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Dr. Eugene S. Farley — Assembly Address to Students — 1966

AdmiraLHa^Rsts

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IN THIS ISSUK
The Personal Demands of Change

Colonel John Wilkes
19th Annual Homecoming

JamesP-H^

Tr^urer

3 DR. EUGENE FARLEY

Samuel M. DaZpo^

5 DR. HAROLD COX
7 T. R. PRICE

LSD — Promise or Peril 11 DR. FRANCIS CASPER

1966 Colonels 14
Wilkes Soccer Team 20
Alumni News 27

MMSA,n?ett&lt;! Evans
M's- Julia T. Faber

As we begin this college year I wish
to continue with you some of the con­
versations that I have had with stu­
dents during the past year. These
conversations were an attempt to ex­
change ideas between representatives
of generations separated by nearly
half a century. They resulted from my
desire to discover similarities and
differences in attitudes, opinions, and
values. For me, the conversations were
stimulating, encouraging, and fun. I
hope they also were of interest to the
students.

u8ene S. Farley
John Farr
Harry F.Coeringe,
Andrew Houriganj,.
Thomas H. Kilev
Joseph J. Kocyan,M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph F. Lester
Reuben H. Levy
Arnaud C. Marts
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Richard Pearsall
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative

Although it is believed that the
generations are separated by great
differences in thought, I was im­
pressed by the similarity of our think­
ing. Apparently the revolutionary con­
ditions that confront us have had
sufficient impact upon both genera­
tions to create a common point of
view and to develop a common under­
standing. Although we may look at
events from different points of view,
we all face common problems and are
confronted by the same issues. That
there can be such a similarity in our
thinking is significant because:

Aaron Weiss

STATEMENT REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF AUGUST 24, 1912, AS
AMENDED BY THE ACTS OF MARCH 3, 1933; JULY 2, AND
JUNE 11,1960 74 STAT. 208), showing the ownership, manage­
ment and circulation of the Wilkes College ALUMNUS, pub­
lished quarterly at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
PUBLISHER
Wilkes College Alumni Association
Wilkes College
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

PRESIDENT
Eugene S. Farley

ALUMNI OFFICERS
Eugene Roth, '57
President
George W. Murdock, '60
Executive Vice-President

EDITOR
Gordon E. Roberts
Wilkes College
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Loretta Shutta Muroski, '62
Sinew
John Doran,'57
Treasurer

OWNER
Wilkes College
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Average Circulation per issue: 4,500

Gordon E. Roberts,'60
Director of Alumni Relation

(Signed)
Gordon E. Roberts
Editor

ALUMNI STAFF
Gordon E. Roberts, W

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Mildred Marini
Assistant Edits”
Ann Kraus®;
Alumn' NoW

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You were born in a time of rev­
olutionary change.
You are maturing in a time of
accelerating change.
You will live in a world of con­
tinuing change.

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Because it is change that creates
the conditions in which we live, be­
cause all of us share and respond to
the same problems, and because
change will be the surest thing in your
life along with love, taxes, and death,
I hope that I may continue with you
the exchange of thoughts that meant

so much to me during the past year.

In my conferences with students the
discussions centered around changes
in values and conditions that the stu­
dents believed most significant. There
were varied responses to my query,
“How do you feel that your genera­
tion differs from mine at your age?”,
but ultimately each discussion cen­
tered upon four differences that the
students considered to be greatest.
These were uncertainty, morality,
ideals and religion, and problems. It
is my hope that during the year I may
continue with you the conversations
that have been so helpful to me. As
a beginner I will now discuss with you
some of the observations of the past
year.

UNCERTAINTY
“We face greater uncertainties than
confronted your generation at our
age.”

With this statement of students I
am in complete agreement. I am im­
pressed, however, as I look back over
the years by the variety and nature of
the many uncertainties that confronted
my own generation. After emerging
from the First World War my gen­
eration assumed, in its blindness, that
democratic institutions would spread
while international institutions and
cooperation would reduce the likeli­
hood of global war. We did not foresee
the great depression, the bitterness
of ideological conflict, nor the drastic
and varied changes resulting from sci­
entific and technical development. We
did not comprehend the bitter conflict
that would result from rising aspira­
tions and the cultural interchange of
people thrown together by improved

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�communications. Although we ha
been involved in all the tommlJ
those revolutionary times, change
uncertainty were not anticipated y
as they are by you. We were less pre­
pared for change, and thus for uncer
tainty, than you are.
Whereas the graduate of 1921
thought he knew the world in which
he would live, the graduate of 19bb
knows that he cannot foresee the
nature of his world. The recent gradlaLc knows that science, technology,
uate
md expanding knowledge of man and
of the universe combine to create new
conditions
and to outmode old ideas.
conditions'and
He
and accepts
and
He expects
expects and
awcFvo change —
'
recognizes that he also must' change
if he is to adapt himself to new con­
ditions and is to adapt developing
conditions to his own needs. He fails
to recognize, however, that in adapting
to new conditions long accepted standards and values are heedlessly modified, and their steadying influence is
diminished. He does not recognize that
these currents of change can destroy
those personal values and standards
that are the basis of his own integrity.
Lacking adequate standards he ex­
periments with life, sometimes wisely,
at other times unwisely. Futilely, he
and his generation — and this means
you —quest in temporary liaisons for
those firm relationships which lead to
happiness, confidence, and personal
integrity.

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chaos will prevail in the
,

n vou doubt this statement, I sug\ that you look at the prevailing
cultural groups, and at the incidenc
of crime and mental breakdown. If
man is to be human, and not merely
ss aspirations
animal, he must possess
and
and ideals that give meaning
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purpose to his life.
Because you are aware of the un­
certainty
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.e to adapt to change and to
bec au
able
imild the character of this change to
nluluu
the needs of men. Your awareness wil
be futiie) however,
ue
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-you u^de^’
stand the nature and variety of
changes that will take place and also
comprehend
the .probable effect of
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these changes upon your thoughts,
y
Our standards, and your values. All
your
of us now hnow that science and technoiogy create new jobs, new machines,
anc] new gadgets. We accept the new
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affluence that they give us without
recognizing their influence upon our
personal lives. We fail to recognize
that personal values and standards
are of more significance than are the
material objects that we possess, and
which sometimes possess us. Happi­
ness and constructive achievement are
not the product of material posses­
sions, they are the product of personal
values and standards that harmonize
with the intellectual and spiritual
As you experiment with your lives needs of men.
so will you experiment with institu­
So far I have made no mention of
tions. Probing into the unknown future the uncertainty that sometimes comes
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without accepted and proven guide- with greater knowledge. We seeknew
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lines you create guidelines of your knowledge with faith that it will be
lir.es
own. And it is only through inquiry beneficial to us. We do not recognize
and experimentation that you can that this faith is justified only if we
hope to develop personal values that use our newly gained knowledge
will sustain you in the midst of con­ creatively. Knowledge of itself is ster­
tinuing change. In your quest for en­ ile, it is merely a tool that can be used
during value you will find that many either to construct or to destroy. When
mores and habit of thought will often first attained, by those who have been
clash with the new patterns of life ignorant, it can be disturbing; it can
being created by science and technol­
upset ill-founded patterns of belief
ogy. This conflict and clash of values that have been comfortably accepted.
win create doubt and uncertainty
It is hard to conceive, however, of any
which cannot be long endured by per­
reaJ Pro^,ess
is not associated
sons seeking assurance and stability.
'?h TI"te.1,lectual and emotional un­
Because some degree of certainty is
rest. Intellectual ferment is as much
essential to the integrity of the in­
dividual and the stability of society ^“nconutant of personal growth as
new and viable guidelines must be
developed in the midst of revolution­ certaintv ?SSUm®’ therefore, that unary change. Without some acceptable bnTed
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Because you are aware tu
tainty will confront you j l,Uncerhope that you may cultivate • 10
and strength which will enahl 7151011
lead effective and constructive*?10
in the midst of revolutionary h ‘Ves
Some foresight of what is t Changecombined with an understanding
forces that now shape vour r the
should enable you to prepare?6’
change, adapt to it, and influent f°r
direction and its character
** lts

In suggesting that you preDai.p .
change I am joining my
* Or
with yours. Although we may be ve?
apart and our points of view V
frequently differ, both our general
are caught m the same currents ?
change and our lives are all affected bv
these currents. The impact of futut;
changes upon your lives will exceed
their impact upon me only because
the years of creative effort that lie
before you exceed my own. During the
years that we will share, both your
generation and mine will see the same
changes and will be required to adjust
our lives to them. Any generation,
young or old, failing to adjust to these
changes, will neither get the best from
life nor contribute much to it.
You may wonder how one prepares
for the unknown and the uncertain. If
you ask this question, you are not
alone for anyone who participates in
the life and concerns of this century
must ask the same question. Because
I have asked this question for many
years, I pass on to you a few thoughts
that have helped me.

COIONEL
OHN
WIlliES
Ul

1. We must accept change and un­
certainty as a normal condition
of contemporary life.
2. We must understand the causes
of change — scientific, technics ,
and cultural — so that we may
adapt to change and give Pur
pose and direction to it.
3. We must recognize the need fo
improved communications
better understanding betw
peoples of diverse cultures
diverse allegiances in
that is reduced in size y
findings and applications

ence.
Judices and
4. We must abandon preji
better unbeliefs that obstruct I
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Continued on

by Dr. Harold Cox
Associate Professor
of History

As may have been noted by the
discerning reader, this issue of the
Alumnus comes to you with a re­
designed cover including, for the first
time, a picture of the man for whom
the College was named — Colonel
John Wilkes.

It seems an appropriate occasion,
therefore, to say a few words about the
background and significance of Wilkes,
who is one of the hazier figures in
history. The woeful lack of general
knowledge about Wilkes is unusual
when one considers that at the time of
the American Revolution he was a
popular hero in this country. While he
never visited America, his opposition
to the established order in England
caused him to be considered as a kin­
dred spirit by the revolutionary mind­
ed. He received gifts from colonial
legislatures ranging from 1500 pounds
to pay his debts to a pair of sea turtles,
the purpose of which is unfathomable.
The city of Wilkes-Barre was named
for Wilkes and a close political ally in
the British House of Commons, Lord
Barre. Counties in Georgia and North
Carolina bore his name as did the
town of Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
It was also fashionable for a time to
name children after him. This fad
died, however, after the career of John
Wilkes Booth, his most famous (or
infamous) namesake.
The author Raymond Postgate,
once when visiting Wilkes-Barre, was
informed that Wilkes was a Demo­
cratic politician. Postgate himself, who
is responsible for the best biography
of Wilkes entitled That Devil Wilkes,

admits that his knowledge of Wilkes
was meager when he began his task.
He initially considered him to be a
man of questionable morals and few
accomplishments. After his research,
however, Postgate came to view
Wilkes as a significant figure in the
development of British government.

The confusion surrounding Wilkes
appears to be rooted in the role he
played in his time. The British gov­
ernment in Wilkes’ day was a corrupt
structure dominated by the country
gentry. The House of Commons, pre­
sumably representative, had not been
redistricted in centuries and was dom­
inated by a few families through the
control of “rotten boroughs”, which
were largely depopulated districts, and
“pocket boroughs”, which were con­
trolled economically, usually through
the ownership of land, by an indivi­
dual or family. The picture was com­
pleted through lavish use of patronage,
and bribery and through the attempts
of the king, George III, to influence
the government by playing off one fac­
tion against another in the Commons.
Wilkes originally entered into the
English political arena as a parliamen­
tary supporter of the powerful Gren­
ville family. He attracted little atten­
tion until he decided that he had been
denied patronage which he felt was
due him by the leader of the group
known as the “King’s Friends”, Lord
Bute. He waged political war on Bute
through the pages of a paper which he
called the North Briton, a reflection
on Bute’s Scottish origins. Since it
(Continued on next page)

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�was virtually impossible to launch an
attack upon the chief parliamentary
supporters of George HI without
attacking George HI himself. Wilkes
shortly incurred the hostility of the
kins:, and was arrested on a general
warrant Wilkes, however, pled par­
liamentary privilege and secured his
release.

The crown supporters arranged to
have Wilkes expelled from the Com­
mons on charges of immorality. This
accomplished, Wilkes, stripped of his
and his immunity fled to France
rather than face charges tot he had
published “a false and seditious libel
against George HI. He remained
abroad from 1784 to 176S, returning to
England in the latter year.

Wilkes was imprisoned on the old
charges but ran for parliament and
was elected. He was expelled three
times and each time re-elected. In the
fourth election, his opponent was de­
clared elected even though Wilkes had
secured four times as many votes. Un­
daunted by the opposition, he turned,
after his release from prison, to Lon­
don politics. He was elected as sheriff
of London in 1770 and as Lord Mayor
in 1774. Finally returning to Com­
mons, he remained there until 1790
when he retired from active campaign­
ing. During this period he built up an
impressive record as a liberal speaker,
pleading for more liberal treatment of
the British museum, supporting a bill
which would have granted greater re­
ligious freedom in England and sup­
porting a liberal colonial policy. From
1779 until his death, he served as
Chamberlain, or treasurer, of London.
Wilkes was a storm center in late
18th century English politics. As a
result his enemies brought many
charges against him. Both his political
and private life mirrored the times. In
politics, he played the game far cleaner
than his contemporaries. He had
been charged with being a demagogue
because the London masses adopted
him as a symbol of their opposition
against governmental corruption and
excesses. In all of his dealings with
Commons and King, he was usually
the injured party. His basic nature
seems^ to have been to resist almost
overwhelming political force at a time
when no prudent demogogue would
have considered such a thing. More-

over, on at least one occasion when the
London masses rose up agamst the
government, Wilkes intervened to re­
store law and order, even though
caused the loss of much of his popular

support.
In a period when public funds were
freelv diverted to private pockets,
Wilke= as Chancellor of London, was
in an ’enviable position. Despite his
opportunities, there is no evidence
that Wilkes ever took a penny of pub­
lic money. This is even more signi­
ficant when considered in the light of
the fact that Wilkes was reasonably
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extravagant and was
constantly
because of poor management of
his personal finances.

Wilkes’ chief virtue was in his role
of a safety valve for the frustrations
of the public. The English urban
masses in Wilkes* day were without
votes or influence and their interests
and desires were ignored by the state.
Their restlessness and that of the ur­
ban middle class was not as strong as
that of France where revolution soon
came, but it was marked and any be­
liefs that the forces which could lead
to revolution did not exist in England
in this time are open to debate. It
would appear that revolution was
averted by the wave of reform which
began in England about 1780 and
which was carried forward under the
younger William Pitt. The chief stim­
ulus for this wave of reform was
Wilkes.

The government through its actions
made Wilkes a symbol. The violation
of his legal rights through the use of
a general warrant for his arrest in the
i\orth Briton affair aroused great pop­
ular sympathy. The spectacle of his
from Commons for actions
expulsion
,.
w“!ch were common
.
-----o his judges
among
. the questions off rcpr
“cr.'„ii„„
representation
rflsT by h.is repeated expulsion after
“^“ Pointed up the deficiencies in
the eastmg political system. Indeed,
Wilkes own contribution to his pop­
ularity was largely limited to his ex­
pression of the almost urn versa! anti­
Scotch feeling of the English people
in his paper, the North Briton.
With the virtually unlimited pop-

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he had’ Wilkes
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Pressure to Wng
Hsh Im7 rprovement3 in the E"gPObt,caI riimate. His candidacy

for Commons after his return
France was the first in which
°111
form of action was proposed inn ?.at'

19th
Annual
Homecoming

the right of trial by jury a’dnfc
ministration of justice. This .•&gt;« • °'
those who regarded
liament as a form of property Al
single-handedly, he secured th„ "L°St
ition of the general warrant “ana
brought greater freedom of the
Q
in England. As a London alder^
he actively participated in poor
lief and his preoccupation with th
price of grain foreshadowed agitatin
for lower grain prices which would
a major factor in English politics in
the next century.
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by T.i. n.
R. riiuu,
Price, '56

By all accounts, the 19th Annual Homecoming goess
o the books as one of thelmost successful ever.
on the November 4-5 weekend, Homecoming
mat and was
crowi
les
te undefeated

Acting as a martyr to the cause
Wilkes in his struggle with Commons
pointed out the increasing domination
of Commons by the crown. While
Wilkes had neither the influence nor
the prestige to successfully fight the
established order alone unless he
deliberately fermented revolution, he
kept resistance to the crown alive
through the years when the parliam­
entary opposition was disorganized
and divided and was able to pass on
the resistance spirit to the younger
Pitt who was better equipped to bring
about reform and a lessening of the
king’s power.

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Wilkes’ relations with the New
World arose out of the common oppo­
sition to the established government
in England. Wilkes was representative
of those groups in England who were
most strongly opposed to the British
prosecution of the Revolution, particu­
larly the middle class trader class. As
has been seen in our mention of the
gifts sent to Wilkes, he and the col­
onials identified with each other quite
early and this informal alliance con­
tinued as the years progressed. Dur­
ing the Revolution, Wilkes as Lor
Mayor prohibited the impressment o
sailors for the British navy in Lon on
and raised money for the relie o
Boston. He continued his support even
after the American Declaration of in­
dependence caused many of his , o
lowers to change their pro-Ameri
views.
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Wilkes stands as a unique fiflu
the
history. His appearance upon
i in
scene marked the end of an_a
of a new
England and the beginning &lt;-•
period of advancement.

&lt; At the speaker's table for the reunion dinner, from left, are Ben
Badmen, '41, toastmaster; Mrs. Badman, Dr. Farley, Mrs. Eugene
-Roth, Eugene Roth, '57, president of alumni assoelatlon. Standing,
Doan George Ralston, Mrs. Ralston, Dean Francis Michelini, Mrs.
Mlchelinl, Gordon Roberts, '60, director of alumni relations.

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�Distinctively setting off format from the procedures
of past Homecomings was the plan to have social and
business functions scattered throughout Central City
Wilkes-Barre, yet with no location more than ten
minute's walk from any other. This format permitted
returning Alumni to stroll across campus or through
the downtown City, instead of isolating their activities
in only one location. Thus, Alumni had the oppor­
tunity, sometimes lacking in other years, to observe
the many — sometimes, the massive — changes and
improvements made at the College in recent years.

defeated Wilkes in the past With that record and ex­
pectation of the Eastern Small College Award, it was
not surprising that Ralston Field was jammed on
Saturday .afternoon with a crowd estimated at over
. 6,000.
Heartened by news of the soccer team's triumph
over Hofstra that morning, the crowd that piled in
four and five deep around the sidelines and end zones
had its heart in its mouth for the first half. Living up
to their reputation as a team that refuses to be
beaten, the Colonels fell behind P.M.C. 9-0 in the
first quarter, then revived stunned fans by roaring
back with two touchdowns in the second quarter.

The weekend program began officially with the
annual business meeting, held this year in the dining
hall of the newly-opened Men's Dormitory in the
Wright Street Redevelopment Area, directly across
South Street from Kirby Hall and the College Com­
mons. Although the meeting marked the official open­
ing of Homecoming, many Alumni had already been
touring the campus on their own, viewing the impres­
sive series of Homecoming displays erected by a par­
ticularly enthusiastic group of student decorators.
The major decision at the business meeting itself—
delayed for some minutes because of the pleasure
many Alumni took in inspecting the beautifullyappomted raltoo dollar dormitory in which the meet­
ing was held — was the change in the basic organ­
ization of the Alumni Association itself. Approved
aiawraoesty was the constitutional change which
estaiSaes regional Associations, each with its own
tegkca! Wce-Presdat. Unanimous approval also
west to the tenge winch provides for election of
class cfncas every five years, instead of for life.

When Wilkes swept the second half to rack up a
final score of 29-9. appreciative Alumni flooded over
the field, and the team carried coach Rellie Schmidt
off on their shoulders for a ceremonial dunking in
the showers and dousing with soda pop.
The social climax of the now-triumphant weekend
came with the class reunion dinners and the armua!
dance, again marked by the change in location format
While the classes of '36. '42. '46. '52. -56. and '62
met in Genetti's for their dinners, the dance centered
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around
the nCrystal
Ballroom of Hotel Stating.
Miner Hall men at work on display.

At the dinners. Dr. Farley spoke briefly on sosae of
the more recent developments at the College. a-*
outlined some of the changes and expensfoes AIbbsi
could expect to see in the future. He admitted tira
the football team had kept him at the edge of bis
seat, and made particular mention of the fact that
the college's student-athletes were as capable ia ter
classroom performance as in teir field perfcmaaae.

Women of Weckesser Hall take a break during
construction of Homecoming display.

With the business details behind them. Alumni then
set out for the Uarco Polo Room, cross-campus site
for the tiarStiooal WarmTJp Party. Many Alumni also
at the Carter For The Performing Arts —
opened at last Homeconhg — where Al Groh concated a dress rehearsal of the joint College and
Khbk prodwtion of CamefoL Alami who attended
the performance took some time at the Warm-Up
Party prasmg the prodatfim, which later drew attend‘ ance of over 5.9X for a week's run.

When reunion diners strolled through teste! Cry
to the Sterling, they discovered that the dance this
year was one of the most foliy-atteaded in recent
history. While Ray Bamo's orchestra held forth for
dancing in the Crystal Ballroom. Alumni spiffed ret
into three other meeting rooms. the hall and the
mezzanine. Some Alumni, m tact, never even bothered
to dance, but found it a full-time fob just to renew
acquaintances, to greet faculty raaabe-rs and eld

friends.

The after major topic of dccusrion at the Friday
E»£tWar®41p Party was the prxpeci of the Lambert
Bowl Award for the totxti f'zfcai1 squad cn Saturfey. Bafefeated « sews starts this seaws, tfe deIfiddfe fflasfc Champions were to meet
Peaeyjrjsfe Ui*tary fc'tege. a team that fed often

One Alumnus, coming eft the dance Sew with tens
trite — also an Alumna — sammed it up as he fofoed
one ol the reunion groups. He teted arornad wd
asked, "lust how do they think they're geing to top
this next year?"
Farley places crown on Homecoming Queen
Maureen Savage,

Wfi / 8

Tho Quoen mid hor court nro shown with their escorts. From loft,
Cnlob McKonslo; Princess Darlene Moll; Queen Maureen Savage;
Ronnld Szlsh; Princess Cheryl Tnrlty; and Ronald Lucarelll,

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Welcoming Dr. and Mrs.
Casper, below, prior to
assembly, from left. Dr.
Charles B. Reif, biology
department chairman. Gordon
Roberts, director of alumni
relations, Dr. Casper, Mrs.
Casper and Dean George
Ralston.

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authorities on I SB and other "tnind
atl'eeting" drugs feared most has finally hapivned. A mix'd of public and. to
an extent, professiorwl hysteria, has
been generated and i-; blos'kiv.g legiti­
mate s.'ientitii' le.-.xueh on
st'.bstamvs.

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�results with incredible minute doses.
LSD is so potent that 100 millionths
of a gram is enough to keep an in­
dividual's central nervous system ac­
tivated for 8-12 hours.
Allow me to make an attempt to
categorize for you chemicals presently
in clinical use today. Neuro-pharmacological nomenclature lists LSD as
a psychotropic drug. Psychotropic
drugs' for the most part, modify only
the mood; they either calm or stim­
ulate. There are essentially five (5)
classes of psychotropic drugs:

Analgesics .euphorics):
a. opium (heroine, morphine'1
b. alcohol
2) Sedatives, tranquilizers
a. rauwolfia alkaloids
reserpine)
b. phernrhiazines ■ thorazinel
c. substituted propaindiols
miltown''
1

3. Stimulants
a. amphetamines
b. caffp-me

4j Hypnotics
a. barbiturates
b. hydantoins
-5

Hallucinogens
' psychotomimetics.
a. LSD
d. peyote

As you can readily observe, the
pharmasofagtcal properties of psycho­
tropic —fasvaxoes show considerable
overlapping- At any given time, under

it is thetretitoliy possible for any of
faese fasfatzls to produce effects op­
paste to their predictable actions. The
term failudnogen as applied to LSD
mescaline esc. is a
er since
■faese cfjstzicele do not always procuto Eafatofnattois. The presem. noEKtoistore refe.v to toan as pey^dtotorfa-toefato L %, toey fend to rrJfac a

consciousness, the subject experiences
a kind of dream world which, m many
respects, seems to be more' real than
the customary normal world. Objects
and colors, which generally become
more brilliant, lose their symbolic
character; they stand detached and as­
sume an increased significance, hav­
ing, as it were, their own intense ex­
istence. This then is the general pat­
tern of the main symptoms produced
bv these psychotomimetic substances.
As I stated previously, true hallucina­
tions by no means always occur. If
they do. it is only with high doses and
are dependent on the individual and
the environment.

Psychiatry today seems to feel it­
self at the crossroads. It may be the
svtme crossroads that investigators of
mental diseases have seen many
times in the past when important in­
formation seemed forthcoming. It is
an era when many segments of scien­
tific understanding are in the process
of integration which offers significant
hope for major advances in our
knowledge.
Development of many tools, chem­
icals, physiologic, psychological, so­
ciological and electronic, are being co­
ordinated toward the fuller awareness
of normal mental functioning, and the
meanings of the dysfunctions we call
the psychoses. At this moment, it is
difficult to say just what major clarity
has emerged from the rapid technical
advances in these disciplines. The
clinical data on these psychoses are
plentiful, the technical methods in so
many disciplines seem competent; but
the coordination and the integration
of these materials and tools seem
somehow lacking. It may not be fanci­
ful to hope that this lack may be over­
come by the discovery of the “model
psychosis.” The key to understanding
fydriafr/s detest mystery, Schizophrenia, might lie in the production of
an experimental, predictable, controltoprodudble state — an artificial
r^jAi0Sii. Such are the hopes that
tome investigators hold for the state
of mind induced by giving LSD.
/.-eat advances do not spring fullgrowr. f.-oro the ./dentific immunity
retner they emerge from the maturat.or. and fruition of sscientific moieti^
wtach offer new levels of insight.

A= a ^vfa.rztorr.i.Ttetfe, LSD pro­
duces pr'Ztorfa
a.tote faar.ges; ir.
the tpzfae of ez-.torler.te, fa
p%rcepticr. of r^Irty, cfer.ges even rA
^...c ..... a ar.-t. .r. c.r.'&gt;—-■z—".r./r.e
of to.' .--'to.tor.terj4 of faipe.-to.toi.'za. _
favfarigato/:; study the rxw.-.toy afaz. r**xn.
foil ai.ziljty test the naturally occurring

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psychotic states are directly or •
directly a result of these drugs or theh
derivatives. Some presume simnl
that these drugs can cause a nioj Y
tary psychotic state and hesitate T
even consider that Schizophrenia f °
instance, is related in any way to
LSD produced state. Others feel th t
LSD can cause a schizophreni-fort
state, and we therefore can investigate
some aspects of the psychoses from
this artifically induced state. Some
simply study the nervous system ab­
normalities that emerge from the in
gestion of these drugs. Some investiga­
tors are occupied with the pharmaco­
logical desire to study the physiologic
effects while others are interested in
studying the potential therapeutic ef­
fects of these drugs. All are earnestly
using LSD as a tool to study the body
the mind and the relationship therein’

i

The ideal tool might well be the
artificial production of the disease. It
must be safe, so that it would not harm
a volunteer; it must be controllable,
so that we might study partial effects;
it must be reproducible, so that effects
can be checked; and the tool must al­
low the subject of an experiment to
communicate subjective data to the
investigator.

Much of these criteria for the ideal
experimental tool are found in the
state induced by LSD. So many of
these criteria are found, that the ques­
tion is naturally presented as to
whether or not the LSD induced state
is not in reality a schizophrenic
state? This question, which cannot be
answered with any clarity now, un­
derlies much of our present investiga­
tions and discussions. The major prob­
lem which presents itself, however, is
whether we are asking the right ques­
tions, both of our data and our tools.
It is but one expression of our lack
of understanding of the psycbptic
state, that so many different questions
and concepts can be raised to explain
the same state of psychic functioning.

both are optically active. There are likely acts on an enzymatic process
correspondingly four stereoisomers of in nerve cells, since so small an
lysergic acid as well as four different amount produces such profound psy­
LSD isomers. From a pharmacological chic and autonomic changes: fl; in­
point of view as well as effectiveness hibits pseudocholinesterase in human
in man, only LSD is interesting, in as plasma and in human brain, '2) in­
much as the L-form and D and L hibits amino-oxidase.
derivatives of isolysergic acid are
Human oral dose .. 100-250 gamma
pharmacologically inactive. LSD is
Onset of action .... 30-45 minutes
easily soluble as a salt of tartaric acid
and as such is highly active by mouth
Peak of activity........ I1,4-214 hours
and is quickly and completely ab­
Intraspinal administration —
sorbed. LSD distribution is studied
20-60 gamma; immediate response.
biologically, using inhibition of 5-HT
General duration of action —
for determination of small quantities
8-10 hours
of LSD in tissue extracts. C-14 tagging
There
are
no
qualitative
differences
has elucidated much information on
distribution, i. e., given IV, it disap­ in results, regardless of the route of
pears relatively rapidly from the blood administration. I should like at this
and can be found within a very short time to summarize the human symp­
time in different organs, the highest toms of intoxication by LSD. These
tissue concentration being reached ten are the so-called planes or plateaus of
minutes after administration. The activity identified with CNS changes:
highest concentration appears in the
liver, spleen, kidney and the adrenals .1) Euphoria: laughter, elation.
respectively with much lower con­ 2) dysphoria: depression, feelings of
centrations in the brain. Tissue con­
sadness.
centration declines rapidly, since, with
a short time, all the LSD is excreted 3) Distortions in perception: audi­
tory, visual, taste and time.
through the liver and bile into the in­
testinal tract from which it is elim­ 4) Neurotic: nervousness, anxiety,
inated.
sweating, moist palms, palpita­
tions, tachycardia, difficulty in
In warm-blooded animals, LSD is
breathing, increased pulse rate,
not truly broken down and/or enters
hotness, coldness and polyuria.
the general metabolism as suggested
by the observation that of the total 5) Psychotic: hallucinations, delu­
sions, depersonalization, feelings
C-14 LSD radioactivity, hardly any
of strangeness, illusions, confusion,
appears in the urine or is exhaled
suspiciousness, dream-like feeling
through the lungs. However, the great­
and uncommunicativeness.
er portion of radioactivity is found
within a few hours in the intestinal
tract. Further studies on metabolites Neurotic signs do not tend to correlate
excreted through the liver are in prog­ with dose but with individual sensitiv­
ress, but there is reason to assume ity, whereas psychotic signs and symp­
that these differ only slightly from toms seem to correlate with dose.
LSD inactivated by some detoxifica­
tion process. Because it disappears so
rapidly from the brain, it could be
assumed that LSD may be a trigger
mechanism for central effects. Vegeta­
tive effects in rabbits suggest that 1RD
produces a predominant syndrome of
central sympathetic stimulation, i. e..
pyrctogenic activity, mydriasis, hy­
perglycemia, pilo erection and tachy­
cardia. The minimum effective doses
arc readily comparable io those offer
live in man, iipeeillcnlly the pyret
ogonic action in rabbit and the psychic
effect in man, By analogy, in both
num and rabbit, tachyphylaxis mid
tolerance develop quickly, LSI' most

Chemically, LSD is the diethyla­
mide of lysergic acid which constituted
an essential component of all natural­
ly occurring ergot alkaloids. Thia &gt;H
actually a fungus growth (infection)
found in Rye grain. It is ali:o the
major conntituunt of the sacred Me*
i'vin mwhroom,
Heimc I'11
locybine. Aside from lysergic scab
an iw/mcric
acid exists an'

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standing of man’s religious and mys­
tical experiences, (5) it may help
man to solve creative problems, i. e.,
theoretical physics to invention and
design of new products and processes
might be enhanced under proper pre­
LSD conditioning. Psychiatrical!/, it
is useful as a diagnostic tool oy its
capacity to intensify’ symptomatology,
revealing therein, basic tendencies in
a patient’s personality. It is being
utilized to facilitate the psycho-ana­
lytic interview and in treatment of
psychoneuroses. There are LSD an­
tagonists available to abort and, cr
prevent CNS activation. LSD may
not indues schizophrenia; however, it
is without question of much value in
studying the mechanism of a schizo­
phrenic-like psychosis. LSD does seem
to offer much promise. However, there
is a serious drawback to widespread
use of it as is being advocated by ir­
responsible pseudotherapists. LSD
can be extremely dangerous. It r=triggered latent psychoses in the sus­
ceptible individual. It has produced
prolonged though trar-rier- psychoses
in normal persons and has created
moods of amriery. agitation -wpression in others driving them to
attempted suicide and homicide- It
has also been responsible far recurrent
hallucinations, days and even months
after the subject has stopped w'-fa-r
LSD. These dangerous "trips” -r-wto people who are meet likely to try
LSD without proper pre-tres.—ent and
supervision. 1 e.. the very young. the
emotionally immature, the deeply de­
pressed and the borderline fa-’—phrenic?. There is without quesSot
much peril in the unrestricted use fa
LSD.

LSD - PROMISE OR PERIL??

Much of the criteria for far idea', ex­
periment.'' reel as rrevfafav .ifare.ssfa.
are found in LSD. The r.\&lt;er prefaItsns which present facr.-se.'.ves are
whether we are asktryr the "fa: .fareT'he medical-scientific profession t.ic'.'.s. both fa fair data .-.-.fa fair :ee.fa.
does not want to commit hari-kari. It is fa'-.w.. however.
the gretf.;
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efforts
do fa
ehor.-»;V.r.--fa&lt;-.:-.-.v'&gt;for rent rolled resretvh with I RD. tv relegfa research (.xfav wfa .fa.'.. rvew
cause it doos have unique therapeutic insight into the rex-;»wr
uses: ill treatment of alreholism.
psychic fawctfan and fa\fa.'.fare.' v.rre
(2) analgesia in terminal patients cesses, and that fa the cfa'.reo fa :?csc
with intolerable pain.
diagnostic- de\ e'.oy.-.-.enis. 1SD
j far
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ally in certain neuroses and nsydxws of its secrets in .v.fa ifa-faqfa
is
while developing insight into wlty and most vital organ. his far.fa
how the brain works. 1,4'' it may pos
sibly l«' a key to scientific under

John Osmundsen suggested, "there
are several ways to keep a fox from
killing your chickens. One way is to
kill them all yourself.”

�COLONELS
SAIL AGAIN THROUGH
MIDDLE ATLANTIC

Wilkes College Colonels, the only undefeated and
untied football team in the East, has won the Lambert
Bowl, presented for the first time this year for out­
standing performance among Eastern College Athletic
Conference Division III colleges.

The Lambert Bowl, a companion award to the Lam­
bert Trophy and Lambert Cup, is symbolic of Eastern
College football supremacy in the division in which it
is awarded. Syracuse won the Lambert Trophy in
Division I and Gettysburg was awarded the Lambert
Cup for Division II.
Officials of Wilkes College, Coach Rollie Schmidt
and team captain Ralph Hendershot, attended the
Lambert Awards dinner, Thursday, December 8 at
noon at Hotel Pierre, New York City, to accept the
Bowl on behalf of the team.
Wilkes also captured the Northern Division cham­
pionship in the Middle Atlantic Conference this year
with a 7 - 0 record in conference play. Overall, the
Colonels’ record was 8-0 with a non-conference win
over East Stroudsburg.
After the mid-season balloting, which Wilkes also
led, there seemed little doubt that the Colonels would
win the coveted award in its inaugural year. Since that
balloting, Wilkes notched two impressive wins over
Juniata, 26-7 and PMC Colleges, 36 - 9, to add to the
6-0 record at mid-season voting time.

sM

Wilkes College was the recipient of the first Lambert Bowl for ourtstanding performance in Division III of the Eastern College Athletic Con­
ference. The av/ard was presented at the annual Lambert Trophies luncheon,
held in conjunction with the Touchdown Club of Nev/ York, at the Hotel
Pierre on December 8.
Wilkes seniors who received the first Lambert Bowl at the annual
awards luncheon of the Touchdown Club of New York at Hotel Pierre are
shown with Dr. Farley. Wilkes gets permanent possession of the trophy which
will be awarded annually to Division III teams in the Eastern College Athletic
Conference.
Left to right: Al Yatko, middle linebacker: Rich Roshong. quarterback:
Ralph Hendershot, captain and center: Dr. Farley: Paul Purta, halfback, and
Ray Lowery, fullback.

Trinity Runnerup
Trinity, runnerup to Wilkes lost two of its three
games since mid-season voting time, defeating Coast
Guard, 57-15 and losing to Amherst, 9-18 and to
Wesleyan, 12 -18. Nearly all of the other schools in
Division III lost at least one game with some dropping

two or three.

Here are the Wilkes College Colonels, winners of the first Lambert Bowl, symbolic of Eastern College
football supremacy in Division III of the Eastern College Athletic Conference. The Colonels, the only un­
beaten, untied team in the East, also captured the Northern Division Championship of the Middle Atlantic
Conference for the second straight year.
First row, left to right: Bruce Comstock, Paul Purta, Ray Lowery, Ralph Hendershot, captain; Rich
Roshong, P. J. Kane, Al Yatko. Second row: John Jarvela, Angelo Loverro, Les Loveland, Tim Stott, Joe Za
kowski, George Conway, Dan Malloy, Bill Layden. Third row: Alan Peterfreund, Jim Wolfe, John Howe, Thad
Kalmanowicz, Dave Peterfreund, Joe Keterba, Dennis Spence, Bill Staake, Tom Ambrosi. Fourth row: Lee
Harney, Richard Beatty, Tom Lamoreauz, John Williamson, Joe Frappoli, Jerry Moser, John Chaump, Paul
Merrill. Fifth row: Joe Kolm, Jay Holliaday, Joe Skvarla, Joe Wiendl, Barry Davenport, Gary Hegel. Mike
Babuschak, Charles Morgan, Mike Connolly. Sixth row: Doug Forde, Joe Roszko, Ed Roman, Roger Beatty,
Brmley Varchol Stan Zientek, Bill Hinkle, Ray Whispell. Seventh row: Jerry Mullarkey, Peter Winebrake,
assistant coach; Chuck Adonizio, assistant coach; Rollie Schmidt, head coach; John Ewastation, assistant
coach; Jonah Goobic, asst, coach; Larry Simon, Royer Gregory. Top row: Jim Hemstrect, Bill Stinger, mgrs.

page / 14

The Colonels (8-0), received a total of 96 points
(based on 10 for first, nine for second, etc.). They
captured first-place votes from six of the 10-man selec­
tion committees of writers, sportscasters and mem­
bers of the Touchdown Club of New York, and second

place votes from the remaining four.
In victories over East Stroudsburg, Lebanon Valley,
Moravian, Delaware Valley, Ursinus, Drexel, Juniata
and PMC Colleges, Wilkes never surrendered more
than one touchdown a game and held opponents score­
less three times. No team scored a touchdown on the
Colonels defense by passing.

IN NEW YORK REPRESENTING WILKES AT THE LAMBERT TROPHIES
LUNCHEON, SEATED FROM LEFT, AL YATKO. RON TREMAYNE, ’57. DR.
ARNAUD C. MARTS, HONORARY WILKES TRUSTEE. AND PAUL PURTA.
STANDING: DR. FARLEY, COACH ROLAND SCHMIDT, RON RESCIGNO. ’58.

�"Reprint from the Times Leader-Evening News"

during each game he plays. One of Wilkes College's rugged
front four ("Fearsome Foursome,") Spence has never ad­
mitted even to himself the possibility of not seeing action
because of several chronic ailments.

ON THE
SPORTS

FRONT
by DON KEATLEY, Sports Editor
Times Leader-Evening News

Joe Wemdl returns kick against P.M.C.

Paul Purta, "Outstanding Conference Player”, plunges for maximum yardage.

P-R-I-D-E

"We won’t fall on our faces,” he said. “They (PMC) have
a sound team and we know it. It won't be a push over but
we are going to beat them because we are better."
Lowery wasn’t bragging. He was being confident about
himself and the Colonels who have so much riding on the
outcome of this last encounter of the season.

It's only a small sign. Just one 5-letter word posted in
the field house locker room. But it tells the Wilkes College
football story better than any description possible.

The sign reads: PRIDE!
It would be difficult to hide such a feeling and the entire
Wilkes student body and faculty aren’t about to try. The
Colonels couldn’t even if they wanted to. Pride is so much a
part of every Wilkes player that it is revealed in the anguish
of pain, moments of dejection or at the height of victory.

There have been times when the Colonels faced almost cer­
tain defeat and times when every phase of the game went
against them. Yet not once was there ever a thought of sur­
render.
In last week’s crucial victory over Juniata there was pride
in the eyes of Bill Layden as he clawed his way into the
Indians’ offensive backfield despite an ankle that throbbed
with pain throughout the entire contest. Not one word of
complaint came from him.
Pride was also evidenced in the glowing smile on Danny
Malloy's face when he intercepted a Don Weiss pass and re­
turned the ball to the Juniata eight-yard stripe setting up the
touchdown that actually killed the Indians. His pro-like action
came after reading the play perfectly and his reaction was the
result of pure skill.
As the game drew near its conclusion, Joe Zakowski
shocked the huge crowd with his spectacular dash to paydirt
when he shot through the Juniata line and outraced the
secondary. Only a freshman, Zakowski takes pride in his
ability to direct the Wilkes offense when he spells senior
Rich Roshong and he does yeoman work.
There was even pride in the pain-distorted features of
Dennis Spence after the win as trainers gingerly removed
knee braces which protect his joints from permanent damage

page / 16

And pride radiated from the face of Coach Rollie Schmidt
as he received the plaudits from fans, the press and Juniata’s
coach. In his own calm manner, Schmidt then spent the
better part of an hour congratulating his boys for winning the
big one.
In the noisy field house locker room, players roared the
chant: "Lambert Bowl . . . Lambert Bowl" and there was
pride in their voices. But the demonstration was only a pre­
lude to what will occur in that same locker room this Satur­
day when PMC bows to the charging Colonels. And it will
happen.
Ray Lowery talked seriously about PMC.

Ray Lowery cracks through opponents line for score.
Doug Forde breaks away for touchdown.

Lowery again and a touchdown.

There is no doubt that the atmosphere of a small time
game will be gone Saturday afternoon when action begins.
There is nothing small time about the MAC championship ...
the Lambert Bowl ... or the Tangerine Bowl game in
Orlando, Fla.
And the win must be a big one. Wilkes needs it for the
Lambert award even if results of first half balloting to be
released tomorrow reveal the Colonels on top. This will be
the finale for Wilkes while other contenders have more games
to play. The Colonels must make this game stand out in the
minds of selection panel members.
The Tangerine Bowl game at Orlando is an invite all small
colleges dream about but hopes for such a bid should not be
too high. Only time and fate will determine the two con­
testants.
Today the ECAC named P. J. Kane to the All-East team and
once again the stuff of which men are made became evident
when Kane praised his teammates and not himself for dump­
ing Juniata.
A previous winner of All-East laurels, Al Yatko, has been
consistent in his observation that Wilkes isn’t a winner be­
cause of only one man.
"It’s a team effort," declares Yatko. “A team effort one
finds hard to explain." And the shy monster back is right

If there is any question concerning the outcome of Satur­
day’s game the answer will be found in the Colonels them­
selves ... in their attitude. And it is our observation that
that attitude is good because the Wilkes Colonels possess
that one unconquerable ingredient: Pride.

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17

�Widest Margin
Balloting in all three Lambert Award divisions:
Trophy, Cup and Bowl, revealed the Wilkes Colonels
polled the widest margin between first and second
place positions.

COLLEGE

The Colonels' gap was eight points above Trinity
while both Syracuse and Gettysburg received a gap of
only six points each in voting for their respective
awards.

DIVISION
T O U R N A M ENT

NCAA

TD-flE WDLKES COLLEGE CMAR
Captain's Chair

Boston Rocker

Runnerup Trinity (6 - 2) received 88 points, including
four first-place ballots. Swarthmore (6-0-1) was third
with 73 points, and Alfred (6-1-1) was fourth with
72. Rounding out the top ten are Bates, Cortland State,
Central Connecticut. Norwich. Delaware Valley and
Moravian. Others receiving votes were Upsala and
R.P.I.
The top ten:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Wilkes (8-0)
Trinity (6-2)
Swarthmore (6-0-1)
Alfred (6-1-1)
Bates (6-2)
Cortland State (6-2)
Central Connecticut (7-2)
Norwich (6-2)
Delaware Valley (5-3)
Moravian (5-3-1) ...
....

96
88

53
52
42
39
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Others receiving votes: Upsala, R.P.I.

B J?

O Wilkes College Seal is a Gold
copy of the original design.

O Distinctive and comfortable.
z\n ideal gift.

• Suitable for office or home.

O Order by November 25 for
holiday deliver)'.

• Made of northern birch and
finished in black and gold
trim.

Captain's Chair, $34.75 plus Express Collect from
Gardner, Massachusetts.

WILKES
Coaches and their teams' awards are, from left, Roland
Sc'" -ft of ti tes with the Lambert Bowl; Ben Schwartzwalder
of Syracuse /.rth the Lambert Trophy, and Gene Haas of Gettys­
burg z.
t'e Lambert Cup. Scene of the awards luncheon
was the Hotel Pierre, Hew York City.

COLLMGE

GV M N AS

Boston Rocker, $3'1.00 plus Express Collect from
Gardner, Massachusetts.

WILKES COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Enclosed is
for
Captain's Chair(s) @ $34.75 each.

Wilkes College

Enclosed is
tor
Boston Rocker(s) @ $31.00 each.

Wilkes College

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Address

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Sold exclusively by your Alumni Association

MARCH 10th and 11th, 1967
See The Wilkes Grapplers in Action!

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Wilkes Soccer Team
1st row, left to right: Joseph Kiefer, Thomas Jones, Roger Brewer, Don­
ald Spruck, Brian McGrath, Richard Grossman, Raymond Downey, Barry
Rauch. 2nd row: William Zegarski, John Santo, Curtis Benson, William Tarbart, Abdul Poonawalla, Jerry Yaremko, David Ralston, James Kennedy.
3rd row: Coach James Neddoff, Thomas Rokita, David Bogusko, Daniel
Trethaway, David Cho, Edwin Manda, David Thomas, Russell Jenkins,
Richard Beck.

MW
Dave Thomas battles for ball. Background Colonels are; from left, Jim
Kennedy, Tom Rokita, and Ed Manda.

SOCCER TEAM RECORD — 9-2

In their last scheduled game of the season, the Wilkes soccer team de­
feated Susquehanna by a score of 6 - 0. The Colonel offense was the key to
the victory, breaking the record for the most goals scored in one season.
Captain Russ Jenkins also set a mark by tying the individual scoring mark
for the most goals with 12.
The Colonels tied with Elizabethtown for the M.A.C. Championship. The
playoff held at Lehigh University resulted in a 7 - 1 loss to Elizabethtown.

Over-all record for the season was nine wins and two losses.

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___

�Continued from Page 4
derstanding and cooperation
among men.

stand at one of the divides of human
history when new challenges make it
impossible to proceed along old ways.

5. We must be prepared to take
_____
.
Because man, for the first time in
great
risks_____
when_____________
we feel that risks
We must be ready history, has gained some control of his
are required.
i .
to venture unto unknown areas in environment he is now forced to mashuman relations and we must be ter himself. Only through self-mastery
ready to oppose influences and cen he develop those human qualities
ideologies which, after careful which will enable him to live effect­
ively_ with himself and with his neighexamination, we believe are ___
threats to the future of mankind, bor. This is the challenge and the pur_
x
.
pose that confronts us all.
6. We must recognize our need for ”
new knowledge, new skills, new
“Our morality differs from the
attitudes, and new perspective as morality of your age group when you
we strive to shape our own lives ----"— but it is5”
^ as good.”
vere -----in college
just
and to influence the nature of
With the first half of this statement
change. Our education must be
I am in agreement; my attitude toward
continuous and unending.
the second half of this statement is a
7. We must be ready to cooperate mixture of skepticism and hope. Ad­
with others but we must also mittedly, there are fewer taboos, less
possess conviction and courage restraint, increased exposure, greater
which will enable us to stand freedom, and more uncertainty than
alone in the face of trial and prevailed in the first half of the twen­
crisis.
tieth century. Yet it is apparent that
These thoughts have resulted from you seek the same satisfactions and
two dominating convictions. The first have the same aspirations that were
is that man possesses tremendous in­ possessed by earlier generations. Be­
herent capabilities. The second is that cause you enjoy the great material
man is capable of improving himself developments of the past half century
and his condition of life. The realiza­ your expectations exceed those of all
tion of these possibilities depends, previous generations and because of
however, upon our willingness to cul­ these expectations your sense of ur­
tivate more fully our intelligence, our gency is greater. You often demand
social awareness, and our sense of per­ the fruits of labor before your labor
has begun.
sonal responsibility.
A sense of urgency is essential if
The growing areas of conflict that
the many problems that plague mod­
now confront us result from man’s fail­
ern society are to be resolved. Unless
ure to understand either the causes or
the solutions of needless conflict. We it is directed into constructive chan­
do not recognize that problems which nels it can lead, however, to ill-con­
have been created by man can be sidered action which will weaken the
solved by man. As man changes the social structure which it seeks to
strengthen.
world in which he lives he too often
clings to the beliefs, the prejudices,
Although you must recognize and
the ideologies, and the institutions accept the need for change, it is well
that his predecessors developed when to remember that all change is not
life was relatively static. If man is to necessarily good. Hi-conceived changes
benefit from his growing knowledge he can destroy "the best of our institutions
must look inward for only as he and make a mockery ofthosTperaoral
searches his own thoughts and values and moral standards that earlier gen­
can he hope to develop those qualities erations so painstakingly developed.
of mind and spirit which will enable Because you must anticipate greater
him to live within the new world that change than any previous generation,
he is creating. Although we may wish many of you will be tempted to break
to blind ourselves to the need for perBOTial and cultural Ganges we cannot free youXlf from^he^My^estrafnts
afford to do so. As Elmer Engstrom,
the Chairman of the Radio Corpora­
tion of America, has noted, “Today we

page / 22

and influences of the past while you
strive simultaneously to preserve the
best of the past. You must build upon

the foundations of the past but you
cannot build tomorrow unless you
first abandon the restraining pre­
judices of the past.

To retain the best you are required
to ascertain that which is constructive
and that which is detrimental. You
then must preserve the one and aban­
don the other.
As has been suggested by your own
associates, the morals and standards
of today differ from those of previous
generations and the great changes of
the past half-century make this in­
evitable. Today you know an affluence
that heretofore was a Utopian dream
You possess an awareness of others
that far exceeds that of preceding gen­
erations. You possess knowledge of
yourselves and your universe that has
heretofore been unavailable to man.
But none of us has yet attained the
understanding and wisdom that are
required to assure the continued
development of our civilization.

The impact of material change, im­
proved communications, and unpre­
cedented affluence has modified the
moral guidelines which have restrained
and sustained earlier generations. If
long accepted standards and values
are abandoned before new standards
are adopted a moral vacuum may
exist, for one or for several generations,
while men through trial and error
develop new guidelines for living.
Should this vacuum be prolonged there
is the possibility that moral decline
may become so great as to lead to
personal and social disintegration.

Because your generation enjoys
greater freedom, there is increased
opportunity for error and even for
tragedy, but there is also greater
opportunity for growth and for self­
realization. Whether the individual
results are better or worse will be
determined by circumstances and
mature judgment, and because mat­
urity comes slowly and sometimes
painfully, we may be leaving too much
too luck.
„„ attain maturity of judgment
To
freedom must be balanced with
‘ i —
re­
spon81blhty- Unfortunately, freedom
is now offered to many too soon while
responsibilities are postponed too
long. This is unrealistic and unsound
for freedom that is lasting must be the

. —ponsibility; it should be
product ofjespo;
onIy after responsibility has
granted
accepted and proven. Without
been ibility freedom can destroy
respo&gt;,nS soundness of social instituboth the the integrity of the indivtions and
jdual....
rphjs linking of social institutions
•i nersonal integrity does not mean
'hf freedom should be limited. It does
tha' however that personal responmhilitv should be increased if free inJJttonsaretobe maintained In a
erv real sense our free institutions
depend upon the concern and integrity
f the individual citizen even as these
institutions create conditions that
is----- individual develfavor and’ encourage
&gt;nt -and self-realization. The good
opmeisound individuals
society 1produces
____
and sound individuals produce the
good society. Because of this relationship periods of growth in world civilizations have been equated with the
moral vigor of the individual while
periods of decay have been equated
with moral decadence. If history
speaks truly, personal integrity is the
only sure base for a great civilization.

All that I have said regarding
morals is said in the hope that you will
recognize the personal and social sig­
nificance of morals. Although they
will inevitably change from generation
to generation they are not to be light­
ly abandoned as of no consequence.
They enable men to work together for
their mutual advantage by giving as­
surance that within accepted areas the
_______
r_________
acts of men may be
anticipated.
Such
assurance gives men confidence in one
‘
another,
tends to reduce friction, and
to cultivate that unity of purpose and
understanding which is basic to social
solidarity.

If moral guidelines are needed to
maintain the confidence and trust of
man they are then the real foundation
of our civilization. If they have this
significance they must be maintained
ut they cannot be maintained unless
,.ey harmonize the needs of the inividual with the demands of society,
o ess some such harmony is mainained the individual is suppressed by
e. arbitrary demands of society or
ociety is destroyed by the revolt of
frustrated individuals.
Because I speak of morality in terms
1116115 relations to one another, my

y
,If you are emotionally
yoiTcan fl''1 .SUfficientIy responsible
you can develop your own guidelines
but before you abandon the accepted
morality of the past it is well to re­
member that moral guidelines are the
product of long experience and are
based upon the recognized needs of
men. Although the usefulness of
guidelines may be reduced by exces­
sive rigidity or by inapplicability to
contemporary society, they should
not be abandoned lightly.
__
In the recent past excessive
restrictions have been abondoned1 as
as p~-_
psychology and -psychiatry
— demonstrated
------the damage to personality resulting
from the conflict between rigid moral
codes and human needs. Now the
pendulum of understanding swings the
other way and we are discovering that
emotional instability is also caused by
freedom that is offered too early or
which is too permissive. In the light
of recent experience it appears that
freedom offered too soon is as damaging to individual stability and integrity as are rigid and arbitrary restraints. Our problem is to attain a
balance between freedom and restraint
that will encourage the soundest and
fullest development of the individual.

It has been suggested by your fel­
low students that uncertainty is an
inevitable concomitant of change. If
your fellow students are correct in
their assumption that the moral standards
of today are different, as I be&lt;
lieve they are, and if I am correct in
assuming that moral guidelines and
moral responsibility are essential to
the integrity of the individual and the
stability of society, you are then faced
with the need to develop, through your
own initiative, personal standards that
will sustain you and give you a sense
of integrity and confidence in a period
of cultural transition. This will be
difficult. From those who wish 1°,^
sustained by authoritarian counsel it
will demand increased respomb Jj,
&gt;nt all restraints it
from those who reset- ~
of self-discipwill require a measure
needed, however,
line. Guidelines are
and ultimately they must be devel­

oped. If effective Su‘deU"^
wiae
developed, it is the educated, the wise,

and the strong who must develop them.
is is your challenge for without
some guidelines the clock of time will
turn back to chaos and from chaos,
authoritarian controls will emerge.

Although the morals of your gen­
eration may differ from those of pre­
vious generations your need for moral
guidelines is just as great. No man can
stand entirely alone, for “no man is
an island unto himself.” Your future
happiness and achievement will de­
pend upon your maturity, your sound­
ness of judgment, and your integrity.
All of these are products of moral de­
cisions and moral courage. Those who
will develop new moral standards must
be prepared to stand alone for pres­
sures to accept unworthy standards
will always be great.

You are now justified in asking how
I, if I were your age, would face un to
the challenges and responsibilities
that I say confront you. This ques­
tion I cannot answer, although I wish
that I could. My own standards and
values are now set by years of habit
and decision but I am very well aware
that were I at your stage of life all the
uncertainties that are yours would
then be mine. Therefore, from the terminal end of my productive years I
can. only urge you, who are beginning
your productive years, to develop
those values and standards of life that
will give you the capacity to make
independent and responsible decisions
while participating cooperatively and
fully in the daily affairs of life. In
giving this counsel I recognize that
the development of such values and
standards will require many old-fash­
ioned personal virtues, clear vision,
constructive purpose, strong convic­
tion, resolute courage, and social
awareness. None of these virtues is
-----------~ They are the
to be gained
by wishing.
projuct of daily decisions and daily
acts that become a part of your character. They are, however, the true
“marks” of a person who is qualified
to enjoy and preserve the privileges
of freedom.
Morality is not just so much excess
'baggage,
-----. ft is the foundation upon
which
individual integrity and happi­
v
ness must be erected. It is the only
firm base upon which to build a pro­
ductive and significant life and a vigor­
ous society.

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�IDEALS
“We are less idealistic than was
your generation.”
With this belief of students I am in
disagreement. It is my judgment that
no preceding generation has been as
idealistic as is yours. Cynicism and
doubt may be so mixed with your
thinking as to obscure the strength of
your idealism, but I am convinced that
your ideals are strong and good. If
your idealism is inadequate, I suspect
that its weakness results from failure
to base it on hard reality. You may
expect too much too soon, and your
expectations of immediate improve­
ment may be unrealistic.

Because you are so keenly aware of
injustices that previous generations
took for granted and did not recognize,
you are more concerned and more in­
volved than were earlier generations.
It is this greater awareness and con­
cern that convinces me you are more
idealistic and it is also this concern
and awareness which creates imun­
patience and frustration. You have not
yet accepted the fact that progress is
painfully slow and requires tremen­
dous effort and great sacrifice. It is
easy to be idealistic so long as you
assume no responsibility for translat­
ing your ideals into reality. The gen­
uineness of your idealism is tested
only when you commit yourself to
some great goal and accept the reali­
ties of life. In spite of desire you will
find that progress is not automatic —
it always involves struggle and con­
flict.
A productive idealism must be
based on an acknowledgement of realities for without such a realistic base,
idealism can lead only to frustration
and futility. Although I am convinced
that many of your generation possess
great idealism, I fear that it may often
be diluted by Quixotic sentiment. To
be effective your idealism must recognize the obstacles that are to be over­
come. You must accept the frustra­
tions of repeated failure and always
be ready to try again. Nothing, other
than death, is final in this world. And,
as Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes has
written, “Life is action and passion. I
think it is required of a man that he
should share the action and passion
of his time at the peril of being
judged not to have lived.”

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I used to think that idealism and
intellectual inquiry were the major
objectives of higher education. Today,
without lessening their significance, I
believe they are futile unless they are
___
’
cour­
combined
with sound judgment,
ageous convictions, and personal in­
tegrity. By themselves they are no
more than pious and empty dreams,
and frequently they are a form of escapism. Only when they are sustained
by strong conviction and ceaseless
effort do they become a productive
force.
It is my hope that your education
will strengthen your ideals, enlarge
your understanding, increase the
soundness of your judgment and give
you strength to sustain your convic­
tions. With this combination of qualities your idealism can be both pro­
ductive and creative. It can give mean­
ing to your life and may enable you to
make some contribution to the resolu­
tion of the pressing problems that now
confront mankind. Although I fear
shallow idealism, I strongly believe
that sound and intelligent idealism is
essential to the maintenance of our
civilization. Without ideals I believe
that no civilization can long endure.
RELIGION
As students discussed ideals they
also gave thought to religion and
once again they indicated their belief
that my generation had possessed a
greater faith in God. They were sur­
prised when I asked, “If this is so
why has church membership in­
creased?” They had no answer to this
question but I did gain the impression
that they were groping for a concept
® God that would have significance to
them and would give them greater
faith.
In their
In
their quest
quest they
they remind
remind me
me of
of
the gropings of an earlier generation
of
students
with
whom
I
enjoyed
simof students with whom I enjoyed similar discussions
J
. J.in
in the
the late
late 1920
1920’’ss.
They were intelligent and idealistic
and for a time I was puzzled by their
conviction that they were either ag­
nostic or atheistic. Because they were
great idealists I could not comprehend
their doubts until it finally dawned
upon me that these young people had
been raised to think of God in the
form of man. Then, as they learned of
the vastness of an expanding universe
and of the minuteness
an power of

the atom, they found themselves un­
able to accept a concept of God whose
powers were limited by human qual­
ities. Over the years I have often won­
dered how many of these young people
retained their doubts and how many
gained a new faith from a more ad­
equate concept of God.
A period of doubt is probably char­
acteristic of thoughtful young people
of all generations. All who seek some
deeper meaning of life must raise
many unanswered questions and face
many uncertainties. It is doubtful
that any generation can attain real
maturity without confronting the un­
certainties of our existences and with­
out questioning the meaning and pur­
pose of life; for, as has been asked,
“How can we have faith without first
feeling doubt?”
Today, this same groping for under­
standing may be reflected among the
“God is dead” theologians. Without
any pretense of understanding their
arguments I have gained the impres­
sion that many of them are trying to
relate their God to a universe that is
governed by natural laws and is more
vast than was anticipated by an ear­
lier generation. I suspect they are
trying to relate reason, science, and
knowledge to the mysticism by which
man seeks to orient himself to the
limitless universe of which he is a
part.

One thousand years ago man’s
knowledge of the universe was limited
to that small portion of the world that
he could see. Even though thinkers
and astronomers thousands of years
earlier had developed a surprisingly
accurate concept of the earth and of
its relation to the sun and to other
heavenly bodies, these concepts were
never shared by the masses. In the
absence of printing, radio, and T.V.,
there were no means of communica­
tion between the great thinkers and
the masses and even today, in spite of
the printing press, the motion picture,
and T.V., communication is still in­
adequate. The gap in knowledge that
separates the informed from the unin­
formed is so great that ideas compre­
hensible to some are incomprehen­
sible to others. Literacy alone can­
not bridge this gap for without some
common
core Uk
of AllUWlCUgC
knowledge meaning-■
~~s**wx* KAJIC
-------- ful communication between men is still

nnlv by a more comPre~
•mpossiblej ration can we hope to
hensive edU which tends to broaden
brid8e th*S g pioneer thinkers double
deependecade.
ur fund of **
rP
ibts of your generation redoubts
B th vo&gt;ur
ur quest
quest for
for a
a more
more mean
mean-­
suit frOin
f
^d a
a more
more rational
rational
religion
and
ingful I suspect and
fm°th,
and hope
hope that
that you
you will
will
develop
concepts
of God that will
j/y
mankind
by encouraging
menunto

seek a clearer understanding of the
meaning of life and a keener awareof ’life
and a keener
aware-ness of man
significance.
If
‘’^ssignificance.
If religion
religion
can unite
reason
of mai
------ . and objective inquiry
................
’
Withunite
faith,reason
it will have new meaning
for
dnnhter
WltnDOlli
wiui, •*“be!
■■■”
—"?’
for
bothgive
themen
believer
the doubter,
It will
faith and
to move
into the
’ ‘ without*~losing
sn'
move
into the
unknown
their sense
of
’■ --dthout
losing
their
sense
of
- • -------- =r their
jersonal significance or their aware­
Pl
ness of reality.
In the past, sectarianism has been
a divisive force among men whereas
the great purpose of religion is to un­
ite men and to give them a better un­
derstanding of their relationship to
one another and to the universe of
which they are a part. Inevitably
man’s religious concepts must broaden
as his knowledge of the universe is
enlarged. The religious beliefs of a
primitive people cannot satisfy the
spiritual and intellectual needs of a
modem, well-informed people living in
a society that is based upon science
and technology. Perhaps the great
need of religion is to offer a concept
of God that will meet the needs of
modern man. Although this may be
difficult, it is interesting to note that
forty years ago isa researcn,
friend of aiscovereu
mine, en­
- i
i
gaged in religiousnannK
research, ldiscovered
that the young 1..._ __ ___is c urc
held a hundred different concepts of
God. Some looked upon God as a
figure upon a cloud, whereas others
said that God is Love or God is Na­
ture. With this wide variety of conccpts there is surely room for a conoept of God that will unify rather than
dlv&gt;de all people.

SV’:

'
----- 01 .
“God is Love, God is a &lt; answered:
in the universe.” Aftercreative force
silence, the students ■ a moment’s
with whom
he
was discussing this question
of God
...
- - their heads and
and reli
Bion. nodded
said;• urf that n.g°dded
yQ) their heads
we
ac
„ &gt;ur concept of God,

Today, many thoughtful
persons
....P — God
—1 as being in any
vcannot
■ look upon
way human. An acceptable concept of
God must tran.
^utcpt ui
if men of relirinn?? a"ythinB Human
if men of religious faith are to be un
ited
• too togreat
be to
ited by
by aa faith
faith th
thatf is
r—-•* -&gt;-• • •
, ls too great to
permit division and bitterness Possibly
’ the
■■ concent7hL n"7'.*“°that
GnH ;o “—L--v.
°Ve'wxor
,
---------that
God
is aunite
creative
universe can
” ? force in the
~~
universe
ran nni+r»
-11 i -. i
and of all
.men o{ aI1 kinds
andt of “
all beliefs. Assuredly this con-

a sL7t of h

^«vat®

a spmt o brotherhood and to place
them faith in the effectiveness of
creative effort. As we strive to do that
manCh
We Wdl gain fai‘h that
man, with divine assistance, can meet
the challenges that face him today.
All of us who wish to play a construc­
tive role m our society require faith
m a Power greater than self.

In our discussions the students men­
tioned several great problems that
confront your generation. The first is
the continuing ideological conflict
which shows itself today in the world­
wide struggle between communism and
political democracy and capitalism
and which twenty-five years ago led
to World
War II, a struggle to prevent
fascist
domination.
One student remarked, “I think that
™m
j”
areas of the world, similar to those
w
hich have developed
in Korea and in
WillUll narv
—x---------Vietnam.1. ” UCVCluuv
Because he ---------could,not fore­
resolution of this ideological
see the
conflict he looked to continued power struggles.
Perhaps his concept is right; yet
is right,
there are manyconcept
evidences
that yet
by
strengthening our evidences
own cause that
and by
by
_____' j. our
own
cause
and
by
J-fset? :n our own syscorrecting theyet
defects
in our,
own.
sys­
eliminate
the
causes

The consequence of a unifying concePt was demonstrated
when a rep­
M
~
resentative
the Christian
Science
Monitor in ofMoscow
discussed
God
ve^-re iglOn with students at the UniPort^’ Sh°rtly after Kuschev reK ‘hat his astronauts had not

fascists and comtem, we may -*y=v ■—
of this conflict. The fascists and---munists have succeeded only because
they have promised something t
people desire. But as yet,, th yh
not demonstrated their abjhtyjo
liver all that they
P™d

this d -God in the sky- students asked
thls Siting American how he could

the early stages of
e
their
unaware of the inadequacies of

ideological system whereas by con­
trast, we seem more conscious of the
faults in our own system than of its
merits. In a negative sense this con­
sciousness is damaging but in a pos­
itive sense it is encouraging. Because of
our awareness we are offered the op­
portunity to correct these weaknesses
and the viability of our evolving dem­
ocratic system permits and demands
such adjustments. We recognize that
no system is perfect and that any system mUSt be imProved as experience
reVea’S where imProvements should be
made' Thls ls the great strength of our
democratic structure, it encourages
growth even as it allows room for
doubt. On the other hand, the fixed
dogmas of fascism and communism
encourage the rejection of facts and
truths that are not compatible with
their dogma. In consequence, once
the communist ideology gains control,
the resistance to change is perhaps
greater than our own. In spite of com­
munist adherence to dogmatic ideas,
however, there is today much evidence
that Russians, having attained a
measure of prosperity and stability,
are now forced by the successes and
failures of their ideology to accept
new ideas and to adopt new methods
of control. A literate and informed
and a well-fed people are less likely
to adhere to dogmatic ideologies than
are those who are starved both in­
tellectually and physically.

Perhaps the most damaging effect
,
- conflict
of the contlnued...
ideological
is
its effect upon the minds of those in­
volved in this struggle. Whereas a re­
laxed relationship between nations
governed by differing ideologies could
lead to exchange and moderation, the
continuing conflict tends to intensify
and perpetuate adherence to rigid
ideologies. Arousing passions diminish
—
reason,„ pragmatic adaptations are
and ^tenance of the
«sys
tem
becomes
syate
“» JX
“mesf “ore lnJP&lt;’r‘ant
...e o
e people.
A more pragmatic approach would
possibly bring the conflicting ideologies together. If each ideological group
were called upon to prove its effective­
ness by improving the lot of man, the
best of each ideology would be adopted
by the other so that no advantage
would be given to the other in the
competitive struggle for the minds of
men. Such pragmatic adaptation would

page / 25

�reduce the likelihood of continued con­
flict and would eliminate the bitter­
ness that impedes cooperation and
improvement. In this competitive race
it would be acknowledged that the sys­
tem which gives the greatest hope to
men will ultimately win their support.
This will be true regardless of any
military advantage that may prevail
for a decade or a century. Ultimately
the aspirations of men will transcend
the claims of ideologies and hopefully
the ideological struggles of this cen­
tury will be replaced by proven ideas
and institutions.

There are many who doubt the
feasibility of reaching a working agree­
ment between men committed to rigid
ideologies and there is much reason
to share their doubts. The atomic
bomb, however, offers a powerful in­
centive and gives pause to those who
must make fatal decisions. It is this
pause which gives mankind a chance
to attain a workable relationship. The
need is so compelling that men must
find a way to transcend their ideolog­
ical differences. Survival of our civil­
ization is the reward.
The ideological conflict is particu­
larly dangerous in this period of rev­
olutionary change. It confines the
thinking of men within doctrinaire lim­
its at a time when scientific and tech­
nological developments require unpre­
cedented adjustment in our thought
and in our institutions. Because ideo­
logies impede the desire of men to
transcend their differences they jeop­
ardize the future of our civilization.
Were those who are possessed by a
rigid ideology more concerned with
the release of creative forces latent in
every man, they could produce ideas
and institutions that could unify man­
kind.

of increase is maintained. They under­
stand the meaning of the phrase, the
population explosion.”

Today there is, to be sure, evidence
that the rate of increase is diminishing
in some parts of the world. Unfort­
unately, the birth rate is declining only
in those areas where the people are
able to feed themselves; in those areas
where the people are hungry and un­
dernourished, the population continues
to multiply itself. It is one of the par­
adoxes of our age that the rate of
reproduction must be reduced if life is
to be sustained.

Nothing could more clearly accen­
tuate the tremendous changes of the
past half century than the present sig­
nificance of these problems. In 1921
neither problem existed nor was fore­
seen by any number of persons. Fas­
cism and nazism had not yet emerged
in Italy, Germany, and Spain, and al­
though the Bolshevicks had gained
power in Russia there was little evid­
ence that they could hold their power,
let alone establish their ideology. None
could then foresee the tremendous in­
fluence that these ideologies would
gain in decades ahead. And, the poss­
ibility of a population explosion was
unrecognized. Nations were still try­
ing to fill empty space and the pop­
ulation had not yet reached two bil­
lion. Food was plentiful except in
periods of drought and disaster and
such catastrophes were accepted as in­
evitable. Because they could not be
prevented they were to be endured.
It may seem idle to reflect upon the
different attitudes and points of view
held by your generation today and by
my generation many years ago. I be­
lieve, however, that such reflections
may help us to understand the changes
in thought, in standards, and in value
that have resulted from the con­
temporary revolution in science and
technology. I hope they will encourage
you to prepare yourself for the even
greater changes than are now antici­
pated.

The second problem that the stu­
dents mentioned is over-population.
They apparently were well-informed
regarding the rate of population
growth. They know that it took an
infinite number of years for the pop­
ulation of the world to total one bil­
There is no assurance that these re­
lion, the point that it reached about flections will give any of us a better
1850. They are aware that by 1925 understanding of the contemporary
the second billion had been added. forces that shape our lives. I am con­
They know that by 1965 the third fident, however, that good will result if
billion had been added and they are they create a greater awareness of
aware that by 1990 the population will these forces and of men’s need for a
exceed four billion if the present rate new approach to human affairs.

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During the summer I read two
books that give a greater time perspec­
tive. One, The Loom, of History,
goes back into the beginning of our
civilization in the Middle East and
from it one gains the impression that
man has little changed over a period
of five or six thousand years. He
seems to adhere to the same beliefs
and to make the same mistakes today
that he made then.
The second book, The Golden Age
of American History, deals with the
history of our own nation during the
past 150 to 200 years. From it you gain
the hope that new opportunities and
new visions come to fruition in this
nation. It deals with the hopes and
aspirations of men, sustained by the
optimism of a new nation created to
give new meaning to life. If this op­
timism is justified, man may yet adapt
his thinking to the conditions and
needs of our time and in so doing he
may lay the foundations for a better
tomorrow. To do this he must aban­
don prejudices that are based upon
ignorance and he must atune his
thinking to the conditions and de­
mands of the second half of the twen­
tieth century. He is called upon to
abandon the excess baggage of the
past but he must also preserve the
best of the past. To do this he must
evaluate his heritage in its relation to
his present condition. By so doing he
may retain the basic ideals upon which
our civilization is based. He must
build the past for it is the only sure
foundation for the future.

As we look upon the past exper­
iences of mankind, we may gain the
impression that man is incapable of
adapting himself to new conditions.
But, there is also a brighter prospect.
As we examine the history of the past
two hundred years we may discern a
glimmer of evidence that man is on
the move and that he may yet succeed
in adapting himself to the new con­
ditions that he is creating. We now
know that unless the intellectual and
spiritual changes in man out-pace the
changes in material things, the future
holds small promise. If enough of us
recognize and accept this challenge
the closing remark of one student may
well be justified. She very simply re­
marked,

alumni NEWS..
has been advanced to the office
of Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer with
II,, Pennsylvania Gas and Water Company. Bob
comes to Ns new Position from that of Assistant
Treasurer with the Company. Bob was the receplent of the 1966 Layman’s Award at Wilkes-Barre
y.M.CA. He and his wife, Jane, are the parents of
two sons, Robert and James. The family resides at
54 South Sherman Street, Wilkes-Barre.
dqrerT ANTHONY

CAROL WEISS MORRISON received her M.S. in
Education from Temple University on Aug. 11, 1966.

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JOHN FLORKIEWICZ was recently appointed Prin­
cipal at Franklin Township Junior High School, New
Jersey. John resides in Flemington with his wife,

Carol, and two sons.

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OLIN THOMAS is now Vice-Principal at Franklin
Township Junior High School, New Jersey. Olin and
his wife, Irene, make their home in Middlesex.

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PAUL B. BEERS, Evening News columnist and
editorial writer for the Harrisburg Patriot, has re­
ceived a fellowship to participate in Stanford Uni­
versity’s professional journalism program. Paul is
scheduled to begin his studies at the University in
January, 1967, and will take courses in political
science and history.

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LIONEL I. DANNICK, assistant professor of psy­
chology and sociology at Cazenovia College, has
been invited to be a member of the Community
Seminar held semi-annually at University College
in Syracuse. Lionel is pursuing his studies at
Syracuse University toward his Ph.D. degree.

WAYNE S. MADDEN is at present, Chaplain at the
Amarillo AFB, Texas. Wayne was recently selected
for the 1966 Edition of “Who's Who in the Meth­
odist Church." He lives with his wife, Jane, and
daughter, Carol, at 1734 B. Durango Dr., Amarillo.

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GEORGE J. SAUNDERS has been appointed branch
anager of the General Adjustment Bureau. He is
formel8 was a' J"51"™'
Th. v y *as a manaBsr in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
So aa"dara and ^e'r
children live at 2301
4th street, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Jhe Practice7fC\!1,‘ nas opened his ofTlce '°r
th^n Levittown
..'“'-ODEN,phthalniolo
M.D. has8yopened
office Dr.,
for
Wes|
at 20 his
Lakeside
!
John had
™ r'Practice
ofnL
opPe
’ "- ns‘ ^ania. For the previous
n °P|,‘halmok)W M " charBe of residency training
ln,ol°ey at Gill Memorial Hospital.

ROBERT FAY has been named manager of the
Sears, Roebuck, and Company store in Middletown,
Connecticut. Bob is married and the couple has
a daughter and a son.

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JOSEPH F. WILK is presently working for the H. J.
Heinz Company as District Sales Assistant. Joe
trains all new salesmen in the Forest Hills section
of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Wilk reside with their
son Joe, Jr. at 57 Carroll St., Brentwood, New York.
REESE D. JONES, a senior vice president and a
director of Studley, Shupert and Company of Phila­
delphia, an investment counseling firm, was elected
a director of Philadelphia United Life Insurance
Company. Reese has his M.A. from the University
of Pennsylvania and he is a graduate of the Fed­
eral Reserve Executive Training Program.

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ARLENE MARTIN, now Mrs. Ettson Wilkins, is pres­
ently employed at Western Psychiatric Institute and
Clinic as a psychiatric counselor. The couple re­
sides at 850 Kirkhrido Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsyl­
vania, with their daughter Deirdre Lynn.
Jean Anne Verbarg, the former JEAN PYATT, resides
with her husband John, and their two children at
29 Cranston Road, Kendall Park, New Jersey.
STEVE J. ECHAN has started duties as the first
equalization director of Saginaw County, Michigan.
The Equalization Department replaces the tax su­
pervisor's office. Steve will head local assessment
reviews, and assist township supervisors and city
assessors.

JEROME GUTTERMAN has entered a two-year post­
graduate dental specialty in endodontics at the
School of
Medicine.

University of Pennsylvania Graduate
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GEORGE SILES has been appointed director of
the language arts program of the Wyoming Valley
West School District. George was a member of the
education department at the College. He is study­
ing for his doctorate at Rutgers University.
WILLIAM H. TREMAYNE has been promoted to as­
sociate director, tax administration in the Pruden­
tial Insurance Company’s comptroller’s department.
He had formerly been a senior tax accountant. Bill
is a member of the Piscataway Board of Education,
chairman of the official board of the Christ Meth­
odist Church, and a member and former vice pres­
ident and director of the Piscataway Jaycees. Bill
and his wife, the former Lora Christensen, and
their two sons live at 424 Rivercrest Drive, Piscata­
way, New Jersey.

JOHN J. MUSTO is the guidance counselor at the
Forty Fort High School, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania.
While with the United States Army Dependent
Schools, he was a co-writer for the formulation, ex■ ■ s vf
English
planation,guide.
and writing
of a secondary
tngusu cur(.vi­
nculum
This guide
is being implemented
guide is being implemented
• - e- nonrecA
in all resides
the military
in USDESEA.
John
at 707dependent
Wyomingschools
Ave., West
Pittston.
707 Wyoming Ave., West Pittston.

WARREN W. SCHMID is presently principal of the
John B. Cary Elementary School. He has recently
been elected president-elect of the Hampton Educa­
tion Association. Warren and his wife, Juanita, live
at 20 Hankins Drive, Hampton, Virginia.
MARION J. KLAWONN is presently assistant editor­
transportation for Engineering News-Record. Marion
reports and/or edits news and features for Weekly
National News Magazine for civil engineers, archi­
tects, and contractors. She lives at 32 Harrison
Road, Pompton Plains, New Jersey.

SCOn W. TRETHAWAY has been named director
of salesmen's services for the Baby and Proprietary
Division of Johnson &amp; Johnson at New Brunswick,
New Jersey. Scott lives at the Cedar Lane Apart­
ments in Highland Park, New Jersey.

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PAU1-LEVIN is now a Computer Systems Analyst
with the General Services Administration in Wash­
ington, D. C. Paul is mainly concerned with the de
de-­
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After receiving his M.A. in mathematics, PAUL J. for “
GSA.
SA- He resides with his wife Anne and their
EARL was appointed
aZinte_d distant
Assistant Professor
^^of^attat
of math at ,t™.ch!!?.ran;
,and David’ at Star Rou,e No- ’2•Hartwick College. Paul and his wife Merri, live with
their three children at 20 Cherry St., Oneonta, N.Y.

Janet Crawford, the former JANET JONES, teaches
music appreciation at Titusville Junior High School.
She is also director of the youth choir at the Sec­
one Presbyterian
~. 'n Church
Phlirrh in Oil City. Her husband
ond
°!--^!mf«sor
°f history at Clarion State
is assistant professor of
College. The Crawfords and their two children live
at 7 Smedley Street, Oil City, Pennsylvania.

THOMAS I. MYERS has been named assistant
financial editor of the Miami Herald, Miami Fku
He and his wife. Shirley, the former SHIRLEY
BAROODY, CLASS OF '59, have three children. They
reside at 5111 S. W. 104th Street. Miami.

J. DAVID ROEBUCK has been appointed Assistant
Manager with the Fidelity Philadelphia Trust Co.
In this capacity he is director of operations at the
Bala-Cynwyd Branch Office. Dave and his wife
Janice are residing at 95 Barbara Road, Drexel
Hill, Pennsylvania.

ROBERT A. FLORIO is now controller with the Hein
Company in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. He
is head of management of operating finances,
accounting, company policy, and procedure. With
his wife, Harriet, and their three children. Bob re­
sides at 102 Hearth Road. Bromall. Pennsylvania.

“We are optimistic”
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RICHARD J. MYERS, formerly assistant manager of
the Wyoming Valley Motor Club is now associated
with the International Text Book Company, Scran­
ton, Pennsylvania. Dick's responsibilities are in the
design and editing fields of engineering, math­
ematics, business, economics, art, and education
texts.
RONALD G. PHILLIPS received his M.S. in Educa­
tion from Temple University, August 11, 1966.
JAMES LAWRENCE SELINGO received his M.S. in
Education from Temple University, June 16, 1966.

HELEN RUBIN received her M.S. in Education from
Temple University, June 16, 1966.

Marilyn, her husband, Len, and their daughter,
Mary Teresa, live at 93 North Fulton Street, WilkesBarre, Pennsylvania.

Carol A. Rehn, the former CAROL BRUSHKOSKI,
was awarded a master's degree in education from
Bucknell University. Carol resides with her husband,
Arthur, at 362 Broad Street, Montoursville, Pa.
Marion Harris, the former MARION J. RIPPLE, her
husband, Donald, and her daughter, Shari Renee,
live at 1025 Lancer Drive, San Jose, California.
Marion is a former mathematician for the U. S.
government.
DONALD T. JONES received his Master of Music
from the Eastman School of Music in 1964. He is
presently principal oboeist for the San Antonio
Symphony Orchestra. He was formerly an oboe in­
structor at Michigan State University. Don and his
wife and daughter live at 1224 Donaldson Ave.,
San Antonio, Texas.

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CARL J. HOLMGREN received a certificate in
machine designing from the Penn State Extension
in Wilkes-Barre. He is at present, chief draftsman
for W. H. Nicholson and Company. Carl and his
wife Alexandra, live at 6 Barney St., Wilkes-Barre.

Louise Clark, formerly LOUISE HISCHAK, is a chem­
istry teacher and head of the Science Department
at Washington Township High School, Sewell, New
Jersey. She and her husband William reside at 133
C Park Drive, Wallworth Park Apts., Cherry Hill, N. J.
Nancy Andreeko, the former NANCY E. DAVIES, has
her husband, Andy, back home safely after an
eleven month tour of duty in Vietnam. Lt. and Mrs.
Andreeko and daughter, Karen Lynn, are living at
137 Blue Ridge Drive, Levittown, Pennsylvania.

ROBERT F. AMEY, a Peace Corps Volunteer, has
been assigned to the Island of Jamaica after com­
pleting ten weeks of training at San Diego State
College, San Diego, California. He will work with
in-service teacher training concerned mainly with
pre-school and primary teachers.

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MARY E. QUIGLEY, who is married to William H.
Wright, Jr., is employed as a part-time staff nurse
at the Riverview Hospital, Red Bank, New Jersey.
Mary was formerly assistant head nurse at the
Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. The Wrights
have three children, Maureen, Michael, &amp; Timothy.

ROBERT N. CHAMBERLAIN has been appointed
personnel assistant in the new Sears, Roebuck, and
Company store in Kingston Shopping Plaza, Kings­
ton, New York. Bob will be assigned to help with
the initial employment for the stores.

LT. PAUL PHILIP AQUILINO was recently pre­
sented the "Bronze Star" by the Commander in
Chief of the United States Pacific Fleet. Paul was
cited "for heroic achievement in connection with
the Vietnamese Junk Force in Vietnam on July 7,
1966." The citation read, "courageous actions were
in keeping with the highest traditions of the United
Staton
States Naval
Naval *sprvirp
Service.'”
Mrs. Marilyn Snyder, the former MARILYN CLAIRE
KRACKENFELS, was formerly employed as a re­
search chemist at the department of veterinary
medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

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PATRICIA LUTZ, now Patricia Kebles, received her
M.A. from the Teacher’s College, Columbia Uni­
versity, in February 1966. She is presently a
teacher in the Rochester City Schools. Pat and her
husband, Michael, live at 41 Cornell St, Rochester,
New York.
MURRAY C. DAVIS, III, recently received his M.D.
degree at the 142nd Commencement of Jefferson
Medical College in Philadelphia. Dr. Davis is pres­
ently interning at the Los Angeles County General
Hospital, Los Angeles, California.

Captain WILLIAM E. WATKINS recently completed
the orientation course for officers of the U. S. Air
Force Medical Service at Sheppard AFB, Texas. He
is being assigned to Offutt AFB, Nebraska, as a
dentist with the Strategic Air Command.
Captain ROBERT E. CONWAY recently completed
the orientation course of officers of the U. S. Air
Force Medical Service at Sheppard AFB, Texas. He
has been assigned to Selfridge AFB, Michigan, as
a dentist with the Air Defense Command.
ROBERT ADAMS KING received his M.S. in Educa­
tion from Temple University, June 16, 1966.

LINELLEN CHARLTON, now Mrs. Linellen Strauss,
and her husband Herman are presently residing
at 322 North Huntington Avenue, Margate City,
New Jersey. The couple has one child, William
Charlton, born November 16, 1965.

THOMAS J. TOMALIS, a new member of the Lu­
zerne County Bar, has opened offices in Ashley,
Pennsylvania. He is the borough's only lawyer. At
Villanova Law School, Tom was elected to the
editorial board of the Villanova Law Review and
he had four legal articles published during the
two-year period in which he served. Tom and his
wife, Barbara, reside at 194 Hazle St., Ashley, Pa.

PHILIP H. SIEGEL has accepted a teaching posi­
tion in the social science department of Auburn
Community College, Auburn, New York. Phil is a
member of the American Marketing Association
and the American Economics Association He is
also working towards his doctorate degree in Busi­
ness Administration.

WILLARD S. ACHUFF is a personnel management
specialist at the Valley Forge General Hospital in
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Will is an intern in the
training program in civilian personnel. He was
previously an accounting clerk at the Armed Forces
Examination Station in Wilkes-Barre. Will and his
wife and two daughters reside at 114 South Third
Avenue, Royersford, Pennsylvania.
JOHN B. SHEVCHUK is a chief in the service
branch of the U. S. Army Medical Training Center
at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He is in charge of
buildings and grounds, and also services trucks
in the motorpool. John, his wife and three children
live at 211 Natalen St., San Antonio, Texas.

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LESLIE STONE has received her Master’s Degree in
Education from Temple University. Leslie is teach­
ing third grade classes in the Philadelphia School
System. She is residing at 4724 North 7th Street
Philadelphia, Pa.

WILLIAM T. WILLIAMS and his wife, the former
BARBARA LORE, are residing at 290 Clinton Ave.,
Apartment 4A, Brooklyn, New York. BUI is a gra&lt;
uate assistant at Pratt Institute studying for his
Master's Degree in Fine Arts Education. Barbara
is Assistant Editor at the United Business Pub­
lications of Madison Avenue.
JOHN A. GAVENONIS of 4229 Baltimore Avenue,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a purchasing agent
for the U. S. Army Electronics Command. John so­
licits, negotiates, and awards government con­
tracts. He formerly was a revenue officer for the
Internal Revenue Service.

BARBARA G. STEVENS is presently Society Editor
of the Binghamton Press. Barbara lives at 74
Lathrop Avenue, Binghamton, New York.
First Lt. MOLLY E. GILBOY is an Air Force nurse
serving with the 12th U. S. Air Force Hospital,
Camrank Bay, Viet Nam. Before volunteering for
Viet Nam, she served a year and a half at March
Air Base, Riverside, California.

Barbara Stoffa, formerly BARBARA GALLAGHER, is
a buyer for women's dresses and knit suits at
Hess’ Department Store, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
She and her husband reside at 209 North 7th St.,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.
WILLIAM A. SHANER has joined the Tunkhannock
District commercial staff of the Commonwealth
Telephone Company as commercial representative.
He recently completed a 14 week training program
in all phases of the telephone commercial pro­
gram. He and his wife, Bonnie, make their home
on East Tioga Street, Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania.
JORGIE A. GRIMES has been
professor of medical-surgical
vania State University. Jorgie
science degree in nursing and
National League for Nursing.

appointed assistant
nursing at Pennsyl­
holds a master of
is a member of the

Sylvia Faye Adler formerly SYLVIA SCHRADER, re­
ceived her masters Degree in Education from Le­
high University. Presently she is a teacher at
Cleveland Elementary School in the Allentown
School District. She and her husband reside at
1210 Mickley Road, Fullerton, Pennsylvania.

GILBERT ALLEN GREGORY received his M.S. in
Education from Temple University, August 11, 1966.

iu&amp;
r MARGIE HARRIS,
Florida State Department of
annw F»
MEmployed » 'hrehusband,. .LARRY
D. DU1MADH
RHINARD,
|S hfc We|fare’ .H now■”7
a pre-doctoral
pre-doctoral candidate
candidate at
at
S 0F '66'. i niverU- Mr .and Mrs. Rhinard
“ university- Mr .and Mrs._Rhinard

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Corps,
and has been as-

signed to teach English.

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residing
------&gt;’1 "allahassee,
Tai ahassee, Florida.
Street.cmkiNS has been awarded U. S. silver
JENKINS
JAMES O' upon graduation at Craig AFB, AlaHot wingS d Lieutenant Jenkins is being assigned
U ™ Nhut AB, Vietnam, for flying duty. Jim
to Tan s Tned in 1965 upon completion of
U C°mr"
School at Lackland AFB, Texas. His
O‘b:er l^'forme^LESLIE S. TOBIAS, CLASS OF'65.

SUSAN EVANS is one of thirh, ■
trained in Hawaii this summer^ n'ne ™lllnteerssummer, now ™king With
the Philippines educational
--•■“I system. She will be
teaching English in an elementa’ry si.1""

training
Volunteer serving in Thailand La, a Peace Corps
Larry will work in
ThaiJe„achers “f English.
nls addre
' • His
address is
Uthai Tawiweht School, Uthai Tami, Thailand

*i,e iS IOSEPH DE FILIPPIS, JR- has been selected
Airman J?str"
AFB, near San Anlonio.
for train'"e„\ir Force communications specialist.
mcently completed basic training at Lackland

DOWN THE AISLE ...

AFB, Texas.

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rnooFST J EICHMANN is presently band director
Eumental music instructor at Kingsway ReI High School. His wife, the former Donna
°"D is a graduate of Pfeiffer College, Misenh ime'r North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Eichmann
are now residing at 353 West Grant Street, Woods­
town, New Jersey.
SUSAN RUTH EVANS, a member of the Peace
Corps, is presently living in Maco, Davao. Philip­
pines'Sue is teaching English as a second language
at the San Juan Elementary School, in the Philip­
pines.
CHARLES J. HUEY is now associated with the ac­
counting firm of Haskins and Sells. Chuck is mar­
ried to the former JANE R. CHARLTON, CLASS OF
'65. The couple is presently residing at 187A Brad­
ford Avenue, Cedar Grove, New Jersey.
ROBERT B. EURICH, now a Pfc. in the United States
Army, is stationed at Ft. Myer, Virginia. Bob
semes with the Old Home Guard which is a cer­
emonial company. Mrs. Eurich, the former BARBARA
KEMPEL, CLASS OF '65, was formerly employed as
a social worker for the state of New Jersey, Bureau
of Children’s Services. At present, the couple live
at 1301 North Taft Street, Arlington, Virginia.
Mrs. Susan Young, the former SUSAN D. WEIGEL,
resides with her husband Craig, at 306 Portland
h^Ue' 0a^an(t California. The couple has one
riiild, Ian Craig, born August 29, 1966.

i°IS
PETROSKI, is teaching mathematics at
Nington High School, Tarrytown, New York. Lois
asides at 104 Rice Avenue, North Tarrytown.

an^/rt .AchenbcrP' the former BEVERLY GRANT, is
in Fa* eacber a' J°Kn Adams Junior High School
Leonarri°n ^ownsb’P- Bev lives with her husband,
' at 32 Albourne Street, Ford, New Jersey.
apechneJ&lt; WEISI(ER®ER is presently a collection
Olivetti ii„!°r National Accounts. Tom works for
West 71.r a™00!l Corporation and lives at 340
/lsl Street, New York, N. Y.

B’ld
EEVENOSKIE is teaching art in the
in 'he Se„i„ en‘.ral Sc11001 District. She is teaching
Avenue Stall n
Scl1001 an[l lives at 220 Logan
*i«asly'ta,lrf,.C°llege’ Pennsylvania. Charlotte pre­
art in the Massena Central Schools.

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MICHAEL K. MARGO was married to Louise Ste­
phanie Zbieg, of Plymouth, Pa. Michael is the
Plymouth representative for the Wilkes-Barre Pub­
lishing Company. They will reside at Box 953,
R. D. 1, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

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EDWARD McCAFFERTY married Mary Ann Foley of
Bethlehem, Pa. Edward is studying for his Ph.D.
degree in chemistry at Lehigh.

PAUL R. ABRAMS was married to Marcia Diamond,
of Broomal, Pa. Marcia is a graduate of Temple
University. Paul and Marcia are residing at 673
Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, Pa.

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MARY JEAN BROODY was married to Lt. John
Milton Azar of Atlanta, Ga. John is a graduate of
Georgia Tech University and is company com­
mander at Fort Lee. They will reside in Atlanta, Ga.

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HENRY ANTHONY GREENER and NANCY EUNICE
ROSENFELD were married recently. Henry is a sta­
tistical analyst in the marketing research division
of the Autolite division of Ford Motor Company
in Detroit.

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JAD PETER HARRISON was married to Frances
Sally Golboro of Pikesville’ ^rtising agency in
ployed by Johnstone,
advertis!^ the UniNew York City. Frances is rived
S her —
M.S. degree
versify of Pittsburgh and recent ....
from Bryn Mawr College. They

York City.

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JOHN W. SHOEMAKER was married to Gertrude
Mary Rodgers. John and Mary are teachers in the
Madison Township Schools, New Jersey. Mary is a
graduate of College Misericordia.

JUDITH C. YARRISH was wed to Earl K. Hassler.
Judith is an instructor in nursing fundamentals at
the Reading Hospital School of Nursing. Earl was
graduated from the United States Armed Forces
Institute. They will reside at 625 Penn Ave., West
Reading, Pennsylvania.
RICHARD JOHN BURNS and MARIA ANN SINDACO
were married recently. Maria is a member of the
faculty at Plains High School and Richard teaches
in the Wilkes-Barre School District

JANG HAE KIM was married recently to Cooc Sun
Hong. Kim is a planning technician for Pennsyl­
vania Department of Community Affairs.

JAMES CARROLL HANSEN was married recently to
Jane L. Beeman of Mountaintop, Pennsylvania.
James has completed two years at Columbia Uni­
versity Law School and has resumed studies there
this year. His wife is a graduate of West Chester
State College.

SARAH ELIZABETH WEISS was wed to 1st Lt
Joseph David Lloyd. Sarah taught in the Raritan
Schools, Somerville, New Jersey last year. Joseph,
who recently returned from Viet Nam, is stationed
at Fort Ord.
DOLORES A. VOYTON was recently wed to Thomas
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was a secretary at the White Haven State School
and Hospital. They v.
--|izabeth| New
Avenue, EElizabeth,
New Jersey.
Jersey.
was married t0 Marvin
SYLVIA FAYE SCHRADER was
Adler in July. Sylvia is *teaching
—k’' in the Allentown
School District. They will reside at 1210 Mickley
goad, Fullerton, Pennsylvania.

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ELIZABETH JANE TUBRIDY was
. Elizabeth is on the
Fairchild, Jr. of Wilkes-Barre
Gordon is a
faculty at the H. M .Hoyt School.
.
graduate of Milligan College, Tennessee.

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ROBERT M. SUSKY
kowski. E— School.

a nrst lieutenant with the 109th Infantry at Honesoaie. They reside at Blooming Grove, Hawley.
REGINA RUTH R1TZIE was wed to Wilfred Hoelscher.
Ruth received her M.A. degree in mathematics from
Pennsylvania State University and is an engineer
at the Communications and Electronics Division of
of
the Philco Corp., Willow Grove, Pa. Wilfred grad­
uated from New Mexico State University.
LORRAINE MARIE ROME became the bride of
Michael A. Payonk. Marie is associated with the
Philadelphia School System and the Philadelphia
Child Study and Guidance Clinic. Her husband re­
reived his B.S. degree in physics from Moravian
College. He is an aerospace physicist with Gen­
eral Electric at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

Poughkeepsie

PATRICIA MARY SMERESKI was wed to Edward 0.
Rinehimer. Her husband is employed by the J. L.
Turner and Company, Wilkes-Barre.
PFORGE JOSEPH ROGERS was recently married to
Dora Anne McKenzie. Dora graduated from Penn­
sylvania State University.

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MARGARET ANN TRANSUE has become the bride of
David Thomas Williams of Laurel, Maryland. They
will reside at 13147 Larchdale Road, Apt. 13,
Laurel, Maryland.
LUCY KAY McNALLY became the bride of Lt. James
Harvey Goodwin of Newport, Rhode Island. They
will live in Newport where James is stationed at
the Naval Air Station.

PETER POST GARTELMANN was married to Janet
Ann Barr on June 18. Peter is teaching school in
Long Valley, New Jersey and is doing graduate
work at Rutgers University. Janet is a graduate of
Hood College and will teach in Hackettstown, New
Jersey, where they will reside.
JACK 0. BARNES, JR. and ANDREA M. CIEBIEN
were married recently. Jack is a sales specialist
in the Williamsport area for Campbell’s Soup Com­
pany. Andrea is teaching English at South Williams­
port High School. They will reside at 1521 Mount
Carmel Street, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

BUCKLEY RICHARD MILLER and TINA KOOPMANS,
were married in August. Tina, a 1966 graduate, is
teaching fourth grade at the Abington Heights
School District in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.
Buckley is studying for a master’s degree in re­
habilitation counseling at the University of Scran­
ton. They are residing at 129 Crown Avenue, Scran­
ton, Pennsylvania.
HOWARD G. HUGHES and BONNIE TOGNELLI were
married in November. Bonnie was employed as a
medical technologist at the Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital. Howard is serving with the United States
Navy at Great Lake, Illinois.

'66
ARLENE MADALYN ANDREEKO became the bride of
Michael Pasonick, Jr. Arlene is teaching in the
city school district of Binghamton, New York.
Michael is a graduate of Penn State Center, WilkesBarre, and Tri-State College, Angola, Indiana.

RONALD J. RUSSO was married to Margaret A.
O’Boyle. Ronald is a caseworker with the Luzerne
County Board of Assistance in Wilkes-Barre, and
his wife is employed in the office of Radio Cor­
poration of America at Mountaintop.

LINDA RUTH WEIDOW became the bride of Edward
J. Riley. Linda is a teacher with the Wilkes-Barre
City School District. They are residing at 442
South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

GENE HAVERLAK was married to Carole Marie Ross
in the late summer. Carole is a graduate of the
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing and is on the
staff of the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Gene is
a member of the Air Force Reserves, and left for
active duty in September.
HARRY W. WILSON, JR. was married to Kay R. Wil­
liams in August. Harry is teaching at Tunkhannock
Joint High School. His wife is a graduate of the
General Hospital School of Nursing and is serving
on the staff of that hospital. They are residing at
Lake View Terrace, Harvey's Lake, Pennsylvania.

STEPHEN DEMYUN was married to Eleanor Strum­
ski. Stephen is on the staff of the Department of
Special Education, Middle County School District,
Centereach, Long Island, New York. They will reside
at Miller Place, Long Island, New York.

GERALD SECHLEER was recently married to Marion
Todd. Marion graduated from College Misericordia.
Marion and Gerald are on the faculty of The Grier
School in Tyrone, Pa., where they are residing.

THIS BRIGHT
NEW WORLD . . .
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a daughter, Mary Margaret, to Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Earl, 20 Cherry Street, Oneonta, New York, on
October 19. Mrs. Earl is the former MERRI CATH­
ERINE JONES, CLASS OF '58.

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a son, John, on July 28, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert A.
Florio, 102 Hearth Road, Broomall, Pennsylvania,

EVAN GRANT EVANS was married to Sandra Jane
Fuelhart at North Hampton, New Hampshire in
August. Evan is employed by Logistics Air Com­
mand in Dayton, Ohio.

twins, Susan and Christopher, to Mr. and Mrs.
Vincent Capo, 46-16 215 Place, Bayside, New York,
on September 6, 1966. Mrs. Capo is the former
MARIE REALMUTO, CLASS OF '60.

ANTHONY J. ROSS and MARIA R. SUPKO were re­
cently married. Maria is studying for an M.D. de­
gree at the Woman’s Medical College. Anthony is
working toward a M.S. degree in microbiology at
the University of Kentucky.

a daughter, Karen Lynn, on March 5, to 1st Lt. and
Mrs. Andrew A. Andreeko. Mrs. Andreeko is the
former NANCY E. DAVIES, CLASS OF '61.

'(SH....................................

jBemoriam
Patrick McGarty, member of the Class of 1966, passed away
on November 4 at his home in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. While at
Wilkes, Pat was active on the Yearbook staff and served as Editor
of the Manuscript. He was graduated in June with an A.B. in Eng­
lish. Writing poetry was one of Pat's avid interests. He is survived
by his wife Catherine Mottier McGarty.
THE SEA AT 7 A.M.
(Bridgehampton)
The lazy rolling of the sea,
the pastel of Heaven and earth,
and I think of journeys in the early mist,
into the blue of 7 a.m.

The sea at 7 a.m. is a charming goddess,
daily renewed,
her ribbed back a richer blue
where it meets the line:
that line, almost a distinct black,
that demarks Heaven.

page/ 30

When she sings her love song
to driftwood and the reeds
and the cumbersome gulls pecking
in the scud
it is time for long, fruitful journeys,
to think of love.
to calm a rumpling in the soul.

Now, before she tosses or turns
leaving the solitary eye hanging high,
glaring

at faded spectrums, spiked in the sand,
shielding the bronzed faces and
lightened hair
of hesitant neophytes.
To approach and pierce the thin skin
left by retreating breakers.
To frighten a gull and watch his flight:
the airborn confidence makes one
forget his earthly gawk.
Push out, towards the line.
— by Patrick McGarty

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                    <text>�BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Admiral Harold R, Stark
Honorary C/ia(,man

Charles B. Waller

ISSUE..

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Chairman
Louis Shaffer
V're-Chairman

Charles H. Miner, Jr.
Secretary

James P. Harris
Treasurer

Alumni Association Activities

Frank W. Anderson
Donald Carpenter
William L. Conyngham
Mrs. Franck C. Darte
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D
Fred R. Davis

3

Executive Committee

6

Homecoming

9

Alumni Representative

Summer at Wilkes 12

The Dramatic Illusion 18 ALFRED S. GROH
Among the Many 24

Alumni News 26

Miss Annette Evans
Mrs. Julia T. Faber
Eugene S. Farley
John Farr
Andrew Hourigan, Jr.
Thomas H. Kiley
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Reuben H. Levy
Arnaud C. Marts
Thomas F. Morgan, jr.
Kenneth Northrop
Alumni Representative

F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Richard Pearsall
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative

Aaron Weiss

PRESIDENT
Eugene S. Farley

ALUMNI OFFICERS
Eugene Roth, '57
President

Geejorge W. Murdock, '60
Executive Vice-President

Loretta Shutta Muroski, '62
Secretary

John Doran,'57
Treasurer
Samuel M. Davenport, '59
Director of Alumni Relations

ALUMNI STAFF
Samuel M. Davenport,'59
editor

Mildred Marini
Assistant Editor

ON THE COVER . . .

Ann Krauser
Alumni Notes

Area high school students in the first
Wilkes College Summer Theater Workshop,
photo by mark cohen '66

WILKES
COLLEGE
ALUMNUS

Wilkes College ALUMNUS is
published quarterly for
Wilkes College Alum"
Association by
Wilkes College Alumni Olti^
170 South Franklin Strt
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,
s
Second class mailing privl
have been authorized
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylv
Subscription

�The Wilkes College Alumni Association was organ­
ized to stimulate interest in the welfare of \\ ilkes Col­
lege and to foster good fellowship among its graduates,
and friends. Every person who has completed at least
30 semester hours of work at Wilkes College and has
terminated academic relations is accorded full mem­
bership in the Association. Students from Bucknell
Junior College are accorded full membership on the
same basis. The annual meeting of the Association is
held during the Hcmecoming weekend at which time
the jffizets tor the tohowing year are electee., in s.e.ditien
the Annual meeting of the entire Association,
the Exe-cnti-.e Committee meets whenever it is deemed
nmessar- :: .-arm .m the business of the organization.
Th: .-firers th-t -re elem.en at the annual meeting

The five classes which participated in the Reunion
Banquet this year elected new officers in accordance
with the Amendments that were adopted at the Annuii
meeting on November 4, 1966.

The Class of 1937 elected the following:
President ....
■
. ... Joseph Donnelly
Vice-President
- ■ Joseph Brislin
Secretary ..
Marjorie Dietterick
Treasurer
William Atherholt
Trustees ..
Henry Peters, Leon Rokosz
Robert Bohn. Joseph Gallagher, Marie Kopicki
The Class of 1942:
President
Elmo Clemente
Vice-President
Joseph Farrell
^eeretery
—
June Owens
Treasurer
—
Aaron Weiss
Trustees
—
Morris Altman, Richard Crompton
Villiam Dapkus. Mrs. Thomas Shoemaker. Joseph Sweeney

:$ listed

ra S. Mans "S
— d'eyne Grferth "59
D*. Frenris S. P".irewsri 30
fe-PresKrl Ttegion V — Louis Srerty '61
Ute Presbe".. Regia" VI—:C!z~ rsr r.r '51
vire-Presidert. Region Vi! — Kenneth F:i. '62
Vice-President. Region -.7' — Dr. Robert B. Morris "59
Vice-President. Region IX — Henry K. Goetzman '55
Treasurer — Joseph Shambe '62
Secretary — Mrs. Loretta Muroski '62
Trustees — Fred Davis '52, Joseph Sav'rtz '48. Kenneth Northrop '51
Immediate Past President — Eugene Roth '57

The Class of 1947 re-elected the same officers.

Tire Class of 1952:
President
James Richardson
Vice-President
— ------------- -------- John Murtha
Secretary _. ........... ................................ Priscilla Drake
Treasurer
. ............
Mrs.. George Ralston
Trustees: ___
—......... Charles Caffrey. William Johns
Robert Morris. Gerald Ostroskie. Joseph Reynolds

The Class of 1957:
President . .....
........................ Eugene Roth
. ........ Richard Morris
Vice-President
Secretary
....
Marilyn Williams
. ........................ Neil Turtel
Treasurer
Trustees
......
Jesse Choper, Lawrence Cohen
William Parish, Richard Heltzel, Leslie Weiner

The members of the Executive Committee are fea­
tured later in this issue of the Alumnus. The five mem­
bers who do not have their pictures in this issue will
be included in the next issue. No officer shall serve
in the same office for more than two consecutive years.
The regional vice-president is a new office in accord­
ance with the ammendments that were adopted at the
annua! meeting on November 4, 1966. In the geograph­
ical areas of the east coast where we have the greatest
concentration of Wilkes College Alumni, chapters have
been set up. These chapters in turn are in a particular
region. In this way it is possible for the regional vicepresident who attends the Executive Committee meet­
ings to keep his chapter Presidents and the Chapter
—.emLership informed of v.hat is going on in the Asso­
ciation. With this structural setup the individual alum­
nus is kept Letter informed and has a closer affiliation
-.vi’h Wilkes College. Some of these chapters have al­
ready been organized to the extent that they have held
mee'ings of an informal, social nature. The Alumni who
participated in these meetings feel that a couple
.
ii;gs a year would be beneficial. As fellow
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The Class of 1962:
.JosephShambe
President..
.................... Frank Menaker
Vice-President ...
Judith Gallagher
Secretary
.................... Wayne Thomas
Treasurer
Trustees
Michael Bianco, Albert Kishel
Estelle Manos, Richard Rees, Mrs. James Winebrake
Communications is a big item in the work of any
alumni association. The Alumnus is published three
limes a year. We have the meetings of the chapter
and regions and the annual meeting of the entire Asso­
ciation. I he Newsletter for Ibe Executive Committee is
scat out periodically. The Prenident'H Report is efinl
on neai the beginning of each year with Ihc conipte
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same way that they were helped when they were at­
tending Wilkes College. It is important for those who
wish to participate, to contribute whatever amount is
possible.

In the past, alumni seminars were held on campus to
e:
.provide an educational
’—---- experience
for the graduates.
These seminars provided information as well as insight
to current problems within our society as well as the
world at large. The Executive Committee hopes to re­
new these seminars in the spring of 1968. These pre­
vious seminars were successful and many inquiries
have been made about renewing this program.

The Alumni Association is a national organization
with the home office on Wilkes College campus. Al­
most 6000 Alumni are now scattered throughout the
United States. When time permits and the interests are
stimulated, local meetings will be held throughout the
U. S. As reported elsewhere in this magazine, the Di­
rector of Alumni Relations met with a group of Alumni
in Los Angeles, California, and another group in San
Francisco while he was there in connection with other
business. There is much that these informal group
meetings can do for the individuals that are interested,
for the College itself as far as the students today on
Campus are concerned, and for future students. Each
year students are recommended to the College by our
alumni.
The Wilkes College Alumni Association can be just
another group of people or it can become a very active
and stimulating organization. It takes a great deal of
time and effort on the part of many individuals in the
form of concern and planning. You are a part of this
organization because you attended Wilkes College for
thirty hours or more. How active you are in the or­
ganization is entirely dependent upon you, but re­
member, Wilkes relies on you for support. Your Ex­
ecutive Committee is ready and willing to serve in any
way possible. How can they serve you best?

Baltimore Chapter Meeting
This meeting was held on November 4, 1967, with
John Scandale, the Chapter President, in charge. Sam
Davenport and Dean Ralston were present, as well as
Hank Goetzman, the Regional Vice-President. Thirtynine newly purchased slides were shown with com­
ments by Dean Ralston. Although only fourteen people
were present, it was a good meeting and we have a
beginning of an active Baltimore Chapter.

The following Alumni and guests were in attendance
at this meeting: Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sordoni '61,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Reed (Helen Krachenfels ’56),
John Scandale '58, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Weiss '42, Dr.
and Mrs. Joseph Stephens '52, Mr. and Mrs. Rolland
Vili '51, Ira Himmel '60, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goetz­
man '50.

Binghamton Aren
This mooting was scheduled for Friday night, Novem­
ber 17, 1007. Gary Popovich, the Chapter President,
had called the mooting, Ken Fox, the Regional VieePreiiidenl, mid Jody Morrison, the Regional Secretary,
had worked with Gary In Hotting up the mooting, Walter
Mohr, the Dlrmilor of Development, arranged the pro
gram to dkmnaii the current Iromla and projects tor the
liiluru wllhin the development plmao of \\ tikes. Rd

Wallison, the Director of Public Relations, also planned
to attend. This meeting had to be cancelled temporarily
due to a snow storm which made traveling difficult.
This meeting is to be rescheduled and it is hoped that
the enthusiasm of the Alumni in the area will carry
over for this future meeting.
Washington, D. C. Area
Joe Popple, President of the Washington, D. C., Chap­
ter, and Sam Lowe, President of the Virginia Suburbs
Chapter, called a combined meeting of their chapters.
Due to unforseen circumstances many
fe the
area were unable to attend. Hack Gc-etzzuaa, P.egicnal
Vice-President, -.-rill be working again with
Sam for a future meeting in the aehy spring. ~Okie is
a lot of enthusiasm in the area and fee three crsezizers feel that they can meet with szxess.
Los Angeles Area

A meeting was held a: fee Statler HEfcn -- Las
Angeles on November 16. SamDavenzcri. fee -*■'---- Director, called the meeting fe Los Azieies tecanae he
had a sicptvet there :r. his
::
- here 6e
attended the National Caznfe for fee Teachers of
English. George Fry '48 and Jerry Shihm. '54 did fee
leg work for Sam "in setting up fee meetings. Mhch
reminiscing and discussion about Wilkes nrmrldad a
good social gathering tn addition to fee showing of
slides which gave the Californians an idea of Etow fee
Campus appears today. The following Alunaf and
guests were in attendance:
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bogdan '60. Mr. and Mrs. Willem
Gino (Emilie Roat '60), Dan Metroka '56, George Fry '48.
Mrs. Eleanore Pero (Nielson '63), Mr. and'Mrs' Sol
Spears (Irene Kessler ’43).
Honolulu

Prior to departing for Honolulu, we heard from
Girard Finn '50, who is a Commander in the U. S. Navy
and is stationed in Honolulu. Although we were unable
to get together because of conflicting schedules, we
were able to discuss our mutual interest in Wilkes
College by way of the telephone. There are a total of
three Alumni in the Hawaiian Islands at the present
time.
San Francisco

This meeting was held near the San Francisco In­
ternational Airport on November 28. As happens at
every meeting of this type. Wilkes Alumni found for­
mer campus colleagues living close by. Get-togethers
of various types were being arranged over the holidays.
George Batterson '56. made al’, of the arrangements
for this meeting, but was unable to attend due to a
death in the family. The Alumni who were Present
enjoyed the slide presentation and had many com­
ments about the Campus.
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ticipation within the Alumni \ssoo jkor The
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ing Alumni were in atten,':.;"oe:

Susan Young 'Weigel' re Robv .. Rakes k.ssri
'49. Dorothy
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�John S. Adams

Loretta S. Muroski

is
the Regional
Vice-President
for Region
II, which
the East0?.' Al|entown
Reading
area. He
graduated from
Allentown
Highencompasses
School in AllenMu,!
and
Wilkes. He received his B.S. in Commerce and Finance in 1963.
°Wn before attend""'
ding

is the Secretary of the Wilkes College Alumni Association. After graduating from Newport
Township High School, she attended Wilkes College and received her B.S. degree in Bus­
iness Education. She furthered her education by taking additional courses at Temple Uni­
versity and College Misericordia.

John
has been working as a manufacturer'^ iSrepresentative since
eraw
aretheXiXfVeXn!
former
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Loretta taught in the Philadelphia City School System following graduation. She has served
as a legal secretary and court reporter in Luzerne County while attending Wilkes and in
Dauphin County during the summer months when she was employed in Philadelphia. Pres­
ently she is a teacher in the Wilkes-Barre City School District at Coughlin High School.
She teaches office practice and machines and is also a teacher of adult education classes
in the evening.

er sports as well. John usually plays at the Lehigh Country Cl„h
John enjoys golf and other
John and his wife enjoy traveling when they can find the time “
where they are members.

Loretta is a member of the Wilkes-Barre Education Association, the Pennsylvania State Ed­
ucation Association, and the Pennsylvania Business Teachers Association. She is also
active in the Lawyers Wives Association of Luzerne County and the Madame Curie Society.
She is married to Attorney Chester B. Muroski. They share a common interest in boating
and water skiing.

Dr. Francis S. Pinkowski
graduating from terticoK
in Economics in 1950 and was recalled into the Navv
for Second tour otduty At prelent he has the rank of Commander in the Naval Reserve

William H. Tremayne

in^eXart» K aS S^hTschXis^^
at Wilkes College in the Ueparrnw
a coach gt
Qf
He^Tpresently Director of Program Planning with the New Jersey State Department of

is the 1968 President of the Wilkes College Alumni Association. He has served as Regional
Vice-President for Region V for the past year. He graduated from Nanticoke High School,
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. After attending Pennsylvania State University for a year, he com­
pleted his requirements for a B.S. degree in Commerce and Finance at Wilkes College in
1957.

Education.

ministrators and Phi Delta Kappa. He continues his interest in sports as a football official
and his main pastime is fishing.

Bill has been associated with Prudential Insurance Company of America since the time of
graduation. He is presently the Associate Director of Tax Administration for his company.
Bill is a Charter Life Underwriter with the American College of Life Underwriters.

He is married to the former Mary Louise Bender, a graduate of Wilkes College in the Class
of 1961. They are the proud parents of a son, Mark.

Bill is a very active President of the Piscataway Board of Education in New Jersey. He re­
ceived the Piscataway Jaycee award as the "Outstanding Young Man of the Year" in 1966.

Bill is married to the former Laura Christensen and they are the parents of two sons. Cuyler
and Carter. Bill tries to find time to pursue his interests in tennis, golf, bridge, and bowling.

William Permulth
is the Regional Vice-President for Region VI, which includes the general geographical areas
of New York City and Long Island. He graduated from Forest Hills High School, Forest Hills,
New York, before attending Wilkes College. He received his A.B. in Political Science in 1951.
He attended the Columbia University Law School and received his L.L.B. degree in 1953.

Joseph J. Savitz
Joseph J. Savitz is an Alumni Representative on the Board of Trustees of Wilkes College
and is a Past President of the Wilkes College Alumni Association. He graduated from
G.A.R. High School. His studies at Wilkes were interrupted with a tour of duty in the
United States Army during World War II. He returned to Wilkes and received his BA degree
in 1948 and received his L.L.B. degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Bill was a sergeant in the United States Army, serving with Courts and Boards in Claims
investigations. Bill became associated with Cravath, Swaine, and Moore as an attorney befor joining the law firm of Stroock &amp; Stroock &amp; Lavan. He is now a partner in the firm in
New York City.

Joe has been associated with the law firm of Rosenn, Jenkins and Greenwald since 1952
and is now a partner in that firm. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the
Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Luzerne County Bar Association.

As a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, he served on the Com­
mittee on Corporate Law and the Committee on International Law. He presently is serving
on the Committee on Securities Regulations. He is member of the Lawyer's Club, a trustee
for the Aeroflax Foundation, and a former director of the New York Young Democrats
Club, Inc.

Bill is married to the former Loretta Kaufman and they are the parents of Diane.

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Joe keeps his active interest in sports and participates whenever possible. He and his
wife Janice are the parents of two children, Lynne and Marc.

Sanford Cohen
Eugene Roth

— of
Scranton2 wnk«CBarreSlmonI0rhReE'0n ’’ which includes the general geographical area
•s' High
School in V/ilkes-Barre ’ ho ?B.rT.S^Ur?’ ?n^ Danville. After graduating from Meyers
for the
B.S. degree in 1951 ’
/ent On t0 Wilkes College to complete the requirements f&lt;

Sandy completed his service requirements in the U.S. Army. He was se
t of this
to becoming affiliated with the E. I. Plottle Company in 1955. Sandy is
nsV|Vaniacompany which deals in specialty advertising and is located in Scranton, re

Al

He is a Past State Commander of the Pennsylvania Jewish War Veterans. Past President of
the Wyoming Valley United Nations Association, and a Boy Scout Merit Badge Counselor.
He now serves as chairman of the American Jewish Committee and as president of the
Wilkes-Barre Hebrew Institute.

Sandy's many activities include: member of the board for the Jewish Home in ° board
Pennsylvania, member of the board of Temple Israel in Scranton, member o AssOCiation
the Glen Oak Country Club, as well as a member of the Specialty Advertismb the gcranand the Scranton Chamber of Commerce Minutemen. He served as president u the B|ind.
ton Lions Club and the Lackav/anna Branch of the Pennsylvania Association
Sandy and his wife Sherrymae are the parents of three children — Lawrence,
Amy* ® w
Richard. Sandy enjoys golf and is an enthusiastic spectator for most sports.

Eugene Roth is the immediate Past President of the Wilkes College Alumni Association.
During his two years in office, he was instrumental in the reorganization of the association.
After graduating from G.A.R. High School in Wilkes-Barre, he entered Wilkes and com­
pleted the requirements for his BS degree in 1957. He earned his L.L.B. degree at Dick­
inson School of Law.

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Gene became associated with the law firm of Rosenn, Jenkins and Greenwald in 1960 and
is now a partner in that firm. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Penn­
sylvania Bar Association, and the Luzerne County Bar Association.

He is chairman of the School Board of the United Hebrew Institute in Kingston, a member
of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Community Center in Wilkes-Barre, and is a mem­
ber of the Wilkes-Barre Industrial Development Authority.
Gene is married* to the former Constance D. Smulyan and they are the parents of three
children, Joan, Steven, and Jeffery.

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�Kenneth G. Northrop
iS tOnedOWHkestcro^FegaeUafterrgraduatinag'fromOnMeyers^*H&lt;igh School inW^Ba^ He
ce"s BkeAS in°Econontics £1951 after completing his military service in the uVa^
Ken worked as a salesman for Lyons and Carnahan and went on to become a national sales
manager for Macmillan Company. Ken is presently serving as Vice-President and Generm
Manager for the school department of the Holt, Rinehart, and Winston Publishing Company!
Ken is a Past President of the New Jersey Bookmen's Club and a director for Mine Publj.
cations, Inc. He is Vice-President.for the, Boarc of Education at Franklm Lakes, New Jers^
at the present time. He is a member of the High Mountain Golf Club.
y’

Ken is married to the former Joyce Nobel, a 1951 graduate of Wilkes College, and they are
the parents of two daughters, Robyn and Allyson. Ken tries to break up his busy schedule
with hunting, fishing, and golf.

C. Kenneth Fox
is the Regional Vice-President for Region VII, which encompasses the Binghamton-Syracuse
area in New York State. A graduate of Meyers High School in Wilkes-Barre, he completed his
work for a B.A. degree in Mathematics in 1962.
Ken was employed by the Hercules Powder Company for three years in Kenvil, New Jersey
and Covington, Virginia, before becoming affiliated with Ingersoll Rand Company. He is
manager of manufacturing at Ingersoll Rand, working with the Connecting Rod Manufac­
turing System.
Ken is a member of the American Production and Inventory Control Society. Golf is his
favorite pastime when he gets a chance to participate.

Dr. Robert B. Morris

Fl

is the Regional Vice-President of Region VIII which includes the general area of Albany
Pccghkeepsie, and Pittsfield. Massachusetts. He is a graduate of Forty Fort High School and
served a tour of duty in U.S. Navy. He received is B.S. degree in Commerce and Finance
from Wl.-ies College in 1959. He went on to receive his M.Ed. and D.Ed. from Pennsylvania
—: — State University and took additional work at Dickinson College and Scranton University.
Bob served as Assistant to the President at Wilkes College before going to Penn State Uni—■
ve.-s-ty as a Doctoral Fellow. He later became a Research Associate in Student Affairs Re­
search at Per- State. His first position at the State University of New York at Albany was
Associate Dear of Students and is presently the Dean of the University College.
-A L-2 ~c\ P*1' Delta Kappa and is active in the American Association for Higher
fl -ducatcn, the American Personnel and Guidance Association, and the New York State Perscrre. and usuidance Association. Semi-annually the feature "Point Of View" which appears
_ne Journal o. the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators is under his
e-.xrsnip. He is a.so a contributor for several New York State educational publications.
ALUAtLA.jUULUfJfl.eAorTlrn'ss'on on Christian Social Concerns on the Official
"L-L.7 De,{nar ".ediodist Church. He is also a member of the Delaware Avenue Improvement Association.
yz
A th;.former P2t$y Lee Reese who graduated from Wilkes College in the Class
' TbAji nL"‘S p2rent? pf three Children, Jeffrey, Pamela, and Susan. Bob and his
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&lt;Atd?or act™ties including camping, fishing, hiking, and swimtheLato 2^ndlSe ^y 21rt^r?roblemS
the S°Ciety and the Environment

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I i' - reoel/ei hit. B.S dr-greUn Commo College. He completed the necessary requirements
s-t MBAatthe Ur.i/ersity'ofScrarton
d F'nanCe in 1962' He Presently is Pursu|nB

» ta:e-,ma77f^rAJJp^Aer?Hri n,e
,Forpe Reserves. He began his business; casete-e
executive 'AwnxiP?!'1' ’ ?? Telftphone Directory Company. He then
age-fo- Irterr.atsnal Education'
TCln. ?crar&gt;ton. Joe is presently a regional man"•*" '-“'-e-,
Pift-.burph j,,.
d &lt;)l7|tion of the International Text Book Company
Socety for Tram . 7
be/elfprnent.
ber ,A the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American
po ‘'-pprovdeornar./i n- j diooeoCom'^ '&gt;ur'nl'- tfie warmer months. A special interest I'1

20th ANNUAL HOMECOMING
Wilkes College Alumni celebrated their 20th An­
nual Homecoming on Friday and Saturday, October
27 and 28. The annual meeting of the association
was held in the Center for the Performing Arts. Al­
though the attendance was small, the necessary busi­
ness was taken care of. Eugene Roth, the president
of the Alumni Association, presided over the meeting.
The nomination committee gave their report and the
slate of officers was elected. Joe Savitz presented
Gene Roth a past president’s plaque on behalf of the
Alumni Association in recognition of his service to the
organization. Cue ’n' Curtain presented two one-act
plays, The Still Alarm by George F. Kaufman and
Recollections of Childhood by Alfred S. Groh. The
Wilkes College band returned from the bonfire at
Ralston Field in order to present a concert under the
direction of William Gasbarro.

The students under the guidance of Student Gov­
ernment erected many displays throughout the cam­
pus. Over thirty displays were judged by the Alumni
Committee, consisting of: George Murdock, chairman;
Carl Urbanski, Nancy Lynn, William Mainwaring, and
Roger Squier. They were accompanied by two of the
student co-chairmen Maureen Flanley and John Ma­
hon. The presentation of the trophies was during
the half-time of the football game on Saturday. Fol­
lowing the business meeting and presentations at the
Center for the Performing Arts, the alumni, faculty,
and guests met in the Marco Polo Room for the warm­
up party.

The Executive Committee met in the Board Room
of Weckesser Hall at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning.

The main discussion of this meeting centered on the
organization of the Alumni Chapters. The committee
expressed concern about keeping the alumni in­
formed about the activities of the association, about
the College, and about fellow alumni.
Prior to the game, the student car caravan arrived
at Ralston Field with the Homecoming Queen and her
court. The Wilkes College alumni and fans over­
flowed the stands. They 'watched the champion
Colonels defeat Haverford by a score of 69-0.

Dr. Farley crowned the Homecoming Queen.
Sharon Daney, during half-time. Miss Daney’s court
included Leslie Calamarie and Liz Slaughter. The
Queen and her court were given bouquets of flowers
as v/ell as gifts from Student Government and the
Alumni Association.

Warner Hall won the best overa . despla
best women’s display trophies, H=:r-= H=
the best men's corm c so a.,
t~ = E-e—
istry C'-.b " = . rg me best :
bitt.
best float.
The Reunion Banquet wes re :□ for ire : esses —'
'37. '42. '47. '52. '57. er.e =2. ~-e so: e
gan at six with the dinner
ez e-.e .
-g et
the Hotel Sterling. Sam Dsver.pcrt ootec es Vester
of Ceremonies. Bill iremaj-.e. George Rest:-. --e~cis Michelini, and Eugene Farley participates lr. the
program. Culminating the Homecoming activities
was the traditional dance at 9:30 in the Crystal Ba Iroom of the hotel.

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�their own curriculum. The growth of these pro­
grams has been most satisfying and an increasing
number of summer students reside in dormitories
for this summer session. Obviously, the utilization
of College facilities during the summer is a signifi­
cant economic advantage and year round utiliza­
tion of expensive facilities is most desirable. As
the research programs have grown, an increasing
number of faculty are in residence throughout the
summer and more and more courses have been
added to the curriculum. In recent summers, it has
become apparent that Wilkes College can play a
unique role in some of the Federally sponsored
programs aimed at improving the elementary and
secondary school programs. These range from pro­
grams to remedy gaps in educational background
and motivate students who would normally not as­
pire to a higer education (upward bound); to pro­
grams for teachers; to programs for the stimula­
tion of students’ interests in fields normally foreign
to the secondary school curriculum (theater arts
and cultural enrichment). Wilkes has an ideal set­
ting for group programs of this sort. Our dormi­
tories make possible a complete range of housing
facilities for either small groups in the individual
homes to large groups housed in the new men’s
dormitory. Many of our faculty are uniquely quali­
fied to deal in areas of value to teachers and stu­
dents involved in such programs. The following
articles provide a brief review of some of these
programs and portend increasing activity in the
College during the formerly quiet summer period:
Summer Sessions at Wilkes College
Robert Capin

SUMMER AT WILKES
Every alumnus who has visited the College in
recent years is aware of the physical changes that
so visibly reflect the new dimensions of education
at Wilkes. Curricular changes are. of course, much
less obvious unless the alumnus has a professional
interest in education or is in the process of exam­
ining for his own children various curricular offer­
ins; a: institutions of higher education.
One of the less obvious changes that has taken
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; development of
summer activity. For many years, the College sum'.''.y':':. '.or.;. ;'ec of ar e.g-h’-week .a*e after­
noon and evening schedule of classes in which the

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summer institute for high school biology teachers
was offered with the financial support of the Na­
tional Science Foundation. This involved housing
participants and their families in some of the Col­
lege dormitories and provided support for main­
taining food services during the seven weeks of the
institute. At approximately the same time, the sum­
mer sessions of the College were expanded to in­
clude two six-week day sessions. An increasingly
large enrollment of students from the area who
were attending other schools but wished to move
ahead in their program took summer courses a
d/ilkes. This expanded program also provided I |L
opportunity for offering more advanced courses
’o our own students who wished Io progress moi”
rapidly in their programs and acquire more bren' 1
in course areas they would not normally be able o
experience because of the limifafiomi of time m

The enactment of the G.I. Bill and the subse­
quent demands for additional education by return­
ing World War II veterans necessitated the de­
velopment of tri-mester schedules, including the
summer months. Veterans accelerated their pro­
grams as much as possible because they were
anxious to “make-up” the years away from home
and get back into the “mainstream” of American
society as quickly as possible. Needless to say, the
facilities of the College were taxed to capacity.

When the veterans had completed their educa­
tion, the pressure for summer classes diminished.
During the summer, day classes were discontinued;
however the eight-week evening session was con­
tinued and is presently in existence.
Again in the early 1900’s there was a tremendous
emphasis on the need for acquiring additional edu­
cation, and the increasing numbers of students (the
war-babies) required additional planning to meet
those needs, In 1905, the administration and faculty
agreed that a summer day school program, in ad­
dition Io the eight-wook evening session, should
bo onlahlhihod. This decision was based upon the
following considerations;

Students would be able to accelerate their
programs and thus embark upon their chosen
profession or enter graduate school at an
earlier date.
2.

Students who changed their major would be
given the opportunity to take the necessary
make-up courses and thus graduate at the
end of four years.

3.

The College would have the opportunity to
offer more pre-college courses in the various
curricula.

4.

Local students attending other colleges would
be able to continue their education while
they were home for the summer.

5.

The physical plant of the College would be
more efficiently utilized and the faculty
would have the opportunity to earn additicn.al income.

Thus, in the summer of 1955. the =------ =- sched­
ule was designed to provide two six-week sessions
during the day and an eight-week evening session.
Day classes were scheduled to meet five days per
week, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. This schedule
permitted students to attend classes in the morn­
ing and use the afternoons to prepare for the next
class, work on a part-time basis, or enjoy a bit of
summer relaxation.
In addition to the academic program, it was con­
sidered most desirable to establish a cultural pro­
gram that would both stimulate and add some co­
hesiveness to the student body. A limited number
of assemblies were scheduled, at which time out­
standing speakers discussed important current top­
ics. In addition, full-length movies were shown,
and the Syracuse University Regent Theatre pre­
sented Shaw's Arms and the Man and As You Like
It by' Shakespeare.
The growth of the undergraduate summer pro­
gram has more than justified the decision to under­
take this venture. The following results speak for
themselves.

SUMMER COLLEGE ENROLLMENT
S-week
Evening Session

1st sii-»etk
Day Session

2nd six-week
Day Session

1963
390
196-1
405
1965
325
190
1966
341
433
1967
351
534
432
’ A number of students attended a.'.', three

indinduel
Stadeits*

390
405
659
889
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As the College ecntinv.es to grow
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quests for more and w.-.cd eee.'.ses
bility permits the College to e.'-.s;
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�National Science Foundation

Francis Michelini
The National Science Foundation was charged
by Congress in its enabling legislation to develop
the scientific manpower potential of our country.
A variety of programs has been developed through
the cooperative efforts of the Foundation and insti­
tutions of higher education. Among these programs
is the &gt;•----- :e- Institutes program which provides
financial support for participants and the operating
rrsts of the institution for programs designed to
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information that
are so rapidly
the teaching of science.
The ------- e- institute at Wilkes is designed to communicate the principles of modern biology to teach­
ers who have, of necessity, been out of the day to
day contact with the research happenings in their
teaching field. In addition, the original academic
background cf many teachers was in areas that
may wall have no connection with their present
teaching assignment This is especially true in bi­
ology where frequently the physical education in­
structor was arbitrarily assigned to teach the sci­
ence students.

Our summer institute was designed to provide a
view of modem biology in a concentrated sevenweek institute program. Five college faculty and
~::z high school teachers constitute the instruction­
al staff of the institute program. The initial week
of the institute is primarily a review’ of the basic
philosophical considerations of scientific method.
A great deal of confusion in the student and lay
person’s mind concerning science lies in their lack
of clear understanding of the methodology of sci­
ence and the limitations which it arbitrarily im­
poses upon itself. The clarification of this basic
philosophical area is most interesting. In our contemp trary concern for applications of scientific
knowledge, we lose sight of the tremendous up­
heaval and controversy caused by attempts to clarIfy these philosophical concerns. The question
Hew many angels can dance on the head of a
pin? appears ridiculous at first glance, and yet
this was a question argued most heatedly during
toe early^days of the development of scientific
thought. Ihe answer to this question involves a
very '..ear delineation of -he criteria the scientist
z~-' zv. before he can examine a question. It
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onstrating many scientific principles, but hia)
school teachers are frequently reluctant to utilize
such experiments because of their own lack of fa!
miliarity with the technique necessary for safg
handling of microorganisms in the laboratory. Con'
sequently, much of the program consists of labora'
tory work as well as lectures in the general princi­
ples of microbiology.

The fourth and fifth weeks of the institute are
devoted to the presentation of our modern under­
standing of chemistry and physiological mechan­
isms. Again, this is an area of rapidly expanding
knowledge and understanding since a great deal of
the contemporary research in biology is at the very
basic molecular level of interpretation of biological
phenomena. This is probably the most difficult
area to progress in since many teachers lack any
sound background in chemistry, physics, and math­
ematics. These three areas are intimately involved
in any modern understanding of the biological
processes.
The final two weeks of the program are oriented
around biological organisms as part of an ecosys­
tem. Ecology is a rapidly developing field in biol­
ogy and we are fortunate in having two faculty
members who are active researchers in this area.
Mixed in with this strenuous academic program
are a series of picnics, field trips, and social events
that make the institute a pleasant experience for
the participant and his family at the same time that
it is accomplishing an academic objective. We feel
these programs have been most productive and
that the participants return to their teaching duties
with new insights into the subjects they are teach­
ing to our young people.

Project Upward Bound
Eugene Hammer

1.

Introduction
Poverty can condition a young person’s attitude
in very special ways. It can force him to view his
educators as irrelevant, authoritarian or even op­
pressive. It can so debilitate his energies that in
spite of his aspirations, success in education just
doesn’t seem worth the try. It can compel him to
drop his education and get into a paying job so as
to help support his personal needs or the needs of
his family. Above all, poverty can so limit his vi­
sion that the real benefits of a higher education are
simply not imaginable to him,
of Economic Opportunity han joined
institufiona in the nation, both public mid
;&gt;;,7a’e, in hying to find rcmc'dies for wlml Hsr
70/ has! caflc'd llil/j "grc/il v/milc ol InhiiH'
of Eoo/io/nh, Opj/orfunlly cminol I110
/.'.e a
education for anybody, Only Hui tisu
i&gt;, //.sfitutionw can do that, Hui Ibn Offhm m
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bility to encourage these institutions to develop ef­
fective methods to induce college-capable young
people, not now headed toward higher education,
to shift gears and get on a “college track.”

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are more effective when they do not direct­
ly parallel those normally offered in a high
school;

F.

Definition

UPWARD BOUND is a pre-college preparatory
program designed to generate the skills and moti­
vation necessary for success in education beyond
high school among young people from low-income
backgrounds and inadequate secondary school
preparation. It acts to remedy poor academic prep­
aration and personal motivation in secondary
school and thus increase a youngster’s promise for
acceptance and success in a college environment.

Although it is not possible to list all of the attri­
butes of a successful UPWARD BOUND program,
there are certain characteristics which appear com­
mon to the effective motivation and education of
UPWARD BOUND students. These include:

In 1966, UPWARD BOUND programs were sup­
ported by the Office of Economic Opportunity at
215 academic institutions in 47 states. These pro­
grams enrolled 20,000 youngsters, most of whom
had completed the tenth and eleventh grades. Al­
most all of these UPWARD BOUND students were
residents on college, universary, and secondary
school campuses for six to eight weeks in the
summer of 1966. The summer of 1967 saw a total
of 252 institutions participating with 23,000 stu­
dents involved. UPWARD BOUND programs are
operating in every state.

During the academic year the UPWARD BOUND
institutions continue to meet their students through
classes on Saturday, by tutorial sessions with tu­
tor-counselors, and with periodic cultural enrich­
ment programs. In administering these programs,
academic institutions have used a wide variety of
teaching techniques.

Project Upward Bound Programs

3.

The typical UPWARD BOUND program is of­
fered by an educational institution combining sec­
ondary school and college teachers as faculty, mak­
ing use of the physical facilities of a college cam­
pus for the students, and utilizing the experience
and energies of college and university students as
tutors. These programs are predicated on the
assumptions:
A.

that students of normal, functional intelli­
gence can, with special encouragement and
increased motivation, succeed in college;

B.

that, for success, most UPWARD BOUND
students need n sharply improved self
imago;

C.

that n nuijor feature of his success is his
iiimno that somebody personally cares about
him;

II.

Ihnl In order nut In lose the "ripple effect”
of mi UPWARD HOUND project, local
imliiiiil systems must be elfoelivel) engaged;

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lluil Ilin uiiri'loulum miitoriiils, and teaching
nmlliods In mi UPWARD BOUND program

that programs with built-in capability for
quick change, in learning, scheduling, and
interpersonal relationships, are superior.

A.

the development of significant working re­
lationships among secondary schools, col­
leges and universities, and the community'
at large;

B.

the involvement of imaginative and flexible
teachers and other staff persons who bring
to UPWARD BOUND a willingness to in­
volve the student directly in decisions about
his own education;

C.

a provision for close and substantial indi­
vidual student-teacher contact;

D.

the effective use of college and nn/vF-sity
students as tutor-counselors both in the
summer phase of the program and in the
academic year follow-up;

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an important emphasis on educational goals
other than the strictly academic, including
activities designed to develop abilities to
organize, to persuade, and to cooperate.

Project Upward Bound Students

4.

The UPWARD BOUND student is a young per­
son with academic potential who because of his
poverty background has not the motivation or
preparation to use or demonstrate this potential.
Typically this student may be apathetic or even
hostile because he comes from a disadvantaged en­
vironment which is unable to help him release his
real talent. He questions the existence cf meaning­
ful educational pursuits because of his inadequate
school experience. The UPWARD BOUND boy or
girl could succeed in college if he were given the
encouragement and instruction necessary to over­
come his inadequate preparation. Without this kind
of experience these students would net consider
going to college; they might ever, drop out of big'
school.

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to promote an awareness by students of
their ability to handle advanced education:
to provide a program which will give stu­
dents experiences in critical thinking and
effective expression:
to develop positive attitudes toward learn­
ing;
to provide a program which will assist stu­
dents in developing self-discipline and lead­
ership qualities:
to provide experiences in cultural enrich­
ment;

to further the development of student per­
sonality through recreational and physical
activities;
to improve the health status of students
of medical and dental services.

'Allies Callage received a Federal scant to con­
duct its Project UPWARD BOUND program for 50
students from Luzerne County during 1967-68. The
m
az phase cf the pregram was held on the
'■Takes --maze campus from July 24 to September
- UPWARD ROUND students lived in college
-trm_t:rie= and ate in the Dilling Commons from
rre-ajcaet m Munday mtming through supper on
Friday evening.

Dm-mg m= period, mornings and early after­
noons were nevuses to academic work; late after­
nouns and evenings ware utilized fcr recreational
— - nmr.n.a srnny activities. .rare was a mini— — -slats trgamzatitm Study was de■..met m semmar sty.e with specific subject mat­
ter emphases dictated by student interests.

sist and encourage UPWARD BOUND students in
their study. These college student counselors lived
in the dormitories also.
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dent’s need for inspired teaching, an improved cur­
riculum, and better instructional facilities.

Progress

It is possible that a summer graduate project for
teachers and drama coaches might lead to a fulltime undergraduate program in educational theater
at the College. The movement is underway.

While it is difficult to evaluate progress made ’
a program such as Project UPWARD BOUND
have some evidence which indicates that certain
of our objectives are being achieved. The students
participating in our program are enthusiastic about
it and its help to them. Many are frank about the
attitudes of skepticism with which they arrived
on our campus in July. They are quick to admit
that they came for a good time but without real
hope that the program would help them very much
After six weeks of work with an understanding
staff these attitudes were modified. All agreed that
the program was worthwhile. All went back to
school with more confidence in their ability to
achieve academically. All are now giving college
serious consideration.
As we continue to work with these UPWARD
BOUND students we are stressing the value of a
college education to them. We are working to help
them win admission and financial assistance to
make that college career a reality.
Toward a Program in Educational Theater

Alfred S. Groh
The Summer Theater Workshop was a plea to
make a permanent place for the drama in general
education.
The Workshop offered teachers in elementary
and secondary schools an opportunity to extend
their background in theater, to receive further in­
struction and training in techniques of production
and directing, and to broaden their understanding
of the student’s ability to illuminate an experience.

Sammazs - .ere organizes fur small groups of stu- -- -materia, they had been study'e' efi-.r .-. - .are made
irtmviduelize the curric.nr maz.rr._m ua.nefit
each student
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neve.cpmg their a-.va.-er.ess of their
tzpat... at.

The Workshop demonstrated for the student the
need to discipline himself and his talent. He was
encouraged to become more fully aware of himself
as a person and thereby better realize his responsi­
bilities to himself and other people.

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As teachers we are involved with the student’s
v/ork in the classroom, but we are equally con­
cerned about what stimulates the mind and imag­
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concentrate on common problems. If answers are
forthcoming, they are in response Io the needs ol
•he student. What mntlern most is wlml the student
learns, and if new ground must Im broken by
school adminisfratorn, new puffurns muni uiiiorgc
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The following feature article appeared in the WilkesBarre Record on September 24,1967.
HAPPENINGS IN THE ARTS
by Sylvia S. Cutler

For six weeks last summer, a group of 90 people
joined in an unusual theatrical experiment, one
that was new in Pennsylvania although perhaps not
in other parts of the country.

Under a grant from the U. S. Office of Education,
and under a cooperative arrangement between
Wilkes College and Lehigh University, 15 high
school and college teachers and 53 high school stu­
dents took part in a Summer Theater Workshop in
the Wilkes College Center for the Performing Arts
during the last two weeks of July and August. In
addition to these participants, there was a staff of
10 Wilkes College students employed under the
Youth Opportunity Program, plus an administrat­
ive, technical, and directional staff of 10, all under
the direct supervision of John J. Chwalek, program
director of Wilkes College and Alfred S. Groh, di­
rector of the Wilkes College Drama Department.
Purpose was primarily to afford an opportunity
for the 15 teachers to acquire training and experi­
ence in theater work, and to receive credit toward
their master's degree in education at Lehigh Uni­
versity. However, for graduate students and the 53
high school participants, the workshop was an en­
lightening experience.
The graduates came from Reading. York. Allen­
town, Lehighton, Stroudsburg, Berwick, even Bal­
timore, Md., and many small towns. The students
not only represented Wilkes-Barre and Kingston,
but Dunmore, Springville, Moscow, Waverly, Nich­
olson, Dalton, Tunkhannock, Glen Lyon, Factory­
ville, Hunlock Creek, and many other places. Orig­
inally the enrollment was to have been 45, with
the idea that they and the graduates would be
housed in the dormitories. Enrollment was over­
whelming and an excess of 18 were accepted, but
were housed nt home.

The hopes of Groh and his staff, and the Wilkes
College ami Lehigh University administrations
were high, with an aim planned at giving the grad­
uates intensive training in all phases of theater,
and the high school students a unique learning and
growing experience that would benefit them in
every I'ncol of their lives.

Thiinii hopes have been more than justified.
From nlriingoi's, Groh and his staff of t'O managed
III 11 iiiiillnr of days Io whip into shape a team of

enthusiastic workers, all engaged in a goal above
and beyond themselves. The participants were
from all walks of life, from many ethnic and racial
origins and from many varied cultures. Working
closely together through long hours, with physical,
mental strains, differences disappeared, and the
group became a homogeneous unit of “theater peo­
ple” with “the show must go on” philosophy.

They attended classroom sessions. They audi­
tioned for parts for five alternate directors each
week, rehearsed afternoons and evenings.
They broke up in teams of actors, backstage
workers, lighting technicians, costume designers,
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make-up artists, set designers, property
tees, program designers, and alternated each week
so that each individual was exposed io every
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Plays jumped from the printed page and became
living works. Undiscovered talents were painstak­
ingly dug out honed and polished. and presented
to an audience. Each participant dissevered in him­
self abilities he perhaps had not realized apumdes
he had longed to discover, a partimlar affinity for
one phase of the work or another. He learned io
live and work closely with people withstri super­
vision, to contribute ideas. He learned, samsifmes
to override people older and more experienced
than himself, sometimes with real authority and
benefit to both. He learned to take and give orders
and to take criticism. He learned the wea-messes
strengths of other human beings as well as or him­
self. His own work potential, and how to stick to
a job until it is finished and self discipline were
gained as well as the meaning and the meaningless­
ness of time. He learned the differences and the
sameness of people from another way of life.

It was an endless learning experience from
which everyone benentted. not only the teachers,
not only the students, but the staff and director trr
The experimental plays were varied: ’ I Remem­
ber Mama:" "As You Like It:" "The Smrmbrx
"Mv Sister Eileen:" "Arsenic and Old Lace:
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Town:" "You Can’t Take It With Yen ' The Mad­
woman of Chaillot:" "Recolleciicns rf Cl'.ildr.ccd
original poems by Alfred Groh: and a musical Fy
Hex." which was presented free of charge ;c me
public.

They attended plays at vemeus summer theaters
and enjoyed a Syracuse University rredu.-:
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of our productions fail to engage the imagination
of the audience, it is because we are guilty of set­
ting the stage with an artificial illusion.
These are some of the pictures taken backstage
and during pr:rfomiincu of some of the plays pre­
sented by Cue and Curtain at the Center for the
Performing Arts since November, 1905, when the
w.-n theater was dedicated.

Plays, November 1905 to November V.III7: The
Death of Bessie Smith, The Apollo of llelhrn, The
Jittery, The Madwoman of Chaillot, Tho Marrhigu
Proposal, Camelot, Othello, Sorry, Wrong Number,
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

1967 Football Recap
by George Pawlush ’69

Before the start of the 1967 football season, the Wilkes College
Colonels were tabbed by eastern sportswriters as "the team to beat"
on the strength of an unblemished 8-0 record the previous season.
The Blue &amp; Gold thereby became a natural target for all opponents.
Head Coach Roland Schmidt was very optimistic, but yet un­
committed in early September. He stated that the team's spirit was
the highest of any he had ever coached.

The 1967 football year proved to be a tough and grinding one,
but when the smoke had finally cleared, the Wilkesmen had ex­
tended their winning streak to 21 straight. Enroute to their second
consecutive undefeated and untied grid season, the Colonels gar­
nered their third straight MAC Northern Division Championship.
The Wilkesmen opened the lid of the 1967 grid campaign against
Upsala. The Vikings had the distinction of being the last team to
have upended the Colonels and were well-primed to do battle. After
the opening kickoff, the outcome of the contest was never in doubt,
as Doug Forde took the kick and raced 94 yards for the score.
Aided by the strong performance of sophomore signal caller Joe
Zakowski, the Schmidtmen scuttled the Vikings by 23-14.
Moravian provided the opposition for the Colonels’ first home
game. The Greyhounds unleashed a 40 pass aerial attack, but. un­
fortunately for the visitors, seven of them fell into Wilkes hands.
Dan Malloy had a field day at his safety position, pilfering 5 of the
Greyhounds' tosses. Moving into the starting quarterback berth
after Zakowski was injured, Joe Frappoli filled in well, completing
6 out of 7 passes in leading the Colonels to a 22-12 victory.

The third game of the year proved to be the toughest of the
entire campaign. With our team behind 7-0 early in the second
quarter, unrest began to spread through the home stands. The
Delaware Valley defense sidelined the third and final healthy Colonel
quarterback. Faced with the toughest call of the season, Coach
Rollie Schmidt inserted his sophomore ace, Joe Zakowski. Zakow­
ski had been injured in the Upsala game and his availability to play
against the Rams had been doubtful. Wasting no time, Zakowski
uncorked a 26 yard touchdown strike to Joe Skvarla in the end zone
to knot the game at 7-7. The Rams later scored again, but the try
for the extra point failed. In the fourth quarter, defensive halfback
Joe Wiendl electrified the fans by taking a punt and scampering 69
yards for the score. With the pressure on, freshman placekicker
Dave Kaschak converted and the Wilkesmen won 14-13.
Traveling the next Saturday to Ursinus, the Colonels wasted little
time in registering an early score. The "Blue and Gold" were a
heavy favorite to romp over the Bears, but the score at halftime
showed an inspired Ursinus squad behind by only 7 points. The
Wilkesmen wore the Bears Io a frazzle in the second half, as Rich
Simonson engineered the Colonels to a pair of TD’s to put the game
°nt ot reach. The final score was Wilkes 28 — Ursinus 0.
Drexel Tech invaded Wilkes-Barre with one of the hottest quarter­
backs in the MAC. Having won their previous two games, the
Dragons stood poised In make the Colonels work for their 18th
straight victory. The Colonel defense rose to the occasion by mot

fling all offensive fire breathed by the Dragons. Both teams scored
their points in the second period with the final score 13-3, in favor
of the Colonels.

The Annual Homecoming grid game proved to be the wildest rout
in Wilkes College football history as the Colonels steamrolled to a
69-0 victory over the Haverford Fordes. The reserves were inserted
early in the second quarter, but nothing could stop the Wilkesmen
from scoring 10 touchdowns, and smashing 5 all-time team football
records.
The PMC Cadets were the next foes on the Colonels’ time-table.
The Cadets provided strong resistance, but eventually faltered, as
Joe Wiendl picked off two desperation passes, running both beck for
scores of 56 and 90 yards. The Cadets succumbed to the extent of
27-0.
With another undefeated seasen in sight. Wilkes clssed cut its
1967 grid war against Lebanon Valley. With the Cclcnels unleashes
a devastating ground attack in the form to haifetk ceger Bstiy
and Vince Yarmei, the Dutchmen were catiere: by a 37 tn 7 seebringing another banner season to a close.
A highly significant fact was that the Cclcr.els ranked in the -to.
position in total defense among the NCAA ccllege tVsit' teams
across the country, allowing an average :f
5.1 ctotos per
game. In the last four games, the Sch.-'ct-en ztoiec toeto
ponents a total of only 10 ponds.
The Colonels' success may be -tocto-tea to fte lemtokab e fce.
both offensively and defessntoly. Dmg toe xto® to toe ssasnr
29 teams and incrricu-’ -accts were totoe* set. :k. to stoto-ssc.
Among the mast notable ratos to to "?-e; ~:st
:=kss to
one game — 654 yards aga'-s: Brrettorto best toto cere's? to erne
game — 40 yards agatost FMto i-terts tttors - -re ga.re — 5. set
by Dan Malfoy against Mcra.fa'.- a'd ga-e FAT.s — 6
S'
Shake against Harerfwd. Jce Wire. ;-_~cr satoto led toe 7c .veto
in breaking individual records. The t-’entod fo-for shattered 5 dur­
ing the season. His 96-yard part return against L'toin.s surpassed
a 90-yard return record that had been held by Ai Nicholas sines
1949. The longest returned intercept'on in Cclcnel history cccured
in the PMC contest, as Wiendl picked off a pass and returned it
90-yards. The old mark was 78 yards, set in 1958 bv Frank Spudis.

Roger Beatty was one of the leading ground gainers in the MAC
this year. The senior halfback gained 532 yards on US carries.
Joe Zakowski. sophomore signal caller, also bad a fine yea-, com­
pleting over 50% of his passes and leading the team in total offense
with 688 yards.
Besides Beatty, six other Colonel gridders closed cut their col­
legiate careers. They were co-captains Joe Roszk.- a'd Brin Varche
Tom Ambroski, John Jarvella. Al Feterfreund. .’to Wave ?'.-.”-be g.
Eight Wilkes players were named to the VAC Narthe-n Division
All-Star Team at the season's end. They were: Bi' Layde- toe
Koteiba. Joe Skvarla. Joe Roseto. B in Vateho’. Rato Me
ato
Joe Wiendl.
In final balloting, the Colo-els were nose.straight Lambert Bowl bv 5 pci -ts.

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GIRARD P. GAUGHAN
was recently appointed Admin­
istrative Assistant to the
President of Trenton State
College in Trenton. New Jersey.
He is a graduate of Milton
Hershey School in Hershey.
Pennsylvania. He transferred
into Wilkes College from
Hershey Junior College and
received his BS. degree:
Commerce andF;.-=-ce '=54.

Following his tc_-*•
the U. S. Arm-.. fem. scat er
teacher certmcazoz st ■ a.—
University where r e a:
affiliated withTe-az:
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received his Ed.M.
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in school administraz t - a:
Rutgers University. He
taught in the Allentcw- Schott
District in New Jersey, as .■■ e
as Hamilton Township School
District in Trenton, New Jersey,
before taking over the position
of Assistant Registrar at Trenton
State College.

Jerry is a member of the New
Jersey Education Association,
the New Jersey State College
Faculty Association, and the
Trenton State College Faculty
Association. He has held the
offices of Vice-President of the
Hamilton Township Council of
Civic Associations and President
of Rolling Acres Civic Associa­
tion. He finds time to take part
in tennis, basketball, softball,
skiing, and cycling.

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ALBERT B. JACOBS
was recently appointed to the
position of principal of the
Wissahicken Senior High School
in Ambler, Pennsylvania. A
graduate of Forty Fort High
School, he entered Wilkes
College and received his B.S. in
Education as an English major
1952. He went on and comzleted his MS. in education at
~e~z.’e University. He furthered
educational background by
za-g graduate work in Adminstration at Montclair State
C: ege, Glassboro State
Gz ege. and Temple University
ze'ore entering Rutgers Univer­
sity ■■■ ~ere he has completed
a 1 the courses necessary for
his doctorate.
Albert served with the United
States Army in Italy between
high school and college. His
college career was interrupted
when his reserve unit was
activated in 1950. This tour of
duty was spent in Germany. He
has taught at Millville High
School and Livingston High
School in New Jersey. He served
as principal of Williamstown
High School and Madison
Township High School in New
Jersey before accepting the
position of principal at
Wissahicken.

JOHN W. MURTHA
was recently designated as
Director of Personnel of the
United States Civil Service
Commission in Washington,
D. C. In this capacity he will
plan and manage personnel
programs involving the work
force of the United States Civil
Service Commission in Wash­
ington and the fifty states.
After graduating from Jenkins
Township High School, John
enlisted in the United States
Navy. He then entered Wilkes
College and received his B.S.
degree in 1952. He first joined
the staff of the Civil Service
Commission in Philadelphia
and has held a variety of
positions including civil service
representative, director of
recruitment and college
relations, and assistant chief of
the examining division. He
transferred to Washington in
1962 as staff assistant and has
held various other positions in
this office before his advance­
ment to examiner-in-charge of
social science and related
positions on the staff. He held
this position until he was
promoted to Director of
Personnel.

LAWRENCE B. PELESH
was recently named General
Executive of the Greater
Paterson YMCA. Following
graduation from Coughlin High
School in Wilkes-Barre, he
spent two years in the United
States Army and then entered
Wilkes College. He received
his B.A. degree in Social Science
in 1950. He has furthered his
education by taking graduate
study in community organiza­
tion at New York University,
sociology at Brooklyn, and
YMCA courses at Springfield
College.

After he graduated from Wilkes
College, Lawrence became
Program Director of the High­
land Park YMCA in Brooklyn,
New York. He then returned
to Wilkes-Barre to become
Assistant Secretary of the
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber
of Commerce and then trans­
ferred to Royer Foundry and
Machine Company in Kingston
as Sales Manager. He returned
to YMCA work by accepting the
position of Executive Director
in Arlington, Virginia. He had
been the Assistant General
Executive of the YMCA in
Metropolitan Washington when
he accepted his new position.

ALBERT P. KUCHINSKAS
was recently named Comp­
troller of Middlesex County,
New jersey. He is the first
county comptroller in the
history of New Jersey. His
appointment was less than
twenty-four hours alter Gov­
ernor Richard Hughes had
signed a new law making the
position possible. After grad­
uating from Kingston High
School, he attended Wilkes
College and received his B.S.
degree in Commerce and
Finance in 1959.

After starting his accounting
career with Price Waterhouse
and Company in Newark, New
Jersey, he then transferred to
Mobile Chemical Company in
Plainfield, New jersey, and
became the senior systems
analyst. In addition to his new
position, he also has a part time
CPA practice.
Albert is a member of the
American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants, the New
jersey Society of Certified
Public Accountants, and the
National Association of
Accountants. For relaxation he
enjoys working with model
trains and keeps up his interest
in horticulture.

WILLIAM J. UMPHRED
was recently named VicePresident of Operations at the
Commonwealth Telephone
Company in Dallas, Penna. In
this capacity he will be the
operating head of the company
in charge of the commercial,
engineering, plant and traffic
departments. Following his
graduation from Coughlin High
School in Wilkes-Barre, he
attended Wilkes College and
received his B.A. degree in
1952. Upon graduation he
sewed three years in the
United States Naw.
Bill began employment at the
Commonwealth Telephone
Company in 1955. Initially he
was engaged in survey work
and was soon named assistant
manager of the Towanda office.
He then served as acting man­
ager in Quarryville and as
assistant manager in Banger.
Prior to his present position, he
sewed as commercial training
supervisor, general commercial
supervisor, general commercial
superintendent, and general
commercial manager. He was
honored by the United States
Independent Telephone Asso­
ciation of Washington. D. C„
when he was named to
membership on its national
commercial committee in 1965.
He is now chairman of the
USITA's commercial committee
and is also a member of the
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber
of Commerce.

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DONALD LEWIS was recently promoted to buyer for
the drug department of Bamberger's of New Jersey.
Donald and his wife, the former CONNIE YAHARA,
live at 70 Jordon Road, Colonia, New Jersey.

LARRY P. WILLIAMS has received his Master’s De­
gree from Lehigh University.

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HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS —
Alfred S. Groh. Mrs. Charles Reif (Carolyn Hoffa).

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS —Albert Dalton, Gene
Dougherty, Mrs. Robert Hall (Carol Reynar), Mrs.
L Anita Janerich (Anita Piotrowska), Mrs. Edwin
Johnson (Lee Jakes), John Kirchman, Robert 0.
Morris, Mrs. Albert Nicholas (Louise Brennan),
Thomas Phipps, Edward Wheatley, John Wolfkeil.

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HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Aaron Weiss.

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HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS—Wm. S. Myers, D.D.S.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS —
Homer Huffman, Theodore Krohn.

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DANIEL WILLIAMS is Guidance Coordinator for the
Black Horse Pike Regional School District. Bill lives
at 50914 Benson Street Camden, New Jersey.
ALEX KOTCH, who has his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois, is Professor of
Cbamsby and Associate Chairman of the Depart­
ment of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin.
A_=x and his wife, Anne, and their four children re­
side at 6337 Piping Rock Road, Madison, Wisconsin.

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Major WAYNE MADDEN is Group Chaplain at Darm­
stadt Germany. He was selected by Air Training
Command for the Charles I. Carpenter award recog­
nizing the outstanding young chaplain in the Air
Force. He also received the first Oak Leaf Cluster
to the Commendation Medal for meritorious service
as Chief of the Support Branch, Amarillo AFB,
Texas.

'S5
HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS —
Mrs. Thomas C. Phipps (Jane Dodson)

HDMECCMING REGISTRANTS — Joseph Savitz.

ROBERT BURGER has received his Engineer-InTraining certificate from the state of California.
He is working at Vandenberg Air Force Base as a
civilian electronic engineer. Bob is also working
on his master's degree at the University of Southern
California.

'4®.....................................

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS —
Arthur Hoover, Albert Nicholas.

........................

- BECOMING EGISTMJnS — Mrs. George Lewis
er
Atotorrv R. Widessii

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RONALD TREMAYNE is marketing manager for I.B.M
in Rochester, New York. Ron and his wife, Joyce^
and their two children are now living at 6 Wood­
side Lane, Pittsford, New York.

DONALD WILKINSON is a partner in the Don Wilk­
inson Agency which handles administration and en­
forcement of local taxes. Don and his wife, Sandra,
and their daughter reside at 1530 Theresa Street
Library, Pennsylvania.
Miriam King, the former MIRIAM THOMSON, is a
mathematics instructor at Oakland Community Col­
lege in Farmington, Michigan. Miriam and her
husband, Gary, and their two children live at
27700 Taft Road, Walled Lake, Michigan.
DAVID WEBER is senior contract negotiator for the
Naval Air Systems Command in Washington, D. C.
Dave and his wife, Loretta, and their four children
live at 12713 Barbara Road, Silver Spring, Md.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Vincent Drapiewski,
Mrs. Ronald McCarty (Alison Rubury), Mr. &amp; Mrs.
Robert Sokol (Melinda Passarelli), Mrs. Robert
Stevens (Jacqueline Oliver), Ronald Tremayne, Keith
Williams, Stanley Yurkowski.

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'5®
LEO DOMBROSKI is self-employed as a commercial
photographer in Paramus, New Jersey. Leo and
his wife, Jackie, and their two children live at 63
Ardale Road, Paramus.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Henry Goetzman,
P^netd McCarty, Charles Petrilak, Mrs. Charles
'rv-. zt (La; Jones), Thomas
Price, Mrs. Peter
h 'z-- &lt;hzrcf Brown).

appointed director of
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DAVID WASSERSTROM has joined the Premier In­
dustrial Corporation, Cleveland headquartered in­
dustrial maintenance specialists, in the newly
created position of Director of Legal Affairs. David
and his wife, Sandra, are living at 15500 Van Aken
Boulevard, Shaker Heights, Ohio.
JOHN M, SABA is an estate planning specialist at
the Pittsburgh branch office of Connecticut General
Life Insurance Company. John lives at 239 Bayy/ood Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

FREDERICK 1. ROBERTS has received his Ph.D. In
Politics from Princeton University.

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HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Larry Amdur, Larry
Cohen, Mr. &amp; Mrs. William Daw (Nancy Schooley)
Mrs. Richard Myers (Lois Tremayne), Eugene Roth
Bill Tremayne, Carl Urbanski, George Weaver.

WARREN SCHMID is the Principal al the Cary
Elementary School in Hampton, Virginia. Warren
and his wife, Juanita, and their daughter, Kelly
Leigh, live af 20 Hankln-, Drive, Hampton.

WAYNE WALTERS li music coniultonf lor llio I’m
‘.ippany-Tro/ Hille Schools. He Is nl-.o n member
of the evening faculty of lalrlelgli Dlr.klir.on Uni
/ertily, V/ayne and his wife, Arm, ami Ihnli Hu™
rMIdwi ll/n at 'll, Pino '.Irrinl, Morihlowri, U, I

HOMFCOMINO IIHUlifffAHU;
Mi f- Mr. flmiull
D*/enp&lt;ul (Peggy Piul/), V/llllnm '.muluwlh

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Steven Cooney,
George Gacha, Isaac Humphrey, Thomas Hurley,
George Murdock, Mrs. Joseph Olexy (Jean Shofranko), Robert Stevens, Frederick Williams, Ray­
mond Yanchus.

'61......................................
June Neff, the former JUNE PATRYLAK, is secretary
to the Personnel Director at the Fidelity Bank in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. June and her husband,
Dennis, live at 301 South 18th St. in Philadelphia.

ROBERT CHEW is a programmer analyst for the
Control Data Corporation in Palo Alto, California.
Prior to this he was doing work for the same com­
pany in Geneva, Switzerland. Bob and his wife,
Sally, and their son live at 2124 Cornell Street,
Palo Alto.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Joseph Olexy, Mrs.
Stephen Schwartz (Beverly Major), Frank Spudis.

rii°?hPRT';tSA|LIJ"/?!?TI 15 on the "“Woctoral staff
versitv SHe ",ndChhmiSt7 Laborato'V °f Yale Universify. He and his wife, Susan, and their two
SSat75SaltOnSta" Pa'kway. East Haven,

P»„„ ,
. Was selected by tbe University of
d! t I a7 ° rCCeive the Pfizer Veterinary Stuthe UATp r n40°' ,He Plans t0 Eraduate from
ipsa'm/' C° lege °f VeterinarY Medicine in May
1968. After graduation he plans to accept a com

mission in the Army Veterinary Corps for a three
year tour of duty.

SSe-iS'S
Powell), Mrs. Kenneth Naparsteck (Mary Hurley)
Mrs. Donald Roberts (Elaine Kozemchak), Richard
Row ands, Mrs. William Smulowitz (Marjorie Sam­
uels), Mrs. Royal Wetzel (Elizabeth Schafer)

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Louis Blockus,
Harry Collier, Ronald Diamondstein, Yarath Evans,
Robert Evans, Andrew Hassay, Thomas Kanas, Rob­
ert King, Albert Kishel, David Kline, Stanley Kruk.
Estelle Manos, Ronald McCarty, Mrs. Chester Muroski (Loretta Shutta), Kenneth Naparsteck. David S.
Peters, Stephen Schwartz, Joseph Shamba, Mrs.
Leonard Snyder (Marilyn Krackenfelds), Wayne
Thomas, Theodore Toluba, Royal Wetzel, Mrs. James
Winebrake (Rachel Altavilla).

rS3......................................
Mrs. Robert Chaney, the former JEANNE MATTERN,
has joined the staff of Wyoming Seminary Day
School in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania.
THOMAS M. SABA,
ol physiology and
Tennessee Medical
doctorato from tho

an instructor in the department
biophysics at the University of
Units, Memphis, received his
University in September.

WILLIAM KLEIN has boon admitted to the practice
01 low In Luzorno County courts. Ho
mostor of lows dogioo In taxation at
,1,!jlty. Ho Is presently associated
Anuorson &amp; Co,, an accounting film In

received his
Boston Uni*
with Aithui
Philadelphia.

Wntls, llio iDinmi IIIANIIH HKIIIM, is
'"™mg ml in Hit, Nmihmii lohrnwn Scluwl Dis
11 II I imlmlcksbiiiii, I'munylvmiLi lld.umi mid
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WILLIAM SOKOLA
received his M.S. --e,.
degree in
— ---------education from the University of Scranton. Bill is
a member of the faculty at Franklin Street School
in Wilkes-Barre.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS—Jack Barnes, Joanne
Draganchuk, VI. Marshall Evans, Donald De Franco,
Benjamin Grella, Craig Houliston, Mrs. Charles Huey,
(Jane Charlton), Sharon Keyes, John Lore, Jay Mc­
Andrew, Anita Minelli, Jo Lynn Morrison. Michael
Mostello, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Ellis Myers (Clare Draper),
Gary Popovich, Mery Russin. John Rcirita, Cathy
Turanski, Donald Ungemah.

'(5(5
RICHARD E. PROBERT has been appointed assist­
ant professor of music at Juniata College. He re­
ceived his master's degree in music education from
Indiana University in 1966.

MIMI WILSON has been appointed public relations
writer by International Correspondence School in
Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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Patricia Kebles, the former PATRICIA LUTZ, is
teaching in the Rochester Public Schools. Pat and
her husband, Michael, reside at 41 Cornell Street,
Rochester, New York.

JOHN LEVANDOSKI was honored by Liberty Mutual
by being chosen as one of fourteen to attend a
two-week sales clinic in November sponsored by
the Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies at the
Division's Sales Training Center in Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania. John and his wife, Elaine, reside at
7000 Ridge Avenue, Roxborough, Pennsylvania.

Donivee Barzoloski, the former DONIVEE Mil IFP
is a caseworker trainee for the Columbia County
Department of Public Welfare in Bloomsburg. Penn­
sylvania. She and her husband. Alfred, and their
daughter live at 105 Avenue D, Riverside. Penna.
VINCENT McHALE is an All-University Fellow for
1967-68 at Penn State, and recently completed his
comprehensive examinations for the Ph.D. in polit­
ical science.

ROBERT DEETS is working towsto his iLBJL z
business administration at Columbia Umrerertv.
HENRY EDWARDS has bee.-.
ogist for the Shell Chemical Co.

to tac-c N=n Yc-k City.

JOHN R. ROBERTS is at Dallas. Pennsyrrenia.

SIMON RUSSIN, III is c
U. S. Food and Drag
cehre his license in funera service froa e= Aaerican Academy, McAllister Instfcte of F..-.erel Ser­
vice in New York City. Simon is Bring at 228 West
71st Street Art. IDA. New York Ciy.
THOMAS FIELD has .'=c=?.ez hs g?—
Second Lieutenant with the U. S. Combat Air Fares®.
He is now in Vietnam.

STANLEY ORLOWSKI has received his M.S. in biol­
ogy from Lehigh University.

ROGER ROLFE is a corporate marire—g
with the Ncrth American RacfareC Cc.-pc-Sc.-.\Pittsburgh. PeaBsyNania He aud Ks « '=. Scala,
live at 172 Finecresb Drive, PBSsissgi,

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Mrs. Marvin Adler
(Sylvia Schrader), Ruth Friedlander, Jeffrey Galtet
Mrs. Louis Levi (Michalene Wysocki), Michael Mros.
Mrs. George Murdock (Lorraine Rowland), James
Pace, Mrs. Raymond Parsons (Judith Nicholson),
Donald Roberts, Dana Saladon. Mrs. Fierce Trask
(Patricia Chapracki), James Winebrake. Douglas
Yeager.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — l-L Fndij Ban
s.---te:
harev-5
B&amp;ijamin Grel-s .Ct.ris Wcco' «
l-tofcL
ChJries Hcey. E~sg
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Ezwzrd M,'3-r.
F--&lt;;
e.-j- Mfred PritAxrt, Stoea R.ss-.
SAie.'ce.-. Czro's ir^sb Sz-tz-z
c.

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BARBARA GALLAGHER is a Pesw 0&lt;MTS w . -tf.’
in the Philippines whete she
tee." s.'
mathematics in Philippine ek-~entan a v seeccxd'
aiy schools.
ALLEN SANDS is ass&gt;.x'1.rt6i ».(' tX-v- f
lion of Anwii.'a in
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....

RUSSELL JENKINS who is a medical student at
Temple University has been named recipient of the
Chester County Medical Society's annual medical
school scholarship.
JOHN MAKARAV1TZ has been named assistant bas­
ketball coach at Focono Centra! High School. Pocono. Pennsylvania.

LARNA HOYT is a medical-surgical nursing instruc­
tor at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston. Pa.
JOHN TOM-ARI is a field claim representative for
t~e State Farm Mutual Insurance Company. John
resides at 45 Ma n Street R. D. No. I. Freeland, Fa.
RONALD CZAJSDWSH is an Ensign in the U. S.
Nary at Great Lakes. II

'63.................................

'51

RICHARD BLISICK was married to Mary Massey in
October. Richard is an Army Lt., and they are
living in the Battle Park Apartments at Fort Ben­
ning. Georgia.

a daughter, Lisi Lianne, to Reverend and Mrs.
Willard Prater, on March 21, 1967. Mrs. Prater is
the former PHYLLIS DEISHER. They reside at R. D.
No. 1, Bellefontaine, Ohio.

'64.................................
THOMAS FARRIS was married to Ruth Ann Breznay.
Tom is a member of the faculty of Wyoming Valley
West School District. Kingston. Pennsylvania.
DAVID MORGAN WOODS was married to Linda Sue
Fry. David is a public accountant with offices in
West Pittston. Pennsylvania. They are residing at
210 Warren Street West Pittston.

'66
ELIZABETH COMPTON became the bride of Robert
i'k isms. Elizabeth is teaching art in Binghamton.
New York. Her husband is a graduate of the
Udveroty of Csw=go. and is also a teacher in
Bi“ghamton.
KENNETH W1SWALL was married to Susan Herbert
K=w is associated with the J. C. Penney Company,
Sew York. The couple is residing in Morris Plains,
New Jersey.
ALBEIT WtLUAMS is r=a~-g world
in
.r.ir.i-.nxL Feres..-.Tail. A- s s!sn c:a:r. and
-=r.=ga- of the riukesSarae 3ey Swirj Oicb. He
■■■es
Arena- Kr^ston, Pa.
-',r F_E= rrA&gt;cs — ”=-/r a;--,
Art n.amhata ' : —= rail.'. Andrea Galtet Ronald
SzJiowskL ~e--i= Srohoi. rii:::-- Gimmel, Joan
.Ersone—a.a- Jiereid. i'-ginie Llewe yn.
Peter Mwrisoo. J.rritn koye, Perl Putta, Jr. Ecbard -act'- Mr. i
Pete- Reis 7zrr.ee Easts,),
W Cam Sater.

DOLORES BARONE became the bride of George
Strato. Dolores is teaching at the BridgewaterRaritan School District Her husband is associated
with the Design and Construction Associates in
SMBemfer New Jersey.

'55
HAJSO FLANNERY, JR., was
to Barbara
’»ic' z* r-sLs': rsifey. New Yoric Harold is
zr v zf Vi Cert's Ceciicn, C.L. .Rigftte
U'il-ted 'fates D^rartment of Jjctica,
f-zt’ 'J*--'.
C. T'z
zzz tz '.z Hzt--

'67
FRANCIS TOMASHOFSKI was married to Margie
Baab. Frauds is a chemist with Ciba Pharmaceu­
tical Corporation in Summit. New Jersey.

JAMES AMBROSE was recently married to Kathryn
Kuna. James is studying for his BA degree in
electrical engineering at Penn State University.
JOSEPH ORLANDO was married to Sharon Todd.
Joseph is teaching in the Pittston Area School Dis­
trict in Pittston, Pennsylvania.

'62.....................................
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'57
a son, Peter, to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Masloski, on
October 23, 1967. Mrs. Masloski is the former
SALLY HARVEY. They live at 131 Pfitzer Drive,
Bradley, Illinois.

Dec«nb

^k::Ec:4&gt;‘

REESE D. JONES

'59

C’ Pe,ln3ZIvf

Dear -

5anj.-

a daughter, Elizabeth, in October 1967, to Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford Kobland. They reside at 12 Garden
Lane, Brunswick, Maine.

is the foil;

a son, Jeffrey Stuart, to Mr. and Mrs. David
Schoenfeld, on November 7, 1967. Mrs. Schoenfeld
is the former RENA LEWINE. They reside at 179
3rd Avenue, Kingston, Pennsylvania.

Purpose.

^:^st fa

Ci‘£irtoa=

drive is
side ration ofThis
all alumni
of:
we support Wilkes College if
wciteve in pr
wish to preserve them for future generations,
be quite disturbed to see higher education beet
matter.

'60
a son, Ronald, to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dohl, on
September 30, 1967. Mrs. Dohl is the former
ADELINE CHOPAK. Adeline and her family live at
54 Sadowski Drive, Old Bridge, New Jersey.

ir^p or■to
t n! b

£o

'63

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? b“t help •a&gt;‘t
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a son, Craig Eric, on July 20, 1967, to Mr. and Mrs.
David Craig Peters. Mrs. Peters is the former
PATRICIA WAMPOLE. They live at 814 South Arling­
ton Mill Drive, Arlington, Virginia.

*ei^PedJ
trni,

'64
a son, Patrick James, on November 8, 1967, to
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent McHale. Mrs. McHale is
the former ANN COTNER. They reside at Apt. 9-E,
Graduate Circle, University Park, Pennsylvania.

REPORT of the

president

Dear Alumnus:

a daughter, Erica Anne, on September 29, 1967,
to Mr, and Mrs, Charles Kraynack. They reside at
274 McKinley Street, Bristol, Pennsylvania,

I am extremely pleased that Reese Jones has
agreed to be chairman of the Alumni Appeal for 196S.
The spirit demonstrated in his letter of acceptance
(above) should be that of all alumni.

'50.................................

'67

a daughter, Maureen, on Ho/ernLer \7. 1967, to
Mr, 4'.&lt; Mrs. Harold Ar.derion, Mrs, Anderson is
»,j,
/nhe HUft'X The/ reside at £6 leeds-

a s.onz John Malfhew, to Mr, and Mrs, John I
on October 77, ]%/, {fits, i^r h thn former
CAROL POORMAN, ffjcy mldo at Apt 4 A, llhh!
JO, Mt f'teMtnt Village, Mwfhi Finin',, Now hif.ny

Few of us will over bo able to repay fully our indebtodness to Wilkes, for it is measured by the intaiv
fllblo gifts of insight, wisdom, and moi al and ethical
precepts rather than in simple monetary terms.
Nonetheless, from a purely financial view, none ot
us paid Wilkes the lull cost ol our education.

THIS BRIGHT
NEW WORLD . . .

Jtooftej.- Jeve) . .

,«as rcaus= V,-

*ee.n
?s “toeii,
-toids ,Or
°Ur Jives

'65

'59
yxm TEETHAWAY r-.: r.jrried to lAj

a son, Kenneth Warren, to Mr. and Mrs. RALPH
WILLIAMS on August 12, 1967. They are residing
at 325 Carpenter Street, West Pittston, Penna.

eCuC;

BARBARA SIMMS recently became the bride of
Gary Flor.

DOWN THE AISLE . . .

The First National Bank and Tr

'56

ecutive Officer of the First National Sank and T-..st
Company of Bethlehem. Reese's teach -rg exper­
iences on the undergraduate and graduate eve s of
Drexel, University of Pennsylvania. Temple \ a -a. a
and Moravian have further equipped h — wp . ■
usual insight into the need for a strong co' ege pro­
gram for all youth and the need tor f
a s. -" •
of independent colleges like \\ kes
I hope that all ot us « .o n v\ th Reese ■ ,
ing todav the support that othe s
vesteid.iv

You will be hearing from Roose Jones, lie will be
a strong chnlrmnn for (hr. campaign. He has been
“Moclnlod with the rodrial Reserve, with (he invest
,no”t counaolor., Studley. Shup&lt;'il and Company.
“n,l In currently serving a*. Piosklont
I’lesident and
ami Chiel
Chief lx
Ix

I'.'.., •'

�CLASS OF '35 DONORS...................... 8 out of 81
% of participation 9.86% - - Dollars pledged $310.00
Bone, John H„ Dr.
Harris, Marion, Mrs.
(Marion Chaffey)
Hartman, Edward, Dr.
Levin, Clarence

ecu
'
’Ute,

Lord, Joseph, Dr.
MG-Melson, Robert H.
MG - Rohlfs, Albert
Tomberg, Sidney

CLASS OF ’36 DONORS...................... 3 out of 42
% of participation 7.1% - ■ Dollars pledged $275.00
Dacamber 19S7

1967

Bisconti, Arnold
Pearse, Lois, Mrs.
(Lois Devendorf)

Oear^ufflni;

Tuhy, Mirko

'Vifte/n5?ain"a” of th

ALUMNI
CAMPAIGN
SHOWS

A1nmm c

Va

palgn

' myan„

and
iQn and°n ^haif of
s‘ncere
"nnl A],appeal
^nks
.

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In ,
1964

Of 1963

768AJu,

Of 1966 ° they are sfc
h°u9h,X
still

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still

Dower, Harry, Mrs.
(Marian Clark)

.... tina—aJreS0^es.

1967 ^tgn

-ecelvjr-

CLASS

/“cces.
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3 out of 61
CLASS OF ’38 DONORS
% of participation 5% - - - Dollars pledged $37.50

thls

■ail r&lt;~

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SUccess

o,

rp,^gS‘

°f the
°lls^an9d!s\'"°rk
fOr

Baldauski, Francis A.
Braun, Howard, Mrs.
(Betty Davidson)
Dower, Hany
Frantz, Marion, Mrs.
(Marion Martin)
Goldstein, Milton
Greenwald, Jerome B.

Slncerejy,

P.ARTIE IPATIOX

Towers, Ernest A., Mrs.
(Margaret Bendock)
Weisberger, Ernest

10 out of 73
CLASS OF '39 DONORS
% of participation 13.7% - - - Dollars pledged $97.50

■WiJ2u5/n intthe
-‘ near

HIGHEST IX

Peters, Henry N.
Rees, Betty, Mrs.
(Megan Betty Tonks)
Tractenberg, Norman

the

JJ3 J

RAISED

Dietterick, Marjorie H., Mrs.
(Marjorie Honeywell)
Gorgold, Rose G.
Judd, Marvin, Dr.

13.4

Y Campalcn — CaU1!Se»Picture
ey are shov
--

iny °f the ■ •

517.500.50

OF ’56

6 out of 74
CLASS OF ’37 DONORS
% of participation 8.1% - - - Dollars pledged $60.00

^nnual £ •

iUhopar..

'"‘Ulaa j.

Un&gt;Phrea

CLASS OF ’40 DONORS

Kerr, Robert M., Dr.
Nutt, Richard, Mrs.
(Dorothy Smailes)
Royer, Robert D., Mrs.
(Dorothy Hughes)
Royer, Robert D.
Troy, Wilbur

THE LEADERS
BY CONTRIBUTIONS

THE LEADERS
BY NUMBER OF DONORS

RANK

CLASS

AMOUNT

RANK

CLASS

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

1960
1950
1951
1956
1959

$1,088.50
953.50
851.00
802.00
771.00

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

1950
1966
1960
1958
1956

parju j .30

THE LEADERS
BY PARTICIPATION

NUMBER

53
46
43
43
42

RANK

CLASS

PERCENTAGE

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

1956
1958
1954
1957
1961

16.8%
14.6%
14.5%
14.5%
14.3%

Patton, Robert J.
Pisano, John M.
Shinaly, Francis J.
Wazeter, Leon

8 out of 76
CLASS OF ’41 DONORS
% of participation 10.5% - ■ Dollars pledged $227.00
Anthony, John A., Dr.
Badman, Ben, Jr.
Brlslln, Thomas E.
Charnoy, Stephen M.
Friedman, David I.,

Clemente, Elmo
Douglas, Ethel, Mrs.
(Ethel Farley)
Farrell, Joseph
Glowacki, Theodore

Greenbaum, Sheldon
Rovinski, Roberts.
MG-Voyton, Adam J.
Weiss, Aaron

CLASS OF ’43 DONORS...................... 8 out of 62
% of participation 12.9% - - Dollars pledged $137.50
Dewitt, Paul, Mrs.
(Betty Woolcock)
Fladd, Albert D.
Jones, Nelson F.
Katz, Harry S.
Keats, Ruth L

Myers, William S., Dr.
Park, Thomas, Mrs.
(Bertha Arnold)
Speicher, Frank, Mrs.
(Treveryan B. Williams)
Speicher, Frank, Dr.

CLASS OF '44 DONORS..............- - - 9 out of 69
% of participation 13% - - - Dollars pledged $95.00
Barnum, Robert
Farris, Loretta
Jones, Nelson, Mrs.

(Ruth Punsfeon)
Kotch, Alex, Dr.
Lytle, C. L, Mrs.
(May Varker)

Myers, William, Mrs.
(Beverly Williams)

(Ruth TisdHer)
Wtl Bams, Arthur C.
Williams, Darnel E

CLASS OF ’45 DONORS
- - 10 out of 61
% of participation 16.4% - - Dollars pledged $223.53
Bower. Claude A.. Mrs.
(Florence Jones)
Cappellini. Gifford
Fischman, David. Mrs.
(Ruth Holtzman)
Flanagan. Thomas. Mrs.
(Mary Hutchko)
MG-lba. Mark. Mrs.
(Jean Steele)

Search. Jtse H.

Haney
Ward, Hezn. Mrs.
(Mry Heaess)

8 out of 84

% of participation 9.52% - - - Dollars pledged $75.00
Berman, Robert, Mrs.
(Lydia Breenbaum)
Bush,John C.
Karn,Jack P.
Kersteen, Donald R.

CLASS OF ’42 DONORS ------------------8 out of 78
% of participation 10.3% - - Dollars pledged $230.00

Hourigan, Robert J.
Van Riper, Robert C„ Mrs.
(Louise Wilki)
Young, Raymond, Dr.

CLASS OF '46 DONORS
5 out of 51
% of participation 9.8% - - - Dollars pledged $85.00
Brand. Julius. Mrs.
(Miriam Levinson)
Fierverker. Harry. Mrs.
(Gloria R. Farkas)

Heleeki. Paul P.
Harris. James. Mrs.
(Ruth Kluger)
MG - Miller. Albert N.

4 out of 101
CLASS OF '47 DONORS
% of participation 4% - • - • Dollars pledged $80.00
Keating. Frank).. Dr.
Maloney. Kenneth L.

Margie, Walter E. Dr,
Yanchcnas, Dominik

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�24 out of 242
CLASS OF ’48 DONORS
% of participation 9.9% - ■ Dollars pledged $746.50
Badger, Eten R.
Basra, Itonsaa
Besssixgsr, Eric
Mrs.
(ClaiTs Fischer)
32"P=~t=7. Richard B.. Mix.
(teas Madtaras)
Mg-Corfgn, - .chard
Dzi’S. Hany L
Dsdadh. Carl. Mrs.

£.

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(Lenare liustes
Handler. Errs-

Jones, Lester
Kovalski, Leonard
Lewis, William. Mrs.
(Anne Cheponis)
Lewis, William
Martin. Spencer R.. Jr.

CLASS OF '51 DONORS
37 out of 368
% of participation 10.1% ■ ■ Dollars pledged $851.00

Nachlis, Arnold
Savftz, Joseph
Schlier. Gordon R.
Scott Hany
ME -Shaver. Eugene L
Slamon, Joseph B., Jr.
Smith, Harold
Uibanskl, Stanley
Varker, Frederick D.

30 out of 331
2J-SS OF '49 DONORS
% 3f pariKsatiw 92% - - Dollars pledged $511.00
*mri5snn. Eueena n.
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Wheatley, Edward
Williams, Robert L.
Williams, Russell H., Jr.

Turchin, John
Urban. Anthony
Wand, Henry H.

McSir.ey. ‘AZ±=c'
feybik, E-g=n=
IEDet, Chss2r
SfeEaS, Abrshsa
UlfeSS, JxsA.

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Altman, Martin, Mrs.
(Marion Weltman)
Balberchak, Andrew J.
Blankenbush, Donald E.
Bloom, Arthur W.
Corey, Peter J., Dr.
Cragle, Delbert J.
Cromack, Norman, Dr.
Feltz, Melvin H.
Furman, Willard, Mrs.
(Aida Shulman)
Gerko, Joseph 1.
Goldman, Ralph M., Mrs.
(Joan Walsh)
Good, John A.
Gresh, John, Jr.
Hall, Robert Mrs.
(Carol Reynar)
Heffernan, George P., Jr.
Hisao, Hany R.
Hy7u=n, Harold
Jackson, Claries F.
Jones, Merton E.

Jones, Thomas S.
Kivler, Donald C.
MG-Kosteva, Paul J.
McConlogue, Ronald, Mrs.
(Barbara May)
Northrop, Kenneth, Mrs.
(Joyce Nobel)
Northrop, Kenneth
Omichinski, Chester, Mrs.
(Alma Fannucci)
Pelmoter, Joseph D.
Raiber, Richard, Dr.
Schultz, Fred B.
MG-Smith, Robert J.
MG-Swisloski, Edward C.
Thomas, Paul J.
MG-Todd, Richard
Trumbower, James D.
Van Newenhizen, Jeanne, Mrs.
(Jeanne Claypool)
Vercoe, Vester, Jr.
Wolfe, Earl A.
Woodring, Charles, Jr.

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CLASS OF ’52 DONORS
29 out of 252
of participation 11.5% - - Dollars pledged $668.00

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Cress, George
Davis, Fred
Drake, Priscilla, Mrs.
(Priscilla Swartwood)
Dugan, Joseph, Mrs.
(Maryiyn Wilkes)
M6 - Eastman, Frank C.
Elston, Walter
Gonchar, Howard k.
Grogan, Edward G„ Mrs.
(Nancy Ralston)
MG-Hail, Robert
Johnson, Edwin, Mrs.
(Lee A. Jakes)
Jones, Thomas S„ Mrs.
Cear.r.e Smith)
Law, Donald
Leyba,Joseph
MG-McFadden, Robert V.

Molosh, Alexander
MG-Morris, Robert D.
Nicholas, Albert, Mrs.
(Louise Brennan)
Pickett, W. J.
Richardson, James G.
Riester, Robert W.
Rudnicki, Robert
Schmied, Roberta, Mrs.
(Roberta Sieva)
Strano, Sonia, Mrs.
(Sonia Witzling)
Umphred, V/illiam
Vale, John B„ Mrs.
(Norma Carey)
Wallison, Carl
Wallison, Edward
Wheatley, Edward, Mrs.
(Beverly Van Horn)

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CLASS OF ’53 DONORS

23 out of 207
% of participation 11,1% - ■ Dollars pledged $228.50

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(Ooloros liofli)
Krombol, I rlwln J.
Kroplny/rilcltl, Jowfrli
Kunkln, David, Dr
l',?/ru/, Rend, Mrs.
(Audrey Cooper)
Mr,Million, fi«HK'&gt;, Mrs

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Neumann, Melvin
Pierce, Richard, Mrs.
(Lucille M. Reese)
Roden, Dorothy, Mrs.
(Dorothy J. Hamaker)
Rosen, Herbert
Sarnowski, Harry

Smulyan, Stanley B., Mrs.
(Myra Kornsweig)
Solomon, Leo E.
Tencza, Edward S.
Winski, Leonard A„ Dr.
Yelen, Sandor

CLASS OF ’54 DONORS................ 32 out of 220
% of participation 14.5% - - Dollars pledged $685.00
Adams, Thomas R.
Allen, Arthur, Mrs.
(Anita Gordon)
Connolly, Margaret
Davis, Edward R.
Elias, George
Gill, Elizabeth, Mrs.
(Elizabeth McQuilken)
Giunta, Charles A.
Grogan, Edward G.
Kanner, Marvin
Karassik, Carl
Kempt, Hillard A., Jr.
Konsavage, John G.
MG-Kushner, Edward
Law, Donald, Mrs.
(Elaine Bogan)
Liggett, Lucy J.
Lupas, John A., Dr.
Madden, Wayne S.

Meyer, Martin J.
Mosier, Joseph J.
Paparoski, William E.
Peckham, Katherine, Mrs.
(Katherine Goetzman)
MG-Phillips, Eugene L
Russin, Rodion
MG-Sandroski, Stanley
Sheppard, Ronald, Mrs.
(Albina Urbanus)
Sikora, Joseph
Tait, Raymond D.
Trump, Ray, Mrs.
(Sharon Dotter)
Vale, John B.
Wallace, Albert J.
Wallison, Cart, Mrs.
(Ruth Dilley)
Wurm, Peter

CLASS OF ’55 DONORS

23 out of 207
% of participation 11.1% - • Dollars pledged $451.00

Kushernerick, John P.
Lucchino, David B.. Dr.
McFadden, Donald D,
MG-Miller, Chester, Jr.
Moiitoris, Andrew, Mrs.
(Irma Bianconi)
Pezzner, Harold
Phethean, D. Glenn
Quay, Matthew K.
Radner, Raymond

Richardson, James G., Mrs.
(Jeanette Perrins)
Shugar, Samuel
Turpin, Lawrence A.
Va/rek, Barbara J.
V/hitmer, Ralph E
Williams, Bruce T.
Williams, William J., Mrs.
(Patricia Stout)

CLASS OF ’57 DONORS................ 36 out of 241
% of participation 14.5% - - Dollars pledged $759.00
Abate. Charles
Amdur, Larry
Birnbaum, Irwin
Chimiola, Joseph
Cfioper, Jessa
Coates, fch«L
Cohen. Laareae E.
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McNew, ktetvin
Bladrica, Edna, Mrs.
(Edna Phelps)
Boote, ArthurR.
Chapko, Walter
Denn, Virginia
Farkas, Melvin
Feld, Allen
Fitzgerald, Gerald, Mrs.
(Joan Perash)
Hoover, Arthur).
Hopkins, Judith
Jones, Philip D.
Kane, Leo R.

Kaufman, Joshua
Martin, Glenn R.
Metzger, Robert J.
Neveras, James
Nicholas, Albert
Picton. Russell
Ridge. Richard
Rosser, David
Tosh, Donald
Updyke, Howard
MG - Varker, Kenneth J.
Walp. William W.

CLASS OF ’58 DONORS - - - 43 xt
% of participation 14.6% - - Driisrs redgsi $'32.0'
Andnikite, Gens W.
Bimbsum, tc'wsrd k
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Christ'sr^on. Arthur S,
MG Corsy. Anthony 1
CosU, hmeslMjK
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Coarsen, Joba W.

CLASS OF '56 DONORS................ 42 out of 250
% of participation 16.8% ■ • Dollars pledged $802.50
Horry, Joan, Mrs.
(Joon Drnvllz)
Hock, William G.
Honson, Robert
Blnsko, Joromo M.
Boolo, l-ioil J.
Uorofskl, Ronald

BrmitlHon, Billfold H.
Bioinflold, loitosl
Homy. Illun
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Dibble. Kern C,
Evan. Sylvester I.
Evans. Robert L. T.
leirls, James F.
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Hughes. Hugh B.
Isaacs. WtNwn t:
Johnson. HaivM H.
Jones, Reese D.
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�CLASS OF '59 DONORS

42 out of 340

% of participation 12.4% - - Dollars pledged $771.00
Abate, Theresa E.
Bedeski, Edward J.
Boltz. Edward J., Jr.
Buczynski, Robert
Conway, Joseph
Cornelius, James
Davenport, Samuel M.
Davis, Robert E
Galle, Margaret L.
MG-Goobic, Michael
Griffith, C. Wayne
Gutterman. Jerome, Dr.
Hill, Arline J.
Horcheimer, Walter E
Juris, Carl
King. Donald, Mrs.
(Elizabeth Schwartz)
Llewellyn. Buelah, Mrs.
(Buelaii Johnson)
Lovett Steve
Majikas, Leonard
Mask. John W.
Mayfock, John H_ Dr.
McCafferty, Edward
Mertens, Ronald, Mrs.

(Barbara Drasher)

Myers, Thomas, Mrs.
(Shirley Baroody)
Nocek, Chester J.
Parsnik, Joseph J.
Payne, Robert B.
Pierce, Edward, Mrs.
(Lois Betner)
Pitel, Robert, Mrs.
(Vera Wroble)
Pitel, Robert
Richards, Ann M.
Richards, Arthur R., Mrs.
(Margaret Stevens)
Rizzo, Joseph, Mrs.
(Mary Calhoun)
Roberts, Frederick J.
Rogavin, Arthur
Saba, John M., Jr.
Sabel, Richard A.
Sacco, Robert J.
Suseck, Myron J.
Verbarg, John F., Mrs.
(Jean Pyatt)
Wallace. Hale
Wodarczyk. Frank C.
Wolfe. Edison W.

CLASS OF ’61 DONORS

39 out of 273

% of participation 14.3% - - Dollars pledged $644.50
Amico, Sebastian T.
Andreeko, Andrew, Mrs.
(Nancy Davies)
Battle, Francis, Jr.
Bellomo, Joseph M.
Blewitt, George, Mrs.
(Anne Mullahy)
Boyle, Patricia M.
Bronson, Janice
Brown, Mary R., Mrs.
(Mary Eisenhower)
Chisarick, Joseph J.
Clark, William, Mrs.
(Louise Hischak)
Closky, Robert
Davis, William J., Dr.
Dickerson, Robert L.
Evans, Robert S. .
Gavenas, Clem, Mrs.
(Judy Warnick)
Gavenas, Clem
Heston, Lois E
Hosage, John A., Dr.
Janjigian, Hana
Johnson, Donald, Mrs.
(Jane Rescorla)

CLASS OF ’62 DONORS

Keller, Jay
Kosch, Bernard J.
Levy, Benjamin, Mrs.
(Sandra Ungar)
Litman, Raymond S.
Loesch, Christopher, Jr.
Matteo, Benjamin J.
McHale, Vincent, Mrs.
(Ann Cotner)
Novitsky, Edward, Mrs.
(Mary Ann Andrejko)
Piccarreta, Michael
Raub, William F.
Samony, Peter F.
Schafer, Barbara P., Mrs.
(Barbara Price)
Sciamanna, Dino J.
Shales, Ruth Ann
Shovlin, Patrick W.
Spudis, Frank A.
Thompson, James, Mrs.
(Patricia Keibler)
Watson, George D.
White, Philip
Zwiebel, Lewis R., Jr.

30 out of 295

% of participation 10.2% - - Dollars pledged $755.00

CLASS OF '60 DONORS - -

- - 43 out of 320

% of participation 13.4% - - Dollars pledged $1,088.50
Austin, Lynne, Mrs.
(Lynne Boyle)
Bogdan, James T.
Carey. Glen D., Mrs.
(Money Miller)
Charles, Earle V., Jr,
Chase, Larry
Dol'd, Gerald, Mrs.
(Adeline Chopack;
Florio, Robert A.
Franklin, Margaret J.
Friebis, George, Mrs.
(Gayle Jacobson)
Gavazzl. John, Mrs.
(Bemadine Zapctcwski;
Hadce, Martha
Ha/:-a. Cart R.
Holtzman Ceymoor, Mrs.
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Hysidr, Norbert J.
James. Howard, Mrs
(Susae Meister)
Jones, Ai/n C
Ke. Patricia A.
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Mack, Frank
Markowitz, Richard, Mrs.
(Roberta Feinstein)
Mills, Melvin J., Mrs.
(Mary E Ziviebe!)
MG-Mulhall, JohnT.
Murdock, George
Murray, Donald
Roberts, Gordon E
MG - Rushin, Andrew E
Sabatino, Donald J.
Shuman, Marqueen, Mrs.
(Marqueen Redline)
Stephens, Karl, Mrs.
'Doris Gademanj
Stewart, Gerald, Mrs.
(Enola Thompson)
//agner, Ralph D.
Wahafla, Bernard
//art jrton, Marilyn
David L.
fir *i, Pr.'.ip B., Mr,.
(Fa'rth Edwards
/». eman, Richard, Mrs.
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Andrusis, John
Bianco, Michael
Blockus, Louis, Jr.
Bohning, James J., Mrs.
(Ann Heck)
Brunza, James B.
Cherpak, Raymond F.
Davis, Morgan
Delmore, John
Dimond, John A.
Fedak, Neal J.
Feldman, Sandra S.
MG-Fox, Kenneth
Gintel, Barry
Hartman, Warren
Hassay, Andrew

CLASS OF ’63 DONORS

Koontz, Joseph C.
Melberger, Clifford K., Mrs.
(Ruth Boorom)
Menaker, Frank H., Jr.
Rees, Richard T.
Reis, Morgan A.
Rusinko, Leo R.
Siecko, Nicholas
Thomas, Wayne W.
Toluba, Theodore
Smith, Vincent
Umla, Walter W.
Wilkinson, Robert, Mrs.
(Janet Simpson)
Winebrake, Peter, Mrs.
Yetter, Robert H.

38 out of 292

% of participation 10% - - Dollars pledged $642.50
Achuff, Willard S.
MG - Ainsworth, Robert J.
Alesandro, Nicholas L.
Begun, Ted R.
Bennington, Douglas, Mrs,
(Sandra Egen)
Button, Hilton P., Mrs.
(Eleanor Phillips)
Corcoran, Thomas E.
Crouse, Fred R,
Da/ies, Meredith
Davis, Margaret
Downin, Jane
Feissner, Herman H„ III

Galaida, Gregory, Mrs.
(Joan Albrecht)
MG-Gavel, Paul E.
Greifer, David, Mrs.
(Merle Benisch)
Kleinginna, Mary, Mrs.
(Mary R. Curtis)
Lawson, Stuart W.
Lloyd, Anne, Mrs.
(Ann Turbo)
Long, Donald D.
Minolll, Rita
Mohn, Jerry A., Mrs.
(Rowans Simms)

MG. Mohn, Jerry A.
O'Connell, Brent, Dr.
pawlenok, Alex
perluke, Kenneth N.
Pregman, John
Rhinos, Carol J.
Schwartz, Joseph, Mrs.
(Louise Leonard)
Shemanski, Christine, Mrs.
(Christine Wentz)

Silverstein, Claire, Mrs.
(Claire Handler)
Silverman, Gloria
Smith, Robert
Soyka, Barbara S.
Tomalis, Thomas
Turoski, Victor
Weinkle, Joseph
Williams, Robert C.
Zeroka, Daniel
Zezza, Gerard J„ Jr.

CLASS OF ’64 DONORS -................ 31 out of 292

% of participation 10.7% - - Dollars pledged $344.50
Barrett, Mary
Bennington, Douglas
Blank, Caroil
Daniels, Freda
Einhorn, Gary
Ewing, Linda
Gallet, Jeff
George, Jennie A., Mrs.
(Jennie Moses)
Hand,Joan
Hess, Clinton
Himlin, Matthew
Koerner, Leonard J.
Lloyd, Elizabeth W.
McHale, Vincent
Migal, Lewis
Murdock, George, Mrs.
(Lorraine Rowlands)
Naples, Charles J.

CLASS OF ’65 DONORS

O’Malley, Helen S., Mrs.
(Helen Schroth)
Probert, Richard
Raschal, Jeffrey
Saladon, Dana S.
Shaner, William
Shemo, Richard, Mrs.
(Gail Roberts)
Shemo, Richard
Smith, Franklin T.
Turchin, Edward, Mrs.
(Bonnie Lewis)
Werner, Ronald M.
Wilson, Maryann E.
Winebrake, Peter J.
Yankosky, Leonard
Yeager, Doug
Zampetti, Louis V.

39 out of 317

% of participation 12.3% - ■ Dollars pledged $627.00
Ackerman, Keith
Antonini, Kenneth
Berger, Maryann
Birnbaum, Fayth I.
Boyle, Molly E.
Closterman, David M.
Colozza, Ambrose J.
Czarnecki, Joseph R.
DeAngelis, Catherine
Dennis, Kathleen R.
Esser, Anthony R.
Evanish, John J.
Frankel, Ephraim A„ Jr.
Gatcha, Margaret M.
Giberson, Delmer F.
Gilbert, Alan D.
Golder, Ernest B„ Jr.
Hildebrand, Charles S.
Hyman, Iris, Mrs.
(Iris Oronstoin)
Tonkins, James, Mis.
(Losllo Tobias)
Jenkins, James II,
“oyos, simron

Koerner, Leonard J., Mrs.
(Susanne Stica)
Kutish, Lois
MacLauchlin, Roger
Mainwaring, William R.
Miller, Buckley, R.
Minelli, Anita J.
Palfey, Thomas J.
Podesta, Arthur .1.
Reid, James
Rhinard, Marjorie, Mrs.
(Marjorie Harris)
Rinehimer, Edward, Mrs.
(Patricia Smereski)
Sapp, Theresa
Shotwell, Judith, Mrs.
(Judith Sisco)
Strotanski, Michael L.
Travis-Bey, Eubank
Ward, James R.
Yurchislon, Alice Ann
Zaleski, John. Mis.
(Maiv Butkoski)

CLASS OF ’66 DONORS -

46 out of 297
% of participation 10.5% ■ - Dollars pledged $520.00
Bencivengo, Mark R.
Berkey, R. Jackson, Mrs.
(Janice Collins)
Berkey, R. Jackson
Crane, Joseph J.
Dukoff, David
Ericson, Robert H.
Gawchik, Patricia
Grant, Stephen
Greene, Robert B.
Greenwald, David
Gross, Mildred R.
Hammer, Roberta, Mrs.
Haverlak, Gene
Hershey, Enid
Hudick, Michael
Jancik, Jane
Kaylor, Enders Vi.
Koller, Erhard
Kotowski. Jeanette B.
Kraynanski, John, Mrs.
(Margaret Gee)
Krajewski, Joseph
Krute, Ernest J.
Lewis, Barbara
McNew, M. James
Macur, Eugene A.

Miller, Buckley, Mrs.
(Tina Koopmans)
Moran, Karen T.
Oram, Rhoda E.
Orlando, Christine
Orner, Robert C.
Pahls, Donald A.
Pasonick, Arlene, Mrs.
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Polnaszek, Carl F.
Ricci, Peter A.
Rolfe, Roger A.
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Van Dyck, Stephen A.
Van Hom, William E, Jr.
Webb, William K.
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by Robert Thompson

The soccer team, with Jim Neddoff in his second year as coach,
completed another successful year with a record of seven wins, two
losses and four ties. The Colonels, however, were disappointed after
last years 9-2 record, which brought a tie for the MAC Northern Di­
vision Title. In the MAC this year they were 4-0-3. Just three goals,
one in each of the ties, would have given the Colonels the title.
Leading the team this year were tri-captains Rich Beck. Joe Kiefer,
and Tom Rokita. Rokita had a great year at the goalie position, mak­
ing possible the five shutouts registered. Beck, who played outside
left, and Kiefer, who played center forward, led the team with eight
and seven goals respectively. Against Moravian. Kiefer scored three
goals while Beck did the same against Upsala and Wagner. The two
were also leaders in assists, helping teammates Don Spruck and
John Santo to score four times each.
The Booters got off to a slow start, winning only one while tieing
three and losing one. However, they finally regained form and won
five of the remaining seven games, registering five shutouts in the
process.
Jerry Yaremko, a fullback, was selected to the Al! MAC first team
for the third time. The other fullback. Ed Manda. who was an AllAmerican last year, injured his knee in the first game and was un­
able to perform at full capacity all year.
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kita, Dave Thomas and Roger Brewer.
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admirable 16-4-4 record in his two wars as coach.
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ENROLLMENT BY DEPARTMENT — 1955(As of October 1)
Bachelor of Arts

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BIOLOGY

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Foreign Languages:

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HISTORY
MATHEMATICS
MUSIC &amp; (Music Ed.)
POLITICAL SCIENCE

RELIGION &amp; PHILOSOPHY

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Bachelor of Science

CHEMISTRY
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ELEMENTARY
BUSINESS
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NURSING
MEDICAL TECH
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2 Year Courses
Engineering
ELECTRICAL
MECHANICAL
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INDUSTRIAL
CHEMICAL
CIVIL
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LABORATORY TECH.
PHYSICS
MEDICAL TECH.

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COMMERCE &amp; FINANCE
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1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

29
3
244
178
60
32
23
63
5

41

51

55

52

52

53

283
221
135
61
25

269
242
149
67
26

268
272
150
92
30

232
287
160
97
30

211
329
170
122
37

208
346
162
147
37

49
23
197
347
165
164
18

38
29
194
355
154
175
26

54
44
275
289
209
80
52

59
36
340
285
248
37
63

71
32
370

13

19

23

23

19

17

22

42
15

42
35
223
312
121
142
37
12
38
15

33
22

44
19

53
23

33

12

41

32

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101
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102

95

85

80

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46

42

56

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Mr. Edward N. Heltzel, an associate professor of engineering at Wilkes
College, died suddenly at the age of fifty-nine on June 8, 1967, following a
heart attack at his summer home. He taught at Wilkes for over twenty years.
Mr. Heltzel was a native of Spangler, Pennsylvania. He graduated from
Kingston High School, received his B.S. degree from Gettysburg College and
his Master’s from Bucknell University. He served on the faculty of Kingston
High School for fifteen years before accepting a full time position with
Wilkes.
He belonged to the St. Ignatius Church in Kingston, the Wyoming Val­
ley Historical and Geological Society, the American Society for Engineering
Education, and the Pennsylvania-German Society.

Mr. Heltzel’s first wife, the former Margaret Anstett, died in 1957. He
is survived by his wife, the former Ruth Richards, three sons, Edward, '58,
a faculty member of the Wyoming Valley West School District; Robert, '54,
associated with the Hercules Powder Corporation in Cumberland, Maryland;
and Richard, '57, a teacher in the Levittown Public School District in Penn­
sylvania, a brother William of Newport News, Virginia, and a sister, Mrs.
Richard Mathers of Trucksville.

BARBARA ANN PETRO
Barbara Ann Petro was killed by an automobile in Philadelphia on
December 2, 1967. She had attended the Army-Navy football game in the
afternoon and attended a post-game dinner at the Navy Officers Club on
Broad Street. She and her escort were struck as they crossed the street in
front of the club following the dinner. She died instantly.

Miss Petro graduated from Coughlin High School before attending
Wilkes. She received her Master’s degree in biological statistics from Villa­
nova College in May. She was a statistician in microbiology for Smith,
Kline and French research laboratories at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
She was a registered medical technologist and a member of American So­
ciety of Clinical Pathologists. She was a member of St. Mary’s Byzantine
Rite Catholic Church.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Margaret Saxon Petro, she is survived
by three sisters, Mrs. Neal Pelesh of Lutherville, Maryland; Mrs. Alvin
Stock of Wallingford; and Mrs. Cornelius Boyle of Seaford, Delaware.

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1 DR. CHARLES B. REIF
5 DR. FRANCIS MICHELINI

6 PROFESSOR JESSE H. CHOPER, '57

Secretary
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Treasurer

Frank W. Anderson
Frank Burnside
Donald Carpenter
William L. Conyngham
Mrs. Franck C. Darte
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D
Fred R. Davis
Alumni Representative

Miss Annette Evans
•Mrs. Julia T. Faber
Eugene S. Farley
John Farr
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Harry F. Goeringer
Andrew Hourigan, Jr.
Thomas H. Kiley
loseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Reuben H. Levy
Arnaud C. Marts
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
Kenneth Northrop

Graduation Highlights 10

Alumni News 18

Dr. Farley, colleagues, the restless ones of
1967, and friends of Wilkes College. Tomor­
row we gather to honor the graduates in the
Class of 1967. This afternoon, I believe, it is
fitting that we honor the parents of those
candidates who will be presented for grad­
uation tomorrow. Therefore, I am indeed
pleased to address both parents and offspring.

Alumni Representative

F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Richard Pearsall
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative

Aaron Weiss

PRESIDENT
Eugene S. Farlev

ALUMNI OFFICERS
Eugene Roth, '57
President

George W. Murdock, '60
Executive Vice-President

ON THE COVER...
ATTORNEY JESSE CHOPER,'57,
PROFESSOR OF LAW,
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
IS SHOWN WITH
DR. EUGENE FARLEY PRIOR
TO THE COMMENCEMENT
PROCESSION. ATTORNEY
CHOPER IS THE FIRST
WILKES ALUMNUS TO
RECEIVE AN HONORARY
DEGREE FROM THE COLLEGE.

Loretta Shutta Muroski, '62
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ALUMNUS

Mildred Marini
Assistant Editor

Ann Krauser
Alumni Notes

1
Wilkes College ALUMNUS is
published quarterly for the
Wilkes College Alumni
Association by the
Wilkes College Alumni Office,
104 South River Street,
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 18703.
Second class mailing privileges
have been authorized at
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Subscription — S2.00

From Generation
To Generation
Charles Braddock Reif, Ph.D.
Chairman Biology Department
Wilkes College

On a Sunday afternoon, nearly four years
ago, Dr. Farley spoke to a gathering of en­
tering freshmen and their parents. Many of
you who are here today were at that meeting.
You may recall Dr. Farley’s warning that in
their undertaking a course of study at Wilkes
College your sons and daughters were facing
an important crisis in their lives. That crisis
was the change from the scholastic level of
experience to the collegiate level. Dr. Farley
appealed to you parents to recognize that
new demands would be made upon the in­
cipient collegians. Whether you realized it
or not, you parents were being told to grant
new freedoms to your offspring so that they
could assume the new responsibilities which
would be theirs as college freshmen. During
the four years since Dr. Farley placed that
charge upon both parents and children, all
of you have had some education.

�Today and tomorrow we gather to
mark the completion by those students
of their undergraduate days. Once
again we find that those who are to
graduate tomorrow face a crisis. This
crisis of 1967 is much more marked
than was that of 1963. At last the day
has come for the fledglings to leave
the nest. Now is the time for the grad­
uates of 1967 to leave the homes
which have sheltered them for so long.
Now begins the long hard pull of
adulthood. This is a real crisis, and in
this crisis you parents have an im­
portant role. Whether you like it or
not, you must let your children be
adults in fact. Now' is the time to let
them face life as they find it. From
this day on, the graduates of 1967
must sink or swim, for the apron
string as well as the umbilical cord
must be cut, once and for all.

The first great responsibility of
parents is to prepare their children for
independent adult lives. This obliga­
tion of parenthood should be com­
pleted by the time one’s children grad­
uate from college. 'Without their being
granted independence, children may
grow older but they may never grow
up.
The second great responsibility of
parents is to nurture their children in
such a way that the parents and chil­
dren may share together, the good, the
beautiful, the constructive, as adults.
Please note the three components of
this second responsibility. One is shar­
ing, two is meaningful and valuable
activity, and three is sharing as grown­
up people.

complete maturity in all four realms.
Some are more successful than others.
Some mature early, others mature late.
Undoubtedly, life holds enough for
each of us so that the achieving ot
complete maturity becomes a neverending process. For those who make
the effort, new opportunities for
orowth present themselves one after
the other, like the fabled stairway to
the stars.
When life was simpler and the hu­
man community was not as complex
as it is today, a son learned most of
what he had to know by working with
his father. A daughter learned how. to
be a housewife and mother by doing
the housew'ork and by caring for the
younger children in the family. The
children were soon caught up in the
requisites of keeping the family fed,
clothed, and housed, and in general
the children achieved the first three
kinds of maturity by necessity. I am
also inclined to believe that the large
family with closely-knit relationships
also contributed to a high degree of
spiritual maturity. However, sadly
enough, today the family is no longer
as necessary as it once was and many
of the activities of children take place
outside of the home, and, for the most
part, in artificial situations. For a child
growing up today, finding natural real­
ity is difficult if not impossible. Nat­
ural reality has been replaced by artifi­
cial reality. Now that the United
States of America are the most overpopulated country on Earth, and we
are all contributing to the pollution
of the land, America the Natural is
almost gone.

You probably realize by now’ that I
However, overpopulation is not my
am talking about that elusive human
attribute called maturity. Human ma­ theme today even though overpopula­
turity has four facets. Each of us seeks tion is a continuing background today
maturity, consciously or unconscious­ of any human problem. The pivotal
ly, at four levels. First, one seeks bio­ point of my theme concerns the de­
logical maturity which should enable mands made upon all of us in making
us to continue the propagation of the sure that a majority of the people do
species appropriately. Second, one achieve a sufficient degree of maturity.
seeks social maturity, for no one lives
Let me. as a biologist, mention one
alone; we are gregarious creatures and of the principal truths of life on planet
we must live with one another. Third,
art . That truth is the phenomenon
one seeks financial maturity so that he of evolution. Our planet, as a satellite
can support himself and his family at of the sun, physically evolved so that
a level which will enable all of us to life on it was possible. All of the or­
lead free and independent lives. And,
ganisms on this planet came into being
fourth, one seeks spiritual maturity so
evolution, including
that he may know who he is and why mankind. organic
And mankind in turn is un­
he is here. Very few of us achieve dergoing social evolution. Even today.

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natural selection as a mechanism in
social evolution is a continuing reality
If man does not soon evolve as a kind
of creature who can live without mak­
ing war and without polluting his en.
vironment in peaceful activities, man
may very well become as extinct as
the dodo. I think the secret is evolution, not revolution. While it js true
that man’s progress has been marked
by revolutions of various kinds, the
revolutions have seldom solved prob­
lems. The more quiet and unsung ac­
tivities of brotherly love and con­
scious understanding have helped the
evolution of better lives for more
people. What has happened in the
case of revolutions is that the evolu­
tionary rate of the younger members
of a population has exceeded the
evolutionary rate of the older mem­
bers of the same population. The re­
sult has been a failure in the com­
munication between the younger
people and the older people and some­
thing in the social fabric has ripped.
Today we call this phenomenon a gen­
eration gap. In our present society, a
generation gap is putting a serious
strain on the family tie.

J

Now let me go back to my original
points, first, that parents must prepare
the offspring to go off on their own,
and second, that parents must raise
their children to a level on which
parents and offspring can enjoy adult
activities together. For a civilization
to continue to accomplish what it must
to make available for all of us, life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,
the adult segment of the population
must guide the younger generation to
levels of maturity so that the exotic
phenomena which we see expressed
more and more by the youth of the
country do not come to be taken as
the norm by those who have not
reached a sufficiently mature point of
view to judge them safely.

The generation gap of today is due
in large part to having much of a
child’s education take place outside of
the home. In addition to formal
schooling, which is no longer even a
neighborhood function, much of what
a child learns comes from outside, and,
even though television and periodicals
may be viewed at home, too many of
the ideas which these media present
are not those which would be put for­
ward by thoughtful and concerned
parents. In too many cases the ideas
which receive the greatest circulation
are those of the extremists — in ad­
vertising, in clothing design, in art, in
religion, in recreation. The result is
that the younger generation is con­
versant with all of the latest in atti­
tudes but has only a dim understand­
ing of what the parent generation con­
siders to be the good in life. This is
the generation gap.
By now, you parents have recog­
nized that my outlook is on the con­
servative side. If you do evaluate me
as a conservative, I shall consider
your doing so a compliment, provide
you use the word conservative as I do.
To conserve, truly, is to use properly.
j .

and to use properly requires under­
standing and wisdom. In this frame­
work, I consider that not only I but
all of my colleagues in the faculty of
Wilkes College are trying to be con­
servatives. I say this sincerely and I
stress the point because I am sure that
my colleagues have had the same gen­
eral experience with the Class of 1967
as have I. In teaching, each of us on
the faculty has hammered away at
fundamentals, basic ideas, the great
concepts of human knowledge on
which our western civilization is
based. Yet despite our emphasis on
principles, what have the majority of
the students learned, judging by their
curricular and extracurricular activ­
ities? Alas, all too frequently, no more
than details, trivia, the trimmings!
This is part of the generation gap.

I

Let me hasten to say I believe that
the young people who are graduating
from colleges in America this month
are, from an academic point of view,
perhaps the best educated group ever.
However, they lack real experience.
They have had little chance to test
what they have been taught. They
have had too much freedom and not
enough responsibility. America the
Artificial finds it more difficult to pro­
vide the opportunity of real exper­
ience. Life outside of the home is not
conducive to the development of re­
sponsibility. This is part of social
evolution and the deficiencies of the
system are due largely to social pres­
sures. However, the fact remains that
the obligation to provide the chal­
lenges of experience and responsibility

lies with the adults, with parents and
faculty.

May I now turn to a consideration
generally of those adult activities to
which I have made reference. Very
simply, any adult activity should be
directed toward the preservation of
the environment, the total environ­
ment. By total environment I mean a
place where anyone who sincerely
tries can achieve maturity in the
realms of biological needs, of financial
needs, of social needs, and of spiritual
needs. This means that each of us has
to be active in three ways. First, each
of us must try to excel in his profes­
sional life. Second, each of us must
have recreation, and I prefer the con­
notation suggested if the word is pro­
nounced recreation. I also refer to
recreation which keeps one fit and at
the same time does not infringe upon
the environment of any other person.
And third, each of us must take part
in the life of his community so as to
help make possible those things which
add meaning to the life of human so­
ciety. Let us not permit some men to
devour the Earth while others only
stand and watch.
Thus, my presentation this after­
noon has two essential parts. The first
part is, that now is the time to stop
treating these graduates as children
and to let them try their wings. The
second part is, if the practice has not
yet come about, that now is the time
to extend them full membership in the
adult world, to share with them the
problems and the fun of living life for
keeps.
May I close with a prayer for the
graduates of the Class of 1967.
Our Father, in this gathering, this
baccalaureate service, we praise thee,
each in his own way. We give thanks
for the gift of educated minds, and we
are grateful that during the four years
together here at Wilkes College w’e
have been able to transcend some of
our differences.

We ask that as these graduates leave
Wilkes College they may truly have
these marks of educated men.
Grant that they may always seek
truth. Give them understanding based
on truth and help them realize that
having the whole truth is difficult if

not impossible. Give them thick skins
to withstand the barbs of falsehood,
but give them thin skins so they may
be sensitive to the painfulness of
truth.
Grant them vision. Let them see the
Holy Grail, and let them have the
humility and patience to attain their
vision one step at a time. May their
visions become reality and their mem­
ories a wealth of happiness.
Let them be aware of the diversity
of ideas which are held by many dif­
ferent men who can still call them­
selves brothers. Grant them exper­
iences in different geographical and
cultural situations so that they may
come to know that one man's meat is
another man’s poison. Free them from
a narrow' man-centered point of view'.
Let them discover that the mind of
man is bounded only by the universe.

May they retain a faith in the power
of ideals to shape their individual lives
and the lives of their neighbors. Let
them by the harsh reality of direct ob­
servation know that idealism in plot­
ting a course may in the long run take
one safely into the harbor more fre­
quently than can crass materialistic
opportunism.
May they exult in the joy of testing
their intellectual vigor, their moral
courage, and their physical endurance
against the problems of life. May they
progress through the trials and tribula­
tions of daily human existence, be­
coming stronger and stronger as they
take upon themselves greater and
greater tasks. Let them taste defeat
often enough so they may properly
calibrate their values.

May their inner resources and their
spiritual strengths more than suffice
in times of crisis and overflow to en­
rich the lives of others. Let them
scale the heights but occasionally
make them walk in the shadows of the
valley.
May they live by ethical standards
to which they may hold fast in times
of trial.

May they respect the religious con­
victions of all men. May their own
religious convictions be such that they
can respect other religions without
compromising their own faith. May

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�dependence in the American Revolu­
tion of 1776, who pledged their lives,
their fortunes, and their sacred honors,
so that as graduates of Wilkes College
they may significantly participate in
the American Evolution of 1967.

they have an ecumenical outlook
which will strengthen their own con­
victions and enlarge their vision. Give
them time for introspection.

Help them to participate construc­
tively in the social, economic, and
political life of their communities. If
these graduates of the Class of 1967
are truly’ among the top twentj’ per­
cent of the people of this countrj’, let
them shoulder their responsibilities
proportionately. Let them join with
the signers of the Declaration of In-

Maj’ their communication improve,
and improve, and improve, so that they
may share ideas and achieve under­
standing. Maj’ their communication
with each other grow daj’ bj’ day and
year bj’ year so that friendships begun
here at Wilkes College can continue

through their lifetimes. Let them keen
in touch regularly, with their familiesP
with each other, and with Wilkes Col'
lege so that all of us may share in the
pride of their achievements. So much
of what has been begun here at Wilkes
College will bear fruit in the future
and we can all share in what is to
come if we but continue to commun­
icate with each other.

Our Father, this is my prayer for
those who are to graduate from Wilkes
College as the Class of 1967. Amen

Patrick Noel McGarty, class of 1966, died of leukemia on the
fourth of November, 1966. It was suggested by members of his
class that a collection of his poetry and prose be published. This
has been done. Jack Hardie, class of 1965, with the assistance of
Tom Charlton, class of 1967, handled selection and format and
wrote the very fine introduction. The cover portrait was done by
Mark Cohen, class of 1966; and Miss Charlotte Lord acted as fac­
ulty liaison. Copies of the booklet are available at the price of one
dollar or any contribution you wish to make. All proceeds will go
to the Pat McGarty Library Memorial Fund. Please send the form
provided to Miss Millie Gittins, The Book Store, Wilkes College,
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18703. Copies will be mailed.

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Mr. President,

It is a privilege and honor to present, on
behalf of the Faculty, Administration, and
Board of Trustees of Wilkes College, this can­
didate for the Honorary Doctorate of Humane
Letters.

The College has established criteria for
honorary degrees consistent with its primary
mission . . . the development of a sound in­
tellect and an awareness of the associated
social responsibilities imposed by education
in a free society. The honorary degrees
awarded by the College are intended to call to
the attention of Wilkes students, faculty, and
friends, selected individuals of distinguished
achievement.
Jesse Choper is an alumnus of Wilkes Col­
lege, Class of 1957. He graduated summa cum
laude with a B.S. in Commerce &amp; Finance. In
1960, he graduated magna cum laude from the
Law School of the University of Pennsyl­
vania. At Pennsylvania, he served as Research
Editor of the Law Review and was elected a
member of the Order of the COIF, After grad­
uation he was one of the select group chosen
to serve as law clerk to Chief Justice Earl
Warren of the United States Supreme Court.
He then served four years as a member of the
faculty of the University of Minnesota Law
School, and since 1965 has served as a Pro­
fessor of Law at the University of California
Law School at Berkeley.

Professor Choper is the author of a number
of Law review articles in the field of con­
stitutional law. He is co-author of several
classroom texts in the fields of corporation
law and constitutional law. This text in con­
stitutional law is presently used in over 60
law schools and in over 100 colleges and uni­
versities.

By his intellectual and professional achieve­
ment he has demonstrated the standards of
accomplishment to which this graduating
class may aspire.

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The following introduction was made by Dr.
Francis J. Michelini, Dean of Academic Affairs,
who presented lesse H. Choper, '57, Professor
of Law, for the honorary degree of Doctor of
Letters.

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President Farley, in recognition of his out­
standing professional achievement, his dedi­
cation to scholarship, and his contributions to
the literature of constitutional law, I am priv­
ileged to present to you, Professor Jesse
Choper, and ask you to confer upon him the
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane
Letters.

Attorney Choper accepts his honorary degree from Dr.
Eugene Farley. To the rear is Dr. Francis Michelini. Adfusting the hood is Dr. Ralph Rozelle.

Dean of Academic
Affairs Presents
Professor Choper

�But I am seriously critical of the
great volume of uninformed, unthinking, irresponsible, unbridled, largely
undocumented, and generally unsound
carping and baiting that, placed under
the heading of “criticism," has been
addressed to the Supreme Court since
1954 under the stewardship of Chief
Justice Earl Warren.

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

The United States Supreme
Court and Its Critics
JESSE H. CHOPER, ’57
Professor of Law
University of California
Berkeley, California

PAGE / 6

My original designation of the topic
that I planned to discuss with you this
evening was “The United States Su­
preme Court and Its Critics.” But, in
plotting out what I proposed to say, and
in examining what a number of the Su­
preme Court’s critics have said, it oc­
curred to me that the more appropriate
and accurate title for this talk should
be: “The Warren Court and Its Intem­
perate Detractors.” Or, perhaps: “The
Supreme Court Since 1954 and Its Dis­
torting Censurers.”
Let me make clear at the outset that I
have no quarrel with, for example, the
Committee of the Conference of State
Chief Justices, when it said, in 1958:
“We do not believe that (respect for
law) goes so far as to impose upon us
an obligation of silence when we find
ourselves unable to agree with pro­
nouncements of the Supreme Court
(even though we are bound by them),
or when we see trends in decisions of
that Court which we think will lead to
unfortunate results.” Nor do I disagree
with the statement of Senator Sam J.
Ervin of North Carolina when he said
that: “(Americans) have an inalienable
right to think and speak their honest
thoughts concerning all things under
the sun, including the decisions of Su­
preme Court majorities.”

Not atypical, and probably the most
current example of the type of insidi­
ous attack that has been made on the
“Warren Supreme Court” appeared in
an advertisement in The Wall Street
Journal of one month ago. It is import­
ant to note that this is not the charge
of some "crackpot” distributing hand­
made leaflets on a street corner, but a
full-page display in one of America's
most respected and highly regarded
newspapers.
The ad was purchased by an organ­
ization named “Constructive Action,
Inc." of La Jolla, California. I would
like to examine how "constructive” the
information therein provided was.

Its theme seemed to be that six re­
cent decisions of the Supreme Court,
although not so intended, were provid­
ing material assistance to the goals of
international communism — at least as
these goals were stated in a six year
old Senate Document entitled "Soviet
Plans for the USA — Surrender or Die
by 1975."

The ad briefly described each of the
six Supreme Court decisions. The first
were the well-known “Prayer and Bible
Reading” cases of 1962 and 1963. In
connection with them, the ad pointed
out that “Lenin, author of Communist
strategy, said: ‘Our revolution will nev­
er succeed until the myth of God is re­
moved from the mind of man.’ ” And
the ad quoted the Senate Document as
saying: “The Communists are honest­
ly convinced that they are invincible"
because, among other things, “of the
anticipated demoralization of the free

world."

i

The precise nexus between the
Court's decision and the achievement
of the communist goals is not made
clear in the advertisement. It argues
by implication and innuendo. But it
seems to be echoing other charges
made against the Court's interpretation
of the constitutional protection of reli-

gious freedom. For example, Rep.
Frank J. Becker of New York has said
that the prayer decisions "will eventually forbid any reference to one’s re­
liance upon God Almighty and one’s
belief in a Supreme Being.” And Rep.
James H. Quillen of Tennessee has
said that the prayer decisions are “di­
recting our Nation away from religion.”
“God and religion have all but been
driven from the public schools.”
Are these facts? Or are they inac­
curacies, unintentional or otherwise? I
say they are one of the latter. The
Court's prayer decisions, barring de­
votional religious exercises in public
schools, have in no way forbade refer­
ence to or belief in God. Not only do
the decisions not drive God and religion from the public schools, but they
specifically permit and seemingly en­
courage study of the Bible and of re­
ligion and of the high place both have
occupied in the minds of citizens of
the United States. I urge you to be
aware and skeptical of this type of
sweeping damning of the Supreme
Court.

Third, the “Constructive Action" ad­
vertisement asserts that: “After years
of Congressional effort to prevent
Communist subversion of the labor
unions, the U.S. Supreme Court has
denied Congress the power to prevent
Communist party members from hold­
ing union office. Both labor and man­
agement have cause for concern over
the effects of this decision, permitting
subversives to influence the economic
health of our nation by fomenting
strife at the behest of an enemy of the
United States.”

Does the decision referred to, United
States v. Brown (1965), really bar Con­
gress from denying union office to
any Communist member? Does it per­
mit subversives to foment labor strife
with impunity? Once again, examina­
tion of the case itself demonstrates the
misleading quality of the advertise­
ment's indictment. The Court held on­
ly that Communist Party membership
alone could not be made a disqualifica­
tion for union office or employment.
The Court stated in no uncertain terms
that Congress does have unquestioned
power to bar from union office any per­
Second, the ad charges that the son (Communist or non-Communist)
Court has held that “We Must Carry who has committed a subversive act or
the Mail for Moscow”; that “The U.S. who possesses characteristics that a
Supreme Court has given Communist court finds are likely to bring about po­
political propaganda unrestricted ac­ litical strikes. Again, I call your atten­
cess to our domestic mail system.” On tion to the dangerously inaccurate
this point, the ad concludes, “Less criticism of the Court that this typifies
than 5% (of the people) want (com- and urge you to be aware of this "big
munist political propaganda) — why ]je” kind of attack.
should the other 95% be forced to get
Fourth, we are told in the Wall Street
it.”
Journal ad that “we may have lost the
Again, the facts belie this rabble ability’ to protect ourselves by means
rousing accusation. The Supreme Court of registration statutes” because “Comclearly did not hold, in the case re- munists No Longer Need Register with
ferred to, Lamont v. Postmaster Gener­ the Government." This assertion, un­
al (1965), that any person may “be like others, is not wholly’ false but it
forced to get” any propaganda. Rather, beguilingly misleads us about the Suin that case, the Court, unanimously’, preme Court's action. The fact of the
invalidated a post office regulation that matter is that in 1961 the Court said
all foreign mail be screened; if the post that there was no constitutional prohi­
office determined that such mail was bition against requiring the Communist
“communist political propaganda,” it Party of the United States to register
notified the addressee that it would be the names and addresses of its mem­
destroyed unless he specially re­ bers. But. in 1965, in the decision ques­
quested delivery within twenty' days. tioned in the advertisement, Albertson
The Court held only that a person v. Subversive Activities Control Board,
could not be forced to make special re­ the Court held, without a single dis­
quest to receive his mail. The decision senting vote, that registration could
clearly permits any person to notify not then be required because another
the post office that he does not want federal statute made membership in
certain kinds of mail delivered.
the Communist Party a crime. Thus, to

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�force a Communist party member to
register this fact would be to force him
to admit evidence that could be turned
against him in a criminal prosecution
— a pristine violation of the constitu­
tional privilege against self-incrimina­
tion. This obvious fact the ad fails to
mention in its emotion provoking blast
at the Court.
Fifth, the ad contends, “The U.S. Su­
preme Court's 'Miranda Decision' con­
tinues to be a boon for criminals. Con­
fessed criminals are being freed xvithout trials because they xvere not in­
formed of their constitutional rights
before confessing. Police officers are
hamstrung and the crime rate continues
to soar as the effect of soft Supreme
Court decisions.”
What are the facts? As to the “soar­
ing crime rate,” Ramsey Clark, the At­
torney General of the United States,
who should know, perhaps even better
than Constructive Action, Inc. of La
Jolla, California, said just two weeks
ago: "We do ourselves a great disserv­
ice with [crime] statistics.” Thus, he
said, it is "quite clear,” despite impres­
sions to the contrary, "that the murder
rate has declined steadily since the
1930's," from 7.8 slayings per 100,000
population to 5.4 last year. “The fact
is,” he said, “that murder is the crime
most accurately reported, so we can
make comparisons xxnth the past.” The
Attorney General said he met xvith po­
lice chiefs from 14 major cities on
Wednesday and that they generally re­
ported a slight increase in crime. “One
city was up 1 per cent from last year,
but last year they had been doxvn 1
per cent from the year before.” Mr.
Clark said that the Department of Justice's prosecution against organized
crime were now “at an all-time high."

Furthermore, even on the assump­
tion that the national crime rate is ris­
ing, I submit that it is horribly naive to
conclude that this is in any significant
way a product of the Supreme Court’s
decisions, rather than the result of a
complex of social problems current to­
day. I know of no rapist or murderer
who is encouraged to commit the act
because he knows that he will be ad­
vised of his constitutional rights if he
is arrested.
As to the contention that the Miran­
da decision, which requires that an ar-

PAGE/8

rested person be advised of his rights
to silence and to a lawyer before his
confession may be taken, has ham­
strung police officers, there is again a
wide disparity between the condemn­
ing speculation of Constructive Action,
Inc. and the hard facts, at least as seen
by some directly on the firing line.
Evelle Younger, District Attorney of
Los Angeles County, the chief law en­
forcement officer of the nation’s sec­
ond largest metropolitan area, said re­
cently in the American Bar Associa­
tion's “Criminal Law Quarterly":
“Confessions are essential to a suc­
cessful prosecution in only a small per­
centage of criminal cases. The percentage of cases in which confessions or
admissions were made has not de­
creased, as might have been antici­
pated, because of the increased scope
of the admonitions required by Miranda. If an individual xvants to con­
fess, a warning from a police officer,
acting as required by recent decisions,
is not likely to discourage him. Those
who hope [or fear) these decisions will
eliminate confessions as a legitimate
laxv enforcement tool xvill be disap­
pointed [or relieved]."

And the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Ramsey
Clark said just a month ago that the
Miranda decision “had not been ham­
pering law enforcement”; that “two
surveys have indicated that confes­
sions are coming in at about the same
rate or perhaps even higher than they
were before Miranda.”
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Sixth, and last, the ad bombards the
Supreme Court on the ground that:
Laws aimed at keeping subversives
off the faculties of public schools have
_____ ________
been declared
unconstitutional.” The
Court, charges the advertisement has
“swept away the right of self-pr’eservation.""
But, the more sweeping the accusa­
tion, the more easily may it be dis­
proved. The principal recent decision
of the Court in this area is Elfbrandt v.
Russell [1966). It invalidated a state
laxv that barred as teachers any person
who was a knowledgeable member of
an organization that had, as one of its

purposes, the overthrow of the govern­
ment.
Did this decision forbid prohibiting
teachers from urging subversion in
public school classrooms? Or did it
forbid disqualification of persons who
had committed subversive acts out of
the classroom? Clearly not. What the
Supreme Court did invalidate was a
law that would, for example, have for­
bidden a science teacher at a college
or university from being a member of
an international scientific organization
that included members of Communist
bloc nations — even though access to
the scientific information was crucial
to the teacher's knowledge and available only to members of the organiza­
tion. The teacher, under the state stat­
ute before the Court, would have been
a member of an organization that may
well have had, as one of its purposes,
the violent overthrow of the govern­
ment. The teacher would have been
forbidden membership in the organization, on pain of imprisonment, despite
the fact that personally he was violently anti-Communist.

it does not have under the Constitu­
tion.” And the late Rep. Howard W.
Smith of Virginia called the Reappor­
tionment Cases "the most drastic as­
sault on the Constitution that has hap­
pened in my time.”

The School Segregation Cases did
represent “solicitude for the constitu­
tional rights of the minority,” and long
overdue, I might add. But the vituper­
ative critics of the Reapportionment
Cases continue their onslaught despite
the fact that there the Court ruled not
for a minority group but for the ma­
jority of citizens and voters in this
country, mostly living in urban areas,
whose political influence was being di­
luted by state legislatures dominated
by minority rural interests. The critics
would have it both ways, and always.
And I wish that inconsistency were
the only fallacy employed by those
who mislead us concerning the activ-

Contrary to the Constructive Action,
Inc. attack, the Court in that case ruled
only for academic freedom and the
acquisition of knowledge. In no mean­
ingful way does the decision protect
subversion — unless it is necessary to
burn down the house to get rid of the
rats.

The Wall Street Journal advertise­
ment concludes with the admonition
to the Supreme Court not to “infringe
upon the rights of the majority in its
solicitude for the constitutional rights
: ,
of the m
minority.
*nority- ” This is an oft voice
cry of the Court-baiters. But there is a
certain irony involved in this position.

Probably the two most vilified and
maligned decisions of the Warren
Court have been the School Segrega­
tion Cases in 1954 and the Reappor­
tion One Man — One Vote cases in
1964. Exemplary of the tirade evoked
by the Segregation Cases is the com­
ment of Justice M. T. Phelps of the Ari­
zona Supreme Court: "I here assert
without hesitation or reservation that
(the decision) is neither based upon
logic nor law." Of the Reapportion­
ment Cases, Senate Wallace F. Bennett
of Utah said that the Supreme Court
was "arrogating to itself powers thnt

ity of the United States Supreme Court
today.
In conclusion. The Court need not
be, nor is it, the conscience of the
people. Nor, for that matter, need it be,
nor is it, that body of government to
cure all social ills in the country. One
need not approve nor agree with every
judgment that the Court has made. I
certainly do not. I do believe that the
strongest indictment of the present Su­
preme Court is that it has jealously
and zealously guarded the asserted
constitutional rights of those whose
only effective forum for expression of
those rights has been the Court itself.
For example, those disenfranchised Ne­
groes, particularly in some parts of the
South, who could not obtain any help
from legislatures where they were not
represented; those partially disenfran­
chised citizens in urban centers
throughout the country to whom rural

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That is the streets. The alternatives are
either disobedience of the law [which
could not be changed otherwise) or
complacent acceptance (for attempts to
sear the consciences of those in power
have been notable failures). I find both
alternatives — violence and decadence
— intolerable. The Warren Court to­
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the Supreme Court's poxver to declare
laws unconstitutional — concern for
those, about whom the other branches
and divisions of government often xvill
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recipients of billions in Federal funds,
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Left to right: Rev. John D. Bohush, class member; Atty. Louis Shaffer, vice chairman of Wilkes
board of trustees; Dr. Samuel M. Davenport, trustee; Dr. Charles B. Reif; Dr. Eugene S. Farley.
Wilkes president; Dr. Joseph J. Kocyan, trustee: Atty. Joseph J. Savitz, trustee; and Rev
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eral dollars now going to America’s colleges and
universities were suddenly withdrawn?
The president of one university pondered the ques­
tion briefly, then replied: “Well, first, there would
be this very loud sucking sound.”
Indeed there would. It would be heard from
Berkeley’s gates to Harvard’s yard, from Colby,
Maine, to Kilgore, Texas. And in its wake would
come shock waves that would rock the entire estab­
lishment of American higher education.
No institution of higher learning, regardless of its
size or remoteness from Washington, can escape the
impact of the Federal government’s involvement in
higher education. Of the 2,200 institutions of higher
learning in the United States, about 1,800 partici­
pate in one or more Federally supported or spon­
sored programs. (Even an institution which receives
no Federal dollars is affected—for it must compete
for faculty, students, and private dollars with the
institutions that do receive Federal funds for such
things.)
Hence, although hardly anyone seriously believes
that Federal spending on the campus is going to stop
or even decrease significantly, the possibility, how­
ever remote, is enough to send shivers down the na­
tion’s academic backbone. Colleges and universities
operate on such tight budgets that even a relatively
slight ebb in the flow of Federal funds could be
serious. The fiscal belt-tightening in Washington,
caused by the war in Vietnam atul the threat of in-

A look at what would happen if all Federal dollars
were suddenly withdrawn from colleges and univer­
sities may be an exercise in the absurd, but it drama­
tizes the depth of government involvement:
&gt; The nation’s undergraduates would lose more
than 800,000 scholarships, loans, and work-study
grants, amounting to well over S300 million.
&gt; Colleges and universities would lose some S2 bil­
lion which now supports research on the campuses.
Consequently some 50 per cent of America’s science
faculty members would be without support for their
research. They would lose the summer salaries which
they have come to depend on—and, in some cases,
they would lose part of their salaries for the other
nine months, as well.
&gt; The big government-owned research laboratories
which several universities operate under contract
would be closed. Although this might end some
management headaches for tire universities, it would
also deprive thousands of scientists and engineers
of employment and the institutions of several million
dollars in overhead reimbursements and fees.
&gt; The newly established National Foundation for
the Arts and Humanities—for which faculties have
waited for years—would collapse before its first
grants were spent.
&gt; Planned or partially constructed college and uni­
versity buildings, costing roughly $2,5 billion, would
be delayed or abandoned altogether.
&gt; Many of our most eminent universities and medi­
cal schools would find their annual budgets sharph
reduced—in some eases by more than 50 per cent.
And the &lt;&gt;S land-grant institutions would lose Fed-

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eral institutional support which they have been re­
ceiving since the nineteenth century.
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GI Bill, the Peace Corps, and the many other pro­
grams which call for spending on the campuses would
founder.

federal government is now the “Big
Spender” in the academic world. Last year, Wash­
ington spent more money on the nation’s campuses
than did the 50 state governments combined. The
National Institutes of Health alone spent more on
educational and research projects than any one
state allocated for higher education. The National
Science Foundation, also a Federal agency, awarded
more funds to colleges and universities than did
all the business corporations in America. And the
U.S. Office of Education’s annual expenditure in
higher education of SI.2 billion far exceeded all
gifts from private foundations and alumni. The
S5 billion or so that the Federal government will
spend on campuses this year constitutes more than
25 per cent of higher education’s total budget
About half of trie federal funds now going to
academic institutions support research and recearrhrelatec activities—and, in most cases, the research is
in the sciences. Most often an individual scholar,
w-ith his institution’s blessing, applies directly to
a Federal agency for funds to support his work. A
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sense—yet look how they’ve flourished. Congress­
men, in fact, have been conscientious in their ap­
proach to Federal support of higher education; the
problem is that standards other than those of the
universities and colleges could become the deter­
mining factors in the nature and direction of Federal
support. In any case, the argument runs, all aca­
demic institutions depend on the good will of others
to provide the support that insures freedom. McGeorge Bundy, before he left the White House to
head the Ford Foundation, said flatly: “American
higher education is more and not less free and strong
because of Federal funds.” Such funds, he argued,
actually have enhanced freedom by enlarging the
opportunity of institutions to act; they are no more
tainted than are dollars from other sources; and the
way in which they are allocated is closer to academic
tradition than is the case with nearly all other major
sources of funds.
The issue of Federal control notwithstanding,
Federal support of higher education is taking its
place alongside military budgets and farm subsidies
as one of the government’s essential activities. All
evidence indicates that such is the public’s will.
Education has always had a special worth in this
country, and each new generation sets the valuation
higher. In a recent Gallup Poll on national goals,
Americans listed education as having first priority.
Governors, state legislators, and Congressmen, ever
sensitive to voter attitudes, are finding that the im­
provement of education is not only a noble issue on
which to stand, but a winning one.
The increased Federal interest and support reflect

request funds to help construct buildings and grants
to strengthen or initiate research programs.)
The other half of the Federal government’s expenditure in higher education is for student aid, for
books and equipment, for classroom buildings, lab0.
ratories, and dormitories, for overseas projects, and
_ recendy, in modest amounts—for the general
strengthening of the institution.
There is almost no Federal agency which does not
provide some funds for higher education. And there
are few activities on a campus that are not eligible
for some kind of government aid.

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depend so heavily on Federal funds to help pay for
salaries, tuition, research, construction, and operat­
ing costs that any significant decline in Federal sup­
port would disrupt the whole enterprise of American
higher education.
To some educators, this dependence is a threat to
the integrity and independence of the colleges and
universities. “It is unnerving to know that our sys­
tem of higher education is highly vulnerable to the
whims and fickleness of politics,” says a man who
has held high positions both in government and on
the campus.
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on the colleges and universities as the institutions
do on the government. President Johnson told an
audience at Princeton last year that in “almost every
field of concern, from economics to national security,
the academic community has become a central in­
strument of public policy in the United States.”
Logan Wilson, president of the American Council
on Education (an organization which often speaks
in behalf of higher education), agrees. “Our history
attests to the vital role which colleges and universities
have played in assuring the nation’s security and
progress, and our present circumstances magnify
rather than diminish the role,” he says. “Since the
final responsibility for our collective security and
welfare can reside only in the Federal government,
a close partnership between government and higher
education is essential.”

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tween the Federal government and institutions of
higher learning and research is one of the most
profound and significant developments of our time.'’
Directly and indirectly, the partnership has pro­
duced enormous benefits. It has played a central
role in this country’s progress in science and tech­
nology—and hence has contributed to our national
security, our high standard of living, the lengthen­
ing life span, our world leadership. One analysis
credits to education 40 per cent of the nation’s
growth in economic productivity in recent years.
Despite such benefits, some thoughtful observers
are concerned about the future development of the
government-campus partnership. They are asking
how the flood of Federal funds will alter the tradi­
tional missions ofhighereducation, the time-honored
responsibility of the states, and the flow of private
funds to the campuses. They wonder if the give and
take between equal partners can continue, when one
has the money and the other “only the brains.”
Problems already have arisen from the dynamic
and complex relationship between Washington and
the academic world. How serious and complex such
problems can become is illustrated by the current
controversy over the concentration of Federal re­
search funds on relatively few campuses and in
certain sections of the country.
The problem grew out of World War II, when the
government turned to the campuses for desperately
needed scientific research. Since many of the bestknown and most productive scientists were working
in a dozen or so institutions in the Northeast and a
few in the Midwest and California, more than half
of the Federal research funds were spent there
(Most of the remaining money went to another 50
universities with research and graduate training )
The wartime emergency obviously justified this

concentration of funds. When the war ended, how
ever, the lopsided distribution of Federal research
funds did not. In fact, it has continued right up to
the present, with 29 institutions receiving more than
50 per cent of Federal research dollars.
To the institutions on the receiving end, the situa­
tion seems natural and proper. They are, after all
the strongest and most productive research centers
in the nation. The government, they argue, has an
obligation to spend the public’s money where it will
yield the highest return to the nation.
The less-favored institutions recognize this ob­
ligation, too. But they maintain that it is equally
important to the nation to develop new institutions
of high quality—yet, without financial help from
Washington, the second- and third-rank institutions
will remain just that.
In late 1965 President Johnson, in a memorandum
to the heads of Federal departments and agencies,
acknowledged the importance of maintaining scien­
tific excellence in the institutions where it now exists.
But, he emphasized, Federal research funds should
also be used to strengthen and develop new centers
of excellence. Last year this “spread the wealth”
movement gained momentum, as a number of
agencies stepped up their efforts to broaden the
distribution of research money. The Department of
Defense, for example, one of the bigger purchasers
of research, designated $18 million for this academic
year to help about 50 widely scattered institutions
develop into high-grade research centers. But with
economies induced by the war in Vietnam, it is
doubtful whether enough money will be available
in the near future to end the controversy.
Eventually, Congress may have to act. In so
doing, it is almost certain to displease, and perhaps
hurt, some institutions. To the pessimist, the situa­
tion is a sign of troubled times ahead. To the op­
timist, it is the democratic process at work.

ecent student demonstrations have
dramatized another problem to which the pailnCI
ship between the government and the campus
contributed: the relative emphasis that is placc

compete for limited funds
on research and on the teaching of undergraduates.
Wisconsin’s Representative Henry Reuss con­
ducted a Congressional study of the situation. Sub­
sequently he said: “University teaching has become
a sort of poor relation to research. I don’t quarrel
with the goal of excellence in science, but it is pursued
at the expense of another important goal—excellence
of teaching. Teaching suffers and is going to suffer
more.”
The problem is not limited to universities. It is
having a pronounced effect on the smaller liberal
arts colleges, the women’s colleges, and the junior
colleges—all of which have as their primary func­
tion the teaching of undergraduates. To offer a firstrate education, the colleges must attract and retain
a first-rate faculty, which in turn attracts good stu­
dents and financial support. But undergraduate col­
leges can rarely compete with Federally supported
universities in faculty salaries, fellowship awards, re­
search opportunities, and plant and equipment. The
president of one of the best undergraduate colleges
says: “When we do get a young scholar who skill­
fully combines research and teaching abilities, the
universities lure him from us with the promise of a
high salary, light teaching duties, frequent leaves,
and almost anything else he may want.”
Leland Haworth, whose National Science Founda­
tion distributes more than $300 million annually
for research activities and graduate programs on the
campuses, disagrees. “I hold little or no brief,” he
says, “for the allegation that Federal support of re­
search has detracted seriously from undergraduate
teaching. I dispute the contention heard in some
quarters that certain of our major universities have
become giant research factories concentrating on
Federally sponsored research projects to the detri­
ment of their educational functions.” Most univer­
sity scholars would probably support Mr. Haworth’s
contention that teachers who conduct research are
generally better teachers, and that the research en­
terprise has infused science education with new sub­
stance and vitality.
To get perspective on the problem, compare uni­
versity research today with what it was before
World War ILA prominent physicist calls the pre­
war days “a horse-and-buggy period.” In 1930, col­
leges and universities spent less than $20 million on
scientific research, and that came largely from pri­

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vate foundations, corporations, and endowment in­
come. Scholars often built their equipment from in­
geniously adapted scraps and spare machine parts.
Graduate students considered it compensation
enough just to be allowed to participate.
Some three decades and SI 25 billion later, there
is hardly an academic scientist who does not feel
pressure to get government funds. The chairman of
one leading biology department admits that “if a
young scholar doesn’t have a grant when he comes
here, he had better get one within a year or so or
he’s out; we have no funds to support his research.”
Considering the large amounts of money available
for research and graduate training, and recognizing
that the publication of research findings is still the
primary criterion for academic promotion, it is not
surprising that the faculties of most universities spend
a substantial part of their energies in those activities.
Federal agencies are looking for ways to ease the
problem. The National Science Foundation, for ex­
ample, has set up a new program which will make
grants to undergraduate colleges for the improve­
ment of science instruction.
More help will surely be forthcoming.

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concentrated in the sciences has also had a pro­
nounced effect on colleges and universities. In many
institutions, faculty members in the natural sciences
earn more than faculty members in the humanities
and social sciences; they have better facilities, more
frequent leaves, and generally more influence on the
campus.

�The government’s support of science can also
disrupt the academic balance and internal priorities
of a college or university. One president explained:
“Our highest-priority construction project was a
S3 million building for our humanities departments.
Under the Higher Education Facilities Act, we could
expect to get a third of this from the Federal govern­
ment. This would leave S2 million for us to get from
private sources.
“But then, under a new government program, the
biology and psychology faculty decided to apply to
the National Institutes of Health for SI.5 million
for new faculty members over a period of five years.
These additional faculty people, however, made it
necessary for us to go ahead immediately with our
plans for a S4 million science building—so we gave
it the No. 1 priority and moved the humanities
building down the list.
“We could finance half the science building’s cost
with Federal funds. In addition, the scientists pointed
out, they could get several training grants which
would provide stipends to graduate students and
tuition to our institution.
“You see what this meant? Both needs were valid
•—those of the humanities and those of the sciences.
For 82 million of private money, I could either
build a S3 million humanities building or I could
build a S4 million science building, get SI.5 million
for additional faculty, and pick up a few hundred
thousand dollars in training grants. Either-or; not
both.”
The president could have added that if the scien­
tists had been denied the privilege of applying to
NIH, they might well have gone to another institu­
tion, taking their research grants with them. On the
other hand, under the conditions of the academic
marketplace, it was unlikely that the humanities
scholars would be able to exercise a similar mobility.
The case also illustrates why academic adminis­
trators sometimes complain that Federal support of
an individual faculty member’s research projects
casts their institution in the ineffectual role of a legal
middleman, prompting the faculty member to feel
a greater loyalty to a Federal agency than to the
college or university.
Congress has moved to lessen the disparity be­
tween support of the humanities and social sciences
on the one hand and support of the physical and
biological sciences on the other. It established the
National Foundation for the Arts and Humanities—
a move which, despite a pitifully small first-ycar al­
location of funds, offers some encouragement. And
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the social sciences, which have been receiving some
Federal support, are destined to get considerably
more in the next few years.

fforts to cope with such difficult prob­
lems must begin with an understanding of the nature
and background of the government-campus partner­
ship. But this presents a problem in itself, for one en­
counters a welter of conflicting statistics, contradic­
tory information, and wide differences of honest
opinion. The task is further complicated by the
swiftness with which the situation continually
changes. And—the ultimate complication—there is
almost no uniformity or coordination in the Federal
government’s numerous programs affecting higher
education.
Each of the 50 or so agencies dispensing Federal
funds to the colleges and universities is responsible
for its own program, and no single Federal agency
supervises the entire enterprise. (The creation of the
Office of Science and Technology in 1962 represented
an attempt to cope with the multiplicity of relation­
ships. But so far there has been little significant im­
provement.) Even within the two houses of Congress,
responsibility for the government’s expenditures on
the campuses is scattered among several committees.
Not only does the lack of a coordinated Federal
program make it difficult to find a clear definition
of the government’s role in higher education, but it
also creates a number of problems both in Washing­
ton and on the campuses.
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wrestle with several uncoordinated, duplicative Fed­
eral science budgets and with different accounting
systems. Congress, faced with the almost impossible
task of keeping informed about the esoteric world
of science in order to legislate intelligently, finds it
difficult to control and direct the fast-growing Fed­
eral investment in higher education. And the in­
dividual government agencies are forced to make
policy decisions and to respond to political and other
pressures without adequate or consistent guidelines
from above.
The colleges and universities, on the other hand,
must negotiate the maze of Federal bureaus with
consummate skill if they are to get their share of the
Federal largesse. If they succeed, they must then
cope with mountains of paperwork, disparate sys­
tems of accounting, and volumes of regulations that
differ from agency to agency. Considering the mag­
nitude of the financial rewards at stake, the institu­
tions have had no choice but to enlarge their ad­
ministrative staffs accordingly, adding people who
can handle the business problems, wrestle with
paperwork, manage grants and contracts, and un­
tangle legal snarls. College and university presidents
are constantly looking for competent academic ad­
ministrators to prowl the Federal agencies in search
of programs and opportunities in which their institu­
tions can profitably participate.
The latter group of people, whom the press calls
“university lobbyists,” has been growing in number.
At least a dozen institutions now have full-time
representatives working in Washington. Many more
have members of their administrative and academic
staffs shuttling to and from the capital to negotiate
Federal grants and contracts, cultivate agency per­
sonnel, and try to influence legislation. Still other
institutions have enlisted the aid of qualified alumni
or trustees who happen to live in Washington.

A.he lack of a uniform Federal policy pre­
vents the clear statement of national goals that might
give direction to the government’s investments in
higher education. This takes a toll in effectiveness
and consistency and tends to produce contradictions
and conflicts. The teaching-versus-research contro­
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President Johnson provided another. Last sum­
mer, he publicly asked if the country is really7 get­
ting its money's worth from its support of scientific
research. He implied that the time may have come
to applv more widely, for the benefit of the nation,
the V—■ ~j-~ -rc that Federally sponsored medical re­
search had crctiate-d in recent years. A wave of aprrchensim srraaa f-rcvr- the medical schools when
th; Fretitiectis ~—--A were reported. The inference
tr re tira7- ~ ••■•■as that the Federal funds supporting
the dabrrate research effort, built at the urging of
the ~ve—r. might now be diverted to actual
medical care and treatment. Later the Secretary of
Health, Education, and Welfare, John W. Gardner,
tried to lay a calming hand on the medical scien­
tists’ fevered brows by making a strong reaffirmation
of the National Institutes of Health’s commitment
to basic research. But the apprehensiveness remains.
Other events suggest that the 25-year honey-moon
of science and the government may7 be ending. Con­
necticut’s Congressman Emilio Q_. Daddario, a man
who is not intimidated by the mystique of modem
science, has stepped up his campaign to have a
greater part of the National Science Foundation
budget spent on applied research. And, despite pleas
from scientists and NSF administrators, Congress
terminated the costly Mohole project, which was
designed to gain more fundamental information
about the internal structure of the earth.
Some observers feel that because it permits and
often causes such conflicts, the diversity in the gov­
ernment’s support of higher education is a basic
flaw in the partnership. Others, however, believe
this diversity, despite its disadvantages, guarantees
a margin of independence to colleges and univer­
sities that would be jeopardized in a monolithic
“super-bureau.”
Good or bad, the diversity was probably essential
to the development of the partnership between Wash­
ington and the academic world. Charles Kidd, ex­
ecutive secretary of the Federal Council for Science
and Technology, puts it bluntly when he points out
’n&lt;t the system’s pluralism has allowed us to avoid
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the Ordinance of 1787, which set aside public lands
for schools and declared that the “means of educa­
tion shall forever be encouraged.” But the two forces
that most shaped American higher education, say
many historians, were the land-grant movement of
the nineteenth century7 and the Federal support of
scientific research that began in World War II.
The land-grant legislation and related acts of
Congress in subsequent years established the Ameri­
can concept of enlisting the resources of higher edu­
cation to meet pressing national needs. The laws
were pragmatic and were designed to improve edu­
cation and research in the natural sciences, from
which agricultural and industrial expansion could
proceed. From these laws has evolved the world's
greatest system of public higher education.
In this century7 the Federal involvement grew
spasmodically7 during such periods of crisis as World
War I and the depression of the thirties. But it was
not until World War II that the relationship began
its rapid evolution into the dynamic and intimate
partnership that now exists.
Federal agencies and industrial laboratories were
ill-prepared in 1940 to supply7 the research and
technology so essential to a full-scale war effort.
The government therefore turned to the nation’s
colleges and universities. Federal funds supported
scientific research on the campuses and built huge
research facilities to be operated by universities
under contract, such as Chicago’s Argonne Labora­
tory and California’s laboratory in Los Alamos.
So successful was the new relationship that it
continued to flourish after the war. Federal re­
search funds poured onto the campuses from military­
agencies, the National Institutes of Health, the
Atomic Energy Commission, and the National
Science Foundation. The amounts of money in­
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the nation and brought a dramatic surge in support
of scientific research. President Eisenhower named
James R. Killian, Jr., president of Massachusetts In­
stitute of Technology, to be Special Assistant to the
President for Science and Technology. The National
Aeronautics and Space Administration was estab­
lished, and the National Defense Education Act of
1958 was passed. Federal spending for scientific re­
search and development increased to $5.8 billion.
Of this, $400 million went to colleges and universi­
ties.
The 1960’s brought a new dimension to the rela­
tionship between the Federal government and higher
education. Until then, Federal aid was almost syn­
onymous with government support of science, and
all Federal dollars allocated to campuses were to
meet specific national needs.
There were two important exceptions: the GI Bill
after World War II, which crowded the colleges and
universities with returning servicemen and spent $19
billion on educational benefits, and the National De­
fense Education Act, which was the broadest legis­
lation of its kind and the first to be based, at least
in part, on the premise that support ofcducation it­
self is as much in the national interest as support
which is based on the colleges’ contributions to some­
thing as specific as the national defense.
I he crucial turning-points were readied in m(:
Kennedy-Johnson years. President Kennedy said:
‘We pledge ourselves to seek a system of higher cdu-

cation where every young American can be edu­
cated, not according to his race or his means, but
according to his capacity. Never in the life of this
country has the pursuit of that goal become more
important or more urgent.” Here was a clear na­
tional commitment to universal higher education, a
public acknowledgment that higher education is
worthy of support for its own sake. The Kennedy
and Johnson administrations produced legislation
which authorized:
I* $1.5 billion in matching funds for new con­
struction on the nation’s campuses.
&gt; $151 million for local communities for the build­
ing of junior colleges.
&gt; $432 million for new medical and dental schools
and for aid to their students.
b The first large-scale Federal program of under­
graduate scholarships, and the first Federal package
combining them with loans and jobs to help indi­
vidual students.
&gt; Grants to strengthen college and university li­
braries.
b Significant amounts of Federal money for
“promising institutions,” in an effort to lift the entire
system of higher education.
b The first significant support of the humanities.
In addition, dozens of “Great Society” bills in­
cluded funds for colleges and universities. And their
number is likely to increase in the years ahead.
rhe full significance of the developments of the
past few years will probably not be known for some
• &gt;mc. But it is clear that the partnership between the

Federal government and higher education has en­
tered a new phase. The question of the Federal gov­
ernment’s total relationship to colleges and univer­
sities—avoided for so many years—has still not been
squarely faced. But a confrontation may be just
around the corner.

-P K_he major pitfall, around which Presi­
dents and Congressmen have detoured, is the issue
of the separation of state and church. Tire Constitu­
tion of the United States says nothing about the Fed­
eral government’s responsibility for education. So
the rationale for Federal involvement, up to now,
has been the Constitution’s Article I, which grants
Congress the power to spend tax money for the com­
mon defense and the general welfare of the nation.
So long as Federal support of education was spe­
cific in nature and linked to the national defense,
the religious issue could be skirted. But as the em­
phasis moved to providing for the national welfare,
the legal grounds became less firm, for the First
Amendment to the Constitution says. in part, “Con­
gress shall make no law respecting an establishment
of religion. ...”
So far. for practical and obvious reasons, neither
the President nor Congress has met the problem
head-on. But the battle has been joined. anvwav.
Some cases challenging grants to chuivh-rcla'.cv. col-

A new phase hi ^verninenf-eainpns relatienships

�Is higher education losing control of its destiny?
leges are now in tire courts. And Congress is being
pressed to pass legislation that would permit a cit­
izen to challenge, in the Federal courts, the Con­
gressional acts relating to higher education.
Meanwhile, America’s 893 church-related colleges
are eligible for funds under most Federal programs
supporting higher education, and nearly all have
received such funds. Most of these institutions would
applaud a decision permitting the support to con­
tinue.
Some, however, would not. The Southern Baptists
and the Seventh Day Adventists, for instance, have
opposed Federal aid to the colleges and universities
related to their denominations. Furman University',
for example, under pressure from the South Carolina
Baptist convention, returned a 5612,000 Federal
grant that it had applied for and received. Many
colleges are awaiting the report of a Southern Bap­
tist study group, due this summer.
Such institutions face an agonizing dilemma:
stand fast on the principle of separation of church
and state and take the financial consequences, or
join the majority' of colleges and universities and
risk Federal influence. Said one delegate to the
Southern Baptist Convention: “Those who say we’re
going to become second-rate schools unless we take
Federal funds see clearly. I’m beginning to see it so
clearly it’s almost a nightmarish thing. I’ve moved
toward Federal aid reluctantly; I don’t like it.”
Some colleges and universities, while refusing
Federal aid in principle, permit some exceptions.
Wheaton College, in Illinois, is a hold-out; but it
allows some of its professors to accept National
Science Foundation research grants. So does Rock­
ford College, in Illinois. Others shun government
money, but let their students accept Federal schol­
arships and loans. The president of one small churchrelated college, faced with acute financial problems,
says simply: “The basic issue for us is survival.”

ecent federal programs have sharp­
er, es the conflict between Washington and the
states in fixing the responsibility for education.
Traditionally ar.d constitutionally, the responsibility
has generally been with the states. But as Federal
support has equaled and surpassed the state alloca-

tions to higher education, the question of responsi­
bility is less clear.
The great growth in quality and Ph.D. production
of manystate universities, forinstance, is undoubtedly
due in large measure to Federal support. Federal
dollars pay for most of the scientific research in state
universities, make possible higher salaries which at­
tract outstanding scholars, contribute substantially
to new buildings, and provide large amounts of
student aid. Clark Kerr speaks of the “Federal
grant university,” and the University of California
(which he used to head) is an apt example: nearly
half of its total income comes from Washington.
To most governors and state legislators, the Fed­
eral grants are a mixed blessing. Although they have
helped raise the quality and capabilities of state in­
stitutions, the grants have also raised the pressure on
state governments to increase their appropriations
for higher education, if for no other reason than to
fulfill the matching requirement of many Federal
awards. But even funds which are not channeled
through the state agencies and do not require the
state to provide matching funds can give impetus to
increased appropriations for higher education. Fed­
eral research grants to individual scholars, for ex­
ample, may make it necessary for the state to pro­
vide more faculty members to get the teaching done.

. Many institutions not only do not look a gift ^ori
in the mouth; they do not even pause lo note whe w
it is a horse or a boa constrictor.”—-John Garpne

Last year, 38 states and territories joined the
Compact for Education, an interstate organization
designed to provide “close and continuing consulta­
tion among our several states on all matters of educa­
tion.” The operating arm of the Compact will gather
information, conduct research, seek to improve
standards, propose policies, and do such things as
may be necessary or incidental to the administra­
tion of its authority. ...”
Although not spelled out in the formal language
of the document, the Compact is clearly intended
to enable the states to present a united front on the
future of Federal aid to education.

typically pragmatic fashion, we Ameri­
cans want our colleges and universities to serve the
public interest. We expect them to train enough
doctors, lawyers, and engineers. We expect them to
provide answers to immediate problems such as
water and air pollution, urban blight, national
defense, and disease. As we have done so often in
the past, we expect the Federal government to build
a creative and democratic system that will accom­
plish these things.
A faculty planning committee at one university
stated in its report: “ . . . A university is now re­
garded as a symbol for our age, the crucible in which
—by some mysterious alchemy—man’s long-awaited
Utopia will at last be forged.”
Some think the Federal role in higher education
is growing too rapidly.
As early as 1952, the Association of American Uni­
versities’ commission on financing higher education
warned: “We as a nation should call a halt at this
time to the introduction of new programs of direct
Federal aid to colleges and universities. . . . Higher
education at least needs time to digest what it has
already undertaken and to evaluate the full impact
of what it is already doing under Federal assistance.”
The recommendation went unheeded.
A year or so ago, Representative Edith Green of
Oregon, an active architect of major education legis­
lation, echoed this sentiment. The time has come,
she said, “to stop, look, and listen,” to evaluate the
impact of Congressional action on the educational

system. It seems safe to predict that Mrs. Green s
Warning, like that of the university presidents, will
fall to halt the growth of Federal spending on the
campus. But the note of caution she sounds will be
Well-taken by many who are increasingly concerned

about the impact of the Federal involvement in
higher education.
The more pessimistic observers fear direct Federal
control of higher education. With the loyalty-oath
conflict in mind, they see peril in the requirement
that Federally supported colleges and universities
demonstrate compliance with civil rights legislation
or lose their Federal support. They express alarm
at recent agency anti-conflict-of-interest proposals
that would require scholars who receive government
support to account for all of their other activities.
For most who are concerned, however, the fear is
not so much of direct Federal control as of Federal
influence on the conduct of American higher educa­
tion. Their worry is not that the government will
deliberately restrict the freedom of the scholar, or
directly change an institution of higher learning.
Rather, they are afraid the scholar may be tempted
to confine his studies to areas where Federal support
is known to be available, and that institutions will
be unable to resist the lure of Federal dollars.
I Before he became Secretary of Health, Education,
and Welfare, John W. Gardner said: “When a gov­
ernment agency with money to spend approaches a
university, it can usually purchase almost any serv­
ice it wants. And many institutions still follow the
old practice of looking on funds so received as gifts.
They not only do not look a gift horse in the mouth;
they do not even pause to note whether it is a horse
or a boa constrictor.”

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V^HE GREATEST OBSTACLE to the SUCCeSS of tile
government-campus partnership may' lie in the fact
that the partners have different objectives.
The Federal government’s support of higher
education has been essentially pragmatic. The Fed­
eral agencies have a mission to fulfill. To the degree
that the colleges and universities can help to fulfill
that mission, the agencies provide support.
The Atomic Energy Commission, for example,
supports research and related activities in nuclear
physics; the National Institutes of Health provide
funds for medical research; the Agency for Interna­
tional Development finances overseas programs.
Even recent programs which tend to recognize higher
education as a national resource in itself are basi­
cally presented as efforts to cope with pressing­
national problems.
The Higher Education Facilities Act, for instance,
provides matching funds for the construction of

�academic buildings. But the awards under this pro­
gram are made on the basis of projected increases
in enrollment. In the award of National Defense
Graduate Fellowships to institutions, enrollment ex­
pansion and the initiation of new graduate programs
are the main criteria. Under new programs affecting
medical and dental schools, much of the Federal
money is intended to increase the number of practi­
tioners. Even the National Humanities Endowment,
which is the government’s attempt to rectify an
academic imbalance aggravated by massive Federal
support for the sciences, is curiously and pragmati­
cally oriented to fulfill a specific mission, rather than
to support the humanities generally because they are
worthy in themselves.
Who can dispute the validity of such objectives?
Surely not the institutions of higher learning, for
they recognize an obligation to serve society by pro­
viding trained manpower and by conducting applied
research. But colleges and universities have other
traditional missions of at least equal importance.
Basic research, though it may have no apparent
relevance to society’s immediate needs, is a primary
(and almost exclusive) function of universities. It
needs no other justification than the scholar’s curi­
osity. The department of classics is as important in
the college as is the department of physics, even
though it does not contribute to the national de­
fense. And enrollment expansion is neither an in­
herent virtue nor a universal goal in higher educa­
tion; in fact, some institutions can better fulfill their
objectives by remaining relatively small and selec­
tive.
Colleges and universities believe, for the most

When basic objectives diffeer, whose will prevail?

Some people fear that the colleges and universities are
in danger of being remade in the Federal image.

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part, that they themselves are the best judges of
what they ought to do, where they would like to go,
and what their internal academic priorities are. For
this reason the National Association of State Uni­
versities and Land-Grant Colleges has advocated
that the government increase its institutional (rather
than individual project) support in higher education,
thus permitting colleges and universities a reasonable
latitude in using Federal funds.
Congress, however, considers that it can best
determine what the nation’s needs are, and how the
taxpayer’s money ought to be spent. Since there is
never enough money to do everything that cries to
be done, the choice between allocating Federal funds
for cancer research or for classics is not a very diffi­
cult one for the nation’s political leaders to make.
“The fact is,” says one professor, “that we are
trying to merge two entirely different systems. The
government is the political engine of our democ­
racy and must be responsive to the wishes of the
people. But scholarship is not very’ democratic. You
don’t vote on the laws of thermodynamics or take a
poll on the speed of light. Academic freedom and
tenure are not prizes in a popularity contest.”
Some observers feel that such a merger cannot be
accomplished without causing fundamental changes
in colleges and universities. They point to existing
academic imbalances, the teaching-versus-research
controversy, the changing roles of both professor
and student, the growing commitment of colleges
and universities to applied research. They fear that
the influx of Federal funds into higher education
will so transform colleges and universities that the
very qualities that made the partnership desirable
and productive in the first place will be lost.
The great technological achievements of the past
30 years, for example, would have been impossible
without the basic scientific research that preceded
them. This research—much of it seemingly irrele­
vant to society’s needs—was conducted in univer­

sides, because only there could the scholar find the
freedom and support that were essential to his quest.
If the growing demand for applied research is met
at the expense of basic research, future generations
may pay the penalty.
One could argue—and many do—that colleges
and universities do not have to accept Federal funds.
But, to most of the nation’s colleges and universities,
the rejection of Federal support is an unacceptable
alternative.
For those institutions already dependent upon
Federal dollars, it is too late to turn back. Their
physical plant, their programs, their personnel
are all geared to continuing Federal aid.
And for those institutions which have received
only token help from Washington, Federal dollars
offer the one real hope of meeting the educational
objectives they have set for themselves.

owever distasteful the thought may
be to those who oppose further Federal involvement
in higher education, the fact is that there is no other
way of getting the job done—to train the growing
number of students, to conduct the basic research
necessary’ to continued scientific progress, and to
cope with society’s most pressing problems.
Tuition, private contributions, and state alloca­
tions together fall far short of meeting the total cost
of American higher education. And as costs rise, the
gap is likely to widen. Tuition has finally passed the
$2,000 mark in several private colleges and univer­
sities, and it is rising even in the publicly supported
institutions. State governments have increased their
appropriations for higher education dramatically,
but there are scores of other urgent needs competing
for state funds. Gifts from private foundations, cor-

�evolution of the partnership. The degree of their
understanding and support will be reflected in future
legislation. And, along with private foundations and
corporations, alumni and other friends of higher
education bear a special responsibility for providing
colleges and universities with financial support. The
growing role of the Federal government, says the
president of a major oil company, makes corporate
contributions to higher education more important
than ever before; he feels that private support en­
ables colleges and universities to maintain academic
balance and to preserve their freedom and indepen­
dence. The president of a university agrees: “It is
essential that the critical core of our colleges and
universities be financed with non-Federal funds.”
“What is going on here,” says McGeorge Bundy,
“is a great adventure in the purpose and perform­
ance of a free people.” The partnership between
higher education and the Federal government, he
believes, is an experiment in American democracy.
Essentially, it is an effort to combine the forces
of our educational and political systems for the com­
mon good. And the partnership is distinctly Ameri­
can—boldly built step by step in full public view,
inspired by visionaries, tested and tempered by
honest skeptics, forged out of practical political
compromise.
Does it involve risks? Of course it does. But what
great adventure does not? Is it not by risk-taking
that free—and intelligent—people progress?

porations, and alumni continue to rise steadily, but
the increases are not keeping pace with rising costs.
Hence the continuation and probably the enlarge­
ment of the partnership between the Federal gov­
ernment and higher education appears to be in­
evitable. The real task facing the nation is to make

it work.
To that end, colleges and universities may have to
become more deeply involved in politics. They will
have to determine, more clearly than ever before,
just what their objectives are—and what their values
are. And they will have to communicate these most
effectively to their alumni, their political representa­
tives, the corporate community, the foundations,
and the public at large.
If the partnership is to succeed, the Federal gov­
ernment will have to do more than provide funds.
Elected officials and administrators face the awesome
task of formulating overall educational and research
goals, to give direction to the programs of Federal
support. They must make more of an effort to under­
stand what makes colleges and universities tick, and
to accommodate individual institutional differences.

r

r

taxpaying public, and particularly
alumni and alumnae, will play a crucial role in the

The report on this and the preceding 15
pages is the product of a cooperative en­
deavor in which scores of schools, colleges,
and universities are taking part It was pre­
pared under the direction of the group listed
below, who form editorial projects for
education, a non-profit organization associ­
ated with the American Alumni Council.
DENTON BEAL

Carnegie Institute of Technology
DAVID A. BURR

The University of Oklahoma
GEORGE H. COLTON

Dartmouth College
DAN ENDSLEY

Stanford University

CHARLES M. HELMKEN

American Alumni Council
GEORGE C. KELLER

Columbia University

ROBERT M. RHODES

CHARLES E. WIDMAYER

Dartmouth College
DOROTHY F. WILLIAMS

New York University

KEN METZLER

RUSSELL OLIN

FRANK J. TATE

The Ohio State University

STANLEY SAPLIN

Massachusetts Institute of Technolo^
0g)‘
The University of Oregon

JOHN W. PATON

Wesleyan University

The University of Pennsylvania

JOHN I. MATTILL

MARALYN O. GILLESPIE

Swarthmore College

Naturally, in a report of such length and
scope, not all statements necessarily reflect
the views of all the persons involved, or of
their institutions. Copyright © 1967 by Edi­
torial Proj’ects for Education, Inc. All rights
reserved; no part may be reproduced without
the express permission of the editors. Printed
in U.S.A.

RONALD A. WOLK

The Johns Hopkins University

FREDERIC A. STOTT

ELIZABETH BOND WOOD

Phillips Academy, Andover

Sweet Briar College

The University oj Colorado

CHESLEY WORTHINGTON

Erown University

*

CORDIN GWALTNEY

Executive Editor

Simmons College

VERNE A. STADTMAN

The University of California

JOHN A. CROWL

Associate Edit

wrr

'

COMMENCEMENT PARTICIPANTS
Lell to right: Monsignor Francis A. Costello, Atty. Louis Shaffer, trustee; Dr. Joseph J. Kocyan,
trustee; Atty. Jesse Choper, '57, Commencement Speaker; Dr. Farley, Atty. Joseph J. Savitz,
'48. trustee: Dr. Samuel Davenport, trustee; Rabbi Jerome Kerzner.

GRADUATION
HIGHLIGHTS

�evolution of the partnership. The degree of their
understanding and support will be reflected in future
legislation. And, along with private foundations and
corporations, alumni and other friends of higher
education bear a special responsibility for providing
colleges and universities with financial support. The
growing role of the Federal government, says the
president of a major oil company, makes corporate
contributions to higher education more important
than ever before; he feels that private support en­
ables colleges and universities to maintain academic
balance and to preserve their freedom and indepen­
dence. The president of a university agrees: “It is
essential that the critical core of our colleges and
universities be financed with non-Federal funds.”
“What is going on here,” says McGeorge Bundy,
“is a great adventure in the purpose and perform­
ance of a free people.” The partnership between
higher education and the Federal government, he
believes, is an experiment in American democracy.
Essentially, it is an effort to combine the forces
of our educational and political systems for the com­
mon good. And the partnership is distinedy Ameri­
can—boldly built step by step in full public view,
inspired by visionaries, tested and tempered by
honest skeptics, forged out of practical political
compromise.
Does it involve risks? Of course it does. But what
great adventure does not? Is it not by risk-taking
that free—and intelligent—people progress?

porations, and alumni continue to rise steadily, ut
the increases are not keeping pace with rising costs.
Hence the continuation and probably the enlarge
ment of the partnership between the Federal gov
eminent and higher education appears to be in­
evitable. The real task facing the nation is to make

it work.
To that end, colleges and universities may hav e to
become more deeply involved in politics. They will
have to determine, more clearly than ever before,
just what their objectives are—and what their values
are. And they will have to communicate these most
effectively to their alumni, their political representa­
tives, the corporate community, the foundations,
and the public at large.
If the partnership is to succeed, the Federal gov­
ernment will have to do more than provide funds.
Elected officials and administrators face the awesome
task of formulating overall educational and research
goals, to give direction to the programs of Federal
support. They must make more of an effort to under­
stand what makes colleges and universities tick, and
to accommodate individual institutional differences.

r
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taxpaying public,

and particularly

alumni and alumnae, will play a crucial role in the

The report on this and the preceding 15
pages is the product of a cooperative en­
deavor in which scores of schools, colleges,
and universities are taking part. It was pre­
pared under the direction of the group listed
below, who form editorial projects for
education, a non-profit organization associ­
ated with the American Alumni Council.
DENTON BEAL

Carnegie Institute of TcchnuUgy
DAVID A. BURR

The University 0/Oklahoma
CEOKCE H. COLTON

Dartmouth College
DAN ENDSLEY
Stafford University

UARALYti O. GILLESPIE
Swarthmore College

Naturally, in a report of such length and
scope, not all statements necessarily reflect
the views of all the persons involved, or of
their institutions. Copyright © 1967 by Edi­
torial Projects for Education, Inc. All rights
reserved; no part may be reproduced without
the express permission of the editors. Printed

in U.S.A.

CHARLES IL HEL1IKEN

Ameriean Alumni Council
CZCtR-QZ c. KELLER

Columbia Uniiereity
JOHrr L MATTILL

JOHN W. PATON

FRANK J. TATE

Wesleyan University

The Ohio State University

ROBERT M. RHODES

CHARLES E. WIDMAYER

The University of Pennsylvania

Dartmouth College

STANLEY SAPLIN

DOROTHY F. WILLIAMS

MamchluU; Institute of Technology

New York University

V-r.n METZLER

A. STADTMAN

The Umxrtity of Oregon
RESELL OLIN

The Umuriity of CeJmido

The Johns Hopkins University

FREDERIC A, STOTT

ELIZABETH BOND WOOD

thilhps Academy, Andover

Sweet Briar College

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Ercum University

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W.hv.i '/h’hi.'i'.iwr
Executive Edih/r

Simmons College
RONALD A. WOLK

J he University of California

JOHN A. CROV/L
Associate Edit

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COMMENCEMENT PARTI] CD PANTS
Lett to right: Monsignor Francis A. Costello, Atty. Louis Shaffer, trustee; Dr. Joseph J.
trustee, Atty. Jesse Choper, '57, Commencement Speaker; Dr. Farley, Atty. Joseph J. Savitz,
48, trustee; Dr Samuel Davenport, trustee. Rabbi Jerome Kerzner.

GRADUATION
H D G H L [ G H T S

�made the most significant
overall contribution to the life
of the College. From the left are
Gordon Roberts, director of
alumni relations; Mr. Miller; and
Attorney Eugene Roth, president.

j

Scheming, Marywood; Joan Kirschenbaum, New York University;
Barbara Eiberasky, Carnegie
Institute of Technology; Mar­
guerite Yeyltz||E?
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Pennsylvania
,

■

State University; Julfann Palsfra,
Seton Hall; Clara Williams, Uni­
versity of Scranton
MistidjpOli^iEernDl;
AsHIIIJ,/ U (sUIJU|OJI.Ke)^
Dougherty I

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_____________

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Second row: Frank Szumilo, Lehigh; Michael Wood, New
York University; David Speicher, Sr., State University of
New York; Joseph Bent, University of Pennsylvania; James
Urisko, Clark University; Richard Metcalf, Boston Univer­
sity; Alfred Eddy, New York University; William Kimmel,
Penn State; Harry Morgan, Drexel Institute of Technology.

Third row: Norman Kresge, State University of New York;
Hermon George, Middlebury College; Mark Bauman,
Lehigh University; Marvin Adlerstein, Lehigh University;
Woodrow Herron, Millersville State; Frederick Merrick,
Syracuse; Douglas Weber, Lehigh; Russell Jenkins, Tern-

Degree recipients who attended
the Wilkes Evening College
for a combined
total of ninety-eight years are
shown, left to right: Estelle Stak,
five years; Dorothy Kedda, nine
years; Velma Major, eight years;
Eleanor Matulewicz, five years;
Clara Williams, four years; and
Evelyn Morenko, eight years.
Standing: George Fetch, eight
years; John Kotch, seven years;
Peter Duda, ten years; William
Arnold, ten years; John Helme,
nine years; Emil Warren, five
years; and Harold Mager,
ten years.

ALmeJXhi

EVENING COLLEGE GRADUATES

pie, Medical School; James Marks, Temple Medical
School; John Varbalis, Manhattan School of Music.

Fourth row: Robert Armbruster, Rensselaer Polytechnic;
Kenneth Maloney, Penn State; Joseph Brillinger, Suffolk
University Law School; Jan Kubicki, Temple; Harold
Heesch, Lehigh; Richard Egen, University of Delaware;
Robert Kosher, Temple; Windsor Thomas, University of
Massachusetts; Harold Mager, Scranton University; Thom­
as Shemanski, University of New Hampshire; Richard
Kramer, Dickinson School of Law; Reno Ducceschi, Penn
State

Recipients of
graduate degrees
conferred at
Wilkes College
Commencement
are shown,
from the left:
Hiroko Ito, chemistry;
Yen-Chi Pan, chemistry;
Thomas Heslin, physics;
Henry Pownall, chemistry; and
lae-Hyoung Park, physics.

�Senior class officers, left to right. Edwin Pashinski, vice-president; Harry Russin, president;
^^eryl Parity, secretary; and
Heesch, treasure.
rl Harold U--.1.

Pictured at the Senior Dinner Dance are a number of class members and their guests.
From the left, are Richard Disque, Judith Noyle, Cynthia Yarrish, Ted Levitsky, Barbara
Liberasky, Eugene Kelleher, Carol Sutton, and Tim Swanson. Standing: Harold Heesch,
Barbara Reynoldson, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vanderoef.

The Class of 1967 includes
forty-eight graduates who have
accepted teaching positions for
the coming academic year.
Along with the school districts where
they will be employed they are, from the
left, first row: Sandra Crinzi, Groton,
Conn.; Marilyn Goodman, Groton, Conn.;
Patricia Davis, Groton, Conn.; Elaine Barbini, Wilkes-Barre; Tanya April, Groton,
Conn.; Judith Vanslette, Commack, N.Y.;
Sylvia Carstensen, Berkley Heights, N.J.;
Mary' Strevell, Highland Park, N.J.; Regina
Belden, Madison Twp., N.J.; Marilyn Klick,
Scranton; Barbara Graytock, Binghamton,
N.Y.; Carol Pajor, Wyoming Valley West.

Second row: Rosalie Leone,
Linda
Kuligowski,
Nanticoke;

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Easton;
Carole

Thomas, Groton, Conn.; Barbara Collins,
Eden, N.Y.; Antoinette Supchak, Auburn,
N.Y.; Carol Sutton, Lake Lehman; Dianne
Alfaro, Massena, N.Y.; Edith Miller, De­
posit, N.Y.; Roberta Gregory, Allentown;
Janie Black, Altoona; Virginia Llewellyn,
Auburn, N.Y.; Juliann Palsha, Jackson,
N.J.

Third row: Michael Curilla, Jr., Willingboro, N.J.; Richard Raspen, Mountaintop;
John Najaravitz, Cresco; Donald Reese,
Madison, N.Y.; Allen Littlefield, Kingston,
N.Y.; Leona Kokash, Deposit, N.Y.; John
Polosi, Washington, N.J.; Raymond Cwalina, Camden, N.J.; Joseph Orlando, Tioga

Center, N.Y.; Helen Smereski, Groton,
Conn.; Jean Cook, New Castle, Del.; Joan
Palencar, Wilkes-Barre.

Also accepting teaching positions are
Robert Smith, Montrose; Edwin Pashinski,
Nanticoke; Richard Roshong, Abington
School; Joseph Settineri, South Hunting­
ton, N.Y.; Richard Kopko, Piscataway
Twp., NJ,; Gerald Weber, Allentown;
William Perrego, Washingtonville, N.Y.;
Joseph Adomiak, Newark Valley, N.Y.;
Larry Major, Fredericksburg, Md.; Mary
Zwonick, Madison Twp., N.J.; Maureen
Savage, Philadelphia.

Pictured left to right at the Annual Senior Dinner Dance are: Mr. George Ralston, dean
of men; Mrs. Ralston; Mrs. Helen Farley Price; Dr. Francis Michelini, dean of academic
affairs; Mrs. Michelini; Dr. Eugene Farley; Harry Russin, '67, class president; and Cheryl

Farity.

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Lillian Wyatt, the former LILLIAN CELMER, is a li­
brarian at Santa Barbara Junior High School. She is
also doing a special project for Spanish-speaking
students in connection with the library. Lillian re­
sides with her husband, Vernon, and their five chil­
dren at 139 San Rafael Avenue, Santa Barbara,
California.

'44................................
JAMES M. GEARHART is president and owner of the
Valley Engineering and Manufacturing Company, 799
Hazle Street, Wilkes-Barre. The company manu­
factures precision jet engine components for Pratt
&amp; Whitney Aircraft, Division of United Aircraft Cor­
poration. James and his wife and three children
live at 227 South Franklin Street Wilkes-Barre.

'49.................................
GORDON R. STRYKER was recently appointed Direc­
tor of Filings of Reserve Insurance Company in
Chicago. Gordon and his wife, Bette, and their
daughter, Jane, reside at 3 S 043 Sequoia Drive,
Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

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HENRY VAN KOSKI received his Master of Education degree from Temple University on February 11,
1967. He is teaching at Cinnaminson High School,
Cinnaminson, New Jersey. Henry and his wife,
Louise, and their four children live at 26 Mainbridge Lane, Willingboro, New Jersey.

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Reverend FRED B. SCHULTZ is presenUy Rector of
Saint John's Church, Salem, New Jersey. He has
served in this capacity since 1952. He and his
wife and their three children live at 211 9th Street,
Salem, New Jersey.

GEORGE H. BROWN is now Lieutenant Commander
in the Civil Engineer Corps, U.S. Navy. George and
his wife, Marlyn, and their two children reside at
11 Forest Park Drive, North Kingstown, R.l.

'52....................................
Mabel Solomon, the former MABEL RICHARDS, is
presently teaching at Fairview Elementary School,
Mountaintop, Pennsylvania. She resides with her
husband, Michael, and son, Michael, Jr., at 75 Miner
Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

BERNARD D. PRICE is presently chief of the per­
sonnel division at the Cincinnati Veterans Admin­
istration Hospital. He has attended the University
of Pennsylvania and Xavier University, and holds an
MBA in hospital administration. He has also worked
at VA hospitals in Washington, D.C.; Martinsburg,
West Virginia; Newington, Connecticut, and Mon­
trose, New York. In June 1965, Bernard retired as
a major in the Army Reserve.

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FRED R. DAVIS, President of the Reading Trust
Company, has been elected to the board of direc­
tors of General Battery and Ceramic Corporation.
General Battery is a leading manufacturer of
branded and private brand batteries for the indus­
trial, golf cart, marine and aviation and automotive
markets, and spark plugs for the automotive, com­
mercial, farm and small engine market. The com­
pany has 32 plants and warehouses located
throughout the U.S.

JAMES G. RICHARDSON has been appointed man­
ager of Sears, Roebuck and Company in Concord,
New Hampshire.

'54....................................
HARRY A. PITTMAN has been appointed controller
at Centenary College for Women. Since 1959 Harry
has been serving as chief accountant of Interna­
tional Flavors and Fragrances, Inc., New York City.
From 1954-59 he was an accountant in the New
York City office of Price, Waterhouse and Company,
a public accounting firm. Harry and his wife, Han­
nah, and their two children live at 3 Van Riper
Avenue, Pompton Plains, New Jersey.

'55................................
RAYMOND STEPHENS and his wife, Cecelia, recent­
ly observed their silver wedding anniversary. Ray­
mond is employed by the Department of Revenue
as an auditor with Sales and Use Tax. Mr. and
Mrs. Stephens have five children and they reside
at 198 Kidder Street, Wilkes-Barre.

RICHARD B. KENT, M.D., recently opened offices
for the private practice of Ophthalmology at 17
South Church Street V/est Chester, Pennsylvania.
Richard and his wife, the former LORRAINE D.
GIACOMETTI, and their four children live at 335
North Franklin Street, West Chester.
Barbara Howlett, the former BARBARA JEANNE
WINSLOW, is working as a free-lance writer and has
sold several short stories. Barbara, her husband,
Philip, and their three children reside at 607 Kent
Street, Rome, New York.

For the past nine years BASIL M. CASTNER has
been teaching in the elementary grades for the
Board of Education, New Egypt, New Jersey. Basil
and his wife, Anna, reside at 84A Stenton Court,
Trenton, New Jersey.

WILLIAM J. PRICE is a test pilot with United Air
Lines at their San Francisco maintenance base. He
lives at 315 Roosevelt Way #8, San Francisco,
California.

JOSEPH J. TROSKO received his D.M.D. in dentistry
from the University of Pennsylvania in May 1966.
He has opened his office at 341 Wyoming Avenue,
West Pittston, Pennsylvania. Joe and his wife, Janet
and their son, Thomas, live at 103 Bedford Street,
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania.
BENJAMIN FIESTER received his Doctor of Philoso­
phy degree from Pennsylvania State University in
December 1966.

'56
JESSIE ALICE RODERICK received her doctor of
education degree from Temple University, Philadel­
phia, at its Founder’s Day and mid-year commence­
ment on February 11, 1967. At present Jessie is
assistant professor at Muhlenburg College in Allen­
town, Pennsylvania

REESE D. JONES, former administrative assistant to
the president of the First National Bank and Trust
Company of Bethlehem, has been elected the
bank's new president and chief administrative of­
ficer. Reese has his M.B.A. degree from the Univer­
sity of Pennsylvania. He is also a graduate of the
Executive Training Program at the Federal Reserve
Bank in Philadelphia. Currently he is on the staff
at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
as a lecturer on finance, specializing in banking.

Attorney DONALD McFADDEN has been named as­
sistant city solicitor for the City of Wilkes-Barre.
Donald graduated from Dickinson Law School and
received a master of law degree with specializa­
tion in taxation from Georgetown University Law
Center, Washington, D.C. From 1963 to 1965 he
was assistant trust officer of the First National
Bank of Wilkes-Barre. He is presently associated
with a law firm in the Miners Bank Building and is
an instructor at College Misericordia. Donald and
his wife, Sheila, and their daughter, Maura, reside
at 64 West Ross Street, Wilkes-Barre.

CHESTER BELSKY is a senior engineer at Photolastic, Incorporated, Malvern, Pennsylvania. Chester
and his wife, Patricia, and their daughter live at
2933 Denise Road, Norristown, Pennsylvania.
HAROLD CIRKO is teaching at Madison Township,
Old Bridge, New Jersey. He was recently appointed
Adult Evening School Director. He is pursuing his
Master’s degree at Newark State.

'57
WILLIAM H. TREMAYNE has been named "Young
Man of the Year” by the Piscataway, New Jersey,
Jaycees. The Jaycees’ Distinguished Service Award
was presented to Bill at a banquet, January 21.
1967, at the Arbor Inn, Piscataway. Bill was re­
cently promoted to associate director, tax admin­
istration, in the Prudential Insurance Company
comptroller's department.
WILLIAM D. DeMAYO is working for the Ayerst Lab­
oratories of New York City. He lives at 2022 E.
Palmyra, Orange, California.

MICHAEL J. LEWIS recently passed his Pennsylvania
bar examination. He is connected with the Adjudi­
cation Department at the Veterans Administration
in Philadelphia. Michael and his wife, the former
JOAN ZAWOISKI, and their four children live at
3019 Unruk Street, Philadelphia.

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ofMCalgon Curation's Water Ma116 PittsburBh slaff

_ E LUFT has received his M.S. in EducaI tam Temple University. He is now a Graduate
li0|i L at Rutgers University School of Educational
? -hninsv Jerome, his wife, Marianne, and their
psyc children reside at 824 Davidson Road, Univer*?ty Heights, Piscataway, New Jersey.

THOMAS YAHARA has been named sales engineer
t the Trane Company's sales office in Kingston,
olnnsvlvania. Thomas and his wife, Marilyn, and
their three children live at 228 Lathrop Street,
Kingston.
DAVID J. THOMAS is area sales manager in Eastern
New York and Vermont for Lever Brothers Company.
He and his wife, Marilyn, and their two sons live
at 27 Glen Terrace, Scotia, New York.
MAX BERK GREENWALD is supervising Social
Worker for the California Department Youth Author­
ity, Preston School, lone, California. Max has his
master’s degree in Social Work from Yeshiva Uni­
versity. He and his wife, the former Rita Schwartz,
and their daughter, Linda Ellen, reside at 223 E.
La Mesa, Stockton, California.

JAMES J. HENNIGHAN has his M.A. in Special Edu­
cation from Trenton State College. He is co-ordin­
ator of the Work-Study Program at FayettevilleManlius Central School District # 1, Manlius,
New York. He and his wife, Betty, and their two
children reside at Russell Lane, Manlius, N.Y.
JEROME J. STONE is music supervisor at Northwest
Area High School, Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. Jer­
ome and his wife, Dorothy, and their three children
live at 806 Woodland Drive, Kingston, Pa.
Captain SAMUEL C. PUMA, M.D., is a flight sur­
geon and jet pilot with the U.S.A.F. stationed in
Germany.

as assistant orort, h „ W 1 Management Division
James and his vrife STn^h
ChemiCalS'
at 233 Church Road, Bethel S^Xian

churata in MilesburgSnowZ, and’port MaUldV

Gayle and he'LbTnd'GeorgeJive It “at

tergood Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Christine A. Kizis, R.R.L. (registered record librar­
ian), the former CHRISTINE BRUNACCI, received
her certificate in Medical Record Science from the
Graduate School of University of Pennsylvania in
August 1966. She is working as a medical record
librarian at Geismger Medical Center, Danville, Pa.

Dorothy J. Godfrey, the former DOROTHY J. MILL­
ER, is now attending the University of Pennsylvania
working on her master’s in nursing. She is on
leave of absence from the Pennsylvania Depart­
ment of Health where she was employed as a
Public Health Nurse. Dorothy and her husband,
Eugene, reside at Amelyn Apartments, New School
Lane, R. D. # 1, Dallastown, Pennsylvania.

Rev. WILLIAM E. DAVIS is Rector at Emmanuel
Episcopal Church, 4th and Walnut Streets, Empormm, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Donna Sue,
and their two children reside at 137 East Fourth
Street, Emporium, Pennsylvania.

SYLVANO TAGNANI has been appointed coordinator
Lady Manhattan Division Manufacturing and
m u°' Manhattan Shirt Company. He lives at
Mam Road, Mountaintop, Pennsylvania.

'60......................................
MARILYN WARBURTON is a social caseworker at

She hn6j ship House in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
_ . ea. the Foster Home and Adoption Departin m ?Or *° i°'n'nE the staff of Friendship House
at R^rC\°'
s'16 served as a social worker
in sn/ei
Hospital. Marilyn received her M.A.
Ia worh from the University of Pittsburgh.
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strALKA

has been appointed manager of

Kre«„ n C0Unt S,ore' a subsidiary of the S. S.
senh •&gt; ,.0,PpanY 'n Niagara Falls, New York, lo­
ot 1810 h" S W^° and their three children reside
z Nor*h Avenue, Niagara Falls.

LAWRENCE V. PEGG has resigned as scout execu­
tive of the South District of Admiral Robert E.
Peary Council, Boy Scouts of America, and will be­
come scout executive of the Allentown City District
of the Lehigh Council. Lawrence resides at 1191
South Delaware Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania,
with his wife and two children.
WILLIAM J. HADDOCK received his master of sci­
ence degree in chemistry and physics from Mont­
clair State College, New Jersey. Bill has been teach­
ing for the past six years in the Bloomfield, New
Jersey, School System. He lives at 203 Walnut
Street, Nutley, New Jersey.
LEWIS R. ZWIEBEL is a systems analyst at Brown
and Williamson Tobacco Company. He lives with
his wife, Donna, and their daughter at 4011 Wimpole Road, Louisville, Kentucky.

MICHAEL ARMSTRONG has been awarded the silver
wings of an American Airlines flight officer after
completing training at American’s flight school in
Chicago. From 1961-1966, he served in the U.SAF.
where he attained the rank of captain.

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WILLIAM MAXWELL is a science teacher in the
Philadelphia Public Schools. He resides at Apart­
ment D-6, 3100 Grant Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.

Florence L Finn, the former FLORENCE BILLINGS,
is teaching English at Lake-Lehman School, Lehman,
Pennsylvania. Florence and her husband, James,
live at R. D. 1, Dallas, Pennsylvania.

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JOSEPH NEETZ is teaching mathematics at Hillside
High School, Hillside, New Jersey. Joseph and his
wife, Marion, and their three sons reside at 375
Newton Street, North Plainfield, Nev/ Jersey.

RAYMOND J. FIRING, D.D.S., is presently serving
as a dentist in the U.S.A.F., McCoy Air Force Base.
Orlando, Florida. He resides with his wife. Marianne,
and their two children at 2906 Lando Lane,
Orlando, Florida.

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LAWRENCE W. POLK is presently a 9th grade
counselor at Holabird Junior High School in Balti­
more, Maryland. Lawrence and his wife, Carolyn,
reside at 9604 Dunkeld Court, Baltimore, Md.

Academy. He resides with his wife, Eleanore, and
their three children at 73 Hudson Drive, New Wind­
sor, New York.

PATRICK W. SHOVLIN, JR., is a buyer at Lockheed
Missile and Space Company, Sunnyvale, California.
Pat lives with his wife, Marion, and their two chil­
dren at 1337 White Drive, Santa Clara, California.

THOMAS J. SANGIULIANO received his M.S. degree
in Education from the State University of New York.
DONALD GOOBIC has his master's degree in guid­
ance and counseling from the University of Scran­
ton. He is a guidance counselor at Kingston Area
High School, Kingston, Pennsylvania.
RICHARD FISCHI has resigned from the staff of
Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley. He
has accepted a position as family counselor at
Child and Family Service of Syracuse, New York.

Captain MARTIN E. CHERONE is a member of the
U.S. Pacific Air Forces and was recently awarded the
medal for meritorious achievement as an electron­
ics warfare officer during aerial flight over hostile
territory.
FRED R DEMECH is an officer with the U.S. Naval
Communication Station in Honolulu Hawaii He has
been selected to appear in the 1967 Edition of
Outstanding Young Men of America.

DINO J. SCIAMANNA was unanimously endorsed as
the New Windsor Republican Committee s choice to

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PAUL EMMERT is a technical representative for the
Fisher Scientific Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. He
is residing with his wife, Judith Ann, and his
daughter, Lisa, at Rural Route 3, Box 310B, South
Point, Ohio.

THOMAS HRYNKIW, pianist, is now completing re­
quirements for his masters degree at the Manhat­
tan School of Music. He has been guest soloist with
the Wilkes-Barre Philharmonic. Scranton Philhar­
monic. Erie Symphony, Dayton Philharmonic, and
the Niagara Falls Philharmonic. Thomas has been
awarded a $3,500 grant as the winner in the Frank
Huntington Beebe Fund competition in Boston. This
summer he will leave for a concert tour in Europe.

Lt. MICHAEL WINSLOW is a project officer with
the Research and Analysis Division. Gunnery Depart­
ment, U.S. Army Artillery and Missile School. He
has received the Bronze Star Medal for outstanding
meritorious service in combat operations in Viet­
nam.
JOHN SHEEHAN is now psychiatric rehabilitation
counselor for the Bureau of Rehabilitation, Com­
monwealth of Pennsylvania. John and his wife,
Jacqueline Sue, and their daughter, Heather Na­
dine, live at 298 Carverton Road, Trucksville, Pa.

ROY JOHN MORGAN, radio newsman for station
WILK in Wilkes-Barre, has left his position here to
join the staff of the Reading Eagle. Before joining
the staff of Radio WILK, he was associated in var-

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ious public relations operations at Station Park
Ranger, Yosemite, California; The Associated Press
in Philadelphia, and the Pottstown Mercury. He
and his wife, Diana, will reside in Reading, Pa.
WILLIAM A. SCHIEL, JR., has been promoted to
lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. He is presently serving
as company commander of Company "C” at the
Navy Supply Corps School at Athens. Georgia. His
previous duties include USS WASP (CVS-18) and
Fleet Computer Programming Center, Dam Neck.
Virginia. William and his wife, Elizabeth, reside at
149 Garden Springs Trailer Court, Athens, Ga.
Lynne Hundley, the former LYNNE STOCKTON, re­
sides with her husband. James, and her daughter,
Laura, at 7543 Piney Branch Road, Richmond, Vir­
ginia. Lynne formerly taught 4th grade at Cham­
berlayne Elementary School in Henrico County, Vir­
ginia. James is a partner in the law firm of Hund­
ley and Taylor.

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W. BROOKE YEAGER is a teacher at Memorial High
School, Valley Stream, New York, in addition, Brooke
has been added to the wrestling staff at the State
University Maritime College at Fort Schuyler, Bronx.
A member of the New York Athletic Club wrestling
team, Brooke is a former national YMCA freestyle
and Greco Roman champion and holds a number
of New England AAU titles.
DONALD LEE FINE received his M.S. degree at
Pennsylvania State University in December 1966,
and is continuing his studies there toward his Ph.D.
Donald and his wife, Judith, live at 127 East Ham­
ilton Avenue, State College, Pennsylvania.
GEORGE EVANCHO has received his M.S. degree in
bacteriology from the University of Tennessee. He
is a bacteriologist with Armour and Company, Oak
Brook. Illinois. George and his wife, Patricia, and
their daughter live at 1009 8tn Avenue, Villa Venice
West Apartments, LaGrange, Illinois.
DAVID S. JONES is director of instrumental music
at Heritage Junior High School, Livingston, New
Jersey. He and his wife, Nesta, and their daughter
reside at 223 Pompton Road, Wayne, New Jersey.

RICHARD BUSICK was commissioned an Army sec­
ond lieutenant upon graduation from Transportation
Officer Candidate Schoo! at Ft. Eustis, Virginia, on
February 9.

LAWRENCE C. WALK0 received his B.S. in electrical
engineering from Pennsyhar.ia State University. He
is a labotziofy engineer at General Electric in Pitts­
field, Massachusetts.
WAITER F. DEXTER recent/ returned from a tour of
4-7
the Mazy and is r.cw woriring for Fz,
mewl
Incorporated, in Peoria, Illinois.

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LAWRENCE R. GUBANICh is a senior assistant ac­
countant with Haskins &amp; Sells in New York City. He
and his wife Sharon, reside at 285 Aycrigg Avenue,
Passaic, New Jersey.

LILA KORITKO became the bride of Jerry L. Taylor.
They were married in December 1966, in Basel,
Switzerland. Lila is teaching in the Baumholder Ele­
mentary School in West Germany. Jerry is stationed
with the 8th Division in Bad Krueznach, Germany.

KENT DAVIS is presently teaching English at Penns
Grove High School. Penns Grove, New Jersey.

BERTRAM ROSS, who received his M.S. in Physics
from Wilkes, has been promoted to assistant pro­
fessor of mathematics at New Haven College, West
Haven, Connecticut. He lives at 1044 Campbell
Avenue, West Haven, Connecticut.

STEPHEN N. KARSNAK has been advanced to the
position of assistant cashier in charge of the Credit
Department of the Third National Bank and Trust
Company, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Stephen has at­
tended the Bankers’ Trust Credit School in New
York City, and the University of Scranton. He is al­
so a member of the American Institute of Banking.
Stephen and his wife, Brenda, reside at 621 Jeff­
erson Avenue, Scranton.
G. JOSEPH ROGERS is presently a senior accountant
with I.B.M. in Essex Junction, Vermorft. He and
his wife, Anne, reside at Box 453, Essex Junction.

ARTHUR J. PODESTA, vice president and controller
of the Pennsylvania Gas and Water Company in
Wilkes-Barre, has been advanced to treasurer of
the company. Arthur and his wife reside at 631
Meadowland Avenue, Kingston, Pennsylvania.

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ROBERT HARDING is teaching in the Dallas School
District Dallas, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Ann,
live at 36 Bumdale Road, Dallas, Pennsylvania.

THOMAS J. FIELD has been commissioned a second
lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. He has been as­
signed to Tyndall AFB. Florida, for training as a
weapons controller.

JO ANN MARGOLIS is teaching in the Montclair
public -Schools. She resides at 136 Franklin Street,
Cedar Grove, New Jersey.

ROGER A. ROLFE is director- of research at Kimball
Systems, Incorporated, in Belleville. New Jersey.
He and his wife. Sheila, live at 214 Sanford Avenue,
Lyndhurst New Jersey.
SALLY LEONARD is studying for her master's de­
gree at the Virginia Institute of'Marine Science,
Gloucester Point, Virginia. She has a research'assirtantship in the ichthyology department.

HARRIS TOBIAS has tee- a;;-.
refetens anataat
•-= Eutectic 7&lt;e'i -g A -./; CorporatWH n F
-g. New York. Prior to
E.tex-.. he was the hs.ee organ e-rtcr for the Ford
lastmaeat Corrpar/ Cxi-.r&gt; of '.perry Rand. Har­
ns a ta a -e-cer of the Irtematior.a' Council
of Industrial Editors.

MARK COHEN, photographer, has bis
bi; studio, at 33
Mark---------recently
North Main street
Street in Wilkes-Barre.
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photograph; placed on display in a show
'‘r.ad
‘ii 29 photographs
Trir.I.L
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con
f — Spanish National Tourist Office, 529 Fifth
A/enje, He// York City. The display consisted of
kteck and white end colored shots taken during his
trips to Spain in 1965 and 1966.

HOWARD MY WILLIAMS rece zed K; MJL degree
Fe-s/.e-a State .■ .erst/
December
X066.

Mary Ellen Mooney, the former MARY DONAHOE, is
an ,r.-.tructcr in mechanical engineering at the In­
ternational Correspondence Schools in Scranton, Pa.

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WILLIAM D. JONATHAN was recently married to
Catherine Griffiths Pilarek. William attended the In­
stitute of Local and State Government at the Uni­
versity of Pennsylvania. He is a research analyst
for the Pennsylvania Economy League in WilkesBarre. William and Catherine are residing at 143
East Main Street, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania.

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NICHOLAS STEFANOWSKI was married to Janis Ann
Mravcak of Whippany, New Jersey. Nicholas is math­
ematics teacher and wrestling coach for Morris
Hills Regional School District, Rockaway, New Jer­
sey. They reside at 9 Apache Trail, White Meadow
Lake, Rockaway, New Jersey.

MARY ANN T. ANDREJKO became the bride of Ed­
ward Novitsky of West Pittston. Mary Ann is a
medical technologist in a clinical laboratory. Ed­
ward is employed by the Pennsylvania Power and
Light Company.

ROBERT L PRITCHARD was recently married to
Judith Ann Evans. Robert is an ensign in the
United States Coast Guard Flight School in Pensa­
cola, Florida. They are residing at 800 Senic High­
way, Pensacola, Florida.

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BERNARD A. GOLDSTEIN was married to Janet Ellen
Oren of Orlando, Florida. Bernard is teaching in­
strumental music at Herbert Hoover Junior High
School, Edison Township, New York. Janet is a
graduate of Queens College with a B.S. degree in
chemistry. She is a chemist at CIBA Pharmaceut­
ical Company, Summit, New Jersey. Bernard and
Janet are residing in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

'66
ANNETTE GEE became the bride of John Theodore
Kraynanski. Annette is teaching in Dunellen, New
Jersey. John is a pharmaceutical technician at Ortho
Pharmaceutical, Raritan, New Jersey.

DAVID R. FENDRICK was married to Janet Mary As­
pinwall of Edison, New Jersey. David is a candidate
for his master’s degree at Syracuse University.
Janet is a graduate of Syracuse University and is a
systems analyst at Chase Manhattan Bank, New
York City.

IRENE MYHOWYCZ became the bride of Lawrence
J. Holzenthaler. Irene is teaching in the Roselle
Public School system. Lawrence received his B.S.
degree in engineering from Stevens Institute of
Technology, Hoboken. He is employed by Enjay
Chemical Company, Linden, New Jersey.

NICHOLAS L. ALESANDRO was married to Jeanne
Carol Ray, a graduate of Becker Junior College in
Worcester, Massachusetts. The couple will reside
at St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, where Nicholas
is associated with Bolero, Inc.

DAVID RUSSELL DUGAN was recently married to
Catherine Marie Landmesser. David is a dealer­
sales representative for Humble Oil and Refinery in
Wilmington. They are residing at 250 Thomas Drive
Wilmington, Delaware.

CHARLES J. NAPLES, JR., was recently married to
Sylvia Angela Nieczykowski. Charles is studying for
his master's degree in guidance at Scranton Uni­
versity and is teaching in Madison Township, Old
Bridge, Nev/ Jersey. Charles and Sylvia are residing
at The Parlin New Club, 6 Washington Road, Parlin,
Nev/ Jersey.

VIRGINIA BARBARA MASON became the bride of
JAMES A. JONES. They were married at Blantyra,
Malawi, Africa. James is teaching In the Clilradzulu
Secondary School at Chiradzulu, Malawi, Africa. Af­
ter graduation Barbara taught In the Warwick Val­
ley Central School System, Warwick, Nevi York and
at Crestwood High School, Mountaintop, Pa.

ance Company. Linda and Robert reside at 2810
Corabel Lane, Sacramento. California

MARY ANN KISH was recently married to Richard
C Drey. Mary is assistant instructor at Reading
Hospital School of Nursing. Richard received his
g s in mathematics at Albright College and is
teaching at Reading High School, Reading, Pa.

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CHARLES KRIVENKO was married to Joyce Ann Callahan- Charles is in his junior year at Temple Medical School in Philadelphia,

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tbe^ °' R°bert *
Lafayette and ^mX^eTS^0'

a son, Kyle Joseph, on November 6, 1966, to Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Gaffney, 55 Pequossette Street
Watertown, Massachusetts. Mrs. Gaffney is the for­
mer JEAN ANN McMAHON.

a daughter, Beth, on December 15, 1966, to Mr.
and Mrs. David Jones, 238 Pompton Road, Wayne,
New Jersey.
a daughter, Kimberly Susan, on February 16, 1957,
to Mr. and Mrs. George Evancho, 1069 Sth Avenue,
Villa Venice West Apartments, LaGrange, Illinois.

THIS BRIGHT

NEW WORLD

a son, Michael Sean, to Mr. and Mrs. Michael J.
Purcell, on January 10, 1967. Mrs. Purcell is the
former LUCILLE LISNAK. They live at 9 Hazle Street,
Swoyersville, Pennsylvania.

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a son, Thomas, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Trosko, on
March 4, 1967. They live at 103 Bedford Street.
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania.

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a daughter. Alexa Luise, on February 21, 1967, to
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Eurich, 1301 North Taft
Street. Arlington, Virginia.

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a daughter, Geraldine, on July 19, 1966, to Mr. and
Mrs. Casper Faillace, 65 Grafton Street, Quincy.
Massachusetts. Mrs. Faillace is the former JEANNE
ESTUS.

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a daughter, Jennifer Ann, on September 21, 1966,
to Dr. and Mrs. William Raub, 6741 Fairfax Road,
Chevy Chase, Maryland.
a daughter, Lesley Ann, on October 24, 1966, to
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Demech, 15 Cornelia Street.
Pittston, Pennsylvania.

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a daughter, Heather Nadine, on December 16, 1966,
to Mr. and Mrs. John Sheehan, 298 Carverton Road.
Trucksville, Pennsylvania.

a son, Steven Paul, on February 13, 1957, to Mr.
and Mrs. Ronald Grohowski, Long Meadow Drive,
Staatsburg, New York. Mrs. Grohowski is the former
MARY FIELDS.

twins, Pamela and Laura, on February 3, 1966. to
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Feller, 635 West Diamond
Avenue. Hazleton. Pennsylvania.

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a daughter, Arden Lynn, on February 19, 1967, to
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Achenberg, of 32 Alboume
Street, Fords, New Jersey. Mrs. Achenberg is the
former BEVERLY GRANAT.
a son, Matthew, on March 19, 1967, to Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Mooney. 305 North Abington Road,
Clarks Green, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Mooney is the
former MARY ELLEN DONAHOE

October 27-28,1967
Friday and Saturday

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�BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ISSUE..

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On Being Human

Football Colonels
Orientation
Sports Schedule

New Dormitory

New Faculty
Alumni News

4 DR. EUGENE FARLEY
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Admiral Harold R. Stark
H°no™y Chaimi„
Charles B. Waller
Chairman
Louis Shaffer
Vice-Chairman
Charles H. Miner, Jr.

Secretary
James P. Harris
Treasurer
Frank W. Anderson
Donald Carpenter
William L. Conyngham
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
Fred R. Davis
Alumni Representative
Miss Annette Evans
Mrs. Julia T. Faber
Eugene S. Farley
John Farr
Andrew Hourigan, Jr.
Thomas H. Kiley
Joseph). Kocyan,M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Reuben H. Levy
Arnaud C. Marts
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
Kenneth Northrop
Alumni Representative
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Richard Pearsall
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative
Aaron Weiss

Samuel M. Davenport, ’59, became the
Director of Alumni Relations on August 1,
1967. A resident of 137 South Maple Ave.,
Kingston, Pennsylvania, Sam is the son of
Dr. Samuel M. Davenport and the late
Mrs. Davenport.

A graduate of Kingston High School, Sam
attended Wyoming Seminary and received
the Associate in Arts from Menlo College,
Menlo Park, California. He was awarded
the Bachelor of Science in secondary edu­
cation by Wilkes in 1959 and received the
Master of Science in secondary administra­
tion and supervision from Bucknell Uni­
versity in 1964.
Sam served with the U. S. Army as a
dental assistant instructor from 1955-57 at
Fort Sam Houston in Texas.
He had been associated with the junior
high English department of the LakeLehman School District, Lehman, Pennsyl­
vania, for the past nine years. He spon­
sored the Student Council of the junior­
senior high school as well as the Key Club.

PRESIDENT
Eugene S. Farley

ALUMNI OFFICERS
Eugene Roth, '57
President

Sam was active in the PTA at LakeLehman and served as president of the
Back Mountain Council of PTA for one
year. He is chairman of the Commission
on Missions of the Official Board at the
Kingston Methodist Church. He has been
active with Showcase Theatre since 1965
and is currently serving on the board as
membership chairman.

George W. Murdock, '60
Executive Vice-President

Loretta Shutta Muroski, '62
Secretary

John Doran, '57
Treasurer

Samuel M. Davenport, '59
Director of Alumni Relations

ALUMNI STAFF

ON THE COVER . . .

Samuel M. Davenport, '59
Editor

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT — THE COVER DESIGN REFLECTS THE TRUE SPIRIT

Mildred Marini
Assistant Editor
Ann Krauser
Alumni Notes

OF WILKES COLLEGE STUDENT LIFE IN A CONDENSED FORM. YOUR ALUMNI

ASSOCIATION FEELS THE BEST WAY TO GET A TRUE PICTURE OF WILKES IS TO
VISIT THE CAMPUS AND OBSERVE THE NEW MODERN FACILITIES AND REFINED

TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED WITH ONE CONSTANT AIM: TO OPEN THE DOOR TO
THE WHOLE RANGE OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE THROUGH EDUCATION.

WILKES
COLLEGE
ALUMNUS

Wilkes College ALUMNUS is
published quarterly for the
Wilkes College Alumni
Association by the
Wilkes College Alumni Office,
170 South Franklin Street,
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 18703Second class mailing privileges
have been authorized at
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

&amp;BS1 ffl. feWBit '58

Sam is a member of the board of direc­
tors of Dallas Kiwanis and serves as sec­
ond vice-president, member of the board
of directors, and chairman of community
education for the Wyoming Valley Chapter
of the National Foundation-March of
Dimes.

Subscription — $2.00

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�It is that “faint light," that “curious wistful gen­
tleness and courage,” which has brought you here
today.
You are here to improve yourself, and this is as
it should be, but it is not enough. More is expected
of you than self-improvement. Although friends
have given generously to Wilkes College with the
expectation that our students will improve them­
selves, these friends really hope for more. They ex­
pect that the graduates of Wilkes will contribute
to the improvement and humanizing of our society.

It is not by accident that I associate social im­
provement with humanization. In this day we
know that material progress is possible; we are
just learning, however, that material progress can­
not long continue if the well-being of man is ne­
glected. Although we have long been aware of the
benefit deriving to man from his technology; we
are just now gaining an awareness that technology
may also be detrimental to man. By polluting our
environment, we damage our physical, mental, and
spiritual health for man depends upon his envir­
onment and responds to it. Slowly we are learn­
ing that if technology is to serve us, we must not
permit it to impair our environment. And because
man is a part of his own environment, he must
develop new relations with others in a world that
is rendered increasingly complex by technological
developments and population growth.

ON BEING HUMAN
DR. EUGENE S. FARLEY • PRESIDENT • WILKES COLLEGE

ASSEMBLY

ADDRESS

TO

STUDENTS — 1967

“And looking so, across the centuries and the millenia, to­
ward the animal man of the past, one can see a faint light, like a
patch of sunlight moving over the dark shadows of the forest
floor, ft shifts and widens, it winks out, it comes again, but it
persists. It is the human spirit, the human soul, however transient,
however faulty men may claim it to he. In its coming man had no
part. It merely came, that curious light, and man, the animal,
sought to he something no animal had been before. Cruel he might
be, vengeful he might be, but there had entered into his nature a
curious wistful gentleness and courage . . .”

Whereas the associations of primitive man were
limited to his clan, the associations of modern man
are world-wide with a promise that exploration of
space may make them universal. This enlargement
of man’s experience through modern technology
threatens to overwhelm and de-humanize him. To
avoid this de-humanization, man must enlarge his
thinking, for failing to do so, he may yet be
crushed by the technology that he has created. At
a time when man is just beginning to discover and
develop new meanings for life, this would be
tragic.

Because of his growing knowledge of natural
laws, man now dares to envision the future. Be­
cause of his growing knowledge and his ability to
harness some of the great forces of nature, he
even ventures to predict the conditions under
which we will live in the twenty-first century.
He dreams of improved transportation, of con­
trolled climate, of a new type of urban commu­
nity, and of prolonged life. And yet, in all of his
projections, he fogets one thing — himself. He is
afraid to envision what he will be, for when he
does, he conceives of human automatons devoid
of qualities that give meaning to life. Because of
this blindness, 1 venture to discuss with you the
problems and the desirability of being human.

During Ilin next titty years
the productive
yearn of your lives
mankind will face great prob-

lems. These will include over-population, the pol­
lution of the environment, the threat of nuclear
war, and the continued ideological conflicts which
will be related to the old-fashioned power struggles
of nations- I suspect, however, that these are but
symptoms of man’s greatest problems — uncer­
tainty as to his own nature, his own capabilities,
and his own humanity.
Over the years of his existence on this planet,
man has gained increasing control of his environ­
ment. This he has done by discovering and using
natural forces for his own purposes. Many thous­
ands of years ago man discovered that fire could
provide warmth to make life more tolerable. Then
through the trials of experience he learned to pre­
serve fire, and later he learned to make fire where
and when he wished. After more thousands of
years had passed, he invented the wheel and the
boat. Thereafter he could move about more freely
and his horizons broadened as his experiences
with places and peoples were enlarged. And then,
after more thousands of years, he developed crude
machines to weave cloth and to mold pottery. And
then once more, after a lapse of many centuries,
he learned to operate his first machine by steam.
And thus, after untold centuries, he began a nevsway of life.
In the scant two hundred years that have passed
since the first machine was powered by steam, he
has multiplied the powers he can release and has
accelerated his use of these powers. In the past
half century- he has learned to distribute this power
by pipe and wire, so that it is instantaneously
available in every great center of population. And
within the last quarter century he has developed
electronic devices to operate his machines. These
devices require great intelligence and skill for their
operation and they do relieve man of the need for
sustained physical effort. In two short centuries,
he has moved successively from animal and water
power to steam power, to electric power, and to
the power of the atom. And in the past quarter
century these powers have been successively trans­
ferred from machines controlled by men to ma­
chines controlled by transistors.

All of these changes are the product of human
intelligence, but so is the increasing destructive­
ness of wars which in the last half century have
destroyed more men and property than were de­
stroyed in all previous wars- These contrasting re­
sults of applied intelligence suggest that unless
man now directs his greatest powers of thought
to the well-being of man, the machines that he he.s
created may yet destroy their creator. Daily our
news media report the mechanical me.rv els of the
twenty-first century while they simultaneously re­
veal the tragedy in our cities, in Vietnam, .m.i in
the Near East.
Co '. t; ec e ■ ocge

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FOOTBALL COLONELS
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(Left to right) Roland Schmidt, Jonah Goobic, Jack Lukis, Tom Trosko, John Ewastation, Charles Adonizi

HEAD COACH ROLAND C. SCHMIDT
Coach Schmidt is in his sixth year at Wilkes and during
that period has brought two Middle Atlantic Conference
championships to the school. His 1966 team also won the
initial Lambert Bowl awarded for supremacy in college divi­
sion football in the East. A 1950 graduate of Coughlin High
School in Wilkes-Barre, “Rollie" took part in football, wrest­
ling and track. He attended Bloomsburg State College before
serving two years in the Army and returned to the school in
1955 where he took part in football and track.

The head coach graduated from Bloomsburg in 1956 with
a B.S. in education and served as a member of the Clarks
Summit teaching staff for three years. In addition he was
assistant football, head wrestling and assistant track coach
at Clarks Summit. He taught at Kingston High School and
was assistant football coach for three years. Coach Schmidt
holds a master's degree from University of Scranton. He is
married to the former Margaret Dombroski,
ASSISTANT COACH JONAH GOOBIC

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A 1954 graduate of Plains High School, Coach Goobic
played football, baseball and basketball in high school. He
graduated from Bloomsburg Slate College in 1958 and took
part in football and baseball at the college. He teaches at
Northwest High School, Shickshinny, and is first assistant and
backfield coach at Wilkes, Hu is also assistant baseball coach.
Coach Goobic hi in hhi sixth year at Wilkes.
ASSISTANT COACH JOHN EWASTATION

John Hl'ildiiiitiul from Coughlin High School, whovo ho
phiynil foolhnll nml then hml Ihrnti yours of Merino Corps foot
hull nl Cionp l.ti)unn, llo won tho mnlnotny of the King's Col
lo||n Him (hiring hhi limo nl the Wilken lluvro college nml was

captain of the football team in his senior year. A 1S6C grad­
uate of King’s, he is head wrestling ecash at Meyers Him
School, Wilkes-Barre. and was an assistant for tr ail coach at
that school- Ewastation is married and has one daughrer. He
is defensive line coach for the ColonelsASSISTANT COACH CHARLES ADONIZIO
A 1954 graduate of Wilkes, “Chuck” played football at the
University of Pittsburgh before transferring to Wilkes where
he received his degree in business administration. He played
football at St. John’s High School in Pittston City and attended
Fork Union Military Academy. A top football player at Wilkes.
Adonisio is offensive Line coach for the Colonels. He is mar­
ried to the former Catherine Fahey and is associated in busi­
ness with Addy Asphalt Company. Wilkes-Barre.

ASSISTANT COACH JOHN 1UKIS
A graduate of Burlington High Schoo' N ' ' -'hr. play ed
football and baseball! in high school He grade rted loom
Springfield College. Mass-, in
where he r’.c.v ^carterback on the fcetbaU team. 1 uks will bo an assls .a •: ccooh o.
charge of quarterbacks. He is -sroeo. .o &gt;?
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Wilkes
College
Sports
Schedule
1967-68

Friday, December 1
Saturday December 9
Tuesday, December 12
Thursday, December 14
Saturday, December 16
Tuesday, December 19
Thursday-Friday
December 28-29
Saturday, January 6
Wednesday, January 10
Saturday, January 13
Saturday, January 27
Saturday, February 3
Wednesday, February 7
Saturday, February 10
Saturday, February 17
Wednesday, February 21
Saturday, February 24
March 1 &amp; 2
March 8 &amp; 9
March 21 &amp; 23
* Also Junior Varsity

Wilkes are looking
forward to the 1967-68

John Reese, Director of Athletics
and Wrestling Coach

FOOTBALL
Upsala
Saturday, September 23
Moravian
Saturday, September 30
Delaware Valley (Parents’ Day)
Saturday, October 7
Ursinus
Saturday, October 14
Drexel
Saturday, October 21
Haverford (Homecoming)
Saturday, October 28
Pennsylvania Military College
Saturday, November 4
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Lebanon Valley
Saturday,
November —
11
Special Note: All football games will be broadcast by WBRE Radio.

Saturday, September 23
Tuesday, September 26
Saturday, September 30
Saturday, October 7
Saturday, October 14
Wednesday, October 18
Saturday, October 21
Tuesday, October 24
Friday, October 27
Saturday, November 4
Wednesday, November 8
Saturday, November 11

Madison-FDU
Moravian
Upsala
Dickinson
Lycoming
Muhlenberg
Stevens
Philadelphia Textile
Wagner
Hofstra
Harpur
Susquehanna

Friday, December 1
Saturday, December 2
Wednesday, December 6
Saturday, December 9
Tuesday, December 12
Thursday, December 14
Saturday, December 16
Wednesday, January 3
Saturday, January 6
Tuesday, January 9
Thursday, January 11
Saturday. January 27
Monday, January 29
Thursday, February 1
Saturday, February 3
Wednesday, February 7
Saturday, February 10
Monday, February 12
Thursday, February 15
Saturday, February 17
Monday, February 19
Wedresday. February 21
Saturday, February 24
‘ Hv&gt; Junior Vanity

Elizabethtown*
Ithaca*
Lycoming*
Madison-FDU*
Philadelphia Pharmacy
Scranton
Drew
Albright*
Lebanon Valley*
Harpur
Community College
Delaware Valley
East Stroudsburg
Rutgers (NJ.)*
Juniata
Lycoming*
Upsala
Wagner*
Community College
Moravian*
Susquehanna*
Scranton*
Dickinson

athletic events of the

"Colonels." Coaches
John Reese, Roland

Schmidt, Ron Rainey,
and Jim Neddoff

head up the
coaching staff.

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Lycoming*
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NCAA College Tourney at Eastern Michigan
NCAA Tourney at Penn State

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SOCCER

Alumni and friends of

Practice meet at West Point
Hartwick
Appalachian State
Kutztown
C. W. Post
Springfield

10:00 a.m.

BASKETBALL

Saturday, January 6
Wednesday, January 10
Saturday, January 13
Saturday, February 3
Wednesday, February 7
Saturday, February 10
Saturday, February 17
Friday, February 23
Friday &amp; Saturday
March 1 &amp; 2

Harpur
Philadelphia Textile
East Stroudsburg
Millersville
Lycoming
Pennsylvania Military College
Elizabethtown
St. Joseph's

Saturday, March 30
Thursday, April 4
Thursday, April 18
Friday, April 19
Saturday, April 27
Wednesday, May 1
Saturday, May 4
Wednesday, May 8
Saturday, May 11
Tuesday, May 14
Thursday, May 16
Saturday, May 18

Scranton
Moravian
Ursinus
Hartwick
Susquehanna
Muhlenberg
MAC Tournament at Dickinson
Lycoming
Moravian
Rider
Scranton
Albright

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Friday, April 5
Thursday, April 18
Friday, April 19
Monday, April 22
Wednesday, April 24
Saturday, April 27
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Wednesday, May 8
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Tuesday, May 14
Thursday, May 16
Saturday, May 18

Delaware Valley
Upsala
East Stroudsburg
Scranton
Scranton
Harpur
Juniata (Double header)
Muhlenberg
Albright

Thursday, April 18
Monday, April 22
Friday, April 26
Monday, April 29
Thursday, May 2
Saturday, May 4
Monday, May 6
Friday, May 10
Monday, May 13
Friday. Mai' 17

Lycoming
Susquehanna
East Stroudsburg
Muhlenberg
Moravian
Harpur
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Albright
Scranton
Scranton

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MAC Tourney at West Chester

TENNIS

BASEBALL

Stevens
Ursinus
Harpur
Dickinson
Susquehanna
Lycoming
Alumni Game

GOLF

Ron Rainey, Basketball Coach

�The following chart is a report on the 1966-67 and the 1967-68 tuitions at selected Pennsyl­

vania colleges and universities. This chart appeared in the PACU Report of July 19, 1967.

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Institution

Tuition and Fees
1966-67
1967-68

Institution

Tuition and Fees
1966-67
1967-68

$1515

$1615

Lehigh

1800

2000

1772

Lycoming

1300

1550

1723

1875

Moore

1475

1550

Bucknell

1800

1900

Moravian

1530

1630

Carnegie

1700

1950

Muhlenberg

1600

1750

Cedar Crest

1580

1580

Penna. Military College

1425

1600

Chatham

1650

1900

Phila. College of Art

1400

1600

Chestnut Hill

1300

1300

Susquehanna

1522

1522

Dickinson

1800

2000

Swarthmore

1950

2065

Elizabethtown

1245

1365

Thiel

1350

1400

Franklin &amp; Marshall

1900

1900

University of Penna.

1950

1950

Gettysburg

1600

1700

Ursinus

1420

1420

Haverford

2100

2110

Villanova

1485

1470

Juniata

1400

1500

Washington &amp; Jefferson

1600

1615

King's

1030

1180

Wilkes

1050

1200

Lafayette

1650

1900

Wilson

1500

1830

$1425

$1750

Allegheny

1613

1613

Beaver

1572

Bryn Mawr

Albright

Lebanon Valley

The following interior and exterior pictures are of
the new men's dormitory located in the Wright Street area
of the Campus. The dormitory and cafeteria have been
in use since September 1966.

The design represents a departure from the barracks­
type dormitory of the past. The Y-shaped, three-story
dormitory houses 268 men, two to a room. The one-story
dining hall provides for the serving of up to 700 students
in two sittings.
This past summer saw the completion of a recreation
room for all students in the basement of the south wing.
A large room has been completely tiled and paneled, and
fluorescent lights have been installed throughout the entire

area. This
be used for informal meetings,
dances, and similar activities. The second room has
vending machines installed for cold and hot foods. The
third room is the game room.
The dormitory-dining hall complex is the third major
project to be completed in the past several years. The
Wilkes Graduate and Research Center was dedicated in
January of 1964 and the Center for the Performing Arts
in October of 1965. Next in the Wilkes development pic­
ture is the Eugene Shedden Farley Library which is under
construction now and is scheduled for completion in the
spring of 1968.

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��NEW FACULTY MEMBERS

Shown are a number of the new faculty members who have been
added to the Wilkes staff in line with the expanding academic programs
of the college. Seated from the left, are: Dr. Leverne Hostler, physics;
Dr. Liselotte Schmidt, music; Marene Olson, sociology; Jill Marks, foreign
language; Dr. Caroline Snyder, foreign language; Dr. Radoje Vukcevich,
commerce and finance; Dr. Gerald Perkus, English; and Jack Lukis,
physical education.

Standing — Donald Jones, music; Dr. Roy Williams, philosophy and
religion; Dr. John Labows, Jr., chemistry; Dr. Wilbur Hayes, biology; Victor
Baiz, education; Albert Serzan, mathematics and foreign language; Robert
Bomboy, English; Dr. Henry Gatski, education; and Joseph Bellucci,
education.
Others joining the Wilkes faculty this year are Dr. Owen Faut, chem­
istry; Bernard Dill, commerce and finance; Dudley Brown, English; Chern
Tsai, engineering; Raymond Cooper and John Meyers, history; Sharyn
Lyons, physical education; Dr. Ralph Marston, physics; Dr. Yasushi Sugiyama, political science; Jon Hobrock, psychology, and Dr. James Toole,
physics.

FacuDfijz Summer ^k©QSvnSoes
The Wilkes Faculty had a busy summer. Their many activities
included teaching, studying, travel, and rest and relaxation. The fol­
lowing items do not teli the entire story because many of the faculty
members were actually involved in two or more areas and not all
of them are included in these lists.

Study is necessary to keep abreast of the latest information and
to complete the requirements for advance degrees. These faculty
members were involved in study in various parts of the country. Mrs.
Hammer, Mr. Lukis, Mr. Colson, Mr. Sours, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. John­
son, Mr. Bellucci, Mr. Phillips, Mrs. Kish.

The following members of the faculty were involved in a variety
of research projects. Some of the projects were for
... the
.... rpresentation
of papers, some required for degrees, and some in connection with
their duties on Campus. Dr. Holden, Dr. Donahoe, Dr. Swain, Jr.,
Mr. Paul Werner, Mr. Naparsteck, Dr. Snyder, Dr. Mizianty, Mr. De
Cubas, Dr. Reif, Dr. Tappa, Mr. Earl, Dr. Rozelle, Dr. Bellas, Dr.
Hostler, Mr. Berg, Dr. Morrow.

WILKES Alumnus Featured

A special art exhibit featuring recent work of a Wilkes College alum­
nus was held at the college’s Conyngham Annex art gallery for two weeks.
Exhibiting was Robert Ford, 954 North Church Street, Hazleton. The artist
is shown above, center, discussing the showing with Samuel M. Davenport,
director of alumni relations at Wilkes, left, and J. Philip Richards, mem­
ber of the art department faculty and gallery director.

Ford received a B.S. degree in fine arts education at Wilkes in 1S55
and has done graduate work at Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. Kay visited Puerto Rico, Saint Croix, and Antigua. Dr. Schmidt
traveled to the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France,
and England. Dr. Sugiyama traveled around the world, via England,
Holland, West Germany, East Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy,
France, the Soviet Union, and Japan. Mr. Sweeney visited Belgium,
Holland, and France after teaching at Wilkes in the first session.
These faculty members worked on research for their doctoral
dissertations. Mr. Shaw, Mr. Gutin, Mr. Valero, Mr. Siles, Mr. Garber,
Mr. Mistichelli, Mr. De Arment.
Summer school at Wilkes College has changed completely in the
past few years. This group includes some of the faculty that taught
and participated in the many programs. These programs will be dis­
cussed in a later Alumnus. Miss Lyons, Miss Hadsel, Dr. Jessee, Mr.
De Cosmo, Mr. Green, Dr. Bohning, Mr. Evangelista, Dr. Hammer,
Mr. Miller, Mr. Salsburg, Miss Williams, Dr. Perkus, Dr. Ireland, Mr.
Stein, Dr. Fiester, Mr. Groh.

BRIEF NOTES . . .
The staff of the Alumni Office has worked diligently this sum­
mer to add the zip codes to all the address plates. Please check
your name and address, as well as your zip code, and inform us
of any corrections.
Apologies are in order from the Alumni
Alumni. The Homecoming information came
minute. We are aware of this. We ask your
gets organized and becomes acquainted with
the Alumni Office.

Office to you, the
to you at the last
indulgence as Sam
the many facets of

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�AIIHM NEWS
'42
DR. FRANK OSTAPOWICZ is Chief, Obstetrics and
Gynecology Service at U.S. Naval Hospital, Ports­
mouth, Virginia. Frank will retire from Naval Serv­
ice in August 1968 and has accepted appointment
to OB-Gyn staff at St Louis University School of
Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.

'48
WILLIAM GELSLEICHTER is manager for World
Trade Activities at IBM in Kingston, New York. He
and his wife, Helen, and their two sons live at
14 Arnold Drive, Kingston.

J. GLENN GOOCH, Assistant Controller of Pennsyl­
vania Gas and Water Company, was elected Con­
troller of the company in March of 1967. Glenn
and his wife, Bette, and their son, Bradley, live
at 378 Winola Avenue, Kingston, Pennsylvania.

'4©
JACK KLOEBER has been advanced from senior
project manager to assistant vice president of the
Building Division of Sordoni Construction Com­
pany. Jack and his family reside at 244 Ferguson
Avenue, Shavertown, Pennsylvania.

DR. LEWIS WHITE has been appointed acting dean
of students at the State University College at
Geneseo, New York.

'5©
ROBERT BARBER has been elected executive vice
president of Public Service Enterprises of Penn­
sylvania Incorporated, an affiliate of Sordoni Enter­
prises. Bob lives with his wife and two children
at 709 Susquehanna Avenue, West Pittston, Penna.

REED LOWREY has been appointed Director of Con­
tinuing Education at Alfred State College. Reed and
his wife, the former PATRICIA COOPER, '53, and
their two children live at Main Street, Greenwood,
New York.
HAROLD SCHMIDT received his M.S. in Education
from Rutgers University on May 31, 1967.

'51
DR. ROBERT KOELSCH has recently opened an
office in the Pennridge Medical Arts Center, Sell­
ersville, Pennsylvania. Robert will limit his prac­
tice to the treatment of diseases of the skin.
REV. FRED HOFFMAN has peen appointed pastor of
Wesley Methodist Church, South Plainfield, New
Jersey. Fred and his wife, Joan, and their three
children reside at 1123 West Seventh Street
Plainfield, New Jersey.

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ALBERT JACOBS has been appointed principal of
Wissahickon Senior High School in Ambler,
Pennsylvania.

LOUIS BONANNI is taking a ten-month course in
defense management at the Industrial College of
the Armed Forces at Ft. Lesley J. McNair, Wash­
ington, D.C. Lou and his wife, Theresa, live at
14300 Blackmon Drive, Rockville, Maryland.

'53
ROBERT F. HARING has been appointed general
sales manager of the F. H. Hill Company, Inc., a
100-year-old casket manufacturing firm. The com­
pany is located in Chicago.
JAMES GIBBONS recently received his B.S. in me­
chanical engineering from Arizona State Univer­
sity and was promoted to a major in the U.S.
Air Force. James and his wife, Thirza, and their
four children live at Vista Drive, Tempe, Arizona.

'5^PHIL JONES, who has been associated with Ran­
dom House-Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in New York
City, is now managing editor of the University of
Chicago Press in Chicago.

'55
JUDITH HOPKINS is working on her doctorate de­
gree in library science at the University of Illinois.
She is living at 309 South Street, Champaign,
Illinois.
DR. BERNARD S. ONDASH has opened offices for
the general practice of medicine at 495 Ryders
Lane, East Brunswick, Nev/ Jersey.

JOHN LANC10 has been appointed sales promotion
manager of Pomeroy’s in Reading and Easton,
Pennsylvania.
WALTER CHAPKO received his Juris Doctor degree
from the University of Arizona in May 1967. He
is a trust officer with Citizens Commercial Sav­
ings and Loan Bank in Flint, Michigan. Walter and
his wife, Betty, and their two children reside at
G 3020 Ridgecliffe Drive, Flint

'56
NORMAN PHILIPP is an electrical engineer with
the Public Service Electric and Gas Co., Newark,
New Jersey. Norman was recently awarded a
diploma in recognition of his successful comple­
tion of the Power Systems Engineering Course.
This program is offered only in Schenectady, by
the General Electric Co. His wife, the former
NANCY SCHMALZREIDT, '58, is teaching in East
Brunswick, New Jersey.

'57
DONALD JAIKES received a bachelor of divinity
degree from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio.

DR. ARTHUR MEYER has opened medical offices at
Suite 310, Franklin Federal Building, 44 West
Market Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He has
also been appointed to the staff of Wyoming
Valley Hospital.

MYRTLE CRAZE, director of nurses of the Commu­
nity Medical Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania, has
received a master of science degree from the
University of Scranton.
TERRANCE McHUGH, R.N., has been appointed
administrative assistant of the Hughes Convales­
cent Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut.

'58
ANDREW SHAW, JR. has been appointed county
affairs coordinator of the Central Division of the
Pennsylvania Economy League. He will also con­
tinue as executive secretary of the Lehigh Valley
Branch. Andrew is living at Peartree Lane, Dallas,
Pennsylvania.
WILLIAM I. J. WILLIAMS has been named school
business administrator for Central School District,
No. 3, Locust Valley, New York.

EDMUND KOTULA received his M.S. degree from
Montclair State College in June 1967. He is dis­
tributive education coordinator for Northern High­
lands Regional Schools in Allendale, New Jersey.
Edmund and his wife, Margaret, and their two
children live at 29 Main Avenue, Wallington, New
Jersey.
RONALD OLSON, M.D., is resident physician at
Cincinnati General Hospital. He and his wife, the
former LEONA BAIERA, '62, live at 8 Adams
House, 200 West Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio.

EDWARD MASONIS is assistant professor at West
Virginia Institute of Technology. He and wife,
Barbara, and their daughter reside at 413 6th

Avenue, Montgomery, West Virginia.

'59
STEVE LOVETT has been appointed Superintendent
of the Board of Education in South Bound Brook,
New Jersey. Steve and his wife, Dolores, and their
two children live at 863 Brown Road, Somerville,
Nev/ Jersey.

Jane Granitzki, the former JANE NORTON, received
her MSW degree from Howard University in June
1967. She is a social worker with the Baltimore
City Department of Welfare. Jane and her husband,
Emil, reside at 415 Crisfield Road, Baltimore,
Maryland.

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MARTHA JAMES is Institution Education Super­
visor at the Wassaic State School in Wassaic,
New York. She supervises the trainable classes for
children. Martha lives at W-2, Wassaic State
School, Wassaic, New York.
Lois Pierce, the former LOIS BETNER, is a claims
representative for the Social Security Administra­
tion in Philadelphia. She and her husband, Ed­
ward, and their son live at 155 E. Charleston
Avenue, Lawnside, New Jersey.
ROBERT YOKAVONUS is principal personnel assist­
ant with the New Jersey Department of Labor and
Industry.

'S©
Dorothy Godfrey, the former DOROTHY MILLER,
received her M.S. degree in nursing from the Uni­
versity of Pennsylvania on May 22, 1967. Her
husband is serving a graduate residency at Pon­
tiac Osteopathic Hospital. They reside at the Grand
Prix Apartments, Pontiac, Michigan.

DANIEL LEWIS is auditor in charge for the De­
fense Eastern Regional Audit Office in Philadelphia.
Daniel and his wife, Gloria, and their daughter re­
side at 251 West Dekalb Pike, King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania.

FRED WHIPPLE,
Thrif-D Discount
vania. Fred and
children live at
Pennsylvania.

JR., is district supervisor for the
Centers in Harrisburg, Pennsylhis wife, Judith, and their four
203 Beech Street, Shavertown,

LEIGH HUMPHREY and GERALD KILLIAN received
their Doctor of Optometry degrees from Pennsyl­
vania College of Optometry in Philadelphia.

'61
PAUL BANKOVICH received his M.A. degree from
Rutgers University on May 31, 1967.

JOHN HOSAGE has opened an office for the prac­
tice of general dentistry at 142 South Sherman
Street, Wilkes-Barre. John and his wife, Carolyn,
have twin daughters, Tamara and Tanya, and a
son, John.
BERNARD KOSH received his M.A. degree from the
University of Delaware in June 1967. He is special
agent with the U.S. Treasury Department in Wil­
mington, Delaware. Bernard and his wife, Bar­
bara, live at 1430 Prospect Drive, Wilmington.

HERBERT KLINE is studying for his M.S. degree
in operations analysis at A&amp;M University. He and
wife, Patricia, live at 603 East 29th Street,
Bryan, Texas.

'62
ROBERT KING is teaching at Council Rock High
School. Bob
... — and his wife, Catherine, live at 117
0 engate Road, Levittown, Pennsylvania.

RuteemD||REES ■reCei’'ed hiS EdM degree ,rom
Rutgers University in May 1967. He is viceJerneT pathMd UChen H’Eh Sclwo1' Hctuch^- New
au 1a. n rd ?nd hiS Wi,e' Li"da- a"d 'beir
For&lt;k*N
.lat,e Lynne' li'Ze 3t 57 Koyen StreetFords, New Jersey.

JOHN BUTCHKO rccciv.J
received his ;Ed.M. degree from
Rutgers University in May 1967.
Janet Wilkinson, the former JANET
SIMPSON, is
beginning work on her doctorate at the Uni­
versity of Virginia, where both she
and her husband are full-time students. Robert
is also work•ng on his doctorate. They are living at 13 Raleigh
Court, University Circle, Charlottesville, Virginia.

WILLIAM RISHKO is ae relay engineer with the
Florida Power and Light Company. Bill and wife
Barbara, reside at 702 N.E. 114th Street, Miami,
Florida.

FRANCIS PETRIN1 is an engineer with IBM in
Endicott, New York.
MARY JANE FOGAL has served as a nurse in West
Africa since 1962. In 1964 she was appointed di­
rector of the school of nursing in Worawora, Africa.

RICHARD C. BELLAS, Captain, is attending the
Air University’s Squadron Officer School at Max­
well AFB, Alabama.
DAVID S. PETERS received his M.A. in psychology
from The New School in New York City.
FRANK SABACH, JR., former assistant coach, has
been appointed head coach for the Englewood
Public Schools, Englewood, New Jersey.
JEROME KRASA received his captain’s bars at Rob­
ins AFB, Georgia, where he is a claims officer.

JEROME KULESA is a staff accountant with Ernst
and Ernst in Washington, D.C. He and his wife,
Patricia, live at 5201 Newton Street, Bladens­
burg, Maryland.

Claire Silverstein, the former CLAIRE HANDLER,
received her M.S. degree from Brooklyn College in
June 1967. She is teaching remedial reading at
the Long Branch Schools, Long Branch, New York.
Claire and her husband, Ronald, live at 3171
Nantucket Lane, Oceanside, New York.

THOMAS HRYNKIW received his master's degree
from the Manhattan School of Music, New York
City. He also received the Harold Bauer Award
for high scholastic and musical attainment.
Patricia Rossi, the former PATRICIA VAN SCOY,
received her M.D. degree from Woman's Medical
College of Pennsylvania in June 1967. She is

serving her internship at the Allentown Hospital
in Allentown, Pennsylvania,
BRENT J. O’CONNELL received his M.D. degree
from The Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia
in June 1967. He is serving his internship at Har­
risburg Polyclinic Hospital, Pennsylvania.

ROBERT RUGGIERO received his M.D. degree from
Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia, where
he will also serve his internship. Bob and his wife,
Arlene, and their two children live at 628 Park
Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

JOSEPH RAKSHYS, JR., received his Ph.D. in chem­
istry in June from the University of California, Ir­
vine, California. He has accepted a position as a
research chemist at the Eastern Research Labora­
tory of Dow Chemical Co. in Wayland, Massachu­
setts. Joe is married to ELAINE WISHTART, '63.
EDWARD KAY is teaching art at the Northwest High
School, Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. He is studying
for his master’s degree at Temple University.
THOMAS HALSTED, territory representative at Xer­
ox Corporation’s Rockville branch, was graduated
recently from the company’s National Sales De­
velopment Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The school is designed to advance skills vital to
Xerox copy analyst’s role in improving customers’
graphic communications systems.
DAVID WILL is an instrumental teacher and assist­
ant high school band director at the Newton,
New Jersey, School District.

'(&amp;&lt;Q
WILLIAM TERENCE WILLIAMS received his M.S. in
art education from Pratt Institute in June 1967.
He is an art instructor at Mitchell College, New
London, Connecticut. His wife, the former BAR­
BARA LORE, ’64, is teaching English at Fitch Sen­
ior High School, Groton, Connecticut. They live at
11 Granite Street, New London, Connecticut.
GILBERT GREGORY has been elected president of
the Delaware County Coordinating Council of the
Pennsylvania State Educational Association. He is
also president of the Yeadon Education Association
and a sixth-grade teacher in the Evans Elementary
School, Yeadon, Pennsylvania. Gilbert lives at 53
Berkly Avenue, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.

JOSEPH POHALA received his M.S. degree from
the University of Scranton. Joe is associated with
the Pennsylvania State Department of Health.

LOUIS COOPEY, JR., was commissioned an Army
second lieutenant upon graduation from the En­
gineer Officer Candidate School at Ft. Belvoir,

Virginia.
RICHARD PROBERT has received'an appointment
to the Juniata College music faculty. The appoint­
ment is through a Title 3 grant from the Federal
government. Bob and his wife, Bonnie, and their
daughter, Kimberly Ann, live at 415 18th Street,
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

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LT. JAMES JENKINS, who has flown more than 450
combat sorties, was decorated for his meritorious
achievement. He was cited for his outstanding air­
manship and courage on successful and important
missions under hazardous conditions. James re­
ceived the Air Medal at Tan Son Nhut AB. Viet­
nam, for air action in Southeast Asia.
WILLIAM MAINWARING has been promoted to as­
sistant cashier at the First National Bank of
Wilkes-Barre. Bill and his wife, Judith, live at 2
Regina Street, Lee Park. Wilkes-Barre.

BERTRAM ROSS has been promoted to the rank
of assistant professor in the Mathematics Depart­
ment at New Haven College. He is also a licensed
Professional Engineer in Ohio. New York, and
Vermont
ELLIS R. MYERS and his wife, the former CLARE
DRAPER, both received their masters degree at
the University of North Carolina in June 1967.
EHis is a social worker at Retreat State Hospital,
H unlock Creek, Pennsyfrsnia. and Clare will start
teaching in the Greater Nanticoke School System.
The couple resides at 654 East Main Street Nan­
ticoke, Pennsylvania.
BUCKLEY R. MILLER has accepted a position as a
rehabilitation counselor with toe Pennsylvania Of­
fice for toe Blind in Philadelphia. He received his
M.S. in rehabffitetfon from the University of Scran­
ton this June. His wife, the former TINA KOOPMANS, class of ’56, will be teaching sixth grade
*‘to toe Maple Shade, New Jersey, School District
They are Irring at 474 M and Bristol Streets in
r- edelphte.

at the University of Tennessee College of Law. He
lives with his wife, Karen, and their three children
at Golf Range Apartments. 3700 Sutherland Av
enue, Knoxville, Tennessee.

GENE HAVERLAK has been commissioned a second
lieutenant in the USAF. He has been assigned to
Lowry AFB. Colorado, for training as an air intelligence officer.

PAUL BERGANDER is a manufacturing engineer
with Westinghouse in Baltimore, Maryland.

JOHN NOYAK is associated with Genera! Electric
S -rria-.ten, New Yoric He and his wife, Monre and tier son, Jzhn Jr., Ir.e at Whiting Way,
Ger.?. - ,’tew York.
JOHN RIGAS has been appc'.'ted assistant to the
c'rector cf Mail Sales Dtetelcn, Sates Department
'rterrretterte Csrrespsrteer.se Schools. John and
rls A.te. toe former ARL1KE SAVITSKY, reside at
356 East htertoe-pton Street Wilkes-Barre,

ROBERT JACOBS, JR., has been named research
assistant in the Lehigh Valley Branch of the
Pennsylvania Economy League.

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MARIE SUWALSKI became the bride of Minor
Nagle. Minor is a graduate of East Stroudsburg
State College. Both Marie and her husband teach
at Meyers High School in Wilkes-Barre.

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GERARD McHALE, JR., is a staff accountant with
Arthur Anderson. He and his wife, Adele, and their
son live at 32 Penn-Wood Drive, Rochester, New
York.
CHARLOTTE PETERSON is teaching art at the
Chapel Hill and Pinebrook School in New Jersey.

DANIEL ROSENCRANCE has been appointed Mo­
bility Instructor with the Pennsylvania Association
for the Blind, which has its headquarters in
Scranton.
WILLIAM WINT has joined the Peace Corps and
been assigned to the Somali Republic in East
Africa.

LEONA SOKASH has accepted a teaching assist­
antship at the University of Maryland.

ELLEN GALLAGHER is doing research and secre­
tarial work with Arthur D. Little, Inc. in Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
JOSEPH BAKER is with the Internal Revenue Serv­
ice in Philadelphia. Joe and his wife, the former
SUSAN WEST, '67, live at 757 East Main Street,
Lensdale, Pennsylvania.

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- '-u«nne Im
Uni/ercity, V/a-.h-

HAROLD RUBIN was married to Lisa Cohen. Harold
is associated with the Remington Corporation.
They will reside in Philadelphia.
RUTHANNE MACRI became the bride of William
Porter. Ruthanne is an instructor at St. Luke's
Hospital, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. William has his
M.S. degree from Purdue University. They are re­
siding at 123 South Second Street, Perkasie,
Pennsylvania.

MARY PRISCHAK became the bride of Daniel Ter­
shak. Mary received her M.S. degree from Penn­
sylvania State University. Daniel received his Ph.D.
degree from Yale. They are both teaching at Penn­
sylvania State University.

EVELYN MARY HUDYCK recently became the bride
of John Gibbons. John is a graduate of the Uni­
versity of Scranton. They are living at 10 West
95th Street. New York City.

BERNARD H. COHEN was married in June to Vic­
toria Carlton, a graduate of Carnegie Institute of
Technology. Bernard received his M.D. degree from
University College of Physicians- and
Columbia L...
Surgeons, He is serving his internship at Emory
"
~
|n July
University Hospital in °
Atlanta, Georgia.
I..

ANNE JAMIESON became the bride of Captnm
James Taylor.
Taylor. For
For the
the past
past year
year Anne has been
teaching in
Germany, at the Army
Dir
in Fulda,
i uiua, uu1111a11jr,
*
pendent School. James is serving with the Under

Slates Air Force in Freising, Germany.

"a- ?arried ,0 Su”n« linger.
f. &lt;'&lt;5ger cf General Roofing and Insula-

THEODORE BEGUN and Florence Sunstein were
married in Philadelphia. Ted is a merchandise
executive at S. Klein Department Store. They will
reside in Flushing, New York.

MARY ANN FOLEY became the bride of Donald
Hopkins. Donald is a graduate of Bloomsburg
State College. Mary Ann and Donald are members
of the Dallas Area High School faculty.

Road, Decatur, Georgia.

DOWN THE AISLE . ..

Island.

THOMAS A. KRISULEVICZ was married to Carol
Koslowski. Thomas is employed by the Royal Globe
Insurance Company. They will reside in Flushing,
New York.

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NORMAN 0. JAMES was married to Susan Clchockl

on May 30, Susan Is a graduate of West Chester
State College. Norman is a special agent wllh I"
FBI. They are residing in Montgomery, Alabama.

DANIEL ZEROKA was married to Alexandra Kotulak Daniel was a post-doctoral fellow at Yale Uni­
versity and is now a member of the chemistry de­
partment faculty at Lehigh University.

BEVERLY MUNSON became the bride of Oliver
Swift. Beverly has her master’s degree in library
science from Syracuse University and was employed
wi
at Pennsylvania
State University Library, Oliver Is
a*
and Syracuse
atgraduate of' Cornell
" University
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University. They will live at Jackson Heights, Long

EDMUND RESPERSKI was married to Bernadine
Baran. Edmund is employed by Garwood Indus
tries, Inc. in Exeter, Pennsylvania. Edmund and
Bernadine are living in Kingston, Pennsylvania

1968 he will begin residency training in derma
derma-­
tology at Nev/ York University Hospital Skin and
Cancer Pavilion. They are living at 1111 Clairmont

i,
Uen e «ted to the office
a l&gt;te Legal Fraternity

ROBERT V. STEVENS was married r??"1'- to
recently
JACQUELINE OLIVER, 58. Robert has received1 his
degree from Dickinson School of Law and is i
now
practicing law in Wilkes-Barre. They are residing
at 74 Lehman Avenue, Dallas, Pennsylvania.

....

cchool in Tenafly, New Jersey. This fall she joined
the faculty of the Wyoming Seminary Day School.
Robert is a Pennsylvania State University graduate
nd is employed by the United Gas Improvement
Company of Kin&amp;s,on' Pennsy|vania. Thay will reiq Wyoming, Pennsylvania.
side in

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CAROL M. THOMPSON became the bride of William
A. Kelly in June. Carol is an elementary teacher
and has done graduate work at the University of
Scranton and Temple University. They will reside
in Elmhurst, Pennsylvania.

W-Hia BACZKOWSKJ is Serisr gadget Azialpt
&gt; ' .1EK Ccrjcrat-on
Leringlcr:, 'Ze-.caetafetfs,
-i m
12 Ridi Psad, Wosurn, Vaccac'.setts.

CARLTON W, SMITH

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ROBERT REYNOLDS is teaching at the Lackawanna
Trail Schools, Factoryville, Pennsylvania.

y^f STORY is 2 socfel wsrker for Los Angeles
County. toe az
2700 East Rosecrans Avenue,
?is. 335, rarares-nt Ctoter'te

JOSEPH CHANECK Is z zzzz
r.n Kr.&amp;.zr.*z’
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teeeagen '.z cc-'te .teg a'te \zz
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JEANNE MATTERN was married to Robert Chaney,
ilanne has been teaching at the Ralph S. Maughan

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THOMAS GROGAN has accepted a position with
Arthur Anderson &amp; Company in New York City.

'56

'57
THEODORE SIMON was married recently to Shirley
Pisano. Theodore is associated with IBM in Oweo0
New York.

r

RAYMOND PISANESCHI was married to Maureen
Tobin. Raymond received his B.S. degree in civil
engineering from Pennsylvania State University and
is associated with the Lehigh Portland Cement
Company in Allentown, Pennsylvania. They are re­
siding in Allentown.
JOSEPH LUKAVITCH was recently married to Ellen
Maier. Joseph is studying for his master's degree
at the University of Scranton. He is a member of
the faculty of the Wyoming Valley West High
School Southern Area, Plymouth, Pennsylvania.

School, Old Bridge, New Jersey. They are living at
25 Appletree Lane, Old Bridge, New Jersey.
RALPH NUZZOLO was married to Barbara Ann

tonrCstate'"cm|all&gt;h u d°'ng Eraduate work at T,en'
F°"
I
C°'!eee- He IS teaching at Quarry Hill
Elementary School in Yardley, Pennsylvania^ Barbara, also a 1teacher, is a graduate of Holy Family
College. They' are living in Morrisville, Pennsylvania.
WILLARD BROWN, JR„
rnH urn ,
—•» was married to Louise
Gola.
Willard is
&gt;v ’in the Madison TownJJ.
,s a to-j
teacher
ship School District. They
are living in Old Bridge,
New Jersey.
n^nMESAR,S became the bride of Donald
Odell. Paula has received her master’s degree from
the University of Scranton, and is teaching in
the elementary schools of Madison Township. New
Jersey. They are residing in Nieuw Amsterdam
Village, Madison Township.

MARYANN FEDEROVICH became the bride of Peter
Labosky, Jr. Maryann was a member of the facul­
ty of the Flemington-Raritan School District, Flem­
ington, New Jersey. She is now teaching in Dublin,
Virginia. Peter is studying towards his doctorate
in wood chemistry at the Virginia Polytechnic In­
stitute. They are living at 300 Turner Street.
Blacksburg, Virginia.

'(BS
DORIE EVANS and DAVID CLOSTERMAN were mar­
ried in June. Doris is doing graduate work at
Marywood College and is teaching at the Centra!
Luzerne County Jointure School District David is
doing his graduate work at the University of Scran­
ton. He is associated with the Luzerne Electric
Division of UGI, in Kingston, Pennsylvania.

JERRY BAIRD became the bride of Joseph Kowalski.
Jerry is doing graduate work at Temple University
School of Education. Joseph is a student at Hahne­
mann Medical College in Philadelphia.
BARBARA BIGUS recently became the bride of Rob­
ert Cobb. Prior to her marriage Barbara was
teaching at the Lindley-Presho School, ComingPainted Post School District. New York. Robert is
a graduate of Tufts University.

JANE FARR became the bride of John Ireland.
Jane is doing graduate'work at Cornell Universit).
She is teaching in the Ithaca schools in Ithaca.
New York.
DAVID WALKER was recently married to Arlene
Constantino. David is an ensign in the DSNS and
is stationed at Long Beach. California. Arlene is

WILLIAM DAVIS recently married Ellen Gabla. Bill
is teaching at the Wyoming Valley West School
District. They are living in Ashley, Pennsylvania.

JOSEPH KUTZMAS and GRACE JONES, ’66, were
recently married. Joseph is serving with the United
States Navy in San Diego, California, where they
will reside.

EDWARD TROYAN and BARBARA ANN GRAYTOCK,
'67, were recently married. Barbara is teaching in
Binghamton, New York, and Edward is associated
with the Bendix Corporation in Montrose, Pennsyl­
vania. They are living in Great Bend, Pennsylvania.

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NORMAN STROJNY was married to Elaine Kupchik.
Norman is an assistant chemist at Hoffman La
Roche in Nutley, New Jersey. His wife is a grad­
uate of Albertus Magnus College, New Haven,
Connecticut.
JOHN STROBEL and DOLORES CHICKANOSKY were
married in June. Dolores s s sysie.res prograi—er
for Leeds and Northrup Company. Jahn is a de­
velopment engineer for Pri'cc-Fcre Ccreoratter. :r.
Lansdale, Pennsyr.*an;a. They are also Swing in
Lansdale.

FRANCIS ECKARDT was married to Margaret
Hugh.
R. JACKSON BERKEY and JANICE CO LUKS were
recently married. At present Jackson is ctelrg grad­
uate work at Julliard School c: Music in New
York City.
JAMES DRAGER was reesnriy — =~ted to Barirere
Kauffman. In Febnicty James was cereresSsaoaed
an ensign and is now a student
the U.S. Nava
Flight program. Barbara is a graduate of Cc’te“-~«
College for Women.

MICHAEL PINNOWSKI was ra~ted rerete'v
trida Callahan. Mieted is dohg graduate
at Lehigh University and is teaebd-g in trie Bethlehsm Area Scheel District Trrey are res':
Val’.ey Park East Aparterents. Bstoterien*.
syhrama.

GERALDINE BOCK bscarre tre brice c:
RazacuskL Geretete? has tree- tesari'r^
a: G,
A. R. H gh
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This te
? re? the re?.
?■ $'?re' H
*•
$?'??
Sharen K , Rwr^Xarra,

a graduate of Rhode Island College.

WALTER STANLEY PRUSAKOWSKI was married to

Juloanno Konrad. Walter is studying for his mas°rs dogroo at Tomplo University and is teaching
sc onco at Ponnbrook Junior High School in Lans“Io, Pennsylvania. They aro residing in Norris•own, Pennsylvania,

NELLO AUGUSTINE was married recentlv to V.rv
ann Caprari. Nello has received his master’s de­
gree in social woik from the Uniwrs.fr of Fenn
Sylvania. They will K'side at to-- Courtright Ctieet

JEFFREY RASCHAL was married to EVELYN JAFFE,

GUSTAVE MARTIN was maiued to V ••••••• • s
Gustave is on the teaching staff of \oe- ees

’65.

Evolyn will toacli In Fairfield School DlsUlct

ANN TRAGLlk Srere-? ts? brrete c*
Stete
i\'re d s a graduate d
. re.?sb.

I’lainsville. I’ennsvlv.mia.

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MARTHA HOUTZ was married to David Redding.
David is a senior at the University of Pittsburgh
School of Dentistry. They are living at 915 River

Oaks Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
—.... were marALFRED AIROLA and CAROLYN JENKINS
’both'tea-ching in Massena,
ried in August. They are tv?. Lr"’”’0" "

New York.
DAVID P. ESLER and VICKI TAU were married in
July. David is now attending Officers’ Candidate
School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
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RICHARD KOPKO and SUSANNE BELLONE, '66,
were married in August. Susanne is teaching in the
elementary grades in Franklin Township, New Jer­
sey. Richard has accepted a position with the

Piscataway Township School System.
MARY QUINN became the bride of Michael Galenski. Mary is teaching in Northport, Long Island,
New York. They are residing in Deer Park, Long

Island.
JOAN PALENCAR was married to Joseph Siecko.
Joan is teaching in the Dover School District,

Dover New Jersey.

CakuL SCATEKA
CAROL
SCATENA becruna
became the bride of JOSEPH
SABATINI, August
graduate.
Joseph is employed
Snomii.i,
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by the Department of Health, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

EMIL WARREN and PHYLISS KRAVITZ were mar­
ried in July. Phyliss is employed by the Depart­
ment of the Army at the local Veterans Adminis­
tration Building. Emil is associated with the trust
department of the Wyoming National Bank in
Wilkes-Barre. They ere living at 130 Chestnut
Street. Alden Station, Pennsylvania.

DOROTHY KEODA became the bride of Joseph
Maciejczyk. Joseph is a graduate of Western Mary­
land University. They are residing in Wharton
New Jersey.

JOHN JOSEPH P1LOSI recently married Salvatrice
teaching
position with
Domenick. John accepted a L
—
,„ts. New Jersey. The
the Lebanon Township Schools,
i
at
13
South
Prospect
couple will make their home at
New Jersey.
Jersey.
Street, Washington, New
PAMELA JEANNE EUSTIS became the bride of
Thomas Peter Reis on June 1. Mr. Reis will grad­
uate from Wilkes in January of '68. The couple is
residing at 272 Lakeview Avenue, Apartment C-35,

Paterson, New Jersey.
PATRICIA A. NOVAK recently became the bride of
EDWARD J. STRUCKE, JR. Pat has accepted a
position as an instructor at Tompkins County Hos­
pital, Ithaca, New York; and Ed accepted a posi­
tion as industrial sales engineer with Morse Chain
Company, a subsidiary of Borg-Warner Company,
Ithaca. The couple will reside on Candlewyck Drive,

CAROL MARCIA BRUSSOCK was recently married to
Ensign Joseph F. Sabatini. The couple will reside
in Norfolk, Virginia, for three months of temporary duty, after which they will reside in New
London, Connecticut.
EMILY WRIGHT became MRS. ROBERT D. PEA­
COCK, JR., in a late July wedding. Emily is em­
ployed by the Camden School System and is at­
tending Glassboro State College for her master’s
degree. They are now residing at 436 B. Pfeiffer
Street, Camden, New Jersey.

SUSAN F. WEST and JOSEPH G. BAKER were re­
cently married In Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. Since
January Susan has been employed as a Junior
Systems Programer by Philco-Ford Corporation in
Willow Grove. Joseph will pursue post-graduate
studies. They are living in Wischickon Park Apart­
ments, 757 East Main Street, Lansdale, Penn­
sylvania.

DALE CLAUDE BROWN was recently married to
Nancy Jean Ely on May 27th, 1967. The couple
will be making their home in New York State,
where Dale has accepted a position with the
flew York Audit Control.
EVELYN MORENKO recently became the bride
of
Leon A. Matelski. The couple will reside
at 34
Nottingham Road, Edison, New Jersey.

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a daughter, Susan, on March 28, 1967, to Mr. and
Mrs. Robert J. Yokavonus. The couple resides at
1079 Cartert Road, Bridgewater Township, som.
erville, New Jersey.

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a daughter, Laurie Mae, to Mr
and
Lewis on May 22, 1967.

Danie|

a son, Cledith Lawrence, to Captain
Ulillnr
Ir
«« A____ . —
Cledith Miller,
Jr.,
on
August 31, 1967 and Mrs.

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a son, Keith, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Amadio, on
July 28, 1966. They also have another son, David,
born on April 9, 1965. Mrs. Amadio is the former
MARTHA H. MENEGUS.

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a daughter, Diane Lynne, to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rees on January 28, 1967.

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a son, Mark, to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Williams, on
July 15, 1967. They will make their home at 6908
Millbrook, University City, Missouri.
a son, Jesse Neil, on April 8, 1967, to Mr. and
Mrs. Alan E. Markowitz who reside at AR-72,
R.F.D. 1, Stonington, Connecticut. Mrs. Markowitz
is the former MARILYN J. PLATSKY.

a son, Steven, on May 19, 1967, to Mr. and Mrs.
Clinton G. Hess, Glenwood Street, R.D. 4, Mechan­
icsburg, Pennsylvania. They also have a baby
daughter, Ellen.
a daughter, Kimberly Ann, on June 30, 1967, to
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Probert. The couple re­
sides at 415 18th Street, Huntingdon, Pennsyl­

MAUREEN SAVAGE became the bride of Ronald
Szish. Maureen is teaching in Philadelphia and
Ronald is a senior at Temple Dental School.

DIANE WYNNE and RUSSELL SHALLCROSS were
recently married. Diane is teaching in the Allen­
town, Pennsylvania, School System. Russell is as­
sociated with Firestone Tire and Rubber Corpora­
tion in Allentown.

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Ithaca.

CAROL RUTH SUTTON became the bride of TIM­
OTHY F. SWANSON in June. Carol is a member
of the faculty of the Lake-Lehman School District
and Tim is on the faculty of the Wyoming Sem­
inary Day School. They will reside at Wyoming
Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania.

KATHERINE KRESSIN became the bride of Robert
Beeler, a senior at Wilkes.

JOYCE LENNON was married to William Hoover.
William is a graduate el Lafayette College. They
are residing in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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a daughter, Susan Ann, on Decnmi,

THIS BRIGHT
NEW WORLD . . .
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a daughter, Jane Louise, on July 12, 1967, to
Dr. and Mrs. David Warren Kunkle, 68 Carverton
Road, Trucksville, Pennsylvania. They also have a
son, John David.

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a son, John Michael, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter A.
Chapko, on April 17, 1967. The co
couple, along
rLL nEhter Lisa Marie' asides
vS at G-3020
Ridgechffe Drive, Flint, Michigan.

vania.
a daughter, Tammy Lynn, to Mr. and Mrs. David
daughter, Tammy Lynn, to Mr.
lives at 16
J- Will, on June 3, 1967. The couple
New Jersey.
Newton,
Hillside Terrace Apartments, fL..t:
“

Frankly"
a son, Matthew James, to Mr. and Mrs.
is “
the former
Lc.7 iLevy, on June 10, 1967. Mrs. Levy
Club
SALLY COHEN. They live at 1208
129? Country
Terrace, Jonesboro, Arkansas.

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Marie,
a daughter,
c—c.—, Shana
Mr. and Mrs. Paul T.
Branch Road,
7507-D Furnace E.„.
Maryland.
Joseph
I. Ain.-., to Mr. "nd Mrs'
a son, Joseph Alan,
March 31, I967Chanecka, on A-----

It seems that man can envision a trip to the
moon and the multiplication of his physical re­
sources through technology, while he remains blind
to those forces within himself that cultivate mis­
trust and fear in his neighbors. He clings tenacious­
ly to racial, religious, social, and national preju­
dices at a time when cooperation and harmony are
essential to his survival. As an economist, Ken­
neth Boulding has remarked, “The thought of man
must progress as much in the next twenty-five
years as in the past twenty-five thousand years.”
Today, man can communicate instantly, he can
destroy a great city in moments, he can devastate
a great nation in hours, yet he clings to prejudices
and feelings which, in a moment, can ignite the
world about him. He seems to be creative in his
material life and unimaginative in his social, eth­
ical, and spiritual life. To correct this imbalance,
perhaps we need to remind ourselves that although
man is an animal, he is also human. He possesses
a mind that gives him creative powers which are
denied to other animals. He has been given the
power to think — but he has not yet been willing
to make the greatest possible use of this power. He
can remember and, because he can remember, he
can profit from past experience, but to gain this
profit he must distinguish between memories and
experiences that are productive and those that
are damaging.
Man has some small measure of freedom, but
his destiny is also, in part, predetermined by all
the influences of the past and present that condi­
tion his thinking and govern his actions. If he is
to enlarge this freedom, he must create intellectual
alternatives, for it is only by creating alternatives
that he can break the binding ties of precedent and,
in so doing, gain some small measure of freedom.
He must be ever aware that freedom is not a gift
of nature; it is a privilege that can be won only
through mental effort. Only after man has created
alternatives, can he make a choice. Until he is able
to make a choice, he is chained to the established
patterns of his life and his society.

We take it for granted that education, religion,
and politics are designed to improve man's life,
but we must also observe that their great purposes
are all too frequently subverted by blindness, ig­
norance, prejudice, fear, and selfishness. If he is
to free himself from their fatal influence, man must
continually re-examine his attitudes and beliefs
and must nurture those intellectual and spiritual
values upon which human welfare is based. Il is
not enough to train scientists and technologists
who can harness the powers of the universe; we
must also cultivate intellectual and spiritual values
which will guide science and technology into chan­
nels which will enhance the life of the individualy now it should be apparent that science and

technology without a guiding sense of purpose can
eaa to disaster. In consequence, man is challenged
^ consider the alternatives that may be his tie.
Although these alternatives are limited by the accep e patterns of habit and thought, they may,
1 fY18orously cultivated and explored, give man
sufficient latitude to assure his future.

The thought and institutions of the past may be
used as building blocks or they may be used as
stumbling blocks. If they are to be used as build­
ing blocks and are to become part of an evolving
society, they must be freed from transmitted prej­
udices. Without this freedom these institutions are
immutable: they tie man to the errors of the past
and obstruct the development of viable institutions.
To give modern man an opportunity for survival
and growth, the great ideals of the past must be
examined, reinvigorated, and adapted to the needs
of man in a modern society. And if, as we believe,
man is distinguished by intelligence and vision,
such adaptation is possible even though it will be
painful. Our present dilemma challenges us to cul­
tivate within ourselves those inner resources of
mind and spirit which modern civilization de­
mands. And, because the challenge is great, these
resources must include conviction and courage.

At this point may I remind you that when I speak
of man, I mean us — you.
Man always aspires for something better, yet
man always stumbles. Sometimes he fails because
of shortsightedness; sometimes he is overcome by
his own fears or by the fears and blindness of oth­
er men. Yet, in spite of all, he has demonstrated
over many millenia that he can grow in stature and
in social responsibility.

This summer in Vigeland Park in Oslo, I viewed
with awe a sculptor’s concept of life. Here Gustav
Vigeland portrays in bronze and stone the “Cycle
of Life.” From birth to death he shows the physical
and spiritual growth of men: carefree childhood,
questing adolescence, awakening manhood, matur­
ity, decline, and death are hewn in stone and
bronze. But the miracle of it all is that the spirit of
each age is shown —its hopes, its conflicts, and
its fearsAlthough Vigeland portrays the cycle of life that
nature assures, he also reveals something of man s
struggles and aspirations. In four of his figures he
portrays man’s struggle with the “monster,” which
in Scandinavian countries symbolizes evil, and then
in the last of these figures he suggests that man is
defeated by evil. But finally, climaxing and trans­
cending the cycle of life, is a fifty-foot monolith
which the sculptor says each of us must interpret
for himself. On this monolith are many figures
which seem to move and look upward, others strugcle weakly, and still others have yielded to despair.
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though defeated, always aspires and strives for a
better life. As I viewed Vigeland’s work, I was
filled with awe for the vision and skill of the sculp­
tor and for the clarity with which he portrayed
the life of man. He shows the power of evil and
the blindness of man but, in spite of his pervading
pessimism, he seems to derive a gleam of hope
from man’s perpetual aspirations for something
greater.

It seemed to me that in his portrayal of life,
Vigeland unintentionally defined the responsibili­
ties and challenges of education — enrichment of
the cycle of life, the overcoming of evil, and the
development of man’s talents and resources be­
yond anything yet known. His portrayal of life
suggests that perhaps the greatest purpose of edu­
cation is to make man aware of his humanness, to
free his mind and to cultivate it, to perpetuate
those qualities of mind and spirit which enhance
his life and give it significance.
There are, of course, many kinds of education.
Some are designed to indoctrinate and to assure
conformity. Some are intended to give man those
choices that are the keys of the free mind and the
free society. Some are designed to develop skills,
others to enlarge knowledge, and still others to en­
large the vision and extend the horizons of human
endeavor.

You will experience some exposure to all of
these forms of education, but the nature and char­
acter of your education will be determined by the
choices that you make. If you limit yourself to
technical training, your capabilities and horizons
will be restricted. If you prepare to expand the
applications of technology, your capabilities and
horizons will be enlarged. If you strive to under­
stand the relationships of man and society to na­
ture. your horizons will be unlimited, but to act
effectively you will need to develop some special
competence.
If you have not yet decided upon the “educa­
tional mix" that you desire, I hope that before
choosing you will give thought to the particular
blend of education that will satisfy and inspire
you. Such consideration will challenge you and
will start you on an unending quest for understand­
ing. Gaining an answer to one question, you raise
other questions that will engage your interest and
your energies. As you mature, the questions that
you ask yourself will determine the nature of
your education, will mold your character, and will
shape your life.

In this present period of history man's achieve­
ments force him to consider many questions so that
he may choose between a tragic end or a new be­
ginning. Intelligence and creativity have given him
the power to improve his Jot or to destroy his

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civilization: his knowledge reveals the alternatives
that confront him. It is an awesome responsibility
to possess this intelligence, for without the cour­
age, the resolution, and the wisdom to make a
new beginning it ends in futility.
With these alternatives before us, what a chal­
lenge confronts you. You must understand more
of man than he has yet understood of himself. You
must liberate yourselves from the shackles of
racial, religious, and national prejudice. You must
seek to enlarge your knowledge and your exper­
ience so that narrow loyalties, which divide us,
may be supplanted by broader loyalties, which
unite us. And while doing all of this, you must
maintain the integrity of institutions that have
long served man for they are the foundations upon
which the future must rest. They are the only
foundations upon which to build, and they must
be preserved even as they are modified and im­
proved. They must be changed into agencies of
cooperation and progress rather than agencies of
division and destruction.

I wonder as I suggest some things that will be
required of you in the next quarter century, wheth­
er I encourage you or discourage you. 1 offer you
quite an assignment, but if you wish to live — as I
hope you do — you must be willing to undertake it.

The need to be human involves both personal
and social values, for habit and shortsightedness
and sefishness still lure man on the path to tragedy.
And because this path can be so alluring each of
us must be prepared to question his motives as he
makes his own personal decisions. This consider­
ation of motives which is essential to the individ­
ual becomes even more important when we make
those broader decisions that influence or govern
the relations of races, of nations, and of social
groups. By adhering to the prejudices and narrow
loyalties of the past we jeopardize our future: by
developing larger loyalties we prepare the way
for continued progress.

Lest any of you assume that I am suggesting that
you cast aside long-accepted loyalties, let me as­
sure you, that is not my intent. I strongly believe
that loyalty is an essential element of personal
integrity and only as we maintain our integrity
and enlarge our loyalties can we reduce the group
tensions that today cause conflict and destruction.

Of course, none of us recognize the narrowness
of our own loyalties: if we did, they could not con­
fine us. We do, however, hold to the belief that
our way and our group are best, and this is partic­
ularly true when we know little or nothing of oth­
er ways and other groups. To be sure, modern com­
munications enlarge our awareness, but mere
awareness is insufficient; it must be given greater
meaning through broader experience and deeper
understanding. Should you doubt the suggestion

that awareness is limited by inexperience, I sug­
gest that you look about you and then ask yourself
these questions, "Who is possessed by racial prej­
udices, the person with limited inter-racial exper­
ience or the person with broad inter-racial experi­
ence?” “Who is limited by social, religious, and
national prejudices, those with varied associations
or those with limited associations?" If you ask
these questions many times, I suspect you will con­
clude that broad contacts and varied experiences
moderate the prejudices that separate mankind. To
replace bigotry and prejudice we, therefore, must
seek to enlarge our knowledge and experience so
that we may adhere to and support the great ideals
upon which any lasting civilization depends.
But, let us never use ideals as an escape from
reality or reality as an excuse for abandoning
ideals. Although our ideals can never attain full
harmony with the realities of life, it is the struggle
to equate ideals with reality that sustains the strug­
gle for a better reality.

There must always be a gap between the ideal
and the actual, for so long as we remain alive we
will envision more than we can attain. Indeed, this
gap between reality and the ideal may provide our
most vital force for growth. When we are satisfied
with "what is,” we stop trying. When the gap is
too great, we are discouraged and, therefore, make
no effort. When the gap between the ideal and the
real is sufficient to give hope, a creative tension
develops and we are challenged to translate the
ideal into reality.
This effort to improve reality is perhaps the
greatest challenge confronting our scientific-tech­
nological society. Although we enjoy the automo­
bile and the products of our factories, both the
automobile and the factory pollute our atmosphere
and jeopardize our health. Modern medicine and
improved nutrition have doubled the span of life
during the past century, but the continuation of
this trend and the resultant increase in population
portends racial suicide by starvation and pollu­
tion. Modern communications enlarge our reser­
voir of information, but they also enlarge disputes
that were formerly confined to limited regions. The
release of power from the atom and the fossil pro­
vides us with comforts that were undreamed of
when you were born, but world conflicts make us
ever aware of the atomic threat. Every gain seems
to encompass both a promise and a threat.

For a quarter century it has seemed that man's
concern for material progress could de-humanize
um. The release of atomic power, the growth of
automation, the thrusts into space, the population
explosion, and the possibility that man may confol and create life are the products of science and
echnology. Unfortunately, these products of man s
Hmnus threaten even ns they give promise. Al"’ougn essentially neutral, they enhance man’s

power both to destroy and to create. Ultimately
men must decide how they will be used, but, as
yet, they have made no decision. People often
seerri overwhelmed to the point of indifference by
the choices that confront them. They do not yet
realize, as Toynbee so clearly demonstrates, that
long-accepted habits of thought and of conduct
must change if the newly released forces of naure are to be used for the benefit of mankind
rather than for his destruction. To be human is a
choice that men, all too frequently, are reluctant to
make. But, man has a choice if he has the will to
make it.
Faced with the need of adapting our habits to
new conditions we must prepare to change our­
selves. Some say that man cannot change. But the
story of this globe shows that change is essential
to survival and our presence gives testimony that
man has survived for hundreds of thousands of
years. I suspect that all of us who are a link in this
chain of life have no desire to be the last link. We
would prefer to believe that we are the link with
the future, but are we yet ready to adapt our habits
and our thoughts and our practices to the demands
of the new conditions that surround and confront
us? We have more knowledge to aid us; we have
the vast resources of science and technology to
command, but we do not yet accept the self-evident
fact that the future of man rests, at last, in our
own uncertain hands.
The changes that take place around us confuse
us, overwhelm us, and leave us groping. Without
gaining a sustaining faith for the future, we have
lost our faith in the hopes and promises of the
past. We are caught in the conflict between mod­
ern knowledge and past practice. Whereas psychia­
trists advise us that love and faith are the greatest
forces for good, we cultivate hate and fear which
they consider the most destructive of forces. We
are advised that love gives meaning to life — in
the words of the folk singers, it makes life worth
living. But love that enriches our lives is based
upon trust, respect, sympathy, and a certainty that
those who love us will stand by us in the face of
misfortune as in the glow of good fortune. Love
is not a whim depending upon physical attraction,
even though physical and sexual attraction are the
core of the warmest of human relations, marriage.
And yet there are those of great knowledge, but
dubious wisdom, who recommend a multiplicity
and succession of sexual alliances. Do those who
advocate and engage in such ephemeral alliances
ever develop integrity or attain happiness? In their
grasp tor momentary gratification anti pleasu.e.
are they able to develop the sustaining power of
love th.it is based upon devotion to another which
exceeds one’s concern for se’.t ?
I suppose I am saying that the grea. .hi.tgs o.
life are cultivated within us ano. betwci..

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tured by thoughtfulness, kindliness, consideration,
and attention. The finer things of the spirit grow
within each of us when we work with others in a
cooperative and constructive effort. Unknowingly,
each of us gains as he helps others and involves
himself in a cause that is greater than self.
If we are to favorably resolve the human strug­
gle we must abandon long-held prejudices, out­
moded structures and loyalties. As we strive to
create a new future we must recognize and accept
one great difference between our generation and
earlier generations. This is the degree and rate of
change required of us. Today science and technol­
ogy7 create changes in one generation that exceed
the cumulative changes experienced by fifty previ­
ous generations. Whereas earlier generations could
depend upon the tortuous processes of trial and
error — and the elimination of those who could
not adapt to new conditions — we must envision
and plan our adaptation to new conditions.

We are the advocates of change — we are the
slaves of change. Advocates of physical change
promise immediate material gains even when these
same changes promise to damage the environment
upon which our welfare depends. It is seldom, how­
ever, that we recognize the need for change in our­
selves. Possibly all of us could profit from the
prayer of a Chinese Christian, written before the
days of Mao, “O Lord, reform thy world but begin
with me." How else can the great changes required
by the developments of the past century and the
prospective changes of the next century be made?
We have reached a time when the thinking of men
must change if mankind is to survive. I suggest to
you that we give thought to survival, recognizing
that survival in this crowded world requires im-

provement of self so that we may better live with
our neighbors. And who are our neighbors? Today
they are all of mankind, for today we are some­
times closer in thought and culture to men on the
other side of the globe than we are to the family
next-door.

So it is that in planning his adaptation to rapidly
changing conditions, man at long last is compelled
to consider the need for those human qualities that
enhance the lives of men. Concern for others, com­
passion, consideration, and even gentleness and
love become man’s primary concern. Without these
qualities man may lose himself in the mechanistic
world that he has created. So while machines
threaten to impersonalize our lives and computers
reduce us to mere numbers, let us escape from
automation by cultivating those warm human qual­
ities that make life worth while. Let us give as
much attention to liberating the human spirit as
to harnessing physical power. Let us concern our­
selves with the inner spaces of the heart and mind,
even as we explore the unlimited spaces of the
universe. Inner exploration may not be so glamor­
ous but it can be more productive. If it is not essen­
tial to our survival, it is essential to our sanity. We
are pressed to develop the powers of the human
spirit so that they may give direction and meaning
to the efforts of man’s mind. Let us hold man — in­
dividual man — in greater esteem than his ma­
chines. Let us ever remember that our powers of
creation are infinitesimal by contrast with the
Power that has created the universe.
In our humble way, let us strive to understand
the laws of the universe so that we may learn to
adapt our thoughts and lives to them. Only as we
adapt our ways to the compulsive force of these
natural laws can we hope to attain the inner seren­
ity that is the only source of external harmony.
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Miss Lucy J. Liggett, assistant to the director in nursing education at Nesbitt Mem­
orial Hospital School of Nursing for twelve years, died on September 17, 1967, at the hospitaL She was held in high regard by everyone with whom she dealt.
Miss Liggett enlisted in the Army Nurse Corps in January 1943 and served in the
European Theater of Operations in London, England. She received the Army Commenda­
tion Ribbon in 1946 and was cited for her work in neurology and aphasia nursing.
In 1955 she was awarded the first Cardiovascular Work Conference Scholarship from
Northeastern Pennsylvania Heart Association. Miss Liggett received a master of science
degree in education at Temple University in 1963. An alumna of St. Luke’s Hospital School
of Nursing and Wilkes College, she was on the evening school faculty of Wilkes.
Miss Liggett had been in apparent good health and had performed her duties the pre­
vious week. She is survived by a brother, Abner Liggett of Ashley.

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ALUMND SEMDNAK
The Wilkes College Alumni Seminar was reinstituted this spring at the re­
quest of many alumni. It was a one-day event on May 11, 1968. The Executive
Committee chose the general topic of Dissent for discussion and decided to keep
everyone in one group.
The Seminar Committee chose the participants and asked them to discuss
their individual points of view on the topic. These formal presentations took
place in the Center for the Performing Arts in the morning. John Doran ’57, intro­
duced the topic and the participants. Dr. Charles Reif was the first speaker and
was followed by Dr. Robert Werner, Dr. Gerald Perkus, and Michael Worth. Their
speeches have been printed here in the Alumnus as they were given for the Sem­
inar. Remember that these were speeches and that they represent no group. The
speeches are their own views.
Paul Cunningham spoke at the luncheon. At his request no part of his speech
can be reported. He started with his own opinions about Vietnam as a result of
a three months stay in Vietnam. He then asked for questions from the floor.
The participants from the morning session of the Seminar served as a panel
for an open discussion on the topic of Dissent in the afternoon. Dr. Hugo Mailey
served as moderator for this panel. He asked questions of the individual panel
members and followed this with the opportunity for the panel members to ques­
tion each other. The third phase of the discussion concentrated on questions from
the floor.
About 100 alumni, faculty, students, and friends were in attendance.

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the topic of today's seminar, the Alumni did not specify as to the part of
speech. Dissent can be a noun, an in­
transitive verb, and an expletive. I
have presumed to use the word as a
noun in the meaning of dissension,
that is as given in Webster, disagree­
ment in opinion, especially partisan
and contentious division, a breach of
friendship, or discord. Needless to say,
the Alumni have chosen a topic con­
cerning which examples abound.
Dissension is thus, for my purpose
in this seminar, the act of disagreeing
with what is considered to be the
norm. Throughout history many at­
tempts have been made to establish
what society in general, or a specific
society, could consider to be an ac­
ceptable pattern of behavior. Varia­
tions from what has been accepted by
any population can. be accomplished
by an individual or by a group.
If we take dissension as being such
a variation from the norm, we can
easily see that variations can be ex­
pressed in any direction away from
the norm. If we use as an illustration
the idea of a bell-shaped normal curve,
we may indicate that at either end of
the curve are incidents of variation. If
we use a sphere as an illustration, we
may see that incidents of variation are
possible of expression in all directions
away from the center of the sphere.
In either illustration, the greater the
distance each incident from the mean
of the curve or from the center of the
sphere, the greater the dissent for each
case.
Society has recognized that within
any human population individuals may
be rated as being outstanding or differ­
ent for a number of reasons, and so­
ciety has dealt harshly with the de­
viating individuals at both ends of the
range. Granted that ideas of good or

bad are relative, and vary during dif­
ferent times and in different societies,
history is full of records about those
who have been banished, imprisoned,
or executed because their ideas ap­
peared to be dissenting from what was
accepted at the time. In retrospect,
later populations have judged their
deviant predecessors and decided that
although two persons may have been
treated to the same form of execution
at the same time, one was a saint and
the other a sinner. However, both
were dissenters.
Within the framework of organic
evolution, the normal action is that of
divergence; each succeeding genera­
tion is composed of populations of re­
lated animals which are in some slight
way different from each other and
from their ancestors. The natural ten­
dency is for differences to come into
being. The more the variation in the
environment, the more the response
of living forms in becoming different.
The divergent forms, in order to sur­
vive as different populations, must
move away from the parent group.
Any individual who finds that he is
different from his contemporaries, in
most animal species, can stay with the
group and take his chances of sur­
viving during intra-specific competi­
tion or he can move out of the terri­
tory of the standard individuals and
thus have a better chance of contin­
uing not only his own life but also of
having a chance to found a population
of his own kind. If he successfully
stays with the original group, his prog­
eny mix back into the gene pool of the
standard population and tend not to
be divergent. If a new kind of popula­
tion comes into being, the new population may find itself competing with the
population from which it sprang. However, generally, two species compete
with each other in the same niche until
one is successful and the other has left
the arena, having moved to another
territory, having adapted itself to an­
other kind of habitat, or having be­
come extinct. Thus, intraspecific com­
petition becomes interspecific compe-

tition and the reason of dissent be­
tween the two species or incipient
species is settled by some kind of an
adjustment.
The term niche is applied to the
parameters, that is, to all of the factors
of the environment, which describe a
way of life and/or a place for life,
which can be occupied by any single
species. As we have said above, two
different kinds of animals cannot oc­
cupy the same niche in the same place
at the same time. However, as organic
and inorganic evolution continue, as
they have since the creation of planet
Earth, new niches become available
for occupancy and the niches are filled
as fast as new kinds of organisms can
adapt to them. The new niches invite
differentiation. This is a basic law of
nature; and in human society new
economic and social niches are con­
stantly being created as technology
gives rise to the need for people with
new kinds of training. The constant
evolution of new niches, and the filling
of those niches, invite disciples to be­
come different and to exploit the pos­
sibilities of each niche. The more
complex society becomes, the more
niches appear, and the faster the rate
of their appearance.
Man's mind has few limits. Within
a normal human population some in­
dividual usually appears who can
recognize a new fact, a new concept,
a new application, and that individual
opens the door to people in general.
In some areas of knowledge, society
provides that originator with a patent
to develop his niche and so social dif­
ferences become multitudinous. At any
rate, the new niches make for differently trained people in positions which
may have conflicting interests, and so
causes for dissension appear. Further­
more, as inorganic factors [such as
rainfall, temperature, and those affect­
ing primarily agriculture and grazing)
as well as the organic factors (such as
disease and population growth) vary,
the pattern which has become the
norm in a society also changes and
adjustments must be made. This is

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�true of non-human and human popula­
tions. In either case, new pressures
appear within the pattern and dissent
becomes more pronounced.
In human society, historically, diver­
gent groups have tended to occupy
different geographical territories, or
have in some way isolated themselves
within a city, a state, or a nation. The
power of a leader who commanded
allegiance, or the power of the state,
or the religious and/or social mores,
established rules so that in any case
the group was forced to accept a pat­
tern of behavior. History has many
cases in which groups have managed
to escape from the accepted norm and
have colonized an unoccupied terri­
tory. In some cases the colonizers have
displaced a more primitive culture, not
without dissension between the na­
tives and the colonizers. America was
largely settled by those who were dis­
satisfied in the Old World and who
had the initiative to migrate, or by
those who were dissatisfied but who
had to be persuaded to move through
some kind of promotion on the part of
a commercial interest.
In the second half of the twentieth
century geographic expansion is lim­
ited and replacement of native popula­
tions is considered to be unsporting.
Some hardy souls still attempt to oc­
cupy marginal land but generally they
end in economic failure or poverty.
Thus, divergent groups are forced, to­
day, to face each other in a limited
arena wherein they must resort to con­
flict or transcend their differences. The
old attitude of “If I don't like it here.
I'll go some other place” is now rather
difficult. Very few other places are
available.
Another aspect of the human pro­
pensity is the ecological principle of
each individual's personal territory.
Each of us has surrounding him a set
of concentric zones within which he,
unconsciously perhaps, does not like
to have others intrude. Members of‘
his immediate family are permitted
within the most proximal zone, per­
sonal friends within the next distal
zone, business associates in the next
zone out, and strangers in the outer­
most zone. People
T _ ’ vary
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in the width of‘
these zones but many people feel un­
easy when a zone is trespassed and
their reactions take various forms of
dissension toward the trespasser.
But territorial separation is not the

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only kind of spacing which alleviates
dissent. Among plants, animals, and
human beings other kinds of divisive
phenomena are employed. Separation
in time may keep divergent groups
apart. Most people are on some kind
of daily pattern which works to avoid
interaction with others. Animals at
a watering hole have evolved a system
whereby all may have a drink without
interfering with the others. Certain
daily patterns of urban dwellers create
traffic jams periodically, but for the
most part the chronological separation
keeps them happily apart.
Nearly everyone makes some kind
of mental adjustment in order to en­
dure the failure of spatial separation.
Some are by nature more gregarious
than others; some are withdrawn. The
loner may be expressing his dissent by
his very separateness. The gregarious
types may be better able to deal with
the differences they encounter but
they also create more opportunities
for dissent. Within many populations,
the gregarious souls (and some not so
endowed) band together for any of a
number of reasons, a peck order is
generally established, and the majority
learn to live within the framework of
the peck order. Those who dissent
from one peck order go off to start
another peck order in which each individual hopes for a better position.
Regardless of the framework, crowd­
"
ing makes more difficult the mech­
anisms which keep any social order
operable.
Within any system, the dissenter is
one who has had some experience
which has hurt him. Either he has been
personally aggrieved or he has ob­
served some other person’s being mis­
treated. Had the experience not been
as marked, the dissenter probably
__ ___
would not have reacted;
he would
have accepted the experience and been
undisturbed. However, because the experience stung him and surprised him
he has been moved, individually, or
with others, to espouse a cause and so
his dissension has taken form.
The better the dissenter is informed,
the easier his focusing upon the ex­
perience and the better disciplined his
reaction, for good
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or evil.■ Much of
what
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progress
has
been initiated by high-minded dissent­
ers. However, some people take a dogm-the-manger attitude and strike out
in response with little rational action

in their dissent. The better
'nfornied
person may be able to act
c°nstruc.
tively as a result of the experience
and
in such a case is expressed an entire
different kind of dissent. Instead
being eager to sink the boat and all th
passengers in it as an expression Df
dissent, the better informed person
may at least wait until he himself is
safely ashore before he takes action
As I have indicated at other times
in other places, dissension frequently
results in damage to the environment
and by environment I include the inorganic, organic, and human aspects
which make up the total environment
for each of us. We are here because
for each of us his own particular en­
vironment makes it possible. Damage
of any kind to the environment casts
a shadow on all of us. Some who dam­
age the environment may do so with­
out knowing it. Others damage the en­
vironment knowingly but do not cease
their detrimental activity. Too many
of us are plainly self-centered and con­
tinue to plunder with full knowledge
that what we do is causing a deteriora­
tion of the environment. AU who com­
mit some damage are dissenting from
a behavior which would preserve the
environment for the general good.
In an affluent society, comprehen­
sion of the basic facts of life is diffi­
cult. Few Americans are pushed to the
fundamental necessities' of survival.
Perhaps not one of us is faced with an
honest need to see what kind of per­
son he really is. The kind of environ­
ment in which each person can fulfill
his genotype is perhaps beyond hu­
man achievement. Certainly, the diver­
sity to which we have alluded makes
the likelihood of such an environment
remote. The remarkable fact is that
many people do realize much of their
potential despite the troublemakers
who interfere. In all populations
through the span of human history,
troublemakers have been present.
These people have been the good or
bad dissenters to whom I have pre­
viously alluded. Probably the percent­
age of people in the human population
who dissent remains the same (al­
though I am inclined to believe that
the percentage increases as society be­
comes more complex); however, the
real number of people who are dis­
senting in a disrupting fashion today
is increasing as the population grows.
Even those who preach nonviolence

are causing strife with resultant dam­
age to the environment. The average
man of today, thanks to technical ad­
vantages which his ancestors did not
possess, can personally damage the
environment with ease and often does
so with impunity.
The kinds of dissenting action may
take many forms. Vocal expressions
are common, but preaching reaches
few people, unless one can afford
prime time on television. Fighting or
some form of overt aggressive action
may kill not only the dissenter and his
target of opposition but also some in­
nocent bystander. The secretive sab­
oteur may use arson, poison, smut, or
drugs. In this aspect, many support the
view that such techniques are being
pushed in the United States by agents
who espouse some form of govern­
ment other than democracy. With­
drawal as a form of dissenting makes
lonely people thus have less chance to
realize their potentials and also sel­
dom able to make a contribution to
the common good.
A strong leader who goes off on a
dissident tack may popularize an idea
and attract a following. The popularity
of his cause may not assure individual
action but may soak up energy which
might be otherwise expressed. Few of
the workers who are attracted to such
a crusade have had the practical ex­
perience needed to assure quality of
the crusade. And many crusades are
highjacked by other dissident groups
who bend the crusade to their own
designs. The constructive accomplish­
ment of the dissident crusade is often
difficult to see. Complaining about a
situation is much easier than doing
something positive. Granted that the
organization of the contemporary en­
vironment makes taking worthwhile
long-range action very trying, true ac­
complishment requires both wisdom
and dedication.
The actions of students these days
have several aspects. A small percent­
age of the nation's students have been
publicized as protesting certain as­
pects of the status quo. Certainly one
must admit that the students have
chosen a fertile field in which to find
objects worthy of protest. The future
does indeed look gloomy, for human­
ity has reached a point in history
where the choice is between (1) quick
annihilation by atomic nuclear means,
or (2) slower and more ghastly death

by overpopulation, or (3) paying the
price necessary to improve the situa­
tion in time to avoid the first two al­
ternatives. Deterioration of the en­
vironment is a reality. However, the
students who have little trouble in
seeing what is wrong are exceedingly
myopic about seeing what is good in
the status quo. None of them would be
in a position to protest were it not for
the years of honest toil and sincere
concern on the part of the vast major­
ity, past and present.
Among the students is a hard core
of chronic negative dissenters who are
not without the help of off-campus in­
fluences. In attempting to analyze the
situation, one finds it hard to differen­
tiate between protests against some of
America's honest mistakes and pro­
tests which have been subverted. The
results of permissive childhood make
the assumption of responsibility by
the students the more difficult. And
lately the appearance on the faculty of
people who have been trained in pro­
test has changed the nature of many
college faculties. Furthermore, many
of the parents of student activists, if
not giving outright support to their
offspring, at least suggest tacit ap­
proval. The students find strength in
their greater numbers. Each is trying
to find himself and his place in the
confusing situation. In all of this, the
need to express individuality in a
crowded population causes some
people to go overboard.
Among the influences outside of the
academic environment which promote
unrest in the United States and which
contribute to the generally accepted
ideas of the younger people, as well
as many adults, are the news media.
Because of the condensation, fragmen­
tation, and bias of news in both
the newspapers and on television
(the majority of radio reports being
practically useless), the American pub­
lic tends to be misinformed or poor­
ly informed. Advertising, especially
through the mass communication me­
dia, has younger people as its main
target in selling much which is trash
and environmentally deteriorating. Ad­
vertising also accomplishes much in
shaping the thinking of people and
thus contributing to their misinforma­
tion.
Paradoxically, the more informed a
person is, the less sure he is of ab­
solute answers, but the poorly or par­

tially informed person frequently has
definite answers and takes an adamant
stand. The quality of democracy de­
pends upon an informed electorate.
Voting intelligently requires more
learning and more maturity. Those
candidates for office who advocate re­
ducing the voting age instead of rais­
ing the voting age reveal a lack of
understanding concerning the popula­
tion problem.
One often hears mention of freedom
as related to the current atmosphere
of dissent. Complete freedom is a willo’-the-wisp. An individual is free to
act only within the limiting factors of
his environment. While it is true that
intelligent, or unintelligent, action can
change some of the factors of the en­
vironment, to tamper with the environ­
ment requires great wisdom. Any mis­
take invites disaster. The crowding
brought on by the phenomenon of
overpopulation (and I cannot miss this
opportunity to repeat that the United
States of America is the most overpopulated nation on Earth today) tends
to restrict the amount of freedom
granted to individuals. As I have in­
dicated above, the larger the popula­
tion, the more limiting factors.
To be in a state of complete free­
dom necessitates being without a goal
and without standards. Any goal or
any standard limits one’s actions and
reduces his degree of freedom. The
lack of a goal promotes emptiness and
a sense of futility. The sense of futility
creates a desire for attachment to
something in which the individual can
believe. The something may be a
cause which the person takes upon
himself but more likely the cause is
promoted by a dissenter who has as­
sumed leadership. This may lead to
good or evil.
As one engaged in what is called
education (which certainly is intro­
spective in its attempts to improve) I
believe that the goal of education is
so to inform the younger members of
the population and so to train them in
modes of action that the population
continues to have some goal which
specifically precludes destruction of
the environment. Destruction of the
environment, of course, includes the
death of "the population. In this frame­
work, the individual has the privilege
of dissent only so long as his actions
do not trespass upon the environment,
personal or corporate.
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�my experience in teaching management
groups. To their credit, firms are typ­
ically aware of this problem and at­
tempt to deal with it. Obviously, the
dissent does not take the form of re­
volt or rebellion because of the job
consideration. However, it may mani­
fest itself in subtle ways such as a
higher quit rate, less cooperation, low­
er productivity or inertia.

First of all, I would like to extend
my personal greetings to all of the
alumni. I suppose a professor can tell
he is getting older if at succeeding
meetings he recognizes more and more
of his former students in the audience.

THE RULE

OF THE

PROFESSOR
IN THE

CHANGING
ACADEMIC
1

SCENE

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At this point, I wish to turn to the
topic we are considering today, dis­
sent. I thought it might be of interest
to the alumni to know how my topic
finally evolved. I only hope that it does
not confirm the belief that the profes­
sor's thought process is obscure, or
shall we reveal the word confused. I
have a sneaking suspicion that this was
a belief you may have had as students.
Indulge me if you will.

I must confess that when I was first
asked to participate, and was informed
of the theme of the presentations, I im­
mediately began to think in terms of a
glorious talk based on dissent or dis­
agreement among economists, or of the
history' of dissenting economists. How­
ever, wiser heads among the colleagues
of my craft gently suggested that few
audiences, however tolerant, would
care to listen to such an obscure pre­
sentation. I suppose this is the manner
in which the academic mind operates.
A term or word sets up a Pavlov-like
reflex, and you tend to equate it in the
dimension of your own field.

The next step taken in attempting to
obtain a grasp of the subject was the
traditional act of the academic plodder,
define it. Dissent, according to my
modest desk dictionary, means: to dif­
fer in opinion; to disagree. Actually, in
today’s world, the word is often used
to cover conditions ranging from mild
disagreement to raging rebellion. I then
decided to go back to the familiar, to

go back to what I know, to go back to
what I teach, and finally to go back to
my own environment.

In following my own dictates, I will
turn first to dissent in managerial or­
ganizations and unions, as management
and labor are areas of academic inter­
est to me. Finally, I will turn to dissent
in the academic world, the world that
is my work environment.

Dissent In Management And Labor
I shall deal very briefly with dissent
in business and dissent in organized
labor. Note, I am not referring to labor­
management disagreements.
In the light of spectacular political
dissent, and in the light of happenings
on the campuses, we may tend to for­
get or ignore the fact that other institu­
tions are also undergoing strains, in
some cases convulsions. I am simply
suggesting that the forces that are cre­
ating tension, alienation and disrup­
tion, exist in other institutions.

Let me deal briefly with the business
world. No one in this area can ignore
the current preoccupation, in the liter­
ature and in practice, with organiza­
tion theory, channels of communica­
tions, and relationships between one
level of management and another.
Strains appear; one level of manage­
ment is alienated from another level o
management, lower levels of manage­
ment often feel remote or left °nt.
They may feel that they are caugh
in the grip of something larger than
themselves, with the resultant reper
cussions.

I have often met this reality of
sentment, dissent and remoteness, &gt;n

If we turn to the internal workings
of the labor union, we note several
parallel manifestations today. Our at­
tention is drawn to the emergence of
the large union. Through a process of
evolution, bureaucracy and routiniza­
tion set in. The member feels more and
more remote from the levels that de­
cide his destiny. He may work for a
firm where the decisions are made at
some high level that is only dimly per­
ceived. These are decisions affecting
him. His union official, who negotiates
and sets policy in his behalf, occupies
this same high, remote level. As a re­
sult of this, we have manifestations of
the so called “Revolt of Membership”
against their leaders.

been the stock in trade of the thinker
from time immemorial, otherwise we
would probably still be chipping stones
in the same old way, and be chasing
lightning to obtain fire.
If you will indulge me, as an
economist I cannot resist making at
least passing reference to the great fig­
ures of dissent in my field over the last
hundred years. Henry George, whose
ideas were anathema to academic
economists, provides one such exam­
ple. The name John R. Commons comes
to mind. His emphasis on social institu­
tions rather than quantitative measure­
ment scandalized many of his col­
leagues in his time. Keynes, in the
thirties, and even today, is still a sub­
ject of controversy.

Finally, no economist of this cen­
tury has enraged the academic com­
munity or scandalized the public as
much as Thorstein Veblen. Today, we
find diluted versions of some of his
concepts calmly accepted as paperback
best sellers. Any economist can add to
the list for after all, one man’s anath­
ema is another’s champion.

The literature notes the ousting, in
recent years, of leaders who had lost
touch with the rank and file’s wants
and aspirations. We also note the num­
ber of cases where the national union
has negotiated contracts with manage­
ment, presumably to the satisfaction of
both sides, or at least acceptance, only
to find the union leaders embarrassed
in that their recommendations for ac­
ceptance are overturned by the rank
and file, or the rank and file stay out
on other local issues. I am simply sug­
gesting here, that strains of violent dis­
sension and revolt seem to be found in
many organizations and institutions
today.

What I am inferring at this point is
simply this, historically, the academi­
cian need not apologize as being an
apostle of the status quo. I am sure
that the history of every discipline
from Archeology to Zoology is one of
ferment, change, and if you will, dis­
sension, but dissension with a quali­
fication, responsibility.

At this point, I would like to turn to
the heart of my presentation, the ma­
jor area of concern: dissent in the aca­
demic world and the role of the
professor.

Academic dissent may seem man­
nered and artificial in terms of the
formality of statement, counterstate­
ment, rejoinder and rebuttal, as found
in the journals. However, we have
found this to be effective in the pre­
sentation of our ideas which may be of
life, death, and career considerations
to us. It has been said that the rela­
tionships, both social and professional,
of one academician to another is as
prescribed as the steps of the minuet,

The dimension of the problem is
wide, the areas of conflict are diversi­
fied, therefore I would like to pursue
an orderly appraisal.

First, we may investigate the back­
ground of dissent and disagreement in
the academic world. It need hardly be
emphasized that disagreement and im­
patience with present knowledge has

We in economics have been known
to disagree. As a matter of fact, it was
recently stated that if you laid all the
economists end to end, they would
point in all directions. In effect, dis­
sent or disagreement is the lifeblood
of the field.

This does not mean that we do not
care or that our blood runs thin, but
rather we have found that deep dis-

agreement may still be carried out in
an orderly, responsible manner. In effeet, we do not, I repeat we do not tear
down our opponent’s publishing house
or hold his editor hostage. As one
elderly professor recently remarked to
me, this is still an occupation of gentle­
men, with an emphasis on the true
meaning of gentleman.
Leaving scholarly controversy, let us
turn to the history of dissent in ex­
treme form among the students. If we
follow the popular press, we find two
divergent attitudes subtly presented.
One view holds that the recent drama­
tic outbursts are a new development in
our culture to be looked upon with ap­
prehension and trepidation. On the
other hand, we can perceive the view­
point that outbreaks and disruption,
although to be deplored now, have had
a long history' in our society. Inevitab­
ly' the more learned columnist of this
school makes reference to the unruli­
ness of the students in the ancient
scene, the student escapades of the
middle ages, or the revolutionary' per­
iod in Germany in the last century.
Whatever the case may be, I submit
that the practices of the present may
not be attacked or defended solely on
the basis of the happenings of the past.
Different problems, different genera­
tions, and a different cultural context,
demand that each period make its own
evaluation. Historians of such matters
note that students in our early institu­
tions of higher learning engaged in
gunfire to emphasize their point. This
neither condones nor conderrins the
present actions in the academic scene.
In effect, let the actions of each period
justify themselves.

The Causes Of Dissent On The
Academic Scene
Frankly, I do not pretend to know
what specifically has caused the dis­
ruptions that have recently’ occurred
on various campuses throughout the
country. I am not confident of my
knowledge to the extent that I would
isolate one causative factor as the fo­
cus of the problem. In short, I am not
a monist. On the other hand, I refuse
to ignore the problems presented because of the complexity of causative
forces. At this point, let me refer once
again to the popular press.
In recent weeks, the turmoil has
been described in terms of awakening,

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activism, relevance, involvement, metoo-ism, and alienation; terms such as
permissiveness are used and inevit­
ably, the affluent economy enters into
the story.
I wonder if any of you noted the
article appearing recently in the New
York Times, reporting some psycho­
analysts’ views on turmoil on the cam­
pus. One felt that the real goal of the
students was to, “radicalize the facul­
ty." Another psychoanalyst’s view was
that the students were following the
long tradition of violence in the United
States. Finally, it was reported that yet
another member of this panel de­
scribed disturbances as, “exhilarating
turmoil that purges the students of
feelings of futility and despair." In this
wealth of description, I should like to
focus on relevance and alienation and
the professor's role and relationship to
the student.
Let me state my proposition. I be­
lieve that some part of the problem
involves the relationship of the pro­
fessor to the student. To illustrate my
position. I believe that the professor
should occupy a rather special rela­
tionship with the student I believe the
professor's contact with the student
personifies the institution, it is a point
of contact with the institution. I be­
lieve it is the professor’s job to ex­
plain, in lecture and in his office, the
relevancy of the student's study and
work. I believe that this relationship
is important in conveying to the stu­
dent the feeling that he is an important
part of the institution and society.

The point I am making can be illus­
trated in reference to management and
labor organization theory. It has long
been held that few people identify with
an abstract institution or organization
whether it is General Motors, The
United Automobile Workers, or Siwash University. They identify with
an individual or group. To the worker
in General Motors, the foreman is
General Motors personified; to the fel­
low with a grievance, his shop stew­
ard personifies the United Automobile
Workers; finally, to the student, his
human point of contact is his profes­
sor or his advisor, the university per­
sonified. I am well aware that my col­
leagues will wince at my comparison.
The foreman, shop steward, or profes­
sor is inevitably Janus faced in that his
importance, his significance in the

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channel of communications, this chain
or human relations, extends in both
directions.

I have. indicated that the professor
’._:t role to play. I
has a personal contact
also oTthe belief that the profesam
-ell be introspective enough
sor may well
enoug
to perceive his role.

It is true, of course, that different
people have diverse conceptions of
their jobs. However, various occupa­
tions would seem to call for specific
interests and preoccupations. The art­
ist is concerned with form and color,
the musician with tone, rhythm and
sound, the engineer is concerned with
form and structure, and the actuary is
concerned with values, expectations
and predictability. It would be as­
sumed that the professor would be
concerned with scholarship, truth, and
students.
Of course, no matter what our func­
tion is, our image in the eye of the stu­
dent may be something different. One
author lists our images as follows:
eager beavers, bom teachers, scholars,
artists, dullards, drones and organiza­
tion men. I might note somewhat rue­
fully, that only three of the seven are
complimentary. I hope our batting
average is better than that.

No matter how we view our own
role, or whatever the critical eye of the
undergraduate perceives, I believe it is
important that we are there, and that
we realize the importance of our re­
lationships to students. But note, while
the professor is there, he is, in the eye
of the beholder, whatever image he
may project.

Unfortunately, the problem is that in
many cases, the professor is no longer
there, or he is only dimly perceived on
a detached, lofty, Olympian cloud dur­
ing a weekly lecture. He is represented
in quiz sections or breakdowns, in the
large university, by a harried, young
teaching assistant better known as the
T.A. I am obviously suggesting that a
necessary person in the channel of
communications, an iimportant ingredient in the making off a university,
something more than an i...,
______
impersonal
conglomeration of people, is missing.
The link that connects the undergrad­
uate to the institution is broken. This
may induce a feeling of isolation and
alienation,

In no way am I suggesting that his
presence is necessary as some type f
big brother, or scout leader. I do b°
lieve that this availability is important
in terms of conveying, both in and out
out
of the lecture room, the subject and its
relevancy. The professor provides a
bridge of understanding, and as
stern but human critic, not a simple
printed deficiency report, he relates to
the student to the university and its
ideals. He personifies it in his human­
ity, he is a human link to the academic
community. However, circumstances
have removed him or have dulled his
image. If we look at the raw statistics,
we note that he is there, but yet not
there.

In looking over some pertinent data
during the past several weeks, I found
my fears somewhat confirmed. The
following material is from “Fact Book
On Higher Education” by The Ameri­
can Council On Education, 1967. The
following statistics apply to higher ed­
ucation in the United States.
They compare the academic year
1953-54 with the academic year 196364; it is noted over this period of a
decade, that the total faculty for resi­
dent instruction in degree credit
courses increased from 208,547 in
1953-54, to 358,153 in the 1963-64
school year. However, this 150,000 in­
crease conceals the fact that the junior
instruction staff, teaching assistants,
increased from 26,519 in 1953-54 to
52,694 in 1963-64.

When we look at these statistics pre­
sented in a slightly different way, we
observe that if we view faculty for
degree credit courses as part of the
total faculty, which apparently in­
cludes deans, administrators, faculty
for non-degree credit courses, exten­
sion staffs and professional library
staff, we find that part of the faculty
for degree credit courses, instructor or
above, has fallen from 60.1% in 195354 to 54.8% of total designated facul­
ties in 1963-64. The junior instructional
staff has increased from 8.8% to 9.5 %
of what is designated as faculty.
During approximately the same in­
terval, enrollment in undergraduate
courses increased from 2,418,000 &gt;n
1955, to 4,945,000 in 1905. However,
graduate enrollment increased fr°m
242,000 in 1955 to 582,000 in 1905. an
increase of approximately 140%.

might be noted that graduate students
demand a higher faculty-student ratio.
To summarize these findings, we see
that faculty increased about .70% in a
period of a decade, while enrollment
has more than doubled. It is also
shown that the use of graduate assist­
ants had doubled while that part of
the designated faculty meeting degree
classes face to face, had decreased
from approximately 60% to 55%.

What is indicated by these statistics
is made even more apparent by the
New York Times in reporting the im­
pact of the new selective service pro­
visions on graduate students. They are,
of course, the source of the teaching
assistants who meet undergraduate
classes. The importance of the teach­
ing assistant at the University of Illi­
nois, which is a somewhat typical
large university, is contained in the
following excerpts from the report on
the impact of the draft on graduate
students. I quote:

“As college enrollments have swelled
in this country and more and more
of these bedroom towers have
sprung from campus soils, the T.A.
has taken his part as an absolute
essential in the beginning process of
freshman rhetoric, elementary math,
chemistry, physics, biology, and lab­
oratory and quiz sections in the so­
cial sciences, economics and the
humanities.”
Professor William A. Ferguson of the
University of Illinois, who directs the
freshman math program, is quoted as
follows, “Do you realize that this uni­
versity could well be put in a position
of not being able to teach new fresh­
men the very courses we require of
them?” He notes that the problem is
compounded in the following: “The
university is now talking in terms of
increasing the freshman class from 5,200 to 5,700 to make up for enrollment
lost by drafted graduate students. That
means fewer T.A.’s to teach more un­
dergraduates." Finally, the article gives
insight in terms of numbers, 60 teach­
ing assistants in the freshman math
program, 150 in the freshman rhetoric
program, and so on.
Let me point out at this time that no
one has greater sympathy for this in­
dividual who works so hard and ranks
so low in the teaching hierarchy. I re­

member my own years of apprentice­
ship at this task. I submit that this
young teaching assistant, harried by
his own course demands, everlasting­
ly concerned with money and perhaps
a growing family problem, will have
little time to devote to the student’s
problems or the relevancy of the
course outside of class. It would ap­
pear that the teaching assistant, who is
typically little older than the students,
is no substitute for the professor.

course I believe in research, I think the
scholar should publish. I believe that
the instructor should finish the require­
ments for his terminal degree, and fi­
nally, I would support the use of teach­
ing and research assistants. I do think
that we should be aware of changing
developments and trends and possible
consequences.

Is the future black? Not completely.
Several factors exist that give hope
that higher education will not become
Let us turn next to his counterpart a blind, impersonal system. First, I be­
who populates the campuses, the doc­ lieve that the discussion we hear con­
toral candidate. He has finished his res­ cerning a non-research orientated ter­
idence requirements and bravely faces minal degree may well indicate a re­
the teaching world occupying that awakened concern with teaching. Sec­
schizoid realm of instructor on his own ondly, the discussions that have been
campus, and student at the institution developing in some of the large uni­
of his candidacy. We see that he also versities emphasizing teaching and cur­
faces problems that redound to the riculum development as being co-equal
undergraduate’s disadvantage. On the with publishing as criteria for tenure
one hand, the university where he and promotion, have interesting impli­
teaches quite understandably encour­ cations. The continued existence of the
ages him to proceed with diligence smaller liberal arts college is a testi­
toward completion of his doctorate. In mony to me, of emphasis placed on the
addition to this, I wonder if my col­ student.
leagues note how many more graduate
New developments in teaching, in
schools are either stipulating a time
limit on the preparation of the disser­ my field as in others, including pro­
tation, or are shortening the time span grammed teaching, offer the possibility
permitted for its completion. Little of releasing the professor so that he
wonder as the pressures mount, that can deal more personally with the stu­
the undergraduate, his student, must dent. In addition to these countervail­
stand last in line in priority for his ing forces, perhaps the charges of stu­
dent alienation, problems of relevancy
non-lecture time.
and the like, may force more profes­
Other forces come into play, the fa­ sors to reevaluate their own role and
mous publish-or-perish issue emerges. function. Perhaps they may come to
The environment that establishes such the conclusion, in some cases, that
a criteria for promotion quite under­ they should shift their emphasis a bit.
standably establishes a priority in the
In conclusion, I should like to em­
instructor’s mind. In the beginning
comes publishing, then comes students. phasize the following. I do not believe
a university is a custodial institution,
Finally, the great upsurge of financed repressing or restricting honest, re­
research has provided a drain on fac­ sponsible differences. On the other
ulty resources.
hand, I cannot think of it as an arena
I submit that the problem is real to­ for chaos. In my opinion, responsible
day and it has implications for tomor­ dissent does not deny the rights of
row, Will the undergraduate of today, others or prevent the normal lawful
who is remote from his professor, operation of an institution.
emerge as a teaching assistant tomor­
Finally. I believe that some of the
row? He may finally emerge as a pro­ isolation, alienation and questions of
fessor with little consciousness or un­ relevancy that concern some may well
derstanding of what I consider to be be rooted in the changing role of the
an important factor in the student­ professor in the large university. Cir­
professor relationship. This change cumstances have created a condition
that we deplore now, may become nor­ whereby the student's human contact
malcy tomorrow.
with the institution has been broken
In no way am I suggesting simple op­
position to these developments. Of

or weakened: I believe this is a mat­
ter of concern.
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�by Dr. Gerald H. Perkus - Assistant Professor of English

The Meaning of
Student Dissent
ment of the two party system within
our federal government insures the
dissent of the minority party, which
ideally should continue to challenge
the opinions and acts of the majority
party so as to force that party to jus­
tify its policies to the people, or to
change them if they are unjust.

Traditionally, the word “dissent"
has meant the disagreement in word
or act by a minority with the opinion
or action of a majority. Dissent has a
long and honorable past. Socrates, as
well as being the first great philos­
opher of the western world, was also
its first great dissenter. When the an­
cient Greek city-state of Athens con­
demned Socrates for refusing to stop
exposing the hypocrisy of its leaders
through close questioning, he laid
down the principle that in matters of
morality, of good and evil, or right and
wrong, the opinion of the majority was
not necessarily right. If nine men out
of ten believe that it is right to torture
a suspected criminal until he con­
fesses, and one man believes it is
wrong, that one man should have the
freedom to express his conviction,
based on moral principle, even though
he is in the minority.

h

In the Middle Ages, dissent was
mainly of a religious nature, and, as
we 1know, heresy from the established
church was generally punished with
burning at the stake. Yet we must not
forget that our own country was
founded largely by dissenters, by
groups who sought freedom to practice
religions that dissented from those of
the Established Church. We must also
never 'forget. that the American _
Rev­
olution began as the dissent of a small
minority against the unjust laws of the
majority. Furthermore, the develop-

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In a democracy, the individual has
the right and responsibility to express
his assent or dissent with its leaders
and
po]icies directly through the
power of the ballot. However, the im­
pact of an individual citizen on his
government decreases as the govern­
ment increases in size and power, be­
comes more centralized and more bu­
reaucratic, and regulates increasingly
more of the individual’s life. As the
individual grows further away from
the power source, it becomes more
difficult for any single man or minority
of men to have any real impact on the
decision-making which affects their
fives. Individuals and minorities may
come to feel frustrated at the apparent
hopelessness of exercising dissent
through traditional means of dissent
such as the voice, the ballot, petitions,
etc. When this happens, they often
feel impelled to give their dissent
meaning through dramatizing it by per­
forming a symbolic act, which may
purposely break the law of the gov­
ernment.
Henry David Thoreau formulated
and put into practice this type of dis­
sent which he called Civil Disobe­
dience. In Civil Disobedience an in­
dividual or iminority
’ y purposely
_
uand
publicly refuses to obey a* law of the
state because they believe that to obey
that law would make one d;
o,'
disobey
a
higher law, that of individual
-1 moral
conscience. Thoreau himself went to
jail because he refused to pay a tax
which he knew would be used to sup­
port what he considered to be a very

unjust war, the Mexican War. Thoreau
championed Civil Disobedience, not
only because he believed that it al­
lowed the individual a meaningful
way to dissent from the acts of the
majority, but also because he firmly
believed that if enough citizens took
the direct action of publicly refusing
to obey an unjust law, society might
become disrupted to such an extent
that the majority would feel impelled
to change the law, Mahatma Gandi’s
successful use of passive resistance in
India, and today’s Civil Rights, AntiWar, and Student Power movements
share basic principles, methods, and
goals with Thoreau's Civil Disobe­
dience. They all look upon “dissent”
as meaning not mere disagreement
with the so-called will of the majority,
but as meaning active opposition to
the laws, policies and actions which
they deem to be unjust and to have
been perpetrated by a bureaucratic
power-structure which continues to
make decisions bearing little relevance
to the real needs and interests of sig­
nificant segments of society. In every
case, dissent is intended to force the
power structure to bring about desired
change as rapidly as possible.
Much has been written lately about
the autonomy of the huge power
blocks within the federal government,
the big corporation and the large uni­
versity. Dr. Seymour Melman, for in­
stance, author of the book, Our De­
pleted Society, in speaking at Wilkes
recently, stressed the unbelieveable
degree to which the federal govern­
ment today seems to have lost contact
with the real needs of the people
through over-emphasis on military pri­
orities, If a large segment of the pop­
ulace, for example, the Negroes, feels
that the government is ignoring their
real needs for the sake of priorities
which seem irrelevant to their lives,

the inevitable result will be increased
anxiety and despair as well as the in­
creased possibility of violent dissent.
Like the power structure in the fed­
eral government, the power structure
in the large university has become
modeled after the corporation. It typ­
ically has a board of trustees and ad­
ministration that too frequently neg­
lect the real priorities of its main con­
stituency — the student body, which
does not even have the power of the
ballot to influence change. Harold
Taylor, former president of Sarah
Lawrence College, declares that:

The universities have become cor­
porations for producing, transmit­
ting, and marketing knowledge, and
in doing so have lost their intellec­
tual and moral identity. At the time
that they should have been creative
centers for the development of
strategies for peace, disarmament,
and world unity, they were busy
with Defense Department contracts.

and who feel that the university power
structure is denying them a democratic
voice in formulating external and in­
ternal policy actions, then feel they
must resort to organized physical pro­
test, non-violent, such a boycotts, but
more recently, violent protest in order
to make their voices heard. President
Taylor makes the case clear — it is
clearly an ethical one:

If the university and its present
leadership fails to act, either to stop
the war, to reform the archaic cur­
riculum, to grant legitimate student
rights, to take its students seriously,
to take a stand against racism and
racial injustice, then what else can
serious people do, students or any­
one else, than to move beyond
acquiescence into protest and re­
sistance?

sent may have failed. Thus the North­
western University occupation by
Negro students of a building ceased
after the administration agreed to ad­
mit a higher percentage of Negroes to
the University, immediately. Columbia
had to agree, after unprovoked and
extensive police brutality to protesting
students and faculty had outraged the
neutral majority, to reconsider plans
for the controversial gymnasium in
the Negro recreation area. It also had
to make a commitment to provide a
new framework through which faculty
and students could more effectively
contribute to university decision-mak­
ing. Mr. Hechingen draws an instruc­
tive conclusion from the Columbia ex­
perience:

It was a reminder that an unscrup­
ulous minority can disrupt, provoke,
and destroy — especially if institu­
tions are vulnerable in their policies
and deficient in their internal de­
mocracy. It is always conceivable
that free institutions must, as a last
resort, call the police. The crucial
question is not . . . 'What else could
Columbia do?’ The question is:
‘What should have been done long
ago and, having been left undone,
must be done now?'

Of course when this protest and re­
sistance take on violent forms, as it
has in recent weeks, most of us are
appalled. It is difficult to condone such
When that small segment of highly in­ violent expressions of dissent as seiz­
telligent, concerned, activist-oriented ing and occupying college buildings,
students finds that the power struc­ as at Columbia and Northwestern,
ture cannot be reached through the holding Presidents, deans and trustees
avenues of conventional dissent — pe­ as hostages, burning down ROTC
titions, letters, etc. — that the pres­ buildings as at Stanford, or rioting as
ident hides behind his vice presidents, at the Sorbonne in Paris, as legitimate
who hide behind the deans, in infinite ways to secure legitimate student de­ Indeed, what must be done now by
regression, then these students feel mands. Yet before we condemn stu­ university' and college administrators
impelled to take direct action to dram­ dent activists for resorting to violence throughout the country to dissuade
atize their grievances. Fred M. Hech- we must make several observations. concerned but frustrated students
inger, Education Editor of the New If students resort to violence as a from resorting to extreme measures to
valid means to achieve highly moral express dissent from existing policies?
York Times, points out that:
goals, they are hardly alone in Amer­ What must be done to keep them from
These students are the successors to ican society. Dr. Anthony E. Philip, a resorting to violence which 'fosters
the silent generation. Many of them Columbia faculty member and psyco- emotionalism rather than reason and
found their voice in the civil rights analyst, points out that the students which, if used unscrupulously might
battle. Their estimate of the law was were merely following “the longest well lead to a minority, the very' evil
in its formative stages during the tradition in American history,” and students seek to combat, rather than
days of Selma when ignoring . . . also "the example of the President of to a truly' democratic system?
(laws widely considered unjust) was the United States” in deciding that
What must be done is implied in a
widely applauded and going to jail “violence in the name of righteousness statement made by Vice President
is
permissible,
indeed,
when
the
cause
was a mark of conscience.
is just. President Johnson invokes per­ Humphrey in a speech given June 4 at
On top of all stands the war in Viet­ sonal conscience to justify violence in Bucknell University, our parent insti­
nam, and the government’s potential Vietnam. These students too are fight­ tution. In an attempt to understand
demand of a sacrifice, perhaps the ing for power, pure and simple, just why' significant numbers of students
were rebelling at universities, Mr.
supreme one, for a cause which the as the President is.”
Humphrey said, "I suggest that it is in
students despise and about which a
A second significant observation, large part because of what they feel
rapidly growing segment of the
American people has serious doubts. distasteful as it may be to contemplate, is an insufferable denial of sufficient
is that student violence in common opportunity to participate in things to
Thus, disenchanted students, who feel with union violence or civil rights vio­ the extent they want.” He asserted
they have the commitment and intel­ lence often seems to succeed in that, "They are rebelling in very real
ligence to participate actively in mak­ achieving very quickly some objec­ sense against the denial to them of the
ing decisions that affect them vitally tives where nonviolent forms of dis­ opportunity to assume responsibility.”

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What must be done, I would suggest to
dissuade students from resorting to
violence, is for administrations and
faculties to promote an atmosphere in
which responsible dissent is tolerated
and, further, to provide to a far greater
degree than now is evident, a system
of participatory democracy on campus.
Of course, due to the much-publi­
cized violence on campuses in recent
weeks, many a university and college
president must be spending sleepless
nights wondering, "When will it happen here?” When will activist students
seize and occupy Weckesser Hall, let
us say, right here at Wilkes, and make
all sorts of excessive demands under
the guise of "participatory democ­
racy?” Could such a thing happen
here? Well, let me relieve you. I think
not. I think it highly unlikely that vio­
lent protests will ever take the place
of responsible dissent on this campus,
and I base my opinion on some exten­
sive analysis of acts and statistics ap­
pearing in articles and books written
in the last few years about the conditions which breed violent dissent and
the type of student who participates
in activist protest movements. Let me
____________
share my findings_____
with you
at this time
implicaand then let us analyze their
.....
tions for dissent at Wilkes College.
First, ive can note that the actual
percentage of student activists among
the total number of students in higher
education is very small indeed, al­
though reports in the mass media
would lead us to believe otherwise.
Out of a total student population of
6 million, no more than 20,000 or about
3% belong to all so-called “new left"
organizations, such as Students for a
Democratic Society. At Columbia, the
SDS group of about 200 which planned
and led the uprising represented no
more than 2% of the University's stu­
dent body. Furthermore, in a recent
study published by the Educational
Testing Service at Princeton, 74% of
the Deans of Students from 849 insti­
tutions reported that they had no rad­
icals. Most of the remaining 26% re­
ported less than 5% radicals. Of most
relevance to Wilkes, the study reports
that “The smaller private and denom­
inational colleges . . . have seen no
demonstrations, have no chapters of
left-wing or civil rights groups, and
their student bodies do not exhibit
much political awareness.”
Indeed, studies reported by Seymour

Lipset and Philip Altbach reveal that
violent student protests typically oc­
cur in large, urban universities, with
large graduate schools and largely non­
local student bodies that live away
from home in off-campus housing.
Berkeley, Wisconsin, and Michigan
clearly meet these specifications.
Wilkes does not. In the larger univer­
sities like Berkeley, much greater pres­
sures weigh on faculty and graduate
students, pressures which are frequently passed.1 on to students. Under­
graduates at such institutions often
feel alienated. A 1966 national survey
of Freshmen conducted by the Amer­
ican Council of Education revealed
that “40% of the first-year students at
public universities feel that they are
like numbers in a book. The corres­
ponding percentage for private Univer­
sities was 20, while only 6% of fresh­
men at four-year private nonsectarian
colleges [like Wilkes) felt the same
way.” Clearly, at such latter colleges
classes are smaller, student-faculty re.................
lationshipss are closer, and a student
does not have to go through 15 levels
of bureaucracy in the power-structure
in order to make a grievance heard.
The President or Dean of a small college may not agree with the student or
give him much satisfaction, but at least
he can be easily reached. Furthermore,
studies indicate that at the best small
private institutions, while students
may sympathize with their protesting
brethren at the universities, they are
too busy working for grades to get
into graduate school or too busy pre­
paring for vocations to actually par­
ticipate in demonstrations.

When we consider studies made of
the family background of the typical
student activist, our suspicions that
Wilkes has very little reason for alarm
are confirmed. One most striking find­
ing is that, contrary to what one
might expect, student activists are not
rebelling against the values of their
parents. On the contrary, student ac­
tivism often represents identification
with parental values. Typically, rad­
ical SDS students come from homes
where the parents are liberal and sec­
ularly-oriented. As we know, the typ­
ical Wilkes students still come from
homes where the parents are conser­
vative, and highly religiously-oriented.
Furthermore, the parents of activists
are generally intellectually-oriented
and highly educated, with a high per-

centage having gone to college and
many with graduate degrees. In contrast, the typical Wilkes College student is a first generation college student. During the long years of „„
u_
economic deprivation in Wyoming Valley
sy
his parents considered themselves for.
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tunate to get a high school diploma
Another characteristic of student activists is that they frequently come
from relatively well-to-do-families. On
the other hand, the relatively poorer
homes tend to produce conservative
students. Lower family income is con­
ducive to concentration on upward
mobility and relative disinterest in pol­
itics.

I hope that my analysis of the types
of campus and student background
that breed student activism has shown
how unlikely it is that a student re­
volt like that which struck Berkeley
or Columbia would happen here. The
danger here, as at many smaller col­
leges, is not that there will be too
much violent dissent, but that students
may now be provided with too few op­
portunities to express responsible dis­
sent because administrators and fac­
ulty are unreasonably fearful that “stu­
dent power” will somehow infect the
campus. Yet, if we are to perpetuate
the best traditions of the “liberal arts
college,” then we must safeguard for
our students an atmosphere of toler­
ance and even of encouragement of
responsible dissent in the sense of the
word's original meaning, disagreement,
within the total college community,
and not merely in the classroom. We
must keep constantly aware fhat to­
day’s students, even those like our
own who would never resort to vio­
lence, are far more critically con­
cerned than their predecessors with
having a voice in national issues such
as Civil Rights and the Administration
War Policy. Recent student participa­
tion in the presidential primary battles
right here in Wyoming Valley, in
April, showed conclusively how much
responsibility, how much energy, how
much innovation today’s Wilkes Col­
lege students are capable of when they
are given a chance to participate re­
sponsibly in the democratic process.
Students who disagreed with Pres­
ident Johnson’s Vietnam War policies
did not burn their draft cards here,
rather, they channeled their dissent
constructively through actively work­
ing for a candidate, Senator McCarthy,

who himself had the courage to dis­
sent vigorously from these policies
within the framework of the democra­
tic process. This form of dissent was
recognized as valid by citizens of our
community, who responded warmly to
the students and frequently comment­
ed on their dedication and maturity.
It is only natural that these students
would also be more concerned than
their predecessors with having a voice
in matters that affect them directly in
the college community. In the large
university environment the student
leaders who feel denied such a voice
may have a tendency to resort to vio­
lent dissent. In a smaller school such
as Wilkes College, frustrated student
leaders are much more likely to take
another course, that of remaining
silent, of "opting out” in a spirit of
hopelessness, of concentrating instead
on getting through their four years of
course work and getting out as quick­
ly as possible. The choice seems clear.
If Wilkes students are now showing
signs of “waking up” to a direct con­
cern in the matters that vitally affect
them, then we must now be ready to
provide channels for their active par­
ticipation in these matters.
In his 1965 annual Report, President
Farley made some very pertinent com­
ments concerning the problem of stu­
dent unrest and the direction in which
Wilkes College should move:
Whenever college faculties or ad­
ministrations forget that the student
is both the beginning and the end
of education, a sense of isolation
and frustration by the student is in­
evitable and unrest is the natural
consequence.
Although Wilkes is planning to ex­
pand its facilities and its services,
you may be sure that we will en­
deavor to maintain a close rapport
among students, faculty, and admin­
istration. To maintain and strengthen
this rapport, we will strengthen ex­
isting lines of cooperation and, in
addition, we will establish new
channels of communication so that
students, faculty, and administration
may gain a greater sense of coopera­
tion. First and foremost we will, in
the future as in the past, encourage
responsible participation by both
students and faculty in the mainten­
ance and improvement of intellec­
tual, moral, and social standards.

It is important that the president
emphasizes the college’s intent to "en­
courage responsible participation" by
students in the areas that vitally af­
fect them. I am confident that the
President includes in his definition of
“responsible participation” not only
the right to participate in formulating
new college policies but also the right
to dissent from administration policies
without fear of reprisals, when that
dissent is made responsibly and with
the sincere attempt to improve the col­
lege through constructive criticism,
whether that criticism is expressed in
the classroom, in the office, or in stu­
dent publications or petitions. “High
intellectual, moral and social stand­
ards" can only be maintained and im­
proved in an atmosphere that tolerates
responsible dissent and encourages
the clash of conflicting ideas.

Committees on Development, Continu­
ing Education, Undergraduate Affairs,
and Residence Operations.

An important innovation at Penn is
the University Forum, sometimes
called the “super committee,” a group
of 20 students and 20 faculty and ad­
ministration representatives, including
the university president, provost and
college deans. The Forum discusses,
in an atmosphere of give and take, any
topic of current issue. Recently it has
ranged over Civil Disobedience, the
adviser system and draft law changes.
Dr. Gaylord P. Harnwell, president
of the University, speaks strongly in
favor of the new developments. “We
talk more to our students than most
other schools,” he says. Thus, “We
have a more coherent community than
if you treat students as small sponges
who sop up information.” Further, he
points out, “It’s a great impetus to
their careers, to their life together;
they learn from one another as much
as from the faculty. We now have a
student-oriented administration. We
hope they will learn from working together on social problems and will get
practical experience in human nature
at their own and different age levels.”
Furthermore, he stressed, students
now “get a sense of responsibility for
their own rules and regulations for
society and are glad to accept the
rules because they help make them.
That makes for a greater degree of
conformity; if you don’t like the rules,
you try to change them."

The President also stressed in his
comments the college’s intent to
"strengthen existing lines of coopera­
tion" and to “establish new channels
of communication” to foster a greater
sense of cooperation among administration, faculty and students. This
admirable intent to encourage “participatory democracy” on campus is
gradually being fulfilled at Wilkes. I
understand that recently a Student
Life Committee was formed, including
leaders of student government and
several Deans. I know that the faculty
has also been considering adding stu­
dent members to some of its commit­
tees. Many of us on the faculty hope
that this will soon be accomplished.
You will be interested to know that
I would like to conclude with an­
at King’s College, our neighbor insti­ other quote from President Farley, this
tution, students have been serving on time appearing in the latest College
important faculty committees for the Bulletin on the subject of “Leadership
past two years. Students are now rep­ at Wilkes:”
resented on the King’s College Curric­
ulum Committee, Academic Calendar
We must make every effort to com­
Committee. Academic Requirements
prehend the significance of new
Committee, Creative Arts Committee,
facts, new truths, and new condi­
and the Student Life Committee which
tions. We must endeavor to extend
is made up equally of faculty and stu­
the vision of our students, enlarge
dents. Furthermore, just this year, two
their understanding, and prepare
non-voting student members were ad­
them to participate in strengthening
ded to the Academic Council, an im­
our social institutions.
portant governing body. In providing
for more student participation in col­
lege decision-making, King's has fol­ Let us all move forward to achieve
lowed the lead of the University of these goals, working together as ad­
Pennsylvania, which since 1965 has ministrators, faculty, students, and
been giving students an increased alumni, in an atmosphere that wel­
voice in University affairs. Now stu­ comes and makes good use of respon­
n
dents serve on the University Council sible dissent.

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�by Michael J. Worth - Senior Economics Student

f.

The
Student
Power
Movement
and
Organized
Labor

Dissent has become a way of life
for the American college student. The
issues of Vietnam, Civil Rights, and
the McCarthy campaign have involved
the passions and energies of students
in massive numbers. But, I wish to
limit my discussion to the area of dis­
sent known as the “student power
movement." Students across the na­
tion are demanding not that their
views merely be heard, but that they
have an active voice in the policy­
setting, formerlj' the exclusive func­
tion of the university administration.
Students demand a voice in deciding
student and faculty dismissals, design
of the curriculum and courses, social
regulations, and student disciplinary
matters. And their demand for a voice
goes beyond those issues of concern
only within the college community to
issues of social significance. Students
have championed such causes as get­
ting more scholarships for Negroes,
ending discrimination in fraternities,
and blocking the construction of a
gymnasium in Harlem. But in each
case they seek to erode the power of
the administration to set policy with­
out influence or interference. This
brings to mind that these goals are
parallel to the traditional goals of
labor unions in industry, to act as a
check on the decision-making power
of management and to gain an influ­
ence over the policy of the firm.
The opposition to the student power
movement centers about concern with
the "proper” and "inalienable" rights
and prerogatives of the administration.
The right to decide college policy is
seen as the exclusive right of the ad­
ministration, and it is argued that since
the student’s attendance is wholly vol­
untary, he is free to leave the univer­
sity whenever he disagrees with its
policies. It is significant that these ar­
guments are identical with the tra-

ditional arguments offered by business
management to oppose union en­
croachment on their prerogatives. In
the early days of unionism, and to a
lesser extent today, it was argued that
the rights of management to make
policy decisions for the firm were ab­
solute and that if a worker were dis­
satisfied he was free to leave the firm’s
employ. Again, the attitudes involved
in labor-management dealings closely
resemble those which provide the set­
ting in which the student power move­
ment exists. I make no value judg­
ment here regarding these attitudes;
I merely note that these attitudes do
exist in both the labor case and the
student power case and that here is a
point of parallel between the two
cases. That the nature of the defense
is similar suggests that the nature of
the threat may be similar, which sug­
gests that similar forces may be at
work.
Student demands and worker de­
mands bear close resemblance in many
cases. Students demand a voice in
passing on student dismissals for aca­
demic or disciplinary reasons. What
is this but concern with job security?
Workers seek to control the conditions
under which they may be dismissed
and students now seek identical pow­
er. Students demand a voice in deter­
mining such aspects of college life as
dress codes, dormitory regulations,
and other such issues. What is this
but concern with working conditions?
And students who claim that the de­
cisions of college administrators do
not take into account the social needs
of the day, as was the case in the
Columbia dispute, are expressing the
oft repeated conviction of labor unions
that the decisions of managers have
too wide a social impact to be the un­
checked power of one group. The anal­
ogy between student unrest and work­
er organization carries further.

Management’s usual reaction to the
threat of unionism is one of incredibil­
ity, born of a genuine feeling of pater­
nalism. They believe themselves and
the firm to be better protectors of the
worker’s interests, which they cannot
see as different from their own, than
any union. They cannot understand
the worker's discontent. College ad­
ministrators today find equal shock in
student unrest. They see their school
as a "community of scholars" and they
see themselves as protectors of the
interests of the community as a whole.
It is paternalism in both cases. Again,
we find analogous attitudes in the fac­
tory and on the campus, and the sim­
ilar nature of dispute in both settings
becomes apparent.

Labor scholars have noted that
unionism first arose among the skilled
craftsmen, the elite of labor. The anal­
ogy holds, then, for the movement
known as student power began on the
campuses of the more affluent univer­
sities. This may seem a strange para­
dox with students as with workers,
but it is just another similarity be­
tween the two situations which lead
us to suspect similar forces involved.

It will undoubtedly be pointed out
that there is a fundamental difference
between workers paid to work and
students who pay money to be ed­
ucated. But, the element of money
makes less difference than is apparent.
All labor demands have not been
wage-related. Non-wage concerns,
such as working conditions, have been
predominant. Students earn no wages,
thus ask for no wage increases, but
as I have indicated previously, they
make demands which are the equiv­
alent of many union non-wage de­
mands.
It may be pointed out that a college
has no profits to protect, and that the
administrators have no stockholders
to answer to. It may be said that the
settings are therefore not analogous.
It is widely believed that the power
of workers to inflict financial harm on
the firm is the only force that can pro­
vide motivation for constructive labor­
management bargaining. But if stu­
dents hold no such economic power,
what bludgeon can there be to induce
realistic bargaining between adminis­
trators and students? Again, non-eco­
nomic factors enter the picture. A stu­
dent strike or demonstration can cost

the school prestige, cost the adminis­
trators prestige, make faculty recruit­
ment and fund raising more difficult.
Thus, each side has the power to hurt
the other, there is much reason for
wanting to avoid a strike, and the
power relationships in the college turn
out to be the same as those in the firm.
The analogy still is valid.

became divided into managers, who,
faced with the threat of competition,
were sometimes forced to cut wages
or lay off in order to meet this new
competition, and workers, whose for­
mer identity of interests with the em­
ployers was now lost as the icy breath
of economic insecurity became felt.
Now two groups existed in the work­
shop, with different views and differ­
And without condoning violence in
ent interests. Commons attributed the
any situation, it must be noted that
rise of unionism among craftsmen to
the early days of labor unionism were
this new feeling of insecurity. That
marked with it. The scenes at Colum­
conclusion is less important for my
bia recently were reminiscent of the
case than is the point that unionism
early days of labor organization. And
made no sense until a distinct separa­
the tactics of student protestors are
tion of functions and interests set
nothing really new. Strikes, boycotts,
apart two distinct groups in economic
the seizing of offices — all have been
life.
used in industrial disputes. It is also
In years long past the university
interesting to note that just this week
a student seizure of a college building was a “community of scholars."
at Temple, in protest to the admin­ Largely removed from the pressures
istration’s policy toward a wider stu­ of the outside world, safe behind its
dent voice in decision-making, was ivy walls and ivory towers, there was
ended by injunction, a legal device no clear-cut distinction between the
widely used to stop worker protest in groups comprising the university
structure. The university did not con­
the early days of labor dispute.
stitute a dispute-breeding situation
We are, therefore, faced with the then.
striking similarities between worker
But the nature of the American uni­
organization and the rise of student
versity has changed in the post-World
protest, similarities which appear in War II era. The forward march of the
the manifestations of discontent in industrial economy has demanded mas­
both settings — similar demands, sim­ sive inputs of trained manpower, and
ilar methods, similar attitudes. But we the demands upon the universities
must now ask what are the more basic
have multiplied. Heavily financed by
similarities between the industrial
and closely watched by American in­
world and the academic world which
dustry, American college’s have be­
make possible unrest in both. Surely,
come manpower training centers for
if similar movements arise in both
the new industrial economy. The lib­
settings there must be parallel forces
eral arts have declined as the curric­
at work, the relationships between
ulum has become more vocation-ori­
groups must be somewhat similar. I
ented. Education has become big busi­
do not intend to attempt to offer an ness and the college administrator
explanation of the rise of unionism in finds himself in the role of a corporate
industry or of student unrest in the executive. He controls massive funds,
university. But I wish to point out a huge physical plant and a sizeable
factors which must be present before
payroll. He confronts the usual man­
worker movements arise and to in­
agerial problem of bureaucracy; he is
dicate in what ways these factors are
organizing and managing an enter­
present in the campus setting today.
prise. Town and gown are no longer
Unionism, worker power, or dissent separate; the town is very much in­
makes no sense in industry unless terested in the affairs of the gown,
there is a clear-cut separation between and the administrator finds himself
the “managers” and the "managed.” concerned with large scale public re­
John R. Commons, the eminent labor lations and image-building. The Amer­
scholar, attributed the rise of unionism ican university has become like a large
among skilled craftsmen to the ex­ business firm in every respect, and the
panding market and its attendant in­ "community of scholars" atmosphere
creasing competition. The workshop, is of the past. The campus is now as
formerly a community of workers, much a dispute-breeding situation as
with little cause for animosities, now is the factory. The student, who rarely

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�sees and likely never meets a member
of the administration, and who re­
ceives his communications from the
college via computer-written letters is
unaware of the administrators as in­
dividuals; there exists for him only
that foggy, distant bureaucracy, "the
Administration.”

Clearly, there exist two different
groups on the campus, with a wide
and widening gulf between interests,
viewpoints, and awareness. The anal­
ogy is now complete. Group relation­
ships in the university parallel those
in industry, and the stage is set for
similar unrest and dissent. It is sig­
nificant that while many explain cam­
pus dissent by how this generation is
different from previous ones, I find
an answer in how they are similar to
all generations of men, and in how
they react the same when the same
conditions are present.

Fred M. Hechinger, writing in the
New York Times, has dealt well with
this new character of the university
situation:

Thus, on campus, the polariza­
tion grows worse. The trustees and
the administration are seen as —
and sometimes unhappily act out the
role of — the reactionary establish­
ment. And the faculty, which also
seeks greater freedoms, is often torn
between its desire to go its own
way, unhampered by odious admin­
istrative functions, and the respon­
sibility to channel youthful im­
patience into realism.
What makes the universities so
vulnerable is that neither the admin­
istrations nor the faculties, except
in a crisis, have given priority to
updating the universities’ govern­
mental structure.
A distinguished scholar, Jaroslav
Pelikan, professor of ecclesiastical
history at Yale, said last week: ‘A
convenient, if oversimplified, way to
put (the malaise that turned at Col­
umbia) is that at most universities
the president is a member of both
the trustees and of the faculty, but
that his principal role now is as
executive secretary of the board
rather than as first professor of the
faculty. In such crises as those at
Berkeley or Columbia, the manager­
ial mentality of such presidents can-

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not make clear to students, profes­
sors and neighbors the distinctive
nature of the university community.
The president hides behind his vice
presidents, who hide behind the
deans, etc. in an infinite regression.’
Prof. Pelikan acknowledges that
many' aspects of the university ad­
ministration are, and cannot help but
be, similar to those of running a
grocery chain. But, he warned, when
it comes to the real mission of
“scholarship cum service” the pri­
orities are so out of kilter that stu­
dents and faculty naturally feel that
they must close ranks against the
“entrepreneurs.”
Professor Pelikan, while admitting
that many aspects of running a univer­
sity are like running a grocery chain,
indicates that he somehow blames the
administrators for occupying the roles
they do. But if the administration has
become a bureaucracy and the pres­
ident has become “executive secretary
of the board rather than . . . first pro­
fessor,” it is because of the social
forces which have come to play upon
the academic world, with all its strains
and pressures — it is because of these
social forces that the nature of col­
lege administration has changed and
it has become removed from the rest
of the academic community in func­
tions and in interests, not because of
any conscious design on the part of
the administrators. Like the employ­
ers of the age when new competition
changed the setting of the workshop,
the college administrator has been
pushed into his role. Social forces
often act independent of the men in­
volved.

Change cannot be stopped. It does
no good to decide whether the stu­
dents are wrong or whether the ad­
ministrators are wrong — it is signif­
icant only that both sides think they
are right, and that both sides are wil­
ling to perform certain actions to up­
hold their views. A solution to the
problem cannot be had by deciding
which side is right; deciding that a
problem should not exist does not
make it go away. The best procedure,
rather, is to accept its existence and
to seek a way in which to live with
it, and to seek such an answer inde­
pendent of our own value judgments.
The university is now a business firm

— a large one in many cases -— and it
is now faced with the problems
--3 with
which every business firm must con­
tend. Unrest is new to the academic
world. The business world has learned
to cope with the clashing of view­
points — management and labor have
devised machinery through which
their differences may be resolved
Management has accepted the right
of workers to bargain and to have a
role of power within the industrial
community, and labor has become
more willing to accept its responsibil­
ity to be responsible.
I have shown that in demands and
methods the student power movement
resembles the labor movement. And I
have shown that in attitudes and ac­
tions, the college administrators re­
semble business management. And I
have shown that the power relation­
ships and group relationships on
campus resemble those in the indus­
trial setting. When two problems re­
semble each other in so many ways,
we can only assume that they are but
two variations of the same problem,
and that solutions to each may be
found to be equally alike. The uni­
versity is new at this game, and is
unfamiliar with the nature of the prob­
lem. But once it is realized that it is
the same problem in a new setting, a
rich field of experience becomes avail­
able to offer inspiration in the search
for solutions.

WE
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design.
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Contact must be established and
maintained between administrators
and students, and formal machinery
must be established through which
their differences can be aired and
peacefully resolved. In searching for
this machinery the analogy to labor
dispute must be carried beyond the
point to which I have carried it, to the
area of solutions.

In closing, I wish to note that in the
early days of unionism there were
those who dispaired that the system
could ever be preserved. But the
threat seemed less frightening as its
nature became understood and means
for dealing with it became established.
And the system was preserved and
strengthened. In this case, the analogy
between the labor movement and the
student power movement offers en­
couragement that American higher ed­
ucation will survive and be strength­
ened in the future.
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�GROTON, CONNECTICUT AREA

WILMINGTON CHAPTER

PHILADELPHIA-NORRISTOWN AREA

A meeting was held at the Holiday Inn in Wilming­
ton, Delaware, on February 27. About eighteen alumni
and guests were present. George Ralston, George Elliot
Art Hoover, and Millie Gittens accompanied Sam Dav­
enport to Wilmington for this meeting. Howard Allen
'60 and Howard Ennis '55 were acting chairmen of the
meeting. Kay O’Donnell was asked to serve as secre­
tary for this chapter. Francis Pinkowski, the Regional
Vice-President; helped explain the purpose of such
meetings.

There are over 300 alumni living in this area. Dan
Sherman '50, made the arrangements for the meeting
which was held on March 15 at the Marriott Motor
Hotel. He was assisted by Jay Olexy. Guests from the
College included Betty and Hugo Mailey, Al Groh,
George Ralston, and Sam Davenport. The alumni dis­
cussed the possibility of holding an informal get■ together following a Wilkes' football game in this area
in the fall.

The following alumni and guests were present at this
meeting:

TRENTON CHAPTER

Because of the number of Wilkes College graduates
in the Groton area, a meeting was held there on May
20. It was a good attendance for a Monday evening
meeting. John Chawalek and Ralph Rozelle had ap­
pointments in the Groton School District on Monday
and they stayed over for the meeting of the alumni
with Sam Davenport. As has been our custom, it was
a social get-together in order to find out what is hap­
pening on Campus and to get to know the other alumni
in the area. The Alumni here hope to get together again
in the fall of the year on a weekend.
The following alumni were in attendance:
Lois Kutish, '65; John Marriott, '60; Tanya April, '67;
Helen Smereski, '67; Sandra Grinzi, '67; Marilvn Good­
man, '67; Carole Thomas, '67; Patricia Davis,’ '67; Sue
Epstein, '65; Toni Miles, '59.

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Mr. &amp; Mrs. Jarell J. Cashmere, '56; Len Yankosky, '64;
Dan Sherman, '50; Joe Bent, '67; Robert C. Roebuck,
'66; Gil Gregory, '64; Alfonse S. Bayo, '65; Doris G.
Bartuska, '49; Daniel Williams, '44; John Burnetski,
'52; Louise B. Nicholas, '52; Albert P. Nicholas, '55;
Pete Greenberg, '62; Jack Jones, '51; Bill Klein, '63;
Jack Nelson, '50; Virginia Nelson, '50; Lillian Caffrey,
'64; Leah J. Haifetz, '56; Pat F. Skibbs, '60; Iren Hinricksew, '66; Morris Feinstein, '49; Nancy Czubek, '65;
Virginia E. Denn, '55; John Kotis, '48.

The Trenton Chapter meeting was held on March 8
at the Bordentown Motor Inn in New Jersey. Although
the turnout was small, a good discussion was held "in
connection with the College. Dr. Reif, Dr. Michelini,
George Ralston, and Sam Davenport were present from
the Campus. Al Casper was in charge of the meeting
and was assisted by Francis Pinkowski, the Regional
Vice-President.
The following alumni were in attendance:
George Gacha, Jr., '60; Dirk Dunlap, '61; Roger Cease,
'60; David Hoats, '55; Helen Roche, '51; Charles O'Shea,
'50; Francis Pinkowski, '50; Bill Tremayne, '57.

COLONELS
1968 Fmntball Schedule

A meeting was held on June 8 at the Governor
Morris Inn and was the first meeting held this year in
the northern New Jersey region. The northeastern area
of this same region had scheduled a meeting for the
end of May but was unable to obtain accommodations.
The Morristown area chapter covers the western sec­
tion of northern New Jersey. J. Paul Thomas was in
charge of the meeting. The alumni started to work out
the details for their next meeting in early fall. This
chapter was very active in the past and the alumni are
looking forward to the coming meetings. Bill Tremayne,
President of the Alumni Association, was present, as
well as Al Groh, John Whitby, and Sam Davenport who
drove in from Wilkes-Barre.
The following alumni and guests were present at
this meeting:

September 28 — Vermont — A
October 5 — Moravian — A
October 12 — Delaware Valley

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October 19 — Ithaca — H (Parents Day)
October 26 — Upsala — H
November 2 — Dickinson — A

HOMECOMING 1968

NOVEMBER 9, 1968

ALUMNI SOCCER GAME

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November 9 —■ PMC — H (Homecoming)

SEPTEMBER 21, 1968
2:00 P.M. RALSTON FIELD

In the midst of our success story is an ambitious
development program that calls for future efforts on
the part of Alumni. Many new buildings have been
constructed within the last five years and a number
are now in the planning stage. Your Alumni Associa­
tion wishes to remind all Alumni, it is “OPEN HOUSE”
everyday at Wilkes and the best way to get a true
picture of the Wilkes success story is to visit the
campus this summer.

The Wilkes College Alumni Executive Committee

MORRISTOWN AREA

Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Thomas, '37; Mr. and Mrs. J.
Paul Thomas, '51; Helen Gates, '55; Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Kuffner (Margaret Churchill, ’61); Mr. and Mrs. Al
Cohner, Jr., '51; Mr. and Mrs. Homer Huffman (Lois
DeGraw, ’50) '53; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sabanski (Jean
Ryan, ’52) '50.

WILKES -A School of Achievenient

November 16 — Lebanon Valley — H

At a recent meeting of the Executive Committee of
the Alumni Association two resolutions were unan­
imously adopted which we feel will significantly im­
prove our alumni programs.
The first change involves the elimination of the
annual business meeting from the Homecoming pro­
gram. We shall, of course, retain the Warm-up Party
for Friday evening.
The second change will expand the annual seminar
to an alumni weekend with an expanded program.
This weekend will fall about the first weekend in June
— the weekend following commencement. The dorm­
itories will be made available for alumni and their
spouses for the weekend. Class reunions will be held
at this time starting with 1969. (Note: The 1968 re­
unions will still take place at Homecoming.) The an­
nual business meeting will be held in conjunction with
the seminar program. Elections will be held for class
officers of the reunion classes then meeting.
Homecoming, as a consequence, will become essen­
tially a social weekend and the Seminar weekend ex­
panded. hopefully into a more inspiring experience.
Your Executive Committee is most interested in re­
ceiving your comments and reactions to these pro­
posals. In addition, we would appreciate your specific
thoughts with reference to any additional activity you
would recommend be incorporated into any of the
plans as outlined.
Il is the hope of your Executive Committee that
through the implementation of these new ideas, a new
spirit and identification will result from the members
of the Association. Each year our numbers increase
substantially but the involvement of our individual
members remains substantially constant. We are aiming
to change this trend and seek your cooperation.

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�This three-part article appeared in the Pennsylvanian,
in December 1967 and January ai

February 1968.

WHAT IS THE MISSION
OF TODAY’S COLLEGES?
Early History
What is the role of an institution of
higher learning in today's world? It
would seem that all aspects of knowl­
edge have their institutional reflections
in three missions for a college or uni­
versity: to acquire knowledge through
research; to transmit knowledge
through teaching; and to apply knowl­
edge through public service. There is
neither the need nor the space to trace
the emergence and development of
these three missions over the past five
hundred years. Suffice to say, we are
today at the third mission. The ques­
tion is why did we get here, and what
does this third role for the institution
of higher learning involve?
It seems to me that the earliest be­
ginnings of this mission go back to
World War II and the period immed­
iately following. There were connec­
tions between strong schools of sci­
ence and engineering on the one hand
and vigorous regional development on
the other. And though nobody has yet
defined just what those connections
are, or measured their economic sig­
nificance, the circumstantial evidence
is sufficient enough to cause many re­
gions to strive for the same kind of
excellence that seems to be causing
the prosperity around those strong
schools. Other communities, recogniz­
ing that a gap existed between their
technical schools and private industry,
encouraged the development of insti­
tutes of applied research. It was felt
that new industry would be attracted
to a community where existed a bridge
between the technical university's res­
ervoir of knowledge and the industrial
community. Such was the conclusion
in the “hard sciences."
But few of the new institutes were
very successful. Industrial or govern­
mental organizations which need the
kind of aid provided by an established
institute will go to that institute to get

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it, though the institute may be a thou­
sand miles away. It was also found
that today most research-oriented in­
dustrial organizations have research
and developmental capabilities of their
own, hindering the growth of the ap­
plied-research institute as well as the
regional economic growth that such an
institute might simulate.
It was during the period following
the unsuccessful experience with re­
search parks and research institutes,
that there began to appear a new
answer: the Ph.D. The reasoning be­
hind the answer was that certain re­
gions — great “producers" of the Ph.D.
— were growing faster than other re­
gions.
As was found with the “research
park” and "research institute,” the
Ph.D. did not do justice to the problem. One cannot explain the growth of
the Boston region simply by saying
“Ph.D.” Nor can one explain the
growth of Florida, which is a poor
Ph.D. producer. And so it was found
that there is more to the answer than
simply: “Produce Ph.D.'s.”
_____ ______
r____ .leaders
__ __ beResolute
metropolitan
gan to scale downward their goals:
comprehensive program of graduate
and small schools of undergraduate
engineering and science. Given ten
years in which to develop these new
capabilities, and given other neces­
sities, such as venturesome financial
communities and that nebulous qual­
ity called “cultural environment,” an
ambiguous community's chances of
success would be quite good. As with
the earlier mistakes in following too
closely in the footsteps of the “brain
centers of the nation, the leaders
soon were faced with an eescalation of
requirements. What is that "cultural
environment?”
Recruiters for communities were
told the new technical people wanted
galleries, opera, theater, museums, li­
braries, nice places to live, good
schools for their children, good facil­
ities for themselves, a symphony orchestra, a couple of good chamber

music groups, a good French Restau­
rant, opportunity to associate with
first-rate scientists and engineers,
ready access to beaches in summer
and ski slopes in winter, and a work
environment that would enable the
fullest development of their intellec­
tual resources. What could the insti­
tutions of higher education do by way
of fulfilling these demands?
At the same time the knowledgeable
leaders turned to the “hard sciences"
and made appeals for more “art." The
institutions in the big technological
complexes such as MIT, Stanford, and
Harvard began to reach out for new
problems — not military problems, but
problems of a changing society. There
was a conviction among the profes­
sorial that in these institutions they
_______ of
should contribute to the. rebuilding
our great cities, to the proper use and
development of our water resources,
to the solution of our transportation
crisis, and so on. And whether one
accepts or not that these are problems
that lend themselves to academic
scrutiny, the point is that many insti­
tutions began to step forward, eager
for involvement, ready to accept the
challenge,
And so the “soft sciences” (social
sciences) of a college or university be­
came involved following the footsteps
of the "hard sciences” — community
involvement. To recast the function of
a college or university is to apply the
knowledge within its halls through
public service.
New Role of Public Service
Assuming then, that public service
is a modern mission of institutions of
higher learning, can the research and
teaching resources of a college or uni­
versity be tapped to better understand
and control our urban environment?
Can any small college provide "urban
agents" to deal with the complex prob­
lems of a whole region? How can the
small college or large university ex­
tend itself out into the community?
Specifically, what are the roles that an

.
to itself, or have assigned to it?
Is it presently structured to assume
urban commitments? Are there limits
engagement in community conflict?
to
Can the universities and colleges that
undertake these extension operations
use the same system of academic re­
wards for staff as they use in so-called
line departments?
It should be stated at the outset that
an institution's new function or re­
sponsibility in the community must be
so adapted to its traditional functions
of teaching and research that those
same functions will be strengthened.
It seems to me that one of the great
contributions of the urban studies cen­
ter movement is the benefit which will
accrue to the university itself from
bringing together research, education,
and extension. There may be a tend­
ency on the part of traditionalists in
universities to look down their noses
at extension as the "vulgarizing” of
knowledge by taking it out to people
who are not matriculated for degrees.
But getting out into the community can
be very invigorating for scholarship.
It might even change the research
agenda, to some extent, in the college
halls. It may have an influence on
what people feel is worthwhile to
teach to undergraduates or graduate
students in the classroom. Perhaps the
“Mickey Mouse” research formerly
conducted in academic halls needs
some updating. Certainly the academ­
ician ought to do more than pontificate
to his students about life, death, and
immortality. There is a great deal to be
learned from testing theories and tools
in the world of action. Resistance to
action only puts blinders on those who
dwell in the academic halls. Education
in a dynamic society must keep pace
with social changes and new obliga­
tions. In many instances, the intellec­
tual structure has grown obsolete. Col­
lege professors must recognize the sim­
ple fact that their undergraduates must
receive an intensified and broadened
learning which will accurately reflect
the realities of their generation.
Millard E. Gladfelter, Temple Uni­
versity’s former President, recently
stated that the urban university will
be this half-century's distinctive crea­
ture of American high er education. He
added that it will be so because this
is the half-century during which our
major attention is directed to the in-

recon­
struction of cities. The liberal educa­
tion of today cannot be defined in
terms of the needs met by the colonial
college, the early land grant colleges,
or even the small church-related col­
leges that dot America.
This is not the place to debate whe­
ther or not the university should have
a conscience to society and the ab­
solute necessity of having to solve
problems in order to establish good
public relations in its community. No
matter how one looks at it, a univer­
sity is a disturbing and upsetting force
in any community. Community growth
is often accelerated by the presence
of a college or university, which in it­
self employs a large number of people.
A college creates a beehive of activity
in the cultural arts and recreational
activities, which result in attendant
problems. Student cars cause traffic
and parking problems. Rooming
houses adjacent to campuses may not
always meet regulations. The police
have their problems with the pranks
of a college student body. Universities
erode the tax base of a city to the
point where the city fathers live on
borrowed money. The demands which
universities make upon their imme­
diate environment may become dis­
integrating forces in the very areas in
which the institutions may be located.
Witness Chicago, Philadelphia, New
York or any other large city with a
city institution.
College administrations today have,
therefore, come to recognize that their
institution must make a strong con­
tribution to the community. The old
traditional point of view to disregard
what was happening beyond the Uni­
versity property is being replaced by
a broader recognition of the interrela­
tionship of the “gown with the town.”
The challenges of today are partic­
ularly pointed to a college that has a
mandate to serve the community. If
"community,” once predominantly
rural, has changed in location, ethnic
composition, economic activity, and
needs for services, a college must ac­
commodate accordingly if it wishes to
remain a relevant and progressive
force in that community. Although
every college exists primarily to pro­
vide education and to sponsor re­
search, it is also a community institu­
tion bearing all the responsibilities
this fact implies. Community affairs

have an impact on any college even
as the development of a college affects
the community.
What’s more, the 20th century uni­
versity or college in a metropolitan
area cannot perform its contemporary
function in the old-fashioned or tra­
ditional sense of sitting and waiting
for the community to come to it for
instruction or for light. It must, to use
the common expression, “extend” it­
self and its capacities out into the
community. It must find ways of send­
ing out the special knowledge, infor­
mation, capacities, and expertise that
are assembled at the university into
the marketplaces within the commu­
nity in which they can be used and
transformed into action and policy by
the agents who are really in the com­
munity itself.
In reply to a question on the role
the university should play in the de­
velopment of urban areas put by Sen­
ator Robert Kennedy before a United
States subcommittee in August, 1966,
Daniel P. Moynihan, Director, Joint
Center for Urban Studies, Harvard and
MIT, gave the following reply:
“The land-grant universities in this
country have made a big difference
and a very clear marked and measur­
able difference in the productivity of
American agriculture, in the farm ar­
rangements generally in the country,
and in the social arrangements of the
American countryside.
“Now it is certainly possible that
universities can concern and associate
themselves with the same kind of
problems in the urban areas where
increasingly universities are located.
I think while this service function is
important, really the main thing that
universities should do in this country
is to call things as they see them. I
think the function of universities is to
seek knowledge, to identify problems,
and to identify failures -— to solve
them wherever they are encountered,
and however it may offend the per­
sons involved. But the main point
about universities is that they make
independent judgments on the effects
and the efficacies of public policies,
and they ought to remain independent,
even at the cost — if it comes to that
-— of not involving themselves in the
formation of public policies as much
as some of us may like to think they
ought to."
The pace of social change is forcing

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�a reexamination of the definition of a
university. A university must be func­
tional to its society and an activist in­
stitution in today’s world. If there is
conflict and tension within the society
as certain near-term and long-range
objectives collide, then such conflict
and tension also belong in the univer­
sity halls. Academic tradition cannot
be utilized as a defense against
change. The modern university or col­
lege is in serious trouble if it thinks
that it can survive an isolated life as
an island of excellence. Uncommitted
to public service it is bound to gener­
ate destructive tensions throughout
our society. Because the university is
a pivotal social institution, the need
to engage in problem solving activities
is now.
The ultimate purpose of the Insti­
tute of Regional Affairs in what was
once a depressed area is to contribute
to improving the quality' of regional
life. It can be said the Institute has
effectively established and maintained
communications and working relation­
ships between Wilkes College and or­
ganizations and individuals serving the
immediate community' and the region.
In the last thirty years, Northeastern
Pennsylvania communities experi­
enced a state of economic decline with
corresponding high unemployment.
Only' in very recent years has this re­
gion made any progress in economic
development. These same communities
which have gone through an economic
transformation face drastic readjust­
ment to the stern realities and the de­
mands of an urbanizing society, not as
acute as in larger metropolitan centers,
but nevertheless, just as painful. The
on-rushing transition from a relatively
simple agrarian set of conditions to
the highly technical and baffingly com­
plex conditions of urban life call for
vigorous and alert response from local
institutions, be they governmental,
educational, economic, or social. Since
its establishment in 1947, Wilkes Col­
lege has participated in every com­
munity effort towards economic and
social development because its faculty
leaders believed that the College’s ex­
pansion and development are inextric­
ably linked to the fortunes of the com­
munity and the region.
Although the College does have im­
mediate financial responsibilities and
long-range educational commitments
to its academic programs, it has be-

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come increasingly aware of the fac
that community affairs have an impact
on the College as the development of
the College affects the community.
The mutual desire of town and gown
to work with one another for the ad­
vantage of both is not only a demon­
stration of teamwork between higher
education and the region, it is an edu­
cational venture into the field of adult
extension education, wherein the Col­
lege is acting in the role of “urban
agent.” The Institute of Regional Af­
fairs in attempting to create the “to­
morrows” from the “todays, for the
region acts as an umbrella for the so­
cial sciences and represents the Col­
lege as “urban agent."

Commitment
There appears to be a growing real­
ization that responsiveness to the ur­
ban environment calls for total acrossthe-board commitment. An isolated
college department devoted to urban
affairs appears to have limited impact
upon the college as a whole.
A multi-purpose college organization
which views regional and urban prob­
lems as belonging to no simple aca­
demic disciplines, but rather as a con­
temporary phenomenon spilling into
many disciplines soon becomes a ne­
cessity. Its resources must include not
only the College faculty in the social
sciences — economics, education, psy­
chology, government, sociology — but
also those experts in the region who
can lend their talents to teaching, in­
formation, research, and consultation.
Such an organization must be a cross
section of the social sciences and Col­
lege administrative officials. Its crea­
tion must be the natural integration of
all the activities in the social sciences.
Steps must be taken to bring an in­
creasing number of the faculty in the
social sciences into the ever-increasing
activities of such an integrated organ­
ization.
There is a possibility that many
community organizations will want all
types of action and research projects
undertaken. It must be the aim of an
"urban studies” center to serve as a
vehicle to help make research and
action programs on urban problems a
process of continuing data collection
and analysis rather than relying, as
was the case so many times in the
past, on issuance of sporadic and
single-shot reports by individual

ulty members. Only in this way can
the "extension" approach be fully re.
alized.
Any organization that affects the
total commitment of a college should
be administratively independent of
any of the academic departments. Its
Director should report directly to the
President of the institution. Such a
structure must be deliberately de­
signed to emphasize the organization’s
extension or extramural orientation,
and also to prevent its staff from being
captured by pressures for teaching
man hours and traditional academic
interests. Herein will lie the secret of
its success. It should be responsible
directly to the President because of its
specific mission. Projects by members
of the faculty may be undertaken for
part-time or summer research. Re­
search and action programs can then
serve to encourage originality with
only general requirements that the
work deal with problems of urbaniza­
tion.
The commitment of Wilkes College
in regional affairs has a long and satis­
fying history.
The Institute of Municipal Govern­
ment formed in 1951 had as its funda­
mental purpose to guarantee the semiautonomous structure of American
local government. Many innovations
in local government in the northeast­
ern area had their beginnings in work­
shops and conferences sponsored by
the Institute. A part of the plan for
greater industrial harmony in Greater
Wilkes-Barre includes a Labor-Man­
agement-Citizen’s Committee initiated
through the Economics Department of
Wilkes College. To establish a climate
for industrial progress, and recogniz­
ing a special need of the industrial
community, the College has pioneered
a management training program under
which special classes were organized
for personnel in industry, commerce,
and banking.
In 1960, an Area Research Center
was established on the campus to co­
ordinate the many economic studies
that had been done prior to its estab­
lishment. In 1965, the Area Research
Center was phased out and replaced
by the Economic Development Council
of Northeastern Pennsylvania, a broad­
based citizen organization for all of
Northeast Pennsylvania. Quite a num­
ber of Wilkes College faculty and ad­
ministration members are active of-

ficials of many social welfare organizatjons_ too numerous to mention. The
commitment by the College in com­
munity affairs was duly recognized in
I960 when the Ford Foundation fund­
ed several of these College activities.
This financial support generated even
more interest on the part of the Wilkes
College faculty members to seek com­
munity involvement.
The formation of the IRA in 1966
is intended as that multipurpose col­
lege organization that can act as an
"urban” umbrella over the social sci­
ences. It is proof positive of the full
across-the-board commitment on the
part of the College. Its creation was
nothing more than the natural integra­
tion of prior activities in which mem­
bers of the College staff and adminis­
tration have engaged for over 20 years.
Just as some of the faculty have
sought to work among community
groups, so the community has sought
out the many services that the Col­
lege could offer. It is no wonder then
that the community at large in North­
eastern Pennsylvania has shared in the
Institute's growth and has encouraged
its development. The work of the In­
stitute of Regional Affairs can be
viewed as an investment that has
yielded ideas, techniques, and insights
that a small liberal arts college may
profitably examine as it ventures more
deeply into complex community and
area problems.
Roles
In emphasizing the modern mission
of urban agents, there are a number of
identifiable roles in which an institu­
tion of higher learning can appropri­
ately relate its skills to the community.
FIRST. The function of special ed­
ucation would be the primary role.
This is the more or less traditional
type of extension activity, giving spe­
cial courses or institutes for particular
groups in the community. The univer­
sity must, to some extent, talk not just
to very small key groups, but to the
arge community. It may mean con­
ducting policy seminars, workshops,
and conferences. In such an instance,
the college may seem like a mere con­
vener of groups. But it may be that
merely by welcoming a group of peoP e —sometimes at their own request,
sometimes with a slight hint from uni­
versity personnel — to a college camPus, many surprising innovative ideas

can be imparted to rival and conflicting interest groups.
SECOND. The college can act as a
clearing house. This means bringing
university and academic resources to
the community through newsletters,
pamphlets, or bulletins on a regular
periodic basis. Library materials on
urban research must not only be made
available but must be brought to com­
munity leaders.
THIRD. The attention of the func­
tion of consultant on specific problems
will become important if related to the
first and second roles discussed above.
FOURTH. There may be demon­
stration experimental projects or re­
search projects on a small or very
large dimension that university people
can perform. Obviously, the research
must be of an applied nature and tied
to the need of finding a specific solu­
tion to a specific problem.
In all of the activity that has been
summarized, an overriding considera­
tion is the fact that any college or uni­
versity must be first and foremost a
service organization providing a pro­
gram of training, consulting services,
information, and research all inter­
twined and prompting specifically in­
telligent and capable public spirited
leaders in facing the changing needs of
today’s complex society.
Involvement
In the “soft” social sciences, to what
degree are there serious hazards in
getting involved when political figures,
elected representatives, or profession­
als in public or quasi-public agencies
asked faculty members to take respon­
sibility by the process of their getting
involved? How deeply can the urban
university or metropolitan college get
involved in the decision-making pro­
cess in society? Another way of put­
ting it is: On whose back will the
monkey rest when something goes sour
from a decision which has involved
the participation of the institution it­
self or that of its members on the fac­
ulty? It should be recognized at the
outset that the nature of a given urban
area, the structure of the college, the
disciplines of its staff, the philosophy
of its president—all color the involve­
ment and that outcome of the involve­
ment in community affairs.
The element of danger arises from
the involvement because in urban ac­
tivities and conflicts one rarely knows

what is going to be the basis of com­
munity disagreement until after the de­
cision to get involved has been made.
One thing for faculty members to re­
member is that the university is not
the policy-making area of society, the
mere providing of information in­
volves risks. There isn’t any use pre­
tending that it doesn’t. And just how
far a university-based person or agen­
cy can afford to go will depend to
some extent upon the individual’s or
the agency’s own capacity to play the
role of politician.
The emancipation of our generation
from immature dependence on past re­
ligious and intellectual authority has
forced people to think for themselves.
We live in a time of disestablishmentarianism in all fields, and particularly
in the social science area. It is an un­
founded naive piety and certainly mis­
directed effort to establish a new
church in the name of a company of
scholars who are to deal with political,
social, and economic problems of a
community. Certainly today's colleges
and universities seem unlikely can­
didates for any' new sacred mantle. In
the field of social problems, an urban
studies center cannot be a “court of
last resort" established in self perpet­
uating ivy towers.
It seems to me that an urban uni­
versity can meet several distinguish­
able situations easily and without too
much difficulty. The first is when peo­
ple are genuinely' fundamentally in
disagreement over goals. This is def­
initely the political arena. Unless the
faculty member can stand the “heat,”
he had better not get into it. The sec­
ond is when people agree on goals but
disagree on instruments or methods to
attain the goals. This area is also a
political thicket. The word is beware.
The third situation is w’hen community'
groups are in agreement on goals and
methods, but they’ simply' do not have
all the desired information for decision
making. The operations of an urban
center can safely be predicated on the
third situation wherein the task is the
simple one of providing information.
The difficulty arises because college
people do not have a crystal ball and
therefore cannot anticipate which of
the three situations will predominate
until commitment to action has already
been made.
The most creative function of a uni­
versity is to nurture the environment

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�__ of
If the foregoing is the state of things, tion and management, and a 1host
better that the urban college limit it­ other challenging areas. These often
require special skill, research, and
self drastically.
The setting'of limits to engagement broa£know?,edge.of,beSt p.ractice’ A11
in community conflict has never been too frequently they demand more time
a critical issue to Wilkes College fac- than can be spared from regular
ulty members. Programs have never duties. In addition, governmental and
been abandoned because of fear of in- non-governmental agencies are becomvolvement, even though at times action ing increasingly/ aware of the wisdom
programs may have been postponed of long-range ,planning and prcgz;.„
program
until a time was more propitious. The studies, as well as the need for effi­
College has always been looked upon cient administrative structure and pro­
________________
as a neutral forum where ideas could cedure.
be exchanged and programs instituted
In the past thirty years, Northeast­
outside a partisan political framework. ern Pennsylvania communities exper­
Beyond the considerations above, In trouble-plagued communities, such ienced a state of economic decline
the role of the intellectual in com­ as has been the case in Northeastern with corresponding high unemploy­
munity life might be limited for a still Pennsylvania, programs have been ment. Only in recent years has this
more practical reason. Removed from conceived not as ends in themselves region made any progress in economic
his own discipline, no one is more vain but as a means to the larger end of development.
than the intellectual. Sniffing at the community development. Rather, the
Having met this challenge success­
_ ________
hems of power ____
has its
momentary College (through the Institute of Re­ fully by building a stable and progres­
thrills and enchantment for the aca- gional Affairs and other activities) has sive economic foundation, it is essen­
demic mind. But it is a known fact been drawn into a continuing role of tial that the region turn its attention
that every elite (intellectual or other­ helping to develop and to implement to a broader, more comprehensive, and
wise) inspires a counter criticism. urban programs. The traditional bar­ more balanced approach to develop­
"Experiments” by intellectuals may be rier of the “town and gown” type ment which will tap a wide range of
rejected; and if accepted, may end in never really existed. The Institute is resources in such a way as to provide
failure. Because the academic person in the community. It is, however, rel­ the essential amenities of community
„lal of the region. In makis able to handle ideas with ease, he is atively free of restrictions because it ______
life forr__
people
sophisticated evolutiona from
' „ the
‘-----------------------------------------------all too easily turned when he is re­ is not of the community. The very fact ing
jected. The virtue of politics in a free that the Institute of Regional Affairs posture of stressing economic rebirth
country lies simply' in the exercise of has been both in the community but to one of consciously providing a bal­
the vote of the people, and not in the not of the community has given it the ance of amenities for community liv­
rightness or wrongness of any act. In latitude for venturesomeness.
ing, it is essential to maintain a broad
the crunches of current affairs, a col­
problem-solving orientation, rather
Epilogue
lege person tends to see “his” right
than a narrow or fragmented program
and “their" wrong. When this happens,
Measuring the benefit which an ur- orientation. This approach combines
and his theoretical ventures are not ban center or an institute such as the the physical, economic, social, and hu­
acceptable, the intellectual sulks and Institute of Regional Affairs has in an man elements of planning and devel­
retreats to his academic barricades, area is difficult because workable cri­ opment in a comprehensive and balleaving the field of the “rough and teria for evaluation are lacking. The anced approach to communities as or­
tumble” to others. Academicians fail concept of an “urban agent," which ganic units.
to see themselves as merely another really defines such an organization,
Although the college does have im­
“opinion" in the Community, but seems to be a viable one even though
mediate financial responsibilities and
rather see themselves as professors it is difficult to evaluate the results.
long range educational commitments
with a “mission” to society. They fail Policies adopted, attitudes changed,
to its academic programs, it has be­
to see themselves as just another educational meetings attended, or
come increasingly aware that it must
interest — sometimes contra business, number of activities completed may
assure the coordination of the varied
sometimes contra
church, etc.measurements.
—seek.
________ ___ _
be inadequate
Projects
efforts in redevelopment of the regions
ing to influence public policy. Anyone have influenced action; but ultimate
and help to better understand and re­
active in community affairs (and there- achievement depends upon the extent
solve complex and contemporary prob­
mirteting°thatIVfaTtP must’ be^erriHy
; _2- tors
to which
possess
social
the knowledge
scientists and
and educalems. The mission of the college and
means the Institute of Regional Affairs, of
naive. xt
Not
-l_____
many professors
___ r
may of
pos­communication which is
approsess the insensitivity to criticism nec­ priate to improve the quality of life. any College for that matter, is to pro­
vide meaningful assistance to com­
essary to operate urban affairs. Not
Changing needs in today’s complex
many college people can take a bruised society pose special problems for com­ munities and organizations in such a
academic ego. Not many intellectuals munity leaders at all levels. Civic of­ way as to enhance their capacities to
can move from the world of academic ficials are faced with knotty problems respond effectively to the challenges
of growth and change, and to develop
freedom to the arena of publicity by of planning, community
renewal, a greater capacity for teaching with
insult and distortion.
health, welfare, education,
organiza- those challenges&gt;s.
0
out of or in which solutions to prob­
lems can develop. There are agents
in our urban society who are in the
policy making arena. The task of the
urban college is to find them and re­
late to them. The risk taking will be
minimal if the environment is properly
nurtured and if identification with ex­
isting agents is made. If, on the other
hand, risk taking professionals must
continually' operate at the intersection
of public and private actions to facili­
tate the nurturing process, then a reevaluation of the college’s educational
role becomes critically important.

He broke a College record against
Ursinus College when he gathered in a
punt at his own four and galloped to
paydirt 96 yards away. Wiendl’s pass
theory was aptly demonstrated in the
PMC encounter when he intercepted
two Cadet passes and took both for
scores. One covered 90 yards, another
College record, and the other for 55
yards. Wilkes’ "Mr. Everything” also
holds the College's season record for
punt return yardage. Joe's post-season
honors list: a second-team selection at
a safety position on the 1967 American
Football Coaches Association, College
Division, All-American Team; a sec­
ond-team selection to AP All-State
Team; and a first-team choice on the
All-Middle-Atlantic Conference Team.
Joe was also honored when he was
chosen “Outstanding Opponent” by
Drexel Tech’s Varsity Club for his per­
formance in the Colonels' 13-3 victory
over the Dragons.

record and 10-3 MAC log. During this
streak Wiendl went into a 10-16 bat­
ting streak and served as the team’s
offensive leader. With his 12 stolen
bases, the junior should be near the
top of the nation’s standings in that
category, too.

The 1967-68 story now ends for Joe
Wiendl; however, next year he will
serve as a captain of the wrestling
squad and also as one of the tri-captains on the gridiron. A proven and
capable leader, he has commanded the
respect and admiration of all who have
had the opportunity to meet him. At
Wilkes College Joe Wiendl stands out
as a man.

The San Francisco 49’ers, Dallas
Cowboys, and the New Orleans Saints
have all expressed interest in the Col­
lege standout.

The Wilkes College Athletic Depart­
ment has recently named Joseph WienWhen the grid sport ends in Novem­
dl, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wiendl ber, the versatile athlete devotes his
of 903 Minisink Way, Westfield, New
time to wrestling. In the words of
Jersey, as the College Athlete of the Coach John Reese, also Director of
Year. This is the second consecutive Athletics at the College, "Joe is a hard
year the New Jersey native has been worker — his drive and determination
so honored. In making the award to have helped to produce a top-notch
Wiendl, Dean George Ralston, who wrestler.”
has been associated with athletics at
Wilkes
College
since titS
its iinception,
W
nlkrwC01
dl8\SinCe
nCePtiOd fifth-Splace CankfaRlnSthe^CAA Colcalled Wiendl the greatest all-around ,
*.....
athlete ever to enter the College.
lege Division by capturing the national
crown in the 160-pound category. WiThe selection was based upon merit
endl's performance was ever more out­
and performance. Joe left little doubt
standing when it is known he com­
in the minds of the selection commit­
peted with a specially-designed face
tee for he has accumulated nine letters mask to protect his broken nose. The
in football, wrestling, and baseball dur­
mask was the first seen by most fans
ing his three years of study at the
at Mankato State College, Mankato,
Wilkes-Barre institution. If he main­
Minnesota, and they appropriately
tains his present pace, he will become dubbed the 160-pounder the "Masked
the College’s first twelve-letter winner.
Marvel.”
During the past football season, Joe
rxner
me umi acuouu io uuiupwieu,
After the
mat season is completed,
was a key factor in keeping alive the Joe takes a well-deserve two
Colonels’ 21-game winning streak. The and then reports to the diamond where
510", 180-pound junior starred in his the Colonel baseba squa.
t ni
free-safety position and also found spring practice Joe is currently p
time to return punts. Joe was directly ling center field for the.Colonelsand is
responsible for the Colonels’ thrilling holding a lofty .345 batting average for
14-13 win over Delaware Valley Col­ the MAC champions. Coach Rollie
lege when he returned an Aggie punt
Schmidt’s crew put on a late-season
87 yards for a score and set the stage
surge by' copping seven straight vic­
for the winning conversion.
tories, finishing with an 11-4 overall

Kesaffc ©f 1967-1968
Basketball Season
Wilkes 82

•Elizabethtown 75

Wilkes 52

Ithaca 83
•Lycoming 86

Wilkes 77
Wilkes 76

Madison-FDU 97

Wilkes 63

Phila. Pharmacy 70

Wilkes 93

•Scranton 83

Wilkes 110
Wilkes 63

•Drew 61
fPenna. Military 50

Wilkes 68

tDrexel Tech 69

Wilkes 80

•Albright 69
•Lebanon Valley College 70

Wilkes 71

Wilkes 78

Harpur 82

Wilkes 80

•Delaware Valley College 79

Wilkes 96

East Stroudsburg State 90

Wilkes 88

Rutgers, So. Jersey 76

Wilkes 72

•Juniata 74

Wilkes 69

•Lycoming 96

Wilkes 69
Wilkes 76

Wilkes 76
Wilkes 100

•Upsala

60

•Wagner 97
•Moravian 88

•Susquehanna 90

Wilkes 59

•Scranton 62

Wilkes 96

•Dickinson 84

• Denotes Middle Atlantic Foe
t Denotes Christmas Tournament

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page|29

�The season started as usual on No­
vember 1 with twenty-five boys re­
porting for practice. This is less than
we expected and after the loss of the
usual five that come out for a look we
were down to the bare minimum. We
had the smallest group of freshmen we
have had for the last four years. Since
we had a few weights to fill in this
year we had to depend on the fresh­
men to do the job. Fortunately three
of them stepped in and did a com­
mendable job.

Wilkes College

WRESTLING COLONELS
1967*1968

Our first competition was a scrim­
mage at Princeton. Princeton won the
Ivy League Championship last year and
had most of their boys back for this
year. We were very pleased with our
performance as we won 70% of all the
bouts we wrestled.

Millersville was next 28 to 3. Then
came our big rival, Lycoming, in our
big home meet and we wrestled very
well, winning 28 to 5. We then made a
trip to New England and wrestled the
University of Connecticut on Friday
night, winning 44 to 2, and on Sat­
urday afternoon we wrestled Univer­
sity of Massachusetts, winning 51 to
0. The following Wednesday we
wrestled our toughest opponent, East
Stroudsburg, and although the bouts
were close we lost by a big margin,
9 to 20.

We finished up with Ithaca, winning
30 to 3. This was the last meet of the
season and we got ready for the Mid­
dle Atlantic Tournament at Lebanon
Valley College.

I figured it to be a three-team tour­
nament (Temple, West Chester and
Wilkes) with the team that got the
breaks winning it. As it turned out,
Temple got great seedings while
Wilkes and West Chester battled it out
on the other side of the brackets. We
Appalachian State of North Carolina were holding our own until Joe Wienand Springfield College were making di, our defending MAC champion and
trips through and asked us to sched- runner-up in the college division of the
ule them which made it tough on the Nationals, got upset in the quarter
boys. The worst part about it was that finals and never even placed. This took
everyone went home on Friday and the the wind out of our sails and we ended
wrestling team had to wait around un­ up in third place. Dick Cook won the
til Tuesday to wrestle Springfield. This title at 167, Barry Gold was second at
_____ ______
turned
out to be a mistake. We were 177, John Marfia was second at 130,
flat and with one of our starters out and Andy Matriak was second at 123.
with an injury we lost 16-15. We won
The following -week We went to
five of the nine matches but all on de­
Mankato, Minnesota, for the College
cisions for 15 points while they got
Division Nationals. Our boys wrestled
two falls and two decisions for 16
well and we finished fifth out of eighty
points.
teams and 400 wrestlers. The thing
The four meets previous to the that was most satisfying was that Joe
Springfield meet were won easily: Wiendl came back, after breaking his
Hartwick 37 to 0, Appalachian 26 to nose in practice three days before, and
5, Kutztown 42 to 3, C. W. Post 29 won the national championship at 160.
He was really great and showed what
to 7.
Over the Christmas holiday we a tremendous athlete he really is. Andy
placed third in the Wilkes Open for Matriak took fourth at 115, and -John
the highest finish of any of the col- Marfia took fifth at 130, and Dick Cook
leges entered.
took sixth at 167'

Next we went to West Point for our
usual two-day scrimmage. Again we
were pleased with our performance
and were looking forward to the start
of the season. We had five meets
scheduled in the first week and a half.

WresOmg
StesistiLim
COLONELS WRESTLING TEAM
1st row, left to right: Ken Hynes, Andy Matviak, Bill Harris, John Marfia,
Galen Cruse, Joe Kiefer.
2nd row, left to right: Jim McCormick, Dennis Verzera, Gary Willetts, Joe
Weindl, Dick Cook, Barry Gold, Ron Fritts.

3rd row, left to right: Coach John Reese, Larry Phelps, Dick Barrows, Don
Brugel, Ron Post, Harry Cooper, Bob Conologue, Dan Genette, Terry Hurley.

paqn | 3(J

We had two matches in January
which we won easily. Hofstra 28 to
3, Mansfield 30 to 2.
The second semester started and the
help we expected from veterans Jim
McCormack and Joe Kiefer, both in­
jured the first semester, did not come
about so we went with what we had.
The first meet after the semester break
was FDU, which was won 43 to 0.

yye were ranked fifth in the country
in the beginning of the season and finished fifth at the end, so I guess you
can say we lived up to our expecta" , we were disappointed
tions. Naturally,
in not retaining our Middle Atlantic
title this year, but we are hoping for a
better year next year and if everyone
comes along as they should we will
have a chance to win back the title.

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�Wilkes College

Basketball Round-Up
by Chuck Lengle

BASKETBALL COLONELS
1967-19GS

bn rSeco°rdPand a 9-6 log in Middle AtlanaH recui
_
d en0Ugh for
liCfifthnplace tieP However the Colonels
a n
ri aames that should have been
drXs and ‘heir drive for an MAC
playoff spot fell three points short.

Before the start of the campaign,
Rainey’■-s crew was not expected to imrnuch on last year’s 6-15 record.
prove
" men and three sophomores
Four freshmen
formed the bulk of the squad and height
scarcity — average Colonel
was at a
height, 6. Rainey displayed ingenuity
and’" imagination and virtually over­
whelmed most of his taller opponents.
Game after game, the dwarfted Colonels
were forced to battle back m an attempt
to gain victory.
Rainey’s strategy was fundamental: es­
tablish a tight 1-2-2 zone defense, utilize
the entire squad, and RUN. The plan
proved successful as the self-disciplined
and conditioned Colonels knocked 12
opponents to the wayside.

1967-68 COLONELS BASKETBALL TEAM

1st row
Ken Miller, Billy Grick. Jay Reimel, Bo Ryan, Wally Umbach,
Carl Cook, and Phil Howe.

R^h r^a'ney' coach; Jim Smith, captain; Fred Bauer, Herb Kemp,
Rich Davis, Bob Ockenfuss, Bill Klaips, Dave Silberman, and Rich Delvino.

Sophomore forward, Herb Kemp was
the team statistical leader in most depart­
ments but a superb team effort was .re­
sponsible for most of the victories. Kemp
enjoyed a banner season as the 6’3” na­
tive of Glenside, Pennsylvania was af­
forded the following honors: named to a
first team forward position on the sea­
sonal Eastern Collegiate Athletic Confer­
ence All-East squad; given an honorable
mention in AI1-MAC balloting; ranked
among the top ten rebounders in the na­
tion with an 18.8 average (college divi­
sion); and also ranked first in the MAC
in rebounds with a 19.2 average. Bob
Ockenfuss, showing vast improvement
from his freshman season, finished sec­
ond in both the scoring and rebounding
derbies with marks of 335 and 251 re­
spectively. Guards Bo Ryan and Bill Grick
were the only other Colonels to tally
more than 200 points. Grick teamed up
with Jay Reimel (former high school team­
mates at Montrose) to lead the Colonels
floor game by piling up a combined total
of 306 assists. The "dynamic duo” was
devastating on defense and forced count­
less opponent turnovers that resulted in
ea^y Colonel baskets. Captain Jim Smith
suffered an ankle injury early in the seasonn and
— was used sparingly. Rich Davis,
6 6 center, and Wally Umbach, 5'11”
guard, proved invaluable as reserves in
their freshman seasons.
The Elizabethtown Blue Jays, with two
?Gn towering over the 6'10” mark, oforeu the Colonels stiff competition in
the season’s lid-lifter. The mighty Jays
Wore humbled
02-75
’* 32-73 as
Kemp (23 pts.) and

page 32

Ryan (21 pts.) led the onslaught Tl
The visitors from E-town could not adjust
t to the
Colonels’ “go-go” offense.

The Colonels had their "cloud nine"
knocked right out from under them as
hey dropped their next four contests.
Ithaca trounced the Wilkesmen 83-52
completely dominating both boards; Lvcoming whipped the local eagers 86-77 as
captain Jim Smith severely injured his
ankle; Madison-FDU overwhelmed the
Colonels 96-77; and Philadelphia Phar­
macy surprised the squad in Philly, 70-63.
The December 14 clash with the Uni­
versity of Scranton proved to be the turn­
ing point of the entire season as the
Colonels rallied their forces and con­
quered the mighty Royals in convincing
style, 93-83. The host team outrebounded
the taller visitors from up north 53-27.
The offense began to jell as four men hit
double figures in a well-rounded attack:
Grick (29), Ryan (21), Ockenfuss (17), and
Kemp (16). The upset provided the
Colonels with their first victory over
Scranton in eight years.
Drew University invaded Wilkes-Barre
during the Christmas holidays and were
handily defeated 110-61 in a Colonel
romp. The fans noticed an air of confi­
dence and a sense of pride as the
Colonels displayed a sound defense and
an electrifying offense.

During the Christmas vacation, the
eagers journeyed to Wilmington, Dela­
ware to participate in the first annual St.
Edmond’s Holiday Tournament. Other
squads seeing action were: Kutztown
State College, Pennsylvania Military Col­
lege, and Drexel Tech. Drexel loomed as
the tourney favorites as the Colonels
were given no consideration at all.
In opening action, the Dragons defeated
Kutztown in an overtime thriller, 64-62.
The Colonels rallied from a four-point
half time deficit to emerge triumphant
over PMC 63-50. The championship stage
was set — the undefeated Dragons of
Drexel were pitted against an upstart
midget crew from Northern Pennsylvania.
Sam Cozen’s crew had to exert all the
energy possible as they won in an over­
time squeaker, 69-68.

All was not lost, however, when Bill
Grick was named the tourney’s outstand­
ing player. The 5’10” speed merchant
scored a total of 16 points in the two day
affair, but was instrumental in the Colo­
nels pressing game, handing off for nu­
merous assists. It was later announced
that Grick, Ryan, and Ockertfuss were
named to the all-tourney squad.

The Colonels opened their 1968 edition
of the hoop sport with impressive MA
victories over Albright, 80-69, and Leba­
non Valley, 71-70. The local squad re­
ceived a shock at Harpur a few days later
when they dropped an 82-78 decision to
the up-state New York School.
‘ s were next
The Delaware Valley Aggies
Wilkesmen
— a game
qu the V»
****»•“-— ’s agenda
—

which involved the number one and num­
ber two teams in the MAG’s Northern
Division. The game proved to be a nipan-tuck affair as the lead exchanged
hands 17 times. When Herb Kemp sank
a field goal with eleven seconds on the
clock, the Colonels held an 80-79 edge
and an apparent victory. Ken McEntee
dribbled the ball to half court and let
loose with a desperation heave as the
buzzer sounded. At that same moment,
official Phil Walsh noticed a Colonel in­
fraction and assessed the home team with
a technical foul. With no time showing
on the clock, Aggie Tom Wetzel stepped
to the charity stripe in an effort to knot
the score. The Freshman’s conversion at­
tempt fell short and the Colonels were en­
trenched in first place with a 6-1 record.
The Wilkes winning streak was ex­
tended to three games with victories over
arch-rival East Stroudsburg State, 96-90,
and Rutgers of South Jersey, 88-76. The
Colonels’ victory express was derailed at
Juniata where the upset-minded Indians
knocked Rainey’s crew into second place
with a 74-72 win. Lycoming rang up win
number two over the Colonels when they
annihilated the eagers, 95-69 in Billport.

The Wilkesmen racked up win number
seven and broke their two game losing
streak, by conquering the Vikings of Up­
sala, 69-60. The high flying Seahawks of
Wagner College invaded Wilkes-Barre
two nights later and thumped the locals,
97-76. The Colonels next faced the Mora­
vian Greyhounds in what amounted to a
“must victory." However, the home court
advantage and a hot scoring hand by
senior Tom Bonstein propelled the Grey­
hounds to an 88-76 victory.

"Rainey’s Raiders” took to the road
again and surprised the Crusaders of
Susquehanna university, 100-90. Arch­
rival Scranton now posed the lone ob­
stacle to a playoff bid, for Raniey’s crew.
Nat Volpe’s squad, playing a slow* down
game, held the Colonels scoreless for
seven minutes and 30 seconds and walked
off with a 62-59 victory.
The gallant Colonels returned to their
home grounds where they would ring
down the curtain on a brilliant, but dis­
appointing note by hosting the Red Devils
from Dickinson College. Rainey gave his
freshmen the opportunity to display their
wares as Wally Umbach, Rich Davis, Billy
Grick, and Jay Reimel joined Herb Kemp
in the starting line-up. The ingenious
move paid dividends as the hustling Colo­
nels breezed to an easy 96-84 victory. The
Dickinson conquest concluded a success­
ful season — however, talk circulated the
campus, the city, and the Northeastern
Pennsylvania Area how the youngsters
from Wilkes College finally matured.

Coach Rainey offered the following
answers to his team’s sudden-found suc­
cess. “We played a solid defense and beat
some good teams with our fast break, —
but morale, and pride played the im­
portant roles in this year’s squad. I’m
very proud of all of them.

paqi: | 33

�'5?
—■/ is a comptroller with the CommisSHIRLEY Gnomic
RAY
Opportunity of Luzerne County.
C
' located in Wilkes-Barre. Shirley
^Commtoion
is
Se8s at 552 North Vine St
Street, Hazleton, Pennsyl-

'38.....................................
CHARLES MILLARD is a partner in the firm of Whit­
man, Requardt and Associates. He serves as the
head of the architectural-structural department,
and is a professional engineer of design of build­
ings and other structures. Charles and his wife,
Grace, live at 803 Shaw Court. Towson, Maryland.
They have two children, Jane and Richard.

ROBERT GOSS was recently appointed as secre­
tary of the State Sanitary Water Board. He and
his family live at 1291 Lower Road, Camp Hill,
Pennsylvania.

'39
■
•
•
■
SEMINAR REGISTRANTS —
Mrs. James Bryson (Margaret Moore)

'4©......................................
JAMES B. ROSKI was recently appointed coordinator
of telecommunications marketing overseas for ESB
Incorporated of Philadelphia. He has been with the
company since 1946 and has served as an en­
gineer in the research department, as a chemist
and process engineer in the Industrial Division
plant and as a sales-service engineer. He trans­
ferred to the International Group in 1960 as as­
sistant technical director. James and his wife, Mar­
ian, and their four daughters live at 9735 Beacon
Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

'41..............................
SEMINAR REGISTRANTS —Benjamin Badman

'43

....

SEMINAR REGISTRANTS — Ruth L Keats

........................

'51.....................................
DANIEL PHILLIPS has been appointed director of
personnel in the claims department of the home
office of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in
Boston. Dan has been with Liberty Mutual since
1951.
KEN NORTHROP, Vice-President of Holt, Rinehart &amp;
Winston Publishers in New York City, participated
in a panel discussion at the Center of Performing
Arts at Wilkes College in February. The panel, under
the auspices of the senior class, gave students an
opportunity to learn what industry expects from
college graduates. Other members of the panel
were Clyde Barker, Price, Waterhouse and Com­
pany, Philadelphia; and Ray Crossier, personnel
manager, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Pittston, Pennsylvania.

C. HAYES DREXINGER has been named director of
data processing systems at the New York office of
the Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation Marketing
Division.

'52.....................................
EDWARD WHEATLEY was recently promoted to the
positron of assistant treasurer at the Bank of Dela­
ware, where he was formerly assistant secretary in
the commercial loan department. Edward resides
at 2204 Brookline Road, Fairfax, Wilmington,
Delaware.

ALEXANDER MOLOSH is president of the Pascack
Insurance Agency, 252 Pascack Road, Westwood,
New Jersey. He and his wife, Lillian, and their four
children live at 364 Hickory Street Westwood,
New Jersey.
Marilyn Davis, the former MARILYN SICKLER, is an
instructor of Home Economics at College of St
Elizabeth, Convent Town, New Jersey. Marilyn and
her two sons live at Arlington and Windimere
Avenues, Mt Arlington, New Jersey.
SEMINAR REGISTRANTS —
Mrs. Anita Janerich (Anita Piotrowska)

SEMINAR REGISTRANTS —Dr. Edward M. Dwyer

....

'45

SEMINAR REGISTRANTS — Joseph Savite

'45......................................
ANTHONY WIDEMAN, presently on leave of absence
from Temple University, returned in March after an
extended tour of Antarctica by way of South Amer­
ica. He was among the first of several hundred
tourists who have ever visited Antarctica, and was
among the first who have ever successfully crossed
the Antarctic Circle.

SEMINAR REGISTRANTS —Donald L. Honeywell,
Joseph H. Kenner, Dr. Albert J. Stratton.

'50..............................
SEMINAR REGISTRANTS — Robert S. Capin

'53.....................................
DAVID B. WHITNEY has been awarded the Bagley
Scholarship of Teachers College, Columbia Univer­
sity, and a National Defense Student Loan to pur­
sue full time his doctoral study in early childhood
education. David resides at 451 West 113 Street,
New York City.

'54.....................................
Annette Gold, the former ANNETTE SHALETTE, is
director of health occupations at the Keystone Job
Corps Center, In Drums, Pennsylvania. Annette and
her husband, Mervin, and their two children live at
122 North Dawes Avenue, Kingston, Pa.

DONALD MARSINKAVAGE is a scientific executive
with EG&amp;G, lnc„ in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Don
and his wife and their two children reside at 7628
Mountain Road, N.E., Albuquerque.

GERALD LEESON received his Ph.D. in Pharma­
cology in 1967 from the University nf Manitoba in
Canada. He is now section head with the William
S. Merrell Company in Reading, Ohio. Gerald and
his wife, Jean, and their four children live at 7495
Joan Drive, West Chester, Ohio.

vania-

JOHN WOJNAR was recently promoted to manager
of sales administration for the Industrial Chemi­
cals Division of Hooker Chemical Corporation, Ni­
agara Falls, New York.

side at 152 Whitney Avenue, Pompton Lakes, New

|jas peen appointed treasurer of
JOHN ICOATES
Fel? Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of The
----General Fc“ -J
““"'I,, company. He has been with Okonite since
" oSn andI Ms wife and their two children reJersey.

iiMES MARK, Ph.D., has been appointed Asso­
ciate Professor of Chemistry at the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

'55......................................
ARTHUR BOOTE has accepted the position of con­
troller with the Vail-Ballou Press in Binghamton,
New York. Arthur and his wife, Marian, and their
sons, Robert and Danny, live at 4608 Duke Drive,
College Park, Binghamton.

SANDY FUREY recently completed his military serv­
ice and has opened offices in the Medical Arts
Building in Scranton, Pennsylvania, for the prac­
tice of internal medicine and cardiology.

JAMES DULL is news coordinator and commentator
for WELL He is also president of the Connecticut
Radio-TV News Directors Association, a panelist on
“The Fourth Estate" and moderator of "Connecti­
cut Issues" on Connecticut Educational Television.
James also teaches political science at Quinnipiac
College.

SEMINAR REGISTRANTS —David L. Hoats, Richard
P. Ridge.

fOHN H DORAN is a member in the lav; firm of
Flanagan, Doran, Biscontini and Shaffer. The office
is located in the IBE Building, 67-69 Public Square,
Wilkes-Barre. John lives at 95 West St Marys
Road, Hanover Township, Wilkes-Barre.

ROLAND LEONARD has been named manager of
" - Joy
,_y Manufacturing Commajor accounts for the
Division, Claremont, New
pany’s Claremont Division
Hampshire.
DONALD JAIKES was ordained to the Sacred Order
of Priests on May 18, at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church in Malden, Massachusetts.
SEMINAR REGISTRANTS —Charles R. Abate, Larry
Cohen, John Doran, Willard Hughes, William H.
Tremayne.

'56......................................
DONALD McFADDEN has been appointed to serve as
counsel of the Wilkes-Barre Redevelopment Author­
ity. He is also a member in the law firm of Flan­
agan, Doran, Biscontini and Shaffer. The office is
located in the IBE Building, 67-69 Public Square
in Wilkes-Barre. Don and his family reside at 197
Academy Street Wilkes-Barre.
JOHN KUSHNERICK is publisher and editor of Motor
/Age in Philadelphia. John and his wife, Letty, and
their two children live at 23 War Trophy Lane,
Media, Pennsylvania.

JAMES FERRIS is assistant principal at Wyoming
Valley West High School in Kingston, Pennsylvania.
James and his wife, Mary Ellen, and their three
children live at 117 West Vaughn Street Kingston.
RONALD BOROFSKI is an electrical engineer in the
Rural Electrification Administration of the U.S. De­
partment of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. Ronald
and his wife, the former JOYCE GLANVILLE '62,
and their daughter, Brenda, reside at 5430 Taney
Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia.
RALPH WHITMER is an assistant professor at
Mansfield State College. He Is teaching In tho Li­
brary Education Department. Ralph and his wife,
Eva, and their four children live at 13 King Street,
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.

SEMINAR REGISTRANTS —Thomas R. Price

'55
KEITH WILLIAMS is teaching in the Pennsbury
School District in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. Keith
and his wife, Florence, and their two children re­
side at 48 Cinnamon Road, Levittown, Pennsylvania.

EDMUND KOTULA is secretary and business admin­
istrator at Northern Highlands Regional High School
in AlInnHoln Mnur l^n'no
i r* AA IT
in Allendale, New Jersey. He has received T,his
M.E.
degree from Montclair State College. Edmund and
his wife, Margaret, live at 29 Main Avenue, Walling­
ton, New Jersey.
HILLARD HOFFMAN is Supervisor of Higher Educa­
tion Statistics with the Pennsylvania Department of
Public Instruction in Harrisburg. He and his wife,
Ruth, and their three children live at 1169 Pleas­
ant Road, Harrisburg.

ROYAL HAYWARD is Project Programmer with IBM
in Raleigh, North Carolina. He and his wife, Adris,
and their three children live at 2610 Wells Avenue,
Raleigh.

harry MOYLE has been appointed an assistant
vice-president of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Na­
tional Bank &amp; Trust Company. He lives at 99 Main
street Mountaintop, Pennsylvania.

SEMINAR REGISTRANTS —
Mrs. John King (Miriam Thomson)

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GERALD GUTTERMAN, D.D.S., is completing two
years post graduate residency in endodontics at the
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Med­
icine. He also has a part-time practice in Ard­
more, Pennsylvania.

ERNEST ASHBRIDGE has been appointed assistant
vice-president of the Hanover National Bank in
Wilkes-Barre. Ernest is a graduate of the University
of Wisconsin Graduate School of Banking. He lives
as 90 West Mount Airy Road, Shavertown, Penn­
sylvania.
CHARLES MUEHLBAUER is a CPA and assistant con­
troller with the Cudahy Company in Phoenix, Ari­
zona. Charles and his wife, the former JOAN YONAKIS ’51, and their three children reside at 7509
North 12th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona.

CHARLES BUTLER is a buyer at General Electric in
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Charles and his wife,
Mildred, live at 411 Trimble Boulevard, Brookhaven,
with their four children.
ALFRED D’ANCA received his M.D. degree from the
University of Amsterdam School of Medicine. In
January 1968 he began a four-year residency in
Orthopedic Surgery at Geisinger Hospital in Dan­
ville, Pennsylvania. Alfred and his wife, Tuula, live
at 105 Huntington Avenue, Danville.

ALLAN BALCOMB is teaching history in the South
Brunswick High School in New Jersey. He has also
been varsity basketball coach there for the past
five years. Allan resides at 17 Brainerd Drive,
Cranbury, New Jersey.
MARIANNE VAN BLARCOM is teaching art in Fair
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Lawn Senior High School. She is a candidate for a
master’s degree in fine arts and fine arts educa­
tion at Montclair State College.

FREDERICK J. ROBERTS is to be an assistant pro­
fessor of political science at Illinois State Univer­
sity starting in September.
SEMINAR REGISTRANTS — Mrs. Margaret Morris,
Dr. Robert B. Morris.

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RONALD SIMMS is sales manager and member of
the Board of Directors for the Petroleum Service
Company in Wilkes-Barre. He is also president and
a member of the Board of Directors for the Aber­
nathy Corporation in Kingston, Pennsylvania. Ron­
ald was recently named commanding officer of
Battery B, 1st Battalion, 109th Artillery, located at
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. Ron and his wife, Rhea,
and their four children live at 116 Butler Street
Kingston, Pennsylvania.

JAMES WALLACE has been elected assistant cashier
of the Northeastern National Bank and Trust Com­
pany in Wilkes-Barre. James and his wife, Louise,
and their four children live at 304 Scott Street
in Wilkes-Barre.

WILLIAM PETERS has been appointed minister of
music at Latrobe Presbyterian Church in Latrobe,
Pennsylvania.
R. DALE WAGNER has been promoted to Division
Operations Manager-North Area of the Common­
wealth Telephone Company. He will be responsible
for commercial traffic and plant operations in the
company’s Montrose, Towanda, and Wellsboro areas.
Dale and his wife, Verna Lee, and their two chil­
dren will be making their home in Towanda,
Pennsylvania.
Dr. MARTIN F. TANSY is Associate Professor and
Chairman of the Department of Physiology at Tem­
ple University Schools of Dentistry, Dental Hygiene,
and Pharmacy. He was recently awarded a 537,205
research grant from the National Advisory Arthritis
and Metabolic Disease Council of the National In­
stitutes of Health for a two-year study.

SEMINAR REGISTRANTS—
Mrs. David Skibbs (Patricia Fushek)

CHARLES HUGHES has been appointed director of
pharmaceutical product management at Ross lab­
oratories, a division of Abbot Laboratories, in
Columbus, Ohio.

JAMES SKESAVAGE is controller for the Airway Man­
ufacturing Corporation in South Hackensack, New
■ y. Jim and his wife, Mary Lou, and their three
Jersey,
C.hilnr?
children reside at 87 Cleveland Avenue, Hasbrouck
Heights, New Jersey.
JOSEPH DROZDOWSKI is an assistant analyst at the
Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginis. Joe
and his wife, Kathryn, live at 28 Twin Lakes Circle,
Hampton, Virginia.

JACOB ZOOK is retail manager and wholesale rep­
resentative for Zook's Craft Shops in Paradise,
Pennsylvania. Jacob and hrs wife. Gail, and their
son, Charles, reside st 1526 Lincoln Highway East
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

RAYMOND rimiiv
PIRINO
KATMUnu

has opened his office for the
practice of general dentistry st 3300 South Conway Road in Orlando, Florida.

JOHN CARLING has boon appointed deputy execur by tho WHkos-Barro City Redevelop°nt Authority. John was formerly with tho Scran,on city Rodcvolopmont Authority.

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Carolyn and
live st
tlmore, Maryland. Guv.,..
—- her
— husband
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2905 Dunmore Road, Baltimore, Maryland.

SEMINAR REGISTRANTS-Mrs. John Chwx’ak (Ottie
Hill), Christopher Loesch. Sally Ann Williams.

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associate research
Research Center in
S'c l*s W'e. Mac­
st 11' Faroe Drive,

JOHN BECK rs assists-! r to.to .-. rove -toe ror
sc- S Johnsen Baby Rroducts - \e* Brons» &gt;. \=» .;-sz..
a-c -s » :s Barb-ara. and
- twe caug-ters .e to 249 Socth Sth Avenue.
1arc 'art. New Jersey.
111? EDWARDS s ro. e-g-sr- - to
Bz.'ateJtes Ic-r.-ro:.'- 2: =■ z'i ~s » e Estocr u'z
:-s - tec to ros- .a a: 1S1D Dc.rroze Rzuto

LSMASD REESE
nee- tromtten to manager
r= — -a s-tot netef-i-t r the Crouse-toncs

v.-RRAY DA'CS hto beer. zss£sd f-gto surgecc
duties to toe -.3- feva! Al- Stetten in Pecsaccla.

PAUL AJuiUNO, Cecte=a=t in fee U-S. Navy, is a
wtopnns toficer cn a destroyer fomeported Ln
Maypcrt Florida. He lr.es at 173-35 Rosa Lee
■ ay. N'crfe Red'ngton Beach. Florida.
RALPH PIHSKEY was x-toerred fee degree of Juris
Dstosr by fee -mvss^r to Totos College cf Law.
-le resides to 4923 Sorth Boston. Tulsa, Oklahoma,
wfe -is wife. Mary Aim, and his two sons, David
aad Stephen.

STEPHEN SCHWARTZ has trees promoted to assistato prtoexcr cf E-.gtem to Marietta College. He
and r.is wri'e. the fwroer BEVERLY MAJOR '62. re­
side at 109 Sunnyfiil. Marietta, Ohio.
GERALD E-rJtHA'ST r.ao been appointed registrar
at MilersriKe State College.

SEMINAR REGISTRANTS—Mark Adelson, W. Peter
Greenberg. Howard Ha". Joseph C. S-.arr.de.

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ROBERT AINSWORTH is export and government
sales manager (USA) for Uni Royal International,
New York Citi. Bob and his wife. Brenda, and their
two children live at 155 Berkeley Avenue, Bloomfield. New Jersey.
PAUL BATTOTI has joined the Commonwealth Tele­
phone Company of Pennsylvania as a commercial
reoreser.tatne. He received his Master’s degree in
Business Administration in the spring of 19$?. Paul
end his wife. Patricia, and their son live at 191
Church Street Dallas. Pennsylvania.

Patricia Geyer, the fmmer I'AllllCIA WOLFE, Is
Bacteriology Department head nt SI. Agnes Hospital
in White Plains, New Ymk. Pnt and her husband,
Barty, live at 125 North Washington Avenue, Hintsdale, New York.

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ur VFAGEH Is teaching general science In a
DR?°hi«h school In Valley Stream, New York. Ho
,u" “ w enmolotlng work on his masters degree at
*5 ll°'iin llnlvorsity. Brooko Ilves at 125 East
^teet ^ley S*-'". Now York.

SEMINAR

York.

HARRY VOGT has been named head wrestling coach
at Meyers High School in Wilkes-Barre. He is also
a teacher in the city school system.

WILLIAM MESEELEY, Navy lieutenant, is command­
er of an attack helicopter squadron in Vietnam. He
has been awarded 17 Air Medals, Vietnamese Serv­
ice Medal and IMnamese Campaign Medal for
meritorious actoevement in aerial flight against the
Vito Cong.

JOSEPH CZARNECKI is teaching at Wyoming Val­
ley West School District in Plymouth, Pennsylvania,
joe resides at 143 Cemetery Street, Ashley, Penn­
sylvania.

Rachel Dziak, the former RACHEL PHILLIPS, is
teaching at the Jefferson Elementary School in
Binghamton, New York. Rachel and her husband,
Michael, live at Building 1-A, Apt. 6, 200 Rano
Boulevard, Vestal, New York.

JOHN DUCCESCHI is an assistant engineer at the
Bendix Corporation in South Montrose, Pennsyl­
vania. John and his wife, Joan, live at 69 State
Street, Nicholson, Pennsylvania.

STEVEN L FAN KEN has been promoted to captain
in the ILS. Air Force. Steve is a communications
officer at Blytheville AFB. Arkansas, and is a mem­
ber of the Air Force Communications Service.

MALCOLM PEARLMAN is Credit Department analist
with the Standard Equity Corporation in WilkesBarre. He lives at 71 West River Street, in WilkesBarre.

SEMINAR REGISTRANTS —Mrs. Douglas Benning­
ton (Sandra Egen), Robert P. Bomboy, Mrs. Hilton
Button (Eleanor Phillips), Alex Pawlenok.

RAYMOND NUTAITIS is instructor of music at the
University of Illinois. Ray and his wife, Rosalie,
live at 404 East Green, Apt. 203, Urbana, Illinois.

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JEFFRY GALLET was graduated from Brooklyn Law
School in June 1967, and was admitted to the
New York Bar in December. He is now associated
with the law firm of Gallet, Hecht &amp; Fingerit, 211
East 43rd Street, New York, New York.

DANIEL ZEROKA is assistant professor of chemistry
at Lehigh University. He has his Fh.D. in chemis­
ts ;rom the University of Pennsylvania. Dan and
tos wire. A'exandra. reside at 1952-C Valley Park
East Bethlehem. Pennsylvania.

Arne Rupe. the tenner ANNE LIGETI, is teaching at
the Fuilerto- Elementary School, Fullerton, Calirorr.'a. Anne and her husband, William, live at 154
South Yale. Fullerton.

MIMI WILSON has been appointed Director of Pub­
lic Relations at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston,
Pennsylvania. Mimi lives at 72 Franklin Street,
Dallas, Pennsylvania.

DOUGLAS BENNINGTON is teacher and department
chairman of the Social Studies Department at Ber­
genfield High School. Doug and his wife, the former
SANDRA EGEN, live at 234 South Washington Av­
enue, Bergenfield, New Jersey.
RICHARD BURNS graduated from Brooklyn Law
School in June 1967. He pasted the Hew York State
Bar Examination and was admitted to practice law
in New York in December 1967. Richard is asso­
ciated with the law firm of Clue and O'Brien, Esqs.,
in Mineola, Hew York. He and his wife, Lynda, live
at 110 Brooklyn, Freeport, New York.

RONALD BALDWIN is studying for his master's de­
gree at the Yale University School of Music. He
gave a degree recital on May 10, at Sprague
Memorial Hall.

Myra Marsh, the former MYRA SCHWARTZ, io
teaching at the Children's Center, Loo Angeles City
Schoo! District. Myra ar.d her husband, Harry, re­
side at 6702 Hdlpark Drive, Ho /wood, California.

NICHOLAS STCHUR has been promoted to the rank
of first lieutenant at MoChord Air Force Base, Tacorna, Washington. Nicholas and his wife, Salley,
reside at Rt. 2, Box 2742-B, Spanway, Washington.

LLOYD WRUBLE received his Doctor of Dental Surgeiy degree from the University of Tennessee Med­
ical Units in December 1967. He plans to specialize
in the field of oral surgery and has accepted an
internship at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in
Miami, Florida.
HARRIS TOBIAS has been appointed publicity assistant for Mutual of New York. Prior to joining
MONY Harris was a public relations writer for the
R. L. Bern Company and house organ editor for the
Ford Instrument Company. He has also served with
the Peace Corps in Guatemala.

NELSON SNYDER II recently passed the CPA exam­
ination. He is associated with tho firm of Lavonthol,
Krekstein, Horwath &amp; Horwath. Nelson and his wife,
Dolores, reside at 125 Carey Avenue in Wllkes-Barro.

NEIL
Force
tions
Lane,

DOUGHERTY Is a captain In tiro Third Air
Headquarters In London. Ho Is In the Muni­
Evaluation Division. Noll lives at 95 Marsh
London, N.W. 7, England.

MICHAEL LANDESMAN Is a second lloutononl In
the U. S. Army In Vietnam.

'Y:'
EVAH EVANS ha-, accepted a p-,-.*.-,- a- 4 ■■■.
grammar in tt.e Corr.p'rter Departrre-'
eral Electric Company to Pr-z- /, A-'/.-za YY-.
this he was with ti.e U.S. rp/arr-a-' &gt;- ■, ...
grammer in Fairborn, Ohio.

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Smith, William B. Yeager III.

VINCENT McHALE, a doctoral candidate in political
science at Pennsylvania State University, has been
awarded a Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship.
He is the first Penn State graduate student to
receive this award. The fellowship will assist him
in conducting field research in France. Vincent and
his wife, the former ANN COTNER, ’61' and their
son, Patrick James, reside at Apt. 9-E, Graduate
Circle, University Park, Pennsylvania.

THOMAS COWELL is as-Jatant operating manager
wto A state Insurance in Roanoke, Virginia. Tom
and his wife, Kay, and their daughter, Anne, Bve
at 2139 Catlett Drive, Salem, Roanoke, Virginia.

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DAVID 1HOMAS is area sales manager lor I nvor
Brothers Company In Cleveland. David anil his
nite, Marilyn, and their two sons live at 4742
Fleharty Road, North Olmsted, Ohio.

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rnWARD REESE Is a counselor for the state of Hew
v„rk Narcotic Rehabilitation Center in Buffalo. Ed­
ward and his wife, the former ARLEflE SIANO '65,
reside at 421 East Oak Orchard st,eet- Madina, ,le"

DIANE SMITH has received her MA degree from
Pennsylvania State University.
Carolyn Carozzoni, the former CAROLYN V.'UJCIIi, is
a business teacher at Wyoming Valley West School
District in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. Carolyn and her
husband, Anthony, live at 839 West Main Street,
Plymouth.
JACK BARNES has been promoted to account man­
ager with Campbell Sales Company. Jack and his
wife, the former ANDREA CIEBIEN '65, live at
4417-A Rosemont Avenue, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
DALE EDWARDS has been appointed head football
coach at Catasauqua High School where he also
teaches social studies. He and his wife, Shirley,
and their daughter live at 1042 Seventh Street,
Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.

JOHN NORK has been named a methods analyst in
the systems and methods department at The
Travelers, Hartford, Connecticut. John and his wife
live at 435 Newfield Street, Middletown, Connecti­
cut.

ROBERT VINCENTI, JR., received his master’s deEree from Fordham University in 1967. He is a
case worker with the Wyoming Valley Family Servco Association. Vincent and his wife, Ann, live at
Courtright Street, Plainsville, Pennsylvania.
Stoton REGISTRANTS —Jo1"' B- Hall. Craig M.

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Om'ii'11'*18 Wns rocoi’tly promoted to tho rank
In Vto n °U .,°nt wllil° SOIV||'K wl,h the U.S. Army
Vlotneni n' 10 ls 0 sllp|,ly ol,lcor at Vllnfi Tou'

JAY REICH IS a sales representative with H.rtV/esson Food in Middletown, Ccnnecticirt. Jay a-d
his wife, Arlene, and their two children reside a182 Rose Circle, Middletown.

JAMES MJDC'i io raac- -- -to.-a-.atix at Seoto'
'■■■■■.

ROBERT ROEBUCK received rto MA. degree from
Western Michigan University ir December
He i: associated with Pe-r-.rot State Schz' e-d
Mental Hospital in Spring City. Pe---/,-a-te. -s
lives at Erdenheim Farm, Creci-.rt r . Penrmrlvania.

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WALTER LINE, III, has been promoted to Army
lieutenant while serving with the 2r.d Armored Tivision at Ft Hood, Texas. He is a- ad.irteto wife
Headquarters Company, 2nd Batteito-r. of tire dividnn
Amnr
vision’’st R7fn
67th Armor.

ERNEST KRUTE is an accountant wife fee fe- to
Peat Marwick, Mitchell and Company in Fftfcrgii,
Pennsylvania. Ernest end his wife, Vtoie, live at
818 Broadway, East McKeesport, Pennsylvania.
F. CHARLES PETRILLO has attained one cf fee
highest honors at the Dickinson SchccI cf Law by
being named editor-in-chief of the Dickinson Law
Review. He also serves as a field representative for
the Community Legal Services of Dauphin County.

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FRANK SZUMILO is a member of a team cf re­
searchers in the Business Economics Center at
Lehigh University. After receiving his master’s de­
gree at Lehigh, he will enter the PhD. program, he
is presently a teaching assistant at the university.
Frank and his wife, Angela, and their two sons
live at 1139-D Garfield Street Bethlehem,

NORMAN KRESGE is studying for his master's de­
gree at the State University of New York at
Binghamton.
KENNETH MALONEY is doing graduate wort at
Penn State University. He lives at 327 Atherton
Hall. University Park. Pennsylvania.

MARGUERITE YEVITZ is a doctoral candtoate m
chemistry at Pennsylvania State University. S..e is
the recipient of a fellowship and is dtoK resesroJi
in inorganic chemistiy. Marguente is
at h^..
day Towers. State College. Pennsylvania.

Darters Va: Meter, re ro~ 2Ar_5NE BURDA,
is teaching speech art Ergtoi-. at Fai—art Setecr
High School Darier* and he: tosbaad, Wiriiam.
who is a graduate c: Asbury College, reside at 713
Gaston Avenue, Fairmcrti West T-'gi-.ia.

ir.g English at Marist Prep Stoor! in Massachu­
setts. Darieae and her txsband, Roton. uve at
Riveridga Road. R. F. a =1. North Biiiertoa,
Massachusetts.

.ANT1CNETTE SUPCHAK is teaching at Casey rank
School, Auburn, New York. She lives at 7 South
Street in Auburn.

SHARYN YANOSHAK is a junior programmer in the
programming in time sharing systems to.lsxn of
IBM in Kingston, New York. Sharyn resides to 1
Calamar Lane. Vfoodstock New York.

RENALD DAVENPORT cf Daytona Beach. F orica.
received his Co-m-ertis! Pitot Cetrirote an April
'. 196S. from toe Embry rto; e Asro-a-ticsl -stitute ;n Dayto-s Bsecb.
SEMINAR REGISTRANTS —Mr li- Ac er. Mrs.
e
R. Fi-rora- A-croa Ga to.

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spend one year working in El Paso

fiv,e.t

SEMINAR REGISTRANTS —Rs ph »’.*«. Michael
Worth Mrs. Miches! Werth (Ha’tot Dug!-'.

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VIRGINIA LYONS became the bride of Nicholas
Hoes! last November. Virginia is an engineering
associate with the American Telephone and Tele­
graph Company in Cincinnati. Her husband is a
graduate of the University of Cincinnati College
of Pharmacy.
THOMAS HURLEY, JR., was married to Betty Arm­
strong in December 1967. Tom is a guidance
counselor at Neptune Junior High School in New
Jersey. They live at 301 Sunset Avenue, Asbury
Park, New Jersey.

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MURRAY DAVIS, III, was married to Maty Eliza­
beth McGovern in March.

IRENE SCHEMING became the bride of John Hinrichsen in December 1966. Irene is a registered
medical technologist at the Haverford General Hos­
pital, Havertown, Pennsylvania. Irene and her hus­
band will reside at 31-4 Revere Road, Drexel Hill,
Pennsylvania.

a daughter, Jacqueline, to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Havira
on January 10, 1968. They live at 224 New Mallery
Place in Wilkes-Barre.

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WALTER NARCUM and RUTH PARTILIA ’66 were
married recently. They are residing at 408 Waver­
ly Avenue, Clarks Summit Pennsylvania.

a son, Douglas, on March 24, 1968, to Mr. and
Mrs. John Turner. They live at 25 Wallingford
Avenue, Wallingford, Pennsylvania.

JOSEPH SETT1NERI was married to Marilyn Karp
last December. Marilyn is a graduate of Adelphi
University. They are both teaching in the South
Huntington school system, New York. They are
living in Kings Point, New York.
MARY WISCHAK became the bride of Gary Woods.
Mary is teaching English at the Wyoming Area
Senior High School, Wyoming, Pennsylvania.

MARGERY WHOLAN became the bride of Edgar
Berube in September 1967. Edgar is a graduate
of Bradford Durfee Institute of Technology and the
University of Connecticut Margery and her hus­
band, who is with the Army, are now living in
Panama City, Panama.

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MICHAEL SCHWEFEL was married to Toby Felder
in December. Michael has received degrees from
Brooklyn Law School and the New York University
Graduate School of Law. Michael and Toby are
living in Manhattan.

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a son, Leonard Joseph, to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Snyder on July 30, 1967. Mrs. Snyder is the for­
mer MARILYN KRACKENFELS. They reside at 216
South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre.

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a daughter, Carol Ann, to Mr. and Mrs. William
Space on January 30, 1968. They live at 335 Ash
Street, Laurel Bay, South Carolina.

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a daughter, Dawn Ann, on September 25, 1967, to
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fine. They reside at 127 East
Hamilton Avenue, State College, Pennsylvania.

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a son, Jackie, to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barnes, Jr.,
on May 14, 1967. Mrs. Barnes is the former AN­
DREA CIEBIEN. They live at 4417-A Rosemont
Avenue, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.

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a daughter, Dina Joell, on October 13, 1967, to
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Goodwin. Mrs. Goodwin is
the former L KAY McNALLY. They live at 188 Kay
Street, Newport, Rhode Island.

MICHAEL MUCCINO was married to Phyllis Ann
Noto. Michael is teaching mathematics in Engle­
wood Cliffs, New Jersey, and is studying for his
master's degree at Seton Hall University. Phyllis is
a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University and
teaches in Fort Lee, New Jersey. They are residing
in Fairview, New Jersey.

RICHARD BURNS was married to Lynda Birnbaum,
a graduate of Boston University. They are resid­
ing at 110 Brooklyn Avenue, Freeport, New York.

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RUTH ANN ARLASKAS became the bride of Kenneth
Ranos. Ruth is an instructor of nursing at Moun­
tainside Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey. Kenneth
is a graduate of Delaware Valley College.

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a son, Jimmy, to Mr. and Mrs. James Ferris on
July 23, 1967. They live at 117 West Vaughn Street,
Kingston, Pennsylvania.

a daughter, Suzanne, on September 26, 1967, to
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pritchard. Robert is a lieuten­
ant G-E-) in the U.S. Coast Guard. Their permanent
mailing address is 11 Harris Hill Road, Trucksville,
Pennsylvania.

a daughter, Carolyn Leslie, on August 29, 1967, to
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Koerner. Mrs. Koerner is
the former SUZANNE STICA. They live at 107-10
Shore Front Parkway, Rockaway Park, New York.

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JACK (Kamofsky) KARN, ’39
“ffhcHonthhC86/^ fp ,He3^a^" “ctiv^woTke^in the'community5delph^is

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reF?i]'ed Ns education through high school from private tutors and re­
ceived his high school diploma through an examination at Wilkes College. He
was a graduate of Wilkes-Barre Business College and later attended Wilkes College where he took part in its Drama Club. He was also a feature columnist for
the Beacon while a student and contributed many articles afterwards. In 1948
he became Wilkes-Barre’s first foreign film exhibitor and became a State licensed
theatrical agent.
Jack later founded the Cerebral Palsy Group in Wilkes-Barre, becoming its
first president. The Group was affiliated with the United Cerebral Palsy national
organization. He was a member of the Group’s Board of Directors at his death.
He wrote for the Cerebrql Palsy national magazine, “The Cerebral Palsy Review,”
and the “Cerebral Palsy Crusader.”

Jack was an active member of the Drama Guild of the Jewish Community
Center and the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre. He was a Democratic committeeman and was an active member of the Wilkes-Barre City Democratic Club. He
was also a member of the Wilkes-Barre Elks Lodge, Temple Israel, and other
Hebrew organizations.
Jack is survived by his mother, Mrs. Max Karnofsky.

JAMES R. STOCKER, ’57
James R. Stocker died at the United States Health Service Hospital, Baltimore,
Maryland, where he had been a patient.

Jim graduated from West Pittston High School in 1948 and from Wilkes Col­
lege in 1957 with a B.S. degree. He was a veteran of the Korean War and served
as a corporal with the Army. He had been employed by the Aetna Insurance
Company in Newark, New Jersey.
In addition to his mother, Mrs, Mildred Taft Stocker of West Pittston, he is
survived by a brother, Charles, of Swartswood, New Jersey, and a sister, Alberta,
of Elizabeth, New Jersey.

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a son, James, on August 16, 1967, to Mr. and Mrs.
James C. Smith. Mrs. Smith is the former HARRIETTE DAVIS. They reside at 463 St. John's Circle,
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.
a son, Eric Bruce, to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Borgersen on March 23, 1963. Mrs. Borgersen is the for­
mer MARY MATTEY. They reside at 19 Decker
Drive, Chapel Hill, Newark, Delaware.

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a son, Thomas Wesley, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Creedon on May 10, 1967. Mrs. Creedon is the for­
mer SUSAN MAURY. They live at 913 Prescott
Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania.
a son, Richard Lewis, on March 21, 1968, to Mr.
and Mrs. Stewart Swett. They live at 3041 West
Chester Pike, Broomall, Pennsylvania.

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MARTIN YENCHA and MARY KALAFUT were married in May. Mary is a supervisor in the unem­
ployment office of New Jersey in Plainfield. Mar­
tin is associated with the Lockheed Corporation
in Plainfield.

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affliction with Cerebral Palsy.

KENNETH G. FRANTZ was married to Alberta Ha­
vas. Ken is an art director at Suburban Publishers,
Inc. in West Pittston, Pennsylvania. They are liv­
ing at 218 Franklin Street West Pittston.

JEFFRY GALLET was married to Jill Marks in March.
They are living at 40-26 215 Street Bayside, New
York.

3n jWnwriam

a daughter, Emma Lynn, to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Simms on October 12, 1967. They live at 116 But­
ler Street, Kingston, Pennsylvania.

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a daughter, Bonnie Jane, on February 14, 1967, to
Mr. and Mrs. Basil Smith. They live at 1009
Arnold Avenue, Raritan, New Jersey.

a son, Lee Alan, on February 12, 1968, to Mr. and
Mrs. Alan Carney. They resido at Apt 2-B, Sunset
Garden Apts., Kingston, Now York.

DONALD J. SNYDER, ’49

Donald J. Snyder of Pleasantville, New Jersey, died in Shore Memorial Hos­
pital at Somers Point after a long illness.
Donald Graduated from Jermyn High School. He resided in Forty Fort for a
number of years and graduated from Wilkes College in 1949irt a . degree
He was
was an veteran
veteran of
of World
World War
War II
II and
and was
was employed by the Atlantic Citj Light
He

Company in the accounting department.
He is survived by his wife, the former Peggy Weir of Forty Fort, a son. James,
and his father, Milton Snyder.

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                    <text>I WILKES COLLEGE

aIumnus
SEPTEMBER ISSUE, 1968

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�board of trustees
Admiral Harold R. Stark
Honorary Chairman
Charles B. Waller

Chairman
Louis Shaffer
Vice-Chairman
Charles H. Miner, Jr.

IN

THIS

ISSUE

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Secretary
James P. Harris

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Treasurer
Frank W. Anderson
Donald Carpenter
William L. Conyngham
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.

3

Baccalaureate Address

6

Commencement Address

9

Graduation Highlights
Dr. Stanko M. Vujica

14

Summer Theatre

19

Dr. Donald W. Tappa

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Alumni News

32

Fred R. Davis
Alumni Representative
Alfred Eisenpreis
Alumni Representative

Miss Annette Evans
Mrs. Julia T. Faber
Eugene S. Farley
John Farr
Andrew Hourigan, Jr.
Thomas H. Kiley
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Reuben H. Levy
Arnaud C. Marts
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
Kenneth Northrop
Alumni Representative
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Richard Pearsall
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative
Aaron Weiss

PRESIDENT
Statement of ownership, management and circulation (Act of October 23,

1962: Section 4369, Title 39, United States Code).
Date of filing: September 23, 1968.
Title of publication: Wilkes College Alumnus.
Frequency of issue: Quarterly.
Location of known office of publication: Wilkes College Alumni Office,
170 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18703.
6. Names and addresses of editor and assistant editor:
Editor, Samuel Davenport, Wilkes-College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18703.
Assistant Editor, Mildred Marini, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18703.

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10. Extent and nature
Avg. no. copies ea. issue Single issue nearest to
filing date 9/23/68
of circulation
during preceding 12 mos.
6,177
A. Total number copies printed .......................24,500
None
None
B. Paid Circulation .....................................
D. Free distribution (including samples)
by mail, carrier or other means ........
.22,719
5,732
.22,719
E. Total distribution .....................................
5,732
F. Office use, left-over, unaccounted,
spoiled printing ................................................. 1,781
445
G. Total .......................................................................24,500
6,177

I certify that the statements made by me above are correct and complete.
Samuel M. Davenport, Editor

Eugene S. Farley

ALUMNI OFFICERS

The Rev. Dr. Jule Ayers, Pirst Presbyterian Church pastor, the Rev.
Mr. James 5. Moss '54, and Dean George Ralston are pictured above
prior to Baccalaureate. Jim is pastor of the East Penfield Baptist
Church, Pairport, New York.

William H. Tremayne, '57
President

Henry K. Goetzman, '56
Executive Vice-President

Loretta Shutta Muroski, '62
Secretary

Joseph Shambe, '62
Treasurer

Samuel M. Davenport, '59
Director of Alumni Relations

BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS

ALUMNI STAFF
Samuel M. Davenport, '59
Editor
Mildred Marini
Assistant Editor

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WILKES COLLEGE

Lynn Griffith
Alumni Notes

TOR WANT OF NECESSITY”
Wilkes College ALUMNUS is
published quarterly for the
Wilkes College Alumni
Association by the
Wilkes College Alumni Office,
170 South Franklin Street,
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1870 •
Second class mailing privilege*
have been authorized ai
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvan

Subscription —

THE REVEREND MR. JAMES S. MOSS '54

Pastor, East Penfield Baptist Church
Pairport, New York
June 2, 1968

page | 3

�lme t0 the writings of Henry
introducedI wish to dedicate this ad—
’
aii,
let
me
congratulate
you
Thoreau, I
First of all, let me
-re members of the graduating dress to him.
who are t
later what I
of 1968. These few days are
I will try Io explain
class i, and I advise you to make the
by the phrase, “For Want of
yours,
mean
for life will move all Necessity.” But now I wish to explain
most of them,
on and lead you into new what Thoreau meant not only by his
too quickly
writings but also by his life. For Thor­
vistas of life.
-? thank those who eau wrote (and lived) these words.
Secondly, let me
“Men labor under a mistake. The
the invitation to deextended to me th.
..... this address on this important better part of the man is soon plowed
liver
into the soil for compost. By a seeming
occasion in your lives.
There are so many things that I fate, commonly called necessity, they
would like to say that I feel very much are employed, as it says in an old book,
like a certain lady' from Scotland. For laying up treasures which motfi and
the story goes that this lady kept com­ rust will corrupt and thieves break
pany with the same man for many through and steal. It is a fool's life, as
years. And John loved Mary very they' will find when they get to the end
much, but for some reason he never of it, if not before.”
got around to proposing marriage. And
And I am using these words of
year after year went by. Needless to Thoreau this evening in the hope that
say, Mary had her answer ready to you will learn the deeper meaning of
John’s proposal of marriage, if it ever life before you come to the end of it.
came. And finally after some twenty Frequently I meel people whose main
years of courtship, John and Mary goal in life is laying up of these trea­
were out together on a beautiful night.
sures where moth and rusl consume
The moon cast its romantic glow on and where thieves do break in and
the fields full of heather; the stars steal. But then things happen to them
twinkled their message of love and
— an unexpected heart attack, or the
peace, as a starlit night in Scotland
can do. And, of course, Mary was her discovery of an incurable cancer, or
an automobile accident; and imme­
usually quiet self — very attentive and
diately these people are aware of the
endearing to her beloved, John. And
all this was too much for John. And fact that there is something more to
life than the accumulation of wealth,
being overcome by it all, John blurted
------ ---------- But in many cases, as Thoreau has
out, "Will you marry me?" And Mary
gave her answer, but
L„. she
J__ did
"J not stop
' - wisely pointed out, it is loo late,
Of course, we need money to live
there. For at last the 20 years of wait­
ing led this quiet woman into a torrent in this age, even as Thoreau needed
of plans and dreams and hopes. On

Pr„.s

her dreams of the future with him. But
finally Mary realized that John was
not sharing her enthusiasm. In fact,
"John,
” Mary' withdrawn
exclaimed, and
"What's
the
John seemed
pensive.

matter? Don’t you have anything to
wise use of words,'"Ln’t^yo^think,

So before DrpX^aXcX
member or perhaps even one of you
graduates stand up and tell me that I
have said too much already, I will pro­
wed to the subject of this address.
The title of this address does not
Twm"’ 3 ne'V ldea on ,bis campus
of Wilkes College. These words, “For
Want of Necessity,” were written
i
by
myse!f
an English paper about
-1-—‘ one
of my favorite heroes - J SDeak
EngniishDpVldf Th°reaU' And because
English professor, Dr. Frank Davies,

page | 4

money was needed.
- - So
- Thoreau ,by ,his
.
own admission did not go to Walden
Pond to live cheaply, for Thoreau
y purpose in 8°ing to Walden Pond was not to live cheaply' nor
to live dearly there, but to transact
S°me private business with the fewest
obstacles; to be hindered from accomP'iSh'n8 "'hiCh f°r Want of a Iittle common sense, a little enterprise and busi­
ness talent, appeared not so sad as
foolish."
Now the sad thing about Thoreau
these days is not that he is neglected.
But the sad thing, in my' opinion, is
that there are many' supposed imitators
of Thoreau who have completely'
missed his message.
For in reality the modern day hippie

movement does not represent Thor­
eau’s thinking but rather represents
the thinking of a group of people in an

earlier age. For the hippies
closer to the Cynics who ar? 'nuch
early Greece than they are trj Thahit6d
For these Cynics,
accoTdina h,7
,°reau-- according
scholar, W. W. Capes, "would ° the
life to its barest element*-- u. rerJuce
, ’ theV ?gave
up their property to live mJ?
ave
nUpon the beg.
gar's dole; they were content , 7/
scantiest clothing; they would i-' b the
with house or bed and stretch Pkn3e
selves to sleep upon the stones
in some convenient tub- th . °r even
plainest diet and proposed i-vp*? !hf!
pense with the help of fin.
. dla"
all their food uncooked; thnv
the ties of family as artificial- m.dTt
regarded all governments asy
of fortune." So believe,! H,,.
Cynics.
'"Wlent
And that is precisely what most of
the modern day hippies practice
and
preach, if the reports I have been ri I
ing are correct. But in these b&gt;-|,',.f'
there are at least two areas where dll
ferences with Thoreau arise. In th,
first piece Henry Thoreau believed In
individual responsibility. Thoreau did
not enter the wilderness at Walden
Pond to live upon the "beggar's dole."
He might have lived simply ami pl.,jn.
ly, but he took care of himself. He did
not become a burden on society, nor
did he expect someone else to lake
care of him for the rest of his life.
And there is a second and very im­
portant area of difference
especially
to one who is a preacher in this age —
and that difference is reverence. The
Cynics and their modern counterpart ,
tend to be an irreverent lot. Since they
(the Cynics) had no respect for their
own property, they had little respect
for the property of others. And since
they (the Hippies) have little or no
respect for anything, they have little
respect for the things of God. Now
Thoreau might not have been a re­
ligious man in the traditional sense.
But he was a deeply religious man in
his over-all practices. /And a story to &lt;
about Thoreau serves as an illustration
of this point. For according to t is
story while Thoreau was on his deatheat
leighbor if
bed, he was asked by a neighbor
it he
had made his peace with Go .
which Thoreau reportedly replied,
never quarreled.” And Thoreau
had some devastating things o
.
about the people who Pre®ume' n’t.
they were religious but realty '
For Thoreau once wrote a ou .
book t(i-• e-•
risy: “I know of no book

Bible) that has so few readers." And
then Thoreau cites several of the fam­
iliar passages from the Bible: "For
what does it profit a man. if he shall
gain the whole world and lose his
soul?" "Or what shall a man give in
exchange for his soul?" "And if Thou
wilt be perfect, go and sell what you
have and give it to the poor and you
will have treasures in heaven." And
after quoting these verses from the
Bible. Thoreau then declares: "Think
of this. Yankees These words were
never read They were never heard.
Let but one of these sentences be
rigidly read from any pulpit in the land
mid there would not be left one stone
of that meeting lions,- upon another."
You see, Thoreau had reverence for
God mid for religion no matter who &gt;e
religion It wan. And that Is what sep­
arates Thoreau from the Hippie mowmont; ami. in fact, this in what sepnrale-i Thoreau from the whole Amer­
ican culture For the Hippies are not
alone in their misuse, or at least, abuse,
of religion All of America is sadly
lacking in th,- understanding and prac­
tice of religion And I would argue this
evening that if Dr. Paul Tillich is cor­
rect in lii-i definition of religion, then
religion in America Is dead. For Dr.
Tillich in his last book before his
death defined religion as being grasp-1
by an ultimate concern And if his
definition of religion is correct, and I
believe his definition is correct, then I
proclaim to you this evenin'.; that re­
ligion in the United States of /America
in the year of our Lord 1968 is dead
Now don't misunderstand me I am
not a part of the God-Is-Dead Move­
ment. 1 believe that God is very much
alive. Hut I equally believe that re­
ligion — that is. a concern for God in
men, or man being grasped by an ulti­
mate concern — is dead.
Perhaps this death of religion in
1968 is not the first time that this has
happened in our world. For religion
must have been in a sorry state of af­
fairs in the 1800's also. For at the very
same time that Henry Thoreau was
lamenting the lack of religion in Amer­
ica, there was on the continent of
Europe a Danish philosopher by the
name of Kierkegaard who was lament­
ing the lack of religion in his part of
the world. Kierkegaard reportedly not
only lamented the sad state of religion
in the pews of the churches but even
in the pulpits. For Kierkegaard once

declared that if the government de­
creed that the moon was made of
green cheese, then all the preachers in
the land would declare it from their
pulpits.
And once again we see the religion
of a nation in a sorry disarray. Now I
know there are some who are very
happy over this death of religion, much
the same as those who lead the GodIs-Dead movement proclaim their hap­
piness over the reported death of God.
But let those who rejoice over the
sorry stale of religion in the 1 mill's
remember that the sorry state of religion in the 111.ID's and 1II5O'h was
followed by the sorry stale of the
whole nation in the tlltiO's. And the
best answer to this death of religion
in our American society is found in
tile writings of Thoreau and in the
title of lids address. For Thoreau also
wtote "Men have come to such a pass
that they frequently starve, not for
want of net e isarieii, but for want of
luxuries
Or if I may paraphrase
Thoreau's words: Men uro flint losing
their concept of religion, mid yes their
very .oiib. not fur want of nocminlly,
but for their Intense hunger mid den
p--r.it*- yearning for the iimidl, Incon
.-• jucnli d tiling', of life. Ami jn-il look
about you
and view llm mud rush
for ■ , . d standing, llm craving for
.mu',, the iii'iallulile de
...■•• t &lt; e,quire more and more power
and wealth. And then you will come Io
r dize that what was true in Thoreau's
lime is equally true in our lime: that
men starve not for want of necessity,
but for want of luxury.
Now perhaps the recent reports com
ing to us about starvation in these
United States of America are correct.
.And perhaps as the- reports indicate
there are people actually starving for
the basic necessity of life
for food
— even in our own country. And if
there are 10 million Americans who
are starving for food in our country
this very night, then I will predict that
there are nearly 190,000 million Amer­
icans who are starving for luxuries.
Now some of you might argue that
this idea is foolish — that there are
some Americans who have everything.
But I would argue that even those
Americans who have the financial
power to buy nearly everything under
the sun are still starving for luxuries,
whether it be social power or political
power or even religious power. (Do

not forget even though religion might
be dead, religious organizations are
still alive and active.) And all we need
do is to read the newspapers and mag­
azines to see the struggles going on
for power in the fields 1 just men­
tioned.
We have not learned the lesson of
the wise man in the woods at Walden
Pood who warned us of the dangers of
this world over a century ago. And
the best advice that 1 can give to you
this evening as you finish one part of
your lite and set out into other areas
of life is found in tin- words of Thor­
eau: "(Men) me employed . . . laying
up trc.isuies which moth mid rust will
corrupt and thieves break through mid
.1,- , I.
It la a fool's life, mi they will find
when they get to the end ol it, il not
before;
(For Men) ftequenlly starve, not for
want of . ...... a.aiic'i, but lor want of
luxuries."

3hi iilcmoriam
GEORGE A DUSSINGFR '65
George A Duooinger '65, of Schwenks
villa, Pennsylvania, died suddenly on June
21, 196? He had been named elementary
supervisor of Schwenksville school: in
June In the Spring, he was selected to
participate in an institute in educational
media, under the National Defense Educa
tion Act, at ti University of Pennsylvania
He
working toward hi: master': degree
at Temple University at the time of hi:
death.

George graduated from Kingston High
School in 1957. He served three year: in
the IJ S. Navy and then entered Wilkes
College. He received hi: B.S degree in
elementary education from '/hikes College
in 1965. He became a teacher in the
Scnwenksdlle School District in Septerber
of that same year.
George is survued by r; wife, the for
mer Barbara Wagner a.". teaches in the
: School Do -r' If: e" '/.'
re io survived by r./. father, Gc'do* Dc&gt;
singer, S', of K
a brother Gordo"
E., Jr., and a sister Jane.

paqp.

�Dr. Paul A. Anderson is shown receiving an Honorary Doctor of
Science Degree from Wilkes College "in recognition of his years of
leadership in higher education as president of Chatham College and
Temple University, of his dedicated public service to the cause of
higher education in Pennsylvania, and his example of patience, firm­
ness, and understanding in the face of the many stresses common to
leadership in our society." Dr. Francis J. Michelini, Dean of Aca­
demic Affairs, made the presentation. Left to right are Dr. Eugene
S. Farley; Dr. Fred Bellas, Department of Physics; Dr. Anderson; Dr.
Ralph Rozelle, Director of Graduate Studies; and Dr. Michelini.

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
WILKES COLLEGE

HIGHER EDUCATION
IN AN URBAN SOCIETY
PAUL R. ANDERSON
President, Temple University

One of the most spectacular develop­
ments affecting modern man is the
great increase in world population. It
was not until 1830 that the gross pop­
ulation of this planet reached the one
billion mark. By 1930, just one century
later, the second billion mark was
reached. In just one generation later,
by the early 1960's, the third billion
level had come about, and if present
rates of growth continue, the demo­
graphers expect that the four billion
mark will be reached by about 1975.
By the year 2000 it is anticipated that
there will be some seven billion people
on the face of the earth.
If these staggering compound in­
creases in population were evenly dis­
tributed, perhaps our problems would
not be as complex as they are. The
fact is, however, that all predictions
indicate that the agriculture-oriented
populations are destined to diminish
in size and the vast majority of these
new people will cluster in urban areas,
as they are already tending to do.
Current population figures show that
we are already adding to our urban
areas, every year, the equivalent of be­
tween 25 and 30 new cities of 100,000
people apiece — and that is equal to
the entire new city devlopment in the
world for the last decade. The Pres­
ident put this very dramatically when
he told Congress that “during the next
15 years, 30 million people will be ad­
ded to our cities — equivalent to the
combined populations of New York,
Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia,
Detroit, and Baltimore.” He added that
in less than 40 years "we will have to
build in our cities as much as all that
we have built since the first colonist
arrived on these shores. It is as if we
had 40 years to rebuild the entire ur­
ban United States.”
In the face of this rather overwhelm­
ing evidence of the tendency toward
urbanization in the United States, it
seems very clear that institutions of
higher education, if they are to adapt
to the times, must give increasing at­
tention to the effect an urban society
has on the college or university — and
the effect which the institution has, or
should have, on the community. This
is true whether the institution be a
very large one in a sizable metropolitan
area, such as Temple University, or a
smaller one in a relatively smaller ur­
ban area, such as Wilkes College.
A review of the efforts which our

two institutions have made to adapt to
our respective urban areas indicates a
record of achievement about which we
can both be proud. Both institutions
have recognized that if they are to pro­
vide real educational leadership in an
urban area, then “education’1 must be
meaningful in the urban context. At
Temple University, we have deliber­
ately sought to synchronize the efforts
of our College of Education with those
of the Philadelphia School District so
that we can jointly improve the quality
of education for students at all levels
in the area. We have developed a pro­
gram known as Primesite which aims
to respond to the severe problems of
maintaining an adequate number of
able teachers in the so-called disadvan­
taged schools in Philadelphia's inner
city, Project Headstart Training Pro­
gram, a six-day initial training program
for teachers new to the Project Head­
start nursery and kindergarten classes
held in Philadelphia and surrounding
school systems, preparing 200 such
teachers annually, an Upward Bound
program through which 175 Philadel­
phia high school students spend the
summer before senior year living in
Temple's dormitories and attending
classes and cultural events on campus
and in the city (the aim of the program
being to raise the youngsters’ sights to
post-high
school study], Temple Op­
...........................................
portunity Program, designed to recruit
able students and provide financial as­
sistance, counseling and tutoring to
those admitted to the University.
Your own institution has sought to
make “education" more meaningful in
Northeastern Pennsylvania by estab­
lishing an Institute of Regional Affairs
which provides a broad range of
courses, seminars, conferences, and
studies relating to urban affairs for the
municipalities of your area. Your in­
service training courses for local gov­
ernment officials have been extremely
useful to the more than 2200 persons
who have completed the courses over
a sixteen year period.
Every analyst of our “urban crisis"
places employment high on the list of
problems which must be solved if we
are to convert the “crisis" into oppor­
tunities for our urban residents. Rapid
advance toward an increasingly technologically oriented society has created
a widespread concern for the scarcity
of adequately trained manpower. The
federal government's Office of Eco-

nomic Opportunity exists to address it­
self primarily to this problem, and
through OEO, Temple University’s
Center for Community Studies was
given a contract to define immediate
and long-range manpower concerns of
the Office and to make appropriate
recommendations. At Temple, itself,
this particular responsibility consists
of operations of varying scope, the
most far-reaching of which is the
Multi-Purpose Training Center Pro­
gram. Expressing accomplishments —
not in the hundreds of people trained,
the development of training tech­
niques, or the significant research done
— but rather in simple human terms,
the Center makes it possible for a man,
now possessing an essential skill, to
secure employment, to find satisfaction
and worth in his life, and to contribute
effectively to society.
Your institution, too, has been alert
to the importance of the employment
problem. You sponsored a three-week,
pre-service training institute for coun­
selors and administrative staff of the
Keystone Job Corps Center, introduc­
ing the personnel of the newly created
program to some of the many and
varied kinds of sociological, psycho­
logical, and other problems that they
might encounter in dealing with un­
employed youth. Your co-sponsorship
of Annual Community Growth Con­
ferences where such topics as "Our
Manpower Problem of Industrial
Growth" have been discussed, are an­
other indication of Wilkes College's
dedicated interest in the future of the
urban area of which it is such an im­
portant part.
The Health Sciences Center of Tem­
ple University — which comprises a
hospital, medical, dental, pharmacy
and nursing schools, as well as the
College of Allied Health Professions —
is located in an area where the oppor­
tunities for community service are tre­
mendous. The death rate of infants
born alive in North Philadelphia is two
to three times the national average.
Perhaps a third of the mothers deliver­
ing these infants have received no pre­
natal care before the sixth month of
pregnancy. The prevalence of pulmo­
nary tuberculosis in the areas sur­
rounding the University’s main campus
is five times the rate existing in the
Greater Northeast of Philadelphia, and
the venereal disease rate is 15 to 25
times higher.

June 3, 1968
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page 7

�J l.i the statement of
In serving as urban jns,-.
best summarized in
and interrelated goals should make those contr-u uti°ns ,
The area from which much of the
the three basic t
dovetail readily with olg^0118
Temple University Hospital’s patient
Jw__
j of Regional Affairs—
of your Institute
help the College relate
effectively and research functions §it 8 teachF
population derives covers about 200,-to a1 changing urban society; to help that Temple University’s H FviF
000 people, including 42,000 women to
onlv Heafih
h!aUb Sci.
of childbearing age. In 1960, 18,000 the component communities of North­ ences Center can
families of the 37,000 in residence had eastern Pennsylvania to develop a service to its urban area 7-'
k Off £8reat
annual gross incomes of less than greater capacity for dealing with urban great need for the research^* “
U *h'aa
55,000 and the median income of all problems and guiding urban develop­ ities found largely in the °Pp°rtui
c°mmu
F
families in this area was about 54,700. ment; and to help contribute generally itself. It would seem clea^'X
1 nDepartm™^
‘hat* 1:“
Using National Health Survey statis­ to the development of knowledge of Education Department
’s “conn
tics, at least 19,000 of these persons urban sociefy and the processes of
can be expected to have some degree change, and to methods of applying
of limitation of activity because of
went of Schools wo'uid
would M,”
Devel
'’*10°P'
some chronic illnesses as heart disease, this knowledge.
be
Important as the urban services beneficial to the public schools°nly
in the
arthritis, mental illness, hypertension
which Wilkes and Temple University
and visual defects.
opportunity for your
offered to their respective comTime does not permit a complete have
munities, it would be highly misleading Department to improve" T "
fisting of all of the programs which and improper for us, or for any urban and teaching programs
”S research
Temple University's Health Sciences
institution of higher education, either
it js essential for
Center has undertaken in response to to overlook our basic mission of ac- tion to have a media"’Urban “^in­
these crucial health needs of our im­ quiring knowledge through research mining the chararto T for de‘ermediate urban area but it should be
.................
i^ementinc^m^S-:^8
noted that two new community health and transmitting it through teaching;
grams. We can ill afford to ha P
or
to
assume
that
we
can
somehow
centers are being launched this sum­
institutions swallowed up by their ouV
mer in North Philadelphia by the com­ not only identify social ills but in some
munity' and the university with the manner become a substitute for gov­ side commitments. We should not be
help of a large federal grant. One of ernment and other community organ­ regarded as the new American socia
these centers will be operated exclu­ izations in solving these complex prob­ agency, governmental authority 0
sively by the University' and the other lems. If we are to be true to our basic dat y operator. There are few thing"
will be operated in cooperation with mission as well as being an effective that institutions of higher education
St. Christopher’s Hospital. Designed instrumentality in an urban societv
are not and will not be asked to do
to provide preventive and minor cur- we must be certain that we contribute We must be sure to assess our own
ative medicine, the Centers anticipate only to the extent of our own real competencies and within this frame­
about 250,000 patient visits annually, strength in manpower and resources. work determine priorities, and resist
Although it would not be expected
We in urban institutions must also the temptation to do those things
that Wilkes, without a Health Sciences be careful to single out those individ- which others are at least as competent,
Center, would be in a position to estab­ uals and those units in our institutions if not more so, to do.
lish a community health center, never­ whose special aptitides and interests
The list of important things to be
theless it is noteworthy that your Psy- pecularily fit them to ThinFand
1 move done by the urban institution of higher
chology Department has assisted in the comfortably in the realm of the ap­
education is almost legion. There is
establishment of a mental health work­ plied as well as the theoretical. We „„„„
o educaneed for expanded continuing
shop for the clergy of your area.
have found, for example, that not only tion programs for those whose trainWithout going into greater detail political science and sociology profes- ing is inadequate
.or out-of-date; there
about the extent of Temple Univer­ sors b"
—-----—
have
something
to offer in the is need for cooperative demonstration
sity’s community service programs, it community service area, but
our projects in public education and else­
can be pointed out that we are in­ School of Business Administration m..
can where; there is need for collaborative
volved in some 300 short-term training be useful in tackling manpower prob
­
programs, projects and other forms of lems and our Department of Health, endeavors involving the institution
direct participation, not all of which Physical Education and Recreation has with federal, state and local govern­
ment agencies, to mention only a few.
have equal significance but the totality
prepared a manual for the Office of The advantage to our institutions of
of which indicates the University's
----- ,
Economic Opportunity for use in de­ this new dimension of responsibility
intent. The University’s own plans for veloping programs of physical educais considerable. Strengthening the
expansion are being, and will be, in- tion and recreation in the t
------ o- y
. t
established
between
knowledge
■
' ’ into a larger plan for social Job Corps camps. With respect
tegrated
to your bridge
will help
revitalize
instruct!and
011’ action
or^an

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.

revitalization of an entire area of the
own institution, it is noteworthy that
City of Philadelphia along with com­
in a recent year alone, you were able
munity leaders and such governmental
to involve your Education Department,
and agency instrumentalities as can be
enlisted in a massive approach to a your Summer and Evening School, the
Guidance Center, the History and Ecomassive problem.
nomics Departments — and President
In the case of Wilkes, perhaps its
Farley himself, in various community
commitment to community service is
service programs.

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it in the direction of where ““g.g
problems are and shift the e*np -ng
and shift the empl
from learning in a field to e
from learning in a fieiu
•—
through
field of
of knowledge.
knowledge. It*
through aa field
encourage research on the ur atl ur.
encourage
research
on
lem
itself (and,
parenthetically.
p jg)
(Continued on paS

Out of 447 graduates, ten attained that degree of scholarship to win cum laude honors
in the Bachelor of Science division. Left to right; Robert f. Ziegler (cum laude); John
R. Mill--, (cum laude); Thomas Cebula (cum laude); Rosalie S. Loncoski (magna cum
laude); Gary R. Blackburn (magna cum laude); Raphael J. Bonita (magna cum laude).
Others graduating with cum laude honors are Virginia L. Steckel (summa cum laude)
and Joseph ]. Chmielewski (cum laude).

GRADUATION
HIGHLIGHTS

�Ten graduates received Master
of Science Degrees in physics
and chemistry. Pictured at left
are first row: Albert C. Limm
(physics); Ruth Lane L. Idy
(chemistry); Victor D. Nardone
(physics). Second row: Joseph T.
Gershey, Vincent S. Osadchy,
Frederick P. Lokuta, Edward A.
Czeck — all physics.

In the Bachelor of Arts division, the following graduates received cum laude honors.
First row: Patricia N. Golumbaslci, Elizabeth L. Scholl, Sai.dra J. Rowlands — cum laude.
Maureen R. Planley, Barbara J. Kluchinski, Myrna L. Brodbeck — magna cum laude.
Patricia N. Chiampi, Gretchen Hohn Watters, Molly P. Hopkins, Mary T. Tinner, Viv­
ienne Sun, Joanne M. Skiba — cunt laude.
Second row; Thomas T. Tomkiewicz, Michael J. Worth — summa cum laude. Robert
L. Brown — magna cum laude. Gerald E. Missal — magna cum laude. JoJtn H. Ken­
nedy, Malcolm K. Harris, Paul S. Brown, Lee M. Philo, Bruce H. Goodman, John K.
Mahon — cum laude. Dale E. Kresge — magna cum laude.

A group of chemistry majors who
have been accepted in graduate
schools throughout the country are
pictured at left. First row: left to
right: Joel Yudkovitz, to Indiana
University; Gary Blackburn, to the
University of Wisconsin; Timothy
McGinley, to Penn State University;
Ray Bonita, to University of Pitts­
burgh School of Medicine. Standing:
Julius Harms, to Illinois Institute of
j Technology; William Zegarski, to
Case Western Reserve University;
Robert Ziegler, to Brown University;
John Novinsky, to John Carroll Uni­
versity; Thomas Cebula, to Johns
Hopkins University. David Baccanari,
not shown, to Brown University.

paqi: I II

�The graduates pictured at right will
continue their education in graduate
schools. First row: George Andresky,
David Wankovich, Michael Philo,
Thomas J. Andrews, Douglas P.
Sakin, Leo J. Bridgland. Second row:
George T. Potera, William J. Zegarski,
Dana Charles, Barbara Dorish, Gail
Wallen, Estelle Padlasky, Barbara
Kluchinski, Nona Chiampi, Jeffrey
Namey. Third row: Robert Brown,
Dale Hildebrand, David Baccanari,
Dale Kresge, Ray Bonita, Timothy
McGinley, Robert Karlotski, David
A. Thomas, Larry Maga. Fourth row:
John Novinski, Jr., John Mahon,
William Note, Gary R. Blackbum,
Joel Yudkovitz, Nicholas A. Burns,
Robert J. Ziegler, Thomas A. Cebula,

Bill Tremayne '57, Wilkes
College Alumni Association
President, presented the Alumni
Association Award to the
outstanding graduates of the
year. Pictured at left are: Sam
Davenport; Judy Simonson,
B.A. mathematics; Robert L.
Brown, B.A. biology; and Bill
Tremayne.

The Class of 1968 elected their
permanent officers during
commencement week. Seated
left to right: Basil Russin,
treasurer; Judy Simonson,
secretary; Joseph Kiefer,
president; Joseph Gatto, vice
president. Standing: Sharon
Daney, Ned Williams, Fred
Brown, Harolyn Raub — all
trustees. Mat Fliss, not shown,
is also a trustee.

Seated left to nght: Dr Eugene Farley; Mrs. Helen Ralston; Dean Ralston; Mrs. Anne
Mane M:chehm;Dr. Francis Michelini; Ann Woolbert. Standing: Daniel Klem; Hallie
Raub, secretary; Dean Peg Ahlborn; Charlet Kiefer; Joe Kiefer, president; Basil Russin.

Special awards were presented to: John W. Democko, Mathematics Award; Patricia N.
Chiampi, Biological Research Award; John R. Miller, Award of the Pennsylvania Insti­
tute of Certified Public Accountants; Mary T. Tinner, Mathematics Award; Raphael J.
Bonita, Chemistry Award; Myrna L. Brodbeck, Award in the Humanities and Social
Sciences; David P. Baccanari, Chemistry Award; Rosalie S. Loncoski, Dean's Scholar­
ship Award and Physics Award; Gerald E. Missal, Dean's Scholarship Award and
Physics Award. Also Peter Wai-Shun Chu of Japan received the Medal in Engineering.

EVENING COLLEGE
GRADUATES
Twenty-nine graduates received
their degrees by attending
Wilkes part time or in the
evening. Four of these graduates
are Geraldine Evanko, B.S.
nursing education; Richard H.
Seidel, B.S. commerce and
finance; David D. Baum, B.S.
commerce and finance; Michael
A. Dziak, B.S. business.
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�EAST EUROPE, January 1968, Vol. 17, No. 1 —

Published by Free Europe, Inc.. 2 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016

The
Young Marx
or the Old?
by Stanko M. Vujica
Chairman, Dept, of Philosophy ■&amp; Religion
Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

What did Marx really mean? This
question, long a subject of debate in
the West, is now openly discussed by
scholars in east Europe. Yugoslav
philosophers have been particularly
energetic in searching for the answer.

In the West, the explication of the
texts of Karl Marx’s works has given
rise to a veritable academic and polit­
ical industry. There has been a similar
output in the Soviet Union and in east
Europe, with the difference that com­
munist scholars were perforce limited
to defending every Marxian viewpoint,
and shied away from noting contradic­
tions in the Marxian canon.
Within recent years, Marxist schol­
ars in east Europe have been some­
what less inhibited and have begun to
publish studies of a more critical na­
ture. The process has been most ad­
vanced in Yugoslavia, where the phil­
osophical journal Praxis, published by
the Croatian Philosophical Association
in Zagreb, has opened its pages to a
wide-ranging discussion of “socialist
culture.” In 1965 Praxis published the
papers delivered at the Korcula Sum­
mer Seminar on Marxism, and the de­
bate has since been continued in the
Zagreb monthly and other journals.

pagej14

"Is Socialism a phase or a phrase?"

Underlying the debate and running
through it like a red thread is the con­
frontation of two contrasting concepts
of Marxism: the official version — upheld by those in power — and the humanistic, advocated by “freethinking”
Marxist intellectuals, the most outspoken and radical of whom are loosely organized around Praxis.
The confusion that is evident in all
Marxist writing on culture goes back
to the inconsistencies of the founders
of the philosophy, particularly to the
different, even contradictory, views
expressed by the “early” and the “late"
or “mature" Marx.
The classic Marxist Weltanschauung,
the ideological framework of the com­
munist movement from the time of
Marx and Engels to Kosygin and Brezhnev, is based on such mature works
of Marx and Engels as The Communist
Manifesto, Das Kapital and Anti­
Duhring. The key doctrine of these
works is dialectical materialism, which
asserts the primacy of the material
over the spiritual, of economics over
ideology. Culture is seen as a “super­
structure,” a reflection and rationaliza­
tion of an economic "infrastructure."
Economic man, man as producer and
consumer of goods, is the focal point
of Marx’s mature work. His criticism
of capitalism is based on economic,
not anthropological, premises. Capital­
ism is bad economics; it is inefficient
and wasteful; it doesn’t work. In an
age of complex technology, the old
jungle law of private ownership of the
means of production can only lead -to
chaos, waste and ever ggreater pauperization of the working class. Capital­
ism is full of inherent contradictions
that will inescapably bring about its
downfall.
Marx hated moralizing and preaching, and heaped1 scorn on iwhat he

Politika (Belgrade), November 28,1967

called utopian, humanitarian communism; his was a scientific system, he
claimed. Neither he nor Engels
had
_
---much to say about what sort of society
would succeed the doomed capitalism,
It was simply assumed that once the
infrastructure had changed, the super­
structure would inevitably be reshaped
— presumably for the better — though
such ethical categories as “good” or
“bad,” “better” or "worse," were de­
liberately omitted from Marx’s anal­
ysis.
The Ideas of the Young Marx
There is however, a youthful Marx,
still in his twenties, who wrote a
series of articles most of which were
not published until this century. The
most important of these were first
brought to light in 1932 under the title
Economic and Philosophical Manu­
scripts of 1844. In them Marx makes
his criticism of capitalism not on the
basis of economics but from a human­
istic, anthropological viewpoint. His
focus is on man, the free creative be­
ing. He argues that hitherto man has
always led an alienated life, estranged
from his true nature as an original,
practical creator. Marx visualized ulti­
mate communism as the “positive tran­
scendence of private property, of hu­
man self-alienation, and therefore as
the actual appropriation of human na­
ture through and for man.” Once he
had regained possession of his former­
ly enslaved inner productive powers,
man would produce things spontan­
eously for the pleasure of doing so.
Some of his products, of course,
would be material goods necessary for
physical existence, but even such eco­
nomic activity would not be compul­
sory work but artistic creation. Freed
from the compulsive acquisitive drive
and the agonies of monotonous, alienated labor that had dominated his life

until then, man would regard as joy­
ous creativity; industry itself would be
an outlet for his creative instinct. Be­
sides, under ultimate communism there
would be such affluence that only a
fraction of man’s time would be spent
on purely economic production; the
rest would be devoted to the cultiva­
tion and enjoyment of the arts and
sciences. In Philosophy and Myth of
Karl Marx (Cambridge University
Press, 1961), Robert C. Tucker asserts:
"Marx's conception of ultimate com­
munism is fundamentally esthetic in
nature. This utopia is an esthetic ideal
of the future man-nature relationship,
which he sees in terms of artistic crea­
tion and the appreciation of the beauty
of the man-made environment by its
creator.” Freeing man from the en­
slavement of alienated labor and re­
leasing his spiritual energies for crea­
tive activity are, for the “early” Marx,
the ultimate motive and justification
for the whole revolutionary effort.
Capitalism has to be overthrown be­
cause it has dehumanized and es­
tranged man, perverting his real nature
and awakening in him what Hegel
calls "unhappy consciousness.” The
young Marx defined communism as the
overthrow of alienation, man’s “regain­
ing of himself” or Selbstgewinnung.
The humanistic Marxists contend
that the early manuscripts distill the
quintessence of Marxism. The Praxis
group argues that this side of Marx’s
teachings has been smothered by the
trappings of dialectical materialism
and “vulgar economism." The theory
that there were two Marxes, an “early”
one who is incompatible with the “ma­
ture" one, is specious, they say; his
writings merely have two emphases.
In his early work, Marx formulated
his over-all objective; the creation of
a truly human society where man will
be able to cultivate the life of the mind
and exercise his creative abilities free­
ly; in his later work, he concentrated
on the economic aspects, but always
mindful that economics was a means
to an end.
The humanist group holds that the
disciples and successors of Marx who
have concentrated exclusively on his
later works have obscured and per­
verted the purity of Marx's vision,
paving the way for Stalinism, which is
the supreme distortion of Marxism.
The humanistic Marxists around Praxis
have made Stalin the whipping-boy

and Stalinism the prime target for their
"uncompromising criticism of all that
exists." It is obvious, however, that
Stalinism exercises them only because
it is the words of one of their leaders,
Rudi Supek, “the most widespread
Marxist conception in the contempo­
rary socialist world.”1

ated. The arts, forced into the service
of economics and politics, were stifled
by the insistence on so-called socialist
realism and constant administrative in­
terference with the freedom of artistic
expression. Instead of portraying the
problems and agonies of contemporary
man, artists were compelled to study
the problems of growing corn and to
The Label of Stalinism
sing the praises of the “wise leader­
Stalinism, of course, has a multitude ship.” The social sciences, under the
□f meanings — in fact, anything a constraint of ideological dogmatism,
Marxist dislikes in his socialist society were not merely hamstrung but virtu­
is condemned as a "remnant” of Stalin­ ally outlawed. This the critics regret
ism. Such “remnants” abound, the all the more because these studies have
Praxis philosophers say, because “deep made tremendous strides in the West
are the roots of dogmatism,” which is in recent decades. "Today, 50 years
designated as "Stalinist positivism." after the October Revolution,” com­
Positivism is used in the Comtian mented Supek, "it is more than sad to
sense as an exclusive reliance on in­ survey the cultural scene of socialism
dustrialization through applied science . . . which had promised ‘a new type
and technology as the only way to of man’ and more human relations
human betterment and the communist among men.”3
utopia. “Stalinist positivism,” writes
Several contributors to the Praxis
Supek, "has completely ousted from symposium deplored the failure to pub­
dialectical materialism ... the human­ lish works in the social sciences. The
istic and personalistic core of Marx's “vulgar economists,” as they dubbed
conception of history. Thus Marxism their opponents, forget that man can­
has become a doctrine that stresses the not live by bread alone and that for
continuous advance of a society, where Marx culture was the very soul of
the basis of all progress is the force of socialism. While economic develop­
production that develops according to ment should be promoted, other truly
natural laws, where industrialization is human needs should not be neglected.
therefore an unquestionable mark of Otherwise, "Why socialism?" as Supek
progress (which is more or less limited asked.
in capitalist production, or else why
The Praxis critics point out that the
socialism?), where culture and the affluent societies of the West have met
whole ‘superstructure’ merely reflect the physical needs of the masses at
the development of the base, so that least as well as the socialist states,
there is no need to worry about them.”2 perhaps even better, notwithstanding
Another feature of Stalinist positiv­ Marx's prediction of the increased
ism is organicism, that is, the subordi­ pauperization of workers. The only
nation of the parts to the whole, which grounds for critizing contemporary
in a social context means the subordi­ “organized” capitalism, short of assum­
nation of the individual to the “collec­ ing that Marx was wrong, are those
tive will" and the "common interest." contained in the wider context of the
As Stalin put it in Socialism and Anar- humanistic teaching of Marx's early
chism: “The liberation of the individ­ writings.
ual is impossible without the liberation
The evil of capitalism is its creation
of the masses." From this stems the of man's “unhappy consciousness” and
theory that a socialist society can be self-estrangement; while economically
built only on uncompromising suppres­ successful, it is culturally sterile. The
sion of all that is personal in man, that advantage of socialism is that it can
any display of individuality should be better satisfy all human needs. "Insocondemned as "egoistic,” “anarchistic"
far as it does not develop culture, so­
cialism is not socialism,” the Praxis
and “decadent."
The results of Stalinist positivism editors aver. Moreover, the process of
have been disastrous, the humanistic developing culture must begin imme­
Marxists say. The physical sciences diately after the revolution; the notion
that cultural development can wait
aimd technology, indispensable for rapid
industrialization, were encouraged, but until socialism has developed is patent­
socialist culture as a whole was viti- ly absurd. Marx's dicta about the eco-

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�Miroslav Krleza (left), outstanding Croatian writer who
recently resigned as a member of the Croatian party
Central Committee, and Mihajlo Mihajlov (above), who
is currently serving a three-and-one-half-year sentence
for publishing his criticisms of the Yugoslav regime
abroad.
■

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nomic infrastructure and superstruc­
ture are either rejected as outdated, or
else it is claimed that they apply only
to capitalist society, not to socialism.

Is There A Socialist Culture?

There are other contradictions in the
humanistic Marxists’ "uncompromising
criticism of all that exists.” They ar­
gue that culture is the raison d’etre of
socialism, so they are theoretically
committed to the idea that there exists
a socialist culture distinct in nature
from bourgeois culture. Yet this is ex­
plicitly denied by some Praxis contrib­
utors and implicitly by all of them. In
an article, “Culture as Fetish and the
Economic Approach to Culture,” Bruno
Popovic holds that 20 years ago the
Stalinist thesis that there was such a
thing as a new socialist culture and
that it was every cultural worker's
duty to develop it was understandably
accepted. Something, however, was
radically wrong with this concept of
new culture. Popovic says — it is a
“soap bubble.”4 "Socialist culture” is a
meaningless term, Jozo Lausic asserts,
unless it refers to what is more prop­
erly called “cultural politics," that is,

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the policy of a socialist society to
treat culture somewhat differently from
bourgeois society.5
Yet even those who cling to the idea
of a different socialist culture seem to
deny it in practice. This is clear in
their discussion of the “old" and the
“new" cultures. It is a Marxist tenet
that history proper, human history, be­
gins with communism (what preceded
it is “prehistory”] and, since the cul­
ture of "prehistory" was a reflection
of inhuman economic and social real­
ities, the “old" culture must itself be
essentially perverted and dehuman­
ized. It must be transcended by a
“higher" socialist culture.
The orthodox Marxists' interest in
the old culture is strictly of the museum variety: it should be exhibited
as ea monument to man's stupidity.
Suchk uncompromising a priori theories
have a way of collapsing before stubborn reality; no socialist country has
yet been able to live up to them. In­
deed one of the many paradoxes of
socialist society is the increased in­
terest in the past evidenced by the
ood of historical publications. In their
general introduction to the Yugoslav

culture series, Praxis’s editors ex­
pressed what seems to be the con­
sensus of their contributors: “A nihil­
istic attitude toward cultural heritage
is essentially a no-culture or anti­
culture attitude, no matter how one
attempts to justify it with the accept­
ance of the new, 'higher' culture, for it
lowers the point of departure to below
the level of what has already been
attained.” Moreover, they add, “in
what we have called ‘commodity-rid­
den,’ feudal or ‘bourgeois' culture,
there is often more of the all-human,
truly humane than in what is some­
times explicitly proclaimed to be so­
cialist culture.”6
A similarly ambivalent position is
shown toward the culture of the West.
As Mihajlo Mihajlov reminded Pres­
ident Tito in his open letter, Marxism
came from the West, yet the “West,
in communist terms, represents the un­
redeemed remnant of mankind which,
like sin, fascinates and repels true
Marxist believers. The Praxis editors
state: “The affluent society of the West
has fulfilled man's physical needs and
in the realm of culture has thrown into
the market in large quantities products

that can satisfy the needs of the alien­
ated human soul.”7
It is acknowledged that alienation
has not disappeared from the socialist
countries. Supek says that because it
was assumed that political revolution
and revolutionary government were
sufficient to guarantee man’s liberation
from his status as a commodity and all
other forms of his alienation, the prob­
lem of alienation was simply dropped
out of discussion during the Stalinist
decades. Events, however, disproved
this facile assumption. First, socialism
inherited certain forms of alienation
from capitalism that could not be elim­
inated overnight, such as the state,
class, party, nation, bureaucracy, re­
ligion, money. There are also other,
more subtle and complex forms of
alienation inherent in an advanced
economy and technology. The in­
creased specialization and fragmenta­
tion of labor accentuates its monotony,
uncreativeness and tedium, and alien­
ates the worker from his work. And
the problem of automation will have
to be faced under socialism. After
pointing out that a sense of "helpless­
ness and lostness” characterizes the

feelings of many people in “organized
capitalism,” Supek added: “It is naive
to suppose that these new problems of
social contradictions are faced only by
bourgeois society. Equally, though
under somewhat different conditions,
they confront socialist society.”8
In short, then, though overcoming
the sense of alienation was said to be
socialism’s major advantage over cap­
italism, it transpires that this advan­
tage is quite slight. But it gives Marx­
ist philosophers the answers as to
why everything Western, particularly
American, has such fascination in com­
munist countries, be it the decadent
poetry of T. S. Eliot, the existentialist
philosophy of Sartre, pop art or pop­
ular entertainment. Another, and per­
haps more realistic reason is the fail­
ure of socialist literature.
During the early postwar years
Yugoslav writers tried to outdo their
Soviet models in so-called socialist
realism. Their work became thinlyveiled propaganda, glorifying the
“motherland of socialism," the “genius”
of Stalin, and the “National Liberation
Struggle,” which was elevated to cos­
mic proportions, and stirring up enthu-

siasm for building roads and factories.
The most important esthetic criterion
was "partiinost" (party consciousness],
Yugoslav literary historians date the
break with socialist realism from Miro­
slav Krleza’s programmatic speech to
the Third Congress of Yugoslav Writ­
ers in Ljubljana in 1952. “To write
does not mean to describe or tran­
scribe ... or else every county clerk
would be a poet," Krleza declared.
Since then the rejection of socialist
realism has been total and ridicule of
it has become a fad among younger
Marxist writers.

The Movement of Repudiation
Encouraged by the repudiation of
socialist realism and political interven­
tion in art, some writers have moved
away from social themes altogether.
Even some liberal critics level such
Zhdanovite epithets as “formalistic,"
“narcissistic," “individualistic," "petty
bourgeois" and "selfish" at their col­
leagues. What has happened is that
such writers have withdrawn into
themselves, express existentialist feel­
ings of cosmic loneliness and the
meaninglessness of existence, or sim­
ply write about Common human prob­
lems with no reference whatever to
“socialist reality." Unlike their col­
leagues in the field of philosophy,
writers on literary themes seem to care
so little that they no longer deign even
to criticize.
This total indifference hurts. Con­
demning what he called the “privatiza­
tion” of the arts, Vlado Gotovac wrote:
“Many (writers] have withdrawn into
their own world, protecting in silence
their own private relation to events ...
To be respected means to be one who
does not get involved in uncertain ven­
tures, one who risks nothing. . . .”
The debate, while attesting to the
intellectual courage of the disputants,
has created a new dilemma for them.
Pressed too hard, the argument could
call into question some of the basic
assumptions of the Marxism they still
profess.

■a v ~e
FOOTNOTES
1 Praxis (Zagreb), No. 6,1965.
2 Ibid.
3 Ibid.
4 Praxis, No. 3, 1965.
5 Praxis, No. 4, 1965.
6 Praxis, No. 3, 1965.
7 Ibid.

President Tito in his office nt the Federal Executive Council.

8 Praxis, No. 6, 1965.
9 Praxis, No. 4, 5,1966.

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117

�Fnr many years, both as a local res­
ident and as an alumnus. I have served
e College in varied ways. This
Xt Spring. I had the distinct privilege
of acting as chairman of the Commun"on of the Annual Scho arship
and Research Appeal. Prior to hat,
mv service took the form of; contrib­
utor panelist, spectator tuition-paying
father, a campaign worker, team cap­
tain, and division colonel. By virtue
of this multiple type service I have
viewed Wilkes from all angles and
have drawn certain conclusions that I
feel compelled to share with the

Where

Are
The
Alumni?
by Ben Badman '41

O

alumni.
At the end of this recent campaign,
which technically was June 30th, the
record indicates the community phase
had 916 contributors for $102,578. It
also shows 551 alumni contributors
gave $13,835, making the grand total of
1467 contributors and $116,413. At a
quick glance it would seem we did
well, but when the figures are broken
into parts the picture changes con­
siderably.

To set the record straight let us ex­
amine this past campaign. The com­
munity phase had a goal of $100,000
and actually raised 102%. The alumni
had a goal of S25.000 and raised only
55%. The local community accounted
for 62% of the total contributors and
about 88% of the total dollars raised.
The average gift from the community
was about $112 while the alumni aver­
age gift was only $25. If we were to
pursue this further and realize there
are now 6,000 alumni, this divided
in to the $13,835 raised would give an
average alumni contribution of only
$2.30 each (and that is per year]. As
we can easily see, the figures are
heavily weighed on the community
side and this should not be at this
stage in the history of Wilkes College.

Wilkes College has been good to
this local community. It has helped the
community economically, socially, ed­
ucationally. Wilkes has provided
leadership in most ail worthy civic
endeavors, loaned its facilities for important functions and provided mature
and educated youth for industry and
business. In short Wilkes has been an
exceptionally good citizen.

By the same token, the community
has been good to Wilkes. Local citi­
zens gave birth to Wilkes years ago
i

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donated s
’
substantial
buildin t ,
its students, ssupported
—------- ■ its
ho'Use
'
■’ 1 i--Pow
erUdEnt
tivities, provided
----f
ac"
fot its
many campaigns, and (donated
;
untold
dollars in every capital
and scholar?
ship drive to date. In short th"
munity also has been a &lt; ’ -a6 c0In.
800d citi2en
and you may be certain th,
'e community
will continue to stand Lbehmd
Wilk^
to its fullest extent. But,
-■ You may hn
just as certain, the community
is
to look for and ^pect
e
more afUI^
participation both personally and by
their dollar contributions3 as years g0
by-

As a local, active, interested alum
nus, I am aware of these things and t
am deeply concerned. I know much
of the greatness of any college is the
greatness of its alumni. I know people
are looking at us and wondering when
will we begin to pull our load. I know
that in the years to come, more and
more of the burden must fall on the
shoulders and pocketbooks of the
alumni, and I also know first hand
that alumni dollars and number of con­
tributors are not increasing as fast as
the college is graduating new alumni.

SUMMER THEATER WORKSHOP

I

The second five-week Summer Theater Workshop
from June 23 to July 25, 1968, was attended by 47
high school juniors and seniors from the Wyoming
Valley area, Allentown, and Pittsburgh and by 13
graduate students to whom Lehigh University granted
six hours of credit toward a Master’s Degree in
Education. The project is funded by the Pennsyl­
vania Department of Public Instruction in coopera­
tion with the Luzerne County Schools. Leo J. Pelton,
Associate Director of Region M, assisted in coordin­

ating the project.
Charlotte Lord and Myvanwy Williams of the
Wilkes College faculty were members of the instruc­
tional staff; Andrew Palencar was art director;
Richard Fox, a teacher and theater technician at

Easton, was technical designer; and David Frey, who
graduated last June, was stage manager and in charge
of the undergraduate student staff.

Klaus Holm, noted Broadway lighting designer,
was guest lecturer and consultant. John Chwalek,
director of Guidance and Placement, supervised the
program with Alfred S. Groh, director.
In the two years a total of 100 high school stu­
dents and 29 graduate students have received instruc­
tion and theater training at the Wilkes College Center
for the Performing Arts. Seven students of the first
Summer Theater Workshop are presently enrolled
as freshmen at the College. All of them are par­
ticipating in the theater.

Some of us paid our own way
through Wilkes. Some of us received
all or part scholarship aid. Some of us
had a college job in addition to
scholarship aid. Whatever the case
may be, no matter how you cut the pie,
we all got much more from a Wilkes
education than we gave. And as such,
we owe something to Wilkes, we owe
something to those who come after us.
Over these many years Wilkes Col­
lege has matured to where it is an im­
portant cog in the American Educa­
tional Wheel. We as alumni should
learn to mature with it, for if we don’t,
we’re no better than the day we en­
tered as a freshman, and our education
was for naught.

As you can see, I feel strongly about
Wilkes College. I know what it did
for me, and I know what it must have
done for you. I owe Wilkes something
and I have been trying to give that
____
little and
morea for
some_._2
thing1 back
good measure, and I expect to continue
How
to do so for many years to come,
about you personally joining the team
I so
in the future? Gosh, what am
gradsteamed up about? I didn't even
from
uate from Wilkes, I convocated
c„.
Bucknell Junior College in 1941.

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�Shrugging off a mediocre 4-4 mid­
season log. the Wilkes Colonel baseballers came back like gangbusters and
reeled off seven straight victories to
gain their first MAC diamond crown.
The charges of Coach Roland Schmidt
exploded the 1968 micro-mini batting
average trend by hitting a sizzling .291
for 15 games.
The 1968 Wilkes baseball schedule
began on a sweet note on April 3rd, as
sophomore Joe Zakowski fired a one
hit shutout at Delaware Valley. In re­
cording his 4-0 whitewash, the 6'1"
southpaw struck out nine Aggie bat­
ters. Upsala provided the opposition
for the next contest, and the Colonels
almost knocked the visitors back to
New Jersey with a 19 hit, 16 run bar­
rage. Leading batsmen for Wilkes were
Pal Salantri and Joe Wiendl. collecting
three hits apiece.
The Colonels ran into rocky sailing
for the next two games bowing to East
Stroudsburg 7-3. and Scranton 4-1. to
even their their season mark at 2-2. In
a rematch at home with Scranton the
Wilkesmen turned the tables with a
4-2 triumph. Freshman hurler John
Baranowski posted the win. getting
ninth inning relief support from Char­
lie Fick. Facing Juniata in a home twin
bill the Blue and Gold gained a split,
taking the first game 5-4, and dropping
the nightcap 8-5. Playing through what
appeared to be another so-so-year, the
Colonels lost their fourth and final con­
test to Muhlenburg 4-3.
Located in the lower half of the
MAC standings with a 4-3 (4-4 overall)
log the Wilkesmen began their miracle conference tilt. Wiendl again looked
streak to the top. The first of the magic good for the Colonels at bat. swinging
seven wins came against Albright. Fick at a 4-5 clip. With only three games to
and Baranowski again combined for go, the Schmidtmen had surprised
themselves by being near the top of the
a five hitter to beat the hosts from
Reading 11-5. Contributing with the heap in the MAC. Championship fever
bat were Joe Wiendl and catcher Joe now set in.
Skvaria, ripping the cowhide for three
A J0-0 onslaught of Dickinson put
hits apiece.
them at the number one position. The
Stevens proved to be another big Wilkesmen were now faced with the
game for Joe Zakowski. as the lefty situation of winning the final two
hurler fashioned another 8-0 one hit games to clinch the MAC Champion­
gem. Zakowski fanned 8 batters while ship. Pressure began Io mount as the
getting 10 hit support from his team­ Colonels encountered Susquehanna.
mates. Charlie Fick gained the spotlight After falling behind by two runs in
for the next encounter as he posted a
the first inning, the Wilkesmen scored
4-0 win over Ursinus. The big right­ nine times in the next three frames
hander had excellent control striking and hung on for a 9-2 win over the
out seven batters and walking only Crusaders. The final game versus Ly­
one.
coming could be described as a synop­
Victory number four was a lopsided sis of the Colonels' fight, pride, and
13-3 victory over Harpur in a non­ determination.

H
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By George Pawlush '69

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Three seniors ended their careers as
baseball Colonels. John Ladomirak was
the third baseman and the captain of
'he 1968 squad. He was considered as
one of the top glove men on the team.
Pete Patalak and Barry Tiras were both
four year lettermen who saw plenty
of action during their years at Wilkes.
Tiras proved to be a pinch hitter de­
luxe this spring collecting six hits in
1 nine official at bats for a sizzling .667
batting average. Patalak excelled at de­
fense making a couple key plays during
the course of the year.

RESULTS OF ’68 BASBALL SEASON

I

The Blue and Gold were behind 4-1,
in the bottom of the fifth inning when
umpires sent both squads under cover
from the downpour that had been
threatening the entire game. After a
30 minute wait the Colonels and the
visitors from Lycoming were ordered
back on the field. Within five minutes
the game changed complexion as the
Wilkesmen roared in with nine runs
to sew up the contest and the Colonels'
first MAC Championship in history.
Zakowski, who had been starting his
fourth contest in eight days, was
chased off the mound in the fifth. Re­
lievers John Baranowski and John
Ladomirak limited the Indians the rest
of the way.

batted in as the duo knocked in 13
apiece. Wiendl brought additional hon­
ors to himself and the Colonels by
leading the MAC in stolen bases with
12. Batting wasn't the only reason for
the Wilkes 1968 success story. A strong
pitching corps, led by ace Zakowski
compiled a brilliant 2.02 earned run
average for the 15 games. The individ­
ual pitching records were as follows:
Joe Zakowski
Charlie Fick
John Baranowski

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era

6-1
3-2
2-1

1.64
1.97
2.74

Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes

4
16
3
1
4
5
5

Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes

3
11
8
4
13
10
9
13

MAC RECORD
ALL SEASON

Delaware Valley
Upsala
East Stroudsburg
Scranton
Scranton
Juniata
Juniata
Muhlenburg
Albright
Stevens
Ursinus
Harpur
Dickinson
Susquehanna
Lycoming

0
5
7
4
2
4
8
4
5
0
0
3
0
2
5

.......... . ........... 10-3

11-4

Hustle and defense proved to be
the major factor between a champion­
ship or a mediocre year. This may be
vividly shown in the stolen base cate­
gory. The Colonels stole 43 bases while
limiting opponents to a paltry 4 thief's.
Five Wilkesmen regulars cracked the
charmed .300 hitting circle.
Pat Salantri, ss
Tom Higgins, 2b

Joe Wiendl, of
Joe Skvaria, c
Mike Williams, If

ab r h rbi ba
60 19 25 10 .417
43
9 16 8 .372
54 12 19 13 .352
46 10 16 13 .348
43 10 13 8 .302

Salantri, one of the top infielders
ever to don a Wilkes uniform led the
team in. batting,
—..... o, hits, runs, and extra
base hits. The Junior shortstop was
ranked 25th among the nations’ small
college batting leaders. Skvaria and
Wiendl tied for the high mark in runs

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�MAN and WAR
A faculty seminar presented by Dr. Donald W. Tappa,
Associate Professor of Biology, during the Spring Semester, 1968.
you will concur with this belief, that
the problem is of sufficient importance
that any new insight should be thrown
open for examination and evaluation.
■ ’keep
---- -’*■it-----------The problem, not■ to
from you
any longer, is simply Man and War.
Of all God’s creatures, why is man
predisposed
toward
We are conscious of an animal almost iuniquely
,
.
’ —
oni a scale with­
in us, which awakens in killing his own species
in the animal kingdom?
proportion as our higher nature outToparallel
give you some perspective on the
slumbers. It is reptile and magnitude of the problem, I had insensual, and perhaps cannot be tended to do some serious statistical
wholly expelled; like the worms research into the carnage of human
which even in life and health, warfare but soon realized that this was
an almost hopeless task — besides, this
occupy our bodies. Possibly we information is passed on professionally
may withdraw from it, but by those members off our faculty who
never change its nature, teach History of Western Civilization
101 and 102. However, so that we may
Henry David Thoreau have some kind of baseline, I have deWalden cided t0 present data, which were rel­
atively easy to come by, from five of
man's innumerable conflicts:
a) The Thirty' Years War of the early
Although your speaker is more at 17th century resulted in an estimated
home with the topics of lake biology loss of seven million people.
b) The American Civil War resulted
and the ecology of plankton organisms,
it was felt that this topic would not be in death to 600,000 individuals at a
as provocative for discussion as the cost of some eight billion dollars.
intended topic of Man and War.
c) World War I removed some 20
Admittedly, this title is somewhat million souls from the earth and
vague as I was uncertain as to the di­ drained the treasuries of various gov­
rection around which my thoughts ernments to the tune of some 340 bil­
would finally crystallize. As an ecolo­ lion dollars.
gist, it would be easier to discuss the
d) World War II, as you might ex­
ecological effects of warfare, but again, pect, represents the monumental
I feel a good deal of this material achievement of man’s inhumanity to
would not be conducive to discussion man, in which some 60 million lives
as most of it would be familiar to you. were lost at an estimated cost of 1.3
I am deliberately procrastinating as trillion dollars.
to the exact nature of my topic as I
e) The Korean War resulted in the
want to impress upon those of you in death of one million people.
the audience who might be trained in
Final data are not yet available for
psychology, sociology, philosophy and the Vietnam War. However, since the
history that I have entered into largely participants in the Paris peace talks
unknown waters for this talk, as in- cannot
cannot agree
agree on
on what
what toto discuss,
discuss, this
this
deed have those whose ideas I intend conflict
conflict may
may yet
yet result
result in
in mankind
mankind’s’s
to discuss. Therefore, although your crowning
crowning achievement:
achievement: annihilation
annihilation of
of
specific training may have oriented you his species in a nuclear war.
to a somewhat different understanding
For only these five ventures of what
of the problem, I believe, and I hope biologists classify as Homo sapiens

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124

meaning
,(freely. translated
.
~ the wise or
knowing
man) we attain a total
1
---- . of approximately
and
1
r901 million dead
------‘J a dol­
lar
to ■two trillion.
I"” outlay of -close
1
■■■■Obviously, these figures be;
-ear no relation to reality as they &lt;so grossly
underestimate the problem1 as to be
virtually meaningless. A better
---- r per­
spective would perhaps be achieved
by stating that as of April 19th, 1968
there are some 5 active conflict areas
in the world of which I am aware,
there are probably another 5 of which
I am unaware, and twice this number
which are considered potential areas
of conflict. Those of you who attended
Professor Stroup's lecture several
weeks ago gained another insight into
the contemporary nature of the prob­
lem as Professor Stroup stated that
there are some 16 million refugees in
the world today — the living dead of
man’s various armed conflicts.
These data have led many scientists
to the same general conclusion re­
ported by Freeman (1964), “that no
group of animals is more aggressive or
more ruthless in their aggression than
adult members of the human race. In­
deed, the extreme nature of human
destructiveness and cruelty is one of
the principal characteristics which
marks off man, behaviorally, from
other animals.”
If I may digress for a moment, I
would like to point out to those mem­
bers of my audience who may be un­
aware of the fact, that the one major
conclusion drawn from field work on
all types of organisms is that animals,
although displaying aggression, rarely
kill members of their own or other
species. On the contrary, those animals
with the fiercest natural weapons have
developed a variety of inhibitions to
control
control the
the use
use of these weapons other
than
than for
for bringing
bringing down
down prey.
prey. Most
Most organisms appear to show three reactions
in a conflict situation. One choice is
for the animal to flee from an aggres­
sor; the second is to fight, but the fight
rarely is resolved in human fashion as

pointed out by Ardrey (1966). The circumstance which is seldom taken
Naked Ape for this presentation, largewolf, for example, is a hunter and kil­ into account in discussions of this
”name?v
ly?C“Se “ ^Jon-technical
ler with an inheritance
inheritance older
older than
than our
our problenr
problem: namely, the fact that human
when wolves indulge in battle beings= use
use weanon,
T "7 k
8°
own but
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,. , ,
.
- use weapons
the close of the Mesozoic Era
the loser will roll over on his back,
.saying t^lat
prevalence when the Reptiles began making fosexposing his unprotected visceral area o killing within our species was made sils of themselves in large numbers,
to the victor. The winner, seeing this possible by the aquisition of culture." The primate group, to which man bedisplay,
attack
-r - is incapable
, of „further
.
I have quoted Andreski freely as he longs, was already on the scene in the
of departure
into form of a very primitive insectivore
antid walks away (after Ardrey, 1966). brings us to our point-------r------------A third
22 ’ way
—
in which animals
-’3 re- f
’
; of which I spoke stock. Between 80 and 50 million years
the unknown
waters
solve their differences without mortal before. Within the past few years a ago, following the collapse of Reptiles,
combat is through displacement activ- new school of thought has jelled in these organisms began to venture out
ities. Herring gulls illustrate marvelous biology which feels quite differently and occupy those areas previously
displacement activity as indicated in about the innateness of man's aggres­ dominated by the Reptiles. A major
this passage from Ardrey (1966). If a sion. This new school of behaviorists radiation of the primate group began.
defender “discovers a neighbor intrud­ very pointedly takes the view that man However, some insectivores remained
ing on
...„
- his .property,
.
. then with beating is innately
. aggressive,. is innately
—J a within the security of the forest veg­
wings and resounding screeches he will killer and the sooner we realize this etation and became vegetarians. “As
the more
more quickly
quickly we
we may
i
’
chase him back where he belongs. The the
hope
to cope they evolved . . . their vision improved,
spokes­ the eyes coming forward to the front
indignant intruder, no longer an in- with the problem. Some of the spokestruder but safe on his own property, men of this particular viewpoint range of the face and the hands developing
will now face his antagonist at the from the playwright turned biologist as food-graspers.” These adaptations,
boundary. There will be threats and Robert Ardrey (African Genesis and accompanied by an increasing brain
heads will be lifted high and wings The Territorial Imperative), the emi­ size, soon caused these organisms to
readied for beating. Since they face nent ethologist Konrad Lorenz (On Ag- dominate the arboreal world.
each other not two feet apart yet both gression), the naturalist Morrison
"Somewhere between 35 and 25 mil­
are still gripped by ferocity’s storm, Bates, the zoologist Desmund Morris lion years ago, these pre-monkeys had
any observer will predict instant battle. (The Naked Ape) and the anthropolo- already started to evolve into monkeys
But there will be no battle. Both gulls gists Derek Freeman and Raymond proper." With the passage of time
instead will suddenly, murderously, Dart.*
these monkey-like creatures became
I have listed these authorities not heavier and instead of running and
start pulling up grass.” This “sparking
r
= the trees began
= to swing
=
over'’ of excess energy into a harmless because this in itself will convince you leaping
among
activity is spoken of as displacement of their theory, but simply because the back and forth among the branches.
theory of innate aggression is not ter­ Although their large size made living
activity.
To return to my central theme, I ribly popular and I do want to indicate in the trees more difficult, it also made
hope I have not given my audience the that fairly sophisticated gentlemeni are them less apprehensive of occasionally
The unpop- moving out onto the ground. Neverthe­
impression that this presentation isdiscussing its possibility.
=&gt;-n.-x.. ■«..
concerned with the origins of war, for ularity of this viewpoint is indicated less, these early apes were truly adapt­
it is not. This task would appear to be by any book review, on the subject ed to the forest habitat and did not
as hopeless as are accurate calcula­ written bv the noted anthropologist venture far from its protection. How­
tions of the toll of war. The difficulty and social biologist Ashley Montagu ever, about 15 million years ago, cli­
in investigating the origins of war has who might be called the spokesman matic changes caused a severe reduc­
been well documented by the sociolo­ for the opposite viewpoint (see Mon­ tion of their forests. Speaking in purely
gist Andreski (1964) who points out tagu, 1968). This view, as already pre­ anthropomorphic terms, this forced a
that although there are "inexhaustible sented by Andreski (1964) holds that decision upon these organisms —
records narrating the origins of par­ human behavior is attributable “to the either to remain within their vanishing
ticular wars . . . war as a pattern of state of civilization, it being argued forests or venture out of the forests
activity antedates by far the art of that man was a ‘a being, naturally and compete with the specialized land
writing, and therefore the problem of good,’ and that the 'earliest forms of mammals which had been evolving
its origin in the strict sense is insol­ man must have been, in the main, concurrently with the primates. Briefly,
harmless, frugivorous animals'.”
“the ancestors of the chimpanzees,
uble. At most, we can consider what
To properly assess the structure gorillas, gibbons and orangs stayed put
might be the causes of its ubiquity.”
upon which this new school is based ... the ancestors of the only other
Andreski also voices an opinion as to
it is necessary to briefly outline the surviving ape," what Morris calls the
whether aggression in man is related
evolutionary history of man. I draw “Naked Ape," made the opposite de­
to an innate tendency for fighting and
freely from Chapter 1 of Morris’s The cision and left the forests. This “de­
concludes that “the natural propen­
cision” resulted in the tremendous ex­
sities of men do not account for the ■Since this talk was given, two additional scientists pansion of the brain which eventually
systematic killing in which mankind
have come out in support oi the thesis herem dis­ placd man far beyond other primates
cussed. The first is the eminent etholog,st Niho
indulges, because this practice is at
in intellect and also for the beginnings
Tinbergen (see Tinbergen. 1963. in h.bhography
variance with what goes on among
The second is the noted British psychoanaiys
in man of the trait we are concerned
Anlhony
5torr
svho
presents
his
views
in
hrs
recent
other mammals. One of the chief rea­
with tonight — aggressive behavior.
book
HUMAN
AGGRESSION.
sons for this difference is the obvious

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�I have painted a broad panorama of
Encountering this new environment,
the ancestry of man. It is now time to
our ancestors faced a supreme chal­
look into the specifics of what has been
lenge — either become better killers
presented and see what all the fuss is
than the carnivores already in exist­
about. The major task here is to under­
ence or better grazers than the herbiv­
stand the nature of the transition of
ores which were then upon the scene.
Apparently both modes of life were the ground ape into the hunting ape.
attempted; however, it would appear Ardrey's African Genesis contains a
wealth of information, both technical
that it is to the carnivorous form that
and non-technical, on the transition
man owes his direct lineage.
Since these ancestral ground apes from ape to man. Your author draws
lacked normal predatory adaptations upon this reference for the following
such as claws and sharp teeth it would developments of human evolution.
South Africa appears to have been
appear they had no chance of success.
However, their life in the forests had the birthplace of the hunting ape
not left them completely defenseless which, to get away from Morris’s pop­
as natural selection had favored the ularized terminology, is not really an
development of their brain, eyes, and ape but a member of the family Hom-----’
the grasping hand. Since most primates inidae which
includes modern
and1 ex­
forms of man.-----------------The Australopithe
­
show social organization, it can be as- ttinct
---- ------------------r
sumed that these organisms formed cines, at the present time, appear to
social groupings as well. Strong selec­ represent the oldest known ancestors
tion pressures continued to work upon of modern man that are clearly not
these basic attributes in order to make apes. This is in spite of the fact that
them more efficient at killing prey. the literal translation of Australopithe­
With the hands freed from locomotor cus means southern Ape-Man. These
duties they became “strong, efficient fossils were discovered in 1924 and
weapon-holders. Their brains became described by Raymond Dart.
more complex — brighter, quicker de­
Australopithecus is characterized as
cision makers.” They also became more being about four feet tall, weighing 90
upright in posture and ran faster. All pounds and possessing a brain which
these changes blossomed together and is comparable in absolute size with
are not to be thought of as occurring in that of modem large apes — 600 cc,
any sequence. “A hunting ape, a killer about half the size of the brain of
ape, was in the making." This stage Homo sapiens. The position of the
brings us to the last few million years foramen magnum and of the occipital
of man’s ancestry.
condyles (by which the skull artic­
The next major step was the trans­ ulates with the top of the spinal col­
ition from tool-using to tool-making umn) approaches the condition found
and improved hunting techniques not in man and is distinctly different from
only in weapons but also in terms of that found in the apes. The hip bones
social cooperation. Essentially this was are clearly
u man-like in their anatomy
achieved through the establishment of as is the dentition which shows the
the hunting group consisting of males, reduced canines typical of man and
In the final phase, the hunting ape atypical of apes.
began to cease his nomadic way of life
Ardrey informs us that “out of his
and to establish a home base and (Dart's) total anatomical diagnosis," of
eventually a culture. The entire se­ which I have only presented the highquence in retrospect, therefore, sees lights, emerges "a simple definition
the ancestry of man beginning as “the that still fits all of the hundred-odd
forest ape that became a ground ape individual Australopithecines known
that became a hunting ape, that be­ today: they were creatures lacking the
came a territorial ape" which “has fighting teeth of apes who combined
become a cultural ape.”
man’s erect carriage with the ape’s
It is Morris’ major contention, and small brain.”
that of the whole new school of biol­
Dart, on the basis of his anatomical
ogy, that there is no hope of man diagnosis, also came to the dramatic
shrugging off the accumulated genetic conclusion that Australopithecus had
legacy of his whole evolutionary past been a carnivore. His evidence for this
which has been with him for millions conclusion was of three sorts: "First,
of years. To understand the present we in the arid environment of the Taungs
must be aware of the past.
site there could have been no sufficient

source of nourishment for a fruit
ing, vegetarian ape." Secondly
sils associated with Australonifk °8’
were those of the mammalian t/'?8
votes which inhabited the cper erb1'
open grasslands of southern Africa. "l/th*
-- -aese foSsilized bones were not the remains of
animals brought to the cave as f0 7
then how had they got there?" Final!, ’
the teeth of Australopithecus are toy’
similar to our own to have been
°
ployed “for the endless grinding and
munching of a vegetarian creature who
must gain from low-calorie foodstuffs
sufficient daily nourishment to support
a fair-sized body.”
1
Along with this anatomical data Dart
presented other data which again re­
enforced the nature of Australopithe­
cus as that of a predator. Among the
three sites in which Dart had found
the sothern Ape Man were the remains
of 58 baboon skulls. Of the 58,16 were
considered too fragmentary for study
but the other 42 all showed specific
damage to the skull or muzzle. Among
these skulls, 27 had severe damage
from some type of frontal assault, six
had been struck from the rear and the
remaining nine had been struck from
the side. The key point here is that
apparently Australopithecus, with no
natural weapons of his own, no ca­
nines, no claws, and weighing approx­
imately 90 pounds, had brought down
a large, dangerous, troop-defended
animal. Dart concluded that these in­
juries must have been caused by a
weapon. He presented other evidence
which indicated that the humerous
bone and the lower jaw of antelopes
appeared to be the favorite weapon of
Australopithecus (see Ardrey, 1961).
In summary, the Australopithecines
are seen by another anthropologist
(Freeman, 1964) as “an evolutionary
innovation,, a primate species that becoming terrestrial, achieved an unpre­
cedented evolutionary advance by a
predatory and carnivorous adaptation
to their new environment, based on an
upright stance and the adoption of
lethal, manual weapons."
Along these same lines Ardrey (1961)
concludes that “in the first evolution­
ary hour of the human emergence we
became sufficiently skilled in the use
of weapons to render superfluous our
natural primate daggers” (canine teeth),
Ardrey adds that he knows “of no
other scientific explanation for the remarkable reduction in our canine

teetht other than the substitution of
weapon in the hand." Natural
the ’
selection has not tolerated reduction
of these teeth in any other primate
group° jt would be difficult to present all
the implications of the Australopithe-

“crease m size of the brain occurred
after the use of tools, and that selec­
tion for more skillful tool-using re­

handandI nfT “ ?r°P”tiOnS °f the
The f
i.PartS Of the hand"
nprsn 7°re'
broad anthr°pological
perspective, Freeman

ffl?

species of singing birds it will sing al­
most anything but the proper song for
a linnet. The skylark, on the other
hand’ must als° iaam but app’ar”ently
in a wa* somewhat different from the
linnet. "Reared with other birds, the

“mp,“ ■°"S‘

&gt; and, ulti- of the chaffinch, the goldfinch or the
in this paper and the reader is referred mately, human civilization &lt;
owe their yellow bunting. But there will always
to the bibliography for more complete existence to the kind of
predatory be a few skylark notes and phrases
details; however, Freeman (1964) and adaptations first achieved by
the car- learned from none.” The reed bunting
Ardrey (1961) have several concluding nivorous Australopithecinae on the offers the other behavioral extreme. It
thoughts which are pertinent to men- grasslands of southern Africa'
tion at this time. "The Australopithe- lower Pleistocene.^Unforiunate'ly for remains quite indifferent to the songs
of other birds and when the time
cines, as we have seen, were hominids man, however, somewhere along the comes for it to sing, it will make a
with small brains who, nevertheless,
"
line he appears to have lost, in large perfect reed bunting song. The tree
;ed manual implements. The principal part, those inhibitions against killing pipit, with one of the more complex
use.inferences
these so characteristic of other animals.
.
.... to be ,idrawn rfrom
----- ,k—
songs among birds, behaves exactly as
facts are that the evolution of the high­
Although some of
r ’ you may feel that the reed bunting.
ly competent human hand occurred as I have said quite enough already,
„, I
Ardery suggests that the manner in
a result of the new selective pressures personally do not feel that any of the which these birds produce their respecthat were initiated by the adoption of material presented thus far is terribly five songs is illustrative of various
weapons and tools," and that the two- disturbing. However, we are now at types of instinctual behavior. The tree
fold increase in the brain size of hu- the point where all the trouble begin:
pipit and the reed bunting illustrate
species which took place in the In order to make any application of the what might be called a closed instinct.
man s.
last two million years “was also the previous data one must make the as­ Nothing is learned with respect to their
result of this new cultural adaptation.” sumption that the aggressiveness of singing behavior. The skylark indicates
(Freeman 1964). On the same point our ancestors remains with us as part what might be called a moderately
Ardrey dramatically concludes that of our genetic endowment. Whenever open instinctual program in which it
"the use of the weapon had preceded one discusses an inherent pattern in "derives from his genetic heritage only
man . . . therefore, the weapon made the hereditary make-up, the word a few disorganized hints as to how a
man, man did not make the weapon.” “instinct” usually comes into play. Ar­ skylark should sing,” and must learn
Hence, the major thesis of the new drey himself admits to using the word the rest- Finally we have the com­
school in biology holds that man carelessly in African Genesis; how­ pletely open instinct of the linnet “in
emerged from his ape-like background ever, in The Territorial Imperative he which instinct directs only that he
for one reason only: because he be­ treats the topic much more carefully should sing . . . but in which all else
came a killer. To quote Ardrey again: and I think we should turn our atten­ must be learned.'1
What the new school in biology is
"The union of the enlarging brain and tion to his thoughts at this time be­
the carnivorous way produced man as cause to appreciate aggression in man promoting, therefore, is that man has
a genetic possibility. The tightly we must attempt to determine which such an open pattern of innate aggres­
packed weapons of the predator form actions of man can be attributed to siveness. The pattern is there but what
man does with it depends heavily upon
the highest, final, and most immediate instinct and which to learning,
foundation on which we stand. How
Ardrey completely dismisses the his culture and learning. In man, the
deeply does it extend? A few million, type of instinctual behavior found in open instinct shows a minimum of de­
five million, ten million years? We do insects as having only rare occurrence sign and a maximum of learning.
Ardrey contends that what the op­
not know. But it is the material of our in the world of vertebrates and none
immediate foundation as it is the basic whatsoever in the world of man. A dis- posite school tends to ignore is that,
material of our city. And we have so cussion of the development of song in “no matter how open the instinct, no
singing birds would clearly illustrate matter how much learning is incor­
far been unable to build without it.”
Confirmation for the hypothesis of the type of innate behavior which Ar- porated into the completed pattern,
the total influence on individual be­
the weapon preceding man is to be drey and others believe can occur in
bird.is havior will proceed with very nearly
found in the researches of Penfield and man. Every species of singing bird
the same form of the closed patterns
his associates as pointed out by Free­ known to have a song specific to its of instinct found in insects. It remains
man (1964). These studies are con­ kind. It had long been thought that an instinct.” Pursuing this point, Ar­
cerned with the localization of func­ birds learned their song from their drey argues the case of the fallacy of
tion in the cerebral cortex of man. “In parents. This theory was overthrown man’s central position in the universe
the monkey motor cortex, the area in the early 20th century by the exper­ and derides man for his capacity of
iments of Holger Poulsen. Poulsen
associated with the hand is approx­
self-destruction. He reminds us, as did
imately as large as that for the foot. raised birds in isolation or in contact Morris, that we cannot free ourselves
only with different species. Using this
In the human brain, however, the area
technique, he founded that the linnet from our evolutionary past: "Am I
for the hand is relatively much larger.
must learn its call. Raised with other truly expected to believe that the hisThis , . . supports the view that the

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�edge Giodano Bruno went to the stake
tory of man, to this date, has been because he told his fellow men that
written by unencumbered intelligence. they and their planet were only a
And even if, for the sake of argument, speck in a cloud of countless other
I were to accept a proposition so out­ specks. When Darwin discovered that
rageous there is the matter of how we men are descended from animals, they
came to be. Every living creature, man would have been glad to kill him and
or mosquito, has an unbroken ancestry
there was certainly no lack of attempts
going back at least two billion years to to silence him. When Freud attempted
the first chemical stirrings of life. No
to analyze the motives of human social
responsible authority would dare to
behavior and to explain its causes from
maintain that longer ago than at the
the subjective-psychological side, but
most 10,000 years, when man first
secured control of his food supply with the method of approach of true
through domestication of grains and natural science, he was accused of
animals, our human ancestors were irreverence, blind materialism and
exempt from the natural processes that even pornographic tendencies. Human­
I have described. Are we seriously to ity defends its own self-esteem with
believe that in 10,000 years, without all its might, and it is certainly time to
divine intervention, we have repealed preach humility and to try seriously
those natural laws that prevailed for to break down all obstructions to hu­
the previous 1,999,990,000 years and man self-knowledge."
that brought us into being?"
It is Ardrey, however, to whom we
Lorenz, in his book On Aggression, must return in order to more clearly
takes a position very similar to that appreciate the relationship of behavior
just presented by Ardrey. Lorenz to the continual pattern of warfare
states that there are people who see seen among contemporary man. In
attempts to draw parallels between order to do so we must take one final
the behavior patterns of animals, other temporary detour into the world of
than man, as an insult to human dig­ animal behavior to discuss the topic of
nity. “All too willingly,” says Lorenz, territory already mentioned in con­
“man sees himself .as the center of the nection with the Herring Gull. The ter­
universe, as something not belonging ritorial concept is easy to understand.
to the rest of nature but standing apart Ecologists&gt; use
__ the_term
____________
home range to
as a tdifferent and higher being. Many designate an area to which individuals,
people cling to this error and remain pairs, or family groups of vertebrates
deaf to the wisest command ever restrict their activities. If this area, or
made: ‘Know Thyself’.” Lorenz cites a portion of it, is defended, the area
three obstacles as to why man does is referred to as a territory. Previous
not or is unable to obey this command interpretations of the need for terri­
to increase self-knowledge with ref­ tories by animals revolved around the
erence to his aggression.
spacing out of organisms so that com­
The first is simply the inability to petition for food would be reduced and
accept the fact that we do have an so
__that
___ energy would be conserved
evolutionary past. The second obstacle during certain'’ critical phases
, ___3 of the
is our reluctance to accept the fact animal’s life, such as the reproductive
that our own behavior obeys the laws phase. In other words, territories are
of natural causation. Lorenz blames established for the physiological welour heritage of idealistic philosophy as fare of the species. Ardrey points out,
the third obstacle to self-knowledge. however, that the naturalist, Frank
This school has left us with the im­ Darling, felt the primary benefit de­
pression that anything which can be rived from territories was not physio­
explained by the laws of nature is logical but rather psychological. Darautomatically
higher
values, havio7hof r"dt2XharOensttrhoengly
“
iylh.e2nntr devoid
W0IL,d ofhU
“an th0Ught
and reason i....
have U.
higher
values.
""
V
In what might be said to be the
central theme of his book Lorenz
states: “Science is often accused of
having brought terrible dangers upon
man by giving him too much power
over nature.” And yet, "science is not
to blame for men’s lack of self-knowl-

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territorial, came to this conclusion

after a two-year field study. His exper­
iment was rrelatively
’ ■’ ’ simple. During
the winter he bega;
k:L3n to put out small
piles of corn for a group of deer under
observation. Although the deer were
somewhat wary at first, they soon be­
came quite skilled at finding the corn

no matter where he hid it
day he put a pile in plain ’ lhen one
far side of a brook that f0 ™ °n the
boundary of their territory t^u °ne
was very shallow and offerpr] bro°k
stacle, but the deer would not cros° °b'
Although neither topology no? p‘e''
dators differed on either
de of the
brook, in the course of S/
two
■“T ■ whole
years of varying weather and
degrees of hunger no membervarying
nf'’^8
herd would leave its territory
territory
sample the corn. This experience and
■ - followed
..
auu
many others which
i sub____ 1 m
connonT
____
“
sequent
years nr.
on various
other
organ­
isms led Darling to conclude in 1959
in an Article titled “Social Behavior
and Survival” that organisms attach
themselves to territories for psycho­
logical reasons, not for reasons of
physiological need. Darling concluded
that territories are established because
of the psychological need for security
and for the stimulation provided by
others of their own kind. “Stimulation
may come from the mere presence of
other animals as in a herd or flock, but
territorial behavior enhances it." Dar­
ling apparently felt that too much em­
phasis had been placed on the amount
of fighting which occurs within ter­
ritories; in actuality “the hostility is
more of a show than a fight, an act
rather than an action. The tumult of
a colony of sea birds is a vast cha­
rade . . .” in which few birds get hurt
but where stimulation is at a maximum
(after Ardrey, 1966). Darling, therefore,
saw the territory as providing the
security needed by an organism to
mate and nest and as also providing a
“border region where the fun goes on.”
Ardrey adds a third psychological
advantage provided by territory. He
describes territories as providing iden­
tity to the organism. “The bird," states
Ardrey, “seeks his invariable branch
from which to advertise his presence;
it is a portion of his identity. The im­
mature Atlantic salmon seeks his un­
changing pattern of pebbles on the
bottom of lllo
his swift moving ___
stream;
A
of Canadian geese seeks that tract of
marsh which is distinguishable only
to the eyes of a goose, but which distinguishes the flock from all others . . •
the animal seeks to differentiate itself
from all others of his kind.”
Ardrey emphatically states that to
discuss the psyche of the animal is to
walk across dangerous ground.” And

pt how else is one to account for the dition is s’-------p ’
successful if it satisfies a the end of the road where further im­
data presented by the ornithologist maximum of innate
,
, -......... “”3 need." He con­ provement and contest is impossible?
Tames Fisher? Fisher agreed with the cludes
that "warfare has been the most
“I maintain that the superior wea­
psychological interpretation of terri­ successful of all our cultural traditions
tory as presented by Darling and point­ because it satisfies all three basic pon, throughout the history of our
ed out that the ecological interpreta- needs . . . The stimulation of warfare species, has been the central human
dream; that the energy focused on its
tion_ the spreading out of the pop­
is the most powerful produced ever in
ulation in order to make maximum use the history of species. The flight from continual development has been the
of a region's resources — is just not boredom has never been presented central source of human dynamics;
supported by field data. “Robins are with such maximum satisfactions for that the contest of superior weapons
not distributed evenly all over England, maximum numbers.” With reference has been the most profoundly absorb­
nor are song sparrows throughout the to identity, Ardrey points out that ing of human experiences; and that
the issues of such contest have main­
Ohio River Valley. Populations occur
war provides glory for some, the tained and protected much that I my­
in clusters with wide areas, unpop­ ultimate identity in the eyes of a max­
self regard as good. Finally, I maintain
ulated or underpopulated, in between, imum number . . . rank satisfies identi­
that deprived of the dream, deprived
/md when migrants enter the area, ty." The military machine provides a
of the dynamics, deprived of the con­
they will not be attracted to the un­
thousand satisfying pigeonholes” test and deprived of the issue, Homo
settled regions of space, peace and which overcome the anonymity of civ­ sapiens stands on a darkened threshold
plenty; they will head for the metro­ ilian life. Finally, war satisfies the need through which species rarely return."
politan regions of jostling and pushing, for security. The agressor "fights for a
And finally, "How can man get along
conflict and quarrels.” Fisher felt that net gain in security, whether in loot, without his wars and his weapons? It
these peculiar population patterns re­ land, slaves or the confusion of the is the supreme question of the con­
sulted in the creation of groups of in­ enemies. The defender . . . fights to temporary predicament. Have we with­
dividuals who, “while masters of their conserve security, and to destroy those in our human resource the capacity to
own definite and limited properties, forces that threaten it."
discover new dreams, new dynamisms?
are bound firmly and socially to their
Ardrey mentions territory and love Or are we so burdened by our illusions
next-door neighbors by what in human as also fulfilling the three basic needs of central position, our romantic falla­
terms would be described as a dear­ of man. But it is to warfare that I want cies, and our pathetic rationalizations
enemy or rival-friend situation, but to direct my final comments. Ardrey of the human condition that we can
which in bird terms should more safe­ states in African Genesis that “war acknowledge no destiny beneath the
ly be described as mutual stimulation” may be the most permanent, the most human star but to go blindly blunder­
(after Ardrey, 1966).
changeless, the most prevalent and ing into a jingo jungle towards an in­
With these transitional thoughts thus the most successful of our cultural determinate, inglorious, inexorable
from the world of animal behavior be­ innovations.” He also points out that end? The reader," and my audience,
hind us, we are ready to return to Ar- “general warfare has, in our time, be­ "must sort out for himself, according
drey's thoughts on the behavior of come something too fissionably hot to to his own inclinations and judgment,
man. He suggests that there are three handle, and this has introduced frus- the probability of the human outcome."
basic factors which psychologically tration into our lives; we are denied
■x x x
motivate the behavior of man. These what we want. Under a pax atomica, a
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a "behavior pattern or a cultural tra-

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DAVID E. MORGAN '37,
has been appointed Executive
Assistant to President Ronald W.
Lindsay at Space Conditioning, Inc.
David, who has been Director of
Product Planning and Value Engineer­
ing, is now responsible for the
development of export accounts
including foreign licensing arrange­
ments, and will work in programs
concerned with product improve­
ments and new product development.
He will continue his value engineering
activities and will also serve on the
President's Staff Committee and will
represent Space Conditioning in
various trade associations.
Prior to the formation of Space
Conditioning, Inc., Mr. Morgan was
General Manager of the Camden,
New Jersey Division of Iron FiremanWebster, had previously been Vice
President of Engineering and Contract
Sales and in Research and Develop­
ment with Warren Webster. Follow­
ing graduation from Kingston High
School, he began his studies in
Mechanical Engineering at Bucknell
Junior College and graduated from
Penn State University in Mechanical
Engineering in 1940. He is a graduate
of Wilkes-Barre College of Business
Administration, and of Special
Electronics Studies at Haverford
College.

He is a member of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers, the
American Society of Heating and
Ventilating Engineers, has served as
Chairman of the Testing and Rating
Codes Committee of the Institute of
Boiler and Radiator Manufacturers
and as editor of the Heating Unit
Section of the ASHRE Data Book.
He holds seven patents on heating,
ventilating and air conditioning

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JOHN L. COATES '57,
has been appointed Treasurer of
General Felt Industries, the indoor­
outdoor carpet and carpet underlay
manufacturing subsidiary of The
Okonite Company. He began his
career with Okonite in 1957 as a cost
accountant and in 1960 became senior
accountant. In 1961 he was appointed
senior supervisor, named plant
accountant in 1962, budget manager
in 1963, and assistant controller in
1965.

Following graduation from Larksville
High School, he entered Wilkes
College and received a B.S. degree in
Commerce and Finance in 1957. He
has done some graduate work at
Rutgers University. John is a member
of the National Accountants
Association and enjoys golf and
bowling.
John and his wife, the former Gloria
Mae Andress, live in Wheaton,
Illinois, and are the parents of two
daughters, Cheryl and Laura.

apparatus, and is the author of
numerous technical articles for indus­
trial and scientific publications.
David and his wife, the former Emma
Gibbons '36, reside in Harrisonburg,
Virginia.

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ROBERT J. HEWITT '61,
has been appointed chairman of the
science department at Vermont
Academy, Saxtons River, Vermont.
For seven years Bob has taught at
Madison Township High School in
New Jersey, where he introduced a
course in advance chemistry as well
as a course in biochemistry which
received commendation from the New
Jersey Department of Education. He
was one of two teachers chosen from
New Jersey to attend the National
Youth Conference on the Atom in
Chicago last year. He has been a
member of the board which writes
the college board achievement test in
chemistry.

Bob graduated from Luzerne High
School before entering Wilkes College
where he received his B.S. in 1961.
He furthered his studies at Fairleigh
Dickinson and Trenton State. He is a
member of the National Science
Teachers Association, American
Association for Advancement of
Science, New England Chemistry
Teachers Association, American
Chemical Society, and the American
Institute of Biological Sciences.

EDWARD GROGAN '54,
has been appointed operations
manager for Bell Telephone Com­
pany's midtown Pittsburgh division.
Ed joined Bell in 1954 as a student
engineer and was then given various
assignments in the company's
engineering, plant, financial, and
service organizations on his way to
his present position. He had been
general services supervisor for
Western Pennsylvania for the past
three years.

Ed graduated from high school in
Floral Park, New York. He attended
Columbia University a year before
entering Wilkes. He graduated from
Wilkes in 1954 with an A.B. in eco­
nomics. He is a member of the greater
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
and serves on the Financial Commis­
sion of the Mt. Lebanon Methodist
Church Official Board. He tries to find
some spare time in his busy schedide
to play golf.

He and his wife, the former Nancy
Ralston, are the parents of two
children, Cathy and Elizabeth, and
they live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Bob and his wife, the former
Jacqueline Jenkins, live in Saxtons
River, Vermont, and are the parents
of three children, Robert, Charles,
and Patricia.

ROBERT BHAERMAN '54,
became a Director of Research of the
American Federation of Teachers in
Washington, D. C. During the past
two years he served as the teacher
education advisor in the Bureau of
Teacher Education in the Department
of Public Instruction in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, where his functions
centered on program analysis and
evaluation. He also has been active in
the work of the National Association
of State Directors of Teacher
Education and Certification. He is a
member of Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa
Delta Pi, the Philosophy of Education
Society, and the American Ethical
Union.

Following graduation from Forty Fort
High School, Robert Bhaerman
majored in elementary education here
at Wilkes. He went on to earn his
masters in education degree from
Penn State in 1955 and his doctorate
from Rutgers University in 1964. He
has taught at Wilkes College, Hunter
College, the University of Delaware,
and the State University College at
Oneonta, New York. In Bob's new
position he will coordinate and direct
the research activities of the AFT and
is responsible for developing the AFT
Council of Professional Standards.
Bob is married to the former Jane
Doran and they are the parents of
two children, David and Robin. They
now reside in Springfield, Virginia.

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KENNETH R. WIDDALL '50,
has become Consultant on Higher
Education with Buchart Associates, a
firm of architects, engineers, and
planners with its headquarters in
York, Pennsylvania. He resigned his
latest position as the first executive
secretary of the Council of
Educational Facility Planners. After
teaching and coaching in two
Pennsylvania high schools, he was
Registrar-Business Manager and
Instructor at York Junior College,
York, Pennsylvania. He also served
as Manager of Operations at Teachers
College, Columbia University, as
Dean of Administration at West
Chester State College, and as
Professor of Education at this same
institution before serving on the
Council.

Ken will retain his membership in
the Council. He is also a member of
the American Association of School
Administrators, The National
Education Association, Kappa Phi
Kappa, and Phi Delta Kappa. In
addition, he has written or edited a
number of articles and publications.
Ken is a native of Avoca,
Pennsylvania, and earned a B.A. in
biology from Wilkes College in 1950,
an M.A. from Bucknell University in
1951, and a Doctor of Education from
Teachers College, Columbia Univer­
sity in 1959. He engaged in post­
doctoral work at Teachers College
and at the University of Omaha,
where he was a Carnegie Fellow in
1963.
Ken and his wife, the former
Margaret Anthony '50, are the
parents of four sons and one
daughter. They have moved from
Columbus to reside in York, Penna.

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'42.......................... ......
ROBERT BABSKIE, physician and commanding offi­
cer of the 300th Field Hospital Reserves, has been
promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Robert
is also affiliated with the Danville State Hospital,
Retreat State Hospital, Nanticoke State General
Hospital, and the Eastern Pennsylvania Medical
Institute.

STEPHEN KRUPINSKI is zone sales manager with
the Burroughs Corporation in Scranton, Pennsyl­
vania. Steve and his wife, Constance, live at 2
Pear Tree Lane, Grand View Acres, Dallas, Penna.
JOHN BADMAN has been appointed marketing co­
ordinator for Paramins in the Paramins and Spe­
cialties Division of Enjay Chemical Company. John
and his wife and their two children live in Berkeley
Heights, New Jersey.

Stefana Shoemaker, the former STEFANA HOYNIAK,
recently received her M.S. degree in librarianship
from Marywood College. She is high school librarian
at Sullivan County High School in Laporte, Penn­
sylvania, public librarian of Sullivan County, and
co-publisher, with her husband, of the Sullivan
Review, Sullivan County’s only newspaper. Stefana
and her husband, Thomas, and their six children
live in Dushore, Pennsylvania.

JOHN F. LANSON has been promoted to assistant
counsel in the Prudential Insurance Company's law
department. John and his wife, Genevieve, and
their son live at 526 Exeter Road, Linden, N. J.

'48.................................

JOHN HILBURT received his Master of Business
Administration degree from Drexel Institute of
Technology in July.

LESTER JONES was recently elected secretary of the
Bloomsburg Mills, Inc. in Bloomsburg, Pennsyl­
vania. Lester has been associated with the firm
since 1951 serving as office manager at Bloomsburg
and industrial engineer at the three divisions.
Major JOSEPH ROMANICK, JR., was presented the
Air Force Commendation Medal at Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base, Ohio, at retirement ceremonies on
July 31, 1968.

'52

'54
ANNETTE GOLD received a Master of Science degree
in counseling education at the University of Scran­
ton in June.
JUNE STEVENS received the degree of Master of
Arts in liberal studies at Wesleyan University in
June.

'55.................................
ROBERT WARENKO is an industrial engineer with
Eastman Kodak in Rochester, New York. Bob and
his wife, Dorothy, and their four children live at
100 Hillhurst Lane, Rochester.

'5©
HENRY VANKOSKI has joined the faculty of the
Bucks County Community College. He will be teach­
ing in the field of business.

’5U
JOSEPH SCHLEICHER is senior virologist at Abbott
Laboratories in North Chicago. He has his Ph.D.
from Kansas State University. Joe and his wife,
Evelyn, and their four children live at 311 Green
Bay Road, Lake Bulff, Illinois.

JOSEPH BENDORAITIS received his Ph.D. degree
from Temple University in June 1968.
KENNETH NORTHROP has been elected senior vicepresident of Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Incor­
porated, educational materials publishing sub­
sidiary of Columbia Broadcasting System. Ken will
continue to manage the school publishing depart­
ment and will assume executive responsibilities for
the foreign language department. He and his wife,
JOYCE NOBEL, and their two daughters live at 277
Forest Glen Avenue, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.

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JAMES DULL has been named one of four vicepresidents for the operation of Radio Station WELI,
New Haven, Connecticut. He will be in charge of
news activities for the station which carries the
slogan, "The Sound of New Haven.” James and his
wife, Marguerite, live at 194 South End Road,
New Haven.

'5(5
DANIEL METROKA is production supervisor for
Colortran Industries, Inc., in Burbank, California.
Dan and his wife, Audrey, and their four children
live at 2583 Lee Street, Santa Susana, California.
WILLIAM GORSKI received his M.A. degree in busi­
ness administration in June from The American
University.

MORGAN WILLIAMS is a research chemist with Du­
pont in Wilmington, Delaware. He received his Ph.D.
in physical chemistry from Notre Dame University
in 1967. Morgan and his wife, Anna, and their two
children live at 14 Gill Drive, Robscott Manor,
Newark, Delaware.

THOMAS WILLIAMS received his M.E. degree from
Temple University in June, 1968.

'5^
MYRTLE CRAZE, former director of nursing service
and nursing
is now dean of nursing
— education,
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education at the Community Medical
Center in
Scranton, Pennsylvania.
MELVIN McNEW is a specialist in systems and „
cedures with the Data Center Department of FaP
tion in Baltimore, Maryland. Melvin and hiswir*’
Mary Lou, and their two children live at 106 K.u
ley Road, White Marsh, Maryland.
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JOHN CARLING has accepted the position of deoutv
executive director with the Scranton Redevelopment
Authority. John and his wife, Alice, and their four
children live at 5 Beechwood Drive, R D 2
Moscow, Pennsylvania.

SAMUEL PUMA is a medical officer in the 49th
49th
Tactical Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base
Rprmanv
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Germany.

VICTOR
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MARTUZA win
will join the faculty of the Uni­
iYiAniU£A
versity of Miami this fall as assistant professor in
the School of Education. He received his M.A. de­
gree in 1956 from the University of Maryland
where he is now completing work on his Ph.D.

'59
RICHARD EDWARDS has been elected a vice-pres­
ident of the Philadelphia National Bank. Dick and
his wife, Barbara, and their two children reside at
255 Worrell Drive, Springfield, Pennsylvania.

ROBERT W. REESE has been promoted to market
research manager in the market research and de­
velopment department of the International Salt
Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
STEVE LOVETT has been appointed transportation
coordinator for the New Jersey State Department of
Education. Steve and his wife, Dolores, and their
daughters, 'Susan and Sharon, live at 863 Brown
Road, Somerville, New Jersey.

'(g©................................
EMMANUEL ZIOBRO is a Bank Examiner III for the
Pennsylvania Department of Banking. He and his
wife, Dorothy, and their three children live at 210
Hill Street, Dupont, Pennsylvania.
DAVID ROEBUCK is assistant manager for the Cam­
den Trust Company in Runnemede, New Jersey.
Dave and his wife, Janice, live at 95 Barbara Road,
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
DONALD BAROVICH is a project engineer with IBM
in Rochester, Minnesota. Don and his wife, Mar­
garet, and their son, Mark, live at 1432 20th Street,
N.W., Rochester, Minnesota.

CLIFFORD KOBLAND is a Captain with the U. S.
Air Force in Topsham AFB, Maine. He is a fighter
operations training and education officer for the
36th Air Division. Clifford and his wife, Barbara,
and their two children live at 272 Parliament Circle,
Topsham AFB, Maine.

'61

NEDDOFF was among 38 secondary school
? chers from 13 states and Canada who comleted a summer institute at the University of San
Francisco. They were selected for their potential
future influence on the teaching of mathematics.
iaMES

RAYMOND LEVANDUSKI was recently promoted to
operations specialist in the Bureau of Disability
Insurance in Charlottesville, Virginia. Raymond and
his wife, Marilyn, and their two children, Keven
and Sharon, reside at 2204 Dominion Drive, Char­
lottesville.

WILLIAM DAVIS is a researcher with the National
Institutes of Health in Bethesda. Maryland. He re­
ceived his M.D. degree from Columbia University
in 1965. Bill and his wife, Susan, and their daugh­
ter live at 3936 Bel Pre Road, Silver Spring, Md.

'62
GARY DeHOPE received his master of science degree
in education in June from the State University of
New York College at Cortland.
JOSEPH DROBNICKI is teaching biology at the
Wallenpaupack Area High School. Joe and his wife,
Marie, and their two children live at R. D. No. 1,
Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania.
MICHAEL PICCARRETA received his M.S. degree in
social work from the University of Pennsylvania in
May 1968. He is Program Director for University
Settlements in Philadelphia. Michael lives at 4928
Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

MARY FOGAL received her M.S. degree in nursing
from the University of Pennsylvania. She is the
director of the Practical Nursing Program at the
McCurdy School in Santa Cruz, New Mexico. Mary
lives at the School.

JACK PRITCHARD was the recipient of the full
tuition and stipend Grant under the State Univer­
sity of Iowa Small College Faculty Scholarship
Program for the summer session of 1968, where
he is working on his Doctor’s degree. Iowa Wesleyan
has arranged his schedule for the coming year so
that he can continue working toward his Doctor’s
degree at Iowa City. Jack and his wife, Sandy, live
at 307 West Broad Street, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.

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JOHN HAUGHWOUT has been promoted to captain
the U S. Air Force. He is a computer programmmg instructor at Tyndall AFB. Florida, and§ is a
member of the Air Training Command.

THOMAS FARRIS received his M.S. degree in American history from the University of Scranton. He is
teaching in the Wyoming Valley West School Dis*,■ Jom and his wife. Ann, live at 45 East Liberty
Street, Hanover Township, Wilkes-Barre.

Rose Mary Schilling, the former ROSE MARY
HAGEL, has received her M.S. degree from Blooms­
burg State College. She and her husband, James,
are living at 378 Warren Avenue, Kingston, Pa.
WILLIAM T. WILLIAMS has had his watercolor
Cellar Discards" selected for inclusion in the 101st
Annual Traveling Exhibition of the American Water­
color Society. It is one of fifty paintings chosen
from approximately 450 that were exhibited at the
National Academy Galleries, Fifth Avenue, New
York City, in April 1968. Bill and his wife, the for­
mer BARBARA LORE, are now living at 55 East
Main Street, Mystic, Connecticut.

LEE WASILEWSKI received his M.S. degree in June
from Temple University. Lee teaches in the Pittston
Area School System and is head of the Science
Department. He and his wife, the former JOAN
SIPKO ’66, reside at 251 Swetland St., Duryea, Pa.
BROOKE YEAGER is returning to Wilkes-Barre to
teach biology at the Luzerne County Community
College. He will also be the College's head wrest­
ling coach.

JOHN FINE, JR. received his Juris Doctor degree
from Dickinson School of Law. He will be clerk to
Justice Benjamin R. Jones, Pennsylvania Supreme
Court. John and his wife, the former MARIELLEN
DAW '63, have one child, John S„ 3rd.
C. MICHAEL MANGANARO received his M.S. degree
in business administration from Lehigh University
in June.

MALCOLM BAIRD received his M.S. degree from the
University of Delaware in June.

GERALD WILLIAMS is an associate economist with
the Planning Research Corporation in Washington,
D. C. He and his wife, Carol Ann, and their son,
Mark, live at 6908 Millbrook Boulevard, University
Park, Missouri.
DONALD BROMINSKI is associated with the Landau
and Landau Insurance Agency in Kingston, Penn­
sylvania. Don and his wife, Ann Marie, and their
two children live at 907 Marion Lane, Greenwood
Section, Moosic, Pennsylvania.

WILLIAM WATKINS has opened an office for the
practice of general dentistry in the Back Mountain
Shopping Center, Shavertown, Pennsylvania.

BURT BONN recently received a doctorate of dental
surgery from Fairleigh-Dickinson University. He is
a captain in the U. S. Army.

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Carolyn Bobkowski, the former CAROLYN CARSON,
is teaching at West Rocks Junior High School,
Norwalk, Connecticut, Board of Education. She is
working for her M.S. in guidance at Fairfield Uni­
versity. Her husband, ROBERT, a '61 engineering
graduate of Wilkes is a sales engineer at Huyck
Metals, Inc. in Milford, Connecticut. They are living
at 492 Papurah Road, Fairfield, Connecticut.

ALAN A. SCHNEIDER received his Ph.D. degree from
Alfred University in June. At present he is asso­
ciated with the Catalyst Research Corporation in
Baltimore, Maryland.
Beverly Cieplik, the former BEVERLY TRAHER, is
teaching the Boonton Elementary Schools in Boon­
ton, New Jersey.

DONALD LONG received his M.S. in education in
August, 1967, from Temple University.
ROBERT SMULOWITZ has been named manager of
Lane Bryant’s new store in Burlington, Mass.

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senior assistant examiner
JAMES PACE is a s...,„,
- - with
the Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation. He examines banks in New York, New Jersey, and Puerto
Rico. Jim and his wife, Lenore, live at 516 Howard
Avenue, Apt. 2-B, Staten Island, New York.

65
JEANNE FADUSKO, First Lieutenant, has been grad­
uated from the U. S. Air Force flight nurse course
at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks
AFB, Texas. Jeanne has returned to her permanent
duty assignment at Wilford Hall USAF Hospital,
Lackland AFB, Texas.

Regina Antonini, the former REGINA BARON, re­
ceived her M.S. degree in education from Temple
University in June 1968.

Margaret
maigaiei Mary Carr, the- former
------ MARGARET ROWLANDS, received her M.S. degree in education from
Temple University in June 1968.
WALTER PRUSAKOWSKI received his
jn education from Temple University in June 1968.

Dian Bennick, the former DIAN SCHOENFELD, re­
ceived her M.E. degree from Temple University

ARTHUR HODGE has been promoted to captain
while stationed at Ft. Hood, Texas. He is serving as
clinical laboratory officer-pathology service at the
Darnall Army Hospital.

HOWARD SPRAY recently received his Master of
Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary
in Wilmore, Kentucky. He assumed the pastorate
of the South Congregational Church, Columbus,
Ohio, in June.

ALLAN LACOE has been promoted to director of
administrations at International Correspondence
Schools in Scranton. Allan and his wife, Connie,
live at 302 Main Avenue in Clarks Summit, Pa.

DONALD UNGEMAH received a Juris Doctor degree
from Villanova University School of Law in May
1968.
CHARLES KRAYNACK received his B.S. degree in
mechanical engineering from Drexel Institute of
Technology in Philadelphia. He has accepted a
position with the Chrysler Corporation and will re­
side in Detroit with his wife, Jo Ann, and 'their
daughter, Erica Anne. Charles will attend the
Chrysler Institute, affiliated with the University of
Michigan, on a full-time basis to earn his Master
of Science degree in mechanical engineering.
JOHN VODA is a special education teacher with the
Wyalusing Area School District in Wyalusing, Penn­
sylvania. John and his wife, the former MARYBETH
KENNEDY, live at Riverside Drive in Wyalusing.

MARYANN BERGER received her M.S. degree in
Counselor Education from the University of Scran­
ton in June. She is an elementary guidance co­
ordinator in the Lake-Lehman School District,
Lehman, Pennsylvania. Maryann lives at 22-Spring
Street, Wilkes-Barre.
CRAIG HOUL1STON is teaching in the Scranton
School District and is working toward his M.A. in
history and political science at the University of
Scranton. Craig and his wife, the former ANT01NCHIARELLI '63, and their son live at 225
Susquehanna Avenue, Old Forge, Pennsylvania.

Anne Marie Lockwood, the former ANNE MARIE
MASLEY, is an art therapist at the Harrisburg State
Hospital. Anne Marie and her husband, Samuel,
reside at 108 West Winding Hill Road, Mechanics­
burg, Pennsylvania.

February 1968.

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Captain ANTOINETTE ORTONA is a nurse in a unit
of the Pacific Air Forces at Tachikawa AB, Japan.

DELMER GIBERSON received his M.E. degree from
Temple University in June 1968.
MICHAEL SWENGOSH has completed a one-year
in-service institute with the Department of Physics
and Astronomy at the University of Maryland. He
attended the institute under a grant sponsored by
the National Science Foundation. He is now teach­
ing science at North Point Junior High School in
Dundalk, Maryland.

1968, from Lehigh University Harold his. wife
Barbara, and their son, Aaron, live at 443 Chestnut
Avenue, Kingston, Pennsylvania.

..............................
ROBERT NOECKER is a claims adjuster with the
Aetna Life &amp; Casualty Company in Reading Penn­
sylvania. Bob and his wife, the former VERNIE
SHIPOSH ’67, and their son, Gary, live at 112 State
Street, Hamburg, Pennsylvania.

DOUGLAS SAKIN is an instructor at Rutgers Uni­
versity, College of South Jersey, in Camden. He
supervises general physics laboratories.

JAMES KUMIEGA, 1st Lt., received the Bronze Star
Medal during ceremonies near Pleiku, Vietnam.
Jim is commander of Company C, 20th Engineer
Battalion.

FREDERICK BAUER has accepted a position with
the State Farm Insurance Company as an admin­
istrative and technical trainee.

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LINDA SNOWE is teaching in the elementary
schools of the Boonton, New Jersey, School System.

ALFRED
Donnell
and his
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PRITCHARD is a stock broker with Mc­
and Company, Inc. in New York City. He
wife, Donna, and their son Thomas, live at
Shore Drive, Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey.

JAMES DRAGER, Ensign, having completed 18
months in the Navy Flight Program, earned the
Gold Wings of a Navy pilot. After three months of
further training in Key West, Florida, Jim will re­
port to his permanent squadron in Norfolk, Va.

GEORGE NEILAN, Lieutenant, has been graduated
from Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning,
Georgia. He has been assigned to the 33rd Armor
Battalion at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
GEORGE DUDASCIK, JR. and JOHN GBUR received
their M.S. degrees in physics in June from Lehigh
University.

TIMOTHY SWANSON is teaching at Wyoming Sem­
inary in Kingston, Pennsylvania. Tim and his wife,
Carol, the former CAROL SUTTON ’67, and their
daughter live at the Seminary.
ROBERT ERICSON received his M.BA degree from
the University of Pennsylvania in May 1968. Bob
is an assistant auditor with Arthur Anderson and
Company in New York City. He lives at 36 Grant
Street, Dover, New Jersey.

JOHN GINOCCHETTI graduated from a multiengine
tandem-rotor helicopter repair course at Ft. Eustis,
Virginia, in May. During the course he learned to
perform organizational and field maintenance on
the CH-47 helicopters.
MARK BAUMAN and his wife, the former SANDRA
WOOLF '66, are studying for their master degrees
at Lehigh University. Mark is a teaching assistant
at the University and Sandra is teaching kinder­
garten in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. They are living
at 732 Broadway, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Carole Anstett, the former CAROLE CRONAUFr •
teaching elementary music in Meridian Mi«:„&lt; “
Carole and her husband, Martin, live’ at R^31*^51’
N. A. A. S„ Meridian, Mississippi.
26BRINLEY VARCHOL has been appointed assistant
football and wrestling coach at Wilkes College H
will also teach in the Wilkes-Barre City Schools

GARY BLACKBURN has received a fellowship from
the University of Wisconsin where he will pursue a
doctoral degree in biochemistry. He began his
studies on June 26 in the McArdle Laboratory for
Cancer Research.

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RICHARD HARMON has joined the faculty of
Bridgewater-Raritan, New Jersey, School District
where he will teach chemistry.
CARL SPONENBERG has accepted a position in the
Music Department of the Canastota Central School
System at Canastota, New York.

JOHN VANDERHOOF has accepted a teaching posi­
tion with the Dover Board of Education. He lives
at 220 Baker Street, Dover, New Jersey.

ELLEN FEINSTEIN is a stock correspondent with
American Telephone and Telegraph in New York.
JAMES O'BOYLE has been appointed as an assist­
ant community planner with the Lancaster County
Planning Commission.

RICHARD BECK is teaching at the Wyoming Sem­
inary Day School in Kingston, Pennsylvania. Dick
and his wife, Maureen, reside at Carpenter Hall,
Wyoming Seminary.
NICHOLAS REYNOLDS is a candidate for Juris
Doctor degree at College of William and Mary
School of Law. He and his wife, Elizabeth, live at
Ill Westover Avenue, Williamsburg, Virginia.

JAMES MEYL is in training to be an artillery
officer at a U. S. Army Officer Candidate School.

Lama Pahler, the former LARNA HOYT, is a general
duty nurse and relief charge nurse at the Hacken­
sack Hospital in Hackensack, New Jersey. She and
her husband, Francis, live at 113 Cloverdale Avenue,
Paramus, New Jersey.
HAROLD R. HEESCH has been appointed research
analyst on the staff of the Central Division of the
Pennsylvania Economy League in Wilkes-Barre. He
received his Master’s Degree in government in June

MATT FLISS has been appointed by the office of
Economic Opportunity as director of the Tutorial
program for Luzerne County through the Young
Women's Christian Association.

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NICHOLAS SIECKO was married to Marianne Specht.
Ug is associated with Educational Computer Cor­
poration, King of Prussia, in educational research
and development. Marianne is a graduate of Immaculata College. They are living at 175 West
King Street, Malvern, Pennsylvania.

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BENJAMIN BONA was married to Marilyn Boylan
Ben is associated with the Social Security District
Office in Wilkes-Barre.

FREDA DANIELS became the bride of Deno Kotsovos
of Kingston, Ontario. Freda has been teaching at
GAR High School in Wilkes-Barre and is now
associated with Queen's University in Kingston.
Deno is attending the faculty of engineering at
Queen’s University. They are living at 20 Division
Street, Kingston, Ontario.

RUSSELL BITTLER has accepted a position with
IBM as an industrial engineer.
RONA KALIN has accepted a position in the
school system at Centereach, Long Island, N. Y.

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VIVIEN BORDICK became the bride of Raymond
nusko Vivien is with the IBM Information Records
Division Headquarters, Dayton, New Jersey. Ray­
mond is with Dupont in the Photo Products Divi­
sion. They are living at 30 C Cyrus Lane, Old
Bridge, New Jersey.

JOSEPH AGOLINO was married to Mary Beyrent.
joe received his B.S. degree from Villanova Uni­
versity and is now pursuing his master’s degree
at the University of Scranton. He is teaching in the
Flemington-Raritan School District. Mary also
teaches in the same school district and is a grad­
uate of Pennsylvania State University. They are
living at Flemington Arms, Apt. 250-DI, Flemington,
New Jersey.

SHARON STEINBERG is a junior programmer with
Bendix Corporation in Teterboro, New Jersey.

ROBERT BROWN and JOHN MAHON are members
of the second class of medical students in the
College of Medicine at The Milton S. Hershey
Medical Center nf Thp Ponncuiwonio
Medical Center of The Pennsylvania State Univer­
sity. The 48 members of the class were chosen
from 1906 applicants.

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ROGER BEATTY has been appointed assists &lt;
ball coach at Dallas High School in DallX J00*’
RICHARD CANTNER is an industrial eno in!’ a’
the Carpenter Steel Company in Reading8 p„ V"th
MYRNA BRODBECK is teaching English a m’
High School in Wilkes-Barre.
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LEON LEVIN was married
Leon is a merchandising
and Air Force Exchange
Marilyn is a graduate of
versity. They are living
Dallas, Texas.

in June to Marilyn Stein.
specialist with the Army
Service in Dallas, Texas.
Southern Methodist Uni­
at 7734 Meadow Road,

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HENRY FIRESTONE was married to Marsha Side).
Henry is associated with Salomon Bros. &amp; Hutzler
in New York City. Marsha is a graduate of Sophie
Newcomb College of Tulane University and of
Columbia University. They reside at Apt. 10-E, 222
East 80th Street, New York City.

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EDWIN MATTHEWS was married to Arlene Litchkowski in May. Ed is teaching physics at the Nan­
ticoke Area High School. They are living at 18
Honey Pot Street in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania.

THOMAS BARNICK and BEVERLY NAGLE were mar­
ried on June 22. They are teaching in the WilkesBarre City Schools. Tom and Beverly live at 781
South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre.

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HARRY FILBERT was married to Linda Anne Wil­
liams. Harry is associated with Peoples First
National Bank and Trust Company. They are resid­
ing in the Alber Apartments at 137 West First
Street, Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
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ESTELLE MANOS became the bride of Michael
Sotirhos. Estelle is with the Nev/ York City Board
of Education as the liaison officer to the Episcopal,
Lutheran and Greek Orthodox Schools that par­
ticipate in state and Federally assisted programs.
Michael is a partner and vice president of Ariston
Interior Designers of New York and Dallas.

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JOHN LORE was recently married to JOAN STAN­
ZIOLA ’67. John has received his Juris Doctor De­
gree from Villanova University School of Law.
MOLLY BOYLE became the bride of David Krafchik.
Molly is doing graduate work at Temple University.
David is a graduate of Temple. They are residing
at Oak Terrace Apartments, Doylestown, Penna.

HELEN MACK became the bride of Eric Floer in
June. Helen is teaching in the Corning-Painted Post
School District. Eric is a graduate of Gothenburg
School, Sweden, and is supervisor of industrial
engineering at Mergenthaler Linotype, Wellsboro.
They are living at 88 Fellows Avenue, Wellsboro, Pa.
LOIS KUTISH became the bride of Robert Janosov.
Lois has been teaching in Groton, Connecticut, for
the past three years and has recently accepted a
position as an elementary teacher in the Wyoming
Valley West School District. Robert is a graduate of
King’s College and Niagara University and is teach­
ing at Luzerne County Community College.

ALLEN SANDS and CAROL PAJOR ’67, were married
in July. Allen is associated with R.C.A. in Mountaintop, Pennsylvania. They are living at 300 Lyndwood
Avenue, Wilkes-Barre.

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CAROL ROTHMAN recently became the bride of
Richard Pelletier. Carol will be teaching in Aber­
deen, Maryland, this fall. Richard is a graduate of
the University of Maine. They will be residing in
Aberdeen.

JOHN ROKITA was married to Maureen McHugh in
July. John has received his D.D.S. degree from
Temple University. He will attend Temple Univer-

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SANDRA DENNIS became the bride of Harold KapeIan. Sandy is associated with the International
Textbook Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

C?U-'Be",r with the Federation of the

GARY BLACKBURN was married to Ceib Phillips.
Ceib, who completed two years at Wilkes, will con­
tinue her studies at the University of Wisconsin
where Gary is studying for his Ph.D.

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RONALD CZAJOWSKI was married to Marie Pavia.
Ron is an instructor at the Naval Propulsion En­
gineering School, Great Lakes, Illinois. They are
living at 766 Linden Avenue, Waukegan, Illinois.
VIVIAN RONAN became the bride of William
Dempsey. Vivian is teaching in the District of
Columbia Schools. Her husband is a field represen­
tative for Urban America, Inc., in Washington.

ALLEN LITTLEFIELD was recently married to Mary
Ann Konczynski. Allen has been teaching art in
the Kingston School District, Kingston, New York.
This summer he started work towards a master’s
degree in fine arts education at New Paltz. The
couple will be residing in New Paltz, New York.
LARNA HOYT became the bride of Francis Pahler
in June. Until recently Larna was a nursing in­
structor at Nesbitt Hospital in Kingston,, Penna.

ROBERT SMITH was recently married to Elizabeth
Chapple. Bob is an art teacher at Montrose High
School. They are living at Lake Carey, Penna.
HELEN BARON recently became the
Robert Kopec. Helen is a member of
Dodson school faculty in Wilkes-Barre.
a senior at Wilkes. They are living at
Street, Swoyersville, Pennsylvania.

bride of
the BoydRobert is
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JOSEPH JERRYTONE was married to Carol Smigelski. Joe is in his second year of study at the Uni­
versity of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
They are living at 4207 Chester Ave., Philadelphia.

ROBERT SOKOLOSKI and ARLENE MEZANKO were
married recently. Arlene is teaching music in the
Wilkes-Barre City Schools. Bob is teaching in the
Luzerne County Joint School System. They are re­
siding at 509 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre.

DOROTHY DeLONG became the bride of John Rodzvilla. Dorothy is working at the Wilkes-Barre Gen­
eral Hospital Laboratory. John is a graduate of
King’s College and will continue his studies at
Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. They
will be living in Philadelphia this fall.

JOSEPH MACRI was married recently to Patricia
Borsuk. Joe is associated with Lybrand, Rosse
Bros., and Montgomery in New York City.
CAROLE CRONAUER recently became the bride of
Martin Anstett. Her husband is serving with the
U. S. Naval Air Force in Meridian, Mississippi.

REBECCA BANNAN became the bride of Earl Bitely.
She has accepted a position with Wyoming Valley
West School District. Earl is a biology major at
Wilkes. They are residing at 447 South Franklin
Street, Wilkes-Barre.
CAROL OKRASINSK1 became the bride of Paul
Dancheck. Carol and Paul are living at 90 Oak
Street, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania.
DAVID BACCANARI was married to Frances Glue.
Frances is a graduate of St. Luke’s Hospital School
of Nursing in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. David Is
studying for his Ph.D. in biochemistry at Brown
University, Rhode Island.

EDWARD LENAHAN and ROSEMARY LEASER were
married recently. Rosemary has accepted a teaching
position at the Prince George County School District,
Laurel, Maryland. Ed is associated with the Equit­
able Bank in Baltimore, Maryland.

MARTA AUCHMUTY became the bride of John Har­
rington. Her husband is attending Northeastern
University in Boston.
GRETCHEN HOHN became the bride of Charles Wat­
ters. Gretchen plans to teach in Knoxville, Tennes­
see, this fall. Her husband is attending the Univer­
sity of Tennessee.

RICHARD RASPEN was married to Ann Marie Cesarini in July. Richard is the Financial Aid Director at
Wilkes. They are living at 109 North Thomas
Avenue, Kingston, Pennsylvania.

WILLIAM NOLE was married to Kathleen Mott.
Bill is continuing his studies at the University of
Scranton Graduate School in the Rehabilitation
Counseling Program.

ROBERT CARDILLO and IRENE NORKAITIS ’68 were
married in July. Irene has accepted a position with1
the Middletown Township School District, New'
Jersey. Bob is associated with Sears, Roebuck and
Company in Middletown. They are living at Fredwood Place, Apt. 3, Matawan, New Jersey.

RICHARD BECK was married to Maureen Brady. He
has accepted a teaching position at Wyoming Seminary Day School, Kingston, Pennsylvania.

DIANNE ALFARO became the bride of Howard Riley,
Jr During the past year Dianne was a member of
the Messina High School faculty in New York,
Howard is a graduate of Villanova University
School of Law and is presently serving in the
Army.
CHERYL TAR1TY became the bride of Arthur Luca-

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of New York, Buffalo, and is also a teacher.

WILLIAM PERREGO was married to Mary Trethaway.
Bill has accepted a position with the Washington­
ville Central Schools in Pennsylvania. Mary is a
graduate of Marywood College.

ROBERT McGOWAN was married to Sarah Rowland.
Sarah has a degree in chemistry from Wilson Col­
lege. They are both teaching in the Anne Arundel
County School District in Maryland, and are living
at 256 East V/oodhill Drive, Town and Country
South Apartments, Glen Burnie, Maryland.
JOHN MILLER was married to Cathy Redstone. John
is associated with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and
Company in Philadelphia.

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JUDY SIMONSON became the bride of Robert Arenstein. Judy has accepted a position as staff assist­
ant with A.T.&amp;T. in White Plains, New York. Her
husband is a graduate of Ithaca College. They are
living at 16 Berkshire Road, Great Neck, N. Y.

MICHAEL GRACE and CAROL DRAPIEWSKI were
married in August. They have accepted teaching
positions in the Madison Township School District
in New Jersey.
FRANK NIZICK was married to Anne Costello in
August. Frank has accepted a teaching position at
Sidney Central School. They will live in Sidney,
New York.
MICHAEL SMITH and REGINA BELDEN '67 were
married on August 3. Regina is teaching at the
Madison Township Public Schools in Old Bridge,
New Jersey. Michael is a production manager with
Johnson &amp; Johnson. They live at Apt. 926-B, Village
Drive East, North Brunswick, New Jersey.

a son, James Stephen, on July 18, 1968, to Mr.
and Mrs. James Williams. They live at 14 Gill
Drive, Robscott Manor, Newark, Delaware.

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a daughter, Judy, on February 1, 1968, to Mr. and
Mrs. Emmanuel Ziobro. They reside at 210 Hill
Street, Dupont, Pennsylvania.

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a daughter, Jennifer Burns, to Dr. and Mrs. William
Davis on May 31, 1968. They are living at 3936
Bel Pre Road, Silver Spring, Maryland.
a daughter, Christine, on June 9, 1968, to Mr. and
Mrs. James Basta. Mrs. Basta is the former MARIE
HONCHARIK. They are living at 200 West Mary
Street, Old Forge, Pennsylvania.

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a son, Michael Bradley, on March 24, 1968, to Mr.
and Mrs. Craig Houliston. Mrs. Houliston is the
former ANTOINETTE CHIARELLI ’63. They live at
225 Susquehanna Avenue, Old Forge, Pennsylvania.

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a daughter, Mara, on April 6, 1967, to Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Marowski. Mrs. Marowski is the former
MARIAN SWARTZ. They live at 310 C Garden Road,
Towson, Maryland.

• Wilkes College Seal is a
Gold copy of the original
design.
• Suitable for office or home.
• Made of northern birch and
finished in black and gold
trim.

a daughter, Donna Jane, on March 16, 1968, to
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Swanson. Mrs. Swanson is
the former CAROL SUTTON ’67. They live at Wyo­
ming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania.

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

a daughter, Monique Shifra, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Blanchette, on February 18, 1968. Mrs. Blanchette
is the former NORMA FALK. They are living at 7087
Spring Garden Drive, Springfield, Virginia.

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ban institutions must recognize that
we ourselves sometimes complicate
the problem with our land needs and
our contributions to the traffic and
parking requirements of the commu­
nity) for one of the paradoxes of our
time lies in the fact that despite a
burgeoning series of problems con­
cerning urban society there exists only
a minimal amount of scholarly re­
search in this area. We need to take
the initiative in mounting a research
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designs experiments to test them. The
urban institution of higher education
will augment its own vitality not by
deserting the ivory tower. It will make
itself more meaningful by descent into
the market place for challenge and
stimulation.
If the demographers are correct, al­
most everyone in this audience is des­
tined to live in an urban area. As fu­
ture taxpayers, parents and alumni,
you will not only be directly con­
cerned with urban society but you will
have continuing interests in institu­
tions of higher education. I am confi­
dent that you will see to it that these

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a son, John Thomas, on May 9, 1968, to Mr. and
Mrs. John Voda. Mrs. Voda is the former MARYBETH KENNEDY ’66. They are living at Riverside
Drive, Wyalusing, Pennsylvania.

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a daughter, Karen, on June 15, 1968, to Mr. and
Mrs. James Mack. Mrs. Mack is the former BAR­
BARA ANN SMITH. They live at A 8 Eastern Dawn
Park, Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

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a daughter, Jennifer, on April 2, 1968, to Mr. and
Mrs. Werner Buckl. Mrs. Buckl is the former SALLY
SCHOFFSTALL. They are living at 2919 Agnes Street,
Easton. Pennsylvania.

a son, David, on January 17, 1968, to Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Drobnicki. They live at R. D. No. 1, Lake
Ariel, Pennsylvania.

on June 4, 1968. Mrs. Kantor is the former SONIA
LANG. They are living at 720 Garland Drive, Palo
Alto, California.

a son, Stephen Andrew, on May 1, 1968, to Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen Krupinski. They live at 2 Pear
Tree Lane, Grand View Acres, Dallas, Pennsylvania.

a son, Donald, on January 29, 1968, to Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Brominski. They reside at 907 Marion
Lane, Greenwood Section, Moosic, Pennsylvania.

institutions will grow from strength
to greater strength in faculty whose
scholarship is creative and imaginative,
in academic programs whose design is
universal in value but realistic in fla­
vor, in student body whose compe­
tence breeds institutional quality be­
cause its demands are high.
Whatever greatness urban institu­
tions of higher education achieve will
not be in terms of being just like sim­
ilar institutions in the past but rather
in achieving each institution's own full
potential as leaders of the future, mak­
ing the best use of their respective
resources.

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Wilkes College chair(s) checked below.

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�WRESTLING

Wilkes
College
Sports
Schedule
WM9

Thursday, December 12
Saturday, December 14
Saturday, December 21
Saturday. January 4
Saturday. January 11
Wednesday, January 29
Saturday, February 1
Tuesday, February 4
Saturday. February 8
Saturday. February 15
Wednesday, February 19
Saturday. February 22
Saturday, March 1
Friday &amp; Saturday. March 7.8
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Wilkes are looking

John Reese, Director of Athletics

Wrestling Coach

FOOTBALL
Saturday, September 28
Saturday, Octobers
Saturday, October 12
Saturday, October 19
Saturday, October 26
Saturday, November 2
Saturday, November 9
Saturday, November 16

Saturday, September 21
Saturday, September 28
Tuesday, October 1
Saturday, October 5
Wednesday, October 9
Saturday, October 12
Saturday, October 19
Friday, October 25
Wednesday, October 30
Saturday, November 2
Saturday, November 9
Saturday, November 16

forward to the 1968-69

athletic events of the
"Colonels." Coaches

John Reese, Roland
Schmidt, Ron Rainey,
and Jim Neddoff

head up the
coaching staff.

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Moravian
Delaware Valley
Ithaca
Upsala
Dickinson
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SOCCER

Alumni and friends of

Practice Meet at West Point
Oneonta (Quadrangular)
Kutztown*
C. W. Post
Madison F.D.U.
Hofstra
Elizabethtown
Millersville
New York Maritime*
Keystone (JV)
Lycoming*
University of Massachusetts-*
East StroudsburgIthaca
Delaware Valley
MAC Wrestling at Muhlenberg

Alumni Game
Upsala
Moravian
Philadelphia Textile
Muhlenberg
Lycoming
Stevens
Wagner
Harpur
Hofstra
Susquehanna
Madison F.D.U.

BASKETBALL
Thursday, Decembers
Saturday, December?
Tuesday, December 10
Wednesday, December 11
Saturday, December 14
Tuesday, December 17
Friday, December 20
Saturday, December 21
Saturday, January 4
Wednesday, January 8
Saturday, January 25
Monday, January 27
V/ednesday, January 29
Saturday, February 1
Wednesday, February 5
Saturday, February 8
Thursday, February 13
Saturday, February 15
V/ednesday, February 19
Friday, February 21
Saturday, February 22
Tuesday, February 25
Saturday, March 1
’ JV also

Ithaca
Madison F.D.U.’
Philadelphia Pharmacy
Elizabethtown*
Drew
Lycoming’
Susquehanna*
Scranton*
Delaware Valley
Albright*
Delaware Valley
East Stroudsburg*
Wagner
Juniata
Lycoming”
Upsala
Harpur’
Moravian
Scranton’
Rutgers of South Jersey’
Susquehanna*
Lebanon Valley*
MAC Tournament

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Saturday. December 14
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Wednesday. January 29
Saturday, February 1
Wednesday. February 5
Saturday. February 8
Saturday, February 15
Wednesday. February 19
Saturday. February 22
Saturday. March 1
Friday &amp; Saturday. March 7. 8

Harpur
Bloomsburg
East Stroudsburg
Philadelphia Textile
Millersville
Lycoming
P.M.C. Colleges
Philadelphia Textile
Harpur
St. Joseph's
Elizabethtown
MAC Swimming Meet

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Thursday. April 17
Saturday, April 19
Wednesday. April 23
Friday, April 25
Saturday, April 26
Monday, May 5
Wednesday, May 7
Friday &amp; Saturday, May 9, 10
Wednesday, May 14
Saturday, May 17

Moravian
Ursinus
Rider
Muhlenberg
Susquehanna
Scranton
Scranton
Lycoming
MAC Tennis Tournament
Moravian
Albright

Wednesday, April 9
Thursday. April 10
Saturday. April 12
Wednesday. April 16
Saturday. April 19
Wednesday. April 23
Saturday, April 26
Monday, April 28
Thursday, May 1
Saturday, May 3
Monday, May 5
Thursday. May 8
Saturday. May 10
Tuesday. May 13
Thursday, May 15
Saturday. May 17

Scranton
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Roland Schmidt, Football Coach

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TENNIS

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Ron Rainey, Basketball Coach

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Moravian
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Albright
MAC Tournament at Wilkes
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Jim Neddoff. Soccer Coach

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There will continue to be class notes as long as you continue to send this back to us
with information concerning you and your eventful lives.

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Homecoming Highlights

Alfred Eisenpreis
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Dr. Eugene Farley

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Student Panel Discussion

16

Annual Appeal

22

1968 Football Profile

24

Library Dedication

30

Alumni News

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M'ss Annette Evans
Mrs- Julia T. Faber
Eugene S. Farley
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J°Em Parr
Andrew Hourigan, Jr
Thomas H. Kiley
Joseph J. Kocyan,MD
Miss Mary R. Koons
Reuben H. Levy
Arnaud C. Marts
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
Kenneth Northrop
Alumni Representative
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Richard Pearsall
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative

Aaron Weiss

Alumni Contributors

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PRESIDENT
Eugenes. Farley

ALUMNI OFFICERS
William H. Tremayne, '57
President
Henry K. Goetzman, '56
Executive Vice-President

Loretta Shutta Muroski, '62
Secretary

Joseph Shambe, '62
Treasurer

Samuel M. Davenport,'59
Director of Alumni Relations

ALUMNI STAFF
Samuel M. Davenport, 59
Editor

On the Cover . . .

Mildred Marini
Assistant Editor

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Alumni Notes

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�Hve some time in 1970.
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toment would take place in 1970. Actually,
he made known hie decision to thei chairman
Of the board in a letter dated October 4. In it
he wrote, "... the year 1970 wiU be ai pro­
pitious time. By that time, the college should
be re-accredited and other questions resolved.

Dr. Farley, who has been associated with
Wilkes College for 34 years, expressed deep
gratitude for the friendship, encouragement
and support that has been offered him during
that time.

"When I came to Wilkes-Barre, I was ad­
vised that there was no hope for the future of
the community and that I was making a mis­
take coming to the area. I must admit there
were times when I agreed . . . However, after
a few years, I was obsessed with the idea that,
while building a sound college, it might be
possible to use the college as an instrument to
assist in the rehabilitation of our community.
This double challenge captured and held me.

"The dream that I had would have been a
nightmare but for the loyal support of faculty,
trustees, and friends. I am eternally grateful
for their loyal support and for the encourage­
ment that they offered me.
"As I end my services as president, my
great concern is that the impetus of the past
be continued into the future. Higher education
will be confronted with many difficulties dur­
ing the next two decades and it will be im­
perative that the work of the college be con­
tinued with a renewed sense of dedication.
Only by continuing the momentum of the
past and by directing it into new and con­
structive channels will it be possible to main­
tain that which has already been created "

Born in Phoenixville, September —
Dr. Farley was one of four child;rre29, i899
and Mrs. Robert Farley. The Farl^ of Dr'
Quakers, and Dr. Farley was raised leys were
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21st ANNUAL HOMECOMING
Wilkes College Alumni celebrated their 21st
Annual Homecoming on November 8 and 9.
The turnout of alumni this year surpassed pre­
vious attendance records. The story of Homecoming is told best in the montage of pictures
which follows.
Dr. Farley crowned Jean Marie Chapasko
Homecoming Queen during halftime. Her court
included Ruth Bartoletti and Florence Napoli.
The Queen and her court received bouquets of
flowers as well as gifts from Student Govern­
ment, the Inter-dormitory Council, and the
Alumni Association.
The Biology Club won the best over-all dis­
play and the best club display trophies. Sturde­
vant Hall received the best women's dormitory
display trophy with Warner House having the
best men's display, and TDR had the best float.

During summer vacations, Dr. Farle
employed on farms and in a shipyard to
money to continue his education. In 1921
received a B.S. degree at Penn State, then' 6
tered the University of Pennsylvania in 1923'
Aided by a Harrison Scholarship he earned
his M.A. degree in history in 1927 and a Ph D
degree in education in 1933.
A veteran of World War I, the Wilkes Col­
lege president taught at Germantown Acad­
emy from 1922-25 and was a member of the
faculty at the University of Pennsylvania
from 1927-29. He was director of research for
the Newark, N. J., Board of Education until
1936.

The All-Alumni Dinner honored the classes
of '38, '43, '48, '53, '58 and '63. A large turnout
heard Bill Tremayne, George Ralston, Francis
Michelini, and Eugene Farley following the din­
ner. Joe Shambe served as the master of cere­
monies.
According to our new policy the classes of
'39, '44, '49, '54, '59, and '64, will hold their
reunion sessions during the Alumni Seminar
weekend, the second weekend in June.

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It was at this point that Arnaud Marts, then
president of Bucknell University (now, pres­
ident, Marts and Lundy, New York), invited
Dr. Farley to become administrator head of
Bucknell University Junior College in WilkesBarre. He was appointed president of Wilkes
College when it received its charter as an in­
dependent, liberal arts college for both men
and women on April 1,1947.
Only a handful of students were receiving
their higher education in a four-story rented
building. Through his efforts and dedication
to the cause of education, today Wilkes Col­
lege boasts of a 50-building complex on a
campus embracing 23 acres. Dr. Farley during
his tenure of office has worked unceasingly
for the industrial development of the area and
an
has integrated the college in this area of activ
ity. In the words of Attorney Waller, Wil es
College would not be what it is today without
the perseverance and foresight of a man w 0
knows that the hopes of the world rests 1
the hands of the young. Wilkes College wi
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�RESPONSE TO CHANGE

An Address
Dr. Eugene S. Farley
Speaks to the Student Body
of Wilkes College
on the occasion of the
Opening Convocation

This article was reproduced, and mailed to the
parents of all Wilkes students.

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You are attaining maturity in the midst of the
greatest revolution known to civilized man. It is a
revolution that had its origins in the Renaissance, in
man's quest for freedom, in his quest for truth, and
in the triumphs of science and technology. When
you consider its origins, you may conclude that it is
too prolonged to be termed a revolution. You will
note, however, that man's increasing knowledge of
himself and of his universe creates periods in which
surges of change are so great that more is demanded
of society than it is able and ready to deliver. In con­
sequence, periods of relative tranquility are inter­
spersed with periods of radical change and violent
reaction. We are now caught in one of these great
forward surges and it is yet to be determined whether
we can survive the turbulence resulting from the un­
dercurrent of ideas growing out of scientific and tech­
nological developments of the past century.
We are all aware of the physical changes that have
been produced by technology; but we are much less
aware of changes in values, standards, ideals, and
aspirations which have been the inevitable accom­
paniment of change in our way of living and of earn­
ing a living. Although it is inevitable that cultural
change shall result from physical change, it is not
inevitable that the cultural and social changes shall
be beneficial to man. The assurance of beneficial re­
sults is only a possibility when a mature and intelli­
gent people give direction to change so that it will
benefit mankind. Such direction requires a rare com­
bination of human qualities — curiosity, creativeness,
pragmatism, patience, and stability. And only when
men keep the welfare of man foremost in their plans,
can we expect that physical change will be so directed.

Today we must sometimes feel that our material
gains may jeopardize our survival. We reluctantly
sense that our survival will require greater intelligence
and dedication than have been applied to the dis­
covery of new truths and the harnessing of physical
power. But to this awareness we must add a measure
of maturity and common sense if man is to maintain
a measure of equilibrium in the midst of physical,
social, and spiritual revolution. It is to cultivate and
direct this intelligence that education is required. Un­
less your education encourages creative thought and
constructive action, and unless you recognize the
need for creative thought and constructive action,
your own education will be inadequate; and may I
remind you that your education cannot be adequate
unless you are willing to recognize the nature of the
undercurrents that pull us in many different direc­
tions. In light of our need for maturity and under­
standing, I will discuss with you a few thoughts that
are pertinent to our current condition and our future
prospects.

RELEVANCE
Some of your student peers complain that their
courses are not relevant. It is always difficult to deter­
mine the truth of this criticism, but regardless of its
truth, all thoughtful educators must be concerned by
it. For, to be effective, their teachings must be both
relevant and challenging and to make them so, able
faculty members must constantly adapt their courses
to new conditions and new students. Experienced
teachers are aware, however, that that which seems
relevant today may seem irrelevant tomorrow; and
every alert teacher is as concerned with relevance of
tomorrow as with those of today. In good conscience,
the thoughtful teacher must always strive to relate
the transitory relevances of today to relevances that
will be accepted by students at twenty-five, at forty,
at fifty, and even at sixty. And, although you may
not now believe it, you will live to attain these ages
and you will also find that growing responsibility and
experience will change your values and your concerns.

Possibly a study made of some fourteen thousand
General Electric engineers will illustrate this con­
tinuing change in personal values. Twenty years after
graduation, these engineers indicated that communi­
cation and writing were the aspects of their college
education which had been most slighted and which
they would enlarge were they able to repeat their
college years. They reached this conclusion, however,
only after experience had convinced them that a clear
expression of ideas and an exact presentation of facts
were essential to successful accomplishment. Pro­
longed experience had demonstrated that they could
achieve little unless they could communicate much.
In consequence, that which they considered relevant
at forty and at fifty was not that which they had con­
sidered relevant at twenty. At twenty, if they were
like most engineers of their generation, they con­
sidered courses in language and communications to
be a nuisance imposed upon them by an unreasonable
college faculty.
This single illustration of changing relevances is
perhaps too specific and too narrow to illustrate the
point. In consequence, we may gain a better under­
standing of changing relevances by comparing the
engineering program of 1940 with the engineering
education of today. In the past, engineers were
trained to use facts and to apply techniques and, in
consequence, they devoted themselves to drawing,
surveying, and the operation and design of machines,
roads, and structures. Because they had these skills,
they were well paid upon graduation, but too many
of them reached their top achievement by the time
they were thirty. Their training had equipped them
for routine technical work but had not encouraged
them to think creatively and imaginatively. By con­
trast, today's engineers study principles and are en-

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Courses in History also illustrate the need[forr a
broader and longer view. There is an 011 aphorism

that "history repeats itself for those r
know the past." And your generation, which is
impatient with the mistakes of earlier generations
must know your history if you are not to repeat these
same mistakes. But knowing the past is not enoug ,
you must also critically examine the past so that your
knowledge of the past may not become the pattern
for the future. You must recognize that history is
taught sometimes to perpetuate the parochialism, the
prejudices, and the misconceptions of the past. There­
fore, you must study history critically and objectively
if it is to release you from narrowness and bias.

And, some of you may consider the study of
religion and philosophy to be irrelevant in today s
world. On the contrary’, when properly conceived,
they may be the most relevant of your studies. They
are concerned with human values and with the sig­
nificance of life, and in today's confused world we
must rediscover the meaning of existence if we are
to retain hope. For those who are concerned solely
with material and physical conditions, religion and
philosophy may seem irrelevant. They are most rel­
evant, however, for all who believe that man posses­
ses the intellectual and spiritual capabilities to im­
prove himself and his society.
With the passing of the years you may expect your
relevances to change and if your present education
is relevant, it will enable you to adopt new and
sounder values which, in turn, will lead to new rel­
evances. As the years pass, you may perhaps measure
your growth by comparing the relevances of an early
period m your life with relevances that will seem of
most significance in your later years.

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change. To the bitter end, we must expect that change
will be decried by those who wish to maintain the
status quo, while constructive change will be wel­
comed only by those who seek to improve the moral
conscience of their time.
If we compare the morality of today with the mor­
ality of the Puritans or of the Victorians, some will
say we have retrogressed. In some instances, it may
be that we have done so, but, on the whole, it would
appear that we have moved forward. In the ethic of
the Puritans and the Victorians, there was a staunch­
ness and conviction — but there was also an indiffer­
ence and unawareness that condoned practices which

today are unacceptable. Self-righteousness and com
placency were interwoven with the exploitation o
people in a manner that could be endured only Y
those who were indifferent or who deemed themselves
superior to others and who, therefore, felt themselves
entitled to exploit those who were less fortunate^
Only such indifference and unawareness could excus
slavery, child labor, the Coal and Iron Police, an

Your generation is neither unaware nor indifferent;
it recognizes the needs and desires of others. You do
not believe that you should have a superabundance
while multitudes live in want. You have developed
a concern for and an awareness of others that could
not be attained in an era of indifference and com­
placency. Because of your awareness — which is con­
stantly increased by the new and varied media of
communication — you sometimes repudiate the old
morality while failing to replace it with a new and
more personal morality. Having discovered the in­
adequacy of the old morality you yield to cynicism;
but, if it is true, as Ernest Becker has stated, that
morality is essential both to your own personal in­
tegrity and to the integrity and vitality of your so­
ciety, you can neither afford to alienate yourself from
society nor yield to cynicism. Because "no man is an
island unto himself," each of you must develop stand­
ards of conduct that will satisfy your own conscience
while giving others reason to place their trust in you
— and some measure of trust is essential to all who
would live and work with others. Without trust, man
becomes less than human, and without morality and
conscience, there is no reason for man to trust his
neighbor.
If these thoughts contain truth, all must acknowl­
edge a need for morality which will sustain personal
integrity and give meaning to social relationships. If
man is to improve his lot in this world, he must be­
lieve in progress, and he must maintain his liberties.
He must recognize that, without morality, neither
freedom nor human progress is possible.

FAITH, REASON AND SERVICE

You not only live in a period of inquiry and unrest
but you are at an age when doubt and uncertainty
are an expected phase in your own personal growth.
In a sense, society is groping for a sense of social
maturity just as you are groping for greater personal
maturity. In consequence, men of all generations are
now experiencing and sharing the doubts that for­
merly were supposed to be the exclusive experience
of young adults. To sustain themselves in the midst
of social crisis, thoughtful persons must strive for
greater awareness, greater understanding, and greater
wisdom — and faith is an essential element in under­
standing and wisdom.
In the midst of this period of personal and social
transition, many of you may question the significance
of religion; and, for a time, this questioning may lead
to a loss of perspective and of faith. Ultimately, it
should enable you to develop a broader perspective
and a deeper faith and, if you gain a more rational
faith, it will enlarge your perspective and sustain
your hopes in the midst of revolutionary change and
the clash of conflicting ideologies.

At the end of the last century, my father's library
contained a number of books dealing with the con­
flict between science and religion. At that time, such
conflict was inescapable. Science challenged the
authority of theologians by questioning many beliefs
that for centuries had been unquestioned. Inevitably,
long accepted authorities responded by attacking
scientists whose methods of inquiry challenged their
authority. Had these protagonists been willing to
accept the idea that both religion and science were
designed to serve the needs of mankind, there would
have been no significant conflict. Unfortunately, they
admitted no common purpose. Each followed a sep­
arate path and each offered different answers to the
same questions. Each failed to recognize that they
were working for a common purpose — enrichment
of the lives of men. In consequence, their differences
led to conflict just as today the clashing claims of
conflicting ideologies lead to conflict. Had science and
religion recognized a common purpose — service to
mankind -— the bitterness of this conflict would have
been avoided. Instead of fighting the other, each
would have sought to demonstrate the effectiveness
of its offerings and each would have adopted the best
ideas of its rival. Their ideological conflict would have
faded away as men tested and compared the effective­
ness of each camp's proposals. Each would have been
judged by its fruits — not by dogmatic claims of
superiority.
As it was with science and religion in the last half
of the nineteenth century, so it is today with the cur­
rent ideologies that claim the minds of man. If each
acknowledges its purpose to be the enrichment of
human existence, each would then strive to prove the
merit of its own ideological system; and each would
study the other in the hope of improving its own.
Today, at long last, there is some suggestion that the
ideological camps are examining the practices of their
opponents so that they may adopt practices which
have proved to be effective. If this is so, pragmatism
and enlarged understanding of man's spiritual and
physical needs are creating an awareness that the
future of the race is jeopardized by problems which
have no regard for ideological differences.

Overpopulation, the pollution of our environment,
and possible extermination by the misuse of thermo­
nuclear weapons affect all mankind. They have no
regard for ideology, nationality, or race. They are
worldwide in their threat, and their solution will re­
quire worldwide cooperation. The artificial divisions
of the past, if maintained, are barriers to the survival
of mankind. And, at this point, I suggest that sur­
vival is highly desirable — or at least I hope it is —
to all of you whose "futures" will be longer than
your "pasts."

every conceivable exploitation of man.

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page / 13

�of man's contemporary dilemma
This discussion — —
’• .•
It is, on tne
unrelated to faith and religion,
may seem
man's higher aspira, - d
contrary, definitely related to
forces him to
„
tions. Man's intelligence forces
plan for something better. L-,
and to
z, they seem
knowledge and intelligence increase,
his 1—
conflict; and
to create doubt, uncertainty, and inner c.
that lead to the
these, in turn, create frustrations
------ '•o apparent,
mental and social conflicts that are now so
requires
In the midst of uncertainty man rc~""
&gt;‘ faith in
some Power greater than self if he is to retain his

equilibrium.
The problem of modem man is to relate his need

for faith with his increasing dependence upon reason.
Rational man requires both reason and faith to main­
tain his integrity. If this is so, religion and science
complement one another. Each offers promise and
hope, but each requires the active involvement o
men's hearts and minds if they are to sustain men in
the midst of doubt and uncertainty.

FREEDOM AND DISSENT
Freedom of conscience and the privilege of dissent
are two of democracy's greatest privileges. As such,
they must be guarded jealously for they can be de­
stroyed by neglect and by abuse. If treated carelessly,
the right to dissent is crushed by those w’ho would
impose their will upon a people. If not guarded
jealously, the right to dissent will be used to destroy
these freedoms that can be maintained only where
dissent encourages continual and constructive review
of ideas and institutions. Today it is abused by those
whose purpose is the destruction of the American
colleges and universities.
In consequence, those of us who consider dissent
essential to freedom must guard against both neglect
and abuse. We must decide when the fine line that
distinguishes freedom from anarchy is jeopardized by
dissenters who use the privilege of dissent as the first
step toward the imposition of their arbitrary rule
upon a careless people.

The abuses of dissent at Berkeley and Columbia
have resulted from carelessness on the part of many
and of accepted purpose on the part of a few. The
many have been inhibited by their belief in the right
of dissent. The few have been inspired by their
knowledge that they could obtain some measure of
support from those whose belief in freedom caused
them to accept a measure of dissent that is ultimately
designed to destroy both freedom and dissent. It is
to be hoped that the announced plan of the Students
for a Democratic Society to destroy the American
colleges and universities has awakened us to the need
to carefully distinguish betwen the use of dissent and
the abuse of dissent.

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Reasonable dissent is essential t;
" e Pre_
t0 th
of our freedoms and must be jealously
--^y guardedVX'On
lent protest is the tool used by thoseJ ,¥
---- 2 who k
V1°faith in themselves and in their society; th
sent to destroy the very freedoms that a^f be Uls,

to protest.

-lovv them

Dissent is essential to freedom because t
reasonable alternatives and without alternaf '
offers
'
-3 We
are caught in the determining and confining inflVeS
of "habit and tradition." Where men are allo Uences
reasonable alternatives, violent protest is the n°
means of gaining essential reforms. Where
structive alternatives are allowed and encQ2
all free men must seek for creative alternative^1

until all alternatives have been considered are g
justified in resorting to violence. Responsibll

sons must continually guard against violence
are aware that violent protest assures a violent
action and that the irresponsible abuse of freed
creates chaos and chaos leads inevitably to totalit °m
controls. Because man cannot exist in a social vaT
uum he must choose between imperfect institution'
that protect his freedoms and those rigid controls
that curtail his freedoms. As has been said many
times, "democracy is the most inefficient of all forms
of government until you compare it with the others"

To preserve democracy, every responsible individ­
ual has an obligation to dissent, but he also has an
obligation to conform. If freedom is to be preserved,
the individual is obliged to dissent when principles of
fair play and justice are ignored or violated. It is just
as essential to the maintenance of freedom that law
and order be maintained. The conscientious citizen
is, therefore, called upon to draw that fine line which
distinguishes rational dissent from divisive conten­
tion. The maintenance of our democratic institutions
requires that responsible citizens assume this obliga­
tion. As J. N. D. Anderson of the University of Lon­
don has written, "In a democracy indeed every citizen
bears a measure of responsibility for misgovernment,
bad laws, or wrong policies unless he has played his
full part in trying to get a better government into
power, better laws on the statute book, and better
policies adopted."

You and I live in a nation that was founded upon
ideals of freedom and democracy. To be sure, our
practices have never fully accorded with our idea s,
but the stated ideals of our leaders set a goal whic
we must seek. If we fail to continue the struggle or
human and social improvement, we assure the e
cline of our civilization. Progress — human an so
eial — is possible only when men strive for some
thing better. There must be a recognized goal com
bined with dissatisfaction with existing practices.
Without a better goal to give us hope and to susta
our efforts, nihilism and anarchism are the inevita

philosophies of escape. Dissatisfied with existing
conditions, but seeing no feasible alternative, the de­
sire to destroy dominates the thought and spirit of
the individual and destruction seems preferable to
existence. I believe that Freud describes this as the
"death wish." I hope that with all of us the desire
for life and constructive effort will always counter­
balance the so-called "death wish."

It is possible that this discussion of freedom and
dissent seems irrelevant to those of us at Wilkes. I
wish that it were, but it is not. There are those at
work throughout the nation who wish to destroy our
nation and our society. They have received financial
support from varied sources and their representatives
are "working in many colleges, and Wilkes is one of
their selected targets. They strive to discover and
nurture discontent, violent protest, and despair. They
are now working with individual students and they
are planning to organize unrest. Although as pro­
testing "anarchists" they oppose organization, they
have developed techniques to organize protest and
violence. One of them, who has endeavored for two
years to encourage revolt, has promised students from
another college that there will be violence at Wilkes
in 1968-69. Some of us have been aware of efforts to
infiltrate the faculty, student body, and administra­
tion with thoughts of rebellion and violence. We
now deem it necessary to alert all others to these
efforts so that their claims of an immediate Utopia
may not cause us to lose sight of the great struggle
for human and social betterment in which all con­
cerned persons must involve themselves. In these
changing and disturbing times, each of us must seek
alternatives that will give us some rational freedom
of choice.
Wilkes College is committed to this quest for crea­
tive alternatives. We hope that you will join with us
in making your College, your Nation, and your Civil­
ization more human and more creative. To this end,
we seek your support, your cooperation, your counsel,
and your constructive criticism. Our doors and minds
are open to you.

RECAPITULATION
It is possible at this assembly to suggest only a
few of the ideas and questions that involve thought­
ful people in this period of unrest. Undoubtedly, you
would have chosen other topics of equal or greater

significance. I hope, however, that these suggestions
will encourage you to examine your own questions
and concerns more critically so that you may be pre­
pared to act intelligently and constructively. May you
ever remember that constructive thought and action
are the ultimate goals of your education. Knowledge
and skill, which may now seem pre-eminent, are but
tools required for creative thought and constructive
action.
May I now review my reasons for selecting the four
topics that I have discussed with you.

Relevance was selected in the hope that the rel­
evance of your studies would be judged not by its
momentary significance, but because of its longrange significance.
Morality is deemed important because the skep­
tics and the cynics of our times strive to ridicule it,
whereas historical perspective suggests that morals
— change though they may — provide an essential
base for both personal and social integrity. It is
doubtful that civilization can survive without a
moral foundation.

Faith, Freedom, and Service were chosen because
men need to be sustained and encouraged by the
conviction and the hope that they can improve
their lot if they involve themselves in a work which
enables them to maintain a creative perspective.
Freedom and Dissent are discussed because dis­
sent is essential to freedom and also because the
abuse and misuse of dissent by the irresponsible,
the cynic, and the nihilist provide instruments for
the destruction of free institutions. Because dis­
sent is essential to freedom, we must cherish and
preserve the right to dissent. Because its abuse can
destroy our freedoms, we must guard it from those
who would use it to destroy those freedoms that
are most cherished by peoples who once enjoyed
them, but have since lost them.

At Wilkes we offer no final answers to the great
questions that challenge mankind. We are not
"authoritarians" nor do we believe that final answers
are attainable. We do believe that only by a contin­
uing search for better answers and by a consideration
of all alternatives can we hope to improve man's lot
on this planet.

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�by George Ralston, Dean of Students

As we approach another year in the between liberty and r—
f«Ponsibiiity _
academic community we are told the between a man’s right to'iiy,
’e his own
American college students today are life and his obligation as a
Cltlzen of
engaged in a painful struggle for free­ the human community?
dom: freedom of curricular choice,
Fortunately, at Wilkes, vfreedom from the administrative ^estab­ student community whichjve have a
lishment and its structures, and free­ seeks honest answers, QUr SIncerely
.
student
dom for more meaningful integration leaders do not scorn
into society. The struggles are not only not dropping out by the
here in the so called "Land of the known methods of the dav Th° WeI1
Free.” Student confrontations with not saying they have no use
academic leaders, in which they de­ society in which f
mand their complaints be recognized, will recognize no authonty and
if not actually met, are occurring al­ obligation beyond
they will be the sole judges'^ J?*
most universally.
That this rebelliousness of youth is their responsibilities are to the society
a constant recurrent from generation to which nurtures them. Our student,
generation is, by itself, a commonplace representatives of which are here tn
observation—and we elders repeat it to day, doubt challenge, and question the
reassure ourselves. But there is some­ old ways because they are questing
thing more involved here than the ex­ for something better. We see our stu
uberance of youth. Each generation dent leaders as agents of "reason
newly come to manhood has to mea­ rather than riot." They are concerned
sure for itself the values of society, to that Wilkes should produce the two
test itself against the chafing bonds of most important kinds of power: intel­
authority which seems to the young to lectual and spiritual. The latter is so
have no reason. They are trying to find essential for it is required to curb and
for themselves the outer reaches of channel the power of the intellect.
liberty and where, in their opinion, Spiritual power deals with goals and is
liberty is at last restricted by the im­ therefore, essential for sound leader­
perative of responsibility to others. In ship. Intellectual power is more con­
the final analysis they always find that cerned with means.
their liberty depends on responsibility
Our Student Life Discussion Group
to each other.
has indicated on the
’ following pages
Much of the student struggle today is that the success of Wilkes lies in its
toward the creation of customs and graduates and in their ability to use
traditions, as well as laws, that rein- wisely the power of the intellect and
force a sense of community responsi- spirit. In our discussions we have
bility — an end not derived from ab- identified clearly the special obligastract philosophy but from the imper- tions of our college community to
ative of reality. And from this experi- abandon muscle power when the prodence we learn that in these times, even uct it deals with is brain power. At
where old values are being challenged, Wilkes we cannot justify the striking
there is no such thing as truth, wisdom fist and the intolerance of organized
or moral values 'which, being once dis­ bedlam. Our students have shown that
covered, are rediscovered forever. The they favor the use of patience and
life of ideas is dependent upon redis­ courtesy, and that they are willing to
covery. As Alfred North Whitehead listen to those with whom they dis­
once put it, “All good things stand on agree as well as to those with whom
the razor s edge between preservation they share opinions.
and destruction.” The challenge has
Our meeting today is for the purpose
never been greater—and we must face of adding light: not heat. We have a it together—both students and faculty.
_, .
----- ready decided that at Wilkes we mus
e ey question confronting us is, draw a line in opposition to violence
where does man’s personal liberty end through the nurture of intellectual and
t,n ■ ?IS resP°nsibility to his fellows spiritual power along our students
beoin. How do we strike a balance which, after all, is our raison d’etre.

-/°TaliTh6yare

The
Student

Life

page / 16

......... “»*Jive: .ta

Student
Panel
At
September
Faculty Meeting

Comprising the Student Panel at the September Faculty meeting were: (L to R)
Tom Kelly, Vice President, Student Government; Dan F. Kopen, Chairman,
Freshman Orientation; and Paul Wender, President, Student Government.

page / 17

�DAN F. KOPEN
Chairman —Freshman Orientation

system seems to offer a degree of ob­
jectivity implicit to numerical classi­
fication. But is it fair that two students
whose performances are rather widely
separated on a quality scale should re­
ceive the same number to be figured
into that all-important GPA simply be­
cause they fall into the same band on
an arbitrarily drawn five-band spec­
trum? Might it not be possible to ar­
rive at a more equitable method of
evaluation? In the interests of the stu­
dent body a study of this issue should

Members of the faculty, I am here
today to ask for your assistance in pre­
senting to this year’s freshman class
an orientation program that will con­
tribute significantly to their undergrad­
uate careers. As Chairman of the Stu­
dent Government Orientation Commit­
tee I should like to project some
thoughts that require the concern of
those interested in seeing our college's
promise to freshmen fulfilled, i.e. that be made.
Wilkes College offers its students the
Along these lines we■ would like to
opportunity to engage in an education
e pu-u..____ of credit-only
experience that is both stimulating and see the possibilities &lt;
explored more fully
course cofferings
‘
case. To those sturewarding.
than has been the
desire
knowledge outside
This year Student Government has dents who
___
..'..J
attempted to present the freshmen their immediate curriculum but who
....... — the
the additional
additional
with an orientation program that will are reluctant to assume
- a.:.
serve both our short-range goals of burden of fighting to maintain
their
welcome and introduction to campus GPA in a field foreign to their major
activities and our long-range goals of field of such course offerings could
maintained participation and increasobvious”advantages.
■
__ir
—u
„ Gi„„
self-reliance.
Our nriontahnn
orientation mTTlcom­ r
ing
mittee has been directly involved in
Turning to the current concept of
this year's program since last spring. final examinations, we would think
Much of our work has revolved that a student’s aptitude for any given
around our reading program — a pro­ course should improve over the dura­
gram in which faculty advice and as­ tion of a semester. Further, we would
sistance has proven to be invaluable. suggest that one measure of the suc­
You have received the reading fists* cess attained by the student would be
that were sent to the freshmen, and the degree to which he is able to pur­
we indicated our desire to have those sue knowledge independently in that
of you who are to instruct freshman
particular area, i.e. to turn from the
sections to which the ideas contained
guidance of the instructor to self-di­
in these works pertain make an at­
tempt to integrate these selections in­ rected education. If such is the case,
then we ask why are final examina­
to your course work.
tions so often patterned almost exclu­
More important than this immediate sively along the lines of in-semester
consideration, however, is a serious exams? We would hope that by the seappraisal of several aspects of our aca- mester’s end there would be more
demic network. For example, we ques­ room for individual initiative in course
tion the merits of cour
— present‘ grading work, and that such a significant con­
®
sYs‘®m °f” tribution to the grade for "the course as
fer the most accurate appraisal of a final exams would be a reflection of
student's performance and acquisition the ability of the student to assume
of knowledge? Certainly, a numerical self-direction and not merely an indi-

* This Year's Reading List:

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
On Aggression by Konrad Lorenz
The Case for Modem Man by Charles Frankel
Suggested Reading:
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Anthem by Ayn Rand
The Art of Loving by Eric Fromm
Black Boy by Richard Wright
A Nation of Immigrants by John F. Kennedy
To Seek a Newer World by Robert F. Kennedy
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
The Waste Make&lt;ers by Vance Packard
Freshman Orientation sections meet
once
week throughout the firstt seme:
Student discussion leaders are responsible
fora the
semester.
weeks, after which time administrative p"
course content for the first
personnel take charge. This year we — .....t six
plus upperclassman volunteers to serve
have
juniors or seniors.
■ve as discussion leaders, most of whomfiftyare
Required Reading:

Page / 18

cation of his ability to
semester test patterns. ^form tQ

the
Another area of e~concern
i.
participation °n faculty ‘Uc“ sMent
We are confident that"
--t valuablem‘ttees.
butions to our c„U,
college could be ntri'
by students serving
tees. The observation” that^
terests and faculty interests

that this awarding of the “4" should
be assessed as a failure ol the institu­
tion rather than the student; for in so
doing the college is neglecting its duty
to observe its own fundamental prin­
ciples.

In closing, I would like to offer a
quotation that served to inspire me in
preparing a speech to be delivered to
the freshmen this Thursday. From the
pen of Henry David Thoreau comes
the thought, “The surface of the earth
is soft and impressible by the feet of
men; and so with the paths that the
mind travels. How worn and dusty,
then, must be the highways of the
world, how deep the ruts of tradition
and conformity! I did not wish to take
cabin passage, but rather to go before
the mast and on the deck of the world
. . . ." We of Student Government have
asserted that any freshman who is
courageous enough to secure and main­
tain the desire and determination req­
uisite to the successful pursuit of edu­
cation will find that at Wilkes College
he is not confined to the ruts of medi­
ocrity. Now we are charging you, mem­
bers of the faculty, with the responsi­
bility of providing in fact those oppor­
tunities which we have often heard so
eloquently expressed — so that every
Wilkes College student can, if he so
desires,
. go before the mast and
on the deck of the world.........”

ent

Pelude
rMthe
y C01ncide
nt should J?pten'°t
seating of students
ous faculty committees Th®
Variics of such an arrangement areThatlmg of a thorough study ana deservthat by working with you thi, ,We Se
dent government can effect
student-faculty relations in flv
“ ulis areaWhat I am illustratim
what
illustrating js the
^aconcerted
for a concerted effort in orde-t need
vide the highest quality educating prosible, and if our efforts r°-.°n poslnt to the
need for a change in our P°
standards'

policies, then in our attempt to -3 Of
seek
truth we must explore the
open to us and adopt those options
methods
which we feel would serve
the best
interests of our college.

Thus, these criticisms of som.
some of the
aspects of our system do not
—t constitute an attack on our college. We of
this committee are justifiably proud of
what it stands for; and no less impor­
tantly, we take an active pride in
grasping the opportunity to play a con­
structive role in shaping the structure
of our campus to the changing needs
of college education. Rather than cyni­
cism, what we are expressing is a
deep-rooted concern for the quality of
the opportunities that are open to stu­
dents of our college. However, in
pointing out the educational opportun­
ities that exist at Wilkes College it is
not enough that we are able to read
the eloquently phrased ideals of an ed­
ucated man as contained in the col­
lege handbook; for, these ideals, if
they possess any meaning at all, are
defined by the degree to which they
are translatable into classroom exper­
iences by the students and faculty.
And as the underlying philosophy oi
our liberal arts institution, these ®ar ®
of an educated man should constitute
the basis of course offerings; hkewi '
the degree of success of an ind,v’du®L
curriculum must be measured V
degree to which these concep s
been embodied by the studen ■ . t
could reasonably say that a s
who receives a “4” for coursen
but who has acquired no aPPr
anj
for truth, vision, ethical standar .
’
— 3 ™ jT'faded "n
understanding
passage
has, in effect, ta
be
1
niiARt
quest for prhiration.
education. It cOU

PAUL WENDER
President, Student Government

4

Interaction is defined as an exchange
between two or more groups. The
cause of such an exchange and its re­
lationship to the student body and
faculty of Wilkes College is relevant
to any attempts to understand and im­
prove this institution. It is manifested
in the communications or dealings be­
tween our two groups, the Student
Government and faculty, and it is bas­
ically an interchange of services, ideas
and feelings. This concept, the cause
of student-faculty interaction and in­
terchange and why it is necessary or
unnecessary is actually the purpose of
my presentation.
First let us consider our relationship
and its basic features. The primary
purpose of the faculty is to educate
the students. Similarly the students are
enrolled in college so that they may
reap the benefits of this educational
process. Finally, the administration, in
their basic role, exists in order to
maintain and develop the high stand­
ards set forth in the philosophy of
Wilkes College. This College, as well

as similar institutions of higher edu­
cation, is therefore an educational
community. As such this environment
provides a unifying force for those
who teach, those who learn and those
who serve in an administrative capa­
city. The effective functioning of this
commmunity requires an awareness of
mutual responsibility, understanding,
trust and respect so that all its mem­
bers can actively contribute to the de­
velopment of policies and programs.
This concept can best be achieved only
through the aforementioned total in­
terchange.

Cooperation and interchange within
most educational communities has not
yet been fully attained. Berkeley, Col­
umbia and Stanford are obvious exam­
ples of disorientation to effective inter­
change. Herbert Stroup, the Dean of
Students at Brooklyn College, felt that
the reasons for these disorientations
could be attributed to six fundamental
disvalues in student participation in
college affairs other than the class­
room. These disvalues are:

1. Discontinuity—The college’s chief
responsibility is to see to it that a
complex organization of educa­
tional and other services are main­
tained for the benefit of the stu­
dents. These services require a
high degree of “time-binding” to
be effective. Now since the stu­
dent body is everchanging, there
is no stability or permanency in
its relationship to the college.
2. Incompetency—It is assumed that
a committee, in order to be truly
effective, holds some degree of
competency for the responsibility
which is given to it. To place per­
sons of low competency on a re­
sponsible committee is to nullify
the committee’s function. So it
may be that students generally do
not possess sufficient knowledge
and understanding to be granted
positions on committees for which
the faculty in terms of education­
al or even legal responsibility
should be held accountable.
3. Immaturity — He (Dean Stroup)
feels students are too young to
make mature contributions.
4. Limited time of students — Stu­
dents should devote themselves to
their highest potential in the pro­
cess of education.
5. Lack of authority — For most col­
leges the clear responsibility for
the operation and development of
a college is imposed upon a board
of trustess, an administration and

a faculty. Therefore, the student
would serve no purpose in relat­
ing to any of these groups, espe­
cially since they possess a great
deal of authority over them.
6. Power-mindedness — Many stu­
dents today are striving for pow­
er merely for its own sake. They
plan no effective use of it but
more commonly misuse.

On the basis of these reasons many
educational communities have forced
the alienation of the student body and
student government from the faculty
and administration. The existence of
this condition is usually the preface to
irresponsible protesting and rioting.
Therefore there is a need to re-exam­
ine these reasons, for I firmly believe
that student involvement is not only
necessary but is the key to a success­
ful educational community.
1. Discontinuity — I recognize the
four-year career of the college
student, but, because a person is
here for a relatively short period
of time does not mean that he
could not contribute to the correct
analysis or resolution of a prob­
lem. It only means he is not here
to consider all problems.

2. Incompetency — Sure, the faculty
and administration has more com­
petency because of their longer
experience exposure with the
campus problems, but the student
is also competent enough to rec­
ognize problems and the basic
shortcoming here is rather a mu­
tual incompetency to communi­
cate ideas and feelings.
3. Immaturity — Time nor age does
not categorize a person’s maturity
but rather his capability in hand­
ling problems of a mature level.
Some students have found this
easier to accomplish than many of
the “more mature” administrators.

4. Limited time of the students—Ac­
tually students have more time
than the faculty and administra­
tion because they are oriented on­
ly to the educational process while
the latter have family, business,
community, and many other inter­
ests.

5 and 6. Lack of authority and power-mindedness — Both are similar
in that with authority and power
comes a degree of responsibility.
It is only a minority of students
who have not accepted the re­
sponsibility as a necessary part of
change.

page / 19

�I would like to add that I am sym-

SnouP^f^de-

ized the Student Governs
coming year. Through hthis
initiative we have ra ^Vork „ IS
“organizational change^&lt;j?P!islled an
government. To illustrate th?8 year’s
sive actions
■&lt;_
„
—ns and
attitude
of tVr°S^
ers, I might invit? yearto's
visit our Stado'n!
S^dent j^overnmAn. y^a to

first year that the student organizations
(i.e., Student Government, Beacon, Amnicola, etc.) have offices in their own
COI^nIe'xcuseaforIrefus^ng cooperation
building. The Freshmen will be able to
the right impression and whether it
unleash their creative talents to decor­
wi^the student body and student gov­ will be lasting. To overcome this doubt
ate the exterior of the building in the
ernment in the quest for a better cam a test would be appropriate but this
same manner as the students decorate
test is not for one hour, day or year.
pus in a better society.
the dormitory buildings.
Rather it continues as long as this col­
rponrs
4. Another committee will organize
After we recognize the need for in­ lege remains an educational commu­ vated and refurbished thk
group participation at athletic events.
ay uay
- Wilkes
----- tha members of Student
by
day we attend
terchange and cooperation, there is a nity. For every
Student
The committee will create and main­
large ”“
ea for the development or
of a --large
area
and Capabi
ities who■ volunteered
^^t
vUiullieereQ their time“ve
rnmei
College our
our abiIities
abilities------.
tain a sense of class spirit.
constructive
.,
m .and cre.
constructive leadership.
leadership. Course
Course and
an
are tested in developing
developing the
the ideals
ideals of
of ativeness. For another
5. The Student Government Experi­
curriculum evaluation is one topicw
this institutjon
topic
institution o
off higher education. If our initiative I might no nt ?ration of
are presently cooperating on at WUK.es
coUege fajls So let ug now th.. Stud.n;
ence and Assistance Committee will be
composed of those freshmen who are
c
_____________
College. Another area is improving me
cooperation
and communica- a11 sun™er long. Throughout 4, °Ctive
considering to run for election to Stu­
co-curriculum in relation to the acabetween the stu
dents and faculty mer, each member was aDnnin.j sumstudents
’ , and’ work\ man of a specific
demic curriculum in the fulfillment ti
us
here today
dent Government. These students will
specific comS?
committee' ^airbecome directly involved in assisting
the goals of higher education. Fact j together in developing a imeaningful
’ . ' ’ committees functioned an/6' ,Tbese
future’ activities. On f ] r
S.G. in organizing Parents’ Day, Homeneeds and improvements are anot
relationship which
____ will ultimately
'
■ \r re- for future
area that could work toward our mu- suit in the improvement of Wilkes held a Summer Session
coming, and Winter Carnival. These
freshmen will also be invited to attend
tual advantage. These ideas or areas College.
Government. This meeting la
lasted
ted?
I d&lt;
S.G. meetings ,to, abc;
become more fully in­
are infinite in number and Student
six hours, and it helped to enabl six
o°Ut
hours, and it helned
formed about the workings of the
Government is not realizing its poten­
dent Government to “get mooinb,ne ^tuStl
government.
tial contribution until it accepts re­
TOM KELLY
ing the summer months. For
T
sponsibility in all aspects of the stu­
6. Another committee of politically
illustration.
her
Vice President, Student Government
illustration I might bring each
eacli™'
dent's educational environment.
sentative here to discus! Hs i--Pre’
oriented freshmen will conduct a
Each of you, members of the faculty tee plans anTactivites” R
Commit’’mock presidential election” on cam­
ree plans and activities. Because”^
Presently
Jthe Student Government and administration, share a common obviously
’hI It would
ecauseIthis
pus on election day. This "straw bal­
obviously imnoss
impossible,
k is
of Wilkes College is in the process of goal with the Student Government of djscuss Jnv P J
1 w°uld like to
lot” may also include proposed an­
discuss my particular aspect nf
renovation. We are building a new the College. In the past, we have year’s government
swers to key issues as well as the pro­
°f this
year s government.
posed candidates for national office.
government, starting from the room in shared our common purpose, we have
which we meet to the constitution by worked on
. our common task, and we
.As
As Freshman Class Advisor I h
7. The “Reach Out” Committee will
which we function. During this transi- have accomplished our common goal, planned a Seven-Point Program for tlT
provide activity for community orition we are seeking to increase aware- it js my opinion thatour common goal incoming freshmen. The program will
ness of and involvement in our organ­ is to provide an increasingly better ed- attempt to create awareness, to
ization. We feel that once you recog­ ucational experience for those associ- mote participation, and to provide ex­
nize Student Government and become ated with Wilkes College — especially perience for the members of the class
familiar with its functions, the total ed­ for our newest arrivals, this year’s The program revolves around seven
ucational process of this community Freshman m
Class.
this
— However,
rr---------- by
committees.
Each committee will in­
will be improved. It may be interest­ statement I am not attempting to ele­ volve activities of special interest to
ing to note that the start of these ob- vate the Student Government to the attract the various talents of the class.
jeefiveshas already been accomplished. ieamed ]evei of the faculty and admin- Each committee will be moderated by
We have an open invitation to bring jstration. Nevertheless, the “educated one or more upperclassmen who have
man” \S a persoa who gains expert- the qualifications and interest in the
tion wp have nfitainnAampuS' n a 1 ences both
both inside
inside and
and outside
outside the
the activities of each respective committee,
sition on the Student Tif^panen ■,?°’ classroom. To experience
1. One committee will conduct a
„-------- 3 a wellwellwhich is now romnncpfi nf momhor! rounded education a student must take “United Fund Dance.” The theme of
of the administration farnltv and ctn
advantage
advantage of opportunities not only in this event is "participation of as many
‘I of academics, b«&lt;
In tashmen .»
All pro«.f
your “
realm
but also in
have recognized5 our new organization our area °off student
dent ac
‘wities.
from this dance will be given to the
activities.

We

wonder whether ^“‘have^onveyed

ented freshmen. This group will spon­
sor a program whereby Wilkes stu­
dents will take an orphan to a Wilkes
football game on a given Saturday aft­
ernoon. Later, this committee can de­
velop other such activities.

dent Government). This year Student
Government plans to initiate a pro­
gram in which we will invite members
of the faculty and administration to
our regular meetings. We have also be­
gun to attend Administrative Council
meetings when topics pertinent to Stu­
It is our hope that this program will dent U
u&gt;c11uuslu me
Government
are msw
discussed. We
enrich class spirit, get the freshmen in- would
also feel -honored
if we were
—---- .f
--------- ------------volved, draw out leadership in the similarly invited to attend faculty sem­
class, and provide worthwhile and inars and faculty meetings occasional­
beneficial activities. It is our long-run ly. In our current atmosphere of demgoal that this sense
participation
-- of “r
-----__ ” onstrations on college campuses, the
Will SO fnllv irnhija tkr.
----- _r xi_ _
fully imbue the thinking
of the faculty, the administration, and the
1 &lt;1 I 1 TR III III rV orc TATI 11 &lt;
VA 1, vv A &lt;■ SA 4C El I r-l OTA 4—* GV A r
4,, r,4 1 •— —w
class that its members will UU11L111UO
continue to
Student f'U
Government
must
keep. 4.1
their
LU
ULLXLAWXLL
u » 4. X X1XJ. U 44 L 111UJL
1XUUU
L1XC1X
be active participants in student activ- lines of communication open and mainthrnnohnni their
ikoi- four
f=„. years
----- at-f tained. For it is effective communicaities
throughout
A ft 1 I —
1 I 11
■1
——
—
Wilkes. Thus the Seven-Point Program tion which dispels misunderstandings
is an example of Student Government’s and settles disputes. If we can commu­
work to provide
■ ’ the
■ opportunity for nicate successfully, we will provide a
constructive
:ive educational experiences more unified, and more informed col­
in the realm of student activities.
lege community. It is my belief that
we must make a decisive effort to
But as I mentioned before, the stu­ maintain our lines of communication,
dent activities are only one part of a and we must improve and augment
student's education. The faculty, the communication where it is needed.
administration, and the Student Gov­
In conclusion, Student Government
ernment are all involved in the stu­
dent’s education at Wilkes. Therefore, believes that effective communication
I believe that there is a need to aug­ and active participation are two con­
ment and maintain the lines of com­ cepts that will help to maintain and
munication between the faculty, the improve the fine educational experi­
administration, and the student body ence that is provided by Wilkes
(through its representative agent, Stu- College.
a

a

a a

N dJheyare behind us wholeheartedDuring Freshmen Orientation we will Unlted Fund’
DuringFreshmen Orientation we will
1J. Therefore we must start now in the attempt
2- Another committee will become
attempt to
to stress
stress the
the irnnortanm
importance nf
of
Wilk^GnlUa and improvement °{ successful
successful academic
academic careers
careers at
at Wilkes
Wilkes, involved with the evaluation of “haz­
es College.
as we
as fbp
„m
. of involveing
asu well
as irnnnpt
the importance
­ ” and the Freshmen Reading Pro­
gram. This committee will prepare a
ment
in
student
affairs.
Because
we,
In closing, I see a need for a mutual
the student leaders, support and en­ questionnaire, conduct a survey, and
awareness and interest in our respeccompile the results. Members of this
five problems and policies, a need also courage the Freshmen to realize the committee will conduct an informal de­
arnnne
}
“
pDr
‘
ance
of
their
academic
lives,
we
for mutual involvement by our groups
e
,®S bope that You. the faculty, will support bate at the second class meeting.
and once this has been accomplished,
—
QI1U encourase debate will consider the pro and cons
a need to keep all channels of commu­ Student Government and encourage
the Freshmen to
to become
become involved
involved in
in of our Present "hazing” program.
nication open. For when we cut these
3. The Homecoming InvoIve”1re“
-—„Programs.
programs. HowHowcommunication lines we frustrate the eXS wlent activides
educational process which results in ment miicf63 1Ze tbjf Student Govern- Committee will provide the °PP'
irresponsible actions causing the de­ your sunnor!?'
"Ot mare^y expect nity for the Freshman Class to e'
struction of many institutions.
paign nrnmic’ " ^eepmg witb our cam- directly involved with the dec
g P raises, we have truly revital- activities” of Homecoming. This is
page / 20

page/ 21

�’gg Annual Appeal

bacR. r

the year

to. IW ™ 'to
was 1950 and the

Ronald Simms'60, Chairman

were

“XX fund
i”"-1 aa "d ll,,y

The average American citizen sailed

The alumni of our colleges anb
versifies throughout the United State
is the third largest source of voluntary
support for education and «e DUS
recognize this as a basic responsibility
of citizenship.
I regard this letter as much more
than an opportunity to communicate
about our activities, to provoke some
resourceful thinking, to exchange some
ideas, rather than a chance to pontif­
icate, because I have the distinct feel­
ing that the Wilkes alumni ranks are
filled with many well-informed and
promisingly helpful people.
Throughout the years, scholarships
at Wilkes College — as in every insti­
tution of higher learning — have been
a necessity. Without financial assist­
ance, many outstanding students
would be unable to gain an education.
Our graduate program cannot meet the
needs of the 1970's without substantial
annual gifts.
What part has the alumni of our Col­
lege played in the support of these
programs? The answer is a very dis­
appointing one. In 1968 only 14% of
the 6,000 proud, flag-waving Colonel
SU[_
supporters
made contributions to this
■ stifiiHnn
institution.

I have come to one conclusion al­
ready, however. No dramatic innova­
tion will prove to be the panacea to
the 1969 Wilkes College Annual Alum­
ni Appeal. It will be the cumulative
result of just plain hard work. It will
be successful because a large number
ot enthusiastic participants will be
sparked by enlightened self-interest; it
will be successful because the Wilkes
alumni will realize their responsibilities.
Our aim in 1969 is certainly to raise
mnsiey'
rch more ‘han'that, we
must
raise
p.rMp.
U...the percentaop ',h‘™

habit. You are a nPart '

beC°me a

ne °f the country's finest

Page / 22

S4.025.
n.ir Center for the Performing Arts
replaced Chase Theater in 1965. Here
is Gies Hall, the Music department, as
it appeared in 1953. In that year fulltime enrollment was 628 and twentythree people contributed $9,919 toward
scholarships. The new School of Music
can be seen here as construction
moves toward its completion date of
1969. The money for this building
came from anonymous donors.
The Kirby Library, pictured here in
1955 when 289 people contributed

Wilkes enrollment X’Ch
s
Shedden Farley Librlr d' The p,n ‘he
of 350,000 volumes and^® a
most modern building **
of
At present, 2,368 fu)1 ti “S ‘VPe.^

1968 Annual Campaign
You will notice that the reporting
of the 1968 Campaign does not include
the amounts of money for each class.
According to the directions of the au­
ditors, the Campaign now runs for the
twelve months of the fiscal calendar.
This directive means that the cam­
paign officially ended on June 30,1968.
As of that date 626 alumni contributed
$15,589.50. Needless to say, those
alumni who contributed after June 30
have received credit for 1968 and their
names are included in this Alumnus.
As you can see by the article about
the 1969 Campaign, this next Appeal
has already begun. Ron Simms ’60, is
the Campaign Chairman and he will be
assisted by Joe Shambe *62, as CoChairman.

make use of the
tlrtle stnrf
Wilkes facilities L/Ver-eXpanants
scholarship money has k®116'°00 "Is
by Wilkes College to tho^ gr&lt;

alumni have not her^ “/o of w
their obligations to help in^^nt If
In the near future th
IS gr°wth.
paign will begin. Your heir?969 Camwhat amount, will be in&lt;X’
ma“er
affording educational^Xtun^11-’
those who are deserving of the dles

In Memoriam
DONALD KERSTEEN
Donald Kersteen '40, suffered a
heart attack and died on September
23, 1968. Don graduated from Kingston
High School and attended Bucknell
Junior College. He graduated from
Bucknell in 1942 and served as con­
troller of Wilkes College from 1946 to
1956. Since that time he had been em­
ployed by the Pennsylvania Gas and
Water Company and was administra­
tive assistant to the vice president.
Don served overseas with the 96th
General Hospital of the U. S. Army
during World War 2. He was active in
the church, Masonic Bodies, and the
United Fund.
He is survived by his wife, the for­
mer Elsie Koup, and sons, Donald R.
Jr., a senior at Lafayette College,
Duane E., a freshman at Luzerne Coun­
ty Community College in Wilkes-Barre,
and a daughter, Lynette, a freshman
at Wyoming Valley West, in addition
to his mother, a brother, and a sister.

h
5g

i

Washington, 0. C.
Virginia Suburbs Meeting
Hank Goetzman '56, Joe Popple '56,
and Sam Lowe '58, called a meeting of
the Washington, D. C.-Virginia Sub­
urbs Chapter for October 26, 1968. The
meeting was successful even though
the home office skipped part of the list
when the letters were mailed. Chuck
Reif and Sam Davenport traveled to
Bethesda, Maryland, for the meeting.
Dr. Reif brought the alumni up to date
as to what is happening on Campus
and Sam showed recent slides of the

Campus to help the alumni become
acquainted with the present campus
facilities.
The following alumni were in at­
tendance:
David R. Kline '62, Mrs. David Kline
[Alice Powell) '63, Joe Popple '56,
Mrs. Joe Popple (Judith Gommer) '57,
Mrs. John Anziulewicz (Patricia Pet­
rash) '56, Mrs. Martin Novak (Virginia
Leonardi) '58, Martin Novak '57, Sam
Lowe '58, Ronald Fitzgerald '55, Mrs.
Ronald Fitzgerald (Barbara Bialogawicz) '56, Bill Davis 61, and Henry
Goetzman '56.

STANLEY J. KOVALSKI
Stanley J. Kovalski '48, died in the
Wyoming Valley Hospital in WilkesBarre on September 15, 1968.
Stan graduated from Nanticoke High
School in 1938 and received his B.S.
degree from Wilkes College in 1948.
He received his master’s degree from
Bucknell University. Stan was head of
the commercial department at Northwest Area High School in Shickshinny,
Pennsylvania. He also served as guid­
ance counselor and baseball coach at
Northwest. He served in the Eighth
Army Air Force at Ipswich, England,
during World War 2.
He is survived by his wife, the for­
mer Elizabeth M. Joseph, and a daugh­
ter, Theresa Marie. He is also survived
by four sisters and two brothers.

page / 23

�profile of
WILKES ATHLETIC POLICY

athlete must still compete with other
Students in his class. You are aware of
the Colonel’s record on the 8«diron
It may surprise you to learn that the
football team acquired an accumula­
tive average of 2.41 in the spring sem­
ester of 1968. We can be equally proud
of the members of our other teams as

The following article about Wdkes
College's Athletic Policy appeared m
the 1955 Homecoming Official Program.
"College football can and will thrive
well.
on a purely amateur level.
Reprinted from The New Yori Times,
Wilkes College announced a strict
Thursday, November 21.196S
athletic policy in 1950 which stated
by Gordon S. White, Jr.
that 'At Wilkes College a balance must
be maintained between scholastic and
Wilkes has the Lambert Bowl as the
extra-curricular activities so that best Division III football team in the
scholarship will not be impaired.
East this season plus the headaches
The policy further stated. ‘The col­ that go with one of the three Lambert
lege gives no scholarships for the sole awards given each year. From now on
purpose of encouraging athletes to at­ coaches, players and fans at Wilkes
tend Wilkes College. Athletes will re­ must keep explaining just why their
ceive the same consideration in admis­ team deserves the Lambert Bowl. The
sions, in the classroom, and in the fact that the Colonels from Wilkesawarding of scholarships that is given Barre, Pa., have the longest winning
other students'.
streak in college football is not reason
The Intercollegiate Athletic Policy at enough for some people. This 29-game
Wilkes College was revised in 1967 victory string, over four seasons,
and is still in effect. This policy reads doesn’t prove much, particularly if you
as follows:
are a Kings Point fan.
"Intercollegiate athletics constitute
But at Wilkes they feel they have
of the extra-curricular jiro- t}je aWard they deserved a year ago,
one phase
]'
gram of the College. As such they have as well as this fall. Wagner won the
an important contribution to make to Bowl in 1967 after an undefeated sea­
the life of the students. Because , they son.
are an important element in student
George Paterno, the head coach at
activities it is essential that their prop­ Kings Point, said, “I have to stick up
er relations with other activities be for my players this year. Any coach
maintained and their contribution to will do that. So I have to say we feel
the major objectives of the College be badly about the Lambert Bowl commit­
continually evaluated.
tee’s selection.”

Financial Aid
Because experience has demonstrated
the difficulty of maintaining a com­
petitive program without giving some
scholarships, it has been concluded
that limited support may be offered to
a few selected students.
To maintain competitive relations
with colleges having similar scholastic
and athletic policies it is agreed that
for each incoming class no more than
two tuition scholarships per team may
be granted to students who:
1. Need financial assistance;
2. Agree to participate in at least one
intercollegiate sport;
3. Graduate in the upper two-fifths
of their high school class;
4. Test above 1100 on the College
Board Examinations.”
As you can see, there has been very
little changed in the Wilkes College
athletic policy over the years. The

In that time, Wiendl llds
has rn^ ■
punts for a total of it303 run back
Yards and
scored six touchdowns on kick^!
He also has scored four tim Le.‘urns"
tercepted passes. Wiendl pick W‘th
’-a inenemy passes during his Wilk/:ed “ft 15
Now the senior will devote‘es career.
; a winter
to wrestling. He is the defend;
pound National Collegiate Jn
' g 160.
small col.
lege wrestling champion.
Following his wrestling
activities
Wiendl will finish his Wilkes

Then Paterno, who led his team from
the depths of a 2-6 won-lost record in
1967 to a 7-1 mark this fall, listed a
number of reasons why Kings Point
should have the Lambert Bowl. One of
his strong arguments was that Kings
Point lost only one game. That was a
7-0 defeat to Lafayette, the team that
1
leads
the voting for the Lambert Cup.
The Lambert Cup goes to the out- career with baseball in the spring. Last
standing team
spring, Wiendl hit .357 and stole 12
------ in IIDivision
of the
East. Division II includes those big­ bases to lead Wilkes to its first Middle
small colleges that stand somewhere Atlantic Conference Northern Division
between Wilkes and Penn State or baseball title.
Syracuse.
* * *
But Wilkes has some good argu­
Joe Skvarla is an end who also
ments to back its case. Joe Wiendl is played a big part in Wilkes' footba
one of the reasons why Wilkes has success. The 6-foot-3-inch athlete
finally nailed down the Lambert Bowl. caught 47 passes lor 848 yards in 1S
The defensive safetyman has played career C oach Roland Schmidt has
four years of football for the Colonels plenty of other sound reasons for put
who are permitted to use freshmen on ting the Lambert Bowl in his trop J
the varsity team.
case at Wilkes.

is certain, however, no
One thing
wins either the Lambert
„apr
who
matter Imajor college), Lambert Cup
Trophy I -college) or Lambert Bowl
,midle size c
Lail college), someone will be unso.

wprandsayl—i The Scranton Tribune,
Reprinted from
Saturday, November 16, 1968

-I WILKES WOULD
JOHN
LOVE HIS FOOTBALLERS

by Chic Feldman

In a few hours, luck permitting, the
football defenders of Wilkes College
will conclude their third successive
season without a setback, or even a
tie, to mar the finest gridiron achieve­
ment ever by an anthracite higher edu­
cation institution. We're rooting for the
Colonels to belabor Lebanon Valley as
sincerely, if not emotionally, as would
the military man for whom the school
is named, Col. John Wilkes, because
they're all we have regionally and also
because of the difficult manner in

which the Wilkes Barreans
attained
recognition.

It isn’t easy to forget when the Uni­
versity of Scranton aand’ King’s College
were the biggies hereabouts and any
reference to Wilkes
:s v,
was apt to bring a
snide, unkind "You
—J mean Bucknell
Junior College?”

STROUD GAME HERE
WOULD DRAW 10,000

There’s talk of Wilkes being invited
to a bowl game, which even if it again
fails to materialize is „good
— rprestige------ aw‘se' Also receptive, in the event they
conquer California State today and be­
There was even a more cruel belittle- come Pennsylvania "Teachers” cham­
ment when Wilkes, in the interest of pions, is East Stroudsburg State where
community peace, terminated football Charley Reese has performed miracles
and other athletic relations with King’s. since John Gregory moved to Villanova
To which the more vociferous Kings- by way of the Naval Academy. Stroud
men jibed “We mustn't dirty the uni­ is even more "Scranton," than Wilkes,
forms of those Little Lord Fauntel- although 40 miles removed. For dec­
ades, even before elders Manny Cohen,
roys!”
Fiore Cesare and Frank Duffy, Stroud
Manfully, and admirably, Wilkes was a haven for future educatorstook the abuse, including some one­ coaches from these diggings.
sided spankings by the U of S. Time
and patience repaid the Colonels. First
Which is a sneaky way of sug­
by surviving when Scranton and King’s
gesting that if no one else thinks
concluded touchdowning was too ex­
Wilkes-Stroud worthy of a post­
pensive and abandoned the sport.
season pedestal, they can come to
There was every reason for the Colo­
our town and together receive the
glory and affection both have un­
nels to retreat. Quitting football had
questionably earned. On two
become fashionable. If the more suc­
weeks’ promotion, which is the
cessful ones found an excuse to leave
Saturday after Thanksgiving,
the field, why not the then weakest of
Wilkes-Stroud would attract at
the local trio?
least 10,000 to neutral Memorial
“We owe it to our students and
Stadium.
graduates to continue,” the fine
people at Wilkes stated. There
They need not want for a sponsor,
were no brash promises of super­
in what could rightfully be the first
teams, or the mildest hint of the
“Anthracite Bowl." A capable patron
historic prosperity to come, al­
could probably be secured through a
though Wilkes obviously had first
single telephone call. To repeat this
call on area talent and reckoned
isn't a proposition. Merely a gratis
to be better for it. This is the re­
thought from one with a profound re­
fined Ivy-manner in which Wilkes
gard for Goth.
operates. Even 28 consecutive tri­
Proof of my esteem for Wilkes can
umphs have failed to change it.
Without braggadocia, or boisterous­ be found in the absence of my favorite
“Unconscious Village" bouquet for
ness, Rollie Schmidt has accomplished
Wilkes-Barre. Ditto the subdued man­
the impossible. So much so that in­
ner wherein I've refrained from referstead of making usually envious Scranp'roucf of ring to the pleasant community as “the
tonians wax critical, we’re as [
place where people walk around three
Schmidt and the Colonels as if they are
weeks after being embalmed.”
our own. Come to think of it, who else
do we have to salute? Proudly and
These are holdovers from the happy
days when I would tease the late Mike
sincerely.
would have dared predict Bernstein with such "laudatory" stateNo one
" i a decade ments as to how loyal the Wilkessuch an incredible situation
"the scoreboard usually read Barre fans were and proceed to tell
ago when t.—-----U of S 27 Wilkes 0. Now the Colonels about the baseball Barons’ rooter who
throughout the walked 18 miles here to the opening
are rightfully famous
game and was too tired to climb the
USA, with weekly headlines. Lamber
fence.
awards (this is a most coveted honor
and more while (it hurts to admit it)
Wilkes has, at least temporarily, put
Scranton and King’s most depend on
1 supported club such ribs in the freeze. To give you an
’
t
operated
and
idea of the Colonels’ prowess.
student
football.
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page/ 24

�3
Recap
of
1968

Football
Season
GEORGE PAWLUSH 1968

,

r - r &gt;r.
It wasn’t too long ago when every
school wanted to schedule Wilkes Col­
lege for their annual homecoming mas­
sacre, but now the story is almost quite
the opposite.

By winning their 29th straight vic­
tory over Lebanon Valley, the Colonels
reached further milestones on their
four-year rampage — their third con­
secutive unblemished 8-0 seasonal rec­
ord, fourth Middle Atlantic Conference
crown in a row, and finally regaining
the big one. The big one is the Lam­
bert Bowl, which is symbolic of East­
ern small college supremacy. After
gaining the first bowl ever to be
awarded in 1966, the Wilkesmen had
to take a backseat to Wagner College
last year, as the Seahawks breezed to

a 9-0 record, just edging the Colonels
in final bowl balloting. This season,
after a close fight with Kings Point, the
coveted award again returned to the
Wilkes campus.
The schools that made a habit of
clobbering Wilkes season after season
now cringe at the thought of schedul­
ing them for future seasons. Just what
happened to the Colonels?
Northeastern Pennsylvania has for
the last 50 years held the proud dis­
tinction of being one of the football
hotbeds of the nation. Many former
coalcracker alumni still dot the many
collegiate and professional football
squads of the nation. At Wilkes Col­
lege, however, a winning season ap­
peared a memory of the past.

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The Greyhounds of Moravian College
were the next victims on the Colonels'
waiting list. Senior quarterback Rick
Simonson, who had replaced Zakowski
in the second quarter, found Joe Skvarla eight times to scuttle the punchless
Hounds 40-0, Ted Yeager had his sec­
ond hundred-plus-yardage game, run­
ning the ball for 115 yards and two
touchdowns.

Although the Colonels will be losing
The Colonels’ rejuvenation began in
the spring of 1965 as Coach Roland 18 lettermen, 13 of them starters, when
June
rolls around, don't count Coach
Schmidt began a crusade to persuade
local high school talent to give the Schmidt and his Golden Horde out.
home college a try. With an added When you have won 29 straight, de­
sprinkling of out-of-towners, the foun­ feat won’t be had easily over the proud
dation was now laid for a fantastic Wilkesmen, who don’t seem ready to
four years. Using a lineup composed give up that pride and determination.
almost entirely of freshmen, Coach
The 1968 edition of the Wilkes Col­
Schmidt defied all odds and guided his onels was probably the best-balanced
team to a 7-1 record, losing only to Up­ team in school history. Facing a tough­
sala in the third game of the season by er batch of opponents, some of them
a 26-20 score. Gradually the momen­ in Division Two class, the Wilkesmen
tum grew and the team's success did amassed 224 points while limiting foes
its own advertising. More and more to a meager 54. The 6.7 points allowed
coalcrackers found their ways to the per
was fifth best mark among
per game
game was
the nation's small colleges. Offensively,
Wilkes campus.
me airlanes
aiLxanoS more ofthe Colonels hit. the
of­
ten than was
as t'
the case in ----previous
•’
s^w years.
j____ The
Wilkes
V........ Golden Machine
* J gained 1,115 yards via the pass route
and
battered
for 1,639 on the ground.
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Delaware Valley was figured to be
the toughest opponent of the year for
the Blue and Gold. The game was a
lot closer than the final 31-3 score
seemed to indicate. With previous
losses coming by scores of 6-0 and
14-13, the high-flying Aggies seemed
intent on knocking off the Schmidtmen. After a first-half defensive stand­
off the mauled Wilkesmen led 10-3.
The game was close until the Aggies
saw lightning strike for the second and
third time in a space of a year. Last
season Del Vai made the mistake of
punting to Joe Wiendl and number 44
proceeded to run it back 67 yards for a
touchdown and a 14-13 victory. In a
space of ten minutes, Wiendl struck
terror into the hearts of all Del Vai
fans, breaking the game wide open
with’ touchdown punt return gallops of
86 an[] 62 yards.

I
VII

The Colonels' victory skein started
on September 28th deep in the blue
mountains of Vermont. With Joe Za­
kowski doing the pitching and Joe
Skvarla catching the bouquets, the Col­
UAVUlxu
onels stung a 31-9 defeat on the baffled
onels stung a ji-a uciuo_ ....
~------ lity of Vermont. The speechless r
Universi
New
Englanders soon»found out who ['
the heck Wilkes was Southpaw signal13 successful
caller Zakowski fired’ 13
„.i found Skvarla
aerials, three of which
;linch the victory.
for touchdowns,
to cl mini-back Te
3 145-pound
Freshman 1
; nnlleoe debut in the
, —.
vji
Yeager made
i..—- h Sa memorable one, tak.
luulu
J
rushing play
game of football a
ing the s—
of the game

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age / 26

�After three straight away contests,
the Blue and Gold opened their home
slate against Ithaca College. Piling up
a 21-7 fourth-quarter lead, the Colonels
had to hold on for dear life as the
Bombers unleashed a torrid passing at­
tack to come within two points of sub­
duing the Wilkesmen. An Ithaca lastsecond drive was thwarted by a 39yard interception touchdown return by
Jay Holliday, giving the Colonels a 2819 victory.

Upsala, the last team to defeat the
Schmidtmen, provided the opposition
for the next contest. As usual, the
Colonels scored early and first, but the
initial counter proved to be the last as
the Wilkesmen were stopped by an
inspired Upsala defense. Wilkes saw
their 9-0 lead evaporate to 9-7 in the
fourth quarter. The closing play of the
game was a 37-yard field goal attempt
by a very capable Viking kicker. The
attempt was short and wide and the
Blue and Gold were thus destined to
ride again. Coach Schmidt summed the
whole situation by saying, "We were
lucky to get out alive."

page/ 28

The headline for victory number 27
was provided by Rick Simonson. Hav­
ing taken over for the injured Joe Zakowski, the field general had one of
his finest games of the season, hitting
16 of 32 passes for 240 yards and a
28-0 conquest of Dickinson. Late in the
third quarter the outcome of the game
was still in doubt, until Joe Wiendl put
everyone at ease with a 52-yard inter­
ception touchdown return.

In the annual Alumni homecoming
contest, the Gold Machine gave the old
grads something to cheer about by an­
nihilating the visiting PMC Cadets.
The outcome of the game was never
in doubt as the charges of Roland
Schmidt played relaxed football for the
34-0 whitewash. Rick Simonson had
another big day hooking up with his
favorite receiver Joe Skvarla for three
touchdowns. Pat Malloy got into the
hero act by snatching three PMC
passes, one for a score.

z
"■4

V, Uutchmen invaded Wilkes lb,,
with a concealed weaoon m ? e
the form of the old
ln
The
me visitors fiU
11 e(j the 8-Un Q1enseMAC record 51

per boot ^ U1^ting a 397 average
bet to be wemtay L°e Wiend1' a sure
endedhis f
keS first 12-la“erman,

sMe w^th UtT,artgrid career in fina

KWn La a tOta of 15 interceptions,
tkmtOrUJ;hdOrS (aU punt °r intercepf103 punt returns for a
tai of 1,303 yards and a 12.7 average
P rrpretum P- J- Kane closed out his
career in fine style, accumulating 154
tackles and assists. Mini-back fresh­
man Ted Yeager logged 577 yards on
131 carries m his rookie year.
Joining Wiendl, Skvarla, and Kane
JUne Rst are
Flagrant Four
ot Bill Layden, John Howe, Joe Katerba, and Paul Merrill. The Flagrant

Four, Wilkes' front four on defense,
were a major reason for the Colonel
defense for rushing as being the best
in the MAC. Other departing Wilkes
defensive specialists are Jay Holliday,
Dan Malloy, Mike Connolly and Dave
The 1968 season proved to be a rec­ Peterfreund. Missing next season from
ord-shattering one, filled with plenty the offense will be veterans Mike Baof excitement as 32 marks were either buschak, Bruce Comstock, Angelo Lobroken or extended. The Coloneld
verro, Rick Simonson, and Joe Frapfense established a new squarecord polli.
hv oickin" off 22 passes. Joe Skvarla,
Wilkes fared well in post-season
fhye top pass receiver in the^Northern
Division, MAC, established himself as honors with five members gaining men­
tion on the Little All American team.
Gaining the distinction were tn-captains Joe Wiendl, Bruce Comstock, and
Bill Layden plus Joe Skvarla and Joe
Zakowski.

page / 29

�An Address by Thaddeus Seymour, Dean of Dartmouth College,

LIBRARY DEDICATION

on the occasion of the dedication of the Eugene Shedden Farley Library

at Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, November 1, 1968.

r

"Of
Peaceful
Men
And

Meas"
The Eugene Shedden Farley Library was dedicated with a special Convocation
----------- on Novemher 1, 1968, in the College Gymnasium. S'
'
'
ffaculty, and
........
Students,
alumni,
the Board of Trustees
participated in the program. Over 1000 people were in attendance at the impressive ceremony.
Dean Thaddeus Seymour gave the main address which is reproduced here in the Decem­
ber ALUMNUS. Following this address Francis Michelini presented three candidates for the
conferring of honorary degrees. Thaddeus Seymour was awarded Doctor of Humane Letters
"in recognition of his concern for excellence in the teaching of communication skills." He
was hooded by Stanko Vujica and Ben Fiester. Fred Hechinger was awarded Doctor of
Humane Letters "in recognition of his excellence in communicating to the public an aware­
ness of education in our society." He was hooded by Ralph Rozelle and Fred Bellas. Eugene
S. Farley was awarded the Doctor of Science "in recognition of his lifelong devotion Io
Wilkes College and its Community." He was hooded by Charles Reif and Hugo Mailey.
Following the Convocation the Board of Trustees held a dinner in honor of Dr. Farley
in the new dining hall. Fred Hechinger, Education Editor of THE NEW YORK TIMES, gave
the address which is reproduced here in the ALUMNUS following the dinner which was
attended by 300 people.

I count it a privilege to participate in
this ceremony to dedicate the Eugene
Shedden Farley Library. I offer my
congratulations to those who devel­
oped the plans for this magnificent
facility and my admiration for those
who have made it a reality. I am
moved to celebrate all that this new
library stands for — books, ideas, the
aspirations of the men and women
who will study here, and, most of all,
the orderly and rational process of
’learning which is
’ symbolized
....by a
house of books.

These are violent times, and violent
ideas are astir across the land. Let us
use this occasion to dedicate ourselves
to the rational, reasonable processes
by which peaceful men confront chal­
lenge and change.

I believe that we have reached a
point of crisis in American life which
requires the dedication of each of us,
particularly those engaged in the pro­
cess of higher education, whether we
are students, teachers, administrators,
or trustees. My text is a simple state­
ment of wisdom by Will Durant,
whose life has been devoted to the
study of man's earthly history and
whose eyes have traveled across the
whole panorama of western civiliza­
tion. He epitomized our present strug­
gle in these few words and warned,
“hunger
When foTorder
liberty destroys
order,
the”
will destroy
liberty.

and order have reached the point of
open conflict, and the college campus
has become the battleground for con­
frontation. The most cynical of cam­
pus radicals seek to destroy all that
this new library stands for.

I want to speak briefly about the stu­
dent revolt, and I do so as a battlescarred veteran who may qualify for
several Oak Leaf Clusters. I have observed the approaching conflict for the
past ten years from behind (fortunately
never under) a dean's desk, where I
have been picketed, sat-in on, and
marched on. I have addressed a protest
rally from the steps of the administra­
tion building, and I have scrubbed off
paint from the pavement in front of
my home. I think I understand the
style of the would-be revolutionaries
who have so successfully exploited
the generous instincts of the academic
community.

I am sure that it is no surprise that
I am utterly intolerant of the violent
and coercive tactics with which young
radicals have disrupted campus after
campus. Their style is tactics; their
mood is cynical; and their goal is po­
litical power. But it may be a surprise
that I sympathize very much with the
causes which they proclaim. I bought
a book recently about the New Left,
and the cover carried the message
that “campus radicals are marching
against racism, puntanism, militarism,
All of us are too painfully familiar and bureaucracy.” Well Pm marching
with the evidence that order has been against these things, too — as 1 dare
---*—say everyOne in this hall is — but to a
strained to breaking in recent years.
vio- different drummer. Our steps take us
We have seen dissent erupt into vio­
&gt; asser- to
to your
your new
new library, a symbol of ralence, and we have watched
the
23 the only alter- tional processes, and I find its doors
tion of raw authority
t
The as
forces
of liberty Open, not blocked by barricades.
native to chaos.

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�to
,
.dical movement threatens
The radical n
d our
-;r societypolarize out'
present t academic
;ial test for
year, 196U
ducatlon.. •it is time
--&gt; w
effort on
Dorauv^
pursuing the g°a
the part of all of us pu
—
If we are to preOf higher education. I- jurselves pre­
X SV-don’t, someone cise

tween students and faculty and The
Administration by directly involving
deans, trustees, and the president.
Whether the issue is parietals and
parking, or Dow and ROTC, the stra­
tegy is to establish a coalition and de­
velop a focus. There must be a clearly
defined, quite simple issue; there must
be an enemy who represents unpop­
ular authority; and then an incident
must be provoked to serve as catalyst.
These are the simple ingredients which

the style of dissent fr&lt;
to the issues that are
Now let me turn to thcs
"lose among
who are students. I have
own campus grow in concern, cc
,c°nvic.
tion, and commitment over ’the
ten years, and I know that thisi
Past
,scon
jS equally real here at Wilkes
C, cern
Coll
I find in your ideals a degree of ege.
awareness and social concern moral
„
which
makes me proud to associate with
you.
While developing impressive
------ to ----tence
meet the demands eof conipe.

have shattered campus after campus.
We must know and understand them plex society, you have demon . °ma sense of conscience which™’611
in order to repudiate them.
promise that mind and heart wtn 8‘ves
Now let me share some observations together in your lives.
Work
with those of you who have bet your
Nevertheless, I would make bold t
lives on the young people whom you
serve as teachers, administrators, and offer some specific suggestions to ea h
trustees. It is not enough to deplore of you as you participate in the life of
your college and as your co11°
Americans endorsed Mayor Dal y
treatment of Chicago demonstrators. violencee and disruption without offer­ shares in the search for solutions
We must begin by
Last June a Dartmouth senior attacked ing an alternative.
a—
the problems of our society. I begin hv
the Vietnam war in his Valedictory a - recognizing that the best of our young citing your fine new library.
people
are raising good questions.
dress, and his Phoenix, Arizona draft
First, I urge you to use the library
board immediately reclassified him They have identified the gaps in our
1-A, despite the fact that he was a society and have helped us to see our­ and stay loyal to all that it represents.
life-long practicing Quaker. The rea­ selves as a nation that too often says Your education provides you with
tools to fashion the solution to prob­
son, they explained,
explained, was what he one thing and does another. The best
of our young people call out for indi­ lems. It has been my own experience
said at Dartmouth.
vidual participation in our institutions, that too many students who commit
I am alarmed by the fact that vio­
our communities, and our society. I themselves to campus and public is­
lent men can too often win the sup­
sues display a shocking ignorance
port of so many of our best students understand the student who recently about facts and circumstances. They
carried
a
sign
on
our
campus:
“
I
am
and faculty. And yet, unless “the sys­
seem to be saying, “I know what I be­
tem" can offer a response and an alter­ a human being. Do not fold, bend, lieve; don’t confuse me with all these
spindle,
or
mutilate
me
”
;
and
I
’
ve
al
­
native, I see in the year ahead another
facts.” Their response is too often
cycle of disruptive action and harden­ ways sympathized with my friend intuitive, where it should be analytical.
ing reaction. I would propose three who is in open revolt against direct Their actions too often are motivated
things: First, let us repudiate the dis­ dialing. When he wants 603-643-2536, by a kind of paranoia which makes an
ruptive tactics of campus radicalism. he asks the operator for “six billion, enemy of those in authority (be they
Second, let college faculty and staff thirty-six million, four hundred thirty- parents, teachers, deans, or college
teachers, deans,
respond with speed and sensitivity to two thousand, five hundred thirty-six.”
presidents). They are
are not
not concerned
the legitimate concerns of their stu­
Let us recall that when the over­ with ideas that come from books, but
dents. Third, let students develop a thirty generation was young, the social
from signs.
reasonable style for expressing their system faced two crises: a depression rather slogans which come;-j to be disSecond, I would urge you
concern and implementing constructive and a war. The system solved them
with which
criminating in the issues
change.
Campus cruboth, in terms that were measurable
you identify yourselves. 1— .
Let me digress a moment to explain and finite. The present college genera­ sades which center on self-gratification
the style of the practitioners of con­ tion has no reason for the same con­ do little credit to those who espouse
frontation politics. They exploit issues fidence in the system, for it perceives
them so passionately. Somehow, in
for political power, not philosophical no sign of victory in today’s wars,
view of all the needs of the world, col­
ends. They readily explain that their whether in Vietnam or against poverty, lege students seem terribly se ce
style is intended to polarize attitudes, injustice, ignorance, or urban blight.
tered when they commit themse
to create crisis, to disrupt orderly We must do our best to respond,
to a sleep-in to protest parieta s
processes, so that they can claim vic­ pledging ourselves to work with what­
park-in to protest automobile reg
tory either for concessions won or for ever tools are closest at hand. Most
the chaos they have created. The pat­
, .
of all, perhaps, we must resist the vis­ tions.
Third, to be truly effective in nn
tern has become nearly classic. First,
and to
ceral reaction to style which makes
ing about meaningful change, • 3 for
identify an issue about which many
every issue a test of authority mea­
develop collaborative jpp°r^n^- avoid
students — faculty — have strong feel­
sured in terms of “giving in” to “deings. Develop and escalate the climate mands.” Authority is preserved by its communication, y°u^
of the powith the support of the campus news­
the now-classic trappings
md bells
capacity to respond reasonably. We
•dZ beads, aipaper. Exploit the eternal tension be­
must learn to separate our reaction to litical activist. Beard-,

si

E”.T

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It;

£

are an obstacle to genuine communica­
tion between the groups that must be
able to reason together. The person in
the New Left uniform is going to be
written off by the very people he says
he wants to reach and persuade. Part
of the New Left uniform is rudeness
and I hope that we never forget man­
ners — a fundamental respect for the
humanity of others. A wise psychiatrist once said, “Neurosis is no excuse

for bad manners.”
contribution
Fourth, your greatest
can be the exercise of’ the
’’ unique gift
to a society; imwhich youth brings
At the same time, I urge you
patience. A n sense of fulfillment and
for your c...
°X to balance impatience
effectiveness
Realistic understanding of the
with a real's
possible.
four quite obvious and
These. are
sary suggestions. Per. unnecessary
perhaps
fifth, which shouldn’t
to
add
a
r.:±
mit me '
I suppose. I urge you to
re'ally count
—t sense of humor. The capackeep y°laugh
ur
at one’s self, to see the
ity to 1-. side of any situation, is
humorous
humorous
basic to man’s capacity for rationality,
If there is any characteristic which
forces me to doubt the judgment, ob­
jectivity and balance of the radical
politician, it is his utter lack of humor.

I have tried to define what I con­
sider the most urgent problems facing
American higher education today, and
I have urged a collaborative effort on
the part of all of us to solve them for
ourselves. Edmund Burke, writing two
hundred years ago, described the
stakes in a few short sentences; “So­
ciety cannot exist unless a controlling
power upon will and appetite be
placed somewhere, and the less of it
there is within, the more there must
be without. It is ordained in the con­
stitution of things that men of intem­
perate minds cannot be free. Their pas­
sions forge their fetters.”
A pessimist would predict more
passion and more fetters, but I con­
fess myself an optimist who puts his
faith in peaceful men. I sense that the
academic community has already re­
pudiated violence; that colleges are in­
creasingly sensitive and responsive to
the needs and interests of their stuents; that there is emerging a new
student leadership which is motivated
by rationality and good will.
May this new library stand as a
symbol and an inspiration in the years
■
ahead.

page / 33 .

�An Address by Fred M. Hechinger, Educational Editor of the New York Ti,
imes,
given at the Wilkes College Board of Trustees Dinner on November

"The

Importance
of a
College or
University
to to®

page / 34

J/ 1968.

This is a time of change, and also their trust and mission - t
— to foster
of a good deal more than that. But it is learning and scholarship __- and of
more than change that confronts us having turned themselves instead into
today. I suppose each era thinks its service stations. He ridiculed these in­
problems are worse than any before stitutions as a kind of Red Cross that
them. But leaving comparison aside, rushes in to help whenever anyone
we live today in a period of terrible says he is in trouble.
uncertainty. All our institutions are
Against this charge, there is the ac­
being challenged — the public schools
in New York, the city administration, cusation from the other side, which
the role of local, state and Federal gov­ was given maximum visibility at Dr.
ernments, schools and universities. Barzun’s own Columbia. It is the
Everywhere, the establishment is un­ charge by students and some faculty
der fire — schools and universities in members, that the institutions of high­
the United States, Paris, Mexico, er learning have turned their backs on
Prague, and Madrid. Established au­ the problems of contemporary society,
thority is being challenged with a that they have ignored their own
great deal of justification. In higher neighbors and even worse, expanded
education, the debate now rages over at those neighbors' expense, that they
the very purposes of the enterprise it­ study the suffering of the poor of the
self. Students rebel over the question past but do too little to aid the poor
of what is relevant. Faculty commit­ of the present.
tees debate whether the required
Like all arguments, the statements
courses still make any sense at all.
by the opposing sides are extreme.
Only a relatively few years ago, the But the argument itself is nevertheless
general education curriculum reform relevant — perhaps the most relevant
was fighting against a thing called frag­ argument to concern higher education
mentation, trying to provide a com­ today. It is not a new debate. On the
mon bond of understanding. Now the contrary, it has been going on as long
drive is in the opposite direction — as American higher education itself.
perhaps speeded along by the general
The purist argument — that today's
vogue of doing one's own thing, per­ universities have sold out to service
haps hastened too by the inability of
and thus betrayed their scholarly mis­
the general education curriculum to
sion — has a serious historical flaw.
keep up with a changing world.
It implies that, at an earlier, purer
Over all hangs an air of doubt — age, the universities were ivory towers,
interested only in. seeking the truth
what is higher education really for?
and transmitting knowledge. The fact
Over a week ago, Jacques Barzun is, of course, that the colleges always
issued a belligerent statement about
gave service. The old English univer­
the state of higher education today. sities, which are so much of a model
He said the colleges and universities
for the purists, were clearly service
had been destroying themselves. He institutions—giving service to a small
accused them of having surrendered
privileged elite and to the professions

. -ties that the elite needed to who want to right old wrongs the™
-------------------- an(
and a1Cctivities
^‘ strong, prosperous,
m.d] ijj
L*
buta d nd“Ce °f 8Uilt and §°°d wifi competence? It could, of course. But
k^P Indeed,
TrirlRed, it irequired the inter­ but a desperate lack of sound strateoy the years of seeing Gene Farley at
powerRoyal Commission to aside? f°rhiSher educatlon to stand work have persuaded me that he is a
a
ventin’n1, ofcolleges
off that course of
man of sound priorities, and that is
COmmitted only to the
move- the
b"
a narrowly defined Angel- comfort
comfort of its ivory tower, would be the crux of the battle.
serving
;;e°cial interest group.
Jacques Barzun, of course, is right
unthinkable. It matters little whether
ican this country, too, the early col- a college is publicly or privately fi­ m fearing that some colleges leave the
ivory tower for the call to service, not
In
“ovided service. The inscription nanced. All institutions c’ '
of higher because of their devotion but because
lege® Paates of Harvard reminds us, learning are surely public —
- commit- of their aimlessness, perhaps even be­
on
of a very special mission ted to the welfare of the community,
for inst-rp
to assure the perpetuaboth the community immediately sur­ cause of their corrupt nature. The test
of serf‘a literate ministry. The early rounding them and the larger com­ is one of educational leadership and
purpose — to add service to the other
tiOn to served the needs of a priv- munity of the nation and the world.
functions, but not indiscriminately, to
C° a class and served society within
Thus, to serve the community is not what can be done well and honestly
Esther narrowly defined mission by
an option, but a duty. It is also a mat- and without distortion
___ __
of___
the sum by
ter of enlightened self-interest. Clearly, the composition of the parts.
sons for certain professions.
a college surrounded by poverty will
James Perkins, the able president of
The break with the tradition of this be engulfed by it. Higher education
Cornell University, has likened the
more narrowly defined form of service surrounded by ignorance will find it­
modern college or university to a tri­
„me over one hundred years ago. n self hounded by the know-nothings, angle. The three sides are teaching,
the midst of the Civil War, Lincoln as some of us old enough to remember research, and public service. The prob­
sinned the historic land-grant act. With the early 1950’s can recall from bitter lem is how to keep the three sides in
it was born a new concept of higher experience.
the proper proportion so as not to per­
education. The colleges were given a
There is hardly any need for me to mit the strength or weakness of one
new mandate — to serve, not the es­ plead for such service, however, in my to distort the shape of the whole. This
tablished order, but the future to be present surroundings. Your college, — not the question of ivory tower
built. Along with the preservation of after all, is the perfect example of a versus service — seems to be the issue
the tradition of liberal scholarship, mission of service earnestly accepted today. The college can and must teach
these new institutions were to help and brilliantly carried off, not as a and it must seek to discover and it
the farms and the factories to help burden, but as an opportunity. The must serve. There is no conflict be­
build a new nation and to help pro­ community has risen because the col­ tween the three missions. There is no
vide the foundation for the agricul­ lege devoted itself to civic, economic, reason why they cannot be joined,
tural revolution.
and technological renewal. Who ben­ Wilkes College offers ample proof.
Eugene Farley is a man of priorities
The new mission was not welcomed efited most? Which came first — the
by all — any more than today’s new chicken or the egg? The college grew who has done much for this institumission of the universities is wel­ because it made the community's tion. He has not only shaped those
comed by all. The established institu- growth its business, and so the two within it, but he has shaped the community and the region around it as
tions derided the upstarts as “aggies” complement each other.
and cow colleges. The struggle was up­
Does this pose a threat to scholar­ well. It speaks for itself. I need say no
hill. But the nation knew what it ship? I doubt it. Does it force the col­ more about it. This is the purpose of
its higher education.
needed and service became one of the lege to do things that are beyond
b
accepted functions, not only by the
new cow colleges, but by the great
majority of colleges and universities
across the country.
Today, we are in another critical
era of transition — no less crucial than
the turning point of the industrial rev­
olution, but perhaps more violent and
dangerous.

Today, we face an unprecedented
urban crisis. In the age of the cities,
the cities are weakened by festering
slums and racial discord. The nation's
bew, and too long delayed, moral com­
mitment to equal rights for all citizens,
has not had the benefit of proper prep­
aration economically and socially.
Great masses who demand equality
are handicapped by educational and
environmental neglect. Among those
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'39
Helen Graham, the former HELEN COATS, is librar­
ian at the Richards Memorial Library in Brady,
Texas. Her husband, Robert, is pastor of the Pres­
byterian Church in Brady. They and their children,
Bruce and Lois, live at Box 509, Brady, Texas.
Their daughter, Janice, is now married.

JOHN PALSHA has been appointed elementary su­
pervisor of grades kindergarten through eighth at
the Brick Township School.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Mrs. Robert Crou­
cher (Ruth A. Carey), Mrs. Robert Hall (Carol Reynar), Mrs. Anita Janerich (Anita Piotrowska), Mrs.
Thomas Jones (Jeanne Smith), John Kirchman, Mrs.
George Ralston (Helen Hawkins), Mrs. Robert
Sutherland (Jean Nordstrom), John Wolfkeil, Mrs.
Louise Nicholas (Louise Brennan).

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HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Thomas E. Brislin.

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'42
ROBERT BABSKIE was recently appointed acting
superintendent of Retreat State Hospital at Hunlock
Creek, Pennsylvania.

'^7
HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS - James Tobin.

'4®
HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Mrs. Howard Dinstel (Carolyn Jones), Douglas M. MacNeal, Joseph
J. Savitz, Joseph Slamon.

JOSEPH TENO is associated with Avco Everett Re­
search in Everett, Massachusetts. He is working on
a project dealing with Magneto-Hydro Dynamics.
Joe and his wife, Lucille, and their two children
live at 463 Fellsway West, Medord, Massachusetts.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Howard Dinstel,
Mrs. George A. Lewis (Dorothy Wilkes), John A.
Moss.

'5©
JOHN J. STOFKO received his MA in Education
from Lehigh University in October.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS
Robert S. Capin,
George E. Hudock, Jr., Mrs. Homer Huffman (Lois
DeGraw), George A. Lewis.

JAMES GIBBONS, an Air Force Major, received the
Air Medal at Takhli Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, for
air action in Southeast Asia. He was cited for his
outstanding airmanship and courage as an F-105
Thunderchief pilot on successful and important
missions under hazardous conditions.
EDWARD POLLOCK is one of 24 American professors
doing outstanding work in their field, following five
progressive years after their doctorate and will
spend a year in Switzerland doing research. He is
presently professor and head of the San Fernando
College School of Electron Microscopy Research
Laboratory.

'54

....

HENDRICK MARR received hi*
his master’s degree in
music education from Pennsylvania
.—..a State University in September 1968.
MARTIN MEYER is a p--*— '
a partner in the general pracpracrice of law with Mack arid ”
Meyer' 11 West Union
Street, Wilkes-Barre. Martin a,
- —--T and his wife, Joan,
and their daughter, Leah, live
Street, Kingston, Pennsylvania. at 29 East Union

LEON LEVIN is a retail operations manager---------for the
Army &amp; Air
Force Exchange
the Redstone
ucnange,
RedstoneService
Arsenal,at Alabama.
He
Arsenal Exchange, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
and hr.
■■■■■•
Drive,
Huntsville,
Alabama.
and his
wife, Marilyn,
reside at 236 Queensbury
HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS

Rot|ert cmm-foge

'55
WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS has accepted a teaching po­
sition on the faculty in the School of Business Ad­
ministration of Bob Jones University in Greenville,
South Carolina.
HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Joseph B. Gries,
Robert Hall, Thomas S. Jones, J. Paul Thomas.

'52

•

•

ROBERT FAHRINGER h«
has bbeen appointed Boston
district manager in the field
-v.d marketing staff of The
Okonite Company.

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G. DONALD KAYE was featured soloist at the 25th
anniversary of the Singer’s Guild of Scranton.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Albert P. Nicholas.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Homer Huffman,
Theodore Krohn, William Morgan.

'^9.............................

JOHN KEARNEY received his M.S. in education fro,
the University of Scranton in August 1968
is teaching at North Hanover Township, MtGi
Air Force Base, New Jersey.
-juire
LAWRENCE NICHOLSON is aspiring for state sen­
ator of the Fourth Senatorial District on the Democratic ticket. He is currently teaching with the
Alfred I. duPont Special School District, Delaware.

DONALD KAYE has been r
------appointed
director
of
chorus and lecturer in music
at Keystone
Junior
College in La Plume, Pennsylvania.
JOSHUA KAUFMAN, attorney at law, has an office
at 275 Madison Avenue, New York City. He and his
wife, Elaine, and their two children live at 8 Sunny
Ridge Road, New Rochelle, New York.

ROLAND FEATHERMAN is the chief social worker at
the Community Mental Health Center of Monroe
County. Roland and his wife, Eileen, and their two
children live at 19 South Green Street, East Strouds­
burg, Pennsylvania.

'56
HENRY DEIBEL has been appointed an instructor of
mathematics at Centenary College for Women in
Hackettstown, New Jersey. Henry and his wife,
Carole, and their seven children live at 10 Herbert
Lane, Hackettstown.
ROBERT LEE EVANS is teaching French at the
Horace Mann School in New York City. Bob lives at
55 West 82nd Street, New York City.

GEORGE BATTERSON is district sales manager for
Varco Inc., in Santa Clara, California. George and
his wife, Laurie, and their two children live at 370
Olive Street, Menlo Park, California.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS —
Mrs. William P. Lloyd (Elizabeth Bretz)

°S&gt;^

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•

nnrRT SCALLY has been promoted to accountant
with the Air Force Accounting &amp; Finance
Center. Denver. Colorado.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Mrs. William
Zson
Carl Ernst, Daniel FalkoH"Ton (Ruth
(Ruth Younger),
■■
w
D£ld Mrs- John King (Miriam Thomson), John
r. Lloyd, III, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Jerome E
)n„e Burda), Robert Morris, Mrs. Robert
Luft «arE
Wroble), Josef M. Reese, Ronald Rescig.
Pitel (Vera n' Savitsky, Robert Sutherland, Ronald
no, Wi"iamDavid
r
Vann, Mr. &amp; Mrs. James Ward
Tremayne' L
Keith Williams, Richard Wozniak
las Yahara, Stanley Yurkowski

ff^n^tmr

•59................................

MICHAEL LOZMAN received his D.D.S. degree from
Fairleigh Dickinson University, School of Dentistry,
in June 1967. He is practicing general dentistry in
Hackensack, New Jersey. Michael and his wife,
Sharon, and their daughter, Robin Nori, live at
42 Berkshire Place, No. 1, Hackensack.
JOSEPH CONWAY received his Ph.D. in engineering
from Pennsylvania State University in September
1968. He is teaching in the Engineering Mechanics
Department at the University while conducting
shells and structures research at the Ordinance Re­
search Laboratory of the University. Joe and his
wife live at R.D. 1, Port Matilda, Pennsylvania.
WALTER KRAMER has accepted a position as spe­
cial assistant to the president of Clinton Oil Cor­
poration, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Wichita, Kansas.
He and his wife, Sheila, and their daughter live in
Wichita, Kansas.

CARROLL DAVENPORT is an instructor in music in
the Neshaminy School District, as well as eighth
grade coordinator of humanities. Carroll and his
wife, Margaret, and their three children, live at
10 Cliff Road, Levittown, Pennsylvania.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Mrs. Richard Myers
((Lois Tremayne), Eugene Roth, William Tremayne,
Carl Urbanski.

EDWARD McCAFFERTY received his M.S. degree in
Chemistry from Lehigh University in October.

"5®

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS—James M. Cornelius,
David Schoenfeld, William Smulowitz, Robert Pitel,
Michael Goobic, Jr., John R. Lewis, Robert Payne.

FRANK GALIA, M.D., is associated with The A. Z.
Ritzman Associates, whose practice is limited to
radiology. They are located at 1501 North Front
Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

JOSEPH PIPAN received a Master of Business Ad­
ministration degree from Western Michigan Univer­
sity in August 1968. He is a systems analyst at
Defense Logistics Services in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Joe and his wife, Marie, and their four children
live at 234 Fremont Street, Battle Creek.
Ruth Davidson, the former RUTH YOUNGER, is
teaching at Clearview Regional High School in
Mullica Hill, New Jersey. She is also doing grad­
uate work at Glassboro State College. Ruth and
her husband, William, and their three children live
at 9 South Jackson Street, Wenonah, New Jersey.
JEROME LUFT received his M.S. degree in psychol­
ogy from Rutgers University in June, 1968 and is
presently school psychologist for the Phillipsburg
School System. He and his wife, the former
MARIANNE BURDA, and their three children reside
at 807 Young's Road, Phillipsburg, New Jersey.

'6©....................................
WILLIAM SCHLINGMAN is assistant controller at
Leslie Fay, Inc., in Wilkes-Barre. Bill and his wife,
Dorothy, and their three children live at 234 Aca­
demy Street, Wilkes-Barre.

DANIEL LEWIS is an Auditor 65-12 with the Defense
Eastern Regional Audit Office in Philadelphia. Dan
end his wife, Gloria, and their daughter, Laurie
Mae, live at 57 Greenwood Drive, Greenwood Park,
Blackwood,, New Jersey.

^GRT ADAMS is a mill marketing representative

f°r Phillips' Fibers Corporation. Bob and his wife,
and their
Ulelr two
n children live at 177 Matson
Ayen“«. Wilkes-Barr
b— D„rre.

'61
MARTIN CHERONE is a Captain in the USAF,
is attending the Air University's Squadron Officer
and
School at Maxwell A.F.B., Alabama.

Ann Rupe, the former ANNE LIGETI, is teaching at
the Fullerton Elementary School. Anne and her hus­
band, William, and their son, Shade, live at 154
South Yale Avenue, Fullerton, California.

DARYL McKENZIE has been appointed Business
Manager by the Oswego County Board of Coopera­
tive Educational Services. Daryl and his wife and
their four children live on North Street in Pulaski,
New York.

PAUL GAVEL is associated with Honeywell. He sells
computers on the National and International Level.
Paul and his wife, Mary Lou, and their son, Paul,
live at 120 East Hartsdale Avenue, Hartsdale, N. Y.

WALTER PLACEK is an instructor in physics at Key­
stone Junior College in LaPlume, Pennsylvania. He
lives at Mt. Zion Road, R.D. 1, Pittston, Penna.

ROBERT CONNER is an electronics technician in
the U. S. Navy at U. S. Naval Communications Sta­
tion, Balboa, Canal Zone.
HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Mrs. Andrew Andreeko (Nancy Davies), Marvin Antinnes, Janice
Bronson, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Henry A. Greener (Nancy
Rosenfeld), Mrs. William R. Harris (Charlotte
Hughes), Mrs. Donald Johnson (Jane Rescorla),
Christopher Loesch, Robert A. Martin, James Neddoff, Joseph P. Olexy, Jr., Harry S. Owens, Walter
Plac'ek, Frank A. Spudis, Philip B. White.

'62
ROBERT CONWAY has opened his office lor the
practice of dentistry at 395 North Maple Avenue,
Kingston, Pennsylvania. Bob and his family live at
the same address.
Judith Niznik, the former JUDITH POWELL, is teach­
ing in the Wilkes-Barre City Schools.

Margaret Douglas, the former MARGARET RUNDLE,
is assistant coordinator, Home Medical Care Pro­
gram of the San Francisco Visiting Nurse Associa­
tion, Inc. She received her M.S. degree from Bos­
ton University in 1967. Margaret and her husband
live at 2650 Irving Street, San Francisco, Calif.

Joan Galaida, the former JOAN ALBRECHT, is as­
sociated with the School of Nursing at Clara Maass
Men, Hospital in Belleville, New Jersey. Joan and
her husband, Gregory, live at Boonton Avenue,
Fayson Lakes, Kinnelon, New Jersey.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Ted Begun, Robert
Bomboy, Preston J. Campbell, Herman Feissner 111,
Robert Gloman, Leo F. Gavlick, Joseph A. Gelli,
Harold Harty, Mrs. David Kline (Alice Powell), Pete
Kundra, David Meinster, Richard Rowlands, Michael
Russin, Philip H. Siegel, Mrs. Ronald Silverstein
(Claire Handler), Mrs. William Smulowitz (Marjorie
Samuels), Mrs. Royal A. Wetzel (G. Elizabeth
Schafer).

'64
ROBERT BEDNAR is band director at Ramsey High
School. Bob and his wife, Kathy, live at 86 Garden
Road, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey.
JOHN S. FINE, JR. has been admitted to the Lu­
zerne County Bar. John and his wife, Mariellen,
and their son, John, live at 20 Sterling Avenue,
Dallas, Pennsylvania.

PETER HOMETCHKO is a case worker at the Child
Service Center in Wilkes-Barre. Peter and his wife,
Kay, live at 224 Hughes Street, Swoyersville, Penna.

FRANK ZANE is teaching math and science at
Pinellas County, Tarpon Springs Junior High School.
Frank won the 1969 Mr. Universe title in Miami
Beach and 1969 Mr. America title in New York
City. He was the first person ever to win both
titles in the same year. Frank and his wife,
Christine, live at 1260 76th Avenue, St. Petersburg,
Florida.

JOHN BECK has been promoted to semi-senior ac­
countant at Johnson &amp; Johnson, Baby Products
Division, New Brunswick, New Jersey. John and his
wife, Barbara, and their two children live at 249
South 8th Avenue, Highland Park, New Jersey.

MICHAEL RAYCOVICZ is a guidance counselor at
Rahway Public Schools in Rahway, New Jersey.
Michael and his wife, the former MARY LOU
SEARLES, '65, live at 695 New Brunswick Avenue,
Perth Amboy, New Jersey.

JOSEPH AD0MIAK is teaching at Newark Valley
Central School District. Joe and his wife, Carol, live

J;J“T f°r his Ph-D. at Rens­
DAVID MOYLE is studying
selaer
'•l”r Polytechnic
Rnlvtechnic Institute.
Instituti David and his wife,
Margaret, and their daughter live at 1735 Tibbits
Avenue, Troy, New York.

at P. 0. Box 516, Newark Valley, New York.
EDWARD WILK is teaching at Abington High School
in Abington, Pennsylvania. He is director of music
at the Wissahickon Baptist Church in Philadelphia.
Ed lives at Jamestown Village, Willow Grove, Penna.
HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Kenneth Fox, Barry
Gintel, John A. Hosage, Thomas Kanas, David
Kline, Mrs. Chester Muroski (Loretta Shutta), Mrs.
Harry W. Owens (Carol Zur), Mrs. David Schoen­
feld (Rena Lewine), Joseph Shambe, Ted Toluba,
Mrs. Thomas M. Walsh (Mary Dreher), Royal A.
Wetzel, Mrs. Peter Winebrake (Rachel Altavilla).

Gwjgf^'c® PEGISTRANTS — John M. Evans,

Myers Mr&lt;, i R’ George w- Murdock, Richard J.
Gordon E Rnh ?*ePh P’- Olexy &lt;Jean shofranko),
Marilyn
L.erts’ A'ar,'n Tansy. Thomas M. Walsh,
Edwards! o?Urton’ Mrs- Philip B. White (Faith
aras&gt;. Raymond Yanchus.

BERNARD GOLDSTEIN is band director at the Her­
bert Hoover Junior High School in Edison, New
Jersey. Bernard and his wife, Janet, live at 42A
Minebrook Road in Edison.

'63

•

RICHARD SHEMO has recently accepted a position
as a registered representative with the brokerage
firm of Kidder, Peabody &amp; Co. He and his wife, the
■; 72?”—
' ““'r son will reside at
807 John Drive, Moosic, Pennsylvania.
CHARLES SCHMAUCH has recently left for Sweden
where he will teach Swedish workers to program
International Business Machines Corporation com­
puters. He and his wife, Nancy, and their two sons
will reside in Stockholm for approximately 10
months.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Steve Bosch, Cam­
eron Campbell, Owen Frances, Leonard Koerner,
Alan Krieger, Mrs. George VL Murdock (Lorraine
Rowland), Dave Puerta, Mrs. R. Trask (Pat Chapracki), Peter Winebrake.

1968.
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WILLIAM SOKOLA has been named acting principal
at William G. Weaver Elementary School in WilkesBarre, Pennsylvania.

WAYNE SWARTW00D is a systems accountant at
Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland. Wayne and his
wife, Sandra, and their two sons live at 520 Mili­
tary Road, Frederick.
Flora Weber, the former FLORA ANDERSON, is
teaching first grade in the Parkland School District
in Orefield, Pennsylvania. Flora and her husband,
William, reside at 1723 Main Street. Orefield.

WILLIAM DOUGLAS is associated with Bache &amp; Co.
Inc., in Wilkes-Barre. Bill and his wife, the former
VIVIENNE SUN, '68, live at 750 C, Gateway Apart­
ments, Edwardsville, Pennsylvania.
HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Constance Butler.
Mrs. DeWitt Davis (Marilyn Davis), Mrs. Mary Gaulstone (Mary Russin), Benjamin Grella Jr., Barry J.
Hartzell, Mrs. Charles J. Huey (Jane Charlton), Mrs.
Leonard Koerner (Suzanne Stica), John Lore, R.
Mahoney, Gustave E. Martin, Jr., William R. Mainwaring, Buckley Miller, Michael Mostello, John
Sickler, Barrie Singer, Roger Squier, Mrs. William
Weber (Flora Anderson).

'66.....................................
ERHARD KOLLER is teaching at the Wyoming Sem­
inary Day School in Kingston, Pennsylvania.

JAMES EITEL is presently a teacher of music at
Kingsway Regional High School in New Jersey.

NED McGINLEY has been appointed head wrestling
coach at King's College, Wilkes-Barre. He is as­
sociated with the Mutual Life Insurance Company
of New York City. Ned and his wife, Mary Ellen,
live at2 76 East South Street, Wilkes-Barre, Penna.
JAMES LEONE has joined the faculty of Keuka Col­
lege, New York. He will be teaching in the field of
psychology.

WILLIAM S. FOOSE is presently Director of Science
with the Dallas School District. He and his wife,
Mary, and their two children live at Route No. 3,
Box 828, Dallas, Oregon.
CLEMENT A. GAYNOR, JR. is presently serving with
the U. S. Navy at Fort Meade, Maryland.

DAVID LARMOUTH is head of the Biology and
Chemistry Departments at Lakemont Academy. He
is presently working for a degree in Radiation
Biology at the University of Wyoming. David and
his wife, Lois, reside at Box 203, Prattsburg, N. Y.
ROBERTA HAMMER received her M.S. degree in
Education from Lehigh University in October. 1968.

WILLIAM PINKOWSKI received his M.S. in Educa­
tion from Lehigh University in October, 1968.
Sandra Bauman, the former SANDRA WOOLF, re­
ceived her M.S. degree in Education from Lehigh
University in October, 1968.
CARLETON SMITH recently graduated from The Col­
lege of Law of The University of Tennessee and
has been appointed law clerk on the staff of
Federal Judge C. G. Neese.

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ANTHONY ROSS has begun his studies toward an
M.D. degree at Temple Un.iversllyMSaCRhPO'sSpK0 s
cine Maria, his wife, the former MARIA SUPKO, is
a third year medical student at Women's Med.cal
College of Pennsylvania.
ENSIGN STEPHEN VAN DYCK has been selected to
skipper the Maradea. one of the racing sailboats
entered by the Naval Academy in the Newport to
Bermuda race. Ensign Van Dyck last year skippered
the Maradea to second place in the Annapolis to
Newport race and placed first in last years Skip­
pers Race, the Naval Academy Sailing association
annual regatta, and the Tred Avo" regatta.
LOIS PETROSKI is a systems programmer with
IBM of Endicott, New York. She resides at 500
West Main Street, Endicott, New York.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Mrs. Benjamin
Grella, Jr. (Doris Woody, Charles J. Huey, Mrs.
Buckley Miller (Tina Koopmans), Mrs. Michael
Mostello (Barbara Yannunzio), Christine A. Orlando,
Nancy P. Reed, Roger Rolfe, Simon S. Russin,
Joyce L. Turner.

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BARBARA LIBERASKY made her debut with the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in September. Bar­
bara appeared as soloist in the Symphony's open­
ing concert presentation of Richard Strauss’ opera
“Elektra." She is currently a graduate student in
voice at Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh.

EUGENE KLYNOOT has been promoted to First
Lieutenant in the First Battalion 109th Artillery.
Eugene and his wife, Marie, reside in New Jersey.
GORDON ROBERTS is the director of the newly
organized Young Musicians Mixed Chorus. The 80
voice chorus is composed of high school and col­
lege students of the Wilkes-Barre area.

JOEL ROTH MYERS is Senior Underwriter with the
Hartford Insurance Company, New York City. He
and his wife, Jonnie, and their son reside at 2363
South Grand Avenue, Baldwin, New York.
WOODROW HERRON has completed his psycholog­
ical clinical internship at Chester County Psychotheraputic Services and Elizabethtown Crippled
Children's Hospital. Woodrow has accepted a posi­
tion to work with emotionally disturbed children
in the Chester County Schools, Pennsylvania. Also,
he is working on his master's thesis in connection
with the Devereux Foundation at Millersville State
College.
EDWARD J. STRUCKE is a sales representative for
Morse Chain division of Borg-V/arner at the Colum­
bus, Ohio district office. He and his wife the for­
mer PATRICIA NOVAK '67, and their son reside at
5020 Dierker Road, Apt. C-5, Columbus, Ohio.

NANCY POINTEK is a biology teacher at Meyers
High School, Wilkes-Barre, and lives at 42 Airv
Street, city.
3
WILLIAM SCHMIDT is currently working on a Bach­
elors degree in Foreign Trade at the American Ins i ute for Foreign Trade, Glendale, Arizona. Bill
lives at 7130 West Meadowbrook Avenue Phoenix
Arizona.
'

at 10 Melville Street, Augusta, Maine.

GERALD FLORA is presently enrolled in the
program at the University of Scranton for graduate
of Science degree in Education with a a Master
major in
rehabilitation counseling.

HOWARD H. NESBITT has been acccpUC
fessional study by the Kirksville aCPeptetl
College^ ’or pro—A of Osteo.
pathy and Surgery, Missouri.

(Continued)
„ori L is teaching at the Schuylerville
...DRILL FARRELP New York. She teaches music
Samani Sch°°’school and directs the junior and

^g’schoolchou.ufMAN

JOHN PILOSI is a sixth grade science teacher .
Lebanon Township Elementary School Califnn «,at
Jersey. He and his wife, Salvatrice, and'th'*

NlwJerser^ *

Br°ad

France division.
MARK BAUMAN received his master’s degree in htory from Lehigh University in October.
"IS'

JOHN J. MALLOY is an industrial engineer at Owens
Illinois Company in Pittston, Pennsylvania John k
also studying for his master's degree from the
University of Scranton. He and his wife Louise
and their two daughters reside at 95 Edison Street'
Wilkes-Barre.
SUZANNE HARKNESS is an art teacher at Penn
brook Junior High, North Wales, Pennsylvania She
is presently doing graduate work at Tyler School of
Art, Temple University.

DANIEL ROSENCRANCE is an agent for the New
York Life Insurance Company. He and his wife the
former MARY ELLEN MUENCH '65, and their
daughter Wendy live at 620 D Deberly Drive, Ed­
wardsville, Pennsylvania.
RICHARD R. KULESA has completed a year-long
program of classroom and on-the-job training in
one of ten Pennsylvania units of Allied Stores Cor­
poration. Richard is a junior executive at Pom­
eroy's in Wilkes-Barre.

Mrs. Barbara Flor, the former BARBARA SIMMS,
and Mrs. Arlene Sokoloski, the former ARLENE
MEZANKO, are teaching in the Wilkes-Barre City
School District.
HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS—Mrs. Norma Blanch­
ette (Norma Falk), Walter Dalon, William Kimmel,
Virginia Llewellyn, James G. Marks, Jr., Judith Noyle,
Paul Pura, Daniel Rosencrance, Edward Shiner,
William Sorber, Antionette Supchak.

JOHN M0HANC0 is presently serving with the U. S.
Army at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

DOUGLAS SAKIN has been named research labor­
atory instructor and will also teach physics at
Rutgers State University.
JAY RUCKEL is presently serving with the U. S.
Army at Fort Dix, New Jersey and will then report
to Officers' Candidate School for 23 weeks of
training.

RICHARD COOK has accepted a teaching position
at Jonathan Dayton Regional High School, Spring­
field. He will teach world cultures and U. S. History
and serve as head wrestling coach.

BONNIE JAMES has been named to the elementary
faculty of Lake-Lehman School District. She will
teach first grade.
FRED BROWN has been named to the faculty of
Pottstown Public School District, where he is teach­
ing the sixth grade at Jefferson Elementary School.
He is residing at 246 Chestnut Street, Pottstown,
Pennsylvania.

Awnn was appointed training analyst

frank orlanw

Wsque1 Bobbis assistant1 credT

Jeanne

THOMAS MORETTA has recently hp&amp;n

is presently teaching English

j the staff of Sentry Conin charge of the female in-

Washi"^

his basic
Technical Training Center at K esler aVm'"'6
S for specialized schooiing ^elir^X

Divis!on of the |nter.

in th%'cor spondence Schools. He will be renations Cfor formulating, coordinating and re^Mining programs for use by ICS industrial
visin? F a k and his wife, Patricia, reside at 231
South Hyde Part Ayanl,e' Scranton' Pennsylyania'

^DoS^XandhaSea^-

'63...................................

"s"
145 East 27th Street, New York New yT

sociated with the Kings Park Central School District
Kings Park, New York. Bob will receive a doctorate
egree in microbial biochemistry from St John's
University He has accepted a lecturing position at
New York City Community College.

HOMECOMING REGISTRANTS — Allan Ra.h™
Charies1 Ar’thPa,riph Beshada' Donna Broda. Oa’na
Charles, Anthony Cherundolo, Anita Humer, Joseph
Janosk', Susan Kallen, Julie Kapral, Margaret Klein
Theresa Martmcavage, Mr. &amp; Mrs. James O'Boyle
(Rosanne Cobb), Barbara Poska, Basil Russin

—- is
■- working for his Bachelors
Bachelor s degree
iiMFA JUDGE
,AMES . . Trade at
^"Foreign
at the
the American
American Institute
Institute of
of ForForin
T j- Dhnani* Arizona,
eign Trade,
l&gt;— Phoenix, Arizona.

'64...........................
WILMA SCHMALZ became the bride recently of
Prentice Nothnagel. Wilma taught elementary mu­
sic in Franklin, N. J. Her husband teaches junior
high science in The Community School, Susquehanna, Pa„ where they are living.

HIM w ■

ID KORDEK, SUSAN JONES, MRYNA BRODEDWARD
GEORGE BUCKLEY, BRINLEY VARCHOL and
u
____ : ; Jthe
; former nnec
B«%a?
Novroski,
ROSE MARy B0R.

'65..................................

in the WilkesSAVAGE, are all
i" presently teaching '"
Barre City School District.
THOMAS CEBULA is working for his Ph.D. in Bio­
chemistry at the Johns Hopkins University. He re­
sides at 3401 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Md.

Beverly Worthington, the former BEVERLY CRANE,
is teaching with the Penn-Delco Union School Dis­
trict. Beverly and her husband, CARL '63, reside at
914 South Avenue, Selane, Pennsylvania. Carl is
presently a staff accountant with Price-Waterhouse
&amp; Co., Philadelphia.
GEORGIA McCUTCHEON is working for her Masters
degree in Child Development at Tufts University.

NICHOLAS NICKLES is a staff accountant with Has­
kins &amp; Sells of New York.
ARTHUR TREVETHAN is presently a Junior Manager
with Pomeroy's, Wilkes-Barre. He and his wife,
Cheryl, reside at 170 East Dorrance Street, Kings­
ton, Pennsylvania.

Joyce Aumiller, the former JOYCE McDERMOTT, is
teaching with the Franklin Township School System.

JUDITJJ MORGAN is teaching English at the Troy
senior High School, Troy, Pennsylvania.

is teaching with the Pennsbury
xrocnn .Ol' FallsinSfon, Pennsylvania. He resides
8590 Newportville Road, Levittown. Penna.
TS is tbe reciPient of a French Governthp iueach.'ns assistantship. His assignment is at
The hn e MlXte in Ta|ence, a suburb of Bordeaux,
ofec--°r Was best°wedr
of Fran°r 'LaS bestowe[l on him by the Government
il. . ce- He wiH teach conversational English in
,be Lycee
and to introduce students to various
aspects of American life through discussion and
the use
° fl ms- The grant will also enable him to
take
rses at ttle University of Bordeaux.

coachinJ'^T0 is Caching advanced chemistry and
the PerLUniOr varsity foo,bal1 and basketball at
men School of Pennsburg, Pennsylvania.

a. an. a m.

*

MOLLY MadNTYRE was married to Joseph Darcy.
Molly is a member of the faculty of the Teaneck
School Systems, N. J. Joe is associated with the
New York Port of Authority.

'53.....................................
JOSEPH YAROSHINSKY was married to Rita Milligan.
Joe received a master's degree in social work from
the University of Pittsburgh. He is associated with
the VA Hospital in Wilkes-Barre. Rita is on the
nursing staff of the same hospital. They are living
at 3 Glendale Drive, Mountaintop, Pa.

'©©.....................................
ADAM GAJEWSKI was recently married to Lorraine
Piscotty. Adam is also a graduate of Pennsylvania
State University. They are residing in Reading, Pa.

'®H.....................................
ROBERT AMEY was married
Kathleen «O'Donnell.
UIIEU to
LU nauuee,,
-- --------------staffing specialist
Bob is employed as a personnel
p----for the Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard. Kathleen was
the secretary to the Director of Alumni Relations
at Wilkes College from 1957-1966. They will reside
at Brandywine No. 2, The Birches, Country Place
Apartments, Turnersville, New Jersey.
DAVID LEAR was married to Florence Engler. Flor­
ence is a member of the faculty at ISeisinger f edical Center, Danville, Pa. Dave is doing graduate
work at Pennsylvania State University.

.

•

•

•

•

'

NICHOLAS SIECKO was married to Marianne Spec

«

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Pennsylvania.

HOWARD HALL
» n,a
^“ ‘° ^jX^uraaii
,‘.LL w
■ '"S
nTarried
Howard is «orkmg
or the
working for
the ennsylvan^^
Relations Commission. Genevie
the same Commission.

LYDIA McCLOSKEY became the bribe of Roy Shu­
bert on August 17. Lydia is on the faculty of Wyo­
ming Seminary Day School, Kingston, Pa. Her hus­
band is a senior at Wilkes College. They are living
at 80 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, Penna.

JACK ZIELINSKI was married to Lorraine Menn.
Jack is stationed at the New Cumberland Army De­
pot. Lorraine is a post graduate student at the
University of Scranton. They are residing in Harris­
burg.

MICHAEL MOSTELLO and BARBARA YANNUNZIO
’66, were married in August. Mike is attending the
New School of Social Research, where he is doing
graduate work in psychology. He is an executive
trainee with Abraham and Strauss, Brooklyn. Barb­
ara is- -a --------------------statistical —
analyst
for General Motors, New
-.............................
i
n-i..
____
in UJollinrrEnn
N
I
York City. They are residing in Wallington, N. J.
ti

DONALD UNGEMAH v/as maried to Marie Siano on
October 26, 1968. Don recently passed the New
Jersey Bar Examination and is presently serving as
a 2nd class petty officer in the U. S. Navy "Sea­
bees" at Port Hueneme, California. They are living
at 37 Larkspur Lane, Clifton, New Jersey.

.............................................
JOSEPH CRANE was -----------married to. Marlene
Martinson
.
.
August 24. Joe will enter his jumor year at Ternpie
ni.” University
university School of 'Medicine,
Medicine, 'Philadelphia
Philadelphia.
PMarlene is on the s{aff
staff of the Abington Memorial

JUbtrn

”i=

M'^W^&amp;GaUEJkins
Park, Pennsylvania.

-as recently married to Lynne
CHARLES MASTERS was
with Minneapolis
Johnson. Charles is associated
a
Honeywell Corporation as an evaluating engineer,
position in the University of
Lynne has accepted a
Minnesota Library.

page/ 39

�........................
WAYNE BILLINGS was recently married to Janice
Matiskella. Wayne is associated with the Pennsyl­
vania Department of Health in Bethlehem as a
sanitarian. Janice is on the nursing staff in the
obstetric department of St. Luke's Hospital, Beth­
lehem, Pennsylvania. They are residing in Beth­
lehem, Pennsylvania.

MARIAN KLOS became the bride of David Comroe.
Marian is associated with International Telephone
and Telegraph Company. Dave is associated with
General Electric. They are residing in Hackensack,
New Jersey.

DIANNE GARRISON recently became the bride of
lack Moderwell. Dianne is on the faculty of the
Marion City School District, Marion, Ohio Jack is
associated with the
jac/.aW/""VvM /treet
Marion. They are residing at 583 David street,

Marion, Ohio.
SANDRA WALDER was married recently to Robert
Schoenholtz. Sandra is an eighth grade art teacher
at Wyoming Valley West School District. Bob is a
student at Wilkes College. They are living at South
Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre.
PAUL SMITH and MAE VERA TREWERN were mar­
ried recently in Wyoming, Pennsylvania. Paul and
Mae are teaching in Niagara Falls, New York. They
are residing at Grand Island, New York.

MARTHA THOMPSON recently became the bride of
Albert Kvortek. Martha is an instructor at Muhlen­
berg Hospital School of Nursing. Al is a draftsman
for F. M. 0. Company in Carteret. They are living
in East Brunswick, New Jersey.

CARL SPONENBERG was married to Jean Dunn. Carl
is a music teacher in the Canastota School System.
They are living at 124 West Chapel Street, Canas­
tota, New York.

EDWIN PASHINSKI was married to Mildred Ritza.
Ed is a teacher with the greater Nanticoke Area
Schools and a music specialist and choral director.
He is conductor of the Eddie Day Orchestra. They
are residing at 53 Lawrence Street Wilkes-Barre.

JOYCE McDERMOTT became the bride recently of
Walter Aumiller. Joyce is teaching the fourth grade
at The Pine Grove Manor School, Franklin Town­
ship, New Jersey. Walt attends Rutgers University
and is a member of Zeta Psi Fraternity. They are
residing in Highland Park, New Jersey.

ELIZABETH CLOSTERMAN became the bride of
Thomas Roberts. Elizabeth is an obstetric instructor
at Nesbitt Hospital. Tom is associated with Inter­
national Correspondence School in Scranton, Penn­
sylvania. They are residing at 231 Rutter Avenue,
Kingston, Pennsylvania.

WILLIAM BUSH was married to Barbara Knorr. Bill
recently completed six weeks of basic training at
Fort Benning, Georgia, as part of the Reserve Offi­
cers Training Corps program. They are living in
Carlisle, Pennsylvania where Bill will attend Dickin­
son College Law School.

JOANNE SHUTLOCK recently became the bride of
Richard Tesar. Joanne is employed by Beil Tele­
phone Laboratories in Allentown. Rich is a system
engineer for IBM Corporation, Bethlehem. They are
living at 2311 Catasauqua Road, Stonehenge Court,
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

RICHARD COOK was married to Patricia Sickler.
Dick is on the teaching staff of the Jonathan Day­
ton Regional School DistricL Pat is working toward
a degree in elementary education at Newark State
College. They are residing in Union, New Jersey.

ROBERT WOSHER was married to Cynthia Palmiere
on July 20. Bob is in his second year at Temple
University Graduate School for his doctorate in
biology under the National Institute of Health Fel­
lowship. Cynthia is a senior nursing student at
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. They are residing in
White Marsh Apartments, Lafayette Hills, Penna.
WINDSOR THOMAS was recently married to Barbara
Cadden. Windsor is a physicist at the Rome Air
Development Center, Griffiths Air Force Base in
Rome, New York. They are living at 409 West
Thomas Street, Rome, New York.
KATHERINE SMITH became the bride of Robert
Campbell on October 21, 1967. Katherine and Bob
are living at 3211 Toledo Place, No. 204, Hyatts­
ville, Maryland.

'68
CHARLENE COLLINS became the bride recently of
Robert Brandy. Charlene is a teacher with the
Maine-Endwell School District, New York. Bob is
associated with Link Group, General Precision, Inc.,
Binghamton, New York, as a system programmer.
They are residing in Endicott, New York.

SHARON SCHRADER became the bride recently of
Charles Roush. Sharon is teaching in the Park
Ridge School District as an elementary teacher.
Charles is associated with Camloc Fastener Divi­
sion, Rex Chainbelt Corp., Paramus. They are living
at Ridgefield Park in New Jersey.

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ROSEMARY KRZYWICKI recently became the bride
of Walter Jablonski. Rosemary was on the nursing
staff of the Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. Walt is
associated with the Department of Defense and is
attending American University, Washington, D. C„
in pursuit of a master's degree. They are living at
7416 Eastmorland Road, Annandale, Virginia.
JAMES O’BOYLE and ROSANNE COBB were mar­
ried recently in Wilkes-Barre. Jim is assistant com­
munity planner with Lancaster County Planning
Commission, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Rosanne is
on the faculty of St. Joseph's Hospital in Lan­
caster. They are living at Conestoga West Apart­
ments, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
DOROTHY ECK was married recently to Daniel
Strauch. Dorothy is an instructor at Nesbitt Memo’lal,.!?ospLta,1 50,1001 of Nursin8- Dan is a student
at Wilkes College. They are living
living at
at Harvey's
Harvey's Lake
Lake
in Pennsylvania.
THOMAS AMBROSI was married recently to Susan
Hagen. Tom is on the audit staff of Touche, Ross,
Bailey &amp; Smart. They are living at 12 East 78th
Street, New York, New York.

GLEN KLINGER was married on September 31,
1968. Glen is associated with Lybrand, Ross
Brothers &amp; Montgomery-in Philadelphia. He and his
wife, Nancy, are residing at 507-Al Beacons Court,
Andalusia, Pennsylvania.
JOHN ENGLE was married to Cynthia Eisenman.
John is associated with "Pomeroy’s, Inc., in Reading,
Pennsylvania. They

IE !■ B Sin
'55

••••..

a son, Steven Richard, on June 26, 1968, to Attor
ney and Mrs. Joshua Kaufman. They live at 8 Sun
ny Ridge Road, New Rochelle, New York.

1968
Alumni
Campaign

the leaders

THE LEADERS
BY PARTICIPATION

BY NUMBER OF DONORS

1st
2nd
3rd
4th

1966
1950

43

1960

38
36
35

5th

1st

1943
1944
1966

14.5%
14.5%
14.5%

4th
5th

1956

13.6%
13.3%

41

1949
1965

'56

1957

a daughter, Blair Anne, on September 25, 1968, to
Mr. and Mrs. George Batterson. They live at 370
Olive Street, Menlo Park, California.

'57
a daughter, Kerry Ellen, on September 20, 1968,
to Mr. and Mrs. George Kolesar. Mrs. Kolesar is
the former NANCY CARROLL ’61. They live at 24
Cypress Avenue, R.D. No. 2, Newtown, Penna.

'&lt;S©...................................
a daughter, Valerie Dyan, on July 2, 1968, to Mr.
and Mrs. William Ackerman. Mrs. Ackerman is the
former BARBARA WEBB. Mr. Ackerman is a mem­
ber of the class of 1962. They live at 25 Oakwood
Lane, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
a son, Andrew, on August 8, 1967, to Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Herstek. Mrs. Herstek is the former CAROL
PELCZAR. They live at 569 Anderson Street in
Wilkes-Barre.

CLASS OF’35 DONORS - - - 8 out of 81

Burns, Charles, Dr.
Harris, Harold J., Mrs.
(Marion Chaffey)
Hartmann, Edward G., Dr.
Levin, Clarence

CLASS OF '41 DONORS - - - 10 out of 76

% of participation 11.9%

% of participation 13.2%
Anthony, John A., Dr.
Badman, Ben, Jr.
Charney, Stephen M.
Evans, William Carey
Friedman, David
Groh, Alfred

Pearse, Norman, Mrs.
(Lois Devendorf)
Tuhy, Mirko

a son, Wyatt B., on May 31, 1968, to Mr. and Mrs.
William Foose. They reside at Route 3, Box 828,
Dallas, Oregon.

CLASS OF ’37 DONORS ■ - - 4 out of 74

twins, Kenneth and Kevin, on February 28, 1968, to
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Krupinski. They are residing
at 117 Paree Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

'OS....................................
a son, Shade Lewis, on August 23, 1968, to Mr.
and Mrs. William Rupe. Mrs. Rupe is the former
ANNE LIGETI. They live at 154 South Yale Avenue,

Fullerton, California.
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a son, Paul Kendall, on September 17, 1968, to
./'live
Captain and Mrs. J. Douglas Haughwout. They
Road,
at Tropic Terrace Apartments, 1440 Dover R'
Panama City, Florida.
(Continued on page 45)

Reif, Charles, Mrs.
(Carolyn Hoffa)
Santarelli, Irene, Mrs.
(Irene Sauciunas)
Weiss, Stanley, Mrs.
(Miriam Cohen)
Young, Raymond, Dr.

% of participation 5.4%
Cummins, Marjorie, Mrs.
(Marjorie Honeywell)
Donnelly, Joseph G.

Kopicki, Marie
Rees, John, Mrs.
(Betty Tonks)

CLASS OF ’42 DONORS - - - 7 out of 78
% of participation 9.0%

'O^
a daughter, Denise Anne, on September 17, 1968,
to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Harris. Mrs. Harris is the
former MARION RIPPLE. They are living at 1025
Lancer Drive, San Jose, California.

Patton, Robert
Pisano, John
Shafer, Albert

CLASS OF '36 DONORS - - - 5 out of 42
Biscontini, Arnold
Fenner, George, Mrs.
(Hilda Fletcher)
Jones, Dilys, Dr.

'(Sfl...................................

% of participation 6.0%
Berman, Robert, Mrs.
(Lydia Breenbaum)
Cranston, Kenneth

Lord, Joseph P., Dr.
McGlynn, Jerome, Mrs.
(Helen Arms)
MG- Melson, Robert H.
Tomberg, Sidney

a daughter, Bonnie Sue, on June 12, 1968, to Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Adams. They live at 177 Matson
Avenue in Wilkes-Barre.

a son, Lewis Robert, on October 3, 1968, to Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Zwiebel. They are living at 4011
Wimpole Road, Louisville, Kentucky.

CLASS OF'40 DONORS - - ■ 5 out of 84

% of participation 9.9%

Clemente, Elmo
Dooley, John
Eisenpreis, Alfred
Jones, Nelson

CLASS OF’38 DONORS - - - 2 out of 61

% of participation 3.3%
Dower, Harry, Mrs.

Rosenn, Harold, Mrs.
(Sally Ann Frank)
Rovinski, Robert
Weiss, Aaron

Weisberger, Ernest

(Marion Clark)

CLASS OF ’43 DONORS - - - 9 out of 62
CLASS OF ’39 DONORS - - - 9 out of 73

% of participation 12.3%
Braun, Howard H., Mrs.
(Betty Davidson)
Bryson, James, Mrs.
(Margaret Moore)
Goldstein, Milton
Greenwald, Jerome
Kerr, Robert M., Dr.

Nutt, Richard, Mrs.
(Dorothy Smailes)
Rhoades, Earl J., Dr.
Royer, Robert D., Mrs.
(Dorothy Hughes)
Royer, Robert D.

% of participation 14.5%

I

DeWitt, Paul, Mrs.
(Betty Woolcock)

Fladd, Al
Flanagan, Thomas, Mrs.
(Mary Hutchko)
Glowacki, Theodore, Jr.
Keats, Ruth

Myers, William S„ Dr.
Park, Thomas, Mrs.
(Bertha Arnolo)
Speicher, Frank, Dr.
Wood, John, Mrs.
(Anne Wilson)

page / 41

�CLASS OF '44 DONORS - - - 10 out of 69
% of participation 14.5%
Barnum, Robert
Douglass, Walter, Mrs.
(Ethel S. Farley)
Farris, Loretta
Jones, Nelson, Mrs.
(Ruth Punshon)
Kotch, Alex, Dr.

Myers, William, Mrs.
(Beverly Williams)
Papadopolos, George P.
Voelker, Robert, Mrs.
(Ruth Tischler)
Williams, Arthur C.
Williams, Daniel

Hendler, Edward
Hobbs, Margaret
Hodgson, Ralph
Honeywell, Donald
Kanner, Joseph
Katz, David, Dr.
Kloeber, Jack
Lavelle, William
McGinley, Wilfred
Miller, Chester, Sr.
Mintzer, Jerome
Nelson, Nelson E.
Novitsky, Stanley, Jr.

Pavelko, Joseph Mr.

Porter, John
Prodgers, Allen
Rakes, Calvin, Mrs.
(Roberta Russell)
Rasmussen, Arne, Mrs
(Evelyn Penaligon)
Shmaly, Francis
Sooby, Joseph, Jr

SR &amp;»'*•*

CLASS OF'45 DONORS - - - 5 out of 61
Levit, Edith, Dr.
Search, June
Trachtenberg, Harvey

CLASS OF ’46 DONORS • - - 3 out of 51

% of participation 5.9%
Carey, J. Ronald, Mrs.
(Jean Whithey)

Fierverker, Harry, Mrs.
(Gloria Farkas)
Wentz, Robert

CLASS OF’47 DONORS - ■ -2 out of 101
% of participation 2.0%
Keating, Frank, Dr.

Maloney, Kenneth F.

CLASS OF’48 DONORS - - 22 out of 242
% of participation 9.1%
Beissinger, Eric, Mrs.
(Claire Fischer)
Baum, Norman
Conklin, Richard
Davis, Harry
Dudeck, Carl, Mrs.
(Frances Wentzel)
Fry, George, Jr.
Gelsleichter, William
Gooch, John Glenn
Harris, Bernard, Mrs.
(Lenore Linshes)
Harris, Michael, Mr.
Kovalski, Leonard

Landau, Ely, Mrs.
(Edith Rudolph)
Martin, Spencer
Mintzer, Jerome, Mrs.
(Muriel Brandorf)
Nachlis, Arnold
MG-Plummer, Richard
Porter, John, Mrs.
(Margaret Woolcock)
Rydzewski, Henry
Savitz, Joseph
Shaver, Eugene
Slamon, Joseph, Jr.
Varker, Frederick

CLASS OF '49 DONORS - - 36 out of 331
% of participation 10.9%
Anderson, Eugene
Bartuska, Doris, Dr.
(Doris Gorka)
Brobyn, Jack
Carson, Francis
Connor, Ralph
Corcoran, Edward
DeWitt, Paul, Mr.

page/ 42

Dudeck, Carl, Dr.
Feinstein, Morris, D.D.S.
Fierverker, Harry
Fleet, Walter, Mrs.
(Shirley Rees)
Gill, Thomas
Haag, Robert, Mrs.
(Naomi Hons)

DaV'an Joseph, Mrs.

^Marilyn Wilkes)
■ Priscilla, Mrs.
Drake.
■' (Priscilla Swartwood)

^ogan6’Edward, Mrs.
Gr(Nan'cy Ralston)
MG-HH0P^b^id

m

J3(Anrta’Piotrowska)

% of participation 8.2%
Fischman, David, Mrs.
(Ruth Holtzman)
MG- Iba, Jean, Mrs.
(Jean Steele)

^SSOF '52 DONORS - - 19 out of 252
% of participation 7.5%

MG.Morris, Robert

Pickett, William, Jr.
Ralston, George, Mrs.
(Helen Hawkins)
Riester, Robert W.
Russin, Jerry
Strano, Sonia, Mrs.
(Sonia Witzling)
Scheers, George, Mrs.
(Jean Lovrinic)
Scheers, George
Umphred, William
Wallison, Carl
Wallison, Edward

CLASS OF 50 DONORS - - 41 out of 427
% of participation 9.4%
Bergstrasser, William
Brennan, Joseph
Brown, William J.
Buttman, Samuel
Capin, Robert
Chopick, Robert M.
Coleman, Stuart D.
Edwards, Richard
Erickson, James, Mrs.
(Jean Ditoro)
Follmer, Don C., Dr.
Herbert, Albert
Hodgson, Ralph, Mrs.
(Margaret Ashman)
Holman, Howard
Kitler, Joseph
Koch, Francis
Krzywicki, Francis
Lacy, F. Prentice
Lidz, Edward
Lizzi, Mario
Malisheski, Carl
Nelson, John P„ Mrs.
(Virginia Meissner)

MG - Nelson, John P.
Omichinski, Chester, Mrs
(Alma Fannucci)
Omichinski, Chester
O’Shea, Charles, Jr.
Pelesh, Lawrence
Pinkowski, Francis
Plummber, Edgar A.
Rasmussen, Arne
Redline, Wayne R., Dr.
MG Ritter, Clyde
Senko, Steven
Sherman, Daniel
Smith, Marvin
Swartwood, Joseph
Wentz, Robert, Mrs.
(Charlotte Davis)
Wheatley, Edward, Mrs.
(Beverly Van Horn)
Wheatley, Edward
Williams, Robert
Williams, Russell
Young,John

CLASS OF ’51 DONORS - - 32 out of 368
% of participation 8.7%
Altman, Martin, Mrs.
(Marion Wiltman)
Bartikowsky, Leonard
Cohen, Sanford
Corey, Peter, Dr.
Cragle, Delbert J.
Cromack, Norman, Dr.
DeWitt, Carl
Evans, Olin
Fink, John
Furman, Willard, Mrs.
(Aida Shulman)
Gerko, Joseph
Gresh, John, Jr.
MG - Hall, Robert, Mrs.
Hefferan, George, Jr.
Hiscox, Harry
Hoffman, Fred
Jones, Merton

Kivler, Donald
Northrop, Kenneth, Mrs.
(Joyce Nobel)
Northrop, Kenneth
Oliver, Herbert, Jr., Dr.
Pearsall, Adrian, Mrs.
(Doris Kanarr)
Pelmoter, Joseph
Raiber, Richard, Dr.
Robbins, Thomas
Schultz, Frederick
Smith, Robert
Swisloski, Edward
Trumbower, James
Wenz, Kenneth, Mrs.
(Virginia Bolen)
Van Newenhizen, John, Mrs.
(Jeanne Claypool)
Vercoe, Vester, Jr.

CLASS OF '53 DONORS - - 20 out of 207
% of participation 9.7%
Beers, Paul B.
Berg, Marvin, Mrs.
(Fay Jaffe)
Croker, Robert, Jr.
Giunta, Charles
Grabko, Dolores
Heller, Ralph, Mrs.
(Denah Fleisher)
Karassik, Carl, Mrs.
(Dolores Roth)
Kropiewnicki, Joseph
McMahon, George, Mrs.
(Isabel Ecker)
McMahon, George

Morgan, William
Neumann, Melvin
Pierce, Richard, Mrs.
(Lucille Reese)
Radaszewski, Frank
Reynolds, James, Mrs.
(Florence Kistler)
Reynolds, James
Roden, Dorothy, Mrs.
(Dorothy Hamaker)
Solomon, Leo
Winski, Leonard A., Dr.
Yelen, Sandor

CLASS OF’54 DONORS - - 25 out of 220

% of participation 11.4%
Adams, Thomas
Allen, Arthur, Mrs.
(Anita Gordon)
Grogan, Edward
Hagen, Charles, Mrs.
(Thelma Williams)
Jones, Philip D.
Kanner, Marvin
Karassik, Carl
Konsavage, John
Madden, Wayne
Mago, Henry
Meline, Samuel, Dr.
Moss, James
Paparoski, William
Peckham, Katherine, Mrs.
(Katherine Goetzman)

Phillips, James E.
Rozelle, Ralph, Dr.
Savitz, Abe, Mrs.
(Sylvia Strauss)
Sheppard, Ronald, Mrs.
(Albina Urbanus)
Tait, Raymond
Taylor, Arthur
Wallace, Albert
Wallison, Carl, Mrs.
(Ruth Dilley)
Wurm, Peter
Young, Stanley, Mrs.
(Eleanor Perlman)
Yuscavage, John

Neveras, James
Nicholas, Albert, Mrs.
(Louise Brennan)
Nicholas, Albert

Ondash, Bernard S., Mrs.
(Ellen Wint)
Ondash, Bernard, Dr.
Picton, Russell R„ Jr.
Updyke, Howard

CLASS OF’56 DONORS - - 34 out of 250

% of participation 13.6%
Batterson, George
Beers, Paul B„ Mrs.
(Joan Shoemaker)
Boote, Fred J.
Bromfield, Forrest
Coleman, James
Davis, William S.
Darrow, Robert
Evan, Sylvester
Ferris, James
Firestone, Monroe
Goetzman, Henry
Harrison, Ralph
Hughes, Hugh
Jones, Reese
Juris, Carl, Mrs.
(Nancy Batchelor)
McFadden, Donald
Mensch, Eugene, Mrs.
(Phyllis Schrader)
Metroka, Daniel

Miller, Chester, Jr.
Molitoris, Irma, Mrs.
(Irma Bianconi)
Pezzner, Harold
Popple, Joseph
Radner, Raymond
Reed, Donald, Mrs.
(Helen Krackenfels)
Roderick, Jessie, Dr.
Schloo, Pearl, Mrs.
(Pearl Onacko)
Shearer, David
Shugar, Samuel
Steinhauer, Richard, Mrs.
(Carol Heuer)
Steinhauer, Richard
Turpin, Lawrence
Whitmer, Ralph E., Rev.
Williams, Bruce
Zavada, Paul

CLASS OF’57 DONORS - • 32 out of 241
% of participation 13.3%
Abate, Charles
Chimiola, Joseph
Choper, Jesse
Coates, John
Cohen, Lawrence
Eisenpreis, Alfred, Mrs.
(Bettijane Long)
Falchek, Raymond
Farish, William
Griffith, Wayne, Mrs.
(Jacqueline Jones)
Gripp, Natalie
MG- Keller, Nicholas, III
Kolesar, George
Kuchinsdas, Albert, Mrs.
(Jean Schraeder)
Lychos, John
McNew, Melvin
Meneguzzo, Frank

Miller, James, Mrs.
(Frances Yeager)
Mines, Samuel C„ Dr.
Pauley, Robert J.
Popple, Joseph, Mrs.
(Judith Gommer)
Rosenn, Max, Mrs.
(Tillie Rose)
Roth, Eugene
Rubin, Bernard
Smith, Margaret
Smith, Terry, Dr.
Stauffer, Nelson
MG-Tremayne, William
Trzcinski, Matilda
Tubbs, William, Mrs,
(Marion Payne.
Urbanski, Carl, Dr.
Weaver, George
Zachmann, John

CLASS OF'58 DONORS - ■ 29 out of 295
% of participation 9.8%

CLASS OF’55 DONORS - - 19 out of 207
% of participation 9.2%
Arvan, Dean A., Dr.
Curtis, John D.
Denn, Virginia
Farkas, Melvin
Feld, Allen
Furey, Sandy, Mrs.
(Elaine Witiak)

Furey, Sandy, Dr.
Hoats, David L.
Hopkins, Judith
Kaufman, Joshua
Martin, Glenn
Merrill, Paul, Mrs.
(Doris Sadowski)

Birnbaum, Edward
MG-Coray, Anthony
Davenport, Harry B.
DeLuca, Roger, Mrs.
(Judy Menegus)
DiMarco, Walter K.
Elam, Mary, Mrs.
(Mary Campbell)
Falkowitz, Daniel
Giacomini, William

Ginader, George
Hayward, Royal
Hiscox, Harry, Mrs.
(Beverly Blakeslee)
James, William
Karmilowicz, Carl
Kazimi, Ahmad
King, John, Mrs.
Kotula, Edmund
Leibman, Joseph

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�Levey, Merle
Lyons, Edwin L., Mrs.
(Gloria Friedman)
Myers, Thomas
Pipan, Joseph
Savitski, Joseph
Scally, Robert

Standish, John
Thomas, Edmund
Tracy, Paul J.
Thomas, David
Woznaik, Richard
Yuscavage, John, Mrs.
(Shirley Lisman)

CLASS OF'59 DONORS - ■ 33 out of 340

% of participation 9.7%
Bedeski, Edward
Boltz, Ed
Buczynski, Robert
Butler, Charles
Casella, Pershing, Mrs.
(Mary Spinelli)
Conway, Joseph
Davenport, Samuel M.
Davis, Robert
Eidam, James L.
Griffith, Wayne
Gutterman, Jerome, D.D.S.
Hill, Arline
Juris, Carl
King, Donald, Mrs.
(Elizabeth Schwartz)
Kuchinskas, Albert
Lally, Thomas J., Mrs.
(Joan Rishkofski)
Lally, Thomas J.

Lewis, Rodger J.
Lleweilyn, Buelah, Mrs.
(Buelah Johnson)
Lovett, Steve J.
Majikas, Leonard
Mask, John
McCafferty, Edward
Mertens, Ronald, Mrs.
(Barbara Draser)
Morris, George
Morris, Margaret, Mrs.
Myers, Thomas, Mrs.
(Shirley Baroody)
Nocek, Chester
Richards, Ann
MG- Rogovin, Arthur
Ruggiero, Thomas
Sabel, Richard, Mrs.
(Mary Anchel)
Weinstein, Rose Mae

CLASS OF'60 DONORS..- - 38 out of 320
% of participation 11.9%
Ambrose, Robert
Austin, Charles, Mrs.
(Lynne Boyle)
Bogdan, James
Capo, Vincent, Mrs.
(Marie Realmuto)
Charles, Earle V., Jr.
Dohl, Adeline, Mrs.
(Adeline Chopak)
Florio, Robert
Friebis, George, Mrs.
(Gayle Jacobson)
Gavazzi, John G., Mrs.
(Bernadine Zapatowski)
Gavazzi, John G.
Godfrey, Dorothy, Mrs.
(Dorothy Miller)
Hadsel, Martha
Hoesl, Nicholas, Mrs.
(Virginia Lyons)
Jones, Allyn
Krull, Patricia A.
Levandoski, Patricia
Levin, Paul
Llewellyn, Jack
Mack, Frank, Mrs.
(Doris Dzurica)

Mack, Frank
Markowitz, Richard, Mrs.
(Roberta Feinstein)
Mills, Melvin, Mrs.
(Mary Ziviebel)
Murdock, George
Phillips, Ronald, Mrs.
(Beverly Butler)
Phillips, Ronald
Popky, Arnold
Richardson, Judith
Rubin, Bernard, Mrs.
(Helen Schainuck)
Rushin, Andrew
Sabatino, Donald J.
Sankus, Anthony
Shuman, Marqueen, Mrs.
(Marqueen Redline)
Stephens, Karl, Mrs.
(Doris Gademan)
Warburton, Marilyn)
Warburton, Marilyn
Wileman, Richard, Mrs.
(Raye Thomas)
Wileman, Richard
Williams, Larry
Yurchak, Joanne

CLASS OF'61 DONORS - - 34out of273
% of participation 12.5%
Andreeko, Andrew, Mrs.
(Nancy Davies)
Armstrong, Michael

Basta, James, Mrs.
(Marie Honcharik)
Battle, Francis, Jr.

Boyle, Patricia
Bronson, Janice
Bugbee, Mary, Mrs.
(Mary Eisenhower)
Chisarick, Joseph
Chwalek, John, Mrs.
(Ottie Hill)
Clark, William, Mrs.
(Louise Hischak)
Culverhouse, William J.
Dickerson, Robert
Faber, Eberhard, Mrs.
(Ellen Scurria)
Gavenas, Clem, Mrs.
(Judy Warnick)
Gavenas, Clem
Hale, William
Harris, William, Mrs.
(Charlotte Hughes)
James, Maurice, Mrs.
(Gale Hughes)
James, Maurice

Keller, Jay p
KI%n’J°seph, Mrs.
Knifhlr 7 Brandwene)
Kolesar, George, Mrs
(Nancy Carroil) rSKu,ff"er’ Margaret, Mrs

Matteo, Benjamin
Matis, William, Mrs
(Arlene Galli)
Meyers, Carl
Neddoff, James
Raub, William
Schafer Barbara, Mrs.
(Barbara Price)
Shales, Ruth
Shovlin, Patrick
Zwieberl, Lewis

CLASS OF’62 DONORS - ■ 32 out of 295
% of participation 10.8%
Andrusis, John J.
Armstrong, Michael, Mrs.
(Nancy Tinklepaugh)
Bolton, Kenneth, Mrs.
(Maryanne Lavelle)
Dimond, John
Eller, Donald
Evans, Robert L.
Feldman, Sandra
Gibbons, John, Mrs.
(Evelyn Hudyck)
Gintel, Barry D.
Hartman, Warren R.
Harrison, Joel
Hassay, Andrew
Hosage, John A., Dr.
Jones, Morgan R, Atty.
Koontz, Joseph
Lawrence, Jerome, Mrs.
(Judith Wasileski)
Lawrence, Jerome

Lewin, Richard
MG-Machung, Francis
Melberger, Clifford, Mr:
(Ruth Boorom)
Menaker, Frank, Jr.
Peters, David S.
Piccarreta, Michael
Rees, Richard
Reis, Morgan
Shambe, Joseph
Sotirhos, Michael, Mrs.
(Estelle Manos)
Smith, Vincent J.
Snyder, Leonard, Mrs.
(Marilyn Krackenfels)
Umla, Walter
Wilkinson, Robert, Mrs.
(Janet Simpson)
Winebrake, James, Mrs.
(Rachel Altavilla)

CLASS OF '63 DONORS - - 28 out of 292

_^^Sdonors

- ■ 28 out of 292
% of participation 9.6%

Barrett, Mary C
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Coopey, L°u's
^^Ceciie

Haughwout, John
hpss. Clinton
Jone;, Mary
Koerner, Leonard
Landesman, Michael
Lyons, Daniel
Manganaro, Catai
Murdock, George Mrs.
(Lorraine Rowland)

Pearlman, Malcolm
Peters, David S., Mrs.
(Joan Pitney)
Pohala, Ronald
Raschal, Jeffrey
Smith, Franklin
Stoffa, John, Mrs.
(Barbara Gallagher)
Wasilewski, Lee
Werner, Ronald
Winebrake, James
Yankosky, Leonard A.
Yencharis, Barbara, Mrs.
(Barbara Karcheski)
Zampetti, Louis, Jr.

CLASS OF ’65 DONORS - - 35 out of 317
% of participation 11.0%
Antonini, Kenneth
Birnbaum, Fayth
Closterman, David, Mrs.
(Doris Evans)
Closterman, David
Comstock, Edward
Czarnecki, Joseph R.
Davis, William
DeAngelis, Catherine A.
Elias, Michael
Eurich, Robert, Mrs.
(Barbara Kempel)
Eurich, Robert
Gatcha, Margaret
Giberson, Delmer F.
Hall, John
Handzo, Judith
Huey, Charles, Mrs.
(Jane Charlton)
Jenkins, James, Mrs.
(Leslie Tobias)
Jenkins, James

Karsnak, Stephen
King, Shirley, Mrs.
(Shirley Westberg)
Koerner, Leonard, Mrs.
(Suzanne Stica)
Kowalski, Natalie
MacLauchlin, Roger
Mainwaring, William
Minelli, Anita
Paradise, Steven
Podesta, Arthur
Raschal, Jeffrey, Mrs.
(Evelyn Jaffe)
Reid, James
MG - Rogers, George
Sapp, Theresa
Shotwell, Judith, Mrs.
(Judith Sisco)
Swartwood, Wayne
Travis-Bey, Eubank
Yurchision, Alice

CLASS °[«D6iwRF~^;tof297
% of participation 14.5%
Arendt, Stephen
Bakish, Reina
Bencivengo, Mark
Berkey, R. Jackson, Mr(Janice Collins)
Berkey, R. Jackson
Bucko, Richard
Cavallini, John
Cohen, Mark
Cousland, Ted, Mrs.
(Barbara Lewis)
Crane, Joseph
Davis, Henry
Dukoff, David
Ericson, Robert
Esler, David, Mrs.
(Vicki Tatz)
Gawchik, Patricia
Grant, Stephen P.
Greene, Robert
Gross, Mildred
Hershey, Enid
Huey, Charles
Hughes, Robert, Mrs.
(Joan Klos)
Jones, William

Kaylor, Enders
Knierim, Millicent
Koller, Erhard
Kotowski, Jeanette
Kraynanski, John, Mrs.
(Margaret Gee)
Martin, Jeanne
Moran, Karen
Mostello, Barbara, Mrs.
(Barbara Yannunzio)
Oram, Rhoda
Orlando, Christine
Pahls, Donald
Pasonick, Arlene, Mrs.
(Arlene Andreeko)
Petrillo, Florie Charles
Polnaszek, Carl
Reed, Nancy
Rishko, Edward
Rolfe, Roger
Strojny, Norman
Van Dyck, Stephen
Wasilewski, Lee, Mrs.
(Joan Sipko)
Yonkin, Carolyn

CLASS OF '67 DONORS - - 24 out of 341
% of participation 7.0%
Ardan, Raymond
Badman, David
Bergstrasser, Ethelda, Mrs.
(Ethelda Moon)
Cheifetz, Philip
Cowan, David
Esler, David
Harkness, Susanne
Kirschenbaum, Joan
Kleynowski, John
Klynoot, Eugene
Lucarelli, Cheryl, Mrs.
(Cheryl Tarity)
Major, Larry

Mistichelli, Judith, Mrs.
(Judith Adams)
Morrison, Peter
Price, Daniel, Jr.
Raspen, Richard
Reis, Thomas, Mrs.
(Pamela Eustis)
Reis, Thomas
Sachs, Robert
Schmidt, William H.
Stchur, Peter, Jr.
Winans, Karen
Wint, William
Yanochak, Sharyn

% of participation 9.2%
Achuff, Willard
Adams, John S.
Alesandro, Nicholas
Berk, Jeremiah E.
Button, Hilton, Mrs.
(Eleanor Phillips)
Cohen, Bernard, Dr.
Dowin, Jane
Greifer, David, Mrs.
(Merle Benisch)
Kay, Edward
Klein, William
Lawson, Stuart
Mohn, Jerry, Mrs.
(Rowena Simms)
MG- Mohn, Jerry
Pawlenok, Alex
Perlick, Felicia
Pero, Michael, Mrs.
(Eleanor Nielsen)

Rakshys, Joseph, Mrs.
(Elaine Wishart)
MG- Rakshys, Joseph, Dr.
Schwartz, Louise, Mrs.
(Louise Leonard)
Shemanski, Henry, Mrs.
(Christine Wentz)
Silverman, Gloria
Silverstein, Ronald, Mrs.
(Claire Handler)
Swift, Oliver, Mrs.
(Beverly Munson)
Trax, Dorothy
Turoski, Victor
Weinkle, Joseph
Wilk, Edward J.
Godlewski, Irene, Mrs.
(Irene Szulinski)

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R.F.D. 4, Baldwin Path. Huntington, New York.

a son, Darryl Edward, on April 16, 1968, to Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Strucke. They live at 5020 Dierker Road, Apartment C-5, Columbus, Ohio.

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a son, Brian, on September 10, to Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Williams. They live at 6470 Oakwood Drive,
Falls Church, Virginia.
Slighter, Megan Christine, on July 26, 1968 to
Tihh’»an*
David Moyle. They live at 1735
"•■Ws Avenue, Troy, New York.

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"r. and Mrs. Ron
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a daughter, Kimberly Ann,. on
lu UMr.6'and'Mrs. George Strata. Mrs. Strata is the
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End Avenue, Apartment 07, North P

a daughter, Lisa Marie, on June 14, 1968, to Mr.
and Mrs. John Pilosi. They live at 158 Broad Street,
Washington, New Jersey.

a daughter, Faith on
Mrs. Robert Hughes. Mrs
Avenl]ei San
JOAN KLOS. They live at 1471—48th Avenue,

Francisco, California.

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�Wilkes Lambert Bowl Delegation
The Lambert Bowl was presented to John Reese, the
Director of Athletics, at a luncheon sponsored by the
Lambert Committee and the New York Touchdown Club
on December 12, 1968. Wilkes College received much
praise because of the turnout for the luncheon. There
were over 100 persons in the Wilkes College delegation
(pictured below leaving), the largest delegation present.
The Hub, the First National Bank of Wilkes-Barre, Laz­
arus, and the Frank Martz Coach Company volunteered
to send any football player that was able to attend the
luncheon, in addition to the eighteen seniors who were
scheduled to attend. Coach Rollie Schmidt gave special
recognition to the seniors in the course of his remarks
for their academic achievements as well as their diligence
on the gridiron. Dr. Farley paid tribute to Rollie and the
coaching staff in addition to the team.
The rest of the delegation was made up of parents of
the football players, faculty, administrators, alumni, and
friends. All alumni in the New York City area received
notification of the luncheon.

Delaware Valley Ahmni Renmion
A buffet was held on Saturday, October 12, 1968, for
the Wilkes College alumni, faculty, and friends following
the Delaware Valley football game. The event was held
at the Jug-In-The-Wall of the Doylestown Inn. There
were about forty in attendance. Douglas MacNeal '48
handled the arrangements.

UEHE
WILEEJ COLLEGE

CHAIR
Conyngham Fire
Fire caused extensive damage to Conyngham Hall in
the early hours of Saturday, December 28, 1968. The
fire of undetermined origin started on the first floor and
went between the partitions to the third floor.

• Wilkes College Seal is a
Gold copy of the original
design.

Conyngham Hall was presented to the College in 1937
and housed the art, engineering, and math departments.
Conyngham Annex and other nearby buildings were not
damaged during the fire. Conyngham Hall is a total loss
to the College and will be razed in the near future.

• Suitable for office or home.
• Made of northern birch and
finished in black and gold
trim.

Special recognition was given to five alumni who
played football while at Wilkes — Ted Travis-Bey '65,
Nick Heineman '51, Bob Hall '52, George Lewis '50, Al
Molosh '52, and Paul Purta '67. The Lambert Bowl will
be on display in the Gymnasium trophy case for one year.
A bronze plaque will be a permanent possession com­
memorating this award.

• Distinctive and comfortable.
Sold exclusively by your
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�BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Admiral Harold R. Stark
Honorary chairman
Charles B. Waller

Chairman
L°uis Shatter
Vice-Chairman
Charles H. Miner, )r

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Secretary
lames P. Harris
Treasurer
Frank W. Anderson
Donald Carpenter
William L. Conyngham
Mrs. Franck G. Dane
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.

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Fred R. Davis
Alumni Representative
Alfred Eisenpreis
Alumni Representative
Miss Annette Evans
Mrs. Julia T. Faber
Eugene S. Farley
John Farr
Andrew Hourigan, Jr.
Thomas H. Kiley
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Reuben H. Levy
Arnaud C. Marts
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
Kenneth Northrop
Alumni Representative
F Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Richard Pearsall
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Joseph J. Savitz

Ralph Rozelle .
Stanley Holden
James Toole ...
John Labows
Charles Reif
Alvan Bruch
Robert Ogren

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Umid Nejib
Thomas Mizianty

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Robert Capin

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George Pawlush .
Alumni News

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Aaron Weiss

John Faneck

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president

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Alumni Representative

Eugenes. Farley

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Chairman of Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

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by Dr. Ralph B. Rozelle

ALUMNI OFFICERS
William H. Tremayne, '57
President

Henry K. Goetzman, ‘56
Executive Vice-President

Loretta Shutta Muroski, '62
Secretary

Joseph Shambe, '62
Treasurer

Samuel M. Davenport, '59
Director of Alumni Relations

ALUMNI STAFF

ON THE COVER . . .
Wilkes College takes pride in its faculty of more
takes pride in i‘ '
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than 130 vigorous, experienced teachers who. with
experienced teachers
the students, comprise = ”—— "
p.'ica a community of scholars.

Samuel M. Davenport, '59
Editor
Mildred Marini
Assistant Editor
Lynn Griffith
Alumni Notes

photo by Robert Berman

Wilkes College ALUMNUS is
published quarterly for the
Wilkes College Alumni
Association by the
Wilkes College Alumni Office,
170 South Franklin Street,
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 187&lt;WSecond class mailing privilege’
have been authorized ai
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Contrary to popular opinion, not all
mine drainage is acid, and hence not
all mine drainage is polluting when
discharged into streams. Mine water
pools in Wyoming Valley can be cited
as good examples. For example, one
pool in the Nanticoke area contains approximately 15 billion gallons of alkaline water. If this water were aerated
to remove iron it would improve the
quality of streams it was discharged
into. On the other hand, a mine water
pool in the Alden area, which contains
approximately 11 billion gallons of water, is decidedly acid. Discharge of this
water into streams of the Common­
wealth would result in a chemical re­
action between the acid in the mine
water and alkaline material in streams.
Destruction of alkalinity would result
in a lower pH value (pH being a meas­
ure of acidity; lower pH values indi­
cate more acidity), and production of
an environment in water which may
not support life. If this happened, a
fish kill would result.

Mine drainage which is acid and, if
untreated, polluting has been the ob­
ject of study at Wilkes College for the
last four years. Research projects were
sponsored by the Pennsylvania Coal
Research Board, and the Public Health
Service and Federal Water Pollution
Control Agency. Both research investi­
gations have produced significant
results.
Mine drainage which is acid is pro­
duced by combined action of Iron Py­
rite [fools’ gold), oxygen, water, and
bacteria in mines. Removal of any of
these would halt acid mine drainage
production. However, as a result of
complex chemical reactions, acid is
produced and the iron in pyrite is
placed in solution in the form of ions.
Not only is the acid polluting, but also
when the iron is exposed to oxygen in
streams, it is oxidized and precipitates
forming “yellow boy," which is clearly
visible, and more acid. Other materials
such as aluminum and manganese may
be detrimental if they exist in large
quantities, but the two major problems
in treating acid mine water in this re­
gion are removal of acid and iron.
Research sponsored by the Coal Re­
search Board centered on the use of
ozone (a highly reactive form of oxy­
gen) to oxidize iron and hence aid in
its removal from mine drainage. This
method proved very effective but was

considered economical only for remov­
al of lower quantities of iron which
may otherwise be difficult to remove.
However, the economics were based
on production of ozone by electrical
discharge through oxygen, such as oc­
curs during an electrical storm.
Investigators at Brookhaven Nation­
al Atomic Energy Laboratory have
shown recently that oxygen in water
may be converted to ozone by use of a
nuclear reactor. Thus possibilities exist
for using nuclear energy for treatment.
Brookhaven and Wilkes College are
undertaking joint investigations on a
pilot plant scale as a result of the orig­
inal results of the Coal Research Board
study and the findings at Brookhaven,
Research on the Public Health Service-sponsored study produced a math­
ematical model for controlling mine
drainage pollution by regulating the
amount of acid and alkaline water in­
teracting in the Susquehanna River Ba­
sin at any one time. Dams on both acid
and alkaline feed streams could regu­
late the flow. The model can be used
to predict water quality at any point
in the river as a result of this regula­
tion.
Although continuing research on
mine drainage is and will be carried
on, the investigations at Wilkes have
made contributions toward solving the
overall acid mine drainage problem.

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SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS IMPRqv

PROJECT I SMIPI: A PROGRAM TO UPqr.
SECONDARY SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS^
IN

by Dr. Stanley ]■ Holden
Professor of Physics

NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

Barre; and Mr. Frank Wempa, who
teaches chemistry at Meyers High
School, Wilkes-Barre. Environmental
science is staffed by Dr. Alvan Bruch,
Associate Professor of Physics at
Wilkes College; and Miss Kathryn
Gregor}’, who teaches earth science in
the Wyoming Valley West School Dis­
trict. The responsibility for develop­
ing the physics program is in the
hands of Dr. Francis J.
. Donahoe, Pro­
fessor o
r.
fessor
off physics,
Physics, Wilkes College,
College; Mr.
Walter
A
.
placek,
who
is &lt;=urren
ly
Walter A. Placek, who is
currently
teaching
at Keystone
Junior College
ICQUIUU
--------j----------J
wjj(j
jojnjng the Wilkes
College Physics Department in Sep­
tember; Mr. Joseph Moran, physics
teacher, Coughlin High School, WilkesBarre; and Dr. Holden. Two members
of the Mathematics Department at
Wilkes College enjoy the main respon­
sibility for developing the program in
mathematics. They are Mr. Boyd L.
Earl, Associate Professor of Mathe­
matics; and Mr. Joseph H. Salsburg,
Assistant Professor of Mathematics. In
addition, they have been aided from
time to time by several high school
teachers including Mr. William R. Mur­
phy, Scranton City Schools; and Mrs.
Ruth Roman. Blue Ridge Schools.

- " a is currently in the
Wilkes College
"“akonknf a three-vear
project to
S6GOUU ycai ui
-----, _
x
up
“
"fc
secondary
upgrade secondary school
school science
science and
and
mathematics in northeastern-PennsylJUUUJUU4UMVW — ------------vania. The project is sponsored byjhe
Luzerne County School Board and is
funded under Title III of the Elemen­
tary and Secondary Education Act of
1965. The work is being carried on un­
der the co-direction of Dr. Stanley J.
Holden, Professor of Physics and Co­
ordinator of Scientific Research; and
Dr. Eugene L. Hammer, Professor and
Chairman of the Department of Educa­
tion. The Associate Director for the
project is Mr. Victor F. Baiz who was
formerly principal of Coughlin High
School "in Wilkes-Barre. The project
staff is composed of faculty members
from local colleges and well-qualified
high school teachers from the region.
The project staff is distributed
The overall goal of the project is to
among five disciplines. These are BiolChemistry, Environmental (Earth upgrade and modernize the teaching
and Space) Science, Physics, and Math- of science and mathematics in the
ematics. Biology is staffed by Mr. Har- schools of northeastern Pennsylvania,
old Harty of the University of Scran- jn order 1° accomplish this objective,
■
ton
and’ Mr. William -J. ■'
Murray who it is necessary to both improve the
teaches at Scranton Prep and also background of the teachers in their
teaches part-time at the University of specific disciplines
■------ and to provide
Scranton. Dr. Francis J. Michelini, 'hem
with .informatii
&gt;i
jon concerning the
Dean of Academic Affairs at Wilkes availability of new curricula and new
College, has assisted from time to time. rmaterials
— which they
““=y ma
y auapt
may
adapt to
to
The chemistry staff is composed of Dr. ^e'r needs.
order
to accomplish
j. In
*----to accomplish
its its
n-i-i- B.
" ”
” -Professor
Ralph
Rozelle.
and Chair­ stated goal, the Science and Mathe­
-------- e and Matheman of the Department of Chemistry matics Improvement Project [SMIPJ
(SMIP)
and Director of Graduate Studies at has adopted a multi-pronged approach.
Wilkes College; Dr. Alfred V.
W.’. BasDuring the first year and a half of
tress, formerly Chairman of the Dethe project's
operation, the staff has
partment of Chemistry at Wilkes Col... the
.
lege; Mr. John W. Sulcoski, Science concentrated on
development of
Supervisor and Chairman of Chemis­ curriculum guidesi in each discipline.
try at Coughlin High School in Wilkes- These curriculum guides are designed
so that the teacher may adapt or adopt
q

each of these guides as U l
fit. The complete set of
discipline constitutes a
&gt;" each
and may be used in ]ieu fbe °&gt; study
er’s regular text or materiak ?acl&gt;end of the project, which is s\By tl&gt;e
for completion on June 3Q cheduled
complete set of curriculum jJ97"' a
have been developed in e°a/h a 11
pline. During the period while t*
guides have been under develn„
the SMIP staff has been en J
several other activities. Last summet
very successful one-week worksho
was run for approximately 80 tear?
ers in all five disciplines. The work
shop familiarized the teachers with the
SMIP program and dealt with new cut
ricula materials which the teachers
had not seen. The workshop also pro­
vided time for discussion of existing
problems and their possible solutions.
Since that time there have been in­
numerable requests for additional
workshops and it is planned to run
another one-week workshop for ap­
proximately 125 teachers from the re­
gion at the end of August.
The staff has also provided other
services during the past year and a
half. The environmental science cadre
are giving a two-semester course on
Saturday mornings for teachers of
earth and space science from the re­
gion. In cooperation with SMIP,
Wilkes College is offering these teachers either six undergraduate ere its
for certification in earth and space
science or three graduate credits in ed­
ucation at no cost to the teac ers
There are presently 18 teac ers 6
rolled in this Saturday morning cou
this course
It was decided to offer t.
due to the pressing demand to retrain
□v that they
general science teachers so
■ -itly teach the
might be able to competent,
■
science courses
new earth and space s—
which are
science at the seventh,’
of this
ninth grade level. The succes
/which have b«n
course and requests (continued on

Wilkes
Will Offer
New Degree

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As Materials
Engineering

Major

Dr. James M. Toole, assistant professor in the Wilkes College Department of
Physics, explains some of the techniques to be used in the new Materials En­
gineering program, which will be inaugurated in September, to Michael S.
Ruduski, a student in the physics program at the college.

rangement and chemical composition
Demand Exceeds the Supply
of materials in order to effect a desired
Materials Engineering or Materials change in their properties and behav­
Science as it has become known is one ioral characteristics. In a sense then,
of the most recent additions to the Ust the Materials Engineer is an architect,
of professional and academic
- • disci­ and his building blocks are the chemi­
plines. The demand for such persons cal elements which nature has thought­
greatly exceeds the supply, and as fully provided. The building blocks can
man expands his technology and ex­ be assembled in different ways to yield
Education in the field of Materials
tends the limits of his environment to metals, plastics and ceramics with de­
Engineering has expanded consider­
the far reaches of space, the demand
sirable properties.
ably in the last decade. However, the
will undoubtedly become critical.
emphasis has been primarily at the
Steels, which are primarily alloys of
graduate level. Stanford University in
'itally
concerned
iron
andd carbon,, are particularly illus­
Every engineer is vi
California offers the only other pro­ with the materials available to him. trative of the need for Materials En­
gram leading to the Bachelor of Sci­
Whether his product is a computer, a gineers.
ence degree in this field.
Current production of iron and steel
space vehicle, a bridge, or an automo­
Due to the short supply of trained bile, he must have a thorough knowl­ exceeds 120,000,000 tons per year, a
edge of the properties and behavioral rate equivalent to more than 400 tons
people,
great cuj,people, industrial
IIIUUBUIIW competition
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---- ------■
■„
------------_
— — - in
U:" field characteristics of the materials he pro- U1
and persons with training in *this
Qf OLC&amp;l
steel per J.
year
for each engineer
F
,
...___ _r____
.
___ a rnmmnn
. .
. . Tl."
this country.
The ..".caflllHi
versatility nF
of the
the
use. It 1has
become a common
are in more favorable positions of se­ poses to
— engineering
„
steels as
materialss is
is evicv:
curing employment than other people practice in engineering education to 11. many kinds
kh.J_ of
...* steel
in related engineering disciplines. Gen- require
jequire all
all engineers to complete a denced by the
erally, salaries are 15-25% higher. It is course
course dealing
c-------„ with the fundamentals which are manufactured — over 2,000
this increasingly important role of the of Materials Science.
varieties!
—*------ the
Materials Engineer that Wilkes Col
Col-­
At one extreme
arevery soft
lege has recognized in the creation of
The Materials Engineer determines
used ...
for deep-drawing applica:ognized in the creation of
this new program.
and attempts to change the atomic ar- steels u

Wilkes College, in September of this
year, will initiate a program leading to
the Bachelor of Science Degree in May.w
tenals Engineering, thus becoming the
second school in the United States to
provide such an opportunity at the
undergraduate level.

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�ti0nS’ SUCh]sSAtUtlM otheTexUeme ar’e
erator panels.
steels used
^geTsibuUdozer blades.

.
Some steels
high resistance

have abnormally
s^on. steels for
as transformmay be
1 many

times each s—losses. Other steels mi
■tic, for such applications
ly ^isf'batches
non-magnel ‘and minesweepers.
as r,**--

Solid State Electronics
Perhaps the most spectacular con­
tributions of the Materials Engineer to
modern technology have been in the
electronics. Materarea of solid state t--------ials such as germanium and silicon are
available to the electronics industry
on a routine basis, with extraordinary
purity: for example, silicon can be pre­
pared such that for every 1,000,600,000
atoms of silicon there is but one non­
silicon or impurity atom.

Certain ceramic materials, which are
compounds consisting of metallic and
non-metallic chemical elements, can be

SCIENCE, MATH PROJECT continued

received from the teachers in other
disciplines for similar courses have led
to plans on the part of the SMIP staff
to offer courses for graduate credit in
education in each discipline next vear.
Once again, these courses will be of­
fered to the teachers for credit at no
cost to the teachers. The actual cost
will be shared between SMIP and
Wilkes College.
In order to install the new materials
and new programs in some of the local
schools so that change may take place
the SMIP staff plans to work y—
very
closely with several school districts
next year. Negotiations are presentlv
r
underway with a number of school
districts to allow their
their teachers
teachers re­
lease time one-half day per week so
- -ay per week

tai nd may meet With the SMIP

staff and prepare material to be nre
sented to their classes in the succeed
week. Both the school districts and
the
staff are
a: most enthusiastic
■ project
’ ■ ........f
about the benefits to
be derived from

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de to conduct electricity as effillv as a metal or as poorly as an
Cie mr The transition from metallic
inS“ Viator pr perties is achieved by

s»dpandthesPeedofthe
transition is phenomenal.

Broad Background in a
Because Wilkes Coll ‘S Hh
arts college with a ,°Ue8e is a
ulty, a student in th r°n§ ScienPlbetal
able to obtai/

v—
°f lextbooks and re“g a11 ^dio-visual materials as
they become zavailable. Information
has also been
1 distributed through
newsletters and by programs presented
. °"e-day institutes sponsored by the
local school districts
sa^'anH65 r aCtiVitieS have been nece«-

a raoDoi°b rat W°rth in establishing
local cho 1 Ween the Pr°ject and the
school districts. Without a doubt,

fClhiteirmtcaill
Eteadiuini
Median™

the arts as well as a s?ack§rou'bp
in the basic sciences n°Utld eduJ-in
a student may enter inT^atio"

Semiconductor devices being pro­
duced at the present time cannot be
temperatures exceeding
.operated at
200 degrees centigrade, but it now apthat a new material, silicon carThe programs leadjno .
■ ■
similar to dia- of Science Degree in Ma ° a ,Bache|Or
mond, can.1 extend
e------- the range to 600-700 eermg will begin in the FaK En8‘nmaking certain of this year. They are gea Jester
degrees- centigrade,
c---- „
space missions much more irealistic. “
uallU
g"
engineers
in modern
,ms
s,n
Silicon carbide is also useful as a laser, technology of this f
"3
semiand this, in conjunction with its
graduating with this
"
---conducting properties,
may1 lead to a well prepared to meet the
new generation of miniaturized com- of the electronic industries chaHenges
puters, incomparably faster than pres­ standpoint of design and S from the
up of the
new solid state device;
ent day machines.
■s and in their
fabrication.
Solid materials are available that
change the length of light waves, pro­
Selected advanced courses in tv
duce hundreds of volts from the heat new program of Wilkes includes Et
of a match, or expand by hundreds tromagnetic Fields, Materials Scien '
and even thousands of times when Physical Electronics,
i^icuironies, Physical
Physical Metal'
placed in water. Some materials even lurgy, Materials Science Instruments
Instrument
_possess the capability of memory re- tion, ^Crystallography,
Crystallography, X-Ray
X-Ray Diffractention of certain types of information tion Techniques, Crystal Growth and
i and
for several years.
Defects and Engineering Research.

such a close relationship. It is hoped
that it will be possible to provide cred­
it for the teachers who will work with
the project staff on a half-day-perweek basis during the next school
year.
In addition to the above-mentioned
activities, the staff has engaged
throughout the life of the program in
general consulting with the schools on
any problems that might arise. These
problems have ranged from the choos­
ing of a new textbook to the design of
a new science facility. The project ofce has also acted as an information
dissemination center maintaining a

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1 dGgree wj

the most difficult task in attempting to
install change in the schools is the es­
tablishment of the proper relationship
with the teachers and administrators
in the schools. Only after a great deal
of work and personal contact has the
proper rapport begun to evidence itself
in recent months.
As can be seen from the size of the
staff and the 700 teachers in 1.00 school
districts who are involved in this five
county project, the task is large. The
staff is, however, enthusiastic about
the eventual outcome3 and feels that
have been
significant changes will
v

wrought.
This project was undertaken be
cause its goal is coincident wi
long-established commitment 0
munity affairs which exists a
lege. It has long been the Pra
ice
the college to provide help an
to the community wherever
and the Science and Mathem.4^
provement Project is furt

of this commitment.

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Wilkes
Research
by Dr. John Labows
assistant Professor of Chemistry
The study of the mechanism of
chemical reactions is one of the
many aspects of research being cen­
tered upon in the Wilkes College
Department of Chemistry. The
mechanism of a reaction involves
the individual motions atoms un­
dergo during the course of a chem­
ical reaction.
By understanding reaction mechanisms, the scientist is able to adapt
a given reaction to make important
new compounds. Of special interest
is a study of the mechanism of ther­
mal and photochemical reaction.

Photochemistry is most familiar
through the action of photosynthe­
sis, whereby plants absorb light en­
ergy and transform it through the
action of various chlorophyll pig­
ments into chemical energy. The
chemical energy can then be used
by the plant cells to provide the
energy necessary for the synthesis
of complex biological molecules
(growth).
Light Energy Changes
Organic Molecules

Similarly, in the laboratory, organic molecules can be made to undergo changes in structure when

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Dr. John Labows at work in Wilkes College laboratory.

subjected to light energy. This is
usually done by using a mercury
arc lamp, which provides high en­
ergy ultraviolet radiation. When a
simple organic molecule such as
benzene, is exposed to this ultravi­
olet light, it absorbs energy and,
thus, exists in a high energy or ex­
cited state. In such a state, it can be
made to undergo interesting molec­
ular rearrangements or other reac­
tions with other molecules to form
more complex molecular structures.

Also, it is of interest to study the
effects of high temperature (as high
as 500 degrees centigrade, for in­
stance) on molecular structure.
Such extreme temperatures provide
new synthetic routes to complicated
molecules which have not been pre­
viously synthesized.
These synthetic molecules found
in such reactions created by high
temperatures and ultraviolet light
are then analyzed by special infra­
red and nuclear magnetic resonance
instruments, which are available in
the Wilkes College Laboratory.

Results of the work are then pub­
lished in scientific journals and may
facilitate the synthesis of biologically important molecules, which
are vital in this processing of the
increasing number of synthetic
products on the American market.

Outside Support for
Research Projects

In addition to the study of the
mechanism of chemical reactions at
Wilkes, the Petroleum Research
Fund, administered by the Ameri­
can Chemical Society, and the
National Science Foundation are
supporting research work on the
structure of communication sys­
tems of arthropods, such as insects,
beetles and millepeds.
The main vehicle for communica­
tion among these small creatures
involves chemicals. The chemical
messages are divided into two
types: (1) communication within the
same species, where chemicals
serve as sex attractions, alarm sys­
tems and territorial and trail mark­
ings, and (2) communication be­
tween different species where
chemicals serve defensive purposes
in a type of chemical warfare.
The classical example of a de­
fensive secretion is the spray of a
skunk. Among arthropods, chemi­
cal defenses comparable to that of
the skunk are widespread. In fact,
the vocabulary of protective chem­
ical signals possessed by these or­
ganisms may be one of the richest
in the entire world of life, and
scientists now are beginning to understand a small part of this vast
domain, thanks to research comparable to that being done by Wilkes
College Chemistry Department.

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�R Wilkes College CondUctS
Study of 25 Lakes
in Nearby Region

A PROPOSED PROGRAM TO PREPARE

FILMSTRIPS ON REGIONAL GEOLOGY FOR
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE COURSES

by Dr. Alvan Bruch and Kathryn A. Gregory, teacher, Wyoming
Valley West, Environmental Science Staff, Science &amp; Mathematics
Improvement Project, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Associate Professor of Physics

Bodies of Water Among This Area's Most Valuable
Resources with Data Needed to Better Utilize Assets

Dr. Charles B. Reif, chairman of the
Wilkes College Department of Biol­
ogy, prepares an analysis of a water
specimen, which he is pouring into a
millepore filter, in connection loith
further study of a small relative of
the lobster called Daphnia.

Barre several times during the Pleisto­
cene Epoch.
Evidence obtained from examination
of the sediment in Cummings Pond in­
dicates that the lake was originally 40
feet deep and had living within it cer­
tain small creatures characteristic of
deep cold lakes, whereas the present
forms in Cummings Pond (which has
filled in so that it is now only 10 feet
deep) are found in warm, shallow
lakes. The man-made lakes, most of
which have been created within the
last 50 years, are somewhat different
in nature from the glacial lakes.

The generalization
that the natural lakes
ical qualities of the springs which
ply them much more than the qualities
sup.
of rain water, whereas the newly cre­
ated lakes reflect more the natures of
rain run-off waters which do not have
as many ions in solution as does spring
water. In general all of the 25 lakes
*tend
—J to
• 'be neutral or slightly on the
acid side as far as their hydrogen ion
concentrations go. The native” i
rocks
are low in calcium and this is r
genet­
ally the case in the lakes’ waters”

Limnology is the field of science in
which the study of lakes is of primary
interest. The Greek word “limnos”
means lake and the Greek word "lo­
gos" means a discourse upon some
subject; thus the formation of the
word limnology.
Harveys Lake which has ttwo deep
Work on Ice Cover
The lakes in the region of Wilkesareas, one of which has a maximum of
Bathymetric mensuration of the 92 feet, stratifies in such a manner that
Barre are amongo the
most valu
—- area’s
o uiuot
valid-­ jiii
able resources. To better utilize these . es has °een accomplished
during the
upper
a thickness
r------------ —
----- warm,
--------- uyyui
laylayer
Cl lldbhas
d iniCKl
and -----the lower
resources a study of 25 lakes of the re­ the winter months when the survey of 25 feet in August
„-----------„-r wa­
gion has been undertaken by the crews could work on the ice-covered ters remain cooler than 50 degrees
Wilkes College Department of Biology. water. The charting of the lakes was Fahrenheit so that plenty of oxygen is
The limnology survey thus far has done only in winter principally be­ retained throughout the summer for
involved mensuration or measuring of cause surveying lines can be estab­ trout, smelt, and salmon,
the lakes to determine their areas, lished on the ice with the result that
lHC11. areas
- —
“*= icoun men
Winola Lake, on the other hand,
depths and volumes, chemical analysis' eacb soundinS can correctly
be plotted,
correctly be
plotted, which also has two deep areas (the
of the lakes' waters to determine what "dlereas tde taking of soundings from deeper one being only 65 feet at max­
_3 from
ions are dissolved therein, determina- a b°at is efficacioua only if one has imum), has a tendency to have temonly if one has
tion of the temperatures of the wa- tW° °r more transits properly posi- peratures above 50 in its deepest parts
-- .... waters and the penetration
shore. From
From the
the charts
charts which
which and so does not retain enough oxygen
penetration of
of light
light into
into *ioned on shore.
the waters, and sedimentation of or- „
°een thus prepared, the areas, during the month of August to support
game and inorganic materials onto the
dept,hs; and volumes have areas,
been fish below 30 feet,
been
original bottoms of the lakes.
. te™lned- In several cases the; origSeveral of the lakes, such
'i as Cum- the origIn addition to the general survey, a establish Tv of
°f the
the lakes
lakeS have
have been
been min§s Pond’ are 80 ---------number of specific biological probl ms
'
by Paina‘akingly pre”
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painstakingly
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through
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have been studied t
ugh the bottom sediments.
ana soon the
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organisms of all 25 lakes will be
Although many students have had a
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sidered. The limnological
.. „a con- part in making various determinations gen on warm sum
the hour
ma ing various determinations gen on warm summer nights P
-—1 research was
begun early in 1943 -. .. ....aiui was concerning the chemical natures of the photosynthesis stops
.astrophi®s
and
has
involved
local
lakes,
their
material
has
not
yet
of
darkness)
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various activities.
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been published. One study was pub- of
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ids
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Some of the lakes being studied are lished by Thurman Grove and Joseph Several of the a^ers
of “blue-8
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of
the
lakes
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natural lakes which now occupy de- r,
a comparison was support great numbers oi o
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natural lake water, inlet
which covered
the area around Wilkes- stream
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►

Presented at the Seventeenth
Annual Convention of the
National Science Teachers
Association, Dallas, Texas,
March 21-25, 1969 Work
sponsored by the Luzerne
County School Board under a
Title III ESEA grant from the
Office of Education.
Teaching Problems in the Earth
and Space Science Courses

I

There is today increased emphasis
on earth and space science in the pub­
lic schools across the nation. This is
due, at least in part, to the growing
problem of pollution of air and water
and to the NASA space program. At
any rate, the demand for teachers
trained in the earth and space sciences
far exceeds the supply and in many
states the need is being filled by any­
one with a science major or, in ex­
treme cases, a science minor. Admin­
istrators seem to think that because
the subject matter is environmental,
any educated person who knows the
scientific method can intelligently
guide children through the course.
Their reasoning may be correct in
principle, but it fails to take into ac­
count several factors in the school sit­
uation that we believe make it difficult
for even the teacher who is well pre­
pared in the earth and space sciences
to teach the subject effectively. These
factors tend to separate the student
and the phenomena he must study,
which is outside the school — some­
times at a considerable distance. If

these administrators would provide a
little assistance, however, they could
justify their assignments, increase the
effectiveness of both experienced and
inexperienced earth and space science
teachers, and meet a demand which is
not unreasonable in this day — that
public schools provide instruction in
that area of growing concern, the en­
vironment of man. The geology unit of
the earth and space science course pro­
vides a good example of the type of
assistance that can be provided.

Teaching Problems in the
Geology Unit

Geology is the scientific account of
the development of the earth from the
earliest recorded events to the present.
The record is, of course, not in learned
books but on the face of the earth. A
first course must deal with this record,
at least in part. That is to say, the stu­
dent must be familiar with the data be­
fore he is introduced to the scientific
account. There are two ways to give
him visual experience in this presenta­
tion of the geologic record. One is the
field trip directly to the side of that
part of the record to be studied; the
other is the use of pictures — films,
slides, and filmstrips. The field trip has
the force of personal involvement and
would be the natural choice of any
teacher; and, once he had learned
where the interesting phenomena were
located, the inexperienced teacher
would no doubt find he could guide
the children through the observation
intelligently. However, the field trip is
not practical in most school situations:
too much advanced planning is neces­
sary, poor weather may force a can­
cellation, the total classroom time lost
may be excessive, the most rewarding
observations are often in the most haz­
ardous locations, and the student-toteacher ratio which might be satisfac-

tory in the classroom is unacceptable
in the field.
Films, slides, and filmstrips provide
indirect visual experience without per­
sonal involvement. Many excellent ex­
amples are available and, judiciously
selected, they may be used to provide
a full survey of the field. However,
economic considerations dictate that
these visual aids have no regional
characteristic that would limit their
commercial value. Thus, several prob­
lems arise: 1) there is no possibility
for personal involvement in the obser­
vation; 2) there is no basis for selec­
tion for the inexperienced teacher; 3)
detail and relevance must be supplied
by the teacher who too often does not
have adequate background.

If the teacher has sufficient back­
ground, he can bias the selection of
material toward his interest and train­
ing. This will always be the satisfac­
tory basis for a meaningful course. An­
other satisfactory basis for selection of
material is bias toward what is nearby,
and this might even serve well the ad­
equately trained teacher. For the inad­
equately prepared teacher, it is the
only reasonable basis for selection.
Without such a criteria, the alterna­
tive is to show it all. This is, in fact,
what is most commonly done, at least
in the region in which the authors have
studied the problem. The result is a
rather steady march through the en­
cyclopedic pages of the text with visu­
al aids used without clear point or
emphasis. Detail and relevance are lost
in the press to get through it all. The
student finds his interest and attention
decreasing as the number of things he
must commit to memory increases. The
natural inquisitiveness he initially
brought to the earth and space science
class has been suppressed by an ava­
lanche of facts he cannot relate to.

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�some thing for the amateur. The au­ particular features
thors had great trepidation when they evident that some
'vas
started their first filmstrip, for neither class were going to
had any experience; but it develops
the
The objections to the field trip are that the audience is as sympathetic as field and have the
the
valid; yet the need that could be met the family is to home movies, and err­ perience.
exby the field trip — direct visual exper­ ors of technique are quickly forgiven. Financial Considerations
ience with personal involvement — re­ The authors were also not familiar
The cost of preparing the
mains. The authors suggest that there with the geology of the region when
negative
‘P
photographic° r
-6
is only one reasonable substitute — in­ they began. However, a month or two from the photographic
direct visual experience that can be re­ reviewing the publications of the state about $350- and this
this would
woulj inc]UljS
strip
inforced by direct visual experience geologic survey, and other public doc­ about 100 copies
COpi,es of
of the
the strip
obtained individually and apart from uments, and a few weeks in the field should be nearly
nearly adequate
adequate for
f the te.
the
classroom. They
say,
“Put the field were
gion. This, however,■ is
UXU Uiuuu.vv....
J
Ovvvxw sufficient
«
-- 1preliminaries to photo­
is the
the' smallest
trips on filmstrips.
them with
detailed
discussion Augment
for the teacher.
Re- graphic- work. SeveralI misadventures part of the cost of production, the larg­
,.,
—such as working with positive prints est being the salary
earned
by
the per­
-7
strict them to the area in which the instead of slides — proved to be sur­ son doing the photographic
photo8raPhic work
work and
students actually move about, individ- mountable. Additional
-------------------------------side benefits de- preparing the correlated textual maually or with the family. Treat in the ve]ope(j when photographic trips to terials
; Only
esthnauTcL
be
x—
’ _ roughi ‘calllIlal
estimates
classroom only those
general
topics
in
.i
i &gt;
.« new areas were expanded into field
given here. Assuming $1,000
paid
over the summ’eT^oXl
detail that are related to the geologic trips for regional earth and space sci- is —
:J —
features in the filmstrips, and use the ence teachers on an informal once-atwo years and $200 per month each
many excellent films available to teach week basis. By the end of the first
school term for part-time work on the
all other topics in the unit for which summer, sufficient work had been
you find time." This solution has al­ done to make seven filmstrips, and preparation of the filmstrips and the
most the force of personal involve­ about 15 regional teachers had become texts, the total cost can be kept to
ment and also helps the teacher in his aware of the richness of their local about $10,000 for salaries. If photo.
selection and presentation of materials. area in geologic features they could graphic equipment must be purchased
the cost of it and the films may be
Detailed write-ups that accompany
introduce into their teaching program. $300 to $1,000. If in this period 10 film­
these filmstrips would enable the
teacher to become versed in the natur­
Two of these seven filmstrips have strips on the region are produced, the
al phenomena of his area without his been produced. The first filmstrip is average cost may be about $1,500 per
spending valuable time in research.
____ J „a complete field trip. The sec- filmstrip master. Throughout this peri­
clearly
od, however, the person preparing the
The authors suggest that the admin- --onda has
slightly different format: it
istrative unit of a region or district uses some of the regional features to filmstrips would be available for field
should seek out an earth science teach­
teach geologic processes and then lo­ trip work with the regional teachers
er who is competent enough to do this
cates numerous sites where the results and for workshops on the materials.
type of work. If no one has this com­ of the processes may be seen. Both The net result can be a tremendous up­
petence, geology teachers from the formats are included in our general surge in interest in the geologic fea­
nearest college or university can cer­ term "field trip.”
tures of the region and increased ef­
tainly provide someone on a consultant
fectiveness in the classroom from two
basis who can prepare regional filmThese two completed filmstrips have sources: the teachers will be present­
strips within the budget discussed been tested in classroom situations in ing in detail a limited amount of ma­
later.
both the junior high school classes for terial they have personal interest in;
which they were prepared and in a the students will be examining a rele­
Justification Based on
college course• in
’_.
..i i__
introductory
earth vant sample of the geologic recor
Experience of the Authors
science. The reception
they
supplement and rein
. .._.i was gratifying. which
------ -----_j can
------ —
The filmstrip restricted to .
to regional Not only were tthe
’ _ ogroups attentive and force by direct visual experience3 ingeological features need nott La
be a fear- inquisitive but also
also exact locations of dividually.
STUDY OF LAKES continued
ever the algae forms show a positive Solar energy is received on bog and
Cohen has shown that certain people relationship to light because light is
lake surfaces and as the heat is slow­
are allergic to phycocyanin (a chemical necessary in their continuing photo­
ly transmitted to the deeper sediments.
manufactured by blue green algae) and synthesis. And since algae form the
The sediment at a depth of 25 feet has
so recommends that these people not base of any limnetic food chain, the temperatures [ranging from 48 to 5°
swim in the lakes so affected.
continued welfare of green algae is degrees Fahrenheit) which reveal a
One study which is continuing un­ fundamental in a lake. However, some thermal lag of about four months so
der the direction of Wilkes College As­ evidence has been accumulating that
that the sediment is warmest in Jan'
sociate Professor Donald Tappa con­ the activities of motorboats on lakes
uary
coolest in
Udl'y and
aim cuuiesi
m July.
cerns the vertical migration of small reduce light penetration and so lessen
Publication of the physical charac­
creatures in the genus Daphnia.
, ___ The the productivity of lakes. Interference teristics of the 25 lakes being surveyed
Daphnids tend to move into the upper of the light penetration can greatly af­ is planned in conjunction with the Wy­
— .« move into tne upper
level of the lake during the nieht
night and fect the quality of the water.
oming Historical and Geological Soci­
into deeper water during the period of
The present detailed study, in addi­ ety. With that publication completed,
daylight. Their movement is apparent­ tion to the general survey, involves
the decks will then be cleared for a
ly aa negative
negative response to light. How- the thermal phenomena within the sed­ more careful study of the living or­
Page / 10
iments of the bog at Lake Nuangola.
ganisms of the lakes.

Proposed Solution to the
Problems of the Geology Unit

Life of Cells Studied
In Wilkes Laboratory

Dr. Robert E. Ogren

Associate Professor of Biology

It was once said by Disraeli, "The
more extensive a man’s knowledge
of what has been done, the greater
will be his power of knowing what
to do." So it is with the cell biolo­
gist. The reason for doing basic
studies, according to Dr. Robert E.
Ogren of the Wilkes College Biol­
ogy Department, is "to advance
knowledge.” The more that is
known about life of any kind, the
more man will be able to under­
stand his own life and health.
The cell biology laboratory at
Wilkes represents an awareness
that life depends upon the health of
cells. The more that is known about
the life of cells, the more will be
known about the life of humans.
Does a cell biology laboratory
have any particular significance for
Wyoming Valley? Of course it does.
It can and does give technical ad­
vice on microscopical and biologi­
cal problems to other laboratories
and education institutions. It pro­
vides a laboratory for professors
and students to learn. Its awareness
of new advancements gives aid to
other interested persons.

Advance Training
Through the National Science
Foundation Summer Institute, it
provides advanced supplementary
training for teachers of science in
secondary schools. The college's re­
search into the microstructure of
living things results in publications
distributed throughout the world
thus making Wyoming Valley bet-

ter known. There are, of course,
other laboratories in the Valley do­
ing diagnosis and research along
medical lines associated with our
hospitals. However, the Wilkes lab­
oratory is unusual. It is one of the
few in the world where a small
tapeworm embryo is being used as
a basis for cell studies.

iments. He needs a good library. At
Wilkes he has the recently com­
pleted Eugene Shedden Farley Li­
brary, fully staffed and experienced
in obtaining publications needed for
research. As the result of learning
what has been done elsewhere, the
cell biologist then has a greater
chance of discovery.
Findings from the Wilkes labor­
The principles of "cell theory”
atory have been reported to nation­
were stated some 100 years ago as
al scientific meetings and publica­
a result of studying a variety of liv­
tions. In the past school year, three
ing things. For this reason, research
articles, resulting from student­
in cell biology does not require any
faculty research, have appeared in
particular organism. It makes use of
the "Transactions of the American
the microscope in a variety of ways
Microscopical Society” containing
and then explains observations in
facts revealed for the first time to
bio-chemical terms.
science.
These advancements in knowl­
For instance, most people know
that coal consists of fossilized edge will promote further studies
plants. Yet few persons realize that that could aid in the control or
once living plants were living bodies treatment of worm diseases in anicomposed of cells. It is also com­ mals and man. Requests for remon to remark that coal is made of printed copies of these reports have
the element carbon. Again, few peo­ come from all over the world from
ple realize that this carbon was investigators, libraries, research in­
once in the atmosphere of ancient stitutes, universities and college
earth and that it was taken from and government laboratories. The
the air by primitive green plants work has been supported by grants
and then trapped in their body from the National Science Foundastructure by the plant’s living cells, tion, Pennsylvania Academy of SciThus, for many years when “coal ence, Wilkes College and the Northwas king” in Wyoming Valley, the eastern Heart Association.
It must be realized that such re­
financial economy of the people
was based on the functional econ­ search at present is not full time. It
is done outside a full teaching load,
omy of ancient green plant cells.
This example represents Wilkes' therefore it is slow work. However,
each small item completed adds to
interest in the microstructure and
the total; the new results explain
function of life. It also shows that
the old. A favorite motto in the bi­
human economy depends heavily
ology department at Wilkes ex­
on the unique abilities of cells.
plains the attitude of its faculty and
Aids Important
students. It reads “It is the greatest
How can the investigator learn of all mistakes to do nothing when
he has new information? That his you can do only a little. Do what
answer is original? He needs access you can.”
The people at Wilkes are doing
to scientific publications. He needs
the latest books on scientific exper- just that!
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□f Science degree. This program and a eer learn to r"
recognize
and i
reduce a
materials engineering program, which complex problem
one
—
1 t_
to 1its simple
The electronic and space age is (
les‘ terms
is also being added, are geared to edu­ Having
. .the knowledg"
--dge to do
of the familiar phrases appended1 to
‘his, he
cating engineers in modern techniques then is in e
---- U.. U to app*y0 ‘he
a position
prin!
the times in which we now live.
ciples
of
engineering
o
and
science
in
these
fields.
This is partly because progress in
! scienci;e ,‘o the
problem
and
then
obtain
Goals
of
Program
Cited
electrical engineering has had a pro­
------- 1 a solution
The educational goals of an electri­
Analysis should be emphasized bv
found effect upon almost every phase
of modern-day living. Advances have cal engineering program in this mod­ means of introducing carefully J
gone beyond being just scientific de­ ern day age must include four ele­ ected problems, such as those con
fronting space or underwater commn'
velopments. Instead, the}' have become ments:
(1) The mastery of an unusual mcations. These problems are comnlX
an integral and important part of our
breadth of physical science and mathe­ in their general form, but solutions can
home life.
be reached if they are reduced through
The changes which have affected us matics.
8
Wilkes College is aware of this fun­ analysis.
are forcing a re-definition of the mean­
(4) Atmosphere at the institution of
ing and the needs of an electrical en- damental emphasis, which is evident
gineer, and this in turn, has to be pro- in its strong programs in physics, learning.
Rather than only emphasizing the
jected into his educational and pro- chemistry and mathematics. One canfessional background.
not, for example, know how a type of program, it is important that labora­
Fundamental research and imagina- transistor works unless he is familiar tories and facilities be available and
tive application of electromagnetic 'with the basic concepts
__r._ of -----semi-con- continuously updated. Wilkes College
phenomena and the electric and mag- ducting materials. Knowing these3 con- has planned all necessary laboratories,
netic----properties
■’
” of materials,
’ ’
’such ascepts will make it easier to con.comprer__
intermediate and advanced, for the
transistors, are continually contribut­ hend and understand circuits and las­ four-year electrical engineering pro­
ing to improved electric power gener­ ers. Furthermore, he will have the abil- gram alone, in addition to those al­
ation,
automatic controls,
data Xprocessity
develop
new devices and under- ready in existence. Courses ate exam­
.
.
--------jto
---- ------------uc
mg, computers, wire and space com- stand the operation of new systems yet ined periodically and enhanced as de­
munication on earth and in space, to come.
mands increase. At the same time, ad­
missiles, radio and radar.
(2) The development of initiative, re- vanced research is carried on by the
Indeed, electrical engineers are L
—j sourcefulness and inventiveness in Qpbusy
— o
_______
,
generate
an atmosphere
of acai ap- staff to
with a broad range of projects through­ plying scientific advances to challengdemic and scientific progressi for a
out all the sciences and in industry.
ing problems.
further understanding of various pheThe task of mastering this needed
These characteristics of the engineer nomena and devices. Departmental
broad range is practically impossible
can be improved and implanted by boundaries should not limit their areas
for the student who follows a curric­ pippnc of
----•___XO
ulum developed in the 30's or 40’s. means of seminars, individual research of interest; it is, rather, the inter- e^
and independent study under
movement and exchange of
These first programs were developed
guid- partmental
and^cooperation
gtve nse
ance. This philosophy]; already being ^as
-------------------1_________that
’
J
■ » to
to deal with specific details relative to
,«1LU specuic oetails relative to practiced by Wilkes College, as junior ‘the atmosphere needed for such a
those times. They were effective then and senior students are required to
because
u.
-------- ■the
’ range of electrical engin- work on special projects on the under- program.
eering was rather limited compared graduate level, in addition to the reBesides obtaining a precise and care­
fully constructed scientific background,
to today’s.
j „.
quiring of professors to work on gradWilkes College is a good example of uate level projects. This research helps the undergraduate at Wilkes receives
an institution that faced, developed a student pick up valuable new ideas a broad education in the arts as well.
and implemented today’s demanding and exploit them while they are ripe four-year
program
Courses to
be included in the new
educational goals for an effective elec- for use.
jv-o,
are: electromagnet­
trical engineering program.
(3) Vital engineering analysis of real ic fields, electronics, physical electron­
In September of this year, Wilkes is engineering problems for the main ac- ics, solid state devices, energy trans­
adding an electrical engineering pro- tion of a certain thing.
mission and radiation, electromechani­
cal energy conversion, logic and switch­
gram to its already strong science curRecognition of Complex Problems
riculum, which will lead to a Bachelor
It is very important that the engining circuits, microwave circuits and
devices, and engineering research,

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The
Muhleiitan
Lectures

■

-i °?

DR. THOMAS J. MIZIANTY
Assistant Professor of Biology

A series of three lectures delivered at Muhlenberg Col­
lege, Allentown, Pa., on February 10, 11, 12, 1969 at the
annual Institute of Faith program entitled, "From the
Hands of the Scientist, Deliver Us, Good Lord?".
Lecture Number One

THE ETHICAL BASIS OF BIOLOGY
It is customary to begin a lecture with the presenta­
tion of a joke. With this, say those who are experts in
the art of public speaking, you put the audience at ease,
permit an air of joviality, and if the talk is an after din­
ner speech, help, I suppose, to aid in digestion. But to
joke is entirely alien to the nature and purpose of this
series of lectures. It is my purpose to arouse you to a
sense of awareness, concern, shame, fright, and hope­
fully, action. We will not be speaking of pleasant things.
If at times these lectures sound like the classic fire and
brimstone sermons, they are intentionally designed so
because, if one cannot be motivated by brotherly love, at
least one can be activated by fear. These lectures are a
distillation of a course that is offered at Wilkes College
for the non-science major. It is our intention to acquaint
these students with enough facts of biology so that they
may qualify as scientific literates, and also to impress
them with the fact that science is relevant to their lives
and futures as ordinary citizens. My colleague, Dr. Don­
ald Tappa, will be here tomorrow to aid in our discus­
sions. Another colleague, upon hearing that I was sched­
uled to give a series of lectures, asked regarding their
nature. When I told him that I would be speaking about
the ethical basis of science, he said that, in effect, I
would be, to paraphrase a German idiom, "feeding the
horse the same old hay". This is an attitude that is quite
common among professional people and students, and,
it is an attitude which is one of the roots of the present
crisis. Crisis? Yes, I said crisis! We are living in a revolu­
tion, a revolution that will change drastically our pat­
terns of life — and most people are not aware of it. We
have had industrial revolutions, scientific revolutions,

and now, we are in a biological revolution. Biologists are
only dimly aware of it themselves! There are in the
world about 200,000 biologists, each of them pursuing
his own specialty without regard to the movement of
the entire field. Only occasionally does a prophet arise
to distinguish the forest from the trees and present to
the biological community the direction in which it is
headed. These prophets at present recommended courses
of action to governmental agencies. These agencies rare­
ly responded. If then there is professional and political
neglect, one can hardly blame the public for its neglect.
Moralists also can be included in this category, but theirs
is a particularly sad lot. So far behind in their knowledge
of what biology is doing, they cannot, therefore, com­
ment on the morality of what is happening. They will
be forced to change their ideas before they can adequate­
ly study them. Science will simply sweep them off their
feet like some gigantic tidal wave, and if they wish to
organize an opposing force, it will have to be of such a
magnitude which knows no precedent in history. Since
a great many theologians are still debating the thirteenth
century, I doubt that this can happen. Gordon Rattray
Taylor calls this revolution The Biological Time Bomb,
the title of his recent book. Physics in the first half of
this century underwent such a rapid growth of knowl­
edge, much of it under the cloak of governmental secre­
cy, that it brought into the world the atomic bomb. No
one ever asked the moralists or the public for their per­
mission to enter the nuclear age. It was only after the
fact, and after the horrible use of this knowledge in war­
fare that the public became concerned about the uses of
atomic energy. Likewise, much of the work in biology
is unheralded and secret, and soon a biological bomb
(and Taylor means bomb in the allegorical sense) will
explode in our society.
Let me digress a moment and build a little historical
background. The scientific method arose in challenge to
systems of authoritarian knowledge. Its chief tool is the
experimental test, repeatable hence predictable, con­
firmed by others as objective fact. The scientific method
gets down to brass tacks. It leaves alone questions that
are unanswerable and it concerns itself with that which
is answerable according to its own methods. This ap­
proach has been remarkably successful. It has been a
brash approach looked upon with disdain by other aca­
demic disciplines. Ninety percent or so of all scientists
who ever existed are alive today. It is quite easy to un­
derstand that there is a knowledge explosion. Whereas
in the early days of science discoveries were centuries
apart, important advances now occur daily. Coupled
with this is the scientific emphasis on efficiency. The
ordinary person in reaction to all of this develops an in­
feriority complex. There is simply too much to know. It
takes years of specialized training to understand even
basic concepts and to acquire the skills necessary for
efficient productivity in the sciences. This attitude may
have permeated society and created, some complain, a
depersonalized world with an emphasis on facts. Facts
are important because facts are practical. The truth be­
comes scientific fact. That is true which can be proven to
be true. Religion, once the queen of sciences, has been
dethroned. The traditional God concepts, when chal-

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p™cesses can be explained in mechanistic terms. Biologists
are confident that mechanism will continue to be a v
principle and no aspect of life Mil elude their kn°'vIeJe
and control. So obsessed by truth, as the stereotype goes
the scientist forgets all moral principles, and we have
literature's Dr. Jekylls and Dr. Frankensteins. To counter
this mistaken notion, Dr. Jacob Bronowski has taken up
the challenge of restoring science's good name. In Sci­
ence and Human Values, he analyzes the scientists
search for truth in terms of its effects on ethical sys­
tems. The body of scientists is a society based upon the
principle of truth. We should inspect this society more
closely to see if it can serve as a model for the rest of
society. The men and women who practice science make
up a company of scholars that has been more lasting
than any modem state, and yet has evolved as no church
has. The fellowship of scientists is free, uninhibited and
communicative. From this pursuit of truth flow other
values which include independence in observation and
thought with the usual result being a variety of opinions.
In any growing area of science, hypotheses abound and
until the principle is proven conclusively, many schools
of thought exist. This means that dissent is absolutely
necessary in science but it is a disciplined type of dis­
sent, one that must follow the rules of the game of sci­
ence. The society of scientists must be a democracy, one
in which many are able to practice, and upon which is
based a tolerance of the work and opinions of others.
Science respects those who have contributed to its for­
mation even though their theories are not presently held.
Science is kind to its fallen heroes, they are not ignored
as heretics, or forced to recant under threat of excom­
munication, nor has any scientist ever been shot exiled
or convicted as is quite probable in a political state This
does not sound like the image of science that we are
used to. Instead it is a positive one, endorsing all those
values traditionally regarded as humanistic ones Bro­
nowski points out that science flourished in two agesancient Greece and the period since the Renaissance’
These were periods that brought forth democratic so­
ciety. The correlation between the growth in science and
gr°Mh in democracy is more than merely coinci­
dental. The scientific spirit is akin to the longing for
freedom and justice. Science has nothing to be fshtmed
in its basic nature. Applications of scientific knowl
edge by governments and other self interested Ln
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by far the major question. Dr. Bronowski's thelis was a

valiant defense by a scientist-humanist,
There ar
few of these. C. P. Snow popularized the
cultures to the point that it has become a clich
a question whether scientists and humanists6’ h »s not
verse with each other at a cocktail party but tbCan 'conis being unaware of each other. Scientists feel * lriger
experiments are for the good of mankind and h 3 ^eir
are not convinced that ethical problems arico cUlTlanists
entific research.
roiri sciIf perchance my present audience shares th
view, let me present a time schedule (from T 1 Sanie
biological advances. It is predicted, for example
°f
1975 we will experience:
' tl1at by
extensive transplantation of limbs and organ
test tube fertilization of human eggs
implantation of fertilized eggs in the womb
indefinite storage of eggs and sperm
choice of sex of offspring
extensive power to postpone clinical death
mind modifying drugs
memory erasure
artificial placenta
artificial viruses
By 2000:
personality reconstruction
enhancement of intelligence
memory injection and memory editing
test tube baby factories
hibernation
prolongation of youthful vigor
first cloned animals
synthesis of unicellular organisms
man-animal hybrids
After 2000:
control of aging
synthesis of complex living organisms
disembodied brains
brain computer links
gene insertion and deletion
cloned people
man-robot hybrids
indefinite postponement of death
If all of these sound startling to you, then you are not
familiar with the present trends in biology. Biologists
have taken the first steps leading to the conclusions out­
lined and they are meeting remarkable success. Each new
advance is heralded as a step in the right direction. In
1965, Charles Price, President of the American Chemica
Society, suggested that the creation of life be declare
a national goal. Fortunately or unfortunately, his sug
gestion was not adopted.
,
Let me pause here again so I can weave a new t rea
into the fabric of these lectures. Taylor's time sea
seems to indicate that the future will be determined oy
the advance of science, that all these things will c°!?a t
pass. Yet, many biologists feel that mankind W1
survive the present century. There are factors at W
which will limit the scientists in their researches a
which will limit ourselves. They are just as bio
but stem from neglect rather than planning.
e cjen_
not turn our attention to the moral sensitivity O 5
tists but to the sensitivity of the average person.

One hundred years ago a man by the name of Charles
Darwin proposed a theory of evolution. Although most
people now give tacit approval, very few have an under­
standing of what Darwin tried to say. One hundred
years without Darwin is enough! The essential blow of
Darwinism attacks the human ego. The religious roman­
tic fallacies which have placed man in control of crea­
tion, with animals and plants subject to his command,
and which has supplied him with the view that he is
some link between the world of protoplasm and the
world of spirit prohibit man from fully accepting Dar­
win. To accept this view of evolution, man must view
himself as a creature subject to the same laws of nature
as other living forms, of having his origins among them,
and the view that man is not an essential member of the
biosphere. To an egotist, this is a big mouthful to swal­
low. Darwin did not speak of his idea as humbling, he
spoke of grandeur in his view of life, of biological forms
being most wonderful and beautiful. He pointed to ev­
olution as a process; a process which continues to work
today. There is indeed a nobility in the fact that man is
aware of the process which shapes him. Unlike the rab­
bit or the oak tree which lives and dies and has no
knowledge of the vast scheme which has given them
their chance at existence, man can perceive the vast cos­
mic process. Sir Charles Lyell, founder of modern geol­
ogy and friend of Darwin, likened this ability to that of
the Spirit, which the poets say, animates the universe.
This can hardly be described as a degrading view of man.
The question before man now is; faced with the knowl­
edge that man has an evolutionary future, what can man
do to plan for that future? So far, we have done little
planning. We worry if we can correct in time our past
mistakes. The evolution which formed us was an entire­
ly mechanistic process. No body was consulted to see if
man would make a nice addition to the earthly scene.
We are here as a result of an amoral process. Will we
stay here? The new evolution will be moral because
what we do or do not do will affect our chances of sur­
vival. If we can agree that survival of our race is a moral
good and extinction a moral evil, a code of ethics can be
based upon this norm. I am not the first to propose this;
for it is a basic tenet of a philosophy called evolutionary
humanism advanced by such distinguished gentlemen as
Sir Julian Huxley and George Gaylord Simpson. Failure
to follow this philosophy will certainly mean extinction,
a most unusual aspect of this philosophical system. To­
morrow I will take a closer look at man's evolutionary
problems and on Wednesday I will say a few words
placing them into the Christian perspective.
Lecture Number Two

EUGENICS, EUTHENICS, AND EUTHENICS

IN THE SHAPING OF MAN'S FUTURE
Yesterday, we placed an emphasis on man's future.
Shall he neglect his evolutionary future, shall he control
it intelligently, or shall it fall into a third category, that
of diabolical control? The issue may soon be forced, per­
haps within the next twenty years. There are a number
of trends that so indicate this. The first that we shall
consider is that of the population explosion. Surely, this

should not be unfamiliar to us. We have all heard of
Thomas Malthus and he published his Essay on Popula­
tion before Darwin about 150 years ago. Modern day
news media have presented the public with much infor­
mation. The information has been available. But, yet,
we seem to think that it is not at all that serious, that
there is plenty of land still available. Most of western
U.S.A, is barren wasteland and it would take a modern
pioneer of stout heart to settle there. Most of the Amer­
ican population is concentrated in three megalopolises;
one extending from Boston to Richmond, Va., on the
east coast, another in the Great Lakes region, and a third
on the west coast. These areas are overpopulated and ex­
hibit all the ills and symptoms of social congestion. Far
beyond the borders of the United States, the rates of in­
crease in other parts of the world are staggering. If you
have ever seen a graph which plots the numbers of peo­
ple living in the world versus the periods of human his­
tory, the rate of rise in this century is best described as
exponential. People with mathematical leanings should
get a clear picture. Asia and South America exhibit the
greatest increases. These rapidly expanding populations
consist of people who are still young, therefore, having
their reproductive years ahead of them; they are poor
and unable to care for their families; and they are for
the most part illiterate, unable to cope with the nature of
their problem and unable to communicate with others in
an attempt to solve it. If we speak of education as a
remedy and think it is really our only solution, we are
engaging in high flights of fancy. There is no time to
undertake the massive educational program and have it
become effective before famine strikes. I am not saying
that we should give up educational attempts but it will
not save us at the last minute from disaster. We will see
millions upon millions of people die because they have
no food. When Pope Paul spoke to the United Nations,
he said that we should not cut down the number of those
who feast at the table of life but rather increase the
amount of food on the table. This statement may be
poetic but it is certainly unrealistic. Increased technology
may temporarily relieve the problem but continuously
rising birth rates will obliterate any technological ad­
vance. This does not attack the problem at its roots.
Birth rates will have to go down or death rates rise. The
moral choice seems plainly simple. Birth rates must go
down and this means birth control. What will it be like
living in a world in which millions of men, women and
children will be undergoing the agony of starvation?
Famine may not hit the United States as early as 1975.
We need not fear ourselves being left to this horrible
fate. I wonder if even when famine strikes other areas
of the world, will we have learned our lesson? The news
reports will come in, but after station identification we
will soon forget about the problems of other people. I
am not joking. How many of us really care about the
starving people of Biafra? How do those pictures of
starving children with their huge eyes, sorrowful faces,
and bulging stomachs really move us today. These are
tokens of things to come. I can envision a situation aris­
ing in which some organization, powerful enough and
world encompassing, would have to, after the human
population had taken a tremendous beating, take control
(continued on page 30)

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�The Search for anol
Development of SI
Professional Public Accountant
by Robert S. Capin, CPA
The author presents an excellent "picture-window" look into the
internal structure, recruiting and training policies of the

small, medium sized, and large CPA firms.
professo, at
Robert S. Capin, CPA, is a professor
Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,
where he has taught full time since 1959.
He has had supervision of the Wilkes
Accounting Internship Program since 1960.
In order to evaluate the performance of the
students, visitations are made throughout
the country to the offices where students
are interning. He is a member of the
Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs, the AICPA,
the American Accounting Association
and NAA.

The tremendous and rapid growth of
the accounting profession currently
poses a manpower shortage, and with­
in the very near future this shortage
will become acute. It is therefore in­
cumbent upon the profession to search
for solutions by continuing to analyze
the structure of the profession, the em­
ployer, and the professional staff. It is
also necessary to study those factors
that now affect and will affect the profession in the future, so that adjustments may be made where necessary;
namely in pre-professional and post
education, salaries, turnover, state
laws governing entry into the profes­
sion and recruiting policies and prac­
tices. These problems, as they relate to
public accounting, will be considered
in this paper.

Growth of the Profession
At present there are approximately
600,000 accountants in the United
States, of which approximately 100,000
are Certified Public Accountants. Avail­
able data indicates that the number of
accountants has at least doubled every
10 years for the past 40-year period.
The following figures disclose the rap­
id growth in the past and projections
for the next 12 years.

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Demand continues to outrun supply
Igoo—Less than 50 public account­
ants listed in all the larger and the demands of the 197O's will
cities of England and Scot­ cause this gap to widen. One of the
major reasons for this situation is that
land.
1896—First CPA law passed in New the accountant is becoming increasing­
ly involved in matters other than con­
York.
1900—About 250 CPAs in the U.S. ventional auditing and problems of
1920—About 5,000 CPAs in the U.S. taxation. The accountant is being
1940—About 20,000 CPAs in the called upon and is gaining prominence
in the area of management advisory
U.S.
I960—About 50,000 CPAs in the services (business consultant). In 1967,
16,000 accountants were graduated, of
U.S.
110,000 which 8,000 became associated with
1970—(Estimate] About
industry, government, teaching, and
CPAs in the U.S.
230,000 other miscellaneous jobs. Public ac­
1980—(Estimate) About
counting firms required 12,000. Ob­
CPAs in the U.S.'
Based upon the relative growth rates viously, there was a shortage of 4,000.'
from 1950 to 1960, the number of This shortage, coupled with the growth
CPAs will exceed the number of each of public accounting firms, indicates
of the two leading professional groups: the seriousness of the situation.
The rate of birth of new businesses
physicians and surgeons, and lawyers
requiring cost controls and manage­
and judges/
As indicated by the following graph, ment analysis (e.g., budgets, return
accounting is the fastest growing pro­ on investment analysis, alternative
courses of action, work measurement,
fession in the United States today?
utilization of computers, search for
executives, marketing), additional gov­
ernment control requiring more and
Growth of a Profession
new data, and the reporting of finan­
cial data to more investors, creditors,
and to the public, contribute to t e
continued rapid growth of the pro es
CPAs +200%
sion. In addition, Public Accounting
firms have expanded foreign offices in
order to provide adequate service
/ENGINEERS +80%
American clients with foreign inves
LAWYERS +78%-&gt;s?

DOCTORS +65%-J
1950

1967

ments.
The Structure of the Employer
Accountants have the opportuni y
working in public practice (i.e.. s”’
medium, or national accounting

or becoming an individual practition­
er], for industry, for government, or
teaching primarily at the college and
university level. Are there advantages
of one over the other? A brief analysis
of the public, private, and government
sectors of accounting is important be­
fore moving to the other areas of dis­
cussions. Following this analysis, the
other areas of discussion will be lim­
ited to the public accounting sector.

The Large C.P.A. Firm
The large CPA firms are often re­
ferred to as the “Big Eight." In alpha­
betical order they are: Arthur Ander­
sen &amp; Co.; Ernst &amp; Ernst; Haskins &amp;
Sells; Lybrand, Ross Bros. &amp; Montgom­
ery; Peat, Marwick, Mitchell &amp; Co.;
Price Waterhouse &amp; Co.; Touche, Ross,
Bailey &amp; Smart; and Arthur Young &amp;
Company. Other ranking national firms
are Laventhol, Krekstein, Horwath &amp;
Horwath; S. D. Leidesdorf &amp; Co.; Alex­
ander Grant &amp; Co.; Hurdman &amp; Cranstoun; Seidman &amp; Seidman; Main Lafrentz &amp; Co.; Clarence Rainess &amp; Co.;
J. K. Lasser &amp; Co. and Harris, Kerr,
&amp; Forster? The large firm primarily
deals with large company clients; how­
ever, medium size and smaller clients
are also served.
The large firm offers a more formal
training program, and indeed, insists
that staff men participate. In addition,
the firm helps the young staff men pass
the CPA examination by offering spe­
cial courses geared for the examina­
tion.
Although the large firm has a sophis­
ticated personnel department, the very
size of the firm prevents the staffman
from getting to know many of his
coworkers.
Large firms offer the opportunity for
attaining the partnership level within
the firm. On the other hand, large firms
also make available opportunities with
clients for staffmen who feel that they
have reached their highest level with
the firm, or consider the position with
private industry a substantial advance­
ment. In the latter case, both the large
public accounting firm and the em­
ployee are satisfied because the em­
ployee has advanced himself, and the
public accounting firm knows that it
has one of "its own boys" working for
a client.
The Medium Size Firm
The medium size firm serves clients
of various sizes and permits the young
staffman to assume greater responsi-

bility at an earlier stage in his career.
Closer working relationships, both
within the firm and with clients, are
developed because the structure is less
formal than the large firm.
Partnership opportunities in this size
firm are good, especially for one who
can bring new clients to the firm. Ex­
perience acquired in a practice of this
size opens doors" for varied positions
with other public accounting firms, in­
dustry, or self-practice.
The Small Firm
The small firm offers the opportunity
to become involved with all areas of
accounting and taxation within a very
short time after joining the staff. How­
ever, the caliber of work may not be
as sophisticated as that of the medium
or large firm. Because the number of
staffmen may be very limited, many of
the jobs will be conducted alone or
with one assistant.
The opportunity for partnership ex­
ists; however, it may very well be
predicated upon bringing new clients
into the firm.

Private Accounting
In most cases, the fledgling account­
ant in private accounting begins his
career as a trainee. He will probably
receive additional job-oriented school­
ing, and will certainly receive on-thejob training. He will probably be as­
signed to a specific job (i.e. cost ac­
counting, budgeting, etc.) rather than
one that is all-encompassing in nature,
and may remain at the job for a period
of time and then move on to the next
assignment.
Advancement in these firms is rela­
tively slow; however, excellent posi­
tions (i.e. controllerships) may develop
if the person has the ability and is
willing to wait long enough. He may,
in fact, become an executive of the
company in due time.
Government Accounting
Practically every government agen­
cy is searching for accountants. The
shortage is so great that the govern­
ment will permit an almost unlimited
number of aliens to enter this country
to fill the available positions. In fact,
Robert Half Personnel Agencies, Inc.,
the nation's largest agency specializing
in financial and accounting personnel,
is opening an office in Great Britain
for the main purpose of recruiting Brit­
ish accountants for the United States?
In recent years many of the state

and federal agencies have been en­
gaged in upgrading their professional
staff. They have hired many people
who have passed the CPA examina­
tion, and have encouraged those who
have not passed the examination to
study and ultimately take the examin­
ation.
Much of the work in these agencies
involves examination of financial data
and a critical management analysis of
operations where government money
is being spent. These examinations are
conducted to test the effectiveness of
the particular agency, and to confirm
that services being rendered by out­
side firms are being performed in ac­
cordance with contract stipulations.
Staff size will vary according to the
size of the agency. The largest em­
ployers of accountants are the U.S. In­
ternal Revenue Service and the U.S.
General Accounting OfficeStarting salaries are competitive
with medium-size private concerns;
however, maximum salaries are not as
high. An important factor is that job­
security in government work is much
greater than in private industry, and
the pressure from top management is
not as great.

Structure of Professional Staff
Rank
Every effective organization at­
tempts to assign responsibility by es­
tablishing a table of organization. This
is accomplished in public accounting
firms by designating rank to the pro­
fessional staff based upon experience,
assignment of responsibility, and lon­
gevity. Typical staff categories in the
large firms are as follows:
Assistant
Semi-Senior
Senior (after approximately 2 to 4
years’ experience)
Manager (after approximately 4 to
7 years' experience)
Partner (after approximately 10 to 15
years' experience)
(Average age of partners in the large
accounting firms 1965, 1966, and
1967 was 37-38 years)7
Some large firms use the designation
“supervisor” which would fit between
senior and manager, and the designation "principal" which would fit be­
tween manager and partner.
Obviously, the formality of staff
rank is not as great in the medium
size and small firms. As a matter of
(continued on page 34)
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�1968-69 WRESTLING RESULTS
Win
Loss Draw Pin Decision Forfeit Team Pts.
Andy Matviak, 123
.13
1
0
3
9
1
47-3
John Marfia, 130
.11
1
0
1
io
0
35-3
Steve Kaschenbach, 137, 145
.11
3
0
5
6
0
43-6
Dennis Verzera, 145, 152
.10
3
1
2
8
0
34-17
Al Zelner, 152, 160 .....................
. 6
3
0
2
3
1
24-11
Gary Willets, 152, 160
.13
1
0
3
10
0
45-3
.14
Joe Wiendl, 160, 167
0
0
5
9
0
52-0
.10
Rich Ceccoli, 167, 177
3
0
1
8
1
34-9
Ron Fritts, 177, 191, heavyweight
.11
1
1
6
5
0
45-5
. 2
0
Bill Harris, 130 .............................
0
2
0
0
10-0
Ralph Tewksbury, 137................
. 0
2
2
0
0
0
4-14
. 0
Tom Morris, 145 .........................
1
0
0
0
0
0-3
Tom Grant, heavyweight
. 2
1
0
2
0
0
10-3
103
18
Totals
4
32
68
3
383-77

Recap
of
1968-69

Wrestling
Season
GEORGE PAWLUSH ’69

page / 18

The Wilkes Colonel grappling squad
continued its winning habits by finishing the 1968-69 season with a 14-1 seasonal log, one of the best marks in the
school's wrestling history. Coach John
Reese got good traction out of his
squad as team members fired out to
103 match wins against 19 defeats.
The Blue and Gold’s only loss of the
vear came at the hands of the War­
riors of Lycoming College, 15-14. The
Reesemen recorded big triumphs over
such perennial nemises as Springfield,
27-0; New York Maritime, 17-16, and
East Stroudsburg, 22-8.

Probably the top wrestling performance in Colonel history was chronicled by senior captain Joe Wiendl. The
Wilkes Mr. Athlete posted a fine 15-0
dual record which boosted his lifetime
output to an eyecatching 49-1. The 160pound matman became the third
Wilkes wrestler in history to ever cap­
ture a Wilkes Open crown. With rela­
tive ease he trampled through oppon­
ents, capping the journey with an 11-2

decision
ruex
Alex steinbergh
Steinbergh of the
Penn Grapplers.
Another Colonel faring well in the
“Rose Bowl of Wrestling" was 115.
pounder Andy Matviak. The Easton
bred bomber became the second
Wilkes winner in record pages of the
tourney by virtue of an 11-7 comefrom-behind victory over Jim Fiore of
Temple. In the second period of the
match Matviak had been behind, 6-0.
The Middle Atlantic Conference
wrestling championship trophy re­
turned to the Wilkes campus after a
one-year lapse and for the eighth time
as the Reesemen captured the crown
at the Conference championships at
Muhlenberg College. The Blue and
Gold were aided in their championship
quest by staunch performances from
John Marfia, Dennis Verzera, and Joe
Wiendl, who all emerged as titlehold­
ers in the 130, 145, and 160-pound
classes, respectively. Wilkes replaced
Temple as the team champion. The
Colonels had won the crown in 1966
and 1967.

Fresh from regaining the MAC title,
the Wilkesmen traveled to San Luis
Obispo, California, to participate in the
NCAA College Division Tournament.
The trip was financed by friends, fac­
ulty, alumni, and students who held a
month-long campaign to raise $2,500
needed for the team’s expenses. Un­
fortunately, the change in climate
proved too strong for the Colonels, as
the charges of John Reese left the 20degree Wilkes-Barre freeze for the bal­
my 75-degree weather of sunny Cali­
fornia, which slowed down the squad.
Joe Wiendl made the trip worth­
while by regaining the 160-pound
championship. The Wilkes captain
swept easily through the pairings, edg­
ing by Rick Arnold of Cal Poly 3-2 in
the finals. In winning the college tour­
ney Wiendl joined former teammate
John Carr as the only Colonels to ever
win back-to-back national crowns.
Two weeks later, the Westfield, New
Jersey, native closed out his star-

Swimming Recap
GEORGE PAWLUSH ’69
The Wilkes swimming team weath­
ered through a dismal winter season
in winning only one of 10 matches.
The record, however, does not tell the
whole story. As in the past, the squad
was hampered by a lack of practice
facilities. To add to the year’s misery,
the diving board at the YMCA broke
during the Harpur meet, and the team
was forced to forfeit diving events for
the remainder of the home schedule.
The Colonels’ only victory of the
season came in an exciting 62-58 win
over Philadelphia Textile. The outcome
of the meet was decided in the final
relay which Wilkes won. Key perform­
ances were turned in by senior co­
captain Pat Burke in the 200-yard
backstroke’ and by freestyler Jim
Phethean.
With only two squad members be­
ing lost through graduation, the Wilkes
aquamen should be vastly improved
to meet opponents next year.

studded career by finishing fifth at the
NCAA University Championships at
Provo, Utah. Wiendl lost to Dave Mar­
tin of Iowa State 4-0 in the semi-finals.
MEET RESULTS

Wilkes 97
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes

34
38
27
29
22.......
25
17
14
34
22
26
42.......

Buffalo 49
*Oneonta47
•Montclair 41
.............. Kutztown 2
............ C. W. Post 2
............. Springfield 0
. Hofstra.10
.... Elizabethtown 11
........... Millersville 6
.... N. Y. Maritime 16
............. Lycoming 15
............. U. of Mass. 2
........ E. Stroudsburg 8
. Ithaca 5
... .Delaware Valley 0

*Quadrangular

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£

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f

Overall final record —14-1
Coach: John Reese, 135-25-6 (16 years)

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�A Special Report

Who’s
in

Charge ?

■

Basketball
Replay
GEORGE PAWLUSH '69

The grin on Coach Ron Rainey con­
tinues to widen as his disciples burned
the courts for a 13-11 record. It wasn’t
too long ago when 3-17 and 2-20 rec­
ords were commonplace. The young
mentor has finally succeeded in injecting a once hapless cage program with
winning spirit.
This year’s 13-11 log follows on the
heels of the 12-11 mark of a year ago
as the first winning season since the
1957-58 school year. To cite past rec­
ords, the back-to-back winning seasons
have only been accomplished once be­
fore in the 23-year history of the sport
at Wilkes.
Again Rainey utilized a 1-2-2 zone
defense to spread havoc among foes
and instructed his team to run-run-run
on offense. Midway in the season, after
center Bob Ockenfuss sustained an in­
jury and reserve center, Rich Davis,
was kept out of action on account of
mononucleosis, the mentor was forced
to card a starting lineup with only one
player over the six-foot barrier and yet

posted a 10-5 mark against squads well
above the 6-2 average.
Junior forward Herb Kemp again led
the Wilkesmen in most statistical de­
partments. The Glenside native, who
_____ weekwas named once to the All-East
ly squad, led the team scoring effort
with 401 points and a 16.7 average per
contest. After a sparkling sophomore
year the Colonel mainstay slumped in
the rebounding column but still man­
aged to clear the nets for 10.7 re­
bounds per contest. Jay Reimel, soph­
omore playmaker, led in the assist department with 144, while fellow second-year man Bill “Wally" Umbach
connected with 171 shots through the
nets to establish himself as team lead­
er. Umbach was the second highest
scorer for Wilkes with 379 counters
while captain and the only senior Bill
Ryan produced 304 scores. “Cowboy”
Bill Grick, Reimel’s Montrose High
teammate, complemented Reimel in the
backcourt with 228 points and 86
assists.

Trustees.. . presidents. . .faculty ... students, past and present:

who governs this society that we call ‘the academic community’?

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■^he cry has been heard on many a campus
this year. It came from the campus neigh­
borhood, from state legislatures, from cor­
porations trying to recruit students as em­
ployees, from the armed services, from the donors of
funds, from congressional committees, from church
groups, from the press, and even from the police:
“Who’s in charge there?”
Surprisingly the cry also came from “inside” the
colleges and universities—from students and alumni,
from faculty members and administrators, and even
from presidents and trustees:
“Who’s in charge here?”
And there was, on occasion, this variation: “Who
should be in charge here?”
z^wtrange questions to ask about these highly
X^. organized institutions of our highly organ.
a?) ized society? A sign, as some have said, that

our colleges and universities are hopelessly
chaotic, that they need more “direction,” that they
have lagged behind other institutions of our society
in organizing themselves into smooth-running,
efficient mechanisms?
Or do such explanations miss the point? Do they
overlook much of the complexity and subtlety (and
perhaps some of the genius) of America’s higher

educational enterprise?
It is important to try to know.
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Here is one reason:
► Nearly 7-million students are now enrolled in
the nation’s colleges and universities. Eight years
hence, the total will have rocketed past 9.3-million.
The conclusion is inescapable: what alTects our col­
leges and universities will affect unprecedented
numbers of our people—and, in unprecedented
ways, the American character.
Here is another:
► “The campus reverberates today perhaps in
part because so many have come to regard [it] as
the most promising of all institutions for developing
cures for society’s ills.” [Lloyd H. Elliott, president
of George Washington University]
Here is another:
► “Men must be discriminating appraisers of
their society, knowing coolly and precisely what it is
about society that thwarts or limits them and there­
fore needs modification.
“And so they must be discriminating protectors
of their institutions, preserving those features that
nourish and strengthen them and make them more
free.” [John W. Gardner, at Cornell University]
But who appraises our colleges and universities?
Who decides whether (and how) they need modify­
ing? Who determines what features to preserve;
which features “nourish and strengthen them and
make them more free?” In short:
Who’s in charge there?

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The Trustees

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“trustees have seldom been cast in a heroic role.”
for decades they have been blamed for whatever
faults people have found with the nation’s colleges
and universities.
Trustees have been charged, variously, with
representing the older generation, the white race,
religious orthodoxy, political powerholders, business
and economic conservatism—in short, The Estab­
lishment. Other critics—among them orthodox
theologians, political powerholders, business and
economic conservatives—have accused trustees of
not being Establishment enough.
On occasion they have earned the criticisms. In
the early days of American higher education, when
most colleges were associated with churches, the
trustees were usually clerics with stern ideas of what
should and should not be taught in a church-related
institution. They intruded freely in curriculums,
courses, and the behavior of students and faculty
members.
On many Protestant campuses, around the turn
of the century, the clerical influence was lessened
and often withdrawn. Clergymen on their boards of
trustees were replaced, in many instances, by
businessmen, as the colleges and universities sought
trustees who could underwrite their solvency. As
state systems of higher education were founded, they
too were put under the control of lay regents or
trustees.
Trustee-faculty conflicts grew. Infringements of
academic freedom led to the founding, in 1915, of
the American Association of University Professors.
Through the association, faculty members developed
and gained wide acceptance of strong principles of
academic freedom and tenure. The conflicts eased—
but even today many faculty members watch their
institution’s board of trustees guardedly.
In the past several years, on some campuses,
trustees have come under new kinds of attack.
t&gt; At one university, students picketed a meeting
of the governing board because two of its members,
they said, led companies producing weapons used in
the war in Vietnam.
&gt; On another campus, students (joined by some
faculty members) charged that college funds had
been invested in companies operating in racially
divided South Africa. The investments, said the
students, should be canceled; the board of trustees
should be censured.
&gt; At a Catholic institution, two years ago, most
students and faculty members went on strike be­
cause the trustees (comprising 33 clerics and 11 lay-

men) had dismissed a liberal theologian from the
faculty. The board reinstated him, and the strike
ended. A year ago the board was reconstituted to
consist of 15 clerics and 15 laymen. (A similar shift
to laymen on their governing boards is taking place
at many Catholic colleges and universities.)
► A state college president, ordered by his
trustees to reopen his racially troubled campus, re­
signed because, he said, he could not “reconcile
effectively the conflicts between the trustees” and
other groups at his institution.
V ’YTOW DO MOST trustees measure up to
I __ I their responsibilities? How do they react
to the lightning-bolts of criticism that,
-Z-^by their position, they naturally attract?
We have talked in recent months with scores of
trustees and have collected the written views of
many others. Our conclusion: With some notable
(and often highly vocal) exceptions, both the
breadth and depth of many trustees’ understanding
of higher education’s problems, including the touch­
iness of their own position, are greater than most
people suspect.
Many boards of trustees, we found, are showing
deep concern for the views of students and are going
to extraordinary lengths to know them better. In­
creasing numbers of boards are rewriting their
by-laws to include students (as well as faculty
members) in their membership.
William S. Paley, chairman of cbs and a trustee
of Columbia University, said after the student out­
breaks on that troubled campus:
“The university may seem [to students] like just
one more example of the establishment’s trying to
run their lives without consulting them. ... It is
essential that we make it possible for students to
work for the correction of such conditions legitimate­
ly and effectively rather than compulsively and
violently. . . .
“Legally the university is the board of trustees,
but actually it is very largely the community of
teachers and students. That a board of trustees
should commit a university community to policies
and actions without the components of that com­
munity participating in discussions leading to such
commitments has become obsolete and unworkable.”
Less often than one might expect, considering
some of the provocations, did we find boards of
trustees giving “knee-jerk” reactions even to the
most extreme demands presented to them. Not very
long ago, most boards might have rejected such

The role of higher education’s trustees often is misinterpreted and misunderstood

�Ity. What part should it have in running the
A college’s heart is its facto
place'?
predominantly in the greatness of its faculty. But
faculties ... do not themselves build great faculties.
To build great faculties, administrative leadership
is essential.”
Shortly after the start of this academic year,
however, the American Council on Education re­
leased the results of a survey of what 2,040 ad­
ministrators, trustees, faculty members, and students
foresaw for higher education in the 1970’s. Most
thought “the authority of top administrators in
making broad policy decisions will be significantly
eroded or diffused.” And three out of four faculty
members said they found the prospect “desirable.”
Who’s in charge? Clearly the answer to that
question changes with every passing day.
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ing the faculty and students have
proliferated. The new responsibilities of money­
raising and business management have been heaped
on top of them. The brief span of the typical presi­
dency—about eight years—testifies to the roughness
of the task.
Yet a president and his administration very often
exert a decisive influence in governing a college or
university. One president can set a pace and tone
that invigorate an entire institution. Another presi­
dent can enervate it.
At Columbia University, for instance, following
last year’s disturbances there, an impartial factfinding commission headed by Archibald Cox traced
much of the unrest among students and faculty
members to “Columbia’s organization and style of
administration”:
“The administration of Columbia’s affairs too
often conveyed an attitude of authoritarianism and
invited distrust. In part, the appearance resulted
from style; for example, it gave affront to read that
an influential university official was no more in­
terested in student opinion on matters of intense
concern to students than he was in their taste for
strawberries.
“In part, the appearance reflected the true state
of affairs. . . . The president was unwilling to sur­
render absolute disciplinary powers. In addition
government by improvisation seems to have been
not an exception, but the rule.”
At San Francisco State College, last December,
the leadership of Acting President S. I. Hayakawa,

whether one approved it or not, was
similarly de.
cisive. He confronted student demonstratorised to suspend any faculty members or*^0111'
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who disrupted the campus, reopened the instit
under police protection, and then considered1'^
dissidents’ demands.
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But looking ahead, he said, “We must eventual!
put campus discipline in the hands of responsTi
responsib],
faculty and student groups who will work
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\ l\ / mixture may be stirred,” says Dean
VZ %/ W. Donald Bowles of American Uni▼ ▼
versity, “in an institution aspiring to
quality, the role of the faculty remains central. No
president can prevail indefinitely without at least
the tacit support of the faculty. Few deans will last
more than a year or two if the faculty does not
approve their policies.”
The power of the faculty in the academic ac­
tivities of a college or university has long been recog­
nized. Few boards of trustees would seriously con­
sider infringing on the faculty’s authority over what
goes on in the classroom. As for the college or
university president, he almost always would agree
with McGeorge Bundy, president of the Ford Foun­
dation, that he is, “on academic matters, the agent
and not the master of the faculty.”
A joint statement by three major organizations
representing trustees, presidents, and professors has
spelled out the faculty’s role in governing a college
or university. It says, in part:
“The faculty has primary responsibility for such
fundamental areas as curriculum, subject matter
and methods of instruction, research, faculty status,
and those aspects of student life which relate to the
educational process.
“On these matters, the power of review or final
decision lodged in the governing board or delegated
by it to the president should be exercised adversely
only in exceptional circumstances. . . .
The faculty sets the requirements for the degrees
offered in course, determines when the requirements
have been met, and authorizes the president and
board to grant the degrees thus achieved.
Faculty status and related matters are primarily
a faculty responsibility. This area includes appoint­
ments, reappointments, decisions not to reappoint,
promotions, the granting of tenure, and dismissa •
• . . The governing board and president should, °n

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questions of faculty status, as in other matters where
the faculty has primary responsibility, concur with
the faculty judgment except in rare instances and
for compelling reasons which should be stated in
detail.
“The faculty should actively participate in the
determination of policies and procedures governing
salary increases. . . .
“Agencies for faculty participation in the govern­
ment of the college or university should be estab­
lished at each level where faculty responsibility is
present. . . .”
Few have quarreled with the underlying reason
for such faculty autonomy: the protection of aca­
demic freedom. But some thoughtful observers of the
college and university scene think some way must be
found to prevent an undesirable side effect: the
perpetuation of comfortable ruts, in which individ­
ual faculty members might prefer to preserve the
status quo rather than approve changes that the
welfare of their students, their institutions, and
society might demand.
The president of George Washington University,
Lloyd H. Elliott, put it this way last fall:
“Under the banner of academic freedom, [the
individual professor’s] authority for his own course
has become an almost unchallenged right. He has
been not only free to ignore suggestions for change,
but licensed, it is assumed, to prevent any change
he himself does not choose.
“Even in departments where courses are sequen­
tial, the individual professor chooses the degree to

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difficult to promote faculty responsibility for edu­
cational policySaid Columbia trustee William S. Paley: “It has
been my own observation that faculties tend to as­
sume the attitude that they are a detached ar­
bitrating force between students on one hand and
administrators on the other, with no immediate
responsibility for the university as a whole.”

at least, faculty members
seem to favor the idea of taking a greater
part in governing their colleges and
universities. In the American Council on
Education’s survey of predictions for the 1970’s,
99 per cent of the faculty members who responded
said such participation was “highly desirable” or
“essential.” Three out of four said it was “almost
certain” or “very likely” to develop. (Eight out of
ten administrators agreed that greater faculty par­
ticipation was desirable, although they were con­
siderably less optimistic about its coming about.)
In another survey by the American Council on
Education, Archie R. Dykes—now chancellor of the
University of Tennessee at Martin—interviewed
106 faculty members at a large midwestern univer­
sity to get their views on helping to run the in­
stitution. He found “a pervasive ambivalence in
faculty attitudes toward participation in decision­
making.”
Faculty members “indicated the faculty should
have a strong, active, and influential role in de­
cisions,” but “revealed a strong reticence to give the
time such a role would require,” Mr. Dykes re­
ported. “Asserting that faculty participation is es­
sential, they placed participation at the bottom of
the professional priority list and deprecated their
colleagues who do participate.”
Kramer Rohfleisch, a history professor at San
Diego State College, put it this way at a meeting of
the American Association of State Colleges and
Universities: “If we do shoulder this burden [of
academic governance] to excess, just who will tend
the academic store, do the teaching, and extend the
range of human knowledge?”
The report of a colloquium at Teachers College,
New York, took a different view: “Future encounteis [on the campuses] may be even less likely of
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which he will accommodate his
course to others in the sequence.
The question then becomes: What
restructuring is possible or desirable
within the context of the professor’s
academic freedom?”
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f—\\ in governing the colleges
-etL. J k and universities in recent
years. Louis T. Benezet, president
of the Claremont Graduate School
and University Center, describes it
thus:
“Socially, the greatest change that
has taken plac&lt;:e on the____________________
American campus is the professionalization of the faculty. . . . The pattern of
faculty activity both inside and outside the institution
has changed accordingly.
The original faculty corporation was the univer­
sity. It is now quite unstable, composed of mobile
professors whose employment depends on regional
or national conditions in their field, rather than on
an organic relationship to their institution and even

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nersr^ tmember.S and students soon gain widened
perspectives on issues of university governance.”

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'▼’HO s IN charge? Today a new group
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selves.
The issues arousing students have been numerous.
Last academic year, a nationwide survey by Educa­
tional Testing Service found, the Number 1 cause
of student unrest was the war in Vietnam; it caused
protests at 34 per cent of the 859 four-year colleges
and universities studied. The second most frequent
cause of unrest was dormitory regulations. This
year, many of the most violent campus demonstra­
tions have centered on civil rights.
In many instances the stated issues were the real
causes of student protest. In others they provided
excuses to radical students whose aims were less the
correction of specific ills or the reform of their col­
leges and universities than the destruction of the
political and social system as a whole. It is impor­
tant to differentiate the two, and a look at the
dramatis personae can be instructive in doing so.
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at the left—the “New Left,” not to be con/\\
fused with old-style liberalism—is Stuf \\ dents for a Democratic Society, whose
-A. J_V leaders often use the issue of university
reform to mobilize support from their fellow students
and to “radicalize” them. The major concern of
sds is not with the colleges and universities per se,
but with American society as a whole.
“It is basically impossible to have an honest
university in a dishonest society,” said the chairman
of sds at Columbia, Mark Rudd, in what was a fairly
representative statement of the sds attitude. Last
year’s turmoil at Columbia, in his view, was im­
mensely valuable as a way of educating students
and the public to the “corrupt and exploitative”
nature of U.S. society.
“It’s as if you had reformed Heidelberg in 1938,”
an sds member is likely to say, in explanation of his
philosophy. “You would still have had Hitler’s
Germany outside the university walls.”
The sds was founded in 1962. Today it is a loosely
organized group with some 35,000 members, on
about 350 campuses. Nearly everyone who has
studied the sds phenomenon agrees its members are
highly idealistic and very bright. Their idealism has

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Most sds members disapprove of the RUssian
experience with socialism, but they seem to admire
the Cuban brand. Recently, however, members re!
turning from visits to Cuba have appeared disy
lusioned by repressive measures they have seen the
government applying there.
The meetings of sds— and, to a large extent, the
activities of the national organization, generally—
have an improvisational quality about them. This
often carries over into the sds view of the future
“We can’t explain what form the society will take
after the revolution,” a member will say. “We’ll
just have to wait and see how it develops.”
In recent months the sds outlook has become in­
creasingly bitter. Some observers, noting the escala­
tion in militant rhetoric coming from sds head&amp;J quarters in Chicago, fear the radical movement soon
j may adopt a more openly aggressive strategy.
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organization, would be capable of any sustained,
concerted assault on the institutions of society. The
organization is diffuse, and its members have a
strong antipathy toward authority. They dislike
carrying out orders, whatever the source.

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[Jj observers believe, will be the U.S. National
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of student activism on the campuses, leaders
of the nsa consider their members “moderates,” not
radicals. A former nsa president, Edward A.
Schwartz, explains the difference:
“The moderate student says, ‘We’ll go on strike,
rather than burn the buildings down.’ ”
The nsa is the national organization of elected
student governments on nearly 400 campuses. Its
Washington office shows an increasing efficiency
and militancy—a reflection, perhaps, of the fact that
many college students take student government
much more seriously, today, than in the past.
The nsa talks of “student power” and works at it.
more student participation in the decision-making
at the country’s colleges and universities. And it
wants changes in the teaching process and the
traditional curriculum.
In pursuit of these goals, the nsa sends advisers
around the country to help student governments
with their battles. The advisers often urge the
students to take their challenges to authority to the

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courts, and the nsa’s central office maintains an
up-to-date file of precedent cases and judicial
decisions.
A major aim of nsa this year is reform of the
academic process. With a 5315,000 grant from the
Ford Foundation, the association has established a
center for educational reform, which encourages
students to set up their own classes as alternative
models, demonstrating to the colleges and univer­
sities the kinds of learning that students consider
worthwhile.
The Ford grant, say nsa officials, will be used to
“generate quiet revolutions instead of ugly ones”
on college campuses. The nsa today is an organiza­
tion that wants to reform society from within,
rather than destroy it and then try to rebuild.
Also in the picture are organizations of militant
Negro students, such as the Congress for the Unity
of Black Students, whose founding sessions at Shaw
University last spring drew 78 delegates from 37
colleges and universities. The congress is intended
as a campus successor to the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee. It will push for courses on
the history, culture, art, literature, and music of
Negroes. Its founders urged students to pursue their
goals without interfering with the orderly operation
of their colleges or jeopardizing their own academic
activities. (Some other organizations of black students
are considerably more militant.)
And, as a “constructive alternative to the disrup­
tive approach,” an organization called Associated
Student Governments of the U.S.A, claims a mem­
bership of 150 student governments and proclaims
that it has “no political intent or purpose,” only
“the sharing of ideas about student government.”
These are some of the principal national groups.
In addition, many others exist as purely local or­
ganizations, concerned with only one campus or
specific issues.
Tl ^xcept for those whose aim is outright disLd
ruption for disruption’s sake, many such
student reformers are gaining a respectful
® ■ hearing from college and university ad­

ministrators, faculty members, and trustees even
as the more radical militants are meeting greater
resistance. And increasing numbers of institutions
have devised, or are seeking, ways of making the
students a part of the campus decision-making
process.
It isn’t easy. “The problem of constructive student

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the University of Nebraska’s College of
Arts and Sctences has written. “Students are birds
of passage who usually lack the expertise and
sophistication to function effectively on complex
university affairs until their junior and senior years,
ithin a year or two they graduate, but the ad­
ministration and faculty are left with the policies
they helped devise. A student generation lasts for
our years, colleges and universities are more
permanent.”
Yale University’s President Kingman Brewster,
testifying before the National Commission on the
Causes and Prevention of Violence, gave these four
prescriptions” for peaceful student involvement:
&gt; Free expression must be “absolutely guaran­
teed, no matter how critical or demonstrative it
may be.”
I&gt; Students must have an opportunity to take
part in “the shaping and direction of the programs,
activities, and regulations which affect them.”
&gt; Channels of communication must be kept
open. “The freedom of student expression must be
matched by a willingness to listen seriously.”
&gt; The student must be treated as an individual,
with “considerable latitude to design his own
program and way of life.”
With such guidelines, accompanied by positive
action to give students a voice in the college and
university affairs that concern them, many observers
think a genuine solution to student unrest may be
attainable. And many think the students’ contribu­
tion to college and. university governance will be
substantial, and that the nation’s institutions of
higher learning will be the better for it.
“Personally,” says Otis A. Singletary, vice-chan­
cellor for academic affairs at the University of
Texas, “my suspicion is that in university reform,
the students are going to make a real impact on the
improvement of undergraduate teaching.”
Says Morris B. Abram, president of Brandeis
University: “Today’s students are physically, emo­
tionally, and educationally more mature than my
generation at the same age. Moreover, they have
become perceptive social critics of society. The re­
formers among them far outnumber the disrupters.
There is little reason to suppose that ... if given
the opportunity, [they] will not infuse good judg­
ment into decisions about the rules governing their
lives in this community.”

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gether or hanging separately has never been more
apt. The desire for change is better expressed in
common future-making than in disputing who is in
and who is out—or how far.
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centralization of authority to restore or er
the campuses—misses the point of the academic
enterprise as it has developed in the United States.
The concept of that enterprise echoes the European
idea of a community of scholars self-governing,
self-determining—teachers and students sharing the
goal of pursuing knowledge. But it adds an idea that
from the outset was uniquely American: the belief
that our colleges and universities must not be self­
centered and ingrown, but must serve society.
This idea accounts for putting the ultimate legal
authority' for our colleges and universities in the
hands of the trustees or regents. They represent the
view of the larger, outside interest in the institu­
tions : the interest of churches, of governments, of the
people. And, as a part of the college or university’s
government, they represent the institution to the
public: defending it against attack, explaining its
case to legislatures, corporations, labor unions,
church groups, and millions of individual citizens.
Each group in the campus community' has its own
interests, for which it speaks. Each has its own
authority to govern itself, which it exercises. Each
has an interest in the institution as a whole, which
it expresses. Each, ideally, recognizes the interests of
the others, as well as the common cause.
That last, difficult requirement, of course, is
where the process encounters the greatest risk of
breakdown.
“Almost any proposal for major innovation in the
universities today runs head-on into the opposition
of powerful vested interests,” John W. Gardner has
observed. “And the problem is compounded by the
fact that all of us who have grown up in the aca­
demic world are skilled in identifying our vested
interests with the Good, the True, and the Beautiful,
so that any attack on them is, by definition
subversive.”
In times of stress, the risk of a breakdown is
especially great. Such times have enveloped us all
in recent years. The breakdowns have occurred on
some campuses—at times spectacularly.
Whenever they happen, cries are heard for
abolishing the system. Some demand that campus
authority be gathered into the hands of a few, who
would then tighten discipline and curb dfcsent

Others—at the other end of the spectrum—demand
the destruction of the whole enterprise, without
proposing any alternatives.
If the colleges and universities survive these
demands, it will be because reason again has taken
hold. Men and women who would neither destroy
the system nor prevent needed reforms in it are
hard at work on nearly every campus in America
seeking ways to keep the concept of the academic
community strong, innovative, and workable.
The task is tough, demanding, and likely to continue for years to come. “For many professors,”
said the president of Cornell University, James A.
Perkins, at a convocation of alumni, “the time re­
quired to regain a sense of campus community .
demands painful choices.” But wherever that sense
has been lost or broken down, regaining it is
essential.
The alternatives are unacceptable. “If this com­
munity forgets itself and its common stake and
destiny,” John Caffrey has written, “there are
powers outside that community who will be only
too glad to step in and manage for us.” Chancellor
Samuel B. Gould, of the State University of New
York, put it in these words to a committee of the

state legislature:
“This tradition of internal governance ... must—
at all cost—be preserved. Any attempt, however
well-intentioned, to ignore trustee authority or to
undermine the university’s own patterns of opera­
tion, will vitiate the spirit of the institution and, in
time, kill the very thing it seeks to preserve.”
-\7" -yr yao’s in charge there? The jigsaw
\\ A\ / puzzle, put together on the preced\y \\/ ing page, shows the participants:
V
V
trustees, administrators, professors,
students, ex-students. But a piece is missing. It must
be supplied, if the answer to our question is to be

^niidtaneously, 'much power is held by
education, nothing could be more eloquent.
Through the federal government, the public’s
3 chart the course of our colleges and unipower to
versities 1has been demonstrated even more dramatHow the federal government has spent
icallymoney throughout U.S. higher education has
changed the colleges and universities in a way that
few could have visualized a quarter-century ago.
Here is a hard look at what this influence has
meant. It was written by Clark Kerr for the
Brookings Institution’s “Agenda for the Nation,”
presented to the Nixon administration:
“Power is allocated with money,” he wrote.
“The day is largely past of the supremacy of the
autocratic president, the all-powerful chairman of
the board, the feared chairman of the state appro­
priations committee, the financial patron saint, the
all-wise foundation executive guiding higher educa­
tion into new directions, the wealthy alumnus with
his pet projects, the quiet but effective representa­
tives of the special interests. This shift of power can
be seen and felt on almost every campus. Twenty
years of federal impact has been the decisive in­
fluence in bringing it about.
“Decisions are being made in more places, and

Who's in Charge—V

The Public

accurate and complete.
It is the American people themselves. By direct
and indirect means, on both public and private
colleges and universities, they exert an influence

that few of them suspect.
The people wield their greatest power through
governments. For the present year, through the 50
states, they have appropriated more than 555-billion
in tax funds for college and university operating
expenses alone. This is more than three times the
$1.5-billion of only eight years ago. As an express*on
of the people’s decision-making power in higher

Illustrated by Jerry Dadds

usually unaware of their role
more of these places are external to the campus.”
The process began with the land-grant movement
of the nineteenth century, which enlisted higher
education’s resources in the industrial and agri­
cultural growth of the nation. It reached explosive
proportions in World War II, when the govern­
ment went to the colleges and universities for
desperately needed technology and research. After
the war, spurred by the launching of Russia’s
Sputnik, federal support of activities on the campuses
grew rapidly.

®"illions OF dollars every year went
/B to the campuses for research. Most of
I %/ I it was allocated to individual faculty
_A_ V
members, and their power grew pro­
portionately. So did their independence from the
college or university that employed them. So did
the importance of research in their lives. Clearly
that was where the money and prestige lay; at

�ber, said that by 1976 federal support for
many research-heavy universities, large numbers of
nation’s colleges and universities must grow the
faculty members found that their teaching duties
to
S13-billion a year.
somehow seemed less important to them. Thus the
“
What
the
American
nation
now
needs
f
roni
distribution of federal funds had substantially
higher education,” said the Carnegie Commission
changed many an institution of higher education.
“can be summed up in two words: quality and
Washington gained a role in college and uni­
equality.”
versity decision-making in other ways, as well.
How far the colleges and universities will g0 ;n
Spending money on new buildings may have had no
meeting these needs will depend not basically On
place in an institution’s planning, one year; other
those who govern the colleges internally, but on the
expenditures may have seemed more urgent. But
public that, through the government, influences
when the federal government offered large sums
them from without.
of money for construction, on condition that the
“The fundamental question is this,” said the
institution match them from its own pocket, what
State University of New York’s Chancellor Gouldboard or president could turn the offer down?
“Do we believe deeply enough in the principle of
Not that the influence from Washington was
an intellectually free and self-regulating university
sinister; considering the vast sums involved, the
federal programs of aid to higher education have
that we are willing to exercise the necessary caution
been remarkably free of taint. But the federal power
which will permit the institution—with its faults—
to influence the direction of colleges and uni­
to survive and even flourish?”
versities was strong and, for most, irresistible.
In answering that question, the alumni and
Church-related institutions, for example, found
alumnae have a crucial part to play. As former
themselves re-examining—and often changing—
students, they know the importance of the higher
their long-held insistence on total separation of
educational process as few others do. They under­
church and state. A few held out against taking
stand why it is, and must be, controversial; why
federal funds, but with every passing year they
it does, and must, generate frictions; why it is,
found it more difficult to do so. Without accepting
and must, be free. And as members of the public,
them, a college found it hard to compete.
they can be higher education’s most informed and
persuasive spokesmen.
^he power of the public to influence the
Who’s in charge here? The answer is at once
campuses will continue. The Carnegie
simple and infinitely complex.
Commission on Higher Education, in
The trustees are. The faculty is. The students are.
its important assessment issued in Decem­
The president is. You are.

The report on this and the preceding 15
pages is the product of a cooperative en­
deavor in which scores of schools, colleges,
and universities are taking part. It was pre­
pared under the direction of the group listed
below, who form editorial projects for
education, a non-profit organization associ­
ated with the American Alumni Council.
WILLIAM S. ARMSTRONG

Indiana University
DENTON BEAL

Carnegie-Mellon University

GEORGE C. KELLER

Columbia University
JACK R. MAGUIRE

The University of Texas

DAVID A. BURR

JOHN I. MATTILL

The University of Oklahoma

Massachusetts Institute
of Technology

Maralyn o. Gillespie
Swarthmore College
WARREN GOULD

George Washington University
CHARLES M. HELMKEN

American Alumni Council

KEN METZLER

The University of Oregon
RUSSELL OLIN

The University of Colorado
JOHN W. PATON

Wesleyan University

Naturally, in a report of such length and
scope, not all statements necessarily reflect

the views of all the persons involved, or of
their institutions. Copyright © 1969 by Edi­
torial Projects for Education, Inc. All rights
reserved; no part may be reproduced without
the express permission of the editors. Printed
in U. S. A.
ROBERT M. RHODES

The University of Pennsylvania
STANLEY SAPLIN

■Mew York University
Verne a. stadtman
The Carnegie Commission on
Higher Education
FREDERIC A. STOTT

Phillips Academy, Andover
FRANK J. TATE

The Ohio State University
CHARLES E. WIDMAYER

Dartmouth College

DOROTHY F. WILLIAMS

Simmons College
RONALD A. WOLK

Brown University
ELIZABETH BOND WOOD

Sweet Briar College
CHESLEY WORTHINGTON
CORBIN GWALTNEY

Executive Editor
JOHN A. CROWL

Associate Editor
WILLIAM A. MILLER, JR.

Managing Editor

Some of the top game performances
of the year were turned in against Ith­
aca, Delaware Valley, and Susquehan­
na. The Ithaca encounter was the ini­
tial game of the year for Rainey's Raid­
ers. After trailing the Bombers 28-27
in the first-half play, the Blue and Gold
staged a second-half scoring flurry to
win handily, 69-61. The Colonels’ win­
ning effort was paced by 17-point per­
formances from Bill Umbach and Herb
Kemp, coupled with a defensive stran­
glehold over Ithaca’s All-American
center Gregg Albano.
The low scoring basketball games of
30 years ago came back to life against
Delaware Valley. In a defensive stick­
ler the Colonels only managed to score
six goals and yet took the measure of
the visiting Aggies, 29-27. Confronted
with opponents measuring in at 6-9,
6-6, and 6-5, Coach Rainey was forced
to keep the ball from the big guys and
thus the game plan was laid. In the
stall-down the Blue and Gold used four
guards and one forward. The Aggies,

in their eagerness to get at the ball,
committed 21 personal fouls and the
1968-69 BASKETBALL RESULTS
Wilkesmen cashed in on 17 attempts.
The halftime scoreboard read 13-13.
............................ Ithaca 61
Wilkes 69.
............ FDU (Madison) 78
The 113-90 lacing of Susquehanna Wilkes 65.
Philadelphia Pharmacy 55
on February 11th found Bill Ryan Wilkes 68.
reaching the zenith of his basketball Wilkes 99.......................... Elizabethtown 121
career. Wilkes held a 51-46 lead at Wilkes 95 ........................................ Drew 50
Wilkes 89.............................. Lycoming 109
halftime intermission and no one in
Wilkes 76.................................. Scranton 94
the Colonel gymnasium ever expected Wilkes 49.................................. Lafayette 65
Ryan to hit 43 points after only a nine- Wilkes 78.................................. Kutztown 92
point meager start. In the vesper stan­ Wilkes 29...................... Delaware Valley 27
za 5-10 Ryan was nothing short of Wilkes 77..................................... Albright 59
spectacular as he exploded for 14 field Wilkes 58...................... Delaware Valley 57
Wilkes 80........................ E. Stroudsburg 88
goals and six fouls.
The junior forward went wild from Wilkes 74.................................... Wagner 97
every spot on the court. In one stretch Wilkes 94........................................... Juniata 88
Wilkes 105................................ Lycoming 98
Ryan scored his team’s 89th through
Wilkes 64........................................... Upsala 71
97th points. With two minutes remain­ Wilkes 117............................ Susquehanna 90
ing, Coach Rainey, unaware of Ryan’s Wilkes 101..................................... Harpur 87
closeness to Phil Sekerchak’s all-time Wilkes 107...................................Moravian 63
Wilkes scoring mark of 46 counters, Wilkes 80..................................... Scranton 95
removed Ryan and his former Chester Wilkes 101.............. Rutgers of S. Jersey 70
High pupil became a sudden hero to a Wilkes 79............................ Susquehanna 103
five-minute ovation from 1,000 fans Wilkes 94...................... Lebanon Valley 85
Overall Record —13-11

present.
page / 21

�ALUMNI NEWS
'52
RICHARD CROMPTON, M.D., has been elected pres­
ident of the medical staff of the Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital in Kingston, Pennsylvania. Richard and
his wife, Amelia, and their three children live at
206 Carverton Road in Trucksville, Pennsylvania,
where he also has his office.

'48
JAMES WHITELY was recently elected assistant vice
president of the First National Bank in Worthing­
ton, Minnesota.

'4S&gt;..................................
FRANCIS CARSON is Mid-Atlantic regional sales
manager for the Yarway Corporation of Cleveland,
Ohio. Francis and his wife, Irene, and their two
children live at 7650 Holyoke Road, Hudson, Ohio.
WILLIAM DAVIES has been decorated with the Dis­
tinguished Flying Cross for air action in Vietnam.
He distinguished himself by extraordinary achieve­
ment as a C-7A Caribou aircraft commander at
Landing Zone Evans. Bill was presented the medal
during ceremonies at Dover AFB, Delaware, where
he is now serving as a C-133 Cargo Master pilot
in a unit of the Military Airlift Command.

JOSEPH F. MORAN has been promoted to lieutenant
colonel in Vietnam. He was also awarded the Air
Force Commendation Medal for outstanding per­
formance of duty during his previous assignment
at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

'53
THOMAS M. VOJTAK has been promoted to com­
mander. He is the commanding officer of a 10,000ton fleet supply ship, USS Altair, with a home port
of Norfolk, Virginia. Tom and his wife, Rita, and
their three daughters live at 3900 Elba Street,
Virginia Beach, Virginia.

'54.................................
MARTIN J. MEYER is a partner in the law firm of
Mack and Meyer, at 11 West Union Street, WilkesBarre.
LIONEL DANNICK received his Ph.D. in sociology
from Syracuse University in January. He is an as­
sistant professor at Cazenovia College. Lionel and
his wife, Faye, and their three children live at 303
Churchill Lane, Fayetteville, New York.

LEWIS WHITE is Dean of Students at Mohawk Val­
ley Community College in Utica, New York.

'55..................................

'5©..................................
AUGUSTUS BUZBY is president of the Consolidated
Sales and Manufacturing Company in Medford, New
Jersey. He lives at 75 North Lakeside Drive, Birch­
wood Lakes, Medford, New Jersey.

ALBERT GORSKI has been appointed manager of
engineering facilities within the engineering divi­
sion of Pitney-Bowes, Inc.
JOSEPH BENDOCK is an overseas insurance agent.
He calls on military bases in the Frankfurt-Stutt­
gart-Heidelberg area and presents insurance pro­
grams of investment protection of benefit to serv­
icemen and their families. Joe and his wife and
four children live at 23 Murrhardter Strasse, Lud­
wigsburg, Germany.

'SH...................................
JAMES MORSE is manager at the AddressographMultigraph Company in Huntington, West Virginia.
James and his wife, Beverly, and their three chil­
dren live at 12 Seminole Road in Huntington.
LEO GAVLICK is a self-employed consulting civil
engineer in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania. Leo and his
wife, Betty, and their three children live at 12
Creek Street in Swoyersville.

CHARLES JACKSON is assistant principal at Upper
Merion Senior High School in Pennsylvania.

(Continuet^

O O O

Barbara Hauze, the former BARBARA BOOCK, is a
claims representative for the Social Security Ad­
ministration in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.

'57
WILLIAM TREMAYNE has been promoted to director
of tax administration in the Prudential Insurance
Company's comptroller’s department. Bill has been
an associate director since 1966. He joined Pruden­
tial in 1957. Bill and his wife, Lora, and their two
sons live at 424 Rivercrest Drive, Piscataway, New
Jersey.

JOSEPH SINCAVAGE is associated with Page Com­
munications of Washington, D.C. He is assistant
program manager for construction of a Voice of
America site in Kavala, Greece, where he is presently living.

'58
ARTHUR TAMBUR is a programmer with the El
Paso Natural Gas Company. Art and his wife, Cath­
erine, and their son, James, live at 7908 San Jose
Road, El Paso, Texas.
ALBERT MLYNARSKI is an accountant with the
Johns Manville Corporation in Manville, New Jer­
sey. He and his wife, Carol, and their daughter
live at 336 South Main Street, Manville.

RALPH ZEZZA is general agent for the Paul Revere
Life Insurance Company in San Francisco, Cali­
fornia. Ralph and his wife, Myrna, are now living
at 1333 Gough Street, Apt. 13M, San Francisco.

PAUL HAVIR is teaching at Moore Junior High
School in Redlands, California. Paul and his wife,
the former MARY WEST, and their daughter live at
519 University Street, Redlands.

CHARLES CIESLA has been named manager of ac­
counting at the lonac Cemical Company, a Division
of Sybron Corporation in Birmingham, New Jersey.
He is also an active member of the National As­
sociation of Accountants.

RONALD RESCIGNO is assistant principal at East
Islip High School. Ron and his wife, Valerie, and
their two sons live at 122 Sherry Street, East
Islip, New York.

ARTHUR IMDORF has been appointed plant con­
troller at Mack Trucks, Inc., in Allentown, Pennsyl­
vania. Arthur and his wife and their three children
live at 1048 Flexer Avenue in Allentown.

THOMAS MYERS, assistant business editor for The
Miami Herald, became business editor of TODAY
in March. Tom and his wife, the former SHIRLEY
BAROODY '59, and their two children live at 1445
Venus Street, Merrit Island, Florida.

JAMES NEVERAS has been elected vice president
of the Irving Trust Company in New York City.

'59

RICHARD GRIBBLE received the Air Medal for air
action in Southeast Asia. He is assigned at Tan
Son Nhut AB, Vietnam, a unit of the Pacific Air
Forces.

CARL ZOOLKOSKI is associated with Bache &amp; Com­
pany in Wilkes-Barre. Carl lives at 116 First Av­
enue, Kingston, Pennsylvania.

'5@..................................

ARTHUR ROGOVIN is manager of the C.P.A. firm
of Westheimer, Fine, Berger, and Company in New
York City. Art and his wife, Sandra, and their two
children live at 66-25 103rd Street, Forest Hill,
New York.

JAN OLENGINSKI, D.D.S., has opened an office for
the practice of orthodontics at Room 1221 in the
Miners Bank Building in Wilkes-Barre. Jan and his
wife, Patricia, and their four children live at Til­
bury Terrace, West Nanticoke, Pennsylvania.

THOMAS RUGGIERO is elementary principal at Mad­
ison Township Schools in Old Bridge, New Jersey.
Tom is living at 5 A Spruce Lane, Old Bridge.

..□INSKI is
is an
an analytic engineer with
r
ft in Farmington, Connecticut. Bob
United Air
Air"aft
a Marilyn, and their four children live
and his Plainville
«*■, Avenue, Unionville, Connecticut
at 287 f
visWONN has been promoted from asMARION'
to associate editor in the Water
sistant oHI^Engineeringg News Record of McGrawgroup 1
Hill, mcLALLY has been promoted to manufacturTHOMAS W
at RCA in Mountaintop, Penning superintendent
his wife, Joan, and their son
sylvania. Tom and
Pettebone Street, Forty Fort,
live at 22 East
Pennsylvania.
has been named manager of the
GEORGE M0rN^__3 oHjce of Connecticijt General
Cleveland brokerage
life insurance Company. He lives at 3314 Chaifant Road. Shaker Heights, Ohio.

at 2057 i
□
’ and their tw° chlld™ live
t 2057 Sierra Road, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.

'62

GERALD WILLIAMS
received his Ph.D. from Washington University
„n- r
- ' ln Scptember’ 1968. He is a
senior associate with the Planning Research Cor­
poration of Washington, D.C. Gerald and his wife,
arol, and their two children live at 6470 Oak­
wood Drive, Falls Church. Virginia.

LThTsT iS ,MChlne at
Genesee
Senior High School in Camillus, New York. Don and
hs *
E"en’ and their thfee children live
at 604 Rolling Wheels, Elbridge, New York.

NICK STEFANOWSKI is teaching mathematics and
is head wrestling and assistant football coach at
Morristown School in New Jersey. Nick and his
wife, Janis, and their daughter, Sharon, live at
Whippany Road, Morristown, New Jersey.

WALTER UMLA is choral ir.™_
music director at G.A.R.
High School in Wilkes-Barre. Walter and his wife.
Mildred, and their two children live at 43 North
Landon Avenue, Kingston, Pennsylvania.

FRANK MENAKER JR., is associated with the
Dynalectron Corporation in Washington, D.C. Frank
and his wife, Marita, and their son live at 2400
41st Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

DAVID WASSERSTROM is a member of the law firm
of Pelino and Wasserstrom, with offices in the
Architects Building at Seventeenth and Sansom
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
EDWARD MIKOLAITIS has been appointed principal
of the Perkiomen Valley Junior High School in
Pennsylvania. Ed and his wife and their two chil­
dren live at Highland Terrace, Schwenksville, Pa.

'SO
RONALD KROSS, formerly Ronald Kryznewski, is
presently appearing in his first Broadway show,
the new musical "1776". He is playing the role
of Lewis Morris, delegate from New York. Ron is
living at 342 E. 49th Street, Apt. 4D, New York,
New York.
GERALD KILLIAN has opened his office for the
practice of optometry at 14 South Mountain Boule­
vard, Mountaintop, Pennsylvania. Gerald lives at
131 West Noble Street, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania.

RONALD PHILLIPS is teaching at Hillsborough
Township in Belle Mead, New Jersey.

'(B'S....................................
LAWRENCE KUMITIS is a management analyst with
the Navy Department in Washington, D.C. He and
Ns wife, Irene, and their daughter live at 6512
Potomac Avenue, Apt. B-2, Alexandria, Virginia.

ROBERT CHEW is a systems programmer at Stan­
ford Research Institute in Menlo Park, California.
Bob and his wife, Sally, and their too children
live at 2124 Cornell Street, Palo Alto, California.

THOMAS GRIFFITHS is a computer specialist with
NMCSSC, Pentagon, Washington. D.C. Tom and his
wifa, Joyce, and their two children live at 6709
Cabin John Road, Springfield. Virginia.

ARTHUR rehn is instrumental music supervisor
at Montoursville High School, Montoursville, Penn­
sylvania. Arthur and his wife, the former CAROL
BRUSHKOSKI '62, and their son live at R. D. #2,
Montoursville.

GLENN HAUZE is a mortgage loan officer with the
First Federal Savings and Loan Association in
Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Glenn and his wife, the
former BARABARA BOOCK '56, and their daughter,
Diane Barbara, live at R. D. #1, Sugarloaf,
Pennsylvania.

RICHARD PROBERT is teaching voice and chorus at
Wilkes. He received his M.M.E. degree from In­
diana University in 1966. Dick and his wife, Bon­
nie, and their daughter, Kimberly, live at 1098
Rutter Avenue, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania.
Bonnie Turchin, the former BONNIE LEWIS, is
teaching in the Allentown School District. Bonnie
and her husband, Edward, live at 719 East Fed­
eral Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

JOHN WILLS is associated with the Metropolican
Life Insurance Company. He lives at 352 Race
Street, West Pittston, Pennsylvania.

'63
CONRAD WAGNER has been promoted to assistant
manager in the Credit Department of the Chem­
ical Bank New York Trust Company. Chemical
New York is the fifth largest bank in New York
City and the sixth largest in the nation. Conrad
and his wife, Joan, and their two children live at
43-24 194th Street, Flushing, New York.

HAROLD HARTY is assistant professor of science
education at the University of Scranton. He is also
a staff member of the science-math improvement
project at Wilkes College, and has recently been
appointed to the board of directors of Pennsylvania
Science Teachers Association for a three-year term.
Harold and his wife, Jane, reside at 294&gt;/2 Lyn­
wood Avenue, Wilkes-Barre,

STEPHEN PHILLIPS has been appointed assistant
director of Columbia County planning which is in
the Bloemsburg, Pennsylvania, area.

ROBERT HERMAN is head teacher at the Pringle
Pennsylvania. Bob and
Street School in Kingston,
j their daughter, Greta Lynn,
his wife, Carol, and t..—
live at 21 Terrace Drive,
L...-, West Wyoming, Pa.
HARRY WEST recently received his Ph.D. in chem
ical engineering at the University of Oklahoma.
,cal e"Sinee' nE
and thejr daughten
Xahlne live at 2467 Haymaker Road, Men-

Inger Miller, the former INGER TH0MASEN, re­
ceived her M.A. degree from Penn State University
in December, 1968. Inger is teaching at Wilkes.
DONALD FINE received his Ph.D. from Penn State
University in December, 1968. Don is associate
research scientist at Penn State. He and his wife,
Judith, and their daughter live at 127 East Hamil­
ton Avenue, State College, Pennsylvania.
NEIL DOUGHERTY is a counselor for Snelling and
Snelling in Philadelphia. Neil lives at 1236 Old
Lane, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.

KATHLEEN BROOKS is associated with Paul Levi,
an advertising and public relations agent for ma­
jor film companies. The agency is located in Bos­
ton. Kathleen lives in Allston, Massachusetts.

'65.................................
JOHN LORE is assistant legislative counsel with the
New Jersey Legislature. John and his wife, the
former JOAN STANZIOLA '67, and their son live at
136 Mountain Parkway, Green Brook, New Jersey.

BERTRAM ROSS is an assistant professor in the
Department of Mathematics at New Haven College.
JEANNE FADUSKO, first lieutenant, has received
the U.S. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. Jeanne
is a flight nurse at Clark AB in the Philippines.

OELMER GIBERSON is teaching at Shoemaker
High School in Philadelphia.

roeville, Pennsylvania.

JOSEPH DURAKO has been promoted to accounting
manager and assistant treasurer at the Common­
wealth Telephone Company in Dallas, Pennsylvania.
Joe lives at 90 Charles Street. Ashley, Pennsylvania.

'64

SUMNER HAYWARD is drama coach at Skowhegan
High School in Skowhegan, Maine. He and his wife,

GaHet,.j:eriStSi-Si

JEFFRY GALLET is
Seavey,
Avenue, New York, New York.

Barbara, live at R. D. #3 in Skowhegan.

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�rg8 (ContinUe^
(Continued)

•

•

•

JOSEPH KLAIPS is controller at Redi-Froz Dist. Co.,
a Division of Scot Lad Foods, Inc. Joe and his wife,
Margie, and their son, Jeffery, live at 54631 North
28th Street, South Bend, Indiana.
JAMES JENKINS has been promoted to captain in
the Air Force. He is stationed at Travis Air Force
Base in California. James and his wife, the former
LESLIE TOBIAS, live at 107 Texas Street on the
base.

GRACE JANES is assistant director of nursing serv­
ice at the Community Medical Center East in Scran­
ton, Pennsylvania.

WESTBROOKE EVANS has been awarded the Bronze
Star with the combat "V" device for gallantry
against the Viet Cong. He is a member of the
Navy's Black Berets and served 18 months in Viet­
nam, participating in 212 combat patrols on the
inland waterways of the Mekong Delta and I Corps.
At present he is on a tour of duty at sea between
Spain and Greece.

'66
SUSAN EVANS, after spending two years in the
Peace Corps, is teaching at Hanover Township
School District in Wilkes-Barre. Susan lives at 80
Graham Avenue, Wilkes-Barre.

MARTHA DOMINGUEZ is teaching math at Kahuku
High School in Kahuku, Hawaii.
DWIGHT GILES is working for his master of di­
vinity degree at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wil­
more, Kentucky.
ALFRED AIROLA is teaching English at Massena
Central High School in New York State.
WILLIAM SCHNEIDER is teaching and is assistant
football coach at the Hazleton Area School District.
Bill and his wife, Janet, live at 653 Grant Street,
Hazleton, Pennsylvania.

STANLEY OBEARENDER is purchasing agent for Ber­
wick Fabricating Corporation. Stanley and his wife,
Beverly, and their two children live at 1200 East
Fifth Street, Berwick, Pennsylvania.

GENE HAVERLAK, first lieutenant, is Deputy for In­
telligence at Shaw AFB, South Carolina. Gene and
his wife, Carole, and their son live at 113 Hurst­
wood Apartments, Sumter, South Carolina.

'@7

JEROME KUCIRKA is an instructor at Drexel Insti­
tute in Philadelphia. He lives at Apt. B-113. 59 E.
Browning Road, Bellmawr, New Jersey.

HIROKO ITO is working on her Ph.D. in chemistry
at Brown University, and is also a member of the
chemistry department at the University. She lives
at 436 Brook Street. Providence, Rhode Island.
MARK BAUMAN is studying for his Ph.D. in his­
tory at the University of Chicago. He and his wife,
the former SANDRA WOOLF ’66, live at 2909 178th
Place, Hammond, Indiana.

JOSEPH ADOMIAK is a teacher and assistant bas­
ketball coach at the Newark Valley School in New­
ark Valley, New York. Joe and his wife, Carol, and
their daughter live at Whig Street, P. 0. Box 516,
New Valley.

RENALD DAVENPORT has been named supervisor of
warranty and product improvement at the Piper
Aircraft Vero Beach, Florida, plant.

HAROLD MAGER has been named manager of man­
ufacturing for the Decatur, Alabama, plant of Climatrol Industries, Inc., a division of Worthington
Corporation.
DOUGLAS WEBER received his Master of Business
Administration degree from Lehigh University in
April, 1969.
JOSEPH BAKER is advanced research and develop­
ment programmer at UNIVAC, a division of Sperry
Rand, in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Joe and his
wife, the former SUSAN WEST, live at Sussex
Square, Apt S-5, Plymouth Road, Plymouth Meet­
ing, Pennsylvania.

JOHN KOTCH is associated with Naveen and Naveen, CPA, in Wilkes-Barre.

SHARYN YANOSHAK is an associate programmer
with IBM in New York City. She lives at 435 E.
79th Street, Apt 7C, New York City.
Evelyn Matelski, the former EVELYN MORENKO, is
a position analyst with Bell Telephone Laboratories
in Murray Hill, New Jersey. Evelyn and her husband,
Leon, live at 34 Nottingham Road, Edison, New
Jersey.
HERMON GEORGE, JR., is teaching Spanish at
Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa. George and his
wife, Susan, live at 319 11th Street, N.W., Waverly.

DAVID FOGLIETTA is a claims representative with
Aetna Life and Casualty of Haddonfield, New Jer­
sey. Dave lives at 107 Drakes Lane, Old Forge,
Pennsylvania.

JOEL SHER is a systems analyst for UNIVAC In­
ternational in Toronto, Canada. Joel and his wife,
Diane, and their daughter live at 1400 Winding
Trail, Townshouse #6, Cooksville, Ontario.

DAVID SPEICHER, SR., is working toward a Ph.D.
in finance and accounting in the College of Bus­
iness Administration at Syracuse University.

EDWARD SHINER is a music instructor at Towan­
da High School, Towanda, Pennsylvania.

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CHERYL TRAVERSE is a team instructor for the
Nutley School District in New Jersey. Cheryl lives
at 500 Linwood Drive, Ft. Lee, New Jersey.

BEVERLY SHAMUN is teaching at the Frank L.
Meagher Elementary School in Kingston, New York
She lives at 29AB Miller’s Lane, Kingston, New
York.

Charlene Brandy the former CHARLENE COLLINS
is teaching at the Robert Louis Stevenson Elemen­
tary School, Merritt Island. Florida. Charlene and
her husband, Robert, live at 216 Canaveral Beach
Boulevard, Cape Canaveral.

BRA
Nurs.ng jn Hartford, Connecticut.
Hospital School
street Meriden. conn.
she is HvinS at
jamES MURRAY is a Pharmaceutical representative
and Maryland. Jim and his wife, Ellen,
m Delaware a—
Lesley Anne, live at 334 East
a
their
daughter,
and then
Newark, Delaware.
Main Street, Apt. A a,
beVERLY

LINDA CLARKE is teaching at Lake Katrine Ele­
mentary School, Lake Katrine, New York.
ALICIA RAMSEY is teaching at Kingston Senior High
School. Kingston, New York. She is living at 29AB
Miller’s Lane, Kingston. New York.
MARTIN HURLEY, III, has been assigned to Keesler AFB, Mississippi, for training and duty as a
musician.

MN THE HSU

JEAN KAROOS is teaching at the Benjamin Franklin School in Norwalk, Connecticut. Jean is living
at 105 Beers Road, Easton, Connecticut.

GENE SANTARELLI is teaching English and is the
drama coach at Quibbletown Junior High School,
Piscataway, New Jersey. Gene lives at 333 Second
Street, Dunellen, New Jersey.

FRANKLIN GOLD has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force upon gradu­
ation from Officer Training School at Lackland
AFB, Texas.

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SAMUEL WOLFE, III, is with the U.S. Army in Long
Binh, Vietnam.
MELVIN MILNER is a financial analyst with National
Cash Register in Dayton, Ohio. Melvin and his wife,
Sharon, live at 99 Patterson Village Drive, Dayton.

JOSEPH ROSZKO has been awarded the Bronze
Star Medal for heroism in combat against hostile
forces in Vietnam.
STANLEY URBANOWICZ is a radar operator at
Homestead AFB in Florida.

V. RUSSELL BITTLER is an industrial engineer for
IBM in Owego, New York.
JOHN LADOMIRAK is a purchasing agent with the
U.S. Army in Philadelphia. John lives at Ford Road,
Windsor Park Apt. L-51, Bristol, Pennsylvania.

MARGARET KLEIN is a social worker at New Jersey
State Hospital at Ancora, Hammonton, New Jersey.
She lives at Box 311, Hemlock Hall, Ancora Branch,
Hammonton, New Jersey.

ARMANDO SALAVANTI is teaching physics and math
at Cathedral High School in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
He lives at 707 Fallon Street, Old Forge, Pa.

ALLAN PETERFREUND has graduated from a U.S.
Air Force technical school at Sheppard AFB. Texas,
and will remain there for further training.
EDWARD LENAHAN has been assigned to Sheppard
AFB, Texas, for training in the data systems field.

'66
MARIE PERSIC became the bride of George Hulse.
George is a graduate of Villanova College They
are residing in Burlington. New Jersey.
'

MICHAEL STEFANICK
was married to Kaye Harding. Michael is in the U.S. Air Force attending a
52-week class c~
—
concerning study of computers. They
are living at 218
213 Magnolia Street, Apt. 4, Biloxi.
Mississippi.

STUART KRANSON was married to Cindy Heller.
Stuart is pursuing his doctorate in child psychology
at Temple University.

DAVID ROSSI vwas
— -crricd
married to ......
Kathleen Wolfenden
in October. Dave is teaching? at
at the Ethel Road
School, Piscataway, New Jersey. They are living on
Oak Tree Road, Edison, New Jersey.

PATRICIA CLARK was married to Daniel Young Pat
is a medical technologist at the Allentown Hospital.
Her husband is attending Muhlenberg College.

THOMAS CROP and SUSAN SWAN '68 were mar­
ried in June, 1968. Susan is teaching third grade
at the Judd School in North Brunswick, New Jersey.
Tom is teaching history at the Franklin Township
School. They are living at Bartie Court Cedar Lane
Apts., 28A, Highland. New Jersey.

RONALD ROSKI was married to Elaine Vishnefski.
They are living at 4 West Shawnee Avenue. Ply­
mouth, Pennsylvania.

Patricia Wanalista, the former PATRICIA IANNUZZO, is teaching at the George Washington Senior
High School in Mangilao, Guam (Marianas Islands).
She is also studying at the University of Guam.
Her address is Box 120, Div. 23, U.S. Nav. Comm.
Sta., FPO, San Francisco, California.

PAUL JONES and SHEILA CARR were married in
May. Paul is _ .....
a member of the management staff
°* Bellevue Hospital
----- J in New York City. They are
living in Little Ferry, New Jersey.'

ier BARBARA LIPINSKI,
.Wisniewskl'
f°r.m'
Barbara W'5'"^.rgarten classes in both Mehoopteaching kindergarten
is ’^Tunkhannock. Pennsylvama.
anV 3" ooiTOSZ is an instructor at the Hartford

'63
DAVID MEINSTER was married to Martha O'Con­
nor. David is doing graduate work on his Ph.D. at
Brown University and is on the faculty of Temple
University in Philadelphia.
PETER KUNDRASON was recently married to Rosa­
lie DeAngelo. Peter is assistant personnel man­
ager at Narco Avionics in Fort Washington, Penn­
sylvania. Rosalie is a graduate of Rider College
and is attending Trenton State College. They are
living in Levittown, Pennsylvania.

LOUIS ZAMPETTI, JR., was married to Margaret
Whyte. Louis is an engineer with RCA in Mountaintop, Pennsylvania. Margaret is a graduate of the
Pittston Hospital School of Nursing. They are liv­
ing at 211 Elizabeth Street, Pittston, Pennsylvania.

MARIE YONOK became the bride of Stephen Zemanik in April. Marie is a pediatric instructor at
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital in Kingston, Pennsyl­
vania. She and her husband are living at 37 Wesley
Street, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania.

'6S
CAROL WEBER became the bride of David Silberg.

W to her marriage Carol was teaching in the
ln8 amton School District in New York. David is
ro uction manager and member of the firm of
areh Manufacturing Company in Hazleton. PennylVania’ where they are living.

'67
PAUL PURTA and DANA CHARLES ’68 were mar­
ried in January. Dana is a school nurse for the
Wyoming Valley West School District. Paul is a
member of the faculty of the Central Luzerne Coun­
ty Jointure, Mountaintop, Pennsylvania, where he
coaches football and track.

RUSSELL WRIGHT was married to Penny Miller.
Russell is a senior at Louisiana Polytechnic Insti­
tute, Ruston, Louisiana, where they are living.
SUSAN BAKER became the bride of James Lowcavage. James attended Wilkes and is now asso­
ciated with the Bendix Corporation in Mountaintop, Pennsylvania,

...........................................
JOYCE ADAMCHESKI became the bride of Joseph
Kearney in November. Joyce is associatedI with the
at
federal government. Her husband is a senior
:
King's College majoring in economics.
married to
to Aliene
Aliene urocnCrockMICHAEL MATTHEWS was married
ett Michael is associated with Matthews Wood
Pennsylvania. They are living
Products in Luzerne, f......
at 99 Page Street in Kingston, Pennsylvania.
—eJ.in
SONI STEIN became the bride of Terry ~Ba‘timor
February. Soni is teaching at Exeter
E--- Junior High
a graduate
School in Exeter. Pennsylvania Terry is
Of Boston University and is national sales manager

of WBRE-TV in Wilkes-Barre.
FREDERICK ---BROWN
marriedto to Wa^Ann
... ,...was
s married

gradeare living at 246
Bell. Fred js
is teaching
teaching sixthThey
Pottstown School
School District.
District. They j
Chestnut Street. Pottstown, Pennsylvama.

DONALD KRONICK was married on May 25, 1968.
Don is an accountant with Laventhol, Krekstein,
Horwath &amp; Horwath in Philadelphia. He and his
wife Susan are living at 1026 Fanshawe Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
JOSEPH GATTO was married to Lillian Smith in
February. Lillian will graduate from Wilkes in June,
1969. Joe is teaching advanced chemistry and is
assistant basketball, football, and golf coach at
Perkiomen School. Pennsbury, Pennsylvania.

THOMAS ROKITA and LAURA TARITY were recently
married. Tom is a factory sales representative fir
Wallace Brothers Manufacturing Company, WilkesBarre. They are living at 101 North Atherton Aveenue, Kingston, Pennsylvania.
THOMAS TOMKIEWICZ was married to Carol Chipolet. Tom is a counselor and case worker at the
White Haven State School and Hospital, White Ha­
ven, Pennsylvania.
ROGER BREWER was married to Barbara Miller.
Roger is attending the Officer's Candidate School at
the U.S. Navy Base, Newport, Rhode Island. Bar­
bara is attending Trenton State College.

ANNE MARIE HEINEMAN became the bride of Ste­
phen Batory in February. Marie is a member of
the Mental Hygiene Educators' Association. Stephen
is a graduate of King’s College and is an ensign
stationed at the U.S. Naval Base at Norfolk.
MARY SOKASH became the bride of Richard Chal­
lenger. Mary is associated with the United States
Naval Depot at Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

ALBERT STOFKO was married to Alice Daniels. Al­
bert is on the faculty of Carson Long Institute,
Bloomfie|di Pennsylvania.

fd/\RY FOGLI became the bride of John Hertenstem
in November. Mary is teaching in the Cumberland
Valley School District, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
John is a senior at Ohio State University where he

is majoring in history.

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GLORIA SHINDELL was married to Harold Gellis in
at 2001 East Seventh Street,
March. They are living
II
Brooklyn, New York.

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�Iffi BRIGHT ffl WORLD

a dauhter. Dawn Michelle, on July 2, 1968, to Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Kumitis. They live at 6512
Potomac Avenue, Apt. B-2, Alexandria, Virginia.
a son, Arthur James, Jr., to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Rehn on October 27, 1968. Mrs. Rehn is the for­
mer CAROL BRUSHKOSKI '62. They live at R. D. 2,
Montoursville, Pennsylvania.

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'62.....................................

a son, Paul David, on January 7, 1969, to Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Warnagiris. They live at 135 East 6th
Street, Wyoming, Pennsylvania.

a daughter. Susan Elizabeth, on October 22, 1968,
to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Umla. They live at 43 North
Landon Avenue. Kingston, Pennsylvania.

'56.....................................
a daughter, Emmy Lind, on August 14, 1968, to
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Philipp. Mrs. Philipp is the
former NANCY SCHMALZRIEDT '58. They live at 16
Sandalwood Drive, East Brunswick, New Jersey.

a daughter, Diane Barbara, on October 2, 1968, to
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hauze. Mrs. Hauze is the for­
mer BARBARA BOOCK '56. They live at R. D. #1,
Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania.
a son, David Colin, on January 18, 1969, to Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Menaker. They live at 2400 41st
Street. N.W., Washington. D.C.

a son, Robert Evan, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ellrich,
on February 2, 1969. Mrs. Eurich is the former
BARBARA KEMPEL. They live at 424 Armistead
Street, Alexandria. Virginia.
a son. Edward Jason, on October 31, 1968, to Mr
and Mrs. Edward Reese. Mrs. Reese is the former
ARLENE SIANO. They live at 421 East Oak Street,
Medina, New York.

'66
a son, Lawrence Jay, on September 25, 1968, to
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gelb. Mrs. Gelb is the former
LOIS BOGANOVITZ. They live at 540 Tioga Avenue,
Kingston, Pennsylvania.
a daughter, Barbara Ellen, on February 18, 1969,
to Mr. and Mrs. Ted Cousland. Mrs. Cousland is
the former BARBARA LEWIS. They live at 140
Eagle Street, Emmaus, Pennsylvania.

'53......................................
a son, Arthur James, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tarnbur. Jr., on August 7, 1968. They live at 7908 San
Jose Road, El Paso, Texas.

'5S......................................
a son, Scott Keith, on September 20. 1968, to Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Rogovin. They live at 66-25 103rd
Street. Forest Hills. New York.

'60......................................
a daughter, Sharon Ann, on May 2, 1968, to Mr.
and Mrs. Ronald Phillips. Mrs. Phillips is the for­
mer BEVERLY BUTLER. They live at 15 Logan Drive,
Somerville, New Jersey.

'(®1I.......................................
a son, Andrew, on February 4, 1969, to Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Chew. They live at 2124 Cornell Street,
Palo Alto, California.

'63......................................
a daughter, Jill, on December 26. 1968, to Rev.
and Mrs. Howard Hockenbury. Mrs. Hockenbuty is
the former CAROL MEYERS '64. They live at 62
State Street, Nicholson, Pennsylvania.

'64.....................................
a son, Douglas Edward, on June 20, 1968, to Mr.
and Mrs. Al Barzoloski. Mrs. Barzoloski is the for­
mer DONIVEE MILLER. They live at R. D. #6,
Danville, Pennsylvania.

'67
a son, Andrew Ellis, on December 31, 1968, to Mr.
and Mrs. Ellis Myers. Mrs. Myers is the former
CLARE DRAPER '65. They live at 654 East Main
Street, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania.

a son, David Andrew, on January 21, 1969, to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Stoltz. Mrs. Stoltz is the former
BONNIE HERZOG. They live at 1110 Manocacy
Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

a son, Kenneth Alan, on November 27, 1968, to
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sabatini. Mrs. Sabatini is the
former
CAROL BRUSSOCK. They live at 2256 Apoe.................................
pae Street, Pearl City, Hawaii.
a son, Scott, on February 16, 1969, to Mr. and
Mrs. Delmer Giberson. They are living at 1601 B,
Patricia Drive, Yeadon, Pennsylvania.
a son, Ryan Matthew, on February 14, 1969, to
Mr. and Mrs. John Lore. Mrs. Lore is the former
JOAN STANZIOLA '67. They live at 136 Mountain
Parkway, Green Brook, New Jersey.

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a son, Arthur Reese, on February 15, 1969, to Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Trevethan. They live at 170 East
Dorrance Street, Kingston, Pennsylvania.

3n Memodam

E3

John Seiego '66

Donald Todd Jones '62

Dr. Vincent E. Wall ’44 — Wynnewood, Pa.

Died in May 1969

Died January 3, 1969 after a long illness.

Died April 30, 1969

He was a teacher in the Pittston Area School Dis­ He v/as a prominent musician, and a member of
trict at the time of his death.
Wilkes College faculty.
John graduated from Old Forge High School before
Donald graduated from Coughlin High School in
attending Wilkes College. He was a former owner Wilkes-Barre before attending Wilkes College, where
of the Selego Golf Driving Range on the Scrantonhe graduated with honors. He received his master's
Daleville Highway.
degree in music from the Eastman School of Music,
John is survived by his wife, the former Lottie GerHe taught music at Michigan State University, and
lak of Dupont, two daughters, Mrs. Leo Grady of
was first oboist with the San Antonio Symphony
Wheaton, Maryland, and Rosalie, at home. Also
Orchestra before returning to Wilkes College.
one granddaughter. He is also survived by three
In addition to his parents, John Todd and Catherine
brothers. Stanley and Joseph of Old Forge, and
Koons Jones of Wilkes-Barre, Donald is survived by
Edward, who is serving in the U.S. Army, and two
his wife, the former Nancy Thomas '62 of Plymouth,
sisters, Mrs. Michael Leshinsky of Old Forge and
two daughters, Lori Ann and Megan. Also his sister,
Mrs. Joseph Young of San Diego, California.
Mrs. Jerome C. Sorenson of Cedar Grove, N.J.

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Vincent graduated from Scranton Central High
School before attending Wilkes College. He also
was a graduate of Hahnemann Medical College in
Philadelphia, and served his internship at Scranton
State Hospital. Since 1955 he had practiced in
Philadelphia and served as a member of the staff
at Doctors Hospital. He was a member of the Phil­
adelphia Medical Society, Pennsylvania Medical
Society, and the American Medical Society.
.(iiwiii
, uic
Vincent iois ouivivuu
survived uyby 1110
his vyiiu
wife,
the ivhhvi
former Beverly'
Murray of Avoca, daughters, Malissa and Pamela,
and
and aa son,
son, Martin. He is also survived by his

mother, Mrs. Jessie Miskovich of Scranton, and a
a brother, Zenon Wall '46 of New York City.

An American
Civilian In
Vietnam:
The Views off
an Alumnus
JOHN FANECK 50
Written January, 1969

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ink that’s been used to print all
The
words written on the subject of
the
Vietnam
could probably be measured
in megatons. But now that a bombing
halt has been declared and a search for
a permanent, peaceful solution to a
complicated political situation goes on,
I'd like to add my impressions and ex­
periences. I have no intentions of air­
ing my opinions on the political prob­
lems, however, as that's the domain of
the experts, and they’re having plenty
to say. By the time this goes to press,
I'll have had very nearly completed my
But, 1'11 come back to Cam Ranh
contract with an American engineer­ Bay later; I want to get on with my
ing-construction firm in South Vietnam story. It was Tuesday, January 20,
— 18 months in country — and I'd like 1968, when I had occasion to go to one
to tell the story of one American civil­ of our outlying jobsites near a commu­
ian who witnessed the TET offensive nity called Bien Hoa (Bien Wah), lo­
first hand, and who had to take refuge cated some 25 miles north of Saigon.
in a sandbagged bunker when VC I flew down to the capital city with in­
rockets came hurtling into a beach tentions of staying overnight, and then
driving out to Bien Hoa in the morn­
perimeter near the DMZ.
My base of operations is Cam Ranh ing. I checked into a hotel near our
Bay. I work on the staff of the project Saigon liaison office at about 6 p.m.,
then walked to a neighborhood French
manager for a firm whose essential
c.L.u.ar.t for dinner. It was dusk
reason for being here is to build elec­ &gt;restaurant
I returned to my hotel. Celebra­
tric power plants, but who has a num­ when
tions of the three-day TET holiday had
ber of other diversified contracts as already begun as youngsters shot off
as youngsters shot off
well. Even the casual reader of events firecrackers 1and
donned grotesque
and donned grotesque
knows that South Vietnam is shaped
*' ■" v~—
ike a crescent with its convex side masks. TET is the Asiatic New Year,
the
all
local
nationals
celebrate
a com­
acing east to the South China Sea,
and its concave, or inner side, facing mon birthdaj', and something like our
Halloween and July 4th all wrapped
west bordering on Laos and Cambodia.
up in one. We had heard rumors that
e southern tip of the country is just
the Viet Cong had planned a TET at­
north of the 8th degree parallel north,
tack, but nobody, not even the mili­
toP at the 17th parallel, or tary, had any idea of its impending
. , ' The 12th degree parallel cuts scale. It so happens that my hotel was
‘ght through Cam Ranh Bay, thus put- only' about four short blocks from the
cu^-'US
rou°hly the midpoint of the American Embassy' and about the same
]V1ng coastline, measuring about 900 distance from the Vietnamese presilles along its entire sweep.

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F
Cam Ranh Bay is as beautiful a lo­
cation as you'll find in the whole coun­
try, and during hostilities, one of the
most secure. It s a well-sheltered har­
bor having had considerable strategic
importance during the fighting. Beside
the normally placid waters of the
South China Sea, the mainland rises
up into the Central Highlands to some
of the highest peaks in Vietnam. The
coastline has some of the finest
beaches in the world, white glistening
sand spotted with deep green shrub­
bery, and in many places, tall, stately,
cocoa-nut palms. Further developed,
it would be a Hilton dream.

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dential palace. I had an early-morning
call so 1 turned in early, about 9
o'clock.

The sound of distant artillery was
common in Saigon those days, so you
got used to it. Despite this, coupled
with the noises of the celebrants down
on the streets, I slept a sound sleep. At
about 3 a.m„ a thunderous noise al­
most knocked me out of bed. The force
of the concussion rattled my hotel
door and shook my Venetian blinds. 1
couldn't see much looking out my win­
dow (leaving the lights off, of course)
as it overlooked small courtyards, not
the street. The sound of the blast
seemingly came from the opposite side
of the hotel in the general direction of
the Embassy. Within minutes, the sky
was full of helicopters sweeping low
over the buildings, many of which
were dropping flares. Sporadic gunfire
could be heard, mostly automatic
weapons. My first guess was that this
was more than just another VC hitand-run raid because of the helicop­
ter sweeps. But I had no way of know­
ing that the VC had launched their
^sw.‘famous“ TET offensTve and that
the blast , heard was the breaching of
the U.S. Embassy wall. I could only
u.'c
J
S1 an wal '
Just before dawn, I walked the block
and a half to our Saigon office fully
expecting ground transportation out to
Bien Hoa as I originally planned. It
wasn't quite light, and helicopters
were circling the city. In every direc­
tion I could see flares dropping. I
watched fascinated as one came zig3 down, giving off its brilliant
zagging
yellowish-white light and trailing a
" —
plume of black smoke, then falling into
a courtyard just several doors away.
a.m., a few of the office emBy 7

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�VC had been slaughtered in their futile
ployees arrived, some carrying port­
effort to storm and
&lt;*...- take the grounds.
able radios. The regular five-minute
’ y were called. But
Suicide squads ■they
news summaries on Armed Forces Ra­
■"-e concerned,
people
as far as we were
c
dio had already been expanded into
other side of the globe knew
virtually full-time coverage. First re­ on the c
much as we did.
ports were sketchy, incomplete, and as
- •
hotels, like most hotels in
Saigon
often contradictory. Still, we didn t
Southeast Asia and the Far East, serve
know a full-scale offensive had been
continental breakfasts of miniature
launched even though there was clear­
ly a heavy' increase in military' traffic loaves of French bread and coffee. We
on the city's congested streets. The not only had it for breakfast, but for
office had a direct telephone link with the other meals as well. Food was be­
Bien Hoa, and at about 8 a.m., after we coming a minor problem. During TET,
finally got a call through the over­ most of the retail shops are closed for
worked switchboard, we learned that the celebrations. Although the hotel
the highway' llunl
from Saigon to the site portion of our building was complete
military
was closed to all
a*. but essential
—---------. and doing business, the restaurant-bar
traffic. Leaving word for a call as soon section was still under construction.
as the road was opened, I returned to Fortunately, the beer supply was abun­
dant. At least our thirsts were slaked.
my hotel.
Back in the lobby, other American By Wednesday evening, the hotel own­
personnel were huddled around radios. er (Chinese) knew of our plight, so he
One person had a short wave recewer arranged for fried rice dinners to be
so we were 1picking up broadcasts served in the hotel lobby. It wasn t bad
from Perth, Tokyo, Bangkok, even Pe­ at all, even as a steady' diet for five
king, in addition to our local Armed days.
Sometime before noon Thursday,
Forces station, telling the world what
was happening. A week would go by' two tanks pulled up and stopped at an
before I got out of that hotel, and I intersection just outside the lobby. The
never would reach my destination of cannon of one was pointed up the
Bien Hoa. A little thing like a war street in the direction of an old French
stopped me.
cemetery not far away. Each tank car­
For the remainder of the day, I ried four or five American GIs. They
stayed indoors watching the hustle- were dirty and tired. They told us that
bustle going on in the streets through they had seen more than 24 hours of
curtained lobby windows. Convoys of continuous action at the Tan Son Nhut
troops, ammunition trucks, and ambu­ airbase, a major target of the VC.
lances sped by. Tanks churned up the Their officer in charge had received a
asphalt. Most of the traffic was head­ neck wound in that engagement but
ing in the direction of Tan Son Nhut they didn't know how serious it was.
air field, the international terminal They had been ordered to our location
serving Saigon. Vietnamese citizens on to intercept any VC who might be
foot, bicycles, and pumping pedicabs, flushed out of the cemetery where a
scurried for safety. Helicopters pa­ force was supposed to be holed up. A
trolled low over the city. Horns blared short time later, several prop-driven
and army officers shouted to clear the aircraft made dive-bombing runs at the
way. Saigon traffic, with the rules of cemetery and skimmed the top of our
the road having been inherited from hotel building in pulling up out of their
the French, is a menace to life and dives. During this half hour of action,
limb under the best of circumstances, many of the Vietnamese coming from
and how, during those frantic emer­ that direction were stopped and quesgency hours, there was no crushing tioned but their papers seemed to be
collision at the intersection outside is in order. I saw only one person ques­
something I'll never understand. In­ tioned who could not produce satisfac­
side, we were glued to the radio. By tory identification. He became surly,
now, we had a good account of how so the GIs had to tie his hands behind
the U.S. Embassy, only four blocks his back and forced him to sit on the
away, had had its wall breached with curb. Even with the aid of a hotel ema hole measuring some five feet by five ployee serving
3 as an interpreter, he
feet, blasted by one of the biggest rock­ couldn’t —or refused —to explain him­
et launchers the Viet Cong had, and at self. He was r
' ’ ’ ’ darker than
considerably
point-blank range. We learned that 19 most Vietnamese, and his feet
— ...U were

bloody and raw. What’s more h
in rags — a prime suspect. Th, 6 Was
le GIs de.
tained him until the Vietnamese
came along and took him Police
aWav
Whether he was actually
a VC,
some poor, misguided montagnarri
m°ntagnard
generic term meaning mountain „ la
pie). I’ll never know. Shortly a
after^°'
pie),
ftl
incident, a 15-man squad of Vietn
*S
Vietnai...
ese police conducted a house-to-h am’
-*ouse
search of the entire block diagonally
’
across the street, looking f01
&gt;r suspects.
American tanks ringed the block,"bun
didn't see anyone detained.
’
*1
When this frenzied pace, whic,
lasted most of the afternon, s]Owed
down, we carried buckets of hot water
and hotel towels out to the GIs The '
stripped to the waist and took sponge
baths right there beside their tanks in
the street. They were grateful. We then
sent out a case of beer. They were
grateful for that, too.
By week’s end, the heavier action
was concentrated in three places, all at
a considerable distance from the hotel:
the air field, about four miles away;
the race track, about two miles away;
and in the Chinese colony of the city,
called Cholon, about four miles to the
south. The momentum of the attack in
Saigon proper, the American Embassy,
the presidential palace, police stations,
power stations, etc., had withered
away. (I speak only for Saigon. Other
cities under attack, notably the ancient
imperial capital at Hue, several hun­
dred miles to the north, would even­
tually be flattened before the last of
the VC were driven out.) The TET hol­
idays were over, but strict curfew laws
were still in effect and travel was cur­
tailed. But, by the following Tuesday
things were quiet enough to permit
daytime travel. I managed to get a car
out to Tan Son Nhut where traffic was
snarled for miles at every gate while
identification was being checked. A
Vietnamese policeman wasn’t satisfied
”
with my travel orders so I had to call
in the aid of a U.S. military policeman
standing nearby.
My plane was the first flight north
since the offensive began. I was the
sole passenger except for a courier
who made the trip regularly with mail
and sealed documents. The pilot took
liberties with his regular flight plan.
We circled low over Cholon to see
what we could see. Whole blocks were
smoking ruins, leveled by the fury of
war. I later learned that allied forces

inOpping UP stubborn pockre still
Ranh Bay never looked
' nf VC. Car"
told that for the first time
ets
[ wasCam Ranh Bay air field had
betterD tne
the;;'bv
war. Cabout a half dozen rounds
i»
,about a
-n h
hit
been
‘t by
Dyfire froro across the bay.
fire
mortar
of rnortar J no reported casualties and
were
kind of a nuisance
111 , nuisance that is if you’re not
vicinity of a scream­

though there w:
were several instances of
military vehicle:
" havin§ been blown up
by undetected
pants killed, theTwere^kn" °CCU'
vilian casualties.
kn°Wn ci'

Ik. fcuS'p,
center in South v ,MSeSt population
road mil
h ,Vletn'™. is about 35
Those J pStnOrth °f Cam Ra"h Bay.
passahJp rmuSe Wh° could speak
passable English and serve as foremen
and interpreters usually came from

Several times,
times, usually about
2
o'clock in the me:
--a morning, the VC sent
rocket rounds into the perimeter, but
their targets most often
the
freighters riding at anchor were
off shore
we h T'
CaUSe °f °ur Nation,
We felt reasonably safe in our bunt Zm Im a
y UnskiUed’ or at bC3t
jeket.routine for about two months
ing rocl&lt;et
ers which were protected with heavy semi-skilled, workers. For most of
!t was routine
them
it's
the
first
time in their lives
al,Ca midiS the company was wooden beams, steel aairstrip matting,
ey ve experienced the regimen that
and then three tiers off sandbags. Dur­
iid-March,
goes with a regularly paying job with
”I, m
to do
do aa Irush
— job at a location ing the day as our time permitted, we a fixed startmg and quitting time. And
askcd.hp nMZ. At the time, the North used to stand c~
on top of the bunker although our absentee rates have
the OMZ. At
near ” o, and VC had sizeable watching the action off in thZdistam
-ace. shown a substantial progress, some of
Vietnamese^ and
in the northern quarter of the Civilians work for contractors all over them just can’t take it and they quit.
forces i'pj-jg army wonted to build an Vietnam, but we were told by the But on the whole, most stay. Even by
country,
beach, and if necessary, hit army that we were the first ever to their own standards, most are wretch­
invasion
the enemy in the rear in a pincers penetrate that far north for any sus­ edly poor. Because of our labor mar­
movement not unlike that in the In­ tained stay.
ket, they re in the lower range of job
The area of the perimeter was flat, classifications, and consequently pay
invasion during the Korean War.
chon
Because of the heavy equipment and dull, and uninteresting. But as you ranges, provided us by the Vietnamother logistics involved, we moved moved inland, a certain raw beauty ese government, are based on their civ­
north by ship, a voyage taking 19 became evident. Vast stretches of il service codes. Thus a waitress gets
hours. We anchored at a point just green rice paddies were broken up by paid about 870 American money a
south of the DMZ. We disembarked at stands of tall, willowy trees. The month; a janitor perhaps $80; and an
night in a cold, steady drizzle. The first weather was variable from hot, mug­ offee worker perhaps $100 a month.
order of business when we got ashore gy sunshine to cold, steady rains. Overall, they’re a polite, friendly peo­
was to establish a campsite and dig Morning ground fog was common. For ple with a keen sense of humor, prone
in. The area assigned to us was located a month, we ate only army “C" ra­ to be shy and retiring with Americans,
What will come out of the Paris
some three-quarter mile from the wa­ tions and slept on army cots in metal
ter's edge. We set about in feverish CONEX boxes. There were no com­ peace talks? 1 don’t know. How will an
effort to build bunkers, filling, tying, forts. We bathed in a shallow creek, eventual peaceful political settlement,
and tossing sandbags. Events within a usually midday when it was the warm­ if one ever comes, affect American ci­
few days would prove this a worth­ est. When it rained, we didn't bathe. vilians working and residing in Vietwhile effort. The army's entire field of Naturally, we used outdoor latrines of nam? I don’t know. But there is much
operation was a perimeter of about the home-made variety. I remained rebuilding to be done: roads, harbors,
power plants, railroads, schools,
one and a half miles from a point on there a month before I was recalled to
_„2
"
—3 kind of
Ranh
Bay.
For
those
who
stayed,
bridges,
not to mention
some
Cam
I
....
the sandy shore. The perimeter was
1
1
•1
«
4 z-» Vl 1, V, Z"! A M C At In
housing for
the hundreds of thousands
things
gradually
improved.
The
site
protected by elements of the 1st and
•_
' by ’the
&gt; war. Hue, the ancient
aircraft flying j
displaced
5th Cavalry divisions, the 101st Air­ was supplied by an a-----imperial capital I mentioned earlier,
borne, and later by elements of the out of Cam Ranh Bay twice a week to i ,
18 miles having -3
so much historical and cultural
Marines who were returned to the Quang Tri City, a tortuous
value,” will most certainly have to be
bv
road
from
the
beachsite.
We
perimeter from their 11-week siege at
rebuilt, perhaps stone by stone. With
Khe Sanh, about 30 miles inland. The convoyed every Tuesday and Friday to peace and foreign aid, Americans can
-t the
aircraft.
A
Quang
Tri
to
meet
the
*
area outside the perimeter was VC
be in Vietnam for a long time to come.
tent with an army
And being here opens up all of South­
country, and as yet unsecured. Each screened-in mess
field
range
was
set
up
and
hot
food
vehicle that left’the perimeter was
east Asia and the Far East for pleasure
served. An enclosed1 e;
I have already twice been to that
---quipped with a loaded M-16 rifle in was eventually
&gt;mpty
fuel
trips.
'i°°ed up using er.,
I e cab, and vehicles moved only in
, v’„
■-£ city, Bangkok, capmakeshift
Thailand, with its perfectly
convoy. At night, the VC had the unital
of
screen was erected.
*ected. Elements &lt;of com- charming people. Singapore, Taipei,
nendly habit of mining the dirt roads
ea ing out. In the morning, it was the fort and civilization had crept into our Hong Kong. Tokyo, Penang and Ma­
nila, to mention a few, allReckon all
th
‘ke
Engineers to clear “would I apprais^he Vietnamle C
( °r.Ps
fabulous and exciting, and all within
e roads
r°ads of mines. Convoys could not
of all, Cam Ranh Bay a few hours’ flying time from Saigon.
?„°2e until the roads had been cleared,
’i we em- That feeling of wanderlust is strong
Sornetimes 9 o'clock, sometimes 1 is essentially
ployed hundreds, our labor
L— market was indeed. I may just hang around for
o’clock, Esometimes not at all. They’d
one, thus we met
!ust turn1 ;around from their marshal- not' a metropolitan &gt;histicated citizens while.
few,
educated,
sop
ln8 poii&gt;nt and return to their units. Al-

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page/ 28

�The Muhlenberg Lectures (continued from page is)
of the matter and try to produce order out of chaos.
Since the condition would be so critical, questions of in­
dividual rights may have to be discarded. Before one
can philosophize, one must first be able to eat. Let us
hope that this organization will be benevolent.
An expanding population carries along with it a whole
host of associate evils. Increasing numbers of people de­
mand more food, consume more resources, and produce
more wastes. So the brother of the population explosion
is the pollution problem. The air we breathe contains in­
creasing amounts of smoke and dust particles, toxic
gases such as carbon monoxide and sulfar dioxide, and
the presence of noxious odors. The water we drink con­
tains remnants of human wastes, a number of discarded
chemicals, plus some detergents for good measure. To­
day there is not a single major river east of the Missis­
sippi which is not polluted to some extent. Lake Erie has
reached critical stages of pollution. One Great Lake
down and four to go. The food we eat contains a goodly
dose of insecticides which are slowly poisoning us along
with the insects. Penguins as far away as the Antarctic,
certainly not near any apple orchards, have been found
to contain DDT in their body tissues. All around us, in
our food, in the air, in the water is present radioactive
fallout which accumulates in our bodies and begins to
damage the life of cells and mutate our gametes. The
human body, or indeed few organisms, has never de­
veloped the ability' during its evolutionary history’ to
withstand this tremendous outrage upon physiological
and genetic processes. A pollutant is any disturbing fac­
tor of the environment and these include noise, garbage
dumps, junk yards, sprawling cities and highways. Be it
so that man succeeds in his death wish and leaves the
scene of his occupation, he will have changed the face
of the planet in his wake. As the atmosphere contains
increasing amounts of pollutants, the amount of heat
energy given by the sun yet retained on earth will rise.
This rise of temperature will produce the greenhouse ef­
fect and this added heat will be enough to melt some of
the ice of the polar regions, enough to raise the level of
sea by 300 feet. This would place many of our present
cities underwater. Others feel that the greenhouse effect
will initiate a new ice age.
Increasing numbers of people seem to bring out the
worst aspect of one's temperament. The pushing and
shoving, the traffic jams, the standing in line, the Christ­
mas shopping, all bring out the desire to be one up on
the other fellow’, to get there before him, to grab that
last bargain special. More seriously, it creates a disre­
spect for life. Many simulated experiments which test
the effects of population density' on behavior of animals
have been performed. For example, rats in crowded cages
may become neurotic, aggressive, even to the point of
devouring their own young, exhibit abnormal sexual ac­
tivity, etc. Sociologists like to point to the increasing
moral decay' of city dwellers, the rising crime rates, and
the increase of sexual promiscuity' and perversion as be­
ing due in part to population density. Another study of
a deer population revealed that as density increased, cer­
tain hormonal and glandular changes occurred which led
to a decrease in reproductive activity and hence to a pop­
ulation decline. If such natural innate controls exist in

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the human species, we certainly do not know of their
presence and most certainly would not wish to wait to
see if they will operate.
Euthenics deals with the improvement of the environ­
ment. The concerns I have expressed up to this point
have dealt with the external environment. Let me now
turn your attention to the internal environment. A dis­
cussion of artificial organs and organ transplants will be
of benefit here. If any organ of the body fails to perform,
one hopefully would wish to replace it with a substitute
organ. Where do these substitutes come from? They may
be entirely synthetic devices such as a kidney dialysis
machine, an artificial heart, or silicone joints. They may
be transplants utilizing animal organs but these involve
such severe problems of immunological rejection that
they are hardly practical. Other human beings constitute
a supply of organs. Where do we get the donors? The
donors must be young since replacing a worn-out organ
with another worn-out organ from an old person seems
hardly worth the effort. Is one justified in removing or­
gans from healthy persons? This seems to be against the
principles of modern medicine. Young victims of acci­
dents then seem to be the only answer. The organ re­
moval must be quick before there is damage done to the
tissues. Presently, the legal code requires that permis­
sion be granted after death by the next of kin for an
organ to be utilized in this manner. To accomplish all of
this in the limited time available is next to impossible.
But if these rules are relaxed, it would not be hard to
imagine a black market situation in which innocent vic­
tims are attacked and killed and their organs sold, much
as the grave robbers of old supplied medical schools with
bodies for dissection. There are even complications in­
volved with artificial substitutes. The kidney dialysis
machine is a good example. In 1967, in England, 200
people had access to a kidney machine out of a demand
for 2,000 machines. This meant that 1,800 people died
because the technological know-how was not available.
Hospital boards must then decide priority of use; who
gets to use the machines and who does not. Will it be
the young or the old; the rich or the poor; the influential
or the inconsequential? You probably know some of the
answers already. Matters will be no less acute in the
future. If you had difficulty locating a doctor in 1968,
you haven't seen nothing yet! For years survey after
survey has indicated that medical schools must increase
not only in their enrollments but in the number of new
institutions. Yet, practically none of these are making
any effort to supply the future with the doctors it will
need. Only a handful of new medical schools have ap­
peared on the scene. Instead of responding to the needs
of the times, the medical profession has demonstrated
shocking unconcern. Qualified candidates are turned
away because of the unconvincing reason that there is
no room available. The excuse is unconvincing since
there have been no attempts to stop this tremendous
waste of talent. Perhaps an all-out governmental pro­
gram in the area of human health, designed for the pro­
tection of public interests, is what is needed.
Modern medicine may be a temporary benefit but it
is an evolutionary disaster. Evolution is the survival of
the fit. Those forms of life that are so deformed or hin-

hey are unable to reproduce would have been
deredth j from the population. Human sentiment in
eliiuin^6
with medical advances have kept alive incoiubirt| ° ho would not have lived under primitive natjividua15 "'
j am not against human sentiment nor
ural c0 .nSt medical progress nor do I advocate the
am 1 a®a' of those individuals who are unfit. Eugenics
eliminatl°
that deals with the improvement of the
or the 5C‘netic endowment seems to have gained a bad
human ge en.cs tends to be associated with the horrible
name- hug
Germany in its desire to build a master
notions o
j mean when j speak of eugenicg
race- I/11
nQt adVOcate individual death, but instead
Eugemcs
extent genetic death, which means
encourag non_reproduction. A great number of diseases
''“Abnormalities which cause suffering are genetic, or
an“l
enetic, in origin. For example, some diseases are
partly g caJged by some outside virus or bacteria, yet
’nfeCtthese have a genetic component, a predisposition to
even
;ensitivity to the causative agent. Many of these
develop si
are due to a single gene defect, or as geneticists
defects ;
malitative factor, an either-or type possibility. A
say, a Sis1 either diabetic or he is not, hemophiliac or he
person
■ not etc. These genes are easier to recognize and to
'ome extent easier the control than the polygenic, quan­
titative genes that control factors such as personality,
intelligence, height, and so forth. It may be hard to dis­
tinguish nature from nurture. Yet, there are some tech­
nicalities that must be described. One must distinguish
between dominant and recessive traits. A dominant trait
is one in which the deleterious gene when present is
phenotypically (externally or visibly) expressed. Ob­
viously, such a gene can be controlled since its effects are
easily recognized. A recessive trait is one that may be
masked or hidden and only in certain combinations will
it ever express itself. Hence, normal healthy parents
could produce an abnormal child by the chance com­
bination of the same recessive gene from each parent.
This is why marriages between close relatives are dis­
couraged, since they are more likely to have the same
defects hidden in their genomes. Each of us here is esti­
mated to contain an average of five defective genes.
Since a dominant deleterious gene is recognizable, the
simple heart of the matter is to convince the person, if
he is physically capable, not to reproduce and pass the
gene on to the next generation. Eugenics in the case of
a dominant defect is very effective. The problem be­
comes more difficult in the case of a recessive trait. One
is not sure whether he carries a particular deleterious
gene in his genetic complement. A number of indirect
methods are available to test the heterozygosity of the
Parents. One of the most common is study from a fam' "f
Pechgree which is a complete genetic history
o the person in question. Such records are not commony hept, although I hope they soon become mandatory
an constitute part of the legal records of a baby's birth,
th A°US Ped‘gree is seen in the case of the spread of
e disease hemophilia through the royal families o
ken?Pe Ance r°Valty is in the limelight, records were
. and hemophilia was traced back to a mutation occaJAc’ *n Queen Victoria. Pedigrees are useful and t ey
0 ten tell with certainty the genetic constitution o

he time, however a
Most of
terms of probabilities - for ln‘&gt; COUn'elor will 5peak in
Pective parents that they hav^nce'may say to prosPercent chance, or 50 percent of nA 'A"*' °r a 75-25
show a genetic deformity The deA
' °ffsprin8 W111
remains with the parents
T to have children
they take in planning their fam’AA °f a risk should
realize the number of parents 'l?5' * 15 disturbing to
there is a 100 percent ch ' "t° e,’en "hen told ttlat
fected, will nonetheless
^children will be afTheir usual argument is that°th
,'ieproduce a child,
with enough love and In
-A 'V‘ ’ Pr0Vide lhe child
of physical pain and 'em r
alL The
child seems never to
t“rrnoil endured by the
ease HunTington' Chnr
“A decision' The disica in tho
Chorea came to the shores of Amer­
ica m the genomes of six people. In 1916 close to 1 ooo
cases were reported - all descendants of XgX
de aid nSe lntV01vM a P-gressive deterioration^ mus^
and nerve tissue. The affected individual usually dies
nri
tk V after
has had the chance to haJe offP mg. The disease is due to a dominant gene, and there­
fore, can be easily traced. If the original six people had
been persuaded not to produce offspring, some human
misery would have been reduced. This is the moral im­
perative of Eugenics.
More sophisticated techniques, those involving bio­
chemical analysis of enzyme amounts, are aiding in the
detection of heterozygous carriers of defective genes.
Such tests also should be made mandatory for those con­
templating marriage and whose family records show the
occurrence of a recessive defective gene. Advances in
fetal research make it possible to study cells removed
from the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus and analyze
these in terms of chromosomal complement. Many ge­
netic disorders are due to alterations in the structure and
number of chromosomes. If an abnormal chromosomal
count is detected, for example, the possibility that a
child is to be mongoloid, the decision will have to be
reached whether to abort the embryo. This is different
than simple non-reproduction. Legality and morality
may argue that this constitutes murder.
In contrast to negative eugenics, the elimination of un­
desirable genes from the gene pool, positive eugenics
’ frequency
'
J--1--L1- ^enes
in the
strives to increase the
ofr desirable
gi
box
population. Positive eugenics releases a Pandora's
Pan;
of evils. In order to promote such a movement there
must be some agreement on just what traits are desir­
able Some concern will exist over the possibility of cut­
ting down the desired innate variability withm the pop1 hao Perhaps a caste system such as the alpha, beta,
Ulat ° ' classeg of Aldous Huxley will permit enough
gaXi v w h some social stratification. What will be
A means u" to promote this program? Who is going

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�let's go. He selects intelligence and cooperativeness as
the desired traits; encourages voluntary artificial insem­
ination as the means, and suggests benevolent geneticists
as the controlling group. New areas of research open the
possibility of gene insertion of desirable genes and gene
deletion of undesirable ones. The process of transduction,
the changing of genes in a host organism by means of a
viral vector, is w’ell studied in bacteria and some exam­
ples are known in humans. Joshua Lederberg feels that
this method will become an important tool in the future
and has coined a new term for its use in changing the
genetic information, euphenics.
Is man really on the genetic decline? Will he become
a pitiful sort of creature, dependent on artificial devices
to keep him alive and functioning? It is true that due to
the actions of modern medical techniques, defective
genes are kept in the gene pool and are passed on to fu­
ture generations. It is also true that the mutational input
of new defective genes is increasing. Yet it is not an im­
mediate serious problem. Population and pollution will
demand the attentions of our race long before genetic
detrimental symptoms prevail. If, as I have suggested, a
powerful organization might have to come to grips with
the above problems, why not consider the possibility of
improving the quality of the race if it has to limit the
quantity? Why not?
Lecture Number Three
SCIENCE AND CHRISTIAN REVELATION

With all the portents of doom as described in the pre­
ceding lectures, one wonders if there is any salvation for
man. Truly he will have to be shocked into action, and if
he acts now the amount of suffering can be reduced; but
hopefully once he is convinced of the necessity of action
he may save himself from eventual extinction, or at least
prolong his stay on this planet. Alfred North Whitehead
states, "The fact of the religious vision, and its history
of persistent expansion, is our one ground for opti­
mism." The purpose of this final lecture is to analyze a
bit more closely the role of religion in face of the things
to come. How do all of these things, the condition in
which man finds himself today, fit into the scheme of
revelation as perceived in Christian thinking? Science
and revelation constitute two different forms of knowl­
edge. So different are they that a firm believer in one
often has a resentful attitude toward the other. Science
is knowledge achieved by testing. It is based on faith in
man's abilities to uncover the mysteries of nature. Rev­
elation, on the other hand, is knowledge given to man
by a superior intelligence. Supposedly, it is knowledge
that man could never attain even with all the resource­
fulness of his mind. Revelation may be of various kinds.
It may be personal, in which God or some supernatural
spirit communicates directly with the individual, as for
example the conversion of Saint Paul on the road to
Damascus, or the mandate to take up arms in defense of
France given to Joan of Arc by supernatural voices. Rev­
elation may be more formalized and constitute sacred
inspired writings, such as the Bible or the Koran. Revela­
tion may be of a third type, a type called institutional­
ized revelation. The Roman Catholic Church believes

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that the Holy Spirit constantly guides the institution and
will not permit it to fall into error, and official ex ca~
thedra teachings of the Popes and Ecumenical Councils
constitute divine revelation. We may react with a degree
of skepticism to claims of revelation. Many people
claim to have daily conversations with God. More than
one church claims itself to be the one true religion. The
vast multitude of Christian sects seems to attack the
idea that there is a single Christian message. But if we
put aside all superficialities such as modes of worship
and esoteric doctrines of no great consequence, it is pos­
sible to see in Christianity a single unified theme. Chris­
tianity is evolutionistic in approach. It seems ironic that
Christianity reacted so harshly to the Darwinian idea
(some sects still don't know what to do with it), but
evolution is most at home within a Christian framework.
Christians see a historical continuity with gradual
glimpses into the Divine Plan. God reveals himself slow­
ly. In the Old Testament, God is the all-powerful father,
protector of the Hebrew people, creator and ruler of na­
ture. With the coming of Christ, a different aspect is re­
vealed. Christ exemplifies the merciful and loving as­
pects of the deity. He is a God who submits to rather
than controls the forces of nature. In Christ, God's love
expands to the universal family of man. To Christians,
Christ is the personification of the abstract deity. The
Holy Spirit guides the continued growth of the Christian
message under the third and final stage of revelation.
When this growth and work were to be essentially ac­
complished, Christ would return to a world ready to re­
ceive Him. This is a straight-line development idea with
ever-increasing stages of development. The religions of
the East, Hinduism and Buddhism, are not based on this
idea but are cyclic. Life goes round and round in cycles
of reincarnation. The external world is something to be
despised and transcended. The classic Buddha, sitting
and contemplating, illustrates the priority given to intro­
spection and self-control. There is room for introspec­
tion in Christianity; it has its cloistered monks, nuns,
and mystics, but Christianity is not basically an intro­
spective religion. It is a religion of action, of involve­
ment with the world, of tackling the world's problems
and attempting to solve them. Christ sends his apostles
to teach; to labor in the vinyard; to build his church.
The Christian work is dedicated to the greater glory of
God as the motto of the Jesuits says. The humble, or­
dinary actions of life are endowed with spiritual mean­
ing. Birth, marriage, death have their sacraments. The
flocks and fields are blessed, grace is said before meals,
Christmas trees and Easter baskets are secular manifes­
tations of spiritual meaning. Ordinary things become in­
spired symbols: bread, wine, candles, the cross. The
earth is not to be despised. It is to be encountered and
made holy. Although the Christian is aware of God's
plan, he is convinced that he must do things to help to
accomplish the Divine Will. In other words, it will not
be done for him. The Christian Church has changed but
changed rather slowly. The question before us is not
whether the church will accommodate to the changes
wrought by science, but if it will change fast enough.
Christianity is almost 2,000 years old and has accum­
ulated some unessential accessories that it seems unwill-

return to the simplicity, vigor, and flexohed to
Mlity^^re,!
”
I stated Bronowski's thesis that hulb*In
firV,esCofrfreedom and liberty flowed from the
te
manisHE
e. J wish to extend that idea. Science
pursuit of s ,n a Christian culture. The official church
was ineVltareacted harshly to the first advances of scimay bave because these advances were in contradiction
ence, "°,t gtian message, but because they threatened the
to the | r'thority of the church. The recent birth control
political au
point pope Paui's decision to ignore the
issue is a c
cia[ committee has created a conflict as
advice ot
papaj authority. Many theologians feel
to the na
the Holy Spirit is more accurately perthat the vdeveloping sentiments of the people;
ceived tro
attitude will come from the bottom up
that cha/8 from the top down. The New Dutch Caterather
]s
the spreading of the Christian message
chism be measured by church attendance, Sunday colcatin°
the number of schools built or missions filections,
t^e Christian concern penetrating,
P?nC|eeaven, the fabric of society. There are a number of
■ke ndicating this. Many scientists are concerned about
Amoral implications of their work. Theodosius Dob­
hansky has coined the phrase, "The Biology of Ultimate
Concern," for moralistic biology. Many people are hor­
rified a/the idea of using biological organisms in warfar On March 4 of this year, the faculty of M.I.T. has
declared a one-day strike on research to emphasize the
point that science should be turned away from military
pursuits. There is an increasing number of young men
who question the premise that serving one's country in
a military capacity is always right. The Vietnam War
with its nebulous moral basis has highlighted this point.
The new student activism is not without some Christian
merit in its search for relevance and honesty. The issue
of racial equality is indicative that some of the members
of society feel guilty about social conditions and others
feel deprived of justice. Many of these movements were
not sponsored by an official church. They sprang from
the people with little guidance from the clergy. Of
course, there are exceptions as in the case of the late
Martin Luther King, but for the most part the official
church has become accommodating. It is regrettable that
the concern for Christian values is to a great extent sep­
arated from the official churches. It is hoped that these
churches undergo an examination of conscience so that
they once again can become effective moral leaders. I
spoke of the necessity of some organization coming to
grips with the problems of world population and pollutlon'and I added that I hoped that this organization
would be benevolent. Rather than a political state as the
Vlew given in Brave New World, a better view would
/\IS'on a r°le for the church, much like that fictiona M in Morris West's novel, The Shoes of the Fisherman.
here are two ways the Christian can view the future,
//an assume that the earth is in its final stages and all
Th 7* 5 described in the Apocalypse will come to pass,
tin! °Ur horsemen will ride through the human populalv fSpreadin8 war, famine, pestilence, and death. Sure
is'an°7 my Iectures, this seems like the case. But there
bother view, and this view is really more Christian

the organization of research «?'“’8llmaior advances:

PM of

. «.dy .»,y

,h.

‘ty; and the reunion of science and human per50nalcalamity, Teilhard pictures^ f d /‘T"' Instead of
Peaceful union with God Thk • I™
°f time as 3
must still work to accomnl' k 7 nOt COme easilV' Man
Hon. He says, "HOwZT f -i h‘S' ‘ WiU be an ev°luone success how m
a allures have there been for
ioy, how many InTfor S
bou”

ideas truly embody the Ch ' r ar\Saint? ' A" of these
talk The Teilh/d- Chrl5L13n theme outlined in this
step in brineiS
“ T^5 represents 3 major
Christiania S 8 SC'enCe back lnl° tbe framework of
Christianity.
~
lieiln5?/6?55 t0LP°int an aCCUsin8 fin8er and blame re­
ligion as being the cause of our ecological and genetic
dilemmas as Lynn White, Jr., has done True, the prob­
lems stem from man's selfish nature but this nature is
not derived from Christianity. It is part of the human
condition. It may be man's original sin. White does sug­
gest an alternate view and this view is that of St. Francis
or Assisi. To St. Francis, all of nature constituted his
brothers and he addressed every animal of the forest in
a personal fashion. Many legends grew in connection
with St. Francis. It is said that birds flocked to hear his
sermons and wild animals became tame in his presence.
It doesn't matter if these stories are true but they do
teach an important lesson. We are as much a part of
creation as the animals. To be kind to them is to be kind
to ourselves. To be kind to our environment is to be kind
to ourselves. To be kind to our genetic endowment is to
be kind to our race.
This is clearly the position of modern man. He should
respond to any exploitation of our natural resources with
decisive action. The legislatures and moral authorities
should give these matters prime attention. In correcting
the abuses of the past and in the planning of bold, new
experiments for the future, man would be fulfilling the
Christian vision. It seems hard to understand why there
is little commitment with today's youth or why they
should ever complain of boredom. Man faces the great­
est challenge he has ever faced. With Christian hope we
would like to think that we will overcome our problems
and meet the challenges which nature presents but with
a Christian sense of reality, we know that we have to

work to accomplish it.
MAJOR REFERENCES

Bronowski, P "^ ^^/l^rTlmenon "’m.'/ Harper Torchbooks.

.-TheNewOurchC—.Hcraerona
HerderHuxley. J.

Evolution in
Sleer7
Proceedings of
ingress of Human Genetics. John Hopkrns

PreS!'

X i.J

- ,

Look at W ond Beyond. Speech given at Ki-

“ ’“*■

155:1203-1207.
Jnd ,he Mede™ World. In Great
Whitehead, A. N. ^Kh9°" Washington Square Press.
Essays in bcienct.

page / 33

�Professional Public Accountant

fact, a staffman could be an assistantI
on one job and a senior on another, de­
pending upon the size and scope of
the engagement.

Salaries
It is basically a seller’s market. A
qualified young person entering the
profession discovers that positions
with the large firms are available any­
where in the country at salaries that
are averaging approximately 8740 per
month (88,880 per year) in the larger
metropolitan areas. Salaries are scaled
downward in areas outside of the large
cities, and would not be as high in the
medium and smaller size firms. An in­
dication of what has happened in the
past 13 years is indicated by the fol­
lowing salary information,
which
might be considered typical of the
large firm.

$300

$400

$546

$599

$675

$740

Graduate
Degree

350

450

600

684

786

850

The primary reason for the difference in salaries being paid by the large
firms is attributable to the fact that

they engage in campus recruiting and
bid against each other in order to ac­
quire the superior student.

The table following presents prevail­
ing salaries for accountants for the
years 1968 and 1967. It is interesting
to note that these recent figures have
already been outdated by the begin­
ning salary offers made to June. 1968
graduates. Offers of 89,600 per year
have been made for positions in New
York City to beginners holding the un­
dergraduate degree, and approximate­
ly Sil,500 to those holding the grad­
uate degree.
The College Placement Council,
which publishes an annual survey of
beginning salaries, reported that sal­
aries paid by public accounting firms
during 1966-67 to beginning account­
ants were higher than the previous
year; and disclosed the greatest in­
crease in any' field. The average month­
ly' salary in public accounting was
S646, while the average in private in­
dustry was S637.9

Average Starting Salary1
1955 1958 1962 1965 1967 1968
4-year
degree

Little analysis is required to note the
significant and dynamic changes that
have taken place over a short span of
time.

According to the table, starting sal­
aries are generally' higher for the be­
ginner in public accounting firms; how­
ever, salaries seem to level off at the
senior level, increases in salary are
based primarily' on experience and
ability rather than educational background.

PREVAILING SALARIES FOR ACCOUNTANTS”
1968 AND 1967
The compilation below represents country-wide statistics and is probably the largest cross-section of
data available on accountants' salaries.

LARGE
1968
Public
Beginner 8,000- 9,000
■/2-l yr.
8.500- 10,000
1-3 yrs.
9.500- 12,000
Senior
12,000-16,000
Manager 16,000-35,000

FIRMS
1967

MEDIUM FIRMS
1968
1967

7,000- 8,000 6,000- 7,000
7,200- 8,000
7.500- 8,500
7.500- 8,500 7,000- 8,000
8.500- 11,000
8.500- 12,000 8,000- 9,500
11,000-15,000 12,000-15,000 9,500-13,000
15,000-35,000 15,000-30,000 13,000-25,000

Internal
Nite
Student 6,000- 8,000
5,700- 7,500
6,000- 7,500
Beginner 8,000-10,000
7,500- 8,000
7.500- 8,500
1-3 yrs. 10,000-12,000
8,000-10,500
8.500- 10,000
Senior
12,000-15,000 10,500-15,000 10,000-16,000
Controller
Assistant 20,000-27,000
Full
40,000-60,000

SMALL FIRMS
1968
1967
6,000- 7,000
7,000- 8,500
8,500-10,000
10,000-14,000

5.500- 6,500
6.500- 7,500
7.500- 9,000
9,000-14,000

Mobility, Retention, and Turnover
Mobility can be examined both from
an internal and external point of view
Internally, a discussion of mobility
must be related to size of firm because
it is the larger firms and some medium
size firms that have offices throughout
the United States and overseas.

As a general practice, most firms do
not offer promotion based upon a
move from one office to another
Transfers are based upon desire and
willingness of the employee to move,
and staff requirements of the firm.
As to external mobility, movement
from one large firm to another can be
accomplished during the early stages
of an accountant’s career. Thereafter,
mobility is restricted because most
firms are concerned about the adverse
effects on staff effectiveness and mor­
ale if a person is hired for a position
above those who have been with the
firm for a period of time and are look­
ing forward to advancement.
As to turnover, I think it is appro­
priate to examine some statistics re­
lating to the motivation of students
toward accounting and later relate this
information to some turnover statistics.
Why Students Choose Accounting

Several recent surveys revealed
some interesting facts about what col­
lege students consider important today
in selecting their careers.
One such study" asked accounting
honor students around the country to
indicate the specific factors that moti­
vated them in choosing accounting as
a major. The answers:
Employment Opportunities
30%
Interest and Aptitude (without
reference to potential
employment)
29
Salary Potential
27
Social Prestige
5
2
Parental or Social Pressures
Other
7
100%

to the small firms.
Why do they join the big firm, what
the reactions of the staff to the
firm, and why do they leaver' The fol­
"statistics of two large firms
lowing
,] of the big eight) are of inter­
(typical
examining the factors of retenest in c
lion and turnover.
One firm recently made a detailed,
firmwide survey of its staff, and ana­
lyzed approximately 2,500 replies to a

detailed questionnaire. One question
relating to goals of the staffmen was
answered as follows:

To become a partner
To acquire experience and

47%

10%
leave the firm
22%
Not yet sure of goal
(Only significant percentages are cited)”
It is obvious that almost half of the
staff looks forward to becoming a part­
ner; however, it is also obvious that
the firm has a great deal of “selling” to
do if it wants to retain the majority of
the staff.
This same firm asked pertinent ques­
tions about the strong points and weak
points of the firm. The following re­
sults rvere obtained:

Strong Points
Opportunities to learn

26%

Excellence of professional
development program
Opportunity for advancement
Concern, attention and respect

18%
14%

of individuals

12%

Weak Points
Compensation
21%
Lack of communication
18%
Too much overtime and travel
p
...........
17%
rotessional development program 10%
(Only significant percentages cited)"
470/ 'S interesting to note that although

5.500- 6,800
6,800- 7,500
7.500- 9,000
9,000-15,000

20,000-25,000 13,000-25,000 12,000-25,000
35,000-60,000 18,000-40,000 17,000-40,000

There are certain large firm person­
nel policies that directly affect reten­
tion and turnover of staff. One such
policy is that a person cannot be a ca­
11,000-13 000 1'10,000-13,000
....... .............
13,000-20,000 12,000-20,000

NOTE: For public and internal accountants, add 10% to the salary shown for a graduate degree and
an additional 10% for a CPA certificate.

page / 34

d the thwarting of ambition as
lions ai for this policy. In addition, it
reasons’it possible to keep lower staff
makes i
ooen and permits the attraction
ler pw "blood.” This policy is not as
of n
the medium size firms, and
f°rmanv cases may not be applicable

(continued from page 17)

reer professional below the partner
level. In other words, the policy is “up

or out." It seems somewhat harsh to
think that the accountant with a large
firm cannot be a happy senior for the
duration of his accounting career.
However, the firms cite salary limita-

°n

o aspire for the partnership level,
‘4% cited advancement as a

P°*nt’ The statistics also point
Ute weakness of ''bigness'' and the
mportance attached to concern for the
■ndividual.
n

. Plants leave their employment

sin nJ-any and var&gt;ed reasons. The most
vol

reason why a staff person
untarily leaves is a more attractive

position. How—
man" aspects such
as a dislike of the
requirements of the
and
hving conditions plav Profession
a
Part in staff
turnover.
J

uTihere 3Sain ‘he "hu-

voluntary ^rmiMtio^ of^pj”6’

is attributable primarily o ^fT'

accountant. higer level than ‘unior

sonal qualities and lack of tD J
ability.
K of techmcal

Recruiting Policies and Practices

Another firm __
made a survey of approximately 7,500
professional
­
ployees that vwere hired from 1945em
t0

1966.
’
, „ They
- disco
--Jvered
that 85% of the
staff was retained at the conclusion of

-year; 38% at the conclusion of
the fifth year, and 18% at the conclusion of the tenth year. Of those who
remained after five years, 13% became managers and 27% became sen­
iors. After 10 years, 3% became
partners.
Of approximately 4,400 out of 7,500
employes who left this firm, 61% left
on their own volition and 39% left at
the firm's suggestion. The following
reasons and percentages are cited res­

foundnItflrmS' regardleSS °f size’ have

ound lt easier to secure new clients
than to recruit competent staff men.
the shortage is in qualified people —
not numbers of people.
Most recruiters emphasize two ma­

jor points in their recruiting policy,
and an able recruiter can use these

points to great advantage.
1- The ability of the firm it) attract
top people.
2. The use made of the human re-

source once hired.
Most of the interviewers from the
large firms may have had some train­
ing in recruiting prior to actually en­
gaging in recruiting activities. Up to
the present, the large firms have de­
tive to turnover of this firm. These rea­
veloped staff accountants as recruiters
sons and figures are not the exception;
because they are of the opinion that a
rather they might be considered rea­
potential employee should meet and
sonably normal for all large firms.
speak with a recruiter who knows
Left on Own Volition
about, and has actually engaged in, the
26% Offered more attractive positions professional work. He would best be
9% Desired to live in smaller com­ able to answer technical questions. Re­
cently, a number of firms have hired
munity or near relatives
13% Disliked requirements of public professional personnel people to carry
on the recruiting function because of
accounting — overtime, travel
their experience as specialists in the
7% Dissatisfied with progress
personnel field. In addition, it has been
2% Ill health
discovered that prospective employees
4% Advanced study
seldom ask technical questions. Rather
Left at Finn’s Suggestion
they ask questions pertaining to per­
sonnel policies.
13% Lacked technical ability
It is obvious that the large firms
23% Lack of personal qualities
1% Unwilling to make personal sac­ have highly organized personnel de­
partments. What about the medium
rifices
1% Initially hired for limited period size and small firms? Again, the for­
with understanding firm would mality of the personnel policies and re­
assist in finding industry posi­ cruiting personnel will depend upon
the size of the firm. In the smaller
tion
firms, the partner-owner will actually
1% Unprofessional conduct"
handle the personnel function.
Turnover statistics&gt; are not available
What are the recruiting procedures
for the medium
I--——...... size
— and small size
firms; however, it is a known fact that commonly employed? The large firms
many young men joining these firms engage in a great amount of campus in­
terviews which are primarily used as
see that they cannot reach the partner
a screening process. Most firms do not
level and therefore use the experience
limit the student from seeking an in­
as a “stepping stone” to a better
terview even though academic aver­
ages do not meet the requirements of
P An interesting point is that it is less
the firm. If the student is considered a
difficult to move from public accoun
potential staffman, he is invited to the
ina to industry or government than

page / 35

�firm's office for an interview in depth. The Commission was composed of an recommended curriculum for under­
This interview affords the firm the op­ attorney, a banker, a stock exchange graduate accounting students.)
portunity to introduce the potential official, two deans of colleges, two
State Requirements Governing Entry
employee to other staff people and professors of accounting and five prac­
Into the Profession
partners, and to show their office ticing CPAs. The results of their study
In many states the law permits the
were published in a book entitled,
facilities.
practice of public accounting, even
The accounting internship program "Horizons for a Profession," and was though the practitioner does not hold
is used by accounting firms, regardless written by Robert H. Roy of Johns a “Certified Public Accountant” certif­
of size, as a recruiting device. This is a Hopkins University, and James H. Mc­ icate granted by a state. In some states
program where senior college students, Neill of Fordham University.
the non-CPAs are subject to a licens­
Generally speaking, the report indi­ ing regulation. However, if a person
majoring in accounting, spend a speci­
fied amount of time with an account­ cated that the CPA should have (1) a wishes to call himself and be known
ing firm, and are scheduled on work broad education in the humanities, (2) as a CPA he must pass an examination
assignments as members of the pro­ a more thorough knowledge of econ­ given by the respective state board of
fessional staff. They are paid at a rate omics, the functional fields of business, examiners. In addition, some states re­
which is below that of a junior ac­ and the behavioral sciences, and (3) a quire that the CPA obtain a license if
countant; however, it is more than ad­ thorough knowledge of English, both he engages in public practice. The ex­
equate to meet their expenses while written and spoken, and of accounting amination is of 2’/z days’ duration (3
they are away from home. Typical sal­ concepts, principles, and techniques.
days in some states) )and is a test of
aries paid by the large firm in 1968
There is general agreement that the proficiency in the areas of Accounting
■were S525 per month (plus overtime responsibility for preparation of aspir­
Theory, Practical Accounting Problems
in excess of 35 hours) in NewYork ants for the profession should rest
and Taxation, Auditing and Commer­
City and S500 elsewhere. Of course, with the colleges. There are many who
cial Law. The Uniform CPA Examina­
these salaries were scaled down de­ feel that the apprenticeship system in
tion is constructed by the American
pending upon size of firm and location the profession does not produce the
Institute of Certified Public Account­
of office. Some colleges require the background required to meet the chal­
ants and is administered twice a year;
completion of the program in order to lenges of the profession. True, much of
in May and November on the exact
fulfill the requirements for graduation, the practical knowledge of the profes­
same dates in the 50 states, the Dis­
Other colleges do not require the pro­ sion is learned while "on the job”;
trict of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the
gram for graduation, and permit only however, formal education is a pri­
Virgin Islands. Although the examin­
their very good students to participate mary and minimum requirement in or­
ation is generally marked by the
in the program. Still other colleges do der to develop an adequately prepared,
AICPA, the individual states actually
not engage in the program under any present-day accountant.
communicate the results to the appli­
circumstances. There are arguments
The profession has not established
for and against such a program; how­ a "fixed" curriculum for accounting cants.
ever, it does permit the accounting students. There has not even been a
Although there are professional organ­
firm to see if the intern is really some­ formal recommendation as to the re­ izations of national scope and a uni­
one whom they would want on their quired number of accounting courses formprofessional examination adopted
professional staff. On the other hand, that should be taken. It is a fact that by the examining boards of 53 juris­
it permits the student the opportunity the various states have established re­ dictions, there is no uniform federal
to decide whether that particular firm quired curricula in order to take the law pertaining to requirements for en­
and location is what he wants, or if professional examination; however, it try into the profession. Each jurisdic­
public accounting is really the career is the opinion of the profession that tion has its own examining board, usu­
he wishes to pursue.
these requirements leave something to ally appointed by the governor, which
Medium size and small firms have be desired. The profession takes a administers the provisions of a state
attempted, through their various state stand which indicates that there is no law pertaining to the profession. The
professional organizations, to establish single program that should be consid­ laws are by no means uniform. For ex­
a list of firms that is circulated to the ered as "The Program.” It is suggested ample, the laws vary as to the require­
various college placement offices in the that a basic core with flexibility' in the ments in order to sit for the examina­
hope that they will attract personnel. remainder of the curriculum is desir­ tion. As of January 1, 1968, 27 of 54
This procedure is of questionable ef­ able tvith a de-emphasis of “how to jurisdictions passed laws requiring the
fectiveness. Additions to the staff of do" courses.
baccalaureate degree (or its equiva­
The foregoing is not meant to sug­ lent). Another eight jurisdictions re­
small firms come primarily from per­
gest
that
the
"status
quo
”
is
accept
­
sonal referrals, recommendations, or
quired two years of college (or the
able. The dynamics of the profession, equivalent) and 19 others did not re­
through external mobility.
and of business, require constant eval- quire any college education.’' Other re­
Pre-Professional Education
uation and adjustment as a conse- quirements range from U.S. citizenship
In 1963, the Carnegie Corporation of quence of changing times. (Note: A fol- to no citizenship requirement; oneNew York and the American Institute low up study to "Horizon for a Profes­ year residence requirement to no resi­
of Certified Public Accountants spon­ sion” was published in the December dence requirements; over 21 years of
sored a commission to study the Com­ 1968 issue of The Journal of Account­ age to minimum of 19 years of age,
mon Bodj' of Knowledge for CPAs. ancy. This study proposed, in detail, a and two to six years' experience with

page / 36

states requiring that the experSOme be obtained within that state.
ieIT i Hates have reciprocity arrange^fwhereby a CPA relocating in

m ther state is able to obtain a recipan° i certificate. However, once again,
^^requirements are not uniform and
f refore present serious problems. A
in ooint is a situation whereby a
“rtner in the St. Louis office of a maPa
biic accounting firm transferred
)orlbe New York office but was not
1 ble to be classified as a partner be0D
the New York law states that a
partner must hold a New York CPA

for continuing education, and in con
siderafon of the dynamic changes ?n

and a cde-emphasis
’
of the businessoriented subjects" C.
„
On the other hand,
the profession
has
not put forth
enough concerted e.T
effort toward "edueating" the guidance
Public Accountants Professional De
—e counselors. It is
a fact that there are various commit­
velopment Program
•ogram began
began in
in 1958.
1958. The
Thi
course materials fall into two general tees within the professional societies
classes
•LTLSi— those
th°Se that
directed to Whose responsibility it is to communicate with schools and colleges and to
immediate improvement
in performe P sell accounting as a career;
ance, and those directed toward “updating
r
' ' ” and
—J c:-.
comprehending
new de- however, this program has not been
velopments.
v
__ __ „ consis‘ of sufficiently effective on the high school
Lspecial
e‘°^ecourses,
"tSLThese
TheSeseminars,
Programs
level. Much work remains to be done
lecture
pro- in this area.
grams, and training programs, andI are
available to individuals and to groups
There are those who are advocating
at various specified locations for one
five-year college accounting program,
or more days. An indication of the This pprogram would offer specializagrowth of these programs is shown by tion in
**1 accounting in the fourth and
the following statistics accumulated by fifth years with emphasis on the lib­
the American Institute since 1959,
eral arts and other subject matter in
the first three years. While this may be
Year
iNumber of Participants
worthwhile for some, it has the disad­
1959
2,193
vantages of being too expensive for
1960
2,573
many students and postpones entry in­
1961
3,945
to the profession. The professionals
1962
7,549
convey mixed reactions on the subject.
1963
11,659

certificate.
In-Service Training Program
Commencement exercises at the concusion of college unfortunately signal
the end of formal or semi-formal edu­
cation for many accountants.
Public accounting firms, regardless
of size, are interested in the continued
educational development of staff. The
two approaches taken to further this
aim are; (1) the structuring of a firmsponsored training program, and (2)
1964
14,481
the encouraging of staff members to
1965
15,090
take advanced college courses and/or
1966
16,578
participation in the American Institute
1967
21,489"
of CPA’s Professional Development
It is estimatedI that the enrollment
Program. The importance attached to during 1968 will exceed 25,000" These
this goal may be indicated by the fact figures indicate considerable growth;
that a major accounting firm has allo­ however, the total number of enrollees
cated 10% of gross fees for formal in relation to the total number of po­
training.
tential participants (61,000 were mem­
Firm-sponsored training programs bers of the AICPA in 1967)” empha­
have ranged from courses conducted sizes that there is much work to be
in the office to courses given in com­ done in encouraging many professional
plex training centers such as the Ster­ accountants to profit from this pro­
ling Institute developed by Peat, Mar­ gram, which is geared to meet the chal­
wick, Mitchell &amp; Co. This complex, lo­ lenges of the profession.
cated in Washington, D.C., is consid­
Conclusion and Criticism
ered to be the ultimate in design for
educational activities. In some cases,
Both the profession and many high
firms have arranged for the use of col­ school guidance counselors share the
lege facilities for continued-education responsibility for the lack of attraction
purposes. For the most part, instruc­ of more qualified aspirants for a career
tors are members of the professional in accounting. There; are
are some
some guidgm
staff; however, professors and outside ance counselors who,
who. because of
o a
experts are also utilized. These pro- lack of knowledge about the account­
grams are varied and frequent. Some ing profession, feel that the commer­
are mandatory, but for the most part cial course" background is sufficient
rms encourage attendance on a vol­ for the further study of accounting.
This is an erroneous concept and has
untary basis.
The professional societies, such as led to the misguidance of potential
the /
American Institute of Certified candidates for the profession Part o
the problem stems from the fact that
Public
■“ Accountants, the National Association of Accountants, and the since the launching of Sputnik by the
American Accounting Association, be- Russians, there has been a tremendous
-,an Io take cognizance of the need emphasis upon the natural sciences

It is necessary that the profession
maintain continued and increased com­
munication with the educational com­
munity, Joint examination of account­
ing programs may be in order so that
modifications may be. made according
to the recommendations in "Horizons
for A Profession." However, technical
accounting training continues to be
necessary. The experiment conducted
by one firm to make "instant account­
ants" out of liberal arts majors did not
prove to be satisfactory.
Aid to education should be exam­
ined in order to determine if the sup­
port is too widely and thinly spread
and whether it might be wise for a
number of public accounting firms to
pool resources in support of grants to
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colleges,
seminars, scholarships and
faculty advanced study and research,
Salaries being offered by major ac.
counting firms have been most inviting
[he
entrant, but they have also
presented problems. Morale of current­
ly employed staff has been affected be­
cause of differentials in pay. Substan­
tial adjustment of salaries have been
made in order to alleviate the problem.

Increased salaries result in increased
fees to clients. Clients are very much
concerned about this problem, and in
some cases it may result in strained
client-accountant relationships.

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�The national and international overshadow the need to employ our
growth of the profession and the in­ human resources to their fullest extent.
crease in mobility both internally and
There are indications that in the
externallj’, requires immediate concern past there were subtle prejudices that
for the need to develop uniformity in restricted entry of certain minority
state laws pertaining to entry into the groups into the profession. Today this
profession. A first step in this direc­ is generally not true; however, pub­
tion has been taken with the organiza­ lic accounting firms have experienced
tion of a National Association of State difficulty in hiring qualified Negro
Boards of Examiners.
staff. Many of the firms have con­
More women should be attracted to ducted a concerted effort to add Ne­
the profession. While the problems of groes to the staff; however, they would
travel, working hours, and location of like to be assured that they are hiring
audit sites, present limitations in hir­ a capable person; for should that per­
ing women, adjustments in scheduling son leave the firm, for whatever rea­
of jobs could permit the utilization of son, the firm may find itself subject to
more women in the profession. We criticism on a civil rights issue. Few
have permitted our cultural back­ problems have developed pertaining
ground. with regard to women, to to client acceptability.
Footnotes
’Mimeographed material printed by a public a
counting firm for high school recruiting purposes.

’Howard F. Stettler,, "CPA's/Auditing/2000+
The Journal of Accountir
ins (May, 1965), p. ss.
’David W. Thonimpson, "A Career for the 70's:
Public Accounting,"
," World, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell
&amp; Co., Winter, 196S
‘Thompson, p. 28,

’Robert Half, "The Staff Man's Future," iThe
Practical Accountant (Jan./Feb., 1968, Vol. 1, No.- D,
p. 56.

eHalf, p. 59.
’Data furnished by one of the "big-eight"
counting firms. Anonymity requested.
bIbid.

■'SalaryI Survey
■vey, The College Placement Council
(Bethlel
:hem, Pa.,
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Report No. 2, March, 1968), p. 2.
’°Half, p. 55.

’’"Career Choices Among Beta Alpha Psi Memoers, rror.
bers,"
Prof. nay
Ray m
M.. rowen,
Powell, CPA, The Accounting
Review, Vol. XLI, No. 3, July, 1966, pp. 531-532.

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’’Data furnished by one of the “big-eight" ac­
counting firms. Anonymity requested.

The development of a non-professional group to perform menial ac­
counting tasks may help relieve the
pressure for additional professional
staff. Firms cannot afford to charge,
and clients cannot afford to pay, for
"high-priced” help to do bank recon­
ciliations, vouching and checking of
figures. In many cases the burden of
this work has been thrust upon the ac­
countant because the clients have not
solved their own manpower problems.

/ILEEE COLLEGE
CLAIR
ill

Projected growth rates of the pro­
fession demand that the search for a
professional accountant be continued
at an accelerated rate, and that the
continued education of the profession­
al be emphasized and developed both
qualitatively and quantitatively.

• Wilkes College Seal is a
Gold copy of the original
design.

• Suitable for office or home.

Stettler, Howard F., "C.P.A's / Auditing / 2000 + ,"

’’Ibid.

The Journal of Accountancy (May, 1968), 55-60.

"Ibid.
’’"Education of Certified Public Accountants," po­
sition paper submitted by A.I.C.P.A. planning com­
mittee, The Journal of Accountancy, (April, 1968),
p. 46.

American Institute of Certified Public Account­
ants, Professional Development, 1968.

• Made of northern birch and
finished in black and gold
trim.

American Institute of Certified Public Account­
ants, Professional Development News, March/April,
1968.

• Distinctive and comfortable.

^‘Professional Dcvelopmt
lent News, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (New York,
March/April, 1963), p. 3.

College Place
Placement Council, Salary Survey, Report
No. 2 (March, 1968).

’’Professional Development, American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants (New York, 1968), p. 2.
’'Thompson, p. 25.

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

"Education of Certified Public Accountants,"’ position paper submitted by A.I.C.P.A. planning committee. The Journal of Accountancy (April, '1968),
48-52.

Bibliography

Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Account­
ants, Spokesman (December, 1967).

Roy, Robert H., and James H. McNeill, Horizons
for a Profession, New York; American In*tstitute of
Certified Public Accountants, Inc., 1967.

Mimeogra
raphed material
il printed by a public accounting fu
irm for high school
s»
recruiting purposes.

Half, Robert, "The Staff Man's Future," The
Practical Accountant, (Jan./Feb., 1968, Vol 1, No. 1),
54-59.
Thompson, David W., "A Career for the 70's:
Public Accounting
ing. World, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell
&amp; Co. (Winter, 1968),
1,
24-28.

NOTE: The writer of this paper is indebted to a
number of accounting firms and their personnel for
making various information available during per­
sonal interviews. They have requested that the
names of the firms not be disclosed.

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                    <text>WILKES COLLEGE

ALUMNUS^
Volume 24, No. 1

NEW

PRESIDENT

OF
WILKES COLLEGE
ASSUMES OFFICE

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�Dl Michelini New President of Wilkes College:e

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

W I L KBS
AtUMN051

Admiral Harold R. Stark
Honorary Chairman

Twenty-three years after receiving its charter
as an independent institution, Wilkes College
welcomed its second president on July 1 when
Dr. Francis J. Michelini, former Dean of Aca­
demic Affairs, was officially designated as the
president and chief executive officer of the
college.

Reuben H. Levy
Honorary Member
Louis Shaffer
Chairman
Thomas Kiley
Vice-Chairman

PRESIDENT TALKS TO NEWS MEDIA

Kenneth G. Northrop, '51
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Second Vice Presider
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Charles H. Miner, Jr.
Secretary
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Joseph L Savit/., '48

(Initial statement by Dr. Francis J. Michelini, former Dean
of Academic Affairs, upon assuming his newly-elected office
as President of Wilkes College on Wednesday, July 1, 1970.)

vV&lt;l:ia.ni L. Conyngham
Assistant Treasurer
Benjamin Badman, Jr., '41

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Dr. Michelini filled a position vacated by the
retirement of Dr. Eugene S. Farley, who had
served for 34 years, beginning with the early
days of Bucknell University Junior College.

The new president, who will be inaugurated
at official ceremonies this Fall, has been asso­
ciated with Wilkes College for the past 15 years.

Donald F. Carpenter
Noel Caverly
Alfred Eisenpreis, '42
Mrs. Eberhard L. Faber
Eugene 5. Farley
John B. Farr
Andrew Hourigan, Jr.
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Mrs. Ely Landau, '48
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Richard Pearsall
John A. Perkins
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Max Rosenn
Aaron Weiss

I would like to thank all of you for participating in this, my first press
conference as President of Wilkes College. Education is of great interest
and concern to all Americans and I hope to be available to you on future
occasions to discuss matters of importance to higher education and our
community in the years ahead.
Since April 17, when my appointment as the second President of Wilkes
College was first announced, the response and congratulations of friends,
faculty, and students have been most kind. I will make every effort to jus­
tify their confidence in me.

As I indicated on April 17, I am indeed fortunate in assuming the pres­
idential responsibilities following a man like Dr. Farley. His outstanding
leadership and sound administration have built a strong, well-balanced
institution. I have much to work with, and in trying to continue this progress,
much to work for. His continued efforts on behalf of Wilkes as Chancellor,
will be very important to me in my efforts as President.

Dr. Francis I. Michelini, new president of Wilkes College, and his wife, Anne Marie, look
ahead as they inspect the model of the proposed S4-million addition to Stark Hall, which is
on display at Weckesser Hall.

Inaugural Planning Underway
The first meeting of key personnel who will handle the arrangements for the inauguration in
November of Dr. Francis J. Michelini as the second president of Wilkes College was held recently
in the Board Room at Weckesser Hall.
General chairman of the inauguration is
Thomas Kiley, vice president of the Board of
Trustees, and co-chairman is Dr. Ralph Rozelle.

CHANCELLOR
It is natural to look forward to continued growth and change within the
College. Today we hear much in the press about dialogue with students,
faculty, and community. It has been a tradition that such dialogue has
always been part of the operations of Wilkes College, and I intend to in­
crease the input of information and ideas from student, faculty and com­
munity sources as well as expand such input from another important re­
source, our Alumni. Ideas and opinions will be incorporated directly into our
administrative operations.

Eugene S. Farley

PRESIDENT
Francis J. Michelini

ALUMNI OFFICERS
Thomas J. Moran, '49
President

I plan to implement two new divisions in the college structure: a Divi­
sion of Humanities and a Division of the Social Sciences. These will com­
plete the divisional organization begun in recent years when the Division of
Natural Sciences and Mathematics was created. Nev/ responsibilities have
been defined for these organizational units and these v/ill be reviev/ed with
the department heads and the faculty in the Fall. A number of such admin­
istrative modifications are inevitable as Wilkes grov/s.

Francis S. Pinkowski, '50
Executive Vice-President

Carol J. Rhines, '63
Secretary
Carl Urbanski, D.D., '57
Treasurer

Arthur J. Hoover, '55
Director of Alumni Relations

My primary concern as President will be the continued pursuit of qual­
ity by both faculty and students. This has been the strength of Wilkes in the
past, and it must continue to be in the future. Our private colleges must be
strong in our society as constant challenges to our public institutions. This
is the strength of our pluralistic American society in which public and pri­
vate resources combine to better serve our people. This system is envied
throughout the world, and we must keep it healthy. One of our many chal­
lenges during this exciting period in education is to make our public under­
stand the values of freedom necessary in institutions of higher education
if this nation is to continue its great history of commitment to education as
one of its guarantees of opportunity for all.

Wilkes College end Dr. Farley have been major instruments of change
in this community for the past thirty-four years. I intend to devote my
efforts to maintaining this role for th-- college as a significant and construc­
tive instrument for social and economic change in our community.

ALUMNUS STAFF
Thomas J. Moran, '49
Editor

Lynn Jacobs
Assistant Editor
Nancy Scouton
Alumni Notus

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The inauguration will mark the ceremonial
installation of Dr. Michelini as the president,
filling a vacancy left by the retirement as of
June 30 of Dr. Eugene S. Farley, who guided
the college for 34 years.
Dr. Farley immediately upon stepping down
from the presidency became the first chancellor
of the college.
The committee working on the ceremony in­
cludes representatives from the Board of Trus­
tees, college administration and faculty, and
the student body.
Although only preliminary discussion was
conducted at the first meeting opened by Atty.
Louis Shaffer, chairman of the Board of Trus­
tees, plans were made by frequent additional
meetings and assignment of committees to
handle the many vital functions which will conto the inauguration of the nevi president.

k committee to select an appropriate speaker
for the occasion will be announced shortly and
wide-spread publicity will be attached to the
event.
It is anticipated that the ceremony wiil be
held sometime during November, although this

date has not as yet been finalized, pending
selection and availability of a speaker.
Those attending the meeting were: Mrs. Eber­
hard Faber, Thomas Kiley, Atty. Louis Shaffer,
Dr. Michelini, Dr. Charlotte Lord, Dr. Hugo V.
Mailey, Dr. Charles B. Reif, John Chwalek,
Misses Sally Donoho and Maureen Klaproth,
Drew Gubanich, Aldo Farnati and Mrs. Mickey
Stella.

He received his Bachelor of Science Degree
from Seton Hall University, his Master of Sci­
ence Degree from the University of Delaware and
his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.

A veteran of World War II, Dr. Michelini as­
sumes the leadership of a college with a full
time enrollment of 2,500 students and an equal
number of part time and evening students.
He will oversee an institution with an oper­
ating budget of $50-million with tangible assests
of more than $20-million. The campus now has
54 buildings and plans are being finalized
through "Operation Forward Thrust" for a $4million addition to Stark Hall.

Dr. Michelini is extremely active in com­
munity affairs and various civic and govern­
mental groups.

He is married to the former Anne Marie Ster­
ner of Lansford. The couple has three daughters,
Michelle, Lisa and Lucia.

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Members of the committee who are forming plans for the inauguration of Dr. Francis J.
Michelini as the second president of Wilkes College are shown during a recent planning
luncheon. Left to right, seated—Mrs. Eberhard Faber, member of the Board of Trustees;
Thomas Kiley, vice chairman of the Board and chairman of the Inaugural Committee; Mrs,
Mfckev Stella, administrative aide; Atty. Louis Shaffer, president of the Board; Dr. Michelini;
Maureen Klaproth, co-editor of the campus student newspaper.
Standing—Aldo Farnati, president cl Student Government; Dr. Charlotte Lord. Dr. Hugo
V. Mailey, John Chwalek, Dr. Charles B. Reif, Drew Gubanich, president
tuder Inter­
Dormitory Council; and Sally Donoho. co-edilor of the campus newspaper.

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iBn©D©gy Maj@rs Fight Regional Problems
Photographs of bearded trouble­
makers parading for numerous and
vague causes has become an all too
frequent image of the "typical" col­
lege student of late.

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The Wilkes College Biology De­
partment has gone a long way to
dispel this inaccurate picture.

History was made at Wilkes College on July 1 when
the title of chancellor was added to the upper eschelon
of administrative officers.
Dr. Eugene S. Farley, who retired on June 30 as pres­
ident of Wilkes College after 34 years as the leader of the
educational institution, became the first chancellor in re­
sponse to an invitation from the Board of Trustees that he
continue his vital services to the college.

Two professors — Dr. Thomas
Mizianty and Dr. Donald Tappa —
have contributed greatly to the pre­
sentation of the college student as
one who is deeply concerned with
putting to work the education and
training he has received at Wilkes.

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In his new position. Dr. Farley will devote his time to
the responsibilities of all external matters pertaining to
the present, and future, welfare of the college. With Dr.
Francis J. Michelini, the new president, handling the in­
ternal problems of the administration of the school, Dr.
Farley will be free to do the long-range planning.

Their efforts right here in the col­
lege community stand as evidence.
The results have added up to an
enthusiastic community involve­
ment by the senior biology stu­
dents.

It was pointed out that while the two roles will be
somewhat related, both men will be working in different
capacities for the continued development and success of
Wilkes College.

It all began five years ago when
Mizianty and Tappa changed the
format of the senior biology sem­
inar class. It was their aim to make
the subject matter relevant to the
community.

Dr. Farley’s new role follows 34 years as president of
the college — 11 of which were as president of Bucknell
Junior College, the forerunner to Wilkes.

During the more than three decades as the leader of
the institution, Dr. Farley has guided the growth of the
college from a one classroom building and less than 200
students to its present status of 54 buildings and a total
of 5,000 day and evening students.
Under his leadership, the remarkable growth and suc­
cess of the college and the achievements of its alumni
have won it respect academically and athletically.
Dr. Farley’s guidance has kept the college constantly
on the course on which it was founded — a liberal arts
college, open to all serious students, regardless of race or
creed. These same policies accompanied the academic ex­
pansion into other areas which followed during its 34
years under his direction.

While much of the inspiration behind Wilkes lies with
Dr. Farley, he is quick to credit the success of the insti­
tution to the many who supported him — names like Ad­
miral Harold Stark and those new deceased, Dr. Arnaud
C. Marts. Atty. Charles B. Waller, Miss Annette Evans.
Gilbert McClintock, Mrs. Dorothy Darte, and countless
others.

These powerful, community-minded individuals sup­
ported the president when many people in the region
tended to discredit his oream of providing higher educa­
tion to what at the time was a depressed area.

Dr. Tappa put it this way: “Dr.
Mizianty and I felt that the class,
as seniors, should be ready to ‘put
into action’ some of the training
they had received during their four
years in the major.”

In the field of education, the role of chancellor is an
old and respected one, carrying equally important roles
in the fields of government and religion.

The reaction from the campus to the community to Dr.
Farley s acceptance of the new position has been ex­
tremely enthusiastic.
Typical of the comments was this editorial published
in a Wilkes-Barre newspaper. It said in part:
After 34 years of devoted service, he was more than
•willing to retire and enjoy the leisure that he had earned.
But the board of trustees hesitated about severing all ex­
isting ties for obvious reasons and created the chancellor­
ship especially for him.

Since he grew up with Wilkes, he is the outstanding
authority on its past and, important, on its future.
Freed of routine duties, he will be the ideal contact
with colleagues in education, community leaders, and the
alumni. It would be a shame to waste all this talent at a
time when higher institutions of learning need guidance
and experience, such as he is able to make available in
his new capacity.”

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4

To that end, each student was ex­
pected to participate in some active
project within the area. They
pitched in with enthusiasm — each
choosing an area of involvement
within his personal realm of in­
terest.
It might be pointed out that long
before ecology became a popular
preoccupation, Wilkes students
were out lobbying for anti-pollution
bills.
The results have been outstand­
ing. The students infiltrated the
Wyoming Valley area, bringing
fresh ideas and facts concerning
biology to the attention of high
school students, faculties, the press
and the public.

It was not long before 20 area

Five members of the Senior class who worked on the environmental project are, left to
right, kneeling — Bernie Holleran, Wilkes-Barre; Dave Roberts, Kingston. Standing — lay CoId­
stein, Kingston; Jack Blannett, Wilkes-Barre; and Dan Kopen, Forty Fort.

high schools were featuring col­
lege students in biology and chem­
istry classes. Some students made
reports to Harrisburg on pollution
and conservation.

Others attended town meetings
in nearby Tunkhannock to discuss
a proposed nuclear plant. Many stu­
dents with literary inclination in­
undated national magazines with
letters and articles, and some in­
vestigated matters of vital import­
ance to Wyoming Valley — such as
the effects of miner's asthma and
the burning culm banks.
Much of the success of the in­
volvement program can be under­
stood through the type individual
who eagerly participated.
There is Jack Blannett. a recently
graduated biology major from
Wilkes-Barre, who was instrument­
al in organizing Earth Day locally.

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The tall, intense young man's areas
of involvement have not remained
confined to his major field. Direct­
ing a school Reach-Out Project for
area orphans occupied a great deal
of his time during the school year.
Blannett was only one of the
many who took part, but he is typ­
ical of the type individual who
wants to become involved for the
benefit of others.

His efforts and the efforts of
others pointed up an unplanned,
but satisfying result of the seminar.
Students pursued their interests
with a dedication that did not seem
to end with the final grade from a
professor.
Once involved, the students
tended to follow-up their interests.
The influence was felt in many
ways.

�GROTON
MS A
LIKING
FOR
WILKES
EDUCATION
GRADUATES
Congrautlations were in order for the new president of Wilkes College recently when
James Shaughnessy, assistant superintendent of schools in Croton, Conn., (second from right)
renewed acquaintances with Dr. Francis J. Michelini. Flanking the two are, on the left, Robert
Strouse, principal of a Croton junior high school. On the right is John Chwalek, placement
director for Wilkes College.
(Photo by Paramount Studio)

To James Shaughnessy — assistant superintendent
of schools in Groton, Connecticut — a visit to Wyo­
ming Valley means a chance to play some golf on the
fine local courses, an opportunity to exchange plea­
santries with old friends and a search for teaching
talent at Wilkes College.
Shaughnessy has a special liking for people who
gained their training in education at Wilkes for a
very simple reason — they have proven to be wellqualified in all respects and they “fit” the educational
system at Groton.

To prove his point, Shaughnessy did a quick men­
tal recount on the number of Wilkes students who
have been plucked from the local campus and signed
on as faculty members at Groton.
“In the past 10 years.” Shaughnessy said, “wre
have hired about 150 Wilkes education graduates.
This year we are taking eight from the 1970 grad­
uating class.”

Robert Strouse, who accompanied Shaughnessy
on the trip, is principal of the West Side Junior High
School in Groton.

the Groton school system, slightly more than 50 are
graduates of Wilkes College.
“That must be some kind of record,” according to
John Chwalek, Wilkes placement director and per­
sonal friend and golfing partner of Shaughnessy’s.
The assistant superintendent of the New England
school said he first came in contact with Wilkes Col­
lege “about 11 years ago” while making a tour of the
northeastern part of the country for teaching talent.
Reflecting for a few seconds, Shaughnessy’s face
suddenly glowed with a satisfied grin as he said, “I
can even remember the first person we hired. Her
name was Sandra Feldman.”

Since then it has been simply a case of Shaugh­
nessy thinking in terms of Wilkes College when it
came to looking for replacements.
During this most recent trip, Shaughnessy made
it a point to pay a special visit to Weckesser Hall —
“just to say hello again to Dr. (Francis) Michelini and
congratulate him on his recent move up to the pres­
idency.”

Strouse reminded Shaughnessy that percentage­
wise Wilkes ranks rather heavily when it comes to
teaching jobs at Groton.

As further proof that Shaughnessy is well satis­
fied with the way educational training is provided at
Wilkes, he informed Dr. Michelini that he will have
a personal representative on the campus for the next
four years.

This caused Shaughnessy to make another esti­
mate — figuring roughly that of the 550 teachers in

“My daughter is enrolled in the freshman class
which begins in September,” he explained.

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HOMEFRONT
ALUMNI
GATHER
TO FORM
STRONGER
CAMPUS
CHAPTER

Coing over some ol the recommendations made by Wyoming Valley alumni for creating
a stronger campus chapter are three people who are vitally concerned with the success of
alumni development. Lelt to right are: Walter Mohr, director of development; Art Hoover,
director of alumni affairs; and Thomas J. Moran, president of the Alumni Association.

In an effort to revitalize what was at one time the
strongest chapter of the Wilkes College Alumni Associa­
tion — the one which included graduates living in Greater
Wyoming Valley — a special meeting of those who have
been interested in the college's efforts was held on July
23 at the College Dining Hall.

The purpose was to reactivate the campus chapter as
a nucleus around which events might be planned and de­
veloped for the overall benefit of alumni living elsewhere
and to provide a working body to handle assignments on
the "homefront” for special events to which those living
out-of-town would be invited.

James Ferris ’56, David R. Badman '67, Carl Havira '60,
Atty. Eugene Roth '57, Atty. Gifford Cappellini '45, Don­
ald Honeywell '49, Carl Zoolkoski '59, William Acorneley
'59, Patrick J. Burke '69, Ruth Kackauskas '67, Jerome
Lawrence '62, Sterling Bonawitz '67, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Myers '60, '57, Dr. John Hosage '62, Mr. and Mrs. James
Winebrake '64, '62, Atty, and Mrs. John Fine '64, '63, Mr.
Raymond Frey '66.

In his initial announcement, Arthur J. Hoover, director
of alumni relations wrote:

Mr. Russell H. Williams '50, Mrs. Paul W. Merril '55,
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis R. Myers '65, '65, Miss Marilyn Obaza
'63, Miss Sandra Walters '70, Miss Carol Rhines '63, Dr.
Carl Urbanski '57, Thomas J. Moran '49, Donald E. Stein
'60, George Siles '57, George Pawlush '69, Mary L. Poremba '69, Edward Burke '70.

“Among the many activities with which our alumni
should become more involved are: Homecoming, the Sem­
inar program and the establishment of a local alumni
chapter. The thinking and planning which go into these
activities will determine, to a great extent, the effective­
ness and the success of the programs.

Mr. and Mrs. John N. Shoemaker '50, '51, Edward R.
Davis '54, Marvin Antinnes '61, Yorath D. Evans '62, Lynn
Johnson '69, Mrs. Richard Muzwka '69, Elva Costello '70,
Karen Kelly '70, Mr. and Mrs. James Kozemchak '68, '69,
W. Clark Line, III '66, George J. Tensa '62, Joseph Shambe
'62, Atty. Florie Petrillo '66, Dr. Jerome Gutterman '59.

“With the thought in mind that w7e must work together
to improve existing programs and to initiate new pro­
grams, we are asking you to join with a group of local
alumni for this purpose.”

Atty. Donald McFadden '56, Joseph Gries '51, Joseph
Parsnik '59, William Schwab '65, Brooke Yeager '64, Wil­
liam Close '63, Melvin W. Farkas ’55, William Roberts
'67, Timothy McGinley '68, Mrs. Martha Wagner Ostrow­
ski '58, Thomas Rokita '68.

Asked to attend the meeting and lend assistance and
guidance were:

HOMECOMING 1970 • OCTOBER 17
START MAKING PLANS NOW . . . CALL YOUR OLD COLLEGE FRIENDS AND MAKE UP A .’-ARTY'

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�College Holds Theater Workshop

A few of the participants in the Wilkes College Summer Theater Workshop enjoy a
moment of relaxation between chores on the balcony of the Center for the Performing Arts.
Left to right are—Mr. and Mrs. William Harman, Beverly Harmon, student from Canton;
Charlene Bryant, student from Boothwyn; and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bryant.
The days were busy and hectic. At night the lights burned late as
the 22 participants in the Wilkes College Summer Theater Workshop
became acquainted with all phases of the stage at the Center for the
Performing Arts.

The program, designed for high
school junior and senior students, un­
dergraduate and graduate students, ran
from early July into the first week of
August.
The workshop provided total theater
experiences in production, lighting,
directing and acting for the eager
group. The program allowed high
school students to gain the instruction
of professionals in all aspects of the­
ater production. They were involved
in the building of sets and rehearsing
and production of scenes.
The project also gave graduate and
undergraduate students an opportunity
to work with the high school students.
The students worked under the super­
vision of Richard Fox, Easton Area
High School, who served as technical
director. The college students were re­
sponsible for directing the scenes.
Also supervising the workshop were:
Al Groh, Wilkes College; Miss Myvfanwy Williams. Wilkes College: Jean McClay, Easton Area High School, pro­
duction consultant: Murray Popky.
costume director; David Frey, technical
director: Mary Ellen Neiman, ward­
robe mistress; Joel Fischman, stage
manager; Michael Gallagher, faculty

assistant; and Kathi Rifkin, properties
and makeup.

Formerly the Workshop was funded
by the Pennsylvania Department of
Education, but this year was conducted
on an independent basis.
High School students who partici­
pated in the program were: Carl An­
derson, West Wyoming; Gary Kessler,
Kingston; Michael B. Libenson, Ann
Marie Brisk, Maria Csala, Regina En­
gel, Shari Garber, Gloria Maksimik
and Ann Mermelstein, Wilkes-Barre.
Anthony Nardella, Jr., Dunmore;
Chris Peterson, Exeter; Margaret C.
Brown, Hickory; Charlene Bryant,
Boothwyn: Beverly Harman, Canton;
Lee Rachel Nemchek, Plymouth Meet­
ing; Holly Phillips and Kathryn Anne
Vernon, Trucksville; Sharon Stanek,
Ashley; Margaret S. Trotzky, Forty
Fort; Karol Namutka, West Pittston;
and Debbie Pool, Kingston.

Graduate and undergraduate stu­
dents enrolled were: Douglas E. Abrbetman and Marlin M. Boylan, Scran­
ton; Nancy Karp, Lansdale; Judith
Panzini, Easton; Anne Richey, Harris­
burg; Grace Perkinds and Elliot Rosen­
baum, Kingston.

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W ' udiaate
plaiiit Ai'derway
in Mathematics
A graduate program leading to a
Master of Science Degree in Math­
ematics Education at Wilkes College
was initiated recently under the de­
partmental chairmanship of Dr. Bing
K. Wong.
The program differs from the usual
Master of Science Education Degree
in that it is strongly subject-oriented.
Of the 30 graduate credits required
for the degree, 18 credits must be
taken in mathematics. This is the first
time that graduate courses in math­
ematics have been made available in
Northeastern Pennsylvania.
There are over 30 graduate students
presently enrolled in the program.
Many of these are high school teachers
of mathematics in the area.

Classes Scheduled Late
Classes are held during the academic
year in the late afternoon and early
evening to enable teachers to pursue
these graduate studies.
Plans for a parallel M.A. in Math­
ematics at Wilkes have been com­
pleted recently. It is hoped that stu­
dents interested in pursuing a degree
wholly in mathematics will have the
opportunity available within a year.
Dr. Wong also announced that Dr.
John Wasileski, a native of Nanticoke,
will join the department in September.
Following his graduation from Nan­
ticoke High School in 1961, Dr. Wasil­
eski attended Wilkes College and was
granted a B.A. degree in mathematics
in 1965. He then went to Penn State
for his doctorate. His father, Professor
Stanley Wasileski has been a Wilkes
faculty' member since 1945 and is still
teaching mathematics cm a part-time
basis following his retirement last
February.

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Campus ^appeniin^s
(This page called, for the want of anything more
original, "Campus Happenings" is being presented in
somewhat of a trial fashion. Its main purpose is a form
of response to many alumni who have expressed a strong
desire to hear more about the "grass-roots" side of the
college, its student and faculty families and what is
taking place in the everyday, casual routine of keeping
our educational institution going. If you like it, please
let us know. If you feel it has no place in your Alumnus,
such knowledge would also be welcome.)

Under ordinary circumstances this item would be
listed under the special “In Memoriam” part of the Alum­
nus at the end of the publication.

But this seems to call for more of a tribute to one of
the all-time football greats at Wilkes College, who passed
away after a lingering illness in late June.

It was with sad hearts that the campus family, many
former lettermen and the local sports world in general
heard of the death in the Veterans Administration Hos­
pital of Jack Feeney, ’51, a former All-Scholastic end at
Kingston High School and a four-year letterman at Wilkes
College, where he gained national fame for his perform­
ance as one of the greatest ever to play for the Colonels.

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of the 1970 graduating class, who received their diplomas
in the gymnasium with the temperature in the 90’s, are
voicing approval of an editorial in The Beacon, campus
newspaper, that some thought be given to holding the
1971 commencement outdoors at Ralston Field.

Wilkes Placement Director John Chwalek and his staff
are compiling figures on members of the recent class who
have made employment connections as a direct result of
interviews held on campus ... 41 juniors and seniors
from area high schools are enjoying the Wilkes campus
this Summer as part of the Upward Bound program . . .
Also visiting the campus for educational benefits were
some 50 high school teachers of biology from schools in
17 states, who attended the annual Summer Institute,
sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

+
New college President Francis J, Michelini, who is
still referred to affectionately as "Dr. Mike," had his first
joust with the news media on July 1 and came off very
well.

To a question from one member of the press concern­
ing the financial state of the small private colleges, the
new president laughed and said, “Please wait until I have
time to fully acquaint myself with the budget!”

Many of the 7,000 alumni of Wilkes College can still
participate in “Operation Forward Thrust” — the cam­
paign to raise 54,000,000 for the construction of an addi­
tion to Stark Hall as a replacement for Conyngham Hall,
which was destroyed by fire in 1968.

Walter Mohr, director of development, has made a
special plea to all those who have not as yet sent in con­
tributions. “We realize that many of our alumni cannot
give gigantic gifts," he explained, “but our problem is in
trying to make each one realize that even a small con­
tribution is most welcome."

Dr. Eugene S. Farley, new chancellor of the college
after retiring as president on June 30, finally found time
for a vacation — a trip into New England and even a
chance to stop off at the hotel and art center conducted
by Wilkes faculty member Phil Richards . . . Members

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Charlotte Lord, who has for many years been not only
one of the most capable members of the English Depart­
ment, but also one of the best liked, became Dr. Charlotte
Lord recently when she received her Ph.D. in English and
Comparative Literature from the University of Pennsyl­
vania.

Many graduates have expressed a desire to maintain
a closer tie with Wilkes College and what is happening
here on a week-to-week basis. It was with this thought
in mind that The Beacon, campus student newspaper, has
made plans to offer subscriptions to former students at
the rate of S4 for the regular school year. All one has to
do is send a check or money order along with his name
and address and The Beacon will be mailed each week.

�1970’s - The Quality of Life .
scribed as radical and revolutionary. The science and
technology of the Western world have put man on
the moon, everyone is living longer and is in better
health and yet we are only now discovering new
words and new forces that pose for civilization real
concerns for our survival: environmental control, the
urban problem, pollution, over-population, and the
other concerns that describe man’s long and careless
abuse of the world in which we all must live. The
real danger however is man himself. We must solve
these problems of our environment and rediscover
ourselves in time to make certain that we begin to
devise plans and active programs so that in 1980,
when we stop again to review the accomplishments
of the '70's, the record will show that we have im­
proved our performance as individuals in shaping
our future.

(The following is the complete text of an address
given before the graduates and their guests nt the 1970
Wilkes College Commencement by Kenneth C. North­
rop, president of Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New 1 ork
publishing firm.)

I am pleased and honored to have been
asked to speak to you on this occasion ac­
knowledging the accomplishments of the 513
graduates of Wilkes College. I am especially
pleased to have been asked by Dr. Farley to
speak to you. I might say parenthetically that
it is hard to say no to Dr. Farley. This is the
second commencement address that has been
given by an alumnus of the college, and I hope
that in the years ahead many graduates will
return to address themselves to the individ­
uals in the graduating class.
Tonight I am going to spend more of my time on
the future, the years ahead, and try to give you some
of my thoughts about the quality of life that we, as
individuals, that Wilkes, as an institution of higher
learning, and that our country, as a free people, might
anticipate. The one force that is equally important
for survival for all three, whether individual, institu­
tion, or nation, is for us to be able to cope 'with, plan
for, and be successful at dealing with and managing
change. Change is a very interesting concept. It has
many facets and some advocates that have compli­
cated the understanding of the simple fact that noth­
ing stays the same, that change is inevitable, that it
may be one of life’s only constants, that it has a vel­
ocity, and, in different eras, moves at different
speeds. It is the velocity of the change we now are
witnessing that is of such great concern to the na­
tion, its institutions, and to us, as individuals living
in these troubled times when tranquillity is not the
order of the day. It is not enough for us to react to
change; we must shape our future with imaginative
ideas and practical action.
This class of 1970, I am certain, is one of the best,
if not the best, educated class to graduate from
Wilkes College. There are some today who doubt
that education at all levels, whether elementary, high
school, or college, is what it should be, or, perhaps
more precisely, what it used to be. But, from where
I sit, today’s student at every level is the recipient of
a better education and is a much better critical
thinker than yesterday’s student. As we move for­
ward in time, the goals and objectives of education

by Kenneth G. Northrop

have changed rather dramatically. Today it is of little
value to fill minds with facts that soon are discovered
not to be facts — more information was accumulated
in the last ten years than in all the rest of recorded
history — to survey and trace the span of history,
and, as we look back to history, we find only that
historians agree to disagree, that each interprets his­
tory differently, and that in their conflicting inter­
pretations, the only sensible thing to ask of students
today is: Who do they think was right? What mean­
ing does history have to me today? What lessons can
be learned from the past?

Education today is a life-long process. We define
our business as "the cradle to the grave” — the rail­
road analogy: pre-kindergarten, elementary, high
school, college, four or five different careers. Educa­
tion is, in reality, an investment much like land, our
great unreproducible asset.
It has always been an odd phenomenon to me that
in the zero years we stop to examine the past and
make predictions about the future after gliding
through the one-to-nine years. For the class of '70
there is today much information in every sort of for­
mat making predictions about the years ahead, es­
pecially the 1970’s, and ten years is about the span
for which most long-range planners are willing to
stand up and be counted.
The characteristics of the 1970's are, in my judg­
ment, going to be much different from the recent
'60's and '50's. The last twenty years could be char­
acterized by their relative stability, their predict­
ability, and change was a rather evolutionary process.
Today, after only five months in the new decade, the
characteristics of change in the '70's can onnly be de-

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This rediscovery of ourselves and our society will
not be an easy task and will not be accomplished un­
less the gaps — the generation gap, the communica­
tions gap, the gaps within generations, and the listen­
ing gap are greatly reduced. Human intelligence must
be applied to the solution of our social problems, and
we must find ways for individuals and institutions to
be capable of continuous change, continuous respon­
siveness, and the self-renewal of the kind that John
W. Gardner, one of the country's wisest men, has
written about so eloquently. Mr. Gardner's recent
experience in Illinois when the Illinois Constitutional
Convention would not let him deliver a speech he
had been invited to prepare has some interesting
aspects. The first, I believe, is that his speech was
given wide treatment in all the media because he was
not allowed to deliver it. If it had been delivered, I
doubt whether many of us would ever have had the
benefit of his wisdom and insights into our social
problems. I would like to quote for you:

Virtually all of us have failed our duty as
Americans. The failure goes to every level
and every phase of American life: drug
addiction in the slums and corruption in
high places; crime in the streets and cor­
porate fraud; personal immorality and
betrayals of public trust.

I think all of you will find it hard to believe that these
are not the words of John W. Gardner, but the words
of Abraham Lincoln in his farewell address at Spring­
field as he departed for Washington in February of
1861. What Lincoln said 109 years ago showed evi­
dence of the same social disintegration that Mr. Gard­
ner meant when he wrote in his undelivered speech:

But there is something better in us ns Americans,
something better than fear and anger and pre­
judice, something better than selfishness, some­
thing better than the lazy, comfortable inclination
to blame others. There is in us, if our leaders
will ask for it, the courage and stamina to face
our problems honestly, to admit that we are
partly to blame for them, and to identify paths
of constructive action.
In this case, John Gardner has addressed himself
to some of the qualities that society, its institutions,
and its individuals need to reach self-expression and
self-realization. But, in the last analysis, society and
its institutions are really individuals, and it is with
you, the individual, that the hope for tomorrow re­
sides. If you, the men and women in the class of 1970,
are determined to succeed, the chances are much in
your favor that you will be successful. It has been
my observation that the successful men and women
in the world can isolate and identify those personal
characteristics that become the principles on which
they live their lives. Gardner identified some when
he said, “courage and stamina to face problems
honestly,” one of the better definitions for the larger
concept of integrity. Other qualities might be initia­
tive, the willingness to work hard to accomplish your
goal. In my judgment, American corporations have
been successful because of one basic reason: they
do a better job of planning where they want to go
and how they are going to get there than any other
nation's corporations. Planning is a way of life. Amer­
ican institutions will have to do a better job of plan­
ning for their future than they have in the past. We
should redesign many of our institutions to meet the
needs of tomorrow. Individuals, loo, must have a plan,
a dream, of where ho wants to go and what he wants
to do with his life. He, too, must deal with change.
There are many high school guidance counselors
who will tell you rather positively that it is not diffi­
cult to predict the students who will succeed in high­
er education and at whatever vocation they choose
in life. They characterize them as the "achievers."
Why do they achieve? Why are they successful?
Most will say it is because the achiever has applied
his intelligence: he is committed to what he does: he
has the willingness to work for what he wants. But.
most of all, he combines all of these qualities in an
orchestrated effort that results in achievement. It
may be trite to say, but I believe it to be true: excel­
lence is just a little bit better than good. It is some­
times only the next step, but it must be taken. Get
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�To Restore The Broken Image

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• • • by Dr. Eugene S. Farley

o

(The following is the complete text of the Baccalaureate address given by Dr. Eugene S. Farley as his last official
talk as president of Wilkes College to the members of the 1970 graduating class and their guests.)
Man has changed his world so
rapidly that he is now an alien in
the world of his own creation. He
has created a new house in which
to live but he has not yet learned
to live in it.
During the past half century, he
has multiplied his knowledge and
increased his confusion. He has
abandoned old beliefs and old in­
stitutions, but as yet he has failed
to adopt new beliefs and better in­
stitutions. The physical changes,
that we note so readily, affect us
less than those unseen changes that
have taken place in the minds of
men.

and the irrational, I suggest that
you look about you. If you do so,
you will see that intelligence sus­
tained by faith has released the
atom and has taken men to the
moon. The men who conceived
these great advances were, just a
few years ago, looked upon as im­
practical visionaries who believed
that the impossible was possible.
What is this, but faith?

choosing requires great intelligence,
massive information, difficult deci­
sions, and great self-discipline. It is
possible that mankind is as yet un­
ready to make such critical deci­
sions or to adopt essential disci­
plines. In 1970, it may still be true,
as it was in the 1920’s, when Som­
erset Maugham wrote, “man has
always found it easier to die than
to learn the multiplication tables.

We are confused and threatened
by the conflicting forces that sur-

In this age of contradiction and
paradox, man still finds it difficult
to recognize and accept the alterna­
tives that lie before him. In spite of
the growing evidence that sur­
rounds him, he may still be un­
ready to accept those ideas and
alternatives that will enable him to
reconcile his conflicts so that he
may unite in a common effort to
humanize mankind.

For the first time in the history of
mankind, man has it within his
power to destroy simultaneously,
the several current civilizations that
he has painfully created over eons
of time. We are faced with the need
to make critical decisions for which
few of us are prepared intellectual­
ly. If we opt for the survival of our
civilization, we face the necessity
of acting with intelligence and of
sustaining this intelligence with
faith. Our need for clarity of vision
and an informed intelligence should
be apparent to all thoughtful per­
sons.

In the midst of our current dilem­
ma — with nation opposing nation,
____ ,
neighbor clashing with neighbor,
and ideology discrediting ideology
— we need a clarity of vision that
will penetrate the animosities of
groups. To sustain ourselves, we re­
quire a clarity of vision that will
enable us to analyze and evaluate
lhe competitive efforts of govern­
ments and groups to control the
minds of men.
If this union of a visionary
i' '
■ • ■
intelligence and a sustaining faith seems
to require a union of the rational

..
DR. EUGENE S. FARLEY
Chancellor

round us, and our consciousness is
hammered by the daily reports of
conflicts and tensions. If we are to
resolve this confusion, we must
understand its causes and its na­
ture. Il may help if we accept the
fact that this confusion is a product
of ignorance multiplied by intelli­
gence. Ignorance sustains prejudice
and bigotry; it closes the minds of
men to the nature of the threats
that confront them and to the pos­
sibilities of a new world that can
be theirs for the choosing. But this

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To attain this unity, man must
restore meaning to his life and re­
gain confidence in himself. And, to
accomplish these complementary
goals, I suspect he must first ac­
knowledge that there can be a pur­
pose to life and that man can create
this purpose. By adopting construc­
tive goals, he can give purpose to
his life and can motivate his own
efforts. By involving himself in con­
structive effort, he may resolve both
his personal and social crises and
avoid the great abyss that yawns
before humanity at this point in its
immense journey.
There is always the danger that
we will oversimplify our problems
in the hope that we can avoid those
prolonged uncertainties and intense
efforts that are required for the res­
olution of these problems. There is
also a danger that we will permit
lhe complexity of our problems to
confuse and paralyze us.
Today, as I meet with you for lhe
last lime, I am risking oversimplifi-

cation of our condition. I do so,
however, in the hope that it will
encourage you to encompass the
infinite complexities of modern so­
ciety in a concept that may enable
you to equate the contradictions of
our times. By so doing, I hope that
you may be prepared to participate
in and to resolve the human prob­
lems that confront us. —■ And, by
human problems, I mean all things
that affect the lives of men. These
may be such personal problems as
fear, prejudice, inner conflicts, and
alienation; or they may be social
problems created by technology,
pollution, overpopulation, or cul­
tural lag. If we are to resolve these
varied problems, we must relate
them to the welfare of man; and
then, as some contemporary think­
ers suggest, we must painstakingly
create a society that is worthy of
man, a society that will enable man
to attain the stature and condition
that can be his if he will but use his
knowledge and mind to envision
and create such a society.
The creation of a society de­
signed to enhance and enrich the
lives of men is visionary, utopian,
and possibly impracticable. It is
just possible, however, that such
visionary thinking is required if
science and technology are to save
man rather than destroy him. We
may be living in a day when the
inconceivable must be conceived
and the impossible must become
the commonplace. If this in itself
sounds impossible, I remind you
that this has happened time and
again during this century. Surely,
if the impossible has already been
accomplished, the impossible can
again be made possible.

And now, may I suggest to you
that the first task to be undertaken
is the restoration of man’s image of

himself. This means that he must
regain a new measure of faith, not
the blind acceptance of his forebears but a belief that man, who
can release the force
------ of the atom
and can journey into the vast spaces
of the universe, can also cultivate
his greatest resource, "the unsovereigned beaches of the mind".

Never again are we likely to con­
ceive of ourselves as being created
in the image of God, but we may
yet recognize that the resources of
man s mind and spirit are our great­
est assets. We must remind our­
selves of the immense journey man
has made during his many millenia
on this globe. We must remember
that the human mind and spirit have
raised man beyond the level of
other animals. But we must also
remember that if we are to attain
the full stature of which human
beings are capable, it is essential
that we first be healthy organisms.
A healthy mind and a vital spirit
are our only means of shaping our
future in freedom. Only these two
things, mind and spirit, differentiate
us from the other species of the
animal world. It is, therefore, the
mind and spirit that we must cul­
tivate.
Sometimes the rational mind finds
itself in conflict with irrational be­
lief. When this happens, the rational
mind must examine belief to deter­
mine its validity. As Kierkegaard
noted, this can be a disturbing ex­
perience, for there is a tendency of
the mind to reject any fact or truth
that cannot be fitted into a system
of belief. To accept such an alien
fact causes the whole system of be­
lief to crumble. Therefore, the un­
trained or the regimented mind re­
jects the truth in order to retain
the belief. The principle of rejec­
tion enunciated by Kierkegaard has

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always been true, and my own
awareness of it first came while I
was teaching at the University of
Pennsylvania. A group of able and
idealistic students often remained
after the formal class had ended.
As I became familiar with them, I
was surprised to learn that all of
these fine young people considered
themselves to be agnostics or athe­
ists. Only after hours of discussion
did it dawn on me that they were
neither atheistic noi- agnostic in any
true sense. They were, however,
unable to accept the symbol of God
that had been given them in their
early years. They had been taught
to accept an anthropomorphic god,
but the universe, of which they
were gaining knowledge, was too
great an entity to have been created
by any deity resembling man. So in
rejecting the symbol of God that
had been given them, they thought
they were rejecting all belief in a
divine power.

Thirty years after this experience,
a Christian Scientist visiting the
University of Moscow was asked
by students how he could believe
in God. His answer was very differ­
ent from the symbol that equated
man with God, but it was accept­
able to the convinced atheists. To
their question he replied, God is a
creative force that pervades the
universe and is present in every
man. After a few moments of
thoughtful silence, the predeter­
mined atheists replied, “If that is
your concept of God, we can be­
lieve with you.”
Possibly these two examples il­
lustrate the dilemma of man. For
long centuries he thought of him­
self as a human replica of God. It
was, of course, a grandiose concept,
for who can conceive of man as
God? Yet grandiose as it was, it

�gave man a sense of significance, at such an answer, unacceptable
and for centuries this concept sus­ though it must be, it may help to
tained men. But, as science revealed consider briefly a few of those
the vastness and diversity of the great advances in knowledge which
universe and the infinite smallness have both enlightened and confused
and complexity of the atom, the mankind.
concept of a God resembling man
Gravity is one of the phenomena
could hardly be accepted by the in­
formed mind. Unhappily, as man that all of us take for granted. Prior
lost his sense of relatedness to God, to Newton’s publication at the end
he failed to develop a new concept of the seventeenth century, man
of man or God that could sustain had no comprehension as to the
him. He failed to recognize that un­ nature of gravity. In our period of
less he possessed a faith in some­ impatient haste, it is worth noting
thing greater than self, he lost faith that Newton delayed publication of
in himself. And, it may be that this his conclusions because an error in
loss of faith is the major cause of measurement obstructed the proof
our present confusion and conflict. of his conclusions. In consequence,
his publication was delayed for
it is one of the many paradoxes twenty years until more accurate
of our times that as man’s knowl­ data were obtained.
edge increases, his sense of signif­
Newton's studies of gravitation
icance diminishes. His inquiring
mind has revealed natural laws that opened new vistas to man's mind
have been hidden from man for and suggested new lines of investi­
countless eons. And amazingly—or gation. His conclusions also en­
perhaps inevitably — his growing couraged the non-scientist to make
knowledge of his universe and of assumptions which could not be
himself seemed to isolate him from sustained by fact. Among these was
his neighbors. He is so overwhelmed the concept that the universe func­
by his growing knowledge that he tioned as a machine without change
is unable to unify this body of or devotion. And unhappily, in later
knowledge so that he may relate it centuries, sociologists and psycholto himself and to his institutions. ogists drew upon this concept to
So it is that when confronted by a create the image of a mechanical
threat resulting from his own gen­ man.

ius, he fails to apply this same in­
telligence to his own survival. We
are fortunate, however, that a few
men of genius now strive to unify
this growing pool of knowledge and
to relate it to the welfare of man­
kind. They endeavor to cultivate
an understanding that will enable
man to rediscover his place in a
world that, although infinitely old,
is very new to man. They anticipate
that as he rediscovers his place in
this new world, he may rediscover
himself and lose that sense of alien­
ation which today creates inner
strife and external conflict.

You will recall that I earlier re­
marked that I was groping for a
simplistic answer that would en­
compass some of the complexities
of our time. In attempting to arrive

Two centuries after Newton, the
studies and theories of Charles Dar­
win suggested that life on this globe
had evolved over eons of time. His
explanation of man’s probable ori­
gins clashed with long-accepted be­
lief, and the resultant strife was
bitter, prolonged, and irrational.
Those who refused even to consider
Darwin’s facts and theories natural­
ly rejected all his accumulated evi­
dence. Those who were willing to
consider his theory examined his
facts and added to them. In con­
sequence of continual inquiry and
fact finding, the concept of evolution is now widely accepted and
the evidences that support it go
back for billions of years.

A few years after Darwin, Sig­
mund Freud began his studies and,

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again, his findings and ideas collid­
ed with accepted belief. For cen­
turies, those who had conceived of
man as being created in the image
of God had endeavored to suppress
the sexual instincts that assured
man's survival. In the effort to
deify man, sex had been looked
upon as an evil that had to be sup­
pressed. Unfortunately, this sup­
pression brought culture into con­
flict with nature — to the detriment
of mankind. By revealing the inner
conflicts and emotional disturb­
ances created by man’s attempt to
suppress one of nature’s fundamen­
tal drives. Freud also opened a
Pandora’s box.

For more than half a century, the
Victorian concepts of morality
clashed with the findings and rev­
elations of psychoanalysts. And,
unhappily, in the clashing of opin­
ions, emotions again submerged
rational inquiry, and extreme posi­
tions were taken by both the Freud­
ians and the anti-Freudians. Al­
though much has been gained, and
will be gained, from Freud’s find­
ings, it is only in the last two dec­
ades that reason has modified, corrected, and improved some of his
findings and his methods.
The total impact of these accum­
ulative findings and theories dem­
onstrates the power of man’s mind
and should enhance his self-image.
They have not done so, however,
for these findings and theories cre­
ate a temporary conflict between
man’s conscious mind and his sub­
conscious mind. The results are
traumatic, for they destroy the
irrational image of man without
creating a new and more realistic
image. In destroying the irrational
image, they create a conflict within
the minds of those whose beliefs
are nurtured by the subconscious.
By so doing, they add to man’s
problems. Man has always found it
easier to deal with that which is
familiar than with that which is
unrecognized and unknown.

But, man's image was to be still
further undermined. Pavlov's ex­

periments with dogs led psychol­
ogists to explain man’s character
and behavior in terms of stimuli
and response. This concept was
grasped so firmly and was so wide­
ly accepted in the 1920’s that John
B. Watson, a leading determinist of
his time, abandoned the study of
psychology to enter the field of ad­
vertising. From this vantage point,
he apparently hoped to manipulate
and control the lives of men. [And
who can say today that we are not
manipulated by advertising?]
So we observe that man's self­
image has been, for several cen­
turies, battered and bruised by the
findings of scientists and the con­
jectures of intellectuals. It appears
now' that, at long last, we are reach­
ing a point where additional infor­
mation and new thinking suggest
that man is neither a mechanical
machine nor a predetermined ani­
mal. There is growing evidence that
he can, in some measure, determine
his own life and govern his own
actions. He is more than a machine;
he is more than an animal: he has
within him a mind that can give
him a measure of freedom — if he
will but use it to that end.
Eric Fromm, some years ago, sug­
gested that although man’s freedom
is limited by environmental and
social influences, he can gain a
measure of freedom by creating his
own alternatives. His ability to
choose from these alternatives is
the measure of his freedom to in­
fluence his own destiny. Only
where he has a choice is he free.
Without alternatives, his thinking
is predetermined and he is entirely
the creature of his environment.

In each age, those who have faith
in man's ability to improve his lot
have cultivated the great concepts
upon which freedom must depend.

They have sensed
sensed that
that freedom
freedom
must be based
--.J upon
upon respect
respect for
for
others, a willingness to accept and
, „--- .j accept and
evaluate new ideas, equality of op­
portunity, and faith in man’s ability
to improve himself. To support
these principles, men have devel­
oped political and social institutions
which are designed to protect the
individual from the oppression of
the masses, while simultaneously
protecting the masses from the dep­
redations of individuals. To be sure,
we have not succeeded in attaining
these goals, and we never will, for
they will ever be beyond us.

parity. This is the consequence of
our search for better ways of deal­
ing with one another. We have dis­
covered alternatives to long accept­
ed practices and beliefs but we have
yet to demonstrate our willingness
to accept a choice that will unite
us. In consequence, we live in the
midst of tension which is the in­
evitable concomitant of uncertainty.
Man always seeks for a sense of
certainty even though this certainty
clashes with his sense of justice
and violates his own ideals. It is
tension that gives man an incen­
tive to move ahead, but it is also
tension that leads to alienation,
encourages violence, and creates
instability. Tension, in proper quan­
tities, is a great motivator; in ex­
cess, it destroys reason.

Man’s quest for identity, for sig­
nificance, and for freedom has
never been easy. Those who believe
in the creative capabilities of man
have always been challenged and
deterred by the doubters and the
Today, physical, social, and ideo­
disbelievers. This is true today as
it has always been. However, the logical changes engulf us. They
irony in today's situation is that destroy our sense of security; they
progress in human affairs has undermine our confidence; they de­
thrown a brilliant light upon our stroy our image of man as a rational
faults while obscuring the causes and reasonable human being. With­
of our dissatisfaction. And parodox- out some assurance of his signifi­
ically, it is the gains that we have cance, the thoughtful man flounders
made which accentuate our faults. in uncertainty and acquires a sense
Today, racism is considered a of importance and futility. It is
blight, whereas, in 1850, slavery ironic that his sense of purpose and
significance diminishes as he ex­
was accepted. There are still areas
pands his knowledge of the uni­
where poverty and ignorance are
verse, of society, and of himself.
accepted as a matter of course
rather than as a matter for social
If man is to restore his image, he
concern. Justice before our courts must involve himself in a construc­
is the ideal, but we still see it de­ tive cause that is greater than self.
nied those who cannot demand it. By such involvement and by relatAnd, the social significance of ing himself to a Creative Power, he
education is just gaining popular will be sustained in moments of
acceptance, so that education is doubt.
now as available to the able, as in
In the remaining years of this
the past it was available to the
century, I hope that you may create
privileged.
a self-image that will challenge you
Today, we are aware of the gap to create a society in which man
that separates our condition from may attain a stature that will en­
our aspirations. And, we are no able him to relate rationally to his
longer willing to accept this dis- universe, his brothers, and himself.

OCTOBER 17
START MAKING PLANS NOW .

CALL YOUR OLD COLLEGE FRIENDS AND MAKE UP A PARTY!

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�Nothing but optimism precedes the
1970 coming of the "Golden Horde" but
football is a funny game and the prudent
fan will realize there is often little differ­
ence between an 8-0 team and one with
an 0-8 misfortune.

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Fall Outlook
Football fever is right around the cor­
ner as the Wilkes Grid Colonels are
rapidly approaching their 25th year of
pigskin activity at the college. Coach
Roland Schmidt, who has seen his teams
glide through the last five years winning
37 of 40 games, would like nothing better
than to see his upcoming edition enter
the 1970’s with the same "pride and
poise” shown in the glorious 1960’s.

The 1970 season should indeed be very
interesting for all Colonel followers. On
September 1, Coach Schmidt anticipates
the arrival of 100 hopefuls, which would
be the largest turnout in Wilkes history.
Returning are 31 lettermen, including 15
who saw starting duty in 1969.
The most critical areas of concern of
the Blue and Gold coaching staff will
come at the offense — both on the line
where graduation has taken Ed Burke,
Les Loveland, and George Conway and
at the quarterback slot which will find
the name of Joe Zakowski missing after
four record breaking campaigns.

The season officially starts at home on
September 26 with Lycoming providing
the opposition and ends seven weeks
later with Muskingum at the same locale.
Brand new foes on the 1970 card include
Alfred, Central Connecticut, and Mus­
kingum while East Stroudsburg returns
to the fold after a four-year lapse. Sen­
iors Harry Hoover and Jim Loveland have
been chosen by fellow teammates to co­
captain the Blue and Gold. The complete
schedule includes:
(H)
September 26 — Lycoming
October 3 — Moravian
(A)
October 10 — Delaware Valley
(A)
(Homecoming)
October 17 — Ithaca
October 24 — Alfred
(H)
October 31 — E. Stroudsburg
(A)
November 7 — So. Connecticut
(A)
November 14 — Muskingum
(H)

Another Fall sport which has gained
increased fan appeal is the Wilkes soccer
team. The soccermen have been peren­
nial winners and the upcoming season
does likewise look very bright. Equipped
with a new coach Thomas Rokita, the
Wilkes soccermen will lift the lid on a
new campaign on September 19 with an
exhibition match with the Alumni and
include 12 matches ending on November
14. The 1970 schedule:
September 25 — Upsala
September 29 — Moravian
October 3 — Phila. Textile
October 7 — Muhlenberg
October 10 — Lycoming
October 13 — Scranton
October 17 — Stevens
October 23 — Wagner
October 28 — Harpur
October 31 — Madison FDU
November 7—Susquehanna
November 14 — Elizabethtown

(H)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(H)
(H)
(A)
(A)
(H)
(A)
(H)
(A)

Spring L iesuits
Wilkes College Spring athletic squads
closed out one of their most successful
schedules in history, combining for a
26-17 record. The baseball and golf teams,
both under the tutelage of first year men­
tors, led the pack with 11-6 and 8-3 rec­
ords respectively.
The diamondmen of Gene Domzalski
stayed in the thick of the MAC pennant
race until two late season loses to Ursinus and Philadelphia Textile knocked
them out of competition. For the second
year in a row, the Colonels finished run­
ner-up to Upsala for the Northern Divi­
sion title. The Wilkesmen did receive
some consolation with an early season
6-3 win over the Vikings, which snapped
a 24-game winning streak.

Roland Schmidt, rookie golf coach bet­
ter known for his gridiron teams, wasted
little time in putting the Wilkes duffers
back on the golf map as he guided his
linksters to a 8-3 finish. Marty Monaghan,
the only senior on the entire squad was
the surprise of the year as he posted a
9-1-1 dual record in addition to a second
place tie in the Middle Atlantic Confer­
ence Tournament.

Another first year coach, Ron Rainey,
directed the Wilkes tennis team to a 5-5
record. The future also looks bright for
the netmen with Doug Valenteen and Jon
Schiffman, both Juniors coming through
with 7-3 logs.

The lacrosse team in their initial year
of intercollegiate competition, fought to
a 2-3 talley. Senior defensemen Dave Bogusko led the charges of Jon Hobrock in
the scoring department with 10 points.

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It will be a mad scramble for his va­
cant position by no less than seven can­
didates. When the smoke does finally
clear the new Colonel signal-caller will
have the surname of either Barski, Brew,
Giberson, Morgan, Payer, Rischman,
Ross.

'37.................................

'57....................................

Ann Steward, the former ANN GRIFFITHS, received
her bachelor’s degree in speech pathology from
the University of Colorado in June. Ann resides at
2129 Grove Street, Boulder, Colorado.

ROLAND LEONARD is general manager of mining
and construction for Canadian Ingersoll Rand
Company in Quebec, Canada. He resides with his
wife, Darlene, and their five children at 227 Loxley
Avenue, Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada.

DAVID MORGAN is chief engineer with DunhamBush, Incorporated, in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He
and his wife, the former RUTH GIBBONS, ’36, re­
side at 2006 Edgewood-Asaby Heights, Harrison­
burg, Virginia.

'&lt;£3.©......................................
THOMAS J. MORAN recently became assistant pro­
fessor of journalism at Wilkes College. Tom, a
veteran of 20 years in the nev/spaper field, was
formerly managing editor of the Sunday Independ­
ent. He resides at 113 West River Street, WilkesBarre, Pennsylvania.

'SO......................................
EARL A. WOLFE was the guest speaker at a lunch­
eon of the Wyoming Valley Association of Life
Underwriters at the Towne House Restaurant in
Kingston. He resides in Cooperstown, Nev/ York,
with his wife, Marian, and a son, Casey.

'SU......................................
NORMAN CROMACK is a professor at Trenton State
College. He is teaching a variety of courses in
mathematics in the lower division of the college,
but his primary assignment is teaching a
"Methods Course" for prospective secondary school
math teachers. He resides with his wife and chil­
dren at 37 Meadow Lane, Flemington, New Jersey.

'55......................................

'56......................................

Co-captains ol the 1970 Wilkes College Colonels grid squad
HARRY HOOVER
JIM LOVELAND

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JOHN KUSHNERICK is editor and publisher of
Motor Age Magazine for the Chilton Company of
Philadelphia. He was recently appointed to the
Board of Directors of Chilton Company and elected
president of Certified Automotive Repairmen’s So­
ciety, a non profit subsidiary of Chilton Company.
He resides with his wife and children at 23 War
Trophy Lane, Media, Pennsylvania.

ROBERT WILLIAMS received his master’s degree in
education from Rutgers University in June. Robert
resides at R.D. 2, Sunset Drive, Carlisle, Penna.

'G4.............................

'SEJ.....................................
JEROME LUFT received his master's degree in edu­
cation from Rutgers University in June. Jerome re­
sides at 807 Youngs Road, Phillipsburg, New Jersey.

..............................
Gloria Fierverker, the former GLORIA FARKAS, re­
ceived her bachelor of arts degree in English edu­
cation from Wilkes College. Gloria began her col­
lege career at Bucknell Junior College in 1944 pur­
suing a degree in journalism. She resides at 54
South Dawes Avenue, Kingston, Pennsylvania, with
her husband and children.

J. HAROLD FLANNERY is director of litigation for
Harvard University Center for Law and Education.
In his capacity, he supervises preparation and trial
of lawsuits. He resides with his wife, Barbara, at
287 Harvard Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Brighter Side
The brighter side of the ledger will find
the defenseive alignment back almost in­
tact. The addition of several outstanding
freshmen from last year should add the
spice to what may be the premier de­
fense of Wilkes annals. Offensively, the
Colonels should move with fullback Bob
Gennaro (446 yards, 7 TD’s in 1969) and
mini-mite Ted Yeager (1331 yards from
1968-69) running out of the stables. A
passing game will find the likes of Jack
Clarke, Bill Lazor, Jim Marascio, and
Neil Langdon out-dueling opponents in
the sky.

- UUMNI NEWS

'59.....................................

RICHARD ROBERTS is a guidance counselor for
Council Rock Schools and recently received his
master’s degree from Trenton State. He resides at
543 Centre Avenue, Newtown, Pennsylvania.

CHARLES MUSTINSKI was appointed as instrumen­
tal music instructor and band director by the North
Warren Regional Board of Education. Charles has
been a music teacher for 40 years. A former mem­
ber of the New York University Symphonic Or­
chestra, he conducted a 400-voice chorus at the
Nev/ York World’s Fair and sang with a 600-member chorus directed by Leopold Stokowski. A junior
high school band that he developed became cham­
pions of the Ted Mack program and performed at
Madison Square Garden.

'50.....................................
ROBERT WASHBURN is assistant controller of
Ted Bates &amp; Company, Incorporated. Bob is re­
sponsible for direction and coordination of all
phases of client accounting in addition to certain
special responsibilities in the area of cost, finan­
cial planning and computer adaptation. He resides
with his wife, Patricia, and their two children at
3 Honeysuckle Lane, Kings Park, New York.

'6U.....................................
JEAN HENDERSHOT received her bachelor of sci­
ence degree in The Bible from Philadelphia Col­
lege of the Bible in May. Jean was a member of
the teaching staff at Williamsport Hospital for
three years before entering PCB.

'62.................................
WILBUR COTTER received his master's degree from
Rutgers University in June. Wilbur resides at 662
Northampton Drive. Silver Spring, Maryland.
RONALD YATES is project engineer for Eastern Air­
lines. Inc. He resides with his wife. Ann. at 9868
North Kendall Drive, Miami, Florida.

'63.....................................
STUART LAWSON, JR. is president of Halsey, Stuart
Co., Inc. of New York. He resides with his wife,
Shelley, and their new daughter at 418 Ridgefield
Road, Wilton, Connecticut.

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Patricia Trask, the former PATRICIA CHAPRACKI,
will begin her law studies at Catholic University in
Washington, D, C. in the fall. She resides with her
husband and their daughter at 10311 Cherry Tree
Lane, Silver Spring, Maryland.

ROBERT KRESSLY is supervisor of American Brands
in Mountaintop, Pennsylvania. Bob resides with his
wife, Barbara, and their son at 242 Academy Street,
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

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FRANCIS J. MENAPACE, JR. received his medical
degree from Temple University in June. Dr. Menapace will do his internship at Temple University
Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

CAROLYN GORAL received her master's degree in
guidance and personnel administration from Seton
Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. She is
presently employed on the staff of the emergency
room of the Middlesex General Hospital, New
Brunswick, Nev/ Jersey. Carol resides in Somerset,
New Jersey.

Marianne Golden, the former MARIANNE EVANCHO,
is teaching in the Brayton Grade School in Sum­
mit, New Jersey. She and her husband, Robert, re­
side at 1275 Rock Avenue, North Plainfield, N. J.
ROBERT PRITCHARD is chief of the Third Coast
Guard District Reserve Training Program on Gov­
ernors Island, New York. He and his wife, Judith,
and their tv/o children reside at QTRS 950-C, Gov­
ernors Island, Nev/ York, Nev/ York.
BENJAMIN GRELLA received his medical degree
from the University of Pennsylvania in May. He is
presently doing his internship at the Hospital of
the University of Pennsylvania. He and his wife, the
former DORIS WOODY, ’66, reside at 3600 Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia.

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ANTHONY J. ROSS is a medical student at Temple
University. His wife, the former MARIA SUPKO, '65,
received her medical degree from the Woman's
Medical College of Pennsylvania in June. Maria
will begin her internship at Hospital of the Woman's
Medical College in the near future. They reside at
7950 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia,' Pennsylvania.
DAVID W. GREENWALD graduated with honors from
Temple University Medical Schoo! in June. He has
begun his internship in internal medicine at Mt.
Sinai Hospital. New York City. He and his wife,
Carol, reside at 1249 Park Avenue, New York.

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STEPHEN COTTRELL received his doctor of phil­
osophy degree from Rutgers University in lune.
Steve resides at 912 Sea Girt Avenue, Wall Town­
ship, New lersey.
WILLIAM F. VANHORN, JR„ a science chairman in
the Groton Public School System, will undertake a
long-range pilot study of the Thames River for the
Southeastern New England section of Marine Tech­
nology Society. Bill has instructed Earth Science
and Biology in Groton for the past four years. He
will receive an M.A. in biology and oceanography
from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connec­
ticut. this summer and is a member of numerous
local and national organizations.
TIMOTHY SWANSON received his master of science
degree from the University of Scranton in June.
Tim is teaching at the Wyoming Seminary Day
School in Forty Fort. He resides with his wife,
Carol, and their daughter at Wyoming Seminary,
Kingston, Pennsylvania.

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THERESA ELLIS is an intelligence research analyst
for the National Security Agency in Maryland. She
resides at Fountain Green Apartments, 3532 Leslie
Way, Laurel, Maryland.

Janice Davenhall, the former JANICE GOODFELLOW,
is a teacher in the Branchburg Township School
District. She resides with her husband, Ronald, at
70 J.F.K. Boulevard, Apt. 22-L, Somerset. N. J.

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DALE RESUE is a student at the University of Penn­
sylvania. His wife, the former BONITA JEAN RENSA,
'69, is a secretary and laboratory assistant at the
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. They
reside at 109 South 43rd Street. Philadelphia.

HOMECOMING 1970
OCTOBER 17

10SEPH ADOMIAK received his master’s degree in
elementary educaticn from the State University of
New York at Cortland in May. Joe resides at P. 0.
Box 516, Newark Valley, New York.

Down The Aisle

RONALD KRUPINSKI is a research engineer at the
University of Wisconsin and is working on his M.S.
in Urban Water Resources Engineering at the Uni­
versity. He resides with his wife, Jean, at 3451
North Cramer Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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GLORIA BREZA is director of Media Research for
WNEW Radio an affiliate of Metromedia. Inc. She
resides at 418 East 83rd Street. New York, N. Y.
BEVERLY BRATOSZ is an instructor at the Hart­
ford Hospital in Connecticut. Beverly teaches med­
ical-surgical nursing to junior and senior diploma
nursing students. She also received her master's
degree in guidance from the Central Connecticut
State College in May. She resides at Apt. 44-A
Salem Court, Glastonbury, Connecticut.

FREDERICK BROVIN is a science teacher at the
Jefferson Elementary School in Pottstown, Penn­
sylvania. He resides with his wife, Linda, at 1980
N. Farmington Avenue, Pottstown.
Dorothy Rodzvilla, the former DOROTHY DE LONG,
is a medical technician at the Thomas Jefferson
University Hospital. She and her husband. John,
reside at 1000 Walnut Street. Philadelphia. Pa.

STEPHEN FARRAR is an accountant with Peat. Mar­
wick. Mitchell, and Company. He and his wife,
Colleen, reside at 3505 Palm Court. Raleigh, North
Carolina.
SHEILA SCHMALTZ is a caseworker with the Clarks
Summit State Hospital. She resides at 57 Center
Street, Pittston, Pennsylvania.

ANDREA PETRASEK is the- girls' program director
at the YMCA in Wilkes-Barre. She resides at 80
Eley Street, Kingston, Pennsylvania.

JOSEPH WEINKLE was married to Phyllis E. Good­
man. Joe is employed as a transportation industry
analyst with the Civil Aeronautics Board in Wash­
ington, D. C. They reside at 2801 Quebec Street,
NW ApL 633, Washington, D. C.

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SANDRA SAUNDERS became the bride of Robert A.
Keator. Sandra is employed as a consultant for
Princess House, Inc. Her husband is a recruiter
for the U. S. Army. They reside at 333 Spruce
Avenue, Maple Shade, Nev/ Jersey.

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ANNETTA LONG became the bride of Charles Cheek.
Annetta is currently working towards her Ph.D. in
archaeology at the University of Arizona.

SHARON STRZELCZYK became the bride of George
Robinson.. Jr. Sharon is teaching Business Educa­
tion at the Wai'enpaupack High School. They re­
side at Tafton. Pennsylvania.

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BRUCE COMSTOCK and MARILYN MOFFATT were
married recently. Bruce is employed as a market­
ing representative for IBM Corporation, Buffalo,
New York. They reside in Cheektowaga, New York.
MARY JEZIERSKI became the bride of Bernard
Poremba. Mary is an elementary teacher in the
Wyoming Valley West School District. Her husband
is currently attending Wilkes. They reside at 115
Edison Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

JOSEPH WIENDL and MARY ANN JANKOWSKI were
married recently. Joe is presently serving a twoyear military obligation at West Point, New York,
where he is assistant wrestling coach at the Mili­
tary Academy. He also assists with the football and
baseball programs. Mary Ann will be teaching in
the West Point Elementary School. They reside in
Cornwall, New York.
LAYNE WESTAWSKI became the bride of Richard
Muzyka. Jayne is employed by the Crestwood
School District as a reading instructor. They re­
side in Virginia Beach.

JUDITH SHENESKY became the bride of Richard
Yost. Judy is employed in the bacteriology depart­
ment of the Allentown General Hospital. They re­
side at 328 North 16th Street, Allentown, Penna.

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VIRGINIA STECKEL became the bride of John Valen
tine. Virginia is an instructor in maternal-child
nursing at Massachusetts General Hospital in Bos­
ton. Her husband is presently serving with the
Marine Corps.

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a son, Donald, born on May 1, 1970, to Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Hopkins. Mrs. Hopkins is the former
MARYANN FOLEY. They reside at R.D. 1, Dallas, Pa.

Dr. Arnaud C. Marts, honorary member of the Board of Trus­
tees, former president of Bucknell University, Lewisburg, and of
Bucknell Junior College, later to become Wilkes College, died
July io in New York at the age of 81.
Dr. Marts was president of Bucknell University from 1938 until
1945, and served the previous three years as acting president.
During his administration, he was instrumental in acquiring the
first three buildings for Bucknell Junior College, and served as
junior college president until the appointment of Dr. Farley.

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a daughter, Sarah, born on May 2, 1970, to Mr.
and Mrs. STUART LAWSON, JR. They reside at 418
Ridgefield Roed, Wilton, Connecticut

a daughter, Pamela, born on April 22, 1970, to
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Turchin. Mrs. Turchin is the
former BONNIE LEWIS. They reside at 719 East
Federal Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

In 1961, he was among the speakers at a testimonial dinner in
Wilkes-Barre honoring Dr. Farley. In 1963, on his 75th birthday
anniversary, a gift of a $25,000 scholarship to Wilkes College was
made by Marts and Lundy, Inc., New York, in honor of Dr. Marts,
then chairman of that firm's board and vice chairman of the
Board of Trustees of Wilkes College.

a son, Robert, born on December 24, 1969, to Mr.
and Mrs. ROBERT KRESSLY. They reside at 242
Academy Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

DOUGLAS P. SAKIN, ’68 — Gaithersburg, Maryland

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Douglas P. Sakin, 23, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, formerly of
Wilkes-Barre, was killed on June 27 when the private plane he
was piloting crashed into Crystal Lake Reservoir, Bear Creek
Township, Pennsylvania.

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GEORGE PAPADEMETRIOU and SIGRID BEHNKE
were married recently. Sigrid is employed with the
Stanhope Board of Education. Both George and
Sigrid will attend the University of Maryland in
College Park to complete graduate work.

a son, Joseph, Jr., born on April 11, 1970, to Mr.
and Mrs. JOSEPH CRANE. They reside at 1937 B
Mather Way, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.

MARYANN POLOCKO became the bride of James
Hovan.

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Doug, a 1964 graduate of GAR High School, who majored in
physics at Wilkes College, spent one year as a physics instructor
at Rutgers University before joining the Bureau of Standards in
Washington, D. C.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William G. Sakin.

PAUL WALTON, ’35 — Pitman, New Jersey
Paul, who received a terminal degree in Chemical Engineering
from Bucknell Junior College in 1935, died on November 10, 1969.
After graduation from Wilkes, Paul went on to receive his B.S.
degree from Bucknell University in 1937. He was a native of
Kingston, Pennsylvania.

a daughter, Rosanne, born on May 28, 1970, to
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kvortek. Mrs. Kvortek is the
former MARTHA THOMPSON. They reside at 11
Mansfield Avenue, East Brunswick, New Jersey.

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MICHAEL J. ROMEO, 1R. was married to Lana Rice.
Mike is presently teaching math at Jefferson High
School, They reside at 216 Lakeside Avenue, Lake
Hopatcong, New Jersey.

DR. ARNAUD G. MARTS — Wilkes College Trustee

a daughter, Elizabeth, born on November 26, 1969,
to Mr. and Mrs. Martin O’Connor. Mrs. O'Connor
is the former CAROLE VERCUSKY. They reside at
201 Evergreen Street, Vestal, New York.

This Bright New World

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a son, Mark, born on May 13, 1970, to Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Harris. Mrs. Harris is the former
MARION RIPPLE. They reside at 3480 Gila Drive,
San lose, California.

SANDRA STREVELL became the bride of James
Miller. Sandra will be teaching mathematics in
Longview in September. They will reside in Long­
view, Texas.

DR. PAUL WESELEY was married on March 22,
1970. Paul is an intern at the Long Island College
Hospital. Paul and his wife, Maxine, reside at 94
Amity Street, Brooklyn, Nevr York.

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a daughter, Maura, born on April 6, 1970, to Mr.
and Mrs. VITO J. FLORIMONTE. They reside at 1402
Linn Street State College, Pennsylvania.

a son, Piers Philip, born on May 6, 1970, to the
Rev. and Mrs. Willard Prater. Mrs. Prater is the
former PHYLLIS DEiSHER '54. They reside at R.D. 1,
Bellefontaine. Ohio.

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a daughter. Kara, born on March 17. 1970, to Dr.
and Mrs. Richard Schell. Mrs. Schell is the former
TRUDY MURPHY. They reside at 54 Newport Street,
Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania.

MARIE KOPICKI, ’37 — Long Island, New York

a son, Joseph, born on June 23, 1970, to Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Campbell. Mrs. Campbell is the former
KATHERINE SMITH. They reside at 13449 Locksley
Lane. Silver Spring, Maryland.

Marie, a former resident of Forest Hills, Long Island, New
York, died on December 8,1969.

a son, Jeffrey, born on May 30, 1970, to Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Thibault. Mrs. Thibault is the former
LE1LANI HALL. They reside at 345 William Street,
Piscataway, New Jersey.

She received her associate degree in Commerce and Finance
from Bucknell junior College in 1937, and then wenl on to Colum­
bia University where she graduated with a B.S. degree in Business
in 1939. Marie had been employed as a secretary for the Inter­
national Division of Avco Manufacturing Corporation.

a daughter, Laralyn, born on April 15, 1970, to
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Doran. Mrs. Doran is the
former BERNICE LUCKENBACH. They reside at
Skyles Way, Apt. 102, Springfield, Virginia.

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to know yourself, be true to yourself, and identify in
you these human qualities that you will need to
succeed.
The individual in the '70’s must be more daring
and courageous than the previous generation. He must
learn to fail intelligently if he has to in an attempt to
find newer and better ways of doing things. He must
direct more of his interests and efforts at providing
a better future for society. Your society will not be
labeled as an “industrialized society.” You are enter­
ing a world that can only be characterized as a “learn­
ing society.” In the role of dominance will be the
service sectors of our society: education, the profes­
sions, government, and non-profit institutions. It will
not be, as in the past, the industrial sector. I hope
that colleges will adopt the Princeton Plan and that
in the last two weeks in October some college stu­
dents will take an active involvement in our election
of public officials. As a nation we have been far too
apathetic about our politics and politicians. We must,
I believe, vastly improve both if we are to change for
the better many of our national political and social
problems, because their solutions call for new federal
legislation and more federal funds. These will not
come about unless our elected representatives in
Washington rethink our problems, restructure the
government, and reallocate our taxes. What better
experience would there be in our politics than an
active part in a political election.
In last month's Fortune Magazine there is a very
interesting article written by Louis Banks, the Man­
aging Editor of that magazine. He was the recipient
of the Nieman Research Fellowship at Harvard and
spent last year on campus there. The central theme of
his article is that today’s graduate, because of the
unresolved conflict between science and technology
and business,
"is the first generation in American his­
tory to graduate into adult life without
optimism."
I don't agree with this premise presented by Mr.
Banks. In 1792 Edmund Burke said:
"To complain of the age we live, to mur­
mur at the present possessors of power,
to lament the past, to conceive extrava­
gant hopes of the future are the common
dispositions of the greatest part of man­
kind."
Certainly, thirty-four years ago, when Eugene and
Eleanor Farley came to Wilkes-Barre in the middle
of a so-called “Great Depression” to start a college
in three rented rooms to provide an education for
the sons and daughters of mostly poverty-stricken
coal miners, that, loo, could have been considered a
generation without much hope. If ever there was a
living testimonial to how one dedicated man and

woman can shape an institution, and, indeed, a re­
gion, its culture, and the lives of the several thousand
graduates of Wilkes College, it is in the task per­
formed so brilliantly over more than three decades
by our beloved and retiring president. Il is the indi­
vidual, in the last analysis, that shapes our institu­
tions and our nation. In your careers in business
there will be no room for the so-called “organization
man.” What is needed is the non-organization man.
Whether or not you can shape the policy of your in­
stitutions as well as its operations will depend on you
and your commitment and dedication.
There is much written today in the folklore of
management about what makes one corporation or
business organization, whether profit-making or non­
profit, better than its competitors and outstanding in
its field. In my judgment, it is not money and the
capital it takes to run an enterprise. It is not really
the effective and efficient use of time. Nearly all or­
ganizations have about equal amounts of money and
time. The real determiner of success of an enterprise
is the human effort. What do I mean by human ef­
fort? Quite simply, I believe that the forces that mo­
tivate and drive people in an organization toward
its pre-determined objectives are its pride, its spirit,
its self-respect, and a sense of real accomplishment
in the realization that that organization is using its
knowledge and information more successfully than
its competitors. Of course, pride, spirit, self-respect,
and a sense of accomplishment are only words unless
there is a leader who is directing the human effort
and managing the resources of the organization. Dr.
Eugene S. Farley has built this institution from the
three rooms into the vital, strong, growing college it
is today and will be tomorrow under the dedicated
leadership of our new President Dr. Francis Michelini.
And, for the qualities of leadership in both of these
men, we take great comfort and pride.

I must confess that last February, when Dr. Far­
ley asked me to talk to you, I was rather surprised.
And it is with a real sense of humility that I have
approached this task. The events of April and May
make February seem a long time ago. At the time he
asked me, I said to myself, who made the speech at
my graduation ceremonies here in 1951. I confess to
you I do not know, and I think that nineteen years
from now few, if any of you will remember who
spoke to you at your commencement ceremony. And
that is really not important.
What is really important, and I hope you will
always remember it, is that as you go through life
you will do many things in your professional and
personal careers. Do them well. You are and always
will be a self-directing individual. The freedoms we
enjoy as Americans living in a free society began
with the individual. It must not end there.

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maybe even how to get in touch with you. You have probably experienced the same thought at
one time or another. Why not do something about it? Right now, while the idea is still fresh.
Fill in the form below and send it to the Alumni Office, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18702.
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sity, 1935-45, died Saturday, July
11, at the age of 82. He had suf­
fered a broken hip and had under­
gone corrective surgery at Doctors
Hospital in New York City.
Widely known for his long ca­
reer in philanthropic fund-raising,
Dr. Marts was co-founder and hon­
orary chairman of the board of
Marts ir Lundy, Inc., one of the
oldest and largest professional fundusing firms
firn in the country. He saw
raising
arr-ul private giving for public
.is country rise from less
a :'itj i..:”lOn in the early years
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otter $17 billion. The increase was
due in large part to the manage­
ment techniques which he helped
to pioneer.
In 1926 he founded Marts ir
Lundy, Inc., in partnership with
the late Ceorge E. Lundtj and
served as president of the firm until
1957 when he was elected chair­
man of the board.
From the beginning of his fundraising career, Dr. Marts was de­
voted to the cause of establishing
and maintaining high ethical stan­
dards and practices in the fundraising calling. One outgrowth of
his efforts in this direction was the
organization of the American Asso-

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faculty member, administration
member, and other campus em­
ployees. This petition requested
President Marts to drop the word
‘Acting from his title and be­
come the ‘President’ of Bucknell
U niversity.”

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versity and of Dr. Arnaud
Marts is taken from page 179 u.
his biography, Arnaud Cartwright
Marts: A Winner in the American
Tradition, published this year by
the Algonquin Press, New York.
The biographer is Dr. Paul C. Car­
ter, a lifelong friend and admirer
of Dr. Marts and former official of
the American Baptist Board of Ed­
ucation and Publication.
Presentation of that petition
came as a complete surprise to the
° Dr. Ambrose Saricks is now professor
of history and associate dean of I' i'..'varsity of Kansas Graduate
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However, he promised to give the
petition careful thought, thanking
everyone for their expression of
confidence in his leadership.
After consultation with his wife,
his business partner, George Lun­
dy, and other officials, he agreed to
drop the word “Acting” from his
title, but with the understanding
that he would continue to divide
his time in New York and in Lewis­
burg on the same schedule which
he had been following as Acting
President. The Board of Trustees
agreed to this arrangement.

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administrative, and employee
petition is a rare phenomenon, even
for 1937. In just three years Dr.
Marts had made his impress on
Bucknell. His leadership abilities
had been recognized by the board
of trustees as well as by the stu­
dents. He had confronted major
problems and had achieved major
solutions. He had accomplished all
this on a part-time basis, commut­
ing from New York to Lewisburg
for three days of intensive work as
an academic leader, returning to
New York for four active days as a
partner in one of the major fundraising concerns in the United
States.
But drama seemed to accompany
the events of life for Dr. Marts.
The son of Reverend William G.
and Irene C. Marts, he was bom
at Reeds Comers, N. Y. He worked
his way through Oberlin College,
Ohio (two of his summers were
spent in an occupation he humor­
ously described as a “tree sur­
geon”), and graduated in 1910 with
honors and election as a member
of Phi Beta Kappa. He became af­
filiated with the Standard Life In­
surance Co., Pittsburgh, after grad­
uation and became a vice president
of that firm in 1914. Early attracted
to the Boy Scout movement and
other welfare work, he served as
Associate National Director of the
M8-miIhon campaign for War
Camp Community Services in the
first World War. He was also a
member of the National Committee
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of 35 in charge of the United War
Work Campaign for $175-million.
After the war, he continued in the
work of raising funds for philan­
thropic institutions. He served as
president of the firm of Marts and
Lundy until 1957 when he was
elected chairman of the board.
It was in 1932 that Dr. Marts
agreed to accept election to the
board of trustees, a post he was
to hold for two decades. Three
years later Dr. Homer P. Rainey,
President of Bucknell, resigned his
post to become Executive Director
of the American Youth Commis­
sion. A special meeting of the board
of trustees was called on short no­
tice and the trustees agreed to in­
vite Dr. Marts to accept the presi­
dency. Judge J. Warren Davis ’96,
then vice chairman of the board,
journeyed to New Jersey to convey
the invitation to Dr. Marts. This is
how his biographer, Dr. Carter, de­
scribes that meeting:

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declined the election. He ex­
plained that he and his partner,
George Lundy, were engaged
successfully in building a new
business and he would not leave
his partner in such a manner
which would be unfair to him,
nor would he turn his back on
40 employees of the firm who
were dependent for themselves
and their families upon the suc­
cess of Marts and Lundy, Inc.
Judge Davis was a determined
and persuasive man and he per­
sisted until the two men came to
a compromise agreement. Marts
agreed to give one-half time for
a limited period for a year or so
as Acting President of Bucknell,
and in that limited term he
would help the trustees find the
right man for their president, and
meanwhile would help work out
Bucknell’s pressing problems.
It was agreed that Marts
would spend a portion of each
week in Lewisburg and he would
retain his business office in New
York and his residence in New

Jersey. Thus Marts began the
Wednesday - night - sleeper ride
from New York to Lewisburg
where he was to arrive at six
o’clock each Thursday morning
for a stay of two or three days
each week. This agreement was
reported to the board of trustees
who promptly approved it. They
elected the dean of the universi­
ty, R. H. Rivenburg, Vice Presi­
dent of Bucknell, who would be
in charge of faculty and academ­
ic affairs and who would be in
authority during the days of
Marts’ weekly absences.” (pp.
146-147).
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dents at a special assembly on
October 15, 1935. At the beginning
of the 1935-36 term, the university
had enrolled the largest freshman
class that had so far entered, 325
students. Total enrollment stood at
1,085. The faculty numbered 78.
Total endowment of the institution

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President Marts and his predecessor, Dr. Homer P. Rainey, at dedication of Vaughan
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Charles A. Lindemann, Class of 1898, officiate at groundbreak­
ing ceremonies for new wings of Dana Engineering Building
(September 29, 1938).
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There were other problems, ana
the acting president attacked one
of these with vigor. “Old Main had
been destroyed by fire in 1933, and
the debris of a portion of this build­
ing was still in evidence. The onset
of the depression had made it diffi­
cult to raise funds to replace tiffs
building, but at tire first meeting
of the board of trustees Dr. Marts
asked them to authorize a fundraising program of $350,000 with
which to rebuild the destroyed cen­
ter section of the building and to
recondition and modernize the East
and West wings. He received both
the approval and help of the board,
including a gift of $100,000 from
trustee Daniel C. Roberts H’38.
Since Dr. Martz was a firm believer
of building only when money was
at hand, construction on tire central
part of the new structure did not
begin until 1937, and Daniel C.
Roberts Hall stands today as a me­
morial to the generosity of the for­
mer honorary chairman of the trus­
tees.
The new president also brought
some streamlining to the Adminis­
trative Office. He appointed an Ex­
ecutive Committee of the trustees
to work intensively on university
business and created a Faculty Ad­
visory Committee to examine the
situation in the university from
time to time and report its findings
to tile faculty for adoption or re­
jection. A man who believed in the
collection of facts and the study of
those facts in the process of deci­
sion-making, Dr. Marts was to an­
alyze many facets of the university’s
operation, laying a factual ground­
work for the solution of the prob­
lems of the University.
By the time the 1937 academic
aonnad be8un’ a freshman class
ol 399 was enrolled and total en­
rollment reached a new peak of
L-°o students. The trustees voted
o restore faculty salaries in full
cuts which had been made at the
onset of the depression during a
With 01 fdeelining enrollments.
Dr M f Mai” under ennslruction,
Dr. Marts pushed a building pro4

to those already cited, the inaugur­
ation of a faculty pension retire­
ment system; the creation of a fac­
ulty study group known as the
Bucknell Scholars; the appointment
of a Dean of Men; the organization
of “Friends of the Library;” the in­
stallation of a chapter of Phi Beta
Kappa; and the wiping out of a
capital debt of $350,000.
While all this was going on at
Bucknell, Dr. Marts was working
to build the Bucknell Junior Col­
lege at Wilkes-Barre. During these
years, he simultaneously led Buck­
nell out of its depression days and
laid the foundations for the ulti­
mate creation, in 1947, of Wilkes
College on the superstructure of
the former Junior College.
Dr. Marts was also defining his
attitude toward education and the
goals it must serve. In an address
to the Northern Baptist Convention
in 1940, he observed:

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“. . . Too many of us have
become more interested in the
subjects we teach than in the
young people we teach. We must
begin to care with all our hearts
about the character and life pur­
poses of the young people who
walk out of our halls into the ac­
tive life of our nation.
We have built up a system of
education that is bigger and
more powerful than are we, the
people who built it. We no longer
run it. It runs itself. We no long­
er set goals for it. It has become
an end in itself—rather than a
means to an end. I believe it is
time to de-institutionalize it—to
re-humanize it—and to make it
serve a large and noble end.”

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generous benefactor of Bucknell,
ceremony for Daniel C. Roberts Hall (November 13, 1937)’

gram to complete the Engineering
Building and to equip it, and also
initiated efforts to build the first
unit of the gymnasium. By the end
of 1938, President Marts reported
to the trustees that the first unit of
the new gymnasium for men was
complete and that Tustin gymnasi­
um had been remodeled for the use
of women students. Meantime, a
service building had been erected
to house repair shops and equip­
ment, and the Engineering Build­
ing was complete for 375 freshmen
admitted for the 1938-39 school
term. Enrollment reached a peak
figure of 1,322.
Dr. Marts outlined some of his
problems in his book, The Generosity of Americans (1966):
, 1^1 U first job on the presiden­
tial side of the desk at Bucknell
was to raise one half million dol­
lars to rebuild ‘Old Main’ which

had burned down a couple years
previously. That was scarcely
accomplished when I was in­
formed by the Engineering
Council of Professional Develop­
ment that I would have to reor­
ganize the Engineering courses
and build a new Chemical Engi­
neering Laboratory in order to
retain the accreditment of the
Engineering courses. And then
came the necessity for a new
gymnasium, a new library and
the transformation of the Buck­
nell Junior College at WilkesBarre into a fully accredited four
year college which is now called
Wilkes College.’

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a booklet prepared by the
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A April 1939, accomplishments of
the “Acting President” were de­
tailed. These included, in addition
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That large and noble end was his
constant inspiration, and it must
have been this inspiration which
the entire faculty and student body
sensed when they petitioned him
to become President of Bucknell.
When the war years came, Dr.
Marts enlisted for other duty. In
addition to his roles as President
of Bucknell, driving force on sev­
eral boards of trustees and private
business executive, he became a
member of the cabinets of Pennsyl­
vania Governors Arthur H. James
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President Harts served as a member of
the Cabinet of Pennsylvania Governor
Arthur James (1938-42), shown here re­
ceiving a Civil Defense pin from Mrs.
William Clothier, and of Governor Ed­
ward Martin, successor to Mr. James. The
president of Bucknell also participated in
several coust-to-coast radio programs (be­
low).

and Edward Martin, serving as ex­
ecutive director of the State Coun­
cil of Defense. In January 1943,
he was commissioned as a Captain
in the U. S. Coast Guard Reserve
in charge of the Division of Tem­
porary Reserves. At the conclusion
of this tour of duty he was awarded
the Navy Commendation Medal
and Ribbon.
To these varied roles he brought
his driving energy and talents. He
told the graduating class of 1941,
in a speech entitled, “Under Three
Flags”:

“I fear we have put more em­
phasis than we should in recent
years upon physical comforts and
social security as aims of human
happiness. Ease is not the great­
est good. Pain and discomfort
and danger are only necessary
parts of human experience. J,
personally, do not want a flabby,
sweet-scented life of constant
ease, and I know you do not
either . . .
Do not mourn the loss of the
sort of life you had. expected. Per­
haps the days of pain and diffi­
culties will prove to be finer and
more rewarding than those easier
days which we have lost. Out of
travail and agony a new world
is being born. That new world
promises to be either a world of
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world of great hope and free­
dom. 1 believe it will be the lat­
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cial support and an adequate phy­
sical plant, for the depression had
weakened the university and to
save it a strong leader was required.
President Marts became that lead­
er.”
Though he returned in 1945 to
full-time duty as founder of Marts
and Lundy in New York City, Dr.
Marts remained a driving force at
three educational institutions. He
continued his service on the board
of Bucknell University, and joined
the board of Wilkes College
(founded in 1947 as an outgrowth
of Bucknell Junior College), and
accepted a position on the board of
trustees of his alma mater, Oberlin
College.

In June 1944, President Marts
presented his resignation to the
board of trustees and told the
Alumni of the University:

“. . . When the Selective Ser­
vice Act was enacted and then
when America entered the pres­
ent war, I realized that it would
be my duty to stay at the helm
until the special problems of the
war period would be met. I have
done this, and now Bucknell
must begin to shape its plans
for the postwar years. Our Navy
training unit is decreasing in size,
aland returning veterans are al
ready on our campus, the ad­
vance guard of an important ele­
ment of postwar Bucknell. This
provides a semicolon, as it were,
when it seems quite timely to me
to make the change which I have
long desired and to ask that my
successor be selected to lead us
into the coming era.
. . . Bucknell will enter upon
its finest era immediately follow­
ing the war, in my opinion. High­
er education will surge forward
as never before in America. Buck­
nell will be in the forefront of
that advance. As soon as feasible,
we shall build a new library, raise
faculty salaries, and enlarge the
faculty, erect new scientific lab­
oratories, and new recitation
halls and other buildings, and en­
deavor in every possible way to
make our 300 acres’ a campus
of the highest standards and of
the noblest spirit.”

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at 1945 commencement.

challenged the admiration of his
associates and immeasurably in­
creased the prestige of Bucknell
University. Educator, administra­
tor, public servant, he has trans­
lated his useful life into the vital
structure of the institution he has
served with conspicuous success
during a critical period of its his­
tory’’
In 1946, Bucknell conferred upon
him the honorary degree of Doctor

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JD campus at the end of June
1945, he was presented by the
faculty and administration with a
testimonial of appreciation and
thanks. This reads in part:

By his mental poise, his executive capacity, his profound vis­
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thropic and educational mat­
ters reached around the world. His
most recently published work was
The Generosity of Americans
(1966). In June 1970, his biography,
written by Dr. Paul C. Carter, was
published by Algonquin Press.
The honors he has received were
numerous and included honorary
doctorates from Oberlin, Hillsdale
and Hobart Colleges and Bucknell.
In addition, many words of praise
have been spoken or written about
Dr. Marts. But none perhaps define
more clearly his vision and role as
seventh president of Bucknell than
those he spoke himself at a chapel
talk he gave on January 18, 1940:

Coast Cuard Captain Marts wins convratulations of Admiral R. R. Waesche as he
receives the Navy Commendation Ribbon
(August 1945).

of Humane Letters. And on March
22, 1968 the administration center
at Bucknell was named Arnaud C.
Marts Hall in honor of the school’s
seventh president. The building
which bears Dr. Marts’ name was
completed in June 1961 and is an
extension of the Vaughan Litera­
ture Building. It completes the
north side of Bucknell’s Academic
Quadrangle and houses the major
administrative offices of the univer­
sity.
Speaking at the dedication cere­
monies, held in the Union League
Club in New York, President
Charles H. Watts II said: “Not only
was Dr. Marts’ term as president
critically important for Bucknell in
particular, but his long and illustri­
ous career has contributed im­
mensely to education and progress
in general.” Dr. Watts emphasized
that no ordinary measures sufficed
to describe the tremendous growth
which Bucknell had experienced
under the direction of Dr. Marts
in his ten years as president. The
institution was strengthened in so
many ways that his was truly a
decade of decision for' Bucknel .
The academic program was, o
course, his principal concern, but
this in turn required strong finan-

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“I am doing what I am doing
at Bucknell because I believe
with all my heart that here in
this beautiful spot can be creat­
ed and maintained a little world
of nobility in the midst of a
world of mediocrity and sham
and cruelty. That here in this lit­
tle world, young men and women
may develop such deep and un­
dying loyalty to the nobler way
of life that wherever they may go
thereafter, they will carry some
measure of that nobility to enrich
life about them. It is because I
believe that, that I have been
willing to pay the price to serve
you."
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New Provost

Dr. Wendell I. Smith ’46, profes­
sor and chairman of the depart­
ment of psycholog}', has been ap­
pointed provost of the Universit}’.
He began his new duties on Sep­
tember 1.
In announcing the appointment,
President Charles H. Watts noted:
“I was most interested in finding
someone with considerable admin­
istrative talents and with a back­
ground in the sciences and feel that
Professor Smith most ably meets
these qualifications. His scholarly
capabilities have been much in evi­
dence during his 24 years on the
Bucknell faculty, his tenure as
chairman of one of the University’s
very' strongest departments has
been highly productive, and he
has served with distinction on nu­
merous faculty' committees. Profes­
sor Smith’s abilities as a teacher
were formally recognized by the
University when he was named re­
cipient of a Lindback Award in
1965.”
The President also noted: “I am
most grateful to Professor Lester
Kieft for the service he has rendered as iacting
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provost.
has been fortunate to be able to
call upon a man of his diverse tal­
ents.”
Recipient of B.A. and M.A. de­
grees from Bucknell and a Ph.D.
degree from The Pennsylvania
State University, Dr. Smith served
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Provost W. I. Smith ’46
as director of educational research
for the McGraw-Hill Book Co. for
one and one-half years and has also
been a consultant with the Bureau
of Research of the U. S. Office of
Education and a consultant on
mental health for the Common­
wealth of Pennsylvania. He was
promoted to the rank of professor
in 1955 and succeeded the late Dr.
Phillip Harriman as chairman of
the department of psychology in
1957.
Vitally involved as a citizen of
the local area, Dr. Smith has served
varied roles in community affairs,
including election as a member of
the Lewisburg Area School Board.

He resigned that post on August 1.
The author or co-author of sev­
eral books and numerous scholarly
articles, Dr. Smith’s latest publica­
tion is Human Learning. The book
is co-authored by Dr. Nicholas
Rohrman, a former member of the
psychology department, and is part
of McGraw-Hill’s El Pro series.
Currently he is the administrator
of a $250,000 grant awarded to the
University by the National Institute
of Mental Health for a special pro­
gram designed to prepare psychol­
ogy students for a mid-level pro­
fessional career in research or col­
lege teaching. Known as the “3-2
Program,” both the A.B. and M.A.
degrees are awarded to students
who complete it.
The new provost is married to
the former Mary Haupt and they
are parents of a son, Alex, an honor
graduate of Lewisburg High School
who began studies at Bowdoin Col­
lege this month.
President Watts also thanked the
student-faculty committee which
aided in the selection of a provost.
Student members included Law­
rence Baker ’70 and Melvin Hill
’70. Faculty members included Pro­
fessors Lester Kieft, chemistry; Mi­
chael Santulli, philosophy; Hugh
McKeegan, education; and Charles
Walker, electrical engineering. This
committee evaluated nominees
from other institutions as well as
Bucknell faculty members before
a final selection was made.
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The Class of 1974, just beginning
studies at Bucknell, already posses­
ses some statistical distinctions.
Numbering 800, one of the larg­
est freshman classes admitted to
Bucknell, in terms of scholastic ap­
titudes and high school rank, it
may be one of the strongest groups
of students to enroll at the Univer­
sity. The class is composed of 528
men and 272 women.
Of the 5,270 applicants, the larg­
est in the University’s history, 2,075
were offered admission (1,485 men,
and 590 women), and 930 poten­
tial students were placed on the
waiting list.
There were 182 Alumni children
(or 3.4 percent of the total) among
applicants for admission. Of this
number, 120 were offered admis­
sion and 76 were enrolled. Seventysix percent of these applicants were
in the top fifth of their graduating
classes, and Alumni children make
up approximately nine percent of
the class of 1974.
Among the class are 32 National
Merit Scholarship recipients, a
Presidential Scholar, and 404 mem­
bers of the National Honorary So­
ciety (222 men and 182 women).
Ranking in the top tenth of their
high school graduating classes were
56 percent of the men and 88 per­
cent of the women (in the top fifth,
85 percent of the men and 97 per­
cent of the women). The average
S. A. T. scores for men were 593
verbal and 661 math; for women,
627 verbal and 643 math.
The range of interests of fresh­
man class members has some ba­
rometers: 58 men and 12 women
served as class presidents; 21 men
and four women served as student
government presidents; and 65 men
and 79 women served as editors of
their high school publications. In
addition, 136 were members of the
Boy Scouts and 30 were Girl Scouts.
There are 112 men and 65 women
who were part of high school
drama groups; 109 men and 40
women who are debaters; and 14
men and two women who have
been disc jockeys.
Eighty-one percent of the class
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Members of the Class of 1974 arrived on campus Monday, August 31, to begin an
orientation program. Classes- began on Friday, September 4.

comes from the Mid-Atlantic states;
nine percent from New England;
five percent from the North Cen­
tral States; three percent from the
South and one percent from the
West. About one percent are stu­
dents from outside the continental
U. S.
Financial aid amounting to $340,000, including scholarship loans
and jobs, was offered to 187 of the
students enrolled who had estab­
lished need—or about 25 percent
of the freshman class.

try. Those named were entertained
at the White House.
A graduate of Lane High School
in Charlottesville where she was
editor-in-chief of the weekly stu­
dent paper, Martha is the daugh­
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Dah­
len, 1621 Yorktown Drive, Char­
lottesville.
Bucknell is one of only three
Pennsylvania schools which the
Presidential Scholars indicated they
were attending.

Lindback Awards
Presidential Scholar

Martha A. Dahlen, Charlottes­
ville, Va., who entered Bucknell
University as a freshman in Sep­
tember, is one of 119 men and
women throughout the country
named Presidential Scholars by
President Nixon.
One boy and one girl from each
state, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico, and fifteen at large
were selected by the Commission
on Presidential Scholars to repre­
sent the able students of the coun-

Three Bucknell faculty members,
one of whom retired at the conclu­
sion of the 1969-70 academic year,
have been named recipients of
Lindback Foundation zkwards for
Distinguished Teaching.
They are Dr. J. Ernest Keen,
associate professor of psychology;
Dr. David S. Ray, associate pro­
fessor and chairman of the depart­
ment of mathematics; and Donald
E. Wagner, assistant professor of
civil engineering. Professor Keen
was also named recipient of the
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Dr. J. Ernest Keen, associate professor of psychology, is one of three recipients of the
Lindback Awards for Distinguished teaching. He also is recipient of the Class of 1956
Lectureship awarded annually for inspirational teaching.

Class of 1956 Lectureship, a grad­
uation gift of the Class of 1956
which is awarded annually for in­
spirational teaching.
The Lindback Awards, which in­
clude cash prizes, have been made
available each year since 1961 by’
a grant from the Christian R. and
Mary’ F. Lindback Foundation. The
late Mr. Lindback was a member
of Bucknell’s Board of Trustees
from 1937 to 1950.
A member of Bucknell’s faculty'
since 1964, Dr. Keen received a
bachelor of arts degree from Hei­
delberg College in Ohio and a
Ph.D. degree from Harvard Uni­
versity. While studying for his doc­
torate he held fellowships from
Harvard and from the National In­
stitutes of Health. Before coming
to Bucknell he served one year as
a clinical psychology' trainee at the
Veterans Administration Hospital
in Boston.
Dr. Ray, who also joined the fac­
ulty' in 1964, earned a bachelor of
arts degree at Washington and Jef­
ferson College, a master of arts
degree at the University of Michi­
gan, and a Ph.D. degree at the
University of Tennessee. He served
as an instructor in mathematics at
Tennessee for six years before com­
ing to Bucknell. In addition to serv-

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ing on the mathematics faculty, Dr.
Rav is also coordinator of graduate
studies at the University.
Professor Wagner, who has re­
tired from active teaching and now
holds the title of assistant professor
of civil engineering emeritus, grad­
uated from Bucknell in 1927 with
the degree of bachelor of science in
electrical engineering and received
a professional degree in electrical
engineering from the University in
1932. In addition to working as a
professional engineer, he served 24
years with the Pennsylvania State
Police before joining the Bucknell
faculty in 1956.
Summer Study

Grants from the National Science
Foundation and the National Insti­
tute of Mental Health made it pos­
sible for nine undergraduate stu­
dents to spend 12 weeks, at Buck­
nell University this summer gain­
ing experience in research in psy­
chology and animal behavior.
The students, seven of whom at­
tend Bucknell, worked with Dr.
Douglas K. Candland, professor of
psychology, and Dr. Tim T. L.
Dong and Dr. Alan I. Leshner, as­
sistant professors of psychology.
Two of the participants, Pamela

G. May, a Bucknell sophomore
from Wilmington, Del., and James
Kuisma of Lafayette College, stud­
ied how syntax and grammar are
learned and remembered. The gen­
eral purpose of this study is to un­
derstand the mechanisms of human
memory.
Four Bucknell students, R. Jay
Poliner, a junior from Easton; Jef­
frey J. Kassel, a junior from Balti­
more, Md.; Richard B. Zandler, a
sophomore from Pennsauken, N. J.,
and Q. Thomas Novinger, a sopho­
more from Williamsport, worked in
the psychology laboratories at
Bucknell learning how to telemeter
heartrate from the Japanese snow
monkey and studied the relation­
ship between heartrate and social
behavior of these primates. Three
of these students spent a month at
Bucknell’s field station in Goulds,
Florida to study the behavior of the
200 free-ranging monkeys living in
Monkey Jungle.
John A. Gardner, a Bucknell
junior from Clarks Green, Kirk A.
Speicher, a Bucknell senior from
Wilkes-Barre, and William Wal­
ker of Union College, studied ef­
fects of overpopulation on the en­
docrine system of rodents in order
to determine how overcrowding
produces changes in the reproduc­
tive system.

Top Award

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Bucknell Review
An interpretation of John Booth’s
Giles Goat-Boy by Dr. John W.
Tilton ’52, associate professor of
English, is one of seven scholarly
articles included in the Spring, 1970
issue of the Bucknell Review.
Among the other articles are
“Westernization: Russia and
China,” by T. H. Von Laue, Wash­
ington University; “Hesiod and
History,” by Douglas H. Stewart,
Brandeis University; and
The
Problem of Philosophy in the Nov­
el,” by Donald Pizer, Tulane Uni­
versity.
Issued three times per year, the
Bucknell Review is edited by Dr.
Harry R. Garvin, professor and
chairman of the department of En­
glish.
THE BUCKNELL ALUMNUS

David P. Wohlhueter, Bucknell’s
sports information director, is the
University’s latest winner of a na­
tional honor.
Bucknell’s 1969 football bro­
chure, compiled and edited by Mr.
Wohlhueter, was judged the finest
in the country among College Di­
vision schools in competition spon­
sored by the Football Writers As­
sociation of America. The award
presentation was made at the sum­
mer meeting of the College Sports
Information Directors of America
in Chicago.
The Bucknell brochure was
judged the best among College Di­
vision schools in District Two
(New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl­
vania, and Delaware) and then
was victorious in competition
among the eight district winners.
Syracuse University captured Dis­
trict Two and national honors in
the University Division.
The 1970 Bucknell Football
Guide, which some have said is
better than the prize-winning 1969
edition, has been mailed to news­
paper, radio, and television sports
reporters and a copy will be sent
to every Bison Club member. The
book includes biographical sketch­
es of the Bison players, a rundown
on the ten 1970 opponents, bio­
graphical sketches of the coaching
staff, complete 1969 statistics, alltime Bucknell records, a capsule
outlook for the 1970 season, a com­
plete team roster, scores of all
Bucknell football games, and a
complete list of all former Bison
football lettermen.

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The University has received a
$5,000 bequest under the will of
Jane McKinney Higby as a me­
morial to her late husband, Profes­
sor Chester P. Higby ’08.
An historian on the faculty of the
University of Wisconsin, Professor
Higby received his M.A. degree
from Bucknell in 1909 and an hon­
orary doctorate in 1934. A similar
bequest in his memory was made
to the University of Wisconsin.
SEPTEMBER 1970

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Miss Trennie E. Eisley ’31, director of public relations, congratulates David P. Wohl­
hueter, sports information director,
irector, for his award-winning work. Dave’s 1969 football
brochure was voted best in the nation by the Football Writers Association.

Funds from the bequest will be
used to aid the teaching and study
of modern European history. Since
the adequacy of library facilities
was a primary concern of Professor
Higby during his teaching years,
initial funds will be used to pur­
chase books in the field of modern
European history. Bookplates will
be placed in each volume to indi­
cate purchase by the Chester P.
Higby European History Fund.

Glyndon, Md., secretary-treasurer.
The parent representatives are
as follows:
Class of 1971—Jack L. Bruckner,
of Manhasset, N. Y.; Richard Car­
ter, of Cumberland, Md.; Mrs.
Bernard Gardner, Wantagh, N. Y.;
and Mrs. Howard Stier, of Clifton,

Bucknell Parents

well, N. J.

John B. Young, of Glen Ridge,
N. J., is president of The Bucknell
Parents, succeeding Hans Aron, of
Seaford, N. Y.
Parents of all students automati­
cally become members of this or­
ganization, whose purpose is to
provide for better understanding
between parents and the Universi­
ty, and to stimulate interest in high­
er education and in the opportuni­
ties offered by Bucknell.
Named to serve with the new
president are Melvin Axelrod, of
Lake Success, N. Y., president­
elect; Mrs. R. Ross Houston, of
New Wilmington, vice president;
and Mrs. Andrew J. Hinlickly, of

Class of 1973—Howard R. Ber­
ninger, Sr., Mifflinville; Mrs. Eliza­
beth W. Ewing, Tarrytown, N. Y.;
Mrs. John C. Hellyer, Pennington,
N. J.; and Harvey Scherer, Merrick,
N. Y.

N. J.
Class of 1972—Richard A. Dick­
son, of Chatham, N. J.; Mrs. Lloyd
Geer, of Cresco; Mrs. Edward
Nachshin, of Oceanside, N. Y.; and
Vincent P. Richards, of North Cald­

Win Scholarships
A senior woman and a junior
man received fraternity scholar­
ships for the coming year.
Marilyn R. Emerich ’71, of Beth­
lehem, is the recipient of a $1,000
scholarship awarded by Kappa
Kappa Gamma fraternity for the
coming year. The scholarship com­
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�the founding of the fraternity and
is given on each campus where the
fraternity has a chapter. In the
coming fall Miss Emerich will be
one of 94 Kappa Centennial Schol­
ars studying throughout the coun­
try.
She is a biolog}- major and plans
to take graduate work in physical
therapy.
The Interfraternity Council
Scholarship for the 1970-71 year
has been awarded to Timothy IV.
Shay ”72, of Elkland. The S400
grant was given on the basis of
need, academic achievement, and
contribution to the fraternity sys­
tem.
Mr. Shay is studying for the
bachelor of science degree in me­
chanical engineering and is a mem­
ber of Theta Chi fraternity.

Faculty' Promotions

Promotions for 14 Bucknell Uni­
versity faculty members, effective
in September, were approved at
the recent semi-annual meeting of
tire University’s Board of Trustees.
Those receiving promotions from
associate professor to professor are
Dr. James F. Carens (English),
Dr. Sidney L. Miller (business ad­
ministration), Dr. Harvey M. Pow­
ers, Jr. (English), Dr. David S.
Ray (mathematics), and Dr. Doug­
las E. Sturm (religion and political
science).
Dr. William H. Becker (reli­
gion), Dr. Gerald Eager (art), Dr.
John D. Kirkland, Jr. (history), Dr.
David W. Milne (psycholog}'), Dr.
Mark D. Neuman (history’), Dr.
James M. Pommersheim (chemical
engineering), and Dr. James N.
Zaiser (mechanical engineering)
were promoted from assistant to
associate professor.
Barry R. Maxwell (mechanical
engineering) and William E. Yeo­
mans (physical education) moved
up from instructor to assistant pro­
fessor.
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A member of the Bucknell fac­
ulty since 1964, Dr. Becker received
a bachelor of arts degree from Col­
gate University, a bachelor of sac­
red theology degree from Harvard
Divinity School, and a Ph.D. de­

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free from Harvard University. He
will be studying under a Danforth
Foundation ’Post-graduate Fellow­
ship for Black Studies during the
coming year.
Dr. Carens, who is also editor of
the Bucknell University Press,
joined the faculty as an instructor
in 1955. He received degrees from
Harvard, Yale, and Columbia Uni­
versities.
Recipient of a bachelor of arts
degree from Wesleyan University,
a master’s degree from Columbia,
and a Ph.D. degree from the Uni­
versity of Minnesota, Dr. Eager
joined the faculty in September
1965.
Dr. Kirkland, who also joined the
faculty in 1965, earned a bachelor
of arts degree at King College in
Bristol, Tenn, and master of arts
and Ph.D. degrees from Duke Uni­
versity.
Professor Maxwell, who received
bachelor and master of science de­
grees in mechanical engineering
from Bucknell, joined the faculty
in 1961. He has been on leave of
absence while pursuing a doctorate
program at the University of New
Mexico.
A member of the faculty since
1964, Dr. Miller received bachelor
and master of arts degrees from
Stanford University' and a Ph.D.
degree from the University of
Pennsylvania. He previously taught
at the Wharton School of the Uni­
versity of Pennsylvania.
Also a member of the faculty
since 1964, Dr. Milne was awarded
bachelor and master of arts degrees
by Hofstra University and a Ph.D.
degree by Cornell University.
Dr. Neuman, who earned mas­
ter of arts and Ph.D. degrees from
the University of California after
receiving a bachelor of arts degree
from Pomona College, has been on
the Bucknell faculty since 1965.
Dr. Pommersheim, who joined
the faculty in 1965, received bache­
lor and master of science and Ph.D.
degrees in chemical engineering
from the University of Pittsburgh.
Recipient of a bachelor of arts
degree from Tufts University, a
master of arts degree from Johns
Hopkins University, and a Ph.D.

Drg'PoweTjoiSd” t!e foeulty^

^Science Foundation Postdoctoral
Fellowship for study in neurophyiiology at California Institute of
Technology and in 1967-69 he was
,i visiting- associate professor of
Electrical engineering at Massa­
chusetts.' Institute of Technology.
' He is co-author of Physical ElectTpnics, a textbook published in
1962 and revised in 1968. He was
' responsible for the section of the
book dealing with solid state theory
and devices.

an instructor in 1949. He also serve
as director of the University The?
tre and director of the Institute
Foreign Students.
Also coordinator of gradual
studies at the University, Dr R;iv
has been on the faculty since Sen
tember 1964. He received a bache
lor of arts degree from Washington
and Jefferson College, a master of
arts degree from the University of
Michigan, and a Ph.D. degree from'
the University of Tennessee, and
previously taught at Tennessee. He
was honored with a Lindback ’
Award for distinguished teaching
at Bucknell’s recent Commence­
ment exercises.
Dr. Sturm, who received a Lind­
back Award in 1966 and the Class
of 1956 Lectureship in 1968, joined
the faculty as an assistant professor
in 1959. Fie received a bachelor of
arts degree from Hiram College
and bachelor of divinity and Ph.D.
degrees from the University of Chi­
cago Divinity School.
Mr. Yeomans, who also serves as
assistant football coach, joined the
faculty in 1964. He received a
bachelor of science degree from
East Stroudsburg State College
and a master of science in educa­
tion degree from Bucknell.
Recipient of bachelor’s, master’s
and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical
engineering from the University of
Delaware, Dr. Zaiser joined the fac­
ulty in'1965.

New Director

New Chairman
Dr. Richard W. Flenry, associate
professor of physics at Union Col­
lege, Schenectady, N. Y., has been
named professor and chairman of
the department of physics at Buck­
nell University. Dr. Henry succeeds
Dr. Owen T. Anderson who has
served as acting chairman of the
department during the current aca­
demic year.
Recipient of a bachelor of sci­
ence degree from Union and mas­
ter of science and Ph.D. degrees
from the University of Illinois, Di.
Henry joined the Union faculty in
1958. In 1963-64 he held a National

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Miss Judith A. Judy, a residence
hall director at Illinois State Uni­
versity in Normal, Ill. for the past
three years, has been appointed
. director of University residence
"./halls at Bucknell University.
/ ’ Miss Judy, whose appointment
T'was announced by Dr. John P.
Dunlop, dean of student affairs, re­
places Miss Suzanne K. Herman
who has been named assistant dean
of students at Lafayette College.
A native of Kankakee, Illinois
where she graduated from St. Pat­
rick Central High School, Miss
Judy received bachelor and master
of science in education degrees
from Illinois State University. She
previously taught mathematics in
junior and senior high school.
Leonard P. Smolen, who was
named associate director when the
Office of University Residence
Halls was created last year, will
continue to serve in that capacity.
The Office of University Resi­
dence Halls is responsible for the
operation of the uppercl’ass resi­
dence hall areas which include two
large co-residential complexes,
New Residence Hall and Swartz
Hall; Hunt Hall, for women; Lari­
son Hall, for men; and six small
houses.
The director and associate direc­
tor are aided by a staff of residence
directors and 40 undergraduate
resident assistants who work with
individual students and groups
within each hall. Hall government
councils and programming groups
are active in the development of
educational, social and recreational
activities.
SEPTEMBER 1970

THE BUCKNELL ALUMNUS

Miss Judith A. Judy

New Office

Creation of the Office of Fresh­
man Residence Programs and the
appointment of two current staff
members as director and assistant
director of the office have been an­
nounced at Bucknell University by
Dr. John P. Dunlop, dean of stu­
dent affairs.
Miss Brenda E. Gordon, who
was named assistant dean of wom­
en at Bucknell in 1965 and promot­
ed to associate dean last Septem­
ber, has been appointed director of
freshman residence programs.
Ron M. Jenkins, an administrative
assistant for student affairs for the
past year, has been named assistant
director.
A graduate of Frenchtown (N.
J.) High School, Miss Gordon re­
ceived a bachelor of arts degree
from Trenton (N. J.) State College
and a master of science in educa­
tion degree from Indiana Universi­
ty. She taught at Plainfield (N. J.)
High School and was on the resi­
dence hall staff at Indiana before
coming to Bucknell.
Mr. Jenkins, who also serves as
diving coach for Bucknell’s swim­
ming team, is a native of York, Pa.
where he taught for two years at
York Suburban High School. He is
a graduate of William Penn High
School in York and West Chester
State College.

Miss Brenda E. Gordon

The Office of Freshman Resi­
dence Programs will be responsible
for the operation of the freshman
residence halls, and a staff of un­
dergraduate junior counselors will
aid the director and assistant direc­
tor in working with individual
freshmen and groups within each
hall,
In addition to providing guid­
ance to individuals in a number
of areas and helping them to make
the major adjustment to a totally
new environment, the staff will
help coordinate educational, social,
cultural, and recreational programs
within individual freshman halls
and on a quadrangle-wide basis.
Freshman men will live in Kress,
Trax, and Larison Halls and fresh­
man women in Old Main and Har­
ris Halls.

Political Adviser

Ronald J. Pedrick ’60, director of
development at Bucknell Universi­
ty, served in August as a member
of the Platform Committee of the
Pennsylvania Democratic State
Committee.
One of 41 men and women se­
lected to the Platform Committee,
Mr. Pedrick advised the State Com­
mittee on the financing of higher
education in the Commonwealth.
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�Foreign Student Post
Mrs. Gale Stillman Duque, a
lecturer in English at Bucknell, has
also been named foreign student
adviser at the University.
Recipient of a bachelor of arts
degree from the Universit}’ of Ro­
chester in 1958 and a master of arts
degree from New York University
in 1968, Mrs. Duque has served as
a lecturer in English at Bucknell
since February 1969. Her field of
special interest is teaching English
as a second language and she re­
ceived her master’s degree in this
area.
Prior to beginning studies for her
masters degree she served seven
years as a professional worker with
the Girl Scouts of America in
Rochester, N. Y. and Monmouth
Count}-, New Jersey, and one vear
as a teacher of English in Helsinki,
Finland. She is currently a member
of the International Selections
Committee of the national Girl
Scout organization.
In addition to working with indi­
vidual foreign students attending
Bucknell, tire foreign student ad­
viser also coordinates the activities
of campus and community’ volun­
teers engaged in programs for the
foreign students.
Mrs. Duque is current!}’ a mem­
ber of the staff of Bucknell’s Sum­
mer Institute for Foreign Students,
one of two such programs in the
country.
A graduate of Potsdam (N. Y.)
High School, she is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Stillman,
7 College Park Road, Potsdam.

Admissions Aide
Buchanan “Buck” Ewing III '65,
has been named assistant director
of admissions at the University.
Recipient of bachelor of arts and
bachelor of science in chemical en­
gineering degree from Bucknell,
Mr. Ewing received a master of
business administration degree
from Boston University this year.
Announcement of his appointment
was made by Fitz R. Walling, di­
rector of admissions.
He served two years as a First
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Buchanan Ewing III '65

Lieutenant with the U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers beginning in
November 1965, was a project en­
gineer with The Badger Co. in
Cambridge, Mass, from February
to September 1968 before entering
Boston Universit}', and was a mar­
keting research assistant with the
United Fruit Co. in Boston in the
summer of 1969.
As an undergraduate at Bucknell
Mr. Ewing was enrolled in a special
five-vear program combining de­
grees in arts and engineering. He
was a member of Pi Delta Epsilon,
national journalism fraternity, and
the student chapter of the Ameri­
can Institute of Chemical Engi­
neers.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan
Ewing, Jr., 1949 Paul Avenue,
Bethlehem, Pa., he came to Buck­
nell after graduating from Liberty
High School in Bethlehem.
Mr. Ewing replaces Jonathan C.
Davis on the Bucknell admissions
staff. Mr. Davis plans to do gradu­
ate study at Syracuse University.

Intramural Sports

Walter ‘Len’ Dillinger, a member
of the Freshman ‘E’ team, is the
recipient for 1970 of the Al Ander­
son Award. Honored by his team­
mates, Len is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter L. Dillinger, both
members of the Bucknell class of

1937, of Point Merion, Fayette
County, Pennsylvania. Len gradu­
ated from Gallatin High School in
1968, was an outstanding student
and athlete. He deferred entering
Bucknell for one year, and as a
freshman was the major cog in the
Frosh ‘E’ team championship drive
over experienced fraternity and in­
dependent teams.
Len Dillinger participated in soc­
cer, volleyball and basketball for
the ‘E’ team, freshman dorm. He
was a member of the freshman
track team and aspires to be a
jumper on the varsity in 1971. A
civil engineering degree candidate,
Len was initiated as a brother of
Sigma Chi in May.
The memorial in tribute to Alex­
ander Anderson ’60 was initiated in
1964 by friends and fraternity
brothers. The son of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Anderson of Old Lyme, Conn.,
Al died in a Navy plane crash in
1962 at the time of the Cuban
crisis. His untimely death prompt­
ed those grieved at his loss to es­
tablish an appropriate memorial
in his name.
An active intramural participant
as a Sigma Chi, Al was one of
those people who took much plea­
sure from the healthy competition
of the Bucknell intramural sports
program. Befitting his memory, the
brothers of Sigma Chi and other
close friends chose to award a bowl
each year to an outstanding intra­
mural athlete. The student must be
a member of the team winning the
Pangburn team trophy and is se­
lected by his teammates. The name
of the recipient is engraved on the
large permanent bowl which is on
display in the Davis Gym trophy
case. Previous winners include
David Wright, 1964, Independent
Men; Mac McBeth, 1965, Phi Kap­
pa Psi; Richard Daner, 1966, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Nels Jantzen, 1967,
Phi Kappa Psi; John Willis, 1968,
Independent Men; Scott Lutzer,
1969, Sigma Alpha Mu.

Chemistry Program
Three Bucknell students who re­
cently completed their sophomore
years have been admitted as potenTHH BUCKNELL ALUMNUS

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Hal candidates in the University’s
special program for chemistry stu­
dents combining the degrees of
bachelor and master of science.
They are Thomas R. Hoye, New
Wilmington, Pa.; Edward T. Peltzer HI, Baltimore, Md.; and Paul
Q Wilhard, Mount Carmel, Pa.
These students will be considered
for official admission to the Univer­
sity’s graduate program during
their junior year.
In addition, two women complet­
ed their work in the BS/MS pro­
gram this summer and received
master of science degrees in Aug­
ust. They are Mrs. Karen Crane
Irving, San Diego, Calif., and Mrs.
Bonnie Burns Sandel, Gettysburg,
Pa. Mrs. Sandel received a bache­
lor of science degree at Commence­
ment exercises in May and Mrs.
Irving will receive bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in August. They
are the fifth and sixth persons to be
enrolled in this special program.
One of the first four was Mrs. Irv­
ing’s brother, Lawrence.
The BS/MS program in chemis­
try at Bucknell provides an oppor­
tunity for outstanding students in
chemistry to take a special course
of study which is significantly more
advanced than the normal under­
graduate program.
The goals of the program are to
give the student the opportunity to
participate in a sustained, in-depth
research effort under close faculty
supervision, and to present more
advanced chemistry courses to fill
the gap caused by a growing ten­
dency in the larger universities to
reduce the amount of classroom
work for doctoral candidates.
Students accepted for the pro­
gram have taken the same courses
during the freshman and sophomore
years as other bachelor of science
candidates in chemistry, but begin­
ning in the summer after their
sophomore year they return to the
campus for three successive sum­
mer sessions devoted principally to
research. During the regular aca­
demic terms of the junior and se­
nior years the students in the pro­
gram take more, and more ad­
vanced, chemistry courses than the
bachelor of science candidate.
SEPTEMBER 1970

Fulbright Scholar
Dr. Gerald B. Cooke, associate
professor of religion at Bucknell
I niversity, has received a Ful­
bright-Hays Faculty Research/
Study Grant which he will use for
six months study in Japan during
the coming academic year.
Also the recipient of a sabbatical
leave from the University for the
first semester of the 1970-71 year,
Professor Cooke plans to study the
modernization of Japanese Budd­
hism and its sociological implica­
tions.
The Fulbright-Hays grants were
established as a program of support
for foreign language, area, and in­
ternational studies which will con­
tribute to the development of the
knowledge of the American people
of other countries, people, and cul­
tures. Their purpose is also to pro­
mote mutual understanding and co­
operation and to strengthen our re­
lations with other countries.
A member of the Bucknell facul­
ty since 1962, Dr. Cooke was the
recipient of a Faculty Training Fel­
lowship from the American Insti­
tute of Indian Studies in 1963-64,
and currently holds a tcn-week Na­
tional Defense Foreign Language
Grant with which he is studying
Japanese at Columbia University.
A magna cum laude graduate of
Colorado College in 1950, he also
received a bachelor of divinity de­
gree from Yale Divinity School and
a Ph.D. degree from Yale Univer­
sity. Professor Cooke was on the
faculty at Oberlin College for sev­
en years before coming to Buck­
nell.

Research Grant
Bucknell University has received
a grant of $62,596 from the U. S.
Office of Education for a research
project entitled “Behavioral Pro­
tocols in Language Development:
Reading.”
The grant, which will be admin­
istered by Dr. William H. Heiner,
associate professor of education,
was awarded through the Bureau
of Education Personnel Develop­
ment of the U. S. O. E.

Gulf Scholarships
Four Bucknell University stuents will receive scholarships this
fall from Gulf Oil Corporation.
John C. Hayward, director of fi­
nancial aid, has announced that a
freshman, sophomore, junior, and
senior majoring in chemistry will
be selected jointly by the chemistry
faculty and the financial aid office
to receive the Gulf Honors Schol­
arships.
The grant to the senior will be
for one-year, but the grants to the
others may be renewed until the stu­
dents complete the normal four
years of undergraduate study or
until they receive the baccalaureate
degree.
An incoming freshman will be
selected in each subsequent year so
Gulf will have four continuing
scholarships in force each year.
When the program was set up
last year, Gulf had planned to in­
troduce one Honors Scholarship a
year to a freshman so that by 1972
and in subsequent years four stu­
dents would be benefitting from
this program.
But, according to E. L. Butcher,
secretary of Gulf’s Aid to Educa­
tion Committee, “Since it now ap­
pears that there is a very serious
need for scholarship support on
campuses, Gtdf has decided to
speed up the procedure by making
all four scholarships available im­
mediately.”
The Bucknell students will be
among 98 receiving Gulf grants in
26 departments of 23 colleges and
universities in the United States.

$30,000 Grant
Bucknell Universityr has announced receipt of an iunrestricted
grant of $30,000 from The Charles
E. Merrill Trust.
Bucknell President Charles H.
Watts expressed his deep apprecia­
tion to the officials of the Merrill
Trust for the grant and indicated
that it would be used to help fi­
nance the University Center cur­
rently under construction on the
Bucknell campus. The Center is
expected to be ready for use in
September 1971.

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�The Varied
Worlds of
Bucknellians

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/

Ruth Braden McNamee ’42
The Mayor Is a Lady
“ ‘Hizzoner’ Is a Lady’ in Bir­
mingham” was a headline in an
April issue of The Detroit News.
The lady’ is Ruth Braden McNamee
’42, and she had just been unani­
mously' elected may'or of Birming­
ham by’ the city' commission. She
has been a member of the commis­
sion of that Detroit suburb of 35,000 since 1965. On May 18, 1970,
May'or’s Exchange Day in Michi­
gan, she became mayor of the city’
of Detroit as she traded places with
Mayor Roman Gribbs. During her
one-day' tour of duty’ as a big city’
mayor, she cited her strong belief
in the mutuality' of interest and the
interdependence between core
cities and their suburbs. Her stand
on this was greeted with general
acclaim, and the Birmingham City
Council backed her in passing a
resolution calling for support of a
tax program which would raise tax­
es on non-residents working in De­
troit.
After earning her B.A. degree in
English and history at Bucknell,
Ruth graduated in 194.3 from the
School of Business Practice and
Speech of Rockefeller Center. She
then worked in public relations for
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she married her husband, William
A. McNamee, who is now an execu­
tive with Ford Motor Company.
While her husband was earning his
master’s degree from the Harvard
Business School, Ruth taught at
Erskine Junior College in Boston.
Since moving to Birmingham in
1947, she has been most active in
community' affairs and has been a
member and often the president or
chairman of many different civic
groups. Before her first election to
the city' commission she was a
member of the city planning board.
In 1968, she received the Ford
Citizen of the Year Award for com­
munity service.
The McNamees have two chil­
dren, JoAnne, a 1970 graduate of
Bucknell, and Jeff, a student at
Hillsdale College in Michigan.

Good Satire
A satiric article written eight
y'ears ago by' four Bucknell Univer­
sity students, is being reprinted in
a book entitled The Headshrinkers
Handbook by Dr. Robert Baker,
chairman of the department of psy­
chology at the University of Ken­
tucky.
The spoof, entitled “Effect of a
Pre-Frontal Lobotomy on the

Tsetse Fly,” was written in 1962
by' four women, all members of the
Class of 1963, who were students
of Dr. Douglas K. Candland, pro­
fessor of psychology.
It was originally published in
The Worm Runner’s Digest, a jour­
nal devoted originally to work on
transmission of DNA and RNA, but
which from time to time poked fun
at itself and the scientific commu­
nity with satiric articles.
The paper by these students was
first reprinted in 1965 when it
came out in a hardback edition of
The Best of the Worm Runners
Digest.
Authors of the article are Mrs.
James E. Sayre, Jr. (Joan M. Klein),
902 Pierce Road, Norristown, Pa.;
Mrs. Malcolm C. Moore, Jr. (Kay
S. Lathrop), 69 Boardman Road,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; Mrs. Graham
E. Johnson (Elizabeth Lominska),
69 Hamilton Street, Sayville, N. Y.;
and Mrs. William W. Hussey (Les­
ley Seaman), Star Route, Franklin,
N. Y.

Honor Physician
The Commonwealth Committee
of Woman’s Medical College of
Pennsylvania chose Edithe J. Levit,
M.D. (Edithe Judith Miller ’46),
secretary and associate director,
National Board of Medical Exami­
ners, as recipient of its citation giv­
en annually to an outstanding
WMC alumna from Pennsylvania.
A member of the WMC Class of
’51, Dr. Levit was cited “in recog­
nition of her outstanding contribu­
tions in the field of medical educa­
tion. As secretary and associate di­
rector of the National Board of
Medical Examiners, she has served
as consultant and adviser to medi­
cally-oriented groups. She has also
played an active role in the Board’s
research and development activi­
ties, especially those related to new
testing methods. By her dedicated
and unique services she has
brought honor to her Alma Mater,
to her native state of Pennsylvania
and to women in medicine.”
During Dr. Levit’s past nine
years with the National Board of
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Dated in major decision making,
and helped formulate policy. She
also has been involved in “some of
the exciting changes now taking
place in medical education, meet­
ing with distinguished physician­
educators in this country and
abroad.” In April, 1970, at the in­
vitation of the Josiah Macy Jr.
Foundation, Dr. Levit worked with
international educators in Toledo,
Spain to help medical schools in
that country plan for the future.
From 1957 to 1961, Dr. Levit
was director of medical education
at Philadelphia General Hospital.
Her association with PGH began
with an internship in 1951, fol­
lowed by a fellowship in endocri­
nology and later a clinical assis­
tantship in this field. She received
her B.S. degree in biology from
Bucknell and was a student assis­
tant in psychology.
Currently, Dr. Levit serves on
the Board of Directors of PGH’s
Charitable Foundation, and on the
Board of the Philadelphia Council
for International Visitors. She is a
fellow of both the American Col­
lege of Physicians and the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia. Dr.
Levit, whose biography is listed in
Who’s Who of American Women,
is married to Samuel M. Levit,
M.D. They are the parents of two
sons and make their home at 1910
Spruce St., Philadelphia.
Magazine Publisher
The appointment of Peter G.
Diamandis ’53 as publisher of
Mademoiselle magazine was an­
nounced on June 22 by Perry L.
Ruston, President of The Conde
Nast Publications Inc. Mr. Dimandis assumed his new post on July 7.
In making the announcement,
Mr. Ruston said, “Mr. Diamandis’
wide experience in the advertising
and publishing business—particu­
larly in the fashion areas—qualify’
him unusually well for this new as­
signment.”
Since 1962, Mr. Diamandis has
been a partner of The Lampert
Agency, Inc., most recently’ serving
as senior vice president, secretary'
and director. In becoming the sec-

bridge construction projects in the
U. S., Indonesia and Brazil. He is
presently serving as project coordi­
nator for the Pollution Control Di­
vision of the Carborundum Corp.,
Hagerstown, Md.
Mr. Campbell is married to the
former Charlotte Stout and they
are parents of three children. They
reside at 305 Cherry St. Circle,
Hagerstown, Md.

College Librarian

Peter G. Diamandis ’53
ond publisher in Mademoiselle’s
35-year history, Mr. Diamandis is
returning to the Conde Nast or­
ganization. He was associated with
Charm magazine in 1958 and later
transferred to the advertising staff
of Glamour magazine in 1960.
Mr. Diamandis received a Bache­
lor of Science degree in 1953 from
Bucknell, and he is married to a
classmate, the former Joan Lafferandre ’53. The Diamandis’ have
six children, five boys and one girl.
A native of Short Hills, New Jer­
sey, Mr. Diamandis now lives in
Rowayton, Connecticut.
He is a member of the Sales Ex­
ecutive Club and The Advertising
Club of New York.

To Build Resort
Verdine E. Campbell oO has
been appointed a director of Vir­
ginia Beach Festival Park, Ltd., the
developer of a proposed 86 million
amusement park to be built in the
heart of the Virginia Beach resort
area. The site for the park, adjacent
to the Norfolk-Virginia Beach Ex­
pressway', has been acquired.
A licensed engineer in Virginia,
Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Mr.
Campbell received his B.S. degree
in civil engineering from Bucknell.
He has been active on highway and

Bowdoin College has announced
the appointment of Dr. Richard B.
Reed ’54 as Special Collections Li­
brarian, effective Sept. 1.
Born in Indianapolis, Ind., where
he prepared for college at Thomas
Carr Howe High School, Dr. Reed
received his B.A. degree in history
at Bucknell, his M.A. degree at the
College of William and Mary in
1958 and his PhD. at the Univer­
sity of Wisconsin this year.
During this past summer he con­
ducted research in Tudor-Stuart
history on a Folger Fellowship at
the Folger Library, Washington,
D. C. He was Curator at the Lilly
Library of Mendel College, Indiana
University, from 1962 to 1967, and
a Teaching Assistant at the Univer­
sity of Wisconsin, Madison, in 196061. Dr. Reed was a Fulbright
Scholar in Brazil in 1959-60.
His main fields of interest in
History are Tudor Expansion, Sir
Robert Cecil, and Anglo-Spanish
Relations (1580-1625). He plans to
continue research on Cecil, Richard
Eden, and on a bibliogarphy of
16th Century Americana.
A member of the American His­
torical Association and the Society
for the History of Discoveries, he
is also a member of Phi Alpha The­
ta, the national honorary history' so­
ciety.
Dr. Reed is the author of “Rich­
ard Eden: An Early English Im­
perialist,” published in “The Serif”
at Kent State University; “A Biblio­
graphy of Discovery” in “East-West
in Art;” and book reviews in “His­
panic American Historical Review,”
"William &amp; Mary Quarterly,” and
the “Newsletter” of the Society for
the History of Discoveries.
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september

1970

�Army First
L 1131 LalCUlUllUIll
Lieutenant IIUIJUIL
Robert n.
A. Vater
» ULLI ’68,
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receives the
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Bronze UlUf
Star Medal
from Col. N. D. McGinnis at ceremony held July 22 at Fort Bragg, A7. C.

Medal Winner
Army First Lieutenant Robert A.
Vater ’68 has been awarded the
Bronze Star Medal. The Medal was
presented by Colonel N. D. McGin­
nis, XVIII Airborne Corps and Ft.
Bragg G-L in a ceremony July 22 in
the office of the commanding gen­
eral.
According to the citation accom­
panying the medal, Lieutenant
Vater was cited for, “. . . meritori­
ous sendee in connection with mili­
tary operations from May of 1969
to April of 1970 while serving as
district intelligence operations and
coordination adviser in Thanh Tri
District, and later Ke Sach District,
Ba Xuyen Province, in the Republic
of Vietnam.
“He was instrumental in estab­
lishing a detailed intelligence base
which contributed greatly to the
denial of areas of operation and
bases of supply for the Viet Cong
Infrastructure. ”
Through his efforts, Lt, Vater,
“. . . contributed immeasurably to
the effectiveness of allied intelli­
gence operations in Vietnam and
ground operations against a hostile
force.”
A 1964 graduate of New Britain
(Conn.) High School, the 24-yearold Army lieutenant received his

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bachelor of arts degree in political
science from Bucknell. He is pres­
ently serving as Chief of the Com­
mercial Entertainment Branch of
Special Senices at Ft. Bragg.
Campus Minister

The Rev. James A. LaRue ’59
plays a variety of roles in his post
as campus minister at Cuyahoga
Community College in Cleveland,
Ohio.
In an article in the March, 1970
issue of the Crusader, Jim notes:
“We have a tense situation here.
Eight}’ percent of our students are
white and we are in the midst of
one of our city’s worst black ghet­
tos. There are 55,000 black people
living within four blocks of the
school. The pressure is on for the
college to relate meaningfully to
the community'.”
Jim has gone into the community
to understand its needs. For a year
he met with a group of black stu­
dents for four hours every Sunday.
“We read a book a week—every­
thing from Kant to Malcolm X.
Some would come with dictionaries
under their arms — it meant so
much for them to understand eve­
rything there was to know.
“They called me the ‘Jesus cat,’
but there was never any question

that I would be working with
whites when the chips were down.”
The administration and faculty
are seeking Jim’s help. So Jim be­
comes an interpreter of the commu­
nity. Beyond this, Jim works with
faculty and administration in other
ways, does draft counseling, and
tries to interpret for the local
churches what is happening.
“There is a great myth floating
around that says religion and Jesus
Christ are dead on the campus,”
Jim says. “True, no one goes
around shouting ‘Jesus Christ
saves,’ and they may start off the
conversation by asking me, ‘Say,
do you believe all that stuff about
the virgin birth?’
“But students are ready and will­
ing to talk about faith and theolo­
gy. Hardly a day goes by that they
don’t bring it up. What we some­
times fail to see is that underlying
all their concerns about peace,
racism, ecology, inter-personal re­
lations and other issues is one basic
question, ‘What does it mean to
be a human being in these confus­
ing times?’ I can’t think of a more
theological question.”
Ordained in 1962, Jim is a grad­
uate of the Colgate-Rochester Di­
vinity School. He received his B.A.
degree from Bucknell and was a
member of the D. U. fraternity.
He is married to the former Cor­
inne Royer and they are parents
of two children. The LaRue fam­
ily resides in an integrated neigh­
borhood at 19902 Lanbury Ave.,
Warrensville Heights, Cleveland, O.

New Brokerage Firm
William R. Frazier, Jr. '52 has
been named president of the newly
merged firms of Woodcock, Moyer,
Fricke and French, Philadelphia,
and Cummings and Taylor, New
York, both members of the New
York Stock Exchange. Mr. Frazier
formerly served as president of
Woodcock Moyer.
Woodcock is one of the oldest
brokerage houses in the country,
having been founded in 1842. It is
a full service firm with its home
office in Philadelphia at 1500 Chest­
nut Street. Cummings and Taylor,
THE BUCKNELL ALUMNUS

ployed as a personnel specialist
with Marine Midland Grace Com­
pany, New York.
Mr. Williams received a B.S. de­
gree in commerce and finance from
Bucknell University, graduated
from the American Institute of
Banking and studied at the Gradu­
ate School of Business Administra­
tion of New York University. He is
chairman of the Personnel Rela­
tions Committee, Long Island
Bankers Association.
Mr. Williams is married to the
former Lucienne Singer and they
are parents of two children, Rus­
sell, Jr. and Eden. They make their
home in Merrick, N. Y.

The new corporate president said
he is “highly enthusiastic about the
company’s current operations and
the future in the food business,”
and he said no other organizational
changes are planned.
Farmbest, formerly Foremost
Dairies of the South, processes and
distributes milk, ice cream and oth­
er dairy products under the Farm­
best label throughout the South­
east United States and Puerto Rico
and operates a refrigeration equip­
ment company.

William R. Frazier, Jr. 52

New President
located at 24 Broadway in New
York City, was founded by Donald
E. Cummings and James A. Taylor.
It has developed an institutional
and retail business as well as a
clearing operation for brokerage
firms. The merged firms have of­
fices in five states, including Port­
land, Maine, and Denver, Colorado.
William R. Frazier, Jr. became
president of Woodcock in 1969,
moving up from the executive vice
president position. He received his
B.A. degree in political science and
economics from Bucknell and has
an extensive background in com­
mercial and investment banking.
He lives at 4145 Kottler Drive,
Whitemarsh Farm, Lafayette Hill,

J. Edgar Spielman, Jr. ’48, for­
merly vice president of corporate
development, has been named pres­
ident of Farmbest Inc., Jackson­
ville, Fla. Mr. Spielman joined
Farmbest in June 1969 to direct the
development of a corporate diversi­
fication program. Prior to that time
he was vice president of a large
national dairy organization where
he gained extensive experience in
finance and general management.
A certified public accountant,
during World War II he served as
a naval aviator. He and his wife,
have two sons, John E. Ill, a 1970
graduate of Bucknell, and Jeff­
rey R.

Trust Officer
Russell P. Williams ’48 has been
elected vice president, personnel
administration, of Long Island
Trust Company. In his new post
Mr. Williams will have over-all re­
sponsibility for all phases of per­
sonnel administration at Long Is­
land Trust including recruitment,
training, salary administration, em­
ployee development and personnel
relations.
Prior to joining Long Island
Trust, Mr. Williams was vice presi­
dent, personnel administration, of
National Bank of North America.
From 1948 to 1955 he was emSEPTEMBEB 1970

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J. Edgar Spielman, Jr. ’48

Stanley C. Marshall ’43

Institute Leader
Stanley C. Marshall ’43, an officer
of Lando, Inc., Pittsburgh, has
been reelected president of the
Pittsburgh Commerce Institute.
The Pittsburgh Commerce Insti­
tute was established in 1967 be­
cause of the ever-growing interface
between the federal government
and the business/academic com­
munities. It aims at transporting in­
formation from the federal govern­
ment to the business man in usable
and understandable form, and pro­
viding a communications link be­
tween the public sector and the
business community.
Comprised of eleven business or­
ganizations and the graduate
schools of business of three Pitts­
burgh universities, PCI represents
a “first.” No other city in the United
States has a business “organization
of organizations” of this type. From
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�its inception, the Institute has
geared itself toward the selection
of projects significant and worth­
while enough to draw Pittsburgh
business and academic communi­
ties together into major interdis­
ciplinary efforts.
Mr. Marshall shares his active
concern for communitv affairs with
the universit}’, having served as a
director of the Bucknell Engineer­
ing Alumni Association and as a
member of William Bucknell Asso­
ciates. He is married to the former
Alice Zindel ’42 and they are the
parents of three children.

Financial Executives Institute, the
Newcomen Society, Fairmount
Country Club, and the Coppei
Springs Beach and Tennis Club.
Mr. Fetter resides with his wife,
M. Virginia Gabriel ’48, and daugh­
ter in Chatham Township, New
Jersey.

Scholarly Editor
Professor Peter A. Tasch ’54, a
member of the faculty of Temple
University, is one of three editors
of a new publication, The Scriblerian, a news journal devoted to Pope
and Swift and their circle. The
scholarly journal is published in
the autumn and spring at the de­
partments of English of Temple
University, Philadelphia, and
Northeastern Universit}', Boston.
Editor Tasch received his B.A.
degree with honors in English and
was a Junior Fellow at Harvard
Universit}’. He also did graduate
work in English at Columbia Uni­
versit}'.
Professor Tasch and his family
reside at 5430 Wayne Ave., Phila­
delphia 19144.

Commissioned an Army second
lieutenant in 1954, he served on ac­
tive duty from 1955 to 1957. He at­
tended two schools at Ft. Mon­
mouth, N. J., before transferring
to Tobyhanna in September 1955.
All of his depot service with the
military was spent working in stock
control division.
He entered federal service in
May 1957, after his discharge from
the Army. He was staff assistant in
stock control division and the depu­
ty commander’s office from 1957 to
1960; assistant chief of stock con­
trol from 1960 to 1963; division
chief of stock control from 1963 to
1965, and deputy director of dis­
tribution and transportation direc­
torate from 1965 until moving up
to executive assistant.
Mason is married to the former
Yvonne Bucher (University of
Pennsylvania), Lewisburg. The
Linns are parents of four children
and reside in Mt. Pocono.

Executive Post

Richard E. Fetter ’47

New Position
Richard E. Fetter ’47 has been
elected to tire new position of vice
president—finance and administra­
tion, by Research-Cottrell, Inc. For­
merly financial vice president and
treasurer of Standard and Poor’s
Corporation, Mr. Fetter has also
served as vice president and con­
troller of F. W. Dodge Company,
and manager of finance for Gen­
eral Electric Company’s Industrial
Heating Department.
A 1947 graduate of Bucknell
University, Fetter holds a B.S. de­
gree in commerce and finance. Dur­
ing World War II he was a bom­
bardier with the Eighth U. S. Air
Force, stationed in England.
Fetter is a member of the Me­
tropolitan Club of New York, the

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Mason C. Linn ’54 has assumed
the top civilian post at the Toby­
hanna Army Depot, near Scranton.
As the depot’s executive assistant
he will act as the principal adviser
to the command and coordinate ac­
tivities of the x'arious depot direc­
torates and staff offices.
A 1950 graduate of Council Rock
High School, Newtown (Bucks
County), he attended Wilkes Col­
lege for one year to pursue a career
in radio and television broadcast­
ing. He transferred to Bucknell
University in 1951, graduating in
1954 with a bachelor’s degree in
economics.
While at Bucknell, he worked
his way through school by doing a
variety of jobs and was the re­
cipient of scholarships during his
three years at the school. He cur­
rently is pursuing graduate studies
at the University of Scranton and
will receive his master’s degree in
management in the fall.

he was made director of personnel.
He became regional director of
field operations in 1960, and was
named vice president and regional
sales manager in 1961. He was ap­
pointed vice president-personnel in
1966, and later that year became
a director of Thom McAn.
He received his B.A. degree from
Bucknell and served in the Army
Air Force during World War II,
being discharged with the rank of
captain.
He resides in Worcester with his
wife Mary, and a son John, III.

New Jurist
Peter Ciolino, Esq. ’54 has been
nominated by Governor William T.
Cahill (New Jersey) for appoint­
ment as judge for the Passaic Coun­
ty District Court.
A partner in the law firm of Mandak and Ciolino, Clifton, N. J., Mr.
Ciolino received his B.A. degree
from Bucknell and his law degree
from Fordham Law School in 1957.
He served as magistrate of the Clif­
ton Municipal Court from 1962 to
1968.
As an undergraduate, Mr. Cioli­
no served on the staff of the Bucknellian and was a member of the
S. A. E. fraternity. He is married
to the former Sylvia Taylor and
they are parents of three children.
The family resides at 62 Friar Lane,
Clifton, N. J.
Pittsburgh Alumni

John F. Riefler, Jr. ’42

Sales Executive
John F. Riefler, Jr. ’42 has been
promoted to vice president-sales
manager of Thom McAn Shoe Co.,
Worcester, Mass. He served previ­
ously as vice president-personnel.
In his new capacity, Mr. Riefler
will be in charge of sales for Thom
McAn’s 900 stores located through­
out the United States and Puerto
Rico. With the company since 1949,
Mr. Riefler joined as an assistant in
the personnel department. In 1957,
THE BUCKNELL ALUMNUS

For many years Bucknell alumni
in the Pittsburgh area have been
having informal luncheon meetings
every Friday. There have been no
reservations and no formal pro­
grams—just walk in, have lunch
and visit with some friendly Bucknellians.
The meetings are now held on
the third floor of the Bigelow
Square (near the site of the new
U. S. Steel Building), starting
around noon. Ed Klett ’57, Pitts­
burgh Chapter President, has ex­
tended a cordial invitation to any
member of the Bucknell communi­
ty to join the Friday fete for good
conversation about Bucknell.
SEPTEMBER 1970

Change In Posts
Standard Oil Company (New
Jersey) announced in June the cre­
ation of a new position of Director
of Washington Affairs and the ap­
pointment of Dr. Walter G. Held
43 to fill it. Dr. Held served pre­
viously as Director of Business Pro­
grams and senior staff member of
The Advanced Study Program of
The Brookings Institution in Wash­
ington.
Under Jersey Standard’s reorganized operations in Washington,
Mr. Held will work in a construc­
tive corporate role with efforts of
the federal government on major
national and international prob­
lems. Encompassed will be Jersey’s
policies on air, water and land con­
servation, educational and urban
affairs and public policy analysis
and long range planning over a
broad selection of domestic and
international activities.
Dr. Held, a trustee of the Uni­
versity, was born in Pennsylvania
but spent much of his formative
youth in Southern New Jersey. He
holds an A.B. degree in political
science and economics from Buckncll. After graduate study at Har­
vard, he received M.A. and Ph.D.
degrees in Public Administration
from American University. Along
with his position at Brookings In­
stitution, he has been professorial
lecturer, George Washington Uni­
versity and during 1968 was on
leave from Brookings to serve as
visiting professor of government
and economics at The College of
William and Mary. Before joining
the Brookings staff, Dr. Held served
as director of the Government Op­
erations and Expenditures Program
of the U. S. Chamber of Com­
merce. This followed a series of
positions, including government
service, a member of the full-time
faculties of Bucknell and American
Universities, and as consultant to
federal agencies.
A former president of the Buck­
nell Alumni Association and of Phi
Gamma Delta fraternity, Walter is
married to the former Eleanor Par­
ry ’42. They are the parents of
three children and reside at 2042
Rockingham Street, McLean, Va.

Alumni
Authors
Bloody River
“Because of the subject matter,
this book is a study in military his­
tory. Like all history, it is con­
cerned with the interactions of im­
personal forces, which are some­
times vast, and human beings, who
are always fallible — men who
squabble, cooperate, and, above all,
attempt to control and shape not
only the forces of destiny that move
and change them but also the indi­
viduals who stand in their way or
are amenable and serve them.
“The effect that men and their
occupations and preoccupations
have on each other may be called
the personal equation in history.
It is all too rarely mentioned in
military studies. Sometimes it is of
little importance. At the Rapido
River it was a vital consequence.
There, a conflict between ambition
and compassion, duty and morality
played a prominent role in the be­
havior of men who arc responsible
for the lives of thousands under
their command. Their struggles—
with the enemy, with their col­
leagues, and within themselves—is
what this book is ultimately about."
These are the final two para­
graphs of the Preface to Bloody
River, the Real Tragedy of the
Rapido, by Martin Blumenson ’39.
The work is one of two recently
published by the distinguished
Bucknellian, whose works include
a study of Kasserine Pass and of
Anzio: the Gamble that Failed. Af­
ter service in the European theater
in World War II, Mr. Blumenson
commanded the Third Historical
Detachment in Korea and was the
historian of the joint task force
that conducted the atomic weapons
test in the Pacific. He was for ten

Bloody River, by Martin Blumenson.
Illustrated. ISO pp- Boston: Houghton
Mifflin Co. (1970) $4.95.
Sicily: Whose Victory?, by Martin Blumenson. Illustrated. 160 pp. New York:
Ballentine Books Inc. (1969) $1.00.

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�years a senior civilian historian in
the army’s Office of the Chief of
Military' History', and most recent­
ly' served as visiting professor of
military' and strategic studies at
Acadia University, Nova Scotia. He
is currently' working on the papers
of General George S. Patton, Jr.
Mr. Blumenson acknowledges
that Bloody River is based in very
large part on a segment of his docu­
mented Salerno to Cassino (Wash­
ington, 1969), a volume in the se­
ries U. S. Army’ in World War II.
It is also the other side of the
Anzio beachhead coin and forms,
in a sense, a companion volume to
his Anzio work.
The second studv published by’
Mr. Blumenson, Sicily: Whose Vic­
tory? is part of Ballantine’s Illus­
trated History of World War II
series. This paperback edition is
generously’ illustrated and exam­
ines in dramatic fashion one of the
significant battles of World War II.
All the details are there, includ­
ing Patton’s wild dash to capture
Messina before Montgomery’s
troops could enter that city, and
the episode involving the slap by’
a general that had effects around
the world. Mr. Blumenson does not
dodge the issues or the facts, and
he does draw his own conclusions.
The same can be said for Bloody
River. This is a book which cer­
tainly will stir controversy' in Texas,
for it was the men of Texas who
were at center stage in this battle.
“The action at the Rapido was one
of the most shocking defeats of
■World War II. The .36th Division,
originally' a National Guard Unit
from Texas, suffered complete dis­
aster, a debacle for American arms.
Within the shadow of Monte Cas­
sino in January’, 1944, the troops
tried to cross the river against Ger­
man opposition and failed. The
casualties were heavy,” Mr. Blu­
menson candidly’ states.
In seeking to determine who was
to blame, if the battle was even
necessary, or if it was mismanaged,
Mr. Blumenson is involved in a
detailed study of men and the
things that make men leaders of
other men. The book is introduced
with a quotation from Sun Tzu,

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learning, our feelings to a religion
and a church in which we no long­
er believe and which we no longer
truSt__ that is the single, but atro­
cious, failure of our civilization.”
Masaryk characterizes this failure
with the German noun Halbbildung (“half-education”), using the
term to describe the lack of unity
in the world view of a society. It is
“half-education” that rules in the
“sick” society, and suicide rates are
an index of the depth of the illness
and the extent of the divorce be­
tween the intellect, the spirit, and
the moral act.
Masaryk noted in later works
that his work on suicide “gives in a
nutshell a philosophy of history and
an analysis of the modern era” (The
Making of a State, English ver­
sion, 1927, p. 291). He also remarks
in another book (The Spirit of Rus­
sia, Vol. 2, p. 557, English, 1919):
“In my attempts at philosophico-

Work on Suicide

Martin Blumenson ’39
writing On the Art of War around
500 B.C.: "There are five danger­
ous faults which may affect a gen­
eral: . . . the fifth one is solicitude
for his men . .
But solicitude is
but one of the qualities examined.
The others include determination,
ambition, fortitude, bravery, cow­
ardice, intelligence, competence,
and insight—in short, all the quali­
ties of being human in an inhuman
situation which has kept philoso­
phical discussions going for many
centuries.
The battle of Rapido, in fact,
continues to stir controversy—only
a part of it philosophical. In 1946,
more than two years after the en­
gagement had been fought, the
Committees on Military Affairs in
both the U. S. House of Represen­
tatives and the U. S. Senate invited
witnesses to appear before them in
order to determine whether a fullscale investigation of the battle was
justified. Many of the commanding
officers of the troops involved tes­
tified at these hearings. No fullscale investigation was ever held.
Committees concluded that the evi­
dence warranted no further exami­
nation of the matter. The finding of
Robert P. Patterson, then Secretary
of War, was confirmed: the attack
at the Rapido had been necessary.
But a real tragedy had occurred
at the Bloody River, and Mr. BIumenson probes skillfully and por­
trays masterfully the event and the
men involved in it.

An English translation of Thom­
as G. Masaryk’s Suicide and the
Meaning of Civilization, originally
published in German, has been
made available in the Heritage of
Sociology series of the University
of Chicago Press. Dr. Morris Janowitz is general editor of the series.
Two Bucknellians are the trans­
lators of the work, Robert G. Bat­
son ’55 and William B. Weist ’50.
Mr. Batson, a former Fulbright
scholar, is a communications con­
sultant in New York City. Mr.
Weist, a former instructor in so­
ciology at Bucknell and former
newspaper editor, is managing edi­
tor of the Bucknell University
Press. The translators acknowledge
their debt to Dr. W. Preston War­
ren, professor of philosophy, who
introduced them to the work of the
Czech philosopher during their
studies at the University.
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk (18501937), founder and first president
of Czechoslovakia, was one of the
most revered liberal democrats of
modem times, a man who perhaps
came closer than any other to em­
bodying the Platonic ideal of the
philosopher-statesman. Suicide and
the Meaning of Civilization, pub­
lished in German in 1881, was his
first empirical study in sociology,
a pioneering attempt to analyze the
role of philosophical and moral
perspectives in the life of the indi­
vidual and society.
In the late 1960’s there was a
resurgent interest in the life and
work of Thomas Masaryk. Czech
intellectual and social concerns in­
cluded a new investigation of the
alleged “suicide” of his son, Jan
Masaryk (1886-1948), Czech for­
eign minister at the time of the
Communist coup of February 26,
1948. This investigation by the
Dubcek regime, in its turn, formed
part of the background to the dra­
matic events of August, 1968.
“We surrender our intellects to

historical explanations I start from
the conviction that religion consti­
tutes the central and centralising
mental force in the life of the in­
dividual and society. The ethical
ideals of mankind are formed by re­
ligion; religion gives rise to' the
mental trend, to the life mood of
human beings.”
Almost three decades after its
original publication, in 1910, Mas­
aryk sent the work to Tolstoy, with
whom he had discussed the sub­
ject. Tolstoy, at work on an essay
on suicide, noted in his diary for
May 3, 1910: “I walked up and
down in the park and read Mas­
aryk. I thought about suicide and
again read over the book which I
had already begun. It is good. It
would have been good to write.
Wrote Masaryk." (I. Silberstein,
“L. N. Tolstoy and T. G. Masaryk,”
Slavische Rundschau, Vol. VII
(1935), no. 3, p. 162.)

Masaryk analyzes and evaluates
a considerable volume of literature
and statistical material which had
accumulated on the subject of sui­
cide at the date of writing. He dis­
cusses suicide in relation to the ef­
fects of nature—climate, weather
and seasons; and in relation to the
conditions of society—economics,
social and political. He also consid­
ers, as variants in suicidal behavior,
sex, health, age and population
growth, concluding with a study
of suicide among prisoners and of
the effects of one’s occupation on
suicidal tendencies.
Mr. Batson, who received his
B.A. degree in religion and sociolo­
gy, resides with his wife, Bonnie,
and son, James, at 2236 28th St.,
Long Island City, N. Y.
Mr. Weist resides with his wife,
Annamarie, and two sons, Karl and
Kurt, at 522 Pennsylvania St., Lew­
isburg.

In Memoriam
1894

i

Suicide and the Meaning of Civiliza­
tion. T. G. Masaryk. Translated by Wil­
liam II. Weist and Robert G. Batson.
With an Introduction by Anthony Gid­
dens. 288 pp. University of Chicago
Press (1970) $10.00.

’

A Patron of the University, Mrs.
Gouvernor K. Wattson, the former
Ida Gertrude Greene, of the In­
stitute Class of 1894, died June 20,
1970, at her home in Mercedes,
Texas. Mrs. Wattson, at the time
of her death, was the oldest living
alumna of Bucknell. She was the
last survivor of her immediate fam­
ily which had many close ties with
Bucknell. Her father, Calvin
Greene, a Founder of the Universi­
ty, served on the Board of Trustees
from 1894 to 1908; a brother, Ed­
ward M. Greene ’95, also a Found­
er and trustee, served the Univer­
sity in the latter capacity from 1922
until his death in 1953. His wife
was the former Carolyn K. Wrrtenmyer, Institute Class of 1891,
who died in 1942. Another brother
was Raymond Greene ’02 of Lew­
istown, who attended Bucknell
Academy from 1895 to 1898 and
received his B.S. degree in 1902.
He too, was a Founder of the Uni­
versity and passed away in 1935.
Mrs. Wattson had two sisters, Nora
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May Greene, Institute 1894, of
Lewistown, who died in 1954, and
Esther (Mrs. Hugh Hamilton), In­
stitute 1896, who had resided in the
New York City area and passed
away in 1948.
Although a native of the Hunt­
ingdon area of Pennsylvania, Mrs.
Wattson had lived in Mercedes
since 1909, where her husband had
established a hardware store. She
was instrumental in bringing cul­
ture and refinement to the area of
her adopted home and was a char­
ter member of the Barlow Chapter
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, the Rio Grande Valley
Historical Society and the Mer­
cedes Study Club. She was the last
charter member of the First Baptist
Church of Mercedes and was active
in its work until confined to her
home the last several years. She
was one of the founding members
of the Valley Hospital of Harlingen
(Texas) arid a supporter of the
Valley Baptist Academy of Har­
lingen. On her visits to Pennsylva­
nia she usually found time to spend

a day at Bucknell and with friends
in Lewisburg.
Mrs. Wattson is survived by four
nephews, Waldo Greene, Mission,
Texas, and Edward Greene, Green­
wich, Conn., both sons of Edward
'95; Hugh Hamilton, Boca Raton,
Fla., and Raymond Hamilton, Bed­
ford, Mass., both sons of Esther
Greene Hamilton ’96.

1909
Mrs. Robert Yeager (Ida M.
Sames) of Norristown, passed
away on June 10, 1970. She is sur­
vived by a brother, Walter, of Nor­
ristown.

1914
The Rev. John E. Kauffman of
Santa Ana, Calif., died June 11,
1970. He had served Presbyterian
and Congregational Christian
churches in Massachusetts, New
Jersey and Ohio prior to retiring
and moving to California. Survivors
include two children and several
grandchildren.

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�1916
Mrs. Stephen F. Puff ’20 (Grace
E. Starr, DST6) passed away June
10, 1970. Her death was a shock
to their many friends, especially
those who had the opportunity of
visiting with them during Mr. Puff’s
50th Reunion just 12 days earlier,
their last visit to the campus. Mrs.
Puff was a member of the D. A. R.,
the Eastern Star and was retired
from the Federation for the Handi­
capped. Among her survivors are
her husband (217 Beach Blvd.,
Forked River, N. J. 0S731), two
children and several grandchildren.

1918
Barton H. Mackey, former in­
surance broker of Newark, 'Del.,
died of an apparent heart attack
July 15, 1970. His wife passed away
in 1968 and he is survived by two
sons, Barton L., a dentist, and
David L., a medical doctor.

1920
David J. Martin of Williams­
port, a retired salesman for the
Lone Star Cement Company, died
July 16, 1970. He received a B.S.
degree from Bucknell and was a
member of the Phi Gamma Delta
fraternity. His wife, a daughter and
a sister are among his survivors.

1921
Chelten W. Smith of 17 N. W.
3rd Ave., Clearfield 16830, passed
away July 1, 1970. He was a promi­
nent church and civic leader and
was a retired executive of the Penn­
sylvania Electric Company. He re­
ceived a B.S. degree in electrical
engineering from Bucknell and was
a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fra­
ternity. Among his survivors are
his wife; a son, Chelten W., Jr. ’50
of Erie; a daughter, Mrs. Jacquel­
ine Portent ’53 of Miami, Fla., and
a sister, Mrs. Tiielora Musser T9
of Lewisburg.

Arthur E. Harris of Hilton,
N. Y. died September 2, 1969. He
received a B.D. degree from Col­
gate-Rochester Theological School
but his career was in the field of
education. He was principal of the

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Brighton High School in Rochester,
N. Y. and had retired in 1955.
Among his survivors is his wife,
the forme’ Elsie Rich.

1923
Frank U. Davis, M.D., retired
eye, ear, nose and throat specialist
of Delray Beach, Fla., died April
16, 1970. He was a member of the
Kappa Sigma fraternity at Bucknell and received his M.D. degree
from Temple University Medical
' School. He is survived by his wife,
the former Arlene Hoff, of Fr23
Briny Breezes, Delray Beach, Fla.
33444.

1926
David L. Miller, retired senior
vice president of Allegheny Air­
lines, died July 15, 1970. He had
• been with the airlines 28 years af­
ter starting as a ground school in­
structor and progressing through
the ranks of traffic operations. Sur­
vivors include his wife, the former
Jeanne Porter and three sons, Jan,
Hugh and Brent, of 410 S. Ken­
sington St., Ai’mgton, Va. 22204.
Harry F. Bird of Jersey Shore,
a former bridge and building in­
spector for the New York Central
Railroad, died June 29, 1970. He
received a B.S. dcgice from Buck­
nell. Survivors include his wife,
Kathryn, and several children.

1928
Dr. Paul R. Seibert, well-known
retired dentist, died suddenly
at his home on July 24, 1970. He
received his D.D.S. degree from
Temple University Dental School
and has always practiced in the
Muncy area. He was widelv
known also as a fancier and breed­
er of prize winning bantam breeds
of poultry. Among his survivors are
his wife, the former Kathryn Mar­
tin Spotts, a son, Paul R. ’59; a
daughter, Mrs. James Muffly of
Muncy; two step-sons and two step­
daughters.

1929
Mrs. F. Earl Bach ’26 (M. Eliz­
abeth Evans ) of 88 Coolidge Ave.,

Glens Falls, N. Y., died July 22,
1970 of cancer, following a long
illness. She received an A.B. degree
from Bucknell and was a member
of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. Among
her survivors are her husband, re­
tired president of the First Nation­
al Bank of Glens Falls; two daugh­
ters, Mrs. Betsy Peters and Mrs.
Kathy Medina.
. Is

1933
Henry W. Hallett, a retired
Wilmington school teacher and a
professional organist, died August
3, 1970, after a short illness of a
heart ailment. He received an A.B.
degree from Bucknell and was a
member of the Sigma Chi frater­
nity. Mr. Hallett was never mar­
ried and his only immediate survi­
vor is his sister, Mrs. Virginia Hal, leit Stevens ’35, of Brinton Lake
Club, Lake Drive, Thornton, Pa.
•19373.

1938
Dr. Edward P. Kamienski, op­
tometrist of 167 Lake St., Upper
Saddle River, N. J., died August 9,
1970. He received an A.B. degree
fro" Bucknell and was a member
of Tie Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra■rte-nity. His O.D. degree was
• ayfarded by Columbia University
in 1940 and he conducted his prac­
tice in Passaic, N. J. Among his
survivors are his wife, the former
Helen Murko; two sons, Edward
and Howard; a daughter, Jane; a
brother and a sister.

1964
Attorney William S. Nelson of
Ithaca, N. Y. passed away June 8,
1970. He received a B.S. degree in
business administration from Buck­
nell and was a member of the Sig­
ma Chi fraternity. He was awarded
his law degree by the University of
Buffalo in 1967. He then served
with U. S. Army Material Com­
mand in Washington, D. C. until
1969, with plans for joining a law
firm iii New York after his dis­
charge. He is survived by his par­
ents, Mr. und Mrs. Carl H. Nel,-on,
104 Northway Rd., Ithaca, N. Y.
14850.
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Volume 24, No. 2

November, 1970

�B'.i.'.D OF TRUSTEES

It Was All Worth It..

-■Imiral Harold R. stark
Honorary Chairman
Reuben H Levy

We had all the ingredients. They were there all the time. All that
was needed was for someone to put them together.
Two people did — Art Hoover, college director of alumni affairs
and Pete Winebrake, general chairman of the 1970 Wilkes Co ege

Homecoming.
They believed in what they felt was a fairly large group of former
Wilkes students still residing in this area — plus several thousand oya
followers who are now out of the region.
The way they had it figured was that you just don’t go to a school
like Wilkes for four years — or even a few semesters ■— without catch­
ing the "Colonel Fever.” (This is a strange malady which causes one to
always want to come back to what was or used to be.)

Honorary Member

Louis Shaffer, Esq.

Chairman
Thomas Kiley
Vi'- Chairman

■ neth G. Nonhrop, '51

second Vice Chairman
Charles H. Miner, Jr.

Secretary
Fred H Davis,'52

Asj/sfiifit Secretary
Joseph J. Savitz, Esq., '4B

Treasurer
William I.. Conyngham
Assistant Treasurer

Benjamin Badman, Jr., '41

Donald F. ( arpenter
Noel Caverly

Mrs. Richard Ehret
Alfred Eisenpreis, '42

And they were right!

Mrs. Eberhard L. Faber

The 1970 Wilkes College Homecoming wasn't anything like the last
World's Fair, but it was a beginning in the right direction for a group
of former students who wondered why other institutions could be in­
fected with a red hot spirit that brought them back to the campus in a
fired-up mood at least once a year.

Eugene S. Farley
John B. Farr, Esq.

Alan Glover
Andrew Hourigan, Jr., Esq.

Joseph J. Kocyan, M D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Mrs. Ely Landau, '48
Francis J. Michelini

The new image was conceived as the possible solution to what had
become a somewhat unappealing annual event which was being served
up in the same unpalatable manner since the Colonel was a little boy
and had an office in an old fort across from Chase Hall.

F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr
Richard Pearsall
John A. Perkins
Hon. Frank L. Pmola, Esq.

Max Roscnn, Esq.

Aaron Weis

Like we said. The ingredients were present. All that remained was
for a few people with a little imagination and foresight to come around
and put them together. Out of their actions came one of the most suc­
cessful Homecomings in the history of the college.

And now that the secret to success has been uncovered it will be
used in the future — with certain changes, of course, so that we never
again go into a slump.

Joseph Wiendl

CHANCELLOR
Eugene 5. Farley

PRESIDENT
Francis J. Michelini

ALUMNI OFFICERS
Thomas J. Moran, '49

President
Francis S. Pinkowski, '50

Executive Vice-President
Carol J. Rhines, '63

REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENTS

Jul

Secretary

SANFORD COHEN, '51, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

Carl Urbanski, D.D.S., '57

JOHN ADAMS, '63, Allentown/Bethlehem

Treasure!

DR. KENNETH WIDDALL, '50, Harrisburg/York

Arthur J. Hoover, '55

ALBERT P. NICHOLAS, '55, Philadelphia/Wilmingtoi
&gt;n
RICHARD J. KOPKO, '67, Northern New Jersey

Director ol Alumni Relations

WILLIAM A. PERLMUTH, '51, New York City/Long Island

ALUMNUS STAFF

KENNETH FOX, '62, Binghamlon/Syracuse

Thomas J. Moran, '49

NICHOLAS ALESANDRO, '63, Albany/Utica

Editor

HENRY GOETZMAN, '56, Baltimore/Washington, D. C.

Lynn Jacobs
Assistant Editor

Nancy' Scouton

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DR. FRANCIS J. MICHELINI
President, Wilkes College

�The Honorable William W. Scranton brings
considerable dignity and a wealth of experience
in public service to the Wilkes College campus
as the principal speaker at the inauguration of
Dr. Francis J. Michelini as the second president
of Wilkes College.

Scranton to Speak
At Inauguration
of Dr. Michelini

Mr. Scranton is chairman of the President's
Commission on Campus Unrest and a member
of the General Advisory Committee on Arms
Control and Disarmament.

The climax to months of planning will be reached on
Saturday, November 21, at 2:30 p.m. in the Wilkes Col­
lege Gymnasium when Dr. Francis J. Michelini will be
officially installed at a colorful ceremony as the second
president of Wilkes College.

The former governor of Pennsylvania, who
served in this post from 1963 to 1967, has
served the government in other capacities as:

Principal speaker for the affair, which will mark the
high point of a three-day campus program, will be former
Pennsylvania Governor William W. Scranton, who re­
cently headed the President’s Commission on Campus
Unrest.

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Dr. Michelini’s inauguration will mark his succession
to a position which came with his appointment on July 1
w’hen he was named by the Wilkes College Board of
Trustees to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of
Dr. Eugene S. Farley.

Dr. Farley, who was immediately appointed by the
board as the college's first chancellor, headed the school
for 34 years —10 of them when it was known as Bucknell
Junior College. Wilkes gained its status as an independent
institution in 1947.
An overflow crowd of guests and dignitaries from a
list of some 12,000 invitations is expected to attend the
affair and arrangements have been made to accommodate
additional people in the Center for the Performing Arts
where a closed circuit television facility will earn’ the
inaugural activities as they take place in the gymnasium.
Besides regional friends of the college and alumni from
all parts of the country, the guests will include represent­
atives from major colleges and universities, professional
societies and federal, state and local government and
civic offices.

Heading the local committee which planned the in­
auguration were: Thomas Kiley and Dr. Ralph Rozelle,
co-chairmen; Atty. Louis Shaffer, chairman of the Board
of Trustees; John W. Chwalek, college coordinator for the
affair; and a host of faculty and student representatives
who handled the numerous committee assignments.

The new president, who will be 45 this month was
born in Clifton, N. J. He is- a veteran of World War II,
having served with the U. S. Army Air Corps from 1944
to 1946 and received the Combat Service Star during the
Rhine Campaign in the European Theater.
A 1949 graduate from Seton Hall University with a
major in Chemistry, Dr. Michelini received his M.S. degree

THE HON. WILLIAM W. SCRANTON

in Biological Science from the University of Delaware and
his Ph.D. in 1955 from the University of Pennsylvania.

He has been affiliated with Wilkes College since 1955
when he joined the faculty as an assistant professor of
Biology. In 1962 he was named Dean of Academic Affairs,
a post he held until his elevation to the presidency on
July iHe is married to the former Anne Marie Sterner,
Lansford, Pa., and the couple has three daughters, Lisa,
Lucia and Michelle.
Dr. Michelini holds membership in the American Asso­
ciation for Advancement of Science; American Institute
of Biological Science; Botanical Society of America: and
the Ecological Society of America.

He has been honored by inclusion in the American
Men of Science; Society of the Sigma Xi, and Who’s Who
in America. He has served on numerous local boards and
has held key offices in regional governmental and civic
organizations.

U. S. Ambassador and chairman of the U. S.
delegation INTEISAT (1969), Missions to West­
ern Europe and the Middle East for President­
elect Nixon (1968), Delegate and chairman of
the Committee on Judiciary, Pennsylvania State
Constitutional Convention (1967-68), Vicechairman of the President’s Panel on Insurance
for Riot Torn Areas (1967), Member of the
Republican National Coordinating Committee
(1965-66), Executive Committee of the National
Governors’ Conference (1965-67), Member of
Congress (1961-63), and Special Assistant to
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter (1959-60).
Mr. Scranton also has business and profes­
sional interests. He joined the law firm of
O'Malley, Harris, Warren and Hill in 1947. He
was vice president of the International Textbook
Company from 1949 to 1952. He became direc­
tor of the Scranton-Lackawanna Trust Company
in 1952 and then president in 1954. He merged
the Trust Company into the Northeastern Penn­
sylvania National Bank and Trust Company in
1956. He is chairman of the board of the Na­
tional Liberty Corporation and the National
Home Life Assurance Company and a member
of the board of directors of numerous nationally
known large corporations.

A pioneer in television in Northeastern Penn­
sylvania, Mr. Scranton served as chairman of
the board, Northeastern Pennsylvania Broad­
casting, Inc., (WNEP-TV) from 1954 to 1959.
Active in civic affairs, Mr. Scranton is pres­
ident of the National Municipal League; mem­
ber, Carnegie Commission on the Future of
Higher Education; Trustee, University of Pitts­
burgh and Yale University; member of the
board, The Urban Institute and the Institute
for Advanced Study.

He has been a leader in the effort to improve
economic conditions in Scranton and the sur­
rounding area since the depletion of anthracite
coal by working with non-profit community
groups on industrial development.
The former governor has received honorary
degrees from 28 colleges and universities as
well as numerous awards.

Inauguration Program
9 -11.45 a.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21
REGISTRATION OF DELEGATES
Center for the Performing Arts
(Corner of South River and South Streets)

Noon to 1 p.m.

LUNCHEON FOR DELEGATES AND GUESTS
Main Dining Hall
1-2:10 p.m. ROBING AND FORMATION OF ACADEMIC
PROCESSION — Center for the Performing Arts
2:15 p.m. ACADEMIC PROCESSION

2:30 p.m.

INAUGURATION CEREMONY
Wilkes College Gymnasium

4:00 p.m.

OPEN RECEPTION FOR PRESIDENT AND
MRS. MICHELINI - Main Dining Hall

Program of Inaugural Activities
ASSEMBLY
President's Assembly featuring Dr. Michelini’s speech to the student
body — gymnasium, Thursday, 11 a.m.
Luncheon Honoring Dr. Michelini — Students in attendance: Mem­
bers of Student Government, Officers of Inter-Dormitory Council,
Editors of Publications, Members of Student-Faculty Committees,
Class and Club Presidents — Noon, in the Lounge of the Center for
the Performing Arts.

EXHIBITS
International: French, Russian, Spanish clubs — second floor,
Kirby Hall.
Chemistry, Biology, Physics Display — Stark Hall.
Art: Senior Art Show — Conyngham Annex, all day Thursday and
Friday.
Education: “Upward Bound” pictures by Mark Cohen.
Dormitory Receptions: Displays and history of building.

LIVE PERFORMANCES
Music Education National Conference: Piano and voice program —
Darte 41, Thursday, 3 p.m.
Psychology Club: Experimental psychology materials and equipment
— Stark Hall 50, Thursday and Friday, 3 to 5 p.m.
Amnicola: Display and talk on procedures — Shawnee, Thursday,
3 p.m.
Manuscript: English Club: Poetry reading — Center for the Perform­
ing Arts, Thursday, 4 p.m.
Judo Club: Demonstration — gymnasium, Thursday, 4 p.m.
Mathematics Club: Demonstration of computers — Stark Hall,
Thursday and Friday, 3 to 5 p.m.
MENC: Tour of the Darte Music Building, with audio-visual tape in
lounge — Thursday and Friday, 3-5 p.m. and Saturday 10-12 a.m.
Circle K and Theta Delta Rho: Reception for the President and his
family — gymnasium, Thursday, 8 p.m.
Ci
Skits and International Performers — gymnasium,
Thursday 8:30 p.m.
Library: Commemorative rooms open to students, faculty, and
public. Hostesses. Thursday and Friday, 3-5 p.m.
Upward Bound” Conference Room, Farley Library, all day Thurs­
day, Friday and Saturday morning.

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�The National Scene
...: advice to alumni on campus unrest
Reporting on:
for colleges and universities
... a critical money lshortage
..
■ Alumni Responsibility: Pointing to a need for
“reconciliation” as its central theme, the Presi­
dent’s Commission on.Campus Unrest addressed
its recent report to many segments of the campus
community, as well as to political leaders and the
general public.
“Even when there is no disorder on the cam­
pus,” the commission said, all those involved in
higher education must accept "greater responsi­
bility for the well-being and revitalization” ot
academic institutions. The panel, headed by Wil­
liam W. Scranton, former governor of Pennsyl­
vania, offered this advice to alumni:
—That thev "refrain from hasty judgments on
complex university problems and . . . avoid
stereotyping entire groups because of the actions
of a few of their members.”
—That alumni not insist "that universities re­
main changeless, or be surprised if their institu­
tions are not the same as they were when the
alumni were students.”
—That "constructive criticism and sustained
financial support from alumni are essential to the
vitality” of colleges and universities, many of
which are in an “unprecedented financial
squeeze.” The commission added that "disagree­
ment with specific university policies or actions
should not lead alumni to withdraw their general
support from higher education.”
Speaking more generally, the panel warned that
continued intolerance and hostility between young
people and other citizens would threaten the “very
survival of the nation.” It called on President
Nixon to use the prestige of his office to “urge
all Americans, at once, to step back from the
battlelines into which they are forming.”
By the time the President received the com­
mission’s report, his views on campus violence
already had received wide public attention. In a
speech at Kansas State University, he declared
that only the academic community—not the gov­
ernment—could “save” higher education. In a
subsequent letter to educators, he said there
could be “no substitute for the acceptance of
responsibility” by college administrators and fac­
ulties for campus order.
Then, in a surprise move, the President asked
Congress to authorize immediate federal interven­
tion in cases of campus bombings and arson. The
request was quickly approved and signed into law,
although some legislators warned that it could
result in “prowling FBI agents" and encourage an
“aura of repression.”
PREPARED FOR OUR READERS BY THE EDITORS

■ Hitting Bottom? The long-expected “financial
crisis” in higher education has struck with such
force this year that college administrators can
scarcely find words strong enough to describe it.
"The Day of Judgment is upon us,” says one. “It
is here—now.” Another says the money shortage
is so grave that it outranks student dissent as the
main problem of the 1970’s.
The situation is acute because several factors
have come together at the same time. Inflation,
soaring educational costs, declining stock prices,
lagging federal aid, public hostility to increased
state support—all have combined to put a tremen­
dous drain on institutional budgets, especially
those of private colleges. At least a score of
colleges have closed in the past year or so, and
many others report substantial operating deficits.
With tuition rising almost everywhere, small
private colleges seem to be in particular danger
of pricing themselves out of business. Admissions
people report an accelerating shift of enrollments
from such institutions to state universities and to
low-cost community colleges close to students’
homes. A growing number of private institutions
have had to seek state support to supplement their
income from private sources.
At the established public institutions, mean­
while, officials say that the steady rise of state
aid in recent years has failed to keep pace with
their expanding needs. State appropriations for
higher education’s operating expenses in 1970-71
have topped $7-bilIion—a new high—but for
many public institutions that apparently is not
adequate. “Austerity operations are becoming a
fact of life,” says one of their associations.
Federal aid is not picking up much of the
slack. A government agency reports that the
growth of U.S. financial support, which averaged
about 24 per cent in the mid-sixties, has slowed
considerably since then.
- Limited Access: Despite the addition of some
600 colleges and universities in a 10-year period,
more than half a million high school graduates a
year fail to continue their education “simply be­
cause they happen not to live near an accessible
college,” according to a study by the College En­
trance Examination Board. It showed that only
789 of 2,600 two- and four year institutions in
the country could meet the test of “accessibility”
nonselective, within reasonable commuting dis­
tance, and costing no more than $400 a year in
tuition and fees.

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Discussing the future of the "Campus Chapter" are, left to right —
Carl Zoolkoski, chairman of the evening's affair; Wilkes President
Francis J. Michelini; Chancellor Eugene 5. Farley, and Arthur Hoover,
college director of alumni affairs.

(Greater Wilkes-Barre Alumni Hold Key Meeting
With an estimated 2,000 Wilkes College alumni resid­
ing in the Greater Wilkes-Barre Area, it appeared reason­
able to believe that the "Campus Chapter” of the Alumni
Association should be one of the most active and certainly
the strongest.

That it hadn’t been caused a great deal of concern and
something was done about it!

Invitations sent out to all local addresses of alumni
brought a response of over 100 to the first meeting of the
new year — a meeting designed to revitalize the "Campus
Chapter" and transform it into a firm site of alumni oper­
ations from which all other chapters throughout the
country might gain assistance and have a home base.
Carl Zoolkoski headed a program that turned the eve­
ning into one of the finest and most promising that the
Alumni Association has had in a long time.
Among those who spoke at the combined social­
business gathering were: Chancellor Eugene S. Farley, for­
mer college president, who is directly involved now with

OF THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

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development and alumni affairs; College President Francis
J. Michelini; National Alumni President Thomas J. Moran;
Chairman Carl Zoolkoski; and Pete Winebrake, chairman
of the Homecoming.

It was agreed by all who attended that "more of the
same" should be programmed for the current year and
since the event there have been many reports of regrets
on the part of other alumni that they did not make the
affair.
Another meeting will be announced for the "Campus
Chapter” before the end of the year and plans will be
made for the formation of committees to handle a variety
of categories ranging from social to academic to develop­
ment.
All agreed that the Wilkes College Alumni Association
members wanted to have a greater voice in the future of
the school and were unanimous in their pledge of support
for those projects which will enable the college to con­
tinue its growth and meet its commitments to the students
of today and tomorrow.

�A Quarter Century of Campus Theater
If he had laid the bricks himself — Al Groh could not
have been more responsible for the development of the
Wilkes College Theater. And for the record, he even tried
to do that — Groh displays a hard hat in his office that
was a gift from the Sordoni construction men during the
building of the Center for the Performing Arts.
If building the CPA seemed like a labor of love__it is
understandable. After all, with this Fall’s production of
“Guys and Dolls,” Groh marks his 25th year at Wilkes,
including two years as a student of the then Bucknell
Junior College.

And after 60-odd theater productions, Groh fondly re­
calls that Dr. Eugene S. Farley asked him to fill in as di­
rector of the “Barrets of Wimpole Street in 1947,” until
they found someone else.

Member. o;.

n-h co-’fege

After three years serving without contract, the College
finally signed on Groh, and today he sits- in his modern
office in the CPA and jokes, “I guess they haven’t found
anybody yet!"

at ptoio fn honor of Class of 1974 at farm of Dr. Eugene 5. Farley.

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700 Freshmen
Become Members
of
Campus Family'

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Groh likes to tell how the old carriage house had a
turnstile in the center of the floor for washing cars, and,
“We even washed cars there — sometimes when we were
in rehearsal.”

Improvisation was a key part of the program in the
early years, and up until the opening of the new CPA in
1965, Chase was considered a temporary stage. Groh held
some of his rehearsals on the lawn, and it wasn’t unheard
of for student thespians to make an entrance or exit
through the windows.

President Francis J. Michelini and Dean George Ralston
(second and third from left, standing) 'welcomed four
Greek students and their travel companions to the col­
lege. The four are part of the new Freshman Class.

Pr.

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Al Groh has come a long way from his student days
here at Wilkes, where he once played the role of Elbert
Lovberg in “Hedda Gabler.” His memories cover the whole
span of theater at Wilkes — beginning in the days when
Chase Hall served as the theater.

Approximately 700 new students joined the Wilkes College
"Campus Faculty” during the Fall Semester and after the
usual problems of registering, finding out where everything is
located and solving the countless other items so necessary to
their new effort, they involved themselves in the social
activities.
there was no hazing this year for the first time, but the
freshmen were kept busy with a week-long period of orienta­
tion and social events which enabled them to quickly become
acquainted with life as it is on the Wilkes Campus.
They were welcomed at a luncheon by Dr. Francis JMichelini, president, and told that Wilkes exists only for the
sake of serving them and providing them witli an education
which will prepare them for the greater tasks ahead.

-id Mr Francis /. Michelini taking part
in outdoor festivities

Groh defends the students ingenuity and sense of hu­
mor — and fans attending the recent Homecoming concert
of "Blood, Sweat, and Tears” might be surprised to learn
that the light board used at the Armory that evening was
one built by Groh and his student crew in 1948 for the
Chase Theater. "When we moved over here (the CPA) we
brought it with us — it still comes in handy for the Fine
Arts Fiesta on the Square,” Groh explains.
Despite a successful quarter century directing Wilkes
theater, Groh places the credit with everyone from the
playwrights, to the students, to the audiences themselves.
He firmly believes that the theater belongs to the students,
and above all, it should be an educative experience.
He chooses plays that give an opportunity to the great­
est amount of students to participate, that provide a
meaningful theatrical experience, and which combine
sound intellectual and emotional experiences. If the play
fits in with the student's other areas of study
so much
the better says Groh — and he empliasi '.cs ilitil hi con­
cern is not to turn out professional stage performers, but
to provide training for the students to go out .nd teach
theater on a public level.
Asked what makes good theater, Groh shot back with
the answer, "good audiences!"

Al Groh goes over the script of his latest production, "Guys and
Dolls," with the leads Elliot J. Stabler and Rita Singer.

But he reflected that his aim is not to offer simply a
theatrically entertaining experience. “That’s not valid. You
don’t try to divert an audience — you offer an imaginative
challenge.”

His favorite plays over the years have included “The
Master Builder,” “Enemy of the People,” “Raisin in the
Sun,” and “The Music Man.” Out of some 60 plays, he
maintains he liked them all, but, naturally, was more
attuned to some than others.
As he bounds about the huge stage directing the cast
of the latest Kiwanis musical (he has directed all of them),
Groh seems completely attuned to not only the play, but
to the theater itself. It seems hard to believe that five
years ago, following a quick move from Chase, Groh had
to call the Century Lighting Company for fast directions
on where to find the lights!

Groh is a Wilkes-Barre native, and a graduate of
Meyers High School, Bucknell Junior College, and Syra­
cuse University. During the war he flew 60 missions with
the 15th Air Force, stationed in Italy. Following his dis­
charge in 1945, he received his master's degree in com­
parative literature at Columbia University. It was then that
Dr, Farley asked Groh to "fill in" and he’s been here ever
since.
Today, there’s no sign on his office door in the theater
— Groh explains that it isn’t really his — it belongs to
everyone. There are those at Wilkes who might disagree
with him.

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�Wilkes Alumni Return To C

��Need For New Patriotism
(The following address was given recently by Chancellor Eugene
S. Farley, former president of Wilkes College, before a gathering of
Legionnaires at their convention in Wilkes-Barre.)

by EUGENE S. FARLEY
Chancellor
We enter an unknown world as we enter the eighth
decade of the twentieth century. This world is unknown
because man, its creator, has released physical and human
forces that are beyond his comprehension. To live in this
new world of his own creation, he must gain a greater
comprehension of himself, of his
institutions, and of the new forces
he has released. Simultaneously,
he must adapt his old beliefs and
loyalties to these new conditions,
and he must do this without sacri­
ficing those great personal values
and national ideals that have given
hope and integrity to succeeding
generations.

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karate hit Da fcre®iD fe a fcs iMtere
With the start of the new college academic year
members of the Wilkes College faculty, administra­
tion, and their wives gathered for their annual dinner
at the college dining commons. Dr. Francis J. Michelini, president, addressed the group and then intro­
duced new members of the faculty' and administra­
tion.

The new7 additions to the Wilkes family are pic­
tured above. Standing in front of the steps: Dr.
Michelini, Joel Barlatsky, history; Mrs. Anne Liva,
music: John Frinlow, history.
Standing on the steps, first row from bottom to
top: Kathleen Matics, fine arts; Klaus Holm, theatre
arts; Harrie E. Caldwell, education; F. A. Szumilo,

commerce and finance; Gay M. Foster, physical edu­
cation; Carl Schaefer, psychology; Donald Yost, direc­
tor of housing; Kathryn Gregory, environmental sci­
ence; Charles Mattei, environmental science; Neil
Como, computer programming; John Anaza, econom­
ics; Bruce Craddock, English; Elaine Lacey, library.

Second row, standing on the steps: Michael Green­
wald, English; Victor F. Baiz, education; Stephen Till­
man, mathematics; John Wasileski, mathematics;
Peter Juengling, German; Jayson Vereda, economics;
James Moss, assistant dean; Charles M. Joseph, mu­
sic; William Weber, music; Herman P. Benecki, chem­
istry; Thomas J. Moran, English; Edward B. Stock­
ham, chemistry; Donald A. Henson, philosophy; and
John G. Jardine, philosophy.

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The character of our nation has
been affected by technological and
social change as have our personal
lives. The full impact of change
upon our nation and our personal lives is seldom com­
prehended; we take too much for granted. But, if you
think that our lives have not been affected by technology,
those of us who were members of the services in 1918
have only to review the sixty to seventy-five years in
which we have lived to create an awareness of the
changes that have taken place. We were bom in the serene
days of the "horse and buggy"; we are now living in the
age of automation and instant communication. And, those
who served in the 1940’s are very aware of the material,
social and moral changes that affect the lives of their
children. The standards and influences of the 1940’s are
not those of the 1970's. And yet there is need to preserve
those values that are enduring in all generations.
Probably the changes in our mode of living during the
past three decades have exceeded the changes that have
occurred, heretofore, in any three centuries. And if we
consider the changes of the twentieth century, we are
shocked to discover that the changes resulting from sci­
ence and technology have altered men’s lives, and values,
and institutions in seven decades more than they were
altered in the preceding thousand years. And, the rate of
change continues to accelerate so that the changes of the
next decade will probably be greater than the changes of
the last three decades.
To prepare to live in the midst of radical change, we
must give thought to the effect of these changes upon the
quality of our lives. We are painfully learning that mate­
rial progress, if unguided, can destroy the quality of our
physical environment. So it is that we are, of late, con­
cerned with pollution, overpopulation, and waste of our
natural resources. So it is that we are at last awakening
to the fact that our spiritual and human values are also
being altered and eroded.

To conserve these values, it is necessary that they be
equated to the changing needs of modern man. And, as

patriotism has been one of the great but unseen forces of
the past, we need to give thought to the nature and the
ettects of patriotism in the new world in which we live
and in the newer world that is emerging. The nation, like
e atom, contains so much power that it must be gov­
erned carefully. And because patriotism is the unseen
force that sustains the nation, we must give much thought
to the nature of this force. In the past it has unified peo­
ple; in the future it may be called upon to unify nations.
As it is no longer possible for modern man or modern
nations to exist in isolation, we are now compelled by
common sense to reconsider the nature of our patriotism
and the effects upon our nation and upon all peoples
whose lives are affected by the economic, social, political
and military power of our United States, “the Colossus
of the Free World.”

In this decade, the powers of the two super states are
so great that these powers must be used carefully and
thoughtfully. Like the atom, their power is so great that it
can destroy; like the atom, this great power can be use­
ful only when used judiciously.
You and I were raised in that period when the Amer­
ican Dream offered hope to men in our own and in other
countries. On this new continent it seemed possible to
break the fetters of the past and to gain new opportunities
for self-realiziation under a system of laws that guaran­
teed “liberty and justice for all.” It was a great dream and
it led to great advances and great achievements. It seems,
somehow, to have been lost to the post-war generations,
and some regard it as an irrational delusion. These critics
condemn our failure to translate the great ideals and as­
pirations of the past into a Utopian reality. They do not
sense that our progress was made as men of many nations
became the diverse peoples of one nation. They see only
the failures and none of the gains.

They have not yet learned that human betterment re­
sults from man's eternal quest for something better. The
ideal must always lure us toward a goal that is better than
goals already attained. Our critics have not yet learned
that all gains in human welfare are the results of pains­
taking effort, dedicated involvement and human suffering.
They believe that ideals which have sustained our efforts
should be today’s reality. They do not recognize that it is
acceptance of these ideals that causes dissatisfaction with
“what is" and leads us to search for something better. Nor
do they realize that it is man’s continuing quest that nur­
tures the best in man.
You and I can agree that patriotism requires loyalty,
integrity and courage, but in this complex nation of ours
it is not possible for all of us to possess the same values
or to seek the same goals. We can, however, be united in
our quest for decency, justice and equality of opportunity
_ not for people of one nation, or creed, or color but for
all peoples. If we do this, we restore the American Dream
and give new vitality to our patriotism. We may even, in
spite of the fear created by our vast power, regain the
confidence of those people who have come to mistrust
and fear us. Because we have become so powerful, we
must use this power for the welfare of mankind and of
nations. If we can restore some measure of faith in our
national ideals, the Statue of Liberty may once again be-

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�Ecological Meanderings ..

evolutionary principle of modification for survival. The more dominant
characters march four abreast apparently unmindful of the ancient
rhymes and cadet-like cause old ladies, faculty members, and dogs to
step from the pavement to the lawn or even into the shrubbery. These
somewhat humorous behavorial activities are manifestations of thought
patterns which some ecologists now think are hereditary. And, we may
note, psychologists put great value on the desire to explore, for the
explorers are, of course, the pathfinders.

by DR. CHARLES B. REIF

Chairman, Biology Department
That I should be asked to
„ write an ecological essay for THE
ALUMNUS came as a complete
.. r'_ surprise
r/„to me but fortunately the word
"ecology’’ has been bandied about in the public press sufficiently so
that I1 have some idea of the meaning of the word, and, more fortui
fortui-­
tously, I recalled the letter' which I had written to the editor of THE
BEACON last winter and gratefully realized that my letter had ecolog­
ical connotations. Thus it came to pass that my meditation was directed
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to the ecological significance of paths and pathways,
large and small.
In early days (and even before) of r
Wilkes College, exclusive of that faraway I
complex consisting of Conyngham Hall and |
Weckesser (The First) Hall, the entire cam- |
pus was composed of Chase Hall, Kirby
Hall, and their contiguous yards. In those
halcyonic days, when aesthetics seemed
more important than activism, and the
world was once again being made safe for
democracy, the college's paths were laid
out sensibly enough, tastefully enough, and
large enough to handle the traffic.
Even the Army Air Corps Cadets, who I
when in formation marching along Rivsr DR- Charles b. reif
Street crowded ordinary students and elderly civilians from the sidewalk
with military impartiality, found the gently curving path between Chase
Hall and Kirby Hall to be ample. Furthermore, both ordinary students
and cadets were trained to stay on the path and off the grass so that
the greensward flourished so luxuriantly that none had yet needed to
invent Spartanturf2.
But, alas, even the early leaders did not envision what would hap­
pen to that path and to that lawn. As the student population burgeoned
and the students became more and more serious in their pursuit of
education, cutting corners became the name of the game. Every second
saved in going from one class to another, or from a class to study in
the library, was a second saved for more storing of knowledge.
Not only was the student body growing but the campus was ex­
panding, from Market Street to Ross Street. Saving seconds became a
necessity if one were not to be late to a lecture in general zoology;
more and more corners were cut; and less and less grass had a chance
to contribute its little bit of oxygen for the brain cells of those eager
students. As each new building changed from taxable (civilian status)
to non-taxable (academic freedom), the students found new ways to
travel from building to building and thus came into being many new
muddy tracks (paths, in this context) across the greensward.
The erection of the musical portion of the CPA (Center for the
Performing Arts and not Certified Personnal Accounting, as you might
suspect) brought into being that unsightly path beneath the Kirby Elm
which in turn brought into being a letter to the campus newspaper
editor; the principle being exemplified here is known as the Rodda3
Law, the main idea of which is, that in planning a campus the architect
should not lay out a single path but rather make lawn all over and
wait to see where the students decide they are going to walk. The
Rodda Law in practice accomplishes (in addition to the location of the
campus paths) some much-valued student participation in academic
affairs4.
All of the above illustrates various ecological habits of both students
and civilians. Within the population are many differently oriented indi­
viduals whose relationships to paths are of significance in this context.
Some are set in their ways and stick to paths, even preferring one path
to another because of past associations established by use of this path
or that path. Others change paths frequently and easily adjust to
changes in the environment. The latter are adaptible and follow the

1

...... .......... 2

» by Dr. Charles B. Reif

But let us shift our attention from campus pathways winding among
ivy-covered halls and consider highways in the world of reality. As
America’s roads become bigger and bigger, and reach farther and far­
ther, they divide towns long established, alter scenery long admired,
and extend into pathless parts of the land like cancer into healthy
tissue, taking with them the blight of culture. Whereas the human
death toll on American highways may be a useful, but piddling, form of
checking the population explosion, the insidiousness of the extension of
traffic into unspoiled areas is certainly degrading the environment.
Creatures other than men also have their favorite paths in their
worlds and despite man’s attempts to fence them out how many of
those creatures (who, unbeknownst to them, do have a part in main­
taining a livable environment for mankind) are slaughtered by fast­
moving automobiles! Even the fowl of the air have their nesting areas
taken away by the building of roads, and they have their flyways en­
dangered by the roar of traffic.
Some ecologists think we are on the road to ruin,6 quite literally!
McHarg7 has made some kind of progress in suggesting where new
highways can best be put, but even his suggestions are forced choices,
the best of what can be done in light of previous damage to Mother
Earth.
The need to establish new and necessary pathways as the human
population continues (Woe is me!) burgeon (What a beautiful word!) is
ecological problem number one. The impatient young want to throw
away the road map. Some of them want to build new roads; some
sound as if they want to do away with roads altogether. And as more
and more individuals within the human population attempt to do it
their way, many people will have trouble telling whether they are on
or off the path.
Past experience has shown that the greater the crowd to be handled
peacefully, the more careful the planning must be and the greater the
amount of regulation needed. The clash between those who want to
throw away the road map and those who want stricter enforcement of
the traffic code is a fundamental ecological interaction. The day of
endless streams of automobiles, each automobile carrying one person
from home to office, waiting for numerous traffic lights to change, all
the while uselessly spending millions of dollars pouring hydrocarbons
into the atmosphere, may soon be forced to terminate. Men must soon
discover how to get from here to there less destructively or else their
going from here to there may no longer have any appeal.
Come, join me at Boovil Lice Acres, where we can still see the hills
of Noxen as yet unspoiled except for several night-shattering yard lights,
and we shall walk where no path exists beneath the trees up to Fairlea,8
the while searching for mushrooms and looking for birds. I don't think
the racket of the motorcycles in summer or the wail of the snowmobiles
in winter will bother you, too much. We have already become desensi­
tized to a degree more than we realize.
FOOTNOTES:
1. Letter to THE BEACON.
2 Trademark regulated,
3. Met
lember, Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter, The American Institute ol
Arc,
rchitects.
4 The administration, having seen the lootprints on the lawn. Is now construct­
ing a. four-lane highway beneath the Kirby F.lm
5. Two
Twc 5 company, three's a crowd, lour on the side is never allowed.
6. Road to Ruin, T. Holcrolt, University ol Nebraska Press, 1969.
7. Design with Nature, I. L. McHarg, The Natural History Press, 7969.
8. R. D. No. 7, Noxen, Pennsylvania 18636.

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'Forward Thrust' Needs Increased to $5,250,000
In a new appeal to the alumni and friends of Wilkes
College, Chancellor Eugene S. Farley, who has personally
accepted the challenge of continuing the growth of the
institution, announced that the cost of the new building
under the Operation Forward Thrust campaign has risen
to $5,250,000.
He made the announcement in a letter to all those who
have in the past indicated a strong desire to see Wilkes
College continue its growth and keep pace with the edu­
cational demands of the times.
Dr. Farley’s letter reads:
"When last I wrote to thank you for your support of
the College, I anticipated that my services at the College
were coming to an end. Since that time, the Board of
Trustees has asked me to continue with that portion of
my work which had to do with long-range planning and
development. In consequence, I am writing once again to
thank you for your support and interest and to report the
progress that we have made, thus far, in our Forward
Thrust Campaign.
“The total funds that now seem to be available approx­
imate $2,250,000. Had the estimated cost of the building
not increased during the campaign, this would put us
within striking distance of our S3,000,000 goal. Unfortun­
ately, inflation and enlarged plans have increased ihe
estimated cost to $5,250,000.
“Because the new building is so essential to the con­
tinuing development and maintenance of new programs
in environmental science, electronics and materials engi­
neering and the arts, the Trustees and Administration feel
that every effort must be made to assure completion of
the building. Failure to complete this important building
would necessitate abandonment of these forward-looking

programs which are closely related to the needs of stu­
dents and to the future needs of Northeastern Pennsyl­
vania.
“We have progressed because of your help. Because
you have supported our efforts, I wished to advise you
of the gains that we have made and of the challenge that
still confronts us.
"As always, I am

Gratefully yours,
EUGENE S. FARLEY

PATRIOTISM

(continued from page 15)

come a symbol of hope.

I have spoken of a "new patriotism" but have not de­
fined this new patriotism. To do so would be presump­
tuous for each of us must determine within his own heart
what he can do to translate our great national ideals into
national goals and achievements.
We are challenged by the gains we have made and by
the ideals upon which we have been nurtured. We have
placed our faith in the hope that man under law can
attain and maintain a measure of freedom — a freedom
that is sustained by justice and by the belief that man
responds to good will, integrity and fairness. Let us
search our consciences as did the founders of our nation.
Let us renew our faith in ideals that will enhance the wel­
fare of our neighbors and will unite us as we move into
the uncertainties of the unknown future.

page / 17

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Roland Schmidt experimented with
four hopefuls before making his per­
manent selection prior to the start of
the Ithaca Homecoming game.
Jeff Giberson, a 5-11, 175-lb. soph­
omore is the Colonels new field gen­
eral and in less than three full games
has shown the same brilliance as his
oredecessor Joe Zakowski. The bright­
est hour for the young sophomore
came in the 16-14 win over highflying
Alfred, where he picked the Saxon
defense apart for a record breaking
17 of 34 pass completions for 210 yds.

R
T
S

Colonels Find Key
Against Alfred Eleven
After encountering early season dif­
ficulty the 1970 Colonels seem to have
found their -winning combination and
are off and running like the Wilkes­
men of the late 1960's.
Pre-season skepticism had pointed
toward the quarterback slot as being
a major cause for concern and the ap­
prehension proved true as Head Coach

Junior tailback Ted Yeager continues
his wizardrj' on the gridiron and with
each carry and yard gained adds a
new entrv in the Colonel record book.
His career totals after the first five
games of the 1970 season are a rush­
ing total of 1635 yards on 353 carries
well above the old standards of 1286
and 347 previously held by Paul Purta
(1963-66) and Marv Antinnes (1957-60)
respectively.
Wilkes opened the grid season
against a spirited Lycoming College
eleven, and the visitors stung the Blue
and Gold with a 21-19 defeat. The
Colonels held an early 16-7 lead in the
contest until a late second quarter
touchdown and unseasonal fall heat
turned the tide against the hosts, who

had not lost at Ralston Field since its
dedication in 1965.
Poor second half pass defense took
its toll in the second encounter of tti
year as Wilkes built up a 14-q fj. ®
half lead over Moravian only to se'
the Greyhounds unload via the air
ways in the vesper half for two scores'
The game ended in a 14-14 stalemate
Untimely interceptions and fumbles
proved to be the culprit in game num
ber three as the Wilkesmen miscued
their way to a 16-10 defeat to Dela­
ware Valley.
Homecoming may very well have
spelled the turning point for the hap­
less Colonels as the Blue and Gold
displayed their finest effort to date
before the visiting alumni. The charges
of Coach Schmidt played almost fault­
less offensive and defensive football
until the waning seconds of the con­
test when Ithaca pushed across a late
score to humble the Colonels, 25-21.
Alfred University invaded WilkesBarre with an unblemished 5-0 record
and a second place rating in the week­
ly Lambert Bowl rankings, but went
home a defeated team as the Colonels
finally put it all together for a hardfought 16-14 victory. The winning
touchdown was scored by sophomore
Giberson, who very well will be the
key to the future.

THE 1970 WILKES COLLEGE “COLONELS”
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1970 WILKES SOCCER COLONELS — 1st row, I. to r.: Jell Fulcoly, Ken Leyhane, Rick Manganella, Drew Cubanich, Bob Linaberry, Doug
Cox, Les Adams, Marty Pobutkiewicz, Rick McCuire.
2nd row - Coach Tom Rokita, Ed Garabedian, Ed Weber, Rich Combellack, Bill Spence, Ron Fritts, Chip Eaton, Bill Murphy, Bob
Janosik, Ken Shallcross, Rich Weinstein, Koger Danbury, Mike Neiman.

Fall Results
FOOTBALL
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes

19
14
10
21
16

Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes

3
0
0
1
2
3
1
3
1

Lycoming
Moravian
Delaware Valley
Ithaca
Alfred
East Stroudsburg
So. Connecticut
Muskingum

21
14
16
25
14

Wilkes Booters
Find Win Formula,
Hit Victory Trail
The Wilkes booters also suffered
early season difficulties, losing three
of their first four starts, before shift­
ing into high gear and appear headed
towards a winning season.
Under the tutelage of first year men­
tor Tom Rokita, the netmen matured

rapidly with experience and entered
the final three matches of the season
with a 5-3-1 record. Two of their de­
feats came at the hands of powerful
Philadelphia Textile and Muhlenberg.
Both Colleges are leading the respec­
tive Northern and Southern Divisions
of the Middle Atlantic Conference.

Bill Murphy and Drew Gubanich are
the only seniors on the varsity squad
which would seem to indicate that
happy years ahead are in store for
Rokita and his soccermen.

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Upsala
Philadelphia Textile
Muhlenberg
Moravian
Lycoming
Scranton
Stevens
Wagner
Harpur
Madison FDU
Susquehanna
Elizabethtown

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Cbad“ ^onizio, Gene Domzalski, Richard Orlowski,

Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes

41
34
21
17

Scranton
Muhlenberg
Luzerne County C. C.
Penn State (Scranton)
Scranton
Bucknell

17
22
34
44

WULKES MAKES
Varsity Cross Country made its de­
but on the Wilkes Athletic program
this fall and early enthusiasm sug­
gests a permanent schedule in 1971 for
the harriers.
Joel Rome, an Assistant Dean of
Men, was appointed as the first coach
and in a few skirmishes his charges
have recorded a 2-2 log. Lead by
Junior Bill Helmbold the team is com­
posed almost entirely of freshmen and
sophomores. With the addition of in­
coming students next September, the
Wilkesmen could definitely be a con­
tender in their first full year of MAC

competition.

page ! 19
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CQUNm ©EISUT

�'65 (continued)

ALUMNI NLA

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"50

"59

’^2

HERBERT QUICK has received a Fulbright Grant to
teach French at Queen Elizabeth's School, Crediton,
Devon, England. Herbert is presently the head of
the language department at Wyoming Seminary. He
and his wife, the former GWEN EVANS '59, reside
with their daughter Kathryn, at R. D. #1, Box 431,
Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania.

Dr. JOHN SCHADE has opened an office in the
Hazleton National Bank for the practice of general
surgery. John is also a member of the active sur­
gical staffs of Saint Joseph and State General
Hospitals.

ANDREW KOCUR is a systems analyst for the Navy
Ships Parts Control Center in Mechanicsburg. And­
rew resides at 108 Conodoguinet Avenue, Camp
Hill, Pennsylvania.

"54
ALEXANDER SHAW is senior group leader with Uni­
royal, Inc., in Mishawaka, Indiana. He resides with
his wife, Evelyn, and their four children at 19262
Farmington Lane, South Bend, Indiana.

"55
EUGENE SCRUOATO was recently appointed chair­
man of the Social Studies Department at Boonton
High School, Boonton, New Jersey. For the past
four years Eugene has been an instructor in labor
relations and economics for Rutgers University on
a part time basis and for the past two years has
served as assistant professor of economics for
County College of Moms in their night division. He
resides with his wife, Frances, and their three chil­
dren at 4 Daniel Street, Dover, New Jersey.
BASIL CASTNER was recently named principal of
the New Egypt Elementary School in Plumsted
Township, New Jersey. He resides with his wife,
Ann, at 84-A Stenton Court, Trenton, New Jersey.

"56
ROBERT LYNCH is a sales representative for Chi­
cago Musical Instrument Company in Lincolnwood,
Illinois. He resides with his wife, Dolores, and
their five children at 450 Haymore, South, Worth­
ington, Ohio.

"57
WILLIAM DE MAYO is vice president of Instranetics,
Inc., in Fullerton, California. Bill resides with his
wife, Donna, at 480 Seaward Road, Corona Del
Mar, California.

5&amp;

«.•■••••

Ruth Davidson, the former RUTH YOUNGER, re­
ceived her master’s degree in English from Glass­
boro State College in June. Ruth resides with her
husband and three children at 9 South Jackson
Street, 'Wenonah, New Jersey.
The Rev. GEORGE RICHARDS is director of student
employment at the University of Rochester in Nov/
York. George is also currently working towards his
master's degree at the. University. He resides with
his wife, Mary, and their four children at 335
Eaglehead Road, East Rochester, New York.

The Rev. ROBERT THOMAS has assumed the pas­
toral responsibilities of the First Primitive Meth­
odist Church, Plymouth, Pennsylvania. Robert re­
sides with his wife, Nancy, and their three children
at 55 Cherry Street, Plymouth.

PAUL ABRAMS is manager of Susanne’s, a women’s
apparel shop, in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Paul
resides with his wife, Marcia, and their son, Joshua,
at 201 Beary Manor, Governor Sproul Apts.,
Broomall.

"60
J. DAVID ROEBUCK is branch manager of The Bank
of New Jersey in Gibbsboro. David resides with his
wife, Janice, and their daughter, Victoria, at 95
Barbara Road, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
WILLIAM MAXWELL received his master's degree
in educational media from Temple University in
May. Bill is a teacher in the Philadelphia School
District. He resides at 3100 Grant Avenue, Apt. D-6,
Philadelphia.
Mary Von Guilleaume, the former MARY HOMAN,
1960 Cinderella, is spending her eighth year as a
resident of South Africa. She resides with her hus­
band, Michael, and three daughters at Benmore,
Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa.

special

WAYNE THOMAS has been appointed vice principal
of the Abraham Levitt Junior High School in Willingboro. In his new position Wayne will be primar­
ily responsible for curriculum development and
supervision of teachers.
RONALD DIAMONDSTEIN is district sales manager
for Futura Carpet Mill in Oklahoma. He resides
with his wife, Sharon, and their daughter at 1200
East Marlton Pike, Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

"63
ROBERT WILLIAMS has been appointed vice prin­
cipal at the Carlisle Junior High School. Bob re
-- ­
sides at R. D. #2, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

BRENT O'CONNELL is presently serving as the
Commanding Officer of the 17th Medical Dispen­
sary, Gelnhausen, Germany. Brent is married to the
former CAROLE KOHL '64.

*64
VINCENT McHALE recently delivered a paper at the
Sixty-sixth Annual Meeting of the American Political
Science Association in Los Angeles. Vince resides
with his wife, the former ANN COTNER '61, at 650
Brooke Road, Glenside, Pennsylvania.

"65
G. JOSEPH
analyst with
resides with
Margaret, at

ROGERS is an advisory accounting
IBM in White Plains, New York. He
his wife, Anne, and their daughter,
R. D. #3, Box 207, Monroe, N.Y.

BEAD THE
WEEKLY CAMPUS NEWSPAPER

THOMAS PIRNOT received his Ph.D. in math­
ematics from Penn State in September. Tom resides at 1504 Clay Avenue, Dunmore, Penna.

Flora Weber, the former FLORA ANDERSON, received her master's degree in guidance and counseling from Kutztown State in August. Flora is a
reading specialist in the Parkland School District,
Orefield, Pennsylvania. She resides with her hus­
band at 1723 Main Street, Orefield.

Alice Pualuan, the former ALICE YURCHISION, is
presently a medical student at the University of
California School of Medicine in San Francisco. She
resides with her husband at 8 Locksley Avenue,
Apt. 2-K South, San Francisco.
DAVID STOUT is an assistant professor at Luzerne
County Community College. He resides with his
wife, Angela, at 53 Rutter Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

'66
A. TODD GIBBS is a marketing representative for
Humble Oil and Refining Company in Harrisburg.
He resides at 763 North Church Street. Hazleton,
Pennsylvania.
JAMES EITEL is teaching at the Kingsway Regional
High School, Swedesboro, New Jersey. Jim resides
with his wife, Gale, at Coachmen East Apt. 1204,
Lindenwald, New Jersey.

REINA BANISH is a third grade teacher in the
Allentown School District. She resides at 1410
Fairview Street, Allentown. Pennsylvania.

PAUL MOCKO received his master’s degree from
Bucknell University in August. Paul resides at 1
Yale Avenue, #3, Dayton, Ohio.

“67

Enclose check or money order to:

THE BEACON, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Fa. 18703.
NAME

ADDRESS

STATE

page/ 20

HOWARD HUGHES received his master's degree in
microbiology from Penn State in September. He re­
sides with his wife, the former BONNIE TOGNELLI
'65, at 2011 Terry Avenue, Apt. #Q 11, Camden,
New Jersey.

NORMAN STROJNY is assistant chemist with Hoff­
mann La Roche in Nutley, New Jersey. He is re­
sponsible for the development of analytical meth­
ods for trace analysis of new drugs in biological
specimens. Norman resides with his wife, Elaine,
at 41 Lindsley Place, East Orange, New Jersey.

Available from now until the
end of the school year.

TOWN

ROBERT FORD received his master's degree in art
education from Penn State. Bob resides at 688
North Vine Street, Hazleton, Pennsylvania.

ZIP

GERALD FLORA has completed his graduate studies
at the University of Scranton and received his
Master of Science degree on August 31. Gerald re­
sides with his wife, Janet, and their two children
at 289 Reynolds Street, Kingston, Pennsylvania.
SUZANNE HARKNESS received her master’s degree
in counselor education from the University of Vir­
ginia in August. She plans to continue at the Uni­
versity as a graduate assistant working toward a
Doctors degree in counselor education and educa­
tional research. Suzanne resides at 1800 Jefferson
Park Avenue, #130-D, Charlottesville. Virginia.

PETER CALO is senior auditor with Laventhol Krekstein Horwath and Horwath in Philadelphia. Pete
resides with his wife, Alberta, and their daughter,
Kimberly, at 111 MacDade Boulevard, Folson, Pa.
JAMES DAVIS has been named salesman trainee in
the chemical sales department of Atlas Chemical
Industries, Inc., in Delaware.

LEWIS CHERE is on the faculty of the Camden
Military Academy. He resides at the Academy in
Camden, South Carolina.
ROBERT CWALINA is working toward his master’s
degree in music at Harpur College. Bob is pres­
ently band director at the Owego Free Academy in
New York. He resides with his wife, Carol, and
their daughter at Colonial Garden, Apt.-2, Owego,
New York.
RICHARD MASCIARELLA recently completed a spe­
cial course of study as an attendee of The Colum­
bus Mutual Life Insurance Company's “Agent’s
Training School.” Richard is an associate of the
Herbert E. Garfinkle Agency in Philadelphia.

'68
ELLEN FEINSTEIN is copywriter with Grey Adver­
tising in New York City. Ellen resides at 200 West
15th Street, Apt. 14-G, New York, New York.
JULIUS HARMS received his master's degree in
chemistry from Illinois Institute of Technology in
June. He is working as a technical service repre­
sentative with Witco Chemical Company in Chicago.
His wife, the former ZDZISLAWA PACIEJ '68, is an
inspector for the U. S. Food and Drug Administra­
tion. They reside at 921 Garfield Street, Oak Park,
Illinois.

JOHN PREGO is serving as a DK3 at the U. S.
Naval Station in Kodiak, Alaska. John resides at
Box 18, Kodiak, Alaska, F. P. 0., Seattle, Wash.

Peggy Pillow, the former PEGGY BEAVER, is teach­
ing seventh and eighth grade social studies at the
Tunkhannock Middle School. She resides with her
husband and their children at R. D. #1, Tunkhan­
nock, Pennsylvania.

FREDERICK WYDRA is teaching at the Jonas Salk
Middle School in Madison Township, New Jersey.
He resides with his wife, Marsha, at Skytop Gardens
Building 20, Apt. 21, Parlin, New Jersey.
ROBERT THURNAU is a chemist with the United
States Public Health Department in Ohio. He re­
sides with his wife, the former JANET LUTZ ’69, at
1818 Yorktown Road, Apt. 1, Cincinnati, Ohio.

JOHN KOVITCH is a sophomore at Temple Univer­
sity Dental School. He resides with his wife, Judy,
and their son at Manheim Garden Apartments,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

BRUCE BRUGEL is presently serving in the Armed
Forces at Fort Dix, New Jersey. His wife, the for­
mer CAROL WOMELSDORF ’69, is teaching in the
Baltimore County Schools. They reside at 5512 Sel­
ma Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland.
JOSEPH FRAPPOLLI is teaching and coaching at the
Florence Township Memorial High School. He was
also the Democratic candidate for township com­
missioner from the 3rd Ward in Florence Township.
Joe resides at 611 West 3rd Street, Florence, N. J.

Jillian Schonfeld, the former JILLIAN GOLD, is a
first grade teacher in the Randolph County Schools.
She resides with her husband, Ivan, at Route 1,
Box 387, Elkins, West Virginia.

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JAMES SABATINI has joined the Ashley-Sugar Notch
High School faculty where he will coach basketball
and teach history. Jim resides at 131 Matson St,
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Bronwyn Baltusavich, the former BRONWYN REESE,
was one of sixteen teachers recently appointed to
the Pottsgrove School District. Bronwyn will be
teaching senior high English.
ELLEN WESSEL is teaching sixth grade at the
Webutuck Central School in Amenia, New York. She
resides at Downey Road, Millerton, New York.
Nancy Wolski, the former NANCY STONIK, is a
third grade teacher in the Lower Dauphin School
District. She resides with her husband, John, at
4208-C King George Drive, Harrisburg, Penna.

'69
ESTELLE ANDREWS is a staff accountant with
AT&amp;T in New York City. She resides at 235 Ridge
Road, Apt. 1A, North Arlington, New Jersey.

GLENN STEVENSON is. staff auditor with Lybrand,
Ross Brothers and Montgomery in New York City.
Glenn resides with his wife, Carol, and their son
at 541 Rutgers Lane, Parsippany, New Jersey.
JOHN HARMER has been promoted to Associate
Programmer at the IBM Corporation s Systems
Manufacturing Division plant in Kingston, N.Y.

Joan Braunstein. the former JOAN RESNICK, is
working for Criteria Recording Studio in Miami.
Joan resides with her husband, Bruce, at 1895
Venice Park Drive. Apt. 18B, North Miami. Florida.
PHILIP HERFORT is teaching at the Frank’in Cen­
tral School in New York. He resides in Franklin.
New York.

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WALTER ZIONKOWSKI was married to Mary Doreen
Velnich. Walter is employed at Temple University,
Philadelphia.

'62
JOHN ANDRUSIS was married to Martha Grace
Phillips. John is pursuing a master’s degree at
Marywood and is teaching in the Lake-Lehman
School District.

'64
JOHN GAVENONIS was married to June Lynn Vici.
John is employed as a management analyst at the
Tobyhanna Army Depot. His wife is employed as a
secretary at the VA Hospital. They will reside at
1321 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, Penna.

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BOYD AEBLI was married to Mary Wiley. Boyd is
project manager with IBM Corporation in Endicott.
New York and is studying for his master’s degree
in computer science at Syracuse University. They
reside at 2734 Watson Boulevard, Endwell, N.Y.

�'67
DOUGLAS WEBER was married to Diane Marie Schaf­
fer. Doug is a financial analyst with the First Penn­
sylvania Banking and Trust Company. They are
residing at the Penn Brooke Gardens, Church Road,
North Wales, Pennsylvania.
THOMAS CURRY and DIANE NAZ2AR0 ’69, were
married recently. Tom is a law student at Seton
Hall University while Diane is teaching in the Denville Township School District. They reside at 312E5 Quaker Church Road, Dover, New Jersey.

VIRGINIA LLEWELLYN became the bride of Norman
F. August. Virginia’s husband is presently serving
with the United States Air Force and is stationed
at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, where
they will be residing.

CHARLES SGARLAT and WENDY BADMAN '70 were
married recently. Charles is a senior at Villanova
University where he is majoring in electrical engi­
neering. Wendy is employed as a second grade
teacher in Great Valley School District, Devault,
Pennsylvania.

DONALD BOHL and KATHLEEN HAY '70 were mar­
ried recently. Don is band director for the Berwick
Area School District. They reside at 625 West
Front Street, Berwick, Pennsylvania.
ALAN MELBERGER and JOAN COLE '70 were mar­
ried recently. Alan is a staff accountant with the
General Accounting Office in Washington, 0. 0.
Joan is employed as a business education teacher
with Fairfax County Public Schools. They reside at
7364 Lee Highway, Falls Church, Virginia.

'69
■68
SALLY CORBISHLEY became the bride of Anthony
Pagano. Sally is teaching at Lake Hopatcong High
School while Anthony is teaching at the Morris­
town High School. They will reside in Roxbury
Township.

ANN KUCEK became the bride of John P. Litz. The
couple is residing at the Green Acres Apartments,
Kingston, Pennsylvania.

A. DANIEL MURRAY was married to Linette Ann
Holmberg. Daniel is employed by Commonwealth
Telephone Company in Dallas. They reside at 27
West Fallbrook Avenue, Dallas, Pennsylvania.
SAMUEL MELVILLE WOLFE, III and NANCY FRUSHON 70, were married recently. Samuel is pur­
suing graduate work in preparation for his real
estate broker's license. He is associated with his
father as a real estate salesman. They reside at
301 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre.
JEAN KAROOS became the bride of Ronald Caserta.
Jean is teaching English and drama at the Benja­
min Franklin Middle School and is working towards
her master's degree at Fairfield University. They
are residing in Bridgeport, Connecticut

BASIL RUSSIN was married to Ann Woolbert. Basil
is employed as a claims representative for the
Hartford Insurance Group in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. WILLIAM ECKROAT was married to Jeanne E.
Merolla. Bill is a senior assistant dental surgeon in
public health service at the Gallup. New Mexico,
Indian Health Hospital. They will reside in Gallup.
JAMES D. SMITH and DOLORES NUNN 70, were
married recently. Dolores is a teacher in Southwood
Elementary School while Jim is teaching in Salk
Middle School. They will reside in East Brunswick.

KATHLEEN MAURY became the bride of Donald E.
■Smith. The couple will reside in Long Beach, Calif.

JOHN CHOPACK was married to Jane Ann Biernacki.
John is employed by Peat Marwick Mitchell and
Company Public Accountants, Baltimore, Maryland.
His wife is a teacher in Baltimore County. The
couple will reside in Cockeysville, Maryland.

LYNN JOHNSON and GERRI HAKIM '70 were mar­
ried recently. Lynn is teaching in the Wyoming
Valley West School District. They reside at 108
Stanton Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

MARY TERESA BRITT became the bride of Anthony
Warren. Mary was employed by the laboratory of
the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Her husband is
a medical representative for Burrougs-Wellcome
Company. They will reside in Lancaster, Penna.

MARJORIE SHAFFER became the bride of Michael
Victor. Marjorie has completed requirements for
her master's degree at the University of Southern
California. Her husband is in the doctoral program
in sociology at the University. They reside at 2733
South Hoover Street, Apt. 2, Los Angeles, Calif.
FRANK WOJCIK was married to Deborah Lee
Kleiner. Frank is a member of the faculty at
Coughlin High School in Wilkes-Barre.

MICHAEL STAHL, JR. was married to Roxanne Sekera. Mike is a teacher at Saint Jude's School in
Mountaintop. They reside on West Center Hill Road,
Dallas, Pennsylvania.

CHARLES KOSTEVA vias married to Donna Marie
Reges. Charles is a senior at Temple University
School of Dentistry. They are residing in Phila­
delphia, Pennsylvania.

MARILYNN FROELICH became the bride of William
Hummer. Marilynn is a teacher in Kearney, N. J.

NICHOLAS NICKLES and MARY HELLMUTH 70 were
married recently. Nick is a staff accountant for
Haskins and Sells Certified Public Accountants in
Hew York City. Nick and Mary are residing at 157
Manor Crescent, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

THOMAS SINAVAGE was married to Judith Shortz.
Tom is a reporter for the Wilkes-Barre Record. His
wife is a teacher in the Weaver School of the
Wilkes-Barre City School District.

SHARON STEINBERG became the bride of Thomas
Peterson. Sharon is a senior programmer with
Thomas J Lipton, Inc. in Englewood. They reside
at 243 Valley Road, River Edge, New Jersey.

ROGER ERICSON was married to Shirley Cerar.
Roger is employed as band director at Delaware
Valley High School. They reside on Sawkill Road,
Milford, Pennsylvania.

.

STEVEN CHROMEY was married to Lynn Romano.
Steve is employed in the production control del
partment of Jay R. Smith Manufacturing Company.
They reside in Middlesex, New Jersey.
RALPH F. COOK, JR. was married to Janet Morgan.
Ralph is the band director at Meyers High School
in Wilkes-Barre.

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RICHARD YANALUNAS was married to Eleanor
Jones. Richard is doing research work for Amer­
ican Cyanamid at Princeton, New Jersey. His wife
is a registered nurse employed in the pediatrics
department at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. They
will reside at 88 Princeton Arms, North Cranbury,
New Jersey.

JOSEPH ZAKOWSKI was married to Barbara Moo­
ney. Joe is employed by Sears Roebuck and Com­
pany in their management trainee program at
Norristown. They reside at Dekalb Apartments, 2617
Dekalb Pike, Norristown, Pennsylvania.

ROBERT OCKENFUSS and JUDITH COBLEIGH were
married recently. Robert is presently serving with
the United States Marine Corps Reserve, Parris
Island, South Carolina. They reside at 202 Academy
Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

KATHLEEN YEAGER became the bride of Joseph
Stigora. Kathleen is a first grade teacher at the
Holgate Local School in Ohio. The couple reside at
320 South Grove Street, Bowling Green, Ohio.

BERNARD VINOVRSKI and MARCELLA WROBLEWSKI
'70, were married recently. Bernie is presently
serving in the United States Marine Corps and is
stationed in Yuma, Arizona.

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'70

CAMILLE BROSKI became the bride of Andrew B.
Kramer.

Bright New World
'60
a son, Eugene Ralph, born on June 4, 1969, to Dr.
and Mrs. Eugene Godfrey. Mrs. Godfrey is the for­
mer DOROTHY MILLER. They reside at 10 Divot
Drive, Wescosville, Pennsylvania.
a son, Keith, born on June 20, 1970, to Mr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Hoesl. Mrs. Hoesl is the former
VIRGINIA LYONS. They reside at 5115 Colerain
Avenue, Apt. ID, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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a son, David Russell, born on October 25, 1969, to
Mr. and Mrs. WALTER UMLA. They reside at 43
North Landon Avenue, Kingston, Pennsylvania.
a son, David William, born on July 7, 1970, to Mr.
and Mrs. RICHARD REES. They reside at 57 Koyen
Street, Fords, New Jersey.

......

'64

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a son, Mark, born on April 6, 1970, to Mr. and
Mrs. Barry Geyer. Mrs. Geyer is the former PAT­
RICIA WOLFE. They reside at 125 North Washing­
ton Avenue, Hartsdale, New York.
a daughter, Susan, born on May 5, 1970, to Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry Yencharis. Mrs. Yencharis is the
former BARBARA KARCHESKI. They reside at 1016
Sunset Circle, League City, Texas.

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a son, David Harris, born on September 25, 1970,
to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rhinard. Mrs. Rhinard
is the former MARGIE HARRIS '65.

WHEREAS, the vision, leadership and active
support of Arnaud Cartwright Marts, during
his presidency of Bucknell University, pre­
served and sustained the Junior College from
which Wilkes College evolved, and
WHEREAS, without his active support the
Junior College would have ceased to exist
during the “great depression” of the 1930’s,
and

Arnaud Cartwright Marts
Seventh President of Bucknell University

1BBB - 1970

WHEREAS, he continued to give the benefit
of his experience and wisdom as a member
and Vice Chairman of the Board for nearly
two decades, and

AN IRREPARABLE LOSS
In the College year 1969-1970, Wilkes College
lost trustees who had been involved in the .early
years of the College and who by their vision,
faith and persistence had translated a dream
into a reality.

WHEREAS, he always contributed to the Col­
lege when new opportunities required in­
creased support,
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the
Board of Trustees of Wilkes College adopt
this Resolution as a token of their gratitude
for the great services rendered to the College,
the students, and the community by Arnaud
Cartwright Marts, a pioneer in educational
fund raising, creative admlnistator of a uni­
versity, and a staunch counselor and friend.

In Memoriam
Dorothy Dickson Darte
1969

Samuel M. Davenport
1969
Marianne Annette Evans
1969
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Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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in the community.
Currently, too, a committee of your fellow alumni is busily engaged in
developing a program for Alumni Spring Weekend scheduled for May 1416. Combining a program of cultural, intellectual and social activities, the
plans for this new alumni program will include an opportunity forall classes
to hold a reunion during the weekend festivities. Hopefully, all of you will
make plans to return to the campus this spring — especially those who
missed the great Homecoming this past October.

With an eye toward the initiation of new alumni programs, the idea of
tours for the old grads and their families was announced in November and
as of today nearly 70 persons have registered for the London Holiday listed
for April 7-11. Reservations are still open and this first tour should prove
successful. At any rate, additional tours for alumni will be offered and if
you have preferences please drop me a line.

Finally, an alumni chapter in the Greater Wilkes-Barre Area has be­
come a reality. Two well-attended, interesting meetings thus far, and plans
for additional meetings in March and May, indicate essential alumni activ­
ity in the campus area. Meanwhile, plans are nearly complete for chapter
meetings in 25 areas where we do have a large concentration of alumni.
Sometime soon you will be hearing from a fellow alumnus in your area who
will be serving as a temporary chairman and who will be inviting you to a
meeting in February, March, April or May.

In the meantime, please keep your alumni office informed of vour
whereabouts and activities. I love to receive mail from you!

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Alfred Eisenpreis '4^
Mrs. Eberhard L.F^

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F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.

Richard Pearsall
John A. Perkins
Hon. Frank L. Pinola, Esq.

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Aaron Weiss
Joseph Wiendl

CHANCELLOR
Eugene S. Farley

PRESIDENT
Francis J. Michelini

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By ART HOOVER
Director of Alumni Affairs
As we move into the New Year of 1971 and the
nnafsenities which lie ahead, I feel a compelling need to express my Personal sen
timents to all of you as fellow Wilkes Alumni. The response from alurnn to
our activities of the past few months and the initial response to forthcoming
plans has been most gratifying and encouraging. Your enthusiastic interest
support and cooperation reinforces my strong conviction that our alumni
are a loyal and dedicated group with a deep concern for Alma Mater.
Your response thus far to the Alumni Fund and to the challenge gift
concept” prompts me to predict a tremendous increase in participation
percentage when a report of alumni giving is prepared this summer. I his
feeling of optimism relative to alumni support is especially significant as
the College prepares to seek continued financial help from its many friends
in the community.
Currently, too, a committee of your fellow alumni is busily engaged in
developing a program for Alumni Spring Weekend scheduled for May 1416. Combining a program of cultural, intellectual and social activities, the
plans for this new alumni program will include an opportunity forall classes
to hold a reunion during the weekend festivities. Hopefully, all of you will
make plans to return to the campus this spring — especially those who
missed the great Homecoming this past October.

With an eye toward the initiation of new alumni programs, the idea of
tours for the old grads and their families was announced in November and
as of today nearly 70 persons have registered for the London Holiday listed
for April 7-11. Reservations are still open and this first tour should prove
successful. At any rate, additional tours for alumni will be offered and if
you have preferences please drop me a line.

Finally, an alumni chapter in the Greater Wilkes-Barre Area has be­
come a reality. Two well-attended, interesting meetings thus far, and plans
for additional meetings in March and May, indicate essential alumni activ­
ity in the campus area. Meanwhile, plans are nearly complete for chapter
meetings in 25 areas where we do have a large concentration of alumni
Sometime soon you will be hearing from a fellow alumnus in your area who
mPPHnOS?rVrnh as a
chairman and who will be inviting you to a
meeting m February, March, April or May.
, . lnJh! meantime, please keep your alumni office informed of vour
whereabouts and activities. I love to receive mail from you!

Reuben H. lcvy

Honorary Member

Louis Shaffer, Esq.
Chairman

Thomas Kiley
Vice-Chairman
Kenneth G. Northrop,
'51
Second Vice Chairman
Charles H. Miner, Jr.
Secretary
Fred R. Davis, '52
Assistant Secretary

Joseph J. Savitz, Esq., '48
Treasurer

William L. Conyngham
Assistant Treasurer
Benjamin Badman, Jr., '41
Donald F. Carpenter
Noel C.averly
Mrs. Richard Ehret
Alfred Eisenpreis, '42
Mrs. Eberhard L. Faber
Eugene S. Farley
|ohn B. Farr, Esq.
Alan Clover
Andrew Hourigan, Jr., Esq.
Joseph I. Kocyan.M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Mrs. Ely Landau, '48
Francis). Michelini
F Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Richard Pearsall
John A. Perkins
Hon. Frank I. Pinola, Esq.

Joseph Wiendl
CHANCELLOR
Eugene S. Farley

PRESIDENT
Francis J. Michelini

ALUMNI OFFICERS
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President
Francis S. Pinkowski, 'SO
Executive Vice-President

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Caroll. Rhinos,'63
Secretary

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INAUGURATION

DR. MIKE'AS

NEW PRESIDENT
HIGHLIGHTED 1970 ACTIVITIES
AT

WILKES COLLEGE

�De David R. Goddard Extends Multiple Greetings
By Dr. David R. Goddard
Provost, University of Pennsylvania
Representative, American Philosophical Society
National Academy of Science
University of Pennsylvania Delegate
Governor Scranton, Chancellor Farley, President
Michelini, delegates, trustees, faculty, students and
friends:
I have been asked to bring greetings to Wilkes
College and to your new president.
First, I would like to bring greetings from all the
delegates of all the institutions of higher learning that
are sharing in honoring Wilkes and its president this
day.
This Saturday, I would like to bring greetings from
all of the scholarly societies represented here. Of the
educational institutions, Harvard is much the oldest
of us. In the scholarship societies, the American Phil­
osophical Society, founded in Philadelphia by Ben­
jamin Franklin, is the oldest. And the National Acad­
emy of Science in Washington sends greetings.

But perhaps I can be personal for a moment. When
Francis Michelini took his Ph.D. degree at the Uni­
versity of Pennsylvania, the professor—his professor
—who shared the direction of his work is here today
as are some of his fellow students of that day. And
to the second president of Wilkes College, may the
twentieth Provost of the University of Pennsylvania
bring you greetings and a word of advice.

I will not repeat the eloquent speech of our former
Governor; I can only say that he so completely un­
derstands academic freedom, I wish he were also my
student. But let me say to an administrator from an
old administrator, the business of higher education is
education and learning. The conservation of knowl­
edge is its transmittal. I: is not propaganda; it is not
doctrine; but is free inquiry. The president of a col­
lege must be a teacher. Fie can no longer order faculty
and students; but he can lead them, if he is a real
teacher. Wilkes College has a proud tradition. I am
sure that your new president will be its greatest
teacher.

Over 7,000 Alumni Forward Wish To 'Dr. Mike'
By Joseph Savitz, Esq.
Alumni Representative

by
EUGENE S. FARLEY

President Michelini, Chancellor Farley, Governor Scranton, reverend
clergy, fellow members of the Board of Trustees, distinguished delegates
and guests, and friends and alumni of Wilkes College:

Chancellor and First President

Wilkes College

A proud and happy alumni of over 7,000 Wilkes collegians, spread
throughout this country, are related to extend their warmest greetings
to the newly-inaugurated president of Wilkes, Dr. Francis J. Michelini.

This is a rare occasion at Wilkes College. I hope
that it will remain a rare occasion.
In other words, I am hoping that the man we in­
augurate today will serve for a great number of years
and that he will realize some of the goals that he has
set for himself and for the college.

I am privileged on behalf of the faculty to wel­
come the delegates from other sister institutions and
friends of the college.
Over the last few days I have been impressed by
an unusual feeling about this inauguration. On Thurs­
day, the students had a special program for Dr.
Michelini, and in jest they expressed the good will
that they feel for him, and then last night, there was
an all-college party for those who work for the col­
lege: and one of the guests at that party remarked
“the thing that impresses me is the happiness of the
people there.”

And to me, this expresses something of the influ­
ence and character of our new president.

It is a happy occasion for all of us who have
joined in the effort to make this a significant occa­
sion for Dr. Michelini.
As I indicated, the students added warmth to
their program of greeting; the faculty demonstrated
and all the employees demonstrated at the party the
hearty warmth of their feelings, and I must say, the
person who appreciates this most of all is the man
who is succeeded by Francis Michelini.
So, I want to thank you for coming and I hope
you will sense something of the warmth and feeling
that we have for our new president.
And now, I want to introduce our speaker. He is
known to all of you, but to us he is a neighbor, a
fiiend, and an honorary alumnus of the college. 7 n
it is for these qualities and these associations we feel
a particular warmth towards him. He's a man
has been distinguished, not by the offices he has helm
even though he has held distinguished offices a
has refused distinguished offices. Rather, he is di mguished for services he has rendered. I am happy
to introduce to you William Scranton.

Affectionately known as "Dr. Mike," this young educator will bring
to Wilkes a background of scholarly achievement, an administrative
know-how, the confidence of the faculty and administration; indeed, of
the entire alumni and student body; and above all, his noble and intense
dedication to the college he has come to revere in his short 15-year
tenure.

His experience has been forged and tempered by the strong right
hand of our first president, Dr. Eugene S. Farley. We know that Dr.
Michelini's education, his drive and his devotion and good sense which
he exemplifies in these days of unrest and frustration will lead Wilkes
College to newer and greater heights.

We predict that “Dr. Mike" will take off from the threshold of Dr.
Farley's prior achievements, which have resulted in a strong and solid
foundation. "Dr. Mike's" keen mind, his experience as a student in
government, as a scholar and—yes—as a devoted partner and father;
and above all, his humility and sense of humor will help him to lead
Wilkes College to newer plateaus from which this institution will grow
from strength to strength and further distinguish itself in the realm of
education and civic betterment. The alumni are delighted and thrilled
to welcome "Dr. Mike," his charming wife, Anne Marie, and his three
lovely children to the family of Wilkes College. May his tenure be a
long and happy one.

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__

�Principal Address
Given by
Hon. William W. Scranton
Former Governor of Pennsylvania and

Chairman of President's Commission on Campus Unrest
The Counselor to the President of the United
States, Pat Moynihan, says, "Anyone who attempts a
serious statement about higher education at this
moment courts serious trouble.” I and my fellow
commissioners are example number one of the truth
of this statement. The answer, of course, is that solu­
tions to major problems don’t come easily. They are
hard, real problems and demand hard, real solutions.
That takes work — and sometimes much trouble.
After the killings at Kent State and Jackson State
this past spring and the bombing at the University of
Wisconsin this summer, this fall has been compar­
atively calm on the campuses. There is, what one
President called, “an eerie tranquility.”
President Nixon's "peace initiative” has helped.
Not only is it a vital statement concerning the war
itself, but it also helped greatly in abating disorder on
the campuses and, more importantly, in uniting the
country. But no intelligent person would say that we
can now become ostriches with our heads in the
sand and forget the whole problem of campus dis­
order convinced that it will never occur again.

What must we do? Well, the President’s Commis­
sion has made recommendations to all of us — the
law enforcement agencies, the universities, the gov­
ernment, students, and many others. I shall not bur­
den you with recantations of these recommendations
or the Commission's findings, but I do hope that you
will take the time to read the report, unlike others,
particularly politicians, who insisted upon comment­
ing without reading.
Certainly, it behooves us all to think very care­
fully what kinds of alternatives to disorder we want.
It would be simple, for example, to insist upon going
back to the status-quo ante. In my judgment, that is
no answer; it will simply assure further disruption.
We can go the route of repression which as Mar­
garet Chase Smith pointed out is the road we will
take rather than have disorder turn to anarchy. No
responsible American wants a repressive society.

Today I wish to discuss just two aspects of the
answer to the question "What must we do."

First, something we must not do.

Many young people, and some older ones, in
America today are questioning basic values, they are
saying that America has become too materialistic,

authoritarian, dehumanizing, and unjust. They mean
to change all that and supplant it with “the new
values.”

It is not easy to find a precise definition of what
these new values are. In one big mouthful I have de­
scribed them as having elements of Christianity,
Judaism and the Declaration of Independence! In
short, there is much that is good in the new values if
we would but try to learn what they are and under­
stand them.
Just as colleges and universities are the major
arena for this movement for change; so they are be­
coming a major target of criticism from the public.
In the pendulum and cycling of conditions in a Re­
public this happens to institutions from time to time
— to business, to labor, to government, and now to
higher education. In the last two years the public at­
titude toward higher education has changed percept­
ibly and in many ways it is now quite unpleasant.
Up until recently, higher education had been pretty
much left alone — even by legislators. “It was as­
sumed the educators knew best." Obviously, this
assumption is disappearing rapidly, partly because
universities have not been responding to people gen­
erally or to public opinion. As the public becomes
more and more deeply concerned about higher edu­
cational institutions in this country, these institutions
become subject to much public pressure, a situation
to which they are not in the least accustomed.

What I am trying to say in one simple sentence
is this: There are two growing pressures on higher
education in America, from the advocates of the new
values on the campuses and from the public outside.
One possibility resulting from these pressures is
the politicization of the university and the curtail­
ment or eradication of academic freedom. It could
happen. In some ways it is happening now. Many
people in their desire for change are demanding that
the universities "choose up and take sides.” This can
be very tempting. Those of us who are deeply con­
cerned about the social injustices in this country,
particularly for Blacks and Chicanos, can be enticed
by the idea of using the universities or any other in­
stitutional structure to help effect the changes in our
society that are long overdue for these minorities.

Many of the old defenses of academic freedom
are falling. Even such a basic one as tenure. Let me
quote a recent commentator: "Tenure was at one time

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�a generally effective a™ f°rA
hi ]d of tenure, a
freedom. Once safely behind the stueia
fgar
faculty member could speak his
,
is a[most
of being fired. Now ‘hat academic freedom
y
js
dead or menaced most sharply, espe
institutions, by radical students and faculty, tenure
no longer a sufficient guard for freedom. In fa ,
irrevelant, because the threat now is not losing one*
job, but losing one’s classroom or safety
pment
life." This may sound like an exaggerated statement
right now, but last spring it was not.
On politicization I quote three brief paragraphs
from the Commission report: “The university should
be an open forum where speakers of every poin
view could be heard. The area of permitted speecn
and conduct should be at least as broad as that pro
tected by the First Amendment.”

"Academic institutions must be free — free from
outside interference and free from internal intimida­
tion. Far too many people who should know better
both within university communities and outside them
— have forgotten this first principle of academic free­
dom. The pursuit of knowledge cannot continue with­
out the free exchange of ideas."
"Obviously, all members of the academic com­
munity, as individuals, should be free to participate
actively in whatever campaigns of causes they
choose. But universities as institutions must remain
politically neutral except in those rare cases in which
their own integrity, educational purpose, or preserva­
tion is at stake."
I think at long last Americans generally are alert
and awake to the possibility of an infringement upon
the principle of academic freedom from within the
university communities themselves. I wonder if they
are quite as alert to the possibility that this could
take place from without.

There is now so much criticism of the higher edu­
cational institutions in this country, some of which
is well warranted, that there is a possibility we "shall
go much too far.”

If you think I am exaggerating this contention, I
suggest you see a list of the educational bills that
have been introduced in legislatures all over the
country and in the Congress of the United States.
These include not only conditions to the appropria­
tion of funds but actual infringements on the civil
liberties of persons within the university commun­
ities themselves. Fortunately, wise heads are becom­
ing alert to these efforts also. President Nixon, from
the very beginning of his administration, has taken
a position unequivocally opposed to such legislation
I suggest you read his message to the Congress in
March of 1969.

Having discussed one element of this problem
from the standpoint of what we should not do I now
turn to the universities themselves and what should

selves together.

eih-

At the turn of the Century, university presiH
were very powerful; in some cases, almost di
Frequently, the Boards of Trustees were rub‘h°rsstampish. Clearly that has changed perceptively7'
dav in most instances, the taculties are very Dm
ful indeed, and the exercise of these powers hasT'
come quite difficult as faculties grow in sizeS be,
diversity. At one university, a President reports th .
for three years the faculty meetings consisted nJ?1
of taking roll call. Finally, the roll call was abandons
except for votes and so practically nobody turned
for meetings! When I told this story to another PrpsP
ident, his retort was "Hovy did he ever get the facu]
to have a roll call in the first place?!"
y

Many of the powers that once
ident’s now are in the hands of the
desired by the students. As we know,
subject is often the basis for campus

were the Pres
faculty and are
this contentious
protests.

Most Boards of Trustees are still comparatively
innocuous.
One of the greatest mistakes that the public makes
in its conception of a university is that the President
has strong administrative powers similar to those of
the President of the United States or the Governor of
a State or the President of a business corporation.
Some do — by force of personality. Most are hemmed
in by committees, faculty prerogatives, governmental
interference, alumni interests, etc. In short, a look at
how most universities operate leaves one in wonder
that they operate at all!

In addition, the universities and colleges in this
country for the most part have grown in size by leaps
and bounds in recent years. In some instances, like
Topsy “they just growed” and now they are topsy­
turvy. Some are overgrown. Students become IBM
numbers. Faculty members, more ivory-towered than
ever, under-teach and over-research and strive to
publish.

Immediately, there is a need for universities to
pull themselves together to respond to disorder. The
administration must be organized for crisis. The role
of the students, the faculty, the administrators, and
the trustees must be clearly defined and practically
applied; the limits of permissable conduct defined,
the disciplinary system modernized and understood,
and where there is a university police force (or stu­
be thoroughly
dent and faculty marshals), they must L.
rained and their roles understood.
Likewise, in pulling the universities together there
!? n&lt;ied ,for reform in governance; services, both
‘he local community and the Federal Government,
and the commitments of the faculty thereto; reforms
currlcula and degree requirements.
(Continued on page 23)

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�‘... It is important to realize
that the President serves .• •
by Francis J. Michelini
President, Wilkes College
It is truly an honor to have been selected as the
second President of Wilkes College, and I accept
these symbols of office with the promise to exert
every effort to fulfill the responsibilities of this or
fice. It is appropriate to recognize, however, the tra
dition and symbolism that belong to the ins in
&gt;
not the President. It is important to realize hat the
President "serves” the institution as he implements
the philosophy of education developed by its toun
ers, its Board, and interpreted by its Presidents.

Wilkes College is unique in its good fortune of
having had Dr. Farley leading and guiding it through
its formative years. His influence in the interpreta­
tion of the philosophy of this College is commemo­
rated forever in the two symbols presented here to­
day: the Medallion Chain of Office — its key link
bearing his likeness — and the Mace, with that ex­
quisite statement “Unity Amidst Diversity.” Equally
apparent to all in the beautiful words and music of
our Alma Mater is the shared sensitivity to his mis­
sion of his late wife, Eleanor Farley. Few institutions
have such a statement of love and hope for its stu­
dents as we have in our Alma Mater.
The symbols of office warrant our closer attention.
The physical description of the sterling silver, handhammered shaft rising to a bowl is symbolic of the
melting pot of Wyoming Valley and this Nation. It is
representative of the immigrant status of this Nation’s
people. Central to this bowl is the inserted College
Seal, and it truly represents the commitment of Amer­
icans — from the earliest days of our national in­
ception — to education. The inscription around the
rim of the bowl “Unity Amidst Diversity” clearly
states how the founders of this institution and its
leaders, like Dr. Farley, Arnaud Marts, Gilbert Mc­
Clintock, Admiral Stark, Andrew Sordoni, Walter
Carpenter, Dorothy Darte, Reuben Levy, Annette
Evans, Charles Waller, viewed education in this
Community. They recognized it as the only way the
divisive forces of ethnic origin, religion and social
class, could be minimized — the only way a unity of
respect for the individual could be achieved.

Actually, it is reflective of the American Nation
which, in its two hundred years of history as an in­
dependent nation, has always recognized education
as the way in which it would achieve the true oppor­
tunity of this country. Look at the dates of the found­
ing of the educational institutions represented here
today, and you see a history of our national commit­
ment to education. The people who came to this Na
tion to make a new life saw the freedom, the oppor"
tunity to progress as individuals. They saw that in

such a society, they would not be limited by thp.
race or their creed or their background, their pci'*61?
origin, their social or economic standing, by ia^ °
primogeniture - but could earn respect by individ °
human achievement and worth. And you know t
don’t stop often enough to recognize what has
achieved in the accomplishment of this unity amid ,
the diversity of the people of America. When vn?
look around the world and see a country, such a
Ireland with a thousand years of common culturP
common background, presently in a conflict between
Protestant and Catholic, and unable to reconcile thi
single difference; when you look at Canada, again a
Nation of common heritage that is undergoing the
agony of the separatist movement that cannot recon
cile differences in language; when you look at Euro",
pean nations where cross-cultural exchange for thou­
sands of years has consistently failed to reconcile
national differences. Then as you look at America
and our own Wyoming Valley and find forty-two
different ethnic groups, seventeen different churches
within three blocks of where you’re sitting with
countless more in the Valley; people that have
learned to live in harmony, to work together to enjoy
the common achievements of this society. Certainly
we have in this College and in this Community the
proof of the diversity of our culture. And we also
have the proof of the benefits that can derive from
working with unity to accomplish particular ends.

a problem that derives from our success, not from
failure. It's a problem that must be looked at from the
context of what we have achieved in this diversity of
cultures, and this diversity of interests. And it must
be looked upon as a challenge rather than as a defeat.

But really, the question we have to ask ourselves
today is “Are we in danger of losing this base of
diversity and the benefits of the variety of ideas that
are required to generate solutions to these new prob­
lems as solutions to our problems in the past were
found.” On campuses where we see the trauma of
disruption, the disrespect for the rights of those of a
different view, are we not in danger of losing the
unity that comes from the strength of our diversity?
Does an institution that moves into the arena of tak­
ing political positions lose sight of its basic strengths,
the opportunity to encourage expression of all posi­
tions? We see this trend on campuses where there is
a wish to impose a specific position and force en­
dorsement of a particular view on all.

Does an institution that can no longer bring to bear
every possible human resource in our educational
mission really expect to fulfill its role? Our respon­
sibility is to provide young, active creative minds
with the tools of our intelligence, of the accumulated
experience of thousands of years of human history
in an objective, rational, unemotional way, so that
our society can continue to resolve its problems and
move forward.
Education needs from its students, its faculties, its
administrators, its Boards of Trustees and especially
from the American public, a new look at our heritage,
a new understanding of the strength to be drawn

from a unity of respect amidst the diversity of ideas.
We cannot let the radical terrorist or the campus dis­
rupter make us lose our confidence in the historic
commitment to education that has made possible the
satisfaction of man's material needs, his commitment
to social justice, his expressed idealism for brother­
hood, his concern for social conscience, and to jus­
tice. No other society in the history of man has
achieved what has been achieved in this Nation with
this philosophy. And I repeat that our society’s prob­
lems are the problems that come from achievement
and they are the problems that are the challenges of
education and our entire society today.
The challenge to all of us at Wilkes is great. We
must never forget that an academic community is a
unique community. We have a responsibility to each
other in all that we do. Any actions which discredit
the institution or disrupt the ability of the institution
to perform its function effectively cannot be tol­
erated. The freedom for us to perform our creative
function is a precious thing that few societies enjoy.
We must maintain the mutual respect that can bring
unity to our efforts while sustaining the diversity
that has made us great.

All of us in this undertaking of education today
share the excitement of this challenge, and I welcome
your support in our attempts to continue to fulfill the
commitment of this College. As Mr. Scranton so
bluntly put it — our future depends upon your under­
standing and continued concern for preserving the
freedom and strength of our Colleges and Univer­
sities.
Thank you.

We have diversity and we have unity, and this
unity is based on a respect for each other, a respect
for each other’s ideas. And this is really what educa­
tion and what this Nation and what Wilkes College
is all about. The freedom and the opportunity to
speak from the background of different cultures, dif­
ferent experiences, different insights. The freedom
to approach a new Nation’s economic, social, and
cultural future from this diversity of background of
all of its immigrant people. This was really the unique
nature of the American experiment, and it has
brought opportunity and greatness.
We have seen the greatest achievement of satis­
faction of material needs that any man-made society
has been able to accomplish. We have seen the great­
est awakening of man’s social conscience, of his
humanity, of his concern for others, of any Nation
in the history of man. We have seen the greates
awakening of those basic, what we call the religious
concerns of man’s inhumanity to man, of justice, o
equality, expressed in this society. We have also been
awakened to our faults, and the many areas that are
o deep concern in our contemporary society and particularly to young people. The extension of the bene i s that I’ve been mentioning as the achievemen
o society to the black and disadvantaged is certam
problem that troubles us and confronts us, bu 1

J1
A special student-faculty assembly was held prior to the day of the inauguration of Dr. Francis 7. Michelini as the second presi­
dent of Wilkes College Dr Michelini delivered a personal message to the "campus family" and then was ^prised by the students
when he was presented with a portrait from the student body. Left to right are: Mrs. Michelini, Dr. Miehel.nt, Sally Donoho. member of

Student Government; and Aldo Farneti, president of Student Government.

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�‘... It is important to realize ,
that the President serves . • •
by Francis J. Michelini
President, Wilkes College
It is truly an honor to have been selected as the
second President of Wilkes College, and I accep
these symbols of office with *e promise to exe
every effort to fulfill the responsibilities ot this or
fice. It is appropriate to recognize, however, the tra­
dition and symbolism that belong to the insUtutxon,
not the President. It is important to realize hat the
President "serves” the institution as he implemen
the philosophy of education developed by its found­
ers, its Board, and interpreted by its Presidents.

Wilkes College is unique in its good fortune of
having had Dr. Farley leading and guiding it through
its formative years. His influence in the interpreta­
tion of the philosophy of this College is commemo­
rated forever in the two symbols presented here to­
day: the Medallion Chain of Office — its key link
bearing his likeness — and the Mace, with that ex­
quisite statement “Unity Amidst Diversity.” Equally
apparent to all in the beautiful words and music of
our Alma Mater is the shared sensitivity to his mis­
sion of his late wife, Eleanor Farley. Few institutions
have such a statement of love and hope for its stu­
dents as we have in our Alma Mater.
The symbols of office warrant our closer attention.
The physical description of the sterling silver, handhammered shaft rising to a bowl is symbolic of the
melting pot of Wyoming Valley and this Nation. It is
representative of the immigrant status of this Nation’s
people. Central to this bowl is the inserted College
Seal, and it truly represents the commitment of Amer­
icans — from the earliest days of our national in­
ception — to education. The inscription around the
rim of the bowl “Unity Amidst Diversity” clearly
states how the founders of this institution and its
leaders, like Dr. Farley, Arnaud Marts, Gilbert Mc­
Clintock, Admiral Stark, Andrew Sordoni, Walter
Carpenter, Dorothy Darte, Reuben Levy, Annette
Evans, Charles Waller, viewed education in this
Community. They recognized it as the only way the
divisive forces of ethnic origin, religion and social
class, could be minimized — the only way a unity of
respect for the individual could be achieved.
J

Actually, it is reflective of the American Nation
which, in its two hundred years of history as an in­
dependent nation, has always recognized education
as the way in which it would achieve the true oppor­
tunity of this country. Look at the dates of the found­
ing of the educational institutions represented here
today, and you see a history of our national commit­
ment to education. The people who came to this Na
tion to make a new life saw the freedom, the oppor"
tunity to progress as individuals. They saw that in

such a society, they would not be limited by thp.
race or their creed or their background, their DQim lr
origin, their social or economic standing, by 1^°
primogeniture - but could earn respect by individu°a
human achievement and worth. And you know „
don’t stop often enough to recognize what has C*
achieved in the accomplishment of this unity amiH"
the diversity of the people of America. When Vn
look around the world and see a country, such U
Ireland with a thousand years of common cultur*5
common background, presently in a conflict between
Protestant and Catholic, and unable to reconcile thi
single difference; when you look at Canada, again !
Nation of common heritage that is undergoing the
agony of the separatist movement that cannot recon­
cile differences in language; when you look at Euro­
pean nations where cross-cultural exchange for thou­
sands of years has consistently failed to reconcile
national differences. Then as you look at America
and our own Wyoming Valley and find forty-two
different ethnic groups, seventeen different churches
within three blocks of where you’re sitting with
countless more in the Valley; people that have
learned to live in harmony, to work together to enjoy
the common achievements of this society. Certainly
we have in this College and in this Community the
proof of the diversity of our culture. And we also
have the proof of the benefits that can derive from
working with unity to accomplish particular ends.

a problem that derives from our success, not from
failure. It’s a problem that must be looked at from the
context of what we have achieved in this diversity of
cultures, and this diversity of interests. And it must
be looked upon as a challenge rather than as a defeat.

But really, the question we have to ask ourselves
today is “Are we in danger of losing this base of
diversity and the benefits of the variety of ideas that
are required to generate solutions to these new prob­
lems as solutions to our problems in the past were
found." On campuses where we see the trauma of
disruption, the disrespect for the rights of those of a
different view, are we not in danger of losing the
unity that comes from the strength of our diversity?
Does an institution that moves into the arena of tak­
ing political positions lose sight of its basic strengths,
the opportunity to encourage expression of all posi­
tions? We see this trend on campuses where there is
a wish to impose a specific position and force en­
dorsement of a particular view on all.

Does an institution that can no longer bring to bear
every possible human resource in our educational
mission really expect to fulfill its role? Our respon­
sibility is to provide young, active creative minds
with the tools of our intelligence, of the accumulated
experience of thousands of years of human history
in an objective, rational, unemotional way, so that
our society can continue to resolve its problems and
move forward.
Education needs from its students, its faculties, its
administrators, its Boards of Trustees and especially
from the American public, a new look at our heritage,
a new understanding of the strength to be drawn

from a unity of respect amidst the diversity of ideas.
We cannot let the radical terrorist or the campus dis­
rupter make us lose our confidence in the historic
commitment to education that has made possible the
satisfaction of man's material needs, his commitment
to social justice, his expressed idealism for brother­
hood, his concern for social conscience, and to jus­
tice. No other society in the history of man has
achieved what has been achieved in this Nation with
this philosophy. And I repeat that our society’s prob­
lems are the problems that come from achievement
and they are the problems that are the challenges of
education and our entire society today.
The challenge to all of us at Wilkes is great. We
must never forget that an academic community is a
unique community. We have a responsibility to each
other in all that we do. Any actions which discredit
the institution or disrupt the ability of the institution
to perform its function effectively cannot be tol­
erated. The freedom for us to perform our creative
function is a precious thing that few societies enjoy.
We must maintain the mutual respect that can bring
unity to our efforts while sustaining the diversity
that has made us great.

All of us in this undertaking of education today
share the excitement of this challenge, and I welcome
your support in our attempts to continue to fulfill the
commitment of this College. As Mr. Scranton so
bluntly put it — our future depends upon your under­
standing and continued concern for preserving the
freedom and strength of our Colleges and Univer­
sities.

Thank you.

We have diversity and we have unity, and this
unity is based on a respect for each other, a respect
for each other’s ideas. And this is really what educa­
tion and what this Nation and what Wilkes College
is all about. The freedom and the opportunity to
speak from the background of different cultures, dif­
ferent experiences, different insights. The freedom
to approach a new Nation’s economic, social, and
cultural future from this diversity of background of
all of its immigrant people. This was really the unique
nature of the American experiment, and it has
brought opportunity and greatness.
We have seen the greatest achievement of satis­
faction of material needs that any man-made society
has been able to accomplish. We have seen the great­
est awakening of man’s social conscience, of his
humanity, of his concern for others, of any Nation
m the history of man. We have seen the greates
awakening of those basic, what we call the religious
concerns of man’s inhumanity to man, of justice, o
equality, expressed in this society. We have also been
awakened to our faults, and the many areas that are
o deep concern in our contemporary society and par
icu arly to young people. The extension of the en
efits that I’ve been mentioning as the achievemen
of society to the black and disadvantaged is certainly
pro lem that troubles us and confronts us, bu

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held prior to the day of the inauguration of Dr. Francis J. Michelinii as the second presi/I special student-faculty assembly was
dent of Wilkes College. Dr. Michelini delivered a personal message to the "campus family" and theni was
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Michelini,
when he was presented with a portrait from the student body. Left to right are: Mrs.
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.......... Dr. Michelini, Sally Donoho, member of

Student Government; and Aldo Farneti, president of Student Government.

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�President Provides Oireetings
Student Government
©n Behalf
•CMeagues
To 'Dr. Mike —
By Aldo Farneti
President, Student Government

By the Honorable Daniel J. Flood
Member of the U.S. Congress

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Congressman Flood Salutes New President;
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Mr. President, reverend clergy:

nation. Geringtitutions

The college graduate of today is charge
resnonsibility of bearing an ever-increasing ro e
helping to establish and maintain the dellca^e ba “Cig
among different factions of our society. If America is
to continue to draw forth from its people the laad,er‘
ship of the world, today’s graduate must remember
the demands of our different factions and not let
them head us into what could well be total fragmen­
tation.
Unquestionably, this is a large order for our insti­
tutions to fulfill, but they have met the needs in the
first two hundred years of our history and MUST
continue to do so in the years ahead. To maintain the
forward thrust in this direction, Wilkes, like each of
its sister institutions, has the responsibility of chan­
neling the vast potential of its students and faculty
into positive and creative channels. If an institution of
higher education is to achieve THIS goal, then its own
leadership must possess stable judgment and the
highest of integrity. The students of Wilkes see these
characteristics in Dr. Michelini.

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Every student who has had the opportunity to
work with President Michelini has had the oppor­
tunity to learn from him. Every student who has had
the opportunity to debate an opposing point of view
with him has learned that not only is he a man of
fine ideals but of great academic scope as well. Every
student who has had the opportunity to discover the
type of man Dr. Michelini is, has inevitably come to
establish mutual respect and confidence with him.

Today, the students of Wilkes come to pay tribute
to the man that is inaugurated as our President, and to
those ideals and principles for which he stands.

The reputation as an outstanding administrator
which Dr. Michelini has earned at Wilkes can be jus­
tifiably indicative of the fine standards by which he
will continue to conduct his administration as Presi­
dent. I think that the “Marks of an Educated Man” so
so
amply suggest that a man who has ethical standards
by which he lives can always be counted on to set the
highest standards for himself — and those with whom
he works.
To you, Dr. Michelini, let me say that BECAUSE
you have shown that you conduct yourself by the

high standards you believe in, BECAUSE you have
always respected the opinions of our students, an
BECAUSE you have continually made an honest an
sincere effort to communicate with ALL elements o
the College community, I can sincerely pledge e
support and cooperation of our student body in mee
ing the difficult challenges which we must and wi
face. As a student, I can truthfully tell you that■ c°
lege life is never easy. As a Student Government r
ident, I can tell you that no presidency is ever wi
out its complications—but neither distinction is wi
out its rewards. As a devoted friend and mem er
YOUR student body, I pray that you may aIways
able to find the wisdom to sustain your convic
and the peace and happiness which truly are
labors of love.

It is indeed an honor to be here today to
share this inaugural ceremony for President
Michelini, and if I’m not presumptuous, “Dear
Mike.”
Mine is the privilege of extending to your
new president greetings on behalf of Govern­
ment, recognizing that education today is in­
creasingly a corporate concern in which the
common good of society is sought, we hope,
by all.
This becomes very involved, as you and I
have found out in so very many recent days.
It hardly needs emphasis, but we are in the
midst of very troubled times. Ah dear, for our
beloved Nation, and indeed for the whole
world-wide community. Ideals, values are
challenged, yet these are also times of creativ­
ity and opportunity. Yet, we of this generation
must . . . shall . . . find new hopes for old, old
problems. We have come to see that education
embraces the whole man and touches every
aspect of our contemporary society. Dr. (Da­
vid R.) Goddard, you mentioned Benjamin
Franklin.
One day in Philadelphia when the conven­
tion was in session, he walked down the hall,
and the newspapermen said to him, “What
government did you give our people?" And he
said, “We gave you a republic.” And since the
dawn of history, no republic has lasted more
than two hundred years. On July fourth of this
year, we celebrated the 196th birthday. Well,
I sit in my committee and hear them come like
Greyhound buses for six months. We think
we should issue wound stripes, battle stars. I
am sure your insurance premiums have risen.
You have a hazardous occupation. Well, the
best insurance for the future of America is to
be found in those college presidents who are
dedicated.
They have the power of the law to main­
tain an atmosphere of order, to protect aca­
demic freedom for student and teacher from
the extremists of the right and the left. And

Governor, you remember with me and Frank­
lin Delano Roosevelt . . . extremists on the
right and on the left, a plague on both your
houses!
You sponsor creative research. Mr. Presi­
dent, you will continue to build an academic
community here. This will upbuild the entire
society.
Now the great difficulty for you, Mr. Pres­
ident, summing up, the greatness of education
is to get experience out of ideas. Mr. Presi­
dent, that challenge is your task.
Lord McGovern, some of you might remem­
ber (as I see your degrees, I can pick them out),
said, “Education can make a people easy to
lead, but difficult to drive; easy to engulf, but
impossible to enslave."
Mr. President, it is that duty for govern­
ment. It is my duty to salute you, the faculty
and the students. I have watched you grow. I
had lunch today with a gracious lady who
lived just back of this building.
Mr. President, in the nation at large; Mike,
not only do I congratulate you, but also my
community, and my country that they are so
fortunate as to have you.

page/ 13

page/ 12

E&gt;ir. Ch©nrll@5 Reif Extends
Unique Faculty Welcome
This afternoon we are assembled on
the quarterdeck of the good ship Wilkes
College to execute a change of command.
With heavy hearts we accept for the
last time a salute from our skipper of
many years, Eugene Shedden Farley, who
has on so many journeys brought our
ship safely to port.
At the same time, however, we gladly
pipe aboard our new captain, Francis Jo­
seph Michelini, and with a song on our
lips, our minds ready for new adventures,
we skip lightly to the tops and set the
sails for voyages into uncharted seas.
To President Michelini I make this report: Sir, the crew stands ready, willing,
and able to sail with you.
We await your command!

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Student Governmen
To 'Dr. Mike' On
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By Aldo Farneti
President, Student Government

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Congressman Flood Salutes New President;
Pays Tribute To Wilkes Faculty and Students
By the Honorable Daniel J. Flood
Member of the U.S. Congress
Mr. President, reverend clergy:

this8 nation. Cerour institutions

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among different factions of our society. If Americai is
to continue to draw forth from its people the leader­
ship of the world, today’s graduate must remember
the demands of our different factions and not let
them head us into what could well be total fragmen­
tation.
Unquestionably, this is a large order for our insti­
tutions to fulfill, but they have met the needs in the
first two hundred years of our history and MUST
continue to do so in the years ahead. To maintain the
forward thrust in this direction, Wilkes, like each of
its sister institutions, has the responsibility of chan­
neling the vast potential of its students and faculty
into positive and creative channels. If an institution of
higher education is to achieve THIS goal, then its own
leadership must possess stable judgment and the
highest of integrity. The students of Wilkes see these
characteristics in Dr. Michelini.
Every student who has had the opportunity to
work with President Michelini has had the oppor­
tunity to learn from him. Every student who has had
the opportunity to debate an opposing point of view
with him has learned that not only is he a man of
fine ideals but of great academic scope as well. Every
student who has had the opportunity to discover the
type of man Dr. Michelini is, has inevitably come to
establish mutual respect and confidence with him.
Today, the students of Wilkes come to pay tribute
to the man that is inaugurated as our President, and to
those ideals and principles for which he stands.

The reputation as an outstanding administrator
which Dr. Michelini has earned at Wilkes can be jus­
tifiably indicative of the fine standards by which he
will continue to conduct his administration as Presi­
dent. I think that the “Marks of an Educated Man” so
amply suggest that a man who has ethical standards
by which he lives can always be counted on to set the
highest standards for himself — and those with whom
he works.
To you, Dr. Michelini, let me say that BECAUSE
you have shown that you conduct yourself by the

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always respected the opinions of our students,
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BECAUSE you have continually made an
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honest and
an
sincere effort to communicate with ALL elements o
the College community, I can sincerely pledge t e
support and cooperation of our student body in J716® ,
ing the difficult challenges which we must and wi
face. As a student, I can truthfully tell you that co
lege life is never easy. As a Student Government Fre
ident, I can tell you that no presidency is ever Wi _
out its complications—but neither distinction is Wi
out its rewards. As a devoted friend and mem er
YOUR student body, I pray that you may always
able to find the wisdom to sustain your convic io
and the peace and happiness which truly are
labors of love.

It is indeed an honor to be here today to
share this inaugural ceremony for President
Michelini, and if I'm not presumptuous, “Dear
Mike."
Mine is the privilege of extending to your
new president greetings on behalf of Govern­
ment, recognizing that education today is in­
creasingly a corporate concern in which the
common good of society is sought, we hope,
by all.
This becomes very involved, as you and I
have found out in so very many recent days.
It hardly needs emphasis, but we are in the
midst of very troubled times. Ah dear, for our
beloved Nation, and indeed for the whole
world-wide community. Ideals, values are
challenged, yet these are also times of creativ­
ity and opportunity. Yet, we of this generation
must . . . shall . . , find new hopes for old, old
problems. We have come to see that education
embraces the whole man and touches every
aspect of our contemporary society. Dr. (Da­
vid R.) Goddard, you mentioned Benjamin
Franklin.
One day in Philadelphia when the conven­
tion was in session, he walked down the hall,
and the newspapermen said to him, “What
government did you give our people?” And he
said, “We gave you a republic.” And since the
dawn of history, no republic has lasted more
than two hundred years. On July fourth of this
year, we celebrated the 196th birthday. Well,
I sit in my committee and hear them come like
Greyhound buses for six months. We think
we should issue wound stripes, battle stars. I
am sure your insurance premiums have risen.
You have a hazardous occupation. Well, the
best insurance for the future of America is to
be found in those college presidents who are
dedicated.
They have the power of the law to main­
tain an atmosphere of order, to protect aca­
demic freedom for student and teacher from
the extremists of the right and the left. And

Governor, you remember with me and Frank­
lin Delano Roosevelt . . . extremists on the
right and on the left, a plague on both your
houses!
You sponsor creative research. Mr. Presi­
dent, you will continue to build an academic
community here. This will upbuild the entire
society.
Now the great difficulty for you, Mr. Pres­
ident, summing up, the greatness of education
is to get experience out of ideas. Mr. Presi­
dent, that challenge is your task.
Lord McGovern, some of you might remem­
ber (as I see your degrees, I can pick them out),
said, “Education can make a people easy to
lead, but difficult to drive; easy to engulf, but
impossible to enslave.”
Mr. President, it is that duty for govern­
ment. It is my duty to salute you, the faculty
and the students. I have watched you grow. I
had lunch today with a gracious lady who
lived just back of this building.
Mr. President, in the nation at large; Mike,
not only do I congratulate you, but also my
community, and my country that they are so
fortunate as to have you.

page / 13
page / 12

©[?■= Chsirfes Reif Extends
Umgjuig Faculty Welcome
This afternoon we are assembled on
the quarterdeck of the good ship Wilkes
College to execute a change of command.
With heavy hearts we accept for the
last time a salute from our skipper of
many years, Eugene Shedden Farley, who
has on so many journeys brought our
ship safely to port.
At the same time, however, we gladly
pipe aboard our new captain, Francis Jo­
seph Michelini, and with a song on our
lips, our minds ready for new adventures,
we skip lightly to the tops and set the
sails for voyages into uncharted seas.
To President Michelini I make this re­
port: Sir, the crew stands ready willing,
and able to sail with you.
We await your command!

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�‘t nst’ Alumni Being Sought
mi. nffire
Office has
has compiled
compiled a list of former students who are on the rc
The Wilkes College Alumnl.y“
but over a period of time they have lost contact with the

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Red members ofb.
theappreciated II readers »=would look over the list and lend a hand in locating thes,
“
~3e People.
George Parker
1941
Margaret Hartman
Annette Pincus
Fred Girton
1935
Eleanor Hunter
Mrs. Jeanette Ross
Mrs. Richard Hopi&gt;e
William Beiswmger
John G. Kresge
(Ruth Lynn)
Christopher Edwards
(Jeanette Saums)
Lilly Morgan
Bernard Finklestein
Melford Hyman
Robert Sloan
Mrs. Hoh-Cheung Mui
Theodore Swain
Eugene Gillespie
Stanley Kresses
(Lorna Holbrook)
John McDonough
Caryl Thomas
Chester Levy
Mrs. James Olsson
William MacNeal
Mrs Walter Uysznski
Carl Miller
(Dorothy Thomas)
Justin O'Donnell
Samuel Miller
t
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Maurice Reishtein
Mrs. Dora Oliver
John Walti
Murray Pincus
Mrs. Charles Snyder
(Dora Elleni)
Dean
Robinson
David
Wick
(Betty Lynn)
Louis Pack, Jr.
Vincent Segar
Ivan Stamper
Albert Thomas
1945
John Shannon
Alexander Wazeter
Willard Woolbert
Mrs. Eleanor Blaskowski
Mrs. Ann Walsh
(Eleanor Line)
(Ann Kolb)
1939
1936
William Brown
Dr.
John
Williams
William Boyle
Harry Campbell
Willard Goodman
Mrs. Mary N. Williams
John Galson
Bernard Greenberg
Robert Karnofsky
Miriam Wilner
Thomas Kniff, Jr.
Mrs. Peter Hagerty
Robert Lehet
Harvey Wruble
Mrs. John T. Lavin
(Mary Donnelly)
Dr. Charles Nicholson
(Catherine Kilgallon)
Robert Hopkins
1942
Elva Rogers
Jean Osbourne Mackuby
Katherine Lewis
Betty Boyd
June Search
James Ramsey
Philip McCabe, Jr.
Helen Eagle
Floyd Siegfried
Rachel Rossner
Abraham Mandlovitz
Gerald Green
Dr. Murray Strassman
Frederick Semmer
Clarence Obitz
Harry Jeter
Edwin W. Smith
Joseph Ravitz
1946
Geraldine Kuschel
Lazarus Weiss
Hayden Richards, Jr.
Jean Dey
John Kuschel
David M. Williams
John R. Thomas
Mrs. Anne Dilley
John Raudenbush
Robert Zuber
(Anne Donnelly)
1937
James Ruhf
Mrs. Robert Griffith
Servia T. Baker
William Scheible
1940
(Lois Shook)
Dr. Joseph R. Boyle
Adam Voyton
Edward Amesbury
Frederick Crowe
John Hazur, Jr.
Stephen
Whiteman
Andrew Babchak
Alfred Davidson
Pearl Hughes
John Berry
William DeRose
Nicholas Marinelli
1943
Paul
Duddy
Hubert Hart
Edward Myers
Grayce Bailey
David
J.
Evans
Mrs. Martin Hoban
Doris Raub
Theodore Cybulski
Gladys
Grushetsky
(Regina Walsh)
Renee Schainuck
William Davis
Mrs. Robert Harkins
Bernard Lenovitz
Mindell Small
Pearl Kaufman
(Doris
Wiegland)
Lilyan Levitt
Mrs.Frederick Strohl
Joseph Kervenski
David W. Jones
Mrs. Julia Minter
(Dorothy Snyder)
Mrs. Fred O. Kobernuss
Mrs.
William
J.
Jones
(Julia Levine)
Mrs. Lewis Tombinson
(Anne
Douglas)
(Irene Betz)
Albert Rees, Jr.
(Caryl Galow)
Henry Lewert
Willard Kroll
Clayton Reese
Robert Uskwait
Julius
Mendelovitz
Robert Most
Minette Rosenblatt
Zenon Wall
Victor Patoski
Paul Paddock
Phillip Seymour
Richard Watson
Bernice Rapczynski
Joseph Padlick
Harriet Thalenfield
John Rauch
John Patrick
James Williams
1947
Harry Rinehimer
Eugene Rogers
Frederick Witkowski
Robert Benning
Roscoe Smith
Charles Romane
Robert Bird
1938
Adam Sypiewski
Ruth Rosner
Ruth Birk
Thomas Bartosh
Stanford Tischler
Michael Seniuk
John Bisczat
Kenneth Benner
Clarence Steinert
John Blazewicz
1944
Joseph Brennan
Charles Steinhauer
Mrs. Joseph Breskman
Jane Ayre
Alexander Curnow
Aloysius Switch
(Dorothy Shephard)
Gordon Dilley
Joseph Dreir
Mrs. Richard Carnrigh
Paul Trebilox
Clem Kashmar
John Gambold
(Eleanor Gorzkowsk)
Mrs. Elsa Winkler
Sidney Mendelsohn
Rev. Robert Grover
(Elsa Feigenbaum)
Faith Davis
Helen Morris

John Jones
Vivian Kamen
Mrs. Paul J-Kenw°rthy
(Dorothy Raub)
Robert G. Lipman
Joseph J. Morris
Robert Moser
Betty Nesbitt
Ann E. Phillips
Robert F. Pittman
Raymond Rovinsky
Harold Teich
Raymond Woynoski

1948
Mrs. Marc Abribat
(Frances Wilki)
Allan Albrecht
Joseph Arendash
Donald Arnold
Alexander Baran
Robert Boyd
Lawrence Brennan
Frederick Brown
Edith Cooper
Samuel Costello
Mark I. David
Gomer Jones
Mrs. Florence Kempinski
(Florence Domashinski)
Leonard Kuchinskas
Joseph Panzitta
Mrs. W. E. Peterson
(Miriam Beach)
Daniel Phillips
Edward Pioch
Walter Pugliese
Millicent Purcell
Joseph Rogus
Roy Rubury
William Sheppard
Edmund Sobolewski
Bernard Tostankoski
Lt. Col. Howard Trammell
Charles Von Stein
Gerald Wahlstrom
James Whiteley
Frank Wint
Aloysius Zahorchak
Carl Ziegler

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1949
Mary Ackerson
Mark Allyn
Henry Anderson
Bernard Bailey
Lawrence Baumgarti:ner
Teresa Bianco
Austin C. Bisbing, Jr.
Mitchell Blicharz
Sheldon Broedel

John Burak
Pascal Danilowicz
Mrs. Richard Davis
(Ruth Smith)
Pablo Diaz
William Donaldstein
John Evanouskas
Baisel Eveland
Anthony Ferraro
Edward Goldsmith
James Oliver Graham
T. Robert Holleran
Thaddeus Horoszy
Jack Hortman
Ezra James
John Kelly
Raymond Kevra
Hillard Kozlowski
William Lavelle
Mrs. Walter Lee
(Kathryn Harvey)
Harold Lehet
Mrs. Steven Lovendusky
(Jean Lott)
Edward Lyzohub
Mrs. Douglas MacNeal
(Kathryn Potter)
Mary J. McCarthy
Daniel McDade
Seymour Maisel
Michael Martinoff
Harold Morgan
Adam Orischak
Edward Parry
Delbert Phillips
Thomas Rebarchak
Kenneth Rhiel
Janet Rogers
Mrs. Lois Rosen
(Lois Lurie)
George Scott
Jacob Seitchek
Dolores Shiner
Irene Smith
Arthur Smulowitz
James Spanos
James Stillman
Preston Sturdevant
Eugene Superko
William Swales
Robert Sweigert
Elvira Thomsen
John Verbyla
Lawrence Wexlin
Dr. Stephen Wolf
Louis Wrobleski

1950
Ralph Antrim
Thomas Ayre
Sheldon Bairn

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George Bauer
Robert Beck
William Bergan
Jerome Brill
Nancy Byerly
Marguarite Casey
Samuel Chambliss
William Curley
Thomas Daniels
Garfield David
Judith Dressier
Klem Drozdowski
Theodore Eisenberg
John Fannick, Jr.
Bernice Fierman
Frederick Fisher
Henry Frank
Sheldon Gearhart
Carl Gibson
Cyril Good
Albert Gorski
Naomi Gould
Morris Greenberg
Richard Greenfield
Theodore Gribb
Gene Gwyn
Marvin Henslovitz
Anthony Hodick
Patrick Hosey
Joseph Hudak
Joseph Huerter
Robert Hughes
Marvin Hurwitz
Walter Jenkins
William Jonathan
Robert Jones
John Joseph
Leona Kessler
John Klansek
Julius Kuhn
Earl Lawton
Walter Lee
Lawrence Licata
Edward McCann
James Mack
Bruce Mackie
Lois Mangel
Edward Marut
James Mayock
Cameron Moffat
Ola Montross
Robert Morris
Peter Moyer
Edward Nattras
Shirley Ownes
WilliamPalfey
Arthur Pearlman
George Petrilak
Patrick Pierelli
Charles Pliskatt

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Leon Pollard
Atty. Joseph Radke.0
Harold Rein
Joseph Rowinski
Chauncey Rowlands
Charles Salinis
Samuel Sawka
Mostyn Saye
Harold Schmidt
Robert Siegfried
Henry Strozeski
James Sutherland
Thomas Swartwood, Jr.
Edward Teno
Paul Winters
Russell Wolff
Joseph Woronka
Edwin Woynoski
Adam Yellitz
Edward Zapotoczny

1951
Helen Artiles
(Helen Williams)
Edward Barber
Thomas Bean
George Blume
Francis Brokus
Bernard Carey
Frederick Catlin
Angelo Collura
Madeline Cooper
Robert Dix
Thomas Evans
Raymond Finan
Sheldon Fried
Louis Froehlich, III
Darwin Geuther
Margot Golin
Charles Good
Joseph Greco
Frank Greenwood
Dorothy Grumbling
Norman Hart
William Holak
Robert Hooper
Richard Horn
Walter Horn
Arthur Horwitz
Robert James
David Jones
John Jones
Hermine Joseph
Frank Kardell, Jr.
Raymond Kaye
Herman Kessler
William Klug
Joseph Klutchko
Robert Koelsch
Thomas Kunigonis
Thomas Lasky

�Davida Lehrman
Theodore Leskanick
Henry Lewis
Leona Lohoski
Joseph Lupco
John McConn
Frances Markowitz
James Matthews
John Mera
Sally Mittleman
Myron Motsko
Francis Nolan
Carlos Ortega
Jerome Perry
John Perry
Daniel Phillips
Mrs. Willard Renddell
(Dorothy Plieskatt)
David Richards
Gerard Rogers
Robert Ropine
John Russell
John Seaman
Albin Sheporaitis
Thomas Smith
Ethel Snee
Ralph Templin
Mrs. Patricia Thomas
(Patricia Boyd)
Norman Tulp
Robert Weeks
John B. Wheelright, Jr.

1952
Dominic Alfano
Mrs. Dominic M. Alfano
(Ann Fox)
James Beury, III
Cornelius Boyle, Jr.
Gerald Brand
John Brna
William Cain
William Daniels
Mrs. Rodman DeHart
(Sally B. Mason)
Joseph Deschak
Edward Donner
Betty Dretzel
David Edwards
Robert Fahringer
Joseph Fattorini, Jr.
Dollie Frable
Eleanor Gorney
Paul Hreha
John Kensey
DeMetio Kondash
John Kosenick
Richard Laux
Delores Leagus
Charles Lilley
Byron Lingertot
James McKillen
Edward MacKeverican

Henry Merolli
Seymore Merrin
William Mosley, Jr.
Robert Nash
Arthur Palmatier
Walter Poltrock
Mrs. Adeline Posner
(Adeline Abrams)
Walter Pregmon
Michael Saba
John Sauciunas
Mrs. Richard F. Schmitt
(Ruth Ingalls)
J. Richard Shafer
Sherman Sickler
Barton Smith
Gerald Smith
Robert Smith
Rose Mary Turrissini
Leonard Von Heill
Mrs. Eugene Zak
(Elizabeth Jarolim)
Bernard Zapotowski

1953
Daniel Augustine
Raymond Balwierczak
Robert Barrail
Clarence Blake, Jr.
Raymond Cava
Mrs. Charles J. Cusick
(Janet Burgess)
Harry Davis
Francis Deeter
Mrs. Melvin Devine
(Ruth Lewis)
Joseph Hirko
Ernest Jankowski
Francis Kapes
James Larkin
Leo Lesnick
Eugene Levanduski
Frank Lukas
Lyman Moore
Charles Piasecki
Stanley Skonieczki
Arthur Smulyan
John Theloudis
Donna Tomcavage
May Way
Frederick Williams
Shirley Williams
Sydney Wruble

1954
Lawrence Barzoloski
Ralph Bolinski
Robert Bosak
Silvio Chiavacci
Caston Dalon
Anthony Dwojeski
Jeanne Evans
Edward Finn
Teresa Fronduti

Henry Glowacki
Mrs. James Griffith
(Betty James)
Margaret Hopko
Edmund Karl
Thomas E. Kelly
Thomas Kislan
Mrs. Warren Knight
(Jacqueline Jenkins)
Jacob Kovalchek
Wesley Lane
Mason Linn
James Long
John Malamas
Paul Maslousky
Patricia Mason
Leonard Mather
Thomas Nemchick
June Ondash
Edward Pasternak
Joseph Roski
Henry Russotto
Marvin Strope
Mrs. Daniel Tapper
(Nancy Hannye)

1955
Mrs. Marian Bishop
(Marian Lipinski)
Mrs. James Dean
(Beatrice young)
Edward Duncan
Alfred Fiergang
Annie Findley
Richard Gribble
Joseph Gursky
Anne Harton
Mrs. Dorothy Heidenreich
(Dorothy Kerchen)
Theodore Iwaniw
Milton Johnson
Luther Jones
Katia Karas
Marshall Karesky
Clement Paycheck
Richard Polakowski
Charles Reilly
Robert Reynolds
Bernard Schechter
Sheldon Schnieder
Russell Smith
Daniel Stusnick
Thomas E. Thomas, Jr.
Agnes Whitaker

1956
Charles Adamek, Rev.
Stephen Adamovich, Jr.
Joseph Biller
John Cashmere
Martin Celnick
Fred Cohn
Mrs. Mary Collins

(Mary Ruddy)
Donald Covey
Mrs. Fred Dekker
(Sarah Wermuth}
Emil Elinski
'
Raoul Elton
Chester Gulla
Mrs. Sidney Haifetz
(Leah J, Neubureer)
Michael Kennedy
Carl Kopines
Leonard Lesko
Allan Lieberman
Joseph McCann
David McCracken
James McHugh
Theodore Marcinkoski
Dana Stein
John Stein
Mrs. Joseph Steuer
(Carol Spector)
Marion Trembath
Thomas Williams, Rev.
Charlotte Zaleski
Bernard Zoboski

Greater Ifflkes-Barre Alumni Chapter
r
Meets
To Plan London Trip and Spring iomecoming

1957
John Allen
Johanna Broske
Paul Cera
Mrs. Paul DeRaimondo
(Natalie Barone)
Sheldon Evans
John Jewelinski
Kenneth Lantelme
Mrs. Nason Leiter
(Hannah Mintz)
Morgan Lewis
Terrance McHugh
Joseph Miceli
Mrs. Robert Nicholas
(Grace Major)
Ronald Price
Eugene Riley
Mrs. Gerald Schmitt
(Sylvia Trewern)
Felix Serafin, Jr.
Richard Simmers
Robert Sincavage
Lawrence Stadulis
Nicholas Stasko
John Wagner, Jr.
Jack Weiss

1958
Henriette Abenmoha
Joseph Belchunes
Anthony Bianco
Mrs. Anthony Bianco
(Susan Shoff)
Robert Black
Carol Breznay
Mrs. Sammy Buchanan

I

Principals who played key roles in the recent meeting of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chapter of the Wilkes College Alumni Asso­
ciation are shown prior to the start of events which brought out almost 50 members in a continuing move to revitalize the "campus
chapter” as a basis for all alumni affairs. Left to right, first row —■ Ron Rainey, college basketball coach and speaker of the evening;
Wilkes President Francis J. Michelini; Aldo Farneti, president of Student Government; and Denny Brew, member of SG. Second row
— Carl Zoolkoski, chairman of the meeting; fames Moss, Dean of Student Affairs; Al Kenney, member of SG; and Art Hoover, director
of college alumni affairs.
The spirit which was demonstrated during the last
Homecoming was one best described as the "new
image” of the Wilkes College Alumni Association.

It is the preservation of that “new image” which
is currently considered extremely vital by the officers
of the association — particularly where it pertains to
the building of interest among some 2,000 local alumni
who are the potential nucleus of a truly strong cam­
pus chapter.
This was stressed recently when the Greater
Wilkes-Barre Chapter held a meeting at the Genetti
Hotel and during a brief outline of what is being
planned for the alumni through the Spring it became
obvious that the college office of the association and
the officers are making every effort to present an at­
tractive program.

Almost 50 regional alumni turned out for the meet­
ing and an interesting program. Ron Rainey, head bas­
ketball coach at Wilkes, provided a rundown on,this
year's Colonels’ quintet. This was followed by three
members of Student Government — President Aldo
Farneti, Denny Brew and Al Kenney — describing t e
proposed college judiciary which will serve as a de-

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cision-making body for student violations of college
regulations.
Art Hoover, director of college alumni affairs, re­
ported on the proposed London trip which will be
taken under special rates in April.

Hoover also announced that additional meetings
of the “campus chapter” have been scheduled for
Wednesday evening, March 3, at the Hotel Sterling,
and on Wednesday, May 5, at the Brothers Four in
Dallas.
Al Groh, who is well known to all alumni as "Mr.
Theater” at Wilkes, will provide the entertainment
for the March 3 meeting and Dr. Robert Riley, head
of the Psychology Department at Wilkes, will be the
principal speaker at the May 5 meeting.

Preliminary plans were also made for the forma­
tion of committees to make arrangements for what
will amount to a Spring Homecoming to. be held on
the Wilkes campus on May 14, 15, 16. This affair will
be a combined seminar-social event, including a fam­
ily picnic, dinner and general get-together similar to
the successful events held during the Homecoming
in the Fall.

�College Mapping Plans For Major Campaign
And Continuing Program of development

Key businessmen and leaders of the community met recently in Weckesser Hall at Wilkes College for the purpose of receiving a
proposal that a continuing year-round program of development be adopted which will incorporate appeals for all purposes — facilities,
endowment and scholarships.
Shown at the luncheon session are, left to right: Seated — Richard Pearsall, Wilkes Chancellor Eugene S. Farley, Atty. Louis
Shaffer, chairman of the College Board of Trustees; Leo Namey and Charles Robbins. Standing — Charles Epstein, Ronald Simms, Wil­
liam Umphred, Edward Boltz, Harry Hickman, Wilkes President Francis J. Michelini, and Ben Badman. Campaign leaders are Charles
Robbins and Edward Boltz.

The first gifts to the College were made in 1937 to
provide needed educational facilities. In that year,
Conyngham and Chase Halls were given by Mrs.
Bertha Conyngham and by Admiral and Mrs. Harold
Stark. To adapt these buildings to college usage,
$30,000 was requested from the local community and
a little more than $31,000 was given.
The next gifts were made by two trustees, Gilbert
McClintock and Dorothy Darte. These gifts were
made to assist able ambitious boys meet the charges
for tuition.

Since these first gifts were made in the late 1930s,
the College has alternated annual campaigns for
scholarships with special campigns for funds with
which to acquire or construct essential facilities.
In the three decades that have passed since this
small and fumbling effort, the character and size of
the College have changed so much that these alter­
nating appeals for facilities and scholarships are no
longer adequate. It is proposed, therefore, that a
continuing year-round program of development be
adopted which will incorporate appeals for all pur­
poses— facilities, endowment and scholarships. Un­
der this plan, the annual scholarship campaign will
be conducted each Spring; and throughout the year
trustees, friends and members of the Administration

will enlist the support of selected individuals for the
advancement of our long-range plans.
To accomplish these purposes, specific responsi­
bilities will be assumed by the Development Commit­
tee of the Board, and working committees of inter­
ested friends will be formed to guide and sustain all
fund-raising efforts.

To sustain these efforts, the Office of Develop­
ment will prepare literature and guidelines which ex­
plain the varied means whereby friends can help the
College. This supporting literature will deal with be­
quests, income trusts and annual gifts. It will discuss
the advantages of planned giving and will suggest
procedures which will enable the individual to give
the largest possible sum to the College at a minimum
of cost to the donor.

Over the years, all of Wilkes’ improvements have
been made possible by the gifts of Foundations and
Friends. These Foundations and Friends will continue
to support our College, but Wilkes has now reached
a point in its growth when it should be able to count
upon the counsel and involvement of those who at­
tended the College, it was pointed out by Dr. Eugene
S. Farley, chancellor, who is spearheading the devel­
opment program.

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llEGE mapping PLANS
,...]kes has come a long way since
koainning in 1933. It has been re^tlv recognized as one of the 92
c {competitive colleges in the
11105 j States in the area of admisUnl
Our graduates now select
graduate schools that appeal
W them; and in the sciences 85 per

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(Kathleen Modica)
William Duffy
William Ewasko
Peter Gale
Daisette Gebhart
Mrs. Mary Jerrell
(Mary Queeney)
Matthew Kessman, D.D.S.
Leo McCloskey
Gail MacMillan
Mrs. Jack Maurer
(Judith Tabasco)
Edward Milowicki
Gail Schaffhauser
Harold Shannon
James Sick
David Swank
Olin Vossler
Miriam Weinberg

1959
Jacob Armillei
Mrs. Edward Balish
(Marion Christopher)
Patricia Bedeski
Robert Clark
William Francis
Max Friedlander
Warren Glass
William Griffith, Jr.
Sylvia Gutfleish
Marshall Harlan
James Hennighan
Mrs. William Hewitson
(Mariellen Connell)
PaulJanoski
Robert Koser
Sora Loshinsky
Anthony Mendola
Lee Morris
Norman D. Namey
George Parsons
Michael Stanko
Michael WilgUS
Raymond Wilson
John Wyda
Fred Zoltewicz

1960
Mrs. Jean Bainbridge
(Jean Voitek)

cent of our
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graduates
continue their
education after
Wilkes.
graduation from

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omwth k Y”.° *““5°
ano r„l.but, Its first
and to provideafacmt“yn^ham
,. r
Hall
ties tor recenty o ven $2,400,000 for this

Mrs. Sally Dadurka
(Sally Sliuvinski)
Leo Davis
William Edwards
Margaret Flood
Janice Gulliford
Judith Hall
Robert Henderson
Robert Katyl
Alfred Lamareoux
Robert Linstad
Frank Lucas
John Masley
Robert Morris
Judith Richardson
Clara Smith (Clara Hough)
Joseph Stralka
Marcella Vandenbord

1961
Leslie Barstow
Donald Berger
Ronald Bienkowski
James Bianiff
Walter Buzby
Beatrice Colson
John Cook
Charles Dougherty, Jr.
Bruce German
Raymond Hicks
Donna Houston
Susan Jones
Seymour Kaufman
Peter Maholik, Jr.
Robert Marr
Irving Moses
Robert Pingel
Roberta Rayeski
Marvin Stegner
Thomas Williams
Kambiz Yadigar
Mrs. Paul Yatsko
(Mary Yuzwicki)
Diane Yudiskas

1962
Changhee Chae
Robert Chamberlain
Mrs. Samuel Cooper
(Mimi Vas Korhs)
Andrea Crease

uilding, and it has been suggested
hat six persons who have already
?made
ive substantial contributions will
an additional $150,000 if at
least 3'000
the 7,200 alumni will
contribute $300,000 between July 1,
1969 and June 30,1973. Already, 788
alumn? ha^^nt^'So
) to
this $300,000 challenge.

Russell DeRemer
Mary Fox
Jules Heller
Maurice Hunting
Mrs. Ernest Krall
(Carol Carpenter)
Mrs. Edwin McDermott
(Carol Ellisen)
Mrs. John Mayock, Jr.
(Dorothy Huffman)
Paul Yatsko

Anthony Parulis
Charles Riedlinger
Joseph Sarnecky
Thomas Trosko
James Ward

1966
Stephanie Boyle
Robert Danchik
Robert Deets
Alan Gilbert

1963
James Allen
Joyce Carlin
Mrs. Fary Clark
(Janice Wylain)
John Hughes
Ronald Lucchino
William Meneeley
Kyriaki Nanou
Sheldon Newman
Mrs. Joseph Pisano
John Pregmon
Robert Smith

1964
Mary Barrett
Cyril Borretsky
Ruth Friedlander
Molly Gilboy
Leonard Glassberg
David Hettenger
John Kirschner
Thomas Lewis
Paula Lickver
Stanley Orlowski
Barbara Owen
Dana Saladon
Gregory Szeyko

1967
Chryssoula Bakirdji
Susan Danforth
Kathryn Day
Michael Heslin
Shiu-Wai Ma
Jae-Hyoung Park

1968
Donald Adams
Carroll Cobbs
Mrs. Roberta Cohen
(Roberta Shefsky)
Mrs. Cheryl Davis
(Cheryl Chupak)
Janice Farrell
Carol Gass
Mrs. Carol Grace
(Carol Drapiewski)
Michael Grace
Susan Kempner
Cyprian Kwilimbe
Louis Pisaneschi
Benjamin Yadegar

1969

1965
John Abraham
Marie Baran
Joan Boris
Ronald Cipriani
Michael Elias
Mrs. Richard Glick
Mrs. James Goodwin
(Lucy McNally)
Bernard Naresky

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Barbara Corcoran
Douglas Forde
Mrs. Gloria Gellis
(Gloria Shindel)
Lynn Papp

1970
Leo Dougherty

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Rainey's Long-Range Cage Plan
Paying Off For Ccltnei Qimitet

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BASKETBALL RESULTS
Leading the Wilkesmen in the shoot­
Record: 7-4
ing department after the completion ot
MAC 4-2*
first half play are Umbach and Davis, Wilkes 83
Lock Haven (of) 81
holders of 18.6 and 16.2 clips respec­ Wilkes 75
Hofstra 89
tively. Earlier this year 5-11 Umbach
achieved a major Wilkes milestone Wilkes 75
Pratt 67
when he became the fifth player in Wilkes 77
Elizabethtown 67*
college history to reach the 1,000- Wilkes 79
Southampton 73
career point plateau. With Len Batro- Wilkes 57
Randolph Macon 72
ney (1,629) 1950-54; George Morgan
Wilkes 80
Lycoming 78*
(1,349) 1955-58; Herb Kemp (1,286)
1966-70; and George Gacha (1,235) Wilkes 74
Susquehanna 65*
1956-60; standing ahead in line, Um­ Wilkes 84
Wagner 79*
bach with 1100 points in the bag has Wilkes 78
Albright 79*
12 games left in which to move up the Wilkes 71
Philadelphia Textile 105*
list of immortals.
Sat., Jan. 23
Delaware
Valley
H 8:00
Complimenting the shooting exploits
For many years the thoughts of a
Tues., Jan. 26
Phila. Pharmacy H 8:00
Wilkes basketball team winning more of Umbach and Davis are the ball­
Thurs.,
Jan.
28
E.
Stroudsburg
A 8:00
than half of its games in one season hawking and defensive exploits of for­
mer 'Montrose
'
Area High School Alum- Sat., Jan. 30
Juniata
was regarded as sheer fantasy.
H 8:00
ni Reimel and Grick, who pace the Wed., Feb. 3
Lycoming
A 8:15
hoopsters in assists with 74 and 60. Sat., Feb. 6
These fairyland ideas were finally
f
Upsala
A 8:15
quelched three years ago, when then Davis and Junior forward Dave KuroHarpur
H 8:15
third year coach Ron Rainey decided sky rank one-two in the rebounding Tues., Feb. 9
Thurs.,
Feb.
11
Scranton
to go with four promising freshmen department with totals of 98 and 82 on
H 8:15
the year.
that
Sat., Feb. 13
’ ’ „year ’through
J ’ hell
.’1 or high water.
Moravian
H 9:00
The maneuver proved to bear fruitt __
as
Susquehanna
A 8:15
The road ahead will be long and Mon., Feb. 15
Bill Umbach, Jay Reimel, Bill Grick,
Thurs., Feb. 18
Madison FDU
H 8:15
and Rich Davis became instant moti­ bumpy but the Wilkesmen will be in
Sat., Feb. 27
Lebanon Valley
A 8:15
vation on a team that subsequently there fighting all the way.
reeled off consecutive 12-11, 13-11,
and 14-8 winning harvests.

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leff Walk, Mike Lee, Dennis Verzera, Gerry Willetts, Tom Morris, Bob Motley, Al Bracklemans. - Third row. head
coach John Reese, Dick Mandigo, Rich Ceccoli, Bob Yanku, Ron Fritts, Alain Arnould, Alan Zellner, Bob Darling,
Mac Ahmad and assistant coach Tim McGinley.

Wilkes Matmen Aim For Another Top Season

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Oen^GillesphEd Garabedity Art Trovei, Jim DeSombre, AlZata'john ^Ma AeUucci. "-sLond'rrowBUl Keeney,

Not noted for an early season spurt,
the Blue and Gold presently' are lodged
in the thick of the MAC “Northern
Division” pennant race with a 4-2 rec­
ord. The four losses absorbed thus
far have come against Randolph Ma­
con, Albright, Hofstra, who all ap­
pear against University Division com­
petition and Philadelphia Textile, last
years NCAA “College Division” Na­
tional champion.

M™berS°f the Wilkes Basketball Team a.., fi,,. lvlv, (””77
r, ‘v~'b 5 ™ winces Basketball Team are, first row, left to right "e”'TTorry
ffrr!/Jones,
JayReimel,
Reimel,Bill
BillGrick,
Crick,Roman
RomanShahay,
Shahay,Jim
JimMoore,
Moore.
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—Coach
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Roh Rainey,
Charles
Wetzel, Dave Kurosky, Rich Davis,.
Mike Bachkosky, Mark
Mar’: Catei
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Currently in progress is the fourth
and final season of that four-year
championship plan, and if this year’s
early' 7-4 first half showing is any in­
dication, the airballers could be headed
for the most brilliant campaign in the
25-year history of the sport at the col­
lege.

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Foremost in the minds of the Raineymen are the “Northern Division” play­
offs, scheduled to be played at the
Wilkes Gymnasium on March 5 and 6.
play
The top four finishers in 1league ,'
mtinn. with
are eligible for tourney action,
the champion advancing into the
NCAA eliminations.

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Prior to the start of the current
Lehigh with six titlists (Maryland
wrestling season, Coach John Reese and Southern Illinois with one apiece)
reviewed the potential of his 1970-71 had garnered team laurels by a large
margin but the Blue and Gold had
team with reserved skepticism.
With the Lehigh Quadrangular Tour­ hung on well in the pack only missing
nament, featuring Maryland, Southern runnerup honors to Southern Illinois
Illinois and Lehigh, plus the New York by three points.
Resuming their dual schedule against
Maritime dual looming early in the
year, he would soon be able to assess nationally second ranked “college divi­
the strength or weakness of his club. sion” power New York Maritime on
After the completion of first half ac­ December 18, the Colonels made
tion, the skeptic Reese is still ponder­ amends for last year's 21-19 defeat,
ing but now with a little more assur­ handling the visitors by a 20-13 count.
John Reese was presented with his
ance.
The grapplers opened their season 150th Wilkes coaching win with the
at Upper Montclair, New Jersey, on triumph.
Breaking briefly for the Christmas
December 5, opposing Buffalo, Mont­
clair and Oneonta in three separate holidays, most of the grapplers cut
their
vacations short and returned for
matches and waltzed through with rel­
ative ease, chalking up respective 25-9, the 38th annual Wilkes College Open
38-0 and 27-9 victories. Everything had Tournament. Never had a Colonel team
gone as expected. Bob Roberts and finished higher than third in team
Art Trovei, two newcomers, who be­ standings, but to the surprise of many
gritty matmen ended m the ™nnercame heirs to the slots formerly occu­ the
up slot behind the New York Athletic
pied by All-Americans Andy Matviak
and John Marfia performed well in ^Roberts, Trovei and Arnould all
their first experience.
HC
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made il lo the.finalsS
One week later the Reesemen trav­
i has seen only
eled down the turnpike for their long
Sei^n’history (John Carr.
awaited test against university com- Andy uoion
Matviak. and, ,Joe_ Wiendl) over
Petition. When the smoke of the twoday tourney had settled at the ancient
ehigh athletic complex, the Colonels
ad captured two individual champion­ „c,,o« i.
.
ships in the person of Ron Fritts (190) 5-0 record with six r „
^ated 0(4 op614’—Dennis ^Verzera
and Alain Arnould (Hwt.J, in addition
Willetts (5-0); 167p. second place efforts by' Jay Mc­

Ginley (us) and A1 Zellner (167).

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Alan Zellner (3-O); 177—Rich Ceccoli
(3-0); and Al Arnould (5-0).
Looking off in the distant horizon is
the Colonels' first undefeated season
since 1960-61 when that team pulled
the trick with a 11-0 record. Key sec­
ond half confrontations will come
against Ashland, home, Jan. 28; Lycoming, away, Feb. 6; and E. Strouds­
burg, home, Feb. 17.

WRESTLING RESULTS
Record: 5-0
Wilkes 27
Wilkes 38
Wilkes 25

Montclair 9
Oneonta 0
Buffalo 9

(Lehigh Quadrangular)
Lehigh 87 — So. Illinois 55
Wilkes 52 — Maryland 43
N. Y. Maritime 13
Wilkes 20)
Elizabethtown 5
Wilkes 39)
H 8:00
Ashland
Jan. 28
-----A 2:00
Jan 3q
Madison-FDU
A 3:00
Lycoming
Feb. 6
H 7:00
Hofstra
Feb. 13
H 8:00
East Stroudsburg
Feb. 1/
A 3:00
Howard
Feb. 20
Feb 23
H 8:00
Harpur
H 2:00
Delaware Valley
Feb. 27
MAC Tournament (Swarthmore)
Mar. 5-6
Mar. 12-13 NCAA College Division Tournament
(Fargo, N. Dak.)
Mar. 25-27 NCAA Univ. Division Tournament
(Auburn, Ala.)

�Ex-WiMses Star

Named ©areetoii?
of Intramurals

Rilkes Gridders Look Forward To Next S,
»eason

Colonels’ Swimming Team ,-Spares
For New Start In Second Half

The long speeches and countless

ards, individual and otherwise, were

noticeably absent upon the completion

Joe Skvarla, one of the top athletic
greats in Wilkes Colonel annals, has
been appointed as the first Director of
Intramural Activity at his alma mater.
The appointment, effective Feb. 1, was
announced recently by John G. Reese,
Chairman of the Wilkes College Phys­
ical Education Department and athletic
director.

Long on the drawing boards, Skvarla
will coordinate a vastly enlarged pro­
gram of athletic intramurals.
Athletic Director Reese stated, “With
the rapid increase in our student en­
rollment over the past years, we must
begin a well rounded program of extra­
curricular activities to meet with this
influx. In addition to serving as the
director of intramurals Joe will also
serve as an instructor on our physical
education staff.”

Some of the areas to be expanded
by the new Wilkes appointee include:
basketball, baseball, volleyball, table
tennis, handball and bowling.
A recipient of All-East, All-State and
All-MAC football honors during his
undergraduate years, Skvarla is still
regarded as the greatest pass catcher
in Blue and Gold history.

Swimming Co-Captains Rich Marchant and Ray Salsbnrg are leading
the Colonels' water squad this year.
After dropping three straight de­
feats to formidable non-conference
foes during the first semester, the
Wilkes aquamen are readying them­
selves for second half competition
which will find them meeting gamer
foes.

SWIMMING RESULTS
Record: 0-3
Wilkes 31
Bloomsburg 78
Wilkes 35
Harpur 68
Wilkes 44
East Stroudsburg 65

During his four year intercollegiate
career, which spanned from 1965 to
Wed, Jan. 27
Philadelphia Textile
1969, the Plymouth native pulled down
Coach Bob Corba's mermen will be Sat, Jan. 30
a record 85 passes for 1,543 yards and
Haverford
16 touchdowns. His most jproductive fighting hard to better last winters 1-8 Sat, Feb. 6
PMC Colleges
Diver Doug Krienke and freeyear probably came as a senior- log.
on the
Sat, Feb. 13
Lycoming
1968 Colonel squad, which extended stylers Rich Marchant and Ray SalsKutztown
the school’s late victory skein to 29 burg have been impressive in early Sat, Feb. 20
Sat, Feb. 27
Elizabethtown
games while posting a third straight season going.
perfect 8-0 season. The 6-3 split end
soared the skys for 47 passes, 848 ©®2&lt;imell Soccermen ©2®se ”7® Season
yards, and 11 touchdowns that year.

Skvarla, who also performed on the
baseball field, earned a total of eight
letters as a Wilkesman.

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Led by MAC “Northern Division"
All Stars Charles “Chip” Eaton and
Bill Murphy, the Blue and Gold fin­
ished the 1970 soccer season with a
6-4-2 record, a vast improvement over
a previous years squad which was
stung hard by the shortlived MAC
freshman ban and ended 0-10-1.

It was a yeoman season for first
year coach Tom Rokita, who witnessed
his charges drop three of their first
four contests, and then close with a
strong 5-1-2 rush.
Wilkes recorded three shutouts dur­
ing the campaign and likewise suf-

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fered the whitewash effect on two oc­
casions, to “Northern Division” cham­
pion Philadelphia Textile and “South­
ern Division” titlist Muhlenberg.

Senior lineman Murphy was the
team's leading point gatherer with ten
goals and five assists (15 points),
while junior Rich Combellack (four
goals, five assists) and freshman Bill
Spence (seven goals, one assist) trailed
closely behind. Incidently, Murphy,
along with Drew Gubanich were the
only seniors on this season’s fresh­
man and sophomore laden squad.
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for this
of the
1— football season .............
the year that the Colonels finally
was L
failed to win more games than they
lDSjt was a long season, filled with all
of sportdom's frustrations, which saw
the Blue and Gold lose four of their
first six games on fumbles, intercep­
tions, mental lapses and all the rest of
the complications which make football
the great pastime that it is.
Finally finding the groove after their
six-game misfortune, the Wilkesmen
came on strong in the end to record
memorable triumphs over Southern
Connecticut, 20-17; and Muskingum,
14-12; to finish the year with a 3-4-1
log. The only other conquest came in
the form of a 16-14 squeaker cast upon
Alfred, a blinding loss which even­
tually cost them the Lambert Bowl and
a spotless 8-0 record.
Coinciding with the change of for­
tune, head coach Roland Schmidt was
plagued by the lack of experienced
personnel at key positions, a situation
brought on by the MAC freshman ban
of 1969. Basically, the 1970 edition was
on par with teams of recent vintage

. . . as wins over Alfred q

(Continued from page 8)
Most of all, "the proper functions of the university
are teaching, learning research and scholarship. An
academic community best serves itself, the country
and every principle to which it is devoted by con­
centrating on these tasks.”
All this sounds so simple. And yet, a little too
preachy, too much sermonizing. And, like many ser­
mons, it is easy to say and very hard to follow.

As we try to meet this problem and solve it, I hope
that it may be of some help to you to think in terms
of the lives of two people who have given us two
rather simple principles on which to base our work
as we go ahead — one because of what he was and
what he meant and what he still means today and
the second, because of what happened to him.
John Kennedy’s murder in Dallas jolted this Nation
as few events ever have. We mourned then for him
and for America, and we will for years to come, be­
cause a dark shadow crept upon our national con­
science that day. This generation of Americans tnen
and there, lost forever the easy privilege of deaden­
ing that conscience with a narcotic of complacency.
It is no compliment to us, or to America, that an
event of this tragic import had to take place be ore

O

n.

Connecting
' Southern
Connecticut, and 1,,
Muskingum will attest but this was the
• —a year that was
not to be.
. J'11®6®'™6 of ^Phomore quarterback Jeff Gibers°n to a
berth after the Ithaca encounter may
have been the turning point of the
season as the righthanded slinger fired
52 of 128 passes for 666 yards and two
touchdowns, one a 29-yard connection
to wide receiver Jim Marascio with
eight seconds remaining in the South­
ern Connecticut tilt.
Senior splitend Bill Lazor also had
his moments of brilliance, catching 30
aerials for 402 yards. Oddly enough
the 6-3 flycatcher closed out his col­
legiate career with 61 receptions, with
nary a touchdown ever coming his
way.
Ground power was supplied by the
junior-senior punch of Ted" Yeager and
Bob Gennaro, who turned in outputs
of 586 and 306 yards respectively.
Looking ahead to the 1971 campaign,
mini-mite Yeager his final eight games
with 1917 yards gained on 406 trips,
both already landmarks in the Colonel
record books.
Defensive tackle John Mazur re­
sulted as the only recipient of post

season
. away All­
season hnnnrc
honors as he carted
East laurels, achieved previously by
only Ron Rescigno (1957), Al Yatko
(1965,66), Joe Skvarla (1968), and Joe
Wiendl (1968).
And, thus, went the “long season,”
a year mixed with futility and strained
emotion, hopefully a prelude to happy
days ahead. Seniors ending their grid
careers are: Jim McDonald, Emil DiTullio, Dave Mitchell, John Baranow­
ski, Jim Marascio, Jim Loveland, Jack
Clarke, Ed Roman, Bill Lazor, Gary
Moore, John Mazur, Garf Jones, Dave
Kaschak, Bob Gennaro, Harry Hoover,
Alton Kenney and Mario Zinicola.
FOOTBALL RESULTS

Record: 3-4-1
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes
Wilkes

19
14
10
21
16
0
20
14

Lycoming 21
Moravian 14
Delaware Valley 16
Ithaca 25
Alfred 14
East Stroudsburg 30
Southern Connecticut 17
Muskingum 12
Coach: Roland Schmidt

Nine year record: 47-22-1

our conscience was truly awakened. But awaken it,
it did and most of America became “filled and run­
ning over,” perhaps for the first time but hopefully
J___ _•___ 1.... !lL „
enduringly,
with a basic Jnnmrbnnf
ingredient rxf
of Lnmnn
human nViorac.
charac­
ter needed now — dedication. Dedication for a pur­
pose, the freedom of human beings. Jack Kennedy
gave us that.
The other man is Abraham Lincoln. We stand in
the long shadow cast on the pages of history by that
gentle man.
Abraham Lincoln was of the people, not because
he was born in a log cabin, or because he split logs,
or came from a poor but honest family; but because
he had a consuming appreciation of the honest, com­
mon sense that can come to a public official, or for
that matter to anyone, from the American people, if
he will but let it.
In recent weeks I have spent some time on several
college campuses and a little time here. Ivlore than
ever,°I am cheqred and convinced by these visits that
most young Americans are more deeply committed to
solving our problems than any generation in our his­
tory And that with their deep dedication and in­
grained common sense they will make more progress
toward such solutions than ever in our history. You
must, and you will!

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Conipute/AsStion5 in few^oT Ch sh'"’""

O3 u maINWARING has been promoted to an
W|LLl . ufre-president of the First National Bank
distant
£ Bji| js attenliing Wilkes w)lere he
of Wilkes^
.'jts toward his master's degree and
is earning
earn™ Commercja| Lending School of Amerithe No kprs Association held on the campus of the
can„Sof Oklahoma. He and his wife, Judith
UniversiV gjr daughter reside at East Ridge Street,
o'1 D V Shavertown, Pennsylvania.

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ALUMNIJ NEWS
■35

’58

FRANCIS E. PASQUINI is an ordnance engineer with
the Navy Department, Arlington, Virginia. In Octo­
ber, Frank will have completed 30 years of govern­
ment service for the Navy Department. He resides
with his wife, Mary, at 6513 Abbington Drive, Oxon
Hill, Maryland.

HILLARD HOFFMAN is director
search for the State University
He resides with his wife, Ruth,
dren at 164 Cottonwood Drive,

■36
JOHN P. FARRELL has been appointed president of
the Wilkes-Barre Board of Education. John resides
with his wife, Mary, and their two children at 119
Hanover Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

■43
Eva Levy, the former EVA CHARNOW, is adminis­
trative coordinator at the Crozer-Chester Medical
Center in Chester. She resides at 7759 Wagner
Way, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.

of InstiSitional re­
College at Buffalo.
and their four chil­
Williamsville, N.Y.

ROBERT SUTHERLAND is a teacher and assistant
wrestling coach at State College Senior High School.
He resides with his wife, the former JEAN NORD­
STROM, ’52, and their three children at Box 51,
Harris Avenue, Boalsburg, Pennsylvania.
JEROME LUFT is director of special services in the
Phillipsburg Public Schools. He is also a doctoral
candidate in school psychology at Rutgers Uni­
versity. Jerome resides with his wife, the former
MARIANNE BURDA, ’58, and their three children at
807 Young's Road, Rosehill Heights, Phillipsburg,
New Jersey.

Janet Phillips, the former JANET POST, received her
master’s degree in education from Temple Univer­
sity. She resides with her husband and two chil­
dren at 176 Laurel Lane, Trucksville, Pennsylvania.

Elena Fiant, the former ELENA DOVYDENAS, is su­
pervising librarian for the San Mateo County Li­
brary System. She resides with her husband at
1325 Woodland Avenue, San Carlos, California.

'50

■60

HAROLD P. ANDERSON is a supervisor with Bell
Telephone Laboratories in Denver. Harry resides with
his wife, the former ANNE HURST, ’50, and their
three children at 4619 Field Court, Boulder, Colo.

PETER W. PEROG, a certified public accountant, has
been appointed controller of Great Gorge Ski Area.
He resides with his wife and two children at 37
Roandis Court, Ramsey, New Jersey.

■52

WILLIAM A. FOOSE is field engineer for the City
of Tucson. He is responsible for design and imple­
mentation of systems for control of aquatic distri­
bution. Bill resides with his wife, Mary, and their
two children at Route 2, Box 277X, Tucson, Ariz.

JOHN J. YUREK received his master’s degree in ed­
ucation from the University of Delaware in June.
John resides at 44 Constitution Avenue, New Castle,
Delaware.

’54

-

ROBERT D. HOWELLS, a member of the guidance
staff at Wyoming Valley West, has been appointed
assistant high school principal. Bob is evening
school administrator at the Lehman campus, Penn­
sylvania State University. He resides at 68872 East
Main Street, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania.

DR. GIRARD GAUGHAN has been named adminis­
trative assistant to the president at Kutztown State
College. He resides with his wife, Anita, and their
four children at 53 Cobbler Lane, Allentown, Pa.

”56

.......

TONY SCARANTINO was recently appointed assistant
vice-president of the General Acceptance Corpora­
tion. He resides at 2709 Livingston Street, Allen­
town, Pennsylvania.

'57

.......

JACOB DVORN1CKY is a business education teacher
at Broadway School in Elmira, New York. He just
completed two years' service on Chemung County
Catholic School Board as a member-representative
for Saint Cecilia's Parish. He resides with his wife,
Verne, and their three children at 1024 Hoffman
Street, Elmira.

DONALD HANCOCK is printing production manager
for Beck Engraving Company, Philadelphia. Don re­
sides with his wife, Louise, and their two children
at 68 East Stratford Avenue, Lansdowne, Pa.
Nancy Lynn, the former NANCY MARTIN, has been
appointed program consultant for Luzerne County
by the board of directors of the Luzerne-Lacka­
wanna Citizen Council for Clean Air. Nancy resides
at 30 Oaklawn Avenue, Wilkes-Barre.

RAYMOND PETERS has been promoted to Credit
Field Representative for Sears and Company in the
New York Credit Region. Ray resides with his wife,
the former MARSHA HEFFERNAN, '62, and their
two daughters in North Bergen, New Jersey.

JOHN J. MILLER has been named operations co­
ordinator with PP&amp;L Company's System Power and
Engineering Department.

’63

'59

■44

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’62
JOHN SCOTT is an operations research specialist
with the U.S. Army Combat Developments Command
Institute of Advanced Studies at Carlisle Barracks,
Pennsylvania. He resides at 810 Fairview Road,
Carlisle.

CAROL ROUSH is an executive secretary with Mc­
Neill Laboratories in Atlanta, Georgia. She resides
at 1870 Dresden Drive, Apt. B16, Atlanta.
WILLIAM MILLER is a systems programmer with
CIBA-GEIGY Corporation. Bill resides with his wife,
Nancy, and their new son, William, at 705 Trotting
Road, Union, Nev/ Jersey.
Janet Wilkinson, the former JANET SIMPSON, is co­
ordinator of counseling services for Central Virginia
Community College. She was recently elected to
serve as president-elect at the Lynchburg Area
Personnel and Guidance Association. Janet resides
with her husband at 4720 Greenwood Drive, Apt.
A-3, Lynchburg, Virginia.

HOWARD HALL is deputy director of the Cambria
County Community Action Council, Inc. He resides
with his wife, Genevieve, at 709 Napoleon Street,
Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

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DR. ROBERT A. SALLAVANTI is assistant professor
of chemistry at the University of Scranton. Bob re­
sides with his wife, Susan, and their three children
at 435 Duncan Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania.
WILLIAM HUNT is a C.P.A. with Arthur Young and
Company in Buffalo, New York. Bill resides with
his wife, Shirley, at 7000 Jo Anne Circle, South,
Niagara Falls.

CRAIG HUDDY is a captain with the U.S. Army In­
structor Unit (ROTC) at Panhandle State College
in Goodwell, Oklahoma. He resides with his wife,
Charleen, and their daughter at 702 East 3rd
Street, Guymon.

'64
J. DOUGLAS HAUGHW0UT is a project directory
systems analyst with Blue Cross in Saint Paul,
Minnesota. He resides with his wife, Ann, and their
son, Kendall, at 912 Aspen Drive, Burnsville.

MALCOLM B. BAIRD received his Doctor of Philos­
ophy degree from the University of Delaware in
June, 1970.
DAVID WOODS is a tax accountant with Price
Waterhouse in Philadelphia. Dave resides with his
wife, Linda, at 508 Beacons Court, A-l, Andalusia,
Pennsylvania.

DR. ALAN A. GUBANICH has completed studies for
his Ph.D. degree in biological sciences at the Uni­
versity of Arizona. During his studies, Alan was the
recipient of a National Aeronautics and Space Ad­
ministration traineeship for two years and a Na­
tional Science Foundation traineeship for two years.
He is now serving as assistant professor of biology
at the University of Nevada in Reno. He resides
with his wife, Rita, at 555 Sullivan Lane, Apt. 27,
Sparks, Nevada.

’65

.......

JOHN LEVANDOSKI of Laurel Lakes Village, Moun­
taintop, a territory sales manager in Wilkes-Barre
for Johnson &amp; Johnson's Health Care Division, has
received the company's Ring Club Award for out­
standing sales achievements.

EDWARD MATTHEWS
•
isis an accountant with the
Internal Revenue Service
m Washington, D.C Ed
resides with his wife, eo,an
Diene, at 2121 P street,
Northwest, Washington. D.C.

'68

Stahley the former BARBARA THIEMAN, is
Bar“ meal technologist at the Wilkes-Barre General
a rne-?ai She and her husband reside at 1165
Shoemaker Avenue, West Wyoming. Pennsylvania.

Textile and Industrial Group of Owens-Corning
Fiberglas Corporation.

kpNT DAVIS is an English teacher at the Penns
'High School. He is currently working on his
“ i.r’s degree in guidance at Glassboro State
Cnilppe Kent and his wife, Cheryl, and their son,
Gregg, reside at 256 A Street, Penns Grove, New
Jersey.
EPHRAIM A. FRANKEL is an English literature teach­
at the International College in Beirut, Lebanon.
He resides at AUB Box 236/268, Beirut.

’66

PAUL WESELEY is an intern at Long Island Hospital
in Brooklyn. He received his D.D.S. degree from
the New York University in 1970. Paul resides at
94 Amity Street, Brooklyn, New York.

STEPHEN COTTRELL is a post doctoral research
fellow in biochemistry at the University of Chicago.
He resides at 950 East 59th Street, University of
Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
CLEMENT GAYNOR is an auditor/accountant in the
U.S. General Accounting Office in Falls Church,
Virginia. He resides with his wife, Linda, at 6741
Leyte Drive, Apt. B-l, Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Linda Kahler, the former LINDA FUSARO, is a third
grade teacher in the West Babylon Schools, New
York. She and her husband reside at 105 North
8th Street, Lindenhurst, New York.

Lois Jaikes, the former LOIS PETROSKI, is a sys­
tems programmer with IBM in Endicott, New York.
Her husband, Glenn, is assistant manager of Rea
&amp; Derick, Inc., in Corning. They reside at Birch­
wood Manor Apartments, Apt. 7. Hemlock Road,
Sayre, Pennsylvania.

PHILIP CHEIFETZ is an assistant professor at Nas­
sau Community College. His second book, "Mathe­
matics Through Statistics,” was published in
September, 1970. Phil resides with his wife,
Pauline, and their new daughter, Melissa, at 17
Aster Lane, Levittown, New York.

A. TODD GIBBS is a general agent in the tax anal­
ysis and estate planning division of Connecticut
General Insurance Corporation. He resides at 1009
South Pike Avenue, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

'67.................................

.

RICHARD EGEN received his master’s degree from
the University of Delaware in June, 1970.

JACK GELLER is a hearing and appeals analyst with
he Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
'? Arlington, Virginia. Jack resides with his wife,
the former JUDITH KUSS, '67, and their two chil­
dren at 3860 Fairfax Square. Fairfax. Virginia.
Nellie Kochenash, the former NELLIE RUEHLMAN,
ls a R.N. with the Broome County Health Depart­
ment in Binghamton, New York She and her bus“end reside at 213 Rano Boulevard, Vestal.

Schnn|Hn\r? V bi0'°6y teaCher in ttle Duntwc
School District. He resides with his wife the for

ZLlpLLIflN,SHI™’ ’69' at^Kree eDun.
more, Pennsylvania.

cS Ej MVIES 'S health “’Creator for the Model
P L gen?J" Wilkes’Barre- Paul and his wife.
ISO M and ihelr new daughter- Gw*nne- reside at
182 McLean Street, Wilkes-Barre.

THADDEUS KALMANOWICZ is employed by the
Queen Annes County Board of Education as a
teacher and assistant football coach. He resides
with his wife, the former MICHELLE SUDA, '70, at
44 Bayside Drive, Chester, Maryland.
MICHAEL GRYSZKOWIEC is a management auditor
in the General Accounting Office in Washington,
D.C. He is also working on his MBA at the Amer­
ican University. Mike resides with his wife, Maryhz, at 6320 Wingate Street, Apt. 302, Alexandria,
Virginia.

'70

THOMAS T0MKIEWICZ is a caseworker at the White
Haven State School and Hospital. Tom resides with
his wife, Carol, at 617 Harvey Street. West Hazle­
ton, Pennsylvania.

LT. MATTHEW B. BUGELHALL has completed officer
training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. He
will be going on to Laredo Air Force Base for pilot
training.

Mary Challenger, the former MARY SOKASH is a
programmer at the Naval Depot in Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania. She and her husband reside at 3
William Penn Drive, Camp Hill.

MAUREEN JANUSKI is a microbiologist with the U.S.
Department of Commerce NOAA, National Marine
Fisheries, Technological Laboratory in Ann Arbor,
Michigan.

ALICIA RAMSEY is a busines education teacher at
the Overbrook School for the Blind. She is also do­
ing graduate work at Temple University. Alicia
resides at 333 North Avenue, Apt. 32-B, Secane,
Pennsylvania.
JOEL YUDKOVITZ is a biochemist with Merck and
Company, Inc., in Rahway, New Jersey. He received
his master’s degree from Indiana University in Sep­
tember, 1970. Joel resides at 15-59 Chandler Drive,
Fair-Lawn, Nev/ Jersey.
Beverly Carey, the former BEVERLY SHAMUN, is a
second grade teacher at the Oak View School in
Bloomfield, New Jersey. She is also doing graduate
work at Montclair State. Beverly and her husband
reside at 6 Park Avenue, Apt. 33, Bloomfield.

ANITA HAWTHORNE is teaching German at the new
Bishop Hafey Catholic High School in Hazleton.

RONALD E. BUKEVICZ has been commissioned a
second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. Ron has
been assigned to Moody Air Force Base in Georgia
where he will begin pilot training.
Sharonlee Madrak, the former SHARONLEE MAGDA,
is a chemist with Nappi Chemical Company in
Peckville. She and her husband reside at 15 Sun­
rise Lane, Hughestown, Pennsylvania.

WILLIAM KUSS is a computer programmer at
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He resides at 94
Loretta Avenue, Apt. I, Fairborn, Ohio.
JANET PAULEY has been named Plains Township
Branch librarian by the Osterhout Free Library.

'69
SCOTT R. STAUFFER is an instructor in business
administration at Lycoming College.
Susan Morris, the former SUSAN CONNER, is work­
ing in the student loan office of the University of
Rochester. Her husband, Tom, is consumer affairs
editor on the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper.
They reside at 8 McNaughton Street, Rochester,
New York.
CHRISTINE SULAT is a public relations assistant at
the Philadelphia Zoo. She reside; at 6351 Over­
brook Avenue, Apt. 306A, Philadelphia, Pa.
MIMI BAIRD is a fourth grade social studies teach­
er at the Sidney Avenue Memorial School in New­
burgh, New York. She resides at 21 Oakwood Ter­
race, Newburgh.
EDWARD ZACKO received his master's degree in
music education from Mansfield State College .n
September. He completed his degree after a sum^
mer course of study at the Mozarteum Academy in
Salzburg, Austria. Ed is presentlyr a teacher ad
free lance professional musician in the flew UW
Hementary Schools. He resides at 60 North Mam
Street, Apt. 14B, New City. New York.
THOMAS KOBLISH is teaching social studies at the
Dataware Valley School in Milford. He is also

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GEORGE SERINAK was sworn into the Air Force
Officer Training School program recently. Upon
completing 12 weeks of Officer Training School, at
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, he will be as­
signed to 52 weeks of pilot training.
JOAN LATSKO is a history teacher at Plains Memor­
ial High School. She resides at 33 Warner Street,
Plains, Pennsylvania.

HENRY FARR is an accounting manager with Cap­
ital Industries, Inc., in Avis, Pennsylvania. He re­
sides with his wife, Carolyn, and their son, Robert,
at 1711 Spring Run Road, Williamsport, Pa.
JOHN ROGERS is a field representative with Gen­
eral Motors Acceptance Corporation in West Long
Branch, New Jersey. He resides with his wife, Jane,
at 45 B Lakeview Terrace, Eatontown.

May 14-15-16
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■59
CARL ZOOLKOSKI was married to Mary Elizabeth
Croughn. Carl is associated with Bache and Com­
pany. His wife is a teacher for the Dallas School
District. They reside at 116 First Avenue, Kingston,
Pennsylvania.

■62
YORATH EVANS was married to Rosemary Vecchio.
Yorath is a teacher in the Wyoming Valley West
School District. They are residing in Kingston.

■65
NATALIE KOWALSKI became the bride of B. William
Vanderburg. Natalie is attending the University of
Hawaii Graduate School of Education. Her husband
is an administrator at the Kaiser Foundation Hos­
pital in Honolulu.
BARBARA THIEMAN became the bride of Carl
Stahley. Barbara and her husband are members
of the laboratory staff at the General Hospital,
Wilkes-Barre.

‘66
JAMES J. VIDUNAS was married to Natalie Stascak.
Jim is employed by RCA Corporation, Mountaintop.
Natalie is pursuing her graduate studies at Marywood College. They reside at 76 Bedford Street,
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania.

ROBERT DEETS was married to Margaret Ann Fred­
erick. Bob is employed by the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company where he is on a five-year
training program.
SUSAN R. EVANS became the bride of Emmanuel
D. Pons. Susan is enrolled in the Temple University
graduate program for teachers and is an elemen­
tary teacher in the Hanover Township School Dis­
trict. Her husband is employed as a civil engineer
for Gilroy Associates, Clarks Summit. They reside
at 68 South Regent Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

'67
SYLVIA CARSTENSEN became the bride of Albert

Huber. Sylvia is a therapeutic recreation director in
the New York City Hospitals. They reside at 133
Cedar Street, Hempstead, New York.
N. JOHN MOLSKI, JR., was married to Sharon Lee
Williams. John is a candidate for his M.A. degree
in chemistry at the University of Scranton and is
employed by Eberhard Faber, Inc., as a chemist.
They reside on River Street, Forty Fort, Pa.

*68

.

DENNIS BOYLE was married to Rebecca Christmas.

JAMES URBANIAK and MAUREEN FLANLEY were
married recently. Jim is a lieutenant in the Marines
and is currently stationed with the 2nd Marine Air
Wing, Cherry Point, North Carolina. Maureen was
employed as a pharmacologist by Carter-Wallace
Inc., Cranbury, Nev/ Jersey.
ARTHUR R. DAWE was married to Lida Mae Waitkus. Art is employed by the Defense Industrial
Supply Center, Philadelphia.
FRANCIS OLEXY was married to Nancy J. Cassidy.
Frank is currently serving with the U.S. Navy.
They reside at 84 Gordon Street, 17, Brighton,
Massachusetts.

'69
LINDA HEARING became the bride of Aldo Esopi.
Prior to her marriage, Linda was employed as an
instructor at Nesbitt Hospital, Kingston. Her hus­
band is employed by the Western Electric Corpora­
tion in Allentown. They reside at the Allen Garden
Apartments, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

DONALD SPRUCK was married to Catherine Arm­
bruster. Don is a freshman at the New York Uni­
versity College of Dentistry. They reside at 17 East
Hawthorne Avenue, Valley Stream, New York.
PAUL W. MERRILL, II was married to Gina Lynn
Maestrini. Paul is employed by the General Ad­
justment Bureau as an insurance investigator in
Scranton. They reside at 4 West Union Street, Nan­
ticoke, Pennsylvania.

MICHAEL ROBERTSON was married to Dian Lemlein. Mike is a copywriter with Carson Roberts Ad­
vertising in Los Angeles. They reside at 22125
Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California.
EUGENE SOLOMON was married to Mary Ann
Mickulik. Eugene is teaching in the Lake-Lehman
School District. Mary Ann is currently a student at
Wilkes. They reside at 96 South Main Street, Nan­
ticoke, Pennsylvania.

JOSEPH KOTERBA and NANCY PUGLISI, 70. were
married recently. Jos is a cost accountant at Bsndix Corporation in Teterboro, New Jersey. Nancy
teaches fourth grade in Carlstadt. They reside at
49 J-18 Finnigan Avenue, Saddle Brook, New Jersey.

■70
THOMAS W. JONES was married to Roxie May Denmon. Tom is a high school teacher at Wyoming
Valley West School District. His wife is on the
nursing staff at the Wilkes-Barre Veterans Admin­
istration Hospital. They reside at 78 Academy
Street, Wilkes-Barre.
DIANE S. PIZONT became the bride of John M.
Halliday. Diane is employed as assistant chemist
by the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority. Her hus­
band is a junior accountant at the Kiddie Shoppe,
Wilkes-Barre.
ROBERT W. GRAHAM, JR. and ANNE C. AIMETTI
v/ere married recently. Bob is a teacher of English
in the Wyoming Valley West School District. Anne
is teaching secondary English in the Ashley-Sugar
Notch School District.

CARL COOK was married to Linda Ann Bertoncin.
Carl will pursue his master’s degree at the Uni­
versity of Delaware. He is employed as a social
studies teacher by the Gunning-Bedford School
District, New Castle, Delaware. They reside at
Schoolside Apartments, Nev/ Castle.
RICHARD H. KUTZ, II was married to Deborah L.
Cobb. Richard is affiliated with the Old River Road
Bakery. His wife is a member of the nursing staff
at the Veterans Administration Hospital. They re­
side at 5-C Lenape Court, Wilkeswood Apartments,
East End, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

SHEILA LASER became the bride of Lawrence Lie­
berman. Sheila is an art instructor in the KenmoreTown of Tonawanda Public Schools in Kenmore,
New York. They reside at 90 Meyer Road, Apt. 608,
Amherst, New York.
ELLEN RAMSEY became the bride of Paul Tidyman.
Ellen is a second year graduate student in the
Department of History at the University of New
Hampshire. They reside at Forest Park Apartments,
University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.

ROBERi F. BELLES v/as married to Joan Spangenberg. Bob is a navigator at Westover AFB in the
99th Air Refueling Squadron with the Strategic Air
Command. They reside at 25C, David Road, V/estover AFB, Massachusetts.

BARRY KENNEY and NANCY KOWALSKI 70 were
married recently. Barry and Nancy are both at­
tending graduate school at the University of Vir­
ginia.

FRANCES ANNE WILSKI became the bride of Thom­
as B. Hofherr. Frances is employed as a teacher by
the Wyoming Valley West School District Her
husband is a student at Lehigh University. They
reside at 43 Owen Street, Forty Fort.

ROBERT J. STRECHAY was married to Susan P.
Smith. Bob is employed as an accountant with the
firm of Touche Ross, Nev/ York City. His wife is a
senior at Fairleigh Dickinson University. They re­
side in Hackensack, New Jersey.

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MERLE SUSAN BENISCH. They reside at 185
south Middleneck Road, Great Neck, New Jersey.

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•...............................

A son Barnard, born on October 3, 1970, to Mr.
and Mrs Alfred Barzoloski. Mrs. Barzoloski is the
former DONIVEE MILLER. They reside at R. D. 6,
Danville, Pennsylvania.
A son, Jeffrey Douglas, born on October 1, 1970,
to Mr. and Mrs. John Stoffa. Mrs. Stoffa is the
former BARBARA GALLAGHER. They reside at 3720
Stephen Crane Lane, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

■65
A son, S. Brooks, born on October 11, 1970, to Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Lockwood. Mrs. Lockwood is the
former ANNE MASLEY. They reside at 330 Fern
Avenue, Lyndhurst, New Jersey.
A son, Peter John, born on July 16, 1970, to Mr.
and Mrs. Francis Zaleski. Mrs. Zaleski is the former
MARY LOU BUTKOSKI. They reside at 83 Coal
Street. Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania.
A son, Matthew, born on July 21. 1970, to Mr. and
Mrs. THOMAS PIRNOT. They reside at Kutztown
Garden Apartments, Apt. C-4, Kutztown. Pa.

*66
A daughter, Melissa Rachel, born on September 14,
1970, to Mr. and Mrs. PHILIP CHEIFETZ. They re­
side at 17 Aster Lane, Levittown, New York.

Bright New World

A daughter, Kristen Ann, born on November 2,
1970, to Mr. and Mrs. Edmund J. O'Neill. Mrs.
O’Neill is the former BONNIE BROWN. They reside
at 101 West Pettebone Street, Forty Fort, Pa.

WILLIAM D. IVESON was married to Sara Clarke.
Bill is employed by Custom Foods Management Sys­
tem at Barnes-Kasson Hospital. They will reside in
South Gibson, Pennsylvania.

JOHN T. LOUGHNEY, II was married to Carol Ann
Torbik. John is employed by the U.S. Treasury Department Tk
They reside in Webster, «
Massachusetts.

'63

reguiy Stephen, born on November 9,
. ... U
Gregory
A
ur and Mrs. Gregory Galaida. Mrs. Ga1970, to Mris” the former JOAN ALBRECHT. They reside
la ilaida
- —- Kinnelon. New Jersey.
Boonton Avenue,
on E.
Jad Brian, born on October 30, 1970, to
, s 'h Mrs. David Greifer. Mrs. Greifer is the for-

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A son, John Andrew, born on December 12, 1970,
to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. FitzGerald. Mrs. Fitz­
Gerald is the former JOAN PERASH. They reside at
3006 Oakwood Drive, Norristown, Pennsylvania.

■59
A daughter, Heather Jean, born on March 10, 1970,
to Mr. and Mrs. FREDERICK HILLS. They reside at
305 Nottingham Road, Woodbury, New Jersey.

"60

......

.

A son, James Roat Gino, born on October 9. 1970,
to Mr. and Mrs. G. William Gino. Mrs. Gino is the
former EM1LIE ROAT. They reside at 13202 Min­
danao Way, Marina Del Rey, California.

"62

.......

A son, John, born on November 12, 1970, to Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Gallagher. Mrs. Gallagher is the
former JUDY BUTCHKO. They reside at 30 North
Jasper Avenue, Margate, New Jersey.

A son, Michael Howard, born on July 31, 1970, to
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Riley, Jr. Mrs. Riley is the
former DIANNE ALFARO. They reside at 176 West
King Street, Apt. A-6, Malvern, Pennsylvania.

3n fHemoriam
t
HENRY N. PETERS

^cte,s &lt; -,7)' 62, of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, died
on Saturday, August 15, 1970. Death loas due to a coronary
occlusion.
A native of Wilkes-Barre, he graduated from Coughlin High
School and Wyoming Seminary, completed two years of study
at Bucknell Junior College (Wilkes College) and enrolled as a
junior at Bucknell University in 1937. While nt Wilkes, Hankcoached the basketball team and tons responsible for the phys­
ical education class. He received B.S. and M.S. in education de­
grees at Bucknell University and a master's degree in physical
education from Penn State. He was a chief petty officer in the
Navy during World Wnr II.

lie is survived by his wife, the former Margaret C. Wil­
liams, and a sister, Louise Peters.

MRS. PHILIP TUHY
Mrs. Fanny M. Tuhy, 32, the former Fanny M. Krauss, died
on October 6, 1970, following an illness. Mrs. Tuhy was born in
Wilkes-Barre, daughter of Mrs. Vira Nikerson Krauss. She was
a graduate of Meyers High School and Chandler School of Re­
tailing, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
In 1966 she was married to Philip R. Tuhy, assistant pro­
fessor at Wilkes College and associate director of planning and
development of Institute of Regional Affairs at Wilkes.

Mrs. Tuhy was a member of St. Matthew's Slovak Lutheran
Church. She was a member and former vice president of Wilkes
College Faculty Women.
Surviving in addition to her mother and husband are a
daughter, Elena V., at home, and a sister, Mrs. Donald Hancock,
Lansdowne.

’68
A son, Jonathan, born on September 28. 1970, to
MR. and MRS. MICHAEL STEFANICK. Mrs. Stefanick is the former KAYE HARDING, ’70. They reside
at North Truro A.F.S., Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

. c;number
14-15-16
SPRING
HOMECOMING
ON
CAMPUS

THEODORE CLOWACKI, JR.
Theodore Glowacki, Jr. ('43), of Silver Spring, Maryland,
passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 8, 1970.
Ted entered Wilkes in 1941 and transferred to Bucknell
University where he graduated in 1944 with a B.S. in Chemical
Engineering. He then went on to George Washington University
to receive his Master's Degree in Engineering Administration.
While serving with the United States Navy he attended the U.S.
Naval Intelligence School for Languages and retired from the
Navy as a commander. He was executive vice-president of J. E.
Helsel and Associates, Incorporated.

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                    <text>�BOARD OF TRUSTS

A Work Of Art...

Admiral Harold R /,'

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Honorary Ch,-

Reuben

by ART HOOVER
Director of Alumni Affairs

Louis ShaffCIr flk

Th,
Kenneth
'si
Kenne‘h G. Northron
No

,he
was most gratifying and heartwarming.
From the many points of view expressed at the various meetings one
recurrent view emerged from the thinking of fellow-alumni. It was felt gen­
erally that area alumni clubs would, in addition to providing a direct means
of involvement with the College, provide an effective means of self-help to
fellow alumni within a given club area. As one example, the help which an
alumni club could offer to a fellow alumnus moving into an area
finding
an apartment, establishing contacts and making friends — would prove
highly beneficial.
Currently, in most of the areas visited, steering committees have
been meeting to further plans for the organization of alumni clubs. The
Philadelphia Club has planned a major meeting and invited representatives
of the Athletic Department of the College. In the Lehigh Valley, a family
picnic has been scheduled for May and the Northwest New Jersey (Dover)
group is planning a major social function before the summer months.
Locally, the Greater Wilkes-Barre Area Club is conducting its election of
officers with the winning candidates to be announced at a buffet-style
dinner to be held at the "Brothers Four" in Dallas on May 5.

As has been suggested, the plans and activities of area clubs can be
reported to all alumni through the pages of future issues of the ALUMNUS
news y’ 3 Page °r tW° °f eaCh 'SSUe Can be devoted t0 club and chapter

Charles H. Miner, jt.

Area

Acting Chairman

Telephone

Northwest New Jersey (Dover)

John Karolchyk ’59

201-267-6861

Northeast New Jersey (Newark-Paterson-Hackensack)
Central New Jersey (New Brunswick-Westfield)
Southern New Jersey (Trenton)
Delaware (Wilmington-Newark)
Baltimore

Fred R.Davis.’jj
Assistant Secretary

.—

JosePh J. Savi
Treasurer
Willia,m
, L. Conyngham
Assistant Treasure,

Benjamin Badman,Jr.,'4i

Donald F. Carpenter
Noel Caverly
Mrs. Richard Ehret

Joseph ). Kocyan, M.O.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Mrs. Ely landau,'48
Francis). Michelini
F Ellsworth Parkhurst, |r.

Richard Pearsall
John A. Perkins
Hon. Frank L. Pinola, Esq.

Washington, D. C.
Greater New York City (and Long Island)
Binghamton
Lehigh Valley (Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton)
Harrisburg • York
Philadelphia ■ Camden
Greater Wilkes-Barre (Hazleton-Scranton)

Eugene S:T,adeV

201-773-4090

ALUMNI OFFICERS
Thomas). Moran, '49

609-737-2364

Ira Himmel ’60

301-265-5670

Harry Goetzman’56
Larry Chase ’60

212—246-4090

703-536-7521

William Boyd ’50

607—748-0218

Jerry Weber’67

215—434-9349

Paul Beers’53

717-238-5251

Pete Greenberg’62
215-635-5107
Carl Zoolkoski ’59
717—287-9989
c • 1 l°ok,forward to seeing many of you on
campus during our Alumni
Spring Weekend — May 14 16.

FORECAST FOR ACTION

PRESIDENT
Francis J. Michelini

201-679-2859

302-478-7370

Projected Growth of Wilkes College Over Next Dozen Years

CHANCELLOR

Edmund Kotula ’58
Francis Pinkowski ’50

For
Action ...

I

Alfred Eisenpreis/Al

Mrs. Eberhard L. Faber
EugeneS. Farley
john B. Farr, Esq.
Alan Glove,
Andrew Hourigan, Jr., Esq.

Thomas Ruggiero ’59
Howard Ennis '55

fl

Secretary

Joseph WnW

interested in forming an active club. Meanwhile, if you are in or near an
area listed
iiotcu’ Lciuw,
below, please contact the temporary area chairman to indicate
your iintention of interest and help in an alumni organization.

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Forecast

Second Vice Chai',ma„

TOPICS

I
II

President

Francis 5. Pinkowski, '50

PROJECTING THE FUTURE
ACADEMIC PLANNING

Executive Vice-President

III

THE FACULTY

Carol J. Rhines,'63
Secretary

IV

ENROLLMENT

Carl Urbanski, D.D.S.,'57

V

Arthur J. Hoover,’55
Director ol Alumni ReMi°nl

VI

Treasure!

alumnus

STAFF

VII

I
VIII

Nancy Scouion
Alumm h°U5

FACILITIES
ENDOWMENT

SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL NEEDS

Thomas I-Moran, M9

Lynn Jacobs
AuiruntW'

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

IX

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

ALUMNI INVOLVEMENT
STATISTICAL TABLES AND PROJECTED GROWTH

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January, March, May, July, September and
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�In all planning, we must recogniZe
sion is a link that unites the past with tR
eadi a
the present with the future. Even in the PrfiSent !C‘‘
nrecedented change, we must build Un! midst of, d
plishments of the past. Therefore i^ the az­

PROJECTING THt.
the FUTURE

cbain of events, sent
the futurere
.
separate 1
P f(jr continumg
Palready
Th°S^Vt h v must build upon ound

over the centuries ourg

nt and nature of

future of Wilkes College, it is essentia? tkIecti”g th'fit
determine what we are and where We
nat We f; ’A)
may become what we should be.
e s° that
It is impossible to project the future in h
possible, however, to adopt general Soai ‘aiI’ U is
which we will aspire in the years to come t0WaM
cause the acceptance of reasonable an/' ,And be.
goals is essential to united effort, it is P&lt;! Pe.sirable
general goals be adopted.
entlal thal

The following proposals are an
our attention upon goals that now seem^esiSbfeJ
t__ _ u
1983, the fiftieth anniversary of the Colle^
""^•The ;
general in character, they relate to the ppre,sent nature
of the College, and they will determine, in
-■
Part, the
nature of its future.

Jonal conflict he destroys.

Because the past always influences the future and
in great measure determinepresent and
lial that all who Ya^soncie eRecognize that de-

- «-*•'to

ch“-

acter and influence of the College.

In this period of revolutionary change, earlier influ­
ences areP continuously modified. Material changes
which occur with unprecedented and ever-acceleratina rapidity influence our standards, our values und
our thoughts. In this decade of the 1970’s, it is pos­
sible that change is the greatest constant in the wide­
ly varied cultures of our world. If change is the great­
est constant of this era, we must accept it so that we
may direct it into constructive channels.
To guide the currents of change into constructive
channels, we must draw upon divergent resources.
We must be receptive to new ideas without carelessly
jettisoning those personal values that are essential
to individual and social integrity. If we are not to be
immobilized by tradition or overwhelmed by illconsidered acceptance of new proposals, we must be
ready to examine long-accepted mores and customs;
we must be prepared to strengthen the best of them
and to abandon the worst of them. We must some­
how combine openness with firmness; we must tem­
per desire with sound judgment and firm conviction.

ACADEMIC PLANNING
With knowledge doubling each decade and with
the constant increase of social and economic prob­
lems in our society, new facilities will be needed if
outmoded material and equipment are not to inhibit
the development and usefulness of specialized knowl­
edge and research. Simultaneously our specialists
will be challenged to keep abreast of their own spe-A
cialties, but they will be even more challenged to re-"1

late their specialties to the individual and social
problems that affect our lives. In spite of those who
insist that education should encourage abstract think­
ing without concern for everyday problems, it is
quite apparent that the supporting public expects
education to prepare students for participation in the
practical affairs of today and for participationi in he
unknown problems of tomorrow. This pr p
will require the breadth of vision and c arty
thought desired by the Vocational idealists,

As we meet the present and prepare for the future
we must recognize that every decision is, in some
dete,rmined by de“a that were made
yesterday, and every decision made today will in
□me measure, affect decisions that will be mad
tomorrow. Because today's decisions will determine

^“xtrure °f the c°ni=
mate effect nf

with one another. And, if they are to assist the stu­
dent to gain and maintain some measure of equilib­
rium in the midst of uncertainty, they must cultivate
a sense of continuity so that the student may recog|||nize that the present is a product of the past and a
^^determinant of the future.

W mUSt Consider the ulti-

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also require familiarity with the Pr0
of our contemporary society and som
sion of the future needs of our society.

comPrehen-

The modern educator is, theref^e’]t^eouTly re­
study his specialty in depth while sii

disciplines-

lating his special discipline to a
relevance.
And, to satisfy the students ^SLcipiine W

it may be necessary to relate ea
jer. This
needs of man in a changing s,oc!‘’i trators, teaC^L
require perpetual probing by adnu
, question’ »
and students. It will necessitate co
tjon,
and will call for constant expem”
academic
Present indications are that the

aSsuH&gt;Pt&amp;

and social change will accelera e.
curricula
,a||^
is true, the academic disciplines; an
mean
in a continual state oi flux,
”
it doess °ated
special disciplines will be abaiu Jatej and e
that they must be continual y 1

I

Although we cannot foretell the details of future
curricula, we can anticipate and prepare for major
developments. While continual changes will be form­
ulated in the undergraduate curricula, it is probable
that the requirements of modern society will call for
an extension of our slowly developing graduate pro­
gram. As this program was introduced to serve indus­
try, so will it be expanded to meet the growing needs
of modern business for scientists, researchers and
informed managers. Simultaneously, it must satisfy
the increasingly critical needs of our society for en­
lightened and effective human services. It is inevi­
table that new developments in industry, in social
and health services, and in the professions will re­
quire continuing modification and enlargement of our
existing graduate programs in the years ahead.

Because the material and human resources required
for graduate study are great, it is neither desirable
nor practicable for Wilkes to expand its graduate
offerings in isolation — nor is it necessary for the
College to act in isolation. The College is already in­
volved in cooperative arrangements with Temple and
Lehigh, and it is anticipated that a continuation of
this cooperation will enable the College to introduce
^^specialized graduate programs earlier than would be
^^possible were we to operate independently. Coopera­
tive arrangements can also assure better instruction
with greater economy.

THE FACULTY
The faculty must be enlarged to keep pace with
the growth of the student body, and every effort must
be made to improve its personal and professional
competence.

It is anticipated that the proportion of Ph.D’s will
increase from the present 45 per cent to approximate­
ly 60 per cent by 1975. This proposal to increase the
percentage of Ph.D.’s does not suggest that there will
be less interest in attracting and keeping faculty mem­
bers whose first commitment is to the student. It is
rather based upon the recognition that professional
preparation and competence are essential to effective
teaching.
To obtain the type of faculty that can exert a stim­
ulating and creative influence upon students, it will
be necessary to select faculty members who are pro­
fessionally competent and who also are committed
to teaching. This, of course, will require a dedication
^^and loyalty that some persons claim cannot be ob^Jtained in "today’s world. Our experience up to this
time indicates, however, that many qualified teachers
still seek positions in institutions that are committed

to teaching and which conceive of teaching as re­
quiring a commitment to the student. They recognize
that the student is the reason for teaching and for the
existence of the College.
This personal commitment does not mean that re­
search, independent study and writing will not be
encouraged. It does mean that faculty will be chosen
who are interested in independent work but who also
recognize that subject matter is the means by which
they hope to arouse and stimulate the interests and
creative energies of students.
It is also essential, if we are to sustain our free in­
stitutions in an open society, that indoctrination and
cynicism be avoided. To maintain any measure of
freedom and to sustain intellectual curiosity and crit­
ical inquiry, faculty members must encourage and re­
spect differences of opinion among their students.
Any faculty member — and there are an increasing
number today — who seeks to impose his ideas and
his values upon students, fails to recognize that the
purpose of education in a free society is to encourage
independence of judgment, a consideration of varied
and conflicting ideas, and the habit of critically eval­
uating all ideas, ideologies and theories.
It is likely that faculty members possessing these
qualities will also bring perspective to their special­
ties and breadth of vision to their teaching. In a day
when research and burgeoning knowledge require
some specialization, it is essential that interdisciplin­
ary relationships be developed so that the interde­
pendence of all knowledge is acknowledged.

Recognizing that education is designed to encour­
age personal growth, it will be our intent to cultivate
within the faculty an atmosphere and influence that
will encourage self-development and social respon­
sibility.

ENROLLMENT
The purpose of the College and its relationship
with the Community will to a great extent determine
the ultimate size of the enrollment.
During the past decade, enrollments have increased
about 10 per cent per year. During the next decade, it
is anticipated that the rate of increase will be lessened
and that undergraduate enrollment may be stabilized
at about 3000. This figure is suggested as sufficient
to permit diversity and depth in both the under­
graduate and graduate areas while simultaneously
permitting a free exchange between faculty and stu­
dents.

The extent of the graduate offerings will relate
directly to the economy and culture of Northeastern
Pennsvlvania and the nation. For instance, if plans
for the proposed medical center develop as now en­
visioned, there will be great need for graduate pro­
grams in the health and physical sciences.
page / 5

�but the means for encouraging such involve
not been fully developed. Although Student haye
ments and Inter-Dormitory Councils hav" ^bi­
increased responsibility for student affairs .a.Ss«med
munication between these groups and the fa' c°madministration has not been as effective as i,
mA
To increase the liaison of students, facuitv
ministration, a Student Life Committee haq cadformed. Its purpose is to encourage a free intern?®611
of ideas. This has helped but it has not been a,
tive as it should be because a two-way flOw fe‘fechas not been maintained. Students are also
are,also p..
of all faculty committees except for the Commiu
on Academic Freedom. Their vote carries as
as 7?.
weight as the vote of a faculty member, and
and ne,t
opinions are sought and respected.

attracted in
If new technological industries are
greater numbers, the needs in the sciences will be
equalled by needs in business administration and the
social sciences. And, as the complexity of our society
increases, its health and even its survival may de­
pend upon our ability to cultivate broader vision and
deeper understanding. To cultivate this essential
vision and understanding, the humanities and the so­
cial sciences must sharpen man’s awareness of hu­

man and social values.
,ve should plan to acIt is suggested that by 1983 we
commodate an undergraduate enrollment
t.».„.....__ of about
3000 and a graduate enrollment of approximately
775. If these figures are accepted as reasonable
goals, it will be necessary to formulate plans for at­
taining and sustaining such enrollments. We must
recognize, however, that their attainment will be de­
termined not only by the vigor of the College but by
regional, national and world-wide conditions.

These cooperative programs have been adopted
encourage student involvement in and responsibility
for the governance of the College. The opportunities
for involvement will increase as students demonstrate
their readiness to assume increased responsibility
All should recognize, however, that this sharing of
responsibility does not lessen by one iota the re­
sponsibilities of the Trustees, Faculty and Admin­
istration. They can share their responsibilities with
students, but they bear the ultimate responsibility for
the strength and development of the College. As has
been remarked by the head of one of cour great corporations, “In assigning responsibilityj to others, I
lose none of my own responsibility for the operation
of this company.”

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
No age group is more directly affected by the pace
of change than college students. We know that they
reach physical maturity earlier than previous genera­
tions. but their assumption of responsibility ls de­
layed bv economic and social requirements which
prolong their education and their dependency. In the
long run, this delay in assuming responsibility may
be fruitful to the individual but denial of early re­
sponsibility creates restlessness and sometimes a
sense of frustration. In addition, our students are
aware of the uncertainties resulting from the headlong
pace of technical change and the consequent changes
in our personal and social lives. They sense that old
values no longer guide us and long-accepted morals
no longer seem relevant. Many parents give more at­
tention to business and social affairs than to their
children, and frequent moves from place to place
loosen the family ties and create a sense of rootless­
ness. In addition, the professions and occupations
change so rapidly that students prepare for a chosen
vocation with some doubt that their preparation will
be relevant, and even with some doubt that their
chosen careers will be open to them.

All of these factors influence the college student
in varying degrees, and all of them combine to in­
crease the expectations of students. These expecta­
tions confront college faculties with new demands
and require a continuing evaluation and considera­
tion of all programs. Because of increased uncertainty
and rejection of long-accepted patterns of behavior
close cooperation between students, faculty and ad^■strators is essential if a sense of alienation and
frustration is to be avoided. This cooperation can be
expected only where there is a sense of common pur
pose and mutual involvement.a sense of com:
P
There has been
increased student some recognition of the need for
involvement and responsibility"

To meet the changing influences of our time, it isW
essential that programs be developed which encour­
age cooperation, involvement and mutual trust. The
cultivation of confidence and mutual trust are per­
haps the greatest challenges confronting the College
in the midst of radical change.

FACILITIES
It is impossible to continue the development of the
College without adequate educational facilities. It is
necessary therefore, in planning for educational de­
velopment, to also plan for the enlargement and mod­
ernization of our educational facilities. The facilities
for which we can now foresee a need are listed be­

low with an estimate of their costs:

TEAM TEACHING AND LEARNING BUILD^Ng:
The first requirement is completion of the Team

Teaching and Learning Center.

throne? n°W fairly wel1 assured of $3,000,000 for
sary to r
hOn °f this building, but it will be necesof rnnef iSe. VetT Promptly an additional sum. StarA
to avn'd^1011. by December 1971 was mandatory
1 forfeiture of $741,000 in federal funds.

It is urgent, therefore, that we raise an additional
$1,500,000 to $2,000,000 as promptly as possible.
GYMNASIUM. The present overcrowding of our
^Pgymnasium and the growing need for an enlarged
physical education plant necessitate the construction
of such facilities as soon as money is available. It is
estimated that this addition will cost $600,000.

DORMITORIES. With the continuing increase of
enrollment, additional dormitory expansion will be
necessary. It is anticipated that dormitories will be
constructed in the area bounded by West South,
South River and South Franklin Streets, and Diver
Lane. In the immediate future, newly-acquired houses
can be used as dormitories but, ultimately, it will be
necessary for the College to construct new dorm­
itories in this area.

Were funds now available, immediate construction
would not be possible as the College does not now
own the land needed for such buildings. To complete
plans for construction of the dormitories, a number
of contiguous properties must first be acquired
through separate negotiations. A conservative figure
for the construction of dormitories is $3,000,000.

LAND. To complete our long-range plans, some
three dozen properties must be acquired in the area
zoned for College development by the City Planning
Commission. This area is bounded by West North­
ampton, South Franklin, West Ross, West River,
South and South River Streets. On the basis of pres­
ent real estate valuations, $750,000 may be required
for this purpose.
CLASSROOM FACILITIES. Although none of us
wish to think of moving out of the first block of
South River Street, the present zoning plans call for
this move. It is essential, therefore, that we plan for
the construction of a classroom building which will
house the departments of social and political science
and business administration. A conservative figure
for this building is approximately $6,000,000.
EQUIPMENT AND REFURBISHING. To equip
and refurbish existing and newly-acquired buildings,
and to provide for planned programs, it is estimated
that approximately $500,000 may be needed.

ENDOWMENT
The stability of an independent college in this
period of crisis and change will depend not only upon

the annual contributions of its friends but upon the
character of its endowment. It is proposed, therefore,
that a consistent attempt be made to attain the follow­
ing endowments by the time the College observes its
50th anniversary in 1983:

ENDOWED CHAIRS. Compensation of the fac­
ulty is the most significant item in the College budget.
It is the faculty that determines the character of
Wilkes and their support must always be our primary
goal. In addition to their teaching, these men and
women must create the climate that will stimulate
and sustain those intangible influences that encour­
age and challenge students to strive for continuing
improvement.

Only by providing adequate compensation can
Wilkes hope to attract and retain a faculty of high
quality. To attain this goal, endowed professorships
are most desirable. These endowed chairs will bring
and hold men of ability who will, in turn, attract
others of comparable ability. For this purpose, we
suggest the endowment of 6 chairs at $400,000 each.
This will total $2,400,000.
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS. To pro­
vide educational opportunities for able students,
Wilkes must be prepared to assist ambitious and able
students of limited means.

As a private, independent institution with no oper­
ational funds provided by the Commonwealth,
Wilkes, of necessity, must raise tuition and other
charges as costs increase. If the College is to main­
tain its “policy of equal opportunity,” there must be
a substantial increase in scholarships beyond the
funds obtained from the Annual Appeal.
To assure the education of able students, regardless
of their economic condition, a number of endowed
scholarships are required. Today these endowed
scholarships approximate $550,000. It is suggested
that these endowments should be increased to
$2,000,000 as early as possible. To gain this goal, an
additional $1,500,000 will be required.
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS. As Wilkes College
enlarges its program of graduate studies, it is inevi­
table that many of these men and women will require
graduate fellowships. At present, the College does
not have adequate resources to assist graduate stu­
dents. It is desirable, therefore, that funds for the
support of graduate fellowships be attained. To sup­
port these fellowships, an endowment of $1,000,000
will be necessary.
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�LIBRARY. At the opening of the 1966 Library
Campaign, Miss Annette Evans, trustee, stated, "A
library is a collection of books, but it is also a place
to house them. The one must be worthy of the other
for a library is the heart of a college. It is the center
of learning. It is the storehouse from which good

;omes from the mind and spirit."
C(

New educational programs, which increasingly
emphasize independent study, and our expanding
graduate and professional programs require a steady
and substantial expansion of reference materials. To
provide these materials, an endowment fund which
will provide urgently needed funds and which will
permit long-range planning is needed. For this, we
should seek an increase
increase of 8600,000 in endowment.

,10C 1j state
andconcern
federal governments.
their
has grown asWith:
decade,
u
power to tax is the
,a* they ,
learned uu&gt;
--- power■ tn 9St
stroy.”
to de.

Thea ever-continuing
in taxesto
leaves
p6o , Ik
Jh
smaller portion increase
of their income
be USB
!aves j
. nT
nnd the constant increase in tax f. ‘T
educatio ,
colleges subsidizes the educati

§1Ve
" whife
increasing
theprivate
differential
in
"hTrged
by the
public and
institutions.

■

Is

Ch §na difference in tuition encourages and SOr2'S

times forces students to enter the less costly coll ’
And f nally, local governments now propose to a8dd
. th that
s differential
by no
imposing
taxes upon institu^ns
now receive
tax support.

thp present tax trends continue, the independ, .
lent
willIfbeweforced
or to become
C° unions
value to
theclose
preservation
of thepublic
indeinstlJ nt status of our College, we must justify 0Ur
Pe"de jpnt status to public officials. We must seek

These requirements maj' seem formidable but they
can be attained if we maintain the “Forward Thrust”

SIXS
t support
maepenaenee
.„d „ „„
th 5 nallv seek “their
of scholarships,
spe-

of the 1960’s.

rial grants,
tinuing program of information, the
body of public officials will fail torecognize
6,11£,e [r
the
share of education that is borne by private institi
—tutions.

SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL NEEDS
1970-1983
PHASE I:

1970 ■ 1973

z- **

$ 4,500,000
to

PHASE II: 1974- 1980
Gymnasium

.$ 600,000

Dormitories _______

. 3,000,000

Land........... .................

. 750,000

Classroom Facilities.........

. 6,000,000

Equipment and Refurbishing

. 500,000

Because Wilkes College has never properly or­
ganized its alumni activities, plans are now being
formulated to develop an

Alumni Council to advise the Chancellor and
the President of the College,

$10,850,000
PHASE III: 1981 - 1983
Endowed Chairs

.$2,400,000

Undergraduate Scholarships

. 1,500,000

Graduate Scholarships

... 1,000,000

Library .........

... 600,000

1953-1983
Paid Applications for Admission

Enrollments
Tangible Assets
Summary

Wilkes College

Office of Development

October 1970

Activities and Seminars which will bring to
the College the experience and wisdom of
its graduates and encourage their coopera
tion in the development of long-range

.$21,600,000

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Prior to World W;
the nation

PROJECTED GROWTH

Alumni Chapters which will provide a means
for continuing communications between
the College and the alumni.

$ 5,500,000

TOTAL - 1970 - 1983

AND

ALUMNI INVOLVEMENT
.$ 5,250,000
The character and achievements of alumni are the *
best measure of the success attained by a college.
And most important of all is the involvement of the
alumni in the plans of the college. In a very real
sense the future of the College rests with them.

The Team Teaching Center

STATISTICAL TABLES

plans.

It is anticipated that through this program
&gt;
tion may be developed and interest of the
j|0W
be used W
which heretofore has been untapped, may e

strengthen the College.
page / 9
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�I

PAID APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION

*

1960 - 1970
PROJECTIONS

1970 - 1983

Applications
PAID

4000

APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION

1960 -1970
PROJECTIONS

1970 - 1983

Undergraduate

Graduate

Total

1960-61

1,417

No Record

1,417

1961

1,376

1,376

1962

1,291

1,291

1963

1,845

1,845

1964

2,014

2,014

1965

2,226

2,226

1966

2,261

2,261

1967

2,261

2,261

1968

2,474

2,474

1969-70

2,616

Fiscal Year

569

3000

Undergraduate
2000

3,185
— Actual

PROJECTIONS

--- Projected

1970-71

2,600

550

3,150

1975-76

2,700

600

3,300

1980-81

2,800

650

3,450

1982-83

3,000

700

3,700

1000

Graduate
500

1960

1965

1970

I
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1975

1980

1983

�ENROLLMENTS &amp; PROJECTIONS — 1957-1983

Enrollments

YEflR_

(OctoM.
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970

ENROLLMENTS
enrollments &amp; PROJECTIONS
ENK
1957-J98-3GRADUATES
UNDERGRADlJflTES^_______
Lehigh*
Wilkes
Part time Temple

Full time
1039
1099
1146
1137
1171
1234
1330
1544
1722
1967
2202
2368
2470
2556

600
530
526
486
420
414
405
507
578
621
621
682
652
620

Total

Not
Available

66
26
44
55
57
61
54
29
19

13
65

17
17
20
23
35
33
36
47
349
382

17
83
46
67
90
90
110
166
378
401

3000

\

I
i

2000

PROJECTIONS
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983

2575
2600
2625
2650
2680
2700
2720
2750
2780
2800
2825
2860
3000

600
600
610
625
630
650
660
675
690
700
715
725
750

20
25
25
25
25
30
30
30
30
30
35
40
50

C
o
o
P
e
r
a
t

v
e

P
I

a
n

480
525
600
625
650
675
675
680
690
700
710
720
725

500
550
625
650
675
705
705
710
720
730
745
760
775

0
I
/

I

1000

Lehigh offers courses prior to approval of Wilkes’ courses hy the State.

I rejections: i he projections are conservatively estimated. If re­
gional needs justify further growth, the College will prepare
to satisfy regional needs.
-0-

1955

1960

1965

1970

J
page / 13

Page / 12

1975

1980

�GROWTH OF TANGIBLE ASSETS — 1960-1970

Value of Assets

Annual Gains

PROJECTIONS — 1970 - 1983

(in dollars)

(in dollars)

FT
h

tangible assets

GROWTH OF
I960 - 1970

____ L
I
/

40,000,000 ---------

PROJECTIONS

I

1970 - 1983

/
/____

35,000,000

Year (June)

Annual Gain

Value of Assets
$

594,071

1960

$ 6,436,753

1961

6,888,221

451,468

1962

7,547,778

659,557

1963

9,267,658

1,719,880

1964

10,447,638

1,179,980

1965

11,158,740

711,102

1966

13,919,124

2,760,384

1967

16,540,965

2,621,841

1968

18,045,962

1,504,997

1969

18,811,050

765,088

1970

20,264,867

1,453,817

3,000,000

30,000,000

/
25,000,000

I

/

Projected Growth

~7

/

2,000,000

20,000,000

Projected
Annual
Gains

15,000,000

PROJECTIONS

1975

$27,000,000

$1,347,000

1980

35,000,000

1,400,000

1983

41,000,000

2,000,000

1,000,000

10,000,000
Annua Gains

5,000.000

1960

1965

1980

1970

V
page / 15

Page/ 14

1983

�REVEALING TRENDS AND DEVELOP

facts

&lt;•

1940 - 1965 by five-year intervals
1965 -1970 Annual
TANGIBLE
“assets-

enrollment

YEAR

Undergraduate
1940-41

206

1945

240

1950

Graduate

Part Time

APPLICATIONS FOR iiCiJSSIONS
Paid Deposits — July 1 ■ June 30
Undergraduate
Graduate

faculty
Ph.D.’s

159,000

171
83

451,000

757

1,072

2,273,000

873

666

2,779,477

695

1955-56
1960-61

1,137

17

486

6,436,753

1,417

25

1965-66

1,967

90

621

13,919,124

2,226

35

104

16,540,965

2,261

35

125
136

528

85

1966-67

2,202

110

621

1967-68

2,368

160

682

18,045,962

2,261

43

18,811,050

2,474

55

164

20,264,867

2,616

64

168

68

176

1968-69

2,470

378

652

1969-70

2,556

401

620

569

1970-71

I

Chancellor’s Comment

6SS$)e©aail Report’

By EUGENE S. FARLEY, Chancellor

Although Wilkes College has maintained a balanced budget and has not been dis­
turbed by violent confrontations, we cannot hope to escape public reaction to acts of
violence. To date, we have escaped violence because of the stability and loyalty of ex­
perienced faculty members and because of the steadying influence exerted by student
leaders.
The College may also have been spared from violence by the purposes which moti­
vate our efforts. Since its beginning, in the midst of the great depression, Wilkes has
been committed to a program that will prepare its students to assume a constructive
role in our society. Simultaneously, it has endeavored to participate in all efforts which
are designed to improve the economy and culture of the geographic region of which
it is a part.
To assure the continued vigor of its efforts, the Trustees, Administration, Faculty
ano Students have recently considered and approved long-range plan1; io guide our
present and future efforts to improve the College.
With the united efforts of friends and all members of the College Family, we believe
we can attain the goals that have been set for 1983, the 50th anniversary of the College.
h
rffni WJ° "aVa baen. wit11 the College since its beginning have known doubt and
anrl 1nvahv!h.lS!,en’lng y.I"SU!'n’0Untable difficulties. The same qualities of dedication
We are n
aVe susaiae^ us *n earlier periods of stress can sustain us if this r; this.

... . ..... .

m„
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u

Five years ago the idea would have been absurd.
Today it is an urgently relevant question ... one
that is uppermost in the minds of campus offi­
cials. For institutions that depend upon public
confidence and support for their financial wel­
fare, their freedom, and their continued exist­
ence, it is perhaps the ultimate question:

Are
Americans
Losing Faith
in their
Colleges?
A SPECIAL REPORT

�Dear
X:

Wo
°

were not so complex. But in fact these are serious problems to which there
are no easy answers. We wrestle with them every day.
You are certainly right to be worried about the existence of this university
(and all campuses) as a forum for the free discussion of ideas. There are many
w o wou d use the American college or university in a political struggle to
a vance their own political ideas. Even well-meaning students would do so,
because they do not understand the dangers of such action. Those of us
charged with the responsibility must fight with all our wit and strength to
prevent that from happening.
I do not think we can win by using force or repression. Rather, we must
continue to work with students to convince them that their efforts to politicize
the university can destroy it, and this would be terribly costly to society as a
whole. When and if the line must be drawn, then we will draw it and deal
with the consequences. But we will do everything we can to avoid actions that
will limit our options and bring about the violence and polarization that have
crippled some great institutions.
It is clear to me that the colleges and universities in America are, to a very
considerable degree, reflecting the problems and divisions of the larger society.
That can be unpleasant and painful, but it is in some ways a proper and very
useful role for a college or university to play.
Consider, if you will, society’s other institutions. Can you think of any that
are not in similar turmoil? The church, the public schools, the courts, the city
halls, the political parties, the family—all of these institutions are also feeling
the profound pressures of change, and all are struggling to adapt to problems
and needs that no society has ever faced before. If we as citizens and mem­
bers of these institutions respond simply by withdrawing from them or repu­
diating them, then I fear not only for the future of our institutions but for the
future of our nation. Disraeli once said, “Individuals may form communities,
but only institutions can make a nation.”

nutted and the ^8'°™ L longer make a meaningful contribution to
these
&gt;r-

to students and parents. And I cannot with enthusiasm ask my fellow alumni
to make financial contributions when I personally have decided to withhold
Like many alumni and alumnae, I have been increasingly concerned over
the manner in which the university has permitted the student body to take
over the “running of the store.” Even worse, our colleges and universities
seem willing to have them take over the country. I am not anti-youth, but I
do not believe that there is something magical about being 18 or 20 years
old that gives students all the correct answers and an inherent right to impose
their views about everything on the rest of us. The faculty has clearly demon­
strated that it is unwilling or unable to exercise moral leadership and, indeed
has often guided the students into actions that are irresponsible at best and
dangerous at worst.
The university, it seems, is easily intimidated.by the students into support­
ing strikes, canceling classes, disregarding academic standards, and repressing
individuals and groups who speak for the so-called “establishment.” By fail­
ing to take a stand and to discipline those who violate campus rules, you have
encouraged an atmosphere in which laws, traditions, and basic moral values .
are held in contempt by growing numbers of our young people.
I fear for the existence of Z University as a forum for the free discussion
of ideas, A great chorus of anti-establishment rhetoric has issued from a
vocal left-wing group on the campus, supported by ultra-liberals on the
faculty. I am afraid the university has abandoned its role of educator, to be­
come a champion of partisan politics. And this bodes ill for our democratic
society.
All of this may sound like the rantings of a hard-hat conservative. But it is
the measure of the situation on the campus that one who has always been
rather liberal politically can sound like a reactionary when he takes issue with
the radical students of today.
Sincerely,
Alumnus Y

Dear
Atamis
Y:

I am very sorry to lose the services and support of an alumnus who has
worked so hard and so successfully for Z University. I am equally sorry that
you seem to have lost confidence in the university. An institution
of higher education depends on its alumni and alumnae for
understanding and support even in the quiet times. In troubled
days like these, there is nowhere else to turn.
won t try to persuade you to accept any assignment or even to continue
your financial support, But I do feel compelled to comment on your loss of
faith in the university.
Your concern obviously centers on such perplexing and basic questions as .
e rig ts and responsibilities of students and faculty, the problems of camp115
governance, and the danger of politicizing the university. We certainly share
y ur concerns. It is tempting to long /or the good old days when problem

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J_Lhis university is indeed involved in the controversy which en­
gulfs America and from which progress and constructive change will one day
come. Our students and faculty are indeed concerned and vocal about the
rights of their fellow citizens, about the war, about the environment, about
the values of our society. If it were otherwise, our alumni and alumnae would
certainly be justified in refusing to support us.
Very simply, Mr. Y, the current generation of young people will one day
run this nation. They are here and cannot be traded in for a quieter, more
polite, more docile group. Nor should anyone want to trade them in. This
university cannot abandon them, or isolate them, or reject them. Our mission
is to work with these young people, to sensitize them, humanize them, edu­
cate them, liberate them from their ignorances and prejudices. We owe that to
the students, but even more to the country and to our alumni and alumnae.
The course is uncharted, to be sure; it will be uncomfortable at times and
somewhat hazardous in spots; but it is the only course a great university can
follow.
I’m sorry you won t be on board.

Sincerely,
President X

�he letters on the preceding two pages typify
\
a problem of growing seriousnessfor U.S. colJ I leges and universities: More and more Ameri’ cans—alumni, parents, politicians, and the general
public—are dissatisfied with the way things have been
going on the nation’s campuses.
“For the first time in history,” says Roger A. Free­
man, former special assistant to President Nixon, “it
appears that the profound faith of the American people
in their educational institutions has been shaken, and'
their belief in the wisdom of our educational leaders
and in the soundness of their goals or practices has
turned to doubt and even to outright disapproval.”
The people’s faith has been shaken by many things:
campus violence, student protest, permissiveness, a lack
of strict discipline, politicization of the campus, the
rejection of values and mores long-cherished by the
larger society. Complicating the problem is a clash of
life-styles between the generations which has raised a
deafening static and made communication extremely
-difficult between students and their off-campus elders..
(At one meeting not long ago, an angry alumnus turned
on a student and shouted, “I just can’t hear you. Your
hair is in my ears.”)
How many people are disenchanted, how strongly
they feel, and how they will act to express their dis­
content is not yet clear. But there is little doubt about
the feelings and actions of many political leaders at all
levels of government. Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
spoke for many of them:
“When one looks back across the history of the last
decade—at the smoking ruins of a score of college
buildings, at the outbreaks of illegal and violent protests
and disorders on hundreds of college campuses, at the
regular harassment and interruption and shouting down
of speakers, at the totalitarian spirit evident among
thousands of students and hundreds of faculty members,
at the decline of genuine academic freedom to speak
and teach and learn—that record hardly warrants a
roaring vote of confidence in the academic community
that presided over the disaster.”
Many state legislators are indicating by their actions
that they share the Vice President’s views. Thirty-two
states have passed laws to establish or tighten campus
regulations against disruption and to punish student and
faculty offenders and, in some cases, the institutions
themselves. A number of states have added restrictive
amendments to appropriations bills, thus using budget
allocations as leverage to bring colleges and universities
into line.

"The

public has clearly

indicated displeasure
with higher education’

The chancellor of California’s state college system
described the trend last fall:
“When I recently asked a legislator, ‘. . . Why did
the legislature take what appears to me, and to most
faculty and administrators in the state college system,
to be punitive action in denying [a] cost-of-living in­
crease to professors?’—he replied, ‘Because it was the
public’s will.’
“We find ourselves confronted with a situation unlike
that of any previous year. The ‘public,’ through the
legislature, has clearly indicated displeasure with higher
education . . . We must face the fact that the public
mood, as reflected in the legislature, has taken a sub­
stantial turn against higher education overall.”
A similar mood prevails in Washington. Federal sup­
port of higher education has slowed. Congressmen who
have been friendly to higher education in the past openly
admit that they face growing resistance to their efforts
to provide funds for new and existing programs. Rep.
Edith Green, chairman of the House of Representatives
subcommittee that has jurisdiction over bills affecting
colleges and universities, observed during the last ses­
sion, “It would be most unwise to try to bring to the
floor this year a bill on higher education, because the
climate is so unfavorable.”
TTF THIS APPARENT LOSS OF FAITH PERSISTS, Amer-

B • ica’s institutions of higher education will be in
I deep trouble. Even with the full confidence of the
American people, most of the nation’s colleges and
universities would be experiencing financial difficulties.
Without the public’s confidence, it is now evident that
large numbers of those institutions simply cannot sur­
vive.
Three years ago, the editors of this report published
a special article on the financial oudook of American
higher education at that time. The article began: “We
are facing what might easily become a crisis in the fi­
nancing of American higher education.” And it con­
cluded: “Unless the American people—especially the
college and university alumni—can come alive to the

�reality of higher education’s impending crisis, then the
rroblems of today will become the disasters of to­
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morrow.
Tomorrow has arrived. And the situation is darker
than we, or anyone else, anticipated—darkened by the
loss of public confidence at the very time when, given
the best of conditions, higher education would have
needed the support of the American people as never
before in its history.
If the financial situation was gloomy in 1968, it is
desperate on most campuses today. The costs of higher
education, already on the rise, have risen even faster
with the surging inflation of the past several years. As
a result of economic conditions and the growing reluc­
tance of individual and organizational contributors,
income is lagging even farther behind costs than before,
and the budgetary deficits of three years ago are even
larger and more widespread.
This situation has led to an unprecedented flood of
appeals and alarms from the academic community.
&gt; James M. Hester, president of New York Uni­
versity and head of a White House task force on higher
education, states that “virtually every public and private
institution in the country is facing severe financial

pressures.”
&gt; A. R. Chamberlain, president of Colorado State
University, sees financing as “the most serious prob­
lem—even more serious than student dissent—that
higher education will face in the 1970’s.” Many state
legislators are angry, and the budgets of dozens of
publicly supported colleges and universities are feeling
the effects of their wrath.
t&gt; The smaller and less affluent colleges—with few
financial reserves to tide them over a period of public
disaffection—may be in the direst straits. “We are dying
unless we can get some help,” the president of Lake­
land College, appearing in behalf of small liberal arts
institutions, told a congressional committee. He added:
“A slow death as we are experiencing goes practically

unnoticed. This is part of our problem; nobody will
even notice until after it happens.”
(Few noticed, perhaps, the demise of 21 institutions
reported in the 1969-70 Office of Education Directory,
or that of several others which have decided to go out
of business since the directory was published.)
&gt; Preliminary figures from a study of financial
problems at the 900 member institutions of the Asso­
ciation of American Colleges indicate that an alarming
number of colleges are going into the red. William W.
Jellema, the association’s research director, estimates
Photographs by Erich Hartmann, Magnuni

The situation is darker
than we—or anyone
else—anticipated

that about one-fourth of all private liberal arts colleges

&gt;n the nation are now drawing on their endowments
m one way or another to meet operating expenses.
At least half of the 70 private colleges and uni­
versities in Illinois are operating at a loss. A special
commission created to study their fiscal problems
warned that deficits “threaten the solvency, the quality,
the vitality—even the survival—of some institutions.”
The lieutenant governor of Illinois predicts that onethird of the nation’s private colleges may go out of
existence by the end of the decade, unless state govern­
ments provide financial assistance.
P* Predominantly black colleges and universities are
feeling the pinch. The former president of one such
institution put the problem in these terms: “If all the
black students at Harvard, M.I.T., Brandeis, and the
main campus of the University of Virginia were sud­
denly to drop out of college, there would be headlines
all over the country. But the number of black students
who will drop out of my school this year is equal to the
number of black students at those four schools, and
nothing will be said about it. We could keep most of
them for another $500 apiece, but we don’t have it.”
Even the “rich” institutions are in trouble. At Yale
University, President Kingman Brewster noted that if
the present shrinkage of funds were to continue for
another year, Yale “would either have to abandon the
quality of what we are doing, or abandon great dis­
cernible areas of activity, or abandon the effort to be
accessible on the merits of talent, not of wealth, or of
race, or of inheritance.” As the current academic year
began, Yale announced that its projected deficit might
well be larger than anticipated and therefore a freeze
on hiring would be in effect until further notice—no new
positions and no replacements for vacancies. The rest
of the Ivy League faces similar problems.
TTV\ ETRENCHMENT has become a household word
LU in campus administrative offices and board
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private—and in every part of the country, For example:
P p&gt; One morning several months ago, the trustees of
a member-institution of the prestigious Association of
American Universities spent several hours discussing
the eventual necessity of scaling down th a small-college
operation.
p&gt; Saint Louis University has closed its school of
dentistry and is phasing out its school of engineering.
Tufts University has eliminated its school of
theology.
&gt; Case Western Reserve University has terminated
its graduate physical therapy program.
j&gt; A large university in the South has been forced
to phase out six Ph.D. programs.
&gt; Huston-Tillotson College has cut back on its
athletic program, reduced the number of course offer­
ings, and eliminated several faculty positions.
&gt; Reed College has taken steps to cut the size of.
its student body and to raise the student-faculty ratio.
&gt; A high-priced nuclear reactor at an Eastern state
university stands idle for lack of research support and
operational funds.
The Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, president of the
University of Notre Dame, sums it up this way: “In
the 25 years that I have been associated with the uni­
versity ... I can think of no period more difficult than
the present. Never before has the university taken on
more tasks, and been asked to undertake many more,
while the sources of support, both public and private,
both moral and financial, seem to be drying up.”
is nowhere more
urgent than in the medical schools. Forty-three
of the country’s 107 medical schools are in
such severe financial straits that they are getting “dis­
aster grants” from the federal government this year.
Dr. John Cooper, president of the Association of
American Medical Colleges, warns that “the whole
financial structure of our medical schools is gravely
threatened.” He blames cuts in federal funding (which
provides more than 50 per cent of many medical school
budgets) as well as inflation and reductions in Medic­
aid to hospitals.
Cutbacks in federal programs have also begun to
erode the quality and effectiveness of academic science.
Prominent scientists, who are not given to overdrama­
tizing the facts, have issued urgent warnings.'
Jerome Wiesner, provost of M.I.T. and former Presi­
dential science adviser, said: “Cutbacks now in scien­
tific research may cost the nation its leadership in
he financial situation

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some have been forced to shut down.
hilip Handler, president of the National Academy
ciences, has said: “Our national apparatus for the
con uct of research and scholarship is not yet dis­
mantled, but it is falling into shambles.” The universi­
ties are the backbone of that apparatus. When support
of the universities weakens, science weakens.

That all this adds up to is a crisis of un\y \ y precedented proportions for higher educaV V fi°n the greatest financial crisis it has
ever had,” in the words of Clark Kerr, chairman of
the authoritative Carnegie Commission on Higher Edu­
cation.
Dr. Kerr s commission recently determined that two
in every three U.S. colleges and universities were facing
financial “hard times.” Some 540 institutions, the com­
mission estimated, were already “in financial difficulty”;
another 1,000 were found to be “headed for financial
trouble.”
“Serious enough to be called a depression,” was the
estimate of Earl F. Cheit, professor of business admin­
istration at the University of California, who studied,
higher education institutions of all types for the Car­
negie Commission and concluded that almost all colleges
and universities eventually may be in financial difficulty.
(In the course of his study, Mr. Cheit found that most
college presidents believed that the loss of public con­
fidence in higher education was, in large measure, at
the root of much of the trouble.)
about higher education’s financial plight
have been raised regularly over the years, simply because financial hardship has always been
a fact of life for colleges and universities. In the past,
the warnings and admonitions have produced at least
enough response to provide some monetary relief and
to forestall disaster. But the problem has grown steadily
worse in recent years, and educators are pessimistic
about the federal government’s, or the state legislatures’,
or the alumni’s coming to the rescue this time. In fact,
the turmoil on the campuses and the growing antago­
nism toward the academic community could result m
the situation becoming even worse.

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The
• rather simple. They are nonprofit institutions which
depend for their income on tuition and fees, interest
idowment, private gifts, and government grants.
on
en( and fees do not cover the cost of education^
Tuition
Ocularly
- of
- graduate education,, so the difference
must be made up from the other sources. For private
institutions, that means endowment income and gifts
and grants. For state institutions, it generally means
legislative appropriations, with relatively small amounts'
coming from endowment or private gifts.
In recent years, both costs and income have gone up,
but the former have risen considerably faster than the
latter. The widening gap between income and expendi­
tures would have been enough in itself to bring colleges
aiind universities to the brink of financial crisis. Reduc­
tions in funding, particularly by the government, have'
pushed the institutions over the brink.
Federal support for higher education multiplied
nearly fivefold from 1960 to 1971, but the rate has
slackened sharply in the past three years. And the'
future is not very promising. The president of a Wash­
ington-based educational association said bluntly: “In
Washington, there is a singular lack of enthusiasm for
supporting higher education generally or private higher
education in particular.”
Highly placed Administration officials have pointed
out that colleges and universities have received a great
deal of federal money, but that the nation has many
urgent problems and other high priorities that are com­
peting for the tax dollar. It cannot be assumed, they
add, that higher education will continue to receive such
a substantial share of federal aid.
Recent actions make the point even more dramatic­
ally:
&gt; The number of federally supported first-year
graduate fellowships will be nearly 62 per cent lower
in 1971-72 than in 1967-68.
The National Science Foundation has announced
that it will not continue to make grants for campus
computer operations. The foundation reports that—
when inflation is considered—federal funds for re­
search at colleges and universities declined 11 Per
cent between fiscal 1967 and 1970.
The Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963,
Which helped to pay for much of the construction on
campuses during the past seven years, is being phased
In 1967 the outlay was $700-million; last year
Resident Nixon requested no x»
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institutions could borrow money, on
enable repayment terms in today’s financial market,
iix states reported that none of their private institutions
could borrow money on reasonable terms.
&gt; The federal government froze direct loans for
academic facilities in 1968. On June 30, 1969, the
Office of Education had $223-milIion in applications
for Ioans not approved and $582-million in grants not
approved. Since then only S70-million has been made
available for construction.
I&gt; The National Aeronautics and Space Administra­
tion has reduced its obligations to universities from
$130-million in 1969 to $80-million in 1971.
“Losing federal support,” says a university research
scientist, “is almost worse than never having received
it.” Since much of higher education’s expansion during
the ’60’s was financed with federal funds, the withdrawal
of federal assistance leaves the institutions with huge
commitments and insufficient resources to meet them—
commitments to faculty, to students, to programs.
The provost of a university in the Northeast notes
wistfully: “A decade ago, we thought we were entering
a golden age for higher education. Now we have dis­
covered that it was only gold-plated.”

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for public higher education. The 50 states
1 y M appropriated $7-billion for 1970-71, nearly
Sl-billion more than in any previous year and five
times as much as in 1959-60. But a great part of this
increase went for new facilities and new institutions to
accommodate expanding enrollments, rather than for
support of existing institutions that were struggling to
maintain their regular programs. Since public institu­
tions are not permitted to operate with fiscal deficits, the
danger is that they will be forced to operate with quality
deficits.
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of 3 600 juniors and seniors.
As state support has started to level off, public in­
stitutions have begun to raise tuition—a* move that
many feel is contrary to the basic philosophy of public
higher education. The University of California is im­
posing a tuition charge for the first time in its history.
The University of Illinois has boosted tuition by 60
per cent. Between 1959 and 1969, tuition and required
fees doubled at public institutions.
Tuition in public institutions still does not approach
tuition in private colleges and universities, which is now
nearing $3,000 in many places. At these levels, private
institutions are having increasing difficulty attracting
applicants from middle-income families. Many, small
liberal arts colleges, which depend on tuition for as
much as 80 per cent of their income, are losing students
to less expensive public institutions. Consequently,
many smaller private colleges reported vacancies in
their entering classes last fall—an indication that they
may be pricing themselves out of the market.
Private giving is not likely to take up the slack; quite
the contrary. The tax reform laws, recent declines in
corporate profits, pressures to redirect resources to such
pressing problems as environmental pollution, and the
mounting unrest on the campuses have all combined to
slow the pace of private giving to colleges and univer­
sities.
The Commission on Foundations and Private
Philanthropy concluded that “private giving is simply
not keeping pace with the needs of charitable organi­
zations.” The commission predicted a multibilliondollar deficit in these organizations by 1975.

Colleges and universities have been working harder
in their fund-raising efforts to overcome the effects of
campus unrest and an ailing economy. Generally, they
have been holding the line. An Associated Press survey
of some 100 colleges throughout the country showed
that most schools were meeting fund-drive goals in­
cluding some which experienced serious student disrup­
tion. Although the dollar amount of contributions has
risen somewhat at most schools, the number of contrib-

ut°rs has declined.

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X .LX. have to close their doors. Others will have to

retrench—a painful process that can wipe out quality
gains that have taken years to accomplish. Students
may find themselves paying more and getting less, and
faculty may find themselves working harder and earn­
ing less. In short, a continuation of the fiscal crisis can
do serious damage to the entire higher educational es­
tablishment.
But the negative consequences will go well beyond
the campus. “What happens to American higher edu­
cation will ultimately happen to America,” in the words
of one observer. Examples:
&gt; Much of the nation’s technological progress has
been solidly based on the scientific effort of the uni­
versities. To the degree that the universities are weak­
ened, the country’s scientific advancement will be

slowed.
&gt; The United States needs 50,000 more medical
doctors and 150,000 more medical technicians right
now. Yet the cutback in federal funds.is leading to
retrenchment in medical schools, and some 17 are
threatened with closing.
&gt; For two decades U.S. presidents and Congress
have been proclaiming as a national goal the educa­
tion of every young person to the limit of his ability.
Some 8.5-million students are now enrolled in our col­
leges and universities, with 12-million projected by
1980. The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education
recommends the creation of between 230 and 280 new
community colleges in the next decade and an addi­
tional 50 urban four-year colleges to serve metropolitan
areas Yet federal programs to aid in campus construc­
tion are being phased out, states are cutting back on

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for the
disted in that cause and have been recruiting
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linority'grcmP students. This is a costly venture, for
mil—.
require almost complete scholarship support
the poor
_ _to matriculate in a college. Now, the shortage
in order
funds is hampering the effort.
&gt; An emergent national goal in the 1970’s will be
the cleaning of the environment and the restoration of
the country’s urban centers as safe, healthy, and sane
places to live. With this in mind, the National Science
Foundation has shifted the emphasis in some of its
major programs toward the environmental and social
sciences. But institutions which face major retrench­
ment to offset growing deficits will be seriously con­
strained in their efforts to help solve these pressing
social problems.
“The tragedy,” .says the president of a large state
university, “is that the society is rejecting us when we
need it most—and I might add when it most needs us.”

p| he public’s loss of confidence in the colleges
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and universities threatens not. only their fiJ I nancial welfare, but their freedom as well.
Sensing the public’s growing dissatisfaction with the
campuses, state legislators and federal officials have
been taking actions which strike directly at the auton­
omy and independence of the nation’s educational insti­
tutions.
Trustees and regents have also begun to tighten con­
trols on colleges and universities. A number of presi­
dents have been fired, frequently for not dealing more
harshly with student and faculty disrupters.
“We are in a crossfire,” a university, president points
out. “Radical students and faculty are trying to capture
our universities, and they are willing to destroy our
freedom in the effort. Authorities, on the other hand,
Would sacrifice our freedom and autonomy to get at
the radicals.”
The dilemma for college and university officials
ls a particularly painful one. If they do not find effec­
tive ways to deal with the radicals—to halt campus
Vlolence and resist efforts to politicize the institutions—
utside forces will exert more and more control. On the
ei hand, if administrators yield to outside pressures

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can help t0 restore
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d°Wn °n radlcals’ theV are hkety to radicalandTnrt a ,StUdentS
damage academic freed&lt;™
and individual rights in the process.
McGeorge Bundy, president of the Ford Foundation,
summed it up this way:
To the degree that violence subsides and the uni­
versity community as such is kept separate from polit­
ical conflict, the danger of attack upon the freedom of
the university from the outside will be reduced. No
institution which depends upon society for its resources
will be allowed—as an institution—to choose sides in
the general contests of the democratic process, and vio­
lence by the privileged is an uncommonly unpopular
phenomenon. If it be true, as I believe, that both poli­
tics and violence must be restrained in the academic
world for reasons that are intrinsic to the nature of the
university, it is also true that when violence spreads and
the university is politicized, society as a whole turns
hostile—and in a prolonged contest with society as a
whole, the university is not a likely winner.”
Freedom would be the first casualty—the freedom
to teach, the freedom to learn, the freedom to dissent,
and the freedom of the academy to govern itself. Truth,
objectivity, vitality, and knowledge would fall victim
in quick succession. Were this to happen, society as a
whole would suffer, for autonomous colleges and uni­
versities are indispensable to society’s own self-renewal,
its own cultural and intellectual advancement, and its
own material well-being.
Samuel Gould, former chancellor of the State Uni­
versity of New York, once told his legislature some­
thin" that is especially relevant today: “A society that
Zot trust its universities,” he said, “cannot trust
itself.”

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HE crisis on American campuses has no
parallel in the history of this nation. It
has its roots in divisions of American
society as deep as any since the Civil War. The divi­
sions are reflected in violent acts and harsh rhetoric and
in the enmity of those Americans who see themselves

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as occupying opposing camps. Campus unrest reflects
and increases a more profound crisis in tire nation as a
whole.”
Thus did the President’s Commission on Campus
Unrest begin its somber “call to the American people
last fall. Only greater tolerance and greater understand­
ing on the part of all citizens, the commission declared,
can heal the divisions.
If a major disaster for higher education and for so­
ciety is to be averted, moderate Americans in every' seg­
ment of society' must make their voices heard and their

influence felt. That effort must begin on the campuses,
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lies with the academic community’.
Polls and studies have made it abundantly clear that
the overwhelming majority of faculty members, students,
and administrators are moderate people who reject vio­
lence as a means of changing either society or the uni­
versity. These people have been largely silent and in­
active; in the vacuum they have left, an impassioned
and committed minority’ has sought to impose its
views on the university’ and the society’. The moderate
majority’ must begin to use its collective power to
re-establish the campus as a place of reason and free
expression where violence will not be tolerated and

harsh rhetoric is scorned.
, The majority must also rethink and restate—clearly
and forcefully—the purpose of our colleges and uni­
versities. It has become clear in recent years that too
few Americans—both on and off the campus—under­
stand the nature of colleges and universities, how they
function, how they are governed, why’ they must be
centers for' criticism and controversy’, and why they
must always be free.
Only such a moderate consensus will be effective in
restraining and neutralizing extremists at either end
of the political spectrum. The goal is not to stifle dissent
or resist reform. Rather, the goal is to preserve colleges
and universities as institutions where peaceful dissent

and orderly -Lchange can flourish. Violence in the naiuo
inevitably results in cither repression or a
of reform i-----new orthodoxy'.
,
and studies show that most alumni are also
Polls
.derate people, that they support most of the campus
mo&lt;---ivw.„t tthat has occurred in recent years, that they share
reform
many of the concerns over social problems expressed
by activist students, and that they sympathize with college officials in their difficult task of preserving freedom
and order on the campus.
“What is surprising,” notes a college alumni relations
officer, “is not that some alumni are withdrawing their
support, but that so many have continued to support us
right through the crises and the turmoil.” He went on to
point out that only one of four alumni and alumnae, on
the average, contributes to his or her alma mater.
“Wouldn’t it be something,” he mused, “if the ones we
never hear from rallied round us now.” Wouldn’t it

alumni
SPRING
WEEKEND
MAY 14-15-16
turnout is anticipated for the Annual Sprin°
A laSg6which the Wilkes College Alumni Association
Weekend, wi
14_ 15&gt; 16 as a cijmax to one of
willtSPucncessful y®ars of active ParticiPation hi the organization’s hl^°rry college alumni affairs director, has ex-

Art| the feeling that the association will continue to
pressed ward with the same enthusiasm and desire for
move bthat was displayed during last Fall’s extremely
Sttenp«ful Homecoming.
sU“
ffair will open on Friday evening and conclude
c Mv morning with activities planned for the Center
on .^ Performing Arts, various sites on the campus, the
IthUtic field and the Hotel Sterling.

indeed!
Alumni and alumnae, by virtue of their own educa­
tional experience and their relationship to colleges and
universities, have a special role to play in helping to
restore public confidence in higher education. They can
make a special effort to inform themselves and to under­
stand, and they can share their information and under­
standing with their fellow citizens. Too many Americans,
influenced by mass-media coverage which invariably
focuses on the turmoil, are ready to believe the worst
about higher education, are willing to sanction the pun­
ishment of all colleges and universities in order to
retaliate against the disruptive minority. Too many
Americans have already forgotten the great positive
contributions that colleges and universities have made
to this nation during the past three decades. Here is
where the alumni and aliimnae can make a contribution
as important as a monetary gift. They can seek to cool
passions and to restore perspective. They can challenge
and correct misinformation and misconceptions. They
can restore the public confidence.

Education; Charles m. helmken, American Alumni Council;
GEORGE c. KELLER, State University of New York; JACK R. Ma­
guire, the University of Texas; John I. Mattill, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology; ken Metzler, the University of Ore­
gon; john w. paton, Wesleyan University; Robert b. bennebohm, the University of Wisconsin Foundation; ROBERT M«
Rhodes, the University of Pennsylvania; STANLEY SAPLiN;
verne a. stadtman, Carnegie Commission on Higher Educa­
tion; Frederic A. STOTT, Phillips Academy (Andover); FRANK
J. tate, the Ohio State University; Charles E. widmayek,
Dartmouth College; Dorothy f. williams, Simmons College,
Ronald a, wolk, Brown University; Elizabeth bond woou»
Sweet Briar College; chesley WORTHINGTON.

Brief reports on selected subjects listed in the accom­
panying program of events will be made by Dr. Francis ].
Michelini, president of Wilkes College; Chancellor Eugene
S. Farley, Atty. ]oseph Savitz, John P. Whitby, Richard
Raspen, Dr. Ralph Rozelle, George F. Ralston, john G.
Reese, James Moss, Dr. Benjamin Fiester and Dr. David
Leach.
Registration cards and information on the Spring
Weekend will be received by all alumni. A large turnout
is expected from out-of-town chapters which have been
reporting rapid increases in strength.

Spring Weekend Program
FRIDAY
8:00 p.m. Musical and Dramatic Presentations
9:30 p.m, Get-Together Party ............. .....

.......... CPA
Hotel Sterling

SATURDAY

8:30 a.m. Registration .........................
CPA
(Coffee and donuts in the Rehearsal Room)
9:15 a.m. Welcome and Opening .... F. Charles Petrillo, Chairman
Remarks ...... Thomas J. Moran, Natl. Alumni President

Briefings and Reports
nairas),
mcnenm
_____________Dr.U1Francis
J. Michelini

-ss“s

“T

11:15 ’

science &amp; Mathematics -

Dr. Ralph 8. Rozelle
.... Dr. David Leach
___ Dr. Benjamin Fiester
_ Hotel Sterling
12-30 p m- LuncheoD ..... ......
u v Speaker ...... —
. ____
Arlen Specter. Esq.
Social Studies —.....
Humanities----------

■

The report on this and the preceding 15 pages is the product
of a cooperative endeavor in which scores of schools, colleges,
and universities are taking .part. It was prepared under the
direction of the persons listed below, the trustees of editorial
projects for education, inc., a nonprofit organization in­
formally associated with the American Alumni Council. The
trustees, it should be noted, act in this capacity for themselves
and not for their institutions, and not all'the editors neces­
sarily agree with all the points in this report. All rights reserved;
no part may be reproduced without express permission. Printed
in U.S.A. Trustees: denton beal, C. W. Post Center; david
a. burr, the University of Oklahoma; maralyn o. cillespie,
Swarthmore College; corbin gwaltney, Editorial Projects for

Saturday morning will be taken up initially with early
registration in the CPA. This will be followed by a wel­
come from C. Florie Petrillo, Class of 1966, who is chair­
man of the affair; and remarks by Thomas ]. Moran, Class
of 1949, who is national president of the Alumni Associ­
ation.

District Attorney, Philadelphia

for Alu^6
Director Art Hoover (seated) goes over plans
nn‘ pring Weekend with Chairman Chuck Petrillo.

on Sa^urri^1'11® th6 three-day affair will be the luncheon
sPecter as3^ W*^. Philadelphia District Attorney Arlen
at which qn 6 ,ma'n speaker and the dinner that evening
j.gC1la6|,tri^ute W1^ be paid to the Classes of 1936-

?Usic, arHn^H. ^es^v't'cs will be a varied program of
°r the perr
heater on Friday evening at 8 in the Center
3 Get-ToMt)??nn" Arts- This will be followed at 9:30 by
8ether Party at the Hotel Sterling.

6:30pm's^umni) .

7 '30 P'm Cabaret-Style Dance.......
9:00 pm-

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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.___ Athletic Field
...... Ralston Field
........Ralston Field
..... Hotel Sterling
.._... Hotel Sterling
....... Hotel Sterling

suNOaY

Coifee^0*'5

Commons

�President Michelini Resnrmr,
To Women's Visitation RP *
equests

The National Scene
A redistribution of campus power may be taking place:
faculty autonomy erodes . the states want 'accountability'

I

■ Power Struggle: The recent years of campus
turbulence have witnessed an intense competition
for control and influence in American higher edu­
cation. Now some observers of the academic
scene think a major redistribution of power may
be taking place within it. Two trends seem to
stand out:
—The traditional autonomy of the college and
university faculty shows signs of erosion.
—The public, through its elected officials,
wants a greater say about what goes on in the
institutions.
At the state level, for example, education offi­
cials report that legislators have become increas­
ingly interested in campus “accountability"—a
concept that implies closer supervision by the leg­
islatures over how the colleges spend their state
appropriations. In addition, bills have been pro­
posed in at least five states to limit or re-examine
faculty tenure at state institutions.
The erosion of faculty autonomy has been tied
most prominently to the role of some faculty
members in campus protests and political activi­
ties. One university administrator thinks that fac­
ulties have lost much of their credibility with the
public because of a reluctance to make “hard
decisions" during campus crises. Another analyst,
however, puts most of the blame on external
forces, especially lawmakers with a penchant for
intruding hastily and punitively in campus affairs.
What is the significance of these developments
for colleges and universities? To preserve their
independence, they may have to change the ways
they govern themselves. That is the conclusion of
the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education,
which has pleaded with the campuses to recognize
that many of them are “in a new situation.” The
old informal consensus won’t work any more, the
commission says, and the institutions must adopt
a more formal approach to discipline that takes
account of the rights and responsibilities of all
their members at the same time.

» Deferred Tuition: A plan that someday could
revolutionize the financing of colleges and uni­
versities will be started experimentally at Yale
University next fall. Yale's plan, variations of
which have been discussed for years, would enable
students to postpone part of their tuition by pledg­
ing to pay back a fixed portion of their future
annual income for up to 35 years. Many other
institutions are looking into that kind of arrange­
ment. Duke University, for example, will try

something like the Yale plan next fall on a limited
basis. The Ford Foundation has begun a $500,000
study of whether a broader test should be made
at different institutions. And the governor of Ohio
has proposed that students at senior public col­
leges there agree to repay out of future earnings
the state’s subsidy for their higher education.
The ideas are highly controversial. Proponents
talk about making it easier for financially pressed
colleges to charge higher fees. But the chief
critics, leaders of public higher education, warn
against shifting too great a share of education’s
costs from society to the student.

■ Sweeping Change? A federally initiated task
force has disputed the “conventional wisdom” that
many of higher education’s problems could be
solved simply by an expansion of the present sys­
tem. In a report strongly endorsed by the Secre­
tary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the panel
called for an entirely new kind of system. It said
colleges and universities should break away from
“nearly universal” organizational forms, teaching
methods, and faculty preparation. A panel of lead­
ing scholars recently made the same point, saying
that academic people needed to do a better job of
scrutinizing themselves. Don’t try to do the same
thing in the same way, said the panel, known as
the Assembly on University Goals and Governance.
n In Brief: Junior college officials are worried
about a sharp jump in the number of students who
want to enroll in their institutions. “It’s a fallacy
that we’ll be able to handle them all,” says one
prominent administrator . . .
College placement directors have told prospec­
tive June graduates to seek jobs aggressively. Sur­
veys of employers and colleges disclosed about a
20-per-cent drop in companies’ recruiting activities
on the campuses .. .
Two major programs for offering college degrees
for off-campus study are being developed in New
Tork State. The board of regents will award de­
grees on the basis of tests and the state university
will set up a non-residential college. Interest in
such activities is at a high point among academic
planners . . .
Many colleges and universities have strength­
ened security operations in the face of a rise in
crime on campus, particularly theft. Expansion
of the campus police force is common, and
several institutions arc using trained student­
policemen.

, alving long and considerate thought following consul
Afternh members of the Administration, Dr. Frances T
tBtI^lini president of Wilkes College, rejected a proposal thai
Michelm1-*' bg allowed visitation beyond the privileges al
nide gues'ved in the lounge areas of the women’s dormitories
ready enJ 3
„ =ident Michelini conveyed his decision in a letter to
students, who represented a group advocating wider
‘ • mdon privileges, and then reaffirmed it before a meeting
^students held for the specific purpose of discussing the
matter.
, his letter denying the request for Vls*tation privileges,
In
Michelini wrote:
wrote:
Dr. I-

“To:

Susan M. Flannery
Carol S. Hussa
Randall B. Kolins

"From:

Francis Michelini

“Date:

March 10, 1971

"This letter is in response to your request to reconsider the
action of the Dean’s Council regarding visitation by male
guests in the rooms of female students beyond the privileges
already enjoyed in the lounge areas of these dormitories.
“A great deal of time and thought has been given to this
proposal by every member of the administration. I have also
been aided in arriving at my decision by the letters written
by students and the reasons they have given for and against
such revision of our present dormitory policies.

“After considering all responses, I must communicate to
you my rejection of the proposed change. I do not disagree
with the need to view students as people, question the need
for developing social maturity, or disregard your wishes for
privacy as presented in your proposal. Such objectives of the
educational enterprise, however, should not be exaggerated to
become specious or self-serving arguments. The college is
aware of its responsibility to assist in your personal growth
in ail the areas mentioned. We recognize that we are not only
engaged in teaching subject matter but that we are also en­
gaged in teaching people and human values. The advancement
nnr6arnin^ !?.n.ot &amp; va^ue that exists in a vacuum, and part of
thp resPonsibtlity is to define the character of our college and
Tn ar n UCt most conducive to the realization of these values,
onen v** &gt;
^?ur ^etter implies, that without the practice of
met iq1S1 a 10I| in dormitories your stated objectives cannot be
quest tn ^enab e- We Cannot feel obHged to consider your reenvironment of dormtoj
COnCemS "
C°mmUna’
will brinvT dif^er in judgments relative to the conduct that
Institutions a-DPlness end a constructive life to their children,
that will ult,aS Wed’ Eifler In their approach to the experience
ment and
Produce a young man or woman of judgwho snecifi-u ntX'
feel a commitment to those parents
viding an en cb°se Wilkes College as an institution pro­
trust cannot
c*— \lronn}ent suitable for their daughters' living. This
•*- c e unilaterally breached. Recent discussions with
Parents""^
hvip
ing” res'trirt*'°
SPeC^ve Ashman girls leave no doubt that
of r«n_
college" l°ns are, in fact, a significant factor in the choice

“People at all stages of their lives are obliged to live within
certain limits whether they are children responsible to their
parents, students responsible to the college, or citizens re­
sponsible to societal law. As these relationships change, re­
sponsibility in fact increases. Parental values change, institu­
tional values change, and societal values change. We do not
question this, but we do have a responsibility to determine
the nature and pace of this change as it affects our institution
and its students. An unwise course of action tends to become
irreversible, and our concern is that such changes, when they
occur in our dormitory situations, will truly be productive in
developing both socially and academically sound young men
and women.
“In the weeks ahead, I will be reviewing, with our Deans
of Women, each of the concerns expressed in your communi­
cation relative to the desired privacy for study and social
exchange I feel that our women's dorms and lounges can be
remodeled, to some degree, to provide the environment de­
sired.
"In conclusion, I wish to thank everyone who has expressed
•
fn me and reiterate my respect for the sincerity
of the concerns which prompted the proposal. I hope you, in
" II reanpct the sincerity of our concerns as the adminSive per^nnel responsible for the college's supervision."

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�Campws Happening
average.

A group of 65 Wilkes alumni and their friends
headed by President and Mrs. Michelini, Dean of
Women Jane K. Lampe and College Alumni Director
Art Hoover, spent the Easter Weekend on a four-dav
special junket to London.

The Wilkes College campus will go on the air —
FM, that is — in September following approval by
the FCC of a license for the school to construct an
educational radio station. An Ad Hoc committee has
been set up by President Francis J. Michelini and
headed by James Berg and Dr. Harold Cox.

Kimon Friar, Greek scholar and lecturer, spoke at
Wilkes College before a large audience in the Center
for the Performing Arts. The event was under the
guidance of Dr. Benjamin Fiester, chairman of the
English Department. Friar lectured on "Men Are the
Saviors of God, The Spiritual Odyssey of Kikos Kazantzakis,” author of “Zorba the Greek.”

Wilkes College is currently not one of the inde­
pendent colleges in Pennsylvania which is operating
at a deficit, according to President Michelini, who
commented on the rather bleak report released by
the Commission for Independent Colleges and Uni­
versities of Pennsylvania. The Wilkes president said
the college has constantly operated so as to avoid
excessive drains upon its resources in attempts to
keep the costs to students as low as possible.

Wilkes College was the regional collection point
for art from Northeastern Pennsylvania which was
submitted for possible showing in Pennsylvania 71 —
the first state-sponsored juried exhibition in the his­
tory of the state. The event will take place from June
12 to August 15 at the William Penn Memorial Mu­
seum in Harrisburg.

The Deans’ Council announced that 319 students
achieved cumulative averages of 3.25 or more to place
them on the Deans' List during the Fall Semester. Out

“ILAN OF THE YEAR"

of this number, 21 students earned a perfect 4,qq

It was election time on campus since you last
heard from the Alumni Office. Selected to head
classes for next year are: Sophomore — Carole Lowande; Junior — Joel Fischman; and Senior — Mark
Paikin. George Pagliaro was elected as president of
the Inter-Dormitory Council and Howard Tune was
picked as the president of Student Government.

A capacity crowd turned out at the Center for the
Performing Arts to hear a daytime address by the
Rev. James Groppi, militant civil rights priest, who
spoke on “Civil Rights and Human Rights — The
Movement Today.”

Dr. Foriey Honored by

0 0 0

The names of students to serve as Resident As­
sistants in the college’s dormitories were released.
Students were selected by the deans from a list of
applicants who expressed a desire to handle the
chores of overseeing the campus residences.

The Wilkes College Education Department announced that it will supervise a reading clinic for
elementary and secondary school children beginning
next October. The instructional staff is composed of
experienced master Elementary School teachers who
hold Pennsylvania Certification and are trained spe­
cifically in clinical techniques and applications in the
Masters’ Degree Program at Wilkes College.

Wilkes College has announced an increase in tui­
tion of S150 for the 1971-72 school year — or $75 per
semester — in response to rising costs and to bring
the total tuition fee per semester to $875. President
Michelini pointed out that the increase “although
considerably below the national average, was reluct­
antly made due to unavoidable financial conditions.
No increase is contemplated at this time in the col­
lege charge of $585 per semester for room and board.

following io a speech delivered by the Hon. Max Rosenn.
■ • Judge, during the presentation of an award by
s. District
Dr. Eugene S. Farley as the "Man of the year.")
B’nai B’rith to

(The 1.

sometimes said that a speech is like a love
It. isAnv fool can begin one but it takes skill and
afn‘r'wer to bring it to an end. My assignment this
W1 ■
has some characteristics and more. It is a
eVeniege and honor for me to participate in this sigpr‘Vj event, especially since the person we honor
nlticnp whose qualities and friendship I deeply value.
V u can see, therefore, that it will take skill and will°
tn hrins my remarks to an end within the few
minutes that have been allotted to me.

This exciting, frightening and glorious 20th Cen­
tury was ushered in with the birth of our Guest of
Honor just several months before. Dr. and Mrs. Rob­
ert Farley, were not only wonderful parents, but they
were great "Friends.” As everyone knows, Quakers
make mighty fine "Friends.”
Until our guest of honor made his appearance on
this planet, the United States was a big empty coun­
try. The 1900 census showed a total population of
only 76 million. While the population of this country
has multiplied almost three times during his lifetime,
I do not credit all that growth to him. He made a
modest contribution — two fine sons and a lovely
daughter.
A bright and significant event in the early days of
the depression was the award of a doctorate in the
Spring of 1932 to a handsome, bright graduate student
nun16 University of Pennsylvania. This new Doctor of
hilospphy, with a winning smile, blond leonine head,
arge hands and big feet, had already begun to carve
?u ,a working career in education. Before he turned
h° ,e University of Pennsylvania for graduate work,
Ar a
for several years at the Germantown
Schn]ertl^i? Ue followed this stint as a Harrison
Univc^'-i ^ow ancl instructor in education, at the
securedv
Pennsylvania. Even before he had
°f Edu r doctorate, the Newark, New Jersey Board
ities and 1°}1 recognized his earnestness, his capabilsearch pta e,nt- They made him their director of rethe sev ef5 le rernained for seven years. These were
Prepara^ A'1 years and also the seven long years in
Arnaud
°r ^’s lifetime work. Here, in 1936, Dr.
tappeJik acls’ President of Bucknell University,
nn lor the awesome challenge of a lifetime.

Chancellor Eugene S. Farley, former president of Wilkes Col­
lege, accepts a special award from Judge Max Rosenn, U. S.
Federal Court, as the B'nai B’rith "Man of the year,”

He was the answer of the Dean of Education of the
University of Pennsylvania to Dr. Marts’ prayer for
an energetic, brilliant educator to direct a foundling
junior college. The Dean told Dr. Marts that the man
we honor tonight was the best graduate student he
had ever had at the University. Dr. Marts called
quickly and invited that bright, blue eyed young man
to meet him in Wilkes-Barre.
Wilkes-Barre was a desolate, dreary and shabby
place in 1936. The coal mines had been shut down in
large numbers under the deadly competition of other
fUe]s _ gas, oil, electricity, imported coal. Mechan­
ization was also taking its toll. Unemployment was
widespread. Breadlines were common and the food­
line at the institution district office on North Franklin
Street was growing longer each day. This B'nai B’rith

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�Lodge opened and fully supported a highly successful
employment and placement project under the leader­
ship of Charlie Weissman. Unemployment compensa­
tion and public assistance were still unknown. People
in the Valley were dispirited and numb. This was an
area of unparalleled natural resources and a super­
abundance of wealth in its hills and in the ground.
Men had been extracting its mineral wealth for many
decades. But they were returning little, if any, to the
Valley. Except for a small girls’ school in Dallas,
there were no schools of higher learning here. There
were no scholarships to colleges or universities for
our bright young men. Recreational facilities were at
a minimum. Cultural and intellectual opportunities
were blacked out. The industrial life of the com­
munity was in a straight-jacket. The future for our
young people was black, indeed.
This was the dark and forbidding picture that our
young educator found when he first met Dr. Marts.
He lingered on in Wilkes-Barre for several days after
Dr. Marts returned to Bucknell. He walked up and
down the streets talking to businessmen and pro­
fessional men, probing into the lifeblood and heart
of the community’. He found no one who expressed
any hope or faith in its future. No one encouraged
him to stay. Yet he stayed, because he sensed the
desperate need; and his Quaker conscience would not
allow him to disregard the clear call to serve.

This new administrative head of Bucknell Junior
College was not only a giant in physical stature, but
equally’ majestic in spirit and purpose. Though young,
he had already earned a reputation as an educator
and scholar. He had published a number of important
educational articles which had established his intel­
lectual capacities and expertise. But he was more than
an educator and scholar. He was a builder and a
visionary’, and he too had a dream. And by’ his side,
stood his beautiful and talented wife, Eleanor. She
knew of his dream. She understood and she was
steadfast and strong in her support and devotion.

And so our guest of honor commenced his fear­
some task in an old building on West Northampton
Street, once the site of a bankrupt business school.
In only one decade, he succeeded in elevating a low­
ly junior college into an independent, liberal arts in­
stitution for men and women. He moved it from an
old, rented building into a number of the best homes
on South River Street. In a few short years he con­
verted Wilkes from a poor tenant to one of the landed
aristocracy. And he taught us how to own property
without mortgages and interest paymients. The stu­
dent body’ grew steadily and as it grew, subtle changes
occurred in the community’.

An institution is the lengthening shadow of the
man who leads it. The great and dramatic history of
the growth and development of Wilkes College is a
reflection of the strong and sensitive spirit of its first
President — of his courage, foresight and persever­
ance. He denied himself and his precious family
pleasures and possessions so that his institution

might grow and flourish. He denied himself and his
family' great opportunities that opened up ^elsewhere.
blazringnzeaCia— hk wife, children, faculty and friends

— also made sacrifices in support of his dream. Sal­
aries were curbed but teachers' spirits were un­
restrained.
In a few short years, a little known school grew
into a college of national reputation. The seeds
planted painstakingly began to bear fruit. Graduates
were becoming distinguished businessmen, doctors,
lawyers, accountants and educators. Accredited, up­
grading its curriculum and study, expanding its plants
and salaries, Wilkes was also developing its respon­
siveness to the needs of the community. Its services
and its presence were transferring a dull, dreary coal
community into a bright, thriving, vibrant area. For
the first time in its history, the Wyoming Valley had
come to life. Major industries were seeking new sites
here. The presence of the college was an important
attraction. Our economy was being diversified and
enriched. Cultural pursuits had overtaken the com­
munity and lifted it from the caverns and strippings
onto the hills and mountains. Wilkes had attained
new dimensions of excellence and with them had
come new levels for the Wyoming Valley. Wilkes had
developed a style, a tone and quality which was in­
fectious. It had also become a valuable ally of the
Chamber of Commerce and Industrial Fund.

Greater Wilkes-Barre in its new garb, its color, its
vitality, its strength and power is a reflection of a
college which has played a dominant role in trans­
forming the character, the spirit, the hopes and future
of this community. This and very much more, were
the fruits of the labor, the planning, sweat and tears
of our distinguished guest. When the history of
Northeastern Pennsylvania is written, I am confident
that the smiling countenance of our Honoree will
occupy the frontis-piece.
His great qualities of leadership have been ac­
claimed throughout the land. The Foundation for
Independent Colleges of America elected him its
president, as had the American Association of Junior
Colleges some years before. Colleges have honored
themselves by conferring honorary degrees upon him.
Industry, hospitals and other institutions have
claimed him for their boards. Above all, service to
others — in the college, in the local community and
in the broader reaches of the state and nation — was
a basic element of his personal creed. He found ful­
fillment in life by service to his fellowman.

Having reached the impossible dream, our Guest
of Honor has earned the right to rest and relaxation.
Demonstrating his usual intelligence and wisdom, he
has passed the mace of office to able, talented but
younger hands. And he still pursues a major role as
the College’s first Chancellor. And he has yet another
dream for this, his community. He has high hopes for
a beautiful medical campus, the center of which will
be a medical school proudly serving this vast and
(continued on page 29)

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�Commencement At Athletic FieM Jnne 6;
Author, Pulitzer Award Head T® Speak.
Wilkes College will hold its 24th commencement
exercise on Sunday, June 6, at 5 p.m. at Ralston Field
when approximately 600 members of the Senior Class
will receive diplomas in the first outdoor graduation
ceremony.
Dr. Francis J. Michelini, president of the college
announced that Professor John Hohenberg, admin­
istrator of the Pulitzer Prize Selection Board, author
and former UN and foreign correspondent, will be the
principal speaker.
Hohenberg recently’ returned from an extended
fact-finding and teaching tour of the Far East and his
latest book, "Free Press/Free People,” was released
earlier this month.
This year's commencement will mark two firsts
inasmuch as it will be outdoors and the baccalaureate,
which normally was held on the Sunday’ prior to
Monday evening graduations, will be held on the
morning of the same day’ this year.
The baccalaureate will take place on Sunday’
morning at 11 in the Wilkes College gymnasium with
a speaker to be announced later by Dean George F.
Ralston, chairman of the graduation committee.
Professor Hohenberg, who is a member of the
faculty’ at the Columbia University’ Graduate School
of Journalism, will be accorded a special honor in
that he will be awarded an honorary’ doctorate in
humane letters from Wilkes College.
The topic of his address will be “The Next 50
Years.”

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pound second base,
Tennis
who should
hold nearly every‘man,
Colonel
Another team
Playing over ex­
baseball record by the tiu—
, 1 career
time he grad- Pected par is the tennis squad
uates in June, turned down a
which should liki
.ewise improve on
fessional contract with the 11 pro­ their 2-2
start. Senior captain Doug
Pittsburgh Pirates last Summer.
Valenteen has been the most consistent performer for Coach Ron
Rainey.
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With the melting of the Winter
.nows and the advent of warmer
temperature, the Wilkes Spring
squads are back outdoors currently
in the midst of their season sched­

Forced to play all of their
early
matches on the road, the Colonel
Golfers are a cinch to better their

Lacrosse
Feeling the p
--; of inexperipangs
ence is the lacrosse team, which
present 2-4 record by seasons end.
Sophomore Gerry Stankiewicz and will get their baptism of fire facing
_____ a of
the brother combination of Willard a full intercollegiate schedule
nine established opponents. Coand Richard Berkheiser has
been coached by Joe Skvarla, Chuck
the big sticks in the camp of Coach
Mattei, and Rob Harwood the stick­
men are at writing 1-2.

ules.

Showing the best form thus far
the basebailers
_Dornu iiore ot
of Gene
are t ,
zalski, who are off to a fast 5-1
start. It looks like a banner year for
the diamondmen who must contend
with an 18-game schedule.

He was a special consultant to the Office of the
Secretary of the U. S. Air Force from 1953-64, trav­
eled as a U. S. State Department American specialist
in Asia in 1963-64 during a sabbatical leave and has
been the recipient of such honors as two Sigma Delta
Chi Awards; a Pulitzer Traveling Scholarship and
was cited as a visiting fellow, Council on Foreign
Relations from 1964-65.

Besides his latest publication, which has received
outstanding reviews, Hohenberg has written such
books as “The Pulitzer Prize Story’,” “The New’ Front
Page,-” “The Professional Journalist,” “The News
Media,” “The Great Reporters and Their Times,” and
“Between Two Worlds.”

August and February graduates of the college will
Join with those who will complete their studies and
qualify for degrees in May.

He spent 25 years in newspaper work, holding
such positions as United Press correspondent, assist­
ant city editor of the New’ York Evening Post, polit­
ical w’riter and w’ar correspondent for the New York
Evening Journal and UN and Washington correspond­
ent for the New’ York Post.

The days just prior to graduation are filled with
social events. On Friday, June 4, at 10 a.m. there will
be a rehearsal in the gymnasium, followed by a lunch­
eon on the lawn of Chase and Kirby Halls at noon
and a 0:30 p.m. dinner-dance at the Treadway Motor
Inn.

Hohenberg has covered tw’o presidential cam­
paigns, helped reform New York State’s mental hy­
giene laws as a result of a two-year investigation and
covered United Nations affairs for five years in this
country, Europe and Asia.

On Saturday there will be the annual graduation
outing at Dr. Farley's farm from noon to 4 p.m. This
will climax the events prior to the Sunday baccalau­
reate and the awarding of degrees later in the after­
noon at Ralston Field.

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Pitching has been one of the
glowing factors as Colonel hurlers
show a six game earned run average of 1.04 through 48 innings. The
only loss thus far for the Wilkesmen has come at the hands of pow­
erful defending MAC champ Upsala
by a close 2-1 decision.

Ted Sokolowski, the loser in that
contest,, leads the pitching staff
with a 1-1 record, 26 strikeouts, and
an 0.86 era. in 23 total innings.
Sophomore Jeff Giberson, rememered for his fall quarterback hero­
ics, has a 2-0 record, and a 0.62 era.
rough 16 innings.

though stunted by the cool
1 er, Wilkes bats are starting
ainC°^e al‘Ve and senior Tom H'gL , hafSr etnerged as the Colonels
0 ensive leader with a .421

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Members of the baseball team are, left to right, first row: Joe Contento, Ted Sokolowski, Ted Yeager, John Baranowski, Mike Bergbauer, Tom Higgins, Don Lewis, Dave
Kaschak. — Second row: Rich Masi, Jeff Giberson, Bob Radice, Pat Ratchford, Mike
Barski, Torn Page, Frank Galicki, Ned Holmes. — Third row: Irv Rivera, Tom Whipple,
Bob Ozgar, Paul Lavelle, John Payer, Tom Casey, Marty Pobutkiewicz.

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�Colonels Hold 25th Annual Dinner
to Honor Outstanding Athletes
Dave Kaschak was accorded the
highest athletic laurels at the college’s 25th annual sports banquet
held on April 16, when he was
named as the Wilkes College
“Athlete of the Year.”

Following the line of last year's
recipient Joe Zakowski, Kaschak
was applauded for his contributions
on the baseball and football field
for which he will have earned a
total of seven varsity letters before
he graduates in June.

Alton Kenney, who was earlier
this year selected to the NCAA
"College Division” Academic AllAmerican Football first team, was
named as the top scholar athlete of
the year. A Political Science major,
Kenney has a 3.11 overall cumula­
tive.

Presentation of most valuable
player awards in each of the respec­
tive sports went to: Football — Bill
Lazor and Nate Eustis (offensive
line), Bob Gennaro (offensive back),
The heir to Joe Wiendl’s vacant Garf Jones (defensive back), John
defensive position two years ago, Mazur (defensive line), and Jim
the 5-10, 180 pound athlete per­ Loveland (linebacker); Soccer —
formed with brilliance intercepting
Charles "Chip” Eaton (back) and
six passes while returning 58 punts
Bill Murphy (line).
for 483 yards.
A versatile performer, Kaschak
was the Colonels placekicker for
four annums in which he booted a
record 66 PAT’s and nine field
goals. He also assumed punting
chores for the first time last fall and
responded with a 38.2 average.
After sitting out his freshman
baseball season, the Kingston na­
tive produced a .411 accumulation
in his sophomore rookie year. Going
into the current campaign Kaschak
holds a lifetime .351 average and is
regarded as one of the top allaround catchers to ever wear the
blue and gold colors.

Moving into the Winter season:
Wrestling — Alan Zellner; Basket­
ball — Rich Davis and Bill Umbach;
Swimming — Richard Marchant;
while last years Spring MVP laurels
went to: Golf — Marty Monaghan;
Baseball — Carl Cook; Lacrosse —
Dave Bogusko: and Tennis — Doug
Valenteen.

1971 Winter Results
Montclair St.
Oneonta St.
Buffalo U.
(Lehigh Quadrangular)
So. Illinois 55
Lehigh 87
Maryland 43
Wilkes 52
N. Y. Maritime
Wilkes 20
Elizabethtown
Wilkes 39
Ashland
Wilkes 23
Madison FDU
Wilkes 38
Lycoming
Wilkes 31
Wilkes 25
Hofstra
E. Stroudsburg
Wilkes 21
Wilkes 32
Howard
Binghamton St.
Wilkes 40
Delaware Valley
Wilkes 36

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Lycoming
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3 Jacobs, the former IRMA HEWin, is a librar
Irmaat the Osterhout Library in Wilkes-Barre She
resides
ian a with her husband, George. ’35, at' 164
•
-»r Avenue, Shavertown, Pa.
North Pioneer

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CHAPLAIN LT. COL. ROBERT BENSON recently com­
pleted the U. S. Air Force advanced course for
chaplains at Maxwell A.F.B., Alabama. Robert re­
ceived instruction in management and supervision
of chaplain programs ranging from base to major
air command level. He is permanently assigned to
the 436th Air Base Group, Dover, Delaware.

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DR. RALPH B. ROZELLE has been elected to serve
as chairman of the policy committee of the Board
of Governance of the Lehigh Regional Consortium
for Graduate Teacher Education, which has its
headquarters at Lehigh University.

THOMAS PRICE received his Doctor of Education
Degree in English from Pennsylvania State Univer­
sity on December 19, 1970. Tom resides at 184
Carey Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

’57
DR. MARVIN Z. KURLAN is a specialist in general
surgery. He is attending surgeon at the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation, Bethlehem plant, and is on the
staffs of St. Luke’s and Sacred Heart Hospitals. Dr.
Kurlan, his wife, Eleanor, and son, Todd, reside in
Allentown, Pennsylvania.

MAX GREENWALD is a program manager at the
California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, California.
He resides at 508 South Victoria, #14, Corona.

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ERNEST ASHBRIDGE has been promoted to vice
president in .charge
charge of
of operations at the Hanover
National
Bank, Wilkes-Barre.
Ernest is also teaching
—. -M.in,
(tnr
American Institute
Lu,e of Banking Courses at King’s
College.

OFFICIAL VISITOR — A surprise guest at the Colonels recent lacrosse home 0Pcndr
was representative Daniel ]. Flood, who stopped to chat with Coach Chuck Mattei, e ,
and Joe Skvarla, right, prior to the start of the contest. Oh yes, the Blue and Golc uo
it, 13-10 over Newark State in overtime.

RICHARD ASTON is an assistant professor at the
Rochester Institute of Technology, National Tech­
nical Institute for the Deaf in New York. He re­
cently earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at
the Ohio State University, specializing in speech
and hearing instrumentation. Richard has a spe­
cial interest in the communication problems of the
deaf and in instrumentation lor speech therapy. He
resides with his wife, Marcia, and their two children
at 227 Golden Rod Lane, Rochester. New York.

■60
J. DAVID ROEBUCK has been appointed assistant
treasurer of The Bank of New Jersey. He resides
with his wife and daughter in Drexel Hill, Pa.
CHARLES KUSCHKE, II, was named a director of the
Plymouth National Bank recently. He is a member
of the board of directors of Clark Lumber and Sup­
ply Company of Plymouth and is also secretary­
treasurer of the firm. Charles is associated with
the Kuschke Insurance Agency of Plymouth andwith
he
and his wife reside at Harveys Lake, Pa.

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Complimenting Kaschak on the
female side of the dias for “Athlete
of the Year” honors was senior
Sandy Bloomburg, marking the
third straight year that she has
swept honors.
The “Joe Gallagher Memorial
Award," presented annually to the
football player who most embodies
team spirit, loyalty, faithfulness
and drive was presented to last
years team co-captain Harry Hoo­
ver.

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Wilkes 27
Wilkes 38
Wilkes 25

JAY OLEXY received his Master of Education Degree
in Distributive Education at Temple University re­
cently. He is an English teacher in the Maple Shade
Junior High School. Jay resides with his wife, the
former JEAN SHOFRANKO ’60, and their two chil­
dren at 382 Maiden Lane, King of Prussia, Pa.

'62
FRANK KLINE has been appointed vice president
and controller for Renselaar Corporation, Consho­
hocken, a subsidiary of National Student Marketing
Corporation trading under the name Poster Prints.
He will be responsible for the firm's activities in
general accounting, cost accounting, personnel,
credit and collections and general sales administra­
tion. Frank resides at 626 Penllyn Pike. Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania.
RALPH PINSKEY has been admitted to the Bar of
the Courts of Dauphin County. He received his
Juris Doctor degree from the University of Tulsa.
College of Law, in Tulsa. Ralph is presently serv­
ing as an assistant attorney general for the com­
monwealth of Pennsylvania, assigned as staff attor­
ney to the Department of Transportation. He re­
sides with his wife and three children at 2428
North Fourth Street. Harrisburg. Pa.

ALAN WOOD has been promoted to financial ana­
lyst at the IBM Corporation's Systems Manufac­
turing Division plant in Kingston, New York.

LAWRENCE MAGOR is music director at the Old
Forge High School. He resides with his wife. Sandra,
and their daughter, Erika, at 135 Albion Street.
Old Forge, Pennsylvania.

LAWRENCE polk was recently appointed special
education job development coordinator with the
“a bmore County Board of Education. Larry resides
J™.™’ wi,e' Carolyn, and their two sons at 9604
™id Court, Baltimore, Maryland.

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JOSEPH GAY is associate^protasor
Technical Community College- Joe rethe Broome L.... — -

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sides with, his wife, Eleanor, and their three children at 23 Fenton'
Avenue, Binghamton, New York.

'64...................................
EDWIN T. BAUL was recently notified by the Na­
tional Poetry Press of the acceptance of his man­
uscript for the National Poetry Anthology, verse
written by teachers and librarians. Ed is presently
teaching English and Literature in the Wyoming
Area School District and is also elementary basket­
ball coach and advisor to the school newspaper,
the Warrior Courier.

JEFFREY H. GALLET has rejoined the firm
of Seavey, Gallet and Fingerit in New York.

OWEN FRANCES is an account representative with
Burroughs Corporation in New York City. He re­
sides with his wife, Rhonda, and their son, Robert,
at 21 Barstow Road, Great Neck, New York.
JAMES PACE is an auditor with the Morris County
Savings Bank in New Jersey. He resides with his
wife, Lenone, and his son, Brian, at 266 Speed
Well Avenue, Morristown, New Jersey.
A. ROBERT KUTZ is a teacher at Morristown High
School. He is also head of the entire track pro­
gram at the High School. He resides with his wife,
the former BEVERLY BORICK ’66, and their two
daughters at 7 Ridge Road, Chester, New Jersey.

FRANK ZANE is a math teacher at Mark Twain
Junior High School and is currently working toward
his doctorate in administration. He won the Mr.
Universe title in London, England in 1970 and will
be touring Southern Africa and Ireland during the
summer of 1971.

’65
CHARLES A. MASTERS, JR., is a quality and evalua­
tion engineer with Honeywell Com. Div. in Morton
Grove, Illinois. He resides at 326 Granby Road,
Lake Forest. Illinois, with his wife, Lynne.

'66...................................
DR. JOHN ROKITA is a lieutenant in the United
States Navy. He is currently serving two years ac­
tive duty with the Navy as chief of the department
of periodontology before returning to Wilkes-Barre
to practice. John resides with his wife, Maureen, at
1100 Seagate Avenue, Neptune Beach, Florida.
ROBERT ERICSON is a staff accountant with Arthur
Andersen and Company in New York City. He re­
sides at 8200 Boulevard, East, Apt. 34A, North
Bergen, New Jersey.

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Evelyn Matelski, the former EVELYN MORENKO, re­
ceived her master's degree in business and office
education from Rutgers University in January. She
is currently working as a salary analyst with Bell

�Telephone Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey.
Evelyn resides at 34 Nottingham Road, Edison.

logues and newspapers. She resides at 911 Tunk­
hannock Avenue. West Pittston, Pennsylvania.

RICHARD KRAMER is director of sales for Kramer
Kitchens Inccrporated. He resides at 60 Bedford
Street, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania.

CHRISTINE ANDRIANY is a caseworker for the De­
partment of Social Services - Prospect Center in
Brooklyn. She resides at 7702 Amboy Road, Staten
Island, New York.

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PAULA GILBERT is an international supervisor with
AT&amp;T. She is attending New York University for her
master’s degree in quantitative analysis. Paula re­
sides at 10S-4S 70th Road, Saint Moritz. Forest
Hills, New York.

WILLIAM STINGER, JR., is currently serving with
the United States Army at Fort Bliss, Texas. His
wife, the former NANCY WANCZYK ’69, is an art
teacher in the El Paso Public Schools. They reside
at 10380 Aero Vista Boulevard, El Paso, Texas

REV. DAVID KIRKPATRICK is a minister at the
Phenix Baptist Church and the Tabernacle Baptist
Church in Rhode Island. He resides with his wife,
Nancy, and their three children at 15 Fairview
Avenue, West Warwick, Rhode Island.

NICHOLAS REYNOLDS graduated in January with
honors from the National Law Center of the George
Washington University, Washington, D. C. He was
admitted to law practice in Virginia in February as
a member of the Virginia Bar. Nick is employed at
the Federal Trade Commission as a staff attorney
on the Litigation and Appellate Division. Office of
the General Counsel. He resides with his wife,
Libby, at 3603 South Wakefield Street, Arlington,
Virginia.
VINCENT OSADCHY has been promoted to manager
of RF Transistor production with RCA Corporation
in Mountaintop. He resides at 721 Samuels Avenue,
Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
Judy Arenstein, the former JUDY SIMONSON, is a
data systems design supervisor with AT&amp;T Long
Lines in New York. She resides with her husband,
Robert, at 50 Yonkers Terrace, Yonkers, New York.

JOHN THOMAS, JR., is a lieutenant in the United
States Army serving as a helicopter pilot and avia­
tion section leader at Camp Stanley, Korea.

DONALD LAWSON is attending Army Officer’s Can­
didate School to become a Green Beret Officer. He
is currently stationed at Fort Benning. Georgia.

RENEE MUCCI is an art teacher in the Patchogue
School District She resides at IIS Evergreen Lane,
East Patchogue, New York.

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ALLAN SWANTEK has been promoted to the post of
assistant trust officer of the United Penn Bank in
Wilkes-Barre. He resides at 428 South Grant Street.

BERNARD VINOVRSKI is currently serving with the
United States Marine Corps. His wife, the former
MARCELLA WROBLEWSKI 70, is teaching eighth
grade mathematics in the Crane School District
They reside at 565 3rd Street, Yuma, Arizona.

RICHARD BAYLISS is department manager with Bay­
liss Oldsmobile Incorporated. He resides with his
wife, Marlene, at Wynnewood at Wyomissing, 855
North Park Road, Reading, Pennsylvania.
MATTHEW KOPETCHNY is a specialist fourth class
with the United States Army in Seckenheim, Ger­
many.

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PATRICIA COBLE is employed by California Flower
Company preparing advertising layouts for cata-

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a son. Thomas William, born on November 28
1970. to Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT WATERS. They re­
side at George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania.

twin boys, Ray and Jay, born on November 24
1970. to Mr. and Mrs. RAY REESE, JR. They reside
at 180 Big Horn Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

KENNETH GORDON is a chemist with the Food and
Drug Administration in Philadelphia. He resides at
3131 Knights Road. Apt 1-18. Cornwells Heights.
Pennsylvania.

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Phoebe Smith, the former PHOEBE HOFFMAN, is a
porcelain decorator with Edward Marshall Boehm
in Trenton. New Jersey. She resides with her hus­
band. Charles, at 3000 Ford Road, Apt. A-14, Bris­
tol. Pennsylvania.
Shirley Jones, the former SHIRLEY SHAMUN, is a
kindergarten and elementary art teacher in the
Hazleton Area School DistricL She is currently
working toward her master’s degree in art educa­
tion at Penn State. She resides with her husband.
William, at 803 ■/, North Locust Street, Hazleton, Pa.

Down the Aisle

a daughter, Megan Marie, born on June 22, 1970,
to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gaffney. Mrs. Gaffney is
the former JEAN ANN McMAHON. They reside at
480 Laws Brook Road, Concord, Massachusetts.

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ALLAN B. GRAVES was married to Bette M. Wich.
Allan is employed by Fidelity Union Trust Company
in Newark.

'69
WALTER W. KONOPKA was married to Sarah Grif­
fiths. Walter is a physicist with the Naval Air Sys­
tems Command Headquarters in Washington, D. C.
They reside at 2995 Brinkley Road, Apt. T-l, Tem­
ple Hills, Maryland.

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MAUREEN JANUSKI became the bride of Stanley
Nitkowski. Maureen is employed at the National
Marine Fisheries, Technological Laboratories as a
micro-biologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They re­
side in Ypsiiante, Michigan.
JUDITH VERVERS became the bride of Galen Cruse,
Jr. Judy is employed as an English instructor at
Claysburg-Kimmel High School in Claysburg, Penn­
sylvania. They reside in Hollidaysburg, Pa

riant center of Pennsylvania. Here, on a site
inlP-?v accessible by modern highways, he expects tQ6
ea /spectacular mental health center, geriatric cense® rehabilitation facilities, and general hospital
Will be the most modern, coordinated medicaj
Th mies delivering comprehensive and total health
fart medical services. It is an ambitious project that
ann mean much to Northeastern Pennsylvania and
ft sTate. When it is realized, it can be the prototype
for others in the nation.
And so the Wyoming Valley' is a better place to
jive in because3 it 1-7?
- who was willing to
has 'in it "a man
and security; a man who was
give up ease, comfort
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a daughter, Jill Ann, born on January 31, 1971, to
Mr. and Mrs. JOHN GALINUS. They reside at 4430
Wingate Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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finished in black and gold
trim.
o Distinctive and comfortable.

a daughter, Beth, born on February 14, 1971, to
Mr. and Mrs. WINDSOR S. THOMAS. They reside at
409 West Thomas Street, Rome, New York.

a son, Martin Jude, born on October 25, 1970, to
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Anstett. Mrs. Anstett is the
former CAROLE ANN CRONAUER. They reside at
174 Carlisle Street, Wilkes-Barre.

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a daughter, Shelky Joyce, born on October 23, 1970,
to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Girard. Mrs. Girard is the
former JOYCE HUGHES. They reside at 198 Mea­
dowcrest Drive, Trucksville, Pennsylvania.

I now call upon the President of the Lodge
make the presentation of the Award and ask that to
join us in appropriately honoring Dr. Farley.
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a daughter, Catherine Denise, born on December
31, 1970, to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Flor. Mrs. Flor is
the former BARBARA SIMMS. They reside at 287
South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

a son, Douglas Kurt, born on August 6, 1970, to
Mr. and Mrs. DOUGLAS FAWBUSH. Mrs. Fawbush is
the former JANIS HUGHES. They reside at 564
South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre.

For all of this, and very much more, B’nai B'rith,
for itself and a grateful community, tonight pays trib­
ute to its first man of the year in this new decade of
the seventies — Dr. Gene Farley.

AN IDEAL
GDADDATIDN
GIFT
• Wilkes College Seal is a
Gold copy of the original
design.

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willing to stake his life to accomplish what
while doing. And what he has done, to ]
t was
something Walter Lippman once said, was
to worth
prove
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to himself and to others “that man is no mere
automa­
ton in his routine, but that in the dust of which he is
made there is also fire, lighted now and then by great
winds from the sky.”

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David Kenneth, born on October 29, 1970
and Mrs. KENNETH ANTONIN). Mrs. Anto-’
the former REGINA BARON '64. They reside
Hughes Street, Swoyersville, Pennsylvania.

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a son, Brandon Gregory, born on January 17, 1971,
to Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH BAKER. Mrs. Baker is the
former SUSAN WEST. They reside at Sussex Square,
Apt. S-5, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.

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VIRGINIA LAWSON is a music teacher at the North
Hunterdon Regional High School in Annandale, New
Jersey. She resides at Post Road. Bernardsville,
New Jersey.

ROBERT KLOTZ is a supervisor with the Pennsyl­
vania Department of Transportation. He resides with
his wife, Carol, at 1706 Colonial Road, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania.

PETER PATALAK, JR., is a pilot in the United States
Air Force.

JOHN ANDREJKO was married to Susan I. Mangan
John is working for the United States Treasury
Department. Internal Revenue Service in Reading,
Pennsylvania.

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Dr. Hugo V. Mailey, 1915-1971
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
ernment in our Commonwealth by providing for one day
each year to be designated as "Local Government Day”;
and

Personal representatives of Governor Milton J. Shapp came
to the campus to visit with local government and Wilkes College
officials as part of the State's observance of Local Government
Day.

Whereas, the late Dr. Hugo V. Mailey, the Director of the
Institute of Regional Affairs at Wilkes College in WilkesBarre, devoted his life and work to improving the quality
of local government in Pennsylvania, and his efforts
have long been an inspiration to others and will continue
so to be; now, therefore, be it

Accompanying the Secretary were Miss Genevieve Blatt,
Harrisburg, honorary Local Government Day chairman; Edwin
Sites, Director of the D.C.A. Region II office at Scranton; Rod
Terry, Director of the D.C.A. Bureau of Local Government Serv­
ices, and other representatives cf the department.

Whereas, the Pennsylvania General Assembly by Act Ho. 22
of 1965 gave recognition to the importance of local gov-

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Whereas, on this day the citizens of the Commonwealth pay
special recognition to our local governments and to
those people who faithfully serve our local govern­
ments; and

Secretary William H. Wilcox, Department of Community Af­
fairs, delivered a special proclamation memorializing Dr. Mailey
to his widow during ceremonies at Weckesser Hall at Wilkes
College. Following the ceremony, the group attended a special
luncheon. Representing the college v/ere President Francis J.
Michelini, Dr. David Leach, Walter Neihoff and Philip Tuhy.

The special proclamation, signed by Miss Blatt and Secre­
tary Wilcox, is as follows:

Duties

Whereas, the 15th day of April in the year 1971 has been
proclaimed by Governor Milton J. Shapp as Local Gov­
ernment Day in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and

A major part of the visit was given to a brief ceremony rec­
ognizing the role played in local government and local govern­
ment promotion by the late Dr. Hugo V. Mailey, who died
March 8th.

Title

Business Address

Children:

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Names and Ages

TELL US MORE

Resolved, that we do hereby dedicate this Local Government
Day in the year 1971 to the memory of Dr. Hugo V.
Mailey and to the high purposes to which he devoted his
life.

Signed at the City of Wilkes-Barre in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania on this fifteenth day of April, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventy-one.

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The major portion of this issue
was held for the first
24th Annual Wilkes College Commencement, which
time as an outdoor ceremony at Ralston Fiel .
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the Pulitzer Prize Selection Board, was the key speaker and his address,
“Fifty Years From Now,” is printed as the lead story in The Alumnus.
Professor Hohenberg, author of seven books with an eighth due next
year, is a lifelong newspaperman, has toured the world and is a veteran
faculty member of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journal­
ism. He was accorded special tribute at the Wilkes commencement when
he was awarded an honorary degree, doctor of humane letters.
The graduates and their guests attended the Baccalaureate in the
Wilkes gymnasium at which time they heard an inspiring address by the
Rev. James E. Gardner, chaplain of Bucknell University.
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REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENTS
SANFORD COHEN, '51, Scranton.Wilkes-Barre
JOHN ADAMS, '63, Allentown Bethlehem

DR. KENNETH '.VIDDALL, '50, Harrisburg. York

AL3ERT ?. NICHOLAS, '55, Philadelphia. Wilmington
RICHARD J. KOPKO, ’67, Northern Mew Jersey
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KENNETH FOX. '62, Binghamton. Syracuse

NICHOLAS ALESANDRO, '63, Albany/Utica
HENRY COETZMAN, '56, Ba/timore/Washington, D. C.

Francis S. Pinkowski, '50
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Carol J. Rhines, '63
Secretary
Carl Urbanski, '57
Treasurer

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Arthur J. Hoover, '55
Director of Alumni Relations

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Wilkes College

gSeTofjmfistl'we^urnalists are not often
so appropriately enshrined, for we are on the whole
a breed of crochety and highly fallible human be­
ings who are not especially given to minding ou
own business.
Our shining virtues, which I shall mercifully not
try to catalogue here, are generally overlooked by
our detractors, who pile on us all manner ot nig
crimes and misdemeanors, as the following quota­
tion from one of our most eminent critics illustrates.
“Can any man recollect a period when the press
groaned with such a variety of desperate libels?
Such is their number that one would imagine there
is not a . . . single scrap of paper bought but in order
to manufacture a libel.”
This was not extracted from the catalogue of re­
proaches that are now being compiled by our Vice
President, Mr. Spiro Agnew, but was published two
centuries ago, on April 22, 1771, in the Massachu­
setts Gazette as a part of the righteous complaint of
the British Prime Minister, Lord North, against John
Wilkes and some of his journalistic colleagues.
I wish I could emulate the enthusiasm of the
American colonists for the eloquent defense of their
rights that was undertaken by Wilkes in his historic

President Francis J. Michelini congratulates Profes­
sor John Hohenberg after he had been awarded
awarded an
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45th issue of the North Briton. But this would
me, among other acts, to consume 45 pound r1’®
steak and to down 45 patriotic toasts of str ® Q{.beef.
as our colonial forebears did. I am afraid that8 hqu°r.
my patriotism nor my capacity can lift me Un?eitber
heroic standard, and must beg to be excused P '° tllat
Instead, let me pay my tribute without such n
ishes to the memory of one of our first chamn' * °Ur'
freedom — a courageous critic of the
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celebrate the past, for that is the province of th
historian. I shall turn, instead, to the future, the h
py hunting ground of the journalist, and set myself
a relatively safe period of 50 years from some of the
massive problems of the present. I find this
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procedure attractive for two reasons: first, that there isn’t
too much chance that I shall be proved wrong in
whatever I say, and second, that if I am, I shall not
be around to suffer the consequences.
Under the circumstances, it is no wonder that we
journalists have developed such a knack for dis­
cussions of this nature that some of my colleagues
now glory in the title of “Futurologist.” If I may be
forgiven for a purely personal observation, I do not
aspire to such eminence; it puts the journalist in the
same generic category as the palmist, the crystal ball
gazer and the reader of old tea leaves. And while the
public may suspect with some justice that there are
journalists who clothe these practices with the same
regard that is given to the well-informed but un­
mentionable source and the all-knowing but equally
anonymous impartial observer, I would rather not
be ranked among them. I see little future in that kind
of futurology.
Nor should I absolve academe entirely of collu­
sion in the development of this art — or is it a sci­
ence?— of exploring the future. For some years at
Columbia, I belonged to a seminar of professors
a seminar on peace — that was devoted to the prop­
osition that war could be dispensed with as an in­
strument of national policy at some future time.
However, we took four years to determine what it
was we were talking about and came up, finally, with
the absolutely stunning definition that peace is the
absence of war. At the very least, journalists are less
time-consuming about their arguments and I sha
try, accordingly, to set my concepts of the future
before you in a concise framework.
Within the life span of the graduates of this col
lege generation, we have been told by our futurolo­
gists that we can expect great marvels to unto
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tributions to college life over four years were Maureen Klaproth, retiring editor of The Beacon, the college weekly
newspaper, and Andrew J. Gubanich, Jr., president of the Inter-Dormitory Council. The award is presented by the
Wilkes College Alumni Association. Left to right: Arthur Hoover, director of Alumni relations; Mr. Gubanich;
Thomas J. Moran, national president of the Alumni Association and college director of public relations; and Miss
Klaproth.
duction of "miracle” wheat and “miracle” rice is
pointed to as evidence that we are well on the way
to eliminating starvation among humankind. Within
our laboratories, the conquest of disease has made
such strides that perfectly responsible scientists are
willing to consider such rapturous possibilities as a
cure for cancer and a wholesale replacement of dis­
eased hearts with better ones made of plastic. Even
the secret of the creation of life itself is said to be
within our grasp, together with a postponement of
the aging process.

In our ventures into space to search for evidence
of life elsewhere in the universe, we are assured that
planetary exploration is a strong probability and
the penetration of outer space beyond our solar sys­
tem is possible. While people are going to keep right
on seeing flying saucers, I have found no responsible
scientist who is willing to lay in supplies to enter­
tain visitors from distant stars. But there is no doubt
that the vastly improved techniques of rocketry will
make possible a whole series of space platforms out­
side the earth's orbit and a great coming and going
of peoples in the skies, but for purposes that quite
honestly elude me at present.

Our communications, too, are certain to undergo
massive change. Optical transmission by laser beam

is regarded as a practical and far less expensive al­
ternative to electric current either by wire or radio
in certain circumstances. Nor are our present cum­
bersome printing and distribution methods fixed for
all eternity. Our newspapers are not likely to go
on indefinitely presenting their news and opinions
in their current shape and weight; but, whatever
changes there are, newspapers will be with us for as
long as people are able and willing to read. As for
television, I am sure that we are not fated forever
to look at a world of Tom Thumbs — three-inch sex
queens or two-inch football heroes — or take what
passes for wisdom from equally tiny figures with
bellowing voices that shake the walls. I can only
hope that the new TV will be an improvement.
Equally significant changes are certain, too, in our
housing, roads, automobiles and railroads, our air­
craft and our shipping, our system of education and
its physical structure, even our food and clothing
and the many diversions that occupy our leisure
time. I cannot say that I shall enjoy the prospect of
getting a book in the shape of a one-inch cube from
the library by presenting a number and pressing a
button. But if the pages can be projected on a screen
so that they can be easily and comfortably read —
and you must pardon me if I have my doubts — I
shall make the best of it.
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yet to come
never seem to create a favorable glow either in I J
auditors or myself. Very often, quite the oppos e re­
action is observed. I recall that one of my contem­
poraries, a social scientist of consequence, once
walked out of a brilliant discussion of futurology
with the angry comment that he didn’t want to be a
part of such a world. And the young people, who are
going to have to live in it a lot longer than the rest
of us, probably have their own reservations as well.
The reason for this very basic dissatisfaction with
a highly organized scientific world is not difficult to
discover. As responsible scientists are the first to
point out, it does not take sufficient account of the
hun-­
human condition or of the quality of life for hun
dreds of millions of people on this planet. Nor is the
scientist — without a lot of help — going to be able
to put together a unilateral method of outlawing war
in 50 years, or persuading vast illiterate masses to
accept birth control, or perfecting synchronized sys­
tems of government, or devising legal frameworks
for the more immediate settlement of disputes at all
levels. I would hope that there would be progress
toward all these distant goals in the half-century to
come, but it is useless to expect perfection from a
necessarily imperfect world.
There are some who argue that methods will be
discovered to condition public responses and per­
suade people to do the bidding of an all-wise and
benevolent government, thus creating instant law
and order and doing away with such inconveniences
tions
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sonal security. The lessons of history, ;n ? 01 Perother instances, ranging from China to the lafeSe and
itary dictatorship in Latin America, indicate th mil"
results may often be quite the opposite. As the the
tion was put by Benjamin Franklin, the first in P°si’
ist of his time: “They that give up their lib??91'
obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither?0
erty nor safety.”
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again and again at the cost of untold suffering eatn
To be sure, the technocratic state, which is k u
up to us as a beguiling model for the future d d
have its attractions. Just as we give ourselves ov^
to the care of physicians when we are ill or dentist
when we have a toothache, why not call in the sc'
enlists in the white coats and let them solve all ou
nagging problems — from taxes that are too high to
human relationships that are too ridden with preju­
dice? The answer is perfectly obvious. There is a
finite limit to what science can do.
Polykarp Kusch, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist
from Columbia University, has warned: "Science
cannot do a very large number of things and to as­
sume that science may find a technical solution to all
problems is the road to disaster. ... I am quite cer­
tain that the mass of men believe that the better
world of tomorrow will come through science. I think
that belief ought to be publicly combated.”
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L. Bukiewicz, Wayne R. Laskofski. Standing—Beverly A. Pierce, Lynda N. Carle, Mary A. Demko, Ann M. George,
Mary A. Kranisky, Janet Claire Lussi, Sheila K. McAndrew, Jean G. Otto, Cheryl M. Plodwick, Theresa C. Rich­
ards, and Joann E. Wasilewski.
of my classmates. For when my generation was very
young, and there are some in this audience who well
remember it, we dreamed of a brave new world. It
was a time of great hope, of unbounded faith. And
those of us who were still in school also had great
expectations of the transformations that science
would accomplish during our time.
I still remember my wonderment, as the teen-age
proprietor of Station 7UL in Seattle, when a voice
thundered in my headphones for the first time in­
stead of the monotonous dots and dashes of the
wireless code. It was a mundane voice, heard through
crackling static, and its message was as wearily
routine as it was painfully ungrammatical:
“I read you real good, over.”
And then there was silence. I never knew if the
person who had been read real good ever replied on
another wavelength; certainly I did not hear that
voice again, nor did I hear other voices on the air
for some time thereafter. The burst of verbal com­
munication died as suddenly as it had been born,
and all that remained was the workaday beeping of
the wireless code from stations on land and ships at
sea.
This unexpected evidence of the approach of radio
broadcasting, it became clear to me, was no Voice
from the burning bush, commanding a chosen people
to push on toward the Promised Land, but a fallible
human being trying to reach his fellow-men through
a new and uncertain method of communication.
I still sigh when I think about it today: the thun­
derous voice proclaiming so confidently: "I read you
real good, over,” and the totally damning lack of re­
sponse. For it was typical in many ways of our in­
sane era of wild and irresponsible speculation in a
land that tried, and failed, to withdraw itself from
the rest of the world.

Even a schoolboy could understand, as events de­
veloped, that we Americans were saying that we
listened to each other when we weren't listening,
that we understood each other when we didn't un­
derstand, that we promised each other many things
that no force on earth could help us realize. And
often, we didn't even care about the consequences
of our irresponsibility, our refusal to involve our­
selves in the great issues of our time. That, I think,
was the worst part of all for the peoples of a free
society.

How else would it have been possible for us to de­
ceive ourselves into believing that we had just fought
the war to end all wars, that we had made the world
safe for democracy by putting down the autocrats
of two countries of Central Europe? How else could
so many of our newspapers and magazines, and our
new and erratic radio plaything, have betrayed us by
assuring us of a blessed existence in a nation bound
to normalcy? (A strange term that I still do not fully
understand.)
But we went along, save for a few benighted rad­
icals who were promptly clapped into jail. That was
the sine qua non of our young generation — to go
along, to accept what happened as the best that
could be expected in this best of all possible worlds.
Science was trying to tell us in those days that we
were not as secure as we thought we were, but we
paid little heed to these warnings. And that was our
mistake. As early as December 30, 1922, the New
York Times reported from Cambridge. Mass., that a
new method was being devised to “exploit” the
atom and thus cause elements to disintegrate — the
process was to bring about the atomic age. At about
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Fifty Years
. Charles Augu^
tective ocean

A year later,‘isolation between on
h fleW the
us that our
barriers was
iOlo from New Y
stunts and We
Atlantic sc—
"AU theSunSngeand°uncaring way with bhn^
n? that "S in his heaven^
r "world/' And so, J
plunged into
30s, our world was swept aw
lts
the most devastating of gio
For Jn overthrowthat are still shak‘ngE°U
and Asia, America and
the.W“luck off at the same time the
£ IMt.d
,h hundred, of
shackles that had boun
far.off masters for
lions of colonial Pf°Ple ‘de And the revolution­
centuries of appal l
d.e(J away; nor will lt
for the°reniainder of my lifetime and yours, as well
This veneration must not make the error, quite
^reverse of my own, of depending on science to
resolve social, political and military problems thar
no scientist is capable of handling by hmself im
portant though science is in our daily hi es In
Jacking the problem of overpopulation in India tor
example, the campaign for family planning is led by
no scientist, even though their work is vitally nec­
essary, but by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and key
members of her government. The negotiations for
the control, containment and reduction of the spread
of atomic weapons are not being carried on by sci­
entists, important though they are in the process,
but by the diplomatic representatives of the United
States and the Soviet Union. In our own country,
the first social problem of our time—the integration
of our minority groups into our society on a fair and
equitable basis — is scarcely a scientific matter only
but one that concerns our entire population and our
leadership at all levels.
I am sure, in due course, that this generation will
place science in its proper perspective as Polykarp
Kusch has urged us to do: “Both science and tech­
nology should be explored in the context of history
and of the society within which it flourishes.”
not hLeTlly Certain that our younS Pe°PIe will
abdieaH™ * S° ?any °f my 8eneration were, of

carelessly at election timn

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has divided us in these past few
mination to make our society workYears, jt j
and h
heaFn
From everything I see and
O!1„ b^
ettteeitrthaM&gt;
this abundant land, I t™ convincedtraveis* bas.
-terinvolvonr^^P^
mood is settled on a greater
invob
ocratic process, and not less;
cise of freedom, and not less; .On a develOpder .exet.
tence on the right of petition
discussion, not less.
p
This is our birthright. To
L
inspiring
of Judge Learned H&lt;
. ... words
.
Amendment presupposes that right rF rhe Fi-rst
r&lt;
more likely to be gathered out of a ° U,siotls are
.
tongues than through any kind of authorif ,titude! of
tion. To many this is, and always will b f Sc
‘ecselecwe have staked upon it our all.”
e’ toI1y; but
We owe a great deal to our young peoD]
ing determined to be in the forefront of th
'lav'
effort to bring us abreast of the ideals on wM?Sive
nation was founded. Of their own accord th °Ur
cided not to wait until 50 years from now m vde'
their goals. To some of them, it may seem thl^a
have accomplished little, that their struggle?
been vain. I do not believe this is so, and I th’ ki
qualify as an expert on the battles that have be?
waged on the great American campus.
We have passed the lowest point in our national
existence in this country — the era when we were
so divided as a people over the Vietnam War that
we found it difficult, if not impossible, to talk sense
to each other. Today, we are at least listening to
each other — and that is something.
There may very well be more hard knocks ahead
for all of us, but I cannot envision another national
uprising of the magnitude of 1968 or 1970. Once we
are able to achieve a measure of peace abroad, and
that time is approaching, then certainly we can pro­
ceed to mount a real attack on the major issues at
home — among them inflation, unemployment, the
integration of our society, and the improvement of
our surroundings.
No work of science, no formula of the scientist
now or in the future, can insure us of success, or
science needs a lot of help from all the rest o usNor would it be prudent to follow the demagogue
who almost daily tell us that they — and they a
— hold the key to our national destiny.
Fortunately for us, we have a far stronger_ ;
among us to give us confidence in the future
generation of which this Class of 1971 at 1 shown
lege is so worthy a representative. TheY ^wera1^
us that they have the ability, the will, the p
the fortitude to help resolve the manifo c
are inherent in the process of self-goverrnn can ddee'­
atomic age. They have proved to us tha
pend on them.
f -.u — it is a
It is therefore more than an act of .to
al wish them
privilege on this Commencement DayGodspeed.

onafar Car£e&lt;
'

‘5;

Freedom and Authority: A Spiritual Crisis
by the Rev. James E. (Gardner

Wilkes College Baccalaureate
June 6,1971

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�(Baccalaureate address,
whole society is
There is no
^nSiSbreakdown in the
be-ng convulsed by h ^rshm,uthority.
,m==y between freedobecome ahen
harmony
.. though freedom and auth J Many peOple think
as
,ndt—
hostile powers to wcho^
they must
ai
dud to achieve genuine, fhauthority that threatens to
that to
throw off every vestl°
confront them with a claim
limit them, obligate them,
there are many
S
"hJ they have been

who wield the aut

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, .

have usurped,

to &gt;&gt;■=
fhatwJdisSish between authority that tyra™®

and an authority that liberates. Some of you presen
here, and listening to these words, may simply rejec
the idea that such a distinction can be made. It th
burden of this address to elucidate the nature of a
truly moral or spiritual authority, that is, the kind ot
authority and the exercise of authority that can ac­
tually set men free and bring them to their own
moral maturity in which they can acknowledge the
autonomy of individual conscience and at the same
time acknowledge the interdependence of social re­
sponsibility and obligation. What I am striving to
establish is an understanding of freedom and author­
ity that cannot be defined without reference to each
other. There is no moral freedom without the ac­
knowledgement of authority and social obligation.
Similarly, there is no moral authority which does not
call its subjects to the exercise of freedom in the
claims that authority makes upon them.
When I speak of moral or spiritual freedom and
authority, I am speaking from the perspective that
shares a vision of man in his wholeness as well as
society in its wholeness. It is when this vision of
wholeness is lost that freedom and authority become
contradictory and antagonistic to one another. This
lack of a sense of wholeness leads man into two
very dangerous misinterpretations of himself both
individually and socially. On the one hand, man will
stress his independent individuality to such an ex­
treme that he denies the claims of society or of other
individuals upon himself. In this mentality, man ex­
periences any claim of authority upon himself as a
threat to his own personal well-being. On the other
hand, society or government can become so oppres-

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pus

“Individualism (he writes) understands

only a

it

part of man; collectivism understand
as a part. Neither advances to the whn?3*1 °nlv
man, to man as a whole. Individualism6lless of
only in relation to himself; but collectiv^65 ^ap
not see man at all — it sees only ‘qnt1Stn d°es
The fundamental fact of human exilaty’ ' ■
neither the individual as such nor the Stence is
as such . . . The fundamental fact o^8?6®316
existence is man-with-man ...”
1 numan
It is my task today to elucidate the visio
dom and authority that avoids seeing only" of
' free.
man and that avoids seeing man only aa a1 Part of
wish to clarify what an authority is like
patt I
men to the attainment of freedom, and wh Calls
moral freedom is that does not shy awav f 1 tIlat
claims of authority. In doing this I shall h/l"1 the
erence to three modern analyses of the relaf ref"
between freedom and authority; one in scienffi1311'1’
ucation; and two dealing with modern religion C 6d’
munities in the Jewish and Christian traditionsC°m'
I have made reference to authorities which th
en to tyrannize us and those authorities which T,?3?
en us to the self-fulfilling realities of freedom and^
sponsible action. Let me elaborate on the many iT
recognized authorities that make their claims upo^
us every day. In doing this, I am implying a very
general definition of authority. That definition would
sound something like this: an authority is anything
that claims us in some way, and that claim becomes
authoritative in our lives when we submit to that
claim, and incorporate it into the set of priorities
that govern our thoughts, feelings, and actions. I am
also implying a very general definition of freedom.
Freedom is the ability or power to make a personal
response to such a claim so that one actually does
intend to carry out what the claim implies in con­
crete personal behavior. Thus authority and freedom
imply each other. Authority and freedom cannot ex­
ist without each other. The anarchist is a good case
in point. The anarchist does not defend freedom
against authority. He does not deny the existence of
authority. He simply denies it to everyone else, and
he claims it all for himself. The anarchist simply
claims for himself what he refuses to grant to others.
He cannot be free, because he refuses to admit that
the freedoms of other persons make any claims on
himself. Apart from persons in community with ot
er persons, freedom has no meaning at all. On e
other hand, authority does not establish itse
Y
imposing itself by coercion. Authority can on y
come morally effective when it is freely ackno
edged and responded to.
- aU.
Now what am I referring to when I speak 0
thoritative claims that are not tyrannical or
cive? Well, for one thing, consider the aut on
reason. Reason cannot establish its claims ov ^gj.
minds and our public actions by any kind o
cion. That would contradict the very essence
,veS
son itself. Nevertheless, we do find 0

claimed by reasoned thought and action simply in
the way that we value it and seek to follow it. Only
by subordinating ourselves to the claim of reason do
we ourselves become reasonable and rational be­
ings. In other words, we attain the freedom of rea­
soning only as we submit to the authority of reason.
We could make arguments in the case of conscience,
or law, or morality, or truth, or personal competence
and skill. Let us consider personal competence and
skills. When we see someone who can perform some
skill with competence, and we value that perform­
ance in such a way that we feel that we ought to
appropriate that competent performance for our­
selves, then we set into motion the operation of
authority and freedom. It is that personal act of
valuing some bit of personal behavior in which we
have the experience of being claimed. That perform­
ance could be almost anything: the polished skill of
an accomplished athlete, or musician, or artist; the
competence of a businessman, a statesman, or scien­
tist; the compassionate insight of a physician, a
family counsellor, or a minister; the moral courage
of a civil rights leader or a recovered alcoholic; the
tenderness and sensitivity of lovers, or the kind of
love shared by a particular family, or that quality of
peaceful saintliness that some people emanate. These
are just a few of the numberless ways in which we
seek to appropriate from each other highly valued at­
titudes, performances, and skills. When we seek to
appropriate some personal trait from another person,
that person becomes a moral authority for us, and we
seek to attain for ourselves the very freedom of per­
formance which that person already enjoys. We at­
tain freedom only as we submit to the authorities
that claim us.
Authority does not reside with just one person; it
constantly roams from person to person. It can also
shift from person to person within a given relation­
ship. For example, a teacher is not always an author­
ity for his students. There are many ways in which
they can become authorities for him. They have al­
ready developed a degree of competence in reason,
conscience, and knowledge which makes a consid­
erable contribution to the whole educational proc­
ess. Then there is that peculiar competence they
have in their awareness of student consciousness
and interest, which must be taken into account if
schools are going to reach students "where they
live,” so to speak. Education is a community enter­
prise, and it takes the vital participation of all its
members, if it is to maintain a healthy growth.

Authority and Freedom in Scientific Education
The Nobel Prize-winning British scientist and
philosopher, Michael Polanyi, interprets the whole
enterprise of scientific education in terms that in­
corporate the concepts of freedom and authority
that I wish to elucidate. He regards the budding sci­
ence student as an apprentice who submits to a com­
munity of competent authorities so that he, too, may
become an authority and a competent investigator.
“At every stage of his progress towards this

end he is urged on by the belief that certain
things as yet beyond his knowledge and even
understanding are on the whole true and valu­
able, so that it is worth spending his most in­
tensive efforts on mastering them. This rep­
resents a recognition of the authority of that
which he is going to learn and of those from
whom he is going to learn it. It is the same atti­
tude as that of the child listening to its mother's
voice and absorbing the meaning of speech. Both
are based on an implicit belief in the signifi­
cance and truth of the context which the learn­
er is trying to master. A child could never learn
to speak if it assumed that the words which are
used in its hearing are meaningless; or even if
it assumed that five out of ten words so used are
meaningless. And similarly no one can become
a scientist unless he presumes that the scien­
tific doctrine and method are fundamentally
sound and that their ultimate premises can be
unquestioningly accepted. We have here an in­
stance of the process described epigrammatically by the Christian Church Fathers in the words:
fides quaerens intellectum, faith in search of
understanding.”
Polanyi is here identifying the crucial role of im­
plicit faith and trust in the educational process.
Even though the student cannot explicitly articu­
late what the meaning and value of his yet-to-belearned skills will be for him; he trusts implicitly
the community of competent practitioners to open
his eyes to this new significance. If we live in a time
of low trust, then we must face the ineffectiveness
of authority. We must learn to exercise authority so
as to awaken trust. Furthermore, without this im­
plicit or tacit recognition of such authority the stu­
dent excludes himself from participation in the aca­
demic community and loses an opportunity for his
own intellectual growth. Polanyi regards the learn­
ing process as an attempt to master something, but
the achievement of mastery requires an act of sub­
mission to authority. The goal of submission is to be­
come an authority.
The importance of Polanyi’s analysis of scientific
education is that it recognizes how the submission
to certain kinds of authority are essential to the at­
tainment of one’s own freedom. Freedom is the ex­
ercise of personal authority, but such authority must
of --------submisbe appropriated from others by an act —
sion.
“Thus the authority to which the student of
science submits tends to eliminate itself ... As
he approaches maturity the student will rely
for his beliefs less and less on authority and
more and more on his own judgment. His own
intuition and conscience will take over respon­
sibility in the measure in which authority is
eclipsed. This does not mean that he will rely
no more on the report of other scientists — far
from it — but it means that such reliance will
henceforth be entirely subject to his own judg-

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�will henceforth
ment. Submission to authority
'*"5 of discovery,
form merely a part of the process
as a whole — he
for which — as for the process as
will assume full responsibility before his own
^fuJpnts should be trained to
share'the ground on which their teachers stand
and to take on their stand for their own inde­
pendence. The student will therefore practice a
measure of criticism even during his period ot
study, and the teacher will gladly foster any
signs of originality on the part of the student.
But this must remain within proper limits; tne
process of learning must rely in the main on the
acceptance of authority. Where necessary this
acceptance must be enforced by discipline.
It is obvious that Polanyi regards education to be an
authority-sharing process. Students should be en­
couraged and challenged to exercise their own au­
thority while constantly acknowledging the general
authority of the scientific community at large. The
student and the acccomplished scientist never be­
come so absolutely free that they are no longer an­
swerable to other scientists who test their compe­
tence and the correctness of their findings. The
scientist, in exercising the freedom of his own au­
thoritative performances, recognizes his responsi­
bility to the community in which he functions. Free­
dom implies responsibility.
For Polanyi, the education of scientists, as a com­
munity enterprise, has its moral and spiritual di­
mensions. Polanyi argues strongly for the student’s
need to develop a scientific conscience as he learns
to share the common ideals, values, and goals which
shape and direct the community of scientists.
“Before the student’s own conscience, then
the conscience of each is borne out by that of
many others. There exists then a community
of consciences jointly rooted in the same ideals
recognized by all. And the community becomes
an embodiment of these ideals and a living dem­
onstration of their reality."
Polanyi emphasizes the role of community further;
bringing out a similarity between scientific inquiry
and religion.
“The art of scientific work is so extensive and
manifold that it can be passed on from one gen­
eration to the next only by a large number of
specialists, each of whom fosters one particu­
lar branch of it. Therefore science can exist and
continue to exist only because its premises can
be embodied in a tradition which can be held in
common by a community. This is true also of
all complex creative activities which are carried
on beyond the lifetime of individuals. We may
think for example of the law and of the Chris
tian religion. Their continued life is based on
traditions of a structure similar to that of sci­
ence and it will help us t_
to understand tradition
in science — if we proceed1 ....
now to include such
fields as law and religion in
our further dis­
mission.”

Like our spiritual and religious heritage,
S0 th
tific and intellectual heritage of man r’equi
re ^cientions of wisdom, aspiration, and competent r- tradiPerform,
ance which preserve our past achievement
provide a launching ground for the achieverne5/and
future generations. These traditions are vit ] a of
and
growing phenomena which are kept alive b E
“u
communities which embody them.
y the
Tradition can often become static and burde
if the tradition itself does not incorporate me"1801116
vitally awaken the conscience of the age in wvto
it lives. Tradition itself must not only preserve
attainments, but it must also constantly growPkSt
fostering a process of its own creative renewal °y
"Such processes of creative renewal alwa
imply an appeal from a tradition as it is to a traS
dition as it ought to be. That is to a spiritual
reality embodied m tradition and transcendin
it. It expresses a belief in this superior realitv
and offers devotion to its service. We have seen
how in science this devotion is first established
at the stage of apprenticeship and we could
parallel this act of initiation and dedication in
the field of law or religion.”
Polanyi clearly recognizes the difference between
an authority that demands unthinking obedience and
an authority that demands freedom. For an author­
ity to demand freedom it must share its own author­
ity with those seeking to enjoy the freedom of auton­
omous judgment and competent performance. Such
freedom can never be achieved in a social vacuum
or in some abstract generalization. Freedom can
only be realized by particular individuals in particular circumstances seeking
j to fulfill particular
obligations.
“We have seen how this dedication, pledging
the apprentice according to his own conscience,
represents an obligation to be free. Freedom of
this kind, it would seem, must be described in
the particular as freedom to act according to
particular obligations. Just as a person cannot
be obliged in general, so also he cannot be free
in general, but only in respect to definite grounds
of conscience.”
Freedom and Authority in the Biblical Tradition

This stress upon developing an individual con­
science which trusts its own autonomy is important
for our religious and spiritual communities as well.
To be autonomous is to be literally a “self-law.” This
does not mean that we create our own sense of law­
ful or just behavior. Far from it. Polanyi emphasizes
the crucial role of community in arousing and shap­
ing the individual conscience. He also stresses the
ideals that transcend even the total community. Al­
though the spiritual and moral ideals come from be­
yond both individual and community, it is necessary
that both individual and community strive to em­
body those ideals within themselves. To be autono­
mous means to have inwardly appropriated the idea s
which we do not create, but to which we submit.

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biblical heritage confronts us with the divine
Our
- itv behind those highest spiritual ideals which
ai1U Bible acknowledges as divine law. Both our Jewthe „d Christian heritages stress the need to inish 3 approPriate this divine law, so that we do
wardly
el„ain alien to the spirit of God, but by humble
not remai
ussion give expression to that divine spirit withsubmi“
ir own mortal lives. The Prophet Jeremiah exin■B3
our
sed this very eloquently:
presse
“Behold the days come, says the Lord, that I
dll put my law in their inward parts, and write
wi-,
it in their hearts; and I will be their God, and
they shall be my people ... For they shall all
know me, from the greatest of them to the least
of them.”
The divine law is not only a power that comes to us
from beyond ourselves, but it also wells up from
within us, claiming us as its own.
The New Testament is well aware of the distinc­
tion between tyrannical or hypocritical authority and
authority that calls us to freedom. For example,
the Gospel of Mark recounts that “they were amazed
at his teaching, because, Jesus taught them as one
who had authority and not as the scribes.” Jesus
himself gives us a graphic comparison between the
authority exercised by the scribes and the author­
ity that he called his own disciples to exercise.
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his dis­
ciples, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on
Moses’ seat, so practise and observe whatever
they tell you, but not what they do; for they
preach, but do not practise. They bind heavy
burdens hard to bear, and lay them on men's
shoulders; but they themselves will not move
them with their finger. They do all their deeds
to be seen of men . . . they love the place of
honor . . . and being called rabbi by men. But
you are not to be called rabbi, for you have only
one teacher, and you are all brethren. And call
no man your father on earth, for you have one
Father, who is in heaven. Neither be called
masters, for you have one Master, the Christ.
Whoever is greatest among you shall be your
servant. ..”

In Jesus’ eyes, the one who wields authority is the
one who serves. The only authority we wield is the
authority to which we submit. Jesus constantly re­
ferred to himself as one who lived under divine au­
thority. He never usurped that authority, but he con­
stantly witnessed to it by his subordinate freedom.
The problem of freedom and authority has also
been met head ton by modern religious scholars, try------------ our biblical heritage'in both its Jew­
ing to elucidate
ish and Christian expressions. James Gustafson
(Chicago Theological Seminary) in a recent article,
concerns himself with how the churches are to ex­
ercise their moral authority in our pluralistic society
that appears to becoming more and more secular.
He stresses the persuasive power of moral author­
ity exercised by religious communities.

tion of authn t
’ We end t0 look at the ^esmake thn h
y “ prlmarily s°Hal terms, I will
ChnrrV ?ersuasive waning of cense.
consent to the
th
hn lnslghts and proposals the ____ _
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ol-&gt;ela,e
y consent I do not mean subservient
obedience which requires others to conform
their minds and wills to the Church’s words
and proposals for action. Such a position is in
error tor several reasons, among them the violation of the individuality and autonomy of persons and communities . . . Thus consent does
n° r^er
C0n^0rmiiy to insight or teachings
which are extrinsic to the persons and commu­
nity; it is rather the internalization of the teach­
ings, values, and insights on the basis of the
conviction that they have validity and signifi­
cance. Monolithic uniformity ought never to be
expected on the part of the Church as a moral
community, though within generous limits con­
sensus is sought based upon a common loyalty
and perspective.
When Gustafson speaks of the “internalization of
teachings, values, and insights" he is echoing Jere­
miah’s vision of God’s law written within our hearts.
If our religious communities are to become effec­
tively persuasive in society at large, then they must
bring their moral influence to bear upon particular,
crucial issues with a clarity of focus without losing
their appeal to universal values.
For example:
The way to make a case for peace or against
capital punishment, or for any position on abor­
tion, that maintains the integrity of the Church
is by persuasive moral argumentation. Other
forms of action (such as political, disruption of
institutions, etc.) might well follow, but are
themselves to be justified by a persuasive con­
sent process.
To put the matter abstractly, the moral au­
thority of the Church depends upon its capacity
to give reasons for what it says and does, which
on the one hand do not compromise its integ­
rity as a particular religious community, and on
the other hand are stated in such a way that the
public sphere will be influenced by them and
by actions that are consistent with them.
The implications of this view need to be
suggested for three sorts of moral activities
in which the churches engage. These are the
Church as the critic of the social order, as the
proposer of new visions of the social order, and
as a participant in social change.
To put Professor Gustafson's argument in the
terms alreadv stated by myself and by our scientist,
Michael Polanyi, the moral authority of our religious
communities will be felt only if they make their
case with the kind of competence that will claim the
conscience of society at large.
The Church's constructive task is to propose
alternatives for policy. It can cry out that it is
for peace rather than war, for justice rather

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�for man either to claim or to acknowledge a right
which is God’s alone.

than injustice, for love rather than enmity. Such
cries are necessary to make, but they are not
sufficient without proposals about how condi­
tions of war might become conditions of peace,
how conditions of injustice might become con­
ditions of fairness, and how conditions of en­
mity might become conditions of love. To do
this requires research and argumentation; it re­
quires some mastery of the facticity of the cir­
cumstances to which policy is being addressed,
as well as the persuasive ethical use of this in­
formation in proposals for alternatives. In this
sort of activity competence in making a case is
more significant than the rhetorical passion of
what in moments of irritation I call “gee-whiz”
ethics, that is, the passion of indignation evoked
by the presence of actual or potential moral
evil that is expressed in dirges for the dying
of mankind. It is not that the “gee-whiz” is un­
necessary or useless, but that persuasive alterna­
tives within the realms of possible developments
have to be spelled out. To win a hearing, not to
mention consent, to proposals for social policy,
the Church must make a competent case.

Why is it that men are so prone to surrender their
freedom of conscience to totalitarian powers? Why
do we so often fail to claim the authority of our own
conscience? Herberg answers that man's freedom is
sometimes felt to be a dreadful burden. To be free
man must accept the accountability for his own ac­
tions, and he must often endure conflict and anguish
to uphold his own personal integrity.
Freedom is hard to bear, an intolerable bur­
den for those who have lost their grounding in
the divine. Freedom means responsibility; it
means decision, and the responsibility of de­
cision engenders that painful anxiety which
Kierkegaard has called the “dizziness of free­
dom." The urge to renounce one’s freedom so
as to relieve oneself of responsibility is an im­
pulse deeply rooted in the human heart; in our
own time, it has driven whole peoples to seek a
self-annihilating security in the totalitarian herd.
Anything is welcomed if it promises escape from
the dreadful anomie of contemporary existence.
From the viewpoint of Hebraic religion, sur­
render to the lure of totalitarianism is treason to
God. For the renunciation of freedom and re­
sponsibility is the renunciation of human per­
sonality; it is the repudiation of the divine de­
mand upon man to fulfil himself as the unique
image of God. “Man,” says J. P. Sartre, “is con­
demned to be free.” True, but it is precisely this
“condemnation” to freedom that constitutes the
grandeur of human existence, which no one may
renounce and yet remain truly human. Totali­
tarianism therefore confronts us with a double
responsibility: to reorganize social life so as to
make possible the emergence of true commu­
nity in freedom, and to strengthen within us our
spiritual resources of personality and responsi­
bility. Both tasks alike imply unswerving alle­
giance to the divine law as the law of our life.

Competence of performance bears its own authority.

Turning now from the moral authority of the re­
ligious community to the responsible freedom of its
individual members, I shall make reference to the
modern Jewish scholar, Will Herberg. Herberg strives
to defend the inwardness of man’s spiritual freedom
as it is rooted in biblical tradition He warns against
the excesses of radical individualism on one hand
and of the totalitarian claims of society on the other.
The individual can only be free in his obligations to
community life.
The individual is in duty bound to serve the
society of which he is part and to respect its
authority: “Separate not yourself from the com­
munity,” is a familiar rabbinic dictum. Yet the
individual transcends his society and all pos­
sible societies, for society has no jurisdiction
over him in the things that matter most — his
conscience and his relation to his God. Standing
on the divine law, he may judge and even defy
the merely relative justice of his society. “The
example of the Hebrew nation,” Lord Acton
states, “laid down (the line) on which all free­
dom has been won — ... the doctrine of the
higher law, . . . the principle that all political
authorities must be tested and reformed ac­
cording to a code which was not made by man.”

Greater Witas-Barre Alumni Chapter Elects Officers

I would only add to Herberg’s words that the divine
law is both our authority and freedom in life. When
God's law confronts us, challenges us, and awakens
our consciences, it becomes our authority; but when
it becomes grafted in our hearts and finds spontane­
ous expression in our feelings, attitudes, and ac­
tions, then it becomes our freedom.

It therefore goes without saying that the total­
itarian claim of society or the state to control a
man’s entire life is utterly repugnant to Juda­
ism. Neither society nor the state can make such
absolute claims; they are barred from doing so
because, in the Jewish view, man is totally sub­
ject only to God, and it is an affront to Heaven

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Sources of quoted material:

Martin Buber, Between Man and Man
Michael Polanyi, Science, Faith, and Society

James Gustafson, “Moral Authority in the
Church,” Chicago Theological Seminary
Register, May 1971
Will Herberg, Judaism and Modern Man

New officers of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chapter of the Wilkes College Alumni Association were elected re­
cently and have already met several times with the special committee which is making plans for the 1971 Homecom­
ing in October. Left to right, seated —Penny Ruckno, secretary; James Ferris, president; Tim McGinley, treasurer.
Standing—Chancellor Eugene S. Farley, former president of Wilkes College; John Lychos, executive committee; Carl
Urbanski, executive committee; and Art Hoover, director of alumni affairs. Absent were John Tasker, vice president;
and W. Brooke 'Yeager, executive committee.

iwiF Harf Fw ftiKMiw Ortrtff 28-31
“One Better Than ’70 For ’71” would seem to be
an appropriate slogan as well as a goal for the alumni
committee which will soon be named to put together
plans for the 1971 Homecoming scheduled for the

weekend of October 29-30-31.

Leonard Mulcahy has accepted the chairmanship
0 the next Homecoming and as one who contributed
much to last year's event is well aware of the work
??t out for the committee in making this year s event
b‘gger and better.

Mulcahy will announce his committee members
s °rtly and meetings will be scheduled so that su
committees can be assembled and begin working toard the Alumni Association’s high point of the year.

Art Hoover, college alumni affairs director, has an­
nounced that the Hotel Sterling has been reserved for
that week and all the fringe services which were pro­
vided last year will once again be available.
The last Homecoming set a precedent in Wyoming
Valley as the dance was held in the huge lobby of the
central city hotel — something which went over ex­
tremely well with all those who attended and caused
many outsiders to wonder why they hadn’t thought

of doing the same thing years ago.
It is anticipated that the Friday night program will
include the usual get-together —or warmup — party,
but under another title will be among the leadoff
events and that all of the regular items, such as foot­
ball, soccer and dorm judging, will be included.
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MM1 SPRING REUNION CONDUCTED W lUMffl

4

The Alumni Association
concluded its three-day Sprin
weekend with a dinner at the
Hotel Sterling. Left to right,
seated— Thomas J. Moran,
national alumni president; Mrs.
Moran; Mrs. Francis J.
Michelini, Sandra Walters.
Standing — Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Greenberg, President Michelini,
Cynthia and Jerry Weber, and
Norma Roper.

Taken during the cocktail hour
prior to the dinner are, left to
right, seated — Mrs. Carl
Urbanski, Mrs. Tom Kelly,
Anita Janerich, and George
Pawlush. Standing — Art
Hoover, college alumni affairs
director; Carl Urbanski, Bob
Silvi and Tom Kelly, director
of the Summer and Evening
Colleges.

into his final season of competition
with 1,917 rushing yards, the most
ever by a Colonel, and poses a def-

s

crop is ticipants could p—
Put
excellent and with a rapid season­. over the .500 level
in
—
ing could put the Wilkesmen on campaign.
target for a banner year.

Juniata and Indiana (Pa.) are the
new faces on the Blue and Gold
football
slate, replacing Alfred and SouthA quick look into the 1971 fall ern Connecticut. Most of the Coloschedule finds all four Colonel nels' 1971 opponents are, unfortunof quiet ately likewise pointing toward a
squads displaying a sense
brilliant year. The Wilkesmen will
optimism.
start their 26th year of intercolle­
Football becomes uncorked at Ly­
giate competition with an overall
coming on September 25 and winds
96-94-6 mark, needing only four
up seven weeks later against Mus­
more victories to attain the century
kingum at New Concord, Ohio.
circle.
Coach Roland Schmidt enters the
eight-game slate with 30 exper­
SOCCER
ienced lettermen plus a quarterback.

Twelve starters have been lost
via
and the 10-year vet- graduation
o
eran mentor will find his biggest
headaches corning with the defensive line and the kicking game.
Senior halfback Ted Yeager goes

CROSS COUNTRY
Cross Country will maVo ..

With six of the teams top seven
scorers returning plus the best
gOa]je (Chip Eaton) in eastern collegiate circles, the soccer squad of
Coach Tom Rokila is also envisioning good things in 1971.

d.c
the harriers
their
-—-r maiden

WOMAN’S HOCKEY
Sandy Bloomberg and Candy
-o_ to replace on
Cates will be tough
l&gt;*'AG
’s field hockeyi team but
— Woman.................
Coach Gay Foster can find the
right replacements the coeds could
ver7 we’l r*de the victory boat,
Fall Athletic Schedule
FOOTBALL
September 25 — Lycoming
October 2—Moravian
(Parents' Day)
October 9 —Delaware Valley
October 16 — Ithaca
October 23 —Juniata
October 30 — Indiana (Pa.) Homecoming)
November 6 —East Stroudsburg
November 13 —Muskingum

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SOCCER
September 21 - Baptist Bible
September 24 —Upsala
September 28-Moravian
October 2 - Philadelphia Textile
October 6 — Muhlenberg
October 9 —Lycoming
October 13 — Scranton
October 16 — Stevens
October 20—Kutztown
October 23 — Wagner
October 27 — Binghamton State
October 30 —Madison (FDU)
November 6 — Susquehanna
November 13 — Elizabethtown

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CROSS COUNTRY

Away
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Home
October 18 —Scranton
Home
October 21 — Baptist Bible
Away
October 25 —Scranton
Away
October 27 — Binghamton State
Gettysburg_ (tri.)
Novembers — Susquehanna -0:..,..
? ' Away

September 21 — Baptist Bible
October 7 — Bloomsburg - Cheney (tri.)
October 13 — Del. Valley - Lebanon Vai. (tri.)

WOMEN'S HOCKEY
September 28—Albright
September 30—Bloomsburg
October 2 —Lock Haven Alumni

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football co captains^
—ver anw iA twist of the new and the old as last ye3J s to Ted Yeager ...Cardinale P
Lovaland turn over the burden of leadership
Loveland, Hoover, '
*oland Schrn-j?6' co'caPtains for 1971. Left to right — L”’’.har
.r m Wilkes -------Cardinale n 'dl. Yeager, and Cardinale. Yeager is the top rumade in 1970mebacker, was the number two man in tackles

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October 7 —Kutztown
October 14 — Keystone
October 19 —Misericordia
October 26 — Keystone
October28 —Misericordia
- ■» c.isnuehanna Field Hockey

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�Colonels' Spring Snorts Teams Had Wiwiw Seasons

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BASEBALL

signing a contract with the Phila- the Colonels high finisher, earning
a fifth place tie in individual medal
Wilkes College spring teams rode delphia Phillies.
standings. Juniors Rich Berheiser
to their fourth straight winning
Other Colonels gaining post­
campaign. Paced by the 14-3 efforts season MAC plaudits were Dave and John Corbett were outstanding
of the basebailers, the four Blue Kaschak and Ted Yeager on the for the Blue and Gold in regular
and Gold squads combined for a first team, and Mike Bergbauer and season competition, turning out re­
spective productions of 11-5 and
29-23 (.557) log.
Sokolowski on the second squad.
9-4-3.
While baseball was the big noise
on campus, the charges of Coach
GOLF
TENNIS and LACROSSE
Gene Domzalski accumulated the
Also serving up a supreme spring
best one season record ever in col­
Experiencing the pangs of re­
lege history, but finished third performance; was the golf team building and youth were the tennis
(11-2) in the MAC “Northern Sec- wh'c,h made Wilkes College history and lacrosse teams, who toiled to
tion” race to Upsala (16-1) and on
1 May 3 when it bested a field of almost similar 4-6 and 3-6 finishes.
Elizabethtown (12-2).
‘25 teams to win championship hon­ Closing out a fine career on the ten­
&lt;ors at the 21st MAC “College Divi­ nis squad was captain Doug ValenSenior second baseman Tom Hig- sion
&lt;
” Tournament.
teen, number one man and most
gins obliterated just about every
Sophomore
Gerry Sincavage was valuable player the last three years.
existent seasonal and career high in
the Wilkes record book by hitting
.481 w’hile collecting 22 runs, 30
&lt;3*
hits, and 24 runs batted in.

Other .300 hitters in the Colonel
camp included freshman Marty
Pobutkiewicz (.444), Mike Berg­
bauer (.356), Frank Galicki (.353),
Ted Yeager (.339), Dave Kaschak
(.321), and Tom Page (.314).
As a team the Wilkesmen batted
to a .321 average while allowing
opponents only a .213 margin and
2.01 earned runs per game. Extent
of the Colonels 1971 prowess may
also be seen in the comparisons for:
hits, 176-116; runs, 128-55; extra
base hits, 47-16; and stolen bases,
62-9.

Pitching was also a strongpoint
of the Wilkes diamond success with
Ted Sokolowski and Jeff Giberson
providing the most effective onetwo punch in Colonel baseball
chronicles.
Southpaw Sokolow’ski fanned 80
batters in 63 innings while coasting
to a 5-1 w'on-lost record and a glit­
tering 1.14 earned run average.
Sophomore Giberson was even
more effective, turning in totals of
6-1 and a 0.78 era.
Upon season’s end, Higgins was
named to the MAC All-Star team
and capped a brilliant career by

The appointment.of Thomas KelIy to the new posi. n of assistant director of development at Wilkes
“°aS announced by Chancellor Eugene S. Farley, head
f (he development office at the institution. Kelly’s
appointment becomes effective September 1, when
jje will relinquish his present duties as director of the
Evening and Summer Colleges.

In keeping
keeping with the celebration of CARE’s 25th
anmvei’y cof providing aid to the needy throughout
anniversary
the world, the dormitory residents of Wilkes donated
a c;heck
h&lt;&gt;rV for
for $1,000
$1,000 to that organization on May 20, at
Weckesser Hall-

*

*

A Wilkes associate professor, Dr. S. S. Mitra, of
the Mathematics department, has been awarded a
National Science Foundation grant to participate in
the Advance Science Seminar in Probability and Sta­
tistics this summer.

A graduate of Wilkes and a former resident of
Nanticoke, Dr. Irwin S. Snyder, has been elected to
Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbi­
ology.

*
\iij

Two juniors, Marietta Bednar and Jo Ann Gomer,
have been appointed editor-in-chief and managing
editor, respectively, of The Beacon for the 1971-72
academic year.

*

HONORED — Members of the undefeated 1970-71 Middle Atlantic Conference Champion
v/restling team were honored with a dinner on May 8. Special guests of the evening were
all past MAC individual titlists. Past champions present arc pictured above, left to right,
First row •— Joe Wiendl (1967, 69); Marv Antinnes (1959, 60, 61); Al Arnould (1967, 71).
Second row — Rich Ceccoli (1970, 71); Dave Thomas (1958); Jim Ward (1958).
Third row — John Marfia (1969, 70); Gerry Willetts (1971); Ron Fritts (1970, 71).
Fourth row — Dick Cook (1966, 67, 68); Andy Matviak (1971); Al Zellner (1970, 71).
Fifth row — Brooke Yeager (1961).

A wood sculpture by a member of the Wilkes ColeSe Art Department, Herbert Simon, is among 10
selected works on exhibit during the summer in Har­
risburg at “Pennsylvania 71"—the first state-spons°red juried exhibit.

Dr. Harold Cox, professor of history at Wilkes, is
professor of history at Wilkes, is
one of two educators in the country who has special­
ized in the rather v-:~ "
unique field of Economic History
of Transportation.

* *
This spring marked the appointment of student
proctors in both the male and female resident halls.

★
A program in association with the existing Master
of Business Administration program is now in exis­
tence at Wilkes to provide an opportunity for inter­
ested mature students to overcome some of their
deficiencies in the fields of economics and business.

*
The Student Government of Wilkes — a group of
elected representatives of about 2,500 students —
came out in one of its last formal actions of the
school year by passing a resolution opposing the pro­
posed widening of South River Street.

Wilkes College will be able to grant Master of Sci­
ence degrees in mathematics as of next September
under a recently acquired authorization issued by
David H. Kurtzman, Pennsylvania Secretary of Ed­

ucation.

A Certificate of Achievement for having completed
a sequence of evening courses in business manage­
ment toward a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and
Finance was awarded to Robert Praschunus of West

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Pittston by Wilkes College.

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crew on a KC-135 StratoStaK* AJ r of dis
wife, the former LESLIE
F"Ca H%^lhughter at 107 Texas Street,

ALUMNI NEWS

T08|AS;ffindCaliforniaT&gt;
n«TA was elected president of the
xullR P0DEST ,„d Water Company. He resides
and th" ,r dauBhter in Kingston, Pa.

Q&gt; O £&gt;

at WyominTsemS’c
children

- Orefield, Pennsylvania

'67 ......
ROBERT ARMBRUSTER has been awarded , of philosophy degree in chemistry by the Rens
selaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York He

'39
Lillian Wyatt, the former LILLIAN CELMER,
librarian at the Robert L. Olds Junior
School in Connell, West Virginia. She resides
her husband and children at Star Route, Box
W-Tee Ranch, Mesa, Washington.

is a
High
with
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DR. PATRICIA ROSSI has been appointed physician
ian
to the staff of the Harveys Lake-Noxen Health
Center.
KENNETH PERLUKE is a training director with
Humble Oil and Refining Company in Pittsburgh
He resides with his wife, Patricia, at 108 Autumn
Drive, R. D. #4, Trafford, Pennsylvania.

MARILYN WARBURTON recently accepted a position
as social worker in the Moss Rehabilitation Hos­
pital in Philadelphia. This is a rehabilitation cen­
ter for the physically handicapped children and
adults and is affiliated with the Albert Einstein
Medical Center.

'64

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DONALD BAROVICH is a staff programmer with
IBM Corporation in Boca Raton, Florida. He re­
sides at 8 Burning Tree Lane, Boca Raton, with
his wife, Margaret, and their two sons.

BURT J. DONN, JR. has announced the opening of
his offices for the practice of general dentistry in
Wilkes-Barre. He resides at 210 Carverton Road,
Trucksville, Pennsylvania.

FREDERICK INGOLD, JR. is a sales promotion super­
visor with the New York Telephone Company. He
resides with his wife, Edythe, and their daughter
at Old Best Road, R. D. =1, West Sand Lake, N.Y.

Carolyn Andrion, the former CAROLYN HOWELLS,
is a librarian at the Bel Air Public Library. She
resides with her husband at 9815 Fox Hill Road,
Perry Hall, Maryland.

GEORGE CHINTALA has been appointed principal
for the Rolling Hills Primary School, New Jersey.

'48
J. GLENN GOOCH has been elected vice-president
and treasurer of the Pennsylvania Gas and Water
Company. He resides with his wife and son at
332 James Street, Kingston, Pennsylvania.

'51

.......

THOMAS JONES has been named a vice-president
with Wyrough and Loser, Inc. in Trenton, N. J.

'52

........

EDWARD WHEATLEY has been named an assistant
vice-president of the Bank of Delaware.

ROGER CEASE received his MBA from Rider Col­
lege on June 6, 1971. He is currently employed as
the administrative engineer of the Research and
Advanced Product Development Division of De Laval
Turbine Inc. in Trenton, New Jersey. He resides at
39 Tempo Road, Levittown, Pennsylvania.

'SI

.......

.......

JOHN RINKO is an audit manager with the United
States General Accounting Office, Washington, D. C.
He resides with his wife, Lettie, and their son,
John, at 5406 Rosecroft Boulevard, Oxon Hill, Md.

BASIL CASTNER is a principal at the New Egypt
School in New Jersey. He is currently doing addi­
tional graduate work at Glassboro State College and
seeking certification as a chief school administra­
tor. He resides with his wife, Anna, at 84A Stenton
Court, Trenton, New Jersey.

ROBERT CHEW- received his master's degree from
Stanford University in June. Bob is an associate
director for systems and planning at the Univer­
sity of Massachusetts. He resides with his wife,
Sally, and their two children at R. F. D. #2, Am­
herst Road, Pelham, Massachusetts.

'56

FRED PELLO, JR. is a partner in the accounting
firm of Barndt and Pello, C.PA's. He resides with
his wife and children at 257 West Reliance Road,
Souderton, Pennsylvania.

'55

.......

JAMES E. JONES has been named principal of the
Hamilton Elementary School in New Jersey.
JAMES MITCHELL, JR. has been promoted from
assistant to associate professor at Moravian College.

BERNARD KOSCH has been selected for a year of
university study under the Education for Public
Management program for the 1971-72 academic
year at Corneil University. He resides at 304 Mc­
Daniel Avenue, McDaniel Crest, Wilmington, Del.

OQOOOOOO

ROYAL HAYWARD is a development programmer
with IBM in Raleigh, North Carolina. He resides
with his wife and three children at 923 Kathryn
Street, Cary, North Carolina.

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o.

STANLEY KARMIL0V1CH is district manager with
Calgon Corporation in Cincinnati. He resides with
his wife and three children at 1866 Lindenhall
Drive, Loveland, Ohio.

QOOOOOOS

WILLIAM DAVIS is rector at the Emmanuel Epis­
copal Church in Emporium, Pennsylvania. He re­
sides with his wife, Donna Sue, and their four
children at 136 East Fourth Street, Emporium.

JOHN BUTCHKO is chairman of the business de­
partment with the Franklin Township School Dis­
trict. He resides with his wife, Carol, and their
new son. Jay, at 221 Mountain Avenue, Somer­
ville, New Jersey.

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school District. He resides with

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his J*1!’ New Jersey.
OldBn ronVAN is associated with the Lehigh
EDWARD
„ tov College. He resides with his
“S"; BARBARA GREYTOCK ’67, and
wife, the fo
Woodlea Road, R. D. #1,
theirz0S5nbrefield,’Pennsylvania.

BM
cwarTWDOD is assistant controller with
WAYNE ^7
He resides with his wife

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LEO GUTSTEIN has recently begun his optometry
practice in Kingston. He resides at 41 Hiliday Dr.,
Kingston, Pennsylvania.
VINCENT McHALE is an assistant professor in the
department of political science at the University of
Pennsylvania. He resides with his wife, the former
ANN COTNER, ’61, and their son at 650 Brooke
Road, Glenside, Pennsylvania.

MICHAEL LANDESMAN is a senior auditor with
Arthur Anderson and Company in New York City.
He resides at 54-44 Little Neck Parkway, Little
Neck, New York.
GERALD WILLIAMS is a senior associate with Plan­
ning Research Corporation in Lansing, Michigan.
He resides with his wife and two children at 3200
Continental Drive, Lansing.

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.......

JOHN HALL is a caseworker with the Philadelphia
County Board of Assistance. He resides with his
wife at 1607 Summer Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

CHARLES KRAYNACK received his master of science
degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University
of Michigan. He is a project engineer at Charmin
Industries, Mehoopany, Pa.

STEVEN PARADISE is a partner in the insurance
firm of J. B. Paradise and Company. He resides
with his wife, the former JANE KLEIN, ’66, and
their new son, Gregg, at 290 Atlantic Avenue, East
Rockaway, Nev/ York.
JACK HARDIE is an assistant editor with the Jour­
nal of Modern Literature at Temple University. He
is presently a candidate for his Ph.D. degree at
the College. He resides with his wife and two
children at Woodstream 1407, Warminster, Pa.
DALE EDWARDS is a social studies chairman with
the Catasauqua Area School District. He resides
with his wife and two children at 1614 Washing­
ton Street, Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.

a’d"thel "two children at R. D. #7, West

Frederick.
n, nnpovlCH is development programming
GARVI manager with IBM in Endicott, New York,
prefect man g r
d
jn business from
S diversity of New York in May. Ga7 re'?des with his wife, Joan, and their two children at
1913 Debra Drive, Vestal.

ELIUD KABUNGO has been promoted to district
traffic superintendent in Kisumu. His mailing ad­
dress is East African Railways Corporation, P. 0.
Box 818, Kisumu, Kenya, East Africa.

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ALAN GILBERT is teaching at Morris Knolls High
School in Danville, New Jersey and is working
towards his master’s degree at Montclair State
College. He resides with his wife, Denise, at 66
Sutton Trail, Hopatcong.

Charlotte Walsh, the former CHARLOTTE PETERSON
s
-a?
En8l'Sh in the Clark cO“nty
School District. She resides with her husband
Walter, at 63 Church Street, Henderson, Nevada.
Edith Kachurak, the former EDITH MILLER is an
English teacher at Bellefonte High School. She re­
sides with her husband, Joseph, at 840 Cricklewood Drive, Apt. 210, State College, Penna.

KENNETH EVANS is teaching chemistry at the Still­
water Central School in New York. He resides with
his wife at 38 South Main Street, Mechanicville,
New York.

JAMES MARKS, JR. received his M.D. degree from
Temple University in May. He is presently doing
his internship at Geisinger Medical Center. Jim
resides with his wife, the former JOYCE TURNER,
’66, at 55 Vermillion Way, Levittown, Penna.
JOSEPH BAKER received
Temple University Dental
sides with his wife, the
Sussex Square, Apt. S-5,

his D.D.S. degree from
School in May. He re­
former SUSAN WEST, at
Plymouth Meeting, Pa.

Street’ Durham- New

Hampshire

is attending Temple University

Schnrd

«ith 1,15 W' „tin is a 7th grade teacher in the

ARTHUR ROGOVIN is manager with Westheimer,
Fine, Berger, and Company. He resides at 67-15
102nd Street, Forest Hills, New York.

He resides at Rt.

Beverl! n ’ i niX" ApL AP’5' Edgewater Park,
oeverly. New Jersey.

DANIEL DAVIS is doing volunteer work with the
Peace Corps in Khemisset, Morocco.
WILLIAM MONTAGUE is a staff accountant with
Haskins and Sells. He resides with his wife, Susan,
and their two children at 464 Scott Street, WilkesBarre.

Effie Mae Buckley, the former EFFIE MAE BUCKLEY, is an industrial nurse with IBM in Endicott,
New York. She resides with her husband, Fred, at
Grippen Hill Road, Vestal.

MICHAEL SMITH was among ten men honored by
Johnson and Johnson at an awards luncheon. He
was presented with the Claude V. Swank Manufac­
turing Award as an outstanding production super­
visor. Michael resides with his wife, the former
REGINA BELDIN, *67, and their son at 5 Koster
Boulevard, Edison, New Jersey.

DAVID ESLER is a freelance photo journalist. He
resides with his wife, the former VICKI TATZ, at
1035 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California.

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o

JOHN CHOPACK has been notified by the Maryland
State Board of Public Accountancy that he has
passed the examination for certification. He is
_____ it..__ Qr'rmintanf in thp
presently employed as a staff accountant in the
Baltimore office of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co.

EVAN G. EVANS is a systems analyst at Arizona
State University. He resides with his wife and their
two children at 1710 South Jen Tilly #13, Tempe,
Arizona.
cF.- E. PARKHURST, III is now
now associated
associated with the

WAYNE BLOOMBERG recently received the Air
Medal near
He earned the
...— Dong
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— Thin, Vietnam.
—
award for meritorious service while participating in
aerial flight in support of ground operations.
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—:.,.a in.
irm» Commendation
Wayne
also .received
the Army
Medal for meritorious service as assistant adjutant
of Headquarters Company 10th Combat Aviation
Battalion.
SAMUEL WOLFE, III, was recently notified by the
Commissioner of Professional and 0«uPatlona!
Affairs of the Department of State that he had
successfully passed the examination for Real Estate
Broker He is associated in the Real Estate and Insurance business with the S
Wolfe,| Jn^cy.

F- D. Parkhurst, Inc. Insurance Agency. He resides at 6 Westminster Drive, Orchardview Terrace,
Dallas, with his wife and daughter.

He resides with his vl ■
... „ v/nkes-Barre.
SHOD, '70, at 301 Sout
••
FREDERICK LOKUTA Jas Been promoted^from

.j—
ites Navy ------He resides
with his w.t.
wife and dauehter
daughter
States
.
....
at 3142 North 6th Street, Harrisburg.
is ---------------- r of the Jack and

PAUL BERGANDER is a plant design engineer with
estmghouse in Annapolis. He resides with his
™e, Diane, and their daughter at 7505-A Furnace
“ranch Road, Glen Burnie, Maryland.

manufacturing engineer to eg
RCA in Mountaintop. He resides at 1 Ash Street.

Magazine. -------She resides
at The Frontenac 3470
;J— ..
North Meridian, Apt. 712, Indianapolis, Indiana.

MARK COHEN has been chosen for one of the
354 fellowships to be awarded in 1971 by the
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to
scholars, scientists and artists. He will receive a
fellowship in photography, one of seven given in
that field.

W«+°m-S WARTELLA is teaching English in the
form
« Pulllic Schools. Nick and his wife, the
'ormer REGINA WATKINS, both received their

Yor? • „grees from the State University of New
11 n k ay’ They reside of 140 Sussex Place, Apt.
' Bohemia, New York.

CHARLES KOSTEVA received his D.D.S. degree from
Temple University in May. He is presently doing
^"dE'ta| internship at the Allentown General Hos'pitaC
He resides
resides” with
with* ’his
his wife
wiie^Donna,
at Allen
Allen
pital. He
Donna, at
Gardens Apt.
Apt. #8,
xjg, 840 South 12th
Gardens,
1-... Street,
------ , Allen
pennsyiVania.
.
, —,
an operations research analyst
roNALD
the United
ie neei nwwnoi

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Dupont, Pennsylvania.

ELWOOD WALTER
United States Army an
Tulane after
He Plans to continue law schooUtJulan^
release from the Army.

nd their new

WorW^n SWANSON is teaching American and

ROBERT BEELER received his^WS.
Luzerne County Com™ f^er KATHERINE KRES-

inarv ;

^^RearW503 south River St, Wilkes-Barre.

°sraphy and History at Wyoming Semn Forty Fort. He resides with his wife, the

Marjorie Victor, the former MARJORIE SHAFFER, is
teach!ng fourt|, and fifth grade classes in the Los
f
city Sctl00|S shE resides with her husband,
at 2733 South Hoover Street, Apt. #2,
Los Angeles, California.

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GEORGIANA CRAY is a graduate student at the
University of Pittsburgh.
MARY ANN WASKIE is working towards her master's
MARY ANN ’
University. After receiving her
degree, Mary Ann will be employed by the Ostert Free Library in Wilkes-Barre.

�OR. JOSEPH J. CRANE
PHILIP THORICK is a student at Wesley Seminary.
After being ordained, he will serve as full-time
minister to three churches as a part of his degree
requirements. He and his wife, Barbara, reside at
Box 2, Flintstone, Maryland.

DAVID JENKINS is an insurance agent with Western
and Southern Life Insurance Company in Forty Fort.
He resides with his wife and son at 16 Marlborough
Avenue, Apt. #2, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

training in Kentucky. They reside at 17 Hazle St.,
Swoyersville, Pennsylvania.
MARIE GACIOCH became the bride of George Yenchak, Jr. They reside at 131 South Maple Avenue,
Kingston, Pennsylvania.

Bright New World

DANIEL KOPEN is attending Hershey Medical School
in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

'53....................................

SARAH HUTCHINGS is an assistant public informa­
tion officer with VISTA Recruitment. She resides at
2542 Polk Street, San Francisco, California.

a son, John Joseph, born on October 4, 1970, to
Mr. and Mrs. PAUL W. WARNAGIRIS. They reside at
135 East 6th Street, Wyoming, Pennsylvania.

Patricia Ambrose, the former PATRICIA SAXON is a
nursing instructor at the Institute of Pennsylvania
Hospital. She resides with her husband, George, at
441 South 51st Street, Philadelphia, Penna.

'56
a daughter, Megan Louise, bom on July 15, 1970,
to Dr. and Mrs. Harold H. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson
is the former HELEN YOUNG. They reside at R. D.
#2, Berwick, Pennsylvania.

'67
WILLIAM SCHMIDT was married to Laurie Freed.
Bill is a salesman with Certified Labs in Los
Angeles. They reside at 16161 Parkside Lane,
Apt. #32, Huntington Beach, California.

.

'68

ROBERT KARLOTSKI was married to Roberta Ham­
mer. Bob is working toward completion of his
master’s degree in physics at Cleveland State Uni­
versity. They reside at 208 West Washington St.,
Painesville, Ohio.

'68

.

PAUL BURRY was married to Sharon Vollrath. Paul
is employed by the Greater Hazleton Area School
District. His wife is a graduate assistant to the
department of communication disorders at Blooms­
burg State College.

ANTHONY HONKO was married to Carol Evans. They
reside in Trucksville.
ROBERT HOOFER was married to Cynthia Nitka.
Robert is employed by E. R. Squibb and Sons Inc.
BEVERLY SIEGEL became the bride of Philip Moseman. She is a reading specialist with the Great
Valley School District, Devault, Pennsylvania.

70

.

GEORGE MAGUSCHAK was married to Mary Ann
Bosnia. George is undergoing four month's basic

a son, Brian Herbert, born on May 12, 1971, to
Mr. and Mrs. ROGER ROLFE. They reside at 18
Wheatstone Circle, Fairport, New York.

a son, Brett Colin, bom on September 23, 1970, to
Mr. and Mrs. PETER BACK. Mrs. Back is the former
MOLLIE BEARD, ’56. They reside at 8341 Verona
Drive, New Carrollton, Maryland.

a daughter, Kara Ann, bom on October 2, 1970, to
Mr. and Mrs. George Kovac. Mrs. Kovac is the
former CATHY BROMINSKI. They reside at Grange
Avenue, R. D. #1, Collegeville, Pennsylvania.

'62

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...................................

a daughter, Susan Lynn, bom on March 24, 1971,
to Dr. and Mrs. ROBERT CONWAY. They reside at
395 North Maple Avenue, Kingston, Pa.

a daughter, Jennifer, born on November 12, 1970,
to Mr. and Mrs. John Niznik. Mrs. Niznik is the
former JUDITH ANN POWELL. They reside at 121
South Grant Street, Wilkes-Barre.
a daughter, Elaine, born on June 3, 1971, to Mr.
and Mrs. VITO FLORIMONTE. They reside at 1407
Harris Street, State College, Pennsylvania.

'63

.

a daughter, Jill Beth, bom on January 26, 1971, to
Mr. and Mrs. CARL WORTHINGTON. Mrs. Worthing­
ton is the former BEVERLY CRANE, ’68. They reside
at 2334 Mole Road, Secane, Pennsylvania.

'68 .

a son, Christopher Stephen, born on April 8, 1971,
to Dr. and Mrs. WILLIAM J. DAVIS. They reside at
143 Garth Road, Scarsdale, New York.

ELAINE A. WHITMAN became the bride of Robert
Lupoli. They reside in San Francisco, California.

'66

'67

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a daughter, Mary Alison, born on October 30, 1970,
to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Russo. Mrs. Russo is the
former BARBARA MENARICK. They reside at 73
Mason Street, Exeter, Pennsylvania.

a daughter, Laura Ann, born on May 10, 1971 to
Mr. and Mrs. Robert VanHorn. Mrs. VanHorn is the
former LINDA WERNER. They reside at 17312
A Euclid Street, Fountain Valley, California.

TERRY ROTHSTEIN is manager of the Holly Farms
in Arlington, Virginia. He resides at 3511 Robert
E. Lee Place, Apt T-3, Alexandria, Virginia.

Down The Aisle

.

'65

.......

a daughter, Roslyn Michelle, born on June 6,
1971, to Mr. and Mrs. William Rupe. Mrs, Rupe is
the former ANNE LIGETI. They reside at 4954 Glen­
view Avenue, Anaheim, California,

a son, Alan, born on April 1, 1971, to Mr. and Mrs.
Al Jablonski. Mrs. Jablonski is the former DOROTHY
TRAIL They reside at 73 Third Avenue, Kingston, Pa.

S4 .

a son, Joshua Morgan, born on March 9, 1971, to
Mr. and Mrs. JOEL MYERS. They reside at 9 Radam
Court, Freeport, New York.

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a daughter, Heather Lynn, born on April 29, 1971,
to Mr. and Mrs. DONALD FINE. They reside at
R. D. #5, Jefferson Boulevard, Frederick, Maryland.

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3hr iHonoriam

Joseph is survived by his
wife, the former Marlene Mar­
tin; son, Joseph J., at home; his
father, Joseph J. Crane, sister,
Diane Crane, and maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
John L. Kramer, all of West
Pittston, Pennsylvania.

a daughter, Sheri Lyn, born on September 26,
1970, to 'Mr. and Mrs. William Skurkis. Mrs. Skurkis is the former CAROL GRABOWSKI. They reside
at 151 Middle Street, Bristol, Connecticut
a son, Brett Christian, born on January 28, 1971,
to Mr. and Mrs. ELWOOD WALZER. They reside at
131 Rainbow Trail, Denville, New Jersey.
a son, Carlo, born on February 6, 1971, to Mr. and
Mrs. JOSEPH J. SABATINI. Mrs. Sabatini is the
former CAROL SCATENA, ’67. They reside at 236
Pettebone Street, Wyoming, Pennsylvania.

a daughter, Julieann, born on January 28, 1971, to
Mr and Mrs. Harold Kapelan. Mrs. Kapelan is the
former SANDY DENNIS. They reside at 1321 Dart­
mouth Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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a son, Matthew Brian, born on March 25, 1971, to
Mr. and Mrs. BRIAN McGRATH. They reside at
Colony Point Apartments, 960 Armfield Circle,
Norfolk, Virginia.
a daughter, Pamela Agnes, born on April 8, 1971,
to Mr. and Mrs. ANTHONY ORSI. Mrs. Orsi is the
former ELOISE GRIFFITHS. They reside at 56
Garden View Terrace, Hightstown, New Jersey.
a son, Sheldon, born on March 20, 1971, to Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Poremba. Mrs. Poremba is the
former MARY JEZIERSKI. They reside at 274-B
Colley Street, Lyndwood, Wilkes-Barre, Penna.

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Dr. Joseph J. Crane (’66), of
1937-B Mather Way, Elkins
Park, Pennsylvania, died at the
age of 26 on May 23, 1971 in
Abington Memorial Hospital,
Abington.
He
He was
was a graduate of Wilkes
College and Temple University
School of Medicine in 1970. He
Was serving his internship at
Abington Memorial Hospital
where he had been accepted to
serve his first year of medical
residency.

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MULTIPLY
YOUR GIFT!
Your gift to the Wilkes
Alumni Fund can be worth
more than its face value
if you are employed by
a company that matches
employees' gifts to their
Alma Maters.
More and more companies
have Matching Gift
programs. Check with your
personnel representative
for details today, or
contact the Alumni
Relations Office.

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a daughter, Shelby Joyce, born on October 23,
1970, to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Girard. Mrs, Girard is
the former JOYCE HUGHES. They reside at 198
Meadowcrest Drive, Trucksville, Pennsylvania.

NADA VUJICA

Members of the Wilkes College family, as well as
thousands of alumni and friends of the institution,, were
saddened by the death on JJune 10 of Mrs. Nada Vujica,
head librarian.
Mrs. Vujica was the wife of Dr. Stanko Vujica, head
of the Philosophy and Religion Departments at Wilkes
College, and was widely known as an author of short
stories and poetry in her native Croatia, Yugoslavia.
President Francis J. Michelini, in marking her death,
said in part:
“The death of Mrs. Nada Vujica marks the second
time in a few months that Wilkes College has lost some­
one who cannot be replaced.
“Individuals like Mrs. Vujica are unique to any edu­
cational institution because she was blessed with the
that leaves all those
habit of giving of herself in a way tl..
richer by the experwith whom she came in
in contact
cc_

ience....”

October 29 &gt;31
page / 23

�Someone, somewhere at some time has wondered where you are, what you are doing and
maybe even how to get in touch with you. You have probably experienced the same thought at
one time or another. Why not do something about it? Right now, while the idea is still fresh.
Fill in the fornfbelow and send it to the Alumni Office, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18703.
1.

NAME
(LAST)

(FIRST)

(MIDDLE)

MAIDEN NAME

Street
City

Zip Code

State

Telephones: Home
2.

Business

WILKES DEGREE

Curriculum

Withdrew
Degree
3.

4.

Year Graduated

Transferred to

Date

ADVANCED DEGREES

Source

Date

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Title

Business Address

Duties

5.

MARRIED

SINGLE

Spouse (Name)

Children:

Wilkes Graduate?
Date of Birth

Name

Employer

6.

LAST POSITION HELD: Title

7.

PERMANENT REFERENCE ADDRESS
(NAME)

(STREET

(CITY)

(PHONE)

(STATE)

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                    <text>WILKES COLLEGE

�BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Admiral Harold R. Stark
H°n°"'ychahm*
M,ss Mary r K

A Work Of Art...
By ART HOOVER, '55
Director of Alumni Relations

Mcmber
Reuben H. Levy
™"Orary Menrbe,
Louis Shaffer, Esq.

1

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Chairman

While it hardly seems possible, another Alumni Homecoming is rapidly approaching — my second since becoming
your Director of Alumni Relations. As I pause to reflect on
last year’s successful Homecoming and to an­
ticipate the potential of our 1971 program, I
gain the impression that as alumni we are on
the move" and “moving forward.'
Although our annual Homecoming Week­
end is just one of our alumni programs, it is a
significant one because it provides an ideal
“built-in” opportunity for our grads to return to the campus.
Despite the tendency of fellow alums to discount the impor­
tance of college memories, nostalgia and homecoming are
synonymous and they can be meaningful to us individually
and collectively. Moreso, a visit to the campus at homecom­
ing can help to provide greater insight into the current state
of college growth — both in physical terms and programs and
in reputation.
Last year's Homecoming Weekend attracted hundreds
of fellow alumni because the program was different. Again
this year, the program of activities is slightly different because
the committee has retained some of the “old” and added
something “new." For example, an ecumenical church service
on Sunday morning at the Center for the Performing Arts
with one of our own alumni, Jim Moss, '54, as speaker, is
something entirely new to our program. This service, with
representative clergy from all faiths, will be followed by a
coffee-hour at The Commons. Hopefully, this type of activity
may become traditional.
Overall, I’m certain that as you review the entire pro­
gram scheduled for our 24th Annual Alumni Homecoming
Weekend, you will find many events that appeal to you. There­
fore, why not plan now to join with hundreds of our fellow
alumni for a bigger and better HOMECOMING at WILKES on
OCTOBER 29-31. You won't be sorry!

Lai;
Charles H. Miner, Jr.
Secretary
Fred R. Davis, '53
Assistant Secretary
Noel Caverly
Treasurer
William L. Conyngham
Ass/rtanl 77eaju,£,
Benjamin Badman, Jr., '4J
Donald F. Carpenter
Mrs. Richard Ehret
Alfred Eisenpreis, '42
Mrs. Eberhard L. Faber
Eugene S. Farley
John B. Farr, Esq.
Alan Glover
Andrew Hourigan, Jr., Esq.
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Mrs. Ely Landau, '48
Robert Melson, '35
Francis J. Michelini
Kenneth Northrop,'51
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Richard Pearsall
John A. Perkins
Hon. Frank L. Pinola, Esq.
Hon. Max Rosenn, Esq.
Aaron Weiss
Joseph A. Wiendl

CHANCELLOR
Eugene S. Farley

PRESIDENT
Francis J. Michelini

ALUMNI OFFICERS
Thomas J. Moran, '49
President

REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENTS
SANFORD COHEN, '51, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
JOHN ADAMS, '63, Allentown/Bethlehem
DR. KENNETH WIDDALL, '50, Harrisburg/York
ALBERT P. NICHOLAS, '55, Philadelphia/Wilmingtoi
)n
RICHARD J. KOPKO, '67, Northern New Jersey
WILLIAM A. PERLMUTH, '51, New York City/Long Island
KENNETH FOX, '62, Binghamton/Syracuse
NICHOLAS ALESANDRO, '63, Albany/Utica
HENRY COETZMAN, '56, Baltimore/Washington, D. C.

The Wilkes College ALUMNUS is published by Wilkes College six times a year In
January, March, May, July, September and November. Entered as second class man
matter and second class postage paid at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Volume 25, No. 4

September, 1971

Francis S. Pinkowski, '50
Executive Vice-President
Carol J. Rhines,/63
Secretary

Carl Urbanski, D.D.S., '57
Treasurer
Arthur). Hoover, '55
Director of Alumni Relations

ALUMNUS STAFF
Thomas J. Moran, '49
Editor
Lynn Jacobs
Assistant-Editor

Wilkes College ALUMNUS is
published for th®
Wilkes College Alumni
Association by the
Wilkes College Alumni Offic®,
170 South Franklin Street,
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18703.

Subscription —S2-00

Make Plans Now
To Attend
HOMECOMING
on
October 29-30-31
page / 3

�Al ExfliH Time
To Bt Alive
By William Attwood
Publisher, Newsday
in an address before

The Class of 1975

So I’d like to take these few minutes and talk about
what these next few years could mean to us__ and
especially to you who will be choosing your life’s
work in this decade. And I also have a few notions on
how each one of you can make the most of this ex­
citing moment in human history.

As you’ll find out someday, one of the few priv­
ileges of growing older is handing out unsolicited
advice to captive audiences. Maybe you’re all hoping
I'm going to be an exception to the rule. Well, I’m not.
The title — or theme — for my remarks today is,
“An Exciting Time to be Alive." I realize this is a
tried and true topic — I might even say trite and true,
because a case can be made — and has been made
over the years by countless speakers — that the pres­
ent is always an exciting time to be alive. In fact, Dr.
Norman Vincent Peale and others go so far as to say
that just being alive is exciting.
Well, I can remember too many toothaches and
headaches and dreary Monday mornings to subscribe
to that philosophy. But I picked this theme anyway,
because I doubt if any single period in man's 100,000year history can match the one we are now living in
for sheer excitement.

Just consider this decade of the seventies into
which you will be graduating. At long last, we are
exploring the mysterious universe that surrounds our
planet. At the same time, we are faced with the
choice of giving up organized warfare or maybe end­
ing this long adventure by atomic suicide.
Ten years from now, life on earth may have been
made impossible by human stupidity — or it may
have been transformed by human intelligence and in­
genuity into something better than we have ever
known.

Page/4

First off, let me stress the fact that you are grow­
ing up in a world that is changing faster than it ever
has before. It may be hard to realize, here in placid
Pennsylvania, but we are in the midst of a world­
wide revolution — or rather, several revolutions.
The old colonial order — and with
cy of the world’s white, Christian
vanished. New nations — and new
are rushing into the vacuum. This
revolution.

it, the suprema­
minority — has
imperialisms —
is the political

Most of the new nations want to break through the
sound barrier of modernization in a few years. I've
spent some years in those nations. Billions of people
are hungry for the things we take for granted. This is
the economic revolution.

But they are trying to do this against the back­
ground of a population explosion that will double
the number of people in the poor countries during
the next generation. This is the biological revolution.
Meanwhile, supersonic flight, atomic energy and
the missile have made the world much smaller and
much more dangerous. No place on. earth is very far
away: last June I left China early ione morning and
was home in Connecticut the same day. In a few
more years you’ll probably
—j be—
able
____to commute to
Europe
and a lot more Cuiniui
muiy than
man my neigh
u ­
comfortably
bors in New Canaan commute to New York on the
New Haven railroad.

And no one in this world is safe anymore. A naan
in Washington or in Moscow could pick up the phone
right now and we could all be dead in thirty minutes.
Never in history have so many people been at tie
mercy of so few.

This is the scientific revolution. Together, these
revolutions have made the world a far different place
than it was when I was a college freshman.

and let's not forget that the endangered plankton in
the oceans produce 80 percent of the oxygen that all
of us on the globe need to survive.

That is why your generation — whose minds are
not so cluttered with pre-atomic age attitudes — will
have a big part to play.

Similarly, we all have an interest in closing the gap
between the rich and poor nations of the world,
where, incidentally, a dollar spent on birth control
can do more for economic development than a dollar
spent in any other way. (I wasn’t surprised to find
the future-oriented Chinese preoccupied with contra­
ception.)

There are just four words that together sum up
the life and death problems facing your generation.
Most of these words, curiously enough, begin with
the letter “P.” They are peace, poverty, pollution and
population. [Some people might add pot, pornogra­
phy and publishing — but at least they won’t kill
you!)
Peace. The nations of the world have spent over
two thousand billion dollars for military security in
the past twenty years — but are any of us more se­
cure? And what in fact, is security when it depends
on our capacity to murder hundreds of millions of
innocent people? Can we still regard war as a legiti­
mate instrument of foreign policy?

Poverty. Isn’t the real division in the world north­
south rather than east-west — that is, between the
one-third of mankind who are well-off and the twothirds who are poor? Can we keep our eyes on the
stars and the earth at the same time? Can we avoid
the invidious implication that we, the rich, are con­
tent to explore the heavens, while the poor inherit
the earth? And how long can we put up with urban
ghettoes in America — colonies, really, that spend
$29 billion a year — of which 98 percent goes out of
the ghetto?
Pollution. Are we ready to make our peace with
nature? Or will we go on treating nature as our ene­
my until we realize — too late — that in destroying
the balance of nature we also are destroying our­
selves? It is already much later than we think.

Population. Are we ready to face the fact that only
drastic action to control population growth in this
decade can prevent mass famine and worldwide sav­
agery? Or will we drift along until we reach that day
in the year 2700 when the graphs show that there’ll
be just one square foot of space left for each human
being to stand on?
All these life-and-death problems are interrelated
— all are international (atomic fallout knows no
boundaries) —and all require American initiative be­
cause of our enormous wealth and power.
All are inter-related because without population
control poverty and hunger will become endemic.
Peace will then be endangered. And nuclear war,
while perhaps solving the population problem, will
pollute our planet beyond redemption.

And all these problems are international. For ex­
ample, Lake Baikal in Siberia is getting as filthy as
Lake Erie and Shanghai as smoggy as Los Angeles —

As for peace, I recall an evening I spent two years
ago at my home in Connecticut with two high offi­
cials of the Soviet Foreign Ministry. After a good deal
of vodka and bourbon whiskey, one of them con­
fessed: "Our problem is not with each other, it is
with our generals — the ones in Moscow as well as
the ones in Washington." And I remembered being
kept awake in Peking by 'round-the-clock construc­
tion of an air raid shelter outside my hotel.
We have internationalized outer space and Ant­
arctica. We must now soon move to internationalize
the ocean beds, as President Nixon suggested last
year. But these are only small though essential first
steps towards the ultimate internationalization — or
detribalization — of mankind. Fortunately, the youth
of the world — on both sides of the iron curtain —
sense this better than their elders. Except in China —
a special case — ideology — whether communist or
anti-communist — means less and less in a world
where urgent problems are crying out for practical,
not doctrinaire, solutions. This is especially true, I
think, in the United States which, as I pointed out,
has such a big role in shaping the future.

So that is why I remain an optimist — and why I
often wish I were young enough to see the new world
that is going to emerge from our present agony and
turbulence.
The space age has given a fresh impetus to inter­
national understanding, for it has enabled many peo­
ple [especially here in TV-viewing America) to see
the world for the first time as it really is, not as the
vast and mysterious arena of past centuries where
hostile tribes called “nations” vied for territory, but
rather the way the poet Archibald MacLeish de­
scribed it the day after the astronauts of Apollo II
landed on the moon:

“To see the earth as it truly is, small and blue and
beautiful in that eternal silence where it floats, is to
see ourselves as riders on the earth together, brothers
on that bright loveliness in the eternal cold — broth­
ers who know now they are truly brothers.”

How does all this apply to you? How do you pre­
pare yourself so as to take an active part in the ad­
ventures and challenges of the seventies and be­
yond? How, indeed, can you have some fun in the
midst of this turmoil?
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“What a man knows at fifty that he did not know
at twenty is, for the most part, incommunicable . . .
the knowledge he has acquired with age is not the
knowledge of formulas, or forms of words, but of
people, places, actions - a knowledge not gained by
words but by touch, sight, sound, victories, failures,
sleeplessness, devotion, love - the hrnnan experi­
ences and emotions of this earth and of oneself and

other men.”
Well, the gap in our ages is about the same. I be­
long to the generation to whom a swinger was a
bobby soxer who danced to Benny Goodman and to
whom the injunction “keep off the grass” had noth­
ing to do with smoking. So the problem of trying to
communicate the uncommunicable remains.
Still, I will start by saying a few words about one
of the phrases in the Declaration of Independence —
the pursuit of happiness.

Some of my contemporaries have knocked them­
selves out in hot pursuit of this elusive state of mind:
some can't even define it. But all of us are interested
in it All of us want to spend whatever years we have
on earth — since we are all condemned to death —
as happily as possible.

Albert Schweitzer once defined happiness as having good health and a bad memory. President Kennedy liked the ancient Greek definition: “The exer­
cise of vital powers in a life affording them scope.”
Another way of putting it is having the ability to stay
young —not in years; you can’t do that —but in
heart. Being young in heart means that you spend
more of your time thinking about the future than
about the past — more planning for tomorrow, which
you can do something about, than remembering yes­
terday, which you can’t change.

Secondly, to be happy you have to be generally
optimistic. I don’t mean optimistic like the man who
fell off the Empire State Building and shouted “So
far, so good," as he passed the 32nd floor. I mean

very carefully. But I will say that I think
ation is going to be a turbulent one to b i|0Ur Sener.
the cold war subsides — and I believe it’s h8 to’ ■
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they may seem, superficially.

world desperately needs people who think straight,
who see things as they are, and who aren’t easily
fooled. And nobody who’s content to be confused
can ever be really happy.
Next — point five — try to be creative. By that I
don’t mean you have to paint a picture, write a book
or compose a song — though all can be very satisfy­
ing. There are lots of other ways of being creative.
In Kenya, I knew a Peace Corps volunteer named
George Owen who, at twenty-four, was supervising
900 African farms and running a cattle dipping oper­
ation for the local cooperative. He designed it him­
self. That was creative — just as anything is if you
can say about it, “It’s there because of what I did.”

Creating something by your own talent that you
can be proud of is about the only way you can ever
recapture, if only fleetingly, that rare feeling of being
fully alive and seeing the world in bright colors. Rare,
because far too many people get it only once -— usual­
ly when they are very young and in love for the first
time.

You’ll never really know the world just by reading
books about it. You’ll never begin to understand India
until you spend your first night in one of its villages
or take your first walk through a Calcutta slum and
you’ll never really understand the Communist system
until you see it in action and talk to the people who
have to live under it.

If you can — and this, I think, is my sixth point —
get involved somehow in the history of your own
time. For a boy I guess that's been pretty easy these
past few years if you carried a draft card. But I don’t
mean Vietnam; believe it or not, that won’t last for­
ever.

Of course the world is changing. As I said, we are
part of a dynamic civilization evolving at supersonic
speed. But that’s all the more reason to move with it
and, each in our own way, each doing our own thing,
to influence the evolution for the better, to make this
increasingly mechanized and violent society more
human — and more humane. And you’ll find that be­
ing a working idealist is more fun than sticking your
head in the sand or saying “What’s the use?”

The Peace Corps, on the other hand, will endure
because its volunteers are needed wherever there are
people to be taught and helped. George Owen was
one of the happiest young Americans I’ve ever met,
galloping to work on horseback through the green
highlands of Kenya, playing his guitar for his African
friends, enjoying their affection and gratitude for
what he was teaching them. He was really living,
really involved in history.

A few years ago, a Unitarian clergyman named
Powell Davies said: “The world has become too small
for anything less than brotherhood, and too danger­
ous for anything less than the truth.”

There’s plenty to be done here at home, too, to im­
prove our society. In business, in medicine, in teach­
ing, in journalism, in government or what have you,
there are opportunities for participating in history.
Or even in raising children, if you do it right and help
them to be the kind of citizens our world needs.

Well, the brotherhood of man may not be around
the corner, but we will certainly get there sooner i
we all come to know more of the truth about sac
other. So I would say that point four in this pseu °
sermon is quite important, and that is: Learn to 1S

Government: don’t knock it. Your votes in 1972
can make a tremendous difference in what happens
to us all. So can your participation later on.

tinguish between what’s true and what isn't.

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This isn’t always easy, whether you’re looking a^
television commercial, listening to a political sPee
or even reading the New York Times. For the opP
tunities for diffusing nonsense have multipH6
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the growth of’ mass communications. Our senS^l ^g
under constant harassmentour emotions are
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Why not go into government as I did? Today we
need dedicated, hard-working men and women to
make the decisions on which our lives and our future
depend. Here is what former Secretary of State Dean
Acheson recently wrote about a career in govern­
ment:

“How then does one present to young people a life
of public service? Not, I am sure, as an evangelist
appealing to the young squires to turn their backs on
the world and dedicate themselves to a sort of secu­
lar order for ministering to peasants, nor as crusad­
ers to bring Communist infidels to capitalism or the
sword. Rather, I think, one educates them to know
the world in which they live; to understand that gov­
ernment will go on whether they take part in it or
not; that command is too important to be entrusted
to the ignorant, even though they may be well-mean­
ing and dedicated, and to an understanding of the
good life, of happiness as the Greeks saw it, of the
joy of exercising vital powers in a life affording them
scope, of the limitless scope of governmental re­
sponsibilities.”
Whatever you do, I doubt if you will find real sat­
isfaction in just making money. And without real
satisfaction in your work you'll never make much
headway in your pursuit of happiness.

Finally, I would say that acquiring skills is essential
to leading a full and happy life. Nobody can do every­
thing well, but everybody should try to excel at
something — whether it’s speaking a foreign language,
playing a musical instrument or building a ham radio.
The ability to do something better than other people
opens doors that are otherwise closed. In my own
case, when I went to work for a newspaper after the
war, I was sent to Paris as a foreign correspondent —
because I could speak French: otherwise, I’d have
started as a copy boy in the city room.
And now I see that like all speakers of my gener­
ation, I’ve violated some of my own rules. I've gone
overtime, I've given unsolicited advice, I've acted
like a PR man for Consciousness II and I’m now on
the verge of sounding like Ann Landers.
Forgive me for the overtime. As for the advice, it’s
more fun to give than to receive — as you’ll find out.
And if I hadn’t yielded to the temptation to pontifi­
cate, somebody would have felt cheated.

So now let me just urge you to make the most of
these next four years — most people don't — and to
close these remarks with a quote from the inaugura­
tion speech of Jack Kennedy — the one man I've
known who would have persuaded me to take time
out from journalism to work for my government:
“Now the trumpet summons us again — not as a
call to bear arms, though arms we need — not as a
call to battle, though embattled we are — but a call to
bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in
and year out, ‘rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation'
— a struggle against the common enemies of man:
tyranny, poverty, disease and war itself.”

You’ll be busy. I envy you.
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Page/6

�The National Scene
Tuition increases generally escape the price freeze,
but many faculty members bristle over denial of higher pay
■ Early Frost: From the standpoint of most col­
leges and universities, the 90-day wage-price
freeze ordered by President Nixon in mid-August
began at least two weeks too soon. Had the
freeze come only days later, after the start of the
new academic year, higher education would have
escaped much uncertainty and many problems.
As things turned out, the freeze had an uneven
effect in the academic world, varying according
to circumstances at particular institutions. By and
large, the colleges were spared what they had
most feared—cancellation of previously an­
nounced increases in tuition. But at the same time,
many if not most college teachers were being de­
nied salary increases during the freeze simply
because their contracts did not take effect until
September. The result, said one observer, was a
“very serious morale problem” on the campuses.
In the confusion—official and otherwise—that
surrounded the freeze in its early days, the tuition
issue was one of the first to be resolved. Pressed
by higher education’s representatives in Washing­
ton for a prompt ruling, federal authorities said
that tuition increases could take effect if they were
announced prior to Aug. 15. This was later clari­
fied to mean that an increase at a college would be
allowed as long as at least one person had paid a
deposit toward the higher rate. The same princi­
ple was applied to increases in room and board
rates.
While the tuition ruling was generally acknowl­
edged with great relief among the institutions—.
though not, perhaps, among students and their
parents—there were exceptions. At Wayne State
University, for example, a substantial tuition in­
crease had been planned but had not yet been
announced when the freeze hit. The university
stood to lose about Sl-million, and its president
foresaw that “important programs” would have to
be curtailed.
There was widespread dissatisfaction, mean­
while, among the national teachers’ organizations.
I hey argued that many of their members who
were being deprived of wage boosts were the vic­
tims of major inequities. This view was shared
by leaders of the institutions, who hoped they
could help bring about some adjustments during
the post-freeze period. One university president
warned that without such action the collective­
bargaming movement among faculty members
could be “accentuated” in a way that might work
against the Administration’s economic goals For
the moment, however, the Administration’ was

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standing firm. A top official said the policy on
teachers’ pay was the same as for other wage
earners. “I would hope,” he added, “that our na­
tion’s teachers do not expect special treatment.”

■ Court Rulings: Is it constitutional for the fed­
eral government to provide direct aid to churchrelated colleges? In a landmark 5-4 decision af­
fecting grants for construction, the U.S. Supreme
Court has said Yes, such aid is permissible, as
long as the facilities in question are not used for
religious purposes. However, for some 800 col­
leges with church affiliations, it remains unclear
whether other forms of government aid will be
allowed. This is because the Supreme Court alsc
has ruled decisively against state programs of aid
to parochial schools that involved “excessive en­
tanglement between government and religion.”
Some analysts believe that future cases at the col­
lege level will be decided on the basis of the char­
acteristics of specific institutions and specific aid
programs.
In another ruling affecting higher education, a
three-judge federal panel has struck down key
parts of two Pennsylvania laws aimed at depriving
disruptive students of scholarships and loans. The
provisions were “unconstitutionally vague and
overbroad,” said the court.
□ In Brief: Notwithstanding the effects of the
wage-price freeze, many colleges face another
year of financial strain. One important barometer
—appropriations by state legislatures—points to
a marked slowdown in the growth of operating
funds ... A self-survey by the country’s major
state universities has found that most of them are
losing ground financially . . .
The National Student Association, represent­
ing about 500 student governments, plans to test
the enthusiasm of students for a national union
that they could join as individuals. The associa­
tion also will seek a student role in collective bar­
gaining by faculty members . . .
Students over 18, entitled by the 26th Amend­
ment to vote in all elections, have had trouble
registering in their college towns. But their right
to do so has been supported in legal rulings in
at least a third of the states . . .
Enrollments are growing faster at colleges and
universities than at any other level of education,
federal statistics show. Preliminary estimates put
the total of college students this fall at over
-million, a 6-per-cent increase since last year.

1970 Wilkes Graduate
Proves That Books
and Beauty Do Mix
If your image of a librarian is a little old lady who tells
you to be quiet and not disturb the books — you haven't
seen Joan Harvey!
Joan, a member of the Wilkes class of 1970, is an as­
sistant children's librarian at the Osterhout Free Library
on South Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre. But she’s also
a tiny (five-foot), 105-pound, brown-haired, blue-eyed
bundle of charm who holds the title “Miss United Fund."
For all her charm, Joan is quick to point out that the
Miss United Fund title is not just part of another beauty
queen pageant, however. Her primary responsibility in the
next few months will be to urge people throughout the
Wyoming Valley to give generously to the United Fund
cause — hopefully reaching a goal of $1,503,000.
All of this excitement has happened very quickly to the
bubbly young librarian. She was approached in August to
represent the Osterhout in the pageant, and as Joan de­
scribes it, “I hesitated about three seconds and said yes.”
Of the contest itself, Joan says she found every part of
it to be fun, especially meeting the other contestants, who
represented 23 area organizations. "It wasn't like we were
competing with each other. We just all wanted to do the
best job possible. We had fun, but we were also aware
that it wasn’t only for fun. The United Fund was in the
back of our minds — and for that reason we wanted to
put on a good show.”
She confides that she didn’t think she'd even make the
semi-finals, and what happened after that is pretty much
a blur. All at once, Lee Vincent's orchestra was playing the
Miss America theme song, and last year's winner, Judy
Zeedock, was placing a tiara on her head and handing her
roses. Then came the camera flashes and the microphones.
Joan still seems a little dazed by it all, but talking to
her is a pleasure. She's natural, poised and articulate. Most
of her conversation centers around her work and her main
interest — not surprisingly — reading. As assistant in the
children's room at the Osterhout, she explains that her
duties bring her into constant contact with the public. She
has been active in visiting area schools to encourage young
people to read, and helps with story hours and the sum­
mer reading club. Mainly she tries to help children locate
books or find ones that might interest them.
Part of her job requires keeping up with new trends in
children’s literature. She has drawn several conclusions
from this reading. "Children's books are better today than
they have ever been. I'm not certain that's so with adult
literature — but I am fascinated with the range of good
books we have in the children's room. I think the stories
are becoming more realistic than they had been."
Joan continues, "I don’t know how many people real­
ize it, but the philosophies guiding children's reading seem
to go in cycles. For example, for a long time violence was
considered out of place in children's stories. In order to be
a good influence, we thought everything had to be sweet­
ness and light, even if it wasn't real.

Joan Harvey
Aside from her library work and her United Fund
duties, Joan likes to read fantasy and science fiction, is
entranced by the period of King Arthur, has been bowling
in a women's league for six years, and likes to get in a
car and take long drives for relaxation.
A continuing interest has been the field of art, and
Joan lists sketching, pastels and photo-montages as her
favorite artistic pursuits. Other than the 101 art course at
Wilkes, she has had no training. "I thought about majoring
in art or English before I started college, but I realized that
just about the only thing I could do in those areas was
teach. Besides, for me, art is something I can do only when
the spirit moves me. I didn’t like the idea of required class
assignments.”
After choosing psychology, she stayed with the major
throughout her college career, and recalls Dr. Robert Riley
and Joe Kanner as two teachers who influenced her at
Wilkes.
Asked how she came to work at the Osterhout after
majoring in psychology, Joan laughs and says, “It doesn’t
make a very good story. I needed a job, and a friend called
and told me one was available at the Library. I filled
out an application, had an interview on a Wednesday and
began the next day.” That was a year ago, and now she
admits she likes the work so much that she’d like to go
for a master’s in library science someday.
When asked how the new title and its responsibilities
will change her life, Joan replied, "I think it will be a lot
of fun. I enjoy meeting people, and my contact with the
public at the Library, combined with my college activities
and work with the Young Republicans, are bound to help
me during the United Fund campaign. Even my major,
psychology, seems to tie in. After all. what is psychology
but wanting to help people — and that’s what the United
Fund is all about!”

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cases where foul play is suspected, but if the autopasutopsy in
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Dr. Hudock explained, “The body of the deceased
" the lax
much like a piece of personal property. It is giVen ls treated
the sut,
vivor for disposal. Legal rights to the body are c
definite.’1
Some people are violently against autopsies.
■ Dr- Hudock
recalls a case where a man died while living alone
.a and an
autopsy was required. The survivors were very —
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against
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from a condition that could be termed an “accident” th f
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insurance company.
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Dr. George Hudock '49

On the fourth floor of the Wyoming Valley Hospital is the
office of Dr. George Hudock, chief of Pathology at the hos­
pital and also the duly elected Coroner of Luzerne County. As
we arrived, Dr .Hudock was examining a slide under a modern
medical microscope and “talking" the observations into a
modern medical dictaphone. Prominently displayed was the
motto: Mortui Vivos Docent, which the doctor translated for
us, "The Dead Teach the Living." We were to see that same
motto later in the autopsy room in the building's basement.
The Dead Teach the Living could well be the life motto of
Dr. Hudock. He is a pathologist by choice and admits to en­
joying his work in that capacity.
____ o with
. the coroner we get the impression that
After ttalking
there are a number, perhaps too many in number, of so-called
grey areas concerning normal procedures at the time of death.
For instance, the law is rather hazy concerning the decision to
be made whether or not to call the coroner. Whenever patients
die on the operating table the coroner is to be called and yet
in practice such is not always the case. There are cases where
a judgement must be made by someone, perhaps the attending
physician. Is the death normal or should the coroner be noti­
fied? Dr. Hudock said that he is convinced that many of the
deaths attributed each year to heart attack are not actually
caused by heart attack. He said the number of heart attack
deaths may be only 50% of those reported as coronary deaths.
Dr. Hudock said he believes there should be an expansion
of the coroner post, more consultations with the coroner and
more autopsies in cases where doubts exist.

We asked the doctor his greatest “beef” about the present
coroner process in Luzerne County. He was quick to reply,
"The law doesn’t set up any requirements for a person aspir­
ing to become coroner. A used car salesman or a plumber can
be coroner.” He said that New York City and Philadelphia require an MD as coroner. He feels this
should—
be thecase in
—--------every county.
Dr. Hudock also reminded us that the coroner’s office is
basically a part-time job. We asked if he would accept the job
if it were full time and he said, "I didn't say that ... I don’t
know whether or not I would.” When we asked him how he
would improve the coroner's system, he mentioned a central
morgue with a coroner to serve a large area, perhaps several
counties. He said only two hospitals, the Nesbitt and the Gen­
eral, have “coolers” where bodies can be kept for any length
of time. He said an autopsy should be a careful, slow, cautious
procedure and should not have to be hurried.
Here in Luzerne County, Dr. Hudock has under his com­
mand a total of 50 deputy coroners, six of whom are physi­
cians. The deputies have the s1™- primary
------- ' function as the
same

We asked if many autopsies are performed for medical
search. “A great percentage of autopsies are performed fo'
that reason,” he said. In most hospital deaths the hospital will
ask the survivor for permission to perform an autopsy.

We wondered if it were true that young mothers would at­
tempt to “get rid of" unwanted babies after they are bom. He
said there are on record many such cases. When we asked
about young babies suffocating in bedclothes and pillows, his
reply was rather surprising to us. “It has been proven that a
baby won’t suffocate in bedding. They just don’t suffocate."

Realizing that the job of coroner can be gruesome at times,
we asked if he ever becomes upset. He said, “I’m bothered
when I have to perform an autopsy on a child. There’s some­
thing upsetting about that. I then go home and hug my kids
and give thanks.” Dr. Hudock said that as he studies and
works at his profession he becomes more deeply involved in
religion. “I find I want to go to church more than just on Sun­
days. When I see how the body turns from a living thing into
a decaying mass so quickly I realize there is so much to life.
I become more religious.”
About the abortion controversy he said, “Life is valuable,
it should never be taken.” He did say, however, that he feels
this at times is an individual problem. He related that there
are cases where a woman comes in for a “D&amp;C” and fails to
reveal that she is pregnant.
Dr. Hudock indicated that he feels there are many cases
where autopsies should be performed and are not. He would
like to see a central morgue with regular staff coroner serving
a large area, and believes the law should require that the cor­
oner be a licensed physician. He said there is such a bill be­

fore the State Legislature, Bill 716 by number.
Each year some 5,000 deaths occur in Luzerne County. Of
these, about 1,200 are reported to the Coroner’s office. More
than 1,000 of them are due to natural causes, 100 require
autopsies.
At Wyoming Valley Hospital we saw some of the modern
equipment used by laboratory technicians. Machines automa
ically measure blood count and other functions, flashing a
series of numbers, much like a tote board at a race track, r.
-‘-n with
Hudock laughed, "Where the physician used to listen
the body
stethoscope here and there, do some thumping on the
indications
and examine the eyes, we now get most of our
from blood. The blood indicates about 99% of distress in the
system.”
As we took leave of Dr. Hudock we didn't expect to r
member the Latin, “Morui Vivos Docent” but the P*Jr?se
impressed
English, “The Dead Teach The Living” was im
nrfisse in
minds.
Valley Observer
— Courtesy of Wyoming

WILKIES
HAHNEMANN AND GE
IN MEDICAIL PKOGRAM
A revolutionary pilot program to turn out medical doctors
in six years is approaching finalization and is expected to be
put into operation by September of next year as a result of
planning currently underway by Hahnemann Medical College

and Wilkes College.
Spearheading the development of this innovative program,
which will cut two years of training under the current system,
are: Dr. Wilbur Oaks, professor of Medicine in the Department
of Internal Medicine, Hahnemann Medical College; Dr. Ralph
Rozelle, Wilkes College Graduate Division chairman; Dr. Fran­
cis J. Michelini, president of Wilkes College; Dr. Eugene S.
Farley, chancellor of Wilkes College; and officials of the General Electric Corporation.
Congressman Daniel J. Flood (D-Pa.J, chairman of the Sub­
committee on Labor, Health, Education and Welfare, is being
kept informed of the development of the program. Congress­
man Flood, who has long had an interest in the health needs of
Northeastern Pennsylvania, was instrumental in obtaining var­
ious medical assistance for the region, such as the 500-bed
Veterans Administration Hospital more than two decades ago.

The pilot program proposed by Wilkes College and Hahne­
mann will allow for the first two years of study to be taken
at the Wilkes-Barre, Pa., college, the next two years at Hahne­
mann Medical College, and then the initial group of 25 stu­
dents in "family medicine” will return to a cooperating net­
work of Wilkes-Barre hospitals.

Those not accepted in the special program or interested in
other career goals in medicine could continue their studies at
Wilkes and apply through the normal channels at the end of
four years for admission to medical colleges; elect to special­
ize in another medical branch; or continue their course work
in allied health professions.
The first two years at Wilkes would find the selected stu­
dents taking basic science, social science and humanities
courses in a program specially tailored to meet the needs of
individuals going into medical school. The next two years
would be spent at Hahnemann Medical College, where the pro­
fessional medical training would be provided and then the last
two years would find the students returning to Wilkes College.

During the final two years they would work under the
guidance of regional medical doctors, who would act as pre­
ceptors at a network of Wilkes-Barre area hospitals.
Through the use of General Electric Corporation’s Telstar
biosatellite, a closed-circuit television system will be initiated
between Wilkes College and Hahnemann Medical College.
The video system will enable medical students here in
Wilkes-Barre to obtain instant contact with the specialized
personnel at Hahnemann, allowing them to enjoy the benefits
of consultation, specialized lectures, and observation of vari­
ous medical and surgical techniques as they are being per­
formed at the Philadelphia medical center.

An added feature of the closed-circuit television system of
the General Electric telecommunications will be a telediag­
nostic service which will be available to all medical doctors
in Northeastern Pennsylvania. This will allow them to contact
specialists at Hahnemann in a matter of minutes for the pur­
pose of gaining assistance in regional emergency problems.
Dr. Ralph Rozelle

□arre, the
uiu training
uauuug
During these last two years in Wilkes-Barre,
will be directed by Hahnemann and will involve personnel
from the college and regional hospitals.

Under the plan, officials point out, the students will get
their medical degrees at the end of six years. By so doing, they
will not only save two years of training, but the program will
also reduce the cost of medical education and will enable
Hahnemann with its existing facilities to graduate a minimum
25 more physicians a year in Family Medicine.

Dr. Oaks, in commenting on the program from Hahnemann
recently, said that the educational program is intended to be
a totally integrated educational experience and will no longer
have the boundaries and partitions of previous medical school
education.

“It will include,” he said, "not only the educational program, but also a residency program in family medicine, in­
creased opportunities for paramedical personnel, who will
participate in the team medicine concept.'
He further explained, "Continuing education will be carried
out in a meaningful fashion for all. Through the General Elec­
tric Telecommunications and Diagnostic Network, the people
of Northeastern Pennsylvania will have backup medical col­

lege expertise for hospital care."
Jointly, officials of Wilkes and Hahnemann described the
program as one in which both schools have long had an inter­
est. Discussions of appropriate alternative methods of provid­
ing quality medical education in Northeastern Pennsylvania
have been in progress for many years.
As it is envisioned, as many as 100 students could be ad­
mitted to the program next fall with up to 25 being selected
on the basis of academic qualifications and aptitude at the
end of a two-year period for continuation in the program at

Hahnemann Medical College.

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attended the traditiona|
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conference

Dean GeorEe Ralston, ^^'’orieTtatlo^as^ha °" ?h° C”
campus,
continued to be a key port
as he presided at
-t most

The freshmen were introduced to “Fair-Lea” — Dr. Farley’s farm—where the., wound up
their week of orientation with a picnic and pep rally.

gatherings.

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�wc® COLLEGE ALUMNI association
(FOR MEMBERS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES)

Julian Bond
Urges Unity
to End Racism

PRESENTS

‘in

Containment and eradication of racism should be
the major goal of the nation. Julian Bond, Georgia
legislator, told a capacity crowd at Wilkes College's
Center for the Performing Arts in the first of the 197172 Concert and Lecture Series.
Bond, who gained national prominence during the
1968 Democratic convention when he received a num­
ber of votes for the vice presidential nomination,
identified racism as the major ill plaguing America
today, and he indicated that political activism on the
part of United States citizens is the key to be used
in attacking racism.
“The racist policies of the American government
and institutions guarantee that black people suffer in
good times and bad.” Bond said.
Persons who are opposed to racism must organize
in the 1972 election to elect a new president, a new
vice president and a new Congress.
“In 1972, the nominee of the Democratic Party has
to be someone who delivers reality and not rhetoric
to the blacks,” the speaker asserted.
Responding to a question from the audience, Bond
made clear how this political activism might work on
the local level.
According to Bond, the impetus for political acti­
vism in each of the states could be provided by hav­
ing local black politicians run in the presidential pri­
maries.
“In state primaries, where there are several candi­
dates on the ballot, it is possible that a man like this
would be able to win with a plurality of the votes,”
Bond indicated. “Then, when convention time rolls
around, this man could use his delegate strength to
gain concessions from one of the major candidates.
He could turn his delegates over to the candidate who
says he will do the most for blacks."
In attacking racism, Bond stated: “It is racism
which elected the present President, racism which
makes our cities wastelands and racism which is tak­
ing the lives of our young men in Vietnam. And un­
less there is a growth of political activism in this
country, racism will not be solved."
Bond said politics in the United States is not the
art of the possible or the art of compromise as it has
sometimes been described. “It is much more serious

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Blacks and poor people must take a new and
meaningful direction to determine the course of their
futures, Bond said.
“Politics in this nation is what puts money in our
pockets, politics determines that people live in thirdclass homes in the slums, politics makes black people
the last to be hired and the first to be fired, politics
makes the United States first in war and last in
peace,” Bond noted.
Bond pointed out that those who are attempting
to change society should not play this type of politics,
the politics that has been played on us should not
be played by us,” the speaker remarked.

A constructive movement can be built by organ­
izing the dispossessed into a force for change," Bond
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A Look Into The Fall Campaign
FOOTBALL

Forwards Rich Combellack and
The emergence of freshman Terry
Blaum to fill the placekicking-punt- Ed Garabedian ’bothi are explosive
ing shoes of Dave Kaschak has dis­ scorers and goalie Charles “Chip"
pelled any thoughts of a breakdown Eaton is regarded al his position as
one of the best in the nation. Fur­
in that department.
Spirit remains a big item in the ther Colonel strength rests in the
Colonel camp but only until Novem­ veteran defense headed by Bob
Ed’ Weber, and Roger
1 •'
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Danbury.
portant question be found.
CROSS COUNTRY
SOCCER
r
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Cross country is the newest interAn air of optimism also prevails collegiate sport at the college and
with the soccer team as the hooters Coach George Pawlush will have
prepare for their 23rd year of com- his hands full, competing against
petition. Head mentor Tom Rokita stronger and established teams.
has
Blue and Gold squad mem­ Bruce Davis, Gary Horning, and Du­
bers believing in themselves but ane Sadvary will all make a fine
experienced depth could be a stum­ accounting of themselves before
bling block.
season's end.

Now that the hour of decision is
at hand, how will Colonel teams
stack up this fall?
With memories of last year's 3-4-1
effort still vivid on the horizon,
things will move more cautiously
in the football camp of Roland
Schmidt.
Jeff Giberson, a 5-11 junior, spar­
kled in pre-season drills and ap­
pears ready to guide the Blue and
Gold to bigger and better heights.
The presence of Mike Barski, a 6-1.
190-pound junior, and Dan____
Maze, _a
5-9. 170-pound freshman, ggives the
Colonels good depth in the quarter­
back department
All-time ground-gainer Ted Yea­
ger gives Wilkes a fine outside run­
ning threat but the bread-and-butter
punch is still up in the air with the
potential of Bob Ozgar and Jim Yanora untested.
The halfback position of the ‘T”
formation belongs to Neil Langdon,
who in the past two years has
gained the reputation as a fine re­
ceiver.
With veterans Nate Eustis and
Bill Hanbury providing the bulwark,
the offensive line showed signs of
mid-season form in fall drills and
looks to be a big plus in the Colonel
arsenal.
When it comes to an ace in the
hole, the Wilkes defensive align­
ment takes a back seat to no one.
The forward wall has been rein­
forced with the move of Bob Ash­
ton from linebacker to defensive
end.
Much of 1971's excitement will
be generated at linebacker where
Frank Galicki, Tony Cardinale, Ron
Hillard, Charles Graziano, and Rich
Lack reign as the meanest and most
hard-nosed unit in Wilkes history.
Garf Jones is the shining light in
grid mentor Roland Schmidt rn-'-~
an experienced backfield with ten in theColonel
ranks among the winningest collegiate coaches
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and Gold braintrust is pictured (left to right, kneelCoach Schmidt, (standing) assistants
season.
Gene Domzalski, Richard Orlowski, Joseph
Skvarla, Robert Corba, end Jonah Goobic.

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Although insufficient league games will again bar
Wilkes from any Middle Atlantic Conference team
. IK1 individual football statistical honors, the Colonels
nevertheless will be keeping an eye on the MAC
record logs which find eight Blue and Gold marks
still withstanding.
A memorable Saturday afternoon on September
1967 found defensive halfback Dan Malloy graboff five interceptions against Moravian.°The
30,
bing
" ,.t was only one pilfer shy of the NCAA
amazing teat
■ “ t stands alone in the MAC annals.
record but
. Wiendl still holds two entries in the MAC
Joe W.
’ on the strength of 90 and 56-yard intercepjournals
against PMC in 1967. Wiendl compiled the onetions againo
standard of 146 yards and then proceeded to
game s—istablish the one-season interception mark with 220
es—
yards.
The Blue and Gold also hold two records in the
placekicking department with Bill Staake’s nine
placements against Haverford in 1967 and Paul Purta’s 1965 season total of 23 points via the PAT route

r a banner soccer season were bolstered by early fall victories over the Alumni, 3-2, and
Baptist B e e. 6-1. The charges of Tom Rokrta are seriously pointing towards the Middle Atlantic Conference
crown, wh ch has e cded them since the title year of 1566. The 1971 squad (left to right, first row): Ed
Garabed an. Al Favata. Ed Weber, Bob Linaberry. Chip Eaton. Rich Combellack, Rich Weinstein, Roger Dan­
bury, (second ro* Bob Janosik, Gary Mocho, Bob Ryan, Rich Marchant, Gerry Blade, Tom Burns, Stellios
Patokis. (third row) Coach Tom Rckita, Martin Pbbutkiewicz. Gary Scarfutive, Keith Shallcross, Mike Shoe­
maker, S mecn Ntafos. George Bene Hoane, Bill Killeen.

still highwater marks.
Teamwise, the charges of Coach Roland Schmidt
have set standards for yards gained in a game, 654
versus Haverford, 1967; game rushing yardage, 473
versus Haverford, 1967; and fewest yards allowed in

a season, 27.1 average, in 1965.

Colonels A t Home in Win Column
a Six'year period from 1965 to 1971,
vvilkes College athletic teams produced at a better
an .500 average, winning 350 contests, losing 251,
while drawing in nine others, for a .574 percentage.
John Reese and his remarkable wrestlers lead the
way in victories with a 74-7 (.914) record while the
gridsters of Rollie Schmidt trail close behind, 40-7-1
(.843).
Rounding out the Colonel slate are: baseball, 57-31
(.648); soccer, 35-27-7 (.558); golf. 36-30-1 (.545); ten­
nis, 29-31 (.484); basketball, 63-69 (.477); lacrosse, 5-9
(.357); and swimming, 11-40 (.216).

The Blue and Gold football team won five consec­
utive “Northern Division” Middle Atlantic Confer­
ence titles between 1965-69, while the grapplers also
brought home five MAC crowns, only missing the
victory platform in 1968.
Other MAC championships were garnered by the
1966 soccer squad, 1968 baseball team, and the 1971
golf squad, giving the Wilkesmen 13 separate team
crowns in six years!

Coach Roland Schmidt is the winningest mentor
in championships won with seven (five football, one
baseball, one golf), while Reese is close on his heels
with five trophies.

Women Athletes Open FM fefey ^«on

s:ss

matches on tap. Coeds participating on
Bantie. Stephanie Pufko. Jean Adams,
Kathy Haughey, Gayle Klnback Janice
Backensto, Debbey Wysocki, Vai Aiello,
Mellie Eagler. Carolyn Gregory, Lindsay

wv

this year's team are (left to rir/hf tn/r d5\!,*‘ir 8,5'2. e^orf.W n 2
Kathy Koterte Lorain‘ M -n^kne°l,n&amp;: Angela Centrella, Debbie
Refndel, (atandinirt Coach Gav
or?na Joneses, Kathy Davies,
Jane Matalavapr- benis &lt;■( hanur °S t
JeaPett0 C"ck
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Farley. Karen Toslosky (mgr.), and Coach Sandra BloombergJ
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a
a intercollegiate
(left to right):
tenth male
squad arc
Cross Country officially became the
Colonel harrier
;ho initial C
pawlush.
e«eht-meat varsity schedule. Members of the
Coach George
Horning
and
Miraglia, Don Nash, Jim Godlewski. Gary F
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page / 19

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mane Sadvary. Bruce Davis. Joe

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AlIMN I NEWS
'39
Helen Graham, the former HELEN COATS, is a
librarian in the La Marque High School District She
resides with her husband, Robert aid their two
children at 1030 Shady Oak Drive. Dickinson, Texas.

sion of the UGI Corporation. He is the youngest
executive ever named by the company to a top
level post. He resides at 1736 Wyoming Avenue,
Forty Fort, with his wife. Sandra, and their three
children.

CALVIN KANYUCK Is the head of the science de­
partment at Lake-Leh-an High School He resides
with his wife. Ruth, and their two chi dren at 207
Robert Street Sheatown. Nanticoke. Peaosytvania.

'50
Dr. June Turley, the termer JUNE WILLIAMS, has
been promoted te research
in ths Dow
Interdisciphne G~.p c: arerrohes
responsi­
bility for both X-ray and erJssci spectroscopy in
chemical physics research. She resides with her
husband. SHELDON, %S. a: 1ZES rtakefieid Drive.
Midland. Michigan.

RONALD OLSON has announced the opening of his
office for the practice of cphtha
:gy and oph­
thalmic surgery. He resides with his wife. Leona,
in Kingston.

'51
COMMANDER GERARD FRANCIS ROGERS has as­
sumed command of the cesirayer USS Macdonough.

'52
ANTON POPPER
been a-pcirted to the new
position of advertising and seis promotion man­
ager for the Lady c.rarg’er 2
of Blue Sell.
Incorporated. He resales
Ks w:fe, Norma, and
their three ch: in* in Ossir. -g. New York.
Marilyn Davis, the f:~er MARILYN SICKLER, is a
home economics teacher at
High Schoo!
She resides with her two chi dren at 57 Ryerson
Avenue, Newtown. Ne* Jersey.

'54
RICHARD HAWK is ge-r-a sa e: ma-arer for 2-r.ger American Meter. He res ie: ..
- -e. ,c=r
and their four ch idren at 135 2:; • Drive Spartanburg, South Carolina.

THOMAS KELLY : ;
man for the French Department at P-rd.e _rvar­
sity. He resides
:.is w.'e, .’a-re a-.d
three children at 912 Bariow Street I,
Indiana.

STANLEY KNAPICH recc.,ed : . Doctor of Educa­
tion in biological science from Per.rc/l/ar, a Etate
University in June. He resides at P. D. 1, Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania.

'55
RICHARD BUNN has been named to the newly cre­
ated post of vice president of the gas utility div:-

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58

'46

.

THOMAS HOOSIC has been named unit supervisor
of stress analysis in the fossil power generation
department at the Babcock and Wilcox Company’
power generation division headquarters in Barber­
ton. Ohio. He resides with his wife, Charlotte, and
their three children at S514 Shadyvlew Avenue,
Ciinton.
REVEREND CHARLES STEINHAUER is pastor of the
Redeemer Lutheran Church in Penndel. He resides
with his wife, Estelle, and their daughter, Donna,
at 1327 Rowland Avenue. Langhome, Pennsylvania.
CARL KARMILOWICZ is a criminal investigator with
the United States .-migration and Naturalization
Service in Philadelphia. He resides with his wife
and children at 1189 Von Steuben Drive, Valley
Forge Estates. Wayne, Pennsylvania.

DANIEL FALKDWnZ is assistant treasurer and controlier of Leslie Fay. incorporated. He resides with
his wife, Sharon, and their children at 107 Gor­
don Avenue, Wilkes-Barre.

'53

.

ARTHUR ROGOVIN recently became a full partner
with the firm of Westheimer, Fine, Berger and
Company. The firm is a natic.na! accounting firm
with offices in: New York. Boston, Chicago, Cleve­
land. Detroit Los Angeles, Miami, 'Washington
(D.C2. and Puerto Rico. He reties with his wife,
Sandra, and their two children at 67-15 102nd
Street, Forest Hills, New York.

'60

'61
CARL MEYERS is a senior
s
associate engineer with
I.B.M. in Sweden. He resides with'
.....1 his wife, jean.
nine, and their son, James, at Larsbergsvagen 48,
S-1S1 38 Lidingo, Sweden.
GREGORY LESTER is a social science teacher n
the Deposit Central School. He received his mi
of science in education from Oneonta State li„;
versify of New York in May.
e Uni’

FRANCIS RIOFSKI received his Doctor of Laws
from Harvard University in June.

WAY, is teaching at the Couotiy deb Ridge Be“
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CAPTZ !-. JEROME PAULEY has been decorated with
- c cor.d award of the Air Medal at Griffics AFB
■
Cicfngui'.hed himself as , navigator­
hem
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..as Cited for his outstanding airmanship and
'
' c aer ' flights. Jerome now
•.e.'.-t. w.th a unit of the Strategic Air Command
r.-.ear deterrent force of long range
bc.-:,ers and intercontinental ballistic missiles.

PAUL LEVIN is a computer specialist for G.SA. in
Vrac.-mgton, DC. He resides with his wife and
three children at 10521 Democracy Lane, Potomac,

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6
Uh the former JANET GIBBON, is a kinderjanet Sn"tn'
in the Wilkes-Barre Area School
garten teacn
her husband| Robert and
OisN'^^ijidren at 235 Brook Street, Wilkes-

Barre.
;s a captain in the United States
WILLIAM HALL is
presently serving in the pathological
t at the United States Navy
DaNang, Vietnam.
Laboratories in DaNar
.Auunn WILLIAMS received his PhD. in economics
iXSvania State University on June 19,

1971.
UINPFNT McHALE has recently been appointed as
Sis rator of Graduate Affairs and Secretary to
A®GrSe Group in Political Science at the
University of Pennsylvania.

'62

'65

RONALD DIAMONDSTEIN is district manager with
Sequoyah Industries. He resides with his wife and
two children at 16 Elbow Lane, Cherry Hill, New
Jersey.
RALPH PINSKEY has been named deputy attorney
general of the Governor’s Justice Commission in
Pennsylvania. He resides at 2428 North 4th Street,
Harrisburg.

RICHARD BELLAS recently received his doctor of
medicine degree from the University of Arkansas
and was promoted to the rank of major in the Air
Force. Major Bellas is serving his internship at
Baptist Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, where
he resides with his wife, Mary Ann, and their
three sons, Joseph, John and Robert.

.••••••

•

BENJAMIN GRELLA, JR, is a resident in general
xnreerv at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.
He resides with his wife, the former DORIS
WOODY, ’66, at 3650 Chestnut Street, Box 70,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

ROBERT EURICH is supervisory auditor in the
United States General Accounting Office in Falls
Church, Virginia. He resides with his wife, the
former BARBARA KEMPEL, and their two children
at 13121 Penndaie Lane, Fairfax.

Susan Young, the former SUSAN WEIGEL, is a
teacher's aide at the Etna Elementary School. She
resides with her husband, Craig, and their son,
Ian, at Box 372, Etna, California.

Maryann Blessner, the former MARYANN BERGER,
is an elementary counselor in the Lake-Lehman
School District. She resides with her husband, Leo,
at R. D. 1, Box 297, Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania.

RICHARD REES is an assistant professor of educa­
tion in the department of curriculum and instruc­
tion at Montclair State College. He resides with his
wife and children at 57 Koyen Street, Fords, New
Jersey.

'(S(S.................................

JAMES BRUNZA received his Master of Education
from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, on June
12, 1971.

PAUL G. MOCKO received his master's degree in
business administration from Bucknell University on
May 30, 1971.

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RHODA ORAM is teaching in the Scranton City
School District. She resides at 520 North Irving
Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Bath, the former NANCY REED, is a second
teacher with the Frelinghuysen Township
District. She resides with her husband,
at 351 Sparta Road, Sparta, New Jersey.

Mary Althauser, the former MARY REGALIS, is a
research associate at the University of Kentucky.
She resides with her husband at 301 Leawood
Drive, Lexington, Kentucky.

Nancy
grade
chool
ames,

ROBERT SINGER is teaching at West Scranton High
School. He resides with his wife, Elaine, and their
daughter, Amy, at 1031 Fairfield Street, Scranton.

.LE°NE is working as a graduate assistant at
rhni l!l’!ersitY of Virginia and as a part-time psyogist at the Blue Ridge Mental Health Clinic.
Davk moS With his wife’ the formor KATHLEEN
.A’ °8' and their two children at 2308-B DellLane, Charlottesville, Virginia.

HARRY ROSEN is western region program manager
with I.B.C. Corporation — Office Products Division.
He resides with his wife, Karen, and their two
children at 262/ Buckeye Street, Newport Beach,
California.

JERRY MOHN received his masters degree In bus­
iness administration from the University of Bridge­
port on June 6, 1971, He Is employed In the
chemicals division of the Olin Corporation in Stam­
ford, Connecticut.

coaOcRhGEtpONWAY haS been named head football

GROPPER is director of finance and adMALCOLM &lt;&gt;»
Larwin . N.E. Incorporated in New
minlsNa"0" X6S wilh his wife and daughter at

CommnnuIR?l'n is teachin8 English at Muscatine
wile in ? Coll°Ge in iowa. He resides with his
Street MUscramt|nr0CAR°LYN JENKINS' at 114 LaUrel

'G&gt; .
Allentown

is sen'in8 his internship at the
taspital. He resieds with his wife, Mary

his masf-r’ nC °n-Da^ ScJ,Ml-.He is als° making
Seminary
ln ^l',lndk a* Pnnceton Theological
Ridge
' Road,’

Kossmaiy Butler, the former ROSEMARY DeFALCO,
IS a fifth grade teacher in Tenafly, New Jersey,
he resides with her husband, Michael, at 289
Harrington Avenue, Closter, New Jersey.

ROGER MILLER is a lieutenant with the Naval
Security Group at Homestead Air Force
Florida. He resides with his wife, Barbara at 2437-B
Kansas Avenue, Homestead Air Force Base, Florida

LEWIS STROUSE is a music instructor in the
Pocono Mountain School District. He resides at 88
Lee Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre.

K. D. 3, Vincentown, New Jersey.

'68

Susan Stanziale, the former SUSAN FORSBERG, is
a fifth grade teacher at the Garrard School in
Wmslowe, Maine.
She~ resides with
husband.
------—
mm her nuauaiiu,
Peter, at R. D. 2, Albion.

Pamellia Frazier, the former PAMELLIA REEVES is
Vrhnrf ne1t?7 ctCh°01 teacher in lhe Lakeland
a R D 2 PC rf n6 To'’ With her hl,sband-Jack'
at R. D. 2, Port Royal Road, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvama.
Judith Sanders, the former JUDITH MORGAN, is an
English teacher in the Wyoming Valley West School
District. She resides with her husband, James, at
Pocono Park Trailer Court, R. D. 2, Wilkes-Barre.

NED WILLIAMS will conduct a forty-state, 10,000mile tour of the United States by nine students of
Montclair Academy, Montclair, New Jersey. He and
his nine students will depart on a national expedi­
tion, working on ecology and conservation projects.
Ned is studying for his master’s degree at Fair­
leigh Dickinson University.
MICHAEL J. WORTH has received his master's de­
gree in economics from The American University,
College of Arts and Sciences.

KATHLEEN LASH is a business education teacher
and freshman class advisor at the Morris Knolls
High School. She reides at 73 Highland Trail, Denville, New Jersey.
JOSEPH LUKESH has graduated from the technical
training course for U. S. Air Force communications
operation specialists at Goodfellow AFB, Texas. He
was trained to operate communications security
equipment used to monitor electrical USAF com­
munications to detect improper procedures and
faulty cryptographic devices. Joe is being assigned
to San Vito Dei Normanni Air Station in Italy,
where he will serve with a unit of the U. S. Air
Force Security Service.

Down The Aisle

'69
VIRGINIA THOMAS is serving a one-year apprentice­
ship required by the state of Pennsylvania to be­
come a licensed funeral director-embalmer. She
resides at R. D. 3, Box 42, Mountaintop.

'62

GARY R. SESSIONS has been notified by the North
Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant
Examiners that he has passed the examination for
certification. He is presently employed as a staff
accountant in the Raliegh office of Peat, Marwick,
Mitchell and Company. He resides with his wife,
Patricia, at 700-A Smithdale Drive, Raleigh, North
Carolina.

'67

WALTER ERWINE has been notified by. the North
Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant
Examiners that he has passed the examination for
certification.
KLAUS LOQUASTO is the assistant manager of commercial vehicles for Mercedes-Benz of North America. He resides at 241 River Road, Apt. 5-A,
- , Boo
gota, New Jersey.
KENNETH CHAPPLE has been notified by the North
Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant
Examiners that he has passed the examination
certification as a Public Accountant.

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PAULETTE MATUSAVAGE is a hospital staff nurse
it the New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston.
She‘ resides al’144 Kinrick Street, Brighton, Massa-

chusetts.

ROBERT CONOLOGUE is a" accountant with Arthur

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page / 21

A. JOHN DIMOND was married to Susan Oppenheim. He is a partner of Bergman's Department
Store in “
Edwardsville,
Pennsylvania.
""’“in* Pwnnotonin

ELAINE BARBINI became the bride of Charles
Moorhead.
CAROL CASTNER became the bride of Douglas
Churcher. Carol is a laboratory technician in the
viro|ogy department of the diagnostic laboratory,
New York State Veterinary College at Cornell Uni­
versify.

pATR|C|^ RaYDT became the bride of Peter Nitchie.
pat js currently completing work toward an MA
desree in French literature at the University of
Chicago.
M)CHSEL McGLYNN was married to Eileen Gardner,
Mjke js a teacber of Frencb and Spanish at South
Scranton Central High School.

SHERYL NAPOLEON _l_!
became
the bride
of Jerome
!_ n.^4
laffaro.-vn
Naw
Levy. Sheryl is teaching in Port Jefferson, NewLevy. .
York They reside at Old Route 17, Ferndale.
RICHARD HARMON was married to Roberta Syzmanski Rick is a chemistry teacher and head soccer coach at the Bridgewater Raritan High School.
They reside at 6-D 401 Route 22, North Plainfield,
New Jersey.

�WAYNE HARVEY was married to Nancy Bergman.
They reside in Houston. Texas.
ROMUALDA LESINSKI became the bride of Michael
Tew. They reside at 1 Eastchester Avenue. Apt
41. St. Catharines. Ontario. Canada.

JAMES JOHNS was married to Maureen Crossin.
Jim received a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree in
May from Temple University Schoo' of Dentistry
and is now serving as a lieutenant in the U. S.
Navy Dental Corps, Norfolk. Virginia.

JEFFREY MARCUS was married to Beverly Aron­
son. Jeff is associated with Arthur Anderson arid
Company, certified public accountants, in their
Philadelphia office. They reside at Sa'em Harbou528 A2 Windsor Court Andalusia.

'70
OWEN LAVERY and CAROL HOFFNER, 71 were married recently. Cw=r ’s 2 ~_z=“= rere“ ._.re re
Probation Officer. They are residing in Hanover
Township.
BRUCE FRiTZGES and THERESA KLIMEK. 71 were
married recently. Brees is 2 sxrel werksz with the
Bureau of Children’s Services in New Brunswick,
New Jersey. Theresa began her cncizral studies at
the New Schoo! for Sooie! Research in New York
this September.

CARMELA VIGO becarre the bride cf Reeve Sam­
son. They reside at 519 Frederick Ave.mre, Apt 304,
Gaithersburg. Maryland.
KAREN KELLY became the bride of Joseph Chepolis.
She is a teacher r. the Greater Nenfeote Area
Schoo! District
FRANK HUSBAND and SANDRA DUNGAN were mar­
ried recent y. Frank is present/ working as a spe­
cial education teacher at the White Haven State
School and Hospital Sandra is a second grade
teacher in the Dalas Schx District They reside
at 420 Market Street Kingston, Pennsylvania.

ROBERTA YOURON became the bride of W. Lee
Stroud. Jr. They reside at 303 South Franklin
Street. Wilkes-Barre.

RAYMOND SMITH and MARLENE ATHERHOLT were
married recently.

EDWARD BURKE and JO ANN ANDALORO were mar­
ried recently. Ed has accepted a teaching position
with the Johnson City Central School District in
New York.
JOHN SNYDER was married to Mildred Harvey. He
is a medical technologist at Robert Packer Hos­
pital. They reside at 213 South Elmer, Sayre,
Pennsylvania.

'71

ROBERT BLUM and LINDA TANNENBAUM were mar­
ried recently. Both are employed at Rye Psychi­
atric Hospital Center in New York.

\

'66

1.

NAME

(Last)

'67

City

a daughter, Jean Allison, born on May 28, 1971, to
Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD RASPEN. They reside' at
90 Charles Street, Wilkes-Barre.

Telephones:

JAMES BUTKIEW1CZ and MARY ELLEN FISCHER
were married recently. Jim will begin work toward
a doctoral degree at the University of Virginia.
Mary Ellen is employed as a first grade teacher in
Palmyra.

a daughter, Laura Marie, born on July 26, 1971,
to Mr. and Mrs. JOHN PILOSI. They reside at 158
Broad Street, Washington, New Jersey.

'68

Bright New World

a daughter, Cara Lynn, born on June 18, 1971, to
Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES ROUSH, HI. Mrs. Roush is
the former SHARON SCHRADER, ’68. They reside
at 20 Valley Avenue, Westwood, New Jersey.

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a son. Brian Lee, born on April 18, 1971. to Mr.
and Mrs ARTHUR REHN. Mrs. Rehn a the former
CAROL BRUSHKOSKI, '62. They reside at ft. D. 2.
Morrtoursvi le Penmylvania.

'62
a 'M, Grtgory. born on July 18, 1971, to Mr and
EDWARD YADZINSKI. lhey reside at 67 Briarclrffe Road. Cheektowaga. Lew York.

a son I ee Marc, born on Augst 18, 1971, to Mr.
Md Mrs. RONALD DIAMONDSTEIN. They reside at
16 Show Lane. Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

2.

State

Zip Code

Home

Business

WILKES DEGREE

Curriculum

Withdrew.

Year Graduated

Transferred to

Degree

Date

3.

ADVANCED DEGREES

4.

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Title

Duties

SINGLE

MARRIED

Spouse (Name)
Children:

JAMES S. MacNEELY

6.

Wilkes Graduate?

Names and Ages

TELL US MORE

A graduate of Coughlin High School,
Class of 1965, he received his bachelor
of science degree from Wilkes College.
Jim was employed by the Rose TreeMedia School District, Media, where
he taught at the Penn Crest High
School tiie last two years.

'63

He is survived by his wile, the for­

a dajgnter, Lois Elizabeth, born on July 2, 1971,
,..M I-OII- r. Mr-,. Porter io the
for - r RU1HANHE MACRI. They reside at 375 West
Vine Street, Hatfiield, Pennsylvania.

page / 22

Date

Source

Business Address

5.

Janies S. MacNecly (’69) of 512
Charles Street, Luzerne, Pennsylvania,
died at the age of 24 on August 14,
T&gt;71 in the General Hospital, WilkesBarre.

(Middle)

Street

a daughter, Karin Sandra, born on April 25, 1971,
to Mr. and Mrs. Terry Baltimore. Mrs. Baltimore is
the former SONI STEIN. They reside at 45 North
Loveland Avenue, Kingston.

a son. Scott William, born on
; 20, 197! to Mr
and Mrs. ROBERT CHEW. They reside at R. F. D. 2,
Amherst Massachusetts.

(First)

MAIDEN NAME

.

a son, Shane Michael, born on July 14, 1971, to
Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL WORTH. Mrs. Worth is the
former HELEN DUGAN, '68. They reside at Rear 569
Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, Pennsylvania.

'61

ANGELA PETRILLO became the bride of Pau! Pcintek. They reside in Laurel, Maryland.

a daughter. Stephanie Lynn, born on March 23
1971. to Mr. and Mrs. J. DOUGLAS HAUGHWOUT
They reside at 912 Aspen Drive, Burnsville, Min­
nesota.

RUSSELL EYET and BEVERLY ANN PEIRCE were
married recently. Russ is affiliated with the United
Penn Bank.

JOSEPH NAZARELLA and MARILYN 0BA2A, '63
were married recent./. Joe is 2 teacher at Saini
Nicholas Schoo r
es Bare
: teazhing in the Greater Nanticoke Area Schzz District

RONALD UDONDiC! .
. re.. ..re r re:
Ron is employed as an assistcht pyztems rre eager
by GAC Merchandising, Ins, They re. de a: 2204
Adams Avenue, Scranton, Penns^./arre.

a daughter. Karen, born on June 8, 1971 to Mr
and Mrs. LEONARD YANKOSKY, They reside at 17
Purnell Avenue, Cinnaminson, New Jersey.

CATHY MELI became the bride of Joseph Ranieli.
She has accepted a teaching position with the
Wyoming Area Schoo! District.

s son, Charles bom on Ju!y 26, 1971, to Mr. and
Mrs. CARL HAV1RA. They resize at 570 Crescent
Road, R. D. 1, Forest Park, Wilkes-Barre.

THEA CHESLUK became the trite cf
Eccarge.
Thea is employed =2 3 :j terns ; sgrammer !zr
IBM Corporation, Endicott. New York. The/ rec de
at the Squire Colony Apartments, Er.Zvre I.

30, 31
Someone, somewhere at some time has wondered where you are, what you are doing and
maybe even how 0 get in touch with you. You have probably experienced the same thought at
one time or another. Why not do something about it? Right now, while the idea is still fresh
Fill in the form below and send it to the Alumni Office, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18702.

a son. Christopher Evans, born on June 1, 1971, to
Mr. and Mrs. Emmanuel Pons. Mrs. Pons is the
former SUSAN EVANS. They reside at 68 South
Regent Street, Wilkes-Barre.

ROBERT BURKE was marred to Benzie Rood. Bob
is pursuing 2 master cf science degree in physi­
ology under a research graduate assistanceship at
the Pennsylvania Stat* University.

ERNEST GAY, If and DOREEN JOHNS, 71 were
married recently. He is e.mp'oyed as a claims rep­
resentative for Royal Globe Insurance Ccmpany cf
Pittsburgh.

'64.
a son. Anthony Vincent, born on March 31, ig71
to Mr. and Mis. Gino Savona. Mrs. Savona' Is th.
(ormer CAROL PLONNER. they reside at 121 Park
Drive. Kenilworth, New Jersey.

mer Shirley Lupchak; daughter, Laura
Ann, at home; brother, Thomas, mid
sisters, Patricia Ami mid Sandra, all of
Wilkes-Barre.
page / 23

�HOMECOMING OCT. 29-31
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29

7 P.M.

9 P.M.

Campus Tours and Judging of
Decorations
Homecoming Halloween Happening
(Just a warmup with fun, favors,
entertainment, surprises and
refreshments)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30
9 A.M. - Noon
Campus Tours (Student Guides
Available)
Soccer — Wilkes vs. Madison-FDU
10 A.M.
College Program
10 A.M. - Noon
(Dr. Eugene Farley, Dr. Francis J.
Michelini, and Dr. Ralph Rozelle)
Football — Wilkes vs. Indiana State
1:30 P.M.
"The Fifth Quarter”
4 - 6 P.M.
Cocktail Party
Smorgasbord
6-8 P.M.
9:30 P.M.

Homecoming Dance

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31
11 A.M.
Ecumenical Church Service
(Coffee Hour to follow at Commons)

Hotel Sterling

$1.50 per person

Ralston Field
CPA

Ralston Field
Hotel Sterling
(Cash Bar)
Hotel Sterling
($6.00 per person)
Hotel Sterling
($2.50 per person)

/

CPA

— SPECIAL FEATURES —

•
•
•
•
•

Central Registration and Information Booth
Class Lists of Who's in Town for the Weekend
Babysitting Service
Special display and sale of Wilkes College novelties
Alumni Travel Programs and Information

Hotel Sterling Lobby
Hotel Sterling Lobby

You heard what you missed last year ...

LUWEIIAN 4 MiKANE Ini.

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