134 15 4134 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/c18cb0f91d4c3eaadff19fdc8b4babfb.pdf d582255a5ece55b3bc3838c1769326d2 PDF Text Text College May Bring Live TV To Campus t Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind. Da Vinci. Vol. 8, No. 15 Wilkes College STUDENT COUNCIL DANCE AFTER GAME SATURDAY NIGHT BE WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1954 Christian Science Editor Speaks Tonight Beacon Cabaret Party Plans Near Completion Mr. Erwin Canham To Offer First Of Three Lectures On Freedom Crystal Ballroom To Be Scene The first of a series of three lectures on the "Foundation of Freedom" to be sponsored by the college will be presented in Of Gala Affair; Committees Work the gymnasium tonight. Mr. Erwin Dain Canham, editor of the Christian Science Monitor, will discuss the "Intellectual and Hard On Sterling Shindig Spi·r itual Foundations of Freedom." Born in New England, Canham has been with the Monitor By IRV GELB The big hand on our time clock of social events moves foster and faster, and points to the Beacon Cabaret Party at ,t he hour of 9:00 P. M. on February 26 in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Sterling. · Time doesn't deviate from its well worn path and thus our Beacon Cabaret Party approaches. As the fleeing seconds scurry past, the masthead of the newspaper consumes air and resembles that host of students who are participants in completing the blueprints for the cabaret party. At the helm of the ship. are t wo coeds, P earl Onacko and Jean Kravitz , who are being assisted by the entire staff. Since everything must follow a stringent time table, the musicians, a dazzling n ew combo, have been signed by Jim N everas and soft m usic shall be played from nine to twelve. The posters of Shirley Wasenda's committee are appearing regularly, advertising the party and proph esizing that a ticket will sell for a single dollar and those fortunate will pay one dollar and seventyfive cents per couple. The publicity commi ttee of Irv Gelb and Gene Scrudato must l<:eep this party before the roving eyes of the students at every moment and spot announcements for local radio and t elevision stations have been assigned. National Acclaim For Dr. Arthur Kruger Intermission time is important in any dance because the entertainm ent is presented. Chairman of this committee is Gene Scrudato and the teletime ticker machine has announced the presentation of J oe Scott as M. C. Joe Scott is well known to us via his morning radio show "Scott's Coff ee Shop" and on T V by hi s "Club 28." Many other acts of immeasurable talent shall blend into the picture of excellent entertainment for yo ur enjoyment, including the Harmonaires quartet. Chaperones have been secured by Helen Krachenfels; Joan ShoemakWednesday, Feb. 24: Basketball, er and Fran Panzetta will be in Kutztown, Away; Intramurals; charge of tickets. Any member of Friday, Feb. 26: Beacon Cabaret the Beacon can secure one of these Party; Intra murals; valuable ti cket s for you. Saturday, Feb. 27 : Wrestling, For the natural of the year; save Muhlenberg, Away. your time circa 9:00 P. M. on Beacon Cabaret Party day and attend. ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE ing the Debate Case." This is the second article by Dr. Krug er to appear thi s year, one, titled "Interpreting the Debate Question," having appeared two months ago in the "Bulletin of the Debating Association of Pennsylvania Coll eges. In accepting Dr. Kruger's article for publication, Dr. Dallas Dickey, editor of "The Speech T eacher", wrote to the Wilkes debating coach as follows : " I certainly appreciate your sending the paper and long as it is I have taken time to read it quite carefull y. It has come at a very opportune time since I am j ust now working on the March issue and deciding what manuscripts to have put in !?age proof. I realize that your paper is very long but I h ave given it a good deal of thought and since it is so very well written and contains a treatment of the subject which is very well done, I ha ve decided to send it at once to t he printer and will likel y us e it in the March iss ue. It is barely possible that I will have to carry it over until September but I think it will appear in March." Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, shown above, long recognized as one of the leading debate teachers in the East, w ill receive national r ecognition shortly when a forty-page manuscript, expounding the principles of debate which he has used so successfully with Wilkes debaters, will be published in the March issue of "The Speech T eacher", off icial publication of the Speech Association of America. The title of Dr. Kruger's paper is " Logic and Strategy in Develop- since 1925. As a reporter, he covered the League of Na,t ions Assembly, and served in Washington and overseas bureaus of the paper until he became news editor in 1939. After four years as managing editor, he became editor in 1945. Mr. Canham, in his many works on freedom, created the phrase, "Authentic Revolution." This denotes the transfer of responsibility from the government to the individual and the consequent expansion of freedom. As one of America's foremost authorities on freedom, Mr. Canham has served with the United States delegation to the UN conference on Freedom of Information. He has been associated with the U.S. Commission for UNESCO since 1948. Canham's lecture will be the first of three by eminent authorities in their field ,to be presented by the College. Future speakers will dwell on the topics of economic and political foundations in our society. ERWIN CANHAM In conjunction with the lecture, a display of more than 24 panels prepared by Columbia University is on exhibit at the gym. The exhibit was created by Columbia to commemorate its 200th anniversary and is entitled, "Man's Right to Knowledge Sunday , Feb. 21: Town and Gown and the Free Use Thereof." Mr. Canham's lecture will start at 8:30 P. M. The general Monday, Feb. 22: Intramurals ; Tuesday, Feb . 23 : Orch estra public as well as the student body is extended an invitation to Practice; lntramurals ; attend. At present, Dr. Kruger, wh ose Wilkes t eams have won 116 debates while losing 6·2 during the six years he has served as Director of Debate, is working on a third article, which he hopes to submit for publication in a few weeks . Dare to be wise; begin! He who postpones the hour of living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses. Horace. Wilkes IRC Attends Philadelphia Convention The International Relation Club of Wilkes College will send four delegates to t h e Pennsylvania Association of International Relation .clubs Convention at the University of Pennsylvania this Friday and Saturda y. The four delegates representing the I.R.•C. of Wilkes are J im Neveras, J ean Kravitz, Pearl Onacko, and Mike Lewis. Last year's P AIRC convention was held on this campus when T ed Krohn was State .President. The general topic of the conference will be: "Germany's Place in W estern Europe." The principal speaker at this year's convention is Prof. Rob ert Strausze-Hupe who is at the present time a lecturer at the Air War Coll ege. Mr. Hu pe has been Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and an Honorary consultant to the United Nations ( Social Affairs Divisions, Migration and Settlement Section ). He has written many articles; hi s latest is, "The Zone of Indifference", p ubl ished during 1953. The Wilkes College I.R.C. invites all students to attend its meetings and later participate in the discussion gro ups at t hese conventions of the I.R.C . Beacon Cabaret Party Next Friday Stags-$1.00 Couple - $1.75 College May Bring TV To Campus; Chase Theater Would Become Center Of Origin For Student Telecasting By JACK CURTIS Wilkes College may bring live television right on its South River Street campus it was learned last week from a reliable source. If plans now being considered materialize, the college will spend between $20,000 and $25,000 for equipment with which to televise programs of local and national interest via the two local network outlets, WBRE-TV (NBC) and WILK-TV (ABCDuMont). According to the source, the center of operations would be Chase Theater, which now houses the campus theatrical group, Cue 'n' Curtain, and also included would be facilities in the Wilkes Gymnasium. I ing in TV programming, so the Programming from the lawn s at move would be a real shot in the t he r ear of Chase and Kirby Halls arm for the college. Endless .Possibilities would a lso be made possible. The venture has endless possibiMr. Alfred Groh, director of dramatics at Wilkes and recently nam- lities and would offer students and ed t elevision director of the college community alike a chance t o gain wou ld head the ,program, which priceless experience in the n ew would see programs entirely pro- medium. There has also been speculation duced by students . regarding the establishment of a Variety of Progra ms Mr. Groh stated this week, at a new department dealing purely meeting called to. organize a TV with radio and television if the group , that plan s to present a ser- program were undertaken. As it appears, telecasts fro m the ies of variety shows which would not only be educational in nature, campus would give almost every but also entertaining from the department in the school a chance standpoint of the general public, to participate. Students of the music and drama departments would have been formulated. Plans are already underway to probably be given an opportunity do some telecasts from the studi os to delve into television production of the local stations, but if the more r egularly and other departments, recently drawn plans becom e a re- such as economics, political science, ality, shows will eminate right education, etc., would undoubtedly fro m the campus in the not too be called on to make contributions. 40 Students Report distant future . Last summer the college called Over 40 students turned out for in lighting technicians, who advised the first m eeting of the TV group that Chase Theat er would be ,per- at Chase Theater on Tuesday a t haps the best laid out studio for noo n. Many others have indicated t elecastin g among Eastern colleges. interest, but were unable to attend Only six colleges and universities at that time. At that time, too , the (completed on page 4) in the country are now participat- �W ~ COLLEGE BEACON 2 Wilkes Colleg~ BEACON'S GRAB-BAG BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Bombers wer e over the city, the Editor-in-Chief JEAN KRAVITZ sirens wer e wailing and people JACK CURTIS wer e racing for the shelters . " Hurry it up," cri ed a hou sewife -to her husband. ,;I can't find my fa lse t eeth," h e gas ped. "False t eet~, hell! " scpiam ed t he t errifi ed wife. "What dq yo u thiµk t hey'r e dr opping? S.a.,n.<;l )Yich es? " · Associate Editors DALE WARMOQTH Faculty Adviser 4~T ij091/"fR JACK CURTIS Sports ·Editor ;Qusine,s_s M!lp._'sl<Jer NEWS STAFF Mike Lewis J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty Margaret Williams J~ Neveras Lo1.1is ·Steck Lois Long Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenlels Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma· · Davis Irv Gelb Frances Panzetta Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters ::: ::: ::: * :;: Witness: H e said you were a sculpt or, but t hat you didn't wa sh oft en enough. Attorney : Give me t he exact words . W itness: Well, he said you were a dir t y chiseller. BUSINESS CIRCULATION Bernice Thomas Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell Barbara Tanski Irene Tomalls 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 Press EDITOit'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO Maijy Are Called, But Few Are "Chosen" In last Tuesqay's assembiy. the words "chosen few" were tossed around wit)l utter q:handon . . The debating team wa~ th_e f h l h f tc;u g~t o t e gent emen using t ese un air words. _ It v,,as claimed that since the debating team is maq.e up of only ~our people, it dpesr1.'.t deserve the funds it receives. These four are the "chosen few", the claim went on, q:s they have SQ much money all for themselves. All clubs should have an equal qmount of tl).e funds appropriated for student activities, the claimants said. ' · We, ·of the Beacon, would like to clarify the issue. The qebating teqm engqges in . activities on an intercollegiate level. This means that it represents the college and in q.oµig so, it is by its success or failµre that the college is judged. Most of the other clubs engage in intracollegiate affairs, that is, affairs which p:ffect club members only, and not the entire col1ege. How has the debating team represented Wilkes College? One· ~eed not look back any further than last week when we were happy to report that the debating team had once again compiled a stellar record, this tim~ at the Johns Hopkins Tournament. This was nothing unusual for the team as it has repeatedly been successful. It overall record is 116 wins against 62 losses. One thing which should be kept in mind is that this record was compiled against such teams as Princeton, Notre Dame, Penn Sti:ite, Fordham, Harvard, Penn, Temple, etc., etc. We need not mention more. Little Wilkes College should feel proud of its record against such scholastic giants as those mentioned above. This is the only activity in which we engage such schools. In the past, ,t he Beacon has been extremely proud to print the successes of the debaters. We have good reason to be proud. Our conclusion therefore, is that the funds appropriated for he deba,t ing team are well deserved by that team. The name of Wilkes hm; been brought to the attention of the biggest schools in the nation. The funds are not for a "chosen few", but rather for Wilkes College, its student body, faculty, and administration. When the husband ar rived ho me unexpect edly, he fo und his wife in the arm s of his best friend. "I love yo ur wif e," cried the paramo ur , "and she loves m e. Look , I'll play you a g am e of ca r ds fo r h er. If I w in, you divorce h er; if you win, I promise n ever to see her again." " 0 . K.," a greed the husband, "b~t how about a penn y a point t o mak e it interesting ." :;: * * * * Two Brooklyn boys sleeping in a pup t ent had t h eir heads covered up to k eep out the mosquitoes. P eeping oqt, one saw a lightning bug and said, " Sam, ther e is no use hiding, thes!c! mosquitoes are looking fo r us with flashlights." * *** * The lady called t he police depar tment to r eport that her husband was missing. She described him a s a ha ndsome man, six f eet three, wa vy black hair, blue eyes, tremendous shoulders, a flashing smile. The follo wing day a fr iend called the woman and said, " I read that your husband is missing , but wha,t kind of description is that ? Your old man is short, fat, has var icose veins and dresses like a t ramp! " " Yeah , I know," replied the woman, "but wh o wants that bum back!" Friday, February 19, 1954 Student Council Holds Important Meeting; Three Topics Discussed By HELEN KRACHENFELS After a prolonged recess due to final exams and the belween-~emester vacation, the Student Council held an important meeting last Thursday evening. Business on the agenda fell under thr,e e main headings: 1. The proposed amendment to the const~tµt~on (no, not the Bricker, just that Budget); 2. The Cinderella Ball; a µ d 3. An evaluation of the year's student activities thus fqr. · 'since t he proposed am endment has been r ead at t wo Student Coun•cil meet ing a nd passed by a majorit y vot e by tha t body at the lat ter meeting, and also ap proved by the Administrat ive Council , the only remaining step t o be t aken t o make t he amen dment a valid part of t h e Constit ut ion of the Student Body is it s r at ifi cation by t h e students them selves . A motion was ma de and ca r r ied t o t he effect that a secret vot e be t a ken in assembly the week fo llowing t he "gripe session" . For t he benefi t of t he students w ho do not know wha t the proposed a mendment entails, here are the "facts": Budgets for the following activities shall be submit ted to the Student Council at t he beginning of each fa ll semest er : Beacon, Cue 'n ' Curtain, Dor mit ories, Int er-Collegiat e Conferences, Ma nuscript, Male Chorus, Debating Society, Social Activities, Yea rbook. Only t he a bove mentioned activities shall receiv~ reg~lar financial allocations annually· fro?Jl the Stud~nt Council Activities F und . .. ... .... .... . The above mentioned Inter-Collegiate C1mference F un~ shalJ operate a s foJlows : All clubs planning to att end Int er-Collegiate Confe rences during the yea r shall submit fin ancial request s based on approx imate cost s, t o the Student Council a t the beginning of each fall semester. These request s shall be compiled under one request - Inter-Collegiate Conferences. Th e Student Council shall allot a cert ain amount of money for this fund at the time t he annual budget is compiled. Then during the year a s each club wishes to dr aw on this fund they must re-submit a s pecific r equest for fund s at least three weeks before t he trip fo r which Th e young w ife, g r eatl y upset , t elephon ed h er best frie nd. " H enry a nd I have quarell ed something a wful," sh e cried. "And now h e ha s left me for good." " Oh, don 't let that worry yo u," her fren d counselled. "Aft er all, h e's left in a huff before ." " Oh, I know," sobbed t he unhapBy JOE SARACEN! py wife," but this t im e h e t ook his ? •• bowling ball. " LE AP YEAR· - Dm m g fi nal ex: : :;: : , * : : ams t he boy's ~orms :,v~~e visited Wh en t h e salesman walked into by a gro up of g!I'ls sohc1tmg dates t he hotel h e not iced a vey pretty for a_dance. Vj ~II t h e r eceived many blonde sitting in an easy cha ir . An candida t es w1llmg t o t ake a chance excha nged look , a smile, a nod, and on i:i "blind date" and hastily sign ed they walked over t o t h e desk. The t heir names. No one kn ew what man registered " Mr . and Mrs. Jim hi s g ir l woul d look like so it was J ones." The n ext morning wh en h e a stab in t he dark affair. Alt houg h ch ecked out h e was presented with I was not one of t he luck y indivia bill for $38 5. "What!" screa med duals I can only imagine t he shock t h e outrag ed g uest. "I only stopped t hat on e of our fellow dorm st uhere one n ight !" dent s experienced wh en he discov"I k now," r eplied t h e clerk, "but er ed his date was a 210 pound your wife h a s been h er e for eight weak ling. Yes, a good t im e was had by all but t here was n o doubt who We, of the Beacon, wish to remind the student body, faculty, months. weight. and members of the administration that the 'Letter's to the Editor' - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- carried t h e m::: ost ::: ::: * i:: Cue 'n' Curtain Begins COMING ... Play Rehearsals THE .BEACON Cu e 'n' Curt ain has been fee ling CABARET PARTY the stirring of the blood and the increa sed act ivity which com es with -Spring . The Spring on e-act plays FEBRUARY 26 ,h ave begun rehea r sal a nd a re sch eduled for production on Ma rch 1, 2, and 3. P et er Margo is direct in g the one drama on t he bill, "Wheat F ir e", while t he two com edies a r e under the direct ion of Sheldon Schneider and Frederick Krohle. She plays are "Love and Alexander Botts" and "A N ight in the Comi-" t ry", respectively. Wheat Fire is a drama of the r uin of three personalities t h rough t h e blindn ess of one ma n's mat eria l outlook. Love and Alexan der Botts is a com edy based on Saturday Eveni ng .P ost stories and A N_ight in the Country is a farc(;!comedy about a Brooklyn fam ily's first experien ce with count ry life . The three plays are not com pletely ca st as yet . Anyon e interest ed may t ry out for one of these part s by contacting on e of the three dir ect ors. to TDR Valentine Dance DORM DOINGS Is Successful Affair Letters To Editor Welcome column is open to all who wish to express opinions. The letters can be dropped in the Beacon mail-box, office, or may be given to the editor or any staff member. Beacon policy forbids the acceptance of unsigned letters. Names will be withheld upon request. they n eed mone y. Requ est s fo r funds by a ny organization may be submitted to t he Student Council fo rap proval at an y time. The second item on t h e agenda was a discussion of the pla ns for the Cinder ella Ball. W ayn e Madden and N ancy H ann ye will be co-chairmen for the big affa ir . Other comm ittee chair men are as foll ows: Tickets, Dick Hawk e ; P rogra ms, Della King; P a geant, P et er Margo ; P ost ers, Connie Kam erunis ; Selection , Art H oover ; Refresh ments, Jim Moss ; P ublicit y, Jim Neveras a nd Helen Krachefels; Orch est ra,. Wayne Ma dden ; Gif t s, 'Marilyn P et ers; ·Chaperones a nd Invitations, N ancy Morris and Mary Zavatski; Coat Check, J ohn Bresnahan; Cinderella St ory, Leo Kell y; Radio and TV t ime, Wayn e Madden Price of the t ick ets for t he dance will be $2.00, the same price t hat . was charged last yea r . The decora t ion committee has not yet been de-• cided up on. The last discu i;!s ion of the even-ing dealt with the evaluation of t he S tudent Activity pr oga m t his year. There seem ed · be a general consen sus of opinion among members. of the council that this year has been one of the best, as far as st u-• dent pa rticipati on and enthusiasm a r e concern ed. Mr. P art ridge su ggest ed that the Council might m ak e a study of the a ctual percentage of as a special project at a lat er dat e .. student participation in act ivities A .Suggestion Box h as been plac-• ed in the cafet eria, a nd the Student Cquncil will appr eciate student cooperation in utilizing it. If you have any suggestions or request s ( other t han fin ancial ones) t o make, w e will be only too happy t o receive t hem. The box is not, a s one Wilkes -• man asked, for Valentin es ! / "Love is in the air" - This was t he t heme of t h e Theta Delta Rho Valentine da nce and noth ing could ha ve been more apprpriate. Red and whit e transformed the drillsh ed's atmosph er e into a dazz ling valenti ne and t he dream y music of Al And er son a nd his orchest ra set the mood for a n enchanting even ing . Highlighting t h e affair was t he crowning of Lett erman Gen e Snee and Mary Toslin as king a nd queen. The royal couple, after beinng presented with gifts, led t he dan cing. Approximately over one hundred couples attended, making t he bigg est event of t he sorority's social sea son a tremendous Sl1CCess . RECORDING PLANS NEARLY LOSS - Although I may be kind COMPLETE: HARMONAIRES of lat e in mentioning t hat t he dorm- In a ctual life every great enterprise TO APPEAR ON TELEVISION itories lost two great guys I would begins with a nd takes its first forward At presstime, t he Ha rmonaires, ca mpus qua r tet, st a ted that t hey were close to closing a deal by which records of · fou r Wilkes songs would be cut and pressed. The g roup must first clear t wo of the songs it plans to wax wit h copy ri ght holder s and t hen it will be ready for r ecor ding it was learned today. The Ha rmon a ires made their first local appearance of the year with new t enor Norm Ch anosky in the fold on TuesJay at t he Faculty Women's Coffee Hour and were well r eceived. Th e quartet will appear on WTV U, S c ra nt on, Sunday ni ght on t he " Roll Back the Rugs" program which features W ilkes alumna Ann Azat. The show is aired from 9-10 each S und ay evenin g on channel 73. st ill lik e to m ention the fact . So step in faith. here's wish ing luck t o Bob Croucher and Bernie Schecter who left us last semest er. Bob graduated in Jan uary and Bernie tran sf erred t o a N ew York college. · FOOD - Nothing new in the foo d sit uation at S t erling Ha ll but some people have a sked me how the foo d is. W ell I'm no one to judge but aft er asking m y fellow students all I can fi nd out is t hat t he boys have been r eceivin g care packages from home. WELCOME - Cliff Brautigan arrived back at Butler Hall fro m t wo week s of t rai ning in Naval Reserv e to find his room r e-arranged. In t he place of his bed he was surpri sed to find a ham mock and t he orders of t he day clearly post ed in chalk, On the fron t door of But ler Ball was a star with the words "We Have A Boy in The Navy" printed und er it . Schlegel. 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 �3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Friday, February 19, 1954 Passers Play Lycoming, Mansfield STC Over The Week-End ·Colonels Away Tonight, Jayvees at Seminary; Teachers Due Here By AL JETER The Wilkes cagers will see double duty this week-end with two ~mes on the docket. Tonight the ,lonels travel to Williamsport to \e on a strong Lycoming team d will return tomorrow to play st to the ever dangerous MansId State Teachers College at the C gym . Wilkes has met each of these ;ims once previously this year. 1 both occasions they have em.erg; on the big end of the score and . e as anxious to keep the sJate °'an as the other two clubs are 1t for revenge. Lycoming has always proved to <! rugged opposition, and if the igh powered Vince Leta is firing 'l all cylinders Friday night, the ame should be red hot. The Jayvees of Bill Mock meet .vyoming Seminary's Blue Knights .t Pettebone gym tonight at 8. The next evening the Blue and -;old will be faced by a Mansfield lub in a revengeful mood and ,JOasting two high scoring aces by :he name of Bob Merritt and Joe '...inkosky. The Wilkes quintet has never ,ooked better than as of late. Len '3atroney is still setting the pace w-ith a withering average of 22.9 Joints per game and Eddie Davis, vho got off to a slow start thi's ,eason, has hit the double figure l:olumn for the last two games. In addition, t he backboard work m the past few weeks has left little to be desired - all of which adds c1p to the promise of rough even;ngs for both Lycoming and Mansfield. BOB REYNOLDS, YEISLEY ELECTED CO-CAPTAINS Bob Rey nolds a nd Warr en Yeisley were n amed co-captains of t he wrestling team for t he 1953-54 season at a recent meeting of t h e sq uad. T he pa ir has been two of t he hardest workin g members of t he grappling cont ingent of Wilkes athletes and t heir efforts did not go by unnoticed by their teammates. SCRANTON U. DEFEATS WC The Cage Colonels fell apart in the third period at the Scranton CYC on Wednesday night and lost a tough game to the University of Scranton,· 82-75. One bright spot in the loss was Lenny Batroney's 26 points. Bart was second to Bob Bessoir of the Royals, however. Bessoir had 28 markers. Parker Petrilak was second man for WC with 15 while Joe Si_k ora and Harry Enni's also hit for double figures. MEET EAST STROUDSBURG TEACHERS LAST HOME MEET TOMORROW-The Wilkes wrestling team which faces East Stroudsburg tomor;row afternoon includes, first row, left to right, Sam Shugar, Chuck Acore, Don McFadden, Co-captain Warren Yeisley, Dan Khuen, Trainer Harold Jenkins. Second row, Coach John Reese, Co-( aptain Bob Reynolds, Bob Masonis, Jerry ~lias, Don Reynolds, and Manager J im Coleman. The announcement last week that three Wilkes College soccer players had been named to the AllPennsylvania - N ew J ersey - Delaware team )ends added prestige to the Colonel hooters of 1953 - the fellows who made up the first winning soccer team in Wilkes history. It was announced by Alden H. "Whitey" Burnham, vice chairman of the All-America Soccer committee and Koo Youn su, Wilkes center halfback, was listed as a m ember of the second t eam for the TriState area. H illar d "Lefty" Kemp and Jim Moss gained honorable mention on the squad. Another First It was the first year in soccer's five-year history at the South River street school in wh ich a member of Coach Bob Partridge's team h as been so elect ed . Koo, who is a former South Korean Marine Lieutenant, starred at season at the center halfback slot, which is comparable to the quarterback post in Amercan football. The 0 Arthui· Hoover, Student Director of Intramural Basketball, has posted the new schedule for th e r emainder of the season on the main bulletin board. In the schedule, the previously cancelled games have been com pensated for. Th e spotlight for the week of February 22, falls on the battle for first place between th e Idiot's Row and Engin ee rs and the Idiot's Row a nd Missing Links game. The Missing Links and Engin eers possess perfect records while Idiot's Row has one defeat - by the Bar Rags. The schedule: Mon ., Feb. 22 6:30-Eduecon vs. Swamp Hogs 7 :30- Simon Pures vs. Engineers 8:30-Bar Rags vs. Matchembios 9 :30-Big Red vs. Idiot's Row T ues., Feb. 23 6:30-Big Red vs. Eduecon 7 :30-Engineers vs. Swamp Hogs 8 :30-Miss. Links vs. Idiot's Row 9 :30- Left Overs vs. Clu b 20 Wed., Feb. 24 7 :00-But-W eeks vs . Big Red 8:00-Bar Rags vs. Eduecon 9 :00-Matchem. vs. Swamp Hogs T hur., Feb. 25 7:00-Miss. Links vs. Simon Pures 8 :00---Eduecon vs. Club 20 9 :00-Idiot's Row vs. Engineers Pocono Mountain Matmen .. / Supply Comp.elition For R. ee$e s Team " ~ . . The wrestling squad of Coach John Reese has a chance to even its present r.ecord of three wins and four losses with a victory over East Stroudsburg State Teachers College this Saturday afternoon in th e WC gym. The match is part of a doubl e attraction in wrestling with Forty Fort and Kingston wrestlin g for the W yoming Valley schola stic title· at 2. The coll egiate match will follow immediately. After this meet, the Colonels travel to · Allentown to m eet Muhlenberg Coll ege to end th e season. Wins over both East Stroudsburg and Muhlenberg will give Wilkes a winning season at 5-4. Thi s chance for a winning season in wrestling has been absent for many a season, but th e chance is there for the Colon els this year. Coach Reese has the squad preparing diligently for the Poconos. The facilities of Wyoming Seminary were used this week when th e Wyomin g Valley Philharmonic Orchestra was using the gym. . The squad will be at full strength for the m eet for the first time since th e second match of the season. Two of the leading wrestlers, Bob Masonis and Bobby Reynolds, will ' . try to improve their re.c ords of 5-2 and 4-3, i;espectively. In th e lineup at the 123 pound-class will be Bob Morgan who will make his first appcaran ~e at this weight. Morgan lo st last week to th e Merchant Marin e Academy in the 147 poundclass. His opponent outweighed him by over 25 · pounds. The only information that Coa~h Reese has concernin g th e strength of the East Str oudsb urg t eam is that both Wilkes and the Strouds defeated Swarthm~re College this year by similar scores . Re ese says, "If th e squad wrestles a s well as it did ;igainst the Merchant Marine Academy , Wilkes should have its fourth victory of th e sea so n." The starting team announced by Coach Reese for this meet with the East Stroudsburg State Tea chers •College is as follow s: Wrestler Weight Bobby Morgan 123 -lb. class . .... Bobby Reynolds 130-l b. .. Don Reynolds 137-lb. Warr en Yeisley 147-lb. . ... Don McFadden 157-l b. Neil Dadurka 167-lb. Bob Masonis 177 -lb. Jerry Elias H eavyweight THREE SOCCERMEN MAKE TRI-STATE TEAM KOO MAKES 2nd TEAM: MOSS, KEMP HONORED Intra-Mural Loop is considered to have shown more downrig ht fortitude than any other Colonel hooter in five years. His never ceasing hustl e, which was known to local soccer followers, must al so have been noticed by th e experts and offi cials who vo ted for th e t eam. Tended Shutout Moss had the distinction of tending th e Wilkes goal in the team's first shuto ut in history - against Trenton Teachers in t!'le last game of th e season. Wilkes won 4-0 and it gave th e Partridgemen their fourth and deciding win for that winning season. The West W yomin g native played brilliantly at prot ecting the Wilkes n ets and n·ade save after save t o be one of the biggest factors in the team's KOO YOUNSU ris e from obscurity. se n of the Korean Red Cross DiKemp and Moss are seniors, but Koo Y ouns u will be only a sopho rector, Dr. Byron S. Koo, played more next year and is a bright spot all over the fi eld and hi s presence on the squad to Partridge for next allowed Coach P artridg e to send season. Flip Jones , veteran back, into th e Five m en from Wilkes opponents line where his scoring potentiality were al so named t o the first, secwon Wilkes several games. ond and honorable m ention t eam s, Th e selection of Ke mp and Moss . and eig ht members of the first team were pl ea sant surprises . "Left y' is made the All-American soccer team. I A SHOT AT THE CAMERAS The college, along with almost everyone, now realizes that television is here to stay and h as taken an important place in the lives of most Americans. The fact that Wilkes is exploring the possibility of settin g up its own TV facilities (see page 1 story) co uld have a tremendous bearing on sports here. Heretofore the only Wilkes sports televised have been sho rt films of several football and so cc e r games and portions of the Open Wrestling Championships plus, of co urse, pre-game publicity blurbs and pic tures put out by the sports publicity department. This has been well and good and as a matter of fact scored a "first" in Wyomin g Valley television for Wilkes ·College, but if we were to hav e fac iliti es right on campus, telecasting compl ete wrestling m eet s and basketball ga mes would be a sim ple matCURTIS t er. Not only would th ese li ve tel ecasts create interest in Wilke.s athl etics , but more important, they would help to a cquaint local audien::es with th e college in general, by s howing th em sport s as an integral part of the college' s well-rounded educational program . CAGERS WORK HARD, PROD,UCE The Wilkes basketball team has certainl y had a rough road to travel rece ntly. At th e close of this week-end's activity on the cage front, George Ralston 's quintet will have played five away games and two home tilts in exa ctly two weeks. To make those fiv e i·oad tilts, th e passers will have tra veled approximately 703 miles, and despite the fact that it's tou g h to beat a t eam on ts home boards, th e ·Colon els have earned an even split in four games and are trying to better the .500 mark for the road tonight at Williamsport against Lycoming. Man y st eady followers of the •Colonel cagers say they haven't seen a better game ihan the Wilkes-Bloomsburg tilt at th e W C gym on Saturday ni g ht. The Ralstonmen came through for 13 points in the last two and one-half minutes to sew up the game, which was a nip and tuck affair up until that point. A thriller all the way. The game saw Lenny Batroney r eturn to th e 20-point brack et after sever·al games in t he "teens" and also saw George Ralston's two-platoon system pay off right at th e tim e wh en it appeared it wasn't going to. It took until the last three minutes of the game before the Huskies got tired. GROANERS TRY FOR TWO STRAIGHT Following close at the heels of the fi ne wrestling-basketball doubleheader at the gym last Saturday in which both Wil kes teams wer e victorious-for the fi rst tim e in history, incidentally-the grapplers will again be a part t o a twin-bill tomorrow afternoon at the drillshed. Coach J ohnn y Reese will send his matm en into battle against East Stroudsburg State T eachers •College in what should be an evenl y matched contest. The first half of th e double attraction looms as a dazzler and should pack the ho use all by itself. That would be the Kingston-Forty Fort scholastic mat meet which will det ermine th e Wyoming Valley Wrestling League champion for 1953-54. Reese, who watched his team bring its record to a 3-4 m ark by so undl y sinking the U . S. Merchant Marines last Saturday, 23-11, will probably be rooting for Kingston in the first match. J ohn is an alumnus of Kingston and g uided two-straight PIAA , Distri ct 2 championship t eams th ere before coming to Wilkes this year. That is-he'll be root ing for Kingston if h e can get his mind off his team's match which follows . There seems t o be an increased inter est in the mat sport a s well as in basketball this yea r. The crowd at the doubl e-header last week wa s one of the largest at th e gym in several years. Local sports ent husiasts didn't go away disappointed, eith er, because no matter whether their favo r ites won or Jost, they were treated to plenty of thrills in sport. It would be ni ce if more could be arran ged for nex t year. �·------------,------------------------;------------,-=====================--Library Notes ... WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 A reading room, situated on the second floor, has been established for the convenience of the faculty. This is also the newspaper room, and due to circumstances beyond our control the only thing that has occupied this room has been the newspapers. The faculty reading room has been faculty-less . • . The Wilkes College Library has an unusual distinction among libraries by having a nurse as one of its librarians. Margaret Hopko received her nursing experience in the army. Besides holding the position of part time librarian she is also taking a number of courses in Sociology. Another letter has been received from Gurty Glump. Dere Day Liberiun, This is the nite liberiuns pryvit sekritery praktisin typin wile the nite liberiun iz out huntin smoochers on the thurd flore. I undestand sum peepul wunder how I kum to git this job. I'll hev them no I'm a very unuzyal persun. After all, not evrybudy hez the diztinkshun ov graduating frum hy skool at the age of twenty-five. I'm twenty-seven now. The nite Liberiun sez its ezy to remember my aige bekuz its egzakly one-half my I. Q. I gess he meens by thet I'm awful smart or somethin. Enyhow It shure iz frilling to werk in a libery wiv so meny brilyunt peepul around. . r By the way, pleeze remind the nite liberiun thet there iz s umthin in the kurent periodicul room thet .shud be spoke about. Thet's all for tonite. Korjully, Gurty Glump Pryvit sekritery ON THE BALL? 30 metropolitan department stores. The conference also will take a behind-the-scenes tour of St e r n Brothers, a large department store in the Times Square section of Manhattan. The theme of the conference is "Your Future In Retailing." The students will study the opportunities offered by the field, how to prepare for them, and how to apply for a job. ---- I . . COLLEGE MAY BRING TV JORDAN (continued from page 1) possibility of live telecasting was not known, so interest is sure to increase. Students to handle technical, artistic and dramatic and musical asp ects of telecasting shows will be needed if the program is to be given the "go-ahead" signal. Both local TV stations have offered to install a direct cable to the college for t elecasting and the school would probably purchase , a small truck for mobile operations if the plan is adopted. The >,renture, if suc cessful, would certainl y give Wilkes' reputation as one of the East's most progressive schools an added boost. Up to thi s time only the music and sports publicity departments hav e don e any TV work. Films of soccer and football gam es a s well as wrestling meet s have been a,t shown and several musi.cal shows ha ve been presented at the station s' own studios. .. II ' ; . I Friday, February 19, 1954 ~ ,,. (~~-· if Come up and see me the Beacon Cabaret Party! ~ SMOOGRASS ! 1 Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality 1rlc 9 West Market Stree' Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Philharmonic Orchestra Delights Large Crowd; Miss Clark Next Guest The Wyoming Vall ey Philharmoni c Orchestra conducted by Mr. Ferdinand Li va delighted a near capacit y audience in the Wilk es Gymnasium on February 15, with their vivid interpretations of sym phon ic music. Mr. A. William Liva, concertmaster of the Binghamton Community Center Orchestra, and Mr. Clyde Owens, Wyoming Valley Philharmonic Orchestra concertmaster, performed as violin soloists Vivaldi's "Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor". The program consisted of music by Wagner, Mendelssohn, Debussy, and the four movements of Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espanole. Mr. Li va conduct ed the first movement, Alborada, of the Cappriccio Espanole as an encore. This Sunday at 4:00 P. M. in the Wilkes Gymnasium, the Town and Gown Concert Series . will present Miss Phyllis Clark, pianist. This series is sponsored by the Wilkes .College ·S chool of Music and is free to the public. I city-an unidentified aircraft is spotted. In a matter of seconds a lightning-like jet interceptor takes to the air. Unerringly, with an Aircraft Observer showing the way, the Air Force F-94 Night Fighter speeds to intercept the stranger. The Aircraft Observer is the man behind the pilot _:the officer who keeps America's planes flying on course and on target. Without him the Air Force couldn't do its job. Students Attending Retailing Conference Two Wilkes College seniors, Ri chard Hawk, of Kingston, Pa., and Carl H. Karassik, of WilkesBarre, will attend the Sixth Annual Conference on Careers in Retailing at New York University's School of Re t ailing on Friday, February 19. More than 150 students from 60 colleges in the East are expected to participate in the all-day meeting. The program will include visits to New York fashion showroom s for spring style previews, lectures by prominent reta iling executives, and a luncheon sponsored by the NYU Merchants' Advisory Council, a gro up representing more than He's a Bombardment Officer ... in full control of the plane over the target area ... the Air Force Officer who "lowers the boom" on the enemy. N THE still of the night-high above a sleeping American What the Aircraft Observer gets He earns over $5,000 a year. His silver Aircraft Observer wings give him prestige and distinction, and he wears the bars of an Air Force Lieutenant. They mark him as the eyes, ears, and brains of America's Number One flying team. What is the Aircraft Observer? What it takes to be an Aircraft Observer He's a Radar Officer ... employing an all seeing eye that penetrates where human sight fails. The Aircraft Observer must be sound of limb, keen of mind, and above all, must have the determination to be the best: He's an Aircraft Performance Engineer Officer . .. knowing everything there is to know about his plane ... keeping it fit for the skies and ready for action. To qualify as an Aircraft Observer you must be single, between 19 and 26½ years old, and a high school graduate. However, it will be better for you and the Air Force if you stay in college and graduate before you apply. Then you, too, can be one of the best ... as an Aircraft Observer . He's a Navigation Officer . .. plotting his plane's course . . . with an entire crew depending on him for a safe flight. • • • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • WHERE TO GET MORE DETAILS: SPECIAL PRICE ON TUX -at- John B. Stetz Expert Clothier 9 EAST MARKET ST.• Wllke■-Barre. Pa. Contact your nearest Aviation Cadet Selection Team, Air Force ROTC Unit or Air Force Recruiting Officer. Or write to: Aviation Cadet, Headquarters, U. S. Air Force, Washington 25, D. C. • • • • � 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 19th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 February 19 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/a3d262dd94968bec2e4fa2263ce63d1f.pdf 207c8084eeee92d664718972b23104b4 PDF Text Text Wilkes College Any man can make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says. Cicero. Vol. 8, No. 16 SEE THE CUE 'N' CURTAIN BE PLAYS NEXT WEEK FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA "Beacon· Cabaret Party In Crystal Ballroom _j~cinnatti Symphony .ro Play Youth Concert \t Irem Temple March 8 The Cincinnatti Symphony, one of the country's greatest orchestras, will play a young people's matinee when it appears at the Ire'm Temple on Monday, March .8th. The eigth annual Youth Concert wifl · give students from all over Wyoming Valley their first opportunity to hear one of the oldest and finest symphonic organizations in the country. Conductor Thomas Johnson will personally ntroduce each selection. The widely varied program will include selections from opera, folk songs, and a story of "How the Orchestra Grew". Of special interest to local band players will be the section on marches .. .George Washington's Favorite March, "Coronation -March", by Meyerbeer, and ~ousa's ever popular "Washington Post March". Of special interest to young people of "all ages" will be the concluding part of the program called "Westward Ho" and including selections from the '~Grand Canyon Suite", "Portrait of a Frontier Town", and "William Tell". The performance starts at 3 :30 P. M. Tickets can be bought at the book store. The Youth concert is · sponsored ·b y the unior League of Wilkes-Barre. WILKES' ANSWER TO EVELYN AND HER MAGIC VIOLIN By IRV GELB Tonight the newspaper staff proudly presents the Beacon Cabaret Party in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Sterling with music by the J. Sabal Quintet from nine to twelve. Tickets, which can be purchased at the door, are a dollar per person and a dollar and sevety-five cents per couple. GRIBBLE AND HIS GROANIN' GUITAR-Something new has been added to the Harmonaires, popular campus quartet. The man holding the guitar (he also plays it) is Baritone Dick Gribble, who this year consented to take on the difficult task of playing and singing at the same time. The "git" background has given the boys' new arrangements a lift and consequently they scored a hit on WTVU's (Scranton) "Roll Back The Rug" show last Sunday. The Harmonaires, left to right, Norm Chanosky, Jack Curtis, Dick Gribble, and Carl Lahr, will appear at the BEACON Cabaret Party tonight. Debaters Attend Boston Tournament; Nation's Finest Schools Represented The Wilkes College Debating Team is off again to defend its record, this time at the Eighth National Invitational Debate Tournament sponsored by Boston University. Accompanied by Dr. Kruger, the two-man Wilkes team of Nick Flannery and Jim Neveras left for Boston Thursday morning. On Friday and SaturBy 2054 the United States will day they are scheduled to debate six rounds on the national have become the United American question, "Resolved: That the U. S. Should Adopt A Policy of Empire, consisting of all North and Free Trade", three rounds affirmative and three nega.tive. Students Predict American Empire South America, one of three nations on earth .. . Space travel will create new problems with a race among nations for the coloniz.ation of habitable planets . . . Charts of insurance companies will show the average life span to be 114 years. These are some of the predictions made in manuscripts received to date from students in the $'2,000 collegiate science fiction contest sponsored by IF Magazine for und ergraduates in the United States and Canada. Early, pre-deadline r e s p on s e from students of 78 colleges is impressive and shows that young men and women of today are eager to express their opinions and speculations on what their country will be like a century from now. Although none of the entrees will be judged until after the contest closes on May 15th, a brief scanning of the manuscripts shows that most popular subjects are space travel, government, el ectronics, synthetics and human relations. Since professional writers attending colleges are barred, manuscripts will be judged for ideas and imagination more than actual writing skill, and students are to make their predictions in novelette form of approximately 10, 000 words. A copy of the contest rules may be had by sending a post card to IF Magazine, Kingston, N. Y. Students submitting manuscripts must have them in the mails before midnight May 15, 1954. Winners will be announced nationally the first week in September. Joe Scott lo Emcee; Joe Sabal Combo To Provide Music; Harmonaires and Jerry Stout to Entertain al Gala Alfair In addition, they will engage in teams with outstanding ratings extemporaneous speaking and ora- will receive a Certificate of Merit. tory contests, Flannery to handle Prior to the start of the tournathe former and N everas the latter. ment on Friday there will take Meanwhile, Dr. Kruger will be plac e an International Debate bebusily engaged in judging both tween a Combined Indian Universispeakin g and de·b ate contests and ties team and a Boston U. team on keeping the Wilkes boys on their the question, "Resolved: That toes, forensi cally speaking. All in World Government is the Only Soall, it promises to be a very busy lution for World Peace". The Inweekend for the Wilkes trio. dian debaters are from Maharaja As always, Wilkes will be pitted ·College, Jarpur, and Elphinstone against some of the finest schools College, Bombay. All tournam ent in the nation. A list of the entries participants are invited and the reads like a Who's Who in Ameri- Wilkes contingent will no doubt can Colleges and Universities: Am- attend. herst, Colgate, Dartmouth, Har·- - -- - -- - - -- - vard, Yale, Princeton, Penn, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Army, Navy, Notre ~ Dame, Florida, Fordham, to mention a f ew. Monday, M,a r. 1: Intramurals, However, reputations have n ever Gym; •Cue 'n' Curtain, One Act bothered th e Wilkes men in the past Plays, Theatre ; and it is safe to assume that the· Tuesday, Mar. 2: Oreb. Practice, boys will not be awed on this oc- Gym Lobby; Intramu rals, Gym; casion. Indeed, if past perform- One Act Pla ys, Cue 'n' Curtain, ances are any indication, Wilkes Theatre; will be regarded as one of the teams Wednesda y, Mar. 3 : Basketball, favored to take the tourney. Susquehanna, Home ; One Act In an interview with Dr. Kruger Plays, Cue 'n' Curtain, Theatre; before the team departed, this reThursday, Mar. 4: P.I.A.A . Basporter asked, "What are Wilkes' ketball, Gym; chances?" To which question the Friday, Mar. 5: Finals, IntramuWilkes coach replied, "Pretty good. rals, Gym; Science Show, Lecture It should be between Boston, Har- Hall and Conyngham; P.1.A.A. vard, Brooklyn, Penn State, and Playoffs; Wilkes. And, oh yes, Notre Dame.'' Saturday, Mar. 6: Science Show, The winning college will receive Lecture Hall and Conyngham; Basa trophy, and golden gavels will be ketball, Harpur, Away; Regional awarded to the members of the I Wrestling, N.E.P.E.A.A., Gym. winning team. In recognition of the high quality of debate which HEART DRIVE NOTICE has characterized the Tournament, As h ead of the college's Heart Permanent Plaques will be award- Drive, Mr. Partridge has announced NO BOASTS HERE ed to the four top-ranking colleges that, if any organization on campus desires to make a contribution In 1950-51 the Colonel basketball in debate. Desk trophies will be presented to the drive as an organization team set a new record for most consecutive games lost, 7. In 1952- to the eight m embers of these they should contact him in regard 53 the team lost no more than 3· in teams. A quality rating ballot will to it, in order that he may properly be used in the tournament and those see to the donation. a row, ACTIVITIES SCHEDULL~ The Beacon Cabaret Party features Joe Scott as M. C. Joe is best known for his Coffee Shop on radio and Club 28 on television. These are his local programs on WBRE. Recently Joe Scott was on the disc jury of Robbin's · Nest, a nationwide record program over the NBC network, in which the jury presents a verdict to the listening public on the success of a record. Mr. Scott will introduce the Harmonaires, the favorite quartet of Wilkes students· and Dick Gribble Carl Lahr, Jack'.Curtis, Norm Cha~ nosky, the Harmonaires, appeared last Sunday on television (WTVU) and were a tremendous success. . . . Dick, the gmtar Pl:1ymg me~b~r of the . group,. will entertam with a tew solos m the wes!ern ~tyle. Dick has b een well received m the past whene~er he appeared at a student function. Mr. J erry Stout, formerly of the Fred Astaire Dance Studio, who now operates his own dancing studio will perform with his wife Jo. Jerry, always popular with the student body, has appeared at many of the cabaret parties in the past. At presstime the committees were still working hard, getting the floorshow into shape. A few other acts are still pending. The music is played .by the J. Sabal Quintet which is composed of the ,best musicians in Wyoming Valley. Led by Joe Sabalsky, who plays first t~nor sax for_ a well ~nown band 1~ the area, 1t prom1ses to ·b e terrific. The co-chairmen o~ the Cabaret Party are Jean K~av1tz and Pearl -Onacko. ?,'he committees are as follows : Tickets, Joan Shoemaker, Fran Panzetta; Ch_ai;>erones, H elen Krachenfels; Pubhc1ty, Irv ~elb, Gene Scrudat?; ~osters, Shirley Wasenda; Music, Jim Neveras; and Entertainment, Gene Scrudato. The Beacon Cabaret Party is the only social event sponsored .b y this newspaper and all efforts have been exhausted to make this ,Cabaret ,Party the best one that Wilkes students have ever attended. Since it has been printed on one of the pamphlets on the bulletin boards, concerning this affair I re:. peat, in any language: ' "Don't miss the Beacon Cabaret Party.'' C'n'C Presents One-Acts, Mar. 1, 2, 3; Program 'To Offer Comedy, Drama Cue 'n' C.urtain has been workng hard the past .few weeks· to present three one act plays at Chase Theater on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week, March 1, 2, and 3. The plays have been carefully selected by Cue 'n' Curtain members to make the evenings enjoyable for everyone. "Wh eat Fire", a dramatic play dir ect ed by Peter Margo, is the story of a woman writer and h er farmer husband as they face the tragic problem of an unhappy marriage. The cast includes Margaret Luty a s Ursula Wade, James Mil!er as Martin Wade, Carol · Ann Gardner as Anna and Hillard Hoffman. This play is designed to put your heart in your throat. "Love and Alexander Botts", by William Upson, is a sparkling comedy about the executive of the Earthwo rm Trador Company and his laughable emplo yees a s Mr. Botts attempts to solve Cupid's capers in his firm. Sheldon Schneider directs this comedy. His cast is as follows: John Williams, Jim Benson, Pat Stout, Lois Jones. The third play, "A Night in the Country", presents the amusing difficulties of a Brooklyn family in the country for the first time. Written by Betty Smith and Robert Finnch, the play includes Herbert Bynder as Al Honeywunkle, Ruth Webber as his wife Lottie, and Nancy Brown as their daughter Francie. Other in the cast are: J erome Stein, Leslie Weiner, Fred Cohn, Frederick Krohle, Margaret Luty, Robert Coon. Directed by Frederick Krohle, the play promises to bring many a chuckle to the audience. Hop aboard the nearest train, plane, or pogo-stick and find your way to Chase Theater on Monday, Tuesday, ar Wednesday, March 1, 2, or 3 at 8 :30 P. M. for a delightful evening of laughter and fun presented for your pleasure by Cue 'n' Curtain. TV Group Plans March 4 Meeting It has been established that in the very near future the college will present a series of weekly TV shows don e by the students of Wilkes. On Thursday, March 4 at 7:30 P. M. Mr. Groh will meet with all those interested in appearing on the shows. Mr. Groh made it clear that no previous experience is necessary and the entire student body is welcome. He also expressed the desire to have members of all the clubs on campus present. Refreshments will be served and the future of Wilkes TV will be discussed. The evening should .be interesting as well as informative. AMENDMENT VOTE RETURNS The final returns on the Student Council Constitution Amendment vote are: N0-175 YES-243 �WDJCES COLLEGE BEACON 2 Letters To The Editor- - Self-Determinism, Wilkes College BEACON Dear Editor: Some tim e ago Wilkes-Barre GENE SCRUDATO newspapers carried a story which Editor-in-Chief said in part that Richard Hawk JACK CURTIS JEAN KRAVITZ was chairman of the Economics Club's display at the Parade of Associate Editors Progress last year. This article was DALE WARMOUTH used as a basis for a Beacon story, Faculty Adviser and it was only then that it was ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS pointed out that the statement was Sports Editor Business Manager in error. The chairman of the display comNEWS STAFF mittee was John Konsavage, presiMike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzella dent of the E.c onomics Club and a J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Pearl Onacko Thomas Kaska person who has done the College Walter Chapko Helen Krackenfels Natalie Barone Margaret f.uty Gail Laines Sally Thomas considerable service. Margaret Wllllarcis Joan Shoemaker Austin Sherman Would you please publish this Jim Neveraa Natalie Gripp Sheldon Schneider correction in order to spare RichLouis Steck Norma Davia Thomas Price ard Hawk furth er embarrassment Lois Long Irv Gelb Marilyn Peters and give deserved credit to John Konsavage? CIRCULATION BUSINESS Dale Warmouth Bernice Thomas Barbara Tanski Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell Irene Tomalls PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A -paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke:. College Subscription price: $ l.80 per semester ~ Member Intercollegiate Press EDITOR'S CORNER Friday, February 26, 1954 GENE ·scRUDATO Assembly Is Poor Voting Site Concerning the vote taken on the Student Council constitutional amendment, we would just like to say that we don't believe that the assembly period is one in which voting should take place. We have always been in favor of voting in the cafeteria or any other place where proper voting procedure can be observed. That such procedure Gannot be observed during the assembly is fairly obvious. Let us have no more of this voting in assembly. There is another point upon which we would like to comment. Many students brought it .to our attention that there was cheating in the voting process last Tuesday. We did not see any cheating per se however that doesn't necessarily mean there wasn't any. If there was any, we advise those persons who saw cheating to report same to the Student Council Presi<ient. If such claims can be proved, there can be no other alternative but ,to declare the vote invalid. Only Five Per Cent of People Think; 'Pathfinder' Assistant Editor States By T. R. PRICE Shocking his audience with spurious news story concerning the execution of seven army men without trial, Mr. Peter Celliers gave a graphic example Tuesday of how we implicitly believe what we hear on newscasts, read in papers, because information is presented in an accustomed manner, and from a supposedly reliable source. The situation into which he had standards, and for not gaining the put his audience in the Tuesday interest of the casual reader. assembly was the same as that to E verywhere, Celliers continued, which they are subjected every day we are an audience, and the busiwhen they open their mornng pa- ness of the newsmen is not to sell per, explained the the assistant news, but to provide interest for editor of "Pathfinder" magazine. their audience, the reader. The first Yet, he continued, it is up to us, approach to a large audience is the the 5 per cent of those who really attempt to utilize several appeals, think to be able to interpret cri- a fact which leads newspapers to tically the news with which we are aim at both the lowest and the presented. brodest of brows. Attempt is made In the world conflict in which we I to pl ease all, to offend none. find ourselves, it is in the philiAnd the newsman's picture of sophical realm that the true victo!y those he pleases is none too :bright. must be won. We must, he said, It has been estimated that the menpreserve the individuality of demo- talities which with papers find cracy, which is dependent upon cer- themselves dealing is roughly from tain concepts, among which we find about twelve to about seventeen the preservation of personal inte- years, and that the possessors of grity and individuality, as expresse this intellect read about ten times in the ballot. as much about the sport section, The blame for those who do not the comics, the syndicated columns, read, and do not vote, lies iii. the and so forth as do they read in public press for failing to raise its connection with the day's news. -:-:-::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=-... This has reached such a state that , frequently space relating to the key news developments must be limited to about eight hundred words - the space of a single column . . Est. 1871 Editors, the s·peaker asserted, are much concerned with this probMen's Furnishings and lem, but must also worry over the desires of big advertisers. Yet Hats of Quality these should not be given too much blame, for they do perform a service, in that they subsidize the paper, which can then continue to pre,9 West Market Street sent its readers with the news. The Wilkes-Barre, Pa. fun ction of subsidation is highly J ORDAN ** (continued on page 4) Wilkes College Beacon Wilkes College Dear Editor: Would you please print this letter in its entirety? It is an open letter to the president of the Student Council, Wayne Madden. Dear President, This is a voice raised in protest against the manner in which the proposed amendment to the student council constitution was decided. I do not want to discuss the outcome of the election, nor do I want to debate the merits or faults of the proposed amendment, nor is it m y purpose to inject politics into this matter. My only purpose is to protest your casual method of election. Now that I have clarified my position, I would like to say that I think you have made a consequential mistake in the method of voting on the proposed amendment to the student council constitution. Consequential, Mr. President, because of the dangerous precedent it may set. That precedent being the invasion of our voting rights by anyone in power. Therefore, Mr. President, your conscience and you intelligence should force you to set aside this past election - declare it invali<l, null and void - and de ~lare a new, more democratic election. I ask this of you for the following reasons : (1) Most of the students did not realize that they would have the chance to vote on the proposed amendment, so they didn't bother to study the amendment or its possible ramifications. As a result of this they were ignorant of the facts and could not vote intelligently. I think the students should have had an advanced warning of their eligibility. (2) As chairman of the Assembly Committee, I am ashamed to admit this but not everyone goes to every assembly, in fact some people never go to any. The point is this: why do you assume that on a given day all the students of Wilkes ,College will go to Assembly? Some students will and did miss the Assembly program this week, they also missed their · chance to vote on the proposed amendment. I think every student is entitled to the chance to vote on a matter as important as this. (3) Although I did manage to find a deeply buried in the Beacon concerning the election, that is all the publicity I could find. I believe that any election on campus should publicized, especially an important one such as this, so that every student will know when, where and how to cast his vote. ( 4) Because of the method of distributing ballots, many students who were in Assembly didn't vote because they didn't receive a ballot, many ballots were fill ed in by friends, the person who did cast a vote didn't have very much privacy while making his choice and could easily be swayed by the person sitting next to him, etc. In general, I would view the election as a chaos. Maybe I am spoiled by the old 'fashioned, uniform election, but I still think that they are best for ail concerned. The purpose of this letter, Mr. President was not to criticize your method of election. I trust that after reading this letter, you will take the necessary steps to correct the past sham election. Your for better campus government, Lou Steck Interdependence Principles ·of Policy, Canham Urges By T. R. PRICE Speaking on "The Spiritual and Intellectual Qualities of Freedom", Mr. Edwin Canham, Christian Science Monitor editor, told an audience of a thousand last Friday evening that rarely have men been challenged as we, rarely have they been given the opportunity to advocate the cause of freedom. Freedom today, said Mr. Canham, is in a state of crisis. Neverthe-less, there is little reason for discouragement. We must consider the events of the last few years. Humankind has been subjected to shocks calculated to destroy its poise, despite which free dom-based societies have clung tenaciously and successfully to liberty. True, some, which have had but little to become used to the practices of freedom have fallen prey to the maw of the police state, but even in those, the spirit of man still burns, ready again to surge upward. The degree of clandestine resistance is acutely embarrassing to the plans of dictators. The dangers to individual liberty in this country are less today than ever before. In contrast to the reaction following the other great wars in which we have engaged, said the speaker, there has been a delayed crisis in political warfare. We should not wonder at the passions of extremism, but at the little harm it has done. The reasons for what extremism 'there has been are. due to the fact that the question of subversion in the government has not been properly or impartially investigated, by either the last administration or the present one. There should have been such an investigation made so that the people might learn the real situation, but instead, fear has been allowed to spread until dissennt and subversion are regarded in the same light. However, it is not only the extreme right that has been guilty of aggressive demogoguery. The left, excepting the communists of course has also been remiss in this respect. Academic freedom carries with it academic responsibility, Canham noted, as he continued his treatment of the situation, went on to mention that there have been, in the government, abuses of power under FDR and Truman, perhaps due to the fact that power is habitforming. Even the most reactionary among us are revolutionaries when compared to the heirs of despotism who impose the police state upon mankind. We have in our charge a powerful wea·pon of revolution-our dedication to the basic individual rights of man, expressed in myriad ways, and springing from the frame-work of moral right, legal protection, and the belief in the brotherhood of man, which have combined to make the spiritual house in which we live, and which forms a composite force of revolutionary ideals. We must understand our basic principles, as did the men at Philadelphia, and at Gettysburg, as did the lone man proposing his Fourteen Points. The basic elements of our program in the world must be expressed as self - determination with recognization of the principle of independence. These must be our b-asic political ideas, possessed of the power of liberty and stability. If there is one defence to communism, it should be nationalism, linked with the framework of r egional federa lism and national organization. However, we must make the difference between true nationalism and mere chauvinistic jingoism. There will always be a place in the world for true nationalism, just as there will always be a place in this country for individuality of the Texan and the New Englander. As with the nation, so does selfdetermination affect the individuals, rela-ted through the socal compact to interdependence. To express this to the individuals of the world, we should issue a "Freedom Manif esto"-:-barricading militarily only I as a stop-gap measure, while strengthening our economy, more sanely relating it to that of our allies. Our long-range dedication ought to be between the advocates of free self-government and its foes,, seeking to convince the "in-between peoples" that our system has values adaptable to their needs. This isn't an argument that we ought to make over every nation in our image, but that the road to free nstitutions be made clear to them. The precise forms of these free institutions would not be the exact ones we use, but the universal elements thereof. The glory of our fr ee society,. said Canham , is not in that the trip is all down-hill, but in the reverse, as it offers us the challenge. -BEACON'S GRAB-BAG A fr esh-out-of-school newspaper repo1:ter was instructed by the editor to never state anything as a fact that he could not verify from personal knowledge. Sent out to cover an important. social event soon afterward, he turned in the following story: "A woman giving the name of Mrs. Roscoe Astorbilt, who is reported to be one of the society leaders of the city, is said to have given what is purported to be a party yesterday for a number of alleged la,dies. The hostess claims to be the wife of a reputed attorney. ,:i :~ ,:: * :)I The head of a leading department store was passing through the packing room and saw a boy lounging against a box, whistling cheerfully. "How much do you get a week?" he asked the boy. "Ten dollars, sir," the lad replied. "Here's a week's pay, you loafer -you're fired!" When the foreman came back he promptly asked him who had hired that "lazy bum." "We never hired him," answered the foreman. "He just brought in a package from another firm." * :;, l)c * :)c Middle age is the time of life when a man stops wondering if he can escape the t emptation and begins to wonder if he's missing any. ::: * :11 ::: * The wise fraternity man had parked his car in fro nt of a fire hydrant. A policeman came along and requested that he remove it. "Sir," replied the indignant College Joe, "do you realize to whom you are speaking? I am a Delta!" "I don't care if you're a whole peninsula," was the quick retort, "move that car!" SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES for WILKES DANCES at ,.. •<t , JOHN B. STETZ~ Expert Clothier ~ 9 E. Market St.. W-B. Q ) L ~ L .\ "%a""-"-'"'-. ,._ ;;;;.==========::.;::;:::;:::::::, 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 �WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON Friday., Fe.bruary 26, 1954 FaceMuhlenberg Al Allentown in Season's Finale Two Games Next Week Complete Cage Docket * * • * "' Weight 123-pounds 130" 137" 147157" 167" 177Heavyweight Play Susquehanna U. in Last Home Game Wednesday, Finish 20~ame Slate With Harpur Saturday; Record Hangs -in Balance Grapf)lin' Captains By AL JETER Coach John Reese's wrestling team will be trying for a win- ' ning season tomorrow night when it travels to Muhlenberg College for its last meet of -the year. Up to date the Colonels have an even record of four wins and four losses. Before the season started, Reese stated that his team would be in " good shape" if nothing else. It ddn't turn out to be "nothing else" however. From a shaky start the grapplers have developed into a first rate t eam that bears watching. Number Of Records Should the Blue and Gold come out of the Muhlenberg scrap with a victory they will be the second WC team to turn in a winning season thi s year. The soccer team was first. To fini sh in the black would be a just reward for Coach John Reese and th e hard working men of the squad. A "winner" would be the first in history for the Colonel mat squad. 3 With two more games left to play, the Wilkes basketball team could end the campaign with any one of three over-all season's records. The Colonels could end with an even .500 or 10-10 mark by splitting with Susquehanna and Harpur, they could have a winning season by toppling both and ending with a 11-9 mark, or they could lose both and finish with a 9-11 mark on the losing side of the ledger. SOCCER TEAM GETS NEW GAME, SECOND PENDING ' BOB REYNOLDS WARREN YEISLEY 1)1'1\~ . UIVOTi Wrestler [ · ~obby Morgan }3obby Reynolds By JACK CURTIS Don Reynolds Warren Yeisley Don McFadden OUR OLD FRIEND LYCOMING Neil Dadurka Lycoming College is certainly making a name for itself this year Bob Masonis through the m edium of sports - and what a name. It shouldn't happen Jerry Elias to LIU. It seems that in spite of the fame of the illustrious (and highly emotional) Vince Leta, the way that Lycoming is winning basketball Reese, the former coach of games at home is attracting the attention of the N•CAA. Kingston High .School, has done It has always been tough to beat the Warriors of Williamsport on wonders in his first year here at their own boards, but ·this year the thing has come to a bursting point. Wilkes. He has brought a fine brand In fact things are so foul that Moravian College has written to the of wrestling back to the college NCAA (rulinng body of athletics in organized American colleges) proafter a disastrous season last year. testing the methods employed in insuring a home-floor win for LycoHard work on the part of all has ming. paid good dividends. Claims in this sort of situation are generally Tough Grind wild, but if you look behind th e loud cries, you someThe schedule has been anything times find that there is fire behind all that smoke. but a snap. The matmen have had The one we heard, from a member of the King's top-flight competition from the student body and which he states h e got from a first meet. The brush-burn boys reliable source, is that one of the officials that Lyhave collected the scalps of Wyocoming uses is a relative of the Warrior coach and ming Seminary, Swarthmore, East the other is th e handyman, janitor or th e like at Stroudsburg, and the Kings Point the Lycoming gym. Merchant Marine Academy. Very possibly these claims are fantastic, but The four losses suffered this year there are deeper implications. The fact that such by the groaners are nothing to be rumors get started shows that there is unrest aashamed of. They came at the mong Lycoming opponents about the way they are hands of recognized power houses losing in Williamsport. CURTIS Lafayette, Hofstra, Cortland State, Take Wilkes for instance. The C olonels lamand Ithaca. basted Lycoming here, even though Vince Leta had The Colonels' two best showings 43 points (and did deliberately throw the ball smack into Jim Ferris' have been against their last two face). The crowd was mighty uneasy after that one and the play shown opponents, Kings Point and East was just a trifle on the putrid side. Stoudsburg. They clearly showed JUST DOESN'T FIGURE that they have developed into a high-geared machine. First came Then, after a relatively easy victory here, Wilkes g ets well tarred the sinking of the future sailors, and feather ed at Williamsport, where Lenny Batroney fouls out-for who would have done better to. have the first time thi:. season. Wilkes had 54 fouls called against it. Pee-ew! "stood in bed" during the Wilkes Last year, you may remember, it was at Lycoming that .Marsh storm. The gale was followed by an Karesky was ruined for the rest of the season-probably for hfe. In impressive win over the Pocono the third game of th e season he was trampled going in for a layupMountain matmen. another deliberate foul-and his knee ruined. Coach George Ralston Reynolds Back has been plenty ·burned at times, but has kept quiet on the matter. But Bobby Rey nolds, who was out of a st ench can drift only so far before it begins to be sniffled at. action last week, should be on hand Moravian and Wilkes and for that matter King's have not been the to bolster the grapplers in the seas- only t eams that have gone away not just a little disgruntled. The word on's finale. Bobby along with his is that almost every team that plays at Lycoming is burning and cussin ' brother Don have been mainstays under its collective breath on the return trip hom e. of the lightweight classes this year. Here's hoping the Moravian letter to NCAA does a little good. New men that have been bright FOOTBALL? AH, THAT'S ANOTHER GAME spots this year include Don McFadThen there's another matter concerning Lycoming. Back in the den and N eil Dadurka, both football players, as well as Bob Maso- days when Wilkes and the Williamsport school met regularly on the nis and Jerry Elias. Jerry was the gridiron, all was hunkey-dorey .between the two. But Lycoming dropped manager of the 1952-53 football football and disappeared from the Wilkes slate. Now football has been restored at the former Dickinson Seminary, a school about the size of team. With all of these men on deck WiJ,kes. But lo and behold, ni x-they want no part of the ,Colonels it seems. and ready to go, there is a fine chance of attaining the much An abbr~viated six-game schedule has been arranged for Lycoming. On sought after winning season tomor- hearing that football was on the agenda again at Lycoming, George Ralston, Director of Athletics, contacted the old time rival. H e was row. assured that Wilkes would get its old place on the slate. When Lycoming makes public its six-gam e schedule-yo u guessed ATHLETIC BANQUET it-conspicuously missing will be the name "Wilkes.'; Included, among SOMETIME IN MARCH others will ·b e Drexel T ec h, P enn Military College, Juniata and Geneva, Director of Athletics Ralsto.n but uh-uh, no Wilkes. said yesterday that there will "deWell, when you think of the beatings Wilkes used to hand Lyfinitely" be an athletic banquet this coming, it's not hard to understand why there is reluctance to play us. year. Fear is an awful thing. "We h eld off as long as possible SHORT TAKES FROM COLONELLAND to see how the athletic budget lookAnother Stinkeroo-The Bratton-Saxton fight seen at the corner ed " Ralston stated, "and we will pr~babJy li.old the banquet between gin mill Wednesday night. This "pipperoo" of a waltz had nothing on {completed on page 4) basketball and baseball seasons." ==============================-' The Wilkes College soccer team will . meet one and probably two new opponents next fall it was learned yesterday by the BEACON. The opponent on the docket for sure is Bucknell University, the one-time mother school of Wilkes nd the probable opponent is the Philadelphia Textile Institute. The addition of Bucknell to the Colonel booting slate is a move which will give the team added prestige and if Philadelphia Textile is also added, the Colonel soccermen will get a chance to tangle with an institution from Coach Bob Partridge's hometown. The Bucknell tilt is listed for Kirby Park on Tuesday, October 21. The athletic• departments of Wilkes and Philadelphia Textile are currently arranging a suitable date for the proposed game. A loss to Kutztown State Teachers College, 95-87, . Wednesday night bought the record to nin e wins and as many losses. The WC passers engage a relatively weak Susquehanna University t eam in the> home finale for this season at the Wilkes gym on Wednesday night and then end it all by travelling to meet Harpur College at Endicott, N. Y. next Saturday. In last Wednesday's game Wilkes led until about midway through the second stanza, but faltered at that point and never again took the upper hand. Lenny Batroney had his top game of the season, turning in a fine night's work which netted him 31 points. Aside from Batroney' s scoring, there was little to brag about in the loss and the team can do no. more than hope for better things. in the remaining two games. Wilkes will be favored to takethe hapless Susquehanna crew, but Harpur could give the Blue and Gold troubl e on its home court. On the next two c ontests, a mere two of a 20-game schedule, hangs the Colonels' season rating. Winners? So-so? Or bust? Time, Susquehanna and Harpur will tell. AFTER LAST YEAR. UH-UH Ralston Brands Wilkes-Mansfield Football Game As 'Strictly Rumor' By JACK CURTIS. Sports Editor In answer to reports that have been circulating in Wyoming Valley the past week, Director of Athletics George F. Ralston yesterday branded stories that Wilkes has scheduled Mansfield State Teachers College in football next fall as "strictly rumor." Ralston admitted, however, that there has been communication between the athletic departments of the institutions but added, "the initiative has come from the other end." The Wilkes athletics h ead also stated emphatically, "A Mansfield game in. football next fall doesn't even look like a possibility.'' Adelphi Out An open date on the Wilkes football schedule has resulted from the suspens ion of football at Adelphi College, Garden City, L. I., which was to play th e third in a series with the Colonels n ext fall. Adelphi Athletics Director Vincent X. Flaherty gave "lack of interest" as the school's reason for dropping the sport. Oddly the largest crowd of the season for Adelphi at home last year was the Wilkes game, which drew some 2,000 fans, of which only about 800 were paid admissions. Ralston said he has sent letters of inquiry to at least eight eastern schools, including Brooklyn College, Hamilton, Lycoming and others not identified, but has not heard from any except Lycoming, which for some reason has chosen not to ptay the •Colonels this season. Lyco ming was a regular opponent until it dropped football several seasons ago. The Williamsport school will resume the sport on an intercollegiate level this fall. Meet In One Sport Wilkes now engages Mansfield only in basketball - two games per season - on a home and home basis. There is doubt if the game would win student approval or s upport as Ralston pointed out since ill feelings were built up as a res ult of a ·dis play of poor s ports manship last fall when the two grid elevens met in a scrimmage at Towanda High School prior to the beginning of the actual season. John Aquilino was followed to the Wilkes huddle by one of the Mansfield linemen and on turning around in answer to a tap on the shoulder, John was punched square in the face, in full view of everyon e and knock ed out. He suffered a brain concussion and was on the mend for over a month. Questionable Tactics This action, of course, didn't set well with the Wilkes squad, as didn't many of the other questionable tactics of the Teachers College t eam. Wilkes teams have always uph eld high standards of sportsmanship, but they can be brutal if given a reason to be. No, Mansfield isn't a good team to schedule in football. A PAPER FOR THE HOME .. • SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Most Complete Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION WEEKLY FEATURES �Friday, February 26, 1954 . WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 RECORD FOR CHARITY his head removed the culprit's door Eddie Davis set a new free throw and put it in the shower. A smile record in 952 .b y making 15 out of (continued from page 3) of satisfaction was on his face for Kowalski and Gunkel ... Our prize remark of the week-When asked 18 tries in one game. He has althe rest of the evening until he ways been cool on the foul line. where we live, we retorted, with mental reservations concerning the discovered his bed was missing. A By JOE SARACEN! searching party was organized and "land heaves" in South Wilkes-Barre, ·"·On Carey Avenue last time I JR. VETERINARIAN Jerry the bed was recovered at 4 A. M. looked." .. . We may be singing "Down in Pennsylvania" from right "Luscious" Lind arrived back at down in Pennsylvania any day now. It's fine to support the Barons, the dorm Saturday night with a ***** but we're wondering what's supporting Artillery Park. Ever see a pet bat that he had acquired ·some- INTRA-ROOM-MATE SPORTS - mound lower than the p_late-could happen. where. The bat was suffering from Cliff "Crusher" Braudigan and Stan Rumor has it that Paul Gronka will remain at Wilkes next year a broken leg and Jerry was going "Crash" Abrams have introduced to nurse it back to health and train a new series of events in the dorm. a s a mathematics major. Gronka, you may remember, was second string it as a pet. Well things were against The two are holding regular wrest- All-State end and honorable mention Little All-American last fall .. . him-his roommate didn't especial- ling ·b outs and so far the attend- Former ·g ridder and alumnus Dick Scripp has become engaged to a ly go for the idea and all J erry was ance has been good. This sport has Wilkes alumna, Marianne Hoffman of New York. "Bee-Bee Eyes" able to feed the poor thing was been termed an asset to the dormi- as Scripp was affectionately known on campus is working in the big city bananas one at a time. After giv- tory and you all know what an as- and Marianne is a medical technician at Skidmore College in Saratoga ing some thought to the matter he set is, it's a little Donkey. Springs, N. Y. decided to consult Dr. Reif. The bat - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - was chloroformed to put it out of its misery and although funeral . services will not be held as planned the remains can be viewed in the Biology Lab. DIKE DIVOTS DORM DOINGS Liggett & Myers ***** · AN EYE FOR AN EYE AND A DOOR FOR A DOOR - Mickey "Lung" Perlmuth was rather surprised when he came back from dinner and found his door missiI).g. It seems that someone removed it · from its hinges but "Lung" using Intra-Mural League Down The Home Stretch _By A US TIN SHERMAN .W ith the Intramural Basketball 'L eague rapidly coming to a finish, ·jt looks as though the Missing Links have won their second con. secutive league championship. The Missing Links are undefeated in . six league games. The league standing as of Tuesday, Feb. 23 are: 'Team W L .M issing Links .................... 6 0 Idiot's Row . . ................... 7 2 Simon Pures ... 6 2 Butler Weeks .. ..... ............. 5 2 Matchembios · 5 2 Club 20 7 4 Bar Rags 6 4 Eduecon .... ........... 4 5 Big Red . . . . . . .. . 3 4 Left Overs 4 6 Swamp Hogs 3 6 In one of the best played games of the week Club 20 scored a 50-35 win over the Left Overs. Hoffman and West scored 22 and 13 respectively to lead the winners for the night. The best in the scoring department for the losers was Diamond's 8 and Chanosky's 7. Mr. Partridge announces that there will be a six team playoff. The semi-finals will be played on Thursday, March 4 at 5:45 P. M. The finals, if possible will be held on the following night, Friday, March 5· at 6 :45. On both of these nights the Intramural playoff tilts will be used as preliminaries to the P.I.A.A. playoffs. Mr. Partridge also announced that there will be a very important meeting of the league managers on Wednesday, March 3. The main topic for discussion will be the playoffs. "It is imperative that all league managers attend the meet•ing," said the Director of Activities. Tobacco Co. says . • • FOR more than thirty years we have used research day in and day out learning about 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. 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Many scientists within our laboratories ore analyzing cigarette tobaccos every day ONLY FIVE PER CENT (continued from page 1) important to the reader, for without it, he would be forced to pay a quarter for his paper, a dollar for his magazine. What intelligently-aimed media we do have, in contrast to usual "please everybody" publications, is aimed at comparitively small audience. This, said the speaker, is neither desirable or feasible. Availralability of information is an in_tegral part of democracy, particularly as it affects intelligent voting, and as it protects the reader from the evils of propaganda. It is possible to persuade publishers to print more intelligent news, declared Celliers, noting that any attack upon the advertising (say by a boycott of advertised products) made by the intelligent readers will have its effect. Concluding, Celliers remarked that if all his talk had done was to have raised a distrust of having blind, absolute faith in news sources, some good had been done, and at the same time urged caution in this respect. 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. 3 Brands Tested and Approved by 30, Years of Scientific Tobacco Research Coprrishr I ~ IJGGrTT & Mvns TOBACCO 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 26th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 February 26 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/6c98820c0d81dc121c96a1ba5cf82373.pdf 7902caba35be36385b2cae80339c38d1 PDF Text Text Wilkes College The only way to make sure that you are not moving backward is to move foreward. Henry N~wman. Vol. 8, No. 17 ATTEND THE BE WILKES COLLEGE SCIENCE SHOW WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1954 DEBATERS PLACE 5th AT BOSTON; LOSE CAR, LUGGAGE, NOTES IN FIRE Science Department Presents Show Tonight, Tomorrow "Hot Issue" Stirs Campus; Assembly Voting Starts Row Senior Spectacle Plans March 13 Event Senior Class of Wilkes College announces the Senior Spectacle on March 13 at 8 :30 P. M. in tqe Wilkes Gymnasium. Co-chairmen of Senior Spectacle are Jane Carpenter and AI Wall ace. They are assisted •b y Charles Zezza, tickets, and Dick Hawk and Alex Cathro, publicity. On the agenda is a basketiball game between the senior boys and faculty men while the senior .g irls engage a team of imports in the preliminary basketball game. A dance will follow the program and admission price is seventy-five cents per person for Senior Spectacle. The ·proceeds will be used for the Senior Class gift. The fac ulty men ·boast of a record of two victories and one defeat in this basketball rivalry, but the senior boys will hold private practice to deadlock the series. The cheerleaders from former squads and a referee chosen by faculty a_n d seniors will assist in this performance. The Senior Spectacle is a major production by the seniors for students and friends, and everyone can enjoy himself by attending. By NATALIE GRIPP Another battle of words seems to The lights of science will be be developing in what has proved burning tonight and. tomorrow at to be the most acrimonious year in the Lecture Hall and Conyngham. campus politics since the days when Voris B. Hall, h ead of the engineer- · vigorous intellects like Henry Meing and physics department, is in rolli and Joe Reynolds struggled charge of a committee that has ar- for campus power. Whatever the tanged a very interesting science intellects, this year's controversies show. The show will be given at have lacked nothing in intensity four different performances each of feeling, wiedspread ·interest, rebeginning with a demonstrative lee- crimination, and the inevitable lethire at the Lecture Hall and then ters-to-the-Editor. The present "hot proceeding with a guided tour issue" centers around efforts to athrough the various department. mend the budget clauses of the Members of the student body at student constitution. "Conyngham Campus" have arAction began this week with the ranged numerous displays pertain- circulation by Lou Steck and other ing to science in the modern world. campus leaders of a petition decryIt is hoped that the students repre- ing alleged "irregularities" sursenting the . high schools in and a- rounding the referendum conducted bout Wyoming Valley will find in assembly in which the proposed them both educational and stimu- amendment was approved by a 243'lating. 17 5 vote. The petition cites the abAmong the many graphs and sence of a secret -b allot, lack of drawings being shown by the en- adequate publicity of the referendgineering department will be a um, and the making of attendance large map of the campus as drawn at assembly a prerequisite for votby Thomas Goblick, a graduate of ing as violations of democratic proOld Forge High School. Tom is cedure. Originators of the petition, studying electrical engineering. which demands that the election be Diok Kleyps and Dean Arvan, declared null and void, have got biology majors, are dis·p laying a over 200 names and claim they will ·"chick embryology" project. There get at least two-thirds of the stuare also physiology and bacteriolo- dent body to sign by ear~y next time what action the Council will gy projects which were done by week. -other members of the student body, It is too early to predict the out- takewhen it receives the petition. William Saba, president of the come of this dispute at ·press time. One thing is certain: It will be some ·Chemistry Club, and other young As yet, there has been no reply by time before this argument cools, chemists have worked on several Madden or other Council spokes- and op•ponents of the election have undertakings that should prove in- men to the cries of "unfair" circu- declared their intention of appealteresting. Iating a.bout the campus. Nor is it ing the Council for action as far as ·John Malamas, Marvin Strope, possible to predict at the present possible. .and Henry Mago, physics majors, will demonstrate methods of mea.suring temperature. At the Lecture Hall Mr. Thomas 11 will spea,k on lecher wires and Mr. 11 Rall on transistors. A HIGHLY . EXOTHERMIC REACTION of secret nature will be demonstrated By DALE WARMOUTH by members of the Chemistry Club. Public Relations Director A new addition to the science It is always hard to dig,est what has happened in a Cue 'n' show will be the math display in which the math department will Curtain one-act plays series and give justice to eyerybody _conpoint out to students that "Arith- cerned. A reviewer is either tempted ,to throw bncks promiscumetic is not Enough" in the modern ously at all exposed heads or else to put on kid gloves and soothe mathematical world. everyone, deserving or no. Approximately 1000 tickets were This critic-of-sorts saw the plays so brief that she never quite got available to ·high school students on Monday, which is not the best warmed up to the task. wishing to attend. Most of the tick- day of the week at any time of the Director Peter Margo still has ets have been distributed indicating year. At least, as far as the late his good sense of cast and player a ,fine attendance. production went, it was the acid selection and can still do wonders test It showed how far along the with thespians. acto rs had come and that patch"A Night in the Country" was work undoubtedly would come later a dandy job of spoofery. It was on. held together quite nicely by leads Above all, the general opinion Herbert Bynder and Ruth Webber, was that Margaret Luty, playing both treading the local boards for . a most difficult part, was the best the first time. On Tuesday, March 16 at 8 :00 performer of the night. She playe,d The play would have gone sour :p , M. in the Science Lecture Hall, a strong role, one which demanded with too much hamming, but the Mrs. Frances Clarke Sayers, spe- a great deal of her as the farmer's entire cast kept it down to the cialist in children's literature and wife in "Wheat Fire," and she lived proper frothy pitch, with plenty of writer of children's books, will up to all requirements. verve and phony dialect. speak on a very interesting topic, She had a good supporting cast. It would be impossible to com"Young Feet on the Road." The Her husband was p layed by Jim ment on each member of the cast, lecture is to be sponsored by the Miller, a newcomer to the Sta:bJe but they all did adequate-to-good Education Departments of the three ,Stage at Chase Theatre, and h e jobs. In the cast were Jerry Stein 1ocal colleges - Wilkes, King's and understood his part. His only de- (quite good), Nancy Brown (adeMisericordia. merits were that h e spoke too loud- quate), Fred ·C ohn (adequate), Les This lecture should be of inter- ly for a postage-stamp stage and Weiner (slightly better than adeest not only to education students· too high for Margaret, whose role quate), director Fred Kroehle (adebut to everyone. There will be no is so sensitive that it required a quate, but better as director), Maradmission charge. modicum of underplaying on the garet Luty (giddily good), Robert Mrs. Sayers is well known for ·part of Miller at times. Coon (good and eldritch.) 'her numerous speeches at library Carol Ann Gardner, as Miller's "Love and Alexander Botts" association conferences, . booksell- other Iove-inte.rest, was a country- wobbled and fell to its !knees soon ers' meetings, and parent-teachers side cupcake, but li-ke tyro Hillard after the curtain opened. Everyone association, Hoffmann, her duties on stage were seemed to be on edge and it was 1 C'n' C Plays Analyzed Closely; . Wheal Fire Aeling is Finest 0 Education Club Sponsors Speaker Team Does Well Despite Loss Of Material; Wins Four, Loses Two Last week the auto in which the Wilkes debating team was traveling to Boston was destroyed by fire, proving a severe handicap to them in the Boston contest. The fire destroyed the Cadillac .in which they were riding, almost all of their luggage, and the debating ma,t erial which they were to use in the Boston tournament. Queried on the fire which counted so much in most of the Wilkes defeats (the team received scores of superior in all debating classifications save evidence, notes concerning which were burned), Dr. Kruger, coach of the debaters, explained that several times they had noted difficulties in the right tire, and stopped several times to investigate, -b ut could find nothing. About 85 miles utside of Boston, near Ro ckville, they stopped again, discovered tiny flames licking round the tire. The debaters and their coach fought the fire w ith water and sand until the blaze drew near the gas tank, when they stood off at a safe distance and watched the auto reduced to cinders, and with it, most of their wardrobe and their debating materials. Fortunately, a Mr. W. E . Weese of Boston happened by in his auto and took them to that city, where some friends of Dr. Kruger, the M. G. Shermans, treated them with what one of the de aters described as "fantastic consideration", which Kruger declared "marvelous, words cannot express their hospitality." The plight of the debaters was given considerable attention by both the Boston papers, which ran a photo of them attempting to rewrite their debate notes from memory, and by TV star Dave Garroway, who several times mentioned the event on his network show as a human interest item. .Undaunted by the difficulties he had faced, and heartened by the splendid performance of this team, Kruger declared, "I feel that we have an excellent chance for the national championships on the basis of performances this year. I feel, too, that we have a very good chance to win the state championship." By T. R. PRICE The Wilkes College debating team placed fifth in the Annual National Invitationanl Debate Tournament last week-end at Boston. Despite handicaps imposed by loss of their debating notes in an automobile fire on Thursday, the team of J. Harold Flannery and James Neveras, coached by Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, went on to defeat Notre Dame, Amherst, Brooklyn, and Tufts, losing only to Harvard and Maine. Flannery placed second in the extemperaneous speaking contest, defeating Herzel S-piro, of Vermont, last year's New England extemperaneous speaking champion. First in the competition was Robert Walker, of Vermont, who was runner-up to Spiro last year. Interestingly, -Flannery defeated both in the semi-finals, and by a wide margin. Flannery also did well in debate, tying for fourth place for debating in the tournament, while Neveras reached the semi-fnal rounds of the tournament oration con.test. •Calling the Boston contest "a tournament of champions", Dr. Kruger mentioned in an interview that of the teams competing, at least half had won one or two tournaments in the last year and that one (University of Vermont) was a semi-finalist in the national cham·pionships last year. Among other greats he noted were Army, Navy; Colgate, Pennsylvania, Penn State, Yale, and Dartmouth. In trying for the finals, the Wilkes team won the first four rounds, lost the fifth to Harvard in a close debate on a question of evidence, notes concerning which were lost in Thursday's fire. In the final round, Kruger noted, there were some six or seven teams with approximately 4 to 1 records entered. Among these were Dartmouth, whose coach judged Wilkes in the last round and thus eliminated one of his chief competitors, for had Wilkes won (and taken fourth instead of fifth place) Dartmouth would have been unable to enter the finals. In the finals, Dartmouth defeated Notre Dame, a t eam previously defeated in the semi-finals by Wilkes. In these finals, one of the layman judges was Erwin Canham, editor Monday, Mar. 8: P,I.A.A. Bas- of the Christian Science Monitor, ketball, Gym; Mid-Semesters be- who spoke h ere some two weeks gin, to Friday; ago. Tuesday, Mar. 9: Orch. Practice, Lobby, Gym; Wednesday, Mr. 10: Girls' Bas- PARTRIDGE CONCERNED OVER McNEW'S INJURY ketball, 4 P. M., Gym; Friday, Mar. 12: P.I.A.A, BasMel McNew, considered by ketball, Gym; Wilkes Faculty WoBaseball Coach Bob Partridge as men Party, Cafeteria; Saturday, March 13: Senior Spec- one of the top pitching prospects for this diamond season, suffertacle~ Senior Class, Gym. ed a badly sprained ankle in an obvious that lines were incomplete- intra-mural basketball session ly memorized. Nobody seemed good Tuesday night. enough to get more than A for efThe Baltimore, Md., hurling fort but Pat Stout and Jim ace and Ashley Hall dorm resiBenson show promise. John Wil- dent has been on crutches during liams, as the lead, failed to set the most of this week. With first diapace or t}J.e mood, and director mond drills scheduled for the. Sheldon Schneider, stepping in as near future, Partridge is hoping the villain was frenetic though dra- for a quick and complete recovery matic. Lois Jones was the offstage for McNew, whose ankle was weak from a previous injury. voice. ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE �2 WIIJ(F.S COLLEGE BEACON . . . ~ Wilkes College BEACON . Friday, March 5, 1954 . Student V,s. ·Draf,l B1>ar-ds Discussed By Beacon Reporters Letter to the Editor . . . College 1 Dear Sir, An elemental)y fact a.JI too often GENE SCRUDATO ignored by lt:he memb'ers of .both Editor-in-Chief atl'ministrati,ve· and stuHent bodi'es 'B1y MELVIN SCHMEIZER JEAN KRAVITZ is the'basic 'functicm of student govJACK CURTIS and NEIL TURTEL ernment is to provide students with Associate Editors The army wants you!':' In fact ·opportunity and incentive to gain DALE WARMOUTH experience in utilizing the various they want you for eight years of Faculty Adviser democratic processes on which our your life. Face it, you men of ART HOOVER JACK _CURTIS form of government and society is Wilkes, you are going to have to Spdrts Editor Business Manager based. This proposition is not star- serve sometime. Most of you have been classif-fied tling. NEWS STAFF by the army but unfortunately few Certainly no one would dispute of you know its meaning. The stuMike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzetta Thomas Kaska J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Pearl Onacko that the administration could effi- dent upon reaching his 18th birthWalter Chapko Helen ·Krdckenfels Natalie Barone ciently handle the various prob- day receives his first classification Margaret Luty Sally Thomas Gail Lciines lems entrusted to the student coun- which is lA. This classification subAustin Sherman Margaret Williams Joan Shoemaker cil. It is also probable that the sev- jects him to immedia..te induction Natalie Gripp Sheldon Schneider Jim Neveras eral faculty advisers to the clubs if he does not continue with his Louis Steck Norma Davis Thomas Price could carry out the program of schooling. However, a student is Marilyn Peters Lois Long Irv Gelb their organizations without being entitled to a lS deferment which CIRCULATION BUSINESS bothered by the cumbersome, frus- permits him to complete the schoBernice Thomas Barbara Tanski trating machinery of elections, lastic year. Barbara Rogers Irene Tomalls parliamentary procedures, prolong- Whether the individual is permitJan Eckell ed discussions and so forth. But of ted to continue in school further course we don't do thing.s that way than his freshman year depends PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 under our system. We don't for two upon several factors: his scholastic A 'Paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke~ College very valid reasons: ( 1) despite standing, college deferment test, Subscription price: $1.80 per semester short run convenience, we believe and discretion of his local draft that in the long run, democratic board. These three factors are afMember methods with their many checks fected by each other. That is, if Intercollegiate Press and balances, their fruitful inter- the student remains in the upper change of ideas and · rational con- half of 'his sophomore year, the siderations are more conducive to upper two-thirds of his junior year, a sensible, staible order, and (2) the upper three-quarters of his searbitrary methods would destroy nior year or receves a 70 per cent the very-reason-for-being of stu- grade on his college deferment test, dent governing bodies mentioned a- he is perir\itted to stay in school. bove, namely to provide students (Asking the impossible, aren't with actual laboratory practice and they.) By JEAN KRAVITZ One of .the newest additions to the faculty here at Wilkes is Dr. experience in working with demoOf course, all of this depends upEugene Hammer, recently appointed head of the Education Depart- cratic machinery. on the discretion of his draft board. We submit the above re-examina- This discretion, in turn, is affectment. A native, of Wheaton, Illinois, Dr. Hammer attended Wheaton Academy, at which he received letters in all sports. He received his ' tion of the fundamental concepts ed by the monthly draft quota, the l3.S. degree in Wheaton College, where he majored in Chemistry. Dr. of student self-government because age of the student, the rating of Hammer later attended Northwestem Univrsity and obtained a M.A. of the recent action of the student the school in which he attends, the degree it: Guida~ce and ·Personnel W orlc. ·For his doctoral study, he council in respect to the referendum subject being pursued, the phycical made ·an mternat10nal study of teachers' salaries and received an EdD conducted by that body in last condition of the student, and the or Doctor o'f Education, from Columbia University, where he studied we.e k's Assemby. At that meeting, combination of his academic standa very important amendment to ing and deferment test mark. Educational Administration. If the draft board considers you ·Dr. Hammer's international stu- year institution. He hasn't any- the student constitution was subdy, which was sponsored by the thing but praise for the school, and mitted to the student body for con- worthy of continuing school you World Organization of the Teach- has heard nothing but praise for sideration. We should earnestly like are granted a 2S deferment. If you ing Profession, was the first at- Wilkes. He also said, "The attempt to entreat the student council to have any desires of attending gratempt by anyone to make such a here to try to serve the commu- .invalidate that election on the duate school, however, you must report. The WOTP, which backed tiity instead of setti11g up an ivory grounds that this election was con- maintain your standing in the upthe study and felt the need for it, tower is the .sort of thing I'm in- trary to the following provisions in per one-half of your senior class. Possibly you are displeased with sent the Doctor to the annual con- terested in." Dr. Hammer came the constitution of the Student ference of the organization at here because he felt that a liberal Body of Wilkes College, Art. IV, your classification. You may either enlist or read further. If you deCopenhagen, Denmark in the sum- arts school is the best kind of Sec. 4, and Art. VII, Sec. 4: mer of 1952, to report on his find- his philosophy of education, he (1) The election was not prop- cide_to read further, you are surely guts and no ings. His findings have since been school for teacher education. As for erly publicized and as a result, army material reported in the Yearbook of Edu- said, "I feel that a teacher-trainthe majority of the student body brains. .Seriously, however, a. student cation, published in London in 1952. ing program should contain a maxwas unaware that such an elecdispleased with his classification Dr. Hammer spent 20 months in imum of subject-matter study and tion was to be held. the armed services, 15 of those in a minimum of methods. A teacher (2) Not every one attends as- may appeal to his local draft board Europe. He was squad leader in must have somthing to teach first,. sembly. Seniors, for example, are within 10 days upon receipt of this the Infantry, the 84th Division. Be- and then learn how to teach it." allowed 15 cuts. Others are ex- rating. This appeal is considered fore coming to Wilkes, he was a Wilkes College has gained a well cused because of practice teach- before a closed session of a b◊-ard member of the Research Division qualified and very capable educator ing, jobs or for other valid reas- of officials. Even though the student may not of the State Department in Albany, ih Dr. Hammer. We are glad to ons. appear before the board he can New York for one year. He was extend a hearty welcome to our To make attendance at assembly enclose any information, in his apalso employed as Assistant to the new department head. a prerequisite for voting is con- peal, that .he thinks may help his Superintendent of Schools in Scarstrary to the student constitution case. If the decision of the board dale, New York for one year. as well as our democratic ideals is not unanimous and does not faSince starting here in Septemof the right of free vote. vor . the student, the right to apber as department head, Dr. Ham(3) There was no representative peal a second time is g;ranted. This mer ·also acts as Executive Secrevote taken. Amendmennts are appeal is decided by a presidential tary of the Anthracite Institute for serious matters. Most organiza-· board whose decision is final. Developing Schools, a local school tions, including our own governIf you are still in doubt as to the study council including ten indement require a 2/3 or 3/ 4 vote to dvaft situation we urge you to see p end en t superintendencies and "I slept my way through colamend a constitution. Yet after your local draft board for further thirty.five districts under the coun- lege," said Nebraska college grathis election, the proposed amend- information. ty superintendent. AliDS was form- dua'te A. W. Turnbow, who received ment was declared implemented *-The information acquired was ed as a cooperative effort to im- his degree last June. on the strength of a favorable prove education in Northeastern This startling statement came as vote of 36 per cent of the student Pennsylvania. He is a member of a complete surprise to ex-student body, (Estimating enrollment at that an election should be held in the state advisory committee of the Turnbow's professors who had once 650, we find that 36 per cent vot- the very Assembly Hall where so civil air patrol. Dr. Hammer also predicted his college career would ed yes, 2.7 per cent no and 37 per often the student body is regaled. speaks at many PTA meetings. end in failure. cent, the largest number, did not wth dynamic platitudes concerning After getting married in his first Last week graduate Turnbow vote at all, many because they the democratic method of our preyear of college, Dr. Hammer work- disclosed his secret. He had been did not have the opportunity to cious heritage. Here is an oppored his way through school. He now "Sleep-learning." do so. tunity to put some life into these resides in Kingston with his wife "I'd read many a_rticles on the (4) There was no secret ballot. otherwise empty words. and two children, a son who is a That the opportunity to cast one's Sincerely .yours, freshman i·n Kingston High Schooi, theory of sleep-learning," he said, but none told me how to go about ballot in private is a basic right Lou Steck, and a four year old daughter. disputed by no one. That it is a , Barry lscovitz, Speaking of Wilkes College, Dr. it. So I made my own sleep-learnnecessary right is demonstrated A.Ian .B are, Hammer has said that he considers ing device and experimented. I was by an examination of the corrupLee Dannick, the whole c~liege program to be woking full time and trying to cartion and intimidation surroundMike Lewis. very good, .co.rn:!i!lering that the ry 19 credit hours. I was told I was ing national and state elections school is only 6 years old as a four failing, so I figured .I couldn't lose anything." which made necessary the adoption of the Australian ballot. Time has proven that he didn't ,C.OJ.O;r;n:L :\tE~~LS In view of the facts stated abov'°;, !l'o.o ting loudl_;y on .his sa,coph_one lose anything. According to Mr. 1late at nig.h t, the amateur musician Turnbow, .p resident of Sleep-Learn- the "election" held in the assembly in_g Research Association, 114 S. should· be declared null and void• I Est. 1871 1is a\l r\ght. What h!;! needs is a was interrupted by .~is landlord, . 38th Ave., 0maha, he owes his col- because it violated both the letter . • who said., "Do you k,n ow there's a lege degree to •h is ,p ioneer experi- of the student constitution and its Me" n's Furn:i.shings and expressed provision that changes in little old )ady sick upstairs?" . ments. the constitution be made only "I.t was hard the first few weeks," "No, I. don't" answered .the musi- · lb.ts of Quality J:ie sai\J,, "but anyone can learn through a bonafide election in the ciam. "Hum a little of it." democratic method of elections. while tl).ey sleep if they stick to it. * * * * * We do not, of ,c ourse, feel that C-9.ed: I'd l;ike to see the captain It's the easiest way in the world to get an education once you start the situation was caused .b y ill-wHl of ,t his. sl).ip. 9 West Market Street getting results. Sleep-learning will or that it was any sort of "plot". SaUor_: He's forwa.r!l, miss. WHke.s-Barr~, Pa. No doubt this situation was caused Coed: '.['hat's all right with me, revo1utioni·z e education once the by overs-i ght. It is ironic however public accepts it,'' he added. · this is a pleasure trip. IIMEET THE FACULTY I Grad Sleeps Way TlUiough College ** March 8th Is Deadline For Deferment Test Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Director of Selective Service, last week reminded college students that the deadline for submitting applications for the April 22 Selective College Qualification Test is midnight Monday, March 8, and that applications postmarked after that time cannot be considered. Application blanks and information bulletins, with sample questions, may be obtained by students from the nearest local board. They do not have to write to their own local board to secure an application. Students are to mail their completed applications to Educational Testing Service of ·P rinceton, New Jersey. To be eligible to apply for the college qualification test a student must (1) intend to request deferment as a student; (2) be satisfactorily pursuing a full-time course of instruction; and (3) must not have previously taken the_Selective Service Qualification Test. The April 22, 1954 test is the last one scheduled for this school year. .Students whose academic year will end in June are urged to take the April 22 test so they will have a test score in their cover sheets before the end of their academic year, at which time their boards reopen and reconsider their cases to determine whether they should -again be deferred as students. The present criteria for deferment as an undergraduate student are either a satisfactory score (70) on the ,S elective Service College Qualification Test or specified rank in class (upper half of the males in the freshman class, upper twothirds of the males in the sophomore class, or upper three-fourths of the males in the junior class. Students accepted for admission or attending a graduate school prior to July 1, 1951, satisfy the criteria if their work continues to be satisfactory. Graduate students admitted or attending after July 1, 1951, must have been in the upper half of their classes during their senior year of make a score of 75or better on the test. It is not mandatory for local boards · to defer students who meet the criteria. Gen. Hershey has emphasized many times that the criteria are a flexible yardstiok used to guide the local boards and that the standards may be raised any time necessity for manpower demands. obtained through interviews granted us by officials in the Selective Service System. SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES for fWILKES DANCES at tlt ' . 't-Expert Clothier ~ 9 E. Market St .. W-B. II L. JOHN B. STETZ THE -BOSTON STO'RE Men's Shop has ev~thing a feUow needs in the line of we.a ring apparel F.OWtER, 01-C:K AND WALKER STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR �CULMINATE COLONEL COURT CAREERS *** JIMMY ATHERTON *** LENNY BATRONEY EDDIE DAVIS *** BOBBY HELTZEL *** JOE SIKORA Cagers Look For "Winning" Season At Harpur II 1)1 ~~yJA!)!YOT§ ] ~ ~ = = ~ :-1 THE "MIL", DELLA COHEN ENGAGED TO :SE MARJ{lED For the second time this year John Milliman has met his match. First it was U~cle Sam and his nasty ole draft, but now, much more on the pleasant side it's a woman. It was learned last week that the fabulous "Big faker" llas become engaged to a very pretty Wi\kes co-ed, Della Cohim, Sterling Hall dorm student from Brooklyn, N. Y. No fake here. Milliman visited the campus this week on leave from his army duties at Fort Belvoir, Va., and . r· · h d" presen t ed h 1s 1ance wit a 1amond ring. Ah, well, even the best fall sooner or later. The Beacon Five Seniors Play Final Game Al Binghamton Tomorrow Night; Win Would Produce 11-9 Record SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD By AL U:TER Another week and here we are, surprisingly, stHI two floors above Coach George Ralston ventured a prediction Wednesday Carey Avenue, pounding our typewriter. It seems that our little upafternoon that his hoopsters would end up the season in the. heavals have caused greater upheavals outside Wyoming Valley than black with an 11 and 9 record-a winning season. they have right down (those puns just keep slipping out) in South Half .of his crystal gazing came trµe Wednesday night as theWilkes-Barre. We've receiveq pasty communication from Washington ( not from I,ke, our Mother), Panama and New Blue annd Gold romped over Susquehanna 93 to 45. The win Hampshire. Our faithful relatives, it seems, were boosted the Colonel record to 10 wins agqinst 9 losses. Tomorrow waiting for their little gem to write a sequel to AlI\ight the WC team will be s):i.ooting for the clincher when it fred · HitchcoC'k's "Snake Pit," entitled "-Coal Pit," k H C 1 B ta es on arpur o lege in inghamton on the latter's court. but much to their relief, we have neither time nor BART COMPLETES RECORD . The. Susquehanna !liver is r~mcause to author such a manuscript. Guess the only · · . nmg high and fast with the sprmg black we'll be getting on our face, for the time anyLenny_ Batroney has an all-time, flood at the present time but it was how, is the smudge from our worn out typewriter 1612 pomt record for four ·years ebb t·d·e fo ·t k s . . t th 1 t H h I r I s namesa e, usqueribbon. But save your confederate money, boys, the gomg m O e as game .. e as hanna University, on Wednesday. South shall rise again. w_i_sh_es_t_h_e_tw_o_m_u_c_h_h_a_P_P_i_n_es_s_.__a_v_e_ra_g_ed_2_2_._6_p_e_1_·..:g;_a_m_e_t_h_i_s..;y;_e_a_r-.. The Colonels started "red hot" and The Colonel basketballers will be trying to up- 1 held command of the game to the hold what seems to have become almost tradition TO BATTLE THE BOOKS NOT ENOUGH end. this year when they tackle Harpur College at BingSparked by the brilliannt work CURTIS hamton tomorrow night. Last week the Wilkes grapof "Skinny" Ennis with 20 points plers turned the trick over Muhlenberg and became and the always crowd pleasing Lenthe second Colonel team to notch a winning season ny Batroney with 13, the team put this year. The first was the soccer team and the cagers could make it on a beautiful show for the home three 'ove-r the top' campaigns in the win department for four teams folks in its last scrap of the seasBy AL JETER thus far, which would not be a bad record by any means. If you happened to see a slightly built, dark-haired lad leap on on the Wilkes boards. P etrilak and Joe Sikora REESE SUCCESS AS COLLEGE MENTOR out of his seat at sound of the school bell, you wouldn't think hadParker control of the boards the enAs a matter of fact, we're checking to see if Wilkes h.as ever had a thing of it - just another guy in a hurry to get out of class. But such a good year athletically. You've got to hand it to the grapplers. this particular dark-haired fellow not only leaps up, his fists fly tire evening as the WC sharp-shooters compl etely outclassed the visiThey did it the hard way. Coach John Reese, a newcomer to the coltors from down the river. legiate coaching ranks, did a terrific job with what little manpower he and he has that certain far awa , glazed look in his.eyes. It isn't time to call on the PsyCoach Ralston was high in his had. Last year we caused considerable concern among the cauliflowered praise of the team as a whole. He cult by stating that a number of the grapplers very possibly didn't de- chology Department, in fact, this stated that this year's squad is one serve letters. This year? Not a chance. Every man on the team worked guy isn't even a psycho, er, psych of the finest in Wilkes history. hard and gave forth his best efforts. That also goes for a couple of un- major, it's just Lou Steck, popular Slowed at the start by the loss sung heroes who didn't get to wrestle in the meets, but who nevertheless, campus personality tuning up for of Big John Milliman, who was stuck it out. These guys will get their chance next season . A real credit his amateur bout at the Marine call ed into the service, and Jim to the school, the wrestling team. The grapplers have good reason to be Corps Reserve Headquarters on Tuesday night. Moss, who broke his arm early in proud. "Kid" (Geez, a flock _a dem went the season, the team went on to We'd like to call your attention to a featur e of next week's issue score some brilliant victories in of the BEACON. Articles by Coaches John Reese and George Ralston over dat t ime ) Steck is one of the what was probably the roughest will appear in the sports section, the third annd fourth in a series of area's most promising amateur boxschedul e that a Wilkes basketball articles written by Wilkes coaches reviewing their seasons. Watch for ers. He enters his fourth bout as a team has ever played. ;em. - And in several weeks the sports staff will select the "Beacon simon pure on Tuesday in a card Five seniors will wind up their Athlete of the Year," probably around the time that the athletic banquet that starts at 8 P. M. at the Marine collegiate careers tomorrow night is held. According to Director of Athletics Ralston, as yet no plans have Headquarters at First and Sharpe at Harpur. Jimmy Atherton, the been made for the banquet in honnor of Wilkes athletes, but we should Streets in Wyoming. Perfect Record wonder boy of the set shots; Bob have that for sure next week He's had three fights to date, all Heltz el, an aggressive little guy under the auspices of the Marine COLLEGE GYM SERVES COMMUNITY with lots of hustle; Joe Sikora, who has developed into one of the The Wilkes gym, which was built originally not only to serve the Corps and his record is an impresbest pivot men in these parts; Edcollege, but also the community, is really getting a workout these days. sive three wins. The kid from die Davis, the flashy ball-handler Last Friday and Saturday the District Wrestling Championships were Kingston has shown improvement and always a dangerous scorer; held at Bob Partridge's daytime abode and the Eastern Regionals are every time out. Although Lou has no knockouts and Wilkes' own wizard of the slated for the gym tomorrow. Then, too, Plymouth and Nanticoke High court, Lenny Batroney, who is.rated Schools will square off Monday night for the Wyoming Valley Loop to his credit, all three of his wins as one of the best ball players ever title. One day last week there were five basketball . teams on the floor have been by unanimous decision. In his time here at Wilkes Lou to come out of this region. at the same time. Plymouth, Nanticoke and Luz.erne joined the Wilkes LOU STECK All five of the men will be sorely varsity and jayvees in drill sessions. McAdoo, one of the contenders for has been quite active on campus. In his freshman year he was elect- active service where be hopes to missed next year. Class C honors in District 2, will play here -tomorrow night. When asked about next year's Ralston stated yesterday that Wilkes may not have an eighth game _ed class president, proving that have a try at service scraps. When on the grid schedule for next fall unless something turns up soon. He fighters can be nice guys, too. Al- asked about pans beyond that, Lou team Ralston had very little to say advised, "At this late date, things don't look good for a game. We don't ways the mainspring, he has also stated that if he made out well in except that "time will tell." Howtwke just any game, either. We're looking for a suitable opponent." He been active as a football manager, the service he would think seri- ever he did cite Harry "Skinny" explained that Wilkes wants to play schools of its own caliber and aca- and has even found time to do a ously of taiking up the beak-busting Ennis, Jim F erris, Joe Jablonski, business. little wrestling. and John Bresnahan as his eJCpectdemic standar<J.s. No argument from this corner. Partrid,g e Is Stablemate "Dangerous Dan" ed mainstays. The coach also menP]j)RSON ALITIES ON THE SPORTS BEAT Since amateur rules prohibit dis- tioned Frank Kopicki, Joe Popple, The campus clouter fights in a We received word from two former Colonel athletes recently. Got straight style and is very aggres- closure of a fighter's opponent un- Joe Gavel, and Cliff Brautigan as a letter from our ole buddy Joe "Ace" Wengyn, erstwhile cager and dia- sive. A former track man at Kings- til ring time, we have no informa- men who had developed well and mondman, who relates that · he saw the Furman-George Washington ton High School, he is light on his tion as to whom Lou will go against would be in for action in the basketball wars of the 1954-55 season. cage tilt in which Swoyerville.!s Joe Holup outscored the fabulous Frank feet and fast. Lou is what the fistic Tuesday evening. Steek is in top physical shape as Selvy. Ace says .Selvy is out of this world. He also jokes, "How did trade might classify as a dancer Wilkes let Holup get away?" Joe is stationed at Camp Gordon, Ga., but but he also packs a punch that sparring partners Ahmed Kazimi that phone, we've gotta catch the and Bob Partridge can attest to. Super Chief on Franklin Street in eJOpects to be transferred soon~in line for stat eside duty. Word also -has makes him a "Dangerous Dan." In a cafeteria interview, Steck From this corner he looks like a five minutes. been received from Mo Batterson, former soccerman, cager and moundman, that he e~pects to be !b ack at Wilkes next f!lll. Mo is currently stated that all he wants out of the real threat for the futute - maybe Wilkes BEACON College livng it up in Piu:is, but i,s confident that he will l',iave t a m e d do:wn rock an<;! sock tra<;le for the pres~nt Wilkes' answer to Michigan .State's SPORTS S~CTION enough to be ready for Wilkes come September. What a success story- is experience. Sometime in the near Chuck D-D-Davey. Foi cryin' out March 6, 1954 Paris to Wilkes. Eh, so you can't always be funny. · · future he expects to be called into loud, won't someone please answer Lou Steck Tries For 4th Straight Win As Collegiate Biffer in Amateur Show �Friday, March 5, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 BEACON'S.GRAB-BAG By ,P FC. CHUCK GLOMAN Camp Atterbury, Indiana i'l'm going in town to do some shopping. I'll be back in about fifteen dollars." With that I hopped in a jeep, ·z oomed around the corner and ran into an old friend of mine, He's known as Tom Collins, since everybody likes him and he's a good mixer. He was on his way to the social security office. You know what the social security is. When you get so old you can't work anymore, the government gives you a little money -so you'll take longer starving to death. Collins said he was surprised to find me a G.I. but I explained that my father is an ex-soldier and my brother is an old Navy man, now in the reserve. Calvert's Reserve, that is. Another brother is a two-letter man at college - he writes home for money twice a week. He and I used to date the Doone sisters-Lorna Doone and Nuttin' Doone. Despite the wintry bleakness of February, there is somehow a touch of spring in the air. And as poets proclaim: in the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns Ito thoughts of the draft board, in.come tax, final exams, the draft :board, the Cinderella Ball, and the draft board. Spring must be nearly here. Last week the barracks sergeant was .all smiles. "Why so happy, Sarge?" I asked. "Did the commanding officer _get hit with a truck?" "Nope." " Did you re-enlist for 30 more -years?" "No!" he exclaimed. "It's great news! Got a phone call from my wife this morning. I've just become the father of a bouncing baby!" "What is it, a boy or girl?" "Can't tell," he said. "It hasn't stopped bouncing yet." Your reporter saw the kid the other day. Funny, they still can't tell whether it's a boy or girl. All day long it just hangs from the chandelier by one h a n d and scratches it's stomach, mumbling, 'iOop! ·Oop! Oop!" It's good to see the Sarge happy, though. Not everybody in the barracks is contented. Snerdie Mudfender, for instance, complains daily of his dreary existence. " It's not fair," he sighed yesterday in the mess hall. "What's not fair?" I prodded. "The food? Surely you're not complaining about this delicious sparrow soup." "No, that's not it." "Well finish drinking your mashed potatoes and tell me your troubles." "Oh, It's women, that's all. You have a girL Johnson has a girl. Barcroft has a girl. Everybody has ·a girl but me." "Now listen, Snerdie," I said. "You have the wrong idea. You must realize that in this world there's a man for every woman and a woman for every man. You can't improve on a setup like that." "Who wants to improve on it? I just want to get in on it! Just this week I've been turned down so many times I look like a bedspread." "Don't feel that way. You'll find the right girl one of these days . .She'll be beautiful." "Oh I don't care about that. Beauty is only skin deep." "Well that's deep enough for me. I'm no cannibal." The way I figure, girls are. like watches. They have pretty faces and shining hands, but they're hard to regulate when wound up. My girl? Well she is the type that thinks that men are ·b easts, but does she love animals! Her brother sounds like a great guy, although I've never met him. On a TV quiz show he won a trip to New Zealand. Last I heard he was still in New Zealand trying to win a trip back. My gal enjoys ice skating. She's good at it, too. Graceful. Course I'm also graceful on skates - like a bowlegged camel with a case of rheumatism. .Saturday night we were skating ,s ide by side to the strains of that beautiful new love ballad "She Was Only The Washwoman's Daughter But She Took Me Unaware." Suddenly my left skate turned right, and the right one went left. I went straight ahead. Nobody laughed. But the ice made a few cracks. Just then some "girl" skated 'by. I'm not saying she was ugly, but her face looked like it was up in curlers. After ,s kating we stopped in a seafood restaurant. The menu read, "We sell anything that swims." I ordered Esther Williams. "Sorry, out of season!" yelled the manager. Now I'm not saying the prices were high at this place, but my girl ordered lobster and the waitress said, "·O kay. How do you want it financed?" After taking our hrders the wait• ress waddled toward the kitchen, She reminded me of a foot~11ll team -heavy up front and shifty in the backfield. The cooks were very accomodating. They were all out of chocolate pudding, so I got vanilla pudding and a pair of dark glasses. Not that the place is actually expennsive, but when the waitress brings the bill you just throw all your money and jewelry on the table and she tells you how much you're short. They're nothing but a bunch of robbers who let you use your own hands. .Seriously though, a dollar goes much farther these days. It goes all the way to Washington. Intramural Playoffs Thursday, March 4-6:00 P. M. Idiot's Row vs. Bar Rags Officials: Hoover and Williams. Friday, March 5-6:00 P. M. Club 20 vs. Missing Links Petrilak and Hoover. Monday, Marci;\ %-4:30 P. M. But-W~i;k~. vs. Simon Pures l!Ql'.mw and Williams. Monday, March 8-5:30 P. M. Matchembios vs. Engineers Williams and Petrilak. Tuesday, March 9-7:00 P, M, Winner of: Missing Links-Club 20 vs. .Simon Pures-But Weeks Hoover and Williams. Tuesd;,.y, March 9-,!;!;00 P. M. Winner 0£: Idiot's Row-Bar Rags vs. Matchembios-Engineers Perilak and Wiliiams. Date and time of championship game to be announced, And now, in closing, this is your GI reporter leaving you with this thought: If your hand itches, it's a sign of your going to get something. If your head itches, you've got it! Wilkes Freshman Wins Chemistry Award This week Miss Virginia Leonardi was made the recipient of th.~ 1954 Special Achievement Aw~i;d given by the Chemical Rubber :publishing Company of Clev~~aild, 0. The award is given ~Q ~he student who has attained, Hie p.ighest grade in the firs~ §{H~{licltW QgH~~e 9h~~il:!tr-y course. Other Wilkes winners have been (1949) Richard ·C arpenter of West Pittston High .School, (1950) William Saba of G.A.R. and James Moss of West W yoming Hi.gh School. ATTENTION! The editor of the "Manuscript" wishes to inform the student body that publication time is drawing near. All students interested in writing are urged to send stories, poems, etc., to the Manuscript office. America;s Knights of the Sky... 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If you are single, between the ages of 19 and 26½, you can join this select flying team and serve with the finest. You will be given the best jet training in the world and graduate as ' an Air Force Lieutenant,earning $5,000a year. Your silver wings will mark you as one of the chosen few, who ride the skies in Air Force jets. As an Aviation Cadet, your kingdom is space-a jet is your charger and your mission is the highest. You are a key defender of the American faith, with a guaranteed future both in military and commercial aviation. Join America's Knights of the Sky, new men of a new age. Be an Aviation Cadet! WHERE TO GET MORE DETAILS: Contact your nearest Aviation Cadet Selection Team, Air Force R.O.T.C. Unit or Air Force ~ Recruiting Officer. Or write to: Aviation Cadet. Hq., U. S. Air Force, Washington 25, D. C. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE � 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 March 5th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 March 5 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/0f7442f3cffe95752392202330c26e7d.pdf fb83ae1b2fce9abd23b0c8f0543e358c PDF Text Text Wilkes College Every man must have something he follows . . . something that serves him as a lodestar. The I Ching. Vol. 8, No. 18 It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishment the scroll, BE I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul. WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1954 Senior Spectacle Tomorrow Night Are We A Lost Generation? Cheerleaders To Hold Senior Monslers lo Oppose Faculty; No, Says Voss; Musi Seek Out Light Tryouts ·On Thursdays Monslerelles vs. "Wows" al Gym 11 11 By T. R. PRICE Our core of existence will ·b e found ,i n the common quest of our life -in our search for God. In this we are all related, if we remember that that in whatever direction we turn, there God is Dr. Karl H Voss told students in last Tuesday's assembly. ' · Speaking on the question of whether we are a lost generation, answer comparable to the one which fol- tnon". to our own "lost generalowed the first World War, Voss Wilson's answer to hiis generadeclared that every generation is tion was that "we shall prevail as lost to a degree and must find it- surely as God reigns" Dr v d self. ' . oss eW r1 h .d . f . clared, and the answer to our own . e , ve, e SM man age O an; might will be a consideration of 1 :' ety, un~t~ached as tumbleweeds • Rostrand's •Chanticleer-the cocky m a condition better expressed in little rooster crowing in the night, the v~rnacular of the common man then watching the others crowing than ,m the formal phrases of the at the d n "Th · t th d t · d b . aw ey smg o - e pe an , viewe ' Y our friends a- Hght when they see it· I san to cross the ~eas as a troubled people it in the darkness." ' g whos~ anxiety, covert ~fter the first · Dr. Voss replaced Mr. Salom war is overt after th1s last one. Rizk, the scheduled speaker, who All about us, Voss went on, are was unable to attend people who seem deeply disturbed, · even the well-off, an attitude reflected in our novels, seen in the implications of the Kinsey report. The question is not, he continued, one of physical, but of spiritual de- · fenses that we need. The French March 12, 1954 had at the beginning of the last war a magnificent physical defense Memorandum to: All clubs and officers. in the Maginot Line, Voss pointed From: out. Arthur Hoover, Chairman, SelecWhile he was recently travelling tion Committee, Cinderella Ball. ·fin Europe, Asia, and Africa, the speaker went on, he noted that in Subject: Candidates for Cinderella Conplaces where there was nothing to test. live and die for, life was not worth Once again this year you will living, as contrasted to, say the lives of those who· had fought for have an opportunity to .select the democracy in Europe, or, again, the Cinderella candidates. Your club builders of Israel in the Near East. may use any democratic method in The question is a spi.ritual one. selecting candidates. As in the past, Men have realized the teachlings in- the first choice cand,idate will reherent :in the Golden Rule for cen- ceive 3 ,p oints, second choice 2 turies, Dr. Voss contnnued, declar- .points, and third choice 1 point. ing that when we think of all man- When all clubs have submitted 1k ind being of one flesh, we refer their choices, the points for each candidate wm be tabulated and the greatly to this. In r eference to the brotherhood eleven girls with the most number of man, Dr. Voss mentioned a chap- of points Wlill be declared the offilain who at the dedication ceremony cial Cinderella candidates. From at the cemetery on the 1b lood-wash- then on, the voting will ,be done ined island of Iwo Jima, gave what dividually-each student Wlill reVoss called "a sermon on the Mount ceive a ballot through the mail. I ask you to use good judgment for World War II" . The chaplain to whom he refer- in your selection and fill in the ened, declared Dr. Voss, said that be- closed ballot according to .p rescripneath the turf of the cemetery that tiion. Remember the date by which day were m en who might have be- it is to be turned in to the Student come great doctors, great •p rophets, Council box or chairman. If you have any further quesmen who loved Ame11ica, men of all ranks and classes, yet bound beyond tions, I w.ill be glad to answer them the ties of class. Any one, the chap- for you. The Cinderella Ball will be held lain was quoted as saying, who lifts up his hand in hate against his on May 14 in the gymnasium-Lee brother makes mockery of such Vincent and his orchestra As cusceremonies. As Malichi says, "Are tomary, a pageant and •b roadcast (possible telecast) will be a feature ' not we all of one 'b lood?" It is in this, the speaker went on, of the Ball, and -Cinderella and h er in our quest for common brother- court will receive many beautiful hood, for God, that we will find the g;ifts. Plan now to attend. Clubs To Select "C1"ndy" Candidates The Rights and Responsibilities Of Universili~s and Their Faculties CHAPTER II The Nature of a University A university ,i s the ip.stitutional embodiiment of an urge for knowledge that is basic in human nature and as old as the human race. It is inherent in every individual. The search that it inspires is an ind'ividual affair. Men vary -i n the intensity of their ,passion for the search for knowledge as well as in their competence to pursue it. History therefore presents us with a se11ies of scholarly pioneers who advanced our knowledge from age to age and increased our a,bility to discover new knowledge_ Great scholars and teachers drew students to them, and in the Middle Ages a few such groups organized themselves into the .first universities. The modern university which evolved from these is a unique type of organization. For many reasons it .must differ from a corporation created for the purpose of ,p roducling a salable article for profit. Its internal structure, proce.dures, and discipJ.ine are .p roperly quite dif(continued on page 4) 11 11 All Wilkes students, male and female, who are interested in trying By mv GELB out for positions on the cheering The Senior Class of Wilkes College presents the Senior Specsquad, are urged to meet at the college gym. Tryouts will be held tacle tomorrow night at 8:00 P. M. in the college gymnasium. The Senior Spectacle is an extravaganza of modern basketeach Thursday at 11 :00 until final selections are made. ball by the seniors and faculty, and the admission price is sixty cents per person. The proceeds of this affair will be used for the Senior Class gift. Theta Delta Rho To Hold St. Patrick's Day Tea Library Talking High school senior girls will be Is Serious Problem the guests at a tea gtlven by the Theta Delta Rho sorority on March 17. Planning for the annual St. Patrick's Day Tea is under the direction of Marilyn Peters. Senior girls from many of the valley high schools have been invited to attend the traditional TDR affair on Wednesday from 3 to 5. Mrs. Doane, Acting Dean of Women, will be the speaker. The following committee chairmen have been named to assist Marilyn Peters, general chairman: Refreshments, Helen Koelsch; Invitations, Nancy Batchelor; House, Margaret Smith; Clean-up, Barbara Rogers; and Hostess, Leona Goldberg. Marine Candidates To Serve Longer All newly enrolled Marine officer candidates will be required to serve an extended period of active duty after being commissioned, according to General Lemuel C. Sheperd, Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps . Current and future offiicer requirements of the Marine Corps, as; they are presently indicated, make desirable longer periods of active service for all n ewly c9mmissioned officers, General Sheperd said this week. The Marine Corps has completed plans to make certain that a college man who enrolls in the Platoon Leaders Class after July 1, 1954 will be required to serve three years of active commissioned servtlce, instead of the present two-year tour. Officer Candidate Course candidates enrolled subsequent to February 1, 1954 are subject to this new policy change now. This new obligated active duty service does not apply to OCC annd PIJC candidates who are currently enrolled or whose applications are awaiting approval; nor does dt apply to reserve officers now on active duty. General Shepherd also declared that the new additional service requirement for reserve officers do es not apply to college women who apply for the Corps' Wom en Officers Training Course. The n ext WO'TC co urse is scheduled for June, 1954 at the Marine Corps Schools, Quantiico, Virginia. LIBRARY NOTES On di splay in the main reading room of the college library is an exhibit of five oil paiintings by John Musto, Wilkes freshman. Whiile a junior at West P ittston High School, John won first prize in an art contest sponsored by Bergman 's Department Store. As a result, he 11eceived an $800 scholarship to Wilkes College and $75 in government bonds for his .painting "The End of the Work1ng Day". Other paintings that are on display are: "A Midnight Snack", "Hamlet" and Co-chairmen of the Senior Spectacle are Jane Carpenter and Al Wallace. The committees are as follows: Charles Zez·z a, tickets; Dick Hawk, Alex Cathro, publicity; and Barbara Evans, chaperones. Did you ever hear about the guy The officials ar•e Arthur Hoover who talked so loud he couldn't hear and John Chwalek, who have been hiimself think ? Then there is the unanimously selected by the senior character who walked into a stone class and faculty. Since the ibulwall and blamed the mason who had letin has announced tryouts for the put it an his way, or the bore who cheering. squad, the aspiring candihaving nothing else to do breaks · dates have wriitten several new into a serious discussion with some cheers and the student body is asksilly remark. ed for their eooperation in the inHow does it hit you? Do you like troduction of the new cheers. those people? Strange as ~t may In the first ,basketball game of seem, we are talking a,bout YOU. the evening, the Monsters, senior We know, you are a college student boys, will oppose the faculty men. and have more sense. Ed Grogan, basketball commentaYou don't act like that at all tor, has received the following linetimes. At home you are a dignified ups for this game. person trying to impress your parThe senior boys are Ray "Terents and less fortunate friends with ror" Tait, Gene "Sadist" Snee, Joe the sophistication of college life. "Terrible" Trosko, Charles "Cruel" However, turned loose in the li- Zezza, Ralph "Roughhouse" Rosbrary, you become a child who has elle, J;im "Mauler" Moss, Lefty sudd enly found that the cookie jar "Killer" Kemp, Lee "Ape" Dannick, is withiin reach and mother iis play- Leon "I.Jion" Levin, and coached ing mah-jong at Aunt Sophie's. by Al "White Wash 'em" Wallace. No doubt, you are aware that a The faculty men, coached by Bob library is a .p lace for study and con- "It's A Boy" Partridge, has the centration. At times, you have ser- following crew : John "Quality Creious work to do there and become dit" Whitiby, George "Yo All" annoyed at any distracting noise. Ralston, John "Pin 'em" Reese, The next day, you have nothing to Vern "Hot Cross" Bunn, Franclis do so you go into the library, talk "Ringer" Pinkowski, Don "Money about Saturday night's date and Bags" Kersteen, Stan "Flash" disturb the guy who was disturbing Young, and Al "Tragedy" Groh. you the day befor . The .present record of two wdns We realize that there is no mix- and one loss by the faculty men ed lounge available on the campus. will be tied with a victory by the However, for seven-cents, you can senior boys and prevailing gossip go to the cafeteria and gossip to indicates that the senior boys will your heart's delight without dis- even the series. turbing anyone. The Monsterettes, senior girls, More students are making use play the faculty women in the secof libraries to study now than ever ond basketball game. The senior before. The mechanical monster, · g,irls coached by Jane Carpenter television, dvives them ,i n search of have the following on their team: a quiet refuge to bone for college Elaine "Lob 'em In" Law, Marilyn courses. Remember, the library is '" Peerless" Peeler, Nancy "Hotshot" not a home. It is a place where you Hannye, Barbara "Eagle Eye" Evexpect to be able to concentrate. ans, Helen "Be-Bop" Brown, Ruth The next time you are in the li- "Dunker" Dilley, Jane "Cat:' Carbrary, give those who want to stu- penter. dy a break. The person you disturb The faculty women have Esther today may be the one who is going "Fierce" Farrar, Phyllis 1 "Clickto make life miserable for you to- Click" Clark, Rose Marie ' Gallopmorrow. in" Gallia, Marita "Rip 'em Up" RJiley, J ean "Marvel" Machonis, "Kiiller" Kersteen, Rosie "O'SLEEP-LEARNING EXPLAINED Elsie, Grady" Jablonski, Ottie "Shoot 'em A. W. Turnbow, whose claims of Up" Chwalek, Eleanor "Oh! Oh! " "sleeping through college" have Ohrin, Eleanor "Pistol Packin" caused interest among students Pish, and coach Toni "Shoo 'em In" throughout the U.S., this week ex- Shoemaker on their team. plains how he did it. After the basketball games and ·Student Turnbow's unusual me- many side shows, a dance will folthod of obtaining ,k nowl edge was low. Tickets can be purchased at first applied to his course in Rus- the door. sian . "I read two-thousand Russian vocabulary words into the ma- ages fr o m Shakespeare, they chine, then gave ·the English mean- changed their attitude." ing to each," he reported. "Results After writing several articles on were so successful that I started his sleep-learning r esults, Mr. reading notes from all my courses Turnbow continued his experi into the device. ments. Immediately upon gradua"I remember how my fellow stu- tion he formed "Sleep-Learning Redents laughed when I told them a- search Association" in Omaha, Nebbout sleep-learning," he remarked. raska. Last week with the publica"But when I started tossing around tion of his illustrated booklet five syllable vocabulary words, for- "Learn A Language - While· You mulas, dates . and complete pass- Sleep," Sleep-Learning Research Press, ($2.00),, the public was oftwo landscape scenes. fered his secret. The booklet tells John is working towards a Bach- his complete story and how to make elor of Arts degree wiith a major his sleep-learning device for as in English. little as $50. �2 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College BEACON Letter ,to the Editor . . . Friday, March 12, 1954 REtLECTIONS OF THE MAT Wilkes College Beacon, Dear Editor: For the past several years we GENE SCRUDATO · have been rabid Wi lkes basketball Editor-in-Chief fan s. We li:ke the brand of ball. JEAN KRAVITZ But we definitely, positively, abJACK CURTIS solutely don't like the uniforms. We Associate Editors think they are unsightly and ought · (The third in a series of five articles written especially for the DALE WARMOUTH Sports Section of the BEACON by Wilkes College athletic coaches to be replaced. Faculty Adviser According to students of ancient reviewing their seasons. In this article, Coach John Reese recalls ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS some of the impressions of his first year at Wilkes and as a college sport history-the age of the presSports Editor Business Manager coach.-Sports Editor) ent uniforms has been estimated at about five years. NEWS STAFF By JOHN REESE, Wrestling Coach, Wilkes College From the spectator's viewpoint Mike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzetta LEFT CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM they are dull and dirty-looking. J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Pearl Onacko Thomas Kaska They don't leave a good impression Helen Krackenfels Natalie Barone Walter Chapko When I accepted the positon as wrestling coach at Wilkes this year Margaret Luty Sally Thomas Gail Laines of our school on the fans at home I realized that I was leaving a championship high school t eam (KingsMargaret Williams Austin Sherman Joan Shoemaker games or on other campuses. ton) to coach a college t eam that had had a poor Jim Neveras Natalie Gripp Sheldon Schneider From the players' viewpoint they record the season before. Thomas Price Louis Steck Norma Davis must be slightly demoralizing and There were many things to cons~der when I was Marilyn Peters Lois Long Irv Gelb in some cases very uncomfortable offered the job, such as the lack of interest in wrestOIBCULATION BUSINF.SS due to the apparent small sizes. ling here and the lack of interest ed boys. The atMost well-equip,p ed teams have tracti ve part, of course, other than just being conBernice Thomas Barbara Tanski loosely-fitting trunks-designed for Barbara Rogers Irene Tomalla nected with a very fast growing young college, was Jan Eckell active players. ·Ours are obvtiously the fact that I could •p robably not do worse than the too confining. r ecord of the previous season and that in all probPHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 We ask that for the players' sake, ability we would go up if anywhere. the fans' sake and the schoosl sake I can truthfully say that coming to Wilkes A paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke3 College that new, brighter uniforms and was one of my better decisions. Subscription price: $1.80 per semester sweat clothes be issued next year. The administration itself offered nothing but Member Leo Kane cooperation and help in building the wrestling proREESE Interccillegiate Press Charles Zezza gram. Its principles are tough on athletics, but they Girard Gaughan are sound in the long run-the end product is better. Mike Reilly GREETED WITH 'ENTHUSIASM Doug Johnson Now, the team itself. When the first call was assued, we saw 22 boys report for .practice, which in itself was an encouraging start. PECULYAR CLAIMS Second Semester, 1953-54 Fifty per cent of those boys had never wrestled before, but the interest This is the story that has a lot was there. The boys worked hard and the s,pirit was wonderful. I made 11 o'clock, Tuesday mornings of insurance agents around here the practices very hard right at the start, because our first meet was. Jewish Community Center,' unless otherwise stated chuckiing. 'A San Joaquin Valley 0J1ly a month away. MARCH rancher insurel:l his prize stud bull's John Konsavage 16--Economics Club Naturally, we lost some of the "fair weather" boys after the novelty health a few months ago with a Ernst and Lory Wallfisch 23-Duo, Viola and Piano p·o licy rurining into large figures. of being "on the wrestling team" wore off and a few via the injury ·Mr. Wallfisch is solo violinist Chairman, John Detroy Recently while the bull ·was earning route. The losses cut our squad to about 16 men, whlich is small but still with Detroit Orchestra his fee, the heifer got over by the large enough with which to run a good pract ice. 30-0pen We wrestled our first two meets before Christmas and made an fence and bumped against a live APRIL wire. Since that time, Mr. Bull has impressive begiinning. We met Lafayette in our first match, one of our · Herbert Morris 6--Rebuilding Our Commun1ty refused to have anything to do with toughest. We lost, ·22-8, but we looked ·good-showed lots of promlse. Chamber of Commerce the ladies. He would rather read a Next, the t eam travelled to Swarthmore ahd took the meet with rela20-Triumph and Tragedy W elt<in Farrar book. Or smell the flowers ·Or any- tive ease, 24-8. Economics Department thing. Rancher put in a claim under Student Candidates 27-Student Council Eleetion Then started what appeared for a time to ·be our downfall. the policy stating bull's health had Program, Chairman HOLIDAYS BROUGHT PROBLEMS been ruined. Insurance company deMAY Christmas vacation was upon us and most of the boys got jobs. 4-Where Are ·W e Going in John C. Metcalfe, former Wash- nied it, saying "·Oh, no, his health Our practices drew only a few boys each day and two of my varsity ington Correspondent for Time psychiatrist!'' World Affairs? had to quit, on.e because of financial difficulties and the other because Dr. Farley, Chairman and New York Herald Tribune HARMONAIRES FIRST ON tV of marks. We just didn't have the boys to replace them. In January, 11-Student ·Reelital Wilkes College Music Dept. Dr. Vujica, Philosophy Dept. First to represent the college on we- wresled three meets, defeating Wyoming Seminary and losing to !&.-Campus Life in Europe and TV were the Harmonaires, campus Ithaca and Hofstra, the latter two, well respected tams of the East. America male quartet, which did a five-week 'In each of the three meets we had to forfeit one bout. 'We were really Dr. Farley Farewell to Seniors series of le-minute telecasts short- floundering at that stage of the season. Student Assembly A ward Scholarship Awards ly after WERE-TY inaugurated Then came semester final exams and again our practices were Intramural Awards operations in January, 19fr3. .attended by only one or two boys each day. I'd say that ihis was Cue 'n' •Curtain A wards about the most discouraging part of the whole year. Four meets to Student Assembly Committee: go, and I actually had only six boys out of the necessary eight found, in her own bac'k yard, acres Louis F. Steek, Chairman needed to make up a team. of diamonds. The general public James E. Benson doesn't realize the high standards We travelled to Cortland Teachers College in New York and were Jane J. Carpenter of scholastic achievement here at badly beaten maiinly •because we forfeited t en points at the start-we Miriam J. P r ice Wilkes, she remarked, and now she had no men !in two weight classes. We had three more matches left Lois H. Long enlightens all her acquaintances with schools that are in our own class, but even so, things looked dark. Albert J. Wallace about the high standards of the Just as we wene becoming resigned to three more beatings, two of Ruth I. Wilbur school. Mrs Doane has ·had a real the boys that had to quit found themselves a,ble to come back out. They joy in finding out the real quality strengthened us just enough to ,p ull us through. We defeated Kings of ·W ilkes, she continued, stating poin:t Merchant Marine Academy, 23-11, East Stroudsburg Teachers, that she knew the ·school was good 18-'13, and .Muhlenberg, 17-11, in a squeaker, to give us a five and four but only now knows how very good oocord and a winning season. it is. Mrs. Doane also ·said that she WORTHWHIL~ AFTER ALL thoroughly enjoys participation in That trip home from Muhlenberg was wonderful. I was sitting on the Wilkes activtities, and we of the Beacon are sure that the stu- top of the world. All the headaches ·and heartaches of the season were dents of Wilkes are pleased to wel- now worthwhile .and not in vain. By JEAN RRA VITZ come Mrs. Doane to the school. I don't think I ever wanted to win anything so badly. Mrs. Gertrude Allen Doane, wife of Dr. John H. Doane was recently In my opinion we have bro·k en the ice and can now start to grow named as Acting Dean of Women, succeeding Dr. Virginia P. Neel. wrestling-wise at Wilkies. The interest will grow wtith the team. AlMrs. Do,a:ne, :who resides at 131 S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, began -though we lose one of our co-captains, Warren Yeisley, a terminal stuher duties as Acting Dean at the start of the February semester. dent in enginee11ing, he is the only one of this .year's squad who will not A graduate · of Mansfield State .sistance and the State Advisory return next season. Even at such an early date, I would say that the ·Teachers College, Mrs. Doane Committee on Child Adoption3. A 1 future ·looks fairly bright. taught English and Speeeh at that member of the board of directors I would like to menttion that all the boys did such a wonderful job school and served as resident eoun- of the Pennsylvania Cibizens' Asf . for me and I want to thank them sincerely for tiheir great efforts. It selor in a · women's dormitory for. sociation, she is also former presi1 would ·,b e unfair to single out any one of the boys, because, really, they two years. Mrs. Doane lis also a dent of the Women's Auxiliary to all did so wiell and worked so hard. graduate of' Emerson College in • the Medical Society of the State Members of the team this year were Bob Reynolds, Bob Morgan, Boston. of Pennsylvania. has everything Sam Shugar, Chuck Acore, Don Reynolds, Warren Y.eisley, Don McA resident of Wilkes-Barre since· Dr. and Mrs. Doane are ,the para fellow needs ' Fadden, Neil Dadurka, Bob Masonis, Jerry Elias, and our faiithful mana1946, she has been a prominent ents of four children, three sons ger Jim Coleman. · member of the Wyoming Valley · who are doctors and a daughter in in the line of Finally, to the students and faculty of Wilkes for being so Women's Club and served as presi- ' college: Dr. John H. Doane, Jr. and wearing apparel nice to the team and to me in our first year working together, a dent in 1951 and 1952. Mrs. Doane Dr. Wilton A. Doane, who are with hearty, "Thanks." has also been on the County Boatd ' the U. S. Navy in the Pacific, Dr. of the Department of Public As- Joseph ,C. Doane, ,who is completing studies in Urology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, and Sylvia Leigh Doane, a junior at A PAPER FOR THE HOME •• the Connecticut College for Women. STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR When asked about her opinion of Wilkes ,College and her new place in the college, Mrs. Doane pointed out that her feelings are Men's Furnishings and best ex.pressed in a lecture, "Acres SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES The Most Complete of Diamonds", given by Dr. Russell Hats of Qu~lity for Conwall, who established Temple Local and National Coverage 1a, Uruiversity. In his lecture, Dr. Con- WILKES DANCES tt FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS wall stated that we often go searchat ' GIANT SOCIAL SECTION ing far for green acres, when they 9 West Market Street are actually in our own back yards. JOHN B. STETZ~ WEEKLY FEATURES Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Expert Clothier Mrs. Doane, who lives next door to Sturdevant Hall, said that she 9 E, Market St., W-B, Muhlenberg Meet Made It Worthwhile After All; We've Broken The Ice - Reese REMAINING STUDENT ASSEMBLIES ~ MEET THE FACULTY II THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop JORDAN FOWtER, '.DICK AND WALKER SUNDAY INDEPENDENT ·- efi... .. ,- .., �BASEBALL DRILLS BEGIN ON MONDAY *** *** *** Batroney Shatters Every Wilkes Scoring Record Establishes New All-Ti,me Four-Year Mark Of 1,642 Points; Averages 22J · Per Game; Scores Better Than 50 Per Cent From Floor BULLETIN (Special to Wilkes College Beacon) Philadelphia, Pa., Mar. 12-Wilkes College's high scoring forward Leonard Batroney was last night named as an honorable mention team member on the Associated Press' annual Pennsylvania All Collegiate Basketball team. Batroney was selected for his high scori~g and all-around team play during the 1953-54 basketball season. The first and second teams in the All-State voting were dominated by players from colleges playing major schedules. The Wilkes senior won the selection with a 22.7 average per game and 454 points for the season, while Wilkes was compiling an oniy so-so 10-10 record. By JA,CK CURTIS, Sports Editor Surprising to just about'nobody is the disclosure that Lenny Batro · n ey, W"lk 1 es cou rt ace, capt ure d f"us t p 1ace ·m a 1mos t every department statistically the past season. The sensational senior hoopman lost out in o·n e department, rebounds, to Parker Perilak by four tenths of a rebound per game. Petrilak averaged 6.1 rebounds while Bart grabbed 5.7 per cage tilt. · · At the same time, Batroney shattered virtually every Wilkes · ·b ask etb a 11 sconng record as far as can b e ascertaine d. The important news, of course, is the fact that Batroney set an alltim•e four year scoring record that th rea t ens t o s t an d a t w,o"lkes possibly for good. Len garnered 1642 points as a varsity performer, a yearly average of 410.5 points-not bad in any competition. The Wilkes-Barre Township product hit for an average of 22.7 pol·nts per ga·m e thi"s season, bethi"s mai,k of last year ,b y well te ,.;ng u Over a Pol·n· t. That 1•n· ,•l tself sets a ·n ew record. Hu'"s o"e · r-all season · 's v Pol·nt outp.u t was 454 _ He's bei"ng LENNY BA .,..RONEY and .t, touted for .L1"ttle All-Ame'"1·can • stands a g·ood chance of conping v,i s was a close "hir·d w · i"th an even the honor. ,.. " 9 point mark on 179 points and As a freshman Lenny garnered Parker Petrilak was fourth with an 275 points and upped that mark to 8.7 mark with 174 points. Harry 439 as a sophomore. Last year he Ennis took fifth, John Milliman went wild for 474 iri 23 games and sixth, Jiim Atherton seventh, arid actually was ahead of his pace of Bobby Heltzel rounded out the top last year during the 1953-54 cam- eight. paign, even though he did not duPetriilak also had a single high plicate the actual point output. The this season-15 rebounds against three less games made the differ- the University of Scranton. Sikora ence. Had the blond flash continued had an oddity, as many points as his scorching average at this seas- field goal attempts, 195. · on's pace ior three more games he The Colonels closed with an even would have scored 522. 10-10 record as a result of their Bart's accuracy from both the, upset at the hands of Harpur Colfield and the foul line was amaz.iing. lege at Binghamton last Saturday He had a .516 mark for field goa:ls, night, but they outscored the oppo· th a t h e h"t · sIi"' · t s, 1551 t o meanmg 1 on ·b e tt er th · an 1,110n ,b Y exa:c ti Y 50 porn . s h. ot s, an· d h e comp1·1 e d 1501 • Th e per game · · mar k f or · th e h a If of h 1s a fine .750 inark from the free team Was 77.G while the opposition throw circle, meaning he made good ' netted 75.1 per tilt. · t Ox• .,, every · · · f our · · f ou1· th rows. th ree ou The team shot almost 39 per cent · · There is no doubt about the froin th!l f).oor and 5-8 per cent from shooting percentages this year, ei- the foul line. ther, since Lee Dannick • the official •The Colonels had a high mark college statistician kept accurate of 37 field goals against Mansfield shot charts of every gaine. and 37 free throws against Hart"Ape" has his own name for Ba- Wick. Lycoming was the dirtiest troney, , who ,.has his best rooter in opponent, if • for • personal fouling the Wilkes cn:a:·rt ma'.n. Dannick has alone. The Williamsport crew topdubbed Len "Mr. Tea:in." Many fans p· ed W,ilkes op· porients wiith 33 .in who watched the climax of prob~ one ga:in'e. ably the gr,e atest basketball career Susquehanna: University holds in Wilkes history this season will the dubious honor of owning the tell you that they agree. low m·arks of the Wilkes cage seasBart also holds the s,irigle game on. The down-river court team mark for this season, 31 ·p oints; a- scored a low of 14 field goals, atgruinst Kutztown Teachers. He had t empt ed 15 foul shots, made only 8 the most field goals scored in a and had a low of 11 personals callgame, 14 in 18 shots against Kutz- ed against it. The last one ,is credittown and the most free throws able at least. The Selinsgrove team made, 16 out of 18 tried at Hart- was probably the clea:nest playing wick College. The 18 tried is also team-and that is something. a season high mark. To get those 454 points; Lenny l nd ividual Scoring: tossed in 155 field goals and 144 Name G GJs FJs PF Avg fouls, while grahbing 113 r~bouriqs_ Batroney, Len ···· 2 15 5 144 4-54 22 ·_ 7· 20 75 45 195 9 8 ' fi t t . 1 h" 'h .. k Sikora, Joe ... :...... Th e rs wo are a so 1g mar s Davis, .Ec\die ...... 2,0 6.2 55 179 9_0 for; the se~soii. • Reirilcik, Parker .. 20 so 54 174 8.7 Seems there's plenty of 'h acking En~is. Harry ...... 20 71 30 172 8.6 for mollfoker ''Mr. Team," and no Milliman. John .... 3 7 8 22 7.3 wonder Bart has been ,k nown as Atherton, Jim ...... 15 21 14 56 3.7 Northeastern Pennsylvania's "Mr. Heltzel. Bob ........ 18 21 20 62 3.4 Basketball'' for the past three seas- Bresnahan, John.. 16 21 9 51 3.2 ° . on;he neares·t· man to Len i"n the Ji~~~~~i!r~~~ .. :::: ~~ Jablonski. Joe ...... 20 13 scoring column was G~nter Joe Si- Van Dyke, Carl.. :kora· who av~faged 9,8 points per Popple; Joe ........ · s ga'fl'le, getting 195 points. Eddie Da- Trautman, Ed ...... 6 i }~13 2 21 11 3 2 ~~ t~ RALSTON'S CAGE REVIEW IN NEXT WEEK'S BEACON The feature article by Basketball Coach George Ralston which was scheduled for this week's Beacon Sports Section will not a.p p·e ar until next week. Last week's Dike Divots column stated that articles by Ralston and Wrestling Coach John Reese, reviewing their seasons just past, would be in this Friday's Beacon. But in order to print both excellent articles in complete form, it was decided that one would have to be held over until next week due to space limitation. Since wrestling season ended before basketball, priority was, givenn Reese's article and it appears as planned, today. Watch for the fourth in a series next week. Pitchers and Catchers Invite,d To "Go South" to Gym for Spring Training; Hurl·ers Neede-d Badly By AL JETER Baseball Coach Bob Partridge has issued a call for all pitchers and catchers to report to the gym Monday afternoon at four o'clock for the beginning of pre-season drills. Practice sessions for the rest of the team are planned for the following week. The coach announced that practice would continue in the gym until a definite break in the wea1her, but that he is anxious to start drills in earnest at Kirby Park as soon as Monday night with revenge deep in its heart to play College Miserico rd ia at 8 o'clock in th e "Misery" gym. The Colonelettes took what you might call a slight trouncing from the Misery sext et on Wednesday COLONETTES TRY AGAIN afternoon at the Wilkes gym, 66-10. AGAINST "MISERY" MONDAY The Wiilkes fems were paced by Phyllis Walsh, who scored seven A beaten and bushed Wilkes girls points, and Frances Panzetta, who cage t eam goes over the mountain gained the other three. ~ u·11\ ~·: u · I vo · T' 1·. ] By JACK CURTIS =============================:.! YA CAN'T WIN 'EM ALL Last Saturday's basketball game brings back to mind something · our gra d e sc h oo1 th a t we h ear· d f rom th e 1·1ps of our mo th er-b ac k 1n d ays w h en we were a ra b"d Meyers H'~g h ,S ch oo I f ootb a II fan. We h ad I · · t·t • a• coup Ie sisters a t th e sou th W'lk I es- Barre ms I ut1on at t h e time and naturally we were quite hepped up about the team. Guess it bb d ff. was o sorta ru I . e o .h d f · · h ur wor d was s attere rom time to time when t ose mean other teams administered lickings to our heroes, the Mohawks, and we would come home with chin slung low to be greeted with this gem of philosophy from one Mrs. Curtis, "Oh, well, dear, you can't win them all." This worn out expression, for sure not original in the Curtis household, was supposed to console us in our grief, but somehow it always had the reverse effect. "There's no reason why you can't win 'em all," we would protest belligerently, only to receive this lesson iii life, "You've got to learn to be a good sport." ,,. Now we can appreciate how Coach George Raiston feels. He didn;t want to win 'em all-just the last one. He had that long overdue winning basketCURTIS ball season in his grasp, only to see it go down the drain at the hands of a team that had lost 11 games straight. . WHO'S TO FIGHT? Talking to the Wilkes athletic director the day after the loss to Harpur we could see that he was a mass of mixed emotions concerning the game. You want to fight back when a thing like that happens, but who' ca,n you fight? And besides, you have to be good sport about it after all, don't you? • . One pos,itive statement that the genial coach made was an einphatic, " I'll never make another prediction." It seems he had gone way out on the limb, for the first time in many years, in an interview with Beacon Reporter Al Jeter ang had crystal gazed two victories and a winning year for his cagers. The Colonels could muster o.nl y half of that prediction and it left one coach wiithout a fire escape down which to retreat. "You know," he continued, "an even season is actually a 'nothing' season .. You're right back where you started at the beginning." He ex.p lained, "Twenty games we've played .arid orie little loss, we're no better on the records than we were at the start. As Lee Dannick expresses it, "An even season is like kissing your sister". The coach feels that the, loss was the biggest upset in the history of the school. And yet, and here's where the sportsm:anship angle comes in, he isn't blaming anybody. "We just had a real bad off night, and what can ya do on a bad ' night?" · REALLY A GOOD RECORD The fact remains that, thougb the record was an even 10-10, the Colonels had their best season in many years-really one to be proud of. But the hard part to· swidlow, and W1ith no <intent to 'rub it in', is . ~he fa ct that the team humbled by weak Harpur was the same team that upset st.rong Hofstra; What a crazy business college ahletics. Which all brings us back to another philoso.p hical gem of our moth, er. She once said, i•You feei badly because you lost, but think how happy the other team ,i s." Throwing up our hands in an "Oh, what's the use" ; gestu_re _we_ reflected,,, "Just like a woman. Women just don't understand h, t t ow 1 1s m ~por s. Or do they? How does the old a:dage go? Something l<i1ke "men rule the world, but women rule the men!" ... and they say father k nows best. A RIGHT IS DONE It certaiinly was wonderful to learn this week that Lou Chaump will recefve his letter for last football season. On reviewing the case a thed~:~letic depa;tm e~~ dewet that \fu did h~v~ ~~ffiotn1 t~~~ to his e new a a 1ong a e w o e mg was 55 2 8 ere I o warran a 1e er. 4 26 2:o just a m<isunderstanding. We don't know when 'Chaumpy' was happier, 3 1 9 l.5 when he scored that TD at Trenton or when he learned that he'd get 5 0.8 his Jeter after all. All's well that ends well, they say! soon as possible. The ·Colonel swatters are well f t"fi d 'th h 0Id f th or I e WI overs rom e 1953 season. The infield will have the clock_ work combination of Lenny Batrohey and Eddie Davis plus key slugger, Joe Trosko. Five lettermen tbhaeck otou tpfiaetrlodl z:ange are Jimmy Ferris, John Aquilino, Dick Kah" k w It PARTRIDGE cChapko, mos Y,and Jim a Moss. The ,p itching staff looks to be a little on the undermanned side with Mel McNew, Joe Sikora, and Flip Jones the only experirenood returnees. The two hurling aces, Sik d M N . b bl c ew. w1h11 pro a y see d orabl and is year. When h ou. e uty. agam h" t "Bii e 1s not p1tc mg, '" ,g Joe" does . a 1,eal handy job covering t erritory d h fi k . aroun t e rst sac . Harry Ennis is also expected to do time at that M poS t · cNew in addition to beirig an effeciive hurler eats up mileage and fly balls in the outfield and was the team's leading hitter last year. The one thing that could cause Partridge a "King Sized Headache" is lack of catchers. The Colonels have no returning backstops. "Smilin' Bob" bemoaned the loss of Joe Krnpi ewnicki and "Ace" Wengynboth in the army at the present time, and both difficult to replace. Likely backstop pros.p ects are Jerry Elias, Norm Chanosky, and Reese Jones, Flip Jones' older lfro th er-a possible broih er battery combination. Partridge st ressed the fact that eiery position on the team is wide op··e n for anyone wfith ability and huS t le, rega rd1 ess of th e large amount of returning veterans. A Ia:rge turnout of candidates is horped for; especially· liri the heavy duty pitching and catching sections . Partridge warned that there will be .plenty of hard work ahead for 0 ~~~eJJ1~~\o~~e ft~ni;t At~[~;: that means there isn't much time to "de-winteriz·e " aching muscles into precision machines. · · Director 011, Athletics Georg,e Ralston made it official yesterday that the Wilkes dia:mondmen will play all home games in Artillery Pai·k-hdine of t he Wilkes-Barte Baro'n s of the Eastern League-as wits reported several weeks ago in "Dike Divots", sports column of the Beacon. COLONEL SHORT TAKES The mark of the hoop team's top scorer is always an indication of the team's showing_ In 1949 John Mackin lead the Colonels with 13.63. In 1950 Parker Petrilak was high with 12.33. Iri 1951 Len Batroney set a high 19.09, and then in 1952 Lenny broke a Wilkes mark with 21.41. He hit 22.7 this year. . As t~e leading scorer's average has increased, the team's won-loss record has also improved. Wilkes BEACON College SPORTS SECTION Friday, March 12, 1954 l �Friday, March 12, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 BEACON'S GRAB-BAG Fed up husband to rival: "This is my last warning, Foley, stop fooling around with my wife or I'm going to let you have her." ***** Police sergeant: "College student, eh?" Prinoner: "Yes, siir." Patrolman: "It's a stall, I searched his ,p ockets and found money in them." * * * ** "Did the Doc really mean it when he said you wouldn't live a week if you don't stop chasing women?" "I'll say he meant it! I've been chasing my wdfe." a sto.p to learning at the source. For these reasons a university does not take an official positiion of iits own either on disputed questions of scholarship or on political questions or matters of public policy. It refrains from doing so not only in its own but dn the public interest, to capitalize the search for knowledge for the benefit of society, to g,ive the individuals pursuing that search the freest possible scope and the .g reatest possible encouragement in their efforts to preserve the learning of the past and advance learniing in the present. The scholar who pursues the search on these terms does so at maximum advantage to society. So does the student. To the scholar ***** The hometown football team was having a bad afternoon. Everything they tried went wrong. Their passes were intercepted, their line bucks were failures, and their end plays only ·b rought them a loss. The captain signalled desperately to the coach, "What will we do now?" The coach immediately signalled back, "Try fumbl.iing." * ** ** Two guys were walking off the effects of a big party when they accidentally f o u n d themselves stumbling along a railroad track. After trudging along for some time, one commented: "This is the longest set of stairs I ever tried to ,climb." "Sure is," complained his com-panion, "and why do you reckon .they made the banister so low?" to speak, particularly in the field of his competence. In matters of conscience and when he has truth to proclaim the scholar has no ohligattion to be silent in the face of popular disapproval. Some of the gr eatest passages in history of truth have inolved the open challenge of popular .p rejudice in times of tension such as those in which we live. Next issue: The Obligations and Responsibilities of University Faculties. Life without a plan ... serves merely as soil for discontent to thrive in. Cowper. Timidity must not lead the scholWithout labor, nothing prospers. ar to stand silent when he ought Sophocles. • • Today's Chesterfield is the Best Cigarette Ever Made! "Chesterfields -for Me!" ~~~ The cigarette tested and approved by 30 years of scientific tobacco research. ***** The bride cried, "I'm sick of mar·riage. Bill hasn't kissed me since I came baclc from my honeymoon." .But when the friend asked, "Why .don't you divorce him?" the bride :answered, "Oh, I'm not married to Bill." The morale of the .c rew must have been exceptional. Everything was shipshape at all times, and the officer s kept a watchful eye out to see that it remained so. On the second day the boat ran into a heavy sea. Four .poker players suddenly lost one of their group, who raced to the rail with an agonized look _in his eye. · A passing crew member hurried over to him. "Hey, you cann't be sick here!" he cried. The victim turnned a sardonic eye on him. "Watch!" he croaked. "Chesterfields -for Me!" <r-~- The cigarette with a proven good record with smokers. Here is the record. Bi-monthly examinations of a group of smokers show .no adverse effects to nose, throat and sinuses from smoking Chesterfield. RIGHTS OF UNIVERSITIES (continued from page 1) ferent from those of business organizations. It is not so closely integrated and there tis no such hierarchy of authority as is appropriate to a bustiness concern; the permanent members of a university are essentially equals. . Like its medieval prototype, the American university is an association of individual scholars. Their effectiveness, both as scholars and as teachers, requires the capitalizing of their individual passion for knowledge and their individual competence to pursue it and communicate it to o.t hers. They are united in loyalty to the ddeal of learning, to the moral code, to the country, and to its form of government. They represent diversified fields of knowledge, they express many points of view. E ven within the same department of instruction there are not only specialists in various ·phases of the subject, but men w:ith widely differing interests and outlook. Free enterprise is as essential to intellectual as to economic progress . A university must therefore be hospitable to an infinite variety of skills and view.points relying upon open competition among them as the surest safeguard of truth. Its whole spirit requires investigation, criticism, and presentation of 'ideas in an atmos·p here of freedom and mutual confidence. This is the real meaning of "academic" freedom. It <is essential to · the achievement of iits ends that the faculty of a university be guaranteed this freedom by its governing board, and that the reasons for the guarantee be understood by the public. To enjoin uniformity of outlook upon a university faculty would put. the physical world. The acknowledged fact that moral, social, and ,p olitical .p rogress have not kept •p ace with mastery of the physical world shows the need for more intensified research, fresh insights, Viigorous cr:iticism, and inventiveness. The scholar's mission requires the study and examination of unpopular ideas, of ideas considered abhorrent and even dangerous. For, just as in the case of deadly disease or the military potential of an enemy, it is only by intense study and research that the nature and extent of the danger can be understood and defenses against dt perfected. liies open new discoveries dn the, whole field of knowledge, to his -s tudent the opportunity of sharing in those discoveries and at the same time developing his powers of rational thought, .intelldgent judgment, and an understanding use of acquired knowledge. 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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 March 12th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 March 12 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/b1c84e2ee58187c2facbb23a3afb1d4d.pdf e01907201bbaabb36b29899f9c832e4f PDF Text Text Wilkes College Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucius. Vol. VIII, Issue 19 Trifles make perfection, and perfec- BE tion is no trifle. Michelangelo. WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA I FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1954 . Budget Amendment Defeated Debaters Go To Meadville For Stale Debating Tournament "Nervous Wreck" Coming to Gym It's here! Ever since Charlie's By T. R. PRICE Aunt, the Wilkes campus has been The Wilkes College debating team left Thursday morning to attend clamoring for another comedy. Aftthe State debating tournament held by the Debating Association of er many sessions and discussions Pennsylvania Colleges at Meadville, Pa., this week-end. by Mr. Groh and his thespians, The . The team, whose record for this year is 15 won and 5 lost, is entered Nervous Wreck, a farce comedy m the men's oratory andextemporaneous speaking contest, and in the has finally been selected. women's extemporaneous speaking contest, as well as in the debate The play which was written by, proper. Owen Davis takes place out west. John Doran and James Neveras to get into the finals. Our toughwill uphold the affirmative side of est competition should come from It seems that a certain yo ung the question: "Resolved: That The last year's winner, Pittsburgh, and ~an's doct?r ?as run out of giving United States Should Adopt A Pol- from · Temple, runner-up at Brook- h~m prescnptwns. A~ a last r esort, icy of Free Trade," while Sally lyn last week. We have been work- his doctor sends him to a dude Harvey and J. Harold Flannery, ing very hard looking up recent ranch. While at this dude ranch he Jr., will take the negative. evidence (to replace that destroyed assists a young lady in running N everas is also entered in the in the auto fire at the time of the away from her father and the Sheroration contest, where he will speak Boston debate), and in this we have iff, who is her fiance and one of the on "The Cold War at Home". Flan- been helped very much by Mr. El- meanest men in the west. The comnery, in the ex.temporaneous con- liot and Mr. Farrar of the Econom- plications which set in make a very delightful and enjoyable play. test, will have "McCarthyism" as ics department." The Nervous Wreck will be held his subject. Concerning the team's chances in at the Wilkes Gym, April 9th and The Wilkes t eam has compiled a record of 12 won to only 4 lost in the extemporaneous contest, Dr. 10th. Besides the two regular perthis state contest in the last two Kruger said of Flannery, "We have formances, there will be a premiere very high hopes for him, in view of showing for the surrounding high years. In the first year, the team was the only undefeated team, win- the fact that he defeated the New school dramatic clubs. The curtain will rise at 8:30 P. M. ning 6, but prevented from attend- England Champion at Boston." In regard to the oratory event, ing its remaining 2 contests by a You certainly will be a nrevous s nowstorm which necessitated a de- the debating coach noted that Ne- wreck until you come to see The veras was second in the state last fault. In last year's performance, Nervous Wreck! the team again won 6, dropped only year, losing to Ted Sky of Dickinson, who Neveras had defeated in four. the semi-,finals. The debaters' overall record for . . WANT AD: N ex t wee k , th e W 1"lk es d eb atmg .a ll the contests in which they have team, composed of Flannery and Anyone who has an old Ford ~r been entered in the six years of their existence is approximately N everas, and their coach will tra- knows the whereabouts of one, 1s vel to the nation's capital at Wash- !sked to contact Mr .. Al Groh, It 125 won to 65 lost. haters' coach, Dr. Arthur N. Krug- ington, where the two debaters are is needed for a scene m the NERYInterviewed Thursday, the de- entered in the regional District 7 OUR WRECK. er, who did not attend the state elimination, to compete for a place tournament with the team, remark- in the nationals, h eld later on at ·ed, "I think we have a good chance West Point. I. R. C. Plans For .Harrisburg Meeting By JEAN KRAVITZ Pearl 1Onacko ·was unanimously chosen Secretary of the I. R. C. at a ineeting held on Wednesday, March 10. She was elected to replace Mrs. Peggy Williams Schlager, who resigned the office. An active member of the club for the past two years, Miss Onacko has already begun to handle the duties connected with this office, which "include taking the roll and minutes of each meeting, and handling the correspondence of the I. R. C. At the meeting of the club on March 17, a report was made by Mike Lewis, president of the I.R.C., on a convention held at Scranton University on Saturday, March 13. Pearl Onacko, Jean Kravitz, and Mike Lewis were sent as delegates from Wilkes to attend the Northeast Regionnal Convention of the Intercollegiate Conference on Government. This convention was held in preparation of the State I.C.G. Convention at Harrisburg on April 8. At this Regional Convention, which was atte'lded by delegates from 9 colleges, the delegates formed a mocJc legislature, and divided into variou.s committees: Rules, Military Affairs, Government Organization, Agriculture, and Miscellaneous Committees. Bills were introduced by delegates and passed or rejected in the manner of Congressional Committees. Following the meetings of the committees, a plenary session was conducted, where the bills which had been reported out by the committees were introduced on the floor. These bills were debated and then HARMONAIRES CAPTURE SECOND EISTEDDFOD WIN The popular musical foursome of the Wilkes campus, the Harmonaires, captured first place in the quartet division of the annual Eisteddfod at the Edwards Memorial Church, Edwardsville, on Wednesday night. It was the second straight year for the Wilkesmen of note to win the title. Last year, the first the group entered, the Harmonaires, with Jake Kovalchek singing tenor, turned the trick. A repeat was scored with Norm Chanosky warbling the high ones on Wed• nesday. The quartet, which includes Chanosky, Jack Curtis, Dick Gribble, and Carl Lahr, will do a number of personal appearances throughout Wyoming Valley this month, starting with shows at Coughlin and Kingston High Schools. The Collegians, Wilkes Male chorus, are also listed for the high school shows. voted upon by all the delegates. Bills which have been passed by the Region will be introduced at the Harrisburg ·C onvention and supported by all the Regional delegates. The principal s·peaker at the Convention was State Senator Hugh J. McMenamin, who discussed the qualities necessary in a good politician and a good political party. ST. PA TRICK'S WEEK, YET WILKES DOWNED IRISH!!! In the Boston Debating Tournament held in February, the Wilkes debating team was the only one to beat Notre Dame. $3,850 in Scholarships To Johns Hopkins U. Offe"red in Essay Contest Students interested in international affairs may win up to $1,000 or a full fellowship, amounting to $1750, at The School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University in Washington, according to an announcement made today by the "Foreign Service Journal" as it launched its Prize Essay Contest. The essays, to be written on "The Organization of American Representation Abroad", will be judged by a committee of six nationally known men including John Sloane Die-key, President of Dartmouth College, Robert D. Murphy, Deputy Under Secratary of State, and Lt. Gen. Harold R. Bull, former commandant of the National War College. Secretary of State Dulles, in a stat ement which accompanied the contest announcement said: "I hope this contest will p.r oduce constructive and helpful public thinking on a matter of importance to all Americans." Students constitute one of four categories of entrants outlined in the contest announcement. Other categories embrace former and present State Department and Foreign Service personnel, personnel of other governmental agencies, and competent persons other than those in the first three categories. A total of $3,850 will be awarded in prizes after the contest closes October 15, 1954. Full details of the contest may be obtained in the Dean's office, or by writing Foreign Service J ournal, -Contest Committee, 1908 G Street, N. W., Washington 6, D. C., or in Dr. Thatcher's office. Spirited Controversy Comes lo End With Budget Amendment Defeat PRESS-TIME BULLETIN Late yesterday afternoon, the proposed amendment to the Student Constitution failed by a slim margin. Out of 270 votes, 134 were in favor of the amendment, and 136 were opposed: hence, it failed by about a fractional vote of the total ballots cast. Subject of considerable and often-acrimonious debate for the last two weeks or so, the amendment was put to a re-vote in the college cafeteria, after petition was made to the Council protesting the fact that the first vote, which passed it, was held in an assembly and students not attending the assembly were unable to cast their ballots regarding the amendment. Budget Controversy Background • • • By HELEN M. KRACHENFELS It is really beginning to look as if the major issue on campus this year has come to a conclusion. Now the final step has been taken, although at the time of this writing it is unknown whether or not the amendment has been ratifie_d in the re-vote which was held on Thursday. Perhaps some are not aware of the proeedings of the past few weeks concerning the assembly voting, student protest in the form of a petition, etc., so we shall attempt to bring you up to date, At the first meeting of the new semester, the Student Council memhers made provision for a vote to be taken in assembly on the ratification of t he Budget amendment. The only reason for choosing the assembly hall as the voting place was the Student Council's wish to obtain a vote from the largest number of students possible. At this vote the amendment was passed by a sizeable majority, but a protest was voiced by a committee of students head~d by Lou Steck to the effect that the vote was n~t taken in a democratic manner. The committee circulated a petition among the students and obtained over two hundred names. The petition was ,presented to the Student ·Council last Friday, in an effor.t to declare the assembly vote null and void and provide for another vote to be taken. The Council voted in favor of ac- President: "I fee l that this matter of the amendment has done a great deal of good in that it has aroused the interest of the students and has increased their awareness of Student Council action which will affect them directly, but which they were formerly unconcerned about. The petition, in particular, has stimulated campus spirit. Nancy Hannye, lone Council :nember wh?. vot ed again~t acceptmg the petit10n and holdmg a revote: "I felt th~ ~rst vote was adequate, the pet1t10n was uncalled fo r , and many of the people who signed the petitio? ~id not know what they were s1gmng: A ~ot . of names does not necessanly s1gmfy anything valid.'.' . . . Lou Steck, ongmator of the p~t1~10n: (In. answer to question What did the petit10n accomplish? ") Well, first and foremost, it was accepted by the student council with only one dissenting cepting the petition, and declared vote, new election was granted that the re-vote be held in the cafe- to the student body, a more demoteria on Thursday, March 18, from cratic election that is. This was the 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. If the students major purpose of the petition, but who circulated the -p etition made it also gave the students of Wilkes their purpose absolutely clear to College the opportunity to paticithe signers, then the results of the pate in a democratic procedure, re-vote should not differ greatly that they might never again have from those of the assembly vote, the chance to engage in. It also since the petition was not to be served notice to -the student body directed against the amendment it- that they still control their governself, but only against the un-demo- ment and it also served notice to cratic method of voting. The re- the student council that their every suits will speak for themselves on action is being observed and digestthis point. ed by the student body. It think So much for the background the whole spirit of the action connow let's have a look at what some stituted a new and more energetic of the prominent personalities who view of campus politics. The petiwere connected with various phases tion was not created to "put anyof the whole issue have to say a-, one on the spot", rather it was a bout it. test of democratic principles and Wayne Madden, Student Council procedures." _t?e a Library Notes ... Dere Liberiun, Thet grusum lookin kritter awt to be took off the mantel! peece befl:>Ur Satidy - Valltair, thet iz. If it shows in the movie it'd skair off any perspective studunt. Also, thet Indiun thet is markt "Dante". It looks az if it had bin thru the "Inferno." Also, why izn't ar kolekshun ov "Best Plays" up to date, or iz it? In kase yoo kan't recognize this ritin, I'd better interduse myself. This is rit by Gurty Glump the Thursdy nite privit sekritery at the rekwest ov Mr. Nrench who iz out playing poker wiv Percival. 0 gosh, I wuzn't suppozed to say thet, but I can't find a eraser and he sez it ain't neet to kross it out. By the wegh pleese don't kritisize my spelin. It aint my fault. It's just that they woodn't let me repeet the sekund, thurd, and forth grayds more than three times each. One more time and I think I kood hav made it. Kogelly yores, Gurty Glump, Pryvit Sekritery. �2 Friday, March 19, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON HOMER'S HODGEPODGE Wilkes College BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Editor-in-Chief JEAN KRAVITZ JACK CURTIS Associate Editors DALE WARMOUTH Faculty Adviser ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS Business Manager Sports Editor 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 Panzella Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters BUSINESS CIRCULATION Bernice Thomas Barbara Tanski Irene Tomalla Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. , 19 A oaper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke~ College Subscription price: $1.80 per semester Member ,___ Intercollegiate Press EDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO Letters To Editor Welcome We, of the Beacon, wish to remind the student body, faculty, and members of the. administration that the 'Letter's to the Editor' column is open to all who wish to express opinions. The letters can be dropped in the Beacon mail-box, office, or may be given to the editor or any staff member. Beacon policy forbids the acceptance of unsigned letters. Names will be withheld upon request. DR. ROSENBERG: Free Thought of Utmost Importance, Health of World.Depends on Colleges No institution can long continue without the free interplay of free ideas, Dr. Samuel Rosenburg, h ead of the Wilkes economic department told students in a ssembly on Tuesday last. · In one of the semester's shorter Wilkes College considers bad eduTuesday morning programs, Dr. cation, this fostering of only one Rosenberg, speaking on the subject type of thinking. "Evaluation of Education", explainThe student, we believe here, ed that we live in a small world, should gather all the facts, then m easured by the time schedule. form his own opinions, not merely Never , he noted, do we seem to have accept those of, say, his teacher or enough time, despite the fact that instructor: our lives are continually growing College education today, he addlonger each day. ed, affects the outlook of us all. We are, h e went on , in the midst The results thereof permeate to all of vast changes - changes in our walks of life, and on the wealth skills, in our ideals, even in our thereof depends the well-being of wealth and power. All are in a state our nation, of our world. The concern of our colleges ought of flux. ·These environmental changes have regimented us, have therefore be to allow the pursuit of made us dependent upon the stand- freedom, to seek the ideal of Goeardized product of the factory, have the's "more light". This, Dr. Rosenus living by artificial light in arti- berg concluded, ought to be the ficial climate, have arisen from the course of our colleges, for to fail results of our intellectual curiosity in this is to fail in faith. accelerated by necessity and the instinct to survive, can go on growing only if we allow the free ,p lay of our ideas and faculties. What will life in America be like Colleges, Dr. Rosenberg explain- 100 years from now? That is the ed, .p repare us to be able to continue theme of a n ew collegiate fiction such free thinking today. Newman contest, and a national science fiethought that practical training in tion magazine is paying $2,000 for the colleges was important, but al- the answers. With submissions so recognized the necessity for fa- limited exclusively to undergradumiliarization with the political, so- ates in the United States and Cancial, and spiritual as well. But the ada, students will present their greatest of all these problems is · prophesies in the form of a 10,000 living, to which we pay little atten- word novelette, basing their pretion, following the advice of par- dictions on classroom work, their ents and instructors in other things, own interpretations of the _trends but stumbling in this. today and their imaginations. Those who . wish to destroy civili, The form of a novelette has been zation, h e noted, have found that selected as a m edium by the editors the best procedure to follow in des- of IF Magazine, sponsor of the troying the centers of civilization contest, because 10,000 words can is to destroy the colleges, which are be handled mo re easily by amateur its centers of thought. writers than a long novel, which Too, he continued, there is dan- requires too much time and exger from more or less well-meaning perience. The editors believe there sources, noting that a firm of book are a great many young people in publishers wishing to . interest the colleges who would like to express college in a certain type of text- their ideas a nd fancies on the subbook had noted in their letter con- ject if given the opportunity. Procerning it a s one of its better fea - fessiona l writers attending college tures, that it presented the student will not •be eligible to enter. with one point of view, so that h e First prize is $1,000 in cash, with would not hav e to consider many six runners up receiving an addiconfusing sides of the question. tional $1 ,000 in prizes. Students In the sight of these people, it submitting manuscripts must have was better to thus lead the student, them in the mails before midnight rath er than have him make his owrt May 15, 1954. Winners will •be andecisions or opinions-better to nounced nationally the first week have him accept the dogmatic in September. Send manusaipts to statement of one organization. This, Quinn Publishing Company, Inc., declared Dr. Rosenberg, is what Kingston, N. Y. Fiction Contest Hom er enrolled in Wilkes College last semester and wrote several letters to his parents comm enting about the student's life at college. In his first letter, he wrote about an article which appeared in the Beacon concerning the lifeless people in the library who shouldn't move or breath, but remain stationary. What problems necessitated such unduly noise in our modern library? One of the serious problems is the majestic squirt coming from the water fountain. Sometimes it has been reasoned that the college is paying for an inadequate water supply or is allied with local health officials to raise revenue because a drink of water must be tapped from the tip of the water sprayer. In the reading room of the library, a magazine rack almost completely devoid meets the eye. I look at the anguished faces of the int ellects who read the New Yorker only for the jokes and see them complain to the librarians after it has disappeared for at least two weeks. The only clue that our man F"riday has detected is the obvious fact that the faculty has borrowed it for the usual reading period of a week and natura ll y forgot to return it. The despair of many students will start a fund of fifteen cents to those students and faculty who can't share our beloved New Yorker. I usually s·pend my lunch period at the cafeteria. Buzz, buzz, sounds the bell and everyone assembles for lunch period. The pies which have been on display for a whole week are invigorated with the thought of being tasted now appear fresh and are consum ed by our healthy students. An advantage to frequenters at the cafeteria would be the posting of the menu for the following day in advance. The cafeteria would benefit by an increase in revenue and students wouldn't have to pack lunches. A bulletin ·announced the meeting of the television club. Here, indeed is an organization and with student and faculty help will bring untold fame to this college as an innovater in producing campus programs. PUS CAM AND IDS Dr. Rosenburg: Was it Browning who had six daughters? Jack Curtis: No. His wife, Elizabeth Barret was crippled. I think they had a dog, though. ***** Student (seeing Mike Lewis back after his two-week cruise with the Navy reserve): Good heaven's! He's back! Bob Darrow: Yes, the whale hath spewed him up from its belly after ten days and nights. * * * * * Mr. Riley : . . . the id is saying: "I want to bury the hatchet in my mother-in-law's h ead" The "superego retorts: "No, you can't, it's evil." . . . and the poor ego is cought between, saying "Hey, fellows .. !" RALSTON'S COURT PHILOSOPHY: Past Season Was Best In Many Ways; Reserves Give High Hopes For The Future (The fourth in a series by Wilkes coaches reviewing their seasons. A baseball review by Coach Bob Partridge will be the last in the series.-Sports Editor.) By GEORGE F. RALSTON, Head Basketball Coach, Wilkes College EIGHT YEARS DOESN'T SEEM LONG To look back ort eight years of Colonel basketball - and it really doesn't seem that long - is truly a worthy refl ection for it is precious in every respect. Those students who have played the game over the years have endowed us with an everlastingly savory educational experience which will forever have a sort of intimate significance quite invaluable for the lives of u s who have been learning. · For those who love athletics it is always sad to see a season end. So it has been in 1954. In some res,pects the recently completed season was our best. In the first place our schedule was the most representative ever; secondly, the number on the squad was sustained at a high level, and the calibre of play was above our average; thirdly, 1551 points were scored, which is the most ever achieved by a Wilkes team. These data are not too significant, but they can be considered in a re-capitulation of the season. Early in the season we lost John Milliman our steady rebounder and team "balance wheel". He was available for onJ.y three games. John was grand RALSTON in every respect. His loss weakened our team to the extent that play was not stabilized for at least four thereafter. More seriously, the loss of "Cheetah" broke up a smooth team combination which was almost irreplaceable. _ Our team this year was bolstered substantially by the play of the fine group of Junior Varsity men from last year which included Harry Ennis, Joe Jablonski, Jim Ferris, Carl Van Dyke, Ed Trautman, Frank Kopic,ki, and Joe Popple. John Bresnahan, a freshman, overcame some of the usual stage fright and made a significant contribution to our varsity t eam. This entire group certainly gives us hope for the future. SENIORS BROUGHT RICH EXPERIENCE For four years it has been a rich experience to have worked with seniors J oe Sikora, Jim Atherton, Leonard Batroney, Eddie Davis, and Rob ert Heltzel. These men formed the foundation for the 1953-54 season. Although the group might have been short physically as baksetball teams go, it was never a group that lacked courage, team spirit or a proper philosophy with the respect to the play of the game. Along with these seniors the r eturn of Parker P etrilak added greatly to the team effort. Eddie Davis and Lenny Batroney were fine captains, both we-re devoted to the team and w ere unselfish. So long as students mingle along the ivied walls of our campus, these two m,en will be looked upon as gentlemen, scholars, and great athletes. The loss of these men along with the other seniors gives us sadness at the end of the season. They will never be forgotten. Our 10 and 1-0 record is a good, and ~!though it may not be called a winning season, we are certain that it was successful. Our athletes play,ed as a team and our team was always a shining example of the principles for which Wilkes stands. The 1953-54 squad adhered not only to the letter of the rules but played the game in the spirit which has from the start surrounded all that is good and wholesome in competitive sports. In this our ,squad was a champion. "BALANCE," BATRONEY SYNONYMOUS Balance and Batroney were key words this season. We worked constan tlyto gain and maintain team balance. When a game was lost it was cheifly due to imbalanc,e. After Batroney's 22 .7 average, Sikora followed with 9.8; this s·pan was too great, we n eeded more men in double figures. Our eggs were in one basket. Fortunately, Bart was gr,eat night after night. He was all heart and spirit - always. We call him our greatest basketball player and he had a fine group with him. Having been a part of this squad has truly been a high point in my life. Our team missed only one thing in 1953-54. It did not win more games than it lost. To have done so would have -been an accomplishment - not the greatest, true, but mor,e like a feather in the cap. Our team won many victories - not all - and we look, therefore, forward - as Ulysses . . . "Tis not too late to seek a newer world ... we are not now that strength which inold days moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are ••• one equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will ... To strive, to see, to find, and not to yield." George Schlager: The psych department is an illusion. It's all in your mind. THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop Joe Gregory: One. of our local politician s is so crooked that they call him the Luther Burbank of Wilkes-Barre (h e's so good at grafting). has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel Eddie Davis (entering an openwindowed room on a cold and drafty day): Someone must have been born in a barn - or a furnace, FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER * * :: 1;1 ;~ Mr. Riley (about a psych test): The questions will be multiple false, true and choice. Mr. Sym (on the final): Now are there any questions about the questions? STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES for ~ WILKES::ANCES ,~ JOHN B. STETZ~,¾, Expert Clothier 9 E. Market St., W-B. -~N TT?.:\ �$60 WORTH OF BATS, BALLS STOLEN Swatters Face 14 Games; Drills Underway LossMayCancel 1 • . Open Season al East Stroudsburg Mock Named Assistant Baseball Coach for 1954 o·n Apr1·1 7 Home InauguraI w·th I Muhi en berg Apr. lo al Barons Field · · 1 1 ■ A " heavy load" 14-game schedule faces the Wilkes diam_ond-men this spring it was announced yesterday by Athletic Director George Ralston. The curtain-raiser for the new editio~ of the WC swatters is an away game w ith the talent-loaded East Stroudsburg club at the teachers home grounds on April 17. This year's slate will see the addition of two newcomers to the Colonel baseball wars and also includes a varsity-Alumni game on April 15. E ight of t he 14 games will be played at Artill ery Park, the Colonels' home field. The new faces added to the calendar t his year are Muhlenburg and Mor avia n. Last year t he Mules were scheduled, but t he game wa s rained out a nd wasn 't re-scheduled. The other addition , Moravia n, should be a fami liar name to Wilkes football and ·basketball fans, and will likely prove to be a formidable opponen t. By AL JETER Snow and baseball, a combiSeveral Goals The Wilkes sluggers will be out na-tion that mixes like beer and t o att a in several goals this season. moo juice, were both on hand First a nd foremost they will be M d on ay as twenty prospective trying to extend one winning sea ssou th to th e WC on into t wo. Last year t he club fin- p itchers went th e firS t practice sesgym for ished with an 8 and 7 recor d. sion of th e year. The snow, a A winning season would . autosharp warning tha·t dame winmaticall y give the diamond-men ter might still have a dir ty deal t heir second goal; t hat of pulling or two up her sleeve, didn't dethe hat trick by bein g t he t hi rd va r sity team this season to end up in ter the d iamond-men in the t he black. The soccer and wrestling s 1ig h test from going through the men have been the "winners" up to initial drills with good spirits dat e. and high enthusiasm. The swatters. are a lso anxious t o At the beginning of Monday's erase a double loss inflicted on t hem session Coach Bob Partridge gave last year by Bloomsbur g . a short talk to t he candidates . He Three Missing ex pressed impatience to get the .Replacem·e nts will have t o be club outdoors as quickly as weat her fo und for st erling perfo rmer s John conditions allow. Milliman, J oe "Ace" Wengyn, and The coaches desire t o set u p shop J oe. Kropiewnicki, but the t eam is in Kirby Park stems mainly from well stocked with returning vets t he fa ct that opening day is Jess and if promising "greenies" come t han a mo nth away, which means through, WiJikes should be hard to Bill Mock have very little t im e to tbeat. that t he pilot and his assist ant ·Coach Partridge did not show fas hion and tailor a ball club . any pPemature optim ism , however , Time Is Important as he warned t hat t he schedule is Rea lizing t hat t ime is an im a nything but a snap with powerhouses t he likes of It haca, Blooms- ·portant fa ctor at t his stage of the burg, Cortland, and Rider on t he ga me, Partridge urged a ll candidates to put t heir ut most drive into docket. · Par tr idge a lso revealed that ne- an ad mittedly short conditionin g got iations are under way with Al- period. He warned pitchers, however, to bright College and t here is a possibility that t he Reading, Pa. col- be careful of t heir bread wi nning lege will be a dded to t he schedule arms in t he first few days of practice, "because," he cautioned, " t he before t he season gets underway. The 195 4 Wilkes Baseball Sche- coflege season is short and a sore arm now, will r ender a pit cher usedule :· less for t he enti re season." April7-Wed . ...... at E. Stroudsburg The coach t hen put t eeth in his 10-Sat . . Muhlenburg words via a shar.p calisthent ic and 13-Tues. . Scranton wind sp-rint drill that showed up 24...:_Sat. Ithaca more t han a few muscles and joint s 30- Fri. Cortland to be out of tune fro m a winter of Maycomparative leisure. 1-Sat. ............ at Hartwick At t he complet ion of t he initial 8-Sat. at Susquehanna drill a group of soaked sweat-suits 11-Tues, .. .... at Cortland slithered up the locker room steps, 13-Thur. , .. Bl_oomsbur g t heir occupants ligh ter by several 15-'Sat . .... Alumni pounds. 17...:._Mon. · Moravian Overheard were several out-of19-Wed at Rider br eath mutters of "So much so 22-Sat. .. .. . at Bloomsburg fast" and the well k nown famo us 24-Mon. Susqueha]lna . · (continued on page 4) 20 Diamondmen In Drills al Gym, Go Outside Today National 'Y' Mat Tourney Here Over. Week-end The 14th National YMCA Wrest ling Championships will be held at Wilk es over the week-end. The prelimian ry round s are slated for tonight at the WC gym and the semi-fi na ls are tomorrow afternoon, wit h the finals tomorrow evening. 'l'he championships, t he highest in YMC A competition, are expected to draw entries from all 48 states and possibly several of t he territories. Frank W. Walp, Supervis ing Principal of the Forty Fort Schools and an a ctive mat enthusiast , is handling arrangements for the meet . Walp handles pairing each year for the Open Wrest ling Championships here. Wilkes Director of Athletics George F. Ralston is an honorary chairman of the tournament. The officials will be t he well-known Billy Lee, former a ssistant m at coach at Wilkes, and Gail P hillips, brother of Wilkes' J im Phillips. There will be trophies award ed in classes rang ing from 115 to 191 pounds, with additional trophies for t he outstanding wrest l er, winner of t he quickest fa ll, first and second teams and to t he winning coach . Four prizes will be awar ded in each weight class. Athletic Banquet Over 60 dollars worth of base- COLONELS' LADIES TAKE ball equipment has been stolen GRACEFUL THUMPING LOSS from the equipmen t room in the IN GAME WITH "MISERY" Wilkes gymnasium, it was learned yesterday in a jo_int an_The Wil kes .girls basketball nouncement from Athletics Dit ea m fo und out fo r t he second tim e in t wo weeks that it doesn't rector George Ralston and Basepay to live dang erously. And ball Coach Bob Partridge. you're living dang erously when The theft, the second of seriyou t an gle wit h Miser icordia's ous proportions this year, nethoopsters. ted someone a dozen brand Misericordia, undoubtedl y try - new b _a seballs in an unopened ing t o prove some sort of r idicurt d 12 L · 11 "Sl lous point, almost reached its ob-. ca on an omsvi e ugject ive - that of hitting the 100 ger" baseball bats. mark - when it humbled the Ralston and Partridge also gr een Colonelettes 93 -1 7 at the stated -that the loss of the equipMisery gy.m. ment, which was to be used in P hyllis Walsh was high for t he the coming diamond season, Wilkes g irls wit h 11, while E lea- may set back the athletic budnor Mitroka took runner-up hon- get so severely that it may be ors fo r t he second game strai ght . necessary to cancel the annual Greenhorn F rieda Billstein, playbl b ing her fir st ga me, hit fo r an at etic_ anquet entirely. a mazing two t o t a ke t he t hird The di rector of athletics said yeshigh s pot, a mon g t he few hig h te rd ay " We here at Wilkes generals pots Wilkes had. ly operate on a shoe string as far BILL MOCK a s the athletic budget is concerned, Director of Athletics George a big lift by handling the pit chers a nd we generally stay within the Ralston yesterday anno unced that and catchers. budge t ." But he addedr "This is a. Will iam C. "Bill " Mock, present asThe new assista nt diamond men- terrible setback. If we 're going t ry sistant basketball coach, will take tor is a resident of South Wilkes- have an athletic banquet, I'd like· on the job of assistant baseball Barre and is a former pitcher with to know where we're going to get coach thi s s·pring at Wilkes . the Wilkes-Barre Barons of the t h e money." Mock, a former collegiat e basket- East ern League. Mock al so played The equ ipment was not missed · ba ll and baseball star, is expected basketball professionally for Eddie until early t h is week shortly bet o give Hea d Coach Bob Partr idge Whit e's Wilkes-Barre Barons. fore i nd00 r baseball drills were· scheduled to g et underway at the ] gym _ ~ "Worse than the loss of the equipment,'' Coa ch Partridge corn■ IL_ ~ mented, "is the realization that so meone here at Wilkes would comBy JACK CURTIS mit such a wholesa le robbery." Ther e is ever y indication t hat t he bats and ball s wer e stolen by an WHO'S IN SHAPE ? - WATC H "insider", a student at Wilkes, alIt's not har d t o see who's in shape and who's not, particularly at thou g h there have been no clues the beginning of an athletic season. Unrefutibl e proof could have been found that would lead to any susseen a t the Wilkes g ym any day duri ng t he week as indoor baseball pects. drills beg an for pitchers and catchers as well as a ny other ambit ious Anotlier th eft was perpet rat ed baseball ca ndidates. t · b as k et b a 1I seasa th e g ym d unng At the end of each practice, Coach Bob Partridge, affectionately on- n·g ht a ft er th e fi rs t gam e wit · h kno wn by his boys as the " Quail," directed the gr oup of some 30 diamond It haca CoJIege. Th e gam e ba s k·et aspirants around the gym for 15 laps or so. The bal l • va Iued a t a b ou t •p"'25 , wa s t a k·en fi rst day the whol e bunch looked like champions- f 1·om 1·n f ron t °f th e eqmpm · en t that is for abo ut the first fi ve laps. Then t he men roo m. Th e ba s k etb a JI t h·1every wa s w ere separated fro m the boys. All t his sc ribbler also t ho ug ht t o h a ve b een d one b y can say concerning t he workouts is which way is some Wilkes st udent, but in t hat t he marble tournament. ~ case, t oo, coll ege officials drew a J im Ferris, fresh from basketball sea son, was a bla nk. ball of fir e a ll week, along with John Br esnahan and "The t hing that makes me mad," Harry Ennis , a lso in shape as a result of t he cage Ral ston stated, "is t he fact t hat wars just past. every Wilkes athl ete may suffer ' The trio unintentionall y made the r est of t he over the greediness of one person." boys look just a little on t he pooped side each day "At most schools, such a loss around the tent h or eleventh lap. could be taken lightly fro m a moneMan y of t he baseball hopefuls are finding muscles tary standpoint, although not morCURTIS t hey never kn ew they possessed. You'll pardon t he ally, but here, where we have so t y•ping errors, we can't bend over to look at the keys. littl e money for athl et ics, it really The ent ire squad will r eport on Monday for what Coach Partridge hurts.'' hopes will be outside drills. If t he weather breaks, t he t eam will move The BE ACON makes t his a,ppeal to the Kirby Park greensward. to t he person or per sons who reSCA RE 'EM TO DEATH moved the sorely needed diam ond All pitchers were wa rned to be ready to go three innings by next equipment from t he gym _ an apWedn esday by Partr idge, himself a veteran of coll eg e baseball a s the pea l to return it. The BEACON ofshortstop of the University of P ennsylvania nine. Partridge's warning flee , at t h e side of Barre Hall, will brought t his comment from one a spiring hurler : "They'll (batters ) be left un locked for the next week, never touch what I'll t hrow. When I pit ch, they're scared to death to da y and night. The balls and bats get within fiv e feet of ·the plate." can be left there or in an y building With baseball season co me stories of the diamond and one a s one on campus, wi th no questions askof the groups huddled together la st week to shoot the bull over the ed. dyi ng embers of t he hot stove, we were r eminded of an interesting item A wrong ha s been don e, but it concerning two Wilkes coaches. is not too late t o correct it Let's Not many peopl e know it, but Direct or of At hletics George Ralston stay within t he bounds of good and Diamond Coach Partridge once faced each other in baseball. Rais- sportsmanship. W h y make everyton was a south-(sho 'nuff) -paw fl inger for t he University of North one suffer? Carolina while Partridge was, as we said, t he U . of P. shortstop . As we heard it, P a rtridge got t o Ra I s t o n for a hit in a game that was hotly contested. The perfect ending, to k eep all sides happy, would be a tie game, unusual in baseball. Oddly, that's just what happened. The g·ame had to be ca lled-snow! THIS IS SPORTSMANSHIP? It cer t ainly is too bad that someone had to stoo·p so low as to make a w holesale job out of lifting athletic equipm ent. Very few athletes on campus would do so much as to ra ise an eyebrow if one of t he boys permanently borrowed a sweat shi rt, and it is done. But we're sure that the great majority of the sports participants wouldn't app r ove of plain robbery as that which t oo,k place at the gym r ecentl y. Sportmanship and fair play don't start and end on the playing field. Athlet ics are supposed to be good training for later life-all READY EDDIE - E ddie Davis, phases of life. If it was one of the athletes who made off with a do zen who broke his leg last season, will bats and as man y balls, he'd better take a good look at him self t o see be back wit h t he t hrong r eporting if he rea ll y do esn't need a few changes person ality-wise. for drills Monday at. Kirb y P a rk. We for one hope, that if the disavpearance of the baseball equipmen t is solved, it will not be a Wilkes athlet e involved. It would be --Wilkes BEACON College hard to take, for we've always looked to Colon els on all fields as top SPORTS SECTION f ellows. So has every team t hey ha ve encountered, and th e public, t oo. 1 Friday, March 19, 1954 It's not too late for the equipment to be returned. I) 111<\ II= I) I V o T -~ ~=============================-Y \ \~l<.e.J' __ �Friday, March 19, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 Faculty Wins Again BEACON'S GRAB-BAG By Close Score 40-39 "Why does your grandma sit and read the Bible all day ? " "She's crammin' for the finals." * * * * * A business man, phoning an associate at home, was answered by a child. " Tell him that Mr. Brown called," he sad. "Wait 'til I get a pencil and pap er," the child r eplied, then, "How do you spell Brown?" "B-R-0," the man began. Then there was a labored silence. Finally the difficulty was explained. "How," asked the child, "do you make a 'B'?" * * * * * I met my wife at a travel agency. She was looking for a vacation. I was the last resort. Bachelor: "Do you believe in clubs for women?" Husband: "Yes, but only if kindness fails." "I want to know how long girls should be courted." "The same as short girls." * * * ;!: * "I didn't want to marry him for his money. It's just that there was no other way to get it." * * * * * There was a sad incident one day in the heart of the Ozarks. A farmer's mule kicked his motherin-law to death. A tremendous crowd turned out for the funeral, but it was made up almost entirely of men. The minister commented, "This old lady must have been mighty popular for so many people to leave their work to come to her funeral." "They're not here for the fun eral," explained a farmer. "They're .here to ibuy the mule." ** * * * No one knows what the short skirts will be up to next. * * * * * Two tourists were driving thru the maple syrup district of Vermont. Noticing the shiny buc<kets hung low on the trunks of the trees, one exclaimed in astonishment, "They certainly have a sanitary bunch of dogs around here." The faculty men nipped the Senior boys by one point 40-39, and the faculty women overpowered the Senior girls 16-13, in their respective b asketball games at the fourth annual Senior Spectacle on March 13 in the Wilkes 1College Gymnasium. A crowd that completely filled one side of the bleachers witnessed the unusual strength of the faculty men who won their third straight basketball game. The power of the strong bench team of Kersteen, Groh, and Mailey dominated this forethought." Dr. Rosenburg: This text is a The Senior girls, aided by cheerleaders, Len Batroney, Joe Sikora, cure for insomnia. Bob Heltzel, and Jim Atherton, outplayed the faculty women by. using fancy t eam plays, but the faculty women were victorious as midsemester examination improved their accuracy in putting the ball Est. 1871 through the hoop. The proceeds of the Senior Spectacle will ibe used for a Senior Class Men's Furnishings and gift. A commendable job was done by those who participated and planHats of Quality ned this Senior Spectacle. contest and many experts consider this strength the decisive factor in the game. John Reese, Russ Picton , John Whitby, George Ralston, paced the victors while Charles Zezza and Jim Moss were high men for the losers. Al Wallace, coach of the Seniors, commenting trpon the overpowering obstacle at the bask etball _game said, "In tri,bute to the meticulous calling of ' Honest' John Chwalek, the Senior boys carried him out of t h e gym," while Bob Partridg e, faculty men's coach, said, "I don't know why the Seniors are going to buy him a pair of glasses for next year. His decisions were called with adroitness, accuracy, and malice JORDAN tt Dr. Vujica: The more I study, th e more I a gree with Socrates that we learn nothing - but don't give me that in an exam. 9 West Market Street Wilkes- Barre, Pa. • • Today's Chesterfield is the Best Cig~rette Ever Made! "Ches-terfields -for Me!" ~~~ The cigarette tested and approved by 30 years of scientific tobacco research. "Ches-terfields -for Me!" r~ The cigarette with a proven good record with smokers. Here is the record. Bi-monthly examinations of a group of smokers show no adverse effects to nose, throat and sinuses from smoking Chesterfield. 20 DIAMONDMEN (continued from page 3) last words "I'll n ever let myself g et out of shape like this again." Scribes Falter At this writing we are still trying to get conformation on a vicious rumor that two aging and grey sport s scribblers by the name of Curtis and Jeter dropped "stone cold dead in the locker room." The first day set a pattern for the rest of the week's workouts with conditioning the main theme. By the end of next week, though, Coach Partridge hopes to be holding some intra-squad games from which to get an idea of what to expect from the vets as well as the rookies. Tuesday's "sweat session" saw a remarkable improvement in several squad members as they managed to outrun two of the younger set, (age 5, at least), who gather at the gym to watch the proceedings, and who evidently feel it their duty to run along with the team. Several guesses have been offered as to whether the small fry are trying to pace th e pack or show it up. Full Squad Monday Partridge again announced that he hoped for a large turnout next r~ .: _ week when the rest of the team swings into wor-k, and repeated that all positions are open. Pitchers who have reported to date include Mel McNew and Joe S ikora, mainstay holdovers from last year. N ewcomers are Charles Warkomski, John Bresnahan, Hank Kelle1:, Frank Kopic'ki, Albert Brood y, Bob Spray, Jack Curtis, and Al Jeter. Prospective catchers in the fold are Norm Chanosky, Mickey Perlmuth, Jerry Elias, Joe Stralka, Neil Turtel, and Reese Jones. Some of the rest of last year's squad have been working out with the battery m en. The early birds include Joe Trosko, John Aquilino , J im F erris, and Walt Chapko. .. "Ches-terfields -for Me!" The cigarette that gives you proof of highest quality-low nicotine- the taste you want-the mildness you want. America's Most Popular 2-Way Cigarette � 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 March 19th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 March 19 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/8801a2bc8292b0b5f98d410e2da2ab9a.pdf 39c8bbd4bc5e18bd832658be970ac2f0 PDF Text Text Wilkes College A good action is ·never lost; it is a The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts. Locke. Vol. VIII, No. 20 BE treasure -laid up and guarded for the doer's need. Calderon. WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1954 Flannery Wins State Championship 'Nervous Wreck' Production Begins· Wilkes College Begins Workshop Farce to be..presentedApri•1 9th. , 10th' Typewriter For Teachers, Students By FREDERICK KROHLE Ever since "Charlie's Aunt", there has been a ' clamor for a farcecomedy at Chase Theater. And now the question is answered. In a secret press interview, Mr. Alfred S. Groh said, "Yes." He announced that production was underway for a three act comedy farce, "The Nervous Wreck". The play is guaranteed to bring "sheer enjoyment" to the herds which will mill around the gates of the old corral on the ninth and tenth of April. The play is about the old West The fin e sets and pleasing arrange(gone modern) and about the rough ments of furniture are the result and tough men (also gone modern) of his and his committees efforts. and the beautiful heroines (just The fellow who handles the sound gone) who ;populate the niches and effects and the lighting is none nooks of the cactus-covered stage other than our own Joe Saraceni. (not stage coach, just stage). The It is he who fires the six-shooters, action takes place on a ranch in gallops the horses, and turns the Arizona, deep in Indian country- spotlight on the heroine. Bob Moronly the Indians have taken to gan and his committee move the weaving rugs and playing baseball play's furniture with kid gloves, for Cleveland. while John Williams and his worThe heroine, Sally Morgan, runs thy followers care for the other away from the sheriff to whom she properties. has been engaged for five years, Tickets are in the hands of Nan.and is pursued by a "real" western cy Brown AND SHE WILL SOON badman. (The badman turns out BE SELLING THEM. Helen Hawto ·be the sheriff! Who else?) Bob kins has surrendered the key to the Wells, the sheriff, ari9 Sally's fath- theater wardrobe, and programs er think that she has run away are being printed under the eyes with an Easterner, Henry Wil- of Basia Mieszkowski. Make-up liams, with whom she has only gone will be done by Carol Ann Gardner who packs a mean lipstick. for a ride. In attempting to stop her, the Margaret Luty and Frederick sheriff finds that he can catch a Krohle are co-chairmen of the pub'law-breaker, but not a woman. licity campaign, and if you ask From fist ,fights in the ranch house them, they'll tell you that publicity to a hard chase around the corral CAN pain. The house committe, ·in a Ford, the characters are in- who welcome the audience and do ·volved in a merry plot in which the ushering, will be headed by Ju.anything goes - and does! dith Hopkins. To present this laugh-filled three The tall thin man in the five gal.act farce, Mr. Groh has cast How- lon hat and with the low-slung six.ard "Skinny" Ennis in the leading shooter is Mr. Alfred S. Groh, who role as Henry Williams, Carol Ann is directing the whole play from Gardner as Sally Morgan, and the fence of the big corral. He is James Miller as the burly sheriff, assisted by Sheldon Schneider, who Bob Wells. _ can be seen over yonder wearing A fine cast of campus favorites the white wool cha•ps. is also included: Peter Margo, BaFor those of you who want an sia Mieszkowski, James Jones, evening's entertainment and a James Coleman( no relation to laugh every minute, don't miss Cue Ronald), Jerry Luft, Joseph Tro- 'n' -Curtain's production of Owen sko, Helen Brown, and Bill Crowd- Davis' "Nervous Wreok." er, not to mention several posseCovered wagons will leave every men and a couple of cars. hour from the Hotel Sterling for · And now to give laurels to the the Wilkes College gym, or Happy unsung heroes who are never seen Jack McHallahan will rent you a before the curtains, those defend- horse and a saddle for a reasonable ers of the stage door frontier. Stag- fee. How ever you come, come. ing is in the hands of Paul Shiffer, Come to Wilkes Gym on the eventhe busy beaver of Chase Theatre. ing of April 9 and 10 at 8 :30 p. m. Manuscript Acce·pting Literary Work The Manuscript, literary magazine of Wilkes College, is now accepting work, from students, to be considered for publication in the Spring issue. The deadline for submission of manuscripts is April 20. Material may be placed in the Manuscript box at the rear entrance of Kirby Hall. 'T he Manuscri-pt publishes various types of literary material, among which are poems, essays, and short stories. Some material has been submitted and is ·b eing considered by the staff and editorial Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Wallfisch changes are being made where necessary with the permission of played at assembly last Tuesday in the authors. the · Jewish Community Center, Wilkes College is fortunate in rendering several viola and piano having the Manuscript as an out- selections, and one viola solo, done let on campus for those possessing by Mr. Wallfisch. literary facility and for the many The high spQt of the program others among us who appreciate was Riger's "Second Suite for Violiterature. The Manuscript is , sent la", third and fourth movements, to many colleges, universities, and as played by Mr. Wallfisch solo, an libraries throughout the country unusual piece, inasmuch as the vioand so there is wide recognition la is not generally used as a solo gained for student's work by vir- instrument. tue of this fact. Wilkes College benefits in this regard also. The editors of the Manuscript material to the magazine and that wish to remind the student body each piece of work will be given that there is still time to submit careful attention. Music Duo Presented In Tuesday Assembly (P. R. Release) Wilkes College's electric typewriter workshop, held in cooperation with International Business Machines, began yesterday with large attendance in each of four sections. Under the direction of Miss Mary Jane Chessa, IBM educational department staff member, the institute opened with two one-hour drill sessions for students. An afternoon session and one in the evening were held for commercial high school teachers of the area. After a one hour drill in which students were taught the fundamentals of electric typewriting, Miss Chessa polled students and learned that all had increased their speed by from 5 to 20 words per minute. Dana H. Verry, chairman of the typewriting workshop, announced that a total of 82 high school and parochial school teachers had signed to aid instructors in methods of teaching the electric machine. Almost 400 high school students registered. Students who attended the afternoon sessions came from Swoyerville, Plymouth, Nanticoke, Jenkins Township, Larksville and Nanticoke. Air Force Personnel To Present Program Must I have perfect vision? How long will I serve? These and other questions concerning the Air Force Cadet Program will be answered by Flying Training Air Force Personnel next Wednesday, April 14, from 9:00 A. M. to 4:00 P. M. in Butler Hall. Members of this team have been trained regarding all new .p hases of the present United States Air Force Aviation Cadet Program, and will be present to offer accurate and precise answers to all questions. They will be available to assist any persons wishing to apply for the qualifying examinations at Sampson Air Force Base, Geneva, N. Y. 1st Lt. John B. Loveland, team president, asserts that students signing an application are in no way committing themselves for this training. Regardless of whether an applicant passes or fails the examinations, he departs Sampson as a civilian, and does not actually enlist until he assumes flying training. Team members will be available to counsel students from any class, but it is especially stressed that they wish to speak to the greatest possible number of seniors. "If a student finds it impossible to continue his schooling, we may accept his application, but we would much prefer that he obtain his degree before applying," Lt. Loveland stated yesterday. This team is currently circulating throughout this area to coun·sel any young man who might be qualified for this program . Students wishing to make a special appointment with a team representative may do so by leaving a note with the Dean of Men. If it is impossible for a student to be on campus during the actual visit of the· team, he may write a team member by addressing a letter to: Aviation ' Cadet Selection Team No. 57, Olmsted Air Force Base, Middletown, Pa . Debaters Leave for Wins Extemporaneous Washington to Enter Speaking Contest District Seven Finals At Alleghenny College The Wilkes College debating ,t eam, composed of J. Harold Flannery, Jr., and James Neveras, and their coach, Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, are attending the District Seven debate eliminations being held at Washington, D. C., this week-end. The debators will leave on Thursday to compete there for a place among the top four teams from this district. These four teams, winners from a region roughly embracing New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, will compete later at West Point for the national honors. The elimination will comprise straight debate without extemporaneous or oratory events, as have most of those in which the team has taken part. Since there are four winners from each of seven district eliminations, there will be some twentyeight teams, representing the top debating colleges of the nation competing at West Point. Commenting on the debate, to be held at George Washington College, Dr. Kruger, the team's coach, mentioned that the national championshi,p last year fell to Redlands College, of California, and that among other possible competitors, should Wilkes be so fortunate as to enter, would be the University of Vermont, which tied with Wilkes for fifth place at the Boston debate, and which last year reached the semi-finals. "Considering the calibre of the competition," the debate coach remarked, "I would say that we have a fifty-fifty chanc of being one of the four teams to make it into the national finals. If not, it certainly won 't be because we haven't tried." Thi s, Dr. Kruger noted is the first such elimination in which the Wilkes t eams has actually been entered, although it would have gone two years ago, but for a death in the family of one of the debators. By T. R. PRICE The State championship in extemporaneous speaking this year went to J. Harold Flannery, Jr., of West Pittston, as the Wilkes College debating team drove on to win five while dropping five in the debating events proper at the Debating Association of Pennsylvania Colleges Tournament held last week-end at Alleghenny College, near Meadville, Pa. In the straight debating, too, Flannery proved his mettle, winning four out of five rounds for the affirmative side of the question, while his teammate, James Neveras, also did well, winning three out of five for the opposite side, as the team, also including Sally Harvey and John Doran, participated in a debate as a full team for the first time since last fall. Second place in the extemporaneous event went to Dan Purdy of the University of Pittsburgh, while Ed Russ ell of Temple took third. The competitors in the contest spoke on subjects drawn by lot and were permitted only a few minutes of preparation. The Wilkes entrant spoke on the possible effectiveness of the anti-communistic resolution passed at the Caracas Pan-American conference and on the reforms of Magsaysay in the Philippines. as they affect the foreign policy of the United States. In this, his first year as a debator, Flannery has climbed rapidly, taking sixth place as an ex, temporaneous speaker at the Johns Hopkins debate at Baltimore, following which he was runner-up at the Boston University debate three weeks ago, prior to his entrance in the State debate last week-end. Interviewed on Tuesday after the tournament, the team's coach, Dr. Arthur N. Kruger remarked that he had not ;b een too surprised at Flannery's win, in view of the debator's past record. More on Sleepleaming, Its Founder, Method Dr. A. E. John, founder and di- dents to learn more, in a shorter rector of the Modern Coue Insti- time, with less effort. It employs tute, Inc. in New York City, has the JohnsOphone to repeat mesannounced th at th e Dr. Johns Me- sages during both waking and th0d of increasing learning capa- sleeping hours. This method of city which has been internationally leaming while relaxed or even durknown for over ten years, is now ing natural sleep has been confirmwithin the reach of every college ed time and again by e:icperiments st udent's budget. conducted at various major instiThis technique rna:kes use of the tutions such as the University of latest advances in psychology and North Carolina, etc. electronics. It is :based on the provA follower of Emile Coue ("Day ed •principles of the Psychology of by day, in very way, I am getting Sugges.tion, namely that knowledge better and better"), Dr. Johns has can be absorbed in sleep and that frequently demonstrated in his efficiency is increased enormously public lectures and writings how when an individual is completely autosuggestion - the automatic or relaxed mentally and physically. . unconscious realization of an idea Dr. Johns, a practicing psycho- - controls life-processes. His latlogist for over twenty years and est book , "Scientific AutoSuggesinternationally known as an au- tion," pointed out how this phethority on Au.to-Suggestion, has nomenon is an important tol in applied these principles in develop- learning, talent annd personality ing his method and its instrument development. The Dr. Johns Meof application, the JohnsOphone. thod is the practical application of The latter consists of a tape re- these findings. corder ·plus various attachments, "As in the usual learning prosuch as an underpillow speaker, a cess, this new method requires a message-repeating mechanism and constant repetition of statements a special clock (the JohnsOphone or ideas," Dr. Johns explained. Clock) which can shut the recorder "Recognizing this in teaching la'Qon and off up to 72 times in 24 guages, the U, S. Army and the hours . better language schools have been The Dr. John Method enables stu(continued on page 2) �2 WII.Km COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College BEACON BEACON'S GRAB-BAG GENE SCRUDATO Young man: Sir, I want your daughter for my wife. Father: And I, sir, am unwilling to trade. Editor-in-Chief JEAN KRAVITZ JACK CURTIS Associate Editors DALE WARMOUTH Faculty Adviser ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS Sports Editor Business Manager NEWS STAFF Mike Lewis J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty Margaret Williams Jim Neveraa Louis Steck Lois Long Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenfels Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma Davis ,Irv Gelb CIRCULATION Bernice Thomas Frances Pcnµ;etta Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schnelder Thomas Price Marilyn Peters BUSINESS Barbara Tanski Irene Tomalis Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell PHOm VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A 'PCJJ)e_ r published weekly by and for the students of Wilkes College Subscription price: $1.80 per semester Member ~ Intercollegiate Press EDITOR'S CORNE.R GENE SCRUDATO ·Hannye and Bricker Amendments Have Same Outcome Just as the Congressional battle over the Bricker Amendment was ·e nding, Wilkes College started its battle over an amendment. Our campus battle was over the "Hannye Amendment". (NaiIIied after Nancy Hannye, chairman of the committee which d;rew up the amendment.) _The Hannye Amendment had no beter luck than its national precursor. Both were defeated, but a,t least the Hannye Amendment has the distinction of being approved once.. The entire affair s:h owed political action at its best,' and political inaction at its worst. The political action came about by students who were incensed at the idea of the "captive audience" type · of election held at assembly period. Led by Lou Steck, ,t he group drew up a petition to invalidate the election and started c_a nvassing the campus for supporters. Hundreds of signatures were obtained and subsequently the petition was approved. A new election was scheduled, the results qf which we all know. Poli-tical inaction is best shown by the supporters of the amendment. They had a case for their amendment but tl:iey failed to push if. We can't understand why these supporters did not get out and plug for -their project as did the other group. They saw spirited opposition arising but they did not do anything about it. The Administrative Council and ,t he Student Council were solidly behind the amendment but neither challenged the antiamendment forces. If they could have persuaded just two voters over to -t heir side, they would have won. Indeed, political inaction has dire consequences. Congratulations! We, of the Beacon, along wih the students and faculty w91,1ld like to congratulae J. Harold Flannery for winning the Pennsylvania State Championship in extemporaneous speaking. Having such an honor conferred upon a Wilkes student is something of which we can be immensely proud. Nick (as he is known on campus) faced the state's finest speakers and won. This is both a personal triumph and a Wilkes triumph. · The anti-debating clique on campus should think long and ha·r d abou this victory before condemning the debating team for i,ts budget appropriation. Mark ye well the fact that a speaker from little Wilkes defeated speakers from such scholastic giants as Temple, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Penn, etc., etc. Again, Nick, ·congratulafrons for a performance well done. MORE ON SLEEPLEARNING (continued from page 1) using pho nograph records that repeat words and phrases many times until those sounds become imbedded in the brain." "In our method, however; learning does not cease with mere r epetition. Its technique is far more flexible and its range of uses virtually unlimited. Each individual makes his own recording according to his n eeds, creating a healthier and more receptive stat e of mind. We make full use of modern AudioVisual m_ethods, t each~ng durin~ both wakmg and sleepmg hours. Dr. -Johns has had twenty years of practical experience in the field of psychology as a social worker, private consultant, lecturer and author, and has taught in many high schools and colleges. He has given free public l ecture-demonstrations to over 100,000 people. In 1943 Dr. John founded the Modern Coue lnfil:itute, Inc. He developed th e JohnOphone, and in 1946 made it available to the public. The latest model em.braces all the recent advances in the .field of electrimics. Dr. Johns is listed in "Who's Who in the East." I . . . Iismistakes. ~~:::;n~:e ~a°!en':n::h ~f~e v;i;ut~e~; Oscar Wilde. 1 1 Faith is often the boast of the man who is too lazy to investigate F. M. Knowles. Friday, March 26, 1954 .Wilkes Grads Become Naval Officers An old lad y about to die told h er niece to bury her in her black silk dress but to cut the back out and make h erself a dress. "Oh, Aunt Mary," said the niece, " I don't w!!,nt to do that. When you and Uncle Tom walk up the golden stairs, I don't want people to see you without any back in your dress." The old lady replied: "They won't be looking at me. I buried your Uncle Tom without any pants. Customer : Do you have any notions on this floor? FloorwaJ;ker: Yes, Madam, but we us uall y suppress them during working hours. J et Pilot: "Wanna fl y?" Co-ed: "Oooh yes!" J et Pilot: "Wait, I'll cat ch one for you." "Are you a little boy or a little girl?" "~ure, what else could I -be? " The well-dressed young matron and her little girl had just seated themselves in the parlor car when a seedy, shabbily-dressed fellow entered the car and sat down beside them. Wanting to rid herself of what she considered an undesirable traveling companion, she leaned over to the man and whispered. "I think you ought to know, sir, that m y little girl is recuperating from a severe case of scarlet fever, which might still be contagious." "Oh, don't worry about me, maIn a little town in Mexico, Pedro dam," interrupted the man. "I'm commiting suicide in the first tunn el, anyway." * :;t * * * was sipping his beer at a tavern when an excited friend rushed in. "Pedro! " h e -s houted. "I just saw a man go into your hous e and start making love to your wife!" "Is that so?" replied Pedro calm-1 ly and continued sipping his beer. "Was h e a tall man?" "Yes, yes!" shouted his friend. "Don't et excited," cautioned P edro. "Dfd he have on a brown suit?" "Yes, he did!" "And did he have a big mustache?" "Yes, yes!" "Oh, that's Emanuel. He makes love to anybody." · * * * ,:, * "Perchance we might be informed of what resides in yon jug on yon mantle." "My lover's ashes," murmured the landlady with a solemn tone of rev erence. "Alas, so he has passed on to the great beyond?" "Heck, no, he's just to lazy to use an ash tray." TOM VOJTEK JOHN HILBURT Newport, R. !,-The Navy's Officer ·Candidate School has graduated anoth er class of former enlisted men and commiss ioned them as Ensigns. in the Naval Reserve. Included in the group of new officers are Thomas Vojtek, Swoyerv ille, Pa., and John Hilburt, WHkes-Barre, Pa. Both are 1953 graduates of Wilkes College. Vo-jtek received his BA degree in -schools for furth er training in spepolitical sci ence. Hilburt received cialty branches. The Navy's aviahis BA degree in mathematics. tors, submariners , und erwater deThe new officers have completed molition team leaders and exploan intensive four months courst of sive ordnance disposal experts are instruction. Their curriculum was trained in th ese sc hools. very similar to that prescribed for The Officer Candidate School alNRiOTC s t u d _e n ts at colleges so sponsors a separate class for throughout the nation. Completion officer candidates who are desigof the well rounded co urses of in-- nated for duty in the Navy's Supstruction in Naval Engineering, pl y, Civil Engineering and Medical Navi gation, Operations, Orienta- Corps . 190 m emb ers of this class tion, Seamanship and Naval Weap- received commiss ions at this time. ons qualifies the gradute to a ssume All applicants for Officer Candiduties as junior officers throughout date School must be graduates of the floating and shore based activi- a cc r edited colleges or universiti es ti es maintained by the Navy. with a baccalaureat e degree. UnAfter a short leave period the restricted Line and Staff Corps cannew officers will report to active didates must be between the ag es duty billet s representing all Naval of 19 and 27, specialists for Rebranches, ashore and afloat. A large stricted Line billets between 19 and number are ordered to service 33. StUdent Council Presents Preview By HELEN KRACHENFELS (News item in BEACON, March 1954: Budget Amendment defeated by two votes.} Preview of Coming Attractions - Student. Council Budget Meeting, October: 1954. .- The meeting _w as cal_led to _order b~ the ne~ Student Council President, Herman Zilch, th1rty-t~1rd c~usm of Wilkes' ~amed Joseph. ~erman an~ounced that the ~au~ busmess of the evenmg would consist of makmg budget appropnat10ns to clubs and camp-us activities for the year. Representatives of the various organizations attended the meeting to plea for their funds. The us ual activities, s uch as the Beacon, Amnicola, Manuscript, Cue 'n' Curtain, etc., w_e re taken care of rapidly, each being alloted $200 on which to operate for the year. This amount is naturally inadequate, and much less than the organizations formerly were alloted, but it seems that the Student Council had other places to put the money from the Student Activities Fund this year~ Three new clubs have been organized on the Wilkes campus this semester, and they need large an1ounts of money for their very important activities. The new clubs are: The Wilkes Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to White Mice; The Association for Students (and Faculty members) Interested in Sky-polishing and Cleaning (which will use, only the best in skyho-oks for their work) ; and last, but not least, a very noble and ,worthwhile club, a Scholarship Society for Aid to Lower Slobovian Dormitory Students Suffering from Malnutrition. The Student Council carefully consi'tl.ered the budget requests of "Lady, you'll have to pay half- each of these clubs and granted them $1,550.32 each, because they seem like such well-meaning groups. Of course, this act of generosity on the fare for that boy." "But, conductor, he's only four part of the council limited the available funds for social activities for the yea-r, and as a result there will be no Thanksgiving dance, no Winter years old." "Well, he looks like a six-year- Carnival at Split Rock, and no Cinderella Ball, but the council members were sure that the student body would not mind this at all. old to me." "Sir, I have b een married only A WORD OF WARNING four years." Does this sound ridiculous? Jus t a word of warning: It could hap"Lady, I'm not a sking for a confession. I'm a sking for a half-f!!,re." pen! Last week the s tudent bod y of Wilkes had a chance to amend their constitution with an eye to eliminating just such an impossible situation as the one I have described. Of course, this was exagerated, but sometim es 1>eople read the exagerated and insane things, and just s kim rapidl y over anything ·that Saturday, March 27: Roger's looks vaguely sensible. Do you s uppose you -c ould stand to read just a wee bit more if we turn serious? Please try, because this is important; Tournaments, Basketball, Gym. Monday, March 29: All-Star it affects every student in Wilkes College. The Student Activities Fund is made up of two and one-half 1>er Game, Gym. Tuesday, March 30: Orchestra cent of the tuition paid by each student. Because the money comes from all of you, the Student Council (and 134 students, according to las t Practice, Lobby, Gym. W ednesday, March 31: National- week's vote) feels that the money s hould be distributed so as to benefit ities Pageant Meeting, Lobby, Gym all of you, or at least as many as possible. Thursday, April 1: Bas eball Under present conditions in the constitution there is nothing to practice , stop s pecia l, and limited gro ups from asking for and receiving fund s, Saturday, April 3 : April Fool perhaps amounts even in excess of the amounts allotted to other activiDance, Freshmen, Gym. ties which do benefit all students. The proposed budget amendment had a solution to this problem, We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of dong; others judge us by but it was rejected by you students (136 of you anyway). Perhaps you have a better solution, or perhaps you are s atisfied with the status quo. what we have done. Longfellow, The Student Council would appreciate hearing any suggestions. ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE �LEBANON VALLEY ADDED TO SWAT CARD Home-Home Tilts Give Colonels 16 Game Schedule By AL JETER Following close on the heels of the first ou<tdoor baseball drills on Monday came the announcement from Athletics Director George Ralston tha,t Lebanon Valley has been added to the Colonel schedule. Two games are on tap wih the Harrisburg area school on a home and home basis. The first encounter will be played in Kirby Park on April 5. The tussle on Lebanon Valley's home grounds is slated for April 26. A WILKESMAN ACROSS Football, Soccer Schedules List 15 Games For Autumn Gridders To Play Seven-Game Slate, Open With Downstate 11; 4 Scrapes to be Played at Kingston Soccermen Face Tough Eight-Game Test in Try for Repeat of Last Year; Bucknell, Phila. Textile Added The Wilkes football team will face an abbreviated seven-game schedule next fall unless efforts to schedule another contest prove suecessful in the neJOt few weeks. According to the schedule released exclusively to the Beacon yesterday by the Athletic Department, the Colonel grid forces will open the season with a team other than Bloomsburg Two new opponents feature a tough eightgame soccer schedule released by Director of Athletics George Ralston yesterday. Bucknell University, mother institution of Wilkes, and Philadelphia Textile Institute are the newcomers that will be faced as the Colonel hooters try to duplica4e last fall's first winning season in history. The addition of Lebanon moves for the first time in three years. the Blue and Gold opening date up The season's o·pener, on O ctober two days, and affords the fans a 2, late as Wilkes seasons go, is at ed out that the only game Wilkes good chance to see th e Wilkes club home, presumably at Kingston has won over the down-river rival in action in its first time out. OriHigh School's old stadium, with was played in the middl e of the ginall y the Colon els were scheduled Lebanon Valley College, a newcom- season. to open witli an away game at East FLEET-FOOT FERRIS - One er to the schedule last fall. No Pus hover Stroudsburg on the 7th. of the early birds in Wilkes George Ralston's t eam will then Lebanon Valley will be no . pushTime Important Spring baseball drills has been meet Ithaca C<>Jlege, Bloomsburg over, but the fact remains that it Time, always an important ele- Jim Ferri·s , hustling outfielder. T eachers College, and Trenton is not Bloomsburg in the inaugural. m ent, takes on even greater signi- Ferris, who is also a soccer and T each ers College in succ essive The Dutchm en defeated the Wilkes fi cance for Coach Bob Partridge cage star, is generally cons ider- week s, before enjoying an °J?en eleve n last fall 15-6, in a sloppil y and his squad. T wo days can mean ed the fastest man on the team. date on October 30. played ti lt at Lebanon, n ear Hara lot in determining whether a ball A wizard on the bases, Jim scoots Three In November risburg. The game should produce club will be up and ready or not. home above. The Colonels finish the slate with a good opener. PMartri~ge and his assistant, Bill 1-·n_g_ f_r _om -h-a_r_d-h-1·-tt-1·-n-g_J_o_e_T-ro_s_k_o three tilts in November, with HofIthaca is second on the agenda · t en s1' f y d n·11 s 1n · stra, University of Bridgeport and and usually provides plenty of oc k , expec t t o m d J' F . . . 1 · .• t . k ·. an ·1m erns m ear y sessions. Moravian. th e commg wo wee s m an at- Al b ·it· th b 11 11 th thrills. Last year, the Colonels took . , so e . mg e a a over e All told, of the seven gam es alt emp t .• t o · h. ave th e t earn at close to · k J' M . th . . 1 th eir fir st win at ·the expense of ·peak ~ffi ciency. . , P,ar was 1m~~. oss, . e ongma ready slated, four are at home, the Cayugans. ""th th II • t t & hard luck kid of Wilkes, who g iving promise of plenty of colWe·"·· er, e a. 1mpor an ~acTh Bl b t Ath tor, has been anything but ideal seems to have recovered completel y Jegiate grid thrills for college and en comes ooms urg a for baseball H" h • d . d from th e broken arm he collected W yomi ng Valley fans. letic Park, Bloomsburg. , . . . ig wm s, ram, an in basketball season. Second at Hempstead damp, raw air seem to have been . . FOOTBALL SCHEDULE the w·e atherman's "order of the Pitcher Mel McNew has also nd 1954 The Wilkesmen will be -p laying day" for the Wilkesmen in the first' him self of a troublesome ankle in- October: their second gam e against Hofstra few outd6or sessions jury suffered several weeks before 2-Lebanon Val. at Wilkes-Barre at H empstead, N. Y., on Long IsA good turn~ut, de~pite the any- ·pre-season drills got underway. 9-Ithaca . at Wilkes-Ba·r re land. Two years ago the Blue and thing but Florida conditions, was Little can be told yet of the new 16-Bloomsburg at Bloomsburg Gold lost a thriller there, 20-13, in · · 23 - T r en t on obtamed w h ich greatly encouraged cand1"d ates, but severa J pitc h·ers ma t W"lk I es- B arre a game w hich saw Russ Picton the coaching staff and raised eluding Charlie Warkoms ki an~l. 30~Open shelved for good. Wilkes stock con;;iderably. Don Pacropis -show form and look November: Bridgeport will be m et at CanSlow and -Easy · like 'comers' in the early sta,g es. 5-Hofstra at H empstead, N. Y. dlelight Stadium in th e C_onnecticut The drills to date have been of Prospects who have belted the ball 13-Bridgeport . . at Bridgeport city and Moravian will help Wilkes the preliminary nature, with as- for long distance mileage in the 20~Moravian at Wilkes-Barre finish the season with a game at sistant coach Bill Mock cautioning first week are Jack Richards, Jerry Wilkes is wise in s~arting with Kingston. his pitching staff to take care of Lind, a New York boy, and Sy a team other than Bloo·m sburg, If that last game can be arrangtheir ·armi, and "throw 'em slow Evan. many observers feel, since the ed, the college will be in store for and easy." · Coach Partridge announced that Huskies generall y have a psycho- one of the . best seasons of all time Stressi~g the fact that he wan~- he plans an intra-squad game to- logica~ advantage in an opener -especiall y since gridiron n,iaterial ed the ·..di~mo11dmen to ,get ~heir .day and ·.that he hopes to. know by with th e Colonels. It has been point; looks to be plentiful n ext f!,tll. respe~tive eyes qn t~e ball; •Co.~ch t},.~ first of the week t he m en ·on ~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~;;;;;;;;;;;~;;,,Partridge · conce11trated on batt1ng whom he will concentrate ·so. that ~ ·, · " ] prac\ice _fo1:.. tl}e be.tter p~rt o.f the,, oth~~s ,w _'in. ha_v.e a c~an-.c~ to sign, weeks sessions. The coach st_a .t ed, up m ·the inter-mural softball .. · ,· · _: .· · . · .. , •. ■' . "~ e've gqt to find b~tting eye ~ le.ague J hiLw.,m .,i:~et updepvay in . q_mckly, au~. we 9-on t h.:;tve -~~.c.h t):ie n ~a:r: tu.tur.ii, · · By JACK: CURTIS time.' :We · can'-t wm ball !/:am.es 1f ..April- · · . · · . we d;on't · score/' h e reminded· his 5-Mon -Lebanon Vall·ey ' · men .'""'' . . . . 7-W~d. at E.Stroudsburg A ·REAL'PRO-BLEM , . The '..Jirst few ' times out, the 10- Sat ... .............. Muhlenburg . Maybe it's just the season, and maybe, too, it's none of our busisquad' was divid.e d into two sections, 13-Tu~s. . Scranton' ness, but at least in this s pace - this being a sports column. But t he with . the' veterans of last year's 24-Sat . .. ..... ................. Ithaca esprit de coi:ps of WiJ.kes College has hit a new low -recently and one of team · at o;ne end of ·the fi'e!d _and 26~Mon. . ...... at Lebai;ion Vall~y the · main reasons is the Jack of:school sponsored events. . the prospedives at the' other. W1th 30-Fri. .. ..... ... .. , .. ,.... .. Gortland As to just why there is .such a lack, we haven't had time to· fi~d out. this Se'J)aration _Partridge hop!)s to May-,But in the words of one fellow who was $itting disgust edly in th~ cafebe able. to ~ee f~ster, iust w~a,t h ~ :·· {- Sat. .. . ...... .. at Hartwick teria, " There's just nothing doing." has. ' · · · 8-Sat. at Stisqueli~nna · ·, It seems that there is a trem endous lull between Catching OK ll~ Tues . . :. ;it Cortl;md the Christmas Fo~mal and th e April Showers Ball, One of t he . main worries of the 13-ThuL . .. . ...... Bloomsburg with th e possible exception. of th e Valentine Dance . year, the .catching departmertt, -m ay 15-Sat. . Alumni The Bea con Cabaret Party used to be a well attended not pro_ve, to be as. big a headache 17-Mon. Moravian affai1:, but this year; the college • rag 'went in the as was ·a nticipated earlier. Ala 19---=Wed , . -~ t Rider hole on th e affair. · thorig)i M\ckey Perlmuth, a Eorei t ,22_'_:_S~t.. . ... . at. Bloomsburg Which makes"· us wonder. Even if there w ere Hills, N>' Y: -p roduct, .g ave up backs · 24-Mon. Susquehanna . . enough activities to ple~;e everybody, would the stopping in favor of patrolling the. students back them by attertding? It seems not. outfi eld, Reese -Jones aI).q ;Jerry Eli- ATHLETE OF YEAR What you're up against h ere at Wilkes is trying to !ls are coming alongin good style:· stage events for the few loyal and having them flop Both could turn into competent' 1'0 BE PICKED BY because of a general · disinterested student body. catchers. -.:.:" ,, BEACON NEXT WEEK Maybe that's the answer to the lack of activities, " Th'e whole town's falkin' about CURTIS disinterest. It seems a shame though, that there the Jo11e\, poys" an<l.. Wilkes has The sports staff of the Beacon isn't a feeling of "belonging" h ere, and there really 'em. The two brothers· are Flip and · will meet early next week and isn't. To most p eople, Wilkes is just someplace you Reese ,J .ones who could possibly . make its selection for the annual go in the daytime to get edu cat ed. form~th,e.,ffrst brother battery ev.e r . Beacon Athlete of the Year AAs s pring grows older, things will pick up and some events will to be seen at Wilkes. Flip, a hold- ward. probably be spon sored by brave campus organizations. There is a real over from last -year an4 a main.stay . Sportswriters Al Jeter, Austin need, however, if spirit is to be instilled into Wilkes students. The stuof the soccer t~am, this year has Sherman, Jerr y Elias, Tom Kas- dents should have a place to call their own-nothing too elaborate, but been joined by his brother, Reese, ka, Irv Gelb, along with Sports a place where letting your hair down is th e order of business. a newcomer to the squad and a Editor Jack Curtis will partici· TWO SIDES TO "EDUCATION" catcher. The two have worked to- pate in the voting. W e believe in education as do es the administration, and it is doing gether s everal times in the past The meeting will be held in the a fine job of suppl ying it. But a well rounded college edu cation consists week and the combination looks Public Relations Office, third of more than just book learnin'. With the lack of a place to call their floor rear, Chase Hall on Tues- o}Vn, day students just aren't interested in looking for that other side promising. day morning at 11. of a college education at Wilkes. Vets Look Sharp Past Athletes of the Year have Many students have echo ed similar and serious sentiments when Several of last year's vets have shown clearly · that they are sharp been Parker Petrilak and"George they stated, "but, bo y, we us ed to have fun in high school." We realize McMahon. The competition looks the administration is working hard toward obtaining a student union even at this early date. (completed on page 4) Baseballs took a particular lac- to be close this year. OU; u · ..·1·:' I\~ I).,· 1·v · ·o T,. • .: . ' According to the schedule released, th e hooters will beat the gridders to the punch for the first time in several years by opening a week befo r e footba ll get s underway. Elizabethtown First Elizabethtown College, Harrisburg area sc hool and a traditional soccer rival for Wilkes, is listed as the first t eam to be played. The game will be ·played at dikeside soccer fie ld in Kirby Park on September 25. · · Bu~knell and Philadelphia Textile will both be faced, at home, on· s uccessive dates. Th e Bison hooters come to Wilkes-Barre · o'n October': 12 and the Textile Institute t eam fo ll ows on October 16. Others on th e slate include Rider, Lafa yett e, East Stroudsburg, Trenton T eachers College and a ret urn game with the E-towners at El izab ethtown. At Easton Again An oddity is th e fact that Lafay ette will be met at Easton for the seco nd straight year. Wilkes lost a hotl y disputed gam e last y~ar on th e Leopards home field, 2-1, in the last six seconds. SOCCER SCHEDULE 1954 September : 25-Elizab ethtown at Wilkes-Barre October: 2-Rider at Wilkes-Barre 9-Lafayette at Easton 12- Buckn ell .. . . at WiJ.kes-Barre 16-Phila. T ext. at Wilkes-Barre 30-E. Str'dsburg at Wilkes-Barre November: · 6-Tr·enton ..... ., at Tren,ton, N . J. 9-Elizabethtown at Elizabetht'n ·The eight-g ame slate loo·m~ ·as the tough est and most exciting in history. October will be a month of heavy duty for 'c oach Bob Partridge'~ footers, with five games listed. . Not only will Partridge's tea'm open with long-tim e rival Elizabethto wn, but it will also close the season with th e Li zzies. Last year, aft er takin g a 5-1 defeat here from E-tov.;n, th e Wilkes men paid a return visit and exactly rev ersed the score. The riv~lr y has grown over the years. · · · The,-addition of Bucknell certainly adds em phasis to th e fact that the· hooters play a "major" or big college schedule in soccer and accord ing to th e NCAA, the hooters are the only Wilkes team to play such a slate. --------- BRAINWORK? Id1·ots 'Reall"y· _•iNo' "Dumb" A · t All·, Take Intra- Mural Cage T"tl ' l e ·t· By AUSTIN SHERMAN The Idiot's Row cagers proved pretty smart in spite of their tagline and won the 1953-54 Intramural basketball champion(continued on page 4) Wilkes BEACON College SPORTS SECTION Friday, March 26, 1954 �4 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON HOMER'S HODGEPODGE Spring has descended upon Wilkes and colorful spring outfits blossom everywhere. With the event of the income tax returns, Homer noticed the blue and yellow ,vilkes jackets on the males and wonder ed if there is a Mr. Lindy contest instead of nominations for Cindy queen. An examp le of democratic principles was shown by the referendum concerning the budget amendment. The triumph of the revote by a narrow margin has created a positive attitude that Wilkes' student affairs are controlled by students and that higher authorities are not necessary in a democratic student body. One cause for the amendment's defeat was the inclusion of the debating team in the .p referred group. The debating team's fame has been well-known, and the magnitude of its prowess necessitates a separat e fund by the administration. Until this separate fund for the debating squad is instituted by Wilkes College, the student council is handicapped and overwhelming disaster is forecast for the new budget. Many students were amazed by the appearance of Mr. Vice on the Wilkes campus. This unwelcom ed individual is reminiscence of the horse opera era and with the arr ival of Mr. Virtue, Mr. Vice is com pl et ely destroyed. Burial services ar..e at 5:00 p. m . today. The co-eds are fascinated by the tryouts of three boys for the cheering squad. The present squad has complet ed a splendid season and new additions to the squad should make '54 the best in Wilkes' history. A parting note to all critics of this unread column. The New Yorker has been replaced at the circulation des,k for your reading pleasure and repair work has been completed on the library's water fountain. IDIOTS REALLY NOT (continued from page 3) ship last Thursday night at the WC gym. They beat the ButWeeks quintet. 51-43, to cop the title. The championship game saw the But-Weeks and the Idiots in a real t est. After the dust of the battle cleared, Idiots Row walked off the floor with the championship. Mel Dinner paced the But- Weeks with 19 points while Tom N emchick added nine for the losers. The big gun for t he champions were Weaver and Greene. Weaver threw 14 thru the hoo p w hile Green contributed 13. Idiot's Row won the title only after a hectic week of pla yoff tilts. Of seven playoff games played during the "Championship'' we~k, fiv e were won by not more than two ,p oints. That shows how keen the competition. In the semi-finals, the ButW ecks, dorm dwellers of Butler, Ashley and W eckesser Halls, downed the Missing Links, 57-56. The Links, last year's champions, led throughout most of the game until the last few minutes when it really counted. In the second semi-final the Engineers lost to Iidot's Row in a low scoring game, 32-30. The Engineers, who left their books hom e for the night, gave the champions a good battle. They weren't behind by more than two points the entire game. Friday, March 26, 1954 DIKE DIVOTS (continued from page 3) building. You can't get blood out of a stone and Wilkes, too, has bills t o pay. We just wanted to point out the importance of such a project for the near futur e. In the meantime, the students could make things a lot more enjoyable her e on campus by just trying to get interested in school sponsored affairs. And how abo ut m ore activities ? A number of students have raised ob jections to what they t ermed, "too much sports" in th e Beacon this year. Obviously these objections were raised by persons disinterested in athletics. But when you come right down to it, the various sport s activities here at Wilkes are a good 75 per cent of all the activities. No wonder they eat up so much space. Three cheers for athlet ics. We'd really be in a fix without 'em. OPERATIONS "FACELIFT" - HELP WANTED The annual operations "face-lift" has begun at Kirby Park practice field of the Wilkes baseball ers. Last week at least two students not on the baseball team joined Athletics Director George Ralston in digging into the diamond in an effort to get it in shape for play. The baseball t eam of n ecessity moved into centerfield for batting practice, made up the main contingent of rake toters, however. Ralston asked us to hint casually this week that a little help is needed in getting the field in shape. Any students with an hour or so of free time on their hands at, say, a r ound 3 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon, are urged to go over and lend a hand. Since the Wilkes-Barre Barons do not open their schedule until the 23rd of April, Wilkes will have to use the Kirby Park diamond for three games, befor e moving into Artillery Park. It would be nice to be able to field a grounder in the infield by that time, don't you think? There's a lot of work to be done - and the baseball team doesn't even have time to get ready to play, no less be its own groundskeeper. A PAPER FOR THE HOME , , . SUNDAY INDEPENDENT Your Wings are your Passport The Most Complete Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION WEEKLY FEATURES 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 a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER wherever you go ... Your Air Force wings are your personal passport to universal re~ spect and admiration. They're a sign-recognized everywherethat mark you as one of America's finest. 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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. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1954 March 26th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 March 26 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/15872fa7fa43a1dc909645c9cda25f6f.pdf f3aba17cd4f6e2659e9a9842c913b402 PDF Text Text Wilkes College To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it. Churton Collins Vol. VIII, No. 21 Economy is the art of makin~ the BE most of life. The love of economy is the root of all virtue. George Bernard Shaw. WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1954 BATH.ONEY TOP ATHLETE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DEBATERS SECOND AT WASHINGTON Oualify to Compete for Nalional Frosh to Present · h1p, .. Chances Appear Goo d Tomorrow "Country Hop" Ch amp1ons Night By T. R. PRICE The Wilkes College· debating team ti ed for second place at the District 7 eliminations held last week-end at George Washington University at Washington, D. C. The achievement of this position enables the Wilkes debaters to participate in the national debate tournament, to be held at West Point from the 21st to 25th of April. The University of Pennsylvania the Wilkes team was Professor D eranked first in the district elimina- mougeot of Princeton University, tions, with George Washington tied who, afte rjudging the debat e bewith Wilkes for s econd and with tween Wilkes and Penn, said, "Your Howard, which was defeated by a rebuttalls, especially Neveras's won 50-30 scor_e by Wilkes at the Johns my vote. A nice job of covering all Hopkins Tournament, third. major objections." The Wilkes team, composed of Another judge who praised the James Neveras and J. Harold Flan- local team was Dr. Abraham of nery, Jr., defeated Swarthmore, Le- P ennsylvania, w ho, after the debate high, Annapolis and Bridgewater, with Virginia, declared, " A beauof Virginia, gaining 2 votes in each tifully constructed affirmative case of the 4 rounds. -a very high-level debate on both Against P enn State and the Uni- sides." versity of Virginia, the team re·The chances of the Wilkes team cieved and gave a vote with each, in the debates at West Point on the giving a total of 10 votes; 8 won 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of this to 2 Jost. month were reviewed by the team's 'h . . . coach, Dr. Arthur, N. Kruger, who T . e Umversity of Pennsylvama , accompanied the t eam to the nareceived a .tot~! score ?f 11 ~o 1 , tion's capital. This, Kruger recallG~orge Washington tied Wil~es · ed, speaking first on the Washingw~th 10 to 2, and Howard was third ton debate, was the first eliminawith 9 to 3. tion in which the Wilkes team has The Wilkes team made the high- participated, for although it had est score of any single team for the chance to enter a few years one round of debating w.heI). it de- ago, it was forced to withdraw due feate d Lehigh with 38 out of a pos- to a death in the family of one of sible 40 points. In th_is round, both the debaters. of the team members won 19 out Comm enting further, and on the of a possible 20 points, and Flan- nationals, the debating coach ren ery gained a score of 19 against marked, "We'll simply treat it as Navy and Virginia as well. a hi gh-level tournament. We've In the rounds against Swarth- been in them before, and haven't more and Bridgewater, the indivi- been disgraced (the .team won, 5th dual scores of each of the Wilkes at Boston, 2nd at N.Y.U., 1st at debaters was more than th e com- Johns Hopkins) and I don't think bined scores of the opposin g two- we will be. At any event we will men teams. do our best to justify ,t he faith that Among the officials who com- the students and the administration mented upon the performance of have in us." • CINDY CANDIDATES CHOSEN By NATALIE BARONE The theme is one of ha yseed, "fiddle music", and blue jeans as th e class of '57 readies itself for their "Country HO"p". Featuring the music of the Polka Dukes, the program of farmer dancing, novelty entertainment, polka and modern dancing will commence at 8 :30 in the Wil,kes gym. The freshman class, sponsor of the "Country Hop", has planned a well-balanced evening of entertainm ent. The highlight of which will be country-style dancing to the calling of Abe Bellas. During intermission, ther e will be even more enjoyment with Andy Breznay as Master of Ceremonies and his able assistant Jack Gave. El Nora Metroka and Dick Gribble along with his "singing" guitar will be the feature a,ttractions. There will also be a door prize given out at this time. The comm ittee which is working very hard to make this dance a success is as follows: Barbara T ansk i, general chairman; Natalie Barone, Andy Breznay, Audrey Cragle, Lena Missen, Phyllis Walsh, Patsy Reese, Norma Jean Davis, Joan Zawoiski, Frances Panzetta, Ed Gavel, Dick Bunn, Felix Serafin, Freda Billstein, Jane E ckell, and Irene Goliash. So-are you tired of mid-terms? Are yo u tired of classes? Are you tired of dull even ings? End it all by joining in th e fun tomorrow eve ning at 8 :30. If you are a polka fan, join in the best in polka dancing. If you like western dancing, you will f eel right at home. Regardless of what kind of dancing you like, you will find it at the "Country Ho·p". Be sure to come! We'll see you th ere! Spring Fashion Show Planned •by T. D. R.. , f In th e S prmg, a young gir1 s ancy turns to thoughts of h er wardBy PEARL ONACKO Cinderella, the lovely of fairy, comes to life each May at a Ball robe. If her budget isn't as drasgiven in her honor by th e Student Council of W,ilkes College. In 1952 tic-all Y. , affected . as the Student . Is abel Ecker was Cinderella. Last year Ann Azat walked away with the Counci 1 s, she will probably cons1dei· adding to her spring ensembles. laurels. With pleasure I now introduce to you eleven coeds, one of whom To h elp h er make th e very finest will be Cinderella of 1954. speaking. Gloria is majoring in Bio- and s martest selections and also MISS NANCY BEAM. a sophomore, is majoring in Elementary logy and is a member of .the Bio- to g ive the men a glimp~e of what logy Club and TDR. to expect this year in th e line of Education. Active in the Education MISS CAROL ANN GARDNER spring fashions, Theta Delta Rho Club, Nancy is also on the Manuscript staff, and is a member of is a sophomore who hails from will hold their annual Fashion the Choral Club and Theta Delta Kingston. A member of Cue 'n' Show on April 28. Curtain, Carol Ann has the femiNancy Batchf'ler and Helen KraRho. nin e lead in the forthcoming pro- ch enfel~, co-chai rmen of th e affair MISS JANE CARPENTER, cap- duction, "The Nervous Wreck." She have selected the following com~ ta in of the cheerleaders, is the only is majoring in English. mittee chairmen: senior coed to be nominated. MaTic,k ets Pat Stout· RefreshLOISW'l·k LONG is in her ju' ' ; Ushers, joring in Elementary Education, · MISS . . m ents, Bernice Thomas 1 she is now practice teaching. Jane mo1 year • t r ess, . ·t·at f ith, es. E nterested · Cl mb A ni•t a Gor d on; W ar d ro b e mis has been 'an active member of the th e ac t ivi ies o _e c~nomics u , Margaret Smith; Entertainm ent, Education Club and the Theta Del- and the IRC, Lois will represent 1N B p b' •t J Sh a ~cy ~own; t·u ici ~• ~an B~eta Rho throughout her college ca- the latter group at a model 'U. N. Conference next week. Lois is Im a er_; epcora ions, Ma11·1·arBa iadreer. . f h BS · C ogow1cz; rograms, o ie ear ; k wor mg or er • • m ommerce d Cl U N M · J MISS MIRIAM JEAN DEAR- and Finance. an e'.'n- p, ancy orns. oe . Saracem, th e honorary member of DEN is a junior majoring in AcMISS BASIA MIESZKOWSKI the sorority, will do the lighting counting. jean, one of our cheerleaders, is a member of TDR, the came to Wilkes from Wyoming eff ects. Lazarus Departm ent Store has Economics Club, and the Assembly Seminary. A sophomore majoring Committee. · in Music, Basia is a member of the been selected to sponso r the show. MISS GLORIA DRAN, lone Choral Club and Cue 'n' Curtain. Clothes for both town and countr y member of the freshman class to She also will appear in "The Ner- will be mod eled. Th e Chairmen are busily preparqualify for the competition, is a vous Wreck". MI:SS JEANETTE PERRINS ing the script and selecting the graduate of Hanover Township High School where she was quite is a dorm student from Hunlock models to make the fina plans complete. active in dramatics and public (continued from page 2) Senior Cager, Diamondman Choice For 3rd BEACON 'Athlete of the Year' Award, 14 Others Honored Leonard Batroney, senior basketball and baseball star, has been •s elected by the BEACON Sports Department as the BEACON Athlete of the Year for the athletic year 1953-54. Batroney's selection for the highest honor •c aps a brilliant collegiate athletic career even before it is finished. The WilkesBarre Township native, an education major at Wilkes, has baseball season yet to play, but on the basis of last baseball and basketball seasons, the blond flash was an overwhelming choice. Fourteen other Wilkes athletes were also honored in the voting this week by the Beacon's sportswriters. Given honorable mention for outstannding achievement in • d • • ~pons an sports·1:1ansh~p at Wilkes '.n the past year, _mc_ludmg the per10d from the begmmng of the 1953 baseball season to th e end of tr d b k tb 11 1954 wre~ mg an as e a .' • Given hon orable men~1on were: James Atherton, semor, North Wilkes -Barre. . . Edward Davis, semor, Plymouth. ~eorge Elias, senior, South Wilkes-Barre. Paul Gronka, sophomore, Nanticoke. Philip Jones, senior, Kin gston. Hillard Kemp , senior, Kingston. Koo Younsu, freshman, Seoul, South Korea. · ('m ser. J ohn M'Jl' 1 iman, semor, nee) , Genoa , N . Y_. James Moss, senior, Wes t Wyoming Melvin McNew senior Baltimore Md • ' ' . Joseph S ikora, senior, Pl ymouth. Joseph Trosko, senior, Plains. Albert Wallace, senior, Plains. ,varren Yeisley, terminal s enior, Kingston. The selection of Batroney was made onl y after every Wilkes College athlete had been carefully considered. It was the .third such presentation in the history of the Beaco n. Winners of the past two years I I were George McMahon, 1953, and Charles "Par,k er" Petrilak, 1952. Got the Nod Batroney drew th e nod of sports department for his all-round brilliant work on tw o fields of play. Not only did he break almost every basketball record at Wilkes, but he was a s parkplug of the baseball team last spring wh en it notched a winning season . More than his play, though, the Beacon sportswriters felt that his spirit and n ever-ceas ing hustle for the good of his team-were of the utmost im portance. Tagged Northeastern Pennsylvania's "Mr. Basketball" for the past several yea rs, Batroney earned a new name for him self last basketball season with inspired team play. He often gave up the chance to be the high scorer, a position which had become a habit with him in three years, if it was to his team's advantage. For his unselfish play during the 1953-54 cage campaign, h e earned the name "Mr. T eam." In sportsmans hip, too, Batroney was abov reeproach and set a fine example for those who played with him and watched him play. H e did find time to set a new four-year scoring record, however, a new high avera ge per game mark a nd several percentage marks for shooti ng, in addition to various (continued on page 6) �2 Friday, April 2, 1954 WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON Letters To The Editor .. Wilkes College 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 Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenfels Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma Davis Irv Gelb J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty 'Margaret Williams Jim Neveras Louis Steck Lois Long CIRCULATION Bernice Thomas Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell Frances Panzella Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schnelder Thomas Price Marilyn Peters BUSINESS Barbara Tanski Irene Tomalis PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A 'D<Iper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke~ College Subscription price: Sl.80 per semester Member ~ Intercollegiate Press :EDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO IT'S UP TO YOU! The editorial below is being reprinted from last week's edition as it is under attack by Art Hoover in a leitter to the editor. By reading the editorial and Mr. Hoover's letter, the student body can see both aspects of the controversy. Not only has Mr. Hoover criticized the editorial, but other students have approached us and informed· us that it was disjoined, confused., biased. etc., etc. · · We implore the student body to read the editorial and judge it. We only to show how political action won out over political inaction, no more, no less. What do you think? We will give a detailed reply to Mr. Hoover's letter next week. Hannye and Bricker Amendments Have Same Outcome Just as the Congressional battle over the Bricker Amendment was ending, Wilkes College started its battle over an amendment. Our campus battle was over the "Hannye Amendment". (Named after Nancy Hannye, chairman of the committee which drew up the amendment.) The Hannye Amendment had no beter luck than its national precursor. Both were defeated, but a,t least the Hannye Amendment has the distinction of being approved once. The entire affair showed political action at its best, and political inaction at its worst. The political action came about by students who were incensed at the idea of the "captive audience" type of election held at assembly period. Led by Lou Steck, ,t he group drew up a petition to invalidate the election cmd started canvassing the campus for supporters. Hundreds of signatures were obtained and subsequently the petition was approved. A new election was scheduled, ~he results of which we all know. Political inaction is best shown by the supporters of the amendment. They had a case for their amendment but t~ey failed to push it. We can't understand why these supporters did not get out and plug for their project as did the other group. They saw spirited opposition arising but they did not do anything about it. The Administrative Council and 4he Student Council were solidly behind the amendment but neither challenged the antiamendment forces. If they could have persuaded just two voters over to -t heir side, they would have won. Indeed, political inaction has dire consequences. (continued from page l) CINDY CANDIDATES Creek. A sophomore, Jeanette is vice-president of her class, corresponding secretary of the Education Club, a member of TDR and the Choral Group. Jeanette has chosen Elementary Education as her major. MISS RUTH REMLEY, a resident of Kingston, also is a member of the sophomore class. A pianist in her own right, Ruth is accompanist for ,t he Male Chorus and the Choral Club. She is majoring in Music Education. MISS ELLEN WITIAK graduated from Old Forge High School and is presently a junior at Wilkes. Seeking a degree in Elementary Education, Ellen is keenly interested in the activities of the Education Club. MISS VICKI ZA V ATSKI is a member of the ·Band and the Choral Club. Another Education major, Vicki graduated from Plymouth High School. She is now a sophomore. WHO will don the coveted glass slipper next month? You, the Student Body, will decide; for, in a few weeks you will be given the opportunity to vote for your favorite. And, at the stroke of twelve on tha,t certain evening in May the ~oed you have chosen will be declared Cinderella of 1954. March 30, 1954 Dear Mr. Editor: Your editorial of last week, the first good editorial I've read in the Beacon since Ben Beers served as Editor, certainly implied very much. It seems to me that in your opinion the entire student council goes hand in hand with everything the Administrative Council desires. this is certainly a fallacy . I can remember distinctly that the council was divid•!d in its opinion on whether or not the debating appropriation should be turned over to the administration. Even though the administration did not want to assume the burden, there were a few council members who felt that such a step was necessary. So you see, Mr. Editor, what is true of one is not necessarily true of all, even though some logicians may think otherwise. As a member of the council, I'm preparing to approach the administration about a problem in regard to the Cinderella Ball and a big name band for next. year. I know now that I'm going to have a hard time with the administrators, but I'm not going to give up without a reasonable and logical explanation. I'm sure there will be many other council members who will go along with me and will not yieldto the administration without getting some action. As far as the Hannye Amendment is concerned, I agree that advocates of the proposal failed to put their point across to the students. I must admit though that after talking to a few students about the amendment after the election, these same students who voted "no" realized they had made a grave mistake. The outcome of the past amendment vote wa-s express-ed very clearly in Helen Krachenfel's ar.ticle in the last issue of the Beacon. Next fall, there will be more and larger requests by special interest clubs. As a result, the activities that benefit the entire student body will face decreased appropriations and then our rapidly declining school spirit (discussed by Jack Curtis in the last issue of the Beacon) may reach an all time low. At this point, you may wonder what I mean by special interest clubs. By special interest clubs I mean those organizations that usually have a membership of students in a particular curriculum, such as, biology, education, chemistry, engineering, economics, and political science. These clubs would like funds for field trips, conference.s, conventions, and social affairs. As a result of their desires, they submit requests to be filled at the budget meeting each fall. I've attended the past two annual budget meetings and I've come to the conclusion that whatever club representative gave the most heartwarming and appealing plea usually got the funds. I can still remember the last budget meeting when the small fellow with a lot of "spunk", -Charles Acore (whom I admire for this quality) asked for funds on behalf of the Engineering Club. He was justified in stating that the engineers make up a large part of the student body and that they contribute a large amount to the Student Activities Fund. And then on the other hand, the IRC may have just one-fourth of the membership that the Engineering Club has and that club wants the same amount of money or more. Another reason for allocating funds was based upon whichever club contributed most to the public relations of the school. There was just no line that could be drawn to allocate a certain amount to one club and a different amount to another club. That is why the amendm ent was proposed. Under the amendment, the clubs were entitled to receive funds for intercollegiate conferences . The clubs were also entitled to receive money from the Social Activities Fund for any emergency or loss that might be encounteed. An example of this type of loss is the one borne by the Beacon on the cabaret party. Or better yet, AM PUS ANDIDS C ~=~ Bob KanjorS:ki: Imagine that, two husky women can't even close that window. Doris Merrill: You're not supposed to call women "husky". I Dale Warmouth: I'm stealing books at the Library again. The Library decreases while I augment. ,:, ,:, ,:, '' ''' P,ete Margo: I gave a bottle of per.fume to a girl once, and she threw it in my face. Mike Lewis: Apparently she thought you needed it more than she did. ,, ,:, ,:· ·) ,:, Mr. Sym: Prater is too sleepy in my class. Dav,e Hoa ts: It's the guard duty in the library that makes him that way. Mollie Beard: I'm clever in my off moments. Mr. Casper: I've quit smoking four times . . . today. Mike Kennedy: Why didn't I get credit for my answer to the third question? Instructor: Your answer as to why the Greeks went into the woods was most interesting, but not correct. Justine Battisti: Have you heard what the dog said when his two front legs wer!i! pinched in a doorway? Friend: No, I hav,e n't. Justine: 0h! My Paw Paw. • an additional appropriation to meet pubication expenses for the remainder of the semester. This amendment gave the council the line that would determine what organizations would get definite allocations and for what purposes other campus organizations could seek funds. The life of the amendment was short-lied and the special interest clubs will continue to seek funds in the future-some clubse to get more than others. The political action displayed by the opponents of the assembly vote and stressed by you seems to have made a turnabout and became a political inaction. T:rhe, there were hundreds of signatures (including mi own) on the petition calling for a new election. And yet, there were only 270 votes cast in the new election. Where were the ambitious petitioners t}lat you praised so dealy? Shouldn't they have continued in their mission for a new election and inspired the students to get out and vote, regardless of their stand on the amendment. Oh! yes, there is one more point that should be cleared up. Many students feel that funds for debating should not be taken from the Student Activities Fund. Instead, the administration should allocate funds for their activities. Such a move was made by the council earlie1'. this school year. The administration, however, clearly stated that if they took over debating, the 2 1 /2 per cent of the studens' activities fee deducted from their tuition and turned over to the council for allocation to student activities would be definitely cut. As a result the students would have less money and at the same time begiving up jurisdiction to the administration. We must remember, too, that the administration controls the percenntage of tuition that goes into the Student Activities Fund. It is easily understandable then that turning debating over to the administration wiuld mean giving up additional funds and jurisdiction. In closing, Mr. Editor, I want to impress upon you that no ill-will is intended. I did want to defend the advocates of the Hannye Amendment, the same amendment whose defeat seemed to please you I 'Oust McCarthy' Bill Drawn Up by WCIRC One of the bills to be proposed by the Wilkes International Relations Club at the mock session of Congress to be held at the Intercollegiate Conference at Harrisburg will be a bill demanding the recall of Senator Joseph McCarthy (R.Wi s.) on the grounds that his investigatory practices have become a menace to representative government. Other bills to be introduced by the WCIRC at the A,pril 8th to 10th conference will include measures to raise tax exemptions to $800, with an additional ailowance for families of students, Federal aid to education, revision of the TaftHartley labor law, and a Constitutional Amendment providing for uniform marriage and divorce laws. The sessions, to which the college is sending some twelve delegates, sponsored as a means of acquainting students with actual practice and experience in the workings of their government, will run in exact same manner as the legislative body which it imitates, that is, bills will be introduced by the various club delegates (expected to number around 450), considered in committee, and debated and voted upon from the floor, just as in the Fedeipl Congress in Washington. It was the Wilkes College delegates who, in 1952, occupied the conference spotlight by being the first to nominate Adlai Stevenson for the Democratic presidential candidacy in the conference's mock political convention. Mr. Stevenson won the real nomination on the fifth ballot. Michael Lewis, President of the IRC, interviewed on the conference on Wednesday, also called attention to the fact that the organization is at present conducting a raffle for the purpose of obtaining funds to cover expenses of the conference. Farish Is Hero In Sunday Drama Bill Farish, popular resident of Entler Mall, forgot about being a football hero last Sunday and saved the life of a Wilkes coed, Mollie Beard. Bill, along with Mollie, Marilyn Witzigman, and Wally Phillips, decided to take to the woods for a little recreation in hunting crows, cows, or pigs. Faced with the obstacle 0£ crossing a creek by taking a long leap, Mollie followed Bill in jumping across, but was unsuccessful in her attem.pt and landed in the creek . Bill's first words were, "Keep the gun dry." After a few swallows of water, Mollie was rescued by Bill who was concerned about the safety of the gun. At the time of this writing, both Mollie and the gun are in excellent condition. Hat's off to our campus hero-Bill Farish. New Cheerleaders Selected Recently The cheerleaders recently selected three regular and two alternate cheerleaders to join their squad. After man y weeks of vigorous practi cing, those that made the team are Sophomores Della King , Al Rosenberg, and Neil McHugh The alternates chosen are Freshmen Lucy Ann Dimattia and Phyllis Walsh. 1953 Captain Jane Carpenter will be the only m ember to graduate this year, leaving three seniors for the team next year. very much. I deduced that from your editorial. I do want to say that more stirring editorials will be appreciated. It will give the students an opportunity to voice their opinions. Sincerely, Arthur Hoover, 235 lbs. of student interest. �Friday, April 2, 1954 'HOMER'S HODGEPODGE Lucky Bucks! Lucky Bucks! A local radio station has organized a lucky bucks contest for the community. Homer and the Beacon staff have formulated a "lucky butts" contest for moochers and chain smokers at Wilkes. If you possess a coliection of four butts measuring approximately 3 inches, you can qualify by sending the "lucky butts" and one whole cigarette to Hom er, Smokel.and College, Butts, Pa. The grand prize of the "lucky butts '' contest is a king-size cigarette. Students are finally noticing the suggestion box in the cafeteria. The suggestion box created by the Student Council should overflow with comments on improving our college life, but a mere trickle is found by the student council. Some students believe that the suggestion box is only an ash tray WILKES COLLEGE BEACON whil e others have dropped their greeting cards in this mailbox. Thi s uggestion box is an excellent example of modern camouflage in the cafet eria. Lucky Hom er obtained a parking space for his kiddie car in the parking ot. Yonder postal emplo yees and visitors were awed by this contraption in their parking space. 3 the recent petty crimes on campus. Mr. Vice, an unsavory character, is unrecogni zed by many students. Beware ! Graduate with Mr. Virtue, Summa cum laude. 'Nervous Wreck' Ready for Boards; Western Comedy to Attract Crowd Assembly programs and foreign films in the neighboring boro have .produced bent spinal columns. By FREDERICK KROHLE The seat committee for the assemb ly programs is shaking. The age of six-footer s is approaching. The familiar the me of inadequate leg space is growing. A sharpened saw is n eeded. Seat committee, plea se note. The early bird procures a coveted parking space. An idea conceived in the earl y morning while maneuevering my kiddie car in the parking lot was that the lot should be The g uidance building has remacadamized and parking stalls ceived a remodeling. The rose coloutlined with paint. ored wallpaper has been destroyed Congratulations to the student and lights illuminate the surroundbody on reac hing its R ed Cross quo- ings. Homer and destroyers of sore ta and to Mr. Partridge, the suc- spots with the above statement was cessful chairman. This baseball true. coach has writing ability within his Received from mother of charmrepertoire a s his enlightening articl e on comic strips indicated in ing senior girl this tiny bit of poet h e Reader's Column of the Times- try. Man y thanks. Leader. Oh how I sigh Homer dev eloped Mr. Virtue and For the piece of pie Mr. Vice from his literature class, That I see with my and attempted to affiliate them with Big blue eye. Rehearsals for Cue 'n' Curtain's spring production, "The Nervous Wreck", are in full swing, and the play promises to be an hilarious production. In Owen Davis' farc e comedy the Old W est hides its face and holds its sides at the antics of H enry Williams, t he Ea sterner-gonewest-for-his-health. The stuffy Underwood family, Tim William Crowder and the lovable and laughable Bar Bob Well s .... .. ..... ... .. ... James Miller M Ranch boys a lso add to the mer- Dan . ... ... .... .... Joseph Trosko ry whirl of the play. And then Jud Morgan . Peter Margo when the Underwoods and the sher- . Possemen Jim Moss iff pursue the outlaws, the play Al Wallis gathers momentum until the roarBob Hontz ing climax. Don McFadden As rel eased by Mr. Groh, the cast The scene is in and about the livof the play is as follows : ing room of the Bar H ranch in H enry ... ... ....... .. Howard Ennis Arizona. Henry and Sally, the latSally Carol Ann Gardner ter running away from her fiance Andy James Jones the sheriff, are compelled by Andy, Mort .. ....... .... .... ..... .. James Coleman the desperate foreman of the Bar Mrs. Underwood B. Mieszkowski M (desperate for household help, Chester .................... .... Jerry Luft that is), to serve as waiter and Harriet Helenn Brown cook respectively. The plot thickens when the Underwoods who own the ranch arrive saying that they were held up and robbed by a doz en desperados. Then comes the sheriff to discover his run-away Sall y in the employment of the Underwoods. Henry and ... But that would be giving away the whole play ! Come and see it for yourself. (Your activity pass is good for two admissions, your own and any friend whom you may want to bring.) College Men! Fly with the Finest in the Air Force I. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WIN WINGS AS AIR FORCE LIEUTENANTS, EARN OVER $5,000 A YEAR! Pilot training begins at Lackland Air For~e Bas~, wl:iere Aviation Cadets get 3 months of officer mdoctrmation. • For a fast, exciting and rewarding career, make your future in the sky as an Air Force pilot. As a college student, you are now able to join that small, select band of young men who race the wind in Air Force jets. You'll have the same opportunities to learn, advance and establish yourself in the growing new world of jet aviation. fly as one of the best 2. It's a hard grind, but Cadets also find time to relax. In primary training the Cadet flies his first planes, a Piper • Cub, and this T-6. Later he will fly the more advanced T-28. 3 The pilot training you get in the Air Force is the best in the world -the kind that makes j et aces. You'll learn to fly the fastest, latest planes in the air-and fly them safely and well. Those who look to the skies will look to you for leadership and confidence. Into a brilliant future You'll graduate as an Air Force lieutenant, earning over $5,000 a year. Your Air Force wings will serve as credentials for important positions both in military and commercial aviation. Air Force wings mark you as the very best in the flying profession. After flying conventional p~anes! he move~ on to jets ..• • going up with an instructor m this T-33 tramer. 4 How to qualify for Pilot Training as an Aviation Cadet! To qualify, you must be at least a high school graduate. However, you will be of more value to the Air Force if you stay in college, graduate, and then volunteer for training. In addition, you must be between the ages of 19 and 26 ½, and in top physical condition. If you think you are eligible, here's what you do : Take your high school diploma or certificate of graduation together with a copy of your birth certificate down to your nearest Air Force base or recruiting station. Fill out the application they give you, If you pass your physical and other tests, you will be scheduled for an Aviation Cadet Training Class. The production of "The Nervous Wreck" was made by special arrangement with Samuel French and Company, N ew York. Directed by Mr. Alfred S. Groh, the play is staged by Paul Shiffer and lighted by oe Sarac eni (grades permitting). Sheldon Schneider is assistant to the director. We are ex pecting every Hopalong fan to bring the whole family with him, and have equipped all our chairs with saddle horns to make it seem more r ealistic. Horses MUST be parked in the driveway. Leave your car es behind you on April 9 and 10 and enjoy yourself at our expense at Cue 'n' Curtain's " The Nervous Wrec,k." WC Over the Top In Red Cross Drive Wilkes College has attained its quota of $175 in the r ecent Red Cross Drive. Erroneously, a quota of $300 was announced, but this quota was established for all private schools. Mr. Partridge, chairman of the Red Cross Drive, reported that the Lettermen's Club, Economics Club, and Biology Club have surpassed their resp ective quotas according to latest information as of March 30. Since quotas have been assigned for the past two years, Wilkes College has surpassed its quota for these years. Mr. Partridge comments, "A job well done." The Red Cross and the Community Chest are the only drives sponsored by Wikes College. Lettermen Will Stoop and Shine Then winds up his training with the latest and • fastest planes . in the air. 6 He's tested those silver wings . . . And won the respect and admiration that go to every jet pilot in the United States Air • Force! From now on he'll rule the skies in an Air Force jet. · 7 ------- ·-------------------------------WHERE TO GET MORE DETAILS: Contact your nearest Aviation Cadet Selection Team, Air Force ROTC U11it, or Air Force Recruiting Officer. Or write to: Aviation Cadet, Headquarters, U. S. Air Force, Washington 25, D. C. SHOE SHINE DAYS - Friday, April 9 and Monday, April 12. Attention Girls! H ere is a chance to bring a Letterman to his knees ! For only 25 cents - This fee enabl es you to demand the Letterman of your choice to get on his knees and shine your shoes. Dorm students, let the Lettermen help you prepare for the Easter vacation. We will shine suedes, loafers, sneakers, "white bucks", etc. The purpose of the drive is to raise funds to purchase service pins to be awarded to Lettermen who have rende1,ed outstanding service to the college and community. A point system has been established to eliminate subjective evaluation of an individual's record. �Friday, April 2, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 FIFTEEN TOP COLONEL ATHLETES HONORED Runners-up Also Honored Even though the top spot-the Beacon Athlete of the Year Award -went to Lenny Batroney, the Bea con sports staff realized that more than just one of inumerable Wilkes athletes deserved special recognition. For that reason 15 top athletes were chosen, one of which turned out to be the top allaround man in the opinion of the writers-Batroney. However, the scribblers felt that the other 14 "outstadings" also deserved some token of honor, thus the page devoted to them along with the ruler of the roost. PAUL GRONKA GEORGE ELIAS EDDIE DAVIS JIM ATHERTON A Good Reason for Bart's Selection JIM ATHERTON-A basketball player through and through, Jim m y earned a special spot among Colonel sportsmen for his great enthusiasm and play, as well as geniality as member of the cage squad --"a must" , said the scribes. EDDIE DA VIS-A three sport man , Ha.ns is a natural athlete, the t ype of which colleges g et too few. His gridiron, baseball and basketball piay have been outstantling. His injuries in two seasons w ere imfortunate, but he came back to play a fin e season on the court. GEORGE ELIAS-The human block buster has been a football great at Wilkes since h e arrived here and will long be remembered. His ne ver-say-die attitude won the admiration of fans and teammates alike-guts personified. FLIP JONES LEFTY KEMP PAUL GRONKA-Perhaps the biggest surprise of the yea r athletically, Gronk made the secondstring All-P ennsylvania team and honorable mention Little All-American. Wilkes fans are looking forward to big things for the little end next fall. FLIP JONES- The type of athlete you like to have around. Spirit, man, that's Flip. A great soccerman and a better than average pitcher, F lip has been a bright spot on the Wilkes athletic picture throughout his career here. LEFTY KEMP- This is a guy ► who doesn't know the word "quit". His improvement during the past soccer season netted him an honorable mention post on the All-Penna.-N . J.-Del. booting squad this fal l. A ,REBOUND CONVERTED FOR TWO Change of Scenery -- Another Reason KOOYOUNSU MEL McNEW . KOO YOUNSU-The quarterback type of soccer player who knows just what to do at the 1:ight time. He earned a second-string spot on the Tri-State soccer team and won a place as a top-notcher in sports as a freshman. JOHN MILLIMAN- A brilliant co urt and diamondman, John is with Uncle Sam now after having a tremendous baseball sea son and a start toward what looked like his best year on the court. A couple of coaches are hoping he returns at the end of his hitch. Great guy, too. JIM MOSS-A real, all-rounder, Jimmy played t hree sports. He came back to make honorable mention on the Tri-State soccer squad after breaking a finger in baseball season only to earn the moniker "Hard Luck Kid" with a broken arm at the start of basketball season A real sportsman and competitor. MEL McNEW- The lad from Baltimore (just ask him) has established himself a s a standout in baseball. A top pitcher last year, h e played all over the field when not on the mound and led the Colon el swatters in the hitting department. JOE SIKORA-'Blist er Fingers' is another of the "improved" lot. A SAFE SLIDE INTO THIRD JOHN MILLIMAN (contin ued on p age 6) Wilkes BEACON College SPORTS SECTION Friday, April 2, 1954 WARREN YEISLEY AL WALLACE JOE TROSKO JOE SIKORA �Friday, April 2, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 5 SWATTERS OPEN MONDAY;1l 1)11\~ l)IVOTS EAST STROUDSBURG ADDED [ By JACK CURTIS Tangle with Lebanon Valley Nine New Home Tilt Brings New At Kirby Park in Inaugural _ Total of 17; Dates also Changed By AL JETER · Barring the possibility of snow or rain, the Wilkes College Colonels will make their 1954 debut against Lebanon Valley Monday afternoon at Kirby Park at 3:30. Despite the winter weather tonditions that have plagued Coach Bob Partridge and his crew, the team will be in better t'han average shape for the first tilt. Another game with East Stroudsburg Teachers College has been added to the Colonels' baseball schedule and several other contests have seen their playing dates changed. According to Ahletics Director George Halston, the East Stroudsburg tilt will be played at Artillery Park on April 28, and raises the number of games on the slate to 17. Wilkes meets ]r, II NOT SURPRISING, JUST COMMON SENSE In picking the Beacon Athlete of the Year, we try to create suspense and interest by keeping our selection an air-tight secret. We did keep that secret this year very well, we feel, yet with a guy named Lenny Batroney winning the award, there was really little surprise about it. In past years, the Beacon has sprung surprises. Parker Petrilak's win in 1951 -52 was one which caught campus prognosticators with their votes down, and, certainly, George McMahon's selection last year was another of the "well, I'll be darned variety.'' Don't get us wrong, we're not even intimating that the first two aithletes of the year weren't good selections. that wo uld be a mighty low thing to do. The fact is that in those years, any one of a number of Colonel sportsmen were serious contenders. But, this year, we think yo u'll have to admit. there was little doubt about it. CURTIS Of course, you can never really know until you pick up the Beacon on Friday at noon that once a year, Lenny just ·had to get it. That's how the sports scribes felt about it too. It wasn't a case of a shortage of good athletes, for there ha ve probably been more superior athletes h ere in the past year than at any time. It was simply a case of one Mr. Batroney standing out above the rest. Several other Colonels from various sports received serious consideration in the preliminary voting, but when the ballot casting was over each scribbler felt that a real justice had been done, ALthough the pre-season drills the Strouds away on April 7. have_been limited by lack of time BASEBALL SCHEDULE? When the 1954 schedule was first and bad weather, most of the key released the Blue and Gold had only men are in good physical condition. HERE WE GO AGAIN 14 games. · The majority of the veterans playFor the third time the "BEAThe games with new dates foled basketball and· are fresh from CON runs the 1954 baseball sche- low. The Lebanon Valley away the cage wars. dule. We have th!;! guarantee of game, originally set to be played The diamondmen held several in- "Smilin' " Bob Partridge and on April 26, has been moved to l'!fay tra-squad games this week with en- "Honest" George Ralston that 3. , .couraging results. Partridge, after this is the McCoy, real that is,Both games with Bloomsburg seeing his charges perform under the goods, the works. Teachers have been re-dated. The game conditions, estimated that the In other words, here it is. We home game has been moved back team would be as strong, if not h~pe that the ,third time around to May 6. It was to have been playTOUGH TO BE OBJECTIVE stronger than last year in at least will be the charm._ . ed on May 13. The away game with One of the sports staffers stated, at the meeting during which the seven positions. . The _sc~edule: smt_,a~le for fram- 1the Huskies slated at first for May Pitching Worries mg, chppmg, or · • · · 22, will now be played on May 21. top fifteen Wilkes athletes were chosen, that, and we quote, "It's tough The pitching staff continues to Aprill Ralston stated that all the other to be objective when you're up there doing the voting." We all agreed worry the coach. The only hurler 5-Mon. ..... . ebanon Valley games on the original schedule that it's a lo,t easier to be just a "reader" and let the other fellow go ready to go is Mel McNew, the Bal7-Wed. at E.Stroudsburg would be played according to plan, out on the limb. After said sermon the voting took place, and the consensus was timore fireballer. 10-Sat. Muhlenburg and that to the best of his knowlMcN ew, hobbled by an ankle· in13-Tues. · ··· ... ... Scranton edge no more changes would be that we had made the "best" choices in all fifteen selections. And we also felt that we were as objective as a human being can be. There were jury at the . start of spring drills, 24-Sat. Ithaca made. has recovered completely and has 28-W~d. E. Stroudsburg The 1954 baseball schedule may no bitter disagreements whatsoever. worked himself into top sh1;1,pe. Al30-Fn. Cortla nd have set some kind of journalistic Lenny is the type of athlete that just has ,t o be good. Starting with though no starting lineup has been Mayrecord. It has certainly been "milk- his personality and going right down the line to his physical stature, announced, he is the logical choice l-Sat. · · · ...... at Hartwick ed" to death in . the past several Bart "had i.t.'' Though he isn't a .tall man in this day and age of basket• d ay". I 3-Mon. . . at Lebanon Valley weeks. t o ge t th e no d on " openmg ball giants, he made up for all he lacked in height with hustle. 6- Thur. . Bloomsburg Amen, I hope. He fac ed many a faster opponent in the cage wars, too, though Len As· for the rest of the hurlers, I 8-Sat. at Susquehanna himself would prove no slouch in the 100-yard dash, but h e ran them Partridge is pleased, if not overll-Tues . .. ... . ....... ... at Cortland joyed, by newcomers Al Broody, Th Bl b Prefer loss before unjust gain; for into the boards. He made them look slow. Harry Keller, Charlie Warkom13- ur. . .. .. ... .. .. ooms urg One of the finest compliments of the year came from t eammate . •d 15-Sat. ........ .. ... Alumni that brings gref but once; this forever. Chilo. Jimmy Atherton, himself one of the top 15. Jim told us, "He can go in,to s k 1, an Don Pacropis. Moravian 17_Mon. The measure of a man's real charthe last period with littlemore than 10 points, and you can bet your Broody, a 24-year old right hand19-Wed. at Rider acter is what he would do if he knew bottom dollar that Bart'll have 20 before the game's over ." That's the er from South Wilkes-Barre, has 21-Fri. at Bloomsburg he would never be found out. been very effective in his stints on 24--Mon. Susquehanna Macaulay. way it worked most of the time, .too. Bart never let up. He made the the mound. He has good control All-State squad this year, certainly a fine tribute. and is cool under fire. A remarkable shooting eye had just a littl e bit to do with his pheDon Pacropis, Plymouth, is havnominal cage career, too. He short btter than 50 per cent from the floor ing trouble finding the plate, but and 75 percent from the foul line. To go on and name all the records Partridge and assisitant Bill Mock he broke, set, etc., \Vould serve no real purpose, since they're well known hope to cure him of the wildness by now anyway. disease during the course of the Congratulations, Bart. season. Don started his career at To the 14 runners-up as well as to all other Wilkes athletes, we}Vilkes as a catcher, but was adalso offer sincere " congrats" for a fin e year on Wilkes fields of athletics. By JERRY ELIAS vised to focus his attention on BEERS AND HIS POISON PEN In the past, many a poet sat down with his pen and described the pitching when h e displayed a tooWe received a card this week from Naval Air Cadet Paul " Benny" hot-to-handle peg to second from various effects spring has on the youth of the country. This year according to tradition, spring has a similar effect as in previous years. Beers, last year's live wire Beacon editor. It read: behind the plate. As was ably set forth by Charles As can be plainly seen, the wri-t"According to the March 12 issue of the Beacon, Len Batroney The two other freshman hurl ers, Keller and Warkomski, still have Catcher in his famous work "Bean ers are inn complete agreement has shattered every WiJ.kes scoring record-as found in a headline and room for i_!!}provement, but could Ball",. "In spring the parlor was with each other inn their choices. story. This isn't the case, since Phil Sekerchak's mark of 42 points in possibly develop enough during the dark with two figur es sitting on We think it printworthy to men- one g,a me, 194·7-48 season, still stands. Sekerchak's record must be the the loves,eat close together, when tion that Moose picked the Yanks bear, as nobody has come close to it, though I remember that I busted season to be of h elp. all of a sudden the one figure jumps but he really hates their guts. It same many times in personal encounters with Eckmeder (Preston of Elias Back in Fold The return of "Crusher" J erry, up, dashes across the room, turns seems that every previous year he· :famous Beers-Eckmeder cage rivalry-Ed.)." voted against them and they took "Merely accuracy, big Moose." Elias bolsters the sagging backstop a switch and sits on the floor with P. S.-Sports P,a ge excellent. Congratulations for such an a chievedepartment. Coach Partridge had a pile of food to watch a doubl e- the pennant. He hopes to cut their cause for concern last week when header between the Yanks and the luck, by voting them in this year. ment.'' Our only fire escape was our use of the word "virtuall y" in reportThe "Strops" were also asked aElias was forced to sideline him self Indians. Times have changed radibout the Wilkes intercollegiate ing the records tha,t Batroney broke. Sekerchak came before our time due to knee trouble that dates back cally. to his Meyers High School gridiron Baseball is here again and there schedule and after a hotly contest- and we have no permanent records for that period. Vv e also stated that days. Elias' departure left only are plenty of fireworks already. For ed minute they all agreed on a good Bart's 32 was a high for this yea r-not for all time. Anyway, thanks Reese Jones and rookie Neil Turtel instan ce, who would ever think that season for old WC (hmm, that old for straightening us out, Ben, and thanks tor the swell bouquet. If we recall correctly, we have busted same mark on innumerable to handle the plate duties. The pie- Rick Vashi of the· New York Yank- sten cil looks familiar). In any case ture behind the batter looks much ees would ever be sold to a Nation- th e Strops a1·e willing to defend occasions at yon gymnasium in our personal scrapes with "Gig" Elias. Thanks too, for the note, it's really swell to hear from alums, esbrighter now with the big fella off al League team! Who'd ever think their choices with anyone who the ailing list. ,t hatPhil Cavaretta would be fired wishes to argue. Office hours are pecially charact er Beers. The campus is still talking about the fine The race for outfield positions from his managerial position! Who from 2 to 4 a. m., every day of the papers Benny edited last year h ere. may develop into a battle royale. would ever think that Bob Part- week. Drop in and join in the Veterans Jim Moss, Jim Ferris, ridge is expectmg a winning season group-singing ( or i,s that wailing). John Aquilino, and Walt Chapko thi s year ! (how'd that get in here). will likely get a run for their There are many surprises in store money by two impressive -rookies, for the fan s in 1954. Sy Evan and Jack Richards. Speaking of fans, ,t here is a new Although the two new ball hawks organization on the Wilkes campus are assigned to the infield for the called the "Strops". It consists of time b eing, Coach Partridge will the sports writers of the Beacon. The on again, off again, annual Wilkes Athletic Banquet in all probability switch them to Here are their strained predictions By TOM KASKA is "on" again for sure. The Athletic Council (George Ralston, the pasture before the season gets of the pennant winners in the AmeDirector of Student Activities Bob Partridge and Bob Moran) stated yesterday that the banquet underway. ri c.an, National and Eastern Base- Bob Partridge announced this week will be held in the Wilkes cafeteria tomorrow night from 6::30 to 8. Dream Infield ball Leagues: that plans for the fo1,mation of the Besides being held to fete all All athletes are invited to attend intramural softball league have Last year's "dream infield" is inIrv Gelb: Red Sox, Cards BingWilkes athletes the banquet has and may bring a member of the been made. tact again with Joe Ti'osko holding hamton; · ' · A fair sex w ith them. numI n a dd"t" · 11 y preA call has been issued to all those several special attractions. down the hot corner, Lenny Batro·Tom aska: Cleveland, Brooklyn, 1 10n t o an especia ney and Eddie Davis, the smoothintel'ested in playing. b~r of awards will be presented, pared dinner, there will be speechAlbany; as~silk keystone combination, and Partridge disclosed t hat twelve including the Howard W. Davis making by all coa ches as well as lanky Joe Sikora at the initial sack. Al J eter: Red Sox, Milwaukee, m en will be allowed each team. M.emorial Trophy to the Outstand- an address by Wilkes President Dr. Of all the veterans in the pre- Elmira; Managers are asked to submit the ing Athl ete of the Year (donated Eugene S. Farley. season sessions, Trosko has Moose Curtis: Yankees, Phillies, name of the teams and the team by the Public Relations DepartMany athlet es are reported lookdrawn praise for his work from Wilkes-Barre; rosters to Partridge or Art Hoover m ent), the Outstanding Lineman, ing forward to hearing the talk by Partridge. "Joe got his eye on J erry Elias: White Sox, Phillies, no later than next Friday, so that Oustanding Backfi eldman football Soccer Coach Bob Partridge, who the ball at an early date and his Wilkes-Barre; a suitable schedule can be made. awards, basketball and soccer tro- for the fir-st time in five years, will f,ielding has been flawless," PartAustin Sh erman: Yankees, Cards, Games will b egin Wednesday af- phies, a s well as the Joseph Gal- not have to apologize for a losing ridge stated yesterday. Binghamton. lagher Memorial A ward. ter the Easter vacation. season . Beacon "Strops" Pick "Sure" ·Pennant Winners for Professionals Softball Loop Starts After Easter Vacation (continued on page 6) Annual Athletic Banquet Planned For Tomorrow Night at Cafeteria �Friday, April 2, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 6 BEACON'S GRAB-BAG Two drunks in a mid-town bar were discussing life. "I had the darndest dream last night," said one. "I dreamed that suddenly about one thousand funny little men were dancing on top of my body. They had pink caps and green suits and funny red boots that curled up in front." "Yes " agreed the other "and there ,..;as a tinkly i'ittle bell' at the toe of each of the boots." "How do you know?" asked the first one in surprise. "There are a couple of them still sitting on your shoulder, said the other. * * ** * (continued from page 5) SWATTERS OPEN A situation similar to that fac ed by Philly manager Steve O'Neill last year - two top-notch first basemen may cause Partridge a few grey hairs this year. Joe Sikora and Harry "Skinny" Ennis are both contenders for the number one bag spot and there is little to choose between them, according to the genial coach. · The mentor announced he would liike ,t o have those men not receiving uniforms to stay out for the team to help both themselves and the squad. Stressing the fact that there was very little time to look them overweather cutting down on outdoor ·drills-Par.tr idge said, "There are quite a few boys who, with a little experience this season, would be varsity material next year. I hop e that many of them will continue to ·come out and -practice with the team." Wearing her new evening gown, which was extremely daring, the wife paced up and down for her husband's inspection. - "Well, how do I look?" she said finally. "I hate to say it, dear," replied her husband, "but you're getting fat.'' She gave him a look of annoyance. "In the best places they say 'plump'," she corrected. "Well, then," reto rted her spouse, "you're getting •plump in the best places." (continued from page 1) SENIOR CAGER other records. The Beacon sports staff for 1954 h~d no other but the happy choice of choosing Leonard Batroney as its Athlete of the Year. Batroney's name will be engraved on the "Athlete of the Year" trophy to be kept on display over the years. (continued from page 4) RUNNERS-UP ALSO HONORED A fine cent er as a cager and a double-duty pitcher-first baseman in baseball, Joe has been "Johnny on man on the gridiron until injuries the spot" in Wilkes athletics. A forced his retirement from active football competition, Al couldn't willing performer. r etire to the stands. He pulled up JOE TROSKO-'.Curly' has been his chin and did a great job as a brutal as a gridder (take his teeth footba ll manager. "Courage of the Year" award from this department. and nose as good examples) and a WARREN YEISLEY-A fellow ' " Babe Ruth" type of baseballer. who will be sorely missed by Mat Coach George Ralston says he's the best g uard we've had here and Coach J ohn Reese. After a mediBob' Partridge sing s his praises as ocre season as an inexperienced a big man with the bat. A charac- fresh man, Wa rren came back to a ter (and we mean character) to great year as a terminal senior. The mat team thought pretty highboot. ly of him, too, named him co-capAL WALLACE-A scrappy line- tain. • Today's CHESTERFIELD is the Best Cigarette Ever Made! "Chesterfields ofor Me!" ~ ~ P u r d u e Unlv.'56 The cigarette tested and approved by 30 years of scientific tobacco research. JORDAN "Chesterfields ofor Me!" ~,1 ~ Star of the Broadway Hit Est. 1871 A ' Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality f,J-e/J-o'l.aA {l-t: "Tea and Sympathy" The cigarette with a proven good record tt with smokers. Here is the record. Bi-monthly examinations of a group of smokers show no adverse effects to nose, throat and sinuses from smoking Chesterfield. 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. r "Chesterfields ofor Me!" ~~ i:.':::~~ .~•. The cigarette that gives you proof of highest quality-low nicotine. For the taste and mildness you want-smoke America's most popular 2-way cigarette. SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES Largest Selling Cigarette in America's Colleges 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 • � 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 April 2nd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 April 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/1c50e6deec5710d3caf89e583dc8d35d.pdf d6cbfbee8e1b642c744f1017258299cc PDF Text Text Wilkes College Genius is the gold in the mind; talent is the miner who works and brings it out. Vol. VIII, No. 22 Lady Blessington. The chains of habit are generally too BE small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Johnson. FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1954 ''Nervous Wreck" T~night at 8:30 Wilkes Debaters Meet Merchant "Vacation With Pay" - C'n'C Ready to Present 3-Act Marines in Lecture Hall Saturday Fashion Show Theme Comedy; Large Attendance Expected The Wilkes College debating team will be host to the debaters of the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy on Saturday evening, April 10th, at 7 P. M. in the college Lecture Hall. The deibate will be on the ques- Saturday will be something in the tion "Resolved: Thast the United way of a prepara,tion for .the WHkes States should adopt a policy of team, which is getting ready for its Free Trade", a subject concerning entry into the national debates at which the President recently sent West Point later this month. The a message to Congress. The debate team, under the direction of its will explain and amplify the prob- coach, Dr . Arthur N. Kruger, qualilem for the general public. fled for the na.tional contest by t ying with Howard University of The Saturday evening event will Washington, D. C., for second place be the first opportunity of the seasin the District 7 eliminations in the on for local audiences to witness the highly successful. Wilkes team nation's capital two weeks ago. The King's Point team, coached of J. Harold Flannery, Jr., and by Lt. Connmander Victor LugowJames Neveras in action. ski, is presently on tour, completed The Marchant Marine t eam, from !l'ecentl y another tour of the East King's Point, N. Y., was the win- and the South. ner of the debates held at WilkesJudges for this week-end's debate Barre's King's -College this past will be Mr. Ellis Rober.ts, president January. The King's Pointers have of the Wilkes-Barre Business Colalso partidpat€d in the Johns Hop- lege, Mr. David Jones, debating kins and .the NYU "Hall of Fame" coach of Kingston High School, and debates, t ying with Wilkes for sec- the Rev. Jule Ayers, pastor of the ond place in the latter. First Presbyterian Church of The debate here at the College Wilkes-Barre. Placement Office Busy Finding Employment for Graduates of '54 What can I do this summer? Where can I go? What can I wear? Sound familiar? You are not alone with your problem. "Vacation With Pay", the theme of the Theta Delta Rho Fashion Show, will show how two girls plan to solve their summer vacation problems-what they will do-where they will go-and what they will wear. The annual, show has always been a success, but this year the gil-ls are planning to make it bigger and better than ever. Co-chairm en Nancy Batch eler and H elen Krachenfels, in maiking the final arrangements for the big production, have selected the following coeds to model the fashions from Lazarus Department Store: Frieda Billstein, Natalie Rudusky, Pat McNelis, Pat Fitzgerald, Leah J ean Neuberger, Connie Kamarunas, Justine Battista, Helen Koelsch, Ruth Wilbur, and Shirley Wasenda. The show will feature musical entertainment, and to end it on a good note, the sorority sisters will serve r efreshments. Sixty cents and a trip to the gym will reward you with sparkling entertainment, yummy refreshments, and visions of dreamy clothes. Have your chauffer stop at the door. '!\he Wilkes College Placement Office has been hard at wouk finding jqbs for seniors of the -Class of 1954, has had visits from some 26 industrial firms and school systems which are seeking prospective employees, and has scheduled interviews for seniors' employment stretching well into June, the Office announced on W edn esday last. Among those seniors who have position with the IBM electrical already been accepted by the vari- sales fi;>rce, was one of the College's ous firms are Ed Grogan, Dick better soccer players, participated Hawk, and Stanley Sandrowski. outstandingly in other intercollegiate sports, is president of the SeGrogan has taken a post in the Bell Telephone's 18-month student nior Class this year. Stanley Sandrowski will join sevengineer training program, will probably be working in Philadel- eral other Wilkes graduates with the Corning Glass people, and will phia, is editor of the 1954 "Amnicola", one of the College's Public have his post in their accounting department. Among other former Relation's men, and writes for the spo_rts section of the "Sunday In- Wilkesmen with that firm are Bob Eltus and Albert Swislowski, of the dependent". Class of '50, and Eugene Mason , Dick Hawk, who has accepted a Class of '52. W-B Problem Is -One of Re-building, Mr~Morris Tells Assembly Audience The question facing Wilkes-Barre toda y is not one of building proper, but of re-building, Mr. Herbert Morris, former registrar of Wilkes, and Executive Vice President of the Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Oommerce told students in Tuesday's ass-e mbly. One of the difficulibies in doing this job of reb uilding is that not only Wilkes-Barre, but every progressive community in the nation is at present faced with much the same problem and is, of course making every effort to relieve the situation. As a result, Mr. Morris noted, one of over 32 different firms which the Chamber of Commerce is attempting to have 'locate in the Valley is also being sought by some 67 other communities. This is an example of the high competition we face. Indeed, even in highly industri- sis, want government aid. aljzed Detroit, where local repreTop civic leaders ,he went on, sentatives went to interest manu- must be united, have been for the facturers in coming h ere, there is first time in the Committee of One much the same problem. Hundred (which actually has some Our problem here in the Valley, 270 m embers) who have been only said Mr. Morris, can be roughly too ,amoious to serve. However, he compared to that of the South when added, many other towns have like its one-crop economy, the produc- committees. ' tion of cotton began to be submergHe noted too, that -there are three ed by chemical and fiber develop- economic factors n ecessary to the ments in the t extile field. So then improvement of the valley inlustry have we had much the same prob- -land, labor, and capital. l em with the loss of our own basic As to land, said Morris, the Comlincome product, anthracite coal, as mittee has taken some 200 acres similar developments arise in the of land in Crestwood Industrial fuel field. Park, n ear Mountain Top, in an To solve our problem, said the area in which every need of the inex-registrar, we must have human dustrialist as to transportation, resources, don't, in the final analy~ (completed on page 4) B FREDERICK KROHLE Y Tonight's the night! Tonight's the night that you can come to see Cue 'n' Curtain's presentation of "The Nervous Wreck". For the past few weeks, the members of Chase Theater have been working hard to have the play in a state of readiness for opening night, and tonight's the night! I s AM Seeks Charter Members • • "The Nervous Wreok" is a farce comedy by Owen Davis, and presented by special arrangem ent with Samuel French and Company, New York. About the Old West, the play concerns an E•a sterner (who thinks he has more a ilments than Heinz's varieties) who goes West for his health. Then he becomes involved with the heroine who is running away from her fiance, the county sheriff. Besides .this irrteresting arrangement of h ero, heroine, and villain, "The Nervous Wreck" also contains the following ingredients: a fist fight, a hold-up, a chase, and plenty of hilarious enjoyment. · Howard Ennis plays the leading role of H enry Williams, and the heroine, Sally Morgan, is Carol Ann Gardner. James Miller plays the sheriff, Bob Well,s. The others in the cast are Mrs. Underwood, Basia Mrieszkowski; Andy, James Jones• Mort Jam es Coleman · Chester, jerry 'Luft; Harriet, 'Helen Brown; Tim, William Crowder; Dan, Joseph Tros•k o; Jud Morgan, Peter Margo; and the possemen, • The Economics Club of Wilkes College is organizing a student chapter of Scientific Advancement for Management. All interested students should contact Carl Smith, treasurer of the Economics Cl1,1b. A minimum of twenty-five applicants is necessary for a S.A.M. student chapter and the student's applicat·ion fee is one dollar. Mr. Young, instructor in the Economics Departm ent, has been appointed facult y advisor for the. student chapter. Mr. Young will provide assistance in organizing planning a ctivitii.es and securing speakers for the local chapter. The purpose of a Scientific Advancement foi· Management student chapter is that copies of studies, reports, addresses, and simiar material concerning management are distni'buted to S.A.M. members. Seniors who decide to affiliate with the senior cha,pter within one, year of graduation may do so without being required -to pay an entrance fee. A professional publication , Advance Management, can be obtained at a substantial reduction in price with membership in the student chapter. The first twenty-fl ve applicants will have their nam es engraved on the student charter. S.A.M. is a vital organization for those students who are concerned with management. The deadline for applicants is April 9. Jim Moss, Al Wallis, Bob Hontz, and Don McFadden. The performance is under the direction of Mr. Alfrde S. Groh, w~th Sheldon Schneider as a ssistant to the director. Lighting and sound effects a r e by Joe Sara0eni (grades parmitting) , and staging by Paul Shiffer. Other committees are: furniture, Bob Morgan; properti es, John Williams; .tickets, Nancy Brown; costunnes, Helen Hawkins; make-up, Carol Ann Gardner; programs, Basia Mieszkowski ; and publicity, Marrgaret Luty and Fr,e derick Krohle. For those of you who want an evening's entertainment and a laugh every minute, don't miss Cue 'n ' Curtain's production, "The Nervous Wreck". So, all of you westerners, climb aboard any handy vehicle and come for the eight- thirty curtain, eith er tonight or tomorrow night, at Wilkes gym. And don't forget, your student activi.ty pass can be used for two (2) admissions. (The foregoing announcement was made by request.) Private Enterprise Still Exists; Short-Time Sharpers Profit (Courtesy Wilkes-Barre Record) Private enterprise came to an abrupt end for two young men early this week when their scheme of charging for a free parking lot of a South Main Street tavern owner was nipped by the proprietor. How long the two men had been charging motorists to park in the lot was not known. The parking lot is in the rear of Wilkes College gymnasium and runs from Barnum Place to the rear of Ray Hottle tavern, located on South Main Street. The lot holds about 35 to 40 automobiles for patrons of the tavern. Last night the scheme was uncovered. A patron protested to Hottle over having to pay 50 cents to park his automobile in the lot while he ate in the tavern. Why was the tavern owner charging 50 cents when the parking lot next door only charged 25 cents_?____ Hottle was slightl y bewildered. He thought the complaint was another patron pulling a joke on him again. He had h eard other patrons talking about being chrged to park in the lot, but thought the reports were a joke. Last night was the pay-off. Going out to the lot with the customer, the tavern owner learned to his dismay that what he had been hearing was the truth. Two young men, about 18 and - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - armed with a flashlight, were chasing motorists into the Hottle free parking lot and charging the motorists 50 cents each. There was a basketball game at Wilkes gymnasium and par.king space was at a premium . When the tavern owner let out a roar at the proceedings, the two enterprising young men took to their heels and when last seen were traveling toward South River Street as fast as their legs could carry them. There have been four basketball games at Wilkes College gymnasium in recent weeks. At 50 cents an automobile and the lot capable of holding at lea st 35 automobiles, well, it was a going bu siness while it lasted! WCIRC. GOeS t0 Alfred Lois Long and Bob Darrow are representing the Wilkes College International Relations Club at the mock conference of the UN being held at Alfred University in New York today and tomorrow, Michael Lewis, head of the IRC announced on Wednesday last. The delegates of the various attending school clubs will represent a particular member of the world family of nations, with the Wilkes delegation representing the South Americ,a n country of Bolivia. LIBRARY HOLIDAY HOURS: April 14 to 19: 9:00 A. M. to 5 :00 P. M. Easter Saturday and Suady: Closed. LETTERMEN ACTIVITIES SCHEDULL,.r, TO SHINE SHOES Sunday, Apr. 11: Town and Gown Series, Gym nasium. Tuesday, Apr. 13: Baseball, Scranton , Horne; Orchestra Practice, Lobby, Gym. Wednesday, Apr. 14: Easter Vacation, to April 20. TODAY MONDAY �2 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College BEACON Letters To The Editor .. Dear Editor, In the futur e, plea se keep letters GENE SCRUDATO to the editor short. Someone might Editor-in-Chief have something ·to say. Thanks, JACK CURTIS JEAN KRAVITZ Associate Editors Dave Roats, 168 lbs. of self -interest. DALE WARMOUTH P. S. - Not referring to any speFaculty Adviser cific letter in the past three weeks. ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS P. P. S. - That picture of the Sports Editor Business Manager T-6 in the Air Force ad is out-dated. 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 Panzella Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters Partridge Writes Against "Freckles" (EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a letter written to the Editor of the Wilkes-Barre Times -Leader by Bernice Thomas Barbara Tanski our own Bob Partridge. It is well Barbara Rogers Irene Tomalis worth reading and is printed here Jan Eckell for those of you who may have missed it.) PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 Editor, Times-Leader News: A paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke:; College In a course in Contemporary Subscription price: $1.80 per semester Member ~ American Literature which I had the privilege of taking while atIntercollegiate Press tending the Uni versity of Pennsyivania, the instructor, one of the EDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO foremost in his field and now head of the Department of English at Johns Hopkins University, described the place of ,t he comic strip in American Literature and told us how they depicted the trends as After reading Mr. Hoover's letter (of last week's Beaon) a well .as the foibles of our society in number of times, we have come to the conclusion that only a America. few paragraphs concerned our editorial. These paragraphs are "Bringing up Father" by George McManus, for instance illustrates reprinted here, along with our reply. antics of the "nouvea~x riches"· Mr. Hoover: "Lil Abner," by Al Capp, certain!; · Your edUorial of last week, the first good editorial I've read directs its theme at the weaknesses in our soci.ety and "Joe in the Beacon since Ben Beers served as Editor, certainly implied engendered Palooka" fosters the 's pirit of that in your opinion the entire student council goes hand in hand sportsmanship to all who •a re fo lwith everything the Administrative. Council desires. This is cer- lowers of Ham Fisher. tain!y a fallacy. It is with grave concern therefore that I look upon the comic Reply_;_ strip: "Freckles and His Friends." The only fallacy seems to be in Mr. Hoover's reasoning. Appall'ently the author attempts to Nowhere did we state or imply that the Administrative Council set the pace for our modern teenage society, and in the attempt, and Student Council go hand in hand. foils far short, and in many reMr. Hoover: As far as the Hannye Amendment is concern- spects, misl eads those who co uld be ed, I agree that advocates of the proposal failed to put their point affected most favorab ly by his across to the students, I must admit though that after talking strip. "Freckl-es and his F r iends" (Lard to a few students about the amendment after the election, these Smith et al) leave a lot to be desame students who voted "no" realized they had made a grave sired as athletes , and in many inmistake. stances act more like girls than they do boys. The most recent epiReply: In regard to this paragraph, we are not concerned sode which shows the gi rls wean:ing with what students said AFTER the voting. The editorial was boys' vests and boys wearing girls' with what the amendment supporters did BEFORE the voting. bandanas over thier heads, detract s Mr. Hoover supports our point here. If he had spoken to from the masculinity of this parthose 1:ih1dents befo:re the election, the amendment would have ticular group of boys and leads one to believe that the old adage: "boys passed, . will be boys" should, according to .,.·· • . • . . the author, read "boys will be .1his was. one of the -~am p~mts of our ed1tonal. girl$,'' It ii:? thi:, typ e of inuendo Mr. Hoover: The political action displayed by the opponents I that disturbs me. of the assembly vote stressed by you seems to have made a The strip could be u sed to great turnabout and became a political inaction. True, there were advantage if it were to lead our hundreds of signatures (including my own) on the petition call- teenagers in the right direction, but ing for a new election. the silliness and femininity portrayed by the boys are not standAnd yet, there were only 270 votes cast in the new election. ards by which I should like my son Where were the ambitious petitioners that you praised so dealy? to abide. To make matter s worse, Shoulc;in't they have continued in their mission for a new election from the point of view of Wyoming Valley residents, the names of the and inspired the students to get out and vote, regardless of their towns in which the characters destand on the amendment. picted in "Fr e c kl e s and his Friends" live, are similar to the Reply: In answer to these paragraphs, we can only say names in our region. For example: that if we support an issue, we will go out and fight for it. We Shadyside, Kingston, Larksville, will not leave our battles to be fought by any other group. There- etc. fore, our argument . still stands. The amendment supporters The comic strip being the powerful social organ that it is, I hope should have fought for their amendment. sincerely that the author of Mr. Hoover: In closing, Mr. Editor, I want to impress upon "Freckles and his Friends" will you that no ill-will is intended. I did want to defend the advo- make it his duty to lead the youth cates of the Hannye Amendment, the same amendment whose in .the right direction and away defeat seemed to please you very much. I deduced that from f.rom the tangent that he has your edltorial I do want to say that more stirring editorials will taken. R. W. Partridge, be appreciated. It will give the students an opportunity to voice Kingston CIRCULATION BUSINESS Mr. Hoover's Letter their opinions. Reply: In this paragraph, Mr. Hoover says that the defeat of the amendment pleased us very much. "I deduced that," he, says, "from your editorial" Friday, April 9, 1954 11 MEET THE FACULTY II By JEAN KRAVITZ The subject for this week's Meet The Faculty series is Mr. Rob ert Riley! h ead of the Wilkes Psychology Department. Mr. Ril ey is a native of Wilkes-Barre and one of our own Wilkes alumni. Following his graduation from P sychology, which is concerned Meyers H igh School, Mr. Riley be- with adjustment problems and difcame a m ember of the Armed Ser- ficulties, and questions of intellivices. He participated in several g ence. There is a great interest branches of the Armed Forces, first in this area, he explained and Clias an Air Cadet. His group was nical Psychology •is a rapidly growthen sent to the Infantry, and he ing field . H e, a s well as the other ~as later transferred to the ser- members of this field, is presently vice force of the Medical Corps. concerned with obtaining a licensHe was a first sergeant in the Med- ing procedure to protect the public ical Clearing Company stationed in from psychoquacks, who are unthe Philippin es. trained people who claim to be psyAfter being discharged from the chologist s and can be very harmservice, Mr. Riley attende~ Wilkes ful. Mr. Ril ey pointed out that in College and graduated m 1948, the state of P ennsylvania, anyone with a B.A. Degree in P sychology. can set himself up as a practi sing H e . then_ attei:ided Wes tern Reserve psychologist, since there are at Umvers1ty m Cleveland, Ohio, present no restrictions in this area. where he studied -Clinical PsychoMr. Ril ey also revealed plans to logy for one. year. He has made enlarge the Psychology Departfurther studies at Pennsylvania ment at Wilkes, depending on the State Univer~ity and plans ~o re- enrollm ent. Two courses, Adolesturn t~ere ~his summer. 'Yh1le ~t cent P sychology, and Personality the Umvers1ty h e worked m a ch- Theory and Development, are exnic for students who have diffi- pected to be added to the curricuculty in studying or who have emo- !um . Also, the Psychology Departtional problems, a s a part of his ment is in the process of effecting graduate work for one year. After closer relationships with other decompletin g his further studies at partments at Wilkes, particularly P ennsylvania State University, Mr. the Biology Department and the Riley will do a Study on the Ror- other sciences. At the present schak Ink Blot Test to obtain his time, stud ents majoring in PsychoPh.D. Degree fr.om, t?at .sc~10ol. logy are re_quired to take ~ one In 1950, Mr. Ril ey did his mtern- year cour se m a labo ratory science. ship at the Child Psychiatric and Mr. Ril ey fee ls this is very imporGuidanc~ C~nter _in .Scranton.. . tant, since the Science Department Mr. Ril ey s mam interest hes m Department, and as he said, "We the field of Clinical Psychology, has much to offer the Psychology which h_e .describes ~s a distinct like to feel that we have something field. This 1s the applied branch of to offer them. " I HOMER'S HODGEPODGE . There have been many noteworthy articles concerning our immense spirit at Wilkes. And many unsuccessful attempts are memori es , but t his p ervasiv,e spirit shall enter our campus life by these futile efforts. Some students have been labeled as r adicals because of their attempts and others as outcasts . These feebl e efforts by the so-called radicals and outcasts are the embryo of a needed college spirit. The administration does not foster spirit, but extends a helping hand to kindle the light. A lack of spirit has ['educed our untiring cheering squad to a -pantomime organization. Many unfavorable comments were h eard throughout the past basketball season about the students who only sat and looked intelligent. An organization, the Letterm en's Club, has planned a novel idea for Friday-Shoe Shine Day. This fund rai sing idea is an example of a creative group that has faith in their leadership, and the members of the Lettermen's Club are the best promoters for reawakening our dormant spirit. A prevalent · exc use is that Wilkes is a community college and students are still in high school. How absurd, can any college grow without spirit? :): ::: * Spring descends and the social calendar awakens. But an all-coll,ege affair similar to the Winter Carnival is missing. Many clubs are planning their affairs unaware that the excise tax has been removed. Spring is a lean season for the pocketbook without The Manuscript · We, of the Beacon, would like to support the Manuscript in Mr. Hoover has deduced and inferred all sorts of things from its plea for material for its Spring issue. our editorial This paragraph and his first are highly unwarrantMany on campus have the mistaken idea that only students ed assumptions. majoring in English can write for the Manuscript. * * * * * This is foolish. Many of the themes. short stories. dialogues, essays, etc., We would like to end this editorial with a simple statement which are created by the students for the several English courses of policy. here at Wilkes, make excellent copy for the Manuscript. So if you think you have something worthwhile, drop it in When the Beacon takes a stand on an issue, the readers won't have to use deductive reasoning to know what it is. the Manuscript box in the Library. The Manuscript is a fine literary magazine. You'll be proud Whether it be congratulations or criticism, the opinion of the to have an article in it. Beacon will be clear. our holiday gifrts, and a reduction in price will alleviate this burden. A free dance sponsored by a campus club is an oddity in this age of cl ub budgets. Many statist ician s ha ve wagered that a donation dan ce, drop your money in the hat, will increase presti ge of a ny organi zation. Mr. Partridge, baseball mentor, sat for lorn in the cafeteria after the recent baseball loss, but one wi n from a defrozen squad will bring the elaborate forecasters t og ether at their old coffee spot. The old saying still exists, "one day on top, the n ext day on the bottom." Brighter days are approaching. :;: :;: :;: The library was beautified with a bouquet of flowers last week and sincere appredation is extended to the mal e libr-arian. The a ctivities of various groups are presented this week after a lull in activities. The influence of "The N ervous Wreck'" has attacked our inner organs and man y students ,a re affi1m addicts of this play after the pre-vacation test period. The spirit of the lead star is effervescing; notice Skinny Ennis hop across campus. This com edy s·hould be a smash hit after the past indoctrination of heavy drama. *** The debate squad matches skill with an adversary that has defeated a local college. This match is a warm-up for the West Point tournament and also gives the student body an opportunity to hear oui· amazing debate squad. This affair is scheduled for Saturday in the lecture hall and is an attraction for all connoiseurs of debate. On Sunday at 4, the Town and Gown Series presents the Wilkes Choral Club. This week-end is overflowing with cultural activi.ties. Don't miss the play, debate or the chorus . Shine? Shine? Who Wants a Shine? See Any Letterman For Only Two Bits! �WC Nine Here With Muhlenberg Tomorrow Mules Expected ·To Be Stubborn Foe in 3rd Tilt BATRONEY AWARDED DAVIS TROPHY l ·-~-- ' . Athletic Banquet Produces Seven Award Winners ·.; .. · ·1 ' . By AL JETER The Wilkes diamondmen will attempt , to break into the win column tomorrow a f t e r n o o n when they play host to Muhlenburg College in Kirby Park. Coach Bob Partridge, the latest candidate for the laughing academy down the river, will pull out all stops in an effort to snap the Colonels out of their losing streak. After Muhlenburg, the next tilt on the slate is with Scranton on Tuesday, the thirteenth. No games have been scheduled over th e Easter holidays. The Blue and Gold will .resume activities on the twentyfourth in •a home game with Ithaca. The first two games were of an experimental nature, and saw Partridge shifting his lineup in an attempt to find a winning combination. If he hits on it, the visitors from Scranton may have a few surprises :in store for them. Wilkes will be at a disadvantage with Mel McN ew on the ailing list. The little righthander from Baltimore has been suffering from a sore arm since before opening day and will probably not see a ction as a pitcher for several weeks. However, Henry Keller and Charlie Wa.rkomski, . both freshmen, have s hown promis e on the mound and one of them will likely get the starting nod froom Partridge tomorrow. Joe Trosko, hard hitting third sacker, tried his hand at the backstop duties in the Stroudsburg game and showed up so well that h e may work behind the plate a gainst Scranton . Sy Evan, another newcomer to th e Colonel squad, wlill probabl y be Partridge's choice at t hird base if Trosko handles the catching department. Evan cover ed the right fi eld range in the two initial tilts. Batting power has been lacki ng to date in the Blue ,a nd Gold squad. Partridge ordered heavy batting practice sess ions on off days this week in an effort to sharp en the te eth of his tigers. In two games the team ,has produced less than ten hits, an unusual occurance for the µ ~ually power-laden Wilkes - COLONELS' BEST-Award winners at the a nnual Wilkes athletic banquet Saturday night at the cafeteria, left to right, were: Lee Dannick, s pecial letter presentation; Leonard Batroney, winner of the Howard W. Davis Memorial Troph y as Outstanding Athlete of the Year as well as Wilkes Beacon Athlete of. the Year; George Elias, Outstanding Back of the Year ; Hillard "Lefty" Kemp, Outstanding Swatters Blasted Twice; Fall Before Lebanon Valley, E.Stroudsburg The Blue and Gold baseball hopes were r ud ely jolted this week as the Colonels dropped th eir first two games. The season's opener ended with Lebanon Vall ey going home with a 15 to 1 win under its belt. The second tilt on Wednesday resulted in a 14to 13 loss to East Stroudsb urg on th e t each ers' hom e grounds. Opening day saw the Colonels outgunned by a sharp Lebanon Valley team with one game already under its belt. Coach J'.artridge u sed four different p-i tchers in an effort to stem the tide. Mel McN ew started for Wilkes, but had to b e relieved in th e third inning due to ',! sore arm. squad. · I Flip Jon ell a nd Al Broody folCoach Partddge stated last night loweu Mc N ew, but £ared little betthat the power and the material ter. Charlie Warkomski relieved in is there, but the t eam is not in the sixth inning and finally put out shape yet. " Once we get th e combi- the fire. Warkomski, a freshman • and start c lioking," he said, from La rksville, was the most efnat10n "there are some teams who had fe ctive hur ler of the day, striking better watch their step. Despite our out five m en in the two innings that poor start, this year's team has ne toiled. great -p otential. Of course, much of Wednesday's gam e with East our trouble right now is due to the Stroudsburg saw little ·improvelittle time that we had to get ready ment. Partridge started Henry Kelfor the season." ler, another newcomer to th e Colonel roster. H e was relieved in the fifth by Warkomski who was chased in th e same inning in favor of Flip LOSE TO LEBANON VALLEY Jones who finished the ball game. All thre e of the Wilkes runs Lebanon Valley Wil.k es ab.r.h.o.a. ab.r.h.o.a. came in the second inning on hits Landa,3b 3 3 2 0 0 Ferris.cf 2 l l O0 McC'll'ih,2b l O l O O Batroney,ss 2 0 0 l l from Lenny Btroney, Jim Ferris, Sorrent o,p 2 3 l 0 0 McNew,p,U 2 0 0 0 0 and Joe Sikora. The game saw the Fasizk,2b 3 2 l 2 4 Aquilino,rf l O O O 0 debut of Joe Trosko in the role of Shover,rf 5 3 3 2 0 Davis,2b 30 OO l Etzwiler,lh 3 0 l 5 0 Trosko,3b 3 0 l O l catcher. The stellar third sacker did Rineh'd,lb 2 l 2 l O Sikora.lb 2 0 0 9 l a creditable job in the unfamiliar Benn'tch,lf 3 l O O O Evan,rf,11 20 l l O Benn'ff,lf l 0 0 0 0 Moss.If 0 0 0 0 0 slot and co uld be the man to end GBir _arcgo,cne,c 1 1 1 3 o F.Jones,p o o o o o Coach Partridge's back stop wor1 0 0 2 0 Broody,p h l O l O0 Mentzer,ss 3 0 2 0 I Wark'ski,p 2 0 0 O O ri es. Plast'r,cf 3 I O I O R.Jones,c I O O3 2 The Colonels lacked hitting Steger.cl 2 0 0 0 0 aKachin'sky IO O 3 2 - - - - Elias,c l O O 6 l punch, collecting only nine hits in Total 34 15 14 21 '5 Chapko,c O O O 2 l two games. The reason for this Totals 24 l 3 21 8 lack of power can probably be tracaBatted for R. Jones in 4th. ed to the short time available for Lebanon Val. 031 452 0-15 pre-season practice. Wilkes Col. 001 000 0- I E-Sorrentino, Davis Sikora. RBI- Shov• er 3, Etzwilet 2, Rinehard 2, Bennietch, Mentzer, McNew. 2B-McCullugh, Sorren• lino, Shover, Etzwiler, Rinehard 2. SBLanda 2, Shover, Ferris, Batroney, Evan. LB-Wilkes 13, Lebanon Valley II. BB-Sorrentino II. McNew 1 (2 ings.), F. Jones 2 (2 ings.), Broody 4 (I ing.). SOSorrentino 8, McNew 2, Jones 2, Broody 2, Warkomski 5. HBP- Gargone (by McNew ). W-Sorrentino. L- McNew. T-3:05. Attendance-300. Wilkes BEACON College SPORTS SECTION Friday, April 1954 ___ ____ _ _ 9, __ _ _ _,., I BEACON Photo by George Chukinas Award Winners at Wilkes Athletic Banquet Wilkes vs. Muhlenberg Saturday Afternoon . at Kirby Park ~ I) I Soccer Player; Paul Gronka, Outstanding Lineman Award; and Joseph Trosko, winner of t.he Joseph Gallagher Memorial Trophy. Trosko is holding the trophy presented in absentia to Joseph Kropiewnicki, as the Outstanding Baseball Player. Kropiewnicki, who graduated last June, is stationed at Fort Knox, Ky., with the army. \ ._ I) I II< IIJ= ■ v oT ~ ] ~ By JACK CURTIS =============================::=/ TIME - THE HEALER "We're in the gelling stage right now, but once we finally get thoroug·hl y gelled, we're going to have a crack baseball team," said Diamond Coach Bob Partride with a look of anguish yesterday after his team had been thumped for t h e seco nd st raight time. Partridge was trying to find som e good reasons fo r hi s team's dismal showings in th e fir st two games of th e 1954 baseball sea son and he was al most convincin z except fo r one little t hin g-h e adm itted, "I fra nkl y don't kno w what's wrong with t he boys ." " I'm sure that they'll s nap out of it soon-by S,a turday, I hope," he add ed wistfully. We are still inclined to go along with the crowd that believes the Colonel nin e hasn't had enough real practice time as yet. And the only fellow you ca n blame is Old Man Weather. Wilke. t eams have bee n notoriousl y slow starters in the past, and not only in baseball. CURTIS We fee l the boys will g et rolling ri ght pronto, and we, too, would prefer to hope that Saturday is not too pronto ior them. If the pitchin g comes through, and that is the big question, the rest of the fellows ought to do all right. It's virtually th e same team that notched a winning sea son last year and t here's no reason why th ey can't make a strong comeback this spring. IS THERE NO END TO HIS TALENT? Latest ite:m from Kirby Park greensward ·is a story that Curly Jo e Trosky is now doing time behind the plate- no , not eating-as a catch er. If size has anything to do with being a successful backstop, Joe shoud fill the biill quite well. The story, as it turns out, is true, too, since a report in the Record yesterday morning, th e last before the strike, had him performing receiving chores in the East Stroudsburg game. Gad, what a ve rsatile fellow, thi s Trosko. He's doin g time in a public relations course wuth Sunday Independent Sports Editor Tom Moran, too. Write his own stuff, maybe? Embarassing moments seem to have a habit of landing right square on top of us. Farst Eddie Davis says he's through with football and we write a story to that effect. • Davis, naturally, reported for grid drills the next day, much to the chagrin of this hack writer and Times-Leader Sports Editor Bruce Blackman, who used the "exclusive". To make things worse, Eddie had to get knocked out for the season in the first gam e anyway. At least, we'll say, he tried to keep us from looking like compl et e 1iars. But last week, the clincher came. From here on in, we will be able to ta,ke just about anything. W e said in last week's column, "We like to keep the Beacon Athlete of the Yea'r a secret as long as possible." Brother, what a job we did. In fact rumoh hav~ it that some campus wanderers still don't know who got the nod. For th eir information - "Batroney Top Athlete" - headline on page one last week. SCOOPED ON OUR OWN STORY The Beacon, it seems, never d>id get to the Wilkes campus until about 6 :30 Friday afternoon. The real jolt, though, as if having your biggest issue of th e year fall flat on its franistan wasn't enough, came when th e Times-Leader, our partner in crime, hit the street at 1 :30 th e same afternoon with the whole story. Again , we are to blame. Acting in our role a s Wilkes sports publicists, we tipped off Bruce Blackman of another "exclusive" which he consented to run. Only after careful checks were run, we mig ht add. W e threw together a story stating, in effect, that the Beacon had "this afternoon named Leonard Batroney its hird 'Athl ete of the Year.' Even a reduced picture (half the size of the one that app eared in the Beacon, but an exact repldca) was sub mitted to th e TLEN. Right on sched ul e the evening paper hit the streets, but, woe wuz us, the Beacon didn't. Scooped on our own stor y. Ay-ay-ay-ay. Leonard Batroney, Wilkes senior athlete, was honored for the second straight day as the athlete of the year at th e annual banquet in the college cafeteria Saturday. Batroney received the Howard W. Davis Memorial Trophy, given in memory of t he late Sunday Independent Sports Editor by the Wl,k es · Public Relations office, signifying the outstanding athlet e and student. The Wilkes-Barre Town s hip product was recipient of the Beacon A ward to the top athlet e of the year 1953-54 on Friday. The award is made by the sports staff of th e Wilk es weekly student publication . Others honored at last night's banquet were Paul Gronka, Outstanding Lineman of the football team. Com menting on the selection of Batroney, Dr. Eugen e S. Farley, president of Wilkes , yesterday sai d, " I certainly am delighted and happy for Len on his double honor. He has b een an excell ent stud ent as well as a top-notch athlete and is certainl y deser ving of th e wards." Joe Gallagher Trophy Another important award, the Josep h Gallag her Sportsmanship Trophy, went to Joe Trosko of Plain s at last night's banquet. Trosko, a ca pta in of th e football t eam las t fall, was selected by his grid teammates as th e recipient of the memor ialgive n in memor y of a la te member of the football sq uad. Baseball and soccer trophies were also g ive n last ni g ht. 1953 Baseball Captain Jo e Kropi ewni cki a P lains native now in the Army, was selec t ed a s the to p man of the diamond. Hillard "Lefty" Kemp rece ived th e Reggie Burr Soccer Trophy for outstanding play last fall in the soccer t ea m's first winning season. A special a wa rd to "one of the hardest working of any men in Wilkes athletics," according to Director of Athletics Ral ston, was given to Lee Dannick, the statistician of the basketball t eam. Ralston praised Dannick for his fine contribution to th e past cage campa ign and presented him with a. letter, to the approval of the entire court squad. . Football and basketball awards were prese1;1ted by the coach of both s ports, George Ralston. Soccer and baseball awards were made by the mentor of both, Rob ert Partridge, and wrestling presentations were made by Coach John Reese. Each coach spoke briefly prior to announ cing the award winners, giving a review of his season in the past year. Letters we-r e also pre sented. STOPPED BY STROUDSBURG Wilkes ab r h Stroudsburg ab r h Shaare,11 4 2 2 Batroney ,ss Shaw,2b 2 0 0 McNew,rl 4 0 l Tho'ski,2b 2 l l Davs,2b 4 0 0 Hartman.lb 3 4 I Trosko,c 3 0 0 Stoudt,rl 2 2 0 Sikora.lb 3 l I Krall,ss 4 I 0 Evan,3b 2 0 0 Roth,ss 0 0 0 Moss,11 1 I 0 Bachtell,c 2 0 l Kach'sky,11 I O 0 Ditorrice,c I 2 l Keller,p 2 0 0 Gibbons,c I O 0 Wark'ski,p 0 0 0 Martucci,3b 3 0 0 P.Jones,p 0 0 0 Newell,3b I O 0 Antoine.cf 3 I l Totals 27 3 5 Foley 4 1 1 Kaseman,p 0 0 0 Totals 32 13 a. Wilkes 030 000 0- 3 Stroudsburg 302 213 3-14 2B- Sikora, ..Schaare, .. Ditoricce. ..HRHartman, Thomashefski. BB- Keller 6, Warkomski I. Jones I. Foley 2, Kaseman 2. SO-Keller I. Jones 2, Foley 5, Kaseman I. U-Schlegel and CorFerris,cf 3 4 I 0 I 2 tez. NO UPPERCLASSMEN Th ere wasn't a senior varsity member on the 1952-53 Wilkes basketball team. �Friday, April 9, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON BEACON'S GRAB-BAG ing in an opium den. One said casually, "I've just made up my mind to ,purrchase ,all the gold and silver mines in the world." The other gent took a puff and blew ~t out slowly and then said thoughtfully, "I don't know that I care to sell." * * * .* * "Say, waiter, this steak isn't v,e ry t ender." "If it's affection you want, sir, you'll have to speak to the cashier." * * * * * The stately gentleman reeled toward the bar and perched on one of the stools. " Bar tender, you make the besh Martinis in town. Tell you what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna give you Ethbert." He :reached into his pocket ,and punked a sad looking lobster on the bar. "Thank you v,e ry much," said the bartender. "I'll take him home for dinner." "Oh, don't take him home, for dinner. He's already had dinner. Take him to a movie." Wife: I didn'.t like that secretary of yours, so I discharged her this morning. Husband: Before giving her a chance? Wife: Before giving you a chance. *** ** Walking down an old country road, a farmer suddenly came upon an elephant sitting in the middle of the road. Searcey believing his eyes, he pinched himself and continued walking along the road ,mumbling something about laying off the liquor. Having walked some hundred yaTds o,r so, he stopped in amazement, for there in the middle of the road was another elephant, sitting with his back to the first elephant. This was too much. " I beg your pardon," he s•a id to. this second elephant, "but what are you and your friend up the road Little Nicky, five years old, was do ing just sitting out here?" The elephant smiled. "We're play- walking along the street with little Liz, aged four. Crossing the street , ing bookends." * * * * * Two pipe-smokers were convers- Nicky remembered his mother's teaching. "Let me hold your hand," he offered politely. "Okay," explained Liz, "but just remember you're playing with fire." * * * * * TWO COOL CATS were standing around in a night club, watching the revolving band platform when one cat turned to the other and said, "Will you feature your focals on the coll LP." TWO COOL CATS were sitting in the back of a class minding their own business when the prof began scratching his head vigorously. Suddenly one cat jumped up, started clapping his hands, and yelled, "Go, Man, Go!" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ W-B Problem Is One (continued from page 1) sewage disposal, electricity, and so forth can be satisfied . Labor, Morris proudly declared, has been this region's long suit for years. We have a good suppy of men with hig h mechanical aptitud es. Indeed, many empoyers from outside t he Valle y who have hireti regional employees have written back to tell of the hiigh productivity of those originally local people. The main problem in this field, he continued, seems to be the lack of men skilled in ce1tain fieds, and st eps are being taken through the local educational institutions to counteract this by supplying opportunities for vocational training. Among the area educators taking part in this program Mr. Morris mentioned Dr. Farley, Dr. Rosenberg, and Mr. Hammer of the College here. This laC'k of skilled employees is the major problem facing the firms that may wish to locate here, and is perhaps as important as our lack of cheap power and mw materials. In the field of the third economic factor, capital, Morris stat ed that money is a lways a n eed when there is land to be bought, but that even so, last year's industrial fund was not only met but oversubscribed in the Valley. However, he continued, this is not an original idea. It has been used n Tennessee, Texas, California, and a long other parts of t he West Coast. Highly important in the bat tle for new industries in the Valley is the attitude iof ts people, he went on, for the local people as well as outsiders must be convinced that this is a good place in which to work and live. In the South, he noted, they are far '<!head of us on this score, and it is a question upon which we of the Valley must be united. In what we have, continued the speaker, in the reactivated Chamber of Commerce, (with many of the local college people therein), and in the industrial fund, we do possess the mechaniques of improvement for the region. Another point in our favor, Morris recalled, is our geographic location. Products produceds locally would need markets, and WilkesBarre is within some 200 miles of a third of the nation's population centers and markets, a proximity that will soon be increased by completion of the extension of the P ennsylvania Turnpike through this area. ·Concluding, Mr. Morris declared that with the united efforts of the community and the support of the younger element, our problems will be no do ubt solved within the n ext 10 to 15 years. A PAPER FOR THE HOME . . . SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Most Complete Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION WEEKLY FEATURES JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 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I Please send me information on my opportunities as an Air Force pilot. I II Name .. , .. ........ .. . . , . .... ... ............• I Address : ..•. • ..••.•.. , .. ....•.•• . ••• , •.••••• I City , ... . . ,., . . ......... State ... .• ..••• ••• . , .• I � 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 April 9th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 April 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/73a90ae9acfcf5185780cff010fb1ca6.pdf a15e05a47163f06cf87c0f3c997fb95a PDF Text Text Wilkes College Whilst freedom is true to itself, everything becomes subject to it. Edmund Burke. Vol. IX, No. 23 True friendship is like sound health, BE the value of it is seldom known until it is lost. WILKES COLLEGE, wn.KES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA C. C. Colton. Friday, April 30, 1954 Dances Highlight Weekend Wilkes Debaters Place Among Top Twenty Teams In Nation; Break Even in National Tournament Chemists Sponsor Sophomores Sponsor Square Dancing at Gym Round Dancing at Gym Tonight at 9:00 Saturday Night at 8:30 NEVERAS, FLANNERY. GARNER MORE LAURELS BY DEFEATING U.C.L.A. OBJECTIVE: One successful farmer dance - tonight. APPARATUS: One huge beaker - Wilkes College Gym, Many molecules - an excess of 'People, a little heat to start the reaction heat in the form of •e xcellent calling done by Abe Bellas and music by the Polka Dukes, One indicator - 50 cents admission, One shelf of reagents - soda, potato chips, etc. TIME REQUIRED: 3 hrs. - 9 to 12. PROCEDURE: Take a large group of people, and place them in the gym. Mix well so that groups of 8 can ,be formed. Spread the refreshments through the mixture, start the music, and let the reaction continue until midnight. In charge of the dance are the following peo.p le: Monica Utri.as, general chairman; Virginia Leonardi, publicity; Felix Serafin, advertising; William S,aba, tickets; Samuel Diker, decorations; Richard Polakowski, orchestra; and Natalie Gripp, refreshments. STUDENTS SELECT STUDENT COUNCIL FOR NEXT YEAR By T. R. PRICE The Wilkes College debating team placed among the top twenty The contest for the positions of of the country's teams at the National Invitational Debating Tourna- student council representatives of ment at West Point last week-end, made a good showing against the the various classes ended W ednesfinal first and second ·p lace teams. day with the election of four reThe winner of the tourney was Kansas University, with a record of presentatives from each of the six debates out of eight. Florida was second, with a five-three record Sophomore, Junior, and Senior for the West Point contest. classes fo:r next year. The team, composed of J. Harold ed, and in these Wilkes placed rathRepresentatives for the SophoFlannery Jr., and James Neveras, er high, Flannery gaining some more class: Nancy Morvis, Phyllis won four and dropped four to tie 40½ points, a total putting him a- Walsh, Gloria Drann, and Richard in number of won and lost debates mong those with a rating of "su- Bunn. with UCLA, Northwestern, Wiscon- perior". The high level of the deElected by the Junior class: Hel·sin State, Dartmouth, Harvard, Il- bate becomes more and more ap- en Krachenfels, Richard Oarpenter, linois, Holy Cross, and Nebraska parent when one finds the number Robert Lynch, and J ·a mes Benson. of speakers receiving this rating Wesleyan. Representing the Senior class in The position of a team does .not was twenty-three out of some six- next year's student council will be: give too accurate a picture of the ty-eight contestants, the top two of Irv Gelb, William Crowder, James ability of the team, for the margin whom were Herzl Spiro of Ver- N everas, and Arthur Hoover. separating the first twenty was so mont and James Robinson of The elections, held in Chase narrow that with a few breaks the George Washington, Spiro with twentieth might well have been 43 ½ points and Robinson with 43 Theater, afforded students the opportunity to familiarize themselves points each. first. An indication of this is that the Neveras, runner-up in last year's with the intr.i cate mechanism of local team defeated the national state oratorical contest also did today's modern voting machines,, r unner-up, University of Florida, well, receiving a total of 38 points, which were set up for convenience and UCLA (which had a higher which put him in the class rated as of voters by the Student Council. point score, hence was higher in "excellent". Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, the coach . rank) . Moreover, in contests with Kansas, Wilkes lost only by a small of the WHke:, team, attended the S O margin in a close decision, so close, natonals with his debaters not only indeed, that the Kansas team later as coach, but also served as debate declared that they did not think for judge in eight of the seeding and .a time that they had •b eaten the lo- three of the elimination rounds, has been invited to return in this The annual Parents Party sponcals. sored by Wilkes Callege will be held Wilkes was the smallest college capacity n ext year. Final standings in the National on May 9. Invitations have been represented at the nationals, defeated the Iargest, UCLA, went on Invitational Debate Tournament at sent to parents of students urging them to attend. to win over N ebriaska Wesleyan, West Point, April 22-2(i. Ap.parent discrepancies between University of Oregon, and the UniAs in the past, the highlight of versity of Florida (the runner-up). final standings and number of won the affair will be a concert by the The team lost to Kansas (the na- and lost debates are due to 'Point Wilkes College Band. Refreshments tional winner), Wisconsin State, score within ooch debate. Thus, will be served and college buildings University of Southern California, Kansas, with a 6-2 debate score, will be open to those wishing to ,h ad more points won within those tour the campus. and the University of Illinois. Wilkes lost the last by a margin debates than, say, Houston with 7 of but one point in a split deci- debates won, hence receives higher sion in which one judge (Dr. Walsh standing. STANDINGS of Wisconsin) gave it t6 Illinois, Won Lost 35-34, another (Air Force Col. Hig- Pos. Team 6 2 don) gave the contest to Wilkes, 1-Kansas U. . 5 3 45-44, while the third judge declar- 2-Florida U. 6 2 ed it 39-39 point tie, but voted 11- 3-San Diego State May 14 is a daite to remember. 4-Central State . 6 2 1inois the victor. Be sure to circle it on your calen5-Houston U. 7 1 Hiad Wilkes won the round with dar. For the evening of May 14 the 1 Illinois, it would have been able to &-Geo. Washington U. . 7 Wilkes College Gym will be the 6 2 qualify for the final eliminations, 7-U. of Vermont ...... .. scene of the biggest event of our 4 4 would in any case have finis•h ed no 8--.UGLA social calendar, the Cinderella ,B all. 9-Louisiana 6 2 lower than tenth. S'Ponsored by the Student Council 6 2 Because of the manner by which 10-Miami U. . of Wilkes, the Cinderella Ball has 5 3 teams are paired, winners meeting 11-Augustana annually attracted many. This 5 3 winners and losers losers, in seed- 12-U. of Illinois . year's semi-formal promises to be 13-Army 5 3 ing rounds no team finished unde"the most". 4 4 feated, the final winner, Kansas, 14-Northwestern Furnishing the music for the af4 4 lo t two, runner-up Florida dropped 15-Wisconin State . fair will be Lee Vinc·e nt and his 16-Dartrnouth 4 4 three in their rounds. orchestra. And, of course, the high4 4 While perhaps most of the tour- 17-Harvard lig ht of the evening will ,b e the pre4 4 nament's emphasis was placed up- 18-WILKES . sentation of Cinderella of 1954. Ten 4 4 on eam debating, records of indi- 19-Holy Cross . young ladies have ,b een nominated 4 4 ri.d al speakers were also consider- 20---<Illinoi-s ..... . for the coveted title and you, the s,t udent body, hve been given the o1)portunity to cast ,a vote for your are in charge of the affair. Since favorite. the tea is intended for the mothers, Co-chairmen of the affair are t he entertainment has been directed Nancy Hann ye and Wayne Madden. toward them. Some of the fashions Chairmen of the committees are : of the early 1900's will be worn by Decon1tions, Russ Picton; Gifts, The women of Theta Delta Rho the girls in an attempt to take Marilyn Peters; Selecton, Art bold their Mother's Day Tea the mothers ib ack to their girlhood Hoover; Publicity, Helen Krachendays. The moderator for the faon Friday, May 7 , 1954 at McClin- shion show is Miss Helen Koelsch. f els and James N everas; Programs, Della King; Tickets, Dick Hawk; HaJI starting at 3 o'clock on Miss J essie Roderick will act as, Refreshments, Jim Moss; Pageant, e la wea her per mitting. hostess for the tea. Peter Margo; Chaperones and Inbe iven for the The following students head the vitations, Nancy Morris and Mary _, their mo- various committees: Jeanette Per- Zavatski; Lighting, Joe Saraceni; ·omen. rins, refreshments; Anita Gordon, Backdrop, Pat Fitzgerald; Posters, c:ainn n and co- invitations; Margaret Smith, dean- Shirley Wasenda a1;1d Connie Ka_marunas. en Louise in up. parent partY t be Held Sunday, May g Lee Vincent to Play For 1954 Cinderella Ball TOR to Hold ea for Mothers PATIENTS: Wilkes Students . SYMPTOMS: Patient stays up burning midnight oil, general dazed feeling. DIAGNOSIS: Epidemic of Semester Blues. TREATMENT: Patient should attend FREE Sophomore Dance and enjoy music by Lou Henry and his Band. DOSAGE: 1 gym full of fun taken from 8 :30 to 12, May 1. FEE: FREE, FREE, FREE. CONS,ULTANTS ON CASE : Joe Wilk, Don McFadd~n, Bill Gorski, Barbara Bilogowicz, Gerry Kolotelo, Gail Laines, Cliff Brautigan, J eanette Perrins, Joan Shoemaker, and Charles Acore. It is most important that this epidemic of seme's ter blues be wiped from the campus . We urge the patient to follow this prescription of fun and relaxation for a sure cure. Bill to Oust Senator Sophs to Crown McCarthy Fails King and Queen At Dance Next Friday By a close vote of 135 to 125, the The Sophomore Class, divii.ng deep into the flood of S•p ring activities and the wave of voting, will crown a May King and Queen at their May Dance on May 8. The contest is open to every class. Each student is asked to vote for his c·h oice of King aud Queen, selections tb eing made on the basis of popularity. Every student on campus is eligible. Voting will take place Monday through Friday of next week, May 3 to May 7, in the caf.eteria (12:00~ 1:00 Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 11:00-1:00 Tuesday, Thursday). On Wednesday at 4, the ten boys and .the ten girls with the highest number of votes will be announced to give the students a chance to see who the finalists might possibly be, although the contest will not be restricted to these names. Be sure to cast your vote next week. You might be ,t he King or Queen. ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE Monday, May 3: Philharmonic Concert, Gym; Baseball, Lebanon Valley, Away. Tuesday, May 4: Band R ehearsal, Gym, 7:30. Thursday, May 6: Baseball, Bloomsburg, Horne. Friday, May 7: Mother's Day Tea, T .D.R.; Mrs. Strand's Recital, Gym. Saturday, May 8: Baseball, Susquehanna, A way; Dance, Sophomore Class. Jeannette Perrins Chosen Queen of April Showers Ball Belle of the ball last Friday night was Jeannette Perrins. Chosen queen of the April Showers Ball spon sored by the Lettermen, Miss Perrins was presented with a Benrus wrist watch. She was escorted P ennsylvania Model Congress rejected the McCarthy-expulsion resolution s:ponsored by the Wilkes delegation. Introduced by Jaimes Alcorn, the resolution was defended during floor debate by IRS president Michael Lewis, who l ed the Wilkes group. Despite the slim-margin defeat of the proposal, it had been reported favorably from committee .b y a vote of 26 to 1, and had received much commendation from many of the students attending the 400member conclave. This was in keeping with the Wilkes tradition established in 1952 when the local delegation led the successful effort to choose Adlai Stevenson as .the Model Convention's nominee for the presidency. Since this occurred s·e veral months before the Democratic National Convention, ,t here are those who maintain that iit was the Wilkes IRC which gave impetus to the nation-wide "draft Stevenson" movement. The Model Congress was sponsored by the Intercollegiate Conference on Government, a non-partisan organization designed to ,p rovide students with experience with the actual workings of governmental machinery in the democratic state Many of the meetings of the Congress, which functions exactly like the national legislature, were held in the State Capital building. Attending the Congress were Michael Lewis, IRC president, Ronald Fitzgerald, IRC vice pres·ident, P earl Onacko, IRC secretary, Jean Kravitz, Barbara Grow, George Sileski, and James Alcorn. by Bill Gorski. Miss Perrins was s•e lected by i... secret committee com:posed of Lettermen and faculty members for being the most queenly lady at the dan ce. She was chosen for b eauty, chavm, poise, and general personality. Jeannette is the daughter of lvlrs. Thomas P errins, R. D. 1, Hunlock Creek, Pa. �2 WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes Coll~ge BEACON · Friday, April 30, 1954 Igame. The baseball tea~ de_s erves Letter to the Editor . . . HOMER'S HODGEPODGE · your support and this .support Many of our students are staunch should tvrn the ti~.e to_._a ~nning Wilkes College Beacon supporters of anthracite coal, but season for the t eam . · · · ' W.i lkes College they believe in the use of machine * * * ,:, ,:, GENE SCRUDATO Wilkes-Barre, -Pennsylvania oil. The office girls in · Chase Hall The debate squad finally sho,ved Editor'.in-Chief · Dear Ed1tor: note the arrival of a student by its .p rowess before a home audi. JEAN KRAVITZ JACK CURTIS Pl ease print th e following letter , the loud squeak of the unoiled ence a nd observers were · amazed Associate Editors it is an open letter to the student hinges. And th e door at the gym <at the professional manner of these body regarding 'the A ssembl y Pro- could us e a wee bit of machine oil. well trained speakers. The pi·evaDALE W ARMOUTH grams at Wilkes College. oil. · ·· lent rem,arks were that ·the debate Faculty Adviser . Fellow Students: The maintenance crew should squad should not limit itself to one ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS We are rapidly approaching the not be afraid · of investigations by home ap,pearance, but give the enBusiness Manager Sports Editor end of another school year, and the anthracite committee because tire student body an opportunity to NEWS STAFF many plans are underway to com- the doors won't squeal. hear the squad at an assembly proMike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzetta plete this year with a grand flour* ' ' * , : , ,:, gram. This .a ssembly prograii1 J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Pearl Onacko Thomas Kaska ish. But, more important are the When th e water fountain in the would indeed benefit our character. Walter Chapko Helen Krackenfels Natalie Barone plans which are presently being library was fixed, the repair work W:rite your letters of recommendaMargaret Luty Gail Laines Sally Thomas drawn up to govern the new school was expertly completed and th e Ii- tion to the .assembly committee Margaret Williams Joan Shoemaker Austin Sherman year of 1954-55. It is for these brary boast s of th e best gusher on· chairman. Jini Neveras Natalie Gripp Sheldon Schneider Louis Steck Norma Davis Thomas Price plans that we, the meml:iers of the campus. This fountain literally The Beacon was not published Lois Long · Irv Gelb Marilyn Peters Student Assembly Committee, so- sprays your mouth with cool wa- last week due to the <b revity of the licit your aid. ter and the en tire student body is week and a decreasing expen se acCIRCULATION BUSINESS Tne Assembly Committee in co- grateful to th e library. But this count. The reporters are not deBemfce Thomas Barbara Tanski o·peration with the Administration fountain bears the burden of pro- mantling bigger columns, more byBarbara Rogers · Irene Tomalis of Wilkes ·Coll ege will soon be pre- viding water for students and the lines , or ,a change in the present Jan Eckell paring the Asse mbly programs for other water, fountains ,a re jealous. editorial policy. There are many PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 next year. In this preparation, as Couldn't th e other water fou ntain students on this campus who exin the past, we hope to satisfy the receive the same e~pert treatment? claim that this, paper is nothing but A -paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilken College Subscription price: $1.80 per semester needs and desires of the student s ,:, ''' * ''' ,:, a glorified trash paper. These stuMember ~ at Wilkes-College, that is to say A note to all girls that don't be- dents usually belong to the increaswe aim to present a well-balanced, long to at least one organization on ing big talkers and small doers. Intercollegiate Press vai,ied program which is both en~ campus is forthcoming ,a t this The community realizes the imjoyaible and educational for all con~ time. Your nomintion for Cinder- .portance of a daily newspaper and cerned. · ella Queen depends upon activities is clamoring for a fair settlement Our task is no easy one, we are within the club unless some new of the present strike. The students a few ,planning for many, there- method is ·s elected for choosing the do not r ealize t he importance of a fore, we seek your aid. Our work conteS t ants. This contest in m any campus paper because, I believe. SPRING SEMESTER - 1953-1954 would be greatly facilitated if you, cases is dominated ;b y the clubs ex- that th ey haven't been without a the future audience at these pro- eluding the students' final vote· paper for some time. Monday, May, 24, 1954 grams, would offer suggestions and but for lack of a nomination by ~ If this paper doesn't com.pare to 1:30 P. M. 9 A. M. constructive ~riticism on the past club, many pretty girls are cast your ideal campus ·p ap er ; there is. Biology 100 (30) B.B. 101 Biology 102 (33) B.B. 101 programs. Your criticism and <ideas aside. Let this be a lesson to all. adequate room for all interested Biology 202 (12) B.B. 201 Biology 292 ( 9) B.B. 101 will then serve as a guide to the. * * * ,:, ,:, peo ple on this staff. 'The newspaper Biology 212 (13) B.B. 102 Bus Adm"' 216 (14) Pick. 203 committee during this planning The baseball squad has hit a -beat may b e limited due to the enBus Adm 232 (51) Pick. 203 Bus Adm 234 (16) Pick. 203 stage. rough snag in its schedule, but the rollm ent, but this isn't a handioo:p Mathematics 126 (58) L.H. Chemistry 233 (6) Co. 104 If you think you have a idea or squad is improving daily. The spirit to interested people. The present Poli Sci 222 (10) Butler An. Chemistry 242 (3) Co. 104 criticism that would be beneficial of the team is well over par, but semester is drawing to an end, but Psychology 206 (24) Butler An. Education 101 (74) L.H. to the committee would you please rthe student spirit for ihaseball the opportunity to join this staff Sec. Studies 200 (2) G.H.B. 302 Education 243 (10) L.H. make it known to same by writing games has been submerged. A of contented journalists shall open Tuesday, May 25 your suggestion on a piece of pa- handful of observers is certainly with the arrival of the fall semes1:30 P. M. 9 A. M. per and pr,e senting to any member little encouragement to this ath- ter. Biology 242 (11) B.B. 201 Accounting 102 (59) L.H. of the committee or myself. Names letic squad. This paragraph is an open chalAccounting 112 (26) L.H. are not necessary. The student council should spon- lenge to all critics. There are many Mathematics 102 (8) L.H. Mathematics 105 (19) Butler An. Accounting 202 (11) L.H. Hoping for your co-operation and sor a booster day for the team. dark corners in ,t he Beacon office • f or b ett er, more m • t eres t - They could give away free sunshine to hide your vigor. As the army Biology 252 (17) B.B. 201 Mathematics 109 (28) L.H. p l anmng • A ssem bl'1es, I r,emam • and Chern. Engi. 206 (15) Co. 104 Mathematics 122 (45) L.H. mg h fresh air as a door prize to the says, "Don't shirk your duty, J'oin t ousandth stud ent who attends the the Beacon staff. " Mathematics 213 (12) Butler An. Education 204 (26) B.B. 101 Sincerely yours, Education 238 ( 9) B.B. 101 Religion 101 (27) Pick. 203 Louis Steck History 228 (13) B.B. 101 Religion 204 ( 6) Pick. 203 Chairman, Mech. Engi. 206 (21) Co. 309 Sec;. Studies 110 (7) G.H.B. 302 Student Assembly Wednesday, May 26 Committee. 1:30 P. M. 9 A. M. Bus Adm 114 (17) Pick. 203 Accounting 232 (9) Pick. 203 Chemistry 251 (14) Co. 104 History 102 (145) Sec. A,B,C,D L.H.; Sec. F, G - But.&Ash. An. Education 205 (23) Pick. 203 Education 241 (10) Pick. 203 History 108 (42) Pick. 203 Mathematics 115 (44) L.H. Mech. Engi. 212 (32) Co. 309 Psychology 100 (42) L.H. Ret. Merch. 224 (7) B.B. 101 Theta Delta Rho was host to a Sociology 230 (19) B.B. 101 large audience attending the FaThursday, May 27 shion 'Show on Wednesday, April 1:30 P. M. 28. Based on the theme, "Vacation 9 A. M. Chemistry 261 (6) L.H. With Pay", the show was centered Acceunting 242 (10) Pick. 202 Economics 212 (21) L.H. on the summer vacations of two Physics 100 (88) L.H., Butler An., English 287 (17) L.H. coeds, p layed -b y Gloria Drann and & Ashley An. Music 100 (37) G.H.A. 101 J eanette Perrins, who profited durPhysics 202 (64) L. H. Music 102 ( 5) G.H.A. Hll ing their vacation by working one Poli, Sci. 202 (6) Pick. 202 Music 104 ( 6) G.H.A. 101 in the city and one in the country. Sec. Studies 102 (16) G.H.B. 302 Music 216 ( 3) G.H.A. 101 The show featured fashions for both to wear. Friday, May 28 Others who participated in this 1:30 P. M. 9 A. M. display were models ·c onnie KaBus Adm 100 (21) L.H. Chemistry 101 (23) L.H. marunas, Shirley W•a senda, Leah Economics 100 (29) Butler Ari. Chemistry 102 (50) L.H. Neuburger, Patricia McN ellis, coEconomics 102 (64) L.H. Chemistry _104 (23) L.H. chairman Nancy Batcheler, coPsychology 212 (15) Butler An. Chemistry 122 ( 7) Butler An. chairmah Helen Krac•h enfels, and <;;hernistry 230 (20) Butler An. models Freda Billstein, Natalie RuEconomics 238 (12) Pick. 203 dusky, Justine Battisti, and Helen Philosophy 101 (35) Pick. 203 Koelsch. Philosophy 203 (21) Pick. 203 Each of the models wore two Sec. S_tudies 99 (9) G.H.B. 302 dresses and a sports outfit. Fashions were supplied by · Lazarus Saturday, May 29 Departm ent Store through Frank 1:30 P. M. 9 A. M. Cann, merchand.ise manager. Bus Adm 236 (19) Pick. 203 Economics 232 (32) Pick. 203 Entertainment was ,provided durF rench 102 (21) L.H; Gertna:n 104 (9) Barre 102 · ing inte r mission, and fo llowing the French 104 (10) L.H. German 105 (13) Barre 102 show, refreshm ents were served. H ygiene-Men L.H. & Butled An.; German 102 (17) L.H. German 202 ( 4) L.H .. Women B.B. 101 Ret. Merch. 219 (9) Pick. 203 Spanish 102 (9) . LH. Spanish 104 (7) L.H. Election of officers for . 1954-55 will be held in the cafeteria on Tuesday, June 1 Thursday, May 6, from 11 A. M. 1:30 P. M. 9 A. M. Poli Sci 100 (64) L.H. to 1 P. M. Civil Engi. 104 (3) Co. 309 Candidates for office are: Poli Sci 101 (69) But. & Ash. An. Economics 226 (28) Pick. 203 President: Naomi Kivler, Ellen Poli Sci 209 (17) L.H. English 151 (28) Butler An. Louise Wint. English 152 (98) L,H., Butler An. Music 110 (8) . G.H.A. 101 Vice President: Marilyn Peters, Sociology 265 (9) G.H.A. 101 English 222( 9) Pick. 203 Jeanette Perrins. . Wednesday, June 2 Treasurer: Bernice Thomas, Jes- . 1:30 P. M. 9 A. M. sie Roderick, Pat Fox. Bus Adm 238 (14) L.H. Economics 202 (21) G.Il.A. 101 Secretary: Nancy Morris, Pat Engineering 102 (11) Co. 303 English .101 (30) Pick. 203 BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY Reese, Irene Scheighing, Lena MisEngineering 106 (49) Co. 303, 309 English 102 (148) Sec. A,B,C,D,F son. KEYSTONE COCA ,COLA BOTTLING COMPANY History 106 (12) L.H. L.H.; Sec. G,H Butler An. Sociology 100 (68) L.H., But. An. English 105 · (17) Pick. 203 "Coke" is a registered trade-mark. @ 1954, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY Nothing great was ever achieved Sociology 200 (15) L.H. English 106 (10) Pick. 203 without enthusiasm. Emerson. Music 112 (5) G.H.A. 101 ·Final Examination Schedule Fashion ShowHuge Success TD' R ELECTION �WILKES WHIPS POCONOS, .11 TO 10 HERE TODAY, GONE ·TOMORROW Trosko's Double ln ·g1h·Affords.2nd Swatters vs. Cortland, Hartwick, and Lebanon Valley Over Weekend Win; 'Broody's·lst By JACK CURTIS, Beacon Sports Editor A threat of drastic changes by Coach Bob Partridge seem< ed to take effect · on the Wilkes bas_e bqll team yes,t erday and it showed new life and that was By AL JETER Colonel batsmen have their work cut out for them as they face three opponents in the span I of four days. The Blue and Gold will face Cortland State this afternoon in Ki rby P.ark, then travel to Hartwick College on Saturday. The swatters return home on Monday for a tilt with Lebanon Valley College. The Cortland game should afford pl enty of action for <Colonel rooters. Always a dangerous club, Cortland is loaded with talent, but the Partridgemen are determined to get in th e haibit of winning ways. Hank K ell er or Flip Jones will probably get the starting nod for mound duties with Joe Trosko behind the plate. Jones has one win to his credit, against Scranton University. H e went the route in thee games, limiting ,t he Scrantonites to two run s. Keller, who is hurling for Wilkes for the first time this season, has BEACON Photo by Carl Karass ik WILKES RETAINS TROPHY ON · WIN OVER SCRANTON CHAM P S AGAIN-Wilkes retained the right to be called the area's collegiate baseball champions with its second straight win over the University of Scranton. With the win came possession of the Wilkes -Scranton U. Trophy, which will rest in the Colonels' trophy case another year. The trophy was presented to Wilkes Coa.c h Bob Part~ ridge at home plate in Kirby Park. Participating in th e ceremonies, left to right, were: Scranton Co -Ca ptains Gil Darcangelo and Gene Brazil, Scranton U. Coach Jack Koniszewski, Flip Jones, winning hurler, Wilkes Coach Bob Partridge, and Colonel Co-Ca ptains Eddie Davis and Joe Sikora. Partridge mus ed after the game, his team's first win of the season against three defeats, "Maybe we s hould have a trophy riding on every game. E:~~~~1::g~:: ~.:~: : [~,=u==1=111<==-====u==1=v==o===1=. =.~==]1 f : ~~~m~: l~tl" \ 8°d t Upset Ithaca previously . missing to beat East Stroudsburg T ea ch ers College, 1110, at Kirby Park. Partridge, who had warned the team that . it must show marked improve,rrt ent in yesterday's tilt, saw his m en keep comin' back from behind and fina ll y cop th e contest with a .pair of runs in th e last ha lf of the ninth inning. Trosko Delivers It was might y Jo e T rosko's· 1 bat th at turn ed the trick in the final frame , gi ving Reliefer Al Broody w in nu mber one for the season, a f t er Flip Jon es had been chased to the s howers in th e fou rth '. T rc.sko exploded a mighty double over t he centerfielder's ·head, scor in g Mel McNew, on w ith a fie lders choi ce, a ll the w ay ·from first . .Trosko then to,k advantage of the play on McN ew a t the plate and scamp ered toward third base, wheere Catch er Mat Bachtell made an overth row into left. "Ty", Curly, or what have you, crossed the plate on th e misc ue to be m et with open arms . Why not, it was o nl y the second victory of the year. Moss Beaned A nea·r disastrous incident occured in t he eighth inning, in Vi hich the Colo nels loaded th e sacks. Jim Moss, Wilk es left fielder who had previou sly trip led, was beaned on the left temple a nd had to be r emoved from th e lin e-up. John Aquilino t ok first for the injured Moss, who was rushed to a doctor, to load the bags, •btit a scor e fa il ed to materia lize. Moss later r etu rned to t he field evid entl y not seriously inj ur ed, but wearing a lopsided h ead. Jim Ferris was big man at the stick fo r the Colonels with four hits in five official trips and T rosko garn ered three for six. Mart Ma rtucci, Pocono second basem an, w as top man for th e losers wi th a trio of base blows. Th e game saw Eddie Davis replaced at second base by Jack "S hawn" Richards. Wh en questioned a s to the perman ence of t he mo v,e Coach Partridge issued a terse , "No com,m en t." has been the "heavy wood" of the ■ ~ t eam so far this season. His perBy JACK CURTIS I O formance behind the plate has rb een amazing considering his lack of ex'/ Wilk es exploded with the power perience in .the position. DIAMOND SHAKE-UP IN SIGHT mi ssing in the fi rst three games Saturday, the Colonels hop e to· "There's going to •be a drastic shake-up in our babeball team unless to cop its first win of the season scalp the Indians of Hartwick. The there is some radical improvement in the East Stroudsburg game," against Scranton, 8 to 2, on April game will mark th e firS t m eeting Coac\1 Bob Partridge was saying the other day in th e gymnasium office. 13 · Flip Jon es went th e route for of the two t eams this year. Since "Even if we can't win ball games, we're going to look like we're not the Colonels, scatterin g Scranton th ey have shown st00 dy improve- strangers on a baseball diamond, if I have anything to say about it," . hits in a very effective manner. ment, the .WiJikesmen are given a The win placed th e W1'lkes · the genial coach emphasized. better than even chance to turn · It seems the team has had a bad time of it right Scranton Un1·ve1·s·t · 1 Y T r op h Y m the trick on the Indians. from th e start, and Partridge is being realistic a- Blue and Gold hand s fo r ano th er The big question mark will be ,bout it. H e realizes that he has a r eally good ball year. The trophy has bee n offered whether Coach Partridge's !1'm1'ted t w1·ce and the W1' lkesn1en ha ve tak club, or m or e rightl y, what it takes to mak e a good · · fl-inging staff can hold up and ballclub, and thus far, the t eam has looked good en it both times. bounce back after such a short rest. Last Saturd the C 0 1 1 only once-that being its 8-2 win over Scranton U. a y, ones If the hurlers come throu g h, th e • The Colonel diamond m entor would not go furth- dropped an 8 to 3 decision to a Indians may well- be in for an am er into detail about th e "dmstic" chang es that he power· -laden Ithaca College tea m, bush. threatens to make, but h e stated, " If we don't do con- in Kivby Park. Wilkes out hit the Smarting und er an earl y season siderably better , 1 w on't have to t ell you of the visitors seve n to s ix, but eleven d efeat, the Bue and Gold will make walks issued b BJu a and G 0 Id changes, they'll be obvous." · Y = . an all out effort against L ebanon Colonel Bob went 011 to state that there seems pitchers told th e story. nd Valley on Mo ay. This timf! th e to be that little intangible missing this year, or as Hank Kell er st arted on th e Wilkesm en will be the visitors. CURTIS m o rid b t h d t b 1· d · h e pu:t it, "that cel'tain spark that yo u can 't put your u , u a .o e re ieve 111 L ebanon Valley opened th e Coloth e fifth inning by Al Broody. The finger on." n els ' season and w ent home with a right-ha nd ed hurl er from South lo psided victory under its belt. FIND SPARK, OR ELSE _ Wi lkes-Barre fini s hed t h e game . . The Blue and Gold had but a couple "There's no reason why we lack that s park either," h e stated, "beIthaca built un a fi ve run lead in of short -weeks to practice for the ca use we're no different fro m an y other t eam this year with respect t o the first seven . innings and th en initial tilt, as was evident by the conditions , weather, et c." "What's more," he re-em phasiz ed, "we're go- erupted in the .eighth for th ree big· WILKES (11) ab r h ESSTC (10) ab r h showing. , runs to ice th e game. 5 3 4 Stoudt,rf 5 I 2 ... W 1' lk es ' b'1ggest scoring threat Fer r is,cf Nobody 0-n the squ.a d was ready, ing to find it, or else , . -- ' Batroney ,ss 3 4 0 Schaare,lf 5 1 2 and nobody kn ew it better than Ha vi ng seen one Bob Partridge in a determined. fra m e of mind he- also came in th e eighth stanza. McNew,rf 6 1 ·2 Bachtell,c 6 I 1 Tros ko ,c 6 I 3 Hortman,lb 4 I 2 the Colonels at the end of the game. for e, w e'r e inclined to think t hat h e will find that missing element. It's With two aboard, Sy Evan s macked Davs,2b 3 0 0 Krall.ss 5 I 2 Now, with more than a half dozen still not too late for a winning season, so here's hoping. a s harp si ngl e into right field to Richards,2b 2 0 0 Shaw,2b 3 0 0 Evan,3b 2 I I y Thom'ski 2 I 1 games played, the diamondmen are A look a t the records do esn't give ari exactly b ri g ht picture thus bring in two run s. The Colonels Kach'sky,lf I O O Martucci,3b 3 I 3 a vastly im.proved club from th e far, in fact it's b een on the dismal side. The t eam a s a whole has been added one more in the n inth. Moss,lf 2 0 I Antoine.cf 4 I 1 xAquilin o,lf 0 0 0 Passaro ,p 3 2 0 one that started the season. scratch-hitting at a gay .2.2 4 m ark. Joe T rosko, w h o is high on PartCoach Bob Partridge's charges Sikora. lb 5 I O Wilkes t eam s , for some reason ridge's praise list, is th e leading swatter with a .400 ma11k. A s t h e coach loaded the bases twice , onnce in Jo nes,p 2 0 I To tals 40 10 14 2 0 0 or another, have always been slow explained, J oe is not only a fin e batter, but a greatl y im proved back- t.he third annd again in the seventh Broody,p Totals 39 11 12 starters, but usually manage to sto p and abo ve a ll. a lOO per c.e nt team man . but were unabl e tQ deli ver th e pay202 212 002-11 Wilkes bounce ba ck. They are out to even Second batter among the regulars is Lenny Batroney who had hit off punch onn either occa sion. 140 300 110-10 ESSTC up the score, and · no fieid day is .333 ·,p rior to Thurs day. Two pitchers, Al Broody and Flip Jon es are hitpredicted fo r th e L ebanon Valley ting .50.0 and .333 resp ectively i n irregular pla te appearan ces, b ut no swatters. r egular besides Trosko and Bart is hitting .250 . Wilkes has g arn ered Coach Partridge is impressed 18 runs to the opposition's 47, yet has been outhit only 34-45. Which with ·th e ,work some of the n ew- leads to one conclusion, the Colonels aren't coming through in the Oni y one intra-mural softball licity g iven intra- mural play in· the comers to the squad. clutch es. Sy E van, who. took Joe Trosko's · 'Wilkes had left 54 m en on bases throug h the Ithaca ga m e, that's game was reported to th e Beacon Beacon s ports section. The games place at third- b,ase, has turned in -a lmost 11 m en per game and th ey hav e to come all t he way aro und to this week , even though, in spite of must be reJ>orted promptly to Art the weather condi t ion s , several Hoover, Student Intra-Mural Disom e fin e performances in the past · count. Third base is close, but no ceegar. ~ector, or to a n y member of .the few games . A lthoug h his hitting . F li p Jon es, also cam e in for a pat on the back from Partridge, games were played. n eeds ·some working on, the agile who aired confiden ce in the Kingston righthander. F li p pi t ched t h e only Th e Hawks, who are sporting a spo rts staff if the y a re to be propinfielder .has come up with some win and went the route in doing so. "The Quail" fee ls that Fli pp er w ill p erfec t record thus far, made it erly publicized . · n ear impossible sa ves in the hot be the mainstay for the r est of the season and is pinning a good deal two in a row in league competition · The Beacon is in t erested in iiicorner. of his hopes on him. a nd five straig ht co unting exhi bi- tra -mu ral sports and will be only Jack Richards, utility infielder, tions, ,by coming from behind in too happy to feature them, but it " ILLEGAL USE OF ADS" has p:roved that h e is a speed m erthe final frame to down th e En- can not write abo ut nothing . Hechant on the base paths and has W e noticed Sy Evan's picture in a L ewis-Duncan Sportin g Goods g ineers, 5-4, after trailing by thr ee suits sim ply must be repor t ed. made himself respected as a pinch- ad in th e Sunday Indepe ndent last week. And honestly, we had nothin g tallies going into t h e inning. Co-oper'a tion is a two -way thi11 g -Sports Editor. hitter. The T rucksvilie product has to do with it. Nor did Sy, to b e sure. Maybe it was some sort of a compliBob Dymond got cr edit for th e Beacuse of the number of t eams plenty of "get up and go" hustle ment. Evan, who has qualified as the all-rund m a n this year, having and should b e a m a instay in the seen service at third base, fi rst base and in right and left fi elds, obvi- win, goin g· th e full di st ance. Fire - entered a nd the available playing ou sly looks like a baseball player, too. Might even be able to collect works suppli ed by J oltin' Jo e Wilk (continued on page 4) next few seasons. ·and Jarrin' Jawn Bagonis , plus help Coach Partridge w ill send hi s som e royalties. There's only one r eason why we didn't thi nk of the a ngle from a from Gigi Elias a nd Hawkey Gross, charges into the three coming games with all hands able and publicity standpoint long a go . To u se a coll ege athl et e's name for com- gave th e late s urge enoug h st eam Wilkes BEACON College r eady to go. Three wins could be mercia l purposes is a violation of th e ECAC and N CAA policies govern- to overcome the losers' lead . SPORTS SECTION There has been some complaint a "ray of hop e" for a successful ing "amateurism" and could lead to the loss of eligi bility fo r th e athlet e. Friday, April 30, 1954 H er e's hoping it do esn't hap pen again. on campus about the lack of pubsea so n. L of HAWKS \VIN INSOFTBALL; NO OTHER REPORTS J �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 BEACON'S GRAB-BAG "Unde, what's a bachelor?" " Junior, a bachelor is a man who didn't have a car when he went to college." " Oh, mamma. I saw the nicest man today." " Who was h e, dear?" " He was the garbage man, mamn1a." " And why was he so nice?" "Well, h e was carrying a can of garbage over his head to the wagonn and while he had it over his head the bottom came out and the garbage fell all over him, and he j ust stood there and talked to God." * * * * * "What color dress are you wearing to the dance?" " Brown, I guess. We're supposed to wear something to match our date's hair." " I don't think I'll go." A man in 'T he Strand rushed up t he aiisle to the manager's office. " What's the idea?" he stormed, "letting a bear in the theater and why do I have to sit next to it ?" " A bear!" gasped the manager. "You must be mistaken." "Oh no, I'm not," was the retort. "Come with me." The two of them went back down the aisle, and sure enough, there sat the bear. "Is this bear yours ? " he asked crisply. "Why yes, he is," was the reply. "Now, list en," snap.p ed the manager, "what's the idea of bringing a bear in this theater?" "Well," replied the bear's owner, "he enjoyed the book so much, I thought h e might like to see the movie." kindergarten teacher over at University School. "I slept with Daddy last night," the teacher corrected. "Well, then," said the child, "you must have come in after I went to sleep." ***** Joe College decided to reform. He cut out smoking the first week. The second week he cut out drinking. He cut out women the third. The fourth week he cut out paper dolls. * * * ** St. Peter was [nterviewing applicants once at the pearly gates and came upon an especially young and pretty girl. "Did you, while at any time on earth, indulge in necking, petting, smoking, swearing, or dancing?" "Never!" she r eplied very emphatically. ""T hen why haven't you reported up here sooner? You've been dead for a long time." ** * * * Dur.ing a recent radio audienceparticipation program, the MC was interviewing a young lady contestant, who remarked, "My father and mother were in vaudeville. I was praotically born on the stage." FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1954 "Aren't you glad you actually Hawks vs. Gunners weren't," quipped the comedian. Tuesday, May 11: "What would they have done for Engineering vs. Beboppers an encore?" W eckesser vs. Crazy Cats Wednesday, May 12: Bio Chem vs. Gunners (continued from page 3) Idiots Row vs. Beboppers HAWKS WIN Thursday, May 13: dates, tea.ms are required to conEngineering vs. Crazy Cats form to the following schedule. Foul Balls vs. W eckesser Changes can be made by mutual Friday, May 14: agreement of both managers. SatBio Chem vs. Bebopper urday games can be ,p layed if aIdiots Row vs. Crazy Cats greed to by the managers. Monday, May 17: Friday, April 30: Hawks vs. W eckesser Bio Chem vs. Foul Balls Engineering vs. Foul Balls W eckesser vs. Engineers Playoffs to tie arranged. Monday, May 3: Crazy Cats vs. Hawks Beboppers vs. Gunners Tuesday, May 4: Bio Chem vs. Engineers Foul Balls vs. Hawks Est. 1871 Wednesday, May 5: W eckesser vs. Idiots Row Crazy Cats vs. Gunners Men's Furnishings and Thursday, May 6: Hats of Quality Bio ·C hem vs. Hawks Engineers vs. Idiots Row tt Friday, May 7: Foul Balls vs. Gunners 9 West Market Street W eckesser vs. Beboppers Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Monday, May 10: Bio Ch em vs. Idiots Row TWO COOL CATS were watching an old lady trying desperately to free her foot from the railroad tracks as the express train came closer and closer. Suddenly one cat looked at the other and said, "Dig that cra-a-azy 3D." THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop JORDAN has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR Your Wings are your Passport The traveling salesman found himself far out in the country. It was bed time, and ·he was very tired. On coming to a farm house, he stopped and as·k ed the farmer if there might possibly be a place he could sleep that night. The farmer frowned thoughtfully, then replied that he didn't have a spare room. However, if the traveler would like to go upstairs and .sleep with the red-headed school teacher, it was perfeotly all right with him. The salesman drew himself u p and said, "Sir, I will have you know that I am a gentleman." To this the farmer answered, "So is the red-headed school t eacher." ** * ** "If you give me a quarter, I'll t ell you what the iceman salid to ·mamma this morning." " Here, son; quick-what did h e say?" "He said, 'Lady, how much ice do you want this morning?' " Leon: Have you heard about my n ew book dealing with the sex life of the Indians? Peon: No, what is it called? Leon: The Lust of the Mohicans. "Me slept with Daddy last night," said the small child to the SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES for ,. WILKES DANCES a,t, at e · JOHN B. STETZ 't-Expert Clothier 9 E. Market St., W-B. /... \ ''\\)~,41-,.:: wherever you go • • • Your Air Force wmgs are your personal passport to universal respect and admiration. They're a sign-recognized everywherethat mark you as one of America's finest. • To wear them, you must win them ... as an Aviation Cadet. They come with the gold bars of an Air Force Lieutenant and earnings of over $5,000 a year! They come complete with the admiration of a grateful Nation. If you're single, between 19 and 26 ½, prepare to win this passport to success. Join the Aviation Cadets! For further information, fill out this coupon today. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ~---r--------···.~!>,.• • •"'" ~, . ,•" . CN1 AVIATION CADET, AFPTR-P-4 Headquarters, U.S.A.F. ' ~ Washington 25, D.C. ~ Please send me information on my opportunities as an Air Force Pi lot. Name .... .. ... ............... ....... ........ .... .. .... ...... ... ..... . Address ............. ... .. .. .... ...... .... .. .. .... .. .... .......... .. City .. .. .. ,.,.. ..... .... .... ,...... ., ... State .............. ..... .. ,.. � 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 April 30th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 April 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/1efbad1629841670eb056669e59585da.pdf 90ad2883185e3b50cac757517c66a8bb PDF Text Text Wilkes College Disappointment should be taken as1 a stimulant and never as a disappoint- · ment. Vol. IX, No. 24 A college education seldom hurts a BE man if he is willing to leam something after he graduates. FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA King-Queen Crowning Saturday Night Al Wallace, His Bass Fiddle, Band Students Get Chance to See Wilkes Mother's Day Tea 3 Debaters in Action; Dickinson to be This Afternoon at To Supply Music for Lilac Festival, The members of Theta Delta will honor their mothers 2nd Venture in 2 Weeks for Sophs Competition Next Thursday Evening Rho this afternoon, May 7, at the By T. R. PRICE The Wilkes College debating team will ~ngage the debat er s of Dickinson ,College in a dual debate n ext Thursday, May 14, at eight in the evening in the Wjlkes Lecture Hall. The subject of the debate, in creasing their trade with the I ron which Wilkes will take the affirma- Curtain countri es. tive side and Dickinson the negaThe Dickinson t eam, one of Penntive, will be : "Resolved: That the sylvania's consistently better deUnited States Should Adopt a Pol- bating t eams, coa ched by Dr. Irvicy of Free Trade." It is a Sll!bj ect ine Smith, has not m et the local of con siderable current interest in debaters this year, made a good view of the m essage · of the Presi- sho wing in the District Seven dedent to Congress concerning our bate eliminations against the disposition in world trade, and also trict winner, George Washington in view of the recent announce- University, inasmuch it was the ments of some of our allies to the only team in the eliminations to effect that they are considering in- defeat t he Washington debat ers. Cinderella Ball Next Friday; Lee Vincent to Serenade Lucky "Cindy"; Tickets Now on Sale By HELEN M. KRACHENFELS Once upon a time, t h ere was a fr iendl y little college, whose wisteria-and-ivy-covered buildings stood peacefully on the banks of a winding river. All during the fall and winter of the year, the students who .attended this college were diligent scholars ; the y applied themselves faJthfully to their books with never a though of cutting classes or idling away t h eir time over a coke or a cup of coffee in the cafeteria. (Please note, this is a fairy tale.) But in the spring of the year, ing of all the students. an astonishing change cam e over P erhaps th e Wilkes ca mp us isn't these once ideal students; they quite so romantic a s that described were more often , found strolling abo ve, but this year's Cinderella around the river bank, congregat- Ball promises to be every bit a s ing by a favorit e stone bench, (bet- enchanting a s any storybook fanter known as the "gravestone") or tasy. There will b e terrific dreamy just sitting in the sun, than in the music , by the Valley's top orchlibrary, where th ey really should estra, Lee Vincent, and r eally fan have been. Now what could have tastic decoration s, that will make •brought about this change in the you fee l a s if you are a ct uall y atstudents? It was just on e little t ending that n ever-to-be-forgotten thing-though not little at all to original Cinderella Ball that you them: the very biggest and most heard about in your nursery school wonderful event of the whole year days. was coming on May 14--the CinNo one will want to miss the big -0erella Ball! The thought of the event, and certainly not when they Ball was in everyone's mind, and hear that the tickets can •be purthere was no more ·p opular topic of chased for a w ee little $2.00! To conversation than this. make it even easier on Prince Ten of the most beautiful, Charming's wallet, a "no corsage" cha rming, talented girls in t he ruling has been made. So hurry, school had been chosen as candi- now and buy your tickets, ask your dates for the honor of the even- favorit e "Cindy" and be at the ing-Cinderella. All of the young royal palace (S. Franklin St.) at . ladies were eagerly anticipating nine o'clock sharp, May 14, to enthe Ball and wondering who would joy the •b est four hours of your bbe the lucky one. Since this was life ! a very democratic college, CinderDon't forget to vote for Cinderella was to be chosen by the vot- ella! Mother's Day Tea. The affair May is the crowning day. For the second time in two weeks will be held from 3 to 5 on the the sophomore class will present a dance with live music. The lawn of McClintock. Officers music makers for this gala affair, The Lilac Fesival, will be our Helen Brown, Naomi Kivler, own Al Wallace and his band. Ruth Dilley and Ellen Louise A great deal of student interest from 8 :30 to 12 tomorrow evening. Wint will pour. The followi ng people have been Co"chai rmen Pat Fox and ElJ.en Louise Wfot, together with the following committee chairmen have mad e the final arrangem ents: R efre shments, J eannette Perrins ; Invitations, Anita Gordon; Hostess, Jessie Ro derick; and Clean-up, Margaret Smith. The Tea has always been a success; but this year the gir ls will offer something n ew and different in the line of entertainment. For many weeks they have been collecting clothes dating from the late nin eteenth century up to the flapper era, and they will feature these creation s in a Fashion Show to remind the mothers of their own college days. The models include Justine Battista, Joan Shoemaker, Naomi Kivler, Gloria Drann, Jane Keib el, Angela Constantina, Pat Fox, Ellen Louise Wint, Connie Kamarunas, J essie Roderick, Natalie Barone, Pat McNellis, Nancy Brown, Phyllis Bloom, Lorraine Giacometti, Geil Laines, and Ph yllis Walsh. H elen Koelsch will b e moderator. It is unfortunate that the a ffair will be limited to Sorority m embers a nd their moth ers, for the show should prove to be a worthwhile spectacle for all t o see. IRC Awards Pins, Holds Elections Wilkes •Coll ege International R elations Club h eld its year-end banquet Thursday in the Kingston House. Service k eys w er e awarded to senior members Michael Lewis jr., club president, a nd E ugen e Scrudato. An honorary service k ey was ,p resented to Ralph B. Carey, Republican candidate for nomination to the state legislature. A former president of the Wilkes IRC, Carey wa s grad uated with a political sr:ien ce degree in 1948 and was admitted to the bar in 1951 following his g raduation from Dickinson Law School. New officer s for the year were invested at the dinner : Ronald Fitzg erald, president; Carl Kopines, vice president; Bar,b ara Grow, secretary; and Irwin Gelb , treasurer. Fitzgerald appointed Lois Long IRC chairman for the year, and Pearl Onacko, int er coll egiate confe r ence of government chairman. Guests of honor were Dr . and Mrs. Hugo V. Mailey; the doctor, This Sunday, May 9, Wilkes College will be host to parents h ead of the political science deand friends at the third annual Open House and Band Concert. partment at Wilk es. Dr. Mailey is Sponsored by the faculty of Wilkes, this affair has been most the IRC faculty adviser. Parent.s Party to be Held Sunday; Band Concert, Tour to .be Highlights successful in the past; last year attracting more than 500 guests. Under the supervision of the Deans, Mrs. Gertrude A. Doane and Mr. George Ralston, arrangements for Sunday's program have been completed. Guided tours of the campus will begin at 2 :30 P. M. from Chase Hall. At 4 the Wilkes College Band will present a concert at the gymnasium . After the concert, refreshments will be served, weather permitting, on Chase lawn. The women of Theta Delta Rho will serve. Faculty members have worked hard planning for this year'sParents' Day. Invitations were sent to the parents of each student at Wilkes , and the survey taken in this week's assembly proved quite favorable. So, plan now to join the many who will visit Wilkes this Sunday; an enjoyable afternoon is guaranteed to one and all. Economics Club Elects Tuesday Th e fo llowing students were elect ed offi cers of the \Economics Club for 1954-55. The officers are: Lou Steck, president; Carl Smith, vice president; Ch ester Miller, treasurer; Jean Dearden, secretary; and Bud Price, ·c oordinator of the Society for the Advancement of Management. has ibeen shown in the main attraction of the evening, the king and queen contest. A large number of vot es have been cast for the royal pair. If you did not lose your semest er blues last week-end at the soph s' successful struggle, you are sure to feel chip·per after atte nding the Lilac Festival. The identity of the royal pair is still a mystery, who knows YOU may be the king or queen. For the sum of 50 cents all this will be yo urs worki ng to make the affair a success : Publicity, Cliff Brautigan, Mickey P erlmuth, Gail Laines, Connie Kamarunas, Shirley Wasenda, Della Kin g; Refreshments, Pat Stout, Jessie Roderick, Bernice Thomas , H elen Krach enfels, Barbara Rog ers ; King and Queen, Joe Wilk, Nancy Brown, Dana Stein, Anita Gordon, Jim Benson ; Tickets, Joan Shoemaker, Mike Kennedy, J eannette Perrins, and Charles Acore. Manuscript Ready for Release; Will be Available al Library Desk By LEO P. KELLEY The Manuscript, the literary magazine of Wilkes College, is scheduled fo r publication on or abo ut May 7th. Copies of the magazine will -be available fr ee of charge to the students of Wilkes College. These .c opies may be obtained at the main desk of the library during next week through the remaining time of the c11rrent semester . The editors of the magazine have scripts to the magazine and exmade a sincere attempt to publish press r egret that t h ey could not a litera ry magazi ne that will re- use all of the excellent material fleet the best wo11k of Wilkes Col- that was submitted. In connection lege students and work that will with this thought, they would like be of interest to a wide audience. to remind you that there is any our judgment after reading this other year and another Manuscript year's issue of t h e Manuscript will coming up. determine t he success cir failure The editors look forward with of. their eff orts. plea sure to working with you aThe magazine contains poetry, gain and would lik e to add a note essays, short stol'fes, and other of enco uragem ent to those of you fe atures which should be of inter- who, for one reason or another, est to you . Some of the authors are : did not submit material to this isThomas K ell y, Esther Goldman, sue. The policy of the Manuscript Jam es Dull, Carol Gardner, Mar- will continue to be, as it has algaret Luty, R. B. Lewis, and many ways been in the past, to serve oth ers. you ,by p ub lishing t h e best literary The editors wish to thank all the eff ort s available within the student stud ent s who submitted manu- body of Wilkes College. STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS The Student Council met on Tuesda y to discuss final plans for the Cinderella Ball. N ewly elected members w ere invited to sit in on the m eeting , but they did not act in an officiaf capacity as yet. (Except to to be given tickets for the Cinder ella Ball - to sell!) Before th e dance plans were discussed, the matter of the election which is being conducted by the Sophomore class for their dance on May 8th, was brought before the co uncil. Some coun cil m ember s felt that the election, since it is open to the entire student body, sh oul d be conducted only with the permission of the counncil. A motion to that eff ect was made and carried. Since the soph omores have a lread y publicized their activity, it was the fee ling of the council that t hey be permitted to hold such an election. Concerning the Cinderella Ball, a discussion was held on the matt er of a no corsage ruling. A motion was made and carried , that such a ruling be put into effect. A r eport of the decoration com mitt ee was given by Russ Picton. Other committee reports were also presented . Mr. Partridge announced that the Education Department had requested the use of the gym on May 13, for a dinner. Since this is the evening before the Ball, and the time at which decorations are put up, the council passed a resolution to the effect that it looks with disfavor on the use of the g ym by the g roup at this time. Mr. P artridge will see if other arrangements can possibly be made. ATTENTION! The Director of Student Activities, Mr. Rob ert Partridge, is now sending out forms to all heads of departments in the faculty and all presidents of classes or organizations on campus, upon which he req uest s that they indicate the dates they desire to use on the 1954-1 955 Student Activities Calendar. These forms w,ill he sent out by the end of the present week or the fi rst of next week, and Mr. Partridge furth er requ ests that they be fill ed in and returned to him iby Friday of that week of at all possible. �2 WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College BEACON fioMEii,#s#iiooiiEPoiiiii •u############,.,.,.,.,.,.##,.,.,.,.,.####• GENE SCRUDATO By IRV GELB Many students have adopted a JACK CURTIS JE-1\N KRAVITZ scientific method for attending Associate Editors early morning classes after the usDALE W ARMOUTH ual trial and error m ethod. The Faculty Adviser punctual student allots a specific time for morning rituals and JACK CURTIS ART HOOVER Business Manager sca·m pers with the morning paper Sports Editor in the overstuffed briefcase to NEWS STAFF the n earest bus or .automobile. Mike Le.wis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Fronces Panzella The studious student approaches J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Pearl Onacko Thomas Kaska Walter Chapko Helen Krockenfels Natalie Barone the classroom and the door closes Margaret Luty Sally Thomas Gail Laines in regret to the futil e effort. The Margaret Williams Joan Shoemaker Austin Sherman timepiece is removed and the relic Jim Neveras Natalie Gripp Sheldon Schneider shows exactly two minutes to eight. Louis Steele Norma Davis Thomas Price Can there be a mistake? Lois Long Irv Gelb Marilyn Peters Many instructors begin their CIRCULATION BUSINESS classes on time but the bell system Bernice Thomas Barbara Tanski is unusual for an educational c·olBarb!ll'a Rogers Irene Tomalia • lege. Everything should be accomJan Eckell plished within a reasonable time, but the student is attacked by PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 a tiny goblin who collapses our A 1>aper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke:i College time schedul e. · Subscription price: •$1.80 ·per semester Homer heard the radio announcMember .. . . . . er in dreamtime, "this is five miIntercollegiate Press nutes past one, Wilkes College time." Editor-in-Chief EDO'OR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO SOMETHING TO CONSlDER ,Mr. Metcalfe's speech in last Tuesday's assembly was of the type we advocated earlier in the year. Mr. Metcalfe took a stand. Whether or not you agreed with him, you must admit he took a stand. For the first time in months, students were discussing an assembly program pro and con. Obv.i ously ,t hey were interested in what he said, which is an unusual attitude toward an assembly speaker. This fact should get the students thinking about future assem·b ly programs. Last week we received a letter to the editor from Mr. Louis Steck in which he asked the student body for suggestions concerning the improvement of assembly programs. We, of the Beacon, might then suggest having more speakers lik~ Mr. Metcalfe. We would like ,to see an assembly program in which both sides of various issues would be discussed. We are not sure such an idea is workable, but we offer it to the student body for consideration. BEACON'S GRAB-BAG The m embers of the hunting party had been asked specifically to bring only male dogs. One m ember however owned only a female and insisted on bringing her. To preserve the peace, the others agreed. They turned the hounds loose and the hunt began. The dogs were off in a flash and soon out of sight. The following hunters, confused bby the fast break-away, asked a neighboring farmer if he had seen the pack go by. "Yes," he replied, "and it was the first time that I ever saw the fox run fifth." We hear a bank examiner, somewhere in Australia, walked into a bank. There were no clerks, tellers, cashiers. Finally he looked out the back door-there in the shade of e. tree sat the four playing ,p oker. To teach them a lesson, he tripped the burglar alarm. They never moved, but · the bartender across the street came over with four beers. A bore is one who is here today and here tomorrow. * **** "What sort of part does Bill have in the play?" "A very emotional part. In the last act h e has to refuse a drink." ** *** Definition of a neurotic: A relatively stable individual wiith both feet firmly planted in mid-air. *** ** The difference between a married man and a bachelor is that when a -bachelor walks the floor with a babe in his arms .he is try dng to sO'ber her up. * * *** She: Darling, did you ever try selling vacuum cleaners? He: No, of course not. She: Well, you'd better start now; that's my husband coming up the walk. A Scotsman was leaving on a business trip, and he called back as he was leaving, "Goodbye all,. and dinna forget to take little Donafd's glasses off when h e isn't looking at anything." A sweet young thing was being shown through a round-house. "What's that thing?" she asked, pointing with a dainty parasol. " That's an engine boiler," replied the master mechanic. "But why do they boil an engine?" "To make the engine tender," replied resourceful Sam. C'N'C PLANS BANQUET by Frederick Krohle At their business and social meeting on Monday, April 26, in Chase lounge, the members of Cue 'n' ·Curtain discussed plans for ,t heir forthcoming banquet. At the banquet trophies will be given to the best •a ctress and actor and tp the best supporting actress and actor. Al-so, keys will be awarded to Carol Ann Gardner, Basia Mieszkowski, Nancy Brown, and John Williams. ·T he keys are awarded for obtaining fifty or more points in theater work. .At their meeting held last Monday, -Cue 'n' Curtain members held nominations for new club officers. W:ith the exception of Historian, all the nominations were immediately closed, and the voting will be done at the clUJb's meeting on Monday, May 10. As follows, the nominees are: Paul Shiffer, president; Carol Ann Gardner, vice prei.ident; Pat Stout, secretary; Fred Cohn, treasurer; and James Miller and Sheldon Schneider, historian. Also discussed were tentative plans for next year, among them the one act plays and some recordmaking news which at present is still top · secret . After the meeting was adjourned, entertainment followed, having been prepared by Pat Stout, chairman of the entertainment-at-meetings committee. Sheldon Sohneider read poems by This is a specific appeal for the weaker students. The library doors are a detriment to their ·health. The college should provide muscle pills or re.move the heavy steel doors. The doors have cractked glass, an influence for surgery, and the books aren't stolen from h'Ome libraries that the library needs a lock in the form of steel doors. * * ** * Beware! Beware! The alumni baseball team is reconditioning their ancient reflexes for the forthcoming alumni-student baseball game on May 15. * * * * ::C The speaker at the assembly program slightly annoyed Horner with his disregard for conservatism at our sedate •p rograms. The apparent novelty of finally listening to a speaker expound on his political beliefs stunned a great majority of students. Naturally, varied opinion eminated from cafeteria discussion, but the conclusive apex was again the presentation of a political speaker. Could the assembly committee schedule the •p rinciples in the forthcoming senatorial nominations for the district? The lilac-colored flowers around the library indicated that spring spreads beauty and that sweat shall pour from the brow. The li,brary attendants load their arms with books and fill the flask for the ghostly Saint Bernard dog. The third floor is an uncalculated distance. Have you ever carried one library book to the third floor? The library should have a dumb-waiter. The books would flow freely between floors and the staff would enjoy the invigorating spring weather . Dreams? Wait for the new library? There is an old ruling on campus that there are no corsages for the Cinderella Ball. Some students have always disobeyed this ruling from the student council. Their wishes curtail a limited spending account for the present time. If I wear a dinner jactket, should my date receive dandelions? Write your replies to Homer in care of the Beacon. All informative letters will be printed and a lovely bunch of ------- to the winner. The college has dandelions for a conservative price. Pick the •b ig ones, please. ** * * * Many ,people and students have wondered slightly about the author of this column. My name is at the top of this column. Remember your letters to the corsage problem. Ogden Nash, Carol Ann Gardner gave two monologues by Cornelia Otis Skinner, and Paul Shiffer, accompanied on the piano by John Williams, r endered ,several vocal selections. And to make the evening perfect, refreshments were sen,ed. Friday, May 7, 1954 Metcalfe: Dulles Has 2 Iieadaches: -Recession And McCarthy; Geneva to be Tough By T. R. PRICE The United States faces a first class di saster at the Geneva Con ference-a disaster due to the disunity of France, Britain, and the U.S. as well as the difficulties presented to Secretary of State Dulles at home In spite of this, declar:ed Mr. John Metcalfe, 'T uesday's assembly speaker, to the diplomats whom he has interviewed, the danger of an other global war does not j1ppear around the corner, and the main point of danger should a·ppear only if there is an untenable international in cident-an incident for which there are indeed several fit places in the world today, notably Berlin, and ·all the East. At Geneva, we face . possible dis- wish to run for President. Of aster not only becaus_e · our allies course, the. speaker continued, one hav e replied to our pr.q ~pected Far way of running for the presidency East defense plans with the mean- is to run sideways. Apparently ingless a nswer that -if Geneva fails what McCarthy is trying to do is they will "consider" them, but ·also to rally behind him the right-wing because in Washington Mr. Dulles elements of the GOP and take con attacked >b y his own ,party and so trol of the party, an action many bound hand and foot that he can moderates consider would be dis hardly move at Geneva. astrous, in view of the narrow bal A_t Geneva, stressed Metcalfe, we ance of power in Congress, and the will meet clever men, men against wounds McCa_rthy has inflicted whom we can do little with words- wounds not likely to h eal before nothing if those words are not the November elections. backed by the only language these Even the moderate Democrats men seem to understand-force. If Metcalfe stated, want the Republi we are not ready to fight, we can cans to have a chance to set forth win nothing at rthe conference some of their legislative program table. As it is, we meet these men feeling, perhaps, that it is a bad in a position already well nigh dis- thing for an administration to be astrous, with France ready to deal tossed out in only two years. on almost any basis for peace, jusSenator Fulbright (D-Ark.) retifying itself by the Korea truce. cently mentioned, said the speaker, There is no ' telling where this dis- that he didn't mind being called a aster may lead us. fool, but that if someone called him We can readily agree that we do a traitor h: thought_ h ~ had_a 1:i_ght have critical areas in the world to- to resent 1t. And 1t 1s with Just day, areas in which we may have such smears, ~etcalf: exp_lained, to fight at least a "police action" that McCarthy 1s te~rm~ his own type of engagement. We are then party asunder, causmg 1t to fear behooved to look behind ·t he di·plo- for the. co r_ning by-ele~ti?ns. matic scenes, and 0 ,b serve just In this light, then, 1t 1s perha~s where we are going in our foreign unfortuna_t~ _that the President 1s policy. not a pohtJc1an, but a great man, To do this, let us look at Mr. w:ho has ~een it be_neath his d~gDulles, w ho with reasonable free- mty as Chief Exec uti_ve to ?eal with dom to move should be able to ac- the sena~or from 'Y1scon~m. count well for himself. But the As Ch1e~ Executive, this may be danger is that he will not be able true of Eisenhower, but_ he co uld to move freely that he will be very well s_tep from this role to . d ' • take for a time that of head of the boun by 1ack of umty between the R bli p t d d l · th t . b d d b tt k f epu can·th ·ath r y an bl ea m a aho111ese a roa , an , y a ac s rom manner w1 e pro em . m · This non-intervention of the I~ attemptin~ to form a people's President is one reason, perhaps, policy, Dulles 1s ab)e_ to tell us, for Mr. McCarthy running rampant. r ea sonably, o_ur position, and he Another is the death of Taft, whose ?as ~one this regularly, speak- integrity was n ever questioned by mg with. confidence a~d support of even his worst foe, and whose passthe P resident. There 1s the closest ing has left in the Senate an unfillliaison between the two. ed vacuum. ·Unfortunately, perha·ps, this is Th ese, th en, perhaps, are the not all that is needed. We have put r easons why McCarthy has ·b een at least two headaches upon Mr. able to emplo y the tactics of our Dulles' desk-one economic, one po- . enemies, why it has become possilitical. ble for him to be called a demaThe former is the present reces- gogue. sion in certain areas of the nation, Unhappil y, McCarthy's influence and the possible dangers of its ex- is not only felt in this country, but tension. Moreover, the effects of as w ell a;broad, for the scandals any economic troubles in this c·o un- connected with him have caused try are trebled abroad, so that as much doubt, ridicule and confusion money for appropriations drops, in the rest of the world concerning the demand for it naturally be- the United States. comes greater. When Mr. Dulles has such tre·T he •political problem. troubling mendous obstacles with which to Mr. Dulles is difficult to describe, deal, it is no wonder that United with the Washington situation al- States foreign policy is headed for most confused as affairs in some disaster at Geneva - a disaster South American countries. This due mainly to Mr Dulles' own party headache or Dulles, Metcalfe de- in general, and, in part, to Senator clared, is one greatly due to Sen- McCarthy in particular. ator McCarthy. In view of these things, concludWhat, inquired Metcalfe, is Mc- ed Mr. Metcalfe, if we do not today Carthy trying to do? He has re- stand united, our whole foreign peatedly stated that h e does not policy will crumble into the dust. AM PUS ANDIDS C Dr. Vujica: I don't mind people who sJ.eep in my class; really it doesn't annoy m e. However, it IS a bit difficult to lecture to a class of sleeping people. Friend: What do you think of physiology? Dave Hoa ts: It's a chronic waste Dr. Vujica: Unscientific knowl- of good frog's legs. edge is that picked up at one's mother's knee-and at other joints. Dr. Mailey: .. . then there are courses that enable you to go out Dr. Rosenberg: (on the expecta- and be brilliant in conversation in tation of children supporting their the drawing rooms and salons of parents in their old age )-"Kids Wyoming Valley - or maybe I are a poor bet." should say saloons. Dr. Davies: I've sometimes been ,asked how to prepare for a final. Though we travel the world over to Of course, you realize preparation find the beautiful, we must carry it presupposes familiarity with the with us or we find it not. material. Emerson. �Wilkes Beats Huskies __ ··. ' 9-5 . . : . . Cofo~els Collect, COLONELS 14 ffl'ls; McNew s Relief. Saves Day * By lACK CURTIS ON THE ·ROAD FOR NEXT 2 * * * * * * * * * * The Wilkes baseball team continued its winning ways against nearby colleges, by slamming a pair of Bloomsburg T~achers College pitchers for 14 By AL JETER hits yesterday afternoon at Kirby Park to take win number three of the season, 9-5, over its arch rival. Lenny Batroney and Mel McNew paced the 14-hit upr is,ing, a fantastic barrage compared to most past games this year, with a double and triple res•p edively. The two produced six hits between them. Joining the hit-hungry aggregation in the savage blasting were Eddie Davis, Jo e Trosko and Jim Ferris, each of whom produced a pair of bingles. Lanky Lefty Joe Sikora limited the Huskies from down-river to 9 hits, bu.t had to receive help from McN ew in the seventh inning. McNew pitched superbly to get his team out of a tight spot. The Baltimore fireballer in from right fi eld to the mound, making his first appearance as a hurler since his arm gave out in the first game. The Colonel swatters jumped on Plymouth's ,Charlie Kwiat:Jkowski in the first inning and added ·a11other in the third. The fifth inning w as enough to send Kwiatkowski ·to the sho~ers. He was followed by 'Bob DiPipi of Old Forge, who •g.a-ve up two more the rest of the distance. Casper paced the losers with three hits. WILKES (9) Ferris,cf Richards,ss Aquilino,rf Bat'ney, lb-ss Troskb,c McNe..v;rl-p Evan,2b Davis,3b Sprau,3b Moss,11 Sikora;p-lb Totals ab r h BST-C '(SJ ab r h 3 3 2 Zat kowski,2b 4 O O 4 1 p .Casper,ss 4 1 3 1 0 1 Ctimens,3b 5 •2 2 5 l 3 Steinbach,rf 5 ,1 1 4 1 2 Starr,11 3 :0 1 4 0 3 Fisk,!! 3 O 1 44 21 O ctHdlcouth OO 2 Sliustack,cf 41 ·o O 0 0 0 Derk,lb 3 O1 4 0 l Mc:Cdrthy,c 1 0 0 3 0 0 Aurand,c 2 O0 - - Kkiat'ski,p 1 1 O 36 9 14 PiPipi,p 1 O1 Bloomsburg Wilkes Totals 36 5 9 003 000 200-5 101 500 20x-9 Diamondmen Dunked By Cortland, Hartwick Despite a couple of surprise hurlers, Wilkes went down for the count twice over the weekend. On F riday, Cortland shaded the Colonels, 3 to 1. A powerful Hartwick squad lowered the boom on Saturday, 13 to 5. The Partridge men started ahead in the Cortland battle by scoring the first run. Jimmy Ferris singl'ed and went to third on another onebaggel' by Batroney. Mel McN ew grounded to third, but the third sac.ker bobbled and Ferris scored. Cortland actually won the game in the second inning when they scored two runs on a home run by Steven, two singles, a walk and an error. Hank Keller started for the Blue and Gold·, but had to be relieved in the second ,b y "Lefty" Joe S~kora. It was Sikora's 'first time on the . mound this season for the Colonels, having 'h'etd down th'e ihitiai[ sadk in the first six games. Hartwick unlimbered its heavy artillery against the diamondm.e n, collecting 13 runs on 11 hits. The Indians started festivities in grand style by pushing four runs across in the fi'r st inning oh a grand slam homer by Jim Dubil. After Wilkes had closed the gap with three tallies of their own, Hartwick unl'e ashed five runs in the fifth inning to put the lid on the ball game. Flip Jones start ed for the Colonels but was forced to the sidelines after th e first inning due to a sore arm. Batroney, a shortstop by trade, r elieved and lasted to the fifth. Mel McNew cam e in to put out the fire in the remaining stanzas, markin g his first appearance since the season's opene.r . Susquehanna U. Host Saturday; A·I Cortland Tues. Wilkes hits the road for its, next two games hoping thaf strange scenery will be needed· tonic for the Colonels. Sattir, day's game will pit the Blue and JOE "Ty" TROSKO JIM FERRIS and Friend LE1ffi\'f :i3A:TRONEY TROSKO SrlLL fflP IATffiR; FiR ]jS, lll'TR:<J~f Pi:ESS F@R LEAD COLON ELS' IlIG fPiflRlE;i'.I E-T he top three bats men for the Wilkt!s ·basl!ballers so far this sea:soh are Joe Tros ko, '.L enny Batroney and Jim F erris, whose bats ·h a1v.e •llccotfnted for a lar -g"e portion ·of the rela:t;i',v,~ly 'f ew hits t he Colonels have produced. 1'r-osko, who ·leads ,the swatters with a 'fi'gur-e arbtr•nil .37'5, 'has lbeen in a slump recently, but it appears fo be only a temporary one. "Ty" 'is also tlr'e long-ball ·hitter of the club. Lenny 'Batroney, the mfmber three -man with a .280 mark hasn't been ,poking far this season, but with a good ilegr,ee Of consistency. He's trying ha·rd to live up to 'his promise, "I'll be ·hustling no matter ~ how we' re doing," which he made at the athletic b nctu et after I'ecei-ving the BE.kCON Athlete of f he Year and Howie ;Davis awards, and seems to b'e lloi'ng ·a good job this far. Jim Ferris, the fl -:et-foofel:l, roamer of t he pastures, screams "ou,ih" wn'ile the u-ittp lets loose with the lungs fo ·bdlo,v ~<lilt" fo ac'tioit at ·home plate in a recent game, as his '' friend'' the Muhlenberg- catcher di gs a mitt into his tniilsection. Jim, ·too, had been doing some "digging"-'--fro'rn third base but it was all in vain. A recent pie in the B;E ACON showed the soP'h flas h zooming home all alone, but t he above proves that even the fastest can be caught. Jimbo is belting around the .30.0 mark. l) il l\t l)IVOT§ By JACK CURTfS John Aquilino Praised For Fine Flychasing =============================-:2 SPORTS-MINDED THIEVES HAUNT "DEAR OLD WILKES" They say that interest in sports has boomed to a new high in the United Stat es in t h e las t year a nd many observers fee l t hat television has had a lot to do with it ( no, not couch wrestling). In the past year, Wilkes has been plagued with a numb er of untimely robbenies-and even in thievery the traces of a growing interest in athletics are refl ected. Last summer, a number of typewriters were stolen from the college. But th e next big thef t saw a decided swit ch to athletics. There probably is no relation between the two, yet there is that slim possibility that there is. Basketball equi pment disappear ed from the gym in large quantities and, then, even before baseball got underway, sports-minded ·c rooks toted away a dozen brand-new baseballs and bats, leaving the diamond squad without the basi c essentials of the game. As if the baseball t eam hasn 't bee n having enough trouble what with trying to win games this season, th e clincher came last week with the announ cement that some undoubtedly shady characters had sneaked into Kirby Park after dark and literally "lifted" home plate and the rubber slab on CURTIS the pitcher's mouil'd right out of the ground. Last reports had anxious college officials contemplating a try at nailing down the sod at the W est Side field. . same individuals, they should have enough equipment to start baseball As it stands now, if all these robberies were perpetrated by the and basketball teams - supplies 't o run a front office, too . Theft insurance on ball players seems to be the next logical move. A F ederal cas'e, mayb e? AMATEURISM-IT, TO'O, HAS A LIMIT A recent issue ·o f th e AiC'PRA S·p·o rts Bulletin, publication of the American College Sports Publlicity Directors Association, of which we are a member, brought to light just how easy it is for a reporter or •printer to change the m eaning of a sentence via that little slip-up that you never see. Under the headline "Statistics to End All Statistics," the Bulletin reported, and we quote: "The following item app'e ared in the Newport News (Va.) DAILY PRESS-'Twenty-fo ur athletes enrolled at Newport News (college) a:re among the 125 Virgins enrolled in the freshman class.' "Editor's Note: Thi s guy Homer Cooke (NCAA head) w ill stop at nothing!" Boy, how that would have looked in a story issuing_ a call for_ athletes. Something like, "Wanted-125 athletes-no prev10us experience n ecessary." Yes, amateurism, too, has its limits. See what we mean about those little sli p-ups. Just three littl e black letters ·led to a number of r ed fa ces, Should have read, "Virginians", of course. Joe Trosko, who incidentall y (in answer to sarcastic remarks) is not paying us to write his publicity, came up with a gem before one of t he r ecent games. F lip Jones, whose arm was slowly go,i ng dead (it did last Saturday at Hartwick) , was t elling Catcher Trosko that his drop mi g ht curve (continued on page 4) JOHN AQUILINO Man y Wilkes baseball fans, including several sportswriters allegedly in the know athletically, were pleasingly surprised last week as John Aquilino shone forth as a regular in lef t field. Th e Bayville, L. I. native has served as a util,ity man for three years and last week was put into left fi eld to sub for Jim Moss, who had been beaned. Aquilino, who was really using Moss' head to get ah ead (ow!), made several spectacular catches mu ch to the relief of frustrat ed f a n s in th e E ast Strouds'Ju rg game and then followed with several of the Yankee Stadium variet y (a la Cookie Lavagetto) in th e Cortland game the n ext da y. Several fa ns thought John, who had not bee n seei ng regular duty, was pla ying over his h ead (th ere we go a gain), but Coach Bob Partridge a ss ured them that Mr. Aquilino is one of his most dependable outfielders. "Only trouble with the guy is that he's a light hitter," the diamond m ento r explained. "A play- Gold against Susquehanna on the latter's home grounds, and next Tuesday will see the diamondmen journey to Cortland. Bo·b Partridge, th e ever hopeful, will have his pitching staff bolstered with the return of Mel McN ew plus Joe Sikora, McNew Ready McNew, one of last year's "old reliables" has been plagued ever since opening day with a real dead' a rm, The Baltimore flash gave the fli pper a real test last week in the Hartwick game and was pronounced ready to go. If his arm holds up, McNew should be a b ig help to Partridge for the remaider of the season. Colonel rooters were treated to a s urprise last week when Joe Sikora made his first trip to the mound this season against Cortland. The steady lefthander gave a good account of himself and Coach Partridge announced that the southpaw ace from Plymouth would see a good deal of action before finale day. With th e season just about half over t he Colonels can only boast of two first string men hitting abovethe three hundred mark. Cloutin' Joe Trosko leads the pack with. ,375. Trosko has been an all around m en all season and is currently enjoying one of his best years. Ferris Afire N ext in line with a .333 average is fl eet-footed outfielder, Jim Ferris , Starting slowl y this year, the Kingston speed boy caught fire in the last few games. Ferris has been a ball hawk in the outfield pasture a ll year as well as being a big man with the wood, Len Batroney holds down the number three spot in the plate power di vision. His average is a r es pectable .280. Lenny, one of the slickest fielding shortstops Wilkes· has ever had, show ed his versatile talents last week when he turned pitcher for a day against Hartwi ck. All is not bright on the horizon for Coach Partridge though. Two front line pitchers were temporarily removed from active duty last week via the sore arm rout. Hank Keller, this year's bad luck pitcher, was the first to go, in the game with Cortland. He is expected to be out of action for at least a week. Flip Jones, one of the two Colonel hurlers with a win credited to him, develop ed arm trouble in the Hartwick game to the extent that he had to be lifted from the game. It was reported that Jones will be on the sidelines for an indefinite per!iod of tim e. Moss Mended On the comeback trail, after suffering a nasty crack on the head, is veteran outfielder Jimmy Moss. Jim has been belting the ball all over the park during the last week and his batting average is a tremendous .500 at th e present time. Barring no more injuries, Moss is expected to see lots of duty in the remaining few weeks. JETER'S JOTTINGS: - Colonel baseball wars will cease three (completed on page 4) r Wilkes BEACON College SPORTS SECTION Friday, May 7, 1954 (continued on page 4) ,,__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ J �Friday, May 7, 1954 WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON 4 May 19 to be Red Letter Day Wilkes College blood donor day will fall upon May 1~, Mr. Robert Partridge, Wilkes Director of Student Activities, announced W ednesday. Donations will be taken at the regular blood bank establishment in the American Red Cross building ·on the east side of South Franklin 1Street (just a few doors down, and on the opposite side of the street, from Sturdevant). Blood donor registration forms may be obtained from club or the class presidents, or from Mr. Partridge. In the past, Partridge noted, there has been considera,b le competition among the various campus clubs for the honor of donating the highest number of pints, the honors going in recent years to the Biology and Letterman's clubs, and Partridge declared that h e fully expected to see the students exhibit t he same willing spirit in this month's drive. · Engineers Blast Weckesser, 13-1 DIKE DIVOTS BOB DYMOND JOINS HARMONAIRES QUARTET A third athlete has joined the popular local quartet of Wilkes Last week the Engineers blasted students, the Harmonaires. He W eckesser 13-1 in an intramural is Bob Dymond, a member of the softball contest. Paul Maslousky, football team for three years, shifty righthander, went the com- who is the new bass of the fur men of note. plete route allowing only one earnTenor Norm Chanosky is also ed hit. Dinner and Nemchick hurl- a member of the grid team and ed for the losers, Dinner taking the · Jack Curtis, lead, plays soccer. loss after being relieved in the fifth Dick Gribble, baritone and guiwith the score 4-1 · against him. tarist, is expected to join the Second baseman Paul Gronka slam- other three on t he Colonel sports med a home run in the fourth to scene n ext fall. He has notified break a 1-1 tie and put the En- Coach Bob Partridge that he will gineers ahead. The Engineers then report for soccer. added a homer by catcher Don PaDymond had his initiation uncropis. W eckesser got its only run der fire with the singing group in the second when Dinner crossed last week at Meyers High the plate on an error. This makes School auditorium, in a minstrel the Engineers' record two wins and sponsored by the St. Joseph's a single loss. The loss was to the Monastery. Hawks who won out in the last frame after trailing 4-2. FLYCHASER er I'd call a must on my team .though," he continued. ATTEND CINDY BALL John, who is a resident of McClintock Hall, men's dorm, where NEXT WEEK he rooms with Bonzo Fay, seems to ha ve that little ..extra hustle, ac- and his curve might drop, but advised Joe not to worry aibout it. Curly turned away with that disillusioned look on his face and uttE!red these wise words to, a cluster around the Wilkes bench, "That's what I like about cat.ching-full of surprises." "Ah, well," he added with a sigh, "live dangerously, I say." Never a dull moment in Wilkes athletics, even when the Colonels are losing. cord1ng to his coach. Partridge explained to a group after the Cortland game, " he's admittedly not a 'natural' athlete, but he makes up for it with . a neverceasing hustle." · "John's the type of ballplayer I like to watch. He makes you feel good and you're proud he's on your t eam," he summed it up. A. fine tribute. campus at Selinsgrove is rated as one of the nicest in the state . .. Beside that, there is a ball game starting at 1 :00. Why ·Jlot get a breath of fresh air, ·you with cars; bring a friend, or anything. Rumors reaching us say that Jim Moss enjoys being hit on the head. Seems to help his hitting, or flattens the ball, or splits bats, or something an yway . . . Just a rumor ya know, not a license to go gunning after Jimmy with heavy, blunt instruments; he's out of season. The Neil Turtel fan club, consisting of Neil Turtle, or is it Turtel, threatens us with violence if the boy's name does not reach print. What is it they call him now - "Mr. Batting Practice" or something like that? JETER'S JOTTINGS days earlier than planned. The last game with Susquehanna has been canceled due to the fact that both schools have final exam~ on that day . . .Can't they think of a better reason! 1 Bob Partridge tips us th at the trip to Susquehanna this Saturday will be well worth while for people that enjoy scener y. The A PAPER FOR THE HOME . . . SUNDA.Y INDEPENDENT The Most Complete Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION WEEKLY FEATURES JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** 9 Wes t Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 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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. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1954 May 7th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 May 7 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/5f1e4eda0587f22dcb3cb78ab754f02d.pdf ea7c06a873f60fb72d3d655cd7c705c7 PDF Text Text Booters Open Saturday, Gridders Drill See Stories On Page 5 WILKES The Community College, Serving Wyoming Valley And The World Vol. X, No. 1 ~ -WILKES COLLEGE - THE BEACON ~Beacon Covers The Campus From Comer To Comer Week After Week WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Over 300 Enroll TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1954 Freshman Class See Story On Page 2 Latesl Addition lo be Called Harding House; Will Provide New Meeting Place of Campus By JACK CURTIS The newest addition to Wilkes College, Harding House, 141 South Franklin Street, in which will be housed a snack bar primarily for use by day students and faculty, is slated to open late this week, it was announced over the, week-end by Dr. Eugene S. Farley, president of Wilkes. Dr. Farley told the BEACON in an exclusive interview that the house, the former residence of the Harding family for 175 years, had been purchased by the college last June from the Harding estate. The purchase price was not disclosed. The new snack bar will replace the cafeteria, rear of Chase Hall, as the gathering place of day students. Dr. Farley explained that the growth of the dormitory population forced the switch . of the dormitory dining hall from Sterling Hall to the cafeteria. Na tu rally, with the switch, another building had to be provided for day students and faculty. Members of the college maintenance staff worked most of the summer renovating and remodeling the interior of the structure. A beautiful interior resulted and work on the outside of the building, middle of the block on South Franklin Street, is scheduled for the near future, it was revealed. The floors of the five-room snack bar are green and white checked tile and the walls are finished in green with white and pine woodwork. On the first floor are three rooms with tables, the rear room housing the actual snack bar. The kitchens are at the extreme rear. A room in which smoking will he 1>ermitted is on the s econd floor front. It will also have tables as did the sernnd fioor of the cafeteria. Also on the second floor is a faculty dining room. Gilbe rt McClintock, chairman of the Wilkes hoard of trustees, stated Saturday thai the building would officially be known as HardBeacon Photos ing House. Funds for furnishings and named after the family which resided in it for 175 years. Lowof the buil~ing were provided . by er left photo shows Beacon staffer Jerry Elias, who helped renovate CA tty: M,\Slmtock a nddMd rs. hMt ananf . . . . . · , urtm -, msor, gran aug er o the mterwr of the bmldmg, m the doorway between the rear room Judge Harding, who built the house and the kitchen. Elias IJOints to the actual location of the actual 175 years ago. The home is a landsnack bar, which had not been constructed at the time of the 1>hoto. mark of Wyoming Valley as are A beautiful interior has been laid out in a theme of green and white several other Wilkes buildings. with pine trimming by the college maintenance crew. (continued on page 2) *** CAMPUS GATHERING SPOT-Three views of the newest addition tu Wilkes, Harding House. The new acquisition, which will serve as the "eat.in' and !E<' ctin ' '' place for Wilkes students was remodeled over the summer aud is ready for use this week. The to1> photo shows the front room, which features french windows, cafe style, will probably be one of the most popular spots on campus. Bottom left shows the front view of the building at 141 South Franklin Street. It was purchased by the college from the Harding estate I �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 2 Tuesday, September 21, 1954 CLASS OF 1958 ONE OF LARGEST Curlis Appointed Beacon Editor, Falk, Onacko Assistants; Jeter Sports Boss; Hoover Biz Manager Dr. Eugene S . Farley last week announced the appointment of the Beacon staff for the school year 1954-55. The announcement came just in time for several members of the staff to get busy in producing the first issue of the student publication. Named as editor was John D. Curtis, native of South WilkesBarre and presently a resident of Ashley Hall, boys' dormitory. Assistant editors appointed were Ivan Falk, Kingston, and Pearl Onacko, r esident of Askam. The editorial staff was completed with the appointment of Allen J eter, Ventnor, N.J., native and a resident of Ashley Hall as sports editor. Arthur Hoover, of Newport Town ship, was returned to his post as busin ess manager of th e Beacon. Curti s, Hoover and J eter are senio rs, and Miss Onacko and Falk Freshmen were advised to set are me mber s of the junior class. th eir goals high by· Dr. Eugene S. Three Year Man The n ew editor of th e Beacon has Farley, president of Wilk es, at the written for the paper for three annual luncheon held at the Hotel years. "Jack" was sports editor Sterling Friday as the wind-up of for two years and last year served as an a ssistant editor. A graduate the three-day orientation period. of Meyers High School, Curtis is Equally important, he asserted, is a candidate for a bachelor of sci- to reach the goal step by step, doence degree with a major in secon~ ing each task well. It is not enough dary education. He is also a mem- to be content •just "to get by." Speaking of his summer tour ·of ber of the Sunday Independent ediEurope and the Near East, Dr. Fartorial staff. Falk gained considerable experi- ley pointed to the contrast among ence in the Army as an editor of Near East nations, where some the Wurzburg Post Argus in Ger- countries are facing continuing many, a tabloid similar in style to "decadence and drift," while others the Beacon. He has taken a num - are moving forward dynamically ber of journalism courses at Wilkes to become vigorous new nations. and has shown himself a bright Much of the difference depends upprospect for t he news paper world. on the social conscience of the peoThe other assistant editor, Pearl ple, and what they are willing to Onacko, has been a m ember of the do to accomplish these ends. paper's staff for two years and one Concluding, Dr. Farley advised of its most consistent contributors. the new comers to develop a "creed In addition to work for the Wilkes of social conscience" which will not paper, she has been editor of the only a ssure impetus for their own Hanoscript at Hanover Township betterment, but will enhance the High School and authored the welfare of all. school's high school notes for the Dr. Farley's personal w elcome Sunday Independent as a senior. to the large freshman group conCaught On Fast cluded th e luncheon at which masJ eter is a relative newcomer to te r of ceremonies Robert E . Moran, t he newspaper field, but one who band leader and composer of the has made ra pid strides in a short jazz ri ff, led th e gro up in a song t ime . He wrote for hi s h igh sc ho ol fest and coached t hem on th e trapaper in Atlantic Cit y, bu never ditiona l \\ ilk es songs . g a ve wr itin g a e ri ou · thoug ht un t il he r eturned fr om hi s second hitch in the Army, dur ing which I LATEST ADDITION he wa. wounded in Kor ea. La st se mest er . he began writing sports (continued from page 1) and quic-kly earned the job as sports Dr. Farley also discussed the ed itor for t his year. possibility of obtaining a new teleHoover was active on his high vision set for the second floor room school newspaper at Newport and and stated, "We think we have prohas proved an efficient business vided an attractive place for the manager of the Beacon. A senior, students to meet and eat. We have "Art" is also the president of the gone to great expense to do so." Wilkes Student Council and an acThe new building is expected to tive man about campus. His work be the bee hive of activity on the is cut out for him this year, for ever-changing Wilkes campus. with an enlarged paper, the adverMrs. James Brennan and her tising will increase-meaning more staff will be in charge of the snack dollars , a better paper, and, more l bar. Fred Wall, dormitory chef, work for the business manager. is now based in the cafeteria. BEACON STAFF .MEETS THURSDAY - INVITATION The ed itors of t he Beacon invite all students interested in a n y phase of new spa1>er work to attend the first staff meeting of the year, which will be held in the Lecture Hall Thursday morning at 11. All staff me mbers, who wish to continue working on the paper, as well as a n y other persons, freshmen included, who are interested in getting a start in journalism, s hould attend the meeting. . The editors make it clear t hat no previous experience is necess ary. A journalism workshop is planned a nd courses will be offered this year to aid in grooming future writers. ! Newcomers Highly Praised 16 Were Senior Presidenls, 54 Gained Academic Honors . One of the largest freshman classes in Wilkes College history-some 300 young men and women-embarked on college careers yesterday as classes for the 1954-55 school year officially opened. The Class of 1958 is the largest first year class since the post-World War II boom years in college, when veterans sent college enrollments zooming, at Wilkes as well as throughout the nation. The new class was officially welcomed to the college last Wednesday by Dean of Men George F. Ralston. The n ew Colonels then embar k ed on a three-day orientation program, which w ill be followed with a regular fres hman orientation program of several weeks . Highly Regarded Indicative of the academic standing of the freshman class and the college are statistics revealed by Acting in hi s capacity as ·the top John Whitby, college reg istrar and r epresentati ve of th e Wilkes stu- director of admissions. Whitby dent body, Student Council Presi- stated that 39 of th e incoming frosh dent Arthur Hoover yesterday is- were valedic_tori_ans, ?alutatoria_ns,. sued a statement of welcome to or ranked third _m th ell' g~aduat~ng the incoming freshmen. classes at thell' respective high H d . I h schools. oov:r state m a re ease to t e Of the group, 16 were presidents. Beacon· of their senior classes and four "You are en~ering upon a_ new I were student council presidents. career,. one wh1c~ I know will be To add even more promise to the filled with many Joyous events. You incoming group as it begins its first. are no:w a member o~ a college tha:t week of classes as a whole, 54 rnernhas laid th e foundat10n for a glon- hers were on high school academic ous future, ~ future that you, as honor rolls. freshmen, will create and share. Big Difference "And so, frosh, welcome! The new students are finding"Each year, as a new freshman even the early stages of college life class enters the College, the Stu- vastly different from anything they· dent Council selects a tribunal have previously encountered, it was. which designates certain customs reported by various members of for its members to follow. Such the class. They are finding that customs have been set for you- there is absolutely no let-down in and you are not to follow them in the college routine, especially in a haphazard fashion. Freshman Week. " I hope you will consider these Ah, to be a Frosh, again. (And customs as an integral part of your .where is the nearest psychiatrist?} change from high school to college. Remember! Next year you will have the opportunity to initiate the freshmen. LEO P. KELLEY "Therefore, let us all resolve that (Special to the Beacon) these customs will be carried on KINGSTON , N.Y.-Leo P. Kelley, in your class and future classes so Wilkes College junior of Kingston, that we can establish firmly the Pa., received one of the top prizes spirit of Wilkes College, not only Class advisers for the following in the "IF MAGAZINE" $2,000 col- as a college but as an Alma Mater." year were announced yesterday by lege science fiction contest, it wa.s The student council prexy also the office of Dr. Eugene S. Farley,. announced re cently by James L. pledged all possible support by him- Wilkes president. Quinn, magazine editor. self and the council of the freshm en Dr. Harold W. Thatcher and Dr .. Kelley, a member of the staff of and their class as a whole. Charles A. Reif will serve as guid-· the Manuscript, Wilkes literary ing hands for the freshmen. Both publication, won third place in the have served in the same role-pronational contest which attracted en- has written for the Beacon on a tectors of the newcomers- a numtries from every section of the number of occasions, first read of ber of previous years. country. the contest in this paper. Several Alfred S. Groh and Cromwell E . Seven winners were named and articles· forwarded to the Beacon Thomas will be advisers to the· the winning stories will be publish- by the magazine were published sophomores; Joseph G. Donnelly ed in subsequent issues of "If", and Kell ey first read of the contest and Joseph H. Kanner will advise starting with the December issue. in this space. the juniors and the Class of 1955, First prize went to Andy Offut, F eeling happy at having helped the seniors, will be guided by Weljunior at University of Louisville, Leo find out about the writing com- ton G. Farrar and another adviser and second was won by Jack N el- petition, the Beacon offers sincere to be appointed, in their most imson, senior at Brigham Young Uni- congratulations to another member portant year of college. versity, Prevo, Utah. of the student body who is h elpingRobert W. Partridge, director of EDITOR'S NOTE-Kelley, who his Alma Mater as he goes on to student activities, stated after Dr. make a name for himself. Farley's announcem ent, "-Close cooperation with class advisers is the best insurance against failure of class activities." Intelligent and s y m p at h e· tic counsellors all, the advisers stand ready to be of assistance to their "Skinny" Ennis will be on hand Hugh, J ea nn ett Perrins, Carolyn respectiv e classes as well as other to pro vide his inimitable brand of Selecky, Leona Goldberg. Tickets, students. humor to the gala affair. Robert Ichter and Joan Shoemaker, Wilkes College will offer the R e f.r es h men t s W1-11 b e serve d an d . chairmen, . Hel en -Koelsch, Lena Mis- courses li sted below for in-service Elementary Social Studies, Three the dance is expected to get the son, ~1s Jones, Pat Stout, ~arga~- teachers during the fall semester. hours, Tuesdays and Thursdays 8club-sponsored season off to a fine 1 et Sm1_t~, Irene Yastr~~sk1, Mant t Ad · · 'II b 35 t lyn W1lhams, Ellen W1tiak, Nancy Those interested in any of these 9 :30 p.rn.; Education 239 - Teachs ar · misswn WI e cen s Beam, Mary Zavatski , and Doris courses may contact Stanley Wasi- ing of Elementary School Science, per person. Merrill. leski at Chase Hall, 1·84 South Ri- Two hours, Monday, 6-8 p.m.; Education 24 3- Health and Physical ver Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Co-chairmen of the affair are Publicity committee: Irma BianRegistrations will close on Sept- Education in Elementary School, Doris Merrill, secretary-treasurer Three hours, Tuesdays and Thurs of the club and Chuck Adamek, coni, Ell en Witiak, JoanZawoiski, ember 22. Mary Morey, and Jack Curtis . Courses include : Education 100 - days, 6 :30-8 p.m. vice-president. American Public Education, One Joe "The Sweeper" Trosko, will hour; Education 205 -Secondary NEW LIBRARY HOURS Dr. Eugene S. Hammer, head of the Wilkes education department, be f eatured as chairman of the Curriculum, Three hours, Saturday, The hours that Kirby Hall will and John Carr, professor of educa- clean-up committee. Art Hoover 9-12 Noon; Education 212 - Visual be open to ser ve the student body and Howard "Skinny" Ennis have Education, One hour, Wednesday, tion, will act as chaperones. include: Monday through ThursCommittees include: refresh- charge of entertainment. 8-9:3-0 p.m.; Edueation 214 - Guid- day-8 a.m. to 9 :30 p.m . .. Friday Dr. Farley Urges Hoover Welcomes Freshmen to Aim Class of 1958, High in College LEO KELLEY WINNER Asks Cooperation IN 'IF' MAGAZINE FICTION CONTEST The Wilk es College "club season" g et s back into full swing Friday night as th e Education Club, one of the most active groups on campus, spo nsors th e Ed-Club Hop at the college gymnasium . Dancing will be from 9 to 12 with music supplied by the J erritones. It will be the 'Tones' first appearance at Wilkes and reports say the outfit is solid from the initial downbeat. J erry Stone, piano man and a Wilkes freshman, h eads the group which also sports Danny Metroka on drums, Bill Figart, trumpet, all Wilkesman, and Joe Perez, student dance director at (and you pardon the expression) King's. The group will stand (some m embers sit) ready to play all modern, jazz, Latin-American and m ents, Glenn Phethean, chairman; Oh, yes farm er dance music. Pat Fox, Dorn Varisco, N eil Mc- ATTEND. I 'CLASS ADVISERS SET FOR COMING YEAR BY PRES. FARLEY College to Offer Special Education Courses This Year FRESHMEN MUST ance, Two hours, W ednesday, 6-8 p.m.; Education 236 - Teaching -8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ..Saturday! to 4 p.m. �BEACON EDITORIALS- Wit.haul Fear or Favor Beacon Photo by Jerry Lind FROSH AWAIT FATE-A likely looking group of freshmen stands casually on the steps of ivybedecked Chase Hall just before the beginning of stiff Freshman Orientation rules. You'll notice t he unworried looks on the faces of the newcomers to Colonellaud. Seek out the same fro sh now and look-college reall y matures-they've got Jines on their faces already. The Tribunal, Wilkes high court of law, is waiting to deal with the " bea nie bearers" if they step out of line, The pictured scene just goes to prove that the man was ri ght when he said, "Wilkes is the friendliest campus in the world." An y comments frosh? * * * * * * FRESHMAN HAZING BEGINS, OINKS, TIES COLOR CAMPUS By DALE WARMOUTH The blue ·and gold freshman dinks, with well over 300 specimens beneath, will be bobbing ~long South River and South Franklin Streets these days as the class of '58 takes its place at :he halls of ivy in Wilkes College. Lying in wait wll be their big brothers and sisters, all of .vhom have expressed willingness and eagerness to aid and assist the frosh in making the transi- A free and courageous press is part of the heritage of every ~merican_. It is a heritage that is almost as old as the Republic itself. Without complete and accurate infonnation of the activities of his government, on the state of the nation, and on the outside world man cannot offer intelligent criticism or poll an intelligent vote.-Neil MacNeal, Without Fear or Favor. This statement from a book by Mr. MacNeal, former editor of the New York Times, also holds true in college life with regard to college newspapers. The college paper must act as a two-way street-an informer_ ~etwe_en the studen!s, their families and the faculty and admm1strallon. It must, hrst, be the voice of the students. 1t should also be included as an integral part of the college public relations program, both interned and external. Therefore, the policies of the college and the paper should be closely knit. . The P;IP_e r mu_st, t_hough, be given a free hand to operate and to fulfill its obhgahons, of nature, to its readers, the majority of whom are students. This Y_ear at Wi~kes, there will be such a policy. Dr. Eugene Farl_e y, Wilkes president, and the editor have both expressed a desire to create a Beacon which will act as that "two-way street." . . The staff of the Beacon is aiming high-possibly higher than 1t w1l~ reah. It ~op~s to I?ublish the best newspaper in the history of Wilke~, and 1t thmks 1t can do it. Its ability to do so depends on two thmgs-luck and close co-operation with the student body. And after all, the paper is of, by and for the students. Newspapers have distinct personalities lust as people do. The editors help to mold that personality and they are influenced by their readers. So, actually, at least to a degree, the college paper is, a 1.'eUeetion of the over-all personality of the student body, A newspaper is a living thing. As M. MacNeal put it so ably, it is "a living, -throbbing thing that its staff can feel and know." You can love a newspaper, too, as you might love a ~cg _or a horse. MacNeal concluded that if you cannot feel the hfe ~n a paper you should not be on the staff. But if you can feel 11, you are condemned to a life of journalism. Perhaps it is because life can be felt in a newspaper that we often refer to a paper or parts of it as "our baby". Then the old saying qt the end of the day is, "let's put her to bed," also indicative of tha-t feeling of life. The Beacon this year is interested in having on its staff people who are genuinely interested in a real paper-yes, a living paper. Writing for the Beacon should not be a chore, but rather a pleasant task from which true satisfaction is derived. In extracurricular activities, the Beacon should come first for those who wish to pump the lifeblood-copy-into her. The editor hopes that the enthusiasm ·of the ·editorial staff, only recently appointed, will be matched by student body. The paper needs a large staff, the bigger .the better for all concerned. To those truly interested in contributing and learning via the Beacon, an invitation to join us is sincerely extended. We'll work -t ogether in a common fellowship. . To the student body and administration ••• We hope the Beacon will be everything you wcmt in a college paper this year. . -Curtis, Editor ;ion from high school to college )Y enforcing some 16 rules, all in ;he interest of academic achievenent. Seeing that these regula;ions are to be carried out to the The following is a list of activi- OCTOBER iest interest of the yearlings will ties and the · dates requested for I-Dance Lettermen's Club ie an august body of soft-hearted them by various campus organiza2-Soccer, Rider, Home nen and women who have been Football, Lebanon Valley at tions: :hosen for their loving kindness Home (Tentative) md devotion to humanity. 4-6-Cue 'n' Curtain, One Act FALL, 1954 SEPTEMBER Plays In charge of t hese sessions of 15-19-Freshman Orientation, Gym Sept. 20: Classes Begin 8-Wiener Roast, Biology Club ;weetpess and light is a panel which Oct. 29: Mid-semester grades 15-Freshman Reception (A-M) 9-Soccer, Lafayette, Away .ncludes: Dick Carpenter, judge; Nov. 8-13: Pre-registration for 16-Freshman Registration Football, Ithaca, at Home Tesse Choper, prosecuting attorney; spring semester Freshman Reception (N-Z) 12-Soccer, Bucknell at Home }lenn Phethean, defense attorney; Nov. 11 : Armistice Day observ15-Square Dance, Chemistry 17-Upperclass Registration Terry Luft, bailiff; and Bob Hontz, ance, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m . Club Freshman Luncheon .vitness. It is reported by the Nov. 24: Thanksgiving recess 16-Soccer, ~rape vine that these eminent per18-Come and Meet Us Party, begins at noon Football, Bloomsburg, Away ;onage_s spent the summer with an Student Council Nov. 29: Thanksgiving r e c es s 18-Social Meeting, I.C.C. ild established service organization 19-Reception for Parents of ends at 8 a.m. 22Sport Dance, Junior Class :all ed Murder, Incorporated. Known Freshmen Dec. 18 : Christmas Holidays begin Wiener Roast, T.D.R. 111 over cam pus as the Kid-Glove 20-Classes begin at 8 a.m. 23-Football, Trenton at Home at noon [(ids, are the two mayhem-minded Jan. 3: Classes reconvene at 8 a.m. 24-Sport Dance, Junior Class Soccer, Alumni ;ergeants-at-arms, Bill Farish and Jan. 17-25: Final examination pera nd Education Club 29-Mid-semester Grades ~eil Dadurka. iod Dance, Biology Club 25-Soccer, Elizabethtown, at .l Willing to weigh all evidence im30-Soccer, East Stroudsburg, Home SPRING, 1955 ?artially before finding the cringAway 29-Freshman Tea, Biology Club Jan. 28 : Registration for sprinr _ng and hapless offenders wanting .vill be a jury composed of certain _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ ______________ semester Jan. 31: Classes begin at 8 a.m. iemure yo ung misses, Irene YaMarch 11: Mid-semester grades ;tremski, Irene Goliash, Lena Mis"March 21 • 26: Pre-registration ;on, Joan Zawoiski, Irene Scheihfor summer and fall semesters _ng, and Phyllis Walsh. Except March 25: Annual Careers Con:or the fact that three bear the ference ;ame given name, the only thing April 5: Easter Holidays begin ;he girls have in common is the at 5:00 p.m. n emory that they too were freshChanges in the tax laws embodied Wilkes College and the Public April 12: Classes reconvene at nen once and this is their year for in the Internal Revenue Code of Service Institute of the Department 8:00 a.m. :evenge. 1954 are apparently much more of Public Instruction of PennsylvaMay 21 : Classes end In reviewing the list of lovely complicated than most people close nia will cooperate again this year May 23-June 1: Final examina;ea-drinking people bent on a c- to the subject a nticipated. to offer an evening course designed tion period :omplishing justice a.t all costs, to acquaint magistrates and jusFrom the great number of inMay 30: Observance of Memo, ,:tswriter Al J eter commented quiries, it is apparent that the tax tices of the peace with the intimate rial Day. No examinations sche1 a certain light in his otherclinic to be sponsored by the North- knowledge of duties, procedures and duled June 5: Baccalaureate ,,dull eyes, "THAT'S a nice eastern Chapter of Certified Public techniques in magisterial work, it Accountants and the Commerce and was announced yesterday. .June 6: Commencement reported that the freshman Finance Department of Wilkes will Cla.sses will be held at the college notto, to be chosen shortl y, meet a great local need. each Tuesday evening at 7 for a obably be: The clinic is slated to run five period of 24 weeks and will begin Department. Francis W. Murphy, Alderman Saturdays starting on October 16 on September 28, according to a ·Hair toiiay, gone tomorrow. and will feature experts from statement by Dr. Hugo V. Mailey, from the second ward of Wilkes"lis locks are' shorn, (continued on page ii) chairman of the Political Science Barre will conduct the course. 'uch to his sorrow." Activities Schedule for Year · College Calendar CPA Group to Run Clinic at Wilkes Starting October 16 Area Magistrates To Study Local Government Here O'TOOLE ISSUES CALL FOR YEARBOOK STAFF Cathal O'Toole, faculty adviser to the Wilkes yearbook, Amicola, yesterday told the Beacon that applications for posts on the staff of the publication will be accept• ed starting tomorrow. A number of editorial posts, including editor-in-chief, as well as business positions are open to interested students. Letters of application, stating past experience, if any, and other pertinent data, should" be forwarded to the Wilkes Board of P ublications, care of Mr. Welton Farrar. - WILKES COLLEGE - Beacon A newspaper published each week of the regular school year by and for the students of Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Subscription: $1.80 per semester. Editor ........ ...... ...... John D. Curtis Asst. Editor .... Ivan Falk Asst. Editor .... .. .. Pearl Onacko Sports Editor ........... Allen Jeter Business Mgr . .... Arthur Hoover Faculty Adviser ... George Elliot Editorial and business offices located on second floor of Lecture Hall, South River Street, WilkesBarre, on the Wilkes Campus. Telephone: VAlley 4-4651-2-3-4. Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's Printery, rear 55 North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. �Tuesday, September 21, 1954 · WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 For This Week WISDOM OF · WILKES By DICK GRIBBLE - The Inquiring Photographer (This · week's question, to get the ball rolling; is by the editors.) Being an incoming freshman and unacquainted with this college, what was your first impression of Wilkes? (Editor's note-there was positively no arm-twisting one way or tuther !) · RONNIE RESCIGNO, But 1 er Hall dormitory student from Cambria Heights, L :I., N.Y.: "The first thing that impressed me was the congenial people I met. After getting·•. around, I also found that Wilkes has a ve.ry ,.nice campus. On.e . of th e things that appeals to me. most is the fact that this is a small college. And I think that you have a much better chance to get acquainted with more people in a small co11ege than on a large campus. I 'v.e met several professors. and they seem very friendly." A Chuckle and a Smile On returning to school- After a tossed it a side lightl y. Claimed vacation there's nothing like the that a little bit of over-exposure fe el of a good desk under your feet. never spoiled a photograph. ::: : : ::: * * It was no typograph ycal error According to the scientists, you can fry an egg with so und, Come- when th e football player sent a dians have been laying th em that note to the college psychological counsellor stating, "I go to sleep way for years. at night co unting she." AT ZIMMERMAN'S Exquisite Styles In College Sportswear. Just what you've been Looking for. ZIMMERMAN'S 51 Public Square Wilkes-Barre, P~nna. ANDY'S I For a thrilling adventure out of World War II consider "The Man Who Never Was" by Ewen· Montagu . It seems that when the Allies were about to invade Europe via the Mediterranean, it was rath~r obvious to everyon e, includirig the Germans, that Sicily would be the log ical point of attack. The ruse by which the German Army was persuaded to think oth erwise is one of the most fa scinating stori es of th e da y. Typewriter Story Not only future secretaries, but man y others as well enjoy Bruce Bliven's well illustrated. story of the typ ew riter. "The Wonderful Writing Machine" tells the sto-. ry of this instrument from its beg inning to the present. Folksongs and legends of Pennsylva nia are vividly portrayed in "Pe nn sylvania Songs and Legends", edited by George Korson. Filled with songs and stories of the P ennsylYania Dutch, of railroaders and coal miners, and of other groups in the stat e, it promises hours of fasci nating reading. Going back to more ancient times, the li brary recommends "Everyday Life in Babylon and Assyria" by Geo r ge Contenau. This is a popuJar survey of an cient Mesopotamian civilization from 700 to 530 B. C., by one of the world's greatest Assyriologists. These and many other interesting books are available in the college library. will WISDOM OF WILKES is just one of t he many new features that will appear in t he Beacon this year_ Two free passes to a local theater will be given to the writer of the best question of each week. All questions should be written at least a week in advance of publication a,nd s hould be dropped in the Beacon office. Keep watching, your picture may appear in this space. DINER Back-to-Back with Wilkes Gym Plenty of Free Parking Prices for the Collegian's Budget . . . . A Reputation Built on Fine Food A PAPER FOR THE HOME •• SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Most Complete Wilkes College BOOKSTORE Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION WEEKLY FEATURES When you pause ••• make it count ••• have a Coke AND VARIETY SHOP Books - Supplies - Novelties Subscriptions Hours: ·9-12 - 1-5 ... WELCOME JIM. -P UDERBACH, W eckesser Hall dormitory student from Audubon, N.J.: "Not only are the people at the college friendly, but also th e folks . I've met around-'-whatd'ya call it, the · "Valley"-especially the women. It's just like another home town. Seems .t he people I've m et from the college are trying to be h elpful and make yo u feel at home. Nice campus, too:" · During the summer months the Library has acquired a · considerable number of books on a variety of subjects. H ere are a few of the Yi1ost interesting. If you enjoy drama, for instance, why not try Mary Chase's "Mrs. McThing", a delightful comedy about a littl e rich boy whose mother aggravate·s Mrs. McThing, a witch. As a resu lt the Latter whisks off the mother's pride and joy to a poolroo m, leaving in his place a stick , whi ch although looks like Howie, does not act like him. (Incidentally, Mrs . McThing will be presented in February by the Wilkes-Barre Little Theater.) Or, if you prefer more serious literature, there is ' 'The Crucible", a play by Arthur Miller based on the Salem witchcraft trials. In the field of fiction, one of the library's most popular recent accmisitions is Morton Thompson's ''Not As A Stranger". This book (fo1· som e time near the top of th e best-seller lists), is a powerful no vel about th e making of a doctor. It tells about Lucas Marsh who cares only abo\1t one thing : th e practice of m edicine. Look Into Future "Tomorrow", by Philip Wylie, is a fictional a ccount of an atomic attack on America. Other fiction ineludes "The Tra in in the Meadow" by Robert Nathan and Ernest H emingway's "The Old Man and the Sea". Gals who want a second date They tell the. sad tale about the Should sh un perfumes that asplayboy who jumped off the Marphyxiate. ket Street Bridge, when, after · Women love the simple things in spending. a bankroll on a bubble out it was no soap. life-men. (Not the expressed dan cer, he foul).d * ::: * ~: * opinions of the editors, two of Ge ms of Wisdom=-How 'come which are-men .) ants n ever tire of picnic lunches? . The modern woman spends 75 per A holdup man surprised a young cent of h er t ime sitting down-the do1·m co-ed who was drying . off af- figures sh·ow . . . Would you say a ter a bath, but she said it was o•k ay. more is a, h eadwind? .. .Guys who He covered . her with his revolver. k eep. getting lit aren't too bright . . . Advi ce is free-until you fo lWinsome Wilma says .she faintly lo ,1· it . . . Some gals talk so fast re1r.erribers saying yes on a mo on- 1.hat the y say things they haven't lig ht rid e, "But, thank goodness;" e. en thought of yet .. . she said, "I was too · drunk to reme m be r what the guy asked m e." According to Actor Jack Carson, you're getting old when the gleam Then th ey tell about the a ccount- in your eye is from the s un hitting ing ma jor who flun ked out on the your g lasses. home tront. He couldn't account fo r the silk things he sent home More Gems-Many men never with his laundry. · bring the boss hom e to dinnerca use she's already there .. . The They say the honeymoon is well modern hope chest needs fewer over when the little woman stops negl igees and more kitchen aprons bragging about the fact that she's .. . Home-the only place you can ne ve r necked with anybody else but trust hash-or a compliment ... A AREA MAGISTRATES her husband, and starts complain- bachelor is a fello\v who never had (continued from page 3) ing. any bride ideas. (Ouch!) throughout the nation who will exOld horse plays colt, Intrigue-It there anything on plain the diverse phases of the old dolt st eps out of line, earth as slippery as a watermelon. law's revision. Details concerning registration eats for three men seed? . . . Is it harder to pry a and is an ass in wine. woman lose from the t elephone or may be obtained from Donald Ker-Confucius. the television set? . . . Why do steen, comptroller, Chase Hall. The moths attack the most strategic clinic is just another Wilkes service Joe College was nursing a black parts of a bathing suit? to the community. * :;: : : :i:: :;: eye as he passed the .Court House. "And to ·think," h e sighed, "it takes Signs of the times-Group dis12 guys in there to decide that · a cussion getting so spicy that one girl is innocent." young lady stopped sharp, stating, "All right, folks, let's bring our When the committee com plained minds up out of th e Valley News." about the bikini bathing suit the (She spoke with a German accent college co-ed wore in a summer and, of course, used "guttural" bathing beauty contest, she just tones .) You are Welcome JIM CATTELL, A shley Hall dormitory student from Mount Vernon, N.Y.: "I think th e dormitories were what impressed m e most. They give you a homey feelingjust by the way they're constructed. They'r e made-over homes, anyway, aren't they? Even though you're away from home, you get a feeling of belonging here. Talk about friendly people-boy, Wilkes has got 'em . I think I'm gonna like it." FROM THE SHELVES of KIRBY SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES for WILKES DANCES at JOHN B. STETZ il , 't- Expert Clothier ~ 9 E. Market St., W-B. /.. •. PERUGINO'S VILLA JORDAN Italian-American Restaurant Est. 1871 STEAKS · SEA FOODS · CHOPS Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality Candlelight Atmosphere tt 204 S. Main St., Phone VA 3-6276 Wilkes-Barre, Pa. A . Perugino 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY Of THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY KEYSTONE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY " Coke" is a registered trade mark, © 1954, THE COCA-COLA C-OMPANY �J Tuesday, September 21, 1954 5 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON E-Towners Strong Test for Partridgemen BACKS AND ENDS PLENTIFUL, RALSTON STEPS UP DRILLS AS SEASON'S O·PENER NEARS By AL JETER Forty ready and willing candidates answered the call of Coach Ralston on Sept. 1 and from the look of things the Colonels may have the makings of one of_ the best grid squads in many a moon. The team rolled through its initial scrimmage sessions last week with a minimum of injured men, a malady which often plagues coaching staffs in the early part of the season. Ralston and his assistant coach Russ Picton seem to have Vets Shape Up, ~ New Prospects 0 f' ---' ~ T ~ l2 II Show Promise c=========== . .TW'HE ~ ... T 11-l I[~ ~ ~ ■ 1 A THANK YOU NOTE H ere we go again . . Fall comes once a year bringing with it foot ball games, turning leaves, hard cider, and new sports editors . Right now we would li·ke to say thank you to the good people who placed their confiden ce in u s, and we give ou r word that we will do our darndest to ke ep up th e high standards that have been set in form er years by the Beacon sports section. It will be our aim to bring you complete coverage of happeni ngs in th e Wilkes sports world in the most interestin g way that we know how. the soccerm en who along with the wrestling sq uad, had a winning season last year, s hould be in on th e s ports kickoff. Last year's hooters had four wins against three HEADS UP With soccer season coming up fast, we decided to venture to th e defeats. r ealm of Coach Bob Partridge and his hooters . After watching for several minutes we formed the impression that h eadache pill companies would be wise to promote the game. It seems that there is a clever little move known as heading the ball. The object of the whole thing being to intercept the ball with one's head and send it back in th~ other direction by the sam e mean s. "Toug h on noggen," said we. However, talking it over later with som e of th e boys who should know we are assured that if done correctly this little t r ick had no ill effects on th e old bean. We did de~line tr ying the thing though. Still you can't blam e a guy for wondering. no need for the crying towel (Frank Leahy style ) so far. The squad is the docto r ordered as a repla ce ment at least four deep in ends and backs for Georgie Elias. and . ther e seems to be plenty • of Vets Set j' good material to choose from. The Quite a few of the holdovers center of the line may be the cause from last year's squad have shown for th e most co n cern due to a lack that t hey are ready to go. Leading of manpower. Barring injuries to the line men is Joe Trosko who was k ey men though it should hold up _m entioned last year in All State against all comers . selections. In his time at Wilkes, In Picton, Ral ston has a good I Trosko has earned th e re putation man to braintrust the backs .and of being a hand y man to have aends. Now in his second year as a rou nd in a tight squeeze. Another NO B.O. coach , Rus s has plenty of football first rate lineman back for his third knowledge. In his playing days he yea r is Cliff Brautigan. The New Improvement of the year for our money is the new shower system was considered one of the most out- J ersey nati ve showed up more than : installed at -Kirby Park for the football team. If nothing gqes astray standing quarterbacks ever to hit well last year and Coach Ralston · m embers of the "buttheads" crew w ill no longer be plagued by mail th e campus by the Susquehanna. has a very high opinion for the with Lifebuoy ads inclosed. Coach Ralston assures us that the n ew After .a fin e football career in tl).e former high school All Stater from syst em has enough water so that all the boys can get a hot shower. service·' Picton came to Wilkes East Orange. This is , no doubt, good news for the fat m en who come in on the tail where he proceeded to set the world Paul Gronka, the wonder end of end of the "last mile" after practice every eve ning. on fir e until a broken leg put him last year is back agin. Playing his · On the other side of the fence we find the soccer squad. Strange out of action for good. first year of varsity fotball last as it may seem they are still dressing in a garage. Flip Jones, standFrosh Plentiful fa ll , Gronk more than lived up to · out hooter for several years swears that the garage is the mo•s t luxuriA large number of freshmen are . expectations. The little guy (less ous in the east. "They even took the cars out," says the Flipper. Still on this year's edition of the Colo- than six feet) who copped all state and all, you ·can't blame the boys for casting an envious eye in the dinels and Ralston can be thankful honors is expected to enjoy his best rection of the football field house. that this . schol is allowed to use year this season. You can be sure SOCCER STARTER first year men in varsity competi- that you will hear more from the Coach Partridge is hoping for a large turnout Saturday when the tion. , little man with glue fingers. booters inaugurate the season in Kirby Park with Elizabethtown. The Among the frosh who have imBolstered Backfield pressed the coaching staff ·to date The backfield this year will boast Colonels will open and close the season with the powerhouse from down is Ronnie Rescigno a . speed m er- Al Nicholas, who was given the the river. Elizabethtown is th e only team that the Blue and Gold meet chant from Cambria Heights, Long tag of "Mr. Football" at Wilkes be- twi ce a year and a king size rivalry has grown up during the past few Island. The little tailback burns up for e he did a hitch in the Marine seasons. It's pretty early to say anything but from here it looks like (and the turf at an amazing rate of Corps. Back at school now, Nick speed and was picked to the All- has shown that he has lost none we hope that it won't prove a jinx because rails are uncomfortable rid New York City team last year. An- of his speed and fire while serving ing this year) the booters co uld cause plenty of trouble for lots of peoother out of stater from Mt. Ver- with Unclj! Sam in Korea. Another ple. Soccer here at Wilkes was pretty much of a joke and then look non, Ne.w York is Jim Cattell. Big I veteran back is Ronnie Fitzgerald. what happened last year. When the smoke cleared the Blue and Gold and fast, Cattell figures to be one Lanky Fitz has been a big threat had ended up with the first winnin gseason in the history of the sport of the leading contenders for the the last two years running out of here. The skeptics were left with nothing to say but "Well, what-d'ya know!" Well, stranger things have happened and you never can tell. fullback slot. He could be just what the wingback spot. 1 I TRIO OF ALL-STATERS (continued from non:e 6) who dazzled opposition halfbacks last year to be on the receiving end of 44 points worth of touchdowns. Trosko has been a standout guard for three years and his brutal play earned him All-State honors. He too is a good bet to repeat this year.' 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TONIGHT MY SWEET BAUM'S LEE VINCENT and his Orchestra Louis Rosenthal '1111 i I I I I 111111111111111111II1111111111111111111 Dancing from 9 to 12 - Toll Gate Short Sleeve SLIP ONS Restaurant 4.99 Long Sleeve CARDIGANS 6.98 o Soft 'n' Silky - Wear Like Iron o Pastels - Jewel - Deep Sl].ades o All Perfect Quality - Sizes 34-40 Sportswear - Pomeroy's 2nd Floor "On the Boulevard" - Rt. 115 Wilkes-Barre, Pa. • A Full Course Meal Or a Sandwich It's a Pleasure to Serve You • on the square Featuring The Newest In College Men's Fashions Good Food • Reasonable Prices Plenty of Free Parking Space Catering to Small Groups F. DALE, Prop. By AUSTIN SHERMAN . The Colonel soccer team will inaugurate the 1954-55 Wilkes athletic year when it plays host to Elizabethtown on Saturday, at Kirby Park. It is fitting that Only 65c Surprise Guest Appearance By a Top Name in Show Business. Introductory Offer • Be a Guest of the sponsor by picking up complimentary pass which will reduce admission to 35 cents half the price of a movie. Pick up pass at VANSCOY, the Jeweler, SQUARE RECORD SHOP, or at GREEN'S RECORD SHOP. Hea; Clubtime's Dave Teig and a live broadcast over WILK direct from the Armory. SECOND OF A REGULAR WEEKLY SERI'ES OF DANCES Lee Vincent and Jack Melton Alternately Join the Throng - Make Thursday ... Dance Night SOUTH MAIN STREET ARMORY rtrn1rtrn1rtrn~~1rtrn1m\'l~tttct11rtrn1rtdV&ffl~1m~1rtrntdlrtrn~tl YOUNSU KOO Coach Bob Partridge had close to 20 men on hand when he started drills on September 9. Absent due to graduation were last year's stand outs, Jim Moss, Lefty Kemp, Ralph Zezza, and Dick Hawk. On hand was Flip Jones, not co-captain a s last year, but as assistant to his form er coach. The biggest headache for Partr idge· was finding someone to replace Moss, who was a top-notch goalie. Goalie is one of the most important positions in soccer and in order to get a player capable of performing net duties, Partridge had to take Jim Ferris out of the line and put him at guarding the goal. l<~erris, an all-round athlete, has been hard at work practicing the position and in recent scrimmages has looked good. Co-captains are Dick Polakowski and Carl Van Dyke, two veteran hooters. Dick, who is starting his fourth year of soccer for Wilkes, plays outside right, while Carl, who repo r ted late, is rounding into shape quick ly and will be ready to go on Saturday also in the line. Returning lettermen include Ahmad Kazimi, Hank Deible, Glenn Phethean and Youn Soo Koo. The latter, who learned his soccer fundam entals in Korea, received recognition for his outstanding play la.s t year by being voted an Eastern All -Star by a group of coaches and referees: Ahmad, a popular fellow on campus, is from Transjordan and is known for his rough-tough style of soccer. Deibel is a line man and Phethean is a fullback. These above-mentioned are believed to form the nucleus of this year's soccer team. A new man who is making a bid for a position is Dave Hoffman of Lon g Island. Dave played four years of high school soccer and is rated by Partridge as a good bet for a varsity post. This year's sq uad will be unu sually strong. Likely to see plent y of a ction is Mo Batterson, who interrupted his schooling to join the Army for twenty-one months. Mo played a lot of soccer before ent eri ng th e Army and is expect ed to be in good shape in a few days. Oth er team member s include the Beacon's own Jack Curtis, Dick H eltzel, Sam Shugar, and first year men Chet Mill er, Fred Boote, Joe Popple, and Charles Neely. �~ WILKES The Community College, Serving Wyoming Valley And The World - WILKES COLLEGE THE BEACON /~Beacon Covers The Campus From Comer To Comer Week After Week WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 6 Tuesday, September 21, 1954 TRIO OF ALL-PENNSYLVANIA GRIDDERS ENHANCE FOOTBALL PROSPECTS FOR '54 COLONELS It's onl y once or twice in a coach's career that he has a player of All-State caliber under his wing in college, but at Wilkes this year, Coaches George Ralston and Ru ss Picton are blessed with three s uch men of the gridiron. They, of course, are Paul Gronka, second team All-Pennsylvania last year, Al Nicholas, All-Stater in 1950 and Joe Tros ko, an honorable mention selection on the All-Pennsylvania team as picked by the As sociated Press last season. Gronka (left in photo at left) gets his "travelin' s hoes" from Manager Gene Snee, himself a former Colonel star, while Nicholas gets s hoes and a pigskin, of the variety he will likely be tossing to Gronka this season. Al was one of the leading ground-gainers in the nation in '50 when he ran up over 1000 yards from sc rimmage and generally considered the best runner ever to g race a Wilkes g ridiron. "Gronk' is the end Just Little Guys, But - Meet Your Friends at . . . TO THE The SPA ... 18 South Main Street e • • After the game After the dance Anytime for a friendly get-together Favorite Spot ... . . . For College Students f ,~~~T;:;:~T~T~;:;T~;:;T~;:;~;:;:;i~ i . ..! :► : ·► '► CURLY JOE TROSKO (continued on page 6) (Gronka, Manager Snee, Nicholas) CLASS OF '58 ! ' ◄ Deluxe . COFFEE SHOP·. ► ... ► - ► ► / ► 1 Watch This Ad For Weekly Specials - , • I ◄ '. ◄ ~ l. ~ ➔ ~ Our ... 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Yes, these six words "highest in quality-low in nicotine" mean Chesterfield is best for you. Buy 'em king-size-or regular. � 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 September 21st Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 September 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/a23f06037acef14d43f317a25b8497be.pdf e2f62529021109aedc446f2ee2e41e31 PDF Text Text Colonels Open Season Tomorrow Night See Stories On Page 5 '54 COLONELS-The Wilkes football team which meets Lebanon Valley College tomorrow night at Kingston stadium includes, first row, left to rightDon Straub, Ron Fitzgerald, Bob · Fay, Al Nicholas, Jim Cattell, Jack Richards, Bill Staunton, Jim Smil'es, Joe Scott. Second row, Glenn Carey, Ron Rescigno, Cliff Brautigan, Howie Gr<,ss, Paul Gronka, Neil Dadurka, Walt Chapko, John Lycos, Ed Gavel, Art Tambur,- Russ Picton, assistant coach. Third row-George Ralston, coach; Andy Dovin, Jim Puderbach, Don McFadden, Sam Puma, Tony Greener, Bill Farish, Stan Abrams, Ray Levandoski, Gene Snee, manager. Back row · -Bob Masonis, Sam Dilcer, Andy Breznay, Bill Gorski, Joe Trosko, Joe Wilk, Jarrel Cashmere and Royal Hayward. WILKES The Community College. Serving Wyoming Valley And The World ,~ - WILKES. COLLEGE ~,Beacon WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Vol. X, No. 2 THE BEACON Covers The Campus From Comer To Comer Week After Week FRIDAY, OCTOBER I, 1954 ' ' Neveras, Kravitz to Edit Yearbook See Story On Page 2 Class Elections Sel For Thursday; Competition Close Colonels' Hop Slated Tonight Al College Gym By HELEN KRACHENFELS Russ Picton and Reese Jones became presidents of the senior and sophomore classes respectively in meetings this week. Although elections of class offi cers are not slated until Thursda y, th e two won by a cclamation a nd were uncontest ed at the final poll at th e nomina tions meetings . Other candidates for class offi ces include : S E N IORS : Vi ce-president , Harry E nnis and Bob Sabatino; trea surer, Ell en Louise Wint, Carl Smith, and Al J et er; s ec retary, Naomi Kivler, J ean Dearden, Jack <;:urtis, Pat Fox , and Doris Merrill. JUNIORS: President, Cliff Brauti gan, Jim Jon es ; vi ce-president, Dick Carp enter, J eannette P errins, and Pat Stout; secretar y, Barbara Bialogowicz and Joan Shoemaker; treasurer, Glenn Carey, Jim Ferri s, Bob Lynch, Chet Miller, and Jessie Rod eri ck. SOPHOMORES: Vice-president, The Junior Class will present a dance and pre-opening football game pep rally tonight al the Wilkes Gym. The dance will go under the official tag of HIGH SCHOOL BRASS COMES TO WILKES AS FRESHMEN The fre s hman class of Wilkes College is proud to number among its grou1> 16 students who were pres idents of their senior classes, student council presidents, and in the case of a few, held both offices. Shown above, they are left to right, first row: James Marks, Larksville high school; Edmund Kotula, Dupont; Mary West, Ashley; Germaine Astolfi, Plains; Bernard Zaboski, Wilkes-Barre Township; Paul Tracy, Pittston. Second row: David Vann, Westmoreland; Ro hert Sobol, Coughlin; Larry Pugh, Shickshinny; Harold Pezzner, Ashley; Clarence Michael, Plymouth; Walter Stelez, Lehman. (continued on page 5) Third row: Joseph Pipan, Nanticoke; William Players, West Pitts ton; Andrew Dovin, Dupont. " The Colonels' Hop" with Bill Figart and his band providing music for dancing from 9 to 12. Figart is reported to have a very fine outfit with music that is ver y danceable. A versatile fellow, he pla ys everything from the slow ones to the wild Dixieland sounds. Tickets for the affair are priced at 35 cents and can be purchased from any member of the ticket committee or at the door, if you prefer. The cheerleaders will be on hand to help make the night a loud one and attendance is required for freshmen. Joan Shoemaker and Cliff Brautigan, cochairmen of the affair, have done everything possible to insure a good time for everyone. Working with the chairmen are the following committee members: (continued on page 5) �Friday, October 1, .1954 WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON 2 Neveras, Kravitz to Head Amnicola All Four Wilkes Applicants For Medical School Accepted Ex-Beacon Assistant, Ace Debater Get Editors Jobs; Year's Staff Nearly Set BEACON EXCLUSIVE All Wilkes College seniors who have applied for admission to medical schools have been accepted by the colleges of their choice for the fall term beginning Sel?tember, 195~. This is Although it has not yet been announced, Jean Kravitz and the season when college seniors, who wish to go on to graduate schools, are w o r r 1 e d as to Jim Neveras will become the new editors of the . Amnicola, whether they will be accepted and particulmly those who must meet the i:igid requirements of Wilkes student yearbook, the Beacon learned exdusively yesmedical colleges. Because of their outstanding scholastic record, four boys, Dean Arvan, John F. Glodek, Richard B. Kleyps, and Sandy A. Furey, have already received word of their admission while registrars of graduate schools are still screening .hundreds of applicants. Native of Greece Dean Arvan, a native of Corfu, Greece, is to be especially congratulated on the high quality of his work while at the local college, for he had in addition to the exacting demands . of pre-medical work, the handicap of having to overcome his limited knowledge of English and the difficult adjustment of acclimating himself to the ways and methods of an American college. That he has been successful is evidenced by his acceptance at Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. Prior to coming to this country, Arvan was graduated from the Kerkyra Gymnasium for Boys, which is the equivalent of an American high school, where he was rated by his ,instructors as an exceptionally ·fine student. · Also accepted at Hahnemann is John F. Glodek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Glodek, 196 March street, E. Plymouth. It was always Glodek's ambition to be a doctor, so when he came to Wilkes, he chose to study for his bachelor of science degree in biology. In Plymouth high school, Glodek was a member of Student Government and Student Patrol and chief operator of Camera and Cinema Club. Richard B. Kleyps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Kleyps, 10·7 E . Kirmar ,av enue, Alden Station, Nanticoke, will receive his bachelor .of science degree in June, 1955, and in September will enter the University of Pennsylvania Medical College. Newport Alumnus Before entering Wilkes, Kleyps attended the Newport Township high school, where in addition to a high scholastic record, he was a member of the school band and orchestra, president of his senior home room and president of the Chemistry Club. Sandy Furey has been accepted at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. Furey, an active campus personality, has been a heavy contributor to the college literary magazine, Manuscript. .... The son of Mr. and Mrs. Sandy A. Furey, of 299 Alicia Street, Old Forge, he was graduated from Old Forge High School in 1951. The acceptance of all four applicants, especiall y so early in the school year, speaks highl y of the Wilkes Biology department, which has done a fine job in the past and is continuing to do so. terday. With th e announcemen\ still to comEl from the college board of publication, the Beacon learned from sources who should know that the appointments of the two active campus personalities to the yearbook editorial staff would be made official in the next week. Other appointments expected to be made in 2lude Patsy Reese as art editor, Henry Goetzman as business manager, and Neil McHugh as copy editor. Also set for the coming year are four freshman art majors who will be groomed for future publications art work both in the art departm ent and on the yearbook under th e tutelage of Catha! O'Toole, Amnicola adviser and head of the college art depart-ment. An assistant editor oi the Beaco n last year, Miss Kravitz has. been active in journalism at Wilkes since she entered the school. A native of Nanticoke, she worked on the school paper at Nanticoke Hig h School, from which she was. graduated and should bring a Beacon Photo by Ace Hoffman wealth of experience to the yearThird row-Albert E. Schrader, Forty Fort; book. Elaine M. C. Fabian, Plymouth; LeRoy Fiergang, Neveras, a native of Hazleton,. Kingston; Karl Blight, Luzerne, Wyoming Semihas been active on campus for three nary; Edward Masonis, Kingston; Jerry Gardner, years. Last year he served as as- Kingston; Jack White, Kingston; Wayne Pugh, sistant editor of the Amnicola as Kingston; Betsy Bretz, Kingston; Jackie Oliver, well as president of the junior Kingston; Elaine Jakes, Kingston; Rita Matiskelclass. In addition to his many other la, Kingston; Jack H eltzel, Kingston. activities, Jim found time to beFourth row-Harold Carini, Forty Fort; Roy come one of the top collegiate deRosenbaum, Forty Fort; Carlton Conway, Forty bators in the East. Nick Flannery Fort· Don Wilkinson, Forty Fort; Tom Gavlick, and Neveras made up a team that Swo;ervIITe; Gene Palchanis, Kingston; Jonathan won its way into the nationals last A. Bassett, Kingston; Bernard Shupp, Kingston; spring. Ben Omilian, Larksville; John Wanko, Edwardsville; John Petro, Edwardsville; Frank Kogut, MRS. WALL LEAVES Edwardsville; William A Zdancewicz, EdwardsDORM DINlNG HALL ville. WEST SIDE STUDENTS ENTERING WILKES TH IS FALL From the W est Side, 47 students began classes at Wilkes last week. First row-Isaac Forster, Wyoming Seminary; Carl P . Karmilowicz, Swoyerville; Darius Thomas, Forty Fort; Ronald Olshefski, Forty Fort; William T. Martin, Kingston; Jerome Stone, Hanover Township High School; James Marks, Larksville; John Morenko, Edwardsville; James Waltich, Larksville; James Carrozza, Forty Fort. Second row-Dorothy Thomas, Plymouth; Eleanot S. Faust, Plymouth; Estelle H. Bossler, Forty Fort; Marilyn Carl, Forty Fort; Marian Laines, Forty Fort; Virginia Brehm, Forty Fort; Henriette Oben moka, Forty Fort; Vera Wroble, Kingston ; Noama Kaufer, Kingston; Janet Jones, Kingston; Carol Breznay, Luze rne. WASILESKI EXPLORES POSSIBILITY Dean Cites Progress Of College, Shows OF KEEPING NEW SNACK·BAR OPEN Optimism for Future TO SERVE RUSHED NITE STUDENTS !! By~!U~! 1 ; :0 weeks of the Stanley Wasileski, director of let out at 9 :30 or possibly until 10. semest er already gone by, upperthe Wilkes night school, stated yesWasileski was scheduled to take classmen have come to the realizaterday that he is exploring the pos- the matter before the administration that there are a tremendous sibility of keeping the new snack tive council at press time. number of freshmen hurrying about bar open to serve evening students at the school. campus. Statistics show a freshman enrollment of over three hunHe explained that evening school BEACON TO PUBLISH students have long needed such a THURSDAYS STARTING dred, the largest class ever to enter place to eat before coming to NEXT WEEK: NEW OFFICE the coll ege. Dean of Men George classes, particularly since most Starting next week, the Beacon F. Ralston predicts a very promisnight students work during the day will hit the Wilkes campus at and must rush to get to classes in noon on Thursdays. The switch ing year. time. decided upon by the entire staff Ralston said that Wilkes is realHe also emphasized that th ere is of the paper, was made so that ly moving ahead in the education little or no feeling of belonging in everyone will be able to get ·a -~ field. With a large student body n ight school and he expressed a co1>y before the important weekrepresented throughout the various feeling that if such a place were ends during the college year. local high schools, th e enrollment made available to them, eve ning Beacon staff meetings, to students might well get better ac- which all students are invited, of th e fr eshman classes of 1957 and 1958 should be witho ut a doubt treq uainted, and would help make th e will be held in the Lecture Hall mendous, he r easoned. Ralston night school a more "closely knit Fridays at 12 :20, at which time stated that the prospecti ve enrollorganization." assignments will be made for the ment presents a problem, because Wasileski's plan, worked out in next week. Other meetings will adequate fa cilities are not availconjunction with a Beacon report- be announced later. able. The lack of classroom faciliThe new deadline for the paper ties will not be as great a probNight school enrollm ent at er, would keep the snack bar open Wilkes has risen to 750 students, after the second night class had will be · MONDAY at 5 o'clock. lem at that time as will be the The paper opened its new and tea ching situation, he explained. · it was announced yesterday by modern office on the second floor Stanley Wasileski, Night School are similar in scope to those given of the Lecture Hall this week. "Th e college is looking forward Director. The evening school director stat- during the day, and often courses Another move in the establish- to a fine year, but will need coed that people from throughout are offered in the evening that are ment of a lively paper, the new operation to make it so." The reNortheastern Pennsylvania are tak- not given days. The fact that a office will serve as the nerve cen- sponsibilities wh ich the college has ing advantage of the full and well- number of regular day students ter of the paper. All persons acquired with it's expansion and rounded educational program t h e take night courses offers good proof with material to submit to the with it's obligations in the commuof the advantag es of the night divi- paper are welcome to make use nity, will necessitate a lot of supcoll ege is offering evenings. port, Ralston concluded . of the office facilities. Courses offered in t h e evening sion. Night School Hits Enrollment of 750 Mrs. Fred Wall, better known to dormitory students as Laura, will leave the employ of Wilkes this week, it was learned yester-day. Mrs. Wall, wife of dorm din-• ing hall head Fred Wall, has worked with her husband for four · years at Wilkes, but has decided to resume her duties as a full time, housewife. . A good-humored friend of the dorm students, Laura will be missed. The Beacon feels sure that it speaks for all the dormitories when it wishes Mrs. Wall the best of luck and happiness in the future. Speaker Says World Full of Dictators By T. R. PRICE The world is full of dictators, Dr. George W. F. Hallgarten told stud ents at Tu esday's assembly, and even the United States may be endangered by th em . Speaking on the subject "Why Dictators?", Dr. Hallgarten explained that the man who becomes the absolute rul er of a nation is often a neurotic who, unable t o compete with ordinary people in the us ual order of life seeks this means to become the "big man", as did, say, Heinrich Himmler, the head of the German Gestapo. NEW ASSEMBLY SEATS Activities D i r e ct o r Robert Partridge announced today that the new assembly seating plan is posted on all bulletin boards. He advises all students to consult it before Tuesday. �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Fri day, October 1, 1954 [)orms Sponsor Pre-Game Dance Tomorrow from .5 - 7 Saturday night will see what could be the start of some long needed school spirit in re• gard to football games. The dormitories will sponsor a pre-game dance at McClintock Hall with the emphasis on informality, from 5 to 7 o'clock. It is hoped that the dance will be well received by the student body. If the attendance is encouraging enough the dorms plan to make the pre-game dance a regular feature before cdl of the Colonel home games. Dean Ral11ton, in an interview, expressed the view that the dance was something that had been need<Club Notes) ed at the college for quite some time. He pointed out that in most of the ·major colleges affairs of this sort are held and that they are THETA DELTA RHO HOLDS FIRST MEETING quite popular. The women of Wilkes held t heir Batterson Shows Way first meeting of the school year The idea was started by an en- at Sterling Hall Tuesday night. terprising group- of students who Naomi Ki vler, president of the sothought it would be a good idea rority, presided. Plans for the to try to instill a few more ~ocial coming year were discussed and activities that the whole school committees were set up for the could enjoy. first big event, the annual wiener Moe Batterson, the spokesman roast. for the group, emphasized that the The affair will be held at Rumaffair would be strictly informal ble's Grove in Drums on October and that "come as you are going 22. Nancy Batcheler was appointto the game" would be the order ed general chairman. Assisting of the day. He went on to say that her will be Connie Kamarunas, refres hments would be served and publicity; Natalie Barone, tickets; everyone would be welcome at any Bernice Thomas and Barbara Rotime. gers, refreshments. The group said that it would like to see a large turnout after the game at Gurnari's in Luzerne. If BIOLOGY CLUB enough people planned to attend SETS DANCE .DATE the celebration (win or lose), arThe first meeting of the Biology 1·angements could be made so that Club was held September 23 at the Rathskeller could be opened. which time officers for the coming Big Crowd year were introduced to new memIt has been quite some time since hers. They ar.e : Dick Kleyps, there have been any really large president; Mary Kozak, vice-presigroups at the place that was once dent; Irene Scheihing, secretary; almost a Wilkes clubhouse for Bernie Ondash, treasurer; Dean after-game festivities. So a big Arvan, program chairman. Adand enthusiastic throng is antici- visers of the club are Dr. Cha,.r!es pated. Reif and Miss Rosemary Gallia. The organization will sponsor a dance on October 8, next Friday. CORNER to CORNER LAW SCHOOL EXAMS . SET {Special) PRINCETON, N. J.-The Law School Admission Test required of applicants for admission to a number of leading American law schools, will be given at more than 100 centers throughout the United· States on the mornings of November 13, February 19, April 23, and August 6, 1955. During 1953-54 some 8200 applicants took this t est, and their scores were sent to over 100 law schools. CUE 'N' CURTAIN PLANS MUSICAL COMEDY Paul Shiffer presided over the first meeting· of Cue 'n' Curtain. Other officers are Nancy Brown, vice-president; Pat Stout, secretary; Fred Cohn, treasurer; Jim Miller, historian. The group decided that "Gir, Crazy", a musical comedy, would be the first production of the year. Mr. Alfred Groh, faculty adviser of Cue 'n' Curtain, and Mr. John Detroy, music department head, POETRY CONTEST OPENS will direct. Howard "Skinny" En(Special) nis will be assistant director. The · LOS ANGELES-All college stu- show will be staged on November dents are cordially invited to sub- 19 and 20 at the lrem Temple. mit original verse to be considered for possible publication in the An- I.R.C. DISCUSSES nual Anthology of College Poetry, YEAR'S PROGRAM in its 12th year. The International Relations Club Rules follow: Mss. must be typed or written in ink on one side of a met yesterday to plan a program sheet. Student's home address, for the coming year. President name of College and Coll ege ad- Ronald Fitzgerald and Dr. Mailey, club adviser, spoke •briefly on the dress must appear on each mss. Closing date for submission of club's past activities. Last year the group sent delegates to the ,manuscripts is November 5. state convention of Intercollegiate Conference on Government at Harrisburg, where a mock nation- WILKES COLLEGE al legislature was held. Club members were also sent to the model U.N. at Alfred University. Officers are Ron Fitzgerald, A newspaper published each week president; Carl Kopines, vice-presiof the regular school year by and dent; Barbara Grow, secretary; for t he students of Wilkes Col- Irwin Gelb, treasurer. lege, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Subscription: $1.80 per semester. ECONOMICS CLUB Bea,con Editor . .... .... .. ..... John D. Curtis Asst. Editor ............ .... Ivan Falk Asst. Editor .. Pearl Onacko Sports Editor .... ....... Allen Jeter Business Mgr . ... . Arthur Hoover Faculty Adviser .... George Elliot Editorial and business offices located on second floor of Lecture Hall, South River Street, WilkesBarre, on the Wilkes Campus. Telephone: VAlley 4-4651-2-3-4. Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's Printery, rear 55 North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. NERVOUS from tht1 SERVICE .. I By AL KISLIN . It has come to our attention That the brevity of mention Received by vets on campus, I s perplexing some And even vexing some So much, it seems, that they'd like to revamp us. The truth is that we're really not neglected here, But a tendency toward shyness is detected here. So we're writing just a column Which may soon become a volum e, And pray that we'll not soon be rejected here. (Ed. note: With apologies to Ogden Nash, the English Department and anybody else we may have offended.) There may be some question in · your m ind a s to what _is a veteran. On campus it is almost impossible to tell. P erhaps the clothes give some clue, and yet, most vets wear the latest in campus styles, while a large number of non-vets wear Army khakis and Navy greys faithfully. Just a bit confusing. Age should be a factor in distinguishing vets from those who have not yet tasted the cup of SNAFU, but it is not. It seems that ·after a semester or two in college, the features blend with the younger set. Perhaps, the best way to tell the vet is in t he way he carries himself. He never walks with a military bearing, but is quite adept at sacking out in unusual places. And so, guys, this is "H-hour." Th e uniform of the day is steel helmets and shower clogs; fall out behind Chase Hall in a column of ducks and don't forget your best war story. The nature of this column will be flexible. We will conform to ev·e ry campus whi m and inject a few ideas of our own. A club for veterans is on the horizon and gaining momentum. It is something which we would li-ke to see, for it can offer advantages to the vet and the school. The vet often excludes himself from campus activities thereby leaving much to be desired in school citizenship. The club can be the ram with whic hto break through this invisible barrier and make the campus a better place. We do not ,k now how many veterans there are on campus. That's a statistic for later reference. We do know that there are plenty who are not active in campus life. We want to help and think we can, because we think we understand the reason for isolation. Well, that's the kick-off on what should be an interesting hassle. If you like t he idea, let us know. If you have a gripe, don't look for the Chaplain. See us -- we've got connections. Uh, huh! WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS MOBILE X-RAY UNIT HERE NEXT THURSDAY Lou Steck, Economics CI u b president, welcomed fr e sh m en members to the organization. Last year the club was quite active both on and off campus. Trips were made to Bethlehem Steel, Corning Glass Works, I.B.M. in Binghamton, and Washington, D.C. The gro up recently joined a national inter-collegiate economics association called SAM, Society for the Advancement of Management. Dr. Samuel Rosenberg is adviser t o the club. Dean of Men George Ralston yesterday advised the student body that the State Mobile XRay unit will visit Wilkes on October 7 - next Thursday The dean also advised that all students are required to have chest X-rays taken. The unit will be set up in Chase Theater as in the past. Cards for each student will be already filled out to expedite the procedure, which will take only about five minutes this year. BEACON EDITORIALS AHeadache - Campus Parking Several ma-tters of parking have been brought to the attention of the Beacon. They are, to be sure, not really big problems in ·this day of really serious developments in the world, yet they are important. The first concerns parking behin~ the gymnasium-and lots adjacent to it. The college recently received a letter from Ray Hottle, proprietor of the restaurant directly behind the gym. It seems that he has been inconvenienced considerably by students parking their cars on his lot. Now, Mr. Hottle has a perfect right to ask us at the college not to park there. After all, it is important to his business-his . livelihood-to provide parking facilities for his customers. In a nice way, Mr. Hottle has asked us not to park on his lot while attending activities at the gym. The next step-his only recourse-is to have the cars towed away, which he will have done if the violation of his property continues. In that vein, isn't it too bad that there are so few parking faclities for the students, either in the gymnasium area or in the immedia-t e campus area. It gets to be a bigger headache every day. Many complaints have come from the students' parking lot at the comer of South Franklin and South Streets. It's only natural to want to get on the lot, since Fearless Pat and his motorcycle are constantly making the rounds to ticket not very rich college students. But the small lot will only park so many cars-and no more•. To begin with, the dormitory students have no place other than the lot on which to park their cars. Secondly, what little space is left early in the morning, is far inadequate for day students. To add to the woes and miseries of those who do get there early and get spaces, they find themselves hemmed in all day by some late-comers who insist on completly log-jamming the lot by filling the exits. This must be stopped. Another source of woe stems from the fact that a number of out-of-college cars are parked on the lot each day. This also must come to and end. More stringent regulations must be enacted. For as it s·t ands now, if you're a day student it doe·s n't pay to drive to school, and if you live in the dorms, it simply doesn't pay to own a car. Support The Lettermen A number of lettermen have approached the editor complaining about the number of high school letter sweaters being worn on camp\ll:I. Now the rules of Wilkes, legibly printed in the Freshman Handbook to be seen by all, plainly state that no letter sweaters or jackets bearing the insignia of any institution other than Wilkes may be worn on campus. This may seem just a little silly at first glance, but when to get down to the base of the thing it is very reasonable. There is little enough school spirit here at Wilkes and the wearing of other letters certainly does nothing to help the situation. It is perfectly all right to wear a sweater or jacket from which the letter or insignia has been taken, and that is a concession. Why can't we all go along with this long-standing rule like good sports. It means a lot here at Wilkes and actually very little to the individuals involved. While on the subject of lettermen, the Wilkes Lettermen's annual raffle comes to mind. One of the finest organizations on campus, the Lettermen's Club deserves your support. It is a service organization and the sponsor of t.h e only strictly formal dance-the Christmas Formal-a top contribution toward real college life each year. Whether you buy a couple of tickets or help sell them, you'll be doing a real service to a fine bunch of fellows and to the school, which they support so avidly. Freshman Hazing or Not? The editor has nothing against freshmen and as a matter of fact, he has found most of them to be very welcome additions to the college. But he does have a bone to pick with those people who are allegedly running the freshman orientation or hazing. Just what hazing has been done? Let's either get hopping on this thing or forget about it entirely. It has been a sad program thus far. The frosh certainly aren't looking for any easier a time of it than the classes that have come before them. Maybe, as has been brought up on numerous occasions in the past, the Lettermen should take over the Tribunal again. Those were the good old days-and everyone enjoyed freshman hazing then-well, almost everyone. • Snack Bar For Night School The Beacon was instrumental in suggesting that the new snack bar be made available to evening students at Wilkes. At almost every other institution this size some facilities of this sort will be found for the ' evening students. The new place of meetin' and eatin' is a natµral and could be very easily kept open until classes are out evenings. Students could be hired to run the snack bar at night and there are a number of Wilkesmen who would be only too happy to get a job there. It only seems fair that, since most of the evening students work all day and have to rush to school right after leaving their places of employment, there should be a place here for them to grab a bite to eat and a little conversation with classmates. It would probably do a lot for a closer feeling between the school and its so often forgotten children after dark. -Curtis, Editor �Friday, October 1, 195 i4 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 , ••••••••••••••••••••• ♦ •••••••••• ♦ •• , · For This Week WISDOM A Chuckle and a .Smile OF WILKES By DICK GRIBBLE -The Inquiring Photographer Question: In your opinion, what can be done to improve t he dances here at Wilkes? SOCIAL Wt-ill2L WITH J)~Al2L A friend took a Scot to the zoo cliff was t hat he didn't see the ewe By PEARL ONACKO and pointed out the American turn. That's what Curtis said. "You're doing a column and it's going to moose to him. "Hoot mon!" .cried An ounce of suggestion is worth be called "Social Whirl w ith Pearl". What do you think? Angus MacMoney, "I'd hate to a pound of lure. Pal Jean K. and I didn't think; sponsored by the Junior class. meet the American rat." we laughed. As a matter of fact, We're hoping to see each and every It's better to have loved a short J ean's still laughing and insists one of you there to honor the men You know you're g etting old when the m ercury in your feet is guy, gals, than never to have loved 'that 'The Scoop with the Snoop' who take to the field tomorrow would be more apropos, No com- night. For more details, I refer replaced by the lead in your pants a tall. ::: * ~: ,:: * ment from this corner. you to page 1. --Bill Stern. Getting philosophical-All some Thr:oughout the school year I'll Rumor has it that the seniors The trouble with Russian roulette folks leave are seatprints in the be doing my best to keep you post- will sponsor a real, honest-to-goodis that there aren't enough Rus- sand of time ... Too many people ed on social activities, people and ness Masquerade dance the end of believe a great more than they hear things about Wilkes, and this 'n' this month. I hope · the plans masians playing it. ::: * :!: ,:: * . .. Luck is the idol of the idle . . . that. By "this 'n' that" I mean terialize, for I think the seniors One thing about growing old is Women want a roof over their a little bit of chit and a little bit have the right idea. You can that you don't feel your oats as heads so they can raise it occasion- of chat. Nothing like a clear defi- sponsor just so many run-of-theally ... To err may be human, but nition, I always say. mill dances. much as you do your corns. ::: :;: ::: * ::: don't overdo ,:,this ,:, ,:, hum * ,:, anisiu. Looks Like Good Year Dance "With Twist" Satire-The song that made a . Joe DiMaggio has what every Well, coeds and Colonels, if the After a while the crowds dwinbig hit locall y is really an old one that was slig htl y revised-"l'm red-blooded American boy sho uld first event s on our social calendar die and the reason is very simple: get excited about-a life t im ~ bat- are any criteria, it looks like a if yo u'v e got nothing to offer, peodancing with tears in my eyes ting average of ove!· .300. wonderful year ahead. Last week's pie won't buy, even if the people 'cause the girl in my arms is a ~- ,,, ,,, ,:, ,:, dance sponsored by the Education in question are loyal to the Blue boy". Hey t here ! One coed to anothe:·-" I was out Club was well worth the admission and Gold. A suggestion to campus * * * * with a nerve specialist last night. pri ce. The music was just right organizations: follow the lead of It was Dean Arvan's birthday He really knows his business, 'cause for dancing and the show at inter- the seniors; throw a dance "with last Monday and the soccermen I never m et a guy with more of it." mission, if a trifle ·too long, was a twist". Who knows? You might riding back to the dorm with him ,:, * ,:, ,:, ,, good. I t hought Jim Jones did a even make some money. after practice were kidding him A showgirl received a beautiful fine job as M.C. . W ~ should see Guess that's about it for now. about being of legal age-21. skunk coat from her boyfriend as , and h~ar m_o;e of Jim m the future. Don't forget the dance tonight and Scorning his voting privilege, in a a birthday gift. "It's hard to imaTonight 1t 11 be the Colonels Hop, the game tomorrow. kidding manner, Arvan said he'd gine," she said, "that such a lovely have to go all the way back to Greece to vote anyway. "What's coat could come from such a foulthe matter-this country not good smelling beast ." " I don't ask for thanks," he reenough for you?" jibed one of the boys. "Whatr'ya a Communist," plied angrily, "but I do demand a form er South Korean officer, had littl e respect." Est. 1871 kidded another. Younsu Koo, Bill m et his friend on the street. been sitting quietly in the car until this last remark. But then men Jim was la ughing his head off. Featuring The Newest Men's Furnishings and from three nations nearly died " What's so funny?" asked Bill. In College Men's Fashions "I was just thinking of a goofy Hats of Quality laughing as Koo dryly quipped, guy I saw thi s m orning. " "Send this fellow to McCarthy." "Tell m e, what did he do ?" Bill Then there was Instructor J oe as·ked. 9 West Market Street Men's "Well, this morning the alarm Kanner's remark last week in an dock didn't go off and m y wife and Wilkes-Barre, Pa. evening psych class which w ent WOOL SLACKS somet hing like-"You tak e a moth- I slept until nine o'clock without er rat who has just given birth to waking. When I finally awakened, I jumped Ul) dressed without wak>kittens .. . " Reg. 12.95 Value SPECIAL TUX ing the wife and was about to leave GROUP PRICES Gems of Wis dom-A recent sur - when th e bedroom door opened. vey shows that four out of five Boy, did I laugh." for ... "Why?" asked Bill. women haters are women . .. Some WILKES DANCES i:.t Save 3.96 "Well, it was so darn funny. Can cocktails make you see double and at feel sing le . . . Some people think you imagin e an iceman so dumb o Flannels • Gabardines JOHN B. STETZ~ that they' re moral when they're that he con,es into the bedroom o Brown - Navy • Grey - Blue merel y uncomfortable . . . Some looking for the icebox? " Expert Clothier ~ o All Perfect Quality - Sizes 28-42 f,: ::: ::: ::: ::: women say t hey could have marMen's • Pomeroy's First Floor 9 E. Market St .• W-B. '\.\Jml!lllll!h. "Do you believe that tight ried an yon e they pleased. Evident: lot hes stop circulation?" ly they never pleased an yone. Coed-"Certainly not, the tightA wo man sees through a man by er a woman's clothing, the more intuition, yet the man always needs she's in circulation." the sun to see t hrough a woman. ,:, * * * ~' Dorm student to coed-"Doing Everyone likes to see a broad anything Saturday night?" "Why, smile. no." "Then can I borrow your ::: ::: * * i:, soap?" More Gems-About all that's Bob Darrow-"! know how to necessary for a divorce now-a-da ys is a wedding . . . A husband who settl e Russia-buy it." :: :: :: * * is busy as a bee may wake up and Wilkes' answer to Gertrude Stein find hi s honey missing ... Woman's chief ass et is man's imagination -'·Money is mon ey is money is . . . Financial headaches are bad. money."-Al Jeter. Sometimes the pain ext ends down as far as the pants pockets and even lower. )!: MOLLIE BEARD, Wilkes-Barre -"Thinking of the publicity angle I would say that there is enough publicity but the students just don't turn out for the affair. It seems there is a good crowd at the dances held in the fall but then as winter and spring roll around the crowd gets smaller and smaller." JORDAN ** FRANK SMITH, Ashley Hall dormitory s t u d e n t from Long Branch, New Jersey - " I think that the fellows and girls who just stand around in the gym should get out on the floor and dance. I would favor more square dan ces, more slow dances, and a little more sawdust on the floor for easier dancing. I ,don't know what bands Wilkes has for their proms but I sure hope .that we can have a bigname band for one of our big dances." 8.99 L.\ Make Thursday ... Dance Night -atSouth Main Street Armory I A PAPER FOR THE HOME , • , Physicians and psychologists agree, conceit is a form of " I" strain. Th e r eason the ram ran over the HELEN KRACHENFELS, Forty Fort - "I think there should be a varying type of entertainment such ANDY'S DINER as com edians , instrumentalists, voBack-to-Back with Wilkes Gym calists, etc. I do not think . that Plenty of Free Parking decorations are necessary at sport dances. The trouble does not lie Prices for the Collegian's Budget .. .. A Reputation Built on Fine Food in the dances themselves but in the students. Either they don't dance when they attend the affair or they just don't att end the dance at all. I wo uld be in favor of a semi-formal in the fall instead of two semiAT formals in the spring." SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Most Complete Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION WEEKLY FEATURES -~~,s,,,,~~- You are Welcome ZIMMERMAN'S The person s ubmitting the best question each week for use in Wisdom of Wilkes will receive two t ickets to the Comerford Theater, Wilkes -Barre. Playing this week is "The Raid" starring Van Heflin and Anne Bancroft. Determination of the best question will be left to the discretion of the editors. Exquisite Styles In College Sportswear. Just what you've been Looking for. ZIMMERMAN'S 51 Public Square Wilkes-Barre, Penna. Wilkes College BOOKSTORE AND VARIETY SHOP Books - Supplies - Novelties Subscriptions Hours: 9-12 - 1-5 ... WELCOME JACK MELTON and his Orchestra DANCING FROM 9 TO 12 - ONLY 35 CENTS Hear Clubtime's Dave Teig and the Nation's Brightest Young Bands Play Over WILK direct from the Armory. A REGULAR WEEKLY SERIES OF DANCES Join the Throng - Make Thursday . . . Dance Night SOUTH MAIN STREET ARMORY �~ay, October 1, 1954 5 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Gridders Open With Lebanon Valley • e·d DUTCHMEN SEEN AS TOUGH; Boolers E nlertain 1. er . COACHING STAFF WORRIED Tomorrow 1n Kirby Park ABOUT LINE-UP BALANCE By JACK CURTIS The Wilkes soccer team, which started off the season so auspiciously last week wi1h a convincing first win, tries to make it two straight tomorrow afternoon at 2 on their dikeside field at By JERRY ELIAS. Kirby Park. Rider College, the team that gave the Wilkesmen their first win in history last . On Saturday night the Wilkes College gridmen will tangle with a strong Lebanon Valley squad. Last year, in an afteryear, will be the attraction. noon tilt at Lebanon Valley, the Colonels were handed a 15-6 Coach Bob Partridge was ensetback. It was a hard, rough game without too many outcouraged by his team's. first sh owTHE standing plays, but the Lebanon Valley team always seemed ing of the year last Saturday when it defeated Elizabethtown College to take advantage of the breaks. despite the low score, 1-0. PartA stroke of luck for Lebanon Valley is the appointment of ridge exclaim ed that this yea:·r 's squad has more potential than any team he has coached. The international flavor is beginning to show through. Last week it was the play of men from .four nations which turned t he tide in favor of the Blue and Gold. Greek Dean Arvan tallied the game's only goal and Ahmad Kazimi of Trans-Jordan, Younsu Koo of -South Korea, and Jim Ferris of Kingston, America, were stalwarts in the defensive maneuver that held off the desperate E-towners after the solo tall y. ![~ Wl?ATti or= J 1:Tl:12 l a new coach this year. His name is Ellis McCracken. He cam e tCl Lebanon Valley from Leechburg A ROUGH ONE High School where his teams enTomorrow ushers in a brand new Colonel grid season that from joyed phenomenal success losin g pre-season reports may prove to be a good one . The _initial clash will only 5 games in 5 years. give the home folks a chance to see Lebanon Valley in action for the When asked about the contest, first time in Wilkes history. Last year's game, the start of th e series Wilkes coach, George Ralston rebetween the two schools, was played on the "Flying Dutchman's" home plied, "We know absolutely nogrounds. It left much to be desired as far as the Colonels were conthing about Lebanon Valley's, cerned. To begin with, it was a hot and muggy day down the river. Not team this year. It is our under-only that, but the charges of coa ch George Ralston were not used to standing t hat they have excelplaying afternoon games. No one, it seemed, felt like doing much exlent freshmen to choose from, . cept possibly sitting under the old shade t ree. The gam e started off and they are of good quality •. in a very slow fashion and for a tim e it seem ed that was the way that With a new coach a nd virtuan»· it was going to go for the whole afternoon . To some it seemed as though a new team we are not definitethe obj e ct of the wh ole thing was to see who co uld out-fumble who. Wilkes walked away with the titl e hands down_and Lebanon Valley walkin our expectations, but we are The line has shown that it can ed away with the game. inclined to believe that it will score, and although it was a little This year it is a much re-enforced Blue and Gold team that will be very tough opposition." rusty last week, th e potential is meet the Valleymen. The Dutchmen no longer have the services Ralston also added about the there, especially with the new ofof a great back by t he name of Lou Sorrentino, who threw aerials Colonels·, "At this date our team fensive and defensive patterns A sall over the ball park, connecting when they counted. Acco rding seems to be in excellent physical sistant Coach Flip Jones and Bob to scouting- reports , Sorrentino was supposed to t hrow them n ice condition. The line is s mall, but Partridge ha ve invented. a nd, the kfod that you like to intercept, but it just wasn't so t hat we hope to make up with speed day. what we lack in size. At the beThe backfield looms as the A sharp blow will be dealt th e soccer team this week when assistant gin ning of the year our hopes were strongest segment of th e team. So RON FITZGERALD bright for a good year, but these well did the backs repulse enemy coach Flip Jon~s reports to Texa_s to begin a stint in ~ncle Sam's Air I attacks last week that only four Force. The Flipper was the mam stay and th e steady mfluence of the - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - hopes have dimmed somewhat during t he past three weeks because shots at the goal had to be handled hooters for four seasons of play. H e is regarded by many as th e most INTRA-MURAL FOOTBALL of a lack of progress in achieving by Goalie Parker Petrilak, who re- outstanding soccer player ever to be prod uced by Bob Partridge. Flip balan ~e in the line-up. turned to soccer after lettering in graduated last year but stayed around to help Partridge ge\!he soccer- LOOP STARTS IN 2 WEEKS m en in shape this fall. H e will be missed plenty around Ki;·by Park Only days before the game we football last year as a n end. Bob Partridge, director of ac- still don't know who the most capand the Sports Staff of the BEACON would like to take this opportunity Rider College of Trenton, N. J., to wish him lots of luck in his new career. tivities, announced yesterday that able men are in at least four posishould be a tough opponent for the Speaking of soccer, Bob Partridge, the genial head coach of the Colonels. Last year's game was club, seems to be fu ll y recovered from a painful ankle injury that he the intramural two-hand touch tions. We have not had a scrima close one, Wilkes winning, 2-1, picked up last week in a little tussle with Jim Ferris. " Both of us went football leag ue would swing into mage game with a visiting team, and this will hurt us for our openand the J erseyites are sure to be after the ball and Ferris got th ere first," Bob lamented. action within the next two weeks. ing game. Our big job is to place looking for revenge tomorrow. TAKE TWO In the past, quite a bit of stu- our personnel wh ere each individual A good crowd is expected to start The Lettermen's Club is staging its annual raffle this week, and dent interest has been aroused in will render the most efficient seroff the big sports week-end at they offer some real fine prizes which include two tickets for the Armyvice. Wilkes by being on hand for the Navy game with transportation furnished free. The second prize will intra mural play and it is hoped Althou _gh Coach Ralston seems that this year's league will be a booting exhibitions. be two tickets to the P enn-'Cornell game. As if these weren't enough a little doubtful about predicting there will be three 20-pound turkeys offered also. So, if you haven't good one. All team managers a victory for Wilkes, this writer bought a raffle ticket yet, how 'bout seeing your favorite Letterman and are advised that team rosters after watching the team work TUG OF WAR HIGHLIGHTS getting one or three? out is convinced that the speed must be turned in by next TuesBIG FROSH WEEKEND ltnl!Eine our chagr in last week. ' From a distance it looked like and smooth backfield play of the __ Rocky Marciano making a tour of th e campus. For a minute we were . da y. Turn them in to Art HoovColonels will enable them to walk er, Bob Partridge, or Mel By JOE JABLONSKI sore because no one bothered to clue us in. Then the reporter's instinct off the gridiron with their heads Schmeizer. "The sooner the rostook over and we rushed in for the kill mumbling something about. exhigh in the air. ~ach and every_ fresh~an is _re- clusives. "Hey Rocky," .we -began, and got no further. The character ters are turned iri," Partridge The probable starting line-up for qm:'-"ed to w~ar his , entire hazmg turned out to be Bill Farish of the footba ll team complete with an out said, "the sooner we can get the Saturday's game, according to the attire at _this weeks contest be- , of ·shape beak obtained in. a practice session. "Say," said we, " That's league underway, and the better Grid Boss will be as follows: teween W1lk~s. and Leban?n Val- a mighty long shadow you're casting today William." "I'm going into the schedule will be." Left End Gronka ley. In Addition there will be a competition with Durante and Danny Thomas," h e replied. "Beside that, Left Guard .... .Farish or Fay tug of war between the Freshmen as soon as I learn how to breathe through this rig in my nose they're Center Carey and Sophomores. going to let me sing during half time at the games and bill me as the Right Guard Trosko A frosh team will be chosen by n ew Vaughn Monroe." Left Tackle Brautigan their captain Ed Heltzel. Since it Belated congrats to Russ Picton, president of the Lettermen's Right Tackle Masonis or Wilk has been tradition in the past the Club. A new edition has been added to the household-a baby boy. Rig ht End Dadurka frosh will be excused from all hazCould be that in the years to come Wilkes will have a nother Picton Right Halfback Fitzgerald or ing regulations if they win the on the sports scene. Maybe there isn't a nything to the laws of here Chapko match. dity that say so, but we don't see how a g uy with that name could Quarterback Richards Further regulations were issued go wrong. Fullback Nichoias By IRV GELB to the weaker sex. Because of Breznay The sport scribblers of th e Bea- Left Halfback extreme insubordination, all frosh co n held th eir annual World Series girls must wear pigtails for the CLASS ELECTIONS day, Oct. 7, from 9 A.M . to 4 P.M. meeting Monday and there was a GRAD RECORD EXAMS SET remainder of the hazi ng period. (continued from page 1) in Chase Th eat er. Voting machines noticeable division of opinion aPRINCETON, N. J.-The GraduNeil Dadurka, Gloria Dran, and have been secured for th e elections, mon g the staff as to who would be ate Record Examinations, required Irene Scheing; secretary, Barbara and Student Council m embers will top dog. I Tanski, Irene Tomalis, and Phyllis be on hand to in struct those who The us ual crystal ball was re- of applicants for admission to a , Walsh; treasurer, Dick Bunn, John ha ve never used the machines. placed by a prism from the physics number of graduate sch ools, will · Coates, and Natalie RuDusky. Special ball~ting will be held ?n laboratory and the mystics spent ... be administered at examination FRESHMEN: President, J erry Oct. 6, fo1: J ewish students who will many serious minutes gaz.ing into centers throughout the country Levandowski, Edward M a s o n i s, not_ b~ m scho?l on Thu:s?a y, •it before com ing to the conclusion four tim es in the coming year, EduWayne Pugh, Robert Sokol, Dave wh~ ch 1s Yorn K1ppur, a rehg10us that both t eams appeared like con- cational Testing Service has announced. During 1953·_54 n early Vann, and Bruce Marshall; vice- holiday. fused radar blips. The Student ~ou n_cil urges ~ull The newcomers to the sports 9,000 student s too kthe GRE in "On the Boulevard" - Rt. 115 president, James Downey, Jack Heltzel, and Joan Scandale; secretary, student cooperation m the comm g staff were divided, with Joe Jablon- partial fu lfillment of admission reWilkes-Barre, Pa. Hermina Fried, Marian Laines , elections . Get out and vote ! ski picking the Giants in 7 while quirements of graduate schools which prescribed it. Janice Loyek, Rose Ann Patner, Roger Lewis selected the Indians This fall candidates may take the A Full Course Meal Carol Specter, and John White; COLONELS' HOP in 6 games. GRE on Saturday, November 20. treasurer, John Bassett, Carl Flue- (continued from page 1) Or a Sandwich Veteran writers Jerry Elias and gel, and Joseph Pipan; student Refreshm ents, chai rman' Pat Stout, Irv Gelb picked the Giants in 7 and In 1955, the dates are January 27, lt' s a PJeasure to Serve You council representatives, Ann Dick- Helen Krachenfels, Be rnice Thom- the Indians in 5, r espectively. Jack April 30 and July 9. son, Len Gallick, Rosalyn Gelb, as, Barbara Rogers, Moll y Beard, Curtis, Editor, picked the Indians Good Food Merrie Jones, · Sam Lowe, Sandy .Jessie Roderick; Tickets, chairman in 6 and the chief predicter, Sports TUXEDOS TO RENT Mattei, Joseph Orchard, Ronald Jeanette Perrins, Gail Laines, Ger- Editor Al Jeter, emphasized the • Reasonable Prices Reed, Bill Staunton, Margaret ry Kolotolo, Richard Carpenter, overwhelming strength of the InSpecial Price To Students Plenty of Free Parking Space Stevens, and Darius Thomas. Jim Benson, Micky Weinburger. dian to conquer the N ew Yo rk 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. Catering to Small Groups Presi dential candidates for ofP ublicity, cha irmanMickey Perl- Giants in 7 games . fice will ma•k e their campaign muth, Pearl Onacko, Della King, So there you have it-;-the preF. DALE. Prop. speech es in assembly this week, Connie Kamarunas, Shirley Wasen- dictions of the Beacon sports writ!.;;============~I and elections will be held on Thurs- da. ers . Do you agree? Let us know. SPORTS SCRIBES SEE INJUN SERIES WIN; GIANTS DISAGREE Toll Gate Reslauranl • • I BAUM'S �KAZIMI 1st 'BEACON ATHLETE OF WEEK' Fine Defensive Play Gets Nod ~ - WILKES COLLEGE - ~Beacon The distinction of being the first man to win .the BEACON "Player j of the Week'' goes to Ahmad Kazimi of the soccer squad. In last week's game with Elizabethtown, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - F ri_d_a_y_,_O_c-to-b-er_l_,_1_9_5_4_________________ I he turned in a performance that ii.0000..i. was nothing short of sensational. To find Ahmad during the game, an one had to do was to glance in the direction where the most action was. Elizabe thtown was admittedly one of the hardest hurdies that the charges of coach Bob Partridge had to ·hurdle. Kazimi kept the powerful invaders from down the river off balance throughout the entire game. He was one of the main reasons that Elizabethtown only had several clear shots the entire game at Colonel goalie, Parker Petrilak. N early as fresh at the end of the SPORTS SCRIBES TO PICK TOP ATHLETE EACH WEEK Starting this week the Beacon will offer a ne wsports feature"Player of the Week". The selection will be made in a round tabble discussion by sports editor Al Jeter, and staff writers, Jerry Elias, Austin Sherman, Irv Gelb, Rodger Lewis, Joe Jablonski, and .Jack Curtis. Coaches of the teams that ·are in action at the time will be cons ulted on their opinions to help in the selection. The Beacon staff feels that this is an excellent way to keep a ready reference to aid in the selection of · the "Athlete of the Year", a feature that has become a tradition in the past few years. A point system will be devised and each player under consideration will be rated according to it. i iiiITIT§T7D7.00ffGT: g:a:m:e~as:-;h:e~w:a:s- i:n~th:e~b:e;g~in:n:i:ngJ,~h:e~w:a:s-t~h:e~b:es~t~a;ll:-a:r~o:u:n~d-p~l~a~y:er Ahmad was easily the best condi- on the field and very impressive as tioned man on the field. He liter- he crashed in with a beautiful ally ran the legs off his opponents. sense of timing to break up plays Time after time he set up plays that might well have led to paythat enabled the Wilkesmen to dirt for the Elizabethtown club. penetrate deep into scoring terriAhmad com es to Wilkes by way tory. In the second half when the of Trans-Jordan and is one of three Blue and Gold was starting to show players who add an international signs of strain from a very fast flavor to the squad. He is only a game h e was the bright spot that Sophomore and you can be sure bolstered the team and brought that more will be h eard from him. them back up. If h e keeps playing the way he did As head coach Partridge put it last Saturday, he should be a shooin an after the game interview, in for All-State honors and it is "Ahmad was a rea l game saver for not above the realm of possibility us today. He played the sport as that he could become an All-Ameriit should be played." can before his playing days are I In the opinion of the sports staff, over. AHMAD KAZIMI Soccermen Take Season,s Opener Coach Bob Partridge's booters got the 1954 soccer season off to a rousing start last Saturday a s they defeated Elizabethtown College, 1-0, before several hundred fans at Kirby Park. The international elem ent of Wilkes s portsmen spelled doom for the visitors as Dean Arvan, Corfu, Greece, crashed through with the winnin ggoal from about 20 yards in front of the goal with about 10 minutes g one in the first period. The Colonels clung to their slim lead tenaciously the rest of the way on the fin e play of Trans-Jordinian Ahmad Kazimi and South Korean Younsu Koo. Wyoming Valley's Jim Ferris as well a s the . r est of the defensive alignment were instrumental in repelling what few enemy attacks materialized. COMO AND HOGAN Perry Como, top TV and recording star, and Ben Hogan-only active golfer to win 4 national championships, enjoy a Chesterfield during a friendly round of golf. 1111 IIII I I I I II I I I I I I I I I Ill llll 111111111111111111 Loui s Rosenthal Men's Clothing & Furnishings Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 11111111111111111111111 11 111111111111111111111111 1 ii' • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . I . Deluxe . 1 COFFEE SHOP. ◄ ► WEDNESDAY SPECIAL! Hot Roast Turkey Sandwich ► : Mashed Potatoes & Gravy . Cranberry Sauce . . 60c . .► ., . ◄ ◄ ◄ . .. ◄ . 205 SOUTH MAIN STREET . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. • Just Below the Post Office • ~ ~.:::.::::::::.. :- Opening Soon ! 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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 October 1st Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 October 1 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/42dd6ea97e9830e0f7481e76a758ab33.pdf 092397edc4cec484ac6e522235b5838e PDF Text Text GRIDMEN - BOOTERS AC.T IVE SATURDAY See Stories On Page 5 WILKES The Community College, Serving Wyoming Valley And The World ~ - WILKES COLLEGE . ./~ Beacon THE BEACON Covers The Campus From Comer To Comer Week After Week Vol. X, No. 3 _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _W_IL_KE_S__C_O_LL_E_G_E_,_W_I_L_KES__ BARRE _ _._P_ENN __S_Y_L_V_AN_IA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _T_H_U_R_S_D_A_Y_,_O_C_T_O_BE_R_7,_1_9_54 Biology Club Holds Dance Tomorrow 1 Voling Ends Lively Campaigns For Fourteen Student Offices; Student Body Awaits Results LETTERS TO BEACON URGED BY EDITORS The BEACON is now accepting and encouraging letters to the editors. If you have a n y criticisms or suggestions, bring or mail them t o your paper. A ll letter s must be signed by t he aut hor. The BEACON office is located on the second floor of th e lecture hall adjacent to the AM N lCOLA .office. By JONNI FALK The s tudent body of Wilkes College went to the polls en masse today to elect 14 class officers for the coming year. At 2:30, the Beacon learned that a new polling record may have been set today. Close to 500 students had cast their ballots al that time and more were expected to exercise their vote before 4 o'clock , wh en the polls close. Only se nior Russ Pict on and so ph omo re Reese J ones were a ss m ed elect ion a s t h ey ran for the presidencies of thei r r espective classes u nopp osed. Arth ur Hoo ver, one of t he judg es of electi on a nd S tud ent Coun cil pr es ident, predi cted a n ew balloting record. H e st ated that less t han 250 vo t ed in last Spring's election . Balloting open ed a t 9 a.m. and wa s slated t o close p ro mptl y at 4 p.m . Member s of t h e Student Council sup ervi sed. For the more than 300 fr eshmen, it was their fi r st experience in campus democr acy and the election machiines were in use. Frosh Elect Councilmen In addition to the election of class officer s, the fros h selected two of 11 candidates to represent them on the Student Council. A total of 49 students ran for offi ces with the Class of '58 leading with 18. Six ran for offices of president and . secr etary in that class with three running for both veep and treasurer. Five of the 12 juniors aspired to be treasurer with a Hke number seeking the same post in the senior class. The sophomores divided their nine candidates amon gthe three a vailable post s. Now that the wheels of the campaigning ha ve braked to a stop, the individual can feel respons ible for the officers his class has elected. Each person had a vote-now the choice has been 'made. The Bea con wilJ have complete coverage on the campus elections in n ext week's edition. Fall Ball', First Venture For Biology Club Set At Gym Tomorrow Night From 9 To 12 By PEARL ONACKO As its first undertaking of the school year, the Biology Club sponsors the "Fall Ball" tomorrow night. The sport dance highlights this week's social calendar and a capacity crowd is expected to iam the "W ilkes College gymnasium on South Franklin Street. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - -~- - - - - - - - Peggy Schlager Gets Third Straight S_cholarship Attractive, vivacious Mrs. Margaret Williams Schla~~r, daughter of Mrs. Annette W1ll1ams of '86 Gist street, Buttonwood, is believed to ha ve set a record recently wh en for the third successive year she was awarded the Wilkes-Barre Busin ess and Professional Women's Club Scholarsh ip . Mrs. Schlager, center right, is seen r eceiving the scholarship from Miss E . Jacqueline Davis, chairman of the club's educationa l and voca- tiona l com mittee. Women's organization to the coed The presentation wa s made at who, in the judgment of Dr . Eugene a t ea held in McClintock Hall on S. Farley and Mrs. Gertrude Doane, camp us. maintains a high standard of schol1 i : arship and service to t he college Pictured at the prese ntation, left · and whom they feel would best rep· to ri g ht , Mrs. Hilda Hogg, Miss Ed- 'I r esent t he Federation in her chosen na Aurant, president; Miss Davis, fi eld. Mrs . Schlager, Miss Davis, Miss "Peggy", a native of ButtonE sther W. Weigend, and Miss wood and a graduate of Hanover Grace M. Daniels , second vice presi- high school, is majoring in English. dent of the National Federation of She is active in Cue 'n ' Curtain, Business and Professional Women . the Man uscript, and various camThe scholarship is g iven by the pus organizations. , i The biolog ists have enlist ed the ta lents of t he J er ritones, a combo t hat needs n o intr oduction to.Wilkes student s. Music for yo ur dancing pleas ur e will be pr ovided by the group from 9 t o 12. Ticket s, a mer e 40 ce nts per head, can be purchased fro m a ny cl ub member w ho would be most ha p py to accomoda t e you. Dick Kleyps, president of the or g ani za tion and general chairman of the affair, announced that proceeds from the dance will help the group carry out its program for the year: projects by the gro up itself and lectures by s peakers on vario us phases of biology. The Biology Club extends a cordial invitation to all Wilkes students to help make the "Fall Ball" a 'real ball' and thus aid the group inrealizing its goa ls. They're counting on you ; don't disappoint them. Assisting President Kleyps are the fo llowing committee m embers: Tickets, co-ch airmen Barbara Boock and J essie Roderick, Don Winters, Berni e Ondash; publicity, chairman Gloria Dr an, Les Weiner, Marilyn Williams, Elizabeth Delong, Mary K o z a k; refreshments, chair man Dave Luchino, J ohn Glodek, Walt Fisher, J oan Russin, Faith Stchur, Bob Reynolds, Jerr y Stein, Sam Mines, Gene Brizer. Chaperones will be Dr. Charles Reif and Miss Rose Marie Gallia . FT.RE DELAYS PAPER A fire in the press at Schmidt's Printery, mechanical department for the Beacon, caused the delay in publication today. . A new motor was installed this afternoon enabling the Beacon to publish-with extra-late news. �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 2 Thursday, October 7, 1954 Blaker' Chem Society Head, BEACON OFFERS SUGGESTIONS Awarded MIT Fellowship TO PARKING MESS; DR. FARLEY · By LESLIE WEINER J. Warren Blaker, Wilkes College senior, has received a teaching fellowship in synthetic organic chemistry to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Blaker, a native of Wilkes-Barre and now a resident of Rutherford, N.J., will enter MIT this February under a full tuition scholarship which will allow him to work for his doctorate while teaching organic chemistry a t the In stitute. In addition to the MIT a w ard, Blaker also received offers of fellowships from the University of Rochester a nd Syracuse University, but decided in favor of Ure· Cambridge ·school. MIT is the foremost engineering school in the country, and possesses a chemical school of like caliber. Ther e are 100 graduate students ·in the ch emical school. When a sk ed about his choice, Blaker stated, "I can't do better than choose the best ." Blaker is now in his last semester at Wilkes and will graduate in Febr uary. He will have completed the chemistry course in three and onehalf ·years. An outstanding campus figure, Blaker is president of the Chemical Society of Wilkes College, a mem ber of the Engineering Societ y, and he also belongs to the American Ch emical Society. During his s tay at Wilkes, he attained the amazing scholastic !! verage of 2.6. H e missed selec!t~~ to the dean's list only once during .his term here. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blacker, Rutherford, N.J., Blaker is a graduate of Coughlin High School, class of 1951 where h e was a member of the Honor Society. His long range. plans embody a career in organic chemistry working in p etro-chemicals. He fe els fortunate to be able to further his studies at MIT and says, "I just wrote to them and gave them my !_P~rks, They did the rest." Vets Organize; Over 50 Allend First GI Meeting Approximately 50 veterans gathered in the gym after assembly in answer to the spontaneous acclaim which the suggestion of a veterans club induced. The first informal meeting of the club was spent discussing the future such an organization would have in camp us activities. It was an almost unanimous opmion that such a club was necessary and would help the school as well the man y vets now on campus. A preliminary analysis of the purpose of forming the organization led to the following deductions: A vets club would help integrate the vet into campus social life ; The club would k eep tabs on and fil e all information concerning veterans rights; the club would want to-and be strong enough to - work with other organizations; fraternization would h elp the vet in his return to school ,life ; it would induce a large number of people now inactive to join in social life ; it can h elp Wilkes in its continual growth. YOUR STUDENT CANDIDATES SENIORSVice-president: Harry Ennis , Bob Sabatino. Treasurer: Ellen Louise Wint, Carl Smith, Al Jeter. Secretary: Naomi Kivler, Jack Curtis, Pat Fox, Jean Dearden, Dor is Merrill. JUNIORSPresident : Cliff Brautigan, Jim Jones. Vice-president: Dick Carpenter, J eannette Perrins, Pat Stout. Treasurer: Glenn Carey, Jim Ferris, Bob Lynch, Chet Miller, Jessie Roderick. Secretary: Barbara Bialogowicz, Joan Shoemaker. SOPHOMORES- J. WARREN BLAKER CANDIDATES (continued) Vice-president : Neil Dadurka, Gloria Dran, Iren e Scheing. Treasurer: Dick Bunn, John Coates, Natalie Rudusky. Secretary: Barbara Tansky, Irene Tomalis, Phyllis Walsh. FRESHMENPresident: Jerry Levandowski, Edward Masonis , Wayne Pugh, Rob ert Sokol, Dave Vann, Bruce Marshall. Vice-president : James Downey, Jack Heltzel, Joan Scandale. Treasurer: John Bassett, Carl Fluegel, Joseph Pipan. Secretary: H ermina Fried, Mar ian Laines, Janice Loyek, Rose Ann Patner, Carol Specter, J ohn White. Student Council: Ann Dickson, Len Gallick, Rosalyn Gelb, Merrie Jones, Sam Lowe, Sandy Mattei, Joseph Orchard, Ronald Reed, Bill Staunton, Margaret Stevens, Dar ius Tho mas. SUPPORTS STUDENT VICTIMS By DICK JONES As another academic year at Wilkes begins to gather momentum, the dilemma of insufficient parking facilities again perplexes both the students and the administration. To start a BEACON campaign aimed at alleviating a serious situation, it has been suggested that the parking limit of two hours on South River Street be ext ended to three hours. This would allow students having lab p eriods or solid hours of classes sufficient parking time and somew hat limit the threat of Clancy the Cop. While it would not increase the amount of parking space available, it would save much Ah Freshman, thy name is Folly. hai r -puUing and fev erish activity You stand sheepishl y by while some on the par t of students . The BEAupr, erclassman berates you for do- CON will check with the police de:ng nothing but minding your own partment during the coming week .. business; or at worst for not being As pointed out in an editorial ab le to write your name legibly last week, many cars belonging to (som ething of which seniors are other than Wilkes students are equally as guilty). often parked in the college parking You w a 1 k away muttering, lot on Franklin Street. Numerous "Comes the revolution," but t h e offenses have occurred since the best you can hope for is to strike editorial. Dr. Farley suggests that ba ck at n ext year's freshman. This the license numbers of all non-col-fo rm of reprisal is neither fair nor lege cars parked in the lot be resatisfying. You are not striking ported to the administration who back at those who have abused you will call the police and have them -s,»mething is lost . tow ed away. Ther e is a remedy for the shortThe parking lot does belong to . comings of this system of hazing. the college and should be used onlyMany campuses set aside a week at by Wilkes students who have p·u rthe close of the hazing period when chased parking permits. upperclassm en play host to the The arranging of car p.ools with whim and fancy of the fro sh. · It fellow students from your neighcould mean a lot of fun for all con- borhood co uld increase the demand . cerned. W e offer this suggestion for parking space tremendously. It in t he interest of a more harmoni- is our estimate that 90 per cent of ous campus life. What do you a ll cars coming to Wilkes come think? with just the driver. Fr~shm ~n are makii:1~ . a go~d Another suggestion which we showmg m many activities this think has merit would be the outyear. May we e~tend a w~lcome lining in paint of individual parkto those already m the swmg of ing spaces on South River Street. t hings and an invitation that their Too often cars are parked too far comrades may soon join them. a part and valuabl e spa ce wast ed. At this writing, we are concern- : vVe believe an additional five spots ed with the student council and wou ld be a vailable if the s paces class elections. The voting will be wer e marked and violators tagged. in full swing by the tim e you read As Wilkes continues to grow it th.is, but we are not as concer1'.ed will always be faced with this with t he outcome as we are with seemingly insurmountable problem . . your turnout at the polls. We hope The administration and t he com;you exercise the privilege in choos- munity are striving to eliminate it. mg the per~ons most able to re- The BEACON will do everything in present you m s~udent governm e1'.t. its power to help and we welcome Further warnmg-the sophs will yo ur suggestions. get tougher this week. No foolin '. Turnabout Fair; Frosh AskChance To Settle Score I STATE X-RAY UNIT AT THEATER TODAY The Pennsylvania State Mo bile X-Ray unit is on the Wilkes campus today to take ches t 11ictures of every s tudent. Dean of Men George F . Ra lston yesterday reiterated an earlier statement, when he said, "All Wilkes students are required to have chest x-rays taken." The unit will be s et up in Chase Theater and cards for each stu dent are already completed, a move which is expected to save time. The entire processe will take only about five minutes, the dean advised. Foreign Service Contest Offers Scholarship Prize (Special) WASHINGTON, D.C.-Students interest ed in international a ffai rs ha ve until December 15 to submit essays in the Foreig n Service Journal Prize E ssa y Contest, it was announced yesterday . The essays, to be written on "The Organization of Am erican Representation Abroad", may win f or a student up to $1,000 or a full f ellowshi p, amounting to $1,750, at The School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D. C. Full details of the contest may be obtained by writing to the Foreign Service J ournal, Contest Committee, 1908 G Street, N .W., Washington 6, D.C. Beacon Photo by A ce Hoffm an WILKES-BARRE STUDENTS IN WILKES CLASS OF 1958 Numbered in the largest freshman class ever to be registered at Wilkes Coll ege are 44 students from the Wilkes-Barre area, one of the largest contingents from the vall ey to don freshmen "<links" and bow to the stern laws of th e college "Tribunal". First row-James Rob ert s, Coughlin High School; John Shimshock, Coughlin; William L. ,Tames, GAR; David Thomas , Cou ghlin; William A. Llewell yn, jr., Coughlin ; Larry Croninger, Lewistown High School ; Robert C. Zajkowski, GA R; John T. Ja mes, GAR; Ronald M. Wasserstrom , Wyoming Seminary. Second row-Janice Schuster, Coughl in; Mary A. Mattey, Hanover To wn shi p ; Mary Lou Chick son, St. Nicholas ; Emma Minemier, Coug hlin; Mary W est, Ashley High School; Mary Boretz, Jam es Madi son High School, Brooklyn, N . Y.; Rosalyn Gelb, GAR; Eliza- beth DeLo'ng, Hanover Township High School; Dolores Pie-troski, Hanover Townshi p ; Merri Jones, GAR. Thir d row-W. J . Powell, GAR ; M. Powell, Meyers ; Nancy Casterline, Meyers; J. F. Skipkoski, Wilkes-Barre Township High School; John Kotch, Cou ghlin; Carl Fluegel, Meyers; James Dow ney, Meyers; Charles Isel y, Meyers; Frederick J. Felfrich, Plains, St. Leo's High School; Ronald Reed, Meyers; Nan cy L. Schmaltzri edt, GAR; Mar yann R. Sparks, Wilkes-Barre Township. Four th row-Paul Havir, Coughlin ; Leonard Mulcahy, GAR; Frank Scutch, Coughlin; William Staunton, Sabattus; William Ewasko, GAR; Joseph Belchunes, Co ughlin ; Keith Williams, Coug hlin; Rob ert Sokol, Coughlin ; Harold P ezzner, Ashley; Jack Eustice, Coughlin; Norma n Phillip, Meyers; Willia m Savitsk y, GAR; Art Clemm, Meyers. �Thursday, October 7, 1954 3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON ) Dorm To Hold Second BEACON EDITORIALS School Spirit Picking Up? McClintock Pre-Grid Hop There's an old saying in college journalism to the effect that if an editor has nothing startling to write for a certain issue, he can always fall back on the old "School Spirit" brand of hell. "It's always good copy," one editor stated, "and it sure fiills y AL JETER space." For the second week in a row the dormitories will sponsor a pre-game dance in McClinWell, in the case of the Beacon, there will be no space filling. ,ck Hall. The affair will run from 5 to 7 o'clock as did last week's initial pre-game affair. If there is nothing to say, the editors won't say it. There is alThe first shindig, held before the Lebanon Valley game, was more or less in the nature ways plenty of Hvely copy to be used instead. This week, the editor does feel himself getting on the f an experiment. The originators of the idea held their breath :n ~o~!~~rt~~~;f ~;~t Saturday afternoon waiting to see if any.l e CORNER tO CORNER Their worries were on the useless side it seems because dance went over in a big way. Although no house count ;igarelles Cited ~s Main Cause )f Campus Liller was tak en there was quite a crowd and from all reports a good time was had by everyone. The dormitories hope that this week's dance will be even more of a success than the last one. The get-together will be strictly informal and refreshments will be served . The celebration at Gurnari's last week was well attended and the group expressed the hope that this week would see an even bigger crowd on hand. If you enjoyed last week's affair th e dormitory students urge you to come again, and this time bring a friend or friends. <Club Notes) EDUCATION CLUB PRESENTS SKIT IN ASSEMBLY "spirit" kick, however. But instead of glittering generalities, he actually has something to say. Strangely, too, instead of all "hell" a certain amount of praise, with a mind to future improvement is offered. Over the week-end, a handful of dormitory students took it upon themselves to try to instill a little bit of honest to goodness school spirit to the first "football week-end." They worked. hard in setting up a pre-game dance at McClintock Hall-open to the entire student body and faculty. It was a huge success. From the dance, which was more of a friendly get-together, the gang moved into Kingston Stadium to see the Colonels defeat Lebanon Valley. The Education Club will present a skit in assembly- on October 19, it was announced by the club's president, -Chuck Adamek. The fu. ture t eachers met recntly to plan the yar's program. Officers of the group are Cliff Brautigan, vice-president; Doris y DALE W ARMOUTH Merrill, secretary-treasurer; Glenn You don't have to take the ediPhethean, e x e c u t i v e committee >rial word of the Beacon, but it's chairman. President Adamek apEven more encouraging from the standpoint of spirit was 1r- u n s h a k e n conviction that pointed the following: Jeannette h h " f " Perrins and Leona Goldberg, cor- t e turnout at t e a ter-game spot in Luzerne. Crowds such Tilkes College has a beautiful responding secretaries; Pat Stout, as the one Saturday night have not been seen at Wilkes in many 1mpus. Despite the fact that the ollege has grown up in the heart social chairman. years. It certainly feels good to see a little life back among us. f a city, which makes it difficult The Education Club extends an But instead of letting this thing die a slow death-after which , achieve that grace and grandeur invitation to all freshmen. Meet- I we'll all revert to the pattern of going our individual ways-let's sually associated with institutions ings are held every Thursday at keep this new-found spirit and fling at fellowship in college alive. f higher learning, Wilkes has al11 :00 A.M. Dr. Eugene Hammer, The pep meeting with the College Band on Friday was a ays compared very favorably head of the Wilkes College Educa- terrific boost. Not only did the band, under the direction of Bob ith other schools of its nature and tion Department, is adviser to th e Moran sound excellent musically, but it also lent itself toward tvariably draws compliments from group. giving the college the "right" pre-game atmosphere. The cheertsitors. leaders also helped the "life" movement along and the rally as We think that the achievement NEWS FROM OTHER due to at least three factors: the By T. R. PRICE a whole was fine; Sitting at his desk in the Beacon office (the END OF CAMPUS enerous gifts of lovely family Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, coach of During the following weeks the paper must go out), the editor could clearly hear the strains of Jmes by people who have shown the band all the way up the street from Chase Hall. A feeing 1eir faith and hopes in Wilkes; the Wilkes debating team and a Beacon will attempt to bring the of excitement came with the music-such songs as "The Marchmember of the English DepartBeacon readers the most recent 1e wisdom of the Administration ing Song", "The Drinking Song", "Wilkes Alma Mater", etc. 1 presrving and enhancing these ment, will serve on a panel at the notes and bulletins coming out of raceful buildings; and the splen- Convention of the Pennsylvania Conyngham Hall and the Biology Sorta got you in the spirit of things. Association at Pittsburgh Building. Now if we can only get more people to attend the rallies .d efforts of Mr. J ervise and the Speech this week-end. The purpose of these articles is and the games. .ainte.nance crew. A fourth fac-The panel will meet at 1 =3·0 Sat- not only to keep the Biologists, the ,r appears-the role of the stumt body in recognizing these urday afternoon and discuss th e Chemists and the Engineers up to 1ree and doing their best to aid. ~;:e;~~'.ng of analysis to debate date on the latest happenings in the world of science, but also to Fo.J-tunately, in our days at Dr. Kruger has been a frequent inform the entire student body of In the last issue, the Beacon urged cooperation with 'ilkes we don't recall any delith contributor in such organs as a the interesting as well as the amusirate misuse of College property, "Speech the Lettermen with regards to the wearing of high school Teacher" and the Bulletin 1·ng aspect f · t"fi t d 1t then there's always careless- 0 f h D b A · · A h s o scien I c s u y. letters on campus. It dawned-too late for publication~ e e ate ssoc,iation .. _ not ~r We hope to bring the reader into iss. When we arrived as fresh- article, "Honesty m definitions 1s , h . . that the p,roblem goes much deeper. After talking to a muriby descnbmg those en we were given a small talk th e bes t po· 1·icy, ,, w1-11 b e pu bl"1sh ed It et c1assrooms h"1c h m1g · h t mterest · he ber of freshmen, it was found, much to the writer's dismay, th' ec ures w t 1 the · virtue of field-stripping that many, many of them were not planning to attend the is year. . layman and by relating humorous garettes, but ·either this informaColleagues on the panel will be · c·d t · th rf f · game. on is no longer forthcoming to professo_rs Theodora Pitts, Du- 111 1 en s m e I e O a science A sad commentary indeed. iw students or it just doesn't take. quesne, and Joseph F . O'Brien, major. nyway, there is a disconcerting P enn State. It seems that the problem lies in high school loyalties among crease in the litter of odd bits of frosh and upperclassmen alike. Now there is nothing wrong 1per on sidewalks these days- paper basket presents itself. We with being loyal to one's high school-it's a nice thing. But it hich make the place look pretty could go on to some length on duty can be carried too far. .cky. and so fort h, but we feel that BeaAs Dr. Eugene Farley has pointed out, college is more than It doesn't take a great deal of con readers are endowed with some Mrs. John Whitby will be chairfort to field-strip a smoke or to certain powers of cerebration and man of the luncheon meeting of just books and learning. Many experiences, gained only by . .rry a candy wrapper along un- can carry the plea through to its the Wilkes Faculty Women to be attending college, make up a good portion of that which should l a strategically placed waste logical conclusion. held on Saturday at Harding House be derived from (and we use the well worn phrase) a "college education." at 1 P.M. The luncheon will inaugurate the To many folks here at Wilkes, their high school and its foot-• 'lfflU MAN ON CiiiiiuS annual program of events sponsor- ball games come first. Why should this be? When in · high ed by the faculty wives and wo- school it's only natural to be a diehard fan for your school, but - men faculty members of Wilkes on moving to college, shouldn't the same amount of allegiance College. Mrs. John Chwalek, hospitality be transferred along with the physical being? Often it is pleasant to live in the past. To be sure, high chairman, has appointed the folschool was much less tedious than college from a standlowing hostesses to assist at the point of work. But just as much, if not more, fun and fellowaffair: Mrs. Welton Farrar, newly elected president of the group; Mrs. ship can be derived from college-and that holds true right Eugene Hammer, Mrs. Sheldon here at Wilkes. Curtis, Mrs. Francis Salley, and Mrs. James Brennan. Lively After Game Meeting Kruger Chosen To Serve Panel At Pittsburgh ASad Commentary Faculty Women Hold Luncheon Saturday lW Bring Your Date -- We're Human - WILKES COLLEGE - Beacon A newspaper published each week of the regular school year by and for the students of Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Subscription: $1.80 per semester. = 111 j,J~ z Editor ...... ... .. .... .. .. John D. Curtis Asst. Editor . ....... .. Ivan Falk Asst. Editor Pearl Onacko Sports Editor .. ... .... .. Allen Jeter Business Mgr . .... Arthur Hoover Faculty Adviser .... George Elliot Editorial and business offices located on second floor of Lecture Hall, South River Street, WilkesBarre, on the Wilkes Campus. Telephone: VAlley 4-4651-2-3-4. "The pencil sharpener seems harder to crank since pro:essor Snarf moved it up front." Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's Printery, rear 55 North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. . Some i:eople have argued, "But gee, I go with a girl (or guy) who doesn t go to college at all. How can I come to college affairs?" Simple. Bring her with you. You don't have to go to Wilkes to be accepted as a member of the crowd. Ask any of the football or soccer players. You'll find that they're among the most ardent Wilkes supporters. Figures too, since, they have stopped playing ball for their respective high schools and are now "on the team" for Wilkes, both athletically and socially. A plea-which we borrow from friend . Bob Whitehead of WBAX-"Don't be a slacker; be a backer." This week-end affords a good opportunity for you to join in . in case you haven't already. Curtis, Editor DR. FARLEY BUYS NEW TV SET FOR SNACK BAR During the past week, and just in time for the World Series, a new, 21-inch television set made a surprise appearance in the snack bar at Harding Hall. The set is located on the second floor of Harding and installed close to the ceiling in such a manner that it can be clearly seen and heard by all. The additional facility to the college was not purchased from any fund. According to Dr. Eugene S. Farley, President of Willfos, "I just stuck out my neck and bought it." �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 For This Week WISDOM WILKES "W hat's the matter having wi ie tro uble?" '·Yes , my wife went to sta y at her mother's for six weeks and By DICK GRIBBLE every week I wrot e that I s pent the evenings at hom e." - The Inquiring Photographer "Well?" Question: What do you think is "She's back now and everything wrong with Freshman hazing? was O.K. unti l yesterday when the ,: * ,:: * * electric bill came-it's for 50 sents." Naomi Ki vler, senior from Nanticoke, Pa. - "The upperclassm en Danny: "Daddy, is coff erdam a are not interestbad word?" ed. They are Daddy: "No, m y dear, it is perpaying no atfe ctly a ll right. " tention whatsoDanny: "Well, m y t each er has ever to the a cold and I hope she'll coff erdam fre shmen. The head off." only ones that a r e interested Definition of a Yes-Man: One are th e dorm who sto ops to concur. students. Th e freshmen do not Conscience is what makes a man comply with the t ell his wife something she's going rules and all the to find out a nyway. girls a r e not wearing bra ids." The sweet new bride had run Cliff Bra utigan, Junior Butl er home to her mother a nd was now Hall dorm student from East Or- sobbing pitifully on her mater's ange, N. J. big soft shoulder. "There is too "Oh, m ot her !" she wept. "You · m u c h faculty know how I've ·wanted to hear the c o n t r o 1 . The patter of little feet. But John . . . h ead of the tri- ~ust told me, mother, that he can't bunal can only ... can't bear children! " do what he is ·' Well , dear," co nsol ed h er mothto Id to do. el'. " You can't expect ev·e rything of Freshma n haz- a rnan." ing s hould be g iven back to Ta ke t his tip from an old, longthe lettermen." married Army sarge. If your lv,i ssus is awa y from home and you miss h er an d wa nt her back qui ck , Freda Billstein, Sterling H all just send her a copy of the local sophomore dormitory student from paper with one item clipped out . Swarthmore, Pa.-"It is not wellrun. The fres hAdam and Eve were th e first big men don't do ti me gamblers, because the y lived 1 what they are on a paradise. told. I think the purpose of hazThe gen t taking t he census was ing is to pull surprised when a woman, stark the freshmen tonaked, came t o the door in answer gether with the t o his ring. upperclassmen. After he had r ecovered from his Right now surprise he began hi s routine quesit is not doing tioni ng , and finally a sked: "How this because it many children have yo u, madam? " is not o_rganiz"Fifteen," sh e promptly replied. ed." · " 1Nhy do you come to the door naked? " Mickey Perlmuth, junior and "I'm a N udi st." Butler Hall student from Forest "You're not a N udist," t he cenHills, N. Y. sus t aker told h er. "You just "It is unorgan- ha ve n't had time to put your clothes ized and needs on." a more st ern •'• hand. Th e frosh From her honeymo on the bride think th ey are t elegraphed h er father: "It's wonb_ig when they derful up here at Carmel. Please com e to college send me another $50." -they need to H er fat her teleg raphed in anbe cut-off at th e swer: "Come on home. It's won1 knees." derful anywhere ." I The person s ubmitting the bes t question each week for use in Wisdom of Wilkes will recei ve two tickets to the Comerford Theater, Wilkes-Barre. Playing this week is "Suddenl y" starr ing Frank Sinatra and Sterlin g Hayden. Determination of the best ques tion will be left to the discretion of the editors. ANDY'S DINER Back-to-Back with Wilkes Gym Plenty of Free Parking Prices for the Collegian's Budget .. .. A Reputation Built on Fine Food for at JOHN B. STETZ ~-11, Expert Clothier 9 E. Market St., W-B. I ~/. :!: "Is it possible fo r a man to make a foo l of him self without knowing it?" "Not if he has a wife. " "At the prom last nig·ht my ·suspend ers broke right in the middle of th e da nce floor." · "Weren't you terribly embarrassed?" "No, my room mat e had them on." How to s urprise a g irl: Put your arm s a bout her, draw her close, ,·aze into her eyes and start to kiss her. When she says, "Stop, how da re you!" - release her unki ssed . Note surpri se on her face. ::: ::: ,:, ::: ::: A wo man's I.Q. is what a man looks for aft er he's looked at everyt hing else. By PEARL ONACKO It wasn't a bad week, but ii wasn't a good one either. The weather was just too summery for words-for classes too By week's end I was so beat from the heat that I took a' nap late Frida y. afternoon and didn't wake things could be worse. As Pat up until Saturda y morning. For- Fitzgerald yelled at th e pep rally give, fellow juniors. I didn't m ean " Let's 0o-et wit h it g an g ." ' to "sl eep t hrough" your dance, ' honest. T ell me, wa.s the dance a IT'S A WOMAN'S WORLD hit or a miss? I've heard so many J ust g lance through this paper. comm ents (" nice" . . . "I was lucky; To whom and what is most of the I had one dance" . . . "ok") that I space devo t ed ? You'll find, as I found it difficult to come to any did, th e answer: MEN and SP.O RTS. co nclusion. Anyway, I hop e you Not that th e women of Wilkes have cam e out in th e black. a nything against either-on the "LET' S GET WITH IT" co ntrary. But, the Four Aces sing After my "nap", I found my- i t , any ma n in his right mind will self refres hed enough to join in co ncede to it, and any woman will cheering the Colonels on to vie- dec lare it , "It's a woman's world." tory. Dropped in on the festiviHere at Wilkes there are many ties at McClintock. Nice try, women who have contributed kids. On the game itself: a large much to the college and to the enough crowd, but no noise; the community. We feel that these cheerleaders looked god, but we women should receive recognididn't hear enough of them; Bob tion and, beginning with next Moran's crew sounded fine, but week's issue, they will be recog1 noted this comment from specnized through this column. So tators, "It's a pity we can't sing be s ure not to miss our choic; to the music." Actually, when for "Woman of the Week". Any you get right down to it, there resemblance to the sports staff are very few spirited Wilkes feature, "Athlete of the Week", songs. How about some new, is more than coincidental. "go-go" tunes? An yone? No AND SO one? Aw, shucks! The biologist s a re sponsoring a To be quite frank with you, I dance in the gym tomorrow night. thought t h e only group at the game The J erriton es , th e combo that with any "real" spirit was the foot- made s uch a hit at the Education ball team itself. I think yo u'll a- Club Hop several weeks ago, will g r ee that "spirit" has been the be on hand to provide the music word tossed about most the past · for dan cing feet. The members of week or so. True, the day stu- th e Biolog y Club ask you, beg you. den ts' attitude toward changes a- to attend; th ey n eed money. bout campus hasn't helped matters And the game Saturday night-any, but (I kee p telling myself) don't forget to be ther e! Television may bri ng vaudeville back to life, but some of the pictures the y show with it will kill t he movies. A great labor saviing device is a rich old uncle. One fell ow li ves in such a badly kept house that before the Housing Commissioner will condemn it, he'll have to get it painted. ,:: ::: ,:: ::: * Jim : "Doesn't this kiss make you Jon ~· for another?" Sue: "Yes, if he co uld be here tonight." "Did you pass your final s ?" "And how!'' "Were th ey ea sy?" "Dunno, a sk Jim ." "Doing anything Saturday nite ?" "Why, no." 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Just what you've been Looking for. if_ ZIMMERMAN'S ;\\ ' - A woman with both h er eyes blackened and swoll en, h er nose broken and innum erable bruises and abras ions , haled her spo us e into court on charges · of assault and battery with h is fists. Wh en a sked by the jud"'e to describe how she had been° so completely done up , s he told how her husband, a pugilist, had thumped her with hi s fists ni g ht after night a nd round after round, without benefit of r eferee or count. And s he was explaining th e blow-by-blow detail s wh en the arraigned husband turn ed to th e judg e a nd inter rupt ed with: "Don't pa y an:,• attent ion to her, your hono,·, s he's pun ch-drunk." ~ ::: You are ~~!come II ZI MME RMAN' S,t 7\~-~~ ., _ !TJ : - :;: "I've got three brothers," sh e said. "One wit h Army Intelligence, one with Navy IntelTigence - and on e with no intelligence. The one wit h no intelligence is a lieutenant." @~;. ®, 9 '\ ' . ,jyrl ,r, ,~ _) ,.. ::: "Did the doctor reall y mea n it ! when he said you wouldn't li ve a week if you didn't stop chasing wo m en?" "He certainly did. It was his wife I was chasing." SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES WILKES DANCES And they're alwa ys padding their parts . "What do you suggest as a career fo r me? I like to get my hands into a littl e bit of everything. " " Th en why don't you become a A Scotchman wa s t old that hi s ga rbage man ?" wife needed salt ai r - so he fanne d her with a herri ng . ::: .... . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . ........ SOCIAL Wt-ill2L WITH J)~Al2L ~ A Chuckle and a Smile OF Thursday, October 7, 1954 51 Public Square Wilkes-Barre, Penna. · First Prize Wilkes College BOOKSTORE AND VARIETY SHOP Books - Supplies - Novelties Subscriptions Hours: 9-12 - 1-5 ... WELCOME $50.00 SAVINGS BOND DANCING FROM 9 TO 12 - ONLY 35 CENTS Hear Clubtime's Dave Teig as MC and the Nation's Brightest Young Bands Over WILK direct from the Armory. A REGULAR WEEKLY SERIES OF DANCES Make Thursday ... Dance Night Join the Throng - SOUTH MAIN STREET ARMORY J..;;;;;==========;;;;;.!.I ' m\1td\1!m\'1!m\'1!®!®!®td\1!®!®!tn!tn~td\1lm\'1!m"1rn1rn1m\im"!tn!m\'1!®tirnttt �5 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Thursday, October 7, 1954 COLONELS LOCK HORNS WITH ITHACA Booters Travel to Easton For Clash with Lafayette Hope To Garner 2nd Win Saturday Under Lights At Kingston Stadium By JERRY ELIAS . Ithaca College invades Wilkes in what pronuses to be a thriller of a football game Saturday night at 8 in Kingston Stadium. k Although not much is known about the boys from New_Yor , Assistant coach Russ Picton feels that the Colonels are going to By A US TIN SHERMAN be in there fighting to keep that The Wilkes soccer t eam enters Joss column clean. into the hardest week of competiThis is the second game for both tion since the sport began here this t eams. Wilkes last week thump ed week when it travels to Easton to a spirited Lebanon Valley squad by meet Lafayette on Saturday. three TD 's while Stroudsburg beat All told, the hooters will play Ithaca by two. four games in an eight-day period. The Ithaca team is an (musually After Lafa yette on Satw·day comes big one. On their starting line up Bucknell Tuesday at Kirby P ark , th e lig htest man weighs 170 pounds Lock Haven on Thursday, and Phila nd is 6 feet tall. The a verage of adelphia T extile Institute next Satt he Ithaca line is 203 pounds while urday also at home. the backfield averages 188 poun,!s. The Lafayette tilt is slated to In compari son the Wilkes t eam has get underway at 2 Saturday afcer-· only two men who are over: 20(1 noon and a Colonel Caravan is pounds and the weig hts range from. scheduled to go to Easton with the 220 down to 130 pounds on the Col<>-· team. Since it is only 60 miles to nel starting lineup. You can readi- • the game, college sports enthusily see that the Ithaca t eam is one asts can get to the g::tme rmd be · and a ha lf tim es (statisticly a back in plenty of tiime for thl· grid little more ) the size of the Wilke:3,.. contest that night at Kingston. squad. The Blue and Gold hooters have The gimmick that the Colonel~ yet to taste victory in their meetgrid bosses are counting on the: ings with the Leopard squad, which speed. Last week in the game with engages such teams as Ai·my, T emLebanon Valley. Wilkes s ho wed the ple, F. & M., etc. kind of s , eed th eir backfield men Last year's game was loaded possessed .· Scooters such as Ron with excitement. The Colonels iost Rescigno, Al Nicholas, Andy Brezon a disputed penalty kick wit!1 nay, and Gaylord Fitzgerald wei·e only six seconds l eft to play. The exhibiting a great deal of en ergy final score was 2-1, after the as they ra ck ed up 19 points to win Wil'kesmen had outplayed the hom e 19-0. team throughout the second h2lf. Wilkes and Ithaca have m et toVets of this year's squad are gether in combat five times. The looking to Lafayette as the 'g1-u,igc' Colonels never seemed to have too ga me of the season and will be out Beacon Photo by Jack Curtis much troubl e beating the New York for revenge Saturday for sure. bo ys as t hey enjoy a 4-1 edge in Last Saturday proved a black one the seri es. The scores are: for Wilkes, for not only did the Wilkes Ithaca team drop its first gam e of the• UUUl-l !-•--T wo Wilkes College g uards, Bob Fay, out the " muscle builder" for linemen, Ralston 1949 28 6 season, a 2-0 decision to Rid er, but left, New Rochelle, N. Y., and Bill Farish, Huntordered one this s ummer and much to the chagrin 1950 14 7 it also saw several of its membf'rs ingdon, Pa., try out a new football gadget at the of the forward wall. it arrived without dela y. Rals1951 0 6 injured. · Colonels' Kirby Park practice field, while Coach ton explained . tha t with the limited athletic budget 1952 26 0 Younsu Koo was triple-injured George Ralston just g oes along for the ride. Eyehe has· had at Wil kes, he has n't been able to pur1953 27 6 in the third p eriod. Kicks to the ing the machine and next in line are Tom Godowchase t he machine, which is considered essential From a ll indications, the Ithaca leg, ch est and fac e on one play had s ky a nd Don Straub. The "gadget" is a Rae Cain this day of specialized football. Ralston's t eam is fired up and willing to beat him out cold on the turf, but he ruth ers blocking machine, which the local college teams have done pretty well without the machine, the Colon els and beat them badly. returned to finis h the game. The received this year. After going eight years withover t he yea r s, though. However, what t he Wilkesmen f eel wear of the injuries caug ht up with is a nother story and the gam e looks him this week, though, and h e has like a hu mdinger from the spectaseen only limited duty in scrim tor's viewpoint. mages. Others hurt last week The Colonels loom, at a minimum, were Moe Batterson and P arker 7 points better than Ithaca. EveryPetrilak. Moe is 'still on the mend, Plans r'o r the intramural football one come out and lend support as while Parker seems fairly well releague are in th e final stage, it your team tries for its second vie-· covered. was anno unced bv Director of Ac- tory. Something new wa:s added to the [ THE . fr. ities Bob Part~·idge. H e stresssoccer scene last week as the t eam · The second of the three Wilkes ed that anyone attending scho ol mo ved into its n ew clubhouse, in Ill A a-J scores was set up and pushed awas eligible to pla y, but that t hey the same building with th e football II<'.' ,LJa. ■ I The mu st be listed on the t eam roster. cross by Andy Breznay. team in Kirby Park. It took six , The roster ruling will be striictl y s peedy halfback intercepted a Leb· years to get a locker room and anon aerial on the visitors 3,5 and enforced . shower facilities for the hooters OUCH! Th e player limit will probably be ran it back tQ the 28. One running a nd they were appreciative , in W e got somewhat of a jolt when we picked up the Sunday paper fixed at twelve, but no definite play took the ball to the 20. Brezfa ct, downright grateful last week For nay then skirted right end and zigwhen t h ey moved into decent quar- and saw the attendance figur es for Wilkes ' and King's games . .. The I nurn ber has been set yet. Colonels played before 1500 fans while the Kingsmen drew 7500. It further in ' orrnati on on this matter z:;tgged t hrough the entire defense ters. started us wondering how there could be such a difference, and we cam e keep watching the BEACON or th e for six points. Gross added the on what we think had quite a bit to do with it. King's sold blocks of bulletin board . extra point to give the Colonels tickets t o the Acme Stores who in turn gave th em out with purchases ; Rules and regulations will be ex - a 13 to O lead at half time. SEAFOOD Two running plays and two deof food. Now, when a guy gets a ticket to a ball game just for buying ; plain ed at the start of e·a ch game food, you can bet that he's going to u se it. . by an appointed referee. It is hop- laying penalti es moved the pigskin King's isn't th e only school that ha s used the I ed t hat thi s will eliminate many of to the Lebanon Valley 35-yard line. i~ea _with success. Villanova, which is of. co urs_e ~he arguments that have happ en ed Freshman sensation , Ron Rescig no, took over from there and climaxed Turke y Dinners - $1.50 big time, pulled the same stunt. It was then· pos1- . m ;former years . tive action against the inroads that the professional · Once 2;gain,. Kirby Park wi1:J be the evening by scampering over for leag ues have been making on college attendance. , the playing site. Th e committee the final tally. Here, there are no pro teams to give the col- : in charge of the league, consisting TUXEDOS TO RENT leges trouble. In this area it is the high schools Iof Bob Partridge, Art Hoover, and Special Price To Students that furnish customer competition, and for years l Mel Schmeizer, plans to hav e 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. they ha ve been pushing collegiate football into :>.n award for the winning team . 1 the background. . The nature of th e award w.ill lJe The public in general goes to see the high schools : announced at a later date. play and n ever gives a second thought to what th e I As soon as sch edul es have been local co llegians have to offer in the way of footba ll. · made up they will appear in the "On the Boulevard" - Rt. IIS Average "Joe Fan" really believes that the high : BEA CON . AL JETER schools play the best football in this area. W e ha ve Wilkes-Barre, Pa. even heard arguments that th e better sch oolboy teams could beat either of th e local coll eges. Now that, to us, so unds · Ji. , , • G A F ull Course Meal right sill y. We believe t hat if "Joe Fan" could be talked into viewing ' Est. 1871 O r a Sandwich the college sport as it is played h ere he would soon change his mind. , · i ~ . f . :.;f\. So, if the fans need to be talked into corning-what better way to i It's a Pleasure to Serve You . Men's Furnishings and do it than give him a t ioket with his weekl y food buy? What if the By RO_GER_ LEWIS college does take a smaller cut per ticket than if it was sold at the gate? S cormg m all but the third Hats of Quality Good Food The vo lum e of ducats sold wou ld make up for it several times over if not period, a fast and s harp Wilkes 8 Reasonable Prices more. grid squad slammed out a 19 N O ARGUMENT to O win over v isiting Le banon Plenty of Free Parking Space The W.ilkes _athle~ic poli cy is one ~hat we _agree with a ll the way. Valley last Saturday night. The 9 West Market Street Catering to Small Groups Th e admm1 strat1on wisely saw early m the hi story of the school the game was pla yed befo re a slim / Wilkes-Barre, Pa. F. DALE, Prop. dangers of big time football team s. The only possible answer for a opening day c.rowd of 1500 at . 1..,.,..,.."""'"""'"""'....."""'"""""""'------·"' I (continued on page 6) King ston Stadium. 1 ;,;;;;=============;;;!.I Farish and Fay Give 'The Boss' a Ride on New Gadget LAW LAID DOWN FOR INT,RAMURAL GRID LEAGUE w T or= ============================== GORDON LLOYD'S RESTAURANT I 1 1 Toll Gale Restaurant BA UM S JORDAN I GR!D1)ERS LACE L V FOR 1 ST W'N OF YE "R I ** �Dadurka Gets Nod As Week's Standout Sophomore End Named Tops For Outstanding Performance In Opening Football Contest --e::; - WILKES COLLEGE- 2 ~Be aeon Outstanding p layer la urels go this week to Neil Dadurk a of the foo t ball t eam . He was select ed from a large number of n ominations t hat included both gridmen and soccer players. In t he opinion of t h e sports writer s he was on e The old foo tball motto of g iving of the m ai n reasons tha t W ilkes cam e out of t he L ebanon Valley your all for t he t eam came partialgame with th e first opening game ly t rue fo r Dadurka . As a contriwin to be seen h er e in quite a few buti on to the victory he left t wo of seasons. his fro nt teet h on the field. E ven The la nky right end played with · so he was a t ower of st rength on th e Forty Fort Flyers during his both off ens e a nd defense. In the h igh school days. He literall y livopinion of the sports scrib es his ed up t o t he name of "flyer" duri ng play left little to be desir ed. t h e game. There were few tackles on t h e right side of t h e line that As a fr eshma n la st year N eil was Dad urka di dn 't figure in . a st arter on the Colonel grid squad. The average foo t ball fa n makes He was a fine compet it or but n eedt h e backfield the foc us of his ated polish . This year he seems t o NEIL DADURKA, End t ention. By do ing th is he m isses ha_ve come into hi s own ~nd grea t th e essential part of t he grid sport broke up plays befor e t hey started. thmgs have been predicted for -li ne play-but even the most Lebanon had a poor night on end . "toothless wonder" from Forty 1 d yed in t he wool "back " watc her s wee ps, thank s to t h e "Durk" . Fort. co uld hardly h ave missed Da durka on Saturda y n ight. He made th e r ig ht side of the lin e a real to ugh nut to cr ack as the visit ing "Flying Dutchmen" found out not long after the g a me COMO AND HOGAN h ad start ed. T ime aft er ti me h e THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1954 Wrath of Jeter (continued from page 5) i . sch ool of Wilkes ' size was to r un s ports on an amateur basis. To this policy we say, " H ats Off! " But how 'bout it? Are we turn ing pro if peopl e come out and support th e t eam? We don't t h ink so. Even t hough the school has n o desir e to make money from sports (and we agree with t ha t idea t oo) bigger gat es wo ul d sur e ea se t he s t r a in on the old budget . Public s upport of th e t ea m wouldn't cha n ge t he players any. They would s till be the same g uys t hat you kno w now . .. T hey would still be s wea ting over exa ms a nd the like, just as t hey always ha ve been. The only differ ence would be in a la r ger a ttendance at the games, and a lit tle mo re money coming in. Ma ybe the team could pay its own wa y, a nd would tha t be so bad ? The school sold season ticket s at a r educt ion this year in an eff ort to sti r u p som e inter est. If it is wi lling t o go t hat far, it , doesn 't seem like a very large jump to a block tick et deal with an outfi t like Acm e. Perry Como, top TV and recording star, and Ben Hogan-only active golfer to win 4 national championships, enjoy a Chesterfield during a friendly round of golf. ,.I ·Meet Your Friends at ... The SPA 18 South Main Street e • • After the game After the dance Anytime for a friendly get-together Favorite Spot .. . . . . For College Students 11111 I II I II II II II II II II III Ill 1111111111111111111 Loui s Rosen thal M en's Clothing & Furnishings Wilkes-Barre, Pa. r................. 111 1111111 111 111 11111 111 1111111 111 11111 11111 1111 1 - ( Deluxe COFFEE SHOP FRIDA Y'S SPECIAL • Lobster Tail Platter ~ with Drawn Butter French Fries ► j Cole Slaw 85c 205 SOUTH MAIN STREET ' l : Just Below the Post Office ~ ' ►, •••• • ••••••••••• J Opening Soon! WHAT A BUY - CHESTERFIELD King Size The New Modem Franklin Street Addition And Parking Ramp FO·WLER, DICK a n d WALKER The Boston Store A Great Store . .. . . . In A Great State ltl ' ~ . .· ;,~;:r~t,:~ - fj :c trv:e1t5 Yi? (at the New Low Price) and Regular Like Ben and Perry you smoke for relaxation, comfort and satisfaction. In the whole wide world no cigarette satisfies like a Chesterfield. You smoke with the greatest possible pleasure when your cigarette is Chesterfield-because only Chesterfield has the right combination of the world's best tobaccos-highest in quality-low in nicotine. In short, Chesterfields ar e best to smoke and best for you. ' i ~ -L~ ~ N H " LARGEST SELLING CIGARETTE IN AMERICA'S COLLEGES \JGGf.TT l � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1954 October 7th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 October 7 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/a1553d95729bfcf3b096492a31420771.pdf 264c163b43c35065657eb9a71d1bcd67 PDF Text Text WILKES The Community College, Serving Wyoming Valley And The World Vol. X, No. 4 ~ - WILKES COLLE(;iE THE BEACON ,BeacOn WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Covers The Campus From Comer To Comer Week After Week THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1954 Council Asks'Ca f' Return 1-------------- 0ffice Requested CONTEST ON RIVER · B BANK FRIDAY NOON Old Cafeteria e TO SETTLE HAZING Swapped For New resolution requesting that A the day students "be given back the cafeteria and provision be made for the dormitory students to eat at Harding Hall" was h unanimously passed by t e student council a t Monday's meeting. A committee composed of Art Hoover, Helen Krach enfels, Bill Crowder and Jim N everas was slated to place the re solution in the laps of th e adm inis tration yest erday. Following a B ea con policy of pres enting a ll sides to important campus discussions, the following arguments are listed a s presented in council : 1. A central meeting place for all students on campus hs been elim inated. 2. Facilities of Harding House are inadequate in all resp ects s eating room, facilities for the preparation of food, refrigeration s pace for beverages, etc. 3. By providing a s eparate room for fac ulty members, a separation of faculty and students has occurred which has always been contrary to school policy. This separation is disagreeable to both students and teachers. 4. Wilkes has always been proud to be a "commute1·'s college" but it app ears that the day students a re being neglected in favor of t he dorm itory students, who actually comprise a very small portion of the college enrollm ent. 5. Wilkes students have been eating at places in town, and as a res ult, they are f eeling less and Jess a part of the college. 6. Many dormitory students are also dissatisfied with the arrangements as they now stand. They feel that the ca fet eria pro vided a meeting place for both groups, and better relations were maintained. 7. Complaints are being mad e by th e science n°a jors who spend al most a ll their time on campus in BEACON Photos by Jerry Lind the area of Conyngham Hall, that PH OTOS OF THE FRACAS- W hen news of the planned fres hm an they now f eel more isolated than revol t reached a lert Beacon photographer Jer r y Lind, h e d ecided to ever. h ave his camera on hand in case a n yth ing d evelo ped. Lind got more A suggestion was made that if t ha n he bargained for and was a ble to get some of t he best n ews p ho- the dormitory enrollment is expecttos ever taken for the Wilkes paper. I n top photo a n u pperclass coed ed to increase so greatly in the fuappears t o be havi ng a little trouble tak ing "illegal" lipstick off a ture, more sleeping facilities will freshma n girl, who resisted violently. In middle photo, a n u pper - be needed. Therefore 1 there may classman tries to remove makeu p fro m a nother frosh coed while a be a possibility of turning Sterling crowd of spectators watch es, sm iling broadly. T his was on e of t he Hall into a dining hall. most con troversial of t he inciden ts wh ich led to action b y t he Studen t Heated arg um ents took u p so "council. Bottom shows what looks to be a fr ee-for-a ll a mong fr osh much of the student council's time a nd t heir overseers. Actua lly th e person on top is t r y ing to pull t he that the budget question had t o be bottom two a pa rt accor ding to r epor t s fro m eye-witnesses. tabled until Sunday afternoon. Fresh man h az ing will contin ue at least until tomorrow. The newcomers to Wilkes, involved in a scrape with tipperclassmen this week will get another chance to throw off ties, dinks, black and white socks and garters and the frosh girls will get a chance to put makeup back on when t h e second tug of war is held tomorrow at 12:30 on the River Common, scene of the r ecent battle. The frosh los t in a fir st attempt to win th eir fre edom from fre shman r egulations last Saturday ni g ht wh en the up perclassmen won the rop e pull between halves of th e Wilkes-Ithaca football game. Spokesman for the class claimed t hat the upperclassmen used foul and underhanded tactics in the first chan ce of the yea r for freedom . The fr os h claimed that the upperclass t eam was "ov erloaded". The incident, "overloading", was considered one of the main reasons for the freshman revolt. However, fres h m en are reminded t hat in accordance with Student Council regulations, if they lose again, they are bound to adh ere to the rules until such time as they can free themselves. No further violence from uppe,rclassmen w ill be permitted if the frosh are made to continue, it' was made clear, however. DrQ Farley Warns Council on Frosh Dr. E ugene S. Farley told t he student co uncil in a n unscheduled appearance on Monday nig ht before t hat gro u p, t hat it is t he res1>0nsibility of the organization to d eal with t he s ituation th at arose when t he fres h men revolted Monday after noon. "Yo ur a utho ri ty has been cha l lenged by a s ma ll gro u1> on campus," t h e W ilkes p resident said, "and it is u1> to yo u to settle th e situation once a nd for a ll." "If you don't act now, you r power as t he r epresentative bod y of th e studen ts w ill d windle and disappear,'' he stated. 'Ihe a d min istr ation a nd Student Coun cil s hould be alert in the futu r~ with a mind to a n ticipating s uch distu rbances, Dr. Farl ey concl uded. The council took pr ompt action in a p pointing a committ ee to ha ndle t he problem. College Head Sc1ys Further Violence To Bring Action "Any more violence on campus will be dealt with by me quickly and with finality," stated Dr. Eugene S. Farley, Wilkes president, late this week afte r a freshma n revolt against upperclassmen rocked th e campus on Monday. Dr. Farley's s tatement, made at a Student Council meeting, follow ed one of th e most bitter demons trations in Wilk es history of a fr eshm a n cla ss' r ebelli on against th e ha zi ng by m em be r s of the three upper classes . The r evolt took place on th e River Common , directly a cross South Ri ve r Street from Chase Hall, administration building . A ccording to r e p o rt s from throug hout th e campus and from fr esh man class r epresentatives at the Council meeting an altercation betw een a " select group" of upperclassmen was involved in the r evolt, in which several people were allegedly knocked down and kicked. Variou s r eports which stated that one fre shman girl was slapped by an upp erclass man were also aired at the council meeting, but the Beacon has heard as man y different rumors on the s ituation as there were people who allegedly witnessed the flar e-up. Actuall y Not Slap Most reports agre e, though, that the slap was not a slap at a ll, bu t rather an attempt to remove lipstick the girl was wearing. Wear. ing mak e up during freshman orientation is strictly against th e rules. Spokesmen for the frosh said that the revolt was planned as far back as Friday. As it developed, most fros h reported on campus without <links, ties, and other required attire, in an attempt t o defy th e upp erclassmen. It has been f elt that little was being done to make the fros h obey rules and the g roup which took action all eg edly fe lt tht somethin g had to be done. The fracas which developed r es ulted in that group's a ction. Dr. Farley told the council meeting last n ight that "any person who . would pick on a girl is j ust plain yellow." ' I Points Res ponsibility The Wi lkes prexy also stated that it is the Student" Cou ncil's responsibi lity to deal with t h e tur (continued on page 2) �Thursday, October 14, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Mayor .to be Consulted on Parking Mess y DICK JONES and .JONNI FALK Prospects of finding a solution to one of the many park1g problems confronting Wilkes students highlighted the icond week of the Beacon's campaign on the parking ilemma. Within the next few days, the Beacon will meet with [ayor Luther Kniffen on the topic of the two-hour park1g situation on South River Street. It is hoped that a Ian will be worked out which will enable students with tree-hour labs or continuous classes to park in this area ithout fears. While nothing has been definitely settled at this writ1g, a r.e liable source close to City Hall deemed it a logicI possibility. If the suggestion is approved by the Mayor, . is hoped that the student body will cooperate to the ut- most with the Police Department. The plan will probably limit three-hour parking to only those who do have labs or long runs of classes. The Police Department has given 100 per cent backing to the campaign to rid the Franklin Street lot of unauthorized parkers. As soon as possible the parking lot will be decorated with a new sign warning any non-collegiate parker their cars will be towed away. They agree that non-student parkers should ha ve their cars towed away AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE-but emphasize that this must be a school function as the police hav~ no right to enter private lots unless asked. Once more we invite all those who possess legitimate parking permits in the lot to report illegal parking to the administration office. According to unofficial sources, the painting of white lines on South Rivet· Street to mark each parking place is unfeasible. Heavy traffic on the thoroughfare would soon obliterate them. Further efforts are being made to find a solution to this problem. In the meantime, we request the student body to avoid parking cars in such a manner that they take up a space and a half and caust> the other fellow to suffer. Students driving to class shoull remember that other drivers need parking space, so don'1 be a parking s pace HOG! The Beacon has received several s uggestions that the lots behind Ashley and Butler dorms be converted int< par king spaces for the dorm students. This would alloy more places for the day students. Further suggestions which seem logical will be co · sidered seriously by the Beacon and are welcomed. W, try to get it through. Kaye Named Assistant; NIGHT STUDENTS To urmzE I mnICO ■ I st ff A . d ~~~~!lC~AR IN EXPERIMENT a a .pproVe that:;'!~~·.~~;~·.~2;~sl~n~1a;~/w.'.1J.1:,:;,:\:Jl"~f ,~: With' the official announcement of the appointment of Jim I feveras and Jean Kravitz as co-editors of the Amnicola, Wilkes earbook, it was also revealed yesterday that Irwin S. Xaye,· ~shley Hall dorm student from Berwick, Pa., has been named lssistant Editor of the publication. Tbe ~eac<;>n reve~led. gn exchisive story two weeks a90 1at Neveras and Mi11s Ktaivtz m evening division, announced this week that the Harding House snack bar will remain open evenings starting_Monday, Oct. 18. Harding will be open for business from 5 p.m. until 8:30 for Ch em Club Lists Square Dance at T.D.R. Wiener Roast Gym Friday Night Slated at Rumble's ·ould head the yearbook. The early isclosure was born true with the Dancing, country style, is on the lficial announcement from the agenda for tomorrow night. The By NORMA JEAN DA VIS vilkes publications committee. Square Dance, an annual project Presenting - a sneak preview Kaye, a native of Rockville Cenfor the Wilkes College Chemistry of Next Friday's wiener roast: The ?r, L.I., and a transfer student Club , will feature the Hi-Tones on night ai.r is crisp, a bright harvest rom New York University, was the bandstand. The Back Moun- moon peeks through the trees, and warded the editorial post on the tain aggregation, reported to be dry leaves crumbl e under the feet asis of past experience on his high one of the valley's better "western" of Wilkes students as they hop chool yearbook. combos, will also provide music for from their cars to join friends aA junior this year at Wilkes, regular or "round" dancing. Call- round a huge bonfire. Plenty of Irv" served as business manager ing the square dances will be food, from hot dogs to grilled nd co-editor on the South Side cheese sandwiches, satisfies hungry Panky Stolorick. Iigh School (L.I.) yearbook, "The And plenty of enterDoors of the gym will open at appetites. ower". tainment rounds out a perfect even8 :30 with dancing continuing until Book Was Outstanding 12. Tickets are priced at 50 cents ing in the mountains. The publication won a number of per person. Sounds like fun? Well, plan to ,rizes for layout and cover design, Co-chairmen of the affair are join in, for this year's wiene~ roast .nd also received the first place aMonica Utrias and Warren Blaker. sponsored by T.D.R., is going to rnrd in the high school yearbook Committee chairmen are James be bigger and better than ever. ompetition judged by Columbia Mark, tickets; Salley Harvey, re- Tickets for the event, which will Jniversity in 1952. freshments; Don Videgar and Mary be held at Rumble's Grove, are only Kay's addition to the yearbook Kozak, publicity. Chaperones will $1.20 per couple. taff gives it a second editor-debatbe Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Salley and ,r~~'-' Jim Never as was one of the General chairman of the annual Miss Rose Marie Gallia. opn ielfaters in the East last year • So, square dance fans as well project for T.D.R., is Nancy Batche·or Wilkes and Kaye was president IRWIN KAYE as city slickers, put on your danc- ler. Committee chairmen are Con,f his high school debating team ing shoes and join the crowd at nie Kamarunas, publicity; Natalie md also participated in debating at the gym tomorrow night. A great Barone, tickets; Bernice Thomas ffU. Hoover to talk to the upperclassand Barbar Rogers, refreshments. evening is in store for you. men involved in the revolt on the Lind Photo Editor river common opposite Chase Hall. Also confirmed was the appointNo names were mentioned in the nent of Jerry Lind, New York City, discussions and they will not be reis photography editor -of the Amni- vealed. !Ola. Lind is a member of the Other incidents reported from Beacon photo staff as well as a the dikeside demonstrations were ),ublic relations department shut- the knocking down and kicking of ;erman. . . a freshman girl by an upperclass By JANICE SCHUSTER The 1'.est of the staff, previousl y coed as well as a brawl between The Wilkes College Male Chorus became the first orgam'.lamed, was also confirmed. Other several freshman and upperclass zation on the campus to meet its quota in the 1954 Comm~nity ,taff members include Patsy Reese, boys. Chest drive according to an announcement by Robert Partndge, ut editor; Henry Goetzman, busiactivities director, early this week. ness manager·; and Neil McHugh, Jumped Leader While the drive will continue for nearly two more weeks, ;opy editor. A report from an authorative ;opy editor. Typists are Doris Mer- so urce concerning the latter inci- the early returns highlighted by the choral group shows a high derill and Irene Tomalis. dent stated that one frosh jumped A number of writers and other the " leader" of the "select grortp" gree of optimism. workers for the staff are needed. ~hereupon several of the upperW i I k e s , a community-minded Students interested in the yearbook classmen tried to break up the al- school located in the h eart of the phase of publications work should tercation, the result being an en- community, has accepted the goal contact either Catha! O'Toole, fa- tanglement of men on the ground. of $1,300 to aid in the current na- By CHUCK WHITE culty adviser for Amnicola, or Edi- ('See a ccompaning photo.) Mr. John Chwalek, Director of tionwide Red Feather campaign, as tors Kravitz and Neveras at the Although no disciplinary action announced recently by Art Hoover, Guidance and Placement, announcAmnicola office, second floor, Lec- is expected to be taken on either Student Council prexy. ed yesterday that Wilkes College ture Hall. · will begin its Monthly Career Conside of the fence in the revolt, any The goal can only be attained if ferences on Friday, November 5. further disturbances will be dealt each student, member of the facul- This monthly series will continue COLLEGE HEAD SAYS with swiftly, it was emphasized. (continued from page 1) In summing up the situation as ty and employee of the mainten- 1for ten months and will provide moil that has arisen as a result presented to Council, Robert W. ance department cont ributes his , local high school students a chance of the revolt. He said further, "If Partridge, adviser, stated, " There share. These contributions can be to learn more about various occuthe council can't put a stop to all are two sides to every story," and made through various clubs or a pations. The object of the monthly cathis, I will have to step into the he recommended the committee ap- special committee headed by Mr. picture." pointed to solve the situation to be Partridge and consisting of Hoover, reer conferences is to a cquaint representatives of high sc h o o 1 s "And I don't want to," he reveal- objective with both factions involv- Philip Jones and Bill Crowder. While the drive is being conduct- throughout the vall ey with the caed, "for if I do, certain individuals ed. might well find themselves out of Th ere is not expected to be any ed mostly on the club and organi- 1reers t hey plan to take up. the coll ege." reoccurance of the revolt this year. zation level, it has acquired several : Invitations are sent to every high forms on campus. Even Wilkes' \ school in the valley with 'the idea The main point at the meeting "High Court of Justice", the fresh- of contacting all interested stuwas not to reprimand anyone, but man Tribunal, has hatched a plan. , dents and affording them the rather to talk to both sides in the Batroney and Heltzel .Drafted Len Batroney and Bob Heltzel, Disobedi ent fros h have been given chance to get a preview of what dispute and see to it that no more violence takes place_. A committee members of the class of '54, re- the task of selling articles to up- they are to expect in various occucinsisting of Councilmen Jim Neve- cently entered the Army. Batroney perclassmen and singing in the pations. ras, Dick Bunn and Dick Carpenter had been playing pro baseball prior cafeteria to earn money for this The subjects which will be disvital cause. cussed are as follows: was named by council president Art to his induction. 1 the benefit of evening students who come to school straight from work and for students doing late library work. The experiment will be tried as the result of a suggestion made by the Beacon. to the administration two weeks ago. It is our hope that the snack bar will be instrumental in making evening students feel more at home on the campus. The later hours of the snack bar will remain in effect for a period of from one to one and a half months in order to establish just how many students will avail them-• selves of this service, according to Mr. Wasileski. Moreover, added the eveningschool head, it is hoped that if this experiment is a success, it may lead to further organization among the 770 night students. It should prove an invluable aid to the evening students in becoming acquainted with each other. In the past, many of the night collegians have felt like homeless. waifs while waiting for classes to begin. Cue 'n' Curtain Selects 'Girl Crazy' Performers Final preparations for the first Cue 'n' Curtain presentation of the year are now in full swing at Chase Theater. Mr. Alfred Groh and Mr. John Detroy announced the cast for "-G irl Crazy", a musical comedy, this week. According to Groh and Detroy, directors, the leading rol es will be played by Mrs. John Detroy,. Fred Cohn, Skinny Ennis, Basia Mieszkowski and Paul Shiffer. Supporting players include: Bill Crowder, Bruce Williams, Nancy Batcheler, Jane Obitz, Britton Kile, Natalie Rudusky and Jim Jones. · The musical will be staged on November 19 and 20, at the In!m Temple. Miss Lo is Long is chotto:grapher. Red Feather Drive in Full Swing; Male Chorus First lo Meet Guota I Careers Conferences Begin November 5 I I I Nov. 5 2. Accounting 3. Medicine and Dentistry 4. Retail Merchandi sing 5. Nursing · 6. Music 7. Teaching 8. Chemistry 9. Engineering The dates for eight other sessions have not been set, but they will be publi sh ed when the Beacon is informed. Mr. Chwalek plans to get a group of about fift y stud ents together and ha ve them listen to national as well as local authorities on certain careers. If, however, there are too man y students to accomodate, the conferences will be held over to the following week. Friday, November 5, is the first in the series of monthly career conferen ces. 1. Secretarial work - �'hursday, bctober 14, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 3 ~anuscripl Prepares for New Issue; NEW ENGLISH PROF, BEACON EDITORIALS RADDIN, AUTHOR, itaff Members, Articles Welcome DR. Food For Hungry Night Students ARTIST, EDUCATOR The Manuscript, the literary magazine of Wilkes College, is . The B_e_?_con feels particul;trly pr:>ud of its part in. obtaining preparing for the fall season, it was reported this week by eatmg facihhes for the college s evenmg students. Starting next By DA VE McCRACKEN ditor Sandy Furey. Dr. George G. Raddin, new asso- Mo~day, the new snack bar in Harding House will be kept open Several positions are open on the Manuscript staff and leters of application to Mr. Furey are welcomed. All letters should ciate professor of English, is not until 8:30 to accomodate all evening students who might wish only a man of wide teaching ex- to grab a bite to eat before going to class right from work during e accompanied by examples of the perience, but the product of an- t~e day. W~en the r.iew restaurant was first opened, this paper .pplicant's literary efforts. Howother of his interests, painting, can discussed with Evemng School Director Stanley W asileski the ver, it is emphasized that this is be found in the personal collection ,ot a prerequisite. possibility of keeping it open to serve after dark collegians. Mr. of King Haakon VII of Norway. Letters may be deposited in the Wasil~ski was keenly interested and promised his full support Dr. Raddin holds the degrees of ilanuscript collection box at the The 1954-55 edition of the Wilkes bachelor of arts, master of arts, to the idea. He took a proposal before the administrative counear entrance of the library. cil and we now learn that the plan was accepted. Articles for the com ing edition College debating team looks well and doctor of philosophy from CoTo Mr. Wasileski, who the Beacon has found extremely co,f the magazine are also now being qualifi ed to take its place along- 1umbia University. His teaching .ccepted . Original articles by side the great teams of the past, has been done in the field of hu- operative and helpful, we say, 'Thanks'. To the night students nembers of the student body may according to a report from Dr. Ar- manities, western civilization, A- - Please, folks, now use the snack bar, won't you? LOW Neveras, Flannery Back To Spark 1954 Debaters ,e in the form of poetry, essays or hort stories. These may also be eft in the Manuscript box at Kirby fall. The determining factor in the election of articles for publication ,y the staff is literary merit. Any nember of the student body may .nd is sincerely encouraged to conribute. If you feel that you would like to ubmit an article, the advice of .eo Kelley, assistant editor of the nagazine, should encourage and 1elp new contributors. According o Leo, "It would be best not to lelay the writing of the story, esay or poem rattling around in your ,ead. Write it now; correct it; ubrriit it. We will be grateful to eceive it." The Manuscript is mailed to li,raries of colleges and universities hroughout the United States. thur N. Kruger, team coach. Last year's fine squad was one of three schools from seven Middle Atlantic states to be chosen to enter the National Debate Tournament which was held at West Point. Besides welcoming back the mainstays of last year's t eam, . Dr. Kruger is secretly harboring high hopes for several promising looking newcomers. J. Harold Flannery, Jr. and James N evera s will once again pace the organization in its quest for national honors. Much help is expected of John Doran from his fine freshman record. · Others competing for positions on this year's team are sophomores Jesse Choper and John Bucholtz, and freshmen Bruce Warshall, Virginia Brehan, John Scandale, John Co han, Ronald Wasserstrom and Gordon Rob erts. ~ew Polling Mark Set :n Colorful Elections Sophs To Publish Register Over 530 Wilkes students, the argest turnout in the history of he college turned out last Thurslay to elect class officers to re,resent them during the coming chool year. Art Hoover, student ouncil president, stated that this vas an increase of about 200 over ast year. As was expected, this ear's elecions were perhaps the most colorul ever witnessed on the campus. '.aking on all the aspects of a naional convention, there were briliant campaign speeches, wild ban.er waving and unique displays to eature a week of campus hilarity. The results, as computed by Art Ioover, Nancy Morris and William ;rowder, are as follows: SENIORS: President, Russ Picon; vice-president, Harry Ennis; ecretar, J ean Dearden; treasurer, :arl Smith. JUNIORS: President, Cliff Brauigan; vice-president, Jeanette Perins; · secretary, Barbara Bialogoricz; treasurer, James Ferris. LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS merican literture and 17th and 18th century English literature. He has taught at Rutgers, Columbia and most recently, City College of N ew York. In addition to being a teacher and a painter, Dr. Raddin is also an author. Three of his latest books have just been given to the Wilkes library. They deal with the early literary history of New York. Previously published works by Dr. Raddin are "An Early New Yol'k Library of Fiction" and "Childe The sophomore class has decided to publish a school register containing the names, addresses, and t elephone numbers of the Wilkes College students and faculty. Although the register will be compiled under the auspices of the sophomore, it will contain information about the entire student body. In order- to get his name in the register, the student will be asked to contribute 25 cents. The regist er would allow each student to have a record of his classmates as well as the other members of the DR. GEORGE G. RADDIN student body. Leslie Weiner, chairman of the Hassam". Both of these works apregister committee, hopes to dis- peared in 1940. tribute the publication before the Thoug h ,he has had a long and end of the semester. varied teaching experience, Dr. Raddin is also known in his home SOP HS: President, Reese Jones; community of Dover, N.J., for his vice president, Neil Dadurka; sec- painting and art lovers in the viciretary, Phyllis Walsh ; treasurer, nity have often viewed his work. He has exhibited hi s paintings for John Coates. FRO.SH: President, David Vann; more than 25 years with groups in vice-president, John Scandale; sec- N ew Jersey, New York and Pennretary, Jan ice Loyek; treasurer, sylvania. Compositions from his John Bassett; Student Council, Ann brush are to be found in various Dickson, Mary Jones, Sam Lowe. private collections as well as that of King Haakon. Dr. Raddin is currently residing at 93 West Union Street, Wilkesby Die[;{ Sibtier Barre and is teaching English composition, Western World literature and A esthetics at Wilkes. Among the organizations with which he is affiliated are the Modern Language Association, American Association of University Professors, and American Artists Professional League. - WILKES COLLEGE - Beaco,n A newspaper published each week of the regular school year by and for the students of Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Subscription: $1.80 por semester. Editor . John D. Curtis Asst. Editor ........ Ivan Falk Asst. Editor Pearl Onacko Sports Editor ... Allen Jeter Business Mgr . .... Arthur Hoover Faculty Adviser .... George Elliot Editorial and business offices located on second floor of Lecture Hall, South River Street, WilkesBarre, on the Wilkes Campus. Telephone: V Alley 4-4651-2-3-4. "Naw, he wasn't the hero of the game 1ff on the last play." he got his pants rip1>ed Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's Printery, rear 55 North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. Freshman Revolt -- Some Plain Talk For sure the average college student doesn't have much money, in fact, and speaking from experience, he often doesn't have any money. However, we feel sure that each student on campus can afford what little the Community Chest asks. The Beacon wholeheartedly solicits your contribution to the Red Feather drive - You stand to gain by what you give. The Community Chest While the Beacon is exploring ways and means of alleviating the serious parking problems here at Wilkes, a certain few students have decided to "solve" the problem all by their dimwitted s:lve~. And instead of solving the problem, they actually are makmg it worse. For some of them, day students it has been ascertained, have decided that in order to teach other students a "lesson" they will flatten tires on the s t u d e n t parking lot. Several cases have been brought to our attention and the car owners involved are not unduly chagrined. More than one case cited involved cars bearing proper identification stickers and others with the traditional Wilkes seals. There is no reason for these sadistic "fun lovers" to flatten tires - just because they don't get to the school early enough to find one of the revered outer-shell spaces. The Beacon doesn't condone the flatenning of tires at all, but a possible reason can be fonud for the flatenning of tires on cars belonging to complete outsiders. Try as we may, though, we cannot find any rhyme or reason to such an act on fellow students' cars. It has happened to dorm students, who have no other place to park their cars. This too, will be stopped. For from the plans brought to our attention, the despicable offenders had better be careful about whose car they decide to work on next. Oh, what a horrible fate. An Invitation -- In or Out? The Beacon editorial staff is no~ looking for credit when it ' states that it has worked hard in getting out its first four issues. It has gone to work with the belief that help would soon arrive and has continued a six-page paper, which the student body seems to have accepted, happily, with enthusiasm. But the help has not arrived. Of the students who have shown an interest in journalism, only a few have been dependable and consistent in turning in assignments. Each week. the editors are left with the sorry job of digging up a majority of news stories themselves. What many indifferent would-be journalists fail to remember is that the editors have_to study too. Their job is _big enough, what with the responsibility of putting out a paper, laying it out, writing some copy and headlines falling on them, without having to gather the news, too. No sour grapes here. We want to keep up a good paper, but it takes more than a handful to do so.. If help doesn't come, we may go back to four pages. Therefore, consider this an invitation to any persons in any way interested in journalism to join us at the staff meeting tomorrow at 12:20. We need re-write people, reporters, feature writers and editorial assistants. To those who have taken a lackadaisical attitude toward the Beacon and who seldom get within earshot at our meetings Either get with it, or get out! Curtis, Editor. Ex-Dean Out!ffanding Woman Mrs .. Gertrude Marvin Williams, former Dean of Women at Wilkes, was recently named one of the t en outstanding women in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Williams received a gold medal citing h er as one of the "1954 Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania". The presentation was made by Governor John S. Fine at the governor's mansion in Ha r r isb urg. After receiving h er degree from Wellesley College, Mrs. William s became a reporter for several New York n ewspap ers. Mrs. Williams taught at Wilkes for ten years and served as Dean of Women for two years. Sh e has authored several books, has served as state president of the American Association of University Women, and has worked in the Departm ent of Welfare at Harrisburg. GRAD JOE SIKORA NOW ARMY MUSICIAN Joe Sikora, 1954 graduate, is now one of the first men to get up in the morning. The former athlete and band member is furthering his mus ical career as a regimental bugler At Fort Dix, New Jersey, where he is und ergoing basic training with the 69th Infantry Division. Magazines Donated to Library Th e Wilkes Coll ege Library received a gift of 70 bound and unbound editions of "Century" magazine this week, Mrs. Nada Vujica, college li brarian, r eported yesterday. The books cover a period of approximately 30 years and should aid Wilkes stud ents doing research in Americana. They are the gift of Mr. Bruce Watson of Altoona. �,.\ Oi i.Ai ..W·t1 i. Vi .... ·1 For This Week WISDOM OF WILKES By DICK GRIBBLE -The Inquiring Photographer Question: What do you think of the new Dior style in Women's F ashions? Monica Utrias, a J unior and McClintock Hall dormitory student from Newark, N.J. - I don't care for the new Dior st yle. They are just ,g oing back to grandma's day - they haven't much appeal. ·1 think that f they were to make a complete change in style instead of reverting to the old styles they would have more attraction. John Castagna, a Junior from Nanticoke, Pa. - "I don't particularly care for the new style. It is one sided because if the girl stands .s ideways y o u can't see her. It is a lot of nonsense. I think that it is just a gimmick t o s-ell something 'new' - so that Dior can make a f ew more bucks." Mike Reilly, a Senior from Mountain Top, Pa. - "Being an ardent admirer of the finer things in life, I think that the Dior style would eliminate a few of the finer points in in ladies' fashions. The boys that stand on the street corners on windy days might commit suicide, drastically reducin g th~ labor supply of the Valley and thus causing inflation." A Chuckle and a Smile WITH J) ~Al2 L ~ with no lights on a one-way street, By PEARL ONACKO and a ft er running past a red signal Greetings, et c. And apologies, etc. Last weekend, especially last and two cops, crashes. into a patrol $nturday night, was the most, to say the least . A ga me to go down in wagon. the books as one of the greatest; a crowd to match. And a wonderful Many a man today is living by time was had by all - a storybook ending to a storybook evening. Let's have more of them. the sweat of his fra u. Hear fro m a relative at Bloom that the Huskies look pretty wicked. You can never tell bow a girl Well, so did Ithaca. I wouldn't mi ss a ·Bloom defeat for the world. How will turn out until her folks turn about you? Let's all join the caravan to Bloom, what say? in. MASQUER.ADE BALL * * * * * Many a man proposes to a girl Senior Harry Ennis and Sophomore Larry Cohen, co-chairmen of A spendthrift is a man who is the Masquerade Ball, announce that plans are full speed ahead for the under a light he wouldn't think of broke and Joa nl y. choosing a suit by. October 29 event. "The Masquerade Ball could become an annual af);( ,:: * * * fair at Wilkes," soph prexy Reese Jones told those in a ssembly last Wifie: "And why did you get week. "Whether it will or not depends on yo u." So, dig up a costume One sure sign of inflation is the way nobody says " Thanks a Mil- drunk in the first place?" (hear "Curly" J oe Trosko has a dandy) and plan to attend-stag or Hubbie: " I didn't get drunk in drag. lion !" anymore. Now, it's " Thanks the first place. I got drunk in the a Billion!" WIENER ROAST NEXT WEEK; DANCE TOMORROW last place." * * * * * Time's a wasting, gals ! If you ha ven't approached him yet, you'd He was such a clean person they He had been dining too well, and, better do so, fast, for the annual T.D.R. wiener roast is just around the had to burn the house down to get hailing a taxi, he crawled gingerly corner. It's always been a gala affair; this year should be no exception. him out of the bathroom . inside, after falteringly giving the The Chemistry Club will offer its first squa re dance at t he gym tomorrow nig ht. And you needn't know how to square dance to An unwelcome guest is one of driver his destination. It happened that the opposite have a good time. It's more fun when you don't know how, we've th e best things going. door hd been left unlatched by the been told. Well, that's -about it. I leave you with this choice bit for the week, Some girls speak just as they previous fa re, and stumbling agai nst it, the inebriated one fell "I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours ." think-but more often. outside again. He picked himself WOMAN OF THE WEEK When Miss Minnie Fotzengargle up with great difficulty, and acPublic Relations and Alumni Decosted the driver. and Mrs. Etrusha Wbalebottom partments. In her new post, Mrs. " Hhatsh pretty quick work," were shopping for groceries at the Rob erts is r esponsible for the fine corner Food Emporium, they paus- he said. "How mush do I owe publicity given to the college in ed to watch a woman followed by you?" local and out-of-town newspapers. two little girls, who were evidently A native of Scranton, Mrs. RobBachelors are men who failed to twins, breeze by. erts graduated from Wyoming "There goes that plushy Mrs. embrace their opportunities. Seminary, received a Bachelor of * * * * * Maureen F eigenbum and her_ Arts in English from Goucher Col"I met my wife in _a peculiar twins," said Minnie. "You know, lege, and completed her studies for Mrs. Whalebottom, I r ead in an ar- wa y. I ran over her in my car, a Master of Arts at Cornell Uniticle the other day where it said and later married her." versity. Before coming to Wil<kes, "If everybody had to do that twins is something which happens she taught English at Wyoming there wouldn't be so much reckless only once in 38,679 times." Seminary and was meployed as "Indeed," said Mrs.Whalebottom. dri ving." secretary to the Merchandising " I don't see how she ever had time Manager of the Grey Shops, BosA statistician has esimated that to do her housework." ton Store. only six per cent of the men who Mrs. Roberts resides with her You can run into debt - but you make abstemonious r esolutions at New Year parties ever carry them family at Wyoming Seminary. Her have to crawl out. out. Most of the 94 per cent who husband, Professor Edwin J. Roberts, is chairman of the Latin DeThen there was the absent-mind- don't carry them out , however, get partment at the Kingston school. ed sculptor who kissed his model carried out themselves. Two of the Roberts children, Joyce and chiseled on his wife, "I left a bottle of Scotch in the and Kurt, attend Wyoming SemiOur idea of a fellow out of luck train this morning." nary. Parker, the youngest, is a "Was it turned into the Jost and is an unlicensed driver who bas a student at the Main Street school in Kingston. quart of gin and one arm about a found department?" MRS. RUTH ROBERTS "No, but the fellow who found it girl, and who drives a stolen car It is a pleasure for us to present * 1:: * * * was." Our choice for woman of the Mrs. Ruth Roberts to the student "Are you satified with married week is Mrs. Ruth Roberts, recent- body of Wilkes. The first woman to life?" ly appointed Wilkes director of bold the position of Publicity and "Yeah, I've had all I want of it." Publications and Publicity. Mrs. Publications Director at Wilkes, Roberts joined the Wilkes admini- Mrs. Robert s is doing a commendstrative staff in September, 1953 able job. We wish her much luck in as secretary and assistant to the the future . The ma in trouble with the straight and narrow is that there's no place to park. * * * * * Sam: "What is that horrible noise?" Friend: "The girl upstairs is cultivating her voice." Sam : "Cultivating? It's harrowing!" 11~1r,se ff • Ll>NGS.• Georgia Tomassetti , a Junior from Wilkes-Barre, Pa. - "I don't like the new Dior style. It's ft~ ...... just a return to the flapper days. Featuring The Newest I don't like the In College Men's Fashions reduced bustline - I do not like the high SPECIAL TUX necklines I do not like the GROUP PRICES long skirts. I for think a woman WILKES DANCES ,i in a full skirt at of .the Dior style looks like the broad side of a barn. I was not JOHN B. STETZ interested in the Dior style before; Expert Clothier ~ I a m less interested in it now." 't-- 9 E. Market St., W-B. I Thursday, October 14, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 f...\ ''\\~allllllt-. The person submitting the best uestion each week for use in Wisdom of Wilkes will receive two ANDY'S DINER tickets to the Comerford Theater, Wilkes-Barre. Playing this week Back-to-Back with Wilkes Gym is " Brigadoon" sta.rring Gene Kelly, Plenty of Free Parking Van Johnson and Cyd Charisse. Prices for the Collegian's Budget .. Determination of the best ques.. A Reputation Built on Fine Food tion will be left to the discretion of the editors. POTATO CHIPS 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Louis Rosenthal Men's Clothing & Furnishings Wilkes-Barre, Pa. ~!W4)M!M~ !WJM!M/l~!Ml\/a!M!M!WM!MJWW\.WIWUM Make Thursday ... Dance Night -atSouth Main Street Armory 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1 A PAPER FOR THE HOME •• SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Most Complete Local and . 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Dance Night SOUTH MAIN STREET ARMORY �irsday, October 14, 1954 5 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON YOUNSU KOO STOPS ANOTHER BUCKNELL DRIVE looters Dump Bucknell Squad; ,eet Lock Haven Teachers, ~hiladelphia Textile Saturday PAUL B. BEERS '53 and AUSTIN SHERMAN In the heart of the soccer season this past week, the Colonels produced some of their est ball, almost assuring them of a winning year. Going into the week with a win over Elizarhtown and a loss to Rider, the Colonels had to buck Lafayette, Bucknell, and Lock Haven. 'eats would have thrown the 'in. .ast Saturday Wilkes went into , extra periods to hold a tie with 'ayette. The Colonels have nevbeaten the Easton team in three vious meetings, twice losing by ing scores of 2-1, so in a sense tie was a sign of better things come. :he Leopards, fielding one of ir best clubs, scored first in the ond quarter when left halfback > Harrison whipped in a 25-yard st. The Colonels came back mtes later, as Hank Deibel capiized on a mix-up at the goal, I the score stood 1-1 at half.e. n the third quarter center forrd Neil Smiley of Lafayette sank ,ther long shot, but Dick Polavski tied things up with a slidpush shot that squirmed past goalie. Mid-way through the 11 quarter, with the Colonels ying defensive ball, Koo Younsu . the ball and casually proceeded field. His unconcern over the ole matter apparently shocked whole Lafayette backfield, and nimbly went around and about m and slipped in the third Cologoal. This looked like the ball ne, but with five minutes to go, fayette's standout ballplayer, .side left Al Paleologus, dribbled !p and cross-fired on goalie rker Petrilak for the tying tally. e extra periods proved nothing. ruesday afternoon in a nice ball ne the Colonels took Bucknell, . It was a sturdy win, as the lkesmen were surprisingly in.cient in their attempts to score. ly Carl Van Dyke in the third 1r.ter could make the efforts pay , and Carl got his goal in a ss at the face of the net. ~th mad Kazimi and Jimbo Ferris ipped a number of ringing shots :r Bucknell's goal, but neither the boys could lower the ball lower the boom. Teachers Today rhe hooters will travel to Lock ven to take on a strong future chers squad. Last year the lonels rode roughshod over the chers 6 to 1 and are hoping to •k e a repeal! performance. Saturr they entertain Philadelphia dile Institute at 2 in Kirby t·k. :ERS' BOOTS and BOBBLES rhe Bucknell victory was the .t collegiate win for the Colonels .t this reporter has ever seen. could have almost created a umatic experience, except for • fact that the t eam on the field s overweening and presump.tu; enough to think that they ,uld win them all. 'arker Petrilak's goal-tending in Lafayette game was one of his ist jobs. Parker played a think, game which, though difficult the boy, is an improvement !r his old rampant displays. rhe alumni game for next w eek ; been call ed du e to a lack of rdy grads. Actually the grads I a half dozen solid starters, but y couldn't field a team of ele1. The pre-game odds had fa·ed th e alumni, what with FlipJones still li ving and mid-wife iston Eckmeder returning. TUXEDOS TO RENT Special Price To Students 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. BA UM'S rHE ' WVATti ITHACA UP If you missed it ·you missed what will proba.bly be recorded as one of the most ·amazing performances ever put on by a Wilkes College football team. At the end of the first half nobody in his right mind would have bet any money on the Colonel squad at any odds. Ithaca was way up for the game and wanted a win in the worst kind of way. Everything they did was right and everything that the Blue and Gold did was wrong. It was just one of those nights. Wilkes _walked off the field :rt the end of ~he half with their tails I between their legs. They had been outgunned m every department. It just seemed like a matter of time until the big and souped up Bomber squad picked the place of j:)urial and performed the rites over the Colonel. The third period opened up and it was evident to everybody that a drastic change had taken place. It was no 'Knute Rockne' style pep talk either because Coach George Ralston is not a man given to emotional locker room outbursts. But nevertheless there was no resemblance to the team that played the first half to the team that came back in the second. Yet the uniforms were the same and as a matter of fact so was the personnel in them. FAKED OUT From the depths, Wilkes rose to the heights. By the time the third quarter was over Ithaca didn 't even know what field they were on. They were left high and dry in left field with an unbelieving AL JETER expression on their faces. The Colonels literally mopped up the ball park with the Paul Bunyan-sized troops from New York state. Not only did they come back to win, but they made it a decisive one that nobody could argue with. You can't call a 28 to 8 score luck when you're on the small end of an 8 to O mark at half-time. And what caused the change that turned the kittens into tigers? No black magic was involved. The days of voodoo are no more. The services of Mandrake the Magician weren't called in either. In our opinion it was that intangible thing that is so ha rd to pin down . . . spirit. We think that the best definition of spirit can be found in graphic examples and a better example would be hard to find than the exhibition that was put on at Kingston Stadium last Saturday 1r d v·ICtory·, Roughest Game of Season Predicted I Aga1nst • undefeate d Bloomsburg STC IGr1■ dd ers i ~~ . But call spirit what you will. Call it determination guts the will to win-call it anything and Wilkes had it. ' ' GET 'EM ALL Of course it's just a coincidence, but has anyone noticed the cover on the first two football programs? The first week it had the pictures of Andy Breznay, Al Nicholas, and Ronni e Rescigno on it. That's right-all of th em scored that night. The second program featured an action shot of Rescigno_ carrying the ball and it happend again; he scored. Maybe a good idea for next week would be to run a picture of the entire squad. Earlier this year we commented about the improvements in the football clubhouse at Kirby Park practice field. Well the soccer team is no longer out in the garage. Now they have a dre~sing room in the back of the fo.o t~all tea.m's domain. Not only that but they can use the showers. Qmte a difference from before even if the place doesn't meas~r~ up to the Waldorf. It seems that soccer wasn't just a fad and that 1t 1s here to stay. When you get a dressing room of your own, you're in. WILKES TO TEACH USAFR METEOROLOGY Wilkes College has been given a contract by the United States government to conduct classes in meteorology for members of the Air Force Reserve. Dr. Charles B. Reif, chairman of the biology department, will direct and instruct the classes. There will be 24 classes which will continue until June 15. Thirty men from the Air Force Reserve will be allowed to attend each class. JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. SEAFOOD GORDON LLOYD'S RESTAURANT Turkey Dinners - $1.50 Toll Gale Restaurant "On the Boulevard" - Rt. 115 Wilkes-Barre, Pa. It's a Pleasure to Serve You • •• A Full Course Meal Or a Sandwich Good Food Reasonable Prices Plenty of Free Parking Space Catering to Small Groups F. DALE, Prop. L00 1ng for k■ Th ■ ■ The Colonels will take their first trip of the season Saturday as they travel to Bloomsburg State Teachers College to take on. the powerful Huskies at 2:30. The game will mark the seventh. in the series that has seen the Blue and Gold come through with only one win. Bloomsburg is big and fast and like Wilkes, ha ve won their first two games. They dumped Mansfield and Cortland. Coaches Ralston and Picton of the Wilkesmen figure the Bloom game to be one of the biggest stumbling blocks of the season. They believe that if their charges r- an get over this one they have a better than average chance to end up with a successful season. Wilkes has been outweighed in their two previous games this year and the ,Saturday tilt will be no exception . Bloomsburg will go into the game with a weight advantage of about 15 pounds per man. As was the strategy before, the Colonels hope to counteract the beef with superior speed. So far this season the Blue and Gold has been dealt no bad blows by injuries. The team that started against Ithaca is ready to go and from all appearances they should make things a very interesting afternoon for the boys from down the river. In last week's second half rout cif Ithaca, Ralston found out that h e has quite a bit of prime beef on the bench that could be used to good advantage. The second and third stringers came through in fine style, showing that the 1954 edition of the Colonels had a little more depth than anyone suspec.ted. Once again Ralston will pin his offensive hopes on the 'greased lightning' backfield that he has been blessed with this year. Although they are all small men, Al Nicholas, Ron Rescigno, Andy Breznay, Shawn Richards have demonstrated in an apt manner that they are more than ready to t ear up the defense of any team. The second half of last week's game saw the Blue and Gold line shape up and round into a fine uni.t. both on offense and defense. No giant s th e linemen, they more than beat the monsters from Ithaca to the punch keeping them off balance the entire second half. The Colonels have been drilling hard for this one and they are up for it. The team wants a win from Bloomsburg in the worst kind of a way, so there should be plenty of firework s on Saturday afternoon. Probable starting lineup: LE Gronka LT Mason is LG Trosko C Carey RG ... . .. . .. . Farish RT . .. ... Brautigan RE .............. . Dadurka Q.B Gross LHB Rescigno RHB Richards FB ..... . Nicholas Colonels Come Back Rock Bomber Squad By RODGER LEWIS Coach George Ralston injected a secret formula into his squad at half-time as the Blue and Gold reversed themselves fabulously to whip Ithaca, 28-8, before a slim crowd at Kingston Stadium last Saturday. The Colonels were unable to get past their own thirty during the entire first half play, while Ithaca gathered 8 points on a touchdown and a safety. However, in the second half th e picture changed. Ithaca kick ed off and the Wilkesmen drove 58 yards in seven plays to paydirt with Al Nicholas scoring from the 4-yard stripe. Gross kicked the extra point and the Colonels were back in the ball game. Being forced to kick on their next set of downs, Ithaca's center got off a bad pass which went over the punter's head to his own 14. On the very l'lext play, Nicholas shot a pass to Paul Gronka who went in for the score. Gross added the extra point and Wilkes took the lead, 14 to 8. Then on Ithaca's first down, Colonel guard Tony Greener pounced on a fumble on Ithaca's 32. Five plays later Ron Rescigno swept over for the tally. Again Gross kicked th e extra point. Ithaca was again forced to kick when they got their hands on the ball. The Colonels drove 36 yards in three plays to score only to have it called back. However Nicholas pushed across the score in the next series of downs. Gross again converted to fini s h the scoring. PROMISE: A DAY OFF Coach Bob Partridge said in an announcement to the soccer team yesterday that he would give them a day off for each game that they won this week. The Colonels have their work cut out for them if they collect the promised rest though. They will face two of the toughest opponents that they ha ve come across all year as they play Lock Haven Teachers and Philadelphia Textile. You can bet that the Blue and Gold hooters will be giving everything that they have, especially if the hot weather keeps up. IXXXXXXXIXXIXIJXXXXXJXXX ACE DUPONT DRY CLEANING > - 1 Hour Service - I~~x:xR~::Rx~:uo;:;:::::R: �'Old Reliable' Joe Trosko Nabs Week's Award Line Workhorse Picked For AH-Round Play In Rout of Ithaca Team ~ -WILKES DR. MAILEY APPOINTED INSTITUTE CHAIRMAN COLLEGE- ~B e aeon ~~ Thursday, October 14, 1954 JOE TROSKO, Guard The BEACON "Player of th e Week" laurels thi s t im e g o to that old standby of th e Wilkes line, Joe Trosko. After everything was said and don e the spo rts sc ribes could see no other choice. We of the BEACON echo th e words of Coach George Ral ston when we say, "You can bet that Trosko was in there." And in there he was, as an all around standout both on offense and defense. During th e first half of t he ball ga me there were few plays where "Big Joe" didn't show up .s omewhere around th e middle of them . 1n the opinion of the sc ribes he was the saving factor that held the Wilkes line togeth e r in that near disastrous firs t half. When the Colonels snapped out To s ay the least, "Curly" was of it in the final half it was once again Jo e who showed th e way with with it and s how ed all of the footun countable key block s. His de- ball knowledge that he has gained fensive work s howed up in the form in the years h ere at Wilkes, to of brutal tackles that made every- good advantage. Playing in a posibody wince, and we can imagine tion where a guy seldom gets seen how the ball carrier felt. exce pt as he walks off the field at Last year Jo e was hampered with the end of th e gam e, Joe made hima s tring of injuries. Nevertheless self noticed to all and especiall y to he turned in a cr editable job. At the Ithaca team. the beginning of this season h e s ustained a painful leg injury that threatened to k eep him out of ac" I didn't stay in the doctor's ofti on for so me t im e. However, he fl ee long." c:am e out of it in tim e for the op en"Why not?" ing game and now seem s destined " I t old him th ere was so methin g to enjoy one of the best seasons of wrong with m y breathing, and h e his career . ; sad he'd soon stop that_." WANTED: FROSH BOOTERS I Coach Bob Partridge has asked all freshmen interested in playing soccer to come out and join the team. The idea of the whole thing is to try and build a uncleus of a team for next · year. The hooters will be hit quite hea vi ly by g raduation this spring a nd the need for new soccer talent is urgent. "The Quail" stated that one didn't need to be an accomplished booter, all that was reuired was a willingness to learn the game. "It takes quite a while to build up a top notch socce r player," he said, "and the sooner a guy s tarts the better off he is ." Dr. Hugo V. Mailey, chairman of the po li t ical science department and director of the bi-monthly meetings of th e Lu zerne County Officials, was appointed chairman of a group meeting at the Institute of Local Government held recently at P ennsy lvania State University. Dr. Mailye, a recognized authority on local government, led the disc uss s ion, "What Local Government Can Do for th e Anthrcite Region ." Jones Unique President The sop homo re class office r s held the first class meeting of the year this past Tuesda y. The unique feature of the mee ting was the way in which Reese Jon es , the president, set up th e administration of his class. Jon es appointed a n advisory board to help him settle the problems of th e cl ass. The advisory boa rd co ns ists of representatives from every department in th e sc hool. There's a new gadget that keeps the inside of a car quiet. It ~ over her mouth. Meet Your Friends at . .. The SPA 18 South Main Street ® QI \ti After the game After the dance Anytime for a friendly get-together Favorite Spot .. . . . . For College Students i_ • • • • • • • • • • • ...-.-.-v-v-v-.-~ Deluxe :COFFEE SHOP FRIDA Y'S SPECIAL ; Lobster Tail Platter ~ • with Drawn Butter French Fries - J .. Cole Slaw • 85c 205 SOUTH MAIN STREET ➔ . . Just Below the Post Office <I J )\~:[::::::::....... :ii i i.:tflift~kib,,, ). . A _ _ . _ _ . _ . . . . . _ A . . . . A . ~ ~ ............- Opening Soon! 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In A Great State © UGGEIT & MYERS TOBACCO 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 October 14th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 October 14 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/67149df12b1e98e59f6f62f76309b176.pdf fd230d98aa0afed302ca4d8e93407116 PDF Text Text WI LKES II ~ - WILKES CO L LEG E , THE BEACON ,Beacon The Community College. Serving Wyoming Valley And The World WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE. PENNSYLVANIA Vol. X, No . .5 Covers The Campus From Comer To Comer Week After Week THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21 , 1954 Council 'Balances' The Budget Student Representatives Settle . Finances al Sunday Meeting; Adminislralion Approval Sought . By HELEN M. KRACHENFELS . The Student Council held its annual budget meeting on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 17, 1954. For the benefit of those Beacon readers who are not familiar with the workings of the Student Activities Fund, here is a little background information. The Student Aclivities Fund is made up of two-and-one-half TDR WIENER ROAST SLATED TOMORROW NIGHT AT RUMBLE'S Al Wilkes, Nearly Everybody Reads the BEACON ETS ASK CHARTER ~S CAMPUS CLUB; \.WAIT APPROVAL 1 iy JOHN EDITOR.JAL Build 'Em Up To Knock 'Em Down KUSHNERICK Well, I g uess y ou didn't want a bigger a nd better paper The vet eran s a ttending Wilkes a nyway. At least that's how your elected representatives felt :ollege continued their drive fo r a bout it. The general feeling of the Student Council when it cut ·ecognition as an organized unit the panls off our pl'oposed budget for the year was that "Wilkes f the student body by submitting a Vet s Club char t er .t o school offi- doe sn't need a six-page paper." ia ls earlier this week for the a dOK. brothers and sisters, it was fun while it lasted and now '.linis t rat ion 's approva l, we can devote some time to studying. Gee, it feels good. The In several informal meeting s the i Beacon is iust a little confused, though. Maybe someone can l et s have discussed t horoughl y the stra ighten us out on a few things. 1eed for a club to indu ce a feelin g Continuing to run !he "better" pa per that Dr. Eug ene Farley .f n earn ess t o t h e coll eg ~ social asked us to pu\ out just naturally w ould have cost us more in trn ct ur e, a nd h~ve appo i_nted a !he long run this year (and we use the term "better" wi!h modesty wch e ma n st eering com mittee to , from th e s1u d ent bo dy ca11, ft t 't t ' Al K r 1 an d on Iy beca use th m,,s w h a t rapor,s ·:,ra a ~on s 1 u 10n. 1s 1n 1as d . f' · t f .. • I th h th · ht h ieen na med president pro-t ern, e our tr:, our issues , con 1rcvers1a oug ey mig . ave By NORMA DA VIS J ust a reminder folks! That extra special TDR wiener roast is alm ost at hand - tomorrow evenin g at 8 o'clock. It will be held at Rumble's Gro ve, Drums, and just in ca se you didn 't quite know wh ere that is, maps are being placed on t h e bulletin boards around the camp us, Tickets are $1.20 per couple and can be pu rchased from member s of Th eta Delta Rho. General chairman of the affair is Nancy Batch eler. Committee chai r men are : Connie Kamar unas, publicit y ; Nat alie Barone, tickets; Bernice Thomas and Barbara Rogers, r efr esh ments. The wien er r oa st this yea r pr omises to be on e of the• best. Ther e will be fun, food, and entertain ment for all. Amnicola Pictures Set For Early Next Week Indi vidual photographs of students will be taken for t h e Amni cola from 9 t o 4 o'clock, on the 26th, 27th, a nd 28th of Octob er, at the Yea r book Office. . The Editor s of the Yea rbook requ est tha t m en wear ties, white shir t , a nd s port jack et . There will be a sitt ing fee of 75 been). Yet. i:he Student Counciil saw fit to appropria te only $ 100 Darro w Heads Committee ove r last year's budget. cents and it is h oped that all st uKislin a nnounced that the com- I You might say, "Well, you got an incl'ease,. didn't you?" dents of each class will have t h eir mit tee, hea ded by Bob Darrow, had And we'd have to answer yes. But a little fact too oft forgotten picture taken, -~omplet ed t h e do~ument a nd t~at is that the s tudent body got only 24 issues (May 7 was the finale) :t would be submitted along with . l b d f 24 l:Jo pe for a pp r oval, on' Tuesday, last year simp y ec<:1use t~e m oney r~n out. At the en o . , · 11 we had $4.20 left with which to pubhsh two more s cheduled Th e 'bac kb one of t h e con s t 1·t u t 10 .vas dra wn up in a two-hour ses- papers. Sort of ridiculous to expect this year's journalism black .,ion last 1hur sda y, While the Vets waded through the m a ny proposa ls sheep to put out a six-pager wHh any amount of pictures and By T. R. PRICE and di scussions that a r i~e in draft - other new features with a budget that wouldn't have supplied Highlight of the student asng a const itution, t h e majority of those two more papers last year. You see, it takes around $75 sembly last Tuesday was the the student body was wading per each issue - just for printing ($110 for six pages). And 1 appeal by the Education C uh t hrough the noon m ea L printing is only half of the cost of a really good school paper. that students, as prospectiive At the completion of the session It's fairly obvious, and you don't have to be a C and F major parents, assist the education it was unanimo usly agreed that to figure it out. that we must take what new and interesting majors to become better teachthe theme of the club sh ould be: "social and administrative service features we had just started to instill .into YOUR paper right out ers by visiting with them, talkof it. But, please don't come t.o the editors with complaints . . . ing with them, and criticizing to the school," These ends are to be brought see your council member - now he's the chaplain. · them when necessary in any Amazing, though, when the Beacon serves ALL the students respect to the teaching profesabout by: ( 1) A liaison with the local V e t e r a n s Administration every week that other organizations serving a l best a limited sion. w hich would provide, on campus, segment of the enrollment only once. twice or even three times By producing a s>kit starring a file of readily available, per t in ent a year should get substantial raises in their budgets. members, they emphasiized the material to guide students t h roug h Ah, me, we reflect philosophically, guess we're just not problems of educa tion t oday. E duthe legalities of t h e Public Laws. wanted on campus. · And what of that journalism w orkshop and cators, t he playlet explained, are (2 ) St riving to integrate t h e Vet training of new staff members and Beacon journalism awards doing their best wit h what t hey into the school activities by enhave in the face of such diff iculcouraging r elea se oof talent a nd that were to have been started. Well fellas, if you're still in- ties as removal of teach ers t o betideas to spon sored functions, and terested, we got four of the darndest pages you ever did see. ter-paying jobs, crowded buildings, by providiing a common element, And we can't very well break contracts with our advertisers, extra duties, need to provide for it would stimulate the fee ling of can we? . Like ads? Well, read 'em, cause we got plenty. . .. hom e a nd family and other ba1·being part of the gr oup , t hu s enr iers. courag ing participation in social Also, the profession is plagued activities. 'Hazel' Nixes Square Dance Aussie Ambassador to Speak by rapid tur nover of personn el The Vet erans have not yet a Frida y night 's hurricane blew Hi s Ex cellency, the Hon. Sir C. from smaller localities (aga in f or dopted a name and have tur n ed to away the scheduled Ch emistry Club P . Sp ender, a mbassador from Aus- economic reasons) popular miscont he st ud ent body for original sug- Square Dance. The whistling w ind tralia, will speak Sunday evening ceptions and press ures, extra-curgestion s. Suggestion s may be left whi rled away all hopes of success at 8 in t he Coll ege gym . His t opic r icular activities and a gener al at t h e Beacon Office in the Lecture a s power lines went out on and a- will be "Work and Object ives of t he lack of understanding a nd cooperaHall. round t he campus . U . N." Admissio n is free. t ion. I per cent of the tuition of each st u dent. From this fund, allotment s are made by the st udent coun cil, to the variou,:; campus or ganizations which submit r equests t o t h e council, This yea r , the tot.al amount r equest ed by the organization s was $10,006 .50, while t h e total a mount of money available for alloc·a t ion was $8,280.00 ju st a mere $1,726.50 less than the amount n eeded, Afte r much debate a n d carefu l deliberation, t h e council balanced the budget on St1nday in the foll owiing manner: Organ ization Requested Allotted Bea con $1,850.00 $1,300, Manuscri pt 400.00 400. Amnicola 3,570.00 3,300, Cu e 'n' Curtain 1,300.00 1,100 . Debating Soc. 690.00 600. Soc. Act ivities 800.00 600, Dormit ori es 175.00 100. Male Choru s 75.00 75. Chemical Soc, 246.00 170. E ng ineer, Club 150.00 100. Biology Club 170.00 100 . Economics Clu b 24 5,00 125. E ducati on Club 140. 50 110. I. R. C. 320,00 200. The me mber s of the Student Council w ish to info rm the st udent body tha t in attempting to balance th e budget, t hey have done their utmost t o be fair . Th e allocat ions wer e ma de on the ba sis of sound r easonin g , and not wit h prejudice t owai·d an y one grou p, The budget a s it stands will be subm itted t o the ad mini st rat ive council for approval. Since it was designated a s st rictly a budget meeting , no other busin ess was discussed, Ed. Club Program Well Received Th e d ub furth er ed it s point in r ega r ds t o the p osition of t h e schools as instruments of democracy. This pictui;e portr a yed t h e businessman and laborer conferrin g on a pension plan, the · housewife buying a . house, the senator mak ing decisions on national policy , a nd a farmer fac ing a draina g e problem. All of t hese people h andled their problems according to a dem ocratic process in a ma nner most like ly to ben efi t t he masses. But wh ere had t hese people become fam iliar with the democratic process? Where will t h eir children become fa miliar wit h the democratic pr ocess ? The answer is - in t he schools of America. It is im perat ive t hat t h e American people becom e fam iliar with t he democratic spir it, the democratic met hod, in order that t h ey ma intain t h emselves in t heir everyday relations in p ursuance of the democrat ic process - a nd the purveyor of that democratic process is t h e American educational syst ern. This wa s t he t opic of a movie wit h which t he Education Club followed it s skit . �Thursday, October 21, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 2 Parking Group to Meet With Mayor ~~~~~~~~~ AFTER Two YEARS B; I S OCI. At Lh WP EHAI RR L Ashley Dorm Dwellers to Get WI L • ~~~:r~a~~~ ~~l~:~s~~~~:n~~ ~~= ~~~c~~ve~:! Washer With Dr. Farley s Aid DICK JONES to reli~ve the parking problem, The Beacon has received word so~ethmg that has p ~rplexed I w~~:s terview with the Mayor and the Beacon has been set for the coming week. The Mayor was unable to confer with Beacon representatives this week due to the turmoil caused by Hurricane Hazel. · . . Durmg this conference with Mayor Kniffen the Beacon hopes abceae~e~:~i~~a~~ ass_ist the stude~ts in finding a solution to a serious problem, but this week it seems the student · council has given the Beacon a problem of much ~reat~r si~e than th at of th e parking situation. ?0 ~'t worry! folk s, th e Beacon said it was gomg to help alleviate the problem of parking and we int end to do just that. 1 t~$$;;$~$~~~$$-:$~~~·=$-'~Z~M~~~- By PEARL ONACKO B BILL D MAYO . "Hazel, the gal that blew her y e After t.-.ring top, is somewhere over the ocean ·A-· for over two years, the Ashley Hall· boys have now, a tired old lady," a radio com- finally succeeded in arranging to have an automatic washing m entator remarked the other even- machine installed in their dorm. Last Monday, a committee of two ing. Honestly! It's· bad enough from the dormitory broughj; a new that a battleship is referred to as plan to Dr. Farley, which ..he not "she" and "her". To attach a woonly approved but which he gave man's ·name to a freak of nature more support · than had been exis just too much . pected. Campus Orchestra 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111II Getting their clothes washed has To Present Dance By BARBARA GROW been a problem for resident stuWe at Wilkes will soon be boastThe members of the Senior and ing a campus orchestra. A group Sophomore classes are co-sponsor- dents at Wilkes ever since the of talented Wilkes musicians have ing a Masquerade Ball to be held dorms first opened, since there are At a recent meeting of the freshbanded together and will make in the Wilkes Gymnasium on Octo- no laundromats within walking disman class held after Tuesday's 'astheir initial appearance · at the ber 29 from 8 to 12. Admission tance. sembly, President Dave Vann an- 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1 Sterling and Weckesser Halls reWilkes gym on November 6. Pro- "stag" or "drag" will be 75 cents nounced the formation of a Freshceived washing machines as donaDoc Jones likes to tell what hap- ceeds from the dance, sponsored by a person and everyone must be tions some tim~ ago, but since their man Council, the purpose of which pened to one of his patients, Seth. is to formulate the order of busi- Seth, 74 at the time, came to see the newly formed musical organi- masked and in costume. machines g et more than enough Prizes will be awarded to the usage, it is impractical to permit ness to be presented to the class Doc one day and announced be was zation, will go toward purchasing arra ngeme nts and anything else wearers of the most humorous and hte other dorms to use them. as a whole. going to be married again and It is intended 'that the Freshman wanted a checkup. Doc looked him that goes into making "the sweet- the most original costumes. Harry Barrier Passed Council will run class organization- over pretty carefully, then asked: est music this side of the Susque- Ennis, senior, and Larry Cohen, The main problem in securing hanna." sophomore, are the co-chairmen. a l business between official class "How old's the bride-to-be, Seth?" Tickets Going, Going, Gone! The affair will feature an "apple. a machine was the money involved,. meetings. It is hoped that by usbarri~. "Twenty-two," replied the old There are only a few more tickets bobbing" contest and a "name that heretofore an impossible ing. the council plan, the Freshman However, Sheldon 1Schneider, comman. left for tomorrow night's wiener girl" contest. In the Beacon, a ~lass will become more united in "Well," said Doc, "let's face it. roast. Chairman of the ticket girl will be pictured wearing a missioned by his dorm-mates to its a ctivities. Reckon you'd better get a young co mmittee, Natalie Barone, reports mask and on the back of each ad- seek a "good deal", found one at The council is comprised of class A boarder." that ticket sales have increased re- mission ticket the holder- will write Pomeroy•·s department store. officials and representatives from clothes dryer was included in the Three or four months later Doc markably the past few days, which the name of that girl. Prizes will every department and organization met Seth on the street. "How's the means but one thing - practically be .awarded to the winners of each deal, eliminating hanging wet on campus. Members include: Dave n ew missus?'' he asked. everyon e's going. So; if you don't contest. There will be a "spook clothing. Vann, John Scandale, Janice Loyek, Xavier Abbot, chief buyer at "Mighty fine," said Seth. "She's want to be left out, you'd better room" through which each one must John Bassett, Ann Dixon, Merri Pomeroy's, said that machines could ex pectin'.'' get with it, gals! pass to enter the dance. Jones, Sam Lowe, Sandy :Mattei, "Well, now, yo u don't say," said The feature attraction of the be installed at no cost or downWoman Of Week Bruce Warshal, Ted Jones, Virginia the Doc. Then he looked slyly at ball will be dancing to the music payment and would be paia for by This week we salute Doris MerBrehm, Phyllis Schrader, Barbara the old man. "How's the young rill, wife, mother, and student: Go- of Frankie Reynolds and his or- means of coin boxes. At a quarter Hollinger, Barbara Argonish, Mary each, the price of fifty cents beats boarder?" ing to college is a task in itself, chestra, currently filling engageWest, Frncis Gallia, Ronnie Res"·O h," sad Seth, "she's expectin', any Wilkes student will declare, ments at "Skytop Inn' and "Strick- the sixty-five cent charge at dis- • cigno, Steve Popovich, Harry Titus. tant laundromats. With an anti- • too." but taking car e of a home and a land's" in the Poconos. One standing committee was escipated weekly return of at least This is the first time a Masquerfamily while attending college tablished. A Freshman Public Re,:, ,:, '' * * t en dollars, the machines would be ade Ball has been held at Wilkes. lations Committee was organized Price: Being illiterate is a handicap classes is a feat - one which Mrs. paid for in less than a year's time. Paul Merrill dared and is accom- Everyone is urged to attend to That is the plan that was brought to publicize the activities of the in the newspaper business. make it one of the leading annual plishing, quite successfully. Freshman class. The co-chairmen * ,:, ,:, * ,:, before the president. of this committee are John ScanFalk to Pearl: A Battleship has perAfter graduating from Nanti- events on the Wilkes social calenFarley Pleased dar. .dale and Bruce Warshal. 'sonality. coke High School, Doris Sadowski Dr. Farley liked it enough to was employed as secretary to give not only his approval but also Judge John S. Fine and to the gree in Business Education in June, finan cial support. By his order · 1955 following three and one-half County Commissioners. During the school will purchase the ma- • World War II Doris joined the years of study. Doris resides with her husband chines outright, thereby relieving · WAVES, completed training at and son at South Franklin Street Ashley of the financial trouble. Oklahoma A. & M., and was 1 of The same charges are to be levied and Lake Silkworth. Her son, 3 women from 315 candidates to for the use of the machines, but . receive the rank of P etty Officer. "Pepper", second grade student at once paid for, the fee will be reOne of the highlights of her Navy South Franklin Street school, is 7 duced to ten cents to cover repairs .. career was playing the lead in a years old. We at Wilkes have reason to be Any surplus will go into a dorm WAVES musical ,which toured proud of this remarkable yo ung fund for parties and other events .. central United States. Needless to say, the boys at AshDoris came to Wilkes in Febru- woman. W e wish her much suc- ley are happy about it all, but hapcess in her t eaching career. ary, 1950. Ill health forced her to pier still will be "Good Old Mom" leave school for a year, but she who has had to do a thirty pound came back (luckily for us) and will A cynic is a man who looks down wash whenever her son breezed in receive a Bachelor of Science de- on those above him. for a weekend. Freshman President Appoints Council Masquerade Set For Next Friday A Chuckle ... ... and A Smile ~ 1 M11.\AV'AV1M~@Ml\¥'~\Ul1M1M11MJMJM1MM1MM Make Thursday ... Dance Night -atSouth Main Slreel Armory -TONIGHT- LEE VINCENT A PAPER FOR THE HOME •. SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Most Complete Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION WEEKLY FEATURES and his Orchestra - WILKES COLLEGE Beacon -NEXT WEEK- JACK MELTON and his Orchestra A newspaper published each week of the regular school year by and for the students of Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Subscription: $1.80 pt;:r semester. Editor ... John D. Curtis Asst. Editor ... ..... .... . Ivan Falk Asst. 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October 21, 1954 3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Gridders Clash With Trenton Teachers t ·z k ., d ,,.,.. p sEEK wIN IN coMEBAcK I .re Tl a c,ame op ,ayer ON SATURDAY AT 2 O'CLOCK In Weekly Poll of Scribes 0 1 , ByRg,r::;~:ts:!~sgridmenwillbegunningfortheirthirdwin of the season when they entertain the Trenton State Teachers A week of play that saw him in action with the soccer team twice earned Parker Petri- College Saturday afternoon at 2:30 in Kingston Stadium. The Colonels will be out to avenge their loss of last week lak, Colonel goalie, the Beacon's fourth "Player of the Week" award. Ole "Paak' really had a busy time of it in the lwo encounters and showed himself back at the hands of Bloomsburg. The defeat lmocked the Blue and Gold out of the ranks of the unin his old form in front of the Wilkes nets. defeated. The Huskies were just Many a goal tender would be gun-shy by this time in the season. especially with the too much for the Wilkesmen who caliber of opponents the Colonels have been meeting, but Askam's contribution to Coloneldom has fared raht well. His play in both games, steady and dependable, won him the nod of the Beacon sports staff over other players who stood out in individual games. PARKER PETRILAK The Hanover High S chool product who has r eally been ·around in Wilkes sports wa s with the Partridge crew when it just missed beating Lafayette and had to set.tie for a 3-3 tie, and then, he t ended his second shutout of the year (third in Wilkes history - the opposition being shut out, that is) in the l-0 victory over Bucknell. Then last week he had a tough, but fighting time of it at Lock Haven when the Colonels were again tied, 4-4. And, last Saturday as th e Wilkes t eam had its finest game of th e season, Parker, with late-mom ent aid from John Bresnahan, watch ed the Wilkes goal in the 3-1 win over a strong Phii ladelphia T extile team. Selection of a Beacon "tops" is n o new th ing for Parker, (and for those of you who didn't know, his name is re;;dly Charles), since h e was the first Athlete of the Year back in 1951. TUXEDOS TO RENT Special Price To Students ms so. WASHINGTON ST. BAUM'S THE ] -W (2 ,4 T ti O r= _ The Wilkes football Colonels suffered their first defeat J _ of the current season last Sat~============================!! urd a y aftern oon when a powerful • LC>NGS1N( Featuring The Newest In College Men's Fashions ANDY'S DINER Back-to-Back with Wilkes Gym Plenty of 'Free Parking Prices for the Collegian's Budget .. . . A Reputation Built on Fine Food -·-~1· ; You are Welcome ~ AT ~ ZI MMER. M.AN' S,! Ifs a Pleasure to Serve You F. DALE, Prop. T ~ Ill< ■--'i SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES ~ "On the Boulevard" - Rt. 115 Wilkes-Barre. Pa. A Full Course Meal Or a Sandwich e Good Food · O Reasonable Prices Plenty of Free Parking Space Catering to Small Groups ■ ~ Bloomsburg STC eleven pounded UP AND DOWN c ut a crushing 44-0 victory over It was jus t one of those weeks. W e don't want to sa y too much the Blue and Gold at Bloomsburg. about the Bloom sburg game. Let's face it, we just didn 't have it. The The Wilkesm en struggled dogweek wasn't a complete bust sportswise though. Th e soccer t eam came gedly, but were overwhelmed by through in grand styl e and set themselves up for a possible winning th e superior weight and speed of season. If they can pull it off, it will be th e second year in a row and th e down-r iver t eacher squad. the second time in the hi story of th e sport here. This year's edition of Bloom sburg Quarterback Mike the hooters is a far cry from th e ha pless team that was fielded when we Las hendock paced the Huskies by first came to school here several eons ago. s oring once, tossing for two othBut being one of those weeks something els e was bound to hapers and setting up a fourth with pen and it did. Two days ago came the happy news that the stude~t a hea ve to th e Wilkes 27. Fleetcouncil decided that it wasn't worth it to keep a s ix- page paper and ' footed Halfback Jim Browni ng so they didn't appropriate enough money to keep us on that basis. ; open ed the Teachers' scoring spree Well, ba ck to the old four-pager, only without much space - ads , 1 v·ith a 53-yard touchdown gallop yo u kno w. early in the first period. Well, it's an ill wi nd that blows nobod y good, Browning added a sprint of 68 but the decision s hould p lease the peopl e who comyards for a score in th e third period plai n that th e BEA CON features too much sports. 2.s th e Huski es piled up thirteen We have abo ut three-uarters of a page now. Is : oi nts in th e first quarter, added that OK, gang? ~weJ;,e in t he second, and capp ed ·, : ori n <s fes ti vi ti es with nineteen in CLOSE ONE Lhe third. We s tarted off this week to write a real bli sterThe Colonels' only threat cam e ing one, chewing out all able bodied males for not ery early in the first period when coming to t he aid of the intramural footba ll prothey took over on their own 45, gram. As of Monday there were just four teams ·1fter forcii ng Bloomsburg to punt. signed up for the loop and we ha ve to admit that Nicholas tossed to Gronka to th e we were downright disa ppointed in the boys. But · Teachers' 25, t hen to Dadurka who the n carr. e Tu t'sday's bulletin and wit h it the sch elugged the ball to th e t en. There dules. By some mea ns, instead of having four AL JETER the Wilkes off ense stall ed and th e teams , the league had blossomed into eig ht. Well, Husk ies too•k command . now that's more lik e it ! Better late than n eve r is an old phrase that ha s been we ll used, but it seems to fit in t hi s case. JVondet who we think we're kiddin'. If Bloom sb urg is in our INTRAMURAL GRID LOOP class in any way, shape, or form yo u could have fooled us. Now don't get us wrong. We think that this year's edition of the ColoTO GET UNDERWAY MON. nels is one of the best yet. The fact is we'll go so far as to say that The intramural football league the boys are exceptional in this day of commercial football. We continues play on Monday aftermore than hold our own in schools that are in our league. noon when the Lions clash with But to say that Bloomsburg is in our class is down right funny the Gnip-Gnops at 3 in Kirby or maybe it isn't funn y. We were imp ressed by one thing. H ere, we Park. thought to ourselves, is an outfit that is going to fi eld a footba ll team There are eight teams in the no matter what, and it looks like they did a good job. league, acco rding to Mel Schmeizer, the assis tant organizer of the HOW 'BOUT IT? W e were outclassed and who is to say that we weren't. Thi s isn 't loop. In former years, Wilkes has sour gra r,es beca use we lost, that can happen to any t eam. We don't think t hat the Huski es are 44 points better than the Colonels but we had one of the best intramural do believe that they are out of our class. On e wi n in a se;e n year programs goin g, a nd it is s urpris ing to note a seeming disinseries is a good indicator if yo u a sk us. Aren 't there any other teams in the area that co uld be played? terest this year. Rumor has it that Lycom ing might be added to the sch ed ule next year. Team roster s and the leag ue W e think that this wo ul d be a good thing. The gam e is a natural for schedule will be posted early t hi s neck of th e woods and 'Joe Fan' mi ght get a break and see a foot- schedule w ill be real hard to reball ga m e. member) w ill be posted earl y next week. A list of official inNex t week, du e to the limitations of s pace, this column ma y be tra mu ral touch football rules has replaced with .. . ADS. been draw n up a nd iss ued to each team . A f ellow step ped off his porc h in Ca liforn ia and t hey had to drag the dew for hi s body. cm.the~ Toll Gale Restaurant COLONELS BLASTED ~; r~tO~!!~~URG STC ·111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1 Louis Rosenthal Men's Clothing & Furnishings Wilkes-Barre, Pa. I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I 111111111111111 .· Exquisite Styles In College Sportswear. Just what you've been Looking for. . ZIMMERMAN'S 51 Public Square Wilkes-Barre, Penna. :-- C . $ . ~ . ; . ; ; ~ $ : , : , ~ ~ JORDAN Est. 1871 '\1en's Furnishings and lb t !-- of Qu ality ** :\larket ~treet Wilkes- Barre, Pa. I) \Y('.-.;f we re over powered by sh eer weight a nd power. As usual, Ralston will bank on his offensive s peed merchants to outrun th e New J erseyites. Although they are small in stature, Ron Rescigno, Andy Breznay, and Al Nicholas are the big gun s in the Wilkes "speed attack". The Colonels are quite anxious to get back into the win column and have been drilling hard all week g etting ready for the teach-ers. The lin e that was treated harshly by Bloomsburg has been put- · tin J a sharp edge on, and the · t eachers can expect to be in for a roug h afternoon. Ralston and his forward wall have no intention of.' a repeat of last week's disaster. The team showed a weakn ess last week as far a s stopping end runs were concerned and much of the drill th is week has been aimed at poli sh ing defen sive formations a nd signals. Several new things have been added. to t he a lrea dy potent offense. Th e Trenton series started two years ago with the J erseymen invading. Th ey were surprisingly strong and held th e ,B lue and Gold to a ti e. Last year the Colonels traveled to T renton and evened up the score by roll iing over the t eachers by a score of 31 to 7. This year the Trenton outfit has not showed up partk ularly strong to date but they are noted a s an upset t eam so th e Colonel coa ching staff is taking all necessary precautions to have the t eam up for t his one. SOCCERMEN SNOW PHIi.A. TEXTILE 3 TO 1 IN CHILLER The Wilkes hooters got a big boost in their quest for a winning season Saturday. when they gave Philadelphia Textile Institute a 3-1 pasting at Kirby Park. Th e game wa s th e finest played a ll year by th e Colonels who kept the visitors off balance for the greater part of the fracas. The Ph iladelphia team jum ped off to an early lead when J oe Mantherpio n creased the net with just a few mi nutes gon e in the first period . Th e Colonels were hampered in th e openin g stanza by a st rong h ead wind t hat helped k eep th e ball in Blue and Gold territory. Once the teams changed fi elds though , it was a different story. Hank Deibel took a shot early in th e second period that started to go astray. Sam Shugar, a Plymo uth prod uct, caught up with it and brushed it back on co urse to dent the cords for th e fir st Wilkes tall v. By t he ti me the fina l period roll er! al'ou nd there was no stoppin g the Colonels. Aft er 11 minutes of the fourth quarter, Koo 'Younsu S('.Ored with a bli stering stra ight ahead shot that blazed past the Tex tile goalie. Several mi nutes later, co-captain Carl Va n L~ ke h ead ed in another score to wrap up the ball game. Parke!' Petr ilak, the Colonel goali e, li ved up to style a nd turned I in a fine performan ce at the nets, · stoppin g shots that seemed to be : destined for scor es. �Thursday, October 21, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 XXXXIIIIIXIIIXXXJXIXXIIX Feather Coin-Count DORMS OFFER PROPOSAL FOR ALL-COLLEGE LOUNGE Letter to the Editor ... Red High, But S h o u I d Be IXXXXIXIIXIXIXIIXIIXXXXI The Wilkes donnitories yesterday made a prop esal to Dr. Eugene S. Farley, college pres- Editor, Do we ha ve a s tudent co un cil ? ident, -which would make the second floor of th <:! cafeteria an all-college lounge, open to day It is not diffic ult to elect r eprestudents as well as the dorm students and faculty. sentati ves . Th e qu es tion is, what Much concer ned over r eported "ill f eelings" whic h ha ve r esulted from th e "switch " of the school's eating facilities, the dormitory p r esidents, on authorization from th eir constituents , · su bmitted the foll owing letter t o Dr. Farley. Dear Dr. Farley: We, the representatives of the Wilkes C o I I e g e dormitories , would like to make a s uggestion w hich we believe will be of benefit to a ll st ud ent s. Althoug h we deeply app reciate the new d ining fa cilities which have bee n made availab le to us, we regret any incon veni ence t hat may ha ve been caus ed our fe llo w stude nt . We feel that their (>roblems are our problems, and, therefore, we like to look toward sol utions which will be of satisfaction to a ll. In fact, we have probably missed as much as a n y group on camp us the op portunit ies for co mp a nions hip and re- Misses' Orlon SWEATERS laxation which the cafeteria offered in former years . Therefore, we would like to s uggest t hat t he second floor of the cafeteria be made available to all Wilkes College students as a genera l meeting place and lounge. Its central location makes it a n ideal site for between-class r elaxation, for stud ying, and for other s imila r activities . P e rhaps some a rran gements might even be made so that soft drin ks a nd/o r coffee wo uld be available t here. It is ou r belief t hat, with a little imag ination and cooperative action among th e s tudent s , we can uti lize th ese fa cilities to a much g reater degree t ha n has been t he case in years pas t . We will ap r> reciate your a pr>ro ving a nd forwar din g our s ugg es t ion to the Stud ent Cou nci l s o that affirmative action may be taken immediately. In closing, we wou ld like to extend to you , to t he faculty , and to the st udent body a n invitation to attend the "open -ho use" activities which we have initiated in the dormitories this year. These affairs a re an illus tration of our belief that we are a ll members of the Wilkes College community and that the facilities of the college are availa ble to a ll who would use them. S ince rely yo urs, Al Jeter Pres ident, Ashley Hall Cliff Brautigan Pres ident, B utler Hall Mo nica Utri as President, McClintock Hall Jeannette Perrins Pres id ent, Sterling Hall Jay Kaufman Pres iden t, Weckesser Ha ll do th ey repr esent once elected? I have learned that th e student council has r ecently cut the budget propo sal of the Beacon. Why? Were an y opinions of the student body considered when this was don e ? Has the opinion of the student body ever been a sked w hen an important issue was to b e considered by th e student council? I s uggest th e desires of the student body be expressed from now on by the people w e all voted fo r when th ey promised tha t very service. I fo r one li ke th e Beacon. T o cut its bu dge t is not a probl e m to be a rb it rari ly decided by a s mall g rou p of people w ho have segr egated th ems elves from th e rest of th e stud ent bod y by non-representation. He : "Can I have thi s dance?" Students! If th is stud ent counSh e: " No! " cil wi ll not r ep r esent us, I suggest H e: " Oh , that's a ll rght. I didn 't th a t nex t year we elec t one that wa nt to. I j ust wa nted t o see if will! you spo·ke Engli s h." Clifford R. Brothers , Fres hm a n Higher; Only $250 to Go! By JANI CE SCH USTER With the Community Chest drive still in fu ll swing h er e on ca m pus, Activities Director Ro bert Partr idge ha s r eveal ed tha t ove r twothirds of th e goal est ablish ed at $1300 by Wilk es has been atta ined. This s um amounts to over $1,000 while ther e is yet a lack of approximately $250. At th e present tim e, a long with the pre ·: ious ly ment ioned Male Chorus, bot h th e Biolog y and Letterme n Clubs have al so met t h eir qu otas. Durin g t he next and final week of t his vita l campaign, complete retu rn s a re h oped t o m eet or possibly s urpa ss th e quota . As a rem inde r, dona tions can be ma de th ro ug h an y club on campus or Mr . Partridge and his s pecia l comm ittee including A r t Hoover, Ph ilip Jon es, and Bill Crowd er . W e can and will reac h th e goal if ea ch perso n her e at Wilkes do es his par t. ~r.w~1~1;: ; ~: f;1i ~?~ : : : :, :~:': : :;:': : ::::;;;;;:;;0::1~;:~~'.?2:::~1:1:;,~ 1 Short Sleeve SLIP ONS 4.99 Long Sleeve CARDIGANS 6.98 o Soft 'n' Silky • Wear Like Iron o Pastels - Tewel - Deep Shades o All Perfect Quality . Sizes 34-40 Sportswear - Pomeroy's 2nd Floor ----------·--- - %1 :· _/11 JACK WEBB AND BEN ALEXANDER You know them best as Sgt. Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith- stars of Chesterfield's award-winning "Dragnet" on TV and Radio. They're now starred in the movies, too, in Warner Bros.' great new picture, " Dragnet.' 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Chesterfields are best for you because they're highest in quality, low in nicotine. Try a carton of Chesterfields today. LARGEST SELLING CIGARETTE IN AMERICA'S COLLEGES � 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 October 21st Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 October 21 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