133 15 4134 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/8dfbcc626b20aafd80d1d1698027b0b3.pdf 24f03e429635651f213119cb0f78a6a7 PDF Text Text Wilkes College Journalism justifies its own existence by the great Darwinism principle of the survival of · the vulgarest. It Farmer Dance. BE -Oscar Wilde Drop _d own tonight at . the good-time is always had by all at these little school affairs. WILKF.S COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Vol. 7, No. 25 A genuinely FIHDAY, MAY 1, 1953 Lewis Write-in Ballot Fails in S. C. Election ' REYNOLDS ·pARTY WINS WITH MOSS, HAWK, ECONOMICS CLUB DISPLAY WINS FIRST PRIZE FARMERS TO TROT AT PARADE OF PROGRESS DISPLAY TONIGHT AT GYM HANNYE AND MADDEN FOR JUNIORS By LEO KANE 'I1he Wli!~kJas 0011'1age Chemdoa.1 By GENE SCRUDATO Ad:itJer a ISIOlhldl moorthr's !llJa!Nll work 'Oill !tlhieiir ,dliJSII)l1a.y ~ ltJhe "P,an,ade of SOlci~y 1W1ii11! ,spans,or -ilts s econd Last Friday, one of the hottest Student Council elections seen on P,Y,og,ress," 1ihJe Eoonioondcs, Glrulb W1ais W1elll ooonipenisaited iby beli.nig awarded famm1er dian,c1e -0f •thle 1StC1h()lo! y,ea.r :bo- this campus in many years came to an end. An unusually large number -l!he plta,q,u:e floo- tihie best OOlllcil,tiioam.11 exibiibilt alt filbe show. 1 'll1igih,t iin rt:Jhe •gy,m. 'Mu.so.ic w.i/1:l be of students, undoubtedly inspired by the acive campaigns, turned out 'llliaiir ~ -o n· fur tllie aiwali-d fun111iished. iby fille W~nid:er,ens• and to vote for their student council representatives. A voting machine, ware 1tllwee ldtlhier 111egionad sclhooa.s : A:be Bebliais wi-11 'b e fiea·tl.1ll1edi as 'tlhe loaned by the County Commissioners for the occasion added interest ~ilnlg'1s Wd!lloos--Baiime B ~ Ooloalli1er. to the election and gave students under 21 experience in technique of 1 tegie, iamrl lllhie ~ n Stabe Tieehm.i.Ooimm~trtlees ·:flor ,t he afdiali.r Wli1th using such a machine. call lirul.'tiilt,ul, . \ ,t;}ici,r re~ootii'vie 11i$bed · filirts,t al'e: E)becl!Jed t o repr,esen,t .n ,e~ year',s ci.enlt 1rl1me for a l(jalmJplaliigin:. 'I1hie cllub mJemibems wihK> stood ,a rna,ng,amientis, Die k P~l,a:kcxwski, Sen!iJOlr Olla&s iw,er.e: Jiiim M!Olsis, NanlJaislt IWleek's iedli!toriia! stated, waltldh aJt itihe 1bodtfu. ~poll'lt ibh:ait they All good things must come to an W amren· Bbalker ia'Illd S'h.elidcm Isa,a c; cy Hiamm-y,e, W1a,ymie Mlaldlden, rund "'Dhe very rtfriloog:ht of 01U1r qua.et ~i/evte ttfhie liiniltJiiaJ1 pt.nipO,Sie o(f Ibbie end, and .so must the BEACON. pui&l:ilcit y, 'thlevesa Oi-ona;,ym1ski, Ma- Di'ck Hia1W1k. ]t Wlais iiJn rt:Jhiis cii3ISIS 0,i-t'ti!1e OaJmtpl\llS qrwaikJi!IJ,g ull1/dler a g,ood projec !Wlals 181CjOOID.pilliffied. They We roll for the last time next del,yin MlaiLam:oskii, ,a,rud J,oa,n Pera.sh i 'llhialt 'bhe imOISit 1iinrtlerestilng ib a,ttle de- ba·title of IWliiB .ils sinnipi].y d,elrl,gfult:,fiUJl." tmiJed Ito oomrey ltlo lllhie p ~ Off week. · Don't forget to pick up a dioc waitlilon1s, M1a1ry Kiasak, J o'hln vebqped. 'llhrlJs. lbaJ., 1by ithe wa,y, It :wllllS. Wy.01mDll'lig Vialli~ey /tili,e d~oo IOlf in~ copy of our finale. And if you have Aairon, Bambama BOO<fu, Glen Mair- was predilcted. dn tll3/s;t week's Bea•Slophoonwes ,elected ;to repre' t ~ ~ lllhe ool1lege any new items, get them to us not lbin, and -Monica Ulbri-ais; refiresh- c'OIJl. -ed.rutOII'iilail. sent itlble J ,imi-or dl.31Sis nexit yeaaamid itlhle dilbi~s of lthie •s,w:,rOUlllXling later than Tuesday. m1;1nrtJs, Bli!Jl Sa,ba, J 101hn Wojnar, ThiJs, eld1Jtoini1811 ipoiinted OIUlt :tfulat were: A:rtihruir Hido:ver, wrh-0 d.Ets:criiibooIIl/Ill/Umlirti, iamd rth.e arumiber of Your ever-loving Editor D.ick Glaioe, •a nd D.a.v.iid Daiviis; and thle ,t wo f1acttiooi:s iim.JvoJ,v ed im · this ed 'hriims,ellf iilii ia. ire!Cenlt oamai,aitgm inqulitt,iJes rthJey ;i,ooeivied aibout tlhe rtiiickebs, .Davdd Daiviis. ,and Sa}ly ,ba:tJtJ.e· 'Wl8re MikJe Lewiis wdth his speooh at 1a istudenit ~embby a,s oohlooll, :£r.am. y,oung amd okl aJii-ire, Hairv..ey. , suppooiter Jlilmany N,ev,eras vers.1.15 "235 .plOUlllidSI ,Olf 1stud.enJt iinberesrt," 'llhte club WIilis ,eqwailil,y enoouraged. seemed lfu ISUlppOlit tlfuerur oorvtent.ion. Oharlir,mam of rt:Jhe tilcket oomimi;~ r-et.titru-ng Cou,ndi[ ipresiident Ro x y Jl3Jllll8s Nievieaials, Rlildha,rd Bu.sh allld anid g,na,tfiified. ,b y ·ooonmerubs from One GI j1J1$t lbialck forom Kooea tee Dav.i<l Daivi,s halS ,stalted it.'hp.t ia Reynollds wliJtih lhtis. &UJPIPor,teir Art 'llhiomuiJs, My.ers. wl8ITTted Ito kirl!Qw ,i,f we !hiad classes Dr. Fia.'11!!ey alilld Dr. ROISl0lllbei,g that record orowid .iis expeoteld lb ut :ticik- Hoove1r; Wlh:ait tlhie 1edlit01r dwd' mt .P.reserut frei:fulmen wihio will serve itJhie ex/hiilblilt 'WlllJS •am exoellimt j<Jlb of <lurim1g t'hie :SIUllllllJller. Wiblen illoll.d 1Jh.ait publri.c rellaitilOl!lls 13JS lh/as ever oeen ere wn stJiil/1 lbe iboUJg1hit :fir-Olm any lmow wlhien he IWil"O'OO rtlliie ec!JiJt,oriaJ o n ,tJh,e 'O()(Wlloii! ifor ,t he So!pho1more we diid, illle 13/SkJed. how lh:e cou!lld g-0 m ember of the Chemistry Club w·a s ,thait· l.Jew:i:s lhlaid iretJill"ed. from d31Sis, inexit Y'8air air:e: Rcfuert liyrncll, dorne iby ttihe 1Sldhiooo. a:bioot enitemnlg. p,dliiltJiJos, iiJn .fia:dt Lroon ailil · campus P.2ru -OnJaicik-0, Helen Ka,a.dhem:felis, 'lllie Oliulb OlffrilooI,s fielllt iih131t the or ,a,t ithe dJoor. Aillcit.lher ilialdy wtho lhiais e ompl,ebed actii'V'iltti,es. lnidlioartri. vie of ltihiis is, itihe a'T!Jd, Mary. Za:vrartskii. greatest tbeniefilt of IS/UOO a p.roj ,ec,t noost of lher work on a degiriee ion fla-c:t •tlhlait Mi~lre diid next :seek a no ma'I1he tStudenlt ie1ed!Jor<alte airoiirov,ed. ;ciJ uib •WllllS, :tiliait liJt Wl3JS am. exe1eiJ'lllel'Jbairy OOlllCialbilool Ii n q ,u d r e d to nlart:Jikm foa- Sttuderit COUIIJICiJ Olffioo. the f:olillowlimig prop01sed amendmerilt oelilienlt !Illlelthod of imaktlng tlh~ir o;rwiheitlhier 'Olr indt is:be c ould coaruple't;e• Hlowever itfue day lbaf.oire ithe e1ec- to it'he struidlen/t constri!bultrliom: "Any her work iim. 'llh1alt field 181t Wiil-k es. ga nitZiartrl!Oln mor-e C'Olhes.1ve. Projecits fl;ion, ,a gcl'-01.l/p •of Miiike's friends , 0vg1aini-z1artfr01I1 with 1a1n ourtisiide affliof 'tJhliis ISIOlit ia.u'tooniaJtiiictalL!y btl'ing She W1als ~ e d ltlo 'leam. tihatt oOIIlJVtililJcle 1Jhiart lhe shi01U11Jd hla vie ibeen Haitli,cm imwst ~ ,t he 8JP:P,roYal of the memlb0I1S dllois,er fug,etlher. Thie we hlavie exoaJC!tly w:hi8it shie W'a.Jlltls. The s eoonld' ,a1m11ua1l Open HioUJSe a nooniimie.e, ,persiuiaidedi hlilm to enter the 1S1bu(dlent oolJillai:l t3l11ki tlhe 'admli.vrnJ<mnlt of ,en1011gy lalilJd itiilme S'I)enit On ,tJhie ~ u s ,sikiJe sievea<ail ·,iis .nOlt . CI001lsrix:li€ll'ed ta1s a ,tais:k 1buit a·s and Bia'llld Oon!c.ent, o.r o1fuerw,i,se ,lfu.e 1113.Ce. l.Jaib01r,iinJg under a fail.- nqJSrt:JraltJivie ,cownldil! ,iin order to :b e g,n!Ds itood: rtfuie alttenldiairrll ithiatt rtfu,ey a pmsuTe. They 1heairtbi.1ly r-ecom- ca.111ed Pa11enlts· P18111ty, w1i.ld lbe giv.en ltaislbi,c :hamidilca.p, iliack of. t.iime, tlhe l'IOCO!gm.iized IOOl caJllllPUs." A T,e ferendidin',t -oome rto Wiilk'es lbeClafl.l\Sle of gr-owp wenlt rto W101rk. Fiim 01111 the dmn :on itihe wssue !had ibeen called ,t'hJe amitooiplaltled. ht.nnliJrualbron of hav- mJenl<i 'tihiils s 01rt of ithimig to aJB ~t W!]Jkas. •O!Il MlOit.ther's Day, Stllll- a,g,endla 'Wlals, ,a ,p,etrlitiiom to g,et Lewis' for eairi1Ler. U.Illg Ito :gfO iWU!tlhlouit aniaike-ll!P fioir otlhier ,o1ulbs. ]t ,perifurms wo-nkllers d181y, M1ay · 10. . n arrne on itihe lba:]l.lOlt. Haf'-ore itlms w.as T,hius enlds ,a,n,cxbhier Si1lud,erut GoUl!l.i;n ibhe <lli<oodbilOIIl of 1makfun,g am acs eV'el'a'l " wie.ekis dlur,i,rug fTe.sihirrum 1Sipioil1S-O'l'leid lb~ ,tlhe flaculty 8ll1id Olf- .~eted.i, l8/lllOltlher .pietrllt:JiJOIIl sii:g,nied cil eil,ooti101n. W.e ,saiw thle rise o,f ·bi vie ,am.cl! clLOISle! y--kin1ilt orglall1limlbiion. Olrilenltla/trl.OIJ'lJ. ·Toe dliJs(plliaiy w,il]l ,be mov,ed. 'tio -t he filoor,s of W1ill1k,es, 1Jhts affarlir ;wia,s a 1by a miajl01r-iroy of thle Sltooent Cornn- slates, some of which were elected, Even h ktiidls enjoy!eld tlhem~ J.o!bby of >tihe 1gyimm.a1srlimn 'tihiils ,week- triemeind-OIUS 1suc:ces1& llaSlt y,eair. Tihe cil 1m1amhens IWlals ,secwretd. 'I1hiiJs wia.s slQlme <lefieat ed, ,some s pliit. Da,rk selvies ,aJt ltJhe drusp!ia.y. Ddlc,k ,Haiwk com1si'<liered stironlg eruiiutgih tlo have lh,oo,s,es were elLec·ted, wiirtlh :fai~~ end wrhi€ll'e mt c!alil ,be seen, ,b y ltih!o!ste 1,epotfbs 'tililalt 'OIIlle diair.llim•g ic:mld had ,,100 v:iJsri!t rt:lhe Towrn .M.eetimlg ocf tbhe faicruillty ~ber,s rtftmlt 700 we111e Liew.ii&' 111aJIT11e pliaioed. on rt:Jhie ballot, defeialbed.. We SaIW po:wier and presi:a!n unoo,n:tir-01!1a1Me tdlesia-e it:lo wsie tJhe invi.lbed. Ito o01me ,amid; maaiy moire \ bult was iim'V1albidlartJed o n· procied.iuiraJ su-r e ipoliifbics. at ~ very be.st. in!Ci1ilnied ipoo1trl,IQIIl of ·t he plta/tfo;rm Arilr .am,d rtlhie Ohaanlbh.er of Comjoytf'llllily 1sh,owed UJP. To aV'Olid lacJk grOIUIIllds. '1100 lliate ,t o s1tair,t ainy new Good oannipialilgmis and pooir ca,mmeroe· banq, o ot. a,s ia L';IID dliinig lboaird. But DoJfuaiby Editor's Note: The -B eacon staff of rafir,eshttneruts ithiis yeair a po,11 pr ooeedfurug,s •bhe 1g,r01U1p then con,_ paii-g,nis were 01bsiervetd. Dilok sari:d' Ihle im/t:Jerv€11'lted. amd saved A m 01slt .i'!11tere.s1rl'Illg el1ooti001, i.111would like to thank free-lancer Leo w,ill0 •be t1aikJen ia.'t niexit w,eek's As.- oenlbrated on ,a wri,i:!Je-in oompaig,n. t:h:e day - ,amid ltihe diisp]e.y. Needibess rt:io ,saiy, ,a.LI ithiese ,efforts deed:. Kane for his voluntary · publicity seimibly. · Besdid;e,s itlhle spb€ll1Klrld 00111Cert arul. • we.re 101pp1osed lb y the .Reynolds on the "Parade of Progress." It was excellent, and also, gratifying g elt~bog.e,bhier o(f /tili,e ,prof.essOtl'\S a,nd growp-. Lewfi;s .J-08/t out_ ,by a f•aw votes. to see someone on a campus club pamenlts, ,a lbouir o.f Ibbie CialmipUt.S, with do more than just scream, "We oo· wttlhiou:t 1gui!dies, wfi,J,J be hielld, The lass ak?Cooxbnig ·bo :tjhe giroll!P fr.om 2: 30-4:00. wia,s ,dioe m!a.imlly ,to ,a ilack oJ s uff1want a big write-up." NEXT WEEK'S BEACON THE VERY LAST ltlhe OPEN HOUSE FOR . SUNDAY, MAY 10 I CINDERELLA BALL FULL SPEED AHEAD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --;-- - - - - -- '11hie Studenlt ·Oouooi,J j,s nmv wcxrkJ'llig -to oompliete :Pl•lllIIIS '.f or the CinderelJlia BaM, -amd all ,seems rtJo b e ·glOlim•g W1eiill. OilndereUa cand'i.daites ,haiv,e ,been dhos.en., comJtniit:bees ha v:e been naimedi, and the srtalge i,s, 1beiing set for ·the ainmi.al big ev,8!Jlt •0111J caimpus. 'I'he BaU will be h e1d Fir,i.diaty, Miay 15, iJn itlhle col1!1eg;e g1ym., froon 9 ,to 12. Galbe Gairliiind',s ocoh,es.tra wiim ifwr.nilSlh :fue ~nusii,c. T.ieketls are aih,ea,dy •on lsale aJt $2.0 per CIOIUple. '1'lrt'.e c·oonlmiJtte.e dhiaiimmien rure : G8Illeo:al o~iwmien., lsiabel Eoke.r ood James, Reynolds; decocraibioms, JIOlhJn MOIC>Te; g,id',ts, !N:,amcy Halr mye; selootiiloin, Airlbhur H o o v er; programs, .Tack Fr,a,nkooky; publicity, J a mes Neveras,; ohia,perones, alilld .in;. virta,trliooiis, El1aiirne N e IS b at :t anid Wayne Mad&n; ,ti.cik.et.is, Ant!ho,niy Guilsti; ipa,g,eanlt, Fieber M,airg,o; and r,efuieslhJmenrtls, J,inn M O'SS . • GET A LOAD OF THIS ... . Wililh itiliiiJs yiellir f'llSlt gioong, ;bbe desi re .of ttJhle Pulblfuoai1litolnJs, Gommlilt1:Jee m s Ito seJt .u p ,a ISlba!fif fur next Aimni.cOILa, the pa.sit, f,ae:es a majocr ohalillge..,o'V'er i.Jn its stad1f. AIJtl ,p/OISliltrlOIIlls 3/l'le open, except 11:iha!t it'hiat of ecWtoT-dm~ih,ief req u~~esi ,a ,senri•Olr ,anid ooie vers ed illl edvbor diutti,e s. Alb! cairudlidlaites fiocr ,:my jolb, •o ne ishloul1d· ,IllOibe, owglht Ix> ihaive ,ait ll!eaislt ,a •C a veralgie. Eddie Grog,am rus ,tlh,e ll!iJ<JelLy c:an<lli.dalte for the edlilbo11shiiJp. The !l)Osiiltio ns ·o f 1bus.i1111e.ss maniag·er 181n<l J'.)/h,Q100gmal!)her a.re innpor,tanlt onies.. 'I'he Bulb'Licaiti0111:s Gom1rruilttee iJs :h;i,g hl!y desiil'IOUIS od' ifi!llinig thettn with grooo men or 1women. The oop,y iedriJtor - a.dbuiaill,y tJhe ,a.lS!Stilsrt:Ja,nit ediiltJor - liis It/he pOISition t h1ait CIMl offer a pel1Sion, a s tetP1Ping s1X>IJlie t o ,h/iigiher raffiic es. 'Lt lis a g·ood ,sipo/t fOll' 5tdme on,e to Learn tihe yieauibook lbusim,e ss, an1d iilmprove hriis ,s,kiQ,l 13/S ,a wir,iJter. -S!enJiJO<rS have 01:'l t ern ihieild itlhii,s j,db, rbwt wt iiis ibesit ithtalt a j,unlli-Olr 'OT ,even• a oo,phloon•ore wou,lld' ibalre filt. Oamidlildla.ltes for am.y posd/tioo. ;;hiOUllld ,a,dJdJ1'8Sls liebtJers Ito i!Jhe Puibbi,ciaJt~OOJS Gommiltibee ia,nd g,ive filiiem to D,r. Kmg,er no/t dialter tham May 1 5. 'llhe edliltiorshiJp cairiries a full ,sdhloliatr,slhri,p; tfhe 01bher oi1f'ioe.s $100 sdh!01La.rs:hii1pis. T,o quOlte P. B. ,B eer,s, v/Jro WJa/S oopy edlirtw focr rtJw,o SIUCoosslivie yre3111S1, "'11hooe 1Sdhia1l~iip,s all'e YllOlt.lhrimig <!Jo 1sneezre at." ise1a1oon?is yieairbdok. The ,ais ,ilt lhais said1y done in ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE TiMs iis .tlhe aiiislt •Olf ,aotiv.iroies sohedwLed if1or ithe -weeik of Mia.y 3 ,to 9. Mon-dlay, Maiy 4--Ghaimlber of Gomfrneree ,Drurmer; Tuesday, May 5-Town Meetforg; Wed!niesidaiy, !May 6- Haiseba.11, Swsqueihamna, Awaiy; Husan-eslS• & P.rOlf. ·Oard .I¼.r,ty, Gynn; '!1hm,sda.y, May 7-A.sisemibicy; F1vid1ay, May 8~M01tiheir's Day Tea, Theait Dellta Rho; AILllllilnd Dance; -Baise!ba11, Rider, Romie; AMNICOLA LOOKS FOR NEW EDITORS I WE OF THE BEACON. 1953-Flrst row, left to right: Madelyn Malinowski, Karl Rekas, Gene Scrudato, assistant editor; Paul B. Beers. editor; Gordon Young, assistant editor; Lou Steck. Gall Lalnes. Second row: Peggy Williams. Jeanne Dearden, Marge Luty, Helen Krachenlels, Barbara Rogers. Joan Shoemaker, Doris Gates. B-emice Thomas. Third row: Jerry Elias. Bull Gorski. Walt Chapko. Dale Warmouth. Tommy Thomas. Ape Dannick. Art Hoover, business manager. Missing when photo was taken: Jack Curtis. �2 Wilkes College BEACON Letters To Th~ Editor -•\ PAUL B. BEERS Editor-in-Chief GORDON YOUNG GENE SCRUDATO Associate Editors JAMES FOXLOW Faculty Adv:iser ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS . Business Manager Sports Editor Friday, May 1. 1953 - · -- --···---- ·- ------ ------ - - - -- ---- -- -· - WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ·.- - - - - - ; Sports THE ·BEACON'S BEST KRAUT KUDOS Li,eber Scihritleiter1 Ich ,ru!IJb,e <lien :deutJs,cllen .S.p ass im l,e•tztein BeacOIIl ,g ,eles.en.. Er ist gamz komiscihlas. Eiin Scl1ritlled.ter, deocsolchiein S,piasts w10Hten dirucken, m'USSlt ' ein g.rooiser Affe sieiln. · Wen1I1J Sioe madh lMJilliwaJUk~ kom.men, werdie iloh .Si1e aud' d:er Nase BOOISSeni. · Hams Beiln,z,iieiher Edrlibor's Note:-'Dhe olato1w:img iis a tramslllltion. of ;th,e lwte:r lby a.n emli- Ones Elias Never Told "Did . 'oo forget your wench?" the cu tie lisped to the plumber fixing a pipe beneath the sink. "No, baby", he replied, "I'll get to you in a few minutes." * ** • * neint ,1ingiws·t ic ·student. Deair EdfutoT, . I 'have ire-arl ,tJhe Gell'm:a.rt jo~ in News Staff Mike Lewis, Doris Gates, Walter Chapko, Margar,e t Williams, Margaret Lu~. the ,Ja1sit ,IBS1U<e elf ithe BeaCiO'rl and H1ams 181Ilidi INtJer .werut Wallkmg wriltJh tful8iir lllllOltlhier ome daiy. Ais >they 'Iliea,r,eidi lt1he ,edJgie -o f ,a cliff, !Peter glaMe ·ihi.1S1 ..m<Xtiher a islhiov,e a,nd s:he wenit Russ Pi~on, Dom Varisco, Leen Donnick, Jerry Elias, Charles White "funmy Neveras, Louis F. Steck, Miriam Jeanne Dearden, Madelyn Malanosk1, .Dale Wannouth, Thomas Thomas, Pearl Onacko, Helen Krackenfels, _G;ail Laines. Joan Shoemaker, Joan Searfoss, Alvin Lipshultz, Diane Heller, Wilham Foley, William Gorski, John Moore. Circulation Jean Kravitz, Bernice Thomas, Barbara Rogers, Stanley Jones a i p p ~ i,t.s subble hiuimor. An ediitoc oortaiimly im=it have to go to a J-Oit of trouble ibo find sucih diro.11 m:aitter. I oome -iirom Mi-lwa,ukee a.nd W'OWdl 1ike ,to ,meet ynu when I'm in itlowill nex-t. PHONE ·4-4651 EXT: 19 I A i,aper published weekly by and for the students of Wilkes College Subscription price: $1.80 per semester Member THIS 'N' THAT ... by ludwig Intercollegiate Press Editorially Speaking CRYING TOWELS As any good after-dinner speaker can tell you, athletics breed fair play, good sportsmanship, the qualities that will stand a man in good stead for the rest o,f his life, and noble honesty, plµs such little features as tha-t fighting American spirit and a will to win. The young American athlete is a fair-haired lad, these diche-stuffed chow-hounds bellow, and you may proudly place him next to any ideal Greek sportsman of old. Well, last year the fair-haired Wilkes athletes proved their stuff. The School started out with 340 towels and, when the red-blooded American boys were done, only 104 were left. PHILLISTINES The other evening in the Librctry Itwo middle-aged women came in to admire -the water-colors. They were soon joined by a young dapper about thirty. The three of them paraded around the exhibit room slowly, pointing, shaking their heads, focusing themselves to the art work, and in general carrying on like rank amateurs with asocial desire to know something about 1he arts. After the two middle-aged women had nudged each other · •-'k"mg or perh aps mere1y th e everytune th ey saw some thing Seu flowing of pretty colors that they liked, the young gentleman proceeded to take the stage. He had a problem. If he would be able to purchase some drawings for his home, he would . naturally want what he thought best. What appealed to him were two winter scenes, but goodness one cannot have two wi~ter scenes hanging in a room. On~ must have variety. Now should he sacrifice one winter scene and replace it with a second choice, or should he go against convention and have what he really thought best? Of course, that one winter scene looked an awful lot like the other one, but he liked the blue in the second one. We never stayed to hear the outcome of this tremendous personal struggle of tastes. We went out to the water cooler for a drink. Aih, itih.e :s-eaison ihi3JS ilJlalfily a,rlI"ived 'Wlhen • :tJh,e we,a,tlher iturnis ifai.r, the ,birds oog and ithie ,g rowmg •thrlmigs dlO!n. itlhei!I' ciloakis of oolioir. N~w is ithle tli.me iwlh.en it .iis iI10 11()\rl,g'er n,eCeslS•a<J.'ly itlo leay,e the heatier om, ·tlhe .time w:h.ien, l!Jhe dreaan:s of a. midnigihit driip can ibeoome a rea.mty, t.he !Lime IWlhen, m iOs-t uf .tJh,e iworld siLotws d,o,W1T1, to '€1!11jloiy rtJhe ideblllt . of maiden sp-llimig. Afil .exoopt .thie iteaidher.s O'f Willkes•, wlho ,stilLI imai!rutaiiin that ihiard IW'Ork ·and' •l10J11g assd,gn1m.ents wil 1maike a !bebber !P·emoni of you. The Oimiderel:!Ja >Ball tis i,t.is, W0fY. Thi$ yeair, I UJI11dersit:4lmd f.rom illlsi,d,e ISOlllrOE!IS< :tJhait ,tJhe "biggest dance of 1ihe sea!S'Olll <Wi,11 1be SIOmeth,irug to be:hoJrl: .ind~. I only hope ,tlha.t the ii111forimalflion iho1ids true. We 111eed somietJhmg l8.'llld it'bils dance oould he it, a start for the ,Willloos Slell!,OOn od' ISiO!Clial ,aotivilties Ibo rise -in <the 11,exrt; few yeairs: Ito iaitrl:alin heigihts tihalt tha:s nevier ib efor:e reaiohed·. . A stant oowaird maiki.ng 01UT sohooJ. a ip.la.oe 'Wihere yiou OM\ have fun w.hfile you aire rworkiLnig to main'1:ain •t he :hJigOi. ro'ho1'ais1lic Sltainldri1111g that j;t adiready hoilidis. Tihe J ,1mio.r-.Senior Piairity was held i:aslt week and I WIOIUlld liiike tic, say s.ometlhi!lllg n~ce a1bo1Ut .i t: Th.e = at rood was good,. 'Ilhe adimiimds,tJrartriOIIL dloesm!t seem .tc, itililimik ,tth:alt we alt Wilkies ne,ed a sociad ceruter od' l(}ne killld ();I' another. WelJ, I dion'1t su'.lllP'(llSe tJh~t you.~ exoot!y ihlame ~em. It llS a dfitflf100Jt it'himig ,to rmin amd ron ri,giht. I guesis ,they jllllSlt dion'it ihaive. a pe,rs-01I1 with eniolllglh. a1bility. Whait ia ,t ba,t ~ 1:d sia.y,Ln,g?-"Dioin't ~ a.bout being aJl)b!,e to do t.ih,e JOO, .you can aJrway,s g,et ,a joib teaclli111g somebody e!Jse \how Ibo do iit." So ,Jiomig ------- INITIATION SEMINAR MOST SUCCESSFUL NIUJmJeroUS .im:tJeOOS)bimig :t/hooighitis :were ihl!llilded fu.r.tJh .aJt /tJhJe ~~­ k•giy-SIOCi'Ollogiy S!emi?mlr theld Fri- FAN MAIL Not too long age we got a letter. It had our Beacon's Best clipped with a circle around Best and then a line pointing to one of our jokes. The letter was anonymous. It was stamped "Ashley", however. In bad taste as always we laughed. Actually we didn't laugh-we roared. INNOCENT BUCKETS day eveni'Illg' ,i,n OheJSie Lounge. Cha.ir:man ·Dr. •K'lll1ihryn Dooni:nqLWZ '8llld ltJWlo ,g uest ·spea;kem, Mr. K ~ Sym!Olndlleiwiicz ror Sociology '8lllid M111s. -Chiiire GutJbIµan for ,ps,yX!ihology, .fwruislhed ~ !81Cits ,8J!1.d ,m,amiy d~li9sion po.i.nlts for "The - M ~ 8ll1id Im,tenp,ret:,e.tio of Ri'tmail: :anid .Ln,iitiaitJion from Pnimiilti-ve to !Mo.d1011n 'Ma,n," amid the aiudileooe of ®IIlt0 ififity !Sltrong iresplcmded ,hewnbi:I,y 1~n, !SIO\me l!Illtierels,tli!ng dioou9SiW11S. '!he 00}'.>ilC iltJsEtf Wla.S l?IllOiSlt exclit,i,n,g. Im,i,tia!fri ons, esipec!i<a:l1!y ihere alt Wii!lil<!es, havie ail,wa,yis 1been -Olf some imp1oirtance iin oollege life. E. At the Psychology-,Socio)ogy Seminar last Friday concern~ ing initiations Betty Parsons complained that the carrying of buckets here at Wilkes is degrading. Dave Minasian countered 1 Mir. Sy,noon,o~ 1>rovided some and said that it was all very innocent and really humorous. poiinrts of iinroeN!St iby ig,iving the Then Sheldon Schneider asked Mrs. Guttman the origin of ,the ·SIOiCiiolioig,jc,all llllldtii,V!eS lw iin,i,t!iaitiO!IllS. bucket. She answered, "If you had seen Buchenwald, Dachau, T.hiey iare: ioominuity Olf Cllllitun:-e, acltlivnlty, yoUIIllg people sUJbordimaite and some of the other Nazi concentration camps, ydu won't Ibo olld ·peopilie, srtlalbi11iv.iitio.n, dooana, have any trouble figuring out where ye old bucket comes from." am ibhie element 'Of sa.dlisim. He BEERS, editor m1€1n11:rlklmled: lt'halt ibhe :pr,ianilti~ used ini'tJil8/t:Jiio,ns Ibo itriamf,oo,m a llmlJl •tn- r,a,prudil y d(YWl!1. ito join lher <lldll00Stol1S. P,eter ,smii[ed ait Ihm brortfu er aoolSlaJi.d, "Look, Hallils, T110 M·a.." ** * * * John Acquilino: "There's a woman peddler at the front door." John Milliman: "We'll take two." ***** OIIIJe lad tto ailliOlbher: "You dirtve. You',r e too dirUJI1ik rtJo Sliing." * * * * * Overheard in the Cafeteria: "She was the type of girl you'd like to bring home to mother if you could trust father." ** *** "Heandl yio,u wiere 1In10v:imig ,a pwa,n,o, .so I caime o-v er oo he1p." "Thlanik!s, ·bult ll've ,a1lreaidiy •g.oit iit up 1sftJarl:ns. " "AJlone?" "N:oipe, ihilt:dheld 1tJhe IClaSt !bo ilt '8IIlld dirug iJt wp." "YIOiu ,m,ea:n y/OOlr calt ihJalullled lt:Jhait ipi181IllO •up IOWK> fliigt}itis od' ~;rs? How couil.d a oa/t pUilll •a hea,vy ipOl8ll1IO ? " "Used a 'Wlhiip,. " *** ** Mangled Pedestrian: "What's the matter-are you blind?" Amos Fay: "Blind?..:..I hit ya, didn't I?" *** ** The newlyweds were honeymooning at the seashore. As they walked arm in arm along the beach, the young groom looked poetically out to sea and cried: "Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean, roll!" His bride gazed at the water for a moment, then in hushed tones gasped, "Oh, Bill you wonderful man! It's doing it!" Coed ,w'hiilie drlvi1111g wi'tlh * ** ** eagiar 01ed, Row.liaru:l,s,: "Y,ou w.ant to see wlh.iere I wiais WliCICiln!alted ? " Cliad: "Y,ea, Yiea, Ylea.." Cood : "KeetP dlriiviing, IWl~lil '1)',81Ss itJhie ,})118/Cle soon." ***** After watching a drunk try to unlock the door to his house without success, a policeman went over and asked if he might handle the key for him. "No thanksh," the drunk answered, "I gotta pretty good hold on this key. You try and grab the housh." **•** Sihle 'm!S, oolly a jpelrf,u,mm'si <ialuigiHter, :buit sO!e !had oottlions. ** • * * Two cats were strolling in China when they came across the great China Wall. "Man," said the one cat to the other, "dig this crazy handball court." ••* * * W,oma,n: "'My IMIISID8inld niev.er Ms <airound wtlitlh, oltiher women." ·F riendl: "IReai'llby ? " , W$a1?1,: "He's mllllc!h 11:Joo fine, ,t oo d!ooent, ;tJo,o olidl." ' A Dale Warmouth Creation ** * • • "Doing anything Saturday night?" "Nope." "Could I use your soa·p?" Attributed to fat George Elias * ***• Two Sootldhmen w.erut lilllJUO ,a SiailoOlll, :t1or a diti,nk ,a,rul soo,n were edg:imig l8ll'O/lllilKIJ 'Wlaaltrunig :for itlhte oitlher <to oofier a trealt. At lias't one h.i.t 0111 an id;ea anid riel.ta/beidl lhii!s Ih!un'tiilnig ,ex;p.e meooes m Adwicia. "I ~ ii, beaJU:tifu~ sp,ecrum.'€llll Olf 1g,aZIEille, ,tJoo,k 1Cail1efull aiim ,amJd ishot' :hiim ibabween t,h,e eyes a-nxl your." '.llhJe idtlher Scolbdhiman '8/Sk!ed in ·amai2led =pniise, "Wlhia.t's Y'QIUI'S?" '~Miak•e ,m,iinJe ,r ,y e, itlhia,nk yt<m." ••••• She passed, I saw, and smiled; She turned and smiled To answer to my smile. I wonder if she, too, Could k.now her underwear Hung down a mile. ••••• 'llhie oJld ciOl!t~e J"iaJloip,y p .uftfled l\liP airiid ciaimJe ito a iraJlmld,n,g ·hall,t &t rtlhe /briidge t0il,l/h-0usie. ''Tw!eruty-ifi·ve oon:bs," said! rt:Jhe oolllk:eeper. ''Sold?" c:ni!ed 1lhe ,sttiudJenft, jl\llmplimig out. · The birds do it The bees do it The bats do it Join the Air ,Force. to SIOOnlet.lhii'Illg' ,eLS1e, f-0tr *•*•* ,a .stage of inc0l1P()'ra:bioo. 1lhe very in1tenig,ent, !humorous, Dene'llramin,g, 8l?lld :m o de r •n MJ.'19. Gllltlllrmm d'dliliowied Mir. ,Sy.m.OOJOJ.e-wwcz wiltJh a ~dho1QgWOOI]. in'ber,plretaitiiion Olf mitrllalt~ns. Besides givimig f<>Tltih IWWth -s1laltemenits quoted in Thie ,BE:.AJCON'.S BEAT, :Mirs. Guibbman sa:id .t hait 1tfue mystery O!f inriiti81truon dis ,our f ~ in1abillrnty ;to pen.ebraite ltlhie mystery of !die and dielalth. She COllllWamed -011,r em,phia!srus ,on -y,olltJh ,in regaa-d to the ,p.ritmi'tn re's ,em,ph,a,si,s on B!ge. The SemJ:nlalr waJS niot im· ;th,e Lea$ dull. Not 'Ol11ly IWII/S ,i t igiood eruterWlimnxmt, ibult •i t Wl8IS JiriJg,h,ly S'trlnnu1.a.,tJmg. A.JS mlalilly sltru.dentis saii.d, s'llcli 1:Jhli,ngis· shio111ld 1be more commonly apip,recialted by ith,e stJulderut body of rt:Jhiils a,nd oo!her coL]Jeges tihrougihoUit itlhe oountry. FARLEY AND DETROY EXCELLENT .Ait ·am ·8JSISl8llllbly Olf A,p_ril 23, M,rs. Detmoy, .ddsplaiyi.ng rt:Jl!leii.lI' eJOOeJlilenlt 'lllllJsiioia,n,shd.p, were Faziley •amid M,r. o.nce .~111, gmea,tizy ireoei.ved by the istudenit ibody. 1lhieiJr vsried ain,d: well se~bed, lJII'(l!gTalm iincl,UJdoo,; "~,eep Mi81y Sa<f,eJy Gmzie" by Bla,c;h; "The W,~l'IOllllliilil." .by Goupeni.n, '•Suite Olf Six Oanans" ,amid; ''W-aditz" lby Aren,sky, "Popumir Song" anlcl "Thicade" by 'WlailitJom,, al?lld "Soaira1m10udhe·" in three m o ~ by MiiJ!ilJ.a.ud. For am en1C10Te, ithe duo-4)dano &iwm. pl,a,yietd: ".Ailt Wiien" lby GoOOW1Sky, Politeness cost nothing, and yet gains everything. �Friday, May 1. 1953 3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Colo.nets Click With Impressive Wins SUSQUEHANNA TROUNCED 15-0; CORTLAND TAKEN 4-3; EDDIE DAVIS OUT FOR GOOD BIG SLUG ir By WILLIAM GORSKI The twice-beate;i Colonels bounced back with two wins this week, one a 15-0 t r ouncing of Susquehanna and the other a thirteen inning thriller, 4-3. Flip Jones, a soccer player by trade, knocked in the winning r un with single in the thirteenth frame. LaSlt Sia,tmroay h WJlkesm~nl.ficuJlt .fw tlh,e Oo1one)s.. Agailll ~ g,oit thetiJr ifill'ISt win dill dimlP'!'eiss·i ve woo MiirH.ilmairu 001 ·tlhe mouoo iamrl he f,a•Sihd·OlllJ. Wiil:kes iarrnassed reV'elll, JtUII'llai rim, aJIIJOltmJer fine penfoinn,.. Tums d;ru tire fimt 'llha-ee f:mrnres o!flf a,nc,e. WiJ1kles :.soared ,t wo eaJr1ly runs sltar,t er H8ll Jolh'lllS'ml 85d ga.mered ,w;hen: Joe Kiropi,ew1rniclai M1d EddJie edgihlt moire odlf ·tJhe [eifty sdain:ts· of Davis scoired arliter a dOIUlhle-steaJ Dmsity S!hiellrlx:m,. Wiheai the smK)ke od' aind wild tihll'lO!W ,by lfue Coot.larud batlt{!ie dea1r1ed, John !M.illl!iman- had catcher. A ;seesiaw lbatt]e ensued ijiiJmJilbed tare Suisq,ul!fu&rnna !team to :fn)tm 1llialt ti11ne untill itJhie uilltimate f o u r hiiJbsi Mid •t he Ool=el5 had tni'Ullnp!h O!f •the Wdlkioorn,en, gadined! lt!hieiiir first ootory, 15-0. A.s the igann,e went i.nlto extira •in.Joo S.iikorta amrll Joe Thooko paoetl llllim,gs, Oooie'h Plairwiid,ge SllllbSlbiuitited the W,rnk€$ 1:Jealm in iits li.Miiail vie- frooLy t'O ,a;bet /the w,eacy v,e1-;eJmru; OO['Y, ri.n !the liillleuip. E,v,ary ma111 o n the 'l'uesidiay iaiit.ernoon Coirtil1am,d STC squlad isaw ,act.ion iais tlhe Coilooe[s oi C0010!1airudl, N . Y. caime cbo tJo,w:n :f'OIUlg;bt :tJo .$l(!'OII'e 1fue wtl1!11Itimig ru:n. and mlade ltiruim!g,s a lriittl,e mO're dlii- Mel Mc:Niew, a ,piibchieir, pliayield siecond 1b ase, ,aifite,r Ed•dite Daivtlis. ww,, illljuried ,tn'Ylllllg itio score OJl'lJ a. squeeze C iplay. Fllli,p JOO!les·, illill.lO!ther p:t'bc:her, di en ed the ,gaane ,illl aeft fri1al'di aind' May !I'eiai11ly ellldai· ,~he 1g,aimie :with his 2-Cortland STC ..... ...... ... .......... ..A sirughi. ,Plaintlr1ilclJg,e'.s !S.t.T.altlegy paid 6-Susquehanna University .... .. A off liin the €!llld iamd I"eiwaaid1ed the few f'llliltihful f ollow.ens wihio remain8-Rider College ....... ......... .......... H ed· unrtJid 7 :30 f1or 1Jhe .fliinall O'l.llbcoone 9-Upsala College ... .... ..... .... .... .... H wiiinh ,a .wfi.die-,o,pen ball[ gaan,e . · 13-lthaca College .... ...... ... ....... .. n-A Thie II"0S'hrudiiie,ed, W:ilk1esanen a.r~ beginni'l1g Ibo, &:ic'k ais, a UllJli.t, but 16-Bloomsburg STC .. .... ....... ..... ..A 19-Lycoming College .............. n-H vvri,l:l hiave ,to show pllenity o,f sip.i .rit lif 1they (hope ito Jooep wtl,rJllli111•g ! To~ 23-Stroudsburg STC .. .. .. A rn;oo,row a!fWIVJJoon tih.eiy again face 30-Albright College . . .. .. A the stlllbborn. CorttJ!and ,t,eam at 1 ·C· tJI--·" ·E "'""·- n,___ • 'Ill 'L,, H-home; A-away; n-night 00' ..,,.._.., UJUjlJt, LJl<llvillS WI ,ruot ,,_,e pllaiyiimig .f~ ,s ome itiime, ,am,d Dilc<k SPECIAL PRICE ON TUX Ka.crnmJQ1sk;y, fiMshmain outfiielder, -a:tis · >OUJt wli>tih an a1lllkle !Vlljury ,a,n,d may TliOft is,ee aotrilCm. Coia.oh Pairtr~dge ,wj1)1l ihav,e Ito 00 ,some 1miore .s:h,uf.f1iing 01f :t'.he ·1:iin1et11p iarud ll'ely on Expert Clothier ,,,_,_ . . .__., h'I 1.· Slvuu,c 1&uipeir 1s.u1,.,,·uegy WI I• ie u~S 9 EAST MARXET STw tbea,m ;iis ion, ithe :mend. Wilkes-Barre. Pa. a.s A:tlter tlhe ,p ast ,bais,Jrebbial11 ,s,eaisan,, wie pkkoo. Jdhn . Mrullmiiain tJhe mlOISlt viall,walbblle iplayeir of the Col-oneLs' qllliintet. If ttlhe Mill conrt:Ji,ru~ the wiay he hiaJs ISlbalrtbed tih.e basieballd isea.'SOOl, lhie'Ll el!ISlo ig,et ouir vdtle e,s the best oll'l ,t he dlilaimlOlllld. I John B. Stetz JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop · has everything for ~he college man's needs. from ties to suits. FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER By JACK CURTIS, Sports Editor BIG MAN IN BASEBALL TOO a 1953 BasebaU S heduIe UII\~ UIVOT§ JOE TROSKO • B,i,g Jiolhtn. hla!SI 7!JOltclhecl1two WUilllS, SlO f<811', ~ a sd:nigle llQISI.'!. Thougth a q.u'ick ·Look alt ltlhe recO!I'd miay 111,oit ,seem wmpreS!Sliwe, we can tell you it reailily ils. M/illliilmian IO!Slt /li>i,s filrSlt outti'lllg of the selaJSOn, WiJk!0SI' second., a.t WrlillliilaiTllfll1)Cn1t, wfuere sievereQ1 eIU'Ol'IS th y ihis m!al1les !helped tJo presentt Ly<CIOll'l'liimJ wfiltlh a wtl.n illl ilbs chmtlaiim-lI1MS!0l'. But 'tihen, lla6lt Saiturdlay, .fronl!fung a anwh rilm!pl!'ovoo. baltlbiing (iwhew) aind fieild'lllllg :cl.ulb, J,oihJn ooa:tlteired four •hrtls ito set dO'W1ll SU1Squehiainna, 15-0. He .a111S10 1oonltmilbuted a parl.r of two-ibla:g,giers iilJ'b bhe win,, buit itlhey o::ea:lily wier,en,, t rIJeieded. T.he wlhode teann .made lalke B,e,n Hoigans aru1 teed off. Tu-esday's game with Cortland State Teachers College, a ·n ewcomer to the diamond card, gave Milliman an opportunity to really show what he's got, and show he did. John went the distance in a marathon 13inning pitch ers' duel to chalk up a 4-3 decision. True John gave up nine hits, but he scattered them effectively. Also consider the fact that he handled 11 fielding chances from the box without a miscue and struck out 12. Four of those strikeouts came in extra innings in which Shyloc,k of the mound gave up ony a single base knock . 1 Again, with new-found batting prowess, he pounded out two safeties to help the cause along. Rumor has it that Coach Bob Partridge will send in the big fellow against Cortland again tomorrow afternoon. at Cortland, N. Y. A healthy, heavy-set lad of some 5-11 ond 180 pounds,. Joe Trosko has been a big swat man on the Colonels for the past few seasons. Joe is that common type that sometimes can become discouraging he doesn't connect often, but when he does - it goes. His homer in last week's Susquehanna game is an indication of what he can do when .he does get ahold of it. A fabulous football player, Joe caplured the Lineman of the Year this past THE FLIPPER COMES THROUGH . season and recognition as one of . j Wilkes' top eleven athletes in the , . The blow that b~oke up the ~ame came off the b~t of soccer star BEACON award issue. The energetic Fhp Jones, who ~as Jll~t as surprised to see a sharp smgle go betw~en guard fought like a Kilhenny cat in the first and second mto nght field as were some 200 fans. It was Fhp's King·~ game until he lost a tooth and first hit of the season. He has played in only one other game, the got kicked about. opener with Bloomsburg, in\ which he relieved starting pitcher Md{ew. In baseball Joe has been p1;1shed Mel replaced Eddie Davis at second Tuesday when Eddie was hurt around a lot more than he ever was in • ' · football. The Plains boy has tried first a~d ~ollect~d a smgle off the second Cortland pitcher, to start the gamebase and he is now operating some• wmnmg th1rte~n~h. . times at third and sometimes in the outCoach _Partnd~e pom~ed out to us the day after the g3:me that_ he field. He has never been known as a used five pitchers m the tilt, one of the best seen here. •B esides havmg gloveman. Jones in left field and McNew at second, he employed lanky Joe Sikora . . It is as a slugger th~t Trosko ma~es I at first base, Speedy Jimmy Ferris in center and of course the Big Cat his mark. Though bulgmg at th e wm st , ' on the mound Mel and Flip are regular mound staffers while Sikora J h s th th t · n d d Th ' .. , ' ' c~:ne~tion ~/~:C,~~er ~to;. ee e · e has served as a relief art~st in the past a~d Ferris has ' been tagged for I I the same role. Joe and Jim are regulars m the field, but can be called upon in crucial moments to put out fires. As a matter of fact , Partridge used the entire squad of 15 men in the tilt. The Colonels hold some sort of a distinction of having played in the openers of three teams this season-make it four counting their own. Games with Wilkes were the first of the year for Bloomsburg STC, L ycoming, and Cortland STC. Had rain not forced the cancellaA,l Wiailaace was ohioo,en. ,presid:ent 8/Illd Liefity Kemip viJCe president th.is tion of the Moravian game and no field the Scranton U . game, the pia1 sit week by ltJhie l.Jetiter<ma,ru',s, ,OJ,ul,b iior •nexit y,elalr. J ea,ry EJiilas wdl4 be number would have been fix. They all this filling space. tihie trea,SIUII18I' and J·~many A!llhiextto°ll ltihle is,e cretairy. DA VIS WILL BE SORELY MISSED J,un,i1or Ail W:ai!!Jac,e from Pll,ains J im Hairtman iam,d fr es'hma.n J ,iimmy lhais ·a!1way,s· ~een a ,top-flight let.- F-en~IS fOT itJhle ex.ecutrlive counciil, The team will badly miss the services of hustling Eddie Davis who barman. Thie rf'OO!Jbalil1er ihais figured v€.ry 11mip'Ol'fulllit spots, in ,the Olwb's sustained a fractured leg in attempting to slide ho me in the fourth of tin aJhmOOlt iaJil of ,tJhe Ol'Ulb's aiotivi- hierarchy, all1Jd Ray Tait su.ooeedis four unsuccessful "squeeze" plays, in the eleventh frame Tuesday. •ti,es, aind 1he rieoeiv,ed l'OOog.nri.tion Danlily ·P ,imk!awski ais s,er.gean.t-ait- Eddie was the victim of a freak accident involving the Cortland catcher for :hiils ,spl'enKlli,d work as chairman arm:s. and •h atter Joe Sikora. In a squeeze play, the runner on third breaks of 1fue ,g realt Apz,i•l SlhO'W&1s Bafil, Morgan, Elias Retire ·for home plate on a sign given by the third base coach, in this case t he heslt dlaineie .tJhe 01,u,b hais ever Willh lflhe ieleotion of nrew o.ffi- Coach Partridge. The batter is supposed to put wood on the ball, preb('en aJb1e to ,put on. ce<ns, itihie otld orues h,a,ve retired. ferably by bunting, so the catcher is out of position to make the putSocoor ,player Lef,t y K,emip has Leav.im<g 1helhlin<d them tJh.e mioot sUJC- out of the char'ging runner Dl\vis). The Cortland pitcher threw a high ftlled nu.mer= 1smailil 'J)IOISiiti'OIIIS i,n oestSlfru1l year 1lll. mian;y a m-0001 m one to Joe and he couldn't help- but miss it. The catcher, seeing that the Lertroer.main1s Olulb. Kiruawn as a. the l.Jebt'e'I'lllliainils Ollu,b, iPresd.dent Eddie was charging hom e with what would have been the winning g,ood iman, Leflty wa,s niom,i,nated W,iiL!,i,e M001giaITT amid: vfoe p.r$Ldem run, lunged up the baseline, knocking Sikora and his bat down on foir a '111Um.iber oa poSiirtrl.'O,n.s, ibuit he G:OOI'g,e E1Ha:s !ha·V'.El mooh :bo be Davis who was sliding. The· weight of the two was too great a strain for "Hansie's" limb and the fracture was incurred. settled .for vfoe p1'0Siidlent. pwuJdl of. Trainer Harold Jenkins, who ought to be a diagnostician, took one The treais.ur.er :spQt, ,Lorug failha'bi~ Cluib ,tlhils season, ,UJilder the ted by lli Gri,tisko iwlho ,iis g,radu- guiidiano_e ~ il:Jhiesie itJwio ,g,eJ11tiliemien look at E<ldie's leg and announced that it was broken. Watch this a'ti,n1g ,amd. .iJs forced ,to ,g,ive d.'t UIP, and 11:lhieir finiiendi~, sta:ged• ,tiwo gireait Jenkins, he's headed for bigger things than Wilkes College. A local "' . .hais /been. 'Caip,tu'l'ed 1h y Jerr,y EJias, d:ainoes, tJhe Ohinitstimias F-Olmlalb a,nd boy, too. Davis' injury, although it was indeed a painful one, is not conbrother ,t o rt:Jhe :f at Georgie 'Elias: the .rooord-loo,ealki,ng Aprill S.h~~ tlhe ,pres,ent V'ioe presidlernt of thie Ifall[, amd . ~oo,d ioruc,e agam iJts sidered serious. He will have to get around on crutches for a while Clwb. J•e rry, a .:rodtlbailil,eir 8111d a fa~>UfoiUIS_ ·1'Illiltlial1iiion .prog,raim. All and will wear a small cast on the leg. Football Coach George Ralston, w,resibler, JWalllJSfiered> from Riutg,ers this, 1bes1~s r~rd ait:ltenldlam,c,e amd self-fancied doctor of a sort, announced after t~king Eddie Davis home ·a nd hels :been IJlllaJb1e as yet ,t o ibake new, rev'l'Ved _o.n J ~ a?'d woo<hn-- from Nesbitt hospital in his car and feeding his quarterback a steak paTlt in a111y oo Wiilkoes·' sports. He fu,J ~ ~ 1 0 n 1n V'aT101:1'5 SClhool dinneli, "It's all in mind. He'll be as good as new by football season." has dlone a lolt of publiciity fQll." the aff,a11,m, :halS ,fir.mly !8SlbalblMred itlhe Whether it is any indication or not we don't know, but as he spoike, Clu:b 181S• a iwlI'lilber fur tlhie BEACON. Le<ttemn~n's Ollub ~ ~ of rtlhe Ralston was reported to have mopped furiously at his brow, which possessed a bewitched, bothered and bewildered look. Jii,man:y Aith.erton a baskeitba!U Cnma>UIS lt~p or~lons. The BEACON and all of his friends, we're sure, combine in wishtJh ' • Club aid.V'llSler Goong,e RJallls,txlllJ. was. 11, p :ayier, won ' e'"'-· se<IDelta!l'y bGrtfule m ',nllll.. )·- -·- - " • ,1,,'I,,_ Ol··'-' ing Eddie a full and speedy recovery. Goddast, boy, we've got eight · TO-"-_ • ~ esipec.l.....,_,, 'P """""" \IJil IW.., !WJ S a .c1o:sie ra.oe. .1.,ue """'IIVU IS ,1,rom ct' 'rti f !tlhie M h ed games next fall. Nionth F..n<i .a.nid is ,a, reail Sl!)Ort&nan. ~ Ivrli ies Olr . -yie&lr.. ' ~ c,r Other ,elecltiO'Jlls lb-y Ith CI··"- . it m~ go to llihe rl,ea,d.eris, M,01:1ga,n e ·UJU a:re e,n,d Ellias. T.he co-ehiarl,rmeai for this, dlriive Rebiirimg, .too, ils trleialsiurar Ed are A,rthluir Hoover and lll"Ving SnyGrilbsko. Almost am iml~U,tionder. Becawse of ,tlhei.r outisitainrling Ed ,hiaJs 1been :troeaist11rer fur lt:Jhmee wiork lOOl, thle liast d,r,i~ !tlhiey have ye M\S---Gr.iltsilro hais !been oal1lied 1b y :been ruppoinrted cbo !heed ~e comsoone, "K.ersltleen II," ,w1hJi.oh is thle A week ,aig-o the Red Groos began m!iittee :for it:his one aillso. (fcmnerly) higthies,t ltribuibe 111,ny001e min pay a its diriive fur sec:m,img ibilood.. This Mcain,y pe<l!plle !have b.eeal dllllbious treasiuT.er. HilS iabi1Lity ,t o renldle<r Ulll- dl!We wdild TUl!l :fuioon April 2.7 to ab01Ut domatmg 'lfuei<r bll_ood because tr, Oaesar Wlh.ait wais, Oaesla.r's and May 13. Lt will cullmmaite wirt:Jh the they it:ihilnk . il:I ef.foot.s wja fooloiw. EltiM •hlave a ilit,tile 1biit lleflt in the pot BloodmOlbiill,e lbei:ng alt the gym on is a lheriltaig.e lthait itJhe TllelW mOllley- S•Ollllbh, Fuiamikdin .Street. In ,tfue lest Upoo, ireqoostt;, ~ :BroodJ Oeruter has man, Jeirey IDlri18!S, ,m,ws,t aicquilre. driv.e ihel.d alt the Blood Ceiruter, :iisis:uerl: a ,plal!ruphl et coin.cemill1.g this. W411.k!es ISElt ia llll8W reooirdl. We arie Many of 11:lhe jptn't1nent ques,tiOO!S 75 South Washington Street, Judge not according to appear- nmv Slbriviq- fur~ l'leiCoro in con- thait ihaiv,e !been lootihieirilllg people. anee. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. n e c •t i io n wiitlh the Bloodmo hiJe are a.mwered. imi :tJhis pamphlet. Keep good company and you wihicl!, is OUllU'18l'lltly lhe1d by illhe JewThe B:IOO!dlmoibillie will be ait the shall be of the nunfber. ism Coonm'IJllliity Ceruter. gym May 13. AL WALLACE AND LEFTY KE~JP TO LEAD THE LETTERMEN'S CLUB NEXT YEAR FOSTER'S Esquire Menswear * BLOODMOBILE AT GYM MAY 13-TH �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 Friday, May 1, 1953 ain aidmmrab1e 1co'lleoti'OI1 of co]IOlr PROF. HALL APHOTOGRAPHER FROM WAY sh• FULBRIGHT'S HERE Olbs willd IOlf PeIIIIlls:yil- ELAINE .NESBl'IT V81nia. ENGAGED TO GRAD .We !J)llealSled itJo BACK; SHOT OF LOIS LONG AFffiST-PRIZER F'o-r any s-tudienbs ,w;ho :may lbe i.ntihe ,of fll01W011S 13/l'e tea'eslted. :in tplh1at:Jogma;pbiy iaJS •a ihloib.hy amrl IP'(J6lsdlbly am, avooaJbiKm, Mr. lLailil lh,81s ltJhiiJs OO'V'ilc,e: K,eep try,imlg -t o imiprovie itlhirougfu pralctiic,e amid study, ·a.nd albove a/1!1, '(Hiav·e a lbiJg w1astebla.sket !" If ibbd'S dis ,tJh,e ,secret ,cxf M~. Ha/11' s succes&, i.t ,mu;s,t ,be rtJhe 'bast a.dvfue po51Sli!b1Le. A w1h:i>lie basdk, ,a ig,rouip I()[ oulbs(ba1111diin,g ph,ot,ogiraphs was dli:splayed in tlhe ibilbtr,air,y. You've sieen iJhe ;p'i!ctluires, al!lld you'vie iread aibou/t .them in ,tJhie BEACON (ais desc,rilb.ed 1by oUJr own 1S'W'eet Percivail.) Now for the artist who made the exhibit possible-Mr. Voris B. Hall. Mr. Halli lh,as, 11:Jhe ,si:nigiulM dis- ,11ary p,hotos,-,S, T. GOilllieZ, the tinoti'On cxf lbemg on the Wilkes fu- ·g,e:nrtj]JamiaJ din rtJhe Sipanliish g,airti. c1.11bty lionigier Jbhan ain,y ip ,r e s e Ill t Mir. Ralll met Gtoon!0Z 'One ,suimmer :memibar. Hie holds a IM. A. ~ at Ca1p e Ood when he Wl81s iph'Otoin physdas ais 'W\0l'l ais a M. S. iJn g,raipihimig ·a liigiliitlhiouse, aind Gome-L eledtiriloa/1 ,eng,iml;er,mg. "' was d-0oi111,g a ibit <Yf Sllrutter-smapBe frendly, and you will never A dam1e11a enllhwsila,st from his piTIJg lhilml~f. want rfiends. s chi/Ldhood; Mir. Hia;ll. ibeoaime re-1nIn ,8Jddi1tiioI11 rtio htls iillllltlllE!IIOOS porMost people judge men only by ,t erestied ilil !l)lholtlogriaa>hy a/bout six- traits and 1 ~ , Mr. Hai!J ha,s success or by fortune. teen yea:rs ia1go, a.t 'Wlhlrob time lhe amid some Mliow ,am,artJeur plhio,togTll/phiars re-or.gan1i2led Jbhe Wil1:kesBail're Oaim6I1a Ol'lllb. The olu!b (ha,s pamtioiipaited iJn 00111bests w.i-tb va.ri01.11s ortlher ,g iroups of ,bhe s,8Jmle kind, fr•o m S1cra,I1JtJon, W-esit Ritmstbon a.nd Y.31l1liey Fwg,e. 'Ilwo mo.rubhs ago they held ,a oontest witJh r!Jhie West Prittsitmm dub, and of ,1ihe 7,2 •prin't!s wihiiicJh were ,siulbmilbtJed, Mr. Ha:ll's pidture .of Lois Long (rwfhio'h wOJS inclu'Cied in filiie L~brary exhi1bi.t) won fi11sit pl'ize. • Oootoern!ing h1s 1Pretiarenoe cxf t ypes ,of :suib jedts, MT. H,a,11 fuv·ora• P.OO•braii,t -WJOO'lk -o ver .lJ31rndJsoo,pes or buildings, bec81UJSe of the adivanlbages ito 1be lhald .i,n oonltlrol!Led illighti:rlg fa1 ta1kinig ipor:trailbs. We.a.'thlar iis ,anotJhier dlacllor whi-clh m1llSj l>e consildiered iwfri,em dldi1J1Jg 10UtJside 1phoibogmaip1hy, Ja7l!d ijjhus pooV'els a liimitiabon for itJhie SPiaJre-1tJim,e photogiraiphlar. ~Qtogimphy 1S00ms to lbe a mo.sit iintm,esit:rimig lh,ejbby f.rom g;eyeraJI •s:tandipoi:nlbs. Thiink oif al:l !llhe neiw yeople one :mieets. Y'<>u mov-i-e-<goers ,should 'have \l'lecog.niz,ed a,t J.e31s,t ,o 11/e oi,n1emla Vleter,ain amOIIllg tlhe lib- D1.11ri111g ,t he pa,sit week 1,eni.or Elarlme N;es<hiltt •armoiu.nced Jier en,g,31gieme1llt to WJiJ,k,es gr.adU/aJte Phil Nidho<ras, Eillllinie, a membeT of the Cue 'n' Cu!Iit:J81in ~nd Th.eta Dellba Rho, ,h as .been •s tudent teaching i111 WiJl1loos-B811're el.emenil:alry scliools. S'he is .from Altlla,lllti,c Oity, N. J. Plhi!l, ,~ lloyed 'by 'ThiaiveLer.s- lin~ surn.nJCe Oo. iin Niew York City, is a former M.uld Guttber (,no,w .blre H81r.m101near.s) JQf inote. He iis f.rom F'ooity Foot. arunJouince 1954-55 oomipam'tii'on fw g,mdn.Jalte :S'Luidy ,a/bro.a1d under rtfu;e F:uilibo.ig!hit Act. 1lhe d'a tes cxf JtJhie oomipetmtiO!ll a11e Miay 1 Ibo Odtdbe:r 31, 1953. A-ppbi'Claltliian fonm1s, illlfuirrniati.o.n fol'Cliers, p-01S1bars l3/Illd ~her m'Sllleniiaa 'Will l'!E!lach Dr. !Maiiiliey •bett'OO'e thle end ,cxf ithie ,semester. Last year's aipplllimroio111 f'Oll1lllls may be ilsstied 'ti) €181rlly 0{ll(P'lma,lllUS. U.S. Student Rrog.ram, InsitdMe of Lrvter1rua:t00Tli8/l Edilllcia.tion, 1 Eaisit 67:tlh Sbre.et, New Ywk 21, N. Y.. • Don't you want to try a cigarette ··- - - - T H E - - - - with a record like this?. BEACON1S BEAT ---------- Dr. Davies: "Education is what we do when we hayen't anything else to do. The Gym needs to be decorated, so we decorate it." * * * * * Dale Warmouth: "I have discovered that all 19th Century English novelists were Scotch or Irish, except George Eliot. They all did governmental ..s e r v i c e, ..except Georg-e Eliot. They alJ loved the sea and wrote about it, except George Eliot. And they all had wife troubles, except -George Eliot." . * * * * * Library's new book, 'Frustration,' p. 85: "One rat showed nail biting on 362 out of 430 trials." * * * * * Guttman Speaking "Man has been given the gift of life, so he might possibly have to die a bit for it." (concerning initiations) "It's hell to be young, and worse to be old." "Darwin was nev.e r encouraged to make frien,ds with the boys down .at the end of the block." * * * * * Incidental Intelligence: Jake KoYalchek has switched from ties and white shirts to sportswear. * * * * * Dr. Mailey: "The only difference between Ted Kanner and me is that we're ·both la·zy, but I admit , .it ." I * * * · For your album of touching memories: Gallant Spike Pritchard, the Kingston Killer or the Hotshot Huskie, · walking with a girl the other night and being lovingly and tenderly drawn to a store window without a struggle. ** * ** . Big Swish: the biology boys with _their butterfly nets 'chasing an esca ped bat by Weckesser Hall, while eight of the town's . urchins watch the grown-up boys at play. • ** * • Matt Hourigan: "I think your paper is raw." Ann Azat: "Why?" Matt HQurigan: "The jokes." Ann Azat: "What's the matter? Don't you understand them?" *·* I. THE -OUALITY CONTRAST between Chesterfield and other leading cigarettes is a revealing story. Recent chemical · analyses give an index of good quality for the country's six leading cigarette brands. The index of good quality table - a ratio of high sugar to low nicotine . shows Chesterfield quality highest · · 15% higher than its nearest competitor and Chesterfield quality 31 % higher than the average of the five other leading ·brands. 2. First to Give You Premium Quality in Regular and King-size ... much milder with an extraordinarily good taste-and for your pocketbook, Chesterfield 1s today's . ·best cigarette buy. 3. A Report Never Before Made About a Cigarette. A recent survey made in 2 7 4 leading college--s and universities shows Chesterfield is the largest .seller. For a full year a medical specialist has been giving a . group of Chesterfield smokers regular examinations every two months. He reports ... no adverse .effects to nose, throat and sinuses from smoking Chesterfield. � 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 <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 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>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> 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 Wilkes Beacon 1953 May 1st Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 May 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 Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/0d22d3c16708d5306af6db911f807f22.pdf 1202c389a0cb3c19a620af1c5fb23597 PDF Text Text Wilkes College ~ suffers more by the heat ,.enders· them from the argu.l! Its .opponents. -Wllllam Penn Vol. 8, No. 1 BE ATTEND THE "COME AND SEE US PARTY" TONIGHT - WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA AT THE GYM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1953 Frosh To Meet Upperclassmen Tonight "COME AND MEET US PARTY" ,FOR FROSH TO FEATURE SINGING, CHEERING, DANCING Moran Shows Them How! The Freshman Class will be given a .hearty welcome to the social life of Wilkes tonight at the college gym. The Student Council is sponsoring their third annual "Come and Meet Us Party" for the benefit of the newcomers. The party will be a record dance with trimmings. Mr. Moran is to be the master The "Come and Meet Us Party" of ceremonies, assisted · by Mr. is the first social event of the year and is design ed to start the school Partridge. The frosh ":'ill be given year off right and ena~le the frosh a · chance to meet each other and to get together with the rest of the upperclassmen through a few the school. As· Mr. Partridge pointg et-acquainted games conducted by ed out, the .party was rather deMr. ·P artridge. Community singing lightf ul in past years and everyand cheering will be led by Mr. one had a wonderful time. We hop e Moran · and the ch eerleaders. Ad- ,to see all the new frosh, alon g with mission is fr ee and . free refresh- the upperclassmen, tonight at the m ents will be served. g ym between 8 :00 and 11 :30. More Than One-Third Students Advised To Of College Freshmen Submit Applications Select Wrong Course For SSCQT Now More than one-third of the s.tuApplications fo.r the November Bob Moran is shown above directing the Freshmen in a songfest held last Monday. This was the dents ·entering college today are 19, 1953 and the April 22, 1954 opening phase of Freshman Orientation Week at Wilkes College. selecting the wrong course of study administrations of the C o 1 1 e .g e due to an overestima,tion of their Qualification Test are no,w avail---- - - - - - - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - - -- - -- - - -- -- -- - -- -- - - ~ own aprtitudes and abilities or be- able at Selective Service System cause of parental · influence, ac- local boards throughout th~ councording to Edward R. Quinn, di- try. · BACKS rector of the 'departllJ.ent· of testEligible s,tudents who intend tq School Ht. Age Yr. ~ Wt. Name West Pittston ing and guidance at the University ta;ke this test on either date should 16'0 5-9 19 So. Chaump, Louis . of Notre Dame. · apply at once to the nearest Se- . Meyers 180 5-11 22 Sr. *Elias, George Ashley 180 5-10 20 J r . Slavitsko, Vincent "We find this particularly true leotive Service local board for an Meyers 160 5-10 20 Jr. Results of a long-range study Chanosky, Norm f students planning to enter the -application and a bulletin of inGAR 165 5-10 21 Jr, forecasting future enrollment in Chapko, Walt _·olleges of engineering and sci- formation. Meyers 170 5-11 23 Jr, Cur.tis, Jack ence," Quinlf explained, "s i n c e ' Following instructions in the bul- the 13 colleges and universities in Newport Towship 20 Jr, 170 6-1 ''' Fitzgerald, Ron mallY freshmen imistake an inter- letin, the student should fill out his northeastern Ohio have been an21 Fr. GAR 150 5-9 Breznay, Andrew est in mechanical tink.ering for en- application and mail it immediately nounced at Western Reser ve ·uniGAR 155 5-10 20 Jr. McFadden, Don gineerit)g aptitude and because of in the envelope .provided to SE- versity, wher e the survey has been T eaneck, N, J. 165 5-10 19 Fr. Nelson, Arne the glamour presen1tly associated LE CTIVE SERVICE EXAM:INLNG under way since 1949. College r egistrations, the . study with the science and engineering SECTION, Educational 'fest in g ENDS professions by students, parents, Service,. P, 0. Box 586, Princeton, revealed, which . began with the Forty For t 18 Fr. 175 6-1 Dadurka, Neil and high school ,t eachers." . . New Jersey. Applications for the 19.52-53 academic year will rise - GAR 180 5-10 20 So. Gorski, Bill gradually until, climaxing increasNotre Dame'~ testing department Novemb.er 19 test must be postNanticoke 160 5-11 19 So. Gronka, Paul administers a battery of group ,m a·rked no later than midnight, ed acceleration in the early 1960's, Ventnor, N, J. 165 5-11 23 Sr. Jeter, Allen a record-breaking peak is reached tests to .all incoming freshmen for November 2, 1953. Hanover 22 Jr. 175 6-1 Petrilak, Pal'ker purposes of placement and guidAccording to Educational Test- in 1967. Kingston 175 5-11 18 Fr. Straub, Don This encouraging look into the ance, ,rhe results of the t ests, in- ing Service, which prepares and future is the basic conclusion of GUARDS dicatL1g the potentialities and cap- administers the College QualificaJamaica, L. I. 175 5-10 21 Jr. Aquilino, John acitif.S of the student, are reported tion Test for the Selective Service the compr_ehensive study which is titled formally "Study of Future Huntington, Pa. 175 5-11 18 Fr. Farish, William to the heads of the academic de- System, it · will be gireatly to the New Rochelle, N. Y. 165 5-10 21 Jr, Fay, Bob partrnents. student's advantage to file his ap- Demand for College Admission," The project has been under the Plains 190 5-11 21 Sr. *'Trosko, Joe, Capt, "When a student is clearly not plication at once, rega,r dless of the supervision of Dr R. Clyde White, Kingston 170 5-19 17 Fr. Williams, Dave adapted to the course he has tes-ting date he selects. The re- director of instirtutional resarch on Newport Township 23 So. 195 5-9 W ri,g:ht, Jerome chosen, we bring the results of the sults will be reported to the stuthis campus. te!'lts to his attention, but make dent's Selective Service local board In calculating the probable num- TACKLES no specific recommendation until of jurisdiction for use in consider- ber of college freshmen in future East Orange, N ,,.., . 180 5-11 19 So. Br autigan, Cliff he has tried the work for at least ing his deferment as a student, West Pittston 195 5-11 18 Fr. years, Dr. White and his staff Dreisbach, Ted a semester," Quinn indicated. It Meyers 180 5-11 20 J.r. studied countless factors, includDymond, Bob ies then up to the student, and his Coughlin 220 5-11 22 Sr. ing b.i rthrate trends, life expect''Tait, Ray parents, to decide if he should Plymouth 2'00 5-10 19 So. ancy tables, pressure of employers Wilk, Joe change his course, for college-trained personnel, flexiIndividual testing and counseling bility of the &ocial group structure, CENTERS W estm.oreland 19 So. 160 6-0 *Carey, Gl enn in both the educational and vocaSept, 18-"Come and Meet Us" econofu.ic conditions, and motivaDuryea So. 22 6-0 185 *Gross, Howard ',t ional fields occupy the Universi- Party. tion toward college attendance. Edwardsville 21 So: 180 6-1 Yanok, George ty's three professional councelors Special monographs have been Sept. 20-Reception for members ·throughout the school year, Any of Freshmen Class and their par- issued on two phases of the study, ''' Denotes return_ing lettermen: ,student in doubt about his college ents. "Jobs and Higher Education·course or .about his field of work What Industry Wants from ColSept. 22-As sembly. after graduation receives ten to leges" and "High Level LeaderSept. 25-Pep Dance. twelve hours of careful counseling ship and Higher Education." and selective testing designed to Dr White's estimates of college Sept, 26-Football, Bloomsburg, measure his interests, aptitudes, Home, 8 p.m. ; Cotton Boll Dance. fr eshman registration s in the area personality and his achievement in throu gh 1968 show a steady ris e, the field of highest interest. from 4,900 in the Fall of 1952 to Th~ parents of all n ewcoming Despite the feeling you will have The department of testing and creased its services to the student the peak over the 13,000 mark in freshmen have been invited to meet when the upperclassmen_begin hazguidance was established in 1945 .e ach year. In addition to helping 15 years, In table form, estimated the fa culty and administration of ing and any opinions you may form to cooperate with the Veterans' students select the right course freshman enrollments will be: the college Sunday, A r ecep,tion 1961 - 9,110 will be held on the lawn of Chase -after receiving your first set of Administration in classifying the and the right job, the department 1952 - '4,900 1962 - 8,320 Hall at 4 p.m , to enable the fresh- mid-semester marks, our colrege post-World War II influx of col- employs flash meters and reading- 1953 - 5,010 1963 - 8,790 men and their .p arents to become has the "Friendliest Campus on_ lege students. Since then, the de- rate accelerators ,t o increase the 1954 - . 5,130 1964 -11,490 acquainted with the Wilkes faculpartment has become an integral reading and studying ability of 1955 - 5,430 1956 - 5,850 1%5 -13,690 ty. The Theta Delta Rho .girls will Ear th," part of the University and has in- students. In order to carry out this tradi1957 - 5,940 1966 -12,89·0 serve punch ·and refreshments to 1958 - 6,280 1967 -13,110 t he group. tion, you must be ready at all 1959 - 7,200 1968 -12,460 Dr, Farley will speak to the par- times to flash a smile and a hearty 1960 - 8,940 ents on the adjustment of their greeting, even if it kills you. Have children to college life. Siince the you ever noticed the magic in a NOTICE majority of the freshmen · live at smile? If you wear one, it is reAn important reorganizational meeting of the BEACON will be their homes, it has been pointed flected in everyone you meet. held 'IIDESDA Y, Sept~mber 22, at 12:30 in Barre Hall 103. All memWe suggest that you cut out and out that the parents are involved bers ··of last year's staff interested in rejoining are urged to attend. save the copy of the Student Con- in the change and the faculty is All others · interested in joining should also attend. A very special in- stitution found in this issue. It will hopeful that the •parents will work The reception is to be rather invitation goes to the Freshmen interested in newspaper work Previous help you · keep abreast of student with the college in helping the new- formal, and a large crowd is expected to attend COJ?lers to adjust. government activities. e;,cperience is NOT necessary. 1953 WILKES COLLEGE FOOTBALL . ROSTER College Enrollments To Increase Gradually ··According To Survey 1 Activities Schedule Parents of Freshmen The Friendliest Invited to Reception Campus On Earth NOT lC E �2 WILKFS COLLF.GE BEACON Wilkes College BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Editor-ln-Chiel JACK CURTIS JEAN KRAVITZ Associate Editors DALE WARMOUTH Faculty Adviser 1 JACK CURTIS ART HOOVER Sports Editor 'Business Mandger Sports Russ Picton, Dom Varisco, Leen Donnick, Jerry Elias, Charles White News Staff r,filce Lewis, Doris Gates, Walter Chapko, Margaret Williams, Margare't Luty, Jimmy Neveras, Louis F. Steck, Miriam Jeanne Dearden, Madelyn Malanoski, D,_ale Warmouth, Thomas Thomas, Pearl Onacko, Helen Krackenfels, Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker, Joan Searfoss, Alvin Lipshultz, Diane Heller, William Foley'. . William Gorski, John Moore. 1 Circula1ion Jean Kravitz, Bernice Thomas, Barbara Regers, Stanley Jones PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A -paper ~ublished weekly by and for the students of Wilkes College Subscription price: $1.80 per ,, semester M~mber _... Intercollegiate Press WISDOM'S WISE WARNING WORDS tingle an e-a r And shimmy your spine with shivers of fear. · There once was a kindred of yours in the .p ast Listen dear Frosh and· ye shall Who styled himself an enthusiast hear Of rebellion. This is the single Of a , tale of woe in this hemica-s te sphere Which heeds itself first and others That will curl up your toes · and last. Appendix I. CONSTITUTION OF THE STUDENT BODY OF WILKES COLLEGE ARTICLE I Name governing body of the school ■hall be known a■ the Student Council. ARTICLE II Function■ • and Power■ of the Student Counlfll SEC. l. To serve in an advisor_y capacity to the '.Director of the College on matters within his jurisdiction and presented by him. The ■tudent fair■s~. ;hi;h ,t~s:t!td:~r:e:~v~ ~~di~le~~st'."~!dr•w~:c;tu:r:ntni! within the jurisdiction of other properly constituted groups. SEC. 3. To draft a budget of appropriations for the recognized 11 activitie■• SEC. 4. To include supervision of student activitie■, special eTents euch a■ pep rallies, campus Community Chest driT-■, the ■ tudent activities calendar, and, upon request, the co-ordination of ,o ther student organisations and activities. ARTICLE .III Member■hip and Repre■-ntatlon In the Student Council SEC. l. There shall be four classes represented in the Student Council_ Students with 0-30 credit hours shall vote as FrHhmen: thoae with 31-60 credit hours shall vote as Sophomores; those with 61-90 credit hour■ shall vote as Juniors; and those with 91 or more credit hours lihall vote as Seniors. SEC. 2. Sophomore, Junior and Senior representatives shall haTe at minimum a cumulative "C" average (all credits being counted, including Physical Education, Band, etc.) at the mid-point of the ■-mester In which they are elected. Representatives elected during the Council's term of office to fill Tacancie ■ shall have a cumulative "C" average at the end of the ■-ineoter or mid-semester immediately preceeding their election. cons~~C~lth:efojj;:,'i;,at:ves elected to the Student Council shall 3 members of the 'lreshman class elected by the Freshman class. 4 members of the Sophomore class elected by the Sophomore clas■• 4 members of the Junior class elected by the Junior class. .( members of the Senior class elected by the Senior class. ARTICLE IV Elections to the Student Council SEC. 1. Nominations for Student Council reptesentativeo shall be made by three classes no later than the eleventh 'Yeek following the beginning . of the spring term. · Those ·s tudents who will have from 31-60 hours with the completion. of the spring semester will nominate as Sophomores for Sophomore representatives. Those students who will have from 61-90 hours with the com• pletion of the spring semester will nominate as Juniors for · Junior representatives. Those students who will have in excess of 91 hours with the completion of the spring semester will nominate as Seniors for Senior representatives. . Freshman nominations for Student Council will occur no later than the second week following the beginning of the fall term. All students with 0-30 hours will nominate as Freshmen for Freshmen candidates. ' SEC. 2. Elections for Student Council representatives shall be held by the Sorhomore, Junior and Senior classes no later than the :::'!~ir;e:~ek ~r~h:p~~'l Freshmen shall elect no later than SEC. 3 The term of office of the Sophomore, Junior and Senior representatives shall begin with the last meeting of the srring term, at which tim41 the replaced Council will retire. The terms o the above named representatives shall continue until such time as they are succeeded by duly-elected representatives. Special elections to fill any vacancies shall be held by the class represented within two ii:::::: weeks after the vacancy occurs. SEC. 4. All voting for Student Council representatives shall be by secret ballot at an official student assembly or at a place so designated by the Student Council and/ or the Director ·of Student Activities. The ballots shall be collected and audited by a committee so designated by the Director of Student Activities. Election results shall be posted on all official bulletin boards. SEC. 5. All election■ and election plans are subject to the approval of the Student Council. ARTICLE V MNtlnqa and Voting of the Student Council SEC. I. The first fall meeting of the Student Council shall be called during the first two weeks of the fall term by the ranking officer of the Student Council. If there is no ranking officer available, the Faculty Adviser shall call the first meeting. SEC. 2. Regular meetings of the Student Council shall be held twice monthly at a time and place selected by the Student Council. SEC. 3. Speciat meetings of the Student Council may be called upon notice being given by the President of the Student Council or the Faculty Adviser. ' SEC. 4. A Quorum shall consist of eight or more members of the Student Council. SEC. 5. Students may petition the Student Council for a hearing on all matters in which they have interest. They will be heard by the Student Council under such regulations as the Council may impose. SEC. 6. Each member of the Student Council shall have one vote. ARTICLE VI Officer■ of the Student Council SEC. I. · The ofliceni of the S.tudent Council, listed according to their rank, shall consist of the following: · (a) A President (b) A Vice-President (c) · A Treasurer (d) A Secretary SEC. 2. Election of these officers by the full representation of the incoming members shall take place at the last meeting of the spring. semester. Their terms of ·office shall continue for the duration of the Council's term in office .. This one gathered many about his flag And wandered about with birawado and brag The other sheep followed in foolish tag And then one day they met with a snag. Justice lay quiet and bided time Patiently watching this pantornine, Awaited the action to reach its prime, Armed itself ably to smother the crime: The rebellion was quelled, the rebels caught, And swiftly to trial the miscreants brought. The trial was short for defen se there was naught. That night sweet mother's were really distraught. For the sons that came home they never kn ew With their haircuts re-done a la Crewy Lou, And their backsides re-done in a midnight blue Where the stern arm of justice had meted a few. And was plagued with codes in the node that fall. The prize he had won for the too foolish hrawl Was ,t he\ head on his shoulders; that bare billiard ball Here is the moral derived from this tale, Take all in fun and you'll never ail; But if you won't listen, frosh male and female, You'll soon lose the wind from your blustery sail. -C. N. Molley ·Friday, Septembe. Freshmen Regulations Grid, Soccer Coa, Issue Invitatom_ 1. Wilkes dinks must be worn to and from s.chool at all times. All Wilkes Atht, It g oes w1thout saying, while at school also . 2. Wear identification ta gs with name, high school, and major subject. 3. Wilkes regulation ties and socks must be worn by . the men. 4. No high heels. or makeup for the women. 5. Carry matches at all times. 6. Sing the Alma Mater on r equest_ 7. Smoking onl y in the lounges. 8. No walking on the grass. 9. Adpress all upper classmen by "sir" or "miss", as the case may be. 10 No socializing between Freshmen. 11. Enter the cafeteria through the back door (Fr'anklin Street entrance .) 12. No pool shooting. 13. Must be willing to do favors within r eason for upp er classmen. 14. Compulsory attendance at all Pep Sessions and Ra llies. 15. Attendance at all home athletic events is cOJmpulsory. Roll call will be taken. · 16. Ch eck the Tribunal summons 17. Girls must wear pigtails. 18. Dinks must be squared. regularly. Failure to comply with the above will result in a trial by the Tribunal, where you will be judged guilty or not guilty. If found guilty, you wil be sentenced accordingly. /Should the Presidency fall vacant, tl)e Vice-President shall as• sume the Presidency. Should any of the other three offices fall vacant, a special election shafl be held immediately by the remaining members to fill the position. ARTICLE VII Amendment■ to the Student Con■titutlon SEC. I. Amendment• may be proposed by any member of th• stuqent body upon petition to the Council, such petition signed by at least twenty students. • SEC. 2. The propo■ed amendments shall be read at two meetings of the Student Council and voted u,pon at the latter meeting. SEC. 3. Amendments approved by the Student Council shall be presented to the Administrative Council for consideration. SEC. 4. If further approved, the amendments shall be returned to the Student Council which shall then present them to the student body for ratification, ratification being defined as a majority of the votes cast by the student body_ · SEC. 5. If disapproved by the Administrative Council, the amend• ments shall be returned to the Student Council for revision. Should the Stude11t Council, upon reconsideration, deem revision undesirable, it may over-ride the Administrative Council's disapproval by a 2/ 3 vote of the entire membership. It shall present it to the student body for .ratification. SEC. 6. If the Student Council rejects proposed amendments on its first vote, the amendments shall be returned to the authors for revisiori. Should the authors, upon reconsideration, deem revision undesirable, they may over-ride the Student Council'• rejection by peti• tioninq the Admini■trative Council directly. The petition this time shall be ■igned by a minimum of 100 students. If then approved by the Ad· mini■trative Council, the amendments shall be presented to the Director of Student ActiTities, who shall in turn present them to the student body. BY-LAWS 1. Student Council I. The minutes of each Student Council meeting shall be kept by the Secretary. These minutes, including all financial transactions, shall be posted on the official bulletin boards no later than three days after each meeting. Copies of these minutes shall be given to both the President of the Council and the Faculty Adviser of the Council !or a permanent record. 2. Representatives who fail to attend Student Council meetings must explain each absence in writing, such explanations to be ·given to the Secretary of the Student Council and read at the following meeting. Three such absences will reqµire a secret ballot of the Council to determine whether or not the member should be dismissed and a vacancy created. A two-thirds vote of the total membership of the Student Council shall be required for dismissal. 3. Members of the student body may be admitted . to Student , Council meetings. However, they shall be without voice unless they are recognized by the President. 4. The President of the Student Council may appoint committees from the student body and standing committees from the Student Council. 5. The Student Council may approve an expenditure from the Student Activities Fund to create a funeral flower fund and to finance teas, banquets, dances or any other social affair not conducted by a recognized student activity or athletic group. Such approval, how• ever, must be given by a two-thirds majority of the total Student Council. 6. Distribution of the Student Constitution must be made to all students at the first assembly in the fall term of each y~ar by the Student Council. II. CiaH Elections I. Nominations shall be held in the third week of the fall term, and elections shall be held in the fourth week. All class nominations shall be posted on the official bulletin boards at least five days prior to the elections. 2. Class officers shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast. 3. All class voting shall be by secret ballot. · llI. Organizatibns and Finance l. Every recognized club shall have a Faculty Adviser. 2. Each club or activity desiring recognition shall apply to the Student Council for recognition. If denied, a petition of one hundred names will require that the ·issue be put before the assembled student body. A majority vote of the assembled body will entitle the activity to recognition. 3. Budgets for the recognized activities shall be submitted to tlie Student Council within two weeks after their recognition has been granted, and at the beginning of each fall semester thereafter. Reques ts for additional funds may be submitted to the Student Council for approval at any time. · 4. Any balance shall revert lo the general Student Activities E/und. . 5. The Comptroller of the College shall submit an itemized fi. nancial statement at the end of each month Ip the Treasurer of the Student Council. showing the condition of the Student Activities Fund. 6. Approved budget funds shall be allocated to the Treasurer of the ·respective clubs in the names of the Treasurer and the Faculty Adviser of that club. · 7. Each student organization shall submit duplicate audited financial reports at the end of each semester; one to the Administrative Council .and one to the Student Council. These reports .are to be signed by the Faculty Adviser, the Treasurer of that club, and the President of that club. 8. Any campus organization desiring outside affiliation must first secure permission from the Student Council and from the Administrative Council. Appendix II. POLICIES GOVERNING THE ACTIVITIES PROGRAM AT WILKES COLLEGE I. The activities program at Wilkes College shall include the following: Football Coach George Rais, and Sooce1· mentor Bob Pa,tridg,. yesterday issued an invitation to all Wilkes men to come out and join their respective squads. Ralston who is grooming his team for a tough eight-gam\e slate sorely needs more depth and stated "we're all out here to have fun and fellowship in football, and we'd like to see as many boys as p!)ssible part icipate.'' He added that no previous experience is required and reminded that "we have never cut the football sq uad at Wilkes." Partridge at the helm of the soccer team for the fifth straight year is looking for that ever elusive win number one and needs all the help he can get. He also stress ed "that no experience in soccer is required to make the squad. He urged all interested men to report for pre-season drills at Kirby Park on Monday. Both squads have exceptional schedules lined up and this fall looms as one of the most interesting sportswise in Wilkes history •. The father of a Wilkes freshman wrote this inspiring poem about his son: Where is my wandering boy to-• night, I wonder, near or far? I always ask my wife, and add: "And also, where's the car?" A. All extracurricular activities except intercollegiate . ~ports . . These extracurricular activities shall come under the superv1s1on of the Director of Student Activities. . . B. A Student Council, which shall serve as a pobcy-makinggroup, representing the student body_ and elect~d from an_d by thelour classes. This Council shall act m an advisory capacity to all . clubs, classses, and other organizations and serve 'fS haison between_ students and ad1tii:.1:!0!i the ActlTitiH Program " The activities pro·g ram at Wilkes Colleg~ is inten_ded to afford. training in community living and participation; to aid . in the d•· velopment of interests, skills, knowledge, and personality; a1:d topromote good health, civic efficiency, and w~rthy_ use of leisure .. It should provide for the advancement of the individual, the group,. the College, and the community. Ill. Plan of Operation A. Each organizati<;>n shall have a constitution recognized and . approved by the Student .Council. B. This constitution shall give such specific information as the · following about the organization : I. Name of club 2. Purpose 3. Time and place of meeting 4. Offices, etc. c. To allow for smooth functioning an~ a minimum of conflicts. in eotablishing a social calendar, the following steps shall be taken: I. All dates shall be cleared on the social calendar maintained by the Director of Stupent Activities. . 2. Permission to hold all student functions, on or off the campus, shall be obtained from the Student Council. · . 3. A standard permit form for each duly . s~nctioned activity shall be secured from the Director of Student Activities. 4. Conflicts on the social calendar (which might ~rise ""hile th•· basic social calendar is .in preparation) shall be arbitrated by the Director of Student Activities sitting with representatives of th<, groups. in conflict. If no amicable settlement can be reached the~oby, the, dispute shall be placed . in the hands of t~e Student Council. 5. The social calendar shall not conlhct with the Colleg., calendar publif\lled in the College catalogue. ~~ar~:s: S. following activities shall receive first consie'eration . (in the order indicated) in the allocation of financial support. i. Athletic teams ii. Band iii. Choral Club iv. Beacon v. Manuscript vi. Amnicola vii. Cue. 'n' Curtain viii. Debating team ix. Social activities Women's residences Men's residences x. Intercollegiate conferences b . No more than two and one-half percent ~f . ~he tuition. received each term shall be appropriated for these activit.ies. c. In September, each activity shall prepare a tentative budget for the coming year and submit a copy of this budget to the Comi,, ..· !roller before the · term ends. d . The Comptroller shall report ~II r~quests to the Student: and Administrative Councils during the lust six weeks of each term. e. The Student Council shall consider all requests _fo_r tu1:ds. and shafl then submit its own recommendations to the Administrative Council~· The Administrative Council, alter c~nsultation with the Student Council, shall appropriate the funds required for . student activities. ·: g . Each activity shall operate within its budget. In the event: of special need, an activity may submit requests, thTough the Comp• !toiler, for supplementary appropriations. h. All budgets and requests for funds shall be submitted on. forms prepared by the Comptroller's office. i. All expenditures within the budget shall be approved by (I ) the faculty adviser, (2) the Comptroller, and (3) the student chairman of each activity. j. All purchases shall be made through the Comptroller's Office. k. Whenever changes i;, policy are d~sired, the activity groups and the Student Council shall recommend new .policies or modifications of existing ones to the Administrative Council. 7, Each club, class, or other organization shall have at least one faculty adviser. Class advisers shall be· elected by student■ in September. The Co.liege administration shall appoin\ lacu_lty. advisers to those activities which are supported by the Student Activities Fund. 8. There shall be monthly meetings of activities advisers an~ presidents with the Student Council and the Director o.f Student Activities. In so far as possible every third meeting shall be a dinner meeting. 9. All student affairs shall be chaperoned. Two chaperons must be selected from the faculty. 10. Chaperons shall be on hand at the beginning of the affair they are to chaperon and shall remain until the affair has ended. They shall be responsible for the behavior of all persona attending the affair. IV. DutiH of the Director of Student ActivltlH A. Coordinate all student activities. B. Coordinate all activities involving college-community relationships. C. Sit with the Student Council in an advisory capacity. D. Act as liaison officer between the Student Council and th• Administrative Council. E. Issue permits for all affairs duly sanctioned by the Student Council. F. Compile and keep a complete set of student activitieli record& for the purpose of studying and bettering the student activities program. · G. Keep a complete file on all duly registered clubs and other organizations. H. Interview all incoming freshmen for guidance into the aetlv• ities program. I. Worli: closely with the Colleqe Deans. �~ember JS, 1953 3 Wll.KFS COLLEGE BEACON 'id Colonels Open At Home .Next ·Sat~rday .,Jon Drills ~ggressive ·Col~.n~ls PARTRIDGE'S . ROOTERS LOOK STRONG; "Coast-to-Coast" . Show FACE 'BEST IN THE EAST' SCHEDULE To Feature;Russ Picton In Preparahon ·For Bloomsburg By JAC·K CURTIS The Colonel hooters, the soccer . team, has been· working out at , Some 35 aspirants .to gridiron fame have been working out daily :tt Kirby Park for the past three weeks and by this time, Head Coach KiI"by Park for the p.ast_ two weeks and from all indications promise 3eorge Ralston and his newly appointed assistants Russell Picton and to be stronger this year than last season, even though · the t eam lost ·a ncis Pinkowski have a 'pretty good idea as to who will represent £our standouts via g1·aduation. Several new students are repor t- practice sessions in the person of .. ··akes College on opening day, or better opening night, aga~nst the Jwerful Bloomsburg State T eache,r s eleven. ed to be veteran soccer players and Jo e Devany, who gained the "tops" Biggest jolt to the light and inexperienced squad which will trot should bolster the' relatively, inex- ratin,;; last year-also at the U. of out against the Huskies from down the river has been the loss of the perienced squad. Flip Jones will P. Partridge is non-committal as to heavily counted upon Eddie Davis, an all-round backfield performer s·e rve as captain again this year for the past three seasons and the Colonels' only experienced pass and is being counted on for heavy prospect s for the season, but retwirler. duty a s well a s are other returnees ports from witnes·s es of recent Davis suffered a leg fracture able proficiency. Al J ete•r , 'Ashl ey Jim Moss, Bill Mergo, Dick Pola- practices are optimistic. This year, as in the past, the last ba;;eball season and his leg is Hall's lone representative in the kows•ki, Hank Diebel, Lefty Ken\p, not mended well enough for him grid ranks, is also , one to watch Dean Arvin, Mike Lewis, Tony Bi- Wilkesmen will face as rugged ·a schedule as any team of hooters in to ·take part in the anticipated a nd will probably see plenty of a n ~o, and Dick Hawk. Partridge, himself a soccer great the East. The slate includes Rider, grueling eight-game card which action this year. Don Straub, freshfa ces the Ralston Raiders this fall. man from Kingston, and up·per- as a Universiity of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg STC, Lock Haven At present the coaching staff is classmen "Bull" Gorski and PaI"ker All -Arrnerican, had another All- S'I1C, Lafayette, Elizabethtown (2 giving close scrutiny to any mem- Petrilak are looking better as the American helping him in earl y games) , and Trenton STC. ber of the outfit who can lift the practice sessions go by, so it could pigskin with any semblance of pro- be a close race at -the ends. One thing is sure. Come World ficiency. So far, it looks like No= Chanos ky is the likely pill pusher Lit or high water, the Colonels running from blocking back. Norm, · will be one of the fightingest outa three-year vete,r an of football as fits ever groomed on the West a Colonel, has shown considera,ble Side green.sward. What it lacks in promise and all t hree m entors are size and ,depth, it will -undoubtedly working over him- furiously. He ma,ke up in speed and spirit. Aocording to Coach R a 1 s t o n never passed before this season and played no football in high school, speed will be its salvation in the so he has a lot :to pick up. But he coming eight games, the toughest grind that any Wilkes eleven has looks li'ke the man, so far. The two really s~asoned members been asked to face . Speed and exof the backfield · are big George .p losiveness are the watchwords for Elias, a 1952 Little All-American, the Colonels. "If we can condition and Ronald "Gallo·ping Gaylord" the team to be as fast as we think Fitzgerald.. With two dependable it , ought to be, and if we can find i vets around, the fullback and )Ving- a passer, w.e'll darn sure give most : back spots seem to he strongly of the tellJITls we play plenty of , trouble," the genial coach stated !' ·manned. last week. ·Time and BJ-oomsburg, In scrimmages the past week, Lebanon Valley, Ithaca, .Hofstra, I Freshman Andy _Brez.nay and Don Trenton, Adelphi, Bridgeport and ; " Tiger" McFadden have been lock- Moravian will tell. ' ed in a tight battle for the firsts·t ring tailback spot, the "Bread and butter" slot in the Colonels' single and double wing attacks. Breznay and Mc:Fadden 11re both Home GAR alumni, Mac having played Sept. 26 Bloomsburg Away having played foot b a 11 at the Oct. 3 Lebanon ·Valley Away Heights institution, and Andy do- Oct. 9 Ithaca Home ing his .p igskin toting in the A11my-, Oct. 17 .H ofstra Away in whfoh he also excelled on the Oct. 24 Trenton Away Oct. 31 Adelphi . - cinders. Home Fri-ends have advised that Andy, Nov. 14 Bridgepott Away a slightly built !,a d, has tun the Nov. 2.1 Mora:vian century dash in the amazing time of 9.8· or thereabouts. If he can come - close to that mavk loaded down with pads, he'll . be sure to notch some scores in the coming campaign. Tiger has shown himself a shifty ball car:rier and is also capable of going all ,the way once the line . puts h~m out in the open. Other .performers in the backfield include Vince Slavitsko at fullback, Walt Chapko in the blocking bac,k spot, Jack Curtis at wing, Arne Nelson, a newcomer from Teaneck, N. J., at blocking back and Lou Chaump at tailback. Latecomers to dr ills plus some promising freshman talent have given solid backing to the veterans in the line and the coaching · staff seems just a little pleased with the forward wall, although at this point they're not committing them,sel ves. Tackles Ray "The Toe" 'Tait, Cliff Brautigan and Joe Wilk have been joined by Ted Dreisbach, frosh out of West •Pittston, and Bob Dymond, ,a husky 185-pounder who is a converted blocking back. At guards there is, of course, Captain Joe Trosko as ,well as Jerry Wriight, Bob Fay, John Aquilino, plus two freshmen, Dave, Williams of Kingston and dorm dweller Bill Farish of Huntington, Pa. The center situation is well in hand, with all three of last ' year's ball handlers returning, including Glenn Carey, George Yanok and Howard Gross. Outstanding candidate for one of the end slots i$ Paul Gronka, a sophomore from Nanticok~, who was a member of the .squad for a short thne last Introducing the football ~~aching staff at Wilkes College for 1953-left to right: Russ Picton, asyeilr. "Gronk" has shown lots of sistant c9ach; George Ralston, head coach; Francis Pinkowski, · assistant coach. hust le and the ability to make p!iss Two former Wilkes gridiron greats, Picton and Pinkowski, , were acppointed· to aid their former catching look easy. He'll undoubted- coach in grooming the Colonel grid machine this fall. Picton, a 1952 Little All-America quarterback ly be a prime target for Colonel and former great of service football while with the Marines, is slated to handle the ends and passers, tossers. while Pinky is working with the running backs. Fran was the recipient of 1.he outstanding back award Another promising outside maJt in his junior and senior years at Wilkes and was a st andout at fullba <'k thrnu g- h his grid career here. is Neil Dadurka, a frosh from Both have already proven "shots in the arm" to C , ach Ralston, ~•ho this year is busying himself with Forty Fort, who stands 6-1 and . the line. can block and catch with consider- Support The. Colonels! * I Opening Football Game Bloomsburg - Sept. 26 - Horne * 1953 Football Schedule Opening Soccer Game E. Stroudsburg - Oct. 7 - Home '53 Colonel Football Destiny In Their Hands Word has been received by t he college publiic relations department that one of Wilk.es' new assi,s tant -football coaches will be featured in the headline story on the coa st - to - coast "Touchdown Ti ps" radio show aired locally over WILK (980 o.n the dial) each Friday evening. Major L. B. Chapman, director of the 'Tips' newsletter and weekly radio show, ran across the Picton story in newspaper clippings in his file during, the .summer and requested more information from the Wilkes PRO on the former Colonel grid stalwart who was sidelined permanently with a leg injury last yea!'. The r esult, Maj. Chapman came up with an interesting r eview of Russ' gridiron career, starting in high school and ca-r rying through his service years and ending at Hofstra last year. The story called " Fate Called the Plays" will bring Wilkes and Russ national recognition. .Interesting thing is that it is the only feature on the program this year , about a small college player accordiing to blurb.s from Chapman and p r o g ·r a m announcer Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch. The show is listed for 7:15 p.<1n., Fridays on WILK. Gloman's Glorioui Glamor Girl A great many well-known stars of the past few decades; such as Al Jolson, ·T ed Lewis, Harold Lloyd and Gloria Swanson, have recently , amazed the entertainment world -b y staging successful comebacks. But a name that far outshines all othe·r stars of the ,past is that of the greatest and most famous personality of all time-"Miss America" . . . of 1873. Yes, that wonderful, beautiful, gorgeous, shapely, exotic, bald, gravel-voiced dream girl of a - few years back, Sidsipple Sloshbuc-ket, told me in an exclusive interview this wee'k that s·h e intends to make the greatest -comeback in the history of show business. You see, for twelve consecutive years Miss Sloshbucket has walked away with the "Miss America" award . .. but the police made her put it bac k every time. "Why, Chuck," she explained, " I'm still just as beautifui as I was in those days . What difference does age make ? After all, all women were made from the . same mold." "Yes," I replied, "but you're a little moldier than others." " Now let's not discuss my age!" she snapped. "Alright," I said, "I was never good at ancient history anyway." "Why I'll have you know I'm not actually what you would call 'old'. After all; I'm only · dribbling· over into the fifties," she giggled. "Slopping over into the nineties would be more liike it," I murmurred. In her day, Miss Sloshbucket was known as the Oomph Girl ... whenever she sat down on the sofa it went "ooom,p h!" And she has always had perfect vision. In all those years she never needed glasses . . . she just drank right out of the bottle. As she spoke, the '•b eauty' strutt ed up and down ,t he street in a rather odd-looking garment on which was lettered "M A IN E GRADE A POTATOES". What I can't figure out is why on earth she was wearing a burlap bag ... unless she thought it would give (continued on page 4) �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ THE BEACON'S BEAT Dr. Vujica commenting on his recent trip to Florida, "Imagine those southerners calling me 'a yankee'." * * * * * How many people saw Mike Lewis snea:king into the cafeteria with his own thermos bottle · of coffee? Andy Sofranco: I'm going to keep my mouth shut this year and maybe I'll get through. * * * * * Emma Grilli: Registration Day is the high point of my life. · * * * * * , Commenting on c a r r y in g 21 hours this semester, Mike Lewis says, "It's really nothing." * * * * * Overhearing a discussion on the possibility of women outnumbering men in the world, Mr. Jervis quietly joined t he group with, "There aren't more women than men, it just seems that way." * * * * * Frosh male: Can I wear a ''T" shirt? · Wayne Madden: Any shirt will do as long as you wear a Wilkes tie. "My oldest son is awfully sick these days," Sidsipple whispered. "He's suffering from chronic frontal sinusitis." • "Where did he ever get that?" I asked her. "From an old medical journal he saw at the doctor's home," she replied. Through the years Miss .Slos-hbucket has ,b een getting quite lazy. In fact, she's so lazy she runs the car over a bUJinp whenever she wants to flick the ashes off her cigar. The many years of inactivity has 1-ef.t the famous beauty rather plump. I won't go so far as to say that she's fat, but she's the only lady I know that can answer the TDR Big Sister Party Welcomes Frosh Coeds 'The freshman girls were wel·comed to college life Mqnday, Sel)tember 14 by the. Theta Delta Rho ·sorority at a Big Sister Party. The TDR girls laid out the welcoming · mat for the' frosh at McC!intock Hall from 4 to 5 p.1In. President · Helen Brown introduced the soro: rity officers to the new class. Our ·new 'Dean of Women, Dr. Neel , ·described the adjusm,-ent f,r om high :school ,t o college. The many new fi:osh met thE:ir •~Big Sisters", oldgirls who· have already passed through the difficulties of surviving the first year college, and _w ho are ,vjlling to help the new girls .adjust ,t o their new life. The . Lftle Sisters were urged to call on their new fri ends at any ,t ime. . .. Refreshments were served by TDR officers, Helen Brown president; Jane Carl)'enter, chai:rnnan of the welcoming committee; and of·ficers Naomi Kivler, Bernice Thomas, lien Louise Wint, Ruth Dilley, and Barbara Evans. It was announced at the party that the sorority meeting will be ' held Tuesday night, September 29. er of LIBRARY HOURS Monday through Thursday, ·8 :00 a.m. to 9 :30 p.m. Friday, - 8 :00 to 5 :00; Saturday, - 1:00' to 4:00. In between semesters and during vacations the hours will be announced. front door without leaving the kitchen. Continuing my interview, I asked Miss Sloshl:>ucket what kind of 'h usband she had. Gazingat me through her new Captain Marvel goggles, she queried, '-'What do you mean, 'what kind of man is my husband'?" "Well," I explained, "what color clothes does he wear? Would you say that he was a loud dresser?" "Loud!" she exclaimed. "You should hear him when he loses his cuff buttons!" ' "I didn't mean just that," I t_old her. "I just wanted to :know what type of .man your husband is." ''Well," sighed Miss Slosh-bucket, "he likes to dream about things. Friday, September Just last night he dreamed he dwelt in ·m ai·ble halls." "An'd what happened?" I ·;:tsked. "He woke up in the bathtub!" _she replied. "Tell me, .Miss Sloshbucket, how did your husband propose to you? I'll bet it was really romantic." "Well," she ,began, "it was all very sudden. One moonlight night we were sitting in the park and I told him to get down ori his knees." "Then what happened?" "Well," she exclaimed, ''before he realized it wasn't a crap game, he had proposed!" * * * * * ''Those sky writers have nothing on me," chuckled the nut as he wrote an essay on the moon. Headline: '"Musician S. By Floating · On Bass · Flood. Was Accompaniec' Mother On The Piano." * * * * * Culture Corner Realizing that all Wilkels men are in constant search . higher, :more intellectual voca1h. la-r y, I _now present a few words and their connotations which Webster somehow overlooked in preparing his Dictionary. LITERARY CRITIC: A person who finds meaning in literatur tha,t the author didn't :know wa •. there. CHAMPAGNE: A beverage that makes you see double but feel single~ ·.<:·:·:····· .. :~.:::::::'.: ~ ' ? f/,.1 ' , , , . ' . ' , ,'-' . i~lfrn:rfB ·::. . ·.: ·.. . .:..·.. .. ..::. . . When you smoke Chesterfield it's so satisfying to know that you are getting the one cigarette that's low in nicotine, highest in quality. A fact proved by c;:'1emical analyses of the country's six· leading cigarette brands. · And it's so satisfying to know that a doctor reports no adverse effects to the nose,. throat and . si"nuses from smoking Chesterfield . The doctor's report is part of a program supervised by a responsible independent research laboratory and is based on thorough bi-monthly examinations of a group of Chesterfield smokers over a period of a year and a half. · Gloman's Glorious Glamor Girl her sacks appeal. Mis-s Sloshbucket is now married and has two sons. One of them is in politics . . . the other one's not much good either . .TH'E BOSTON STORE Men's·Shop has everything for the college man's needs ... from ties to suits. FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER CH ESTE RFI ELD BEST FOR YOU ~~ Copyright 19H, LIGGnT .!< MYll.l TolAca> • � 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 <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 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>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> 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 Wilkes Beacon 1953 September 18th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 September 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 Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/2f5dc015ff9489a6c4ea4d469dfc7a6f.pdf eb962c4298b9bfe9813eea06a74903eb PDF Text Text Wilkes! - Beat 810001! . Wilkes College II "When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary." -Napoleon. Vol. 8, No. 2 \ PEP DANCE BE -TONIGHTAT THE GYM WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, SEPTEM:BER 25, 1953 Wilkes vs. Bloomsburg Season Opener DR. FARLEY SPEAKS AT FIRST ASSEMBLY; BEACON To Sponsor BLOOMSBURG, GOLIATH; WILKES, DAVID; WELL RECEIVED BY AUDIENCE OF OVER 600 Next Assembly Program HUSKIES STRONG; COLONELS DETERMINED Dr. Eugene Farley, in an initial welcome address at opening assembly exercfses Tuesday, stressed the importance of education as a tool for free thought. Dr. Farley told some 60·0 listener~ that a well-knit system of education which sponsors free, liberal thinking has elevated our democracy to an enviable position in the modern world. He warned, however, that Iron Toleration, h e added, is'- a dynaCurtain movement is posed as a mic principle of life, and once gov,e rnments try to thwart this aim, serious threat to this iposition. Said decay sets in. He cited historian he, ."History has proven that great Arnold Toynbee who has traced nations crumble when free thought this trend through more than 20 no longer provides initiative for civilizations. everyday life." Ur. Farley's speech was followDr. Farley stated that it was ap- ed by a pep rally. parent early in American history The Frosh, now broken into the we could not enjoy freedom unless realm of college life, followed proit was given· to all people. He ceedings with intent as they got pointed out the flight of 'Roger . their first glimpse of a Wilikes asWilli'ams from the theocratic rule sembly. Mr. Bob Moran led the of Massachusetts to found the colo- audience in the singing of ,p opular ny of Rhode Island dedicated to r e- campus tunes. The affair was capligious freedom. Other examples ped by a stimulating pep rally, in were Lord Baltimore in Maryland anticipation of the Bloom-'Colonel and William Penn in Pen~sylvania. tilt tomorrow night. In honor of ·National Newspaper Week, the BE~CON is sponsoring next Tuesday's assembly ptogram. Mr. William G. Avirett will be the speaker. At present, Mr. Avirett is assistant to the President, Carneg ie Endowment for International Peace. Formerly, he was education editor of the New York H eraldTribune. Mr. Avirett's topic will be "Freedom of Speech and the Press." Dr. Farley is chairman of the program. Gene Scrudato, editor of the BEACON, will intro?uce Mr. Avirett. . NOTICE! All male students interested in playing intramural football will meet in the Jewish Community Center on Tuesday immediately after assembly. DALE WARMOUTH SUCCEEDS JIM FOXL0W AS WILKES.~ PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR The duties of the Public Relations Office are now being handled by newly-appointed Dale Warmouth. As a member of the administration, Warmouth bears the official title of Director of Public Relations and Executive Secretary of the Alumni Association. As the new PRO man, Mr. War- Literary Society, and the Poet's mouth replaces Mr. Foxlow, who Corner, and editor of the Manuhas departed foz; Park School, In- script last year. Appointed editor dian~polis, where he, will teach again this year, he resigned in English and .coach dramatics. favor of the Public Relations post. Since his appointment on Sept- _He also resigned another post, that ember 1, Mr. Warmouth ha,_s been of Copy Editor of the Amnicola, carrying out his · many duties, to take on his new post. which include the preparation of Mr. Warmouth has received reall publications: the college cata- cognition for his poems, which logue, the alumni magazine, f(\ot- have appeared in several national ball programs, official college bul- magazines, ,n 1950, being a reciletins, the freshman handbook, pient of the Ann Hamilton Poetry Wikes College Briefs, special de- . Award. partmental promotional brochures, Mr. Warniouth is assisted' in his such as on Nursing Education, and present post .by his secretary, Mrs. night school promotion. He also Ruth Roberts, and student, assistfurnish es news copy to all ,p apers ants Jack Curtis and Russ Picton. p,articularly the three local papers, through which he fulfills his main duty, that of interpretation of the college role in the community, and that of giving out information concerning the college. Mr. Warmouth hadles Freshman Orientation sections and is Adviser to the BEACON. The new Public Relations man has been an active ,p erson on campus while a student. He was appointed Sports Publicity Director in February, 1951. He has been general assistant to the Public Relations Office since September, 1951. He has been a member of Cue 'n' Curtain, the BEACON, the DALE WARMOUTH By JACK CURTIS The Wilkes College football team takes on a role which has become .familiar to it the past several seasons tomo1;row night at Kingston Stadium when it attempts once again to portray a gridiron version of David in his struggle with G-0liath - Goliath in this instance 1 the mighty Bloomsb urg State Teachers College football forces. The first stone leaves the sling at 8 sharp under the West Side arc lights. The annual Wilkes-Bloom sburg ness to carry t he t eam through to grid classic, according to the yo- victory. Bloomsburg is a 13-point gis, looms as a toss-up, but the favorite going into the game, but scribes predict Bloomsburg will do the Colonels like to remember that the tossing. Campus ponderers, game in 1949 when they ruined an basing their judgements on the re- otherwise perfect Husky season turn to action of Eddie Davis, ex- with a 20-7 trouncing at Huber pect the Colonels to do some toss- Field, Plymouth. ing too. The game ma~ks the sixth meetThe Wilkes squad this year is ing of the two neighboring rivals, short on experience and manpower, Wilkes ha ving won only one, and but long · on spirit and determina- Bloomsburg four. tion, so an upset is not out of the A large crowd is expected to see question. ·The Colonel coaching the game, since the yearly encountstaff has built its 1953 machine er figures to he the local "natural" around eight returning lettermen now that there is no longer a including George Elias, Eddie Da- Wilkes-King's tiff. Gametime has vis, Ronald Fitzgerald, Howard ,been set at 8 :00; the entire student Gross, Glenn Carey, Ray Tait, Joe b'.ody will be in attendance, won't Trosko and Jerry Wright. New- it? comers to the lineup have shown much promise, but how they'll act under fire is another question. We will just have to wait and see. Bloomsburg is perenially strong and there is no reason to believe that it won't repeat as such this year, which all adds up to one thing. One whale of a ballgame is in store for the anticiipated throng which will. help the two teams usher in Wyoming Valley's '53 collegiat e grid campaign, Wilkes has a breakaway threat in Andy Breznay, a freshman tailback, who can traverse the gridiron from end to end in little more than ten seconds in pads. He could mean the diference in the game. Bloom is at least 15 pounds heavier per man than the Wilkesmen and has plenty of depth, a factor which could also mean plenty. The Blue and Gold coaching staff is counting on speed and exiplosive- Frosh-Parents Party Well Attended Sunday A large number of freshmen and their 1)arents met with the college faculty at an informal reception held on the lawn of Chase Hall last Sunda y afternoon. 'T his affair enabled the parents to become acquainted with the faculty and administration of the college their children are now attending. Dr. Eugene Farley addressed the group and pointed out the many ways in which parents ca!Il h elp freshmen adjust to the new life which lies before them. During the get-acquainted period refreshments were served by the girls of Theta Delta Rho. 1953 Edition of the Wilkes College Football Squad I BULLETlN! The Cotton Boll Dance, originally scheduled for tomorrow night, Sept. 26, has been postponed. Jim McHugh, president of the sophomore class, has an~ounced it will be held at a later date. FOR WOMEN ONLY '.I'heta Delta Rho will hold its first meeting of the year next Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 8 P. M. in the Girls' Lounge. Helen Brown, president, urges members to attend. The Wilkes College football squad for -1953 includes, first row, left to right, Glenn Carey, Bill Gorski, Eddie Davis, co-captain; Joe Trosko, co-captain; Ame Nelson, Howard Gross, Ray Ta(!, Jerry Wright and Ronald Fitzgerald. Second row , Jack Curtis, Cliff Brautigan, Al Jeter, Andy Sofranko, George Elias, Andy Breznay, Vince Slavitsko, Walt Chapko, George Havir, Neil Dadurka and Paul Gronka. Third row, Assistant Coach Francis Pinkowski, Lou Chaump, Norm Chanosky, Don McFadden, Bill Farish, George Yanek, Parker Petrilak, John Lychos, Tony Greener, Tom Driesbach, Don Straub and Team Trainer Harold Jenkins. Back row, Assistant Coach Russ Picton, Heac! Coach George Ralston, Bob Dymond, Joe W1lk, Don Marsincavage, Dave Williams, Tom Phillips, Bo~ Fay, John Aquilino, Manager Al Wallace and Manager Jerry Elias. �WILICr3 CQLLF.GE BEACON Wilkes College COLLEGE PRESS CENSORSHIP INCREASING; ACTIVITIES SCHEL .. CAMPUS EDITOR SHOULD BE LE'f ALONE BEAC·O N GENE SCRUDATO By DWIGHT BENTEL Editor-in-Chief JEAN KRAVITZ JACK CURTIS Associate Editors DALE WARMOUTH Faculty Adviser JACK CURTIS ART HOOVER Sports Editor Business Manager At the University of Arizona the student council ejected reporters from the student newspaper and held a, closed meeting to consider the banning of "unofficial" publications from the campus. NEWS STAFF Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenfels Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma Davis Irv Gelb Mike Lewis J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty Margaret Williams Jim Neveras Louis Steck CIRCULATION ·T he students were reflecting a point of view that's trickling down from high places . .. and when Pi Delta Epsilon, journalism honorary society, protested that action, the student council waxed indignant and stood on its .interpretation of the constitution. Frances Panzetta Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Shel<;l.on Schneider Thomas Price BU$INFSS Bernice · Thomas Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell Barbara Tanski Ir13ne Tomalis Said one council member, "We, as members of the council, are elected to do the job as we see fit." PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A -paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke:: College Subscription price: $1.80 per Fricl;ay, September 25, semester Member Intercollegiate Press Said another, "Last week we asked (the student newspaper editor) not to print a certain name. But next day it appeared seven or eight times." A Rash of Incidents The Arizona thing is part of a rash of incidents involving freedom As is the practice of most editors, a get acquainted editorial of the student press. Most of these is in an early issue of their paper. In this editorial, :they usually take the form of crackdowns by outline their respective phil~phies, the purpose of their news- the college administration, censorship, cont;ols. paper, and their ideas on newspaperdom in general. EDITORIAL- I will not lab()[" you with such dull and lifeless material. A newspaper is a dynamic, living thing and as such, no detailed philosophies are applicable. Only such. basic rules as decency, common sense, objectivity, and thoroughness need be applied for the success ·of a newspaper. I,t is for these, I will strive. Dismiss them as «kid stuff," and you're missing the point. All activities at an educational institution - curricular or extracurricular-must ultimately justify theniselves as contr~butions to education. What kind of education for American democracy does a controlled college press contribute? "College newspapers are sometimes held in mild scorn by news,papermen, especially newspapermen who never happened to edit The following couples have takone. Very few campus pubHcations en the first steps toward connubial deserve such professional con- · bliss. tempt. 'Today some papers are fairPeggy Williams _ George Schlaly b.ig news,paper business. They ger. compare favorably with commerMarylin Cresswell _ Don Wincial publications. ters. "There are other reasons why Nancy Schooley _ Jimmy Aththe college press should be watch- erton. ed with interest and tolerance i:>y Jane Ann Davies _ Ray Tait. professional journalism. For one thing, it happens to represent what * ** * * is going on in the undergraduate mind. This may be the mind of the leading citizen day after tomorrow. "For another, the campus newsroom gives the first shape to many Alex Cathro and Carol "';alling a future newspaperman. I have known comparatively few college- did the above couples one ·better educated reporters or editors who and got ·married recently. did not have a hand in their student newspaper, wh.a tever their DENTIST: A fe llow with a one more formal . academic training extract mind. for journalism.'' ETIQUE'ITE: The noise you It is ,easy, says Mr. Kesler, for don't make when you eat soup. a college newspaperman to get inLA WYER: A fellow who lives (continued on p_age 4) •b y his writs. College students are the next generation of citizens and leaders. What a'bout a citizenry habituated in college to acceptance of newspa,per censorship and the withThroughout the past week it was brought to my attention more holding of news by authority? fhan once that the masthead was in error. It seems that it was -the masthead of last semester's paper. Many students took great joy in reminding me of this. The :truth now can be told, the incorrect masthead was allowed to remain ,t~ere for somebody's benefit. I try to get something in the paper for everybody and since it seems that some of the reader~ are always looking for mistakes, I hope I have succeeded. The BEACON wishes to publicly thank th~ Assembly Committee for changing ,t he assembly hour from Thursday to Tuesday. This will enable the BEACON to give the assembly program the news coverage it rightfully deserves. Special thanks then to Lou Steck, committee chairman, and ,to James Benson, Jane Car.penter, Miriam Dearden, Lois Long, Al Wallace and Ruth w~~- ACTIV~ CALENDAR FOR 1953-54 The following is a list of activities and the dates requested for them by the various campus organizations. It is well to remember that this list is only TENTATIVE, and unofficial All questions concerning Jhis calendar should be directed to Mr. Robert Partridge, Director of Activities. . 19-21-Cue 'n' Curtan Major Production 21-Football-Moravian (Away) 23-Philhcnmonic Concert 24-TDR All-College Tea' 25-Turkey Trot-Sophomore Class 28-All-Colleges Dance-Student Council 2-Basketball---Jthaca (Home) 4--Sport Dan~enior Class 5--TDR Card Pqrty Basketball-Bloomsburg (Away) 6-Town and Gown Recital 11-Lettermen's Christmas Fonnal 1 12-Basketball-Stroudsburg (Home) Wrestling-Lafayette (Away) 14-Sterling Hall Christmas Party 15-TDR Chrisun~ Buffet IS-Biology Club Christmas Party B_asketball-Susquehanna (Away) Wrestling-Swarthmore (Away) IS-Dance-Junior Class 28-29-0pen Wrestling Championships SEPTEMBER 25----Pep Dance-Cheerleaders Football-Bloomsburg (Home, 8 p.m.) 27-Biology Chili Tea OCTOBER 2-Freshman Class Affair 3-I;ootball-Lebanon Valley (Away) Soccer-Rider (Away) _ 5-7--Cue 'n' Curtain One-Act Plays 7--Soccer--Stroudsburg (Home) 9-Dance-Biology Chili lO--f90tball-Ithaca (Away) 15-Sbccer-Lock Haven (Home) 16-Dance--Chemistry Club 17-Football-Hofstra (Hobie, 8:15 p.m.) Victory Dance-Cheerleaders Homecoming Soccer-Lafayette (Away) 21--Conference on Education-Education Dept. 23-Sterling Hall Faculty Tea Alumni Affair ' 24-,TDR Wiener Roast Football-Trenton (Away) Soccer-Elizabethtown ' (Home) 27-Soccer-Elizabethtpwn (Away) 30-Biology Club Wiener Roast 31-Football-Adelphi (Away) Soccer-Trenton (Home) ,. , r N0VEMBER 6-Dance-Engineerjng Club 8-Town and Gown Recital 13-Dance-Sophomor~ Class 14-:-Foo.tball-Bridgeport (Home, 8 p.m.) Pep Dance College newspaper staffs will constitute an important part of the next generation of professional newspapermen. What abou~ news·paper staff members who were conditioned on the campus to acceptance of administrative control of their press. If the college press is to be a censored and controlled p r e s s, then far ,better that t,here not be any. The training adhntages of cMnpus-newspaper work to the future newspaperman are pretty unimportant if part of tp.e experience has been acceptance of interference with press freedom. DECEMBEµ\ I JANUARY 5-Basketball-Lefay'ette (Home) 7-Basketball-Moravian (Home) 8-Cal;>aret Party-Med-IRC-Chem 9-Basketball-Hartwick (Away) 11-Basketoall-Susquehanna (Away) 13-Wrestling-Lthaca (Away) 16-Wrestling-Conland (Away) 24-Town and Gown Recital 27-TDR Sport Dance . Basketball-Stroudsburg (Away) 30-Basketball-Lycoming (Home) FEBRUARY ' 3-Winter Carnival 5-Basketball-Wctgner (Away) 6-Basketball-Hofstra (Away) . Wrestling-Hofstra (Hom~) l 0-Basketball---Mansfield (Away) 12-TDR Valentine Dance 13-Basketball-Bloomsburg (Home) 15:.....Philharmonic Concert Sept. 25-Pep Dance, Cheerle, (No admission charge). · Sept. 26-Football, Bloomsburg, Home, 8 P. M. Sept. 27-Biology Club Tea. Sept. 29-Assembly, BEACON. Oct. 2-Freshman Class Affair. Put That Ring . • . On My Finger Put Another Ring . . . On My Finger 17-Basketball-Scranton (Away) 19-Dance-Engineering Club Basketball-Lycoming (Away) 20-Basketball-Mansfield (Home) Wrestling-Stroudsburg (Home) 21-Town and Gown Recital 23-TDR George Washington High School Tea 24-Basketball-Kutztown (Away) 27-Cabaret Party-BEACON Wrestling-Muhleruperg (Away) MARCH 1-3-Cue 'n' Curtain One-Act Plays 3-Basketball-Susquehanna (Home) 5-6-Science Show 6-Basketball-Harpur (Away) PIAA Wrestling 8-PIAA Basketball 12-PIAA Basketball 15-PIAA Basketball 13-Senior Spectacle 17-TDR St. Patrick's Day High- School Tea 18-PIAA Basketball · 19--Sport Dance-Biology Club 21-Town and Gown Recital 26-0txbaret Party-IRC 29-Rogers Tournament APRU. 1-.R ogers Tournament 2-April Fool's Dance-Freshmen 7-Baseball-Stroudsburg (Away) 8-10-Cue 'n' Curtain Major Production 9-Biology Club Voyage · IO-Baseball-Muhlenberg (Away) 11-Town and Gown Recital 13-Baseball-Soranton (Home) 23-April Showers Ball-Lettermen Intercollegiate Chemistry Conference 25-United Nationalities Pageant 27-TDR All-College Punch Party 28-TDR Fashion Show Baseball-Stroudsburg (Home) 30-Chem Club Dance MAY 3-Wtllharmonic Concert 7-TDR Mother's Day Tea Dance-Sophomore Class Baseball-Rider (Away) 8-Baseball-Susquehanna (Away) 9-Town and Gown Recital , Parents' Party 12-Baseball-Bloomsburg (Home) 14-Cinderella Ball-Student Council Spring Homecoming IS-Baseball-Alumni V·S . Varsity Dance-Student Council Spring Homecoming 16-Biology Club Outing 17-BasebaU-Moravian (Home) 18-TDR Junior~Senior Buffet 21-Alumni Affair 22-Junior-Senior Party Baseball-Bloomsburg (Away) 24-Baseb~ll-Susqueihahna (Home) JUNE . 6-Baccalaureate . 7-Commencement �y, September 25, 1953 3 WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON JAVIS' RETURN IS DEFINITE BOOST WILKES FOOTBALL STOCK ZOOMS; "EXCLUSIVE" ABOUT INJURY BACKFIRES Ex-Korean Officer Plays Soccer Here the BEACON, and that's the main thing, anyway. (It says here.) Davis said in practice last wee.Jc The surprise return to the gridiron late last week of Eddie Davis, that his leg was fee ling better and Plymouth's undecided football star, he has been unshaken in what acgave Wilkes College football stock tion he has seen thus far, sci that's t his fall a definite ' boost. In fact, a good sign. Eddie is a\ cagey signal caller Wall Street charts would pobably show a straight line to the top of and a fine quarterback and handl es the page, that's how important Mr. the fullba ck slot in the single and Davis is to the Wiilkes foot-ball doutil e wings. H e is a fine passer and a veteran defen:;;ive player, so machine. his value to the t eam can clearly Eddie told this reporter at regi- be seen . The cJ;i.unky 175-pounder stration in the Wilkes gym that was· a Wyoming Valley All-Sch olhe would not .be in the fold this astic at Plymouth High School in season, that his leg, the one that 1949 and has three years at Wilkes was fractured last baseball season under his .belt. ' in the Cortland STC game, was Ralston's •p lan for the game isn 't giving him too much trouble. to put Eddie in the starting lineup, Whereupon the next day we ·au- but rather to save him for t h e thored a piece for the Times-Lead- right moment. Riis talented twir ler announcing the sad tidings to ing arm will probably come in for sports fans in the 'area __:_ our best a lot of unlimbering though, for scribbling, a -p icture and all. In the Huskies s)10uld be a tough outfact, we, trying to be convincing fit and Wilkes will need its maxito the 'DLEN Sports Editor, Bruce mum offensive threat in the game Blackman, labeiled the story "an moi,t of the time. . exclusive":· Having been to Kirby Park pracTo make it short, Eddie's turn- tice fie ld and having seen Davis about made Wilkes football stock there in uniform, w e issue the final ~oom, ,b ut sent our ·s tock as a sports a nd ultimate truth-Davis is ba(;k writer locally. into a terrific plunge and Ralston's got him. Prediction: One · less sleepless -'29 all over again. But now Coach Ralston has that passer he was night per week for the coaching moaning about in the last issue of staff. · By JACK CURTIS CHEERLEADERS SPONSOR PEP DANCE-RALLY TO SET MOOD FOR TOMORROW'S GRID GAME In anticipation of the big game tomorrow night, t h e ch eerleaders are sponsoring a pep dance which will be held tonight in the gym . Cheery Jane Car,p enter, captain have to . suffer the conseque~ces. of the Cheerleaders, is in charge of Captain ,Carpenter also wants tt the affair. Jane, an old rabble- stressed that there will be ente!"rouser from way back, promises to tainment at the affair. Jane, howwhip up plenty of enthusiasm for ever, is very secretive as to what the oipening game. the entertainment will be, or w ho The dance, which will also fea- will furnish it. ture a pep rally, is to start at 8 All in all it sta cks up to a good o'clock and last until midnight. The thing so everybody come on 01Jt Freshmen are reminded that their and get in the · football spirit to, 1 attendance is desired or they will night at eight in the -gym. STUDENT COUNCIL HOLDS FIRST MEETING; COOPERATION OF STUDENT BODY NEEDED The Student Council for the 1953-54 year at Wilkes got off to a running start ·b y holding its first meeting of the season on Thu,rsday, Sept. 17, the very first day of classes. The first item on ,t he agenda was Wilkes' Student Council this year the •~come and Meet Us Party" appears to be an active one from ,s ponsored by the council, and held the start. With the whole-hearted Friday evening in the gymnasium. cooperation of the student b ody, Final , plans and 11rrangements for great things should be accomplishthe dance were made at the meet- ed. ing. Other .topics arid items under discussion were: Student Council Award keys, the newly established record fund, pep · rally, and the Crash Crew. Dick Hawk and Nancy Hannye presen~ed reports on the award keys for last year's The Board of Trustees of the council members. The keys have University of Delaware recently diarrived, and have been distributed. rected bhe consolidation of student A report on the r ecord fund, which course fees a,t the university. wa,s established by the council last By this consolidation the former spring, was given by Bob Lynch. 308 laboratory, shop, and other Several · new i;ecords were pur- fe es of many kinds, and amounts chased by the <:ouncil for use at are to be brought together in one the dance on Friday night. A pep iidentical sum for all students atrally will ,b e held on the lawn be- tending the university. This has .hind iOhase Hall Friday, Sept. 25, been done to fix charges for the at 2:30. Freshman attendance is convenience of students and th eir 'required! Tentative plans were parents. made for contacting members of It was pointed out here that this Cue 'n' 1Curtain concerning the action means the cost of going to formation of a new Crash Crew to scho'ol will be the same for all stuentertain at our three home foot- dents in all departments. It elimiball garmes this season. The Crew nates the > p ossibility of -a student ,has always .p roved a great success being influenced in his choice of jn the past, and the council would courses, by one course being more like to see some action taken to ~r less costly than another. All rejuvenate the gr oup . · ext r a fees will be included in one Before the meeting adjourned, gen er a 1 university maintenance Mr. Partridge asked for sug,g estio ns from council president Wayne " H ey, boss, I'm taking a mont h Madden, and members of the coun- off," said the clerk as h e tore an:il, concerning methods for con- other s·heet off the calendar. ) uc.ting t-he Community Chest and .he Red Cross drives on campus. "Eavesdropping again," said Ad\ discussion follow ed, but no defi- am as his wife fell out of the a pple 1ite plans were made'. tree. Delaw.are Course Fees Consolidated Recently HOW TO TRAP-Twenty-four months ago Koo · Younsu was questioning Communist prisoners that were brought into U. S. milita,-y ofi'ires a nd never dream ing that some day he might be worrying about making the soccer squad at an American college. Wilkes KOREAN TRIES OUT FOR SOCCER TEAM A little over a year ago Koo Younsu had plenty to worry about as a first li eut enant in the South Korean Army, but right now his higgest wony is whether or not he's going to make the Wilkes Col~ege soccer t eam . Making the soccer team, of course, isn't his No. 1 interest at Wilkes, even though it comes close to being so. Some day · he hopes the title will be Dr. Koo Y ounsu. But don't forget it will be Dr. Koo, because, as he eXJ)lained it, for publication purposes the family name always comes first in the Far East. So for the time being he will be Younsu to his friends in the Wilkes dormitory and Mr. Koo otherwise. Watching Younsu boot a so(:cer ball around the " hollow" along the dike in Kirby Park is apt to make you forget that he was engaged in a struggle for the Republic of Korea's right to live outside of Communist domination. Looks Good at Soccer How do es h e look on a soccer f ield? Not bad. In fact the coach, Bob Partridge, predicted that Younsu looked like a promising candidate for a berth on the team . H e works hard at practi ce-like a f ellow who has been used to wo1,king for what h e wants and do es n't care too much how lon·g i t takes him to attain a goal. The tall Korean, who is in his early twenties, has been in t his country only a short time. He's still amazed at the things he saw in that brief per iod. "It's wo nderful to be here," h e smiled. And then he added, " I saw lots of New York . City . . . the Empire State Bui lding . .. Coney Island " But W yom ing Vall ey was de- Soccer Coach Bob Partridge (left) and Assistant Coach Joe Devaney show the new candidate how to trap a ball. Both Partridge and Devaney were All- American soccer players for the University of Pennsylvania. scr ibed by Younsu as "a place : enroll at Finch College in Februwhere you can really relax and ary. enjoy the beauty." And the way_ Younsu has about eight years a he said it, you co·uld tell he wasn't head of him in this countt-y - all just trying to be nice in express- of tpem in school. And then, in his ing his fondness for the area. own words, "I want to return to Two years ag-0 Younsu had never Korea to serve my people." heard of Wilkes ,Colle~e or WilkesSPECIAL PRICE ON TUX Barre. At that time he was half-atway through his military toursomething that interrupted his studi es at the University of Seoul , Expert Clothier where he was taking pre-med 9 EAST MARXET ST.. courses. John B. Stetz Wilkes-Bane, Pcs. U. S. Officer Helped - ' It was while serving as an interrogator, attached to t)1e U. S. Army, that he had first heard of Wilkes College. It was a · U. S. officer from this area ~ "a man known as Lt. Robertson, but I cannot remember his first name," Younsu r ecalled. President Eugene S. Farley received a letter from Younsu and began making arrangements fro m this end. has everything Only mystery in the entire activa fellow needs ity to bring Younsu to this counin the line of try was the exact ,identity of "Lt. Rob ertson ." As late as last w eek, wearing apparel college officials w ere trying to find STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR out who Lt. Rob ertson is and where he liv es. · Younsu is having no difficulty with English. His father, Dr. Byron Y. S. Koo, former Minister of H ea 1 th in President Syngman Rhee's cabinet, s pent 15 years in this country. He graduated from Emory University. Dr. Koo is now National Chairman of the Korean THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER National Red Cross. I I "I took several courses in English whil e in high school," Younsu said, "but when the Japanese came the language was banned. But •even so," he continued, "my fat her s poke excell ent English and t aught me during the evenings at home." Younsu has three bro.thers and four sist ers. One of his sist ers expects to arrive in t his country befo r e the end of the year and will 1 �WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON 4 Friday, September 25, reported in the "New York Times", ed application must reach the on the basis of a 7-2 -college study, office at least fifteen days b HOMER'S that "A subtle and creeping parathe date of the administration lysis of freedom of thought and which the candidate is applyin5 (continued from page 2l speech is attacking college camto trouble. "SOIIIletimes the very puses in many parts of the counro ALL srt!nENTStruth of his editorial thunder try, limiting both students and faIn the belief that you have interests makes him that , m uch more unculty in the area traditionally re. Hello there, I'~ Hooner. You are The Graduate Record Examina- you cannot pursue or talents you can• probably 'V\'.Ondering just exactly palatable to academic authority. served for the fr~e exploration of tions, required of applicants for not develop within our curricula, we at who I am. It is too bad you won't Even educators to whom freedom knowledge and truth. admission to a number of gradu- Wilkes supplement the academic prois dear can grow peevish if its Assistance Warranted ind out. I wish to remain anonygram with such activities as athletics, bold exercise costs them good ·will. ate schools, will be administered mous for reasons of my own. More often college administrators These limitations on free inqui- at examination centers throughout 'dramatics, debating, writing, the work My ;purpose here is to attempt who believe deeply in ,s tudent free- ry, says Mr. Seigel, take a variety of departmental clubs, photography, to write a column which will in- dom of expression, even when it of forms. "But their net effect is a the country four tirmes in the com- and choral, orchestral, and band work. terest the majority of the student hurts, are the caiptives of their widening tendency toward passive ing year, Educational Testing Ser- All are conducted by students with the vice has announced. ,During 1952- guidance of the Director of Student Acti• body. 'T his is an extremely diffi- trustees and alumni." acceptance of the status quo, con- 53 more than 9,000 students took vities and faculty advisers. cult thing to do but I will try. formity, and a narrowing of th~ the GRE in partial fulfillment of Once you've oriented yourself and Just as to what you can expect More Than Class Theory area of tolerance in whicp. students, admission requirements of gradu- found you do have some time, then why not visit some of the meetings of is a little hard I to determine at Pointing out that some faculties faculty and administrators feel ate schools which rp,rescribed it. the respective organizations which you present. I can tell you this much exercise the utmost tolerance of free to spea:k, act, and think inThis fall candidates may take feel might help you and to which you though, it will range from criti- student newspaper policy and dependently." might contribute? cism to cynicism to flattery to com- others ride undergraduate editors Such a question cannot help but ,t he GRiE on Saturday, November mentary to logic and sometimes with' a very tight rein, M'r . Kesler affect free conduct of the campus 14. In 1954, the dates are January WHISKE;y: What the morning probaibly to utter senselessness. I .says : ,p ress. It would be well . for the 30, May 1, and July 10. ETS advises each applicant to inquire of after, you wish you'd drunk water hope it will be interesting if not ''It seems to me that all college commercial newspaper press to the graduate school of his choice the night ,before, instead of. amusing or vice versa. students need to learn as part of recognize the connection with its The title "Hodgepodge" is fairly their education, if for no other own current problem of maintain- w hi ch of the examinations he OBOE: An ill wind that nobody obvious (see above paragraph.) ing traditional freedoms, and ex- s hould ta:ke and on which dates. blows good. The reason I picked "hodgepodge" reason, that freedOIIIl of th e press t end such assistance as it can to Applicants for graduate school fellowships should ordinarily take the over all the other similar words is more than a cl:!\ssroom theory. its little ,brother at college. If it matters to the perpetuation designated examinations in the ·f all FOR SALEis that I'm a fiend for alli- I also think ·a college newspaper teration, and "hodgepodge" is tbe should be just that, a nd not an of press freedom what importance administration. 1946 Pontiac. "A" Title. ExcelThe -GRE tests offered in these only- word I <:,o uld find i>eginning adjunct of the public relations de- college graduates ·attach to it, then lent condition. See Dr. Kruger. ,t he commercial press had darn nationwide ;programs include a test with an "H". Besides, the titPe partment. "To me it follows that a cam- well bett er be interested in [Press of general scholastic ability and "Homer's Conglomeration, Aggreadvanced · level t ests of achievegation, Combination, Aimalgama- pus editor should be let alone as freedom on .the campus. tion, Mixture, .P atchwork, · Pot- much as -p ossible, for his own good.• -"Editor and Publisher", January, ment in seventeen different subject ,m atter fields. According to pourri, Miscellany; Blend, etc." as well as that o.f his student r ead- 1952. ETS, · candidates are permitted to are titles which would offend the ers. Certainly he will make mista!ke the Aptitude Test and /or one most hardened reader. For a while, takes. If they are too frequent or Est. 1871 of the Advanced Tests. I toyed with the· idea of using such too serious, -he must pay the penalwords as ''motley'' . and "mess" but ty. That is the way , free newsApplication fomns and a Bulletgave it up as these words will be papermen work in the world !beAn inmportant reorganizational in of Information, which •p rovides Men's Furnishings and ap)>lied to this column soon enough. yond the campus. How ,b etter · can meeting of the International Rela- details of registration and adminiHats of Quality But enough of this. It is time ·to he learn to ,be a free newspaper- tions Club will be held next Tues- ,s tration as well as sample' quesclose. I hope I'll see you in the man himself?" day, ·sept. 29, at 12 o'ciock (noon), tions, may be obtained from coltt near future. I say that because the The trend toward increasing re- in Ashley Annex. All members are lege advisers or directly from Edu\ :Editor informs me that a number straint of college newspapers is• urged to attend. A special invita- cational T esting <S ervice, P. 0. 9 West Market Street ,of other students are desirous of probably a conseq~ence of a fear tion to join goes to freshmen in- Box 592, Princeton, N. J., or P. 0 . Wilkes- Barre, Pa. -this position. So if I don't see you psychology that is affecting all col- terested in politics, government, Box 9896, Los Feliz Station, Los .again, it was fun while it lasted. lege freedoms. Kalman Seigel has international relation, etc. Angeles 27, California. A comp let- Graduate Record Test Needed By Applicants For · Graduate School COLLEGE PRESS CENSORSHIP INCREASING HODGEPODGE JORDAN ATTENTION! FOOTBALL WEEK-END Tonight: PEP DANC.E RALLY 8 P. M. to -Midnight Tomorrow Night:· WILKES:Colonels vs. BLOOMSBURG Huskies Time: 8 P. M. Place: Kingston Stadium Frosh Attendance Required Support The Colonels! r � 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 <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 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>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> 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 Wilkes Beacon 1953 September 25th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 September 25 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 Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/892b2489317a1d5b40865f8b47ea3fde.pdf 5bfe5d23859d4a4ff555e5bb6f4a5478 PDF Text Text .W ilkes Colleg.e "'Experience \eaches slowly and at I ,he cost of mi&takes." ~======= · =Fro=ud~e. Vol. 8, No. 3 SUPPORT BE THE COMMUNITY CHEST BY ATTENDING THE DANCE TONIGHT WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY.- OCTOBER 2, 1953 .CAMPUS ELECTIONS ON WEDNESDAY DEATH CLAIMS FREDERICK J. WEC~ER; ' Student Council, ELECTION CAMPAIGNS GO INTO HIGH GEAR; WAS PHILANTHROPIST AND WILKES TRUSTEE Sophs, Frosh Sponsor TUESDAY ASSEMBLY SPEECHES TO BE CLIMAX Mr. Frederick J. Weckesser, Wilkes College Trustee, died at 6:50; Operation Red Feather One of the liveliest times of the year is with us-once again election Tuesday morning, September 20, at his home, 150 South Franklin Street. He had been in failing health for some• time and his condition grew steadily worse during the last month. Mr. Weckesser was Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees. As a Trustee he served on two committees, Buildings and Grounds, and Finance. Well--known .as a philanthropist,\ Mr. Weckesser donated Weckesser Hall to Wilkes College. The .building is located on Northampton Street and is used as a men's donv,itory. Many of Mr. Weckesser's pilan- Country Club's swimming pool, one thropies, were never publicly re- of the finest in the country. · veale~. He consistently and generIn 1931 Mr. and Mrs. Wecke's ser •Ously· · aided deserving causes. In dvic afairs he carried his full donated an organ for the new edifice that was erected by the share of responsibility, giving of American Church, Quai d~Orsay, bis talents, his time and his money Parl· s F n ra ce. 'T h e organ w h'.ic h to promote !better community con- was first played by M. Marcel ,ditions. Dupre, great French organist, 'was · t rument , com b'mmg • an unusua1 ms the ,skill of two master craftsmen of America and France, Samuel Casavant Of Canada and the H ouse of Ab!bey, Montrouge,, a suburb of ,Paris. The electric console, chimes and several stops were made in · 'Cana da, remai·'d er Of th e organ in · H e a 1so d 0 <ma t e d or,g ans t O P ar1s. the Brick Presbyterian Church, Waterbury, N. Y., the Westminster .Pres•byterian Church and First Presbyterian Church, Wilkes-Barre. Mr. and Mrs. Weckesser presented their Harveys Lake summer home, "Wildwood," and 60 acres of property to Girl Scouts of Wyoming Valley in 1936. The following year · Mr. Weckesser donated a fund to improve and re· h s· pair t e property. mce that time the Girl Scouts have used "Wildwood" every summer. Mr. Weckesser rose from a young store clerk working after school hours, to a position of naMr. Weckesser made several tional -importance as a director of large; donations to Irem Temple, F. W. Woolworth Company. He was the oldest living director .AAONMS, and to Irem Temple Country Club. He gave a large of the Woolworth Company and donation toward erection of Irem served on its executive committee 'Temple's mosque·· on North Frank- until retiring in 19'48. He was also lin street in 1908. In 1929 Mr. a dir,ector of Second National ·B ank Weckesser contributed $25,000 for of Wilkes-Barre; and was afiliated the extension of the golf course at with many civic and fraternal orlrem Temple Country Club. Later ganizations. (continued on page 4) he donated funds for Irem Temple Would you be interested in helping a very worthy cause? .Do you like to dance? Listen to some real "crazy" jazz? Do you enjoy and appreciate true talent when you see it? And-this one for the coeds-would yo~ care to increase your presige on the campus and throughout W,yoming Valley? • If you cananswer "yes" to three out of the four questions above, (which any young, red~b\ooded Wilkes student should be able 'to do with no trouble) then read on! Tonight in the gym, the Student .r--vouncil, toge th er with th e Freshman and Sophomore are sponsoring the one andclasses only event of its kind ever presented locally''Operation Reed Feather." There will be dancing to the music of Bill Figart and his orchestra, a jazz concert, (always popular with the Wilkes "cats") and a spectacular show composed of the talented artists from right here in our institution. And if it isn't enough to make you part with a mere 75 cents for a ticket, here's some more! To highlight the evening, a Red Feather Queen will be chosen -you surely can't afford to miss that. But r eally, the best part of the whole affair is the purpose behind all th.f! gala plans. All proceeds of the eveni'ng wi' ll be g 1·ven to the Community Chest. How can you beat this combination? We not only promise a trem endous time to all who attend, but also a nice, warm feeling when you think of the great organization you are helping out. Incidentally, the time is from 8:30 to 12 o'clock. Se you there! time. It's that •b ackslapping, jolly fellow, "what a good candidate I am",' season. Active campaigns, which are a trademark of Wilkes, started almost immediately after each class held its nominating meetings. All such meetings were held early this we~k. Immediately after each meeting, Vice-president: Diclc K 1 e p y s, campaign tickets were formed and John Lancio; campaign strategy decided. Some Secretary: Naomi Kivler, Jean of the old ·campaigners, however, Dearden; had their tickets decided well in advance of ·the c.la!!S meeting. As Treasurer: Ralph Zezza; early as Wednesday morning, Student Council: Bill Crowder, campaign posters appeared. on Marilyn Peters, Jerry Elias. campus bulletin boards. SOPHOMORES, The campaigns will swing into high gear on Monday and this elecfion fever will last until late Wed- . nesda.y afternoon when · the polls close. The high point of the campaigns will come on Tuesday when th,e nominees for the presidency of each class will speak to the st;udent ·b ody. This will be at the assembly program. Only the candidates for president will speak. Nominees for the various class offices are as follows: Class Office Nominees SENIORSPresident : Dick Hawk, Al Cathro, Jim Atherton; Vice-president: Benny Lucas, Charles Zezza, Gene Scrudato; Secretary: Bar!bara Evans, Elaine Law; Tr · easurer: Al Wallace, Bill Paparoski, Joe Sikora. JUNIORSPresident : Harry Ennis, James Neveras, Al Jeter; Jim Dull, Wilkes Junior, Activities Schedule Joins Staff Of WGBI ,CUE 'N' CURTAIN 1HAS FULL CALENDAR; TRYOUTS TO BE HELD SOON FOR THREE-ACT M on day, Oct. 5- Community Chest Ki k-off Dinner, gym; Cue 7 'n' Curtam one-act plays. Tuesday, Oct. 6-Orchestra Practice; Cue 'n' Curtain one-act plays. Wednesday, Oct. 7-~occer, E. Stroudsburg, Home; Cue 'n' Curtain one-act plays. , Friday, Oct. 9-Biology Club Wiener Roast; Football, Ithaca, Away, Caravan. Mr. Al Groh, Cue 'n' ,Cµrtain director,. has announced a part of that club's very full calendar for this semester. On Saturday, October 3, six of C 'n' C's "old guard" will present a program for the Second National Bank. Peter Margo, Bill Crowder, Basia Mieszkowski, Lois Long, Sheldon Scqneider, and Carol Ann Gardner will present a program of song, dance, and drama. <On .October 7, the Bell Telephone Company has asked the club to provide entertainment for one of their meetings. Novernber 19 · and 20 are the hers the method of operation of dates set for our thr,ee-act .proi:luc- the club, mentionetl briefly: the tion which, Mr. Groh has announc- ·p oint system, and extended ;_n ined, will be Ibsen's "The Master vitation to all to make Ye Olde Builder." Try-outs for this pro- Chase Theatre thei-r .second home. duction will be announced at a lat- Miss Ann Azat, who has long been er date. The one-act plays which a mainstay of the club, and who were scheduled for the first week was in charge of the make-up comof October have !been pushed off mittee for the last several years, into the future. · ofered to ,assist with makeup for Thursday, the 24th of September, productions. Several. students made was the night on which Cue' 'n' clear Cue 'n' Curtain's vie\v @f comCurtain's annual Freshman Party mittee work, and extended an intook place. In the Girls' Lounge of vitation to all to join those comChase Hall, a rath,er sizeable group mittees in which they wei;e interc om-posed of almost equal parts of ested, _then everyone relaxed for Freshmen and upperclassmen ·as- the entertainment. First, Helen sem:bled to hear J6hn Williams, Hawkins sang the well-known "If acting president,. welcome both the I Loved You" and the lovely folk old and new faces. In a short ballad, "I'm Sad and I'm Lonely." speech he outlined for the mem- Next, Basia Mieszkowski, accom- panied by Bill Crowder, sang a song from the Alumni' Show, "Her e's To You." The song was "Love is a You and I," words by Al Groh and music by Bill Crowder. Emphasis then moved to the dramatic or two excerpts from jlays, a poem, and a monologue. Geor,g e Shlager and Margaret Williams acted a scene from "The Moon Is · Blue," Peter Margo, past president of the organization, perform ed the always electrifying death· scene from "Doctor Fausto us." Carpi Gardner gave a Ellie Burke-type monologue about a yoµng girl who very unconcernedly tells the story of why she shot her husband. The program was rounded out by ,S heldon Schneider, who read Eugene Field's "Little Boy Blue." For the remainder of the evening members mingled informally. Watch for further doings from this· most active of clubs - soon thjngs will be "poppin'." Jim Dull, Wilkes College Junior, recently joined the broadcasting staff of radio station WGHI in Scranton. _ Prior to joining WGBI, Jim was on the announcing staff of station WBAX - Wilkes-Barre. He held this position for three years. A native of Pittston, he became interested in journalism while in high school, where . he served as sports editor of the Pittston high school paper, The Revealer. Jim became acquainted with public address systems and announcing while a student at ,P ittston High School. This new position at WGBI enables him to do not only radio work but also television features President: Cliff Brautigan, Carl Van 'Dyke, Joe Wilk, Bob Lynch, Ed Pasternak; Vice-president: Gayle Jones, Pat Stout, Barbara Bialogowicz, J·eannette Perrins; Secretary: Joan sh O em a k er, B arb ara R ogers, s · am sugar; Treasurer: J tm McHugh, Charles Acore, Dave Lucchino, Frank Kopicki. FRESHMAN.President: Neil Turtel, Jo Ann Decker, Neil Dadurka, Jerry Luft, Ed Linkiewicz; Vice-president : Carl Drapiewski, Les Wiener, Andrew Breznay, Sam Mines, George Tryba ; Treasurer: .M a y 1 a n d Harrison, John Jewelinski, Justine Battisti; Secretary : George Weaver, Jae- . queline Jones, Audrey Cragle, Pat Reese, Barbara Tanski, Natalie Rudusky; Student Council: John Bresna'.hn, Ray Gritsko, Richard Morri¼, William Fariish, Ed Greenwood, Richard Bunn, Nancy Morris, Sam Mines. over WGBI-TV, Channel 22, Scranton. He has his own sports show on WGB.1-TV. At Wilkes, he is majoring in English. He plans to graduate in February, ·1955_ After that he plans to either enter the army or do graduate work, his eventual ait:Il being a mast er's degree. NOTICE! Cue 'n' Curtain tryouts for Ibsen's "The Master Builder," Monday evening, October 5th, at 7 :30 at Chase Theater. If you are interested but can not · attend the tryouts, see Mr. Al Groh. I serve a purpose in this school On which no man can frown I quietly sit in every class And keep the avera,ge down. STUDENT CARAVAN TO HEAD FOR ITHACA; MONDAY SET AS RESERVATION DEADLINE I The first Caravan for Wilkes College is being made 1 up for next week's game at Ithaca, N. Y. The game against Ithaca State Teachers College and is schedq.led for Friday, October 9 at 8 P. M. Martz busses will leave from in front of Chase Hall promptly at 12:30 P. M. of that day. There will be two busses ready to take Wilkes followers to that important tilt. One bus will transport the 48 piece college band and the other is for student transportation. The price for the trip is ·only four .(4) dollars and 8 cents. Mr. Bob Moran who is in charge of the Caravan informs us that the bus will arrive in plenty of time so that all students will have the opportunity to tour the beautiful campus of Cornell University, which is also located in Ithaca. The deadline for joining the caravan is Monday, October • 5. Jane Carpenter is the person to se~. The Return Trip will start immediately after the game. VOTE ON WEDNESDAY . �2 WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON ,Wilkes College BEACON Friday, October 2, Letters To The Editor -- MANY PERSONS UNABLE TO ATTEND COLLE REASON FOR TRAINED-MANPOWER SHORTA The Beacon Wilkes College Dear Editor: I thiIJJk this year's freshm en are JEAN KRAVITZ . exceptionally .nice. We enjoyed JACK CURTIS Associate Editors them at the library very much ,, DALE WARMOUTH and it is a pleasure to work with Faculty Adviser them individually. We are lookiing forward to giving them a little ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS glimpse ·o f the usefullness of the Sports Editor Business Manager library during the orientation NEWS STAFF courses. Mike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzella The only t hing I am a little disPearl Onacko Thomas Kaska J. Harold Flannery, Jr. turbed about is that they are not Walter Chapko Helen Krackenfels Natalie Barone curious enough ! The other day Sally Thomas Margaret Luty Gail Laines when I toured a group of them Austin Sherman Margaret Williams Joan Shoemaker through the library, I asked them Natalie Gripp Sheldon Schneider Jim Neveras Norma Da-..,is Thomas Price if they had any questions pertainLouis Steck f1arilyn Peters Irv Gelb ing to the library, elassification, reference books, etc. A handsome BUSlNESS CIRCULATION boy raised his hand and said, " Yes, Barbara Tanski Bernice Thomas where does your accent com e Barbara Rogers Irene Tomalis from,?" Aren't there any other Jan Eckel! questions? ? ? PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 Sincerely, Nada Vujica A -paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilkes College Library Subscription price: $1.80 per semester GENE SCRUDATO The National Manpower Council r evealed recently that the number c, _ college-trained personnel in our nation would be more than doubl.ed if all capable students were able to attend college. 1 The citizens' survey group, which cil sug,g ested that national, state, was organized with the aid of and local government s, and busiPresident Eisenhower when he was ness, la,bor, and other interested groups should greatly increase still president of Columbia Univer- their finan cial support for colleges sity, al so rel?orted that for each and univer sities. Along with experson who holds a Ph.D. degree, panded support for higher educathere are 25 who could. This in- tion, the council recommended that ability of inteilectua lly fitted peo- the military servi('.es should contiple to get college degrees has re- nue to defer qualified coll ege stusulted in a serious shortage of dents, and should take fu rther school t ea chers, scientists, engin- steps to utilize th eir trained maneers, and physicians. power. The report which was described If the government accepts the as the first over-all examination suggestion of the council, it is beof manpower resources and require. lieved that the additional trained ments in important scientific and people will alleviate the effects of professional areas, contained re- personnel shortages in fields imcommendations to the government portant to national defense and seto improve the situation. The coun- curity. ·Editor-in-Chief Member Intercollegiate Press GENE SCRUDATO EDITOR'S CORNER LETTERS TO EDITOR IMPORTANT Last Tuesday's assembly wa~ sponsored by The Beacon. We presented Mr. William A vireH whom, we think, gave a stirring and extremely interes,Ung speech. That speech is reported elsewhere in this issue, however there, one point which deserves editorial comment, that being a reference to a section of every n~spaper, Letters to the Editor. Mr. Avirett said that final control of a newspaper rests with the readers. He went on to say that the readers manifest such control by informing the editors as to what type newspaper they, the readers, desire. Hence, in the final analysis, it is the readers who are ,t he governing body of the press. The surest way of governing the press is by a letter to the editor. Whether it be critical or complimentary, it still sh:ows reader opinion and therefore must be taken into consideration. In reality it is upon -the' reader that the success of a newspaper depends. is So we hope that the student" body wil'l respond to Mr. Avirntt's suggestion and manifest its opinions through "Letters To The lliitor." , I CLASS ELECTIONS VOTE! Septerp.ber 24, 1953 Dear Gene: Thought I'd take time out from this khaki routine and drop you a few lines. Bet it's great to be back turning out The Beacon. Time is certainly roaring by. I have been in the Army a year, and it only seems like twelve. Guess the services are snapping up all former Beacon editors, Paul Beers says he woke up one morning about three weeks after graduation and found himself wearing a one-color suit. · Last week the Army gave me a stripe, Must have been a mista;ke .... I didn't expect one for at least another four years. Now, so the promotion list says, I'm a P.F.C. Don't know what it stands for ... unless it's Pulling For Corporal. We've ,g ot a new Barracks Sergeant. I'm not saying he's ugly but he just returned from Warner Brothers Studios in California where he played the title role in "The Bea st From 20,000 Fathoms." He's an odd guy. He has no enemies, but all his friends hate him. Here's wi~hing you the best of success. A former civilian, Chuck Gloman Next Wednesday we will have class elections here at Wilkes. This is a , golden opportunity for us to debunk the popular opinion that college students are mixed-up kids. This election affords us the chance to show that we are not that mixed-up not to know how important voting is. By voting we are using democracy.'s greatest gift, hence if we utilize .this gift to its fullest, there will be li,ttle reason to be called "mixed-wp". Remember, of the voting public, only about 60 percent actually assert this prerogative. It seems that we can better that. At least we can try. PRESS SHOULD USE SELF-DISCI~LINE; FINAL AUTHORITY ·RESTS WITH PUBLIC In keeping with National Newspaper Week, the guest speaker at assembly on Tuesday was Mr. William G. Avirett, former Education Editor of the New York Herald Tribune, Before plunging into the meat of his speech, Mr. Avirett, now spe<;ial assistant to the President of Cai;negie Endowment for International Peace, related how he had heard of Wilkes College in Wyoming Valley five or six years ago and that it apparently had little chance for survival. Consequently he made a trip to Wilkes-Barre to see for himself. He returned this week and was amazed to see how Wilkes succeeded. Mr. Avirett's advice to all members of the press is: When moving on, get a ,g ood successor. The essence of a good exit ·is a good successor. As Mr. Avb;ett, sees it, the limitations of the press are two-fold; first, high cost of »ews'p rint and second, the high cost of printers. -These factors lead to "canned" news since papers cannot afford adequate staffs. · He t hen discussed the vital question of whether or not an editor should be "callable" to Washington for ,tnings printed in his newspaper. He concludes that the existant abuses in the press cari be overcome iby self-discipline rather than outside forces. In other words newspapers are capable of po,licing themselves. He feels that .t he basic question of where lies the final authority rests with the public, through buying power and letters to the editor. · Mr. Avirett then stated that free dom to teach is also under fire in America, A teacher must have a decent regard for the, opinions of mankind. This calls for a certain amount of common aense on his part. He feels that a teacher should be freed from all outside worries in order that he may devote his whole capacity tb teaching. The motto he' would have us adopt is "Aim to increase skill, avoid pain, be kind." "Our crusade for freedom calls for the deep, enduring loyalty of all of us," he declared. DIKE DIVOTS ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-- Dear Editor: I felt that I just had to comment upon the tremendous support that our cheerleading squad and the team received at the game Saturday night. I must admit that I had not anticipated such I! terrific cheering section and I wish to apologize to the student body. After the pep rally on Friday, I thought that the spirit of Wilkes had reached a new low, but I am more than happy to admit that I was wrong. I want to thank all of the student body on behalf of the team, the cheerleading squad, and the band for the wonderful support and 1 hope that the students will continue to show such loyalty throughout the year, The Ithaca gaIT\e is drawing near . . . Let's have a repeat performance. Sincerely, Jane Carpenter By JACK CURTIS HA VE CROWDS RETURNED TO WILKES FOOTBALL? It certainly was heart ening to see such a fin e crowd on hand at Kingston Stadium last Saturday night for the Wilkes-Bloomsburg game. A throng of 3500 people seemecl like a sellout compared to the sparse handfuls of last year. We remember s~eing , about . 200 for the Moravian game. The Colonel grid forces hav·e only, two more home ~I'.l-· counters this year, so they should draw two more fine crowds. The next game at the Kingston ballyard is on Homecoming Weekend, Hofstra the attraction. Hofstra ou'ght to have a crowd-pleasing team. Last year's first meeting -b etween Wilkes and the Hempstead college was a thriller fro m the opening kickoff till the final g un sounded. Quarterback Jack ·Plunkett tossed a 30-yard pass to Halfback Bill Sanford with only 80 seconds remaining to give the home forces a 20·-13 win about which Long Islan,d sports scribes are still talking. A return match between the two teams, especially with Plunkett and Sanford back in the fold, is a natural. The final home game of the campaign will see the Blue and Gold facing what is probably the strongest University of Bridgeport teams in years. The Purpl e Knights will have many former Arnold College stars in its lineup, Bridgeport having brought the form er independent physical education school under its wing this year. That outstanding attraction, which should attract a near-capacity crowd, is scheduled for November 14. · Eddie Davis' loss leaves Wilk,es in a bit of a lurch for to morrow's game with Lebanon Valley at Annville. The down state eleven, which in addition to Hofstra goes by the ·h andle "Flying Dutchmen", is touted as being the best team in the school's history. It wilr be the first game of the season for the Dutch, thus, having had no chance '.for scouting reports, the Colonels go into the scrap cold' . . . "Touchdown Tips" newsletter for this week picks Lebanon Valley by a 19-13 score. 'Tips' of c urse didn't know of the loss of Davis or we think they'd have picked the home team by a bigger score. Did you notice how things fell apart when the Plymouth star was .sidelined Saturday P. M.? We'll still string along with the Wilkesmen. They've battled the injury jinx before and have won out more than they've 'lost. PARTRIDGEMEN ENVISION THAT GREAT FIRST WIN With more sincerity than ever before, any member of the Wi'lkes, • soccer squad will tell you that this year looks like a milestone m the Colonel booting history. A stronger squad than ever before r epresented Wilkes begins a rugged seven-game schedule tomorrow at Rider College. The •h ooters now number about 20 and most of them are experienced, The addition of several for eign students has greatly enhanced the possibility of the "big one" coming this year. You've never seen a team work harder and display more spirit than this one, either. Co-captains Fli.p Jones and Bill Mergo as well as Coach Bob Partridge have intimated that this could very well be the year. We feel that if it is, Wilkes will .win not only just one game, but several. We're going way out on the limb for the first time in our career to pick the Wilkes soccermen over Rider tomorrow afternoon. Competition Opens For Radio, TV Scholarships Two scholarships are being of- ' fered by the National Academy of Broadcasting, 3338 - 16th Street, Washington 10, D. C., the first irt the field of radio, the second in television. The National Academy of Broadcasting; a professional school located in the nation's capitol, places its graduates as announcers and writers in stations throughout the country. Scholarship contestants must be college trained with special aptitudes in written or oral expression. Those who wish to compete should write directly to the National .Academy of Broadcasting in Washing. ton . . PERSONALITIES ON THE SPORTS BEAT Received., word from JAKE KOVALCHEK, former gridder, soccerman and singer, that he is settled in his new job at McKeesport, Pa. Jake is with Sears, Roebuck in the executive training program and that he likes it very much . Kovalchek is the former tenor with the Harmoneers, campus µiale quartet ... .PAUL BEERS is another alumnus who is keeping in touch. He drops a line regularly to, the Wilkes Public Relations Office and advises that there is nothing like the life of a Navcad. Benny will be a Navy pilot when he finishes training at Pensacola Naval Air Station. BILL FOOTE, outstanding Colonel grappler last season until sidelined with a shoulder injury, has accepted a position with the Boys Clubs of America in Lancaster. Bill will find time for evening classes starting in February and expects to finisl;t. his education while working in the downstate city . . . Former Wilkes Center JACK JONES made it quite uncomfortable for several gridiron dopesters last week. Jonesy is in his first year as head coach at West Pittston High School. He guided his boys to a rousing 62-0 defeat of Shickshinny_in the initial outing of the season, after most of the "experts" picked them to lose. How wrong can you be?Shades of Effie Welsh! The Alumni show, "Here's To Ya," scheduled for sometime late in November will feature former Wilkes athletes NORM CROSS and JACK FEENEY. Other funsters slated for comedian duties are MARTY BLAIKE and SKINNY ENNIS, the smaller. �Friday, October 2, 1953 3 WILKES_COLLEGE BEACON Soccer Squad Opens Against Rider OUTLOOK FOR SOCCER VICTORY BRIGHT; HOME WEDNESDAY · WITH STROUDSBURG BREZNAY GOES A LONG WAY ON THE GROUND By NICK FLANNERY Autumn is upon us and witli the seasons first ,b risk winds and frosts murmurs of "football - football" are heard from Massachusetts to Oregon. To a smaller but equally spirited cih:le, it's socc-e r season, time for the players to "get in shape" for one of the most grueling and undl!'r-attended games in sportdom. During the past two weeks the twenty-five man edition of the 1953 Wilkes ,Colonels squad has been doing just that under the critical eyes of Coach Bob Partridge and his assistant. Finally the big day is at hand; In regard to our possibilities of tomorrow the Colonels journey to a winning season co-captain Flip 7'renton, New Jersey, to· open the J o,nes expressed the team's optimseason against a highly regarded _ ism, "with o'ur strongest line " in • Rider College eleven. In past years years; ·and _a fast passing attack, the "garden state" -school has· pro- the outlook is definitely bright." duced some of the east's top teams The opposition this year is formidand advance reports indicate that able with several of our opponents this yeu is no .exception. having -"Ail-Americans." The latDespite losses · to the services est word from -Coach Bob Partand graduation -Coach Partridge ridge indicates · that the starting feels that ':i;>Ur returning lettermen, line-up · is not defirtite, but will led by co-captains "Flip" Jones probably include: Bill Mergo, Dick and Bill Mergo, will form the nuc- Hawk, Lefty Kemp, Flip Jones, and leus of a winning tea,.m. Among the Glen Phethean in the backfield of old reliables are: Hillard "Lefty" course, Jim Moss as guardian· of Kemp, /im Moss, Ralph Zezza, the ·goal. On the lin'e will be: ' Hank Hank Deible, Dick Polakowski, and Deible, Jim Ferris, Carl VanDyke, Dick Hawk. Almost all of the new Ahmed Kazini, and Dick Polakowcandidates for "Operation Soccer- ski. The schedule facing the soccer 1953" have had some experience. Colonels looking for their first win This makes the coach's tas'k much is: October 3-Rider, away; Octoeasier, and as Coach Partridge re- tier 7-Stroudsburg, home; October marked, "the quiet determination 15-Lock Haven, home; OctO'ber 17 of this year's team stamps them as -,--Lafayette, away; October 2"4one of the best I've coached." · · Elizabethtown, home; October 270ur fifth season team has an in- Elizabethtown, away; October 31 ternational flavor with Ahmed ~a- --Trenton, home. The first opporzrni of Trans-Jordan, Younsu .Koo tunity for the boys to "strut th,eir frolJl South Korea and Dean Arvan stuff" locall"y comes next Wednesof Greece. All thr,ee will s'ee action day against Stroudsburg. Let's all with the possible · exception ·of turn out to root for what may be Younsu Koo whose minor injury Wilkes' undefeated 1953 soccer hampers his speed. 'team. . , " Alumni Homecoming , Campaign Speeches Weekend Of Oct. 16-17 On Tuesday Assembly Andy Breznay, Colonel scatback, is shown racking up important yardage against Blooi,n last Saturday night. Getting in line to do some important blocking is Ray Tait (71). Wilkes Vs. Lebanon FOOTBAtL COLONELS LOSE SPIRITED GAME; Tomorrow.Afternoon REPORT ON EDDIE DAVIS: INJURY IN ERROR Saturday afternoon, October 3, will see Wi:lkes College meet Lebanon Valley College for the first time. Lebanon Valley is located in Annville, Pennsylvania, a small suburban town which lies midway between Harrsib urg and Philadeldelphia. Little is known about Wilkes' new opponent. The Lebanon Valley "Flying Dutchmen" are coached by Richard Fox, a 1941 graduate of Temple. Fox is starting his second year of coaching at the school. In his first year, he produced a 4-3-0 record against some of the finest small college teams in the east. When the two t eams meet, it will ;be Lebanon's first game while Wilkes already has one game under its belt. It was erroneously reported that Eddie Davis' leg was broken in the Bloom game last week. However Eddie received a serious sprain, which Next Tuesday's assembly , proAlumni Homecoming has been may incapacitate him for the r emainder of the season . scheduled for the weekend of Octo- gram will f e a t u r e campaign Wilkes fought. a strong Bloom t eam on even terms last week but <be·r 16-17. Loretta Farris, a 1944 speeches by the presidential nominthe lack of reserves not spirit was the team's downfall. graduate of · Bucknell University ees from the various classes, Wayne Madden, president of the The · score at half time was .6-6 and ra~ it to the 19. Davis passed Junior College has been chosen Student Council, . is Chair-man of - a surprise to most of the 3,500 to l?aul Gronka in the end zoone general chairman of the affair. fans, many of whom had tagged for the tall y. On October 16 the first event this program and will introduce Bloomsburg too strong for Wilkes. The rest j ust happened. One will be a coffee hour from 5 to each nominee. This program is a And judging from the first half- after the other and if these two 6 P . .M. at McClintock Hall. Gene prelude to , the .. campus elections, the way the Colonels played with t eams had played for the r est of Maylock '49 is the chairman of the which are to . be held the following day, Wednesday. Eddie Davis doing the "thin.k ing" the season - providing Kingston coffee hour. for the t eam on the field and with wouldn't object to moving its Tom Brislin_'41 will preside over his accurate passing a--rm always games elsewhere, the Colonels of a business meeting to be held on threat - it · was not impossible the second half would not have the second · floor of the cafeteria. that Wilkes might upset the do1pe- halted the stream of tallies. One · This meeting will be followed by sters and either tie the teachers :\ was due every so often. Time ran a talik by Dr. Farley. It is hoped or beat the!Jl. outt when three had been scored. that a preview of the Alumni play, The National Poetry Association Wilkes started the present grid It marked the fifth time in six "Here's To Ya" will be presented announces the tenth annual comp ecampaign like a piece of intri- :I yea rs that the t eachers have put that night. The play is scheduled tition of College Students' Poetry. cate machinery for which there the cap of defeat on the Colonels. for presentation at the Irem The closing date for the submisTemple, November 28. It is being sion of manuscripts by all college The only team which both col- were no spare parts. It was a The difference 1between freshmen held to raise scholarship funds. students i's November 5. leges met in 1952 was Moravian. gamble, but the machine had to On -Saturday afternoon, the 17th Any student attending either Lebanon scored a 20~7 victory over run. And run it did for two quar- and seniors is that when a professor enters freshman class and says of October, the displays of the junior or senior colleg-e is eligible them while Wilkes almost repeat- ters. But the first time Bloomsburg "Good morning," they- write it various clubs will. be judged. This to submit his verse. There is no ed the score with a 15-6 decision took possession after the second down in their notes. will be followed by a party at the limitation as to form or theme. over Moravian. half the most vital piece of equipKingston House. Saturday night Shorter works are preferred by Wilkes will play a home game the Board of Judges because of . The Flying Dutchmen have lo- ment in the Wilkes engine was SPECIAL PRICE ON T1JJ: cal boy as captain. He is Edward knocked out of commission. - It against Hofstra. · -atspace limitations. _ Dan Williams is in charge of Each poem must be typed or Hutcko, a Plymouth native. · He was on the runba.ck of a punt and registrations which .will take place printed on a separate sheet and now resides in Hanover Township. Davis was in on the tackle. When in Chase Hall. must bear the name and home ad- Hutcko plays center and is a re- the players unscrambled Davis Expert Clothier couldn't make it. The engine began On ,Saturday afternoon, senior dress of the student, as well as turning letterman. 9 EAST MARIET ST~ Wllke■-Barre. Pa. volunteers will act as guides on a the name of the college attended. Nothing is •known about the of- to sputter. From then until the final whistle tour of the campus for the alumni. In 1952, some 20,000 manu- fensive of the Dutchmen but word scripts we~e received in -th.e college has it that they emphasize speed sav-ed an even higher score there was little hope. Blooms'\:mrg plays competition, ho-m practically every ·a nd hav e a very heavy line. ran roughshod thru the lighter college in the country. _ The Wilkes starting team should There are a'bsolutely no fees or be a·b out the same which started Colonel line, piling up seven first charges for either acceptance or against Blooms•burg with of course downs and three touchdowns when On Thursday, September 24 the submission of verse. All work will the exception of Eddie Davis who the best it could· do in the first half was three first downs and Psychology Club of Wilkes , College be judged on merit alone. was hurt in that Bloosburg game. Manuscripts should be sent to Either Norm Chanosky or Walt six points. held its first m eeting of the term.. Bloomsburg first scored in the Plans were made for a coffee patty the offices of the association-Na- Chapko will fill the opening left and seminar to take place on Fri- tional Poetry Ass-ociation, 3210 by Davis. At center will be Glenn game when even then the power of the teachers' line was being day, October 2, at 7:00 P. M. in Selby Ave., Los Angeles34, Cal. Carey; at guard positions will be felt. Hard charges pushed the blue Chase Lounge. The seminar will oe Trosko and Boxer Wright; at has everything be an informal one and will serve this Friday night. A special invita- the tackle positions will be ·Ray and gold ·Colonels baok to the 22 from a,bout the 40 as they a.ttempta fellow needs to introduce our new students to tion is extended • to all Sociology Tait and Cliff Brautigan; the ends the Club and its mem!bers. The majors to join the Psych Club and will be Neil Dadurka and Paul ed to get their ofensive going. And in the line of seminar will ·be over in time for attend the seminar. Mr. Joe Kan- Gronka; in the backfield will be a fumble, recovered by Bloom's wearing apparel the dance ,that night. ner and Mr. Bob Riley are the club Ron Fitzgerald, Andy Breznay, Charles Pope, on the Colonels' 15 set ,_ the stage for three ground A short informal talk was given advisers. Mr. Kanner advised the and George Elias. STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR plays and the 'I1D by Barney Oseby the club's president, Shel-don club last year and with his help There is no caravan scheduled vala from the 4. Schneider, on the boo:k, Soviet Psy- the club was able to hold 12 sucBut Wilkes bounced right back ehiatry, bY> R. Wortius. The meet- . cessful and informative seminars. for this game 'butt if anyone does ing ended with a group discussion The Psychology Club is looking wish to attend the, the best route and made up the six points in the on Psychology and Politics. forward to an even better year. It to take is llighway 11. The trip -second period when Andy B,rezThe Psych-olo.g y Club invites all welcomes anyone who is interested lasts about three hours. · Starting nay, a freshman , intercepted a Blooms•b urg pass on his own 48 time is 2:15 P. M. students to the seminar-meeting Sociology~Psycholo,g y. Poetry Association Desires Manuscripts a a .I. Wilkes Psychology Club Holds First Meeting John B. Stetz THE BOSTON STORE Men's ·Shop FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER �FREDERICK WECKESSER (continued from page 1) Mr. Wookesser was. bt>rn in Clayton, N. Y., November 14, 1867, the son of Frank Joseph and Mary Susan (Grim) Weckesser, the former a ,LaFar,g eville merchant. Friday, 0ctober WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 family and that which is right and good in all family relationships." . Mrs. George Fry, commissioner of the Wyoming Valley Council .o f Girl Scouts: "Mr. /Weckesser was a very wonderful friend to the Girl Scouts of Wyoming Valley. Through his generosity and the generosity of Mrs. Weckesser, the local council received as a ,g ift some years ago the W eckesser summer home at Harveys Lak'e. It has since become known as Wildwood. As a result of this gift and other gifts many Girl Scouts have the opportunity of a camping experience they ·would not otherwise ibe able to obtain., Mr. Weckesser was a true 2, 1953 friend and his .p assing is greatly him."· PreS1byterian Church oficiating. InThe funeral was held yestetday terment was in Oaklawn Cemetery. regretted by us alL" Wallace Wakefield, president of afternoon at 2 from the family r esidence, Rev. Jule Ayers of First Second National Bank: . "Mr. Weckesser served as a director of the Second National Bank for more than 40 years. In all that time the ibank and his associates Est. 1871 on the board had the benefit of his sound judgment and wise counsel. Men's Furnishings and "Through booms and depressiop.s through two wars and their afterHats of Quality math, he had a leading part in the formation of sound banking politt cies. His broad vision, strong personality and capacity for loyal 9 West Market Street friendships will ·b e long remeimlber- . Wilkes-Barre, Pa. ed by all of us who had the privilege of knowing and working with JORDAN At the a,g e of 10 Mr. Weckesser began working !before and after school hours in the LaFargeville store operated' by George Lingenfelter. When 19 he went to Watertown, N. Y., where he obtained employment ,in the store of · Bush, Bull and Roth. He was with this firm for several years and then obtained a position with F. M. Kiroy and Company. It was the beginning of a long friendship and busi-. ness association that eventually es- - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tablished Mr. Weckesser and Mr. Kirlby as among the "utstandingly successful pioneers in the five-andten-cent store :business in the nation. Their partnership continued until Mr. Kirby's death here some years ago. Mr. Weckesser speedily demonstrated his ability and was placed as manager in the Kirby store at Pawtucket, R. I., later being sent to Baltimore.. ·In 1889 'h e came to Wilkes-Barre where he went into ,a i the general ofice of F. M. Kirby and Company. He ' was appointed to the respon!!ible post of general manager and ibuyer, which offices he held until 1912 when 't he comp- , any merged with the Woolworth concern. From 1912 to 1920 he was district manager in this city for F. W. Woolworth Company and was . ma de a memlber of the ,b oard ,of directors and became a leading figure on the executive committee. ·Mr. Weckesser was a staunch :Republican but he never sought for -or held public ofice, his business interests keeping him fully occu.Pied. He was a member of Fivst Presbyterian Church and was a trustee of the · church for many I _years. He was a 33rd ·Degree .Mason, ,b eing affiliated with Landmark Loqge 442, Free and Accepted Masons ; Shekinah Chapter 182, Royal Arch Masons; Dieu le Veut Commandery 46, Knights Templar; The country's six leading cigarette brands were Keystone Consistory of Scranton, analyzed-chemically- and Chesterfield was found Accepted Scottish Rite Masons, and low in nicotine-highest in quality. Irem Temple, AAONMS. He was also a mem'ber of the leading clubs of the community, including Irem Temple Country Club, Westmoreland Club, Franklin Club, Wyoming Valley Motor Club and Wyoming Valley Country Club. In addition he held membership in Lake Placid Club, Hardware Club and Pennsylvania Society of N ew York City ; Tin Whistle Clulb of ·P inehurst, N. C., and Union League Club, New York City. Again and again, over a full year and a half a group On June 15, 1892, Mr. W eckesser married Anna E . Hammond of Chesterfield smokers have been given thorough of Rutland, N. Y ., the daughter of medical examinations ..• the doctor's reports are a ~eorge and Fanny L. (Sawyer) matter of record, "No adverse effects to the nose, Hammond. . Surviving are his wife and two throat .and sinuses from smoking Chesterfields!' \ daughters, Mrs.' sther Walker of A responsible independent research laboratory superKingston, and Mrs. J. Henry Pool vises this continuing program. of Huntsville; also five grandchildren, Mrs. Samuel Kr,ess, Stamford, Conn. ; Dr. Charles Frederick Laycock, Glen Summit; Joseph H. Pool, Kingston; Fred Weckll,sser Pool, Denver, Colo,; and Mrs. James Stokes, Philadelphia; and 14 ,g reat-grandchildren, and a brother, John Weckesser, LaFargeville. Many tributes were paid yesterday to Mr. Weckesser. Among them were the following: Dr. Eugene S. Farley, .p resident of Wilkes College: "Since we have become acquaint~ ed with them, Mr. Weckesser and Mrs. Weckesser, their friendship and thou:ghtfulness have meant much to us." Rev. Jule Ayers, pastor of First Presbyterian Church : "Mr. Weokesser was a man who never for.g ot God. 1 His influence and example ibore witness to the fact that he knew the source of life's richest blessings. "The church and its w elfare were ever close to his heart. He gave unstintingly of his' time, talent and money for the furtherance of r eligion and morality in the community. "His leadership and helpfulness r emains a challenge to others in the Wyoming Valley who will want to see carried forward the major purposes of his life. Copyright 1953, LIGGUT & MY!H ToaACCO Co. "He was a man's man and one who was utte;rly devoted to his SMOKERS BY THE THOUSANDS NOifCHANGiNG TO CHESTERFIELD tl,e ONLYcigoreHe everlo give you. .. 0 PROOF of LOW NICOTINE HIGHEST QUALITY @ APROVEN RECORD with smokers � 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 <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 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>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> 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 Wilkes Beacon 1953 October 2nd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 October 2 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 Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/341bc3355616abbf81a5f66b10ff0d3e.pdf 5b31062281dae1772f1d7ae96338d995 PDF Text Text II = l Wilkes College "ill lo=n>g .•• Michaelangelo ~'= = = = = = = HOMECOMING NEXT WEEK BE MAKE IT A SUCCESS WILKES COLLEGE, Wn.KES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Vol. 8, No. 4 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1953 BOOTERS SCORE · BIG NUMBER ONE Class ·Elections End Lively Campaigns '\ POSTERS, PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, SPEECllES NEVERAS A'ITENDS PARTRIDGEMEN WIN FIRST IN FIVE SEASONS; . FEATURED IN SPffiITED ELECTION CAMPAIGN EXECUTIVE MEETING DEFEAT RIDER COLLEGE OF TRENTON, 2 -1 One of the most interesting and exciting election seasons came to By AUSTIN SHERMAN By DA VE PHILLIPS a close last Wednesday. Students flocked to the polls and made their After five long years, after campiling a record of no wins and 29 Jim Neveras, who was elected choice. . to the office -o f Vice President of losses, after many ups and downs (mostly downs), the hooters finally 'The Choice in many cases was a dificult one as it appeared that for Pennsylvania I. R. C. at the close came up with their first victory. This great event took place last Satthe first time in may years most of the candidates were well equipped of last year recently attended an urday, at Rider College, Trenton, N. J . \ -'or the offices they sought. executive meeting of the State Coach .P l rtridge waited many mid-field and started to drive to193-54 Class Oficers are as fol- I.R.C at Harrisburg. At this meet- moons for that victory which was ward Rider's goal. He tapped the The use of clever posters, public address system and the tradi- lows: ing arrangements for individual sweet indeed. Wilkes had the dis- ball to Hank Diebel who immetional · "good ;fellow'' · bearing of club dues were made. It was de- tinction of •beating one of the fin- diately returned a perfect ·pass to SENIOR: the candictates didn't.,. make the President, Dick Hawk; vice pres- cided that the club dues would be est small college soccer teams in Kazimi who then slashed the ball choice any easier for the voter. through Rider's goal for the secident, Charles Zezza; secretary, $3.00 per year and should be paid the east. Most of the campaigns were Barbara Evans; treasurer, Bill Pa- immediately. A tough game from start to fin- ond score. It was also decided that Wilkes- ish, it was played on a clear, sunny ended with the speeches in last paroski. In the third period, play was Barre will be the site of the next afternoon with the t emperatur e centered about mid-field with Tuesday's Assembly. Those speechregional m eeting; this is to be held sometimes travelling to the mid- neither team doing much threatenes were about the finest heard on JUNIOR: the campus in many years. Some President, James N everas; vice within the next three months. It eighties. The field was exception- ing. were humorous, some were serfous president, Dick Klepys; secretary, is hoped that Wilkes can be the ally dry and dusty. The fourth period found Rider The game started in the usual knocking at the Wilkes goal. Sevbut all wer_e good. Slogans were Jeanne Dearden; treasurer, Ralph host for this meeting. At the recoined, promises made, jokes were Zezza; Student Council, Marilyn gional meeting the topic for dis- fashion of past Wilkes games, with eral shots were made but goalie cussion will be at the discretion of Rider scoring in the first few min- Jim Moss came up with the ball told but not once was an opponent •P eters, Bill Crowder. the host school. Whatever the utes. In the early minutes of the each time. With Rider snea,king attacked, a noble fact indeed. SOPHOMORE: outcome it is felt that Wilkes will second period, rookie Carl Van through the Wilkes line, the ,b ackSome of the diehard campaigners President, Cliff Brautigan; vice be well represented and will cer- Dycke receiving a pass from Jim field played stellar ball. Co-captain carried their fight right down to president, J eannette Perrins; secre- tainly carry a great weight at the Ferris, scored Wilkes' first goal Bill Mergo and Dick Hawk kiciked election time by littering the Cafetary, Joan Shoemaker; treasurer, conference. of the game and of the season. many balls out of Wilkes territory teria tables with compaign literaCharles Acore. The location of the next PAIRC With the score tied 1-1, Wilkes which might have become Rider ture. A few candidates even came conference is to be h eld at the kept the ball in Rider territory for goals. up with new posters on election FRESHMAN: University of Pennsylvania. Under most of the remainder of the perThus the game ended with the day. ·President, Ed Linkiewicz; vice consideration as speakers for this Voting took place from 10 A.M. · president, Andrew Breznay; secre- conference are ,Senator James iod. It was in the closing minutes _W ilkes hooters winning their first to 3 P.M. on Wednesday and the tary, Audrey Cragle; treasurer, Duff, Governor Fine, and Senator of that second period that Wilkes game. On Thursday, October 15, Wilkes scored its second and winning goal. die was cast. Winners were jubil- John Jewelinski; Student Council, Woodside. Ahmid Kazimi took the ball at will play host to Lock Haven. ant, losers were resigned but good John Bresnahan, Richard .Bunn, The PAIRC has adopted a l~C sports nonetheless. Nancy Morris. in Korea. ·Chosun Christian Uni- a Mock Air-Ra1·d Dr1·n .BUDGET MEETING N t wd d w·n MONDAY EVENING ex Te nest ay L M• t ast wen y es versity, Seoul, has been chosen as . . the college to carry the name of rnc throughout the war torn co untry of Korea. Dr. Taylor of 1 Dickinson College is the head of the project. At present textbooks IIlll On Monday evening, Oct. 12, at and advice on how to form a IRC By NORMA DA VIS 7 :30, the annual bud~et meeting has been sent to Chosun Christian Wilkes clubs and campus oganizations are busy planning , preparing, University. Dr. Taylor is anxious of the student council will be held By HELEN KRAC8ENFELS and holding secret conferences-th eir reason-AlumnJ Homecoming, for any suggestions which stuA mock air-raid drill will be h eld in Chase Lounge! This meeting is schedule~ for the weekend of October 16-17. And the students are ex- dents might have to offer on this on the campus next Wedi:i.esday at open to the student body and facpected to wholeheartedly join in the festivities of decorating as they project. 1 :45 P . M. 'T he signal for evacu- ulty, and anyone who wishes to athave in previous years. The next p AIRC exec utive meet- ation of buildings will be five rihgs The following plan as to the de- ing a committee of Alumni. ing will be held December 6, 1953 of the classroom bells. After the t end may do so. One of the election candidates coration of buildings has been anLoretta Farris, a graduate of at Harrisburg. drill is over, th e signal for all nounced by Robert W. Partridge, Bucknell 'University Junior College • • • clear will be two short and one in his s peech on Tuesday, stated Director of Activities: McClintock, class of '44 is general chairman of as a part of his proposed program, long ring of the bell. t Men of MoClntock; Sterling, Wo- the Homecoming Weekend. MemMr. ,Partridge, who is in charge that h e would like to do something men of Sterling; Weckesser, Men hers of her committee are: Josep h O I of all civilian defense programs on to remedy the lack of records for of Weckesser; Builer, Men of But- Farrel '42; Jack Karn '40; Eleanor campus, has released the following dances at the gym. The student !er; Conyngham, Chem ClU'b and Kryger '48; Jeanne Kocyan '45; information concerning next week's By NATALIE GRIPP Engineers; Kirby, Biology Club; Gene Maylock '49; pan Williams 1 dril\, and also our defense mea~- council has recently established a Barre, I.R.C. and Beacon; Chase '48. The ,library has recently acquir- ures in general. (A part of this record fund, whch should be suffiTheater, Cue 'n' Curtain; Ashley, ·Other activities on tlie agenda ed two new staff members-Mr. Men of As-hley; Chase Hall, T,D.R.; for the Alumni during their home- Linfield Miller and Miss Frances material was included in an article cient to take care of the needs, at writt en by Mr. Partridge and pub- least for this year. The fund has Pickering, Economics Club; Gies, coming weekend include a coffee Hopkins. lished in College and University Band and Choral Society; Gymnas- hour, a talk by Dr. Farly, a busibeen mentioned in previous anMr. Mill er, who succeeded Mr. Business.) ium, L ettermen; Sturdevant, Edu- ness m eeting, a tour of the campus, George Ermel on September 10, is nouncements, but apparently the "At Wilkes College we work un- situation was not cl~r to everycation ,Club; Guidance Center, a party at the Kingston House, in charge of circulation of r eferMen's Choral Group and Student and it is hoped a preview of the ence work and teaches a single der the impression that it is much one. ·Co1mcil. Alumni play "Here's To Ya". This English course. H e recently held a better to be prepared for nothing The student council has recently ·T he , theme this year will be• play will be presented at the Irem position in the General Motors Of- than to be unprepared for some- obtained a new "-b ase of operathing. The general fee ling in A''Welcome Alumni" or "Beat Hof- T emple on November 28 for the fice in Washington, D. C., and pretions" - an office on the third stra". Ju'dging will take place Sat- purpose of raising scholarship vious to that taught ' high schooll merica is that 'it can't happen floor of Hollenbac,k Hall. After behere,' and certainly in the heart urday, October 17, the judges be- funds. and was in charge of a school libing a homeless organization for so rary in Mississippi. He has taken of the anthracite coal region it long, the council is happy with its is not likely to happen, . but if a library courses at Catholic UniACTIVITIES SCHEDULE. new accomodations. versity and Columbia. Mr. Miller's bomb is dropped here, be it an Tuesday, Oc~ 13: Orchestra Prac- home is in Jackson, Mississippi, ordinary •block-buster or an atom The members of the Tribunal re- tice; ' and is faculty resident at Mc- bomb, we intend to be ready. a s leaders, and to guide everyone quest _the cooperation of the .upperThursday, Oct. 15: Soccer, Lock CHntock Hall. "In general, th e purpose of our in the building to shelter. classmen in putting into effect the Haven, Home; , Holding th e position of library program is to familiarize campus revised hazing~ program. The Tri"All students must be made aFriday, Oct. 16: Dance, Chem secretary is. Miss Frances Hopkins, personnel with the locations of bunal requests that no kangaroo Club; ware of the fact that prescribed bomb shelters closest to their a '53 graduate of G.A.R. Miss Hopcourts be held throughout the camSaturday, Oct. 17: Football, Hofclassroom, and to train students methods for combatting the blast, pus. Freshmen who have violated stra, Home, 8 :15; Soccer, Lafay- kins is taking an English course, and faculty meµibers in the prac- heat flash, and radio-activity are and intends to take several courses freshman regulations should be re- ette, Away, 12:00; Dance, Cheertice of securing the building for available and sho uld be carried inported to the members of the Tri- leaders; Homecoming; Conference, in the future, though not striving which they are responsible." The to the home for p_urposes of profor a degree. , bunal and who will try the case in Mr. Marianelli Dinn.e r. tecting families and homes. Seventeen students are assisting drill (next week) should last no secrecy under legal procedure and "Mock air raid drills are neceslonger t}:lan 20 minutes and should in the library this term, including inflict the necessary punishment. NEXT ASSEMBLY SPEAKER interfere with only 5 minutes of sary to point out deficiencies." Ingrid Forch, a graduate of ColThe Tribunal is the only legal body classroom time. The total cooperation of students on campus with the authority to .. '1?,}.IV a1p1?.UflUV a1n JO a,mln.i[,, ogne Business ,School in Germany. and fac ulty will be needed to make Each building on the campus has inflict punishment - re.c ognized by aq {l!A\ }(aa.M. 1?!U1?AI-J'.suuad l{l!M "A farm is a hunk of land on one faculty member who is re- our civil defense ·p rogram a sucthe administration. Your coopera- uonaauuoa u1 a1dol S!H ' PJ1?09 iu1u cess . Let us strive to do just that. tion is urgently needed to make -Ul?[d illl?lS 'l?UUild ill{l JO JOlJilJ!CT which, if you get up early enough sponsible for seeing that all perRemember the slogan that goes: freshman hazing more successful lUl?lS!SSV 'uonaH ..:03: 'JW: aq l[!M mornings . and work late enough sonnel are evacuated when warn"' T he life you save may be your ing signal is sounded These facnights, yo u'll make a fortune--if than it has been in the past few 81 Jaq0lJO '..{1?psan.1, ·..:rqwassv ulty members are all trained to act own!" you strike oil!" lXilU ill{l , J0J Jil}(l?ildS lSani ill{J. years. ALUMNI .HOMECOMING NEXT WEEK; CAMPUS THEMES·• 'BE'AT HOFSTRA' _ 'WELCOME HOME'. Mr. Miller Miss Hopkms. . ed T 'L•brary Staff Add NOTICE! �_2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-:--W_ILKES _ _CO_LLEG _ _E_B_EA_C_O_N _______________ Fr_id~ay, Octpber 9, 1953 Wilkes College MARGARET "P£GGY" WILLIAMS RECE~VES SCHOLARSHIP 'B EACON GENE SCRUI?ATO Editor-in-Chief JACK CURTIS JEAN KRAVITZ Associate Editors DALE W ARMOUTH Faculty Adviser JACK CURTIS ART HOOVER Sports Editor . Business · Manager NEWS STAFF Mike Lewis J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty Margaret Williams Jim Neveras Louis Steck Lois Long, Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenfels Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma Davis Irv Gelb . Frances Panzetta Thomas Kaskc:i Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters BUSINESS CIRCULATION Bernice Thomas Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell Barbara Tanski Irene Tomalis PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke:; College · Subscription. price: $LSD per semester Member Intercollegiate Press GENE SCBUDATO EDITOR'S CORNER , Principals at last week's scholarship presentation are shown above. They are, left to right, seated: Mrs. W. R. Roberts, Miss Wiegand, Miss, Williams, Mrs. Veda E. Arnold, club' president. Standing: Miss Neel. Miss Anne R. Roberts, Miss Jacqueline Davis, Mrs. Iva Heale, and Dr. Eugene S. Farley. Letter To The Editor WINS FOR . SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR; , AWARD DONATED BY BUSINESS WOMEN'S eLUB: The Edi,tor wishes to apologize to Mr. Jim Dull. It was reported , in last week's Bea-con that Jim was a Junior. To a Senior, being Dear Editor: called a Junior, is an error among errors. We're sorry. Last year, Mrs. Nada Vujica got together with some of the students Margaret C. Williams, Wilkes College Junior, received a scholarship Going from apologies to congratulations is indeed a pleasant and tried to institute something last week donated by the Wilkes-Barre Business and Professional Wojourney. However it is an exceptional trip this time one which new at Wilkes in the Library. In men's Club. This is the second consecutive year Miss Williams has. the Beacon never ,t hought it would make. But Io and behold, February the first record concert been awarded the scholarship. held in the Library. "La TraThe scholarship is donated by Miss Williams, better known on Eureka, Gadzoolm, Beelzebubs, and other expressions of ex- was viata"," by' Verdi and conducted by the women's organization on the campus as "Peggy" is a native .of damation, the soccer team did it, they won their FIRST. The A'r turo Toscanini was played in its basis of high scholarship and serv- Buttonwood. A graduate of Han-' Beacon wishes to ·add its congratulations to ,t hose already of- entirety. In April a special Easter ice to the college. Dr. Eugene S. over High School, she is majoring fered.· But win, lose, or draw, the booters are still number one record concert was given with the Farley, President of Wilkes, and in English here at Wilkes. She is. in our book. playing of "Passion of St. Mat- Dr. Virginia P. N eel, Dean of Wo- active in th e Cue 'n' Curtain club thew" by Johann Sebastian Bach. men, recommended Miss Williams and is on the staff of the Beacon. Herbert B y n d er and Sheldon for the award. The presentation At the presentation, Peggy was Schneider worked very hard to get was made by Miss Elizabeth Wie- termed a future member of the the records, equipment and to pre- gand, chairman of the club's edu- women's club and a symbol of 11 pare the program for the concerts. catio-1)al committee, at a tea held all interests which present mefn-• But for some reason very few peo- last week in McClintock Hall. bers ha ve in the future. ple showed up at the concert. This By PEG WILLIAMS year, Sheldon, Herbert and Mrs. The Wilkes College, faculty has undergone a major change in per- Vujica are planning an expanded nonnel since last June. Dr. Virginia .Payne Neel has replaced Mrs. program of classical, folk and popular music. If anyone is interested Gertrude Marvin Williams as Dean of Women. Doctor Neel, a refreshingly young' and attractive woman, attended in hearing any particular work Blackstone Junior College arid received her B. A. from Emory and from Bach to Bop just drop a line On Friday evening at 7 :00, the first Seminar in Psychology was Henry College in West :Virginia, after which she studied at the YMCA in the suggestion box. We are only Graduate School in . Nashville, Tenn. Returning to Blackstone Junior too glad to try to fill your :re- opened. A select group of seven students and one of the club advisers, College, Miss Neel taught English, French and Biible and served as quests and all of us can make this was there and the discussion was a success. The meeting was opened Director of Studen't Activities. While at Blackstone, Docto;r Neel con- ,program a success. Plans are be- by Sheldon Schneider, club president, who ou_tlined the' structure of a tinued her graduate study which was of a sociological nature and cen- ing set forth for a Foreign Film seminar and opened discussion on possible subjects for future semiClub in association with the Lib- nars. A tentative schedule, along with topics, was made up. tered around the race attitudes of college women. Then the president opened the larities in the character of the scirary as well as poetry reading proAfter receiving her Master's de- American Council of Education. gree from graduate school in Commenting on her present pos- grams. Poetry reading has · been seminar portion of the evening entists were brought out. Nashville, · Miss Neel moved to ition, Dr. Neel stated, "The Dean said to be practically a lost art with a talk on Anna Roe's (Mrs. The study itself concerned 64 sciWashington, D. C. where she was of Women is responsible for the and interest. There are too many George Gaylord ' Simpson) investi- entists who were willing to partiassociated with the Division of interests of women in all areas of great works that were written to gation of · 64 eminent scientists. cipate in the project. Although one . Field Service of the National Edu- colle'.g'e life." Miss Neel said the :be read aloud. The final outcome This project has been underway may look at the results and call cation Association. In addition to college is aiming for an enlarged of these ideas rests with you the for the past five years and is still them crude, and to some extent in-genera.I public relations work for feminine enrollment and is plan- students. If we are to try to in- going on. Methods used in tJ:iis in- valid, as the president brought out,. the N.E.A., Dr.' Neel also e_dited a ning to extend ~ts program to meet stitute high calibre programming vestigation and their validity and this is the first such study ever N.E.A. publication, Th~ Rural Edu- the demands of women students which is fit for · an intitution -0f reliability were the main points made and as •better equipment is cation News. more fully. One step in this direc- higher learning we must .have the brought out by the president. Dr. developed and the mistakes of this want and backing. A college grows Roe's subject is to try to find out and later studies corrected then In 1938, Dr. Neel accepted a post tion, Dr. Neel pointed out, is the in many ways but in the final out- about the personality of the so- we can look for a more valid and Nursing Education program which as head of the English Depart.come it is the students who cause called Scientist, the type of person reliable study. But until tl}at time ment at Bennett College, Rio De is being given not only on campus growth ·or decline of such an in- who goes into the scientific world we should appreciate the effort Janeiro, Brazil. Later Miss Neel and in Wilkes-Barre hospitals ibut stitution. Perhaps we at Wilkes are making it his life's work. made and the information founded served as director of student activ- also in ,Strouds•b urg and Lebanon not ready for such growth. I beThe childhood and formulative by this study. through extension courses. ities at . Colegio 'Piricicabano, a coAn informative discussion follieve that it is just so far that years, interests and family backeducational institution which is the As Dean of Women, Dr. Neel is the Board of Trustees, the presi- ground, attitude toward religion, lowed on the application of psyoldest Methodist school in Brazil. adviser to Theta Delta Rho and to dent and faculty can make a school politics, sports, and entertainment chology to this and other studies. Dr. Neel was then appointed as- the Girls' Dormitory Council. One grow. As some great Greek once are but a few of the many aspects Mr. Bob Riley, one of the club's sistant director of the school of of the projects which Dr. Neel and said, "A great school is nothing sought for and brought up in the advisers,was present and was most English, a division of the Brazil- T.D.R. are planning for the near ~ore than a good teacher and a study. . One of the basic points em- helpful in the discussion. Plans •United States- Central Union at future is a TV fashion show. student who has, the desire to phasized by the study is that there were made for a seminar on PhySan Paulo, Brazil, where in addiDiscussing her stay in . South learn." It does not matter wllether is no such thing as a "Typical siology and Psychology for tonight tion to teaching English, her du- America, Miss Neel noted the simi- the institutiqn be in halls of mar- Scientist," although certain simi- at 7 :00 in Chase Lounge. ties included supervising the teach- larities of social life in both North ·b le ·o r on a wooden bench. Be that ing staff and directin'g student ac- and South America and indicated as it may, it is up to us and we tivities. ,D uring the latter part of that the influence of radio and TV don't need money or buildings to World War II, Dr. Neel was as- are just as &trong in Brazil as in make Wilkes grow in this partisociate director with the United Boston. Dr. Neel also pointed out cular way. This is a growth from ABRAHAM LINCOLN Service Organization in . Brazil. that the history of Brazil closely within not from without. Failed in business-1831. Returning to this country at the parallels the history of the United Thank you. This week the library was a beeclose of the war, Miss Neel' return- States, but that the. people of Bra- Editor's Note: The writer wishes Defeated for the legislature- hive of activity. It was buzzing ' to the N.E.A. and began work on zil were able to achieve peacefully to . 1832. with intellectual enJightenment. A rem~m anonymous. Failed in business-1833. her doctorate, with a thesis on b9th politica_l independence and course on library usage was -being Brazilian Foreign Policy. freedom rom the practice of offered as part of the freshman Elected to legislature-1834. Dr. Neel assumed her duties as slavery, two social changes which orientation program. Much informSweetheart died-1835. we achieved only a~ter resorting to Dean of Women at Wilkes last ation was obtained, such as the Nervous ibreakdqwn-1836. August. Since then she has begun, war. . ation was abtained, such as the use Defeated for speaker-1838. in cooperation with the faculty and Remarking on her impressions of of reference books-without plagDefeated for elector-1840. A Physiology-Psychology Semiw9men students, a study of the Wyoming Valley, Miss Neel said iarism-and the ability to look in Defeated for Congress-1843. ,present curriculum and the man- that she was first struck by the nar will be held tonight at 7 :30 in the card catalogue-without dropElected for Congress-1846 . 'n er in which it meets or falls short natural beauty of the valley it- Chase Hall Lounge. All Biology, ping the shelf on your toe. HowDefeated for Congress-1848. of meeting the needs of Wilkes self, ibut was most impressed by Psychology, and Sociology Majors ever, even with the sideline of humDefeated for Senate-1855. women. The study is a ,part of a the varied national backgrounds of Defeated for Vice President- or, it must be realized that the National survey which undertakes valley residents. The people of are invited to attend. Mr. Joseph 1856. course is a basic one; and its teachto evaluate . education of women Wyoming Valley, the doctor noted, Kanner will be one of the speakings should be utilized to the fullDefeated for 1Senate-l868. and is being sponsored by the (continued on page 4) est degree. ers. Elected to Presidency-1860. I rMEET THE FACULTY FIRST PSYCHOLOGY SEMINAR SUCCESSFUL; "TYPICAL SCIENTIST" DOES NOT EXIST' Licking Defeatism . NOTICE! Freshmen Cause Of Busy Week At Library �riday, October 9, 1953 3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Lack Of Reserves Defeats Colonels Again N~URY JINXREPEATS, WILKES LOSES SECOND; Wilkes Vs. Hofstra ,ROSS INJURED, BUT GRONKA SCORES AGAIN At Home Next Week By THOMAS KASKA The Colonel grid machine collapsed again, last week. This time it vas at the hands of a spirited Lebanon Valley team, 15-6. For the Wilkesmen it was a repeat performance of t_h e Bloomsburg :lassie: The blue and gold spiced the air with upset flavor but disintegrated when H9wie Gross, converted center, who took o✓ er the 1uarterbacking chores of the injured . Eddie Davis., was lost via the 1ame route. Once again the lack of reser es doomed the team's chances 'or a win. The Ralstoneers grabbed a 6-0 punching the ball to the Lebanon ead early in the second period and four yard line. Howie Gross tossed 1eld that edge at halftime. An up- to End Paul Gronka for a score. ,et wasn't impossible, the machine Gross's bonus try hit the bar · and ,vas 'working. Paul -Gronka turned was no good. in the finest performance for an Th "Fl • ·b t h " md ever w itnessed in eight years e_ ymg u c men came Jf Wilkes football. His uick and "back m the second . half. 9uarter. ql back Lou Sorrentmo pried the accurate d 1agnoses of p ay,s con- W"lk 1 es . d e f ense WI·d e open. H a If stantly upset the Lebanon offensive setup . Fullback George Elias back Dick Mu~selmai:i lugged the and Wingback ·Ronnie t<'itzgerald b_all to the Wilkes eight. Sorrenbrilliantly stemmed gain after gain t!on th~n sneaked across the go.al on the ground, as the Wilkes of- lme, tymg the score. fense· rolled. The Dutchme.n followed w.i th a But the Colonel injury jinx passing attack. Sorrentino hit End auseq the machine to sputter. Radonovic and Ritrievi. for thirty .lross, after steering the Wilkes- yards. Musselman earned to the men to their first score, i:qtercept- one, and Don DeBene<;Jett plunged ed a Sorrentino ariel and ·was in- for the tally. A pass from Sorrenjured on the tackle. The team fell tino to Musselman added ihe point apart. after touchdown. With Gross out of the lineup, Immediately following the kickthe down state eleven cam e alive. of, a series of fumbles pushed the ,Sparked by the brilliant quarter- Colonels to their five yard line. badi:ing of Lou Sorrentino, the Fly- Another fumble was recovered by ing Dutchmen wrapped up the Norm Chanosky in the end .zone, game with two TD's ond a safety giving the victors two more points . in the second half. The Colonels followed with a drive of their own in the fading minutes. Colonels Move First Four first downs carried the ball After a scoreless first period, · to the LelJanon 15, when time exthe local eleven ·. took command. pired. George Elias and Ronnie FitzgerThis was the first meeting of ald alternated on the ground, the two schools. Booters Win Streak Halted ·Qy Stroud, 2-0 zimi of Wilkes. Hill came out second best and suffered a fractured leg. He was · admitted to Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. The victory streak of the Wilkes College soccer team was broken by a hard driving iast,, Stroudsburg outfit last Wednesday. The Wilkes · hooters went down to defeat by a score of 2-0. Thus ended the long victory streak of one win which the -Colonels started last Saturday by beating Rider College 2-1. · Stroudsburg · fielded I an exceptionally strong team. This same · team defeated Lafayette last Saturday 5-1. 1 One notable inl!ident occurred in the game when · Lee Hill of the Tea1chers collided with Ahmed Ka- I The Colonels are at home next Thursday with Lock Haven STC. The highlight of next weekend's homecoming celebration will b Saturday night's Wilkes-Hofstra football game at Kingston Stadium. One of the largest crowds in Wyoming Valley football history is expected to ·be on hand for the second meeting of the two teams. Wilkes was nosed ·o ut in the thriller of thrillers last season at Hempstead, L. I1 2-0-13 and w ill be gunn ing with vengeance to turn the tables com e Saturday. The·kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 and students and alumni are advised to get to the West Side field early to avoid the rush. The game will mark the second appearance of the campaign for George Ralstbn's Colonels. WBRE-TV SHOWS W!LKES SPORT · FILM Several football and soccer films have been shown on . WERE-TV, local NBC-TV outlet in the past two weeks and m ore are sch eduled for the future. Portions of the Wilkes-Bloomsburg and Wilkes-Lebanon football contests and the Wilkes-Stroudsburg soccer tilt were featured on channel 28. The Blooms·burg film was shown on Jim McCarthy's Sports Review show on Friday evenin g, Oct. 2, and the Lebanon Valley shots Sunday evening, the 4th, on Franklin D. Coslett's Motor Twins news program. The soccer film is done by Jack ·Curtis of the college ·public relations staff. Motion pictures of the Ithaca game tonight are ex11ected to be telecast either Sunday or. Monday evening. To Be Well Informed Lettermen's· Project Observe Library Boards LETIERMEN'S RAFFLE: First Prize:. 2 Tickets to the Army -Navy game. • Seeond Prize: 2 tickets to the Penn-Cornell game. Third Prize: ' 3 20-pound turkeys: Drawing will be held at WilkesBridgeport football · game which will be played November 14, 1953. DIKE DIVOTS-By JACK CURTIS· WE PICKED 'EM Weell, it happened! It had to come sometime and this, accord~ng to the fatalists, must have been the year it was meant to be. For eightyeight minutes the battle raged hot and furiously . So intense was the action that one of the opposition sufered a fractured knee. When the dust had cleared, and, believe · us, th.ere was dust aplenty, a milestone in Wilkes College athletics had been established. Yet, it was· more than just eleven men fighting toe and head for ,that long 88 , it was five years of faith and hope that stood behind the accomplishment. Loud shouts of praise went up wherever the news was first learned. Some were scornful, others were sincerely happy. No matter what peo-p le felt, one fact remained-It had been done. The Wilkes ·College soccer team had broken a 27-game losing streak which covered four seasons fro m the time soccer was initiated on the inter-collegiate athletic schedule to the first game of the 1953 campaig,n. Victory was Wilkes' and Bob Partridge's. The 2-1 victory over Rider College last Saturday left .Coach Partridge perhaps the happiest man in the American sports world, at least for the time being. He wouldn't have taken any amount of money in exchange for just that one win. For it was Partridge who introduced soccer at Wilkes, having been an All-A~erican soccer performer himself at the University of Pennsylvania. Bob's -b oys had been trying to notch that elusive "first" since the first year a handful of guys with more guts than brains and soccer know-how trudged t h e Kirby Park greensward in the coach's words,., "on hope alone." TIME WELL SPENT Game after game passed and four winl ess seasons rolled by and not quietly by any means. The cries of woe rose high er and higher with each defeat, b ut then, how coulq Wyoming Valley be expected to under-. stand. It had never really been educated to soccer. With the passing of time, more and more people began to realize that it takes more than' eleven ordinary men to make up a soccer team. It takes ex-p~erience, which the men of this year's team acquired, most of it acquired in thi;ee winless .seasons. · Now we know that those years were not wasted. They were learning. Don't forget , tob, that with each loss, the pressure on the players made it harde for them to win. Let 's. also face the fact that the team has been. matched consistently with many soccer "giants" of the East. The hooters were the only Wilk es squad listed nationally as playing a "major" sch edule by the NCAA and all the schools it faced had been engaged in soccer comP;etition for years. Word had drifted directly a cross the Susquehanna from the practice field-to the campus- that this / year's team " could be the one." But, then again, we'd been h earing such rumors for a number of years. Nobody got excited. They just sat back and waited. It just had to happen ~tt~ . . , All this to-do about one little ,old soccer win, you say? One win out of 28 and he gets dramatic. It's more than just any win, it's the FIRST and it stands as a tribute to everyone connected with soccer since its All ;students should make a start here, but also to Wilkes College for standing pat behind its team habit of reading the postings on in those dark days. the ·bulletin boards in the library. TRUE TO FORM These are for your benefit. Announcements pertaining to the As Dr. Eugene Farley, president of Wilkes, put it the other day, p~etry anthology, scholarships and "We're not interested in whether we win or lose, although we do like graduate schools can be found. In- to win. We're interested in what our -athletics can offer to the pa1ti• formation .concerning various othe11 cipants. Wilkes athletics are not , meant to give any service to the things is also posted. ·Taike advan- school, but rather are conducted solely for the benefit of those who tage of this opportunity to be well are engaged on our fields of play." We ask you, how many schools informed. have thrown in the towel after just one winless season? You'd he amazed. We're sure that all the skeptics, of which we were one, join us in saluting the soccer team, Bob Partr idge, the team's and his biggest fan-his wife, Louise, Bob Moran, a fellow named Reggie Burr as well as a small group of loyal followers and the soccer alumni, Beers, et al. We all have pet h eadlines in this trade, and admittedly we have· ours. But the one we'd like to call attention to is one that was authored by Dale Warmouth, PR chief, at the close of the 1952 soccer season .. It read Bob's Beaten Battered Booters Bobble Batch. Let's n ever have cause to us·e that .one again! In cas_e you're interested, they lost the second game, 2-0, to the nation's fourth ranked team. All choked up? BATTLING BOOTERS COLONEL CARAVAN HEADS FOR ITHACA TODAY WILKES GRIDDERS GUNNING FOR FIRST WIN First row: Jim Ferris, l\.hmed Kazimi, Flip Jones (co-captain), Bill Merge, Hillard Kemp, Dick Hawk. Second Row: Koo Younsu, Glen Phethean, Austin Sherman, (Manager), Dick Heltzei. Charles Zezza, Jim Moss, Dick Pola~owski, Jim Neveras, Coach Bob Partridge, Third Row: Mike Lewis, Carl Van Dyke, Mel McNew, Dean ArvC%f1, Absent: Hank Deibel. By JACK CURTIS The Colonel caravan moves out of Wilkes College this afternoon following close in the tracks of the football team which left at noon for Ithaca, N. Y., where it engages Ithaca •College under the lights tonight at 8 in Percy Field. A very respectable following is expected to be on hand to watch the Wilkes gridders trot out against the Ithacans in the third game · of the season. Coach George Ralston's team i's still gunning for its first win. · It was a battered and crippled The host Bombers are sporting team that limped into the bus and an undefeated season thus far and departed for the York State city will certainly be gunning to keep t his noon. With Eddie Davis still it that way. In their opener they on the sidelines and his replace- won a thrilling victory over Mansment, Howard Gross, nursing an fi eld T ea chers and then last week injured shoulder, the Colonels will took the measure of a strong come into Ithaca on a single wing Brockport (N. Y.) STC eleven. Exand ·a ·prayer. Davis' loss means pected to be in the minds of the no "T" formation for th e Blue and Cayugans is last year's 26-0 lacing Gold, at least for the time being. (continued on page 4) �WILKF$ COLLEGE BEACON 4 Friday, Octobers; 1953 JEANNE DEARDEN, RED FEATHER QUEEN; Students Invited To Dr. Virginia P. Neel BEACON'S GRAB-BAG WILL PRESIDE OVER COLLEGE CHEST DRIVE Join Economics Club (continued from page 2) ~ I hate the guys Who criticize And minimize The other guys Whose enterprise Has made them rise Above the guys Who criticize. Last Friday night, Miriam Jeanne Dearden was crowned Red Feather Qu~n at a danc~ held at the Wilkes College gymnasium and jointly sponsored by the Student Council, Freshman and 1Sophomore classes. * I **** I'd rather be a could be If I couldn't ibe an are, For a could be is a maybe With a chance of being par. I'd rather be a has been Than a might have been, by far; For a might have been has never been, But a has was once an are. A green little chemist · On a green little day Mixed some green little chemicals "I'll take my hat off to you oyster eaters. It was all I could do to eat three last night." "Weren't they fresh? What did they look )ike when you opened them?" ' 1Oh, do you have to open them?" * ** * * "I see you've ,, given up t eaching your wife to drive." "Yes, we had an accident." "You did! What happened?" "I told her to release her dutch and she took her hands of the wheel.". · I * * * * * Teacher: "Can you give me a quotation from the Bible?" Student : "And Judas went out and hanged himself." Teacher: "Can you give me another?" Student: "Go thou and do likewise." * * °The •Crowning was the highlight ·of "Operation Red Feather" which was the college's fir st affair of a series to be held for the purpose of raising funds for th e 1953 Wyoming Valley Community Chest Drive. Miss Dearden resides at 18 Lawson St., Wilkes-Barre. She . was accompanied by , J erry Elias also a Junior. A com mittee composed of By LOIS LONG Now is the time to grow some roots so why not plant yoµr energies in a growing organization. Why not join the Economics Club. Now don't get me wrong. This is not the plea of a falling organization. On the contrary. We're quite a growing one, ·b ut it's just a way of advandng an invitation to all you who would like to join us. The 1Economics >Club has many big plans outlined for the ensuing year, the first being an affair for all the noble (we wouldn't mind winning that Alumni Association's declaration award) Alumni who who have taken their place in the great field of Commerce and Finance. Proving we do not only socialize, we next intend to conduct a forum conc~rning, not the sales tax (w)lich would be of little interest to you), nor how to cheat th e federal government ( which may be of some interest to you, Eut which we will not discuss), but we do intend to discuss a very pertinent .q uestion pertaining to Wyoming Valley, and this is: The Effect of Oil on the Coal Industry and Wyoming Valley. In other words, Coal versus Oil. I was also told to dr,pp six little words concerning the forum: YOU ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. I guess they're dropped well enough, but more news about this later. Not only do politicians go· to Washington. The E conomics Club is going there too. Yes, this will be one of our biggest affairs of the year. As I was saying - All you Wandering Wonder er s ! ** * Definition 9f a Kiss-A kiss is a peculiar proposition; of no use to ·ONE; absolute bliss to TWO; the small boy g ets it for NOTHING; the young man has to Steal it, and the old man .has to BUY it; it is the baby's right; th e lo ver's PRIVILEG E and th e hypocrites MASK. 'To a young girl it m eans HOPE; to a mar ri ed woman it means FAITH a nd to an old maid CHARITY. two Student. Council members: Wayn·e Madden, president, and Art H oover, and the president of the Sophomore class , James McHugh, and Neil Dadurka,. fr eshman class representative, c)lose Miss Dearden as queen. 1 Wayne Madden crown ed Miss Dearden as Red Feather Queen . As queen, Miss Dearden will preA lost soul wandering on · the side over the Wilkes Colleg e Red Wilkes campus m et a young felFeather Drive. low and asked ·h im: "Mister, can you t ell me where \ he library is?" z z . z "I am sorry, Mister, I am a student myself." Cue 'n' Curtain To Elect Chapter 20 Strives President, Treasurer For Dignity, Decorum By T. R. PRICE By NATALIE BARONE There are on campus several orThe first , business meeting Of 0 Cue 'n' Curtain will be ·h eld Mon- fo~zi~ti;;:;-:e: i ::;, ; ~ti~:dnft1::t day night at 7 :30. At this m eeting , -exactly loved for their frankness. plans will be made to hold elec- T hey are composed of those r a re tions for the offices of presi- souls who think. dent and trea s urer. Unfortunately, these offices have becom e vacant AmongS t th em a re th e Poet's . Corner, Beers' Mob, and Chapter due to the resignations of Leo Kel- 20 , of which we will speak. ley and Carl Kopines. These· young Of the several groups, Chapter m en shall certainly be missed by · Eff' • d 20 is perhaps the least seen and th e Th espian s. ◄ 1ciency an co· cer t am · 1y one of . t · h t • t most h ear d , an d 1s opera t 10n, wo ~am c arac ens - h • fl t· 1 · 1 · f [b th L d C th , t e most m u en ia groups, soc1a ics O ~ eo a n ar I• are e ly and politically, on campus. outstandmg factors thatf have Th e g m' d'm g an d mo t·1vat·mg prm· , , · h f'made Cue n Curtam one o t e m est . 1 f th Ch t · · th · · h W'lk c1p e o e · ap er 1s . e proorgamzat1ons on t e I es cam• 1gac10n .,. mu of d'1g m·t y an d d ecoru m pus on cam pus-no s mall task. The ca sting for Ibsen's "The By no particular effort of its Mast er Builder'' is now in full own, but m erely by the free exswing. Anyone wishing to try out pression of its ideas and ideals, for the play should get in touch the Chapter h as become one of the with Mr. Groh a s soon a s possible. important informal intellectual A f ew parts are still vacant. for ces for p er so nal freedom and W ell k nown on campus, Cue 'n' dignity and for the suppression of .Curtain has now branch ed out into the a sininity or pompousity that th e community. Various clubs of is a ll too rampant at times among the valley have asked a ssistance u s. from the Thespians. The American It is the h eartfelt aim. ~nd de. Bankers Association was the first sire of Chapter 20 to advance th e to -be entertained. This week the effort s of the campus in gaining a BeU Telephone Company, which r eputation for personal endeavor will hold its fifst meeting at !rem and general intellectual advanceT emple are to be entertained. Be- ment. In view of this, it maintains fore a n audience of four hundred its right .to criticize, and its r ewomen-, six of the thespians. will marks are both fr equent and frank u se their talents in music and drama. Basia Mieszkowski, Carol Ann In a green little way. Gardner, Bill Crowder, Peter MarThe gr een little grasses go, Sheldon Schneider, and Lois Now t enderl y wave Long will ' participate in the proO'er the green little chemist's gram. Green little grave. Faculty Favorites THE POLITI<CIAN: Everylbody's fri e:ro.d. He gives' you the same bland smile when h e hands yo u an "F" out of th e b lue as h e would g iving you an "A". H e secretly sticks pins in tin y images of his stud ents. SM ILER: Shows all 32 pearls, which is especially revolting on Monday morning. To him, life is a glorious adventure. Probably do es setting-up e,xer cises. OLD STONE FACE: Thinks that saying "hello" will obligate him to a student. DREAMER: Breaks of in the middle of a sentence with a faraway look in his eye. THE EXCEP,TI,ON: Knows his subj ect and how to put it across. Doesn't get a k ick out of watching hi_s students squir m. Why I Never Joined A Sorority ... 1,. I wanted to do as I wished and think for myself instead of being led around ,by a bunch of sorority sisters. 2. I had never gone into women's clubs a nd organizations before I came to college and I did not want to start. 3. I had n ever danced with a man in my life and I did not want to. 4. I didn't like the idea of having to sleep and room with the same girl all semest er. 5. I didn't fill out a sweater like other girls a nd I did not look very attractive in a sleeveless, lo w-cut gown. 6. I am a mal e. form the most cosmopolitan group she has ever met outside a large city. ,Doctor Neel implied that such a situation r esulted in a more tolerant attitude and less narrow ,p rovincialism than is found in many other areas of comparable size and numbers in the nation. Colonel Caravan (continued from page 3) handed them by the Ralstonmen at Kingston Stadium. If Gross is not ready, the Colonel coaching staff will call on Norm Chanosky to handle passing chores in the arc-light tilt. ",Chick" took over last week at L ebanon · Valley when Gross was put out of action and showed fin e form finishing the game, which Wilkes dropped 15-6. End Paul Gronka will be in for plenty of work again this week. The Nanticoke speedster and passcatching expert has been a prime target this season; having scored both Wilkes touchdowns-on the r eceiving end of air-mail special passes. If the Wilkes passers can find th e range, Gronka, Parker Petrilak, and N enl Dadurka will be in for plenty of fireworks. ·T he two long -standing rivals figure to be evenly match ed, so an action-packed thriller Ishould result. The first Wilkes victory of the sea son is a g ood possibility. - AMPUS ANDIDS C Hear Ye! T. D. R.! There will be no meeting of the Theta Delta Rho during the month of October because of th e meeting held late in September. The next meeting w ill be h eld on the second Tuesday of November. ~~~~ Ed Grogan on " groaning ": I like to groan, in fact, I could groan all day and like it. If a ma n wants his wife to peel g rapes f or hi m', sh e should, its h er duty . . . Dubin. "Wait till next year", The battle cry of th e . . . what is the name of that t eam? ... the Phillies? .. . No . .. Oh, yes, the DODGERS. After correcting on'e of Miss Dworski's infrequent mistakes Angelo Pappa was heard to say, "It's all right, Miss Dwtrski, even I m ake mistakes once 'rn a while." Mike Lewis ... You must admit, my coffee is better thah the Cafet eria's. Dave Rosser to instructor, "it isn't fa ir." J ack Curtis to Dave, "Thank you, Don Corn ell." Mr. Sym .. . 'T his chapter deals with the women's poi nt of view so I w ill assign it to th r ee yo ung ladies : Miss Kivler, Miss Fitzgerald, and Mr. Cathro. Nick Flannery, Jim DiJll, Mike Lewis-three sto ut fellows, indeed. J erry Elia s, comm enting on the s elling of his name as ",Chios" in the Sunday Independent: "That's all ·right, just as long as I get m y name in the paper." SPECIAL PRICE ON TUX -at- John B. Stetz Expert Clothler 9 EAST MARKET ST.. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop has everything a fellow needs i'n the line of wearing apparel · STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER Dr. Herbert C. Mayer Assem~ly Speaker On Tuesday, October 20 On October 20, Dr. H erbert C. Mayer, President of · American Viewpoint, Inc., will speak in assembl y concerning ,the topic "America,• Be Yourself." Dr. Mayer is speaking in cooperation with the Association of American Colleges. He has been prominent in --yo uth work and in the field of education. His br oad b a ckground and personal experience with varied problems qualify hi m as an able observer and interpreter of the stirring eve nts that are happening today. H e is w idely known a s a writer a nd public speak er of unusual ability. According to present plans, Dr. May~r will be on campus for three days. In addition to speakin g in Assem bly he will also speak to the So~iology classes. JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** 9 West Market Street 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 <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 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>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> 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 Wilkes Beacon 1953 October 9th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 October 9 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 Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/f179b0bf82153277ab82bd496f96dc6a.pdf 314a5ff6708f7f4efa4470e466dde2e3 PDF Text Text Wilkes College , I abates misery by doubling out joy and diviaing our grief." - Addison. ~·= = = = = = ~ Vol. 8, No. 5 CHEM CLUB TO SPONSOR . "Friendship improves happiness · and SQUARE DANCING TONIGHT BE 8:30 to 12 AT THE GYMNASIUM WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-B~. PENNSYLVANIA FRmAY, OCTOBER 16, 1953 Alumni Come "Home" For Weekend American Viewpoint President To Visit Wilkes; SQUARE DANCING HOFSTRA GAME JUDGING DISPLAYS MEETING Will Speak At Student Assembly Tuesday Morning TONIGHT AT GYM ro HIGHLIGHT 1953 HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES By FRANCES P ANZETIA The three day visit of Dr. Herbert C. Mayer, President of American Viewpoint, Inc., to Wilkes College next week will be an important event. Dr. Mayer will speak to the assembly Tuesday morning on the topic, "America, Be Yourself". D:r. Mayer holds degree from 10:00-Principles of Economics Oberlin College, Boston University, 11 :00-1.R.C. and Political Sciand Harvard, is listed in "Who's ence group Who, World Biography", and 12:00--Kiwanis Club "Who's Who in American EducaNew Book at Book Store tion". His pioneer work in recreaDr. Mayer's 'book, "New Foottion and youth education with prints of the Trojan Horse", will American youth programs, and his be on sale at the bookstore next week. This will be a special inexpensive edition which will be within the budget of the students. It is integrated w ith American Viewpoint, Inc. Getting the jump on all other clubs on campus, the Chemistry Club is holding the first square dance of the year tonight in the gym. This affair is a semi-annual one and is eagerly anticipated by the student body. The dancing ~ill begin at 8:30 and last until midnight. Both, square and round dancing, will ·be featured but the emphasis will be on the hillbilly style. Abe Bellas will be the Calle~ and he will be supported by The Wanderers. !A. large crowd is expected to be on hand so everyone come out and have the time of your life. A special invitation to attend goes to the Freshmen who may not be aware of the fun involved in square dancOn Wednesday, 0 ,ct ob er 21, ing. Tickets are only 50 cents. morning classes will terminate at 11 :40. Afternoon classes will re- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I II 1111111111111111111111 s ume at 1 :15 to enable the faculty to attend a luncheon in honor of Dr. Mayer in Sterling Hall. NOTICE! By NO RM A DA VIS Today marks the beginning of Wilkes College's Alumni Homecoming, and a gaily decorated campus is expected to ,b lossom out at any moment. At press time most of the plans were still geing kept top secret, but the activity and the competition are a s keen as in the past. On Monday night the boys of dent assembly. The cup went to Butler Hall erected a flashing the Biology Club last year for "Beat Hofstra" sign and the girls their strikingly original decoration of TDR were 'busily making of Kirby Hall. The 1951 winner was streamers and signs for the big McClintoc:k Hall. Loretta Farris, cla.ss of '44, is day. Decoration committees are hoping that this week's fine weath- general chairman of the Homeer will continue, since rain was coming Week end. Members of h er committee are: the order of the day on previous occasions causing most displays to Joseph Farrel, '42; Jack Karn '40; Eleanor Kryger '48; Jeanne Kogo limp and soggy. Aside from the actual plans, this cyan '45; Gene Maylock '49; Dan year's Homei;:oming will be high- Williams 48'. Other activities on the agenda lighted by a Ch emistry Club Farmer Da nce tonight at the gym at for the Alumni during their holJle8 :30 and a dance sponsored by the coming weekend include a coffee Cheerleaders tomorrow immediate- hour, a talk by Dr. Farley, a business meeting, a tour of the cam.p us, ly after the Hofstra game. Tomorrow afternoon is the date a party at the Kingston House, set for the judging of the Home- and it is hoped a preview of the coming displays by an Alumni Alumni play "Here's To Ya". This committee. The winning group will play will be presented at the Irem The Wilkes College soccer be presented with a handsome Temple on November 28 for the team won its second game of trophy by a representative of the purpose of raisjng scholarship the season at Kirby Park ye& Alumni, probably at a future stu- funds. LATE NEWS ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE terday afternoon when Lock Tuesday, Oct. 20: 0 rchestra Haven STC was defeated by a score of 6 to 1. Practice; Wednesday, Oct. 21: Conference 111I11111111111111111111111111111111111111111 II I on Education, Education Dept. Friday, Oct. 23: Sterling Hall Faculty Tea; Mid Semester Grades; Saturday, Oct. 24: Wiener Roast, Theta Delta Rho; Football, Trenton, Away, 2:00; Soccer, Elizabethtown, Home. Two of the 'better-know members of the junior class, Thomas Myers and William Price, have been ordered to Pensacola, Florida, for Air Cadet training. Myers, a graduate of Coughlin high school, has been studying Last Friday evening the Psycho- mathematics. He was active in logy Club held its second Seminar. campus chess circles, and was a The topic was Physiological Psych- member of the Student Council. ology. Although the guest speaker Price, a Nanticoke man, and a was unfortunately unable to at- major in psychology, was a memtend, the seminar was conducted ber of the Psychology Club, and by the club's president. The dis- also a saxophonist in the Wilkes cussion varied from atoms to the College Band. Both were prorpinent function of the cerebral cort ex . in the activities of Chapter 20. Myers and Price left on the thirThere was a fair representation of stud ents from other departments teenth of this month to commence their Pensa,cola training, which, than Psychology present. There will be a Psychology Club when complet ed, will qualify them meeting today at 4 :00 in Ashley for the rank of Ensign in the Navy Reserve. Annex. T. Myers, W. Price Leave For Pensacola DR. HERBERT C. MA YER books on church and community yo uth improvements brought him recognition as one of the outstanding authorities in youth training. As director of youth work in Chicago, Minneapolis, and the state of Ohio for educational organizations, and as camp director for moore than twenty years, he had perso.n al contacts with young people and their leaders. American Viewpoint of which Dr. Mayer is .p resident sponsors these lectures, believing that the informal means of contacting people is important. American Viewpoint has been active in the last thirty years in combating forces which are seeking to destroy our liberties. In the last few years they have been working on the problems of communism. Each year Dr. Mayer visits a small number of colleges for two or three days. His future plans are to cover about 100 colleges a year. He was well received at the colleges he . has visited. President ;Carey Croneis of Beloit College, Wisconsin, said of Dr. Mayer after • his visit to the college, "His visit to Beloit was very successful. He brought a message and point of view that ought to be availal:>le to a great many colleges and universities." During his visit Dr. Mayer will speak to the following classes and student groups: Tuesday, ,October 20: 11 :00-General Assembly 2 :00-Jntroduction to Sociology W ednesday, October 21: 10:00-Introduction to Sociology 11 :45-Faculty Luncheon 1 :15___,Principles of Economics Thursday, October 22: 9:00--lntroduction to Economics PSYCH CLUB HOLDS SECOND SEMINAR DEBATERS PREP ARE FOR BUSY SEASON; WILL ENTER SIX TOURNAMENTS IN 1953-54 CUE 'N' CURTAIN PLANS MAJOR PRODUCTION; MAJOR ROLES FILLED FOR "MASTER BUILDER" By MARGE LUTY The organizational machine of Cue 'n' •Curtain has again start ed functioning, with the prospect of a major production sch eduled for November 19, 20, 21 to start the wheels rolling. At the first business meeting of the semester, h eld Monday night, the committees necessary for smooth function of a play were given a "stand by for action," and committee heads were announced. "The Master Builder'' by Hen- Mieszkowski will play opposite him rick Ibsen, is a period play written in the role of Hilda, the yo ung in the 1890's, b ut nevertheless it woman who places freedom above safety. Katia Karas will portray has modern interest. It is one of Mrs . Solness, and Catherine Stucthe few Ibsen plays which modern cio , a freshman, has the part of audiences find still appealing. Al- Kaia. All these people are newmost of Ibsen's work dealt with comers to the Wilkes stage with social problems of the late 19th the exception of Basia, who, as century, and is now dated. "Mas- Wilkes theater-goers will rememter Builder", however, concerns the ber, was Alice in Philip Barrie's struggles of a man's mind, and its "Hotel Universe" last fall. psychological implications make it Several male characters have humanly appealing in any age. The yet to be cast, and there are some play is a study of failure-and of female bit parts which are still spirit. Mr. Joseph Kanner, of the open. Mr. Groh will 'be willing to Psychology department, has made hear readings this coming week, a study of ''The Master Builder" before the final decisions are made. and its psychological meaning, and Elections for the three vacant will discuss the play with the cast offices in Cue 'n' Curtain were h eld and with other members of Cu e yesterday from 11 to 2 o'clock. A 'n' ·Curtain who are interested. president, vice president, and treaMr. Groh has an nounced the four surer were elected, but the results, roles which have been filled. Harold which were too late to meet the "Nick" Flannery has the part of Beacon deadline, will be published Lolness, the male lead. Basia I n ext week. By PEARL ON ACKO The Wilkes College Debating Society is busily at work preparing for another debate season. It was in 1949 that Dr. Kruger sent his first team to an intercollegiate tournament. Since then, the debaters have I compiled an outstanding record, bringing much prestige to a little I school called Wilkes. Returning from last year's squad Dr. Kruger recently announced are Jim Neveras, Mike Lewis, Sal- a tentative tournament schedule. H and ·P earl Onacko. The first tournament of the year ly arvey, is the Muhlenberg Eastern Debate Promising newcomers to the so- Tournament to be held at Allenciety include Nick Flannery, John town on November 21. This tournaDoran, Bill DeMayo, Fred Krohle, ment is designed to familiarize and Neil Turtel. Both varsity and debaters with the topic before the novice debaters have been meeting season is fully underway. Many regularly with Mr. Eliot of the leading colleges and universities in Economics department, who has the Middle Atlantic States are exproved most- helpful in the pre- pected to a_ttend. paration of this year's topic for In December the novices will be debate-"Resolved: That the Unit- initiated to intercollegiate debating ed ,S tates Should Adopt a Policy of at the Temple Novice Tournament Free Trade." in Philadelphia. Also in December a varsity t eam will represent Wilkes at the N.Y.U . Hall of Fame Tournament. Last year our squad finished second at N.Y.U., beating teams such as Harvard, Columbia, and Fordham . . N ext on the schedule 1s a tournament sponsored lby the Debating Association of Pennsylvania Colleges at Lehigh University. Last season Jim Neveras placed second in the men's oratorical contest held in conjunction with the D.A.P.C. Tournament. This year Neveras and Onacko will be entered in the m en's and women's oratorical contests, respectively. The follQwing month of March will find the dehaters of Wilkes at the Brooklyn College Tournament. Unable to attend last year, the Wilkes t eam is looking forward to the Eastern Forensic which will be held at Kings •Point. And finallyif funds and wits hold out - Dr. Kruger's dreams will be realized when he sends two of his top debaters to the Elimination Tournament for the National's. In the days of the 'debater of debaters', Fred Davis, the treasury of the society was empty; when money was no longer a problem - no Fred. But this year looks Jitke it might 'be the •b ig one for both, the coach and the team ; there are several budding "Freds" and an adequate purse. Happy Homecoming, Alumn·i �WILKES COLLF.GE BEACON 2 Wilkes College BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Editor-in-Chief Letter To The Editor IRC PREXY CHARGES BUDGET CUT UNFAIR JEAN KRAVITZ Editor JACK CURTIS Wilkes College ·Beacon Dear Sir: DALE WARMOUTH It . is not an altogether pleasant Faculty Adviser task for me to write this letter, ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS yet I feel that the facts involved Business Manager Sports Editor are of such an important nature that they should be •b rought to the NEWS STAFF attention of the student body. The Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzetta Mike Lewis purpose of this epistle is to proThomas Kaska Pearl Onacko J. Harold Flannery, Jr. test formally what we of the InterNatalie Barone Helen Krackenfels Walter Chapko national Relations Club consider an Sally Thomas Gail Laines Margaret Luty Austin Sherman Joan Shoemaker Margaret Williams undue cut in our 1953-54 budget by Sheldon Schneider Natalie Gripp Jim Neveras the Student Council. In support of Thomas Price Norma Davis Louis Steck our contention, we offer the folMarilyn Peters Irv Gelb Lois Long lowing facts: The International Relations Club BUSINESS CIRCULATION is a nonpartisan organization of Barbara Tanski Bernice Thomas students interested in the problems Irene Tomalis Barbara Rogers of democratic government and in Jan Eckell internationel affairs. Our club is PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 affiliated "".ith the Pennsylvania Association of International RelaA paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke:; College tions Clubs ' and the Intercollegiate Subscription price: $1.80 per semester Conference on Government. Most Member ~ of the leading colleges and universities of ·P ennsylvania are memIntercollegiate Press hers of these two state-wide organizations: , EDITOR:S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO The Wilkes IRC plays a prominent role in the activities of both these organizations. Last year the state convention of the p AIRC was held at Wilkes under the direction Once again it's homecoming time. It is that time of the year of Ted Krohn, a Wilkes student when the old grads return to the campus of their undergraduate who was state president of IRC last year. Present at this convendays and hence honor it by their presence. These homecomers tion, which gave a tremendous are in tum honored by the student body which goes to extremes boost to the college in the way of to make its predecessors feel at home. · public relations, were Rob ert SangThis is as it should be and is very proper. Therefore, the er of the U. •S. Department of BEAON wishes to add its welcome to the many being proffered. ,S tate, as well as representatives We do not wish to be effusive or indulge in gushing sentiment- of the embassies of Iran, Egypt, ality. We do, however, want to say sincerely "Welcome Home, and Israel. At this convention, Jim Neveras of Wilkes was elected Alumni. It's swell to have you back." state vice president of the P AIRC for the 1953-54 term. Wilkes also played ·a n important role in .t he state convention of the Intercollegiate Conference on Government which held a three day The BEACON wishes to thank the Student Council for its con- mock legislative session in the sideraition of the budg~t request of 1250 dollars. We received state capitol building in Harris1200 dollars and are pleased. We take into account the fact that burg. Wilkes was also represented at conferences at Lafayette, Correductions had to be made due to economy measures. nell, and Johns Hopkins Again, many thanks. On the local campus, the IRC also served the student ,b ody. In the fall, the efforts of IRC memhers made possible a mock presidential election. In connection with this campaign, Wilkes students A most irritating incident occurred last Monday night at the were given opportunity to hear Student Council budget appropriations meeting. speak on campus two of the areas A little background first. For many days prior to this meeting, most distinguished leaders: excampus conversation had it that the International Relations Club congressman Daniel J . Flood and appropriations request was to be shorn and shorn badly. As Representative Ed~ard Bonin, both mentioned, this was only conversation, and as such was dis- of whom take a keen interest in the activities of the Wilkes IRC. missed without much thought. Nor has our club neglected soThe appropriations meeting proved however that such a situ- cial activities. Last Spring, in conation did exist. Mr. Art Hoover spoke on behalf of the I.R.C. and junction with the Pre-Med and requested a certain amount •Of funds. In closing his request, he Chem clubs, we sponsored one of mentioned tha<t he would not plead excessively (which many the most successful cabaret parties in the history of Wilkes. This year, clubs did) for LR.C. funds as he was well aware of Student the IRC plans to sponsor a cabaret Council feeling about the I.R.C. He implied the futility of such party by itself in March, as well a plea. as joining with .the BEACON in a joint party in the Spring as well His implication was certainly justified, for after he made the as with the Chem and Pre-Med above statement, one council member ,t urned to another and clubs in the traditional pre-exam said vehemently, "Thats for sure." party in January. In short, the record of the Wilkes A sad situa.tion, indeed. IRiC is one of hard work and servHow badly the I.R.C. budget request was cut is a matter of ice to the school. Important to note is the fact that IRC members have record. This budget slash is of concern to the I.R.C. and not the always contributed the major cost BEACON.' The BEACON is concerned, however, with the ptupose of inter-collegiate conferences from behind the slash. If the slash was based on factors other than their own pockets. economy and it appears that it was, it should be, and is, of conIn view of these facts, we of the cern to the BEACON and the entire student body. for if ill will Wilkes IRJC that the action of the can be direoted against one club, it can tbe eventually directed Student Council in cutting our budagainst any and all clubs ... at the discretion of the controlling get 28 ½ per cent is unjustified. The fact that no other organizaclique. tion was cut by more than 6 per cent seems proof of the discrimina. This must be stopped ... NOW! nature of the drop in our apStudent Council representatives are class representatives in tion propriation. the student governing body. These students are also members We are particularly distressed at of the various clubs on campus. As members of a class and this situation because of the widea club or clubs, ~t is only fitting that they should have the wel- spread rumor .that personal anifare .of those organizations foremost in their minds. mosity between some council members and IRJC officers played an This is as it should be. important role in the Council's acHowever, by being "for" a certain club, a certain class, it tion We certainly hope that such doesn't follow that all other classes, clubs be discriminated a- is not the case. !Proper function of gainst. It doesn't follow in the least. a legislative body tinged with personal bias is an impossibility. The Student Council representatives represent the student Those briefly are the facts as we body as a whole. No club should be discriminated against. see them. We of the IRC want to make it clear that we are in genThe BEACON hopes that Council president Wayne Madden eral in accord with the Council's will ,t ake the necessary steps to remedy this deplorable situa- budget appropriations. But we do tion. feel that our cut. wai;; excessive, Associate Editors GLAD TO SEE YOU THANK YOU STUDENT COUNCIL NEEDS CORRECTION Friday, October 16, 1953 ---------------STUDENT COUNCIL REPORT By HELEN KRACHENFELS At the Student Council meeting Monday evening in Chase Hall, a brief business meeting was held prior to discussion of the main topicthe budget. President Wayne Madden presided. The secretary's report was read and approved. Mr. Partridge gave a report on the Community Chest drive on campus, and urged complete cooperation. The dance held two weeks ago-"Operation Red Feather" netted approximately $60 for the fund. A pledge system is being initiated this year which has not been used in the past. Clubs or individuals may pledge an amount, and pay it over a ten month period. This system should enable all students to make a sizeable contribution this year; A Zippo Lighter is being offered to the president ·of the campus organization (at Wilkes or King's) which pledges the largest amount to the fund. Other items discussed at the meeting were: freshman hazing, homecoming decorations, and several requests for social events. The council approved the Theta Delta Rho wiener roast for Oct. 24, the Letterman's raffle, being conducted at present, and the Chem Club square dance, to be held thi sFriday night. Then on to the most important part of the meeting-The Budget! After consulting the Beacon story on last year's financial meeting, I saw that records were broken concerning the brevity of that meeting. Perhaps we did not break any records this year, but after almost four hours of concentrated deliberation, the deed was done. Allocating funds to campus organizations for their activities would not be looked upon by the student council as such an ordeal each year if it were simply a matter of considering the request and fulfilling it. However there is one factor which seems to account for the painfulness of the whole situation-a small item termed "insufficient funds"! This year the insufficiency ran some.w here near $1,890. Naturally, a good deal of slicing had to be done, and as a result there is in some cases, little similarity between the proposed allocations and the actual amounts granted to the clubs or activities. The first part of the meeting was open to representatives of each organization who spoke on behalf of their members and pleaded their cases for the amount of their request. The voting which took place later, however, was open to council rnernhers only. · Each activity was given thorough ~onsideration, and the council wishes to make it clear to the student body that no decisions were made on the basis of personal bias. Allocations were inade as follows: Beacon: Received $1,200. $50 less than requested, and $50 less than last year. Biology Club: Received $100. $150 less than requested, $25 more than last year. Economics Club: Received $175. $447 less than requested, $100 more than last year. Chemistry Club: Received $125. $129 less than requested, $50 more than last year. Cue 'n' Curtain: Received $600. Same amount requested, $75 more than last year. Debating Society: Received $500. $56 less than requested, same amount as last year. Dormitories: Received $80. $20 less than requested, $20 less than last year. I.R.C.: Received $250. $158 less than requested, $100 less than last year. Manuscript: Received $300. $100 less than requested, same amount as last year. Men's Chorus: Received $75. $25 less than requested, same amount as last year. Social Activities: Received $700. Yearbook: Received $3200. $579 less than requested, $200 more than last year. Engineering Club: Received $75. $175 less than requested. This was th e club's first year to make a request for funds. CLASS OF '54 REJECTS HONOR SYSTEM Editor's Note: The class of '54 rejected the proposed honor system last spring. This was ,i fter the final Wilkes Beacon, so the decision was never published. In order to clarify the situation the following article is presented. By J. HAROLD FLANNERY, Jr. For many years various colleges throu ghout the nation have prospered und er student administered honor systems. These systems have taken many forms and have ranged in application from examinations alone, to every facet of campus life. Despite the variations from system to system, each has rested on the fundamental principle that, any individual, intellectually and physically mature enough for college work, should be morally mature enough to assume the social responsibility incurred by an education. The keystone of every successful honor system is the individual. In reality, the success or failure of any system rests with the individuals in that system. Any conceivable organization of society, or even anarchy, will prove practicable if the persons in that society are earnest in their desire to make it function for the ultimate benefit of all. and are most distressed at the thought that such · financial discrimination may have originated in bias. We pray that the Council may reconsider its action, and ask the aid of the student body in restoring the International Relations Club with -ari adequate budget, so that it might continue to serve Wilkes properly. Sincerely, Mike Lewis, President, IRC. It is not the purpose of an honor system to frighten the participants with the knowledge that their fellow students are bound to report any rule infraction, but rather to h elp each individual realize that he or she is a separate, responsible, entity; whose integrity and maturit y are unquestioned. Honor systems of this nature are in use at Haverford •College, Briarcliff Junior College, the " service" academies , and other leading institutions . The question constantly before us is: "should such a system be adopted here?" In March of this year, Dr. Farley suggested to the student body that it should. After thoroughly investigating the situation a student committee recommended to the Junior class that an honor system be adopted by and for that class in the semesters 1953-54 . . Thus it was to be a trial run conducted solely by the present senior class. A t entative constitution was· drawn up and it was decided that the class concerned should vote on the issue on May 19th. At the risk of oversimplification, I would say that the class boiled the issue down to: "is Wilkes ; a young, principally commuter college, ready to adopt an honor system? Apparently, the class thought not. The proposal · was defeat ed by a narrow margin. It is interesting to note that the question generated a great deal of interest , and comments by campus leaders would indicate that it was defeated as a matter of principle rather than personality. Even the staunchest opponents of the proposal conceded the long range desirability of an honor system, but contended that .Wilkes was not (continued on page -l) �Friday, October 16, ·1953 3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes vs. Hofstra To Be · Thriller SECOND CHANCE FOR DAVID AGAINST GOLIATH IMPROVED COLONELS TO MEET STRONG TEAM BEACON'S GRAB-BAG --DIKE DIVOTS-By JACK CURTIS "How much is the hotel bill?" ===================================================== ~~~~ By JACK CURTIS "It will be $75 ." Little David gets his second chance before the hom e folks tomorrow night, as he untangles his sling shot for another crack at Goliath, this time represented by Hofsttra College's powerful grid machine. In his first try against a small-college football monster, Davie developed a case of jitters and stubbed his toe, only hitting his target once. That was when Eddie Davis was injured and Wilkes garnered only six points in losing to Bloomsburg S'DC. Tomorrow night, though, it will St. Lawrence, and are gunning to be an improved Wilkes College add another to the win colunm. A team that faces ,Coach "Howdy" good gam e shapes up. Myers' eleven. Ralston stated yesterday that his With Howard Gross by now hit- team is in excellent condition for ting consistently on his .passes and the game and offered "if we don't Andy Breznay with a couple games make any . silly mistakes, we can under his belt, the Wilkesmen fig- .beat this team. We'll have to be ure to give the visitors a real time on our to es all the way." of it before a homecoming throng ':l'he genial coach went on to at Kingston Stadium. Game time is state that he feels the team showscheduled for 8:15. ed tremendous improvement in According to •C oach Ralston, "We last week's game and that he hopes are going out to finish what we it will be "up" for Hofstra. started to do last year," which Slated for Colonel starting roles would lead gridiron followers with are Ends Paul Gronka and Parker '1e impression that he has high P etrilak, Tackles Ray Tait and -,pes for a win. Cliff Brautigan, Guards Joe Trosko The Hofstra team will have prac- and J erry Wright, Center Glenn tically the same lineup as it used Carey and Backs Howie Gross, last y ear ·in downing the Colonels Andy Breznay, George Elias and in the last minute of play, 20-13. Ro.n ald Fitzgerald. Returned are Quarterback Jae~ The ever-popular crash crew wnI Plunkett and Fullback Bill San- entertain the grads and undergrads ford,- the pair that spelled doom at halftime. The crashers will be at H empstead. strutting their stuff for the first The Flying Dutchmen have won time this season. A n ear sell-out is two and lost one, a close one to anticipated. "$75!" "Yes, $40 for room, $35 for food." " $3 5 for food? W e did not eat a meal h ere!" "The meals were here. If you didn't eat them, that is your fault." "Then I will charge you $35 for kissing my wife." "But I didn't kiss your wife." "That's O.K. She was h ere for you. If you didn't kiss her, that's your fault. " INTRAMURAL FOOTBALL STARTS TODAY THREE GAMES TO BE PLAYED AT KIRBY PARK Come Friday, Odober 16 and footballs will be filiing the air at Kirby Park. This is the opening date of this year's intramural six-man touch football league. This year promises .to be one of of the team or Art Hoover who the most interesting due to the fact was appointed by Mr. Partridge to that each team is composed with handle the leag ue. capable athletes. There are six It is a straight season league t eams entered. with the winners having their name The teams entered and their re- inscribed on a trophy. The schedule spective captains are : Weckesser calls for five games. Hall, Carl Van Dycke ; Butler Hall, Touch football is a lightning Joe Raskin; Chem Club, Jim Wil- fast game and is played on a reguliams; Nanticoke Rams, Ray Grit- lation football field-160 feet wide sko and George Weaver; Gunners, and 360 feet long. The games prove Harry Ennis ; Dragnets, Howard to be interesting and it is hoped Updyke. that students will witness these Entries for t eams closed last games. Thursday. The t entati~e schedule for FriEach team may have a ten man day, October 16 is: roster while only six men are al- 2 :00-1Chem Club vs. Rams lowed to play at any one time. 3 :00-Gunners vs. Dragnets There are a few openings on the 4 :00-Weckesser vs. Butler rosters of some of the teams and Games are tentatively scheduled anyone interested in playing should for Friday afternoons due to late contact either one of the captains classes and labs. Bo9ters Away Saturday Breznay Scores Twice; Meet Lafayette College Wilkes 26, Ithaca 7 On Saturday, October 17, the Wilkes College soccer team will journey to Easton to play Lafayette College. The Wilkes hooters, with that first victory already under their belts, are confident that they will upset the favored Lafayette team. The Wilkes team is free of the injury plague which seems to hamper the football team's efforts. All Wilkes hooters are in physical shape to go the whole route against the boys from Easton. Lafayette which is always a "soccer ,p ower" has a m ediocre record this year but are heavy favorites to beat the Colonels due to the fact that they have yet to lose to them. Last year's game played at Kirby Park was a hotly contested game which ended in victory for Lafayette, 2-1. The game is scheduled to start in Easton at 12 o'clock. The game was moved up a few hours so the Wilkesmen can return home and enjoy the festivities of homecoming. With Tailback Andy Breznay leading the way with two touchdowns, the first a 64 yard dash on the opening play of the game, the Colonels won their first football game of the season last Friday night over Ithaca College at Ithaca, 26-7. Blocking Back Howie Gross tossed two scoring passes to Ends Paul Gronka and Parker Petrilak and booted a pair of extra points; After the Colonels had gone ahead, 6-0, in the opening seconds, the Ithacans came back to lead briefly on a 30-yard •pass play from Quarterback John Filor to Fullback Tom LaPlaca. But a Gross to Gronka aerial put the visiting Wilkes forces ahead and they never fell behind, putting up a fine defensive showing the rest of the way and adding two more scares. The win was the third in four games with the York Staters. A test pilot is testing a plane and reporting to the test station: 10,000 feet, 30,000 feet, 60,000 feet, 90,000 feet, 100,000 feet, Good Lord! Yes , My son. Two spinsters who r etired and decided to buy a poultry farm went around to a poultry place and explained their intent and said they wanted to buy 200 hens and 200 roosters. The man in charge coughed rather apologetically and said, "'Two hundred h ens is all right, but really you don't need 200 roosters." " I know," one of them said, "but we know what it is to be lonely." Cheer up, Shakespeare students! From the "Minnesota Daily" com es proof that Shakespeare's writings can apply to just about anythin11:. Here's what that talented gent had to sa y about examinations: Studying in the library: ''More· light, you knaves; and turn the tables up, and quench the fir e, the room is grown too hot."-Ro!lleo and -uliet. Cramming at 3 a.m.: "How weary, stale, flat and unprofitab)e seem to m e all the uses of this world."-Hamlet. Cramming at 7 a.m. : "It is not for your health thus to commit your weak condition to the raw cold morning."-Julius Ceasar. Frank: "They say Jim's wife had triplets after reading " The Three Musketeers." Will: 'Good Lord, when I left the house, mine was reading "The Birth of a Nation." CHALK UP ANOTHER The first fo otball win of the year last Friday night at Ithaca , N. Y., gave Wilkes its 33rd victory in fi ve games short of eight seasons, against 19 losses and a quartet of ties. Not a bad r ecord at all and even more impressive when one realizes just how that r ecord has been compiled. Coach George Ralston has been at the h elm of the , Colonel s all of the eight years Wilkes has been engaged in intercollegiate competition. Although he has had some good material to work with-in thos e long gone days of the ex-Gl's- for the most part that winning record has been kept intact with a bunch of guys who just liked to play football. How did Tom Moran put it in the Sunday Independent? Something about chewing gum, chicken wire and tape. Well, we had our 'up" years breifly and we're back to chewing gum, chicken wire and tape, but the record continues with a good majority on the plus side of the ledger. Some sort of a miracle man this Ralston? Or maybe there's something to this play-without-pay 'business after all. Could be catchy. MUCH IMPROVED In registering their first win of the season against Ithaca College, the gridders looked impres3ive, making an upset in tomorrow evening's homecoming hassle look like a definite possibility. We, of course, are again perched precariously way out on that proverbial limb. Freshman Andy Breznay, proved that he can run well in football as well as in elections as he romped .for two touchdowns on dashes of 64 and 16 yards, the long one coming on the first actual play from scrimmage. Andy was recently elect ed vice president of his class. Howie Gross, now firmly entrenched a s the number one pigskin, twirler after a sudden switch from the center post, tossed hi s third and fourth touchdown passes to Ends Paul Gronka and Parker P etrilak in the York State contest. Gronka has r eceived three of those a erials and is currently the leading scor er of the team with 18 points. Breznay is second with 12 and· then con vert ed soccer goalie Petrilak with a solo six-pointer; which shouldn't by any means be his last. ERRORLESS PLAY Gronka drew high praise from Ralston for his play in all three games 'played to date. According to the head coach, the Nanticoke 160-pounder played the best g ame ever played by a Wilkes end-in the Lebanon Valley ga me. "He didn't make a mistake all afternoon, Ralston stated. P etrilak came to football this fall having n ever played before. "He didn't even know an ends proper stance," is how Ralston put it, but his ability to learn fast and a couple sets of glue fingers have earned him a starting nod for tomorrow's game. ,P arker made two beautiful catches at Ithaca. RED FA,CE DEPARTMENT-Coach Ralston had just finished t elling his gridmen that nobody ever gets hurt in soccer, so the rumor goes, when an ambulance drove over to the hooters fi eld to take away an East Stroudsburg STC player, Lee Hill, who had suffered a broken leg. Hill, according to reports from the Pocono Mountain institution had a good chance to make All-American this season. His injury here in last week's game was indeed an unfortunate a ccident. The Wilkes Lettermen were quick :;pringing into action to present the fallen hooter with a gift from the club, representing all Wilkes athletic t eam s. Several Colonel soccermen visited him at the N esbitt Hospital, THREE OF FOUR Two hipsters are making it back Last year's Wilkes-Hofstra game which went to the home forces at to N ew York from Paris by ship. Hempstead in a thrilling finish at the wire, 20-13, saw a pair of quartThey spot the ,Statue of Liberty erbacks and as many fullbacks, Little All-Americans that is, in action and one says to the other, "Man, at the same time. dig that crazy Ronson." Wilkes had Russ Picton and George Elias, while the Dutchmen had Quarterback Jack Plunkett and Fullback Bill Sanford. Of the four, 'Egg-laying is a continuous pro- only Picton, who was put out of football permanently in that game cess for a hen. Approximately 30 with a leg fracture, will not see action tomorrow night. The others minutes after a h en lays an egg, will be in the thick of it at the kickoff. Plunkett tossed a 30-yarder to Sanford for the winning score with the yolk for the next is released only 75 seconds remaining in the game. The Wilkesmen hope to even and starts down the egg tube. the eount tonight in their second meeting with the Long Islanders. A fine crowd is expected to witness the tilt, which has been especially A very, very 'big American busi- se back to 8:15 in order to accodomate the anticipated throng, which nessman dropped everything at his will pour or be poured (you know th ese homecoming celebrations ) into · wife's insistence and left for a Kingston Stadium. month in Europe. When he arrived GRIDIRON GRIN-They tell the one about the guy who attended in Paris he hired two limousines and an adequate staff of guides a football game in the mammoth Los Angeles Coliseum. Fighting off and attendants, and started out to a nosebleed he · made a climb to his seat,-up . . . up, . . . up. At the tour the continent in grand style. 40th row, the usher told him that he couldn't go any higher-it made Shortly after the party set out, him dizzy. So, he went on alone . . . up, up, up. By the time he got to the chief guide ordered the car to his seat in the topmost row, the game had already started, so he turned be stopped on the top of a hill, and to a man nearby and asked, "How is the game going?" The man gave said : «From here, sir, one may see him a blank stare, and r eplied, "What gam e? I'm flying the mail to San Diego.'' the distant spires of Paris." "Never mind the details," said the big man",''just tell me the names it was extremel y popular and was of the countries." looked for at every home game. When Skinny left Wilkes, the Restaurant diner: "This lobster Cra sh Crew left too. Attempts were has only one claw." made to reorganize it but all failWaiter : "Why, that just proves Out of the past and into the ed. This year, Skinny is back and how fresh our lobsters are. They present comes one of Wilkes Col- a new Crash Crew has been formed fight each other in the kitchen." lege's famous organizations, THE and is ready to go. Diner: "Well, go back and pick The members of Skinny's Crash . CRASH CREW. The Crash Crew me the winner.'' is the organization responsible for Crew are: Sheldon Schneider,Neil the entertainment between halves Meyer, Blackie Williams, Ralph "Give me a toothbrush." of the Colonel home football games. Rozzelle, Wayne Griffith, Mickey "A large one?" The Crash Crew was started way (Lung) Perlmuth, and Lou Steck. "Hell, yes. There's 27 guys liv- back in 1948 under the direction of Look for them at halftime. You'll ing in Ashley Hall." "Skinny" Ennis. For three seasons erijoy their skit. ENNIS' CRASH CREW CR.AVES CUTIIN'-UP �WILKES COLLEGE ~EACON Class of '54 Rejects (continued from page 2)· Law School Test To Be Given 4 Times Throughout This Year ready for it. The constitution drawn up by the student committee was singularl y negative and unimaginative. The Law S<:hool Admission Test It was without a preamble to explain its purpose, and without a required of applicants for admisconstructive point of view. Article sion to a number of leading AmerI provided ; any student who dis- ican law schools, will be given at cover s a f ellow student cheating, more than 100 centers throughout s hould immediately report that stu- the United States on the mornd ent to the honor committee (lo ings of November 14, 1953, Februand behold! the same committee a r y, 20, April 10, and August 7, who drew up the constitution.) This 1954. During 1952-53 some 7400 violates the principle of individual applicants took this test, and their r esponsibility which is an integral scores were sent to over 100 law part of the systems commonly cited schools. as "ideal". The constitution pursues this vindictive vein and the inevitable result would be a return to the "cat and mouse" proctor system. I am reluctant to labor the point because it was a "spur of the moment" creation, and in any event, its merits and demerits are a cademic. This was decided last spring but the issue should not be dead, or even dormant. It should be constantly turning over in the mind of every Wilkes student. To remain ind,efinitely under the present system, will someday •b e a "blot on our 'scutcheon". Dr. •F arley regards its adoption as "long overdue". He commented, "I always have, and always favor its adoption. Intellectual integrity is the cornerstone of education." He also remarked that the time and nature of its ;adoption is in the hands of the ;students. The question is not, "does honor -exist at Wilkes?" but rather, "what is the best way to implement . the honor already present in the ·student body. The significant question con-fronting our generation is now ap-parent. Is honor feasible in a so.ciety which dictates : "compete, .compete, compete, until you have successfully strangled your neighbor." The answ er ? The individual s who operate the system. A candidate must make separate application for admission to each law school of his choice and should inquire whether it wishes him to taike the Law School Admission Test and when. Since many law schools select their f r e s h m a n classes in the spring preceding their entrance, candidates for ·admission to next year's classes are advised ordinarily to take either the November or the February t est, if !Possible. The Law School Admission Test, prepared and administered by Educational Testing Service, features objective questions measuring verbal aptitudes and r easoning ability rather than acquired information. Friday, October 16, 1953 It cannot ·b e "crammed" for. Sample questions and I information regarding registration for and administration of the test aTe given in a Bulletin of Information. Bulletins and applications - for the t est should be obtained four to isix weeks in advance of the desired testing date from Law School Admission Test, Educational Test~ ing Service, P . O. Box 592, Princeton, N. J. Complet ed applications 1must be received at least ten days before the desired testing date in order to allow ETS time to com!Plete the necessary testing arrangements for each candidate. 1954 YEARBOOK PICTURE .SCHEDULE Thursday, October 22: 11 :00-Economics Club 11 :20-iBiolog-y Club 11 :40-Chemistry Club 12:00-Engineering Club 11 :20-Cue 'n' Curtain 12:40-German Club Please Note: All pictures will be taken in the gym. Club advisers are asked to ap,p ear for the picture. Men are asked to wear white shirts and ties. Girls are asked to wear s addle shoes and bobby socks. Please be on time!!! SMOKERS BY THE THOUSANDS NOifCHANGING TO CHESTERFIELD the ONLYcigore#e everto give you. .. SPECIAL PRICE ,ON 't'UX -at- John B. Stetz Expert Clothier 9 EAST MARKET ST., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 0 PROOF of LOW ·NICOTINE HIGHEST QUALITY The country's six leading cigarette brands were analyzed-chemically- and Chesterfield was found low in nicotine-highest in quality. 6 THE BOSTO_N STORE APROVEN RECORD Men's Shop Again and again, over a full year and a half a group of Chesterfield smokers have been given thorough medical examinations .. . the doctor's reports are a matter of record, "No adverse effects to the nose, throat.and sinuses from smoking Chesterfields." A responsible independent research laboratory supervises this continuing program. has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel STREET FLOOR - with smokers UPPER DOOR FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Copyright 1953, l1GG!lt & Mvus To1Acco Co. � 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 <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 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>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> 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 Wilkes Beacon 1953 October 16th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 October 16 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 Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/0e2e37a87d44b3d0df7968191262ccb8.pdf fe11a738f9b40c6fad78d0806f1744e5 PDF Text Text Wilkes College Be not afraid of life. Believe that life Is I wort!i, living and your belief will help create that fact. -William James. ~ Vol. 8, No. 6 SOPH DANCE TONIGHT ***** BE T.D.R. WIENER RO.AST TOMORROW NIGHT WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1953 TD R Wiener Roast .Tomorrow Night SOPH HOP TONIGHT OPPORTUNITY FOR GIRLS TO ASK BOYS DIFFERENT ATTITUDES TOWARD LIFE, INABILITY TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER, ADMISSION FREE REASONABLE FEE, ONLY $1.20 PER COUPLE GREATEST OBSTACLES TO WORLD PEACE DANCING FROM 8-12 By NAT ALIE BARONE The oration on "The American Way of Life," by Dr. Herbert Mayer, was one of the most stirring ever given ·at any of our assembly programs. Perhaps the r eason for this was due to Dr. Mayer, himself. He is well qualified· on this subject as he was a member of the conference held in Germany by the Big Four. The office of the president of American Viewpoint is held by none other than Dr. Mayer. Dr. Mayer feels that the great- and the free world. ·Communism est difficulty that has risen in the rests on this assumption that its world today is the inability to un- basic principle is the worker. Its derstand one a nother. This fact not basic conception of government ,mly holds true among nations but is the people working for the sfate. among individuals as well. At pres- What it really has become is a ent, the greatest obstacle for world dictatorship of the proletarian . The leaders of the communist party found that they could not succeed unless all other forms of government were eradicated. Despotic rule was strengthened by shutting out all ideas foreign to the . Russian concepts. They found a waythe iron curtain. We know that because of the United States, Russia is what she is today. A modern tyrant without scruples or morals. We gave her everything from u~derwear to a tremendous amount of planes and tanks asking only friendship in return. Everyone knows the result! There is only one answer to this problem and it is not by making Am erica a totalitarian government, by buying our way out, or by starting a conflict first . All w e have to give is the reputation and ideals that America possesses such a tremendous quantity of. If our conception of American free enterprise, fr ee worship, free speech, and free press is right, we shall peace is the serious conflict be- remain the land of the free and tween two entirely different at- the home of tne brave! America titudes toward life, Communism must be herself! Jumping into the social whirl, the Sophomore class is holding its Soph Hop tonight, October 23, in the Wilkes gym . Dancing will be from 8 to 12 to the best in canned music. Refreshments will be on hand, and the admission, reall y and truly with no strings attached, is free. Cliff Brautigan, Sophomore class president, and hi s officers have been working hard to make th~ affair a success. So dance away your mid-semester blues tonight at the Soph Hop. ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE Tues ., Oct. 27: Orchestra Practice; Soccer, Elizabethtown, Away. Fri., Oct. 30: Club. Dance, Biology Sat., Oct. 31 : Football, Adelphi, Away; Soccer, Trenton, Home. By JOAN SHOEMAKER Op-p ortunity time for the coeds is here. It's the girl ask boy season. No, it isn't leap year or twirp season, but something bigger and betterThe Theta Delta Rho Wiener Roast, to be h eld Saturday, October 24. The time is 8-to-12, the place is Harveys Lake, and the tickets are a mere $1.20 per couple. There will be group singing around the fire, and the best in entertainment. For some of you hard-hearted individuals who have yet to be impressed, there, of course, will be plenty of food (wieners, _too). The annual affair has always Morris, Patsy Reese, Frances Panbeen a success, but the women of zetta, Audrey Cragle, Pat Fox, InTheta Delta Rho are working hard grid Frock, Ellen Louise Wint, and Connie Kamarunas. to have this y_ear's wiener roast Entertainment, G a y 1 e J on e s, surpass all. Judging from the sale c})airman, Natalie Gripp, Natalie of tickets, a large group is expect- Barone, Barbara Tanski, and Barbara Evans. ed to attend. Refreshments, Barbara Rogers, Barbara Evans, Wilkes senior chairman, Bernice Thomas, Janet from Plymouth, has been chosen Eckell, Sally Thomas , Catherine general chairman. She is being aid- Stuccio, J aekie Jones, Marilyn Williams, and Irene Yastremski. ed by the following committee Tickets, Jane Carpenter, chairheads and their committee mem- man, Gail Laines, Joan Shoemaker, bers : Helen Krachenfels, Jane K eibel, Dana Stein, Barbara Grow, Helen Publicity, Naomi Kivler, chair- Ko elsch, Virginia Leonardi, Nancy man, Marilyn P eters, Nancy Han- Brown, Norma Davis, Justine Bat- • nye, Angela Constantino, Pat Mc- tisti, Phyllis Bloom, and Irene GoNelis, Freda Billstein, Della Cohn, , liash. Katia Karas, Della King, Nancy j See you all Saturday night. Responsible For Succesful Homecoming \EARBOOK PICTURE SCHEDULE SENIORS In order to have all the se nior portraits taken before Christmas they must be taken during this following week before October 31. They will be taken in the Lazarus Photo Studio. The store hours are as follows: Monday-IO A.M . to 9 P.M.; Thursdays-12 noon to 9 P.M.; on ,Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays the store hours are from 10 A.M. to 5:30 P;M. The cost to seniors will be a one dollar sitting fee. This will not be s ubtract~d from t he price of any pictures ordered by the person as it was last year. The reason . . In order to secure decent pictures that will reproduce well, it is necessary to pay for them. Last year's pictures were inexpensive but they were not good. I have worked under the assumption that all seniors will want pictures they can be proud of. There will be no pictures taken in cap and gown this year. This isi a matter of Year book policy . . . I do not believe that people want to be remembered as something in a ca.p and gown that they wore for -only one day of their entire tenure at WC. NOTICE: · Seniors are urged to get to the Lazarus Photo Studio (second floor) sometime during the next week (before October 31). In or der to get their senior portraits they must do this. UNDERGRADUATES Pictures of all underg r aduates will be taken on Wednesday and Thursday, October 28 and 29, or on Wednesday and Thursday, November 5 ·and 6. (Exact date will be announced in Bulletin) . The cost for undergraduate picture will be 75 cents for a sitting. Undergraduates will be given the opportunity to select their picture for the yearbook and also to order pictures for themselves. This was not done last year and it is in part responsible for the increased cost (again the assumption that people want good pictures of themselves caused me to look for a photogrpher that does good work and charges for it .• UNFORTUNATELY. Pictured above is the Homecoming Committee responsible for the successful 1953 Homecoming W eekend. First Ed Grogan, row : Eleanor Kryger, Loretta Farris, general chairman, Jack Karn. Se : ond row: Daniel Williams, Joseph B. Farrell, Eu• Editor, Yearbook gene Maylock. ATrEND THE SOPH HOP TONIGHT AT THE GYM ADMISSION FREE DANCING FROM 8 - 12 Decorating honors for this year's Alumni Homecoming went to the Engineering and Chemistry Clubs for their display of onyngham Hall. Windows of the first floor were adorned with paintings pertaining to a scientific theme whHe life-like dummies were surveying on the roof. A flashing neon "E" by the Eng ineering -Club and colorful flags added to this attracti ve display. A spokesman for the Alumni said that competition was keener and the displays more convincing than in previous years. The actual Homecoming plans by the Alumni were a great success. A large number were present for the meeting in the cafeteria Friday night to hear a report by Dr. Farley on the future plans for the coll ege and also a report by Dale Warmouth, as to what the college is like now. Approximately one hundred a lumni were present at the party at the Kingston House Saturday and many attended the Wilkes-Hofstra football game Saturday night. �2 WII..KES COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College Letters To The Editor- - DRINKING STUDY AT YALE WILL PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE TO REPLACE SPECULATION, Editor's Note : N a val Cadet Beers is well qualified to write the folMISINFORMATION ON COLLEGE DRINKING lowing letter. He served as editor last year and edited 26 issues. His BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Editor-in-Chief JACK CURTIS JEAN KRAVITZ only other claim to fame was the Associate Editors DALE W ARMOUTH Faculty Adviser JACK CURTIS ART HOOVER Sports Editor Business Manager NEWS STAFF Mike Lewis J, Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty Margaret Williams Jim Neveras Louis Steck I,ois Long Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenfels Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma Davis Irv Gelb CIRCULATION Bernice Thomas Barbara Rogeri, Jan l;;c;kelt · Frances Panzetta Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters BUSINESS leadership of the ill-famed Beers mob. The Beers mob, yo u may remember, was the arch enemy of the Poets Corner. This rivalr y never would have existed had the Poets accepted Beers as a member which it didn't. He therefore formed his own group. Oh yes, he has one other claim to fame and that is a prediction he once made. Being a member of the winless soccer team, he repeatedly said and feared that the team would win its first game when he left . . . he was right. It did. In fact, it won the very first game after his departure. ::: Barl:lara Tanski Irene Tomalis ::: ::i * i,1 October 12, 1953 Dear Editor: I see by your editorial of 25 PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 September that you intend to strive for "decency, common sense, A paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke:; College objectivity, and thoroughness." ObSubscription price: $1.80 per semester jectivity and thoroughness you m ay Member achieve if you struggle hard eIntercollegiate Press nough, though goodness knows last year's BEACON gleefully disregarded them in every possible conEDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO scious manner. But as for you capturing decency and common sense, no never, and I wish to warn you right at the very start. You are too good a newpaperman be decent, and besides your a f We of the BEACON wish to invite all students to contribute to filiations as a Poet automatically to the "Campus Candids" column. It is a virtual impossibility perishes the thought that you are for us to cover the entire campus, all classes, all cliques, all decent deep down inside or that clubs, etc., etc. Therefore, we ask that you help us by contribut- you even desire to be decent like ing any candid- you deem worthy. Remember, cc:xmpus candids other fine people. Poets and n ew sare not earth-shaking statements but rather little sayings which papermen are not decent, though are picked at random out of conversation with fellow students this by no ·means makes Poets or instructors. · news·papermen and n ewspapermen Poets. As for common sense, if you By asking all students to keep an eye out for candids, we feel had that you would not be the that the entire campus will he covered. If you have a candid BEACON editor. Common sense turn it in to any of the editors, or turn it into the BEACON office, has never been a vice of BEACON editors, I am proud to say. If you or the Editor's mailbox. strive for commoon sen se and instill a bit of it in your newspaper, the, BEACON will immediately becom e dull, boring, and unread. In fact, if you just strive for anything, dear Editor, you will be a The BEACON wishes to congratulate Dr. Herbert C. Mayer punchy, nervous, unstable gentlefor a most informative, interesting, well-delivered speech. Speak- man by your 26th issue. This will ing at last Tuesday's Assembly, Dr. Mayer pulled no punches no doubt aid you as a Poet, but it in presenting his clear analysis of the issues confronting Ameri- will ruin you as a newspap erman. Meanwhile keep Wilkes· College's ca today. Speakers of his calibre are unfortunately in the minorbiggest and best boast on tap every ity. Friday and in such good spirits as the first two issues were. Respectfully your, Paul Beers NavCad Paul B. Beers, USNR Class 32-53, Batt 3 Just before press time of last week's BECAON the Wilkes U. S. Naval School, Pre-Flight soccer team went out and did it again. They won 1heir second N as, Pensacola, Fla. CAMPUS CANDIDS WANTED FINE SPEECH BY DR. MAYER HOW ABOUT THAT! game. Two wins in the same season after so many winless seasons is something of which to be proud. Keep up the good work, Booters, the whole college is b~hind you. After the Honor Board finds a person guilty it recommends a punishment to the Student-Faculty Disciplinary Committee. This body acts on the recommendations and imposes the final punishment. The purpose of this policy change is tw<;>-fold: The first reason is to get ·a uriiform pattern of punishment. In the past, recommendations of punishment have fluctuated according to the circumstances of the case. This has brought about seeming injustices and made the work of the Honor Board very subjective and often extremely difficult. The second reason for the change is a general tightening up of punishments. The Honor Board feels that after four years of operation the honor system has been well impressed\ upon the minds of the students and its implications by now are fully understood. To further impress on the seriousness of a breech of honor, th e punishments have been considerably stiffened. The old method of a warning or restricted status defined as no cuts and no school activities has been completely revamped. The Honor Board now recommends, upon finding a person guilty, one of the following four punishments : Expulsion ~rom school, suspension, an "F" m the course, disciplinary probation or restricted status with the full limitations of disciplinary probation. JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Compared to non-veterans in U. S. colleges, veterans appear to have had more frequent and intensive drinking experiences , reports Robert Straus, researc h associate at Yale University's Laboratory of Applied Physiology. Straus and Selden D. Bacon, director of Yale's Center of Alcohol Studies, are conducting a five-year study into the drinking habits of American college youth. But Straus said these differences drinking in coll ege and other as"disappear completely when age pects of behavior. "The customs and attitudes of and other selective factors are acyo ung persons with regard to counted for. When compared with drinking," Straus declared, "are non-veterans in the same a g e already pretty well determined bebracket s, veterans show no signi- fore they come to college - by the ficant difference in drinking pat- practice, attitudes and customs of t erns and attitudes. "Thus it ap- their families, their social groups pears that age and other factors and their communities. associated with interruption in eduHe asserted that the subject of cation, commoli. to veterans and the survey is one in which "many older non-veterans, are the signi- of the simplest facts have not been ficant factors in the apparent dif- known. In the absence of facts, fere nces between the two groups," there has been much conjecture and he added. misinformation and often many Straus and Bacon, who are pre- _sincere persons have acquired quite paring a book on their findings, a distorted impression . of the nasubmitted questionnaires to 17,000 ture of drinking behavior and the students participating in the Yale problems of alcohol in American survey. The study is designed to colleges. It is ho ped that this study investigate the inter-relationship will provide a body of knowl edge between behavior patterns and at- to replace present wild speculatitudes surrounding customs of · tion." sitting right in the draft. Doesn't to believe that. Don't try to be so it bother you?" naive. I once read about a lawyer "Are you kidding? The draft," who spent four years before the I snapped sarcastically, "doesn't bar." even phase me anymore. Thirteen "Mr. Danglefinger, let's be serimonths ago that's all I thought a- ous. You were in an automobile· bout, but now ... " a ccident. Correct?" ." Right." Good old Sarge. I call him F.B.I "And you want damages." -Fat, Bulgy and Ignorant. "No, I got damages. I want re-• Seriously though, it's good the · American people have sports to di- pairs." "Who was driving at the time of vert their attention from the gloom the crash?" of these troubled times. "How should I know? We were Early thinkers were wrong believing the world is fiat, and mod- all in the back seat playing Canern thinkers are wrong believing asta." "Danglefinger! Don't you know the world is round. In my opinion the world is neither round nor flat. how to drive?" "Certainly I know how to dri ve." The world is crooked. "Then why the crash?" There's no doubt about it, times "Well, I just washed the car and are tough these days. I read in the n ewspapers recently that even the I couldn't do a thing with it." "I see. Tell the jury exactly what rhumba instructors are having a happened." hard time making ends meet. "Well, I was cruising along at Yes, the world is in a financial about 95 when . . . " muddle. But what most people fail "At. 95? Why were you going to realize is that money isn't everything. Money can't buy friends. so fast?" "My ·brakes didn't work and I However, it can get you a much wanted to g et home before there better class of enemies. To d a y ' s headlines relentlessly was an accident." "I see. Continue." shout the world's problems. What "Well, I saw a car coming so I will become of the A-bomb? What pulled over to let it go by. Then of the H-bomb? Will,. war break out in Indo~China? Will Rita Hay- I saw another coming so I pulled worth stay married to D i c k over to let it go by. Then I saw a bridge coming. I pulled over to let Haymes? Rita, incidentally, is getting so it go by, and that's all I remember.'' n:any divorces lately she now begms her love letters, "Dear Darling, and ge~tlemen of the jury." Another dilemma: 3-D or not 3-D, that is the question. By PFC. CHUCK GLOMAN Let's face it. Three dimensional If you happ en to walk past Gies Camp Atterbury, Indiana movies, via polaroid glasses or Gene: curved screens, are realistic. It's a Hall some Tuesday evening abo.'.!t Had an open night tonight, so novelty to sit in a theatre and have 8: 15 and hear some of the finest thought I'd reminisce by writing a chairs, spears and bodies lunge at choral music written being sung it Beacon colunm. Maybe you can use you from the screen, but sometimes isn't angels you hear, it is the it. the effect is too much. Last week Wyoming Valley Oratorio Society Hope things are running smooth- I viewed a 3-D western. It was so rehearsing for one of its concerts. Mr. Clifford Balshaw is the dily this year. realistic that during a gun battle Please give my regards to Jack half the audience was wi.ped out in rector of the group and our own Miss Mildred Gittins is the presiCmtis, Jean Kravitz , Art Hoover, the crossfire. Like every college grad in the dent elect. There are several stuJeanne Dearden, Sheldon Schneider, Walt Chapko, Mike Lewis, Marge Army I often think back to campus dents of Wilkes singing with the group of merry singers. Luty, Peg Williams, H elen Krach- days ... In the past years the Society has I remember a field trip by our enfels, Jim N everas, Dal e Warmouth and Lou Steck. journalism class. We went to the given to the Valley some truly court house to cover a trial. Every- great concerts. This year the first Now that football highlights the body stood as the judge entered, concert will consist of portions sports scene, millions have turned then sat silently as the robed fig- from J. ,s. Bach's "The Christmas Oratorio" and G. F. Handel's "The their eyes to the unsurpassed s.p ect- ure tapped the gavel. "Order in the court," he said. Messiah". We can all look forward acle of the gridiron. I always did to some fine concerts from the like football season. It is the only "Order in the court." time you can walk along the cam" Two beers and a ham sand- Wyoming Valley Oratorio Society this year. pus with a girl on one arm and a wich," a drunk answered. "The defendant Barton Dangleblanket in the other, and people finger will come forward," the prodon't raise eyebrows. In the South folks are still en- secuting attorney announced. The gaging in milder sports, like golf. dialogue went something like this: ,..Take the chair." And golf, of course, is a game in "What for? I got enough furniwhich a little white ball is chased by a bunch of men who are too old ture." "Were you ever up before me?" to chase anything else. "I don't know. What time do you But autumn weather has hit the North. At reveille this morning the get up?" "Sit down, confound it, so we barracks s rgeant, clad in long woolen underwear, waddled over to can finish this case." "Yeh? What kind you got?" my bunk and snorted, "How come "I don't drink, confound it." yo u got the window open so far?. It's awful windy outside and you're "Oh, surely you don't expect me IGLOMAN'·S GLIMPSES \ KNOX COLLEGE HONOR SYSTEM 4-YR. SUCCESS FORMED UNIFORM POLICY FOR PUNISHMENT The Knox College Student Honor Board, after four years of operation and experience in the administration of the honor system, has formed a uniform policy in recommendations for punishments of those found guilty of cheating. Cheating is defined as the giving or receiving of unauthorized help in any course, Friday, October 23, 1953 ---------------- '----------------! From Camp To Campus ORATORIO SOCIETY BEGINS REHEARSALS �Friday, October 23, 1953 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 3 Colonels Travel To Trienton S. T. C. TRY AGAIN FOR SECOND VICTORY OF SEASON WILKES GRIDDERS FAVORED BY 13 POINTS BEACON'S GRAB-BAG ~~ By JACK CURTIS A beaten, battered, and broken Wilkes College gridiron crew travels to Trenton, N. J., tomorrow where it will probably win its second game of the season. The Colonels match might with Trenton State Teachers College tomorrow afternoon and from pre-game scouting reports should come away victorious. The dopesters make Wilkes a 13- backfield listed as a sure starter. point favorite in the game, but The Trenton team will be almost the old injury jinx could turn the the same one that held the Colotables, though it is doubtful. nels to a 7-7 tie last year a,t KingsSidelined for the game for sure ton Stadium, but at that time there is Howie Gross, the team's only was a terrific letdown after the experienced passer, and George E- Hofstra game, it was felt. lias, the big ground gainer, is also ·C oaches Ra lston, Russ Picton and on the doubhtful list. Fran Pinkowski hope to utilize the Tailback Walt Chapko suffered reserve strength this week and a sprained ; n:kle the past week give the other backs a chance to and he may see only limited action, recuperate for the Adelphi game according to Coach George Ralston. next week. The line is intact and will be Trenton will emplo y a tight Tcalled for heavy duty all afternoon. It will have to be at its best if the formation and has several backs Wilkesmen are to limp home with who can run well. Thus far it has lost two, including a 31-0 setback vin number two. Slated for starting roles in the to Bloomsburg STC, and has won .Jackfield are Norm Chanosky at over Wilson T eachers College of either blocking back or fullback Washington, D. C., that one coming and Arne Nelson at the blocking last week by a 27-12 score. back slot. If Chapko isn't ready to go, Ralston will call on either Lou Chaump or Don McFadden at the tailback post. Old reliable Ronald Fitzgerald, who scored the final touchdown against Ithaca (not Parker Petrilak as previously reported) is the only member of the first-string Wilkes carries its tattered banner into the fray with a record of one win and three losses. The coaching staff is hopeful of starting a win streak that will go the remaining four games in tomorrow's tilt. A number of students will make the trek for the game. COLONELS FAIL IN ROLE OF DAVID, 39-20 HOFSTRA POWERHOUSE RUJNS 'UPSET' HOPES By TOM KASKA Coach George Ralston's football eleven last Saturday night failed to portray the role of David, as it succumbed to a powerful Hofstra grid Goliath, 39-20. A surprisingly small crowd of 3,000 turned out for the nightcap of Homecoming festivities to see the Hofstra powerhouse maneuver a brilliant passing and r unning attack to a three TD victory margin The Wilkesmen, relatively lighter and less experienced than the invading Flying Dutchmen, battled gamely to halt the strong Hofstra offense, but injuries to key players and a host of costly fumbles spelled defeat. Halfback Bill Sanford opened a plunge by Chapko for the score With the score 20-13 at halftime, the Hofstra scoring spree with an 80 yard punt return early in the anything could have happenend The Colonels played a heads-up first period. He added another talgame of ball against a team heavily in the second, romping five er both in weight and experience yards after grabbing a pitchout But that same old injury jinx, with strong replacements lacking, stopfrom Quarterback Plunkett. ped the Wilkes men. Joe Trosko was The Colonels roared back. Howie lost from the line. The backfield Gross passed to End Paul Gronka lost Andy Breznay for a greater for 29 yards and a score. The Fly- part of the game, and George Elia s was also injured. Then Howie ing IDutcl)m en answered with an- Gross reinjui·ed the shoulder of other six-pointer - a pass from his passing arm, and the WilkesPlunkett to End Coughlin - and men lost their aerial game. With again the Colonels roared. Gross key men out of the lineup, the passed to Gronka for 39, setting up Colonel defense was unable to co·pe with the passing and pitchouts of Plunkett, while their offense could not penetrate the heavy Dutch line Halfback Nunziata opened the second half with an 80 yard touchdown gallop for Hofstra. Walt Expert Clothler Chapko led a Colonel drive to pay9 EAST MARKET ST•. dirt, making the score, 26-20. The Wilkea-Barre, Pa. Dutchmen came back with two talli es in the final stanza to sew up the game. In the first meeting of the two schools last year, Hofstra won a thriller by a 20-13 count. The Long Islanders are considered one of the top small college teams in the country. · : ;:; 'f.s;:t; .I THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR FOWLER, DICK AND w·ALKER --DIKE DIVOTS-~ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ Ascotchman had been keeping vigil at the bedside of his dying By JACK CURTIS wife for several days. One evening he said, "Mary, I must go out on A LOADED LAP business, but I will hurry back. If you should feel yourself slipping As a columnist, you sorta hate just to do a re-hash on _past athletic while I'm gone, please blow out events yet sometimes, as in the past week or so, the Wilkes College the candle." athletic representatives lay a heck of a lot of good material in your lap. 1st chorus girl: So your millionaire's check bounced back, huh? 2nd chorus girl : Yeah, and it was marked "insufficient fun ." The stork is smarter than the ; :,~:~:,~t~~k~;:wh~, :,:::~ " \\ dry cleaner. He works fast and , leaves no ring. Such has been the case in football and soccer games in the past eight days. Last Thursda y Coach Bob Partridge's hooters whaled the tar out of a good Lock Haven State Teachers eleven. But more than just winning, the team showed a spirit never before revealed by a Colonel soccer team. In fact, we've only seen that kind of fire and fight once before in our three-year stint at replacing the divots, and that was at Hofstra last year, when a Colonel grid team played way over its h ead -on guts and determination. They lost a heartbreaker. But, last Thursday, the Colonel hooters just could not be stopped. They racked up a tremendous 6-1 win over a team that Definition of a hug : Energy that had a relatively easy time with them the previous year - and don't has gone to waist. think the T each ers College boys were just a little disgruntled. We can attest to their ill feelings toward b ei ng humbled in a game they had Mary: I finally went to the doctabbed a "breather." tor about the craving I get for kisses every time I have a few From the opening whistle it was drive, drive, drive. The line battered· drinks. the Lock Haven backs and goalie relentlessly. One ·score came-after the Joan: What did he give you? other - they just had to come. And then, too, the Wilkes backfield did Mary: A few drinks. a fine defensi ve job in turning back all but one of the visitors' thrusts, that one early in the game. Men are pec uliar, as women have BENCH GETS WORKOUT long suspected. For example, a man who hadn't kissed his wife With a commanding lead, Coach Partridge emptied his bench for the for five years, just shot a fellow first tim e in five seasons of play. Even for Partridge the game brought who did, a new experience. His teams, even in the first win at Rider, had never before experienced a commanding lead, enabling him to shoot the works. The impressive win also showed that the Colonels have what it takes "Mrs. J ones, I believe your son to bounce back after losing to· East Stroudsburg. Had they not done is ruined." so, that first win could very well have been the last. Psychological, "I beg your pardon, Mrs. Smith, you know. but I must disagree with you." The story at Lafayette last Saturday can be summed up in three "Have it your own way, but come and s ee what the steam roller words - "We wuz robbed." has done to him ." A very questionable penalty call, which gave the home forces a free * * + * * kick on the 12 yard line, enabled the Leopards to steal away to the Definition: A face is something locker room with a 2-1 win in the last three seconds of play. which may be washed, slapped, True Wilkes looked bad in the first half, but came back with fire in powdered, kissed, lifted, punched, its eye' in the second totie the gam e. It was an early Christmas in saved, or completely lost. Easton. But, then, we reflect philosophically, you've got to take the bitter with the sweet. REAL GONE GAME "You swindler, when you sold me this farm, you said I could The Blue and Gold gridmen were a part to one of the most thrilling grow nuts on it." games in local footba1l history Saturday ni ght - at least from the "You misunderstood m e I standpoint of th e fan. John Q. Fan saw a dazzler fro m the word go, said you could go nuts on it." even though Wilkes lost a gruelling test to Hofstra, 39-20, most everyone agreed after it was all ov ~r, ''Geez ! What a ballgame!" Though the Dutch backs were practically unstoppable, the Ralston As the speaker of the evening arose, h e co ugh ed. His upper plate line played better than a pretty fair game. In fact many astute obfell to the floor and broke. A guest servers even some from the Hofstra bench, felt that the Colonel forat his side realized the man's ward wall outplayed the visitors' line. You've got to hand it to the plight, dug into his pocket and boys up front. They were outweighed in many instances as much as came up with a set. The speaker- 20-25 pounds per man. Brother, that ain't hay, when you're t ossing it to-be tried th em, but they were at the guy in front of you. too . big. The helpful gue st supplied Some serio us mistakes, incl uding untimely fumbles, cost Wilkes the ano th er set. They were too small. game, although, from the score you'd probably not believe it if you The th i rd set fit. hadn't seen the game. We'll say this. We've seen quite a f ew small The speaker got along perfectly college football t eams. Hofstra looked more to us like the Washington nd with the borrowed teeth, a as he I Redskins or some other bruising bunch. Ever see a 210-pound halfback sat down, returned them with j before? thanks. "By the way," he said, "are you Get this. Hofstra chartered a DC-3 to fly its team here for th e game. a dentist?" · They probably took off from Mitchell Field, which is directly across The helpful guest shook his head the street from their campus in Hempstead. Rumor has it that the The helpful guest shook his plane cost $1,700, almost five times their guarantee for playing here. head. "No. An undertaker." It must be nice, · .. ,,, ,, ,, ,,, ,,, IT HURTS TO LOOK Six-year-old Mary reported to This one's a dare. At an optician's convention, the "eyes" have it, the teacher that, "Dickie said a but the noses have been getting it around here latel y. "Curly" Joe naughty word." Trosko and Carl Van Dyke both came up with bludgeoned beezers in "Is that so, Mary?" What did recent games. The Colonel football captain can now boast a schnoz to he say?" match his oone curly lock, while Van Dyke is a likewise beauty on "Well," replied Mary emphatical- campus. ly, "my mothe·r told me never to repeat such words. But if you 'll Carl got his off the fist of the Lock Haven goalie on his second say all the bad words you know, score of the game and also suffered several breaks of the bone under I'll t ell you when you come to _it." · his right eye. He is lost to the Colonel hooters for the rest of · the campaign. Trosko, sporting two positively exotic shiners along with the mauled mush, is expected to be back in action against Trenton STC tomorrow afternoon. Joe got his in the Hofstra game. Put one of of thos e new plastic nose guards on him, get him to remove his two front t eeth (he lost his very own in the King's tilt last year) and I.R. C. last week held elections Trenton will think it's been invaded by Mars. Man, he looks mean. for the office of treasurer. A new Il member of the club, J. Harold Coaches sometimes profess that injuries are "all in the mind." Joe's Flannery, Jr., was elected to the The Student Council has an- been bothered with a very usual sensation. He just can't seem to blow ·:osition and will henceforth carry nounced that the budget which was through his mind. Several young and unaware hig h schoolers were out the duties assigned ta him prepared by that body has not yet overheard passing by on South Riv er Street last week, when Trosko I.R.C. meets Thursdays at 12 :00 been fully approved. It is to be and Van Dyke came into sight. The conversation went thusly. "Wow, and ariyone wishing to join the regarded as only a tentative listing I'm going to King's. I've heard Wilkes is a tough sc hool, but I never club is invited to joiri at this time. unti l further action is taken. believed that they beat the students." FLANNERY ELECTED I.R.C. TREASURER Student Council Budget O}y Tentat•1ve· L"ISt•1ng �Friday, October 23, 1953 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 CAMPUS ANDIDS Mike (The Lung) P erlmuth to editor Scrudato, "Gene, you better start quoting me in Campus Candids ... I'm a big man on campus." * * * * * Quote Nick Flannery, flat on his back after toppling over backward in his seat, "This is a very embarrasing position." ***** Student, questioning fellow student about to indulge in cafeteria ,b arbecue, "Do you intend to eat that or has it been eaten already?" * *** * After Mr. Riley explained that women mature faster than men but also decline faster than men, George Elias was heard to say, "I thought that was common knowledge." Arguing over the choice of radio• programs, Marine reservist Dave Phillips(PFC) was heard to say to fellow reservist Jack Vivian (Pvt.), "Remember, private, I outrank you." ***** Dr. Mayer at last Tuesday's assembly : "When a diplomat says 'yes", he means 'maybe', when he says 'maybe' he means 'no', and when he says 'no', he's no diplomat. When a lady says 'no' she means 'maybe', when she says 'maybe', she means 'yes', and when she says 'yes', she's no lady." * * * * * Dr. Mailey: "There's a purpose behind every madness." * * * * * Another military story involves Mike Lewis. Mike, who r eceived more money from the U. S. Navy than did Al Cathro, was heard to say slyly, "I outrank him." * * * * * Student before Hofstra game: "The game you are about to see is true; only the score should be changed cause it's our turn this year." Marine? A Citizen Marine is a smart young man who has affiliated himself with one of the finest fighting outfits the world has ever known. The opportunities and training open to the student are of a wide variety. While a member of the organized r eserves the student is instructed in the fundamental knowledge of infantry tactics and weapons which go to make the Marine. It is not to be forgotten that the Marine .i s first a rifleman and last a specialist. After passing the necessary written and manual requirements for an advancement to the grade of PFC the student can choose his specialty, at present there are openings in all phases of auto maintenance, quartermaster, press and photography, and administration. Upon Student after Hofstra game graduation from college a student (looking at Letterman's display: can apply for a commission in the "I gues our powder was wet." active Reserves. Another course open to college students is the Platoon Leaders Corps. Here the student must spend ten weeks at Quantico, Va., After completion of the ten weeks he is advanced to the grade of Corporal. He can now wait until completion of his college career As of late many of the male stu- for further training. At the compledents have now become Citizen tion of his training and graduation Marines; just what is a Citizen from college he receives a commis- Many Opportunities Open To Male Students In Marine Reserves sion in the Marine Reserves with the rank of Second Lieutenant. At present, enrolled in this course are Cpl. Mickey P erlmuth, PFC Louis ,Steck, ,P F C David Phillips, Pvt. Raoul Elton, and Pvt. Jack Vivian. Monday night at 7 :30. The address is: Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, FirS t a nd .Sharp st reetS, Wyoming, Pa. But all work and no play makes Mac a dull Marine. A r emedy to this has been found in the form of a first rate sports program . At present, a pistol and rifle team is in operation, the basketball team is being readied for another championship year. There has been a great deal of "scuttle-butt" about the formation of wrestling and · boxing teams. UNITED NATIONS TOPIC AT NEXT ASSEMBLY For further information contact any of the above students or even better why not pay a visit to one of the reser ve meetings held every Major Moel B. Guin of the U . S. A. F. R. will speak about the United Nations at our assembly program on October 27. Maj. Guin is Vice-Chairman of the S-peaker's Res earch Committee for the United Nations and he will be introduced by Michael Lewis , President of the International Relations Club. Dr. Farley will act as chairman of the assembly program. ECONOMICS CffiB PLANNING FIELD TRIP ENTIRE STUDENT BODY INVITED TO JOIN The Economics Club is taking a field trip to Washington on November 5th and 6th. The places to be toured include the F.B.I. Building and training grounds, Department of Labor Building, Department of Commerce building and exhibits , and the Pan-American Expo_sition Building. These places are of interest to all students; thus the Economics Club is inviting the entire campus to join them on this trip. All students desirous of obtaining further information should contact Jirr O'Neill, chairman of the trip, immediately. Reservations must be ma-' by November 1st, at the latest. CHOICE OF YOUNG.AMERICA FOR THE ,1,rH STRAIGHT YEAR - CHESTERFIELD IS THE LARGEST SELLING CIGARETTE IN AMERICA'S COLLEGES ... by a 1953 survey audit of actual sales in more than 800 college co-ops and campus stores from coast to coast. Yes, for the fifth straight year Chesterfield is the college favorite. CHESTERFIELD IS THE ONLY CIGARETTE EVER TO GIVE YOU PROOF OF LOW NICOTINE, HIGHEST QUALITY The country's six leading brands were analyzed-chemically-and Chesterfield was found low in nicotine-highest in quality. This scene reproduced from Chesterfield's famous "center spread" line-up pages in college football programs from coast to coast. � 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 <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 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>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> 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 Wilkes Beacon 1953 October 23rd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 October 23 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 Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/4f07234728747eef9b151632df18cb82.pdf 2ca76fca370440cc1be81e02ec0f70b4 PDF Text Text Cowards die their deaths; many times The valiant never taste of death bu_t once. I Shakespeare. Vol. 8, No. 7 Wilkes College before BE BIOLOGY CLUB HALLOWEEN DANCE TONIGHT IN THE GYM WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 30, 1953 BOOTERS END SEASON TOMORROW Nurses lo Sponsor TB Institute; GOBLINS, GHOSTS, Soccer Team Strives For Fourlh Win; STUDENTS ·Defeated Elizabethtown For No 3 Chest X-Rays, One of Many Features GHOULS, TO DANCE TiONIGHT · __ · By MARILYN PETERS The Wyoming Valley Tuberculosis and Health Society and the Wilkes College Department of Nursing Education will sponsor a "Tuberculosis Institute"in the Wilkes Gymnasium on Thursday, November 5, 1953. Mrs. Ruth Seeherman, chairman education at Wilkes College; Dr. of the program committee and John S. Packard, medical director Miss Kathryn Goetzman, co-chair- at Devitt's Camp, Allenwood, Pa.; man announced that the program, and Mrs. Elvie Bodley, R. N ., divided into afternoon and evening supervisor of nurses, Devitt's sessions, will be presided over by Camp, Allenwood. William Mennear, president of the Dr. Marjorie Low, secretary of Wyoming Valley Tuberculosis and the Health Society, will demonHealth Society, and Miss Kathryn strate the u ses of pneumo-thorax Goetzman, R. N., respectively. equipment. Exhibits and displays The speakers will be Mrs. W . of educational material will ,be set Gordon Williams, past president of up in _the gymnasium during the the Health Society; Doctor Robert institute. A film entitled "Coming V. Cohen, assistant .p rofessor of Home" will be shown. medicine at Temple University; Free chest x-rays will be availMiss Helen Blasko, supervisor of able throughout the sessions. the Tuberculosis Unit at the VeterAll students and faculty mem.ans Administration Hospital; Miss bers are urged to attend. AdmisRuth Jessee, instructor of nursing sion is free. Club's Display Equipment Missing Spotlights and Dummy Disappear Ah expensive dressmaker's dummy and a pair of spotlights a re reported missing from the Homecoming display of the Education Club. ·The dummy and lights vanished from the front yard of Sturdevant Hall on the night of the Hofstra game, two weeks ago, and efforts to find or learn of them have thus far been fruitless. The missing objects were report- dummy is reported to ,be the prop•ed to have been in place prior to erty of one of the members of the the ga,me, which began at about 8 Education ,Club, Miss Justine Bato'clock, but sometime after 8, one tisti, while the lights allegedly beof the club members on his way to long to Miss Doris Merril, secrethe dance held in the gym some- tary of the club. time around ten, noticed that the It was the second time that the lights and dummy were missing. club's display was disturbed, for The dummy, used to simulate a it has also been reported that on ·wilkes coach teaching Hofstra the previous night, the yard of players how to play ball, was one Sturdevant was visited by vandals of the outstanding features of the who disarranged the display, aldisplay, while the lights were of though nothing was taken from the course utilized to illuminate it. The scene. 'Wilkes Over Top in Chest Drive; Students Triple 1952 Contribution Once again Wilkes College has surged ahead in community affairs by reaching its hig hest goal in their recent Community Chest Campaign. The faculty, maintenance crew, and student$ contributed 9% over their quota of $1,275. This year as in the past six years, Mr .Partridge was Campaign Chairman for Wilkes College and h e was assisted by the following: Mr. C. Thomas, Mr. A. Groh, Mr. Wm. Jervis, Mr. A. Hoover, and Mr. W. Madden. An increase in the contributions Andrew Hourigan, next year's by the maintenance crew and stu- campaign chairman, offered a Zippo dents and with good help by the lighter to the president of the club faculty insured us of a successful giving the most money to the Comcampaign at Wilkes College. This munity Chest. Since the Biology year -the students tripled their con- and Chemistry Club tied for the tribution of last year and this wa-s honor, John Lupas and William Sadone by increased donations from ba will each receive a ligqter. the vario us student organizations Wilkes College has always gone and the Red Feather Dance held at over the top in the Community the gym on October 2, 1953. Miss Chest Campaign and looks forward Miriam Dearden of the Junior class to next year's campaign. was chosen Red Feather Queen ,at this dance which was sponsored by ·· the Student Council, Freshman and Sophomore classes. This dance netted $67.42 for the Community Chest. A report on the New York HerThe purpose of the Community ald-Tribune Forum by the students Chest is to serve the needs of all who attended will be the feature our people so that the entire com- of Tuesday's assembl y. munity may be a healthier, hapThe forum, which had for its pier place in which to live and rear theme "Patterns for Midcenturv our children. Our Wyoming Valley Li ving" is an annual affair, and Community Chest provides for 29 ha-s as speakers prominent leaders Red Feather Agencies which meet in education and government. the needs of the community in . Wilkes students who attended three categories: health, family the forum are Alan Bare, Benjamin and children services, and youth Fiester, Esther Goldman, Nancy reereation. Lee Hannye, Richard Kleyps, and The C!)lonel for our group, Mr. Dale Warmouth. Students to Speak At Tuesday Assembly By AUSTIN SHERMAN They say that lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place but it is known to have happened. To have lightning strike three times in the same place is phenomenal but this phenomena has happened right here on Wilkes Campus. The lightning came in the form of victory, victory for the Wilkes soccer team. The ''brand new" soccer t eam won its third game of the season ,by beating a highly favored Elizabethtown team. The score was 5-1. The game was played at Elizabethtown. Wilkes' next op-ponent will be last goal of the ball gam.e. Center Trenton State Teachers College. Forward Ellsworth Dean, of ElizaThe game is scheduled for Satur- bethtown scored his team's lone day, Oct. 31 at Kirby Park. The goal in the closing minutes of the time is 2 P. M. The team will be ball game. trying for a victory so it may end The large shar e of the honors the season with a winning victory. for the victorious afternoon should It will be Wilkes' last game of the go to Younsu Koo and Jim Moss. season. Younsu, the little South Korean, It was a very cocky Elizabeth- was a thorn in the side of Elizatown -team which took to the field bethtown all afternoon. Jim Moss, on Tuesday, Oct. 26. Their thoughts the goalie, stopped many hard were trained not on if they were drives to keep the victory for to beat Wilkes ,but how high they Wilkes. could run up the score on them. The Wilkes team is now sporting They had a right to feel that way a 3-3 record. It is the best record because Elizabethtown had yet to in history for the team. taste defeat in the previous five Due to press time, the results of Wilkes-Elizabethtown tilts. But the two soccer games failed to appear modern "Wil'kes Powerhouse" soon in last week'-s issue. In these two rammed the cockiness down the games Wilkes m et Lock Haven throats of the opponents. Wilkes, State Teach ers College and Lafay. in the form of Ahmid Kazimi, scor- ette. ed early in the first quarter. By The Lock Haven tilt, played at the time the .whistle blew, Henry home, ended in Wilkes' second vieDeibel and Dick Polakowski poured tory for the season. The score was the ball through for goals. 6-1. The six goals s·c ored for Wilkes In the opening minutes of the is a new record for the team. third quarter, Lefty Kemp, playing The Lafayette game, played at his usual fine game, scored the next Easton, was a hard fought battle Jane Keibel to Dana Stein: "Say goal fol' Wilkes. Lefty's goal was all the way. Wilkes was nosed out something witty, Dana, so we can his first in four years at Wilkes. in the closing seconds by the score, get our names in Campus Can- Lefty is purely a defensive player. 2 to · 1. Lafayette's winning goal In the final frame, Jim F erris, eel- was scored with 3 seconds left in dids'.' ebrating his birthday, scored the the game: Dr. Vujica "A lady is a woman who makes it easy for a man to behave like a gentleman.'' * ,:: * ::t * Tom Price on his missing glasses: "Our fun-loving neighbor tossed a football through them.'' Attention, all Goblins, Ghosts, and Ghouls! Your spirited presence is urgently requested at the Wilkes Gym on the eve of Halloween. Our mutual friends in ,bone rattling the Biology Club are sponsoring a Halloween Dance. Tarry Ross and his orchestra. will provide the sound effects from 8 :30 to 12. Tarry is coming to us straight from Split Rock Lodge where he played a summer engagem ent. 'Tis rumored that this outfit is really terrific. Since this dance is not a sport dance, informal shrouds are in order. Strange things may happen, not to Red Buttons but to YOU. So be there. Mary Kozak is general chairman of the affair. She is assisted by the following committees: Publicity, Dean Arvan, Allan Lieberman, Eu-:. gene Brizet, Jim Mitchell; Posters, Joseph Halsicak, Mary Kozak; Decorations, J ean Berrittini, Theresa Fronduti, Irene Scheing, Gloria Dran; Refreshments, Sandy Furey, Jerome Stein; Tickets, Jack Lu pas; and Chaperones, Jack Lupas. AMPUS ANDIDS C Psychological Aspects of C' n'C Play Discussed by Mr. Kanner and Casi Bob Darrow: "Don't think I'm By MARGE LUTY a crab; I don't hate everything in "Ye Olde Chase Theatre" sounded very much like a psychology general . . . I hate everything spe- seminar Monday night, as the cast of " The Master Builder" discussed cifically.'' the psychology behind the actions of the play's major characters. Mr. Joseph Kanner of the psychology department led the discussion, as the Mr. Sym to sudents: "The foot- character of Hilda was taken apart and examined. notes aren't too important.'' Concepts such a s "anxiety", she con sciously or otherwise hopes Dr. Mailey to students : ".You "basic insecurity" and "defense to find through h er control of Solm ean to tell me you don't read mechanism" were aired as the n ess. footnotes." group pooled its knowledge in an An interesting light was thrown effort to arrive at an understand- on Hilda's motivation by Peter Lou Steck "Of co urse we can't ing of the reasons behind Hilda's Margo. He suggested that an event say our alumni display was the actions. Hilda, who will be portray- of Hilda's young girlhood-when best," .. . big pause . . . "In fact ed by Basia Mieszkowski, is the Solness gave h er her first kissI think it was the worst." driving force behind both Solness, is now driving h er to find again the "master builder", who gives the Solness sh e knew then. All her the play its name, and the play it- efforts to inspire him t o the deed self. of his youth possibly are an atOn the surface, and because of tempt to . recreate her first love. her great effect upon Solness Having uncovered some of the Tuesday, Nov. 3: Orchestra Prac- (Nick Flannery), Hilda would seem facets in Hilda's personality, the to be a strongly motivated, confi- group then entered discussion of tice; Thursday, Nov. 5: Nurses Insti- dent, secure t ype of person; how- how this insecure yo ung woman tute, Gym, 3 P. M.; Meeting, Dr. ever, closer exam ination of her could provide the equally insecure personality showed h er to be a Solness with the confidence which Farley's Office; Friday, Nov. 6: Dance, Engin- highl y insecure person who is would make him once again to be searching for something which the great "master builder" which eers. he had once been. Around these two characters revolves the entire play. Although a complete understanding of the psychological bases for the entire movement of the play To all undergraduates: could not, of course, be gain.ed in The undergraduate photos will be taken on Tuesday, Wednesday, and the few hours given to the attempt Thursday of next week. The dates are November 3, 4, 5, and all juniors, Monday night, nevertheless a good sophomores and freshmen are asked to have their picture taken at the start was made, and all the stuearliest possible time. dents present gained an underThere will be a sitting fee of 75 cents for all undergraduates. You standing of the process for trans.will have the proofs sent to your home and you will choose the picture forming a play from the printed you want to appear in the Yearbook. You will also be .given the oppor- story of the script to a living realtunity to order pictures for your own use when you retm:n the proofs istic glimpse of life on . the stage. to the Lazarus Photo Studio. Mr. Kanner gave some excellent All pictures must be taken during this period. Any student who does tips on .the development of a charnot have it taken will not be able to have his picture in the Amnicola. acterization and the members of Ed Grogan the cast as well as other Cue 'n' Editor (continued on page 4) ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE Yearbook Picture Schedule �2 W ~ COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College BEACON Letter to the Editor ... Dear Editor: "Why aren't there any men on GENE SCRUDATO the •Cheering squad," this question Editor-in-Chief has come up ever since the men JACK CURTIS JEAN KRAVITZ were forced out by the glory-seeking girls. One thing they fail to Associate Editors realize is that the s.pirit has dropDALE WARMOUTH ped ever since. Faculty Adviser Sam Meline who was the only JACK CURTIS ART HOOVER remaining boy on the squad after Sports Editor Business Manager the '51 graduation, was ousted by the votes of the females, especially NEWS STAFF the captain to be. Mike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzetta Well enough of this dwelling in J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Pearl Onacko Thomas Kaska the past, how about the present Walter Chapko Helen Krackenfels Natalie Barone and the future? At the beginning Margaret Luty Gail Laines Sally Thomas Margaret Williams Joan Shoemaker Austin Sherman of this school year, a male candiJim Neveras Natalie Gripp Sheldon Schneider date asked if he could join the Louis Steck Norma Davis Thomas Price squad. Lois Long Irv Gelb Marilyn Peters . You already know the answerNO . CIRCULATION BUSINESS One of the most obvious reasons Bernice Thomas Barbara Tanski for his being turned down, is that Barbara Rogers Irene Tomalis he is experienced, not only in high Jan Eckell school, but also in a large Eastern PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 college. The system which the present A paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke~ College cheerleaders use in selecting new Subscription price: $1.80 per semester members is not a fair way. They choose whoever they like, rather Member than the student body doing so. We Intercollegiate Press have nothing to say regarding the selection. EDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO I hope that this will enlighten the freshmen of the mal-practice, and give the new class officers something to think about. Thank you, For a while it looked like the Colonel footballers were doomed Fowler Gray FOOTBALLERS ·SHOW SPIRIT •to a bad seasoon. This was attributed to two things. For one thing, they were matched against big schools with powerful teams. Another factor was the injury jinx which hampered the team from the very firs·t gctme. Between ·t he two, a dismal season appeared imminent. The Colonels did ' have some things to their credit though, 1hey had spirit and determination. Both qualities were in evidence against such football giants as Bloomsburg STC and Hofstra. A spirited battle was fought against each and every team, right down to the final whistle. This spirit and determination really manifes,t ed itself last week against Trenton STC with the Colonels coming home with a victory under their beHs. The BEACON joins the student body in saluting the footballers on its success. Keep up the good work. But win, lose or draw, Colonels, we're all behind you. Deadline for SSCQT Midnight November 2 Friday, October 30, 1953 ---------------- Your Opinion " • • What is your opinion of this year's hazing program? Bob Darrow: "Hazing is done for several reasons, for example, upper-class girls smear up the faces of fros h girls to make them unattractive to 1:1•ppercfassmen, and upperclassmen cut the hair of frosh boys to render them unattractive to the upperclass girls. I am against hazing, although this year was less traumatic than last. Next ye·a r I hope that it will be non-existant entirely." Sheldon Schneider: "Let the upperclassmen take their aggression on some one else, preferably someone bigger; the frosh have enough trouble. Most institutions of higher learning have done away with this ; they help, rather than hinder. When upperclassmen run around with tincture of violet, that's hitting a new low." * * * * * Allen Feld: " I think that customs were handled very well. After a slow start, interest was built up by both factors, the lowly fros h and the upperclassmen." J erry Elias : "It was followed through in wonderful spirit on the part of everyone." * * * * * Walt C hapko: "I missed the haircuts. I feel that the Lettermen did a good job on the ha zing program, and it should be given back to them. I don't approve of the lipstick smearing method of punishment, and I think that the sentences imposed a few years ago were more effective and appropriate." Leo Kane: "The present system creates needless friction for two r easons: (1) at first, the Frosh are very cooperative. But as time passes the Tribunal, unable to bring many violations to court, fabricates violations. This causes und erstandable resentments among the Frosh. (2) The process drags on too long and loses its punch. Rem edy? Give• the initiation to a coh esive organization, such as the Lettermen, which can restore spontaneity and insure r easonableness in administering punishment." Art Hoover: "The Tribunal should be commended for the job they did in this past initiation, with the exception of the haircut given. I consider this ch1ldish n the eyes of college students . Furthermore, I advocate turning the initiation over to the Lettermen." ::, * * * * Joe Wilk: "I don't think the hazing was properly enforced. The fresh-men of this year really had a pretty easy time of things." ***** Nancy Batcheler: "Last year's hazing was much stricter-and much more effective. In my opinion, this year's hazing was a big farce-which could just have been eliminated entirely." * t.< * ::, ::( Harold Jenkins: "Compared to the hazing that we, the class of '55,. went through, this was absolutely minute. " * * * ::: * Barbara Bialogowicz: "The freshman hazing this year was entirely· too lenient. The upperclassmen seemed to have no interest whatever. The hazing period should last only a short time, but making it extremely tough for the freshmen, to keep them on their toes." Selective Service officials today reminded college students that the deadline for submitting applications for the November 19 Selective Service College Qualification Test is midnight November 2 (Monday), and that applications postmarked after that time cannot be considered. Local boards have an adequate supply of test applica**:~** tion blanks on hand for draft-eliLou Steck (Former Judge of the Tribunal): "I think this year's haz-gible students. Students are to mail their com- ing was successful in that it accomplished its goals, that is, uniting the pleted applications to Educational freshmen and introducing the upp ercla ssmen to the freshmen and vice Testing Service of Princeton, New versa. The Tribunal is to be congratulated on the fine way in which it Jersey. handled the hazing without a revolt and justice meted out to those who To be eligible to apply for the deserved it. In the way of criticism, I think there should be more organiIndeed, it was most refreshing to hear last Tuesday's assem- college qualification test a student zation, thought and planning put into hazing than there was this year bly speaker. For a change, we, of Wilkes College, were privi- must (1) intend to request defer- or in years gone by. The new ideas put into effect this year were most leged to hear a speaker take a stand on issues. The man called ment as a student; (2) be satis- successful and show that we are on the way to more effective and enfactorily pursuing a full - time joyable hazing." a spade a spade. There is much .to be said for a person who will say, "This is course of instruction; and (3) must what I believe." All too often, in fact week after week we stu- not have previously taken the SeService College Qualificadents hear nothing but generalities, and more generalities in lective tion Test. the assemblies. Another t est will be held April Such speakers do not challenge the inquiring mind. 22, 1954, but students whose acaSpeakers such as Major Guin provoke thought. That is good. demic year will end in January, Let's have more like Maj. Guin. 1954 have been urged to take the November 19, 1953 test so they By T. R. PRICE will have a test score in their cover The few millions spent by the U. S. in the United Nations has paid sheets before the end of their aca- perhaps more dividends toward world peace and freedom than the bildemic year, at which time their lions spent in foreign aid, accordi ng to Major Joel B. Guin, Tuesday's boards will reopen and r econsider assembly speaker. their causes to determine wheth er Besides helping to raise the standard of living in many nations of Congratulations go to Ed Grogan for using a sadly neglected they should again be deferred as the world, and establishing a number of small nations, among which mental element: common sense. In last week's BEACON, there students. were mentioned Israel and Indonesia, the world organization has prewas a yearbook . article in whieh he said, "There will be no The present criteria for defer- vented bloodshed in India over the question of Kashmir, and has ended pictures in cap and gown this year. This is a matter of yeal'book ment as an undergraduate student for a time, at least, the fighting between the Arab states a nd Israel. policy . . . I do not believe that people want to be remembered are either a satisfactory score (70) In the fight against Communist had upset the Russian timetable of as something in a cap and gown which they wore for only one on the Selective Service College attempts to dominate the world, domination for the Near and MidQualification Test or specified rank day of their entire tenure at Wilkes College." the U. N ., despite the apathy of die East by localizing the pressure in class (upper half of the males press and public, has taken the in the Korea peninsula. We of the BEACON fully agree with Ed. in the freshman class, upper twoNot only has the U. N. opposed - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- -- - - -- -- - -- -- . thirds of the males in the sopho- lead, and now is chief opponent of the Kremlin in the past, but will more class, or upper three-fourths Russian ambitions. In P er sia, said the speaker, the succeed in the defeating it in the of the males in the junior class. Students accepted for admission Russians were talked out of the future, said Major Guin, for all or attending a graduate school pri- Persian province they had occupied, the cards are on our side. We of the free world have the greatest ·or to July 1, 1951, satisfy the cri - rather than being shot out. In Greece when Communist- so urce of .power outside of Russia, teria if their work continues to be satisfactory. Graduate students ad- backed . guerillas tried to over- and w~th patience we will eventumitted or attending after July 1, throw the Greek government, it ally wm. "You must expect to study at least 25 hours a week," freshmen at 1951, must have been in the upper was the U. N. whose investigations Illinois Institute of T echnology will be warned as they enter college half of their classes during their proved that the Russian satellites this year. The 25-hour minimum study figure was set, on the basis of senior year or make a score of 75 were supporting the guerillas, and an average college student's class load, by Mrs. Elizabeth A. Simpson, or better on the test. It is not the consequent publicity caused the director of reading services at Tech's Institute for Psychological Serv- mandatory for local boards to de- Kremlin to order a cession of supices. fer students who meet the criteria. plies. "If you don't read as rapidly as to summarize each textbook asIn Berlin, when the blockade General Hershey has emphasized the average student, you'll have to signment. Preview every assign- many times that the criteria are proved a fiasco to the Reds, it was The BEACON is inaugurating a ment in your text quickly before a flexible yard stick to guide the through the U. N. that the first put in more than 25 hours," acstudying it, to find topical h ead- local boards and that the stand- overtures were made to end the new feature this week, in the form cording to Mrs Simpson. In warn- ings and summaries that give you of an inquiring reporter seri es. ards may be raised oi:· lowered any blockade. ing against the idea that "more a pre-comprehension of the assign- time necessity for manpower deEditor Gene Scrudato hopes that The speaker went on to say that study" is the cure for academic ment. Quiz yourself, orally or si- mands while the truce in Korea was per- through this feature, student opiills, she said, "Good students study lently, on every assignment, so The two forthcoming administra- haps a farce, the active armed in- nion will be more a:bl y manifested. no more than poor students - they your instructor's quiz will not be tions of the College Qualification tervention of the U. N. in Korea just use their time more efficient- the first you have faced. Review Test represent the fourth series of had dammed the flood of Commun- He has a number of provocative ly." She also gave the following your accumulated notes in each tests in the program. The N ovem- ist domination and had prevented questions on tap for future edispecific pointers on how to study: subject once a week and "cram- ber 19 test will raise the total num- it from engulfing the rest of Korea tions of the BEACON. Besides taking notes on lectures ming" for finals will not be neces- ber tested since May 26, 1951, to and the free Far East. Moreover, It is hoped that all students and on library reading, make notes sary. a little more than 500,000 men. said Guin, the action of the U. N. questioned will answer willingly. IT'S ABOUT TIME UN Successful; U. S. Money In UN Beller Than Foreign Aid: Maj. Guin GROGAN USES COMMON SENSE FROSH SHOULD STUDY 25 HOURS WEEKLY; NOTES, SUMMARIES, SELF QUIZZES IMPORTANT SHOULD: USE TIME MORE EFFICIENTLY BEACON Staff Begins New Weekly Feature �2 W ~ COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College BEACON Letter to the Editor ... Dear Editor: "Why aren't there any men on GENE SCRUDATO the •Cheering squad," this question Editor-in-Chief has come up ever since the men JACK CURTIS JEAN KRAVITZ were forced out by the glory-seeking girls. One thing they fail to Associate Editors realize is that the s.pirit has dropDALE WARMOUTH ped ever since. Faculty Adviser Sam Meline who was the only JACK CURTIS ART HOOVER remaining boy on the squad after Sports Editor Business Manager the '51 graduation, was ousted by the votes of the females, especially NEWS STAFF the captain to be. Mike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzetta Well enough of this dwelling in J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Pearl Onacko Thomas Kaska the past, how about the present Walter Chapko Helen Krackenfels Natalie Barone and the future? At the beginning Margaret Luty Gail Laines Sally Thomas Margaret Williams Joan Shoemaker Austin Sherman of this school year, a male candiJim Neveras Natalie Gripp Sheldon Schneider date asked if he could join the Louis Steck Norma Davis Thomas Price squad. Lois Long Irv Gelb Marilyn Peters . You already know the answerNO . CIRCULATION BUSINESS One of the most obvious reasons Bernice Thomas Barbara Tanski for his being turned down, is that Barbara Rogers Irene Tomalis he is experienced, not only in high Jan Eckell school, but also in a large Eastern PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 college. The system which the present A paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke~ College cheerleaders use in selecting new Subscription price: $1.80 per semester members is not a fair way. They choose whoever they like, rather Member than the student body doing so. We Intercollegiate Press have nothing to say regarding the selection. EDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO I hope that this will enlighten the freshmen of the mal-practice, and give the new class officers something to think about. Thank you, For a while it looked like the Colonel footballers were doomed Fowler Gray FOOTBALLERS ·SHOW SPIRIT •to a bad seasoon. This was attributed to two things. For one thing, they were matched against big schools with powerful teams. Another factor was the injury jinx which hampered the team from the very firs·t gctme. Between ·t he two, a dismal season appeared imminent. The Colonels did ' have some things to their credit though, 1hey had spirit and determination. Both qualities were in evidence against such football giants as Bloomsburg STC and Hofstra. A spirited battle was fought against each and every team, right down to the final whistle. This spirit and determination really manifes,t ed itself last week against Trenton STC with the Colonels coming home with a victory under their beHs. The BEACON joins the student body in saluting the footballers on its success. Keep up the good work. But win, lose or draw, Colonels, we're all behind you. Deadline for SSCQT Midnight November 2 Friday, October 30, 1953 ---------------- Your Opinion " • • What is your opinion of this year's hazing program? Bob Darrow: "Hazing is done for several reasons, for example, upper-class girls smear up the faces of fros h girls to make them unattractive to 1:1•ppercfassmen, and upperclassmen cut the hair of frosh boys to render them unattractive to the upperclass girls. I am against hazing, although this year was less traumatic than last. Next ye·a r I hope that it will be non-existant entirely." Sheldon Schneider: "Let the upperclassmen take their aggression on some one else, preferably someone bigger; the frosh have enough trouble. Most institutions of higher learning have done away with this ; they help, rather than hinder. When upperclassmen run around with tincture of violet, that's hitting a new low." * * * * * Allen Feld: " I think that customs were handled very well. After a slow start, interest was built up by both factors, the lowly fros h and the upperclassmen." J erry Elias : "It was followed through in wonderful spirit on the part of everyone." * * * * * Walt C hapko: "I missed the haircuts. I feel that the Lettermen did a good job on the ha zing program, and it should be given back to them. I don't approve of the lipstick smearing method of punishment, and I think that the sentences imposed a few years ago were more effective and appropriate." Leo Kane: "The present system creates needless friction for two r easons: (1) at first, the Frosh are very cooperative. But as time passes the Tribunal, unable to bring many violations to court, fabricates violations. This causes und erstandable resentments among the Frosh. (2) The process drags on too long and loses its punch. Rem edy? Give• the initiation to a coh esive organization, such as the Lettermen, which can restore spontaneity and insure r easonableness in administering punishment." Art Hoover: "The Tribunal should be commended for the job they did in this past initiation, with the exception of the haircut given. I consider this ch1ldish n the eyes of college students . Furthermore, I advocate turning the initiation over to the Lettermen." ::, * * * * Joe Wilk: "I don't think the hazing was properly enforced. The fresh-men of this year really had a pretty easy time of things." ***** Nancy Batcheler: "Last year's hazing was much stricter-and much more effective. In my opinion, this year's hazing was a big farce-which could just have been eliminated entirely." * t.< * ::, ::( Harold Jenkins: "Compared to the hazing that we, the class of '55,. went through, this was absolutely minute. " * * * ::: * Barbara Bialogowicz: "The freshman hazing this year was entirely· too lenient. The upperclassmen seemed to have no interest whatever. The hazing period should last only a short time, but making it extremely tough for the freshmen, to keep them on their toes." Selective Service officials today reminded college students that the deadline for submitting applications for the November 19 Selective Service College Qualification Test is midnight November 2 (Monday), and that applications postmarked after that time cannot be considered. Local boards have an adequate supply of test applica**:~** tion blanks on hand for draft-eliLou Steck (Former Judge of the Tribunal): "I think this year's haz-gible students. Students are to mail their com- ing was successful in that it accomplished its goals, that is, uniting the pleted applications to Educational freshmen and introducing the upp ercla ssmen to the freshmen and vice Testing Service of Princeton, New versa. The Tribunal is to be congratulated on the fine way in which it Jersey. handled the hazing without a revolt and justice meted out to those who To be eligible to apply for the deserved it. In the way of criticism, I think there should be more organiIndeed, it was most refreshing to hear last Tuesday's assem- college qualification test a student zation, thought and planning put into hazing than there was this year bly speaker. For a change, we, of Wilkes College, were privi- must (1) intend to request defer- or in years gone by. The new ideas put into effect this year were most leged to hear a speaker take a stand on issues. The man called ment as a student; (2) be satis- successful and show that we are on the way to more effective and enfactorily pursuing a full - time joyable hazing." a spade a spade. There is much .to be said for a person who will say, "This is course of instruction; and (3) must what I believe." All too often, in fact week after week we stu- not have previously taken the SeService College Qualificadents hear nothing but generalities, and more generalities in lective tion Test. the assemblies. Another t est will be held April Such speakers do not challenge the inquiring mind. 22, 1954, but students whose acaSpeakers such as Major Guin provoke thought. That is good. demic year will end in January, Let's have more like Maj. Guin. 1954 have been urged to take the November 19, 1953 test so they By T. R. PRICE will have a test score in their cover The few millions spent by the U. S. in the United Nations has paid sheets before the end of their aca- perhaps more dividends toward world peace and freedom than the bildemic year, at which time their lions spent in foreign aid, accordi ng to Major Joel B. Guin, Tuesday's boards will reopen and r econsider assembly speaker. their causes to determine wheth er Besides helping to raise the standard of living in many nations of Congratulations go to Ed Grogan for using a sadly neglected they should again be deferred as the world, and establishing a number of small nations, among which mental element: common sense. In last week's BEACON, there students. were mentioned Israel and Indonesia, the world organization has prewas a yearbook . article in whieh he said, "There will be no The present criteria for defer- vented bloodshed in India over the question of Kashmir, and has ended pictures in cap and gown this year. This is a matter of yeal'book ment as an undergraduate student for a time, at least, the fighting between the Arab states a nd Israel. policy . . . I do not believe that people want to be remembered are either a satisfactory score (70) In the fight against Communist had upset the Russian timetable of as something in a cap and gown which they wore for only one on the Selective Service College attempts to dominate the world, domination for the Near and MidQualification Test or specified rank day of their entire tenure at Wilkes College." the U. N ., despite the apathy of die East by localizing the pressure in class (upper half of the males press and public, has taken the in the Korea peninsula. We of the BEACON fully agree with Ed. in the freshman class, upper twoNot only has the U. N. opposed - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -- -- - - -- -- - -- -- . thirds of the males in the sopho- lead, and now is chief opponent of the Kremlin in the past, but will more class, or upper three-fourths Russian ambitions. In P er sia, said the speaker, the succeed in the defeating it in the of the males in the junior class. Students accepted for admission Russians were talked out of the future, said Major Guin, for all or attending a graduate school pri- Persian province they had occupied, the cards are on our side. We of the free world have the greatest ·or to July 1, 1951, satisfy the cri - rather than being shot out. In Greece when Communist- so urce of .power outside of Russia, teria if their work continues to be satisfactory. Graduate students ad- backed . guerillas tried to over- and w~th patience we will eventumitted or attending after July 1, throw the Greek government, it ally wm. "You must expect to study at least 25 hours a week," freshmen at 1951, must have been in the upper was the U. N. whose investigations Illinois Institute of T echnology will be warned as they enter college half of their classes during their proved that the Russian satellites this year. The 25-hour minimum study figure was set, on the basis of senior year or make a score of 75 were supporting the guerillas, and an average college student's class load, by Mrs. Elizabeth A. Simpson, or better on the test. It is not the consequent publicity caused the director of reading services at Tech's Institute for Psychological Serv- mandatory for local boards to de- Kremlin to order a cession of supices. fer students who meet the criteria. plies. "If you don't read as rapidly as to summarize each textbook asIn Berlin, when the blockade General Hershey has emphasized the average student, you'll have to signment. Preview every assign- many times that the criteria are proved a fiasco to the Reds, it was The BEACON is inaugurating a ment in your text quickly before a flexible yard stick to guide the through the U. N. that the first put in more than 25 hours," acstudying it, to find topical h ead- local boards and that the stand- overtures were made to end the new feature this week, in the form cording to Mrs Simpson. In warn- ings and summaries that give you of an inquiring reporter seri es. ards may be raised oi:· lowered any blockade. ing against the idea that "more a pre-comprehension of the assign- time necessity for manpower deEditor Gene Scrudato hopes that The speaker went on to say that study" is the cure for academic ment. Quiz yourself, orally or si- mands while the truce in Korea was per- through this feature, student opiills, she said, "Good students study lently, on every assignment, so The two forthcoming administra- haps a farce, the active armed in- nion will be more a:bl y manifested. no more than poor students - they your instructor's quiz will not be tions of the College Qualification tervention of the U. N. in Korea just use their time more efficient- the first you have faced. Review Test represent the fourth series of had dammed the flood of Commun- He has a number of provocative ly." She also gave the following your accumulated notes in each tests in the program. The N ovem- ist domination and had prevented questions on tap for future edispecific pointers on how to study: subject once a week and "cram- ber 19 test will raise the total num- it from engulfing the rest of Korea tions of the BEACON. Besides taking notes on lectures ming" for finals will not be neces- ber tested since May 26, 1951, to and the free Far East. Moreover, It is hoped that all students and on library reading, make notes sary. a little more than 500,000 men. said Guin, the action of the U. N. questioned will answer willingly. IT'S ABOUT TIME UN Successful; U. S. Money In UN Beller Than Foreign Aid: Maj. Guin GROGAN USES COMMON SENSE FROSH SHOULD STUDY 25 HOURS WEEKLY; NOTES, SUMMARIES, SELF QUIZZES IMPORTANT SHOULD: USE TIME MORE EFFICIENTLY BEACON Staff Begins New Weekly Feature �WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON 4 MORE FEMALE ATHLETES SERIOUSLY NEEDED BEACON'S GRAB-BAG TO STRENGTHEN U.S. CHANCES IN OLYMPICS ~~~ Friday, October 30, 1953 'Tabulations of the number of A's, B's, C's, D' s, and ·F 's for each class are made and sent to instructors during the latter half of .the semester. Instructors are not given the ranking of individual students but only a tabulation of the number of students in each grade group in each class. Grade distribution reports are compiled at the end of eaoh semester and are distributed to faculty m embers. This report compares the index of students with grades given at the close of a t erm. "From an anal ysis of percentages of grades received in relation to predicted grades, it is evident t hat there is consist ently positive relationship between grades, received and scores in the psychological examination, high school rank, and previous college work," according to Donald Steward, registrar. Touch Football League Off to Flying Start; Gunners, Team to Beat , Jim: I see you went to class this Girl's schools and co-ed colleges today were urged to cooperate in morning. the development of more girl athletes in track and field events so that The intramural touch football Dave. What makes you think .so? Uncle Sam's chances in the 1956 Olympics will be strengthened. league is off to a flying start. The Jim: Your suit looks slept in. The plea ca;rne from Daniel J. tion. The purpose of the Olympics teams, .p acked with ex-'high school ** * * * Ferris, secretary-treasurer of the is to find great athletes and it is athletes, have competed in several Girl: My, what slim, expressive Amateur Athletic Union. Ferris a shame America doesn't give her interesting games. hands you have, they belong on a has been at his ,post for forty years girls more of a chance to be great!" Althoug h it is too early in -the girl. and has seen the sons and daughseason to make predictions, the Perris said that the 1952 OlymBoy: You talked m e into it. ters of the Uncle take a lot of pics convinced him that women's Gunners seem to ,b e the t eam to * * * * * hurdles in his tiJne. beat. L ed by captain "Skinny" (the sports, properly selected, do not A professor, anxious to improve tall one) Ennis, the Gunners have "As far back as thirty years a go, produce mannish women. "·Partihis course, added the question to schools like Vassar, Bryn Mawr, ci1pation in tradk and field events been victorious in their three games the final exam, "What do you think University of California; Florida will enhance rather than dilute thus far. of the course?" The scores of the games thus State College for Women and femininity," Ferris contends. After correcting some of the others · had ·g ood women's track far played are: Commenting upon the splendid papers, he came to an extremely teams and this effort paid off as Gunners 36, Dragnets 0 bad one which had the following tate as 1932 when the U. S. women fighting, never-say-die spirit of the Gunners 40, Butler 13 notation, "I think this course was dominated .the distaff events at the U. S. women's relay team at H elGunners 37, Weckesser 0 sinki, the veteran official of AA:U a well-rounded one. Everything not Olympics," Ferris says. There have been several games says "Spo1·ts have made American given during the semester was inplayed to date in which the results "We have to build up our boys strong, strong and even great cluded in the final examination." have not been handed in to Art strength in the women's events and in their sense of fairness and cour* * * * * Hoover. The t eam captains are reencourage women's track and field age. Sports can do the same for Who says the Russians have no quested to do so. sense of humor. This one is knock- athletics like the Russians, the girls-end even prepare them bet- Friday, October 30, 1953: Art also announces that there French and the English do. Everyter for raising hap;py, normaling them dead in Leningrad. Nanticoke Rams vs. Gunners, will be a special m eeting h eld to where in Europe and elsewhere minded famili~s later on." Puervi: iK.to buila dama, c koto3 :00. discuss the Weckesser-Butler game Anyhow, it looks like the track roi ya _v idel 'bac, vcher yecherom? over the map, women may race up Ch em ·Club vs. Dragnets, 4:00. which ended in a protest. The m eetto half a mile and even beyond. We and field events will have ceased Torul: Ones net dama-ona moya Monday, November 2, 1953: ing will be h eld as soon as possible. limit ours to 220 yards," Ferris to -b e a "men's club" by the time zhenya. Dragnets vs. Weckesser, 3:00. The sch edule for Friday, Oct. states. the chi,p s are down at Melbourne, Friday, November 6, 1953: A real knee-slapper, wot? 30 is: The prowess of the Russian wo- Australia's Olympic Game sight in ** * * * Nanticoke Ram s vs. Butler, 2:00. 3:00-Nanticoke Rams vs. Chem Feminine voice from a parked men athletes gave the Soviets a 1956. They will if Dan Ferris has Chem Club vs . Gunners, 3:00. Club car: "What have you been drink- big lead in the recent Olympic any luok in spurring on the Ameri- Friday, November 13, 1953: 4 :00-Dragnets vs. Butler Gaimes at H elsinki, a lead that the can universities and girl's schools ing, rubbing alcohol?" Butler vs. Ch em Club American men barely managed to in their athletic departments. · • Friday, November 20, 1953: ***** Bellhop (after twenty minutes): overcome in the _eleventh hour. "It is not that our girl athletes Dragnets vs. Nanticoke Rams, "Did you ring sir? " " There is no secret about the are failing UtS," Ferris opines; "it 2:00. "No, I was tolling. I thought way other countries dev.e lop more is we who are failing THEM by you were dead." good women athletes in track and not giving the same opportunities Weckesser vs. Nanticoke Rams, Wrestling is on its way back at * * * * * field events," Ferris recently said and training for track and field Weckesser vs. Chem Club-Date to Wilkes College, sparked by a n ew Two fraternity men were fumbl- in an article for "Parade" Maga- that we give in swimming and golf be arranged by captains of both coach who was a top-flight graping around trying to get into their zine. ' 1The Olympics are not in- and tennis where our women ath- squads. Games must be completed pler in high school and co'llege and room. "Say," said one, "You don't tended to pit nation against na- letes bow to nobody.'' by Friday, November 20, 1953 at a flock of enthusiastic candidates. open the door with that. That's a 5 P.M. Coach John Reese, n ewly apcigar butt'' pointed mentor, met with fifteen "Oh, h ell," said the other. "I've TEAM ROSTERS: wrestling hopefuls in Chase Lounge smoked my key." Butler Hall Dragnets yesterday at noon to outline his ** * * * (.:ontinued from page 1) Raskin, capt. Updyke, capt. plans foor the year and instill a " I wish I had a nickel for every Curtain members who were present Schechter Griffith little zest into the matmen previ_-girl I've kissed." walked out of Chase Theatre that Perlmuth Gribble ous to the first official session "What would you do, ,b uy a pack Abrams night having gained much. Reilly which will be Wednesday at 4 p.m. of gum?" In addition to being )!)resent at Weinberger Farkas in the gymnasium. J. Williams Reese garnered plenty of laurels A new era in cafeteria societv future rehearsals and perhaps Kennedy The young couple stopped to dawned at Wilkes last week. In holding another meeting such as Lind Steck while wrestling at Kingston High read the sign at 'the front door of drama-tinged ceremony, marked the one Monday evening, Mr. Kan- Cathro Barovich School, and later at Millersville a marrying justice of the peace. with appropriate pomp and sol- ner has offered to prepare a re- Riley Neveras STC and .Penn State. He was eastIt read, "You furnish the bride- emnity, charming Carol Ann Gard- port in which he will correlate Dannick Feld ern champion in the 121-lb. class. we'll do the rest." Injuries and just plain lack of ner was invested as an honorary various lines in the play with perYoung man: "That's hardly m ember of the Poet's Corner, the sonality traits of the characters in W eckesser Hall Chem Club interest last year jerked Wilkes J. Williams, Capt. College down from the perch it fair." Wilkes equivalent of the Hellenic the play and with the different Kaufman :-;: * points in the plot development. Karrasik Blaker formerly held, but, to judge from Lyceum. Even though the report probably Schmeizer After placing some flowers on Saba this week's turnout, the slump is Info rmed of h er admittance ot will not b e completed until after Turtel a grave, a man noticed a Chinese Wojnar over. placing a bowl of rice on a n earby the Halls of Poesy by t elegram, November 19, 20, and 21, when Orenst ein Roz elle Besides turning out a creditable grave. He asked cynically: "When Miss Gardner has been accorded "The Master Builder" is schedul ed Lorie Videgar team this season, Reese hopes to full membership privileges among for production, -the members of .. Nemchick do you expect your friend to come Jones field a sq uad which will place high Pacropis in the Open Wrestling Championup and eat · that rice?" The Chin- the scholarly conclave. This marks the cast and Mr Groh will n ever- 1 Van Dyke W est ship Tournament which is sponese replied: "The same time your the first occasion such an honor the less welcome it as a basis for Schmidt, capt. Leiberman Martin sored by the College each Decemfriend comes up to smell your has been awarded to a sophomore self evaluation after the play . woman . Altbough spokesmen fo r One more men~ber of the cast flow ers." ber. It attracts the best grapplers the staid and reserved Poets h ave was announ ced. P eter Margo, Nantirol,e Ratrs -Gu nners :from all over the east, including dedined comment, it is generally whose performances are well- Dra •· iPwski H eltzel such luminaries as Jim LaRock, Daughter (admiring a set of Batroney Frank Bettucci, and Plymo uth's mink skins from father): I can believed by authoritative so urces known to Wilkes students, will f;ritsko, -c apt. N . McHugh hardly believe that these beautiful that Miss Gardner's outstanding play the part of Brovik. Two other , Trojanowski furs came from such a small sneak- dramatic ability and keen wit were male parts will be announced n ext Linkiewicz Si1<ora I Joe Krufka. factors in her selection. It is known week. and some wom en are needed W eaver, capt. ing beast." . Quaty Marcinkowski Bresnahan Tl11 °holtz E nms . cap . Reese Father: "I don't a sk for thanks , that h er membership was proposed for the end of the play. Troutman by J. Haroold Flannery, Jr., chairMr. Groh has announced his W eiss m y dear, but I do insist on respect.'' J. McHugh Smith * lj: ;;: * ~:: man of t h e Poets' Committee on choice of Mi ss Nancy Brown a s -------his assistant director. Dave Shear- · Mixed emotions: A man seeing Finer Arts. • his mother-in-law backing over a Traditionally campus leaders in er will again have charge of li ghtcliff in his new Cadillac. cultural and esthetic activities, and ino: and .Joe Saracini, the "elec* * * * * described by a former BEA CON trical whiz " of Butler Hall, will Soap Ditty : editor as "the last stronghold of put his talents to work in some May I hold your Palm Olive? Classical man," the Poets' Corn er special sound effects , which will Not on your Lifebuoy. first achieved international recog- include stereophonic sound. I guess I'm out of Lux. n ition when it was honored by havYes, Ivory reformed. ing a section of Westminster Ab* * * * * bey named after it. I think that I shall never see A D as lovely as a B To avoid imposing a rigid gradA B whose round ed form is ing cur ve on all ·classes, a uniq ue : pressed The BEACON wishes to system is in use at Roosev elt ColUpon the records of the 'blest join the student body and lege, Chicago, Ill., that -p rovides A D comes easil y and yet faculty in extending sy m complete flexibility. This system It isn't easy to forget pathy to Jane Carpenter on consistsof supplying each instrucD's are made by fools like m e tor with an index of the scholastic , And how this fool _could use a B ! the death of her mother. ability of students in each· of his ***** A University of Mississippi stuclasses. I Indices of individual students are , dent handed in the following as the principal parts of a Latin verb: it no longer and gave the mahara- prepared each semester from three ' 1 "Slippeo, slippere, falli, bumpus.'' jah the heave-ho. factors: percentile rank on the American Council Psychological The returned paper contained the This was the first instance on following corrections: "Fallio, fail- record when the reign was called Examination; percentile ralllk in ere, flunco, suspendum .'' high school graduating class, and has everything on account of game. * * * * * percentile rank in previous college a fellow needs W e have read so much about the work here. An index for new stuProf: "I'm letting you go t en dents is obtained from the first in the line of bad effects of drinking that we've WALT CHAPKO minutes early today. Please go two sources only; the grades they decided to give up reading. wearing apparel quietly so as not to awaken .the receive in their later terms are ***** STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR SPECIAL PRICE ON ·::ux The maharajah of an interior other classes.'' added to their index . -atlhdian province decreed that no After all indices are obtained, wild animals could be killed by the Akin to th·e sailor who takes a they are divided into grade classipopulace. Soon the country was boat ride on a pass and the mail- fications; up.per 10 per cent are Expert Clothier overrun by man-eating lions, tigers, man who takes a walk on his day marked A's, n ext 25 per cent B's, 9 EAST MA.RKET ST .. panthers, leopards, elephants, and off is the college student who and throughout the remaining Wilkes-Barre. Pa. tsetse flies. The people could stand spends his vacation loafing. grades. Intramural Schedule 15 Wrestlers Turn Out John Reese, New Coach Poets Honor C'n'C Play New Member a I Colonel Scatback New System Replaces Ri~id Grading Curve THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop 1 I 1 John B. Stetz I FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER � 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 <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 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>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> 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 Wilkes Beacon 1953 October 30th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 October 30 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 Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/d3889d223abd1c25ab2a08787455b69e.pdf 7cfd911830d531b35cc9fe08cf1bb0a8 PDF Text Text Wilkes College "He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper." I -Burke. ~======~ Vol. 8, No. 8 THE BEACON BE WELCOMES LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1953 SOCCER TEAM WINS FINAL GAME PARTRIDGE: REVIEWS SEASON 1 53 Team Gained Confidence, Dignity; Engineers' Dance Tonight In Gymnasium Leaves Behind Inspirational Heritage (When approached about writing an article summarizing the first victorious soccer season, Coach Bob Partridge stated, " I always could find something to say when we were losin g, but now that we have a winning season, I'm lost for words," After some severe arm-twisting, Coach Partridge consented to write, in his own words, the article below. - Sports Editor) By Robert W. Partridge, Soccer Coach, Wilkes College LIVING TESTIMONY It's tough to fight your way up from the bottom of the pile. The soccer team at Wilkes ,College is living testimony to that truism. For four years, due to one circumstance or another, victory passed us by. We have had teams during that period which would have won a game or two but for ·unfortunately the case was not such. ' There were two elements grossly lacking in Wilkes soccer teams of the past - confidence and dignity. Soccer is a comparative newcomer to the Wyoming Valley scene. It's true that a generation or two a go, this area knew soccer, in fact, it was one of the chief athletic attractions in the coal regions. Its popularity waned, however, as football (an offspring of soccer) cll,me on the scene. Introducing soccer at Wilkes College in the spring of 1949, and watching it grow over the en suing five seasons can be likened to the father who has high hopes that his son will be a great athlete and with great anguish watches him stumble his way through his early years. Then, suddenly for no apparent reason, the youth begins to walk in a more steadfast manner, his confidence in himself assured despite repeated setbacks . Ere long the boy finds that h e is as big as the other guys who have been bullying him and h e strikes back . There is pride in the father's eye and jubilation in the heart of the boy when suddenly he finds that he is a man and is able to walk away from other men with dignity and respect The defeats he had suffered had been hard to take, but each one had had a m eaning in the pattern of his young life. Each one added to the experience which one day saw him a victor. · SP ARK WAS THERE Satisfaction is not exactly the term that could be used to describe our feelings after the victory over Rider College in the opening game of the season, our first victory in history. W e were happy, of course, ·but we were not at a ll sure that it wasn't a "fluke." It gave us a spark, however. A less valiant group of m en might have said, "What's the use?" when we seemed to re ·;ert to form in losing to powerful East Strouds·burg, but there was certainly no doubt in anyone's mind concernin g our 6-1 victory over L o c k H a· v en , a team w hich had come to u s fresh from a stalemate with one of the strongest teams in the country. Losing to Lafayette, 2-1 , at Easton was a setback that could dampen the spirit of the staunchest of men. It looked a s though just that had happened as the Wilkes team played its lack-lustre worst in bowing to Elizabethtown College the following Sunday by a 5-1 score. Over a fiv e-year period, I considernd this game the nadir. In it, ·the soccer performers' disappointment was great, but faith had not faded. Three days later, the same team, injury-riddled, to be sure, but with great heart, rose to the occasion and reversed the score over Elizabethtown on the losers' home grounds. That meant that over a three-day period, we were just eight goals better. What had hap pened? DESPAIR TO VICTORY Who can t ell what strikes the h earts of men and makes it possible for them to rise from the depths of despair to the h eights of victory? Four days later, a t eam which had battled to a scoreless tie with East Stroudsburg, one of the five top teams in the nation, came to Wilkes-Barre to fatten its record in the win column at the expense of a t eam generally considered to be a pushover. Either the Trenton State team h adn't read of our exploits, or the Wilkesmen hadn't read of theirs. Regardless of which was the case, this much is true. The Wilkes College soccer team, with seven men in the starting lineup suffering from injuries and two others - potential starters - sitting on the bench with ankles and legs taped, smote down the titan from Trenton ·i n a most convincing ·manner. Our sid.e had reached a peak in experience, confidence and heart. The Trenton m en were actually stunned as time and again we took the play away from them. 'T he 4-0 shutout, first in our history, was certainly a tribute to the fine defensive work of seniors Jim Moss, Dick Hawk, Bill Mergo, Lefty K emp, and Charlie Zezza and newcomer Koo Younsu. Playing perhaps his finest and most determined game, Flip Jones switched from his regular center halfback post to center forward and went out in the proverbial blaze of glory, leading the offensive attack with three goals. GOODBYES NOT EASY Dick Polakowski ana' Hank Deibel flanked the team's attack in a most commendable fashion. The improvement in the play of these two since last year, plus fine n ewcomers Ahmed Kazimi, •Carl Van Dyke and Jim Ferris, along with the ·s teady foot and head of Dean Arvan, (continued on page 3) Dum da rum dum! My name is Ima Engineer. I work out of Conyngham. I've been g iven t he case assignment Square Dance. The time is Friday night at 8 p.m. working out of Wilkes Gym. Your job, Be there. Abe Bellas and the Wanderers will pick up those attending on a 903. A 903 is punishable by a fine of not more than 50 cents. The sent ence will be for four hours of solid entertainm ent. • Dancing will be both round and square. So for the time of your life with fun, dancing, socializing, attend the Engineer's Dance tonite at 8. Katia Karas is general chairman of the affair. She is being assisted by the following committees: R efreshments, Hank Deibel, Allen Quoos, Thomas Sarnecky; Tickets, Harold Groff, Lawrence Roeshot, William Foley, John Finn; Decorations, Milton Johnson, Ben Howells, Dan Stusnick; Entertainment, Joe Miozza, John Thomas · Adve;tising, Thomas Goblick, Ed Pasternack, Anthony Arch, Felix Serafin, Charles Acore. Teachers Institute Hears Wilkes Teachers On Octob er 29-30, 1953 the Pennsylvania State Education Association in joint meeting with the Annual Education Meeting of Luzerne County Teach ers held its 29th Annual convention. The P .S.E.A., in common with the profession organization of teachers spends about half its time with working on status of teachers and education and the remainder of its time improving the school program. The theme this year was " Learning to Live With Others." Four of the Wilkes faculty attended these meetings: Doctor H. W. Thatcher, Head of History Departm ent; Doctor Virginia Neel, Dean of Women; Miss Ruth Jessee, Department of Nursing Instruction; and Mr. Verne Bunn, Instruction in Retail Merchandise. On Friday, the thirtieth, many of the sections broke up into departments according to teaching interest. In the Social Studies section, the address given by Dr. Thatcher was "Learning to Li ve With Other Nations". "How Do You Advise" was the topic chosen by Dr. N eel. Mr. Bunn was the leader for the pan el "Visual Aids in Commercial Education" while Miss J essee's address was "Nurses are Teachers". Completes First Winning Season, Defeats Trenton STC For Fourth Win By A US TIN SHERMAN The fourth victory this season! A winning season for the first time in history! Mr. Partridge is carried off the field by hap.p y team members! Dr. Farley prepares to buy steak dinners for sixteen people! What's all the shouting about? Well, the Wilkes soccer team won its final fame of the season last Saturday afternoon by beating Trenton State Teachers by the score of 4-0. It was this Trenton team which tied East Stroudsburg, the fifth ranking t eam in the East. This same New Jer .. sey team also held Seton Hall soccer team to a tie. The injury riddled Wilkes team team. The Cinnderella Team startoutplayed the boys from Trenton ed its season by winning its first the whole afternoon. Wilkes kept game in Wilkes soccer history, the ball constantly in its opponents They beat Rider College, 2-1. Then territory. Wilkes goal keeper, Jim on October 5, the Wilkesmen playMoss, had a relatively easy day as ed their first home game of the Trenton could manage only five season. They tangled with the shots at the Wilkes goal. powerful East Stroudsburg State Co-captain F lip Jones was the T eachers team. They came out on star of the game. The Flipper scor- the short end of a 2-0 scor e in a ed three of the four Wilkes goals. bruising ball game. The n ext tilt, The other goal ,was sunk by Ahmed which was played at home, found Kazimi. Wilkes m eeting the Lock Haven The first quarter ended with State Teachers. Wilkes ·p laying aneither team scoring. bout its best game of the season With three minutes gone in the beat the future t each ers, 6-1. On second period, Flip scored the first Saturday, October 17, our hooters goal of the afternoon. T en minutes traveled to Easton to play Lafay. later in the same p eriod, the Flip- ette Coll ege. The boys from Wilkes per repeated his earlier perform- lost a heart-breaker, 2-1. Lafayance. The half ended with Wilkes ette's winning goal was scored with leading , 2-0. less than three seconds remaining The third period was h otly con- in the game. What makes it more tested with Trenton doing most of difficult for the team to digest this its threatening then. The fourth loss is the fact that the winning period found _Flip (that man again) goal was scored on a hotly disputed scoring his final goal of the game play. The following Saturday saw with a shot from 25 yards out. Wilkes lose its second game in a With ten minutes gone of the last row. Elizabethtown scored a 5-1 stanza, Ahmed scored his goal. victory. On Tuesday, -October 27, This was done only after some fine Wilkes played Elizabethtown in a ball-handling from Jones, Hank return game. However it was a difDiebel, and Carl Van Dyke. ferent game which was played and The backfield played an out- this time the Wilkesmen came out standing game. The backfiield in- on the long end of a 5-1 score. Then eluded Bill Mergo, Lefty Kemp, came last Saturday's victory over Charlie Zezza, and Dick Hawk. Trenton. After the final whistle was blown, The Trenton game also meant Coach Partridge was carried off the last game played for the sethe field on the tea1 's shoulders. niors on the squad . The seniors on Also , the Wilkes team had a win- this year's record breaking team ning season. are : Lefty Kemp, Dick Hawk, Jim The victory over Trenton State Moss, Charlie Zezza, Dick Polabrought down the curtain for the kowski, and the two co-captains, 1953 edition of the Wilkes soccer Bill Mergo and Philip Jones. Education Club Holds Wiener Roast Sunday This Sunday, November 8, 1953 the Education Club will hold its first social event of the school year. The wi ener roast will be h eld at Mrs. Doris Merrill's hom e at Lake Silkworth at 3 o'clock, Sunday afternoon . The affair is open only to members of the Education Club and their dates. All members who plan on going and who are not yet certain are requested to get in touch with either Bob Ichter o:r Art Hoover. People from the Wilkes-Barre r egion will leave in a motorcade at 2 :30 from the Library. This "Savage and Encounter", radio group will meet the Nanticoke play by Norman Corwin, will be group at the Nanticoke Bridge in the feat ure of Tuesday's assembly. West Nanticoke at 2:45 . Presented by the Cue 'n' Curtain and directed by Mr. Alfred Groh, the play will be presented as a simulated rad io broadcast with a musical background and sound ef The Wilkes Faculty Women will fects. This Armistice Day program has at its theme "the necessity of sponsor a coffee hour at the cafea person to fight as hard in peace teria Wednesday, November 11, from 3 to 5 :30. Dr. Virginia Neel , as he does in war" , Dr. Mary Craig, Mrs. John Chwalek, and Mrs. Eugene Hammer will pour. Hostesses will be Mesdames Alfred Bastress, Edward Heltzel, The Wilkes Blood Drive will be Konstantin Symonolewicz, Donald held December 11, 1953, at the R ed Kersteen and Charles Moore. FaCross Blood Center. Watch the culty and students are cordially inBEACON for further information. vi t ed. C'n' CSponsors Tuesday Assembly Facultv Coffee Hour Next Wednesday P. M. ATTENTION! Town and Gown Series Begins November 15 The Town and Gown Series will present Mr. Wilbur Isaacs, baritone, in a program of songs at the Wilkes College Gymnasium on November 15, 1953 at 4:00 P.M. These recitals are open to the public and everyone is cordially invited to attend. Mr. Isaacs will sing excerpts of works by Schubert, Buxtehude, Debussy, Chabrier, Poulenc, Peel, Duparc, O'Conner-Morris and folk songs of America, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. H e will be assisted at the piano by Miss Vera Hall. Many son gs have been composed by Mr. Isaacs and some of these songs have been presented at a concert at Wilkes College last spring. He has also given a performance at the White House for the former President and Mrs. Truman. There are six programs in the series: November 15, 1953, Mr. Wilbur Isaacs , baritone; December 6, 1953, The Madrigal Singers directed by Mr. John Detroy; February 21, 1954, Miss Phyllis Clark, pianist; March 21, 1954, Mrs. Eleanor Farley and Mr . .John Detroy, duopianists; April 11, 1954, Wilkes College Chorus conducted by Mr. John G. Detroy; May 9, 1954, Wilkes College Band directed by Mr. Robert Moran. All recitals will be at 4:00 P. M. �2 WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON Letter to the Editor . . • Your Wilkes College BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Editor-in-Chief JACK CURTIS Associate Editors DALE WARMOUTH Business Manager Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenfels Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma Davis Irv Gelb CIRCULATION Frances Panzetta Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters BUSINESS Bernice Thomas Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell BEACON'S GRAB-BAG Barbara Tanski Irene Tomalis PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilkes College Subscription price: $1.80 per semester ~ Member Intercollegiate Pr~ss EDITOR'S CORNER • • Fred Kohn: The assembly programs at Wilkes College should be both informative and interesting. However, of late, they have been UPPER BOHEMIANS anything but that. Why not have assembly programs primarily conEditor's Note: The editor appreci- cerned with the College and its problems? ates the letter sent this past week. .He wishes the author would come Marilyn Williams: I think that they are very good on the whole, forth and identify himself for but some of the speakers should come back to college for a speech i:easons mentioned in today's edi- course. torial. The letter is well worth printing. Gloria Dran: They (the speakers) should realize that freshmen are not as worldly wise as the upperclassmen and keep their speeches directed for the masses. NEWS STAFF Mike Lewis J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty Margarei Williams Jim Neveras Louis Steck Lois Long 8 ATTENTION: ART HOOVER Sports Editor Opinion Dear Editor: I wish to thank the student body, What is your opinion of the college assembly programs? faculty, and the Beacon for their kind expression of sympathy which Bill Saba: The assembly programs have improved considerably in JEAN KRAVITZ appeared in last week's Beacon. the past three years. However, the schedule should include more musiSincerely, Jane Carpenter cal programs. Faculty Adviser JACK CURTIS Friday, November 6, 1953 GENE SCRUDATO Wanted: Letters To The Editor, Signed This year as in the pas, the BEACON welcomes letters to the Editor. Expression of student opinion is always desired by a campus editor. A writer of such a letter does have one obliga..: tion however, that is, he should sign his name to said letter. " There weren't many comforts back in Adam's day." Jack Lu pas: I fee l the assembly programs should be in a lighter "That's true, but few m en have vein. had more fun with a spare rib." Pat Stout: The assembly pr.ograms .planned for this semester show Last week I saw a very unusual a keen improvement over those of the past. The improved calibre of French movie. The boy and girl the s.p eakers has already been well demonstrated, and the continuity were married. of the topics makes them much more interesting. I believe t hat committee can be proud of its work. Mr. Jones was busily engaged in trying to dig his car out of the Ralph Zezza: I th ink the assembly p.r ograms are well organized mud. A rather dense individual ap- except for the fact that there are not enough programs along the musiproached and asked, "Stuck in the cal! lines. mud ?" "Oh, no," said Mr. Jones, "my engine died and I'm digging a grave for it." . * * * :;; ::: NOTICE! He: This is heaven. If a person wishes to remain anonymous, that can be arShe: Yeah, but I'm not your ranged simply by informing the Editor. Many students may ask, harp. "Why should the editor know the author?" The answer to this An inmate of an insane asylum is fairly obvious. The Editor is responsible for everything in the paper, iincluding letters, therefore it logically follows that he was to be examined for dismissal. The first question he was asked should know the author of the publiished material. However, the F.clitor can assure any prospective writer, that his or her name will be kept in the strictest qonfidence. Now, how about those letters? Vicki Zavatski: One th whole I believe the assemblies cover a wide enough field to be ofinterest to anyone. I find the music programs particularly interesting. ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE Notice to all club presidents: No clubs or organizations on campus are to advertise social event s to be held until the a ctivity Sunday, Nov. 8: Wiener Roast, Education Club; Tuesday, Nov. 10: Orchestra Practice; Friday, Nov. 13 : Dance, Sophomore ,c lass; Saturday, Nov. 14: Football, Bridgeport, Home. has been approved by the Student was: "What are you going to do Council. when you get out of here? " He rep led: "I'm going to break every ------ window in this place." After another six months in the padded cell, he was again examined, and the same question was put to him. "Well, I'm going to get a job," was the reply. "Fine," the examiner said, "and then what?" "Then I'm going to buy a new car." "Excellent." "And then I'm going to meet a beautiful girl." "Wonderful." "Then I'm going to take her out driving on a lonely road." "Yes?" "Then I'm going to grab her garter, make a slingshot, and come back here and break every window in the place." * ** ** The lady of the house was in the kitchen shelling peas when she heard som eone coming up the back steps. Thinking it was her son, she called, "Here I am darling." For Details There was a long silence and then The LISTEN a deep voice boomed out, "This ain't the regular iceman, ma'am." Here's your chance to They Did It! Not much more can be said about the soccermen. The many stories, artices, and fea·t ures in today's BEACON tell the story rather well. All we can add is that we are proud of the way the Boaters turned de.f eatism into victory. It was a long waH, but this year proved the wait worthwhile. Well done, Boaters! Government Courses For Local Officials Offered At Wilkes The Public Service Institute of the Department of Public Instruction has for years been conducting institutes for local governmental officials at the University of Pitts: burgh and at the University of Pennsylvania. Through the cooperation of Dr. Hugo Mailey of the Political Science department, the Institute now offers several courses at Wilkes for municipal officials in Luzerne County. Every Wednesday afternoon an advanced police class meets in Butler Annex. Conducted by Detective Frank Flynn, an approved Public Service Institute instructor, the course is intended to give police an intimate knowledge of the duties, procedures, and techniques in police work. The course is offered free of charge. Other classes especially designed for magistrates, borough and first class township officials will be offered by the Institute and the College. In the parlor there were threeThe girl, the lamp, and heTwo is comparty and, no doubt That is why the lamp went out. * * * * * A college education: Something Quite a volume of business was carried on at the regular meeting that enables a man to get a job of the Student Council on Tuesday at noon. President Wayne Madden from a man who never went to school. presided, and the following is a brief outline of the agenda. Mr. Madden appointed a committee, headed by Nancy Hannye, to Jimmy, age eight, was assigned study the ;Student Council Constitution (particularly the section concerning Organizations and Finance) and make recommendations for its by his teacher to write a paper on . ion. . ' his origin. Seeking information, he revis At the ,request of Dr. Neel, Dean of Women, two council members questioned his mother. "Mom, where did Grandma come were appointed to serve as a public relations committee in respect to the major productions of Cue 'n' Curtain. Dick Bunn and Jim Moss will from?" "The stork brought her, darserve in this capacity. ling." Plans for the council's All -College Dance, to be held November 27 "Well, where did you come were discussed, and Bill Crowder was appointed general vhairman of from?" . the affair. "The stork brought me too." Tentative plans ofr the Winter Carnival were also discussed, and "And me?" the date was set for February 1, rather than the 3rd, (as it appears "The stork brought you too dear." on the calendar) because of a conflict with a home basketball game Resignedly the young man wrote which will be played that night. The Carnival will be held at Split the lead sentence for his composiRoek Lodge again this year. tion: "There hasn't been a normal Dick Bunn presented a request for the council's approval of the birth in our family for three genersquare dance to be given by the engineers this Friday evening. The re- ations." quest was granted, but Mr. Partridge brought to the council's attention ***** the fact that many of he organizations on campus have been advertising Father to son: I'm going to tell their social events without first gaining permission from the student you a story. council to hold the affair. This may seem a trivial matter, but the ruling Son: Okay, but keep it clean, was made for ,a purpose and must be adhered to. the old lady may be listening. Student Council Affairs: help pick the only TO HARRY WISMER'S "SPORTS TEN'' program on your Mutual 1953 All-College AllAmerica Football Team is sponsored by PHILIP MORRIS and brought to you by HARRY WISMER It is the only All-America picked by the fans! Radio Station WBAX 9:05 P. M. MON.-FRI. Get your ballots at your dealer's now! · ~~~ PHILIP MORRIS . · KING SIZE or REGULAR ... America's Finest Cigarette �Friday, November 6, 1953 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 3 COLONELS HAVE WEEK-END OF REST Enjoy Respite From Grid Wars After Taking Adelphi Team, 14-13 Colonel Cagers Begin Drills At Gym Monday --DIKE DIVOTS-- Under the eye of Assistant By JACK CURTIS By JACK CURTIS Coach Bill Mock, the Wilkes ca·gers The Wilkes grid team had a week of rest from the rigors of the begin organized practice at the small college football wars as it drew an open date on its rugged eight- gym on Monday at 4 o'clock. ANOTHER WINNER? game schedule. Coach George Ralston, still busy The soccer team did it, notched a winning season, and it looks Coaches George Ralston, Russ Picton and Fran Pinkowski even with football, announced this morn- like the f o o t b a 1 1 team is entertaining ideas of following suit. Its gave their boys two days free of practice on Monday and Tuesday ing that all students interested in chances are better than even as it stands now. after they notched the third win of the season last Saturday. playing basketball should report to With a record showing three wins and as many It was the all-round play of End Paul Gronka and the golden toe Mock at that time. defeats, the gridmen will have to win both games of Howie Gross that gave the Colonels a 14-13 win over a determined With the entire team back from for better than a .50,0 mark. Whether they can do Adelphi crew at Garden City, L. I., Saturday afternoon in a gasser of last year, the courtmen should have it remains to be seen, but that r ecord is very coma game. a better than average season this mendable when one glances back to the beginning Though all the scoring was done winter. of the season. in the first half, there was action A 19-game schedule has been arThe Colonels lost Eddie Davis and Bloomsburg aplenty throughout. ranged, beginning in mid-Decemin the first tilt and were outslop,p ed by Lebanon Adelphi scored first in the tilt ber. Valley in the second, before hitting the win column capitalizing on a Wilkes fumble at Ithaca. inside the Colonel 10-yard stripe. Then the Hofstra thriller came along. They have •Charlie Finger, the real threat for The Wilkes College football team not lost since. 31-7 over Trenton and that 14-13 the Panthers, crashed over the goal will strive to go ahead in the win thriller over Adelphi last weekend evened the recfrom the 4 on his second try. column in its final home appearance ord book. Only University of Bridgeport, a week His try for the extra point went of the '54 campaign a week from tomorrow, and Mor avian remain. wide of the mark, and that was tomorrow night at Kingston StaHead Coach George Ralston to- , Even with a thus far so-so r ecord, the Colonels have been able to all the margin the Wilkesmen n eed- dium, when it faces the best team day announced a week of r est outscore the opposition. Wilkes h as piled up 109 points while the six ed to later capture the game. in University of Bridgeport his- and light practice for the Colonels, opposing t eams have run up only 105. Behind, 6-0, Gronka and company tory. aimed at reconditioning the playYouknow, when Davis was sidelined in the first fiasco, we figur ed_ went to work. Playing wing lineThe Colonel gridm en, with two backer in a new defensive setup, weeks rest behind them will tate ers sidelined by injuries. Said he, we were in for the worst of seasons. You've got to hand it to the boys,_ the diminutive Nanticoke outsider one touchdown favorites in the tilt "We're going to lick our wounds they faked us out. We'rehappy to admit we were wrong. Of course, . stole away 57 yards wi'th an Adel- which will get und erway promptly by r eviewing and polishing what we weren't the only one. A glum George Ralston was no little worried we already know." Shows ·to go ya that you should n ever und erestimate a Colonel crew phi pass to tie up the ball game at 8. To date, the Wilkes gridders ~hat is too pig-headed to lose when it is supposed to. Give up? Man,, in the .f irst stanza shortly after the A win will give the Blue and have had to surmount gigantic odds 1t took them a couple of games to get started. home team had surged ahead. Gold eleven a record of four wins JUST A LITTLE GUY, BUT _ _ _ Gross dropped back and split the and three def eats and a chance to in_compiling their impressive three . uprights, giving the Ralstonmen a keep its promise to go the rest of wms .and three losses record. The Wilkesmen entered the season as One of the ma11;1 r_easons_ for the ~urge that brought back new brief lead, 7-6. the season undefeated, made after an intricate piece of machinery I hop e kfor the first wmnmg gnd season m three years has been Paul A fluke pass interception, which the Hofstra g ame. that was soon to wear away. The Gron a. was more of a block, behind the After a shaky start, the injury- giant Bloomsbw·g t eam crushed the A touchdown per game average has put the Wilkes end among Wilkes line of scrimmage gave the Adelphi team its second score. riddled t eam had done remarkably machine in the first game, when it the leaders in P ennsylvania collegiate scoring circles. According to an Associated Press survey conducted last week, Frank Zapolito, charging in from well and deserves the support of sent star passer Eddie Davis to a defensive tackl e post, picked up every appreciative fan. The largest the hospital. Lebanon Valley fol- Gronka stood ninth in the commonwealth, big and small colleg es ina deflected Gross pass an.d romped crowd of the season is expect ed to lowed suit by knocki ng Howard eluded, with a record of six touchdowns and 36 points. be on hand for the home finale. Gross out of the lineup in their The 5-7, 160 pound sophomore wingman from Nanticoke, has to paydirt. A Gross-to-Gronka pass with 15-6 win over the Ral stonmen. The scored one TD in all but two games. He went scoreless at Trenton spirited Colonels came back with State Teach ers College, oddly enough, in th eColonel's highest score of only 20 seconds remaining in the first half once again tied the score. point margin, making sure to make an easy 27-6 triumph over Ithaca, the season, but made up . for that pointless perfotmance last week by one Yogi look good. and the mighty Hofstra gridders notching two tallies at Adelphi. Gross winged a beauty to Gronka, Only one of the Sunday Inde- answered with a 3·9- 20 rout of th e who had fak ed himself into the Gronka is generally accepted as the best end ever to perform at clear beautifully, for 15 yards and pendent Yogi sportswriters display- Wilk esm en, sending Trosko out of Wilkes College. End Coach Russ Picton, who is one of the loudest ed enough gumption to pick the the lineup and sidelining Howie singers of Paul's praises, will t ell you that Gro nka had Adelphi's backs a TD. Gross again calmly dropped back local coll egiate eleven. N eedl ess to Gross for one game, and George crawling into holes out of embarassment. They put five different backs and made \,. tie-breaking point say which one that was. Elias for two. Chaump, Slavitsko, on him in the afternoon and each one in the order they came was mad e The line played a particularly Nelson, and Chapko filled the va- to look worse. after touchdow. "nd that was the impressive g ame, stopping a near- cated backfield slots a nd led the ball game. A COUPLE OF TRIBUTES The two t eams battled it out on touchdown surge of the Panthers Colonel second strin g attack in the even terms the rest of the way, the with about three minutes left in 31-7 sweep of Trenton. Howie Paul owes his Fapid rise from third to first stringer to his own Gross returned against Adelphi and hard work. H e is a perfectionist and is n ever satisfied with doing a job Colonels clinging to that slim one- the tilt. booted the Colonels to a 14-13 vic- halfway. Russ says Paul has his fak es, so important to an end trying to ry. to get in the clear for apass, down perfect. In these six games, the Wilkes "He's the best I've ever seen," Picton stated last week. "Even in footballers struggled uphill in t h eir servic e ball?" we inqui,ed, knowing some of the top professional stars battle against the powerful small played with Russ in the Ma,r ines. "Yes, even in service ball," was his college teams, and were bogged in reply. their efforts by the famed injury Incidentally, on Monday morning of this week, only two days after jinx. It is interesting to note, however, that the Colonels established the story about Picton had been aired from coast-to-coa st on the TouchCoach Reese boasts plenty of statistics comparable to those of down Tips show, Athletics Director Ralston received a letter and a By TOM KASKA The Wilkes wrestling squad, this ring know-how. He was a standout the opponent teams, with their tape recording of the Wilkes portion of the show from alumnus Joe year coached by John Reese, grappler at Kingston High School, late-season comeback. The Wilkes. Gries, who is spo.r ts director at WJLS, a CBS station in Beckley, W. Va. will open the mat season December and later at Millersville STC and men, in the 3-3 record, scored 104 Joe, a form er fellow resident of Russ' in Hanover Township and 12 at Easton, against the ever-dan- Penn State. The newly appointed points, compared with 107 for op- r ep utedly a cousin of the Pinkowski brothers, stated, "Naturally heargerous Lafayette grapplers . The coach was ea st ern champ in the posing forces. ing this (broadcast) made me feel vffi:y close to home and Wilkes Colwrestling schedule, released recent- 121-pound class. Reese hopes to aThe remaining two games on the lege. It is a wonderful feeling to know that yo ur school is gaining ly by Gearge Ralston, reveals rouse interest in the wrestling football schedule, against Bridge- nationwide fame through its selection of perfect ladies and gentlemen." that a tough season is in store for game at Wilkes by turning out a port and Moravian, are seen as A tribute well said, we feel. Nice t.o h ear from the old grads. winning t eam this season. the rejuvenated Wilkes matmen. toss-ups. Coach Ralston said today NICE, REALLY NICE However, Reese early in the that the spirited Colonels are exThe wrestling schedule: week expressed his confidence in Coach Bob Partridge says it much better than we could, we think, pected to be in top shape for the a winning season, though he is Dec. 12-Lafayette Away games. That m eans that the pre- in his article reviewing the soccer season in this issue of the Beacon. deeply concerned with the lack of Dec. 16-a--Swarthmore Away season footballers, minus Eddie All we'd like to say is that it was one of the greatest experi ences of heavyweights among the candiHome Davi s, should be ready to take the our college life, being abletoplay a ,part in the past soccer season and, Dec. 29-Open Tourney dates. The new tutor pointed out Dec. 30-Open Tourney Home field. in particular, the last game, small as our part may have been. that most of the wrestling aspirJan. 13-lthaca Home Bridgeport boasts · one of the The steak is ours. Dr. Eugene S. Farley has set Tuesday, DecAway toughest teams among the small ember 8 a s the "big payoff", a penalty he gladly pays for a few inants are in the 147 pound class, Jan. 16-Courtland Feb. 6-Hofstra Home colleges, and sports a fine passing nocent words he uttered several years ago . with only four or five in the heaviHome game. Moravian, a ccording to reer divisions. Two freshmen, Neil Feb. 13-Kings Point D'y'ever stop and think that years from now we'll all (soccermen) Home ports, is the most improved t eam on be able to take our grandchildren on our respective knees and boast Dadurka and Bob Morgan, are aF eb. 20-Stroudsburg Away the Colonel schedule. mong the 15 wrestling hopefuls. Feb. 27-Muhlenburg just a little-about playing on the first · Wilkes Coll~e soccer t eam ever to win a game. It feels nice ... Wilkes vs. Bridgeport Home, Next Week Period Of Rest Prescribed By Coa~h I I Malmen Open Campaign Dec. 12; Nine Meets Listed On Tough Slate PARTRIDGE REVIEWS SEASON(continued from pago ll must certainly ·be reckoned a s among the causes for the success of this year's team. It is most difficult to have worked with men for four years, to have shared the trials and tribulations of the infant growing to mankind and, then, to say goodbye. Seniors Moss, Hawk, Kemp, Zezza and cocaptains Mergo and Jones, along with Hank Deibel, terminal student, are going · to be hard to replace. They take their ability with them, but they leave a heritage of hard, clean, gentlemanly inspiration behind. They, along with others who during the past fiv e years have suffered the ignominy of defeat in their qu est for victory, who have suffered the jibes and quips of classmates and town-folk, but who shrug ged it off and kept plugging determinedly, all these have left to those remaining to those who come, a magnificent h eritage. To them, I say, "Well done, gentlemen." Final Home Game! WILKES vs. BRIDGEPORT Saturday, November 14 Kingston Stadium JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 'Master Builder' Casting Complete; Play To Utilize Stereophonic Sound By MARGE LUTY Once upon a time Cue 'n' Curtain found that almost all of the members wanted to act whereas very, very few cared to do the backstage work such as costuming, staging, make-up, selling tickets, and the like. The consequence was that a ruling was put in the club constitution that each student would have to earn points in backstage work before any points for acting would be recorded. Now, a brief two yea.rs later, the officers are very much amazed to find that almost all the members are anxiuos to work backstage. With a three-act play on the bill who wishes to help can see Presifor this month, committees are hav- dent John Williams or Mr. Groh. ing a field-day, as their time to be Joe Saracini and Mr. Groh have of service has come. A poster com- .had their heads together for the mittee, headed by Fred Krohl, is past two weeks. The only informastarting work on some eye-catching tion they will allow to slip out is signs which will soon decorate the something about " hearing the main campus bulletin boards. A staging character's thoughts through the committee, under the direction of use of stereophonic sound." How a Bill Crowder, worked hard Monday man's thought can be heard night trying to get some idea of through the use of ANY kind of how many flats would be available sound is difficult to comprehend, for building the two different sets but it ought to be interesting. needed for the play. Mr. Groh has announced that Various other com;nittees will Don Kaye will play the part of start functioning as soon as each Dr. Herdel, and Ken Hitchner will chairman can gather together the be Ragnar, a young architect. particular number of people he These two characters are the last feel s he needs to work efficiently. to be cast, but although they are Many of the members who have in- under a slight disadvantage bedicated their inter est will be con- cause of entering play rehearsals tacted by the pro.p er committee so late, Mr. Groh is confident that h eads. Any member not contacted the y are capable of doing a fine Friday, November 6, 1953 I'm such a brute." And ther's the story about the man on relief who was so accusAfter being asked what part he tomed to having things done for would like in a Spanish play, Dave him that he went out and married Rosser replied to Miss Dworski, a widow with three children. "I'd rather be one of the audience." ~~~~ ***** SPECIAL PRICE ON TUX Mr. Miller to English class on ·Connie Kamarunas to Mike Lew-atmid-term grades: "Your mark is is : "Please get my shoe out of the directly proportional to your ad~ Men's Room." verse opinion." Expert Clothier ** *** After the fun-loving crowd hiss9 EAST MARKET ST,. Fred Krohle to Dr. Kruger: ed Mike for considering the above Wilkes-Barre, Pa. "What collective noun is always request, he was heard to say, "I singular?" better not, I can't risk the unpopuVoice from rear: "The garbage larity." man." * * * * * * * * * * Dr Mailey: "My only consistency Mr. Sym commenting on striking is unconsistency." his pet cat : "You wouldn't think ***** Mr. Eliot after commiting a faux pas: "Thank God, I'm not quoted job in the roles. in Campus Candids." * * * * * "The Master Builder" is a work Bob Darrow: "In all my years of of Henrik Ibsen, a "master builder" of plays. His characters are smoking, I haven't burned my nose has everything real; their actions and emotions yet." a fellow needs are lifelike, and the plot, like ·the in the line of plot of any well-written play, is motivated by the characters, and wearing apparel not the characters moved by a preconceived set of incidents. Mr. Groh is convinced that Wilkes students will not only gain from seeing "The Master Builder", but will also enjoy themselves. To STREET FLOOR ~ UPPER DOOR quote Mr. Groh, "My purpose is to ENTERTAIN." AMPUS ANDIDS C * **** John B. Stetz THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop Engineers' Dance At Gym Tonight FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER lier" CHOICE OF YOUNG AMERICA l=OR THE ,1,rH STRAIGHT YEAR - CHESTERFIELD · IS THE LARGEST SELLING CIGARETTE IN AMERICA'S COLLEGES ... by a 1953 survey audit of actual sales in more than 800 college co-ops and campus stores from coast to coast. Yes, for the fifth straight year Chesterfield is the college favorite. CHESTERFIELD IS THE ONLY CIGARETTE EVER TO GIVE YOU PROOF OF LOW NICOTINE, HIGHEST QUALITY The country's six leading brands were analyzed-chemically-and Chesterfield was found low in nicotine-highest in quality. This scene reproduced from Chesterfield's famous "center spread" line-up pages in college football programs from coast to coast. � 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 <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 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>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> 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 Wilkes Beacon 1953 November 6th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 November 6 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 Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/bf590b0af0bf1e754952138c40d94ef6.pdf 8e945eea71edc4c194ae616d9d085722 PDF Text Text Wilkes College By keeping silent when we ought to speak, men may be lost. By speaking III SEE BE when we ought to keep silent, we waste our words. The wise man is careful to do neither. -Confusius ~======~ Vol. 8, No. 9 "THE MASTER BUILDER" · NEXT WEEK WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1953 FINAL HOME TILT SATURDAY NIGHT Smooth Sophs Dance Gridmen Meet Bridgeport In Gue 'n' Curtain: "Masier Builder" Ready for Boards; Tonight to Joe Miozza Last Scrape Belore Homefolk Curtain -at 8:30 . November 19, 20, 21 Something's Happening, Strange or otherwise, it's happening-and By JACK CURTIS tonight is the night. Curious? If The Wilkes footballers wave goodbye to Wyoming Valley you are not, you should be because for another year tomorrow evening at Kingston Stadium, when According to rehearsals, which this reporter attended, Cue 'n' the sophs are having a dance at th t k 1 U · ·t f B ·d 8 :30. What's more the music will ey . ,a e on a c assy ruvers1 y o n geport team under the Curtain's production of Ibsen's "The Master Builder" promises to highbe furnished by none other than arcs a •t 8 o'clock in the final home game of the 1953 season. light an active theatre season. The strange love affair of Hilda and Joe Miozza. A fiery game is in ~tore for what is expected to be the largSolness is shaping up as a powerful emotional struggle intended to Since Joe is a "cat" from way est crowd of the campaign. The Colonels will be trying for win provide fascinating entertainment when the play is presented at the Gym next Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Curtain is at 8:30· back, it seems likely that a jam number four of the season and so will Bridgeport. Wilkes has activity passes will admit two students, and faculty members and thei; session is a good possibility. Stu- lost three and the Purple Knights four. dents who remember last year's • College officials hope that every student will be on hand to wives are admitted free. affairs know that_ these sessions lend support to the Wilkes team, which, fighting against almost The cast, with Mr. Groh to lend his skill, is doing a remarkably fine rible secret in his life. Katia Karas can real!~ be terrific. So co~~ on unsurmountable odds, has come back from a shaky start to play job of capturing and expressing is making her first appearance in out 3:nd dig t~ose crazy mus1C1ans. excellent football. Skmny Enms, well known comethe deep and troubled emotions of a Cue 'n' Curtain play in the difA win for the favored Ralstonthe play. Since "The Master Build- ficult role of a sensitive and frus- dian will be on hand with his boys men will greatly enhance their Hard to Move trated wife. to present a skit. Not too much is er" is essentially a play of characchances for a winning season. They Men like Ray Tait, Cliff BrautiInto the gloomy household comes known about the show but with must win both tomorrow evening gan, Caritain Joe Trosko, Jerry ter, the tension mounts throughout the play as personali~y clashes Hilda, a ray of light to Solness, an Skinny at its head, it cannot fail. and at Moravian next Saturday in Wright and Glenn Carey, will be Helping to make the affair a suc- the final game, if they are to score hard to move. A good scramble with personality. "The Master unwelcome intruder to Mrs. SolBuilder" gets a bear's.- hug on its ness. Hilda, a figure from Solness' cess are Cliff Brautigan, Jeannette better than .500 in the record should develop when the brawn audience early, and from that time past, may or ml!-y not have imagin- Perrins, Joan Shoemaker, Charles books. They have vowed that they meets brawn. wavering of interest is nearly im- ed that once, ten years ago, she Acore, Gail Laines, Helen Krachen- will. The Colonels have George Elias, possible. Even the light or comedy was kissed by him and promised a fels, Connie Kamarunas, Mickey •Coach Walt "Kay" Kondratovich 1952 Little All-American, Ronald Perlmuth, Dana Stein, Monica Ut"kingdom". The scene in which Hilscenes which offset and balance the brings perhaps the :best Bridgeport "Gaylord" Fitzgerald, and Walt dramatic elements do not lose their da relates to Solness the event, reus, Carol Ann Gardner, Carol U. team in history to Wyoming ·Chapko ready to do first-string dugr1p on the viewer, as indeed they forces his memory, and demands Huer, Barbara Bialogowicz, Basia Valley for the tilt. A merger with ty in the backfield in addition to · her "kingdom ·on the table" is one Mies·z kowski, Gayle Jones, Anita create new interest. Arnold College, a physical educa- Gross. Elias, back after a seige of Nick Flannery, as the mentally of the delightful comedy scenes in Gordon, and Jim McHugh. tion school, has greatly improved injuries, will be counted on to crash ill, conscience ridden architect, is the play. Basia Mieszkowski, in the Bridgeport team. the line for plenty of yardage. creating a Halvard Solness who her first leading role, plays the Wilkes Favored Fitzgerald has played consistently possibly will be one of the most dazzling Hilda. even though the Wilkes team excellent ball this year and seems The part of old Brovick is being talked about personalities seen on rates as a slight favorite in the tilt ready for another fine game after a Wilkes stage. Memories of a fire taken ,b y the veteran actor Peter (the Yogis have agin nodded in a two- touchdown effort at Trenin the night and the death of his Margo. A newcomer to the Wilkes There will be no Beacon next the direction of the South River ton STC. twin sons, coupled with the half- t.age is Kenneth Hitchner, who Friday. It will be published the Street campus), the Colonels are Bridgeport will send Halfbacks certainty that he had caused the p, · , -1_ the leading role in "Beg- following Tuesday, the day before in for a vicious struggle. Bob Perez, who has five TD's to fire by "willing" it have made of gar on Horseback" at Dickinson Thanksgiving vacation begins. Coach George Ralston well real- his credit, and Roland Emery into Solness a wretched man under his College. Donald Kaye and Katherizes that the Knights will be gun- the fray at the kickoff in addition Exterior of success and happiness. ine Stuccio are the doctor and the ning to avenge a defeat at the to Fullback Ralph Consiglio and Only his wife, Aline, suspects, secretary, respectively. The play is YEARBOOK Connecticut city last year. The Quarterback Gianesello. the madness of Solness. Aline, in- scheduled for the 19th, 20th, and PICTURE SCHEDULE Blue and Gold were behind going Bridgeport has won games capable of understanding her hus- 21st of November at the Wilkes into the last period, after playing over Upsala, conqueror of band, nevertheless senses the hor- gym. Thursday, November 19, 1953 a sluggish first half, when lightKing's; New Britain Teachers, 11 :00 Manuscript nig struck in the form of Russ and Adelphi, a team Wilkes Picton and Eddie Davis, and they also defeated. It has lost to 11 :20 Education pulled the game out of the fire. Hofstra, which also downed 11 :40 Theta Delta -Rho Two touchdowns in the final period the Wilkesmen; Brandeis, New 12 :00 Men's Chorus, Psygave the Wilkesmen 21-13 vieHaven, which lost to Bloomschology tory. burg STC; and St. Michael's. As of Wednesday, no clues to 12:20 German Club, LetBridgeport has a fine passer In the Wilkes-Bridgeport series, By Austin Shernian the whereabouts of the equipment termen in Quarterback Dick Gianeselthe Colonels hold the edge, having Mr. Robert Partridge, director of missing from the Education Club lo, rated as one of the top won three games and lost won. 12 :40 Sociology activities, announces that the andisplay have been found. ftingers in New England and The game stacks up as one of Please Note: The fate of the spotlight, dum- nual blood drive will be held on Gianesello has an equally athe best of the season and certainAll pictures 'will be taken in .my and wiring removed from the Friday, December 11 at the Red dept receiver in Big Joe Cirly the best between the two schools. the gym. vicinity of Sturdevant Hall r emains Cross Cha-p ter House, 156 South one, one of the top• pass-catchIt will be broadcast over WNAB, unknown, although some four Franklin Street. Club advisers are asked to ers in small college football. Bridgeport. Mr. Partridge hopes that this weeks have gone past since the appear for the pictures. Wilkes, of course, has its own Gametime is 8 p. m. sharp. A evening of the Hofstra football year's drive will be as good or Men are asked to wear white one-two combination. BI o ck in g crowd of nearly 4,00-0 is expected game, when the equipment was dis- perhaps better than last year's. shirts and ties. back Hawkey Gross and End Paul to watch the Colonels at home for Like last year, an ahempt will covered missing. Gronka aren't any slouches, either. the last time this season. Girls are asked not to wear The missing dumm y, valued at be made to run the drive through Gross hit the "Gronk" with four Starting lineups: saddle shoes or bobby socks. $27, is reported to be the property the various elubs on campus. The TD aerials thus far and Paul has Wilkes Bridgeport Please be on time!!! of Justine Battisti, while one of Lettermen 's •Club and the Biology notched 36 points to rank ai; one· LE-'Paul .G ronka Joe Cirone Club were tied for 1952 blood drive the spotlights, that is said to beof Pennsylvania's top scorers. He LT...::.Ray 'Tait Hal Trischman long to Bob Ichter, is valued at honors. They both had over 100 is a good bet for · the All-State LG-Joe Trosko Tony De Matteo about $2.50, and the other light, is percent. It is possible to have over team. C_JGlenn ·Carey John Anderson the property of Mrs. Doris Mer- 100 percent because each club may The Bridgeport line will also RG-J erry Wright Len Pino rill, Secretary of the Club, is re- recruit outside students to add to There will be an important meethave lo be reckoned with. Big and RT~C. Brautigan Geo. Stropparo ported to be evaluated at $6.50, that respective club's quota. Although the Korean emergency ing of the Beacon staff next Mon- experie_nced, the Knight forward RE-Neil _Dadurka ~- Gl~tkowski so that the total estimated loss to is over for the present, the need for day, Nov. 16 at l2:30. ALL staff _wall will have to go hard _to out- QB-Howie Gross Dick G1anesello the Education Club now stands at charge the Colonel front-lmemen, LH-Walt 9hapko Bob Perez blood is greater than ever. Blood members are urged to attend; ' , who $34. have been the unsung heroes RH-Ron Fitzgerald R. Emery It develops that the equipment is needed by local hospitals and of the season. FB~George Elias R. Consiglio did not all vanish at one time, as also for the making of Gamma Glopreviously reported, but that the bulin. It was this Gamma Globulin Editor's Note to "Upper Bohedummy was removed from the which immunized many children mians": by Mr. John G. Detroy; the Wilkes Homecoming display in the yard from dreaded polio last summer. I still implore you to identify College Band directed by Mr. Robof Sturdevant Hall, while the elec- Also, blood is needed for plasma yourselves. No unsigned letter has ert Moran; and Mr Wilbur Isaacs, trical fixtures and lights were re- which can be stored and used in been, or will be p.rinted. Your mabaritone. case of an atomic attack on our portedly taken from a table inside terial is well worth printing. Mr Isaacs has studied in Europcities. the building proper. The community and student body ean conservatories of music. He Mr. Partridge relates that "you In view of the financial blow inwill be given an opportunity to has received considerable acclaim curred :by the Club, it is the report- are not just doing yourself a favor hear Mr. Wilbur Isaacs, baritone, for his baritone rendition of songs. There is no charge for Red Cross or the Red Cross a favor by giving ed opinion of Club president Art Hoover that the Educaton Club' is blood, but you are helping every- Blood. in a program of songs from several During the tenure of office of Forms may be gotten in all h ys countries this Sunday at 4:00 P. M. former President Truman, he gave entertaining the possibility of ap- body." The Director of Activities a performance at the White House. pealing to the Student Council for tells the story about a local stu- giene classes and at the Red Cross dent whose brother was in a Phila- Chapter House. Also clubs will in the Wilkes Gymnasium. This re- Mr. Isaacs has composed many aid. delphia hospital in dire need for soon have forms. If you are under cital is presented by the Town and songs and several of these songs three pints of blood. The Philadel- twenty-one, the signature of one of Gown Series and there are six pro- were presented at a concert at DANCE AFTER GAME phia hospital was going to charge your parents is needed. grams in the series, which include Wilkes College last spring. He will $105 for the thre~ pints. Mr. PartAny questions you may have con- the Madrigal Singers directed by be assisted at the piano by Miss The Senior Class will sponsor a ridge, on learning of the need of cerning the giving of blood are Mr. Detroy; Miss Phyllis Clark, Vera Hall. The entire group of prodance immediately a ft e r the the blood, contacted the Red Cross answered in a booklet that is avail- pianist; Mrs. Eleanor Farley and grams offered by the Town and Wilkes-Bridgeport game Saturday and the three pints of blood were able in Mr. Partridge's office in the Mr. John Detroy, duo-pianists; the Gown Series is open to the public sent to Philadelphia free of charge. gym. Wilkes College Chorus conducted and all recitals begin at 4:00 P. M. night. Plan to be there. A'ITENTION 0 Education Club Display Wilkes Blood Drive Equipment Still Missing Scheduled December 11 NOTICE! Town and Gown Series Starts Sunday at 4 P.M. �2 Friday, November 13, 1953 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College BEACON BEACON'S GRAB-BAG When I get out of coUege, I'm gonna set the world on fire. JACK CURTIS JEAN _KRAVITZ I'm going to earn a million Associate Editors bucks, DALE WARMOUTH Then sit down and retire. Faculty Adviser I'm gonna build the biggest facJACK CURTIS ART HOOVER tory Sport• Editor Business Manager Where the workmen never fret, I'm gonnaNEWS STAFF "Hey Joe, you've had it long Mike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzetta enough, J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Pearl Onacko Thomas Kaska Give me a drag on that cigarWalter Chapko Helen Krackenfels Natalie Barone ette." Margaret Luty GaU Laines Sally Thomas Editor-in-Chief Margaret Williams Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma Davis Irv Gelb Louis Steck Lois Long CIRCULATION Bernice Thomas Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters BUSINESS Barbara Tanski Irene Tomalis PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 • • • What is your opinion of the social life h ere at Wilkes College?" GENE SCRUDATO ·Jim Neveras Your Opinion Two little boys meeting: "I'm five, how old are you?" "I don't know." "You don't know how old you are?" ''No." "Tell me, do women bother you?" "No." "You're four." * :Jc * * ::< Jade Vivian: I would say that there is not enough social activity at Wilkes. I think we need a Student !Union hall where all the students can get together and socialize. *** * * Leo Kane: I have always felt that we have too many dances of a mediocre nature. Let's have fewer dances-and improve the quality. Furthermore, we need recreation rooms for a more social life. **** Dom VariS<:o: The college is quite adequate in the social program, but the lack of student enthusiasm is the large factor. Too many of the students are still in "high school", for it seems that their interests still lie there. The college is for the students educationally and socially and it is just as much their duty to make every event successful as it is to get good grades. :)t Patsy Fox: I believe the social .p rogram at Wilkes is fine except for one thing. Why do all the formals come all at once~at the end of the year, when there is plenty of time at the beginning of the year, between September and December, for a dance? And one other point also; why isn't the Cinderella strictly formal, since it is supposed to be the biggest dance of the year? * ::< ::< * * J eannette Perrins: I think it has really been wonderful. As long as '~ '~ * * ,:, we keep having som ething every Friday night. It has really been nice A paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilkes College Customer: I'll take some rat' so far. Subscription price: $~.80 per seme■ter poison. Member ~ Clerk: Will you take it with J essie Roderick: I think the program is very well planned. But the Intercollegiate Press you? attendance at the dances appears to be mostly outsiders. It's nice that Customer: No, I'll send the rats Wilkes makes dances community affairs, but more Wilkes students over for it. should attend. EDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO Cue plus Curtain equals Good Entertainment POEM He kissed her in the garden, It was a moonlight night, She was a marble statue, The English may be poor but the addition is 100 per cent correct. The Cue 'n' Curtain players, plus a fine play, plus fa- He wa a little tight. culty adviser Al Groh add up to three star entertainment in our book. · The C'n'_g organization is one of the hardest working on campus. Its efforts, quiite often, go unlauded. The Beacon, therefore, wishes to take this opportunity to congratulate the C'n'C for the fine performance in last Tuesday's assembly. We are looking forward also to the three act play, "The Master Builder," which will be presented next week. In the past, our an1ioipation has been rewarded with a fine performance. We feel sure ·t hat this time will be no exception. Good luck, Cue 'n' Curtain ... On with the show. Wanted: One Complete Budget At last the Administrative Council has gotten around to ratifying the budget,-ratifying, that is, one half of it. We can alway~ rationalize and say that one half is .better than none a•n d that may be true, a -s far as it goes. However, the clubs which have not received budget approval do deserve an explanation as to why their respective budgets were not approved. Along with this, they should be given some information regarding the· steps being ,t aken by the Administrative Council and/ or the Student Council, on this budget problem. These clubs_have activity schedules to plan and it is a virtual impossibility to do such planning without some sort of a tentative budget. Let us quicken our pace on this budget problem. Student Souncil Plans All-College Dance Have you begun making plans for the "big" Thanksgiving vacation that is <:oming up in the not too distant future? Well, afte1· dreaming about all the turkey you'll eat, all the sleep you'll catch up on, and all the studying you'll undoubtedly <:atch up on, there is one more thing you must include to make the holiday complete-The All-College Dance, which will ·b e sponsore~ by the Student Council on Friday evening, November 27. H ere is the perfect topping for any vacation! Music will be supplied by Herbie Green and his orchestra, and dancing will be the order of the evening from 9 'til 12 o'clock. But the· best . is ye.t to come-the entire affair is for free! Even the refreshments! Committees for the dance are as follows: General chairman, Bill Crowder; Refreshments, Jim Moss; Decorations, Marilyn P eters ; Chaperones, Mary Zavatski; Floor, John Bresnahan; Invitations, Nancy Morris and Pearl Onacko; Orchestra, Wayne Madden; Publicity, Helen .Krachenfels. · The Budget -- Up lo Dale To bring the much-discussed "Budget" story up to date, the Administrative Council has approved the following requests: Beacon $1,200 Debating Society 500 Cue 'n' Curtan 600 Dormitories ......... ...... ... 80 Intercollegiate Conerences 250 Manuscript ...................... .................... ... 300 Men's Chorus 75 Social Activities . .. ... ... ... .. .... 700 Year book ..... ....... ................... 3,200 As it was announced in last week's Beacon, a committee has been appointed, with Nancy Hannye as chairman, to study the constitution of the Student Body of Wilkes College, with the purpose of making recommendations to the Student Council for revision of the section concerning Organizations and Finance. No further action has been taken on this measure. Guard: Halt, who goes there? Voice .: You don't know me anyhow, I'm new here. Her lips quivered as they approached mine. My whole frame trembled as I looked into her eyes . Her body shook with intensity and our lips met and I shuddered as I held her to m e. Moral: N ever kiss with the engine running. * ~?:: ::: * * "I didn't raise my cat to be fiddled with," said the cat as she rescued her offspring from the violin factory. At a gala ship concert aboard a liner, a trained parrot did his -a ct and then teetered excitedly on his perch in the wings while an extraordinary magician performed f eats of legerdemain. First he made goldfish disappear, then a buxom blonde assistant, finally a chest containing three husky' sailors. At that moment the liner was struck by a torpedo. The parrot found himself all alone in the Atlantic Ocean, bobbing up and down on a piece of driftwood, with nothing else in sight. "Amazing," marvelled the polly, "What will he think of next?" ***** Professor- "This exam will be conducted on the honor system. Please take seats three spaces apart in alternate rows." * ::: * :ic * Tramp: Have you got enough money for a cup of coffee? Stranger: Oh, I'll manage somehow, thank you. * * * * :)r: The lawyer had been bullying a witness. "Have you ever been arr ested-or in court before?" he snapped. "No, sir," replied the witness. "Humph! Are you sure?" the lawyer insisted. "Your face certainly looks familiar. I've seen it some place before." "Well, you have," the witness agreed. "I'm the bartender in the saloon across the street." . Master: (Holding -b one over dog's head) "Speak, speak." Dog: "What shall I say?" ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE Sunday, Nov. 15 : Town and Gown; Tuesday, Nov. 17: Orchestra Practice; Saturday, Nov. 21: Football, Moravian, Away, 2 p. m.; Thursday, Frid a y, Saturday, Nov. 19, 24, 21: Cue 'n' Curtain, Major Production. JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ti 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Here's your chance to help pick the on-l y For Details LISTEN TO HARRY WISMER'S "SPORTS TEN" program The 1953 All-College AllAmerica Football Team is sponsored by PHILIP MORRIS and brought to you by HARRY WISMER your Mutual It is the only All-America picked by the fans! Radio Station WBAX 9:05 P. M. MON.-FRI. Get your ballots at your dealer's now! on ~~~ PHILIP MORRIS KING SIZE or REGULAR . .. America's Finest Cigarette �Friday, .November 13, 1953 3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON WINTER SPORTS PICTURE .BRIGHT 1)11\~ l)IVOT§ By JACK CURTIS Colonel Cagers Look Stronger Than Ever OUR OWN CAPONE Grogan was the picture of a N ew York mobster of the Capone variety, carrying Russ Picton's sawed off shotgun. With white bucks, horned rim glasses and the pump gun with a 20-inch barrel, Grogan was a frightening sight. He must have scared all the animules too, for by the time the party returned the members were considering taking shots at each other. All or the sake of sport, of course. Maybe this is the year for winning sea sons. We can't figure out why, but. the spirit is there. And what spirit! Last year the lack of said quality cm the wrestling squad was disturbing, to say the very least. This year there is definitely no lack. We happened to catch one of the drill sessions the other day at the gym. Coach Johnny Reese wasn't able to make it that night (seems the Reeses are expecting a little visitor),so Bob Masonis took over the practice. Had it been last year, the crew would have taken to tossing basketballs around or something else unrelated to the mat game, but this -p articular day the boys really went at it, believe us. BRING ON MISERICORDIA At the end of the seemingly endless workout, Masonis, who is an outstanding candidate for the 177-pound class, joshed with the guys telling them that if they all kept up the hard work, "Wrestling Lefayette will seem like wrestling Misericordia." He no doubt meant that the Leopards would be easy, but several of the basketball players, overhearing the remark and jumping to conclusions, offer(ld their services to the wrestling team. "When do we rassle Misery?" is the cry nowadays at the gym. Seems they're all for it. See what we mean about spirit? Well, the gridders make their last appearance before the · home folk tomorrow evening. We really hope that a good crowd will turn out to pay their respects to the team. You know, it's been a tough haul this season, but the Colonels have come through like champions. As representatives of the school and student body on the intercollegiate sports level, they have done us proud. Now is a chance to show a little appreciation. This is not meant to sound like typical college "rah-rah" stuff, but just a little common logic . . HERE'S YOUR CHANCE, BACKSLAPPERS A pat on the back is appreciated by the tops in every profession, in fact by people in all walks of life, big or little .p eople as they may be. The only way theaverageguy has of patting his school's team on the back is by supporting it to the hilt. A banner crowd tomorrow night would eliminate a lot of back slapping. Who knows, that added incentive may mean the difference in the game. And according to the psychologists, inspiration or a lack of it can win or lose ball games. Down at Adelphi, when Jerry Wright was laid out-for the first time this season-Captain Joe Trosko called time out. There were less than three minutes left in the game. Wilkes was leading, 14-13, and the Panthers were on the Colonel eight-yard line. Trosko said only a few well chosen words in that huddle, "Let's get that ball for Jerry." On the next two plays Adelphi was thrown for 30 yards and Wilkes won the game. At the conclusion of the tilt, Wright was presented with the game ball. After every game, the ball is presented to a member of the win. ning team. The team decides who is to get it. There are two other guys for whom the team wants to earn pigskins. Oddly, there are just two games left to play. Can they do it? Well, you know what we think. All male students interested in playing intr_a -mural basketball are requested to meet in the gymnasilm next Thursday, November 19 .1t 11 a. m. Art Hoover, Student Director of Intramural Sports Next Saturday afternoon the Wilkes football team climaxes the 1953 gridiron season with a game at Bethlehem, Pa., going against Moravian College. Wilkes defeated the Greyhounds here last year n a lacklustre tilt, 15-6, but the L'ehigh Valley collegiate eleven is a much improved team this season, even though the record wouldn't indicate it. Moravian is one of the strongest defensive teams in Pennsylvania and should give the Colonels trouble, though the Ralstonmen are favored to cop the tilt. Gametime for the tilt is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Mora vian's home field in Bethlehem. After a week of pre-season drills, the basketball picture is beginning to take shape. With virtually every man returned from last year's squad, the Wilkes hoopsters look for one bf the best seasons on the intercollegiate court in history. Al Goldman was the only man lost by graduation. THOSE EXTRA-CURRICULAR SPORTS Extra-currcular sports have been abound in recent weeks. A certain segment of the male student body has been in its glory. Now don't get us wrong! What we are refering to is small game season which has taken a goodly number of Wilkesmen out of the classrooms and into the woods. Heading the list of returnees is We'll have to admit that we have been one of Lenny Batroney, honorable menthem. Our first ·day in the thick produced one possible shot with the 12-gauge shot gun, but we didn't have the heart to kill that sparrow. A number of hunting parties made up exclusively of Wilkes students have been out so far. The stories that come back from those expeditions are sometimes true and sometimes just a little on the exaggerated side, but always choked full of humor. One of the first groups to head up the mountain was made up of Ed Grogan, Bob Croucher, Mike Weinberger, Jerry Lind, and a greenhorn yogi. All the safari produced was one grouse, that one questionably downed by Weinberger, to whom Croucher CURTIS refers as "Leave 'em in the Woods Alive Bu~kberger." Seems he shot him on the ground. We were off in the woods about 50 yards, when we heard a blast from Mike's gun and a yelp following the echo of the blast. "I got one;'' cried Mike. Rushing over we saw him crouched over a good sized grouse. Looking up pathetically, like a child who had been found out after doing something wrong, he muttered, with hand over his eyes, "Pick it up, will ya, I can't." Never did eat the bird either. "Guess I'm just soft-hearted," he muses. You should hear what the boys had to say Such a red face! NOTICE! GRIDDERS END IT ALL - NEXT WEEK, AWAY LEN BATRONEY tion All-American the past two years and the holcl.er of almost every basketball record at Wilkes. A senior in his fourt h year of varsity competition, Batroney will smash new records every time he scores this season and is being counted on heavil y. Other r eturnees who r eported for The Wilkes wrestling team should win at least half of its meets this year, according to Wrestling Coach John Reese. Reese told a Beacon reporter this week that he would he "very disappointed" if his ma1men didn't win at least half of their outings this winter. The new coach has brought a new feeling of excitement and in~ terest in the mat game with him early drills at the gym the past week are Jim Atherton, John Milliman, Joe Sikora, Jim Moss, Jim Ferris, Bob Heltzel, Carl Van Dyke, Joe Jablonski, Frank Kopicki, Ed Troutman, Bernie Wisniewski, Jack Vivian, and Joe Popple. Harry "Skinny" Ennis heads the Warren Yeisley, Mike Lewis, Lou Steck, Al Smith, and Sam Shugar. Newcomers to th e mat game at Wilkes make up the bulk of the squad, how ever. They include Bob Masonis, a veteran of Kingston and Franklin and Marshall mat experience, Don McFadden, former GAR and Springfield College ace, Chuck Acore, Don Reynolds, Al Li eberman, Carl Karasik, Bob Kopicki, Dick Bartlebaugh, Tom Carter, Dave Gehman, and Ken Lantelme. Expected to join the squad after football season are George Elias, veteran of Wilkes and Meyers wrestling, Ray Tait, a Coughlin and Wilkes matman, and Neil Dadurka, former standout at Forty Fort. (continued on page 4) BOB REYNOLDS it seems, for a squad of some 16 grapplers working out daily at the Wilkes gym has shown spir it and drive never before revealed by Colonel groaners. Included in the squad, which will grow in size after football season, is Bob Reynolds, who with his freshman brother, Don, forms the only fa mil y act in a sport on campus. Bobby, a standout grappler (continued on page 4) TO .GUIDE WILKES ATHLETES THIS WINTER JOHN REESE Wrestling Coach The three coaches who will guide the intercollegiate . athletic program at Wilkes this winter in basketball and wrestling lend a tremendous amount of know-how to th e sports picture. Newest addition to the athletic coaching staff is John Reese, head wrestling coach. Reese is a former grappling champion at Millersville State Teachers College and Penn State. He was Mid-Atlantic chamSPECIAL PRICE ON TUX pion in the 121-pound class while -atat State and State Teachers College king-pin at Millersville. Two For Two Expert Clothler The past two years, his first two 9 EAST MARXET ST•. out of college, Reese piloted the Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Kingston High School wrestling squad to District 2, PIAA championships and saw several of his John B. Stetz Mat Coach Predicts Good Season in 1953-54 GEORGE RALSTON Basketball Coach boys come home from State College as Pennsylvania schoolboy champions. He has great plans for Wilkes wrestling, which he says is definitely "on the upsw ing." George Ralston is not a newcomer to the court scene by any means. Ralston, who is also Director of Athletics, Dean of Men and Head Football coach here, has guided Wilkes basketball teams since 1946. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, class of 1940, Ralston is an advocate of the "country st yle" of basketball-with th e emphasis on fundam entals . Teams of the past have done quite well under his tutelage. BILL MOCK Asst. Basketball Coach Former Baron Bill Mock, former Wilkes-Barre Barons baseball and basketball performer and an All-American cage candidate at Duke University in the "blessed South," is the a ssistant basketball coach at Wlkes for the second straight year. In his fi rst season here, Mock coached an undefeated freshman team. At present he is in charge of pre-season drills in the absence of Head Coach Ralston, who is still busy with football. In the hands of these th ree, lies th e fate of Wilk es t eams thi s wint er. A quick once-over would indicate that the tutoring trio is in for a good years of indoor sports . �4 Frosb Orientation Critique Reaches Sound Conclusions WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Gridders Among Pennsylvania's Scoring Leaders Friday, November 13, 1953 ·Partridge Needs New Soccer Traditions but Flip "I just broke up" Jones."Nice hat yuh got there,· coach," he says. •~uh-uh" I reply, glowing with pride. "Say, coach" says Flip "I got a new one" Jones, "how about giving me that hat?" This I refuse ,t o do because I was pretty well attached to the hat (it was a wee bit tight and one day I slammed it on my head and could n ever get it off since) . But old Flip "ain't she sweet" Jones kept asking me if l would give him the hat, so one day I said to him, "Flip, when we win a game I'll give you the hat. Well we won and Flip "I just broke up, again'' Jones got the hat. Say do you know where there is a sale on ear-muffs? Well, that's the story of the traditions and the soccer team . .. what about next year? Well, I guess I'll wear a blue and gold Wilkes tie, but if this keeps up I'll not be able to win too many games . .. ties are expensive, you know. Oh, the hat? Why, yes, it is n ew, why, thank you, I think so, too, Hi, Flip ... what's that, again, Flip?'' WANTED: Two new traditions to replace the two lost when the socAccording to faithful old Associ- cer team won its first game. ated Press, in a survey last week, ***** the Wilkes College football team This ad never appeared in the ranked 17th in scoring among 50 BEAC-ON, but it might well have, of 51 Pennsylvania colleges and because when the soccer team won universities which are .playing a game it lost its traditions. This football, for scoring. is of course a serious matter which As it has several times this seas- created quite a stir in the BEAon, the AP duffed the Wilkes scor- CON's vast newsroom. "Stop the ing, giving the Colonels only 7·9 , presses," screamed editor Scrudato, with as many ·points credited to the Bohemian. "I'll have this story the opposition. It seems earlier this or your heads (not lines)". He disseason, the Philadelphia branch of patched a reporter t o-- "get the the huge wire service gave Trenton facts." ST,C the long end of a 31-7 score, The reporter quickly found Mr. when, as we well know, Wilkes Partridge and questioned him a.: was actually the victor. bout the traditions. 'T he Wilkes c O rr e ct e d tally "Tradition isn't dead, it's just should read, 103 for, l0 8 againS t , ripped up," replied Partridge, as 17th putting the Ralstonmen in he fondled his new cravat. place in scoring. A record of three "Just what do you mean, sir?" wins and three losses puts th em in asked the reporter who smelled a a tie for 22nd place with Lock story in the offing. Haven STC. "Well, what I'm trying to say is Following those scant few games that every man on the soccer team COLONEL CAGERS LOOK that were played laS t week-end , has a piece of my tradition," said Glenn Killinger's WeS t CheSt er the campus renown coach of soc- (continued from page 3) the past two years at Wilkes, looks STC team paced the field with 229 cer. to a good season this . year. He is points. Hapless Millersville STO "You mean shares in your tradione of the veteran members of the was well entrenched in laSt place tion or else fellows in your foot- squad. and trying for some dubious kind steps, don't you, sir?" Other members of last year's of record of distinction. The down"Maybe I had better start at the squad who have attended rigorous state eleven has yet to tally in los- beginning and explain," said Part- conditioning drills this week are ing, naturally, five games. ridge. "When I was a little boy .. " list of promising newcomers to the King's 43rd · "Please, sir," replied the report- squard. In his first semester of King's College, also of Wilkes- er, "not that far back." eligibility, Ennis, the tallest of the Barre, was riding along in 43rd "Well, when I was a big boy a- squad, is sure to be a big h elp to spot among the 50 for pointmak- · bout to leave college, I bought a the team. Others on the squad ining, with 42 markers. beautiful, blue and red, striped, clude Dick Bunn, Dick Kachinosky, Westminster led in two depart- silk, official U. P. tie. It was beau- Neil Turtel, Don Berns, Joe Gay, ments, most wins, wi th a 7 -0 slate, tiful, it was expensive; therefore Chuck Neely, Larry Barzoloski, and least points by th e opposition, I knew it would have to last me and Bob Whalen. 27, the best mark in th e country for quite a long time, little did I The big question is whether Edas well as the st ate. realize that it would follow me to die Davis, injured in football, will Of Wilkes' opponents, Blooms- Wilkes. At Wilkes as an instructor, return to the court this winter. He burg S'T C showed beS t in wins, I couldn't wear my collegiate has indicated that he will give it placing seventh, wi th a 5 -1 tally. clothes (pegged sweatshirt, cordu- a try and should report for pracOnly other Pennsylvania team to roy jeans and loincloth "T" shirts) tice shortly, lest we start another be faced by the Colonels th is year, so the tie laid neglected in my vicious rumor. Moravian, was in 37th place, wi th drawer. But I hesitated to throw Assistant Coach Bill Mock, in Reports on the New York Herald-Tribune Forum were made in a 1-4 mark. Lebanon Valley was h • b • h d 1wa:vs charge of the squad until the end ·ssed on the list. away t e tle ecause it a a ml Somehow Tuesday's assembly ·b y Alan Bare, who explained b ht 1 k Th h I Allegheny, with a 0-7 slate pull- ceived roug themeposition uc · asensoccer w encoach, re- of football season, has indicated Tuesday's assembly by six student delegates. The fi rst Of t h ese was tha,t he has high hopes for the made by Alan Bare, who explaned the pur,p oses of the Forum and then ed up the rear, while Kutztown 1 knew I had found a use for the coming 19-game season. He stated went on to report the plea of the Forum speakers for objectivity and STC had the most .points scored old tie. I would wear it to all the last week that he feels that there the abandonment of blind faith and the narrow view. against it , · a juicy 165. soccer games and have the tie work is enough good material for two rd nd He was followed by Richard tellectually. The st a ings (o er by point- its magical powers on the other starting teams. A two-platoon sys·K leyps, whose report was on some Warmouth's report dealt with w L T Pts. Opp. teams. Now don't get me wrong, it tem is a good possibility. of the sessions held in t .Ueh what Dr. George Gallup and others West Chester STC 73 wasn't that I didn't think that the Both Coaches George Rah ··)n 6 1 0 229 of the sessions held in the U. N. had to say on the subject of what Shoppensburg src 6 o o 227 28 boys had the spark, but I thought and Mock urge any students i· .erbuilding in New York. One of the we do with this spare time. Accord- Gettysburg 6 1 o 224 71 that a little luck wouldn't hurt ested in -p laying basketball t reproblems discussed was that of ing to Warmouth, Gallup claimed J,;niata 6 o O 175 39 either. As you well know, the tie port for drills. African nationalism. According to that we are one of the smallest of Clarion src; 6 1 O 169 45 didn't help that year, or the next, Almost 25 men have been work143 121 or the next. Finally, I had to admit 4 3 the British representative, Africa, the reading democracies, out-rank- Washington & Jeff ing out daily at the gym and that 142 63 0 5 1 despite such "children of the U. N ." ed by Denmark in bookstores, and Bloomsburg STC that the old tie had lost it. Reggie number is expected to be increased . l"b · 0 l Carnegie Tech 5 2 o 139 71 d t h at i.f we ever like Libya, is being h e ld b ac k b y b y S we d en m I ranes. ur popu ar Franklin & Marshall at the close of ootball season. 59 Burr suggeste 4 1 0 138 her plurality of races, h er illiter- paper-backed books are of little Penn State 4 3 0 136 122 won a game, the tie· be r etired to acy, her poverty and disease, as consequence thought the pollster, Lafayette 4 3 o 131 80 the trophy case. To this suggestion, well as her inability for self-rule. and as to our periodicals, we read Westminster 7 o o 130 27 I readily agreed, the team did too MAT COACH PREDICTS To this the African delegate is little more than the comics or the Slippery Rock STC 4 2 I 125 93 because by now to them the tie 4 2 1 124 121 h a d b ecome a ".. from page 3) a revitalized represented as saying t h at no na- spor t s page. Temple Jmx ,, an d th ey were (continued All indications show 81 4 2 O 119 tion had become great merely by If we r ead seriously one hour a Thiel more than anxious to see it go. To · interest in w·restling at Wilkes and 3 5 0 105 127 them it was a symbol of defeat,· to Wal·t1·ng for it to become so. day for the rest of our lives, we xCalilornia STC · WILKES 3 3 o 103 108 a fine season is a good bet. The Another speaker, a sergeant could obtain the equiva1Gent of sev- Muhlenburg 91 me it was a source of inspiration Colonel g rapplers are sorely in 3 4 0 103 Murphy, wounded in Korea, was ei:al college edu~ations, · a 11 up was Ursinus 68 for it reminded me of the good old need of men in the heavier classes, 4 1 o 103 reported by Ben Feister as saying reported as saymg. Edinboro src 2 5 o 102 87 days at U . P . (University of Penn- however, if they are to have a well that not only the sacrifices made Wegels of St. John's College took Pittsburgh 2 4 1 101 125 ,sylvania) ." rounded t eam. in Korea by him were worth it, but somewhat the same view, reported- Lehigh 3 4 o 99 120 "I wore the tie a s an act of deThe squad is still open, accord1 6 O 93 137 fiance to them and told them when ing to Reese, who urges all wrestlso were those made by our country, ly declaring that our spare-time Bucknell nd because they helped to stop ag- hobbies are unserious attempts to xi iana STC ~ ~ !~~ they won a game they could have ing enthusiasts to come out for the g ression there. escape from our too departmental- Scranton case. squad. "I don't cut my teams," he 0 87 9.., the 11tie to put hinto the trophy 4 3 . xWaynesburg d th t A speaker from the Council of ized 1ives: Geneva ey go stated this week, "and we're going 86 116 We we wont e game an 3 5 0 Churches also referred to Korea, A perhaps more optimistic point Villanova 2 5 o 79 158 the tie, but you will never see it to start from the beginning with declaring that there was not only of view was taken by a _Mr. Adams, st. Francis 3 5 o 78 97 in the trophy case because each fundamentals, so there's a good opthe need in that country for mater- connected reportedly with the pock- Pennsylvania 3 4 o 74 124 member of the team has a piece of portunity to learn wrestling." 68 it tucked away in his scrapbook. ials and leaders, but a more in- et book industry, who visualized a National Agriculture 3 2 o 72 The new coach insists on strict 71 108 That r-e-p tie is now r-i-p (rest in keeping of training rules and 3 3 0 tangible need of the spirit. We great future for the mass produc- Lock Haven STC th should not only contribute to Ko- tion of the 'better pocket books, Swar more ~ piece?) steady hustling, factors which rean relief, he said, but try to mold while Mr. George Shafter of Ken- ~~~~:u::i:~~\rc "Gee, that's a shame, Mr. Part- many felt were lacking in some 66 59 3 3 0 :Korean opinion against unification tucky, mentioned that today music Grove City 66 94 ridge," stated the weary reporter, cases in last year's team. 2 5 0 by military force. was bigger than baseball, as an in- Moravian 1 4 o 64 86 "I must be leaving, sir. Thank Miss Nancy Hannye then report- dustry, pastime, and spectator st. Vincent's 2 4 o ~9 98 you ... " ed that the everyday life of the sport. Moreover, more people are Allegheny o 7 o 56 159 "Oh, say, there is more," was Russians was in many ways an forming glee clubs , chamber music Drexel Tech 1 3 1 52 106 Partridge's reply. "I didn't tell you 91 about the hat, did I?" 1 5 0 52 imitation of ours, and the Russian societies and so forth than ever Mansfield STC 1 2 4 ~ spare time had .been represented as before, he said. Lincoln ~: "No, sir, you didn't," replied the consisting largely of attendance at Even television, it was reported, ~\::;~son ; 39 138 reporter who by this time hated 0 sports events or the discussion was bowing to the more intellec- Albright 2 4 o 34 108 traditions and all the words it took thereof, because they are "safe" tual; the head of the New York Susquehanna o s o 34 117 to explain them. subjects; safe, because non-politic- Communications ·C ommission was Haverford 1 3 o 33 59 "Well, I'm glad you asked me al. said to have declared that more Kutztown src 2 4 o 25 165 about it," said the husband of Mrs. 18 71 Partridge, "I shall start at the be1 5 0 The last of the Assembly speak- stations are broadcasted on the Cheyney STC O 5 0 0 132 ginning again." ers was Dale Warmouth, whose re- high school and college level, with Millersville has everything port was almost a continuation of even more in the offing. x-Completed Season. "Oh, no," said the reporter in a a fellow needs that previously given by Miss hushed tone that shook the walls of in the line of Esther Goldman, in which she told the gym." wearing apparel of a Forum speaker who contended WILKES "It all started the day I wore a that our technology has gone far SEE new hat to soccer practice. I will apace our educational, philosophic, vs. not say my other hat was. old, but and social sciences, and has given every time a Civil War veteran us some thousand extra hours of "MASTER BUILDER" BRIDGEPORT passed me, he would salute it. Well, leisure a yea'r . This, the speaker I wore this new hat to practice and was represented as stating, is not NEXT WEEK TOMORROW NIGHT it was a dandy one (not the pracSTREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR only a triumph but a challenge, if tice, the hat). After practice was the time is used to advance us inover, who should stroll over to me For six weeks at the beginning of this term ten freshmen groups met under the leadership of Dr. Virginia P. Neel, Mr. Dale Warmouth, and Dr. Hugo Mailey with the aid of a representative gr?up of upperclassmen to discuss the followjng topics related to Wilkes_ Coll~ge : Vnderstanding Wilkes; Mastering Basic Study Skills; Budgetmg Time; Citizenship; and Vocations. In c on c 1 us i o n, repesentatives pride is taken in a democratic sysfrom various groups had an in- tern for which each student bears formal discussion in an effort to some responsibility. One way to summarize for other students some carry this on is to elect leaders of the main issues touched upon who have honesty, integrity, exby the freshman during these ori- perience, and understanding and entation classes. The following re- · are able to "discriminate, commupresentative members of the fresh- nicate, and convince." man class met for the discussion 6 . .The problems of hazing such with Dr. Neel: Audrey Cragle, as gang trials and kangaroo courts ames Ide, Nancy Morris, John should be overcome so as not to Musto, John Bresnahan, and Nata- mar the value of freshman regulalie Gripp. These were some of the tions. . summary points brought out: 7. The Student Council should 1. Students have a right to ex- adequately inform the students as pect of the college guidance service to when open meetings are being and an adequate educational pro- held; the students in turn should gram. Here at Wilkes, where there attend them and participate in disis an effort to provide both, stu- cussion. dents should take advantage of 8. As their fields of study open them. up, students feel they would like to 2. Students expect to safeguard understand better the variety of standards of their degrees in com- specialties possible in any given parison with the best colleges in field. To this end they would like to the nation. have a series of career conferences 3. A time schedule should be for Wilkes students. centered not only upon study per9. Students should try while in iods but should be maqe to fit the college to be of benefit to the students' personal needs. school as well as themselves. 4. When time is to be cut from Much time and effort was given one part of the schedule to meet to this program by members of the some other requirements, it is faculty and upperclassmen. This is found that students tend to cut on greatly appreciated by the freshhealth needs more readily than on men, for they have obtained someother portions. thing from these discussions that .5. On the Wilkes campus great cannot be found in books. :Public Relations Chief, Five Students :Report On Herald-Tribune Forum ~;;2: ° ! !; i! :: ~! ! !~ THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER � 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 <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 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>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> 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 Wilkes Beacon 1953 November 13th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 November 13 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 Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/fba66124e4de292974965f914e885697.pdf c21dbaf5114274ebcd2fc93947de5479 PDF Text Text Wilkes College "Any man may make a mistake, but none· but o fool will continue in it." I, Cicero. t:= = = = = = = THE BEACON BE WISHES EVERYONE A WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Vol. 8, No. 10 HAPPY THANKSGIVING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1953 ALL COLLEGE DANCE ON FRIDAY * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TURKEY TROT TOMORROW NIGHT Colleges Within 150 Miles Invited; Herbie Green To Provide Music This Friday, the Wilkes gym will be the scene of one oi the biggest events. of the Wilkes social season. This affair is the ALL COLLEGE DANCE, which is being sponsored by the Studen1 Council. The affair had its origin a few years ago, and started out in small fashion. Since then, however, it has grown in perspective · and now j.s anticipated not only by the student body here at Wilkes but also by 1he many local students at.tending other institutions of higher learning. Herbie Green and his orchestra, year, has been hard at work with well-known on the Wilkes campus hs committees to make this dance for really smooth, danceable mu- even bigger annd better than it sic will hold forth from the band- has been. .stand on November 27, at the StuThere will be no admission dent Council's annual All College charge for the shindig, the eats Dance. The orchestra is being fur- (and drinks, of course) are free, nished by the American Federa- and invitations have been sent to tion of Musicians, Local 140. all colleges within a 150 mile raAsk anyone who attended a dius of South Franklin Street Thanksgiving All College Dance in Need we be so obvious as to say the past ye!lrS, and you're sure to there will be a spectacular crowd get an enthusiastic reply of "They in attendance 1 See you there - at are the greatest!" Bill Crowder, nine o'clock sharp. Doors won't _g eneral chairman of the affair this close until midnight! Blood Drive Scheduled For Dec. 11th; :Hospital Need For Blood Still Urgent By AUSTIN SHERMAN Mr. Robert Partridge, director of activities, announces that the annual blood drive will be held on Friday, December 11 at the Red Cross Chapter House, 156 South Franklin Street. Mr. Partridge hopes that this are not just doing yourself a favor year's drive will be as good or or the Red Cross a favor by giving perhaps better than last year's. blood, but you are helping everyLike last year, an attempt will body." The Director of Activities , be made to run the drive through tells the story about a_ local s_tuthe various clubs on campus. The dent ~hose b:othe_r w3:s m a Ph1laLettermen's Club and the Biology delph1a . hospital m dire ne ~d for Club were tied for 1952 blood drive three pmts of blood. The Ph1ladel. h os..,i -n'tal was g? 1·ng t o c h arge honors. They both had over 100 Ph ia percent. It is possible to have over $~05 for the th~ee pmts. Mr. Parton learning of the need of 100 percent because each club may ridge , recruit outide students to add to the blood, contacted the Red Cross that respective club's quota. and the three pints of blood were sent to Philadelphia fr ee of charge Although the Korean emergency There is no charge for Red Cross is over for the present, the need for Blood. blood is. greater than ever:. Blood Forms may be gotten in all hyis needed by loc:3-l hospitals and giene classes and at the Red Cross als? for the m~kmg Gamma GI?- Chapter House. Also clubs will buh_n. It_ was t_h1s Gamma Glo_bulm soon have form s. If you are under h h d h ld w 1c 1mmumze . many c 1 ren twenty-one, the signature of one of from dreade? polio last summer. your parents s needed. Al~o, blood 1s needed for plas~a Any questions you may have conwhich can be st~red and used m cerning the giving of blood are case of an aton11c attack on our answered in a booklet that is avail . . · c1t1es. able in Mr. Partridge's office in the 'dg 1 t th t " Mr. P ar t n e re a es a you ,gym. Testing·Service Offers Graduate Business Test Educational T esting Service has just announced that beginning with the academic year 1953-54, a group of business schools and divisions will require applicants for admission to graduate study in the fall of 1954 to take the Admission Test for Graduate Study in Business. Among these institutions are the graduate business schools or divisions of the following universities: Columbia, Harvard, Northwestern, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Chicago, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Washington(St. Louis). A candidate must make separate application for admission to each business school or division of his choice and should inquire of each whether it wishes him to take the Admission Test for Graduate Study in Business and when. Since many business schools and divisions select their entering classes in the spring prece_ding their entrance, candidates for admission to the 1954 classes are advised to offer the February test, if possible. The Admission Test for Graduate Study in Business is not designed to test specific knowledge in specialized academic subjects Normal undergraduate training should provide sufficient general knowledge to answer the test questions. Sample questions and information regarding registration for and administration of the test are given in a Bulletin of Information. The tests will be administered on February 6, 1954 and May 13, 1954 Applications and fees must be filed AM PUS ANDIDS C Juniors Take Over From Sophs; Gym to be Scene of Trolling Turkeys By JEAN KRAVITZ Mr. Casper (to Art Hoover): The Junor Class is gettng set to start off the Thanksgiving "What are you going to do when you grow up?" weekend with a bang by sponsoring the annual Turkey Trot. Art: "If I grow any more, I'll Originally scheduled as a Sophomore Class affair, the Sophs join a circus." relinquished the date and the Juniors immediately began working on it. Mr. Casper: "I do my best to The Turkey Trot was given by have been procured by Helen confuse my students and I think last year's Sophomores hence this Koelsch to furnish music for the I'M doing a pretty good job." year the same class will be in dance. A donation of 35 cents, * * * * * charge. The dance is scheduled for which is very slight for such an Jane Kiebel concerning Dr. Mai- Wednesday, tomorrow night, in the evening, will be accepted. Harry ley: " I like him." college gym from 8 :30 to 12. This Ennis and Ralph Zezza are in * * * * * is the first .affair on the social cal- charge of the ticket com:mittee . Dr. Mailey: "The cattlemen .went endar of the Juniors, who were Publicity is being handled by Jean to Washington with a beef. They the most active class ·o n campus Dearden and the refreshment comgrabbed the bull by the horns. They last year, and judgng from last mittee is headed by Marilyn Peters. claimed their cows were so thin, year's dance, it promises to be one Since 'the Juniors just obtained you could h ear the cattle rustling." of the highlights of the year. A the date on Monday, final arrange* * * ** big evening is in store, particular- ments have not been completed and Peter Margo on Thanksgiving ly since Wednesday is the last day tentative plans have been made for dinner: "What am I having for of <:lasses before the holday and entertainment. Last year's Turkey Thanksgiving? Turkey. What am Thanksgiving falls on the next day. Trot attracted one of the largest I having for the ten days after Jim Neveras is general chairman crowds ever to attend a sport J'hanksgiving? Turkey." for the affair, which will be a sport dance and from all indications, this * * * * * year's dance will most likely proDean Ralston on the difference dance. The Rhythm Ramblers, a vide another feather for the cap of between a collision and an explo- four piece orchestra from Scranton, the Junior Class. son: "In a collision, there you are; in an explosion, where are you?" * **** Leo Kelley is Puppeteer TDR All College Tea On Station WILK-TV Today from 3 to 5 P. M. Lee (Ape) Dannick: " This is one of the few times I enjoyed that class." (For obvious reasons th e editor Since the opening of WILK's is wi th holding th e name of th0 television station here in Wilkesclass to which Ape referred.) * * ,:, * ·Barre on September 16th, a clown Ang Pappa: "What is a hydra- puppet named "-Candy" has been ma tic communist? A shiftless appearing on the show called "Caskunk." rousel". Every night, Monday * * * ,:, * through Friday, Candy, Hal and Jerry Lind: "When you can keep Nancy Berg invite 11 the kids your head while others around you t hroughout the area covered by are losing their's, maybe you don't t he station to hop on the Carousel understand Hie situation." with them and, while they're ridin!!', ... * * * * ~ listen to ten to fifteen minutes Dana Stein, after making an ex- of ad libbing which ranges from speculations like "Why do you suptremely interesting r emark in the I presence of editor Scrudato: "Don't pose the Dormouse insisted upon you dare print that." sleeping in the teapot at the Mad * * * * ,,, . Hatter's t ea party in Alice in WonPhilosophic. al Mike Lewis, after derland?" to a discussion of how elephants perform to circus music. ~:~i:~ ~a!ft~,h w~~ll~~a~:\ 0w:!~~ We are wondering how many of "I guess the joke is on me." you know that the voice and per* * * * * sonality of Candy really belongs D to Leo Kelley, a student here at octor Davies, on opiming his Wilkes. lecture on Dante's "Inferno": Now we shall all go to hell. Interviewing Leo the other day, * * * * * it was learned that this lending of Mr. Sym: "There are t his personality to puppets has been on1Y wo going on for so me time. Leo has more chapters; one on childhood d and another on adolescence. After toure professionally with several marionette shows, the most notthese, we wll be ready for love." ,:, * * ... ,., able being a production of Pinocchio which toured through MidOverheard in Sterling Hall: Les Weiner: (to friends at table western states for a year. In this about some one) There goes Mr. show, L eo played Pinocchio (as a puppet, a donkey and finally a America. Mr. Miller : (passing in rear) REAL BOY) as well as the Talking Cricket and two other minor Somebody talking about me? characters. According to Leo, a ,:, ,:, * ,:, * Jim Mitchell (on his missing puppeteer has to be something of lunch) : "I don't mind too much an actor, •a stage t echnician, a when they hook my lunch, but when carpenter, a s_culptor, ,and a child. We understood all these requirethey leave the bag with crumbs . ." ments but the last and so Leo was '' ,:, '' ··· ,:, ask ed to ex plain himself. "A pupMr. Sym (to his sociology class): peteer," he said, "has to be a lot "I tried to be philosophical this like P et er Pan, I guess. Living in afternoon; I think I was just con- the Never Never Land of whimsy, fusing." never quite grown up, and seeing the world with the wonder and with th e Admission Test for Gra- amazement of a child. I thought duate Study in Business, Educa- I was through with puppets after tional Testing Service, 20 Nassau coming out of the Army but I supStreet, Princeton, New Jersey, at pose I'm stuck with it after all. least two weeks before the testing It's really pretty wonderful though, date desired in order to allow ETS and a lot of un." time to complete the necessary Asked about -Candy, the puppet testing arrangements. he made for •Carousel, he said, Come one, come all to the All College Tea which will be held this afternoon from 3 to 5 in Chase Lounge. This tea, under the sponsorship of T.D.R., is an annual affair which has proven successful on every occasion. The Student Council is managing all expenses and has not "pinched its pennies" meaning there will be plenty of refreshments for all. Faculty and students alike are cordially invited. Committees under the direction of the fo llowing chairmen have been and still are doing their utmost to make this affair one that will be remembered by all as a fine beginning to a Thanksgiving Vacation: Ruth Dilley, chairman; Jessica Rodrick, invitations ; Joan Shoemaker, house chairman; Marilyn Peters, refreshments; Pat Fox, publicity; Joan Knops, clean-up; and Nancy Beam , entertainment. "Candy is me to a great extent, First of all, I used to want to be a clown. To r un away with the circus and all that. This is the closest I've gotten to it. Candy has turn ed out to be a pretty sincere little g uy who pulls some awfully corny jokes sometimes, but I like him. That's very important really, the liking part, I mean. You see, with Candy ad libbing the whole show it's easy to talk to the kids because you talk just as you would if they were there with you." FATHER OF STUDENT CLAIMED BY DEATH The BEACON wishes to extend sy mpathy to Charles "Chuck" White, Wilkes College sophomore from West Pittston, on the death of his father. Mr. White passed away suddenl y Sunday night. The ~~itre student body and faculty join in offering condolences to Chuck and his family. �2 WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College BEACON'S GRAB-BAG BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Editor-in-Chief JACK CURTIS Tuesday, November 24, 1953 Test of Ike's Administration in '54; 85 Ho,use Seals Election Objective Mother, to five year old son: The real test of the Eisenhower Administration will com e in 1954, JEAN KRAVITZ " Daddy and I won't be home to- stud ents were told by Dr. Hugo Mailey, head of the Wilkes Polit ical night, Ji mmie. Do you want to Science departm ent, at assembly Tuesday. sleep alone or with the nurse." DALE WARMOUTH Dr. Mailey explained to the audience that there are some 85 conJimmi e (after some deliberation): testable seats in the House, of which t h e Republicans now have 45, Faculty Adviser "What would you do Dadd y?" wh ile the Democrats have 40. It is around these 85 seats that the big ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS fight in '54 will center, for the Senate s fairly secure to all appearances, Business Manager Sports Editor T he Engli sh instructor and the for the GOP. NEWS STAFF Engineering instructor were din' Mentioning the showings of th e is not now as high as was t hat of Mike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzetta ing together. During the co urse of Democrats in the recent election s, F.D.R. or of Truman at their Thomas Kaska Pearl Onacko J. Harold Flannery; Jr. the meal the former spoke: Mailey noted that for the first t im e peaks, and t his is particularl y true Natalie Barone Walter Chapko Helen Krackenfels "I had a peculiar answer in class in its history, the state of Wi scon- in the Mid-West. Sally Thomas Margaret Luty Gail Laines today. I asked who wrote "The sin went Democratic, while New Not only has Eisenhower lost Austin Sherman Joan Shoemaker Margaret Williams Merc hant of Venice," and a pretty Jersey elected a Democratic gov- popularity in that area, Dr. Mailey Natalie Gripp Sheldon Schneider · Jim Neveras little freshman girl said, 'Please, ernor, t h e only minor victory to went on, but the mem bers of his Thomas Price Norma Davis Louis Steck sir, it wasn't I!" give the Republicans a major wor- administration as well ,and in parMarilyn Peters Lois Long Irv Gelb "Ha, ha, ha,'' laughed the Engi- ry. A·a gin, in spite of gerrymander, ticular Secretary of Agriculture BUSINESS CIRCULATION neering-- professor, "and I suppose the GOP carried a Cal ifornita dis - Benson have lost some of their Barbara Tanski Bernice Thomas the little vixen had done it all the tri ct by a slim lead of only about popular app eal. Barbara Rogers Irene Tomalis time." 5,000 votes . Some of the reasons mentioned Jan Eckell In addition to th ese ominous for this drop in popularity we.re the The new instructor was extreme- Democratic rumblings, the coll ege queston of farm price supports, the PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 ly annoyed by the amount of noise political science expert mentioned little attention paid to the small A paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke3 College coming from t h e adjoining room a number of weaknesses in the dirt farmer, and t he danger of Subscription price: $I.BO per semester while he made his first lecture. Rep ublican party and adm inistra- drought in several areas of the Unable to stand it-_ any longer, tion, among which were the facts Mid-West, which have been left unMember ...... he opened th e door. Seeing one boy, that th e administration, in its cam- s upported by the government. Intercollegiate Press taller than the others and talking paign, had perhaps promised a bit Most of the GOP difficulty is a great deal, he grabbed him by more t han it co uld deliver, and that then with the Mid-West farmer, EDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO the collar, dragg ed him into an-' in this resp ect, the Dem ocrats are and he is an importa nt man , for it other room and stood him in the not overly willing to help pull Re- is he who helped to elect Eisencorner. publican chestnuts out of the fire hower, and it is in his districts that "Now you stand and be quiet un- in House or Senate. the electoral vote has its greatest til I tell you to go back to your value. Besides the Democrati c lack of However, the GOP is not entireElsewhere in this issue, there is a story on the sophomore room," t he exasperated instructor cooperation, Dr. Mailey cited the ly defens eless , inasmuch as it can dance held last November 13. The Sllory is well written. Since commanded. Fifteen minutes later a student continuance of some of the Tru- still wave the Korean truce, and its author is a sophomore, modesty prevented some important stuck his head around the door and man policies as another detrim ent th e clean-up of t he mess the Demofacts from coming to light. asked: "Please ,sir, may we have to the chances of th e GOP in '54. crats left in Washin gton, as well For example, all of the hard work which went into the dance our t each er back now ?" Moreover, t h e administration is as probably claiming to have stophampered by its postponement of ped th e creeping advance of sowas not mentioned. Each of the committees did its utmost in support of the affair. The ticket, publici1y, entertainment and Boy looking through telescope : legislation demand ing immediate cialism by t he means of Republicattention, and by the fact that th e an-engineered r ebirth of ,private various other committees were superb. "God." Hence, the dance was a success. Friend: "G'wan, it 's not that sheen is beginnin g to wear off the enterprise. Ko rean truce as the count ry The administration, said Dr. All this is brought out as a reminder to all the other organi- powerful." watches the day-to -day bickering Mailey, must not get panicky and za,tfons which .plan dances, affairs, etc., etc. " It's ea sy to write a play. First of the Reds. Too, there seems to ent er upon a g ive-away program,. Planning, organization, and hard work are a sure-fire combiact, boy m eets girl ; second act, be n o prospect of bringing the boys and neither must extremists be a lnation for success. lowed to undermine Eisenhower's they hold hands ; third a ct, they h ome, Dr. Hailey said. Again, Dr. Mail ey noted that the policies. kiss . .. " administrati on's problem s with the W e must remember, however, "That's how I got arrested." governm ent bonds have raised th e cautioned Dr. Mailey, that there "What do you mean?" already astronomical public debt are between now and the '54 elec" I wrote a five-act play." even hi g her. tions some eleven months in which Concerning this budget problem, the BEACON is indeed Highl y important, too, is thll anything can happen . It is in these confused. Attempts, this past week, to clarify the situation have "Does your orchestra play refact that the popularity of the eleven months t hat t h e people will clouded rather than clarify the issue. quests?" President is not transfeable to th e judge the Eisenhower administra"Yes, what would like us to Therefore, as does the wise poker player when not sure of m e mbers of his administration, and tion and the Republican Congress, play?" himself, we too shall pass. is now waning to some extent. It and they will vote accordingly. "Pinochle." Associate Editors Sophs' Hard Work Pays Off Budget Problem Again Student Council Report "They shot poor old Rover toThe Anth ology of the National day." Poetry Association is a compila" Was h e mad?" In reply to QUr. Editor's rather indignant plea for action on the tion of th e finest poet ry written " He was_n 't too pleased about it." budg et in his editorial last week, here is the latest bulletin, issued by by th e college men and women of the. Student Council. Action, dear Editor, is being taken-however, acAmerica. Selections are represent"I'm not saying the music in h ere L eo Kelley, a freshman, was notion takes time! ative of every section of the counis bad but last week a waiter droptified this week that _a poem writThe following report has been presented to the Council by Nancy try a nd were made from thousands Hannye, chairman of the committee which investigated the tragic situ- ped a tray of dishes and 14 coupl es ten by him had been accepted by of poems submitted. started dancing." the National Poetry Association ation. ' ,:, ,:, ,:, ,:, * for publication in their forthcom F irst of all, the Administrative 'Council staunchl y refuses to apYEARBOOK SCHEDULE J udge: "You've been broug ht in ing Anthology of College Poetry. prove the g rinting of aids to the four clubs whose ·requests seem to· For T hu rsday, December 3, 1953 : The Association annualy publish es have caused all the difficulty, until the Student Council provides some h ere for drinking." 11:00-Band Drunk: "Fine, let's get started." two volu mes of poetry, one of assurance against the possibilit y of a similar situation occurring an11 :20-Choral Club ,:, * * '~ ,:, poem s written by college students other year. The Student Council s now working out just such a pro-.· 11 :40- Men's Chorus Every man has his wife but the and the other includes poem s writvision, but the matter is not easy to deal with and the process is time12:00- Debate ten by teachers. consurning. An amendment to the Constitut ion is necessary to remedy iceman has his pick. 12 :20-Cheerleaders ,:, ,:, ,:, * * K elley's poem, entitl ed "Rememthe situation, and the amending process alone takes approximately a 12 :4 0-Amnicola A psychologist is a person who, brance", was published last semmonth. Please be on time. Club adviser s The Student Council reali zes that these clubs have planned their when a beautiful girl enters a ester in the Manuscript, the literare asked to be vresent for victure. ary magazine of Wilkes College. programs for the year with the expectation of receiving funds, and room, watch es eve rybody else. - -- - - -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Miss Hannye's committees has proposed that the Administration grant "How did you like th e bridge them fund s with which to work while the matter is being settled. The Administration and the Student Council do rtot see eye to eye on the party last night ?" "Fine, until th e cops looked unsubject. der the bridge." Here is t he system used at Wilkes College for the dis1>ensing of ** * * * locks, baskets and lockers. The freshman's fat her paid• a First, let it be kno wn t hat there is NOT a locker for every male surprise visit to his son's dormi- student at t he college, but that t here is a basket. Each basket h as tory. Arrivi ng at 1 a. m. , h e banged a lock on it . T he basket number, combination to the lock, a nd serial on t he door. A voice from the sec- number of th e lock are all on record in the gy m office. Each man at The Biology ,c lub is sponsoring ond floor shouted, "Whatta ya the college who wants to wor k out, and particularly all men in the freshman and sophomore classes are assigned a basket. T his bas ket, Wilbur I saacs, baritone, success- a display of wildlife photograph s want?" Th e fath er answered, " Does Joe is kept ·throu g h t he four years. In th is bask et, men are to keep t heir fully commenced the Town and this week in the library. Under the Gown Series which is sponsored direction of Dr. Reif and Mrs. Vu- Jones live h ere?" gy m clothes. The voice answered, "Yeah, bring Upon corning into the gy m for a class or a workout, the basket can by the Wilkes College School of jica, the departm ent is presenting Music at t he Wilkes Coll ege Gym- wildlife photographs of various him in." be transferred to a locker. T he lock previously used to lock the basket nasium on November 15, 1953 with birds, animals, insects, and flowto t he rack in the basket room, can be used to lock street clothes, books a heart warming rendition of clas- ers from November 2-0 to Decemand valuables in the locker whi le t he student is in the gym. The basket s hould also be locked in the locker. U1>on leav ing the gym , the basket sic and folk songs . The capacity ber 4. The pictures have been rentaudience in the foyer of t h e build- ed from the National Audubon Sois to be returned to t he !)roper rack and locked. The locker is to be ing was thrilled with his interpr~em ptied. ciety, whic h is the oldest and the This system demands the cooperation of all. Leaving baskets in tations of these songs and also two largest conservation organization songs which he composed from Since the stud ent body is jubil- lockers, a nd taking possession of t he locker by an individual is a selfish in North Am eri ca . The Society is English poetry. They were "Marant over the fact that it can enjoy act. Such a n individual will find t he locker empty. His basket and gym dedicated to the conservation of vel No More" by Sir Thomas Wya turk ey dinner and an issue of clothes will be commandeered temporarily. This will constitute an inwi ldli fe, plants, soil, and water. att and "Bird on Briar" from an the Beacon all in the same week, co nvenience both to the individua l and to the versonnel at the gym. The public and stud ents are inanonymous Fourteenth C e n tu r y it wi ll be further overjoyed when During the basketball and wrestling season, fifty lockers will be set vited to see th e exhibit. The dispoem. informed that the BEACON will aside to take care of the needs of both sq uads. T hese lockers will be play is of interest to anyone conMr. Isaacs was ably assisted at be published next week also . No assigned and may be used by active squad members only. Dead heads cern ed with wildlife. th e piano by Miss Vera Hall. iss ue will be skipp ed. will be asked to vacate at the first indication t hat "dead-headism" is His delightful program included Let thi s also serve as an an - developing. The Department of Physical Education asks you to cooperate in "Die Schoene Muellerina" by Schu- sparkling r enditions of the folk nouncement to all staff m ember s bert, a series of love so,ngs; "Gott songs, "In Doublin City", "Lord to ch eck in at th e office on Monday this matter. Robert W. Partridge h elf mir" by Buxtehude; and Randal". for assi g nments. Poetry Association Accepts Student's Poem Locks, Lockers and Baskets . . . Wilbur Isaacs Opens Biology Club Sponsors Town and Gown Series Wildlife Photo Display Beacon Staff Members To Check In Monday I �Tuesday, November 24, 1953 "MASTER BUILDER" WELL RECEIVED TENSE DRAJ.'4A IN CUE 'N' CURTAIN PRODUCTION RALSTON REVIEWS GRID SEASON Eighth Team Missed Banner Year, Yet 1953 Season Deemed Successful (This is the second in a series of articles by Wilkes coaches reviewing their seasons. The first was by Soccer Coach Bob Partridge. Others will follow throughout the 1953-54 school year.Sports Editor.) By George F. Ralston, Head F ootball Coach, Wilkes College CUE 'N' CURTAIN PLA YERS- ln a scene from "The Master Builder," presented three evenings last week by the Wilkes dramatic club, Cue 'n' Curtain, are four principle members of the cast. Left to right, Basia Mieszkowski, Nick Flannery, Don Kaye, and Katia Karas. The play was well received at all three performances. All Players Excell In Roles; Audien~e Moved By Performance By MARGE LUTY Intent audiences last Friday and Saturday nights found it tlifficult to sway their attention from the stage upon which Cue 'n' Curtain performers lived for the moment the lives of characters both strange and famiH.ar to them. "The Master Builder," by Henrik Ibsen, was in reality a play <;>f u1:1certainty and ~nsecurity, and the audience, perhaps echomg its own uncertamty and insecurity, responded with concern over the outcome of the play. Although some members of the audience, accustomed as they are to lighter fare from movies and TV, undoubtedly found the play a bit deep, they nevertheless felt an intense interest in how the play fixed upon the action on-stage, This would end, and kept all their senses strange fact of audience interest in a play even when completely "snowed" by it is due, this reporter believes, to the high caliber of the acting. Under Mr. Alfred S. Groh's sensitive direction the actors developed finely into the strongly motivated, absorbing characters they were representing. Nick Flannery, in the leading role of Halvard Solness, was both convincing and mo'v ing as the ambitious architect who let nothing stand in the way of his rise to power. Nick's acting was forceful and he easily dominated all his scenes. Not once during the three acts did Halvard Solness lose mastery over the pl,a y and become a ·-;:~Is:: Expert Clothler 9 EAST MARKET ST•• Wilkes-Bane. Pa. JORDAN Est. 1871 · Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality tt 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. lesser figure but he early lassoed his audience and held it fascinated while he showed it the workings of a madman's mind, Although ths was Nick's first appearance on the Wilkes stage, he has not been without theatrical experience, a s was shown by the skillful manner in which he handled the difficult part of Solness. In an unsympathetic role Nick neverthe less was ,a ble to create in the audience feelings of empathy and even pity. We may hope for equally good f performances in the future rom this newly discovered star. Basia Mieszkowski, for the first . · t 1me p 1aymg .a 1ea d'mg ro1e on a Wilkes stage, did an amazingly competent job of portraying Hilda, brilliantly youthful, ,bi.it warmly mature in some of her actions. Basia gave .a shining performance, and sunshine and cheer seemed to emanate from her. Wherever she moved, she drew the light with her as the rest of the stage grew gloomier in contrast. Basia in this play has added another tal ent, as we discover in her possibilities of artistic aptitudes in drama as well as in music. Her versatility may be pointed out by contrasting Hilda with Basia's role as the dreamy Alice in "Hotel Universe" two semesters ago. Katia Karas did an extremely fine bit of acting as Mrs. Solness. Withdrawn, reserved, Mrs. Solness was possibly the only person in the play who completely deservedand received -sympathy. Deeply tragic in the ancient dramatic sense of one who has done nothing to evoke the fate which is hers, Katia, the d.ark figure in the movement of the play, gave a performance so understanding of the character that she will long be rem embered, even though her ,p art was not as prominent as those of the other two major characters. A rather surprising piece of work was done by Catherine Stuccio as one of the minor characters. Catherine was charming as the sweet, impressionable Kaia but the real test came when, as Mr. Soln ess' bookkeeper, Catherine had to be on-stage for long p eriods of time without detracting attention from the scene going on between Soln ess and Hilda. To keep oneself in the background or a long period of time on stage is a quite difficult fe87t, fo~ in Kay's case it ~eant remainmg m charater dunng a time when, simply because sh e would not be noticed, she might have been t empted to r elax and enjoy the scene. The part of Old Brovik was taken by Peter Margo, who in past years has always given very fine performances. Although Pete was quite dramatic in his short scene as the dying architect, an impression was left that the scene was perhaps a trifle too dramatic. It may be that the earliness of the scene in the • play contributed to this impression, for the play atmosphere had not yet worked up to a tenseness which would provide the right emotional baekground for as dev eloped a tone as Brovik displayed. Then, too, the extreme brevity of Brovik's appearance did not allow very much opportunity for the audience to grasp the character. Dr. H erd el, played by a n ewcomer to Wilkes theatre, Donald Kaye, stru ck this reporter as a S'lightly wavery character. The good Doctor, who should have been the only solid and secure ndividual in the play, instead cast doubts about whether he was a:ctually a weak person or was only uncertain before the Master Builder. It is our opinion, however, that Don Kaye will be an interesting person to watch if his next role offers a little more for him to base character development on. Kenneth Hitchner, as the young, uncertain ,a rchitect, was a little colorless in the first act, but later on in the play his performance gained assurance and he gave what may be one of the best representations of reserved bitterness seen in Wilkes drama for years. Kenny has a very nice speaking voice, which is a real asset to an actor; it may be that he also possesses the sensitivity to emotions which s the greatest asset to an actor, As with the other young perform ers in "The Master Builder," time will show what he is capable of. In general the play was a deeply engrossing one, well acted, and much appreci-ated by responsive audiences. Mr. Groh's directing was artistically adapted to the aesthetic tone of Ibsen's great play, as the prologues which he wrote for each of the three acts clearly show. Before one can compose such poetic prose, expressing the message and theme of the play so beautifully, one must have entered into the feeling of the play, Throughout the play the creativeness of the director was as apparent as that of the actors. Clearly it had been through Mr. Groh's directing that Cue 'n' Curtain was abl e to do as good a job on the very difficult play they had. "The Master Builder" has been a challenge which director, cast and committees have met admirably. Cu e 'n' Curtain would like agnin to thank Mr. Joseph Kanner who was im:me'.3-surably. h elpful to the group m mterp i,:etmg the understanding of the play. l FACE SEASON REALISTICALLY The eighth year of Wilkes football has passed. We are realistic enough to know that it has not been a banner year. Two weeks- ago, a more glittering resume could have been made, Bridgeport and Moravan were spoilers, We congratulate them; our squad did not succumb easily in eith er game. The plan called for two final victories; however, our great system of competitive games offers equal opportunities but only one · winner, and that prize was denied us in our last two attempts. From a won and lost standpoint we have had a losing season. But is the record the great prize in intercollegiate football? Before the season began it was thought that this would be a difficult year. We were confident of our line from tackle to tackle, but at the ends and in the backfield, we held grave doubts - especially in the backfield. In the outcome the prediction was accurate - but with an exception; our ends came through splendidly, as a matter of fact they were brilliant. The backs were inexperenced, plagued by injuries, and moved from position to position so very often that an individual back could n ever master one posiRalston tion. In the backfield it was " touch and go" all season. Because of the sensitiv e balance in the 1953 squad (there was always the threat of a preponderant imbalance) our performance pulse was uneven. Our squad was up and down. NOT READY FOR BLOOM It was not ready for Bloomsburg. We just were not quite ready for such a strong opener, and we knew it. E veryone thought we were at ebb tide in losing to Lebanon Valley. This was our poorest effort. Our best games were wth Hofstra, Ithaca, and Bridgeport. Although two of these games were lost, our team played well which was a joy for those of us in charge. The Moravian game was a toss-up from the beginning. It was our first half, but they won the second, and it was a better half than the first, Moravian had scouted us perfectly and it payed off. It was a bitter pill to lose this one. And so the record lists - 3 won, 5 lost. This is surely recorded for all time. It is a tangible result of the season. Had all the games been won, it would carry the same tangible value. But when we come to our sensible selves, is it really important whether we won or lost? If we ask ourselves this question honestly, we can find relief from the all too prevalent, emotionally savored desire to win which is abroad .t oday; and w e will be baek on the main road of an intercollegiate athletic program consistent with common sense and with Wilkes College. This is not to say that we are belittling winning or the will to win. Our squad had an intense desire to win. What would America be without the will to win? We merely mean that winning is not all important and we must not let it run away with our common sense. PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE It is my sincere desire to pay tribute to the football squad of 1953. A group which at its height numbered forty-two, still claimed thirtyfour athletes at the final game. The record shows that those boys who reported, stayed with the most demanding of team games, sacrificed time and energy, tolerated adverse conditions, sustained the most severe physical demands, and were cooperative with those chosen to instruct. Some men were outstanding; many were steady ; others because of the rules of the game itself, accepted partially inactive rolls and participated little in the activity of the game. Above all, every man was a loyal, spirited, vital member of the squad. Every man played his part. This was not our greatest squad talent-wise; but in my mind we have never had a group more willing, loyal, and cooperative. Finally, none of our squads has outdone the 1953 squad in sportsmanship. Of this we are signally proud. The exemplary sportsmanship of our former football sq uads s remembered throughout our sphere of competance. UPHELD FINE REPUTATION The squad of 1953 has upheld that fine reputation; it kept the flag of ideolism flying high; it maintained the spirit of the rules and a gentlemanly respect for the advisery whether the fight was going for or against. For this, my h eartfelt thanks and congratulations to the squad of 1953. Though more games were lost than won, we had a successful season. Our squad kept the victory which has been ours and which is far more important than a won and lost record. _ Each gentleman held high the shining lesson of sportsmanship; of, "Friendship Through Contest;" of loyalty, shoulder to shoulder in the stands and on the team-loyalty to our institution an ideal bigger and finer than ourselves, to the whole high purpose of your college and mine. LIBRARY HOURS THIS WEEK ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE Tuesday, Nov. 24: All College Wednesday, N ovember 25: 8 a.m, Tea; Orchestra Practice. to 5 p.m . Wednesday, Nov. 25: Turkey Friday, November 27, 9 a.m. to Trot, Sophomre Class; Thanksgiv5 p.m. ing vacation begins at noon. Saturday, November ·28: 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27: All College to 4 p.m. Dance. �WILKES WARRIORS 4 Tuesday, November 24, 1S53 IN FALL SPORTS GRADUATING GRIDDERS When diplomas and cerificates . are handed out in June, the Wilkes football squad wili lose nine members. Scheduled for hand-shakes and . sheepskins are George Elias, Ray: Tait, Eddie Davis, Vince Slavitsko, and Andy Sofranko, all s eniors; plus terminal s tudents Jerry Wright, George Yanok, Paul Gronka, and Lou Chaump. GRIDDERS FOR '53- First row, left to right, Glenn Carey, Bill Gorski, Eddie Davis, co-captain; Joe Trosko, co-captain ; Arne Nelson, Howard Gross, Ray Tait, Jerry Wright. and Ronald Fitzgerald. Second row , Jack Curtis, Cliff Brautigan, Al Jeter, Andy Sofranko, George Elias, Andy Breznay, Vince Slavitsko, Walt Chapko, George Havir, Neil Dadurka, and Paul Gronka. Third row, Assistant Coach Francis Pinkowski, Lou Chaump, Norm Chanosky, Don McFadden, Bill Farish, George Yanek, Parker Petrilak, John Lychos, Tony Greener, Tom Driesbach, Don Straub, and Team Trainer Harold Jenkins. Back row, Assistant Coach Russ Picton, Head Coach George Ralston , Bob Dymond, Joe Wilk, Don Marsincavage, Dave Williams, Tom Phillips, Bob Fay, John Aquilino, Manager Al Wallace, and Manager Jerry Elias. . Jerry Wright George Elias Vince Slavitsko Eddie Davis THAT INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR Ahmed Kazimi. Trans-Jordan Lou Chaump Paul Gronka George Yanok Seven Rooters to be Booted -- Ah, Graduation The 20-man soccer squad, which notched its best season in history this fall, will take its most severe beating in June, when Atty. Gilbert McClintock hands seven hooters their diplomas. Coach Bob Partridge will have to look hard and fast to replace s uch stalwarts as Jim Moss, Flip Jones, Bill Mergo, Charlie Zezza, Dick Ha wk, and Lefty Kemp in the backfield and Hank Deibel on the line. The latter is a terminal engineering student. The others are seniors . Such a great loss means just one thing. There are plenty of openings on the soccer team. 1953 WILKES SOCCER TEAM-First row, left to right, Carl Van Dyke, Dick Hawk, Co-Captain Bill Merge, Co-Captain Flip Jones, Koo Younsu, Ahmed Kazimi. Second row, Senior Manager John Consavage, Lefty Kemp, Hank Dei be!, Jack Curtis, Charlie Zezza, Joe Popple, Dick Polakowski, Coac;=h Bob Parti ridge. Back row, Joe Gay, Dean Arvan, Sam Shugar, Frank Kopicki, Jim Moss, Jim Ferris, Dick Heltzel, Glenn Phethean, and Manager Austin Sherman. The seven contributed to THE historical soccer season of all time and had a wealth of experience among them. It'll be tough to find replacements. SENIOR SOCCERMEN we Jim Moss Bill Mergo Flip Jones Charlie Zezza Dick Hawk Hillard Kemp Hank Deibel SOCCER �Tuesday, November 24, 1953 5 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON WILKES COURTMEN FACE 19 GAMES Colonel Gridmen Lose in Finale Lightest_ Schedule In Many Years; ] Drop 14-6 Tilt · ij I) 11\ ~y . Open W1lh Ithaca, Here; December 2 c!Y OT\ l:~;:;~;l~; ;a•,~~ By JACK CURTIS JAi> scores in the second half as th~y roared from behind to spill Talk abo ut professionalis m in colleg e fo otball. Brother, take a the Wilkes gridders, 14-6, in the look in your own back yard . Check th e sch edule for the past w eek final game of the season on Sataround Wyoming Valley and see how many games wer e played. urday at Be-thleihem. RIGHT IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD According to our computations, th er e was one played almost every night. And those poor g uys on the field aren't ev en g etting what the big time collegians get-a bare minimum of a scholarship. What good would it do them, anyway ? When th e hi gh schools began playing on Frida y ni ghts we saw it coming. Too many people work on Saturdays," was the excuse-a forthright admittance that the schools are looking for crowds. Okay, so they played Fridays for a while. The gates got better, for then more people could see more than one game. The poor schools, those which couldn't afford lights or rental for a stadium with .Jights, had to string along with Saturday dates. Then the city schools started playing some games CURTIS on Thursday evenings. And another school figured ther e would be less interference if it played on Wednesdays. If we recall correctly, that W ednesday stuff started only last year. Three different week s this season, there were high school games on Monday, two weeks on Tuesday. Let us put a qu estion to those responsible. Ever try to study after playing 48 minutes of football? It's not easy, let us clue you. GATES,DOLLARS,CENTS Oh, we know what the excuse will be for th e last two weeks. "The snow storm, we had to play make-up games." But why, then let us ask, weren't th ey all played on Monday instead of stret ching over into Tuesday and Wednesday and even to a week later-on Monday and Tuesday of course? There is only one answer. Gates, dollars, cents. We're like the next guy, like to make a fast buck, but there are places where we draw a line. That was a terrific crowd at Meyers Stadium for Coughlin's upset of GAR. Probably six or seven thousand people including the entire student bodies of both schools. Had school the next day, too . Just doesn't fi g ure. We're no crusad er, but we do hate to see high school football take the road that's ruining the game as a game in a majority of colleges . Dr. Eugen e S. Farley, president of Wilkes College, had the right idea in an article for the program of the Bridgepor t-Wilkes game when he said, "It has been and will be our constant effort to see that athletics are used for th e benefit of the students and that the students are not exploited for the benefit of the t eam." Right on th e b eezer, Doc. FISH STORY FROM 'THE WOODS Bennie Lukas, popular dorm student, yeah, that guy with the vivid imagination, came back to school after a day in the woods at his home near Honesdal e. W e've heard good fi sh tales, but this is th e best from a woodsman. He claims he and a buddy shot 23 rabbits and a trio of pheasants. L et's use a little judgem ent on some of these things, Ben. . Danny Pinkowski, a humorist fr om way back, k ept th e other member s of his hunting par t y as well as all th e animals in th e woods with sore mid-sections last time h e wa s out. Seems Ru ss Picton (who, incidentall y, is no r elation to us ) was trying out a n ew ri fle. Decided to g ive the sawed off job a r est . The Wilkes basketball team will play a light 19-game schedule this winter it was announced this morning by Director of Athletics George Ralston. The Colonels open the season a,t home with Ithaca College a week from tomorrow, December 2. In releasing the schedule for the 1953-54 campaign, Ralston stated, "I think we have a fine yea·r ahead of us. The schedule is certainly interesting and the team looks good." Coach Ralston 's football eleven jumped t o a quick six-point lead at ha lftim e, but crumbled under the t re mendous ground offense hurled at them by th e ins pired Greyhounds . Mo1,a vian's first goalward thrust t ook fo r m on its own 45-yard line in the final stanza of the game. Jim E vanko and Bill Marsh alternated on the ground, moving tha ball a cross the goal line in just t en plays. Late in the same period, Luke Kemmerer joined Marsh in a march from the 46 to th e Colonel 22-yard · line. Evanko w ent straight up the middle to the 3, and on the next play plowed into the lin e for the score. Champ Storch kick ed both points af t er touchdown. Colonels Control First Half The Colonels controll ed the fir st half of play. H owie Gross completed fou r of eleven passes as th e Wilkesmen pil ed up 84 yards through th e air. A toss to Neil Dadurka, who was brought down on th e seven, set up the lone Colonel score. George Elias th en handed off to Ron Fitzgerald who swept wide around left end for the tally. The hard charging Moravian line bottled up the Colonels the remainder of th e gam e. The Wilkesmen, in t he third p eriod, were unable to move past th eir own twenty-yard marker. Fullback George Elias turn ed in a sup erb p erformance for the Colon els. His bull-like rushing and neat faking up set many a Moravian def ensive setup. Also outstanding wa s the pass r eceiving of N eil Dadu r ka and Ron Fitzgerald, who took ove r a s th e Greyhound def ense clo sely guarded star End Paul Gronka. The fin e offensive spi r it wa s th ere, even in a losing caus e, however, but the Colonels w ere unable t o cop e with t h e strong ground attack staged by Moravian late in th e gam e. · The Wilkesm en won last yea r 's tilt, 15-6. U. of Bridgeport Takes Colonels, 25-14, at Home A squirrel went scurrying up th e side 0f a tree. Russ unloaded The University of Bridgeport one s hell, th e squirrel kept going. "I'll get you this tim e you littleboom," was Russ' an swer to the firs t miss . The second being no better r uin ed t h e Colonels' hopes for a than the first, Picton shot again, onl y to see the squirrel thumb his winn in g season, a s it dum ped Coach Geor g e Ral st on 's football nose. eleven, 25-14 , in the final hom e All th e while Pinkowski had been standing idly by watching . As gam e of th e sea son on N ov . 14. Russ e mptied his g un, Da nny r aised his and dr illed th e t ree-side wanThe Purpl e nights from Connecder er. · ticut uncork ed a daz zling passing a ttack t o top an early Colonel lead. THE BROAD SIDE OF A BARN Star quarter ba ck Dick Gianesello Turning to Ru ssell, Danny emot ed, " That's how it's done, Deer- complet ed 12 of 21 pa sses , three slayer." The us ually dead- eyed Picton blames it all on the n ew gun. Al for touchdowns. Capone (Ed Grogan) was using hi s other cann on, but h e didn't g et The Ral st onm en br oke into th e anything either , so it couldn't be the gun. (Let 's go back and figure score column ea rly in th e first perthat one out, s t ep by st ep. L et's see, if he missed with th e n ew one iod. Aft er punchin g t h e ball t o th e and Grogan didn't hit anything eit h er-a w, t' h eck with it.) Br idgep or t 30, H owie Gross flipped On the op posite page (fo ur ) w e have tried to present a pictoral t o Gronka in th e end zo ne. Gross th en a dded th e bonu s pont. Gia nsouvenir of the past football and soccer sea sons. W e ha ve individual esello's passing a rm answered with shots of the m en that will be los t t o the t eams af t er diplomas and th e fi r st Bridgeport t all y. T wo a ercertificates a re presented this June a nd we also used pictures of both ials to End J oe Ciron e ca rried the squads. W e t hought the intern ationa l flavor, thr ee fo reig n born stuball 46 yards to t h e TD . dents on the soccer t eam w a s an unus ual t wist too. Also we'd like Arne Nelson took ov er for the t o call your att ention t o the second in a series of a rticles by Wilkes ' coa ches reviewin g t h eir season s, Geo r ge Ra lston 's footb all review, W ilkes men . H e tossed t o Dadurkn which appears in this issue. We t hink it's kinda n ice t o ru n a picture wh o trave lled t o th e 15. On the page once in a whil e. Someth ing t o remember in t h e futur e and all next play, N elso n aga in hi t Dadurka, t his t im e in the end zo ne. Gross tha t sort of t hing , you kn ow. added t h e point aft er t ouchdown t o The boys of the Wil kes line t ell us that they underwent a ver y un- cap t h e Colonel scori ng eff ort ~. us ual exper ience in the Br idgeport game. Th ey've h ea rd of t eams em- Hereafter, Gianesello's passing arm ploying special sig na ls, codes, etc., but Bridge port's linem en wer e command ed t h e gam e. He alternatcommunicatin g with ea ch oth er in Ita lian. You've h ea r d of the Fig ht- ed t o E nds Glatkowsk i a nd Ciro n..;, ing Irish, well, Bridgep or t's got t h e Scrapping Sicilia n s. Boy, t hat working t h e ball to t he nin e. F r om Gianesello could t oss. Mea nwhile, ba ck at t he ranch . . . (continued on p age 6) The Colonels sla t e has been cut three g ames over last year, when REESES PRESENTED WITH th e Wilkes team played 22 games. FUTURE WRESTLING STAR It's a fa r cry fro m the year t hat 28 games we r e lis t ed. Wagner Newcomer This is certainly a year of g reat importance to Wrestling There is onl y one newcomer to Coach John Reese. First he act he schedul e-Wagner College, an cepted the mat coaching job at old establi sh ed in stit ution on StaWilkes, starting what promist en Island, just off the shores of es to be a highly s uccessful N ew York City. Wilk es and Wagcareer of collegiate mat guidner will meet in a single game. ance, and then, just two weeks Return ed to the listing are nearago today, Mrs. Reese preby rivals Scranton University, Sussented him with a son. quehanna Univer sity, Bloomsburg _ The new addition to the STC, East Stroudsburg STC, MansReese household has been nam- . fi eld STC, Lycoming and Lafayette. ed John Jeffrey. "We decided The Colonels will make a. on a different middle name for two-day s wing into the metrohim, since we don't want him politan New York area at the to be called 'Junior," Reese beginning of February, when stated last week. A robust and they meet Wagner and Hofhealthy little lad, young John stra on s uccess ive days, the, came into the world at General 5th and 6th. Hos pital weighing 7 pounds , Two ga mes are list ed with five 3 ounces . school s including Bloomsburg, SusCoach Reese states that he qu ehanna, East Stroudsburg, Lyhad his son doing pus h-ups the coming and Mansfield. first day home from the hosLafaye tte will visit th e Wilkes pital. "A born wrestler, I can g ym on January 5 and nearby Motell," the new father boasts. ravian makes the -trek h er e two Mrs. Reese is the former Patdays later. sy Tosh of South Wlkes -Barre. 3 Games Before Christmas She is a graduate of Meyers Th ree g ames are listed before High School and a former head majorette of the band at her • Chr istmas, with Ithaca, in theopener, Bloom sbur g· and E a s t alma mater. Stroudsburg . Five New York State teams will be faced. Besides Wagner and Hofstra, the Colonels will take on Hartwick at Oneonta, Ithaca at home, and Harpur at Binghamton. I Rounding out t he sch edul e is a gam e with t he K ut ztown T each ers, Wilkes College will get a which is a lso a yea r ly encounter. ·t tl' t The Colonels open at home and ~ h an~e tO see ts wres mg earn close away at Ha r pur in Bing ha mm action at least a week before I ton on Marc h 6. it meets Lafayette it 1 its first inThe schedul e: tercollegiate outing of the seas- December: on. 2-Ithaca Colleg e· According to pla n s ma pp ed out 5-at Bloom sburg ST C by Coach John Reese, Howard 12-East St rou ds burg ST C " Skinny" Ennis, a nd Jack Curtis, J an uary: th e wr estling squad will put on an 5-Lafayett e College intra-squad exhibition at th e gy m 7-Mora via n Coll ege on Wed nesday, Dec . 2 at 5 in the 9-a t Hartwick College gym befor e the Wilkes-Keyston Jr. 11-at S usquehanna Univ. gam e. 27-at E as t St r oudsb urg STC T he pre-seaso n dressed reh ear sal 30-Lycomin g College wi ll serve several di fferent pur - F ebruary: poses . F irst it will give squa d 5- at Wag ner Coll ege mem bers a chance t o get over th e 6-at Hofst ra Coll ege jitter s of wrestling before a crowd. 10-at Mansfield STC Ma ny matmen have n ever wr estl ed 13-Bl oom sburg STC befo r e a nd t h e crowd pr esents a 17- at Scra nton U ni v. new experi en ce. 19-at Lycomi ng College Meet Team and Coach 20-Mansfield STC Secondl y, it will intr oduce this 24-at Ku tztown ST C yea r 's t eam to th e stud ent body. Ma rc h : Coa ch Reese, also a newcomer to 3-Susquehanna Univ. Wilkes, w ill also be in for a col6-at H a r pur Coll ege lege deb ut. Reese . wa nt s to create a r evital- t er day aft ernoon . " We're in p r etty iz~d int~rest , in the mat sport at good shape and should be in top Wilkes . rhat s a nother r ea son • 1 con d·1t·10n b y th e l2tl1 . " C •fo r p h ys1ca th e pre-sea son ex h 1'b't' 1 10n. ommg S t U D ·11 from a school like Kingston, wh er e I ep ll n s . . wrestli ng is a r eal cr owd pl eas er, He plans t o _ste p up dnll~ t o 1~h e k nows t ha t interest mu st be I elude e1g ht -m mu t e bouts m t his stimula t ed before t h e colleg e can : afternoon 's w~rkouts. The t eam tru ly a pp r eciate wrestling a s th e has been work mg on : eve r ses, esfin e :,,po rt it is. capes , r oll s and t h e lik e a nd now wil l concentrate on p in nin g combiReese will be at th e micronat ion s for a time. phone to explain so me of the Of the 21 men on the squad, holds and will do a hold-by"Sixteen ha ve a chance of hold desc ri ption of several of making the varsity," Reese the matches from right on the stated. The li ght we ight classmat, where he will be acting es are load ed with good ma as the referee. terial, but the heavier weigh ts It a ll points up to an interesting a r e in n eed of manpowe r. eveni ng . At 123-pounds Reese ha s Bob " Rig ht now it's hard t o tell just wh o will wrestle against Lafay - Rey nolds, Bob Morga n, Chuck A(con tinue d on page 6) ette," t h e genial coach stated yes- Matmen in Exhibition Dec. 2 to Show Wares • tOLafayette. Meet, Pfl0r J �6 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Chapko vs. Scribes; Sophomores Lucky Comes Out Second Best On Friday, the 13th What can a guy do, or better, what must he do to get a little publicity that belongs to him? Not that we're saying Walt Chapko is looking for publicity, it's just that the poor guy just can't seem to get any, at least any credit where credit is due. The Colonel tailback scored the second Wilkes touchdown in the Hofstra game. A picture in the Sunday Independent, in which Walt was buried under the pile and out of sight, nevertheless credited the score to Bill Sanford of the Dutchmen. You really couldn't tell on that one. Then in the Record last Saturday morning, Walt's picture did appear. Only this time, the writeup which was to accompany it got lost in a mix-up and Sports Editor Bob Patton hurriedly dashed off a three-line paragraph to go under it. Foiled again! Then came the clincher. It's not that Walt has anything against George Elias, but in the Sunday Independent of two weeks ago a picture showed Walt being tackled, after a good gain, by Bridgeport defenders, while the caption called the ball-carrier Elias, not Chapko. It also said he had been thrown for a loss. Adding insult to injury we call it. A former BEACO N scribe, Walt will have to start writin' his own stuff if he's going to see it in print, it seems. Never a word of complaint, though. Alumni Postpones Play Indefinitely The Alumni Association presentation of "Here's To Ya", original1y scheduled for November 28, has been postponed indefinitely. Plans of the Alumni called for a series of skits and musical numbers without a definite theme. How~ver, during rehearsals a continuity developed which gave rise to the idea of a Broadway-type musical. In the short time that was left, the Alumni were not able to complete the preparations necessary for the production of the musical. In ord er to present a production worth y of the script and music, the Alumni Association has regretfully announced that "Here's To Ya" will not be prensented until a later date. Matmenin (continued from page 5) core, Sam Shugar, Dick Bartlebaugh, and Marty Russo . Other classes in clude: 130-Don Re ynolds, Howard "Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch" (Skinny) Ennis; 137Warren Yeisley, Lou Steck; 147Al Smith, George Maslousky, Ken Lantelme ; 157-Mike Lewis , Bob Kopicki, Tom Carter; 167-none as yet; 177-Bob Masonis; Unlimited -none as yet. Several of the weight classes are expected to be bolstered with the end of ootball season. Bob Fay, Ra y Tait, Don McFadden, Neil Dadurka, and J erry Elias, all engaged in gridiron activity, are considered good prospects for the grappling contingent. They are to report this week. Last Friday, the 13th, proved to be very lucky for the non-superstitious Sophomores. Those of you who were not to be found at the gym that evening, certainly missed the big doings, for the dance was one ·of the most successful and well attended of the social season. Joe Miozza and his boys provided the smooth music, ranging from the sweet and dreamy, to the real crazy bee-bop. Highlighting the evening was the variety show with the one and only Skinny Ennis and his crew. There were jokes (plenty of them) and a delightful schoolday skit with ·Professor Lou Steck trying to conduct a class of so-called students including Cliff Brautigan, Jerry Linn, and Ennis. The results were very amusing. As the grand finale, Skinny did his old time performance of introducing several methods fro boy to meet girl on a park bench. The part of the charming female was portrayed by Harry (Big Skinny) Ennis. Meanwhile, baek at the ranch, the crew gave a wonderful showing. The Sophs are now putting their efforts into the Turkey Trot, and are hoping that it will be just as successful. Tuesday, November 24, 1953 U. .of Bridgeport (continued from page 5) here, Gianesello threw to Cirone, making the score 14-12. The Purple Knights thrust into the lead late in the second stanza. The Colonels' Walt Chapko, attempting to pass, was caught behind the line and spilled hard. The ball was jarred loose and picked up by Bridgeport's DiMatteo, who raced for the score. Gianesello once more opened his brilliant passes in the third period. He completed three out of seven before throwing to Cirone for the final touchdown of the game. COLONEL GRIDDER LOSES HIS FATHER With sincere regret we of the BEACON announce the death of the father of Arne Nelson, W eckesser Hall dorm student and Wilkes football player. Arne's father, Mr. John F. Nelson, passed away last week at Teaneck, N. J. The entire student body and staff of the BEACON join in offering heart-felt sympathy to Arne and his family after such a great loss. Like Itell you *Chesterfield is the largest-selling Am~!:t:~es ; Enjoy the~ cigarette that's low in nicotine-highest in quality. Change to Chesterfield today - get smoking pleasure all the way! cl~~ THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop • has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR Copyright 19H, L1ccm & Mvus Toe;cco Co. � 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 <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 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>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> 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 Wilkes Beacon 1953 November 24th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 November 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 Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/cd4aebf6de71b08e7b31a631fbcf22f3.pdf dd668bff834a83ac10bdb1c23aacdcb6 PDF Text Text Wilkes College BLOOD DRIVE Men are never so likely to settle a I question rightly, as when they discuss it rreely. Macaulay. ~ ' = = = = = ==:!J Vol. 8, No. 11 BE WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA N NEXT WEEK DONATE A PINT IT IS NEEDED FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1953 "OPERATION GOOD TIME" TONIGHT Nine Seniors and One Junior T.D.R. CARD PARTY Dr~ Thatcher, College O.uarlel, Selected for College ,,Who's Who,, TOMORROW NIGHT; Figart's Orchestra to Entertain C'n'C TO ENTERTAIN By ALDONA L. PATRICK Al First Affair of Senior Class Ten Wilkes College upperclassmen have been notified of ·their appointments to "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges," a yearly directory of student leaders. Those to be listed in the coming edition include nine seniors and a junior. Those selected are: Helen Brown, 13 Owego Street, Cortland, New York. Miss Brown is a candidate for a BS in Psycholo.g y. She is president of Theta Delta Rho and has long been active in Cue 'n' Curtain, both in acting and backstage work. Jane J. Carpenter, RDl, East End Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre. Miss Carpenter is a candidate for a BS in Elementary Education. She is captain of the cheerleaders and active in both the Education Club and Theta Delta Rho. William C. Crowder, 36 Orchard Street, Wilkes-Barre, is the only junior selected. He is a candidate for BS in Music Education. He has been active in Cue 'n' Curtain, is a member of the college band, student director of the college choir, and director of the male chorus. Edward G. Grogan, 192 Division Street, Wilkes-Barre, is a candidate for a BA in Economics. He is editor of Amnicola, the college yearbook, and has been associated with several departmental clubs. In addition, he is a member of the college public relations staff. Nancy Lee Hannye, 251 James Street, Kingston, is a candidate for .a BS in Mathematics. She has served several terms on the Student Council, one as secretary. She was .a Wilkes representative at this year's New York Herald-Tribune Forum in Octol:ier. Richard H. Hawk, 19 North 'l'homas A venue, Kingston, is a candidate for a BS in Commerce and Finance. He has earned two varsity letters on the soccer team, is president of the Senior Class, a member of the Student Council, and active in the Economics Club. Mr. Hawk was chairman of the committee which erected the prize-winning educational display at last year's Parade of Progress. Wayne S. Madden, 14 Slocum Street, Forty Fort, is a candidate• for a BS in Secondary Education, and intends to continue his studies for the ministry. He is president of ,t he Student Council, a member of the college band, and the male chorus. James A. Moss, 1401 W. Eighth Street, West Wyoming, is a candidate for a BS in Biology. A threeletter man, he earned varsity l etters in baseball, basketball and soccer. He is a member of the student council and president of the Male Chorus. Albert J. Wallace, 54 Warner Street, Plains, is a candidate for a BS in Secondary Education. He played three years of football and baseball, and because of injuries, he could not play this fall and h e became football manager. He is president of the Lettermen's Club. Dale Warmouth, RD 2, Dallas, is a candidate for a BA in English. He was active in Cue 'n' Curtain, and campus periodicals, serving as editor of "Manuscript", the literary magazine, last year. While still a student, he fa · now serving as director of public relations at the college. Selection of students is made by members of the college administration on the basis of leadership and scholastic standing. Congratulations, from the entire student body, to those who have been selected for listing in "Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges" for 1953. The second floor of the cafeteria will have an exciting and inviting new atmosphere tomorrow, December 5, from 8-11, for it will be the scene of the annual Theta Delta Rho Card ,P arty. The occasion has always been a tremendous success., bringing the students, faculty, relatives, and friends together for a delightful evening. Everyone is requested to bring his own cards, and each table can play the game it so desires, whether it be Rummy or Canasta. For a few rare individuals, Solitaire will even be permitted. Refreshments will be served, and terrific door and table prizes will be given. To make the evening com plet e, the thespians from Cue 'n' Curtain have consented to present Kaufman's one-act play entitled "If Men Played Cards as Women Do". Ken Hitchner, John Williams, Jerry Lind, and Sheldon Schneider will do the acting. B ernice Thomas, Sophomore and Secretary of the sorority, is general chairman. She has chosen the following members to serve as committee heads: House, H elen Krach enfels; Gifts, Helen Koelsch; Tickets, Barbara Rogers, Publicity, Della King; Entertainment, Dana Stein; and Clean Up, Lois Jones. Tickets can be purchased for a mere 60 cents from any member of the sorority. Everyone is welcome tomorrow night, so Be There . 'Manuscript' Calls For Articles; Literary Magazine Staff Elected By LEO KELLEY The editor of the Manuscript wishes to announce that he is now interested in ' obtaining manuscripts, from students, which will be considered for publication in the S:pring issue of the Manuscript. Short stories, poetry, and essays are requested and we wish to point out once again that we have no rigid rules by which we select material to be used in the Manuscript. An essay on the life processes of and Leo Kelley assumed the posiplants, we feel, can be as interest- tion of associate editor. Herbert ing and literate as a short story Bynder is the present business concerning a fictional baseball he- manager of the Manuscript and Esro. What this all amounts to is ther Goldman is the staff secretary. Although all the members of the simply this.. The editor and staff of the Manuscript earnestly re- staff are bound ,together by their quest and encourage students to common interest in literature and submit to the Manuscript (through writing, a quick look at their sethe box in the r ear of the main lected majors will clearly indicate floor of the library or to a staff a wide diversity of other interests. member) manuscripts that we may Lois Jones and Nancy Beam are consider for publicatioi:i in our next both majoring in elementary education. Political Science is Herbe!"t issue. Earlier this semester the staff Bynder's major, · Biology is the of the Manuscript, Wilkes College chosen field of Sandy Furey, and literary magazine, was enlarged by Leo Kelley is majoring in psychofour newly elected members. Elec- logy. J. Harold Flannery is a Histions were held also to appoint a tory major and Esther Goldman new editor, associate editor, busi- and Margaret Luty are both majoring in English. ness manager and secretary. This fact is brought out to show The four new members of the Manuscript staff are Lois Jones, that a literary magazine is not Margaret Luty, J. Harold Flan- concerned only with those peqple nery, and Herbert Bynder. Sandy who are majoring in English or Furey, former busness manager, Journalism but also with people was elected to the position of editor majoring in other fields of know!- WILKES COLLEGE BLOOD DRIVE NEXT FRIDAY PLAN NOW TO GIVE NOTICE! Mr. Partridge has announced that students are welcome to bring friends into the gymnasium during the holidays to work out, if they wish. Anyone using the gym, however, must abide by the regulations, the most important of which is the necessity of wearing gym shoes with white soles and white rims. By PEARL ONACKO For some smooth dancing and top-notch entertainment tonight, come down to the gym where the Senior Class of Wilkes College will present "Operation Good Time". At the stroke of 9, Bill Figart and his aggregcmion will begin to play the kind of music all coeds and colonels like to hear. Bill and his group made quite a hit with Wilkes students at the Red Feafoer Dance a few weeks back and another stellar performance by the quartet is anticipated. But danceable music is not the only reason for your taking a skip to the gym this eve. A varied program of entertainment also is in the offing. Heading the list of tal ented gentlemen about Wilkes on the program is Dr. Harold Thatcher, history department head. The wellliked professor will forsake the blackboard for the keyboard tonight. The Frosh, unlike most upperclassmen who have had the opportunity to discover that Dr. Thatcher can really pound the '88', have a special treat in store for them. Another faculty member, Mr. Rob ert Partridge, will lead those present in community singing. Flip Jones, the guy who can really carry a tune, will render a few selections . Last but by no means least, four men about campus will blend their voices in delivering some melodies, Ames-brother style: Jack Curtis, Dick Gribbl e, Carl Lahr, and Norm Chanosky. Co-chairmen of the affair, senior class prexy Dick Hawk and secretary Barbara Evans, have been working like beavers to make "Op- eration Good Time" a social as well as a financial s uccess. Assisting them are the following committee heads: publicity, Alex Cathro; entertainment, Nancy Hannye; refreshmen ts, Lefty K emp; and tickets, Bill Paparowski. Chaperones will be Mr. George Elliot and Mr. and Mrs. E. Heltzel. The seniors have lined up quite a program. Worth 50 pennies- We think so-i)l view of the calibre of entertainment and the :purpose of the dance. All proceeds from the affair will go toward a gift that will be ·presented to Wilkes by the class of 1954. · So, for three hours of solid fun make like a bee-line for South Franklin Street tonight. No-where at no-time in Wyoming Valley would you get so much for so little -a mere 50 cents per. You won't regret it, you won't forget it"Operation Good Time"! See you there! Musical Recital Well Received at Assembly resca" by Malvezzi, and "Canzonetta" by D-Abrosio. Mrs. John Detroy, wife o the head of the Wilkes music department, presented for the first of her vocal selections "Homing" by Rie.go. She followed this with Sacco's "Rapunzel", "When I Have Sung My Songs" by Rogers, and "If I Could Tell You" by Firestone. Mr. Liva r eturned to the stage to play "You Told Me You Loved Me" by Ca mbon. The violinist concluded the program with "Czardas" by Monti . Mr. Liva and Mrs. Detroy were accompanied on the piano by Mr. John Detroy, aided by Miss Ruth Remly. One of the more entertaining of the season's a ssemblies was that of last Tuesday, which featured Mr. Ferdinand Liva and Mr. and Mrs. John Detroy in a musical recital for violin and voice. Mr. Liva, w~ll known conductor of the Wyoming Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, and teach er of strin ged instrum ents at Wilkes, as well as an accomplished violinist, played for his first selection of the program "Romance" by Wieniawski. He then followed with "Zingu- Lettermen to Sponsor Formal Next Friday ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE Sunday, Dec. 6: Town and Gown; Tuesday, Dec. 8: Orchestra Practice; Steak Dinner, Soccer Team; Friday, Dec. 11: Christmas Dance, Lettermen; Blood Day at Blood Bank; Saturday, Dec . 12: Basketball, Stroudsburg, Home ; Wrestling, Lafay ett, A way. edge. Too often people who are majoring in fi elds such as Economics, Chemistry, Commerce and Finance and the like feel that they haVQ nothing to contribute to a literary magazine or nothing to gain from it. This is, or should be, obviously untrue. The appreciation of literature is not restricted to any one group with any one interest but is something that can be common to all men. LEE VINCENT The Lettermen will hold their Eighth Annual Christmas Formal on Friday, December 11. General Chairman Russ Picton has selected the following committees for the dance: Decorations: Howard Gross; r efreshments, George Elias; programs, Joseph Trosko; tickets, Eugene Snee; favors, Al Wallace; publicity, Walter Chapko. Dan Kuehn is preparing posters to advertise the Formal. Gayle Jones is again helping the Lettermen with the art work, a s she has done so often in the past. Lee Vincent's band has been secur ed for the musical entertainment. Dan Pinkowski has induced Baum's Formal W ear on South Washington Street to give a special rental price on tuxedos of $3.50 for the Formal. Millie Gittens can get you a reasonable pric e on a corsage. Tickets for the affair are $3.00 for a "couple ticket" and can be purchased from any member of the Letterm en's Club. ' �2 Friday, ·December 4, 1953 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College Letter to the Editor • • • Wilkes' Tuition Raise Is Justified; Operalional E.xpenses Increased BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Editor-in-Chief JACK CURTIS JEAN KRAVITZ Associate Editors DALE WARMOUTH Faculty Adviser JACK CURTIS ART HOOVER Sports Editor Business Manager NEWS STAFF Mike Lewis J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty Margaret Williams Jim Neveras Louis Steck Lois Long Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenfels Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma Davis Irv Gelb CIRCULATION Frances Panzetta Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters BUSINESS Bernice Thomas Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell Barbara Tanski Irene Tomalis PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A -paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke~ College Subscripiion price: $1.80 per semester ~ Member Intetcollegiate Press EDlfOR'S CORNER GEN-E SCRUDATO ALL COLLEGE DANCE SUCCESS One of the largest crowds in Wilkes College history turned out for 4he All-College Dance held last Friday. The Student Council is to be commended for the success of colleges.the affair. Not only does this dance provide entertainment for Wilkes students but also for the many students attending out-of-town colleges. Needless to say, this is an excellent public relations medium for Wilkes. It was a job weil done. Science Fiction Contest Open to College Students IF Magazine announces the first College Science Fiction Story Contest with $2,000 in prizes for t he best 10,000-word novelette written by college students depicting life in America 100 years from now. First prize: $1,000; Second prize: $500; Third to seventh prizes: $100 each. This contest is open only to undergraduates n colleges n the Editor: The following should not be interpreted as meaning the professor r eferred to should be investigated, By J. H~ROLD FLANNERY but rather that his partisan pro'pensiti'es s-houI'd be modified if he (Editor's Note: This is the second is to remain a true educator of the in a series of articles designed to explain changes at Wilkes College. students of his subject. During this era of fear of Com- The first was on the honor system. munistic infiltration into the Amer- The next will be on the s us pension ican government, the efforts of our of athletic relations between King's Co ngr ess and the eyes of the pub- and Wilkes.) lic have been focus ed upon th e in-· Each of us is devoting the greatvestigations surrounding the ac- est part of his time to a search for tivities and idea s of man y high knowledge. ranking officials. Attempts have At the same t ime, each of us is been made to ferret out the sub- sch eming to pay the fare charged versives among American college by our middle man of knowledge, professors in order that they may Wilkes College. The problem facing not prostitute the minds of young us is neither new, nor unique. It Americans with th e ideas of an- has been, and is, faced by almost other government which is not in every undergraduate in the .United harmonic agreement with that to States. The situation is n ever solvw hi ch we are accustomed. In t h e ed by t h e undergraduate alone. It final analysis, is there not a corol- is passed on and must be dealt with lation between the teaching of un- by the officials of the specific coldemocratic government and the lege or university. A report issued teaching of partisan democratic last spring, by a group h eaded by government? In th e teaching of one of the Doctors Compton, showany government, the platforms and ed that the vast majority of indepolicies of the various parties .p endent colleges in the United should be presented with the ad- States operated at a deficit avervantages and consequences of them aging fity thousand dollars . The and the students allowed to choose report pointed out that th e wealthifor themselves which they prefer. er institutions in this group had Educators, above all, believe in generous endowments upon which allowing persons to make unbiased they might rely, but unfortunately decisions. One of the fundamental this group was in the minority. cornerstones of an educational in- Since continued independence from 'stitution is to develop the human any group, be it church or state, mind so it can, through the pro- is the prime consideration. a solucess of logical reasoning based on tion must be found. a firm premise, arrive at the best Since we are primarily concernpossible conclusion. When the prem- ed with our own predicament; let's ises are tainted and flavored with examine the situation here . at one's p ersonal opinions, how then, Wilkes. In the last thirteen years can a student be expected to make the cost of living has approximatethe best choice? Why, then, has this college made attendance mandatory at an as- ~-:.;.-:.;.;.~~;;-::::::;,;.-:.:$$;.~;~,N~;;~ United States and Canada . Professional writers attending college are not eligible. The objective is to stimulate· interest in science fi ction among young men and women, who will be the America of tomorrow, and get their ideas and opinions on what they t hink life in America will be like 100 years from now. Writing ability will be considered, but of pritnary concern are originality, ideas and imagination. Any subject, theme or theory may be used as a premise. Politics, sci- <·. :-:.❖• • • sembl y to h ear a profess or expoun(j. his views on the present governmental administration under the guise of "Anal ysis of the Rec ent Elections"? Has it ever occurred to the powers that be that such ideas may be just as much against the governmental ideals of the student body_as those of Marx, Engels, or Lenin? Surely, they cannot be excused for knowingly condoning such actions of their teachers. The writer h as a great admiration for the speaker in question for h is knowledge of his s ubject. As (continued on page 4) for his right to believe as he does or his right to express his beliefs, th e author, whether in agreement »~tor disagreement with them, would defend to his death the speaker's right to believe and speak as he desires. However, it is felt that the audience at such a lecture should not be those persons required to attend, but rather those whose at\¼ tendance is volunta ry. Partisanism )1 has no part in the teachings of any institution of higher learning. May such an event n ever reoccur at Wilkes College. Richard B. Carpenter i for extra holiday time ... GOBY TRAIN · J' Get Home Sooner and Surer. Weather and holiday traffic delays can't cut vacation t ime. The train trip with your crowd is part of the fun, too. So are those swell dining car meals ! And you can safely stretch vacation's end to the very last party, yet still get back to school on time! Save 25% of the Coach Fare by traveling home and back with two or more friends on G1·oup E conomy Plan Tickets. They're good on trips of 100 miles or more. Gather a group of 25 or more and you can each save 28 % traveling long-distance together on the same train ... then, returning as a group or individually. Consult Your Local Railroad Ticket Agent Well in Advance of Departure Date for Detailed Information EASTERN RAILROADS SPECIAL PRICE ON TUX -at- John B. Stetz Expert Clothler 9 EAST MARKET ST.. Wilkes-Barre. Pa. THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR ly doubl ed. At the same time college operational expenses have also doubled . Although gifts to the coll ege have been generous; th e endowment has hardly kept pace with our increasing needs. Since faculty salaries have been incr eased only thirty to forty percent in this period; it is obvious that the inflationary squeeze has not been passed to the student body. Prior to the second world war the tuition at Bucknell Junior College was three hundred and fifty dollars. It would seem that the current tuition should :be in the n eighborhood of seven hundred dollars . But, including the thirty dollar increase announced by Dr. Farley last spring, it totals four hundred and eighty dollars. During this period the ex penses for ordinary services have doubled and so has the number of services. The vastly expanded athletic program is but one example of the many ways in which Wilkes has grown. A more important example is the growth of the scholarship program. This program, undoubtedly the most important of all, has maintained a dollar for dollar proportional pace with the tuition. The scholarships have grown in numb er and amount from a total of seventeen thousand. dollars five years ago, to forty -one thousand dollars at the present tim e. A remarkable achievement. I thnk we all agree that last spring's increase was justified, and I t hink we agree that keeping Wilkes in th e "black" is everybody's job. BEACON'S GRAB-BAG ALL COLLEGE DANCE ~··.,..~.,. DEEMED BIG SUCCESS ~•,w••"""-....,."""""'""'"' .. Reform er: "And besides, Hell is full of drunkards, cocktails, roulette wh eels, and naughty chorus girls ." Voice from rear: "Oh death, where is th y sting?" ::1 ::: * :;: ::: Lady on telephone: " That's all right dear, odn't hurry; enjoy yourself. Good bye." As she turned from the phone the gentleman visitor a sked, " Who was that?" "My husband." .. "What did he want?" "Oh, he just called to tell me he'd be late getting home. He's down town playing poker with you and a bunch of the boys." The nak ed hills lie wanton to the breeze, The fields ar e nude, t h e groves unfrocked, Bare are the limbs of all the shameless trees, No wonder the corn is shocked. His wife lay on her deathbed. Sh e pl eaded, " I want you to promise m e, John , that you'll ride in the same car with mother at my funeral." He sighed, "Okay, but it's going to ruin my whole day." ::: :;: ::: ::: * A traveling salesman had just purchased the last Pullman r eservation and was leaving the window when suddenly an old lady rushed up and aied: " I have to get on that train, it's a matter of life or death." Always the g allant one, the saleman turn ed his ,t icket over to the distraught woman. That night his compan y r eceived the following telegram, "D e I a y unavoidable. Have given berth to elderly lady." :;: :~ ::: * ::: P rof : If I saw a man beating a donkey and stopped him from doing so, what virtue would I be showing-?" Voice in rear of class: Brotherly love. XMAS FORMAL NEXT FRIDAY That little ole "drill shed" down on South Franklin Street fairl y burst its seams last Friday evening as students from far and near crowd.ed in to make the Student Council's All-College Dance the biggest s uccess ever. It isn't known offhand just what the record att endance has been for a Wilkes affair, but this must have broken all past records by far. Over 700 signed the register, and there were undoubtedly many who failed to sign. Among the colleges and universities represented were: Yale, Amherst, Penn, Colgate, Harkam, Scranton, Franklin and Marshall, Lehigh, N .Y ..U., King's, Illinois, Tufts, Mansfield, Bloomsburg, P enn State, Misericordia, U . S. Merchant Marine Academ y, Lafayette, and all of the local nursing sc hools. The dan ce brought all it promised but , unfortunately a tragedy which it did not expect. We come down out of our elation on cloud Number Seven to find t hat some jokex (or perhaps not) walked a way with the Wilk es College bann er whi ch was used as part of th e deco rations behind the bandstand. The bann er, of pure silk, had been embroidered by a form er Wilk es student, and was worth $150! Needless to say the Student Co uncil, th e Administration, and all involved are deeply concerned about the loss. Anyone who has any information r elated to the mi ssing banner is requested to see Mr. Partridge immediatel y. Perhaps the guy who wanted a souvenir to hang in hi s room didn't realize he was picking pretty expensive wall covering! �3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Fri?ay, December 4, 1953 Paul Gronka Makes AP' s All-Penna., Little All-American Gridiron Teams Cagers Face Bloomsburg STC. Named ·· ij · I) 11\ ~ I) IV OT~ lo Slate's Second Eleven, Encounter Areh-R.1va1s Gets . Honorable . Mention on Little· • ~ Tomorrow Night at 8 All-American; Trosko Also Honored By JACK CURTIS ~========================::,'/ IT TR.UL Y IS A SMALL WORLD Every now and then you run a cross something that adds meaning to the old saying "It's a small world." Just this week we received a letter from a former Colonel athlete and dorm dweller, Mo Batterson, our answer to George Gershwin, 'A Wilkes-man in Paris.' Moses took a leave of absence from dear old Wilkes when Uncle Sam beckoned last year and is now living it up in the fabulous French capital, stationed with the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe. The small world angle is the fact that right in the next barracks to ole "Crazy Legs" Batterstein is another Wilkesman Jim Tinsley. "Don't ever let it be said that Wilkesmen don't get around," warns Mo. Mo states that he r ecently received several copies of the BEACON which h e enjoyed thoroughly. "There was not one sentence that was over-looked nor one name not noticed," he advises. The N ew c;:;anaan Kid also states that the paper is swell from CURTIS the j~kes right through the sports pages. We're still trying to figure out whether he's calling the sports page a joke or not. Dear old Mo. H e also says that h e has enjoyed our weekly (some spell it weakly and even siC'kly) effort, Dik e Divots "-even though your picture was at th e head of one.'.' Yes, sir. Paris, that's the place for Batterson. On Husky Home Court By TOM KASKA Beacop. Sports Writer By JACK cuRTis Beacon Sports Editor Tabbed the "Mighty Mite" by Philadelphia AP Sportswriter Ralph Bernstein, Wilkes End Paul Gronka this week earned the right to be called one of the country's ,t op small college performers and certainly the best small college end in Pennsylvania. . Gronka wa,s doubly honored by the giant Associated Press. On Wednesday he ,w as named to the second string All Pennsylvania team, just missing a first-team berth, and on Thursday .AP New York named him an honorable mention Little All-American End, the only end so named in Pennsylvania. The Wilkes courtmen journey to Bloomsburg tomorrow night wh ere th ey tangle with the strong Bloomsburg STC cagers in the first of two meetings between the schools this year. The Colonels are out to keep clean the record they established last season, when they defeated the Huskies in two contests. The TeachThe Nanticoke sophomore, who is ers, on the other hand, are deter- probably the smallest varsity end mined to av enge the defeats. A in collegiate football, standing a thrilling contest is foreseen. m ere 5-7 and scaling little more Forward Lenny Batroney h ead- than 155, was beaten in a close race lines the list of starters who will for the top position on the state be ready for the all-important tilt team by Jim Garrity of Penn State, tomorrow night. Batroney, now in who had the East 's top passer Tony his fourth year of varsity duty, Rados to work with, and Pitt's Dick last year won honorable mention as Deitrick, a 6-3, 215-pounder. an All-American performer. The The voting was close, however, cagey senior is expected to repeat with the two "big college" winglast year's brilliant record. men winning out. Joe Varaitis, Also ready for action will he P enn fullback from Swoyerville, John ' Milliman in a forward slot Scranton's halfback Jim Lavery opposite Batroney. Jim Atherton and guard Danny Skutack, as well and Eddie Davis are likely starters las Bloomsburg's tackle John Neat the guard posts, and the lanky metz s~ared berths on the second HOOTERS APPRECIATED IN PARIS Joe Sikora will serve as pivotman. t eam with Gronka. PAUL GRONKA "The greatest thrill was knowing that the "hooters" have come Others who, according to Coach Trosko Honored through in winning form and ·are setting a style for n ext year's club," Ralston, will .pro '. ably see action Wil-kes Captain Joe Trosko a~so and Halfback Harry Miller of Batterson continued. "This, however, prompts me to ask one last ques- are Bob Heltzel Jim Ferris, Ed notch ed a place on the sq uad, gamtion-is Bob Partridge still wearing that famous victory ti e or did he Troutman, newco'mer Harry Ennis, ! ing honorable m ention as a guabrdk King's, Quarterback Mike Lashendock and Halfback Jim Browning discard it as promised upon the first win?" W e can advise him that and Parker Petrilak . : along with Tackl e George Dom e of Bloom sbu rg , and Lou Sorrentino nearly 20 m en helped him discard it at Rider that afternoon . Nearly of Lebanon Vall ey. strangled to death, too. It was a much different story on REESE, TEAM IN DEBUT "I would have given five Eiffel Towers to be in the "first one," the Little All-Am eri can t eam . Only Mo writes. He also sertt along congratulations to the football team one team is picked, the remainder on a fine season. A three-letter man here at Wilkes, basketball, of selections being honorable mensoccer and baseball, Moe advised us that he is keeping in trim on t ion. Only on e P ennsylvanian, Bob the SHAPE cage team over there. "I still have that same old Adams of Shippensburg STC, who problem~you know, the wiggily knee - • -" also earned first-string All-State When the former lead of the "Harmoneers" returns, Wilkes will honors, was on the Little AA first have two of the biggest characters on American campuses. We got t "Skinny" Ennis, the Smaller, back this year. Batterson sends his reThe Wilkes wrestling squad makes final preparations for eam as a guard. Gronka was the only end in gards along to all the old gang. it,s first intercollegiate meet of the season with _LC:,fayette on Pennsylvania mentioned on the He closes by stating that both h e and Tinsley agree, "There's no December 12 when it takes ,to the mats at the W1lk:es gym toteam. Nemetz of Blooms l-urg place like good old Wilkes.'' Now if they can convince the rest of us. night at 7:15 'in an intra-squad exhibition, preceding the Senior. and Sorrentino of Lebanon ValIt certainly is nice to hear from the mob. Keep the letters comin', guys. Class dance at 9. · were also selected. You lovely alumnae are also invited to drop a line. - - - -- - - -- - -- - - - ley Joe U jobai, the state scoring Coa ch John Reese, ma:king his RETURN '110 HELL, FIRE AND BRIMSTONE leader fro m Gettysburg, and runcollegiate coachin g debut, will refner-up F r ed Prender of West Back in the serious vein for a moment, a rumor concerning the eree th e matches and will hold an Chester STC, also gained honorable giving of letters has been brought to our attention. We are sure there ex planation session before sending mention selection. Gronka was eis no truth in it, for were it so, the athletic department would be made his charges into action. to look very unmagnanimous in our humble opinion. Seniors Interested With 1952 All-American honor- leventh in t h e state in scoring this The stories have it that Al Wallace, a former first-string football The m eet is being sponsored by ab le mention Lenny Batroney lead- year with 44 points: Both Ujobai player, who had to give up the· game because of a seriously injured the seniors in a good-will gesture. ing t h e way with 26 points, th e and Prender were on th e All-State knee, and who also did a bang-up job as a manager this year, will not Dick Hawk, president of the senior Wilkes cage r s jump ed a:'-'ay to an fir st t eam. Gronka head ed the li st of Pennreceive a letter this y ear. "Because h e was payed as student help for class stated yesterday, " The se- auspicious start on then· 1953-54 managing," is the reason carried in the rumor. niors' are interested in seeing to it basketball campaign on ':" edn es~a y syLanians on th e li sting out of (continued on page 4) If this is true, Al, who is <lf all things, the president of the that wrestling gets a fair chance · night, waltzing to an 1mpress1ve lettermen's club, will not receive a white sweater with all the at Wilkes this year.'' 80-56 win over Ithaca College at other seniors. This white sweater, you see, is the biggest prize of BROKEN ARM SIDELINES The intra-squad meet will serve the Wilk e~ gym . all. It takes four years to g et one (two years for terminals). If a two-fold purpose. It will give Employmg a race horse styl e_d JIM MOSS FOR SEASON ever there were a miscarriage of justice, brother, this one woul t eam members their first taste of brand of basketball the n ew ediever there wer·e a miscarriage of justice, brother, this one would T he injury jinx struck at the 9-minute bouts and will g et th em tion of the Colonel . court ~qu~d be it. The rumor also says that grid Co-captain Eddie Davis, who basketball team for fifth time used to performing before a crowd, picke_d up af\er droppmg be~md m was put out of action in the first game, will also not receive a "W". this year-ibefo re the season which will be a new experience the first penod and found its colThis, we told several canters, could not poss ibly be true. had even begun-and for the for many. lective eye. While we're on th e subject, there was another guy who missed first time seriously. The team is in "good shape" , Georg e R~l~t_on's team simpl y out on the white one. That was Jake Kovalchek, who would never let In a work out before organReese said yesterday and should ?utran the v1s1bng Cayug'.1ns. Usus write this while he was here. Jake earned his letter his junior year ized practice at the Wilkes give the fans plenty of action. mg the fast break, t he W1lkesm en in soccer and switched to football his senior year. He played plenty of gym last F riday, Jim Moss, . . rolled to 46 points in th e second football, in fa ct, many claim enough to warrant a )etter and white The meet wa s ongmall y schedul- half ater a 20-point second period. three-letter man from ,vest sweater. ed for 5 o'.clock on Wednesday beJ ohn Milliman. Genoa, N. Y., ace Wyomi ng, sustained a broken fore t?e Jay vee basket?all game, and Ashle Hall ,dorm student, was righ t arm, which will probably IT'S NOT TOO LATE! but Director of Athletics George , y • · h t d raws ideline him for the entire 1 a ll mg . b slightly sensat1ona Seniors usuall y get one, anyway, if only for service, yet J ake w ent R a Is t on sugges t e d th a t th e t 1me e , season. . "It' h t m"' t h e oo h s an d aa h s of th e banaway back bare and not just a little disappointed. There's no rul e c h ange d , s t a t 1ng, s a t's am et o ner crow d ( of w h'1ch a segmen t was The expe rienced courtman h f1 tt saying the award can't still be made. The address is 713 Ridge Street, "'.'aste sue a m e a. rac 101: a a hi s ve ry own rooting sectio n) as will be missed by the Colonel McKeesport, Pa. Christmas is just around the corner. time ,,rew p eople will be m th e he faked th e Ithaca opponents silly q u i n t et. Moss suffered a And as far as Wallace is concerned, and we have positively no gym. broken finger a nd missed the tim e after time. Milliman cont-.istake in this, t ell us the rumor isn't true. W e couldn't be that small entire baseball season last Come to Rescue buted 14 points to th e lethal attack about a little letter, could we? Can a letter mean so muc h to the athspring, so lady luck is working that hit with suddenness and never letic department ? If it does, our, until these incidences, excellent athThat was where the senior class end ed on ce rolling. overtime against this lad. letic .p olicy is taking an abrupt turnabout. and Hawk came to the r esc ue. Coach Ralston used 14 men in Others hit thus far have Sizzle . . . . been Eddie Davis, a football Coach Reese is trying to create th e game, all but two coming in for injury now clea red up, Jim new interest in the mat game at a share of t he scoring . Atherton, a SJJrained thumb, The win gave promise of a fine Bill Mock's team, composed of Wilkes . If th e condition of his team JUNIOR COLONELS LOSE Jim Ferris , a pulled leg musThe Wilkes jayvees lost their practically an entire new member- is an y indication , h e will accomp- season on th e intercoll egiate courts. cle in soccer, and Joe Popple, opening game of the season on ship this year, looked good in spots lish his goal of pop ularizing th e The team is deep in experience and who s uffered a bad ankle potential scorers. It looks good this W ednesday at th e college gym to a nd showed t hat it will come along sport. sprain in another pre-practice Ralston and Rees e are both hop - year if Wednesday's gam e is an y a fired-up Keystone Junior College once the players get used to playsession. ing for a banner crowd. indication. ing together. varsity team, 47-41. 22 Wrestlers In Intra-Squad Meet Tonight Before Senior Dance Batroney, Milliman Star in First Win I O �Wll.KES COLLEGE BEACON 4 SCIENCE FICTION CONTEST (continued from page 2) ence, literature, economics, semantics, sports, medicine - any classroom subject, or personal ones, may be used as a basis for projecting the story. The scene can be a city, village or farm. The plot may be concerned with a group of people or a single character. There are no taboos. The only limit is the author's own imagination. If students wish to acquaint themselves with the stories in IF, they may consult a copy in their local library. If a copy isn't available, they may send a post card to IF Magazine, Kingston, New York, and a sample copy will be sent to them without charge. Rules 1. Closing date is midnight, May 15, 1954. 2. All stories shall be novelette length (10,000 to 12,000 words), typed on white paper and doublespaced. One side of paper only shall be used, with full inch margins. 3. All manuscripts must be accompanied by a s elf-addressed envelope with sufficient postage for its return. 4. All winning manuscripts become property of IF Magazine. 5. Judges shall be the editors of IF Magazine and their decisions shall be final. 6. The author's full name, address, name of college and class must appear in upper left hand corner of first page of manuscipt. 7. Manuscripts will be accepted only from fully registered students in colleges and universities in the United States and Canada who are not professional writers. No other persons are eligible. 8. Winners will be announced the first week in September following the close of the contest. Friday, December 4, 1953 9. All manuscripts must be addressed to College Science Fiction Contest, IF Magazine, Kingston, New York. GIVE TO THE Mike Lewis: "The paths of gluttony lead but to the gout." BLOOD BANK NAMED TO STATE'S (continued from page 3) New York, indicating he was one of the top vote-getters in the state. Called "The Best" December: Gronka, who was called "the best 5-at Bloomsburg STC I have ever seen" by Assistant 12----,East Stroudsburg STC Coach Russ Picton, himself a vetJanuary: eran of 11 seasons of high school, 5-Lafayette College college and service football, and 7_.Moravian College tabbed by Head Coach George Rals9-at Hartwick College ton as the best end ever to play at 11-at Susquehanna Univ. Wilkes, was one of the scoring 27-at East Stroudsburg STC leaders in Pennsylvania all season. 30-Lycoming College His deceptiveness and speed, plus February: a pair of hands equipped with "glue 5-at Wagner College fingers" enabled him to post close 6--at Hofstra College to a touchdown per game average 10-at Mansfield STC in eight games. 13-Bloomsburg STC He was typical of players 17-at Scranton Univ. 19-at Lycoming College picked for the two teams this year. The AP story accompa20-Mansfield STC nying the All-State team writ24-at Kutztown STC ten by Ralph Bernstein stated March: 'Tm on my way lo the . Senior Dance "For the first time in many 3-Susquehanna Univ. tonight!" years, a player had to be an 6-at Harpur College REMAINING CAGE TILTS YOUNG AMERICA GOES CHESTERFIELD ______, l=OR THE ,1,TH STRAIGHT YEAR CHESTERFIELD IS THE LARGEST SELLING CIGARETTE IN AMERICA'S COLLEGES ... by a 1953 survey audit of actual sales in more than 800 college co-ops and campus stores from coast to coast. Yes, for the fifth straight year Chesterfield is the college favorite. CHESTERFIELD IS THE ONLY CIGARETTE EVER TO GIVE YOU PROOF OF HIGHEST QUALITY- LOW NICOTINE - Change to Chesterfield today - get smoking pleasure all the way I all around star to make the team. The return of one platoon football eliminated the specialist." Gronka was a star on defense as well a s offense. He intercepted a pass in the Adelphi game and romped 54 yards for a touchdown, enabling Wilkes to win 14-13. He also scored the other TD on a pass. Rumor has it that Paul may stay at Wilkes for at least another year. If he chooses to do so, he will cer,t ainly be more than welcomed by Coach Ralston. With Al Nicholas expected bac.k in the fo ld, plus a host of standout transfer students who will be eligible next year and Gronka, "look out" would be the watchword for the opposition. JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality tt 9 West Market St reet 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 <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 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>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> 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 Wilkes Beacon 1953 December 4th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 December 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 Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/8f17fa4fc094fefa0f2c131b54358a06.pdf df2acfc69a40485e807ec7fce72bc26b PDF Text Text Now Christmas is come, Let's beat up the drum, And call our neighbors together, And when they appear, Let us make them such cheer As will keep out the wind and the weather -Washington Irving Wilkes College WISHING ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS BE AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1953 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVA,NIA Vol. 8, No. 12 Snow-Flake Follies Friday Night At 9 * * * * * WILKES DEBATERS WIN SIX AT N. Y. U. Junior Dance Begins Vacation; Joe Miozza Combo to Provide Music BUDGET APPROVED Dr. Eugene Farley has announced that the Administrative Counih has approved the budget presenteq earlier in the year. The announceBy IRV GELB ment came in a letter to Student After •t he enduring hmdships of pre-vacation exams, begin ·Council President Wayne Madden. your Christmas vacation by attending the Snow Flake Follies at the Wilkes College gymnasium on December 18. This Friday night dance begins at the familiar time of nine o'clock and ends with the good night ,t heme music of Joe Miozza and his musical crew at twelve. Admission to this affair is the minute sum of 35 cents and the refreshment committee will sell soft drinks at the refreshment comer. The Junior Class of Wilkes College has sponsored many successful dances in the past and this lance should add another laurel to its list of stellar attractions. At the Snow Flake Follies Dance the decoration committee will change the atmosphere and surroundings with Yuletide decorations and entertainm ent at intermission time will consist of local and professional talent. The members of the Junior Class on committees are Helen Koelsch Walter Chapko, Pat Fitzgerald, Doris Merrill, Harry Ennis, tickets; Allen Feld, Melvin Farkas, Art Indorf, Austin Sherman, refreshments; Irwin Gelb, Miriam Dearden, Marilyn P eter publicity; Sandy Furey, Ellen Witiak, chaper- ones; Pat Fox, Lois Long, Miriam Dearden, decorations; Jim Neveras, Walter Chapko, entertainment; and Dick Kleyps, General Chairman of the Snow Flake Follies. This dance should be the beginning of a pleasant and well needed Christmas vacation for most of us and students are invited to bring their visiting fri ends with them to renew old acquaintances and exchange Yuletide greetings with our student body. Santa Claus will remember this occasion in his notebook and you better watch out you better not cry, you better attend the Snow Flake Follies Dance, I'm telling you why, because Santa Claus is coming to town. Merry Christmas! This action was taken in view of the fact that the Student Council has proposed an amendment to the Student Constitution which will prevent budget •p roblems in the future. Cutting Classes . . . Attention is directed to college regulations with respect to cutting classes prior to holidays and prolonging vacation periods. The college has planned the year so that students might have a good Christmas vacation. It is our hope that you will not jeopardize your student regulation by cutting classes before and following the vacation period. the committees have been designated: Jack Lupas, tickets; Bill Saba, clean-up; Irv Gelb, publicity; Lou Steck, entertainment; and John Castagna, posters. Lose the final exam blues and put Highly secretive news has leaked out of the momentous your mind at ease by attending the Med-IRC-Chem Cabaret Party. conference$ of the Presidents of the Med-lRC-Chem Clubs in regard to their Cabaret Party on January 8, at the Wilkes College gymnasium. The main topic of discussion at these conferences on the second floor of the cafeteria was how to relax the minds of the students before the cruel grind of studying for finals atta·ck; It was resolved that to accomplish this purpose the three clubs would combine their talents and efforts to produce a Cabaret Party which would not be forgotten in the history of Wilkes College. he was president of the Sophomore Class, 49-50, active in Cue 'n' Curtain, and dynamic in the Crash Crew. A Split Rock Lodge aggregation of musicians led by Tarry Ross will provide music for dancing and a surprise in entertainment will be offered to ticket purchasers at intermission time. Tickets can be purchased for 75 cents a person from members of the Med-lRCChem Clubs. Also, Cokes and 7-ups will be sold at the refreshment booth. As in any gigantic undertaking, The Wilkes College team won second place in the NYU Hall of Fame Debating Tournament, which was held last Friday and Saturday. The tournament was held at NYU's University Heights campus in the Bronx. Coached by Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, the team took second place by winning six and losing only two. Going into the last round, the debaters had a record of six wins and no losses. ➔- In his letter, Dr. Farley said that the clubs will receive the funds which they requested. This amendment appears elsewhere in this issue. Med-IR-Chem Cabaret Plans Underway; Ennis to be Emcee Martin Meyers was chosen General Chairman of the Med-lRCChem •Cabaret Party, and Jim Moss, Ralph Rozelle, Mike Lewis, Cochairmen. They have obtained the services of that versatile man around campus, Skinny Ennis, to act as Master of Ceremonies for the affair. Skinny has spent three years in television in New York ·City and has appeared on programs with Kate Smith, Tallulah Bankhead, and the Henry Aldrich Show. While in the Army, he acted in Signal Corps Films. At Wilkes, Lose Only Two; Win Second Place At N«Y.U. Hall of Fame Tournament Neveras, Flannery Rate Outstanding , SKINNY ENNIS Debating teams from 29 eastern colleges and universities tackled the question of international trade in the fourth annual Hall of Fame Debating Tournament at N ew York University last Friday and Saturday, December 11 and 12. Students debated affirmative and negative sides of the r esolution, "The United States should adopt a ·p olicy of ree trade." More than 12!5 contests were held in the two days. Harvard and St. Peter's were the t eams with the highest point totals and so won the Hall of Fame Trophy. Jim N everas, a junior, and John Doran, a freshman, comprised the affirmative t eam. This was the first time that Doran ever participated in an intercollegiate debate. The affirmative t eam defeated Howard University, Annapolis and Lafayett e. It lost to George Washington University in the last round of the tournament-. Sally Harvey and J._ Harold Flannery Jr. debated negatively. This team defeated Annapolis, Howard University and John Hopkins. It lost a questionable decision to L ehigh. This was also Flannery's first int ercollegiate debate. Both Flannery and N everas were rated. first in three of their respective debates and second in one. There was favorable comment on the ability of the Wilkes team by other debaters and coaches. Panel conferences with m embers of the United Nations Secretariat at U .N. headquarters preceded the debates, which were conducted at NYU's University Heights campus in the Bronx. A tour of the United Nations preceded the U.N. briefing <;f>Ssion. Folke Hilgredt, an assistant director in the U .N .'s Division of Economic Stability and Development, lead the panel between Secretariat representatives anti the debating students. The tournament was sponsored by NYU's University Heights Debate Counc il. Institutions, other •• • _,,. - - - -· ,. . . ..... . - - ,_. ARTHUR N. KRUGER than Wilkes, with teams in the competition were: American International College (Springfield, Mass.); Barnard College; Brooklyn College; Brooklyn Polyt echnic Institute; C o 1 g at e ; City College of New York; Dartmouth; Fredonia, N.Y. State Teachers ·College; Fordham; Georgetown; Harpur College (Endicott, N.Y. ; Harvard; Howard Univ. (Washington, D.C.); Lafayette; Lehigh; New York Univ.; North Carolina. Also, Princeton, Rhode Island; Rutg ers; Seton Hall; St. Peter's (Jersey City, N.J .) Temple ; U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; U.S. Naval Academy; Vermont; and Willams. Last year, Wilkes also placed second in the tournament by .beating Harvard, Columbia, Fordham, Rhode Island, Hofstra, and CCNY. It lost to Brooklyn and Vermont. The next tournament for the debaters will be at Boston University in February. Before that tournament,the team will appear locally before civic groups. A ffirrry Qlhristmas anh a ~appy Nrw ]!rar lo All �2 WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College Letters To The Editor... BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Editor-in-Chief JACK CURTIS JEAN KRAVITZ Associate Editors DALE W ARMOUTH Faculty Adviser JACK CURTIS ART HOOVER Sports Editor Business Manager NEWS STAFF Mike Lewis J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty Margaret Williams Jim Neveras Louis Steck Lois Long Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenfels Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma Davis Irv Gelb CIRCULATION Frances Panzella Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters BUSINESS Bernice Thomas Barbara Rogers Jan Eckel! B-arbara Tanski Irene Tomalis PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A paper published weekly by -and for the students of Wilke:; College Subscription price: $1.80 per semester Member Intercollegiate Press EDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO 111erk tqe laalls Dear Editor: The 1953 -54 basketball team of Wilkes College is undoubtedly t he finest ever to represent t he school. Many of th e boys are p.Jaying their fourt h year of ball. However, what should be a great season may not materialize because of th e coach 's poor judgement in s ubstitutin g. This was true last year and is beginning to show already again this year. Time and again the coach has taken out players while they were " hot" and has broken a cl icking combination by making unne cessary s ubs tituti ons. Th e Bloomsburg gam e was a fine example of this . In fact, in this game two first string players sat out th e last quarter when they could ha ve been in the gam e leading the t ea m to a victory. Sure, substitutes have to be made. However, let's make t hem when they are ne eded, and let's pu t the s ub stitutes with the most abil ity into the game. Let's win all of the games we can! This so called policy of "building chara cter" can go a littl e too far. Don't yo u agree? • Jim Phillips Wednesday, December 16, 1953 GEORGE ELLIOT: Free Universities, Preservation Of Conslilulional Democracy Are Responsibilities of Educated Man By T. R. PRICE The educated man of today has two great re sponsibilities, Mr. George Elliot of t he Wilkes Economic department told students in as sembly Tuesday last. These responsibilities, he said, are t he preservation of our system of constitutional democracy, and preservation of our intellectuall y free universities. In these days w hen too many ness." · are perhaps too prone to beli eve As educated men, the speaker t hat patrioti s m lies in orthodoxy, went on , we bear the respon sibility that Ame1;icanism consists in con- for the trends of this and later civformity, that "You're either for u s ilizations. Therefore, it is our duty or against us", we must preserve to think, free from the dictates of our right to reason and not blindly the majority. T oo little of this is follow the crowd . done, he said, for campus thought Th e uni vers ities have ever been is pitifully de vo id of any great tru e foremost in encouraging men to depth of inquiry today. think, indeed in traini ng them to To a great degree, continued EIdo so. Th e products of t h e universi- liot, we specialize in our study, yet ties are but a tiny minority in the through the ir complacency, many vast population, but it is a creative of the world's greatest specialists minority, the extin ction of which have ended up in concentration is tantamount to t he extinction of camps. the civilization, said Elliot. It behooves us, as that sm all This small minority, he went on, group of thinki ng intellectuals, to does not believe in the premise that analyze to th e fu llest extent th e the voice of the people is the voice problems of the day, and act in a of God, nor do es it bel ieve that the th inking manner upon them . W e choi ce of the majority is always are und er an obligation, we of the righ t. Indeed, in many cases the fortunate intellectual minority, not the will of the majority over the to surrend er our interest in human protesting thinker is only too affairs. wron g. T he best in painting, in literaIt was wrong when it condemned ture, in music, in government has Copernicus and Galileo, when it no.t yet come, and we must k eep r idicul ed Columbus, when it burn - open the avenue to them, lest we eel innocent m en and women in lose them . Passing from what is to Salem witch-hunts, wh en it kept be to what is, the speaker went on the Negro in slavery, it was a nd is to say that there are times when wrong wh en it executes m en for we should be r eformers, even when political or religious views held in we should -b e radicals , but we must opposition to it, the maj ority. be something other than m e re Fortunately, we have improved, comic-book heroes spoutin g h eadthe speaker continued, for the sta- line philosophies. tus quo can never be retain ed and To do this, we must retain our chang e must immutably com e. This freedom of speech and expression, change co m es from an irritant to for it would be a sad day for us, society, and thi s irritant is the a s Conant of Harvard says, if the small group of forward -thinking freedom to disagree were driven scholars and philosophers. from the univers ities, and although According to the historian Arn- the chall eng e today is g reat, the old Toynbee, "The growths of civ- ends will not justify the means if ilization are the creations of ... in- in defending democracy we destroy tellectual minorities ." Elliot pro- it ceeded to say that, in a word, "HisNo matter how bad th e out look, tory often mak es hero es of men it Elliot concluded , "a thousand tim es thought zeroes ." If, he continu ed, man has slipped back into the µit, we all tend to be confo rmists, we but a thousand times he cli mbs build in our country a fifth column back up". In our struggle, he said, of co mplacency. "We n eed ," said we need patience, that long· patihe, "that small voice in the wilder- ence of Goel. Dear Editor: I would like to make comment on the actions of m embers of the For the first time since our very first issue, we of the Beacon Lettermen's Club . Last Thu rsday are not going to comment on any collegiate matters. There are night, Decemb er 10, I returned to many which deserve comment but they can be put aside at my room in Butler Hall to find the wastebasket gone from m y room. least until our next issue on January eighth. Upon inquiry, I was informed that This season we are entering is one of the most joyous of the the Lettermen had "borrowed" it year, therefore matters of business have no place as they tend to use in t he gym nas ium for their to stifle such joy. forma l dance, for what purpose Let us then, take this opportunity to wish the students, facul- I could not imagine. ty, and administration a very Merry Christmas and a ,most Will someone please t ell me if prosperous New Year. I a m wrong in wanting to know Our glad -tidings are best expressed by ,t he carol, "Deck the wh en someone borrows so meth ing from my room? I th ink that this Halls." a ction on the part of the L ettermen is, to say the least, unnecesDeck the halls with boughs of holly, sarily arbitrary. As anyone in thi s Fa La La La La La La La La; dormitory ca n verify, I would be 'Tis the season to be jolly, the fir st to offer t he se rvi ces of any Fa La La La La La La La La. a rticl e which I have , upon request, Don we now our gay apparel. but I greatly resent the underhandFa La La La La La La La La; ed methods u sed by the Lettermen. Troll the ancient yuletide carol, I r ealiz e that by the writing of Fa La La La La La La La La. this letter, I will become unpopular MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! with certain fa ctions on the campus, since the Lettermen seem to be the pride and joy of many peoRULES AND REGULATIONS ple. Still , they have absolutely no more right to confiscate property CONCERNING FINAL EXAMINATIONS than anyone else, and should be (Fall Semester, 1953-54) m ade to r eal iz e this fact. 1. If any student has a conflict, he is to see the instru ctor of the Sincerel y course which ha·s the small er enrollm ent. Richard Simmers 2. The numb er in parentheses indicates the enrollment of the course. 3. It is the responsibility of the head of eac h department to see that all examinations in his respective field are prop erly proctored, and that proctors with the examination sheets be in the assigned room at least 10 minutes before the scheduled hour. 4. It is recommended that at least one faculty member be present for By JOE SARACEN! each 25 students taking the examination. · 5. All violations of honesty should be reported imm ediately to either I NTRO DUCTION - I wanted to the Dean of Men or the Dean of Women. com e to Wilkes-Barre in t h e worst 6. No examinations will be g iven prior to the tim e listed on the at- way, so I did, I came by Bus. You tached sc hedule without t he approval of the R egistrar. probably all know what a dormi7. All examinations to be typed and mimeographed must be turn ed tory is; that's w here you can't bein to the R egistrar's office at least 72 hours prior to the time of lieve everythin g you hear but you the examination. W e can not properl y give service to the depart- ca n r epeat it. What goes on in ments if examinations are brought in at the last minute. All our dorm? Well, I hope to tell you examination s must be written or typed before being presented to most of it anyway. By the way, Miss Em m a Grilli. Examination s heets for Saturday afternoon any and a ll contributions are welexami nations must be taken from the offi ce before 12 noon on co m e and will be well received. Saturday. 8. All final grades should be turned in as quickly as possible. In a great number of institutions, final grades are reported within 72 SPORTS - Butler Hall has established an intramural basketball hours after the completion of the examination. team headlining ,Cliff Brautigan as 9. All grades m ust be reported a lphabeticall y. Captain, J ohn Acquilino, William A - Superior Farish, -J erry " Luscious" Lind, B - Above Average Mickey "Moose" Weinburger, Les C - Average D - _Passing lie "Doc" W ein er, Mickey "Lung " Perlm uth, Stan "Crash" Abrams, F - Failure Abs. - Absent from final axamination Don McFadden, Mickey "Lama" Inc. - Incomplete; sem ester's work unfinished K enn edy. They played t h eir first 10. Exam books can be obtained at the R egistrar's office . game on W edn esday night against 11. The D epartment Heads needing additional proctors will please in- "Simon Pures" and beat them 41 dicate their n eeds to my office (Miss Pish) by Decemb er 18. to 39 wi th Cliff and "Moose" mak12. In case of discrepancies in examinations, please notify me at once. ing the most poi nts. JOHN P . WHITBY, R egistrar • • • DORM DOINGS ATTEND THE BLOOD SNOW-FLAKE IS URGENTLY NEEDED. FOLLIES WON'T YOU GIVE FRIDAY NIGHT TO THE BLOOD BANK? MAN THE GUNS - A coupl e of weeks back Niel Turtel was seen running around W eckesser Hall scream ing "WAR! WAR!" You see it seems that so m e individual wired a microphone to h is radio and then annou nced that Russia had declared war on the U. S . Poor Turtel he got all "shook" . H e ed . Yes, you can nev~ r tell wh en was all set to get his uniform cleanthe boy scouts will be called out. ,,.. Lettermen's Formal Very Successful Margo to Conduct Drama Classes Mr. P eter Margo has announced that he w ill condu ct drama classes every Friday afternoon from 1 to 4 o'clock for anyone interested in t heatre. Th e classes will be held in Chase Theatr e. Anyone wish ing to lea rn mor e about dramatic technique will find Mr. Margo a very ab le inst rnctor. Cue 'n' Curtain m emb ers in particular ar e reminded that this is an opportunity to gain mo re experience in acting and / or directing than work on the club's regular productions may afford. Serious students on campus who are not m emb ers of the theatre will be The reception line consisted of most welcome. George Ral ston and H elen Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Ru ssell Pict on, SOCCERMAN'S FATHER Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Rosenb erg, CLAIMED BY DEATH Mr. and Mrs. Welton Farrar, and Mr. and Mrs. John Detroy. Howard The BEACON wishes to Ennis was the Santa ,Claus and surexpress its 1>rofound sy mpap ri sed the ladies with cute cl ip-on t hy to Glenn Phethean on pins with t h e letters WILKES inlearning of the recent death sc ribed. of his fat her. The West Pittston soccer At intermission the Lettermen's pl ayer's fat her passed away Chorus led a group si nging of last week. The entire student Christmas carols. Al Wallace, prei'\ibody and fac ulty also join in dent of th e Lettermen's Club, also offering sy mpathy to Glenn presented a gift t-o Gayle Jones and his fa mil y after such a for all the wonderful h elp she has great loss. g iven to t h e Lettermen in the last two years. L ee Vince nt gave his usual spectacular performance w hi ch included most of the current hi t tunes, Until the n ext Formal we ca!1 cherappropriate Ch ristmas music, tan- ish the fo nd memories of a ni.11:ht gos, rhum bas, and a bunny-hop and t hat will li ve for a long time in a Mexican hat dance thrown in. the minds of those who were there. The Lettermen's Formal is ovt>r, but it wi ll not be forgotten by the approximately one hundred couples who attended. The h eavenly music of Lee Vincent and the superb decoration s were really something to remem ber. A blue sky of streamers above th e dan ce floor was set off by intermittent s il ver stars. Christmas trees lit with blue li g hts surrounded t he dance floor and a gay backdrop of a young couple ready to leave for the prom gave a romantic atmosphere to th e danl·e. The tabl es were all covered by clever gift-wrapping, as was the entrance to th e gym from the lobb y. �Wednesday, December 16, _1953 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 3 BUDGET AMENDMENT PROPOSED 9 Student :Organizations lo Receive BEACON'S GRAB-BAG Regular Financial Aid From Fund By HELEN KRACHENFELS The following amendment t o _the Consti tution of the S_tudent Body of Wilkes College was proposed at the Dec. 2 council meeting . It concerns the talked-to-death budget problem, and is included under the section entitled Organizations and Finance. In the proposed revision, clauses 1 and 2 will remain as they are, and clause 3 will read as follows: Budgets for the following activi- weeks before the trip for which ties shall be submitted to the Stu- they need this money. dent Council at the beginning of Clause 5 will read th us: each fall semester: Requests for funds by any orBeacon, Debating Society, Cue 'n' ganization may be submitted to the Curtain, Dormitories, Inter-Collegi- Student Council for approval at ate Conferences, Manuscript, Male any time. Chorus, Social Activities Yearbook. Only the above mentioned aotiviThe proposed amendments to the ties shall receive regular financial constitution must be read at two allocations annually from the Stu- meetings of the Student Council, dent Activities Fund. voted upon at the latter meeting, and if passed, they must then be Clause 4 has been revised to read submitted to the Administrative as follows: Council for consideration, then to The above mentioned Inter-Col- the student body for ratification. legiate Conference Fund shall operTwo other items were on the ate as follows: All clubs planning to attend Inter-Collegiate Confer- agenda for the meeting. Dr. Farences during the year shall submit ley approved the installation of a financial requests based on approxi- Suggestion Box in the cafeteria. mate costs to -t he Student Council The council felt that perhaps it at the beginning of each fall sem- could better serve the interests of ester. These requests shall be com- the students if their wishes were ·p iled under one request-Inter- made known. After the box is Collegiate Conference Fund. The installed, the council will appreciate Student Council shall allot a cer- student cooperation in utilizing it. The other item of business contain amount of money for this fund at the time the annual budget is cerned the Winter ,Carnival to be compiled. Then during the year held Feb. 1, at Split Rock Lodge. as each club wishes to draw on this The Council approved the hiring o.f fund they must re-submit a specific Joe Miozza's orchestra for dancing request for funds at least three on the evening of the affair. Alumni to Hold Dance Hoover Donates Saturday, December 26 Another Pint Mistletoe, the Blue Danube, and the old gang-a delightfully gay part of the Yuletide. The occasion is the annual Christmas dance on December 26 sponsored by the Alumni Association. The Manfield Ballroom, bedecked in Christmas finery, will be the site of this semiformal, and a rollicking good time will be had by all. Dancing is from 9 till 12. Members of the Alumni also anticipate the announcement of the newly elected officers at this dance. Lloyd Davies and -Eleanor Kryger are co-chairmen of the affair. Committees are: decorations, Loretta Farris, chairman, assisted by Hilda Jones and Daniel Williams; arrangements, Joseph Gudaitis; program, Atty. Thomas E. Brislin· ticket, Ray Kaye, chairman, assist~ ed by Mary Sleva. For a perfect after Christmas treat, we'll see you under the mistletoe. Be there! Manuscript Reminder A reminder to submit short sto.ries, poetry, and essays to the MANUSCRIPT by dropping them in the box near the rear of the entrance of the library or by handing them to any staff member. THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR ART HOOVER On December 7, 1951 Art Hoover, pictured above and a well known student about campus, donated his first pint of blood. Since then Art has not only given blood in five special drives at Wilkes but also has taken it upon himself to donate at three other occasions, the latest being last Friday. At one time the nurses were amazed to find the pint had filled within three and one-half minutes. . When asked in an interview what prompted his giving blood so often he said that this blood would not only benefit others but someday might be needed by him or those dear to him. He has set a fine example for us. If we have not already followed it, let's do so. Art said that those who use illness as an excuse for not giving are usual-. ly afraid to give. Hotel clerk: Are you married to this woman? Man: Of course, I am. How dare you ask such a question? (Turning to woman) Here dear, you take the key. Woman: Thanks, mister. Mr. Brown rushed to the telephone and called the doctor. "Doctor, doctor, come at once," shouted Mr. Brown. "My wife was sleeping with her mouth open, and a mouse ran into her mouth." "I'll be there as soon as possible," said the doctor, "while you're waiting, try waving a piece of cheese in front of your wife's mouth, you may be able to coax the mouse out." But when the doctor raced into the house, Mr. Brown was waving a big fish in front of Mrs. Brown's mouth. "Good heaven's man," said the doctor, " I said cheese. No mouse is going to come out for a fish." "All right, all right," said Mr. Brown, "but first we've got to get the cat out." Monday, January 18 9 a. m. B.A. 100 (61) Pick 202, 203 B.A. 239 (11) Pick 203 Engl 151 (106) L.H. Butler Anx. Engl 152 (23) BB 101 Engl 201 (19) BB 101 Math 105 (52) Ashley Anx., But- ler Anx. Music 101 (7) Pick 203 1:30 p. m. B.A. 209 (22) Pick 203 Educ 234 (8) Pick 203 Fren 103 (9) Barre 102 Mus Ed 105 (11) Pick 203 Phys 100 (10) L.H. Phys 201 (82) L.H. S.S. 101 (17) GHB 302 Span 101 (10) Barre 102 Span 103 (10) Barre 10·2 Tuesday, January 19 9 a. m. 1:30 p. m. Chem 101 (85) L.H. B.A. 231 (55) Pick 202-203 Chem 121 (24) BB 101 B.A. 233 (19) Pick 203 Educ 202-3 (24) BB 101 Biol 101 (37) BB 101 Music 100 (61) Pick 202-203 Biol 211 ( 16) BB 101 Mus Ed 113 (8) Pick 203 Educ 239 (10) L.H. Philo 102 (9) Pick 203 Engl 105 (11) Barre 102 S.S. 205 (7) GHB 302 Math 125 (6·2) L.H. Span 201 (1) Barre 201 Mus Ed 202 (7) L.H. • P.S. 201 (9) Barre 102 Wednesday, January 20 9 a. m. 1:30 p. m. Acct 101 (82) L.H. B.A. 237 (13) Pick 203 Acct 111 (27) Butler Anx. Hist 235 (21) Pick 203 Acct 201 ( 11) Butler Anx. Music 103 (6) L.H. Chem 102 (5) Co. 104 Soc 100 (43) L.H. Chem 241 (2) Co. 104 Soc 215 (7) L.H. Chem 243 (6) Co. 104 S.S. 109 (11) GHB 302 Definitions: Bridegroom: A wolf who paid Engl 215 (5) Pick 203 Fren 101 (26) Ashley Anx. too much for his whistle. Mixed company: What you are Music 109 (4) Pick 203 in when you think of a story you P sych 20'7 (14) Pick 203 can't tell there. Thursday, January 21 Stuck zipper: Swearing apparel. 9 a. m. 1:30 p. m. Psychologist: A person who pulls Acct 231 (10) Pick 103 Biol 251 (17) BB 101 habits out of rats. Econ 223 (18) L.H. A Small Town: A place where Chem 231 (22) BB 101 Fren 106 ( 5) L.H. you chat for a while on the phone Educ 201 (41) GHA 101 P.S. 100 (21) L.H. even if you have the wrong number. Educ 237 (6) GHA 101 A Married_ Couple: Two people Engl 101 (182) Sec. A,B C,D,-L.H.; P.S. 101 (30) L.H. F, G,H-Butler & Ashley Anx.; who sit in the balcony because they I-BB 101 want to smoke. Engl 102 (50) Pick 202, 203 The maid was new and nervous, Germ 201 (5) BB 101 and when she was told to bring h er R.M. 101 (15) Pick 202 mistress a glass of milk she Friday, January 22 brought it clutched in her hands. 9 a. m. 1:30 p. m. "Nancy," fumed the lady of the Acct 221 (9) Pick 103 house, "don't ever do that again, Biol 100 (114) L.H., Butler Anx. Biol 201 (14) L.H. Econ 100 (77) L.H. always bring it on a tray." Biol 291 (10) L.H. Econ 101 (55) L.H. Butler Anx. The next evening, Nancy appearEcon 201 (32) Pick 203 ed at the door with a tray full of Engi 100 (62) Pick 202-203 Soc 200 (48) GHA 101 milk in her hands. "Excuse me, ma'am," sh e said, Saturday, January 23 "shall I bring yo~ a spoon to drink 9 a. m. 1 :30, p. m. with or will you just lick it up." B.A.. 10'7 (7) Pick 203 Econ 241 (10) Pick 203 ::: ::: * ::: ::: Engi 105 (48) Co. 303. 309 Hist 101 (174) Sec. A, B, C-L.H.; He: May I kiss you? Math 101 (55) L.H. D,F-Butler Anx.; G-Ashley An. She: (Silence) Math 221 ( 13) L.H. Hi st 107 (55) Pick 202, 203 He : May I please kiss you? Mus Ed 111 (4) Pick 203 Hi st 225 ( 12) Pick 203 She : (More Silence) P.S. 208 (11) Pick 203 He : Say, are you deaf? Soc 255 ( 15) Pick 203 She: No, are you paralyzed? * * *** Monday, January 25 A lecture is that ·p rocess where9 a. m. 1 :30 p. m. by ideas pass from the notebook B.A. 225 (13) Pick 203 Hygiene Women BB 101 of the instructor to the notebook C.E. 103 (27) Co. 303, 309 Hygiene - Men Sec. A,B-GHA 101; of the student without affecting Econ 227 ( 13) Pick 203 C,D-Pick 202, 203 the mind of either Germ 101 (19) L.H. Mus Ed 107 (2) L.H. Music 2.15 ( 4) L.H. Psych 100 (100) L.H., Butler Anx. He : "Tell me, dear, did any of Mus Ed 101 (4) L.H. Psych 208 (16) L.H. your friends admire your engage- Reli 101 (18) L.H. ment ring?" Tuesday, January 26 She: "They did more than that. Two of them recognized it." 9 a. m. 1: 30 p. m. B.A. 241 (17) Pick 2:03 Biol 241 (13) BB 101 Definition of a professor by a Music 111 (7) Pick 203 Econ 231 (33) Pick 203 professor-"One who learns more Mus Ed 103 (7) Pick 203 Germ 103 (23) L.H . and more about less and less until Phil 101 (53) L.H. Math 107 (33) L.H. he can t ell you nothing about every- Psych 201 (12) L.H. Mus Ed 109 (7) Pick 203 thing." P .S. 203 (12) L.H. KEY TO ROOM ABBREVIATIONS "How did you come to puncture this tire?" Co. - Conyngham Hall, 120 South River Street ''.Ran over a milk bottle." "Didn't you see it in time?" BB - Biology Building, Rear of 120 South River Street "No, the kid had it under his Barre Anx. - Barre Annex Rear 154 South River Street coat." . There was a young lady from St. Paul, Who wore a newspaper dress to a ball. The thing caught fire And burned her entire Front page, sport section and all. ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE Wednesday, Dec. 16: Christmas Party, Biology Club; Basketball, Susquehanna, · Away; Wrestling, Swarthmore, Away; Friday, Dec. 18: Dance, Junior Class; Saturday, Dec. 19: Christmas Recess through Dec. 31. FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE FALL SEMESTER 1953-54 SPECIAL PRICE ON TUX -at- John B. Stetz Expert Clothier 9 EAST MARXET ST.• Wilkes-Barre. Pa. Butler Anx. - Butler Annex, Rear of 158 South River Street Ashley Anx. - Ashley Annex, Rear of 164 South River Street GHA - Gies Hall A, 191 South Franklin Street GHB - Gies Hall B, 195 South Franklin Street L.H. - Lecture Hall, building behind 164 Sou~h River Street Pick - Pickering Hall, 181 South Franklin Street NOTE: Number following the above abbreviations indicate room numbers. For example : Pick. 102, 20-2, 203 - Pickering Hall, 181 South Franklin Street, rooms 102, 202 and 203. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of students enrolled in the course. If any student has a conflict, he is to. see the instructor of the course which has the smaller enrollment, prior to December 17. �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 WedJ:].esday, December 16, 1953 22nd Open Mat Tourney Here Dec. 28 - 29 Top Collegiate Wrestlers in Nation Matmen Meet Swarthmore Tonight To Be on Hand ;Meet Considered One . E t U S THE BooTERs' cH01cE Go Downstate to Meet Of Th e Top Three 1n as ern . . . . R. 1 Aft D . · Carl Van Dy·ke and Dick Polakowski First !va s . er ropping The 22nd Annual Open Wrestling Championship at Wilkes Tnal to Lafayette College will be held this year on December 28 and 29 it was Named Soccer Co Capta1·ns For 1954 announced recently by Director of Athletics George F. Ralston. By WALT CHAPKO The yearly mat tourney will be held in the Wilkes gym, with four sessions likely, the zuarter-finals getting underway the afternoon ·of the 28th. The entry list looms as the largest in the history of the meet according to word from the Wilkes Athletic Publicity Staff. The meet has risen, since taken over by the college, to rank as one of the top three tournaments of its type in the Eastern United States. The top collegiate wrestling powers in the country are expected to be represented. Last year 160 wrestlers from 40 colleges and universities east of the Mississippi participated in the meet, with many eastern athletic clubs also sending members to Wilkes-Barre. Lehigh Won in 1952 In last year's tourney, Lehigh University made it two straight titles by nosing out Cornell. Frank Betucci of the Big Red, who won the 147-pound class and also the outstanding wrestler award at the meet, went on to take the Eastern Intercollegiate and National outstanding awards. The ' list of colleges is expected to grow considerably t his year. College officials will probably hold sessions in the afternoon and evening of both days of the meet to accomodate the heavy entries. Frank Walp of the Forty Fort Schools is again handling the arrangements, along with Ralston, Dale W armouth and Jack Curtis of the Wilkes public relationns staff. All visiting wrestlers will be housed in the Wilkes dormitories, with meals being made available at the college cafeteria. New Additions to List The latest additions to the entry list are Princeton University, the United States Military Academy, Maryland University and Yale. West Chester STC, one of the East's ·m ost powerful wrestling schools, will send a squad of over 30 men to the tourney. Others who have indicated that they will be represented are Pittsburgh, Penn State Corrnell, Lehigh, Columbia, Lafayette, Brown, Rutgers, Case The Wilkes wrestling team makes its last appearance before Christmas tonight facing a good Swarthmore College ,t eam at the Philadelphia area school. CLIMAX TO GREAT YEAR PARTRIDGES WELCOME FUTURE SOCCER STAR After watching his soccer "baby" at Wilkes grow into intercollegiate maturity, Coach Bob Partridge realized last week that he will have to begin from scratch again as his wife Louise presented him with a son, Glenn Robert Partridge, at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston, Sunday, December 6. The child is the second for the genial soccer and baseball coach and his wife. They have a daughter, Carol. Partridge advised all visitors to the hospital that "you can't miss my boy. Just look for one who is doing all the kicking. Amazing-a born soccer player." · The birth of young Partridge makes it two sons in a row for W i 1 k es coaches. Wrestling Coach John Reese and his wife welcomed a future grappler late in November. Coach John Reese has his team in tip-top shape and should give the home squad a good night of it. The two schools, Swarthmore and Wilkes, are old time mat rivals. After tonight's meet, the Wilkesmen will busy themselves readying for the Open Wrestling Championships here December 28 and 29. ( See story on this page for furth er details.) CARL VAN DYKE DICK POLAKOWSKI Wilkes mat team went down to defeat at the hands of the Lafayette Leopards in their attempt to secure their first victory for the new coach, Jack Reese. Bobby Reynolds, in the 123-pound class, and Jerry Elias, in the heavyweight division, were the only Wilkesmen to win decisions . Don Reynolds and Masonis were victims of alls and Warren Yeisley, Don McFadden, Al Smith, and Neil Dadurka were decisioned by the boys from the Easton school. Don McFadden suffered a nose injury in his match with Hutchison and may not participate in the next meet. The injury came when McFadden was leading in the match and brought about his ultimate defeat. Veteran soccer players Carl Van the top scorers on the squad the Dyke and Dick Polakowski were past season before being put out named soccer co-captains for the of action for a time with bone frac1954 season at the recent victory turse of the ace. Van Dyke is a dinner given in honor of this year's tricky lineman, and only a sophomore. squad. Polakowski is an alumnus of GiThe two were near unanimous Institute, Springfield, Clevechoices of the 18 squad members rard College (·prep school) in Philadelphia and a native of Wilkesland, all Wilkes opponents and who participated in the balloting. It is interesting to note that all Pennsylvania State TeachVan Dyke, a native of Punxa- Barre Township. He was a standout Coach Reese had three men in the ers Colleges with wrestling tawney, Pa., and a resident of performer as outside right · on the meet who all weigh approximately teams, plus Wilkes and many Weckesser Hall, men's dormitory, past year's team and a three-year the same weight. Yeisley, McFadothers. Nearly 30 trophies will be pre- is a two-year veteran of the game veteran of Wilkes booting. Pola- den, and Smith all weigh around sented to winning teams, individu- at Wilkes, having never played be- ,k owski is a clever ball handler and 142 pounds, but they wrestle in the (continued on page 5) fore coming here. He was one of also a scoring.threat. He is a junior. als and runner-ups. Tickets for the outstanding mat attraction will soon be on sale at the college and throughout Wyoming Valley. Besides the tournament, a wrestling clinic, to which all local coaches are invited, will be held on the morning of Dec. 28 at the Wilkes gymnasium, with Lehigh Coach Five years ago Dr. Eugene S. J erry Leeman in charge, assisted by Ray Sparks of Springfield, Jim- Farley, Wilkes president, made a my Miller of Cornell, and John then pretty safe bargain that he would buy steak dinners for the Reese of Wilkes. first soccer squad to have a winning season. Tuesday evening, December 8, Dr. Farley paid off after Bob Partridge's lads not only won their first game in history, but had capWhat do you think of the cafeteria? tured a hard earned· 4-3, winning JIM· O'NEILL-"Service extended by the cafeteria personnel is season. only exceeded by their pleasing personality." Dr. Farley joined Partridge and * :i: * * ::: 18 members of the squad in the spe"FLIP" JONES-"The cafeteria has always been to me, the cam- cially prepared meal in the Wilkes pus meeting place and as such, it ha~ been a great force in bui:ding cafeteria and congratulated the school spirit. I do feel, however, that it s~ould be m=1de more ~vailable team on its fine season. for after school functions. Also, the playrng of music from a Juke box He stated, "This was the first might aid in providing for a better eating environment and, if possible, bet that I can say I was really glad this arrangement should be made." to lose." . * * * ::: ::: All senior members of the squad DAVE FISCHI-"Cafeteria atmosphere certainly enlivens the spoke briefly and combined in exdormant spirit after weary morning classes. Coffee between mor?ing pressing great pleasure in having and afternoon sessions gives me that extra go power needed by Wilkes played on the first winning team. students to survive these classes." The graduates-elect also wished * * * ,:: * the squad well in the years to come TOM KISLAN-"Being a coffeelover, I'd hate to think of Wilkes and · issued a challenge to next Get Home Sooner and Surer. Weather and holiday traffic delays College not having a cafeteria. It's my base of operation." can't cut vacation time. The train trip with your crowd is part of year's team in a proposed Varsity::: )!: * * * the fun, too. So are those swell dining car meals! And you can Alumni game. BOB DARROW-"At times it's too crowded. It's a poor substitute safely stretch vacation's end to the very last party, yet still get for a Student Union Buildin. However the food is adequate." back to school on time! JAYVEES DEFEAT KEYSTONE * * * * * Save 25% of the Coach Fare by traveling home and back with MIKE LEWIS-"It's the loveliest cafeteria I've ever seen in my two or more friends on Group Economy Plan Tickets. They're good The Junior Colonels cage team life." on trips of 100 miles or more. Gather a group of 25 or more and reversed an early loss to Keystone you can each save 28% traveling long-distance together on the same Junior College last night at La JOHN WLLLIAMS-"I fall back upon the Fifth Amendment." train ... then, returning as a group or individually. Plume, trouncing the quintet that * * * ,:: * Consult Your Local Railroad Ticket Agent Well in Advance GEORGE SCHLAGER-"It's a nice place, definitely of the building broke their 12-g ame win skein, 79-54. of Departure Date for Detailed Information type, but where in ----'s the bar?" * * * :;: ::: John Bresnahan was high with RA y SILLUP--"Put in a coffee urn, to eliminate congestion in 17. Larry Barzoloski had 16, for second place honors, while Art line." Meyer, Bob Whelan and Chuck White all hit for double figures. DAVE HOATS-"Too ---- loud." Booters Stuffed With Steak and Pride As Dr. Farley Pays Off Your Opinion ... for extra holiday time ... GOBY TRAIN EASTERN RAILROADS �Wednesday, December 16, 1953 5 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Colonel Cagers Victors In Milliman's Finale I 1)11\~ UIVOTS ~ By JACK CURTIS FIERY ACTION iN WILKES WIN OVER EAST STROUDSBURG \\ ~ = = = = ='/' Young Soldier John Milliman 'faded' out of the Wilkes basketball picture last Saturday night at the Wilkes gym as the Colonels of George Ralston came from behind to whip East Stroudsburg STC, 77-60, before a fine crowd out for Milliman's farewell performance. Milliman was presented with gifts from the basketball team, the Lettermen and the dormitory students at the game. He was slated to echange the blue and gold for the army kl;aki on Monday. In the Colonels' second win of the young season, against o~e loss, the scrappy uintet showed what Wilkes teams on all fields of battle have been d isplaying for some time - the will to win even when the chips were down. ANOTHER YEAR ANOTHER HOLLAR If we wanted to be a little corny, we could say this is our last column and sports section 'ti] next year. And speaking in terms of chronological years, we'd be right. Of cou r se, the first week after the· Christmas holidays, we'll be right back at it again. The fact remains that we have seen another he ctic year through, and with Dike Divots out of th e way, we will be able to breathe a mom entary sigh of reli ef-as far as th e Beacon is co nce rned, anyway. You really ca n 't imagine how much fun is derived from dabbling in journalism in spare moments as we do. When that first paper co mes off the press and you gi ve it a quick scan, there is a certain pride that you take. - W ell, for th e past year, we've been enjo ying that certain thrill that comes from being able to say, " I did this." Oh, we'll admit that some of the things "I did" were not looked upon fa vorably, but then we must again reflect philosophically, ya gotta take da bitta CURTIS wit da sweet. May we take this opportunity to send forth from our little corner of the paper, wis hes for a very merry Chr istmas and a happy, prosperous New Year to all our r ead ers, wh ether t hey be friend or foe. Gee, ya sorta mellow around this time of the year, don cha? SHORT TAKES - CLEANIN' UP THE LEFT OVERS With a page and a half to play around with, we thought this week w e'd have plenty of room for everythi ng . But it seems that the more space Editor Gene Scrudato g ives us, the more we can find that "simply must get in the paper." Since we are a little short on that precious white stuff (space) a s per usual, we thought we'd clean up by just throwing i 1 a few odds and ends at yo u _in DIKE DIVOTS t hi s week . One of th e oddes t experiences of our life happened last week. Whether you believe in men tal t elepa t h y, fate or what have you, this one will make yo u stop and wo nd er. We have only one class on Tuesdays this sem es t er, so in order to get a full day in at hunting down buck, we decided to cut Ed Psych last 111esday. ·well, after mu ch menta l debate on our part, we were loaded in friend Dick Gribble's car and away we headed into the Poconos . "Dr. Hammer wi ll surely not miss us on this day," we thoug ht, still bothered by J ohn Conscience, as we drove along. Arriving at t he spot from where we were to begin th e day-lon g prowl in search of that treasured b uck, we began into th e thi ck. Three st eps off th e rnad lying on th e ground we spotted an old copy of th e Tim es-Leader. There it was-a picture of Dr. Ham m er staring us right in the face. Th e li ttle man in the mind went to work again , spoiling ou r da y. What's worse, we didn't even get a smell of a buck all da,y. Some days you can't earn adollar, no less stumble across a buck - ow! The boys in th e dorm are n't talking to Raoul Elton after the trick he pulled. Seems Bonzo Fay and a party qf woodsy dorm dwellers were out huntin g·. All exp erien ced, except Elton. You're way ahead of us. Disgustingly, in the eyes of Fay et al, Raoul got the deer . · No one else had even a shot. They claim h e pumped eig ht shots into the poor beast and then became nauseous when th ey stripp ed it of its innards. Knowing Dead-Eye (he shoots at anything that moves) Fay , we'd say Elton was lucky to come back alive. WE'LL MISS THAT MILLIMAN It'll be a long time before Wilkes gets another athlete of the caliber of John Milliman. The tribute that was paid th e departi ng se nior bask etball and baseball player at Saturday's gam e was well deserved. The "Mil" will be missed, not onl y on the playing court and fi eld, but also on camp us, where he earn ed the friendship of everyone he encountered in his three and one-half years here. John will go a long way in our book. The Beacon and yo ur scribbler wish him buen s uerte wherever h e goes. Finally, congratulations to the Lettermen for their st ellar presentation, the Christmas Formal, last Friday eve ning. It was a howling success. A far cry from last week, this column, whot? As an afterthoughtCheck on Lou Cha ump's time, as a Chri stmas favor, please? Colonel Cagers Drop Game to Bloomsburg By TOM KASKA The courtmen of Bloomsburg STC s lammed the door on the scoring efforts of ace Len Batroney to stall and defeat the Colonels ' 65-55, in the second game of the season December 5 at Bloomsburg . The t eachers h eld a slim 37 -35 lead at half-ti me, but came back in the second half to bottle up the high-flying Colonel ace. With two, and sometimes three, men about him; Batroney was stopped. He was able to score only two goals in the entire second half ater scoring five in the first half. The highscoring forward was top man in the game, however, with 23 points . Bloom sburg, paced by pivotman Ko'zick, uncorked with 17 points in the third period to sew up the game. The Colonels were able to collect only 9 in that period. The entire Colonel squad saw action. Sikora, with 9 points and Ennis, with 7, follow ed Batroney in the scoring depa rtment. INJURY JINX MOVES TO HAUNT WRESTLERS The injury jinx which has hounded Wilkes teams since September and which got a head start on the • basketball team, last week moved over to the wrestling mat as two of John Reese' s grapplers were put out of action. Dick Bartlebaugh, a lightweight, suffered a sprained ankle recently and will be on the mend for some time and Ken Lantelme, promising middleweight, was downed with a slight dislocation of the shoulder. Bartlebaugh should be back in action soon, but Lantelrne's injury will keep him inactive for an indefinite period. The jinx had 1neviousl y hit the basketball squad hard, with Jim Moss corning up with a broken arm and Joe Popple a S[}rained ankle before the seas on had even begun. "Mil" Honored By Fans; Court Team Downs E. Stroudsburg Traili ng by eigh t poi nts at halftim e th e fighting fi ve put on a rally that left the Po cono Mounta in ou t fit up in th e clouds. With ace Lenny JO HN Ml LLlMAN Batroncy show in g t he wa y, they mos ied lo a 51-point second half to wrap up the seco nd win and go BEACON photo by Dan Gaw las in to t he Christmas r est period with a 2-1 slate . BAR T READIES FOR TWO--Wilkes scori ng ace Lenny Bat ro Eatrcney brought his personal ney (12) grabs t he ball af te r a ma d scramble wit h East i:; er gam e :11ark to 25.6 with a fin e Strnudsburg's Bob Melhm\n (23) at the gym on Saturd;iy night night whi~ h netted hi m 28 points. a nd rirepares to du nk anoth er two- pointer through the hoops. r. anky ,Joe Sikora was the seco nd He pro ved adept in accom plish ing the feat that nigh t , hitti ng h igh man in the scoring column for for ten in th a t part icular fas hion and add ing e ight foul s for 28 the W ilke:;m en wi th a mi ghty 16, points. Co ming up to lend a hand is Eddie Davis (24), while get t,ng hi s best eve ning in many a the Poconos' Ed P a lmer (3) move.s up to try his hand at it. moon . Kaseman and Sloan were hi g h men for the visi ting Poco nos with 30 poi nts di vided eve nl y be tw een them. East Stroudsburg set a torid pace Th e following list of peonle did season. in t he fi rst period, outscoring the not actually answer as to what Ra y 'I'ait: I'm too tit'ed to think notoriously slow startin g Wilkes t heir Chri stmas wishes are, but the of anything . Sports Ed itor thinks that th e anJerry Wright: It doesn 't m:;i.tter ; 'I he next Wil kes basketball game swer s would probably be the sam e I'm indifferent. is on January 5 when the Colonels as th ey appear. Good for a la ug h, Jo e Siko ra: To g et rid of m y meet Lafayette at hom e. anyway. Th e question is "What do bl ister fin ger s. want for Chri stmas?" George Elias : A co upl e of B's. Ji :n Moss : T hat people would team, 20-10, but saw that lead cut Jo e Trosko: My two real front to eight at halftime. stop trying to un derstand me. t ee th back and a straight nose. In the mi ddl e of t he third period, T he baseball t ea m: John MilliAl Wallace : A cou ple copies of Batroney and Sikora started to hit man. the record, "It Isn't Fair." with co ns istency, pulling their Dean Arvan: I just want to see team t o a 44-44 deadlock with the Ed Groga n: It do esn 't matter as Shirley. vis itors . From th en on in, the r est long a s it's a child. Ahmed Kazimi: I wish to und erof the team chip ped in, the fire havThe Harmoneers: Jake Ko val- stand these American women. ch ek. Jo hn Reese: To bring wrestling ing been kindled, and the Wilkes squad won going awa y. Th e new college quartet: For back at Wilkes. · Frank Kopicki po ured seven Carl Lahr to get the music back so Dal e Warmouth: Just a li ttle co through the hoops to come in a we can start practicing with our o peration. surprising t hird on the Colonels n ew t enor, Norm ·Chanosky. tea m in the scoring departml:!nt. Russ Pieton: Just one shot at a GO DOWNSTATE The Plymouth nati ve has looked imdeer, t hat's all, one shot. press ively better in each game this Dr . Farley: Less Hell, F ire a nd (continu ed from page 4r yea r . Brimstone. Milliman cl imaxed a brilliant basLenny Batroney: A winning seas- 137-pound class, 147-pou nd class , a nd 157 .. r,o un d class respectively. ket ball career with a five -point on in basketball. Jim Atherton: A shot or even Coach Reese was forced to wrestle night, turning in a fine floor game th ese boys in th e various weig ht and a good night of rebounds in just a pass on ce in a while. Dick Gribble: After seven year s classes be : ause he had no other the p!'ocess. The "Big Cat" from in th e woods , I wa nt a dee r--r eal expe ri en ~ed men in the middle- Genoa, N. Y., wil l be so r ely missed by t he team. He has been a steadywei (;hts. bad. You mu st take th ese facts into ing influen ce and probably th e most Bob Partridge : I'd f eel greedy to consideration when you look at the valuable player of t he squad. ask for anything. George Ralsto n : Let's just be meet score. 26-6 in favor of the friend s. Leopards. Report s from the boys GOOD CAGE MARK Parke r P etrilak: To convince show that the y ha ve co n fi den ce in Th e W il kes cagers won 11 ga mes Geor ge that h e ne eds me. themselves as a t eam and will show and lost 14 in 1952-53 for one of The football t eam: A winning something in later meets. their top marks of a ll tim e. CHRIST~1AS WISHES ON THE SPORTS SCENE 'V',, �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 6 Dr. Mailey: " I ought to raise cattle or something so people would not beef so much." * * * * * Mr. Sym: "These Indians had four castes: the nobles, the soldiers, the peasants, and the stinkDoctor Rosenberg: People are ers.'' * * * * * easily led astray by people who Sam Gittens: " Painting a room want to get out early. is like getting married. Once it's ***** done, it's too late to change your Mike Lewis (after last snow- mind.'' storm) : "Teacher, teacher, those * * * * * boys are throwing snowballs at Ross Bisher (on civilization): me." "I would rather hear the horn of a baker's wagon, than the howl of ***** Jim Dull: "The waiting line for a coyote.'' Julius LaRosa's job, is only sur* * * * * passed by the waiting line for the Natalie Barone (on baking cake): position just vacated by Frank Si"Honey, you wouldn't want to eat natra." my cake. The last one I made weighed 20 pounds more than I do. ***** Dave Roats: "I've given the Pall The one before that broke into Mall award to T. R. Price for not- ·p ieces.'' able service in the field of journalism. The prize was a Pall Mall Dana Stein: "What do you think cigarette.'' I am, a wild beast?" ** ** * Mr. Sym: "Who among you is Joe Miozza in the cafeteria: "It's threatening Sheldon with physical good to waste an hour for a violence?" change.'' AM PUS ANDIDS C Ang Pappa (referring to the a-. bove incident): "We should have a television program here. We could call it 'Our Miss Dworske'.'' * * * * * Alex -C athro: "Today our discussionsion is on sex .. . I mean marriage.'' * * * * * Barbara Evans commenting on the values of being a policewoman: "That sounds good to me.'' ** * * * Bob Darrow: "I'm the new Bob Darrow. Darrow the extrovert." * * * * * Bernie Strope: "I don't have anything against people, it's just civilization I hate.'' * * * * * Mr. Riley : "I remember one time I sent away some box tops and got a sheriff's badge.'' * * * * * Leo Kelley (after refusing kingsize cigarette): "I get tired holding it." ORIGINAL COACHES Both coaches in Wilkes fall sports, football and soccer, are the same mentors that guided the first, Colonel teams in intercollegiate schedul es. They are George RalsMr. Casper: "Why don't you take Miss Dworske: (after an amusing ton, football, and Bob Partridge, my B. A. 235 course? It's the corn- incident): "Mr. Rosser is too dis- soccer. Ralston's years number iest course in the school.'' turbed to enjoy the situation," eight, Partridge's five. Wednesday, December 16, 1953 Library Hours December 16-18 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. December 21-31 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. - except December 24 and December 31 when the hours will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. CLOSED: Fridays and Saturdays. MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Library Stall PERFECT IN FIRST YEAR The Colonel football team has had one undefeated, untied season in eight years, that one coming, oddly, in the first year, 1946, when it won 6 and lost none. BUJC HAD GRID TEAM When Wilkes was still Bucknell University Junior College, before World War II, there were two seasons of football in which college jayvee and high school teams were met. A PAPER FOR THE HOME .. SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Most Complete Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION WEEKLY FEATURES Still Only 15c Again, in 1953, they've made a survey audit of actual sales in more than 800 co-ops and campus stores from coast to coast. And again, Chesterfield tops 'em all. Only Chesterfield gives you proof of highest quality - low nicotine. Proof that comes from actual "tobacco tests" in which all six leading brands were chemically analyzed. JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality tt 9 West Market Street 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 <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 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>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> 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 Wilkes Beacon 1953 December 16th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 December 16 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 Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/40be623e87b6191bb1857737c0c6e070.pdf 22acc51e9516c61a23985f53231d96e8 PDF Text Text Wilkes College ATTEND A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a day's study of books. . . . Chinese Proverb BE • THE WINTER CARNIVAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Vol. 8, No. 13 Med-lR-Chem Cabaret Party Tonight Wlnler Carnival Scheduled for Feb. 3; Indoor, Outdoor Sports to be Featured By HELEN KRACHENFELS "Announced by all the trumpets of the sky, Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields, Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven, And veils ,t he farmhouse at the garden's end." -Ralph Waldo Emerson Yes, Emerson 'k new what he was talking about. There's nothing like snow! What's more, there's nothing like winter, and a!bsolutely nothing like a Wilkes College Winter Carnival! ,can't you just feel that cold, brisk wind in your face? (-Okay, shut the door, but I'll lose my inspiration.) Picture yourself careening crazily down the Pocono slopes at Split Rock Lodge on a slick pair of skis-or may:be you like tobogganing, or \ce skating. You can't skate, you say? Have no fears. As a friend of mine once said, the only thing hard about learning to skate is the ice, when you come right down to it! But you're just not the athletic type, yo.u say? Well don't stay home. Join the gang, there is sure to be something you'll enjoy. In the many cozy recreation rooms at the lodge you can play cards, ping pong, shuffleboard, or just toast your toes in front of a big fire. The perfect way to shake that "final fatigue"! Don't forget there will be dancing, too, from 8 to 1 ,p.m., to the music of our own Joe Miozza. This spectacular event is another annual activity sponsored by the Student Council. Jim Moss is genera! chairman of the affair, and his committee chairmen include: Bob Lynch, transportation; Jim Neveras, orchestra; Helen Krachenfels and Bill Crowder, publicity. The date for the carnival has been changed from February 1st to February 3rd. This is the day after registration for the spring semester, and the day before classes begin. A chartered 1b us will leave the campus at 11 a.m. and will return from the lodge at 11 p.m. Reservations should be made · withitn the next week, with either Jim Moss or Bob Lynch. The cost of the bus trip will be approximately $1.15. For a day you'll never forgetattend this year's Winter Carnival, the best yet! U. S. Should Assaull Kremlin's Cracking· Walls By Exploiting Russian Position In Europe By T. R. PRICE WC Bows to Moravian The cagers fell victim to the flashy Moravian Greyhounds last night at the Wilkes gym, 97-68. Lenny Batroney continued his scorching scoring pace with 23 points in the loss. (See story on page 3.) By IRV GELB Economics Club Plans Trip to Bethlehem Steel Students and faculty of Wilkes College are invited by members of the Economics Clu1b to accompany them on their field trip to the Bethlehem Steel Corporation on February 3. Officials of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation have planned an extensive tour and a luncheon for the group. ·Reservations for this field trip should be made •b efore January 14, with John Konsavage, president of the Economics Club, or Carl Smith, chairman of the Bethlehem Steel Field Trip. The group will meet at Pickering Hall for departure at 9 A.M. .,.~=.,._.,..,..~ . . .~,,.. CAA NMDP JUDSS -~~-:.-:.-:.-:.-:.-:.-:.·=-~"'"· .. " ' ~ h ~ ~ h ~ - - ~ m . . , . . h ~ m - - ~.~ - peassants who want the land denied them by the institution of the collective farms, said Afber. If we expect to exploit the weaknesses of the Kremlin, the speaker went on, there are some hard facts that we will have to face. First, he said, we can not settle with Communism. We must either submit to it or destroy it, and second, we must realize that in 1946 Russia declared war on the free world by placing pressure upon those nations surrounding her borders and those of her satellites, and by stirring up its agents in free countries. It is an effort to conquer other nations and is therefore war, although a shot has not been fired by the Russians. The weapon od' the Kremlin is the fifth column of the communist party, masquerading as a legitimate political party, the hard core of which, said Alber, are traitors whom we must destroy. It is through these traitors, he said, that the Kremlin has taken over the ·n ations which it has conquered, and it is its expectation to do so in this country. By destroying the enemy's weapon we win the war, and the weapon of the Kremlin is the communist party. If we do not destroy its effectiveness, perhaps we deserve to be conquered. When we have done this, the :,;peaker cont_inued, we · Tonight is the night! Tonight marks the entrance of the renowned social events for Wilkes students with a Med~IRC-Chem Cabaret Party at the gymnasium when 1he clock strikes nine. Martin Meyers, general chairman, and Jim Moss, Ralph Rozelle, Mike Lewis, co-chairmen, usher in the festive season with the biggest array of talen1 for your enjoyment. Introducing this conglomeration of stars on parade is Skinny Ennis, master comedian and versatile man around campus. He has appeared on many television shows and will present a humorous skit at intermission time. Skinny will introduce the singing combination of Lois and Miriam Long. These talented sisters have presented their act at many community affairs and Lois will perform a ballet toe dance. Lois is a member of the Junior Class and Miriam is a graduate of Ithaca School of Music.· From the celebrated television show of Paul Whiteman and winner of several singin:g contests is Joe Iorio who will sing the latest hit tunes of the country. Also, Joe will entertain next week at the WilkesBarre Barons Baseball Banquet. Meet Nick Maurillo, at the C~baret Party, who fascinates audiences with his ability to spell words backwards and adds figures with the rapidity of a calculator. Tarry Ross and his Split Rock aggregation of musicians .p rovide the smoothest dance music and tickets for this dance, 75 cents per person, can be purchased at this hour from any member of .their re'.. spective clubs. The refreshment booth will offer once again soft. drinks in the usual corner. The Chem-Med-IRC Cabaret Party was aided 1by the following committees: Jack Lupas, tickets; Bill Saba, clean-up; Irv Gelb, publicity; Ralph Rozelle, refreshments; Lou Steck, entertainment; and John Gastagna, Mary Kozek, Felix Serafin, posters. This Ca:baret Party is the only college dance before finals and offers an array of talent that can't be beat. Join the gang at the familiar spot. See you at nine. PRESS TIME RELEASE The Cavanaugh Twins, tap dance artists, will also appear at the Cabaret Party tonight. Peter Margo: "She's using big CINDERELLA BALL: words, I must look them up some day." Mr. Riley: "Life is not a bowl of cherries." ***** Dr. Mailey: "There's republican Bob Darrow talking to democrat Mike Lewis. They're 1b oth doing missionarY'. wo!'.k." * * * * * Herb Bynder to Mr. Miller (at Sterling Hall Christmas Party): "We have the punch made but there is just one thing missing and you have some." It is ;the duty of the United States today to so assault the cracking walls of the Kremlin that they disintegrate completely, Mr. Louis Alber informed students in last Tuesday's assembly. We must do this, he said, by explomng these weaknesses. If we do not win the war we are now in (the so-called "cold war", which Mr. Alber categorized as a war proper, because it is an effort to subjugate the free world) we will have but two alterna* **** tives later-either to yield to Russia, or to engage in a global 1st Student: "I went to the Winter Carnival once. The're wasn't conf1.ict. Unfortunately, we are today doing little to exploit the Russian •p osition in Europe, in spite of the known attitudes of resentment and unrest of the people under the Kremlin yoke. We had advance information, Aliber said, concerning the possibility of the East German riots of last June as far in advance as the previous February, yet we did nothing-why, he asked, were we not prepared ? Those riots showed some evidence of the cracks in the Kremlin, and there are, said the speaker, other forces in the minds of the ,p eople behind the Iron Curtain at work against Moscow, of which there are religion, enlightened na-· tionalism, the desire for the right to work when and if one chooses, and the desire for free enterprise. While these forces are working within the Soviet Empire, we must engage in a holding action from without, lest (it) wreck the world. Another weakness in the walls of the Kremlin, Alber went on, is the present contest for power in Russia, a contest attested to by the recent reported liquidation of Lavrenty Beria, head of the Russian Secret Police, and· the danger to those in the Kremlin until all of his subordinates and appointments, made over an 18-year perod, have been wiped out. Too, the Russian government is engaged in a constant war with th~ Ennis to MC Topnotch Floorshow; Tarry Ross to Provide Dance Music any snow, so we sat in the bar all day." 2nd Student: "I went once also . There was lots of snow, But I sat in the bar all day anyhow." ** ** * Al J eter: "I remember the time we rode a toboggan down the stairs in Butler Hall." * * * * * Jerry Lind: "I have a headache and a sore throat." (John Williams enters) "Now I'm nauseous." **** * Dave Hoats: " I've read Margaret Mead's book "Life in Samoa". It was so good, I read samoa." * * * :.;, * T. R. Price after looking at a •c afeteria table covered with paper ,b ags, cups, bottles, cigaret butts, old newspapers, and lemon slices, was h eard to say, "At least it looks lived in.'' * * * * * Dr. Vujica (to a Monday morning class): "Well, now you need two more days to rest.'' Bob Darrow: "I feel today as if the world were my oyster - but oysters make me sick.'' * * * * * George Schlager: "Do you like king-size?" Gene Scrudato: "Certainly." Schlager (handing him a 1:?utt); (c:onttnu•d on pac,, 4) "Wen, here'f? !I, prince," · Music Situalion Arises Again; Big Name Band vs. Small Name Band By JEANNE DEARDEN The Cinderella J3all is always a good subject for discussion-even in January. This year .the big question about the dance is whether or not we should have a name band. Both advocates and opponents have some very good arguments. Advocates feel that the very nature of the dance warrants an extraspecial orchestra. The dance is without a doubt one of the biggest of the year. Therefore, why shouldn't we make it even better by having a name band? They argue that a name band would draw a bigger crowd. Students from surrounding towns would take the trouble to come to Wilkes to enjoy a band that has a reputation for being among the best. They feel that the increase in price is appropriate for such an important affair. These are just a few of the reasons which have been heard from those who favor a name band. Another group on campus feels that a name band is not necessary. These people are convinced that a name band would decrease rather than increase attendance at the Cinderella Ball. They argue that one expensive dance, the Letterman's Formal, is enough for one year. We have had good music at most of our dances without name bands, and it is the music, not the name, that is important. Attendance •has always been very good at the Cinderella Ball, therefore, why have a name band? Of course, these are only a few arguments from each side, but we feel that the question is gaining in importance and that we'll be hearing more about it in the future. How about you? Do you have an opinion? (Editor's Note: The Editor implores the student body to think ,eriously about this question. It will be asked in the "Your Opinion" column of the next issue. Library Needs Projectionists Attention: All good-looking, healthy, redblooded, ambitious, Wilkes College men (huskies preferred). Please report to Mrs. Vujica or Mr. French at the library immediately. If you fail to do this, you are missing the chance of a lifetime, for here are a few of the benefits being offered: l. YOU Will see free movies. 2. You will be paid to see these movies. 3. You will :b e trained to show these movies. And these aren't just ordinary movies, for they include such topics !I,§ ''Marriage and the Family", "Typing 200 words in a minute", and "Costumes among African Tribes". The projector is also of the highest calibre, and is transported on a push cart. It is rumored that a popcorn concession may even be arranged. What we are trying to say is that the library needs projection ists. These are the facts. NOTICE! There will be no BEACON next week. The Beacon staff takes FINALS too. The student body will have to be content with textbooks next Friday. We will be back next semester though. See you then and good luck in your exams. �2 Wilkes College BEACON GENE W1LKFS COLLEGE BEACON Friday;_January 8, 1954 BEACON'S GRAB-BAG The Rights and .Responsibilities Of Universities and Their· Faculties SCRUDATO Editor-in-Chief CHAPTER I A Student's Prayer "Now I lay me down to rest, The Role of the University in American Life Associate Editors Before I take tomorrow's test For three hundred years higher than any other people. These uniDALEWARMOUTH If I should die !b efore I wake, education has played a leading role versities have shown and continue Faculty Adviser I shall have no more tests to in the advancement of American to show greater responsiveness to take!" ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS ***** civiliza_tion. No country in history the needs of our society than their Business Manager • Sports Editor so early perceived the importance European eounterparts. They have The more we s.tudy, the more we of that role and none· has derived equipped our people with the varied NEWS STAFF know. The more we know, the more such widespread benefits from it. skills and sciences essential to the Mike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzetta we forget. The more we forget, .·Colleges moved westward with the development of a pioneer country. Thomas Kaska J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Pearl Onacko the less we know• The less we know, frontier and carried with them the They have imparted the shape and Natalie Barone Walter Chapko Helen Krackenfels , the less we forget. The less we seeds of learning. When the uni- coherenee of the American nation Sally Thomas Margaret Luty Gail La!nes Austin Sherman forget, the more we know. So why versity idea was transplanted from to formless immigrant groups. Margaret Willlams Joan Shoemaker Sheldon Schnelder Jim Neveras Natalie Gripp study? Europe, it spread across the nation A mer i c an· ideals have been Thomas Price Louis Steck Norma Davis with extraordinary spe_ed. Today strengthened, the great eultural Marilyn Peters Lois Long Irv Gelb College Senior: "What would you our universities are the standard tradition of the West has been advise me to read after gradua- bearers of our whole system of broadened, and enriched by their BUSINESS CIRCULATION tion?" education. They are the mainstays teaching and example. Barbara Tanski Bernice Thomas English Professor: "The 'Help of the professions. They are the Modern knowledge of ourselves Irene Tomalls Barbara .Rogers Wanted' column." prime souree of · our competence in and of our universe has been nurJan Eckell science and the arts. The names of tured in the universities. The sciPHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 Little Audrey nailed the bath- their graduates crowd the honor entific, technological, medical, and room door shut and then laughed rolls of two world wars and of the surgical advances of our time were A · paper published _w eekly by and for the students of Wilkes College Subscription price: $1.80 per semester and laughed because she knew her nation's .p eacetime affairs. By every born in them. They have supplied brother's fraternity was having a test of war and peace they have intellectual eapital a s essential to Member beer party at the house that night. proved themselves indispensable in- our society as financial capital is Intercollegiate Press struments of cultural progress and to our . industrial · enterprise. They national welfare. have more than justified the faith Bop Christmas Card: "Have a In the United States there is a of the public in our distictive sysGENE SCRUDATO cool Yule and frantic first." EPITOR'S CORNER greater degree of equality of oppor- tem of higher education. They have ** ** * tunity in higher education than proved themselves dynamic forces ·He was a very lucky guy ... he anywher e else in the world. A of American progr·ess. had a wife and a cigarette lighter, larger proportion of Americans Next issue: The Nature of a Uniand they both worked. study in universities and eolleges versity. We of the BEACON are indeed happy at the response to our appeal for letters to the editor. Wfi knew that there were Famous last words: I'll go to many situat.ions on campus which were unpleasant to students. bed now and get up at five in the We also believed that with a little prodding, some of the students morning and do this home work. would-air their feelings in the Letters to the Editor column. · *** * * Our efforts were not in vain as the student body is fully A dumb girl is a dope. A dope What are your New Year's Resolutions? aware. All the letters have been on different topics and all were is a drug. Doctors give drugs to re* * * * * lieve pain. Therefore, a dumb girl seriously written. Bob Darrow: "To quit .smoking (any day now)." This editorial i,s not to be considered as an endorsement of is just what the doctor ordered. :IC * * * * the sentiments expressed in the various letters, nor is it in opposiRoss Bisher: "I have none." Irate wife: "George, one of the ** *** -lion . to them. These lette:r;,s are matters of individual opinion. Bill Saba: "I resolve never to celebrate New Year's Eve again." We do, however, fully endorse the spirit in which such letters ducks you were shooting yesterday ealled and left her number." ****$ are written. All. too often, students gripe about a particular unEd Grogan: "I've lived such a clean life, I didn't have to make any." pleasantry but do nothing more than gripe. They fail to realize "Daddy, my teacher wants me to * *** * that a letter to the editor will bring their peeve to the attention prove that the white man is su(Editor's Note: This must be a touchy subject as most students: of the entire student body, administration, and faculty. perior to the Indian," said Johnny. refused to answer.) Therefore we of the BEAOON salute those who have had "Can you help me?" the courage to say in print, "This is what I think." "I don't think so, son. When the It is a type of courage not found in many students. white man took over the country the Indians were running it. There were no taxes. The women did all the work. The men hunted and fished. And we tried to improve on a By JOE SARACENI The assorted problems of courtFinal exams are here again-the time of year when instruc- system like that!!!" REMIGRATION - It's a wonship and marriage, including fear tors separate the men from the boys. ***** "aggressive dates," lead to more derful feeling to be back in good old Always eager to help struggling students, we have the fol- My parents told me not to smoke; of anxiety among today's college co- Wilkes-Barre: this is the over-all I don't. lowing suggestions for those taking their first finals: eds than any other cause. Fears of opinion of most of the dorm stuto a naughty joke; · .1. Don't let your fellow-scholars think you have even the OrI listen Baylor University co-e ds were ex- dents. Of course the traffic was don't. vaguest knowledge of the subject. Feign ignorance at all cost, They made it plain I must not wink amined by Robert D. Wickham, a very heavy on the way up here. I graduate p!:!ychology student. He ran into a truck and turned it over else you be looked on with suspicion for "raising the curve." At pretty girls or even think revealed his findings in a thesis for -all I can say is that it was a good 2. Don't leave any exam questions unanswered. This shows About intoxicating drink; thing I was w.alking. We are all the . master of arts degree. I don't. an unhealthy defeatist attitude. In Lieu of a good answer, write glad to be back. The only thought Some 700 girls, including 40 per about the weather or the price of hogs. You're sure to flunk, but that becomes revolting is that finals at least you'll get the weather and the price of hogs off your chest. To dance and flirt is very wrong; cent of the coed enrollment in each are coming soon. But after taking undergraduate class, were included 3. Have some good rationalizations for your poor grade on I don't. a look at all the lovely Wilkes cohand when classmates hold a post mortem on the exam. Then . Wil d youth chase women, wine, and in the survey. Nothing immoral eds, nothing 1but thoughts of angles could be read into the findings of pCllSs them on to us-ours are wearing •t hin. I Wickham's category of sex fears. entered my mind. ( Oh, brother!) -Temple News. I kiss no girls, not even one; Some 40 per cent of the girls have PARTY-' The dormitory Christfears of being old maids, some 47 I do not know how it is done; You wouldn't think I had much per cent feared they'll not be able mas party was a booming success, · much too cold. She screams to a to latch onto the mate best suited and among the .more .p rominent fun .. deckhand, "Quickly, toss me a life to them. Some feared they could guests was Dr. Reif. It was disI don't. saver." not conceive children, while others closed by the girls at Sterling Hall * * ** * "What flavor?" he asks. "Orange, The cute> young thing was sitting admitted a fear of childbirth. that the doctor is an excellent cherry, lemon, lime, tutti-frutti../' on her front porch knitting some Slightly more than 50 per eent ex- dancer and a very interesting conBy PFC, CHUCK GLOMAN Sally gurgles dramatically, then tiny garments. Her mother boasted pressed a conscious fear of "ag- versationalist. The Hall was nicely decorated with "Phoradendron flaCamp Atterbury, Ind. slowly sinks from sight. · In fact, to a visiting neighbor, "I'm glad to gressive dates." FITANI,C - The pulse-pounding in the following minutes the entire see that she has finally taken an Wickham said that the fact the vescens" (mistletoe), which hung in saga of the maiden voyage of the cast sinks from view . . . a novel interest in something other than girls come from deeply r eligious convenient locations. And my only "unsinkable" canoe Fitanic. Among way of disposing of everyone. background, where taboos are em- comment is "It's pretty potent stuff running around with boys." phasized, probably is responsi'ble for a plant." the film's hams is Barbara LampThe studio states that the film ** * ** wick who falls in Clifton's Web. cost practically nothing to produce. An insurance salesman tells a- for the concern over the general A TREE GROWS IN BUTLER-Moviegoers· remem'b er Web for his The sinking scene was filmed last: bout a valuable wardrobe which his problems related to sex. Too, he berole as the military band maestro The actors were placed on an old firm insured for a client during a lieves some of the fears are due to Bob Croucher was overwhelmed in "Sergeants Stripes Forever ." ship in midsea, a,nd, for additional European trip. Upon reaehing Lon- ignorance on the subject. In other with " I don't tknow what" when he Climaxing the production is an authenticity, a real iceberg was don, the client's wife cabled: "Gown categories, he found that fear of r eturned to his boudoir to find a communism and polio are dominant decorated Christmas tree. The tree, eventful scene showing the ,F itanic used. That way very few actors lifted in London." gliding silently through a fog- were around to pick up their payAfter •due deUberation, he sent in the thinking of the girl of 1953. which Bob had previously purchased for the party, was of no further shrouded sea, when suddenly the checks after the filming. his reply: "Madam, just what do use after the gala event, so some Captain eyes ·b ulging in terror, This reporter thought the actors' you think our policy covers?" kind soul returned it to Bob. points to a towering iceberg loom- expressions as they sank highly * ** * * ing ahead in the darkness. realistic. A CONFUSED RED - WhoSally Marlowe (notably played HQUSE OF FACTS - This pie- that the actors are the ones that ever put a fire extinguisher ;md by Miss Lampyick) lifts her grace- ture is not only in 3-D. This one is should have been shot. It seems that the hero (Berserk For the convenience of the stu- ladders on "Crash" Abrams' car ful brows and infor.ms him that in 4-D. It smells. it's not polite to point.' GO BACK, LITTLE SHMEBA - Lancraster) in bursts of unleashed dents who intend to study for the please claim them. In a statement . •On deck a be~bop musician also Acclaimed by millions as the film emotion, refers to his wife (Shir- examinations the library will be to the press today, "Crash" stated that . his car is ·C herokee red, not s'ights · the berg. lie ·shouts,' "Man, of the year, "Go Back, Little Shme- ley Tooth) as "Coffee," since she's . open as follows: fire engine red. The automobile has dig that crazy ice cube!"•. ba", a hit of . mispiaeed passion, strong and stimulating but weak _b een ehristened '' S~y Coach" since · . Sat., Jan. 16 fro.m 9:30 to 4; S\lddenly the v~ssel~ r-ams · the stars Shirley Tooth and Berserk in the bean. it flei off of Route. 309 last, NovIf you enjoy films with .advenember, a.nd alth_ough its three oc::i~;~~rfJj~~(t1s,~1!:P~t\:n:~ La;~:a:~:;y's locale is BrooklYn, ture, action, thrills and tender rd- _ ,Jan. 18-21 froin 8 to 9:30; cupants were ~ot)nj_ured_phy~i¢algain.) ; :ilutched' in h~triifed 'ft~nzy, ·where most of the , footage was mance;_-b y .all means miss this one. ,,; Jan, . 22 from 8 to ,5; · · · ly, we .. are uncertaih of their .men-. .,...•: lea~s from' the batt'e'ted rtl~clt'1 into shot. Ho'\tevet; afte'r you see the lt'.s:. terril!le! - · -,fal stabHity, ·· ·' -THE END -· , Sa\t :,,. J~nl, ?3 !F:P~ 1 to 4. the' rii~ing' sea, but''fincis' :t h~ \vate~ performance- J: think : ~u'll agree JEAN KRAVITZ JACK CURTIS COURAGEOUS STUDENTS Your Opinion ... "Aggressive Dates" Lead to Coeds' Anxiety DORM DOINGS A LITTLE ADVICE ON EXAMS J~;,t Glonian Selects Top Films Of '53 1 Library Hours �Colonels_Lose To Moravian J I) 11\E 5 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON • JJ1day., Jam1ary 8, }954 ' UIVOT§ -- Meet Hartwick~Tomorrow, Away Drop 97-68 Decision; 1,,.,1 . NO. 10 IN NATION II ~.t:~~~,;•:uin~•~ ,!j::ind 1 =============~'/ By JACK CURTIS ST. JOHN AND THE BASKETNET This is the sportside. · My' name is Curtis. I'm an alleged scribe. I'm-working out of h~adquarters, my room, I watch the Beacon at night. A call came in from the chief. We had an issue coming out on January 8. My job - write something - fast. Wednesday, January 6, 4:55 p.m. Called Ed (Schmidt the printer). Ed: Yeah. Need copy. Get it. I knew I had to get copy, for I almost failed once before, and - it had happened. 'rhe chief had warned me that Schmidt is dangerous, but we young men in the business have to learn the hard way. I had walked into the printery late and it hit me. I thought -it was the sky falling and I was ready to send out a 614 and call a psychiatrist, but as I looked up I saw it wasn't the sky. - Just a linotype machine that Ed had thrown. 6 :30 p.m. Got another call from the Chief. Yeah; Gene. Scrudato: Did you check on that Remington I sent into the lab? CURTIS _ Yeah-you were right. Gene: I was right? Me: Yeah . . . it was a typewriter. Scrudato again: You che~k on that Royal? Yours Truly: Yeah, yo11. :were right again. Gene: I was right? Uh-hmmm, it was Mounted. 7:i5 p.m. Called Ruth Roberts; our PRO secretary. Understand there's · a story· at large· around here, Mrs. Roberts. Mrs. Ro!berts; Who are yo_u ? My name's Curtis, maam. Alleged scribe, m~am. _J_ust want to ask you a few questions, maam. Reply : So ask, already. Understand the basketball team lost a few games, maam. We're just interested. in getting them back You can help us if you will. I understand you keep a basketball schedule in the office. Remember who Wilkes plays next? Ruth: S.ome school . in New York State, I think. Can you be a fittle niore spedfic, maam. Reply: (sneakily) Hartwick. I understand they've· got a co.u-ple big g uns and they're loaded. You won't let it get out that I told you, will you? I don't want to be known as a stoolie. · .Me·: No, we won't tell anyone maam. Say, didn't I pick you up on a 1936 (Dodge) about a month ago for shopping on your lunch hour? Mrs. Roberts: Yeah, so whatdya wanna do, make an administrative council case out of it? Say, you're not the Dragon, are you? Me: Why do you ask? She: You've been breathing fire, also hell and brimstone. 9 :30 p.m. Jumped into my car. Threw it in low gear. Ten minutes later, the scenery looked suspiciously the same. I had forgotten, my car doesn't have a low gear. · 9:45 p.m .. Knocked on the door of Coach George Ralston in Butler Hall. Open up in the name of the press. Mr. Ralston: What do you want? Me: Just want to talk basketball. Coach, hurr iedly hid,ing shot charts: OK, you can come in. Understand you've lost some games this year. Coach: Well, we--. Me: Before you say anything, I want you to know that you're held for quqtes on anything to say. Mr. Ralston: I've got nothing to hide. Me: Been told you have a real pistol a basketball player, that right? Coach: Yeah, Len Batroney. Scribe: You have a license for him? Coach: What are you trying to tell me, I don't have a license? Sci:ibe: No, sir. I just want to know. · Just for the record, sir. Mr. Ralston: Here it is. Me: Has he ever shot anything? Coach: Yeah, basketnets, 122-points worth. He's tenth on the NCAB's wanted list. Me: A gunner like that must be .paid dearly, huh? ..Coach: You keep talking like that and we'll ·be both out of jobs. Me: How do you think we'll do against Hartwick Saturday? Coach: Well, you can never tell in this game ... you play for keeps, you know. Me: Yeah, I know. Can you •b e a little more specific, sir? Will we win or not? Coach: Well, yes and no. Me: You'll have to be a little clearer, sir. This is for the Record (Wilkes-Barre). I just want the facts, sir. Coach: You're being Independent (Sunday). Me: I wondered if you'd say that, sir. Now I'll work for another month. Coach: We'll win if we outs.c ore the opposition. Me: Thank you, sir,. I've gotta go now-which way is the men's-er, so long. Thursday, January 7, 3:15 ,a .m. I'm finishing this story. A knock sounds on the door. Yeah, who is it? Voice: I've finally got you with the goods. Me: What goods? Voice: My electricity. Me: I don't follow you. What are you trying to tell me? My Aunt: I'm not trying, I'm just t elling you, go to bed! It's almost 3:30! Me: Any charge? The Whip •Cracker : You'll get it when the light bill arrives. I'll get you on an 805 in the morning too. Me: What do you mean? She : That's what time you've got to get up. I've also got you on a 916. Me: A 916, what's that? She: Over-sleeping. Me: Got any 903's around? She: 903's? Me: Yeah, Raleigh cigarettes, I smoke anything when I'm out. She, sounding disgusted: Good night! (Editor's Note: The story you have just read is true? Only the paper should be burned to protect your eyes.) Until Saturday's game, we'll have to put it on the growing list of unsolved crimes in Wyoming Valley of GRAPPLER$ MEET ITHACA _HERE WE_DNESDAY NIGHT A weakened WC wrestling team will face powerful Ithaca .College at the Wilkes gym on Wednesday night at 8. , . · The meet will be the first since the Open Toutnament .for the John Reese coached· team · and they'll have to be awfully go_od to stop the Cayugans. , Ithaca will have the services of Jim Howard, Open !fourney winner ~or two. years and .~ star in the Nationals l~_s t year, in th~ 130pound class:" •. ,; . ,·>; :. .· . . '.]:he 'G~IPt.i,~)f hJ~~=i<i1;st:J hi:~~:p1.ep s1nce·• thi;,.begill'nm~-bf4:he holidays and the strength of the team at H00pffiefi HOt, C0·}d In Lafayette Loss INDEPENDENT . ' . . Travel to · Oneonta To Meet; New Yorkers LEN BATRONEY The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau last week released the small college basketball standings and the listing showed Lenny Batroney, high scoring forward of the Wilkes cage squad, in tenth place in the country. The Wilkes-Barre Township ace had averaged 25.7 points per game at the time of the release to. earn a two-way tie for the tenth spot. Bart had notched 77 points to that date in only 3 games. He continued his torrid pace against the fine Lafayette team by dashing to 21 more markers. It looks like a ban• ner year for Batroney. Others in the top ten were the fabulous Bevo Francis of Rio Grande, first, Vince Leta of Lycoming. second, and Jake Handzelek of Shickshinny, representing Juniata, in fourth place. Young, who tallied a field goal more for 23 markers. haps the toughest of the three will be played tomorrow night at Oneonta, N. Y. where the Ralstonmen meet a towering Hartwick College quintet. . ·· · lndia-ns Beat l{i~g's .. , . Hartwick, c_onqueror . of King's earlier this year; will be favored in the tilt, but with tw.o games under their •b elts and renewed confidence, that comes orily from playing, the WC courtmen could upset the Indians. They will have to put a damper on lanky John Johnstone if 't hey are to take the measure of the strong upstate New York team. A ·better than average scorer, Johnstone is a demon under the boards, where his six· feet, seven inches is a .telling factor. Coach Ralston's squad has a number of big men including Joe Sikora, Frank Kopicki, Harry "Skinny"· Ennis, John Bresnahan, and ParkerPetrilak, but not a man that can stack up to Johnstone in the tale of the tape. Could Turn Trick If some of the rough spots evidenced in the Lafayette game can be ironed out, an upset is a possibility. The Colonels 'showed evidence of their long holiday layoff on their return to action Tuesday night. They _were guilty of slight of hand among themselves and were not working together in the f ullest degree. They should be over their shakiness and ready for tomorrow night's game, it appears. In the last game before final exams, the Colonels travel to play Susquehanna University at Selinsgrove, down the Susquehanna River. WC will be highly favored to win this one. MANY THANKS, YOGI Moran Prc\ises College for Work On Open Wrestling Championships CHANGES NAVY POST om Moran, sports editor and feature writer of t~e Sund~y Independent, ottered praise of Vv'."ilkes Colle9e f°:r its part m sponsoring the 22nd Open Wrestling Champ10nsh1ps, here, on December 28 and 29. Writing inn his featured column, '.Yeek-End Chatt~r, last Sunday, Moran stressed the value to the community of such a eollegiate event, one of the largest of its type in the country. The meet this year attracted 230 grapplers from the top colleges and universities all over the East. It also gained Wilkes and WilkesBarre much national publicity by its complete coverage by the giant Associated Press. Moran's column stated: "The members of the athletic department at Wilkes College should get life-time memberships - free for nothing, yet - in the local Chamber of Commerce after the job they did in running the 22nd Annual Open College Wrestling Tournament during the wel;lk. "The Grade-A organization and .present is unknown. College officials hope for a good craftsmanship that went into this operation involving 256 wrestlers crowd at the meet. from coll ~ges throughout the northeastern part of the country, did Wilkes College no harm and did Wyoming Valley in general a lot A PAPER FOR THE HOME •• 0f d «Tu~~e~al times during the last baseball season the people who were doing the spaqe work mentioned the good that sports can do a community that is fighting to atThe., Most Co~plete tract industry. The recent mat ' Local and National Coverqge tournament sprin:kled the name of Wilkes College and Wilkes-Barre . Fl"l,E ~A~E.S OF UTE SPO~TS all over the country. And a lot of ., ·. ~I~T SOCIAL Sf;CTION . · p.e.opl~ ;who might . othe17"'\se ~ot .,,_. ..· ·. W,ttKL:Y f1:ATURES .:•/·'•·· . ·..,. , ..:c/. :·· ~'_-.-,. '• ,. . ·, _.-•.-··.·,· ., 'he.lve , thought of this··,..:e ontinumty more than three times in 10 years SUNDAY ;- The basketball Colortels have certainly been · hit in the face with stiff opponen'ts-three in a row--on their return to the collegiate cage, wars after tihe Christmc;rs holidayi,. . First they had to plciy Lafayette and then Moravian. Per- in the first period last night at the Wilkes gym and trailed the rest of the way as Moravian College pour-ed it on to win a 97-68 decision before a small crowd. Only solace for the Wilkes team was the fact that Lenny Batroney continued his high scoring ways by notching 23 points to remain in the small college scoring race. Bart was high man for the night, followed by the Greyhounnds' Russ Fegley with 22. Center Joe Sikora was second man for the ·Colonels with 15 points. Joe Ja1blonski contributed 9 and Jim Atherton notched 8 for the evening. The Junior Varsity also fell victim to the Bethlehem school, losing soundly in the preliminary game. The basketball team looked like world beaters for most of the first period and then folded under the attack of a strong and tall Lafayette College quintet Tuesday night at home and were eventually humbled :by an 87-59 score before _a banner crowd. George Ralston's passers jum.ped away to a six-point lead over Bill van Breda Kolff's Easton team early in the first period and looked like they might score the upset of the year, until the overwhelming height of the _visitors began to tell a tale. It wasn't a happy tale, either, although the Wilkesmen put up a good fight. They lagged by only eight points at halftime, but led by Sophomore forward George Young, the Leopards ·broke loose in the second half. _ Lenny Batroney continued his high scoring ways by notching 21 points for the night, but had to be content in second place behind . were remmded that so1:1e~hmg w':ls cooking here - even If it was m the sports wo rld. . . "Spo~-ts - espec1~lly the kmd that Wilkes College .Just served to the sports world of_ the East may well be the solution, or at least a partial solu_tion, to ~he p~olblem of a com n, tm1ty that 1s trymg to convince other peopl e and industry that it has mu ch to offer. "Instrumental in running the mat tournament were Director of Athletic:s. ~eorge F. Ralst~n, Student Act1v1ties Rob ert Partridge, Wrestling Coach Jack Ree_se, Forty ~ort educator and wrestlmg ent~us1ast Frank Walp, and Ja~k Curtis. a_nd Ed Grogan, of the Wilkes publicity department. "The entire tournament was something to be P:ou~ of. It marked another contribution made to this community by Wilkes Collei;:e." A hearty thanks for the kmd words. LT. jg. BILL UMPHRED Word has been received that Lt. jg Bill Umphred, former Wilkes sports publicity director, Beacon writer and Sunday Independent sports scribe, has been transferred from his sea duty post as public information officer on the U.S.S. Coral Sea to a position in the-Pentagon Bunilding in Washington. Umphred, who served two years in European waters on the giant . • aircraft carrier, has visited Wyo. ming Valley several times since his Monday, Jari. 11: Basketball, change of post and spent a portion Susquehanna, Away; Intraµiural s ; of the ·Christmas holidays at home. Tuesday, Jan. 12: Orchestra He once came face to face -w ith Practice ; Intramurals; Marshall Tito of Yugoslavia, who Wednesday, Jan. 13: Wrestling, visited the carrier which was ..dockIthaca, Home ; ed at a,. Yugoslav port . Thursday, Jan. 14: Intramurals.; Bill also ~erved ~s Wilkes dir~ctFriday Jan. 15.: Classes end; or of public relations for a _time ·. Saturd~y, · Jan, - 16: Wrestling, ' a:nd - will he well· rememheted by Cortland, Aawy. upperclassmen ACTIVITIES SCHEDlJL~, �Friday, January 8, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 6 U. S. SHOULD ASSAULT (continued from page 1) should then ask our allies to do the same. Indeed, it might even lbe necessary to give them military aid for, as former members of the underground, the communists in Europe are armed with weapons which we dropped to resistance groups during the late war. Too, we should handle world trade so as to aid the free world and to harm Russia. We dominate world trade, producing fifty-three percent of the world's products with seven percent of its people. We must take care not to damage the free world by our handling of its trade as Stalin expected. With or without the agreement of Britain, we should demand the Russians honor the agreements made at Yalta. This, if done, would give Germany, Austria, and other nations freedom by the ballot, and would reduce the Red Empire by some twenty-five percent. . Should Russia refuse to do this, Alber continued, we should then refuse to enter into any conferences with her until the Yalta promises have been honored. Should further action be necessary, we should then withdraw recognition of Russia and her satellites and close her emibassies, which are centers for red spy-nests in fre e nations, hiding behind the protection of diplomatic immunity. Again, we should recognize governments-in-exile for Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, which lands were stolen by the reds in 1940, as well as for Russian satellites. These governments would be rallying points for the underground resistance groups in those nations. Moreover, said Alber, we should organize Iron Curtain refugees in Eastern Europe into army divisions. In East Germany alone, we can organize· an army of two million men, many willing and eager to serve and veterans of someone's army during the last war. We should use them instead of American boys for the protection of Western Europe. All that would be necessary would be to arm them since we are feeding and clothing these refugees at the present time. This may sound drastic, said Alber, but after, war is drastic, and we did all these things in World War II. However, we did them after the bombs fell on Pearl Harbor. Are we going to wait again, he asked? Why, said Alber, do we not put this plan into operation, win the cold war and prevent a hot one? We will do this, only when we realize we are in a conflict of good and evil, in which we play the part of the good and Russia that of evil. Many Alumni Attend Annual Xmas Dance; New Officers Named "Wonderful" and "Tops" were the comments on the annual Christmas Dance of the Wilkes College Alumni Association. The dance, which was held at the Manfield Ballroom, had a large crowd in att endance. A very enjoyable time was had by all, as was clearly demonstrated when the orchestra was asked to remain an extra hour. New officers were also announced. They are: Daniel E. Williams, president; William Luetzel, vice president; Joseph Gudaitis, treasurer; and Mrs. William Myers, secretary. Also elected were the following Alumni Council members: Miss Loretta Farris, William B. Griffith, Atty. Thomas E. Brislin, and Dr. Robert Kerr. Unfortunately, today we either do not realize this, or while Russia plays her part to the hilt, we play ours very bady. Unless we wake to the fact that we must win the war we are now in by playing it well, said Alber, all that will be left to us will be the dropping of bombs. Activity Forms For the convenience of student organizations wishing approval of activity forms, the Student Council will meet every week following assembly for a few minutes. There should now be no excuse for not having forms approved before any publicity is begun for an event. THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER STREET FLOOR - YOUNG AMERICA GOES CHESTERFIELD ,1,rH STRAIGHT YEAR CHESTERFIELD FOR THE IS ·THE LARGEST SELLING CIGARETTE IN AMERICA'S COLLEGES ... .; by a 1953 survey audit of actual sales in more than 800 college co-ops and campus stores from coast to coast. Yes, for the fifth straight year Chesterfield is the college favorite. CHESTERFIELD IS THE ONLY CIGARETTE EVER TO GIVE YOU PROOF OF HIGHEST QUALITY- LOW NICOTINE Change to Chesterfield today - get smoking pleasure all the way I UPPER DOOR SPECIAL PRICE ON TU% -at- John B. Stetz JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** 9 West Market Street 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 <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 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>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> 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 Wilkes Beacon 1954 January 8th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 January 8 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 Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/8f9d031b104448d011b50e89dcdc2423.pdf d1559a33e538e89c9187d4af8d448e34 PDF Text Text Chance is always powerful - Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there may be a fish. Ovid. Vol. 8, No. 14 Wilkes College We do not keep outward form of or- BE der, where there is deep disorder in the mind. Shakespeare. FEBRUARY 12, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Theta Delta Rho Valentine Dance Tonite * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DEBATERS WIN JOHNS HOPKINS TROPHY Tie For First Place Al Baltimore; Neveras, Flannery Maintain Record HARMONAIRES REVEAL PLANS TO RECORD FOUR WILKES SONGS Semi-Formal Features Al Anderson; 0ueen of Hearls To Be Chosen 11 11 The Harmonaires yesterday revealed that they may record four By PEARL ONACKO Wilkes College songs and make re. · h f · f · cords of them available to the stuLate last mght weary coeds breathed a s1g o sahs action. dents and alumni. • Ably assisted by husky Lettermen, the women of Theta Delta The popular male quartet of the Rho had transformed the gym into a magnificerit ballroom echoWilkes campus, which is in its ing a hearts and flowers theme. With the exception of a few second year of professional enter- last minute details, all was in readiness for tonight's gala affair taining, de~id~d that many students - the Valentine Dance, featuring Al Anderson and his orchestra. and alumm might want to have reAn annual project for T.D.R., the Valentine semi-formal occupies cordings of such songs as the Alma a special place on our social calendar. Held during the romantic ValenMater, Drinking Song and Down tine season, the dance has attracted many in past years, and it' is conin Pennsylvania as well as a n ew sidered one of the biggest social events of the school year. college _s?1:g wri~ten by th e fa th er Naomi Kivler, general chairman, of the iP.R.O. where Della King and 0 ~ Activities D1rector Bob Part- has done a commendable job in her committee ran off programs rid ge. . . choosing capable people to head for the dance. Jeannette Perrins, The ~armona~res st ated th at _if committees and she has seen to it Helen Koelsch, Anita Gordon, and enqugh mtere st is shown, ~hey :"111 that nothing bogged down. Much Helen Brown assisted in making e nd eavor t~ have top quah~y discs of the credit for the success of to- up programs that will be presented cu~ an? will make rec? rd mgs of night's a ffair can be attributed to to milady this evening. Wilkes s own songs available at a Naomi and to the chairmen of the C . K t ·t th t nominal cost. onm~ amarunas sa,y . o i _a The venture has never been tried variom, committees. T.D .R. did not lack publicity. _S hirbefore in this area but has proven Jane Carpenter, in charge of tick- ley Wasenda and ~e~rl Onac~o very successful at many schools. were also on the publicity commitThe popular foursome will get to tee. work on the songs, the last of which One o~ the features o~ tonight's will be introduced at a future dance dance will be the choosmg of the at the gym, if enough students andgueen of Hearts by a, dra;Ving of or alumni become interested. ticket stubs. Last years Kmg and If first plans hold true, the record Queen were Nancy Batchelor a~d will be played at an a ssembly for Al Jeter. No one knows who this students' scrutiny. year',s Queen will be, but we do The group which includes Norm know ~hat w~oever the gal mar be Chano~ky tenor· Jack Curtis lead· _. 41111D~'\.:.:f<l she will receive many lovely gifts, Dick Gribble b'aritone • and Cari !IPll.-.'-".,..f> thanks to the efforts of Bernice Lahr, bass, ;!so reveaied that it Thomas and her committee: Barbmay wax some of its other popular ara Evans_, Barb~ra Rogers, and numbers. Barbara B1alogow1cz. Other hard-working committee chairmen were Ellen Louise Wint, chaperones, and Faith Stchur, invitations. Last, but by no means Monday, F eb. 15: Philharmonic least, are the committees who will Concert ; do their work this evening. Joan Tuesday, Feb. 16: Orch. Practice; Knops and Margaret Smith unselflntramural s ; Coff ee Hour; ishly volunteered to serve at the Wednesday, Feb. 17: Basketball, refreshment counter. Phyllis Walsh, NAOMI KIVLER Scranton, Away; Intramurals Joan Zaworsky, and Justine BatiFriday, Feb. 19: Lecture, Editor ets,reports that ticket safes have sti will attend to the cloakroom. of the Christian Science Monitor, risen tremendously the past few That's about it - all the data, Gym; Basketball, Lycoming, Away; days. It seems that soft-spoken Saturday, Feb. 20: Basketball, coeds have finally mustered enough giving credit where credit is cerMansfield, Home; Wrestling, East courage to ask a certain man the tainly due. The women of Theta Delta Rho, under the able direction Stroudsburg, Home. big question. The girls go twirp for of Naomi Kivler, have worked hard this dance; in other words, they to make the Valentine Dance a DEBATING COACH AND JOHNS HOPKINS TROPHY WINNERS purchase the tickets. There ar~ great success, and they've done adstill some tickets left and these can mirably. It all adds up to one trebe purchased for $2.50 from Jane mendous evening, don't you think? Carpenter, Helen Koelsch, Anita See you there at 9! Gordon, Naomi Kivler, Irene Yastremski, Mollie Beard. " A dance is a s good a s an orchestra makes it", one often hea r s it said. If this is so , we should have no qualm s about the success of tonight's dance. A l Anderson certainThe "Roving Mike" will be the ly needs no introduction to Wilkes students, who recognize Al a s be- feature of next Tuesday's assembly. ing tops in his field. Ruth Wilbur, This assembly is being sponsored in charge of arr angements, made by the Theta Delta Rho sorority a wise decision. Dancing to really and the Lettermen's Club. Al Wall ace and Helen Brown are smooth music will be from 9 to 12. Soft music, soft lights, and crepe co-chairmen of the program. The roving mike has always been paper to camouflage our functional ceiling- the formula for a perfect popular with the student body as backdrop. Last night as many stu- thi,s is one assembly in which the dents as Marilyn Peters and Anita students themselves do the talking. Lou Steck, chairman of the asGordan could collar did their best t o make the gym resemble anything sembly committee, will be handling but a gym, and they succeeded. the mike. Crepe paper twisted and draped in the ri ght places did wonders for t h e drill shed. No magic wand, to be sure, but the hard work by Theta Delta Rho and Lettermen perform ed the transformation from athletic to romantic setting. Many Wilkes College Faculty Women thanks to all who were so h elpful! will sponsor a Coffee Hour next Another busy corner of the cam- Tuesday, February 16 for 3 to 5 pus this week was the ditto room P. M. in the cafeteria. Taking up where it left off in the NYiU Tournament last month, the Wilkes College Debating team wound up in a tie for first place at the end of six rounds ofdebating at the Johns Hopkins Fourth Annual Invitational Debate Tournament, held in Baltimore, Maryland, over the weekend of January 29-30. On the basis of a five and one record, with wins over St. Peter's, Rutgers, Morgan State, Loyola, and Howard, and a loss to Princeton, Wilkes was tied with Boston University, Princeton, and Howard, who compiled similar records. To breaik the four-way tie, for •26-27, where Wilkes will compete the purpose of awarding trophies, against some of the finest teams tournament officials totaled the in the country. points received in each debate by Tournament Sidelights: the respective debaters. The result it was no accident that no team was Wilkes received the third-place came through unscathed. At the trophy, placing behind Boston and end of the second round all the Princeton. unbeaten teams were matched aOnly 15 points out of a possible gainst each other in a "dog-eat360 separated the three teams. In- dog" schedule down to the wire. dividually, J. Harold "Nick" Flan- Thus for example among the top nery, debating in only his second team~ Howard 'beat Prnceton intercollegiate tournament, ranked Princeton beat Wilkes and Wilke~ 6th and Jim Neveras, who is in his beat Howard .. . At the end of third year of competition, ranked the third round the consen sus a9th among all the debaters enter- mong judges and debaters seemed ed. The Wilkes two-man team de- to be that the four top teams bated three times each on both were Wilkes, Princeton, St. Pesides of the national debate ques- ter's and Howard. tion, "Resolved, That The United D~rkhorse Boston the eventual States Should Adopt a Policy of winner hadn't be~n considered. Free Trade." St. Peter's, winner of the MuhlenBoth Wilkes debaters were also berg tournament and co-winner entered in the Extem1)oraneous of the NYU tournament placed .Speaking ·~ontest, with Jim placing 5th behind Howard, :thou~h com5th and Nick 6th_among the_ 32 con- piling the second highest number testants. For their outstanding per- of team points. . .. The Wilkesformances the Wlkes team garner- St. Peter's debate was regarded ed, in addition to the trophy, five as the "big" one and drew a large certificates of distinction. Each audience. sp_eaker received two individual cerScheduled to judge it was Capt. tificates, which were granted to .Frank Lugow.ski, coach of Kings the top ten contestants in both de- Point; however, he felt it was gobate and extemp, and a fifth certi- ing to be a "hot potato" to handle ficate was given in recognition of and asked to be relieved. Father the t eam's p erformance as a unit. · Courneen, Fordham coach, was Added to their second-place total then approached, and h e, too, dein the NYU tournament, the Wilkes d ined. Finally, Prof. Kenshaw of team now has a record of 11 wins Georgetown agreed, and the winand 3 losses, while individually ner, in a very close one was Flannery and Neveras both have WiJikes. The judge said later that records of 8 wins and 2 losses. the debate was the finest h e had The next tournament is the 8th ever judged and that Flannery Annual Boston University Na- was the best speaker he had ever ·tonal Invitational, at Boston, Feb. (continued on page 4) ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE "Roving Mike" In Tuesday Assembly Coffee Hour Next Tuesday �February 12, 1954 WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON 2 -----------------------~---------------------------------'------------------ Letter t0 the Editor ... Dear Editor: Wilkes College BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Editor-in-Chief JEAN JACK CURTIS Associate Editors DALE WARMOUTH After the semester ended, I left Wilkes-Barre without say,ing goodbye to many of my fri t nds. I wish to sa? good~bye to tho~e I mis sed, KRAVITZ by this letter to the editor. Sincerely Pete Wurm. Faculty Adviser ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS Economics Club Takes Field Trip To Bethlehem Business Manager Sports Editor NEWS STAFF Mike Lewis J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty Margaret Williaros Jim Neveras Louis Steck Lois Long Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenfels Gail Lc:tines Joan Shoemaker • Natalie Gripp Norma Davis Irv Gelb BUSINESS CIBCULATiON • Frances Panzetta Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters Barbara Tanski Irene Tomalls Bernice Thomas Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell PHONEVA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A 'l)(Iper published weekly -by and for the students of Wilkes College Subscription price: $1.80 per semester ~ Melllber Intercollegiate Press EDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO THANKS TO SPLIT ROCK We of the BEACON wish to add our praise to that of the students who attended the Winter Carnival. This praise is, in effect, more of a "Thank You" than just mere effusiveness. It is a "Thank You" for the use of a beautiful lodge and beautiful grounds and all the facilities which those two aspects entail. We, of Wilkes College, thank the owners of Split Rock Lodge. NAME IN FULL (Reprinted from the Student publication of Roanoake College) The nemesis of all college students preparing to register are the a•p plications, forms, papers, 'b ulletins, various and sundry papers delving 'nto one's past and oh so private life ... u sually in triplicate. The following is a series of suggested information cards which should completely satisfy every office and department no matter how inquisitive they are: INFORMATION DESK Name in full .. . ..... ... Name spelled sideways . ... ..... . Name in full (last name first) ................................ ........ ... ____ .... .. . .. Name spelled backwards .. . Stand on head and write name ...... . Name spelled as though looking through a mirror ...................... . .. ..... ... How do you spell your name... Name written left-handed. ____ (If left-handed already, write name rightchanded) ............. ...... .. .......... .. Name in Sanskrit.. Greek translation.- ... ......................... . Name in Swahili Gutteral.. .. .. .. ____ ... . ....... ..... . .... ....... ... ... Pronunciation ....... .... ...... . . ...... .. ...... .. ***Please note: This card is valid only if signed l)y student. DEAN'S OFFICE Name in full .. . ....... . ···· - ·· ....... ... ...... . ..... .. ... . ... . .... Name of nearest relative willing to post bond.. .. .. ... ... ... . .. .. . Dip right thumb in ink and place here ( ) When did you get out? .. . . Do you wi.s h you were back? ..... ....... . When do you plan to repeat crime? .... .... ... .. . Can I come along? .. ........ . Do you drink? ____ .. Why? ... .... ... ... . Why not? :. . ... ... What? .. .. Drunken sot, aren't you? .. . Do you plan to graduate? ... .. .... ... . .......... ____ Honestly? .. . Alternate plans .. .. .... ... .. .. .............. ... ... ... ........... .. TREASURER'S OFFICE Name in full . .... ..... ................... ... ... ... . Father's name in full .. .. .. ... .. .... .. . ..... .. ... .. ...... .. ..... .. ............ .. .. Father's weight in fulL . .. ... .... ... . Father's income ..... . ......... ... Amount of tax r eturn.. . .. .. .... ... ... Cheating, eh? .. ....... ... . .. .. ... . Is his insurance paid up? .. .............. If not, why not? ............... ... Estimate of Father's Estate .. Is h e rich? .. Really? . .. . .. . ._. .. . . Really filthy? Combination .. ...... .. Do you keep a strong box? .. ... Where? .. .. berry wiv so meny brilyunt peepul arownd. That's all for tonite. Korgelly, For those interested, the library Gurty Glump has an excellent and unusual exPryvit sekritery" hibit dealing with photographic art. On recent mornings, Mrs. Vujica, the librarian, has found a series of mysterious notes, most of DANCE AFTER GAME There will be a dance tomorrow which follow this line: night immediately following the "Dere day liberiun, basketball game. It is being sponThis is the nite liberiuns pryvit sored by the Student Council. sekritery praktisin typin wile the nite liberiun iz huntin smoochers on the thurd floore CUE 'N' CURTAIN MEETING I understan sum peepul wunder 9 :30-Saturday morning how I kum to git this job. I'll hev 7 :15-Monday evening them no I'm a very unuzyal persun. After all, not everybudy hez the distinkshun ov gradjuating frum hy skool at the age ov twenty-five. I'm twenty-seven now. The nite liberiun sez its ezi to remembur my aige bekuz its eksakly one-half my I. Q. I gess he meenz by thet I'm awful smart or sumthin. Enyhow it !?hqr ii frilling to werk in a li- LIBRARY NOTES . . . COMING ... THE BEACON CABARET PARTY FEBRUARY 26 By IRV GELB Twenty-nine students of Wilkes College participated in the E conomics Club Field Trip of the Bethlehem Steel Company on February 3. At the entrance of the st eel plant plastic eye protectors were ·issued and they were worn at all times in the plant to protect our eyes from glare of the molten steel. The group toured the Bethlehem plant in a company bus because the area of the plant is over sixteen hundred acres. The section foreman at each stop explained the fun ction of his section. Safety signs were posted in all sections since the temperature of the ingots reaches 2900 degrees, Fahrenheit. The tour started with the ~nloading of the raw materials, soft coal, iron ore, limestone, and ended with the steel in storage depots. The blast furnace, electric furnace, open-hearth furnace, soaking pits, blooming mills, and forges were included in the tour. After completing our visual tour, a movie, "Fifteen Minutes with Bethlehem Steel", was shown and this movie presented more facets of this gigantic steel corporation. Luncheon was served in the beautiful cafeteria of Bethlehem Steel and the tour was concluded with a visit to the company library. The library contained the memos of Mr. Schwab, founder <if Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Bethlehem Steel offers a two year training program called the Loop Course and additional information can be obtained from Mr. A. Rupkey, P ersonnel Director of the Training Program at Bethlehem Steel. Another field trip is planned for New York City in the springtime. Watch for announcement in the Beacon. Summer School At Guadalajara For the second time, an a ccredited bilingual summer school sponsored by the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara and members of the faculty of Stanford University will be offered in Guadalajara Mexico, June 27 to August 7, 1954'. Offerings include art, creative writing, folklore, geography, history, language and literature courses. $225 covers six-weeks tuition, board and room. For more infor mation write to Professor Juan B. Rael: Box. K, Stanford University, Califorma. Selective Service Qualification Test All eligible students who intend to take the Selective Service College Qualification Test in 1954 should file applications at once for the April 22 administration Selective Service National Headquarters advised today. An application and a bulletin of information may be obtained at any Selective Service local board. Following instructions in the bulletin, the student should fill out his application immediately and mail it in the special envelope provided. Applications must be postmarked no later than midnight, March 8, 1954. Early filing will be greatly to the student's advantage. Results will be reported to the s tudent's Selective Service local board of jurisdiction for use in considering his deferment as a student, according to Educational Testing Service, which prepares and administers the College Qualification Test Mr. Erwin Canhan ''Christian Sc1·e·nce" Ed·1I, or T0. Lecture "F d Oft : oun al1ons of Freedom" 1 · · ' ' '. .. ' 1 ■ · · · · By JONNI FALK "The Intellectual and Spiritual Foundations of Freedom" will be the topic of Mr. Erwin Dain Canhan, editor of the "Christian Science Monitor," in the first of a series of three lectures to be presented by · Wilkes College starting Feb. 19, at 8:30 P.M. in t he gymnasium. The theme of the series of lee- lecture at P enn State University tures is th e "Foundation of Free- the day before coming to Wilkes . dom." As a r eporter, Mr. Canhan coverMr. ·Canhan is one of America's ed the League of Nations Assemforemo-st authorities on freedom of bly, and in 1948 served as an alterth e press and fr eedom from fear In nate delegate to the United Naa long career of public service, h e tions. He is a m ember of the U . S. has been devoted to the task of Committee for Information and U. banishing f ear and combating sub- S. National Committee for UNESversive activities with knowledge •CO. of fr eedom. The lectu re is open to all stuAmong his many treatises on dents and the public. It is especialfreedom has been the coining of ly r ecomm ended that all students the phrase, "Authentic Revolu- make an effort to attend. tion." This means the transfer of The series is made possible responsibilities from the govern- through the donation of $1,000 from ment to the individual and the con- an anonymous friend of the collegesequent expansion of freedom . who desired that it ·be used for a A speaker who is in the utmost patriotic purpose believing that demand , Mr. Canhan has recently freedom is basic to life. addressed the American Bar AssoDates and lecturers for the folciation and served on various lowing two following two in theWashington committees. He will series have not been set Peace, Respect Through Law, Nation-Stales Danger To Peace By T. R. PRICE Speaking on the subject "How to Maintain Self-Respect in Today's. World", Mr. Bertram Linder told students at Assembly on Tuesday that the only basis for the upholding of the dignity and self-respect of man is law, properly enforced. Through the centuries, the speaker explained, this has been illustrated in the development of civilization. From the earliest tribes and or a conference of foreign ministers clans Linder noted man has found as an attempt to achieve peace is it nedessary to sup~rcede the tradi- like trying to cure cancer with an tional social and legal order with aspirin. one larger in size and wider in If we allow sovereign relations scope. At the beginnings of these to be centered only in groups of transitions, however, those who ad- nation-states;all with conflicting invocated them have been objects of t erests and ambitions, we can hardscorn and scoffing. ly gain peace, but if, on the other Even so today, he said, those who hand, w e enter a world federation, propose a higher governing instru- we would Jose nothing that we now ment than the nation-state are have, for we would only do to a laughed at. The United Nations has greater extent what we do nowbeen thus far rendered to a great we would delegate, or loan, the degree ineff ective by the conflict- sovereignty of th e people, but to an even hig her form of authority. ing interests of these nation-states uld be delof today. And since its powers wo It would seem almost impossible egated, the basic sovereignty, hence to have made such a mess in the control, would still remain with the people. last few years as has been done, We can have no true l"b t but the fact that we nave r emains. i er, Y, no Nevertheless, said Linder, we dare true self-respect, the speaker said, not ourselves be condemned with if we continue to have vast world the era. conflagration such as twice in a We have leaped years ahead in life-til}le flamed across the earth. The tragedy of t oday's world is our technology, yet we know not tiiir own h eiii:ts. It would .seem that that strengthening themselves against rec urrance of these wars, only a perfect man can exiS t in our even democratic nations as ouratomic age, yet to speak of a perh " d wn the road feet man is to ,s peak of another se 1ves are mare mg 0 to totalitarianism species. Imperfection is the charYet today we go about our daily a cteristic of man. tasks as if by watching the march Yet man is not merely bound by of world events and ignoring them the developments of history. H e is we could solve them by inertia. challen ged to prevent his world Rather, we must not sit idly byfrom fusing in an atomic incinera- we must act. An irrestible public tor, Man understands his errors, demand, urged Linder, must arise and endeavoring to control them, for our leaders to set out upon a achieves control mainly through policy that in truth will give u s the media of government. Today, peace. he must use such control not only Man, h e concluded, can avoid for the sake of his self-respect, but war with honor. Out of self-respect for the sake of his own survival. we toda y must train ourselves to Today, law, backed up with propspeak out for man. A world, said er enforcement, remains the only Linder, i.s hungry for our voices. bas"is upon which man can build his dignity and self-respect. This is agreed in almost every locality of the world. Unhappily, perhaps, it is not believed to be an operative theory for the world itself. To declare that it is subjects its advocat es to the scoffing that has met proposals for the establishment of a higher authority than that extant since the dawn of time. Indeed, in some circles, such propo.sals are has evecything not met with scorn, but even with the suspicion of subversion. a fellow needs Yet history has sho wn that interin the line of tribal, interracial conflicts have wearing apparel been halted by the power of a succeeding higher authority, that of the nation-state, It cannot be denied that wh ere there is peace there is law, and that where ther e is law, there is government. • P eace in a society indicates that STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR the society is organized under law. A few battalions of atomic cannon THE BOSTON STOR'E Men's Shop FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER �February 11 2, 1'954 ~ U 11\ 3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON ~y JA~!Y o TS ] HOST TO BARONS SHOW REAL FRIENDSHIP Another semester, another nervous breakdown, another quick re-. covery, and here we go again. We were r eally at a loss for something a little special with which to fill this space. You see, this is our baby, and we try to give it that little "extra" that coaches and journal'ism professors talk about. , Well, nothing seemed to be popping around Wilkes until Wednesday when we Teceived a call fro m Harry Rudolph, industrious general manager of the Wilkes-Barre Baseball Clu'b. Then we knew what we'd write. Harry called to tell us that the Barons and Wilkes had completed plans whereby the Colonel baseball team will use Artrliery Park for home baseball games as it did last year. · But Rudolph informed us that not only will Wilkes use the park when the Barons are on the road, but also when they are at home. Rudol ph stated that when Wilkes and Baron hotlile games fall on CURTIS the same date, the r es ult will be a doubleh eader at the park for Wyoming Valley fans This arr angement will be a great improvement over last year, when the Colonels were performing in the shadow of the park several times, when the Barons and Eastern League fo es wer e going at it hot and heavy. PUBLIC RELATIONS AT WORK The ballclub's offer to have Wilkes on a twin b ill with its team is certainly a magnanimous one and a grand bit of public relations by dub officials. We read in one of the daily papers th.is w eek that several area colleg es had agreed to take 200 Baron Booster tickets-or at least to sell them on campus - the letterm en's clubs. We got to thinking. Why couldn't the Wilkes lettermen or som e other such organization on campus do lik<ewise? It would ,cert·ainly be a fine :g esture .in view of the attitude the club has taken toward Wilkes. We dis.c ussed the possibility with th·e Baron General Mana·g-er and he informed us that there would be further reward if such a program were undertaken. It seems that as an added incentive to make t he pre-season ticket sale _go over the goal that has been set, the Bar-0ns a.re offering a free season pass to any individual or organrzation that sells 200 tickets. You might ·ask, "Just what would a club as large in membership as the Lettermen. d0 with one season pass?" Just what we wanted yo u to ask. If the 200 booster tickets were sold and the pass awarded, t h e Lettermen could swell their treasury immeasurably with a raffl e- f irst prize of which would be the pass. Sounds good to us and several persons on campus have also taken a liking to the idea. There is certainly nothing to be lost. PLENTY OF HELP WANTED And, a·s an.y ardent ba;seball fan k nows from reading the local sports pages, the Barons need hel p desperately. The club went in the red last year and must make up t he difference this season, under the wing of the Det roit Tigers, if it is to continue to operate here. And it's nice to have a ball game to go to. Scranton lost its franchis e in the E astern League and it could happen again- here. Rudolph has been promised by Detroit officials that he will have many top,-flight performers this year, .so that takes care of the t eam. Now all the team needs is your support. Th e community sponsored baseball club h as given us ITS support. PERSONALITIES ON THE SPORTS BEAT The return to school of Mr. Football, Al Nicholas and Andy Breznay, two fleet-footed backs and the fac t that a number of other potentiall y excellent gridders will be eligible for play this fall have the gridiron enthusia sts making all sorts of wild ,s tatements. As it looks to us, the Colonel footballers, on paper anyway, can look to one of the best sea son s of all time. Nicholas recently took as his bride a Wilkes alumna and former Cinderella, Louise Brennan, daughter of Mrs. James A. Brennan, dietician oi the Wilkes cafet eria. Nick was discharged fro m the Marine Corps shortly before he became "Mr. Brennan," after a two-year stint in Korea. Several sports personalities at school w ere presented with little sports per,s onalities recentl y. The first ·was Ed Grogan, whose wife, the former Nancy Ralston, presented him with a daughter-at a time when Ed was snowed und er with arrangem ents for the Open Wrestling Tournament. Then, last week, Mrs. Tom Moran presented the Sunday Nndependent Sports Editor, Wilkes alumnus and faculty mem ber with a daughter too-daughter number two, we should say. It was a r eal riot watching Moran and Grogan squirm every time the ph one rang at the Independent. Can't see why they got so excited. W e were working in the same office with the two and didn 't hear the phone half the time. There must be a moral to t his, but darn ed if we can think of it. • BLOOMSBURG TEACHERS A BLOOMIN' GOO D TIME- The Wilkes College basketball team which hopes to have a, you'll pardon the British a ccent, "bloomin ' good time" of it tomorrow night against Bloomsburg State Tea ch ers College at the WC gymnasium, include fir,s t row, left to right, Ed Troutman, Carl Van Dyke, Harry "Skinny" Ennis, Ji'm Atherton , Jim Ferris, Eddie Davis ,· Bob H eltzel, Joe Popple, Joe Double-Header Tomorrow Night Batroney Stays With Natio·n's Best Grap·plers Vs. Merchant Marines, Passers Tangle, THIRD IN FIELD GOALS, With Bloom's Hoskie~. Fast Games Mark 13-th IN POINT-MAKING Intra-Mural Play The first wrestling - basketball By JA CK CURTIS, Sports Editor The J.atest figures from the Nati onal Coll egiate Athletic Association sen ice bureau (NCAB) show Wilkes' Lenny Batroney in third place in fie ld goal percentages and in a tie with Shickshinny's Jake Handzelek for 13th place in per g ame averages. The blond fir eball from WilkesBarre Township has a veraged 25.4 per gam e and has tossed in field goals at a fi ne 56.7 percentage mark to remain high in the standing among America's small college basketball performers. Handz elek, playing for Juniata College, has al so hit for 25.4 points per game, but dropp ed from high in the standings after remaining in the top four since early in the year. The pack is, of course, led by the fab ulous Clarence "·B evo" Francis of Rio Grande ·Co lleg e. Francis has a 45.3 mark in the fire while Vince Leta of Lycoming is second with a fa ltering 33.4 mark. Leta scored 43 points a gainst the Colonels here ·two weeks ago and several days later hit for 48 against a Wilkes opponent, Susquehanna University, at Selinsgrov e. Despite his fine showing, the Wilkesm en soundly thumped the Williamsport collegians. Batroney is onl y two-tenths of a p ercentage point out of second place for field goal a ccuracy. Bart has tossed in 76 floor shots out of CAGE, WRESTLING REVIEW: 134 attempts for a 56.7 maiik , just behind St. Augustine's Jim Burks, who boast s a 56.9 mark. Laury Lauritz en of Augustana is on top with a 64.5 mark. Batroney had hit for 229 points when the last release was issued from NCAA's N ew York Cit y h eadThe Blue and Gold cagers "came around the mountain" on quart ers. He is way ahead of his Wednesday night with a neat 91-71 win over Mansfield State record-breaking pace of last year. Hoopmen Take Two of Three Road Games; Matmen Dumped Teachers at Mansfield. The win was number seven for the Colonel c~ew and gives them a 7-6 slate thus far. Six games remain on the schedule. Paced qy Eddie Davis and Harry "Skinny" Ennis , George Ralston 's boys stayed out of trouble most of the way. Davis and Ennis contributed 18 points each and Lenny Batroney captured second place scoring honors with a 15-point evening of ·p roductivity at the n ets. The t eam pulled one of the major small coll ege ups ets of the year la~t Saturday night ·b y toppling mighty Hofstra at Hempstead, L. I., 82-80. Ennis, Davis, and Batron ey were instrum ental in Wilkes' win, but it was Parker P etrila•k 's Jablonski, and Joe Sikora. Second row, Fran~ Kopi cki, Bernie Wiszniewski, Cliff Br autigan, La rry Barzoloski, Lenny Batroney , Parker Petrilak, Di ck Kachinosky, Chuck N eely, John Bresnahan, and Coach George F. Ralston. The Wilkesmen r etu r n to t he home boards for the first time in two weeks after making a t hree-tilt road swing into New York a nd upper Pennsylvania. basket in t he last fiv e (not 30 as A PAPER FOR THE HOME . previously reported according to P etrilak) seconds that wrapped up the game. While th e Wilkes cagers wer e taking the Flying Dutchmen at Hempstead, the Wilkes wrestlers The Most Complete were also doing a bit of taking from Hofstra - taking a 28-5 loss Local and National Coverage on the home mat. The crack Dutch FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS matmen held the Colonels to a win GIANT SOCIAL SECTION and a draw. Bob Masonis won a decision in the 177 pound class and WEEKLY FEATURES Warren Yeisley battled to a draw at 147. I'-;;;==========:;, SUNDAY INDEPENDENT By IRV GELB Big n ews eminated at the intramural l.., asketbaU league session on foesday night at the gym as Idiots Row lost it s lofty position as league leaders. The Simon Pu.res, led by John Linkosky with 18 points, were , ictorious by five points in a hard iought battle. The Puritans foug ht oft' a last minute rally with three men as the rest of the t eam fouled cut. The fina l score was 45-40 with Dick Bunn a nd George W eaver being the high m en for the losers . The Missi ng Links with Dick Morris and Jim Phillips scoring 10 points api ece defeated Club 20, 3824. The Links still have a perfect record and are tied with the Engi neers for first place. Doug Johnson in his first ap·pearance of the sea son scor ed eight points for the losers. The Eduecons won by forfeit over the Bar Rags. This was the first STANDINGS: W L Idiots Row Missin g Links .. Engineers Club 20 .. . Mathchebios Bar Rags But-Weeks Simon Pures Big Red Left Overs Eduecon Swamp Rats ,:,E con edu *Weeks But . **** Pct. 8 4 7 4 3 5 3 3 2 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 1 .800 .750 1 2 .710 2 .600 2 .600 2 .500 3 4 3 4 3 4 0 13 0 13 .428 .428 .428 .000 .000 * victory for the newly formed combination .o f the Education and Economics Clubs. In one of the early games on W ednesday, the Left Overs, an aggregation of upst a nding youn g college men, had to take fate and anoth er loss with a gentle smile and "Oh, what's the use." The Lefties (they all shoot right handed) had to forfeit to the Math-Chem-Bios at the end of the third _period after a heart-rendering uphill fight had brought them to within a hogs hair of the opposition . Two of the five had a night class with To m Moran of the Independent and had to get there on time to report the gam e. Can't keep a newspap erman waiting-. Several revision s in the intramural league were announced this Tuesday by Robert W. Partridge, doub leh eader of the winter season is the attraction at the Wilkes gym to morrow night. The grappling contingent will tanglewith the United States Merchan t Mari ne Academy of Kings Point, L. I., in the first half of the twin bill and the hoop squad will play host to Bloomsburg T eachers in the nightcap. The Wilkes-Kings Point match is slated to get underway at 7 and the Wi'lkes-·B loomsburg b a sketball tilt at 8 :15. Wrestlers Strong Coach John Reese wi ll send a stron g t eam on the mat against t he Merchant Marin e Academy. The campus grunt 'n' groan for play society has been bolstered in the past two wee ks with several n ew additions and sho uld make a good showing. George Ralst on's cagers, just baek from a successful road stint are waiting to avenge a loss to Bl9omsburg early this season on what is said by many to have been a real "off" nig ht. Expect Good Game The WC crew will have a tussle on its ha nds from the Huskies, who rank hi gh in the State Teachers College Bask etball Conference this year . The Colonels have been superb off th e boards and have shown a hustle a nd spirit in the past few games that is unrivaled this season. The twin bill will probably be t h e outstanding athletic attraction of the entire winter season . LETTERMEN MEETING An important meeting of the Let termen's Club will be held next Thursday at 11 :00 A. M. in Chase Lounge. Director of Intramural Sports. Butler Hall and Weck esser basketball teams ha ve combined as the But-Weeks and Education and E conomics Club t eams as Eduecon. The n ew t eam s r eceived the best record of each combination. A win was g iven to each t eam and a loss deducted from each t eam including the n ew teams in the league. zPartridge reversed the names of new teams in the standings of F ebruary 9, in order to equalize the won a nd lost columns. These t eams will be dropped. The intramural basketball league will now function as a twel ve t eam loo p. �February 12, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 DORM DOINGS (Overheard) Gene "Kato" Riley : "You're biting off more than you can chew!" ** * ** A CONTRIBUTION: We of the dormi,tories take this .opportunity to thank those who have made possible the elimination of the seating plan in the Sterling Hall dining room. Perhaps some one has finally realized that we are mature enough to socialize on our own. We sincerely hope that the next improvement will be in our dorm diets. Stan "Crash" Abrams COMING •.. THE BEACON CABARET PARTY FEBRUARY 26 ATTENTION I wish to preach, not the doctrine of Any student wishing to be a ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life. member of Wilkes TV:-There will T. Roosevelt. be a meeting on Tuesday at 12 :30 in Chase Theatre. --:::===========~ JORDAN By JOE SARACEN! VITAL STATISTICS - Here I am again at my "tripewriter", banging out my third column . . . Yes, this makes two columns behi;nd me, which is a good place for them. Writing is a dangerous occuBASKETBALL - WRESTLING pation - last week I dropped six TWIN BILL stories into a fire. For those of you who do not yet know me, here are Wilkes Gym the brutal facts. NAME: Joe Sara***** TOMORROW NIGHT ceni. ADDRESS: 158 South River H ere's thanking you in advance Street, in the Valley with the for all such worthy contributions Matmen vs. Kings Point - 7:00 Heart . PHONE NUMBER: Fresh! to this column. Keep them coming. Cagers vs. Bloomsburg- 8:15 BORN: Yes. SEX: Occasionally. ALIEN: No, feeling fine. BACKGROUND: Winter at Wilkes-Barre, summer at ·P hiladelphia, and spring at blondes. APPEARANCE: Not before noon. BANK : Piggy. AMBITION: To .wear a purple suit -with. _y~llow _pencil stripes and a HOOVER -b utton in the lapel. AV AILA'BLE FOR: Pressure cooker openings, ship launchings, and YW,CA swim meets. And now, as the li,ttle polar bear said as he slid a cross a cake of ice, " My tale is told." Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Liggett & Myers PARIS COMES TO STERLING: BEDSHEETS FRENCHED: Recently, on a Sunday nig ht to be exact, the girls were seen to :be running to and fro in Sterling Hall. 1 It seems that water fights, frenching bedsheets, and locking each ,other out of their rooms has be,come a new fad among the dormitory residents. Of course, Sterling Hall was not the only place hard hit on Sunday. If you want to know -why, read on. RUMORED: Some vandals en-tered the Dean of Men's room in Butler Hall, and inn so doing shortsheeted his bed and overturned his door plaque and his books. Indeed, this was a dastardly deed! ** * * * CANDLEL~GHT SERVICE AT ASHLEY: Suffering from an acute power s hortage (an entire one, that is), Ashley Hall instituted a candlelight ser vice. I was a wakened from a deep sleep very early on a Sun.: day morning to restore the current to the crippled residence. Af,t er restoring the power, I overheard a mild explosion on the ground floor of this typical dormitory. DORM DITTY qf the week. - TIE FOR FIRST PLACE (continued from page l) heard, comparing him with Sen. Humphrey of Minnesota. H e was so moved by the debate that on his ballot he marked the winner as "Flannery." Stanton of St. Peter's wound up a s the number one debater of the tournament, with . Lynch, his partner, tied for third. However, Flannery outranked both in their debate. Individual scoring was: Flannery, 27 ; N everas, 25; Stanton, 25; Lynch, 26. .. . Any rating over 24 was "superior". The Wilkes t eam rated .'superior" (over 48) in four debates. At the concl usion of the WilkesHoward and Wilkes-St. P et er's debates the judges stated that they would " not presume to give a critique," for the debaters on both sides were just about " perfect" . .. The ext emp contest was run off in sections. In the qualifying round Jimmy a nd Nick wound up 1-2 in their section . . . Many judges a nd visitors,' including visiting high school debate teams, followed the Wilkes t eam through its various rounds. . . . Prof. Austin Freeley of Boston U., where Wilkes will debate in three weeks, told N everas that even though he expected to be very busy directing his tournamen t, he was going to make it a point to hear the Wilkes t eam, about which he ha d heard so much praise. SPECIAL PRICE ON TUX -at- Tobacco Co. says . • • more than thirty years we have used Fresearch day in and day out learning about OR tobaccos and cigarettes in the public's interest. Continuously we and our consultants have analyzed~ experimented with and smoked all kinds of tobaccos ... especially Southern Bright, Burley, Maryland and Turkish cigarette tobaccos. Our own cigarettes and competitive brands have been submitted to the most exacting scientific scrutiny including thousands of analyses of millions of pounds of tobaccos. From all these thousands of analyses, and other findings reported in the leading technical journals, our Research Department has found no reason to believe that the isolation and elimination of any element native to cigarette tobaccos today would improve smoking. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Today the public can confidently choose from a variety of brands - by far the best cigarettes ever made by the tobacco industry. Many scientists within our laboratories are analyzing cigarette tobaccos every day 3 Brands Tested and Approved by 30 Years of Scientific Tobacco Research John B. Stetz Expert Clothler 9 EAST MARKET ST.. For four years we have maintained in the smoker's interest an intensified larger scale _diversified research program. A half-million dollar 30-ton machine, the world's most powerful source of high voltage electrons, designed solely for our use has tested tens of thousands of cigarettes. This program has aiready given to us direct and significant information of benefit to the smoking public. Our consultants include Arthur D. Little, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, "one of the largest and most reputable industrial research organizations in the country" (From Business W eek Magazine) and eminent scientists from leading universities. Copyriahr 19~. L,ccm & MYEJLS Too.cco Co. � 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 <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 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>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> 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 Wilkes Beacon 1954 February 8th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 February 8 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 Wilkes College