137 15 4134 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/b21632c393a6bd0c0913f5d265d32e75.pdf d1f1bd1099aef328edfb97ec8d3c076d PDF Text Text WILKIB ~ - WILKES COLLEGE-7 COLLEGE ~,Beacon Serving the Valley for 22 Years WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Vol. XI, No. 11 Serving the College since 1944 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1955 ------------------ I I Debaters At Temple For Novice Tournament 4-Man Team to Speak On Wa g e Question In Philadelphia Today THE BEACON 1 Donations Accepted 11:45 to 6 P.M.; Blood Insurance P I a n in Effecl By SHELDON IS AAC Today is Blood Day for the College. This afternoon Wilkes students have thej.r annual opportunity to donate a pint of blood to the Regional Blood Center. Donations from the College will be received today from 11 :45 this morning till 6 tonight at the Red Cross center on South Franklin Street. Jr. Dance Tomorrow Night At 8 In College Gymnasium The Wilkes College debating team argues today in Philadelphia. The debaters, fourth at the recent Muhlenberg tourney, speak this weekend at the Temple Novice tournament. The Temple event is an annual affair, replacing the Princeton Novice tourney for the local team, last year's winner there. Talking at Temple today is a By JANICE SCHUSTER Carnival has come to the Wilkes four-man team. First affirmative campus again and with it is the is Tom Lally, while John Bucholtz handles the second yes-spot. Sey- opportunity for some lucky student mour Holtzman and Fred Roberts to win a camera, case, and all flash speak on the negative side for the ac-c essories. The winner of the photographic equipment will be anCollege. nounced tomorrow night at the colUnder discussion at Temple is the national qu estion on the adoption of a guaranteed annual wage for a ll non-agricultural industries. Last year the Wilkes team reached second place in nation-wide competition debating the question of U. S. recognition of Red China. · Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, Wilkes director of debate, commenting on the team, remarked Tuesday that he was pleased with its work at Muhlenberg two weeks ago and that he hoped for a good showing this weekend. The debaters' next contest will take them to Bucknell later this month, where they will compete in Bucknell's "Good Neighbor" tournament, won by Wilkes last season. The Bucknell contest will attract many of the local and area teams, as does the Temple debate this weekend. 'Carnival' Features Bean-Guessing Prize; Winner Gets Camera MADRIGAL SINGERS TO GIVE CONCERT SUNDAY AFTERNOON One of the most attractive fea tures of the Town and Gown Series will be presented by the Madrigal Singers Sunday, December 4 at four o'clock in the Wilkes College gymnasium . In this concert, the second of a series sponsored by the Wilkes Coll ege School of Music, the Madrigal Singers, a small group of select singers who specialize in interpreting the madrigal works of the sixteenth and seventeenth century European composers, will present a program of madrigal works and Christmas carols of that period. Mr. John Detro y is director of the Madrigal Singers, who are composed of eight Wilkes m usici;u~~, Lettermen.'s Formal Annual Xmas Event Singer Talks on Spies Before WC Assembly Wilkes students will don their best bib and tucker n ext Friday evening and head for the college gymnasium, site of the annual You just can't convince some people! For example, Adolph Hitler had three authentic letters on his desk concerning the Normandy landing during World War II, but h e simply wouldn't believe that any spy system could get the information contained in them . They did. Dr . Kurt D. Singer used this and manv other similar incidents in his assembly talk on "Spies and Saboteurs" Tuesday at the college gym to show just how effective a spy system can be. Dr. Singer, who recently returned fro m a trip around the world, used a number of illustrations to describe the types, motives, and methods of spies. The former European newspaperman is the author of three books on spies and espionage and was edito r of one of the first underground newspapers in Europe. Those desiring to contribute must be at least 18, a ccording to John Re ese, director of the College donation program . Reese, who replaces Robert Partridge, h ead of the campus blood drive for several years, adds that those under 21 must have parental consent to donate. Parental Consent Students too far from home to obtain parental signatures , may contact Acting Dean of Men George Elliot. Elliott's signature will be accepted by the blood center in lieu of t he parent's. Donors may credit their pints to campus organizations if they so desire. Total contributions for the College are expected to be even higher this year than in the past. The College leads other area institutions in this respect and is expected to maintain its predominance in the current campaign . Blood Insurance Officials at the Red Cross Blood Cent er have explained that students who donate blood are giving under a three-fo ld insurance plan. They are assuring that the Red Cross will furnish blood to the donater, his immediate family, and an y member of the group he is donating for (in this case all students at Wilkes) in case of emergency. There is a quota to be met however, and Wilkes must meet this to be covered under the blood insurance plan. In cases where rare type bloods are needed in emergency the Blood Center makes special efforts to obtain the blood for individuals who are covered in the blood insurance plan. SAM SHUGAR Stocker, and Mike Goobic. Tickets, whic h will admit one couple, are forn al dan ~e held by the College available from any Letterman for Dr. Singer first pointed out that · L t there are several t ypes of spies. et ermcn . $3.00. JESSE CHOPER The "sitter" spy enters the speci Bill ed as th e "Annual ChriSt mas Refreshments wi ll be served cabth fi ed country and then waits for his Formal", e Letterm en-sponsored aret style. So says Hank Deible, lege gymnasium. opportunity to work, while the ball comes to th e campus one week who heads the refreshment commitThere is nothing to buy and no "diplomatir " spy is situated in gov- before the beginning of Ch ristm as tee strings are attached to winning the ernm ent and has access to highly ·. acat!on an_d. a~ a ti 1~1 ~ when th e Decorations will be arranged by grand prize. All a student has to important information. ; u!,,etide spi~·it is begi~mg to cap-1 J arcll Cashmere, committee chairdo is to be able to count the numth "The State Departm ent is far too cUL a seat m e hearts of many. man; Ed Birnbaum, John Bresnaber of beans in the jar in the cafebusy trying to combat Communism L ee Vin ~cnt and hi s orchestra han, Neil Dadurka, Bill Farish, and teria and to come to the Junior Class affair. The best guess will to put much effort in trying to get w ill furni sh the musi c for 9-12 Al Manarski. laws passed to protect the young dancing. Vincent is well known in The Christmas Dance is the only produce the camera. · The bean jar is still standing in sold iers who falter under enemy local music circles and has also formal affair held at Wilkes. It the cafeteria and all students still brainwashing,' ' Dr. Singer conti- 2,·ain ed a rep utation at several is always a colorful, highly attend,vestern Pennsylvania colleges for ed dan ce. ha ve a chance to win the coveted nued. Returning to consider the t ypes his fine music. He i~ also _heard A spokesman for the Lettermen prize until five o'clock in the evening. The guesses are fr ee, but any- of espionage agents, Dr. Singer ' weekly o~ a local r~d10 station ~s notes that a Beacon advertiser is one guessing more than once will pointed out that "the smaller spies , he presencs the best m records. His offering extremely low rates on are often caught. But it is the spy ; two_ da;1ghters team with him on tuxedo rentals. He also offered be disqualifi ed. other evidence to debunk the 'myth' There is still more, however, for 'boss', behind the system, who reaps a disc Jo ckey program. Tickets were placed on sale be- that attendance at a formal dance many, many, many other beautiful the spoils and goes free, because gifts will be given away at the very few of the "big man" is a fore the beginning of Thanksgiving incms a prohibitive expense. event which will commen~e at eight diplomat, of a kind, protected by vacation and .will probably be available up to the day of the dan ce. o'clock. Gam es of skill and chance diplomatic immunity." fo dosing, the speaker wished T_he ticket committee is under t?e O\'er 9,00_0 U. S. students i:,t udied will enable everyone to thrill to t he (continued on page 4) d1rect 1on of Sam Shugar, Jim l;lbroad durmg 1954-55, (continued on page 4) i I �Fiids:iy, December 2, 1955 By HANK KETCHAM ,,,, SAYS ... GOSllME 'M T·EDDY A:RE TOO Ll-i'TLE. TO I ' GIVE BlOOD... Letters To The Editor: Dear Editor : I have been asked to compliment you and your staff on the fine way in which you handled the Homecoming events, especially those concerning the queen and her entourage. Your choice was excellent and added a great deal to the Homecoming weekend. We hope that this event will grow more popular ·e ach year if possible. Thank you again from the entire Alumni Association. Sincerely yours, Russ Picton Exec. Alumni Secretary Editor, Wilkes College Beacon Dear Editor: During_ the "Roving Mike" assem bly I asked the question, "What ,~ has happened to the school spirit at Wilkes?" Is it the fault of the §WI~, administration and faculty ·?" In my opinion it is definitely not the fault of the administration and faculty . Then you may wonder why I asked the question. The Question was submitted by another student. I was asked ta stand up and read it so that the yearbook could have a picture. Not EI>ITORIALS being one to refuse having my picture taken, I consented. So if you see that pi cture in the Amnicola, remember that it isn't . Hank Ketcham's cheerful little brat, a -b ove, and the first the picture of a "rah rah" boy, p~~e tell our readers that it's time agai~ for them to donate but rather that of a showoff .. blood to the local Red Cross. We will not insult them by urging Ostentatiously yours, tl].em to duplicate the splendid records of years past as a basis Richard V. Bartlebaugh ::: :~ ~:: * ::: to fo~ar? the prominenc_e of any particular cc:impus club or Dear Editor of the Beacon: or,g amzahon. In the pas.t it has been a question of giving more Ear ly in November a notice was blood than the other bunch for the glory of the Amalgqmated posted on a bulletin board in the ~merdlu Club. It is, we feel, about time that such appeals should Biology Building by The Manunot bi:! necessary. script Association from which we After nearly quarter of a century the College should have quote: just about arrived at the point where it (i.e., its students) redlizes "In past years, the biology dethq:t such contributions, whether of money or blood, are to a partment has had only limited rep~reQt o.egree the obligations of responsible citizens of the com- resentation in the Manuscript. Indeed, we understand that it has munity. been believed in this deIt is immateriai, or should be by this time, whether there is commonly partment (sic) that the Manuscript ahy glory or credit attached to such services to a community. is nothirtg more tha·n an adjunct of The community is the totality of the individuals within it, and an the English department!!! If the act of an individual benefitting it eventually benefits himself. new policy is to succeed . . . If the Manuscript is to be a representative magazine . . . students in all de- n • h d B 1 b· .. -h • k · f. d • partments must submit articles for art_~ -aug 1:1-a es ~ ew comme1;ts to ay m publication." Mr. nic ar a _letter on school spmt, a subiect which readers will doubtless Needless to say we were surhdve noted we look upon somewhat more than askance. How- prised by this subtle attack on the ever, we might add this slightly semantic note. We notice that biology department since we were the Joe College nonsense to which we assume Mr. Bartlebaugh under th e impression (a biology refers, while still childishly rife, has begun to recde to a small major h~vin_g been editor of The extent from some of the campus activities. Manuscr~pt m 1954-195_5) that The While its place has been taken for the most part by a good ~anuscnpt was an adJunct of th e . · h d · t · t t · th biology department. me~~ure of d ismterest, t ere oes exis now _an mere~ m e However, we looked at our comqchvity as such, not merely as an outlet for high schoohsh pen- plet e fil e of The Manuscript (somenant-waving. The little existing interest just might be reflective thing neither the English nor the of the chance for something like an intelligent attitude on campus. library possesses) and discovered that the seventy-one articles published to date were written by majors the fo llowin_g departme_nts: . I . English, 24; Education, 11; Soc10lo■ gy, 7; Economics, 9; Undetermined, 8; Engineerin~, 4; History, 3; Biology, 3; Special, 2; Language, 1; Wilkes College and Dr. Hugo V. toward a formalized planning pro- Psychology, 1. Many of those who majored in Mailey were lauded by Congress- gram ever taken in this area. Congressman Flood, who attend- subjects other than English did man Daniel J. Flood for active interest in community affairs and ed, said, "This type of program minor in Engli sh. Thus it appears special efforts to bring together offered by Wilkes in the inter est that The Manuscript has been an area leaders to begin organized of civic betterment and the im- adjunct of the English department planning for the revitalization of prove)Tient of Wyoming Valley as and not of the biology department. Wyoming Valley's economic status. a whole makes me wonder why 0 t empora, 0 mores! However, now that The ManuCommunity leaders hailed a two- Wilkes College hadn't existed for session conference held in the the last 100 years. We sure could script Association is upsetting the status quo by their decree that stuWilkes College Lecture Hall Wed- have used it." Francis A. Pitkin, diredor of dents in all departments must subnesday as the most promising st ep Bureau of Community Development mit articles to The Manuscript we for t he State Department of Com- fe el much better for we still recall - WILKES COLLEGE merce, Harrisburg, spoke to a with a tear that at the birth of The group of about 70 people W ednes- Manuscript, Herkimer Feelzwell , day night and urged immediate a c- biologist-about-campus who wrote A newspaper published each week tion toward establishment of a for The Beacon, was asked publicly of the re'glilar school year by and planning commission for the Great- not to submit articles to The Manufor the students of Wilkes Col- er Wilkes-Barre m etropolitan dis- script. Respectfully, lege, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Sub- trict. The Biology Department During his tenure in the political scription: $1.80 per semester. (Ed. Noe: Dr. Reif rides again.) science department at Wilkes, Dr. Editor .... ... ... . .. .... T. R. Price Asst. Editor .. ii. M. Krachenfels Mailey has been an active organizer Asst ... Editor . .. John Kushnerick and advisor in progressive city S.A.M. Meets Monday Night Society for the Advancement of Sports Editor Jonni Falk projects. Each year he speaks to Busines·s Mgr . .. .. Richard Jones many local civic groups imparting Management meets Monday evenAsst. Bus. Mgr . ........ Irwin Kaye the ideas of a professional political ing at Hotel Sterling. Regional Director Dugan of U.M.W. Local Faculty Ad:viser Mr. F. J. Salley scientist. 20 will speak on the attitude of Editorial and business otfices The Croyer Theological Semina- labor toward m·anagement. 1dcated on second floor of Lecture Members of the College chapter Hall, South 'River Street, Wilkes- ry, Chester, Pa., will be the scene Barre, on the Wilkes campus. of a conference on the ministry of S.A.M. will meet in the Sterling Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's March 9 and 10. Interested stu- lobby at 7 :45. Interested students Printery, . rear 55 North Main dents should contact Mr. Elliot in outside of the club are also welcome. Chase Hall. Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. BUT , Ydllrtl ... "... Thicker Than Water" Interest and "Rah-Rah" I • M. . n. g ressman Lauds Wilkes al1ey Co ,,.or. Econom1c . Rev1. a1•1za }On . . p1·an .I 1 1 F !n • • Why do more college men and women smoke VICEROYS than any other filter cigarette? B·ECAUSE 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 filteringaction 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! Beacon 20,000 TINY FILTER TRAPS • • • plus Richer, Smoother Flavor �1955 Cagers Open Season With Ithaca ...rojans Take lntramurals , Football Laurels; !ineers Place 2-nd, eckesser Hall Last :KAZ·IM·I, BRESNA;HAN SOCCE:R CO- CAPTAINS .;LIFF KOBLAN D The 1955 intramural season came a close last week with the undeThe soccer team pieked captains for the 1956 season at a ·ted, untied Trojans the cham'S of the four-team league. meeting held last week with veteran performers Ahmad Kazimi 1e Trojans squad ran away with and John Bresnahan being elected to serve as co-captains. honors as they were t he only Both hooters are two-tnn:e lettermen. Bresnahan saw ·s ervice !feated team in the league. The this year at halfback and goalie while Kazimi was sidelined for :ngineers finished second while the wo dormitories represented, Buter Hall and W eckesser, finished hird and fourth r espectively. Pacing the winning Trojans were :;aptain Dick Morris and speedy 1t11lfback George Selewski. Dick Nho throws passes like a second Jtto Graham and George, a very fast and shifty back, were the t1ucleus of a well balanced squad. The remaining members of the team are: Andy Bavantich, Mel McNew, John H essler, Joe Jablonski, JE!rry Luft and Bruce Williams. ' W eckesser Hall, · the last place 'team, has yet to win a game in the intramural league. · This year as in years gone by they dfd not break into the win column. But they brought some mighty exciting moments during the games they played. AHMAD KAZIMI JOHN BRESNAHAN Butler Hall finished a poor third t he entire season by an operation. 'lis year. Much more was expect- . It is expected that Bresnahan, from the m en from Butler. They Here is this reporter's selection Plymouth athlete, will move into ad enough talent to go all the way of an in tramural _all-star t eam : the goal n ext year to replace 1955 :t bad breaks and bad weather _Ends: Jerry Lmd, Butler Ha11 ; captain Farker P etrilak who will irt them. Bill Duffy, Weckesser Ha11. ·T he surprise team of the leagu e I Center: T ex Bar!lett, Butl_er Hal1. graduate in February. Kazirr. i, Trans-Jordan native who was 'that of th·e Engineers. Not Quarterback: Dick Morns , Trohas been a star si nce his appeargiven much of a chance against jans. an~e on the Wilkes campus will bigger and stronger opposition they J HaLbacks: George Selewski, Tro- resume play at his halfb ack post. P;tlled mai:y big upsets, like drub- I jans; Gary Weing3:rtner, ~ eckesser Both will graduate in 1957 with blrtg Butler, 30-6. Hall; Don Pacrop1s, Engmeers. degrees in commerce and finan ce. Bresnah::.n is the top rebounder on the basketball team while Kazimi has also been a member of the wrestling squad in past seasons. I I TROSKO NAMED COACH OF PLAINS HOOP SQUAD HOOP PROSPECTS BRIGHT Contrary to the belief of some people, this year's grid squad did ,ot rack up the worst record in the h istory of the school. That dubious ·:stinetion belongs to a team of a few years back. Let's put the late, .alarnented grid season to rest with the following epitaph. What can JU do with 23 men? Word leaking from the gymnasium these <lays has an optimistic 1ne for the basketbal_l squad which opens tonight. Eddie Davis is ortunate to be able to inaug urate his coaching career with 80 percent f last year's starting t eam back. That fancy figure means that fo ur ~ ~he five first-liners are back in uniform. · Carl Van Dyke, Jim Ferris, John Bresnahan and Joe J ablonski 'ihould be able to top last year's splendid efforts with an added year o.f experience under their somewhat s lim belts. The quartet aver ages only about 5'11" in height, but have balance a nd speed. W e advise you to watch Jim Ferris in the last quarter tonight if ··.1e tilt with Ithaca should happen to be close. That is the time when ' ¾e rapid Kingstonian shines. H e is probably the best conditioned '1lete ever to play any sport for Wilkes and usually can run opponents ,o the ground in the late stages of a game. It is also an excellent i.son why he was "Athlete of the Year" last year and a strong candite to grab the trophy again. Joe Trosko, for mer Colonel gridder and line coach this year, has been named coach of the Plains Hig h School basketball t eam. Tr,osko ass umed his duties this week. He was a n outstandin g g uard on Wilkes grid squads for four years prior to his graduat ion in 1955. Coach Davis Has Speedy Squad; Four of Last Year's Starters Back; Cent-er Position Filled by Morgan Th:e fast-break minded 1955-56 edition of the Wilkes College Colonel hoop squad will make its debut tonight at the college gymnasium with Ithaca furnishing the opposition. . • The season inaugural will also mark the debut of former Colonel star cager Eddie Davis into the coaching ranks. The 'College B-owling Season to Open Sunday at J CC varsity gam e is schedul ed for 8 with a preliminary t ilt slated for 7 :15. Davis has announced that his starting fi ve will have four m en from last year's squad. Jim ·Ferris and Joe Jablonski, a couple of exKingsto n teammates, J ohn Bresna- The intramural bowling loop · launches its season this Sunday night at the Jewish Community Center with the National League leading off at 7:15. The American loop will s tart rolling the following week. Six teams compose each leag ue. The l'fational consists of: Ashley Hall, Chase Commandoes, Ghost Riders, Sophon~ore Six, Walloping Wags and Mighty Mites. Team rosters have been posted Lhr oughout the school. Those registrants who still do not know what team they are on may pick up a roster in the public relations office. s ~hedules are also available. At a re-~ent meeting of the cap', ains, it was decided to collect CARL VAN DYKE weekl y for the •.purpose of buying trophi':!s and team awards. Your ha n, a nd Carl Van Dyke are the . ,'.:o ,: eration is asked in this matter. r eturning lettermen who form ed Howard Gross has been appointed fou r -fifths of last year's t eam . ti·easurer of the American eague Morgan Newcomer and Dick Mossis of the Nationa l. They will be join~d by newcomer It ,,,- as also de<:ided to allow George Morgan, former Plymouth trades for the first two weeks . Hig h star, in the starting lin eup. Keglers may be traded only at the E<l Bir nbaum, Cliff Brautigan, approval of the entire board of j Bob Sokol , and Ed Tr outman head captains. the list o , 1·eady reserves. Balls and shoes are a vailable at Th e Colonel cagers will be as the Community Center alleys. sm2.ll as last year's squad but are SUNDAY'S SCHEDULE : I expected to possess more rebo'undAshley Hall vs. Chase Comm. 3-4 i ing strength with the addition of Ghost Riders vs. Soph. Six .. 5-6 Morgan. Wallop . Wags vs. M. Mites 7-3 The ov erall speed should be just a s good with Van Dyke and Ferris ever dan g erous on the fast break . Bloomsb urg Tomorrow One Team Needed to Start The hoopsters make their first Intramural Volleyball away appearance tomorrow night Only three teams have entered ·1 at Bloomsburg. Both games offer the volleyball tournament thus far . j the added incenfr,,e of revenge for One more team is needed to get , football defeats this year. competition underway. Director 1 The cager s play a total of 23 John Reese is especially interested games am! will also enter the in h earing from any of the boys' Sampson Air Force tournament dormito ries. durin g the Christmas recess. I i I I Colonelettes Open On Wednesday By HELEN M. KRACHENFELS The Wilkes College Colonelettes, undoubtedly the school 's most outstanding athletic team, will open their season next week. Coach Toni Shoemaker has announced that the gals have been practising faithfully for several weeks now, and the dr·ill sessions seem to show that t h e Colonelettes are ready for anything-well, almost anything! The first contest for t h e female GRAPPLERS NEEDED cagers will be on t he home floor, Word from the wrestling front is not as optimistic. John Reese next W ednesday evening. The date .s running into many woes that bedeviled Russ Picton this year. It is December 7, a day a lready fa seem s that Reese lost more of last year's grappling squad through "un- mous, but the Colonelettes are con'rnown" reasons than he did by graduation. I fid ent that hi story will not repeat The grapplers are only one deep at eaeh weight and should itself and the invaders (a certain anything happen to one of the first stringers the opposition is team from the Dallas area school going to grab an easy five .points from us by d~fault. known as "Misery") will not inThe school's most popular intramural activity starts Sunday night flict disastrous defeat (we hastily : the Jewish Community Center. We are r eferring to the coed bowling add the adjective for qualification) 1gue which was such a big hit last year. W e have been asked to re- upon u r . 1~ those who will be competing that the JCC is not yet complet ed. Although the other t eams at '-ease act like ladies and gentlemen while there. Wilkes seem to have had difficulties They are also having their growing problems so try not to hinder in recruiting pla yers this year, just ,m in any way. The snack bar will not be open this week, but should the opposite is true of the Colonelready for business by the time the American League swin gs into ettes. While in t h e past it was ;ion on the 11th. Another reminder - it won't kill you to tip the hard to fi nd six gals brave enough n boys about a dime. Tho $e !<jds work pretty hard. . to hazard their Ii ves on the basket- ball court, this year there is an abundance of material for Coach Toni to work with. Some of the veteran players includ e the Co-ca ptains Phyllis Walsh and Barbara Vavrek. (Barbara is also known as "the one-armed Bandit" and is the only woman at Wilkes ever to have been acclaimed as Athlete of the Week.) Nancy Schooley, Janet Jones, Betsy Bretz, Miriam Thompson and Pat Kennedy are also veteran players for Wilkes. Among t h e many prom1smg fres hm en on the roster are Rose Weinstein, Barbara F ederer, Grace Major and Marsha Elston, w ho have all had experience as high school ca gers, and some new enthusiasts including Bernadine Vidunas, Pat Reed, Marian Klavamm, and Judy Bodkin. Janice Loyek will be this year's manager. For those of you who have n ever seen the Colonelettes in action (on the basketball court, that is), don't mi ss this un iq ue opportunity n ext Wednesday night at the Wilkes gym. REGISTRANTS NEEDED FOR PING PONG TOURNEY A total of 39 people have reg istered for the intramural ping pong tournament, according to word from director John Reese. Howe ver, Reese stated that the tour nament would be postpon ed a nother week in order to give late-comers an op1>ortunity to get in. Re ese stated that he is anxious to increase t he enrollment to at least 50 so that regular tournament brackets can be used. Matches will take place in t he evenings or at any time o-p ponents can agree to meet each other. �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 December 2nd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 December 2 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/b0ed72150b1b225a5a48105dde6f4b45.pdf 9fbb7168cc6260acab74cfa39accf7a6 PDF Text Text ~ WILKES COLLEGE Serving \he Valley for 22 Years Vol. XI, No. 12 - WILKES COLLEGE - ~Beacon WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA THE BEACON Serving the College since 1944 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1955 ANNUAL CHRISTMAS . FORMAL PRESENTED AT GYM TONIGHT Council Refus,es To P·ay H.azi.ng Tribunal De-bts COMBO WlLL PLAY AT ·LeUerm!n Anlicipal~ La.i;gesl Crowd DORM xMAs PARTY; For So.c1al Calendar s Gayes.l Event; ALL STUDENTS INVITED Lee Vinc-enl Band lo Play from 9lo 12 The dormitories hold their Christmas Party next Thursday night. ' By ED McCAFFERTY This year's soiree will be held T~~ W~~s Collec;i:e Q~asiu,m takes on t4e. air of a "tuxeThe Student Council held its the feeling of the Coun,cil that its on the upper floor of the College do j~cti_ qp" tqpite ~h~n Wil,ke~ CqUege cats ~orsake their white regular bi-monthly meeting on p,ol(cy l,a,d been expr,e ssed in its cafeteria, will run from nine to bucks, orange suede jackets, black denµn trousers wi~ the Wednesdl!Y evening in the cafe- ref1,1sal to accel\t responsibility in twelve. buckles in back, and what-hav~•yo,u to arm them.selves with teria, wjth President Bob Lynch this case, where it seemed apparent The Inter-Dormitory Council will t,u xedos and best girl for th _ e Annual Christmas Formal sponsored Pr. esiding. A,ll m,· embers w. ere pres- tha_t, the · action" ,- of the committee have a n ore h es t ra f or danci'ng , but );>y the College Lettermen's Club. ent with the exception of Virginia Wfre unreasonable and totally neg- as of press time the exact organizaOver one hundred and fifty coupA mere three bucks will permit Brehm and Chet Miller who ha,d ligent. tion had not been decided upon. !es, potentially the largest crowd a Jack -and Jill to josh around to excuseq absences. :pean Discµsi:;1es Beacon Admission to the party is free. . ever to attend a Wilkes formal, are the music of I;,ee Vincent and, his A,mong the major topics discussThe Wilkes College Press Club, Co-chairmen for the affair are expected to fiock tq this affair at popular orchestra. Danc\ng will ed during the evening were the alread,y l/-PP~·oved by the Admini- Miriam Thompson and Carolyn Se- the gym tonight, according to How- commence at nine o'clock and the newly orga_nized Pres.s Club, and stration submitted a Ch.arter for lecky. The party, though run by ard Gross, president of the Letter- last sweet ·note will die a,way at the friction };>etween the sopho:rµore Student Council approval. The the dormitory students, is not Ii- men's Club, · midnight. class and the Council over the haz- · Ch_a rter was rea,d a,nd a.ccepted by mited to ,t hem , rather is for the Favors will be given at -t he door ing situation. · · tlte Council. ~n conjunction wit}\ whole campus. to the . young ladies a_nd refreshthe watter of ca,wpus publications, Richard Jones heads the refresh<;::o~l\c~l V9tes Not to Pa,y ments wHI be served cabaret style. Mr. Ell~ot, ad,viser to the Stud,ent ment committee, while Bill Farish The traditional backdrop mural on At the last Student Council meet- Council, a_sked if the Council felt and Inter-Dorm Council l>resident t.he bandstand will depict two jolly ing; ol,le of the sophomor-e repre- it could do anything to stimulate Irwin Kaye take charge of decorasouls waltzing with a snow-man. sentatlves rep_o rted that through more intei;est in the Beacon and tions. · The spaciou.s gym, all in (lll, will the a,ctions of the ~ribunal, a shirt its need for sta_ff ~embers. Car 9lyn Goeringer han,d,les the reflect the happy yuletide spirit of worn by a fresh:man at the MasAftei; some discussion, several servin,g comn;iittee, with B;ubarf!. the students, who have their eyes querade ij1,1,ll had been dam&ged, recommendJi,tions were pro.p osed by Boo.ch a.l.ld B~rbara Hollinger ~n set on thit week-aw;i.y Christma,s and the soph~ claimed that since L_eslie P. Weiner, whic-h he sugg.e st- charge of publicity. Dick Murray vacation. they were acting as a committee ed_ be g.iven to the Beacon staff for and Neil 'Furtel run the clean-up Dress for the dance is strictly of th.e Student Council, it was the cqnsideration. These included sug- committee. responsibility of the Council to take gestions to con.ta,ct the English Deformal, but the warm, strictly incare of the damaged property. At partn,ent and ask that teaC4.e rs enformal atmosphere that usually that meeting. the Council voted not courage p1,1,rticip11,tion on the paper; prevails n:iakes the dance one of the biggest, if not the biggest, soto accept this responsibility. a splitting of the editorial burden cial event on campus. David Vann, President of the by possibly having a lai:ger ediSophomore Cless, attended Wednes- torial staff; and a suggesti.o n that Glenn Carey, general cha~rman, day night's meeting to question the each of the activity groups on camis assisted by the followin gcommitcouncil c-0ncerning its policy on pus appoint their own press agents tee heads: decorations, Jarrel CashGuest speaker at Tuesday's asresponsibility for actions of com- to worK on the Beacon reporting mere; refreshments, Hank Deible; sembly was Mr. Clifford Dancer. mittees. In answer to Vann, it was staff. publicity, Joe Wilk; tickets, Sam Mr. Dancer, who has long been inShugar; chaperones, John Hessler; terested in world government and favors and. programs, Parker Petrihas made extensive economic stulak and Mel McNew; tuxedos and dies in the Middle East, spoke on flowers, Mo Batterson and Bob "Israel Between East and West". Sutherland. Lee Vincent Two factors important in the Israeli situation, he noted, are, first, - ~~ ' ' , · - . I I sra el is caught between the United States nd Russia on terms similar BY JANICE scHusTER to a cold war; and secondly, Israel Theta Delta Rho Women's Sorori- is a meeting place of Eastern and The College debate team is on ty will hold its annual Christmas Wes tern culture. This synthesis of the rq_ad again for the second Buffet Party on Tuesday at 6 cultures is a more hopeful aspect. Mr. Dancer went on to tell of the straight weekend. This weekend it o'clock in the second floor of the Two ;Veeks ago at as~embly v.:e had a Smger, Dr. Kurt Smger; this is at Bucknell, Wilkes' parent insti- cafeteria. General chairman of the great progress being made in refour members of the newly form- we had a Dancer, Mr. Clifford claiming the land, and in the buildtution, for the annual "Good Neigh,- affair is Jesse Roderick. The party wili follow the usual ing of modern industries, schools, ed Wilkes College Press Club met Dancer. bo~" tournament. The yuletide spirit which has This contest begins a series of buffet style as in p_revious years hospitals, etc.,. in Israel. Israel was last weeJ/: to draw up a charter for -debate tournies at which the de- and "pot luck" will be ser"ved, since d,escribed as being a modern, pro- club. 'J;'he charter was accepted by spread throughout the campus will baters defend titles won last year. the food will be donated by sorority gressive and dynamic state, worthy the Stuc;lent Council at its bi-weekly invade assembly next Tuesday as a number of singers spread more of U. S. 3,id against any aggression. meeting yesterda y. At Bucknell, a year ago, Wilkes members. Adviser John D. Curtis met with Christmas cheer by raising their M;em bers are asked to take their emerged the tournament victor, the group of amateur journalists voices in praise of another Dancer, with debater J. Harold Flannery contrbutions to the cafeteria on Tu~sda y when someone from the 97 GIVE IN BLOOD DRIVE early last week and appointed the his f ellow teammates, and their Jr. first speaker at · the event. The debaters will have another soro1·ity will be there to receive AS WC EXCEEDS QUOTA; four-member committe~ to ~a:ry master, good old Saint Nick. out the_ ~ecessary_ steps m receiving These singers are the Collegians, incentive to win this weekend's the items. The pur:pose of the party is to NEXT CAMPAIGN IN: MAY the ofl'.1cial sanction_ of the Student the College's male chorus, who will tournament to offset a rather weak showing last Friday at the Temple bring gifts for needy boys and girls. The Blood Drive held on the Council. Mr. Curtis acted on t~e emerge from weeks of rehearsal to Miss Roderick stated that the soroNovice tourney. Wilkes campus last week was a app~oval of Dr. Eu~ene Farley m present a program of Christmas Wil~es dropped a series of close rity members shouid assure proper success, as 97 college members callmg the first meet.mg of the club, carols at the coming assembly, the decisions, won only two deba,tes at identity of the gifts by wrapping visited the Red Cross Center to he stated, He said the college last before Christmas vacation. It . b th fi t rt ·t Temple as a team, though indivi- the boys' g\fts in green and the donate, it was announced by Mr. president had expressed a hope that such a club might see its origin on h twid11 /b de \~ h oppot u:i Y duals did well. John Bucholtz cop- girls' gifts in red. John Reese, chairman of the campus. th~ s u ~n d..ot· Y wfi th aCvell o . ear Invitations h!).ve been issued to ped two "sup,erior" ratings at the drive. · The ,Press Club charter states 3 t is years e i ion o . e o . e1pa_ns, Temple contest, Fred ~oberts an- several women associated with the primary purposes for existence : who are now under the direction college. -Mrs. poane;'l::>ean of Wo-0ther. · Mr. Reese stated the college . Dr. Arthur N. Kn1ger, comment- men and adviser to the. campus or- had· weil exceeded its quota to be (1) To supplement existing courses of Bob Lyne? · After r1;stmg _o ver the hohda?s, ing on the team's performance in ganization, will be speaker. Enter- included in the blood insurance in journalism, (•2 ) To train college an interview Tuesday noted also tainm ent will be in the form of a plan, but that it was just short students to be better equipped for the Collegians will present a se~ies tl1e handling of writing assign- of programs_ ?efore local _high that Seymour Holtzman and Tom skit. of the 100 pint mark that Red Committee heads for the affair Cross officials had hoped for, ments and management of all schools an~ civic groups. High~y Lally had done :well, considering that the Temple debate was their are: d~corations, Jeanette Perrins; since Wilkes students have been school publications, (3) To provide succ~ssful m the past, the ~roup is first in iptercollegiate competition. house, Ruth Younger; food, Bar- siic~ generous donors in t!te past. a practical insight in the workings looking forward to another top of professional -journalistic houses _y_e_a_r_._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ BuclJoltz will tea~ with Jesse bara Walters; entertainment, BarAnother united Wilkes drive by i:ni+l!:i!'lg regular field trips. Choper to speak at the Bucknell bara Rod~ers; clEia,n-up, Rita :MaMr. Curtis, who was Editor of paper and serves as Public ·Relacontest. · Dr. ~uger, optimistic a- tiskella; and publi!!ity, Gail Laines. will be.' held in May, Mr. Reese announced. "twill be very pleas- the Beacon last year, has h~d ml;lny tiohs Director for the cpllege. It bout the team's chances in the tour"Hatred· ceases not by hatred at e~ tr tbf resppnse i~ a,s ~Q~ in years of experj~nce tn the news- is ·~xpected that his many ~on.tacts nament competition, remarked, "I think I!uchoitz qr Choper wilI°w\n a,ny thn~-' ~~tre\l. ceases by love." ~\\Y as it "'as fa~t we~ti," he paper industry. ~e is currently wi£h · ~~~~~~pefmen "?{ill ' b!,'i~g stated. · employrd l>Y ~ lo!!~l independent m~py sp~~~t rs ~efore the cl-4b. the 'f irst speaker position." - ~uMhiJ. Clifford Dancer Talks On I s r a eI Situation B.uchollz. Cho_per TOR TO HOLD BUFFET In Bucknell M'eel· T.UESDAY NIGHT; GIRLS WILL DONATE TOYS Defend WC Tille Press Club C:harter LYNCH OK' d by Council; 3 Purposes Staled TO pIRECT ?r'~~~sf::~{ I �W1LICF.S COLLEGE BEACON Friday, December 9, 1955 rr>ITORIALS Donald R. Kersteen Mr. Donald R. Kersteen has been with this College since 947. He has been with Wilkes ever since it received its charter o operate as a four-year school. In the early days of the school te was the full time comptroller and supplemented his duties vith teaching one Accounting class. As the college grew he eft teaching and devoted his total efforts to the position of comproller. Mr. Kersteen's duties were not of ·any spectacular nature. ndeed, they were rather those which kept him out of the public iye. Yet without him many of the small but important details ..,-hich mp:de Wilkes a good school may haye been left undone. . Thus is a simple fact, there could be no college as we now mow it if there was never a man called Donald Kersteen. It va,s he who handled the College's finances in an era when most if the nation's small colleges were struggling in deep debt. It vas he who managed the budgets of clubs, other student activiies and the Student Council. It was he who counseled the inlividuals at Wilkes on private budgeting and assisted them in Jetting a college education on limited funds. Though many of us may never have recognized it, this man's xctivities touched on all of us, in all branches of college, students m:.4 . faculty ,alike. Donald Kersteen may never hqve been a Jreat man as this world counts greatness; he may never have ,een a famous man; he was a man who did his job to the best ,f his abilities. No man can do more. Quite simply, then, we join with the rest of Mr. Kersteen's riends here at Wilkes in wishing him the speediest and most :omplete recovery possible. . ***** Somethl·ng Worthwh1·1e WISDOM OF WILKES QUESTION: Do you think that interest in intra-mural sports has been on the down grade? If so, why? ART MEYER: "In recent years I believe that interest in intramural sports has been on th e increase rather th an decreasing. Many new sports have been added for student participation, for example, bowling, volleyball, ping pong. The addition of bowling in particular has stimulated female as well as male intere st in the college sport program." LEONARD FRANCKOWIAK "Interest has lagged because sports are not stressed enough . all they do is put signs up for intramural sports and that's the last you hear of it. Clubs and other organizations don't push it enough." ED McCAFFERTY: "I would not say interest is low. As a freshman however, I do not consider myself thoroughly acquainted with the program ahd cannot give a definite answer." The Christmas season is upon us, and it gives us pleasure DON P ACROPIS: "I think the o see that some people here on campus have ns . · en a b ove th e m · t ramura1 spor t s program 1s · no t ·n·terest m· self-benefit which so often mars the season today. orgamze · d we11 . A n examp 1e of th'is . A few of the young ladies at the College are running a proj- is the last football league. Often :!Ct this week which will provide a Christmas party for residents there weren't two or even one offi,f the city's homes· for the aged . . The girls are spending time cial at the games, goal lines and 1nd money which they could just as well have spent on t.h em- ya rd markers were practically non;elves without a word being said. Instead, they are using that exi stent, th e games started too late • the day so part of the game was :ime and money to give a happier Christmas to th ose w h o would in d • • k P Iaye m sem1-dar ness, 1eague orobabl:y have none to share the season with otherwise. play began too late in the season., ' We are pleas·e d, as we have said,. with what these people thus all scheduled games were not lre doing; and we are just a little J:?it proud. This is the sec?.n:f . played. At first the players had time that this has been done that we kno.w of, and we feel 1t 1s enthusiasm and wanted to play, but :m indication that at least some of us here are beginning to when they saw the way the league realize our responsihilities toward the other members of our was being run they lost interest ." =ommunity. Just A Little Humor In a ·timely warning the toy trade announces that this year's Christmas toys will be more realistic. Only 13 shopping days left to buy your bulletproof vest. ***** The man who looks ahead gets on. And he who looks both ways gets across. ,;: * : : * * A girl should be happy if she loves and is loved, assuming it all involves the same man. One girl to anoter: "He seems rather dull and uninteresting unWe know 8. gentleman who, til you get to know him. After after a physical checkup, was that he's downright boring." * * * * * told by the doctor that he was in Woman returning golf clubs to pretty bad shape . ... "Too little . blood in your alcohol stream." store : " They don't wor.k." Letters To The Editor: Dear Editor: Certainly, the text of his letter made it clear that he has no quarrel with the Manuscript. For, while the good doctor began with the charge that one of the Appealing to the "ethics of jour- notices we had posted had embodied nalsm", I would like to ask the "a subtle attack on the biology deeditor to allow the "other" voice partment", further investigation to be heard also. I am referring forced him to concede that the bioto the letter to the editor written logy depart ment has indeed had by Dr. · Reif in the Beacon of only limited representation in the December 2, 1955, page 2. In this Manuscript (three articles out of letter, Dr. Reif claims that the Ji. · a total of seventy-one), and that brary does not possess complete the notice had been a fair statefiles of the Manuscript. ment of the facts: However, it is For the information of all the unfortunate that that distinguished students and 'faculty, I emphatical- denizen of the Biology Building ly state that the library has, in- never did get around to retracting deed, two beautifully bound issues his original charge that " a subtle of all the Manuscripts catalogued attack" had been perpetrated - a under the call number LD6051 charge which his own investigation .W225, and also several loose issues has disproven. Sophistry from a in the Manuscript-Typing room in scientist is especially hard to swalthe library. low. ·Sincerely, It was gratifyng, though, to find Nada Vujica that Dr. Reif was pleased w.ith the Crushed Librarian Manuscript's recent moves intended * * * * * to generate more student interest Dear Editor: We must confess that here at the in that magazine. We would again Manuscript we were somewhat dis- like to extend a cordial invitation appointed with Dr. Reif's letter of to students in all departments to last week. We reaily thought that submit articles. And that goes for he might have done a much better you too, Herkimer Feelzwell job of working us over. Frankly, wherever you are! Sincerely, the whole thing left us completely John Bucholtz up in the air. For the life of us Editor we couldn't .i magine what •p romptThe Manuscript ed him to write the letter at all. BOB MORGAN: "The students of Wilkes participate in sports very well. In comparison with other schools we have few dorm students, which cuts down on participation to a degree . . . . In spite of this, there is a great interest in our varied sports program." The DEAN'S CORNER By GEORGE ELLIOT, Acting Dean of Men ON BOWLING SCORES AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Sunday evening the intra-mural bowling league commenced its operations at the Jewish Community Center. Since bowling is one of the most popular campus activities, it is worthy of comment by the Dean of Men. According to the dictionary a dean has something to do with such things as student discipline, academic probation, dismissal from school, etc. The above fact is strictly incidental information and is only used to pad out the column this week. Mr. Farrar and I have been encouraged to notice that some faint trace of leverage remains in our r· ht d · · bl ig arms ue to wntmg on ackboards and / or other social uses. It is a reasonable assumption . . that we can still bend over although we haven't " tried picking up a ball at the same time. We both agree that our body-english may not be pure AngloSaxon, but it is at least capable of translation. We have wiped clean our eye glasses. We expect a great season! We do hope that the alleys will be a little straighter and less warped than they were last year .. We have always suspected that the gutters are a few inches wider than the regulations allow. We Elliot have petitioned the mayor to cut down on the Sunday evening blasting in the mines, which caused the alleys to shift unexpectedly at critical moments. We have asked the J.Q.C. to teplace the balls that were- a little off-center last year. We _exp ect a great season! In the past week I have tried to convince Welton that a strike is • · not necessarily a labor dispute. I ha ve told him that in howling the . , • , I word, spare, doesn't mean he is supposed to show undue mercy for· · the seven or eight pins still remainBy HELEN M. KRACHENFELS · ing after hi s first shot. These misOn Wednesda•, ni'gh·t befor·e a conceptions largely explain our " crowd of more than 150 people, the lack of success in the past. We Wilkes College Colonelettes played · expect a: great season! Misericordia for the first game of . A se_r1o~s not~ must .be brought:· their season _ and probably the mto this d1scuss1~n . I do hop·e that most sensational game of the en- st~dents . are domg enough work tire history of the t eam! This was thi~ year. It has shocked me to the first time in the whole series notice the number of students on of clashes between the ri·vals that the bowling roster who could well Wilkes has held the Dallas women be on academic probation. I beto such a meager score. (The lieve it is a fair assumption that usual tally for the Misery mobsters a~yone who bowls ~v~r 150 has obhas been at least in the 90 ,s!) v10usly b~en pract~cmg too much Co-captains Walsh and Vavrek and studymg too httle . . Men, reattributed this moral victory large- member why you are m college ! ly to . the excellent work of the What does a bowling score really guards, and to the high level of amount to five years after fail_ing enthusiasm on the part of all the out of college? In conclusion, players. They also expressed ap- Welton and I expect a great season. preciation for the support of their loyal fans, the boisterous Butler Thompson. The first four gals are "growlers" who attended the game freshmen, and Mim is a sophomo re en masse! who played with the Colonelettes High scorer for t he Colonelettes last year. These hard-fighting was Barbara Vavrek with 7 points. lassies used the man-to-man t echFreshman Rosie Weinstein played nique and guarded so closely that an excellent game and was second the Dallas girls (even thou,gh they highest scorer with 4 points. Nancy towered over their opponents) just Schooley, Betsy Bretz, ~pd Phyllis couldn't run wild with that ball asWalsh each contributed 2 points they used to. Someone has been toward the Wilkes big 17. Inci- spreading nasty rumors on the dentally, the final score of the game Misericordia campus to the effect was 47-17. that Wilkes has been awarding The aforementioned guards who .basketball scholarships to promisdid such a tremendous job were ing high school applicants so the Grace Major, Marsha Elston, Bar-\ Misery cagers were expecting a bit bara Federer, Pat Reed and Miriam of a battle this year . MISERICORDIA DOWNS COLONELET.TES 47 17• VAVREK HIGH SCORER VINCENT HERRON: "There just isn't enough time to .put on intramural sports. Students often have outside activities which occupy what little time they have. You have to be a good player to get on a team." MARY LOUISE ONUFER: "The main reason for lack of interest is real or imagined lack of time. Those who would be able to spare the time are afraid to try because they think it would involve too much and detract from their scholastic progress. The college policy of deemphasis contributes to student indifference to intramurals." FRANCES HOPKINS: "Bowling has a good turnout, there is even a waiting li st because so many Wilkes students want to bowl. Unlike bowling, other sports are too timeconsuming and they require a cer- By JONNI FALK Allen A. Jeter, a 1955 Wilkes tain amount of interest before-hand graduate, recently saw the sports to afford interest." page he has edited on the New J ersey Courier for less than a year win first place for over-all excel- WILKES COLLEGE lence i n a state-wide competition of New Jersey weekly papers. Jeter, who turned to journalism late in his college days 'b egan writA newspaper published each week ing for the Beacon near the end of the regular school year by and of his junior year. He showed for the students of Wilkes Col- natural ability in reporting sports lege, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Sub- and was named sports editor of the Beacon in his senior year. scription: $1.80 per semester. His background as general news Editor ........................ T. R. Price editor, in addition to work as the Asst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels college sports publicity director for Asst... Editor .... John Kushnerick a year, and several journalism Sports Editor Jonni Falk courses qualified him for the post Business Mgr. .... Richard Jones on the Courier, a highly regarded Asst. Bus. Mgr. ... ..... Irwin Kaye Central New Jersey weekly at Faculty Adviser Mr. F. J. Salley Toms River. As is the case in many small Editorial and business offices newspapers, Jeter was assigned to located on second floor of Lecture Hall, South River Street, Wilkes• cover both sports and general news. Allen A. Jeter . Barre, on the Wilkes campus. The ports section was his "baby" all the way, but he has done topMechanical Dept.: Schmidt's notch wor.k in both departments. other papers including some in : Printery, rear 55 North Main Jeter has also been working as Philadelphia as well as in New Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. an area correspondent for several Jersey. Former Beacon Editor's Sport Sheet Best In N. J. Beacon �WILKF.c3 COLLEGE BEACON 'riday, December 9, 1955 3 Cagers Win Opener With Ithaca, Drop 2 Keglers A re Sharp fn Loop Openers Bloomsburg and Rider Down Colonels a f I e r Win As Defense Fallers; Al Yeshiva Saturday Ni g h I; Ferris, Morgan, Bresnahan Spark Speedy Offense By JONNI FALK The Colonel cagers wound up a disappointing first week of activity by dropping their secThe Mighty Mites and Ghost Riders showed power in the ond tilt of the young campaign 65-63 at Rider Wednesday night. Previously, the hoopsters had 3ning round of the National Division kegling season by sweep- topped Ithaca, 87-62, and lost to Bloomsburg, 85 SO en successive nights. J four points each. Ashley Hall had to settle for three as Joe Eddie Davis' five will attempt to rrosko rolled the high scores for the night to lead Chase Comget back to winning ways tomornandoes to one point. ;rapplers Ope n t\l Swarthmore; Shugar Finished The Colonel grapplers received severe blow to their hopes yes_·day when it was learned that 1.m Shugar, veteran 123-pound ,rformer, would be unable to comete this year due to medical reasms. Sam had heHf down the light,,reight post for: t.h e past .several rears. It was the second severe oss suffered by John -Reese's ·groanffS before the season ·even started. rl\e ·other was the loss .of,.Bob Mor~arl:, runner-up in the Four-I tour1a"jn~nt last year. Re~se: is working with a paper:hfo roster in preparation for the ""Uad's first meet next Wednesday ·ight at Swarthmore. The Swarthmore debut will be 'ollowed by away contests at Hof,tra, December 14; and CCNY, Tanuary 7, before the Colonels have ;heir home opener January 14 wth 7:ast Stroudsburg. The probable lineup for the '.warthmore m ee: · 1~3-lb.' class - Keith Williams 130clb.----Jim Ward 137-lb.-Don Reynolds cir Bob Koser 147-lb.-Terry Smith or Dennis Kravitz 157-lb.-Dave Thomas or Gene• Lawryk 167-lb.-Walt Glogowski 17'7-lb.-Stan Abrams Heavyweight-Bob Masonis Everybody on the Mighty Mites had a hand in their clean sweep over the Walloping Wags. Dave Panzitta and Joe Popple led with 489 and 48'7 respectively. Welton Farrar had 459 for the helpless Wags. The Mites turned in the night's top totals with 679 and 642. Morris Hits Again Dick Morris picked up where he left off last year in leading the Ghost Ri ders to four over the Sophomore Six. Last year's high average champ posted 190 - 516. Joe Ackourey and Joe Miceli helped. Keith Williams was high for the Sophs with 425. Joe Trosko jumped into top spot in the individual ·department by .r olling 180-207-533, high for the night. However, he received little help and his Chase Co'mmandoes dropped three to Ashley Hall. Ivan Falk with 514 and N eil Dadurka, 478, led Ashley. . . Eleanor Pish was high girl for the night with 161-426. The American Division starts their season this Sunday night at the J ewish Community Center alleys at 7 :15. Colonel Court Contrast AMERICAN SCHEDULE Ralston's Raiders vs. Cannon Balls, 3-4. Strikers vs. Lo-Balls, 5-6. College Terrors vs, Fearless Six, 7-8. * * * * * NATIONAL STANDINGS W L Pts 3 0 4 Ghost Riders . 3 0 4 Mighty Mites 2 1 3 Ashley Hall ... 1 2 1 Chase Commandoes .... 0 3 0 Sophomore Six 0 3 0 Walloping Wags * * * * * TOP TEN MEN Ave. 177 Trosko 172 Monis 171 Falk 163 Panzitta 162 Popple 159 Dadurka By JONNI FAL~ 154 Weingartner Farrar · 153 THIS IS SECTIONALISM? 147 Miceli . 146 Just to add a few words to the Tambur :eams of copy written about the Georgia Tech mess, we thought TOP FIVE GIRLS ·,his was an interesting sidelight. ... .. .. ...... 142 Pish We wonder if Governor Griffin . ..... .... . 102 Thomson )f Georgia looked over the rosters Arnold 96 if Georgia and Georgia Tech before Machonis .. ...... .... ....... .. 93 1e issued his now historic request. Wroble 67 It seems that both teams are loaded down. with northern boys with many of them coming from Pennsylvania. Now this is all well and good. Some of these boys are getting an opportunity for ·an education and others are doing what The In~ramural ping pong tourthey can do best - . play football. nament will start Monday, accordijut, how many of them agree with Griffin's request? If the Gov- ing to word received from director ernor of Georgia wants to main- ·John Reese. tain sectionalism in his state, why Matches will be played Monday, -Ioesn't he also ask the state board Tuesday and Thursday nights from >f regents to .p rohibit the recruiting 6 :30 to 9 in the gymnasium. Howof northern gridders? Surely, ever, they can also be played from northern representatives on his 3 to 4 in the afternoon by special teams are not consistent with his arrangement. "South for South erners". policy? Reese said that opponents slated Gee ! ·Just t hink - if he would to meet each other in the first do that maybe we could gef a few bracket can make their own arof our top players to stay . within rangements to play if they know th'.l· state. each other. Contestants who do Anyway, the whole situation is not know each other should appear a little odious. · Seems to ·b e a .poli- at the gym .at the times specified. tical· footb.all in retaliation for the .·Participants wilLnot .. be allowed Supreme . Court's segregation . r ul~ to . play" in street shoes.' . Either ing. sneaks or stocking feet will be used. BEACON PHOTO by Brothers THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT - Jim Ferris (left), the shortest man on the Colonel varsity basketball squad, offers an interesting contrast to 6'8" freshman center Dave Shales. Shales, former Westmoreland .cager, is expected to furnish a solution to the height problem· which has plag ued the Colonels , for man:y years. He is seeing action as a .res erve center this year. row night in New York against Yeshiva. The Colonels dumped Yeshiva at home last year and will be out to make it two in a row over Bernie Sarachek's Washingtqn Heights squad. Heading the list of veterans playing for Yeshiva this year is Irwin Blumenreich, 6'-4" forward who set the Mite's all-time scoring record last year with 513 points: Davis will probably delegate George Morgan to the problem of stopping him. Davis will continue to go with his first fiv e of Morgan, John Bres· nahan, Joe Jablonski, Jim Ferris and Carl Van Dyke. His big problem is to put new life into the de-. fense in order to make up for the height disadvantage he will face all year. At Rider, the Colonels were unable to hapg, OJ) to i'ln ,eight-pont · lead they held in the third period. Rider went ahead to sta y with two minutes to play. F erris and Bresnahan had 16 points each, Jablonski had 12 and Morgan 11. · The Colonels were able to cash in on only 17 fouls out of 34 attempts thus digging their own graves. Rider made 15 of 21. George Morgan tossed in 13 straight points in the final minutes against Ithaca to g ive the cag·e rs a successful hom e and season opener. The Plymouth center wound up with 25 for the night while neighbo r John Bresnahan had 21. These two and Joe Jablonski were outstanding on rebounds in this game. · However, the following night against Bloomsburg, the rebounds went the other way and the downcountry Huskies continued their mastery of the Colonels. Actually, Wilkes had a better shooting percentage against Bloomsburg than they did against Ithaca, but the Huskies controlled the boards on the smaller Teachers' court. Jim Ferris was high in the Bloom tilt with 22 while Morgan trailed behind him with 13; The Colonels play ·their next home tilt next Wednesday night with Susqu ehanna furnishing the opposition. Preliminary game will 'start at 7 :15 and be followed im- mediately by the varsity clash. Ping Pong Tourney Starts Monday Failure to appear for a scheduled Pairings are as follows: match without making other arM-ON DA Y NIGHT: rangements will mean forfeit in Puma vs. Hayward; Ed Masonis the single elimination tourney. vs. Mattioli; ·Duffy vs. · Troutman; Murray -vs. Horchiemer; .Dovin vs. , COLONELETTES PLAy MISERY Bob Masonis; E sterman vs. Potoski; Sietz vs. Heltzel. IN EXHIBITION MATCH SAT. It has been announced by the Colonelettes' coach, Toni Shoemaker, that the Wilkes team will meet Misericordia in an exhibition game this ~aturday at 11 A.M. in the new Coughlin High School gym. The convention of the Northeastern Physical Education Directors ha.s requested this . exhibition match in order for the two t eams to demonStrate the 1955-56 rule changes in women's basketball. TWO VOLLEYBALL GAMES SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY The intra mural volleyball tournament will get underway Monda y night at 7 with two matches scheduled .for · the gymnasium courts. Chase Lounge will play the Ramblers on Court 1, and the Slipstickers will meet the All Vets on Court 2. The tournament will continue until each team has played the · others in the circuit twice. ...........•...... ACE DUPONT DRY CLEANING TUESDAY NIGHT: - 1 Hour Service Greener vs. Bresnahan; CorneWILKES-BARRE lius vs. Genall; You,nsu Koo . vs. 280 S. RIVER ST. Pitel; Gross vs. Cuscella; Wein- , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • gartner vs. Rockman; Tambur vs. Shugar; Cohen vs. Trethaway. THU.RSDA y NIGHT: ♦ Chuck Robbins Vann vs. Commen; Wilk vs. Ferris; Sieko vs. Stien; .Abrams vs. Wane; Lloyd vs. Houck; Zachman vs. Boote; Brothers vs. Neely. - SPORTING GOODS 28 North Main Street ◄ �Friday, December 9, 1955 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 First Soph Bulletin Appears on Campus The first issue of the Sophomore Class Bulletin was distributed on campus yesterday. The bulletin, in charge of Mary West and nonclass officials, will be published bimonthly to inform class members of the activities of the officers ,t hey chose to represent them. Included in the bulletin will be announcements of future plans, 1·eports of the class's four Student Council members, reminders of class and council m eetings, and information concerning meetings of the representative council for the class. The bulletin will be able to be distinguished by its color, which is goldenrod yellow. It is the hope of Class President Dave Vann that all sophomore class members, in all fields of study, will take an interest in the bulletin and submit ideas of improvement to him. S.A.M. to Visit Stock Exchange On Tuesday, S.A.M. will make a field trip to the Brooks Building to observe the stock exchange. The party will meet at Pickering Hall and will leave about 3:30. The excursion should be very interesting and enlightening; and all interest ed, non-members as well as members, are invited to attend . • Lt>NGS .., "'~- ..... .... FEATURING THE IVY LEAGUE LOOK FOR COLLEGE MEN SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES for wu.n:s DANCES at ,i ~ 10:tni B. STETZ 't-- ~•rt Clothier ~ 9 E. Mark,t St., W-B. "\\'lrilllll!~ f. ,. \ TUXEDOS TO RENT ~peclal Pric;e To S~denta J98 SO. WASHIN~TOH ST. BAUM'S XXiiXXXXXiiilXXXIIXIXXIX Open A CHARGE ACCOUNT At Newly Remodeled POMEROY'S For All Your College Needs Throughout The Year And SAVE! PARK, SHOP and EAT at the new FOWLER, DICK and WALKER The Boston Store LI VA WILL CONDUCT Cue 'n' Curtain Begins Ed Club Entertains LOCAL PHILHARMONIC; "Bloomer Girl" Casting High School FTA's; DETROY TO ASSIST m:r;~t~~ ;ro~~:to~es~f f~,~1:t~~s; Jim Jones Featured Mr. Ferdinand Liva, instructor at the Wilkes College School of Music, will conduct t he Wyoming Valley Philharmonic Orchestra this winter for the fourth year in succession. The ninety-piece symphony is composed of talented amateurs from the Wyoming Valley area and in its few short years of existence has grown rapidly, attaining a position which brings it the praises of many professional musicians. Mr. Liva also is the concertmaster of the Scranton Philharmonic. In t he summer of 1952 he conducted the orchestra of the renowned San Carlo Opera House in Naples, Italy. Mr. John Detroy, head of the college school of m1,1s.ic, will assist in the direction of the three concerts tha,t have been scheduled by the philharmonic orchestra. The first concert will be given jus.~ a,fter the Christmas va cation. Several Wilkes students will pla,y in the symphony this yea,_r and others who are interested in fine · i_c k_ets music m,- _ay obt_a__ in season· t_ frpm the org,iniza,tion's ticket committee for a small fee . But The Truth", the Cue 'n' Curtain Club is once again at work. The musical on the boards is "Bloomer Girl", a delightful and refreshing comedy in three acts. Mr. Al Groh stated that all students are invited to participate on stage and off. Casting will begin this week. Anyone interested in committee work please contact Producer Al Groh. Tryouts will be held Monday and Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Gies Hall. At a meeting last week the club chose com mittee members and chairmen. The committee chairmen are : Al Rosenberg, producer; Anita Cherkes, general publicity ; Kay Noonan, Pat Watkins, cochairmen of posters; Jane Obitz, Marian Laines, co-chairmen of furniture; Pat Yost, properties; fred Helfrich, Joe Oliver, co-chairmen o.f staging; Nancy Brown, Nancy Ba,tchelor, co-chairmen of wardrobe. - - - - - - -- - - - - - "Our defense is not in arma· ments, nor in science, nor in going underground. Our defense is in law a,nd order." - Einstein Entertainment and refreshments plus a fun -loving crowd tells the story of the Education Club party held last Monday night in the Wilkes cafeteria. The social gathering, purpose of which was to better acquaint high sc hool students with the college, and to facilitate the exchange of ideas in regard to FTA's, was attended by students from Meyers, Coughlin, Kingston, and West Pittston as well as by Wilkes Education Club members. Chief entertainment was supplied by ventriloquist Jim J ones and his little companion, J erry. Jones also led gro up singing. Elaine Krieger, president of the West Pittston FTA, spoke and the evening was rounded with dancing and charades . The Education Club began its work of initiating Future Teachers of Am erica Clubs in high schools last year, and since that time has entertained memb ers of these clubs at various parties. Mon day ,s party, a tt en d ed b y ap· 1y was one proximate1y 65, certam of the best. Biology Club Yule Party First of Holiday Season The Biology Club this year, as ; the past, is first in bringing 1 Christmas spirit to t he Wilk campus with its annual Christma, party. Dave Lucchino, President of tht club announced that the affair will be held next Monday evening, December 13, at 8 o'clock in McClintock Hall. Committee heaC:. responsible for arranging the part are Marilyn Williams, Gloria Dn. Ginny Walizer, Faith Stchur, SJ via Williams, and Norma Macki wicz. Elizabeth DeLong and Ba· bara Argonish are the general cuchairmen of the affair. The yuletide gathering will have all the flavor of the Christmas sea~· on. There will be dancing to n ords, informal carol singing arou1. the piano, and maybe mistleto, (No Santa however.) Traditiona1 Christmas "goodies" will be served. "The question of bread for myself is a material question; but tl question of bread for my neighbor: for everybody, is a spiritual and religious question." Nichola Berdyaev � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1955 December 9th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 December 9 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/2f5eeab5cdd9c5329eb236cc7bcf5bc6.pdf 58f70ba9fcd6a972b1bdf55662a11737 PDF Text Text ~ WILKm COLLEGE · Serving the Valley for 22 Years Vol -:xt No. 13 WILKES ~Beacon WILKF.S COLLEGE, WILKF.S-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Students .To Romp At Reindeer Stomp It's Christmastime, all you guys and dolls, and the sound of sleighbells is in the air. The Debaters Defend ·Title Club starts Q1-f; At Bucknell January 14 Engineering vacation festivities :wJth-:· its~ The debaters def~i,.~. their title at Bucknell early nej ,k '!nonth. Postponed from last t ·, eek, the "Good Neighbor" tournament, won by Wilkes last year, wi!( , be held on · January 14, Dr•. Kruger announced. The contest, slated originally for Fred Roberts December 9 weekend, was itself ,cancelled due to cancellations of teams attending other events held that weekend. Debaters arguing at the Bucknell ,event will l,e John Bucholtz, Jesse Choper,. Virginia Brehm, and Fred Roberts. Last year· the Wilkes team not -only won, the tournament but copped first speaker prize, with J. HarJld Flannery Jr. carrying off the :pl,llm. . . . ·This year's speakers have also ,gone well, with ·Bucholtz garnering -~~ o "superior" ratings .at the Tern]?le Novice tournament two weeks .ago. Fred R()berts also took a sirni· :\_a,r. rating at the Temple eyent. : . With this record behind them the COLLEGE ' , fun-packed dance, .the -ltij.t1_ .eer Stomp. ·:/·. The rip-roaring, inhibitidn;.loosening affair will start at 9 toni,ght and continue to midnight . ·~t; ,the gym, which the busy Engin~ers have transformed into .,.a Win_tei;~ wonderland. · , · ·:,. The last square dance of 19.55, r ,. it will also feature modern dancing,. ' both styles to the melodious strains of the Boulevard Trio and the expert calling of Carl Vehoski. Chairmen for the dance are Joe Tullai, decorations; Bill Richards, refreshments; Ed Darke, tickets; Harold Pezzner, clean-up. A large crowd is expected to jam the gym tonight, with the donation for all this merriment only fifty cents. The tickets are obtainable from any member of the ciub or at the door this evening. FINALS SCHEDULE POSTED A special bulletin published this week reminds Wilkes students that final examinations are almost here again. The schedule of finals for the fall semester, together .with a list of regulations governing these exams, was postl!d on Monday. . Examinations begin on Monday, January 1'6, and since any conflicts must be reported for adjustment before January 7, students are advised to check schedules as soon as possible. Copies of the schedule are on all bulletin boards and at the desk· at the library. FROSH COUNCIL MEETS · _T he Freshman Council met Tuesday evening in Chase Lounge. The frosh group discussed locati_ons and times to be selected for future ·meetings. High on the agenda was the possibility of running a class Coke party. · Bob Thomas, freshman .class - (continued -on page 5) president, presided. THE BEACON Serving the College since 1944 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1955 Wilkes Gets$156,000 To Benefit Instructors Through Salary Boost President's Christmas Message .... . ~ By HELEN M. KRACHENFELS Wilkes College has been named as the recipient of $156,200, a portion of the half-billion-dollar grant announced by the Ford Foundation. · The funds will be made available to the scb.ool within the next ·18 months, arid will be used entirely to raise teachers' sala~ ries. The trustees of the Ford Foundation have recognized the importance of the · college teacher in our society and have decided to correct th1;1 gross inequities which exist between the salaries of teachers and those of the other professional people in America. Two types of grants have been made to colleges. All of the schools named by the Foundation will receive funds which must be used to increase teachEvery year people send other er salaries for the next . ten people Christmas cards, which years. After the ten yea.r period while a kindly expression of friend- is over there are no restrictions liness serve little purpose beyond concerning the use of the monletting the recipient know he isn't ey. disliked by the sender. This year a few of the Wilkes faculty and The second type of grant administration have gotten togeth- which has been announced is er in an attempt to make card- a supplemental grant to those sending constructive. colleges which have pioneered Estimating t~at they would in improving salaries already. spend, in. the very least, some two Wilkes was a recipient of the dollars on cards each year, this first type mentioned. group has rather decided to donate the amount to charity. This year Other Colleges Recipients the Salvation Army will benefit Four other regional colleges were from the card donation plan. also named to receive funds. MiseAmong others participating in ricordia wiil receive $126,100; 'Qnithe card p.lan this year are Hoh- versity of Scranton, $323,100; and Cheung Mui, George F. Ermel, Al- Marywood, $16-8,800. King's Colfred and Ann Bastress, Warren F. lege will receive money but the French, Margaret T. O'Brien, the sum has not yet been announced. Hammers, the. Vujicas, the Doanes, The $500 million grant to eduRobert and Patricia Werner, and catiol) and public charity is the Dr. and Mrs. Symonolewicz. · largest single gift ever given in the history of philanthropy. LIBRARY PARTY SCHEDULED Local Hospitals Na-med In addition to the area colleges A Christmas party for all student assistants and library pro- which received funds, all of the jectionists will be held in the li- local hospitals were named in the grant. A total of $1,305,200 will brary workro9m, Friday, December. be spent by the Ford Foun·d ation 16 from 3:00 to 5:00. in ·this immed.i ate area. WC Faculty Members Initiate Xmas Card Plan DR. EUGENE S. FARLEY At this Christmas season Mrs. Fmley joins wi1h me in wishing you the great happiness that comes to those who cire u~dertaking a worthwhile task and succeeding in it. May we be reminded that Christmas has real meaning, only as we seek to •advance t li e welfare o f mankind through friendly tho~ghtfulness and service. ~ :Merry ([hristmas anh ·1£iappy �Friday, December 16, 1955 WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON 194 Couples At Lettermen's Formal Record Crowd Attends Yuletide Ball; Ralston, '. Moran Lead Caroling The 10th Annual Christmas Formal. which ushered in the Christmas season at Wilkes last Friday, was the most successful Yuletide Ball ever held on campus, it was announced by officials of the Lettermen's Club. Nearly 200 couples filled the gymnasium to near capacity on the night of a blustery winter storm that was expected to decrease the planned-for attendance of "over 150" couples. Students, faculty, alumni were greeted in the receiving line by Mr. George Ralston and Mrs. H elen Bitler Hawkins, Glenn Carey and Miss Gail Woolbert, Mr. and Mrs. Cromwell Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thatcher, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Mailey, and Santa Claus. Santa gave each lady he greeted lovely lapel pin: a silver key carrying the Wilkes College emblem. Mr. Ralston, now on leave to study for his doctorate at Columbia University, spoke briefly at int ermission and asked all Lettermen to gather on the bandstand to lead the singing of Christmas carols. Mr. Robert Moran direct ed the singing and the entire assemblage joined in the stirring delivery of many of the perennial carols. Miss Millie Gittins accompanied on the piano. a LETTERMEN SING CAROLS, ASSISTED BY SANTA CLAUS; BOB MORAN LEADING. TOP LEFT - The rece1vmg line for · the annual Lettermen's affair : George .F . Ralston, Helen B. Hawkins, Glenn Carey, Gail Woolbert, Dr. and Mrs. Hugo Mailey, Dr. and Mrs. Harold W. Thatcher, Mr. and Mrs. ·Cromwell E. Thomas, Santa Claus (Jim Walsh) and Mrs. Lois Petrilak, who distributed gifts to the ladies . LE FT Committee chairmen and dates, standing, left to right: Glen Carey, Howard Gross, Mel McNew, Jarell Cashmere, Parker Petrilak, Joe Wilk, Sam Shugar and Rodger Lewis. Seated: Gail Woolbert, Marsha, Elton, · Mary Lou Vronch, Jean Sebolka, Lois Petrilak, Irene Yastremski, Nancy Casterline, Sandra Coburn. * * * * * TOP RIGHT-Lettermen and dates passing down the receiving line. Left to right: Ed Troutman, Beth Reed, Joe Jablonski, Dr. Hugo Mailey (in receiving line). Rear: Ella Mae Dugan, Mrs. Mailey, Dr. and Mrs. Harold W. Thatcher, Mr. and Mrs. Cromwell Thomas, Joe Popple, Kay Wliaren, Mr. Lois Petrilak. * ** * * RIGHT - Leading . Bunny Hop at last Friday night's formal are Caroline Goeringer, Dave Polley, Connie Kamarunas, Jack Hug:hes. ~ �3 WILKm COLLEGE BEACON WC Research Project Gets Federal Aid DORAN ATTENDS N.A.M. CONFERENCE IN N.Y. Biology Department Awar~e~ $2.,00P Health Service Grant for Research; AAA Official lo Sp~ak January· 3-~d Cohen,· Dzury, Michelini lo Direct . John ··Doran, .Ashley junior, attended the 60th annual Congress of':American·industry 's ponsored by the 'Na.tonal Association of Mam1facti1reri in New York City this past week. · . . . The annual thl'ee-day conveption -was held iri · the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel '· and was ··attended ·by some 3,000 leading industrialists from thtoughout "the nation · as well as ' . t Clifford Bigelow, Executive Director of the _Wyoming Valley Motor Club, will speak to Wilkes students at the January third assembly on the topic "The Watchdog of the Motorist." The "watc;hdog" is the ,A.merican Automobile Association, whose national president, ex-State Senator ·Andrew J. Sordoni, is an area figure. Mr. Bigelow will give a brief history of the A.A.A. and explain · how it safeguards traveling Americans. The assembly will conclude with a question and answer period. Mr. Bigelow is quaHfied to speak · on the A,A.A. since he has · been · connected with 'it for twenty-four years. He has been located at Scranton, Washington, Dii., Miami, New York, -and Cleveland. He came to Wilkes-Barre from Cleveland in October 1952. By MARVIN KURLANCHEEK Dr. Charles B. Reif, Professor of Biology, announced recently that a research project sponsored by the Federal Security Agency -of the Public Health Service will commence .shortly after final examinations are over; The project. which ·w as 'awarded· a $2,000 gr(mt, will attempt to demonstrate the artificial production of 11rthritis . (an inf!.amation ·.o f th~ blood vessels) in guinea pigs by. means of passive sensitization with stapholoccus micro-organisms. Clifford Bigelow CREW -B'EAUTIFIES CAMPUS admire scarlet whirlpools of falling leaves·. the first snowfall that a sheet of Kleenex, the sunset with jet several hundred_educators and stu- black outlines of naked trees jutting against ·the ochre embers of dents. the sky. gray vine-covered stately campus buildings offering Doran ·attended the conference warmth as well as · knowledge. Icovered the campus like as the_ g~est of the Luzerne County Association of.· Manufacturers, as one. of nine -students· from Pennsylvama. ·F3:e was ~reated, t~ tours of the U mted Nations .Bmldii:ig and Manhattan . as well as attending all sessions ~f the convention. According to the _NAM, the conf~rence was :~ eld· to inform the pubhe of_ the aims and purposes of American Industry . through students :1nd top men i? the field" of education. It had as :;s theme; So Peo_p le May Pl'osper. . •·. ,A~ong the 50 speakers at the affair were~ _Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, M~nnesota; Sen. Barry Goldwater, Ar~zona; The ~o~orable Anthony Nutti~g, M.P.,_ Mimste: of state of foreign affairs, Umte_d ingdom; George Meany, new president of the AFL-CIO; the Hon. Sinclair · Weeks, secretary of commerce; and Harold E. Stas.sen, special · assistant to the President. Speaker a:t the concluding -banqUet,· which was attended by Gen. Douglas MaeArthur and former President Herbert Hoover, was Senator • William F. Knowland - of California. SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES PARK, SHOP and EAT at the new FOWLER, DICK a·nd WALKER 'i'h~ Boston Store · · Dr. Sheldon Cohen, local dermatologist, · in an interview with a Beacon reporter, stated that direct responsibiii.ty for the experimental program will be shared by ·or. Michelini and .Dari Dzury. Mr. Dzury is a Wilkes College alumnus ('52) now working toward his mas-. ters degree at Columbia· tJnive,rsity. The forthcoming project . ·will, no doubt, be used by Mr. Dzury as credit for his Master's Thesis. .· By ED McCAFFERTY Our campus is very beautifu at this time of year. Most of us John Doran · Since Wilkes is a relatively small college without unlimited funds for research, Dr. Cohen was asked whether the facilities ' available would suffice for the •intended project. He replied by saying, ''Certainly we do not have the extensive equipment available at u•n iversity medical centers. However; within the limits of practicability, the equipment available is weU-suited to carry out a program ·of th1s type. We are fortunate in the understanding and far-sightedness of Dr. Farley in providing us with this opportunity and in seeing that we are furnished with more than adequate laboratory space for our exclusive use. · Dr: Sheldon Cohen EXTRA FAVORS' ORD~EI)' . FO:R FORMAL LATE-COMEI\S Only one group of individuals one desiring to work on the maindoes· ·n ot consider all of these scenes t enance crew .should see Mr. ChwaParker Petrilak and Mel Mc;ill being beautiful. T.his group, the lek. . New, co-chairmen .of the Fa.vors college's maintenance crew, does In ·statements to the college Committee for- the Lettermel\!s n<>t especially care for the first two press, Glenn Carey said that this The most important part of any Christmas For:mal, ')Vish to anscenes mentioned for as leaves fali year's crew has great ability; and investigative study is the personnel nounce that, contrary to rumors . down, their work does 'not, and as to keep things this way, he feels available. Here again we are for- . circulating about· campus, those snow piles up, their work does. that only dean's list students should tunate in having· many interested who did not receive favors at the The crew is_extremely important be eligible for the maintenance dance will receive them in ai>- · students eager to co-operate." · to _the college because it keeps in- crew. Tony Greener, another foreproximately three weeks. . tact the physical · beauty of the most member of the crew, in a As for the co-ordination of. recampus by sweeping sidewalks, Beacon exclusive stated that he is search activities, no definite plans Since the favors were ordered raking ,leaves, keeping flower beds looking forward to a non-snowy have been made . . But it · is. more some · weeks in . advance of the warm during the winter, and shov- year. than likely that the admini;;,tration dance when such a record crowd elirig :;;now off the sjdewalks. .ImWhat qualities must one possess of bacteria to the guinea pigs and was not anticipated, there were . portant duties in . the maintenance to beeome an outstanding member the tabulation of results accruing not . enough _fa v.ors· to· go ·aroµn~. of buildings inclupe the tending M of the crew? This reporter joined therefrom will be carried on by i:e~ make amends for this miscalfurnaces to heat buildings riot . on the crew for about forty minutes search teams composed of several culation, ni6re 'favors ·have been' city heat, the. removal' of ashes, and and found that one must learn to sets of students; ordered and will be distributed the buffing of floors. love the roar of the wind in his as soon as th~y a'rrive to those The research program is an im- · ·who did not receive them at the · When· snow falls, nobody likes to fac;e, the cold air that burns in his · see a studept do the same, so the nose, and the feel of slush that portant adjunct'_ to the Biology_de- dance. · crew is constantly on the jobe shov- squishes beneath his feet. Above partment; it will afford students an The two co-chairmen w_ish to eling sidewalks. However, it must all one must have a deep loyalty insight into the practical mechabe mentioned that credit for the toward Wilkes College; and when nisms of scientific advancement. express their apologies for• the first fall . the year due to· snow raking leaves, he must not leave We at Wilkes are also fortunate delay and inconvenience caused for the opportunity. . ·by their miscaluclation. should go to a. resident of Ashley a single leaf unturned. Hall who executed a beautiful back swan dive on the pavement in front of B~r-r e Hall. · The crew, whose headquarters are located beneath Gies Hall, is headed by Mr. William Jervis, The Wilkes College mixed chosuperintendent of buildings and grounds. .Regular employees in- rus, 'the ·Collegians, a . string sextet clude Clifton Evans, Louie Nowac- and a brass ensemble gave_an outtech, Chester Correl, Harold Pryor, John Yanchik, Kirk Bromfield, and standing performance at th e Alfriedo Tonolo. In addition to the Christmas Assembly program on regular employees, the crew is aug- Tuesday. The choral and instrumented by these Wilkes students niental selections were interspersed who woi·k in their spare time: Tony with a Christmas narrative read Greener, Glenn Carey, Jerry Elias, by Jane Obitz arid written by Mr. Fred Boote, Nasser Bonheur, Joe Groh. Mr. John Detroy, head of Wilk, Don Pacropis, Bill Gorski, the music department, led the enCarl Thomas, James "Pumpkin" tire student body in the singing of Stephens, and Richard Dav:is. Any- several · familiar ca-rols. - The mixed chorus, under the direction of Mr. Ferdinand Liva, sang JUNIOR CLASS MEETING Larry Amdur, President of the three selections: "Happy Flocks in junior class, -spoke to the m·embers Safety Wander", "Out of the Craof his class at a meeting last week , dle" and. " "Christmas Greeting." concerning the lack of junior parti- Mary Lou Chick son and Jeanne Macipation on the staff of the Beacon. rie Weir played a flute duet as acStudent Council representative companiment for the first number, Leslie P. Wei_n er reported on ·a dis- and Basia Mieszkowski was thecussion which arose at the last soloist for the chorus. The third Coµncil meeting about the Beacon's selection, "Christmas Greeting" problem. There is an obvious lack was composed by Mr. Liva. Miss of interest on the part of the ju- Ruth Remley accompanied the mixniors, and as a result there will be ed chorus. BEACON PHOTO by Brothers few people · eligible for editorial Robert Lynch directed the ColleA VE MARIA - Miss Basia Miesszkowski thrilled the hearts positions next year. ians ( Male Chorus) in singing "I of the over 800 people at Tuesday's Assembly ~ith a beautiful Amdur urged. the junior class Wonder as I Wander" and "Angel rendition of "Ave Maria". Miss Mieszko-wski was accompanied members to think seriously about Voices Ever Singing/' Paul Shifb.y a violin sextet. ·The Christmas musical program was prothis problem, . .and encouraged an fer acted as soloist ·for this group, claimed the best arranged and most stirring of any delivered ·increase in their · interest in the and Audrey Bartlett played the at the college. paper. piano accompaniment. . To o{ LIVA'S SONG Bows ·AT, ASSEMBLY �.4 WILKF,S COLLEGE BEACON Friday, December 16, 1955 \ EDITORIALS Some Christmas Present Any wish we could have made the College for the Christseason turned into one big congratulation Tuesday, when the Ford Foundation in effect gave It an unprecedentedly wonderful Christmas present-over $156.000. Merry Christmas? Merry Christmas with a vengeance! And Merry Christmas to you, too, Mr.Ford. . mas ***** The Back of the Hand It seems that we spoke too soon when we thought e few weeks back that there had been an improvement in the way hazing was administered this year. This business of ruining shirts at hazing events had not been brought to our attention at the time. But whether the action was an isolated incident in an othe~ise almost sensible hazing program is, we think, relatively unimportant What is important is the decision of the .Student Council in this matter. Last week the presumed representatives of the students voted to refuse responsibility in the case. Now both the Council and the hazing tribunal both hypothetically represent the students; yet here the tribunal. claiming with perhaps some justification, to have acted as a committee of the Council, declares that the responsibility for the action reverts to the Council, while the Council denies the action to have been within its jurisdiction. The decision of the Council leaves unanswered the main points of the whole controversy. WHO'S RESPONSmLE? If the tribunal is not an agent of the Council, and therefor of the students, under whose authority, then, does it carry out its activities? If the Council, and through it the student body, is not responsible for the acts of a body supposedly representing the students, just who is responsible for the whole affair? Are we to assume that the tribunal and the hazing program are then administered by groups responsible to no one? The Council decision, while no doubt justified, does not appear·perhaps the best of precedents. It leaves the question unsettled, its own responsibilities and those of groups acting in conjunction with undefined and open to arbitrary interpretation. If the students are represented by the Council in more than theory, it would seem that when injustices are alleged to have been commited in the name of the students the representatives of the students should make clear to what extent their auhority should be given to groups which may misuse or abuse it. This should, we feel. be a point made clear both to such groups and, since it is a matter of their authority, to the student body as well. It is too late to be squeamish after a wrong has been done; it might be more than a little helpful for the Council to show where it stands before any action using or pretending to use the authority of.. the student community is undertaken. Whether the Council recognizes it or not, by the very fact that it purports to represent the students, it is bound to make clear just what it feels it will permit its constituents - for the tribunal is as much composed of s\udents as the . Council - to do in thek own name. IF NOT ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES, WHO? · Yet another question remains unsettled by the Council's decision last week. If the Council is not responsible for delegation of presumed authority to the tribunal that ran · hazing this year, who authorized it last yea.r? Or the year ~efore? Or to pegin with? Now it seems to us that few would senously a_ttempt to make these affairs appear spontaneous movements, with the possible exception of such of the hazing as is d<:>:11: by_ !ome of the dormitories. These annual pumped-up artific1ahties have almost always, we understand, had at l9?8t the tacit. approval of the representatives of the students. But if the Council m effect denies that it has any power over groups :"'hich apparently c3:eny their own responsibility, what guarantee is there· ~h~t the act1<;>ns of such groups purporting to act for the stude7:1ts is in fact d<;>mg their will? Maybe we've overlooked ~me~mg, but. we fail_~o see what obligation any minority has, m hght of the Councils decision to give anything but lip service to the welfare or reputation of the rest of the student community. - T.R.P. - WILKES COLLEGE -"" ·. Beacon A newspaper publishecfeach week of the regular school year by and for the students of Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Subscription: $1.80 per semester. Editor . ................ .... T. R. Price Asst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels Asst. Editor .... John Kushnerick Sports Editor Jonni Falk Business Mgr . .... Richard Jones Ass.t . 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. WISDOM OF The DEAN'S CORNER By GEOR_GE ELLIOT, Acting Dean of Men WILKES By MARY WUISE ONUFER Question: Do you believe this semester's student planned · assemblies are more inieresting than the faculty planned assemblies? FRANCIS GALLIA, Biology: "The assemblies have always been interesting, but this semester they have been especially so. My favorite assembly was the one that featured the roving mike. Several such assemblies are a welcomed innovation." W ALTER PHILLIPS, Bus. Ad.: "I believe the selection of guest speakers is much better this year." GWEN E. JONES, Mus. Ed.: " Student p 1 an n e d assemblies prove more interesting because such a program requires the participation of many students. On the. other hand, an assembly which the faculty presents, an outstanding speaker is essential for the types of balance in assembly programs." RUTH YOUNGER AB E . "! ef th t d 't · ·• ~g.. 1 ~r er e s u en P anne assembli~stbecafuse tbh~yt·offer ad grlelater vane t dy ot surt'Jee • sti an ,, a ow more s u en pa icipa on. FALK NAMED FIRST HEAD OF PRESS CLUB Ivan H. Falk Ivan H. Falk, Kingston, was elected first president of the newlyorganized Wilkes Press Club at its organizational meeting yesterday. Helen Krachenfels was named vice-president of the organization, Janice Schuster secretary-t reasurer. Falk, also Beacon sports editor, heads the newest of clubs on campus. Chartered by the Student Council last week, yesterday's meeting was its first as a regularly orTUXEDOS TO RENT ganized club. Special Price To Students Two standing committees were 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. appointed to plan and implement the work of the club in the immediate future. Named were groups on press and radio, latter committ ee also embracing journalism in television. Press committee appointees are Audrey Radler, Janice Schuster, SPORTING GOODS Clifford Kobland. Radio and television committee 28 North Main Street consists of Norma Jean Davis, Edward McCafferty, Maryann Powell. THE . CHALLENGE OF THE SEASON _What is Christmas? What is Hanukkah? To the cynic it is primarily an end-of-the-season sales push given a certain unique and p_rofitable status by tinsel, by evergreens and by some incidental relationship to things religious. To the immature it is an opportunity to impress friends with one's generosity. The neurotic uses it to measure the amount of love and affection other people have for him. To the schoolboy it is vacation or term-paper t ime. To the party-goer, it is parties. To the salesman, it is influence peddling. It has elements· of the good, but it is not exactly good. It has elements of the bad, but it is not exactly bad. Along with its many religious overtones I have always felt that this season involves a deeper and more meaningful purpose. For a brief period man s·e ems no longer afraid or embarrassed to display sentiment and gentleness and affection for others. He seems suddenly and finally to notice the basic good rather than the obvious faults in human personality. People who have long stressed their individual rights become conscious of their responsibilities. Man's mask of indifference and of self-dependence appears to slip away, and he expresses a real identity and kinship with his fellow human beings. The takers, the doubters, the egocentrics of yesterday become the givers, the believers, the belongers of today. In this season it is as if man, in spite of all his past failures and mistakes, i~ being; given o?e more ch_ance to pro":e his basic worth and to ~eassocc1ate himself with human~t!· It 1s _his ch~nce to try once agam to reach toward the per~ec~abil~ty of_ which h~ 1s cap~ble. In ~ se~se the_re see!Ils to be . a stirring 1~to l~f~ and mto_ action of . the philosophies which underlie all of man s religions. _Behmd the obvious symbolism and sham there appears to glow so~e famt spark of human decency, a spark that could perhaps someday hght up the world. Taylor Caldwell once expressed this clue to man's potential greatness when she wrote, "Who knows but that the day will come when that eternal and holy stirring which lies even in the basest soul will not burst into universal light? For the sake of that hope we must have · h. p1•t Y, we must ·h ave mercy, we must h ave prayer an d h ope and f a1t We must have the long patience of God." In this sense I wish you a happy and prosperous holiday season : happy in the opportunity to once again reconsider the universe and your place in it, prosperous in the wealth and treasure you may someday discover within yourself. It's in lhe Bag ... for Christmas In the tradition of school newspapers the Beacon this year made inquiries through the hidden spirit to find the most needed things for individuals on campus and we now wish to publicly announce how the Christmas stockings of students and faculty should be filled. DR. FARLEY: One million dollars to see the completion of the new Arts Building in 1966. MR. RALSTON: After George gets his doctorate there is nuthin', but nuthin' left. DR. BASTRESS: A genuine polyvinyl acetate toothbrush, made from products manufacturered by the National Carbide Company, a division of Air Reduction Company, Incorporated. HERR DISQUE : lj":in frohliche W eihnachten und ein Gluckliches Neujahr! DR. DAVIES: An invitation to the $G4,000 Question. MR. O'TOOLE: A student who can paint (like Van Gough maybe). DR. REIF: A reunion with Herkimer Feelzwell. DR. KRUGER: A leather bound LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS volume of the works of Edgar Allan Poe. MR. REESE: A fully staffed team for just one sport. CLIFF BROTHERS: Success as a photographer. . ED DARK and LARRY PUGH: Happy years in Naval Aviation after leaving Wilkes. JIM FERRIS : A repeat as Athlete of the Year. JOHN BRESNAHAN: A more appropriate nickname. BILL FIGART : As much fame as "The Big Man With The Horn" as Ray Anthony has had as "Little Man With The Horn". DA VE VANN: A budget to operate the Tribunal on. PA U L SHIFFER: Happiness with their coming little actor to Paul and Mrs. FRED W.ALL: A turkey from the Lettermen ·for his Christmas meal. BOB LYNCH: A winter resort for the Winter Carnival site. ED McCAFFERTY: The ability to writ e a news story lead in less than 100 words. by Dick Bibler BAUM'S Chuck Robbins - ••••••••••••••••••• ACE DUPONT DRY CLEANING - 1 Hour Service - 280 S. RIVER ST. .WILKES-BARRE IXXIIIXIXIXIXXXXIXXXIIXX ••••••••••••••••••• COULD HARDLY RfAD 'EM." �s WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON Friday, December 16, 1955 Beardgrowing Contest 10 Thunderbirds To Be Given ~h~~~m~~~~~~~~~,~~.~!~~! By Viceroy In Filter Contest R~:~Ji~; !1~:;:p~~=i~:!:!i E~:! tff1~i~1t}:~ :t~; ~\~:~ Open To · Col leg·e Students Only 1 Vann. This time, however, the sophs are promoting a contest to grow hair. The contest will be entitled "Wilkes College Beard Month" and will culminate at the sophomore class .dani:e on February 3 of the coming year. The first day after vacation was set as the date to begiin the growth by all willing males. hope of the sophomores that many · · more will compete for the honor. · The name of the winner will be - - - - - - - - - - - - - engr11ved on a trophy which the sophs hope to keep on display in the cafeteria. . If the idea is suecuessful, the dance theme will be used by the class for its remaining years at Wilkes with the name of the winner engraved on the trophy each year. The Viceroy cigarette people are giving away Ford ThunderBy AUDREY RADLER The Wilkes College · Cafeteria birds these days. They're running a contest for college people (continued from page 1) was the scene of a party which with some $50,000 in prizes, ten sports cars being the top gifts. DEBATERS DEFEND TITLE those who attended will not soon The BEACON brings the contest to the Wilkes campus since debaters are confident of holding forget last Saturday afternoon. Viceroy's are Beacon advertheir · title at the Bucknell debate. Seven young women from campus tisers. Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, Wilkes desponsored a Christmas party for bate coach, noted last week that the The contest to "Name The Vicethe -Old · Men's Home and the Old team might well retain the first roy Filter" is awarding 60 prizes, Wilkes College Chemical Society Ladies' Home. speaker's title as well as the con- will hold its annual Christmas party totalling $50,000, to college stuThe guests of honor were chaultest honors. dents - and only college students. in the cafeteria Wednesday night, f ered to the Cafeteria by several - who write in the best names for December 28. boys who offered their services. Viceroy's filter. The general co-chairmen for the They were then greeted by Dr. and This opportunity means that 10 affair, Mary Mattey and Natalie Mrs. Eugene Farley, Mrs. Gertrude Enjoy Your Christmas Vacation college men or women will have as Gripp, have appointed Sally Harvey Doane, and Mr. Alfred Groh. Santa to handle the refreshments, Dick Claus, who was really Fred Krohle, by reading some of the new books their very own, the 225 horsepower Est. 1871 Carpenter the clean-up job, and distributed gifts to those present in the library. Here are brief de- Thunderbird, in their choice of scriptions of· a few of the many colors, with automatic transmisNancy Casterlin the invitations. as well as tci the men and women interesting and enjoyable books re- sion, two tops, power steering, radio Men's Furnishings and who were unable to leave the The fun will last from 8 p.m. till cently acquired by the library. They and white sidewall tires. 12, and wil'l feature music, dancing, Homes. are located in your library on the Hats of Quality What's more, each of the 10 games, and delicious refreshments. The girls responsible ·for .the af- new-book shelf near the circulation Thunderbird winners will be able All Chemistry Club members and fair, Audrey Cragle, Natalie Ba- desk. tt to present a college organization all their friends are invited to rone, Helen Rutledge, Barbara TanThe library will be open every of his choice (fraternity, sorority, · throw off the cares of 1955 in a ski, Nancy Schooley, Joan Zawoi9 West Market Street day ( except for the holidays, Dec. gay and entertaining evening at ski, and Audrey Radler, supplied 26 and Dec. 30) for your conve- etc:) with an RCA Victor Big Color Television Set. · Wilkes-Barre, Pa. the last big get-together of the refreshments and the gifts. nience. · As second prizes, Viceroy is ayear. The program of music was arTHE HOLY AND THE PROFANE warding 40 students what music ranged by Mr. Groh and consisted .U WiJIIIJIWIM~MM~~lllB:-.SJll:li.'5~:JtS:-.SJll:li.'5~ lovers everywhere acknowledge as by Theodor H. Gastner of solos by Basia Mieszkowski and America's finest high fidelity phonoMERRY CHRISTMAS TO AIJ.! several numbers by a quartet made GR 98- G 3 up of Bob Morgan, Jerome Gardner, one of the :foremost authorities graph - the Columbia "360." K Jerry Luft, and Raymond Saba. in the field of Semitic Folklore ex- in beautiful mahogany. The $50,000 "Name The Viceroy Contributions from the student plains the rituals that attend all body at last week's assembly made .the major events in life, from birth Filter" Contest has been especially 20 ·soum MAIN STREET WILKES-BARRE, PENNA. party possible. to death. He represents the why's planned for busy college students. ,-.-wwww•w•w~B:Cra.BllW~WBllW! theGroup singing followed the pro- and wherefore's of the things peo- There are no letters to write, no gram for which Dale Heaps played ple did, and still do, to protect jingles to complete, no 25-word the piano and Mr. Groh led. It was themselves from evil spirits and statements to prepare. All a stua most enjoyable affair for all con- to insure the blessings of the be- dent has .to do is to make up a name for the filter and submit it on a cerned and shows a great deal of nign powers. Christmas spirit in those who gave From primitive rite to present- special entry blank or a plain piece of their time and services. day practice, it is all here: the ori- of paper. The boys who offered their cars ginal meaning of becoming Bar There is no limit to the number were Joe Oliver, Don Henry, Bob Mitzvah, and the significance of the of times a student may enter Sutherland, Paul Kanjorsky, Jim ceremony today; the origin of the but he must send a picture of :the Walsh, and Charles Robinson. huppah (bridal bower), of the wed- Viceroy Filter Tip from the backs Dining Hall Arrangements ding ring, the background of Jew- of two (2) Viceroy packs with each ish dietary laws, anti the meaning entry. In Charge of Mrs. Doane of prayers for the dead. Rules of the contest are given in All groups desiring to utilize the detail tn large-space Viceroy adCollege dining hall are instructed ADMIRAL AMBASSADOR TO vertisements which are running in to make complete arrangements RUSSIA this newspaper as well as on enti;y with Mrs. Doane. Contact the by Admiral W. H. Standley, USN blanks which have been distributed office of the Dean of Women, Chase (Ret.) and Rear Admiral A. around the campus. The Beacon Hall. A. Ageton, USN (Ret.) business manager also has full E 183.8 - R 958 particulars. In February 1942, Admiral W. H. Standley was appointed U. S. Ambassador to Russia. This assign- death, and the after-life, and of ment, made during a highly critical fate. period in our wartime alliance, gave Admiral Standley an unparalleled CRUSADE IN ASIA opportunity to see the inner workby Carlos P. Romulo ings of the Soviet State. 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One found examination of the meaning of the his answers in the growing assurmajor gods, taken individually, and ance and independence of the West; of the groups of less important the other in an Eastern movement For All Your College Needs IOTILED UNDER AUTHORITY Of THE COCA·COlA COM,ANY IY divinities, and semi-divinities. The toward enrichment from older civiThroughout The Year THE KEYSTONE COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. author goes on to explore such mat- lizations. Together they form a And SAVEi ters as the Greek concept of man remarkable portrait of the maturC 1955, THE COCA-COi.A COM,ANY "Colt••• la • reglate,ecl trode•ma,k, in his relationship to the gods, of ing American. EIGHT WILKES COEDS TREAT OLD PEOPLE TO CHRISTMAS PARTY CHEM SOCIETY PLANS ANNUAL YULE PARTY Beacon Editors Asked lo Manage Gigantic $50,000 Give-away Contest; Student Entries Now Being Accepted Library Suggests New Books for Vacation Reading JORDAN RICHMAN CLOTHES 50 million times a day at home, at work or while at play There's nothing like a Deemer & Company Inc. •.• Lt>NGS on.W\ol~ CHARGE ACCOUNT POMEROY'S �Friday, Decemb~r: 16, 1955 WILKF.S . COLLF;GE ~I;ACON - 6 Open Mat Championships At College During Holidays Many Collegiate Stars Enter Annual Contest; Michigan, Pitt Strong Terrors, Kol~sar Qn Top In Intramural Bowling Last week's Wisdom of Wilkes COlU!Jln .g~ve us . an opportunity to get the opinions of members of the student bQdy c9ncerning the intramur!il sports program. Now, we can have a little· fair , exchange of thought waves. We will probably pick all eight pe9ple apart before we are .finished but no offense is mea·n t. This is aimed at .the entire Howie Gross' College Terrors were the only team @le to student body. · ·; · By JONNI FALK, Sports Editor 'fqe 24th annuql Open Wre~@ng ~hmnpionshi~ at Wilkes College which will P8 held in ·!b,~ ~ op. D~cember 2B and 29 promise~ ~o be the largeSt and most spmted in the history of ~e tourney. if. 9a!lY re¢stra- tiol){l are any 1~d1cation. ; Michigan, winner of the team title last year, will once again be challenged by some old stand~bysPittsburgh, Lehigh and CorneU. HQwever, a number of new entri!!.s ~ouJd prove to be dark horses. this year. Tops among those being repreljleµteci at the Open for the first time are Bowling .Green University ~f Kentucky, the University of Pennsylvania and the Naval A~acJemy. · While ·Pitt's gridders are prepping for their Sugar Bowl date with Geprgia Tech, its grapplers, coached by the famed Rex Peery, will . be trying .to win the "Rose Bowl°.of Amateur Wrestling" for ~he sef:Ond time. Michigan nosed Pitt out last year. HASHING THINGS OVER A BIT sweep four points in the opening night of Amedcan Division Two people interviewed expressed the opinion that the program is bowling as George Koles~ huni;, up a big 234 game to help the Camion Balls take a lone point from defendi.r).g champions Rals- not organized well. In reply, we don't believe that signs have been posted for any activity and then forgotten. Last year, ·"bowling was ton's Raiders. The Strikers took three in their match with the incorporated into the program for the first time. It took a bit of time Lo-Balls. · Kolesar put together his big ZG·4, 179 and 137 to post the highest h seri•e s of th e young season wit 550. However, the Raiders came back from their first game defeat to string games of 643 and 645 for three points. Jerry Lind rolled 52 d h" h 180-17 4 for a big l, s~on ig for the night. Mickey Weinberger · h 469 came tbroug h wit .· Peerless Peery Top grappler on the Pitt squad is Ed Peery, son of the coach, and winner of 17 straight matches last year, and NCAA title winner in 1954. · . Michigan's Wolverines will .c ounter vrith Don· Haney, Open titlist at 147 lbs. last t ear and runners-up Mi:~~ Rodriguez and Frank Hirt. Lehigh will also be strong again with . To·m "Deppe, Dave Bate and Dave Gallagher, all point winners last year, back in acti?n·. Oberley Unattached Another NCAA . champion of a year ago who will be in the Open is . Penn State's Bill Oberley, who will wrestle unattached as will a nµrnber 9f other Nittany Lion matmen. · . . The tournament will consist· of two sessions each day with. the fi~als t.aking place on the evening of December 29·. · · A special attraction at this year's holiday festival will be a clinic featuring · six of the outstanding mat: coaches in · America. . . Terrors in Sweep Howie Gross with 203-503, and Bob :f!el!Jlbold, 484, paced the College Terrors to their clean sweep over a short-handed Fearless Six. The Terrors hit the highest single game of the . night with 674. Jess~ Choper was tops for the Fearless Six with 421. The Strikers rolled ·a big second game to take two games and total pins from the Lo-Balls who .saivaged one point by taking the last game. Bobby Rahl and Marshall Jenkins · led the Strikers with 462 and 457 r espectively. Luther Lang had 412 for the Lo-Balls. Fran Bishop of th e Fearless Six rolled 133 -380 to top th e girls for th e night. · .· · The National Division w.ill resume league play following Christmas vacation · on January 8. ** ** * AMERICAN STANDING W L Pts 3 0 4 College Terro·r s 2 1 3 Ralston's Raiders 2 1 3 Strikers 1 2 1 Lo-Balls 1 2 1 Cannon Balls 0 3 0 Fearless Six . to get it organized but jt functioned very well. This year's league also took time to get \l,nderway.:_for two reasons. (1) The JCC ·h ad not yet finished their building program. (2) Certain students thought it was smart to deface roster lists and it took time to find· out just who wanted to bowl - and still mistakes were made. · This year, ping po~g and volleyball have been added . .. Volley- •· ball had to wait until a fourth team entered the tournament. Ping pong rosters were scattered all over the campus and also were defaced. Now, we ask you, is this lack of organization or plain downright disinterest on the part of the majority of the student body? We understand that the same thing happened in football - it was difficult to find four teams. IT'S A STUDENT PROGRAM fu rthermore, intramurals are sanctioned and controlled by John Reese, but they are really a . student program. Each has a student director· and officials are drawn from student volunteers. If students dpn't ~ant to referee, th~re just won't be any referees. Kindly note the fact that Reese advertisecl for several weeks for student directors ·· · · · for volleyball and ping pong. Is this student inter est? May we add the interesting fact that the intramural bowling program, which has probably been the most successful student venture in the history of the school, st1,.u ted last year because · just two people expressed a desire to bo'fl and asked the rest of .!he student body t o bowl with them. This is student interest! Some people thought that student . intere.s t was increasing. Let's examine that. The basketball loop just about folded last year because only a couple of teams ever showed up for their game~. We'd be willing to bet right now that th·e sa1t1.e thing happens . this year. We have already mentioned the fact that volleyball was delayed until a fourth team was found. The once popular football league had only four teams this year. TOP TEN MEN George Kolesar Joe Trosko Jerry Lind Dick Morris Jonni Falk ... .. . ......... . Howie Gross Barry Miller .............. .... .. Dave Panzitta Joe Popple Bob Helmbold George Kolesar Slipstickers, -· Ramblers Win in Volleyball Loop Ave. 183 177 173 172 171 167 166 Bowling is the only sport which seems to be growing as the enrollment of the college increases and it seems that the same people take part in all activities with a f ew exceptions in each. The college offers student programs in football, bowling, ping pong, volleyball, basketball and softball but only about one out of every seven or eight males take part in any of them. (Golf was offered last year, but as yet we have received no word on future plans.) 163 162 WHAT ABOUT INTEREST ELSEWHERE? Decrease in interest in student sports seems to have a direct rela161 tion to lack of interest in other campus activities. We have noted with The four-team intramural volleyinterest the lack of participation in once revered organizations like the ball league got underway .Tuesday Beacon and Manuscript. TEN TOP WOMEN night with the Slipstickers and Ave. Ramblers scoring · wins in first Here's another one. We haven't seen many potential All 142 roi.m.d contests. Eleanor Pish ........ .. ... . America_ns in any student sport. Yet, some people seem to have Star.t of play was delayed one Fran Bishop . .............. .. ........ . 126 the notion that you irtust be a good player to get on a team. 114 night due to the decorations from Lois Jago Nothing could be farther from the truth. To be sure, some teams 106 the Christmas Formal which were · Frances Hopkins .. form their rosters with the idea of winning and are thus selective left up for the holiday assembly. Miriam Thomson .... .. ... ...... .. 102 about their personnel. But anybody can form a team in any sport. Wrestlers Outscored 102 The Slipstickers nosed out the Rose Weinstein To the people with ·this misconception, we say come down to watch 101 In compiling · four wins, one tie All-Vets while the Ramblers upset Ann Stefancin the bowling league some nigh~ and see how many people never .. .. ... ....... . 96 and six losses last year, the Colonel a strQng Chase Lounge team. Janice Arnold have held a ball in their hand before but are having a lot of fun. 93 grapplers scored 161 points to a . 'l'he league .will resume play fol- Jean Machonis . In all probability, those people who don't think they are good enough total of 18·2 for oppOnf nts. lowing the . Christmas recess. Lucille Lupinsky ...... .. ..... ..... .. 88 haven't tried. I II REVIEW OF '55 FOOTBALL SEAso·N By RUSS PICTON, Football Coach ·The lean years •come and go and while this past .f ootball season was. one .o f the ·leanest in the hist iiry of the college, I am pl eased with the spirit and willingness to co-operate of the boys who made up .~he t.eam. · After all, 23 men . does . not usually constitut.e 1t ·college .foqtball. team so •I might make. a pun and say .th!lt we were indeed a "small college t ~am." We had some tough breaks from the .ve,:y ,be.ginning of p;re-season practice when a flock of the boys came down with various "bugs!' and never could r egain i'>laying weight or full efticiency. Yet, those who stuck it out never ·quit. · I ·think it was lfamlet who said that troubles eoine · in battalions, Mt single ,' spi es. . Ho:wever, at .times this· year, I thought we· were being hit with .'ai \vhble army. · · · · . . · Just ~hen it seemed we might get going . that' was a fter we dropped a tough one to· Ithaca fe·w ' njuries to key meri z:eally hurt us. Losing, tmp'ortant m en . put ·a lo.t of pressure on those wl).o .were ieft an'd guys like Glenn Carey coµldn't even f<1~.k to the bench for ,a: rest. . · · . - . · · .W hile ,I'm making "excuses" I might as well S!lY.. .trat tli:e ~~atlier was not the best this year. a We played heavier, well-stocked t eams in everything from mud to snow. It didn't help us much. The seniors did a whale of a job keeping the t eam together on the field . The loss of Howie Gross, Jarell Cashmere, Cliff Brautigan, Joe Wilk, Bob Masonis and Glenn Carey will leave a big gap in the t eam, but we· have 17 boys coming back next year to · fo r m a nucleus. .N ext year we hope to be playing the type of schedule we have been striving toward for quite a while · but those things ate not dorte overnight. I ·c an t ell you now that some improvements have been made, but it might take ,enother year before we get the slate erttirely to our liking; . . Without a doubt, we were outclassed in some gam·e s this past year. I don't b~lieve this will happen again. The new schedule plus the fact that we will have more experience on the squad next year sho.u ld return us to wiI)ning years. . · · You just can't keep losing when, you have fellows like Ronn ie Rescigno and Bill Farish in there trying so . hard to win. So, we had more than our share of tough luck this year, Yet, I don't think that any team we pl;iyed will say that Wilkes quit. •Give us our share of the breaks .next year and we'll be back to winning ways. Time could well be an important factor, but let 's face fa ct s. If you want to find time to do something, you can usually do it. Also, the intramural program recognizes that there are such things as classes · and exams. The director of each sport will .try to fit the schedule to suit the participants. If he doesn't, then get a new director because he isn't doing his job. Undoubtedly, some students have to stay out of sports entirely to stay in school - but not 75 or 80 percent. Just to t ie things together, we think that the coming basketball season is going to be a critical one as far as the intramural program is concerned. It could be that if the league is as bad as it was last year, this sport may be dropped from the .program. The same is true of :footbalJ.. This column will welcome all suggestions aimed at improving intramurals. Send them to us or John Reese and they will receive careful consideration. After all, that's part of our jobs. Colonelettes In Exhibition By HELEN M. KRACHENFELS The WiJ.kes Colonelettes met Misericordia in an exhibition game on Saturday morning at the Coughlin High School Gymnasium. The t eams were ·requested to play the game before a convention of the Physical Education Directors of Northeastern Pennsylvania, for the purpose of demom;trating the. 1956 Women's Basketball Rules. The teams played only one half of a regular game. Each time a foul was committed, , Miss Kenny, Physiciil Education Director at Gettysburg College, explained · the rule changes involved . The Colonelettes · entered the game with an initial handicap, since most of the gals attended the Lettermen's Formal the night before. Betsy Bretz made one point for the Wilkes team. Misericordia scored a to.t a! of 18 points. �;..Fn.;..·d.d~y.;..;·_De.;..·_c:e_·m_.b_·e_r_.l;;...6,;;...·:_19_5_5-_·-------------------------·--W_·_IL_KES_ · ;;...·_c_o __ LLE;;... · _G_E_ · _B_EA_ • C_O_-_N_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _........._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _7:: CAGERS IN AIR FORCE TOURNAMENT Meet Hartwick in Opener Tonight In First Such Event for Colonels; Upsala and Hobart also are Entered SENIORS, COACH MAP STRATEGY Eddie Davis' victory-hungry cagers will compete in the Sampson Air Base Basketball Toumament which starts this evening at Sampson. The Colonels will clash with Hartwick in the opening round tonight with Hobart and Upsala meeting in the nightcap of the four-team tourney. The winners of the preliminary rounds will fight for the championship tomorrow afternoon and the two early losers will meet in a consolation game. FERRIS LEADS SCORERS: ' Eddie Davis goes over last minute plans for the Sampson Air Base Tournament with three senior, alternating co-captains. The Colonels meet Hartwick in the opening round of the tournament tonight in the first tournament appear- This is the first time a Wilkes basketball team has competed in a tournament of this type since the college became a four-year institution. Davis will continue to go with the five starters who have been in the lineup at the tap-off of every • game. They are seniors Joe Jablonski, Jim Ferris, and Carl Van Dyke; junior John Bresnahan, and sophomore George Morgan. This will be the Second Annual Sampson Air Force Base Tournament. Defending champion is Upsala which won the title last year by defeating Hartwick and St. Lawrence University. The Colonels dumped Hartwick, 83-61, last year at the local drillshed. They did not meet either ance for a Wilkes five. Left to right: Jim Ferris, Upsala or Hobart. Joe Jablonski, Carl Van Dyke and Davis. Ferris Most observers feel that this is the leading scorer on the team to date as well year's edition of the Colonels is a as being the playmaker in the backcourt. · better team than last season's, but has definitely not hit its stride yet. BEACON PHOTO by Brothers The defense has suffered severely when Morgan or Bresnahan have been forced out of the lineup and the offense starts to sputter when Ferris is not directing the attack. Grapplers Away Tomorrow Meet Rugged Hofstra In Search of 2nd Win Of Yo u n g Campaign Hoopslers Snap Losing Streak w1·1h 72-70 w1·n The grapplers will be in search of their second win of the young season when they meet Hofstra at Hempstead, The Colonel cagers broke a Long Island tomorrow afternoon four-game losing streak at the at 3 o'clock. expense of Susquehanna UniCoach John Reese rates Hofstra versity Wednesday night as as the toughest team the Colonels will face all season. The Flying Jim Ferris came through with Dutchmen walloped the local mat- a jump shot for the winning men, 22-8, last year. markers in the 72-70 contest. Hofstra will have lettermen at four weights for the match. Bob Degroff, one of Hofstra's all-time mat greats, will be back at the 130pound post; Bob Wilmott will handle the 147-pound chores; Dan Notine, winner of six matches last year, is back at 157; and the incomparable Pete Damone is set at 167 pounds. Hofstra Has Problem The rest of the Dutchmen's lineup is a question mark, but John ·Wandell, out last year with an injury, will probably fill in at 123. Joe Quigley, who _h a_d polio last year, is expected to be at 147 and Joe Laws.on at heavyweight. Reese will go with the roster that demolished Swarthmore with the Possible exception at 123-pounds. Keith Williams, winner by a pin in the class in the first meet, may not be able to make the trip. Reese has a major problem at 167-pounds where Dennis Kravitz has been filling in at a distinct weight disadvantage. Kravitz tips the seales at only 140. The Colonel ·c oach is pleased with the showing of his freshmen, Terry Smith at 147, and Walt Glogowski at 177. All Sports on Cup Every interc.o llegiate sport offer~at Wilkes is represented on the Beacon "Athlete of the Year" Cup. Winners have been Parker Petrilak, George Me?i!ahon, Len Matroney and Jim Ferris. McMahon is the lone wrestler in the group. Wreck Swarthmore In Season Opener; Freshmen Look Good The WHkes College wrestlers opened their season last night with an impressive 29-3 win over Swarthmore on the loser's mats. The Colonels copped all but the 167-pound bout. In this one Dennis Kravitz, spotted his rival 30 h a d no regul ar poun d s as W'lk 1 es entry in the division, lost on a decision. Two freshmen broke into the lineup with wins. Terry Smith won a decision, while Walt Glogowski scored a fall. Don Reynolds made the fastest finish as he pinned his man in 1 :45. Results: 123--Keith Williams, W, pinned Steve Rubin in 5:52. 13,0 --Jim Ward, W, decisioned Dave Huyler, 12-2. 137-Don Reynolds, W, pinned Jim Hawley in 1:45. 147-Terry Smith, W, decisioned Jim Held, 9- 5, 157-Dave Thomas, W, pinned Dick Treipp in 6:25. 167-John Tyson, S, decisioned Dennis Kravitz, 4-0. 177-Walt Glogowski, W, decisioned Gladin Oakley, 10-0. Heavyweight-Bob Masonis, W, won on default over Jim Stephenson. The Colonels led throughout most of the game, but the steady firing of Frankie Romano, who had 37 points and a dozen assists, pulled Susquehanna into a tie with a little over a minute remaining. Three Foul Out The Davismen, who played the last five minutes without the services . of John Bresnahan, George Morgan and Carl Van Dyke due to fouls, were led by Bresnahan and Ferris with 18 each. Van Dyke added 15. Wilkes was once more poor from the foul line, sinking only 12 of 24 attempts. The loser.s made 26 of 38. I • H B umenreich Red ot F a1·1 ure t o st op I rv 'Bl umenre1c · h hurt th e Col ones l de a rl yat y es h'iva Sa t ur d ay mg · ht as th e b'ig f orwar d bucketed 32 points to lead the Mites to a 69-62 victory over WC. The . Colonels outshot Yeshiva from the field, 27 to 26, but the 77 on the victors' home court. Even .New Yorkers dumped 17 of 23 free the efforts of John · Bresnahan who throws to gain the nod and sink Ed put 26 points through the hoop for Davis' squad to their their straight the Blue and Gold could not break loss. the losing streak which h a s Wilkes led by eight points at one plakued them on the road. time but th~ steady scoring of Again it was from the foul line Blumenreich and Abe Sodden who that the Colonels lost. Both clubs had 17 put Yeshiva into the lead. had 33 baskets from the floor but Jim Ferris led the Colonels with Moravian made six more · free 17; Joe Jablonski added 16 and John throws and that was the difference Bresnahan had 14. The Wilkesmen in a close ball game throughout. tried · only 13 free throws. · Also breaking irito the scoring Still Weak on. Fouls column for the Blue and Gold were On Monday, Wilkes lengthened Jim Ferris with 19; Carl Van Dyke its losing streak to four straight and Joe Jablonski with 12 apiece; when they bowed to Moravian, 83- and George Morgan with 8. BRESNAHAN CLOSE SECOND Jim Ferris leads the cagers in scoring for the first six games with 106 points. John Bresnahan is second with 101. TOTALS: Ferris Bresnahan ... Jablonski Morgan Van Dyke Sokol Snyder Troutman Birnbaum Trethaway G. F. Pts. 43 20 42 17 33 9 106 102 75 27 17 71 23 5 3 51 4 0 4 4 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 5 2 Big Dave Shales could supply a solution to a lot of problems but the lanky · frosh lacks experience and has been relegated to JayVee chores for additional seasoning. The Colonels will be idle until January 4 when they meet Ithaca in a return game on the New Yorkers' court. Jumpin' John Bresnahan Gains 'Player' Honors By CLIFF KOBLAND The weekly poll of Beacon sports writers, which starts ag-ain this week, gave John Bresnahan a large majority in being named "Athlete of the Week." · John Bresnahan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ Ping Pong Tournament To Resume After Recess John, a familiar figure on both the basketball court and soccer field, received most of his votes for his 26 point scoring spree against Moravian Monday night. This is the highest point total for a Colonel in any game this year. The fact that he is one of the Blue and Gold "big men" places a large share of the rebounding and defensive chores on _h is shoulders, but never-the-less John has. found time to rack up his share of points in each game to date. Coach Ed Davis calls him a "ball hawk and good defensive man who is usually given the task of stopping the opposition's tough men." In the Moravian game which went into the books as a fourth straight loss for the Colonels, John dropp-e d 11 of 19 tries from the field and four straight free throws. Only a junior, the 6-2 former Plymouth cager has another year to go and should develop into one of ·the best in Eastern small college circles. Early results in the ping pong tournament saw nine participants move into the second round by virtue of wins or byes with more matches slated before the week was over. INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL Results were: Max Friedlander ST ARTS AFTER CHRISTMAS over Sam Puma; Walt Rorchiener T h e intramural basketball over Dick Murray; · Carl Potoski over Jerry Esterman; Dick Heltzel season will start after the Christover Bill Sietz; Ed Masonis over mas holiday, according to word received from John Reese. Reginald Mattioli. Rosters should be handed in Those gaining the second round immediately after re t urn to on byes were: Carl Van Dyke, Andy school. Molitoris, Lan-y Pugh, Arthur RoReese stated that the league govin and •B ernie Danchek. would start as soon as enough There will be forfeits unless com- rosters were submitted to form petitors arrange to meet each other a league. Games· will be played before the recess begins. weekday evenings in the gymnaThe tournament will resume play sium. following the holiday with the secAll male students are eligible ond round scheduled to start. to play. �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Friday, December 16, 1955 . - $&0,000 IN PRIZES PLUS 40 COLUMBIA Hi-Fi Phonographs FOR THE 50 COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO WRITE THE BEST NAMES FOR VICEROY'S PURE, WHITE, NATURAL FILTER! 10 Winners! 10 Thunderbirds! Win a fully 40 Winners! 40 Columbia HI-Fi Sets! equipped new '56 Thunderbird! In your choice of Own America's most exciting Hi-Fidelity colors! Automatic transmission, two tops, power Phonograph-the Columbia "360"K-in steering, radio, white side walls. Act now and win! beautiful Mahogany! Plus 10 RCA Victor Color TV Sets to the college organizations designated by the 10 Thunderbird winners! NO OTHER FilTER LIKE VICEROY! No cotton ! No paper! No asbestos! No charcoal ! No foreign substance of any .kind! Made from Pure CelluloseSoft ... Snow-white ... Natural ! It's easy to name this amazing Viceroy Filter when you know what it's made of . . . why it's superior ... why Viceroys give you that real tobacco taste you miss in every other filter brand! HINTS TO HELP YOU WIN! You'll think of dozens of names when you read these facts: The Viceroy Filter is the most modern in the world today! Perfected through 20 years of research! It contains no cotton, no paper, no charcoal, no asbestos, no foreign substance of any kind! Instead, it is made from pure cellulose-a soft, snow-white, natural material found in many good foods you eat. Only the Viceroy Filter has 20,000 filter trapstwice as many filter traps as the next two largest• selling filter brands! No wonder Viceroy gives you that Real Tobacco Taste! Name this amazing filter and win! It's easy! Remember, the Viceroy Filter is made from I 00% pure cellulose-a soft, natural material found in many good foods you eat! There are no impurities in the Viceroy Filter. Sonaturally it lets the real tobacco taste come through! Name the Viceroy Filter! Enter this $50,000 contest, today! ·JUST FOLLOW ,THESE EASY RULES! open to all students attending colleges and universities .1· On any plain paper, write the name you think most suitable for 3 inContest the U.S.A. · the pure, white Viceroy Filter described on this page. It's easy I You can think of dozens of names like "Super-Pure," "Filtron," "Naturale," "Flavor Flow," "Cellutrate," "Twice-The-Tq1ps." You can use one, two or three; words. Any name may wi n ! 2 Mail your entry to Viceroy Thunderbird Contes.I, P. 0 . Box 6A, . Mou.nt Vernon 10, New York. Write plainly or print your name, the naine of your college and your mailing address at college! Submit as·many entries as you wish- but with each entry include the picture of the Viceroy Filter Tip torn or cut from the backs <?f two (2) Viceroy pack<!ges. 4 5 Contest closes mid·night, January 31, 1956. Entries judged by The Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation on the basis of aptness ·of thought, originality and .interest. · ·· · Prizes listed elsewhere in this ad . Winners of the ten Thunderbirds will ·also be permitted to designate the school organ izations to wh ich Brown & Williamson Tobacco •Corporation will award RCA Victor .Col.o r. TV Ser s ! Write the name of the organ ization you want to receive this a ...,ard on your entrr. . . VICEROY c:lilter CJip CIGARETTES KING-S 1·ze � 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 December 16th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 December 16 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/5b939c97753bd986f295e2354e81343b.pdf 47babf36f246ece38dd24716ac2cf001 PDF Text Text ~ Wll.KFS COLLEGE Serving the Valley for 22 Years Vol. XI, No. 14 - WILKES COLLEGE - .}~ Beacon WILKFS COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA THE BEACON Serving the College since 1944 FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1956 WINTER CARNIVAL JAN 26 ■ Olympic Wrestling Tryouts at Wilkes National Committee Picks Wilkes DEBATERS TO SPEAK Plans Completed for Gala Alfair To Man age Regional Olympics; AT BUCKNELL CONTEST At El Pocono Dude Ranch Resort; Detailed Planning to Begin Monday SET FOR TOMORROW, Winier Sports/ Dancing Arranged Outstanding administration and sponsorship of national wrestling events at Wilkes College are making the city of WilkesBarre a serious contender for the title of "Wrestling Capitol of the East". The latest feather in the cap of the CoJlege came with the announcement that the Regional Olympic Wrestling tryouts will be held here in mid-April. Announcement was made last week by John Drummond, chairman of the National Olympic By HELEN M. KRACHENFELS Wrestling Committee. The Student Council held its Student Council to Aid Scholarship Selection The disclosure was made at a time when the cheers had hardly subsided from the wrestling tournament held at Wilkes during the Christmas holidays, tabbed the "Rose Bowl of Wrestling" by many sports writers. This year's tournament brought entrants from as far west as Michigan, south to Tennessee, and north into New England. · Mr. Drummond telegramed Mr. George Ralston, Dean of Men, now on leave to Columbia University to earn his doctorate, that the Olympic Regionals were slated to be held at Wilkes on April 13-14. In Mr. Ralston's absence Mr. Fran~ Walp, supervising principal of Forty Fort schools, will act as local director and coordinator. Mr. Walp announced he will meet with John Reese, Wilkes wrestling coach, and other faculty members in the Guidance Building on Monday to draw up detailed plans. H e said try-outs for both free style and Greco-Roman wrestling will be held. The tryout will be held in the Wilkes gymnasium and will draw the top scholastic wrestlers from the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York. , Local officials stated that the reason for the choice of Wilkes lay partially in the great enthusiasm shown here four years ago when a benefit wrestling tournament was held to raise money for the Olympic Fund. Raymond Swartz of the U. S. Naval Academy and coach of the Olympic mat team that year praised Wilkes highly for its efforts in conducting and making the benefit show a success. regular bi-monthly meeting last Wednesday evening in the cafeteria. In addition to discussing the final arrangements for the Winter Carnival, several other matters were considered. Cliff Brothers, chairman of the Student Body Scholarship Committee reported .that the Administration has suggested that the Council committee be responsible for establishing policies for the granting of the scholarship and that machinery be set up whereby one or two Council representatives can sit with the Administrative Scholarship Committee when candidates for the scholarships are considered. Nancy Morris presented the Constitution of the Education Club for Council approval of some changes which have be.e n made in the past months. Approval was granted. Mr. Elliot, Student Council adviser, read a letter which he received from Hampton Institute requesting Wilkes' participation in a campus exchange program. They have invited a group of five Wilkes campus leaders (male) to visit their campus, and would like to send some of their students here. It was agreed that we extend an invitation for them to visit here on the weekend of April 26 and 27, and that we accept their invitation. Approval was granted for the sophomore class to hold a dance on February 3. Cliff Brothers was appointed chairman of a committee which will be established for the purpose of investigating various honor systems. Membership on this committee is voluntary and is op en to all interested students. HISTORY CLUB'S 'FINAL FLING' SQUARE DANCE AT GYM TONITE The Wilkes History Club holds its first dance tonight at 8 :30 in the College gym. Though the club's initial event, it's billed as "The Final Fling", since it's the last dance of the semester. The affair is another of the square dances that seem to be attracting more and more of a following among campus organizations in the habit of running social events to augment club treasuries. Abe Bellas ·a nd his crew are slated to provide music, with Bellas himself as caller. The dance goes on till midnight. General chairman oof the dance The Wilkes debaters are slated to go on the road tomorrow for the first time this year. Saturday's event will be the Bucknell "Good Neighbor'' tournament, rescheduled from a few weeks back. The Bucknell tournament, postponed from December 9, is the first in a series of title defenses for the debaters, who took the tourney last season. In addition to the Bucknell debate last year, Wilkes also took first speaker honors, as J. Harold Flannery Jr. took the top debater award. Speakers at the Bucknell contest tomorrow will be John Bucholtz, Virginia Brehm, Fred Roberts, and Jesse Choper. Bucholtz won two ratings of "superior" in the Temple Novice tournament earlier this season. Roberts was also awarded a "superior" rating in one event at Temple. The local team will argue both sides of the question of extention of the Guaranteed Annual Wage to all non-agricultural industries. E1·senhower Culs ·v1·c10.ry Cha·n.ces If Nixon is. Mate The Republican Party is completely paralyzed until President Eisenhower d e c i d e s definitely whether or not he will seek a second term, John Metcalf, noted Washington news correspondent told students at Tuesday's asembly program. Mr. Metcalf analyzed the 1956 political situation in the United States and the significance it bears on the entire free world. He repeatedly returned to what he called the "$·64,000 Question" of the American political scene, "Will Ike run?" The longer he waits the more sure he must become that he will run for he is depriving his party of getting another candidate before the people. Nixon as President Mr. Metcalf said many people about Washington feel that if the President r uns he will surel y take Nixon as a running mate. " He has given him such support in the past that he cannot pull the political 0 u;:;~·i:~m ;~ci :~~~ ~l~of~· :s mn:t:· . . . . sidering hi s own physical condition is_ H1~to1)'. Clu~ president George J Eisenhower cuts his chances for reS1lesk1, with D1. and Mrs. Harold election to about 50-50 in winning Thatcher ser:'ing as chap~rones. over Stevenson ... the party leadClarence M1~hael and S~urley R:ae er s believe Nixon to be politically co~pose the ticket committee, ~1~h 1 immature, there is no telling where Neil Turtel and I;eo Dombroski m he would lead his party if he falls char~e of decorations. heir to the presidency." Chip Freeman heads the r efreshUnless Mr. Adlai Stevenson com ment committee; ot~ers: Ric_h~rd mits a huge political blunder, which M_urray, Marty_Rogovm. Publicity, he is not likely t o do, he is pracD1ck Heltz_el, Jim Alcorn;_ clean up, tically assured of the presidential Frank Bel'.nda, Gary We'.ngarte. nomination by his party. He has Frank Belm_da, Gary Wemgarter. taken a big chan ce in declaring Money ra1s~d at the dance_ goes himself so early for he has set toward ,f inancmg club field trips to himself up as a target for both various historic areas, as its recent parties. · one to Gettysburg. (continued on page 2) I By NORMA DA VIS Like to skate? Like to ski? How about a good old-fashioned sleigh ride? Or maybe you'd like an open fireplace, a hot" dog and "Sweet Adeline" in true barbershop tradition. This and much more is yours at the Winter Carnival being arranged for the student body of Wilkes and their friends as a reward for work "well done" in the mid-year exams. Theta Delta Rho Offers First Post Exam Dance By MARY LOUISE ONUFER Theta Delta Rho will present the perfect ending to the examination period by sponsoring a sport dance in the college gymnasium on the evening of anuary 24. Bernice Thomas, president of TDR, has asked students to break the strain so prevalent during the examination period by coming to the gymnasium to dance, meet friends, and relax with the assurance that "tomorrow there will be nothing to do." Music for the 9 to 12 dancing will be provided by the local union of the American Federation of Musicians. An intermission entertainment program is being planned and the usual soft drink refreshments will be served. A fifty cent donation will be accepted. The sorority has alw,ays managed it finances wisely and plans to use the proceeds from the dance to expand its charitable work and to add to the TDR Scholarship Fund. During the Christmas season the sorority used a portion of the money in its treasury to purchase gifts for the children in the General and Wyoming Valley Hospitals. Miss Thomas has appointed the following committees: Mary West, general chairman; Virginia Brehm, decorations; Pat Kennedy, tickets; Carol Hallas, refreshments. JUNIOR CLASS A,P POINTS PUBLICITY COMMITTEE Larry Amdur, President of the junior class, recently appointed a permanent publicity committee for the purpose of informing the student body of the activities of the class. The date - Thursday, January 26 from 11 to 11 (that is a.m. to p.m.) The place - Karlsruhe, the fabulous Stegmaier Estate, now functioning as one of the finest recreation spots - winter or summer in the Pocono resort area, known and widely advertised as El Pocono Dude Ranch. In addition to the more vigorous outdoor sports mentioned, horseback riding, hiking, and snowballing (weather permitting) will provide fun for all. There will also be the usual indoor activities games, group singing, television, and, of course, eating around the clock from 11 to 11. A majority of the students will probably pack picnic lunches although everything from a hamburg to a steak dinner will be available for those with the appetite and the means.) Dancing from 8 to 11 to the romantic strains of the Blue Danube on the one hand, and to the jarring strains of Rock 'n' Roll on the othe.r, will provide the highlight to the day's events. Since there will be no buses available, students with cars are urged to meet in front of Chase at 11. Caravans to the resort will be formed. This fine affair which promises to stand out from anything of its kind put on by the college in many years is sponsored by the Student Council. Helen Krachenfels is chairman. There is no expense involved to any student except that he must, of course, provide his own food. Obviously, use of special equipment such as skis, rented .skates, and horses are not covered in this. Let's join to make this a day to be remembered! WILKES TO OFFER FOUR-YEAR COURSE IN ART EDUCATION By JANICE SCHUSTER Wilkes College will again expand its ever growing fi elds of study in the fall of this vear with the introduction of a fo~r -year program in Art Education, it was announced by Dr . Eugene S. Farley, coll ege president. Dr. Farley stat ed the program has been approved by the Administrative Council, the Instruction Coun cil of the Board of Trustees, and the State Council on Education. The Board of Trust ees has not yet approved the Art Education program but it is not expected that thi s body will raise the only opposing vote. Dr. Farley stated that a depart- mcnt head for the new School of Art has not been decided upon. He revealed however that Mr. Catha! O'Toole will teach the subjects directly related to art and that another person or persons will be acquired to teach the educational phase of the program. The. new school of study will lead to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Art Education. It will be patterned after t h e successful School of Music, and in which students will have the opportunity of acquiring a broad general education along with the specialization in Art. Minimum requirements will ha ve to be met in the humaniti es, the social sciences, science and the fr ee electives. �2 WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON EDITORIALS- Here We Are Again ~his is the first Beacon of the New Year. It begins for 1956 ~ senes ?f newspapers we hope will prove a constructive, positive service to our readers, more so, if possible, than the Beacons preceding it this Fall. · LOOKING BACK ... . What we've tried to do within the past few months has been to give ~he students here a publication leaning heavily to straight news-i.e., news as news, news as it happens-presentations of events at or about the Colleg·e . We have endeavored to balance this whenever possible with features requiring more than a purely factual, telegraphic treatment; in short, we have tried to put in as much service for both the reader-in-a-hurry and the casual reader as possible. · Our editorial policy has endeavored to be as moderate, as "hand~ off", as disinterested as possible. When controversy has ansen, we have attempted to pursue a conservative middleof-the-road path, with as fair a hearing for both sides of the question as human frailty will allow. ... AND AHEAD At any rate, the Beacon is back for another year, and conservative or liberal, reactionary or radical, we trust that it and future Beacons will continue to operate with the principle in mind that its duty and responsibility lies toward its readers and toward the community of which they and the Co,llege are a part. Friday, January 13, 1956 Sophs Will Award Trophies To Bearded Contest Winners The Dean's Corner By George Elliot Acting Dean of Men . O'TOOLE ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF FIRST SCIENCE BROCHURE The result of weeks of work LES EXAMENS manifests itself in a new Wilkes December 25: "On Earth P eace, Good Will To- brochure on opportunities in science which is expected to be pubward Men." lished today, Mr. Catha! O'Toole, ("You know I don't really beWilkes College art inst r uctor anlieve that Dr. Smedley is such nounced. a dog after all.") Another of a series issued in difJanuary 1: ferent fie lds, the twelve-page book"I hereby resolve to . . . " let is the first one in pure science ("Let's see. If I can get 93 fields to be issued by the college, on the final in Dr. Smedley's and has been compiled through the course, that means . . . ") efforts of the faculties of biology, Januar y 16: "Ouch! Footnotes yet! Dia- chemistry, physics, and mathematics. grams yet !" , It features a cover designed and ("That shrdluetaoin censored In this edition appears a letter by one of the elected student illustrated by Mr. O'Toole and Smedley!") representatives criticizing, as is his right, and that of his constiphotographs of the science labora* * * * * tuents as well, our editorial of December 16. The details of the tories by Ace Hoffman. The scenes Once again the season.is upon us. action causing the Council's decision and the contents of that 0 joyous season ! A season for depicted aid th e text in explaining decision are, we feel, unimportant here. sharing notes and weeding out the the increasing need for study, reThe question is one of precedent, whether declared or in doodles from the data; a season search, and development in the practice. The letter contends the Council to be a "flexible rep- for reading sixteen chapters in six ever-growing role of science in our resentative organization" guided by the Constitution of the Stu- days; a season for black coffee and lives. The brochures will be dispost-midnight mental mayhem; a tributed with the co-operation of dent Body and common sense. high school counsellors and science That is exactly the point we would make. Common sense season for unkept beards and spray instructors, to present the students deodorants. Aux armes, vous citodictates that a deliberative body plunge not about wildly without ! Les exam ens sont arrives! with information which helps in guidance, but that it use, where possible, the wisdom and judge- yens developing interest in scientific ca(1. French 101) ment that has become part of it through custom and usage. Seriously, your teachers and I reers. Therefore it behooves members of it to employ their vaunted wish you the very best of success common sense, that they avoid placing pitfalls in the path of on all of your examinations. We hope that you their successors. will enter them In theory and in declaration, a body may not base its deciwith a feeling of sions upon those made in the past. In practice, the consideraconfidence based Coining a name of one, two or tions of practical life make the use of precedents a necessity. upon the mutual three words will bring 10 lucky col-T.R.P. e ff O rt s made lege men and women what may be during the se- the highest per-word rate in hismester. We hope tory-10 '56 Ford Thunderbirds. that y O u will The $50,000 "Name the Viceroy approach them Filter" contest has become one of w it h common the most popular extra-curricular Dear Editor: Letter from a " Bewildered Calculus sense and will activities at colleges and universiIn the editorial of Friday, DecemStudent": n O t jeopardize ties, a s evidenced by the flood of ber 16, you stated that the Student My confusion is increasing posiyour chances by entries already received from 48 Council refused to take responsibi- tively without bound and at the Elliot foolishly trying st ates. Jity for an act by one of its com- same time is increasing negatively t O absorb th e Open only to college students, the mittees, namely the Tribunal, be-1 without bound, which results in my cause "the action was not in the being at infinity, or in confusion entire course in one evening. Alert- contest is being conducted by Viceness and adaptability will more roy, America's largest selling filtercouncil's jurisdiction." This is beyond imagination. false. The Student Council rejectIs there any operation that can likely bring success than will m en- tip · cigarett e, to find a nam e for ed the plea of the Tribunal because be performed by Abra Cadabra in ta! indigestion. We ask that you the ir exclusive filter made from we felt that the act in question accordance with L'Hospital's rules, arrive early enough to get seated pure, white cellulose. The deadline was UNREASONABLE. The word which can r esult in my confusion properly and to compose yourself; line for entries is January 31. Totaling $50,000 in prizes, the unreasonable can be found in the being kept from increasing without that yo u come prepared with a suffici ent quantity of the necessary contest will have 10 first place aminutes of the Council as the pri- bound ? tools; that you follow directions; wards of the new, full y-equipped mary reason for the rejection of Answer to Bewildered Calculus Stu- that yo u read the questions; that 1956 Ford Thunderbird. A school the Tribunal's request. you think before you write; that organization or club designated by dent: One of the reasons I and many Have you considered yourself as you budget yo ur time properly and each of the 10 winners will also of my associates considered this act unreasonable is that the Chair- a function of t(ime)? Do you have put forth a full three hours of con- receive an RCA Victor Big Color man of the Tribunal admitted that points of discontinuity at t equals structive effort. Remember always T elevision set. The simplicity of the contest is he had warned those who were as- 12 (noon)? Eating is detrimental to take your exams with a grain signed to carry out the act of put- to success in calculus. A double- of salt, and, if yo u don't like salt, probably responsible for the keen interest in the competition. All a ting green paint on the freshman's barreled function will take care of try aspirin. Don't curst your teachers! Pity student has to do is to make up a hair to put a towel around the in- this: sandwich in one hand, SherHow would you like to name for the Viceroy Filter, and dividual's shoulders to protect his wood and Taylor in the other. Do them! clothes. This was not done. Al- you have intervals such that 11 stand around for three solid hours submit it on a special entry blank though this was not as important P.M. is equal to or greater than t watching Mary Brightstar spew or on a plain piece ?f pa,per, acas it might appear, it clarifies just that is equal to or greater than 7 forth blue book upon blue book of c~mpanied_ by t~e picture of the what type an act this is. This act A.M., and your functions are not brilliant misinformation? H O w Viceroy F_1lter Tip from the bac~s constitutes negligence and stupidity defined? Good calculus students would you like to try to decode the of two V~ceroy_ rackages. Thats which cannot be condoned by what don't sleep more than 59 ¾ minutes. hieroglyphics some students call j all there_ is to i_t .. There 1s no hmit to the number you call the presumed representaTo keep your confusion from in- handwriting? How would you like creasing without bound, treat it as to wend you~ weary way through of times any college student may tives of the students. I would like to go further in de- a go-between variable. Between the wordy detours and imaginative enter. fending this a ction by stating now and January 17 it must go. byways that intervene between - - - -- - - - -- - - - - s o m et h in g I have maintained Abra Cadabra won't help you; he point one and point two? Enough - WILKES COLLEGE throughout this controversy, and was an Arabian and had no use for of this! The picture becomes too dreary, too depressing, too soulthat is with a delegation of power the Frenchman, L'Hospital. does go responsibility. The TribuYour trouble, of course, is caused renderi ng. Phooey sur les examens ! (2.M. nal accepted the power and there- by your halucination that you are fore should accept the responsibi- at infinity. This is a dangerous Elliot) A newspaper published each week lity of its only thoughtless act. state. Some people in this condiof the regular school year by and "The Council decision, while no tion ha ve been known to crawl out wood and Taylor. Keep pinching for the students of Wilkes Coldoubt justified, does not appear per- on horizontal asymptotes and dis- yourself if you have trouble staying lege, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Subhaps the best of precedents." Mr. appear. An antiderivative is some- awake in 8 or 11 o'clock classes. scription: $1.80 per semester. Editor, I think it should be made times useful in getting you back And if you're pinched for time, let Editor T. R. Price clear that the Council is a fl exible, where you started from. But I your other courses slide for a few Asst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels representative organization. We hesitate to suggest this remedy; weeks and get caught up on calcu- Asst...Editor .. . John Kushnerick are not a court of law basing every you may accidentally be accelerated lus. Sports Editor Jonni Falk decision on past ones. We are a by gravity. Sincerely, Business Mgr. Richard Jones body guided only by the ConstituAfter searching my files for Worried Calculus Teacher Asst. Bus. Mgr. ........ Irwin Kaye tion and our common sense han- many hours, I have found a remedy Faculty Adviser Mr. F. J. Salley dling each issue as it comes up and suitable for your strange condition. Editorial and business offices basing our decisions only on perti- It is an obscure theorem known to located on second floor of Lecture ACE DUPONT nent facts in each. particular case. Archimedes and students of adHall, South River Street, WilkesDRY CLEANING In our case precedence does not vanced calculus. Th e pinching-in Barre, on the Wilkes campus. hold. . theorem is what you need! Keep - 1 Hour Service LESLIE P. WEINER your body pinched in between your Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's WILKES-BARRE Printery, rear 55 North Main Junior Class Representative chair and desk and your face pinch- 280 S. RIVER ST. Student Council ed in between the socers of Sher- , Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Council and Tribunal Interest Reported High In Thunderbird Contest Letters lo lhe Edilor Beacon ....•..•...•••..•. By ED McCAFFERTY This month should appeal to all men on campus. It gives the lazy men a chance to look ambitious and t he ambitious men an opportunity to be lazy. The lazy men - Wilkes College males who are Jax about shaving - can grow beards under the pretense that they are competing for th e trophy presented to the hairi est ape by the Sophomore Class, sponsors of Wilkes College Beard Month. Ambitious men merely need to respond to the call of arms, lay down their razors, and hope to out-beard their rivals. The sophomores will award a trophy to t he person who has the best com bination of beard and mustache. Medals will be awarded for the bushiest beard, mostest mustache, and fuzziest peach fuzz. The trophy will have the winner's name on it and will be placed on display in the cafeteria. The Sophomore Class intends to make t his affair an annual event. Everyone, faculty members as well as students and females as well as males, is invited to enter this contest. The contest will culminate at the Sophomore Class dance on February 3. At this ro und and square dance, Dan Flood will do the judging and present the awards. This contest will undoubtedly increase school spirit, make the girls appreciate their fellows when they present their smiling, clean-shaven faces in school the next day, and will put Gillette back in business. Senior Class 'Interlude'· Scheduled January 28. Plans are being completed for a Senior Class Dance which will be held at the Wilkes Gym on Satu rday, Januar y 28. The sport dance, tagged th e "Interlude", promises to be one of the highlights of th e busy week between semesters. Music will be furnished by Bill Figart's combo , with intermission entertainm ent under the direction of Jim Jones. Co-chairmen of t he affair, P earl Onacko and Al Rosenberg have chosen the fo ll owing committee chairmen: Dick Carpenter, tickets; Mollie Beard, Connie Kamarunas , publicity; Mickey Perlmuth, Cliff Brautigan, orchestra; Jim Jones, entertainment; Jeannette P errins, Nancy Beam, invitations; Sylvia Bator, Leah Jean Neuberger, refreshments; Geri Kolotelo, chaperones. Tickets, priced at fifty cents, will soon be on sale. Proceeds from the affair will go toward a senior class gift to the college. EISENHOWER CUTS (continued from page 1) If Ike Doesn't Run The odds are 6 to 5 that Stevenson can beat any candidate the Republicans have to offer if Eisenhower do es not run, with one exception and that exception is not interested. He is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Earl Warren. Chi ef Justice Warren has told associates of the President that he resents his name being used as a posible candidate because of the undertones it carries in regard to the major decisions he must now make as Chief Justice. Open A CHARGE ACCOUNT At Newly Remodeled POMEROY'S For All Your College Needs Throughout The Year And SAVE! �F'riday, January 13, 1956 WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON 3 Cage, Mat Doubleheader Tomorrow Grapplers Meet East Stroudsburg In First Home Encounter of Season; Hoopslers Engage Lycoming Squad Wilkes Tops Newark 65-55 Colonels Use Full Press\ In Big Second Half Rally; Ferris Top Man with 18 The Colonel cagers returned to winning ways }ast night as they dump ed N ewark College of Rutgers, 65-55, in the South Franklin Street gym. Playing b f o r e the smallest crowd of the season, the Colonels got off to a slow start and never got untracked until five minutes of fb,e second half elapsed. WHO WANTS THEM? Newark led at the half, 22-19, D_uring Christ.mas r~cess, ~ank Deibel, basketball manager, saunand stretched this 27-21 after the tered mto the public relations office and placed a trophy on Russ Picton's opening minutes of the second half. dE:sk. The trophy was for the cagers' third place fini sh in the Sampson Then the Colonels went into an all- Air Force Tournament, but that is inconsequential. The big question court press which completely upset is, where do we put it? the Garden State Bombers. It seems that the schoo_l does not possess a trophy case and Carl Van Dyke, Jim Ferris and any awards presented our tfams just lie where somebody happens Joe Jablonski stole the ball for easy to get them out of the way. The Athlete of the Year cup and the lay-ups to tie the game and then Sampson trophy are both "decorating" the public relations office "'erris put the Colonels ahead for where nobody but the staff gets a chance to see them. .;ood with a twisting jump shot There are sundry other trophies and plaques in the office of the from in close. Dean of Men and we presume others are som ew here in th e gymnasium. After that, the little guard put The debating cups are on display in the library where anybody can see on a one-man show as he drove in them, but what about the others? for lay-ups and dunked a few set It seems to us that the student body, alumni and friends of the shots as the Colonels went on a college have enough pride in our athletic teams to want to see the 15-point scoring spree. Newark results of our athletes' efforts. It isn't just a matter of prestigewas held scoreless by the press for it is recognition for peo.ple who are forgotten too soon as it is. six minutes until Ed Weinek broke We think that the gym is the proper place for t h ese item s, but through with a pair of fouls. as of this moment there is just one little glass window there to accomJoe Jablonski hit for all eight modate the trop.h ies on hand. Without a doubt, the school will receive of his points during the second half more of these awards in th e future, but ther e is no sense accepting them scoring spree and reserves Elmer unless we have some place to put them. Might just a s w ell t hrow them Snyder and Ed Birnbaum came in a closet or give them to the captains of the teams receiving t hem . tnrough with timely goals. INTRAMURAL FRONT QUIET N ewark played a slow possession It's been quite a while since the las t iss·ue of the Beacon came game to control the ball throughout, but we stilI haven't heard any forth.er criticism of the intraout most of the first half, .b ut were ·mural program. Nor have we had any recommendations. Is this never in the game after th e Colo- · another iIIustration of lack of interest? We hope, instead, that it nel s went into the press. signifies satisfaction with the program as it now stands. Ferris was high man for Wilkes . - . . . . LErS SUPPORT THEM with 18 points, 14 of th em coirii,ng ' · The wrestling tournament which w a s heid during vacation brought in th e second half, Weinek was quite a bit of national publicity to Wilkes and th e crowds at all four tops for the game with ·22 . N ewark tried 37 fooul shots and made 27 sessions were large. We'd like to see a similar th rong at tomorrow night's sports doubl eh eader. It is the first chan ce to see the wrestling while th e Colonels were making n · t eam, which looms as the finest in the school's hi story , and also a n opof, 20. They made only one of nine in the first half ·to continue t h eir portunity t o give the cagers som e support and encouragement. For those of us who are looking forward to the beginning of final s, bad performance from th e foul line. it is just about the last chance to get out and ha ve a good time before rd t At Ithaca laS Satu ay night, the more serious business of study begins in earnest. Remember, you ·i..e Colonels dropped ano th er close and your date can have just as fine a time with your school buddies at ne, 78 -74. George Morgan's 20 h h M' h · ,oints led the Blue and Gold. t e gam es as anyw ere e Ise. 1g t be cheaper m the long run, too. Wednesday night, the Colonels · . · o_ntinued their dismal road _record with a 74-64 loss to Hartwick on ' h e visitor's hom e court. e Again it was from the foul line tnat Wilkes lost. While Hartwick was sinking 24 of 44 free throws the Colonels could only hit 6 of 16. Battling Bob Sokol was the big gun for the Colonels along with George Morgan. Sokol playing his best game to date scored 13 points while Morgan picked up 16 to be high man on the t eam. SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES for ,.. WILXES DANCES 1-t- at JOHN B. STETZ 't- Expert Clothier ~ E. Market St., W-B. /., PARK, SHOP and EAT at the new FOWLER, DICK and WALKER The Boston Store Tomorrow night is one of the biggest dates on the winter sports schedule with both the basketball and wrestling teams slated for action in a big "Winter Carnival" doubleheader. The home fans will get their first look at John Reese's undefeated grapplers after three successful road trips. The matmen have dumped Swarthmore, Hofstra and CCNY in an almost astonishing display of power. Ghost Riders Lead Bowling Loop by Defea ling Mi t e s The National League standing tightened considerably as ci result of last Sunday night's matches in which no team managed to take a complete sweep. I REYNOLDS co PS Ho No RS AS WEEK'S BE s J AT HLE J E By CLIFF KOBLAND Don Reynolds, a quiet, young man of 130 odd pounds, seems to have a split personality. Around campus, Don is as nice and easy going guy as you would like to meet. But put Don into a wrestling uniform . and you will see a complete change. For the even tempered young man turns into a "tiger". This tiger instinct in Don is one of the main reasons why h e is unbeaten in three matches this season and why he was this week's unanimous choice for Player Of The Week. Don, who won a high school l etter at Hanover Township in wrestling, has been one of the main reasons fo r the team's success this season. The junior grappler has won two bouts by pins and one by default for a total of 15 points. The nati ve of Warrior Run started the Colonels on their winning ways over Swarthmore by pinning his opponent in 1 :45 of the match. In the Blue and Gold's big upset win over Hofstra, Reynolds won by a forfeit. And in last Saturday's win over CCNY, the 147 pound political science major started Wilkes on the road to triumph by ~,m pinning his opponent in 1 :25 of the bout. Don is being counted on by Coach John Reese to carry Wilkes on to a winning season. And the way this boy has started off h e may well do just that. iiliilllilllXX Chuck Robbins - SPORTING GOODS 28 North Main Street All teams in the loop have now dropped at least one point. In the top match of the night, the Ghost Riders had to roll a big third game to take three from the surprising Mighty Mites. The Riders won the first handily, but t hen the Mites put together the t eam high for the year, 690, to take t he second. The Riders collected 681 sticks in the final. Joe Popple, 7vlighty Mites, racked up a 214-487, while Dick Morris paced the winners with 194-504. E lliot Spoiler The Walloping Wags took a dull t hird game by two pins to stop a clean sweep by Ashley Hall. Ashley won the first and second with Neil Dadurka, 229-498, leading the way. George Elliot's 157 provided the Wags' winn,i ng margin in the thir d. · · Chase Commandoes also took · h th:ee points although droppmg t _ e thi r d g ame to the ·S ophomore Six. Joe Tros)l:o, with a 503 series, lead h C d dB M'll t e omman oes, an arry 1 er, with 49'8, wa s high for the Sophs. Rosie Weinstein had the high series for the girls with 142-352. The American Leagu e will reJ 29 sum e on anuary . NATIONAL STANDINGS Team Pts. Ghost Riders 7 Ashley Hall 6 However, the grapplers face East Stroudsburg State Teach ers College t om orrow night at 6 :30 to open the doubl eheader and this will be their sternest t est of the season to• date. The Colonels dropped a tough one to the Teachers last year and will surely face another powerhouse tomorrow, if for no other reason than East Stroudsburg offers physical education courses and draws som e fine athletes. Four grapplers will la y undefeated records on the line. Don Reynolds, 137-pounds; Terry Smith , 157 ; Walt Glogowski, 177; and Bol> Masonis, heavyweight, have all won three matches in three tries. Cagers Meet Lycoming The cagers will m eet Lycoming in the nightcap in an effort to wind up first semester play on a more cheerful note than past efforts. Lycoming has one of the better small college t eams in the state and although the Colonels split with them on a hom e and home basis last year, the home club will be underdog for this tilt. E ven though John Bresnahan and Joe Jablonski have been doing a good job so far, the Blue and Gold shows a definite need for more rebounding st rength. The bench has started t o show more punch in recent tilts with Bob Sokol, Eddie Birnbaum a nd Elmer Snyder a ll beginning to hit the bucket in r elief stints. Eddie Davis will go with h is starting five of Geo r ge Morgan, John Bresnahan, Joe Jablonski, Jim F erris, and Carl Van Dyke. Wrestlers Tie C.C.N.Y. In Knots; Still Unbeaten The Wilkes wrestling squad continued on its winning ways last Saturday as they defeated a good City College of New York t eam by the score of 24-10. TOP TEN MEN This wa s the thir d straight win G. Ave. of the young season for the Colonel 3 183 Kolesar grapplers. 3 173 Lind Wilkes had to come from behind 6 172 Trosko to win the meet and that they did 6 170 Morris winning the _last five bouts and 21 3 167 H. Gross straight points for a well-earned 6 166 Miller victory. 6 162 Dadurka Four of the Wilkes wrestlers kept 6 162 Popple their unb eaten records intact. Bob 3 161 Helmbold . Masonis, Don Reynolds, Walt Glo3 159 Tremayne gowski and T erry Smith have not been beaten this season. TOP FIVE .G IRLS Tomorrow the Colonels are home G. Ave. 3 142 as they face East Stroudsburg. Eleanor Pish . 3 126 This is the first home meet of the Frances Bishop 3 114 sea son for the Blue and Gold. Lois Jago Rosie Weinstein 6 109 Starting time is 6 :3,0 p.m. Results: Frances Hopkins 3 103 123 : Bob Morgan (WC) decisioned Sam Sorbera, 7-4. 130 : Al Taylor (CCNY) pinned Keith Williams, 4:31. TUXEDOS TO RENT 137: Vin ce Norman (CCNY) pinSpecial Price To Students n ed Jim Ward, 5:38. 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. 147: Don Reynolds (WC) pinned Ed Starita, 1 :25. 157 : Terry Smith (WC) decisioned Al Zigmund, 7-2. 167: Dave Thomas (WC) decisioned Bob Stalls, 9-4. 177: Walt Glogowski (WC) pinn ed Mel Stevens, 8 :15. Heavyweight : Bob Masonis (WC) pinned Joe Zaboni s, 4:56. Mighty Mites . Chase Commandoes Sophomore Six Wallo,p ing Wags 5 4 1 1 BAUM'S •.., Lt)NGS on.th.e~ FEATURING THE IVY LEAGUE LOOK FOR COLLEGE MEN 3-rd Round Ping Pong Results Ferris over Stein, Shugar over Trethaway, Gross over Reese, Potoski over Masonis, Carey over Pital. � 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 1956 January 13th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 January 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/e27c1bb57f4b41eb848683d7743e6e95.pdf d0c8a4a96be314467b32398cf7ed3f8c PDF Text Text ~ WILKES COLLEGE Serving the Valley for 22 Years Vol. XI, No. 15 ...... - WILKES COLLEGE - ~Beacon WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA THE BEACON Serving the College since 1944 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1956 Congressman To Judge Beards At Sophomore Dance Tonight Debaters Defend Cup. AIDS Clinic Held Here During Semester Break Dr. Eugene ,L . Hammer, head of Wilkes Education Department, and one of the members of the board of AIDS (Anthracite Institute for Developing Schools), met with that organization between semesters in a special clinic in the Wilkes dining hall. Streaker's at the clihic were F ·r ank W. WMp, AIDS president, Eugene P. Berlin, ass~stant secretary of pennsylvl_li!ia .E<lucation Association, and Jobn S. Cartwright, super'iritendant o'! -schools ·in Allentown. Presidents of area school boards and chief admini.:Jtrators of the schools were invited to attend. DENTISTRY PAGEANT AT GYMNASIUM SUNDAY "Dentistry Through the Ages" Pageant will be held in the Wilkes gymna:s'ium Sunday, February 5. School children from eight local s c h o o I s will participllte. Al fred Groh, Wilkes directot of dramatics, wiil assist loc·a1 school teachers in production of the pageant. designer Bi:11 J,Mnes. AUa-n Rosenberg and Fred Helfrich will construct the sets, which will undergo some half-dozen changes through the course of the play. �2 Friday, February 3, 1956 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON EDITORIALS- Carnival, Indeed Last Thursday was the College's annual Winter Carnival, held by the Student Council ostensibly for the student body. That, at least, is how it ought to be; whether that is how it was last Thursday might be another question. To all appearances, the group at the affair last week was the usual minority that seems to dominate and monopolize so many of the campus social events. In short, the group was hardly representative of the average student on campus. WHO BENEFITS? The Carnival is financed by the Student Activities Fund a fund utilizing the money of all the students - and is hence supposedly for the benefit of at least the majority, if not all of the students. Unhappily, it all too frequently appears that most of such benefits are reaped by the comparative few, by small groups of imitation aristocrats and ill-mannered oafs who seem to over-dominate most affairs, and last week's Carnival was a classic illustration of the situation. Quite evident at the Carnival were many of the pseudoaristocrats, ·a few of the generally arrogant, and all too few of the ordinary, run-of-the-campus students. It is unfortunate that such a situation has arisen. The fault lies not in the Student Council. Unluckily, the problem is not one that can be thus lightly and conveniently dropped on the shoulders of elected representatives. Rather, the problem goes beyond mere political bounds. A GROWING PROBLEM The situation so bluntly spotlighted by last week's affair 'is one that has been slowly growing over the past few years. It has been more or less fashionable of late to ignore the growing separation between ordinary students and those who style themselves campus Leaders, but when the problem begins to reach the point where they and another ill-mannered few begin to dominate affairs beyond the bounds of reason and propriety, then it seems about time that someone stopped to look at just what these people are doing. Certainly, what has been going on of late is hardly to the benefit of the student body as a whole; neither has it provided an accurate reflection of their attitudes when the actions of these minorities have been visible to the community. The problem, then, is not a comparatively simple one to be solved by Council resolutions or other political action - it is rather a social one, one the students must recognize and solve by themselves. Hahnemann Hosp. Medical S c h o oI Accepts Lucchino David B. Lucchino, senior Biology student, learned last Friday that he has been accepted for the Hahnemann Hospital School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pa. In a letter from the school, Lucchino was informed that he has, satisfactorily m et the requirements for entrance and will be admitted in September of this year. Lucchino is the president of the Wilkes College Biology Club, an organization in which he has been active for some time. He is also a member of the Senior Council, representing the scientists of his class, and has been active in intramural s-p orts for the past two years. Lucchino's acceptance marks another step towa\·d the fulfillment of his lifelong ambition-a career in medicine. He has not decided on a specialty as yet, but feels that it may be surgery. The son of Mr. and Mrs. David S. Lucchino of 229 Barney Street, Wilkes-Barre, Lucchino is a 195~ graduate of Meyers High School. FORMAL FAVORS READY Favors are now available at the Bookstore for those who did not receive them at the Lettermen's Christmas Formal. The chairmen of the committee wish to express their regret at causing any inconvenience to those who did not receive their favors at the dance. The DEAN'S CORNER MOVE OVER, MICKEY! THE TIME: Preferably a dreary afternoon toward the end of On a late winter's afternoon after January or June. the last buzzer has buzzed and after the 'last telephone call from V. B. THE VICTIIM: Male ; age about Hall, deans, like other mortals, tend eighteen; well endowed; proud to daydream behind a poised pencil famil y ; great expectations; and a mask of sober meditation. record of previous difficulties During this brief respite important but no previous convictions; looking ,p apers have been stratelisted occupation, student; aligically placed upon the desk in case a s, Jack The Piddler. Dr. Farley should suddenly appear, THE EVIDENCE: Eleven F s and and a few introductory phrases conOne D (Speech) cerning academic vision have been THE VICTIM'S LAST WORDS : carefully rehearsed to be used auto"I was spending all my time matically in dire emergencies. The on Speech." Dean dreams - in technicolor, in Gradual strangulation. 3-D, in plea sant memory and in CONDITION OF THE BODY: fond hope. Unpredictable. May turn up It would not be politic to reveal later at Fort Dix. too explicitly the entire range of THE SUSPECTS: Sandra La these dreams. (.Most of my readers .Sport, Smother Macree, J. Outare either too young or too old.) side Job, Ima Loafer, T. V. However, many times an involved Sett, Passion Flower O'Toole. whodunit plot keeps striving for (May be a gang job in which expression. I have my victim, my all of the above participated.) clues, my suspects, my plot outline, THE VERDICT: Suicide. everything. All I really need is THE NOVEL TWIST: Unintena little help from Mickey .Spillane tional suicide. Not even the on the interludes which seemingly victim can quite explain how must occur with rhythmic regulariit all happened. ty every forty pages or so in any Anyone who wants to be consimodern mystery novel. THE SCENE: A dim, smoke-fill- dered for the leading role in this ed cavern affectionatly known little melodrama may call at the Dean 's Office from nine to five. as the Dean's Office. 14 IN ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN BUSINESS FIRMS Sixty New Students Here This Semester About sixty new students, including, 10 transfer students, have ent ered Wilkes College this semester according to John P. Whitby, Director of Admissions. Since these new students will enter various fields of study- Education, C & F, Liberal Arts, and Engineering are our duties and are aided by there will be no appreciable ineffort guided by a legalistic ap- crease in any of the departments. proach. As far as common sense is On Thursday the new students concerned, I think that it can not received . a one-day registration. be scientifically defined . If it does They registered in the morning, and exist, I wonder if Les thinks that were guests at a luncheon in the all people on the Student Council colleg e dining hall at noon where will always have it. they were welcomed to Wilkes by In Les' point that we have the Dr . Eugen e Farley, President. constitution of the student body to The number of students now enguide us, I agree, and I am happy tering is not particularly large bethat Les f eels that at le_as.t this . cause_few students graduate from much order in the Student Council high school at this time of the year. is necessary, even though it is som ewhat legalistic. ,B ut we n eed SENIOR PROOFS DUE more than the constitution. Its Seniors and terminal students very flexibility allows us to con- have unt il February 10 to return struct additional aids to sound stu- j proofs to the yearbook office. dent government. I t hink that if AMNICOLA Editor Henry the Student Council takes a posi- Goetzman ex plained Wednesday tion on one matter, that position that while the yea rbook is pr oand all the facts concerning that gressing more or less on schedule, position should be instrumental in it is highly important that these decisions made on later similar pictures be returned t o the publiissues. To me this is fair and just. cation's offices by t he end of next If by this approach the Student week. Council must set precedents, then Club and organizational photoI am for setting precedents. graphs were taken yesterday but Cliff Brothers the individual shots are still important, should be in as soon as Soph. Representative possible. Student Council Letters lo the Editor Dear Editor: Les Weiner, in the last Beacon issue, said in his letter to the editor, "I and my associates considered this a ct unreasonable," etc. This implies that all of his associates on the Student Council agreed with him on an issue concerning an article of clothing which was harmed during and as a result of fre shman hazing. This is not ,t rue. I am taking issue, not with whether a given act is considered unreasonable, but rather L es' position (and nearly all of the Student Council's) that w e, on the Student Council, need not be concerned by the small problem of setting precedents. What it actually amounts to is a personal opinion based upon one's own philosophy of student government. One needs to decide whether a decision based on a n earlier incident would be a fair instrument by which to make a decision on a lat er similar incident. To be more specific, would or would not the decision that it is unreasonable to put green dye on someone's hair, help the council make a decision in the futur e as to whether it is unreasonable to smear someone's fa ce with lipstick or to cause them to carry their books in pails. If you accept this a s so, then you have admitted that hazing is unrea sonable. Well, the Student Council did say that it was unreasonable to put green dye on someone's hair, and conveniently forgot all · the other "reasonabl~" acts that a:re common to hazing. L~s excused the Student Council for this by saying that because we are not a court of law, and because everyone on · the Student Council has common._sense, and because we have a constitution, ·we do not need the help ·of past decisions by which to guide us in making future ones. I admit that while we are not a ~<;>µrt o[ l~w_. f:1!r;11ess ~11d Justl}eS$ - 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 . .... T. R. Price Asst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels A~st ...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 ·mver Street, WilkesBarre, on the Wilkes campus. Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's Printery, rear 55 North Main Street, Wilkes•B!ln·~, r~; --- Beacon to Give Awards Nancy Batcheler Fourt een senior accounting maj ors have r ecentl y returned to the campus after participating in an intern program since the Ch ristmas vacation. These students completed accelerated courses, took t heir finals before t he holidays, then entered outstanding accounting firms for over a month of on-the-jobtraining. Nine of the Wilkes students were employed by m ajor firms in New York, Pittsbur gh and P hiladelphia , while t he other five students worked with well-known local accounting houses. One of the best-known firms, Price-Waterhouse, a ssisted i.n t he intern program by em ploying five students as junior accountants. Matt Quay, Monroe Firestone and Nancy Batcheler took their training with the New York City branch and Chet Miller and Louis Rine- Initiating a new policy calculated to provide greater impetus for those coming up through the ranks, the Beacon this year plans to award service pins to members of writin g and managerial staffs. of the award keys at least in the The awards will be made on a previous year. length of service basis, with two years now t entatively scheduled as the tim e required to earn the award. The pins, similar to organizational award keys, are scheduled to be presented by the •College newspaper at the end of the present semester. Some half-dozen or more staff m embers would fall into the qualifying classification at the end of STATIONERY. SCHOOL SUPPLIES this year, but several of these are DRAWING SETS - NOTE BOOKS also members of the editorial staff, a situation expected to be avoided next year. 6 W. Market St. As plans now stand, after next Wilkes-Barre, Pa. year, those elevated to editorial . post~ - 'Vo~M h;i,v{l l;>een re~ipi1mti'J Deemer & Company Inc~ Monroe Firestone himer worked in t he Pittsburgh office. Joseph Ungvar sk y, Paul Zavada and Bill Gorski were employed by Scovell-Wellington in New York, and Fred Cohn a lso worked for a well-known firm in the Manhattan district. John Hessler received his trai ning with Haskin and Sells of Philadelphia. Those students who participated in the intern program with local companies were Fred Boote, Clarence Givens, Howard Gross and Jarell Ca shmere. This sort of work-experience or on-the-jo b-training has proven to oo highly beneficial to the students taking part in it. Wilkes has supported the practice-t eaching plan in the Education department fo r several years and the trend seems · to be spreading to other fields as well. •.• Ll>NGS ontke~ FEATURING THE IVY LEAGUE LOOK FOR COLLEGE MEN TUXEDOS TO RENT Special Price . To Students 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. B.AUM'S �Friday, February 3, 1956 3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Matmen Tangle With Bloom Tomorrow Reynolds, Glogowski Hoped to Pace Wilkes To Sixth Straight Win Colonels Squeak by Bridgeport 82-76 Van Dyke Leads Hoopmen lo Victory Dumps 29 Points in Second Half Drive; Ferris High· Man in First Period The Colonels snapped out of a two-game losing streak last night as Carl Van Dyke bombarded the nets for 29 points, a new season high, to lead his mates to an 82-76 win over the University of Bridgeport at the College gym. Van Dyke had the hottest night of his college career as he pulled the Colonels through a few bad moments in the second half and left near the end to the tune of a standing ovation from the few spectators on hand. Wilkes shot out ahead early as Jim Ferris pumped 12 points through in the first half to give the The College Terrors and RalsColonels a 42-35 halftime lead. The ton's Raiders went into a tie for lead was increased to ten .p oints in first place in the American Divithe opening seconds of the second sion of the intramural bowling half and then the roof fell in as league Sunday night as the Raiders, Bridgeport tied the game and then defending champs, took four from surged ahead on fouls. the Fearless Six, and the Strikers Van Dyke Boss managed to take one from the Van Dyke then took the game Terrors. into his own hands and pumped five Jerry Lind, Raider bell-weather, straight one-handers in from the jumped into first place in two inright corner as the lead changed dividual departments by rolling a hands seven times. When George 576 series. H e now has hig h series Morgan hit and Van Dyke added and the loop's top a verage, 182. another, the Colonels were ahead The Terrors dropped their first to ~;;?:oavins gave the Colonels fits point of the yea r when the Strikers t 'th his work in close around the put t ogeth er a 601 first game. The basket and wound up high for the Terrors came back to take the next Knights with 28 points _ 18 of two and total pins, Marshall J enthem coming in the first half. kins led the Strikers with a 189Elmer Snyder came off the bench 499, while Bob H elmbold had 490 to instill new life into the attack for th e Terrors . with some timely ball-stealing. Paced by the steady bombardMorgan was second high for the ment of Lind, the Raider s had little Colonels with 19, while Ferris trouble with t h e Fearless Six, who snapped out of his slump to wind were short-handed. Lind strung up with 15. 226-204-1 46 into his big seri es. Home Streak Ended ] Fred Wahl helped with 469 . Larry Accurate shooting and ba ll-ban- A;ndur was top man for the losers dling proved to be the deciding with 186-447. factor on Tuesday night a s the The Lo-Balls moved into a secElizabethtown Jaybirds trounced ond place tie w ith the Str ikers by t.h e -Colonels, 94-63. taking three fr om the Cannon In doing so, the Jaybirds ended Balls. The Cannon Balls' lone a h ome-court winning streak of point came in the first gam e when four games, com piled by the Colo- Gary Weingartn er h is 181. Ray nels and brought their season rec- Radash eski and Dick Richards led ord to five wins and nine losses. the Lo-Balls with 448 and 446. After a nip an d tuck first t en Weingartner was high for the Can minutes, E lizabethtown surg ed a- noneers. head and l ed by h alftime, 46-32, Th e National League will go past entirely out-reboundin g and out- the midway mark this Sunday n ight shooting Wilkes . In the second when they play off t h eir third roun d half the picture was pretty much at the J ·CC. the same and the Jaybirds proved The Sch edule : themselves as one of the top scoring Walloping Wags vs. Sophomore teams in the East. Hig h man for t h e night was Sal Six, 3-4. Ghost Riders vs. Chase CommanPaone, Eilzabethtown forward, wh o wound up with 22 points. George does, 5-6. Ashley Hall vs. Mighty Mites, Morgan led t h e Wilkes scorers with 7-8. 19 points. Terrors, Raiders Front Runners in Bowling League PRESS BOX By JONNI FALK, Sports Editor t h e All-American. Among them are: Bill Hulings, WEEKEND JOTTINGS Pitt; Lewis Guidi, West Virginia; Everybody seemed to -like our Dean Oliver, Rutgers; Ed Peery, idea about the trophy case, but we Pitt; Don Haney, Michigan; Dave ha ven't heard of any volunteers yet Johnson, Pitt; Mike Rodriguez, who are willing to do something Michiga n ; E d DeWitt, Pitt; Joe about it. N ow, we h ear that thei:e Krufka, Penn State ; Abe Cohen, are even more trophies lying a:- Chattanooga; Will Oberly, Penn round t han we had even imagined. State. The Senior Class has ·had the ·_. Most of these grapplers will reidea suggested to them but they 1 turn h er e for the Olympic Trials have not come to ally conclusion · which will be held in our gym, as yet. Frankly, we'd like to April 13 and 14. They will comhear the ideas of the student bod,Y , pete against some of the finest on .this problem. If you have a ;-amateur matmen in this part of the suggestion, we'd like to hear · it. ~o untry. Just drop them in our mail box THE -LOCAL SCENE at Chase Hall. '. It appears from this corner that · THEY'LL BE BACK · >, tpe bas ketl;>all team _may ·have found ; Many_:: of the fine . wrestlers who the road a little too long tliis year. b'11,ve cc;i'.!AP._eted here in the Wilkes The team will play some 26, games College :open Wrestling 'l'.ourna- with long layoffs during the Christment were cited this week . by mas and semester breaks doing "Wrestlirig News and Reports'': -as j nore harm than good. The team l>~in~ ~1,1t~t!mdi~.1 f ·~;i,nqj:9._~te:;v for looked tired durh1.g the Scranton WITH THE GREATEST OF E AS E - George Morgan sails thro ugh the air to sink a la y-up in the Elizabethtown game Tuesday night. George was high for the Colonels with 19 points although he play ed with an injured ankle . .. However, his efforts went to naught as the Jay birds ended the Colonels' court winning streak, 94-63. BEACON Photo by Dan Gawlas John Reese's undefeated grap.plers will face another severe test tomorrow afternoon when they meet the Bloomsburg State Teachers College Huskies at the Wilkes gym in the search for the first perf ect wrestling season in Wilkes histor y. Sporting five straight victories , including upset wins over Hofstra a nd Lafayett e, the Colonel matmen will fa ce another t eam with a winning streak. The match with the Huskies is slated to start at 2 P.M. Two grapplers will also be after their sixth straight wins of the year without a loss. Captain Don Reynolds is slated to fa ce Bill Calder wood in the 137 -pound matcn , and Walt Glogowski, frosh find, will go against either George Chaump or Don Wise. Coach Reese wasn't sure yet whether N eil Dadurka, most recent addition to the team or Glogowski would go at 167. The other will wrestle 177. .Bloomsburg has defeated P ennsylvania Military College and East Stroudsburg fo r its two wins. The long layoff may have hurt some of the Colonel matmen in the weight department. A few were scheduled to lose several pounds before they could resume com petition in their l'egular weight classes. Wt. WILKES BLOOMSBURG 123-K. Williams J. Garman 130-J. Ward .......... ..'.. J. Cawthern 137-D. Reynolds .... B. Calderwood 147-T. Smith .... C. Riegel 157-D. Thomas ... .. . . C. Abenmoha 167-W. Glogowski G. Chaump 177-N. Dadurka ...... ..... ... .. D. Wise H -wt.-B. Mason-is . . . H. Hughes INTRAMURAL CAGERS SWING INTO 2nd WEEK Monday night marked the beginning of the Intramural Basketball League with three scheduled games. In one encounter, the Clowns took the measure of the Crew Cuts in a squeaker, 48 to 46. Despite the fact that the Crew Cuts had a distinct height advantage, they could not come up with the right combination to gain a victory. comers. The games are p layed Good rebounding by Weaver, cr_o ss court, and although t his m ay Gendell, and Schoenfeld hel ped the slightly_ detract from the glamour vict ors control the boards and the ?f _play m g on the lar~e gym flo or, game until the final quarter. The it 1s a much more sensible ar:an~~Cr ew Cuts p ut on a st rong closing m ent. b~cause the a~e_rage m d1".1spurt, but it wasn't quite enought dual 1s1; t m the cond1t10n t hat "."111 to win. Schoenfeld with 15 and allow h~ m to go at top speed dur m g Lane with 10, led the Clowns. Rahl th e entil'e game._ and Strojny were in double figures The rosters will be froz~n after. for the Crew Cuts. two games. If a team d1sban?s, t he members of that team are m. In the other game the Newport eligible to play on an other t eam at !"f utcrackers t ook a 25 to 12 l ead any time durin g the season . m the first quarte r, and were never headed as t hey r ecorded a stron g 60 to 31 win over the Epars. Ben. dock, Kutz, and Kucik scored all but three of their team's points. Bendock was particularly outstanding with 37 points. Weckesser Hall became the first team to lose bby a forfeit wh en they Th e cagers meet one of the top fa iled to show for th eir game with small college teams in t h e country the Yankees. Monda y night when powerful LaAll games begin at 7 o'clock, with fayette comes to town for an 8 a t en minute gTace period for late- o'clock contest at the Wilkes gym. Lafayette went to the NIT last year after a terrific season and has and Eilizabethtown games and essentiall y the sam e club on the some of the boys said that they floor this yea r although they have were worn out. found the sledding a little tougher. Last years , the Leopards· estabThe grapplers are having a prob!em in r everse. When Scranton lished a home court scoring record dropped the sport, it took two m eets against the Colonels at Easton. away from the schedule. The mat- They beat the same Scranton team men have not seen any competition this year which routed Wilkes at ·for three weeks and several of the the Scranton CYC. _Eddie Davis will .have to use his bays have a tendency to put on weight when they are not looking biggest men a s much as possible at the scales continually. Anyway, again~t the rangy Leopards and we'll ,find out come tomorrow when 't his means that Dave Shales and they go for their sixth straight· a- Elmer Snyder may see more action gainst Bloomsburg. The match is tqi;tn .usua,J in place of some of the smaller nien. . . at two - see you there? WILKES HOSTS STRONG LAFAYETTE QUINTET AT GYM MONDAY NITE 1 Intramural Sports BASKETBALL SCHEDULE All three designated gam es will be played cross-co urt at the sam e time. All managers are responsible for a set of rules and a schedule of games. Wednesday - Feb. 8 - 7:30 P.M. 1. Epars vs. Crew Cuts 2. Clowns vs. Yankees 3. Weckesser vs. Globetrotters Thursday - Feb. 9 - 7 :00 P.M. 1. Zymurgys vs. Lazy Eight 2. Neki-Hoki Five vs. Bar Rags 3. Club Twenty vs. Foreigners * * * * *' PING PONG MATCHES Ping pong match es still to be played : 1. Ed Masonis vs. Troutman 2. Potasky vs. Heltzel 3. Bresnahan vs. Molitoris 4. Danchek vs. Carey 5. Gross vs. Rockman 6. Shuga1· vs. Common 7. Ferris vs. Abrams 8. Lloyd vs. Booth All contestants are responsible to get in touch with their opponent and arrange to pla y sometime next week Matches may be played any day n ext week from 3:00 to 4 :00 P .M. or 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. VOLLEYBALL The championship v o 11 e y b a 11 game between Chase Hall and the Ramblers will be played on Wedn esday, Feb. 8, at 6:3 0 P.M. at the Wilkes Gymnasium . BOWLING STANDINGS . AMERICAN LEAGUE Ralston Raiders .. . College Terrors . ...... .. .. .. .. . Strikers Lo Balls Cannon Balls Fearless Six 7 7 4 4 2 0 Chuck Robbins - SPORTING GOODS - 28 'North Main Street �4 Friday, February 3, 1956 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON i,_ h Gawlas New Pnotograp er Professional Hired INTER-DORM COUNCIL To Serve the Beacon, Amnicola, and P.R.O. DISCUSSES DANCING, Wilkes College has found it ne- ELECTION PROPOSALS cessary to hire a professional photographer to do the work once handled by a staff of students comprising t he P hotographic Department, J ohn D. Curtis, director of public relations a nnounced early last week. Cur tis, who was instrumental in acquiring the professional, stated that the staff of two student photographer s ha d left t heir posts voluntarily a nd t hat the Public Relations Department , as well as the student publications, Beacon and Amnicola, were left without photo coverage of coll ege events . Mr. Dan Gawlas, a student in the Wilkes night school will assume the post a s college photographer on February 1. H e will supplement his work with free lance and studio photography. It is intended ,t hat Ga wlas will supervise a student Photo Club, and instruct interested a mateurs in the proper techniques of photographing and developing. PR Issues Repor t In a muti-page r eport to college p resident Eugene S. Farley, the P ublic Relations Department traced t he decline of the student photographic department and explained the difficult position t hey were placed in without photographs for release with news stories. A PR member noted that lack of interest and inability t o achieve high grade work had caused t h e two students to voluntarily surriander their positions a nd attached benefits. Held Cheaper The PR report att empted to show how the college would profit financially, as well as prestigewise, in having a professional photographe r . Mr. Gawlas will handle ail portrait and g roup shots for t he Amnicola, all of the Beacon work, will cover a ll athletic and social events ,p reviously done by outsid~ p r ofessionals on a per shot basis. These fa ctors, coupled with the fact t hat severa l thousands of dollars worth of equipment is depreciating at an a bove normal r at e because of improper use by unt rained students, will a mount to a saving equal to or greater t ha n the f ee to b e paid Gawlas. Active participants in student publications viewed this la test manifestatio n of lack of interest a s a vicious t rend awa y from participation in campus a ctivities, PRO advertised in t he Bulletin for weeks fo r students to fill the photographic slot befo re turning to t he alternative of a professional. Work on the Beacon t his year has been done by a handful of fait hful reporters, while the Manuscript has had to resort to promotional gimmicks to a ctiva te student inter est a nd recent r eports from the sports staff indicat e intra-mural interest low also. JORDAN Est. 1811 INTER-DORM PRESIDENT T.D.R. Announces '56Socia1Calendar 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111· SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES for WILXES DANCES Theta Delta Rho held it s fi rst ,i meeting of the new semest er last at Wednesday night, and plans for the new social season were formulated. JOHN B. STETZ The forthcom ing events include the Expert Clothier ~ popular Valentine Dance on Febr u9 E. Market St., W-B. f.. \ ''\\'lln:111111'lii1 ' ary 10, the annual George Washingt on Day Tea on F ebrua r y 22, and II I II II I I I II I I I I I I Ill I I I 111111111111111111111111 an unusual and special Fashion Show on March 31. President Bernice Thomas then t hanked m embers of the sorority who helped in the Mothers March on P olio Drive, a nd letters wer e read complimenting t h e girls for t hei r fine charity wor k at t he General Hosp ital and t he Old Ladies' Home. Girls wishing to register for Theta Delta Rho fo r the next semest er may do so next week from 11 to 1 in t he Coll ege cafeteria. 't- Officer s and member s of the College's Inter-Dormitory Council met Wednesday aft ernoon in the lounge of t he new cafeter ia, cha nged meetings -permanentl y to that time. This was t he first such m eet ing in the cafet eria lounge, now being considered as permanent meeting place for t h e Council. Main points of discussion at the meeting were proposals fo r inst itution of after-dinner dancing in the cafeteria (wit h day students invited ) and an inter-dormitory out ing later this season. Also discussed wa s the possibility of present ing ser vice awards to members of the council on completion of their t erms. • Advocated was a change in the ..;;.;;;......,,.......,, time of election of officers and repIrwin Kaye r esentatives to May, enabling old and new member s better to co-ordiInter viewed Wednesday, Irwin nate and formulate policies and Kaye, president of the inter-dormiplans fo r the com ing year. to ry organization, remarked t hat PARK, SHOP and EAT he hoped that t he council, as a relatively new organization on campus, wo uld be able to continue to coordinat e and succeed in its a ims and a cti vities, pointed out that t he Council has a lr eady run t wo successfu l social events, its dance at Homecoming and the annual dormitory Chr istmas party. at the new FO WLER, DI CK and WALKER The Boston Store PACKS MORE PLEASURE because it's More Perfrctly Packed! ·~:=:=:::;;~::::;! 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1956 February 3rd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 February 3 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/6adc2b5049f5f9789dcdbe69824abeb2.pdf 055ca798f37f2b0a21a6afcc4a366dd4 PDF Text Text ~ WILKES COLLEGE Serving the Valley for 22 Years 1!§ - WILKES COLLEGE - Beacon WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Vol. XI. No. 16 THE BEACON Serving the College since 1944 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1956 Freshman Bill Stewart Wins 'Best Beard' Title I 3 TJ Hammer Serves with De ba t eTS PLQCe MSAEvaluationG~oup 1 In Hopkins Tourney by T. I. Myers The Wilkes College debating team walked off with third place honors in the Johns Hopkins Invitational debating tournament in Baltimore last weekend. _Jn the semi-finals a strong St. Peters team narrowly edged out the Wilkes duo of Jesse Choper and John Bucholtz to go into the finals against Princeton. The ever-effective Princeton team beat St. Peter's in the finals to gain their second win in three years. Princeton finished second to Wilkes last year. The Wilkes team captured the third place trophy in the competition, which included 28 of the top schools in debate circles. The final round matched St. Peter's and WHkes. In a tightly contested match, the St. Peter's team, which finished second, defeat- ed Wilkes, 4'8·-47. Wilkes scor ed victories over St. Joseph's, Bridgewater, William and Mary, Notre Dame College for Women, and Brooklyn College. Some of the other leading schools which participated are U. ·of Pennsylvania, Boston, Pittsburgh U., (continued on page 6) Dr. Eugene L. Hammer returned to the campus today after spending the week in Lewisburg, P ennsylvania, as a member of a Middle States Evaluation Committee which examined Lewisburg High School. Dr. Hammer, head of th e education department at Wilkes, was asked by the chairman of the Mi9dle States Com mittee to serve as a roving moderator and coordinator at Lewisburg. He worked with several groups of evaluators insuring that all courses at the high school were examined and graded on an equal level. In Dr. Hammer's absence, his adva nced classes in Education met with Mr. Francis E. Truscott, principal of Coughlin High School. The classes conducted a mock MSA evaluation similar to the one Dr. Hammer was engaged in. by Janice Schuster Wilkes College freshmen a re growing up. In fact, one has proved to possess more masculinity than any other male on campus. He is Bill Stewart, first-prize winner of the sophomore sponsored beard contest which culminated at the class' hoedown last F riday night. Another freshman, Al Jones, added another feat her to the froshs' <links when he walked off with the second prize for g rowing the best beard. Ho wever, the sophomores, who ran the contest, couldn't be slighted either. Two of their class representatives gained possession of the third and fourth prizes, one for the best mustache and the other for the nicest peach-fuzz. Judges for the affair, Congressman Dan Flood, TV entertainer Hal Berg, and Wilkes' own Bob Moran, leader of the Coll ege band, did not have too much difficulty deciding who had the best combination when they selected Stewart, since his growth was by far the most unruly. Al Jones came out on top even though he had very close competition with Larry Groninger, Fred Kroh!e, and Cliff Brothers. The most difficult decision for the judges came when they had to select the best mustache, inasmuch' as practically every mustache contestant was worthy of a prize. The large crowd in attendance was very t ense waiting to hear the announcement which finally revealed that the judges had chosen Mulcahy. Mulcahy provided atmosphere to the dance by wearing his hair in the style popular in the days of the famous barber shop quartettes, namely with a center part. Only Puma was able to out-do him by wearing a bright and fancy yellow vest and a shoestring-style bow tie. The beard contest was not the only feature of the dance, for the sophs had composed their own beard song which was s ung by Ted Jones, Dave Vann, John Stahl, all sophomores . By winning the contest, Stewart has gained possession of a solid metal beer mug and he will immortaliz e the masculinity of Wilkes College for his name has been engraved on the trophy, the coveted object for which the contestants vied. The contest will be a tradition with the Class of 1958 and each year the winner of the contest will have his name engraved on the trophy µnder that of Stewart's. �2 Friday, February 10, 1956 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON EDITORIALS- Two Down ... Behind the Scenes By JOHN KUSHNERICK The DEAN'S CORNER On page three of this week's Beacon the reader will find a section devoted to photographs of the recent Winter Carnival. This is the second of such extensive photographic coverages of campus events. First in the series was in the issue of December 16, which dealt with the annual Lettermen's Christmas Formal. These pictorial sections are designed to give an opportunity for those who missed the events illustrated to see what happened, as well as to benefit those who were able to attend. THE SPOILERS You have witnessed their preoccuHonor Unworkable? pation with finding loopholes in Early in the year it was learned Someone once said of liberty that through an intercollegiate news it implied the freedom and responsi- democratic group rules so that they agency that a certain mid-western bility to discipline ourselves so that might gain special personal advancollege was undergoing a transi- we did not have to submit to the tages. You have h eard them brag tional and development stage not discipline of others. I have often about the term-papers they have unlike a development stage occur- thought of that quotation as I have copied or about the tricks they have ring at Wilkes. The school - the witnessed h ere and there the crimes managed to pull when no-one was University of Kansas, the develop- committed in the privileged en- watching. You have seen them do ment - the honor system. Since vironment of libert y by a small and these things, and each of you has honor was on the pan at Wilkes it callous minority. The faces and suffered. There are certain characteristics Another new Beacon service in the offing comes directly was with natural curiosity that names of that mino rity may change I have noticed about this minority. events were viewed at the school from time to time and from place fr<;>~ the requests of many readers for more news of other cam- located where the mid-west slowly They are ever protesting about to place, but their destructive ef- their rights, but they have no conpuses. Inasmuch as it would be of little point to merely note fades into the west. fects are fairly obvious and perma- cept of their responsibilities. They which fraternity at what institution was holding thus-and-such The drive for an honor system nent. Too often I have experienced complain about the school and a dance at such-and-such a time, the Beacon will rather attempt was precipitated by what the Uni- situations in which the freedom of sneer about its limitations, but they to treat news from other campµses topically. versity Veterans Organization . the majority has eventually and do nothing to help improve it. recw:ruig th~?1e throu9~ co~l-~ge news, as reflected by labeled, "dishonesty, unfairness, inevitably been restricted because Their law is the law of personal the Intercollegiate Press has been the mterest shown by students arid adverse publicity to tJ;te · of the seLfish actions of these few. expediency; if they can see no imin the honor systeni. This subject, much debated here last school in the last Student Council Too often have I seen the majority mediate glory or advantage to labeled and libeled unjustly because themselves, they will not cooperate spring, and, to a lesser degree, last semester, is perhaps the Elections." in any project. They attend .many m~_st l:xppropridte one· the Beacon could present to its readers, The Veterans Organization drew : of'them. On this campus we have had and of the affairs at the scnool, but th~ mbte so in view of the fact t:&at inore discussions of honor up an honor code and publicized it and honor systems at the College is slated for l_a ter on this year, on the Kansas campus. The code we now have representative~ of there is always a convenient expatt~rned after several now this specie. P~rhaps you can iden- cuse when it comes to planning or with even an assembly program to be dedicated to the subject was workmg m U. S. ~olleg_es, nam~ly tify them even though they may to clean-up time. They would like in April. the one at the Umversity of Vir- "not be able to recognize themselves. to believe that their's is the proper g1i:ua. For nearly ~ year th e Vet- You have seen them · during exams school spirit; but the reputation erans were blasted they give to all of us is damaging . . m K letters todthe . b'o!di y an d b raed1tor of the_ Dai1~ ansa~, ~n. m zenl makin a !).nd degrading. Las~ week we inentioried a subject we thought ought to have on-campus d1scuss1ons by md1v1du- f Y tg f I have written this article this . d groups. A n · a r c e ouh o long before b:rotighf to the attention of our reaers. The problem a.1s an d orgamz.e week not because of any particu1ar 1 . · t persona onor was a soci9l one. Since then some readers have given ils to honor system was not popu1ar a • d • ' t ·. •t · incidents or events of the immecollege. an m egn Y, unaeistand that ~hey felt ou'r presentation of the situation, among this "conservative" diate p'a st. I fevently believe in , . You have heard ot'het things, unfair arid bver-inchisive. · Wit~ a ~ee1in~ of new str_e ngth ' t he i r raucous this school and in its students. In · Now, to b~gh1 viftli, tl:ie editorial was not, in and of itself, in December the Veterans con- voices at varifact, the most rewarding thing for me about working at Wilkes Cola criticism, but a presentation of what we felt the facts. We feel !snt~ to J?Ut dt'eir pl_a n to a vot- •ous college aflege has been the quality and caliit to be quite as unfdrtunate as do dtir readers that c;my such pre- mg test before the student body. fairs shouting The results were c\isastrous-the out the obscenibre of its young people. I feel a sentation; though not in itself critical, should mctke possible any system. was rejected. It was the ties they seem strong personal injury when I hear alcmn~d view;s. · There is a question, however, of how much general conceiisus that the honor to feel ·w m mark slanderous generalities applied to akx~ed lat~r Y,iews of ~he situation might become were system was unworkable. therri as men of them. I wait anxiously for the day it not pointed, otit at th~ earliest. Elliot when the majority of you will work IIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIII spirit and huSoine have held that the editorial was too broad, that it inout the philosophies and the memor. You have been disgusted by their pathetic thods that will protect yourselves cluded -too mciny groups, too many people. This is precisely to . attempts to prove their manliness and your futures, as well as the opposite interpretation of the case. What we intended to point by overindulgence in alcohol. You future of the school, from the deout was just what many who thought they were disagreeing 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 In last week's editorial you made have seen them destroy private struction wrought by "The Spoilwih article declared-that the situation deals with comparative an apparent attempt to convey the • property without reason or respect. ers". minorities. impression that a closed group disSeveral readers inquired requested more complete delinia- joined from the rest of the student tion df these minorities, and while it is not overly easy to be too body dominates at the Winter Carspecific, we offer a few general, working definitions that may nival, and that this group was serve to better clarify the point. The comparative few who make " . . . the usual minority that seems to dominate and monopolize so mathings so objectionable to the usual student are, the arrogant ny of the campus social events." boors, together' with those who treat the run-of-the-mill student Albeit these conditions might be with ill-disguised contempt, those who have been aptly describ- present to a degree, I do not agree ed as the high school people going to college. They often act that that was a g roup of" . . . imiwith the other juvenile group just mentioned to treat the rest of tation aristocrats and ill-mannered the students as thoughtless clods. At least, that is the effect they oafs . .. " as you reluctantly rehave, and despite the fact that even ogether they are a minority, ferred to them. For the most part, was a group of students "letthey ·exercise a considerable, and in some respects, unfortunate this ting off some steam" after semester infortunate influence. examinations. Though there was One of the more regrettable aspects of the frequent misin- some damage, the situation is not terpretations of last week's eitorial has been the tendency of the enormity you would have us those it was meant to aid to assume that it referred to them, believe; it is not fair to condemn while the minority it did deal with went on in happy unconcern. an entire group (more than onefourth the student body) for the We rust that this week the point is a little clearer . .....:.. T.R.P. apalling action of a few. You also stated that " .. . the group was hardly representative of ~&:~:::·· .. :::-~-c~~-;.-;.~-;.-;.~ the average student on cam.pus." On the contrary, it was representative because there w ere no so-called ~~ Miss Charlotte Lord, English "elite" or, to go to the opposite A Government worker sat at the table after breakfast one morning, teacher at G.A.R. High School and extreme, "social dead-heads" presengrossed .in his newspaper for t elevision co-ordinator f o r the ent. This and other social events are over an hour. Finally he asked for Wilkes-Barre city schools, spoke to another cup . of coffee. "Coffee!" the students of Wilkes at Tuesday's open to the entire student body, echoed his wife. "But look at the assembly taking a s a subject her and everyone has equal opportuniJanet Jones Carl Umst time. Aren't you going to the experiences as a Fulbright profes- ty to attend. I believe that I can voice the opinion of most of those office today?" sor in Rom e. Casting is almost completed for the College's production of "Office?" exclaimed the startled Miss Lord s poke energetically on present in saying, "A good time "Bloomer Girl". Most recent additions to the rapidly-filling cast man. "Heavens! I hought I was the everyday experiences of Italian was had by all." are the daughters and sons-in-law of Horatio, the hoop-skirt at the office." Yours trul y, life, h er contacts with the theater, manufacturer. * * * * * John L. Scandale the arts, and her teaching experiThe daughters and sons-in-law tant parts. Miss Beam is about Car manufacturers are racing ences. She told of how she almost pla y central rol es in the plot, bear the only one not new to comedy - WILKES COLLEGE to be first out with new models. accidentally was chosen to play the the brunt of most of the singing. work, appeared last sem ester in There's a saying that the early part of an extra in an Italian movie. The daughters are involved in Dolly "Nothing But The Truth" . bird gets the worm - and you In the short span of forty miBloomer's crusade to liberate woThe traveling-sal emen sons-in. know who the worm is. nutes Miss Lord ran the gamut m en by ensconsing them in volum- law are Jerry Luft, Paul Schiffer, ***** from the toe of the Italian boot to A newspaper published each week inous under-drawers. This hardly J erry Gardner and Rav Saba. ApLast summer women's bathing the Italian Alps, in public educa- of the regular school year by and suits in Italy got so small they tion, American influence in the for the students of Wilkes Col- pleases the sons-in-law, since they parently they do not spend all their get their bread and butter selling time wooing the boss's daughters, could be carried in the pocket. If theater, Italian philosophy, and lege, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Sub· hoop-skirts fo r the girls' papa. for at one point being traveling this trend continues, next summer speaking Italian with an American scription: $1.80 per semester. And all this happens just as papa salesmen, they also extol the the Italians are going to be right accent. Editor .. .. ...... .. .. .. "..... T. R. Price is preparing to introduce to the charms of other lassies as they down to bare essentials. Asst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels fashion world t hat most fabulous si ng of "The Farmer's Daughter". * * * * * Asst ... Editor .... John Kushnerick of all feminine creations, the superPrincipals in "Bloomer Girl" are FEATHERMAN ENGAGED In politics a self-made man Sports Editor Jonni Falk hoop. Basia Mieszkowski and Bruce WilMr. and Mrs. Herbert Kramer, hasn't a c h an c e against a Papa Horatio, in this case, is Iiams. Shickshinny, recently announced Business Mgr . .... Richard Jones machine-made rival. Mis Mies:?Jkowski will have the the engagement of their daughter, Asst. Bus. Mgr. ........ Irwin Kaye Carl Urnst, while Serina, hi s wife, * * * * * Faculty Adviser Mr. F. J. Salley is Ann Faust. part of Evalina, while Williams Students get the three R's better Ruth, t o Roland F eath erman, '55 Editorial and business offices The "liberated" ladies responsible will portray J eff, the two lovers in when their teachers get at least graduate of Wilkes. Featherman is now studying at located on second floor of Lecture for much of the consequent uproar the tale of romance in the last centhree G's. the University of Pittsb urgh, where Hall, South River Street, Wilkes- are Nancy Beam, Beverly Dodson, tury. ***** Both have appeared in past colWe are admonished to love our he is working toward his Master's Barre, on the Wilkes campus. J a net J ones, Rose Ann Patner and Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's Marlyn Carl. lege and Cue 'n' Curtain producneighbors and also our enemies. · degree in m edical social work. This will be th e first bow for tions, notabl y "Girl Crazy" last Miss Kram er is curr ently a stu- Printery, rear 55 North Main This is often not too difficult, as most of the girls in really impor- year. dent at Cedar Crest College. Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. they are the same people. And More To Come ... On,~ Cle(\rer, Now? mote Letter to the Editor . .. 'BLOOMER GIRL' CHORUS CAST Fulbright Scholar JUST ALITTLE HUMOR Talks on Italian Life Beacon ·-------· I �Friday, February 010, 1956 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 3 Wilkes Students ·Enjoy Winter Carnival Frolic at El Pocono Provides Opportunity For Outdoor Sports Wilkes College students enjoy themselves between semesters at the El Pocono Dude Ranch in the school's annual Winter Carnival. The ranch, formerly Karlsruhe, the fabulou s Stegmaier estate, is one of the finest summer and ---·--• - · recreation spots in the P ocono resort area. Th ere was plenty of snow and ice for those who Ji,ke sleighing, tobogganing, and skating, with plenty left over for snowballs. Horseback riding and hiking were also popular. For the "indoor sports", there was a variety of entertainm ent, also. Music, games, television, group singing and eating occupied the evening in the recreation hall. The affair, spon sored by the Student Council, came as a welcome break afte r the com pletion of final exams. The evening was concluded with dacing in the recreation hall. Music for dancing was supplied HITTING THE BOTTOM - Wilkes students on toboggan by Bill Figart and his combo made "ALL WE NEED IS A PUSH!!!" - At the top of the hill and reach the end of El Pocono slide in a great flurry of snow. up of Wilkes students. ready to go, Dave Lucchino, Bob Jones, Wilbur Smiles, Sam The Winter Carnival has been an annual between-semester affair for Mines, Ron Rescigno, Barry Miller need an assist to get going. This cleanliness and efficiency is seven years and seems to be growa vast improvement over the "good ing in popularity each year. old days" when four years ago all dorm students ate at Sterling Hall. At that time four boys washed all the dishes, glasses, pots, and pans by Ed McCafferty by hand in a sink, while today the methods used are more sanitary Chow time! The dorm student t'han those in many restaurants and rushes to his section of the cafe- notels. teria, grabs a tray, charges into The present dishwashing crew is the "soup .line", and then dedicates composed of dorm students Mel himself to eating. The commuter McNew, Bob Chase, and Jim Walsh. hurriedly weaves his way in and The ·College employs a man who out of campus walks to his section Works regularly in the kitchen, but of the caf', · dashe.1t into line, saves his main duties do not include disha table for his comrades, and then washing. The dishwashers work silences his. growling stomach. But we see only the "outside" of the in- about ninty-four hours a month and side of the cafeteria-smiling faces receive the standard college wage of. Fred Wall and the waitresses, for st udent employees. a warm atmosphere, and the clean, Mel McN ew, who has a service restful cafeteria- itself. record of four years on the crew, If we were to look behind the rules the roost as head dishwasher. scenes, we would find that the dish- McN ew works all three meals, aswashing area, while not as restful, sisted by Chase in the afternoon is as clean as the dining area of a nd by Walsh at night. A newthe cafeteria. All equipment is comer to the crew will be Larry •t d • Groninger, who will begin his duu lt ra-mo d ern an d sam ary, an 1s ties soon. kept ·spotlessly clean. The dishes When asked for a statement for are washed in the room behind the snack counter on the first floor. the college press, McNew commented, "Everything wor.ks around her In the first step of dishwashing, but Walsh." Walsh remarked, "If the dishes are scraped clean of un- it weren't for Golden Voiced McNew eaten food, and the slop is rele- and his canary singing, I wouldn't FLASHING BLADES - Wilkes students Tony Bianco, Neal Dadurka, Bob Scally, Sally gated in a garbage can. The dishes be able to stand the humdrum of Smith, Nancy Morris, Glenn Phethean, and Tom Myers display their form on the ice. are then placed upright in a tray, dishwashing." Although the disband a hand-operated spray removes w~shing crew complains a lot, they further leftovers before the tray . are good buddies and do a good job, enters · the dishwashing machine. as testi.fied by Fred wall. The minimum time and temperature And so we at Wilkes College for washing is forty seconds and point with pride not only to our 140 degrees. A rotary spray with- athletic teams, our debaters, and in the machine bombards the dishes our college's growth, but also to with high speed jets of water, while our dishwashers, who can stand aby reversing a switch the dishes mong the nation's best. are rinsed, at temperatures above :.80 degrees: The dishes are then removed :from the machine steaming hot and are air-dried. -Glasses and cµps are washed independently of dish es. 3 STUDENTS EARN COLLEGE EXPENSES WASHING DISHES Ed Darke to Serve With Naval Air Cadets PARK, SHOP '-and EAT -at the new FOWLER, DICK and WALKER The Boston Store Edward S. Darke, a terminal st udent in m echanical engineering, successfully completed mental and physical qualification t ests last weekend to commence training as a "T~ " al Aviation Cadet, it was announced by the NavCad Procurement Office at Naval Air Station, Willow Grove. Darke, a r esident of Plymouth, was the only candidate to be chosen from a group of seven college students from other Pennsylvania colleges. He will enter pre-flight training at Pensacola,- Florida, sometime this summer where h e will be sub jected to an intensive ground traininM program and further physical tests to determine whether he will commence fli ght training. Darke hopes to enter single engine training if he is successful at Pensacola. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Dar,k e of Plymouth. '!:::=============' - OUT OF THE COLD - Some of the less hardy souls enjoy themselves in th·e recreation hall of theEl Pocono dude ranch. �Friday, February 10, 1956 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Grapplers, Cagers In Booster Twin Bill Ithaca, Bloom Invade Colonels' Gym Tomorrow Both Colonels winter sports squads appear to be in good shape going into tomorrow night's big double-header at the gym. The grapplers, who will meet Ithaca College at 6:30 in the READY FOR BLOOM - These Colonel cagers will carry Morgan, John resnahan, Carl Van Dyke, coach Eddie Davis. the responsibility of avenging their wrestling brethren to-Second row: manager Hank Deibel, Cliff Brautigan, Bob ·morrow night when they meet Bloomsburg State TeachersSokol, Elmer Snyder, Ed Troutman, Ed Birnbaum. Third College in the second half of double-header. The grap-row: Walt Angielski, Dave Shales, John Tokach, Gerry plers face Ithaca at 6:30 to start the night's activities.Esterman, Jack Golden, Scott Trethaway. First row, left to right: Joe Jablonski, Jim Ferris, George Hoopsters Lose 12th To Dutchmen CAGERS LOSE, 88-62, TO LEBANON VALLEY; STROUDSBURG NEXT ANNVILLE-The Colonel cagers dropped their tenth tilt on the road last night as Lebanon Valley took an early lead and was never headed to win, 88-62. Mediocre shooting and failure to grab the ,k ey rebounds spelled doom for Eddie Davis' quintet as they went down to their 12th loss of the year. They have won six-all but one at home. Lebanon Valley notched its ninth win against four losses. The Flying Dutchman just about fast-broke Wilkes to death through. out the game as they controlled the boards. The score was 34-26 at the half, but the Dutchmen won going away. Carl Van Dyke kept his hands warm w.i th 19 tallies, but the only help he received was from "Athlete of the Week" George Morgan, who had 14. ESTC Here Next Wednesday Sports activity at the Wilkes gym next week is limited to only one basketball game, that with East Stroudsburg State Teachers College Wednesday night. After tomorrow night's doubleheader, the Colonels will play Stroud next Wednesday and journey to Lycoming .Saturday to meet the Warriors in a return tilt. Late Release: EDUCATION CLUB ELECTION RESULTS Results of the election were announced late yesterday afternoon: President, Nancy Morris; Vice-President, Peggy Stevens; Corresponding Secretary, Ruth Younger; Recording Secretary, Margaret Smith; Treasurer, Carol Rallis; Librarian, Emma Minemier. There was a tie between Marshall Jenkins and Carl Zoolkoski for the office of Executive Chairman. A run-off election will be held on Tuesday following assembly. Ashley Takes Sweep from Miles To Tie Ghosl Riders for Isl Place Ashley Hall fought its way into ish Community Center alleys. The a tie with the Ghost Riders in Na- matches start at 7 :15. tional Division bowling competi- • The Schedule : Ralston's Raiders vs. College tion last week as the dorm boys whomped the Mighty Mites while Terrors (7-8) Strikers vs. Cannon Balls (5-6) the Chase Commandos were clipLo-Balls vs. Fearles Six (3-4) ping one point from the Riders. Ashley made a clean sweep of the NATIONAL LEAGUE Mites, taking total pins by over STANDINGS 260 sticks. Neil Dadurka and Jonni Pts. Falk both topped 500. Falk had Team 10 215-513 while Captain Dadurka hit Ashley Hall Ghost Riders . .. . 10 for 210-521. Dave Panzitta was Mighty Mites . . .. . 5 the only Mite able to find the range Chase Commandos .. .. ... .. .... .. .. . 5 and wound up with 4·38. Walloping Wags ... ........ ....... . 4 The Ghost Riders were rudely Sophomore Six 2 shocked by the Commandos in their * * * first game, but came back to take TOP TEN MEN the last two and total pins. Chase 182 Lind won the first game by one pin when Trosko . 167 Captain Dick Morris of the Riders Morris .. .. ..... .. .... .. ...... .. .... .. ... 167 had a rare miss in the final frame. Dadurka ............. .. .... .. 166 Morris wound up with 491 for the 162 Falk . ........... .. ... ... .. ....... .. night while Joe Trosko led Chase 162 Helmbold with 479. 159 Miller Jenkins 159 In the other match, the Wallop158 Rahl ing Wags and the Sophomore Six 158 Gross, H . .. went into their third g-ame all tied up at a game apiece and the exact TOP TEN WOMEN number of total pins. The Wags Pish 133 took the finale and three points for 118 Bishoop their night's work. Barry Miller, Jago 115 Soph left-hander, was high in the 106 Hopkins match with 436. Carl Van Dyke 106 Weinstein and Dick Murray led the Wags. 103 Thonson Ellie Pish hit 372, the high girl 98 Stefancin total for the night. Janet Davis Radler ........ .. ... .. .. 97 was second with 352. 96 Jablonski The American Division takes Arnold 92 over this Sunday night at the Jew- IXIIIXIIXIXIXXXXIIIIXXXX TUXEDOS TO RENT Special Price To Students 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. BAUM'S 11:1r,se ff POTATO CHIPS CLOWNS WIN AGAIN TO PACE HOOP LOOP AS GENDALL IS HIGH The Clowns became the first team to win two games, with three yet to be played in this week's Intramural League activity. Although they led by only 2 points at half time, their attack started clicking in the third and fourth quarters to give them a 50 to 31 win over the Yankees. Gendall, Lane, and Wea ver with 13, 12, and 10 points r espectively paced their team to the victory. No one on the Yankee t eam was able to score in double figures. In one of the other games the Crew Cuts looked like a different team as they won their game from the EP ARS, 69 to 52. Their full court press earned them a 21 point half time lead, which was too great a deficit for the EP ARS to overcome. A full bench enabled them to maintain a faster pace, with rested players, than the EPARS who were forced to substitute sparingly. Bill Tremayne was high scorer in the game with 23 points. Rahl, Allen, and Pavlick did the bulk of the scoring for the Crew Cuts. The Globetrotters, who drew a bye in last week's competition, lost to W eckesser in the third game. Poor first and fourth qua-rters, in which they amassed only twelve points contributed to their downfall. first part of the twin-bill, are eager to get back on the winning track after last week's mortifying debacle with Bloomsburg. John Reese is planning a slight adjustment in his lineup to meet Ithaca strength. Bob Masonis, usually in the heavyweight class, has been busy all week shedding some 30 pounds in order to make the limit for the 177-pound clas. If the need occurs, Neil Dadurka will wrestle heavyweight. Don Reynolds is nu-rsing an arm infection which shouldn't hamper the "Tiger" in his 137-pound bout. The rest of the matmen are in good shape. Ithaca has won only one match while losing four, but have always been trnublesome in the past. Rebuilding this year, the Bombers have met some of the best wrestling schools in the east. Their only win came over East Stroudsburg, who also fell before the Colonels. Bloom Here Again The cagers face Bloomsbur.g in what stacks up as a poss,i ble blood match due to the hectic wrestling match between the two hist Saturday. Otherwise, Bloomsburg will bring a team to town which ranks fourth in the Teachers •College Conference. The Huskies will have two of the best scorers in the C<mference in their lineup in Len Kozick and Keith Weiser. Kozick, a Dallas boy, r anks third in the conference in scoring, while Weiser is fifth. Their rebounding strength lies with Harrison Morson, a 220-pound linebacker in football. The Colonels will be trying to avenge a defeat suffered earlier in the season to the same Huskies team at Bloomsbur,g . Davis will . go with his starting lineup. of George Morgan, John Bresnahan,· Carl Van Dyke, Joe Jablonski, and Jim F erris. In the tilt at Bloom, the Colonels had one of their worst nights of the year, but should be a different outfit at home with the . incentive involved. Students are reminded that they can take another person into the twin-bill on activities passes. The lettermen have promised to maike this Booster Night something to be remembered. Chuck Robbins - SPORTING GOODS - 28 ·North Main Street •..· ·Ll>NGS -.W\a....-. FEATURING THE IVY LEAGUE LOOK FOR COLLEGE MEN Open A CHARGE ACCOUNT At New.ly Remodeled PO .MEROY'S For All Your College Needs Throughout The Yeqr • • . And SAVEi �Friday, February 10, 1956 5 WI~ COLLEGE BEACQN: Reese Announces Bowling Tourney Wilkes Keglers Planning Event To Start in March Plans are currently being formulated for a handicap bowling tournament which will follow the regular intramural bowling schedule, according to John Reese, director of intramural sports. TROUBLE, TROUBLE, The tournament is planned to BOIL AND BUBLE start on March 25, the week folThe almost tragic happenings at lowing the playoff match between the Wilkes Bloomsburg wrestling the winners of the American and match last Saturday night pointed National Bowling divisions. out very well the hazards you face Three events are currently planwhen you compete against most of ned for the tourney a:nd more will the S t at e Teachers Colleges. be added if the interest warrants Schools which started out under them; according to Reese. the guise of being state-sponsored institutions 'have turned into foud~ The , tournament ' will include dries which are little better than mixed teams, composed of three some of the better known "factomen and two girls, mixed doubles, ries." and male doubles. Awards will be Jim Ward Keith Williams given to the champs of all three It isn't just the fact that they These two former Coughlin High School grapplers figure events, plus the individual "allstopped our undefeated mat hopes prominently in Colon'el mat plans for win over Ithaca tonight. events'' champs. ' that is burning most people that Ward is ii veteran, who was named "Outstanding Wrestler" at The. Jewish Community Center had anything to do with the trouWilkes before entering the Navy. Williams is a sophomore who has already okayed the use of its ble. It is the fact that they knowis coming along fast. Coach John Reese believes that he is one of alleys fo:r· the tournament. ingly and wittingly committed a the most talented grapplers on the squad and needs only a bit more breach of ethics almost unheard of Registrations will be opened next in intercollegiate athletics that has aggressiveness to become a top-notcher. week at either the gymnasium or John Reese and his matmen boiling. the public relations office. WilkesThe alleged ineligibility of the men (and girls) fan enter any numsubject of the controversy, Joe ber of events offered. A registraCawthern, brought this comment in tion fee will be charged in lieu of the "Berwick Enterprise." The the system now used in the Sunday night league. American Bowling story, of course, came out of BSTC. "The local college has in its files Songress rules will apply and handicaps will be given each bowla communication that Cawthern had never enrolled at .Millersville. er on the basis of his or her league by Cliff Kobland It was explained that Cawthern had average. The Wilkes cagers owe a lot to big George Morgan. For visited the Millersville campus for Further information may be obtained by contacting J onni Falk in it has been George's consistent scoring and rebounding which a few days but had never paid registration fees and was not enthe public relations office, or John has helped the Colonels win their six games this seson rolled as a student." Reese in the gym. George, formerly of Plymouth The truth of the matter is, they High School and Potomac State do have such a communication, and Junior College, is - the tallest man seemed to enjoy waving it in on the Blue and Gold starting five, Reese's face while Cawthern was and the big center has used his weighing in. Cawthern also never height to capture most of the Colodid pay registration fees. He ennel rebounds and to have a 15-plus t ered Millersville under the misaverage so far this season. taken conception that he was to receive a full scholarship and left Morgan starred in basketball and when it became apparent that the track at Plymouth High. Since State Tea chers College authorities coming to Wilkes last September had other ideas. to major in Business Administration, George has certainly been one The hitch to the entire affairof the most "outstanding" men on and the · point or angle which led campus. But at the same time to the flagrant violation of ethics Morgan entered Wilkes another -is found to rest in the Millers"small" freshman entered, a fellow ville office. Cawthern was on the by the name of Dave Shales. campus and attended classes for several days. When he found that George went out for basketball he was not g etting a scholarship, and made the starting five with he left. The business manager of ease. He has been in all the ColoGeorge Morgan Millerville ordered his records denel games to date one of the top stroyed in order to save bookwork, men in scoring. And his play unas is usually done in such cases. der the boards has been outstand- KINGSTON. FORTY FORT Of course, when Bloom wrote to ing. Morgan's big game of the IN TOP MEET TOMORROW Millersville, there were no office season was 25 points against IthaOne of the top scholastic ath- records on Cawthern. However, , ca at Ithaca. He has also hit for 24, 22 and 20 for his other high letic events of the year is sche- several people remember him very . I games. Lately though his play has duled for the Wilkes gym tomor- well down there. <One of them is Jolm Milliman been improved greatly as he gains row afternoon when Kingston Millersville wrestling coach Ted and Forty Fort high schools meet ~upp, who was responsible for getWilkes baseball hopes received a more experience. in a match which may decide who ting the highly-prized grappler inbig boost recently when John MilliThe Plymouth native is the high will be champion in the Wyoming to school down there. When Bloom man, a fine pitcher several years man in scoring on the team. He Valley Wrestling Conference. took advantage of the destroyed ago, returned to school after a is also the leading rebounder behitch with Uncle Sam's Army in sides being one of the top men from - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Europe. the foul line. All this in his freshMilliman, also a former Colonel man year. And George is still growing. cager, was drafted in early 1954 before he could enter the second Jerry Elias, who graduated from semester of his senior year. At MARYWOOD DOWNS Wilkes this month, has been named the time, he was playing basketball COLONELETTES. 56 - 24 head wrestling coach at Shickshinwith Len Batroney and Co. The Wilkes Colonelettes continy High School starting immediateMilliman was a consistent win- nued their losing streak as they ly. ning pitcher in his previous three suffered a third defeat, 56-24, at years here, and was the first per- the hands of Marywood Tuesday Elias, who w-as captain of the son to ever beat the University of night at the South Franklin Street Wilkes mat squad, football manaScranton ·in any sport for Wilkes. gym. ger and baseball, will guide ShickDuring one stretch, he won three The Scranton lassies piled up a shinny's first venture into the mat games in one week - two of them heavy 20-point lead in the first half sport. in extra innings and helped out and despite heroic efforts on the, with his big bat. While at Wilkes, he was treasurpart of the Colonelettes the score Hoping to graduate in June, he remained lop-sided throughout the er of the Lettermen's Club and is now attending night as well as game. In the last period the Colowrote ·sports items for the Beacon. day classes and is prevented from nelettes tallied 13 points when Rose He graduated with a bachelor of p~e.ying basketball. He is married Weinstein, one · of the freshman science degr·ee in business educato former Wilkes · coed Della Cohen. sparks on the team started sinking tion. The couple has one daughter and shots from all over the court. now resides at Wyoming Avenue, Weinstein was high for the night He is married to former campus Kingston. with 14 points. Jerry Elias coed Jean Dearden. Big George Morgan Cops Week's 'Player' Award DIAMOND PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHTENED BY MILLIMAN'S RETURN ,.Y$ ELIAS _TO COACH SHICKSHINNY records to use Cawthern against Millersville in a recent match, Rupp also protested. Even though his team beat the Huskies, Rupp informed Reese that he is doing some investigation which will show that Cawthern attended classes at Millersville and thus, would be ineligible. At least some of the Statesupported schools believe in playing it square. The clincher came Saturday afternoon when a young lady called "The Sunday Independent" office and inquired about Cawthe'rn's. match with Jim Ward. She was led into making a statement that Cawthern did attend Millersville la-st year and had entered Bloom in September. The young lady was Cawthern's true love. THE OTHER FRACAS The same article in the "Enterprise" also had something to say about the forfeit which caused Don Reynold's first loss of the year. "Blair (the Bloom coach) refused Beilharz to continue without a doctor's check-up. Yesterday it was reported that Beilharz still could not lift his right arm high and that he was scheduled for x-ray examination today." Today would mean Monday. Let's examine this quickly. First of all, Beilharz was heard to plainly tell the coach that he was OK and wanted to continue. Time would never have been taken out if Wilkes coach John Reese had not suggested it. Finally, if this boy was hurt so severely, why did . they wait until Monday to take x-rays. The injury occurred at about 2 :30 Saturday afternoon, and the effects were evidently felt in time to prevent the boy from continuing. Oh yes, the Bloom story in the "Enterprise" said that Beilharz could not lift his right arm very high. This is all very good. Maybe he can't. But the hold that was called illegal was on the left arm! Maybe it was a misprint. THE BIG SHOW The fact that Bloomsburg's basketball team is on the card for Saturday night's big double-header should make it an interesting evening. Reports from down the line indicate that just about the entire Teachers' campus is going to be here as a result of the hectic wrestling match last Saturday. Now, if there are more Bloom rooters in the stands than Wilkes, it is going to make us look mighty silly indeed. The truth is that there were more people rooting for the Bloom grapplers last Saturday than for Wilkes. The showing of the dorm students at the Lafayette game was very heartening to the players and the press. We can't remember the night when there was so much noise at a Wilkes athletic event. It was fun and it was encouraging. However, if 90 percent of the dorm students can get out for a game, why can't 50 percent of the day students ? If this twin bill falls through after it was designated as a "booster night," then we might just as well play all our games on the road. The attraction is a natural. The slate has Ithaca against our matmen; and Bloomsburg in another Wilkes Colle~e appearance which could ' ·····- into a grudge match. Ithaca is rated as the second best team on the Wilkes mat schedule and the grapplers are still burning over last Saturday's mess. �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 6 DEBATERS PLACE (continued from pag& ll Smlith College Poll Finds ..... 83% Favor Honor System Friday, February 10, 1956 Touring the Clubs n ew officer s of their F .T.A. Club which is sponsor ed by Wilkes. Tuesday, February 14, the Education Club will hold its annual Installation Banquet in the college cafet eria at 6:30 P.M. Anyone who wishes to donate food for this banquet may see Dorca s Younger, the chairman of the food committee. BIOLOGY CLUB . . . David Lucchino, president, announces that the club members are making preparations for a square dance which they will sponsor on F ebruary 17. February 14, a t 8 :00 P.M. in the Lecture Hall, Mr. Hutchinson, the retired County Agriculture Inspector, will speak. The public is invited to the lecture. HISTORY CLUB . . . The History Club is planning a trip to the great historical center, Boston, Mas., in April. Discu ssion sessions about various phases of history are planned for the Thursday club meetings this semest er. They also hope to continue the historical movies. In addition, the club is in the ear ly stages of a plan to co-ordinate interest in the high schools by offeri.n g a prize for essays about Wilkes-Barre's Sesqui-centennial. The club is securing a historical marker designating the spot where Teddy Roosevelt stood when · he ~isited WHk es-Barre in 1903. The History Club is planning to i;J.Ward pin s to its senior . members before graduation. Howard U.; Georg e Washington U., and T emple. Last y ear the Wilkes team of EDUCATION CLUB .. . J . Harold Flannery, Jr., and James N everas beat Princeton in the finals Thursday was elect ion day for of this tournament, winning the the Education Club. Nancy Morris, first place trophy. (Note: this article initiates an- report herself in the first place. Marshall Jenkins, Margaret StevChoper Third Speaker other BEACON service to its read- This was again based on an ab- ens, and Carl Zoolkowski were the T h e Wilkesmen distinguished ers. In accedence to the requests stract conception of the idea of nominees for the offices of presithemselves individually. Jesse of many readers that it provide honor; 3. There should be optional dent, vice-president, and program Choper, junior, was the third speak- coverage of attitudes and activities double reporting in the academic as chairman. Naomi Kivler, Sheila er of the tournament's 56 competi- of other campuses, the Beacon here well as in the social sphere; Williams, and Ruth Younger were tors, and John Bucholtz, also a ju- commences a series of articles from 4. There should be compulsory nominated for the office of recordnior, was 18th, Choper achieved the Intercollegiate Press on the double reporting in both spheres, ing secretary. Carol Halas was the ratings of superior in five of his question of honor systems, a sub- in order to be consistent with the unopposed nominee for treasurer. matches, while Bucholtz received ject of some controversy last se- theory of the honor s ystem, and in Norma Da'\Tis and Margaret Smith two. mester, and one scheduled for fur- order to make each girl feel re- were nominated for corresponding In the match against Bridge- ther discussion in the next few sponsible for h erself and for others. secretary. Emma Minernier, Gwen water, both men achieved 30's, perEvans were nominated for librariThere was some confusion about an. fect scores. Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, months.) Northampton, Mass. (LP.) the phrase · "the entire honor sysWilkes debating coach, remarked Today, the officer s and some of that to his knowledge, it was the Results from the poll on the honor tern 'as it now stands'." It was the members of the club ' w ent to system at Smith College reveal that pointed out here that the questionfirst time it has been done by both out of 2,·059 students, 64 percent naire nieant this to mean "with" Coughlin High School to install the members of a two-man team. Choper averaged 27 out ·of 30 answered the questionnaire's first the optional d o u b 1 e reporting points in five matches. In the other question "Do you approve of the clause. Corne of the "no" answers thought the clause weakened it; match, Wilkes managed to edge out entire honor system as it now to question one which gave no reas- and 21 percent felt unqualified to William and Mary, although each stands?" Of these, 83 percent ap: ons but thought the c 1 au s e answer or didn't know. The · reasons for these opinions man received only 13 out of the pro,ved the entire system, 14½ did strengthened the system, perhaps, possible . 30 points. This spoiled not approve, and 2 ½ could not de- misinterpreted the phrase to mean were generally as · follows: 1. It allows ·the · ·individual the use of Choper•s· cha_n ces of being :first cide or felt unqualified to answer. without the optional clause. . The four most frequently cited . Sixty-three · percent · of the · stu- 'discretion . in reporting· another speaker of the tournament and he had to settle for _third place. The reasons by those who did not ap- dent body answered question three, girl; 2. It r eliev_e s the atmosphere low .match also knocked Bucholtz prove are listed h ere: 1. There "Do you think the optional double that people are " spying" or "tatare too · many rules to call it an r eporting in the social honor ·sys.~ tling''. which w ere _ the two m~st frq!'Il a possible . eighth .to l~th. It als.o. kept Wilkes ,from earnmg_top honor system. This is based · on t ern has strengthened or weakened frequently used words; 3. It disthe idea that "honor" means what the system?" · Of these, 72 percent tinguishes between "petty" and team po.ints; Wilke,, taking_ third the individual thinks is right·; thought the clause strengthened "important" rules in the social in. that, ~lso.. · 2. They would not ask a girl , to the entire system; 6 percent spher e. In the match against Notre Dame College for Women, Chop er and Bucholtz -both scored more points individually than the women's t eam scored. Each had 27; the final scor e w·a s 54-20. Top Won-Lost Record With their record of 16 wins and three losses over the three years Wilkes teams have been entered in · the Johns Hopkins Tournament, Wilkes has the top win-loss record fo r the period. Princeton, which has two first-place trophies and one s econd-place trophy, has the next best record, 17-4. · Dr. Kruger's teams_ have come home ·with a trophy each year; two for third place and one for the championship. Both members of the Wilkes team won certificates of distinction. The team was awarded a similar certificate, along with the thirdplace trophy. Interviewed Tuesday, Dr. Kruger said that he was "highly gratified" by the publicity received for Wilkes from the Baltimore Sun. Saturday's whole back page was devoted to the Wilkes team and carried a picture of Jessie Cho per as "the man to beat". The entire Wilkes affirmative case was printed in the paper. Dr. Kruger said this was very flattering even though it gave away the team's secrets. Boston Next The next two-man tournament is the Boston Invitational, Febru;,. r PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT, one of America's 24 and 25. The Wilkes team will INTERVIEWS ••• greatest engineering organizations, is offering a combe there, along with the 30 top debating teams of the nation. It is prehensive engineering course to qualified B.A. or with visiting engineering representatives a preliminary to the national chamB.S. graduates. Throughout the training period, those of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft pionships . Points in individual debal111g enrolled in this program will be paid a liberal salary matches are determined in the fol- with increases as scholastic progress is shown. lowing way: There are six categories, each debater being adjudged ' The educational program itself will be conducted, • from one to five points in each category, making the total possi~le at our expense, by one of the nation's foremost enscore of 30. These are: analysis, gineering colleges. Graduates of this 30-week course MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS eviden ce, reasoning, adaptation, rewill be assigned to our engineering department. Here, futation, and speaking. • Any ·B.A. or B.S. degree. Johns Hopkins Tournament they will be given the opportunity to do creative .• Mathe·matics through differential and integral Final Standings engineering work on the world's finest aircraft engines. (Pennsylvania t eams in bold) calculus. W L • One year of college physics (additional courses in Such an unusual opportunity should be fully investi1. Princeton 6 0 2. St. Peter's 6 0 chemistry or related sciences desirable). gated by B.A. or B.S. graduates with engineering (Lost in run-off) • A good scholastic standing in undergraduate interest. Further information and literature can be 3. Wilkes ... 5 1 work, particularly in math and science courses. 4. Temple 4 2 obtained from the College Placement Office - ap5. St. John's 4 2 • Desire to pursue a career in engineering. pointments for interviews can also be made. 6. Wm. and Mary . 4 2 7. Fordham 4 2 8. Penn 4 2 9. Mt. Mercy 4 2 10. Loyola 4 2 11. Geo. Washington 3 3 12. Emery 3 3 13. St. Joseph's 3 3 14. Brooklyn 3 3 15. Haverford 3 3 DIVISION OF UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 16. Pittsburgh .. . 3 3 17. King's 3 3 18. Bridgewater 3 3 19. Notre Dame (Worn.) 3 3 20. Boston 2 4 Teams with identical scores are ranked by point totals. eering education for selected B.A. or B.S. graduates EARN ••• WHILE YOU LEARN Tuesday, February 21 PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT EAST HARTFORD 8, CONNECTICUT � 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 1956 February 10th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 February 10 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/e0a14879390f14f49b025c9635e95167.pdf 20df3f72fa81b2a6e6cc447cd7dcf64c PDF Text Text ~ Wil.KES COLLEGE Serving the Valley for 22 Years Vol. XI, No. 17 - WILKES COLLEGE THE BEACON ~Beacon Serving the College since 1944 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1956 DEBATERS WIN AT SCRANTON • f B •· p )_STUDENT BODY AWARD Tie King's College. for First Place lO OglSf S · resent PLANS PRESENTED In Scranton U. Novice Tournament; Formaldeh de Ho ~ !,~~~~~~is DEBATE .~~r!~,~ll and Roberts Top Speakers · Y P 0 The Biology Club under the direction of president Dave Lucchino will present the first annual "Formaldehyde Hop" at the College gymnasium tonight. The "Frolic" will feature "round and square" dancing to the music of Ralph Harrison and his combo, with "Panky" Stolarik doing the calling for the squares. · The combination type dances have become very popular with Wilkes students especially over the past two years. The Biology Club officers feel it offers a varying tempo in atmosphere and enjoyment pattern as well as in the musl·c i'tself. Luochino stated that an entm·tainment. committee has in ,t he Planning stages an interm,,·.ssion skit which may prove as entF~rtaining as the one offered at th.e "¥all Ball", the last club dance,. Caller "Panky" Stolari:k has established a favorable reputation with square dancers in_ the Kunkle area where he performs at the weekly country dan·ces. Sam Mines, hea.d of the ticket committee, announced that the club has SE,/{ an admission price of forty cents; and in being the first club to rrMuce the tab hopes to establish a .fe neral downward trend in admission prices. It was learned from publicity cha1·1·man, L1'z DeLong, that invitations have been extended to all nurses working in Wyoming Valley hospitals. The Biology Club has maintained a close liaison with the "ladies in white" professionally as well as socially and this invitation is usually a standing one. Other members filling committee posts are: Tom Dreisbach, refreshments; Sam Mines, tickets; Bill Pembridge, entertainment, and J erome Stein, treasurer. JAMES 'MOSER NAMED HEAD OF DORM-COUNCIL COMMITTEE W arne;r Hall resident Jim Moser last Wf'aek was appointed head of the Inter-Dormitory Council's new1v-established welcoming commit- Walfisch Duo Performs 2nd Time at Assembly 11e committee was appointed by .mcil President Irwin Kaye to ~et needs peculiar to new dorm esidents, many of whom make their first major break with home upon entering college life. Moser's group will meet the incoming freshmen in other than the regularly planned activities, will James Moser attempt to better acquaint newcomers with the College. Tentative programs are scheduled to be put into eff ect upon the arival of the new resident students next September. The activities will be run in co-relation with such traditional events as the Student Council's annual "Come and See Us" party, include a bowling and swimming party at the Jewish Community Center, a roller-skating party and a welcoming picnic gettogether. Serving under Moser on the committee will be Waren Glass, Bill Duffy, ,Patricia Yo st, Elaine Williams, Alice Milligan, and Marion Klawonn . Ernst and Lorrie Walfisch re- turned to the Wilkes College auditorium Tuesday for their annual viola-piano recital. The Walfisches have recently returned from a concert totrr in Europe where they appeared at the summer music festival at Prague. Mr. Walfisch is a violist and is accompanied by his wife at the piano. Their -f irst selection was a Sonata by Johann Sebastian Bach in four parts. Mrs. W alfisch commented on the fact that, contradictory to popular belief, Bach's music is not highbrow and unaccessable but can be most inspiring and entertaining. For their second selection the Walfisches chose Minuet and Allegro in two parts by Joseph Haydn. Since 1956 marks the 100th birthday of Robert Schumann, the Walfisches played his "Adagio and Allegro". This seemed to be more. enjoyable to the audience than the previous selections . The next piece was Intermezzo from an opera by Spanish composer Granadis. This was an extremely lovely composition. In memory of Georges Enesco, the famous violinist who died last year, the Walfisches played his "Concert piece for Viola and Piano." However, time ran out on the duo before they fimshed this selection and they concluded with "Green Sleeves", the English folk song traditionally said to have been composed by Alan a Dale, one of Robin Hood's followers. The selections ranged from the strict classical type to ro mantic and modern music. The Walfisches seem ed to be so engrossed in their music that much pleasure could be gained from watching their enjoyment. The Stude1:t Council held its r~gula~ meetmg edn e~da Y mght m the cafeteria, and m accordance with the Student Council requirement, all club and class• presidents attended. Chief topic for discussion was the newly formulated st udent Body Awa rd · The .Student Body Award consists of a $ 50 gift to be presented to a Wilkes student and used towa rd payment of tuition for one semeS t er. The special Awa rd Committee diS t ributed copies of rules a nd co nd itions by which th e recipient would be chosen and a dis· f 11 d Th I cussion owe · e rues were referred back to the Award Committee, which will now meet wi th the Administrative Council. D L h' B'101 Cl b ave ucc mo, ogy u nd t president, requeS ed fu s from th e ICF for a Science Conference to be h Id . 6 h nd 7 h T e on Apn 1His t request a t was at grantemp 1e University. ed. Announcement was made that th e for th Lee Vincent will play at and coming ,Cinderella Ball, Larry Groninger, a sophomore, was appointed decoration chairman for the dance. Form submitted by the Engineers for a dance on February 24 was approved by the Council. At the conclusion of the meeting, Mr. Elliot announced that any members interested in discussing the Honor System should meet with the following faculty members: Dr. Reif, Mr. Worstall, Dr. Rosenberg, or Mr. Hoover. W. The Wilkes College debating team tied for first place in the Annual Novice Tournament of the University of Scranton held 1 tS d · S aS a!ur ay_ m c~ant0 ?· , . . . Wilkes tied w~th _Kmg_s m this local-college tournament, which also saw M1Sencord1a, Scranton, and Marywood represented. ° Ed· Cl. llb HOIdS Banquet; New Off1·cers Initiated Initiation of th e newly elected Education Club officers was the feature attraction of a banquet held last Tuesday night in th e College cafeteria. New officers of both the local F.T.A. and the Education Club are: President, Nancy Morris; Vice President, Peggy Stevens; Executive Chairman, Marshall Jenkins; Recording Secretary, Ruth Younger; Corresponding Secretary, Margaret Smith; Treasurer, Carol Hallas; and Librarian, Emma Minemier. The brief initiation ceremony which followed the banquet was conducted by Jeanette Perrins and included a statement of the purposeof the Future Teachers of America and the duties of the officers. The group repeated the F .T.A. pledge at the conclusion of the program. Dorcas Younger was chairman of the banquet. She was assisted by Helen Krachenfels, Jim Ferris, Hank Diebel and Alice Milligan. SEMESTER GRADES READY FOR MAILING It was announced Wednesday, through the office of the Registrar, John P. Whitby, that students may expect to receive grades of last semester in the mails beginning Monda y. Miss Ruth Bishop, who prepares the lists for mailing, stated that she will ha ve about half of the grades in the mails sometime today and the remainder on Monday. sophomores vOIe 0nMemor1aIF·un d EarIy Th is spring · ■ George Elliot, Dean of Men, and Russ Picton, Alumni Secretary, met · h :-c· h wit tne sop omore c1a ss recent1Y to discuss the possibilities of estab- h' " h Cl f M 1is mg t e ass O 1958 emorial Fund", The program, announced to class members by president Dave Vann, is a plan that will enable class members to begin thinking ahead now for the gift the class will present to the college a s seniors. A ccor d'mg to t h e program set up by the executive council of the class, each class member will be taxed one dollar per semester throughout his remaining years •at the college. However, acceptance or rejection of the plan will be left entirely to the class when they vcte for or against it early this spring. Money will be put in a fund called "The Class of 1958 Memorial Fund" and will be used for multiple purposes. It is anticipated that the plan may eventually result in a room of a building or,.even a building. It . may also be used to help future Wilkes College students through scholarship grants. As alumni, the present sophomores will always make their contributions to this particular fund rather than to a general fund. The members of the class will always · h ow t h e have the power to decide accumulated savings will be used. Administration Will Help The college administration has agreed to help in the project by doing the paper and clerical work. The bill of each sophomore will be increased by one dollar each semester and at the end of the semester, with the administrati, n presenting the class with an accurate account of the money iu the fund. Each sophomore is urged to give considerable thought to the plan and to consult class officers or members of the executive council to answer any question con.::erning the program or to contribute helpful advice or criticism on the p1:ogram. One advantage of the fund, pointed out by Alumni Secretary Picton, is that the fund . will continue in existence as long as there is one surviving member of the class. While results of the fund might not be spectacular in the more immediate futur e, he explained, it would be upon such small beginnings that an effC'ctive and substantial Alumni fund ,vould eventually be built. After graduation of the cla ss, solicitation of the fund would be handled by the Alumni office in con junction with the class ot'ficers, and with the money used a s specifie d by the class rather than the administration. Both Wilkes and King's won four and lost two, both were awarded similar trophies, although Wilkes had the hig her point total. This was due to a difference of interpretation of the classification "novice". Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, Wilkes debate coach, interpreted "novice" to be a first-y ear debater, while the other view was that a "novice" would be one who had not participated in varsity competition. The question was equitably resolved by judging the contest a tie instead of counting Wilkes the winner on points, as would _ otherwise have happened. The Wilkes no vice team was composed of Tom Lally, Bruce Warshal, Seymour Holtzman and Fred Roberts. Roberts, who was first speaker of the tournament, on the basis of being first speaker in each of his three debates, was the hub of the controversy, since, althougl:.. a freshman, he has debated in varsity competition. Wilkes defeated Scranton and King's, then Misericordia twice for its four wins, lost to Marywood. Misericordia, Scranton, and Marywood each had two teams in the competition, making a total of eight t eams. Warshal and Roberts were outstanding for the Wilkes team, debating second affirmative and second negative, respectively. Warshal was rated superior in every round and had the highest point total of the 32 participants, earning 79 out of a possible 90 points. Roberts, with two superior ratings in three rounds and 76 points, was a close second. It was the second successive week in which Wilkes debate teams have brought home trophies. At the ohns Hopkins Tourney, February 5, John Bucholtz and Jesse Choper took the third place trophy, were edged out by Princeton in competition with 28 of the leading colleges and universities in the East. The first-place trophy won last week, the Noel Chabanel A ward, is in the form of a hardwood gavel emblazened with a sterling silver plate. It is the twelfth trophy won by Wilkes debaters in the last two seasons, even though the present season is less than half completed. Wilkes t ea ms are scheduled to enter at least six more tournaments, the next being the Boston University Invitation Tournament, February 24-25, which draws about 30 of the nation's leading teams every year. Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, who is vice president of the Debating Association of Pensylvania Colleges, picks Choper and Bucholtz to represent Wilkes at t his important tourney. Warshal also will compete there in an oratory event with a n original oration on Israel. �2 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON EDITORIALS- I The REPRESENTATIVES OF INDUSTRY TO VISIT "Any Report of My Death ..." People keep complaining around here about the death of CAMPUS THIS WEE K the intramural sports system, the lack of interest in it, and so on. Friday, February 17, 1956 DEAN'S CORNER by George F. Elliot Acting Dean of Men ·One of _the most wonderful things I have experienced at Wilkes ColIt was lea!:ned through Miss Joan Frankly, we dont see it. About the only thing that ever really Zuk, lege is the complete lack of awaresecretary to Guidance Director died, as far a& we know, was the intramural chess which was John Chwalek that several national ness or concern about group difBROTHERHOOD introduced last year more or less as an experiment to begin firms will have employment repreWe Americans are a very organi- ferences . Who ever questions, who with. Most of the rest seems to havQ gone on much in the same sentatives on campus during the zation conscious a n d promotion even gives a moment's notice ,way as in the past. Certainly there seems no dearth of interest coming week to interview June grawhether he might be Jewish or she duates as candidates for employ- minded people. Three of us can't in the current intramural basketball series. might come from a Polish home? Some readers have asked why _the Beacon gives so much ment with their respective compa- gather together without having a No-one is excluded from any organnies. written constitution, elected offiattention to the intramural program. They argue, among other On Monday Miss Lee Ward of things, that since only the students watch them they don't do United Airlines will speak with in- cers, and a treasurer's report. We ization on campus. None of us are can't sit down together for a meal set apart fro1Il the r est because of much to publicize the school to the community. terested junior and senior girls on religion, or race, or financial condithe career opportunities open as without having an after-dinner WHAT DO THEY DO? tion, or veteran status. There are speaker. We can't allow a day or stewardess with United. Miss Ward It seems to us that those who set forth such contentions are will m eet with the girls in the a week to go by without giving it no closed shops. There are no spemissing the whole point of the intramural system. Any sports Chase Hall .Projection Room (old .some special designation such as cial privilege groups. There are publicity that the College might need is admirably enough pro- bookstore location) at 10:00 A.M. "S!we Our Sewers Week" or "Don't no snobs to lord it over the "unA short film titled "Scotty Wins Spit On The Sidewalks Day". vided by the varsity teams to begin with, if that happens to Her clean". Wings" will be shown depictA few . days ago Wilkes College worry anyone. The place of the intramurals is not to compete ing a real life story of the selection For many years there has been received .notices promoting Brother- some agitation on campus to perwith other schools, a job properly that of experts, but rather to and training of a stewardess. provide an opportunity for as many as possible to participate. On Tuesday Mr. Richard O'Don- hood Week, a nation-wide demon- mit fraternities, veterans clubs, reIn varsity programs, the teams, to a great extent, exist for nell of -Pratt and Whitney Aircraft stration of' tolerance and ·friendship ligious organizations, and similar the game. Intramural programs endeavor to do the opposite, Corporation "in Harford, Connecti- among the diverse groups that groups. Granted that they would will interview any B.A. or B.S. make up our country. It wa~ sug- bring us certain advantages, they to transmute the game into a sport. That, perhaps, is the main cut, candidate who has completed math- ge~ted that we sponsor a series of might also serve to destroy that contribution of intramural programs today - they reduce the ematics through integral calculus, ,daily events such as essay ~onte~ts, game to its proper perspective, bring it back to what it ought and has finished one year of college assembl! programs, ~nd d1scuss10n precious oneness that has character oneness that has characto be - not a play-for-blood, win-at-any-cost Roman circus, but physics, for engineering training groups m order to stimulate broth- precious t erized the school. They would set with his company. erhood on campus. The promoters us aside one from the other. They a sport, something someone plays for the fun of it. Thursday Mr. Ross Cibella of :ilmoSt · panted would serve to identify us religiousPROGRAM WITH A FUTURE Hagen Corporation will · interview 11,1 th eir enthuly, economically, ar socially. "Joe is fraternity; Sam is not." "Oh, The introduction last year and the growing popularity of Chemistry majors for employment ~1asm over the important beneI never knew Bill was a Catholic." the bowling league points up another aspect of sport as parti- with his firm in Pittsburgh, Pa. th interested in speaking fits at would " Who wants that guy in OUR cipated in by the ordinary student rather than the coached ex- to Students th these visiting interviewers are ensue. Bro ~rd club." Compare this to what we pert. We mentioned a few lines back that one of the advantages asked by Mr. Chwalek to contact h O O d w O u · have today. of intramurals was that they reduce the game to a sport, to his secrtary at least one day prior reign supreme, Catholic, P rotestant, Jew, Mos-something for the fun of it. The introduction of bowling to the to the scheduled visit to obtain an for one lem; N egro, White, Oriental; city week, at least. intramural program at the College puts sport, in the enjoyable appointment time. dwe/.ler, farm boy, suburbanite; Firms that visited the school this Bro th erhood sense of the term, on a long-term basis. Amer.ican, Korean, Greek, Liberian; does not Baseball, basketball and football may be the great national week were: Liberty Mutual Insur- Week upper, middle, lower income brackmake sense to ance, Philadelphia; American Agrigames, but what do they benefit most students, participants out- cultural Chemical Company, Balti- me. Does brothet? "\iVho cares? Why, they're· Elliot side of college or high school? With the exception of a few pro- more ; and a representative of the erhood have to just GleDn and Chet and Ahmad and Seth ~,nd Henriette and Jane; fessionals, decidedly little. On the other hand, sports along the Syracuse Elementary Schools, Sy- be given special lines of bowling, tennis, even ping-pong, what with the populari- racuse, New York. promotion? Does a week have to they go t o• Wilkes College. We be set a side to symbolize what has don't talk a·.b out brotherhood; we ty of rumpus rooms in modem housing, are pastimes in which become a daily habit here at the practice it! How many other colthe average man is more likely to indulge at any time in his HARVEY, VICE PRESIDENT: leges can say·_ t!re same? college? later life. ISAAC ON EXEC. COUNCIL Inclusion of some af these in the current intramural proAt yesterday's meeting of the gram, then, represents an important step forward if it does Chemistry Club, Sally Harvey nothing for the College's sports system, inasmuch as it is an- was elected to fill the vacancy in other step broadening the system and making it something that the office of vice president. Sheldon Isaac was chosen to does not operate in the student college years alone, rather places take her place on the executive it in the context of human life in total. FOUR MORRISES STUDY AT WC council of the club. Somebody's Thinking Again We see that the Inter-Dormitory Council has appointed a committee to better acquaint incoming dormitory students with the College next September. The committee hopes to introduce the freshmen to the campus next Fall with a series of social events to run in conjunction with those that run normally as part of the orientation program. It used to be that the dormitories took most of the blame (deserved or not) for the annual asininity that usually is connected with hazing around here, and it's another step forward for the College 'when they help quash that stigma with a constructive program thought out ahead of time. The appointment and plans of the committee go to show that, despite those who reduce the Fall season at the College to a round of high school pranks, these things can be handled rationally. TDR To Hold Holiday Tea Theta Delta Rho will sponsor its annual Washington Day Tea on Wednesday from 3 to 5 P.M. in McClintock Hall. The purpose of the social event is to acquaint girls from many of the local high schools with life at Wilkes College. The women of T.D.R. will help the high school girls by acting as hostesses. Mrs. John Doane, Dean of Women, will be present to greet the girls and will give a brief talk on "college life". Campus tours will be organiized and con_ducted so that the guests will see all the interesting places on campus. General chairman of the affair is Nancy Morris. She has chosen the following committee chairmen: Mary West, food; Ruth Younger, hostess; Patricia Reese, invitations; Germaine Astolphi, campus tours ; Rita Matescilla, house committee; Emma Minemier, clean-up. - 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 .............. ... .... . 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 It's been wonderfully reassuring Hall, South River Street, Wilkesto have the Russian supermen come Barre, on the Wilkes campus. Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's out into the light where you can look at them. Why, they have bag- Printery, rear 55 North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. gy pants just like the rest of us. :Wt:_? Science Students Plan For Temple Conference by Jerome Stein Preparations are now being made by the Biology and Chemistry departments to attend the Tenth Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference. Members from both departments will journey to Temple University in April to participate . in this affair. The Eastern Colleges Science Conference, organized at Vassar College in 194'7,, was designed to stimulate interest in research among undergraduate students in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Psychology. The conference, held each Spring, invites colleges of the eastern United States and Canada. It affords opportunities for the students of these schools to exchange ideas and to discuss contemporary and traditional scientific problems. Students present original research papers ·and participate in discus-sions concerning new developments in their respective fields. This year, the Conference will be held at Temple University in Philadelphia on AprH 6 and 7. About thirty representatives are expected to attend. Last year, the conference was held at Seton Hall University in South Orange, N. J., at which about twenty-five representatives from Wilkes attended . Wilkes was one out of seventy-nine participating colleges. Highlights of the Conference included research papers, talks by guest speakers, tours o.f various scientific centers, and a banquet-dance f o r participating m embers. ' Similar highlights are expected this year. Washington took the hurricane in stride. After all, it is used to big winds. :~.~ f~(~ :':tt The Morrises of Forty Fort, all four of them Wilkes students, are being billed as one of the most educated families anywhere in the Valley. Nancy, Dick, and their mother, Mrs. Margaret Morris, are veteran students at Wilkes, while their brother, Bob, is entering after a hitch in the Navy. Bob, the oldest of the three Morris children, was named "Bluejacket of the Month" shortly before leaving the service. Mrs. Morris is also a member of the faculty of the Forty Fort schools. Seated in the picture above and holding a book is Mrs. Margaret Morris. Nancy is seated to her left and Bob, left, and Dick, right, look on from behind. �Friday, February 17, 1956 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 3 King and Queen of Hearts Picked by TDR Joyce Fink Chosen '56 Queen of Hearts At Annual Sorority Ball One group of dancers enjoying the traditional college favorite, the Bunny Hop, included: Pete Williams, Helen Rutledge, Bob Sutherland, Nancy Brown, Paul Heiser, Steila Williams, Lena Misson, Ronald Kester, Carol Miller, Sam Diker, Patricia Kennedy, Charles Neeley, Beth Reed, Edward Troutman and Pat Finn. Another King and Queen of Hearts were crowned at the Theta Delta Rho semi-formal last Friday night. The Queen, chosen by a drawing of numbered ticket stubs, was Miss Joyce Fink; the King, h e r escort, Ronnie Tremayne, Wilkes sophomore. The royal couple was chosen during intermission ceremonies. Miss Fink was crowned with a coronet of yellow roses by the sorority president, Bernice Thomas. The Queen was also presented with a large bouquet of red roses and many gifts donated by local merchants. The King and Queen danced the first dance after intermission to the music of Frankie Reynold's orchestra. The crowning ceremonies took place midst decorations in a Valentine motif. The canopy was pink and blue, accented by a backdrop of dark blue with a striking white tree bedecked with red hearts. Nosegays of red roses surrounded by lace doilies were the table fa. vors. The escorts were given Wilkes College ball-point pens as mementoesof the dance. Dr. and Mrs. Doane headed the receiving line, which included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moran, dance chairman Geri Kolotelo and her escort, Howard Griss, TDR President Bernice Thomas, and her escort, Jim Benson. Taking a breather between dances are Joseph Ungvarsky, Mary Zavatski, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zavada, Harry Ennis and Gwen Jones. CARPENTER RESIGNS THE MAN WHO READ AS CHEM CLUB HEAD; OVER 15 0 BEACONS UTRIAS NEW PREXY ENJOYED ALL OF THEM After leading the Wilkes College Chemical Society for the past year, Dick Carpenter has resigned for personal reasons, and Monica Utrias, the Club's vice-president from McClintock Hall, moves into the top position in the organization. The vacancy thus left in the vicepresident's office will be filled by an election this week. In other Bio Club administrative matters, Frank Lutinski, Plymouth junior, has been chosen to represent his class on the Club's executive council. Last week the club members viewed a sound film, produced by Shell Oil Company, depicting the many and varied products obtained from petroleum. Another is scheduled for next week, tentatively at noon Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, and will be a three-part story of "Corrosion in Action". The chemists are busily preparing for their part in the forthcoming Science Show on March 2 and 3. The scheme involves an Industries Pageant, with an exhibit o.f such products as plastics and textiles, and also the demonstration of several experiments in physical and other branches of chemistry. Immediately after the show, the· members of the club will commence work on the "ACS Meeting in Miniature" of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Chemical In his four-year stay at Wilkes the average senior has seen quite a few Beacons come and go, some of them he has read, some he has skimmed over and some he has passed by. He has that choice. In th e mechanical department of the Beacon, however, is a man who has read every word of every Beacon including headlines and ads, for the past five years. He has no choice .. .. This fellow who some of us might be inclined to pity is not desirous of our sympathy, he enjoys reading the Beacon and usually looks forward to a new issue before the ink is dry on an issue rolling from the presses. The man is Ed Schmidt, and he can usually be found smilingly peering up from the linotype at Schmidt's Printery, greeting all Society, composed of delegates from the comparable groups of the colleges in the vicinity. This scholarly gathering will witness the presentation of papers by st u d en ts of the participating schools. Further ahead in the plans of the Chemistry Club are the big Eastern Intercollegiate Science Confere nce at Temple University in April and a joint outing in Ma y with our fellow chemists of Misericordia, King's, and Scranton. who enter. Ed estimates he has read about 155 ·B eacons. He has worked with 5 different editors and has come through it all with his perpetual smile. The editors at Wilkes can't be such a bad lot after all. Every piece of copy written by Beacon reporters passes through the hands of Ed. He reads it, out on the linotype keyboard (similar to typewriting) and then rereads copy that proof readers have marked for mistakes. Helpful, personable Ed will tell you matter-of-factly he enjoys knowing what is going on at Wilkes. He thinks the school's amateur jounalists have come up with some good copy over the years and the editors have been able to put it all together in some attractive, eye-catching formats. In addition, he boasts that the editors, through their few years on the staff, receive advanced technical training because of their time spent on-the-job in the mechanical department. It's training which the average journalism student doesn't receive. Ed's knowledge of the doings at Wilkes does not end with the Beason. He also reads and sets copy for football programs, basketball iformation, school brochures, and the "Alumnus". Think about it if you haven't already .... Printers are pretty-well informed people, and especially Ed Schmidt about Wilkes College, si nce he reads almost every word of printed matter that the College produces. Chosen as this year's King and Queen of Hearts were Joyce Fink, Nanticoke, and her escort, Ronnie Tremayne, Nanticoke. Selection of the royal pair was made during intermission. LIBRARY RECEIVES MUSIC AND FINE ARTS AW ARD The Association of College and Reference Libraries, acting for the United States Steel Foundation, Inc., forwarded a check for $300 to the library of Wilkes College for purchase of books in Music and Fine Arts. This gift is the result of a questionnaire sent to the library. Over 400 colleges competed and only 20 percent were chosen, among them Wilkes College. JUST A LITTLE HUMOR . . • If she talks in her sleep, send her home to mutter. Three playboys - English, Arabian and American - were standing on a street corner in Casablanca when a spectacular Oriental beauty walked haughtily by them. "By Jove!" exclaimed the Englishman. "By Allah!" sighed the Arabian. "By tomorow night," said the American. A wife is one who complains that she doesn't have a thing to wear and that there isn't enough closet space for her clothes. �Friday, February 17, 1956 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 Van Dyke Cops 'Athlete' Award PunxsutawneyStarisSteadyScorer, FOUR TEAMS TIE FOR FIRST SLOTS Excellent Floor Man and Playmaker; Also Excelled on the Soccer Field IN INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL LOOP . With the naming of Carl Van Dyke as "Athlete of the Week", I the basketball team retained possession of this award for the The Newport Nutcrackers, by John Macri ' by Jim Mitchell each with 3 w ins and no losses. crackers and W eckesser Hall have They will nieet n ext week in an up to this point played one less second consecutive week. Van Dyke was selected for his out- Clowns, Club 20,_and Neki Hoki encounter t hat may go a long way game t han the other teams, but standing performances which hcrve helped the Blue and Gold quintets remained unbeaten as toward determining the winner in will make up for this in t he fina l this division. The Bar Rags, look- week of competition. cage team during the recent games. 12 games were played in this ing for their first victory, still could LEAGUE STANDINGS Carl, who has been continually week's Intramural League acti- not ·com e up with the right combiimproving since the opening of the Late Release: vity. Club 20, which won its first nation as they lost to Zymurgys, National League cage season, hit his stride a gainst COLONELETTES BAG FIRST; championship last season, served 43 to 38. Club 20 . 3 0 1.000 3 0 1.000 Bridgeport on February 2, when h e DEFEAT KEYSTONE, 22 _20 notice that it will again be a team In the American League, the Neki Hoki . paced the team to victory by scorto watch with a 68 to 59 win over Clowns retained first place as they Lazy E ight 1 2 .333 ing 29 points. He led the Colonels Wilkes' "lost women of basket- the Lazy Eight. Grableski, Kotch, defeated the E•P ARS, .6'8-43. Gen- Foreigners 1 2 .333 to an 82-76 victory, sinking five ball" found themeselves last and Scutch did the bulk of the scor- dall with 21, Lane with 16, and Zymurgy's 1 2 .333 straight shots, just when it seemed ni ght! They squeaked past the ing for t he Lazy Eight who had a Schoenfeld with 15 again led their Bar Rags 0 3 .000 * * * * as if the team would falter and lose gals from Keystone Junior Col- one-point lead at the half. Marks team. Th e Newport Nutcrackers, the lead. Van Dyke had the hot- lege for a 22-20 victory on the with 23, and Wanko and Saviski who will next week question the American League test night of his college career, as home floor. with 12 ea ch, were t he scoring lead~ Clown s' right to remain on top, Team WL Pct. he continuall y pulled the Colonels er s for Cl ub 20. 3 0 1.000 took the mea sur e of the Globetrot- Clowns . ht t Bretz was high for the ColonelTh e Neki Hoki t eam, which scor- ters in a fast moving game, 76-55. Nutcrackers . 2 0 1.000 out Of t Jg spo s . ettes with 13 points. Vavrek and 2 1 .666 · tl · 12 5 ed 110 points in th eir last victory, A poor second quarter ruined t he Crew Cuts . H e JS curren Y averagmg • Vidunas contributed 4 points each .500 1 1 · had to be content with a 47 to 36 Globetrotters' hopes of pulling an W eckesser Hall pomts p er game a ft er a s1ow st art and Weinstein added one. 1 2 .333 this season. Besides being a steady win over t he Foreigner's Five. upset . Bendock, of N ewport, and Yankees 0 2 .000 scorer with his deadly one-hand The Colonelette victory snap- Tied for first place in the National Shugar, of the 'Trotters, were high Glo bet rotters 0 3 .000 shot, he is one of the top men on ped a four-game losing streak. League are Club 20 and N eki Hoki, men for their teams. The Nut- EPARS the team in assists and pairs with - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - eering education for selected B.A. or B.S. graduates Carl Van Dyke Jim Ferris to give the Colonels one of the best back-court teams in school history. Other than being a star basketball player, Carl was one of Wilkes' outstanding soccer players. He led the hooters in scoring with seven goals, including three against Hofstra. Carl, who is a native of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where he won scholastic honors•in basketball, also takes an aetive ,p art in the Education Club and the Lettermen's Club. He is a resident of Weckesser Hall, where he has served as President of that dormitory for the past two years. INTRAMURAL BOWLING STANDINGS American League College Terrors 10 Ralston Raiders . ......... ...... 8 Strikers .... ... .. .. .. ... ...... ... . ......... .. 5 Lo Balls ... ....... .... .. ... ........ .. ..... .. 5 Cannon Balls ...... ..... 5 Fearless Six ......... .................... 3 PARK, SHOP. and EARN .•• WHILE YOU LEARN PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT, one of America's INTERVIEWS • •• with visiting engineering representatives of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Tuesday, February 21 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS • Any B.A. or B.S. degree. • Mathematics · through differential and integral calculus. • One year of college physics (additional courses in chemistry or related sciences desirable). • A good scholastic standing in undergraduate work, particularly in math and science courses. • Desire to pursue a career in engineering. greatest engineering organizations, is offering a comprehensive engineering course to qualified B.A. or B.S. graduates. Throughout the training period, those enrolled in this program will be paid a liberal salary - with increases as scholastic progress is shown. The educational program itself will be conducted, at our expense, by one of the nation's foremost engineering colleges. Graduates of this 30-week course will be assigned to our engineering department. Here, they will be given the opportunity to do creative engineering work on the world's finest aircraft engines. Such an unusual opportunity should be fully investigated by B.A. or B.S. graduates with engineering interest. Further information and literature can be obtained from the College Placement Office - appointments for interviews can also be made. EAT at the new FOWLER, DICK and WALKER The Boston Store PRATT & DIVISION EAST WHl ·T NEV AIRCRAFT OF UNITED HARTFORD AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 8, CONNECTICUT �Friday, February 17, 1956 5 WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON GRAPPLERS LOOK FOR SEVENTH WIN Reynolds' Injury Will be Handicap In Saturday Meet Lycoming Cagers Invade Tomorrow The Colonel grapplers will be after their seventh win of the s e a s o n tomorrow afternoon when they meet Kings Point at 2 P.M. at the gym. With a winning season already wrapped up, the Colonels by Cliff Kobland The Wilkes cagers move to Williamsport, Pa. tomorrow night to engage the Warriors of Lycoming College for the second meeting of the season between the two schools. Earlier this season, Wilkes beat the Warriors in the local gym by the score, 91-79. The Colonels will be looking for win number one ·on the road again after suffering 10 defats away from home. Lycoming will be trying to even up the series after suffering a bad defeat last time these two clubs met. In the last meeting, ~Big' George Morgan was the big gun for the Blue and Gold with 24 points. Carl Van Dyke, certainly one of the most outstanding guards in Eastern Pennsylvania Colleges, scored 19 points. The big gun for the Warriors not only in the Wilkes clash but against all other Lycoming opponents is a 6-1 forward by the name of Al Wilson. He scored 36 points against Wilkes last time and will be the man the Colonels have to stop to beat the Warriors again. As in most of the previous games, this date the Colonels will have to be the smaller club on the floor. Although Lycoming does not have such a great height advantage as did some of the other Blue and Gold opponents. But as it was shown in the last game between these two schools, the Colonels can still hold their own with taller opponents when it comes to rebounding. In the last game, Wilkes hit an amazing 80 percent from the free throw line. From the floor, in the last meeting with the Warriors, Lycoming clogged the middle so Wilkes hit from the outside. When Lycoming would come out and press them, Wilkes would drive. All in all, it was one of the best games of the year for the Colonels and they hope they can repeat. Colonels Hit I O0 Disposing of ESTC In Easy Fashion The Wilkes ·College cagers had an easv time of it last Wednesday Walt Glogowski Dave Thomas night when they downed the T eachers from East Stroudsburg, 100-85. The victory, number 8 of the season for the cager s, was decided in the early minutes of play. Wilkes jumped off to a quick 8-1 lead and was n ever in any trouble from there on in. Only once toward the end of the first half did the Warriors take the lead. Trailing by one The College Terrors took over first place in the American point, 29-28, with five minutes to Division of the College Bowling League last Sunday by taking go in the half, Wilkes put on an _three points from last year's champs, Ralston's Raiders, amazing display of scoring as they The Raiders took the first game by a 15-pin margin but were picked up 17 points to Stroud's 4 unable to score a point thereafter as the Terrors put together to lead at half time, 45-33. a big second game and squeaked In the early minutes of the sec- through in the thir d. Bob H elmond half Wilkes started to run a- bold was the big gun for the Terway with the game. They lead at rors with 476. J erry. Lind, the one time by the margin of 27 league's top bowler, led the losers points, 75-48. Coach Eddie Davis with 492. The low men actually / cleared his bench bv putting in his decided this match as Jim Coleman freshmen and the Warriors started of the Terrors outbowled the Raiders' Mickey Perlmuth, 393 to 338. to move. Nineteen pins separated the teams Stroudsburg got within 10 points Registrations for the Wilkes of the Colonels before the varsity at the end. The Fearl ess Six did a bit of came back in. But with the startCollege intramural b Ow l in g stirring about in the cellar as Bill ing five in there the Teachers were Tremayne led them to their first tournament will open officially helpless. · Leading , 98-85, with twenty sec- win of the year - three points over March L according to word reonds remaining, the fans started the Lo-Balls. Tremayne rolled 213- ceived from John Reese. roaring for the Colonels to hit the 508, and received help from J esse The tournament will be run accentury mark for the first time this Choper's 455. Dick Bartlebaugh year. Carl Van Dyke then obliged paced the Lo-Balls with 442 as the cording to American Bowling Conby putting in two points from the losers had a real off-night. Their gress rules, rather than the more lone point came in the third game. lax regulations which govern the free throw line. George Kolesar paced his Cannon bowling leagu e. Starting date has Six Colonels hit in double figures for the best team effort_of the seas- Balls to three points over the Strik- been set for March 25, the week on . Little Jim Ferris was the big ers to create a three-way tie for after the bowling league playoffs. man as he scored 20, pushing them third place in the loop. Kolesar The registration fee for the The Wilkes College Colonelettes in from all over the court. George picked up 490 pins and was aided tournament will be set within the dropped a close on e Monday night Morgan besides grabbing fourteen by Bob Barovich with 458. Mar- next few days at a meeting of capwhen the Marywood gals outscored rebounds put 19 points through the shall J en kins had the high series tains and league directors. them, 62-40, at the Scranton college hoop. Carl Van ,Dyke scored 12 as for the night, 228-518, in a losing While registration is still not gymnasium . This was the closest did Ed Troutman who came off the cause for the Strikers. Bob Rahl game the Colonelettes have played bench mid-way during the second came through with 483, but _the officially open, forms may be obtained from J onni Falk at the pubin their four starts. half and got hot hands . John Bres- shorthanded Strikers couldn't take Betsy Bretz went wild and scored nahan scored 11 and Joe Jablonski more than the first of the three lic r elations office at any time. Reese emphasized that all entries a total of 25 points for the evening. put in 10. games. must be made by teams. Teams The National League t akes over Rosie Weinstein followed with 11 Very commendable performances points and ,Co-captain Barbara Vav- were shown by set-shot ace Bob at the J ewish Community Centel' will not be selected for the tournarek contributed 4 points. Phyllis Sokol and Elmer Snyder who scored alleys this Sunday at 7 :15. With ment on the basis of individual only two weeks remaining for each registrations. Walsh, another hard-working for- 4 and 8 respectively. Those who desire to enter must ward, did an exceptionally good Another bright spot for Coach league, all games become critical. register a s mixed teams, mixed The Schedule: . job of setting up plays for Bretz Davis was the improved foul shootAshley Hall vs. Sophomore doubles and male doubles. Early _·md Weinstein. ing by the Colonels. They hit 28 interest after the first announceGuards who saw action for the out of 34 for 82 per cent _of their Six (3-4) Chase Commandos vs. Mighty ment has been high. Colonelettes were Grace Major, El shots. This is a vast improvement Nora Metroka, Marsha Elston, Gin- over the poor 60 plus per cent they Mites (5-6) Handicaps will be given out on Walloping Wags vs. Ghost the basis of league averages. The ny Walizer, and Barbara Federer. have been shooting all year. Riders (7-8). Rose Weinstein also substituted as average is subtracte_d from 200, and a guard in the last period of the then two-thirds of the remaining game. pins will constitute each person's 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Next Thursday night in the handicap. The lower average bowlSPECIAL TUX ~ilkes gym the Colonelettes will Open A ers will get the biggest handicaps, GROUP PRICES play a double-header, with both the of course. for varsity and jayvee teams seeing The trophies which will be given WILKES DANCES 1~ action against Albright College. out at the conclusion of the regular At Newly Remodeled bowling season arr ived this week. at ' They are complete in all respects, JOHN B. STETZ PING PONG GAMES including engraving. They will b e Expert Clothier ~ MUST BE PLAYED TODAY presented at ceremonies which will For All Your College Needs . The following matches in the 9 E. Market St., W-B. /..._\ ~'lml.•t; follow immediately after the playThroughout The Year _intramural ping pong tournament 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 offs. And SAVEi must be played off today. All matches not completed will go IIIIIIJIXIIIIIIXIIIIIIII into ·the records as forfeits. In cases where neither contestant appears, both will be disquialiTUXEDOS TO RENT fied. Special Price To Students Ed Masonis vs. Ed ·Troutman; 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. Potoski vs. Heltzel; Bresnahan vs. Molitoris; Danchek vs. Carey; FEATURING THE IVY LEAGUE Gross vs. Rockman; Lloyd vs. LOOK FOR COLLEGE MEN Boote. IIJXXIIXIIIIIIXIIJXIIIIX HELMBOLD ROLLS TERRORS INTO BOWLING LOOP LEAD Bowling Tourney • March• ens JR 0P ABC Rules Govern . _ Wilkes Female Cagers Lose to Marywood Again 't--- r eceived a severe blow to their hop es of turning in the best season in the history of wrestling at the school when Don Reynolds received an injury in practice earlier tbi:;; week. Reynolds, co-captain of th e groaners, will probably be unable to compete tomorrow. He had six wins this year against a lone loss. which came on a disputed default to Bloomsburg. His place may be ta-ken by Sam Shugar, a stalwart. of past years, who was forced out of action this year by illness. Shugar returned to the squad last week but is still not in top condition. If Shugar do es wrestle, he will probably compete at 130 with Jim Ward movi ng up to 137. Otherwis e the squad is in top shape. Keith Williams will lead off at 123 and will be followed by Shugar and Ward; Terry Smith at 147; Dave Thomas, 157; Walt Glogowski, 167; Neil Dadurka, 177; and co-captain Bob Masonis will return to hi s customary heavyweight spot. This will be the next to the last home meet of the season for the Colonel matmen. They will face Muhlenberg at Allentown 1:ext Saturday and r eturn home agamst Br ookl yn Poly, March 2. Chase Lounge Takes WC . Volleyball , Title Chase Lounge defeated the Ramblers in a special playoff recently to win the intramural volleyball championship of Wilkes College. The two teams wound up the regular season with identical fourone records to make the playoff n ecessary. The Chase team was composed of Howie Gross, Glenn Carey, John Richards, Bill Pepperling, Al Manarski, and Joe Groos. The losers were represented by Sam Puma, John Olengen ski, Gene Palchanis, Sandy Mattei, Jack Heltzel, and John Chick. Wilkes College BOOKSTORE AND VARIETY SHOP Books - Supplies - Novelties Subscriptions Hours: 9-12 - 1-5 ... WELCOME CHARGE ACCOUNT Deemer & Company Inc. POMEROY'S STA TIO NERY - SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRAWING SETS - NOTE BOOKS BAUM'S 6 W. Market St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Chuck Robbins - SPORTING GOODS 28 North Main Street �Friday, February 17, 1956 WILKE.$ COLLEGE BEACON 6 Brown u. Faculty OK's Honor Code SEWA~E DISPOSAL DISCUSSED (Second in a series of articles printed in response to reader re- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - quests for BEACON coverage of other campuses. The honor sys. tern was selected to help inform readers on a subject currently of Miss Jean Marie Weir was six female roles for this major interest not only at colleges over appointed choreographer f o r dance number is scheduled for the the nation, but here as well.) the College's production of coming week. Auditions will be Providence, R. I. - (LP.) _ The "Bloomer Girl", slated to go on held in Chase Theater. faculty Brown University r ecently the boards this April. Miss One of the scenes of the musical concurred in a vote to institute a W • includes an old-fashioned fashion student-administered Honor Code. err is a part-time st udent at show. Girls interested in modeling This system will especially include Wilkes and spends the majori- the super-hoop ed skirts of the Civil unproctored examinations. John ty of her time at her dancing War days are asked to contact Mr. · Cutley, '56 , chairman of the Aca- studio in Kingston. Groh. demic Honor Code Committee said Alfred S. Groh, director of Cue The -Cue 'n' Curtain show will inin reference to the experiment that 'n' Curtain has appointed Alice Mil- elude even a bathroom scen e. The it is "a big step forward in develop- ligan, Wilkes freshman, as assis- family's first shower has just been ing student responsibility." tant choreographer for the musical. installed and this ultra-modern deThis it the first time such a sysMost of the dancing will be done vice is demonstrated by Nancy tern has been tried here, and al- by the principals of the cast. The Batcheler who portrays Daisy. The t hough the faculty has approved dance numbers form an integral shower is completely automatic: it, the measure will still have to part of the play and add to its hu- Daisy climbs a ladder, tips the tank undergo the approval of 75 percent mor. Paul Shiffer, Beverly Dodson and the H20 sprays out beneath. of the classes. The Dean of the and Nancy Batcheler are featured Another comic scene in the musiUniversity stated that three years in one particularly uproarious num- cal concerns th e finding of a red ago he would not have approved of ber. address book containing many feunproctored examinations, but he The one real production unmber male addresses. When the girl atfeels that students today are "more in the play is entitled "Grandma t empts to lacte the owner, each of responsible." was a Lady", a comic number which the sons-in-law insists it is simply The Brown faculty agreed to the reveals the over-all theme of the a listing of hotel names. The men measure on the conditions that a musical. About the time of the claim it is purely coincidental that faculty member be on hand at the Civil War women revolted against all the hotels have feminine names. beginning of the examination to household drudgery and attempted The traveling salesmen, or sonsanswer any questions, and that a to dress and act as men. Emanci- in-law are portrayed by Paul Shiffstudent be appointed to collect the pation of wom en was as big an is- er, Ted Jones, J erry Gardner, Jerry examination papers at the end of s ue as slavery. Casting for the Luft, and Raymond Saba. the class and to "handle any emergency which would ordinarily fall within jurisdiction of the instructor in charge." C utle y said that he hopes that the Honor Code can be presented before the student body for a vote before March of 1956. The plan is to have a trial period of one year, during which period no honor court will be held. GROH PICKS CHOREOGRAPHERs So Goo~ to 1our l~SlE Bio Club Hears Talk On Farm Insect Problem Mr. J. D. Hutchison , retired county agricultural agent, spoke to members of the Biology Club Tuesday night, in the Lecture Hall, on the "Farmers' Problem from the Effect of Insects". Mr. Hutchison, who retired last year after 35 years as a county agent, brought the grim realities of pest control to light for the biologists. The insecticides referred to as "wonder bug killers" in our modern era often create more probl ems for the farmer than they solve because they kill off the natural e nemies of many insects while the y are removing from existence the one pest being aimed at. Mr. Hutchison stated one instance in the county where a total of 14 insecticides was required to do a particular job. An ever pre.s ent problem, Mr. Hutchison added, is that insects seem to build up a resistance to various poisons after a very short time. The farmer therefor e, must begin to think in terms of a n ew insecticide not very long after he finds one that will solve the probl em at hand. He knows the problem will soon recur. Because of the increasing technicalities in farming the good farmer of today must be an entomologist, chemist, biologist, and magician, to keep his farm producing, the speaker added. Mr. Hutchison now conducts a daily radio program on WILK for farmers. After his talk he spoke with many of the club members informally and answered questions on the plight of the small farmer today, and what price supports are doing to the nationwide farmer si• tuation. JORDAN Est. 1871 - ..,, Another Wilkes College figure stepped into the limelight in the l~cal_ press this :week wit~ the begmn_m g of a ~enes of articles concernmg a serious problem locally. The articles, written for the Wilkes-Barre Record, morning paper of the Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company, are being written by Dr. Hugo Mailey, chairman of the Wilkes Political Science Department, and carry Dr. Mailey's · byline. In the series, the Wilkes professor and leader in civic improvements for Greater Wilkes-Barre, is discussing the current subject of sewage disposal in this area, regarding the state's demands that disposal plants be erected in line with its clean streams program. Dr. Mailey, a leader in civic affairs since coming to Wilkes and Wyoming Valley, has · distinguished himself in getting to the root of many of the area's problems and then setting the. right people about the task of helping to solve them. He was instrumental in setting up courses for local officials in many categories h ere at Wilkes and in planning special conferences through which Wilkes College has been able to play a large role in aiding the revitalization culturally and economicall y of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The most recent previous effort of Dr. Mailey was the community re:development_ conference at the Wilkes cafeteria, at which top redevelopment experts in the state lectured and offered ways and show~d means toward finding and solvmg re:development problems. At that tlm~, Rep. J?aniel J. _Flood lauded ~1lk:s for its efforts m the commumty mterest. Dr. Mailey is a m ember of the st_eering and public se:vice comm1ttees of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce and his knowl edge of the sewage problem -a serious one at present in this area-~as prompted the_ Record to have him aut~or the series, so !hat all the facts m _the problem might be brought to lig ht. JUNIORS HOLD MEETING An item of major interest and concern at a recent Junior Class meeting was the apparent nonchalant attitude toward attendance despite the co-operation of both the club presidents and the Student Council. · Les Weiner suggested th e possibility that the class members do not realize the necessity or importan ce of supporting their officers, and to eliminate that possibility asked that a letter be sent to all members. So Quic~ on tbe DR~W~ KING SIZE ~ ~it~ 1. SUPERIOR TASTE 2. SUPERIOR FILTER So good to your taste _because of superior So quick on the draw! Yes, the flavor comes clean-through L&M's exclusive Miracle Tip. 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It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1956 February 17th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 February 17 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/8243c20d0db051c0603540f41aef6159.pdf 4c708f70c18cd1a182f831734139e3c5 PDF Text Text ~ WILKES COLLEGE Serving the Valley for 22 Years Vol. XI, No. 18 - WILKES COLLEGE - ~Beacon WILKF.S COLLEGE, WILKF.S-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA THE BEACON Serving the College since 1944 FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1956 56 Science Show . • Opens Ton1ght at 8 Debaters At Boston, In Harvard Event Two Teams in Invitational Tourney As Choper, Bucholtz, Warshall and Roberts Represent Wilkes Today Three Performances Over Weekend Set To Begin With Campus Tours; Exhibits, Demonstrations Featured This weekend Wilkes enters two two-man teams in the Harvard InvitationalTournament instead of the usual one team. In addition to the teamof Jesse Choper and John Bucholtz, Wilkes speakers in the last few contests, the College will be represented by Bruce W arshall and Fred Roberts. In the Harvard contest the - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wilkes debaters will meet many of the teams facing them a week ago in the tournament at Boston. There, while taking only seventh place on By Jerome Stein their won-lost record, the College's Recent incidents which resulted The 1956 edition of the annual Wilkes College Science Show team came out third in point scores, in a lack of coverage of student opens tonight at eight with the biology, chemistry, mathematics with both Choper and Bucholtz giv- events in the local newspapers has and physics departments combining to present exhibits of ining credible enough performances brought to light the fact that the terest to the scientific minded from throughout the Valley. various organizations on campus Heading the exposition this year are not using proper channels for is Dr. Alfred W. Bastress, chairgetting information to the right Members of the senior class will man of the chemistry department place at the right time, Director of vote at the next class meeting and the College's dean of instrucPublic Relations John D. Curtis an- Thursday on the gift that the class tion. He will be assisted by the nounced. of '56 will give the college in the heads and members of the other The job of the Public Relations traditional gesture of parting, class departments ·of science. department is to publicize and president George Batterson anThey include Dr. Charles B. Reif, spread the word of Wilkes arid in nounced early this week. He also Biology Department; Thomas ll. particular activities of Wilkes stu- noted that the class will vote on Richards, Mathematics D e pa rtdents. Each club and organization contributing to a type of memorial ment; and Voris B. Hall, Engineerhas be.e_n a sked by Curtis to desig- fund similar to that recently proing ~nd Physics Departments. nate ~-;publicity chairman who will posed by another class. be responsible of their scheduled Batterson stated that opinion The single show tonight will be dates. These publicity chairmen polled at early class meetings this followed by two shows tomorrow. are a sked to report directly to Pub- year indicates the vote will favor Each show will begin with tours contributing to a memorial fund ·of lic Relations. of the laboratories and classrooms The PR director stressed that any the type announced earlier by the and end with demonstrations in t he activity involving students ii;; n ews sophomore class. The senior presiLecture Hall. worthy. City news editors and the dent stated if the vote goes in the Each department will have its PRO will determine the degree of expected manner this year's graduown displays with students standating class would then be the first importance. ing by to explain exhibits and to The PRO Photo Lab has begun to contribute to a memorial fund perform visual experiments. operation after being completely and its gift would in effect be the Exhibits will take place : renovated. With a full-time pro- kick-off in a new type of college Friday, March 2: 8:00 to 9:15 fessional photographer now on cam- fund first publicized through efP .M. Dr. Alfred W. ~astress pus, the photo service to our stu- forts of the present sophomore Saturday, March 3: 9 :30 to dent organization is almost limit- class. John Bucholtz 11:00 A ,M. The fund the seniors propose to less. Saturday, March 3: 2:00 to Curtis hopes to use their new build would be of a lasting nature; to gain superior ratings for both. 3:15 P.M . as alumni they would contribute a facilities to keep the doings of colChoper was rated "Superior" in Demonstrations are scheduled: :five contests, Bucholtz in one, as lege organization in the public eye. small amount each year to insure Friday, March 2: 9:15 P.M. the local team went on to become He is attempting to perform a large that it would never become depletAt a recent faculty meeting, Dr. Saturday, March 3: 11:00 A.M. the only groupin District Seven to task with a small staff and requires ed. Expenditures from the fund Reif, Dr. Ro senberg, Dr. Worstall, Saturday, March 3: 3 :15 P. M. the cooperation of campus activiwould be voted upon by all con· defeat powerful St. Peter's, a team The biology exhibit will be held, (continued on page 2) and Mr. Hoover volunteered to act also entered in this weekend's con- ties. as part of a joint committee to not too strangely, in the Biology test. work with students interested in an Building. •Chemistry and physics Among other nationally known honor system. Their purpose will displays will be seen in Conyngham teams entered in the Harvard debe to keep alive the honor system Hall and the Math display in Butler bate are such names as Dartmouth, discussions and to develop a prac- Annex. Princeton, Harvard, of course, Yale, tical program for initiating a sysInvitations have been sent to high Boston, Brooklyn, and the Universit em. school teachers, principals, as well ty of Pennsylvania. The faculty believes that until Commenting o n h i s teams' this time, discussions and argu- as juniors a nd seniors in all Valley chances at Harvard, Dr. Arthur N. ments have been based on generali- schools who are interested in sciKruger, Wilkes debate coach, deties, and the object now is to dis- ence as careers. Because of the clared Wednesday, "If we have a By Norma Jean Davis cuss a definite honor system and limited space available, admissions to all three shows will be by ticket break or two, we can win easily." Wilkes seniors in education began their eig_ht weeks of stu- reach a conclusion. The Wilkes team tied with Har- dent-teaching in Wyoming Valley schools on Monday. The iniIt is hoped that interested stu- only. vard for seventh place, was just a . tial part of the program consists of an observation period cf dents will meet with the faculty Tickets are available at Chase shade behind V ermont, which finish- . from one to five days, and is followed by a supervised teaching members to accomplish the follow- Hall. There will be 250 tickets ised sixth. All three teams were sued for each show. ing objectives: eliminated by the· choice of early period of seven weeks. 1. Make a study of various Originally the exhibitions were The ex,perience is entirely new, Kingston; Patricia Stout, sixth matches. honor systems in operation set aside to enable high school stuThirty .of the nation's to.p teams a bit exciting, and a little frighten- grade; Warren Williams, fourth · in other schools dents to get a good knowledge of were represented at the Hub City. ing for most of the group, since grade; Chester Street School, 2. Try to present a single or what they would be working with Jesse. Choper and John Bucholtz, they have spent the past sixteen Kingston, Nancy Be am, second possible plans for an honor and for, if they decided to enter the two team members, .defeated years of their lives as students and grade. system at Wilkes the science fields in college. Hownow the role is reversed. Student ·t eachi ng in the secondaHarvard• Vermont; MIT, a nd Case -The following are teaching in the r y sch ools are: Coughlin High · 3. Publicize and sell to the stu- ever, though the original purpose th t dents the advantages of any is still one of importance, the show lnstjtute, th e laS being e wipner area's elementary schools: State School, Wilkes-Barre, James Beno.ne of these plans of_th e Pittsburg U. Tourney. The Street School, Nanticoke, Bernice son, mathematic s, Clifford Brautihas grown in scope and has become Wil,kes. t .e am lost ·to Eastern Naza4. Try to gather as many cri- of interest to all students and the rene ,and. Dartmoutl:).. · Thomas, second . grade; Lafayette gan, commercial, Glenn Carey, ticisms or suggestions from public alike. · School, Wilkes-J;farre, Geraldine Ko- mathematics, Ivan Falk, English, students as possible lotelo, fourth grade, Victoria Za- Me 1 vi n McNew, mathematics, 5. Finally, try to bring the matMR. RAY ARVIO ·TO. HOLD vatski, . third grade; · Hoyt Schoo_!, Charles N eely, c.o mmercial, Pearl ter _to some sort of vote or SCAN DIN A VIAN SEMINARS SUMMER JOBS INTERVIEWS Wilkes-Barre; Gail Laines, .' third Onacko, social studies and English, decision. ·, ;, Mt. Ray Arvioi· of the Friends grade, _Jessie Eoderick, first grade, Samuel Shugar, science: ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS At G.A.R: High School, Wilkes-· - - - - - - - - - - - - - Service Committee, will be at._th.e Barbara ·Rogers, · second grade, Scandinavian seminars are now '. Barre: James Ferris, mathematics, Henry Deibel, mathematics, Leo guillance center. Monda·y between Mary Zavatski; fourth grade. 10 and· 12 to interview students · Franklin Street School, Wilkes- Robert Evans, French and social 'pombroski, history, James Cole- accepting applications from AmeriBarre, James Jones, fourth grade, studies, Joan. Shoemaker," history :man, commercial,· Helen Krachen- can . students for grad_u ate and jufor 11ui,,J.1ler: jobs. _. , . · . Types . of. jobs. available ~ncJude J eannette · Perrins, second grade, and English, John Stein, · history fels, English, Marianna Kraynack, 11ior year studies. Information may .. . . French and so'cial studies, Dorothy be obtained from Scandinavian r,ummer internships . i11 in~ustry Carolyn Selecky, fifth grade; Mack- and social . studies. Patz, biology, Glenn Phethean, Eng- Seminars for Cultural Studies, 127 in School Wilkes-Barre, Jane Obitz,· Meyers High School, Wilkesor comIDUJlity service and insiitu. - tcon,fi.n.:u"!c/.. q~ 5'<;(J~ 4) E. 73•r d St., N.Y. 1 N.Y. first grade; Third ~v~~u~ ~c~ool! £3a.r~~: ~?lvia. ~a,tqr, commercial, ti!ml\1 service units. Club Publicity Ordered To Chase Hall P.R.O. SENIOR VOTE DUE ON GIFT THURSDAY AT CLASS MEETING Faculty .Volunteers Honor Committee 48 WC Education Majors Now Practice Teaching �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 2 EDITORIAL - Coals to Newcastle Well, they're trying to start another one. As if the campus were not already over-run with a sufficiently confusing myriad of organizations, the Student Council has been backing another one of late. This time it happens to be what is probably the logical conclusion - if not reduction to an absurdity - of the whole system; to wit, an organiza tion of heads of organizations. What they want to institute now is an organization of club and class presidents. This pointless aggregation is excused on th basis that it will help organizations coordinate with the Council; it just so happens tha t the club presidents a re supposed to attend C~mncil meetings to begin with, but there is really nothing impressive behind this - merely the constitution of the student body. And as to the question of representing classes, we will not insult the intelligence of our readers by belaboring the fact that the Council members a re in fact elected on a cla ss representation basis. WHO'D RUN WHO? Not only would this organization of organization heads become unwieldly, but it is difficult to . see just how the students they represent could control it beyond the level of their own organizations, and even if they could, there is little doubt that the organization would presently find itself in the condition in which so many campus organizations are now with too few forces to do too much. Moreover, with organizations of this kind, which by their membership are perforce highly influential, there is the very present danger that the group might become one source of topheavy pressure upon the political organization which in theory represents not only the few positions of leadership but also great body of those who back them. . Finally, perhaps the most cogent argument against the establishment of such a group is the simple fact that, should the organization be somehow able to correct all the flaws pointed out above, its existence would still be little more than a simple example of useless duplication; it would be. another Student Council. And for all its blunders and floundenngs, one Student Counc;il is quite enough for one campus. P.R. Office Completes New Photographic Lab A completely phot ographic laboratory is t he Public Relations Departm ent's m ost recent aid in its endeavor to bring the do ings of Wilkes College before the public's eye. The photo lab, locat ed in the basement of Chase Hall, is now as well equipped and as efficient a s most photo labs in this area, with the exception of one or two professional studios, according to John D. Curtis, Director of Publicity. All photog raphic e quipm e n t wh ich was slowly deteriorating dur. ing the last seven or eight years has been thoroug hl y r epaired . At the present time the College owns three thousand dollars worth of equipm ent including press and movie cameras, a drum drier .which is t he highest type of professional equipm ent used for pict ure drying, an enlarger, a Strobe lig ht unit which permits one fl ashbulb t o be used over and over a gain , flo odlights , and special lights used during processing . All photo s used by Wilkes a re snapped and processed by Dan• Gawlas, College photographer. The photo lab, now being used t o it s f ullest pot ential, can develop all types of pictu res except color ed and motion pictures . The latter can be developed inexpensively at an outside concern. Most impo rtant is the fac t that the photo laborator y can quickly produce all pictures needed by the Public Relations Department or by campus publicat ions. Maintenance men Bill Jervis, Kirk Bromfield, and Sam Gittens have done an excellent job of improving the physical appearance of the pho- Friday, March 2, 1956 The DEAN'S CORNER By George F . Elliot, Act ing Dean of Men SEVEN CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF A TEACHER On September 17, 1956 I will return to the best, if not t he oldest, profession devised by man. On that happy day I will be privileged to gaze once again upon the familiar yawning f aces of our eager and ambitious C. & F. students. Among them, moreover, will be certain types that appear in classes g eneration after generation . 1. The "I Think The Tea cher's A Genius" Type: Th.i s character is r ecognized by his bobbing head, which seek s to indicate that every word the t eacher utters is a glistening gem. He agrees wit h coughs, sneezes, wheezes, mis-stat ements; ever ything. N eedless to say, this gu y needs a B average in order to graduate. 2. The " I Think Th e Tea cher Stinks" Type: This charact er won't even admit that the roll taking was correct. He fail ed the course the first time, and you can 't prove by him that the teacher isn't pre judiced. He sucks on a lemon befor e class in order to sustain for fifty minutes a look of proper di sdain. 3. The "We Just Found Love" Type: This type requires two students of opposite sex. They are most often observable in earl y Spring, and t heir flushed fa ces suggest miles of hiking along the river bank. All t he teacher ever sees of t hem is a profile view, a lt houg h a st range giggle can oft en be heard. 4. The " Tonsil Displa y" Type : All t his guy asks is a comfortable seat, and common cour t esy demands that t he teacher disturb him as little as possible. H e fig hts his enveloping drowsiness for five minutes, and his raw coura ge is wonderful t o observe. 5. The " Curious Scholar" Type : This fe llow likes to ask questions concerning f ootnotes in Cha pter 23 at a ti me when t he class is still plodding t hrough Cha pter 4. Thi s type is very popular with hi s teachers, who in a ll probability haven 't even read the fi rst chapter yet. 6. The "Huh ?" Type: This charact er was born in a state of conf usion and has been lost ever since. After six weeks he discovers tha t he signed up for the wrong course. He was beginning to wonder what r elationship demand curves ha d to P ersonal Use Typewriting anyway. 7. The "Wolf " Type : This guy likes any g irl from six to sixt y, particularly those who wear sweater s. He picks a strategic spot in the room so that he can observe any passing limb inside or outside the class. He keeps a copy of Gonfidential Magazine in his notebook for those odd moments when he feels in the mood to study. 11111111111111111111111111,1.mm,_111111111111111 On September 17th I will greet each of these types, as w~ll as· t'·I"'" . all tbe students, with enthusiasm and affection. It will be like corning ;~o:~; wt~tn~o!~~~:d tte home after a year's exile. Let's see; One, two, three, ----- S!JVen months The senior class of Wilkes Col- lllllll!lll!IIIIIIIIIIIH!llllllll!ll!!l,lllll{U lab, a cream color which not only to go! lege will sp!)nsor the traditional Dear Editor: produces a pleasing appearance, but Sefiiqr Spe~tacle next Friday night I am writing this letter to draw it does not harmfully affect the picip the · Cpllege gymn~sium. The the ~ttention of the ll!tudents toward tures which are being processed. LITTLE MAN QN C~MPUS purl).O!!C pf tne affair is to increase the Studimt Council. In :I.Vt"iting Plumbing facilities have been imthe class treasury for its gift to this letter, I want it to be known proved and closet space has been the College~ . ' . that in spite of my positi9n here at increased. . ?ill of_ ·· th!l_ highlil1'hts of the Wilkes, in this instance, I am repreA small room which formerly • · views. ·• Al so, was used as the storeroom has been $nee,t_acle will be. th_e i>performance sentmg on Jy my O\Vn of~ the Willces -College Gaiety Boys, any statemen t w h"ic h I s h a 11 m11- k e, converted into the dar kroom in a~tua_HY the senior lettermen in will be qµicJdy proved by myself which negatives are developed. · The disguise. The daring group of ten upon th e r equest of any one. S.Pace negative developing room is com· · can-canners will display a bit of prevent s me f rom ·proving every- plete with an automatic timing deburlesque in unique outfits similar thing I say here. vice, a nd a sySt em of outlet and in.• · • let tubes through which a flow of to t~ose wprn by Broadway gaiety From last year 's Student Council water controls the temperature of queens. The high-kicking and fati- elections, I remember severnl of the the developing reagents. cy footwork has · been ,p racticed promises expounded by the various The developing is the first step under the careful auspices of candidates. The two most pre- of picture processing. The remainchoreographer Jerry Lind. dominant pr omises seemed to be, der of the work is done in the A fashion show entitled "What honest and good r epresentation, and largest of the three rooms in a reCollege Students Are Wearing wider r epres entation. To succeed . markably efficient system. Upon These Days", will be presented by at the above, one must k now one's leaving the darkroom Mr. Gawlas Mickey Perlmuth and Fred Cohen, job and one must not r epresent proceeds in a clockwise direction c lass comedians, while Bruce Wil- one's own interests; rather, one t hr ough each step of processing unliams and Jane Obitz, co-chairmen must try to r epresent all. However til the finished picture is produced. of the affair, will present a comedy I, and other s, feel that neither of The finished picture is then zipskit to the viewers. these promises have been met . ped up to Mr. Curtis' desk on the The co-chairmen have been con1 have attended several Student thir d floor of Chase Hall via a centrating their efforts to procure dumbwaiter, which is another new a special guest soloist to add a Council meeftinhgs an~h hahve left f eature of the lab ; another is an one t e· same . t ercommumcahons . . li·ttle di"gni"ty to the program. The every · · o tThem wit · · m system w h"ich at impression is mtercommumcat10ns . . . Sought -after arti"st i's Mr. Joseph impression. system. Trosko who will rend the air with th at very few mem b ers k now w h at The third room in the lab ser ves hi·s versi· on of the " Sewer Song" their job · is, and even bfew erh are as Gawlas'. office in which all piefor ·the audience. r epresenting anyone ut t emk fil Pl selves. F or example, the so-called tures are ept on e. ans are Jimmy Jones and his little pal, "Parliamentarian" moved and sec- now underway to incorporate a por"Jerry Georgiana", will also add anded his own motion, then was trait r oom into the photographic color to the festivities with the proset-up. off the floor. Another memG 1 . ·t . t t d g ram they have prepared. Jones laughed ber .proposed a motion which, after aw as mvi es anyone m eres e 11 0KOURSf I SA() Wf WfRE GOJNG'Stif·ING'-n's PRONOUNCED THAT WAY.11 '\yill vse members of the faculty to several m i n u t e s of discussion to drop in the photo lab and watch help in his act. him go through the various operaNo show is complete without mu- prompted .this outcry from that t· f d 1 . • t If same individual : "Who made that ions O eve opmg a pie ure. sic; and thus, fortunately or unenough students show interest in COLU:GE fortµnately, the seniors have been motion anyway ?" the photo wor )< there has been sugable to acquire t)le services of a It is not unusual to have more gested the possibility that a Photo group of performers whom the than one motion on the floor at one Club may be originated. seniors prefer to label "musicians". time without any attempt on the ------By Dick Bailey The group will be in the form of a part of the President to alleviate (0011~ued from pag• 1) The meeting of the Freshman A newspaper published each week German band. Here we pause to the situation. It is also not unusual SENIOR VOTt DUE Coµncil is unique in that is is open- of the rnular iichool year by and express our depest apologies to to have one or two · outspoke)} indi- tributing membership through the with a pr11-yer· led by Bob Thomas, for the students of Wilkes <::Gl• Herr Disque. viduals recognize the next few years as long as the alumni secre- the Freshmap. Cl11ss president. The !eJ,-,; Witk~~Bll_rre, Pa. Sub• Thi~ unique program will pre- people who take the floor. Some- tary is able to communicate with main objectiye of the Council at scription: $1.80. per e"mester. c~d!! th.e ba,~ketball game between , one has to, the President rarely them, .. . their 111st meetip.g -.yi,is to make Wilkes and the Philadelphia School does. It is also not uncommon to Flags or Trophy Case plans for their dance whlch it is -~ tt~r ...... .. .'......... :..... T. ~ of Pharmacy . next Friday night see hours of useless discussion that The more immediate presentation sponsor}ng ip. ~11-rch. TJie dance is A~~- Edl~r .. ~- ~ ~!'eJl¥e1!! from '7 :30 to 8:45. The basketball .could ·easily and rightfully be dis- of the senior class to the college the firsi acti:vity t~at the Freshm11-n Asst... Editor .. .: ~c,~~ ~tC>.r 1~·T: ... game will follow at nine o'clock ' cussed in committ~e. Recognition will be in one of two forms Batter- ' Class will spon1;1or aione so far. Mgr. .... Richaru and after the game, the evening - of this fact by the ,P resident (upon : son annou)lced. Groups se~m to be 'i'ogither ' with. the · Sophomores, Business Asst. 'tJus; ·Mgr. ...... :. Tr,nn ~ill ~e c_ompleted with dancing un- . occ11s.ion) has nevertheless fa,iled to ; i,illied in two major camps: those 1 they sponsored the Masquerade Ball Faculty Adristr M.r. F. J. S~llfj' hl midmgh~. . . (contin11ed ~ page 4) ; favoring a trophy c11se and thos,e ! 111st fall. .· Editor-l at and ,businfll!ls oflices ~h,e 11/i~pssi~n is fifty c~nts a_l).d ; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - · f11voring two s.e ts of large flags to : A1so on the agen.d11 was the m,!!,tt<> myest m th~_s profr~m is to m- : . . • be mounted on the gymn,a sium : te_r of t~~ Class selling ash trays 1 located cm second .ftoor c,f Lec.ture v~st m the C<>Hege smce th~ ft1nds Jo~es; tickets: ~owie Gross,_ Joe • w11lls. One set of flags would bear : with a Wilkes Coll,e g.e dec,a l on the ; Hall, -S outh River Street, Wllkei,will pe ~sed fo1: the cl11ss gift. , Wilk, Glenn Car,ey, Chet . Miller. th.e Wilkes emb~~; the .o ther would , bo~tom. The Courcil voted against ' Barre, on the Wilkes cainpu_.,. . Committee ~udes are: Refresh- HeJen ~rachenfels, Dell11- King l!,nd be,11,r the names of all schools that ; tbis, also delayed tlw plans for the , ~~!i1Ht,i~~ p~pJ•.: ~ -~ 'dt's mellts: Be~nice Thom1,1s, Nancy Gail Laines ~a_Ye peen selected to ' Wi~k~s engages ii) collegiate com~ - swi,mming party ~mti} after t)le Pn!\tl'P', . rl'r ~~ ~aln ;erown; niu~Jc: AI Rosenberg, Reese .promote p1.1pl~cit;y- for the dance. i pettt1on. • , corn..ing d,ance. ;»'~~~-1'-~rr!!, .P!l. , . 'S'NlP __.t_acl~' Schedu,led. FOf Next frid.ay Night ' h di Letter to t '_e E tpr ... ;~:~~ O , Fr~sbmeq Discuss Plans for Dance - WIUES Beacon f.oc, s.~ ~ ~Uljh~~Jt Jones Kar, ~tr,,i! ~-,rt~ �Friday, March 2, '1!:)q6 WlLKF.s COLLEGE BEACON 3 MAT TEAM CLOSES SEASON TONIGHT Mansfield Here Tomorrow For Return Hoop Contest Cagers Out to Even Score for Road Defeat By Teachers' Squad SAM SHUGAR'S RETURN EARNS 'PLAYER' AWARD The Colonel cagers will try to even things up tomorrow night when they take on MansSam Shugar, this week's choice as "Player of the Week", field Stcite Teachers College in has been winning athletic laurels for the past four years in varia return tilt in the Wilkes gym ous Colonel uniforms although ihis is the first time he has ever at 8. won the Beacon's weekly award. While the Colonels have had their He was picked over several other candidates because of his share of woes on the road, they timely comeback which gave have shown power at home, winthe wrestling team a tremenning eight of t en on the local court. dous lift when it needed it most. The overall record is nine and 14. Big George Morgan was high man in the first tilt between these two teams with 22 points and was followed by Jim Ferris and John Bresnahan with 12 each. High for the Mountaineers was Joe Linkosky, former Larksville cager, who had 18 The Colonels led throughout most • of that game but tossed the duke away with some erratic ball-handling in the second stanza. Tomorrow night's tilt will be the next to the last on the home court for the Colonels. They play Philadelphia Pharmacy n e x t Friday .1ight and then close out the season at Eas't Stroudsburg next Saturday. Senfors on the Colonels team are Jim Ferris, Carl Van Dyke, Joe Jablonski, Ed Troutman ·and Cliff Brautigan. ·· · • He has wrestled in just two m eets this year, but won both of them handily to help the Colonels down Kings Point and Muhlenberg. After a h ectic soccer season, in which he was one of the key men on the best soccer team in Wilkes history, Shugar's doctor advised him to by-pass wrestling this ,Year du e to a danger of fatigue. So, he mi ssed the first seven meets of the year, but when Jim Ward's knee started to act up and Don Reynolds popped up with an injury, he responded to a call back to action. With less than a week of practice under his belt, he won handily in his debµt, subbing for Keith Williams - rather than the men he thought he would spell. Shugar has also won lett(lrs in baseball during his career here~ The former Plymouth grappler will be seeing his final action . tonight against -B rooklyn roly. He is currently student-teaching in the fielq of science at Coughlin High School and wjJI grad1Iate from Wilkes i11 June. Terrors Cop Tille, Beal Cannon Balls The College Terrors clinched top spot in the American Division of the intramural bowling league last Sunday night by sweeping four points while last year's champs, Ralston's Raiders, were dropping three. The Terrors took three close games from the Cannon Balls despite George Kolesar's 500 for the losers. Howie Gross' 491 and Bob Helmbold's 461 led the loop champs. A short-handed Ralston's Raiders squad never had a chance against the Lo-Balls although Jerry Lind, the_ league's top bowler, turned in a 510. Ray Radasheski with 486 and Bill Richards with 201-477 paced the winners to their three points. Marshall Jenkins turned in a 208 third game to salvage one ,p oint for the Strikers. However, Bill Tremayne rolled a big .541 series to lead the Fearless Six to three. Final games in the National Division wj!J be rolled Sunday night at 7 :115 with Ashley· Hall meeting the Ghost Riders in the match to decide thilt Joop's champion. The Arperican Division 'will bowl one more week. · · · · The Schedule: Ashley Hall vs. (i~ost Rid~rs, (7-8). Sophomore Sill: vs. ~ighty ¥9~ feel SQ ne'!'I' and fre$h and good - ~l over"."'" wh~n you paµs~ for Coqi.~Cot11-- It's spaikling with quick refrespin¢ilt ... and it's ~o pure anq ·jp91~some - nat';1fi1Uy fr!~d.(ily to t9!lf fi~r~. L~t _ir do fP,m~s . •..•· ~<?04 rim~&$ - for you. IOTTLED UNDElt AUT"ORITY OF T"E COCA-COLA COMPANY IY THE KEYSTONE ftCoh" is a f!gisterpd tr~~•-mork. CQPA:-CP4, ·JK:>T'f;JN"G c~. © J~~. !Hf ~%A-CpLA C(;?MPAN'I'. Reese's Record-Breaking Squad Ready for Rugged Contest When Brooklyn Poly Invades Home Gym John Reese's record-breaking wrestling team will make its last a ppearance of the year tonight when it meets a loaded Brooklyn Poly team in the home gym at 7. With many new records under their belts, the grapplers will be closing out the most successful season in the history of the soprt at Wilkes. Just about everything they do on the win- the Blue a nd Gold. Th ey are: coning side of the ledger tonight captain Bob Ma sonis, heavyweight; and Sam Shugar, 123-pou nder, who w ill constitute a new mark. Among the records established by this year's fine squad are: Most wins by a Wilkes team (nine, if they w in tonight); Most points scored by a Wilkes t eam (1-90); best percentage (.888); Most wins by one wrestler (eight, held jointly by Bob Masonis, Don Reynolds and Dave Thomas); Most points by one wrestler (34, by Masonis); Most consecutive wins (five). Should the t eam win tonight, it will also establish a new mark for fewest losses in one season (one) as well as breaking most of the marks listed above. The matmen are currently averaging 21 points per contest. Two of Reese's grapplers will be making their last appearances for is undefeated in two bouts after a lat e start this year. 'The other posts will be filled by Jim Ward, 130; Don Reynold s, 137; (continued on page 4) INTRAMURAL CAGERS IN HOMESTRETCH DRIVE On Monday night, March fifth, at 7 p.m ., the Globetrotters will meet the Crew Cuts, Newport will tangle with ,veckesser Hal1,. and the EP ARS will take on thes Yankees. On March seventh at 7 p.m.,, W eckesser is scheduled to meet the Clowns, the Crew Cuts and Newport lock horns, and the Globetrotters and EP ARS round out the schedule. PRESS BOX By GEQ~GE ELLIOT (Pinch-hitting for Jonni Falk) A HORSE AND BUGGY PHILOSOPHY ON ATHLETICS : . ' ·; As my stomach expat1ds, as my hairline reced~s, and as I watch my bowling average sink lower each week I become sadly conscious of the facts of Id age'. I notice that more and more my thoughts turn to proper diet and to plotting the regularity of bwel moveyµ~nts. This, they tell me, is a sure sign of a person tobogganing piaply ~ovmwar<l qn the othF side of the hill. I ayµ 11,lso -b eginning to worir:ler wheth¢r I am not becoming just a little dated and old-fashioned in spme pf ~Y ideas an4 philosophies. Has the world chan~ed so much from the era of Frank Meniwell to that of Stilt Chamberlain? Three weeks ago an athletic scandal erupted at one of the prominent Far Western ·universities. This was not just one of those expected day to day occurrences merely involving convertibles, doctored grade records, lavish expense accounts, or a high salaried campus job feeding migrating grosbeaks. This was an internal struggle for power. Players were being paid by one side to play and by the other side to lie down on the job. The backfield coach conveniently forgot to give the players certain inst.ructions. The powerful alumni association applied monetary pressure in support of those dissident players who opposed the coach's disciplinary action. From the ~ig Ten to thePacific Coast League to the Southwest ·conference the "amateur athletes" of America expressed their shocked dismay at such a breach of professional ethics. A man ought to at Elliot least know what he is being paid for and by whom! I am old fashioned enough to believe that there is something wonderful about late Autumn weekends and the traditional game between Unknown Tech and my alma mater. I am old fashioned enough to believe that there can be more real excitement and lasting memories in a game, however amateurish, played by fellows I recognize as my classmates than there could ever be in a coliseum extravaganza involving imported behemoths. I am old fashioned enough to believe that there should not be the relationship between scholarship assistance and athletic participation which seems to reduce a given football game to a sort of contractual business engagement between school and student. ATHLETICS A PART OF EDUCATION What really marks me as a remnant of horse and buggy philosophy is a feeling that athletic participation is a necessary and vitally important part of any person's general education. I am one who still believes that a student:athlete will be a more complete person of stronger character and potential than the non-athlete. I believe that the lessons o:/' group cooperation and of self-sacrifice that one learns on the athletic field c.a n be of much greater izp.pprtance than mere textbook learning. In fact, I feel sorry for the individu11l who foregoes sports activity, because I tl}j?}k that he l:i11s missed something of lasting impprtance. In summ.ary, I ):>elieve. that the time and. energy that a trµe amateur athlete puts into his sports p.ctivity will pay him back several times over in making of him. a stronger, II)Ore adaptable, and more dependable MiteS., (~-6). human personality. Walloping W agi, vs. Cha11~ I never think 1>f athletics at Wilkes College without thinking of such Commandos, (3-f). · people as Glenn Carey, ,Tim Ferris, Sari'l Shugar, or Carl Van Dyke: The Top fire: LJpd, 171; Tre- These four ar~, I think, tepresentative of what I have tried to express ~ayne, '161); M1>rris, 167; 'fr~ko, in the ii.hove para.graph. Each of tpem possesses a natural itttractive167; Jen!dns, 1~2. nefls to otp.ers, and there js such il basic sincerity in everything they do th11-t one feels both comfortable ih and inspired .b y their presence. The one cowman quality tp.at most im,press~s ipe about all of them is their easy adaptabrlity to situations and to people without obvious display JO'S BEAUTY SALON or false mannerisms. You can depiind .µpon them ancl havr faith in Phone VA 2-2698 them P.~IP-H,e tbey, the~selves, have so much respect fpr and faith i~ ->, ' ' ' '"'" , .. ... ,.. other people. You can hl),ve your national championships and your big82 S. Mqin St. Wilk!='s-Bqrre time sport11. I'll take our own Wilkes CoHe~4:? type of stµr:lent-athlete ~very tiJne! · · · �4 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Coloneleltes Split Bob Masonis Leads Mat In Double-header, Team Scoring with 34 Jr. Varsity Wins REESE CALLS DIAMOND MEETING FOR MONDAY The Wilkes College Colonelettes split a double-header with Albright last Thursday night on the home floor. The varsity got the evening off to a poor start by dropping the initial game, 37 to 21, in a fast moving contest. Barbara Vavrek was high scorer for the varsity with 9 points. In the jayvee encounter, the Wilkes women surprised everyone by coming from behind in the second half to defeat the Reading lassies, 28-15. Captain Bernie Vidunas credited the victory to the fine work of the guards who allowed only two points to be scored in the second half while the Colonelettes were piling up 19. Vidunas scored over half of the Wilkes total with 16 points.. Marion Klawonn was next with 8. Karen Karmelowicz and Judy ,B odkin did a fine job at center setting up plays for the other forwards. Karmelowicz also starred at the free throw line collecting 4 points. The guards who did such admirable defensive work were: Dolly Dombrowski, Judy Tabasco, Ginny Wallizer, Mim Thompson, and Pat Reed. Dombrowski, Tabasco and W allizer are new players for the Colonelettes. The game marked a new era in women's basketball at Wilkes as the College has never had a jayvee team before. The game gives the junior cagers a chace to try out their skills - basketball that is! The Colonelettes play their final game of the season at Moravian on March 17. By Cliff Kobland Going into the final week of actien for the grapplers, heavyweight Bob Masonis is leading his teammates in scoring. Big Bob, in his senior year at Wilkes, has compiled 34 points to date. Trailing close behind is l)on Reynolds with 30 points and Dave Thomas with 28. Masonis is also leading in falls with five. Here is the individual scoring to date for the first 9 meets: Friday, March 2, 1956 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111· STUDENT TEACHERS (continued from page l) SPECIAL TUX lish, John Suffren, mathematics, GROUP PRICES Glenn Williams, civics. for At Kingston High School, Kings- WU.US DANCES ton: Barbara Boock, biology, Kathat erine Edgerton, history, Richard Jones, English, John Kushnerick, JOHN B. STETZ~' chemistry, D o n al d McFadden, Expert Clothier ~ mathematics, Leah Jean Neuburg9 E. Market St., W-B. f.. .\ ''\'xl!NIIIIII~ er, commercial, June Stevens, history, Carl Van Dyke, commercial, 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Dorcas Younger, English. Nanticoke High School, Nanticoke: William Davis, commercial; LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sayre Area Joint Schools, Sayre, (continued from page 2) Pa.: William Baran, history; Hazlestir him into action. Also when one ton High School, Hazleton: Ralph representative speaks, many of the Whitmer, history. Baseball coach John Reese has called a meeting for all candidates interested in trying out for this year's team for Monday at 4 in the gym office. Pitchers and cachers started working out last Thursday in the gym under the direction of Bill Mock, assistant coach and former Baron hurler. m • Ll>NGS.• ot1.W\C~ -.-.-.-_-i_i_i_i__________~-i-i-.-.-.~-.-i-i1_t_ others do not hear says be- iiiiiiiitttttttttttttttt cause they are toowhat busyhepreparing 1Pts a retaliation. This again adds to 34 the general confusion which pre30 vails throughout the sessions. :!St :~ 28 This, in a small unexaggerated : 27 part, students, is your Student '. t 26 Council. To r eally see what a farce ■ • 25 they present, you would have to at11 tend a few of their meetings. I ask llllliillllXXIIXiiXIXIXX 6 again, who are you representing, 3 Student Council? If it's the stu0 dent, then represent him right. We TUXEDOS TO RENT 0 elected you in full faith, now serv~ Special Price To Studenta us in the same manner . Totals . 50 17 3 17 190 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. Yours for Betterment, The team is averaging over 21 David Vann 110ints per match. A student NAME Bob Masonis .. Don Reynolds Dave Thomas . Walt Glogowski . Jim Ward Terry Smith .. Keith Williams Sam Shugar . Morgan Neil Dadurka . Kravitz WL D F 8 1 0 5 8 1 0 3 8 1 0 2 7 2 0 3 6 1 2 2 7 1 1 1 3 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 FEATURING THE IVY LEAGUE LOOK FOR COLLEGE MEN t toe :., BAUM'S Wilkes College BOOKSTORE AND VARIETY SHOP Books - Supplies - Novelties Subscriptions Hours: 9-12 - 1-5 ... WELCOME PACKS MORE PLEASURE because itSMore Perfj_ct!JJ Ricked/ MAT TEAM {continued from page 3) Terry Smith, 147; · Dave Thoma;,, 157; Walt Glogowski, 167; and Neil Dadurka, 177. Mules Easy The Colonels bagged their eighth win of the year last Saturday afternoon by swamping Muhlenberg, 226. The local matmen piled up a 17-0 lead before the Mules cashed in with wins at 167 and 177. Dave Thomas broke a Wilkes pin famine which had stretched through 34 bouts by disposing of the 15pound opponent in 3 :27. Masonis also added a . fiv e-pointer to his record. ·Open A CHARGE ACCOUNT At Newly Remodeled POMEROY'S For All Your College Needs Throughout The Year And SAVE! Chuck Robbins - SPORTING GOODS 28 'North Main Street with a Milder, Better-Tasting smokeore pleasure by exclusive Accu-Ray PARK, SHOP and EAT . at the new· FOWL~R, _DICK and WlLKER The Boston Store ··- ·• #C.~ The more perfectly packed your To the touch •.• to the taste, Firm and pleasing to the lips cigarette, , the more pleasure it an Accu-Ray Chesterfield satis- •.. mild yet deeply satisfying to gives ... and Accu-Ray packs fies the most .•• burns more the taste - Chesterfield alone is Chesterfield far more perfectly. evenly, smokes ~ smoother. pleasure-packed by Accu-Ray. CHESTERFIELD • l,ccm & Mnas TOIACCO Co. MILD, YET THEY . . Sa«J/y I . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1956 March 2nd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 March 2 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/08aebfe90c4b33a334808d1f947cffd0.pdf 7447848a85a8a452c111efa6e1d08a6f PDF Text Text ~ Wil.KFS COLLEGE Serving the Valley for 22 Years Vol. XI. No. 19 - WILKES COLLEGE - ~Beacon WILKFS COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA THE BEACON Serving the College since 1944 FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1956 TDRTeaatJ;'LEPRECHAUN LEAP' TQNITE; 5 ~~~~s l!::lFROSH AFFAIR BEGINS AT 9 by Audrey J. Radler The Theta Delta Rho annual St. Patrick's Day Tea will be held this afternoon in McClintock Hall from 3 to 5. Invitations have been sent to all the local high schools and a representation is expected from each. This annual affair, in conjunction with the Washington's Birthday Tea, is held to acquaint high school girls with the Wilkes College campus and sorority members. Mrs. Gertrude Doane, Dean of TDR Fashion Show Wednesday At 8 by Marion Klawonn One of the most unusual fashion shows in recent years wlil be presented by Theta Delta Rho next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock in the Wilkes gym. The annual show, usually limited to women's fashions, will introduce, for the first time, men's apparel, which will be supplied'by the Louis Ros enthal store. Co-chairmen of the affair Natalie Barone and Jane Obitz stated that colorful backdrops will be used to depict the scenes in which models will display the latest fashions. As in recent years the fashion show will feature a bridal scene in which Jackie Oliver will model the bridal gown and Mrs. Gertrude Doane will wear the gown of the bride's mother. Also featured will be sportswear, suits, lingerie, and cocktail gowns. Committee chairman under Miss Barone and Miss Obitz are: publi- city, Gail Laines; tickets, Marian Laines; entertainment, Alice Milligan; refreshments, Virginia Brehm; and programs, Patsy Reese. Models include Mary Ann Powell, Connie Kamarunas, Barbara Tanski, Nancy Schooley, Jeannette Perrins, Jackie Oliver, Barbara Ridder, Sally Warmouth, Joan Shoemaker, Carolyn Goeringer, Nancy Frey, Mrs. Doane, Jackie Griffith, Theresa Desiderio, Nat3ilie RuDusky. Venturing into the field of modeling of men's clothes will be George Batterson, Glenn Carey, David Polley, Bill Rinken, Mickey P erlmuth, Cliff Brautigan; Ger.a id Lind, and Mike Kennedy. Stores working in co-operation with T.D.R. are: Blum Bros., Zimmerman's, Louis Rosenthal, Stein's, Leslie's, Paris, Bond's, Ruth Ziman, and Fashion 1Boot Shoes. Tickets for the affair can be purchased from any T.D.R. member for 50 cents. has been arranged for the guests and refreshments will be served. Chairman for the affair is Rita Matiskella. Mary Mattey has been Nonna Jean Davis appointed hostess for the tea, Nancy Casterline head of the invitaWomen, will speak to the girls and tion committee, and Norma Davis give them an insight into local col- will have charge of the refreshlege life. A tour of the campus ments. Pat Kennedy will make the house arrangements and. Sylvia Williams is head of the -c lean-up commi.ttee. The next affair of the sorority will be a fashion show next W ednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Plans are also being made for the annual Mother's Day Tea and the JuniorSenior Buffet Supper. DEBATERS SECOND AT NOTRE DAME by Norma Jean Davis Wilkes' debaters won second place at the Fourth Annual Notre Dame Invitational Debate Tournament last Friday and Saturday Mr. Alfred Groh, director of "Bloomer Girl" this week called for with 255 out of a possible 300 volunteers to help build sets and to comprise the stage crew for the uppoints. Top honors went to Notre coming Cue 'n' Curt;iin musical. "The College will be before the comDame. munity, the public of Wyoming Valley, and its reputation will be at In the best speaker ratings, J es-se stake," Mr. Groh stated in an interview Monday. Choper was judged 3rd and John . This, he explained, will not be the_ model paintings in the cafeBucholtz 6th, and both received possible unless student interest in t ena. . . certificates for superior debating. the technical side of the dramatic The show will be staged to ehNotre Dame and Wilkes were the production increases. And should minate all possible waiting ~etween only teams in the tournament to "Bloomer Girl" be unsuccessful in scenes. In order to do this, fast have both debaters in the top ten. this r espect, it will not be feasible ~cen_e chan~ing i~ n ecessary, changThe Wilkes t eam finished tenth to present future musical comedies. mg impossible without an adequatP, Musi·cals requ1·re more than J·ust crew. i· n the won-loss category by defeatMr. Groh pointed out that the ing Navy, St. Joseph's and St. actors. Scenes must be painted and cast of 4.0 will spend about 180 Mary's. They were edged by Notre sets must 'be changed when such hours in .r ehear sals over a twoDame, University of Kentucky, and elaborate productions are staged · - d . month period. This ties up many Mi.llsaps ·C ollege of Jackson, Mis- Moreover, m a peno piece sue nights for these p eople, so someone sissippi. Two of the losses were as "Bloomer Girl", at least a half- must h elp besides the actors. one point decisions and the third by dozen costume girls are needed. If you ha ve 10 or 12 free hours a three point margin. Student interest shown in the in the next month, see Allen Ros enThe tournament, which was at- production and staging p ha s es berg or Joe Oliver and offer your tended by schools from all over the needs to be increased; with only services. It will not only make nation, was limited b y invitation to a few strong backs and willing "Bloomer Girl" a success, it will 22 national contenders. hands available at present, there keep Wilkes' dramatic standing in Dr. Stanko Vujica accompanied are still openings for 10 or 12 more. the community high, and most of the Wilkes t eam to South Bend, InAllen Rosenberg is in charge of all, you will enjoy doing it. diana. production and Joe Oliver heads the Dr. Kruger announced that the stage crew. Both departments and team will compete in the District 7 both men would welcome the asElimination Tournament at the• sistnce of a larger crew. University of Virginia on March The set s are all ready for paintThe highlight of the rece nt Ju24 and 25. The finalists will go to ing, and the Art Departm ent also West Point for the National Debate has ,finished painting the models of nior Class meeting was t he decision Championship Tourney. The na- the sets. All that remains is to to hold a hayride on May 5, for tional topic will be: Resolved, That construct the sets and to transpose members of the class and their the Non-agricultural Industries of the paintings to the flats. Wilkes g uest s. The hayride will t erm inate the United States Should Guarantee students may get a preview of the at the El Pocono Dude Ranch with Their Employees an Annual Wage. set s, since it is planned to exhibit a wiener roast and a dance. GROH CALLS FOR STAGE HANDS h Hayride to Terminate Junior Activities in May Boulevard Trio, Rosen lo Entertain Al First Freshman Dance of Season; Saba Heads St. Patrick's Eve Frolic by Ed McCafferty Tonight, the eve of St. Patrick's Day, leprechauns start jumping, and dancing, and leaping in anticipation of St. Patrick's big day. Not to be outdone by mere leprechauns, the Freshmen, in COUNCIL APPROVES SCHOLARSHIP FUND FROM I.C.F. BALANCE Provisions for a student scholarship fund were submitted to and approved by the student governing body at the last Student Council meeting. The fund will be called the "Annual Student Body Scholarship Grant" and will be awarded to the person considered most worthy by a faculty committee. The money for the scholarships will come from the balance of the Intercollegiate Conference F u n d which was established earlier in the academic year to finance activities of organized campus clubs. The Student Council Scholarship will be awarded to the outstanding student on the basis of need, scholarship, and leadership. Representatives of the Student Council will meet with the Scholarship Committee of the faculty to nominate candidates. The group will rate them in order of merit and need. The person rated first will get the highest award. The others will get awartls if the money is availabl e. No individual award will exceed $250.00, but the joint committee may divide the funds among the ,t hree top students in any manner to r ender the greatest service. Names of candidates will be placed in nomination before May 15 of the spring semester and the award or awards will be announced during the first two weeks of the fall term. BASTRESS ANNOUNCES TRIAL REGISTRATION Dr. Alfred W. Bastress, dean of instruction, announced that the beginning of trial registrations this coming week, samples showing the correct method of completing the registration fo-r ms will be posted on most campus bulletin boards. Dr. Bastress stated that unnecessary delay and complications in processing forms have resulted in the past from mutilation of the registration forms and improper entries thereon. He asked that students note the sample form s before attempting to fill in the registration form for the fall semester. This affair will mark the closing of this year's activities, and half of t he cost will be paid from the class treasury . All juniors are urged to take advantage of this opportunity to get acquainted with their f ellow classmates in a friend ly, informal atmosphere. Jerome Stein is chairman of the a ffai r . Co mmittee members include Marilyn Williams, Joan Zawoiski, Arthur Meyer, George Weaver, and Joe Halcisak. their first solo-sponsored dance, offer a Leprechaun Leap tonight, so that the general public, nonleprechauns that they are, can whoop things up a bit. John Saba This fun-packed variety dance will feature both modern and square dancing. Music will be provided by the Boulevard Trio, who have gained popularity through their recent appearances here. Joel Rosen, a Wilkes night school student ahd well~known Catskills entertainer, will be emcee. Rosen intends to liven up the ol' South Franklin Street gym by inserting novelty numbers, such as a balloon dance and an elimination dance. Festivities start at nine o'clock and will run until midnight. Ticket s cost fifty cents and may be purchased from any Freshman Council member or at the door. John Saba is general chairman of the dance. Committee heads are: decorations, Ellen . Kemp; tickets, Dav e Schoenfield; refreshments, Pat Bedeski; publicity, Ed Mc-Cafferty . WC Students to Visit West Virginia College Th e four class presidents and one Student Council official fr om Wilkes College will travel to Hampton Institute, West Virginia, early in the spring as part of an exchange student program it was announced by Bob Lynch, Student Council President. The West Virgi nia boys' school will also send five stud ents to the Wilkes campus for a weekend. President Lynch announced that the West Virginians will come to the college during the weekend of May 4, 5, and 6. The Wilkesmen will visit the southern institute on April 6, 7, and 8. Those who will represent Wilkes (continued on page 2) �2 Friday, March 16, 1956 WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON EDITORIAL - Don't Kill the Goose Back around the middle of October the City was kind enough lo renew its agreement with regard to liberal treatment of student parking in the College area, particularly on South River Street. The City has said nothing since, fortunately, but the other day some of our readers pointed out that it might be well justified in so doing. What annoyed the people who spoke to us was the inconsiderateness of some drivers who park their vehicles in such a manner as to fill not only their own space, but that of another as well. And it is not too unusual, either, they claim, to find other autos boxed in beyond all hope of moving until one of the machines on either end has left. What really worries them, though, is the tendency for many to park in restricted zones, or, even worse, ne~ to City fire plugs. Now when the City granted students parking privileges, it was assumed that the students would be mindful of their responsibilities to their fellows and to the community. A privilege is not, despite what some of the College's less admirable citizens seem to think, a right. A privilege is something which can be removed, and if abuses continue, drivers who continue to demonstrate their irresponsibility may just discover one day that it has been. The CATl:21~0 Dean's Corner 131:211)6~ PARK, SHOP and 0~ Mr. Nicholas M. Catrino is one of Wyoming Valley's leading bridge players and holds a Senior Master's title. He is the owner and operator A Proposal for Greater Etliciency of the Catrino Pharmacy, 206 N. In American College Education Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. At the request of the BEACON, When I consider recent trends in Mr. Catrino has consented to write American education and observe a series of columns, offering the popular attitudes toward intellectu- growing number of bridge players al attainment, I begin to question in the College an opportunity to the traditional structure of our col- improve their play. This week's leges. Since diplomas are now column is designed as an elemensymbols of status and since grades tary lesson and can be followed by have become a more desired goal even those who have never played than mere mental growth, I here- the game. And so we proceed with with propose a more rational sysLesson I: t em for the future. Contract Bridge is a card game My system is based upon the sale played with a straight deck and a of college diplomas at all the na- minimum of four players, each tion's department stores. Of course, player after being seated is desigprices would be nated a position such as North, east, sufficiently high south, and west. Usually north and so as ,to give south are partners against east and t he certificates west. prestige value • After the dealer has been selectand so as to ed he deals a shuffled pack .p roperly price out of the cut by his right-hand opponent and You instead decided to look at market the unbeg.ins the deal with the first card the Council's meetings, and to try worthy. Posessbeing dealt to his left hand oppoto find flaws there. As I said be- sion of such dipnent face. down and the dealer confore, this was the illogical place to lomas would entinues one card at a time clockwise look, but none-the-less you did so. title the owner to west, north, east and south unYou seem to think that you did to all .the privitil the 52nd card is dealt to himself. find some flaws here. I don't. True, leges appertainEach player has been dealt thirElliot there are many things wrong with ing thereto, such teen cards and the auction for the the Student ·Council, just as no as being consiultimate contract begins - each group is flawless, ,b ut the instances dered an intellectual by his friends. player starting with the deale!" you cite are not among the flaws Each customer would be free to must then - pass / bid - if all four of the Council, and more important, pick the alma mater of his choice, hands :pass then the deal is conthey do not show how the Student but of course, there would be a sidered passed out - with no score Council members have failed in wide difference in prices depending for either side - and a new deal betheir jobs. Does the fact that the upon the amount of ivy one pre- gins with the left-hand opponent of Council President does not rule ferred . the previous dealer as the new dealwith an iron hand, and not only alAlso offered for sale would be er. lows, but encourages discussion official grade records ranging from In the auction each player - if mean that he is failing those whome the straight A for those who want- his hand hol_d s the necessary rehe represents? Does the fact that ed to be considered highbrows to quirements may then bid - any the ·P arliamentarian is out of order the gentlemanly C for the playboy number in any suit or no trump mean that he has disregarded his type. We would also have available ( depending on the character of his campaign promises? The answers at slightly lower prices certificates holdings) all the way up to seven. are obviously NO. If ,t he Council of attendance at various colleges In contract bridge when one bids members feel that they can best for those people who merely want one contracts to take tricks in the function under informal conditions, to publicize such information in suit designated or no trump plus and if they further feel that they wedding announcements·, lodge no- six - which is the book. would rather partake in discussion, tices, etc . One can readily see that If one bids one club one contracts does this mean that they do not u n d e r this proposed system we to take one trick plus six or a total know their jobs, and have failed would have an ever increasing num- of seven tricks in all, with clubs as miserably in them? Again a big ber of satisfied college graduates, trumps. If one bids one or two or NO. and in the process we would not three, etc., in any suit, one must The Council has its faults, Dave. burden our youth with any unde- take that many tricks plus six at Every group has them, but as far sirable mental fatigue. the suit one mentions as trump. as I can see you haven't shown Meanwhile c· o 11 e g e campuses If one bids one or two or three, etc., them. As I said before, your letter could be released for more signifi- .at no trump then one must take shows an illogical .conclusion drawn cant functions such as house-par- that many tricks plus six with no from insufficient and isolated data. ties, fraternity meetings, and foot- suit as trump - meaning just the In short, a big joke. Ha! ball games. Classes might still be highest card played of the suit lead Signed, scheduled each da y but strictly £or takes tricks. Larry Amdur, also a student the purpose of giving campus resiIf one contracts to take a specidents the satisfaction of cutting fied numb er of tricks and does not them. Dormitories would finally be meet one's co mmitments one can be (continued lrom page 1) used for the purpose for which they severely · punished (in points) by STUDENT EXCHANGE were intended, sleeping. It might alert opponents who will double for are Dave Vann, Bob Thomas, also be a good idea for the govern- penalties and recieve double the George Batterson, Larry Amdur, ment or some other agency to pro- number of points for setting the opChet Miller. Miller, who is trea- vide scholarships in order to give ponents. Often times this procesurer of the Student Council will selected young people the cultural dure is mo re profitable than bidding replace Bob Lynch, council presi- advantages mentioned above. for games and slams, when one's dent. opponents are not skilled at estiCollege teachers could now spend The exchange program plan orimating their trick-taking capacity. ginated at the request of the West their time exclusively giving lunch- They wander too high in the auceon speeches to Rotary, Kiwanis, Virginia school early in the school tion and smart opponents bring year. .In correspondence with Mr. and s.imilar organizations. In this down the guillotine (double) and George Elliot, acting Dean of Men, way they could serve t he ·more use- off come some heads. Hampton Institute officials ex- ful purpose of dispensing a few pressed a desire to have members words of wisdom to such groups on of their student body visit Wilkes those rare moments when they and invited Wilkes to send visiting wanted to he properly meditative. • Of course, these teachers would be students in return. carefully screened so that they did 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 not become too serious or too boring, as .p rofessors often will. SPECIA1. TUX The book industry would fit into FEATURING THE J."IY LEAGUE GROUP PRICES my system of publishing condensed LOOK FOR COLLEGE MEN comic-book versions of all the great works of literature, science, and philosophy. These would serve the necessary function of furnishing conversational leads or pat answers for cocktail party discussions. The clothing industry would furnish suitable styles for the various college .typses, such as "the tweed AND look", "the big wheel weave", etc. Ford Foundation money could now be used to provide a new Ford convertible for all campus students. Books - Supplies - Novelties In conclusion, I am free to accept Subscriptions the nomination for the presidency Hours: 9-12 - 1-5 if any group of students are willing ... WELCOME to draft me. On this platform, how OIIIIIIIIOIJ:J:XIIXXIIXX can we lose? By GEORGE F. ELLIOT Acting Dean of Men EAT at the new FOWLER, DICK and WALKER The Boston Store LETTER TO THE EDITOR To: Mr. David Vann Dear Dave: You say the Student Council is a big joke and a big laugh - Well, I say your letter _is an_ even bigger joke, and a bigger laugh. For an intelligent boy, (and I know you are) you surely do not follow logical lines of reasoning. Case in point, your letter to the Editor in last week's Beacon. You say that in order for Student Council representatives to do their jobs •p roperly, they must first know their jobs. (,Logical so far, huh? Wait!) You ,then say that Student Council representatives do not :know their jobs, but in proof of this you offer only your observations at "several" Council meetings. This, Dave, is illogical. The logical source of .p roof of any contention regarding the Student Council and its members would have been the Council's record. Of course, you wouldn't do this because it defeat your purpose of knocking the Council. Had you taken the trouble to do so, you would have found the record of the Student Council unblemished by failure in any undertaking. For example, let us consider the case of the budget discussed by the Council in September of 1955. The entire matter was handled so smoothly and so efficiently that many students could not understand why it had been a problem in the past. The Council members, in working towarq tl}eir goal of rep.resentiiig their constituents, were responsible £or the efficiency. As another example, let us consider this year's Winter Carnival. I know that I am backed by a majority of those who attended when I say that it was one of the best we can recall. Another Council Success. Space does not permit me to speak of the others. The record stnds for itself. But, of course, Dave, you wouldn't look at the record, as I said before, it would defeat your purpose. - 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 ........ ................ 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 ftoor of Lecture Hall, South River Street, WilkesBarre, on the Wilkes campus. Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's Printery, rear 55 North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. • LC>NGS1N( "'""'~ Wilkes College BOOKSTORE VARIETY SHOP I .J .\ ~ More Fun! In the company of friends homeward bound you can make it a "party" all the way. There•s room to roam, time to visit, and nothing to worry about. More Comfort! Restful c o a c h e s , - « loads of •. . ..." -'·', luggage space, · .. refreshm ents ··· and swell meals en route. No tough driving on crowded highways. No waiting for skies to clear. Yes sir, the train is tops in transportation ! What Savings! Give yourself a "Scotch treat" by teaming up with two or more friends bound for your home town. On trips of 100 miles or more, you'll each save 25% on roundtrip coach tickets using GROUP ECONOMY FARES!* And here•s another bargain ! Round up 25 or mo.re to travel long-distance together on the same homeward train. Then return singly or together, and you each save 28% of regular roundtrip fare. *Except for local travel betwttn N,w YorkWashington and points ,ast of Lancaster. Pa. See your travel or ticket agent NOW! Ask about these big money saving plans! EASTERN ·=============3 RAILROADS �~riday, March 16, 1956 3 WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON Baseball Squad Holds Drills In Gym, Coach Reese Hopeful by T. I. Myers Baseball Coach John Reese, interviewed Wednesday, was optimistic about the chances for this year's diamond crew. The team as a whole is young, with plenty of experienced pitching. Also, there is more depth at every position. A TIP OF THE FALK HAT Well, both teams made it through the season in one piece. Maybe, ;he grapplers could have even waded through a few more opponents the way they were coming on with a rush at the end of the year, but we ioubt if the cagers could ever have taken the floor for another game. rhe hoop season was just too darn long. Starting back somewhere around the beginning of December, the basketball team plowed through 27 tilts with 15 of them coming · on the road. It was just too much for some of them. Remember, there were a few vacations spliced into the hoop season, and the long schedule complete with layoffs did more harm than good. They were tired at the end of the season - yet they were dead game. We don't •t hink Wilkes will ever have a gamer .bunch of guys on ;he court at one time than it had this year in the likes of Jimbo Ferris, Toe Jablonski, Carl Van Dyke, Bob -Sokol, Shawn Bresnahan, George Morgan - and all the crew who were rea"dy when needed. Perhaps few people realize that this team, even though they had a losing season, racked up as many wins as another Wilkes court team. AND THEY WON ONLY TWO TILTS ON THE ROAD ALL YEAR! Not enough can be said about the wrestling team. The one blot on its record is nothing to be ashamed of.. Let's face it! Bloom prob!Lbly has more to hide about that match than we do. And speaking of ~ameness, don't ever forget Neil Dadurka continually wrestling out of his class with nary a complaint; Sam Shugar's almost amazing comeback; Bob Masonis losing 30 pounds to make 177 a few times; or any of the guys who kept going despite injuries and hunger problems. It's been swell knowing them ; watching tern; and writing about them. r.buck Robbins - SPORTING GOODS - · 28 ·North Main Street THE OMAR SUPPER CLUB Route 611 Scranton-Clarks Summit - presents AL SCHRADER'S ORCHESTRA - plus N. Y. floorshow Every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday • • Terrors Riders Meet for Bowling Honors Sunday Eight pitchers, four of them se-\ niors, will constitute the Colonels' mound staff. Three of the seniors, / Mel McNew, "Moe" Batterson, and Al Broody played on last year's team. The fourth, John Milliman, has returned this semester after two years in the service, and is expected \o add considerable strength Even though the Lo-Balls took by Cliff Kobland to the staff. The Wilkes College cagers closed Two lefthanders return from last three points from the College Terout their basketball season last year's club. Ed Birnbaum and rors in the final week's play of the Saturday night, losing to East Barry Miller will add balance to American Division of the bowling Stroudsburg on the victor's court, th e predominantly righthanded circuit, the Terrors wound up on top 75-71. The Colonels had 11 vie- pitching crew. Dave Panzitta and of the loop to earn the right to tories against 15 defeats. Joe Ludgate, both freshmen, are meet the Ghost Riders, National Inability to win on the road was new additions and are expected to champs, this Sun~ar. night at the the key factor in the Colonels' fair do their share of the pitching J ewish Community Center. The Ghost Riders had won t_he showing this year. They were 2 chores . championship two weeks ago by and 13 on the road for the year, The catching should show im- breaking all loop records to take but at home they were almost un- provement. Bob Sokol, varsity three from a fighting Ashley Hall beatable. They wrapped up 9 wins catcher in '55, has returned and team. on the local court to only two set- John Harvey, a freshman, will be In other matches Sunday night, backs. around to give the Colonels depth Ralston's Raiders, last year's chamIn the last home game · of the behind the plate. pions, won four by forfeit, while the season, last Friday night, the Blue The infield returns virtually in- Fearless Six took three from the and Gold had an easy time with an tact, with Ron Rescigno, Joe Par- Cannon Balls. Jerry Lind, this out-classed and out-manned Phila- snik, Mike Goobic, John Hessler year's high average champ, rolled delphia College of Pharmacy and and Larry Pugh in the fold . Frank the night's high series with 523. Science, winning, 88-58. Scutch, a sophomore and lefthand- George Kolesar, whose 234 is the The game was not even close ed first baseman, is a good infield high single, kicked in with a 494. after the first two minutes . Wilkes prospect. Another is Scott TrethaSunday night's match between jumped off to a quick two point way, a freshman shortstop. Mike the Ghost Riders and the College lead on Carl Van Dyke's.Jay-up just Dydo, a freshman, is a promising Terrors will decide the college three seconds from the openini third baseman. champs. Members of the Ghost whistle. Jim Ferris is the only senior in Riders are: captain Dick Morris, The Colonels continued to in- the outfield and Jim Groblewski Joe Ackourey, Joe Miceli, John cr ease their margm and lead com- was also a member of last year's Hessler, and Janet Davies. fortably at half-time, 55-2,6. squad. Al Minarski has returned The College Terrors have: capIn the second half, Blue and Gold from service and freshmen Al Bal- tain Howie Gross, Bob Helmbold, coach Eddie Davis gave his start ers comb and Bo;b McGurrin round out Leo Dembrowski, Jim Coleman, a rest and the Pharmacy five be- the outfield prospects. Fran Hopkins and Rosie Weinstein. gan to come from behind. But they Coach Reese expects to have his Ellie Pish won the girls' trophy for never could really catch fire and 30-man squad practicing in the high average with 134. Lind took the Wilkes subs kept pouring it on gym for another week or two due the high three gam e series with till the final gun. to the weather. The indoor -p rac- 576. Awards will be given out in George Morgan, top scorer for tice consists of infield drills, pitch- an assembly to be held in the neat· · the Colonels this year, was high ing, bunting and use of- the batting future. in the game with 22. Bob Sokool tee, along with the other training had 12 and Joe Jablonski had 11. that can be accomplished indoors. FINAL STANDINGS Carl Van Dyke, Elmer Snider and "The batting tee has been most efNATIONAL LEAGUE J"om Ferris had ten, fective in improving our hitting," Ghost Riders 17 14 Reese commented. Ashley Hall 13 Bill Mock, former Wilkes-Barre Chase Commandos 9 Baron, is assistant coach and is ex- Mighty Mites 4 pected to be a great help with the Walloping Wags 3 pitchers and catchers . Sophomore Six Outdoor practices and all home * * * * * gam es will be in Artillery Park, AMERICAN LEAGUE Est. 1871 15 although the field will not be College Terrors 13 r eadied until the weather breaks. Ralston's Raiders Men's Furnishings and The 16-game schedule includes six Lo Balls 11 home stands. 9 Fearless Six . Hats of Quality 6 Reese summarized his remarks Strikers by saying that the pitching should Cannon Balls 6 tt be effective, barring sore arms; the * * * * * catching has improved; the team TOP TEN MEN 9 West Market Street has better depth at all positions gms. pins ave. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. and there is a good chance for a Lind 15 2622 175 successful season. 15 2514 167 Trosko 12 1993 166 Tremayne 15 2485 165 Morris 12 1947 162 Jenkins 15 2415 161 Kolesar Open A 15 2355 157 Falk Registrations for the handicap Dadurka 15 2334 155 bowling tournament which will be- Helmbold 12 1893 154 gin March 25 are still open. Bowl- Panzitta 12 1750 154 At Newly Remodeled ers may enter all, or any of the * * * :: * three events scheduled. TOP TEN WOMEN The events are: mixed teams gms. pins ave. ( three men, two girls), mixed doub- E. Pish 12 1619 134For All Your College Needs les, and male doubles. An all- F. Hopkins 12 1410 115 Throughout The Year . . . events champ will also be crowned. L. Jago . ... . ... 15 1697 113 And SAVEi While registrations are officially M. Thomson . . 12 1302 108 open until March 23, they may be R. Weinstein 12 1549 103 closed when the saturation point is J. Davies 15 1506 100 reached, so those planning to enter A. Radler 9 892 99 are urged to register as soon as L. Lupinski ... 15 1471 98 possible. A. Stefancin 15 1422 94 Registrations may .be made with J. Machonis 15 1373 91 either Jonni Falk, in the PRO office Sunday, March 18, will be the after 4 P.M., or Jane Keibel, league playoffs at the J ewish Community secretary. Entrance fees must be Center; Ghost Rider s vs. College paid by March 25. Terrors. Cager~ Close Year With 11-15 Record, Beat Philly Five JORDAN CHARGE ACCOUNT Bowling Tournament Registrations Open POMEROY'S Deemer & Company Inc. Of course. 'Most everyone does often. Because a few moments over ice-cold Coca-Cola refresh you so. It's sparkling with narural goodness, pure and wholesome - and narurally · friendly to your figure. Feel like having a Coke? STATIONERY. SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRAWING SETS - NOTE BOOKS BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY THE KEYSTONE COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. "Coke" is a registered trade-mark. © 1956, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY 6 W. Market St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. TUXEDOS TO RENT JO'S BEAUTY SALON Phone VA 2-2698 82 S. Main St. Wilkes-Barre Special PY!ce To Students 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. BAUM'S �Friday, March 16, 1956 WlLKFS COLLEGE BEACON 4 IN\hCEROYS $SO,OOO COLLEGE CONTE~T! The judges' decisions are in! Here are the 50 students who wrote the best names for Viceroy's filter . . . a filter made from pure cellulose-soft, snow-white, natural! ... and the college organizations named by the 10 Thunderbird winners to receive RCA VICTOR Big Color TV Sets. 'ii I/ \ Dorothy Wingate Newell, Univ. of California, Berkeley, Calif. Jim Melton, Stanford University, Los Altos, Calif. Garry C. Noah, Emory Univ., Emory University, Ga. P. Robert Knaff, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, Md. Dan Hubert Hinz, Harvard Univ., Cambridge 38, Mass. Alex Levine, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, N. Y. James A. Vaughan, Akron Univ., Akron 19, Ohio James D. Williams, Oklahoma Univ., Norman, Okla. James L. Ayers, Roanoke College, Salem, Va. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1956 March 16th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 March 16 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/76a341e9424732466a169a25d8b50459.pdf ad8a14b6bc729e9be1c43dfc23725d89 PDF Text Text ~ W1LKFS COLLEGE Serving the Valley for 22 Years Vol. XI, No. 20 ..,. - WILKES COLLEGE - ~Beacon WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA THE BEACON Serving the College since 1944 FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1956 I Carey, .Van Dyke Cop .Titles Top Sporls Awards Presented .COUNCIL CONTINUES Al Annual Athletic Banquet; SOPH HAZING POWERS Six Other Colonels Honored BY ONE-VOTE MARGIN Anonymous Donation To Aid Faculty Pay, Supplements Ford Grant by Mary Louise Onufer The Student Council decided Wednesday night by a 6 to 5 ·vote to again give the control of hazing to the Sophomore Class. Another anonymous · gift came to the College Wednesday Arguments were presented by Neil Dadurka in behalf of the Let- when an unnamed donor gave $103,000 to increase faculty salatermen's obtaining the control. ries at Wilkes. Bob Thomas, Freshman president, As in the case of the $900,000 given Wilkes little more than spoke in favor of the future Sopho- a week earlier, the name of the donor was withheld in the anmores retaining it. nouncement made Wednesday Dadurka stated that the Letterby Atty. Gilbert S. McClintock, men's Club is well organized and head of the College's board of is 1·epresentative of the whole trustees. school. The affairs undertaken by The gift will supplement the the club usually receive 100 % co$156,000 granted the College in operation from the members. He also feels that such an athletic December for the same purpose, group would have more control over differs in that respect from the the Freshmen. $900,000 donation, which is earBob Thomas said that the hazing The first social activity of the marked for construction of a CARL VAN DYKE this year under the Sophomores . GLENN CAREY spring season, "The S p r i n g new science building. . . . ·top athlete was well organized, and the class . . . Gallagher winner McClintock, in making the anwould try to iron out the few diffi- Fling", will be held in the colBy JONNI FALK, Sports Editor cul ties present. lege gymnasium tonight. The nouncement, noted that the gift Carl Van Dyke and Glenn Carey copped the lop athletic The Council also decided to es- dance, which is sponsored by the was "another example of faith in awards at the All-Sports Banquet held last night in the college tablish a general philosophy for Economics Club, will run from nine the development of Wilkes College and this community." cafeteria. The two seniors were honored by their teanunates, hazing, to clarify basic ideas as to until twelve. The gift, added to the Ford grant, coaches and writers by being given the two highest honors be- whether it should be for punishSquare dances are rapidly gainwhich the College is expected to ment or for guidance. ing popularity at the college. Last slowed upon CoIoneI a thletes eac h year. The Council also, after presentanight the freshman class match or surpass, brings the total Van Dyke, Weckesser Hall dormitory student, was present- tion of adequate reasons, gave the Friday sponsored its "Leprechaun Leap" for faculty salary increases to over ed with the Howie Davis Memorial Trophy by Russell Picton. Engineering, I.R.C., and Biology and earlier in the year the sopho- quarter of a million. The gift implements the College's The Trophy denotes outstanding lone substitute was hurt early in Clubs $125 each from the Inter- mores sponsored a square dance collegiate Conference Fund for which received much recognition by "25th Anniversary" Development achievement by a Wilkes athlete the season. their respective conference trips. and embodies the quali ies of lead- New Honors Given having Congressman Flood as a program by furthering one of the Another bill for damages at the ership, sportsmanship, competitive guest. Many other campus organi- prime objectives of the plan. The Six other awards were given out spirit and all-aroqnd ability. Jim during the course of the banquet Winter Carnival was received, zations have followed suit by spon- program, started two weeks ago, will run until 1958, and will illusFerris received the award last year. with wrestling and basketball add- with the Council deciding to pay. soring successful square dances. trate and continue the College·., Phyllis Walsh submitted a conCarey, former Westmoreland ath- ed to the agenda for the first time . Bob Scally, chairman of the en- quarter-century of service to the stitution for the formation of a lete who now resides in Kingston, The addition of these two sports tertainment committee, announced was presented with the Joseph Gal- completed the list of outstanding women's athletic club. This will that Pat Finley and his orchestra Valley. 1958 will mark the twenty-fifth be considered by the Council. lagher Memorial Plaque, which is awards given out each year. The Council m eets on the first will play for the round and square year of the College in the Valley, given each year in memory of a dancing. Ozzie Lewis will be the including the period to 1947, when Younsu Koo, South Korean who Kingston boy who played end for resides in Weckesser Hall, swept and third Wednesda ys at 5 :30 in caller. it was Bucknell University Junior the cafeteria. Any student, who the original Wilkes College grid the Reggie Burr Award for the Co-chairmen of the dance are College. team. It is awarded annually to a second straight year. An outstand- desires, may attend the meetings. Judy Menegus and Howie Gross. Commenting jointly on the gift football player selected by his ing soccer player since his arrival They will be assisted by Wally of $103,000, the College's board of mates for outstanding qualities. on the Wilkes campus, Koo was eW efiCIIlg f0Up Phillips on the ticket committee, trustees r emarked, "although our Carey, in accepting the award from and Mollie Beard and Lewis Rine- faculty members have been requirby his hooter mates for his Russ Picton, football coach and act- selected unselfish team play as well as his himer will serve as co-chairmen of ed to take extended training to ing director of athletics, succeeded the publicity committee. William qualify for college teaching posts, ability. The College's newly-organized Al Nicholas, who won last year. The new Wrestling Award went F encing Club elected its first offi- James and William Powell will be the y are being paid at a rate which Van Dyke was selected for the in charge of the refreshments. has fall en far behind increases with Davis Trophy, named in honor of a to Dave Thomas, sophomore 157- cers Monday. Don Henry was named president, Tickets ma y be purchased from the cost of living in other fields." local sports editor, for his outstand- pounder, who once performed for They felt that the College should ing contributions to the soccer and Coughlin. Thomas racked up nine with Marjorie Malko selected vice- any member of the club. If a club basketball teams. The Punxsu- victories against one loss during president, and Miriam Thompson members cannot be found on cam- immediately begin to raise faculty pus between now and tonight, tick- salaries. tawney senior was high scorer on the late record-breaking season to secretary-treasurer. The dri ve to increase salaries is, A committee headed by these et s may be obtained at the door for the soccer squad, and the hottest tie for a new mark by one grappler. however, but one point in a broader cager during the last half of the The trophy was presented by John officers was set up to draft a con- a donation of fifty centy. program which proposes construccampaign. He was twice named Reese, who also gave Koo the soc- stitution for the group and includes tion of a new science hall and an Cliff Brothers , as well as Henry, Beacon "Athlete of th Week" dur- ser award. It is hoped that interest in the arts buildin, increases in the ColFerris Top Cager Matko and Tomson. ing the year. The first Colonel cager to receive· The committee proposes to sub- sport engendered by the club will lege endowment and in scholarCarey, active in senior class and Lettermen's Club affairs, served as the Outstanding Basketball Player mit th e constitution to the Student develop to the extent that an inter- ships, as well as general overall captain of the football team and Award was Jim Ferris, no new- Council at the first meeting after collegiate fen<:ing team might be improvement of the campus. · (continued on pa~e 2) · · - (c;9~ti~u~c;I 9~ pa<!e ?l vacation. · · fielded , was virtually an •ironma1! !I:~ hts Econ. Club Offers 'The Spring Fling' In Gym Tonite al 9 N F . G NaffieS ffenry pfeSI"dent �2 Friday, March 23, 1956 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON EDITORIAL - Don't Go Off the Deep End It has been fairly difficult to look back objectively and attempt to evaluate the College's good fortune over the past few weeks in regard to donations such as the one announced the day ~efore last, but after all has been ~aid and done, there is no gettmg around the fact that such boons to the College are in fact (as far as a small institution at this particular point in time is considered) something out of the ordinary and not necessarily, as some more rabid enthusiasts seem to think, precursors of a golden flood that never stops. Rather, such donations are indicative of the fact that people are aware of the College's existence, and that they are willing to help. The Dean's Corner By GEORGE F. ELLIOT Acting Dean o.f Men Roosevelt Plaque Given by WC Club As part of the Colleg e's co-operation in the community's current The Faith That Moves Mountains celebration of the Wilkes-Barre Sesquicentennial, the Wilkes History Astigmatism is a defect of the eye which r esults in imperfect images Club will place a bronze plaque on the River Common in commemoration and indistinctiveness of vision. It of Theodore Roosevelt's visit to the Valley in 1902. is a physical disability, and yet I The plan was approved W ednescan't help but think how certain day by Wilkes-Barre Park Commispersonalities and characters might sioner Frank Goeckel, culminates also be classified as astigmatic. several months' research and inquiry by the club. People who stand very close to DON'T FORGET THE LITTLE MAN The plaque will be placed at the an object usually get only a hazy What we should avoid, though, is the expectation that it a n d a partial base of a tree now standing on the might be always like this, when actually the financial founda- view. 0 ft en, spot from which President Roosetion upon which we have to build is more likely to be a multi- however, th e y velt delivered his address in 1902. Roosevelt spoke to area miners plicity of gradually mounting small-though their size by no are much more by T. I. Myers means makes them insignificant-donations, rather than a few critical of what The Wilkes College debate who were then engaged in a strike advance their social and economthey s e e than rather dramatic windfalls. team of Jesse Choper and John to ic betterment. The miners were But restraint and second thought aside, the gentlemen who the person, Bucholtz, both juniors, will partithen under the leadership of John off, have so generously donated have done handsomely by the Col- standing cipate in the District Seven Eli- Mitchell, one of the early mining who can view lege, and there is no denying that. mination Tournament today and to- labor leaders who foreshadowed t he entire •p icmorrow at the University of Virgi- such other nationally powerful minture with greatnia, Charlottesville, Va. ing figures as John L. Lewis. er objectivity • This elimination tourney is to deand detachment. When Roosevelt arrived to speak The College's History Club is providing the community and Parents are ofttermine which five teams will rep- to the strikers, he was welcomed resent this district in the National the College with another example of how the two can work to- e n hyper-critiElliot by such men as Charles N. LoveTournament at West Point for the land, later Mayor of Wilkes-Barre, gether. As part of a club project, the group discovered that cal of their offTheodore Roosevelt spoke across the road on the River Com- spring, wives of their husbands, national championship. Twenty- who gave the history group coneight of the leading teams of Penn- siderable aid in the project. mon Park a half-century ago, and, this year being the celebration husbands of their wives, students sylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, of their school. of the Wilkes-Barre Sesquicentennial, went about commemoratOthers aiding the History Club Delaware, the District of Columbia, ing the event with a suitable plaque to be set up later this Spring. Many of us complain about the Virginia and West Virginia will in their research were George Love-The plan was approved by City Hall, and another stage in the lack of tradition or school spirit compete. Some of the more promi- land and Dr. Harold Thatcher, head here at the college. Many of us nent teams will be Princeton, St. of the Wilkes History department close relationship of College and community continues. dream of the college-that-might-be Peter's, St. Joseph's, Penn, George- and advisor to the club. The research on the Roosevelt inwith its ivy-draped buildings, its town and George Washington. sweeping campus, its athletic fields, Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, Wilkes cident grew out of the club's interEarly this week the newest club on campus, the Fencing and its alumni reunions. At times debate coach, expressed optimism est in the industrial development history of the Valley, a period Club, organized and elected officers. The thing about this athlet- a few seem slightly ashamed and for his team's chances in an inter- and embarrassed that they were fated view on Tuesday: "The boys have of history which club president ic group that draws our attention is the fact that fencing happens to attend a college that doesn't even done an outs-tanding job to date, George Silweski proposes to become to be a sport open to both men and women alike. Now the brief- look like a college. and should capture one of the five a perm.a nent club project. est glance at the number of sports around campus open to men Funds for the plaque will come this I am often reminded of positions, and with any breaks could reveals a considerable number, but the women are on the other theInteen-age from the club's treasury, are taken take first place." boys and girls who are end of the stick. Dr. Kruger cited the team's rec- from dues, club-sponsored social hoping impatiently to achieve maFor women, there is offered a basketball team, a little ping- turity and sophistication. What (continued on page 4) events. pong, a possible chance at golf, with bowling about the only field they want will come naturally with in which the co-eds might be reasonably said to be on an equal time. What you and I want Wilkes College to be will also come natuathletic footing with men. The College, extra-curricularly as well a,s study-wise, sup- rally with time. posedly presents a broad program open to all, and the Fencing Meanwhile here we have in Club seems to be one way of extending that broadening effect Wilkes-Barre a college that is unique in many respects. Here is to the athletic sphere. a college which has a living pur***** pose and which meets a genuine And speaking of athletics, the Beacon extends its congratu- need. Here we have opportunity lations to the eight men honored at last night's annual athletic that would not otherwise exist. banquet. We might also remind the varsity athletes in general Here we have hope and optimism that not all the titles have been handed out yet-there remains for the future. Here we have a a little matter known as the . Beacon Athlete of the Year, due school where the Horatio Alger idea is in many respects an actual sometime in the Spring. reality rather than a discredited myth. Here are the sons and IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIJ daughters of coal miners who will W. C. GIVEN be tomorrow's doctors and lawyers. $103,000 (continued from page l) At Wilkes College we work for The construction part of the pro- 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 the future rather than live in the past. At Wilkes College we meagram was insured (at least con- Dear Editor: sure a man by what he is rather struction of the science building) It is my contention than by what prep school he atThat I should mention with the donation of last week's tended or to what fraternity he beA thought that occurred to me. 1 o n g s. We have experienced $900,000, which was specified for Of the scribblings profound growth and we sense greater that building, with a provision that So often found growth. Our college is but the the edifice be named in honor of In this section for all to see. lengthened shadow of all the people Admiral Harold R. Stark. who have come here and who have It is ignorance plain Admiral Stark, Chief of Naval worked here. Its future lies in the Or a man insane Operations in World War II, is a Who would ignore these fellows' people yet to come. ,over the years many outsiders trustee of the College, donated advice have indicated their faith in Wilkes But too much salt Chase Hall in the earlv days of College. Every building represents Is always the fault Wilkes. Of the one who would season the a testimonial to the purpose and to the proven success of the school. rice. Every monetary gift, large and - WILKES COLLEGE Now my thoughts are weary small, came to us because some perAnd my eyes are bleary son believed in us and in what we And my taste bud~ are worn to are trying to do. If someday the the quick students and alumni of Wilkes ColBy the campus sages lege have a similar faith in their A newspaper published each week Who adorn these pages college and in themselves there will of the regular school year by and With letters to Harry or Dick. be no limit to which the college can for the students of Wilkes Colgrow, no success which it cannot lege, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. SubMy humble thought achieve. scription: $1.80 per semester. Is, if wisdom is sought Editor T. R. Price (and this I openly doubt) Asst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels You should talk with these men BARBARA TANSKI ENGAGED Asst... Editor .... John Kushnerick With the prodigious pen Sports Editor Jonni Falk And spare us the reader's gout. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tanski, 168 ••. And familiar things are the best. Like Coca-Cola. Full Business Mgr. .... Richard Jones - Cliff Brothers Thomas St., Wilkes-Barte recently of fresh, keen sparkle .. . natural quick energy ... and Asst. Bus. Mgr•. ..... .. 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Beacon BAUM'S ==========;;;;;;; WC Debaters Enter District 7 Tourney At U. of Virginia �Friday, March 23, 1956 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 3 Club 20, Ghost Riders League Champs Tromp Terrors lo Clinch Crown ATHLETIC AWARns In Playoff al Communily Cenler; Bolh Teams to Receive Trophies (continued from page 1) The Ghost Riders captured intramural bowling honors last Sunday night by defeating the College Terrors in a playoff match at the Jewish Community Center. · The Riders were able to take orily one of the three games rolled, but made the one game won a big one to take total pins by a slim margin. Captain Dick Morris, last year's average champion, gave his team the boost it needed by turning in a 215 when the Riders needed it most. The Terrors, champs of the American Division, started as if they r:c,eant to make a clean sweep of the match by roaring through the first game behind captain Gross and Bob Helmbold. Riders Win Second However, with Morris and Joe Miceli showing the way, the Riders came back · in the second. After taking the second by a big margin, the champs had all they could do to stave off the Terrors in the final game. The Terrors took the game, but lacked enough pins to come out on top in a playoff which was decided by total pins. Members of the new championship team are: captain Dick Morris, John Hessler, Joe Miceli, Joe Ackourey and Janet Davies. The runners-up, led by Howie Gross, include: Leo Dembrowski, Jim . Coleman, Bob Helmbold, Rosie Weinstein and Frances Hopkins. Bowlers on both teams will receive trophies at the annual Awards Day assembly. Diamond Crew at Rider April 5, Home April 11 The 1956 Wilkes baseball team will open its season April 5th with an away game at Rider College. The tilt will mark the first of 15 to be played by John Reese's diamondmen. Fortified with lettermen at vir,'.,ually every key position, the Colonells will make their home debut April 11th against East Stroudsburg State Teachers College. Home games will be played at Artillery Park. Defeat Crew Cuts Decisively In Intramural Basketball Playoffs; Jim Marks Tops Scorers with 18 by Jim Mitchell Club 20 breezed to an easy 59-34 victory over the Crew Cuts to remain unbeaten, and capture their second straight Intramural Basketball League title. The Crew Cuts scored only four goals during the entire first half and in addition they missed many foul shots which definitely RONNIE RESCIGNO .. . outstanding back comer to honors at Wilkes. Ferris, a perennial award winner, was given the new trophy by Coach Eddie Davis. Last year, the little Kingston senior was presented with the Howie Davis Trophy, the Beacon Athlete of the Year trophy and JIM FERRIS num ero us other honors. He has top cager been a frequent Athlete of the Week while oompeting in soccer, basketball and baseball. Mel McNew, sandy-haired Ashley Hall resident from Baltimore, copped the Outstanding Baseball Player honor. The strong right-handed pitcher accepted the trophy from assistant diamond coach Bill Mock. Only a junior, McNew can frequently be found in the outfield when not pitching. Ronnie Rescigno was named Outstanding Back of the Year and re., ceived his trophy from Russ Picton. Rescigno, a sophomore speedster, is from Cambria Heights, Long Island and resides in Butler Hal: . His Butler Hall mate, Bill Fari sh, was elected ·Outstanding Lineman of the Year to complete the awards. Farish, who with Rescigno will serve as a co-captain of next year's grid team, was given honorable mention to the Williamson Little All-America Team after · .1st season. hu rt them. Jim Marks with 18 and Linkosky and Wanko with 12 each provided the scoring punch fo r Club 20. Down by ten at the half , it became increasingly apparen t that the Crew Cuts could not mus~ ter any ,k ind of an attack. Rahl managed to get 8 points, which was. high for his team. Club 20 which sewed up the National League a number of weeks. ago had to wait to meet the winner· of the American loop which ended in a three -way tie. At the end of the regular seasonthe Crew Cuts, Clowns, and Newport had identical won-lost records, 5-1. Then in the ployoff games the Crew Cuts squeaked by the Clowns, 37-35, and then dumped Newport, 48-41. But their closing drive which netted them seven straight victories was not enough to give them the crown. Despite the fact that their bi,. 6'-5'' center, Savitsky, sat out most YOUNSU KOO of the game hampered by personal outstanding hooter fouls, Club 20 controlled the boards and the game most of the way. The fourth quarter was their biggest as they netted 20 points. Thus they became the second team in the history of Intramural basketball at Wilkes to win 2 straight titles, and the first team to land a playoff berth four straight years. The team, more or less of a tradition, is composed of commuting students. CLUB 20 G F Pts. Marks, f 9 0 18 Wanko, f 6 0 12 Linkosky, f 6 0 12 Mchaels, g 3 0 6 Savisk, c 2 3 7 Payne, g 2 0 4 Falkowitz, c 0 0 0 Ewasko, g ... 0 0 0 DAVE THOMAS grappling king MEL McNEW . . . gets baseball award PRESS BOX REESE, PICTON IN BALTIMORE Acting Director of Athletics Russ Picton and Coach John Reese left this morning to attend a conference of the Miqdle Atlantic Conference in Baltimore. By JONNI FALK, Sports Editor LET'S TAKE rmsT THINGS FIRST In just a few weeks from now, the senior class will hold a vote in which the college athletic department can't lose. The June graduates have decided to give the school a class gift which will consist of either a set of flags for the gym or a trophy case. They are both good ideas, but let's take first things first. The flags would be those of opponents Wilkes meets during the course of the athletic year. The t rophy case would contain awards given the college and its athletes during the course of the years. The final choice must boil to one of practicality. Should we enshrine our opponents before we pay tribute to· our own athletes? Sure, teams coming in to play would feel good to see a flag from their school in the gym. It even smacks a bit of big time (which we are not in athletics). But what about the graduate who comes back for homecoming day and asks what happened to the trophy his team won back when? It seems to us that we should take care of our own before we start thinking of the other guy. Then we must consider the fact that schedules change. Many of the teams on our current card, and whose flags would presumably be purchased, will not be on the schedule in the future. Those things change continually. The price of a flag is a considerable expenditure for something which could wind up gathering dust in a closet. But then, some of the dusty old trophies our boys have sweated for may need company in tha,t closet. Now don't get us wrong. We're not criticising the idea of buying flags. It is a good one, and Wilkes is proud of the hospitality it shows visiting athletes. We know that other schools possess such embellishments and maybe we should too. But, if we're going to follow the Jones boys., let's do it right. Let's put up pictures of our teams in the gym lobby, and then admit that we like athletics and athletes. But we'd still be willing to bet that every team that has these flags also has a trophy case which points proudly to that school's achievements. So we suggest that the seniors think carefully before they cast their votes. Remember! Some of you may be the old grads who will come back someday and wonder if it was all worthwhile. However, as we said before, .e ither way - sports can't lose and we're glad of it. BILL FARISH . . . outstanding lineman BOWLING TOURNEY BEGINS SUNDAY NIGHT Th e intramural handicap bowling tournament will get underway Sunday night at the Jewish Community Center with all matches beginning at 7 :15. Registrations, which closed .today, indicate that the tourney will be a huge success. The mixed teams entries will take over the alleys Sunday night. Squads composed of three men and two girls will compete against all other entries for total pins. While two t eams will roll on each set of alleys, the five turning in the highest amount of pins, including hand icaps, will be crowned as mixed team champs . Team captains will draw for alley assignments. 28 3 59 CREW CUTS G F Pts. Rahl, f 3 2 8 Allen, f 3 1 7 Menyo, f 1 1 3 Stroney, c 2 1 5 Pitel, c .. 2 0 4 Luft, g 0 0 0 Neely, g . 0 3 3 Zoolkowski, g ... 0 0 0 Smith, g 0 1 1 Pavlick, g 3 0 3 11 12 34 GRIDDERS, HOOPSTERS PICK 1956 CAPTAINS The football and basketball teams met during the past week to select captains for the coming year. Members of the two squads who will be eligible for competition next year participated in the election. A pair of Butler Hall dorm students walked away with the nod from the football team as Ronnie Rescigno and Bill Farish were named to be co-captains of the 1956 grid Colonels. Rescigno, a sophomore, has been a star back for two years since coming here from Cambria Heights, Long Island. Showing his versatility, he switched to halfback in the split-T last year after running from tailback in the single wing in his freshman year. Farish, now a junior, was the only Colonel to receive post-season mention last year when he was given honorable mention on the Williamson Little All-America. A guard, he comes from Huntingdon, Pa. Bresnahan Cage Head John Bresnahan, Plymouth junior, was elected captain of the 1956-57 cagers. The naming of the 6-2 forward marked the second sport he will head next year. He had previously been chosen co-captain, along with Ahmad Kazimi, of the soccer t eam. One of the top scorers on this year's team, Bresnahan had lettered for two years and forms the keystone of next year's squad. Rescigno and Farish succeed Glenn Carey, who captained last year's gridders. Bresnahan replaces three cage co-captains, Jim F erris, Joe J ablonski and Carl Van Dyke. �WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON 4 Friday, March 23, 1956 65 On First-Semester Dean's List Jessie Roderick, Patricia sI Ou I, Musical to be Benefit I~~t;~e~E!!T!!~ 2~NTER John Bu c h o I I z Jesse Choper • Th omas score per fecI 3•0 Bern1ce I Sixty-five Wilkes students earned grades high enough to place them on the Dean's List for last semester, Dean of Men George Elliot announced early this week. Of the group, the seniors had the most, with some 22 students named. Close behind were the first-year people, with 20. The two middle classes did less well, had only a dozen apiece. Two of the juniors, Jesse Choper and John Bucholtz, however, did make perfect 3.0 averages. Only others to score 3.0 ratings · were seniors Jessie Roderick, Bernice Thomas and Patricia Stout. Those who made the Dean's List: Basil Andrews, Seth Ansah, Michael ·B arone, Nancy Beam, Madge Benovitz, John Bucholtz, Nancy Casterline, Phyllis Charnecld, Jesse Choper, Lawrence Cohen, James Cornelis, Robert Darrow, George Davis, John Doran. Also Gwen Evans, Robert Elias, Carol Federer, Francis Gallia, 'Michael George, Donald Gilmore, Ralph Harrison, James Jones, Tom Kaska, Della King, Gerry Kolotelo, Marianna Kraynack, Richard Kithen, Gail Laines, Leonard Lesko, :Robert Lynch, Virginia Leonardi, Ed McCafferty, Marlyn Mason, Barry Miller, James Moser, Leah Neuberger. I Others: Jane Obitz, Paul Ord, J eannette ,P errins, Arthur Podesta, Shirley Ray, Patsy Reese, Joan Rishkofski, Jesse Roderick, Barbara Rodgers, Raymond Saba, Joanne Saluk, Carolyn Selecky, paul Shannon, Carl Slutter, Nicholas Stasko, Ann Stefan. Jerome Stein, Patricia Stout, Joseph S·zostak, Bernice Thomas, Irene Tomalis, Bruce Warshall, Marlyn Williams, Warren Williams, Vera Wroble, Patricia Yost, Mary and Victoria Zavatski. *- * + + • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C L U B 1 7 OLD FORGE - presents AL SCHRADER'S SHOWBAND - 9 to 2 P.M. - See the 4 Shades . . . ... the 4 Metamorphises • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ,. The local Rotary Club will sponsor the firs~ night'.s perforrna'?ce of the College s corn mg production of "Bloomer Girl", as a benefit for the Crippled Children's Association. Announcement of this new move in the College's continuing co-operation with the community was made Tuesday by "Bloomer Girl" co-director John Detroy. The plan, Detroy explained, was brought before the Rotary early Tuesday, unanimously approved when submited. The benefit ,p remiere will be presented on Wednesday evening, April 11, at Irem Temple, Wilkes-Barre. Regular showings of the musical are scheduled for performance on April 13 and 14. Detroy heads the musical side of the dual music department-Cun 'n' Curtain production. U n d e r his hand, and that of Cue 'n' Curtait1 director Al Groh, rehearsals for the musical are gradually being integrated as the musical and dramatic segments of the show go into the last few weeks of preparation. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES for WILXES DANCES Open A CHARGE ACCOUNT At Newly Remodeled POMEROY'S For All Your College Needs Throughout The Year And SAVEi 111111111 II 1111111111111111111111111111111111111 our l l\Sll _, 1 So i ont Chuck Robbins - ord: 5-1 at Johns Hopkins, 4-2 at Boston, third highest in points at the Harvard tourney, and second in points at Notre Dame. In the latter meet, Jesse Choper was third speaker and John Bucholtz finished sixth. Victorious Notre Dame was the only other school to have both speakers in the first ten. Best Last Year Last year in this event, J. Harold Flannery, Jr., and James Neveras won the meet on ten out of 12 ballots, from which they went on to the finals in the National Tournam ent against Alabama. In reach- ing the final against the leading competition in the country, the Wilkes team had a 9 and 2 record, defeating the defending champions, Kansas U., on the way. They lost the final on a close debate, 926-923. It was the best showing a District Seven team had ever made. The previous year, the same two men took second in the District Seven and 8th in the Nationals. Choper has been consistently rated superior in his debates and has not been rated below third speaker in any tournament this season. SPORTING GOODS - 28 'North Main Street XI:i:'i:1'1:'i::t'i:'i::i:1:'i:I'i::i: : • Ll>NGS.• OI\W\e~ FEATURING THE rvY LEAGUE · LOOK FOR COLLEGE MEN Wilkes College BOOKSTORE AND VARIETY SHOP Books - Supplies • Novelties Subscriptions Hours: 9-12 - 1-5 ... 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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 1956 March 23rd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 March 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/71302477bd1fec908ba0444fbdcd3778.pdf ec1ce3f8cfec408183cfd9f7581ead94 PDF Text Text Wilkes Offered Arts Building Land The Wyoming Valley Society of Arts and Sciences this week offered Wilkes College the plot of land on the comer of South River Street so long eyed by the College as the possible site of a much-needed arts building and assembly hall The offer was announced Tuesday by Wilkes president Eugene S. Farley. Chairman of the Wilkes College board of trustees Gilbert McClintock explained that the Society of Arts and Sciences has agreed to give Wilkes title to the land when the College obtains sufficient funds to erect a building. The land is situated at the comer of South 1958, when the school observes its silver anniRiver and South Streets, lies diagonally across versary here in the Valley. South River Street from Kirby Hall, the Wilkes The college president noted that the construclibrary building. tion of the arts building, and of the new science building, money for which has been recently doUnable during the 34 years of its existence to nated, would benefit not only the College but the construct a proposed museum and arts center, community as well. the society expressed the hope that the College Construction of the two buildings will relieve would be able to erect its long-desired arts buildpresent overcrowding, especially in regard to the ing on the site. , arts building and assembly hall, which would The land was originally obtained by the soease much of the load now carried by the college ciety through gifts and purchases. Commenting gymnasium, now used for plays, concerts, assemupon the offer, Dr. Farley remarked that it inblies, and pageants, in addition to its normal use One conception of an arts building and assembly hall creases the likelihood of completion of the Colin the Wilkes athletic and athletic education proto occupy land offered Wilkes by the Wyoming Valley lege's 25th Anniversary Development Program by Society of Arts and Sciences. gram. ~ WILKF.S COLLEGE Serving the Valley for 22 Years Vol. XI, No. 21 - WILKES COLLEGE THE BEACON ~Beacon Serving the College since 1944 WILKF.S COLLEGE, WILKF.S-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1956 Final Performance Tomorrow; College's Second Big Production Aided Local Crippled Children By JANICE SCHUSTER Repeat performances of "Bloomer Girl" will be held tonight and tomorrow night at the Irem Temple as an enormous ca-st of Wilkes students presents its colorful musical spectacular. The romantic leads of the show, Bruce Williams and Basia Mieszkowski, will step into the spotlight once again and relive Debaters Edg e d For Stale Honors; One Point Decides By TOM MYERS OPENING NIGHT - Daughters and sons -in-law in last night's benefit premiere of "Bloomer Girl" are shown above, left to right: Beverly Dodson, Hunlock Creek; Ted Jones, Trucksville; Nancy Beam, city; Ray Saba, city; Marilyn Carl, Forty Fort; Jerry Gardner, Kingston; Roseann Patner, Trucksville; Paul Schiffer, Janet Jones, and Jerry Luft, Kingston. CLASSES NOMINATE Wilkes Students Attend WILKES IRC ATTENDS SC REPRESENTATIVES Columbia Conference ICG CONVENTION Wilkes seniors are attendFOR COMING ELECTION ingFive a conference at Columbia Uni- AT STATE CAPITOL Nominations for student council representatives from the freshman, sophomore and junior classes were made yesterday at the respective class meetings. The following were nominated: Juniors: Nancy Morris, Larry Amdur, Leslie Weiner, Don Reynolds, Irene Tomalis, Gene Roth. Sophomores: Virginia Brehm, Sam Lowe, Cliff Brothers, John Scandale, Ed Kotula, Jim Marks, Bob Scally, Mary Matte:& Ronald Tremayne, Freshmen: versity Teachers College today. The theme of the conference is "Careers in Education for Liberal Arts Majors". Representing Wilkes at the conference are Dorcas Younger, Helen Krachenfels, Bob Evans, Jim Benson and John Kushnerick. Gilbert Gregory, Bob Kozer, Dave Wasserstrom, Dave Schoenfield, Judy Gomer, Patricia Bedeski. These nominees will give their campaign speeches on April 24 in the assembly program devoted annually to this purpose. The Wi!.kes College International Relations Club left yes terday for the annual Intercollegiate Conference on Government at Harrisburg. This year the conference will undertake a model political conven,tion : the Republican convention this year, since in 1952 the conference utilized a Democratic one. It was at this convention that the Wilkes delegation succesfully pushed Stevenson, then a comparative unknown, for the Presidential nom-ination, and supposedly brought him some of his earliest political (continued on page 2) The College 4-man debate team was edged out by one point in the final round of the Debating Association of Pennsylvania Colleges Tournament, Saturday at -Bucknell, by the University of Pittsburgh. The Pitt team won its second state championship in the closest final on record. The Wilkes debaters entered the semi-final round with an 8-2 record. The Wilkes affirmative defeated St. Joseph's negative and the Wilkes negative defeated St. Joseph's affirmative in this round. Pitt defeated the Penn State men's team in their semi-final round. In the final, both affirmative t eams were defeated by five ballots, causing a tie. Individual rating points of the final round were tabulated and Pitt was victorious by one point. Members of both teams competing in the final r eceived medals for their effort s. The Wilkes negative was John Bucholtz and Jesse Choper and the affirmative was Bruce (continued on page 4) the parts of Evaline Apelgate and Jeff Calhoun. ·B oth Williams and Miss Mieszkowski are veteran actors at the college, each having held leading roles in last year's production, "Girl Crazy". The premiere of the musical comedy , sponsored by the WilkesBarre Rotary Club, was presented by Wilkes College Cue 'n' Curtain members last night. The proceeds of the initial performance will go to the Crippled Children's Association . Al Groh, English instructor and Director of Rramatics at the college for the past nine years, has been assisted in the direction of the show by Marian Laines, a sophomore psychology major. Other leading female roles in the production are shared by Nancy Batchelor, Janet Jones, Roseann Patner, Marilyn Carl, Nancy Beam, and Bev Dodson. Nancy plays the part of a man-chasing maid and the other fi ve leading ladies play the part of daughters to Carl Ernst who has grown a beard especially for his part in the show. Playing the sons-in-law of Ernst are Paul Schiffer, Jerry Luft, Ted1 Jones, Jerry Gardener, and Ray Saba. Bill Crowder, Wilkes graduate and now a teacher at Coughlin High School, and George Richards, a day student from Scranton, are also featured in the hilarious comedy. Dolly Bloomer is played by Helen (continued on page 2) �2 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Friday, April 13, 1956 Annual April Showers Ball Scheduled For Next Friday Oil Gwt;O?IJ1/«.f. .. (1;//ege/llM PIANO DUO m ASSEMBLY Music ~y Lee Vincent ()/1l//{)om/Jll C?te dteor/&il?g wh1 At April Showers Ball·' . Carey Heads Comm1·ttee , Duo-pianists Mrs. Eleanor Farley, the College's first lady, and Mr. John Detroy, Associate Professor of Music, entertained at the Wilkes College Assembly, Tuesday, April 10. This marked the first time in three years that the team had appeared in assembly, and this return was thoroughly enjoyed. The program consisted of "Suite for Two Pianos", Rachmaninoff; "The Sheep May Safely Graze" and "In Thee is Gladness", J. S. Bach; "Six Canons" and "Waltz", Arensky; and "Vif" and "Braziliera", Milhaud. By NORMA DA VIS The April Showers Ball, the Lettermen's second big dance of the year will be staged next Friday night in the Wilkes Gym. Bringing sparkle and rhythm '1;o this semi-formal will be Lee Vincent's orchestra. Dancing will be from 9 to 12, and refreshments will be served. Tickets are $3.00 and may be purchased at the Book-store or from any Letterman. A no corsage ruling will be in effect. High point of the evening will be ALUMNI CAMPAIGN OPENED the crowning of one of our school's Russ Picton announced yesterday loveliest coeds as April Showers that Annual Alumni Fund contriQueen. At her coronation, in token butions this year will go to increase of the honor given her, she will be faculty salaries. The Alumni Aspresented with a beautiful wrist sociati<;m goal is 100 % participawatch worthy of her royal station. tion, and a mail campaign has been The gym will take on the appearinstituted, augmented by personal ance of Central Park by the use of contact from the managers of past Glenn Carey shrubbery, benches, street lamps, graduating classes. and perhaps even a -p ond which will lend atmosphere. Joe Wilke is chairman of the dance. His committees include: Publicity, Bob Sokol, chairman, Tony Bianco, Dave Thomas; Decorations, Dick Wozniak, J erry LeBy George F. Elliot, Acting Dean of Men vandowski, co-chairmen, Neil Dadurka, Bill Farish, Robert Lewis, SPRING: Jarrel Cashmere; Tickets, Chet 0:q The Pleasures And Hazards Inherent Thereto, With Miller, chairman, 'Mike Dydo, Mike Particular Reference To Riparian Promenades And The Goobic; Refreshment, Ahmad KaTeraxacum Oflicinale zimi, chairman, Wilbur Smiles, Art Women Of Wilkes College! It is ·common courtesy to give his girl Tambur, Hank Deibel; Cha,p erones, not often that the Dean of Men companion a helping arm or two. Ed Troutman, chairman, Vince feels compelled to counsel members So many loyalty oaths are sworn Groblewski, Tony Greener; Music, of your sex. However, March 2 1st that you might think McCarthy John Bresnahan; Gift, Glenn Cahas long since passed, and Spring was back in power a gain. In fact, rey, Mo Batterson; Clean-up, Don is bound to make its appearance in at this season -0f the year the popu- Reynolds c,hairman, Ronnie RescigWyoming Valley one of these lation of the River Common ex- no, Bob Kakovonis, Ed Masonis, months. You will be able to recog- ceeds that of all the classrooms J erry Lowan. nize its official arrival when Dr. combined, and you can't even find Davies breaks out in his ·B ermuda enough serious. students to arrange BLOOMER GIRL shorts and when Al Groli breaks a decent card game any more. (continued from pag& 1) out in his new convertible. AssumAbove all else, you girls should Hawkins, and Glen Carey dons the ing that school is still in session at beware the innocent - appearing attire of a coachman. To keep law that time ,certain rather terrifying young man who suggests a short and order, Bill Rinkin portrays the situations and / or opportunities will walk along the river bank in search role of the Sheriff and James Miller present themselves to the young of the Teraxacum Officinale ! Even takes the part of the governor. maidens of our beloved institution. though he may have been a cleanThe Bloomer Girls who will preAccording to Webster, Spring is living young basketball player just sent several dance routines and who "the season of the year when things a few short weeks ago and even will sing m any of the leading songs begin to vegethough he may have been cited for of the show are characterized by tate and grow". his sportsmanship, 'B eware! Find Marian Laines, Elaine Fabian, ConIt is also the out whether he really is a biology nie Kamarunas, Anne Kennedy, season when major, and even then be sure that Audrey Cragle, and •Carol Goeringpeople like Russ his interests are -p rimarily in the er. Other dance numbers have been Picton go fishfield of botany. Proceed cautious- under the auspices of J ean Marie Wier who has introduced many ing or when peoly! And Ha-p py Hunting! dancers from her school of dancing ple like Welton in the show. IRC ATTENDS Farrar start los(continued from page 1) The sets have been designed and ing cigars. More painted by the art department unnotice as a result. import a n t 1 y, Attending this weekend's conven- der the supervision of Catha! however, Spring tion are George Silewski, head of O'Toole. Larry Groninger, Della is th e season the Wilkes delegation; Richard King, Pat Reese, and Helen Miller when the Great Murray, president of the IRC; Paul created the sets especially for Elliot Annual Hunt Kanjorski, Frank Pinola, Bill Tre- "Bloomer Girl". begins. Any Joe Oliver, stage manager; Fred young woman attending a co-ed mayne, George Schlager, William college, who does not as yet com- Duffy, Neil Turtel, Leroy Fiergang, Cohan, lighting technician ; Nancy prehend the full dangers and / or Richard Davis, Don Jaikes, John Brown, costume director; and Jane opportunities involved, should see Scandale, Robert Davis, Leo Dom- Obitz, director of furnishings comDr. Reif in his office without delay. broski, and James Alcorn, Wilkes prise the behind-the-scenes staff of the production. I have often f elt that on the first ICG chairman. Music for the show was written warm and sunny day of Spring by Harold Arlen of "Wizard of Oz" someone in Chase Hall ought to - WILKES COLLEGE fame. Arlen is also known for sesound the trumpet to herald the lections such as "Old Black Magic", ·official start of the season and to "Stormy Weather", "The Man That give the girls a decent head-start. Got A way" and many other popular It might also be appropriate for all the students in all the classes A newspaper published each week hits. to stand and sing "Auld Lang of the regular school year by and Syne" since it is undoubtedly the for the students of Wilkes ColSublast time that they will be gathered lege, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. together physically or mentally, scription : $1.80 per semester. Now every young girl, by on e Editor T. R. Price m eans means or another, starts Asst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels - SPORTING GOODS looking like Kim Novak. Now eve- A!>st ... Editor .... John Kushnerick r y young man starts looking. Sports Editor Jonni Falk 28 North Main Street Richard Jones Strange and m ysterious things Business Mgr. begin to happen a round Wilkes Asst. Bus. Mgr . .. ...... Irwin Kaye Colleg e. Boys and girls seem to Faculty Adviser Mr. F. J. Salley have sudden doubts as to whether Editorial and business offices the Susquehanna River is still located on second floor of Lecture TUXEDOS TO RENT there, and expeditions are arranged Hall, South River Street, WilkesSpecial Price To Students to see that the dikes are in good Barre, on the Wilkes campus. 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. shape. Climbing the lofty heights Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's of the river bank involves so much dan ger that a ny w ell-bred young Printery, rear 55 North Main man f eels compellecl by reasons of Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. ICEROYS are Smoother The DEAN'S CORNER Here is the reason: Only VICEROY has 20,000 filters in every tip-twice as many filters as the other two largest-selling filter brands-to give that smoother taste-that VICEROY taste! VICEROYS are Smoother than any other cigarette. Because Viceroys have twice as many filters as the other two leading filter brands! THE MOST FILTERS' FOR THE SMOOTHEST TASTE Beacon Chuck Robbins BAUM'S The exclusive Viceroy filter is made from pure cellulose-soft, snow-white, natural! �riday, April 13, 1956 3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Olympic Wrestling Trials Open Here BATTERSON, OLIVER WIN DOUBLES·,' Dislricl Mal Winners Will Compele In Finals al Hollywood Sladium; MEN'S CONTEST TO END TOURNEY Malches Sel for Tonight Tomorrow iross, Tremayne Lead \II-Events Division \s Pish Paces Women Jackie Oliver ·and George "Mo" 3atterson won the mixed doubles .itle of the college in the intranural bowling tournament which :loses this Sunday. ,O liver and Batterson rolled an .182. total last Sunday night to vin the championship from 11 other :ouples. Runners-up were Howie }ross and Lois Jago who compiled (158. The Oliver-Batterson entry came ;hrough with a 412 final game to 1ffset a lead taken in the second iy Gross and Jago on a 415. Bat;erson hit 229-2.12-6·33 to rack up ;he highest total for the night .vhile his partner hit a consistent i49. Gross and Bill Tremayne, run1ing one-two in the male all-events, :ontinued to hit them good. Gross :ame up with a 232~601 while Trenayne added a 220-60·5 to his total. Standings in the male All-Events lre now: Tremayne, 1296; Gross, l275 ; Batterson, 1246. The renainder of the field is lagging well )ehind. Rllie Pish wrapped up the female lll-events last Sunday night by hitfog 546. Ellie finished with a :otal of 1115. She was followed by Tackie Oliver with 1090 and Jane Keibel with 1059. Keibel hit the :op series for the females with a ;so. The final round of the tournanent will take place this Sunday :iight at the Jewish Community :::enter. Male doubl es complete the ;chedule and will start at 7:15. The mixed team title was won :wo weeks ago by the team of Bob Bill Tremayne, Marshall Jen;,; Jago, and Rosie Wein- A. «GE ACCOUNT iewly Remodeled MEROY'S Your College Needs Jhout The Year And SAVEi 1 ORDAN Est. 1871 Furnishings and .ats of Quality ** 'est Market Street 'ilkes-Barre, Pa. ·mer & Company Inc. 1NERY . SCHOOL SUPPLIES NG SETS - NOTE BOOKS 6 W. Market St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. ~ ~ BLUE AND GOLD TO MEET MORAVIAN, MUHLENBERG The District Olympic Wrestling Trials will be held at Wilkes with three sessions slated to begin at 7 tonight. Semi-finals me scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 and the finals will be held tomorrow night at 7:30. The Trials, which add lustre to Wilkes' claim as "The Wrestling Capitol of the East", will be held in two different styles, both of which are seldom seen in this area. Golf Team Added To WC Sporl Lisi; Schedule 2 Meets .The college added a new intercollegiate varsity sport to the agenda this past week when the first golf team in the history of the college was organized under the direction of Russ Picton, acting director of athletics. Candidates for the n ew squad m et with Picton for the first time and learned that two matches had been scheduled with the University Ron Rescigno Bob Sokol of Scranton for this year. The The Colonel baseball team will touchable against Rid er and then Colonel duffers will m eet th e Royals play two games next week with a had six fine innings before he tired here on May 1, and will play a reMonday meeting with Moravian in the East Stroudsburg tilt. Mel turn at Fox Hill ·Country Club, in scheduled for the Artillery Park McNew, his righthanded part11er, West Pittston, on May 9. home grounds. pitched well enough against AlWhile the new golf team is practicing at Hollenback Park, no offibright to win most games, but the After losing two in a row this cial homegrounds have as yet been · week, Coach John Reese is looking Colonels were shut out. Defensively, the leam has looked announced. forward to some warm weather which will enable his charges to get good. The infield of Mike Dydo, Trip to MAC Planned in a f ew solid days of batting prac- Joe Parsnik, Ron Rescigno and Bob Plans for the current year also Sokol has been air-tight, while the include a trip to the Middle Atlantice. · outfield has been adequate. John The Colonels have been able to Harvey has been a surprise at the tic Conference Golf Tournament to be held at Juniata College later muster only 1-3 hits in three games catching post. this s·pring. to date with the best effort coming The Colonel's home tilt with in John Milliman\s one-hit, 3-1 win Picton hopes to compile a full over Rid er. Since then the Blue Moravian will begin at 4 P.M. schedule for 1957 but will have to Saturday, they will journey to and Gold swatters have been held wait until the Middle Atlantic Conto two hits against Albright and Muhlenberg for an afternoon con- ference m eets in the fall to do the test against the tough Mules. Mcfour against East Stroudsburg. New will probably pitch Monday scheduling. The pitching to date has been with Milliman coming back SaturCurrently working out in hopes of becoming members of the first encouraging. Milliman was un- day. Wilkes College golf team are: Dave Polley, Irv Kaye, Reese Jones, N eil Dadurka, Bernie Dancl:lek, F elix Serafin, Jr., Mickey Per[muth and Chip Freeman. The addition of golf to the slate By JONNI FALK, Sports Editor swells the number of varsity sports offered to six. Others are football, soccer, basketball, wrestling and THE LIST GROWS The addition of golf to the sport s agenda was welcome n ews - baseball. Before the end of 1957, especially to the Wilkes College Duffers · Society, an organization which Picton hopes to add two more to the list. has existed on campus secretly for sometime. Actually, it isn't an organization because most members deny having any affiliation with it or the word duffer. However, we still remember the secret stories running around Ashley Hall last year about some of the fabulous scores rung up by our stalwarts. Seriously, with the college expanding the way it is, the addition of golf to the varsity slate will add prestige to our sports schedule. Now we hear that the addition of several other sports is just around John Bresnahan, Student Directhe corner. Fencing, swimming and tennis are beyond the rumor tor of the Intramural Softball stage, and it is no secret that athletic officials (namely Russ Picton) League, r equested that all teams are spending hours pouring over the possibilities. desiring to play in the league this When these new sports are officially added, we can say that Wilk es year, turn in their rosters to Mr. College has everything to offer that any other sch'ool of a comparative Reese at the gym, no later than 5 size has . It will be able to stand on its own not only a cademicall y, but P .M. Monday. a lso athletically - and we still insist that sports and competition are It is planned to gi ve individual just as important as any other part of college life. trophies to the players on the team that win s th e championship this THE TROPHY CASE - AT LAST Congratulations to the members of the senior class for deciding on sea son. Lea g ue pla y is tentatively the trophy case as their gift to the college upon graduating . The addi - schedulell to start thi s Thursda.y tion of such a shrine to a suitable campu s location will make a lot of afternoon in Kirb y Park athletes of the future know that it was all worthwhil e. The case will At pr esent there are seven t eams make its appearance at some campus location around graduation time. entered. ,B resna han sa id that all Anybody that has any information leading to the pprehension of some clubs a nd dor ms not a s yet r epreof the wandering trophies should report to either J onni Falk or Joe sented by t eam s are urged to make Popple in the near future. sure they don 't miss out on what It is hoped that the case will house all awards g iven the colshould be the best event of the inlege. This includes debating and academic trophies as well as tramural season. those received in sports. Locations suggested are: Chase Hall, The squa ds thus far entered an<l the Library, the Cafeteria Lounge, and the Gym. t heir leaders are: The Bombers , captained by Dick Mor ris; the KERNEL KWICKIES Len Batroney, former great Colonel baseball and bask etball star, Cards, mana ged by John Macri; was an interest ed spectator at the Wilkes-Stroudsbur g gam e. Len is Clu b 20, led by Claren ce Michaels ; stationed at Fort Eustis and is due to b e disch a r ged in September . . . . Butler Hall, under the leader ship Joseph -Gallagh er Memorial Winner Ed Boguski is now t eaching in of " Lung " P erlmuth; the Spanis,\ Tow son, Md. He has two little ones . . . . Glenn Carey a nd Sam Shugar Flyers, m a naged by Bob Mason is; due to a ccept jobs with W estern Electric soon . . . . Another interested Howie Gr oss' Hawks ; and t h e spectator at the baseball game was Mrs. John Milliman, a former coed Weckesser t eam led by Carl Van Dyk e. h er e. Little Judy w as not a s interest ed. I From lh e PRESS BOX Softball Loop Opens; Rosters Due Monday The Free-style is sometimes called the "catch-as-catch-can" style in which a pin is called as soon as both shoulders hit the mat. Greco-Ro~ man, the second style, is the classi~ cal method of wrestling which do es not allow holds below the waist. Frank Walp, tournament official,. stated yesterday that at least four men are expect ed in each of the eight weight classes represented in the trials. Top names entered thus far include Larry Fornicola, P enn State's NCAA champ, who was Outstanding Wrestler at the last Wilkes Open; and Leonard DeAugustino, a member of the 1952 Olympic team who competed at Helsinki, Finland. DeAugustino is a former Lock Haven State T each ers grappler. No Wilkes matmen are entered, but several local stalwarts will comp ete. Among them are Tom Carr, YMCA grappler; and three members of the Toluba family of ldetown. The Toluba entry includes a father and two sons. Winners of the trials to be h eld here this week earn the right to go to Hollywood Legion Stadium later this month for the Olympic finals . Winners at Hollywood will make the trip to Melbourne, Australia in the fall as members of the 1956 ·O lympic team. The trials will give local fans an opportunity to h elp the Olympics as well as to see topnotch wrestling by the best amateurs in the area. Stroud Ruins Colonels' First Home Tilt, 9-1 By CLIFF KOBLAND Excellent clutch pitching and long ball hitting paid off for East Stroudsburg S.T.C. Wednesday at Artillery Park to hand the Colonel nine their second loss, 9-1. John Milliman tired in the seventh and the T eachers put together six hits for five runs. The Wilkes baseball team opened the 1955 diamond season on a winning note, beating Rider College of Tr enton, New Jersey, last Thu rsday, 3-1, at the losers ' field. John Miliman, r eturning serviceman, pitched a beautiful one-hitter. He struck out 13. Wilkes w ent ahead in the fourth inning and was n ever behind throughout the entire contest. In th e fourth, Jim Ferris scored after J oe Parsnik's single got passed the Rider third baseman. Mike Dydo then singled Parsnik hom e. J ohn Balcomb was the leadin g ma n wi th the bat as far as the Colo nels were concerned. Balcomb collect ed two hits, one of them a t r i:ple in the fifth. He scored when shor t stop Ronn ie Rescigno fli ed out to the left fie lder . Milliman's control gave h im a little trou ble. He walked four m en, two of t h em in t h e fifth inning when Ri der scored their lone r un. To pnotch defensive support, esp eciall y by second sacker P a r sni k kept Milli man out of trouble th r oughout t he contes t. The first set back of t h e sea son fo r the Bl ue and Gold cam e at Albright Colleg e t hi s past Monday, when t he Lions fr om Rea ding defeat ed the Colonels , 2-0. Ace Wilkes pitch er Mel McN ew was th e losin g hur ler. �W1LKF.S COLLEGE BEACON 4 DEBATERS EDGED semi-final victory over a strong St. Joseph's team. Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, debate Warshal, sophomore, and Fred Roberts, freshman. The latter two coach and co-chairman of the event, Rank of Suits: No Trump - 40 points for first aocompanied the t eam and spoke are novice debaters. trick. 30 points each succeedBucholtz and Choper won seven on the criteria of judging debate. ing t r ic.k. As a new feature of the State tourstraight matches, garnering 12 of Spades: 30 points each trick. 13 ballots, to emerge as the only nament, the "Kruger Scale", deHearts: 30 points each trick. undefeated two-man team in the veloped by the Wilkes coach, was Diamonds: 20 points each trick. tourney, with Choper named as top employed to evaluate the judges. Clubs: 20 points each trick. Next event for the Wilkes team S·peaker of the weekend contest. Game is 100 points. The relatively inexperienced duo will be the Eastern Forensic Tourof Roberts and Warshal held their nament, April 2i0-21, at neighbor- Values of Cards: Aces: 4 points. own, being most impressive in their ing King's College. Kings: 3 points. Queens: 2 points. Jacks : 1 point. Requirements for Opening Bid of One in a Suit A minimunm of thirteen points in the hand and a suit of at least of four card length and headed by at least the Queen and Jack. If the hand has thirteen points and it does not contain a suit of such strength then you must open with what is termed "negative club" bid. This One Club bid is used when your hand cannot open with one in any other suit because of failure of the hand to contain a INQUIRE ABOUT OUR FREE CASH SCHOLARSHIP suit meeting the above needs. You also may open with one in a su~t Write "College Plan" when you have a five card suit headed by at least the Jack, or any Six 119 E. Butler Ave. Card suit or longer. Hence when you open the auction Ambler, Penna. with one in a suit - you disclose a hand of at least thirteen points and a suit of at least four card length CATRINO on BRIDGE ... 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. 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 1956 April 13th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 April 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/c6963349f9d6f4a1632436263525ff8b.pdf 0ce4fbf826ece68556352d116afc8e82 PDF Text Text <:43 WILKES COLLEGE WILKES COLLEGE - ~Beacon Serving the Valley for 22 Years Vol. XI, No. 22 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA THE BEACON Serving the College since 1944 FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1956 ' W. S. Carpenter Memorial Fund ' Increases Sum of Pledges, Donalions To Total of $1,827,000 in 3 Months 'April Showers Tonight In Gym Lettermen to Select 1956 Colonel Queen; Joe Wilk Heads Dance Tonight at nine the Lettannen and their ladies will waltz (and/ or mambo) to the melodies of Lee Vincent's orchestra, in the College gym, which at 1ast reports looked more like Central Park than its usual "d.rillshed" self. The April Showers Ball is the Lettermen's second big dance of the year and an even larger crowd is expected than that which attended the December formal. Tickets at $3.00 per couple may be obtained from any Letterman or at the College Book-store. A no corsage ruling will be in effect. Royalty has been making the front pages internationally these days and the Wilkes Lettermen are not to be outdone. An April Showers Queen will be selected by the college athletes and will be presented with the traditional gift of • lovely wrist watch. Chairman of the semi-formal is senior Joe Wilk. His committees i ~1clude: publicity, ,Bob Sokol, Tony Bianco and Dave Thomas; decorations, Dick Wozniak, Jerry Levandowski, Neil Dadurka, Bill Farish, Robert Lewis and Jarrel Cashmere. Tickets, Chet Miller, Mike Dydo, Mike Goobic; refreshments, Ahmad Kazimi, Wilbur Smiles, Art Tambur, Hank Deibel; cha•p erones, Ed Troutman, Vince Groblewski, Tony Greener; music, John Bresnahan; gifts, Glenn Carey and Mo Batterson; clean-up, Don Reynolds, Ronnie Rescigno, :Bob Yakovonis, Ed Mason is and Jerry Lowan. DEBATERS AT KING'S FOR EASTERN FORENSIC The College announced another large donation last night$558,000-for the fonnation of a "W. S. Carpenter Memorial Fund", to encourage the study of science and to support independent research at the College. The gift was announced by Gilbert S. McClintock, chairman of the board of trustees. The fund is in memory of W. S. Carpenter, a leader in the early business development in this area, and was donated by his son, Mr. W. S. Carpenter, Jr. Mr. Carpenter is chairman of the board of the Dupont de Nemours Company, Wilmington, Del. By Bob Lutes Today and tomorrow the college student body will have its first opportunity to see the Wilkes debating team in action. The annual Eastern Forensic Tournament is to be held this year at King's College, with Mr. Robert E. Connelly, King's deBy Norma Davis bate coach, as host. Theta Delta Rho will entertain This event is going to be a kind of "sweepstake"; in addition to the customary orthodox style of debate, there will be awards and ratings for persuasive s•peaking and extemporaneous speaking. Competition is expected to be especially stiff for the weekend contest, with no less than 24 of the nation's leading colleges and universities entered. However, Dr. Kruger is confident that our Wilkes debaters will make a good showing, just as they have in the past. Wilkes' debating t eam has done a fine job thus far this year. It is interesting to note that Choper is the only member of the team with a year's debating ex,perience behind him; John Bucholtz, Bruce Warshall and Fred Rober.ts have just joined the debating team this year. Helping to keep Wilkes College on top and making our school more widely known, the Jesse Chop er John Bucholtz team has managed impressive wins during the season over such tough competitors as Harvard, ,B oston, and Princeton. Kruger said ,Choper and Bucholtz are easily among the top five in CINDERELLA NOMINATIONS the country. Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, t}:J.e SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY Nominations for Cinderella Wilkes College debating coach, has will take place next Monday and a special interest in the judging of Tuesday. Student Council mem- the contests. In addition to having bers will be on hand in the cafe- written six published articles on teria to accept individual ballots the judging of debates, he has devised a system for rating the defor the annual queen. As in last year's nominations, pendability of judges. It is called ballots will employ a three-two- the "Kruger Scale", and has been one numerical quality for candi- used to rate the judges in various dates named to first, second and tournaments, including the Boston and the DAPC matches. third places in the balloting. We may be lucky enough to have Ballots will also be taken Tuesday at noon after assembly in another tourney here in WilkesBarre in the near future. Wilkes the College gymnasium. Kaufer to Head All College Punch Party Wednesday both faculty and students at the All- College ,p u n ch Party next Wednesday from 3 to 5 on Chase Lawn or, in case of inclement weather, in the College cafeteria. This annual affair enables students and faculty to relax and socialize before tl}.e long grind of finals begins. The Punch Party, which has always proved a success, is another example of the fine job which the women of Wilkes have done in assuming the social obligations of the campus. Naoma Kaufer is chairman of the event and the committee chairmen are: refreshments, Rita Matiskella; house, Dorothy Thomas, Nancy Schmalzriedt; clean-up, Janet Jones; ,p ublicity, Norma Davis. Other TDR events scheduled for this year include a Mothers' Day Tea on May 4th and the JuniorSenior Buffet on May 8th. Sorority elections are slated for May 2 and the installation of officers is scheduled for May 8th. Nominees are: president, Virginia Brehm, Patsy Reese; vice-president, Peggy Stevens, Mary Mattey, Margaret Smith, Ruth Younger, Norma Davis; treasurei·, Naoma Kaufer, Marion Laines, Mary West; secretary, Barbara Ritter, Patricia Bedeski. is in the process of arranging a match here with Princeton. Early registration for the Eastern Forensic · 'J'ournament will be held this morning at King's College Main Building. :S tudents are invited to attend this event. It will be in process all day today and tomorrow. W. S. Carpenter Press Club Plans Trip to 'Inquirer' By Janice Schuster The College Press Club recently received word that the Philadelphia Inquirer will be host to its members Thursday, May 3 at the paper's publishing offices. Approximately ten members of the club will go to New York with advi!!Or John D. Curtis, Director of Public Relations. The Inquirer is one of the largest newspapers in the world. The Wilkes students will be taken on a tour of the publishing plant while an edition of the paper is actually being printed. Curtis and his advisees hope to leave the campus on Thursday afternoon. The tour of the paper will begin at 8:15 p.m. and will last about one hour. The club members will return to WilkesBarre immediately after visiting the newspaper premises. Earlier in the year the club toured WBRE television station, where its members observed many of the instruments and techniques necessary for a televised program. Dr. Farley noted that this gift brings the total of pledges and donations of substantial size within t he past three months to $1,827,000, and that it denotes a promising prelude to the major phase of the development campaign which will be started in 1957 . Dr. Farley also commented that this is the second assist for the science departments, providing the .College with new and modern resources for the teaching of science. The senior Mr. Carpenter was a Wilkes-Barre native, born April 5, 1853, one of the leaders in the time of this city's greatest expansion. He was a man of varied interests and talents. His firm was instrumental in the development of the electric trolley system, and some of the refinements he introduced are still in use in modified form today. His plumbing and metal work firm served the mining and associated industries in the days when coal was king. Mr. Carp_enter outlined very liberal terms for the administration of the living memorial. It was his hope that the income from it would be used to encourage research, assist students of unusual promise in the field of science, and to enable the science faculties to initiate programs which they feel would strengthen the work of their departments. At the end of his letter, Mr. Carpenter referred indirectly to the relationship of his grant to his own life's work: "Perhaps there is a measure of fitness in scie11ce at work serving science at study." Turtel Named Treasurer Of Regional ICG Group Last weekend the Wilkes College International Relations Club traveled to the Intercollegiate Conference on Government held at Harrisburg. The Wilkes group presented eight major planks to the mock political convention. S e v e n of them passed. Neil Turtel, Wilkes delegate was named regional treasurer of the ICG at the conference. Turtel is also a candidate for the .p residency of the IRC next year in the club elections to be held next Tuesday. �2 Friday, April 20 1956 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON EDITORIALS - Apologies Somehow in last week's story on the College-produced musical, "Bloomer Girl", the Beacon managed to omit mention of one of its co-directors, Mr. John G. Detroy, head of the Wilkes music department and director of the musical side of the show. The Beacon, and the editor in particular, regrets the error, and wishes to mention also the orchestra for the production, a group little publicized, but as essential for the success of any such attempt as the acting and singing casts. Pull Both Levers Council Hopefuls Speak; Vote Due On Wednesday The Dean's Corner Candidates Present Platforms Tuesday; Twelve Offices Open in Annual Contest For Class Representation in September Next Wednesday sees the annual Spring election of members to the Wilkes College -·student Council. By GEORGE F. ELLIOT Offices are open in the three lower Acting Dean of Men classes - freshman, sophomore and junior - with council members beA Journey into Friendship ing elected next week to take office in September. Candidates for the Two weeks ago I was privileged council offices will address the stuto accompany five of our Wilkes By Ruth Younger The Student ,Council held its bi- dent body in general, and their proCollege students on a trip to Hampton Institute. As we traveled the monthly meeting on the second posed constituents in particular, at many miles from Wilkes-Barre to floor of the cafeteria Wednesday next Tuesday's assembly in the College gymnasium. our destination, each of us carried evening. Some dozen posts are open in with him certain preconceptions The Hazing Committee of the about the relative merits and status Council present ed a "Philosophy of the contest, In the junior class, next year's of negroes and whites. We went, Hazing", to: indoctrinate, inteI suppose, primarily out of curiosi- grate, and acquaint the incoming seniors, there are four vacancies, ty and with the idea of observing freshmen with the school and its with the sophomores, next year's and comparing what we saw with students with the least friction juniors, having the same number what we thought we knew. In each possible. The Class of 195·9 will open. The freshmen, s_o phomores A few weeks ago we commented that the organization of mind there was a spark of uncerbe in charge of the hazing of the next September, will also send four club and class presidents proposed by the Student Council tainty as to whether we would real- new Frosh and are requested to members to the Council. seemed a particularly useless and pointless group. This was ly enjoy ourselves or whether there use this philosophy in planning As of last Thursday, when nombefore the group had got well going, and, now that it is, there might not be moments of uncom- their hazing program. The Coun- inations were made, there were 20 fortable strain or of embarrassing cil also made several recommenda- candidates in the running. seems little reason for us to change our opinion. In the junior class, there are six tions concerning the hazing proThe organizational meeting of the group was not particular- adaptation. contestants for the Council posts. Institute is located on gram. ly organized, even though run for the most part by Council theHampton lower Virginia Peninsula. When The Council accepted the consti- The sophomore class has the most representatives. The second was equally, if not more, vapid i t opened i t '> tutions of two newly organized in the running, with nine candiand useless. The organization appears to be littl~ more than doors in April, clubs: the Wilkes College Fencing dates entered, while the freshmen, what some critics expected it to be; a mutual admiration society 1868, in the Club and the Women's Athletic like the juniors, have six entered. Junior incumbents Nancy Morwhere a few of the self-important attempt to impress each_other days of Recon- Club. These constitutions have struction, it pos- been sent on to the administration ris, Larry Amdur, Leslie Weiner with a vaguely parliamentary form of aimless discourse. and Don Reynolds will be opposed sessed the fol- for final approval. INDEPENDENT? . . . OF WHOM? by Irene Tomalis and Gene Roth. lowing a ssets: It has been contended that the Council is in fact not behind Cliff Brothers · reported to the t w o teachers, In the sophomore class the race this time-waste; but inasmuch as the first meeting was largely fifteen students, Council the outcome of the admin- will set incumbents Same Lowe, conducted by Council members present, and since the Council little money or istration's consideration of the Virginia Brehm, Cliff 'B rothers and secretary continues to send postal reminders to the members equipment, and terms of the new Student Body John Scan dale against - Ed Kotula, despite the fact that the group now has a permanent secrtarymuch faith. The Scholarship. Jim Marks, Bob Scally, Mary MatMoney remaining in the treasury tey and Ron Tremayne. conditions f o r whose appointment is about its only tangible achievement or In the freshman class the conadmission were of the Intercollegiate Conference at attempt at intelligible action-all seem _to indi~ate that an i~e_a simple: "Sound the end of the school-year will be test will have Gilbert Gregory, Bob Elliot which originated as far as will be admitted with the Council lS e a l t h, good used to make up this scholarship. Kozer, Dave Wasserstrom and Judy receiving their constant support. And to this may also be added character, age not hless than four- This plan is intended as an in- Gomer facing incumbents Patricia Wednesday's abortive effort to bring the president of the Coun- teen years or over twenty-five, the centive to ,p romote economy in the Bedeski and Dave Schonfeld. cil into an organization the Council members allege is indepen- ability to read and to write intelli- work of the ,Council. Elections for the incoming freshgibly, the knowledge of arithmetic dent of it. Mr. Elliot reported that the ex- man class will not be held until Possibly the most important considerat~on ~ regard to the through long division, and the in- change visit program with Hamp- the arrival of frosh in September. organization-if such a term may be applied-IS the fact that tention to remain throughout the ton Institute was a great success This necessary oddity of the Counoutside of a few vague mumblings about "co-ordination", no-one entire course and to become a and that Hampton would like to cil electoral system makes the make it a traditional event. The freshman class, which votes each seems to have the haziest idea of its purpose or the excuse for teacher." Hampton ,p rogressed from those representatives from Wilkes visit- Spring for its sophomore repre~ its existence. early beginnings to the status of ed there this month and the repre- sentatives, the only one to elect a fully accredited and world re- sentatives from Hampton will visit Council representatives twice each Principle". VOWEL PRINCIPLE TOPIC year. Under the Vowel Principle, A is nowned college. Bricks were made, us in May. OF . SPEAKER'S ADDRESS lumber was hewn, and many of the -Miss Barbara Weatherley, Phila- for attitude. A .p roper attitude is buildings were constructed by the faculty, and the entire student body Early next month we are going delphia, addressed the assembly what makes your life. E is for students themselves. More than welcomed us in a gracious and easy to have the honor of reciprocating program in the gym last Tuesday, enthusiasm; youth must have an 20,000 young _people have attended manner that we will never forget. this visit and this hospitality. When Miss Weatherley stressed the upward look. I is integrity; be the school since its first session, Their homes and their hearts were the Hampton students arrive on fact that the College student of honest with yourself and others. and they have contributed much to opened to us as friends rather than our campus, yo u will have the optoday is the leader of America to- O stands for obligations; helping the nation and to the world. Its as visiting strangers. At no time portunity to meet and to become mor.row. To prepare for this lead- others. U nity; the basic principle best known graduate, .Booker T. did we sense a need for adaptation acquainted with some of the finest ership, she advocated a "Vowel of our nation. (continued on page 4) Washington, is the first Negro to nor did we ever feel out of place. win a place in the Hall of Fame. by Dick Bibler LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler Such is a glimpse into Hampton's LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS past. At Hampton we found an energetic and productive community ; we found a campus of unusual beauty and of excellent physical facilities; we sensed a living spirit of devotion and of hope for the future. Most signficantly, however, we found friendship. Each of our boys lived with, ate with, attended classes with, and engaged in a variety of social activities with his Hampton host. The President, the Tuesday is the day when candidates for the College Student Council speak in assembly to present their platforms for Wednesday's election. It is also, the day when the actual primary elections are held in this Commonwealth, and _those of voting age ought not to lose sight of the actuality for which such attempts at student government as the Council and its attendant elections are designed to train those for whose benefit they are held. So while the speeches on Tuesday are important to the campus, let it not be forgotten that while they are something in the light of practice, the voting going on in the booth in the gymnasiulll lobby while the candidates are talking is not practice but the real thing, something of certainly at least equal importance to the College as well. Vanity, Vanity - WILKES COLLEGE - Beacon . uyfS TH' OLE Fl<AT 15 GETTING BACK ON ITS' fffT SINCE..'"ff,{' fLED6ED, 11 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 ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .... . 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, WilkesBarre, on the Wilkes campus. Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's Printery, rear 55 North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa . Hazing Program, 2 Club Constitutions in Issue At WC Council Meeting �Friday, April 20, 1956 WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON FIRST wc GOLF MATCH NEXT FRIDAY WITH SEM Colonels Meet Mules Tom O rro W On Raad I Jack Curtis, coach of the new high an? it i~ anticipa~ed tha,t the Wilkes intercollegiate golf squad, sport will gam popularity and staannounced Wednesday that the tus as a permanent rpart of the lrem Temple Country Club course intercollegiate s p o rt s schedule. has been obtained as a home Russ Picton was intrumental in the grounds for the Colonels. conception of the squad, and the The team has been scheduled for idea was strongly backed by Dr. four matches with two nearby Farley and the administration. Dr. Jerome B. Marshall, chairschools on a home and home basis. The opening of the season will be man of the !rem Temple Country next Friday at Fox Hill Country Club Golf Committee, was helpful Club against Wyoming Seminary. in getting the use of the Country Another match, at home, will be Club course for the golfers. In played with the :Sem team on May the Country Club, Wilkes has the 11. Two more have been carded use of the finest facilities in northwith the University of Scranton; eastern Pennsylvania. home on May 1 and away (Fox Hill Country Club) on May 9. The Wilkesmen will also compete in the Middle Atlantic States Intercollegiate matches at the Mount Union, Pa., American L egion CounJohn Milliman, righthand ace of the Colonel mound corps, was the try Club. Colonel coach Curtis stated that victim of three unearned runs he is still trying to arrange more Tuesday as Moravian College downcontests for the new team. ed Wilkes, 3-1, in Artillery Park. The candidates for the t eam are: Jim Van Atta, freshman hurler, Irwin Kaye, dorm student from limited the Colonels to three hits Berwick and Ro ckville Center, to earn his second triumph in a N. Y.; Reese Jones, Kingston; Felix row this season. Milliman was Serafin, Wilkes..!Barre; Neil Dadur- nearly as effectiv.,, giving up but ka, Los Angeles, Calif.; Bernard five safeties. Dancheck, city; David Polley, MutHowever, Wilkes committed four tontown, L. I. N. Y.; Bill Llewellyn, costly miscues, all of which con<;ity; Chip Freeman, Rydal, Pa.; tributed to the _Moravian runs. and -Mickey Perlmuth, New York The home t eam scored in the third inning when Rescigno doubled City. Five members of the team are and went to third on an infield out. dorm students. Three, Irwin Kaye, Joe Parsnik's grounder to short Dave Polley, and Neil Dadurka, are scored Ron with the lone Wilkes from Ashley. Mickey Perlmuth rep- tally. The diamondmen's record is now resents Butler Hall and •C hip Freeone win-three losses . ,M oravian man is a W eckesser resident. The matches will all be with six- has won all four of its games. In man teams and eliminations will spite of the "football season" be held each week to determine weather, both ·p itchers were strong which men will represent the Col- all the way and finished the nine innings. Each struck out seven lege. Interest among the players is batsmen. ~ JOHN MILLIMAN'S PITCHING EARNS PLAYER OF WEEK NOD Diamondmen Lose Third To Moravian on Errors • 3 John Milliman EIGHT CANDIDATES REPORT TO PICTON FOR WC TENNIS TEAM Tennis Team in the Making Tentative plans have been made to schedule several matches for the College's new intercollegiate sport, tennis. Matches with Wyoming Seminary and Scranton U. are in the works, and there is a possibility of scheduling a match or even a -p air of matches with Lycoming. Eight candidates indicated that they would like to compete on an intercollegiate tennis team for the College. At a meeting Wednesday with Russ Picton, the men learned of plans to enter the Middle Atlantic Colleges Athletic Conference's proposed tennis league. The Wilkes t eam would enter the Northeastern Division, if -p resent plans mature. The teams in this division are Hofstra, Lafayette, -Lehigh, Moravian, Muhlenberg, Rutgers, Scra,n ton, Seton Hall, Stevens Institute, Wagner, and Wilkes. Also within traveling distance, though members of the Northwest Section, are: Albright, Bucknell, Dickinson, Juniata, Lebanon Valley, and Lycoming. This year the t ennis team will be run as a quasi-intramural operation, although next year it is plann ed to run as a full- fledg ed intercollegiate sport, with an eight or t en-game schedule. Fred Boote, a senior and wellknown local netman, will work in This week's award will be no surprise to the followers of the Wilkes baseball club. John Milliman, fast and fancy mainstay of Coach Reese's mound cr ew, gains the nod for his stellar -p itching performances. Although •B ig John has a rather unlikely won-lost record at the moment, 1-2, his earned-run average is a very respectable 2.05. In the 26 1/ 3 innings he has pitched, the righthand ace has chalked up 26 strike outs, while ,allowing only 15 hits and seven bases on balls. John's best performance was his one-hit shutout of Rider in the curtain raiser of the season. He fanned 13 and walked one of the Roughriders, to gain the only win on the Colonels' record. In this week's tilt with Moravian, Milliman was a victim of three unearned runs, while his teammates could garner but one. The team has scored but five runs in the three games John started. If the hitters can get behind him and the squad's fielding picks up, John can finish his last year with an excellent record. an advisory ca-p acity and as a liaison between coach Picton and the t eam. The squad has received rpermission from the city to use the municipal courts in Kirby Park, which should be a boon to the t ennis t eam. The following m en are candidates for the team: Fred Boote, senior; William Savitsky, sophomore; Ronald Krupinski, junior; George Weaver, junior; Francis Gallia, sophomore; Leroy Fiergang, so,p homore; Max Friedlander, freshman; and Robert Koser, freshman. Coach Reese to Give Pitching Assignment To Milliman or McNew By Cliff Kobland The Wilkes College baseball team travels to Allentown tomorrow to take on the Mules of Muhlenberg . T'his will be the Colonels' fifth game of the season and the third road game. So far on the road they have one won while losing the same amount. They have been una·b le to win before the hometown fans. The team expects to face tough competition from the Mules. Muhlenberg has posted a victory over the University of P ennsylvania and has also been defeated by the same club. The Muhlenberg nine has also gone down to a close defeat at the hands of a very good Nav~ team. Coach John Reese, who led the-soccer and wrestling teams to their best seasons in the history of· Wilkes, is optimistic about the rest of the games. Mr. Reese said that the pitching has been very strong and the fielding has been fair, but the weak spot in our team is our hitting. And you can't score runs without hits. It is undecided who will pitch down at Allentown. It will be either John Milliman, the work horse of the team who has pitched in every game this season and has comrpiled a 1-2 record, or Mel McN ew. Mel, when not pitching, has been playing in the outfield. Otherwise the lineup will stay the same. Every man is •p laying. good ball except that the hitting has not been consistent to say the least. Catcher John Harvey thinks that the breaks are going against the t eam and that one Wilkes starts getting some breaks on their side they will start on the winning trail. •Certainly, they have the potential to do just that. From the PRESS BOX By JONNI FALK, Sports Editor WHERE'S THE HITTING? Maybe it is still too early to count them out, but it doesn't look like this year's baseball t eam is going anywhere. Blessed with one of the best pitching staffs a Colonel nine has ever had, the team just hasn't been able to jell as yet. With a current record of 1-3, the and Gold's pseudo clouters have mustered the astounding total of just 16 hits in four tilts. With the help of Mr. Wasileski, we figure that this comes out to four hits per game - thanks to a seven hit spree against Rider. What we ha ven't been able to figure out is why the ball won't fall in. For college ball, and the bad weather which has hamper ed everybody, few Colonels have been striking out. The average is only about five a game, which is not bad. But, the boys just don't seem to be able to get good wood on the ball - especially when it counts. The last two Wilkes runs have scored on weak taps to the infield when a good base knock could have put the pitcher in plenty of trouble. SPORTING GOODS Over the last three games, the swatters have been able to get Milliman and McNew a total of two runs. Milliman pitched well 28 North Main Street enough to win in at least one of those games, and McNew lost a heart-breaker in his only time out. In addition, the fi elding has been anything but airtight. Four boots and a passed ball helped sink Milliman against tough Moravian when TUXEDOS TO RENT he might have had a shutout. Other balls have found open spots which Special Price To Students just shouldn't have been there. 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. They're not finished yet, but the diamond crew will have to find a spark someplace if they are going to imp-r ove on last year's shabby record. The schedule this year is tough, and unless they find the big hit and the big fielding play to go with the pitching, John Reese mig ht just as well throw his dreams of a third winning coaching season down the drain. Chuck Robbins - BAUM'S You feel so new and fresh and good - all over - when you pause for Coca-Cola. It's sparkling with quick refreshment ... and it's so pure and wholesome - naturally friendly to your figure. Let it do things good things - for you. CHARGE ACCOUNT At Newly Remodeled POMEROY'S BOTTlED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY THE KEYSTONE COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. "Coke" is a registered trade-mark. KERNEL KWICKIES Open A © 1956, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY For All Your College Needs Throughout The Year And SAVEi Welcome aborad to the new tennis team which was added to the list of varsity sports this week . .. . Apologies to the girls' varsity basketball team for not including them in the li st of varsity sports. . . . JERRY LIND will take over the intramural bowling league next year, insuring its existence for another season . . . . Hottest bowlers at the end of the year were BILL TREMAYNE and MOE BATTERSON. . .. We hear that the intramural baseball loop may also offer individual awards this year . . . . Hasn't anybody ever thought of finding Colonel teams a mascot? . . . Dean GEORGE ELLIOT finding it. rough to believe that he did not win the high average championship of the bowling league this year.. .. Rookie of the kegling year was definitely JACKIE OLIVER - What form! �-------------------------------- Friday, April 20 1956 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 C A T l? I O ~ ~ O TRE1\1IAYNE, GROSS WIN MEN'S KEG DOUBLES 13 l? 1 I) 6 ~ IN INTRAMURAL LOOP Bill Tremayne and Howie Requirements for opening one no trump bids or one no trump Gross won the male doubles "overcalls" championship last Sund a y Using the point count system one night to conclude the College's must definitely hold a minimum of f"1 . l h • 16 points and no more than 18 rst mtramura and1cap bowlpoints . . . in addition the holding ing tournament. must never hold a wea~er dou~leton Tremayne and Gross fired an t~an Qx - ~o holdmgs with a 1180 to score a narrow margin smgl_eton qualifies, - t?e no trm_np of victory over the team of Joe opem~g or overcall is a preci~e Trosko and J onni Falk. The runcommiti_nen\ and almost never is ners-up hit 1172. Tremayne rit made with s_mgletons or weak d?ub- for 213-213-609, while Falk had the letons or with unbalanced holdmgs night's high game, 242. Trosko such as 6-3-3-1,_ or 5-5-2-1! or 5- hit a 237, but the solution to vic4-3-1 and som etimes n?t with 5-4- tory was in the consistency of Tre2-2. A no trump openmg ?r ovei:- mayne and Gross. When Falk was c:i,ll almost alw~ys shows m addi- hot, Trosko was cold and vice-versa. tion to 16-18 pomts, a rugged sup. . . port for at least three suits - and . While st nvmg for the doubles never less. title, Gro_ss and Trema y_ne were Two No Trump Openings also wagmg a battle with each or Overcalls: other for the All-E ve;1ts crown. This calls f or a holding of 22 to H?wever, Gross co1:1ldn t come up 24 points in addition to all other with ~he red-hot mght he n ee_ded requirements cited in the above li- ai~d bi~ T:emayne copped the title. mits for one no trump. His wmnmg score for all three Three No Trump Openings events was 1905. Gross and M_oe or Overcalls: Batterson both cracked 180.0 while This calls for a holding of 25 to nobody else could get over 1700. 28 points in addition to all other requirements cited for one and two no trump openings and overcalls. Responses by partner to one no trump openings or overcalls. A partner raises the one nt to two nt if his holding contains from 7 to 9 points and an even distribution if he holds 6 points or less he passes - if he holds as little as 6 points but an unbalanced hand, he bids -two of the suit that is longest. If he holds 10 or more points he bids t hree nt. In no trump biddings it is wise to remember that if the combined holdings of partner and your hand total to 26 points - game must be bid. If the combined holding is .f rom 32 to 36 points - you must bid :a small slam - if points total 37 or ·more bid grand slam. A total of 32 keglers took part in the big tournament, which was staged with the cooperation of the Jewish Community Center. Trema yne led the field with three awards , including his wins in AllEvents, male doubles and mixed teams. He was the only kegler to cop more than one of the trophies which will be awarded in assembly by John Reese, director of intramurals. Winners are : (Mixed team) Bob Rahl, Marshall J enkins, 'fremayne, Lois Jago, Rose Weinstein. (Mixed doubles ) George Batterson, Jackie Oliver. (Male doubles) Tremayne and Howie Gross. (Male AllEvents) Tremayne. (Female AllEvents) Ellie Pish. FINAL STANDINGS ALL EVENTS 3 Event 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Handicap Bill Tremayne 22 34 Howie Gross Moe Batterson 35 32 Joe Miceli 28 J onni Falk Dick Morris . 23 Bob Heimbold . 30 27 Geo . Kolesar Joe Popple . 32 Total 1905 1846 1813 1699 16(35, 1586 1535 1527 1458 THE DEAN'S CORNER (continued from page 2) 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 SPECIAL TUX of America's young people. 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For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1956 April 20th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 April 20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/510cb5dba09e1803346251d40c5cda70.pdf a083b642b47b07e207b73807b22adcb1 PDF Text Text ~ .F.S COLLEGE 1 ting the Valley for 22 Years . XI, No. 23 - WILKES COLLEGE - ~Beacon WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA THE BEACON Serving the College since 1944 FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1956 CANDIDA TES NAMED FOR CINDERELLA TITLE 8 Men, 4 Women Elected For '56-'57 Council Term Fiv~ Incumbents Offices for Fall Retain Term; TEST• TUBE TROT TONITE 392 Voters Cast Ballots Ralph Harrison's band will entertain in the gymnasium to- By Marion Kia wonn Wilkes students went to the polls en masse last Wednesday to elect their Student Council representatives for the coming year. A record 392-less than half of the entire student body -voted in the annual election of representatives from the junior, sophomore and freshman classes. night for the Test-Tube Trot, which is the College Chemistry Club's concluding caper of the current campus calendar. The dance begins at nine o'clock and will conlude at twelve. The Chem Clubbers have been working hard and the gym will be gaily deorated. Midway in the program, there will be some unusual shenanigans as yet unnamed, but promised to be out of the ordinary. Tickets for this sport dance can be obtained from any •Club member for the The junior class re-elected last usual fifty-cent, tax-deductible doyear's representatives: Larry Am- nation; or, you can drop your donadur, Nancy Morris, Don Reynolds and Les Weiner. Seventy-seven juniors voted. Sophomores sent 118 of their class to the polls and elected Virginia Brehm, Edmund Kotula, Ma,r y Mattey and Ronald Tremayne. The lack of a large turn-out of sophomores seems to be due to the confusion of some terminal students who can't seem to figure out what class they should vote with. 'I'he freshman class sent 198by far the biggest representation. They elect ed Rose Weinstein, Dick Roberts, Eugene Price and John Karolchyk to lead them in the council next year. Miss Weinstein received an overwhelming majority of 117 votes(continued on page 4) tion off at the gymnasium ticket office on the way in. Mary Mattey is in charge of publicity for the dance, while Natalie Gripp and Virginia Leonardi will supply the refreshments. The entertainment committee consists of (continued on page 2) 1955 Queen Withdraws; Field Down To 11 Entries As Jackie Oliver Declines By Helen M. Krachenfels The names of eleven Wilkes coeds who will compete for the title of "Cinderella, 1956" and the accompanying "glass slipper" were announced early this week following nominations by the student body. This year's candidates are Seniors: Nancy Beam, Connie HISTORY CLUB LEAVES Kamarunas, and Jeannette PerFOR WASHINGTON, D. C. The Wilkes History Club left to- rins; Junior: Jacqueline Gones) day for Washington, D.C., where Griffith; Sophomores: Virginia the members will tour the various B r e h m, Marilyn Carl, Ann national shrines and government Faust, Rose Ann Patner, Marybuildings. an Powell and Sallie Wermuth; Some dozen members of the club will travel to the nation's capital. Freshman: Betty Neilson. (Jacqueline Oliver, last year's They include George Silewski, club president; Clarence Michael, James Cinderella, was also nominated Alcorn, Neil Turtel, Paul Abrams, but withdrew from the race. See Robert Davis, Donald Jaikes, Chip "Letter to the Editor", page 2.) At recent meetings the Student Freeman, L eo Dombroski, and WarCouncil has been making initial ren Williams. plans for the annual Cinderella Ball. According to tradition the Council President, Robert Lynch, · and the Vice President, Helen Krachenfels, will serve as CoChairmen of the dance. The affair will be held on Friday evening, May 11, from nine to one at the gym. Lee Vincent's orchestra will play. Bob Lynch has appointed the following Council m embers to serve as committ ee heads for the dance: Refreshments, D i ck Carpenter; Tickets and ballots, Chet Miller; Publicity, Cliff Brothers; Programs, Don Reynolds; Table decorations, Ginny Brehm; Chaperones, Nancy Morris; Gifts and Flowers, Helen Krachenfels. (continued on page 4) College Buys DeSylva Home Debaters Tie for Second Place in Eastern Forensic Frosh Approve Memorial Fund In CI a s s Vole The acceptance of the Memorial Fund plan by the Class of 1959 was reported last week by its president, Bob Thomas. The plan was endorsed by a large majority of the CJ.ass in a vote taken last week. lt is planned to assess each member of the Class at a rate of $1.00 per semester to form the fund. By looking ahead, the Freshmen hope to avoid some of the e~penses of the senior year and still have a substantial fund with which to purchase a class gift at graduation time. Thomas a·p pointed a committee to form policies for ironing out the details involved. Richard Roberts is the chairman of the committee and is aided by Barbara Ritter, Francine •B ishop, and Daniel Re ese. The report of this group will be given at the next meeting of the Freshman Class, at which time its recommendations will be voted upon. This is an important decision, affecting all freshmen, and all are urged to attend. Plans are also being made to (continued on page 4) SEVENTH FOR GOOD LUCK-Acquisition of the former res idence (shown above) of Contessa Elena De Sylva brings to seven the num ber of Wilkes-owned buildings on South Franklin Street. Purchased from the Contessa's estate, the lower half of the structure will be remodelled this summer to house classes displaced by construction of the College's new Science Building. The property is located at 159 South Franklin Street, a few doors below Harding and Sturdevant Halls. The Wilkes College debate team tied for second place at the Eastern Forensic Debate Tournament held last weekend at King's College. Competing against 23 leading colleges and universities, the local squad shared second honors with five other teams as Dartmouth took to1> place. Wilkes finished with a. record of 9 wins and 3 losses. Winner of the overall sweepstakes which included debate, persuasive speaking, and extempore speaking was Fordham. Wilkes used the same lineup which brought them into the final round of the State Tournament two weeks earlier. The Wilkes affirmative t eam of Fred Roberts and Bruce Warshal def eated Fordham, T empl e, and Arm y, while losing to Vermont, Dartmouth, and Brandeis. Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, coach of the Wilkes debaters, comment ed, "It was a splendid performance for a r elatively inexperienced team a g a i n s t topnotch competition." Both Roberts and Warshal are in their first year of intercollegiate debate. (continued on page 2) �2 W1LKF.S COLLEGE BEACON EDITORIALS - Another District Heard From Today is slated for the first intercollegiate meet of the newlyorganized golf team; while this group is beginning its schedule, another athletic team for tennis is also rolling rapidly into shape. Both of these sports carry out the more practical aspects mentioned a few weeks ago in regard to the recently-organized Fencing Club, which, by the way, last week overcame one of its last hurdles when its charter was approved by the tudent Council. The advantage to all three of these sports lies in the fact that they are not particuarly brutal or violently overactive, and consequently offer more to the ordinary student. Friday, Ap, Mollie Beard Named Que At '56 'April Showers' Be. Howie Gross PresentL Award to Senior Coed At Annual Semi-Formal The crowning of Miss Mollie Beard, lovely senior coed, as Colonels' Queen highlighted the traditional April Showers Ball, sponsored by the Wilkes College Lettermen's Club and held this past Friday at the South Franklin Street gymnasi- Why Play? The college's two newer sports, golf and tennis, are perhaps even more to the advantage to the participants than the others inasmuch as they are those more apt to be enjoyed off the campus and outside the college. In short, sports are finally giving a vague of returning to what they were once in the happy past before they enjoyed the noble benefits of the great panacea, Organization; there exists a dim chance that sports might be turned back into games -something done (not Activities Participated In - something done) not for plaudits or letters or spirit, but for that ignoble, unsophisticated, taboo reason known as fun. um. Howi e Gross , president of the Lettermen's Club, conferred the title on Miss Beard and presented her with a gold wrist watch donated by Meyer's J ewelers and with a doz en Jong-stemmed roses as a remembrance of the occasion . Economics Club Visits 111111111111111111111111111111111111111m1111111 Bank, Stock Exchange Letter to the Editor ... The Economics Club returns from an overnight field trip to New York City this afternoon. The trip included visits to the Chase Manhattan National Bank and the New York Stock Exchange. Much valuable information was absorbed by the members. The trip was made in automobiles provided by the Club. Each member will be reimbursed for t heir expenses, including the three dollar fee paid for transportation. Reservations for the trip were made through Chet Miller, Len Mulcahy, John Scandale, Bob Scally and Al Kuchinskas. 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 To: The entire student body, I wish to thank all those who nominated me as a candidate for Cinderella, but I feel that I must decline the nomination. Having received the honor of Cinderella last year, I believe, now that it is only fair that I withdraw my name from the ballot. At the same time I extend to each one of the girls my sincerest good-luck wishes in the coming election. Sincerely, Jacqueline Oliver The DEAN'S CORNER By George F. Elliot, Acting Dean of Men One vital institution in every office, sewing circle, and Saturday Evening and Chowder Club is the end-of-year report. This is the time when the President of the organization points to such solid achievements as the new one-way lock on the ladies' room and the more strategic grouping of cuspidors. He hopes these symbols of progressive leadership will end once and for all any remaining doubts as to how his wife's brother happened to be appointed treasurer. This is the month when the harassed Secretary ponders long hours trying to decode his faded shorthand notes in order to make a permanent annual r e c o r d. The notes he took at that emergency meeti n g following the N ew Year's Eve Party are partic u 1 a r l y hazy, and he still can't quite Elliot decide whose wife it was that ran off with whose husband. It is also the time of the year when the Treasurer reports from somewhere in the vicinity of Las Vegas that the organization's assets now consist of six one cent postage stamps, one fifty cent poker chip, a rain check to a Union City burlesque house, and seventeen personal IOU slips totalling a sum of $1,000,043 . In line with this tradition I fe el ,t hat it is proper and necessary for the Acting Dean of Men to submit a similar report to Dr. Farley. This is one way to prove that retailing majors are not the only people who conduct surveys. It will also have the added advanta.ge of assuring my permanent return to the t eaching faculty. A group of senior Lettermen chosen by the Club's executive council, and by Mr . and Mrs. Farrar, served as the selecting committee. The Queen was chosen on the basis of beauty, brains, poise, and service to the school. Miss Beard was escorted by Tony Bianco, Wilkes Letter man. Outer Siberia Dear Dr. Farley: The following facts are hereby submitted to prove that a few legitimate activities occasionally took place behind the smoke screen in my office. This should substantially discount the rumors that good food was the second most common topic of conversation between me and the students. 1. Number of students in for for counselling: 1,80,1 Number of students who claim to study: 1,801 Number of students who don't study: 0 2. Number of grandmothers who died, remarried, or gave birth: 537 Number of students reported missing their history quizzes: 537 3. Students in wondering whether they ought to marry the girl : 42 Students in wondering whether they ought to divorce the battle-axe: 46 4. Students in because of difficulty in French: 129 Students who suddenly decide to become teachers: 129 5. Number of parents worried about sons: 402 Number of sons worried about parents: 411 6. Strangest illness of the year: Dorm student reported suffering from glanders and a misplaced varicose vein. 7. Most common illnesses: virus, virusitis, acute galloping virus, virus digitalis, virus-virus 8. Students reporting Spring F ·e ver this year: 0 9. Student with greatest number of cuts: Humphrey Diffledorfer Student with richest uncle: Humphrey Diffledorfer Student most likely to succeed: Humphrey Diffledorfer Respectfully submitted, George F . Elliot Ac ting Dean Em eritu s DEBATERS TIE (continued from page 1) The crack Wilkes two-man team of John Bucholtz and Jesse Choper, debating negative, again went undefeated, taking six straight from West Virginia, Misericordia, Penn State Women, Maine, St. Anselm's, and NYU. Added to their seven COLONELS' CHOICE - Colonels' Queen Mollie Beard straight wins in the State Tourney, and escort Tony Bianco at Friday's April Showers Ball. Bucholtz and Choper wound up the season with 14 successive victories, for one of the finest performances of any Wilkes team. Only Wilkes team to surpass this record was last year's championship team of J. Harold Flannery, Jr., and James N everas, who last season took 20 straight wins against the top The Wilkes International Rela- By Janice Schuster The .Sophomore Class will honor teams in the United States and tions Club elected officers for next year at t he organization's meeting its terminal students at a banquet wound up a close second for the in Barre Hall Tuesday afternoon, scheduled for May 5th, it was re- national championship. with Bill Tremayne taking the race cently announced by Class PresiIn addition to debate, Warshal for the club presidency. dent Dave Vann. Since the termi- participated in the persuasive Assisting Tremayne as vice- nal students will be leaving in June, speaking contests and Choper in president next year will be Jim the Class thought it would be a the extemporaneous speaking conAlcorn, this year's ICG chairman. nice gesture to sponsor one last tests. After piling up many points Replacing Alcorn as IOG head for affair at which the entire Class in the first two rounds of extempore the campus group will be Donald will be together as a unit. sp-eaking, Choper gave a brilliant J aikes, while the organization's Later in the year the ;Class is performance in the final round and new secretary will be George Black. planning to h~ve a~ outmg, but had apparently won the event, when Treasurer for the IRC next year the representat~on w1)l probably be one of the judges declared that he will be Paul Kanjorski, with Rich- somewhat defi~1ent smce. many of r had spoken 15 seconds overtime and ard Davis getting the nod as par- the s~ude~ts will ha':'e fimshed final was thus disqualified. liamentarian. exammat1ons and will have returnIn outright debate, Choper took ed home. . "superior" ratings in every round. L_en Mulcahy has be.en appomted At the State Tourney he was top TEST-TUBE TROT TONlTE chairman of the affair and Same speaker with a practically perfect (continued from page 1) Lowe ha_s been named Master of record. Monica Utrias and ·.Sheldon Isaac Ceremomes. M u I c ah Y ha~ anThe only other undefeated 2-man and decorations will be under the noun~ed that the banquet_ will be team in the Eastern Tournament care of Pete Masloski and Frank held 11: thP. College cafet~na. was the Dartmouth negative team, Lutinski. Rita Matiskella and MiC_ha1:men of the committees are: which narrowly beat the Wilkes afriam Thomson have tickets in their Inv1tat10ns, Margo ~a)ko; Clean- firmative by a score of 81 to 77. care, while Sam Dilser gets stuck up, ~am Puma_; Pubhcity, Ro~ger Had the score been reversed, Wilkes with the clean-up chores. Lewis; Decorations, Carol Goering- would have emerged as the winning er; Refr eshments, John Morenko; four -man combination in the tourEI_1t~rtainment, Don Wilkinson; Re- ney. - WILKES COLLEGE ceivmg, Dave Vann. With their 9-3, Wilkes debaters wound up the season with a total of 60 victories in 90 debates, one of the outstanding records in the A newspaper published each week East and comparable to last year's of the regular school year by and 70-25 mark. Among the teams to for the students of Wilkes Collose to Wilkes this year were such lege, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Subdebating powers as Harvard, MIT, scription: $1.80 per semester. Penn, Princeton, St. Joseph's, Columbia, Army, and the winners of Editor T. R. Price both the Distri ct VII and VIII Asst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels Asst ... Editor .... John Kushnerick Tournam ents, William and Mary College and Vermont. Sports Editor Jonni Falk Althoug h fini shed with intercolEditorial Assistant .... T. I. Myers legiate debating for the year, BucBusiness Mgr . .. .. Richard Jones Asst. Bus. Mgr• .. ...... Irwin Kaye holtz and Choper will present a program t his Sunday, April 29, beFaculty Adviser Mr. F. J. Salley for e the Youn g Marrieds of Temple Editorial and business offices Israel. Dr . Kr uger, who will serve . located on second floor of Lecture as a g uest judge at the West Point Hall, South River Street, WilkesTournam ent this weekend, will act Barre, on the Wilkes campus. as moderator for the program, Mechanical Dept.: Schmidt's which will deal with the national Printery, rear 55 North Main debate qu estion of the guaranteed Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. annual wage. TREMAYNE ELECTED TERMINAL STUDENTS' I. R. C. PRESIDENT; BANQUET SCHEDULED ALCORN NAMED VEEP BY SOPHOMORE CLASS Beacon PARK, SHOP and EAT at the new FOWLER, DICK and WALKER The Boston Store �Friday, April 27, 1956 W1LKFS COLLEGE BEACON 3 GOLFERS IN 1st TILT AGAINST SEM Link Team Makes Debut On Local Course Today; Play Scranton Tuesday The newly formed golf team will make its first start this afternoon at Wyoming Valley Country Club when it meets Wyoming Seminary at 3:45. TEE-OFF TODAY - These men represent the first golf team in Wilkes College history which meets Wyoming Seminary in its first match today. Left to right: Irv Kaye, Chip Freeman, Dave Polley, Mickey Perlm uth, Bill Llewellyn, Felix Serafin, Jr., Reese Jones, and Neil Dadurka. Missing from photo, Bernie Danchek. (BEACON Photo by Dan Gawlas) Diamondmen Meet Ithaca Squad at 4 i~si:t~1~ i::~ CLOUTERS CLOBBER LYCOMING FOR EASY WIN; 0 ~; Batterson May Start By JONNI FALI{, Sports Editor MANARSKI AND SOKOL LEAD HITTING ATTACK The Colonels walked off with an easy 23-3 victory over Lycoming yesterday, in Williamsport, to give the team a 3 win4loss record. Two more victories were added this week, with Six games opened the intramural Today's tilt with the Bombers wins over Muhlenberg and Ly- softball league for the first week will be the last home appearance coming, while dropping one to of the season. The Spanish Flyers looked strong in downing a powerfor the diamondmen for 10 days Bloomsburg. John Reese's Colonel clouters will return home this afternoon after a three game road trip to play a power-packed Ithaca College nine at Artillery Park. Game time is 4 o'clock. as they leave on a road jaunt which will take them to Cortland, N.Y., Scranton and Ea,;t Stroudsburg before returning home May 8 against Lebanon Valley. Starting pitcher for today's contest remained ·a question mark at press time due to the schedule which had the Colonels slated for four games in four days. However, the call could go out to Mo Batterson, number one man in the bullpen, for his first start of the year. The Colonels have been hitting well in recent starts, but will have to tighten up afield. Ithaca brings one of the best clubs in the history of the New Yqrk college into town today. Top major league prospect on the t eam is Walt Judd, a 6-3, 200-pound chucker, who fann ed 18 while giving up only one hit in last year'~ NCAA playoffs. Behind Judd, the Bombers have a well-seasoned pitching staff and a heavy-hitting outfield. This team could be one of the best intercollegiate clubs in the East this year. Jim Ferris has snapped out of his hitting slump and crashed five safeties in two games . J oe Parsnik has also been producing in the cleanup spot. John Milliman will return to the hill in tomorrow's game at Cortland State Teachers College. Currently possessing a 2-3 record, the big righthander could set a Colonel mound record this year for most games started. Reese will continue to work the fireballer in steady rotation, giving him an opportunity t.": use <Mel McN ew, the hill staff's number two man, in the outfield due to his hitting prowess. Milliman has come up with a knuckle ball which has been causing the opposition's hitters and his catcher, John Harv_ey, plenty of Actually, today will be a day of several firsts for the linksmen. Not only will the first Wilkes College golf squad be playing its first match in competition, but it will mark the debut of Jack Curtis into the coaching ranks. Six Qualify Nine candidates for the inaugural squad went through eliminations on the Irem Temple links yesterday with the six low men winning the right to represent the college today. The low men who qualified were: Bernie Danchek, Felix Serafin, Jr., Neil Dadurka, Mickey Perlmuth~ Dave Polley and Irv Kaye. Danchek and Serafin will probably be paired today with Dadurka and Kaye, Perlmuth and Polley making up the other Wilkes couples. Each pair will ,p lay a round. with two Seminary duffers in match: play. The Colonel golfers will face the Uni versity of Scranton in their first home match at lrem Temple this coming Tuesday. All match play will be best ball of partners if Wyoming Seminary gives its "okay". Chuck Robbins - SPORTING GOODS 28 North Main Street # • Flyers, Weckesser Pace Softball Loop Lefty Ed \Birnbaum got the win last night in relief of Mel McNew, pitching the last four frames. The two Colonel hillmen allowed four hits in the seven-inning contest, while the Wilkes clouters had nine. Al Manarski and Bob Sokol led the hitters with two safeties each. Manarski's single and double drove in five runs. The Colonel baseball team lost their fourth game of the season, bowing to ,Bloomsburg State Teachers College, 7-5, this past W ednesday, on the victor's field. John Milliman suffered his third setback of the campaign. This was by far the worst effort that Milliman has come up with this season. He was belted solidly for twelve hits and seven runs. Five of those seven runs came in the first three innings. After Milliman settled down and pitched his usual good game. But the damage w;;ts done. The Colonels pecked away at the Huskies' lead with single tallies in the fourth and fifth and two more scores in the sixth . At the end of the sixth, the Colonels trailed by two, 6-4. But the lead that Bloom had built up in the arly innings withstood the late Blue and Gold rally. Milliman's r ecord is now two up and three down. He picked up his second win when the Colonels beat a hig hl y touted Muhlenberg nine down at t he losers' field last Saturday. ful Club 20 team, 23-10. The Flyers were paced by the clouting of Dave Panzetta, who rapped four four-baggers in the game. In other games: Nutcrackers 4, Dukes 3; Hawks 2, Bombers O; Weckesser 24, Snafus 10. I...ast night's games: Butler Hall 14, Cards 12; Club 20 21, Snafus 10. April 30: Nutcrackers vs. Club 20 Spanish Flyers vs. Snafus Bombers vs. W eckesser May 1: ·Cards vs. Hawks Dukes vs. Butler May 2: Span. Flyers vs. Nutcrackers Bombers vs. Snafus Dukes vs. Cards May 3: Weckesser vs. Butler Bombers vs. Spanish Flyers Snafus vs. Nutcrackers May 4: Club 20 vs. Weckesser Hawks vs. Dukes Spanish Flyers vs. Cards TUXEDOS TO RENT Special Price To Students 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. BAUM'S Open A CHARGE ACCOUNT At Newly Remodeled trouble. Big J ohn will probably come right back Wednesday as the Colonels defend t he trophy won from the Universit y of Scranton last year. POMEROY'S For All Your College Needs Throughout The Year And SAVE! Of course. 'Most everyone does - often. Because a few moments over ice-cold Coca-Cola refresh you so. It's sparkling with natural goodness, pure and wholesome-and naturally friendly to your figure. Feel like having a Coke? BOHLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY THE KEYSTONE COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. "Coke" is a registered tr.:ide-mark, © 1956, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 Friday, April 27, 1956 for their guidance and understand- 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 TDR Mothers' Day Tea CATl:?l~O Larry Groninger, a sophomore Next Friday Afternoon ing.The following committee chairmen have been named: hostess art major, has planned the decora0~ Members of the Theta Delta Rho Jane Obitz, city; entertainment tions for the Ball, and submitted a detailed sketch for the Council's will honor their mothers at the- an- Miriam Thomson, Hershey; clean131:?11)61: approval at the last m eeting. H e nual Mothers' Day Tea next Friday up - Jessie Roderick, city; decora- 1955 QUEEN WITHDRAWS (continued from page 1) I How to respond (as partner) to an opening bid of one in a suit by your partner when the next hand has passed and it is your turn to bid: A. You raise to two (i.e., 1S2S.) when: You hold from six to ten and either four small trumps or three headed by the queen. B. You bid another suit, when: You hold from ten to thirteen points and the suit is biddable -such as-if partner opened one spade, you bid two hearts with example 1; two diamonds with example 2; two clubs with example 3. Example 1: S-xx H-AQlOxx D - AX X C-xxx Example 2: S - XX X H-Ax D-KQJxx C-Qxx Example 3: S-xxx H-Kx D - A Q x C - K 10 9 xx C . .You bid two no trump if you hold from twelve to fifteen points and a balanced hand such as examples: ,S -Jxx H-AQx D-Kx xx C-Kxx was given an unanimous vote of commendation for his excellent work. Ballots for the final selection of Cinderella are being prepared and will be mailed to each student in the near future. The ballots are not counted, until the afternoon of the dance. S • Q X H-KQx D-Jxxx C-AQxx S • Q 8 MEN, 4 WOMEN ELECTED (continued from page 1) one short of the total number of ballots cast by the entire sophomore class. The elections, for the information of those who didn't bother to vote, were held in Chase Theater. Elections for the incoming freshman class will not be held until the arrival of the frosh in September. This necessary oddity of the council electoral system makes the freshman class, which votes each spring for its sophomore representatives, the only class to vote twice in one year. afternoon in McClintock garden from 3 to 5. Each year the sorority takes this opportunity for its mothers to become better acquainted with Wilkes and other members of the sorority. Invitations have been issued to all the mothers and Connie Kamarunas, general chairman, has declared that she hopes each girl will take a special interest in honoring her mother. Theta Delta Rho members also consider this affair a small token of appreciation to their mothers FROSH APPROVE (continued from pag& l) have an outing, as the last event of what has been a busy year for Frosh. Darrel Yeisley and Jerry Smith are the co-chairmen, but arrangements have not been completed as yet. With the Class having control of next year's hazing, plans are to be formulated at the next meeting and all persons with advice and suggestions should be on hand to offer them. tions - Carolyn Goeringer, Dallas ; house - Gail Laines, city; invitations . Helen Young, Berwick; refreshments - Nancy Batchelor, city; and publicity - Audrey Radler, West Wyoming. College Men Summer Work Earn $90 per Week INQUIRE ABOUT OUR FREE CASH SCHOLARSHIP Write "College Plan" 119 E. Butler Ave. Ambler, Penna. So Good to ~ourll'\SlE- - XX H-Jxxx D - A Q x C. Q J X D. You bid three no-trump if you hold from sixteen to eighteen ,p oints and a balanced hand such as above. E. If partner has opened the bidding with a suit bid of one and the next hand has passed and you have a biddable suit that is of higher rank than the one partner has called and you are permitted to enter the bidding at the one level (that is, if partner has bid one club you may enter the bidding with either one diamond or one heart or one spade). The requirements for calling this suit is a minimum of five points if your suit is five cards long - •otherwise it is six to ten points. F. The forcing bid : This is when you as responder hold from eighteen to twenty and above. (This will happen to you once in every thousand hands or deals.) You must express this type of hand by a jump bid in a new suit. This obligates partner to continue bidding until game is reached at least. JO'S BEAUTY SALON Phone VA 2-2698 82 S. Main St. Wilkes-Barre 1. SUPERIOR TASTE IIIIXiilliiiilXIXXIIIXXX So good to your taste because of L&M's superior tobaccos. Richer, tastier-especially selected for filter smoking. For the flavor you want, here's the filter you need. Lt>NGs: Rel_a~ .a1,fh e,,.W\C~ FEATURING THE IVY LEAGUE LOOK FOR COLLEGE MEN p1 So quick on the draw! Yes, the flavor comes clean-through L&M's all white Miracle Tip. Pure white inside, pu:re white outside for cleaner, better smoking. IlM f::ILTERs Make Today Your Big Red Letter Day! Cl LICCETT & MY£lS TOBACCO Co. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. 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H!!pto~~J,!! 0 RT Virginia Students Arrive Today In 2nd Part of Exchange Program; Vol. XI, No. 24 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FIDDAY, MAY 4, 1956 8 01 will come to Wilkes today as part of the exchange student program. This exchange plan originated at the request of the West Virginia school early in the year. In correspondence with Mr. George Elliot, Wilkes' Acting Dean of Men, Hampton Institute officials expressed a desire to have members of their student bdy visit Wilkes, and invited Wilkes to send visiting students in return. The first weekend in A p r i l, our four c 1 a s s presidents and one 'Student Council official, traveled to Hampton Institute. Those who represented Wilkes were: Bob Lynch, Dave Vann, Bob Thomas, George Batterson, and Larry Amdur. The Ha1:npton Institute people will arrive about 6:30 o'clock this evening. They will be met by their hosts at the Administration Building, Chase Hall. A scheduled program for the weekend has been arranged by three Student Council members: Larry Amdur, Sam Lowe and Chet Miller. At 7:0-0 ·p .m., our guests will have dinner at the college cafeteria with student hosts and friends; at 8 p.m., there will be a social with Dr. and Mrs. Rosenberg. Dr. Rosenberg is Chairman of the Commerce and Finance Department. Tomorrow, our visitors start the day off with a tour of the campus followed by a welcome by President Eugene S. Farley at his office. There will also be a coffee and doughnuts reception at 10:30 a.m. at McClintock Hall with members of the faculty and student body. 'The Hampton Institute people will complete a full day with an outing and picnic supper at Dr. Farley's farm at Beaumont. Sunday morning our guests will be going to church with their hosts. Then, Sunday afternoon, after a busy three days at Wilkes-Barre, Hampton's five m en will return home. Manuscript Set For Early Distribution Two Short Stories, "New Look" Featured In '56 Literary Mag. The Spring, 1956 edition of the Manuscrip_t, the College literary magazine, will be ready for distribution on campus the early part of next week, it was announced today by the Manuscript Association. Copies will be placed in the library and all other buildings on campus. F eatured in this year's edition are short stories by Jeannette P errins and Tom Kaska, both of whom make their debuts as Manuscript authors. "The Letter", by Jeannette P errins, treats an anxious day in the life of a coed. "The Wall", by Tom Kaska, captures the tragedy and ,p athos of local mine shutdowns through the eyes of a Slavic miner. Also featured are articles by Shirley Ray, Katherine Kescanko, John Carling, Frank Lutinski, and Barbara Boock. Illustrations by Pat Reese and Della King, and tail-pieces by Kay Noonan add vigor and freshness to the magazine as a whole. Several innovations in design have been made to give the Manuscript a new look. The cover has been redesigned, and the quality of paper changed. Because too few articles had been submitted to warrant a legitimate contest, the $25 savings bond will not be awarded, as was originally planned. None of the articles appearing in the magazine was submitted to competition by the author. TOR ELECTION RESULTS New officers were elected by Theta Delta Rho on Wednesday. The results were announced by Bernice Thomas, incumbent President of the sorority. President: Patsy Reese. Vice President: Peggy Stevens. Treasurer: Naoma Kaufer. Secretary: Pat Bedeski. RED CROSS DRIVE .LETTERMEN OFFER 2-BIT SHOE SHINE GI BOOTS RULED OUT Tickets are now on sale for the ·a nnual Lettermen's Shoe Shine Days which will be held next Thursday and Friday on campus. The Lettermen are issuing tickets beforehand so students can avoid the sudden rush in the latter part of next week, it was announced by General Chairman Al Manarski. The Lettermen are offering the brightest and most lasting shine to Wilkes students for only twentyfive cents. In fact, they will shine anything but G.I. boots. Three groups of bootblacks will be on campus to a ccomodate the demands of all shoe-conscious students. One group will be permanently located in the cafeteria and two others will move about campus. Rags, brushes, and other shoeshine necessities will be donated to the club by the members. • Cheerleaders Add 4; Enlerla1n New Squad Totals 7 TDR lo Mothers al Tea on McClinlock . Lawn by Norma Jean Davis Mothers of Theta Delta Rho members are in store for a s-p ecial treat this afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock when they will be entertained at the Mothers' Day Tea in McClintock Garden. The Tea, which is an annual affair, is designed to give "Mom" a chance to relax and enjoy herself, to meet her daughter's fri ends, and to see the College Campus. General chairman of the affair Connie Kamarunas announced that invitations have been sent to the mothers of all the girls. It is hoped that every member of the sorority will take this opportunity to 'treat' their 'Mom' and show h er just how much she's appreciated. The following have been named committee chairmen: Hostess, Jane Obitz, city; Entertainment, Miriam Thomson, Hershey; Clean-up, Jessie Roderick, city; Decoration, Carolyn Goeringer, Dallas; House, Gail Laines, city; Invitations, Helen Young, Berwick; Refreshments, Nancy Batchelor, city; Publicity, Audrey Radler, West Wyoming. Mrs. Bastress Heads Faculty Coffee Hour Wilkes faculty women will hold an All College •Coffee Hour Wednesday from 3 to 5 o'clock in the College cafeteria. Chairman of the affair is Mrs. Alfred Bastress. Assisting Mrs. Bastress will be Mesdames John Chwalek, Francis Salley, Hoh-Cheung Mui, Sheldon Curtis, Harold Thatcher, Charles Worstall, Gladys Davis, John Cabore, and Arthur Kruger. Pouring for t he ·Coff ee Hour will be: Mesdames Eugene Farley, Hugo Mailey, Robert Werner, and Miss Margaret O'Brien. Four Wilkes College coeds have been added to the cheerleading squad as a result of elections held after last Tuesday's assembly. The new ch eerleaders are: Gail Schaffhauser, junior, .Shavertown; Alison Rubury, sophomore, Forty Fort; Marcia Elston, freshman, Lehman; and Grace Major, freshman, Lehman. These new cheerleaders were admitted to the squad by a committee which consisted of this year's cheerleaders, together with Mr. Robert Moran, cheerleading adviser, and Mrs. Gertrude Doane, Dean of Women. Schaffhauser, Rubury, Elston and Major will combine with returnees Phyllis Walsh, junior, city; Ann Kennedy, junior, city; and Judy Menegus, sophomore, Clifton, N.J., to bring next year's cheering squad to a total of seven girls. Bio Society Elects Weiner '56-'57 Prexy Last week, the members of the Biological Society of Wilkes College elected those people who will occupy the administrative positions for the forthcoming year, 1956-7. The new officers include: Leslie P . Weiner, president; Vincent Drapiewski, vice president; G 1 or i a Dran, secretary; John Saba, treasurer; and Marvin Kurlancheek, program chairman. The election proved to be a very close one with many of the candidates winning by extremely small margins. The newly elected officers are in charge of the club's outing which will ta.k e place this Sunday at Wolfe's Grove. The outing is an annual affair of the club and serves to give the incoming administrators a chance to exercise their powers and an opportunity to acquire experience in club affairs from the administrative level. The program for next year's club is an extensive one and aims to duplicate, -if not surpass, this year's very highly successful one. Second Wilkes Blood Day Today; . Reese Hopes Ouola is Topped Again; Three-Fold Insurance Plan Will Hold Wilkes students will again have the opportunity to donate a pint of blood in the second half of the semi-annual blood drive held by the Red Cross today at the blood center on South Franklin Street from eleven to five o'clock. Seniors Complete Practice Teaching In Local Schools Wilkes seniors in education began their eight weeks of student teaching in Wyoming Valley schools on February 27th. The initial part of the program consisted of an observation period of from one to five days, and was followed by a supervised teaching period of seven weeks. These education majors have had their first taste of teaching after spending the past sixteen years of their lives as students. The following completed their teaching in the area's elementary schools: State Street School, Nanticoke, Bernice Thomas, second grade; Lafayette School, WilkesBarre, Geraldine Kolotelo, fourth grade, and Victoria Za:v~tski, third grade; Hoyt School, Wilkes-Barre, Gail Lain es, third grade, J essie Roderick, first grade, B a r b a r a Rogers, second grade, Mary Zavatski, fourth grade. Franklin Street School, WilkesBarre, James Jones, fourth grade, J eannette Perrins, second grade, Craolyn Selecky, fifth grade; Mackin .School, Wilkes-Barre, Jane Obitz, first grade; Third Avenue School, Kingston, P a t r i c i a Stout, sixth grade, Warren Williams, fourth grade; Chester Street School, Kingston, Nancy Beam, second grade. Student teaching in the secondary schools are: Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre, James ·B enson, mathematics, Clifford Brautigan, commercial, Glenn Carey, mathematics, Ivan Falk, English, Melvin McNew, mathematics, Charles Neely, commercial, Pearl Onacko, social studies and English, Samuel Shugar, science. At G.A.R. High School, WilkesBarre : James Ferris, mathematics, Robert Evans, French and social studies, Joan Shoemaker, history and English, John Stein, history and social studies. Meyers High School, WilkesBarre: Sylvia Bator, commercial, Henry Deible, mathematics, Leo Dombroski, history, James Coleman, comm ercial, Helen Krachenfels, English, Marianna Kraynack, French and social studies, Dorothy Patz, biology, Glenn Phethean, English, John Suffren, mathematics, Glenn Williams, civics. At Kingston High School: Barbara Boock, biology, Katherine Edgerton, history, Richard Jones, English, John Kushnerick, chemistry, Don a 1 d McFadden, mathematics, Leah Jean Neuburger, commercial, June Stevens, history, Carl Van J olm Reese, Student Activities Director, is in charge of the drive. He has announced that since 1953 more than one thousand Wilkes students have donat~d at least one of their eleven pints of blood to this worthy cause. Reese expressed hope that the donations for the college this semester will be much g reater than the 97 pints given last December. Donors must be at least 18 to contribute; those under 21 must have the written consent of their parents. Mr. Robert W. McDonouth, director of the blood insurance program at the center and a Wilkes graduate, stated that the same insurance program used last year will be employed this year. This three-fold plan states that the Red Cross will furnish blood to the donor, his immediate family or any member of the group (in this case all Wilkes students) when the need arises. To be eligible for these benefits of blood insurance, Wilkes must m eet their quota. Donors who give 8 pints of blood are eligibl e for the "Gallon Club". For the benefit of the community, Wilkes and yourself, drop over to the Red Cross Center between 11 and 5 o'clock today and give. NEW DORM COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED; FARLEY AT MEETING Dr. Eugene S. Farley, Wilkes President, was g uest of the InterDormitory Council at its meeting Wednesday evening at the college dining hall. The college president attended as part of the policy of dose co-operation between the donnitory group and the administration. Main points of business at the meeting concerned the new members elected to the Council, and the report of the Council president, to be made at next week's final meeting of the incumbent Council. The present Council will be succeeded by a group composed of the following newly elected members: From W eckesser Hall: Arthur Rogovin, Ahmad Kazimi; Butler Hall: Reginald Mattioli, Max Friedlander; Warner Hall: James Mo- · ser; Ashley Hall: Robert Chase, Jerome Stein; S.terling Hall: Joan Rishkofski, Mary Eshleman, Peggy Stevens; McC!intock Hall: Judy Menegus, Mary Rose .Sidari. Dyke, commercial, Dorcas Younger, E nglish. Nanticoke High School, Nanticoke: William Davis, commercial; Sayre Area Joint Schools, Sayre, Pa.: William Baran, history; Hazleton High School, Hazleton: Ralph Whitmer, history. " �2 Friday, May 4, 1956 WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON Steve Canyon Isaac Accepts Assistantship ~ENErc!OUG? NOT AT AU. ••• -Ti-115 IS GTANDA~D B,ANKINo PRACTICE! Columbia Offers Hints on Hazing For w1·1kes Study EDITORIALS - The Spring Attempt A~ MUtoµ Caniff's Air Force characters above remind our reaqers, the time has come for the annual spring co-operation with the local Red Cross blood bank. We suppose that many of our readers will b~ urged to go over to South Franklin Street to get in credit for a pint for some particular club or organization. Tµis may or may not be an effective mamier in which to increase the amount of blood, but the ethical tone - to such method seems a bit shady. Such efforts represent an attempt to µistitutionalize what is, in the l?st analysis, a rather personal decision. Whether .there is any credit given to any particular group should b~ immaterial in questions like this. Welcome, Traveler This weekend there are visitors on campus. Hampton Institute, a West Virginiq college, is sending five delegates up to Wilkes as part of a student exchange program beginning this year. It has been hoped that the program might develop into an annual affair, perhaps at some future time incorporating reciprocal study plans. For the present, however, the Hampton students are guests of the College, and thereby, of its students. H~pton chances to be an all-dormitory institution, so that when the Wilkes delegates visited the campus several weeks ago they had ample opportunity to visit with the Hampton people. It ~o happens that Wilkes is largely a commuter school, so that 1t behooves students to go a little out of their way over the weekend to assure these visitors of a reasonable view of what the college here is like. The DEAN'S CORNER By George F. Elliot, Acting Dean of Men in life is to live - with ourse!ves The Educated Man and with others like us? Every once in a while I worry The other day I came across whether you and I don't make the Socrates' concept of education. I consistent mistake of becoming con- give it to you for your thought and fused about ends and · m eans. W e for your earnest consideration. build the finest buildings to house * * * * * our educational plants, and we staff "Whom, then, do I call educated? them with the best trained teach- First, those who manage well the ers available. Each year publish- circumstances which they encouners spend thousands of dollars try- ter day by day, and who possess a judgement which is accurate in ing to improve the text-books stu- meeting occasions as they arise; dents will use. And each Septem- Next, those who are decent and ber Young America ventures forth honorable in their intercourse with in search of that elusive generality all men, bearing easily and good naturedly what is unpleas ant or we call, "education". offensive in others, and ·being themAt this stage of the school year, selves as agreeable and reasonable I often wonder how many of us to their associates as it is humanhave any conly possible to be; Fur.thermore, cept of what those who hold their pleasures alit's all about ways under control, and are not or of what eduundul y overcome by their misforcation re a 11 y tunes, bearing up under them means. How bravely and in a manner worthy of many of us deour common nature; Finally, and lude ourselves most important of all, those who into the false are not spoiled by their successes, compla c en c y and who do not desert their true that a mere selves, but hold their ground steadpiece of paper fastly a s wise and sober-minded called a diploma m en, rejoicing no more in the good has significant things w hich have come to them v a 1 u e? How Elliot through chance than in .those which m any of us through their nat ure and intellihave confused education with a gence are theirs since birth. Those series of tests passed, with an im- who have a character which is in pressive array of grades, or with accord, not with one of these an accumulation of facts and fi- things, but with all of them, these gures t emporarily remembered? I maintain are educated and whole How many of us have forgotten m en possessed of all the virtues t h;i.t on~ of our primary functions I of a man.'' The Student Council held its regular bi-monthly meeting Wednesday evening in the cafeteria. Newly elected representatives as well as incumbent members attended. President Robert Lynch announced that he had received a letter from Columbia University containing some suggestions for an effec~ive hazing program. The letter was r eferred to the freshman class which has charge of hazing next year. · Final plans for the Hampton Institute weekend were made, and an itinerary planned by :Sam Lowe, Larry Amdur, Chet Miller and Mr. Elliot was •p resented to the Council. On Saturday afternoon all Council• members are invited to an outing with the men from Hampton, at Dr. Farley's farm. Other business dealt mainly with committee reports for the Cinderella l3alf. Tickets will be on sale this week. Admission is $2.00 per couple and a no corsage rule will apply as in the past. · ~a rr yfGrotnhingBer,11 decokr~dtiofns ch airman or e a , as e or four subsidiary chairmen to work with him and handle specific areas of the decorating job. President Lynch ap-p ointed Larry Amdur, Sam Lowe, Dick Carpenter and Chet Miller. The reorganization meeting of the Councl·1 wi'll be held on Wednesday, May 16. At this meeting officers for 1956-7 will be elected. Space Travel, Rockets Discussed in Assembly by Cliff Brothers Dr. Charles J. Worstall, Wilkes C o 11 e g e professor of physics, spoke at last Tuesday's assembly program on the problems of space travel and the flying saucer issue. Intermipgled with semi-technical language, the use of toy balloon, and with the h elp of a large cardboard rocket, the doctor caused the problems of space travel, and the flying saucer controversy to b ecome more vivid in the minds of everyone. _ With the toy balloon, the professor effectively demonstrated the principle of rocket locomotion. H e emphasized the likelihood of celestial travel in the not too distant future. The chief problem now is discovery and utilization _of the proper fuel, he pointed out.The implications of the lecture, however, indicated that in many persons' opinions there has already been discovered not only the proper fuel, but that it has been put to use - in flying saucers. Although many are inclined to scoff at the idea that there are such things as flying saucers, they should be cautioned to regard the massive authenticated data comled, testifying to their existence. - 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 .. .. .... ... .. T. R. Price Asst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels Asst... Editor .... John Kushnerick Sports Editor Jonni Falk Editorial Assistant .. .. T. I. Myers 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. Will Aid U. of Penna. JUNIOR CLASS PLANS In Chemical Research; HAYRIDE TOMORROW Studies for Doctorate AT EL POCONO RANCH Sheldon H. Isaac, senior chemisBy Mary Louise Onufer The Junior Class is busily making preparations for its final big event of the year. The event is a hayride which will take place on May 5 at the El Pocono Dude Ranch, the place which will be wellremembered as the scene of the Winter ·C arnival. The affair is restricted to junior class members and their guests. Admission for juniors is 75 cents, guests $1.50. Larry Amdur, Junior Class president, ap,p ointed Jerry Stein chairman of the affair. He is assisted by Gloria Dran, Phyllis Walsh, Bill Farish, Neil Dadurka, fublicity; M~rilyn Williams, Barbara Tanski, Bill Rinki~, Entertainment; John .Coates, Audrey Cragle, Natalie Barone, Larry Cohen, Frank Cucila, Refreshments; Jesse Choper, Seymour Holtzman, ,B ill Jacobson, Don Straub, Transportation. A caravan to the El Pocono will form at 7:45 in front of Warn~r Hall. · The event begins at 8 :80. sPith. "'"'a:pqueI D ', Tom , Qrr·ow H .· on ors Term1·nal Students Invitations have been issued to members of the sophomore class d an guests for the banquet which will be held tomorrow evening in the college cafeteria. The affair will be h eld to honor the terminal students who started out with the Class of 19>58. The terminal students who will be graduated in June began campus life with the present sophomore class as a single unit of freshmen sharing the ha zing pranks of up~ per-classmen. Many of them have been active in class affairs, holding offices in the class and being members of the class council. After a buffet-style dinner in the college cafeteria, a dance will be held in the college gymnasium for the sophomores and their guests A band has been obtained to provide music for the affair. Flowers will be given to all of the ladies present at the dinner, it was announced by General Chairman Leonard Mulcahy. Mulcahy also announced that a program ha been arranged, with Sam Lowe bes_ ing the master of ceremonies. Committee chairmen working for the banquet areff Ted Jones, entertainment; John Morenko, refreshmen ts; Janice Schuster, publicity; Carol Goeringer, decorations; Margo Malko, invitations; Sam Puma clean-up·, Cliff Brothers, flowers' ; Dave Vann, receiving line. The sophomores expect to have six exchange students from Hampton Institute of West Virginia as special guests. CORRECTION - In last week's Beacon it was err.o neously reported that the ,Colonels' Queen at the recent April Showers .Ball was presented with a watch donated by Meyer's Jewelers . The correct donor was Morris J ewelers. Deemer & Company Inc. STATIONERY - SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRAWING SETS • NOTE BOOKS 6 W. Market St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. try major at Wilkes, has received an appointment to the staff of the University of Pennsylvania where h e will work under a Research Assistantship as he continues his studies for an advanced degree. Isaac was informed of his acceptance into the University graduate school last week. This news was followed by a letter from Dr. E. Charles Evers, research chemist, that h e had been appointed as assistant in Dr. Evers' r esearch projects. The position will allow Isaac to work on to his ultimate goal, a doctorate in Chemistry, while he investigates inorganic materials by physico-chemical methods. He will begin his work and studies this July. Commenting on the appointment Isaac stated, "I certainly am thankful for getting an opportunity to do research work while I study for further degrees. I realize I have not applied myself as I should have -l;mt my four years at Wilkes have not been easy. I am determined to apply myself more and leave a favorable impression of Wilkes witb. the peo,p le at u. of P. Wilkes has given me many pleasant memories and dear friends." Now in his last semester at Wilkes, Isaac has been active in the college Chemistry Club, the Beacon, and intramural sports. He was a member of the dean's list for t· the third time 1ast semes er. Isaac is the son of Rabbi and Mrs. David Isaac, Luzerne. He graduated from Luzerne High Scho<al with honors in 1952. Press Club Tours Phila. Inquirer Plant by Janice Schuster Eight m embers of the College Press Club and club advisor John D. Curtis visited the publishing plant of the Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday morning. The club members also were guided through the television studios of St at i o n WCAlU-TV in the afternoon. The purpose of the trip was to acquaint the club m embers with the operation of a big city newspaper. An issue of the paper was being publish ed and the students were able to see both the newswriting and mechanical aspects of producing the paper. The trip was made by car. The students left the campus at 6:30 a.m. and returned late last evening. During the day a tour was made to the interesting points in the citli'embers of the club who went on the trip are Carol Breznay, Thomas Myers, Thomas Price, Janice Schuster, Audrey Radler, Cliff Kobland, Mary Louise Onufer, and Richard Davis. • Lt>NGS,. · ft W\C .-.W FEATURING THE NY LEAGUE LOOK FOR COLLEGE MEN JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. �Fp~qy, May 4, 1956 3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON . . t •. ' ~ Cc,lonels' Open Active Week 011. bel'r; C{lhl/«s: .. C'o//~e/;bz At E. Stroudsburg Tomorrow at?t(aJ01nM. Clte okeor/enllg {,(}hf/ G0If IO C I Reese Sends Milliman COI I N tmen ers ·ompe e To Mound in Attempt one . e In MAC Tourney To Avenge Previous Loss Make First Start The Colonel baseball team Al w • sem ICEROYS P I a y TOmorrOW willtomorrow swing back into action yom1ng afternoon at E a s t are Smoother The newly formed Wilkes College golf team will compete in the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference golf championships tomorrow at the American Legion Country Club near Mount Union, Pa. The Colonels linksmen will compete against 12 other MAC squads in the one-day, 3•6 -hole medalist play. Lehigh University will defend its title, won last year, against the 'Yide-open field which includes several past champions. Juniata · College, a three-time' ' winner; ' and Haverford, last year's runner-up, both are expected to make strong bids · to capture the championship from Lehigh. Other contenders for team and individual championships will inelude Hofstra, Bucknell, and Frank' !in and Marshall. Coach Jack Curtis was undecided about the makeup of his four-man squad for the tournament, but it appeared that Felix Serafin, Jr., Bernie Danchek, Dave Polley and Bill Llewellyn might make the trip. Neil Dadurka was the other possibility. While the ,Colonels do not appear strong enough to capture any titles in this, th eir first time Curtis was confident that the experience would be invaluable to his underclass team. Leslie Norbury, a junior at Lehigh, will defend his medalist title, won last year with a 75-78-153 over the tough Lehigh course. 1 l Here is the reason: Only VICEROY has 20,000 filters in every tip-twice as many filters as the other two largest-selling filter brands-to give that smoother taste-that VICEROY taste! VICEROYS are Smoother than any other cigarette. Because Viceroys have twice as many filters as the other two leading filter brands! THE MOST FILTER!:f FOR THE SMOOTHEST TASTE Dutchmen and Colonels To Play in Bologna Bowl by Tom Myers Stroudsburg after being idled Another milestone will be markall week due to a light sche- ed tomorrow at 10 A.M., when the dule and rain. first Wilkes College tennis tearn The only other game scheduled this week, with Scranton, was postponed Wednesday due 'to rain. · The game has been rescheduled as a night tilt at Schautz Field, Scranton, on the night of May 14. John Reese will probably send John Miliman to the hill .t omorrow against East Stroudsburg for the big righthander's seventh start of the year. After throwing a shutout at Cortland last Saturday, Milliman now has a 3-3 · record. · · With Milliman on the hill, Reese will be able to use Mel McNew in the outfield. McN ew has been hitting well when used in the garden. The Colonels now have a 4-5 record and appear to be over the hump in the schedule. Tomorrow's tilt with Stroudsburg will be a return engagement and the Blue and Gold clouters will be out to avenge an early season loss to the Mountaineers. Milliman lost that one as his mates couldn't get him any runs. The Colonels will return home Tuesday to meet a strong Lebanon Valley team at Artillery Park. Depending on the outcome of tomorrow's tilt, Mel McN ew will pitch against the Dutchmen. McN ew and Milliman have been virtually an iron-man combination to date. The club will take a trip down to Selinsgrove Thursday to play .Susquehanna, and then return home next Saturday for the ,t raditional game against the Alumni. LETTERMEN NOMINATE: ELECTIONS NEXT WEEK President: Neil Dadurka, Al A Wilkes College football team Manarski. will appear in a bowl game for the Vice President: Don Reynolds, first time this fall, according to a Dave Thomas, Tony Bianco, Bill schedule released by Lebanon Val- Farish. ley College. Treasurer: Mike Goobic, Bill The Colonel gridders will meet Lloyd, Mike Dydo. the Flying Dutchmen at Lebanon Secretary: Roger 'Lewis, Dick on September 29 in the traditional Wozniak, Joe Reese. Bologna Bowl game, which is spon- N Sergeant-at-Arms: Ron Rescigsored by the ebanon Kiwanis Club no, Ahmad Kazimi, Walt Glogowevery year. ski. The tilt will be the opening game Executive Council (2 members: for Lebanon Valley, but the Colo- Jim Ward, Ed Birnbaum, Terry nels open with Hofstra the week Smith, Bob Yokavonis, Dave Polbefore. ley, Bob Sokol. Intramural Softball Schedule May 7: Bombers vs. Butler Hawks vs. Nutcrackers Dukes vs. W eckesser May 8: W eckesser vs. Spanish Flyers Club 20 vs. Bombers Nutcrackers vs. Cards May 9: Dukes vs. Snafus Spanish Flyers vs. Hawks Nutcrackers vs. Butler May 10: Snafus vs. •C ards Bombers vs. Dukes Spanish Flyers vs. Butler May 11: Hawks vs . Snafus Club 20 vs. Dukes Bombers vs. Nutcrackers McNEW WINS ''ATHLETE'' AWARD FOR SEASON'S PITCHING, HITTING Mel McN ew has been selected as athlete of the week on the basis of his pitching and hitting performances with this year's baseball Colonels. He has been hitting consistently, playing right field when not pitching. Mel's pitching has been good all season, although he has suffered two losses without getting into the win column. with a 2.96. This puts him . hot on the trail of John Milliman, who ha's been leading the earned run average ,p arade so far this season. His thirteen strikeouts in a losing cause against Ithaca impressed major league scouts in attendance. They said that he could be an effective big league pitcher if he develops an overhand curve ball to go with hi s sidearm fast ball. He lost one game to Albright and was tagged with his second loss by a powerful Ithaca squad, 10-0, last Friday, after pitching three innings of good ball against Cortland the day before. H e was taken out of that game after three innings h order to be able to pitch the next day, with Birnbaum getting the win in relief. The exclusive Viceroy filter is made from pure cellulose-soft, snow-white, natural! takes to the courts of Wyoming Seminary for their initial match. Fred Boote, senior, has bee:ii, named ,p layer-coach of our newest intercollegiate · s p p r t, and will choose the men to face the Sero team tomorrow. The choice haj:I. not been made at press time. The candidates are: William Savitsky, ophomore; Ronald Krupinski, j~nior; George Weaver, junior; Francis Gallia, sophomore; Leroy fiergang; sophomore; · and freshmen Max Friedlander and Robert l{oset.. Four tilts are on the card for the netmen so far, with two sets to be• played against the University ,of· Scranton and a second meeting withs the Sem squad. After the match with Sem, the Wilkesmen will have a nine-day layoff before tackling Scranton i:1:1 another away meeting, on Monday, May 14. The remaining two matches on the schedule will be on the Colonels' home grounds, the municipal courts in Kirby Park. The same two clubs will furnish the opposition: Scranton will invade on Saturday, May 19; with the season finale pitting the Wilkes netmen against Sem on Friday, May 25. The Ashley Hall resident, who hails from Baltimore, has recently completed student teaching at Coughlin High School under Bernie Cobb, former major league star. Mel will graduate next February. BOOTER PROSPECTS ASKED TO MEET KAZIMI. GIORDANO One of the better hitters on the club, he thumped two singles in three official trips to the plate last Saturday, helping to spark the Colonel swatters in their victory over Stroudsbur g. In the earned run department, Mel shows up to good advantage Mel McNew Coach John Reese has requested all students who are interested in playing soccer next year to meet with Ahmad Kazimi and Nickie Giordano at Kirby Park Monday after school. �~ 4 COLLEGE BEACON Friday, May 4, 1956 C A T 12 1 ~ 0 /Wilkes Psych-Soc. Club GIVE A PINT OF BLOOD Open A o~ Visits Mental Hospital TODAY - 11 A.M to 5 P.M. CHARGE ACCOUNT by Jerome Stein I l3 [;? I I) 6 !~ How to estimate partnership trick taking capacity after you have opened the bidding and your partner as responder hasA. Raised your suit bid of one to two. Since this expresses a holding of not more than ten points maximum - and since you have already expressed thirteen by opening the bidding - Now if you do not hold a ny more than your original commitment then your maximum is only twenty-three points (13 plus 10 max.) and since it takes approximately twenty-six points to l'.,id a game in no trump or a major ~uit it follows then that you must pass with only thirteen or so points. Should you hold an additional three or four points you express that by bidding for one trick more, and if party has a maximum raise (ten points and not six o·r seven) then he will bid the game since he then is in a position to ·a ssess the holdings in a much clearer ·perspective after you have expressed additional values by rebidding. B. Bid another suit - such as one spade - two hearts. ' Since this bid (2H) shows from ten points upward it behooves you to show your power now - If only 13 points then you rebid your suit at the same level ( lS - 2H - 2S). This sequence tells partner that you have a minimum opening bid and little else. Partner is now ,charged with the ultimate fate and limit of the contract, inasmuch as ·you have had an opportunity to :show more power but didn't, then :it follows that your maximum is 13 to 15 points only. Should you have a king and / or queen better than an opening then you show this by raising partner's called suit to three or by calling two no trump (15 - 17 / 18 points). If yo u h ave 19 to 20 points then you bid three no trump. C. Bid two no trump - since the hid shows from 13 - 15 points. This combined with your already committed 13 points a ssures you that you have game. If your hand has no short suits you bid three no trump. If your hand does have a s ing leton then either bid another suit or rebid your original suit. Then ask partner to bid game in your suit or carry on for game at no trump. This is his discretion only. You are not to disturb his final decision. D. Bid three no trump. Since this shows 16-18 points and you have already shown 13 - You ma y pass if you have little else. You bid again only when you hold 4 points more than your opening. E. Partner has bid one in a suit of higher rank than yours. Treat this cautiously. This is an indefinite call. Partner may have a s little as 5 points or a s much as 20 points. Be careful if you have only 13-15, then bid no trump. This tells partner you have a minimum opening only. Now he can judge the hand the• way his hand dictates. If you cannot bid 1 no trump because your distribution is awkward then simply rebid your suit. This t ells partner you have only a simple opening. llilllilliiillilliilllll -m 1:he Psych-Soc. Club, a_s part of their annual program, Journeyed yes terday to Retreat Mental Hospital. The members left from Chase Hall at 8 :·00 a.m. and returned at noon the same day. The mental institution is located n ear Shickshinny, Pa. and the officials in charge of the institution, who have been very cooperative in the past to Wilkes students, continued to extend their hospitality to them as evidenced by yesterday's tour. Each year, this experience has afforded the participating members with an insight into the so-called "inside world" and has given them a better understanding of the behavior of maladjusted individuals. Furthermore, the tour nabled the students to get an idea of the mechanics of administrating such an institution. The ,p articipants included the following: S. Lisman, V. Brehm, M. Harlan, M. Eshleman, B. Boock, G. Phillips, H. Carini, A. Martin, T. Gushman, D. Fischi, M. Laines, W. Kaenich, R. Sutherland, B. Nielsen, G. Evans, ,C. Brothers, M.Friedlander, and J. Walsh . Phone VA 2-2698 82 S. Main St. Wilkes-Bane Chuck Robbins - SPORTING GOODS 28 'North Main Street Special Price To Students 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1956 May 4th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 May 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/1f6d906f2d1dedee4ad43fcd13200925.pdf fdfb4afea00bc04e051d89dac11291aa PDF Text Text ~ WII.KE.S COLLEGE Serving the Valley for 22 Years Vol. XL No. 25 - WILKES COLLEGE . THE BEACON ~ Beacon Serving the College since 1944 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1956 ■ Olli Vincenl Orcheslra to Provide Music; Special Midnite Broadcast from Gym; Lynch, Krachenfels Head Committee by Marion Klawonn Punxsutawney Player Places First In Sportswriters' Votes; Edges 11 Others To Take Title Mystery is in the air today as the Wilkes campus awaits the stroke of midnight, when the name of this year's Cinderella will be announced at the annual Cinderella Ball. The Ball, sponsored by the Student Council, is the highlight of the Wilkes social season and has been held for the last ten By JONNI FALK, Sports Editor Carl Van Dyke, outstanding Colonel soccer and basketball perfonner for the past four successive years. There will be dreamy music from 9 to 1, rendered by Lee years, has been named Athlete of the Year for the 1955-56 seasons by a poll of the Beacon Vincent and his orchestra. The decorations, done by the Student sports staff. Council members, are in the In his long tour of duty for form of a castle. An exceptionthe Wilkes boater and cage ally beautiful backdrop, the squads, he has been a steady work of Larry Groninger, will and often spectacular compegrace the wall behind the orchtitor who would be an asset to estra. · any team in any sport. Van The eleven candidates waiting Dyke gained the honor despite breathlessly for the big moment support given to 11 other outare: seniors Nancy Beam, Connie standing Wilkes athletes. Kamarunas, and J eartnette Perrins; juniors Jacqueline (Jones) Grif.fith; sophomores Virginia Brehm, Marilyn Carl, Ann Faust, Rose Ann Patner, Maryan Powell, and Sallie Wermuth; freshman Betty Neilson. ,Cinderella will be presented with a glass slipper and gifts from the Student Council during a special midnight broadcast from the gym. According to tradition, the Council president, Robert Lynch, and vice president Helen Krachenfels will serve as co-chairmen of the dance. The committee heads serving under them are: refreshments, Dick Car-p enter; tickets and ballots, ' het Miller; publicity, Cliff Broth·s; programs, Don Reynolds; table ~orations, Ginny Brehm ; chap(continued on page 4) WC Band To Play For Parents' Day by Janice Schuster Robert Moran, Wilkes College band director, will lead a sixty-two piece band Sunday in the College gymnasium for the Eighth Annual Wilkes College Parents' Day. This will be the seventh consecutive year that Moran has direded the program at Wilkes. The College will be host to Wilkes students and ,t heir parents beginning at 3:1'30 with the band concert in the gym. After the concert, the guests will be served refreshments and will be taken on tours of the campus. To begin his program, Moran has chosen Henry Cowell's "Shoonthree" in which Ralph Harrison, band president, will be featured. Harrison also will play a cornet solo in Gould's "Pavanne" from the "American Symphonette, No. 2". Other selections chosen for the program include "My Lady Greensleeves", an English folksong attributed to Allan A-Dale, one of Robin Hood's adventurers. "-Shepherd's Hey", an English folk dance by Percy Green, and "Folksong Suite", by R. Vaugh Williams, will be featured in the concert along . with a new composition for band by Glen Osser, "Beguine for Band". The finale of the program, "Chorale and Alleluia", was written by Dr. Howard Hanson, director of the Eastman School of Music and former professor of Moran. While at Eastman, Moran played first ti·ombone under Hanson's direction (continued on page 2) Carl Van Dyke Given honorable mention were: Jim Ferris, last year's top athlete; Glenn Carey, Bill Farish, Ronnie Rescigno, Younsu ·Koo, John Bresnahan, Dave Thomas, Don Reynolds, Bob Masonis, John Milliman and Mel McNew. The selection of the Punxsutawney senior was made early ,t his week at a meeting of the ,B eacon sports staff who acted on recommendations made by the various coaches and the point system used this year in the Athlete of the Week selections. Still, it was no easy task as all 12 men nominated had received points throughout the season and had good backing. The presentation of -t he Athlete of the Year trophy, which will be (continued on page 4) �2 Friday, May 11, 1956 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 'WILKES PROMISED $100,000 Wilkes College was assm-ed Wednesday of at least another $100,000 for its 25th Anniversary Development Program. The assurance came with the announcement by Mr. Gilbert S. McClintock, chairman of the College's board of trustees, that the College has been named beneficiory for an irrevocable trust fund set up by Dr. Arnauld C. Marts, president of Marts and Lundy, Inc., of New York, in memory of his wife, Ethel. In discussing the possible uses of the fund, Dr. Marts indicated that he wished to make no binding commitments, but would leave to the discretion of the board of trustees the use to which the money should be put. He did sug- gest, however, that suitable memorial, in his opinion, would be a room. This irrevocable trust is the first such gift received by the college. Such trusts are rapidly increasing in popularity because they enable the donor to provide for members of their family while they simultaneously assure the college of needed funds. In addition to the memorial trust, Dr. Marts is making a substantial gift for use in the 25th Anniversary Development Program. The Development Program's scholarship fund coll~ted $10,580 this past week, bringing the total in that drive to $38,082.50. Dr. Marts' gift brings the total thus far received in EDITORIAL - Five In A Row Selection of Carl Van Dyke as the Beacon Athlete of the Ye(IJ' marks fifth consecutive timeDyke's the sports award has been made by thethe campus weekly. Van predecessors include Parker Petrilak (the first athlete to be so honored), George McMahon, Len Batroney 'a nd Jim Ferris. Each year the award, probably from the number of outstanding players who have held the post before, seems to gain just a fraction more of interest and respect from the college's sport fans, and there is no little interest in it, or so we're told by the athletes themselves. After all, the individual cups are something for grandchildren to admire on the family mantle. the development program, which has been underway for less than three months, to $1,800,000. Dr. Marts has been associated with the College since its establishment in 1933. It was during his tenure of office as President of Bucknell University that the responsibility for administering Wilkes College was turned over to local trustees. Two of the gifts, those of $900,000 and $558,000 will help build and equip the new Stark Science Building. Other objectives in the program include raising faculty salaries, increasing the college endowment, and erection of an arts center. TDR Jr. - Sr. Buffet Tue 8 day Ni·gh t at 6 C'n'C Elects Laines; Merri Jones VP Again New officers for "Cue 'n' Cur- Sororily's Spring Social Season Ends wilh Annual Affair al Cal'; Gradualing Girls lo Receive Gifts All this by way of extending congratulations to the newest tain" were chosen on Monday at Theta Delta Rho has its final get-together of the year on man on the list, together with a little expectant wonder over the Wilkes drama club's annual election. Capable Marion Laines, Tuesday, May 15th at 6:00 in the cafeteria. The occasion is who'll get the nod next year. a sophomore, is ,t o be the new presi- the annual Senior-Junior Buffet. dent for the next year, takinir the The Buffet is a party which the Juniors in the Sorority give place of .Paul Schiffer. In past in honor of those who will graduate in June. Following the years, usually a senior has held HOSTS DESCRIBE REACTIONS TO HAMPTON INSTITUTE VISIT by Helen M. Krachenfels For those Wilkes students and faculty members who participated in the program planned for our guests from Hampton Institute last weekend, the word "brotherhood" has taken on a new meaning. The sincere fellowship experienced by the entire group is difficult to put into words. Comments by the Wilkes people who served as hosts for the Hampton men and the Student ·Council members who joined in the activities may give at least some idea of the spirit which prevailed. Dr. and Mrs. Rosenberg, who entertained the group on Friday evening, commented: "We certainly enjoyed visiting with the students and Dean Stamps. Many of our friends at Hampton sent messages; it was a real reunion. We were proud of the gracious way in which the Wilkes students conducted themselves, and we hope to see this exchange program become an annual .thing." Ted Jones, host to Bill Walls: "I liked meeting ,Bill and hearing about his a ctivities at Hampton. He was especially impressed by Pennsylvania's mountains. We got along fine, even though he referred to m e as his 'drill sergeant' because of the way I got him up in t he morning!" Chet Miller: "If the fellows from Hampton enjoyed the weekend as much as we did, then we can certainly consider it a success." Jim Walsh: "It was the greatest weekend I've spent in WilkesBarre since I came here." Dick Bailey: "Acting as a host has given me an invaluable experience which I shall never forget. The weekend proved .to be a very enjoyable and profitable one. Dean Stamps noticed the relationship between the students and faculty at Wilkes· and was favorably impressed by the comfortable informality. Sometimes it takes outsiders to make us aware of the advantages on our campus." Judy Botkin: "I learned a lot from the discussions we had with the Hampton boys. We agreed that American schools are taught mechanically, not logically. I thought the outing at Dr. Farley's farm was the high point of the weekend. Everyone enjoyed the singing, especially that of the Hampton Alma Mater." John Saba: "Next to the weekend I spent at Hampton Institute, this weekend has been one of the most enjoyable that I've experienced. The Hampton students were very friendly and I hope they enjoyed their visit to Wilkes." The Administration joins the students in expressing pleasure at the outcome of the exchange program. Plans are being discussed concerning the initiation of a semester-long exchange with Hamp m emester-long e x c h a n g e with Hampton. Open A CHARGE ACCOUNT At Newly l;l.emodeled POMEROY'S For All Your College Needs Throughout The Year And SAVEi Chuck Robbins - SPORTING GOODS 28 'North Main Street Lt>NGs: Oft.lh.c~ this post, but this year., a junior girl will hold the office. The vice presidency will once again be filled by Merri Jones, who has held this position for the past semester.. She was re-elected unanimously. For the office of secretary, the job held this year by the new president, Marion Laines, there is a deadlock between two promising fr eshmen, Pat Yost and Bob Lutes. This tie may not be broken until a revote in September, when classes resume Natalie -B arone, a junior, and Elaine Fabian, sophomore, were chosen unanimously for offices of treasurer and historian, respectively. Larry Amdur was nominated for the presidency and vice presidency, but declined both nominations. According to the newly elected officers, Cun 'n' Curtain will be a much more active club next year than it has been in the past. Ventures such as theater trips to New York City will be planned-and made-in the future. Officers also wish to encourage anyone who has talent in any phase of stage work, from prop moving to acting, to mention such abilities to one of the officers or Mr. Alfred Groh, club advisor. New members are always welcome. Sunday, May 20, has been selected as a tentative date for the Club's annual banquet in the College cafet eria. Five awards will be presented at the banquet-for the best femal e and male leading roles, for the best f emale and male supporting roles, and (a new one this year) the best all-around actress or actor. The new officers will be installed at the banquet. PARENTS' DAY (continued from page 1) for three years. At last year's Parents' Day proFEATURING THE rvY LEAGUE gram, John Philip Sousa was honLOOK FOR COLLEGE MEN ored in celebration of the great composer's birthday anniversary. Many of Sousa's marches were interspersed into the program of liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii modern, classical, and spiritual music. Favorite selections of everyone will also be included in the program with te hopes of satisfying the large crowd expected to attend. POTATO CHIPS In previous years, capacity crowds assembled at the gym to hear the IXXXXXIIXXXXXXXXXXXXJXXX concert. 11~1r,se ff Freshmen Plan Outing May 12 at Wolfe's Grove by Mary Louise Onufer The freshman class made preparations for its final event of the year at a short meeting last Thursday. The event is a picnic to be held on Saturday, May 12 at Wolfe's Grove. The freshmen ·plan a full day of busy activity with roller skating, volleyball, basketball, and boating on the agenda. The affair will last from noon until midnight. Two caravans will leave for Wolfe's Grove, one at noon and the other at 5:30 p.m. Freshmen are to meet in front of Chase Hall for the trip to the outing. Any member of the class not having transportation to the picnic contact -Bob Thomas, class president. Because of such a full schedule the chaperones will be on hand at various periods throughout the day. Class advisors Drs. Thatcher and Reif and their wives, Dr. and Mrs. Vujica, Dr. and Mrs. Michelini, Dr. and Mrs. Mui, Mrs. Frances Cherkes, and Mr. Robert Tener will serve as chaperones. Co-chairmen of the affair are Terry Smith and Darrell Yeisley. They will be assisted by Dave Wasserstrom , Barbara Vose, Carol Miller, Joe Gross, Barbara Federer, Eugene Price, Peggy Salvatore, Rose Casella, Richard Roberts, Sheila Williams, and Joe Polkowski. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - 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 ......... ............... T. R. Price Asst. Editor .. H. M. Krachenfels Asst•.. Editor .... John Kushnerick Sports Editor Jonni Falk Editorial Assistant .... T. I. Myers 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. buffet supper Mrs. Doane will address the girls, and the guests will be presented with gifts, a token of appreciation and affection from the sorority. The centerpiece at the speakers' table, according to Margaret Smith, chairman of the affair, will consist of white carnations tipped with red, and carnation favors will be used. Miss Smith has announced the following committees: gifts, Patsy Reese; decorations, Marilyn William s and Gloria Dran; publicity, Mary West; invitations, Dorothy Thomas; house, Natalie Barone; refreshm ents, Norma Davis; and clean-up, Nancy Morris and Phyllis Walsh. The big question among the seniors is what the gifts are. This part of the affair is always a surprise to the senio rs who ply the juniors with all sorts of rewards for just a hint of what the gifts are. Food for the buffet will be supplied by the sorority members. Psychology Head Talks On Murphy Experiment by Mary Louise Onufer Mr. Rob ert Riley, head of Wilkes College Psychology Department, s,p oke to the college student body at Tuesday's assembly on the lively and currently discussed topic of hypnosis, using the "Bridey Murphy Experiment" and age regression as the core of his speech. The experiment of Mr. Morey Bernstein, an amateur psycholo.gist, involved regressing an individual, Mrs. Ruth 'Simmons, back to various stages of her youth through hypnosis. At a certain point, Mr. Bernstein discovered that the information Mrs. Simmons gave did not coincide with her other information. Mr. Bernstein then claimed that Mrs. Simmons had lived a previous existence in Ireland as a girl named Bridey Murphy. Mr. Riley stated that it was not for him to either condemn or exhonerate Mr. Bernstein's experiment. He said that age regression through hypnosis has been very valuable in psychological treat,ment, but like all good things can be dangerous in the hands of amateurs. The speaker said hypnosis can be administered by almost anyone, but the danger lies in bringing. the individual back from the trancf A<:cording to Mr. Riley, the indiv' (continued on page �Friday, May 11, 1956 3 WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON 11 Named '56 'Athlete' Runners-Up HONORABLE MENTION Background Glimpses Of the Tops in Sports On the Colonel Scene YOUNSU KOO Koo was awarded the Reggie Burr A ward for outstanding soccer player on the Colonel booter squad for the second straight year. His fine play and excellent teamwork were cited by his teammates as one reason for the W eckesser resident's selection. JOHN MILLIMAN Returning after two years in the service, John stepped up on the mound in the first game and hasn't come down since. He has worked more games and more innings than any other Wilkes pitcher and has racked up phenomenal strikeout and earned run averages. MEL McNEW A junior and Ashley Hall dweller, Mel was the mainstay of last year's mound corps. This year the Younsu Koo Jim Ferris John Milliman Mel McNew winner in only one game, he has: been pitching consistently fine ball,. but has also been getting rough breaks. His pitching averages: outside of the won-lost column and' his fine hitting make him a handy· man on any diamond. JIM FERRIS Last year's winner and a strong contender for the top honor this year, Jim is one of the finest allaround athletes in the history of Wilkes. For four years, the senior three-letterman has played excellently in soccer, basketball, and baseball. RONNIE RESCIGNO One of the fastest backs seen on college gridirons last fall was this Butler Hall flash, whose fine running earned the outstanding backfield player award. As shortstop on the diamond squad, Ron has addGlenn Carey Bill Farish Ronnie Rescigno Bob Masonis ed to his laurels with some timely hitting. GLENN CAREY Winner of an honorable mention last year for his outstanding performances on the gridiron and cocaptain of last fall's gridiron squad, Glenn's driving play at center again earns him r ecognition. In his fourth season, his defensive skill and bruising tacklin g were The Colonel golf team will meet excellent in the tight spots and W yoming Seminary this afternoon earn ed him the Joseph Gallagher at the !rem Temple Country Club Memorial Plaque. to close out the first season of the BILL FARISH sport at Wilkes. Outstanding lineman of th e footCoach Jack Curtis will send six ball team and given honorable menm en at the Blue Knights in an eftion to the Williamson Little Allfort to aven ge a defeat suffered earlier this year .at the hands of America Team after the past seasthe prep school boys at W yoming on, Bill, a •B utl er Hall resident, will captain n ext year's gridders. Valley Country Cl ub. Thus far, Neil Dadurka, F elix The Huntington, Pa., athlete is a hard tackler and an excellent blockSerafin, Jr., Bill Llewellyn, Bernie er. Danchek, Mickey P erlmuth and Irv Kay e have been doing most of the BOB MASONIS playing in matches, but yesterday's With nine wins and one loss, Bob Don Reynolds John Bresnahan Dave Thomas eliminations ended too late to disset a new College scoring record close the lineup for today's match. for wrestlers this past season. The The linksmen went down to their heavyweight grappler was consisthird straight defeat Wednesday t ent in performance on the football when they bowed to the Uni versity field as well, with his fine work at guard. of Scranton, 8½-½, at Fox Hill. Serafin and Danchek, playing as JOHN BRESNAHAN partners, halved their match to An excellent scorer on the basscore the only point s for the Colo ketball court and the best rebound man on the Colonel hoop squad, nels. The entire first line will return besides playing the inside position The Colonel baseball team will tackle a well-experienced alumni team at Artillery Park next season adding an encouraging on the soccer team. The Plymouth note to the end of the first year of tomorrow afternoon, and then go on the road early next week. senior was a tower of strength on The young Colonels and the 01' Colonels (many of them old enough to be Brigadiers) both squads. His offensive ability . competition. - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - will tee off against each other was Molley's battery mate at the was greatly aided by his intensive · drive, his sharp play making, and at 2 tomorrow afternoon in a college a few years back, will prob- his deadly hook shot. traditional game which is a ably do the receiving. DAVE THOMAS Dave also racked up a nine and ! highlight of e Very baseball The Colonels will play the Uni• season. versity of Scranton tomorrow night one record on the mats. His fine · While the old grads were reluc- at Schautz Field, Scranton, in a style and class make him a pleasure Jolin Milliman earned his fifth win yesterday against Sus- tant to announce their iineup, it game which was originally slated to watch. The well-experienced quehanna with a 9-hit performance, in which he struck out 16 was expected that George Ralston, for May 2. The tilt, to start at 8, Coughlin graduate was awarded, and walked one. The Colonel hitters were sparked by Jim a left-handed junk-baller, would will be the first arc-light appear- the title of outstanding wrestler, Ferris' home run and Joe Parsnik's 13 men to face him before he gave start on the hill. After he is car- ance for the diamondmen in some on this year's team triple and two singles. The infield the Dutchmen their first hit. ried off the field, Chet 'Molley might years. DON REYNOLDS played errorless ball in the 9-3 vieWilkes scored both their tallies move in. Joe Kropiewnicki, who The swatters will move on to Don is a "tiger" on the mats.: Ithaca Thursday for a return game He proved it by turning in nine ory. in the third when Ronnie Rescigno with the powerful Bombers. Itha- victories for the grapplers this. The Colonel baseball team ex- r eached first on an error and was ca is rated by major league scouts season, while dropping only one. mded their winning streak to moved to second on Jim Ferris' TUXEDOS TO RENT as equivalent to a Class B pro club. One of the big reasons for the out•. ree games with a 2-1 victory over single. Both runners scored on Al Special Price To Students The season's finale will be played standing sea son turned in by the ½anon Valley, Tuesday afternoon Manarski's hit to left field. 198 SO. WASHINGTON ST. Saturday at Artillery Park against Colonel wrestlers, the Hanover irtillery Park. McNew struck out eight before the Bloomsburg Huskies in the last Township graduate will return to C,l McNew scored his first vie- being retired in the seventh when athletic meeting between the two the mats next · year as a man to be· ez of the season · with a neat he was struck by his own batted schools. watched. · de&itter. Mel retired the first (continued on page 4) Golfers Complete Season in Match With Sem Today COLONEL SWATTERS FACE ALUMNI TOMORROW IN ARTILLERY PARK Ml·111·man Fans 16.,· Ferr1·s and Parsn1·k Star at Plate to Wl··n 4th.1·n Row . 9-3 BAUM'S �WILKES GOiLEGE BEACON 4 VAN DYKE 'ATHLETE' (continued from page 1) made in Tuesday's assembly, is the fifth since it became a Beacon tradition. Previous winners have been Parker ,P etrilak, George McMahon, Len Batroney and Jim Ferris. Van Dyke will be presented with a cup and his name will be engraved on the large permanent trophy, which will soon find a home in the college's new trophy case. While Van Dyke 'is not built like most athletes, he did a · top-notch job in both bas,k etball. and soccer this year, and was the key to the soccer -club's record smashing season. Carl scored the - first seven goals made by the hooters this year and wound up high-scorer on the team. He banged home all three goals in the win over · Hofstra to tie a Wilkes record. His cool head and steady performance often provided the spark needed -b y the cagers when things got rough. A good defensive player, he frequently . drew the ·assignment of stopping the opposition's top men though ·he was usually smaller than the man he was guarding. .His ibest offensive asset was his deadly one-hand push ·shot from the outside, and this weapon made him · the Colonels' hottest scorer during the last half of the season. D~ring one tilt, he dunked six straight one-handers from the right side and also held the Wilkes single game. high for the season with 28. Teaming with Jim Ferris, he provided Wilkes with as good a backcourt combination as it has ever had. ;winning honors is nothing new to Carl. He was named "Outstanding Athlete of the Year" at the annual athletic banquet and pre:s ented with the Howie Davis Memorial Trophy. He was also an .all-scholastic cage performer in bigh school. A business education major, Van Dyl5:e will graduate in June and hopes to teach in a nearby high school. He did his practice teaching in Kingston. Retail Careers Conference Held Here-Today by Bud Price The College's second annual Retail · Careers Conference is being held today on campus. Run in cooperation with the Wyoming Valley Merchants Association and various Wilkes-Barre department stores, it is under the supervision of Eric S. Stein, Wilkes instructor in retailing, and Director of Guidance John J . Chwalek. Sessions began this morning at 9 o'clock with a get-together in the. cafeteria, following which senior retailing student William Farish welcomed the high school delegates to the conference, and Acting Dean of Men George F . Elliot welcomed them to the campus. The conference sessions got underway at 9 :50 with a retailing film followed by a keynote address by Mrs. Judith Anderson, personnel director of Pomeroy's in Harrisburg. She spoke on the subject, "Opportunities in R et a i 1 in g". George Batterson, retailing senior, conducted a question-and-answer period after the talk. Guests of the College for lunch today, the conference delegates will hear R. E. Neal, president of the Wyoming Valley Merchants Association, open this afternoon's sessions at the Lecture Hall at 12:30. His address will precede talks by John S. Gale, Lazarus merchandise manager, and Miss Martha Yetter, Boston Store training director. The afternoon sessions will conclude with a tour of Wilkes-Barre stores for a glimpse of retailing practices in action. Friday, May 11, 1956 MILLIMAN FANS 16 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIII, (continued from page 3) ball. John Milliman retired the remainedr of the Lebanon batters in the eighth and ninth innings. Last Saturday, the Colonels beat East Stroudsburg to even up their series at one apiece. The final tally was 7-1 as John Milliman picked up his fourth win of the season. Some fine defensive play helped John, who struck out 14 men while going the route. l11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 CINDERELLA BALL (continued from page 1) erones, Nancy Morris; gifts and flowers, Helen Krachenfels. The cost of finding out 6.rst-hand who will be the lucky girl and having a good time is just two dollars per couple. College Men Summer Work Earn $90 per Week PSYCHOLOGY HEAD TALKS (continued from page 2) dual may lose himself in a "fugue" state. If the person has a latent mental disorder, it may be revived under hypnosis. The characteri~tics may ap,p ear even if the hypnosis is administered by a trained hypnotist, but in these cases a physical therapist is on hand to handle any difficulties. INQUIRE ABOUT OUR FREE CASH SCHOLARSHIP Write "College Plan" 119 E. Butler Ave. Ambler, Penna. I CHEM CLUB VISITS CORNING GLASSWORKS by Jerome Stein Eighteen Wilkes College students traveled to Corning, N.Y., early Saturday morning for a visit to the Corning -Glassworks. The travelers arrived at the glass company at 11 a.m. The program proved to be an extensive one, since the sight-seers were first shown a film which served to explain some of the mechanics of glass making and later, as a supplement, they were shown exhibits in the museum portion of the plant. The members were also afforded the opportunity to watch the actual manufacture of Steuben Glass from its very beginning to the final product. Of particular interest was the exhibit of the 200 inch lens made for Mount Palomar in California. The lens is the largest piece of glass that has ever been cast and weighs over 20 tons. When the -Chemistry Club adventurers returned to Conyngham Hall at 6 p.m. that evening, they felt as if their tri:p had been extremely worthwhile. They hope to plan a similar one next year. TO THE TASTE •.. /t::::: :;:~::~~ CHESTERFIELD PACKS MORE PLEASURE because it's More Perfectly Packed-by Aoou.RfU/ A touch proves what AccuRay does ... gives you a cigarette firm and packed full-no soft spots, no hard spots. - Your taste tells you ... No other cigarette has ever satisfied like this-with "full-time flavor" from first to last. PARK, SHOP and EAT at the new FOWLER, DICK and WALKER The Boston Store MILD, YET THEY Sti/a/tf, ..THE MOST Cl LIGGETT " MYJU ToeACCO 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 1956 May 11th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956 May 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