of the vall ey. Dr. Farley suggested to the committee that the girls' advisors be included as guests. Girls from the three city high schools, from Kingston and Wyoming Seminary w ill atte nd this tea. A similar tea will be given n ext month for the girls from the high school of the outlying districts . The members of the reception committee are Ruth Guarnacia, Jane Nagro, Jan e Bergh, Florence Figl ewski, Margar.et Ichter. Those on the refreshm ent committee are Doris Thomas, Marian Waters, Fra nces L ewis, Iren e Owe ns and Phyllis Eichler. * * Ralph Norbert Wins Camera Club Contest Each month the Jun ior College Camera Club hold s a Print Contest. The prints are judged for interest, print quality, composition, perspective, a nd permanency of appeal. E ach characteristic is given from zero to t e n points. The points are then totaled up and the photogra pher whose print has the high est score w ins th e cont.est. In the last contest R a lph Norbert won the first prize, a package of printing paper. John Anthony's print took second place. T wo films were shown by Kusiak "Super Thrills in the News." a nd "War For France." A reception for the pare nts oi the Bucknell Junior College students was held on Thursday and Friday evening in the reception room of Chase H a ll . Because of th e large enrollm ent of students in this year's Freshm e n class, it was necessary to h ave the reception two nights and to e ntertain the guests in two groups. The students who live within Wilkes-Barre came at seven-thirty while t h e students who reside in the n eighboring v icinities cam e at eight-thirty. Th e students and parents had a n opportunity to meet and converse with the professors and their wives who formed the receiving lin e. Th e tea table was decorated in pastel colors, welcom in g the Spring season. The committee who assisted w ith the arrangements consisted of th e faculty, th e members of the Studen t Council, a nd Margaret Bachman, Shirley Higg ins, Margaret Johnson , Emma Kanyuck, Sallyanne Frank, Charlotte Waters, Seymour Mintzer, Ben Badman, Farrest Price, Steve Whitman and George Kulp . * * Kiwanis To See "Only The Birds" The fourth annual Scholarship com p eti tio n of Bucknell University Junior College will be h eld on Saturd ay, May tenth. Seven scholarships will be awarded to those receiving the highest standing in the examination. Th ere are seven scholarships to be granted: Two scholarships for $250 each, two scholarships for $200 each, and three for one hundred dollars each. Those elig ible for the examinations must be in the upper twofifths of th e g raduation classes and must be recomm.ended by their r espective principals. Applications for the examinations must be received not later than Thursday, May first . In addition to applications for the schola1·ship examination, applications for admission to Bucknell Junior College should be submitted. * * Harvard College To Admit Graduates Of Junior Colleges The Committee on Admission of Harvard University, impressed by " Only t h e Birds" will be pre- the growth and deve lo pm ent of the Henry Aldrich ! ! C-o-m-ing, Mother! "What A Life" is right! Just imagine, H e nry Aldrich, the real, always getting into trouble, Henry Aldrich is coming to Bucknell Junior College. Once more Chase Theatre is in a whirl of excitement as the major production for the second semester goes into rehearsal. "What A Life" by Clifford Goldsmith, played in New York at the Biltmore Theatre to a delighted first-night audience in April, 1938 and ran for more than a year. Betty Field, who has made a name for herself in the last year or two, headed the cast as Barba1·a, Henry's high school girl-friend. Ezra Stone played the part of Henry Aldrich. Many people are familiar wli11-ooth tne character and the actor, for Mr. Stone brings Henry to life on the radio networks every Thursday evening at 8:30. "What A Life" gives a picture of what h app-ens in a principal's office in an average high school. The typical activities of the adolescent are humorously presented in this delightfully different drama. The large cast of twenty-two has not been fully selected but rehearsals have started with the hope that the play will be ready for prese n tation April 3rd-4th . The cast includes the following: Alfred Groh, as Henry Aldrich; Doris Jones, as. Barba ra; Newsby Williams, Be·a Hoyle, Nevielle J ohnson , Hilton Edelman, Vincent Se"'egar, Hilton Kerr, Harvey Wruble, Alfred Eisenprise, Phyllis Kempinski, Jan,e Bergh, Charlotte Reic hlin, Harry Wilcox, Muriel Reese . * * University of Chicago Offers Scholarships To Business Students Scholarships, are being offered by the School of Business of the University of Chicago to studen ts who have completed the first two years o! college work at the Junior Coll ege. These awards will be made on the basis of the student's schol- sented on Friday for the Kiwanis Junior Coll eges in recent years, has a m e nd ed the rules of admission so Club . Thi s comedy by Esther Sag- as to allow those people who have astic standing and upon his merit alyn, it will be remembered, was fi n ished two years of distinguished as judged by a committee a t th€ on e of the four one act plays pre- work in an accredited Junior Coll- University of Chicago. For several of those adjudged se nted last February 14th. The ege to enter Harvard College as best qualified, the award will incomed y has as its subj ec t the pro- Juniors . Heretofore, admission clude full tuition , one hundred blems of c hildren whose parents with advanced standing had been dollars a quarter, for a period of both have careers in the movies. limited to those who had studied one year. A numbe r of half scholIt was directed by Phyllis K e mpin- in fou r-year colleges. This amendarsh ips will also be available and ski. Th e cast included: Forrest ment is certain ly a striking examwill be assigned on the same basis. Price, Virginia Jones, Walter R41\m, pie of the n ew anq greater place The program of the Universitys Eth el Farl ey, James Co_n very, of th e Junior College in the educa(Conti n ued to Page 4) Christopher O'Mall ey. tion al world. I �BUCKNELi,. Page 2 SONG THE BUCKNELL BEACON Wilkes-Barre, BEACON Pennsylvania And birds fly, And winds hum Bob Patton A lullaby, Reporters: Chris O'Malley, Jane Bergh, Henry Lewert, Ruth Lynn, Katherine Freund, Phyllis Kempinski, Elizabeth Lance And grass grows, And frogs wake, Sallyanne Franks, Thomas Boylan, Alfred Eisenpreise,. Mervin Wargo, Robert Mikulewicz, Murray Pincus, Shirley And Sun warms A far lake; Higgins. When May comes Business Manager .............................................................. Marion Waters And sun comes, Business Assistance .................... L ois Morgan and Jeannette Saums And frogs leap ADVERTISING RATES : And wind hums, One Column Inch .... 50c Two Column Inches .... 75c One Year : Column Inch .. $4.50 Two Column Inches .. $7.50 And g r ass grows, And birds mate, And frogs splashSun sets la t e; Winds dance And birds fly, And grass grows And grows high, Hosteling ... Thinking Straight \Vhereve1· we lookw, th ere are great opportunities for having a grand time and for acquiring knowledge, if we would only take advantage of them. Hosteling is one ev-ent in which all young people There's something about a soldier! That something that we ·reel at seeing these boys in uniform is, at this tense history-making p-eriod, not altogethe1· pleasing. See- can easily participate. ing them now, marching through Why not assemble a group of the streets of the city, one row of young men and women and take khaki-clad American youths after to the open road? This offers ex- another, gives one quite a different citement and adventure which can- sensation than that of the usua l not be acquired by remaining in our holiday parade, when the school own Joca\ vicinity. There are also bands and Masons, Moose and Elks many economic a nd social advan- add a bit of color in contrast to the tages to hosteling~It pem:aits young drab uniforms 'or the regl'~ent, and people tci become· acquain'ted w1th cheerful, marching music contrimany other youths and to learn butes to the mood of laughter and how to adjust themselves to any 'gaiety of the clowd of onlookers. type of group. Economically, the There was a silence and t enseness cost is so little that it will not have about the crowd watching our reany great effect on even the thrift- cent parade of soldiers. All that iest budget. could .be h eard was the steady leftHostels are located In many right of the marchers and the redifferent regions throughout the . marks of the watchers, "There's world. If we prefer the cold cli- Bill!" "There's John !" all recognized mate, Canadian hostels will be -o ur someone they knew. choice and yet if we dislike frigid What's to become of these boys? temperatures the sunny southern It is not well to be either extremely realms will be our destination. optimistic or pessimistic as to what Hiking, r-i ding, horseback , bi- the future might hold for them. cycling and canoeing are only It is well to think about it and a few of the variety of ways in think hard and fast. Everyone of which we can hostel. The accomo- us must awaken and look at th e dations for a night's lodging are facts squarely and decide t o do also so arranged that a good night's something a nd really do everything rest will be assured no matter we can to make it possible where we plan to spend the night. for each one of these uniformed Preparing our meal In the open, men to return happy, h ealthy and really claims to be loads of fun triumphant, · not triumphant in and the food is always more appe- warfare, but trimphant in peace. tizing. The physical benefits we We must see that they do derive from hosteling are very nu- not give their lives to save merous. Not only do we have something they can not even proplenty of exercise and fresh air but perly define. We must not le t good wholesome sport as well. "catch phrases" and momentarily Now, let's all take advantage pleasing ideas successfully urge us of hosteling! When our summer to give up the lives of our youths vacation finally arrives, let's don as they do urge us to buy a new our gypsy spirit and ta.ke to the gadget or a new car. We mu-st open and carefree roa:d, to return realize that the spirit of militarism to our c•o mmunity at the end of and preparation for war has more our pleasant adventure, not only as significance than being a clever better citizens, but also as good theme for t he n ew, military, spring Americans. styles for womens' clothes and jewelry. We must see that the world regains its senses by being as completely sensible as possible ourselves. • • • H arvey Wruble, w ho so ably edited the Bucknell Beacon last semester has been forced by cir- BULLETIN _ cumstances to resign his position. The members of the staff wish to Th e n ew1941-1942 Junior Collthank Harvey for the excellent ege Bulletin is completed. Any work he did on the paper during student who wants a copy may get the past semester. it in the office at Chase Hall. * * Resignation * * EXCHANGE ... When Mjl-Y comes Editor ............................................................ ·................... Ruth Guarnaccia Sports Editor Thursday, March 27th , 1941 When May comes- Sometimes in the life of an eidtor, there comes the time w hen he feels that all the world gangs up against him and his last day has just shown its evil-grinning face on last years calendar. And on such occasions, d ear friends and gentl e readers, an editor is tempted to coin a quip, joke or slip of mind, which by mistake or mental telepathy turns out to be good. L ast we-ek, your much-reading ed itor (what a Virgilian epithet!) was struck by such a concoction of an editorial vacuum; in fact, h e was struck three times, for the same contraption re-appeared in three different important-looking columns which bore th e resounding title, "Exchange Column," thus leaving us in consuling darkness as to the despairing inventor. Like the measles, this joke is, even while my fountain pen is giving away its life-ink to put down words for eternity and posterity, cropping up h ere, there and everywhere, and disclaiming a ny responsibility for its pre-kindergarten humor, we hereby reprint it with the compliments to the "Maroon and Gold." B.U.J.C. Debaters Have Busy Season During the past fe w weeks the Bucknell Junior College Debating .Squad has e ngaged in a numb er of "battles of wit," in w hich , sad to relate, no decisions were made. Judging from the excellent work of Hervey Wruble and Milton Edelman in their Scranton University contest from which they em-erged the winners, it seems regrettable that other debates were not decision debates, for in a ll probability the squad would have uph eld the honor of Bucknell Junior College and would have been awarded more laurels. On March 7th, the squad journeyed to Penn State to attend the a nnua l Freshman Debater's Conference. Various other colleges sent student representatives to participate in the forsenic discussion concerning the United States' policy toward Great Britain and a union of the Western Hemisphere nations. These colleges were represented: Penn State, Bucknell Univexisity, Bucknell Junior College, Juniata College, University of WANT AD. If th-e p erson who Scranton, University of Pittsburgh ,and Allegheny State Teacher's stole a bottle of a lcohol from our , And birds fly. cellar w ill return Grandma's ap- 0 o11 eges. Harvey Wruble, Kathleen WinAlfred S G h pendix, no question w ill be asked." · ro · termute,, Milton Ed,elman and PhylWe also found a very nice and !is K t:1,m pinski, the' representatives brand-new (?) definition for a p erfrom B. U. J. C., participated actth son who gets credit for no ing, ively in the discussions -o n the nd th blameoblivion for every dark untiling he ais nelives eded, in a u m't e d St a t es · p O ricy t owar d G rea t friend: Britain. Most significant was the general attitude of whole-hearted "A ,friend is a person who approval for much debated H. R . Dear Editor : walks in when all the world runs 1776, in w hatever form it would The F ediii;.a l Water Service out." From ever-sunny California emerge as a law. (ask Bob Hope and the Miami Upon the question of Western Company has•·,proposed .the sale of •Chamber of Commerce about it) we H emisphere policy, it was decided th-e · S.pring B.roolc Water Supply 'get the fo llowing outcry from a after much h eated debate that no Company to the Lacka,wanna and scholastic h eart: union of the United States and the the Luzerne Counties combined for Of all disagreeable things and pests, South American countries should be $49,500,000. The 1939 Amendment to There's nothing quite so bad as made. The basis for this concluthe :Authority Act is the means by tests. sion rested upon the theory that w hich the proposed sale would be They are an evil that should be just as much economic and commercarried out. This, incidentally, is stamped out. cial advantage could be gained th-e act under w hich the Chester A thing to be hated like a man without such a binding and entangWater Dea l was transacted. The hates the gout. ling thing as a union. Vice-president of the Federal Water Just like th e low little insects Hershey Junior College, BuckService Company and his cohorts in t hat crawl, nell U niversity, Scranton Univerthe deal were recently indicted for They never should've been invented sity, and Penn State leveled their graft. at all. best ammunition at the Bucknell This amendment permits the They might be excused if they did Debaters, and each encounter appointment of an authority, us some good. brought out very effectively varied known to the consumers only But half of the junk isn't even opinions upon questions of internathrough three day's notice in the understood. tional import. press. It permits this authority to We just sit here and we sweat Debating against H ershey Junpurchas,e a water property at a and we slave. ior College at Hershey, P ennsylvanprice which, it is clamied, is And wish we had gone to a pre- ia, on the question of a possible double the fair price. The bonds mature grave. British Union, were Milton Edelmay be sold at a prviate sale, w ith- And th-e teachers just grins and man and Harvey Wruble upholdout advertisement or competition- gloats o'er our folly ing the negative. The return enI the same method by which the And the low grades we'll get in gagement a t Chase Hall on Friday, Chester bonds were sold to McNear, the end, by golly. March 14, upon the same issue, was one of those under indictment in Yes, I'd stand up right now and handled by Milton Edelman and the Chester case. denounce the exam . Phyllis Kempinski in support of the It has been suggested to the But I've got one tomorrow, I gotta affirmative. municipaltiies concerned, that they go cram. The contests with Bucknell take over the water properties University were held in December under the Act of 1874, which, it is and each of the four members of claimed, would cost far less than the squad engaged in separate deund,er the proposed transaction. Acbates upon the question of British cording to this act, a municipality PIANO RECITAL Union. may, twenty years after the creaDorina Tuhy, former Junior On March 16, four ·representation of a utility, assume control College Student, now a teacher at tives of the Freshman Squad of of the property at a price based on Bucknell University in L ewisburg Penn State visited Bucknell Junior the cost of construction, plus an will give a piano recital there on College. Kathleen Wintermute and a llowance of ten per cent a year March thirty-first. Any of the Harvey Wruble debated for the neon th at coS t , minus th e divide nd s. Junior College people who are in- gative, w hile Milton Edelman a nd It is claimed th at if th is course is terested are cordially invited to at- Phy!Us Kempinski debated on th e followed, th e coS t to each family tend the recital. affirmative squad . will be $12 a year less, or a total The engagement with Scranton of $1,543,141 a year less than the University on March 19, and the recost to them under the price de.. turn engagement scheduled for sired by the water company. some time in the future, will bring There are signs of growing to determine w hether or not the to a close a successful debating opposition to this proposal, in company m ay dispose of its gas season: letters written to the city news- properties. Preparations are being Announcements will be posted papers and in meetings of civic ma.de t.o send municipal represen- when the Scranton University vs. associations to discuss the plan. A tative~ to Washington to attend the Bucknell Junior College debate will h earing before the Securities a nd hearing. be he ld , and all students are warmExchange Commission is scheduled -A Student ly invite<l to atten(i. And sun comes- * * Letter To The Ed·1tor * * '* * �Thursday, March 27th, 1941 BUCKNELL MAY ENTER RIDER COLLEGE !~ACON 15 WINS IN 23 CONTESTS GIVE BISONS BEST SEASON Bucknell Junior College cagers turn,ed in the best record in the history of the school this season, winning 15 of 23 starts and finishing third in the Northeastern Pennsylvania Intercollegiate League. Scranton Frosh, which captured its third pennant, and Dickinson Junior College, a newcomer to the loop this season, finished in front of the Bisons and were the only loop members to stop Coach Walter Thomas's outfit, handing it half of its eight setbacks. One of the outstanding achievements of the campaign was the week-end jaunt into York State on which th e Bisons subdued Cornell and Colgate yearlings. The locals played their best brand of ball of Grier Carpenter John Finn Buckn,all Junior · College's three stalwar£ cagers of the past t w o y ears, Johnny Finn, Grier Carpenter and To m Owens, show n above, may enter Rider College next y ear, it was r evealed y.esterday. The trio was interv iewed this week, visiting the J ersey campus for th e occasion. While th ere they engaged in som,e ba sketball with other hop efuls for next year's team. Rider is seeking basketba ll Tom Owens players and one of the athletic dir ectors is visiting this city to in· tervi ew pla yers. He was impressed by th,e performances of the group for th e past two seasons. Finn is a graduate of GAR, Owens Kingston and Carpenter of Meyers. While at Rider the trio met Gra ce Mathews of Plymouth, a graduate of Bucknell Junior College , who is now attending school th ere. Science Corner. •• Pilots Get New Binoculars · of the other eye. As a result, it is declared, the observer obtains a three-dimensional view. For example, it is said that if the airplane is going 180 miles an hour and the disk rotates 16 revolutions per second before the eyes of the observer, the airplane will have traveled eight feet during the interval between successive viewings of the object by the eyes. Thus, the pilot sees the object with the same three-dimensional effect as though hi s eyes were separated by a distance of eight feet instead of Binoculars which would enable pilots and bombardiers of planes traveling at high altitude to see their target in three-dimensional r elief are disclosed in a patent issued to John B. Bartow of Blue Bell, Pa. At distances beyond 500 feet, the patent explains, the eyes see objects in two dimensions, that is, without depth. Good three-dimensional relief, which gives depth to the object being viewed, is lost by the eyes beyond this distance. The new three-dimensional bin- the average distance of two and one-half inches for the normal pair oculars are designed to bring back of this third dimension in an unusual eyes. way. In front of the eyepieces of conventional binoculars is mounted an aluminum disk with a hole the s ize of one eyepiece. This disk Japanese Beetle is rotated sixteen times a second by a tiny dry-cell battery-operated To control the spread of the motor mounted inside the binocular .Japanese beetle, methyl bromide handle. When the hole in the disk is to be used in fumigating railroad is over one eyepiece, light to the cars in which vegetables, grains other eyepiece is cut off. and other foods are shipped. Not With such an arrangement, as enough of the chemical will be used the plane. travels along, the pilot's to cause ill effects. The procedure eyes see the distant object alterna- has been worked out by H. C. Dudtively and successively at a fre- ley, J , W. Miller, Surgeon P. A. quency within the persistence of Neal, Senior Surgeon R. R. Sayers human vision, it is pointed out. of the National Institute of Health, Thus, one eye sees the object from officials of the Department of Agria point spaced a considerable dis- culture and the principal manufacttll.nce from the point of observation urers of methyl bromide. * * Page 3 * * BS, Bowlers Win League Honors ing championship, turning back the Bachelor of Arts and Physical Education in the play-offs. The team was near the bottom when Slats Obitz joined it, but the veteran The cagers are ending the' regular season in the intramural cir- Select Chorus Sings At Assembly The Small Chorus of the Bucknell Glee Club is having an active season, they will entertain at a Kiwanis luncheon. Aside from earn.est practice and work, the chorus is having fun. Florence Figlewski had a party at her home on Sunday evening, March 9, and other members are planning to be hosts to the group during the remaining of the school term. Moe Joseph of A.B is the envy of the other clubs. He has developed into the best shooter and is now the leading scorer. Carey Evans of the same outfit really gets in Joe Monohan's hair. Carey guarded the former St. Leo's flash in two games and twice the varsity squad member failed to break through with a point. * This evening at eight-thirty in Irem Temple, the first program of the Fourth Annual Bach Festival will be presented. The concert will feature Baroque music played on a elor of Science team won the bowl- ing a concert of Bach cantatas and cuit. Three teams are battling for first place, AB, Commerce a nd Finance, and Engineers "B". The first four teams will compete in the play-offs and winners will be a-· warded at the annual dinner of the Lettermen's Club FOUNTAIN of youth idea has sprung up again. Doctors say that, if experiments they have used on rabbits work equally well with man, the life span of a person could be extended to 185 years. BACH FESTIVAL BEGINS TONIGHT Baroque organ, harpsichord, recorders, and stringed instruments. The musicians will be costumed in One of the big surprises of accordance with the period. the year took place when the BachOn Friday and Saturday even- tosser injected the necessary punch, the season in defeating these two a n d I't was no t Iong b e f ore F erris highly-touted quintets. The Thom- Miller and Bob Mikulewicz were on asmen had to be hot in both games a winning outfit. as the frosh fives kept pressing. The Bisons tallied llC points on that It seems instructor Joe Curley trip. gave up thoughts of staging an individual tourney. A few years ago After the regular season, Thomas recruited most of the players for an a singles and doubles event brought entry in the Rogers tourney, now out nearly tow score of keglars underway at the YMCA. He did and competition was keen since the the same thing last year and the winners received small awards. outfit, sparked by Bucknell men, Bob Patton, now captain of the gained the semi-finals. Because of this showing the team was expect- AB team, was doubles victor with ed to do as well again this year. Bob Peters in the last tourney. It was inactive in the first round Those were the days. as Frackville Mountaineers failed to appear and the locals were given The school is represented in the a victory forfeit. Then in the sec- Wyoming Valley Teachers League ond round things began to happen. but athletic schedules have kept The boys couldn't find their old some members inactive on Saturday stride. Johnny Finn registered 12 afternoons. Since the coaches are points but his mates were off sche- away with their teams over most of dule and as a result, wound up on the week-ends, the pin club usually the short end of a 44,. to 25 score plays with only four men . This is •'I a handicap right off the bat and it with Central Slipper . .',. shows up in the records as the club Making their final start under is in the second division of a 10the name of Bisons in that game school circuit. were Finn, Grier Carpenter and Buddy Owens. The former was Roy Tasker, Walter Thomas, seventh highest scorer in the NEP Arthur Bernhart, William Schuyler, league this season an4 was unani- Curley, Obitz and Patton started mously named to the circuit's all- the season but Obitz has given up star team. Owens gained a place the sport for the time being. Tason the second team . ker is the most reliable performer and also the first to report for Dave Derelevich, one of the the matches. When Tasker was scrappiest players to ever don a away with the cagers, Prof. BernBucknell uniform, set some kind of hart had his troubles trying to a foul-shooting record for a Junior round up a team. The team is College performers when he was getting a bad reputation for recredited with sinking 17 of 18 tries porting late. One week it was an during the season. Dave must have hour and a half behind time in reporting at Nanticoke. missed that one shot. * f Equall!ng the Monohan-Evans duel is the one belween Ben Bedman and Moe Altman. This pair nearly comes to blows every time they meet on the court. They keep up the arguments while working at the cafeteria and one of these days Mrs. Brennan will have to step in and referee. an organ recital will be given. For the cantatas, the Bach Chorus will be augmented by the Wilkes-BarreScranton Sinfonietta and distin· h d soloists. Ernest Whit.e, gms e noted organist, will play at the First Presbyterian Church on Satu rd ay evening. The climax of the Bach Festival is reached in the magnificent "Passion ,o f Our Lord According to St. Matthew" which will be sung by a great choir and soloists on Sunday afternoon. Dr. Paul Gies, who is well known to the students of the Junior College, is responsible for the whole Festival. Charles Henderson will be a soloist on the Baroque organ, Mrs. Eugene Farley on the harpischord and Chris O'Malley as Pilot in "The Passion". The men and women of the college are acting as ushers. Tickets for the Fourth Annual 'Bach Festival can be purchased by students for one dollar. The regular price is one dollar and a half. * * Robinson, Hughes In Handball Finals Dean Robinson, hurler on last year's baseball team, who was the darkhorse of the intramural handball turney, has reached the finals along with Loren Hughes, who also was on underdog. Robinson eliminated Paul Labenda and Hughes toppled Cy Mintzer, a favorite according to · the experts. This is Robinson's first tourney. He took up the sport to develop his arm, which tired on him in the closing innings of last year's contestis. Robinson covers plenty of territory and he makes his rivals dash all over the court with his varied attack. Incidentally, Joe Curley, who has been out of school dut to illness for quite a few days in the past month, returned to the courts for the YMCA "B " handball tourney, but was eliminated early. Outstanding freshmen on this year's squad who are expected back next season are Derelevich, Elmo Clemente, Effie Davis, Joe Kelly and Danny Wilcox. Joe Monohan, the other member of the squad, finishes this season. Thomas feted the boys at a party at his home following the last game of the straight season. He treats the team every year but had ample reasons to do so this one since the boys brought the little mentor greater glory in the coaching profession. Several of this year's outstandIng scholastic performers may enter the Junior College next year. Officials expect about three good players to · augment the holdovers and keep the Bisons in a high ratmg in the cage sport. Most of the boys will have a short vacation from drills before starting baseball practice. �Page 4 BUCKNELL . BEACON BEACON AROUND THE CORNER Nutshell News ee e Thursday, March 27th, 19-41 at Lew isburg the week-end of May 9th. e e e JORDAN DRAMA- The Mess of the Month: Fft," and "Fft-Fft-Fft". One day Men, don't forget the Smoker The Tea-Dance on Friday 14. "Fft" came home very ill. " Fft-Fft" tomorrow night at 7 :30 in Chase Didn't we have a good time play- said to "Fft-FftFft" you stay here Han. Refreshments and Cigarettes. Ing pool? with "Fft" and rn go for the docThe Man of the Month: tor. So "Fft-Fft-Fft" stayed with PAGEANTThe snow man with the dual "Fft" while "Fft-Fft" went for• the Prepa rations are IJ.eing made for pe1·sonality. doctor. the May Day Festival which is The Moan of the Month: The doctor came and looked at given each year by the combined The sopranos of the Glee Club, "Fft". "Hm," he said, "I'm afraid eurythmics classes. Each class hitting (?) A. poor little "Ff,t" is going to die." el ected two of its members to IJ.e The Model of the Month: Now "Fft-Fft' and "Fft-Fft-Fft" part of the committee to write and Lewert,-a dream of forgetful- cried because "Fft" was the young- arrange the pageant. ness. Mrs. Brennan will give an est, and they had loved him dearly. SPRING FESTIVAL _ necessary recommendations. , But finany "Fft" died and "Fft-Fft" General plans have been made The Menu of the Month: and "Fft-Fft-Fft" had a wonderful for the Spring Festival to be held Muna Mish on Moast. funeral for him. The Mouth of the Month: A short time went by when one Carey Evans, -"Union Forever" day "Fft-Fft" came very ill. "FftHere, truly we can ask, "Is he man Fft-Fft" called the doctor and said or a mouth-" "Come over right away my brother The Moron of the Month: "Fft-Fft" is very ill." last rehearsal ~ one of the Tenors Ask Dr. Miller ! ! So the doctor came to look at The Music of the Month: , "Fft-Fft," when he saw hlm he had Triplets ! (for fur th er informaHMM. Bach to Bach. said to "Fft-Fft-Fft" "I'm afraid tion see Charlie He nd erson.) The Mistake of the Month: poor little "Fft-Fft" is going to die! " Slip of the ' Month : One of our Beacon deadline for Mar. 3rd "Oh no! " said "Fft-Fft-Fft," professors in . a recent lecture in- we meant March 17th. (Or did that can't be. You see I already formed us that decent drama was we?) have one "Fft" in th e grave." much different than that of a cenThe Muddle of the Month: At last, that time you have all Eurythmics classes portraying been waiting for has arrived (and tury ago. we don't mean Spring!) The gentleSide-Hill Cow Crackers: "the sun." The Moral of the Month: man who is always right has at Side-Hill Cows can tell when it is Mif Mthe Mshoe Mfit, Mwear last made a mistake! In translat- going to rain because they are Mit ! ! ing his German lesson, he was des- educated in the University of HamIn the absence of our regular cribing the appearance of a charac- burg a nd th ey know th eir weather f eature editor who got that "would ter and misinterpreted one word - progno sti cation from the ground God-I-were-an-apple-blossom" feel- result, quote "Her dress reached up. in .. g and went away for the week- to her knuckles" unquote (the word These modern gals let their end we have been very fortunate was ankles) which a ll goes to prove fing ei'nails grow : Ad Infinitum or in securing Miss Katherine Mac that he is human and we all make else Bitun ! The baby's motto: A little TalSoupe, well known spinster and mistakes. candid columnist, to write a brief Goofy definitions of prohibition cum is always Walcum Beacon eye-view of campus per- - "Water, Water, everywhere, and sonalities. not a drop to drink" Ah yes, which A monologue .. . a conversation beThis, boys and girls, is the reminds us of the good old days tween a man and his wife. "well-here-it-is-at-las.t-lssue" of the before that when water was used Bucknen Beacon. to take a bath in. Why don't ypµ put youl'- hand over I wonder If Dr. Tasker knows your mouth when you yawn? The time is quickly drawing he had a large audience in the o yeh! and get bit? near when the engineers will come girl's lounge rooting for him during out of hibernation-why? Do you the snow-ball fight the other day? Hey, kid, can you tell me how I can think they would let anyone else That double feature entitled find Main street? occupy the first rows at the pag- "Johnson and Johnson" is getting Sure, Ask somebody. eant? a long fine these days. Dr. Miller has been giving his Things we never expect to see: A guy who thinks he's the whole psychology class I. Q. tests - We Hervey Wruble with his hair under cheese , . , usually smens like tt. hop e he won't turn states evidence! control . . . Si Kasnikowsky deCommunication by mail has feated in the pool tournament . . . There's one fellow who can never taken the girls' lounge by storm Owen without Finn and vice-versa keep his mind out of the gutter ... these days - the latest letter was .. . Lois without bangs . .. Paxon a stre et cleaner. written on the back of a calendar without his pink cheeks . . . Char- the one before on a shopping lotte Reichlin without a big smile. o Baby, there's honey on yor lips! bag - aha! We know the author Ode to Spring (or should I o bee-hive yourself. too say Sprig?) In reading our psychology (yes, "March 21, the first day of Spring I've been sleeping like a log. we actually opened it) we came When an the boids are on the wing You wood ! across a n unusual piece of Quaker Aw nertz, to me that sounds absoid psychology, Quote "Everybody is I thought the wings were on the I owe my life to that man. a bit queer except me and three, and boid!" . Did he save you from drowning? at times thou are a bit odd meYes, we know you've heard it Naw, naw, he's my father. thinks." unquote - Subtle - eh what? before, Just thought we'd reHave you ever heard the story mind you of it ! Optimist: One whose glass Is half of the thr~e kitten? Wen, if you Have you heard the modern full. have, you can skip thi-s part and definition of a parasite? We quote Pessimist : One whose glass is half if you haven't, put on your boots "One who goes through a revolving empty. and start wading . . . door on another man's push" "Once upon a time there were News Flash! There were three The only man who lives on the fat three kittens, named "Fft," "Fft- additions to the Glee Club at the of the land Is a girdle maker. * * The Cap and Dagger Dramatic Society of nucknen University pr-~sented George Berne.rd Shaw's great dramatic masterpiece, "St. Joan," on March 19, 20, and 21 with great su ccess. Lyn Swann, Broadway star, played Joan of Arc as the guest artist. * E,t. 1871 MEN'S FURNISHINGS HA TS OF QUALITY * 9 West Market Strut University of Chicago Offers Scholarships Wilkes-Barre, Pa . (Continued from Page 1) School of Business is specifically adapted to the ne eds of those who arc interested in professional business aducation beyond the Junior College level. 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CHASE � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource This is Wilkes University's Beacon Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the Beacon's predecessors, The Bucknell Bison Stampede, 1934-1935 and The Bucknell Beacon, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>. Missing Issues: 1947 August 8th 1947 September 5th 1947 October 3rd 1947 October 17th 1947 October 31st 1947 November 21st 1947 December 19th 1948 September 9th 1950 April 28th 1953 April 10th 1962 February 2nd Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bucknell Beacon, 1941 March 27th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941 March 27 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bucknell University Junior College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/03b3083016ffe48c364ab0b56905b399.pdf 259c873a88212de6a0f79f2e63269e87 PDF Text Text Vol. 5, No. 7 Wilkes-Barre, Pa., June 4th, 1941 TO THE CLASS OF '43 �BUCKNELL Page 2 BEACON Wedne sday , June 4th , I ~ farewell To Mrs. Harper THE BUCKNELL BEACO·N W ilkes- Ba rre , Pennsylvania Co-Editors ... ........ ...... ... Ruth Guarnaccia and Harvey M. Wruble ................... Bob Patton Sports Editor Reporters: Chris O'Malley, J a n e Berch, H enry L ewert, Ruth Lynn , Katherine Freund, Phyllis Kempi n ski, Sallyanne Franks, Thomas Boylan, Elizabeth Lance, Alfred Eisenpreise, Mervin Wargo, Rob ert Miku lewicz, Murray P incus. Business Manager ..................... ......................................... Marion Waters Business Assistance ........... ..... Lois Morgan and Jeannette Saums ADVERTISING RATES: Two Column Inches .... 75c One Column Inch .. .. 50c One Year : Column Inch .. $4.50 - Two Column Inches .. $7.50 OUR GROWING INSTITUTION In the final broa~lcast of Bucknell Junior College on May 1, 1941, Rabbi Wolk made these very interesting comments. \ Ve thought these so very worthwhile t hat w e copied them so that all Bucknell College students could read them. As an interested citizen of the Community, and as a member of able community force. We should like to see the institution -expand _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the local Board of Trustees of the Junior College, I should like to testify to the satisfaction that is ours in having seen the institution grO':", u has expanded, not only physically from an unpretentious building on Northampton street to imposing and arresting buildings, fronting the river; but it has also spread its educational and cultural influence into all parts of the valley - and beyond! The Junior College has established, once and for all, and beyond the shadow of a doubt, the need of a College for this region . The many who want higher education and cannot go away to get it, can find in the Junior College that which furnishes an ample background for a College degrc.;i. No one, however, is content to let it remain at the level to w hich it has already attained. We should like to see the Colle ge grow in all directions, making sure, at the same time, that it does not lower its standards; indeed, rathe r that it constantly raise them. ,ve should like to s,ee enlarged, for the young people of our Valle y, the opportunities of high e r education, through in that direction. The College has given considerntion to .the advantages of courses which, within the limits of its now restricted period of instruction, would equip students for a particular job - and equip them adequately. We should lik e to be able to proceed also in that direction. We have, at the same time, r.-~ver lost the vision of a four year College. We would desire greatly to achive that goal, too! The Junior College, in all of these directions, wants to grow. Th e corr.munity has it within its po w.er to let it grow. To the ,i neasure of response in th e form of time, and interest, and money which th e community will provide - the College can expand and will expand ! We have, in the Junior College, one potential source of salvation for the youth of this Valley. We hope that there shall a lways be enough people of vision in our community who will h el p st,eadily toward the goal of enhancing and enriching the life of our p eopl e through the institution of the Bucknell University Junior Coll ege. NEW BULLETIN A n-ew Bulletin entitled Chars Not Perish is available acter Doe at the Of fice. The content of the . hi t · usually t my, gray, pamp e is un interesting and thought provoking, for the discussion deals with that Whl'ch 1·s per' manent, that which lasts after one's college days are over. Briefly, th e content is th at chara~ter building is th e beginning a nd end of educational endeavor. Buildings, equipment, methods, and streamlined curricula, may symbolize modern education , but it is the character and v ision of the teachers that motivates the mind and stimulates the spirit of young people. This feeling, this ideal has placed an added responsibility upon our professors for it is much more difficult to be a friend to the student than just a teacher. Educa tion at the Junior College is a way of lif e. Th e faculty members hav e guided us a nd helped us through our difficulties during the two h a ppy years which we have spent here. May we all take some of this spirit of helpfulness with ui; as we leave Bucknell. scholarships and other m eans! Through its musical programs, its faculty imprint upon the community, and its educational in- terests ge nerally, th e Colleg,e has served as a necessary and desir- THE POEM Letters To The it,:d•1tor Dear Editor : May I quote from an editorial which appeared in th e first issue of the Bucknell Beacon . (I must admit that didn't sound phoney at the time) . "It is our hope that the It staff shall grow the next year. is our hop,e that your ideas and your copy will find their way to our empty drawers, and it is our hope that your feelings shall be voiced in our pages." This same editorial expressed a desire to attain higher standards of excellence, to lay new foundations, to develop a policy. Where has a ll this spirit gone? If it had really been, it wo uld never have dissipated itself so soon. Where have these " super Beacons" b een? Instead of a bigger and better Beacon we have h ad fe w er Beacons. As a m embe r of the stud,ent body I f eel that I ex pr ess the feelings of a large number, w h en 1 say that we are disgusted with th,e way the Bucknell Beacon has been handled this semester. From the tone of that first issue we were led to hope for better things than we Some pap er bags, a bunch of rags, received. We ar,e disappointed and She placed beneath her bed feel tha t some explanation is due · · Somo gasoli' ne and then a match us - don't forget that student activity fees pay for the Beacon. Soon the flames were red . Sh,e gave a grin and jumped right in Above the burni n g t h in gs The homesick girl from Arkansas Was longin g for H ot Springs! * * * * * Editor's Note : Though it has not b ·- en customary for the ed 1· tor to a n swer any of the letters which have been written to him, this sort of challenge calls for an answer. This he shall attempt to· do to the satisfaction of the disgruntled members. 0 D ear Student : DID YOU l{NOW - - -? You have been quoted from an Columbus was the first Demo- editorial called "Aspiration" which crat, because when he started out appeared in the first issu e of the he did not know where h e was Beacon in 1940 but you have failed going; when he got there he did not to record the sentence w hi ch imknow where he was ; and he went mediately foll owed you r quotation: on and borrowed money. May I qu:it,e : "This is possible only with the cooperation of the student body." That same editorial brought out quite clearly the fact that there existed a c ertain disinBURNING HIS WAY through terested attitude toward the stucollege is a Harvard Junior. H e d ent publication . The p a per is reearns money by such stunts as s et- garded as a nd should be thought tin g fire to his hands and letting of as a stud,e nt activity. A paper the flame cr,eep up his arms and written by one or two people is by swall owing fire . The trick lies not a student activity and should in the chemicals he u ses. n ot be regarded as su ch. Neither It is fitting and proper that in our last ,edition of this year's Beacon, we say farewell to Mrs. Mi chael Harper, who resigned in May of this year. Mrs. Harper carr.e to Bucknell Junior College in 1937 as Miss Barbara Ryerson, and wh il e h ere has be-en instructor in French a nd English Composition. When Spanish was added to the curriculm this year, she was also chosen to teach that language. As adviser to the women, she graciously aided at all th,e women's functions and was always willing to act as chaperone at any tea danc es. She was a lso Business Adviser of the Bea~on. M r;, . Harper attended LaSalle Junior Coll ege in Auburndole, near Boston and received her Bachelor or Art's D egree at Vlellesley College. After graduation she went ab r oad for several years, studying in France, Switzerland and Spain. She rec-eived diplomas at Sorborne, France, Rausone, Switzerland, and Madrid, Spain. We shall never forget the de lightful hours spent in her classes, w h e r e we lea rn-ed not on ly the rudim ents of the la n guages, but a lso the principl es of poise and good mann ers. Mrs. H a rp er was a very charming p e rson at 1'.ll times, and made us w elcome and at -ease w h enever we were in h er company. The B eaco n Staff w ish es to exte nd to Mrs. H arp er in behalf of the student body, th-eir best w ishes for her luck and happiness. * * CPT Program Announce! Addition of New Course: It has just been annour that more advanced courses t been a dded to the Civilian I Training Program. Scholars· are now provided for ground flight training in the follow: courses: Private of Primary, ohdary, Cross-Country, Student structor, and Final Review. cessful completion of the serie c burses will prepare the tra for a Comme rcial Pilot Certifi and an Instructor's Rating. If student were to attempt this tr ing without aid the cost to would be between five and thousand dollars. W ith Civilian Pilot Training Sch< ships the cost will be approxima $25 a course. Part of the nominal fee is used to buy the necessary suranc-e for the student. It is teresting to note t hat the insur1 rate has b een reduced 20 % a; on th e last anno uncement. safety is su~h that the orig cost of $20 for insurance has 1 reduced first to $15 a n d now m ere $7.50. Bucknell University at Le burg is not so fortunate as Junior College in having a seco, ary course. None is offered tt No Freshmen are admi since the requirement states the students must have sixtyhour credits e ither prior to or fore the completion of the co, Th-e students taking secon, courses study every night of we-e k a nd on Sunday night. B ecause of the necessity training pilots needed in the A a nd Navy air forces, women I been excluded from the secon, coun:-es. Only one girl, Le Wilski , was taking the course she was forced to resign bee. of the n ew stipulation. Miss W was doing an excell ent piec( work , and it is too bod that cir< stances prohibited her from g further in her training. should our students activities fe e pay for such paper. If no general inter.est is represented, if no general good is derived then we should have no Beacon . However, a paper is a p art of every well organ ized program for student a ctivities. What is n eeded is organizat ion and perhaps we are not th e one w ho are capable of building that organization. At a ny rate, there w ill be a n ew staff n ext year and with th-em the paper may reach a point where it w ill be as vital a p a rt of our school life as for example the Dramatic Society. There can n ever be a very large group working on a school paper, but a on-e man tragedy it should never be. L et's cut a ll the defeatism A BUILDING without a t and get to wo rk . A n ew year, a of iron or steel in it anywhere new staff, a n ew Beacon. L et's I been erected for an electric in: give the m our cop eration , our sup- ment company. It will be usec port, a nd our w ish es for succ,ess the assembly and adjustmen· and luck - they'll need it. magnetic compasses a n d preci - The Editor. aircraft instruments. * * �Wednesday, June 4th, 1941 BUCKNELL BEACON Page. 3 Large Class To Convocate Tomorrow Evening Bucknell Offers Ten Week Training Course For National Defense Bucknell University Junior Colleg.z and the Pennsylvania State College, as part of the Engineering Defense Training Program sponsored by the Federal Government, will offer a ten we,zk's course in Introductory Engineering Subjects for qualified high school graduates whe are not planning to enter college in the Fall. E x cept for text materials, all costs will b,e borne by the Federal Government. This course, which will be a full daytime program, will run for a period of ten wee!{, five days a week, beginning the clos,z of the pr·esent high school term. Graduates of the present senior class or grad uates of recent classes who have the re quirements for entrance to this program will be accepted. The objective of this program is to provide high school graduates with elementary engineering training so that they will be pr-e pared to aid in American defense production. Completion of this summer work w ill help to equip young men for : Positions in industry . S Industry, C 1vil ervice, O rdnance, and other departments of the F ederal Government are urgently in need of technically trained per- Ten Initiates ANNUAL DINNER· DANCE Become Thespians TO BE HELD THIS EVENING Ten pledges b-Jcc.me full The social events of th-e Junior fledged members of the Bucknell College will reach a brilliant climax this evening with a dinner-dance University Junior Coll ege Thes- to be held in the delightful atmospian Dramatic Club at an impress- phere of the Irem T-emple Country ive formal initiation ceremony on Club. The dinner dance has beFriday, May 16 th . The n,ew Thes- come an annual nffair at the College and all look forward to it with pians were guests of honor at a anticipation . Th e dinner will begin banqu et following the initiations. promptly at G:30. Music for dancSeveral former Thespians were pre- ing w ill be furnished by Jack Melsent. The guests were gr,eeted by ton a nd his orch-estra immediately after the conclusion of the dinner. Miss Norma Sanguiliano, sponsorer A large number of tickets has of th e club, two former presidents, been sold_ and &ince this is the last Lydic Greenbaum and Bob Graham, affair of the college year every atand by the acting president, Alfred tempt has t ,J el.1 made to make it Groh . All the Thespians r,eceived the most outstanding and one that pins bearing the masque of comedy, w ill be Jong remembered. th e dagger of tragedy, and the Joe Sl~.mon is chairman of the laurel wreath of victory. affair. His committees are as follows : Jane Bergh and Chris The initiates became Thespians O'Malley, menu ; Jane Nagro and as a result of having filled certain Shirley Higgin!,, patrons; Ruth work requirements a nd of having Guarnaccia and Harvey Wruble, attained a satisfactory scholaS ti c favors; Art Frith, publicity and prostanding. They are Ruth Guarna- grams. ccia, Doris Jones, Charlotte Waters, And so we'll see you there in Jeanette Saums, Stevie Hoyniak, best bib nnd tucker. Charlotte Reichlin , June Owe ns, your :~:ons;~:~;:n. Milton, Kerr, a nd * * Two Year Secretarial Course To Be Offered sonnel, including inspctors, designers, draftsm-zn and technologists, in general. Further a dvanced training in other Engineeri!lg Defense Trai ning programs. The training provided through the summer program will qualify the student to continue lat-J r in specialized engin eering courses, such as Operation Inspection, Tool Design, Production Engine ering , I As th e result of numerous reT esting, Drafting, Metallurgy, Fuel quests, the Junior College Admin. istrat ion h as announced that it will T echnology, and many oth-ers now being offered in the Engin eering introdu ce for the first time next Defense Training Evening program . year a terminal course in secretarial practice. Th e course w ill More rapid advancements after prepare students for work and a temployment. the same time provide a degree of For those who go into industry following this summ,er work , there cultural training. w ill be the possibility of more rapid Emphasis will be laid upon the advancem ent and greater respon- cultivation of personality, character sibility in the industry in w hich he and ideals as well as upon th-e skills becomes employed. required in office work. To qualify for this course the applicant must be a graduate of a four y-ear high school program a nd w ill be required to hav e had a minimum of two years of mathmatics, numb ers; plane trigonometry and including algebra and some geo- appJi.ed engineering mathematics. metry, and one year of science. MECHANICS-Elementary and The program will include fundamental training in chemistry, applied mechanics, including work energy, power, friction, elementary physics, engin,eering drafting, ma th - t d t . ematics a nd mechanics, basic s resses an s rams. courses in the field of engineering. The students will be expected to The courses offered in the pro- p1·ocu1·~ -~ text mater1·a1s and drawgram alphabetically arranged, are ing instruments. These will approxas follows : imate $20 for texts, materials, and ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY the rental of instruments. All other - A study of metals, non-m,etals, costs w ill be borne by the Federal valence, oxidation, reduction and re- Government. Students ar,e urged action common to industrial ch em. to secure all necessary materials reistry. quired for the course, and the coll- * ENGINEERING DRAFTINGT echn ical sketching, use and care of instruments, projection drawing with dimensions and sections, reproduction processes, blue-print r-eading, and vertical freehand lettering. ENGINEERING PHYSICS Heat, mechanics, and the fundamentals of electricity. MATHEMATICS - Treats certain topics in algebra, including solutions of equations and complex * * Numerous Groups Enjoy Outings May has been a month of outings for all at Bucknell. In fact the outings came so fast and furiously, that the ones coming in met the ones going out - or almost. Off to Kitchen 's Creek in th-e rain w ith the German Club. The good sports hiked seven miles through the rain , came back half drowned and ate millions of hot dogs. But then what's an outing or a pageant) w ithout rain ? "Pop" Gies' music class had its outing up in the Poconos as has be:ome the custom . We und,.. 1•stand it was great fun, but Alfred Groh doesn't know since he was a little late a nd had to eat his lunch on the dyke. The International Relationships Club gave up their serious mood, and drove out to Libby Lance's * farm to enjoy the wide open spaces w here problems don't lurk behind every blockade. They ate hot dogs too . Bucknell Bull Sessions Th e best is y-et to be on June Declared Outstanding 8, w h en the members of Dr. Of The School Year Miller's eight o'clock psychology class w ill go to Beaumont - that's The Bucknell Bull Sessions where the Mill er farm is located broadcast over WBAX every Thurs- if it doesn't rain ! day at 8:00 p . m. for 26 weeks, have been one of th-e outstanding successes of the school year. These programs have given many of our students opportunity to enjoy th e Emzrgency? (Dr. Gage : Wintermore nov el experi-ence of talking mute, Eisenpreis, Girton, Mintzer, into a microphon e. As a result of Mend elsohn ). this experien-::e a numb.er have beFeb. 20th-Should We Enact come virtuous and no longer suffer from even the slightest d egree of The L ease-Lend Bill ? (Dr. Tasker : " mike fright." In addition to the M . Waters, Farrell, O'Malley, Rulka, -experience gained, the participants Wargo) . have been taught to voice their F eb. 27th-Should Strikes In viewpoints in such a way as to Defense Industries Be Outlawed? convince others, to speak clearly, (Dr. Crook: Lynn, Girton, Labeda, a nd to think fast. Price, Rauch ). The memb'ers of the faculty March 6th- Should The U . S . who participated are Dr. B ernhardt, Dr. Tasker, Dr. Brown, Dr. Crook, Feed Conquered Populations of Dr. Gage , Mr. Blenkenship, Mr. Europe? ( Rev. Keeler: M. Waters, Hall . Dr. Crook and Dr. Gage , Dr. Groh , Leb eda, Lewert). Schuyler, and Mr. Hall. Dr. Crook March 13th-What Kind of and Dr. Gage each participated World Do I Want After This War? fiv,e times in the first semester (Dr. Crook: Badman, Frith, Rulka, broadcasts. Rabbi Wolk and Rev. Segar) . Keeler particiP,ated as guests dur- * * ing the first semester. March 20th- Th e Place of The usual arrangement called Chemistry in the Future of Wyfor a professor and four or five stud-ents who discussed th eir chosen · ts m · a f r1en · di y an d m · f ormal su b Jee manner. About forty studenty have taken part in the discussion from time to time . Rulko, Girton, O'Malley, Mintzer, and Wruble have participated five times; Wargo, FaITell, Mai·ion Waters, and Kathleen ege will be in a position to secure Wintermute four times. such materials for the individual if A great variety of subjects he so desires. has been discussed but since th-e The work offered in this pro- topics discussed first semester were liste d in February's edition it is gram is of college grade but not not necessary to do so again. The for college credit, ana the program subj-ects of the broadcasts for the is intended primarily for those go- second semester were: ing into employment in defense industries at the close of the program. Feb. 6th- What of Examina. For these reasons, students now in tions? (Dr. Bernhart: M . Waters, coHege or those planning to go to Kempinski, Wruble, Wargo ). Feb. 13th- Must We Put Our college are not expected to submit Democracy On Ice During The applications. oming Valley. Prof. Schuyler: Achha mm er, Anthony, Boylan, Hahn, F . Miller, Stryjak) . March 27 th - What of Socializ-ed Medicine? (Dr. Tasker: C. Waters, Achhammer, Anthony, Farrell, P . Mayock) · April 3rd - Calendar Reform (Dr. Bernhart : Guarnaccia, L ewert, Peck, Kocher) . April 10th - Non e. April 17th- Should The U . S. Convoy Supplies To Britain? (Dr. Crook: Wilski, Wintermute, O'Malley, Norbert, Rulka). April 24th- Latin America and The Future of the U. S. (Prof . Blankenship: Eagle, Derelevich, Galow, Greenbaum, Kistler ). May 1st-What The Junior ColJ.ege Can Mean To Wyoming Vall ey. (Dr. Crook: Dr. Tasker, Prof. Schuyler, Rabbi Wolk) . Dr. R. R. Williams To Address Assembly Select Chorus Sings Commencement Mu.sic The seventh a nnual convocation of Bucknell Junior College wil be held on Thursday evening, Jun, 5, in the First -Presbyterian Churct Auditorium. Dr. R. R . Williams Director of th e Bell Telephone La boratories and discoverer of vita min B, will deliver the commence ment addr-ess. Dr. Farley has announced tha· diplomas will be presented to abou sixty students who have satisfac torily completed two years of worl toward B a chelor of Arts degree an, Bachelor of Science degrees in fi nance, education, and engineering Diplomas will be awarded b· Arnaud C. Mar·ts, p1·esident ~ Bucknell University and Gilbert l, McClintock, chairman of the boa1·, of trustees. Th e program will b-egin at eigh with Haydn 's Quartet, Opus 7{ No. 4 played by members of th Wilkes-Barre-Scranton SinfoniettE The graduates will enter the audi torium in caps and gowns. Di Charles S. Roush , pastor of th First Baptist Church will give th invocation . Th,e Glee Club directed b Charles Henderson will sing tw selections: Now Thank We All Ou God, by Bach and Ave Ve 1·un, b Mozart. Following these selection: Dr. Williams will speak on "Corr p et ition and the Christian Ethi, Preceding the pr-esentation c certificates, the Glee Club will sin Arensky's O Praise The Lord c H eaven a nd Mendelssohn's O Wings of Song. The graduate. after having r-eceived their dip!< mas, will sing the Bucknell Junie College Alma Mater, the benedictio will be said and a recessional wi bring to a close the simple cer, mony. * * Women's Sorority Elects Officers Jeanette Saums Chosen President The Wom en's Sorority Be1 Gamma Chi held elections for ne: year's officers on May 21st. Jeanet Saums was elected pr·esident; Mai Pohola, vice president; and Jeanet Jones, secretary. The sorority a social one, a nd s ponsors mar functions during the year. Eve1 woman student automatically b comes a member. J ean ette Saums is a Liber Art's Student and an active m,er ber of the Glee Club and has be, r ecently initiated as a Thespia She is also Business Assistant the Beacon. Mary Pohala is Bachelor of Scienc-e Student and also a member of the Glee Ch . . . Jeanette Jon es is a member the Glee Club and during th-e ye: has been vice president of t i Freshman Class. This year's Sorority office are Margaret Bachman, Muri Rees, and Beatrice Hoyle. �BUCKNELL Page 4 BEACON AROUND THE CORNER What's ho! Here we are again greeting you in the usual sappy, I mean snappy style while recouperating after th.e exams to allow that one frazzled brain cell to get over its nervous break down. Wednesday, June 4th, .1941 SCHOOL SUCCESSFUL IN SPORTS; FINN AND OWENS ARE HONORED Stuff and where not to get it- Stockings at a hose hou£,3 Garters at a hold up Preserves at a jam s ession * BEACON * Things we'll remember : Fr-eshman Week .. . eurythmics on E D I T O R ~ A L L y the lawn. . . . Dr. Tasker's page ••• test . . . bull sessions in the girls' On my futile search for "Things lounge . . . climbing the steps in Conyngham Hall . . . teas . . . Fit to Re-Print", I have felt somesmokers .. . tea dances .. . snow thing lik e a slackening trend in coll-egiate publications. It is true ball fights . . . dressing in no that if we want to read so m ething minutes flat (after eurythmics) abo ut the trouble, turmoil and dis. . . Friday afternoons in the library aster going on across the oceans, . . . classes out of doors .. . smells t from the chem. lab . ... Dr. Miller's we turn to a daily paper or liS en 1 nd th th jok,es (not if we can help it) . . . to e ra:dio, a yet believe at College stud-ents are still interested rain a,t the pageant . . . basketball games - fast and furious ... Groh's in things a trifle more important th puns . .. straight hair after swim- than "Who's Mary going out w i ?" ming . . . the mixed lounge (re- and "What did Bill do in Enginnd "Did you hear, member?) . . . Walks on the dyke eering class?" a somebody burned a hot dog in the . .. term papers . .. dances when cafeteria?" This does not mean, of it didn't rain . . . and other stuff course, that I advocate a paper rethat one doesn't mention: or shall duc,ed (for that would not be elewe? ... and maybe a little of what vated) to a super-intellectual level, we've learned in class! for after all, the College paper Thumb nail description-He's should be the forum of ALL stusuch a reckless driver, that when d-ents, not of a special clique; this the high way turns the same way shall mean, th at since th ere are h,e does, it's a coincidence. many students who have construetive ideas which might be of beneTheme of the Bucknell Book fit to other members of the student Shop . . . "Cold Cash Never Makes body, the college paper should be Us Shiver." the medium which brings these ideas to life. There are grave problems confronting us, a ll of us, a nd yet, when picking up an average college pap.Jr it looks as if th ere is no th ing more important on th is earth th an items like "Butch a nd Jan e were see n on Main st reet at 12 It was the kind of a party :00 p. m . la st night" a nd "The where everything goes but the time. kitten in French •class was th e mo st inter-3sting development during th e The only reason I am behind whole course ." in my studies is so that I can purse L ast week , my mail box was them better. honored by an inexpensive-looking It's folder bearing the title, "The StuThan there's the one: dent Federa list," w ith the subbetter to have loved a short girl, h,eading, "For a Federal Union of than never to have loved a . tall. all Democracies." No, don 't lay away the paper, for this shall just, Ditch diggers lament the . remark on the harder I work, the lower I get. be an objective theme ; those of my readers who (Applies to studies, too). know my personal opinion on the subject, know I favour it, but we This class is juS t like digging shall J,eave this for some other time. a wedge-it's boring ... they should send married men to war first _ The thing I wanted to point out, is this : there is a group of young they already know not to fight. people, college students like you and me, who don 't consider the We've a new flower at Buck- future ::-. thing somebody else should nell - George in the pulpit (G,eo rge work out for them, no, on th-e con. Faint, get it). trary, they kno w that th ey themselves h ave to create their own fuHere's one that should appeal! ture. Th ey realize th at th eir path "What have you done;" St. Peter w ill be a thorny one and yet, they Sal' d ·, th a t I 'should adm1't you have chosen it, a nd they shall h ere?" "I ran the paper," the -editor reach a victorious goal. said, at my school for one half year." St. Peter shook his head And so, Jet this be a leaving in pity, "Come in, poor thing, select thought: Jet us have more n ew a harp. And growely touched a ideas a nd more belief and confibell. You've had your share of- - ? d,ence behind them to back them up! OVERHEAR. I say, help the British, after all if it weren't for them we wo uld go around speaking a langu age we didn 't understand. Convery Elected Lettermen Prexy James Convery was elected president of the L ettermen's Club, succeeding Paul Davis. For some unknown reason members of the Another school year is over and c.s far as sports ar-e concerned, Bucknell Junior College had its best year in the short history of the institution. The cagers finished teams next year. Grace Mathe ws , a graduate of Bucknell Junior Coll-ege last year, is a student at Rider. The names of Finn and Owens in the first division, the swimmers captured a few meets and the diamond nir..-J broke even in six starts. A tennis team was formed under the direction of Prof. Arthur Bernhart and it made favorable showings against Wyoming Seminary, Forty Fort High School and Keys t one Junior College. L t , Th e e ighth annual et ermen s dinner was well attended. For the first time it was opened to a mixed d t group and many girls turne ou to honor the athletes. Rex Ellis, coach and dir-ector of athletics at Rider College, Tren ton, New Jersey, was the speaker. He told of his exploits w hil e a n athlete at Notre Dame. Becau~-e of their all-around showing, John Finn, captain of this season's baseball team , and Bud Owens, basketball leader, were named co-winners of the award for the outstanding athlete of the year. Paul Tribilox, who -excelled in intra. mural competition, was the rec1pient in 1939-40. Besides ho 1ding down regular jobs on the cage and d F' diamond teams, Owens an mn , engag-ed in intra-mu ral bowling, being a member of the Commerce Finance team w ith Captain Joe Monahan. Ellis, inciden t a lly, made a prize catch when he got Owens a nd Finn to enroll at Rider next semest-e r . Grier Carpenter, another all-around · a thl ete, will -ent er the J ersey school. The three should ease Eilis's wo rries for capable material for the have been added to the scroll, which is a valuable addition to the men' s lounge in Chase Hall. Dr. Roy Tasker presented 1-etters to all lettermen. Due to defense orders on hand at the plant, intra-mural champions were this trick because Davis was a vetunable to obtain their medals. eran performer . Varsity lettermen receiving The school should have an outtb 11 T awards were: Baske a - homas standing cager about 17 years from Owens, John Finn , Joseph Kelly, now. Coach Walter Thomas reGrier Carpenter, David Derelevich, cently became the father of a shannon, bouncing baby boy. His first child Elmo Clemente, J ohn Joseph Monahan, Ev erett Davis, was a girl. With the new addition Richard Bantle, manager; Swim- each coach now has at least one ming- Paul Davis, R obert Spencer, boy. Obitz leads with a couple. Joseph Slamon, Alfr.ed Groh, WilThe faculty bowling team made liam Mattern, Joseph Farrell, Peter many new friends for themselves Mayock, John Groblewski, Albert and for the school during the past Zachiewicz, James Convery. year. The team didn' t have such a Baseball: Thomas Owens, John successful season but it did have Finn, Daniel Wilcox, Joseph Hig- a lot of fun . Shortag,e of players gins, Grie r Carpenter, Davir De- on certain days when the various levich, Elmo Clemente, Dean Robin. teams were on road cost the Bisons son, Paul Labeda, Arthur Frith, a chan('.e to make headway in the Frank Kocher, Sy Kasnikowski, fight for the pennant. With a few Joseph Monahan . more players the team may go Intra-Mural awards: Basketball plac,es next year. If the school em- Sylvester Kasnikowski, Morris ploys a few more male instructors Joseph , Aaron Weiss, Carey Evans, next year the bowling team may Morris Altman, Robert Patton, get some new members. Richard Bantle, and Bud Brown; Voll eyball- John Williams , Dean Robinson, Jack McGrane, Seymour Horow itz, K enneth Kressler, a nd Charles Witkowsky ; BadmintonArthur Frith, Grier Carpenter and Tom Brislin; Handball- Loren Hughes; Table Tennis-Joseph The Bucknell Junior College Slamon; Pocket Billiards-John physical education department Williams. heade? by Dr. Roy C. Tasker has drawn up several tentative regulations for the m en students taking physical education dm·ing the 19411942 terms. These regulations have been work ed out by a special committee composed of Walter Thomas, Joseph Curley, Arthur Frith and mente, Dan Wilcox, Everett Davis, Clarence Obitz after consulting Dr. are the holdovers for n ext year's Tasker. squad. The main change in depa1·tClarence "Slats" Obitz, swim ment activity will be the setting up coach, will lose four men from his of a new physical education prosquad with six returning. Paul gram whereby each student must "Butch" Davis, high scorer for th-e learn the fundamentals of each year, Joseph Slamon, Alfred Groh sport and must learn the art of and Al Zakiewicz a.r e the gradu- swimming in order to receive his ating lettermen with all four headed physical credits. A minor change for the campus. No definite re- is the compulsory gym suit each placements ar,e in prospect for next student taking physical education year's team . is required to wear a regulation Baseball will Jose all of its gym suit with the Bucknell Junior swimming team usually land this important post in the club. In remarking about th,e new prexy, Coach Clarence Obitz of the na. tators said if Convery scores as m a ny points in meets as Davis did, he will be satisfied. Convery will have to be a miracle man to turn * * New Regulations for Gym Students 11 ATHLETES TO CONTINUE CAREERS AT OTHER EASTERN INSTITUTIONS Eleven of the best athletes ever to represent the Junior ColJ,ege on the hardwood floor, in the pool and on the ball field will continue their final two years of college work and their athletic careers in colleges throughout the East. The basketball squad, completing th-eir best season in eight years, will Jose such sterling performers as Capt. Tom Owens, John Fi' nn, Grier Carpenter, John Shannon and . Joseph Mona han. Of this group Finn, O we ns and Carpenter will matriculate a t Rider College, Trenton New J,ersey and will play basketball under Rex Ellis, All American cager from Notre · Dame; Shannon is headed for Bucknell University and will pal with Joe Monahan a t the Lewisburg institution . Dave Derlevich, Elmo Cle- letterme n and Coach Joe Curley is again in for a siege of headaches. Tow Owens, Grier Carpente r, Dean Robinson, Paul Labeda and Joe Monahan are the departing lettermen with Dan Wilcox, Elmo Clemente, Art Frith, Dave Derl,evich , Frank Koch.er, Joe Higgins, Sy! Kasnikowski can be counted on to bolster next year's nine. College insignia enscribed . A third change is the requirement of similar suits for intramural sports since teach team member must have a regular team suit different from the regular gym outfit. These rules will go into effect at the start of the 1941-1942 term this September. TH·E COLLEGE BOOK STORE and CAFETERIA SUPPLIES 0 PEN PENNANTS 9 00 JEWELRY a.m. To 3 0 0 p. m. CHASE HALL � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource This is Wilkes University's Beacon Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the Beacon's predecessors, The Bucknell Bison Stampede, 1934-1935 and The Bucknell Beacon, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>. Missing Issues: 1947 August 8th 1947 September 5th 1947 October 3rd 1947 October 17th 1947 October 31st 1947 November 21st 1947 December 19th 1948 September 9th 1950 April 28th 1953 April 10th 1962 February 2nd Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bucknell Beacon, 1941 June 4th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941 June 4 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Bucknell University Junior College