136 15 4134 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/745185e6680df5f995a78117e2c422ef.pdf 69e037d268b48453532bf203a3076326 PDF Text Text Debaters Go To Nationals Wednesday ~ WILKES - WILKES COLLEGE - ~,Beacon The Community College, Serving Wyoming Valley And The World Vol. X, No. 23 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA CUPS, CLIPPINGS SHOW WC DEBATING POWERS DEBATE TEAM TROPHY DISPLAY-Now on display on the mantel of the main hall in the Wilkes library are the cups won by the College debate team at the Notre Dame and Johns Hopkins tournaments. The poster between the cups contains clippings of this season's victories. The team, composed of James Neveras and J. Harold Flannery Jr., will travel to West Point Wednesday for the national debate tournament. * * * * Debaters Journey To West Point Meet The Wilkes College debaters leave Wednesday to compete for the national debate championship. They will participate at the national invitational tournament h eld annually at West Point. There, the Wilkes two-man team of J. Harold Flannery Jr. and James Neveras will argue both sides of the question, "Res olved: That the United States should Recognize Communist China." The national debate will mark the Notre Dame Invitational cup. the wind-up for both boys' debating Flannery and Neveras qualified careers. Seniors, they have a total for the nationals some two weeks of six years in intercollegiate de- ago by emerging second in the bate circles, F lannery having two, and Neveras having served on the District Seven eliminations at St. Peter's. They were second only team during his entire four years to St. Joseph's of Philadelphia. at Wilkes. At West Point for their second The team is the same va r sity consecutive year, the locals ha ve which earlier t his year won the a good record for the nationals. Johns Hopkins tournament. Earlier Last year, they finished among the this month, they came home with top twenty teams. ------------------------------ CHANGE OF FIELDS dge lo Appear Ralston . In Next· slage pro dUC110n / Partrl■ Football Coach George Ralston and his counterpart of the soccer field , Bob Partridge, will leave their respective athletic fields for new endeavors-the stage-next Friday and Saturday nights at the Wilkes gym. And the Ralston-Partridge ' t eam' of actors will be directed, ironically, by a Wilkes Letterman, Howard "Skinny" Ennis, in George Bernard Shaw's "Androcles and the Lion", presented by Cue 'n' Curtain. Also featured in supporting roles is a cr ew of Lettermen, undoubtedly imported to lend moral (and perhaps physical) support to their two l eaders. "Androcles and the Lion" will be only one half of a two-play bill which will include Eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones,'' with Bill Crowder in the title role and directing. Ennis, although directing, will play one of the title roles in "Lion" Covers The Campus From Comer To Comer Week After Week FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1955 April Showers Ball Tonight; Colonels' Queen to be Picked Beacon Photo by Cliff Brothers * THE BEACON as Androcles. The fellow who will do the roaring is Ronni e Price, an old hand at picking up splinters. Ennis will have the job of r emoving a portion of a 2 x 4 from Ronnie's left tootsie in the play. Ralston will be featured a s a southern Caesar Augustus who g ives Bruce Williams, captain of the guard, a particularl y rough time of it. Partridge is cast as the Centurion who has two left feet, and the whole thing points to something r eal good . .. Sure, it does. The f emale lead will be played by Audrey Cragle. Others in the cast include Merri Jones and J erry Luft. In " Jones," Paul Shiffer, a stage vet by now, is bound to stir up some t hunder as Smithers. Assisting in the productions behind the scenes will be Nancy Brown, Merri Jones, Nancy Batche!or, Fred Cohn, Ronni e Price, Ben HON0RMASS MEETING AT 11 THURSDAY 1 By JOHN KUSHNERICK The Wilkes Lettermen hold their annual April Showers Ball this evening from 9 to 12 at the College gymnasium. Theme of the dance will be, appropriately, "April in Paris", and decorations will implement the theme with sketches and models, decorations chairman Howard Gross has revealed. Lee Vincent, popular bandleader, will be there with his aggregation for the music.. Vincent has been a frequent headliner at Wilkes events in the past. He is well known throughout many Esther Goldman Receives Morris Award honor The proposed W ilkes system is scheduled to receive its m ost thorough a iring this coming Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at a m a ss m eeting to be held in the Lecture Ha ll, Dean of Wom en Gertrude Doane announced early this week. The program tentatively will open with a panel discussion in which students will direct questions at Helen Krachenfels, Her meina Fried, Bob Koon and Bruce Warshall in an attempt to bring all present up to date on th e progress of th e paS t di scussions. The remaining time will be given to hearing pro and con reasoning from the s t u d en t b od y. F acu It Y mem b ers · · t e 1·n w1·11 b e on h an d t o part 1c1pa th e d1' scuss10n. · Th e en t·ire h onor sys t em concep t · · t d th t d t I el nd ongma e on e s u en l evb ah has been received warm y y t e f a cu It y an d th e a d mm1s · · t ra t·10n • The meeting on Thursday will be the fo urth of the year, and Mrs. Doane announced that intereSt is running so high the Lecture Hall has been obtained to insure th e accomodation of all students who wish to pa r ticipate in the discussion or wish merely to listen. Interest has trickled even off campus to fo rm er students who met similar past attempts with mixed r eactions. "Flip" Jones, now engaged in pilot training wi th the Air Force has made his feelings l::nown in a let ter to a fa cult y m ember . On her req uest the lett er is published in the Beacon to show the enlightenment that com es to some when they venture into life a nd are able to see the advantages of such a system. - - - -- - -- - -- - - - - 3 Elementary Ed. Students Take Long Island Jobs Three Wilkes coeds have accepted t ea ching positions in the elementary school at Cedar Hurst, Long I sland, it was announced through Guidance Director John Chwalek yesterday. The three are Anne Harton, Ruth Wilbur and Naomi Kivler, all doing student t eaching in the elementary schools of W yoming Valley. How ell s, Elaine Fabian, Jane 0bitz, Pat Stout, Carl Ernst, Jim Miller, Gene Roth, J erry Lind, and J oe Saraceni. Miss Esther Goldman, Wilkes senior, last week received the Linda Morris Memorial A ward fo r h er outstanding record during her first three years at t he College. The a ward, presented to Miss Goldman at last week's assembly was set up recently by Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J . Morri s in memory of their small daughter Linda. Mr. Morri s, executive secretary of the Cham ber of Commerce made t he award. Miss Goldman has been on the Dean's List for all of the previous three years, also compiled a straight 3.0 average in the present scholastic year. A student of English, Miss Goldman will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in J une. She plans to continue post-graduate in September. Eastern campuses as well in the Valley, having -p layed recently at P enn State and Cornell. Main attraction of the affair, however, will be the naming of the "Colon els' Queen" by Dean George F. Ra lston, Lettermen's adviser after a vote by the Lettermen. Among other honors, the Queen will be presented with a Longine-Wittnauer watch through the co-operation of Tommy Van Scoy, J eweler. In line with the Parisian theme, tables in the gym will be arranged after the manner of sidewalk cafes, with white-coated waiters. Dress for the dance will be semiformal. Dance chairman Joe Trosko stat ed that this does not necessarily imply corsages for the ladies. Committee members include : Decorat ions, Chairman Howard Gross, Joe Wilk, Moe Batterson, Glenn Carey, Bob Fay; publicity, Chairman Jack Curtis, Dave Polley, Bill Lloyd; ticket s, Joe Jablonski, Dick Ka chinosky; refreshm ents, Large "Skinny" Ennis ; drawings, Molly Beard; waiters, Volunteers! Nancy Hannye Gels Fellowship Al Cornell; Alumna of Wilkes Nancy L. Hann ye, Wilkes graduate, has received a teaching fellowship at Corn ell University. While continuing study for her master's degree, she w ill commence instruction of under grad uate calculus at the 'Uni versity this semest er, it was recently announced by Thomas R. R ichards, chai rman of mathematics at the college. This summer she will assist in an Air Force project in statistics at Cornell, working with a small elect ronic brain. If the results of certain theorems are attained, Miss Hannye will use this material and conclusions ther efrom for her thesis, completing her work toward her master's degr ee in mathematics . One of la st June's graduates, she was consistently on the Dean's List, served a s student assistant in t he Wilkes mathematics department. Active in Theta Delta Rho, the German and Education clubs, and the Student Council, Miss Hannye was recipient of both the James Mc Kan e A ward and the Wilkes Faculty Women's Award for outstand- Nancy Lee Hannye ing scholastic achievement. She came to Wilkes from Kingston High School where sh e was a member of the Honor Society, was granted a scholarship award. �2 W1LKFS COLLEGE BEACON Friday, April 15, 1955 WC Alumni to Speak at Careers!_lConference Today Graduates lo Talk On Retailing at 5th Annual Affair EDITORIALS Bigger Than Ever Today's batch of Letters to the Editor points even more strongly than ever before to the fact that people really do "give a damn" and are doing some original thinking. True, many readers . might not agree with the opinions of the writers. The main thing, though, is that we do have opinions. By reading the other fellow's views and ideas, often we can supplement our own. Even in disagreement, we can strengthen our own beliefs. The editor is still not certain of the recent "barrage" of letters, but he is glad that the Beacon can be of such direct service to its readers. It's good all around. Service For Support , The Wilkes Lettermen will present their annual spring affair, the April Showers Ball, tonight at the college gymnasium. From all indications, it should prove to be one of the outstanding events of the year. The Lettermen's Club, a service organization, asks your support for the dance. Odd, isn't it? Here are the Lettermen, asking your support, and in the end, they're just presenting you with another of their outstanding services. They deserve your support. The Crucial Period Isn't it getting tougher and tougher to study? Speaking for ourself, we'll give a blast in the affirmative. Dreary days this week, especially right after a long vacation, made it one rough job getting back into the swing of things. But we take heart in the realization that we're in the home stretch. And come the middle of June, you'll look back and think, "Gee, it really was pretty worthwhile, wasn't it?" That is, if you don't let yourself "way down" around this time. LE'ITERS TO THE EDITOR: (The Letter to the Editor column of the Beacon is open to the entire Wilkes College campus. Views expressed here are those of the wriiters and ane not necessarily representative of the views of the Beacon.) Editor: This is in no way to take sides in the controversy concerning the nature of the periodicals in the Wilkes College Library; but as a teacher of debate and one who has taught both Bucholtz and Flannery, the chief spokesmen in the controversy, I should like to correct an impression conveyed by Bucholtz in his last letter to the Beacon. His implication that Wilkes' debaters resort to questionable, if not dishonest, stratagems in winning debates is not true and never has been in the seven years I have been coaching Wilkes' debaters. In fact, his impression concerning our use of definitions was probably gained from an article I wrote on. the subject, the purpose of which was to censure those debaters who employed "tricky" and unorthodox definitions to facilitate t heir winning deabtes . .. Actually, I have written two articles on the s ubject, "Interpreting the Debate Question" and "Honest Definitions Are the Best Policy." The latter title speaks for itself. Wilkes' teams, so far as I know, have never resorted to the technique that Bucholtz a lludes to, one which h e says "has pulled many a team out of a seemingly hopeless position," the technique of simply "asking the opposition for a definition of terms (although you may know exactly what they mean)." He states that h e was a member of the debating society early in the school year. True, he was. But apparently he was not a member long enough to learn what constitutes the best debate strategy, an honest, logical approach to any given question. This I have always taught my students, as Bucholtz should know and no doubt would, had he remained on the debating team. Not only do we not employ the technique attributed to us but to do so would be a waste of time and t hus ineffective debating. We do, however, insist, that the various abstract concepts which freq uently appear in a debate resolution be defined logically and honestly, so that an opposing debater cannot squirm out of a weak ·argument merely by shifting his definition of term s. In conclusion, I should like to point out that this whole portion of Bucholtz's argument is clearly a fallacious ad hominem attack, an attempt to discredit Flannery's a r gument by discrediting F lannery a s a "tricky debater"; it is certainly no answer to the argument itself. Being the fine student that he is, Bucholtz is certainly capable, I am sure, of sounder arguments than this one. Sincerely yours, ARTHUR N. KRUGER Director of Debate Dear Editar: In the past couple of weeks there has been published in your paper some letters by some fellers that I think is tryin' to jest plain snow us people frum the country. Up in North End we jest like our language kinda plain-maybe 'cause we're jest plain ignorant. I jest about wore out m y coppy of ol' Noah Webster's Word Book alookin' up the words that them fellers writ in from them big cities of Nannycook and West Pitstun. Howsomever, I gess them college fellers jest cain't resist showin' off t hey didn't flunk English 101 er sumthin'. But in the futur I wish t hat you'd keep them words down about 4 or 5 sillables fe llers, an' in short (as the feller sez) avoid pompus verbosity. Or as the tother feller sez, "Brevity is the soul of wit and tejusness its lims an' outward flourishes, etc ." H eres fur keepin' h er sh ort JEST PLAIN DA VE P.S.-If any one a them :fellers takes exsepshun to this here missif, they kin dule me with Ohio State Vocabulary tests any time. D.L.H. Dear Editor: I read, with a great deal of interest, the article in the Beacon concerning the new attempt to establish an Honor System at Wilkes. This was interesting to me since the same t hi ng was attempted while I was a student. At the time I knew little about such a system and did little to support it. Since this time, however, I've come to live under an Honor Code and thera e is really nothing to ocmpare with it. From my experience under this system I find that the most successful method for its adoption is only through proper indoctrination of t he students. As lowerclassmen in the cadet corps it is mandatory that we memorize all six articles of the Jake Kovalchek Mrs. Eulah Smith WC to Ask for Alumni Donations Soon Alumni will be presently asked to voluntarily donate to the College a sum hoped to amount to some $6,200. The donations will be divided between groups from some 20 or so graduated classes. code and also attend courses in honor training. The Air Force places a great emphasis on honor, for they realize that without it we are nothing . ... It's important that when a man states he hit the designated target with his bombs that he really did, for the results of an untruth could be very serious. On the campus, to m e, the results of dishonesty are equally as serious. The unfortunate part is that students don't, for the most part, realize t his and would rather continue to be proctored in their exams, et c., than to take on the responsibility of an honor system. (This comes) from someone who finally saw the light. There is no doubt in my mind that collegetrained people should take into their respective fields a sense of honor, for this is undoubtedly the most important lesson they could ever learn while in college. I hope that I haven't st epped out of line by making these suggestions, but there is a certain feeling within me which makes it an obligation to help better the school that did so much in h elping to better m e. Sincerely yours, PHILIP D. JONES While the first time such a fundraising attempt has been tried at Wilkes, it is by no means an unusual method; Lehigh, for instance, being said to have gained some quarter of a million last year employing the method. It is hoped to obtain enough funds to purchase such equipment as a spectroscope and an analytical balance, an opaque projector and an optical pyrometer for the science departments, calculating machines for statistics laboratories, codi ng and transcribing equipm ent for drama and speech departments. The program is being implem ented by members of each class of alumni, who send letters to oth er members of their class. Alumni will also receive a specially prepared brochure explaining the program, it was mentioned early this week by W elton F arrar, Wilkes Director of Development a nd co-ordinator of the program. Frosh Co-ed Engaged To Wilkes Graduate Elaine L. Jakes, Wilkes co-ed, was r ecently announced engaged to J. Warren Blaker, Wilkes graduate now teach ing organic chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Miss Jakes, now a fres hman at Wilkes, graduated from Kingston High School last June. Blaker graduated from Wilkes this January, was previously from Wilkes-Barre's Coughlin High. MEET TO ORGANIZE- Alumni of the Wilkes Lettermen's Club met recently to discuss 1>lans for an alumni lettermen 's organization. Shown at the meeting are, left to right, first row: Bob w ·aters, Carl Strye, Dom Yanchunas and J ack Three Wilkes a lumni will be guest speak ers at retailing sessions during today's Careers Conference . . Jacob S. Kovalch ek Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kovalchek, Andover street, Wilkes-Barre, heads the list of ex-students who will speak. After his graduation in 1953, Kovalchek accepted a position with Sears, Ro ebuck, is now with their Philadelphia operations. At the Coll ege h e was active in. soccer, football, and as a member of the "Harmoneers" g uartet. Other alumni speaking this afternoon are Barry Iscovitz of Luzerne's Globe Store, and Alfred Eisen preis of Pomeroy's. Th e alumni will speak briefly of their experiences in the field of retailing. Also speaking at the Careers Conference, fifth in a series h eld each year by the College, will be Mrs. Eulah Smith, I saac Long's advertising manager, and John Gale, merchandising manager for Lazarus Department Store. After a morning coffe e hour the high school seniors attending the conference will move to Pickering Hall for films on retailing. Lunch eon w ill be available in the College dining hall for those choosing to remain on ·campus until the afternoon sessions. In the afternoon sessions Mrs. Smith and Frank B. Burnside, vice president of Fowler, Dick and Walker, will discuss opportunities in retaili ng , and conduct a question and answer period. It is in these afternoon sessions that the alumni are slated to speak. A tour of a local department store is scheduled to follow. DICK BUNN TAKEN ILL OVER VACATION PERIOD Richard Bunn, sophomore student in chemical engineering, was stricken seriously ill during the Easter vacation. Dick will probably be out of school for the r emainder of the semester, it was reported. Dick has been active in the Engineering Club, he is a member of the student council, h as been one of the leaders in the student drive for an honor system, and was named to the Dean's list last semester. The BEACON, on behalf of the entire student body, wishes Dick a speedy and complete recovery. Sem mers. Second row: Norman Cross and George F. Ralston, adviser to t he Wilkes Lettermen. For details on the meeting see "Sportin' Around with Al J eter" on page 3. �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Friday, April 15, 1955 Tossers Host Bloom Tomorrow; Travel To Leh. Valley Thursday In This Week's Diamond Tills By RODGER LEWIS The 1955 edition of the Wilkes College baseball team will play its second home game of the new campaign tomorrow when Bloomsburg invades Kirby Park for a ·contest slated for 2 o'clock. Also on lhe Clonels' schedule for the week is an away tilt with Lebanon Valley on Thursday. with AL JETER, Sports Editor Some good news for those who like to see college spirit came along last week with the announcement of plans for an Alumni L ettermen's Club of Wilkes College. It may turn out to be nothing and then again it just might give a needed shot in the arm to a slightly sagging Alumni Association. Word received from former Colon els gives the impression that the Alumni has a good deal of difficulty in being organized. The only really strong segment of ex-Colonels seems to be in the WilkesBarre area. Now it's a p r et t y wellknown fact that t h e Lettermen AL JETER have long been a hotbed for school spirit. They have been foremost for many years in taking the reins of leadership when needed. Although there has been, in past times, some criticism that the club has dominated school affairs, even above the student council and the like, it should be realized that no one but the students themselves have been to blame. Where there has been a lack of interest, the guys in the monogram sweaters have stepped in and in most cases have done a creditable job. Now maybe we got off the track a bit there, but it serves to show that the organization has always had the interests of Wilkes in mind. The fact that there has been an interest in the formation of an alumni club may be an indicator to a better and stronger Alumni Association. We wish the erstwhile Colonels good luck on their new venture. On the ailing list is basketeer Dick Bunn. The Beacon sports staff wishes him a real speedy recovery. The former Luzerne flash came into his own this year at Wilkes serving as a fine utility man for Ralston's cagers. We've noticed that Bob Partridge and George Ralston are to be honored at a dinner on May 14 at the Hotel Sterling. It's a nice gesture for two guys who have done more than their share to further athletics here at Wilkes. They'll both be missed next year on the sports scene. We had the pleasure over the Easter recess of renewing a friendship· with former Colonel gridder and diamondman Jake Waters. He passed on the good luck word to the '55 edition of the Blue and Gold tossers and asked to be remembered to his friends in town . Jake, who now makes his residence in New J ersey will be remembered a s the guy who hit over .500 in his last season h ere and also kicked the two crucial extra-points when Wilkes beat King's for the last time by a 14 to 12 score. • Ll>NGS,N( In last year's games with these opponents, the Colonels broke even in both series. Against the Huskies the Blue and Gold won at home and lost on the road. However it was just the opposite against Lebanon Valley. The locals dropped their home game in last year's opener, but won away. This season's initial fracas saw the spikemen lose to Albright. Their second contest scheduled with Muhlenburg was rained out. Therefore the Colonels will be in quest of their first victory of the yet infant season. Coach Bob Partridge will be going along with his freshman dominated lineup of last game. Some of the brighter first year prospects are shortstop Ron Res cigno, third sacker Joe Parsnik, and catcher Bob Sokol. They aren't rookies as far as baseball experience goes, though, all three having seen action in various amateur loops. The catching spot is something new for Sokol however. In high school play he specialized at shortstop. Being a fine competitor and a team-first man, he saw the need for a catcher and gave up his old slot to strengthen the squad. The upperclassmen in the lineup include juniors Jim Ferris and Mel McNew, and senior Dick Kachinosky. Ferris is a mainstay in the outer pasture along with "Katch". McN ew is the "strong arm" of the Colonel pitching staff. The r emaining starters are Miodusky at first base, Goobic at second, and Groblewski in left field, all fresh men. KEGLER$ REMINDED All members of Intra Mural Bowling League 'B' are reminded that the loop will swing into action this Sunday night at the Jewish Community Center. All teams are requested to be there promptly at 6 :30. There was no bowling competition over the Easter recess. Colonel Opener Spoiled By Albright College, 7-4 By JIM COLEMAN Baseball showed its face on the Wilkes campus a week before the major leagues, but opening day was as dismal as t:-he everlasting spring monsoon as the Colonels dropped the decision to Albright College, 7 to 4. Albright's clouters grabbed an early lead and held it throughout the game. The Blue and Gold threatened in every inning, but just couldn't put enough together to get a real rally going. The Albright second baseman played the part of the spoiler on several occasions, coming up with a couple of sensational stops on what seemed to be sure hits by Jim Ferris and Moe Batterson with men in scoring position. The day was brightened for the Colonel tossers in the fifth, sixth, and seventh stanzas when they came up with four runs to put a scare into the visitors. · Joe Parsnik, a rookie, took advantage of a passed ball to score from third. Ron Rescigno came through with a timely single in the next inning to score Dick Kachinosky. Rescigno tallied him self in the next frame by virtue of Mel McNew's double. The Wilkes scoring ended with Jim Ferris com ing in as Bob Miodusky grounded out. Errors hurt the WC swatters, but the squad showed that it had plenty of potential and should make itself known this year. Since the forces are composed mostly of freshmen the outlook for the coming several seasons seems to be brighter than usual. Rookie catcher Bob Sokol showed that although the spot is a new one for him he has plenty on the ball to become a polished backstop. The behind the plate job was a constant worry to Coach Partridge year, but from the results of the opener it seems that Sokol might be just what the doctor ordered to cure the ill. GOLF TOURNEY STARTS TODAY, WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEEK The first Wilkes College Open Golf Tournament will get underway this afternoon at Hollenback Golf Course at 2. The initial round will be composed of Class D duffers. Due to a heavier than expected turnout for the tourney, it has been necessary to stagger the flights through several days. It is r equested that a ll players check the bulletin boards as to the exact playing dates for each class. The competition is expected to continue t hrough next Saturday to determine the finalists. At the present time it is planned to let the final men choose their own course for the championship match. Irem Temple had previously been named as the tentative spot for the last round. According to Reese Jones, a trophy will be awarded to the winner and will be paid for out of the 50- TUXEDOS TO RENT cent fee required of all contestants. Reese also said that from the number of entries received this year there is a fine possibility of making the affair an annual one. Entries are as follows: Class A: Reese Jones , Neil Dadurka, Russ Picton. Class B: Robert Price, Bob Fay. Class C: Moe Batterson, John Lycos, Nick Flannery, Ivan Falk, Andrew Dovin. Class D: Joe Trosko, Jack Curtis, Irwin Kaye, Al Ro s·enberg, Lou Steck, Dave Polley, Cliff Brothers, Al Jeter. 5 WC at Seton Hall Confab lege at the Eastern Science ConRichard Kent and Richard Car- ference this weekend. They will penter, Wilkes biology and chemis- be the official delegates at the contry students will represent the Col- ference, held at Seton Hall Univ. • Why do more college men and women smoke VICEROYS than any other filter cigarette? . BECAUSE ONLY VICEROY GIVES YOU A PURE, NON-MINERAL, NON-TOXIC FILTER WITH 20,000 FILTER TRAPS IN EVERY FILTER TIP! 1. 2. 3. Yes, only Viceroy has this filter composed of 20,000 tiny filter traps. You cannot obtain the same filtering action in any other cigarette. 4. 5. Smokers en masse report that filtered Viceroys have a finer flavor even than cigarettes without filters. Rich, satisfying, yet pleasantly mild. Besides being non-mineral and non-toxic, this cellulose-acetate filter never shreds or crumbles. The Viceroy filter wasn't just whipped up and rushed to market to meet the new and skyrocketing demand for filtered cigarettes. Viceroy pioneered. Started research more than 20 years ago to create the pure and perfect filter. 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Also on lhe Clonels' schedule for the week is an away tilt with Lebanon Valley on SVOl2TI~~ Al2OU~I) with AL JETER, Sports Editor Some good news for those who like to see college spirit came along last week with the announcement of plans for an Alumni Lettermen's Club of Wilkes College. It may turn out to be nothing and then again it just might give a needed shot in the arm to a slightly sagging Alumni Association. Word received from former Colonels gives the impression that the Alumni has a good deal of difficulty in being organized. The only really strong segment o f ex-Colonels seems to be in the WilkesBarre area. Now it's a .p r et t y wellknown fact that t h e Lettermen AL JETER have long been a hotbed for school spirit. They have been for emost for many years in taking the r eins of leadership when needed. Although there has been, in past tim es, some criticism that the club has dominated school affairs, even above the student council and the like, it should be r ealized that no one but the students themselves have been to blame. Where there has been a lack of interest, the guys in the monogram sweaters have stepped in and in most ca ses have done a creditable job. Now maybe we got off the track a bit ther e, but it serves to show that the organization has always had the interests of Wilkes in mind. The fact that there has been an interest in the formation of an alumni club may be an indicator to a better and stronger Alumni Association. We wish the erstwhile Colonel s good luck on their new venture. On the ailing list is bask eteer Dick Bunn. The Beacon sports staff wishes him a real speedy r ecovery. The former Luzerne flash cam e into his own this year at Wilkes serving as a fine utility man for Ralston's cagers. We've noticed that Bob Partridge and George Ralston are to be honored at a dinner on May 14 at the Hotel Sterling. It's a nice gesture for two guys who have done more than their share to further athletics here at Wilkes. They'll both be missed next year on the sports scene. We had the plea sure over the East er r ecess of r enewing a friendship· with form er Colonel gridder and dia mondman Jake Water s. He passed on the good luck word to the '55 edition of the Blue and Gold tossers and a sked to be r ememb er ed to his fri ends in town . Jake, who now mak es his r esidence in N ew Jersey will be remember ed a s the guy who hit over .500 in his last season her e and also kicked the two crucia l ext ra-points when Wilkes beat King's fo r t he last tim e by a 14 to 12 score. • Ll>NGS,N< Thursday. In last year's games with these opponents, the Colonels broke even in both series. Against the Huskies the Blue and Gold won at home and lost on the road. However it was just the opposite against Lebanon Valley. The locals dropped their home game in last year's opener, but won away. This sea son's initial fracas saw the spikemen lose to Albright. Their second contest scheduled with Muhlenburg was rained out. Therefore the Colonels will be in quest of their first victory of the yet infant season. Coach Bob Partridge will be going along with his freshman dominated lineup of last game. Some of the brighter first year prospects are shortstop Ron Rescigno, third sacker Joe Parsnik, and catcher Bob Sokol. They aren't rookies as far as baseball experience goes, though, all three having seen action in various amateur loops. The catching spot is something new for Sokol however. In high school play he specialized at shortstop. Being a fine competitor and a team-first man, he saw the need for a catcher and gave up his old slot to strengthen the squad. The upperclassmen in the lineup include juniors Jim Ferris and Mel McNew, and senior Dick Kach inosky. F erris is a mainstay in the outer pasture along with "Katch". McNew is the "strong arm" of the Colonel pitching staff. Th e r emaining starters are Miodusky at first base, Goobic at second, and Groblewski in left field, all fr eshmen. KEGLER$ REMINDED All members of Intra Mural Bowling League 'B' are reminded that the loop will swing into action this Sunday night at the Jewish Community Center. All teams are requested to be there promptly at 6 :30. There was no bowling competition over the Easter recess. Colonel Opener Spoiled By Albright College, 7-4 By JIM COLEMAN Baseball showed its face on the Wilkes campus a week before the major leagues, but opening day was as dismal as t:he everlasting spring monsoon as the Colonels dropped the decision to Albright College, 7 to 4. Albright's clouters grabbed an early lead and held it throughout the game. The Blue and Gold threatened in every inning, but just couldn't put enough together to get a real rally going. The Albright second baseman played the part of the spoiler on several occasions, coming up with a couple of sensational stops on what seemed to be sure hits by Jim Ferris and Moe Batterson with men in scoring position. The day was brightened for the Colonel tossers in the fifth, sixth, and seventh stanzas when they came up with four runs to put a scare into the visitors. - Joe Parsnik, a rookie, took advantage of a passed ball to score from third. Ron Rescigno came through with a timely single in the next inning to score Dick Kachinosky. Rescigno talli ed him self in the next fram e by virtue of Mel McN ew's double. Th e Wilkes scoring ended with Jim F erris coming in as Bob Miodusky grounded out. Errors hurt the WC swatters, but the squad showed that it had plenty of potential and should make itself known this year. Since the for ces are composed mostly of fr eshmen the outlook for the coming several sea sons seems to be brighter than usual. Rooki e catcher Bob Sokol showed that although the spot is a new one for him he has plenty on the ball to become a polished backstop. The behind the plate job was a constant worry to Coach Partridge year, but from the results of the opener it seems that Sokol might be just what the doctor ordered to cure the ill. 5 WC at Seton Hall Confab lege at the Eastern Science ConRichard Kent and Richard Car- ference this weekend. They will penter, Wilkes biology and chemis- be the official delegates at the contry students will represent the Col- ference, held at Seton Hall Univ. • • Why do more college men and women smoke VICEROYS than any other filter cigarette? ., BECAUSE ONLY VICEROY GIVES YOU A PURE, NON-MINERAL, NON-TOXIC FILTER WITH 20,000 FILTER TRAPS IN EVERY FILTER TIP! 1. Yes, only Viceroy has this filter composed of 20,000 tiny filter traps. You cannot obtain the same filtering action in any other cigarette. 2. 3. Besides being non-mineral and non-toxic, this cellulose-acetate filter never shreds or crumbles. The Viceroy filter wasn't just whipped up and rushed to market to meet the new and skyrocketing demand for filtered cigarettes. Viceroy pioneered. Started research more than 20 years ago to create the pure and perfect filter. en masse report that filtered Viceroys have GOLF TOURNEY STARTS TODAY, 4. aSmokers finer flavor even than cigarettes without filters. Rich, satisfying, yet pleasantly mild. WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEEK The first Wilkes College Open Golf Tournament will g et underway this afternoon at Hollenback Golf Course at 2. The initial round will be composed of Class D duffers. Due to a heavier than expected turnout for the tourney, it has been necessary to stagger the flights through seve ral days. It is requested that all players check the bulletin boards as to the exact playing dates fo r ea ch class . Th e competition is expect ed to continu e through next Saturday to determine the finalists. At the present time it is planned t o let the final men choose their own course for the championship match. !rem Temple had previously been named a s the t entative spot for the last round. Accor ding to Reese Jones, a trophy will be awarded to the winner a nd will be paid for out of the 50- TUXEDOS TO RENT cent fee required of all contestants. Reese also said that from the number of entries received this year ther e is a fine possibility of making the affair an annual one. Entries are as follows : Class A: Reese Jones, Neil Dadurka, Russ Picton. Class B: Rob ert Price, Bob Fay. Class C: Moe Batterson, John Lycos, Nick Flannery, Ivan Falk, Andrew Dovin. Class D: Joe Trosko, Jack Curtis, Irwin Kay e, Al Ros·enberg, Lou Steck, Dave Poll ey, Cliff Brothers, Al J et er. 5. Viceroy draws so easily that you wouldn't know, without looking, that it even had a filter tip ... and Viceroys cost only a penny or two more than cigarettes without filters! That's why more college men and women smoke VICEROYS than any other filter cigarette ... that's why VICEROY is the largest-selling filter cigarette in the world! JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality OT\W\e~ Special Price To Students 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST, tt Featuring The Newest In College Men's Fashions BAUM'S 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 20,000 TINY FILTER TRAPS • • • plus Richer, Smoother Flavor �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 6 - APPLICATIONS FOR BEACON POSTS DUE FRIDAY; EDITORIAL~ OTHER POSTS OPEN A call has been issued fo r letter s of application fo r posts on next year's Bea con staff. George F. Elliot, Beacon adviser, stated yest erday that let t ers should be addressed to the Wilkes College Board of Publications. Editorial and b usiness positions are open to all students at the c olleg e. Jobs open n ext year will be editor, two a ssistant editors, s por t s editor, and business manager. Other editorial, news and b usiness posts will also be available n ext year, the selections to be made by next year 's editors. Letters should be in the hands of Mrs. Gertrude Doane, dean of women, no later than one week from today-on April 22. All aspiring journalists are urged to make application for any of the positions for which they fe el qualified. Previous experience on the Bea con is not a prerequisite. IRC at Model Assembly Wilkes College was r epresented a t the a nnual Intercollegiate Model Gen eral Asse mbl y, held earl y this month at the UniveTsity of P ennsylva nia. L ois L on g, Richard Murray a nd N eil Turtel were t he College's deleg ates. Misses' Orlon SWEATERS In the mock a ssembly they Tepr esented the Caribbean Republic of Dominica . At the confere nce the Coll ege delegat es also ser ved on com mittees whi ch drafted bills for submission t o t he General Assembly. The onl y bill fr om the important polit ical committee wa s Murray's concerning arms r edu ct ion. All t h ree of the delegates wer e fo r emost committee spokes men fo r the Latin-A meri can bloc. WILKES COLLEGE - Beacon A newspaper published each week 0 f the regular school year by and f or the students of Wilkes Colle ge, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Subs cription: $1.80 per semester. Friday, April 15, 1955 Farley at Harrisburg Meeting Dr. Eugene S. Farley, Wilkes president, is in Harrisburg for a special educational conference called .by Gov. George M. Leader for yesterday and today. Dr. Farley is one of only two representatives of this area to be invited. Over 600 from throughout the state are at the confab. A PAPER FOR THE HOME ••• SUNDAY INDEPENDENT ] The Most Complete Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION E ditor .... ... ..... ... ... John D. Curtis Asst. Editor ...... .. ... ... .. Ivan Falk sports Editor ............ Allen Jeter B usiness Mgr. ... . Arthur Hoover A sst. Bus. Mgr. Dick Jones F aculty Adviser .... George Elliot Editorial and business offices lo cated on second floor of Lecture H all, South River Street, WilkesB arre, on the Wilkes Campu11. T elephone: VAlley 4-4651-2-3-4. Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's p rintery, rear 55 North Main street, Wilkes-Barre. PARK, SHOP and WEEKLY FEATURES . Where Smart College People Meet - EAT at the new FOWLER, DICK and WALKER The Boston Store ,~im The MAYFAIR DUPONT HIGHWAY 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 Short Sleeve SLIP ONS 4.99 CAMPUS "STAND-OUTS" * Long Sleeve CARDIGANS 6.98 * * Real Gone Gal o Soft 'n' Silky • Wear t.ike Iron o Pastels . Jewel • Deep Shades o All Perfect Quality • Sizes 34-40 Sportswear • Pomeroy·s 2nd Floor Wilkes College BOOKSTORE AND VARIETY SHOP Books - Supplies - Novelties Subscriptions Hours: 9-12 - 1-5 . .. WELCOME Toll Gale Restaurant "On the Boulevard" - Rt. 115 Wilkes-Barre, Pa. "I've got L&M... and L&M's got everything!" 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. SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES Meet Your Friends at ... ' The SPA . . . I 8 South Main Street • • • After the game After the dance Anytime for a friendly get-together Favorite Spot .. . ... For College Students L&M's Miracle Tip's the greatest-pure and white. And it draws real e-a-s-y-lets all of L&M's w~>nderful flavor come through to you! No wonder campus after campus reports L&M stands out from all the rest. It's America's &est filter tip cigarette. @l1ocan & Mvus Toucco 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 1955 April 15th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 April 15 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/f57a8c0330f67d0b0007965ea2ee138c.pdf 32463bebcc3008f41176b0f18f32eeb1 PDF Text Text WILKES The Community College. Serving Wyoming Valley And The World ;~ - COLLEGE - ~Beacon WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Vol. X, No. 24 . WILKES - - -- -- -- POINTING FOR WIN AT NATIONALS The W ilkes varsity debating culminates both the seasSp' r,·ng Dance team on and its career at the West Point national invitational deStudent Council President Art bate tournament this weekend. Hoover a nnounced on W ednesIn the tournament, which began day night the names of the 11 yesterda y, Jam es Neveras and J. girls who will be candidates for Harold Flannery, Jr., will try for the title of Cinderella this year. By HELEN M. KRACHENFELS Nominations were open to the entire student body and were conducted during the past week. The 11 lucky lasses chosen for t he honor of competing for the coveted "glass slipper" are: Nancy Beam, Miriam J eanne Dearden, Ann Faust, Patricia Fitzgerald, J ackie J ones , Connie Kamarunas, Lois Long, N ancy Morris, Jackie Oliver, J eannett e P errins, Ruth Wilbur. The annual Cinderella Ball, sponsored by t he St udent Council, will be held on May 13 at the Wilkes gym. Jack Melton and his orchestra will provide the music for dancing from nine 'ti! one. According to tradition the enchan ted midnight hour will mark t he dramatic 1·evealing of our own Cinderella. Co-chairmen for the Ball, -:Sill Crowder and Art Hoover recently anno unced the following com mittee heads: Tickets, Bob L ynch a nd Allen Feld; Refreshments and Ch eck Room, Dick Bunn and Sam Lowe; Band, Bob Lynch; Gifts, Nancy Morri s and Gloria Dran ; Chaperones, Jim Benson; Invitations, Phyllis Walsh, Merri Jones and Ann Dixon; Selection, Art Hoover a nd Bill Crowder; Publicity, Helen Krachenfels, Dick Carpenter and Jim Neveras ; Radio a nd TV, Jim Neveras. Tickets for the dance can be purchased fro m any council mem ber for a mere $2.00. A No Corsage Tuling will be in eff ect, and dress will be sem i-formal. Conference Attended by ·45 · Last week's Careers Conference on Retailing was warmly received by some 45 local high school students, it was learned from Guidance Director John Chwalek . Th e co nfere nce featured several of Wilkes alumni as guest speak ers. It was announced that the next conference will be held in Ma y and wi ll have the theme, "Careers in Nursing". t he silver trophy .p roclaiming t h e nation's champions. Today they will continue the eig ht qualifying rounds begun yesterday. This evening the top speaker for the meet will be named, as judged on the basis of t hose eight rounds. Eliminations Tomorrow Should Wilkes have qualified in t hese rounds, they will join the top 16 teams in further debate tomorrow in the eliminational rounds which will produ ce the nation's champions. I Last year at this time t he same team won four of eight rounds t o place among the country's top 20 teams. In the last two years the t eam has won 45 rounds of intercollegiate de bate to 13 lost, a .776 ave rage. Dr. Avt hur N. Krug er, coach of the team, remarked last week, "I think that we will probably qualify for the round of 16, and with ai few breaks, we may go all the way." Science Delegates Hear Timely Talks At Seton Hall University Conference By JEROME STEIN Delegates from the Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering Clubs a ttended the ninth annual Eastern Science Conference at Seton Ha ll University la st w e ekend. This two-da y affair (April 15th and 16th) was highlighted Four Wilk es coeds were el ect ed w ith prominent speakers, tours of various chemical, medical, and research cent ers, and r esearch .papers prepared by members of the attending colleges. On Friday morning, April 15th, the delegat es heard an enlightening talk by Father Joseph Lynch of Fordham University on .the topic of "Seismology". Following this, the y were given an opportunity to see a t elevision demonstration by Mr. S. David Page of the New J er sey Bell Tel ephone Co. and a lecture on "Heart Surgery" by Dr. Anthony D. Crecca, a thoracic and cardiac surgeon of ,the Newark area . Friday a f ternoon was devoted to tours of various chemical, m edical, and resea1·ch centers. The Edison F oundation and the E sso Research and Engineer ing Co. we re among t he places visited. Due to limited tim e, the delegates were allowed to attend but one tour. Friday night was devoted to the purposes, Dr. Cohen has ,t aken this opportunity to demonstrate t he "Annual Confer ence Banquet" in (continued on page 2) killing of an animal by anaph ylact ic shock. In such a procedure, a dosage of horse serum is injected TDR MOTHER'S DAY TEA into t he guinea pig and a fter a TO SHOW OLD FASHIONS two-week period, in which the g uiTDR made plans fo r the a nnea pig is not disturbed, another nual Mother's Day Tea, to be dosage is administ er ed. As a re- held May 6, a t t his week's meetsul t of t his second dosa ge, the a ni- ing . mal passes into a state of shock Anybody on campus possessing and, consequently, dies. , clothes dating from the 1600's to It is interesting ,to note t hat m uch the F lapper Age is requested to can be learned from an experime_nt donate them to TDR for the afeven tho ugh t he knowledge obta in- fai r. Gir ls who would like to ed is not directly related to t he de- model these creations should consired result, t a ct Connie Kamarunas. tiuinea Pigs Fail lo Develop Allergy Dr, Sheldon Cohen, who is concerned with the project dealing with cobalt allergy in g uinea pigs, announced last week tha t this experiment will have to be delayed until next sem es.ter. It was found that t he g uinea pigs did not develop an allergy toward coba lt under t he present t reatment consisting of inj ections of a cobalt chloride solu t ion and the application of a c,'.lbalt chloride pa ste. When t he experiment is resu med, a different tre a tment will be administered. Since t he gi:tinea pigs can no longer be used . for experimental BEACON Photo by Cliff Brothers A LL IN FUN-"Skinny" E nnis res trains Joe Trosko from attacking Bob Pa rtridge, b ut it is a ll in fun as Partridg~ joins the Cue 'n' Curtain in presenting "Androcles and the Lion." Partridge is cast as a s tumble-footed centurion in the com ed y. Cheerleading Squad Gets 4 New Members to the cheerleading squad for the coming year at a meeting held last Thu rsdav after several weeks of practice "sessions and try-outs. Freshmen Roseanne Patner, .Judy Menegus, and Sally Wermuth, and Sophomore Anne Kenn edy were the gals chosen to "rah-rah" next year's Colonels on to bigger and better things on the sport s scene. Three Graduate Juniors Della King and Al Rosenberg, and Sophomore Phyllis Wal sh are ithe incumbent member s of t he squa d who will be r eturning . Pat F it zgerald, Ellen Louise Wint, and Neil McHug h will graduate this June. Faculty adviser for t he group is Mr. Robert Moran . Covers The Campus From Comer To Comer Week Alter Week FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1955 - - - - - - 1Emperor Cinderella Candidates Announ·ced Jack Melton DEBATERS TO Appear at THE BEACON Council Candidates To Campaign Tuesday Th e following candidates for Student Council r epresentatives were announced thi s week: Freshm en : Bruce Warshall, Cliff Brothers, Virg inia Brehm , Sam Lowe and John Scandal e; Sophomores: Don Reynolds, Larry Amdur, Les Weiner, Gene Riley , Nancy Morris, Phyllis Walsh, John Bucholtz and Marilyn William s ; J uniors : Jim Benson, Dick Carp enter, Bob Lynch, Helen Krachenfels, Irv Kay e, Glen Phethean, John Hessler and Chet Miller. The candidates will speak in assembly on Tuesday, and elections will be held on Thursday , April 28. Ralston, Partridge to Goad Shaw's Androcles By T. R. P RICE The lion roars tonight. He roars at 8: 15 tonight and 8:30 tomorrow night. And when he roars, Dean George Ralston and Director of Student Activities Robert W. Partridge will be on hand to see why as Cue 'n' Curtain's production of "Androcles and t he Lion" gets underwa y. The two members of the administration will not be box seat guests or anything usual like t hat; Ra lston will be on stage as Caesar Augustus, backed up by his faithful centurion, Partridge. The thornstuck lion will be R onnie Price, while Skinny Ennis takes off Androcles, and Bruce Williams 'is Augustus, captain of the guard. On the same bill , t he Colleg e drama group is also presenting Eugene O'N eil's "The Emperor Jones", with William Crowder as O'N eil's tragic hero, and Paul Shiffe r a s the trader Smithers. Both plays will be given tonight and t omorrow evenings at t he College gy mnasium on South Franklin street. Admi ssion is fr ee to students and one dollar to the public. In "Androcles", suppor t will be given the coaches and Ennis by t he Lettermen, Merri Jones and Jerry Luft, wh ile A udrey Cragle handles the female lead. Ennis will direct "Androcles", while Crowder will boss the O'Neil play actually a s well as histrionicall y. Those behind- t he-scenes people so essential to any production will be Nancy Brown, Merri Jones, Nancy Batcheler, Fred Cohn, Ronnie Price, Ben Howells, Elaine Fabian, Jan e Obitz, Pat Stout, Carl Ernst, Jim Miller, Gene Roth, Jerry Lind. ·Pomicter to Teach in Montrose Miss Mary Pomicter, recently accept ed a posi,t ion on the t eaching staff at Montrose High School, in Mpntrose , Pa., it was anno unced 'by Guidance Direct or John Chwalek early this week. She will teach classes in the commercial subjects. Miss Pomict er is majoring in business education and will graduate in June. Bio Club Tops Drive Mr. Pa i,tridge has announced t hat the Biology Club contributed t h e most money in the Red Cross Drive held on campus during t he past two weeks. The sum consisted of eight dollars. Future Sophs Plan for Frosh Hazing I broken down to three members By JAN ICE SCHUSTER Freshman class president Dave after t he pla ns for next year have Vann recently called a meeting of been t hor oughly discussed and apthe class council to discuss plans proved by all who are taking part for next year's initiaition of enter- in the arrangem ents. ing fros h. The .purp ose of t he remaining At t he meeting, P resident Vann three members, Vann revealed, will appointed f ourteen members of the be to organize the proposed procla ss who will m eet at the end of g ram decided up on for the student this week to plan fo r a f easible council's appr ova l. fres hman progra m. The council Vann has prop osed a plan for a aims to crea te a pleasant relation- Fresh man-Sophomore dance to end shi p between enterin g students and the fresh man progra m next fall on upper-classmen t hrough a properly Oct ober 28th. F inal arrangements organized pr ogram. will be made by the council in the The · appointed council will be near futu re. �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 2 EDITORIALS A Pleasant Evening, Yeurs The two plays which are scheduled by Cue and Curtain for tonight and tomorrow night at the college gymnasium should be interesting if only for the fact that they are cast with "unusual" actors. Take for instance the first play, "Androcles and the Lion," by G. B. Shaw. In starring roles will be that genial dean of '.l}len George "Southern Caesar" Ralston and Bob Partridge, that gum-chewing Centurion, who is better known for his activities in soccer and baseball. Add to this crew of the most "spirited" Lettermen-turned-actors, and it should prove amusing. Funnyman Howard "Skinny" Ennis who is directing the play will also appear and add to the gaiety. In the other play, O'Neil's "Emperor Jones," Bill Crowder and Paul Shiffer should turn in creditable performances, if reports from the drama group are any indication. At any rate, the plays should provide an evening of good entertainment. The drama group here at Wilkes has shown itself as industrious a club as any and certainly deserves your support. Why not plan to spend an enjoyable evening with Cue and Curtain? Our Public Relations Sing.ers WILKES PREXY SAYS EDUCATION INCOMPLETE IWITHOUT INTEGRITY By JOH N KUSHNERICK An education without the understanding and the practice of honor is an incomplete education, Dr. Eugene S. Farley, Wilkes President, stated when queried on the work of individuals on campus to begin an honor system. Dr. Farley expressed pleasure toward the new attempt to establish a code of honor among the students. He attached great significance to the fact that present attempts have originated Kamarunas Named Colonels' Queen At Lettermen's April Showers Dance Connie Kamarunas was picked Colonels' Queen at last Friday's April Showers Ball. She is an inhabitant of Sterling Hall; a tral)splanted Scrantonian. A 20-year old junior, she is studying toward a Bachelor's degree in Retail Merchandising, and is an active memb_er of Theta Delta Rho. Connie K., as she signs her posters, oft seen on campus, ha,s done considerable work in art. In point of facrt, she designed the program cover for the ball of which she was chosen queen. The Queen was selected by a committee of Lettermen and the faculty and was presented with a Longine-Wittnauer watch by Lettermen's adviser George Ralston. She wore a black net gown trimmed in velvet. Her corsage was of lilacs. Her escort was Eugene .T. Riley. The "Collegians," Wilkes Male Chorus, gave another of its especially prepared high school concerts this morning at Coughlin High Schoo1. The chorus, headed by Bill Crowder, was invited !9 :r;pake its third appearance at the city school in its existence of as many years. A personal invitation was made by Francis Truscott, principal. so enjoyable was the show given last year by the group of fellas who give up their lunch hours so they can get togethsr and sing. The "Collegians" came into being purely on student effort and have grown into a first-rate musical group. As well, they have established an enviable reputation. And what better public relations agent could Wilkes have to represent it out among its prospective students. We'll answer that one- none better. Students at Coughlin have asked us from the time we started teaching there when the chorus would sing this year, so impressed were they. You may ask, "Why all the spiel about the Male Chorus?" Just this. It is an organization on campus which asks little and gives much. And too often, it doesn't get its share of the credit. Hats off to an organization which Wilkes can be proud to have representing it. Science Brochure Prepared by PR Office It's Up to You - Think, Vote! Nominations were held this week for Student Council' posts for next year. Many new names and faces (and hats, we might add) have been thrown into the campus political ring. That's good. For with the new names and faces have also come new promises and ideas. Certainly, there will be plenty of candidates from which the student body can choose. It looks as though we will have a lively election for the council posts. Interest in the vacancies has perhaps reached a new high. The Beacon advises only this. Take the trouble to find out about your candidates before election time. Find out who will and will not represent you. The paper has always stood behind any sincere move for improved student government. Consider the records of past members carefully, too, before you vote. Don't forget, there have been good and bad members in the Student Council this year. The good ones may well deserve your support. As for the bad ones, well, you be the judge. But, most important, think before you vote. End of sermon. Wilkes Gym to Host Mental Health Clinic Farrar, Ralston, Picton To Meet NYC Alumni Welton Farrar, Director of Development, Dean George Ralston, and senior clas president Russell Picton travel to New York on the evening of April 29 to a meeting of New York City alumni. The trip will serve as an aid in t he preparation for Picton, who moves into the post of Alumni Secretary next year. A mental health institute, sponsored by the College Depa11tment of Nursing Education and Men (·al Health, Inc., of Luzerne County will be held May 3 in the gym. Miss Ruth Jessee, h ead of the departm ent will be general chairman . Dr. Farley will open the afternoon session with a welcome to the group. Dr. J. Franklin Robinson PR Head in Washington, D.C. will be principal speaker. Mrs. Ruth Roberts, h ead of the Wilkes deparrtment of Public Relations, fl ew to the nation's capital - WILKES COLLEGE yesterday to attend the Educational Writers' conference on publicity writing in education. 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 Editorial Asst . ........ T. R. Price Sports Editor ............ Allen Jeter Business Mgr . .... Arthur Hoover Asst. Bus. Mgr. Dick Jones Faculty Adviser .... George Elliot Editorial and business offices located on second floor of Lecture Hall, South River Street, WilkesBarre, on the Wilkes Campua. Telephone: VAlley 4-4651-2-3-4. Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's Printery, rear 55 North Main ,Street, Wilkes-Barre. SCIENCE DELEGATES (continued from page 1) which General Crawford F. Sams gave a talk on the "Relationship between Education and Research in the United States and the Far East." On Saturday, April 16th, 'members of the various colleges presented their research papers. Over ninety papers were delivered in the course of the day. It was necessary for the delegates, however, to choose twelve out of this number because several presentations were given at ,t he same time. The s ubjects dealt with specialized matters in biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and psychology. Friday, April 22, 1955 COLONELS' QUEEN Miss Connie Kamarunas is presented a Longine wrist watch by Lettermen's adviser George Ralston, after her s election as Colonels' Queen. The Wilkes Department of Public Relations is now working to produce a brochure on careers in pure science. The brochure will be distributed to high school students, and is t he fourth in a series being currently prepared by the department. It is planned to produce a total of eight ,brochures for the series, it was announced Tuesday. Already completed are brochures on engineering, retail merchandising, and t ea ching. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Dearest Editors: I read with lively interest the expatriations of a Philip D. Jones on honor, honor systems, and dropping bombs in last week's Beacon. I can remember a Jones back a few years ago who was either a rather seedy comedian or a warped crooner. In any case, this f ellow wasn't the least bit honorable, so it could not be he. I too have lived under an Honor Code and I agree, as Mr. Jones reports, that there is nothing to compare with it. It is t errible. Every week is a week full of Sundays. Your fri ends who were once panting protoplasms develop the enthusiasm of a three-day old fi sh. Forever and forever t here is Big Brother. And in the meantime no on e both ers to look up the definition of "honor". Whatever "honor" is, it works only for the increpit, t he demented, th e immoral, and the senile. For most it is either the last chain to respectability or a pipe-dream of warm Spring afternoons. Like the Honorable Gentleman of old, Brutu s, most of the present-day versions have s uch a deterring fault that it renders them foolish . Honor remains pleasantly ephemeral, untouched by interstate traffic or southern evangelists with wings. Consequently, honor systems are in a league with Platonic Love, voodooed or unvoodooed with six memorized a rticles of code. As for that bombing idea that Mr. Jones mentioned, I saw no need for it. The Wilkes boys and girls do no bombing to speak of, and, besides, they keep their dissipations decently quiet from the genel'al public. As for this Mr. Jones and his proposal and support of honor, I do now remember that he was also a slithering seller of football pools in the cafeteria once. He should be investigated without question. Cordially, PA UL B. BEERS NAS Oceana, Va. Dear Sir, My general apathy has been disturbed by some murmurings on campus relevant to an "honor system." I have been exposed to some of the finer details of such a system at a University where it was labelled a "success." Our "honor system" comprised mainly of a teacher leaving a room during an exam . ... the simpler the exam, the higher the ratio of honor. H owever, for every honorable student t here was an honorable informer ... thus the system was based not on honor, but on fear of exposure, fear of being seen and social pressure (the latter which was lacking among fraternity brothers, and any other Greek letter affiliates). Once out of class, however, the shreds of academic honor we possessed were mutilated still further by the perfectly acceptable practices of pulling themes, reports, and t ests from carefully kept files and smuggling quizes out from under quizzical noses. However, no-one can blame the student for slightly misusing the word honor. Ever since Darwin intimated that only the strong can survive, the word has flourished while its concept has become increasingly hollow. We are only the products of our environment . . . and the world around us does not pay homage to the honorable man. Our entire undergraduate syst em is not ready for such a radical move as an honor system. Both administration and teachers think (consciously or sub-consciously) of the Undergraduate as immature or on the student level. "It is a sign that our students are now willing to accept integrity," he said. The president stated that over the past 19 years the administration has made numerous attempts to begin such a system, but that it has always been met with di._sinterest or dissatisfaction by the students. He feLt the real beginning might be made this year since the origin is where it should be. Dr. Farley also expressed hope .that the development would continue slowly, m ethodically, and purposefully; for he saw .p ossible failure in a sudden thrust ·into a seemingly different educartion atmosphere. He stressed his belief that each student must completely understand the workings and purpose of any system he is to work under. Four steps were envisioned as a logical progression in the attainment of an honor system: (1) Student and faculty exploration and recommendation of specific systems, (2) Discussion by students and faculty for modification and adoption of a final sys.tern, (3) Indoctrination of all students in the program to be undertaken, (4) Indoctrination of incoming classes in the ideals and practices of an honor code, and the pledge of each to adhere to ,t he code. Dr. Farley cited the University of Virginia for its indoctrination system in making students aware of the honor system they are to be held to before they ever enter the school. He affirmed his desire to give the students all the help he could. Ex~Beacon Editor, WC Co-ed to Wed Mr. and Mrs. James Panzetta, 1800 Susquehanna Ave., Exeter, announce the recent engagement of their daughter, Frances, Wilkes College sophomore, to Eugene A . Scrudato, former editor of the Wilkes Beacon, a post-graduate stud ent at the college. Scrudato, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scrudato, 38 Parsonage St., Pittston, returned to Wilkes this year to earn a bachelor of science degree in secondary education after having majored in political science here previously. The bride-elect is attending evening courses this year after completing her freshman year as a day student last year. The couple is planning a wedding for "the near future." • SOPHS TO HOLD SWIM Plan to attend the sophomore sw imming party at the YMCA pool on April 29 at 7 :30. Admission is free and dates are welcome but not necessary. Here's a chance to have some fun with the crowd. IT'S A FACT!!! There are 17 steps in the Snack Bar stairs. untrustworthy. You will know these skeptics ... . tell them a simple truth ... and watch the jaundiced eye that says "where have I hea rd that before .. ." To ithem the student is not an individual, but a replica of a hazy merging of personalities that forms, an image or "Generalized Student." In an atmosphere of such orovious distrust, even the most virtuous will at one time or another be devastated by the calloused pedantical eye. So place your honor system beside your gold . debating cup . . . polish it . .. admire it ... talk about i.t . .. even imitate it .. .but don't debase it bJf trying to make it work. Barbara Fisher �3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Colonels Gain First Win Over Lebanon Valley Tossers By Close Shave 2-1 Margin By RODGER LEWIS Wilkes College baseball team copped its first victory yesterday by edging out Lebanon Valley, 2 to I. on the latter's diamond. The win brought the still young season's record to one victory against two setbacks for the Colonels. RAIDERS HOLD LEAD IN BOWLl~G LEAGUE BY 3-GAME SWEEP SOCKO--Dave Polley gets ready to powder an unsuspecting golf ball as he and several other W i 1 k e s collegians practice for the Wilkes Open Golf Tournament. The tourney started this week and is expected to continue for at least a week. Left to right: Irv Kaye, Cliff Brothers, and P oJley. TOSSERS IN FOR BUSY TIME; MEET THREE TEAMS IN WEEK By JIM COLEMAN Baseball gets a real whirl in the next few days with three games lined up for the swatters in the coming week. Tomorrow they play host to Susquehanna and remain home Tuesday to take on Ithaca, who took measure of the Colonels least year by an 8 to 3 margin. On Thursday they take the road again meeting Golf Tourney Underway; Perlmuth Wins Round The Wilkes Op en Golf Tournament got underway last Friday afternoon at the Hollenback Golf Course. The day was anything but perfect conditions for the Wilkes 'Hogans and Sneads' but the Colonel divot diggers slogged t hrough their first 18 holes in good form. The opening day saw half of the Class D as•p irants clubbing and sometimes flubbing their way through. After the fog and rain cleared, it w as Mickey Perlmuth shooting a sharp 93 t hat came through for the initial round. P erlmuth took over Irv Kaye, Cliff Brothers, and Al J et er. By measure of t h e win on the saturat ed links, h e becomes a strong cont ender for the Class D crown. According to Reese Jones, t h e rest of the Class D men will finish the first round this Friday. It is also hoped that the Class B players will b e able to finish before the w eek is up. J ones also reminded players that tournament fees are due a nd should be paid as soon as possible. The fees will be u sed to cover expenses and obtain a trophy for the final winner of the tourney. JORDAN Est. 1871 Moravian . The Greyhounds squeezed out a 5 to 4 victory last season. Coach Partridge has spent a good deal of time in the past week going over stock infi eld positions that turn up often, in an effort to coordinate the almost brand new sq uad. Doing Well Partridge has no complaints as h e stated t hat the club has been playing good ball for the amo unt of experience t hey have. Some bad breaks seem to be the major cause of the Colonels' downfall in their first two games. Partridge, as well as the t eam and quite a few fa ns, feel that t h e tossers should have taken the first two tilts, but that the breaks just were not with them. Lineup Switch In order to take advantage of the boys that have been producing at the plate, Partridge has revised hi s lineup to som e ext ent. He feels t hat this just m ight be a winnin g combination. Joe Parsnik's steady hitting will be taken full advantage of by moving him to the cleanup spot. Jim F erris has been shifted to t h e number two post in order to utilize his speed on the base paths. Parsnik and Ron Rescigno are being counted on to keep hitting the pellet as t hey h ave been doing to produce runs. The old r eliables, McNew and Kachinosky w ill round out the lineup. On Saturday, Partridge will probably call Moe Batterson to t h e mound to take over the starting duties, in which case McNew will probably see outfield duty. Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. • Lt>NGS,. Where Smart College People Meet - The MAYFAIR DUPONT HIGHWAY The Ralston Raiders retained their first place standing in Intramural Bowling League 'B' last Sunday night by taking measure of the Deadly Strikers, gathering four big .p oints. The Raiders led by Mickey Weinb erger with a total of 470 pins swept the three game series. Next in line for the Ralstonmen was Batterson with 458. Although the Strikers didn't 'show as too deadly against the Raiders, Dombroski came through with ·373 pins t o champion the losing cause. The Walloping Wags kept a firm grip on second place by benefit of a forfeit, the first one in either lea gue this sea son, from the Rambling Six. , Morris once again paced the Wags with 499 markers. Chapko came in second for the winners with 419. Several of the Ramblers must have r ambled too far and only two players showed up for the fracu s. Sherman rolled a total of 427 for the forfeited club and Luft h it 253. The Kingpins entrenched themselves in third place by grabbing four points from the Rampaging Five. Llewellyn topped the Pins f or a grand total of 505 pins and Larish came through with 497 . For the losers, N everas dropp ed 418 and Hughes contributed 362. Loop 'A' swings back into action this Sunday night at the J CC. All members are urged to be on time. INTRAMURAL BOWLING STANDINGS LEAGUE 'B' TEAM Pts Ralston Raiders . .. ..... .. ... .. . 16 W aJloping Wags .. ... . .. ... ..... 15 Kingpins ........... . ........ . ..... 9 Deadly Strikers . ... .... .. .... . .. .... 4 Rambling Six . .. ... ... .. ......... 3 Rampaging Five .... .. .. . . 1 * * * * * TOP TEN (Men) Gms. Pins Avg. Falk, C.T. ........... . 9 1482 165 9 1480 164 Morris, W.W . . Havir, W.B . ........... . 9 1471 163 Llewellyn, King. 12 1951 163 Rydzewski, G.R. . 9 1462 162 12 1920 160 Gross, W.W. . 9 1434 159 Smith, G.R. . Sabalesky, King . .. 9 1404 156 E nnis, C.'f. 9 1401 156 Lind, R.R. 12 1839 153 TOP FIVE (Women) Gms. Pins Pish, W.W . . 9 1104 Luty, G.R . . .. 9 982 Thomson, D.S. 6 645 Hopkins, W.W. 6 644 Giacometti, W.W. 6 579 Avg. 123 109 108 107 97 ~============~ Wilkes College BOOKSTORE Mel McNew went all the way to even his record at a win and a loss for .the current campaign. He struck out eight Flying Dutchmen and walked none while giving up eight hits to the host club. Kosier was the losing pitcher. The Colonels got off ito a fast start by getting a run in the first frame. Catcher Bob Sokol singled and moved to second on an error by the right fielder. Jim Ferris followed with a walk and both runners advanced on a passed ball. Joe Parsnik then ,b elted a long fly .t o the outfield to bring in Sokol with the tally. Then in the seventh, Mioduski walked and back to back singles by Kachinosky and Goobic brought in the winning score for the Blue and Gold. Lebanon Valley scored its lone tally in this stanza when Benneth started off the inning with a single. H e advanced on a ground out and scored later on a throwing error by Parsnik. The team played without the services of shortstop Ronnie Rescigno who had to attend a compulsory Naval Reserve meeting. The gap was fill ed by H esler who took over t hird moving Parsnik from his customary hot corner post to the shortstop slot. In last Saturday's game the diamond forces were edged out by Bloomsburg State Teachers Coll ege at Kirby Park af:ter the Colonels lead most of the way. Wilkes starter Mel McNew was relieved by "Mo" Batterson who suffer ed the loss. Rudy Holtzman got credit for the win although h e needed help from Jim Starr. Champs, Barbarians And Hawks Winners Intramural baseball play began this week at Kirby Park with three of the four sch eduled gam es being played. In Monday's games Parker Petrilak's Champions trounced the Barba r ians, 16 to 2. The other tilt on the slate was forfeited by the Misfits to W eck esser. Tuesday's action saw a close contes:t and a pushover. The Barbar ians of Al Feargang edged out Maxwell's Deem onds captained by Don Pacropus by a 5 to 4 score. In the other frac us, Ho wie Gros' Hawks were busy tamping Weckesser to the tune of 12 to 0. Carl Lahr hurled the shutout for the Hawks. Commissioner John Bresnahan stated that all participants should 'be ready t o play promptly at 4:30 at t he park Games are played on Mondays, Tuesdays, an d Thursdays. The schedule for next week is as follows: Monday: · Misfits vs. Champs Hawks vs. Barbarians Tuesday: Deemonds vs. Misfits Hawks vs. Champs Wednesday: Barbarians vs. Misfits W eckesser vs. Deemonds Marriage license: A hunting permit entitles you to only one dear at a time. with AL JETER, Sports Editor Baseball Fever Old man spring fever took a punch at just about every.body's b~lt line this week and ..the air took on a distinct aroma of baseball and golf. The Barons opened again, but it looks like the proposed move to have some of the Colonels' home games played in Artillery Park that was prevalent last year has gone the way of many ideas-file x •. But good playing field or not~ Bob Partridge just might have a. ball club for himself this year. Most of the lineup is composed of untested fres hmen . However, from the indication they have showlil so far, these guys just might come through and .take their share of ball games. Backstopping Solved A pleasant surprise has been John Sokel behind the plate. The backstop job has been a source of gray hairs to Par tridge many times before, but n ewcomer Sokel shows the promise of developing into something fin e. To begin with, he is a natural a thlete, who we suspect would be able to fill any position t hat h e had a mind to. Beside that, h e is a hustler and eager to learn. Talent plus industry has been proved time and time a gain to be a top notch combination. Mel McNew seem s to have shaken off the arm trouble that .p lagued hi m last year which is a promising sign for the mound corps. If McNew is effedive t his year, it will greatly enhance the ch ances for a season that P artridge, in his last year of coachi ng h ere, can be proud of. Breznay Leaves A way from the .b aseball scene though comes a more sober note in t he way of bad news for brand new football coach Russ Picton. It was learned last week that Andy Breznay, speed m erch ant back, will don t h e uniform of the United States Air Force on May 2. Breznay is a 'sizzling starter' kind of a back that yo u like to have around. Once the little guy takes off, it's a fast man who catches him. Tough to Replace Several weeks ago, in looking over the prospects for n ext year's grid season, it seemed that Brez would fit into the type of football that Picton has been brought up und er, to a T. Brezn ay is an ex-Air Force man who gained a commision while doing reserve time as a civilian. His leaving will be sure to make a gap in the backfi eld ranks that will be hard to plug. The Bea con Sports Staff takes this opportunity to wish Li eutenant Andy Breznay good luck in his new career. The Colonels loss is t h e Air Forces gain, and it wouldn't surprise us to see him making a name for himself in service bal I. Men's WOOL SLACKS <,:, Reg. 12.95 Value AND ANDY'S DINER Back-to-Back with Wilkes Gym oi,.W\,e~ Plenty of Free Parking Featuring The Newest In College Men's Fashions Prices for the Collegian's Budget •• .. A Reputation Built on Fine Food VARIETY SHOP Books - Supplies - Novelties Subscriptions Hours: 9-12 - 1-5 . . . WELCOME 8.99 TUXEDOS TO RENT Special Price To Students 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. 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Af.ter being relieved of his mound chores he found sufficient stamina to perform capably in right field. An "old timer" on the freshmandominated squad, Mel is in unjform for the third year. He is the type of throw hard, run hard, hit hard, player that shoots life into an outfit and creates the team spirit that pulls the best from a squad. Mel takes exception to most eve- HURLER TOPS ry rule in the manager's book. He is primarily a pi,tcher, supposedly a fragile, no slide, no hit individual who r ests when he is not pitching. But so far, he has run the bases like a speed merchant, roamed the outer pastures when he wasn't pitching and hit safely in each of the games. McNew is a native of Eas:t Baltimore, Md., where he attended Patterson Park High School. He playno high school baseball, but was an ' active pitcher on the sandlots. On A PAPER FOR THE HOME, . . SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Most Complete MEL McNEW Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION WEEKLY FEATURES coming to Wilkes he made the varsity his first time out. Now a junior in Education, Mel has one more important year left as a Wilkes athlete. Wilkes Education Department Head· Has Article in Penna. School Journal Dr. Eugene L. Hammer, head of the Wilkes education depal'ltment, has a featured article in . this month's "Pennsylvania School Journal", official organ of the Pennsylvania Education Association. Writing on the question of what students will learn, Hammer declares ,t hat the teacher's dilemma is one of providing for the unique needs of each child in the classroom. The question is important because of the position of education in our society. It is a democratic institution, which must itake into regard the worth of the individual. We must individualize the curriculum, he continues, must give our .i nstruction meaning for the student taken as an individual. The teachers facing the problem must be masters of their l?Ubjects, students of human development. He must appreciate the finer things, and also appreciate the non-conformis,t. At the last, the teacher attempting to solve the dilemma, must have a love for teaching. To him, the supreme achiev.ement must be ito help another human forward, Hammer concludes. All-College Punch Party Next Tuesday The All College Punch Party, sponsored by Theta Delta Rho, is slated for next Tuesday, April 26, from 3 to 5 on Chase lawn. Everyone is invited. The affair is an annual one and a large attendance is expected. In case of rain, the party will be held on ,t he second floor of the Dorm Cafeteria. Chairman of the affair is Margaret Smith. Farrar, Chwalek Meet Alumni Welton Farrar, Wilkes Director of Development, and John Chwalek, Director of Placement, returned early this week fro m a meeting of northern New Jersey alumni at Newark. PARK, SHOP and EAT at the new FOWLER, DICK and WALKER The Boston Store 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. SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES - for WILKES DANCES at 1 · 1 ' JOHN B. STETZ 't- Expert Clothier ~ 9 E. Market St., W-B. /., ,. ''\\~nllll&III-.: Meet Your Friends at ... The SPA 18 South Main Street • • • After the game After the dance Anytime for a friendly get-together Favorite Spot ... . . . For College Students Buy :~ ~ -,-~,., .. . ..J. . <=. CHESTERFIELD You'll SMILE your approval of Chesterfield's smoothness -mildness-refreshing taste. You'll SMILE your approval of Chesterfield's qualityhighest quality, low nicotine. today! Lu:;c;r,r1, MY(IUTOIA((OCO. Largest selling cigarette in America's colleges C> IJoom & Mn,s ToaACco 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 1955 April 24th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 April 24 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/d2a8f261b5737d545b6b3ae1b331de1e.pdf e7943ec8a8fb6eb43abfa374e9177244 PDF Text Text WILKES The Community College. Serving Wyoming Valley And The World Vol. X, No. 25 ,~ - WILKES COLLEGE - ~Beacon WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA THE BEACON Covers The Campus From Comer To Comer Week After Week FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1955 Goetzman New Amnicola Editor Reese, Brothers Head Artj Photos Chem - Engineers' Henry Goetzman has been Spring Jamboree appointed editor-in-chief of next year's ye a r book staff. the Wilkes College Board of PubliTomorrow Night cations announced Wednesday. Debaters Place 2nd At W. Point Tourney WC National Runner-Up in 2nd Year At U. S. Championship Tournament Wilkes has the second best debating team in the nation. Only the University of Alabama is superior, and that very little so. This was the decision rendered la·s t weekend at the National Invitational Debate Tournament ot West Point. There, Wilkes COUNCIL ELECTED FOR 1955-56 TERM BULLETIN Victorious candidates in yesterday's Student Council election: For Class of '56: Helen M. Krachenfels and Robert Lynch, re-elected; Chester Miller, elected. ,,A run-off election will be held later to break the tie between incumbent Richard Carpenter and challenger John Hessler. For Class of '57: Larry Amdur, Donald Reynolds and Eugene Riley. Incumbent Nancy Morris, re-elected. , For Class of '58: Sam Lowe, incumbent, re-elected. Virginia Brehm, Cliff Brothers and John Scandale, elected. On e of the last dances of the year wi ll be the Spring Jam boree of the Ch emistry and Engineering Clubs, held tomorrow night at the Coll ege gym . Th e Cra cker Jacks will pr ovide music for the "last day of April" fro lic. Harry Wilkie, one of the Valley's better known callers w ill officiate at the square dancing portion of the program. Tickets are fift y cents, and they may be obtained from any member of the Ch emistry or Eng ineering Clubs, or at the door. The affair is slated to begin at 8 :30 a nd is expect ed to end aro und midnight. Co-chairmen for the dance are Monica Utrias and George Kol esar; other commit tees include: Tickets, Art Clem and James Mark; publicity, Ronald Reed and Donald Pacropis; refreshments, Natalie Gripp and Tom Sarnecky; decorations, Ben Howells and Sam Dilcer; while the door committee is composed of Donald Burns and Edward Dark. I CARMEN, HECHINGER TO SPEAK AT WC GRADUATION EXERCISES TEAM, TROPHIES AND COACH- T he Wilkes debaters before leaving for las t weekend's West Point Tournament, with the season's pre-nationals tro phy collection. Left to right, J ames Neveras, coach Arthur N . Kruger, J. Harold Flannery jr. emerged second out of some 34 top teams from all reaches of the nation. The local tea m lost to Alabama in the final ro und by the decision of a s ingle judge. The vote was five to four , out of nine for the southern school. In aggregate points, Wilkes s cored 823, Alabama 826, another close marg in. The runn er-up troph y awarded coaches as Rev. Father Murphy of the t eam is now on display with St. Peter's, the O'Briens of Penn other debating awards, notably the State, Rev. Father Earhart of St. Notre Dame cup, on t h e mantel of Joseph's, Prof. Algodelis of Brooklyn College, and Lt. Ludgowski of t h e ,College Library. Jam es Neveras and J. Harold King's Point later declared that Flannery, J r., the varsity t eam they wo uld have voted fo r Wilkes members who spok e at the West had they been judging . Final standings of the top 20 P oint contest, also garnered certifi cates of excellence and a perma- teams: 1. Alabama; 2. WILKES ; n ent trophy. Each debater also 3. Northwestern; 4. Wake Forest; 5. Vermont; 6. N ebraska; 7. N ot re was award ed an E lgin watch. Flanner y placed seventh as Dame; 8. Penn State ; 9. Kansas sp eaker at the tournament, N everas University; 10 Augustana; 11. Illinois; 12. Houston; 13. Southwest twenty-fifth. The debates covered three days, Missouri; 14. Wisconsin State; 15. beginning Thursday. On that and Harvard ; 16. Dartmouth; 17. Baythe fo llo wing day , Wilkes defeated lor ; 1·8. Miami; 19. Idaho; and 20. Abilene Christian of Texa s, San Washington University. The regular tournament sea son Diego State, previously undefeat ed Dartmouth, Illinois State, Wiscon- ends with the national championsin State, another undefeated team; ships, but Wilkes will participate and last year's national champion, in a home debate with Princeton on the 9th and 10th of n ext month. Kansas University. The debate on the evening of the In the early rounds, Wilkes' only loss was to Augustana, of Illinois. 10th will be open to the public. In Saturday's qualifying rounds, Wilkes wo n over Southwest Mis- Vuiic·a Speaks in New York souri. In the quarter-finals, they Dr. Stanko Vujica , head of the defeated Penn State, receiving the Wilkes department of religion and votes of all seven judges. Against philosophy, spoke last weekend at W ake Forest, in the semi-finals, the Croatian Academy in New eight of nine votes also went to York. Dr . Vujica spoke on "Myth and Wil kes. In the fina l round the locals met Reali ty ; An Outline of Marxian Ala bama, and many of such debate Theory." By JOHN KUSHNERICK The graduating class at W ilkes this year w ill don the traditional cap and gown on June 6 as the culmination of graduation activities which will begin on Jun e 1, it was anno un ced yesterday by Dean of Men George Ralston. Ralston stated that certain events on the senior social calendar are still tentative, but that examinations would officially end on the last da y of May and that the sen iors would begin their graduation festivities with the Senior DinnerDa nce on the evening of June 2 in t he Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Sterling. The two most important days scholastic-wise will come with Baccalaureate and Commencement services on June 5 and 6 resp ectively. Ralston added that speakers for these two events have confirmed th eir availabilty to deliver parting addresses to the seniors. Dean Emeritus Harry J . Carmen, of Columbia Uni versity will deliver the Baccalaureate address, and Mr. Fred Hechinger, educational editor of the N ew York H erald-Tribune will speak at the Commencement service. Rehearsal on June 6 P robab ly the most a ctive day for the seniors will be on June 3, Class Day, when Commencem ent r eh ear sal will be h eld, permanent class BEACON STAFF TO SELECT "ATHLETE OF THE YEAR" In keeping with a tradition set u1> several years ago by the Beacon, an Athlete of the Year will be announced in next week's edition. The selection will be made by all of the members of the Sports Staff some time this week, and will cover last year's baseball season and this year's football, basketball, soccer, and wrestling campaigns. officer s will be elected, a group picture will be taken and the Senior Lu nch eon will be held on Cha se Lawn. On June 4, the grad uates will spend the day out of doors when they journey to Dr. Farley's farm fo r the Senio r Outing. Class President Russ Picton has assisted Mr. Ralston in the arrangement of the social activities and is preparing a time schedule for each event that should be available a s soon as several final confirmations are made. C'n'C Does Well With 'Emperor', 'Androcles' By T. R. PRICE < Saturday night was more like it. Cue 'n' Curtain came up last weekend with a pair of .p lays done in a much more acceptable manner than in their last attempt. O'Neil's "Emperor Jones" was a fairly reasonable portrayal of a man in the throes of t error, and Sha w's "Androcles" provided a more or less worth y evening's entertainment. "The Emperor Jones" was a tribute t o William Crowder, who starred in the play and also directed it. Use of lighting to suggest the s pecters envisioned by the fleeing Emperor was a good idea, we felt, a voiding the possible ludicrousness that sh eet ed players might have produced, and which would have damaged the whole illusion. Paul Shiffer was good a s Smithers, although we had somewhat the feeling that he ended the last speech of the play a bit abruptly. Certainly it l eft us hanging for a second. "Androcles and the Lion" was all right as long ·a s it was handled as a farce, but 'When Audrey Cragle and Bruce Williams tried to inject The Publications Board also named Miss Patsy Reese to the post of Art Editor, and appointed Cliff Brother s as Photography Editor. Th e new Amnicola chief served a s Bus in ess Manage r on the yearbook staff thi s past year. He also a sisted this year's editors, James N eve ras and Jean Kravitz, in copywriting , production and layout. A junior, Goetzman majors in the fi eld of Commerce. He is a Valley student, a native of Forty Fort. Thi s is the second consecutive year in wh ich Miss Reese w ill hold the position of Art Editor. In addition t o the duties of that -p ost, she w ill continue to aid in p lanning the layout of the Am nicola. Majoring in Art, Miss Reese will a ssist the yearbook adviser, Catha! O'Toole, in this task. Brother s w ill also begin his second sea son w ith the Amnicola this Septembe r. J oining this year's staff as photographer in November, he handl ed the bulk of t he yearbook's photo chores, was a familiar figur e on cam pus wi t h his Speed Grap hic a nd equi pment bag. Goetzman succeeds Co-Editors N everas a nd Kra vitz . Pre vious editors within the past few yea rs have been Edward Groga n las t year , and Robert Croker the yeaT previous . PUNCH PARTY - A SUCCESS Despite bad w eather, a good crowd turned out for the Theta Delt a Rho All -College Punch Party last Tuesda y in the Dorm Cafet eria. The gro up , consisting of students and fa cult y alike, socialized over punch, sandwi ches, and cake. Naomi Kivler did the pouring. Chairman of the affair was Margaret Smith. Her committees were: Refreshments , Barbara Walters; flow ers, Ruth Younger ; house, Geri Kolotelo; publicity, Nancy Morris; and clean-u p, Elaine Jakes an d Audrey Radl er. Although m a ny of the TDR affai r s are teas restricted to the women of the campus, this event w as one to which all Wilkes students and faculty m ember s were invited. a more serious note, sh e was a bit too serious-as someon e added, she appeared a t times to be speaking lines--while h e was perhaps too casual. Abo ut all they seemed to need was a little of what proved excess in their opposite. But t hat was about the only fault. Otherwise, George Ralston, who sound ed like a Caesar whose Rome is in Georgia, and Bob Partridge, perhaps the most natural-sounding one on the stage, w ere fairly funny fe ll ows. The most hilar ious incident, we t hought, was when Joe Trosko , a Chri stian with a temper, attempted to aid Centurion Partridge to an understanding of Christianity by offering to give the doubting heathen a chance to store up riches in heaven by turning his cheek to the burly religionist. Ronnie Price, as the lion, was o-ood for the mane part, we felt, :nd Skinny Ennis redeemed himself from "Carrie of the Carnival" by u sing r easonable humor and not forcing the laughs . �2 Friday, April 29, 1955 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Students to Receive Manuscript May 12 EDITORIALS John Cohan Appointed to West Point Definition - What Is a 'Win'? Enters West Point Early This July WC REPRESENTED IN MODEL LEGISLATURE AT STATE CAPITAL We couldn't help but notice in one of the local papers this week a headline which read something like "Wilkes College Team Loses in Debate." Nothing grammatically wrong you say, and you're right. John A . Cohan, freshman student However, when a team of two guys from little Wilkes College at Wilkes in engineering, recently can ta~e second_ place in a competition in which virtually every accepted an appointment to the Wilkes College was r ep resented school m the Umted States is eligible to try for qualification, then United States Military Academy at at the nineteenth annual meeting West Point. The West Pittston we think the word "lose" is a negative approach to a positive resident will enter the Academy on of the Intercollegiate Conference accomplishment. July 5 for preliminary courses, af- on Government held in Harrisburg We're not criticizing any newspaper. We can certainly ter completing his studies at April 21 to 23. Jean Kravitz, Barbara Grow and Pearl Onacko, mem appreciate the problems involved in getting out a paper and Wilkes. bers of the Wilkes I.R.C., made the how many things, which could be done better, often get by Cohan graduated from West trip to Harrisburg with the Maryin the rush. But that particular headline dld give us and many Pittston High School in 1954 and wood College and the University of others on campus a good chuckle. In fact, it started many to was a ctive in student activities Scranton delegations. there. He was treasurer of the musing. Students from approximately 50 Here is a David and Goliath story of debating-the kind the senior class, a member of the stu- P enns ylvania colleges and universident council, co-editor of the senior American people literally "eat up". It's the "old American and active with the track ties participated in the 1955 I.C.G. tradition," whatever that is, for the little guy to show his mettle tyearbook, model state legislature. Honorable eam . and surprise the "giants" in whatever competition it might be. On completion of the course for George M. Leader and Miss GeneYou know, basically the American people have been optimists professional soldiers at West Point, vieve Blatt, Secretary of Internal starting right from pre-revolutionary days-the reason why many Cohan will be granted a regula r Affairs and Executive Director of came here, was optimism about freedom. And all through our commi ssion in the United States the In tercollegiate Conference on Government, gave addresses of welhistory it has been so. We've emphasised the positive, rather Arm y and a ssigned to the duty of come to the college students at the his choosing, with the option of rethan the negative approach. turning to civi lian life after com- opening session of the model state legislature. JUST ONE MORE POINT pleting hi s obligated service. The three-day convention offered And when you stop to think that Nick Flannery and Jim Pennsylvania coll ege students an Neveras missed taking the top prize in the nation by one little opportunity to learn how their state point, then we feel the positive approach is needed. Wilkes WC in Library Conference legislature operates. Bills drawn defeated every other team in the West Point Tourney and we With Osterhout, King's College up by the "collegiate legislators" The Wilkes Library will take part were referred to various commitcertainly can be proud of the finest team of its kind in the young in the Northea stern P enn sylvania tees for consideration. Pearl Onabut spirited and fruitful history of our school. Such a team, an aggregation which compares on an aca- Library Conference n ext month. cko, who had been chosen to her demic level rather than on an athletic one, can do more good The Osterhout and t he King's Col- post at a regional convention of lege libraries will also participate. I.C.G., served a s clerk of a m ajor for the good of the college by a fine showing than an undeMrs. Nada Vujica, Wilkes librari- committee, the Committee on Labor feated team in every sport-and we're certainly not saying an, will head the committee on and Industry, with Bob Lentz of that sports are unimportant. But we do think you can see nominations and college and refer- Lafayette serving as chairman. what we mean. ences section. Her section will dis- Jean Kravitz and Barbara Grow No sir, second place is nothing to feel badly about, although cuss college archives, which Kirby participated in the session s of t h e Jim and Nick probably do-it's only normal for someone to feel Hall is now extensively collecting . Committee on Natural Resources. During the committee meetings George Ermel, Wilkes assistant so after coming so close to the top. What they've done is accomplishment. The Beacon congratulates J.m, Nick and their librarian, will be nominated for wh ich took place on Friday, April 22, Pennsylvania college student s coach, Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, for an outstanding season and a Vice President at the conference. displayed a k een knowledge of partremendous finish. W e knew they could and would do it all liamentary procedure in arguing along. for or against the bills proposed. Bunn Recovers from Illness Three bills were reported out of Contracted During Easter ea ch committee and were then in- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Dear Editor: Ordinarily I would have a chance to congratulate members of the Debating T eam and their coach, Dr. Arthur Kruger, before the entire student body. It just happens that this week the students have had charge of the assembly and therefore no opportunity presented itself for nie to express my deep gratitude to members of t he Debating Team for their outstanding work for themselves and for the College. I believe that all of us at Wilkes feel that we are part of a team building the College for a finer future. The members of the team, especially Jim Neveras and Nick Flannery, and their coach, Arthur Kru ger, have set a standard in their field which is the best for our coun try and which we hope will characterize everything we do at Wilkes . Through the Beacon I wish to express the gratitude which all of us fe el for their significant work. EUGENE S. FARLEY - 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 Editorial Asst . ........ .. T. R. Price Sports Editor Allen Jeter Business Mgr. Arthur Hoover Asst. Bus. Mgr. Dick Jones Faculty Adviser .. .. George Elliot Editorial and business offices located on second floor of Lecture Hall, South River Street, WilkesBarre, on the Wilkes Campu.11. Telephone: VAlley 4-4651-2-3-4. Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's Printery, rear 55 North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. Dear Editor: Until the appearance of last week's Beacon, I have remained on e of the "masses" ; one of the blobs of anonymity found on every college campus. But as of last Friday afternoon at two o'clock I have joined the Missionaries, possibly .the Martyrs. As for Mr. ·Paul Beers' letter I should like to say this-Either my t emperature gauge for taste is foul ed up or he definitely registers BAD. It seems a shame to me, and to other serious students on cam pus, that just this time, when a truly serious problem is confront ing us, namely that of instituting an Honor System h ere at Wilkes College, we students can not put aside the mask of the typical college Jan e or J oe and be the mature individuals who are to become lead ers in the future . Mr. Beers' letter, and he is certainl y. voicing the opinions of many people in his subtle and polished way, seems to picture life as being made up of nothing but jam sessions at the Snack Bar, a point of view which amazes me considering that our Mr. Beers is a member of the Armed Forces. Concerning Miss Fisher's letter, 111ay I say this-I shall be thoroughly and s incerely grateful to anyone who can show me the advantage in keeping the Honor Syst em a golden theory, an intellectual bubble which will surely collapse the moment subj ected to the t est of practicability. Miss Fisher seems to feel that the word "honor" is one of the multi-definitions. To me, this word has only one definition; but in this letter yo u may be sure I will not defi ne it, or "maturity", or "integrity". I am writing to and for those people who already know the definitions. I feel there is little hope for those who do not. (continued on page 4) Dick Bunn, sophomore student in chemical eng·ineering, has made an a ma zing recovery from the serious illness which h e suffered during the Easter vacation and will resume his studies on Monday. Bunn spent several weeks in hospital confinement where do ctors were able t o check t h e disease that was expected to keep him out of school t he remainder of the sem ester. LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS Literary Magazine Has Essays, Stories The Wilkes Manuscript, literary magazine of the Coll ege , will be out on May 12, Editor Sandy Furey anno un ced Monday. The magazine this year will be mainly composed of essays and stories. Its work s will cover both light and serious themes. Some dozen works will embrace writings by such well-known campu s authors a s Esther Goldman, Margaret Luty, Anne Lodge Haskell, Katia Karas and Frederick Krohl e. Among the names, less familiar, to Manu script readers, to be found in it this semester are those of Ralph Hanison, J erome Luft, Walter Chapko, Jack Curtis, and T. R. Price. Miss Goldman writes on "Centers of Jewish Education", Miss Karas on "Finiteness and Infinity in Architectures", and Mrs. Haskell on "Mexico". Miss Luty has contributed a ghost story, and Krohl e the magazine's only poem. Harri son's work is a character sketch, while Luft tell s of "The Bear Wh o W ent to the Movies". Chapko's "The Restless Souls" concerns railroading. Curtis is "Just Dogging It", and Price tells of "Invaders From Beyond". This year's Manuscript is dedicated to the Manuscript adviser, Dr. Mary Craig, who leaves Wilkes at the end of this semester. Commenting on his publication, Editor Furey remarked, "We're sor(continued on page 4) BERNS GETS U. OF P. CHEM ASSISTANTSHIP By JEROME STEIN Donald S. Berns, Wilkes College senior, has r eceived a t eaching assistantship of twelve hundred dollars ,per year to the University of Pennsylvania graduate school of chemi stry . Berns, an Ashley Hall dormitory troduced on the floor of the General resid ent and a na t ive of New York Assembly for consideration. City, will enter the University of The purpose of the Intercoll egi- P enn sy lvania this September. He ate Conference on Government is to foster an interest in governmental problem s am ong the students in colleges and universities by dramatizing the activities of the government in an unbiased, non-partisan manner. Last year the I. C.G. delegates m et to conduct a model (continued on page 4) by Dick Bibler Donald S. Berns " ... 48 gum wrappers, 12 cigarette butts, 8 orange peelings and 3 votes in this one-if you ask me there hasn't been enough student interest in campus politics this year." plan s to work toward a doctorate degree in in or ganic ch emistry and hopes , when his formal schooling is completed, to teach in college. Th e University of Pennsylvania is kno wn to be one of th e foremost edu cational inst itutions in the country. Its graduate school of chemistry awarrls a bout thirty assistantships per year. Don has completed the required chemi stry course at Wilkes in three and one-half years. A graduate of Stuyvesant High School in New York City, he entered Wilkes in February '52 an d will graduate this summer. During hi s stay at Wilkes, Don has managed to maintain an average of 2.2. This is the first time that a Wilkes graduate has received such an award from the University of Pennsylvania graduate school of chemistry. �Wll.KES COLLEGE BEACON Friday. April 29, 1955 Tossers Lose to Moravian 9-1 For Fifth Setback of Season; Dropped Tuesday by Ithaca 3-0 Wilkes College baseball team yesterday found errors and walks costly as they lost to Moravian College. 9-1. on the· latter's field. The winning team had twice as many errors. four, but they were of no aid to the local nine. Moe Batte rson suffered his second loss as the Colonels took their fifth setback in six games. The lone Wilkes tally was made when Sokol got a single on a centerfield error and Ferris · clouted a double to score him. Cortland Due Tomorrow; ~ J) O 12TI ~ ~ Lycoming Here Monday 4. [2 0 U ~ I) . In Week's Diamond Play with AL JETER, Sports Editor The winners got their first tally when Swartz singled, advanced to second when Gift walked and Weaver scored both on a double. H eard singled and Brennan scored him to make three runs in the first inning. By RODGER LEWIS Wilkes College's baseball t eam Moravian scored three more runs in th e second when Shoup walked, will entertain Cortland tomorrow took second on a sacrifice. Swartz, and Lycom ing on Monday in this next up, was walked and both week's contests. Tomorrow's game scored on Kachinosky's error. To begins at 2 o'clock while Monday's get the other run in the inning, game gets underway at 4. Weaver walked, Kemmerer' s In last season's games the Cologrounder advanced him and Gift nel s lost both encounters to Cortscored him. land. The two games with Lycom. I ing were rained out. In the fifth, Sha~p sm~led, adCoach Bob Partridge is still in vanced on ~a~tne_tt s sacnfice and the experimental stage with his scored on Gift s smgle. freshman dominated squad. Due to And just to keep the game mov- the wet weather Partridge has been ing, Shaup singled in the seventh, unable to find what he thinks to be took second on Goobic's error and t h e right combination. came home on a si ngle by HartThe infield presents his biggest nett. Hartnett, in turn, scored on problem. Bob Mioduski holds down Swartz's single. first base. Joe Parsnik and Ronnie Rescigno take up two other posiLose to Ithaca tions of the inner defense. The re The Colonels met Ithaca College maining post can be filled by either at home on Tuesday and dropped Joe Kachinosky, Mike Goobic, or a pretty tight 3-0 decision. John Hessler. All three along with The New Yorkers pushed two Sam Shugar can be used in the outbig runs across in the third inning field also to fill the right field gap. to actually cinch the game on the Centerfield is sewed up by agile spot. Jim Ferri s and left fi eld is filled by They added one more in the fifth Vince Groblewski who is relieved for ins uran ce although it wasn't at times by Mel McNew when the la tter isn't pitching. Hustling Bob needed. Mel McNew, mainstay of the Sokol assumes the catching duti es . In the pitching depa rtment anPartridge mound corps, was charged with his third loss against one other problem lies. The inability of second line pitchers to com e win. through has been a big worry for McNew gave up only six hits, but the me ntor since the start of the several were timely and for extra season. bases. The staff is anchored by the Once again, a possible weakness "Ironman", Mel McNew. Following in getting hits when they count him are Al Broody, "Mo" Batterson, plagued the Colonels. and Ed Birnbaum. The latter gave The squad on the whole looked the coaching staff a pleasant surbetter though. The fielding was prise when he did a 4 inning stint improved. against Susquehanna last week. The flashy little southpaw came A misjudged play came close to putting a couple Colonels out for in and put out the hot fire t he down good when Kachinosky and Mio- river boys had going. Eddie is the duski collided with each other in an only fr eshman on the Blue and Gold mound corps. attempt to fie ld a pop fly. Good Fielding, Timely Hitting Earn Joe Parsnik 'Player of Week' Honors Joe Parsnik This week' s selection for "Player of the Week" goes to the standout infielder of the diamond forcesJoe Parsnik. His brilliant fielding feats and timely hitting were more than enough to gain him the honor. Joe was originally a second base- man. Ho wever, he was s witched to th e hot corner early this season by Coach Bob Partridge when the Colonel m entor saw how the flashy freshman handled himself. Joe is also used at shortstop when the occasion demands. Parsnik bats from the right side and is in his first season with the Blue and Gold. He played summer ball with Hanove r in th e Wyoming Valley leag ue last year. His experience in high school was confined to keystone sack duty and he obtained a uniform all of h is four years. After a fres hman season of "limited" action, he became a mainstay on the Nans diamond squad his remaining three years. Joe graduated from high school in 1953. After a year of work he enrolled in the Commerce and Finance department at WC and is majoring in business administration. Old Man Mose There was at least one interesting sidelight last Saturday afternoon to an otherwise dismal day for Wilk es baseball fan s. When Moe Batterson r eceived the starting nod from Partridge a spectator was heard to r emark, "Hey, I remember that guy. Didn't he pitch for Wilkes about seven years ago?" The fella was stretching the point a bit because Moe isn't quite that old. He told us that much him self. However, h e did do some pitching cho res for the Colonels a few years back along with Big John Milliman. Moe left in the middle of h i s collegiate career to do a stint with the U. S. Army and returned t h i s fall to civilian life. This accounts for recognition by some of the AL JETER old timers. And speaking of the tossers, they ha ven't seemed to hit their stride yet. Although there seems to be pl enty of tal ent and a lot of hustle, t hat little extra scoring punch when needed is still lacking. Even so, with the potential that has been shown to date they are still a pretty good bet to catch fire and surpri se a lot of people before they are through. Top Ma n Selection As announced elsewhere in the paper, the Beacon 'Athlete of the Year' will be announced in next week's edition. The cu stom, if our information is correct, was started by Paul Beers when he served a s Editor of the paper several years ago. It is our opinion that the selections for the title have been worthy ones and not just popularity cont ests as has been the obvious case in many of the contests held h ere. First in line for the cup was Par ker P etrilak who gained the title by burning up the basketball courts the same year that he was called back to the service. Parker return ed to Wilkes after his hitch and continued to make a na me for him self on both the basketball co urt and th e soccer field where he h eld down the goalie's post and did a creditable job of it. Then there was George McMahon who is remembered as one of the finest ends ever to be produced at Wilkes. The former Meyers athlete was quite a man on the wrestling mats too, as well as an excell ent track -p erformer. Who's Next? After McMahon came 'Mr. Basketball', Lenny Batroney, who broke scoring records on the basketball court like they were going out of style. Not only was Batroney a constant scoring threat, but he was a fine rebounder and floor man who always put the good of the team first. Like we said, all of the former title holders have been fine athletes, and worthy representatives of t he Colonels. We of the Sports Staff ar e glad to be able to continue what we beli eve to be a fine Wilke tradition. 3 I NUFF SAID? Editor: Beacon writer: I once got ten Scribe: dollars a word. judge. Hmm! How was that? I talked back to the • • Why do more college men and women smoke VICEROYS than any other filter cigarette? BECAUSE ONLY VICEROY GIVES YOU A PURE, NON-MINERAL, NON-TOXIC FILTER WITH 20,000 FILTER TRAPS IN EVERY FILTER TIP! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 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The Ghost Riders continued to ride the tail of the Terrors by benefit of a forfeit from the Spare Boys. Rydzewski led the Riders with 438 and Kolesar knocked off 424. For Misses' Orlon SWEATERS Short Sleeve SLIP ONS 4.99 Long Sleeve CARDIGANS 6.98 o Soft 'n' Silky - Wear Like Iron o Pastels - Jewel - Deep Shades o All Perfect Quality - Sizes 34-40 Sportswear . Pomeroy's 2nd Floor PARK, SHOP and EAT at the new FOWLER , DICK and WALKER The Boston Store 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. SPECIAL '!'UX GROUP PRIC"t;:; for , WILKES DANCES 1~ at JOHN B. STETZ V ' Expert Clothier ~ 9 E. Market St., W-B. /... . Meet Your Friends at ... The SPA 18 South Main Street •• • After the game After the dance Anytime for a friendly get-together Favorite Spot ... ... For College Students the losing Sparemen, who had only three of the required four m en show up, Kachinosky hit 513 and Miceli added 435. The Flying T errors pulled the upset of the evening and grabbed three points from the Wilkes Best, scoring a total of 16'24 to the Besters' 1600. Toraitis rolled 445 to set the pace for the winners and Constanzo was second with 409. Havir championed the losing cause with a score of 450 and Stocker followed with 408. Loop 'B' plays next Sunday night at the JCC with the games scheduled to start at 6 :30. (continued from page 2) Letters To The Editor: In conclusion, I ~hould like to point out to Miss Fisher •t hat Charles Darwin's "survival of the fittest" was and still is based upon brute strength and the adaptability of an individual or a species to its external environment. In Man, a small portion of t his may depend upon intelligence, but for the animal kingdom as a whole it does not. Till t hen, till the day when one student clubs another in order to survive a cademically, let us come back down to the basic problem"Do we trust ourselves?" Sincerely, BOB COON Dear Editor: I was very much disturbed to find that Dr. Kruger had viewed my last letter as casting aspersions on the integrity of the debating team. Vilifying anyone, particularly the debaters, was fa.rthest from my intention. I have always and openl y admired both t he debaters and Dr. Krnger; no one can belittl e th eir ability, and their ach ievements s.peak for themsel ves . Ther efore, it was distress ing to see Dr. Kruge r charact erize my descri ption of a debat ing t echnique as "clearly falla cious ad hominem attack" on Nick Flannery and as implying that the debaters use rep rehensible methods. As a matter of fa ct, the description of the t echniqu e was included in my letter only to help explain why I had not origina lly defined my term s. Nor was my impression of this technique gained from a misinterpretation of Dr. Kruger's articles, as he suggests, but from a conversation with Mr. Flannery himself. Nowhere in my letter did I imply that Wilkes' debaters used this tech.nique as a matter of policy ; nowhere did I describe it as "questionable" or "dishonest". Nowhere did I suggest that the debating t eam won so consistently on anything but merit. Finally, let me point out to Dr. Kruger that the argum entum ad hominem is as repellent to me as it seems to be to him. And, ironicall y enough; his sweeping charge that I attempted to "discredit" Mr. Flannery as a "tricky debater", with no substantiating evidence even being offered to support the charge, might reasonably be interpreted a s an ad hominem attack attempting to discredit me. Dr. Kruger merely says that m y argument was "clearly a fallacious ad hominem attack." Is it possible that he has confused denunciation with r efutation? It is fortunate that he saw fit to attribute to me dishonorable intentions and to find m e guilty of intellectual dishonesty. Although he and I are animated by divergent philosophies, in the past we have always respected each other's point of view and have never questioned each other's sincerity in taking a specific position. It is difficult for me to see what constructive purpose is served .b y cynically questioning a man's motives or by attributing ulterior motives to him . We should have learned by now that cynicism only poses problems; it solves none. And what this world has in abundance is problems. Let's not add to the over- INTRAMURAL BOWLING STANDINGS LEAGUE 'A' College Terrors 15 Ghost Riders . 14 Flying Terrors 8 Wilkes Best 6 Spare Boys . 4 W eckesser Warriors 1 * * * * * TOP TEN (Men) LEAGUES A and B Gms. Pins Avg. Morris, WW 9 1480 164 Falk, CT 12 1967 164 Llewellyn, King. 12 1951 163 Havir, WB . 12 1921 160 Gross, WW .. 12 1920 160 Rydzewski, GR ..... 12 1900 158 Smith, GR . 12 1875 156 Sabalesky, King. 9 1404 156 Ennis, CT 12 1859 155 Lind, RR . 12 1839 153 ** * ** TOP FIVE (Women) Gms. Pins Avg. Pish, WW . . 9 1104 123 Thomson, DS 6 645 108 Hopkins, Week. 9 960 107 12 1274 106 Luty, GR 6 579 97 Giacometti, WW The meeting held last Thursday in the Lecture Hall for the discussion of an honor system at Wilkes was well attended by about 35 memhers of the student body and faculty. Mrs. Gertrude Doane, Dean of W omen, acted as chairman and introduced the student panel which brought newcomers up to date on the phases of honor systems discussed at previous meetings. Mrs. Doane announced that two assembly programs will be devoted to further discussions next year. It assumed that members of the administration consider that there is insufficient time to resolve the issue this year. (continued from page 2) WC REPRESENTED national legislature. Next year the I.C.G. convention will take the fo rm of a model national political convention. Last year, in a National Congress held by l.·C.G., the Wilkes group introduced a measure to expel McCarthy from the Senate. An invitation to join the Wilkes chapter of I.C.G. is extended to all students interest ed in government, especiall y freshmen and sophomores . Membership is not restricted to political science majors. supply. Meetings are held every Monday at By now, of course, the orignal 12 :15 in Ashley Annex. question concerning the periodicals in the library has become thoroughly obscured and perhaps has :been STUDENT RATES AVAILABLE forgotten . That may not be re- FOR COMMUNITY CONCERTS Membership cards for the grettable, however, for the bulk of the student body seems indifferent Community Concerts for the to the type of periodicals available. 1955-56 season can be obtained It is possible, though, that I have from Mrs. Vujica in the library. mistaken satisfaction with the sta- Special student rates. tus quo for indifference to it. And if the majority is satisfied with the existing situation, then I am out BISON BAFFLERof order in proposing changes. At What great organization on cama ny rate, as far as I'm concerned, pus was represented by the following m en? Thomas, Davis, Evans, the entire matter is closed. Sincerely yours, Finn, Clemente, Carpenter, DerleJOHN BUCHOLTZ vich? 50 million times a day at home, at work or while at play There's nothing like In Dorm Cafeteria The Society for the Advancement of Management is having its April meeting tonight on the second floor of the dorm cafeteria at 8 p.m. The program consists of a panel discussion with recent Wilkes graduates as the panelists. Dr. S. R. Rosenberg will moderate. All members and non-members are urged to attend. (continued from page 2) LITERARY MAGAZINE ry we couldn't print all of the articles that were offered." The Manuscript maintains an exchange service with other college magazines and these other publications will be made available to Wilkes students later in the semester, Furey added. Moreover, this year requests by other colleges for copies of the Manuscript have increased by some 10 percent over last year. This semester's Manuscript will be 40 pages long, as was last year's, and will have a cover of springtime green, Furey a lso revealed. Wilkes College BOOKSTORE AND VARIETY SHOP Books - Supplies - Novelties Subscriptions Hours: 9-12 - 1-5 .•. WELCOME A PAPER FOR THE HOME ••• SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Most Complete Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION WEEKLY FEATURES Where Smart College People Meet - The MAYFAIR DUPONT HIGHWAY ANDY'S a DINER Back-to-Back with Wilkes Gym Plenty of Free Parking Prices for the Collegian's Budget •. .. A Reputation Built on Fine Food JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality 1. You feel its LIVELINESS. ** 2. You taste its BRIGHT GOODNESS. 9 West ~larket Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 3. You experience PERFECT REFRESHMENT. • Lt>NGS1N( on.tf\C~ Featuring The Newest In ,College Men's Fashions TUXEDOS TO RENT BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY KEYSTONE COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. "Coke" is a registered trade~mark. @ 1955, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY Special Price To Students 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. BAUM'S � 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 1955 April 29th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 April 29 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/85062ca40aca6ae9a00a09462c73816a.pdf 2d4f83f8e2f0aa14735c7819b7ec09e1 PDF Text Text Farley Reveals Plans For Cal' Addition WILKES The Community College. Serving Wyoming Valley And The World ~ - WILKES COLLEGE - ~Beacon WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Vol. X, No. 26 THE BEACON Covers The Campus From Comer To Comer Week After Week FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1955 The Beacon's Choice Caf Addition Planned by September JIM FERRIS - THE BEACON'S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR By JACK CURTIS, Beacon Editor By AL JETER, Sports Editor The College will have new and modernized dining facilities for both day and dormitory students next September, according to plans revealed by Dr. Eugene S. Farley, Wilkes president. Dr. Farley told th e Beacon y est erday t ha t plans for a new com bined snack bar-dining hall to serve both resident a nd day stud ents have been drawn up and that the goahead signal for the project awa its the a p;::ro, a l of th e Wilkes Eoard of Trustees. Under th e proposed new set-up, the old day -sc hool cafeteria, now u sed as the dormitory dining hall and th e garage at the rear of Kirby Hall will be connected with a new s tructure to increase th e space by three-fold and improve facilities of the present dupli cate operation of the sna ck ba r and the dining hall. The garage, th e home of the late Theodore Duganne, form er F. M. Kirby chauffer, is owned by the Coll ege and will be compl etel y r enovated and rebuilt ins ide a s will be the dining hall. Dr. Farley showed in blueprints how the new structure will connect the two buildings . It will run somewhat parallel to the walk between th e dining hall and Kirby Hall, extending to the end of the garage n earest South River Street. The main entrance will be on the library side of the garage with other entrances on South Street and in the present dining hall building. Running along the present walk, will be the almost completely glass encased side of the new structure, which will be two stories. Dr. Farley emphasized that "the college has needed such a building for some time and we've been waiting for the right time to go ahead (continued on paCJe Ii) Three-Sport Star 1st In Poll of Newsmen; 14 Others Honored Jim Ferris, standout three-sport performer, has been named as Athlete of the Year for the 1954-55 season by the Beacon Sports Department. In his three seasons of play at Wilkes he has been the consistent. dependable all around man that every coach likes to have on his side. Ferris gained the nod over 14 other outstanding Wilkes athletes. Given honorable mention were: John Bresnahan, Glenn Carey, Jerry Elias, Harry Ennis, Ronald Fitzgerald, Ahmed Kazimi, Younsu Koo, Don McFadden, Melvin McNew, Bob Morgan, Al Nicholas, Jack Richards, Joe Trosko, Carl Van Dyke. The selection of Ferris was made early this week at a meeting of t he entire s ports staff who found no easy job in choosing an outstanding man among the fifteen nominated. It is the fourth presentation in the Beacon's history, thus continuing what has become a tradition. · Previous wi nners of the award have been George McMahon, Parker Petrilak, and Len Batroney. It is very seldom that a man turns up in a college the size of Wilkes that plays three sports and does a first rate job in each of them. Ferris BEACON Portrait by Cliff Brothers Sophomore Dance in Gym Tonighl Inform a I Affair Begins al 8:30 The Sophomore Class again steps into the spo tlight tomorrow night, this time with a sport dance. The affair is slated to begin at 8 :30 sharp in the Wilkes Gym , and admission is only 30 cents. We're s ure you'll have it! Refreshments will be sold, and tickets may be purchased at the door. Co-chairmen of the dance a re Gene Roth and Larry Amdur. The committees are a s follows: Refre shments, John Coates; ti ckets, PhylThe dance will be very informal lis Walsh; decorations, N ei l Dadur- just come rea.dy for a good_ time, ket; pulilkity, Norma Davis. does all of that and more. He is known as a cool head and a stead y influence when the going gets rough and has been described by his coaches and teammates as a ball 1>layer's ball player. Rather small for a basketball player, Ferris more than makes up for the height deficit, (he stands 5' 9"), by hustl e, determination and speed to burn. As a floor man and playmaker on the co urt he leaves little to be desired. H e is particularly effective with the deadly fast break, utilizing the hard driving shots that he is a master of. Dead Eye He has a dead-eye and plenty of calm and assurance at the foul line which he has demonstrated to grief of opponents. Against E a st Stroudsburg the Kingston flash sank 16 out of 17 free throws. On the diamond he covers the centerfield slot like a rug. Once again the Ferris' running ability comes into good use an<;! it is a. mighty long hit ball that gets away from him and then not by much. H e has been us ed mainly as the second man in the battirtg order because of his base stealing ability. When he heads around the base paths Jim is a good bet to run out from under his hat Willy Mays style. ,F ield General On the soccer field Ferris ably demonstrates his field generalship and team cooperation. He is a dependable performer in the backfield where timing and co-ordination are of utmost importance. He seems to possess an uncanny knack of being able to smell out opponents strategy and is well remembered for his ability to break up offensive thrusts. The Beacon staff joins in sending congratulations to a most able and certainly deserving Athlete of the Year - Jim Ferris. His name will be engraved on the perpetual cup that is kept on display at the Beacon office. �Friday, May 6, 195!) WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON 2 9th Wilkes Cinderella Ball Next Friday It's Cinderella time at Wilkes once more! Mr. Grimm, Walt Disney and Leslie Caron have nothing on us. For the ninth consecutive year WC Student Council members are scurrying hither and yon in search of pumpkin coaches, obliging white mice who will turn into prancing steeds at the wave of a wand, and a glass slipper to fit the unbound American Cindy's twinkling tootsies, while Jack Melton's Orchestra serenades her. True to Wilkes' high moral standards in literature, our version of the Cinderella fantasy ignores all the morbid and unappealing details (such as wicked step-mothers and -sisters) of the original story and retains only the happiest aspects of the tale. The entire student body will act as a 700 man Prince Charming in selecting our Cinderella . from among the 11 candidates. (How could we trust the judgement of one mere man confronted with such a bevy of beauties from which to choose?) The list of poor Wilkes co-eds (not meant insultingly -what Wilkes student is not poor t hese days?) aspiring to the honor includes: Nancy Beam, Jeanne Dearden, Ann Faust, Pat Fitzgerald, Jacqueline Jones, Connie Kamarunas, Lois Long, Nancy Morris, Jacqueline Oliver, Jeannette Perrins, and Ruth Wilbur. On Friday evening, May 13, in the South Franklin CO AT WEST POINT LAUDS WILKES DEBATERS (The following letter was r eceived this week by Dr. Farley commending the Wilkes debate team for its fine showing in the Nationals at West Point. We f elt it would be of interest to the student body.-Ed.) Office of the Superintendent United States Military Academy West Point, New York President Eugene S. Farley Wilkes College Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Dear President Farley: It was a pleasure to ha ve your students James Neveras and J. Harold Flannery, Jr. and their coach Arthur N. Kruger as our guests at the Ninth National Invitational Debate Tournament at .West Point, You can be pro1,1d of them as representatives of your college. Th£? success of your team in the district competition that earned them the right to participate in this tournament must have been a source of great satisfaction to you. The successes they achieved in reaching the Final Round in our tournament certify to their distinction as debaters and to the guidance of their faculty coach. The close decision by which they lost the final round attests to their outstanding achievement in this close competition. I congratulate them and you for their achievements and thank you for permitting them the opportunity to participate in our tournament. We hope they shall have the opportunity to visit us again. Sincerely yours, / s/ B. M. Bryan / t / B. M. BRYAN Lieutenant General, USA Superintendent Street Palace, all this feverish preparation will reach its climax as Cinderella of 1955 is revealed. The Royal Ball begins at 9 and lasts until 1 A.M. (We give OUR Cindy an hour's grace before she has to turn in her crown and slipper and be just another co-ed cramming for finals!) No self-respecting subject of this little kingdom-bythe-ri ver will want to miss the most exciting event of the year. Tickets may be obtained from any Student Council member for a price geared to Colonel wallets, only $2.00. His Royal Majesty Art Hoover has not issued a decree for mandatory attendance, but he hopes along with the rest of your faithful servants-Student Council members, that is-to see you all there. Annual Parents' Day Features Concert by Wilkes College Band By JANICE SCHUSTER Metcalfe Scorns War Scare For Next Decade A band concert will be the highlight of the eighth annual Parents' Day celebration which will be held in the college gymnasium on Sunday. Starting at 2:30, parents and students will meet at Chase,. from where tours of the campus will begin. These guided tours HISTORY CLUB PLANS SECOND IN RECORDING SERIES ON MAY 12-TH Clearer definition of our defense lines in the Formosa area can avert fighting there, John C. Metcalfe declared in a talk at By DICK JONES the College gym Tuesday. Speaking on "Where are We GoOn Thursday, May 12 , at 11 in ing in World Affairs", Metcalfe Gies Hall-B, the Wilkes College added that such clarification could History Club will present the first have prevented the Korean conflict. in a series or'recordings portraying We have faced crises in the last the historical development of Amerdecade, but in all but the Korean one we have been able to prevent icaThe first recording, narrated by Edward R. Murrow, describes bloodshed, he noted. When we had but one armored events from the "Roaring Twendivision in Europe to support us, ties." we made the Russians back down Wilson's appeal for the League in Iran. Again, when the Russians of Nations, the great orator Wilinstituted the Berlin blockade we liam Jennings Bryan, Al Smith, and did not spark an international in- Jimmy Walker, then the mayor of cident by rushing a relief column New York, will be some of the polito the city, but came up with the tical figures to be heard. ingenious airlift which blew up the In the field of sports the Demppropaganda device in Russian faces. sey-Tunney fight and Babe Ruth's Now we worry about Formosa; home runs will be described. fourth post in council representing we cannot leave the islands off the Representing show business will Red China coast without a great be such voices as Amos 'n' Andy, next year's senior class. Th e tie vote had been a surprise loss of face for the present. What Bing Crosby, and Rudy Vallee. The historical and record-breakto many observers on campus, so we ought to do is to make our posiyesterday's vote was watched care- tion on defense of the area more ing flight of Lindbergh will be on fully. Though at times an out- clear, Metcalfe said. the record. The noble experiment We could have averted an inva- of prohibition, and the Sacco-Vanspoken member of the student council, Carpenter scored high in the sion of Korea five years ago, he zetti death sentence will be poreyes of those who supported him emphasized, if we had made it clear trayed. and they rallied to his support yes- that force there would be met with All members of the studtmt bodf, faculty and administration interestterday when the chips were down. force. Metcalfe also predicted flatly that ed in listening to what has happenThe Beacon, which has been at the United States will not enter inodds with the councilman-elect on to a global war within the next dec- ed to America during the era it of age are invited to attend occasion during the past year, ex- ade. He pointed to a number of came The History Club hopes to hold a tends congratulations to Carpenter reasons and emphasized our unpreand best wishes for a successful paredness as the main reason for similar meeting the following Thursday, May 19. year in council in 1955-56. our reluctance to accept the challenge being thrown at us from two sides of the oceans. He gave a number of examples of weapon-power discoveries by the Soviet m recent years and explainDr. Hugo Mailey, professor of By JOHN KUSHNERICK ed that we are still in the "catching. political science at Wilkes, will act The Mental Health Institute, up'' stage in the armament race. sponsored jointly by Wilkes ColMetcalfe, a Washington newsman as moderator for a panel discussion lege and several county and state and authority on international and on fluoridation of the city's water mental health agencies on Tuesday I national affairs, stated also that supply this evening at the American was termed a success attendance- there has been too much unwarrant- Legion Home on North River wise by program officials. ed criticism of President Dwight D. Street. The meeting, announced as open The institute opened in the after- Eisenhower as the "vacationing to the interested public, is to be noon with remarks by Dr. Eugene president". S. Farley and continued through the Said Metcalfe, "It is on these attended by many city officials and evening featuring instructive talks 'vacations' that he does his real will bring many out of town speakby psyciatrists and psychologists on thinking." "And it is while he is ers from the medical and dental the various aspects of the preven- away from the helter-scelter ,p res- professions to present their views tion and cure of mental illness. sures from all sides in the nation's on fluoridation. A Wilkes alumnus, Dr. Donald B. It was planned for the benefit of capital that he g ets time and peace graduate nurses, student nurses, of mind to make the decisions that teachers, PTA's, and college stu- keep us out of war." Meet Your Friends at ... dents. College personalities active in the Mrs. Marie Collins, evening stuprogramming of the institute were: dent; and Mr. Cyril Spiecher, presiMiss Ruth Jesse, chairman of the dent of the Nursing Education 1 nursing education department; 18 South Main Street Club. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ! Carpenter Wins Election For Student Council Post Dick Carpenter of West Pittston, an incumbent in the student council, was yesterday re-elected to his post on the Wilkes student government in a run-off election with John Hessler. Council President Arthur Hoover termed the victory as being "by a substantial margin." In all 63 votes were cast in the spirited balloting between 11 and 1 yesterday in the Harding Hall Snack Bar. In the regular student council election for next year which was held last week, Carpenter and Hessler were tied in a dispute over the MR. BELL'S INVENTION GOOD-FOR SOME FOLKS Someday the BEACON may be able to phone pe<>ple at night. Someday, perhaps, but not now. As far as the stalf is concerned, after five o'clock the most useless phone in the Valley is the one on the editor's desk in the BEACON olfice. Now this seldom-tingling instrument does represent some progress; early in the year, when the BEACON had moved from its cubbyhole slung along Barre Hall, there was no phone at all. Now Mr. Ameche's creation is on hand to save a little shoe leather in the daytime. But as the buds and the College switchboard close up when the sun drops behind the ball park, the stalf members at the office in the evening prepare to do legwork for information they couldn't glean during the day. When the sun goes down, so does the receiver; the faithful instrument is willing servant all day long, but when five rolls around, it becomes as useful as the office typewriters-and they are as useful as a Mormon fire hose. It's too late now, anyhow! ..Ah, so-o-o ! Dr. Mailey Moderates Fluoridation Talks MENTAL HEALTH TALK VIEWED AS SUCCESS I 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 ========' TUXEDOS TO RENT I Special Price To Students 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST, BAUM'S I The SPA • •• After the game After the dance Anytime for a friendly get-together Favorite Spot ... ... For College Students will culminate at the gymnasium th nd ~~r f~:~. s;.~~~c~~ e ba program Band Director Robert Moran has announced that the musical program will consist of a variety of works. Among the numbers in the program will be a new arrangement. of Bach's "Prelude and Fugue in _ B Minor", a modern version of , 'Loch Lomond" by Clive Richard-· son, and "Three Negro Dances" by Eric Leiden. Other selections will be "Farandole" from L'Arlesienne· Suite number 2 by Bizet, "Rakes of tMallow" by Leroy Anderson, "On he Trail" by Grofe and "Triumphal March" from Quo Vadis. 1 gr~ile!~tri! ~;~=~:~o~~~ili~~.P ; ; Dr. Howard Hanson, Musical Director at the Eastman School of Musk and Moran's former instructor .. While at Eastman, Moran played first trombone under Hanson's direction for three years. The main numbers on the program will be alternated with popuJar marches by John Philip Sousa m celebration of the great com. poser's 100th birthday anmversary .. At the conclusion of the concert, refreshments will be served on Chase Lawn. In previous years the annual Parents' Day program has been largely attended, with some 950 to 1000 at the affair last year, accord-· mg to an announcement in assembly Tuesday. It is expected that a similar crowd will attend Sund_a_y_'_s_s_e_s_s_io_n_._ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Ayers, a local chiropractor, has been active in opposing the addition to the water supply, compounds purported to prevent tooth decay. Dr. Ayers advocates keeping the water "pure". Earlier in the year, Dr. Charles B. Reif, professor of biology, expressed an opinion in a letter to the editor of a city paper, that many of the articles appearing on the subject were unscientific. - 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 Sports Editor Allen Jeter Editorial Asst. T. R. Price Photo Editor ClilJ Brothers . Business Mgr . .. . Arthur Hoover Asst. Bus. Mgr. Dick Jones Faculty Adviser .. .. George Elliot Editorial and business offices located on. second floor of Lecture Hall, South River Street, WilkesBarre, on the Wilkes Campu11. '.felephone: VAlley 4-4651-2-3-4. Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's Printery, rear 55 North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. �:'riday, May 6, 1955 ----------- Wii.Kf:S _COLI£GE BEACON 3 ·- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ : WILKES DEBATES PRINCETON ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY EDITORIALS Mixed Up All · Around What a fouled up world! Of course this is not an unusual ' • remark in these parts or in any part of the world~ for that matter. · But, unlike Mr. Metcalfe, we're not thjnking _of the intemc;xtional situation. . · · ' · ·· What we had in mind is the relationship between the advent By T. R. PRICE Princeton will be up on Monday and Tuesday to meet Wilkes in a pair of debates on the of final exams and the turn of the weather. It just don't seem right. And for that ma-tier, with graduation just around the corquestion of the recognition of Red China. The Jersey team will meet the College varsity ori Monday night at 8, in a contest open to the ner (down at the gym, we think), U's pretty tough for the 750 alleged students at Wilkes to think along the lines of subject matgeneral public. A second deter-academic subject matter, .that is. bate will follow in assembly But, when you think of it, finals weather and/ or graduation Tuesday at 11. with long gowns and caps to boot, things are going to be hot The College talkers, James Neall-around. For many, though, this will be the last round of veras and J . Harold Flannery, Jr., will meet the sam e Princeton men examinations and really they aren't so bad, they are-er, are against whom they contested in the they? Round about this tim:e each :year, just after a nice couple Johns Hopkins tournament early in weeks on the golf courses, baseball diamonds, drive-ins, etc., of February. Wilkes won the Johns the area, we're hit with the realization thaf much still remains Hopkins tournament. to be done scholastically. · And it'$ downright frustrating, isn't it? The Princeton team will be .comWe've done a lot of reflecting philosophically in our four posed of Martin Louis and Tom years of writing here at Wilkes, so why not again. Guess we've Farer, both veteran debaters. just got to accept the bitter with the sour, or something like that. Louis, one of the top debaters in So, folks, it's out with the late lamps and down with the baggy hi s class, -w as first speaker at the King's College tournament held eyes-here we go again. here in Wilkes~Bane last year. You may wonder just what the purpose is for this tirade on Farer won the ·New Hampshire something about which we can do nothing. It's simply to set State Champions hip in hi s junior that psychological stage for that excruciating moment of realiza- . high sc hool year, and th e state's tion that "the time is now-or maybe never" to get goin'. Or as top debater award in hi s senior. Citizen Tom Paine put it so well .a few years before our entry Farer was last adjudged Princeinto journalism, "These are the times that try men's souls." See ton's second debater, and this year what we mean about a fouled up world. was first speaker at the District Bunn Accepts Job As Head of Dept. Al Wichita Univ. Verry to Study For Doctorate Next Year in NY Seven eliminational tournament, edging Wilkes' Flannery by a few points. The Wilkes combination of Neveras and Flannery won some four tournaments this season, and was the nation's second . best team, emerging as runner-up at the West Point Nationals. In addition to the Johns Hopkins tourney, Flannery and N everas also won the Notre Dame Invitational, defeating Dana H. Verry some of the Mid-West's ,top teams. Verne A. Bunn B FREDA BILLSTEIN Their record for the two years in. , V A B W"lk . y · which they have debated as a team . em~ · unn, . 1 . es m~tructor Dana H. Verry, assistant -p rofes- . f . . t m .Retail Merchand1smg, will leave sor of Commerce and Finance, will j ; s one O 58 wms agams on1Y ·20 j at the end of the semester to head spend the summer and the follow- o~se~. f th d b t . b D . the Wichita (Ka nsas) University's ing school year at Columbia UniIru ges ~r e e a e wi 11 e L n ew Department of Retailing. versity where he will be studying ~h is ;.ober:s, D;v; on~s, head 0 Bunn will organize a completely for his doctorate in education. At~ mgs ~n .. ek a e earn, an new department for the Western Verry, well known to secretarial Y· Josep t· Sair ·th th p .· t University, and will accept an as 0 and business education majors, has d 1bn /onne~~f: w~ , . ~ r;ncel ~ sistant professorship ther e. 1 been teaching s horthand, typing, ~ a es, e~- an es ow er' A member of the Wilkes staff and office co urses at Wilkes for th e ?1~~ ard _Watter dd~~:tm~nt ~?re since 1952, Bunn has been respons ipast two years. is isp aymg e. _e a mg rop ies, ble for developing the Retailing DePrevious to Wilkes, Verry taught cups, plaques, ceitificate~ a nd 0th er partment at the Coll ege . He has at the South Idaho College of Edu- awa rd.s won. by th e Wilkes team. seen it grow from a department cation. He received his masters Th~ display is s lated to ru11 for an wit h some four majors into one of degree at the University of Idaho, entire week, began yeS t e rd ay. th e most promis ing ones on the While in the Army he taught cam pus. English in the Berlitz School of During this tim e a Merchants Languages in Paris and he also Association Advisory committee coac:hed a class in literacy training has been established to furth er the in Missouri. eff ort s and interests of the College Mrs. Verry, who teaches in W est and the community in the retailing Pittston, will receive a leave of abfields. · sence for a year to join her husDo you like tomato juice? Well, A cooperative t raining program band at Columbia. They will re- you can i nd ulge your desire, to a is now being developed to give r eturn to Wilkes-Barre in the fall of certain degree, on th e 17th when tailing students opportunities to th e Red Cross comes around. 1956 and resume teaching. gain work experience while still in As yet there has been no anThey charge no exhorbitant price college. nouncement as to who will fill his for th eir liquid goodies-all th ey Bunn will organize the Wichita position. want is a little blood. retai ling course in somewhat the They will arriv e on campus with same manner. He explained that their bloodmobile th e Tuesday after the merchants of ·th e Wichita area, next, according to Wilkes Director as well as the University, are an of Student Activities Robert W. xious to have such a program esOear Editor: Partridge. tablished. I was amused by the pair of letPart ridge, who also h eads the The western post will a lso tak e ters in yo ur April twenty-second camp us blood driv e, declared that Bunn and his family closer to their issue regarding the honor system. the traveling plasma platform will Idaho and Minnesota homes. They The one bluntly stated there is no be parked at Chase Theater. now live in Meadow Crest, Truckshonor, while the other merely hintThere is more than a mere blood vi lle, a f ew miles from the College . ed that it doesn't flourish at Wilkes. donation at stak e; the bloodmo"I have certainl y enjoyed workAlthough it may provoke a derisive bile's record is held at present by ing at Wilkes ," Bunn decla red resneer on the scornful countenance the ewish Community Center, and centl y. "My experiences and conof one 'tough guy' Beers, I fee l the College will want to go all out tacts," he co ntinued, "have been honor bound to step forward and to maintain its own record, whi ch very enjoyable. You don't forget bravely announce that I am for at the blood bank proper has usual- s uch things." honor. ly been fairly good. I shall not define the t erm-even Undoubtedly, the paper you editif challenged to by the more foren- outside control. ed was the lievliest, most colorful, s ic elem ents on campus. For the There is a comforting number of purposes of this discussion, how- students at Wilkes who will · not most co ntroversial, and the most ever, honor implies that the stu- cheat, no matter who is not watch- widely read paper we have had at dent will conduct himself in such ing. The people with honor will Wilkes in th e eight years I have a manner that he will need no proc- probably continue to lose out to been teaching h ere. While it is true there were some, including m ytor .during examinations. th e people with the system. They self, who t ook issue with you on Any honor system which calls up- don't mind; they have honor, and certain stories, no one that I know on the students to watch each other no honor system will take it a-w a y was indifferent to what was publishwill fail to inspire honor; it merely from them. ed, and every one was given a fair increases the number of proctors. Respectfully, chance to voice his sentiments. An honorable person avo-ids cheatROBERT W. DARROW The paper was probably the most ing because h e feels it is wrongrepresentat ive one we have had, and not because other people are ,w atch- Dear Editor : you are to be commended for having ing. Therefore,· no system is neI should li ke to tak e this opportucessary, or effective, in fostering nity to thank you for the fine sup- made it th e lively vehicle of campus expression that it was. the growth of honor. Honor comes -p ort and encouragement given the Once again, on behalf of the defrom pride and self control-not debating t ea m by The Beacon this baters and myself, thank you for from the absence, or alteration, of year. your generous coverage of our acti- f ! BLOODMOBILE VISITS COLLEGE ON MAY 17,• SQUEEZE OUT ALITTLE Letters To The Editor: The Beacon's Fourth Each year, once a year, the Beacon gets its chance to give that special award-the award of all awards, we think~to a · -wnkes athlete. Jim Ferris of Kingston, a three-sport participant. stood out in the minds of the sports scribes of this paper after all other contenders for the title had been eliminated. To Jim goes the fourth annual award as the Beacon's Athlete of the Year. Each year, it seems, the award means niore. · Before Jim were Parker Petrilak, George McMahon and Len Batroney (last yearl-and these three were certainly fine .e xamples of sportsmanship, ability and competitive spirit-qualities · which the winner is supposed to po.s sess. We feel that Jim Ferris also possesses these qualities. · There were 14 other athletes chosen to join with Ferris to · make up what the Beacon thinks were the "Top 15" for the scholastic year, 1954-55. To Jim .and to the men who gained honorable mention, we extend our heartiest congratulations. Another Step of Progress The plans announced by the administration in this week's Beacon to improve and augment the school's dining facilities is certainly a step in the right direction. It also does another important thing. It shows that the plans laid down at the beginning of the year by Dr. Farley amid.st a storm of protest regarding Harding Hall situation are underway and will be carried out just as__fast as physical and financial conditions will permit. The blueprints of the construction job on the Donn Pining Hall and the Kirby Garage, plus the new glass-encased addition show that the combined facilities for the donn and day students will not only be more modem, expedient and economically sound, but also more · comfoJ,"tcible and convenient as a campus meeting place. This project is something that ha,s been needed for . a long time. In our hasty thinking, though, we must stop and remem);,er that we have grown slowly, but soundly. And although many times we have lacked in facilities, we have gone ahead in our progress level-headedly and without fear of losing all by wrong decision. This method of progress is one of the big reasons why Wilkes will not fail as an educational institution. a. Lettermen, TDR Name Presidents Howard Gross, Bernice Thomas The Wilkes sororit y, Theta Delta Rho, and the Lettermen's Club r ecent.ly elec t ed officers for the next sc hool year, startin g next Septem ber. Elected president of TDR was Bernice Thomas, of the circulation staff of this pap er, and head of the Columbia University next year. Letterm en is Howa rd "Hawkey" Picton, a senior is the present LetGross. t ermen's president. The Wilkes Lettermen elected Other officers named in the poll Gross of Dupont as their president for the next year at an election last of club members were: vice presiweek. Gross will take the reigns dent, Neil Dadurka, Forty Fort; of the Wilkes service organization secretary, Cliff Brautigan, East made up of monogram winners of Orange, N.J.; treasurer, Joe P opple, W est Pittston; sergeant-.a t-arms, the athletic fields next fall. Russell Picton, r ecently named Don Reynolds, Hanover Township; head football coach and a m ember and members of the executive comof the administration of the col- mittee, Jim Ferris of Kingston, and lege, will step into the post of ad- Dave Thomas of North Wilkesviser to the club in the place of Barre. Besides Bernice Thomas a s presiGeorge F. Ralston, present adviser, who will work on his doctorate at dent, TDR elected three other offi<;ers yesterday in a heavy, 54-vote ballot. Named treasurer of the vities and for your personal support sorority was Marg;lret Smith, who of them. gained t he highest vote in the enSincerely, tire el ection. Vice president :will be A RTHUR N. KRUGER Jerri Kolotello and the secretary Director of Debate post will be filled by Peggy Stevens. �Friday, May 6, 1955 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 Top Standards In the Wilkes Sport World HONORABLE MENTION BACKGROUND SHOTS JOHN . BRESNAHAN The lanky forward is a consistent threat with well mastered corner shots and is ohe of. the ace rebounders of the Wilkes cage crew. He is a fine competitor and an able play maker. GLENN CAREY Small for a center, Carey has held the post for three years now on the Colonel grid squad. Despite his size he is one of the most vicious tacklers and defensive men in the school's hi.story. JERRY ELIAS Elias has been one of the most reliable men for Coach John Reese's wrestling· squad. He wrestles in the heavyweight division and usual.ly finds himself up against much larger opponents since the class is unlimited. HARRY ENNIS 'Skinny' has been one of the brightest sparklers on the high scoring hoopsters. He was the team's leading scorer this year and did yeoman service as a rebounder, a job that he often bore the brunt of owing to the team's general lack of height. RONALD FITZGERALD The coaches' selection as the ' Back of the Yea1J Fitz is a fine wingback who can get up and go when tearing off yardage on end sweeps. A converted lineman, he has done a fine job in his four years at Wilkes. AHMED KAZIMI One of the big three of the international flavor on the .soccer team, Kazimi combines a superb knowledge of the game with hustle and determination. He performs equally well on offense or defense and is probably the most aggressive man on the field. YOUNSU KOO All the way from Korea comes Koo, a former officer in the ROK Army. His offensive punch combined with a fine sense of timing has saved more than one game for the Wilkes booters. A fast keen competitor, he never stops running and is a fin e team player. DON McFADDEN A former YMCA wrestling champion Murph comes up with winning records even under the handicap of being moved from weight to weight on occasion when the need calls. He is one of the men that Coach Reese can depend on to turn in a g'OOd performance every time out. MEL McNEW The Baltimore fireball has been the mainstay of the Colonel mound ~orps for three years. Plagued by !l bad arm last season Mel has retained his top ranking status this year. When he is not hurling he foes a capable job in the outer pasture. !\L NICHOLAS Nick came back from the service ;his year and did a fine job in the tullback spot that was foreign to 1im. A shrewd field general and 1 fast, shifty runner he will be re:nembered as one of the all tim e ;:Teats of Wilkes football. rACK RICHARDS An infielder or outfielder - it :ouldn't matter less. Richards can Jo just about anything on a base)all diamond. A very handy man ;o have around for filling any gap ;hat might occur as Coach Partddge discovered last season . 1 fine passer in football, too. JOE TROSKO Trosko is generally conceded to )e one of the finest linemen that ;he Colonels ever had. His brutal ine play earned him All State 1onors in his junior year. Trosko s equally adept at either offense >r defense. :::ARL VAN DYKE The little high scoring forward m the Blue and Gold five just does 10t know the .word stop or quit. ffampered early in the season with 1 hand injury he came back to be me of the best. Jerry Elias Harry Ennis Ronald Fitzgerald - --- - - ---· -·-·---· -·········--·· Ahmed Kazimi Carl Van Dyke SPEEDSTER FERRIS ON THE BASE PATHS Younsu Koo Joe Trosko Jack Richarm Bob Morgan Melvin McNew 30 Don McFadden �WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON friday, May 6, 1955 5 SWATTERS MEET RIDER COLLEGE TODAY AT HOME Tangle With Slrouds Tomorrow; Take lo Revenge Trail Against Cortland Slate on We dn e s da y with AL JETER, Sports Editor Explosion Whatever got into the diamond forces on Monday should, in our opinion, happ en more often. For a team that was about a half inch from earning t h e tag of the hitle~s wonders they did one job for themselves against a bewildered Lycoming crew. By .JIM COLEMAN The diamond.men are in for another busy week as they play Rider and East Stroudsburg this weekend and then, travel to· Cortland on Wednesday for their second chance against the Teachers. Today will be the only home game of the week as the Colonels take on Rider College. RAIDERS GAIN CROWN IN BOWLING LOOP 'B' Fourteen runs worth of batting power in one game is m ore than eno ugh for a team as a general rule. In the case of the Colonels, it was a way more than enough. They didn't need all of that to win, but it was a heartening sign to see the latent plate talent explode. The Ralston Raiders grabbed three out of four points from the second place Walloping Wags last Sunday night to cinch the Inrtamural Bowling League 'B' title. We on ly hope that the boys didn't use up all the potential in one fell S WOO p. We The Raiders will meet the chamwould prefer to pions of Loop 'A' after the latter take the optiis decided this week. The 'A' keg mists view of crown is a toss-up between the Colthe whole thin g lege Tenors and the Ghost Riders and go out on who will meet each other in the the limb to prefinal match. NOW WATCH THIS GUY-Coach Bob Partridge talks things over di ct that better with his ace hurler, Mel McNew. Although the Baltimore fireball things will come Lind paced the champs with 468 has been on the losing end of several games this year, he is the the way of the pins and Weinberger was next ir. main hope of the Colonel mound corps. tossers f r o m line with 455. For the losing Wags, here on in. Morris was the heavy artillery with And one 508 markers with Chapko adding AL JETER can't help but 438. wonder if the The Kingpins sowed up third boys in the Lycoming outfield didn't place honors by taking four points get an acute case of battle rattle from the Deadly Strikers. Llewelfrom all the shelling that took By RODGER LEWIS uprising, and four in the sixth stan- · lyn took the scoring honors for the place. It's a wonder that the ball za. Wilkes College baseball team Kingpins by blasting 516. Larrish park isn't full of fox holes. If the The seven run fifth inning was also hit in the 500 reaches by takoutfielders felt bad think of how broke even in their games this week by downing Lycoming, but losing the most explosive thus far this ing down 50-1. the pitchers must have felt. season for the Partridgemen. In to Cortland. There's still a chance for the fact the stanza topped the single Coleman burned brightly for the The Colonels put together 10 game high for the locals during the losers with 412 while Ackoury came charges of Bob Partridge to salvage a decent season. If the swatters hits, gathering 14 runs to defeat current campaign. through with 3'72. do come through in the final games, Lycoming on Monday at Kirby Last Saturday the Colnnt>ls were The Rampaging Five didn't even they wouldn't be the first Wilkes Park as Eddie Birnbaum held the subdued by Cortland St.ate Teachteam to make a poor start and then boys from Williamsport to 5 tallies. ers, 4 to 2, at Kirby Park. Mel have to start a minor stampede as all of a sudden come from nowhere In his first start of the season, McNew was tagged for rhe loss, they took four points on a fo,·feit from the last place Rambling Six to be world-beater's. the freshman southpaw limited the his third against one vic1: 1ry. who failed to show at all. Even if they don't come through opposition to seven safeties. It was The Teachers produced single The Fivers bowled away with with a whole string of wins from Birnbaum's first win of the current runs in the seventh and ninth in~ here on in there is still consolation campaign against no losses. He nings to pull ahead and defeat the Steck rolling 388 and Price hitting in the fact that the squad is fresh- has appeared several previous Colonels. Up to the seventh, the for 83. man dominated. And even if the times in relief roles and may be tossers were tied with the •.· isiAt the present time plans are season doesn't come up to what the answer to the pitching prob- tors. underway for the awarding of Partridge would like in his last lems. The Wilkesmen collected their trophies of some sort to the winyear a s a coach he can leave feelingThe Blue and Gold collected two tallies in the fourth and sevPnth ning teams and high bowlers in assured that he has built up a t eam runs in the first frame, one in the frames. Rescigno collected two of each loop. The presentations will that will be together for several third, seven in the big fifth inning the locals' four hits. be announced at a later date. years and will be heard of before they are through. SPIKERS EXPLODE FOR 14 RUNS TO REGISTER SECOND VICTORY 0 In last year's outing, Rid er edged Wilkes, 4-2, and East Stroudsburg split two high scoring games with the Blue and Gold. If the team again com es to the plate with the power they dis played last Monday, they might have a slight edge on the J erseyites. In the first game this year with Cortland, the Colonels hitting was behind par and Mel McNew dropped a close decision to th e Tea chers, 4-2. Infield Intact Coach Bob Partridge will again employ the infield combination that he had at the beginning of the season and which he used against Lycoming in the 14-5 victory. Bob Mioduski covers the first sack and. Mike Goobic at second with Ronnie· Rescigno at short form the key-. stone combination. The "hot corner'' will have Joe Parsnik coveringit. For today's game, the outfield will be Dick Kachinosky, Jim Ferris and Sam Shugar while on Saturday, Mel McN ew will handle left field in place of Kachinosky. Mel McNew, who has started six of WC's eight games, will once again take on the ironman's role as he starts today's game against Rider and then, comes back on Wednesday to get his second chance against Cortland. Ed Birnbaum or Al Broody will get the nod to take the hurling assignment against East Stroudsburg. Promise Birnbaum, although a little wild, pitched Wilkes on to victory against Lycoming and Broody hurled the JV sq uad to a win against Keystone in their only starts this year. Broody hurled fine ball throughout the game although plagued by a sore arm. He struck out eight batters while walking four and won his own game in the ninth by knocking in the winning run. The Colonels displayed this best best offensive attack this past week and it is hoped that they continue Air Tight Fielder Ronnie Rescigno [~gc~;\i~~;t;j;~ :~:l~sfir:ct.eldINTRAMURAL BOWLING STANDINGS . Gains Pl~yer of the Week Award Intramural Softball In the major league circuit the Title Goes to Champs Yanks have their "Scooter" Rizzu- Top Man Alt}:lough there is a story on the Athlete of the Year on the front page, we would like to stick a LEAGUE 'B' couple of cents in here. In our mind, the Beacon Sports Staff made FINAL STANDINGS the best possible choice that 1t Ralston Raiders 19 could have made in Jim Ferris. We Walloping Wags 16 were in wholehearted agreement Kingpins 13 with the selection and believe that Rampaging Five 5 if ever a guy was deserving of the Deadly Strikers 4 title, Ferris is. We also believe Rambling Six . . 3 * * * * * that the runners up were a fine representative group of the school'~ TOP TEN (Men) athletes. All in all we're quite LEAGUES A and B pleased with the selections and hope Grns. Pins Avg. that you are too. Congratulations, Morris, Wags . 12 1988 167 Jim Ferris. Llewellyn, King. 15 2467 164 Falk, CT 12 1967 164 Havir, WB 12 1921 160 Rydzewski, GR . 12 1900 158 Gross, Wags . 15 2361 157 Smith, GR . 12 1875 156 Larish, King. 15 2342 156 Sabalesky, King. 9 1404 156 Ennis, CT 12 1859 153 * ** * * "On the Boulevard" - Rt. 115 TOP FIVE (Women) Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Grns. Pins Avg. Pish, Wags ·12 1496 125 Thomson, DS 6 643 108 It's a Pleasure to Serve You Hopkins, WW . 9 960 107 Luty, GR . 12 1274 106 • A Full Course Meal Giacometti, WW 9 861 96 Toll Gale Restaurant Or a Sandwich • Good Food • Reasonable Prices Plenty of Free Parking Space Catering to Small Groups F. DALE, Prop. Where Smart College People Meet - The MAYFAIR DUPONT HIGHWAY 11 to, and in the college circuit Wilkes has its own man on a scooter filling the shortstop position in Ronnie Rescigno, this week's 'Player of the Week.' The little s-peedster, who plugs the big hole between third and second, has been a defensive sparkler all year. After bobbling a pla,;r early in the season, he settled down to display a calm unruffled, steadiness that has seen him handle 47 fielding attempts without an error. Earlier this week he chalked up seven smooth assists against Lycoming. The fellow with the magnetic glove doesn't fall into the "good field, no hit" category, for he has displayed no petty talents at the plate. A switch hitter, he is belting the horsehide at a strong .360 percentage, and has one triple on record. Ronnie is a freshman with his sights set on a degree in Education. He came to Wilkes from Cambria Heights, Long Island, after an alumnus from up that way recommended the school to him. Ron visited Wyoming Valley, looked the school over, and decided he liked it. In baseball and football, he has given Wilkes' coaches much reason to be thankful for his decision. Ronnie attended Evanderchild s 11 Ron Rescigno High School, in Long Island, where he gain ed two years of varsity experience as an infielder. In his sophomore year he had the misfortune of breaking an ankle. H e gained further experience in anJ around New York City in games sponsored by the New Yorf< Athletic Club . • LC>NGS1N( on.W\.C~ Featuring The Newest In College Men's Fashions For the second year in a row the Champions reign as the victors in the intramural softball league. Lead by captain Parker Petrilak the Champs went undefeated in four games. The Champs were followed in the standings by the Barbarians with a 4-1 record; the Hawks, 3-2; Maxwell's Deemonds, 3-3; Weckesser, 1-3; and the Misfits, 0-5. In the Shawnessey Playoffs which begin Monday, the Champs will meet Maxwell's Deemonds and the Barbarians will tangle with the Hawks. The winners will meet Tuesday to decide the playoff crown. The two losing teams will play a consolation round on the same day. If the winner of the playoffs is a different team than the Champions, a playoff game between that team and the champions will take place Thursday for the trophy. If the Champs win the playoffs the trophy is automatically theirs. SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES for ~ WILKES:ANCES , ~ JOHN B. STETZ~• Expert Clothier 9 E. Market St., W-B. [G~ /... \ �Friday, May 6, 195. WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 6 MOTHER'S DAY TEA SET THIS AFTERNOON AT This afternoon is the occasion of a very special event for the girls of Theta Delta Rho, the Mother's Day Tea. The t ea, which will be held from 3 to 5 at McClintock Hall will provide the opportunity for the mothers to relax, enjo y themselves, and meet each other, the women faculty members, and the members of the sorority. Naomi Kivler will pour. A hig hlight of the event will be a short skit in which the girls will model old fashioned costumes. The skit begins with an old woman pensively leafing through an old picture album, and reminiscing. The pictures magically becpme lifesized as the TDR girls, bedecked in old fashioned clothes, step into a huge .p icture frame . The costumes will depict many periods. Th ere will be 19th century suits with fitted bodices, full long skirts, and long fitted sleeves puffed at the shoulder . Then from a later period will come cotton dresses with high necks, long sleeves , and lacy ruffled skirts. And of course, it wouldn't be complete if the fla pper g irl era wasn't represented. The headdress of t he models will TUESDAY DEBATE ASSEMBLY AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Assembly next Tuesday will be held in the First Presbyterian Church at the corner of Franklin and Northampton Streets. The assembly has been changed to accomodate a dinner of the Chamber of Commerce. Debaters Speak at Kingston The Wilkes debat ers will present a forum program this evening at 7 :30 before the Luzerne-Lackawanna Counties Laymen's League. The program will be held at Kingston Christian Church, 881 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston. vary from small bonnets, extravagant in design, to huge sweeping hats decorated with multicolored flow ers and plumes. Chair man of th e affair is Patsy Reese. Her committees inelude: Refr es hments, Marion Laines ; invitations, J essie Roderick; entertainment, Pat Fox, J eannette P errins, Connie Kamarunas; hostess, Gai l Laines; hou se, Margaret Smith ; publicity, Molli e Beard; cl ean -up, Mary W est . Petrilak, 3Parker Lois Jones Married Two Psych Majors Accepted at New School Two Wilkes College senior psychology ma jors have been accepted for graduate study at the New School, New York City. David L. H oats, native of North Wilkes-Barre, and Sheldon Schneider, Ashley Hall resident from New York City, have received notification of their acceptance to the school considered by many as the finest of its type in the world. Both Hoats and Schneider will be graduated from Wilkes on June 6. The Beacon wishes to congratulate Parker Petrilak and the for mer Lois Jones upon their marriage. Both Parker and Lois are full time students at Wilkes majoring, at the present dme, in Elementary Education. They are now living in Kin gston at 172 E. Dorrance St. Parker and Lois were married in Maryland last New Year's Eve. The marriage was first announced during the Easter vacation. Parker, who was ranked "Player of the Year" in 1952, has been active in soccer, basketball and football. Lois, who is now a junior, intends to finish this semester of schooling and become a professional housewife. Library Plans Outing June l Students who work in the Wilkes Library and the Library's project io ni sts who want to g o on the Library outing on the first of June a re urged to hurr y to Ki rby and ge t their nam es in fo r the party. T he outing w ill be held at Pioneer Avenue, in Dallas . Pioneer A ve nue, for the benefit of out-of tow ner s, is the one on which Dallas ha s it s library. CAMPUS "STAND-OUTS" VARIETY SHOP Books - Supplies - Novelties Subscriptions Hours: 9-12 - 1-5 ... WELCOME full -window display of t he trophies the Wilkes debaters have won during the year, statistics of their debates and photographs of the t eam and its coach are now on display on th e South Main Street sid e of Fowler, Dick and Walker, the Bo ston Store. A * * * "I've got L&M... and L&M's got everything!" A PAPER FOR THE HOME ••• SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Most Complete Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION WEEKLY FEATURES Men's Reg. 12.95 Value 8.99 Save 3.96 o o o Flannels - Gabardines Brown - Navy - Grey - Blue All Perfect Quality - Sizes 28-42 Men' s • Pomeroy's First Floor PARK, SHOP and EAT at the new FOWLER, DICK and WAL KER The Boston Store with our plans." He added, "I th ink we have foun d the solution to a probl em that has concerned us for some time." Dr. Farley also said that, if the project is approved, work should begin immediately following the close of the spring semester and that the building should be ready for use by September. The work will reportedly cost in the neighbor hood of $70,000 and the job has been contracted by Lacy, Atherton and Davis, archit ect s, and the Sordoni Construction Company. JORDAN Est. 1871 Display of Debate Trophies In Boston Store Windows Wilkes College BOOKSTORE AND CAF' ADDITION (continued from page 1) Stands Out from All the Rest! L&M wins its letters for flavor ... Light and~ And the pure, white Miracle Tip draws easy, so you enjoy all the taste. No wonder L&M sales are soaring on campus after campus. It's America's best filter cigarette. Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** 9 ,vest ~1arket Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. BMOC � 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 1955 May 6th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 May 6 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/5151ee8171298469df49c45be839e057.pdf 1dbda856ed39b5fd733aa6d53d501701 PDF Text Text . The Community College, Serving Wyoming Valley And The World Vol. X, No. 27 ~ - WILKES COLLEGE - THE BEACON ~Beacon Covers The Campus From Comer To Comer Week After Week WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1955 Cinderella to be Revealed Tonight at Gym One of 11 Coeds To Win WC Title; Ball Begins at 9 ASSISTANT NEW EDITOR H. Krachenfels, John Kushnerick To Be Assistants ASSISTANT T. R. Price, editorial assistant this year, has been named editor of the BEACON for the 1955-56 school year, according to an announcement yesterday from the Wilkes Board of Publications. By HELEN M. KRACHENFELS Which one of these charming Wilkes coeds will be Cinderella for 1955? Which one will succeed in rallying up the largest "bloc" of voters? (What a legislative and unromantic fairy tale this is!) Cindy no longer needs tiny feet, but voters instead! But never fear, even if our syst em of choosing Cinderella does not seem properly ethereal, everything else about the Ball will be in the most fantastic style that our fantastic Student Council can devise. As you drive up to the Palace in your high-powered carriages, (please remember the one-way coach t r affic ruling on the King's South Franklin Street) and enter the gorgeously decked ballroom to the melodic strains of Jack Melton's orchestra, you will surely feel that y ou are attending a truly Royal affair. All this-the splendor of ,t he musis, the gala decorations, the regal at mosphere, and of course the exciting climax of the evening, Cinder ella's r evealing. You don't :want to miss a bit of it. One last note of a ssurance-cease your worrying about that almost e mpty fe eling in your pocket. For t he mere pittance of $2.00, the d rawbridge will be lowered and affo r d you admittance to the royalest of evenings-the 1955 Cinderella Ball! Bob Partridge, Ralston Ho n o r e d Tomorrow Coaches Par t r idge and George Ralston will be honored at a banquet at Hotel Sterling tomorrow even ing at 7 o'clock. The f east wil l fo llow the alumni g am e slated for 2 p .m. at Kir by Park a nd will commemorate the leav ing of the two coach es from the Wilkes sports scene. J i.:-: F erris will open on the mo und for the current diamond squad. He will be r elieved by Partridge when Ral ston does his stint fo r the Alumni. Welton Far rar and John Chwalek will "umpire" the game. The latter will ump behind the plate and commented, " I will call the game fair a nd sq uare- -until the alumni g et too far behind." In two previous g a mes the alumni were defeated. Helen Krachenfels T. R. Price John Kushnerick CURTIS ENDS TERM AS BEACON'S 10-TH EDITOR Editor Jack Curtis stepped down a s. head man of the Beacon today at noon when the paper arrived at its point of destination-the Snack Bar on campus. In over seeing the 27th issue of the paper-more than have been published here in a number of years, possibly the most in a school year- Curtis had a number of observations to make. He told one of his former Beacon r eporters, now under the charge of the new editor, T. R. Price, that he has appreciated the help of the staff during the entire school year, and that, though there have been a number of lapses, during which time interest seemed to lag in the paper, he has felt well-supported during the year. Particularly mentioned for yeoman duty were T. R. Price, Al J et er, Jonni Falk, John Kushnerick, Art Hoover, Dick Jones, and Helen Kra chenfels, those who made up the backbone of the staff. Also praised by the former editor were promising newcomers Janice Schuster, Jerry Stein, Les Weiner, Maryan Powell, Irene Tomalis, Bill DeMayo, Rodger Lewis, Jim Coleman and others whose names he might not have been able to recall on the spur of the moment. The photo staff of Cliff Brothers, Irv Kaye and Jerry J_,ind also came for praise by the Editor, as did the all-round work of Freda Billstein, Janie Keib el and Pat McNelis, who perform ed some of the unsung tasks, Freda (By-line) Billstein having also turned out to be a topnotch writer. The circula tion staff al so got a plug from its former chief , including Bernice Thomas and Barrf,lra Rog ers who had the job of keeping the Beacon in the mail s. Then there were sportsmen Jerry Elias, Tom Kaska, lzz Sherman and a host of other s. The editor wanted to make sure that if some de(continued on page 2) I BIO CLUB OUTING The Wilkes College Biology Club is holding its annual outing at W olf e's Grove this Sunday, May 15, 1955. Thi s will be the last function of the year for the club as a whole. RETURN OF BOOKS TO LIBRARY URGED All students are urged to return books on time to the library. Preparations for the annual inventory are now being in process. BEACON Photo by Cliff Brothers Campus Coeds Competing In Contest; Tonight's Ballots Will Tell WHICH ONE-One of these 11 pretty girls, all students at Wilkes, will be chosen as Cinderella at the annual Cinderella Ball which will be held tonight in the gymnasium. Candidates are, left to right, seated: Nancy Beam, Jacqueline .Jones, Constance K.amarunas, Jeannette Perrins, Miriam J ean Dearden and J,ois Long. Standing: Patricia Fitzgerald, Nancy Morris, Jacqueline Oliver, Ann F a ust and Ruth Wilbur. Jack Melton and his orchestra will provide music for dancing from 9 to 1. According to tradition midnight will mark the revealing of the Cinderella. In making the announcement, George Elliot, member of the board a nd a dviser to the paper this year, al so r evealed that John Kushnerick and Helen Krachenfels, both seniors,· will serve as assistant editors , while Roger Lewis, a sophomore next year, will be sports editor and Richard Jones, another senior-elect, will hold down the post of business manager. Price, a native of Wilkes-Barre and a r esident of 68 Elizabeth Street, is a graduate of Elmer L. Meyers High School, Class of 1952. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Price, he is majoring in English and expect s to enter journalism on graduation next June. This year, Price served in a number of capacities on the staff of the Beacon, including headline editor, copy a ssistant, £eat u re writer, general r eporter and makeup assistant, among many others. The new appointee r eplaces this year's Editor Jack Curtis , who graduates in June. Price earns the distinction of carrying on what has become tradition for the editorial post in rece nt yea rs. He is the fo urth editor in fi ve years to call South Wilkes-Barre home. Chuck Gloman started the spell and was follo wed by Paul Beer s. Then came Curtis, and now Price. The editor will have an experienced staff under him next year in Mi ss Krachenfels and Kushnerick. Helen is a resident of Forty Fort and wa s edu cated in that borough's schools. She has been an a ctive person in her th ree yea rs on camp us, having served as a r eporter for the pa per, meber of TDR and a s member and secretary of the Student Council. She has also been a dean's li st st udent. Kushnerick, a native of Freeland, near Hazleton, is a vet eran of the Navy, in wh ich he served as an offi cer. Presentl y, he res ides in Plymout h with his wife . H e is a major in English and Education. He has been a bright spot on the Beacon staff this year, and began his journalistic career here as an artist, drawing several excellent ca r toons for the Beacon. He later br anched into writing and other face t s of newspaper publication Heading the sports department will be a bright newcomer to the campus journalistic world this year, Rodger Lewis of Plymouth. Only a sophomore next year, Rog has been a ctive on campus in many r espects this year. Besides being one of the sports department's most dependable r epor t er s, he has been active as basketball manager and a member of the Lettermen's Club. He also has written for the local (continued on page 2) �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 2 Council Discusses The Last One - · For A While Hazing Program It's not usually "style" for an editorial writer to use the first EDITORIALS person or to refer to himself as "I". We've been against it for four years, but this week, the last for a while which will see us writing editorials, we figure it's appropriate. Perhaps I'd best take first things first. To do that I'd have to say that being editor of the Beacon this year has been the fulfillment of one of my fondest desires. It has been ·· _1derful. Certainly, it has not been a bed of roses. The paper and the editor have had their ups and downs. We've both had a lot of adverse conditions with which to deal from time to time, too. But on a whole, I think we profited by it all. As to whether we succeeded in our purpose -that of giving the college the kind of paper it really wants-I can't really say. The Beacon, and especially the editor, has had a great number of critics this year. In such a position, that of editor, one must expect such JOHN D. CURTIS criticism. There's the old saying, you can't please everybody, and that's so right. Sometimes, it seems, you can't please anybody. And at first, I'll confess, this criticism made me want to fight back. I simply wasn't used to such harsh outcries among a stud~nt body I had considered as a whole as friendly. But, and to use another time-worn cliche, time heals all things, I got used used to the status quo-learned to accept what's what without running away from it. Many Changes - Growth I changed in many ways-in actions, attitudes, and even in editorial policy. We started the year with certain specific goals in mind. But as we went along, I realized, almost too late, I confess, that as editor of the Beacon, it is my job to learn as I go along, that this is extremely important. Right now, after having completed a job which I felt my past experience would make "easy" for me, I can say with all sincerity, that I have grown from the experience, broadened, so to speak, and maybe even literally, and I learned that being editor of the Beacon was one of the most important experiences in my college career. Perhaps in life, for that matter. For, what I learned here, through the school of college hard-knocks, won't soon be forgotten. Perhaps you'd like to know what I feel I've learned. Well, first, I think I have a greater understanding of people. An editor must work with people, all different individuals, and must be able to get along with them. Secondly, the responsibility for everything which went into the paper, in the end, was directed right back to me. It was a good feeling at first, but later, a rather frustrating one at times. Journalistically, I formed ideas and attitudes which will stick with me throughout any career I might choose in a similar field, be they good or bad, which again, is just a matter of opinion, I realize. Most Important, Perhaps But, and perhaps most important, I learned to appreciate the end product of hard work-work by myself and the others who worked with me in 'putting out your paper'. At the end of the week, when I'd walk into the snack bar and pick up the paper, I'd get a feeling of "Well, be it good or bad, we've turned out another paper to the best of our abilities." And that feeling of accomplishment was a good one. But, then, I'd sit down at a table, usually by myself, and do what many chided me forI'd read the Beacon over from stem to stern to see what errors were made and what could have been done in a more improved fashion. I'll admit that I was never completely satisfied. This lack of satisfaction bothered many with whom I came in contact, too-but that was how it was. · I've had words editorially with many people this year. Some, most I might add, were constructive and usually complimentary, but others were what you might term calling a spade a spade, which is just what we did . . True, as many have expressed it, "Why get yourself so excited about things on campus. In viewing the world as a whole, all of Wilkes College is insignificant." True, again, but I have felt that many fine things are developing here and that I should stick up for that which I feel is right-all toward the betterment of the world and society, in a long-range view. Certainly, never has there been any personality attack involved. Personally I wanted to alienate no one, for I can honestly say I have no ill feelings toward anyone on campus. I can only wish that this feeling were shared by all. Those Who Did It! There have been a number of people this year who have not only helped me put out your Beacon, but without whom the paper would never have gone to press. First, was Al Jeter, my roommate, who started on the sports section with me last year when I was sports editor and who did a marvelous job, beyond the call of his responsibilities to me or the paper this year. He was the first member of the staff to work with me this year and was . the last at the printer's as we readied to give you issue No. 27. Then there was Ivan " Jonni" Falk, himself qualified to be the editor of this or any college newspaper. Jon was the best right-hand man an editor could have, his ideas were fresh and his work thorough. T. R. Price, your new editor, was another. (continued on page 4) Friday, May 13, 195;.. WALTER SAVAGE LEAVES TO WORK ON DOCTORATE The Beacon wishes to take this last opportunity to wish "good luck'' to a member of the faculty who will leave at the end of this semester, his first at the college. That person is Walter Savage, English instructor, who will work on his doctoral dissertation next year at the University of Penns ylvania. Mr. Savage has proven a likeable person, a fine Ashley Hall dormmate, and top-notch teacher. He came to Wilkes for the semester to fill the ga p left by the absence of Joseph Donnelly, and did a fine job. We're sure the entire college joins in wishing him luck and success in the future. By HELEN M. KRACHENFELS At the Student Council meeting Tuesday night, Sam Lowe presented a suggested program for next year's Freshman orientation. The program has been drawn up by members of this year's Freshman exec utive council , and has as two of its salient features a n ex t ensive "big broth er-big sist er" plan, and a new concluding program consisting of a Sophomore-Freshman s ponsored Halloween Dance, at which an "uncrowning" ceremony would be h eld. Some discussion was held on this matter and a motion was made and carried to the effect that a meeting of the Student Council and class officers or executive councils be h eld on Monday night, May 16, at 7 :30 in Hollenback Hall for the purKon stantin Symonolewicz, propose of further discussion. f essor of sociolog y at Wilkes, was recently informed by the University of Columbia that his doctorate KRACHENFELS thesis was accepted without cor(continued from page 1) papers on occasion and was active rections. The thesis, which concerns the in journalism at Plymouth High School, from which he graduated. sociological contributions of MaliH e will be one of the youngest per- noski and sociological theories, will sons to hold such an important post be published as soon as the details in nine years of Beacon publica- of printing and copyrighting are completed. tions. Symonolewicz c o m p l e t e d his Dick Jones, a nativ e of up-river Towanda, was a ssistant business a cademic wor k toward the doctormanager and a featur e writer of ate earlie r in the year. H e has the paper this year. His work in been a m ember of the staff at several departments qualifies him Wilkes since the school r eceived it. a s the bu siness manager and gives charter. him an excellent viewpoint for such a .po st. Jones was res ponsible for much of the new advertising in the momentarily escaped him, that they Beacon this year, a factor which too be extended best wishes for the kept the sheet going even in face future and a vote of gr atitude for any and all services rendered him of a lack of appropriated funds . and the paper this year, no m atter ONE OF 11 how big or small. Columbia U. Accepts Symonolewicz Thesis WC Tops· Tigers In 2Home Debates By T. R. PRICE Wilkes debaters routed Princeton Monday night and Tuesday morning . Speaking on the negative side of the question of U. S. recognition of Communist China, Wilkes debater s, Jam es Neveras and J. Harold Flanne1·y, Jr., def eated the J er sey t eam in both debates. The cont est s wer e the first appearances of the Colleg e t eam befor e hom e audiences this season. The Monday nig ht affair was h eld at th e St. Stephen's Episcopal church-house, while the Tuesday debate was one of the College's assembl y pr ograms, held in the First P res byt erian Church . Prominent Judges Monday evening 's judges were David J ones, Attorneys Harold Rosenn and Charles Coslett, and Dr. Ellis Rob ert s of the WilkesBarre Bu siness College. They voted 4 to 1 t o give the decision to Wilkes. Mrs. Enoch Thomas, Attorney· Edward Dar ling, and the Rev. Willard Edmond s, who were the judges for th e a sse mbly debate on Tuesday morning , g ave the College t eam a unanim ous 3 t o O victory. Three ma in points of ar gument in the Tu esda y debate were those concerning the effect recognition of Communist China would have on the United States, its r elations with its allies, and t he effect on the U.N. Make Strong Point N ominations to fill the vacated post will be made at t oday's Manuscript meetin g , and elections will be h eld at t h e club 's final meet in g n ext week. (continued from page 1) serving individuals were not mentioned, and from the looks of the list there are many whose names - JORDAN Est. 1871 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 Sports Editor ..... . Allen Jeter Editorial Asst . ... .. .. .. T. R. Price Photo Editor .... .. . Cliff Brothers Business Mgr . . .. Arthur Hoover Asst. Bus. Mgr. Dick Jones Faculty Adviser ... . George Elliot Editorial and business offices located on second floor of Lecture Hall, South River Street, WilkesBarre, on the Wilkes Campua. Telephone: VAlley 4-4651-2-3-4. Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's Printery, rear 55 North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. ~==========~=~ Toll Gale Restaurant "On the Boulevard" - Rt. llS Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Dr. Eugen e Hammer, h ead of the education department of Wilkes Colleg e will act a s moderator for Area Public Relations Workshop on May 17th at 8 in Coughlin High School. Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality tt 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The Theta Delta Rho JuniorSenior Buffet, an affair to honor the seni or memb er s of the sorority, is slated fo r n ext Wednesday, May 18 at 6 on the second floor of the Dorm Cafeteria. A varied program, highlighted by the presentation of gifts to the seniors, is promised. 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You a d aggage, s round t . r can ea h n two m mile • r,p coach f c sa'Ve 25% ore tra'Ve/. s or m Ores o of r FARES * Ore by u . on most tr' egu/ar home ~t thOr, 9athe~n~SGRoup Eth~~, You each e same time . or more h '."1 y sepa sa'Ve 28% ,n same d ' _ead,ng rate/y, o, e'Ven 'f irect,on and ~•cept for lo I You return oo Oshirir,tor, arid' tr~'le/ beti,v Points ea st otta:caster, New YorkPo.- EASTERN RAILROADS ~ 'if . ·.. �riday, May 13, 1955 3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON TOSSERS LAST HOME TILT TODAY AGAINST E. STROUDS; FINISH SEASON NEXT WEEK The Second Annual AIDS Spring · Worksho-p was held yesterday, May 12 at Kingston High School. The program theme was "A Plan of By JIM COLEMAN The Wilkes diamondmen finish their home season today at 4 at Kirby Park against East Stroudsburg and then wind up the works when they travel to Bloomsburg on Wednesday and lo Ithaca on Friday. Th e Colonels will be out for revenge today as they face t h e Teachers who handed them a 14-6 beatin g on fiv e home runs last Saturday. George "Mo" Batterson will get the starting assignment By RODGER ·LEWIS and the men in back of him will Wilkes College's baseball squad have on their fighting togs as they drop-p ed three contests in last try to rede em themselves. The week's diamond action. The losses lineup that has been employed in came at the hands of Cortland, th e last three gam es will once a- Stroudsburg, and Rider. Th e Colog ain be put on the field. nel s record now stands at 2 wins Mike Goobic seems to be settled a g ainst 9 defeats. at second a s he ·handled that bag effi ciently in the la st few games. Against Cortland State Teach ers And, with Ron Rescigno, who has Coll ege, on Wednesday, Mel Mchandl ed 57 chances without a mis- N ew pit ched great ball, but lost cue, at shortstop, a sure double out on a mi s understanding by the play combination appears. On cat cher, Sokol. The t eams were Wedn esday against Bloomsburg , deadlo cked for 5 ½ innings wh en Wilkes will try to add the extra in the bottom half of t he sixth pun ch th ey have finally shown to frame, with two out, a call ed third com e through with the victory after strik e was mi sund erstood by th e los ing t o Bloom, 5 to 4, earli er in Col onel catcher to have been call ed th e sea son. a ball. Sokol threw, but it was Th e Colonels were leading durin g not in time. The hom e club then most of thi s g ame, but th e T each- continu ed t o bat and coll ect ed th e ers a dded fo m· runs in th e sixth to t hree winning talli es. give th em th e winning mar gin in s pite of a late rally by WC. Mel In th e cou rse of th e game McN ew McN ew w ill take on t he hurling stru ck out nin e Cortland batter s chores against t h e Maroon and whi le giving up only two walks . Gold. Th e Blue and Gold had runn er s on Wilkes w ill end th e season on base in every inning except two, Fri da y in a night game against but co uld not push a cross a tally. Ithaca w ith Birnba um most lik ely In last Saturday's defeat East doi ng th e chu ck ing. The Bomb~rs St r oud sburg Stat e Teach er~ Cold shu t out t he Blue a nd Gold behm I 1eo-e pounded three Colon el pitcher s th e ~hree-?it pitchin g of Don Kern , , fo~· 15 hits to win, 14 to 6. Broody, earli er thi s sea son. _McN~w also I first of th e trio that also included pitched a_ ~- ood gam e 111 th is m eet- Birnbaum and Batterson, was tagmg by givi_ng 1:1P only two earned ged for the loss, r uns and six hits, McN ew , who has been hitting the The locals collected one run in ball at a .349 clip, will be looked the fourth stanza and fo ur tallies on to add the needed hits to bring in . the sixth fra me to account for victory back to the Wilkes campus. th eir runs. Mel McNew had three Dick Kachinosky, the only senior of the seven Colonel hits, two of on th e t eam, has been hitting well which were good for doubles. and is another main cog in the ofLast Friday Dick Kachinosky's fen se machinery. All of the other player s seem to have found their grand slam home r un went to waste hitting eyes so there may be a a s Rid er scored two runs in the bri ght s pot a s the diamondmen top of the ninth to win , 7 to 5. The finish their season. With seven Colonels collected their tallies in fr eshmen on the team, an optimis- the second and a four run third tic outlook can be shown in looking inning. McNew pitched all the way and · was tagged for the loss. to the corning years. Colonels Suffer Triple Dumping in Week's Play with AL JETER, Sports Editor Slips Goois and bobbles do happen every once in awhile in th e newspap er business . Some people say they happen all the time, but whichever vi ew com es closer, the fact r emain s that we pulled a beaut in the last issue. Bob Morgan's pictur e app eared among the honorable mention men in the Athlete of the Year competition, but a writeup for hi m was missing. A lot of people noticed it and it's on e of those times when you wish you could crawl som ewhere. The slight was unintentional of course, and the r esult of having to ru s h like blazes to m eet a dea dline. But, we reall y can't offer an excuse because we should have AL JETER caught it before t he paper w ent out. So t o Bob Morgan this column offers its apol ogy- we sure didn't mean it. Morgan is one of the finest grappler s we have seen and has done himself and th e school credit wherever he has wrestled. He is a worthy honorabl e mention and one of Wilkes ' brightest shining stars with a fin e future still ah ead of him. The last issue is h ere and it's time to hand th e sports editorship r eigns over. Before going, we would like to say that it's been som etimes fun, sometimes a strain, sometimes a pain in the neck, but worth the experience for sure. It's been a good year too, because betw een th e s e v e r a 1 outstanding t eams produced and the changes in almost all of the coaching departm ents w e hav e n ever run short of cop y. Thanks Gang As a final word we would like t o sa y a thanks that comes right fr om down deep to Rodger Lewis, who will be your sports editor next year, and Jim Coleman. Lewis has been the right hand man all year long and without his always dependable work the sports page mi ght not have come out several times. Always on th e ball, Rodger could alwa ys be counted on to produce wh en th e chips were down or at any other time for that matter. We ,w ish him g ood luck for n ext yea r and are s ure that he will have a con sistentl y fin e page. J im Coleman joined th e staff during wres tling season when we needed a grappling expert a nd has been a consi stent wr iter ever since, following th r ough during baseball. Wi t hout thes e two, our job would ha ve been mag n ifi ed greatly and at times impossible. Anoth er m ent ion must be made of John Ku shn eri ck who came t hrough wh en we were bogged down on more than one occasion to lend hi s help even though he had r egular a ssig nments in the general departm ent. In closing , thanks to all of you who have read th e paper, offered sugg estions, comments, and criticisms. You have all been a big help in letting us know what the school wanted to read about. Adios ! Iron Man McNew Comes Through Again In Player Of Week Balloting! Mel McNew Th e iron man does it again. Mel McN ew is th e Beacon's choice for Player of the Week for the second tim e during this baseball season. Mel ha s been tagged as the heavy duty man of th e Wilkes mound corps and with good reason. We can think of f ew pitch ers who could come back time after time to throw I c.'Onsistently good games with the small amount of rest time between a ssignments. The last Wilkes hurler to see such action was John Milliman, now in the Army. And there's very little that McNew can't do on the diamond, thus making him a doublely useful man to have around. His work in the outfield leaves little ,t o be desired and when he isn't blazin' 'em past that's where h e can be found - in the outfi eld. Few pitchers are known for th eir hitting ability, but McNew seems to be the exception to th e rule and is a dangerous man with t h e sti ck at all times. H e is a noted clutch hitter and has come through more than a few times when Wilkes has been in a t ight spot. With still another y ear left McNew is well on his way to being one of the most versatil e m en on th e diamond that the school has ever been bl essed with. t tI ~•+f:•~ ~ ~ · ~* Jlllll~i,1111--.i1-.1111i!!I - - ■-•-- Action". Executive Secretary of AIDS is Dr. Eugene Hammer, head of the Wilkes College Education Department. Why do more college men and women smoke VICEROYS than any other filter cigarette? BECAUSE ONLY VICEROY GIVES YOU A PURE, NON-MINERAL, NON-TOXIC FILTER WITH 20,000 FILTER TRAPS IN EVERY FILTER TIP! 1. Yes, only Viceroy has this filter comp9sed of 20,000 tiny filter traps. You cannot obtain th~ same filtering action in any other cigarette. 2. 3. Besides being non-mineral and non-toxic, this cellulose-acetate filter never shreds or crumbles. 4. 5. Smokers en masse report that filtered Viceroys have a finer flavor even than cigarettes without filters. Rich, satisfying, yet pleasantly mild. The Viceroy filter wasn't just whipped up and rushed to market to meet the new and skyrocketing demand for filtered cigarettes. Viceroy pioneered. Started research more than 20 years ago to create the pure and perfect filter. Viceroy draws so easily that you . wouldn't know, without looking, that it even had a filter tip , .. and Viceroys cost only a penny or two more than cigarettes without filters! That's why more college men and women smoke VICEROYS than any other filter cigarette ... that's why VICEROY is the largest-selling filter cigarette in the world! 20,000 TINY FILTER TRAPS • • • plus Richer, Smoother Flavor �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 Riders Upset Terrors; Clinch Bowling Loop 'A' League ' A' of the intramural bowling loop finished last Sunday night wit h the most stunning upset of t he entire season. The Ghost Rid ers, who up until that night had trailed the College Terrors, got red hot and took four points from the Terrors t o clinch t he championship . The Terrors had led the league fro m the start although the Riders lived up to their name and rode on the tail of the Terrors by the marg in of a point throughout the .regular competition. The Riders, led by Smith and Rydzewski, mowed down the hapless Terrors although they weren't even there. Falk a nd Ennis held up the losers' end, but it didn't even come close to being enough and the Riders rode on. TUXEDOS TO RENT Special Price To Students 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. B;AUM'S • Lt>NGS,N< on.Ww~ AMNICOLA DUE SOON According to the latest word from Dallas, Texas, where the A mnicola, Wilkes yearbook is being· produced, the publication should reach the campus someti me shortly after May 17. That is the date set by the Dallas printing firm for shipment to the college. Next week the championship will be decided when the winners of the 'B' loop, the Ralston Raider s, m eet the Riders at the J GC at 6 :30. It is hoped that a trophy can be presented to the winners at this time. Meet Your Friends at ... The SPA . . . 18 South Main Street • • • After the game After the dance Anytime for a fri~ndly get-together Favorite Spot ... ... For College Students Friday, May 13, 18 Farish Appointed Editorials from page 2) To Yearbook Position (continued He w a s perhaps the original "all-around man", No detail was too large or too small for him. \Vhen I was sick one week and confined to my room to do only the editorials, he put the paper together almost by himself. You'll have a good editor rt'ext year, I can assure you. Art Hoover was another, as was Dick Jones, your new business head. Helen Krachenfels and John Kushnerick were terrific as were all the others, space limita tions forbidding me from mentioning them. And to Mr. Stanley Schm idt, owner of the printing establishment in which the Beacon is produced and to his sons Ed, linotype operator, and Leo, pressman, a sincere vote of thanksand Ed, you'd better set this, it's an order. But finally, thanks should go to you, our readers. As we struggled with a lack offunds and other problems, with which I hope no editor will ever find himself faced in the future, you Where Smart College People Meet kept reading. Yes, to the students, faculty and administration, THANKS, it's been swell. This has been my Swan Song, my edition of Hearts and Flowers, but I've meant it for what it's worth. I guess a guy deDUPONT HIGHWAY serves a chance to go sentimental once in a year. It's all over, and, you know, it's hard to believe. Gone now, as this editorial goes to press, is a year's worth of toil. But also gone with this paper, for you, is as much sweat, anxiety, tension as the ,e ditor ANDY'S DINER was capable of coping with. Back-to-Back with Wilkes Gym But if our paper has done one bit of the good I meant it to Plenty of Free Parking do, then, it has been worthwhile and we're not going to apologize Prices for the Collegian's Budget •. for that in which we believed-truth, understanding and progress. .. A Reputation Built on Fine Food Good luck-to you and to our alma mater-Wilkes. The future is squarely up to you . Bill Far ish, Butler Hall Dorm student from Huntingdon, Pa., has been named business manager of Am nicola, the Wilkes yearbook, f or the next school year, it was announced yesterday. Fari sh, a junior next year, will take over the post vacated by n ext year's editor, Hank Goetzman. Bill has been active on the business staff this year and in general yearbook work. He is also an active Letterman and a guard on t he football team. The MAYFAIR Featuring The Newest In College Men's Fashions Wilkes College BOOKSTORE AND VARIETY SHOP , Books - Supplies - Novelties Subscriptions Hours: 9-12 - 1-5 .•. WELCOME The Most Complete Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION WEEKLY FEATURES Misses' Orlon SWEATERS Short Sleeve SLIP ONS 4.99 Long Sleeve CARDIGANS 6.98 o Soft 'n' Silky Wear 'Like Iron o Pastels . Jewel - Deep Shades o All Perfect Quality • Sizes 34-40 Sportswear - Pomeroy's 2nd Floor PARI{, Buy SHOP and EAT at the new FOWLER, DICK and WALKER The Boston Store You'll SMILE your approval of Chesterfield's smoothnessmildness- refreshing taste. CHESTERFIELD You'll SMILE your approval of Chesterfield's quality highest quality- low nicotine. today! _.,. .... ............ .. :,. Largest selling cigarette . ,1ii:. America's colleges © LIGGETT & MYEJ..5 T OBACCO 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 1955 May 13th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 May 13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/e53d931f4fc6a6f7e26a902680dbb5e3.pdf c79219b600ae2955c035c1f97f48c159 PDF Text Text ~ WILKES COLLEGE Serving the Valley for 22 Years Vol. XI, No. l - WILKES COLLEGE THE BEACON ~Beacon WILKES COLLEGt, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Serving the College since 1944 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1955 New Cafeteria, Dormitory, Parking Lot Highlight Wilkes Caanpus Expansion 'Come See Us' Party Friday at 8 P. M. Schiffer to Play At College Gym Wilkes College's annual "Come and Meet Us" party runs Friday night at the College gym. The Student Council-sponsored event starts at eight, runs till midnight. The yearly affair acts as part of the College's program of accustoming freshmen with campus life. It is usually the year's first social event, and provides an opportunity for the frosh to meet each other, the Student Council, upperclassmen, and everybody on campus in general. In line with this, the Council has co-operated with Dave Vann, president of the sophomore class, in arranging for the freshmen to meet their "Big Brothers" at the dance officially for the first time. The "Big Brother" business is part of the sophomore plan to help the incoming frosh this Fall, in addition to the usual Tribunal hazing. This Fall's party will feature music by Paul Schiffer and his orchestra. While Schiffer and his crew take care of the background for dancing, Bob Moran will again be in charge of the -entertainment. So the party begins at eight; "Big" and "Little" brothers will be there, Schiffer and his four will be there, Moran will be there, the Council will be there, free Cokes will be there and there's a water shortage on, so it might not do the rest of yo u an y harm to be there, too. Why not? Everything's free! New Lot Now in Use; In Back of New Dorm Remodeling of the Wilkes cafeteria highlights the College's program of Fall construction. The cafeteria, located be-hind Chase and Kirby Halls, oH South River Street, will incorporate the former Kirby garage, as well as an entirely new structure. The new structure will cost over $100,000. Another new feature of the physical campus is the acquisition of the former home of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. McLaughlin, Jr., 170 South River Street. The building has been remodeled and will be used as a men's dormitory. ON THE JOB - Workmen on the new $100,000 addition to the Wilkes College cafeteria speed construction of the new building to make the new accommodations available to Wilkes students. Yet another change made iu the course of the summer's face-lifting is the construction of the recentlycompleted faculty parking lot located behind the McLaughlin property. Slow-ups in the early summer which delayed construction on the cafeteria for a short time have been overcome, and work on the building is progressing so rapidly that the dining hall is expected to be completed within few weeks, possibly by October 1. Despite thi s slight delay, eating facilities will be available to students during the school day. Soft drinks and · a dining area will be available in the old section of the building. Students are requested to enter thi s area only through the r ear entrances to t he cafeteria, which face South Franklin Street and Gies Hall. The new addition to the dining hall will be two stories high , joining the old cafet eria with the former Kirby garage, is being constructed of brick and steel, paralleling the present walk from the cafeteria entrance to Kirby Hall. When completed, the new structure should be some 40 or 42 feet long. It is expected that the enlarging of the dining hall should provide sufficient space for a reception room and lounge. The completed cafet eria building will accommodate from 500 to 550 students at a time. 'lt will have facilities for day students in one section, while another area will accommodate the increasing number of those residing in the College's dormitories. Purchase during the summer of the McLaughlin home, and its conversion to a dormitory, brings to three the total of dormitories located in the heart of the South River Street, cam-pus. Other dormitories are located farther up River Street a bit north of the main camp~s, and another is situated on W est Northampton Street. The McLaughlin building, now the southernmost of the men's residen<:es, is expected to ,p rovide quar- a BEACON WINS CONTEST WITH AREA PAPERS The Wilkes Beacon, weekly student paper of Wilkes College, was awarded first place in last Spring's first annual area college newspaper competition, spon sored by the University of Scranton's Aqu~nas. N ews of the Beacon's victory was not received until after the last edition of the year had been published. The Beacon, edited last year by John D. Curtis, competed against the Aquinas, as well as publications from Misericordia, Marywood and Keystone Junior colleges. · Judges were Al Williams of the Scranton Tribune and Frank Parry of the Scranton Times. Williams was a recipient last year of the stat e's top prize for front-page make-up, while Parry, telegraph editor of the Times, has been cited numerous times for excellent work in journalism. A critique handed down through the co-ordinator of the contest, Tom Edwards of the Tribune, said, "'T he Wilkes paper was excellent from stem to stern and showed careful planning throughout." "Starting from the headline on page one," the citation continued, "the paper caught the eye and kept reader interest throughout." The Beacon was further lauded for variety of type, face and size, imagination in presenting the news and for news tuned to the interest of readers on campus. Students to Eat In Old Side of Caf1 'Til Job Finished· NEW MEMBER OF THE FAMILY recently purchased home of Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlirt joins Ashley and Butler Halls in the South River Street famiiy of men's dormitories. TIP 'N' SIP - CONSERVATIVELY I Safe water for drinking, toothbrushing, tea-brewing, or whathave-you is available to Wilkes students, but ONLY at the bottle stands in the dormitories and at Chase and Kirby Halls. WATER FROM OTHER DRINKING FOUNTAIN IS NOT TO BE \ you are urged to conserve as USED. Conditions from last much as possible. Take a drink month's hea vy rains and floods if you're thirsty, but don't waste northeast of here are still such any. If yo u do, so will othersthat the water is contaminated there'll be none when you need it and unfit for consumption. again. Again, we beg - please The College has provided drinking water during this period, but cooperate. I - (conti!l\led on paq~ 4) �Wednesday, September 14, 1955 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 2 Constructive Hazing Sophomores' Fall Plan EDITORIALS The Hands Are Out NEW ECON. TEACHER IS WISCONSIN PH.D.; WILL TEACH BUSINESS It is the beginning of a new school year, and the Beacon greets arriving freshmen and returning upperclassmen alike with b~th hands out. With one we extend the grasp of friendship, with the other our publication. We trust the student body will accept both. !he Beacon w 7lcomes the freshmen and hopes that this years plans of helpmg them as well as hazing will end some of the confusion and mixed emotions which were in other years attenda~t upon the first few weeks of college. We hope that the frosh will take whatever comes in the spirit in which it is given, that they will use the period to better acquaint themselves with then: cl,ass members (for ,which reason we urge they attend Fridays Come-and-See-Us Party), and that they will generally look about and sample the kind of college life Wilkes has to offer. As to the upperclassmen, we sincerely trust that they will be good sports with the frosh, and try to remember that a school whi9h is over twenty-one years old, having presumably reached sdme maturity, should at least attempt a semblance of dignity. The job is up to them. Frosh to .be Aided As Well as Hazed The sophomores have initiated a new haz in g program this year with the objective to do a better job of integrating freshmen into college life. The student council a ccepted an outline submitted by the sophomores for the n ew program, to be Eight Wilkes graduates will fill supervised by a tribunal consisting teaching positions this Fall in Penn- of upp er- classmen. The program sylvania and N ew J ersey. Four is in three stages, which are: prewill remain within the Common- hazing , ha zing, and post-hazing. wealth, while the other four will The first stage, ·pre-hazing, will teach in the Garden State. Mary Pomicter, Patricia Fox, Al- last fro m September 19 to 25, and bert Orzechowski, and Mrs. Sandy is designed to let the fr eshmen become better acquainted with t h e A. Furey, Jr., will accept positions college. During this stage the in Pennsylvania. Helen E. Koelsch, • Edward Yarasheski, Neal J . Mc- fros h will be r eminded that old fashioned hazing will be coming, Hugh and Rob ert J. Metzger will will be conducted on a tour of t h e teach in Jersey. campus, a nd assign ed to a "big Miss Pomicter will teach in the brother" or "sister" to a ssure that Pennsylvania secondary schools as the green one will meet sundry a sThis summer has witnessed some of the most radical will Orzechowski. Miss Fox will Robert E. Werner signments that they will later be teach in the elementary schoo.l s of changes on the face of the College campus that have appeared given. Rob ert E. Werner, newly appoint- Towanda, her home town, while in some time. Entire pieces of property have been purchased or The second stage, hazing proper, Mrs. Furey will join the faculty of reconstructed or changed in some major way. Larger and im- ed instructor in the College's dewill begin on September 26 and last the Russell Elementary School, proved facilities have created for the residence or the comfort of partment of economics, comes to Bloomfield. She is the former Ellen until Oct ober 9. This stage will be the traditional hazin g· with the pur:Poth boarding and commutting students alike; the College has the campus from the University of Witiak. where he has a teaching pose of assimilating the freshman grown a little faster than is usual in a single year, and is still a Wisconsin, Among the four teaching in J erassistant in that field for the past class and instilling in them sentibit in the process. sey, Miss Koelsch will join the eletwo years. ment with our school sp irit. The We're glad to see the old stomping grounds returned to the Werner is one of several new ap- m entary system of Montclair, while tribunal wi ll be in full forc e with, commuting students as well as being available to the dormitory pointees added to the Wilkes facul- Yarasheski and McHugh will t each however, a new f eature; an upp er inhabitants. Harding Hall, last year's Snack Bar, may have ty because of increased enrollment in Bound Brook and Hamilton court composed of Dr. R eif, Dr. Township High School, respective- Thatcher, a nd Mr. Elliott to inbeen cozy, but it lacked the old cafeteria's view. A cup of teCli at the College. ly. Metzger will teach at the or a Coke may be refreshing, but the sight of the Susquehanna He completed his resident re- Nathan Hale Public School, New sure justice and fair play. P unishment will be justly dealt out to rolling past the ball park improves the flavor considerably more quirement towai,:d his Ph.D. in eco- Brunswick. freshmen who break any of the folnomics while at Wisconsin, and is than the stench of exhaust pipes or the view of slush. Miss Koelsch graduated from lowing rules, which are listed in The cafeteria, even in the brief time it's been around has especially prepared to teach labor Wilkes magna cum laude, while the 1955-56 Freshman Handbook : become incontestably more than a mere feed-trough. It's been a economics, theoretical economics, Mrs. Furey was graduated cud and related business sub- laude. Miss Fox was also a Dean's 1. Wea r Wilkes dinks within the general meeting place, a discussion spot, a resort for those weari- sociology, College area (which will be ch eerjects. List student. ed by the strains of the day. There are few comparable institufully defined for them by any upWerner graduated in 1952 from tions to set next a college cafeteria, unless we put beside them Roosevelt percla ssman) and observe the ButUniversity, Chicago, with the greC1t coffee-houses of the eighteenth century, those great an A.B. degree, continued graduate ton Rule. 2. Wear identification tags( 3" marts for exchange of human activity and enjoyment. work at Wisconsin, earning his x2") bearing their names and the Just how best to describe or compare the cafeteria isn't the M.S. in 1953. names of th eir high schools and point at this moment; the point is that it's back among us all, He had two years experience in majo r subjects. They shall neith er or soon will be, and it's good to see an old friend back. We hope clerical work with several firms, sport tacky or tattered tags nor that the students will abide by the few restrictions forced by the among them the Merchantile Exconceal their tags beneath lapel s , Season tickets to production s of exigencies of construction and help to get their old friend back change in Chicago and the Gen eral the Wilkes-Barre Little Theater in etc. Electric Corporation. H e served even sooner. -T.R.P. 3. Fresh me n will conform to the T eletype Corporation of Chica- the form of student memberships, go as an industrial worker, had 30 are now availabl e to Wilkes dr ama any an d a ll additional rulings by They are obtainable the Tri bunal. months with the Navy in World devotees. 4. Wear regulation ties, black from Mr. French at the Wilkes LiWar II. brary for $-3 .90 each, will entitle and white socks, and garters. (This Werner is married and the father the holder to a reserved seat. rule applies to men only.) It's Fall, and the haze hangs by both classes as a sign of amity of one child, 4, has many outside 5. Carry matches at all times. heavy over the land, particularly and goodwill. The local drama group plans 6. .Sing the Alma Mater on reover that part of the land between While the hazing is in session, interest s, as sailing, model rail- some five productions this season, roading, .participation in forums, Wilkes-Barre's River Common and the usual 'kangaroo court will hanregular admission t o which would quest. You will also be r eq uired Franklin Street. It's Fall, and the dle the problem of punishing fresh- comm unity service and counseling com e close to the cost of the stu- to fulfi ll reasonable 1·equests made Wilkes upperclassmen will proceed men found guilty of violating regudent membership tickets. The pro- by up.perclassmen. 7. Resign themselv es to smokto initiate the freshmen. Tribunal lations printed in the Freshman j ected works for the year will be highlighted by a production of ing only in the lounges. is in session but with a new twist. handbook and elsewhere in this 8. Kee p off Campus grass (not "South Pacific", will also include This year there's a tribunal for the week's Beacon. But just to insure " The Remarkable Mr. P ennypack- to be confused with pampas grass ) . tribunal, plus a committee of ob- that everything will be strictly ac9. Address upp erclassmen as er" and " Outward Bound". "'Sabriservation to checkits progress. cording to Hoyle, Culbertson and This year's sophomore class, con- Jacoby, an upper board of appeal Three Wilkesm en, graduates of na F air" and "The Rainmaker" are "Sir" or "Miss". (They shall be vinced that a more reasonable or has been established to which com- the class of 1955, have accepted expect ed to round out the sch edule. expected to make the distinction Mr. French also noted that the for them selves.) at least more constructive method plaint of illegal or unauthorized positions with Sears, Roebuck since 10. Repeat class cheer wh en reof conducting hazing can be applied a ction toward the freshmen may be June. They are Louis F. Steck, Little Theatre would be happy to at Wilkes, proposes to help the made. This de fa cto "upper court" Ralph M. Zezza and Robert E. Fay. welcome those who wish to become quested. Be sure to go throu gh frosh through their first week of will be composed of m embers of Steck's post is slated for Read- players a s well as paying members cheerleader's motions. l 1. Refrain fro m shooting .pool, classes, haze hot and h eavy for the faculty and administration. ing , while Zezza is at Binghamton. of the group. In point of fact , n ext two, end everyth ing up with a As it now stands, the members of Fay's duties take him to Red Bank, there are several students h ere at pla yi ng table tennis, or engaging co-operative Hallowe'en dance run this appeal board will b e act ing in his hom e state of New J ersey. the ,College already active in the in an y other g ames in the dorm itori es. Dean of Men George Elliott, togeth- All th ree held degrees in commer ce organization. 12. Attend all pep sessions and Regular Subscription Memberer with Drs. Thatch er and Reif. and finance . rallies. - WILKES COLLEGE ships are being sold at $6 .50. Sopho more president Dave Vann. Steck, a Kin gston man, was pres13. Attcmd all hom e athletic on e of the originators of this year's ident of his class in its freshm an new plan, a lso will be available for year, h eaded the Economics Club as BEACON. MANUSCRIPT MEET events. 14. Ch eck all bulletin boards on appeal, as will be Tribunal Jud ge a senior. In between, he found SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY A.M . campus for Tribunal summonses. Sam Lowe. time to manage the Beacon in '51, A n ewspaper published each week Students will ha ve an opportuni15. Greet everyone they meet on Lowe, a Student Council mem- work on the yearbook staff, become of t he reg ular school year by and ber, ,vill h ead the Tri bunal in his a ctive in t he I.R..C . He also parti- ty to join the Beacon or Manuscript the campu s with something more for the students of Wilkes Colstaffs this Friday, if they so desire. respectful than a "Hi-yah!" position as judge. While the lower cipated in assembl y committee, lege, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Sub16. Upo n request of an upperAmong t h e several student acticourt is in session , it's Lowe who'll Freshman Tribunal, Par ent's Day, scription: $1.80 per' semester. m ete out the sentences to those the Senior Class gift and dinner- vities meeting s slated for th is Fri- classma n he will introduce himself day at 11 :00 is one at which inter- to fi ve other fre shmen and will Editor T. R. Price found guilty by the jury of Vestal dan ce. ested students will discuss t h e t wo bring them back to the upper--classAsst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels Virgins. Zez za, a Wyoming native, was College publication s. The meeting man. The Vestals, of whom there are Asst.. .Editor. .... John Kushnerick a n intramural basketball player , will be held in Room W3 of Barre 17. Pick u p any papers on t he but six this year (a petit petit juBµsiness Mgr. Richard Jones treasu r er of his sophomore class, campu s H requested to do so by Hall. .A,sst. Bus. Mg r. .. .. Irwin Kaye ry) , will be those upon whom re- and a bandsman. H e also served The Beacon not only welcomes upper-classman. ];aculty Adviser Mr. F . J. Salley spon sibility for a fair decision of as treasurer of t h e band, was active students to this meeting, but urges 18. F reshm en g irls w ill sew on guilty or innocence will rest. This them most strongly to attend. The butto ns for any upper-classman Editorial and business offices session the jury commissioners in the College 's Male Chorus. Fay, an out-of -stater from New Beacon staff is rather small this who needs and desires such . assislocated on second floor of Lectur e (i.e., the Sophomore Council, a n Hall, South River Street, Wilkes- other inn ovation ), have called Bet- Roch elle, was a Letterman , served year, so there is little chance of tance. 19. Fresh men girls m ust wear Barre, on the Wilkes campus. sy Bretz, Jacqu eline Oliver, Ma r i- th a t group as sergeant-in-arms in a ny interest ed individual being make-up only on the right side of turned away. The Manuscript, the his senior year. He gained his letlyn Carl, Janet Jones, J anice Loyek Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's College's literary magazine, faces the face. Ptintery, rear 55 North Main and Roseann Patner to turn th eir ter in football fo r all fo ur years of 20. Freshmen boys will shave thumbs for conviction or acquittal. his college sports C!',,P.er· 1 h eld an - a reorganization this year, too, so Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (continued on page 4) there should be openings for many. (,;:,mti~ue\J. 9n page 4) other in wrestli ngs. 8 Wilkes Graduates Accept Teaching Jobs In Pa. and New Jersey On Faceliftings Student Memberships In W•B Little Theater Available at Library TRIBUNAL TO HAVE APPEAL, REPORT BOARDS 3 June Graduates Take S-R Positions Beacon �Wednesday, September 14, 1955 3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Soccer, Football Games Begin On October 1 Ex- Teammate Joseph Trosko First Home Tilt Slated To Be Booters' Brawl Now Assists Russell Picton Coach Russell Picton will have a fonner teammate, Joe Trosko, aiding him to whip the Wilkes football team into shape this season. Trosko, who played with Picton for the Colonels in 1>2, also graduated with the new coach last June. Both were members of the Lettermen's Club. Picton's new assistant will be iealipg mainly with the Wilkes ·1e, was a guard himself in his playipg days. Considered by some to be perhaps the greatest ever to play for the College, Trosko should combine well with Picton, since the head coach is often rated as Wilkes' finest quaterback. Even better, it is reported that their line of football thought is alike. Picton has declared himself delighted to have Trosko's assistance, while Trosko hopes that together they can produce a good t eam. · "I know," Picton has said, "that if just a little of Joe's a,bility rubs off on his proteges, we'll have a good line." "I really hope we can produce a good line this year," Trosko commented, "and I hope we have some\ good prospects entering school in th e f a II . Th a t ,s qui•t e a sc h e d u 1e arranged for us _ it'll be tough." · t an t coac h was Th e new assis graduated with a bachelor of scinee degree m · d · d e · . , ~Jore m secon. a ry education. He is. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Trosko, Sr., of Plains. Trosko was by no means a narrawly football man, but has broadend his sports education with experience in baseball and basketball as well as football while at Plains High School. H e played baseball under Coach Bob Partridge while at Wilkes. A catcher for th e Colonels in his senior year, he switched from positions in the outfield and third base, was a long-ball hitter when at bat, and is even considering a possible futur e in professional baseball. With Lafayette On 7th BOOTERS FACE 11 IN CURRENT SEASON The Wilkes College soccer and football teams will commence intercollegiate competition on the first of next month. Russ Picton's footballers are slated for eight games, only two of which are scheduled as home events. Coach John Reese's Th h d I Of th c O11 e sc e u e e ege so~- soccennen have an eleven-game schedule facing them this fall. ce r t eam has been . . beefed up this Five of these will also be home games. year by the addition of two more games. than were played last seas. on, brmgmg the tally to an even 11. The way the schedule read at press time was: D .t Op'ponent o:tiber : l - Rider Away Home 7-Lafayette Home 8-Hofstra Home 14-M uhlenberg Away 15-Temple Away 22- Elizabethtown Away 25-Buckn ell Home 29-Trenton November: 2- East Stroudsburg . . Home Away 5-Gettysburg . . 12-Philadelphia Textile . Away * * ::: ::: ::: Only one evening game, that with Elizabethtown, will be played. The fir st of any of the events available to non-traveling local fans will be th e second soccer bout, one with Lafayette on October 7. The footba ll Colonels won't have a game in the area until the followi ng week, A score and a half of football when th ey m eet Bloomsburg on the hopefuls have turned out for prac- fifteenth. tice sessions at Kirby Park thus Opening games for both teams, far this sea son. Among the new naturall y, then, a re scheduled for candidates for Coach Ru ss Picton's the road, with the Pictonmen startsquad thi s. year are many ex-ser- ing at Lebanon Valley and the bootvicemen who are being co unted on ers away at Rider.. While the to aid the gridiron attack. i second ~occer ~ame is the one at Drill s to date have been a bit 011 1 hom e wtLh Lafayette on the sevt h e light side proceedino- first with enth, on which date as we've noted, in st r uction i~ the f m'.;'damentals we'll fi nd the footballers still away. H eavie r sessions have been gradual~ They'll be at Ithaca that week. ly worked in, putting i nto practice Last year's opening games provt he blackboard theories. ed heart ening for both t eams, inasLaps around the Park's cinde r . much as the soccermen edged Eliza-track and a program of calisthenics bethtown , 1-0, while the pigskinmen i i~f ser ve to beef up the t eam for the trom ped Lebanon Valley, 19-0. Susquehanna Ri ver, between the knock s they'll get in the real thing, Against the teams who'll be first winning squad. While h e loses the road and th e dike. The field is at and though so me huffing and puff- t o appear at hom e against the services of Dearn Arvan and Dick the south end of th e •P ark, n ear th e ing exists, the helmet and pad men Colo nels thi s year - Bloom and LaPolakowski, both of whom graduat- 1picnic grounds. seem to be coming along in a pretty fayette - the foot ball team just ed from Wilkes last June, Reese 1 fa ir m a nner. wasn't so lucky. The big, bad boys will still have something of a ser-1 This year's backfield will prob- from Bloom blanked them in a 1 ably lea n heavily on Art Tambur slaughter which ended, 44-0. The vic~:! \;ret:~ brighter returning and Sam Puma, sophomores, in the boaters went on t hou gh, to a slightfullba ck positions, while Ronni e ly better fat e ; they ti ed Lafayette, li~hts will b~ Parker Patrilak, captam-elect this season. He'll hold J • Rescigno and Howie Gross will hold 3-3. down his old post as goalie, with down two of the other runn ing Despite any dire parallels that According to the sports depart- posts. This should leave the fourth mi g ht be drawn in prognostication John Bresnahan as next in line of succession to that post. Last year ment of th e College Office of Public backfield slot open to one of th e of th is season's openin g events, last was Bresnahan's first yea r in th e Relation s, this is th e slate for this newcomers, or so it looks at this year's defeats should insure a good game, but he managed to pick up season's football encou nters: writing. pair of games - for the spectators, Opponent Wilkes ' lin e, perennially lig ht, is at least, - si nce the Wilkesmen a bit of valuable experience at it. Date up in a vo irdupois a little, inasmuch will be thirstin g for re renge, while Younsu Koo, the Korean gentle- October: Away as many of last year's m en are a Bloomsburg and Rider will naturalI-Lebanon Valley .. man, and Ahmed Kazimiof TransAway trifle hea vier, without, happily, be- ly want to main tain a winning rec8-Ithaca J ordan , still give the team a cosmoHome ing out of condition. 15- Bloomsburg STC .. . or·d a ga :r.st the local t eams. politan fl~vor, and are expected to Away 22~Trenton It thus appears hopeful th at Th e showi ng though, if it pleases turn in their usua l highly compeAway while slightl y better suited to with- one to take a sli g htly longer view, 29-Maryland State tent performances. Novemb er: stand assaults by sue hard-charg- wasn't too bad . Both teams shook Still others among the returning Awa y ing heavies a s, say, Bloomsburg , off any effect the defeats might 4-Hofstra hooters will be Glen Phethean, Jo e Home the Colonel line will 1·etain much of had and plow ed on to end up with 12-Bridgeport Poppl e and Sam Shugar. Hank Away that speed which in former years winning seaso ns. Only Moravian 19--Moravian Deible, Carl Van Dy,ke, and Jim l~a s enabled it to ou tmaneuver its and H ofstra rou ld stop th e footFerris, last year's Beacon Athlete Of the two home games, the bulki er oppon ents. All in all, as it ballers, who mauled Ithaca, blanked of the Year, will be there, too, as Octobc>r 15 on e against Bloomsburg stand s now, this season should Trenton, a nd defeated Bridgeport. will Bill Lloyd, who, having gained is sch ed uled as an evening game, prove in teresting, if nothing else . These victories, added to th e iniso me needed experience in last while the November 12 game with tial one ov er Leba non Valley gave season's campaign, is also expected Bridgeport is listed as the annual W ilkes a 4-3 season; a narrow one, to be an asset to th e Colo nel's cause. Homecoming bout, which will begin LIBRARY OPENINGS to be s ure, but a winning one. in the afternoon at two . Meanwhil e, th e boaters did even The Library has openi ngs for The two hom e eng agements will boys to act as projectionist s. In- better. Losing only two games be played at t h e Kingston Stadium, teres ting work - choose you r own to Stroudsburg and Rider, - they the capacity of whi ch, we are in- hours. E xperien ce pr efe rred but went on to blank Bucknell, tie Elizaformed, is some 12,000 peopl e. The not n ecessa ry. See Mrs. Vu jica at bethet ow n and Lock Haven. Wins old exc use, " I co uldn't find a seat" t he li brary. over Philadelphia Textil e and TrenMen's Clothing & Furnishings just doesn't go. Some of the stut on left the season score at twice dent body ought t o go, if only to Mr. and Mrs. Par ker Petrilak, as man y won a s lost, plus three Wilkes-Barre, Pa. make the pictures in the yearbook Kingsto n , a nn ou nce the birth of a ties, a joll y sum that toted up to a look good. daughte r la st Sunday. w inning year. 30 PLAYERS REPORT FOR FOOTBALL DRILLS 11 VETERANS BOLSTER 1955 SOCCER SQUAD ~~~~Sn~~ ~~l ~~~la~~: ~~-~ The Wilkes College soccer squad I h.egan practice last week at Kirby Park, with this year's team coached by Kingston's John R eese, who re~=~::r ~~:cep7;:r~!!:~t:::. t ; ; t riqge left the College to teach at the Kent School for Boys in Connecticut. Reese has served for the past two seasons as head wrestling coach at the College, will also continue in this capacity. Besides these two sports, Reese will coach the Wilkes baseball team as well, another job last p erform ed by Partridge. In announcing the opening of this .1ear's practice sessions Reese expressed· hopes that he'd see many new faces on the t eam. "The m ore men we have out for the sport," h e declared, "the better our chan ces will be for a winning season against some major comp etition." Reese's team will have a total of 11 veterans left from last year's Wilkes College BOOKSTORE AND VARIET Y SHOP Books - Supplies - Novelties Subscriptions Hours: 9-12 - 1-5 . . . WELCOME GRID MEN SCHEDULE 8; ONI y TWO AT HOME Louis Rosenthal PARK, SHOP and EAT at the new FOW LER , DICK and WALKER The Boston Store "AND AFTER THE BALL IS SNAPPED" - Colonels Coach Russ Picton shows how to get our ball across their line. Some 30 ca ndida tes s howed u p for the earl y s kull-sessions. �----------------------------- WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Wednesday, September 14, 1955 Sordoni Gives Rare Book Collection Street Department Clinic Slated for 28th VaIue d al $700 lo Wl.lkes L.b I rary T. D.R. Coke Party 4 Andrew J. Sordoni, national president of the American Automobile Association, has donated $700 worth of rare and special books to the Wilkes College Library. The former State Senator, a resident of this area, donated a collection consisting of books autographed either by author or publisher, books notable for the early date of their printing, others illustrated with valuable pictures. The collection, from Kroch's and Brentano's, world's largest bookstore, also include volumes with rare bindings, ·some published only in limited editiQns, others which were the products of private ,p resses. The collection also includes miniature books. One of the miniature rarities is a work half an inch by eleven sixteenths of an inch; and illustrated. It has seven portraits in it, plus more on each cover. TheAlmanach Auf Das Jur, it was published in Carlsruhe in 1823. Another work, the Book of Kells, contains some two dozen plates reproducing the original manuscript. Highlights of the collection are the pages of medieval manuscripts and pages of first .p rinted books. These, samples of medieval church books, will be displayed in cases in Kirby Hall. Other sets or single volumes will be housed in the Treasure Room, the College library's repository for rarities. An all-day Street Workers Clinic, first of its kind to be held in Northeastern Pennsylvania, will be sponsored on September 28 by the department of political science of Wilkes College. Invitation to attend the sessions, to be held in the College Lecture Hall, is being sent to state and county workers as well as to local municipal street men. Purpose of the clinic, according to Dr. Hugo V. Mailey, head of the political science department, is to bring to street workers of the region information on how they may better .perform their duties. Instruction will proceed by means of slides, films and panel discussions. Clinic, conducted as a community service, will commence at 10:30 in the Wilkes Lecture Hall. Speaker will be Donald D. Dagler, district engineer for the Asphalt Institute. He will discuss street construction, employing films and slides . Afternoon session of the clinic will begin at 2, with George. T. Smith, city superintendent of streets, as chairman. Also on the program will be representatives of the .State Department of Highways. James C. Whalen, assistant district engineer, will speak on "Highway Treatment", while · Robert Shaffer of the Highway · Research Bureau, will discuss specifications. F r ank Witkowski, director of research and testing, will also speak on that subject. Luzerne County superintendent of roads John H. Eigenbrod will talk on equipment. Tomorrow At 8:30 Theta Delta Rho, Wilkes's women's sorority, will meet their "Little Sisters" at a Coke party tomorrow afternoon at Sterling Hall. The "Little Sisters", of course, are the incoming freshmen women, each of whom is assigned an upperclasswoman as a "Big Sister" in the sorority's annual program of introducing the freshmen to their first f ew days of college life. The program has been a feature of TDR's social organization for many years. Chairman of this year's program is Barbara Rodgers, head of Theta Delta Rho's welcoming committee. The Wilkes senio\. will work in cooperation with Mrs. Gertrude A . Doane, the College's Dean of Women. Preparations for the sorority's welcoming program have been accumulated all through this summer, Francis J . Salley, of the Wilkes ley is working toward his Ph.D. and swung into action when the College chemistry department, has from that University and is an infreshmen began their orientation been appointed faculty adviser to structor in chemistry at Wilkes. period yesterday. the Beacon for the 1955-56 school Each freshman has been assigned Barbara Rodgers year. an upperclasswoman, who has alSalley's appointment was disr eady written to her "Little Sister" CHEERLEADER SQUAD closed last July by a letter .to the during the summer, and will answer Beacon from acting Dean of Men AN ALL-GIRL LINEUP any questions, give any needed inGeorge Elliott. After but one recent season formation, and generally make herSalley replaces Elliott, who was last year's - with a few men on self useful to and life less confusing adviser to the College publication the crew, the Wilkes Colleg e Cheer- for the freshman during these first Dr. Frank J. J. Davies has been last year. Elliott vacated .the adleaders return this September with few days on campus . appointed acting chairman of the visory post at the end of last sean all-girl lineup. They will be brought together at mester upon his appointment to the Wilkes College department of EngFor the last few seasons, the the Coke party tomorrow at 3 :30, ;position formerly held by George lish. The announcement of his apboys have crashed the yell team many to meet each other face to pointment came last week from Dr. F. Ralston. only once, with Neal McHugh and face for the first time. TRIBUNAL TO HAVE Eugene S. Farley, Wilkes president. The new Beacon adviser is .a Al Rosenburg on the '54 team. The meeting, besides enabling .the The new head of the English de- (continued from page 2) -graduate of St. Joseph's College, Heading this Fall's yell team is frosh to meet their upperclass el- · Just to further insure that this Philadelphia, and received his Mas- part ment was born in England, but captain Della King. She'll be back- ders and those of their own class ter of Science from the University r eceived his education in this coun- year's Tribunal faithfully fulfills ed up by fi ve other Colonel cuties: with whom they are unfamiliar or its avowed purpose to insure justice t ry. Dr. Davies is a graduate of -of Pennsylvania. At present SalSally Wermuth, Rose Ann Patner, unacquainted, will also serve the Yale Uni versity, also earned his as well as punishment to the fresh- Judith Menegus, Anne Kennedy, sorority girls as a business meetmen, the sophomores have appointMaster's and his do ctorate at the ing, over which TDR president ed a presumably objective commit- and PhyJlis Walsh. N ew England school. AN OPEN LETTER All the girls are upperclasswo- Bernice Thomas will preside. tee charged with observing the Dr. Davies succeeds Dr. Mary E. 'TO THE STUDENT COUNCIL men this season, with one of them, At the meeting the freshm en will Craig, who retired from the Eng- progress of the new hazing in an Anne Kennedy, a transfer student. be given a history of Theta Delta attempt to evaluate its contribution LEON A.RD WOOD MEMORLA.L lish department last June. Dr. As usual, Wilkes' band director, Bob Rho, and will learn the require(American Leprosy Foundation) Craig was the first instructor at as .a constructive program. Moran will be the yell team's ad- ments they must possess to enter Not only will this committee Wilkes to retire. One Madison Avenue viser. th e organization. And since wocheck the program and report its Dr. Davies' appointment confirmNew York 10, N. Y. men will brighten their lives with ed many rumors and speculations progress to the Tribunal each we~k, FROSH TO BE AIDED President, .Student Council dances, teas, card parties and such but its four members - Jamee (continued from page 2) on campus as to who Dr. Craig's WiI.kes College what-not, the girls will also discuss successor would be. A good deal Shuster, Janet Jones, Tom Jenkins only one side of the face. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania this t erm's social calendar. and Tony Kutz will present anof the speculation was as to when In addition to these basic rules Barbara Rodgers, chairman for Dear Sir: the appointment would be made and other report to the Student Council it is further suggested that the the event, has selected a general Previous correspondence indi- when it would be made public, in- at the conclusion of the hazing pe- frosh eat lunch on campus every committee to serve as hostesses at cates that Wilkes College has not asmuch as a good many expected riod. day, and cooperat in a pr-oject tomorrow's party. The hostesses found it possible in the past to aid Dr. Davies might well be the selecOn the other hand, freshmen are such as composing a song in tribute include three girls from each of the The Leonard Wood Memorial in its tion . exuected to do their part by observ- to upper-classmen. upper classes, namely: Pat Stout, Nothing was really definite, as ing and respecting the hazing reguscientific efforts to find a cure and The third stage, post-hazing, will Gloria Dran, Sylvia Bator, Janet immunization for those suffering far as most of the student body lations. Tribunal meetings will be be run from October 10 to 29 to be Jones, Maryann Kraynack, Helen from the old illness of leprosy, was concerned, until the announce- held at least once each week, with ended with the freshmen and sopho- Young, Pat Re ese, Dot Thomas, which we are now calling Hansen's ment last week by the administra- additional ones slated should over- mores cooperating on the Hallow- and Lena Mission. disease. It is estimated that there tion. frequent charges of regulation in- e'en dance to wind up the entire are 5,000,000 of these sufferers and fring ement require. p1'.ogram. D_uring th~ affair hazing I STUDENTS TO EAT they are found in practically every j Should such situations come a- will be permitted until an uncrow ncountry on earth. . bout notice of any extra-regular ino- cer emony is compl eted. After {continued from page 1) Efforts to banish it possibly have sitti~g of the Tribunal court will t h~ frosh, a s a group, have sung ter~ f~ r students who, this. semesspecial appeal to the young people be posted upon all bulletin boards t heir song in tribute to the upper- ter s high enrollment makes it pro?in our colleges and universities as on campus, and especially upon the class men, it will then be assumed able, cann~t _be a ccommodated m a means of promoting international College's most central one, that be- that a fr eshman is a human, and present bmldmgs. . While . construction has been good will. World peace receives hind the Chase Hall lawn, near the the hazing program for this fall Dr. Francis J. Michelini, former ca f eteria. will be terminated. rushed m oth(?. quarters of the today probably greater attention campus, demolition has been the than any other factor in the well- assistant in botany at the Universiby-word in the area to the rear of being and preservation .of the hu- ty of Pennsylvania, has been ap- STUDENT FROM LIBERIA pointed assistant professor of biothe McLaughlin property._ There, TUXEDOS TO RENT man race. logy at Wilkes. ENTERS WILKES COLLEGE work crews have removed a bricl1 Special Price To Students I believe that very few a ctivities l\Hchelini received his doctorate garage and laid a stone-surfaced Seth (Edward) Ansah of Monro198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. are more universally accepted as at the University in June, combined parking lot for m embers of the famarks of good will than those hav- his doctoral studies with service as via, Li be ria, will add further t~ the culty to replace th e one previously internat ional element at W1lkes ing to do with health, and among t eaching assistant. in the area of what will soon be thi s F all. the ill, I know from wide travel A native of Clifton, N. J., he took the new cafeteria. Ansah arrived late this July and throughout the countries of the his B.S. studies at Seton Hall Uniworld, ..there a re few who attract ver sity, r eceived his master of sci- plan s to major in mathematics . H e and deserve greater sympathy than ence from the University of Dela- will r eside in the men's dormitory at Butler Hall. those ill from a di sease which not ware. only robs them of their health but, A graduate of a Presbyteriaii While preparing for his Master's because of ignorance and supersti- at Delaware he collaborated with Mission School on West Africa's tion centuries old , causes them to M. A. Russell in the writing of an Gold ,c oast, he · is being sponsored be exiled from their homes, their article published in "Cancer Re- at Wilkes by the First Presbyterian families, and their friends. search", dealing with the effect of Church of Wilkes-Barre. All This Week With A I hope that Wilkes College will X-rays and nitrogen mustard on Ansah will return to his homeconsider this cause as a beneficiary corn seedings. land as a teacher when his studies of its generosity this year. If more in America are completed. · information is desired it will be Among other foreign students on Two Wilkes graduates, Robert sent upon request. Fay and Marlene Toth from the campus are representatives of KoSincerely yours, vicinity of Allentown, were married rea, Trans-Jordan, Greece, and MoPerry Burgess on Labor Day. rocco. Francis J~ Salley, Beacon Adviser, Replaces Aeling Dean George Elliott Davies Heads English; WC Teacher Replaces Retired Dept. Chairman Michelini Appointed Biology Assistant; Holds U.P. Doctorate BAUM'S POMEROY S.. . Welcomes You Back GIANT GRAND OPENING SALE! Win an RCA Victor Color Television Set FREE! DELLARTE'S DELUXE COFFEE SHOP 205 SOUTH MAIN STREET - - BELOW THE POST OFFICE Open a Charge Account ... Use Your Credit for All Your College Needs ... at Pomeroy's! � 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 1955 September 14th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 September 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/735305a75882d786c3b2d969dbf89ab2.pdf ff15df81361e77e9618d5eb95553ebd1 PDF Text Text <<4 WILKES COLLEGE Serving the Valley for 22 Years Vol. XI, No. 2 -WILKES COLLEGE - ~Beacon WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Curtis Appointed Publicity Head; Former P.R. Director Will Teach Wilkes-Barre Native Was BEACON Editor The appointment of John D. Curtis, a South Wilkes-Barre native, as director of publicity and publications at Wilkes College was announced last week by Dr. Eugene E. Farley, president. · · Curtis, a 1955 graduate of Wil'kes, will replace Mrs. Ruth Roberts, who has joined the fulltime faculty of the institution. She will be an instructor in English, business correspondence and reports during the Fall term. The new publicity director was graduated in June with a bachelor of science degree in secondary education, with a major in English and social studies. His English study was concentrated in writing subjects. Worked in Radio The son of Mrs. Florence D. Curtis, Washington, D. C., formerly of Wilkes-Barre, and the late Harold L. ·C urtis, he is an alumnus of Meyers High School. He was employed by the Federal Government in Washington for three years prior to entering Wilkes and also worked as a radio announcer at WGA Y, Silver Spring, Md. At Wilkes he was sports publicity director for three years and assistant director of public relations a year. In his senior year he was editor of the Beacon, student weekly newspaper, and received the L. .J . Van Laeys Journalism Award at graduation. Active in sports at Wilkes, he was a member of the Lettermen's Club, having excelled in soccer. Husband Is Teacher A native of Scranton, Mrs. Roberts joins her husband in the ranks of husband-wife teams of private school teaching. Her husband, Edwin J. Roberts, is professor of Latin at Wyoming Seminary. A graduate of Wyoming Seminary, Mrs. Roberts received her bachelor's degree at Goucher College, Baltimore, and completed requirements for her master's degree at Cornell University. She taught English at Seminary for several years. She joined the public relations staff at Wilkes in 1953 and became publicity director in the Fall of 1954. . Manuscript Editor Studies · in Israel; Bynder on .Scholarship Herbert Eynder, editor-elect of the Manuscript, Wilkes literary annual, is studying this semester in Israel. Bynder, who was a member of last year's Manuscript staff, won a scholarship to Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He will study at the University for the next year. On official leave of absence from Wilkes, he will return to the College next Septel]lber. THE BEACON Serving the College since 1944 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1955 Lynch lo Play At College Gym The year's second weekend dance will run this evening from nine to midnight at the College gym. Bob Lynch and his band will -p lay for tonight's to-do. The affair is sponsored by the grand old seniors, as the song says. It will b.e the graduating class' first social undertaking of the season. As part of this year's new hazing program, it is expected that many members of the freshman Mrs. Nada Vujica, who heads the class will be on hand for the dancWilkes library staff has issued ing party. And here's a breather seven simple reminders that will aid for them-though they must attend students in using the library most the event in order to comply with fr eshman regulations, tonight they efficiently this year. can dispense with dinks, ties (well, 1. The library is open Monday through · Thursday from 8 a.m. to official ones, at least), and pennants, and join in the fun in mufti. 9:30 p.m.; Friday from 8 a .m . to So the frosh should be there; but 5 p.m. ; Saturday from 1 a.m. to 4 that's no reason why the sophop.m. mores and juniors shouldn't be 2. If you wish to locate a book inthe library, check the card cata- there to help the thing along. The log ueeither under author, subject top of the ladder, the seniors, will or title. (Please remember to dis- be there, and so will the bottom r egard the initial "a", "an", and rungs, so it'd be a bit pointless to "the".) Memo slips and pencils are leave a gap in the middle. Tickets, if one must descend to provided for your convenience at such mundane subjects as money, the card catalogue. will take but a quarter out of the 3. To check out the book, bring it to the circulation desk where (in pockets, and the two-bit tab will most cases) it will be charged out get one from members of the senior John D. Curtis Mrs. Ruth Roberts for a period of two weeks. Be sure class, or at the door tonight. Cliff Brautigan, president of the to bring your library card as it is senior class, has chosen as his committee members the following: ne:~e~/;~ut~=n:i::t~~nd\hebookon the shelf, ask at the desk. The Tickets, Jim Ferris and Jeanette Highlights of the College's first achieved the highest scholastic book may be placed on a special Perrins ; publicity, Helen Krachenfels. The head of the whole sheassembly held Tuesday were the record during her freshman year. reserve shelf. bang, Brautigan, will handle. the The Mrs. James McKane Award 5. A list of the library's periodipresentations of awards by Mrs. was given to Miss Irene Tomalis cal holdings can be found on the refreshment stand. He'll be aided Gertrude Doane, Wilkes Dean of and to Jesse Choper. The juniors Hanging Kardex in the lteference by Mickey Perlmuth, Women. Mrs. Doane presented the have maintained the highest scho-, Room. "' 6. Remember - the library has Faculty Women's Award to Vera lastic records during their freshWroble. This award is made each man and sophomore years at a wealth of material in pamphlet form for your use. Feel free to year to the sophomore girl who Wilkes. browse through the pamphlet file (Photo on Page 2) (arranged by subject) which is located in the main hall rear. Please do not refile material, but return The Graduate Record Examinathe pamphlets to the desk. tions, required of applicants for ad7. The library is intended for mission to a number of graduate study - please remain quiet while schools, will be administered at in the building. examination centers throughout the Princeton, N. J., Sept. 16 - The country four times in the coming Law School Admission Test requiryear, Educational Testing Service As is customary at the beginning ed <if applicants for admission to has announced . During 1954-55 of each school year, elections were a number of leading American law more than 9,000 students took the held in the various dormitories. On schools, will be given at more than GRE in partial fulfillment of adSept. 19, Ashley Hall elected its 100 centers throughout the United Another Wilkes "first" was set mission requirements of graduate officers for the coming year with States on the mornings of Novem- last week when the Wilkes-Barre schools which prescribed it: the following results: her 12, 1955, February 18, April 21, School Board appointed Wilkes This fall candidates may take the Leslie P . Weiner, Forest Hills, and August 11, 1956. During 1954- graduate William Crowder as music GRE on Saturday, November 19. L. I., President; J erry Stein, N. Y., 55 nearly 10,000 applicants took teaeher in Coughlin High School In 1956, the dates are January 21, Vice President; Dick Jones, To- this test, and their scores were sent for the coming year. Crowder is April 28, and July 7.• ETS advises wanda, Pa., Secretary; Irwin Kaye, to over 100 law schools. the first Negro appointed to the each applicant to inquire of the Berwick, Pa., Treasurer. A candidate must make seperate City teaching staff in its history, graduate school of his choice which The officers of the other dormi- application for admission to each according to a story carried in a of the examinations he should take tories include: law school of his choice and should recent edition of the Wilkes-Barre and on which dates. Applicants for graduate school fellowships should Butler Hall: Cliff Brautigan, E. inquire of each whether it wishes Record. Crowder, of 36 Orchard Street, ordinarily take the designated exOrange, N. J., President; Bill him to take the Law School AdFarish, Huntington, Pa., Exec. mission Test and when. Since ma- Wilkes-Barre, was graduated this aminations in the fall administraCouncil; Michael Weinberger, For- ny law schools select their fresh- past June with a degree in music tion. The GRE tests offered in these preceding est H 1.11 s, L . I ., E xec. Coµnc1·1 ; man classes in the spring . f d education. He will also direct the nationwide programs include a test James Walsh, Bronx, N. Y., Exec. their entrance, candidates or a - Coughlin High School band. While at the College, he was stu- of general scholastic ability and adCouncil. mission to next year's classes are advised ordinarily to take either dent director for the Wilkes Male vanced level tests of achievement Weckesser Hall: Carl Van Dycke, the November or the February test, Chorus, and for the Mixed Chorus in sixteen different subject matter Punxsutawney, Pa., President; Dick if possible. as well. In the Wilkes band he fields. According to ETS, candiMurray, Brooklyn, N. Y., Treasur- . The Law School Admission Test, played tympani and bell lyre. dates are permitted to take the er. prepared and administered by EduCrowder was active in other than Aptitude Test and / or one of the The new men's dormitory in the cational Testing Service, features purely musical circles on campus; Advanced Tests. farmer - McLaughlin home: Fred objective questions measuring ver- he was vice president of Student Application forms and a Bulletin Krohle, Weatherly, Pa., President; (continued on page 4) Council and of Cue 'n' Curtain, the of Information, which provides deMcClintock Hall: Helen Young, dramatic club. On the Dean's List tails of registration and adminisBerwick, Pa., President; Barbara several semesters, he was listed in tration as well as sample questions, Hollinger, Lancaster, Pa., Soc. Hunlocks ·Creek, Pa., President; "Who's Who Among Students in may be obtained from college adChairman. Barbara Booch, Sugar Loaf, Pa., American Colleges" during his last visers or directly from Education.a l Sterling Hall: Jeannette Perrins, Soc. Chairman. two years at Wilkes. (continued on page 4) Library Aids Issued; Seven Simple Rules Find Elusive Works Wroble, Tomalis, Choper Win Awards Graduate Examinations In Nov., January, April, Testing Service States WEINER, BRAUTIGAN LAW SCHOOL TESTS VAN DYCKE, KROHLE IN EARLY NOVEMBER VOTED DORM PREXIES CROWDER TO TEACH MUSIC AT COUGHLIN �2 Friday, September 23, 1955 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON EDITORIALS A Slight Answer Somebody-who we don't recall, and it's unimportant, anyway-asked us earlier this week just what our editorial policy this year would be. Now that's a fair enough question, we think, and it ought to get some kind of a reasonable answer. It occutted to us that others might also be wondering too what the Beacon's attitude might be in regard to various campus events in the coming year. Now a policy in a paper such as this isn't necessarily a cutantl-dried thing about which we can say, "The Beacon. will take this stand and this stand and this stand on that subject and the oth~r situation." Rather than uhdertake such a cold and premeditated attitude, the Beacon expects to scrutinize events as they come, scrutinize them carefully, and then decide in favor of whatever side of the question under consideration seems to be most for the good of its readers. Suffice it torsay that in general the Beacon will take as much a reserved view as possible, withholding judgement until each question that might be a possible source of controversy actually .9ome1? before the student body. Med School Accepts Coon Robert J. Coon III, has received official notification fro m the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine that he has been accepted for admittance in the term beginning September, 1956. Coon, undertaking an A.B in Biology, is among the first of the premedical students at Wilkes to be accepted fo r Medical School. He was extremely elated with the news. When asked how he thought Wilkes had prepared him for advance study he replied, "I have been very happy at Wilkes ... .with the number of students from Wilkes taken into medical schools I would say my preparation is great . . . academically and socially." Coon is a native of Towanda, Pa., where he attended St. Agnes Parochial school and graduated from Towanda High School in 1952. He Congratulations! It gives us considerable pleasure to see that at least some of our readers are remembering that intramurals, card parties, tects, football games, dances, club meetings and what-have-you are side-shows to the main event here at the College, that is to say the business of attempting an education. Last Tuesday morning we sat in the College gym and watched two young ladies and one of the spear side of the student body receive awards for outstanding scholastic work in their freshman and sophomore years at Wilkes. There's a good bit of busmess running around this place known as 'student activity', and it's good to see that a few of the students got it into their heads just what their principle activitiy ought properly to be. So the Beacon is happy this week to salute Vera Wroble, Irene Tomalis, and Jesse Choper. It's nice to know someone's thinking. Falk Heads Sports IRANIAN STUDENT For BEACON This Year ENTERS C. AND F. Ivan H. Falk has been appointed _sports Editor on the Beacon staff FIELD AT WILKES for the 1955-56 semesters. Falk replaces Al Jeter who graduated from Wilkes last June. The new appointment was confirmed this week by acting Dean George F. Elliot. Falk, a veteran newsman, served as Asso.ciat'e Editor of the Beacon last year. Prior newspaper experience includes editorship of the Wurzburg Post Argus in Germany · while Falk served with the U . S. Army. The Argus was a tabloid similar to the Beacon in style. Falk has t a k e n several journalism courses at Wilkes and plans a career in the newspaper field. Adding even further to the already fa miliar international element at Wilkes this year is Nasser Bonheur from Teheran, Iran. Nasser arrived in the states in Sept ember, 1951, when he entered Lakemont Tcademy, a school located at Elmira, New York. After graduating from Lakemont, a prep school, Nasser continued his education at Keystone Junior College, near Wilkes-Barre at LaPlume, Pa. This fall he entered Wilkes as a junior majoring in Commerce and F inance . He is now a resident of Ashley Hall. Nasser's plans for the future include entering the export and imLIBRARY GETS GIFTS port phase of the business world. · Kirby Hall, the Wilkes College When interviewed he stated that library, is richer this semester by he considers that "the United some 250 books, gifts from friends States is a great land of progress of the College. and opportunity." One of the Fall's donations was the present of Dr. and Mrs. Guttman. Mrs. Guttman was the College psychology adviser for several years. Another group of books, about Poland, was given the College by Mrs. Kocyan in memory of some deceased friends. Integrity Urged Hoover io Teach By Farley Speech Al Alma Maler Ifi F. Jrs f Assembl y ■ Dr. Eugene S. Farley, Wilkes president, in s peaking to the student body at the first assembly prog ram of the year, reaffirmed his belief that integrity is probably the most important single quality a college student could possess. Dr. Farley remarked on the attempts to inaugurate an honor system at Wilkes over the past nineteen years. He stated it has been one of his greatest desires to see such a system instituted, "for an honor syst em is m erely a small measure of the integrity that we know all college students possess. If we have honesty in one another, we can have faith that men can create for t hemselves a fine world." The president later announced through Dean of Men George Elliot that his remarks were misinterpreted by those who construed them to mean that the administration intends to assume the initiative in , expanding the groundwork laid in honor system discussions last year. During th e closing semester last year students met with the fa culty in a series of informal discussions to bring before ea ch other the views from both sides of the lecture table. At that time, Dr. Farley expressed hope that the development would proceed slowly, methodically, and purposefully on a student level. He saw possible failure in a sudden thrust into a seemingly different educational atmosphere. The basic theme of the remarks at assembly was that our tomorrow Robert J. Coon III is a product of our today. Only chose to attend this college because through the integrity of educated "it was convenient to his home and men and women who are able to because it had an excellent record face the difficult issues in the presfor placing students in medical ent can our future be better, he schools." He has been active local- stated. "Today is a product of yesly in the Ionian Fellowship at the terday, and things done today are Presbyterian Church, the Students the foundations for tomorrow." Zionist Organization, and the Fine Arts Club. During his second seAllen Jeter, former Sports Editor mester he worked in the Wilkes of the BEACON, became engaged library. this summer to Joan Spraque of The hope of the prospective doc- Toms River, New Jersey. tor is to specialize in obstetrics and to work in a large hospital. He has little desire to enter private prac- me to go into medicine only because tice. He can remember no specific I want to." incident or time in his life that When asked for comment on the made him turn to medicine as a unusual events in his life, Coon ancareer. "There are no doctors in · swered, "Up until 10 :45 this mornmy family, my father is a dress ing (the day he was notified of acsalesman travelling through Vir- ceptance) my life has been uneventginia and P ennsylvania. He wants ful ... (now it begins)." Hermina Freid, an ex-student of Wilkes, married William F ink at Fort Dix on Aug ust 18. - WILKES COLLEGE - -Beacon A newspaper published each week of the regular school year by and for the stucl_ents of Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Subscrjpt,io~.: $1.80 pei: semester. Editor T. R. Price Asst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels Asst; ·Editor .... John Kushnerick Sports Editor Jonni Falk Business Mgr. Richard Jones Asst. ·Bus. Mgr . ... ..... Irwin Kaye Faculty Adviser Mr. F. J. Salley Editorial and business offices located on second floor of Lecture Hall, South River Street, WilkesBarr~, . on the Wilkes .campus. Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's •Printery, rear 55 North Main •Str·e et, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Arthur Hoover, always a leading campus fi gure in his student days at Wilkes, has moved to the other side of the lectern by agreeing to teach Secretarial Studies at the College. A Glen Lyon native and a graduate of Newport Township High School, Mr. Hoover graduated cum laude from Wilkes in June with a B.S. in Business Education. While studying at Wilkes he was a ctive in extra-curricular activities, serving in such varied roles as business manager of the Beacon for three and a half years, presi- Arthur J. Hoover dent of the Education Club and the Future Teachers of America. He was director of intra-mural sports, chairman of the Red Cross and Community Chest fund - raising campaigns on campus, and president of the Student Council. The fa culty and administration named him "the outstanding graduate of the year", and the class of 1955 chose him for their permanent president. He was also selected as one of the graduates to be listed in Who's Who in American Colleges and. Universities. Hoover feels that his new position will provide a stimulating challenge while affording him an opportunity to gain some valuable teaching ex perience. First T.D.R. Meeting Opens Registration For Sorority Till 30th On Tuesday evening the women of Theta Delta Rho met in Sterling Hall for their fir st gathering of the semest er. The main purpose of the meeting was the introduction of the new freshmen members. · Following the "get acquainted" session, a brief business meeting was hel d. President Bernice Thomas announced that registration for upperclassmen will be held throughout this week and continuing until Sept ember 30. Upperclassmen ma y regist er with a n y of th e officers of the sorority: Gerri Kolotelo, Jessie Rod erick, Peggy Stevens, Mary West, Connie Kamarunas, and Margaret Smith. It was announced that Nancy Beam will be chair man of the first big social event for T DR, the annual wiener roast, which will be held on October 22. The evening's program wa s provided by the freshmen who graciously and somewhat hilariousl y contributed their talents. BEACON MEETING AT NOON REWARD FOR WORK -, Dean of Women Gertrude A. Doane presents the Mrs. James McKane award to Irene Touialis and Jesse Choper. The juniors earned the award with ou.t standing scholastic work during the last two years. (Story on page 1.) The regular meeting of the Beacon staff will be held today at noon in the office on the second floor of the Lecture Hall. All people interested in joining the staff are invited to attend. �Friday, September 23, 1955 3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Prepping Gridders Plagued by Injuries Boaters Prospects Bright For Opener Colonels' Ranks Thinned lo 27 by Ailments; Lebanon Valley lo Open Toughest Schedule Vlith only eight days remaining before the Colonels embark on their toughest grid schedule, Freshman coach Russ Picton found more to worry about than the veteran Lebanon Valley team his charges will be facing next Saturday. Just a few hours after Picton told the BEACON that he felt a lot better about the schedule with Bill Sirnonovich doing a crack job at fullback, the Edwardsville line-smasher found it necessary to withdraw from the squad. HEADS GRIDDERS Just filling this gap in the gridders' offense would cause a case of ulcers, but then Neil Soccer coach John Reese was able to face the coming season with a bit more confidence than his football counterpart as the hooters rapidly got into shape for next Saturday's away opener with Rider. The illness and injury bug has not yet bitten the inhabitant's of Kirby Park's dike sector as it has their older brothers, the Grid coach Russ Picton yesterday SOCCER CAPTAIN gridders. Most of the team remade a plea to any member of the student body who would like to ported in good physical shape come out for football to do so imand the late-comers have found PICTON ISSUES CALL FOR NEW PROSPECTS it difficult to keep up in the tough drills scheduled by Reese. Conditioning has been the most important factor in practices thus far. Following the opener with Rid er, the Colonels must be prepared for a tough weekend. They meet Lafayette and Hofstra at home on October 7 and 8. Wilkes has n ever beaten the Leopards from Easton though last year's winning team came close. However, they had to settle for a 3-3 tie. After wading through Lafayette, the booters tackle Hofstra the next day. This New York school boasts one of the best small college teams in the country and have always been rough in football and bask etball. Temple Came Close The most difficult challenge on the sch edule is the Temple game, slated for Philadelphia on October 15. This tilt marks the entry of the ·Colonels into big tim e soccer. Temple, runners-up to the national champions, always ranks high in the sport. They lost the national champion ship last year to Penn State, 1-0. Reese and the team feel that this is the year for the Colonels to make their move. The squad is w ell fortified with returning lettermen. The 14 seniors on the team form the nucleus of a juggernaut which has been under construction for three years. The graduation of Dean Arvan and Dick Polakowski left two holes. However, the addition of Nick Giordano, native of Italy; Seth Ansah, resident of the Gold Coast; and the return of Tony Bianco from the service will supply replacements. Giordano Looks Good Giordano has been a bright spot mediately. Picton stressed that experience is not n ecessary - only a desire to play the sport. He emphasized that any n ew additions will not be dropped from the squad. The coaches will make every effort to teach them the fundamentals of the gam e. The coach said t hat h e knows that there is a wealth of football talent in the school that has n ot com e out as yet. Now t hat sickn ess and injuries have cut the squad to 27 men, the presence of n ew prospects would be most encouraging. Parker Petrilak A new father, vetera n Petrilak will guard the goal and ca11tain t he hooters. starting job. The rest of the lineup is wellseasoned. Younsu Koo a nd Hank Deibel round out the front line with Carl Van Dyke back at center forward. Ji m F erris, Sam Shugar, ru gged Ah med Kazimi and Parker P etrilak, captain and goalie, are the remaining starter s. John Bresnahan has looked so good that ,Coach Reese is considering moving him to another position when he is not spelling the veteran Petrilak at the goal. Despite the tough road ahead, it is Rider that the Colonels are pointing at first. The team has not forgotten that the Trenton school handed the booters their first loss of the campaign last year. in pre-season scrimmages . His fan cy footwork has virtually assured hi m of a spot in the starting 11 -probably at inside right. Bill Lloyd and Fred Boote will probably share the outside left spot. The most spirited competition for a starting berth has been seen at left fullback where Joe Popple, Dave Polley and ve rsatile Glenn Phethean have b een staging a battle royal. Ansah has also impressed in workouts with .his rugged style and knowledge of the game. Soccer is the national sport of his homeland and though he has not played in fi ve years, he has quickly shown that he has not forgotten anything about the game. When he rounds Plans are already in progress for into . shape, he may take over a the 1955-56 intramural sports proPlans are already in progress for gram, according to a statement the 1955-56 intramural sports pro- made yesterday by John Reese, head of the program this year. Touch football, basketball, softball and last year's popular new THE INTERNATIONAL TOUCH feature, bowling, will highlight the program again this year. Reese is also thinking of instituting table tennis, volleyball, and golf if enough students show interest. The touch football season will begin in the near future. Those int ending to enter teams should be making plans at this moment. The interest shown in the bowling league last year has led to hopes for a bigger and better league this year. An earlier start should lead to a longer, competitive season. However, the keglers will have to wait until at least November 1 before they can begin rolling, due to the fact that construction at the Jewish Community, Center, site of the Sunday evening intramural bowling, will not be completed until that date. Those interest ed in join. ing t eams should contact R eese in the next' month. INTRAMURAL SET-UP IN PLANNING STAGE Wilkes College B·OOKS TORE Beacon Photo by Cliff Brothers Despite the departure of Dean Arvan, Greece, the Colonel hooters will retain the international flavor this year. The three men ' listed above, all foreign students, will be in the starting lineup. Left . to right: Ahmed Kazimi, Trans-Jordan; Younsu Koo, South Korea; and Tony Giordano, native of Italy, who now resides in Kingston. A forirth hooter, Seth Ansah, native of the Gold Coast, Will alscnee· plenty of ttction; Dadurka, veteran end, was stricken with pneumonia and will be lost for two weeks. Bob Masonis was forced to miss practices du e to illn ess and Glenn Carey was feared to have suffered cracked ribs. However, Glenn was back at his old center post Wednesday. Art Tambur has moved into the battle for the wide open fullback slot. Joe Re ese, stransfer student from Juniata and former Kingston star, is proving to be the brightest. light among the end prospects. The pass-catching wizard co uld be an a d e q u at e replacement for AllStater Paul Gronka. Glenn Carey The squad fell to a total of 27 · Back for his fourth season, men this week, probably the smallCarey will lead the gridders this est team in Colonel history. How-• ever, winning teams have bee~ campaign. built with less and returning letter~ m en for most positions will insure experience on t h e starting eleven. LEWIS SUCCEEDS JETER The small bench will hurt unless P icton's rugged conditioning proIN P.R.O.: WILL HEAD gram can create iron men. ATHLETIC PUBLICITY The first line will be a little Rodger Lewis, Plymouth sopho- heavier this year, but will still remore, has been appointed Sports tain the mobility which made it a Publicity Director. He succeeds Al tough nut to crack last season. Bill Jeter, 1955 graduate who is now Farish, Cliff Brautigan and Bob on the sports desk of the Tom s Masonis bolster the middle. JarRiver, New Jersey, paper. rell -Cashmere, a healthy Dadurka Lewis will handle all athletic and Joe Reese offer flank protection publicity and statistics for the and Captain Glenn Carey will do the Colonels. He is a major in the ball-snapping. Ronnie Rescigcommerce and finance and worked no, last year's frosh flash, has addas a reporter for the Beacon last ed some weight. Howie Gross will do the signal-calling. year. . . . AND THIS IS IT We all did a bit of shopping this week. The BEACON went looking for a sports editor and we couldn't r esist getting back into the ink (not the pink, Senator Joe). Then we had to go shopping for a sports page and a pair of feet big enough to fill the shoes of Al J eter, last year's sports chief. Now we hear that Russ Picton is shopping for a f~llba ck . How many days to Christmas, Mabel? Anyway, from no~ until Ju_ne, we'll be doing our shopping right here on page three trymg to brm g you the sports n ews to the best of our ability. IN THE TRADITION The soccer and football squads move into action on October 1 and that means that we'll be starting to name the Athlete of the Week in every issue thereafter. W e also hope to bring yo u the utmost in intramural ~ports coverage. At the end of the year, we will again select a Colonel to receive the Athlete of the Year trophy. The soccer team boasts two former recipients of this award. They are Parker Petrilak, captain a nd goali e, and Jim F erris, winner last year. COLONEL TO THE CORE Th e coaching staff has a distinct local flavor thi s year. Grid coach Russ Picton hails from Hanover Township; soccer, wrestling and baseball head John R eese is from Kingston; bask etball h ead Ed Davis is a Plymout h product; a ssistant football coach Joe Trosko is from Plains. All but Reese are graduates of Wilkes. Reese m atriculated at Penn State. RAMBLING ATHLETES Wilkes students will have the opportunity to watch the Colonels in only 27 of 68 athletic events sch eduled for the year. The sore point seems to be that only two of eight football games are to be played at Books - Supplies - Novelties home. However, maybe it's a good thing. At least Hawkie Gross won't hear his signals reverberating from the empty seats of Kingston StaSubscriptions dium too often. · Hours: 9-12 - 1-5 . A. predom.i:tiantly a;way .schedule will not help the Colonels in their ... WELCOME · search for winning seasons. Now that Notre Dame has abandoned the title of "Ramblers", maybe we can adopt it for the Wilkesmen. VARIETY SHOP �Friday, September 23, 1955 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 (continued from page 1) suggestions of students and faculty port; I will oppose him when I feel (continued from page 1) Testing Service, 20 Nassau Street, bal aptitudes and reasoning ability alike. I will always consider their he is ill-informed or in error. These are the ideals with which Princeton, N. J., or P. 0. Box 27896, rather than acquired information. interests my interests. I will never seek popularity for I start this new adventure and this Los Apgeles 27, California. A com- It cannot be "crammed" for. Sam(This is the first of a series of its own sake. I would rather be new job. I hope that I will manage pleted application must reach the ple questions and information rearticles to be written for the known as a dean who "calls the to live up to most of them most of ETS office at least fifteen days be- garding registration for and adBEACON by Wilkes' Acting plays as he sees them" honestly and the time. I will strive to be the fore the date of the administration ministration of the test are given Dean of Men, George Elliot. The above-board than as one who sur- same person, to have the same for which the candidate is applying. in a Bulletin of Information. Bulletins and applications for series will endeavor to clarify and renders to popular whims, There philosophies I had during my years the test should be obtained four to implement the administration's will be times when I will have ·to as a teacher. When I return to the six weeks in advance of the desired relations with the student ---<Ed. support the individual against the Economics Department next year group; at other times it will be my I trust that both you and I will feel testing date from Law School Adnote.) duty to support the group against that I did the job I was asked to do, mission Test, Educational Testing DECLARATION OF POLICY sincerely and enthusiastically if Dean of Women Gertrude Doane Service, 20 Nassau Street, PrinceThis year I am assuming a posi- the individual. I will try to be forthright and not successfully. announced Tuesday that the stu- ton, N. J. •C ompleted applications tion that would challenge the capadent assembly program on tap for must be received at least ten days cities of men far greater and far realistic in all my dealings with this year has been entirely student before the desired testing date in stronger than I. I am asked to be the students, and I will dispense CHEM CLUB REORGANIZES; planned. She stated that a great order to allow ETS time to comall in one: an observant shepherd of equal justice to all. I will never PLANS TO WELCOME FROSH deal of dissatisfaction was express- plete the necessary testing arrangestudents, a wise counselor, a sym- gloss over a situation nor try to An executive committee of the ed with the program the faculty ments for each candidate. pathetic father-confessor, an en- p ortray it in anything but honest terms. I will always give adequate Chemistry Club met yesterday in had arranged last semester. At 111111111111111111111 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I II I I I I I I courager of the discouraged and a moderator of the overly-ambitious. warning to each student before ac- Conyngham Hall to reorganize for that time the students were to plan In addition I must be an informed tions are taken concerning him. As the coming year and to discuss the program for this year. Mrs. Open A "nterpreter of college policies, a much as possible I will try to avoid plans for the welcoming the club Doane worked with the student referee .of disputes, an enthusiastic making one-sided decisions · which plans to give the freshman class. committee in a consultant ·capacity supporter of college activities, a affect a student's activities or ac- Richard Carpenter, president, an- and believes the schedule they have liaison man between students and tions; I would rather have him nounced that plans would soon be planned to be excellent. At Newly Remodeled Tuesday the cheerleaders will difaculty, an honest administrator, make his own decisions and plan available for official publication. his own future. rect a pep rally at assembly. The and a sincere friend of all. I will always strive to look upon Wilkes College Band will make its I will strive to be always humble debut to add color to the affair. and dedicated in my day-to-day each student as an individual hu- Volunteer Readers Wanted For All Your College Needs Students wishing to volunteer as The schedule for October includes activities. I will avoid rigidities man personality rather than as a Throughout The Year of policy and practice. I will ·s in- mere name on the college rolls. I readers for a blinded veteran study- elections, an hour of operetta, a And SAVE! cerely try to correct the mistakes will be patient and sympathetic to ing at Wilkes please contact Acting talk on Viet Nam, and a joint InterI must inevitably make. I will him and his problems.. I will sup- Dean George Elliot at his office on national Relation Club and Education Club program. always welcome the criticisms and port him when I feel he needs sup- the second floor of Chase Hall. IIIIII II I I I I I I I I 11111111111111111111111111111111 The Dean's Corner I ASSEMBLIES LISTED FOR OCTOBER DATES CHARGE ACCOUNT POMEROY'S Meet ALL Your Friends YOUR BIG RED LETTER DAY ~t:o2f~~ -At- 1. SUPERIOR FILTER Only L&M gives you .DELLARTE'S the superior filtration of the Miracle Tip, the P.urest tip that ever touched your lips. It's white .. , all white . .. P.Ure white! Deluxe :COFFEE SHOP 205 South Main Street Below the Post Office -•Where All Wilkes College Students Meet TUXEDOS TO RENT Special Price To Students 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. BAUM'S PARK, SHOP and EAT KING SIZE + at the new FOWLER, DICK and WALKER The Boston Store Louis Rosenthal Men's Clothing & Furnishings Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 'ill' HM Fl LTERS ~to 2. SUPERIOR TASTE L&M's superior taste comes from superior tobaccos - especially selected for filter smoking. Tobaccos that are richer, tastier ... and light and mild. � 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 1955 September 23rd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 September 23 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/dae0f3e7188c7526a14b95b2f822d40a.pdf c316ea5a5cff962d5ca0b0a2d3a2fd4e PDF Text Text Boaters, Gridders Open Tomorrow 1955 Foolball Team All Set For Dutchmen - - - - - (See stories on page 3) - - - - - COLONELS READY-The 1955 version of the Wilkes College football team will open its eightgame schedule tomorrow at Annville against a reportedly powerful Lebanon Valley College team. The team, under the guidance of new coach Russ Picton, is expected to be strong. Left to right, first row: Al Manarski, Gene Price, Cliff Brautigan, Glenn Carey, Bob Masonis, Art Tambur, Ronnie Rescigno, Wilbur Smiles, Ray Saba, Jim Walsh. Second row: Royal Hayward, Howie Gross, Dick Wozniak, Jim Thomas, Neil Dadurka, Jerry Levandoski, Joe Wilk, Bob Yakavonus, Andy Molitoris. Third row: Joe Reese, Don McFadden, Andy Dovin, Russ Knies, Jarrell Cashmere, Paul Smith, Bill Farish, Gil Gregory, Don Straub, Bill Simenovich. ~ WILKES COLLEGE Serving the Valley for 22 Years Vol. XI, No. 3 - WILKES COLLEGE ~,Beacon WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA THE BEACON Serving the College since 1944 FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1955 Junior Sport Dance Tonight Walsh, Roth, Amdur to Head Season's Third Dance al Gym; Ticket Tab To Be Two Bits IWC Job Orientation Wilkes College's third sport dance of the Fall season will commence tonight at nine. The affair will run until midnight. is sponsored by the junior class. Everybody plays for this dance; all the name bands that can be crowded onto the gymnasium's record player. The absence of a regular organization to fee at least has the advantages of taking some of the load from student wallets. Tonight, a quarter gets you into the hall. And· again the freshmen will have an opportunity to socialize with the upperclassmen and each other. While the newcomers are required by freshman regulations to attend, they are absolved for the evening of wearing their regalia, can come looking civilized. This particular dust-off will be l'Un tonight for the juniors by Larry Amdur and Gene Roth, chairmen for the dance. Committees for the Junior dance are: Co-chairmen: Phyllis Walsh, Larry Amdur, Gene Roth. Ticket Committee: Larry Amdur, chairman; Larry Cohen, Jesse Choper; Bill Farish, Dick Morris, Marvin Kurlancheek. Refreshment Committee: John Coates, chairman; Neil Dadurka, Irene Yastremski, Pat Kennedy, Irene Tomalis, Joan Zworski, Irma Bianconi, Barbara Tanski. Publicity Committee: Ph y 11 i s Walsh, chairman; Pat Reese, Norma Davis,, Marilyn Williams. Mrs. Francis Sears New Student Counselor Wilkes students this year will again be abl e to avail themselves of professional help in solving their personal and emotional problems. It was announced yesterday that Mrs. Francis M. Sears, of Scranton, will serve the College this year as consultant for students desiring such aid. Mrs. Sears repiaces Mrs, Guttman, who held the consultant's post for several years. Mrs. Sears has worked for some time with both Dr. and Mrs. Guttman, is experienced in dealing with young people. Appointments with the new counselor, who -b egins her service here next Tuesday, may be made either directly with Mrs. Sears or through the deans. The counseling service is located in Barre Hall, first floor. ATTEND THE DANCE TONIGHT! Unique College Service The second session of the new and unique Senior Employment Seminar being conducted this semester by John J . Chwalek, director of guidance and placement, met in the biology building this morning. The foresighted Chwalek has introduced this three session seminar in an effort to prepare student s for. their job-seeking intervi ews with the officials of nation-wide firms. "Good jobs, good paying jobs, are not as easy to get as some of you might believe," Chwalek told the seniors in the first session last Friday. H e stated the interview is often the most important point in an individual's life, for it is the moment he will be rejected or accepted by the industry he has chosen to make his life 's work. The program has been geared to make the all important interview a suecess. "First of kind," Chwalek Chwalek indicated that the seniors are being offered aids, in leetures and written materials, that have -been in the planning stages for about six years. He stated that he has sought help from colleges and universities throughout the east in establishing this seminar, but was unable to find a single school which offered such training for students. The Placement liureau had previously limited its functions to offering leads on jobs and arranging interviews with potential employ(continued 0~ pa.c,~ ·U 15 Positions Open In Race; Amdur Named Junior President, 2-nd Unopposed '57 Class Head By HELEN M. KRACHENFELS Student Council President Bob Lrnch has announced that the election of class officers will be held on Wednesday, October 5, in Chase Theatre from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. Each of the presidential candidates will have a chance to address the student body in assembly on Tuesday, the day prior to elections. one. The frosh have displayed typical enthusiasm in nominating a lengthy slate of candidates. Since the majority of the frosh are unknown to the rest of the student body, it will be interesting to see who the newest crop of class leaders will in. elude. Class Election Candidates Seniors: President, George 'Moe' Batterson, Cliff Brautigan, Dick Carpenter, Carl Van Dyke. Vice-President, Henry Goetzman, Glenn Carey, J eanette Perrins. Secretary, Nancy Batchelor, Jessie Roderick, Joan Shoemaker. Treasurer, Howard Gross, Irwin Kaye, Gail Laines. Juniors: President, Larry Amdur. Vice-President, Dick Morris, Bill Farish, Marvin Kurlanchek, Larry In the sophs' presidential race Cohen. Secretary, Natalie Barone, Mariwe find David Vann campaigning lyn Williams, ·P hyllis Walsh. for re-election, after having led his Treasurer, John Coates. class through its crucial freshman Student Council, Barbara Tanski, year. Although Dave may hold an advantage over his running mates, Irene Tomalis, ~.e s Weiner. · ~ · ,. · · · {<eQ~\~~'4 o~ -pa9• 41 _ . th~ contest will probably be a tough_ Lynch urges the students' full support for the election. He hopes that evidence of this year's enrollment will be clearly shown by a. proportionate increase in voting. The presidential election in the senior class promises to be an int eresting one, since three of the four candidates are dormitory students, and the fourth man on the list has been very active in campus political activities. This year's junior cl~ss seems to ha ve set some sort of precedent for running unopposed candidates. Larry Amdur will automatically become president, and John Coates, treasurer. Last year, when the members of this class were sophomores, Reese Jones was their unopposed candidate for the presidency. �2, WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Friday, September 30, 1955 Class of '59 Biggest Ever Enrolled EDITORIALS Check That Ballot Fulbright Competition Open Till November 1 Wednesday is election day. Wednesday the student body will elect officers to administer the affairs of the four classes Senior, Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman - for the coming school year. If we're lucky maybe half the students might consider voting. Probably much less actually will. Every campaign for the last few years has ended, or so it seems, in much the same manner; a few people work to get their candidates into office, and these actively. concerned few seem to do about the only voting which takes place. So when the ballots are counted, who's usually in? The candidates who had people working and voting for them. And who's doing the complaining? The people who couldn't be bothered to vote. We've given up urging these apathetics to vote; all we ask is that they don't bore those who did with their complaints. Cheers, Chaps Tomorrow afternoon the Wilkes soccer team takes the field against Rider. And tomorrow night the helmet and pad men have a go at Lebanon Valley, as the College's athletes commence the Fall sporting season. The people who comprise the teams are attemptfng to carry the College's name and that of the community into the distant reaches of New Jersey and the dowstate regions of their own commonwealth. Whether they win or lose, which we flatter ourselves isn't important in the long run, at least they're trying, as the Beacon wishes them luck on the long road they've scheduled for the coming months. Caution, Please We've noticed, in the last week or so, that the daily bulletin has had a rash ·of announcements concerning missing books, the owners of which have been making piteous moan for return of their misplaced property. Now l.t occurs to us that while a few of the student body might by some stretch of the imagination be able to afford the loss of a piece of study equipment worth five dollars or so, the rest of us would find such a loss, to put it mildly, inconvenient. There is only one fairly sure method of insuring against such possible loss, and that is ordinary common-sense caution. While for the first few days of class it might have been advisable not to write in a book lest it be found needful to return it to the Bookstore as incorrect for the course in question, a .t this late date all such problems ought have been solved, and the use of a bit of ink is little enough, one should think, to protect an investment whose loss hits not. only the pocket-book but the grade-book. Wilkes Gels $1,000 In Balances; Refrigerator, Other New Equipment Added lo Chemistry Department By JERRY STEIN The Wilkes College Chemistry Department this year has added to its array of equipment five analytical balances, Cl refrigercrtor, and has equipped all older balances with magnifying reading glasses to aid students in reading the minute graduation marks where the weight is recorded, it was learned from Francis J. Salley, assistant professor of chemistry. The purchase of five new analytical balances was perhaps the most expen sive of the purchases since each balance costs a'b out $200. The analytical balance is an instrum ent which can weigh objects to onet enth of a milligram , the approximate weight of the ink used in making the period at the end of this sentence. This precision-made instrument plays a vital part in such courses as Physical Ch emistry and Quantitative Analysis because accuracy to such a degree is extrem ely important. To facilitate t he determination of the weights of objects, the department has supplied all the balances (22 in all) with magnifying glasses. This will enable the observer to recoi·d his readings more easily and .accurately. Very often in chemical work, procedures require that objects be cool•ed to a certain .degree . . Ice cubes, therefore are needed frequently. Instead of resort-ing to the refrigerator in the Biology Building. as has been done in the past, chemists now have. ·their own refrigerator. The Carr· Biscuit . Company has donated :• a moisture tester and an oven. The·s e two instruments are also important in analytical ch emical work. An automatic buret will be used this semester. A buret, in general, is an inst r ument used in m easuring volumes of liquids. This buret is characteristically different fro~ others since it possesses the feature of automatically filling itself from a reservoir. ------- COMMUNITY CHEST DRIVE BEGINS NEXT WEDNESDAY Next week begins the annual drive of the Wyoming Valley Community Chest. Students w ill again have an opportunity to contribute, and it is hoped that the College w ill make its usual good showing, according to Mr. Welton. Farrar, who is Chest worker for the College this year. In the past the College has always been one of the few institutions which ea ch year fill · its do.nation quotas. This year's quota for the College will be some $1600, 'a n increase of some 5% over last year, but comm ensurate with th.e recen t growth .i n both ·faculty and stud ent body. Farrar will assist Dr. Charles Reif, of the Wilkes biology departm ent, who is campaign major for area private schools. Novem1ber 1, 1955 is the closing date of the com petitions for United St ates Government educational exchange grants for graduate study abroad, it was announced by Kenneth Holland , President of the Institute of Internationa l Education, 1 E ast 67th Street, N ew York City. Scholarship application blanks are avai lable at t he Institute, at its Regional Offices in Chicago , Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington. The programs under the Fulbright Act and the Buenos Aires Convention for the Promotion of Inter-American Cultural Relations are part of the international educational exchange activities of the Departm ent of State. They .will give a lmost 1000 American citizen~ the chance to study abroad during the 1956-57 academic year. Since t h e establishment of these programs in 1947, over 4,600 American students ha ve received grants for study. This is th e first year in which awards have been available in Chile und er the Fulbright Act. In the Asian countries, Burma, Ceylon, India, Japan, and t he Philippines , as well as in Greece, only a limited number of grant s are available. Eligibility requirements for these foreign study fellowships are: (1) United States citizenship; (2) A coll ege degree or its equivalent a t the time the award is to be t aken up; · (3) Knowledge of the language of t he country sufficient to carry on t h e proposed study; ( 4) Age 35 ·years or under; ( 5) Good health. Final selection of Fulbright grantees is made by the Board of Foreign Scholarships appointed by the President of t h e United States. A wards under the Fulbright Act are made enti rely in the currencies of participating countries abroad. This Act authorizes the use of foreign currencies a nd credits acquired through t h e sale of surplus property abroad for educational exchanges. The awards cover transportation, expenses of a language refresher or orientation course abroad, tuition, books, and main tenance for on e academic year. ENGINEERS TO SPONSOR SPEAKER FRIDAY NIGHT 350 In New Freshman Group; Total Enrollment Up by 10-15%. Oualily High/ Whitby Reports By JOHN KUSHNERICK Three hundred fifty freshmen attending classes in the fall semester at Wilkes compose the la~gest single class ever enrolled in the history of the college, Registrar John P. Whitby announced in a personal interview with . the Beacon last Friday. Whitby also sta ted the college's total enrollment is up 10 to 15 percent over last year. TENNER JOINS WILKES; V/ILL TEACH ENGLISH CLASSES ONCE CRAIG'S The appointm ent of RO'bert L. Tenner as an in structor of Englis h at Wilkes College was recently announced by Dr. Eugene S. Farley, college president. Tenner will fi ll the vacancy in the English Department created by the retirement of Dr. Mary E. Craig, former department head . ROBERT L. TENNER Tenner, a nati ve of Barbertown, Ohio, received his bach elor of arts degree from the Unive rsity of Akron and his master o-f arts degree from Western Reserve Uni versity in Cleveland. He has completed his study requirements for a doctor's degree from Western R eserve University in Cleveland. He former ly taught in t h e evening division of the University of Akron and later taught mathematics and English at Ohio State. He is a facu lty resident at Butler Hall. This Friday evening at 7 :30 o'clock , Mr. Eugene D. Lavery of t h e Bell T elephone .C ompany of Pennsylvania will speak on the subject of "The New Solar Battery". Mr. Laver y, who is coming from Harri sburg, is being spon sored by the Engineering Club. Mr. Klemovitch , the president of the club, in vites all freshmen and sophomore engineering students, their guests, and all those interested to attend. This is the opening meeting of the yea r and should prove to be Acting Dean of Men George Elquite inter esting and enjo yab le. Re- liot will continue as proctor of member, a ll are invited ! Weckess er Hall, men's dormi tory, it was announced early last week. Elliot, who has r esided at Weck- WILKES COLLEGE esser for the la st two years is the only remaini ng one of last year's proctors. One of the new appoi ntments this year is Cliff Broth ers, A newspaper published each week who will be r esident at Wilkes newof the reg ular school year by and est dormitory, the former Mcfor the students of Wilkes Col- Laughlin home, while George Batlege, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Sub- terson will succeed \\' alter Savage scription : $1.80 per s emester. a s maintainer of law and order at Editor T. R. Price Ashley Hall. Savage, who taught Asst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels English last semester, has left t o Asst ... Editor .. .. John Kushnerick continue studies toward his doctorSports Editor Jonni Falk ate. At Butl er Hall, fo urth of t h e .Business Mgr.. . Richard Jones Asst. Bus . Mgr . .. .. .... Irwin Kaye men's dormitor ies, the English de· Faculty Adviser Mr. F. J. Salley partment's new instructor, Robert Tenner, will take over the resident Editorial and business offices post vacated by Dean George Ralslocated. on .second ffoor of Lecture ton, who is absent from the campus . Hall, South River Street, Wilkes.• this year studyi ng for his _d octorate. · _Barre, ·on the Wilkes camp1,1s. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adamek, Mechal)ical :Qept.: Schmidt's Pr.intery, rear 55 North Main announce t h e birth of an eightpoun d baby boy. Chuck is a Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Wilkes graduate. ELLIOT, BROTHERS, TENNER,BATTERSON NAMED PROCTORS Beacon Th e Registrar sa id the newcomers seem not only to ·be high in quantity but are, on paper, one of Wilkes' best classes qualit y-wise . Many of the frosh were class officers or student council members in their high schools . They have chosen diversified fields so that the increases in liberal arts and science students are balanced. More Dorm Students The majority of the enrollees con tinue to come from Wilkes -Barre and surrounding communities, will commute to classes each day. The swelling of the tota l ranks, however, has caused an increase in in dormitory students . Mr. Whitby indicated the trend has been for the school to add more dormitory students as freshmen eac h year than are lost a s graduates. The school h as bee n fortunate in this respect to acquire the McLaughlin home as a new men's dormitory. This addi tion increases the total campus resid ence ., to six 'b uildings. Engineering in Demand "Although the stud ents are equally divided between those seeking degrees in liberal arts and the sciences," Whitby expla ined, "there seems to be a great demand for engineering . This has made it necessary for us to t urn away some students, for our engineering facilities are limited.'' Students in engineering can obtain a 'certificate in en g ineering' in a two year course here. Those who have gon e to ~ngineering schools for baccalaureate degrees have attained excellent records. No indication was made that Wilkes intends to expand its engineering co urse to four years. SENIOR ED. STUDENTS TO OBSERVE CLASSES IN NEW PROGRAM By DICK JONES This fall, as part of their curriculum, secondary and elem entary education majors are required to observe a ctual classroom methods and procedures by visiting t h e various public school and parochial schools in Wilkes-Barre and vicinity. Thi s system known as student observing helps to prepare education majors for the second semester of their senior year when they will begin to student teach under the supervision o f a n experienced teacher. While observing classroom methods and procedures the future student teac hers see in action the various principles, methods, and a ctivities which t hey have been studying fo r th e past three ·years, but will have to utilize themselves in the near future. BACK THE COLONELS TOMORROW! JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality tt 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. �Friday, September 30, 1955 3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Gridders Open With Lebanon Valley Soccermen Kick-Off at Trenton Rooters Out to Even Score for 2-0 Loss To Rider Last Year THESE LETTERMEN WILL FACE RIDER TOMORROW Dadurka Returns; New Prospects Up Squad lo 3 Teams A silver streak broke through the clouds of h eavy gloom hanging over Kirby Park this week a n d through it marched some new recruits for Russ Picton' s hard-pressed gridders plus several " old timers" who had been on the virus list. The Wilkes soccer team will b e out to avenge a 2-0 loss to Rider College at Trenton tomorrow afternoon as well as to start John Reese's college coach'ng career off w ith a convincing ;;in. The Colonels started off last y ear with a 1-0 win over Eliza- The best n ews Picton heard all week was that lett erman end N eil Da durk a would be rea dy t o play in to morrow's opener agai n st Lebanon Va ll ey at Annvill e. Ro yal Hayward, W est P ittston guard, is al so bethtown and then were dumped by expected to be re ady for limited Rider, 2-0. The many veterans on a ction. the squad have not forgotten this Th e r eturn of the sic'k a nd the defeat. addition of six n ew candidates brought the Colonels' st reng th up For m er Penn State wrestling to 33. The new a ddit ions are: Dave star Re ese will be standing on the Panzetta , promising fu llback from sidelines for his first soccer gam e West P ittston; Don H umphrey, a s a coach . John does not have a Sa m Pum a , Tex Bartl ett, Sonn y small pair of shoes to fill. Bob Pro ni ewski and Jim O'Dwyer. P a rtridge turned out winning t eams Second Game for Dutchmen hi s last two years before leaving Tomorrow aft ernoon's t ussle will fo r the Kent School. However, be the second of th e week for the Reese learned his soccer at P enn Dutchmen. Th ey battled Miller sState under the tutelage of the BEACON Photo by Cliff Brothers ville State Teachers to a 6-6 draw fam ed Bill Jefferies, coach of the wi t h pr evious exp er ience. Pictur ed above: Left National Champion Nittany Lions. \\' hen the Wilkes hooter s take t he fi eld a in a benefit game at Middlet own to r ig ht, fi rst ro w : Fred Boot e, Hank Deibel, Subs Battle Var sit y gainst Rider tomorrow afternoon at Trenton, Monday. Wit h a game already 'unGlenn P het hean, Sam Shug ar, Younsu Koo, J im fre sh man coach John Reese will be able to call on der t heir belts, the down-st a t er s Ru gged scrimm ages featured this Sto , ker and Carl Va.n Dyke. Second row : Bill t hese 14 lettermen for service. T hey will for m t he should be doubl y to ugh. t h t h week's practice sessions wi e nucleus of a Colonel soccer team which faces the .! loyd, Ah med Kazim i, J oe Popple, John Bresna According to members of the second team giving the first a batha n , Capt ain P a r ker P etrilak, 1955 Athlete of t he +.le all t h e wa y. Monday's scrimt oughest schedule in t he histor y of t h e s po rt at coa hing staff who saw the game, · Wilkes in a quest for a th ird straig ht winning Year Ji m F erris and Dave Polley . the Dut chmen w ill ha ,·e a slight mage fo und the starting eleven ekh - b ted h ing out a 4-3 win in a tussle that season. T ey w1 11 e aug men by ot er men weight ad va ntage over the Colonels. T heir sq uad num ber s abo ut left Reese smiling over some of his \ · 40 men and ope.rates from the tight bench strength. Seth Ansab a ga in H "T" fo rmation. Most of the playimpressed with a terrific shot for a . , .. 1\L · ers who saw a ction in last year's goal. 19-0 loss t o t he Colonels are back Once ag ain, t h e hooters will l ean a gain. They Jost onl y five pla yers h eavily on students from foreign and these were rep laced by five lands . A hmed Kazimi of Trans·ser vice r eturnees . J ordan, Nick Giordano from Italy, Those intending to pla y touch P icton has planned a light work a nd Younsu Koo · of .South Korea, football this year shoul d be forming out for the Colonels this afternoon . will be in t h e starting lin e-up. An- t ea ms thi s week, a ccording to an They will leave for Annville a bout sah will see plenty of a ction once ann ouncement made yest erday by 10 t omorrow morning. One of the he g et s into top shape. H e h as not John R eese, h ead of the program problems fa cing t h e coaching st aff played in five years. this year. is that o.r work ing 11 men into a The rest of the starting team The r egular sea son will get uns m o o th unit. The devastation ·l hat Rider will be facin g is well - derway in two weeks. Roster s RECEIPTS WITHOUT GLORY wrought by injuries and sickn ess fortified with experi ence at all posi- should be handed in to the gym Th e BEACON was inter est ed to hear that the W est Side Kiwanis has set the t eam back somewha t, tions. Th e w elcom e a dditions of office befor e Octob er 7 so that sch e- Clubs are going to sponsor t he Wi lk es-Bloomsburg football game. A . but a ll are hopefu l t hat the squad J im Stocker and Tony Bianco, let- dul es can be made out. few t imes durin g the past several years, it was rumored thas the college will be ab le to jell tomorrow a ft ert ermen of previous years, has g iven A ll clubs on the campus are in- had been offered a chance to inc r ea se attendance by t ying up with a noon. the t eam a big lift. vited to enter teams in the to uch food chain-store promot ional st unt. The opportunit ies wer e declined, Pkton to ld the Beacon that he loop, but students are re minded though they see m to have w orked for other schoo ls. PROBABLE LINE-UP hopes t hat a ll students will t r y t o We t hink t hat t he Kiwan is Idea is a good one and a step in t he a ttend the g a me . He was sure t hat Center Forwa r d .. Carl Van Dyck that t h ey n eed not be memb ers of an y school organizati on t o be eliright direction. Nobody will be able to say that Wilkes was trying a la r ge r ooting section would sp ur Outside Left . Bill Lloyd gibl e to play. Any gro up of men to grab som e addi tion al income on gate recei pts. The profits, and the t eam in. t heir quest for victory Outside Right Hank Deibel m ay fo r m a tea m and enter t h e we join t he adm in istration in a ho1Je for 1ilenty, go to underprivinumber one. Member s of the squad Inside Left ... Nick Giordano league. leged ch ildr en. W hat was it that Red But t ons said ? - A man is expressed t h e same belief. n ever so big as he is when he stoops to help a child. Predominately a defe nsive outfit Inside Right . . ... Younsu Koo •Onl y fo ur tea ms compet ed last in the past, t he Colonels ma y unCenter Halfback .... ... Jim F erris yea r in this once popular intramuWHAT HAPPENED TO THE CARAVANS? ravel one of the best offensives in L eft H alfback Sam Shugar ral sport. It is hoped that t hat W e can r em ember way back wh en ea ch fo otba ll g am e which wa s t he histo ry of the school this year. figur e will be at lea st doubled this Ri ght Halfba ck .. .. Ahm ed Kazimi yea r. played in for eign t err itor y wa s the exc use for W ilkesmen to take a lit tle W ith Ronnie .Rescig no a const ant t r ip fo r themselves. They used to call it the "Colonel Carava n." What t hreat t o break loose on any play Dave P olley Left Fullback Rost er for ms will be iss ued earl y or Glenn Phethean next week in ord er to facilitate t he ever ha ppened to that idea? We think tha t this would be a good year a nd veteran Howie Gross p a ssing, Right Fullback Joe Poppl e ent r y of t eams. They will be call- to put the operation back into effect . There is not one of the six away t he gridders will be a ble to strike grid games which is not in rea ch of students. Leban on Valley, Trenton, from an y point on t h e fi eld. Parker P etrilak ed in t he fo llowing week. Goalie Hofstra and Moravian could all be a n enti cement fo r book-weary stu- ·JNTRAMUR LOOP TO ISSUE TEAM FORMS FOR TOUCH FOOTBALL I WEST SIDE KIWANISTO SPONSOR BLOOM GAME FOR NEEDY I{IDS The Wilkes-Bloomsburg football game, scheduled for the night of October 15 at Kin gston Stadium, w ill be the scene of one of the biggest football promotions ever staged in the valley. The Forty Fort and Kin gston Kiwanis Clubs will combine to sponsor the game in the interest of ch a rity. It will mark the first time for a Colonel squad to b e involved in any outside promotion. The W est Side Kiwanians announced that they have ._a two-fold purpose in sponsoring the game _ to earn m oney for u nd erprivileged children and to h elp stimulate interest 'in local ·college footba ll. They expect ·a · crowd of 12,000 to attend. This could be the largest ,,,.owd to ever attend a Wilkes game. Tick et agencies will be installed throughout t he Valley t o. st imulate sales . Locations have already been a rran ged in Shick shinny,· Berwick, Bloomsb urg and Benton. Th e local interest in the gam e, due t o the fa ct t hat m an y former W yoming .Valley scholastic g r idder s are on both squads, has led the 'Kiwanians to conceive the idea of pr esent ing a coal troph y to the wi nner of t h e g a me. . This could become a yearly award as t he W est Sider s have expressed a desire to sponsor the game ever y yea r . Two hi gh school bands, those of Kingston and Forty Fort, will be on ha nd to entert a in during the gala program planned. Of _course the Wilkes and Bloomsburg bands will also be •in atten danc·e: dents t o " get a wa y fr om it all " for a day. Ther e is no -doubt tha t a frien dly crowd can help a tea m. Ther e is noth ing like pla ying befor e the home fo lks. If only two of the gam es are her e, wh y don't we fo llow the team ? A s we r em ember Caravans, t h ey were alwa ys more fun than t he TV set or Gur nari's. HOW BIG IS SOCCER? Some people around the cam pus still think of soccer a s being a min or spo rt. It will undoubtabl y rem ain so in the minds of t hese p eo ple. But let's take a look at t he fa cts. Wilkes •College actuall y has two major , small college sports durin g t h e fal l. Last year the hooter s played nine gam es. However, only eight tea ms were r epr esented on the schedul e. Elizabethtown opened and closed t he sea son. This yea r , t he Colonels pla y 12 different t eams in a perio d of 43 days. Lock Haven has been d_r opped fr om-- the slate and Hofstra, Muhlenberg, T emple and Gettysbu1:g have been added. Hofst ra is big -ti me. An y of t he footba ll or basket ba ll players who have compet ed against them can tell you t hat. What most people don't know is that their lacrose and soccer t ea ms are a mong t he eli te every yeai;. T here is no sense in wasting space talkin g about Temple. They were nosed out by P enn State for t he National Cha mp ionship last year, that's all. Ot her to p-notch ga mes a re Rider and Lafayette. GRIDDERS HAVE ROUGH PATH The football t eam plays their usua l good schedul e. Lebanon Vall ey, Bloomsburg, Mar yland Stat _e, Hofstra and Moravian are the to ugh nuts on a r ug_g ed slate. But then , .a s coach es say, they're all t ough. We f eel safe in saying that thi s is t he tou g hest schedule t he gridder s have ever fa ced: The fa ct that t h ey are playing six of t h e eight gam es on t h e road makes it just that much rougher. Scribes to Select 'Athlete of Week' Beginning with n ext w eek's edit ion of the Beacon, the sports staff will pr esent t he "Athlete of t he Week" fea ture wh ich ha s been po pular in previous years. The selection will be made by members of the staff in a round tabl e discussion. Coach es of the team s which are in action w ill be con sulted. Th e Beacon st aff .feels that this is a n excellent way t o k eep a con~ s tant r ef erence to aid in the selectio n of t he " Athlet e of the Yea r ," a fe at ure which has been traditional in the past . A t r oph y will be a warded to the player who wins t h e ann ua l honor s. A point syst em has been devised to a id in t he seledion of the "Athlete of t he Year." Any player named "Athlete of the Week" wi ll receive t en points. A pla yer no minated will be rewa rd ed wit h five points, a nd special eff ort will be g iven one t o th ree poin ts. �4 Friday, September 30, 1955 WILKFS .COLLEGE BEACON LIBRARY PURCHASES PULITZER PRIZE BOOKS FROM '53 ON CLUB PLANS EVENTS: Beacon Asks ASSIS• tance; ED. MS Available to Frosh; FOREIGN STUDENTS SPEAK Letters a,,n d Opinions theAWilkes successful initial meeting of Reorganizes Thursday Club was held The staff of the Manuscript, Will Be We ) COme d last week Education with President Glenn Wilkes College literary magazine, This is the third issue of the Beacon to be published this year. Each ·issue has been a toilsome, though enjoyable, task for our· small staff to get into print. We hope that all of you, faculty and student alike, have seen the first issues, read, and enjoyed them. If you have already formulated some opinion about the Beacon or any article published herein, we would be extremely glad to hear it, whether it be complimentary, der ogatory or constructively critical. We soon hope to incorporate a "letter to the editor" column that will prove as scintillating a s last year's. Now that we are about to enter the third week of publication, and most of the tasks of getting organized in schedule and school work are eompleted, the Beacon staff hopes anyone interested in any phase of newspaper work would offer a f ew of his free moments by attending one of the weekly staff meetings. These meetings are held Mondays at 12:30, in the second :floor of the Lecture Hall. The :Beacon has vacancies in the report:ing, typing, copy reading, and circulation departments. It is well-nigh impossible for ·three or four staff members to produce a paper that gives each of the college's department, club, or stu- Phethean presiding. Phethean welcomed new members of the club and outlined a few of the many events scheduled for this semester. In a ccordance with this enthusiastic start, yesterday's meeting was highlighted by the presence of severa l of the foreign students who spoke of education in their homeland. Tentative plans of the Education Club include a Classroom Tea cher s Conference in Bedford Springs, Pa., on October 14 and 15, a County Teacher s Workshop in Kingston on October 20 and 21, and a FTA District Meeting in Scranton on November 3 and 4. The Club also hopes to continue its work with Future Teachers of 'America clubs in the .high schools of the area. dent a ctivity the coverage it deserves. Because a few students know of a service their organization is rendering to the school there is no assurance that others know of it. Most of it is news we are all interested in. If you do not have the time to write or assist the Beacon on a regular schedule feel free to drop bits of news at the Beacon office. These will be scr eened and a reporter assigned to write the story. Club officers ar, especially urged to report such domgs of their respective clubs that they 'feel all the m embers of Wilkes should know a15 POSITIONS OPEN bout. (continued from page 1) We feel that the college paper is Sophomores: President, David the voice of the college. If it is to Tom Buckman, Sam Lowe. speak the words of all, it must have Vice-President, Len M u 1 c ah y., the assistance Of more than a few. Sam Puma, Roger Lewis. Secretary, Marilyn Carl, Janice Schuster, Claire Ambrose, Marguerite Malko, Barbara Hollinger, Janice Loyek. Treasurer, Ed Kotula, Ted Jones, Jackie Oliver, Jackie Jones. Freshmen: President, Robert Thomas, Richard Bartlett, James Walsh, Nick Sieko, Jerome Gorski, Terry Smith. Vice-President, Mike Melchior, John Saba, Dick Eskilson. Secretary, Judy Gomer, Kay Noonan, 'T oni Scureman. Treasurer, Grace Major, Robert Payne, William Duffy, Gill Gregory. Student Council, Garry Weingartner, Dave · Schoenfeld, Phyllis Charnecki, Bill Davis, Pat Bedeski, Al Ku chinskas, Judy Botkin. . 50 million times a day at home, at work or on the way has extra copies of the Spring, 1955 edition which it has placed for dist ribution at convenient points on campus early next week. It is the hope of the Manuscript staff that fres hmen will help themselves to a copy of the magazine, and that any budding authors or poets consider contributing to the coming edition in Spring, 1956. At pr esent the Manuscript staff is suffering from lack of staff members, but they urge all interested persons to watch the bulletin board and the Beacon for further announcements. An organizational meeting will be held next Thursday to which any freshman or upperclassman interested in becoming a Manuscript staff member is cordially invited. Fresh a nd new material is needed and an yone may contribute. We repeat, anyone may contribute. Again we remind you that copies of the Manuscript will be available early next week and freshmen are urged to procure a copy. WC JOB ORIENTATION (continued from page 1) ers. Now a senior will learn what to expect and how to respond when he is placed face to face across a desk with the man who will judge the desirability of taking him into industry. The final session of the seminar will be conducted on October 7. LET'S GO, BOOTERS BEAT RIDER! • I I I I I I I There's nothing like a I I TUXEDOS TO RENT Special Price To Students 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. BAUM'S 1. PURE AND PARK, .SHOP and WHOLESOME ••• Nature's own flavors • 2. BRIGHT, EVER-FRESH SPARKLE ••• distinctive ·1:aste. EAT 3. REFRESHES SO QUICKLY ... with as few calories as ha/,f an average, juicy grapefruit. at the new FOWLER, DICK and WALKER The Boston Store Louis Rosenthal Men's Clothing & Furnishings Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Books By Hemingway, Callon, MacLeish, Faulkner, Hogan, Among New Library Additions Last summer the Wilkes library made a special point to procure books which received the Pulitzer Prize. The librarian ordered allot the 'books from the 1955 awards, and also some that won 1953 and 1954 awards. These books are placed on the New Book Shelves (next .to the entrance of the Reference Room) or are displayed on the circulation desk. Among others are: From the 1955 Awards Fiction: A FABLE, by William Faulkner. A novel which takes place on the Western battlefront in the spring of 1918. The author imagines that the Passion of Christ is r e-enacted by a corporal in the French Army det ermined to r edeem the world from evil. History: GREAT RIVER: THE RIO GRANDE IN N·O RTH AMERICAN HISTORY, by Paul Hogan. A history, not only of the river, but also of the entire New Mexico, Cheerleaders, WC Band Spark Gym Pep Rally Texas a r ea fro m Ancient to Moder n t imes. The a ut hor has written many novels a nd other work s about t he Southwest. Biography: THE TAFT STORY, by William S. White. Although this is not a definitive biography of Senator Taft, the author - a N ew York Times Wa shingt on Correspondent - pr esents an objective and absorbing study of the late senat or fr om Ohio. Poetry: COLLECTED POEMS OF WALLACE STEVENS. A coll ection of poems published to honor the author on his 75th birthda y, this Sunday. Drama: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, by Tennessee Williams. This play, which won both the Pulitzer Prize and Drama Critics Award, involves a rich, ruthless and dying old man and his childr en's interest in his fortune. From the 1954 A wards History: STILLNESS AT APPOMATTOX, by Bruce Catton. This is the third and final volume of the author's story of the Army of the Potomac and follows MR. LINCOLN 'S ARMY and GLORY ROAD. It is the story of the last year of the Civil War, 1864, with its army of mer cenaries, bounty. jumper s, and embittered veterans who had lost sight of the original goal of radiant victory and had become a ruthless machine of war. From the 1953 Awards Fiction: THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA, by Ernest Hemingway. A short no vel about an old fisherman, overtaken by hard luck, wh<. hooks a monster marlin and gets towed out to sea. History: THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS, by George Dangerfield. A well-written account of the period in American history between 1815 and 1865. Poetry: C O L LE C T E D POEMS OF AR CHIBALD MACLEISH . This volu me of the au thor's poet ry covers a period of 35 year s of writ ing. At Tuesday's Pep Rally the Wilkes College Band, in conjunction with the cheerleaders, gave a rousing program of march music and stirring cheers to send the charges of football coach Russ Picton and soccer coach John Reese off to victory in the first games of the season tomorrow. ROlber t Moran, band director, introduced Coach Picton and made an appeal for the wealth of book-bound football talent Wilkes possesses to come out for the team. ·Picton then introduced Glenn Carey, captain of the team. Carey emphasized that although the team is small in num ber and light in weight it is a scrappy bunch and will give each opponent a run for the money this year. Picton lauded line coach Joe Trosko for producing a line that should stand up to the high standards established by form er coach George Ralston. The band then played the Wilkes Drinking Song, which was followed ,by a "Beat Lebanon Valley" cheer. Reese Non-committ,;i.l The soccer team also was accorded an ovation when Coach John Reese spoke about his team's expectations. He said that the team had high hopes for a good season but preferr ed to remain more or less non-committal and to let the first t est at Rider College tomorrow speak for itself. Parker P etrilak, captain of the t eam, compared this year's squad to the oth ers he has seen at Wilkes. He stated flatl y, " Thi s t eam is a Della Milliman, wife of basketmong the best." ball star J ohn Millima n, who at The band pla yed the Whiffenpoof present is stationed in Germany, Song, Londonderry Ai r, and The , gave birth to a baby g irl named Wilkes Touchdown Song , while the J udith E ileen. Milliman is expectstudent bod y st r uggled pathetically ed to ret urn to the College in early with the words to the latter. F ebruary. Open A Deemer & Company Inc. CHARGE ACCOUNT At Newly Remodeled POMEROY'S STATIONERY· SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRAWING SETS . NOTE BOOKS For All Your College Needs Throughout The Year . . . And SAVE! 6 W. 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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 1955 September 30th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 September 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/0e8120bb53683544fcd3cedfd61ec762.pdf 0a33b33db72b945c0b2f3d8f886e2356 PDF Text Text ~ . WILKF.S COLLEGE Serving the Valley for 22 Years Vol. XI, No. 4 - WILKES COLLEGE THE BEACON ~Beacon Serving the College since 1944 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1955 ■ ' Students Aid In Naming Cal· Vann In Unopposed . ' As Soph President; B eacon G~thers. S uggestions Total Of 461 Votes Board lo Make Final Selechon TEACHER DEFERMENT Yesterday Wilkes College students went to the polls to their class leaders for this school year. The results: Seniors: President. Georgf! "Mo" Batterson: Vice-President, Laler This Year, Elliot Announces; NOT CUT -AND -DRIED elect Goetzman: Secretary, Jessie Roderick: Treasurer, Howard DRAFT BOARDS SAY Henry Gross. Building to be Completed Soon Juniors: P1·esident, Larry Amdur; Vice-President, William Far461 In order to confirm or spike rumors that teachers had been ruled The College's cafeteria will finally get a name this year, Act- "essential'' by selective service offi- ish: Secretary, Phyllis Walsh; Treasurer, John Coates. Sophomores: President, David ing Dean of Men George Elliot announced yesterday. Students cials, and as such would be exempt Vann; Vice-President, Sam Puma; will submit names to receive final approval by the College's from being drafted into the Armed Forces, the Beacon yesterday interSecretary, Janice Schuster; Treaboard of trustees, Elliot explained. surer, Edward Kotula. viewed officials of several local Within a few weeks it is expected that the new addition to draft boards. The information given Freshmen: President, Bob Thomthe college cafeteria will be completed, and the building will be by these sources indicates that The three new Student Council as; Vice-President, John Saba; Secopened to the students. there is no cut-and-dried policy for members who were chosen by the retary, Toni Scureman; Treasurer, And while welcomed back by all, the exempting of teachers from the freshman clas in yesterday's elec- Robert Payne. it would, in the normal run of draft. tion are: Pat Bedeski, Judy Bodkin, After listening to the candidates' things, continue to be referred to The personal secretary of Selec- David Schoenfeld. speeches in asembly on Tuesday, it by the somewhat colorless and tive Service Field Representative In the ·junior clas special election was indeed difficult to even attempt characterless title of "the caf' ". Mr. A. H. Hendershot stated that for a Council meber to replace Gene to pick the winners. It would be Sensing that a more lively and an unofficial memo has been receiv- Riley, Irene Tomalis and Leslie only correct to say that each of the appropriate name for the Colle·g e's By NORMA DA VIS Members of the faculty will be ed in his office and that Mr. Hen- Weiner had exactly the same num- candidates appeared sincere, welleatery would be a fitting embellishment for the new building, the ad- the hosts Sunday at the Freshmen dershot is in Harrisburg at the her of votes, necesitating a run-off qualified, and deserving of the The affair, present time conferring with gov- election. This new vote will be · office. ministration, through Elliot, an- Parents Reception. nounced Wednesday that it would which serves to acquaint the par- ernmental officials on, "this teach- taken on Friday from 11 to 1 in This year's vote was nothing to Chase Theater, Council president brag about as far as numbers were ents with members of the faculty, er, draft, situation." take steps to name the building. The information at ·p ress time Bob Lynch announced late yester- concerned. The total vote of 461 Recognizing that Wilkes has al- has been held in the past at the end ways been a democratic institution, of Freshman Week. The procedure stacked up at press time like this. day after the votes were tallied. does not compare favorably with the administration has decided that has been changed this year due to Science teachers, chemistry, biololast year's total which exceeded the it would be in the spirit of such the fact that at the end of the first gy, mathematics, physics, etc., who 500 mark. The increase in enrollpolicy to give the students an op- week students generally knew the are currently filling fulltime teachment of which we hear so much ing billets may receive deferments portunity to participate in the faculty members only slightly. these days, simply did not show up Co-chairm en of the affair are if the school and the individual connaming of the new building, which at the polls. after all is being built for their Mrs. Gertrude Doane, Aean of Wo- cerned both request the deferment. Batterson, a native of New The Secretary of the National men, and Mr. George Elliot, Dean It must be renewed at the beginning Poetry Association announced that Canaan, Conn., is a newcomer to convenience. The Beacon will serve in the nam- of Men. They have anno unced the of each school year. college students may now submit the political field. A veteran of All other cases are being held in original verse for posible publica- Army service, he is a member of ing program as a clearing-house following program. Guided tours for proposed cafeteria names, hopes of the campus will be conducted abeyance pending the outcome of tion in the Annual Anthology of the baseball and soccer teams, and to gather enough names to enable between 2:30 and 3:15. A recep- current discussions. That means College Poetry. proctor of Ashley Hall. the board of trustees to make their tion will l:,e held at the gym at 4:00 student teachers, in all fields, and He succeeds Cliff Brautigan, Recognition afforded the publicaselection before the end of the with Bob Lynch furnishing the mu- teachers in any field not classed as tion will reflect definite credit on president of the class as a junior. present semester. sic. Dr. Farley, to be introduced a "science" field, should not assume the student and his school. From Cliff was forced to withdraw from Students desiring to submit a by the Freshman Class president, they may receive deferments. the }0,0,000 manuscripts submitted this year's elections due to illness. Observers noted the split in sename for the new building may do will address the group, and refreshto the association over the past ten so simply by contacting any mem- ments will be served. years only 4,500 have been selected nior ranks this year when Brautigan threw his support to Dick CarThe following students will asber of the Beacon staff, or by leavfor publication. ing a note at the paper's office on sist: Vi rginia Brehm, Nancy CasThe rul es are few and simple. penter. It was thought that dorm the second floor of the Lecture Hall. terline, Merri Jones, Margaret Poems must be typed or written in students Batterson and Carl Van Th e International Relations Club ink on one s·ide of the paper only. Dyke would split the opposition's Names submitted by the student Smith, P eggy Stevens, Bernice body will be then referred by the Thomas, Mary West, Vera Wrobel. held elections, this week, to fill Name of the student, name of the vote. vacancies in several of the execu- college, and the address of each Beacon to the deans, who will pretive positions of the club . sent them to the College's board must appear on the manuscript. The club secretary made known The number of poems or the style of trustees. the following selections: President, of each is unrestricted. In the past it has been somewhat Richard Munay; vi ce-president, the prevalent custom to name ColMail manuscripts prior to Novlege buildings in honor of local The Wilkes College Male Chorus, Geo rg e Silewski; secretary, Dan em ber 5 to the National Poetry As~oc iation, 3210 Selby Avenue, Los families, early local settlers, or The Collegians, has r ecentl y re- Metroka; treasurer, N eil Turtel. The Wil kes College library has The ap r, ointrnents by the !RC Angeles 34, California. men in some manner connected his- organized with a slight increase in set aside a library "truck" of books torically with the region. membership over last year's figure. have comp leted t he executive posts which are given free to Wilkes ColBob Lynch, student director, feels of every club on the camp us. Most Wiener Roast Scheduled lege students desiring them. This of these appointments were made KRUGER TO ATTEND that this year's group has great "truck" is located across from Miss At TDR Meeting Tuesday before the summer vacation. potentialities. Lynch stated he will PHILA. CONFERENCES The annual T.D.R. Wiener Roast, Vujica's desk and students desiring scheduled for October 22, was one any book on that "truck" can mereDr. Arthur N. Kruger, coach of do his best to make this group as of the chief topics at Tuesday's ly help themselves to it. the Wilkes College Debating team fine a chorus as those produced by These free books are free because will attend the thirty-second an- William Crowder, his predecessor Mickiewicz Books at Kirby meeting of the sorority. The WienThe library is celebrating the er Roast will be held from 8 to 12 they either are old editions of new nual conference of the Debating As- and founder of the Collegians. No set plans have been made yet Centennial of the Polish poet, Adam and tickets will be $1.20. The site books, duplicates, or books which sociation of Pennsylvania Colleg.es for the Collegians; but as in the Mickiewicz (1798-1855), by exhibit- of the affair remains to be announc- the library cannot use because they at Philadelphia this week-end. do not supplement the college's Kruger, who leaves for the con- past, they will sing at local high ing books by and about the poet. ed. Nancy Beam is chairman. Other forthcoming social events courses and are on too low a level ference early today, will also at- school engagements, a function al- Under glass cover in the lobby are tend the P enn sylvania Speech As- ways an impor tant part of the con- pictures of his hometwon and il- discused were the All College Tea to be found in a college library. From time to time, more books sociation conference, held in Phila- stant good relations between the 1ustrations of his most famous epic, on November 18th, and Homecomwill be added to the free list. ing on November 12th. College and the community. "Pan Tadeusz". delphia, also . FROSH, JUNIORS ELECT S. C. MEMBERS FROSH PARENTS' DAY SLATED FOR SUNDAY; BOB LYNCH TO PLAY N.P.A. Now Accepting Poetry Contributions All Club Offices Filled As I.R.C. Elects Murray Male Chorus Organizes For Current Se a s on Free Books in Library "Truck" at Kirby Desk �WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON Thursday, October 6, 1955 Anderson to Play for Bio Club Dance; Tomorrow ends hazing, at least the Joe College-kangaroo FOR COMING SEASON; Affair to Run from 9 lo 12 at Gym court kind, and for once the hazing period was conducted with TEAM ' ( N· C · L '1D· ~ . · N'I·NE something surprisingly like decorum. , u T:omorrow Night; Luchino Chairman The pkm of Dav,e Vann and the present sophomore class for , , DEBATERS PREPARE A Hand for Vann £ii.) what they expected to be ,a constructiv,e hazing program seemed With some nme _students .out for , The social set at WHkes will get a chance to display some of its b d · f · l 11 .h · •• S f h ' the team the Wilkes College de- fa ncy dance attire tonight as the Biology Club s ponsors the first big 0 f h" to e · omg · arr Y we at ! e. tune. _t lS wntmg. ·o ar t ere haters fa~e this season's schedule ' dance progcam of the year, t he "Fall Ball". ~as ~een an _aura of re~trcnnt _m rnh~vmg contrast to some of th,e with one of the largest compleman1ty practiced here m the immed1cote past. ments ever. Club president Dave Luchino announced earlier in the week that General peace and half-way intelligent behavior was the The debaters, national runners- Al Anderson's orchestra has been procured to furnish the melodious plan for the first week of the program. as frosh and upperclass- up last y,e ar at the West Point st,r ains for twosomes to .g lide to among the rusti c embeUishments that men g,ot ,acquainted; that ,s eem,e d ,to go over withoat too much championship rbournament, have - - - - - - - - - - - - - - will dominate the dance hall. (He di!Hiculty,, but it was what would happen within the next two fo~r members back from la st seas- i:, .. .l ,,i a1so said that the gymnasium wm weeks .of ha.z ing .proper, .,t hat, in the light ol sacy, last year's onTshsquahd. tl . t IWII ,, , hav e an autumnal decoration h d · ·h •. l !k f d oug mos y novices 1, as year, someWi_ at ro_w . YIS cr:speots, ga;1e us cause to ·oC!li ' orwar to the veterans provide a lea\V'en of at scheme.) th.e !Period w!l.th a .somewhat dubious ·e ye. least some ,experience f.@r the rest Frustrated terps-ichorists will in.So fem- ithe prO<Jram seems -to h:mr·e .made t!hose doubts u.n- of the team, saw perha,ps their best dulge in their favored avocation justified. It makes us wonder if maybe there might still be some action at last year's Princeton from the commencing note at 2100 point left in hazing, if done in the proper manner. Unhappily, Novice tourney. • The Red F eather Campaign on hours to the fatal Cinderella hour. in t-he last few years, hazing has been carried out in anything _Ba_c~ this year are Jesse Choper, the Wilkes campus begins in earn- (Dancing will be from 9 to 12.) bu.t the right manner, assuming that in the past it really had a V1rg1ma Brehm, John Scandale and est this week, with the two main To steep the dehydrated esophagi supposedly constructive purpose, and was not just an excuse John Bucholt~.. collection days being Friday and of th e over-animated, exhilarating . d . . Newer additions to the squad are , M d aliquots will be readily accessible for Sad ism y. · · in the revivifying enclosures. """ h an · asmity. '' h d h b h · · Fred Rob erts of Shavertown ' John °cnola!ection stations, manned by :c.ac ¥ear we 'li'e . ear muc moan a out • azmg as an m- Karolchek of Larksville and Scran- Student Council members and vol- ,( There will al so be cold carbonated strument for chopping down the so-called 'high school big-shots'. ton's Willard Hughe~. Georg.e unteer student workers will be lo- refreshments on sale.) To begin with, this year is the first time we ever heard of an Schlager and Seymour Holtzman cated in the rear of Chase HaU at During the ,one third hour reactual case of such, and we have yet to see one. Usually the of Wi'l'kes-Barre fill out the roster the stone bench, and in front of cuperative period for the wind and. only 'big-shots' we have ·s een have been among uppezdassmen, so far. . Coyngham Hall. Contacts are also percussion specialists, a local yokel from which it might well be concluded that if removing pretenTh.e team will probably debate at being made through the clubs and talent burlesque will be undertaken. tions of importance was the reason for hazing's existence, then Mth~hlenberg fTohr itMsfirhslt tbournamb e~t activity groups on campus. · (Luchino announced that the Moh O Id l eth· f f 01·1 is yea r. ·e u en erg ou ' Mr. Welton Farrar, the Chest logy club will present a comedy skit t t e . sy.s em ~PP-<:1:ent_y v.:as som · mg_<D· a ure. . . · g,enerally the "·Get - Acquainted" worker in char,g e of the drive on during th e intermission.) With ·s ome 1ustifaca:t1on it could be said t0 be a failure m a tournament serves to familiarize t d th t h h' h h 1 h t •t ft d t d , St upen d ous ass1s . t ance f or th e a f f ew oi.her .r espects, outsi"d·. e ·Of t.,he ,1C1Ct t a , i o .en , egenera e : colleg-iate debaters with the nation- campus, t d t s atet 'b at· t e h1g est t at s u enwascon u 1ons • h · :·en dere d m · th e d. einto a series of senseless brawls which, occuring as they would• ' al debate question. been in ·n1949 , when ave the ever stu- f,a ir ·. as b een hav,e 1.o , the campus being located where it is, did no notabie 'T he point of controversy ?etwe~n dents gave a total of $ 4oo. It onl coration depa1~ment by George good for the CoHege's dignity and r,eputation. For a place ten . teams _tbrou~}1out the. nation this seems i,easonable that the large~ Weavt\ ~art k\urla~fteek h~s miles from town behind a high brick wall, some of what went on Fall_ will be, Resolv~d. That Non- number of students now on cam.pus seen · 0 1 a ic e 6 wi _e avai_in the ,n ast mLght have been all right, but at a place in the middle Ad grticulptur.al 1nd upst n~ds. ShouGlduaAr- should be able to ta that amount '. able for .a forty cent donatwi:i; Liz , r . . op a rogram rov1 mg a ·1 It h b P t d th t DeLong has done a bang-up Job on. of a busy c.ommumty It ought to have be.e n tcrboo. anteed Annual Wage." The wage ehasi y. 'fi asf een skugge~ e a ,publicity; Tom Dreislmch will keep .J•d h azmg . ~tt em pt to do , theoret1cedlu in the past? b t e sacn ce o a pac of cigarettes . . . '° b Coo~ h as Jus t w h a t ui '' . ·· · ,z, • question is one that has een and a few cokes migbt provide each . th·e s t'll 1 fl. .owmg, an d <DO Th~e w.as the freshm<:m side of the question, the upperclassman brougt into the public eye by the stl!lden:t with an adequate sup 1 o{ seen to it that cha,p ero?es will be, side., -and th.ere was the side of the hazing principle itself. The actions toward labor of several of change for a contribution. Py : on hand to keep the -affa,1r "proper." frosh, .o ften justly, cla:imed they were being mistreated. The th_e i:iation's largest manufacturers Whether you pr,e fer this method Ser-iously, Y'all come. It's really upperclassmen used to blame the frosh for lack of co-opera·tion. · withm the past few ~onths: of scra.p ing up the money or some ; one of the big sport dances of the The ,system -seem.e<il. to be the prob1em. The question seemed to : o th er to~rnaments m which t~e other, please do scrape it up! Con- year and you'll have a lot of fun .. :L t .. ·1" 'h d · debateii.·s will probably engage will tribute and put a feather in your , Don't make the Fall Ball a Foul b e .o:ae O f ·wua n aecomp ts e · be the Buckne'll '\Goad Neighb@r" · 1 ., Ball. Theore.tically, hazing unifies the new entrants by forcing , and Princeton Novice c-0ntests late : cap· them togeth.e r in opp.o.s1tion to the upperclassmen. Granted that '. in December, the J·oihns Hopkins - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - a unity of .sorts might result, if this is to be represented as an and ~oston Invitational tourneys accomplishment :at th..e cost of divisi!:>n o:nd disunity among the , early next year, and the state tour- · . · · · · . other classes (as in fact was the ,c ase in re.cent years., many up- , na~ent held. a~nually by the D~- , pe.rclassm.en then decrying the beihavior of some of their more , h atmg Association of Pennsylvama : - - _ - - - - - - - - - - - - On Tuesday the voices of :a singhoodlumish deu;smates), then il would seem the purpose of haz- CoMlleges. th t ·11 h t ing team that is destined to be one· . · , be d-1- 1• f • . oreo·v-er, •e earn w11 av,e o , 'it IJ . . .· · of the sensations of the current enmg of late hC!IS en ~at :ve O ~ts own purpose. , . , defend .its possession of the Notre tertainment scene wiU echo in the Even assuming_ that the hazmg _p~ocess were successful,_ it Dame Invitational Tournment cup, UC , RO, · { · . ;gymnasium, as the assembly pr-0mi9M still be ques~ion<:tble whether it IS .~arranted. Columbia, which it won la,s t season. . . . ' gram pranned by the student comwe are told, doesn t thmk so, nor does Princeton. The U. of P. . Besides the Notre Dame tourna- '. Da¥e Luchmo, semor and biology mittee int11oduces its :fkst off-camh.a,s CJJl.b ed its annuo:1 'rowbottoms'. HarvQrd, we're even told, ment, Wilkes won four other tour- m_a jor, was ele~ted presi?ent of ~he pus personalities. threatens_ hazers with .expulsion, while other respected colleges naments l~st_ ~ear, winnjng _70 of ' B10l?gy Gub m a sp_ec1al election Dan Ga,ge, t enor, and Lila Fay, hpve made -s imilar moves. :95 of the md1¥1dual debates m the . ·s ession bel~ early this week. .s oprano, with their own accompa.fodeed hozing today seems chiefly to exist on the more or, season'' s contest s. The election was conducted _to fill nist, will present a program en, : · , . . h . 1• d _______ the vacancy created when president- , titled "An Hour of Operetta". less fr.atemity levels, levels whick, with t err cnqu.e concepts an Council Meeting Monday elect Don Winters did not return to ' . . . little-minded actions, are quite at odds with the dem0cratic con- To Discuss Activities Budget . Wilkes for the fall semester. The . musJCal team, which was cept <:1-nd liberal prcxctice of small (only in regard to size, or so it The Wilkes Student Council will Winters entered a school of op- ~rought toge th e~/ _fe; ye_~rs 8 ?'d0 , Further, such hazing as is tometry in the Philadelphia area. as ~on recogm ion d or 1 s t'!'l.1t e O ught to be) community colleges. · . . . d hold its initial meeting on Monday Th tr· f t mus 1 ca 1 range an versa 1 1 y. cru1ied out seems to reflect a high school menta1ity, if that, an evening at 7 P.M. The main busi- ft · e O ~ tecre :iryGv:as a 1~0 They ea ch enjoy background ex""'SUming · the submergence cif high-school traits is one of the ness of the meeting will be the set- 1e vacan w en orrame wcome · · p Jar e i classkal ..,.,,, · · · · · · ' transferred to another school. penence _m po u . • s m of hazing, we have another case of defeatmg ones own ting up of the Student Activities ti M . W'll' t d t and classical music. P·nmoses -r b d t f th R t an1yn 1 iams was e1ec e o . . . purpose. . . .. u ge or e year. epresen a- that office in the same election. Gage began his muswal studies It's .o ften said thaJ hazmg 1s good for school spmt. And be- tives of the various activities will The following executives now di- at the a ge of 12 at The New Engfore we go further let's define that term, one oft tossed about with be present to make their requests rect the club: President, Lave Lu- l~nd _Conservatory. He later stund little thought as to what it is. Presumably, it's akin to pride in for fu s. _ chino; vice-president, Sam Mines; te~hm Jr.ance_t nd /~n ret~r~ed one's school Very well, what is there here to justify such feelsecretary, Marilyn Williams; trea- 0 b eh mveJs1 Y O • erm?n Jr This hap.p ens to be one of the area's better liberal arts -,- WILKES COLLEGE surer, Jerry Stein; and program ad'd ac et1ors d egtree 1~k mtutshic. U _e l· n·g.s ? · · L es1·1e w einer. · 1 pos e mchools has fairly high standards of achievement and just in ch airman, •t -gra f M' ua h' e wo1 a s . f b . The club has added about 35 new vers~ y O IC igan. . . case its been lost m the shuffle, education 1s our excuse or emg · b d th t t l b h" Miss Fay has been active m the mem ers an e o a mem ers 1p . . here . . t the h'gh world for some time. 1 - entertamment ·Well, we assume that we ,re gettmg · d · h A newspaper published each week is now approxima e1Y 70 • Sh d ·t G · th an _e uc~hon, we a"'.'e d est ever. The newcomers were " e starre_ o~pos1 e age m . e to work to get it, and that ought to be sahsfachon enough, m :!/~~;e;t~;;n~:h:~l ~i~~e~Y ~=I- for mall y initiated last sun day Mderry Widodw .' <,:~ncert ;,er~,1~~) hese days when so many substitute club. lege, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Sub- night at the biology building. The api:i tappefarpe m .~n~Rei:i 'R·t ,; . , ha college for al country b , d b . 1ra es o enzance 10 1a In ot:qer words, the school 1tselht oug t mh ?,:e P!O~er Y,, e ohur ':on- scription: $1.80 per semester. ~net cere:_nonydw;s f~ 11 owe Y re- " Dester Song" and others. ' cern, and the school is more t an sue mshtuti?ns as azmg. res men s an ancmg. The musical program for TuesBut at least the sophomores have recogmzed that some- Editor · ·,, · ,, .... ,, .. ,, T. R. Price ------day has not yet been disclosed but Asst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels Bn·dge Classes Sta rt : thing has been wrong, and therein lies a spark of h ope. with two such talented performers Asst... Editor ,,,, John Kushnerick To be Held at Sterling Hall it should be outstanding. •F,eather on· e Tomorrow, Monday On College Campus Ass,embly Op·e·reHa Pr·o:g.·ram Sl·ate,d. B•o·'ogy Club Elects L w· w·m·ams . · ; t~ I I • • • , 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 RICHMAN BROTHERS Makers of Richman Clothes 20 SOUTH MAIN STREET -•- WILKES-BARRE, PENNA. 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Beacon Sports Editor Jonni Falk Business Mgr. ,,,, Richa rd Jones Asst. Bus. Mgr. ,,,,,,,, Irwin Kaye Faculty Adviser Mr. F. J. Salley Editorial and business offices located on second floor of Lecture Hall, South River Street, WilkesBarre, on the Wilkes campus. Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's Printery, rear 55 North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Those interested in learning to play bridge are now invited to join a dass being conducted by Miss Antoinette Shoemaker on second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Classes will be held at 7 :30 in Sterling Hall, South River Street. Many men never bring the boss home to dinner 'cause she's already there. STUDENTS, LEARN THE TOUCHDOWN SONG Hail to Colonels Blue and Gold They have made a score! Rise all Colonels young and old And shout for more and more! Here's to our college home To thee we'll loyal be So fight on Colonels, And sing on Colonels For we want a victory. �Thursday, October 6, 1955 3 WlLXES CO~E BEACON Rooters Play at Home Friday, Saturday Gridders Trav -e l t·o Ithaca In Search For First Victory When Russ Picton takes his rootball charges to ltha•c a this Saturday, he'll be without the services of tackle Cliff Brautigan, center Jerry Levandoski <Illd have only the limited -s ervices of quarterback Howie Gross and guard Bill Farish. All but Levandoski are m'embers of the starting 11. However, Picton feels that the Colonels wili sfill have ·e nough punch to rack up their first' win of the year. He and the team Lafayett,e and Hofstra lo Oppose Colonel Soccer Team This W:eekend In Big ·:Contests at Kirby Park 1 The Colonel booters take on double trouble this weekend at Kirby Pai'k when Lafayette and Hofstra invade the local arena. Th.e soocermen will be attempting to chalk up their first victory · of the year against Lafayette Friday afternoon. They then take on rugged Hofstra Saturday afternoon. PH ET.HEAN ''ATHLETE OF WEEK'' have dismissedthe41-6lostoLebanon Valley last Saturday as "Just · one of those things." The team just used up its season quota of h.tmbles in one game. The Lebanon Valley tilt did have one happy note for the coaching . staff. That was the play of fresh- , man fuliback Dave Panzitta, a 5-10, 180-pound crusher from West Pitts- · ton. Picton has asured the youngster a starting berth against Ithaca. · . • · . • · • , . : . , Called Team Sparkplug t= ·l 2OM Tti ~ : Touch ROSIers By Coach Reese; Has Vil~~~ UOX. ust be r1·1ed Lettered for 3 Years w·IthGym Today The distinction of being the first BEACON "Athlete of the · M; Ithaca Needs Kicker Ithaca, always big and fast, dropped their first tilt of the season last Friday night to East Stroudsburg Teachers, 19-18. They are a running team which likes to roll up yardage the hard way. Another bright spot for Picton is the return of Ronnie Rescigno who saw limited action at Annville. Ronnie will be ready for full-time duty Saturday night. Emphasis in this week's scrimmages was placed upon ball-handling from the newly unveiled Split-T. The seven fumbles against Lebanon Valley kept the Colonels in the hole at all times. Also, look for more passing against Ithaca. Andy Molitoris, Duryea freshman, will handle the quarterback chores if Gross does not play. He will have Rescigno, Panzitta and Dick Wozniak as his running mates in an improved backfield. The line will be headed by Joe Wilk, Captain Glenn Carey, Bob Masonis, Royal Hayward and Neil Dadurka. GRIDDERS HAMMERED, 41-6, BY STRONG LEBANON TEAM Russ Picton's gridders traveled down to Lebanon Valley last Saturday for their first game of the year only togetbelted, 41-6. Hampered by injuries and costly fumbles, the Colonels never got started. The Dutchmen recovered seven Wilkes fumbles and converted four of them into touchdowns. Three other boots halted Colonel drives. Dick Wozniak chalked up the only Wilkes score with an eightyard scoring thrust. · Rosters for touch football must be handed into the gym office today, according to an announcement made by Intramural Head John Reese yesterday. Forms have been placed in all dormitories and other noticable places about the campus, or can be obtained at the gym office. Morris Head Na med Dick Morris has been appointed student head for the touch league. He will supervise the making of schedules and rules. He announced that a meeting of all captains will be held next Tuesday following assembly. At that time, rules will be discussed and playing dates will be decided upon. Each team captain should check his roster carefully to see when his team will be able to play games without any risk of forfeit or postponement. It is hoped that the season will ge~ under way Wednesday or Thursday at the latest. Bowling Around Corner Reese also stated that plans are being made for the start of intramural bowling. The starting date will depend upon the completion of the Jewish Community Center building, site of this Sunday night activity. The league will once again be co-ed. However, there will be one notable change this year. Each team will have girls, and the scores of the lady keglers will count in the team scoring. It is hoped that enough girls will register to insure at least two on each team. Last year about 20 girls participated. CLIFF BRAUTIGAN STRICKEN AFTER PLAYING 55 MINUTES Cliff Brautigan Cliff Brautigan, . star Colonel tackle for the past three grid seasons, was rushed to the General Hospital Monday where doctors diagnosed his illness as pneumonia. Brautigan played 55 · minutes a- gainst Lebanon Valley last Saturday while running a temperature which was unknown to Coach Russ Picton. Brautigan was reported to be resting comfortably at the General yesterday, but will be lost to the Colonel line this Saturday. Coach Picton has not as yet decided upon his replacement for the Ithaca game. Brautigan is a 5'10", 185-pound senior tackle from East Orange, New Jersey. He attended Immaculate Conception High School, starring in football. He was president of his class during his junior and sophomore years, but found it necesary to withdraw from this year's elections due to illness. He has been a member of the Colonel basketball teams as well as football and was named Beacon "Athlete of the Week" during last year's campaign. Cliff is a resident of Butler Hall. It is expected that he will be able to return to action for the Trenton game, October 22. By JONNI FALK By TOM KASKA Week" goes to Glenn Phethean, who turned in a gritty performance in a losing cause against Rider College last Saturday in the first soccer game of the season for the Colonels. Slated to start in a fullback slot, Phethean was called upon to fill a gap at halfback when Ahmed Kazimi, star veteran, was hospitalized. Glenn Phethean He took on a man-sized job and made it look easy. One of the best conditioned men on the team, he mainta~ned a sensa• tional pace throughout the entire game though the halfback position calls for more running than any other position on the team. He played the entire 88 minutes. Called Sparkplug Coach John Reese said of his performance, "Phethean was the spark plug of the team ~ always fighting and driving." He contributed the spirit that bolstered the Colonel charges when they showed signs of faltering in the second half. Phethean was continually in the thick of action, keeping the Rider offense on guard at all times. Time after ti me, when it appeared that the Trenton hooters were about to close in on the net, he made magnificent steals. On the offense, his pases were sharp and accurate in a game of sloppy passing. Improved Player In the opinion of the sports staff, he is the most improved player on the team. A native of West Pittston Phethean never played soccer before coming to Wilkes. As a senior with two years of experience behind him, he is sure to be a mainstay in the Colonel lineup throughout the remainder of the season. Glenn is a secondary education major who specializes in English and social studies. He is president of the Education Club and active in the Future Teachers of America program. When informed of his being chosen 'Athlete of the Week,' he said, "I'm thankful for those days of hard work with Bob Partridge. He taught rrte the tricks of the trade. I' also glad to be playing .with a great bunch of guys upon whom I know I can depend." About the only cloud in the sky these days is that pall of gloom hanging over Kirby Park. There may also be a couple over the hospitals in which a few front-line Colonels have been dwelling for the past week. Said athletes are Colonel Ahmed Kazimi of the Soccer Light Horse and Colonel Cliff Brautigan of the Pigskin Rifles. First, Kazimi was rushed to the Nesbitt Hospital to add to John Reese's woes and then Brautigan came out of the Lebanon Valley game and into the General Hospital. Who knows? Maybe Percy's has been sending Kidney stones and mashed virus to the dorm dining hall. The only thing we can say is, get well quick, Colonels. We kind of miss you around here. Better Late Than Never It is too bad that both Colonel units had to go into Saturday's games cold. While it was the first game for the gridders and the hooters, both Lebanon Valley and Rider had already played a tilt. Lebanon had battled to a 6-6 tie with Millersville Teachers, and Rider had who m p e d Fairleigh-Dickinson's hooters, 5-1. Neither of our squads had even been able to scrimmage against a team of college caliber. We don't feel that we have to make excuses. What we are leading up to is that it is almost sure death to wait until October to begin competition, especially in football. It seems like footba ll starts earlier every year. Yet the Colonels must wait while other squads gain valuable game experience. PLAN TO ATTEND KIWANIS BENEFIT GAME NEXT WEEKEND J0hn Reese reports the team in excellent spirits despite the 3-2 loss to Rider J.ast Saturda·y. Most of the men feel that they should have won that game and will be out to atone for mistakes this weekend. The same starting lineup will take the field against Lafayette with one posible exception. Tony Bianco, recent service returnee, came up with a charlie-horse in the Rider game and may be replaced by Bill Lloyd at inside left. Bianco last week's game. Tied Leopards Last Year was impressive with his spirit in The Colonels will not only be trying to nail down their first decision of the year against Lafayette, but they will also be after the first win in Colonel history against the Leopards from Easton. The closest we have ever come to beating them was the 3-3 tie last year. Hofstra is a new addition to theschedule this year. However, they are coached by Bill Van Breda Kolff who had coached Lafayette t eams for the past several yeai-s. Bill: moved on to Hofstra this year to become basketball and soccer coacn. The two games this weekend mark t he beginning of a period of eight days in which the Colonels will play four games. They will tangl e with Muhlenberg at home next Friday and then journey to Philadelphia to play rtatiortally rated Temple Ort Saturday. This period will mark the test fot the soccermen. If they can win three of the four games, they should be asured of a winning season. COLONtL BOOTERS LOSE OPENER TO RIDER, 3-2 The soccermen dropped their first tilt of the season last Saturday when they were dumped by Rider College, 3-2, at Trenton. It was the second win of the year for Rider, following a 5-1 victory over Fairleigh-Dickinson. Carl Van Dyke scored both Colonel goals. He tallied on Jim Ferris' assist in the first period and on a pass from •Bill Lloyd in the third. Rider tied the game in the second, and then boomed home two big goals in the final stanza to cop the tilt. KAZIMI LOST FOR SEASON; OPERATED UPON AT NESBITT Colonel hopes for a winning soccer season received a severe setback this week with the loss of Ahmed Kazimi. Kazimi, stellar halfback from Trans Jordan, was suddenly stricken ill before the Rider game and doctors at Nesbitt Hospital in Kingston found it necessary to perform surgery Monday. At press time, it was learned that Kazimi was resting fairly comfortably, but would be lost to the hooters for the entire season. The doctors seem to think that his soccer career may be permanently finished. Ahm ed had been a stalwart of the Colonel hooters for two seasons, the only two winning seasons in Ahmed Kazimi Wilkes history. He played in the front line but was shifted to half- about this time. He had also been back this year to make better use spoken of as a candidate for Allof his versatile talents . It was American soccer mention this year. hoped tpat his speed would help the He was definitely missed in the 3-2 defense more in the backfield and loss to Rider. his strong kicking foot and splendid The loss of Kazimi and a leg inball-control would give added im- jury to Seth Ansah brings the bootpetus to the attack. ers foreign delegation down to two He received recognition as "Ath- \ in number. They are Nick Giordalete of the Week" last y,ear at just no and Younsu Koo. �WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON 4 WISDOM Wilkes Education Dept. Adds Lillian Fortress Thursday, October 6, 1955 The DEAN'S CORNER Little Bits . • • By HELEN KRACHENFELS Most n ews papers have some sort By NORMA J. DA VIS On Education of commentary columns: the Record Newest addition to the Education What is it you seek? Why is it carries H. I Phillips, the IndepenDepartment at Wilkes is Mrs. Lil- that you plan to spend the last dent has its Tom Moran and Robert lian Fortress. Mrs. Fortress, who precious years of your youth away Ruark, and if additional precedent has had a long career both in teach- from the arena of life, with its for this sort of thing is needed, reing and in administration and pleasures, its challenges, and its call some past Beacon pieces of a supervision in the New York City opportunities? Why is it that you similar nature - Ludwig's "This By ED McCAFFERTY and The other day a friend of the Schools, declared that she finds not only sacrifice earnings now but MARVIN KURLAN~HEEK Beacon came gleefully up to us and 'n' That" and "Homer's Hodgeherself thoroughly at home here. What do you think of the fact She said that she has come from a even pay out money in order to remarked, "Well, I finally found podge" of recent years. Having fashioned a reason (or that Wilkes has only two home community-oriented sch o o 1, and have t his experience? There is no that Cord." The Cord under conlegal compulsion that keeps you sideration was a plastic model he'd excuse, if you prefer) for existing football ·games this year? now finds · herself in a communityhere ; there is no disgrace in not been tearing the city's model shops - on the premise that "everybody's BEVERLY BLAKELEE, Wilkes- oriented school. The school is one having accepted this challenge. apart for for about a week, but we <loin' it" - we shall attempt to creBarre, Sophomore, Education Ma- of the nerve centers of the comTo get an education, you say. think it's indicative of the recent ate an additional reason, this time munity, Mrs. Fortress stated, and jor: "·Could deflate school spirit." And what is this education? Is it revival of interest in classic and on the bassis of merit. The obj ect JESSE CHOPER, Wilkes-Barre, this is as it should be. a mark of social status, of mental antique autos brought on by the of our merit: your amusement. Junior, C&F Major: "I think that This year Mrs. Fortress hopes to accumulation, a vacation from life, For today, a Little Bit on the it is a good way to teach the stu- follow a program in the elemenary a gift from doting parents, a key post-war craze for sports cars. dent body a lesson for the poor at- department whereby seniors in that to open future doors? Do you beThis is one of the few practical subject of collections - ah-ah-ahtendance in previous seasons. May- field would observe classroom meth- lieve that having attended college crazes to hit this country in many don't stop reading! We do not rebe these games will be more appre- ods in local schools for 100 hours and having received a degree will a moon, inasmuch as it made people f er at the moment to the Communiciated and will be properly attend- in the fall semester and actually be ample justification, will make sit back and take stock of the De- ty Chest Drive! ed now.'' student-teach for 200 hours in the you an educated man? If you have troit go-carts that the average man We mean, instead, those collecJACK EUST:fCE, Wilkes-Barre, spring semester. The 100 hours of come to college with these ideas, had in his back yard . .. When John tions of all sorts of things which Sophomore, C&F Major: "Person- observation would serve to acquaint your diploma will someday be akin Q. Driver saw what bulky, mushy- we humans prize so highly. You ally I don't like it because most stu- the students with various teaching to the Brooklyn Bridge or a gold handling wagons he was usually know - small boys collect stamps, d.e nts at Wilkes are from Wyoming procedures in different grades. Dur- brick. It will be an everlastirrg getting, he began buying foreign insects, and bubble gum wrappers ; Valley and cannot attend the away ing this period they would also take symbol to your having been one of makes if he could afford them, and larger ·boys collect girls; women games. The two games do not give part in class work as "teacher life's prize suckers. You will have admired them when (as was the collect clothes and money (the latthem a very good chance to see the helpers". been, in effect, ed ucated beyond the rule more than the exception) he ter usually accompanied by the men to whom it belongs.) Do you team. I think that more home couldn't. Student-teaching would follow limits of your intelligence. games could be arranged.'' the regular procedure during the Plato once said of education, Then a .few fairly moderately- get the idea? Well, one of our TEX BARTLETT, West Pittston, spring semester. It has .been sug- " The fire must be alight in a man's priced, smart-looking, sweet-handl- favorite collections is rather interFreshman, Liberal Arts Major: gested however, that the teaching soul. All that one man can do for ing ones like the M.G. came along, esting if somewhat peculiar: classi"Perhaps now the students at be done all day Monday, Wednes- another is to convey the spark that and some more of the men in the fied ads. We don't answer 'em, we Wilkes will realize what their foot- day, and Friday. This plan would kindles it, and that only in the inti- street walked off the street to buy just read them and collect some of ball team means to them and give leave Tuesday and Thursday free macy of a shared daily life and pur- them. Meanwhile, most of their the unusual specimens. Here are ·the team their utmost support in for assembly, classes and various suit.'' To be expedient, to take on neighbors, unwilling to part with a few "finds" that we especially the protective coloring of the a couple of thousand for a two- lik e : these two home games and those meetings. ,coming in the following years.'' A graduate of Hunter College, crowd, to get by, to accept the chal- seater but still admiring its looks, NINE YEAR OLD BOY interestSOOTT W. Trethaway, Wyoming, New York, Mrs. Fortress received lenge of college life in terms of the began to howl about their bulbous ed in stud ying unusual rocks Freshman, Political Science Major: her masters degree from N.Y.U. least common denominators is the leviathans, and Detroit finally from different parts of U. S. Will pay postage. NO BIG "The fact that there are so few and is now working for her doctor- great em ptation. Survival for four heard them. home games sch eduled reflects the ate at that university. When ask- years may be posible, but the intelThe Studebaker people were a- ROCKS, PLEASE! ·This one made us reminiscent of fact that there is little school spirit ed her opinion of Wilkes, she re- lectual and spiritual dividends will mong the first to come up with a on the part of the students attend- plied enthusiastically that the col- never be paid. car that didn't look like a hunk of t h e Parisian atmosphere in Barre ing the games. Therefore, my lege is -b eautifully located and has . Probably education cannot be tin escaped from a small passenger 103! a distictive charm and horniness. easily defined nor can the value of train. opinion is self-explanatory.'' They brought out their French WITHOUT TEARS! Cona college experience be reduced to classy hard-top, while other manu- versation with minimum gramJACKIE JONES , Kingston, Pa., She likes it very much. a few simple terms. Our likely lot facturers, notably Buick and Cadil- mar, taught in French atmosJunior, Elementary Ed.: "I don't is to become in our lifetime what lac, produced standard passenger phere. believe it helps our school spirit we are today .as students, thorough autos recognizable as such and not And then there are the most inany, or the team spirit either. The or slipshod, outgoing or selfish, de- as over-sized beetles with wheels. triguing products: only trouble is when we do have pendable or untrustworthy, setting THE WHOLE WORLD WHIShome games, very few turn out for Meanwhile, the Ford and Kaiser PERS when NODS guard your our own pattern n ow for the years Wilkes Guidance Director J ohn them. But I do think we should that are ahead. To build a frame- companies had developed the Thun- precious sleep - Nods ear stops have more than two home games. Chwalek announced yesterday that work big enough, sturdy enough, derbird and Darrin, with Chevvie banish noise! Used by noiseSAM DILGER, Trucksville, Pa., the first of a series of careers con- and symmetrical enough to make following with the Corvette. All, sensitive connoisseurs since 1940.4 Junior, Chemistry: "I feel the stu- ferences will be held next Friday, for continuing growth is the chal- particularly the Thunderbird, nice Now what's this one? dents of Wilkes have brought this October 14. looking boats, but costing. The WANTED, BY READERS, AN lenge which I leave with you. The Northeastern Chapters of upon themselves. It costs money average man still was stuck with a END TO THIS NONSENSE! to have home games. And how can the Pennsylvania Accounting Assobunch of pretty drab-looking wagAll right, we can take a hint LETTERMEN RAFFLING we expect other people to support ciation will act as co-sponsor for gons. Then came last Fall. must keep Little Bits consistent ARMY-NAVY TICKETS the conference with Wilkes College. a team which the students themWhen Fall of '54 rolled around with its title! The WC Lettermen's Club iniApproximately fifty nearby high selves refuse to support.'' ALLAN ROSENBERG, Kings- school people will be invited to at- tiated their annual raffle yester- and this vear's modeP.s hit the showton, Pa., Senior, Commerce and Fi- tend 'the lectures on accounting op- day. The monogram winners are rooms, it became evident that Denance: "Last year we had three a- portunities and benefits, the tenta- selling chances which will enable troit was not deaf to the urgings way games, so this year we should tive speaker at which will be John two lucky winners to go to the of its customers to .put out somealso have three home games. But Stapleton, president of the spon- Army-Navy game. Consolation thing that didn't make a driver prizes are two tickets to the blush too much when he parked his we took on a new team this year soring organization. Penn-Cornell game and . three car next to a Jaguar or Healy. and that game is played away. AND You'rn getting old when the turkeys. This year's autos are probably When you look at the schedule in Tkkets may be purchased from the most aesthetic in a long time this way, there is nothing you can gleam in yo ur eye's from your an y letterman on the campus. But they don't just have mere do about it. If the schedul'e could glasses; looks; many of them have horses Books - Supplies - Novelties have been worked so that we could by Dick Bibler LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS under the hoods that are nothing Subscriptions have had more home games, it to sn eeze at, and some are improved Hours: 9-12 - 1-5 would have been preferred by all. ·in handling and roadability as well. But that wasn't the case ; we can ... WELCOME still back the t eam to the fullest, But so far, there have been few for we do have a good team.'' whose dependability and distinc. DOLORES CORADETTI, Lution might put them as far out in zerne, Pa., Freshman, Elementary front of the rest as were, say, the Ed.: "I don't think that it is a good Cords, the Duesenbergs, or the idea. Since I am a frosh I am very flashy boat-tailed Auburns or Packanxious to see Wilkes play, and it's ards of the thirties. hard for me to attend the away - B~TitterTis h itpe.-~~t:o"'e"gam es, especially since they are so tro it has shown that it can do a far away." fairly good job when it wants to, now that it has shown that it can at least attempt to answer the demand for a good safe, sprightly, TUXEDOS TO RENT good-looking car as it once did, now Special Price To Students there is hope. 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. A lot of eyes are turned toward thi s month, when Lincoln is expect ed to bring out a n ew version of the last of the classics - the f'LEASl:: S\-IOW Continental. Sports and motoring -{(:)UR magazines have been full of S'TUPENT sketches and conjectures on the IDi=NTlflCA Open A Mark II, as the Lincoln ads have CARDbeen terming the car, and ideas on ,. 1'1NK :5Lli' the Continental's appearance have 2, ~WTJtATIOI.> SL ranged from the Buck Rogers l DruVell'~ L1Ct;NS ► At Newly Remodeled school of futuri sm through the traditional Mark I and on off into the sport st er class. Whatever the new luxury wagon For All Your College Needs looks like, it'll go a bit further in Throughout The Year showing what the manufacturer Men's Clothing & Furnishings can do when he listens to the people. And SAVE! Wilkes-Barre, Pa. And he'd better listen to them they buy his product. ~----·~--· 0 F --·~~ - OUTLOOK BRIGHT FOR '56 MODEL CARS WILKES I-st Careers Conference Opens Next Friday Wilkes College BOOKSTORE VARIETY SHOP - - PARK, SHOP and EAT CHARGE ACCOUNT at the new FOWLER, DICK and WALKER The Boston Store POMEROY'S Louis Rosen th a I BAUM'S "Oh, heck no - My mattress sags." � 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 1955 October 6th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 October 6 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/d3e0f4c2f97af6f501225482d45a52d7.pdf 9b7cb122b6eabef97c16e765489e7cfc PDF Text Text Kiwanis Benefit Game Tomorrow . . - - - (See Story on page 4) - - - ✓&: WILKES COLLEGE Serving the Valley for 22 Years Vol. XI. No. 5 - WILKES COLLEGE ~Beacon WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA THE BEACON Serving the College since 1944 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1955 COUNCIL RECEIVES BUDGETS City Renews Lab Parking Agreement May~r Aids in Parking Problem; STUDENTS TO ATIEND Major Activities Submit -Bids; 3-H our Lab Permits Available; HERALD-TRIB. FORUM Requests Termed 'Reasonable'; Cautions on Restricted P a r k i n g Admin. Approval Due Next Week City Hall this week agreed to continue last year's parking plan for Wilkes students with 3-hour laboratory courses. Last year's arrangement had the BEACON issuing identifying auto stickers to lab students with 3-hour courses; City police co-operated by respecting them when officers found stickermarked cars over-parked along River Street. The New York Herald-Tribune Forum will be held this year on Sunday evening, October 16 and Monday evening, October 17. The following will represent Wilkes at the conference : Nancy Morris, Jessie Choper, Norma Jean Davis, juniors. James Benson will be the sole senior at the conference. The opening sesion on Sunday will be held in the General Assembly of the United Nations, while the final session will take place in the Grand Ballroom of the WaldorfAstoria Hotel. Forum discussions will focus on new, dynamic forces for peace now evident in world affairs: the promise of Geneva's Atomic Energy Conference; new a-p proaches to an Israel-Arab settlement, By HELEN M. KRACHENFELS The Wilkes College Student Council accepted budget estimates from the campus activities at the first official council meeting Monday night at Chase Hall. President Bob Lynch appointed a budget sub-committee to consider the requests. The Council heard representatives of the various activities, who explained the planned budgets for the coming year. ESIDENT Before the repreientatives spoke, KRUGER VICE PR it was decided that this year a new OF DEBATING ASSOCIATION policy for setting up the budget The plan was reaffirmed in a tele- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - phone interview with Mr. Robert FACULTY WOMEN'S PARTY Williams, secretary to Wilkesl3arre's Mayor Luther N. Kniffen. AT 1 O'CLOCK TOMORROW Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, director w o u 1 d be followed. President Williams, contacted as a result The Faculty Women will give a of debate at the College, was elect- Lynch ap.pointed a ,B udget Subof a letter sent by the Beacon early last week, said Tuesday that the luncheon party tomorrow at 1 :00 ed vice president of the Debating committee, consisting of Dick CarAssociation of Pennsylvania Col- penter, Chet Miller, Cliff Brothers, mayor had approved renewal of the in the college cafeteria. The purleges. He has a.Jso been appointed Les Weiner and Helen Krach enfels. plan. pose of the party is to meet the editor of the Association's Bulletin. These Student Council members However, cautioned Williams, some students have been reported new members who will include new Kruger received the honors at the will meet, consider each of the reAssociation's convention last week- quests for funds, and set up a tenparking in the restricted area of women faculty members and the South River Street opposite North- wives of new faculty members. end in Philadelphia. tative, balanced budget to present ampton Street, and while the City to the entire Council at · a meeting will co-operate in helping to solve in the near future. the College's parking problem, it This year the Student Council cannot on the other hand, countehas a total of $10,437.50 to divide nance violation of traffic regulaamong the activities of the school. tions. This amount represents an increase The area mentioned by the of $2,157 over last year. (The mayor's secretary is kept clear of Council receives 2½ percent of the parked autos in order to ease negototal day school tuition income to tiation of turns at Northampton use as a Student Activities Fund.) Street. The North, or right-hand Although requests from all of turn at this corner facilitates ac. the activities have not yet been reces to the Market Street ,b ridge, a "BREAD ON WATERS" ceived, the total amount requested FACULTY DOES SHARE COUNCIL BACKS DRIVE block above the corner. to date is $7,018.00, thus leaving The City, Williams concluded, Students have in the past realizAs in the past the faculty of Robert Lynch, President of the a siz.able surplus for emergencies. will do· aff it can to aid the stud- Student Council, and Helen Kra- Wilkes College has contributed ed tbeir responsibilities to the comThe following is a table showing dents, fe els that it should receive chenf els, Vice President, who were munity and have contributed well each activity's request, as comparsome co-operation on their part. guests of the Wyoming Valley Com- g enerously to the support of the each year. Their contributions ed with the amount received by that He explained that some students munity Chest at the third report Wyoming Valley Community Chest. have always returned to them in are not only parking in restricted luncheon of the Chest Drive held As in the .past the faculty this year some form or other. Many here at activity last year. Activity 1954-55 1955-56 zones, but are also a particular in- this noon in the !rem Temple urge has increased the help that it is the College have aided the ComBeacon $1,500 $1,681 convenience to citizens in the Ross every student at Wilkes College to munity Chest in the past, and the Cue 'n' Curtain . 900 1,43·2 and South River Street areas when help the Chest to the extent of two giving. community as a whole has also done Dormitories .... .. . 100 150 parking so as to deny householders dollars. The professors of Wilkes College much for the College. Male Chorus 75 75 access to their homes. Indeed, though students may not Yearbook ..... ·... .... 3,300 and their colleagues realize the in3,600 To complete the Chest Drive on Williams noted that reports at realize it, the Chest has aided them ** * * * CityHall seemed to indicate that the Wilkes College campus and to t erdependence of the college and often before they even began to No requests have been received students were parking in · these raise the quota assigned to Wilkes, the community. Those who are not think of College. Many have been a s yet from the following activities: areas in an effort to avoid use of every student must assume the re- board members of Chest Agencies members of CM's and YW's, have Manuscript, Debating Society, and the parking meters provided by the sponsibility himself of giving his make valuable contributions of been in Scouting, have ha.d friends several of the clubs on campus who City on South Franklin Street, on two dollars directly to Mr. Welton t heir. time and effort in many other or relatives helped by the Red are allowed to submit requests for the opposite side of the College Farrar or to a representative of the Cross, have used Travelers Aid, to funds to attend Intercollegiate Con-., diverse community projects. campus, and suggested that stu- Student Council. mention but a few of the host of dents endeavor to utilize the meters w o r thy organizations receiving ferences. Because of the surplus in the The Chest Drive and the Red Of the first twenty-six full-time more than in the past. money from the Chest. Student Activities Fund, there may As far as · possible, however, he Cross appeal are the only two fund- faculty memb ers to report with These groups have been helping possibly be a revision of the policy reiterated, the City will do all it raising campaigns conducted on the their contributions to Mr. Welton students for years , will continue governing grants for intercollegiate Wilkes College campus. Neither Farrar, Chest Captain in charge of their service long after the people can to alleviate the situation. conferences which was set up last As part of the College's side of drive made its goal for the entire Wilkes College, three helped in the here have ceased to be students. year, limiting each club to $75 per the bargain, the Beacon will again valley last year. As a result, ser- extent of fifty dollars, four gave Dr. Reif, campaign major for area year. · This matter will be considerdistribute parking stickers to labo- vices were curtailed and every p.e r- forty, two gave thirty, two gave private schools, has estimated that ed by the Budget Sub-co_mmittee. son in Wyoming Valley was the twenty-five, six gave twenty, and a two-dollar donation on the part ratory students. All council members were presThis year's cards will differ loser. With a minimum effort and nine gave fifteen dollars for an of ea ch student should fill the Colent, with the exception of two of slightly from those of the semester a minimum of sacrifice, each stu- average of twenty-four dollars. The lege quota nicely. There is often complaint from a the newly elected freshmen, Judy previous to a void conf usion and to dent can do his share by giving two help given by the part time faculty dollars. is in the same style. In proportion few t hat there are too many drives Botkin and David Schoenfeld. prevent abuse. Minutes of the meeting will be Laboratory students with 3-hour Join the ranks of those who make to their pay the Wilkes College on campus. This year's Chest drive laboratory classes, may obtain their possibie a better life for all of us. faculty is not exceeded by many is a unified one and puts an effective posted, according to usual practice, on the main bulletin board. auto stickers at the Beacon office Be a doer and not a spectator. gro up s. The most generous help- end to such complaints. As to any doubts as to whether on the second floor of the College Know the satisfaction of helping ers of the Community Chest, proL ecture Hall. Stickers will .be is- someone else even if it is only by portionally, are the public school students have money to spare for A Reminder to WC Athletes The Wilkes Lettermen's Club redonating two dollars to the cause. teachers of Wyoming Valley. Thus, such a drive, witness the success sued only to laboratory students. If possible, the Beacon will en- Read the eighth point in the Marks with such commendable leadership, of the season's first two dances. If quest s ex-high school athletes to deavor to obtain rosters of such of ari Educated Man. This is part each student can be proud to con- students here at the College can refrain from wearing high school students from departments con- of your donation. Our goal can be t ribute the two dollars as sug gest- afford to dance, students can also letter sweaters on the Wilkes campus. afford to give a little. ducting lengthy laboratory sessions. attained. I ed. Chest Contributions Low; · Student Donations Ur g ed �W1LICFS COLLEGE BEACON 2 Friday, October 14, 1955 Chem Club Square Dance Tonight EDITORIALS Help Us Help · You to Speak K'en·erman · On Viet-Nam Tuesday The Bell Hops and caller Ozzie Lewis bring square dancing to the college campus for the first time this year as the Chemistry Club sponsors this evening's entertaitirti.ent. The first call will be at nine o'clock and the dance will continue to midnight. The decorations in the gymnasium will appropriately have As a swift reference to the front page will illustrate, the City Wilkes will have as its Student with mock corn stalks, pumpkins, making square dance caller around of Wilkes-Barre has again very considerately agreed to cooper- Assembly guest speaker on Tues- and fallen leaves. The refreshment the area . He appears regularly at at ·th th CO11 d th B th· · · d t th day, the Reverend Robert P. Keller- menu will revolve around the tradi- the Lakeway Hotel and enjoys the e Wl e ege <;m e eacon is year m regar O e man of the Central Methodist tional fall beverage, apple cider. praises of the Sweet Valley resiparking situation. Church of Wilkes-Barre. Rev. KelChem Club president, Richard B. dents in the heart of the local . The C!tY of Wilkes~Barre did not have to do this. The City lerman will s·pea:k about "The Refu- Carpenter announced his commit- square dance circles. The Bell sf Wilkes-B(lrre would h_a ve been very well justified in refusing gee Student and the Future of Viet tees earlier in the week and said Hops are a four-piece combo who to do this. Fortunately the people at City Hall have been kindly Nam." that invitations had been extended specialize in country music. disposed toward the College and its students in the past and is to several of the local colieges and Chairman of the entertainment coiitihttifig_ in that martnet. As a representative of the World hospitals in an effort to boost the committee, Monica Utrias, anouncThe City hers granted the _students certain parking conces- Council of Churches, Itev. Keller- affair and stimulate a feeling of ed that entertainment for the intersioris, with.attendant resporis•iliilitie.s. The Beacon will co-operate man spent over six month in the friendship with some of the local mision was stiH in the plannirtg Far East as an administrator in a organizations. stagebut that it was hoped a patody with the Gity by isstrlitg auto s.tickers to further the set-up; and program which attempted to bring Ozzie Lewis, who will call, has on "life in the Chem Lab" could be to make it easier for the City to carry out its part in the program. relief to the refugees in Viet-Nam. gained a reputation as a merry(continued on page 4) Beyond this we can do nothing. The rest is squarely up to the His work was la:rgely in the field students. of direct relief to the uncountable Last year the student body wanted sp~ething done about .th6 u. san~~ who w~te .suff_ering from . f}ie a1wayS•!i1nndjirli!J pdrlt~g preblem, ~n~ the Beacon did what malnutnt!on. V 1 tam 1 n coneeil- · 11 . · it could, This year :mdny elf thE! stlide:iif body have again begged trates and other technilogieal meditHat something•he· done, and acjairi the City · and the tle_·a con hdve cal advances of the West helped A TRIBUTE his cause considerably. Druing the first two weeks of this semester greatness and courage done what they can. Now it's the tum of the students to do The area in which Rev. Keller- walked our campus, personified in one individual among the many. This something. . . mart first esta'hlished his headquar- ·p ersen was not unique, nor would he want to be cansidered so. He was In speaking to Mr. Williams Tuesday, we learned that some ters was a veritable jurtgle, but he not the first such example to appear at Wilkes College nor will he be of the students were making things harder for the rest by vielat- asisted in causing it to grew into the iast. In fact, although a few of us had the rare .p rivilege of meeting ing the City's parkihg regulations. We don't like this any more a sizable community for refugees. and knowing him, i imagine that many of you were not even aware of than the City does, and the Beacon wants to make it clear here When he left the a:rea it was ho,p ed this particular freshman am,mg the many newcomers who seemed to that auto stickets me by no means licenses to inconvenience that it would not l:Je too long before d·v ernrn the school. Bob came to us with certain physical handicaps, but he came with fellow-citizens and abuse the City's laws. it would be a self-sustaining comone purpose ---'- to be a college student in the full sense of the word .. We apologize to the majority of decent parkers for having munity. Bob wanted us to think of him as just another incoming student: a typieven to mention such things. As to the minority who are being Through the efforts of Rev. Kel- cal, normal freshman faced with a full schedule of new and challenging poor citizens oi City and College alike, we say, "don't expect lerman, a boy from Viet-Nam is and, he heped, interesting courses. He did not want eur awe and cerconsideration when you weren't ready to give some yourselves." rtow attending Wyoming Seminary tainly not our pity. He wanted no special privilege nor short~cuts. He I r· he DE . Av , s c·- oRNE'R· ;;;;;====·=·==·=·=:::-====================. The College and the Community We hear by the way of Dr. Reif that the College is in grave datiger of failihg to meet its quota in this year's Comm.unify Chest Drive. We cannot believe, in the light of the splendid records of past years, that this situation is due to any lack of charity on the part oi the students. Rather, we trust that it is a case of oversight, which has only er shott time in which to be corrected. In a s9ciety ds interdependent as the one in which we live, we might well add it's not only thoughtless not to contribute to such a unified 9-rive, it's pointless; by failing to help others, we're failing to help ourselves. Let us not forget for a moment that while a dollar or two is all we're asked to give for the benefit of the Community, the College is part of the Community, and would lilOt be here if the Community hadn't been such a generous one. And one good tum.... - WiUES COLI.1:GE - Beacon A news·paper published each week of the regular school year by and for the students of Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Subscription: $1.80 per semester. A satirist needs no handbag; he always has his ridicule. * * ,:, * * Folks who get lit aren't too bright. and hopes that he may have the was here for a college education, to live and to work among us in full privilege of attending Wilkes. participation. During those first two weeks an unfortunate and unanticipated difficulty occurred that made it necesary for Bob to postpone his work temporarily. However, I am not now writing an obituary to a dream, nor am I r eporting any defeat of the spirit. With a certain pride and trust I am reporting the fact that Bob will be back with us sometime in the future to begin once again his college education. This is my humble tribute to Bob Hughes. But, in a larger sense, Barbara Hollinger and Barbara Boock, Social Chairmen of Mc- it is also my tribute to the men and women students of Wilkes College Clintock and Sterling Halls, re- who came forward to volunteer their services to help Bob to help himspectively, are acting as Co-chair- self. They came with enthusiasm and with devotion from all departmen of the Faculty Tea being held ments and from all classes to act as readers, as tutors and, most imfrom 3 to 5 today in McClintock portantly, as friends to a friendly person. They proved that this thing we call "school s:pirit" is not just a sports-writer's phrase but a living Hall. actuality. I hope, and I do believe, that in his brief period at the college Bob The tea, which is an annual affair, gives the women in the dormi- gained something from us: a little affection, a little hope, a greater tories a: chance to meet the mem- faith in his fellow man, a greater confiedence in himself and in the fubers of the faculty in an atmos- ture. I do know that we received something from Bob, something that phere more amiable than that of a we will never be able to identify exactly or to measure statistically. I believe that those of us who -k new him will hesitate in the future to classroom. indulge in self-pity, to alibi our mistakes, or to be satisfied with partial Mrs. Bas-tress, Mrs. Detroy, Mrs. efforts. In this sense ,Bob gave to us at least equally as much as he, Chwalek, and Mrs. Hawkins, wives acquired from us. This, then, is Robett Hughes, Wilkes College student,. of several faculty members will graduation date unitn·p ortant. serve. Hollinger, Boock Head Tea Today at McClintock WILKES FRESHMEN WIN SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Editm· .. ... .. ....... ... .... .. . T. It. Price A~st. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels Asst ... Editor .... John Kushnei'ick $l)6rts &lito-r Jonni Falk Business Mgr . .. .. Richard Jones Asst. Bus. Mgr . .. ...... Irwin Kaye Fileulty Adviser Mr. F. J. Salley Each year those in industry realize more and more that to fill their ranks with individuals willing to asurne responsibility and capable of providing fresh new ideas, they must assume some of the responsibility for training these people. Editorial and business offices located on second floor of Lecture Hall, South River Street, WilkesBarre, on the Wilkes campus. Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's Printery, rear 55 Notth · Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The number of students receiving partial scholarship asistance at Wilkes is large, but this year there are also three freshmen on campus who have won full scholarship awards in competitive examinations ponsored by area business firms. Edward McCafferty and Gwen Evans were recipients of the Fowler and Williams scholarship, and Patricia Yost won the Pennsylvania Power and Light scholarship which entitled her to attend the school of her choosing. JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality Miss Yost is a graduate of West Ha·z leton High School. At Wilkes she is working toward a degree in mathematics . -Irle 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. A graduate of Coughlin High School, McCafferty was Mantle Orator of his class and a mem ber of th e National Honor Society. He is majoring in Chemistry. Louis Rosenthal Men's Clothing & Furnishings Wilkes-Barre, Pa. SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS-Robert J. Eckenrode (right), district manager of Fowler and Williams, Inc., presents his company's scholarship awards to freshmen Edward McCalferty and Gwen Evans. INSET - Patricia Yost. Miss Evans was graduated from Meyers High School. She was an a ctive member of the choir, orchestra, school paper, and National Honor Society. At Wilkes, she is an English major. �Friday, October 14, 1955 WlLK:FS COLLEGE BEACON 3 , Booters Meet Males Today; Travel To Temple Tomorrow Favorites Over Mules; Underdogs in Test Against Strong Owls The Wilkes soccer team, tired after two tough games last weekend, are in for more of the same this weekend as they tackle Muhlenberg this afternoon at Kirby Pcttk and head dtiWh to Philadelphia tomorrow Why do more college men and women smoke V1c&Rovs than any other filter cigarette? Photo by Cliff Brothers BROTiI~R COMBINATION - Brother combinations are not unusua1 in sports, but one which is comes from Wilkes. The Masonis brothers of Kingston both don the Blue and Gold every day, but then Ed (left) heads for the soccer field while older brother Bob takes his guard position in grid coach Picton's line. Both are former Kingston High athletes. Boolers Win First from Hofstra; Gridders Drop Second Encounter Because only Viceroy gives you 20,000 jilter traps in every jilter tip, made from a pure natural substance - cellulose-found in delicious fruits and other edibles! I • Yes, only Viceroy has this filter composed of 20,000 tiny filter traps. You cannot obtain the same filtering action in any other cigarette. 2 The Viceroy filter wasn't just whipped up and rushed to • market to meet the new and skyrocketing demand for fil. tered cigarettes. Viceroy pioneered. Started research more than 20 years ago to create the pure ahd perfect filter. 3 4 Smokers en masse report that filtered Viceroys have a • finer flavor even than cigarettes without filters. Rich, satisfying, yet pleasantly mild. Viceroy draws so easily that you wouldn't know, without • looking, that it even had a filter tip ... and Viceroys cost only a penny or two more than cigarettes without filters! That's why more college men and women smoke V1CtROYS than any other filter cigarette ... that's why VICEROY is the largestselling filter cigarette in the world! Colonel athletic teams dropped two out of three tilts last weekend with only the soccer team coming through to put the Blue and Gold into the win column. · The hooters dropped a tough decision to Lafayette last Friday, 1-0, when the Leopards scored a goal seconds before the end of the first half and then hung on to notch their initial win of the season and send the Colonels down to their second defeat. The Wi!kesmen had 32 shots at the goal but could not produce one tally. They had better luck after Hofstra jumped into an early lead in Saturday's contest and came back to rack up win number one, 3-2. Once again, Carl Van Dyke was the Colonels' big threat, c o m in g through with all three goals. Favored Over Mules The Colonels rate as favorites over the Mules this afternoon, but will be long-odd underdogs at Philadelphia. Last week's tilts saw the Colonels try 32 shots against Lafayette and fail to produce a score~ The offense will have to be more accurate than that to win games. The Hofstra game saw 37 Wilkes shots fir ed at the goal with onlY, three getting past the goalie. On the brighter side of the ledger, coach John Reese was greeted by three additional candidates for the squad when they reported for practice Monday. While the newcomers may not see any action t his year, they will form the nucleus for future Colonel teams. The Temple t eam the Wilkesmen face tomorrow was runner-up for the National Championshi p last year. They lost to Penn State, 1-0, to surrender the bunting. They are fast and dangerous and are easily the toughest opponent ever to be fa ced by a Wilkes College t eam. · The squad is in good shape except for a few minor ailments. Carl Van Dyke has a bruised chin and Dave Polley is nursing a sore leg. Tony Bianco is still a question mark due to a charley-horse. -----------,------------------------- VAN DYKE COPS ''PLAYER'' HONORS and play that they nominated him The soccer team retaned posesfor All-American. If Carl contision of "Athlete of the Week" nues to impress officials at future honors for the second straight week games, there is a good chance that with the naming of Carl Van Dyke he will wind up on the mythical squad. for the title this week. Van Dyke was selected for his feats in the A native of Punxsutawney, Carl Colonels' ifirst · victory of the year, excelled in basketball in high school 3-2, over Hofstra last Saturday, as -winning All-District honors. well as his genetal all-around play against Lafayette. Like many of the Colonel hooters, Van Dyke's most notable achieveVan Dyke never played soccer until ment is that he has scored all five he came to Wilkes. He is active goals tallied by the Colonels this in the Education Club and the Letyear. He racked up two in a losing termen's Club. A resident of Weckcause against Rider and then talesser Hall, he has served as presilied all three in the Hofstra win. dent of that dorm for the past two Versatile Carl scored the first years. goal of the Hofstra tilt on a head When asked about his high scorshot, toyed with the goalie before ing, Van Dyke replied, "It's due to booting home a wicked right foot Carl Van Dyke the combined efforts of the entire for the second marker, and then team . I just happen to be up front sent the third spinning into the net off his head on a corner shot by The officials at the Hofstra game where the scoring is supposed to were so impressed with Carl's speed be done." Bill Lloyd. Deemer & Company Inc. • Tiny Filter Trap . p~ that Real Tobacco Taste Hofstra led 1-0, but the Colonels jumped out in front, 2-1, at the half. After a scoreless third period, the thrilling fourth saw Hofstra knot the game. Then, Van Dyke sent hi s winning goal into the net on Bill Lloyd's corner kick. Gridders Drop Second The gridders were not so lucky up at Ithaca and went down, 12-6. Given a 7-0 lead on Ronnie Rescigno's 35-yard touchdown romp and Dick Wozniak's conversion, the Pictonmen seemed to have put their offense in their back pockets for the rest of the game. Ithaca broke through to block Howie Gross' punt in the third period for their first TD. Then, the Bombers recovered a fumble on the Colonel 20 in the fourth quarter and Gil Harris hit §_am Molisani with a 12-yard scoring toss for the winning score. to meet Temple. This will be the most crucial weekend on the Colonel schedule. 1'hey are now one game below the .500 mark for the year with eight games remaining. The Muhlenberg tilt is a must because the Temple team Which the Blue and Gold meets tomorrow afternoon is rated as one of the best in the country. A double loss would practically kill all chances for a winning season. STATIONERY. SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRAWING SETS . NOTE BOOKS 6 W. Market St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Open A ARTHUR MURRAY CHARGE ACCOUNT Dance Studio At Newly Remodeled 50-52 Public Square POMEROY'S For All Your College Needs Throughout The Year And SAVE! LESSONS IN . . . CHA CHA MAMBO RUMBA - TANGO - SAMBA FOX TROT - WALTZ SWING �WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON 4 Friday, October 14-, 1955 Wilkes Faces Bloomsburg Tomorrow First No~-Campus-Backed ~Hair; INTRAMURAL LEAGUE Funds Will Go lo Poor Children; TO BEGIN TUESDAY; Bloom Heavy with Local Talent 5 TEAMS TO COMPETE When the Wilkes Colonels and Bloomsburg Huskies tee off tomorrow night at Kingston Stadium, a -new chapter will be written into the athletic history of Wilkes. This will be the first time fpr a Colonel team to play in a home game that is sponsored by some other organization. .. Tomorrow nig;h.t's gam.e will All-Scholastic Chuck Skiptunas of be played under the auspices Kingston serving as captain of the of the F,,orty Fort and Kingston Huskies. .Skiptunas gave the Coloplenty of trouble from his lineKiwanis Clubs with the pro- nels backer slot in last year's 41-0 deceeds going .to underprivileged bacle. children. The game is a natural for local grid .fans and is expected to lure the larg·e st crowd _in Wilkes Q.ollege historr. . Coach ·P icton's Colonels .are expected to ·be at full strength for the first time this season except for veteran tackle Cliff Brautigan. Brautigan has returned to the campus following his bout with pneumonia at the General Hospital, but will be out of uniform for some time to come. After losing a tight game to lt4aca that could have gone either -way, the Colonels are figured to be ·up ·for their first showing before ·the home fans. "Backfield Set The backfield situation has shown signs of straightening out with Dick Wozniak being the find of the yea:r. Howie Gross will handle the quarterback chores. Ronnie Rescigno showed no signs of strained muscles in his 35-yard TD scamper at Ithaca and will be at left half. His running mate will be Wozniak while Dave Panzitta moves in at fullback. Bob Masonis, Bill Farish, Glenn Carey, Joe Wilk, Royal Hayward, Neil Dadurka and Jarrell Cashmere will head the line. There will be many former valley athletes in the Bloomsburg with SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES for : WILKES DANCES at 41 1 ' JOHN B. STETZ 't- Expert Clothier ~ 9 E. Market St.• W-B. . This game will also be one of the biggest spectacles ever seen on a local gridiron. The Forty Fort and Kingston High School bands will combine with the Wilkes and Bloomsburg bands to provide a steady stream of musical entertainment. SC Considers Raffles, Class Representation In addition to receiving estimates for this year's budget at its meeting Monday night, the Wilkes Student Council discussed several other items. The Council granted a request of Theta Delta Rho for $50.00 for its annual All College Tea. Requests for permission to hold social events were heard from the Chemistry Club and the IRC. The Council granted permission for the Chemistry Club square dance and for a proposed IRC raffle, to be held before Christmas. Several methods were also discused for securing better representation of the classes on the Council. The Sophomore Council members have arranged a system of office hours, making themselves available to their classmates or to anyone interested in Council issues. Les Weiner mentioned that he is planning to inform his constituents of important matters by way of brief newsletters. Still another method discussed was that of having Student Council members appear at the various club meetings to explain what the Council is doing, and answer any questions the club members might have. f. ,. (continued from page 2) • -Ll>NGS,. CHEM CLUB DANCE •W\e~ FEATURING THE IVY LEAGUE LOOK FOR COLLEGE MEN o:i:mqoi - Xpuo::, - opos 3::>!All3:S 'llfiOX · iy SHlllU:YII C "'i':)':W' .,\ 01. iooa 1xa N • ► dOHS l:138'.llVS NN3d • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 arranged. Tickets hav e been available through the week from club members and will be on sale at the door for fifty cents. The following committees are assisting in arranging the affair: tickets, Bob Jacobs, John Saba; pubiicity, Mary Mattey, Miriam Thom:;;on, Ed McCafferty, Tom Lane; entertainment,· .Monica Utrias, Sally Harvey, Sam Diker. In ·charge of refreshments will be Natafie Gripp, Virginia Leonardi, Rita Matishella, Jim Moser; decorations, Sheldon Isaacs, Bill Stewart, Nancy Casterline, Barbara Zaboski. · ACE DUPONT DRY CLEANING - I Hour Service - ...•.....•..•..... 280 S. RIVER ST. , WILKES-BARRE Ch u c k Ro b.b i n s - SPORTING . GOODS - PARK, SHOP and · EAT at the new FOWLER, DICK For Complete Shoe Service and WALKER City Shoe Repair The Boston Store ·1a W. Northampton St. Wilkes-Barre 28 North Main Street The regular intramural touch football season will get underway next week, according to an announcement made yesterday by Dick Morris, student director of the loop. One game was . scheduled to be played last ni'ght while the rest of the league swings into action Tuesday. Three teams have handed in rosters with two more scheduled to do so today. W eckesser Hall, captained by Neil Turtel; the Gold.e n Trojans, led by Dick Morris; and the UN ame,Its, led by Don .Pacropis have handed in rosters. Other ·teallls slated to enter are Butler Hall and The Frosh. . Morris stated that the five teams will play each other twice, making a total of eight games for each squad. Games will be played on the soccer .field, which has been lined for the contests. Preliminary plans for the intramural bowling include the posting of roster forms next week. The league will start as soon as the Jewish Community Center is completed. Under this year's rules, co-ed scores will count in official team totals. In order to asure equal teams, the keglers will be placed according to average. Participants will be requested to ·p ost their average when enrolling or specify if they are new bowlers. Be sure to sign up. Dike Div oIs ... By JACK CURTIS It feels good back at the old stand after well over a year's absence in this space. As we find some time to follow campus sports again with some amount of regularity, we find that things haven't changed much since the last time we scribbled a sports column (Dike Divots) for the Beacon, our old alma mamie. The football team is still having problems (with a new coach following closely in George Ralston's footsteps regarding greying hair, or soon will anyway) and a soccer team also having troubles, with nobody quite able to say· why. But, then, let's look at one thing at a time. Coach Russ Picton has found that all is not what is should be on the Wilkes gridiron this fall. First, he started with a decided lack of depth and experience, and practically no manpower, just mention just a few powers. Ten in the first game, his youthful and inexperienced crew had what was probably tlr ' worst cause of "fumblitis" in the school's history - 11 miscues, four of which were turned into Lebanon Valley TDs. Last week, a greatly improved Colonel tea~ showed it coul4 move against a giant Ithaca eleven, but even though miscues were much reduced, the two committed cost Wilkes the game. Certainly no one can blame a coach for his team's mistakes on the field, but Picton has his mind set to try to make up for the early losses. The soccer situation presents a different sort of problem. In the past two years as this year, we've had the horses. Of course, we've had winning seasons in the last two years, but everyone, including coaches and players felt we could have done better. The team showed that the same weakness that plagued it in the past is working overtime this year. In the first two games, the Colonels looked like they could be world beaters, up to a -p oint about 15 yeards from the opposition goal, that is. They are· still having a terrible time getting the ball past the goalie, but really, it is a mystery. And simply because they have the men who should be able to put in in the net. It seems thaf ·a little intangible spark is missing from the line (with the exception being Carl Van Dyke who has scored all five Wilkes goals to date). Losing t he first two by one 0 goal margins while outplaying the opposition points out the problem even more strongly, especially when you consider that Wilkes out-shot Lafayette almost two to one, but couldn't score. Saturday's game may have been the beginning of the end of th , problem. At least with Van Dyke hitting for three goals, we saw that there is plenty of honest to goodness potential in the line. But every other man on the forward wall is also capable. Maybe we've had all our bad breaks early in the year - that would be good. Now we can concentrate on punching through to scores. It could ,be a great year! Business Examinations In Feb., April, August The Admission Test for Graduate Study in Busines, required for entrance by a number of graduate business s c h o o l s or divisions throughout the country, will be offered on three dates during the coming year, according to Educational Testing Service, which prepares and administers the test. During 1955, many students took the test in partial satisfaction of admision requirements of graduate business schools which prescribed it. Among these institutions are the graduate business schools or divisions of the following universi- .1 ties: Carnegie Institute of Technology, Columbia, Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Syracuse, U . of Chicago, U. of Michigan, U. of Pennsylvania, and Washington U. (St. Louis). A candidate must make separate application for admission to each business school of his choice and should inquire of each whether it wishes him to take the Admission Test for Graduate Study in Business and when. Since many schools select their entering classes · in the spring preceding their entrance, candidates for admission to the 1956 classes are advised to offer the February test, if possible. The Admission Test for Graduate Study in Business is not designed to test specific knowledge in specialized academic subject s. Normal undergraduate training should provide sufficient general knowledge to answer the test questions. Sample questions and information regarding registration for and administration of the test are given in a Bull etin of Information. 50 million times a day at home, at work ,,,. or on the way There's nothing like a 1. SO BRIGHT IN TASTE .•• nothing like it for sparkling, tangy ·goodness. 2. SO QUICKLY REFRESHING ••• nothing like it for a bracing bit of energy, with as few calories as half an average, juicy grapefruit. TUXED-OS TO RENT Special Price To Students 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. BAUM'S I BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY KEYSTONE COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. "Coke" is .a registered trode ~mark, @ 1955, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY � 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 1955 October 14th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 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/713d5425b92feb2890bcccccfa806046.pdf 28ead1ea812b7a8fa22b7f897196f420 PDF Text Text ~ WILKF.S COLLEGE Servm.g the Vaµey for 22 Years Vol. XI, tfo,. ~ - WILKES COLLEGE - ,Beacon WIL~ C9LLEGE, WILKES-~ARRE. PENNSYLVANIA THE BEACON Serving the College since 1944 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1955 W.C. CHEST QUOTA TOPPED P.rjvf)te. $ch0.Qls Over M.ijrlc; Willce~ Agijin Makes lQQ%; Last Push' by Bi o Students Student Council Okays '55 Budget, Wil.l Seek Admi.nistration Approval; More Money Available For Clubs Among the many groups and organizations in the Valley ~ltlc~ raised at least one ·hui;iclr.ed perc:~:i;it of their quota dur~g the recent Community Chest campaign was Wilkes College. . Th13 College helped the Chest reach its goal for the first time in eight years. The Chest this year received $849,090, A<;tivities ~udg:et for the comin9 year has been submitted by the Student Council to HlO. 1 % of its goal this year, Chairman Sam Wolfe announced adillmistrahon for final approval. ·· at Wednesday night's Victory Din· 'l'he p:ction was the result of Tuesday evening's meeting of the W i 1 k es Student Council ner at !rem Temple. which reviewed the pro:i;,osed budget, passed U ~q th~ aqministration for approval. . .. , Through the g·e neral efforts of · I The ,Council heard the report of many p~ople - stqdimti;l, mainte- !~e mince, administr~tiqn, and faculty 7 Wilkes College's quot~ had almost been reached by Wednesday noon. At two-thirty Wednesday afternoon wheri Mr. Welton Farrar made his final report to the Chest o~ice he ~nnounced that Wilkes Cqllege was still twenty-three dollars sli,ort of its quota. At fp.ur in the ~fternqon ~ handfql of biology stuqent;,, in a photo finish, do or die, last minute sort of effort raised twenty-fo,ur dollars in less than half an hour: to place Wilkes Col1ege atnong the "quota busters". All the' private 'schools exceeded their quotas to II\ake the Private School Battalion'· one of the fe'Y battalions to have all of its units tqp their fJ.UOtas. The percentages raised by the six private schools in the battalion were: 'King's College, 134%; W yoming Seminary Day School, 122o/o; Pennsylvania State University Extension Center, 120%; Wyoming Seminary; 108%; Wilkes-Barre Business '. School, lOi % ; Wilkes C6llege, 10'0'%. &ince· Wilkes Cqllege accounted for more than forty-five percent of the battalion's quota, the battalioI)'s percentage was 109%. Louis Shaffer, president of the Community Chest, did not name the chairman of next year's campaign at the Dinner, because of the possil:>ility ·. of a· l]nited · Fund in W'yqming-Valley. Immediately fo.1loWing• his 'aniiouncemenf representatives . of ' various . major groups voiced their support of a United F~~d. The entire group at th~ Yij:toi-y . Dinner applauded fotidly "for fully thirty · seconds when Mr. Shaffer ask~d if there were general approval of a "Pnited Fund Campaign in· '\Vyomfog Yalley. · By its 'fi,ne showing this year, Wilkes· has· shown thl'.t if"such a unified c·a:fiip~ign becom~s a reality next year, the''Coll~ge cart give· it full si)~p'ort. · ' '' Hammer Busy in State, Local Education Affair~ \YILKES STUDENTS IN POLISH PLAY Students from the College, in cooperation with' the Women's Club for the Polish room at Wilkes, will present 1'The fotefathers)', a play by the Polish poet Adam Mic'kiewicz, tomorrow•night at 8:40. · The play, given in commemoration of the ~undredth anniversary of the poet's death, will be presented at the Wilkes gym on South Franklin Street: Among others, Wilkes students now members of "The Forefathers" cast are James Jones, Jean Macho- riis, Basia Mieszkowski, and Jane Qbitz. ¥iss Obitz will serve as narrator for the production. Others in the cast are: Joseph Mirmak, Mrs. Joseph Drapiewski, Stanley Descavage, Ben Cook, Sam Barnard, Leon Wazeter, Joseph Oliver, and Charles.,.Robbins. Mrs. Alex Kresge is chairman of the production. ¥iss Mies.zkowski will play Pani Rollisonova, mother of a young Polish boy imprisoned by Barnard as Senator Novsiltseiv. Henry Goetzman, editor of the Amnicola, was present at the meeting to 1·equest an additional sum for the College yearbook. He raised his request to $3950, and after some discussion on the matter it was decided that the Council propose an allocation of $3800. for the Amnicola. In order to increase the appropriation, other figures had to be revised. The amended amounts therefore now stand as follows: Yearbook ....... $3800.0!) Social Activities 1087.50 linter-Coll. Conf. .. .. .... 950.00 Dr. Eugene L. I-Jammer Dr. Eugene L, Hammer, head of the Wilkes College Education department, is currently engaged in a series of speaking tours and conferences that reflect his interest and the interest of Wilkes in keeping a:breast of the teaching developments and bringing the educational picture before the' puplic. Dr. Hammer w~s fn Harrisburg yesterday at a meeting of the Pennsylvarija Teacher Placement Association, where he discussed with educators- and guidanc~ directors from the entire state the pro~lems that each 'is eJi'.periencing in his region. · Today he will be a guest at Wilson College, Chainberliburg;- Pennsylvania and will e:)!:amine a teacher education progrim esta·b lished there through the ford Foundation. Tomorrow he wi11 travel to lhe State capit~l' again to atterid a JQe Gregory (about somebQdy's me~tiI)g ot the 'P.ennsy'l'vani~ ~tate duhioqs ba•r gain)·:q''l'hat'cs like b.uy- Education Associatfoh; ' . ' . . ing· f ,q!!)ad -hQrse 'cause yQU ·g ot it E'arly, in NoveTi\ber J:!r. ffa·m.n11?r's (i:,ontillued 'on p.aqi ,I) ch(lit!l.'t- fy s;:-~i~;itt:e bs:Jg~fs t:::~r::ici by the various College activities. Chet Miller, treasurer for the Council, presented the budget which was drawn up by the sub-cQmmittee. It included the following items: ActiYity Appropriation Request Beacon ....... $1900 $1981 Debating Society 750 830 Dormitories ..... 150 15q Male Chorus 75 75 Manuscript 475 475 Yearbook 3600 3800 Social Activities .. .. 1200 1200 Inter-Coll. Conf. .. .. 1037.50 The motion was then made and carried that the Council accept this budget arid forward it fo the Administrative Council for approval. The sub-committee which prepared the budget will attend the Administrative Council meeting at which the budget is discussed, in order to clarify points and to answer questions. The Inter-collegiate Conference Fund as set up this year differs froqi' la~t year's policy. This yell,r, each club ori campus will have· a working budget of $125, to be spent on conferences. . . .' Prior to spending its funds, the club will send representatives to the .Council· to justify expenditures. ln addition to the funds availal:M f9r club.~, the rte naii" a ou1fer f~pq $2PJl ~si:d ~~ ~¢.nf ~tµ. dent11 t~ wqrthwfale f<\nfe.rences wn1~h ar~ not connectea' with· parlf~uf~i clµb; ?1 ''FO~Ef¾,Tl.f~,~~;;'tRINCIP~l,§ ..:... ~,s\~ !Ui~s:i;!rnwski 1m!l Sam ~.arnard' Ul l~adil\g roles 1n the Pohsh play by Mickiewicz. Jg·h; any �WJLKFS COLLEGE :BEACON 2 · · Friday, October 21", 1955 TDR Wiener Roast Tomorrow Nite EDITORIALS What's Ahead? This is the sixth issue of this year's paper, with eighteen more slated between now and June. To most of our readers (see Wisdom of Wilkes) the paper seems to be doing fairly well so far; to us behind it, it's a source of worry on one at least particular account. It is, we feel, rather less than pointless, to put out any kind of vaguely half-way decent Beacon one year, and then to have it folldwed by nothing the next. But that's what looks to be in store. · ,,,., To put it as shortly as possible, we're top-heavy this year. That is, there's. no~ody to t~ke over when we're gone. Everybody on the editonal staff this year happens to be a senior. As originally planned, there was one underclassman on the staff, but that fell through, and now the entire executive department of the paper goes out in June. There's a crying need for sophomores and juniors. We've a fairly good-sized writing staff of frosh who are doing about as well as people with limited experience can be expected to do, but we can harr:).ly expect to have sophomores in the top drawers next year. So the point of all this should have become obvious about sj.x of seven lines ago; that we're begging any sophomore, or, b~tter, junior to come out for the paper now. With .just a little work this yeo;r, ~oroe};)ody'll ·have a lot to look f9:rwgrc;l to next Tomorrow night, it'll cost Wilkes students a buck-twenty per couple for Theta Delta Rho's annual wiener roast, held this year at O'Connell's Twin Lakes. The yearly affair starts at eight, runs till midnight. . Proceeds from the wiener roast will go into a general activities fund to aid completion of several sorority projects. Bucholtz New Editor Of 1955 'Manuscript' year. Pat Stout We Did Well, But • Twin Lakes lo be Location For Sorority's Annual Picnic; Beam Heads Committees Patricia Stout Winner Of Second Morris Award j • Patricia Stout, Wilkes senior, was the recipient of the Linda Morris Award at assembly Tuesday for having maintained the highest scholastic· record among the girls during her freshman, sophomore, and junior years. · Herbert Morris, former Wilkes Registrar, presented Miss Stout with the award, a twenty-five dollar savings bond, in honor of his young daughter, Linda, who passed away after having spent her childhood on the Wilkes campus. Begun last year, the award is given annually to the top-ranking girl of the junior class by Mr. Morris. John •Bucholtz was elected editorin-chief of the Manuscript, Wilkes" literary publication, and Thomas Kaska was chosen associate editor in special elections, it was learned from the members of the Manuscript staff last week. Bucholtz was chosen to fill the vacancy created when the previously elected editor, Herbert Bynder, accepted a scholarship to study at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Kaska was elected to fill the vacancy created when ;Bill DeMayo, previously elected associate editor, decided to study at Columbia University this semester: The new editorial staff of the Manuscript immediately undertook the task of sponsoring a campuswide contest for the selection of the best contribution to the school magazine. Bucholtz has been active in campus affairs during his stay here and this year promises to be an asset to the college's debating team. Location of the wiener roast this year is near Harveys Lake, west of here. One of the easier routes to the grounds is to go up Wyoming A venue in Kingston to Bennett Street, turn left onto Bennett Street and proceed through Luzerne onto the Luzerne-Harveys Lake highway. Follow the lake highway until the intersection, at the top of the last hill approaching the lake, is reached. Turn right at the intersection and proceed to a "dead end", which is Carpenters Road. Make a right turn onto Carpenters Road and follow same for less than a "farmer's mile" to the grounds. To doubly insure that students motoring to the affair don't go astray Saturday night, the sorority will post a map on the College's main bulletin board in front of the cafeteria area •b ehind Chase Hall. General chairman for the wiener roast will be Nancy Beam. Heads of committees for the af-. fair will be: Connie Kamar unas and Norma Davis, pu blicity; Merri Jones and Nancy Batcheler, refreshments. Mary and Vicki Zavatski will be· in charge of entertainment, while Elaine Fabian and Dorothy Thomas will hos the clean-up crew. Despite the fact that Wilkes College attained its goal in the recent Community Chest campaign, the help given the chest by the student body was still somewhat picayune. Of the $1590 raised by the college the students accounted for $176, or slightly more than twenty cents per student on the average - less than the cost of a pack of cigarettes to help the community that's done so much to help the College. It is true that the $176 is the effort of less than a quarter of the student body which means that certain individuals were really quite generous. But if this is true, the other three-quarters seem to have been pretty slack. One wonders, when the need is so desperate and the work to which the Chest's funds are put so deserving, how the average student can live with his own conscience when his answer to the cry for help is "I have given all that I can, I have helped twenty cents worth, I have sacrificed to the extent of four mills a week"? LETTER TO THE EDITOR As the favored few who are being educated we must face Dear Editor: Whoever said that a woman's Professor of Engineering and Phythe responsibi)ity that an education entails. We will say no I should like to express my most more about it, it being pointless to raise hard feelings, but let us sincere gratitude to all members place was in the home didn't get sics here at the College. Miss Botkin, a graduate of Teaof the senior class for displaying his message through to Judy Botresolve to do better next time. their confidence in electing me kin and Phyllis Cha.r necki, two ·neck High School, Teaneck, New The DEAN'S CORNER president of our class. I also feel that Henry Goetzman, Jesse Roderick, and Howie Gross are well qualified for their particular positions and will work well together as the leaders of our class. At this time we are all cognizant of the many tasks which will confront us during the year, and with your support, I and the executive council shall do our utmost to make this a memorable and prosperous year. "Mo" Batterson of permanent injury or at the sacrifice of a young person's educational opportunity. For the most part I believe that our athletic policies here at Wilkes College are sound and just. We are far from perfect, but I believe that we are operating with moderation and with common-sense. I believe that our policies will grow and improve as the school grows and improves. Even here, however, I have experienced a tendency among individuals to label and to generalize. Here too one h ears from certain lips a·b out · those "dumb athletes" almost as automatically as one hears in the South about those " damned Yankees". This is something I think that deserves investigation. · I have never thought of our ath- WILKES COLLEGE letes as being special, or privileged or set-apart in any respect. I have merel y though of them as Wilkes Coll ege students, who engage ia A newspaper published each week sports activity for the same r easons of the regular school year by and that induce others to seek office, for the students of Wilkes Col- to write for The Beacon, or to enlege; :Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Sub- gage in club activities. To them . scri~tion: $1.80 per semest er. it is an integral and an importar,t Editor :,· . .. T. R. Price part of those total experiences .Asst; Editor ., H. M. Krachenfels which make up a college education. Asst ... Editor :.. . John Kushnerick I am sorry f or the person who, for Sports Editor Jonni Falk one r eason or another, has to sacri· M gr. .... R'1char d Jones fice . the worthcwhile . e;xperiences . B usmess . · K aye which come from such group p·a rtiA sst. B us. M gr. ........ I rwm .Faculty. Adviser Mr. F. J. Salley cipati6n. , Not .all of our a,tl:iletesi have bee.1;1 Editorial and business offices . perf~cf :·:no.t all-9f otir' ?r,oti~aj;h1'et,e~ . " located on second floor of Lecture have:'been pe1:fe~t. eithe:r,. Ilowe.v:er; • : ila1($~µth Riyef Street, Wilkes~ I think of such people as : George . Barre, .. on tiie Wilkes campus. , McMahon/ Eddie r:>avis; ·Russ Pie.. 'l'riechani~~l . ])~pt:: Sc.~m~dt'11 , ton, Ronnie Fitzg'era:ldi Harrt EnPrintery, rear 55 North Main nis and many others who have gone Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (continued on page 4) THE STUDENT-ATHLETE This is unfortunately an age of both labels and generalizations. In controversies, political and .otherwise, there is a tendency for people to apply all-inclusive descriptive symbols to define a person or a group, I pose as no authority on athletics, although I am a firm believer fo them and an enthusiastic sup-porter of them. I am also the first to concede that in certain respects ·a nd in some schools athletic policies seem to be entirely out-ofkilter. In some colleges athletes are dupes, cheap labor used ,b y publicity-directed coaches or administrations to bring national recognition or a large gate. Sometimes such recognition comes at the cost Beacon LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS Coeds Study Engineering· Frosh lassies ·who have .added '_ a touch of brightness to the Wilkes · Engineering Department. Miss Botkin and Miss Charnecki are, potentially, only the fourth and fifth feminine engineers who will have completed engineeri~g .s tudies at Wilkes, although a number · .of females have started studying here in that field. And these figures go back to the days when Wilkes was Bucknell University Junior College, according to information supplied by Mr. Voris · B. Hall, Associate by Dick Bibler Jersey, was active in • debating, math, and girls' basketball. She has entered Wilkes because of its co-operative program with M.I.T., where she hopes to complete her studies as an electrical engineer. Miss Charnecki, a local girl, graduated from Nanticoke High School where she was Vice President of her senior class and coeditor of her school paper. She has been awarded a leadership scholarship to Wilkes, plans to become a civil engineer. Both girls have decided to study engineering because of . their interest in math and science. When asked if they felt that male engineering students might show any prejudice or ill will toward them because of their invasion of the dominantl y male profession, both Miss Charnecki and Miss Botkin said that they thought not. Students Not to Park Autos in Faculty Lot Several student autos have . been found using space of late in the new parking lot, filling space normall y allotted to faculty and administration members . . Students are remind.e d that this lot has been specifically set aside for faculty and ad1ninistration .use ·and that student parking ·therein is prohibited. Lack of sufficient parking s pace for Wilkes faculty mem. hers in their own lot has caused s everal cases in which intructors were unable to reach classes at the a ppointed hour, due to inability to locate convenient parking places. · · The lot, ·located · behind the forinei-' McLaughlin ·property on South :River Street, .js ·•marked by a "Faculty Parking Only'"' sig:rt' which emphasizes that the area is not for use by students. �·3 ~ COLtEGE BEACON Friday, Octc;>b~r 21, 1955 Booters Play ·First Tilt Under lights TOUCH GRID LEAGUE Night Game al Elizabethtown GETS UNDERWAY WITH Will be Part of Homecoming HIGH-SCORING GAMES Celebration al Downstate College The 1955 intramural football The Blue and Gold soccer team will play the first night game season opened last Thursday afternoon with the Golden Trojans in the history of the sport at Wilkes tomorrow night cit Elizabethdowning Weckesser Hall, 3·9-7. town. Game time will be 8 P.M. at the Elizabethtown High Pace d by the passing and Tunning School Stadium. Elizabethtown officials told soccer coach John of Dick Morris and Joe Jablonski, Reese this week that the tilt would be the featured attraction at the Trojans scored first and were the downstate school's an nu a 1 never h eaded from there. Dick homecoming celebration. MIDSEASON REVIEW every t eam except Temple. They ·Murray, Mel McNew and John The Colonels will be looking ·for With both the grid and soccer played the Owls to a standstill. Yet, Hessler also added scores for the their second win of the year under teams nearing the halfway point, the bo?ters have ~een a·b le to score Trojans. The only score for Weckthe unfamiliar arc lights. After Wilkes can s hnw only one win, one only six .goal's this year and Carl esser came on a long pass to B. the near disastrous weekend against ti-e :aTJd six !,O'sses for a combined 1 Van Dyke has made them all. Seitz. Muhlenberg and T emple, the ·boot.fall -sp:ort ·recnrd. The win and the : It h1rs become quite an enigma. On Tuesday the Engineers players must win four of their remainfie are owned b.y the soccer team. ' Reese can't figure it out and ed Butler Hall and protested their ing six games in orcjer to rack up 'Th:e ·six 1.o sses are split evenly. neith·e r can we. If there has been 26-24 loss. The protested play was their third straight winning season. any trouble on the team, it has the one on which Butler scored the By TOM KASKA :Prosp·e cts for the future seem The r ecord now . stands at one been t ha't the boys have been a- winning point. The Engineers to indicate that the record wiU The Beacon "Athlete of the win, a tie, and three losses. How.fraid 'to shoot when they have a claimed that the whistle had blown lflOt be improved much. '.l'he hootWeek" award this week goes ever, Reese and the players all feel sho·t. Instead, many of them to call the play to an end. Finally ers still haye .s ix tilts on the schefor the first time to a member of that the tough part of the schedule have 'been looking for someone after much arguing the Engineers dule and the g ridders five. How- , the football squad, with the is passed. Lafayette, Rider, Temwho might have a better shot and protested and the protest was ever, Russ Picton's football Colonaming of Bill Farish to the title. ple and Hofstra figur ed to be the : · ·as a result have been losing that granted. The game will be played nels still face the toughest part Farish was picked for his stellar roughest games on the slate and. -split-second adva~tage. over at a later date. of their s<;he.d ule. The game between Weckesser line-play in the game against they are all in the books. The so-called "Breathers", Leba- ' WATERWINGS ANYBODY? Beat Lizzies Here and the Freshmen scheduled for non Valley and Ithaca are in the ' We have n't seen so much rain Wednesday was called off because The Colonels met Elizab ethtown books - both as losses. Of the five i and mud since the last time the the Freshmen did not show up. The twice last year. They beat the rem,aining game~, only this Satur- ; A:rmy invited us to commune with Freshmen team has yet to hand in Lizzies at Kirby Park, 1-0, and day s battle agamst Trenton State , nature. The hooters pla yed Friday its roster to Dick Morris. fought them to a draw at ElizabethT e.a che~s shapes up as a . Blue al'ld : in •a gale and Saturday at .Temple, town, 3-3. The Lizzies have most They had better do so if they Gold wm. it rained throughout the g,ame. want to be included in the league. of last year's team back in action After Trenton, Maryland Staite, ' Then we journeyed over to Kiings- If there are any other teams of not after a three win-three loss season Hofstra, Bridgeport and Moravian , to'Il Stadium Saturday nigh1t ll:nd less than six men or more than ten, a year ago. Ten lettermen dot the parade •b efore the Colonels and each saw the gridders trying to imitate hand in your rosters immediately E-town roster. will be favored on their early s·eas- submarines. The game will have all the atto Dick Morris or John Reese in the ,on records. Russ Picton has had : Friday's soccer game agamst gym. All the games are played in mosphere of a college football game lllb'I'e trouble than any new coach 1 Muhlenberg was slightly on the Kirby Park at 4 :3.0. They play as the Elizabethtown College and •deserves. Not only was he hit witb. ridi.cu:Jous side. The wind was so 15-minute quarters and two-hand High School bands will be present a deluge of pre-season sickness and · haT.d that many a poor fullback got touch with six men on a side. to entertain . The Lizzies have no injur.ies, but he probably had more : the "good foot" on the ball only to football team and soccer is their plaY,ers quit this year than will be I see it hlow right back in his face. PNEUMONIA SIDELINES major college sport. ,dres'sed for any game. It is ·amazing that the officials POLLEY FORE-TOWN GAME There is a possibility of one change in the Colonel lineup for They weren't f()oling when they • waited until the half to .call th€ this game a s Coach Reese searches :said that Wilkes has the nucleus game because we don't thmk they - BULLETIN for more scoring punch. He has -0f a good football team, but it cou1d see what was going on better Dave Polley was rushed to the been dabbling with the idea of movis •still in the classrooms. Ex- than anybody else. . General Hospital early this morning speedy Nick Giordano to outs ,cuses for quitting have ranged T~e o:fficials at Temple lasted ing for treatment, after his condiside.. left and installing scrnppy fr-0m minor injuries to class work . untII the end of the g_ame (?K, tion grew steadily worse. Fred Boote at Nick's iriside left to just ph.m no excuse. · But the players are stJ~l trymg It was learned at press time that position. Boote has impressed· with We all agree that we are in col- to . figure . out the offside calls playing as a substitute and has lege to get an education but sports which cost us two goals. ~t Dave Polley, stellar fullback on the earned a starting shot. Nick is are an integral part of education seems. that s~ce~ needs a bit soccer team, had been stricken with a mild case of pneumonia. Polley still searching for his first goal of and the American way and blessed more st~ndard1zabon. · Bill Farish the season as is the entire team is he who has athletic ability. The rams took a lot of benefits played the entire 88 minutes at · away from needy kids a s only 500 Temple in the rainstorm as well as the powerful Bloomsb,urg Huskies with the exception of Carl Van SOCCER STORY DIFFERENT showed up at the Kiwanis-sponsor- the entire Muhlenberg game the last Saturday night. Dyke. The problem is a little different ed football game instead of the ex- day before. Only 155 pounds, Farish made up A sophomore from Muttonville, over at the soccer field. John Reese pected Hi,000. Unfortunately, the with speed and aggressiveness what Long Island, he won his letter as a, hasn't had the quitting problem. g,i.me could not be postponed due he lacked in weight. He was the • His difficu°Ity has been a. lack of to sch eduling commitments. About freshman, and was named Athlete anchor in the Colonel line, which luck or whatever it is that makes the only winners in the game were of the Week during last year's cam- on the whole was much lighter than a soccer ball go past a goalie. Of the d,r y cleaning establishments paign. He has received points to- the Teachers' forward wall. the five games played .t o date, the who will be cleaning up muddy uni- ward Athlete of the Year in every Quick-thinking and a 1 er t n e s s The ,Colonel booters and gridders game played to date. Colonels have clearly outplayed forms and clothes. highlighted his performance in a sloshed through the mud and rain losing cause for the Colonels last for three contests last week with a Saturday night. His ability to net result of one tie and two losses. diagnose Bloomsburg play·s found The hooters Jost almost a sure him constantly breaking through to victo.r y · against Muhlenberg last foil runs and paisses alike. His Friday when rain and winds of gale speed and aggressiveness kept him force caused their game to be haltat all times in the thick of action. ed at the half with the score 0-0. "He's a .g ood ball-player," said The Colonels dominated the game Coach Picton following the gam e. but · could not push across the ·.one The gridders take to the r oad ·an e!l offense a big shot in the arm. "Though he's small-, h e.' s fast and goal which would have given t~em gain this weekend in search of that The passing game showed quite he has a lot of ability. His depend- viC!tory. . . •. a bit of improvement in the. Bloom elusive first win ·for Russ Picton. ab ility makes him one of the most Saturday, they tackled a h1 ghtilt. Picton's newly unveiled T.C.U. valuable players on the squad." This time, the Rambling Colonels rated Temple team and fought th.e m s pread gave the Huskies some bad travel to Trenton, N ew J ersey . to on even te r m s t hrough a he'avy A native of Huntingdon, Pa., moments. Trenton can look for Farish learned his football at Hunt- . downpour. Each team made three play' Trenton State Teachers Colmore of the same tomorrow after- ingdon High School, where he play- goals but two of the Colonels marklege, a team which f ell before the noon . Blue and Gold last year by a 41-0 ed three ·years as g uard on the varw~:~.t;~l~fi;t:ente~:~fsl~e-:itJ score. Cliff Brautigan is still on th e sity squad . "The game," said he , sidelines due to his recent bout with "was a tou gh one. I think we playalive by scoring th e Wilkes goal. It Trenton will also b'e in search of · pneumonia. The shailow bench left ed well a s a t eam, ever{ thou gh we was hi s six th of the year. . their first win of the cam paign al· The gridders took , a mud-bath by illness and desertions .has caused ·w-ere hurt by injuries." Satur day night ah d. Bloomsburg, though they have a tie, 7-7, with ~utztowri,";t_o their credit. They a f ew of t he boys to learn the plays · A Commerce and Finance major, eame out on top 12-0. ·Despite the at other positions. · Far ish is a ctive on :campus. He is los, the Colonels showed an improv.; lost to N ew Britain S tate Teachers, d M9 e Masonis II ~-0, in their : only other start. may see tackle uty .a s we .' ·a:s •vice-president of the junior class ed offense with Hawkey Gross causwork at his familiar .g µard post_. ,·· a'nd ·a member of tli:e business de- •in g · Blo<;>m some anxious moments That little cloud of misfortune The loss of Levandbski has left partrri'ent of t h e Amilicola. He also with his passes from the T.C.U. which seems to follow Picton .struck Picton without a res_e rve cel)ter. belongs ' to th e Lettermen's Club, spread. Fumbl es and interceptions, again this week when doctors in. GI C . ·11 ·th and· serves on the Butler Hall dorm halted several C.olonel scoring·., Captam form ed the yearling coach · that enn arey i'{l ei er touncil as well as· . th e interdorm have to play' 60 minutes or else· · · ·· • threats. Jerry Levandoski, second' string quarterbac·k Howie Gross, a center council. center, would be lost for, goo·d. Lei~ his early days, will h~ye to spell vandoski had been counted upon ' · hini. . . for heavy 4uty but. a recurrence of an? 6Jd· high school kne.e injury. has · ·. · · · p - · . '· · •· " · • · · - ; · · ', · < · ·.• sent the'.:.~ ari~kok~ piV:ot~· 1tliili. to . · . ,;il:;;;:!ie~;!fs\,~:;: th~~sz~:~: 'Player' Honors Go I o F a r i s h, Ffrsl Gridder Booters Lose to Owls~ Tie Muhlenberg in Rain; Huskies Trip Gridders WC Gridders Tackle Trenton Teachers In Search for Picton's First '55 Win ;~·r .. • l.eNGS.• .====:::===:::=::::::::::::::::: ;e =~n:~ ~e:maperitJy;: : 3Zrf ~iib:ti~\(,nF·get:· .:~:.,s,ta:rtiJi~ j!:ga,~& }:,:U:h- tf C.k·.• ROib.l,:j·J1·S J~ -f,r~~,ld ... Bt. o..· •._:'.:~t.~·-:.·~.,:,►. ._ •. TI.·.•. ~.·.:..;:.G.·•··. P.•.o.:;. ·.·~•n}1 e·1!1'·:·c-I~.'>9a~ '.·:.•;m ·: .= ,·e·!·.r~·e-· .:r·.~ .:i.:....c.N:a ~. e_'!'wily1 :.Dl;·k :, ·.,..d l.o~b ·: :ta.~,·~-8·1.t.; .t .: _,.·~....'.·.. ~.:..•.,·._.:,:,;:·.:_~.• '·R_·.,.·... ·.:.'._.:.o_ . : .. ) i l.~a~ ·;_,J#) ~ e~'_i'~~eivj~g• "n . ~v ·mm,u . - '··- - . . . ' .., .. . shG>t ·:.at, r ight 'half' -:tliis. tweeW.,as,i'a :eaJ- of, a-, tew:' ,mpottant • Howie . ni's, Atlii~tt! of the Week Bfll Farish . · · -~ North Mam, Stteet~ .,_ result of his play in the Bloomsburg Gros aerials which gave the Colo- and Jerry Lowen. L :.·.p.·•• ,.: : . :._. ~ .: . : : __: .~ . : ~ ' · '.·. · . · .•· . :·~""--~ FEA'I'U·RING 'l'HE .IVY LEAGUE .,, :..l00K .. FOR -C01LEG& MEN.·· - · �WlLICES OOLLBG~ 4 (continuecl from page 1) WI~DOM ~M~N Friday, October 21, 1955 (continued ~rom Fprm for JIQw}jng Qut; DEAN'S CORNER . before. •, Amofig ' our present stuEarly Turnout 'HeaV y dent body I point• out such indivipage 2) ~~~P:~:f ' . . semor eaµcat1on classes will attend a regional convention of the PSEA in Scranton. This is one of nine Roster forms for intramural regional conventions held throughout the state and will include teach- bowling are now available on campus bulletiri boards, at the gym and ers from· 12 counties. Last week Dr. Hammer spoke be- the public relations office. Early t ~ •~~ f fore teachers in Bedford Springs registration indicates a ·heavy turnand Towanda. At' the latter town, out for the popular Sunday evening By ED McCAFFERTY and his topic was, "Teaching High activity, so those wishing to parti~AJ?:Vn~- KURLANCllEEK School .Students to Get Along With cipate are urged to register as early as possible. What is your opinion and cri- People". The league will be run similar to tic~slll · (if any) of the 13EACON the one last year. It will again be so far th!s y~ar? composed of male students, coeds, Gl,O~IA p~AN, Buttonwood, Pa. e PENN BARBER SHOP e and members of the faculty. The Junior, A.B. in Biology: teams will be coposed of six ,bowlNext Door to Y.M.C.A. ''The l3eacon this year is doing ers, two of whom will be girls. The an exceptionally fine job of report3 BARBERS AT YOUR SERVICE five top scores will be counted this ing the facts and events on Wilkes' year instead of four. Soda - Candy - Tobacco campus. I feel a little humor conEarly r egistration by girls has cerning the students personally, a been surprisingly large, indicating noyelty column, or a human interest that a large number of girls on the story would add to the attraction campus are interested in learning of the paper." how to bowl. Many of those regisBASIA MIESZKOWSKI, Wilkestered are new bowlers. Butler Hall, Barre. Senfor, A.B. in Music. last year's champs, has announced · ''I think the Beacon so far has that they will again have a team been doing a good job of keeping this· year. up · on current 'events of the school Additional information may be for the students. I might say that obtained by contacting J onni Falk, the · paper has · a good torie this student director, in the public relayear." · tions office. BOB LYNCll, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Senior, A.B. in Music: "Judging from the few copies I've read this far, I would say that this year's Beacon has little to be .d esired in the way of improve.m ent." ~ .~... -:.'It;~,.... ~OB THOMAS, Wilkes-13arre, ·Pa. Freshman, Religion and Philosophy: "It is a marvelous publication. I can't understand how such a fine school paper can be made without the members of Wilkes -College pay1. SUPERIQR FILTER Only L&M gives you ing extremely high rates." the superior filtration of the Miracle Tip, the JANE OBITZ, Wilkes-Barre, Pa . ..Senior, Elementary Education: P,urest tip that ever touched your lips. It's white "I would like to see the Beacon white ... p~ white! -carry a schedule of this week's -co~ing events so that students, faculty, and other interested persons will be informecl of campus activiti~s." FRAN BISHOP, Trucksville, Pa. Freshman: · "Basically, the Beacon is a good pap.e r. · However, I suggest that a more complete coverage of the various clµbs on campus would be beneficial to both students and paper." ~OBERT llAROVICH, WilkesBarre, Pa. Freshman, fylath: . "Tile Beacon is a well organized schooi paper, but I suggest that besides having a . picture ca.r toon, there should also be a section devoted to jokes and informal laughter." JOHN P. SMITH, Harveyville. Sophomore, Biology: ''I think it is very nice." QF WILKES A l ACE D.UPONT . ... ' '~ ' ' DRY CLEANING duals as ·Jim Ferris, Sam Shugar, - I Hour Service Glenn Carey, and Younsu Koo as ~~? ~¥.!~ ~~r,'.~~~ll~RRE Hl-q11t~~1:~s:m~. J <:!>,Jtlq 1~wnH~n ~!!:nf otpers•; i:r}i'~I;\~ ,~oys ar~· not i•,~~"- ·•~y••t~•~tfttt•t•t• let~s"; they afe ·students who hav~ "m~~~ect !~. ~}Ne,tics. -~~Y .r~preSfI\t ~n the~r '*~ractr, lil ·wi:1r 'Perfor yo~~le\e Shoe Service sonalities, and in their achi~vements a telling answer to those who ·quest'ion' the value of sports activitiy. I would cite any one of them as a moqel to the young per- 18 W. Northampton St. Wilkes-Barre son who is trying to get the most :~~~~~~~~~ -~ . out of l:jis college education. City ~~oe Repair ~ ARTHUR MURRAY Open A Dance Studio CHARGE ACCOUNT 50-52 Public Square At Newly Remodeled POMEROY'S LESSONS IN .•. For All Your College Needs Throughout The Year And SAVE! CHA CHA MAMBO RUMBA - TANGO - SAMBA FOX TROT - WALTZ SWING YOUR BIG RED LETTER DAY •'io ., .- • th8m2fr~ ... all Louis Rosenthal ~en's Clothing & Furnishings W,ilkes-Barre, Pa. TUXEDOS TO RENT Special Price To Studenta 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. B-Au·M'S -..l __ , ,, . • ' , .q PARK, ,. -;•·SHOP ,,a EAT at the new FOWLEBq 9JCI and :WALKER Tbft IJQston Store r::::_-_-_-..... , ~to 2. SUPERIOR TASTE L&M's superior taste comes from superior tobaccos - especially selected for filter smoking. Tobaccos that are richer, ~ ... and light and mil~. � 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 1955 October 21st Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 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 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/07e0c3707f47d8d85e23fe072585e765.pdf c0bcb1e01700a461879e99a4a1a30c68 PDF Text Text ~ WILKF.S COLLEGE Serving the Valley for 22 Years Vol. XI, No. 7 - WILKES COLLEGE THE BEACON ~Beacon Serving the College since 1944 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA HARDING HALL NEW LOCATION AFTER9YEARS Administration Okays Budget Reservations On Manuscript $Bid, SC Group Advises FROSH AT WORK The Wilkes College Bookstore has a new home. As the final phase of this year's hazing plan, the freshman class yesterday moved the store's supplies to Harding Hall, on South Franklin Street, across the campus from Chase Hall where the Bookstore has •b een located for the past nine years. Freshmen loaded with packages paraded down South River Street, a cross South Street and up South Franklin Street to the store's new site. They were accompanied by the College band, under the direction of Bob Moran. Millie Gittens, associated with the Bookstore for over nine years, was driven in an open car at the rear of the parade. Millie, who now oversees the store, has been with the College for eleven years. By HELEN M. KRACHENFELS The budget for the school year 1955-56 as prepared by the Student Council was pr& sented to the Administrative Council on Wednesday afternoon, and was approved with minor reservations. A Student Council committee consisting of Cliff Brothers, Dick Carpenter, Chet Miller, Helen Krachenfels, and Les Weiner attended the meeting in order to explain the Student Council's reasoning in preparing the budget, and to answer any questions which the Administration might have. The only item on the budget which met with som e disapproval was the proposed allocation for the Manuscript. It was the feeling of the Administrative Council that the $100 increase over last year's budget for that activity should be justified. (Last year the Manuscript received an appropriation of $400, but ~pent only $375 of the amount. This year the Manuscript request was vise in yesterday's change of Bookstore location. MOVING DAY - Frosh load Bookstore s upplies for $4'75.) Stationery and supply mart no w in Harding Hall. into maintenance crew truck as Lettermen s uperIn addition to discussing the appropriations, two other questions were raised by the Student Council members. The first of these concerned the Debating Society. Because of the rising cost of this activity each year, and because of the Another council has been added Wilkes History Club yesterday worthwhile publicity which the col- to the growing list of student deliheld the third in a series of dislege receives from the Debaters, the berative bodies at the College. Third semester German students cussions of foreign nations led by Student Council wished to investiWilkes dormitory students have at Wilkes will aid in establishing students from the areas. gate the possibility of obtaining formed an inter-dormitory co-ordi- a national level for the advance Yesterday's speaker was Seth " Administrative aid to Debating". nating group to consider those placement of freshman students in Ansah, of the Gold Coast, who anThe Student Council members pro- problems pertaining to r esident foreign lang uages by completing a ewered questions of members and posed a plan by which a certain students. national collegiate t est prepared to visitors after the discussion. Other amount of money would be approIrwin Kay e, Ashley Hall resident, test the abilities of college students speakers within the last few weeks priated to the Debating Society each will serve as the organization's who ha ve completed courses on the have been Henriette Abehnmoah year, and this amount would be in- head. and Younsu Koo, who discussed elementary level. creased by the Administration if Formation of the inter-dormitory Mr. Elwood Disque, head of the French Morocco and Korea. necessary. Members of the Ad- group recognizes the existence of The club plans to continue these ministrative Council expressed the certain problems exclusively .aris- fore ign language department an- discussions, as well as to procure nounced the t ests will be adminisopinion that this would not be a ing in regard to dormitory stufilm s either concerning past history fair arrangement, since each of the dents, as, for example laundry or tered on Thursday. or today's historical events in the In man y college subjects freshactivities usually claims an increase catering service. making. men may by pass elem entary in expenses yearly, and the DebatThe group will also aid in coSeveral field trips are also schecourses if scores in placement tests ing Society should not be treated ordinating activities among the duled, according to George Sileski, in a special way. College's six dormitories, plans to taken at the time of admission in - president of the club, who noted The other matter brough up by co-operate with the deans in mat- dicate this is possible and advisable. that .one to Gettysburg in DecemThe placement tests are prepared ber is already definite. the Student Council members con- ters concerning the dormitories. Discussions have been held in cerned the possibility of establishThe co-ordinating committee will by a national t esting agency and ing a scholarship fund with the bal- serve also as a general informal standard levels of attainment are Barre Hall , are open to the student set nationall y. Colleges through- body. ance left in the Student Activities advisory group. out the country are periodically Fund at the end of the year. (ForOther members of the committee merly, any money left over revert- in addition to Kaye are : from Me- asked to administer comprehension ed automatically to the general Clintock Hall, Patricia Yost, Anita tests to advance students, when NOV. 15 DEADLINE SET fund of the school.) Dr. Farley Cherkes, Carolyn Selecky; _from these tests are graded, a nationFOR YEARBOOK PICTURES stated that the scholarship fund is Sterling Hall,· Connie Kamarunas, wide average student attainment All people who plan to gradualways in need of money, and it Carolyn Goeringer, and Miriam level is established. If a fres hman , with a good high ate in February, June or August would be quite possible for the I Thompson, representing women's school background, is able to a - of 1956, should have their picCouncil to contribute if it so de- residences. sires. He added that this provision Men's dormitories are represent- chieve a score comparable to the na- tures taken by Bert Husband if might be designated in the cata- ed on the co-ordinating group by tional third semester average he they wish to be in the 1956 Amnilogue so that the student body will Kay and Richard Jones, Ashley may be placed in an advance course. cola. The pictures are being taken know that t he money which they Hall; Frederick Krohle and James at the Bert Husband Studio in pay into the Student Activities Moser, Warner Hall; Niel Turtel, Some women get reJ in the face Kingston. Make an appointment Fund does directly benefit the stu- Dick Murray and Chip Freeman, dents, whether or not it is spent W eckesser Hall; and Mickey Wein- from modesty, some from anger, between now and November 15, (continued on page 4) burg and Bill Farish, Butler Hall. and most from the corner druggist. the deadline. InterwDorm Council To Review Problems BOOKSTORE BOSS GERMAN STUDENTS History Club Active; TAKE NATIONAL TEST; View World Affairs HELP SET STANDARD Millie Gittens The frosh made several trips with supplies, with the first trip at eleven comprising the parade. Heavy equipment was moved in trucks by the regular maintenance crew. The Bookstore will be housed in the r ear of Harding, occupying rooms whic h served as kitchen and lunch counter last year when Harding Hall ·was employed as a Snack Bar. Entrance to the new Bookstore will be through the side door, facing the driveway on the north side of the building. At present, classes are being conducted in the front of the building. No plans have thus far been announced changing the location of these classes. Pick up a form for your senior index while at t he Bert Husband Studio, or if you already have had your picture taken, see Henry Goetzman or Jean Kravitz. �2 W1LKES COLLEGE BEACON Friday, October 28, 1955 Vann To Lose Hair at Frosh-Soph Dance EDITORIALS What's In A Name? Three weeks ago the BEACON announced that the College's new cafeteria was not to go nameless. The College administration had decided at the time to permit the student body to assist them in selecting a name for the building, and the BEACON passed the information along. We were also picked to serve as a clearing point for suggested names. The students were to submit names to the BEACON, which would would then pass them on to the deans for further action. The deans were anxious to co-operate; the BEACON was anxious to co-operate. To date the student body has suggested some ten names, which were handed in only when we had to assign reporters to comb the campus for them, and of which only two were even vaguely intelligent enough to be presented to a serious board of trustees. Now we do not propose to insult the student body by prating here of school spirit, but we do wonder just what, if anything, ls going on in their minds. Of course, if students choose to ignore an opportunity to help the people up above help them, it's their own business. A:pd if they consider it their business to disagree with us in this matter, that's also their right, and they are full welcome to tell us or their fellow-students so in o.ur Letter to the Editor section. We're up on the second floor of the Lecture Hall, and if they want to drop off a reqsonable name for the cafeteria, that's O.K.. too. STUDENTS HEAR NIXON OTHER PERSONALITIES AT HERALD TRIB. MEET Masquerade lo Have Local TV, Radio Coverage; Cliff Brothers To MC Uncrowning Ceremony Wilkes delegates heard Vice- By JANICE SCHUSTER President Ri chard Ni xon as the For the first time in the history of Wilkes College, an upperfinal speaker at the New York H erald-Tribune Forum a few weeks classman will be given a haircut by a frosh. This unusual event ago. Opening speaker at the con- will take place at the Masquerade Ball on Saturday night and ference was Dag Hammarskjold, the victim will be Sophomore Class President Dave Vann. Secretary-General of the United Vann has bravely consented to Nations. raffle off his precious locks when Jim Benson, Norma Davis, Jesse the fateful ticket is drawn at the dance and his number is up. Choper, and Nancy Morris, four students chosen by the faculty, Vann's shearing will be only one of the many attractions at the big spent the weekend of October 17 in New Yo rk at the forum. shindig tomorrow night, for all Wilkes delegates to the Forum, Once again the lights of Chase m embers of the fa culty have been reporting to the student body at Theatre are burning far into mid- invited to put on their Halloween Tuesday's assembly, noted that one night a s Al Groh's elves spend the best and join in the fun. Prizes will be awarded and everyof the main problems there was wee hours portraying another land that of the progress of science over of make-believe. The little men one will be eligible to win, since governmental arts in the ,present and the little women are the raw costumes (plus a fee of fifty cents) age. ' materials which are shaped and are necessary to gain admission to This indicates that nations are molded into flashing emotional the gymnasium fimhouse . Bob Lynch and his musicians will faced with the necessity of control- characters. ling the war potential of the atom The land of enchantment is a play for the masqueraders from before it in turn destroys civiliza- three-act comedy called "Nothing eight-thirty until midnight with a tion. But The Truth". The creator of half-hour intermission. During intermission, Cliff BrothOther speakers at the For um in this clever plot is James Montgomaddition to the Vice-President and ery. Although the comedy was first ers will emcee a half -hour radio Hammarskjold included noted sci- performed in New York in 1916, it program to be heard over Station WBAX; television cameramen will entists, statesmen, and ambassa- will be adapted to fit the day. dors from many countries. The plot reveals itself in a also be on hand to take pictures for brokerage office and is concerned a three-minute newscast. All freshmen are compelled to with a large sum of money and the We see that honor is on the pan again for next Tuesday. backbone of a promising young come to the dance wearing cosSince it is possible that this system could be instituted here at businessman. To test the tough- tumes, dinks, and regulation ties. the College sometime in the near future, it behooves the students ness of the young man's skin are to attend the assembly if at all possible. two conniving old men and a young It's planned to debate the subject, and since the students greenhorn. Of course, the love inare the ones who will have to implant any system which is put terest is provided by the daughter of one of the old men, which makes into effect, it just might conceivably help if they bothered to inthe plot a bit more complicated . form themselves a little. And when the g irl's mother meets two of her husband's female acquaintances from the theatei:, the plot goes wild . The two who tangle the love interest are those veteran performers of last year, Bruce Williams and Jane Obitz. The big bad elves Parking stickers for autos issued are none other than Jim Miller, Honor system discussions, which by the Beacon will not be available Paul Shiffer and Larry Amdur, who snowballed at the College near the to students immediately. I ssuance have also pounded the boards for end of last semester, will begin adepends upon more complete comAl Groh. new at Tuesday's assembly propilation of student rosters and upon gram, when five students air their changes to be made in the stickers views before the student body. themselves. Chairman of the student a ssem- Vice President Richard Nixon Distribution of the stickers must wait until complete lists of students bly committee Virginia Brehm anThe speakers at the forum were with three-hour laboratory periods nounced that J essie Choper will chosen by the United Nations as moderate a panel discussion, with have been drawn up for reference. representatives of their respective Purpose of the lists is to prevent Robert Coon and· Helen Krachen- countries. f els assuming the affirmative view The Danforth Foundation, an isuance of stickers to unauthrized Moderator of the Forum was drivers and to otherwise prevent on the proposal that an honr sys- Helen Hiett Waller. Representing educational trust fund in St. Louis, tem be inaugurated here. Chet Missouri, invites applications for possible abuses. Dave Vann the New York Herald-Tribune was It was confirmed earlier in the Miller and Helen Ruttledge will Ogden R. Ri ed, President and Edi- the fifth class (1956) of Danforth Graduate F ellows from college se- If they do not comply with the orweek that students with two-hour argue the negative view. nior men and recent graduates who ders to attend, the hazing period It is planned for panel discussion tor. accounting laboratories will be inEntertainment was provided by cluded in this year's plan of co- to occupy the first half of the as- the Mount Holyoke College Glee are preparing themselves for a will be extended. All upper-classmen will be peroperation with Wilkes-Barre au- sembly hour, with the final portion Club and Harry Belafonte, Ameri- career of college teaching, and are planning to enter graduate school mitted to haze freshmen until the thorities in regard to student park- devoted to s t u d e n t comment can balladeer. in September, 1956, for their first uncrowning ceremony takes place. through a portable microphone. ing on South River Street. The Forum was divided into two The ceremony, in charge of the triThe plan is a modified continuaLast semester a series of stu- sessions. The first session which year of graduate study. The Foundation welcomes appli- bunal, will acknowledge t hat frosh . .tion of the one agreed upon last dent-faculty discussions were held was held Sunday night in the Gensemester ·by the Beacon and the on the honor system question, and eral Assembly of the United Na- cants from the areas of Natural and have been accepted by upper-classCity authorities. many students expressed regrets tions had for its theme "Promise Biological Sciences, Social Sciences, men as worthy members of the stuIn addition to Accounting stu- at not being able to attend because and ·Problems of Atomic Power". Humanities and all fields of spe- dent body, to be considered on the dents, the parking agreement this of class schedules. At the time The theme of the second session cialization to be found in the under- same level as the other threefourths of the classes. year will cover students with three- more progress had been made and which was held in the Grand Ball- graduate college. To publicize the ball, members of President Eugene S. Farley has hour courses in Biology, Chemistry, more interest stimulated in an room of the Waldorf-Astoria was and Engineering. honor system than at any time in "Constructive Action in Tension named Dean George F. Elliot as both classes have paraded through Stickers will probably be avail- the history of the school, according Areas". At this session, Viet Nam, the Liaison Officer to nominate to town in costume, with sandwich to information from the administra- India, North Africa, the Middle the Danforth Foundation two or signs announcing the dance to the not to exceed three candidates for public. tion. - WILKES COLLEGE East, and West Africa were repre- these fellowships. These appointThe street-masqueraders were When time ran out, the student sented. ments are fundamentally "a rela- Sam Lowe, Dave Schoenfielf, Judy assembly committee which planned Portions of the Forum program t i o n s h i p o f encouragement" Bodkin, Ted Jones, Bob Kosar, Arthis year's assemblies therefore de- were t elevised live by the television throughout the years of graduate lene Kemp and Janice Schuster. A newspaper published each week voted one session to hearing the network of the American Broad- study, carrying a promise of finan Co-chairmen for the dance are of the regular .school year by and views of the entire student body. casting Company, portions were cial aid within prescribed conditions Bob Thomas and Dave Vann. · for the students of Wilkes ColThe panel members met with Dr. broadcast by the American Broad- as there may be need. The maxiCommittees are headed by Barbalege, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Sub- Eugene Farley Tuesday, discussed casting Company, Columbia Broad- m um annual grant for single Fel- ara Hollenger, decorations; Cliff scription: $1.80 per semester. with him the stands they intend to casting System, Mutual Broadcast- lows is $1800 ; for married Fellows, Brothers and Janice Schuster, pubing System, and the National Editor .. ... ....... ..... .... ... T. R. Price take and the moves they intend to Broadcasting Company. M a j or $2400 with an additional stipend for licity; Larry Groninger, posters; Asst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels propose. Dr. Farley has on several newsreel companies also covered children. Students with or without Dave Schoenfield and John ScanAsst ...Editor .... John Kushnerick occasions expressed a desire to see portions of the second Forum ses- financial need are invited to apply. dale, tickets; Sam Lowe, band; and A Danforth Fellow is allowed to Ed Kotula, clean-up. Sports Editor Jonni Falk an honor system begin at Wilkes, sion. carry other scholarship appointBusiness Mgr . .... Richard Jones but has cautioned repeatedly ament, such as Rhodes, Fulbright, Asst. Bus. Mgr. .. .... .. Irwin Kaye gainst hasty, unmethodical actions. Woodrow Wilson, Marshall, etc., Wilson Fellowship, he becomes a Faculty Adviser Mr. F. J. Salley concurrently with his Danforth Fel- Danforth Fellow without a stipend, RADDIN DONATES BOOKS Editorial and business offices able to driving students in these The Wilkes College library has lowship, and applicants for these until these other relationships are located on second floor of Lecture departments by late next week. recently been the recipient of some appointments are cordially invited completed. Hall, South River Street, WilkesAll Danforth Fellows will partiThis semester's auto stickers will 300 books contributed by Dr. Rad- to apply at the same time for a Barre, on the Wilkes camp~~- undergo minor changes to enable din. The faculty member has do- Danforth Fellowship. If a man re- cipate in the annual Danforth Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's City traffic officers to distinguish nated a collection to Kirby Hall con- ceives the Danforth Appointment, Foundation Conference on TeachPrintery, rear 55 North Main between present student cars and sisting for the most part of works together with a Rhodes Scholarship, ing, to be held at Cam,p Miniwanca (continued on page 4) Fulbright Scholarship, or Woodrow on English literature. last year's. Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. ClJE 'N' ClJRTAJN PLAN THRE.E _ ACT COMEDY•, GRO·H, DETROY DIRECT Honor Again PARKING STICKERS STUDENTS TO DISCUSS DELAYED BY CHANGES, HONOR SYSTEM VIEWS LACK OF ROSTERS IN ASSEMBLY TUESDAY DANFORTH FUND AID 0 PEN TO STUDENTS; ELLIOT LOCAL HEAD Beacon �Fridax, October 28, 1955 ~ COLLEGE BEACON 3 Last Home Soccer Games Next Week Petrilak, Rescigno Tied As "Athletes" In Weekly Ballots COACHES? SCRIBES )]AKE DUAL AWARD; FIRST IN HISTORY Not only was Petrilak sure-handed on vicious drives aimed at the Colonel net, but many times he raced in front of the fullbacks to ">anre corener and free kicks in mid-air. The goalie is the only man on the team allowed to use his hands. Winning honors at Wilkes is. nothing new to veteran Petrilak. de was chosen to be the first Beacon Athlete of the Year in 1951 before he left to serve a second hitch in the Army. He has also been named Athlete of the Week on occasions in the past. Petrilak is probably the only four-letter man in the history of Wilkes. He has won letters in baseball, football and basketball as well as soccer. He learned most of his sports at Hanover Township High School. A major in elementary education, h e is currently student-teaching in Kingston. He will graduate in February. Petrilak is married to the former Lois Jones and is the father of a baby girl. Booster Program Wednesday The hooters play their final two home games of the year during the next week with Trenton State Teachers College furnishing the opposition tomorrow at home and East Stroudsburg invading the Kirby Park domain next Wednesday. A.h med Kazimi, injured Colonel hooter who has been unable Polley Joins Kazimi On Soccer Sidelines A tie created in this week 's balloting for Athlete of the Week honors m ade it necessary for t h e fi~st time in the history of Beacon balloting to pick co-Athletes of the Week. The performances of football's Ronnie Rescigno and soccer's Parker Petrilak caused a deadlock in the voting by the team coaches and sports scribes and the only solution to the problem was to name both athletes, Petrilak was chosen for his remarkable performances a g a i n s t Elizabethtown and Bucknell. He made a total of over 40 saves in both games. Veteran soccer observers at Lewisburg during Tuesday's 2-2 tie with Bucknell called him the finest goalie they had ever seen in American soccer. End Home Season with 2 Tilts; Parker Petrilak Ronnie Rescigno Grid Colonels Play On Road Tomorro'N Wilkes College's football team will take to the road again this week as they travel to Princess Anne, Maryland. to meet Maryland State Teachers College in a Saturday afternoon game. The Colonels registered their initial win of the '55 season last weekend at Trenton, where they whipped Trenton State The soccer team received another blow this week when it was learned that Dave Polley would be lost for the remainder of the season. Polley was stricken ill late last week and r ushed to the General Hospital. H o spit a 1 authorities stated that he is expected to remain there for two more weeks for treatment. As the soccer season ends on November 12, this would eliminate him from further competition this year. The same thing happened to Polley last year when doctors ordered him to cea se playing several weeks before the end of the season. Polley heard the bad news last year at the same time he was notified by m embers of the Beacon that he had been selected as Athlete of the Week. Volleyball. Ping-Pong Slated for Intramurals John Reese, director of the intramural s ports program, has announced that volleyball and pingpong tournaments will be staged in the near future. Teachers College by an 18 to 6 score. Previously this year the Colonels had dropped decisions to Lebanon Valley College, Ithaca College, and Bloomsburg State Teachers College. Maryland State's Hawks, on the other hand, have a 6-0 record. The N egro team is undefeated and unscored on in the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference and in their one game out of the conference defeated Hofstra, 19 to 14. Similar Offenses The Hawks' attack, which works out of the T-formation as does the Colonels' offensive, consists of fine running of sophomore halfbacks John Sample and Stan Jones and a counter offensive of Andy DeMent's sharp-shooting passing. Wilkes' offensive thrusts are led by halfback Ronnie Rescigno. This week starting tackle Cliff Brautigan will return to the lineup after two weeks' absence with a case of pneumonia. Also returning to duty for the Colonels is starting fullback Dave Panzitta. The freshman ballcarrier was out of commission last week due to a back injury. Added to the injury list of Wilkes College is starting halfback Dick Wozniak who suffered an ankle injury in the Trenton game last week. The· rest of the lineup remains in good shape although the roster is paper thin. The Colonels will be underdogs in this .renewal o.f rivalry with Maryland State College. Rescigno Half a Team Ronnie Rescigno's performance in last week's Trenton win was like a chapter from a story book. He carried 26 times and gained 131 yeards from scrimmage which is about five yards per crack. In all the Colonel totals for the game were 159 yards gained in 59· tries. Rescigno's total, compared to the grand total, is about half. So far this year Ronnie has scored twice, once in the Ithaca game and again in the Trenton contest. The Ithaca tally was the only score for the Blue and Gold forces in that contest as the Colonels went down to defeat by a 12 to 7 score. He registered only one out of WC's three tallies at Trenton but his runs set up the other two scores. He is a shifty, break-away type runner who swings into high gear WRESTLERS TO MEET the instant he gets the ball. Once AT 4:15 THIS AFTERNOON he gets into the opponent's seconCoach John Reese requests all dary he is very hard to stop because of his ability to reverse his field so members of last year's wrestling • quickly. He was handicapped in squad and interested newcomers the early games of the season be- to meet with him in the gymnacause of the chang.e in formations sium at 4:15 this afternoon to from his accustomed single-wing to prepare for the coming season. While there are several veterthe T-formation plunging. In high school at Evander Childs ans of last year's squad still on '· Long Island, Ronni e ran from the campus Reese is anxious to single-wing . formation. Last meet newcomers who wish to try · at WC he also ran from the · out for the team. Several vacan• e-wing un_d er George Ralston. cies exis.t Reese stated that he wants as ained All-New York City hon'. his senior year as a halfback many men as possible on the team 1 so the Wingate Memorial Abecause of the injuries and deserhat year along with . being a tions which annually plague the ...: • · {continued on page 4) ·g rapplers. to appear in a single contest this year, has announced that the lettermen will stage a booster promotion at the East Stroudsburg game. Kazimi, chairman of the affair, urges all members of the student body to be present for the game to show their appreciation to John Re ese's hooters . The Wilkesmen should rate as favorites over the Trenton State aggregation tomorrow afternoon. The Colonels will have a slight revenge motive in tomorrow's contest after having dropped a decision to Rider, also located in Trenton, earlier in the season. The game will start at 2 -P .M. Although the Kirby P ark home of the Colonels could pass for a swimming pool, Reese was hopeful that weather conditions would dry it up by tomorrow. East Stroudsburg will bring a winning record to Colonelville having been the only team to stop Elizabethtown before last Saturday night when the Colonels drubbed them, 3-1. The Teachers annually present one of the best teams in the State. Reese is faced with the problen1 of coming up with a few new halfbacks now that Glenn Phethean has been moved to Dave Polley's full-back slot and Bill Lloyd and Sam Shugar have leg injuries. H e used Ed Masonis and John Bresnahan at Bucknell, but both boys are inexperienced although spirited. Shugar and Lloyd may be available for limited service to lessen the load. The Trenton and Stroudsburg games will give the student body their last chance to see this year's edition of the hoot ers in action as they will wind up the season by playing Gettysburg and Philadelphia Textile on the road. GRIDDERS WIN FIRST; INTRAMURAL$ ON DOWNGRADE Registration for campus intramural sports programs seems to give some proof to the conception that American youth are swinging away from emphasis on sports. ThE:re is a definite lack of interest among able-bodied males when only about 30 of them are interested in playing intramural football. We can remember back when the enrollment was sm aller and the interest in intramurals greater. It extends beyond football. T he basketball league has been a flop for the past two years. Either not enough teams entered or those who did, "forgot" to show up on nights when they were scheduled to play. The same thing goes for the softball program. It seems that as soon as some teams lose a ga me, t hey want to quit. WE HAVE SOME FUNNY PEOPLE Last year, a n ew bowling league was installed which was an immediate success. However, this year interest has been rather lackadaisical. Registrations seem to indicate a smaller turnout than last year - EVEN THOUGH ALMOST TWICE AS MANY GIRLS AS LAST YEAR HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED! It has even gotten to the point where certain "geniuses" have found it amusing to deface the fo r ms which have been posted for registration. Of course, the latter are the type we DON'T WANT in the program. About the only fun they can get out of their actions is ruin• ing things for somebody else. They are the same ones who will do most of the complaining when things don't s uit them. Take your gripes someplace else, fellows. We don't want them. Yet, it seems to us that sports have always been a vital part of American life. It led to the pecul iarly American trait known as individualism. If it is disappearing here on campus, it must be fading elsewhere. Wonder what the next generation will be like? We figure that one of the big items which l eads to decreased interest on the campus is the lack of dormitories. Also there is the matter of distan ce to be traveled to Intramural events. However, we can't reconcile this when we think back on the intramural loops of several years ago. HOPE FOR NEW START Just what makes a good intramural program: 1. Student interest; 2. Attendance; 3. Good supervision. The program is under the direction of John Rees e this year and he is certainly well-qualified for the job. Part of his college preparation as a physical education major at Penn State was devoted to intramural programs. Rees e hopes to incorporate n ew sports into the program this year. The school recently purchased two ping-pong tables and he hopes to get an intramural tournament under way soon. Volleyball has also been scheduled. However, all his work will prov~ fruitless unless the student body shows that they want the college program to continue. Or maybe we should do what' West Point does - make intramural participation a required part of the college curriculum. DEFEAT TRENTON 18~6; ROOTERS WIN UPSET By CLIFF KOBLAND · The Blue and Gold football squad picked up its first win of the current season with an impressive 18-6 win over Trenton State Teachers College at Trenton last Saturday. Coach Russ Picton's charges ruined State's Centennial Day celebration by scoring three touchdowns in the first half and were n ever headed from there on in. Paced by the brilliant running of Ronnie Rescigno, who carried for 131 of the total 279 yards the Colonels gained and scored one of the touchdowns, the State College t eam was never in the game after the opening kickoff. Dick Wozniak, flashy halfback from Nanticoke and quarterback Howie Gross added the other two colonel tallies. Boaters Win, Tie The Wilkes hooters also had a winning Saturday as they spoiled the Homecoming game by upsetting favored Elizabethtown College, 3-1, at the loser's field. The gale celebration for the "Lizzies" was ruined by a fired up Wilkes team paced by the playing of Nick Giordano and Carl Van Dyke. Carl got his seventh goal of the season in the final period. Nick picked up his first two goals of the season while playing a st ellar game at his inside left position. On Tuesday, the hooters traveled to Buckn ell to take on the Bisons. The game ended in a 2-2 deadlock after one of the most hair raising games ever witnessed by the crowd at the Lewisburg school. The. game tied at the end of the regular four quarters, 1-1, was sent (continued on page 4) �4 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON \7NowEducation Students SENIORS APPOINT 8 COUNCIL MEMBERS; I Practice Teaching PROMISE FULFILLED DEAN'S CORNER By GEORGE ELLIOT (Acting Dean of Men) One of the encouraging signs of growth and progress here at the school has been the continuing talk about the possibilities of establish,ing an honor system. It is the sort of goal that any man of ideals and of faith in the perfectability of humanity can support. The successful operation of such a system would be the greatest tribute we could receive to the rightness of what we have been trying to accomplish here at Wilkes College. One thing each of us has to consider, however, is the meaning of the word, "system". A system is something more than an organizational plan or a body of rul~s. We must not delude ourselves into confining our thoughts to a modus operandi or to the possible administration of such an idea. A system implies a coherent whole, some form of rational and regular interaction or interdependence among ideas, principles and facts. I underline the word, "principles", because I feel that the omission of this foundation-stone would defeat any system. Group honor is de.pendent upon and is the result of collective individual honor. Each person involv,ed must believe that his personal ;honor is many times more impor·tant than grades he might receive JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality tt 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Wilkes College BOOKSTORE or success he migh achieve. He must believe that the true measure of a man is his integrity; that a man without honor is an incomplete man, a man to be pitied. He must believe that honesty is not like a cloak that can be donned at certain times and doffed at others. He must not delude himself into the idea that there are degrees of dishonesty. A man is trustworthy, or he is untrustworthy; he is honest, or he is dishonest. An honest man tries always to uphold a code of personal honor, and he needs no policeman or vigilante group to enforce it. When and whether an honor system comes to Wilkes College depends upon you, the individual students. Certainly it cannot and will not be superimposed upon you by either the faculty or the administration. It can come only when you firmly and fully believe in the sanctity, in the utility, and in the dependability of your personal honor. At that time the establishment of such a system will be easy; its success will be assured. Are you ready for the challenge? "BLOOMER GIRL" CHOSEN FOR '55 MUSICAL SHOW Wilkes College will present the musical, "Bloomer Girl", it was announced by members of Cue 'n' Curtain on Tuesday. The performance is slated to open in April and will be the second sponsored by the college. The other was "Girl Crazy" presented last year at the Irem Temple. "Bloomer Girl" will be given by Cue 'n' Curtain again this year in cooperation with the Wilkes College music department. Mr. Alfred Groh, Cue'n' Curtain director and adviser, will handle the stage direction of the musical, and Mr. John Detroy, head of the music department, will handle all musical arrangements. • AND VARIETY SHOP PENN BARBER SHOP e Next Door to Y.M.C.A. 3 BARBERS AT YOUR SERVICE Soda - Candy - Tobacco Books - Supplies - Novelties Subscriptions Hours: 9-12 - 1-5 • • . WELCOME Lou is Rosenthal Men's Clothing & Furnishings Seven Wilkes education majors are already student-teaching in area schools this year. Teaching in local classrooms this October are Parker Petrilak, Clem Jablonski, Barbara Grow, Jerry Elias, Michael Barone, Stephen Halko, and Ted Marcinkowski. Petrilak, the only student in the elementary field, teaches sixth grade classes at Kingston's new Third A venue School. Jablonski and Barone, at Kingston High School, a re instructors in history. Miss Grow, together with Elias, Halko and Marcinkowski, is at Coughlin High School in WilkesBarre. Miss Grow teaches human relations; Elias, bookkeeping; Halko and Marcinkowski, history. The students work on an individual basis, will finish their program near Christmastime. Biology Club Hears First Guest Speaker · Mid-Semester Grades Due in Chase Today ACE DUPONT DRY CLEANING Special Price To Students 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST• BAUM'S - Deemer & Company Inc. 1 Hour Service - 280 S. RIVER ST. WILKES-BARRE ••••••••••••••••••• ~~~~~ STATIONERY - SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRAWING SETS - NOTE BOOKS For Complete Shoe Service City Shoe Repair PARK, SHOP and 18 W. Northampton St. EAT at the new FOWLER, DICK and WALKER The Boston Store 6 W. Market St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Wilkes-Barre Chuck Robbins Open A CHARGE ACCOUNT - SPORTING GOODS 28 North Main Street At Newly Remodeled POMEROY'S For All Your College Needs Throughout The Year . . . And SAVE! Lettermen Lay Plans For December Formal At a recent meeting of the Wilke: College Lettermen's Club, Glenr Carey was appointed chairman o: the annual Christmas Formal, t< be held on Friday, December 9. This is the only formal dance to be held on the Wilkes campus. Tickets for the affair will be $3.00 per couple. Chairman Carey stated that arrangements are being mad, so that tuxedos and corsages can be procured at reduced rates. Tickets will soon be available ar~ can be obtained from any memt of the club. In his campaign speech for senior class president, George "Mo" Batterson stated that if elected he would see that an executive council was set up. Well, Batterson has been elected; and his council, consisting of elected senior representatives from the major fields of study, has been organized. .Headed by Henry Goetzman, class vice-.president, its functions are to aid in planning class activities ·and to discuss class business before presenting it to class meetings. The following were elected to the (continued from page 3) council by the senior class: Com- PETRILAK, RESCIGNO merce and Finance, Nancy Brown three-sport man while in higl and Joe Wilk; Education, Carl Van school. Dyke and J eanette Perrins; Music, Last year Ronnie tore up \.h Ralph Harrison; Biology and Chem- turf as a freshman and his spee, istry, Dave Luchino; Liberal Arts, makes him a great threat whenevei Joan Shoemaker and Glenn Carey. he gets rolling. The "little runt" Batterson appointed Jim Benson as he is known on campus, stand: to head the class ring · committee but 5 feet, 7 inches and weighs 1 and Mickey Weinberger to direct mere 160 but has the power of i the gift committee, which will help driving bull once he hits the op, The first of a series of lectures decide what the class will present ponent's line. presented by the Wilkes College the school as the traditional gift. Biology Club was held on Tuesday night at the Lecture Hall. Dr. Al(continued from page 2) vin Funke, the guest speaker lec- ELIAS-DEARDEN WED: DANFORTH FUND tured on "Sterility in the Male and GROOM STAR WRESTLER in Michigan n ext September. Female". The Beacon extends congratulaThe qualifications of the candiA crowd of about one hundred tions to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elias dates as listed in the announcement and fifty people cons~sti~g of_ re~- on their recent marriage. resentatives from Kmg s, M1senMrs. Elias is the form er Miriam from the Foundation are: men of. cordia, Scranton U., and the Gen- D ear d en who graduated from outstanding academic ability, pereral Hospital, was in attendan~e, Wilkes last June with a B.S. in sonality congenial to the classroom, in addition to members of the Bio- Commerce and Finance. She serv- and integrity and character, includlogy Club. ed as secretary of the senior class. ing faith and . commitment within the Christian tradition. In a brief but interesting speech, "Jerry" will receive his B.S. in All applications, including th· Dr. Funke, chief urologist at the Education this February. He was Wyoming Valley General Hosp~t.al, a member of last year's wrestling recommendations, must be completpointed out the causes for stenhty squad and was a sports reporter ed by February 15, 1956. Any st\,dent wishing further information in the male and female and showed for the Beacon. should get in touch with Dean Elthat there is hope for the sterile liot. married couple. The audience showed their inter- TWO FACULTY MEMBERS est in Dr. Funke's speech by asking TO JUDGE H. S. SPEAKERS Acting Dean of Men George El- (continued from page 3) him questions about sterility imliot and Political Science Depart- GRIDDERS WIN mediately following his speech. ment Head H·ugo Mailey will serve into a double overtime. The Coloas judges in the semi-finals of a nels goals were scored by Hank local high school speaking contest Deibel in the second period and at King's College on Sunday. Senior President George Batterson One ·member from each of 32 lo- in the first overtime quarter. Dean George Elliot announced cal high schools will deliver a 5this week that the distribution of mmute talk entitled, "I Speak For mid-semester grades this year Democracy" . (continued from page 1) Eight finalists will speak on 'Y ed- ADMINISTRATION OKAYS would follow the same procedure as nesday in the Wilkes gymnasium. last semester. by the Student Council for projects The only grades that will be sent during the school year. to the homes of Wilkes' students Dodging autos cttlls for ability It was noted by a member of the during the next few weeks will be and so does dodging responsibility. Administrative Council that over the D's and the F's. Home - the only place where 35% of the entire budget goes to All other grades will be posted you can trust hash - or a compli- the Amnicola, and it was questionon the campus. ment. ed whether this expediture is justiUp to last semester it "'.as the Middle Ages - Knight time . fied. After a brief discussion it practice at the College to mclude A bachelor is a chap who never was decided that the school's yearall grades in the mid-term r eports. had a bride idea. book is a most essential part of the Treat gossip like mosquitoes and campus, and should be supported 1. The fade-out immediately af- flies ; kill it before it multiplies. as such. t er the hero says to the heroine, "We're going to trap this Eggleston; now, here's what I want you LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler to do . . ." Wilkes-Barre, Pa. TUXEDOS TO RENT Friday, October 28, 1955 Lt>NGs: •W\c.....,,. FEATURING THE IVY LEAGUE LOOK FOR COLLEGE MEN � 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 1955 October 28th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 October 28 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/322a555d9df63085da2c91c649f7f722.pdf 206ac624dac5366ebac18ea847f6ffe6 PDF Text Text Vol. XI, No. 8 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1955 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA White House Ed. Conterence Meets Here On -Tuesday On Tuesday, the Wilkes campus will play host to the Luzerne County White House Conference on Education, sponsored by the Anthracite Institute for ~ fl!] -WILKES - COLLEGE- Be aeon 2nd Beacon Queen To Be Named For '55 Homecomin g Developing Schools. The event is in collaboration with the national White House Conference plan instituted by President Eisenhower. The White House Conference on Education is a plan to focus citizen interest on local, state and national problems of education, and to search for possible solutions. It is a result of President Eisenhower's appeal for "the most thorough, widespread, and concerted study the American people have ever 'made of their educational problems." The afternoon session from 4 to 6 will consist of group discussions on the six major issues of the year: 1. What should our schools accomplish? 2. In what ways can we organize our school systems more efficiently and economically? 3. What are our school building needs? 4. How can we get enough good teachers - and keep them? 5. How can we obtain a continuing pu~lic interest in education? 6. How can we finance our schools - build and operate them? Each of six groups will discuss one of the questions in regard to the 1ocal situation, and formulate possible r,olutions. Chairmen in charge of these groups are: Dr. Gordon D. Bell, Wyoming Valley Chapter, American Red Cross; Mrs. Leroy E. Bugbee, League of Women Voters of Wilkes-Barre; Mr. Herbert J. Mori-is, Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. Miltona Klinetob, Pennsylvania State Education Association; Dr. Samuel A. Rosenberg, Wilkes College Economics Department; and Atty. Maurice S. -Cantor, Wilkes-Barre Citizens Committee. In addition, over fifty :people have been invited to attend the group meetings and act as consultants. WC Honor System Interest is Hi g h At Assembly Talk Five Wilkes students brought the honor system to life on campus again this year be presenting their views to the student body at assembly Tuesday. Editors, Groh, O'Toole, Picton To Make Choice; Decision On Next Tuesday Helen Rutledge, Helen Krachenfels, Chet Miller, Bob Coon, and moderator Jessie Choper took the first part of the assembly hour to present pe-r sonal views and allowed the students to question them in the final portion of the program. As was typical of pa st honor discussions many questions were left unanswered because of insufficient time, Many opinions wer·e still on the lips of the students as they left the assembly hall. Choper opened the program with a brief historical account of attempts to bring an honor system to the school from the time it was Bucknell Junior College to the present time. The most recent attempt that was carried to completion was in 1954, when the senior class voted against "honor". Last year elements of the student body originated new discussions that ha ve carried into this year. The BEACON picks its second annual Homecoming Queen next week. This year's Queen will be selected from a field of a baker's dozen candidates nominated last Monday. Final selection will be made next Tuesday by a judging board comprised of the editorial staff, Mr. Groh, and Mr. O'Toole. The Queen will be crowned at the Bridgeport football game next Saturday. Gloria Dran, last year's Queen, will crown her successor at the game. The Queen will again have a Marine honor guard for the ceremonies. This year's coronation will be conducted by the Beacon in conjunction with the. Alumni Association. Alumni will make arrangements, procure honor guards, gifts for the Queen.. The two runners-up in the contest will serve as princess-attendants to the Q~1een, will join h er 4during the halftime ceremonies. Besides the official crowning at Kingston Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the Queen and her Princesses will attend the Alumni Warm-Up Party Friday evening at the Kingston House, and the cocktail party and buffet supper Saturday night after the game. The board of judges will m eet on Tuesday at 11 to select the Queen and h er attendants from the 13 contestants . The judging policy differs this year in that last year's Queen was selected directly by the Beacon staff. The identity of all contestants will remain unannounced until the final selection is made. Last year's Beacon began the practice of selecting a queen for Homecoming. With her succession by a second next Saturday, it is hoped that the practice will become cusomary each year. Non-Informing Favored Miss Krachenfels spoke first expressing an affirmative view and emphasizing the need for integrity and responsibility among students. Miss Rutledge spoke affirmatively and negatively on certain as. pects of an honor system. She was opposed to the student informer type '5ystem that substitutes many proctors for one proctor. She favored a "system that will make a student feel as though he is stealing from the blind when h e cheats" . Bob Coon, the third speaker, presented a definite plan that a number of dormitory students had thought might work. The high light of this plan was "noninforming" by students on each other. Chet Miller took a definite negative stand and presented four great stumbling blocks. 1. The school is too small. 2. The school is not founded on tradition or religion. (continued on page 4) 55 MANUSCRIPT NOW TO HAVE Hallas, Schuster, Vose 'FIRST CUE 'N' CURTAIN COMEDY NEW ARTICLE SELECTION P~AN TO HAVE THREE NIGHT RUN 1 The advisor's function is to_ make suggestions and recommendations, which will or will not influence the staff. In addition, the Manuscript's policy has been liberalized so that a gi·eater variety of artkles will be published. "I would like to make it perfectly clear," Bucholtz said, "that every article submitted will r eceive our utmost consideration. And in the event that an article is rejected, th e article will be returned to the owner with a complete ex_planation of the r ea so ns for ejection, We couldn't possibly be fairer." manuscript. The editor-in-chief For the benefit of thos e unfamiwill detach or efface the author's name before submitting a manu- liar with the Wilkes campus, the In an effort to revive interest in the Manuscript, Wilkes literary magazine, sweeping organizational, procedural and policy changes have been made. By changing the method of selecting articles for publication it is hoped that more students will .write for the magazine. The c han ges are intended to give every contributor an equal opportunity to bave his article published. ., Highlighting the changes made is a system whereby the identitiesof contributors will not be revealed to Association members until after :it is decided to accept or reject the 0 ~~r~\t t!a~~ear~~~~s f,~:ll d~!cj~~:;d solely on their merit, the .staff not being influe:p.ced in any way by the names of the authors. Association members will read every manuscript and submit an oral criticism of each, together with a rating of 3, 2, 1, or "reject" to the Editorial Board. Guided by the criticisms and ratings of the Association members, the Editorial Board composed of the editor, associate editor, · secretary, and business manager, will decide which manuscripts will be published. The Association may, however, overri,de the dedsions of the Editorial Board by a three-fourths vote of the members present at a meeting called for that purpose. Only those manuscripts which have been a-c cepted for publication will be ·submitted to the advisor, Dr. George Raddin, to ascertain whether they adhere to the principles of good writing. ,and . goQd, _ta,_ste·;.. ·:·. .. . . -.. . . . ..,.. , :::~~:r:.~~/i;ti'.!n~ ec:~efh1~;b:~: ry, Bio Club Aids Research Dr. Charles B. Reif, professor of biology, announced on Wednesday that Dr, Sheldon Cohen will again undertake a research project at Wilkes with the assistance of :members of the biology department and qualified students, The project is aimed at demonstration of the Antigenicity of Stapholoccus cellular s ubstances and experimental production of Arteritis by passive sensitization. The federal security agency of the Public H ealth Servii:e has awarded Wilkes College a grant of nearly $2,000 with the stipulation that any patentable discoveries acc1·uing therefrom wo~1_l_c\ be taken up with the Surgeon General of the Health Service.- F~~\he~~on~c~l?e~!t!e~ear Wilkes College has added something special to its homecoming festivities . The big news last year at this time was the Beacon staff's idea of having a homecoming queen to reign over the event. This year, the new attraction comes from Band Director Bob Moran of the Music Department. For the first time in the history of the college, majorettes will lead the band at the halftime ceremonies at homecoming. The girls, three of them, will wear the traditional blue and gold of Wilkes College. The new majorettes include two sop homores and one freshman and are Carol Hallas, Janice Schuster, and Bl'.rbara Vose. Carol Hallas is a sophomore at the college and has had experience as a majorette at Swoyerville High School where she lead the majorettes. At Wilkes she is a member of the Education Club and TDR Sorority. Janice Schuster, also a sophomore, comes · from Coughlin H_igh School where she was drum maJorette. At Wilkes she is a member of th e Beacon staff, secretary of t.he sophomore class, and a member of TDR. Barbara Vose, the sole fre shman also comes from Coughlin where she gained her experience in twirling anJ strutting. Barbara belongs to Cue 'n' Curtain and TDR at Wilkes. THATCHER GIVES SPEECH ON WORLD PEACE HOPES On United Nations Day, October 24, Dr, Harold W. Thatc her, professor of history at Wilkes,. was the principal speaker before a large crowd of members from N!mticoke are now underway for HOMECOMING DANCE theRehearsals Cue 'n' Curtain production of But The Truth" which SPONSORED BY DORMS "Nothing will be presented on November 1'7, and 19. The forthcoming proTO BE IN CAFETERIA 18, duction is under the direction of Following the Homecoming football game next week with Bridgeport the Wilkes College Dormitories will sponsor a Coke-Dance at the Cafeteria, Irwin Kaye, President of the nter-Dormitory Council, and Anita Cherkes, Gene r al Chairman of the Dance, have announced that all day students, dormitory students, and visiting Alumni are invited. There will be dancing, refreshm ents and admission will be charged, The dan ce will be informal and "come a s you went to the game" will be the order of the dance. This will be the first function to be held upstairs in the cafeteria whic-h once was the most popular meeting place on campus. It is hoped that this dance will acquaint the returning Alumni with the newly remodeled cafeteria as well as instill a Homecoming function for all day -and dormitory student~. Alfred Groh. The entire cast has been i:hosen and as the curtain opens on the first act Bruce Williams will have become Robert Bennet; James Miller, K M. Ralston; Larry Amdur, Dick Donnelly; Paul Shiffer, Clarence Van Drusen; Carl Ernst, Bishop Doran; Jane Obitz, Gwen Ralston; Marian Laines, Mrs. E. M. Ralston; Pat Yost, Ethel Clark; Barbara Tanski, Mabel Jackson; Nancy Beam, Sable Jackson; and Nancy Brown, Martha, the maid. Reh earsals are open to anyone who should wish to come, and especially to those who are interested in finding out how a theatre really works. A great deal is to be learned by watching the actors transform into their new selves. The amount of work that goes into making a production a success may prove to be surprising. All interested in "behind the scenes" This is the last home game of can see a world of reality evolve the season, and it is hoped that from the imagination and ingenua large and enthusiastic throng will ity of the stage crew which is unattend. der the direction of Fred H elfrick. I service clubs, fraternal and veterans' organizations at a dinner held at the Nanticoke American Legion Home. Dr. Thatcher noted that world ·peace has long been sought and that the two thousand year old vi- sion to unite mankind has never been achieved. He added that this was nearly accomplished when the Romans ruled the known world, but since then the efforts of Christianity and social forces have met -only partial success .. �Wll:XES' CObl..EGE BEACON . Sndie ffawkins Square Dance Tomorrow Night At Gym Balchelo~ Heads Econ Club Shindig; Wilkie,, Scbif f e_r lo Call, Play WISDOM Al 8:30 Affair; Admission 50 Cents oF In celebration of Sadie Hawkins' Day, the Economics Club will sponsor •a square dance at the gymnasium tomorrow WILKES . 1, · night, it was announced by co-chairmen Nancy Batchelor and Chet Miller. By GWEN EV AN~ ~nd Larry Wilkie, a country music dances on campus this year is still in the planning stage. It is expected to be a "Ii'! Abner" type skit, since it was in this comic strip that Sadie Hawkins' Day found its fame. This day carries with it the connotation that the female will assume some aggressive steps toward the male. Members of the club expressed the hope that all who attend would join in the fu n and square dancing with this principle in mind . . Tickets ar.e on sale for fifty cents and can be obtained from most club members or at the door tomorrow night. SHELDON ISAAC Question: What is your opinion on honor systems? Ruth Younger, sophomore: "I believe an honor system would be a definite asset to the educational progam of Wilkes. However, an honor system would be even a greater asset to the character of the individual student." Frederick Krohle, junior, English major: "I feel that an hono·r system is inevitable at Wilkes, regadless of the form it may take. Sooner or later, the students will see that the benefits of an honor system and adopt one. Personally I • ; •, ! \ am in agreement with the plan proposed in assembly, a progam whereEDITORIALS by individual hono;r is encouraged . N an Cy Casterlin, sophomore, chemistry major: "The honor sys. , Y:l,e ~"tr~st that. most of our readers bestirred themselves t ern gives th~ student a sense of el),oug.h to -go, to assembly Tuesday, though the problem being responsibility which helps him get discussed being merely one which. . actually ,eoncerned them, along in life. At Wilkes we should :we doubt it. . At any rate the agitators for an .hon0r system on have a system of individual. honor· ca~pus _proposed a system by which, among other things, there without informing on one's fellowwou Id b e no infarming on others observed cheating in examina- students." r ·.. John Bucholtz, junio,r, , political ions. • • · .. · · - ·· · science: "While the adoption of an .· .The authors .9f this travesty , went on. 'to. propose an "Honor honor E<ystem would probably prove _9."ouncil" which would hav·e the impressive duty of meeting beneficial to the College in terms µionthly to discuss the workability and continuation of the of prestige derived, it seems to me system,. that no practical, down-to-earth Somebody from the audience summoned enough courage system has as yet been presented. to ctsk ~h-~ bac½:ers of the system jµst w~~t the, p6iri~ ~)f }t .~oiild Clear1y more1 is needed than v~sionoe, ·an d 'go1 tlie '1ii~hly inforni~tiv.~ ctri~,We:r t1'g:t_. ,w'l:iHe c;heafersi ar.y specul.~t1on, . F~rther~ore, ~O: i=rh'.t ·g .''k· 'bnead ' 'at ffr.'s1. so·'m .·• et~ip~ .fypn'Td. to. );,,~ 'done.· ,realbn,.~ed for.: sfuch 3:lsysdt~m h~ti; ats ? ?1,.~ ' h . · " .r·,,.•.r-h, :>•-: .. '" •''h i_L· ·-'•' -•;,"; 11;,,, • •1· · • ,,.-,,.:r, ··· · - ' yet een satis acton y emons ra _ u_e,h \e~ t,_, a t ,Jo1:11et ~lliJ,,,,11}~9 L-';1~ ~~P#;ffl!9D., . o:w.-grq_q~:ng or_,(;(; ed. _ A~£l-P, P.P ,Yfr1:5_t/; tb~ ,an§\'."'e;ei.~s ,Qi!i IJ.9\Al~:Jll.JO ~eem .w~rthy .of_ 'Joh~ Sc;~Jaie SQphomore ac_th~U\ ~tt,e,p,ijgp_,.J.l?r did ~hey ~otqer to exp~am .whaUhe pomt w~s ·co~~tirik maJor: ,:It sou~ds go~d in of:not;mcorp.o r.atmg.cu:1Jscipline .pr.o.granunto the system to begm theory, but I believe that it is just· with, if one were so likely pe .1;e~ded so soon. an_,, id~ological . concept. I . don't .PlltShGE? thmk 1t can ·be made practic!ble ,, .. ,,W ~en "'~~?tp.e~, of,J he st~_q.eAts_yep.-tured ..t~jnq,uiw,.why SUf.P. !!ii!~1si::1 or as young a speejalist, will call the square dances and the musicians of Paul Schiffer will be oTI hand to furnish some slower tempos for those who do not desire a solid evening of square dances. The attire for the 8 :30 to midnight affair is optional. In keeping with the Sadie Hawkins' Day theme it ·is expected that many will wear plaid shirts and jeans. An early plan was to make this attire mandatory but a definite decision could not · be reached. The intermission entertainment which has become a part of most .· . Pig ln a Pok,e Friday, November ~ -1955 • • Why do more college men and women smoke VICEROYS than any other filter cigarette? B:ECAUSE ON LY VIC'E'ROY G·1v:ES Y-0-U A PURE, ·1 NUN·-M1·NERAt, N'ON·-Toxrc FILTER WITH ·20,000 FlllE'~ TRAPS fN EVERY flllE R Tl'.P! 1 Ii'~V:e l Yes, oply Vic~roy ,has ~tpisJilter cprqpo,sed of 29,oop tiny filter traps~ You,cannot obtain the same filtering action in any other cigarette. f!jE: J~ ·a sysfepi should b~ offered them al all, ~~::t he got tl).e .lofty answer ,. . · . .. 'i,:h 1t if' ·-1 ,,-, , ;. · d tf· · th" 1·'· 'h· · ·1• ', h' t.:· ·• ld 't·h,. •' '- t · · ·•., t RobeFt Payne, freshman, Enghsh i a i were goo or e sc o~ '!I y suou • e _.s xs ;m no major : "It is a good idea; if a •sys- be accepted. There was other similar yap of freshge along tlie safi'le line; oblivious to the ,<:rct_'.tna~ ,her~ -~ Iiftle prqstlge,~ practicing the - bpposi'te ol whilt ..on'e _prea~_he~:. , I~ sn:~r:t• _t~e gentlemen of hb~or bl?ndly ¥,q~a,_ ;t_p.ql t~~~ ~tµ~~nfa _~~d the College be identified w~th a system httle short of Iiypocnhcat ~. Jnd~~g. W,e . c;:tre rei;nin~ed pf_,~ a £f!'!r month a90 at one ,of last sem~ster s discussions of this question (doubtfess coii:ve-nie'iitly ·forgot!~nJ:iy the_g'entlemen behind the current pr<;>.£>,9!JeA ,,'%NRll sqnc~~n~~,,.this coni::ep't .of ·'prestige.' Someone ~Jis~e ~sxs:1e i':Y8Nd'11 Ah;,IP ' 9'nybody here ~egan to speak, then ~,qp.sE;q <;111? ~?~~rked, Now I c;:n:n _gssummg that you people fl!~ ~pot , s~~?.J~PW.,. a:q ~OJ:?,Or system merely because you ve t~lkeR _ t~ SOII).e<?_ne . '?{ho cp~es .4'ppi ,a c~l~ge .where they .have ffi}, llqn?tifst~hl..qn,d jlJ_ere asl;twn~d.'.' . The. gentleman making ,tl}.~, r'eip;~fr.k t~!;;,n..,y.r:enl o:µ wit;h what .he h?d begun to say in th~ firat p.lm;;e, ,but the room was rimmed with red faces, or so 1t ·: PC, " • ·. looked to us. . Tlie incident, we feel. is unhappUy too characJeristic of the Tliinking "1e system we hav'e heard since the discussions Began last year. , . in~~a:~n:t on . WHO'S WHO? tern can be worked out by which everyone will be benefitted." E11en Ketip, fieshrnari,. el~men'# ry duiat o,n: l'(th_in]c t~e honor sys.tern is sound in principle, but ._d,pn't thi.i:ik it , '1_¥0Uld work at Wilkes because some of _the stuc\E;nts a:rf;!n't ~~t.u~-e enou'gh to have 2. 3. 1 t ·!~~ ~~;(f~~\i!r:;:t~~ uifv~1!::~ - \ .. • ' . •. ! ' ' The Viceroy filter wasn't just whipped up and rushed .to market to meet the new and skyrocketing demand .for filtered cigarf3ttes. Viceroy pion~ered. Started research mor'e than 20 ·years dgo to create the pure and perfect filter. S~okers en inasse report that filtered Viceroys have finer flavor even than cigarettes without filters. Rich, satisfying, yet pleasantly mild . 4. a 1 1 B'arb'i r/i>or't s, freshm!ri, liberal a,rts. ,major: "An honor sy~te~ at WJlk_es would bl;! !:l. good thmg if_a lllet~q4 can l:Je .worked o_~t. to d1scpur~ge the h~'!>it _9f .c~eatmg, ~spec1al!J'. by thosE) md1V1duals. w1~h w_hom it was common practice m high school." Besides bei~g non-mi~eral and non-~xic, this celluJose-acetate filter never shreds or crumbles. • 5. Viceroy draws so easily that you wouldn't know, without looking, that it even had a filter fip ... and Viceroys cost only a penny or two more than cigarettes without filters! That's why more college men and women smoke VICEROYS than any other filter cigarette ... t~at's w_hy VICEROY is the largest-£elling filter cigarette in the world! WILKES COLLEGE - Beacon ' The trouble with the thinking that we have heard so far seems not to be quantitative, almost everybody having some- A newspaper published each week thing to say of suggest, but qualitative, few, if any of th_e sugges- of the regular school year by and tioi:l~ r~pr,es~~-t_in9 much more thought than that needed to pro- fo,r the stJ.1dents of Wilkes Colduce ~Oplethmg to talk about. . lege, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Sub_., ff t~e dJ>_ologisfs for ho1;1or systems can't e.ome up with s9m~- scription: $1.80 per semester. fhipg_ be,~ides .a flur:ry of foggy words and a haze of fuzzy semi- Editor .................. T. R. Price ideas, pe;chance they ought to sit down and think some more. Asst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels It doe~ ~ee~. odd, though, whil~ many students appear to favor Asst... Editor .... John Kushnerick some kind of hpn.or system, sometime, there seems to be only Sports Editor Jonni Falk Business Mgr. .. .. Richj\rd Jones a very few militant in -this 'student movement.' JUST TO MAKE IT CtEAR It occurs to uis that some .of what we've said said above m~cJ,h\, be ' WJ~ry,ret,e d, a~, ,P~ctcing_ ~s ' i~ oppt?slffon t(? the honor ~y;ste~. . T.Ijis _is by. no _meqns t:qe .irase_; ~~~h~r. y,e ha:ve not yet venhµ~cl .. lo conµnit oi.µ-slve~ 0IJ. tha, cpnc;;~pt in g.eneral. . But while we are withholding judgement on the idea itself, we do _reserve tlie ri~ht t~ object to dubious progra_~s sup)'.>osedly basM oh the honor concept which may be foisted upon our readers. - T.R.P. Asst. Bus. Mgr. .... .... Irwin Kaye Faculty Adviser Mr. F. J. Salley .. Editorial and · business offices lo\;ateq_ QP. ie,cpJ\d ftqor ,of Lecture !J~Il, South IUver Street, WilkesBarre, on the Wilkes campus. Mechanical Dept.~ Schm.idt's P~ipt~~Y, r!;!ai.Jiort~ Main Streei; Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 55 20,000 TINY FILTER TRAPS ..• plus Richer, Smoother Flavor �Friday, November ,fi -~5'5- 3 Booters Tie1sss Stroudsburg, Top Ttenton wh.kEs cor.t~GE soccm TEAM Koo, Ferris Tally [ir~t Qoals; ; Play Gettysburg Away The Colonel boaters had to settle for a tie with East Stroudsburn State Te.ochers College Wednei,day afte.r:r;ioon as a raft of injuries hampered .t he Reese:rpen a~ter they took a 2-0 halftime lead. •• R:ir!!lt-rQw · <J~ft t~,,rig1'0 -.--. Fred Boot~; city; ~d ).\'lasqqis, Kingsto,n J; Younsu. Koo, South Korea; Cari Van., Dyke, , Pu11xsutawney; Nick Giordano, Kingston; Fred Deib~l, Plym.o.u.th; George Batterson; New Canaa11, Conn.; Sam Shugar, Plymouth; Jim Stocker, West Pittston. ,·, ' ··, I Second row - Maurice Hurley, Nanticoke; Bill Lloyd, Philadelphia; Glenn l,?he.the:.m, West P,i ttston; Joe Popple, We.st Rittston; J~m Ferris, l{ingsJon; P,arker Petdlak (Cap,tain),:Askam; Dav,e Thomas, city; Dave Polley, Long Island, N. Y. ; Bob Chase, Earlvil!e, N. Y. Ton y Bianco, New Ca naan, Conn. Griddets To Play at Hofstra Tonight Se~k First Win Ovet 'Dutchmen' ~f(.er Dropping Thr e e in Past; 9~ •-•<> lJ&iibtfitl Cliff Brauliii.~ij-~ List Wilkes College's gridders will head for Hempstead. Long I!:iland, jod~ f<?! a. ~ <;i}i! ~~.a s~ _with,_ Ho~tra :Cq\!ege... ,- ~.n , lq:st ye~r•s .cpntest ~e f;ly!llq 1Dµte:hm~nJrq~ .f:le,wr:)?'~rk_p.efeqt.e d ii,,..~ Colonels by a 3-2 -to 12 score. _Overall. .Hofstra holds three vict~ries o~er the Colonels in the three game~ played between the l\1hRYLAND STATE 45-0 vlctdR OVER GRIDMEN . \/• S"~i ' AS INJURY JINX HITS .}lugg~d Maryland (,tat.e y,'O.ll it~ seventh straight game this year by, w; llq-plp.g the Colonels, 45-0•, last Saturd11-Y,. '· ,,. -. r· ; Maryland, ~cor.e d,twi~e i1' thef:il'st quarter; op.ce ·e ach ln :. the seco11d and third and three times in a big fourth . . . The -one . brlght spot in t)l.e Colonel defense .c ame when guard Bob Masonis :hloc}ce(i . a punt.. but Jh~ Wjlkes offense .ne:ve.:r; could p.ut any typ,e of ·a ,1;1:r,ious thr.e at :t,o gether. !lob YokavQnis ,,and :W iJ b u r Smiles ~1-eceived ; -p ainful injuries w.ith , Smile& sustaining a broken instep. Cliff. Brautigan was forced ou.:t of action due to illness. -The · Wilkes . College wrestling schedule wjll consist of . 12 meets this year witJi ;th,e Gity College of N ew York heading the slate, it was announced today. ~ther schools on the schedule w}U ,··•<1re rated tops are Lafayette, King ) Point, Muhlenberg, Ithaca, and Hofstra. The team will be handled· py John Reese again this ,, year. The schedule: Dec. 14, Swarth-. m«:>re, away; Dec. 17, Hofstra, away; ·. January 7, CCNY, away; Jan. U ; East St roudsb~1rg, home; Jan. 18, Lafayette, away ; Jan. 28 • Scraf\ton, Home. •, Febrnary 4, Bloomsburg, home; Feb. 11, Ithaca, home.;. Feb. 18, Kings Point, home; Feb. 22, Scranton, away; Feb. 25, Muhlenberg, two schools, but all have been thriller~. , ; 1 ,. , , • Bill ( Nickel; the , Dutchmen's tripie-threat quarterback; will direct the attack from the split-T formati_on.n 'I\he J1alfba.ck,,.positions wj ll be , fiUed , bi . running ,. ace,., .Geo;1;ge Kandiloros at right halfback and ~itqer . Marc :G:p;ich . 01·, " CharUe Pease at left half. •· Veteran Dave Provenzano or sophomore George W~eT;ler will round out the backfield coaclied ·,b1,', ,"Howdy" Myers. "i''. and More 'T' . The Blue ~nd Gold forces . of Wilkes also w«:>rk out of the s_p lit-T a-nd .the straight "T''. .formatioris. Workhorsfl halfback Ronnie.,Resdg)10 will head ,. the Colonels' otrensiye. Howie ,G_r.o.ss .'?(ill. direct the team from qu_a rt~_rbac.k. , The remainder . of the oackfield positions for . Wilkes will be . filled by cousins .f rom W.e st ];'ittston, Pii., Dave Panzitta and Art Tam bur. Tambur is the halfback of the duo wl;He Panzitta runs out of the fullback slot. Both clubs are looking for their second victory of the season. \V.ilkes · holds · a win over Trenton Staie '.real!hers College whiie Hof~tr-a ._ b~asts · of a . victory against B 'd t U · ·t f C . ;r,trAT l!:lJURY EP~DEMIC Somebody sai<l t~/lt we cou.ld fi!L up· this - week's co!µmn by just publishing a li st 0£ injµrie~ :tq tq.e Jqotpall arid · soc<;er teams. That is not quite, true, but it ,v,9uld till• up- ,a,good part of it . W..e ,reall y can't fig:ur-e , out ,what .is -causing this year'.s, epidemic. It is just one of tho~ ;thing~1.t.ha.t ,;1>su.aJ!y _.o.ccur --when a .t eam i-s lean in .11,up!bli)rS. Maybe that · i,s; the ,on\y, . tim,e . you ·n.o tice injuries. But ; we wonde1• what would ha,ve\,haP.{1.1med.-.this year if both Colonel outfits had been able to get off O\) .t:h e ,J;igJii fo.o.t. ,, _\ .. :.:,, -r: \, ,, , • , "'i••.:•'· " "' The gridders nev~t really,, hlld,.,a chance,,to -worl!i i,togethe1= .. ~f.or~ the-. sea&9,Il sta,~te.d.(· .At QM,.time,, .s.fve.n;1of, .them . W'~e down w,ith, vii;:us b,u g$, The:n,,,t.h~. ~a.soJ1· sta.r ted.:and -man)li:Of... them, ,w.e re not, in tpp~notch .con«liVon :~d a ,-raft.of)njuries resulte.4. , S.eemed to hit at. the thinne!jt, positi',>l.1s, -too - · tackll,'!, cent(ll: .and .end. _ T,he_.hooters probably. wo:uld have had theil• greates1i· .$eason if 1Ahmed Ka;1;imi had; b.een in th,e .1ine.up. after almost every .game., .you hear the r,e~ai;.k fi;om .one of :the -pla:,re.r s, "<If -C)nly ,A.hmed had. beeN o.ut there." It's a fine. jll'.\bute .to ,Ahmed when everyde.am .that was on last year's schedule,asks!,)Vhere he is when the1,7 come ,to . t.o::,:vp,, ., ,, ,. .., ,; ·, . No,w.,.-the injury jinx has really hit .the Co~onel backfield; Fullbaok P,ave Polley »ws ·19r:it for the seaso~; ,Sam .Shugar, Bill Lloyd and John Bresnahan, all halfbacks, have be.e n .h.urti-i.1' recent games. Tony Bianco Jtas .never I been able ,to ,regain tQp"speed after an injur,y, in .the .. season's opener. ·We've had ,them all this year shouldn's have to worr,t ~~>0,u\ i~juries n~~t year. KERNEL "Fiery, aggres~ive, work" · horse of the te~. good in every game so far this year", are the .;,.,,ords used by soccer coach Joh~ Rees~ to describe Youn~u ·•, Koo, this week's choice for Player of t.q e W eek honors. ~oo, who is a 23 year old So\lth Kot·ean native, has been a great asset to the club ever since joining it. ,But it was ,last week against Trenton that Koo really shined. Although he did not score (he has .lWll,¥·. . . not scored all season but leads the March 2, Brooklyn Poly, home. t\,3.m assi\,tS with three) h e was spark plug in the hooters 2-1 vie. tory. Koo,was always around when 'ND GOES TO HOFSTRA needed. Whether it was to stop banq _a nd c.heerleaders ac- an opponent's drive toward the Blue -~.:tl\~ tt.'?~~~,al\ ,t~a~,.i?J-.•~ll:e. anfl Gold ,g o_~l .or ,to dribble down., to Hofstra this morning. field to set up a Wilke_s score, Koo KWICKiES '· · . The JOHN 'S REESE'S are exepecting another little wrestler in June. . . . DAVE POLLEY ,m ay r,e main in the General Hospital until Xmas .... TONI SHOEMAKER has started cJasses in bowling for the girls . . . . Ex-sports scribe AL ;JETER is sports editor of the N ew J ersey Courier., To~s Riv,!:!r, N. J. •· • •· Yourisu Koo wa s always on hand. Honors Not New His play was so outstanding in t he Trenton game that the referees selected him for All-American honors . But this is not the only honor to be bestowed on the former South Ko rean lieutenant. Last season he was placed on the Tri-State AllStar t eam and also was voted an Eastern All-Star by the coaches. Younsu was voted the· most outstanding player on the team by his teammates at the close of last year's soccer season. Koo has come to Wilkes by a round-about. wa y;, During. his hitch in the R.O.K. army he heard about the college and made application for it. He w.as admitted in 1953. Next spring he will leave Wilkes to contipue h\s studies ,at,. Bucknell majoring in sanitation engineering. Younsu Koo and Nick Giordano sent the hooters off winging in the second period. Koo got his first goal of t he year midway in the stanza when he .picked up a Bill Lloyd pass and drilled it into the net. Giordano made his fourth of the year on the final play of the half off a pass by· Carl Van Dyke. The horn sounded just as the ball hit the cords. Shugar, Bresnahan Hurt •However, the Colonels- lost Sam Shugar and John Bresnahan on injuries and East Stroudsburg took control of the game in the third period as John Reese ·was · forced t o , use linemen in the bMkfield to r eplace the two Plymouth halfbacks. Dave Smith put .the T.eachers one goal behind in the -first minute of the third quarter and .}fowi e Staeger tied the game midway in the fourth. Two fi ve-minute extra periods. w ere played in virtua l da1·kness with neither team bei ng abl e to break the tie. The Colonel hooters will still be -looking ,for their first victory over the Teacher s next year. . ,· ... ·• Dump Trenton .. The booters notched their third ·win .of..the year--last· Saturday by dumping a ·.-rugged Trenton State Teachers outfit, 2-1. .. . Trenton Jed -at the half but Jim Ferris. .tied the :game early in the third per iod on a 25-yard fr ee kick. Nick Giordano got the winning tally iii .th') sam.l_! period. _ .. At G,ettysburg Tomo.rro:w, : , The Colonels play at Gettysburg tomonrqw, .and . .will. ,still : be,. trying to ge.t above . the.. .5Q0 i:nark. The record now stands . .at three wins, three losses and three tie•s. G~ttysbi,n;g .has been having their troubles this year but recen.tly notched their first win of .the season. They a.1·e a. new team on the schedule this year. '.l'he . -hooters will .\)e ,. at . top strength for the tilt as it was learned -that both ,Shugar and Bresnahan would be able to play. Cagers Will _Play 23 . Games in Coming Seaso~ The Colonel hoopsters will play a total of 23 basketball games this year and will also compete in the Sampson Air Force Tournament on December 16, it was revealed today. Other participants in the tournament have been announced as Hobart, .Upsala and Hartwick. New schools on this year's card are Elizabethtown, Bridgepor t, Lebanon Valley and -Newark College of Rutg ers. The toughest game on the slat e will be Lafayette. New coach Ed Davis, former Colonel hoop great, will have four m en back from last year's starting fiv e. They are Joe Jablonski, Jim Ferris, Ca r l Van Dyke and John Bresnahan. The schedule: December 2, Ithaca, hom e; Dec. 3, _Bloomsburg, a way; Dec. 7, Rider, away; Dec. 10, Yeshiva, away; . Dec. 12, Moravian, away; De.c. 14, Susquehanna, home ; Dec. 16-17, Sampson Air Base Tournament. January 7, Ithaca, away; Jan. 11, Hartwick, away ; Jan. 12, Newark College of Rutgers, home; Jan, 14, Lycoming, home ; Jan. 27, Scranton, away; Jan. 31, Elizabethtown, home. February 2, Bridgep~rt, home~. (continued on page 4) �Friday, November 4, 1955 WILKES COLLEGE _ BEl,\.CON 4 Butler Hall, Engineers Win , In Intramural Football Play By CLIFF KOBLAND The busiest week of sintramural football so far this season saw both Butler Hall and the Engineers pick up victories and W eckesser suffer a loss and a tie. On Thursday, October 27, Weckesser Hall and the Engineers fought to a 6-6 draw. W eckesser opened the scoring when on fourth down Engineers' punter George Morgan was smothered n ear his own goal before he could get off his kick. On the next play from scrimmage Weckesser's speedy halfback Gary Weingartner carried over for the score. The conversion was missed and at the half Weckesser lead, 6-0. It wasn't until late in the third period that the Engineers started to move on the passing of their quarterback Don Pacropis. The Engineers score came as a result of a Pacropis pass to end Harold Pezzner late in the third quarter. Both clubs could not move the ball in the final quarter and the game went into the books as a tie. Engineers Wallop Butler On Monday, the Engineers picked up their first win of the season with an easy 30-6 victory over Butler Hall. Paced by their triplethreat quarterback Don Pacropis, who scored three T.D.'s, the Engineers never had any trouble with the men from Butler. Sheldon Isaacs and George Morgan broke into the scoring column for the Engineers. This game was a replay of one that was protested by the Engineers two weeks ago. Wednesday saw Butler get its first win of the campaign with a close 14-6 victory over W eckesser Hall. The Weckesser team gave the highly favored Butlermen quite a scare when at halftime Butler led by only one point, 7-6. The Butler score came on a pass inter- ception by Jerry Lind, who ran from his own forty for the score. The extra point was successful when Lind hit Mickey Perlmuth on a pass play. Bill Duffy took a Gary Weingartner pass and scampered for a Weckesser TD late in the second quarter. The score stood 7-6 till the final period when Butler added the insurance tally on Stan Abram's buck up the middle. Lind this time ran for the extra point. (continued from page 3) Anybody interested in serving as student director for the volleyball and ping-pong tournaments is requested to contact John Reese in the gym early next week. Both tourneys are scheduled for early December. Entry forms will be circulated about the campus next week. "-IM...-. LOOK FOR COLLEGE MEN At Newly Remodeled , WILKES-BARRE ...........••..••. City Shoe Repair - TUXEDOS TO RENT 198 SO. WASHINGTON BAUM'S SPORTING GOODS - 28 North Main Street Special Price To Students For _All Your College Needs Throughout The Year . _. . And SAVE! PUT A ILE IN VO ------ SMOKING! EAT at the new FOWLER, DICK and WALKER The Boston Store JORDAN Est. 1871 -- - 1 Hour Service 280 S. RIVER ST. Louis Rosenthal Chuck Robbins Men's Clothing & Furnishings POMEROY'S PARK, SHOP and *Chesterfield BEST FOR YOU ! . © I.JGGm &- Mn,.s Too•cco Co. •••• , ACE DUPONT DRY CLEANING ST. e PENN BARBER SHOP e Next Door to Y.M.C.A. 3 BARBERS AT YOUR SERVICE Soda - Candy - EnJoy a Cool Mildness never possible before! CHARGE -ACCOUNT 4 3. Intangible honor cannot replace the teacher ( and proctor). 4. The system is doomed without 100% 18 W. Northampton St. Wilkes-Barre cooperation _of all students." ~~=~~~~~~$t;~~ Wilkes-Barre, Pa. _ ** •••••••••••• Smoke Tomorrow~ better cigarette* Today- FEATURING THE IVY LEAGUE 9 West Market Stree't Wilkes~Barre, Pa. , For Complete Shoe Service (continued from page 1) Feb. 4, Mansfield, away; -F eb. 6, Lafayette, home; - Feb. 9, Lebanon Valley, away; Feb. 11, Bloomsburg, home; Feb. 15, Stroudsburg, home. Feb. 18, Lycoming, away; Fep. 22, Harpur, away; Feb. 25, Hofstra, away. March 3, Mansfield, home; March 10, Stroudsburg, away. • Ll>NGS.• Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality Joe Gregory ( on a state of confusion): "As well-organized as animals fle eing a fire ." HONOR BASKETBALL • Open A STUDENT HELP NEEDED FOR VOLLEYBALL, PING - PONG Tobacco � 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 1955 November 4th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 November 4 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/1d1233b4c8da2b50a32e875cae332a0b.pdf 2cf89cca701c47f49f921285e51387af PDF Text Text WILKES COLLEGE Serving the Valley for 22 Years ✓4'! - WILKES COLLEGE ~Beacon WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Vol. XI, No. 9 Serving the College since 1944 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1955 Coronation ·Tomorrow At WC Bridgeport Game; Two Princesses Elected CONNIE KAMARUNAS, JANE OBITZ TO REIGN AS ROYAL PRINCESSES 1 The Homecoming Queen will have two lovely Wilkes coed Princesses .a s .p art of her royal court tomorrew at the coronation ceremonies in Kingston Stadium. · The judges that selected the ·Queen also chose Miss Constance Kamar unas and Miss Jane Obitz to .assist and accompany the Queen in her reign over the Homecoming festivities. The Princesses will ride in the motor-cade that leaves Chase Hall tomorrow at 1 :30 and travels through the business section of the cit y to the football stadium. A host of student paraders are expected to join the caravan. Princess Connie Miss Kamarunas came to Wilkes in 1952 fro m Scranton where she attended Scranton Central High School. She was a member of the .art staff on the student publication "Impressions". In the fall of '52, Connie enrolled at Wilkes as an art student. Her work under Mr. O'Toole was known a bout the campus for its distinctiveness, and all had seen her posters and work on the Art bulletin board signed affectionately, "Connie K." She is no stranger to beauty and personality titles having been nam•ed the "Colonel's Queen" at the Letterman Dance last year. She was also a candidate in the Cinderella contest. Connie has changed her major to Commerce and Finance. As a dormitory student she is a member of the Inter-Dorm Council and the campus sorority, Theta Delta Rho. Princess Jane Miss Obitz is a day student from South Wilkes-Barre. She attended Meyers High School and has been extremely active· in student affairs throughout het school days. At Meyers she was vice-presidertt of the . s.e nior· class, had the lead in U:ie senior play, and was a member 'of the. Modern Choir. P1·i ncess Jane completed a twoyear' course at Keystone Junior College where she was active in cheerleading and basketball. She also attended Oberlin College then ti;ansferted · to Wilkes as an Elementary Education major. Her impressionable smile and flaming r,ed hair have made her as distinctive Ifs any of the landmarks at Wilkes College. Jane is a girl everyone seems to know. Her performances in Cue 'n' Curtain plays have always been excellent. Last year student critics ·judged Jane's performance in "Girl Cra2:y" one of the best. During the Christmas assembly program last year J'ane gave a stirring reading of a Christmas message. The prospective teacher is a member of the Education Club and also a member of the Theta Delta Rho sorority. THE BEACON Miss Jacqueline Jones was selected as Wilkes College's second Homecoming Queen in balloting Tuesday afternoon by five s.tudent judges and three faculty members. Seven lovely Wilkes coeds entered the final judging and Miss Jones amassed the greatest number of points in the special Homecoming Queen selection. Chosen as Princesses to the Queen were Miss Connie Kamarunas and Miss Jane Obitz. The 20 year old junior, an elementary education major, will travel to the football stadium, as the feature attraction, in a caravan of new open-top cars and paraders. The offici_a l coro- Connie Kamarunas Jane Obitz SOPHS TO SELL FLOWERS AT HOMEC::OMING GAME The Sophomore Class will be • on the job at tomorrow's game selling colorful chrysanthemums to lend a festive, real co1legiate • air to the big homecoming game. : Chrysanthemums, the tTaditional flowers of football games : everywhl!re, will be decorated with Wilkes' own blue and gold, and wiH be on sale for on 1 y : seventy-five cerits. This will be the second consecutive year . that the flowers will be available to everyone attending the game. David• Vann initiated the idea last year. The Sophs hope everyone will take advantage of this once-ayear opportunity, wear a preety flower, cheer on the Colonels, and, incidentally of course, help the Sophs financially. Jacqueline Jones CARAVAN TO OPEN PRE-GAME CEREMONIES The Beacon's second Homecoming ; . ri n.cc:;ses, riding in open cars, will Queen will be dri ven in a motor lead the procession. caravan to her coronation tomor.1'n e caravan will leave Chase row at Kingston Stadium. The pro- Hall to proceed south on South cession will pass through the heart River Street, turn left and move of down-town Wilkes-Barre on the across East South Street to South way to the football field. Main Street. At Main Street the Students desiring to drive in the Queen and her attendants will turn caravan will meet at Chase Hall north to Public Square from which with decorated autos at 1 o'clock the caravan will proceed to Kingstomorrow. The Queen and the ton Stadium. nation will take place at the halftimeof the Wilkes-Bridgeport football game. Last year's Queen, Gloria Dran, will relinquish the crown to Dr. Eugene Farley who will crown Miss Jones this year's Queen . The Beacon will present the Quee n a nd her Princesses with engraved gold and silver bracelets respectively, through the courtesy of the Meyer's Jewelry Store. The co urt will also be presented flowers by the Alumni Association. Miss Jones is a nati ve of Kingston and a grad uate of Kingston High School. She entered Wilkes in 1953, for the reason that many local students come to the "Community College" - "It is a small, highly-rated college, convenient for me to attend while living at home." She is a member of the campus sorority, Theta Delta Rho, and she was a candidate for Cinderella in May, 1955. Alumni Aids Beacon This year the Alumni Association has taken an active part in the arrangements for selecting and crowning the Homecoming Queen. The title was first bestowed on a Wi!.kes coed last year when the Beacon editors formulated all plans for the Homecoming royalty. An honor guard of four naval reservists from the local armory will ecort the Queen and her Princesses through most of the ceremonies of the day. The court and honor guard will be guests at the Alumni cocktail party in the Hotel Sterling tomorrow night. In case of inclement weather, the Queen will be crowned at the Alumni Cocktail Party tomorrow night at 8 :30. FACULTY COFFEE HOUR Wilkes Faculty Women will hold a "Coffee Hour" for students and faculty on Wednesday, November 16. The affair will be held from 3 to 5 P.M. on the second floor of the Cafeteria. This will offer an opportunity for students to meet instructors outside the classrooms, get acquainted with new people, and chat with friends. Do come and enjoy a social hour. �2 WlLKFS COUEGE BEACON Friday, November 11, 1955 Record Dance First '55 Activity In Caf Campus Face Li/tings Greet Grads Who 'Left Too Soon' Dormilories Sponsor Open House Sport Dance in College Cafeleria; Sludenls, Grads lnviled; All Free The Inter-Dormitory Council will sponsor a dance and coke party following the Homecoming game tomorrow afternoon. The affair will be held on the second floor of the cafeteria, immediate- By ED McCAFFERTY "May all her sons bring lasting ly after the Bridgeport game. flj.me to her immortal name" - so Free refreshments · will be f eagoes the Drinking Song. The tured at the dorm open house and Wilkes alumni have done just this the music will be provided by all i:ind we, the students of Wilkes, the best bands - via records. congratulate them on their achieveIt is the hope of the council that ments, but on the other hand, we both students and alumni will get Homecoming displays erected must sympathize with them. They together from the conclusion of this week on the Wilkes campus. graduated too soon - that is, too the game until about six o'clock. soon to enjoy the progress made The Wilkes College Education will be judged by the Alumni at By HELEN M.- KRACHENFELS Attire worn at the game will be on campus which we now enjoy. Department is participating in a 7 :30 tonight. The displays will be The Student Council held its first appropriate. · Members of the alumni may won- number of conferences, and panel judged on ·originality, appropriate- bi-monthly supper meeting on the Irwin Kaye, President of the der how they are all going to discussions both on the campus and ness, and neatness. A trophy will second floor of the cafeteria last council, has appointed Anita Chersqueeze into the cafeteria to attend in the community, as part of Educa- be awarded to the winning club or Wednesday evening. kes as General Chairman of the the dorm dance. But since we now tion week which runs November c!ormitory during half-time at the The annual All College Dance, a event. She will be assisted by 11ave a beautiful, brand-new, great- 6-12. . football game tomorrow. , traditionally popular event will be Carolyn Selecky and Jim Moser. ly expanded cafeteria, this presents Should the trophy be won by the held on Friday evening, November This weekend will be a busy one Last Wednesday and Thursday, same organization for three sue- 25 (the night after Thanksgiving.) no problem. The cafeteria, most socially at Wilkes, and the Interpopular of campus faceliftings, is Dr. Eugene Hammer and Mr. John cessive years, it will become the Council President Bob Lynch ap- Dormitory Dance will be one of the ij two-storied, red brick building P. Whitby attended the 5th annual permanent property of that organi- pointed the following committees final events. Don't forget, everyforty-two feet long, paralleling the confere nce of the Pennsylv~nia zation. to work on arrangements: thing is free, so let's see you there, Education Association, Department walk from the cafeteria entrance Members of the Alumni Judging Music: Sam Lowe, Cliff Brothers, wrapping up the Homecoming to Kirby Hall. Its interior boasts of Higher Education in Boiling Committee are: Attorney Elmer J. Virginia Brehm. weekend in fine style. huge round cherry tables, knotty Springs, Pa. The topic of the con- Harris, -Roberta Siwa, Dr. Shad Refreshments: Dave Schoenfeld, ference was "New Frontiers of pine panelling, modern wallpaper, Jones, Miriam Long, Joseph Trosko, Pat Bedeski, Cliff Brothers, Dick !!-nd large picture windows. It not Knowledge". On Thursday, Dr. Arthur Hoover, Dolores Shiner, and Carpenter. · only provides. the students with a Hammer also attended the Annual Elmo Kamini. Decorations: Chet Miller, Larry Conference of the Northeastern place to chow up, but it gives the The Economics Club, winner last Amdur, Bob Lynch, Don Reynolds, fellows a chance to gawk at the District of the PSEA in Scranton. year, have on display a Wilkes John Scandale. feminine populus while they are Invitations: Nancy M·o~ris, Judy On Friday, Dr. Hammer was Colonel on a black horse. The all under one roof. It also serves present at the District Department "Bodkin, Virginia Brehm, Helen as the unofficial ·meeting place for of Higher Education meeting in Colonel is carrying a shield and a Krachenfels. spear. Their slogan is "Smite the s~m~\l~ c:hatteri:>oxes, Scranton and was elected president Knight" (Bridgeport's knick-name Treasurer Chet Miller reported The Homecoming schedule opens. of that organization. Other offi- being "Purple Knights" ) done in to the Council the outcome of the this year with the judging of HomeNew Dorm A new men's dorm, Daniel Rob- cers include: Vice-President, Dr. meeting held last week with the coming displays by an Alumni comOld English script. erts Warner Hall, has increased Adam Drayer of King's; and SecreAdministration co n c e r n i n g the Decorating Chase Lawn is the budget. The only appropriation of mittee today. Later tonight the the number of dorms to six and the tary, Dr. Lawrence Lennon of graduates will get together and reShown number of buildings on campus to Scranton University. Ten students, Biology Club's display. which the Administrative Council new acquaintances at an informal here is a Colo. n el with a hypodermic twenty-five. The building was pur- led by Glenn Phethean, represented did not approve was that for the warm-up party at the Kingston chased by the College and was re- Wilkes at a sectional meeting of needle. He is busily engaged in Manuscript. John Bucholtz, editor modeled so as to include ten bed- the same conference. A discussion unseating a "Purple Knight" from of the Manuscript, attended the House. Activities start early tomorrow rooms and three baths. It is the was held concerning the possibili- his horse. Wednesday night Student Council with a breakfast meeting at 9 :00 At Weckesser Dorm flags of unbiased opinion of residents of ties of organizing a district chapter meeting with a revised r·e quest of for the Let t ermen Alumni who are Warner Hall that theirs is the best of the Future Tea chers of America. foreign students' countries are be- $435. The staff of the magazine organizing a new Alumni organizadorm on campus (Sterling and Mc- Phethean was elected temporary ing flown. There are signs saying found that this reduction was pos- tion, the 01' Colonels. The pur"Welcome Home Alumni" in EngClintock excluded). chairman of a committee selected sible after a different printing firm pose of the m eeting is to ratify the lish and other languages. In back of Warner Hall is the to draw up a constitution. was contacted. Bucholtz added that new constitution and all Alumni new faculty parking lot which acin order to stimulate interest in Lettermen and Wilkes students who A panel discussion was presented comodates some twenty-five cars submitting material for the Manu- a re lettermen are invited. by Glenn Phethean, Jim Jones, and PARKING STICKERS and which will be landscaped presscript this year, a contest will be Carl Van Dyke last Monday at AVAILABLE NEXT WEEK At 10:0-0 A.M., the Alumni counently. held, with a $25 Savings Bond to Parking stickers will be avail- be given as a prize for the best cil will hold a closed meeting for · So, if any Wilkes grad re-enters Scranton Central High School and Wilkes College (to get in on what the Scranton Rotary Club. The able in the BEACON office after article submitted. The Council voted officers and the leaders of Wilkes Alumni chapters who will plan the he missed by graduating too early) trio attempted to discuss various Monday. unanimously that the r evised re- year's events and discuss general The stickers, issued in line with qu est be approved. or joins the faculty, he will have facets of the teaching profession. business. The Assembly this week present- the BEACON's agreement with a new dorm or new pa.rking lot in The third important item disAlumni will get together at a which to park himself or his car, ed by the Education Club and the the City of Wilkes-Barre, will be cussed was the matter ,of the Stuluncheon meeting at 11 :30· to apIRC was also a reflection of atavailable to Chemistry and Biorespectively. dent Activiti es Policy. The matter tempt to promote interest in public logy students with 3-hour labora- was brought to the Council's atten- prove the slate of officers for next Frosh Move Bookstore In a blaze of glory and service education. The first part of th"e tory classes. Stickers will also tion because of a conflict of two year or nominate other candidates the Frosh worked side by side on program consisted of a radio skit be issued to those students with activities planned for last Saturday from the fl oor. The Homecoming game, Wilkes October 2.7 to move the bookstore entitled "It Takes Time". The skit Accounting laboratories named night: the Economics Club dance vs. Bridgeport, begins at 2:30, at to its present location; this being concerned the relation between on Beacon lists thus far. a nd a Biology Club outing. the last of the current changes parents and education and stressed Lists of students with Engi- Throughout the lengthy discussion Kingston Stadium. The program on campus so far this year. The the necessity of co-operation be- neering laboratory classes have on thi s matter, two points were planned for half-time features the bookstore is now located in Hard- tween home and school. The second not yet been received, will per- brought to the fore: the existing awarding of the trophy for the best ing Hall , in the rooms used a s the part of the program consisted of mit issuance and checking of policy has not been followed, and it Homecoming display and the crownkitchen and luncheonette of last a film showing education of an in- stickers to engineering students is the job of the Student Council ing of the Homecoming Queen. The final event of the weekend ternational basis - "That All May when obtained. year's snack bar. to improve 't he enforcement of the When asked what she thought of Learn". Participating in the AsStickers will entitle parking policy. It was finally decided that is an informal cocktail party, buffet the new bookstore, Millie Gittens, sembly program were: Glenn Phe- students to consideration in the a letter be sent to l!.11 club presi- supper, and dance at the Hotel. bookstore head, burst out it, "It's t hean, Neil Turtel, Nancy Morris, South River Street parking -area dents, reminding them of the. pro- Sterling. wonderful!" Millie said ·that the Carl Zolskoski, Jeanette Perrins, only. The area covers most of visions in the Constitution of the HOMECOMING PROGRAM other day she thought the book- Ji mJ ones, and Jessie Roderick. the river side of the street be- Student Body which deals with the Friday, November 11 store was on fire, but upon investiAnd finally, in collaboration with tween Northampton and South holding of social events, and in8:30 p.m.: Warm-Up Party at gating she found that it was just the national White House Confer- Streets. forming them that if the policy is Kingston House. the warm, pure sunlight streaming ence on Education instituted by _______ _ _ __ _ _ __ not strictly adhered to in the fu through clean, wide windows. Hav- President Eisenhower, a very sucture, the Student Council will take Saturday, November 12 ing all this sunshine is something cessful Luzerne County White On Wednesday, November 16, definite action aga.inst the offend9 :00 a.m.: Breakfast meetin_ .g of new to Millie as she had spent eight House Conference sponsored by the Naval Office procurement officers ing club, to the extent of withLettermen. long years accustomed to seeing AIDS was held on the Wilkes cam- will be at Hollenback Hall to inter- drawal of recognition. shafts of dust-cluttered light fall pus last Tuesday afternoon and view '55 .·graduates for the Navy's 10 :00 a.m.: Alumni Council. through the barred windows of the evening. 11 :30 a.m.: Luncheon meeting, officer. program. · "dungeon" under Chase Hall. Wilkes Cafeteria. Extremely happy with the new 2 :30 p.m.: Wilkes vs. Bridgebookstore, Millie noted that the port, Kingston Stastudents are also pleased because dium. now they brouse around the larger 6·:45 p.m.: Informal Cocktail store and often sit down and take The College's Cue 'n' Curtain Thursday night, will be directed by Party, Buffet Supper, The Education Club and the Dance, Hotel Stera load off their feet. Millie added members are still at work painting Alfred S. Groh. The cast of the three-act , play, I.R.C. have joined forces to present that the bookstore is doing better ling. business in its new location because sets for next week's production of a work dealing with a bet on how a program to the Wilkes College · more people have bought more arti- "Nothing But The Truth". With long a man can go without lying - Assembly on Tuesday. cles which were unable to be dis- the a ctors rehearsing every night, even to the extent of little social Gl enn Phethean and Dick Murray, played before. the acting club's problem now . is "white lies" - includes Bruce Wil- president of the Education Club Classes to be Inforrned These physical additions (which whipping the physical properties liams, Jam es Miller, Larry Amdur, and I.R.C. respectively, have an- About Film Schedule All classes which have a filmnounced that the program will conthe alumni will see when they tour for the playinto final shape. and Paul Schiffer. Others in the play cast will be sist of two parts. The first part of showing scheduled will meet in the campus tomorrow) plus the "Nothing But The Truth" is slatfriendliness of Wilkes students ed to go on the boards before the Carl Ernst, Jane Obitz, Marian the cooperative program will be a Chase Hall basement (former Book(which was always here) combine Coll ege and the general public next Laines , Patricia Yost, Barbara Tan- short film on the United Nations, store) which will now serve as the and the second part will be a short permanent projection room. This to make Wilkes "the jewel of Friday and Saturday nights. The ski, Nancy Beam, Nancy Brown. Fred Helfrick will direct the Col- skit enact ed by members of both schedule will go into effe ct Friday, jewels of all the schools" as further · play will be previewed to high November 11, 1955. cl ubs. goes the College Drinking Song. school audiences on the previous lege drama group's stage crew. STUDENTS, FACULTY Alumni Judge Displays COUNCIL DISCUSSES ACTIVE IN EDUCATION Tonite; Awards at Game ALL-COLLEGE DANCE, WEEK CONFERENCES ACTIVITIES POLICY INFORMAL ,.WARM-UP',, FOOTBALL, COCKTAILS. TOP GRAD ACTIVITIES ,, IRC, Educatio~ Clubs "NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH Present Assembly Skit �3 Friday, 'November 11. 195·5 m>,RQJilliMS WISDO M 1 'Thi:s is cb_ty way of w:elcomi:Eg 'the CoHege1s Alumni :back ·to 0 .F the,ar:ea, and extehding ;o.u,r ·g reetings, and good .wishes ·to them. 1Usually •w-e .look with •€1 slightly doubtful eye on so-called . "college ,s:entim.en-t'', :btd: \W.e do think that ·a~yone who can sue- ; cessfully s.trugg:le 1th1.0llgh •fo:m .or pei:hqps ·more _yeats ,of •the NANCY FREY, SAM MINES standards 1here ·deser.v.es. ·s ome form of fawm,ible mention, even By Question: How would you sugif if'.s nothiilrg more ithan a cordial welcome. gest that Pennsylvania raise B~ George Elliot Actmg Dean of Men ":ELCOME HOME, ALUMNI! Im not sure whether I approve entirely of Alumni Home-Coming Weekends. It seems to me that after all the festivities are over there is a compelling tendency for money in its contFoversi-a l tax us teachers to gaze critically and ~ournfully into the mirror. This program? MARVIN KURLANCHEEK, ju- com~elling tende~y has little or nior, biology major~ "I suggest that nothmg to do w1th the weekend the legislature tighten up on un- festivities. themselves. F.or days our hair seems just a necessary spending. Contractors who, perhaps, are intimate with a little bit thinner than it was the prominent politician can see their week before. A way clear to enormous profits. It's few :fac-ial lines the oki mflationary spiral which h a v e ·Il!\ysterimust be snipped in the bud. l'm · ously been ·addquite certain that people would not mind paying a reasonable graduat- ed. We ·never ed income ta x, provided graft was noticed what eliminated." might pa&s as a LEONAf.D MULCAHY, sopho- double chin bemore, accounting major: "The best fore. 'Fhe mild type of a tax would i.:,e one in which plumpness .we e,-ery person contributes. With managed to igthis in mind 1 ieel that a tax pro- nore last week is now a wellportional to a person's income wm Elliot achieve the desired results whereas eSt ablished and the use of a luxury tax or any other obvious pot. type of a tax would hit some people One reason for this saddening rehard and others not at all." evalu•a tion of ourselves is the BAR.BARA F-EDERER, freshman, shocking changes which have taken sec1'etarial studies: "Since some place in our graduates of a few form of taxation is imperative, I years past. 'I don't mean to imply would . :favor the sales tax rather ne C' essarily that they have deterithan a state income tax." . orated or that the.y are over the HOWARD GROSS, senior, ac- well-known hill. But what happencounting major: "A good way for ed to the rnbust, carefree youth of Penni:!ylvania to raise money by yeS.teryears.? way of taxes would be to tolerate The former c-ampu-s play-boy is gambling, and to tax the proceeds now the re-spected Reverend Jones. heavily." The sleek at hlete is now the well- WILKES WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW? As we just mentioned, the Alumni are in town for the College's annaul Homecoming Festivities. Part of the celebration embraces 1omorrow afternoon's football game with Bridgeport, at the- 'halftime ceremonies of which the ·B eacon's second annual Homecoming Queen will be crowned. ·The young lady in question, Jacqueline Jones, was selected earlier this week by a board of faculty members considered as outside objective experts, together with the Beacon editorial staff and the Alumni Sec:retary. We trust the students will help the Alumni have a successful Homecoming by turning out for this last ,home ball game. The Beacon has done and is doing what has been meted out as its part, as have the Alumni, and it would help if the College also continued to do its part as in the past. Thel'e are various other reasons for going to the game besides the cherished hope that we'll foul up the ceremonies. Among other things, football is recognized today as a legitimate form of entertainment and recreation. Too, it would probably also help the yearbook photographer to have a better background for his pictures than the usual blank rows of empty seats. HERE WE GO AGAIN They tell us that a few honest liberals and sincere supporters of .the honor system may ha,v e been in some way offeneded by our editol'ial of last week. We triep to explain that we were not in opposition to honor systems per se, but to the particular one offered in assembly last week. We still have an open mind on the subject, are·-willing to be shown. And if we did inadvertently offend the sincere, it goes without saying that they have our apologies. · Indeed, part of the .purpose of our editorial was to protect those who favor .a system (to say nothing of the rest of our readers).from falling prey to an honor plan that was, to us, unworkable. When we attacked this plan, we did not by any stret~h of the imagination wish to indicate that it was offered in anything but good faith. What caused our protests was the inconsistency of a group which had not, apparently, been able to agree, even amidst itself, just what the basis of the proierred system was to be. When offered at first, the plan was to have had no means for punishing or reporting violators. Then one of the honor advocates .g rudgingly admitted under pressure from the audience that, if the situation got too bad, "something would have to be done." The "Honor Council" proposed in the offered plan would merely report on the "workability and continuation" of the system. In short, the very advocates of the sytem, when they explained that the system would probably be dropped if the 'Coun• cil's reports proved adverse, themselves admitted the plan's un wolikabi1ity. And the remark .later to the effect that "even if all the system does is to keep the cheating down to the present level. why not accept it" again admitted the high probability of failure of the plan. In other words, these faults in the proposed type of honor system were not brought out by attacks or questions of us or by those who would have to bear the responsibility if the system were instituted, but by those who offered the plan themselves. HASTE AND THE REST OF US Those who would institute their own particular brand of system here at the College have a right to their plans and opinions. We would be, of course, about the last quarter from which to expect or receive any attack on such unquestioned rights. We argue, when we feel it necessary, against plans and opinions, not against the right to them. We may legitimately argue against the plans and opinions, as well as the manner in which they are presented, and in this case it is such presentation as well as plan and opinion which concern us. We cannot help but be disturbed by the frantic, almost fanatic rapidity with which the advocates of the system under consideration rush to thrust their views upon their fellow-students. There is, it seems, a sense of "rush, rush, rush," "quick, quick, quick," "hurry, hurry, hurry_." about the way the whole thing has shoved at the students while at full tilt so to speak that gives us .pausei. This haste disturbs us. Somehow, it feels vaguely unnr;xtural. One wonders why these planners and opinionfonn~rs .a re in such a rush to throw their half-formed concepts before us, why they are not content to let the rest of us go quietly about 'mrr .business. WHO'S THE INTERESTED PARTY HERE? Yet for all their fuss and feathers, the promoters of this questionable system do not seem, so far, to be particularly convincing to the people who'd be saddled with their system if it were instituted - the students. Perhaps the best comment on their arguments is that they weren't able o hold he students at the very assembly at which the plans and arguments were presented. Wilkes students, normally attentive to even one of the dullest speakers, no matter how over-long he spoke, implicitly gave one of the most expressive opinions ~f the system and the arguments for it without speaking a word. They simply watched the clock. and when the time came they clapped their hats on their heads and went off in search, presumably, of something more substantial for their stomachs than had been feeding their minds for an hour past. m!.:eA!~ :~a~~~~jl~~ii~/~:= I rounded businessman; somewhat .on the jowly side too. The mild and meek student of former days is now the divorced father of thirteen children, "The girl I would most like to elope with" is now the sedate matron who seems to have P.T.A. tottooed all over her. The once glib politician is now the harassed and silent husband. All the stillactive alumni wolves seem sudd.e nly to notice the long latent attractions of the former Miss Nothing. One thing I will be awed about for weeks to come is the "success story" graduate, who I vaguely remember slouching and yawning in my eight o'clock economics class years ag·o. It was a little difficult to recognize him with his eyes open. Now, however, he treats me with just the slightest air of condescension as he ex plains the current economic state of the union - from the businessman's point of view, that is. In spite of these mild distractions ther~ is something wond.e rful, and satisfying and memorable about these occasions. A graduate never really leaves his school behind; there is always something of the college in him, and something of him still remains at the campus. , There is something just a little bit sad too as we have occasion to try to relive some of the good old days. For a little while then, "Welcome Home, John and Bill and Mary and Louise and all of you!" Your satisfaction and joy at being here is only topped by our satisfaction and joy at seeing you all once again. ;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;;-~-~-~---.-:.:--~-$-••-.!-:-~-;..--~-;.--:.--:.----:_:_-~-.,.-.--.,.:---!-;.-;.--;:--:.~--: Tottring the Clubs JUST ALITTLE HUMOR posing a graduated income tax on individuals, but not on industries - this .would be ·the only method by which the high debt the state Some people's writings are a S.A.M. - The Society for the Adis now in could be equally distri- vancement of Management is head- jungle of verbage thrown together buted." ed on campus by Len Mucahy; it with a Sahara of thought. is a junior chap.ter of the nationJohn Linkowski (about a philosoLE.TT-ER TO :PHE ·EDIT-GR wide S.A.M. Members from both Nov. 7, 1955 the engineering and business fields phy book): "Look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Fredrick Wilhem NieDear •Editor: meet periodically with the Senior tze!" Last il'uesday, during a&sembly, I chapter in the Hotel Sterling and Dave Roats (after saying, "Hello asked the question: "If we take ·as the Hotel Jermyn in Scranton. At our basic pTemise that man is hon- the latter location the organization snob."): "That's what I like about est, why are we going to institut e decided. on Monday night to spon- this place; sometimes people alan honor system? Would it be for sor a .talk on campus by the pFes i- most speak to you." Unidentified industrialist, disthe prestige that would accrue to dent of the Nicholson Corporation . cussing educators' salaries: "When Wilkes, or .would it be a question CUJ E 'N' CURTAIN -With the a teacher's income gets to the point of mo:mli.ty ?'' I am not ·against the ,honor sys- current three-act comedy ''Nothing where you will suggest to your son tem, per se. But it should be un- But The Truth" not yet by the that he ought to try teaching as a derstood that man -is instinctively boanls, the actors under the leader- profession, then we are approachaware of good or evil. He knows ship ,o,f ·P aul Schiffer are already ing a reasonable figure." the penalties of eheatmg in .an thinking in terms of the Wilkes You know you're getting old examination: he is only cheating spectacular, "Bloomer Girl". when the mercury in your feet is TDR - President BerniceThom- replaced by the lead in your pants. himself. Now if a normally honest person made a mistake, what would as announced that the recent wiener -Bill Stern. be the consequences? In any roast was a success and the sorority The trouble with ·R ussian roulette course other than biology, which is is beginning to formulate plans for th marked on a curve, the actions of its annual Christmas donations to is at there aren't enough Russians the person in question would have the local under-privileged children. playing it. EDUCATION - Glenn Phethean One thing about growing old is no hearing upon his fellow students. Now the logical qu.e stion president of the Ed Club and tempo- th at you don't feel your oats as arises: How can we as human be- rary chairman of a newly formed much as you do your corns. A friend took a Scot to the zoo ings judge our fellows? Should distl'ict Future Teachers of Amerisocial ostracization be envoked? I ca announced the club's plans to and pointed out the American hardly think so! Aren't we all hold a series of talks on education moose to him. "Hoot mon!" cried human and therefore prone to in foreign lands. The many foreign Angus. "I'd hate to meet the Amerierror? students at Wilkes will lead the can rat." I * * ,:, ,., * An honor system would undoubt- discussions. edly prove beneficial to the student CHEMISTRY - November 17 Odes to Our Faculty: and faculty. .But it must be a sys- has been set as the tentative date WORLD LIT HIT tem of liberality, based upon mu- for a talk to be held in the Lecture Prof Raddin by name of George tual !'espect. Hall by a yet announced official ee ah Sincerely, from the chemical industry. Other Knows English from A ah to Z ah Marvin Kurlancheek activities that will probably occur In teaching World Lit in December are field trips to the His words always fit. - WILKES COLLEGE Corning Glass Wor,k s in New York They have ah nah mah tab po ee ah. State, and a tour of the local Hessler Laundry Co., where the chemis- We sing of our dear Doctor Davies A newspaper published each week try of dry cleaning will be studied. Who doesn't know Pisces from HISTORY George Silewski of the regular school year by and Aves for the students of Wilkes Col- announced that the very active But in t eaching World Lit lege, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Sub- History Club is now making ready He makes such a hit for a sport dance to be held in the The students all give him the raves. scription: $1.80 per semester. Editor T. R. Price near future. Also on the club calAsst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels endar is a trip to the historic battleAsst ... Editor .... John Kushnerick field at Gettysburg. PSYCH-SOC - Dave Fischi an- before Thanksgiving. The Club Sports Editor Jonni Falk Business Mgr . .... Richard Jones nounced -the club wiener roast will will also aid Dr. Sheldon Cohen in Asst. Bus. Mgr . .... .... Irwin. Kaye be held on November 20. Plans are a research project. Faculty Adviser Mr. F. J. Salley also being formulated for a field ECONOMIC - With the Square Editorial and business offices trip. Last year's trip to Retreat dance held last week now behind located on second floor of Lecture Hospital was informative and in- them, the club members are readyHall, South River Street, Wilkes- teresting. This year non-members ing for a trip to Wall Street to obBarre, on the Wilkes campus. will be invited to take the field trip serve the stock exchange in action. Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's with the club. The club will also visit certain inBIO - Dr. Alvin Prapiewski will dustrial centers in the New York Printe:ry, rear 55 North Main speak to the club on the Tuesday area, Chet Miller announced. Street, Wilkes-Bane, Pa. Beacon �Friday, November 11, 1955 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 Nine Seniors Play Final .Tilt For Boaters at Philadelphia When the soccer team travels to Philadelphia tomorrow to play Philadelphia Textile Institute, nine seniors who have been responsible for winning seasons for the past three years will . be making their last appearance in the Blue and Gold of .t he soccer team. 'Most of the nine boys have formed the . nucleus of a Colonel team that brought Wilkes its first soecer wins as well as winning seasons. PARK ER PETRILAK will wind up a long and brilliant career in Wilkes' sports by tending the goal for the last time. Petrilak holds the distinction of being the only four-letter man in Wilkes history. He holds · monograms in football, basketball and baseball as well as soccer. JIM FERRIS will doff his soccer suit after tomorrow's game and· join the basketball squad for the 1955-56 campaign. A fine allaround athlete, Ferris was voted Beacon Athlete of the Year last year. YOUNSU KOO is one of the foreign boys who came along just at the same time that Bob ·P artridge was developing the current squad and fit in nicely. Younsu was voted to the Tri-State AllStai· team last year and has been a winner of Athlete of the Week honors. A terminal student in engineering, he will continue his studies elsewhere. He holds the all-time scoring record with eight goals. CARL VAN DYKE, like Ferris, will join the basketball . team next week. He paces the team in scoring with· seven goals and has figured prominently in All-American nominations doled out by officials and rival coaches. GLENN PHETHEAN and JOE POPPLE, the two fullbacks, both hail from West Pittston and play side by• side on the soccer field. Phethean was the first Athlete of the Week this year and has been outstanding. Popple is noted for his strong kicking foot. They form the finest fullback team in Wilkes history. SAM SHUGAR leaves the soccer team after the T extile game, but will head right for coach John Reese's grappling squad. Sam has been a steady performer all year despite a raft of injuries. HANK DEIBEL has been an under-rated performer who has come into his own in recent weeks. · He. is the most dangerous man on the team on corne1; kicks, and four of his boots have been converted into scores this year. He will leave a big hole at outside right. FRED BOOTE got a starting assignment in mid-season and immediately made a hit. Playing inside, he has been one of the scrappiest performers on the squad and made his first goal of the year a winning tally against Elizabethtown, All nine boys will be in the startin glineup against the foreign starstudded Philadelphia Textile team tomorrow. The Colonels dumped this team last year and will be looking for a repeat in this tilt. A win tomorrow would assure the hooters of the best season in Wilkes history. The record now stands at four wins, three 1ties, and three losses. ANSWER TO INQUIRY Parker Petrilak Jim Ferris An inquiry from another eollege arrived in the public relations office this week which contained a loaded question. The letter asked if there was any truth to the rumor t hat Wilkes College was going to drop footba ll due to_ lac·k of interest and finances. We would like to go on r ecord as saying that there is no truth to this rumor. Nor do we know how the story started to circulate. But before we all go overboard, let's examine the fa cts . About six years ago, Wilkes put teams on the field which created quite a reputation for cold , single-wing efficiency. Most of these teams was composed of World War II veterans. They were bigger and more experienced than the 19-20 year olds manning today's gridirons. As a matter of fact, several of them were our boyhood heroes on local high school teams. . There has been no such · flood of vet erans onto college camp use:; following the Korean War. The average draft8oil in the K-war was in the 21-2.5 age bracket and had eit h er completed his college education :(students were exempted) or else he had a good job to go back to. .Those who decided to go to college did not go to play football. Most of the athletes had already had a crack at coll ege sports. FOOTBALL BACK TO NORMAL Thus, we can say that football has achieved some so rt of normalcy since the World War II boom. · Most schools have had their share of ups and downs and just to prove that ·wilkes is no exception, we are doi.vn - ·but so are the University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern and even Texas. You can't be a winner every year. The policy of the administration concerning football is not one of de-emphasis, but one of sanity. We encoura-g e football, but we require that football players meet the standards of the college. This corner doesn't believe that any football player has ever been turned away from the school if he measured up to its standards. Nor do we solicit gridders to come to Wilkes. We are a small college and only so many scholarships can be given out. Instead of being given to athletes, they are iss ued for leadership. If a person receiving such a grant happens to be an athlete, he still must meet the requirements specified. WE HAVE IT, IF THEY WANT IT Younsu Koo Carl Van Dyke Football has n ever been a money-making proposition on this campus. It is given a budget every year like any other school activity and must try to stay within this budget. A ·deficit is expected. Nobody is pressuring the public to see our games. It it wants to come it is welcome. We think that the let-down is indicative of today's youth, rather than the school or its policies. Take a look at high school footbal l. G.A,R., once considered a pushover, is riding a crest . . Once powerful teams, like Kingstori. and Nanticoke, are far below par. We can remember when it took three cuts to get the Kingston squad down to where the coaches could start hand-picking the material they wanted. Now, they are lucky if 50 boys come out for the ·sport. Swoyerville continues to put out top-notch teams with a minimum of manpower. But it is the exception because it has a peculiar breed of boy there - peculiar today because they want to play football - and Y onKondy does it all by himself. How is the high school condition refl ected at Wilkes? Despite the fact that the student bgdy is higher in numbers than ever, Russ Picton took only 23 men to Hofstra last week. There are some good boys among that 23, but they can't do it alone. Actually, in terest in sports arriong males has reached a low point - even to where John Reese had to advertise for a manager - once· highly prized positron which was fought over. a Glenn Phethean Joe Popple HIGH SCHOOL BELOW PAR Last year's high school seniors are this year's freshmen at Wilkes -and last year was probably the worst year for high school football in Valley history. The good team s were fair and the bad t eams were poorer. Naturally, the better players f ell prey to the big-time scouts. However, things are bound to take a turn for the better and the overflow of players will find their way to Wilkes to become good small college gridders. ' The temporary swing away from s1>0rts can't continue because of the very nature of youth. It will tire of new interests and turn back to the old favorites - football, baseball and such. Yet, there is a touch of irony in the inquiry which started this mess. It came from a school which just last year was lamenting its gridiron fate and pleading for the administration to dig up a few "honest-togoodness" football players. KERNEL KWICKIES Sam Sbugar Hank Deibel BOWLING REGISTRATIONS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS POLLEY EXTENDS THANKS FOR SOCCER TEAM GIFT Further registrations for the intramural bowling program, may be made only at the public relations office. Late registrants get their name on a team by contacting Jonni Falk in P.R. List of teams and schedules will be circulated late next week. Girls are reminded that they too are eligible to compete. Previous experience is not necessary and is frowned upon in some quarters. About 20 girls have already registered for this popular Sunday evening pastime. Dave Polley, soccer star who was lost for the season three weeks ago, would like to express his thanks to the members of the soccer team for presenting him with a gift while he was in the hospital. Fred Boote Dave returned from the hospital this week but has not as yet returned to classes. He would also like to express appreciation to those who visited him during his hospital stay. A pat on the shoulder to the lo yal fans who journeyed to Hofstra last Friday and then sat through the wind and rain for a few hours.. Wish we had more like you .... DA VE POLLEY faked us out by coming home from the hospital Monday. Glad to have him back. , .. A note of thanks to GLENN PHETHEAN who covered last week's soccer game during our absence and did an excellent job. His first try, too . . . . Also, thanks to CHET MILLER for helping him ... . RUSS P,\CTON eagerly awaiting a chance to go hunting .. .. Ditto JACK CURTIS .... Anybody have. any° good hunting yarns? , .. Trophy awards will be made to the individual leaders in the intramural bowling league. . . . Homecoming Day will give the student body a chance to see several of the former Colonel stars who will be in the stands watching. . . . It is not true that several of the faculty members who have signed up for bowling will correct exam papers while bowling against students. It was rumored that one instructor did this in the past. 28 North Main Street 18 W. Northampton St. Wilkes-Barre ~~~~~~~~ �5 WILKF.s COLLEGE BEACON Friday, November 11, 1955 Bridgeport Homecoming Opponent Formal Hoop Drills BToowbliengPTuebalm1·shL_edists -· LJnder Davzs· During Next Week Begzn With four of last year's. starting five back, Ed Davis opened formal drills this week for his first Wilkes College basketball team. Of the four, only Joe Jablonski is in uniform at present. John Bresnahan. Carl Van Dyke and Jim Ferris are still spending their spare moments in soccer suits and will not be avaiable until early next week. ·· There are 21 players now working out under Davis' direction at •n ight practice sessions. Night practice will continue until Davis finishes a tour as assistant grid coach at Plymouth. Among the .21 candidates are 15 freshmen, four sophomores and two seniors, but six ·others are expected out aftler the end of soccer and football seasons. Besides Bresnahan, Ferris and . VaTI. Dyke, Joe Popple will also exclran.ge his ·soccer uniform for a basketball suit, and Cliff Brautigan :and Jarell Cashmere will exchange football cl-eats for sneaks. Jablonski Heads Drills bnformal drills were held last week 1J1nder, 'the direction of Joe Jablonski. However, the practices under the eyes of Davis will decide the formation of the team which will open a 23-game schedule on December 2 with Ithaca providing the opposition at the campus gym, Freshmen candidates for the squad are: Reggie Trzeskowski, Walter . Angielski, Harold Smith, Dave Gowen, Bob Mason, John Gend:a11, Bob Rahl, Tom Ruggiero, Pete :Strojney, Frank Pavlick, John Tokach, Max Friedlander, J erry Ester:man, Jack Golden, and Dave :Shales, 6-8 center. Sophomores are: Ed Birnbaum, Hob Sokol, Don Domzalski and Elmer Snider. The other senior is Ed Troutman, a veteran of last year's squad. While the returning lettermen are not exceptionally tall, they form the nucleus of a fast-break team which should be able to give the tough schedule a good battle. Shales will get a good look by Davis as he could supply the answer to the Colonel height problem. DIRECTORS NEEDED FOR VOLLEYBALL, PING-PONG Student directors are still needed for the volleyball and pingpong tournaments which .are slated to start immediately after the Thanksgiving recess, John Reese announced today. Anybody interested in helping out these. intramural pro,grarns should contact Reese in his gym office as soon as possible. Student directors are needed to help in the formation of rosters and schedules. The title "Student Director'' is conferred upon those who volunteer. Joe Jablonski Gridders Hope to Present Alumni With 'Welcome Back lo WC' Victory; Experts Expect High-Scoring Game Over 90 people have registered f for the intramural bowling proRuss Picton's rambling gridders return home tomorrow or gram thus necessitating the forma- the annual Homecoming Day at the College to meet Bridgeport tion of a waiting list. in what will be the second and last home game for the gridders Only six alleys will be available this year. to the College for the bowling proThe Colonel's will be endavoring to presnt the alumni and gra mand this means that only 12 student body with a homecoming The fullback slot will be held teams could be formed. The teams day gift with their second win of down by either Joe Marrucci or will be divided into two six-team the current campaign after drop- Jerry McDougall. The quarterback leagues which will bowl on alter- ping five tilts. position will be placed in the capnate Sundays. The Colonels will be placing the able hands of sophomore Steve ButThose people who have not been brunt of their hopes for a win in kowski. placed on bowling teams at th e the capable hands of little Ronnie High Score Expected start of the season will replace ab- R escigno, workhorse left halfback. Howie Gross, Art Tambur, Dave sentees as the season progresses. Rescigno was the shining light a- Panzitta and Rescigno will be callTeam rosters will be posted on gain in the loss to Hofstra last ed upon to oppose the Bridgeport bulletin boar~s early next week. weekend. quartet in what could turn out to Due t-0 defacmg of roster forms,. Bridgeport in Good Shape be the highest scoring game of the some names could not be read. The University of Bridgeport year. ?thers were probably put on as team is in the best shape of the The line, though weak on reJokes_. We suggest th at. you_ re~d season, according to reports . from serves, will be in the best shape of 1 the ~1st clos_ely a nd then mqmre _n ex-grid coach George Ralston who the year with Cliff Brautigan availpubhc relations as to why you ai e is studying for his doctorate at able for full-time duty at tackle~ not on a team or how you may get Columbia. Jarell Cashmere, Neil Dadurka, on one. While Bridgeport has been bowl- Bob Masonis, Joe Wilk, Glenn · If your name is li st ed wi th a ing over all opponents, coach 'Kay' Carey and Bill Farish will compose· team and you do not want to bowl, Kondratovich is very pleased with the remainder of the line. please contact Jonni Falk imme- his club's fight and hustle. Appearing for the last time be-· diately so that you may be scratchThe Bridgeport backfield is com- fore the student body in Blue and th th ed. This is the only way at e nosed of halfbacks Bob Mark, Gold un iforms will be: Jarell Cashoverflow of those who want to bowl Johnny Carr, Charlie Pike and mere, end; Joe Wilk, Cliff Brautimay get on teams. dangerous Ed 'Rebel' Hall. These gan, tackles; Bob Masonis, guard; It has been decided to poS t P0 ne :11 en alternate with Hall being rat- Captain Glen Carey, center; and the opening of the -k egling season ed as the best of the quartet. Howie Gross, quarterback. until after Thanksgiving. The Center alleys will not open until the 14th and the league would not be able to fun ction during Thanksgiving recess anyway. Please observe the rules and help to make the league as good as 1t was last _ye_a_r._ _ __ By CLIFF KOBLAND Buller Hall Downs Weckesser, 20-13, Formal Grappll·ng As Weinberger, Lind Spark Rally Dr 1 I I s Io StarI; · The unlucky an dwinless W eckesser Hall football team lost close one this past Tuesday by a score of 20-13, in the Frosh Look Good lx-~~: ~~~: '!~~:1i!~~!it Ianother only intramural game played. - ■ 1 Formal wrestling practice for the 1955-56 edition of the Colonel grapplers will start Monday, according to an announ cement by John Reese, wrestling mentor. Informal practice which started a week ago reached a new intesity late this week with the arrival of equipment which had been ordered. While the several veterans who are back from last year have been joined by some new prospects from local high schools, Reese stressed a · need for additional candidates . The grappler coach emphasized the fact that all boys are not available for every m eet due to scheduling, weight and injury difficulties. H e in vites any boy interested in the sport to join the 'team Monday. Frosh Look Good Reese, although still busy with the soccer team, has been pleased with the showing of several freshmen who have been working out in the informal drills. Kingston High is represented by two top prospects in Bill Adams will visit the campus on November 14 - this corning Monday. Students are reminded that it is a requirement of the College that all have chest X-rays taken. It takes but a few minutes to check one's health. and Bill Yenelavage. Jim Ward and Keith Will iams, Coughlin; Ray Saba, G,A .R.; and Walt Glogowski, Plymouth, are others who have pre·,-ious experience. Two veterans of last year's team who are busily getting into condition are Bob Morgan and Dave Thomas both of whom should be standouts this year, Reese expects Sam Shugar and Ed Masonis to join the team next week following the completion of soccer. Neil Dadurka will shed h is football uniform and return to wrestling the following week. The first meet is scheduled for December 14 at Swarthmore with the toughest meet of the season coming three days later when the grapplers meet Hofstra. FROSH GIORDANO 'PLAYER OF WEE-K' It is unusua"l when a -freshman nails down "Athlete of the · Week" honors, but anybody_who has been watching the soccer team all year would have told you sooner or later, Nick Giordano was going _to get ' ~ all. . f k was elected . by the sports )rs- and .. team coaches for his ,;ling play against Gettysburg . .Saturday, · but he could have .,' pi-eked anytime in the past Two years later, he graduated from KHS and can now speak English flu ently John Reese, hooter coach, rates him as the finest soccer prospect in the history of the school despite the fact that there hav~ been a few boys by the name of Kazimi, Koo and Ferris around for a wh ile. Nick got his first two goals against a tou g h Elizabethtown Col'·h. lege team and added singletons a'really found himself after bega inst Trenton, East Stroudsburg, vitched from inside to outside and Gettysbmg. Be scored the a·n d promptly responded by winning goal against Trenton. home five goals in the last With three more soccer seasons Up until the Elizabethahead of him, Nick has a good when he made the chance to break every record in the ~med to be having sport at Wilk es , , acclimating him- , Nick Giordano Nick sa ys that his parents are c;occer. 1 himself. Born ago and attended Kingston High due t o join him in America next · '! came to this : School despite the fact that he year and that his younger brother •.hree years I couldn't speak a woTd of English. will make an even better player. Weckesser led at half-time by a 13-0 margin. Neil Turtel took a Gary Weingartner pass for the first score. Weingartner then went around end for the conversion. In the second quarter, Weckesser scored again on a pass play. This time Weingartner hit end Bill Duffy for Hofstra Nips Colonels 13 - 6 in Rainstorm Hofstra's Flying Dutchmen made two fir st period scores stand up as they registered a 13 o 6 decision over Coach Russ Picton's alwaysthreatening Colonels in rain-splattered Long Island, Saturday. Ronni e Rescigno scored the first of two Colonel tallies in the foµrth period on a one-yard plunge following a poor Dutchmen's ki ck on the 11. The second score, which came on Ronnie R escigno's dive from the 3, was nullified by an offside penalty. . This was one of numerous Colonel threats which proved fruitless throughout the · afternoon particularly in the third period when the Colonel encampment was entrenched in their opponents' backyard b_ut with nil effect against a seemingly impregnable Di.1tchmen defense. Don Pollian, Hofstra's quarterback, prov ed to be the straw that broke the camel's back as he completed a one-man show tallying both first period T.D.'s on runs of 79 and 44 yards. While Pollian was running, the Colon els added another casualty to their long list as quarterback Howie Gross retired with a leg in. jury to bring on Freshman Andy Molitoris, who completed a splendid job. Booters Take Fourth; Dump Gettysburg, 2-1 Nick Giordano and Fred Boote scored goals in the first and third periods to provide the power for the Colonels' fourth triumph of the '55 sea son by a 2to 1 count against a fightin g Gettysburg eleven :at Gettysburg Saturday. Gettysburg scored early, in the first athletic engagement of all time between the two schools, when (continued on page 6) the score. The conversion was missed and at the half it was 13-0 in favor of W eckesser. Fumbles Costly Costly fumbles in the second half led to the downfall of W eckesser. Twice on kickoffs during the second half W eckesser's Turtel fumbled a nd twice Butl er recovered. Both of these mi splays led directly to Butler scores. Mickey Weinberger bucked up the middle in the third period after aWeckesser fumble was recovered by Butler. Jerry Lind scored later in the same period on a pass play and with the conversion missed the score stood 13-13 at the end of 3 quarters of play. The game stood tied till only a minute remained to play. But finally Butler's power began to show and Weinberger scored again, going straight up the middle. LEAGUE STANDINGS (Tuesday, November 8, 1955) 0 Golden Trojans 1 0 1' Engineers .. .. 1 0 0 Butler Hall . 2 1 1' Weckesser Hall O 3 Saturday, November 19, is the la st day upo n which students may remove incompletes. Failure to remove in complete will result in ari automatic failure in the incomplete course, • LC>NGS1Nt 4"\W\C~ FEATURING THE IVY LEAGUE LOOK FOR COLLEGE MEN �6 Friday, November 11, 1955 Wll.KES COLLEGE BEACON 2nd Annual 'Big Band Blast' Tonite Two Combos Play Until 1 A.M.; No Intermission is New Feature; Proceeds Go to Modern Workshop CHARGE ACCOUNT At Newly Remodeled POMEROY'S JORDAN TUXEDOS TO RENT Special Price To Students 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. Est. 1871 B"AUM'S The Wilkes College Band sets· the stage for a gala Homecoming Weekend by bringing the second annual 'Big Band Blast' to the campus tonite. Two five-piece combos will furnish 4 solid hours of modern dance music in one of the most unusual programs sponsored here in many years, it was announced by dance It would be a mess if the three chairman Ralph Harrison. Believing that many dances are hundred and fifty members of the forced into a 'cooling off period' by freshman class argued back and the usual intermission, at a time forth over an issue without having when the dance, the conversation, someone first give the issue some and the party atmosphere are mere- thought. The Freshman Council, the adly beginning to gain momentum, the band members have decided to ministrative body of the freshman eliminate intermission tonite by class, has been organized for this booking two separate music-making purpose. The council is composed of the elected officers of the class combos. in addition to the following repreAt 9 the first set of musicians sentatives · who were appointed will take the band stand. This from various fields of study by the combo features: Ruth Remley, pia- class officers: no; Bill Figart, trumpet; Bob Zajkowski, bass; Gino Marchetti on the drums; and an unnannounced guitarist. Band director Bob Moran will 'ride along' on the trombone. At the time most dances would .-see the musicians taking a 20minute pause, a second combo featuring Ann Faust, piano; Lenny Sabalesky, sax; Bob Lynch trumpet; Paul Schiffer, drums and vocals; · Ralph Harrison, bass; will keep the musical ball rolling. The energetic Mr. Moran will again do trombone work with this second group. Proceeds from the affair will go ·to the Modern Music Workshop, -which has been working the past few years without the funds needed to purchase arrangements and other supplies that all bands need. Last year the Workshop presented one hour of popular music at an assembly program. It was oneof the most talked about, and appreciated assemblies of the year. Contribution tickets are available on campus for 50 cents from the ticket committee: Joe Risso, Dom Domzalski, and Bob Zajkowski. Other committees are: refreshments, Janet Jones, Marilyn Carl, and Mary Lou Chickson; publicity, Ann Faust, Bill Jam es, and Carroll Davenport. Open A Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** ACE DUPONT DRY CLEANING Frosh Appoint Council For Efficient Planning - 9 West Market Street WHkes-Barre, Pa. 1 Hour Service - 280 S. RIVER ST. For All Your College Needs Throughout The Year . . . And SAVE! PARK, SHOP and EAT WILKES-BARRE (continued from page 5) · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • , BOOTERS TAKE FOURTH: Kay Noonan, Terry Smith, Lucille Albanese, Ellen Kemp, Tex Bartlett, Judy Gomer, Lois Betner, Marshall Harlan, Nick Siecko, and Ed McCafferty. . Th e counc1 1 mere1y represents the class; it does not run the class. All fr eshmen are invited to attend• meetings of the Freshman Council. Th t· d I f th . e nne an p ace o ese meetings will be posted on the main bulletin board. -------------- Dick Biehl took a perfect pass from Edward Marsden to register the Bullets? lone goal. From that point on the Reesemen dominated play as Giordano dribbled his fifth goal into the net t 0 t· th t t d F d B t ie e con es an. re oo e t?ok a_ good corner k_1ck from outside nght Ha~k J?eibel and se1;t the ball zoommg mto the net m th th· d t b k th t t "d e ir o rea e con es w1 e open. at the new FOWLER, DICK and WALKER The Boston Store - - - -- - -- - - - - - - Smoke Tomorrow~ better cigarette* TodayEnjoy a Cool Mildness never possible before! e PENN BARBER SHOP e Next Door to Y.M.C.A. 3 BARB·ERS AT YOUR SERVICE Soda - Candy - T9bacco Louis Rosenthal PUT A Men's Clothing & Furnishings LE IN Wilkes-Barre, Pa. ... 4" ♦ VO _....;;;_.=;.....,.;;; SMOKING! ......... Deemer & Company Inc. Ches-terfielr' STATIONERY - SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRAWING SETS - NOTE BOOKS LIGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO CO. 6 W. Market St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. BEST FOR YOU ! -----------------------------------~~- � 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 1955 November 11th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 November 11 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/31717921d33751821a34e5ea537456f9.pdf 3ad14a10f14cab8db5eb69a9f0c9091e PDF Text Text W1Ll{ES . COLLEGE ~ - - ·WILKES . ' COLLEGE THE BEACON . ~Bea con CAFETERIA OPENS ONDA Y ORN/NG Serving the Valley Serving the College for 22 Years since 1944 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Vol. XI, No. 10 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1955 New Snack Bar On First Floor; Open Till 4 P.M. The College's new $100,000 cafeteria opens Monday. Dr. Eugene S. Farley, Wilkes president, announced earlier this w eek that the campus' remodeled cafeteria would be open to students beginning November 21. The cafeteria will be open from eight in the morning to seven at night, will serve dormitory, commuting and evening students. OPEN AT LAST - Two views of the Col- . lege's newly-completed $100,000 cafeteria extension. The new facilities open Monday, will include new, modem snack bar (above, · left) located on first floor. Second floor has expanded dining area (below), larger table and seating groups. The new facilities are the latest in the college's expansion program. Arrangements for maintainin g' ing, as last year. R emaining segfaciliti es for evening students is l•m ents - one on the lower, two on temporary, will depend upon the the second floor - will be for use extent to which the cafeteria is to students in general, with use used after four o'clock. expect ed to be predominated by day Schedule of hours now has the students. building open for snacks from eig ht The new addition to the original to 11 and from 1 :3·0 to four. Lunch building extends some 42 feet along periods will run in th e 11 to 1 :30 the walk from the cafeteria's main interim . entrance to the rear of Kirby Hall. The newly extended facilities, It joins with the rear of the former under construction sinee late this Kirby garage. summer, incorporates the former The new ·first floor also has ~Kirby garage, now renovated and reception lounge and rest rooms. equipped to function as a snack bar. The building has been equipped Dormitory students will use the with stainless steel serving tables, ground level of the original build- will utilize self-service machines. Debaters Travel For First Tourney The Wilkes College debating team will open its eighth season tomorrow when it takes part in the Muhlenberg "Get Acquainted With The Topic" Tournament, one of the earliest of the college forensic season. Representing Wilkes will be Virginia Brehm, sophomo re from Forty Fort; John Bucholtz, junior from Nanticoke; Fred Rob ert s, freshman from Dallas ; and Jessie Choper, junior from Wilkes-Barre. Brehm and Bucholtz will debate 4 rounds on th e affirmative and Roberts and Choper 4 rounds on th e negative of the question, "Resolved, That the Non-Agricultural Industries of the U. S. Should Guarantee Their Employees an Annuai' Wage." ·with the graduation of last yeai;?s stars, James Neveras and J. Hlllr old Flannery Jr., the current Wilkes team is largely untried in intercollegiate competition. . Only Choper has had any intensive experience, having debated ·in five tournaments last year and compiling an impressive rec ord of 1_8 wins in 24 contests. Paired with Flannery in . the Muhleriberg last y·ear, he won 3 out of 4 debates. ',l'he team . as a whole won 5 out of 8 co_ntests and ended in 6th place.· Last year Wilkes . debate. teams compiled one of the best records in the country, winning tournaments at Bucknell, Princeton Novice,:Johns Hopkins, District VII and Notre Dame. Flannery and Neveras also finish- ed second in the West Point National In ·, itational Tournament for the National Champion ship. The team record as a w hole was 70 wins in 95 debates. As in th e past, the Wilkes team will be dir e~ted by Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, a ssoci ate professor of English. Dr. Kruge r is vice-president of the Debate Asso ci ation of P ennsylvania Coll eges and editor of its annual publication. He is the author of many debating articles and is recognized throughout the nation as an authority on debate. Th e new facilities should be capa ble of a cco rnodating over 500 students at a tim e. Slow-ups in cons tru cti on delayed opening of the building. Exp ected to open on October 1, the cafeteria has been the scene of continued construction during the fir st half of the semest er. New date for the postponed opening was gen erally unknown until Dr. Farley's announcement this past W ednesday. Educaiioii Careers Conference Today Over cn e hundred seniors from College and chairman of the con- FIRST PRIZE TO BUTLER HALL local high schoo ls attended the ca- i'cr ~n . c, a cted as moderato r of the FOR HOMECOMING DISPLAY reer conferen ce on education h eld p:. nel. First prize for Homecoming dis- this morning at Wilkes Co llege. i\1 r. Joh n Chwalek, Director of plays was awarded to Butler Hall The da y's acti viti es bega n at n:n e _; la ceme nt, spoke on "Job Opporat the Homecoming game last o'clock with registrati on, followed : tt. nitics for Teachers"; the group week. · ~ · by, an ad~ress o~ welcome by l'v!r. : th en heard the pr inciple speaker, . Id Jonn Whitby, D!l'ector of Adm1s- ~,T r Eugene L Burton Assistant Butler's display featured an o · . I Seaetary ... · ' · State . · ·· . , s1ons a t .w·11 1 ms co 11 eg_e. Th e· g:oup of the· P ennsylvama fash10n ed hearse of the hoise- th en saw a film entitled "Skippy l<' .• ... t' \ · t· 1 drawn variety; The · Butler Men and the Three R's" and heard a '"ut, . a w n ssocia wn. MAILEY MEETING SPEAKER also had a stein , with whi ch ~hey pane l discussion on "Why I Want On Tuesda y, November 15, Dr. proposed a toast to the Alumm. to be a Teacher" in whi ch four H ugo V. Mailey was the principal Honorable mention was awarded Wilkes se ni or s , Pat Stout and Jim 'RECESS BEGINS NOV. 23 ! speaker at the Seligman J. Strauss to Weckesser Hall and the Educa- J ones, elem_entary education m!lMr. George Elliot, Acting Dea n Lodge 139, B'nai B'rith. tion Club for · th eir displays . A- jors, and Bob Lynch and Joan Shoe- _of Men, announced early this week Dr. Ma iley, professo r of political wards were made at th e Br idgeport mak er, s econdary edu cation majors, t hat the Th;rnksgiving recess , fir st • s rien c:e and chairman of the poligame by Attorney Elm ex J . H.arris, participated. · vacation of the year, will begin on ti cal science department at Wilkes, chairman of the Alumni judging Dr. Eugene L. Hammer, head of W edn esday, November 23 and end spoke on "The Presidential Scene 1 committee. the education department at Wilkes Monday, No vember 28. , for 1956." I I ·1 �WII.XF.S COLLEGE BEACON 2 Friday, Nov~mber 18, 1955 Cue 'n' Curtain Play · Opens to WC Tonight Why do more . Comedy Stars Amdur, Williams and Schiffer; Curtain Rises at 8:30 There's $10,000 riding on Bruce Williams' ability to keep from lying tonight. If Williams, as Robert Bennet in Cue 'n' Curtain's presentation "IS IT THE TRUTH?" - Paul Schiffer, Larry Amdur, and Marian Laines wonder if Bruce Williams will win a $10,000 bet on his ability to tell "Nothing But The Truth" in tonight's play. EDITORJALS What Goes. On Here? of "Nothing But The Truth", tells e,•en the slightest fib h e's lost the ten thousand. But if he tells the absolute truth for the dramatic equivalent of 24 hours, he's in pocket not only his own money but the cash laid against him by Jim Miller and Paul, Schiffer, together with Larry Amdur. Miller, Schiffer, and Amdur, as Ralston, Donnelly, and Van Drusen, aren't going to let Williams ha ve anything like an easy time of taking their money - particularly since they want his. That's the problem confronting Bruce Williams tonight. Local high school students found out last night how he solves it, and this evening the people here at the College and their neighbors in the community will have a chance to see who wins the bet. Curtain time for "Nothing But The Truth" is 8 :3,0 tonight at the College gym. General admission is a dollar, but Wilkes students get in for free on activity passes, which will admit two this evening and at tomorrow night's performance as well. Others in the cast besides Williams, Miller, Schiffer and Amdur include Carl Ernst, Jane Obitz, Marian Laines, Patricia Yost, Barbara Tanski, Nancy Beam and Nancy Brown. Mr. Alfred S. Groh will direct; stage crew is in charge of Fred Helfrick. Some four weeks ago we bemoaned the fact that there was no,one to succeed this administration of the College paper. We noted that just a little hc;trd work would doubtless put some junior, possibly some sophomore, this year into the editorship next Fall. That was four weeks ago. Since then the number who've joined the Beacon staff from the upper classes have been a big round figure - zero. Maybe we just don't think along the sqme lines as others around here, but we feel that there ought to be some attraction to a position which not only permits one to serve the College and the community, but which even offers the more personal rewards of a scholarship and even some degree of social prestige - or so they tell us. But all that aside, it does seem odd that no-one p.as so far endeavored to try for the position. Just what goes on in readers' minds in regard to this situation, anyway? We'd like to know; in point of fact, we've got to Top social event for this week know. If we don't. the readers get no paper next year, or at any will be the All College Tea, an annual affair sponsored by Theta rate a blame poor one. All College Tea Top Social Event Letter to the Editor . • • To the Editor Wilkes College "Beacon" Sir: After the recent "Honor Code Assembly" I felt that a large fraction of students were unconvinced by the arguments used in its favor. Perhaps too much emphasis has been laid on honor as a self-rewarding virtue. Somehow when you are honorable you are supposed to glow with a nice feelin g. A lot of students have waited for this to happen after they have been honest, and have been disappointed. Naturally they are cool toward moralistic arguments. Settings up a code of beha vior on moral foundations is a desirable, but an often unneeded refinement. There exist in ·everyday life numerous exam_pfes of cod~s of behavior which are the result of common-sense practicality alone. An example is · the notable respect for other's 'p roperty found among boatman and fishermen. It is common experience to see in harbors thousands of dollars worth of rope, anchors·,''nets, ,dinghys, and so on, lying unwatched on _ docks and boats. The ' boats themselves :tre often as not, left open, valuable instruments and gear ready for the taking. · Yet theft is ·r are '. in the extreme. Because it is · easy to catch the thief? · ' Qi·ute the' oppo- site; it is almost impossible. The reason is simply that boating and fishing would cease because the total available energies of all concerned would go into locking up and posting watch on every belonging. In a plant where I worked ·nine years about fifty machinists had their own tools, each man three to five hundred dollars worth. No one ever thought of locking them up. I never heard of a case of loss by theft. That was a code of mutual convenience having the very practical reward of freedom from the nuisance of being always on th e watch. The most telling argument for an honor code in college is that i-t further frees your teachers, your admini strators, and yourself for the one purpose you presumably ca me here for, that is to get educated. Every instant we spend being cops is taken away from you. 1-t is doubly taken away becaus'il energy · spent on teaching often ·gives us a .self-renewing sense of accomplishment, whereas energy that goes into policing is worse than wasted, it is squandered on a hun;iiliating and ,,negative job. You students would be surprised to know how much you influence -the quality of your courses. There is one very . positive way you can do so for the bethir : free us so we can be more creative teachers it's no fun being a cop. '· C. M. Worstall Asst. Prof. of Physics I I Delta Rho. The tea will be held in the cafeteria today from 3 to 5, and everyone on campus is invited to drop in, relax over a cup of tea, and "meet the gang." The many social affairs of TDR afford each girl an opportunity to assume responsibility of a committee, and also to improv·e h er social grace. Theta Delta Rho plays a vital part in college life by assuming much of the general social responsibility of the campus. Chairman of the affair is Peggy Stevens. Her committees include: Invitations, 'Carolyn Goeringer; decorations, Mary Ann Lefferdo; r efreshments, Natalie Barone; hostess, Nancy Morris; publicity, Miri- college men and women smoke VICEROYS than any other filter cigarette? BECAUSE ONLY VICEROY GIVES YOU A PURE, NON-MINERAL, NON-TOXIC FILTER WITH 20,000 FILTER TRAPS IN EVERY FILTER TIP! 1. 2. 3. Yes, only Viceroy has this filter composed of 20,000· tiny filter traps. You cannot obtain the same filtering action in any other cigarette. 4. 5. Smokers en masse report that filtered Viceroys have a finer flavor even than cigarettes without filters. Rich, satisfying, yet pleasantly mild. Besides being non-mineral and non-toxic, this cellulose-acetate filter never shreds or crumbles. The Viceroy filter wasn't just whipped up and rushed to market to meet the new and skyrocketing demand for filtered cigarettes. Viceroy pioneered. Started research more than 20 years ago to create the pure and perfect filter. Viceroy draws so easily that you wouldn't know, without looking, that it even had a filter tip ... and Viceroys cost only a penny or two more than cigarettes without filters! That's why more college men and women smoke VICEROYS than any other filter cigarette ... that's why VICEROY is the largest-Belling filter cigarette in the world! WILKES COLLEGE - Beacon A newspaper published each week of the regular school year by and for the students of Wilkes Col~ lege, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Subscription: $1.80 per semester. Editor .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. T. R. Price Asst. Editor .. H. M. Krachetifels Asst •.. Editor .... John Kushnerick Sports Editor Jonni Falk Business Mgr. .. .. Richard Jones Asst. Bus. Mgr. ........ Irwin Kaye Faculty Adviser Mr. F. J. Salley Editorial and business offices located on second floor of Lecture Hall, South River Street, WilkesBarre, on the Wilkes campus. Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's Printery, rear 55 North Main · Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. • 20,000 TINY FILTER TRAPS • • • plus Richer, Smoother Flavor �3 Gridders Close Season at Moravian \Rooters Whomp Textile ToTheWrap Up Best Year Boat ers closed out their best ~~~ 1 Picton Looks for Second Victory; s·IX sen1ors . iOPl-ay In. r·1naI Game; Trosko Loses Five Top Linemen ~::t~~n ~:~ i=~~ryN~~/~0~1:~i goal ":Vith the help of Hank Deibel's two third period assists to help the Six seniors wind up their grid careers in tomorrow's football Colonels cop their third straight · finale against Moravian College in Bethlehem. All six of the winning season and a 3 to 2 victory boys have been steady performers for the past few years. The over Philadelphia Textile at Phila- line will be the hardest hit, losing five of the gridders who are delp hia last Saturday. leaving. Jim Ferris, playing his last and THE END OF AN ERA one of his best soccer games for At 3 :30 last Saturday afternoon, in Philadelphia, a glittering chap- the Blue and Gold, put the Coloter in Wilkes College came to an end. The opening words had been nels out in front after five minutes written back in 1949, and it was popularly known by the college sports had lapsed in the first period on his first of two 18-yard goals. scribes as the "Saga of Parker Petrilak." Isaac Guberack, inside left for Not only was Parker probably Textile, tied the contest in the secone of the most colorful athletes ond period but Ferris immediately ever to don the Blue and Gold, but countered in the third period with he is the only four-sport man in another 18-yard goal with an asthe history of the Colleeg. Howsist from Plymouth's Hank Deibel. ever, after romping about iri countFour minutes later, Nick Giordano, less Colonel uniforms, his career fre sh man sen sation, contributed his came to an end last Saturday in sixth goal of the season to ice the the soccer team's 3-2 win over contest. Philadelphia Textile. "01' Park" graduated from Hanover Township High School back in 1945 which may make him a bit ancient to th.e frosh. However, he put in a hitch in the Army followWhile Ronnie Rescigno's running ing his scholastic days and then and Queen Jackie Jones' crowning entered Wilkes in 1949. He left highlighted Wilkes College's Homefor another tour of Army duty durcoming clash against Bridgeport, ing the Korean conflict in 1951-52. SENIOR GRIDDERS IN LAST GAME - Top, left to right: the gridders battled to a 0-0 stalemate at · Kingston Stadium last Strange as it may seem for a Jarell Cashmere, Bob Masonis, Howie Gross. Bottom: Joe Saturday. natural born athlete, Parker never PARKER PETRILAK Wilk, Cliff Brautigan, Captain Glenn Carey. The Alumni witnessed a hardplayed !\ny high school sports. His GLENN CAREY has been a tiilt. Playing at tackle, he has first cr~ck at athletics came at Wilkes l;).nq the first sport to be exploited fought ~truggle that saw Ronnie Rescigno break through on numer- standout for four seasons and cao- been a bulwark in the Colonel dewas basketball: ous occasions and go all the way tained the Pictonmen this year. An fense. Just to get matters straight and see how he managed to earn :n the third and fourth periods on iron man, he has played 60 minutes HOWARD GROSS is the lone four monograms, he played basketball in 49-50, 50-51, 53-54, and spectacular nms of 44 and 31 yards in almost every tilt and leaves a backfield performer among the se54-55. He played soccer in 50, 54, and 55, serving as captain of only to have the plays nullified be- big hole at the center position. i niors. Formerly a center, he was the team this past year. He won his football and baseball letters in ~ause of off-side and holding penalCLIFF BRAUTIGAN was hamp- i moved to blocking back in the the same year, 1953. ties. ered by illness most of this season ! singl e wing and now plays quarterBASKETBALL GA VE MOST THRILLING MOMENT In the statistical department the but will be ready for tomorrow's I (continued on page 4) Park lists basketball as his favorite sport and his most thrilling Colonels edged the Knights as they moment came while performing for the cagers at Hempstead, N. Y., marked · off seven first downs to in January, 1954. That was the wintry riight that he dumped a 15-foot the in vaders' five. hook shot to beat Hofstra in the final five seconds of play. He had previously netted a pair of fouls with less than a minute to play to keep the Colonels close. Whe11 asked about today's athletes as compared to those back in 1949, Parker said, "College students were more matu re when I started. We still had a lot of WW II vets. They were steadier athletes." As captain of this year's soccer team, he said that this year's hooter squad was the best the school has ever had, but with a few breaks co uld have been better. .,, Incidentally, his play in the goal this year earned him special Player honors this week go to a recognition from many coaches and officials. Perhaps his finest familiar figure, Jim Ferris, who tribute came from a veteran soccer observer at this year's Bucknell was Beacon Athlete of the Year game who called him, "The_best goalie I have ever seen in Amerilast year. c:tn soccer." Ferris received the nod for his play in the soccer team's final game of LISTS TOP ATHLETE the year last Saturday against As a veteran sports observer himself, Park was asked to name the Philadelphia Textile. The balloting best athletes he had seen while performing for Wilkes. His answers this week was the closest it has sound like a Who's Who in Wilkes athletics. In football, he picked the been all year with Ferris narrowly incomparable Al Nicholas; for baseball Len Batroney got the nod; he nosing out several other candidates. The Kingstonian was a one-man named Flip Jones and Younsu Koo as the best hooters; and Bobby Benson and Len Batroney in basketball. show against Textile and played Parker's athletic achievements around the ,vilkes campus won't be forgotten for a long time. His name is inscr.ibed as "Beacon Athlete of the Year for 1951," the first year that the paper gave out the award. His constant line of chatter, his willingness to help youngsters, and his all-out play should serve as an inspiration for Colonel teams to come for quite a while. Parker will graduate in February with a bachelor of science degree in elementary education and his future plans are to work with children in the grade schools. He is now student teaching at Third Avenue School, Kingston. A campus romance culminated in his marriage last year to the former Lois Jones. They have one daughter. Alumni See Gridders In Scoreless Deadlock 50 million Jim Ferris Gains Top Player Honor For Soccer Feals times a day at home, at work or while at play There's nothing like a Bowlers Open Sunday The intramural bowling league will sta_r~ lea,~ ue p}ay at the Jewish C_ommu~1.~y "':Cent.~; on Sunday mght, D!3,cember -1;'.' All games will get underway at 7:15 promptly which means that college keglers can figure on getting home about 9 :30. The loop has been divided into two separate leagues which will bowl on alternate weekends. Lists of teams will be circulated throughout the campus today and there will be a meeting of team captains next Tuesday following assembly for the purpose of setting rules. The large number of applicants for this year's league has necessitflted, Jhe , formation of _a w~iting J ~st. :>\1~ ,people who are . listed on the waiting hst are encouragecj. to go to th~ Center on opening night. They will replace absentees and thus be able tci bowl for average. Trophy awards will be made to the winners in the individual departments. Anybody who would like to switch from one team to another may contact Jonni Falk and everything possible will be done to see that he gets on a team witli people he knows. The difficulty of select• ing teams has probably placed some keglers with strangers. Jim. Ferris one of the finest games in a sparkling soccer career. He boomed home two 18-yarders which caught the Textife goalie going the wrong way both times. The first came after five minutes of the first period had passed and the second broke a 1-1 tie. While Ferris s,::ored only three goals this year, all came from far out. . He is rated a strong candidate to be the first Wilke:;; athlete ever to repeat for Athlete of the Year honors. 1. SO BRIGHT in its honest, ever-fresh taste. 2. SO BRIGHT in its brisk, frosty sparkle. 3. SO BRIGHT in the bit of quick energy it brines you. eonLEO UNDER AUTHORITy Of THE COCA-COLA COMPANY IIY KEYSTONE COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. "Coke~' ft a r,gistered trade-mark. C) 1955, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 Friday, Nov~mbei 18, 1955 ALL COLLEGE 'DANCE TroJans Hold Top Spot To·,· BE PRESENTED -With Intramural ·Win 3HOUR PARKING OK · PARK~ Parking stickers are still aKOBLAND FRIDAY AT GYM ByInCLIF.F the only intramural grid game vailable to laboratory students at SHOP Next Frid a y evening · in the played this past week, Butler Hall the BEACON office on the second floor of the Lecture Hall. Wilkes Gymnasium, the Student went down to defeat, 12-0, at the and Students are reminded that Council will present its annual All- hands of the undefeated Trojans. College Darice.. Final plans for the dance were made at the Council meeting Wednesday night .. ·' Sam :Lowe, chairman of the music committee, announced that music will be furnished by Glen Micheles and his orchestra, whose services are being donated through the courtesy of the Musicians Union. The band will play for dancing from nine 'ti! twelve. The Annual All-College Dance has become a , traditional nightafter-Thanksgiving affair at Wilkes and in a way it serves as a "homec0ming'·' celebration :(or all college students who call Wyoming Valley their home; though they may be attending schools in far ·· distant parts of the country. In the past several years the gym has fairly burst its seams with the huge crowds drawn to the popular affair. This year, as ·usual, invitations have been sent to more than 60 colleges and universities throughout the state and a capacity crowd is anticipated. There is no admission charge and refreshments will a lso be gratis, so-o-o'co .keep this date in mind November 25, Friday night. Come .a nd see' all your old fr iends, m eet ,a lot of new ones; :and just plain ,enjoy yo'tirself! ' ··· WC . ADMINISTRATION 'TO ANSWER STUDENT ·QUERIES AT ASSEMBLY . .The Lettermen's Club and Theta 'Delta ,·,Rho will jointly sponsor a ql.lestion and answer period at Tue day's assembly that will bring members of the ·.administration and the1 pi,esident of the Student Council before the student body to enlighten the students on any matter of school policy which may trouble them. The program has been dubbed "The Roving Mike" since a portable microphone will be passed among the students so the entire assemblage may hear the question that is asked. De~n of Women Mrs. Gertrude· Doane, Acting Dean of Men 'George Elliot, and Student Council President Robert Lynch will answer -the questions from the speakers' platform . · Tlie "Roving Mike" assembly has been in the past an extremel y informative session. Members of the administration have given straight forward answers to all questions. Mrs. Doane announced that this policy would be continued and that any informatio n the 'a dministration has about school · policies will be . given to the students. LIBRARY NOTES Illuminated pages of original 15 and 16 century Manuscri1>ts on display in the displa y case in the library. Of special interest to students of History lOt . and English majors. · · Mask of Cl\rist by W. Benda on display in t4,¢. main hall of the li·brary. It the property of the Polish Room at Wilkes and was given to the library for display by Mrir,••Kocyan. · Lfbtary will be open during Thanksgiving vacation: Wednesday from 8 to 4; Friday from 9 to 5. is The game was one of the roughest and the hardest fought contests in the history of intramurals here at Wilkes. Leading the Trojan attack was Dick Kachinosky who scored both touchdowns on pass plays. Ohe score came in the second period and the other in the final quarter. But the score does not indicate how cl9se the game really was. Butler Hall was always threatening. Almost all of the second half was played inside the Trojan 20, but Butler could not push across that all important score. The Butler defense was really something to see. They stopped the highly touted Trojan offense coli;! throughout most of the afternoon. The game · between Butler and the Engineers scheduled for Wed·nesday was called off on account of wet grounds. It will be played at ·a later date. On this past Monday, the Eng ineers beat Weckesser by a forfeit because Weckesser failed to show up. 28 North Main Street - 1 Hour Service - 280 S. RIVER ST. EAT WILKES-BARRE t••·············•• ◄ e PENN BARBER SHOP e Next Door to Y.M.C.A. at the new Soda - Candy - Tobacco FOWLER, DICK and WALKER Louis Rosenthal The Boston Store Men's Clothing & Furnishings 3 BARBERS AT YOUR SERVICE Wilkes-Barre, Pa. . Holidc1y fieWay DAVIS SEEKS MANAGER FOR COLONEL CAGERS Anybody interested in serving as a manager for this year's varsity basketball team should cont a ct Eddie. Davis, hoop coach, as soon as p-o ssible. Applications may be left with Rodger Lewis in the Public Relations Office and should include .c lass, . experience and telephone number. NEW! REMODELED! Wilkes College CAFETE IA (continued from page 3) PICTON LOOKS FOR back in t he split-T. JOE WILK is another tackle who has performed for several seasons. Despite the fact that he has been. injured · several times, he has always come back fast to do a fine job. BOB MASONIS was switched to guard this year and has come along fast in the position he held down in high school. He was particularly outstanding in the Maryland State game. JARELL CASHMERE has been a fine end both offensively and defensive ly and is probably the best pass catcher on the sq uad. He has been another of the iron men who have been forced to worke overtime due to a lack of reserves. All six m en will be in the starting lineup at Moravian tomorrow in an effort to upset the Greyhounds. Moravian toppled the Colonels a year ago and this year boasts of one of the top scorers· in the country in halfback Joe Gerensc.e r. She : "Yes, I always dress to match my complexion." H e: "Oh. Don't you find handpainted dresses expensive?" One sure way to produce a bright ne\V world is to dean one's pectacles. Snac.ks 8-11 A.M~ More fun on tbg triin ...anci the gangs all bgre I Got plans for a grand holiday? Then don't let 'em be ruined by traffic jams or foul-weather delays . Get your homeward bound friends together and make it a holiday all the way .. . by train ! It's tops in transportation .. . comfortable, roomy and so dependable, with refreshments and delicious meals en route ! TUXEDOS TO RENT Save 25% or More · Special Price To Students Stretch your allowance by traveling back home with two or more friends on group coach tickets.* On most trips of 100 miles or more, you each save 25% of the usual round-trip rate. Better still, round up 25 or more to travel long-distance together on the same homeward train . Then return singly or together, and you each save 28% of the regular round-trip fare . 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. 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EASTERN RAILROADS Open Evenings until 7 � 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 1955 November 18th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 November 18 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College