143 15 4132 https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/73a90ae9acfcf5185780cff010fb1ca6.pdf a15e05a47163f06cf87c0f3c997fb95a PDF Text Text Wilkes College Whilst freedom is true to itself, everything becomes subject to it. Edmund Burke. Vol. IX, No. 23 True friendship is like sound health, BE the value of it is seldom known until it is lost. WILKES COLLEGE, wn.KES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA C. C. Colton. Friday, April 30, 1954 Dances Highlight Weekend Wilkes Debaters Place Among Top Twenty Teams In Nation; Break Even in National Tournament Chemists Sponsor Sophomores Sponsor Square Dancing at Gym Round Dancing at Gym Tonight at 9:00 Saturday Night at 8:30 NEVERAS, FLANNERY. GARNER MORE LAURELS BY DEFEATING U.C.L.A. OBJECTIVE: One successful farmer dance - tonight. APPARATUS: One huge beaker - Wilkes College Gym, Many molecules - an excess of 'People, a little heat to start the reaction heat in the form of •e xcellent calling done by Abe Bellas and music by the Polka Dukes, One indicator - 50 cents admission, One shelf of reagents - soda, potato chips, etc. TIME REQUIRED: 3 hrs. - 9 to 12. PROCEDURE: Take a large group of people, and place them in the gym. Mix well so that groups of 8 can ,be formed. Spread the refreshments through the mixture, start the music, and let the reaction continue until midnight. In charge of the dance are the following peo.p le: Monica Utri.as, general chairman; Virginia Leonardi, publicity; Felix Serafin, advertising; William S,aba, tickets; Samuel Diker, decorations; Richard Polakowski, orchestra; and Natalie Gripp, refreshments. STUDENTS SELECT STUDENT COUNCIL FOR NEXT YEAR By T. R. PRICE The Wilkes College debating team placed among the top twenty The contest for the positions of of the country's teams at the National Invitational Debating Tourna- student council representatives of ment at West Point last week-end, made a good showing against the the various classes ended W ednesfinal first and second ·p lace teams. day with the election of four reThe winner of the tourney was Kansas University, with a record of presentatives from each of the six debates out of eight. Florida was second, with a five-three record Sophomore, Junior, and Senior for the West Point contest. classes fo:r next year. The team, composed of J. Harold ed, and in these Wilkes placed rathRepresentatives for the SophoFlannery Jr., and James Neveras, er high, Flannery gaining some more class: Nancy Morvis, Phyllis won four and dropped four to tie 40½ points, a total putting him a- Walsh, Gloria Drann, and Richard in number of won and lost debates mong those with a rating of "su- Bunn. with UCLA, Northwestern, Wiscon- perior". The high level of the deElected by the Junior class: Hel·sin State, Dartmouth, Harvard, Il- bate becomes more and more ap- en Krachenfels, Richard Oarpenter, linois, Holy Cross, and Nebraska parent when one finds the number Robert Lynch, and J ·a mes Benson. of speakers receiving this rating Wesleyan. Representing the Senior class in The position of a team does .not was twenty-three out of some six- next year's student council will be: give too accurate a picture of the ty-eight contestants, the top two of Irv Gelb, William Crowder, James ability of the team, for the margin whom were Herzl Spiro of Ver- N everas, and Arthur Hoover. separating the first twenty was so mont and James Robinson of The elections, held in Chase narrow that with a few breaks the George Washington, Spiro with twentieth might well have been 43 ½ points and Robinson with 43 Theater, afforded students the opportunity to familiarize themselves points each. first. An indication of this is that the Neveras, runner-up in last year's with the intr.i cate mechanism of local team defeated the national state oratorical contest also did today's modern voting machines,, r unner-up, University of Florida, well, receiving a total of 38 points, which were set up for convenience and UCLA (which had a higher which put him in the class rated as of voters by the Student Council. point score, hence was higher in "excellent". Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, the coach . rank) . Moreover, in contests with Kansas, Wilkes lost only by a small of the WHke:, team, attended the S O margin in a close decision, so close, natonals with his debaters not only indeed, that the Kansas team later as coach, but also served as debate declared that they did not think for judge in eight of the seeding and .a time that they had •b eaten the lo- three of the elimination rounds, has been invited to return in this The annual Parents Party sponcals. sored by Wilkes Callege will be held Wilkes was the smallest college capacity n ext year. Final standings in the National on May 9. Invitations have been represented at the nationals, defeated the Iargest, UCLA, went on Invitational Debate Tournament at sent to parents of students urging them to attend. to win over N ebriaska Wesleyan, West Point, April 22-2(i. Ap.parent discrepancies between University of Oregon, and the UniAs in the past, the highlight of versity of Florida (the runner-up). final standings and number of won the affair will be a concert by the The team lost to Kansas (the na- and lost debates are due to 'Point Wilkes College Band. Refreshments tional winner), Wisconsin State, score within ooch debate. Thus, will be served and college buildings University of Southern California, Kansas, with a 6-2 debate score, will be open to those wishing to ,h ad more points won within those tour the campus. and the University of Illinois. Wilkes lost the last by a margin debates than, say, Houston with 7 of but one point in a split deci- debates won, hence receives higher sion in which one judge (Dr. Walsh standing. STANDINGS of Wisconsin) gave it t6 Illinois, Won Lost 35-34, another (Air Force Col. Hig- Pos. Team 6 2 don) gave the contest to Wilkes, 1-Kansas U. . 5 3 45-44, while the third judge declar- 2-Florida U. 6 2 ed it 39-39 point tie, but voted 11- 3-San Diego State May 14 is a daite to remember. 4-Central State . 6 2 1inois the victor. Be sure to circle it on your calen5-Houston U. 7 1 Hiad Wilkes won the round with dar. For the evening of May 14 the 1 Illinois, it would have been able to &-Geo. Washington U. . 7 Wilkes College Gym will be the 6 2 qualify for the final eliminations, 7-U. of Vermont ...... .. scene of the biggest event of our 4 4 would in any case have finis•h ed no 8--.UGLA social calendar, the Cinderella ,B all. 9-Louisiana 6 2 lower than tenth. S'Ponsored by the Student Council 6 2 Because of the manner by which 10-Miami U. . of Wilkes, the Cinderella Ball has 5 3 teams are paired, winners meeting 11-Augustana annually attracted many. This 5 3 winners and losers losers, in seed- 12-U. of Illinois . year's semi-formal promises to be 13-Army 5 3 ing rounds no team finished unde"the most". 4 4 feated, the final winner, Kansas, 14-Northwestern Furnishing the music for the af4 4 lo t two, runner-up Florida dropped 15-Wisconin State . fair will be Lee Vinc·e nt and his 16-Dartrnouth 4 4 three in their rounds. orchestra. And, of course, the high4 4 While perhaps most of the tour- 17-Harvard lig ht of the evening will ,b e the pre4 4 nament's emphasis was placed up- 18-WILKES . sentation of Cinderella of 1954. Ten 4 4 on eam debating, records of indi- 19-Holy Cross . young ladies have ,b een nominated 4 4 ri.d al speakers were also consider- 20---<Illinoi-s ..... . for the coveted title and you, the s,t udent body, hve been given the o1)portunity to cast ,a vote for your are in charge of the affair. Since favorite. the tea is intended for the mothers, Co-chairmen of the affair are t he entertainment has been directed Nancy Hann ye and Wayne Madden. toward them. Some of the fashions Chairmen of the committees are : of the early 1900's will be worn by Decon1tions, Russ Picton; Gifts, The women of Theta Delta Rho the girls in an attempt to take Marilyn Peters; Selecton, Art bold their Mother's Day Tea the mothers ib ack to their girlhood Hoover; Publicity, Helen Krachendays. The moderator for the faon Friday, May 7 , 1954 at McClin- shion show is Miss Helen Koelsch. f els and James N everas; Programs, Della King; Tickets, Dick Hawk; HaJI starting at 3 o'clock on Miss J essie Roderick will act as, Refreshments, Jim Moss; Pageant, e la wea her per mitting. hostess for the tea. Peter Margo; Chaperones and Inbe iven for the The following students head the vitations, Nancy Morris and Mary _, their mo- various committees: Jeanette Per- Zavatski; Lighting, Joe Saraceni; ·omen. rins, refreshments; Anita Gordon, Backdrop, Pat Fitzgerald; Posters, c:ainn n and co- invitations; Margaret Smith, dean- Shirley Wasenda a1;1d Connie Ka_marunas. en Louise in up. parent partY t be Held Sunday, May g Lee Vincent to Play For 1954 Cinderella Ball TOR to Hold ea for Mothers PATIENTS: Wilkes Students . SYMPTOMS: Patient stays up burning midnight oil, general dazed feeling. DIAGNOSIS: Epidemic of Semester Blues. TREATMENT: Patient should attend FREE Sophomore Dance and enjoy music by Lou Henry and his Band. DOSAGE: 1 gym full of fun taken from 8 :30 to 12, May 1. FEE: FREE, FREE, FREE. CONS,ULTANTS ON CASE : Joe Wilk, Don McFadd~n, Bill Gorski, Barbara Bilogowicz, Gerry Kolotelo, Gail Laines, Cliff Brautigan, J eanette Perrins, Joan Shoemaker, and Charles Acore. It is most important that this epidemic of seme's ter blues be wiped from the campus . We urge the patient to follow this prescription of fun and relaxation for a sure cure. Bill to Oust Senator Sophs to Crown McCarthy Fails King and Queen At Dance Next Friday By a close vote of 135 to 125, the The Sophomore Class, divii.ng deep into the flood of S•p ring activities and the wave of voting, will crown a May King and Queen at their May Dance on May 8. The contest is open to every class. Each student is asked to vote for his c·h oice of King aud Queen, selections tb eing made on the basis of popularity. Every student on campus is eligible. Voting will take place Monday through Friday of next week, May 3 to May 7, in the caf.eteria (12:00~ 1:00 Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 11:00-1:00 Tuesday, Thursday). On Wednesday at 4, the ten boys and .the ten girls with the highest number of votes will be announced to give the students a chance to see who the finalists might possibly be, although the contest will not be restricted to these names. Be sure to cast your vote next week. You might be ,t he King or Queen. ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE Monday, May 3: Philharmonic Concert, Gym; Baseball, Lebanon Valley, Away. Tuesday, May 4: Band R ehearsal, Gym, 7:30. Thursday, May 6: Baseball, Bloomsburg, Horne. Friday, May 7: Mother's Day Tea, T .D.R.; Mrs. Strand's Recital, Gym. Saturday, May 8: Baseball, Susquehanna, A way; Dance, Sophomore Class. Jeannette Perrins Chosen Queen of April Showers Ball Belle of the ball last Friday night was Jeannette Perrins. Chosen queen of the April Showers Ball spon sored by the Lettermen, Miss Perrins was presented with a Benrus wrist watch. She was escorted P ennsylvania Model Congress rejected the McCarthy-expulsion resolution s:ponsored by the Wilkes delegation. Introduced by Jaimes Alcorn, the resolution was defended during floor debate by IRS president Michael Lewis, who l ed the Wilkes group. Despite the slim-margin defeat of the proposal, it had been reported favorably from committee .b y a vote of 26 to 1, and had received much commendation from many of the students attending the 400member conclave. This was in keeping with the Wilkes tradition established in 1952 when the local delegation led the successful effort to choose Adlai Stevenson as .the Model Convention's nominee for the presidency. Since this occurred s·e veral months before the Democratic National Convention, ,t here are those who maintain that iit was the Wilkes IRC which gave impetus to the nation-wide "draft Stevenson" movement. The Model Congress was sponsored by the Intercollegiate Conference on Government, a non-partisan organization designed to ,p rovide students with experience with the actual workings of governmental machinery in the democratic state Many of the meetings of the Congress, which functions exactly like the national legislature, were held in the State Capital building. Attending the Congress were Michael Lewis, IRC president, Ronald Fitzgerald, IRC vice pres·ident, P earl Onacko, IRC secretary, Jean Kravitz, Barbara Grow, George Sileski, and James Alcorn. by Bill Gorski. Miss Perrins was s•e lected by i... secret committee com:posed of Lettermen and faculty members for being the most queenly lady at the dan ce. She was chosen for b eauty, chavm, poise, and general personality. Jeannette is the daughter of lvlrs. Thomas P errins, R. D. 1, Hunlock Creek, Pa. �2 WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes Coll~ge BEACON · Friday, April 30, 1954 Igame. The baseball tea~ de_s erves Letter to the Editor . . . HOMER'S HODGEPODGE · your support and this .support Many of our students are staunch should tvrn the ti~.e to_._a ~nning Wilkes College Beacon supporters of anthracite coal, but season for the t eam . · · · ' W.i lkes College they believe in the use of machine * * * ,:, ,:, GENE SCRUDATO Wilkes-Barre, -Pennsylvania oil. The office girls in · Chase Hall The debate squad finally sho,ved Editor'.in-Chief · Dear Ed1tor: note the arrival of a student by its .p rowess before a home audi. JEAN KRAVITZ JACK CURTIS Pl ease print th e following letter , the loud squeak of the unoiled ence a nd observers were · amazed Associate Editors it is an open letter to the student hinges. And th e door at the gym <at the professional manner of these body regarding 'the A ssembl y Pro- could us e a wee bit of machine oil. well trained speakers. The pi·evaDALE W ARMOUTH grams at Wilkes College. oil. · ·· lent rem,arks were that ·the debate Faculty Adviser . Fellow Students: The maintenance crew should squad should not limit itself to one ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS We are rapidly approaching the not be afraid · of investigations by home ap,pearance, but give the enBusiness Manager Sports Editor end of another school year, and the anthracite committee because tire student body an opportunity to NEWS STAFF many plans are underway to com- the doors won't squeal. hear the squad at an assembly proMike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzetta plete this year with a grand flour* ' ' * , : , ,:, gram. This .a ssembly prograii1 J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Pearl Onacko Thomas Kaska ish. But, more important are the When th e water fountain in the would indeed benefit our character. Walter Chapko Helen Krackenfels Natalie Barone plans which are presently being library was fixed, the repair work W:rite your letters of recommendaMargaret Luty Gail Laines Sally Thomas drawn up to govern the new school was expertly completed and th e Ii- tion to the .assembly committee Margaret Williams Joan Shoemaker Austin Sherman year of 1954-55. It is for these brary boast s of th e best gusher on· chairman. Jini Neveras Natalie Gripp Sheldon Schneider Louis Steck Norma Davis Thomas Price plans that we, the meml:iers of the campus. This fountain literally The Beacon was not published Lois Long · Irv Gelb Marilyn Peters Student Assembly Committee, so- sprays your mouth with cool wa- last week due to the <b revity of the licit your aid. ter and the en tire student body is week and a decreasing expen se acCIRCULATION BUSINESS Tne Assembly Committee in co- grateful to th e library. But this count. The reporters are not deBemfce Thomas Barbara Tanski o·peration with the Administration fountain bears the burden of pro- mantling bigger columns, more byBarbara Rogers · Irene Tomalis of Wilkes ·Coll ege will soon be pre- viding water for students and the lines , or ,a change in the present Jan Eckell paring the Asse mbly programs for other water, fountains ,a re jealous. editorial policy. There are many PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 next year. In this preparation, as Couldn't th e other water fou ntain students on this campus who exin the past, we hope to satisfy the receive the same e~pert treatment? claim that this, paper is nothing but A -paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilken College Subscription price: $1.80 per semester needs and desires of the student s ,:, ''' * ''' ,:, a glorified trash paper. These stuMember ~ at Wilkes-College, that is to say A note to all girls that don't be- dents usually belong to the increaswe aim to present a well-balanced, long to at least one organization on ing big talkers and small doers. Intercollegiate Press vai,ied program which is both en~ campus is forthcoming ,a t this The community realizes the imjoyaible and educational for all con~ time. Your nomintion for Cinder- .portance of a daily newspaper and cerned. · ella Queen depends upon activities is clamoring for a fair settlement Our task is no easy one, we are within the club unless some new of the present strike. The students a few ,planning for many, there- method is ·s elected for choosing the do not r ealize t he importance of a fore, we seek your aid. Our work conteS t ants. This contest in m any campus paper because, I believe. SPRING SEMESTER - 1953-1954 would be greatly facilitated if you, cases is dominated ;b y the clubs ex- that th ey haven't been without a the future audience at these pro- eluding the students' final vote· paper for some time. Monday, May, 24, 1954 grams, would offer suggestions and but for lack of a nomination by ~ If this paper doesn't com.pare to 1:30 P. M. 9 A. M. constructive ~riticism on the past club, many pretty girls are cast your ideal campus ·p ap er ; there is. Biology 100 (30) B.B. 101 Biology 102 (33) B.B. 101 programs. Your criticism and <ideas aside. Let this be a lesson to all. adequate room for all interested Biology 202 (12) B.B. 201 Biology 292 ( 9) B.B. 101 will then serve as a guide to the. * * * ,:, ,:, peo ple on this staff. 'The newspaper Biology 212 (13) B.B. 102 Bus Adm"' 216 (14) Pick. 203 committee during this planning The baseball squad has hit a -beat may b e limited due to the enBus Adm 232 (51) Pick. 203 Bus Adm 234 (16) Pick. 203 stage. rough snag in its schedule, but the rollm ent, but this isn't a handioo:p Mathematics 126 (58) L.H. Chemistry 233 (6) Co. 104 If you think you have a idea or squad is improving daily. The spirit to interested people. The present Poli Sci 222 (10) Butler An. Chemistry 242 (3) Co. 104 criticism that would be beneficial of the team is well over par, but semester is drawing to an end, but Psychology 206 (24) Butler An. Education 101 (74) L.H. to the committee would you please rthe student spirit for ihaseball the opportunity to join this staff Sec. Studies 200 (2) G.H.B. 302 Education 243 (10) L.H. make it known to same by writing games has been submerged. A of contented journalists shall open Tuesday, May 25 your suggestion on a piece of pa- handful of observers is certainly with the arrival of the fall semes1:30 P. M. 9 A. M. per and pr,e senting to any member little encouragement to this ath- ter. Biology 242 (11) B.B. 201 Accounting 102 (59) L.H. of the committee or myself. Names letic squad. This paragraph is an open chalAccounting 112 (26) L.H. are not necessary. The student council should spon- lenge to all critics. There are many Mathematics 102 (8) L.H. Mathematics 105 (19) Butler An. Accounting 202 (11) L.H. Hoping for your co-operation and sor a booster day for the team. dark corners in ,t he Beacon office • f or b ett er, more m • t eres t - They could give away free sunshine to hide your vigor. As the army Biology 252 (17) B.B. 201 Mathematics 109 (28) L.H. p l anmng • A ssem bl'1es, I r,emam • and Chern. Engi. 206 (15) Co. 104 Mathematics 122 (45) L.H. mg h fresh air as a door prize to the says, "Don't shirk your duty, J'oin t ousandth stud ent who attends the the Beacon staff. " Mathematics 213 (12) Butler An. Education 204 (26) B.B. 101 Sincerely yours, Education 238 ( 9) B.B. 101 Religion 101 (27) Pick. 203 Louis Steck History 228 (13) B.B. 101 Religion 204 ( 6) Pick. 203 Chairman, Mech. Engi. 206 (21) Co. 309 Sec;. Studies 110 (7) G.H.B. 302 Student Assembly Wednesday, May 26 Committee. 1:30 P. M. 9 A. M. Bus Adm 114 (17) Pick. 203 Accounting 232 (9) Pick. 203 Chemistry 251 (14) Co. 104 History 102 (145) Sec. A,B,C,D L.H.; Sec. F, G - But.&Ash. An. Education 205 (23) Pick. 203 Education 241 (10) Pick. 203 History 108 (42) Pick. 203 Mathematics 115 (44) L.H. Mech. Engi. 212 (32) Co. 309 Psychology 100 (42) L.H. Ret. Merch. 224 (7) B.B. 101 Theta Delta Rho was host to a Sociology 230 (19) B.B. 101 large audience attending the FaThursday, May 27 shion 'Show on Wednesday, April 1:30 P. M. 28. Based on the theme, "Vacation 9 A. M. Chemistry 261 (6) L.H. With Pay", the show was centered Acceunting 242 (10) Pick. 202 Economics 212 (21) L.H. on the summer vacations of two Physics 100 (88) L.H., Butler An., English 287 (17) L.H. coeds, p layed -b y Gloria Drann and & Ashley An. Music 100 (37) G.H.A. 101 J eanette Perrins, who profited durPhysics 202 (64) L. H. Music 102 ( 5) G.H.A. Hll ing their vacation by working one Poli, Sci. 202 (6) Pick. 202 Music 104 ( 6) G.H.A. 101 in the city and one in the country. Sec. Studies 102 (16) G.H.B. 302 Music 216 ( 3) G.H.A. 101 The show featured fashions for both to wear. Friday, May 28 Others who participated in this 1:30 P. M. 9 A. M. display were models ·c onnie KaBus Adm 100 (21) L.H. Chemistry 101 (23) L.H. marunas, Shirley W•a senda, Leah Economics 100 (29) Butler Ari. Chemistry 102 (50) L.H. Neuburger, Patricia McN ellis, coEconomics 102 (64) L.H. Chemistry _104 (23) L.H. chairman Nancy Batcheler, coPsychology 212 (15) Butler An. Chemistry 122 ( 7) Butler An. chairmah Helen Krac•h enfels, and <;;hernistry 230 (20) Butler An. models Freda Billstein, Natalie RuEconomics 238 (12) Pick. 203 dusky, Justine Battisti, and Helen Philosophy 101 (35) Pick. 203 Koelsch. Philosophy 203 (21) Pick. 203 Each of the models wore two Sec. S_tudies 99 (9) G.H.B. 302 dresses and a sports outfit. Fashions were supplied by · Lazarus Saturday, May 29 Departm ent Store through Frank 1:30 P. M. 9 A. M. Cann, merchand.ise manager. Bus Adm 236 (19) Pick. 203 Economics 232 (32) Pick. 203 Entertainment was ,provided durF rench 102 (21) L.H; Gertna:n 104 (9) Barre 102 · ing inte r mission, and fo llowing the French 104 (10) L.H. German 105 (13) Barre 102 show, refreshm ents were served. H ygiene-Men L.H. & Butled An.; German 102 (17) L.H. German 202 ( 4) L.H .. Women B.B. 101 Ret. Merch. 219 (9) Pick. 203 Spanish 102 (9) . LH. Spanish 104 (7) L.H. Election of officers for . 1954-55 will be held in the cafeteria on Tuesday, June 1 Thursday, May 6, from 11 A. M. 1:30 P. M. 9 A. M. Poli Sci 100 (64) L.H. to 1 P. M. Civil Engi. 104 (3) Co. 309 Candidates for office are: Poli Sci 101 (69) But. & Ash. An. Economics 226 (28) Pick. 203 President: Naomi Kivler, Ellen Poli Sci 209 (17) L.H. English 151 (28) Butler An. Louise Wint. English 152 (98) L,H., Butler An. Music 110 (8) . G.H.A. 101 Vice President: Marilyn Peters, Sociology 265 (9) G.H.A. 101 English 222( 9) Pick. 203 Jeanette Perrins. . Wednesday, June 2 Treasurer: Bernice Thomas, Jes- . 1:30 P. M. 9 A. M. sie Roderick, Pat Fox. Bus Adm 238 (14) L.H. Economics 202 (21) G.Il.A. 101 Secretary: Nancy Morris, Pat Engineering 102 (11) Co. 303 English .101 (30) Pick. 203 BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY Reese, Irene Scheighing, Lena MisEngineering 106 (49) Co. 303, 309 English 102 (148) Sec. A,B,C,D,F son. KEYSTONE COCA ,COLA BOTTLING COMPANY History 106 (12) L.H. L.H.; Sec. G,H Butler An. Sociology 100 (68) L.H., But. An. English 105 · (17) Pick. 203 "Coke" is a registered trade-mark. @ 1954, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY Nothing great was ever achieved Sociology 200 (15) L.H. English 106 (10) Pick. 203 without enthusiasm. Emerson. Music 112 (5) G.H.A. 101 ·Final Examination Schedule Fashion ShowHuge Success TD' R ELECTION �WILKES WHIPS POCONOS, .11 TO 10 HERE TODAY, GONE ·TOMORROW Trosko's Double ln ·g1h·Affords.2nd Swatters vs. Cortland, Hartwick, and Lebanon Valley Over Weekend Win; 'Broody's·lst By JACK CURTIS, Beacon Sports Editor A threat of drastic changes by Coach Bob Partridge seem< ed to take effect · on the Wilkes bas_e bqll team yes,t erday and it showed new life and that was By AL JETER Colonel batsmen have their work cut out for them as they face three opponents in the span I of four days. The Blue and Gold will face Cortland State this afternoon in Ki rby P.ark, then travel to Hartwick College on Saturday. The swatters return home on Monday for a tilt with Lebanon Valley College. The Cortland game should afford pl enty of action for <Colonel rooters. Always a dangerous club, Cortland is loaded with talent, but the Partridgemen are determined to get in th e haibit of winning ways. Hank K ell er or Flip Jones will probably get the starting nod for mound duties with Joe Trosko behind the plate. Jones has one win to his credit, against Scranton University. H e went the route in thee games, limiting ,t he Scrantonites to two run s. Keller, who is hurling for Wilkes for the first time this season, has BEACON Photo by Carl Karass ik WILKES RETAINS TROPHY ON · WIN OVER SCRANTON CHAM P S AGAIN-Wilkes retained the right to be called the area's collegiate baseball champions with its second straight win over the University of Scranton. With the win came possession of the Wilkes -Scranton U. Trophy, which will rest in the Colonels' trophy case another year. The trophy was presented to Wilkes Coa.c h Bob Part~ ridge at home plate in Kirby Park. Participating in th e ceremonies, left to right, were: Scranton Co -Ca ptains Gil Darcangelo and Gene Brazil, Scranton U. Coach Jack Koniszewski, Flip Jones, winning hurler, Wilkes Coach Bob Partridge, and Colonel Co-Ca ptains Eddie Davis and Joe Sikora. Partridge mus ed after the game, his team's first win of the season against three defeats, "Maybe we s hould have a trophy riding on every game. E:~~~~1::g~:: ~.:~: : [~,=u==1=111<==-====u==1=v==o===1=. =.~==]1 f : ~~~m~: l~tl" \ 8°d t Upset Ithaca previously . missing to beat East Stroudsburg T ea ch ers College, 1110, at Kirby Park. Partridge, who had warned the team that . it must show marked improve,rrt ent in yesterday's tilt, saw his m en keep comin' back from behind and fina ll y cop th e contest with a .pair of runs in th e last ha lf of the ninth inning. Trosko Delivers It was might y Jo e T rosko's· 1 bat th at turn ed the trick in the final frame , gi ving Reliefer Al Broody w in nu mber one for the season, a f t er Flip Jon es had been chased to the s howers in th e fou rth '. T rc.sko exploded a mighty double over t he centerfielder's ·head, scor in g Mel McNew, on w ith a fie lders choi ce, a ll the w ay ·from first . .Trosko then to,k advantage of the play on McN ew a t the plate and scamp ered toward third base, wheere Catch er Mat Bachtell made an overth row into left. "Ty", Curly, or what have you, crossed the plate on th e misc ue to be m et with open arms . Why not, it was o nl y the second victory of the year. Moss Beaned A nea·r disastrous incident occured in t he eighth inning, in Vi hich the Colo nels loaded th e sacks. Jim Moss, Wilk es left fielder who had previou sly trip led, was beaned on the left temple a nd had to be r emoved from th e lin e-up. John Aquilino t ok first for the injured Moss, who was rushed to a doctor, to load the bags, •btit a scor e fa il ed to materia lize. Moss later r etu rned to t he field evid entl y not seriously inj ur ed, but wearing a lopsided h ead. Jim Ferris was big man at the stick fo r the Colonels with four hits in five official trips and T rosko garn ered three for six. Mart Ma rtucci, Pocono second basem an, w as top man for th e losers wi th a trio of base blows. Th e game saw Eddie Davis replaced at second base by Jack "S hawn" Richards. Wh en questioned a s to the perman ence of t he mo v,e Coach Partridge issued a terse , "No com,m en t." has been the "heavy wood" of the ■ ~ t eam so far this season. His perBy JACK CURTIS I O formance behind the plate has rb een amazing considering his lack of ex'/ Wilk es exploded with the power perience in .the position. DIAMOND SHAKE-UP IN SIGHT mi ssing in the fi rst three games Saturday, the Colonels hop e to· "There's going to •be a drastic shake-up in our babeball team unless to cop its first win of the season scalp the Indians of Hartwick. The there is some radical improvement in the East Stroudsburg game," against Scranton, 8 to 2, on April game will mark th e firS t m eeting Coac\1 Bob Partridge was saying the other day in th e gymnasium office. 13 · Flip Jon es went th e route for of the two t eams this year. Since "Even if we can't win ball games, we're going to look like we're not the Colonels, scatterin g Scranton th ey have shown st00 dy improve- strangers on a baseball diamond, if I have anything to say about it," . hits in a very effective manner. ment, the .WiJikesmen are given a The win placed th e W1'lkes · the genial coach emphasized. better than even chance to turn · It seems the team has had a bad time of it right Scranton Un1·ve1·s·t · 1 Y T r op h Y m the trick on the Indians. from th e start, and Partridge is being realistic a- Blue and Gold hand s fo r ano th er The big question mark will be ,bout it. H e realizes that he has a r eally good ball year. The trophy has bee n offered whether Coach Partridge's !1'm1'ted t w1·ce and the W1' lkesn1en ha ve tak club, or m or e rightl y, what it takes to mak e a good · · fl-inging staff can hold up and ballclub, and thus far, the t eam has looked good en it both times. bounce back after such a short rest. Last Saturd the C 0 1 1 only once-that being its 8-2 win over Scranton U. a y, ones If the hurlers come throu g h, th e • The Colonel diamond m entor would not go furth- dropped an 8 to 3 decision to a Indians may well- be in for an am er into detail about th e "dmstic" chang es that he power· -laden Ithaca College tea m, bush. threatens to make, but h e stated, " If we don't do con- in Kivby Park. Wilkes out hit the Smarting und er an earl y season siderably better , 1 w on't have to t ell you of the visitors seve n to s ix, but eleven d efeat, the Bue and Gold will make walks issued b BJu a and G 0 Id changes, they'll be obvous." · Y = . an all out effort against L ebanon Colonel Bob went 011 to state that there seems pitchers told th e story. nd Valley on Mo ay. This timf! th e to be that little intangible missing this year, or as Hank Kell er st arted on th e Wilkesm en will be the visitors. CURTIS m o rid b t h d t b 1· d · h e pu:t it, "that cel'tain spark that yo u can 't put your u , u a .o e re ieve 111 L ebanon Valley opened th e Coloth e fifth inning by Al Broody. The finger on." n els ' season and w ent home with a right-ha nd ed hurl er from South lo psided victory under its belt. FIND SPARK, OR ELSE _ Wi lkes-Barre fini s hed t h e game . . The Blue and Gold had but a couple "There's no reason why we lack that s park either," h e stated, "beIthaca built un a fi ve run lead in of short -weeks to practice for the ca use we're no different fro m an y other t eam this year with respect t o the first seven . innings and th en initial tilt, as was evident by the conditions , weather, et c." "What's more," he re-em phasiz ed, "we're go- erupted in the .eighth for th ree big· WILKES (11) ab r h ESSTC (10) ab r h showing. , runs to ice th e game. 5 3 4 Stoudt,rf 5 I 2 ... W 1' lk es ' b'1ggest scoring threat Fer r is,cf Nobody 0-n the squ.a d was ready, ing to find it, or else , . -- ' Batroney ,ss 3 4 0 Schaare,lf 5 1 2 and nobody kn ew it better than Ha vi ng seen one Bob Partridge in a determined. fra m e of mind he- also came in th e eighth stanza. McNew,rf 6 1 ·2 Bachtell,c 6 I 1 Tros ko ,c 6 I 3 Hortman,lb 4 I 2 the Colonels at the end of the game. for e, w e'r e inclined to think t hat h e will find that missing element. It's With two aboard, Sy Evan s macked Davs,2b 3 0 0 Krall.ss 5 I 2 Now, with more than a half dozen still not too late for a winning season, so here's hoping. a s harp si ngl e into right field to Richards,2b 2 0 0 Shaw,2b 3 0 0 Evan,3b 2 I I y Thom'ski 2 I 1 games played, the diamondmen are A look a t the records do esn't give ari exactly b ri g ht picture thus bring in two run s. The Colonels Kach'sky,lf I O O Martucci,3b 3 I 3 a vastly im.proved club from th e far, in fact it's b een on the dismal side. The t eam a s a whole has been added one more in the n inth. Moss,lf 2 0 I Antoine.cf 4 I 1 xAquilin o,lf 0 0 0 Passaro ,p 3 2 0 one that started the season. scratch-hitting at a gay .2.2 4 m ark. Joe T rosko, w h o is high on PartCoach Bob Partridge's charges Sikora. lb 5 I O Wilkes t eam s , for some reason ridge's praise list, is th e leading swatter with a .400 ma11k. A s t h e coach loaded the bases twice , onnce in Jo nes,p 2 0 I To tals 40 10 14 2 0 0 or another, have always been slow explained, J oe is not only a fin e batter, but a greatl y im proved back- t.he third annd again in the seventh Broody,p Totals 39 11 12 starters, but usually manage to sto p and abo ve a ll. a lOO per c.e nt team man . but were unabl e tQ deli ver th e pay202 212 002-11 Wilkes bounce ba ck. They are out to even Second batter among the regulars is Lenny Batroney who had hit off punch onn either occa sion. 140 300 110-10 ESSTC up the score, and · no fieid day is .333 ·,p rior to Thurs day. Two pitchers, Al Broody and Flip Jon es are hitpredicted fo r th e L ebanon Valley ting .50.0 and .333 resp ectively i n irregular pla te appearan ces, b ut no swatters. r egular besides Trosko and Bart is hitting .250 . Wilkes has g arn ered Coach Partridge is impressed 18 runs to the opposition's 47, yet has been outhit only 34-45. Which with ·th e ,work some of the n ew- leads to one conclusion, the Colonels aren't coming through in the Oni y one intra-mural softball licity g iven intra- mural play in· the comers to the squad. clutch es. Sy E van, who. took Joe Trosko's · 'Wilkes had left 54 m en on bases throug h the Ithaca ga m e, that's game was reported to th e Beacon Beacon s ports section. The games place at third- b,ase, has turned in -a lmost 11 m en per game and th ey hav e to come all t he way aro und to this week , even though, in spite of must be reJ>orted promptly to Art the weather condi t ion s , several Hoover, Student Intra-Mural Disom e fin e performances in the past · count. Third base is close, but no ceegar. ~ector, or to a n y member of .the few games . A lthoug h his hitting . F li p Jon es, also cam e in for a pat on the back from Partridge, games were played. n eeds ·some working on, the agile who aired confiden ce in the Kingston righthander. F li p pi t ched t h e only Th e Hawks, who are sporting a spo rts staff if the y a re to be propinfielder .has come up with some win and went the route in doing so. "The Quail" fee ls that Fli pp er w ill p erfec t record thus far, made it erly publicized . · n ear impossible sa ves in the hot be the mainstay for the r est of the season and is pinning a good deal two in a row in league competition · The Beacon is in t erested in iiicorner. of his hopes on him. a nd five straig ht co unting exhi bi- tra -mu ral sports and will be only Jack Richards, utility infielder, tions, ,by coming from behind in too happy to feature them, but it " ILLEGAL USE OF ADS" has p:roved that h e is a speed m erthe final frame to down th e En- can not write abo ut nothing . Hechant on the base paths and has W e noticed Sy Evan's picture in a L ewis-Duncan Sportin g Goods g ineers, 5-4, after trailing by thr ee suits sim ply must be repor t ed. made himself respected as a pinch- ad in th e Sunday Indepe ndent last week. And honestly, we had nothin g tallies going into t h e inning. Co-oper'a tion is a two -way thi11 g -Sports Editor. hitter. The T rucksvilie product has to do with it. Nor did Sy, to b e sure. Maybe it was some sort of a compliBob Dymond got cr edit for th e Beacuse of the number of t eams plenty of "get up and go" hustle ment. Evan, who has qualified as the all-rund m a n this year, having and should b e a m a instay in the seen service at third base, fi rst base and in right and left fi elds, obvi- win, goin g· th e full di st ance. Fire - entered a nd the available playing ou sly looks like a baseball player, too. Might even be able to collect works suppli ed by J oltin' Jo e Wilk (continued on page 4) next few seasons. ·and Jarrin' Jawn Bagonis , plus help Coach Partridge w ill send hi s som e royalties. There's only one r eason why we didn't thi nk of the a ngle from a from Gigi Elias a nd Hawkey Gross, charges into the three coming games with all hands able and publicity standpoint long a go . To u se a coll ege athl et e's name for com- gave th e late s urge enoug h st eam Wilkes BEACON College r eady to go. Three wins could be mercia l purposes is a violation of th e ECAC and N CAA policies govern- to overcome the losers' lead . SPORTS SECTION There has been some complaint a "ray of hop e" for a successful ing "amateurism" and could lead to the loss of eligi bility fo r th e athlet e. Friday, April 30, 1954 H er e's hoping it do esn't hap pen again. on campus about the lack of pubsea so n. L of HAWKS \VIN INSOFTBALL; NO OTHER REPORTS J �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 BEACON'S GRAB-BAG "Unde, what's a bachelor?" " Junior, a bachelor is a man who didn't have a car when he went to college." " Oh, mamma. I saw the nicest man today." " Who was h e, dear?" " He was the garbage man, mamn1a." " And why was he so nice?" "Well, h e was carrying a can of garbage over his head to the wagonn and while he had it over his head the bottom came out and the garbage fell all over him, and he j ust stood there and talked to God." * * * * * "What color dress are you wearing to the dance?" " Brown, I guess. We're supposed to wear something to match our date's hair." " I don't think I'll go." A man in 'T he Strand rushed up t he aiisle to the manager's office. " What's the idea?" he stormed, "letting a bear in the theater and why do I have to sit next to it ?" " A bear!" gasped the manager. "You must be mistaken." "Oh no, I'm not," was the retort. "Come with me." The two of them went back down the aisle, and sure enough, there sat the bear. "Is this bear yours ? " he asked crisply. "Why yes, he is," was the reply. "Now, list en," snap.p ed the manager, "what's the idea of bringing a bear in this theater?" "Well," replied the bear's owner, "he enjoyed the book so much, I thought h e might like to see the movie." kindergarten teacher over at University School. "I slept with Daddy last night," the teacher corrected. "Well, then," said the child, "you must have come in after I went to sleep." ***** Joe College decided to reform. He cut out smoking the first week. The second week he cut out drinking. He cut out women the third. The fourth week he cut out paper dolls. * * * ** St. Peter was [nterviewing applicants once at the pearly gates and came upon an especially young and pretty girl. "Did you, while at any time on earth, indulge in necking, petting, smoking, swearing, or dancing?" "Never!" she r eplied very emphatically. ""T hen why haven't you reported up here sooner? You've been dead for a long time." ** * * * Dur.ing a recent radio audienceparticipation program, the MC was interviewing a young lady contestant, who remarked, "My father and mother were in vaudeville. I was praotically born on the stage." FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1954 "Aren't you glad you actually Hawks vs. Gunners weren't," quipped the comedian. Tuesday, May 11: "What would they have done for Engineering vs. Beboppers an encore?" W eckesser vs. Crazy Cats Wednesday, May 12: Bio Chem vs. Gunners (continued from page 3) Idiots Row vs. Beboppers HAWKS WIN Thursday, May 13: dates, tea.ms are required to conEngineering vs. Crazy Cats form to the following schedule. Foul Balls vs. W eckesser Changes can be made by mutual Friday, May 14: agreement of both managers. SatBio Chem vs. Bebopper urday games can be ,p layed if aIdiots Row vs. Crazy Cats greed to by the managers. Monday, May 17: Friday, April 30: Hawks vs. W eckesser Bio Chem vs. Foul Balls Engineering vs. Foul Balls W eckesser vs. Engineers Playoffs to tie arranged. Monday, May 3: Crazy Cats vs. Hawks Beboppers vs. Gunners Tuesday, May 4: Bio Chem vs. Engineers Foul Balls vs. Hawks Est. 1871 Wednesday, May 5: W eckesser vs. Idiots Row Crazy Cats vs. Gunners Men's Furnishings and Thursday, May 6: Hats of Quality Bio ·C hem vs. Hawks Engineers vs. Idiots Row tt Friday, May 7: Foul Balls vs. Gunners 9 West Market Street W eckesser vs. Beboppers Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Monday, May 10: Bio Ch em vs. Idiots Row TWO COOL CATS were watching an old lady trying desperately to free her foot from the railroad tracks as the express train came closer and closer. Suddenly one cat looked at the other and said, "Dig that cra-a-azy 3D." THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop JORDAN has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR Your Wings are your Passport The traveling salesman found himself far out in the country. It was bed time, and ·he was very tired. On coming to a farm house, he stopped and as·k ed the farmer if there might possibly be a place he could sleep that night. The farmer frowned thoughtfully, then replied that he didn't have a spare room. However, if the traveler would like to go upstairs and .sleep with the red-headed school teacher, it was perfeotly all right with him. The salesman drew himself u p and said, "Sir, I will have you know that I am a gentleman." To this the farmer answered, "So is the red-headed school t eacher." ** * ** "If you give me a quarter, I'll t ell you what the iceman salid to ·mamma this morning." " Here, son; quick-what did h e say?" "He said, 'Lady, how much ice do you want this morning?' " Leon: Have you heard about my n ew book dealing with the sex life of the Indians? Peon: No, what is it called? Leon: The Lust of the Mohicans. "Me slept with Daddy last night," said the small child to the SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES for ,. WILKES DANCES a,t, at e · JOHN B. STETZ 't-Expert Clothier 9 E. Market St., W-B. /... \ ''\\)~,41-,.:: wherever you go • • • Your Air Force wmgs are your personal passport to universal respect and admiration. They're a sign-recognized everywherethat mark you as one of America's finest. • To wear them, you must win them ... as an Aviation Cadet. They come with the gold bars of an Air Force Lieutenant and earnings of over $5,000 a year! They come complete with the admiration of a grateful Nation. If you're single, between 19 and 26 ½, prepare to win this passport to success. Join the Aviation Cadets! For further information, fill out this coupon today. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ~---r--------···.~!>,.• • •"'" ~, . ,•" . CN1 AVIATION CADET, AFPTR-P-4 Headquarters, U.S.A.F. ' ~ Washington 25, D.C. ~ Please send me information on my opportunities as an Air Force Pi lot. Name .... .. ... ............... ....... ........ .... .. .... ...... ... ..... . Address ............. ... .. .. .... ...... .... .. .. .... .. .... .......... .. City .. .. .. ,.,.. ..... .... .... ,...... ., ... State .............. ..... .. ,.. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1954 April 30th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 April 30 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/1c50e6deec5710d3caf89e583dc8d35d.pdf d6cbfbee8e1b642c744f1017258299cc PDF Text Text Wilkes College Genius is the gold in the mind; talent is the miner who works and brings it out. Vol. VIII, No. 22 Lady Blessington. The chains of habit are generally too BE small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Johnson. FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1954 ''Nervous Wreck" T~night at 8:30 Wilkes Debaters Meet Merchant "Vacation With Pay" - C'n'C Ready to Present 3-Act Marines in Lecture Hall Saturday Fashion Show Theme Comedy; Large Attendance Expected The Wilkes College debating team will be host to the debaters of the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy on Saturday evening, April 10th, at 7 P. M. in the college Lecture Hall. The deibate will be on the ques- Saturday will be something in the tion "Resolved: Thast the United way of a prepara,tion for .the WHkes States should adopt a policy of team, which is getting ready for its Free Trade", a subject concerning entry into the national debates at which the President recently sent West Point later this month. The a message to Congress. The debate team, under the direction of its will explain and amplify the prob- coach, Dr . Arthur N. Kruger, qualilem for the general public. fled for the na.tional contest by t ying with Howard University of The Saturday evening event will Washington, D. C., for second place be the first opportunity of the seasin the District 7 eliminations in the on for local audiences to witness the highly successful. Wilkes team nation's capital two weeks ago. The King's Point team, coached of J. Harold Flannery, Jr., and by Lt. Connmander Victor LugowJames Neveras in action. ski, is presently on tour, completed The Marchant Marine t eam, from !l'ecentl y another tour of the East King's Point, N. Y., was the win- and the South. ner of the debates held at WilkesJudges for this week-end's debate Barre's King's -College this past will be Mr. Ellis Rober.ts, president January. The King's Pointers have of the Wilkes-Barre Business Colalso partidpat€d in the Johns Hop- lege, Mr. David Jones, debating kins and .the NYU "Hall of Fame" coach of Kingston High School, and debates, t ying with Wilkes for sec- the Rev. Jule Ayers, pastor of the ond place in the latter. First Presbyterian Church of The debate here at the College Wilkes-Barre. Placement Office Busy Finding Employment for Graduates of '54 What can I do this summer? Where can I go? What can I wear? Sound familiar? You are not alone with your problem. "Vacation With Pay", the theme of the Theta Delta Rho Fashion Show, will show how two girls plan to solve their summer vacation problems-what they will do-where they will go-and what they will wear. The annual, show has always been a success, but this year the gil-ls are planning to make it bigger and better than ever. Co-chairm en Nancy Batch eler and H elen Krachenfels, in maiking the final arrangements for the big production, have selected the following coeds to model the fashions from Lazarus Department Store: Frieda Billstein, Natalie Rudusky, Pat McNelis, Pat Fitzgerald, Leah J ean Neuberger, Connie Kamarunas, Justine Battista, Helen Koelsch, Ruth Wilbur, and Shirley Wasenda. The show will feature musical entertainment, and to end it on a good note, the sorority sisters will serve r efreshments. Sixty cents and a trip to the gym will reward you with sparkling entertainment, yummy refreshments, and visions of dreamy clothes. Have your chauffer stop at the door. '!\he Wilkes College Placement Office has been hard at wouk finding jqbs for seniors of the -Class of 1954, has had visits from some 26 industrial firms and school systems which are seeking prospective employees, and has scheduled interviews for seniors' employment stretching well into June, the Office announced on W edn esday last. Among those seniors who have position with the IBM electrical already been accepted by the vari- sales fi;>rce, was one of the College's ous firms are Ed Grogan, Dick better soccer players, participated Hawk, and Stanley Sandrowski. outstandingly in other intercollegiate sports, is president of the SeGrogan has taken a post in the Bell Telephone's 18-month student nior Class this year. Stanley Sandrowski will join sevengineer training program, will probably be working in Philadel- eral other Wilkes graduates with the Corning Glass people, and will phia, is editor of the 1954 "Amnicola", one of the College's Public have his post in their accounting department. Among other former Relation's men, and writes for the spo_rts section of the "Sunday In- Wilkesmen with that firm are Bob Eltus and Albert Swislowski, of the dependent". Class of '50, and Eugene Mason , Dick Hawk, who has accepted a Class of '52. W-B Problem Is -One of Re-building, Mr~Morris Tells Assembly Audience The question facing Wilkes-Barre toda y is not one of building proper, but of re-building, Mr. Herbert Morris, former registrar of Wilkes, and Executive Vice President of the Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Oommerce told students in Tuesday's ass-e mbly. One of the difficulibies in doing this job of reb uilding is that not only Wilkes-Barre, but every progressive community in the nation is at present faced with much the same problem and is, of course making every effort to relieve the situation. As a result, Mr. Morris noted, one of over 32 different firms which the Chamber of Commerce is attempting to have 'locate in the Valley is also being sought by some 67 other communities. This is an example of the high competition we face. Indeed, even in highly industri- sis, want government aid. aljzed Detroit, where local repreTop civic leaders ,he went on, sentatives went to interest manu- must be united, have been for the facturers in coming h ere, there is first time in the Committee of One much the same problem. Hundred (which actually has some Our problem here in the Valley, 270 m embers) who have been only said Mr. Morris, can be roughly too ,amoious to serve. However, he compared to that of the South when added, many other towns have like its one-crop economy, the produc- committees. ' tion of cotton began to be submergHe noted too, that -there are three ed by chemical and fiber develop- economic factors n ecessary to the ments in the t extile field. So then improvement of the valley inlustry have we had much the same prob- -land, labor, and capital. l em with the loss of our own basic As to land, said Morris, the Comlincome product, anthracite coal, as mittee has taken some 200 acres similar developments arise in the of land in Crestwood Industrial fuel field. Park, n ear Mountain Top, in an To solve our problem, said the area in which every need of the inex-registrar, we must have human dustrialist as to transportation, resources, don't, in the final analy~ (completed on page 4) B FREDERICK KROHLE Y Tonight's the night! Tonight's the night that you can come to see Cue 'n' Curtain's presentation of "The Nervous Wreck". For the past few weeks, the members of Chase Theater have been working hard to have the play in a state of readiness for opening night, and tonight's the night! I s AM Seeks Charter Members • • "The Nervous Wreok" is a farce comedy by Owen Davis, and presented by special arrangem ent with Samuel French and Company, New York. About the Old West, the play concerns an E•a sterner (who thinks he has more a ilments than Heinz's varieties) who goes West for his health. Then he becomes involved with the heroine who is running away from her fiance, the county sheriff. Besides .this irrteresting arrangement of h ero, heroine, and villain, "The Nervous Wreck" also contains the following ingredients: a fist fight, a hold-up, a chase, and plenty of hilarious enjoyment. · Howard Ennis plays the leading role of H enry Williams, and the heroine, Sally Morgan, is Carol Ann Gardner. James Miller plays the sheriff, Bob Well,s. The others in the cast are Mrs. Underwood, Basia Mrieszkowski; Andy, James Jones• Mort Jam es Coleman · Chester, jerry 'Luft; Harriet, 'Helen Brown; Tim, William Crowder; Dan, Joseph Tros•k o; Jud Morgan, Peter Margo; and the possemen, • The Economics Club of Wilkes College is organizing a student chapter of Scientific Advancement for Management. All interested students should contact Carl Smith, treasurer of the Economics Cl1,1b. A minimum of twenty-five applicants is necessary for a S.A.M. student chapter and the student's applicat·ion fee is one dollar. Mr. Young, instructor in the Economics Departm ent, has been appointed facult y advisor for the. student chapter. Mr. Young will provide assistance in organizing planning a ctivitii.es and securing speakers for the local chapter. The purpose of a Scientific Advancement foi· Management student chapter is that copies of studies, reports, addresses, and simiar material concerning management are distni'buted to S.A.M. members. Seniors who decide to affiliate with the senior cha,pter within one, year of graduation may do so without being required -to pay an entrance fee. A professional publication , Advance Management, can be obtained at a substantial reduction in price with membership in the student chapter. The first twenty-fl ve applicants will have their nam es engraved on the student charter. S.A.M. is a vital organization for those students who are concerned with management. The deadline for applicants is April 9. Jim Moss, Al Wallis, Bob Hontz, and Don McFadden. The performance is under the direction of Mr. Alfrde S. Groh, w~th Sheldon Schneider as a ssistant to the director. Lighting and sound effects a r e by Joe Sara0eni (grades parmitting) , and staging by Paul Shiffer. Other committees are: furniture, Bob Morgan; properti es, John Williams; .tickets, Nancy Brown; costunnes, Helen Hawkins; make-up, Carol Ann Gardner; programs, Basia Mieszkowski ; and publicity, Marrgaret Luty and Fr,e derick Krohle. For those of you who want an evening's entertainment and a laugh every minute, don't miss Cue 'n ' Curtain's production, "The Nervous Wreck". So, all of you westerners, climb aboard any handy vehicle and come for the eight- thirty curtain, eith er tonight or tomorrow night, at Wilkes gym. And don't forget, your student activi.ty pass can be used for two (2) admissions. (The foregoing announcement was made by request.) Private Enterprise Still Exists; Short-Time Sharpers Profit (Courtesy Wilkes-Barre Record) Private enterprise came to an abrupt end for two young men early this week when their scheme of charging for a free parking lot of a South Main Street tavern owner was nipped by the proprietor. How long the two men had been charging motorists to park in the lot was not known. The parking lot is in the rear of Wilkes College gymnasium and runs from Barnum Place to the rear of Ray Hottle tavern, located on South Main Street. The lot holds about 35 to 40 automobiles for patrons of the tavern. Last night the scheme was uncovered. A patron protested to Hottle over having to pay 50 cents to park his automobile in the lot while he ate in the tavern. Why was the tavern owner charging 50 cents when the parking lot next door only charged 25 cents_?____ Hottle was slightl y bewildered. He thought the complaint was another patron pulling a joke on him again. He had h eard other patrons talking about being chrged to park in the lot, but thought the reports were a joke. Last night was the pay-off. Going out to the lot with the customer, the tavern owner learned to his dismay that what he had been hearing was the truth. Two young men, about 18 and - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - armed with a flashlight, were chasing motorists into the Hottle free parking lot and charging the motorists 50 cents each. There was a basketball game at Wilkes gymnasium and par.king space was at a premium . When the tavern owner let out a roar at the proceedings, the two enterprising young men took to their heels and when last seen were traveling toward South River Street as fast as their legs could carry them. There have been four basketball games at Wilkes College gymnasium in recent weeks. At 50 cents an automobile and the lot capable of holding at lea st 35 automobiles, well, it was a going bu siness while it lasted! WCIRC. GOeS t0 Alfred Lois Long and Bob Darrow are representing the Wilkes College International Relations Club at the mock conference of the UN being held at Alfred University in New York today and tomorrow, Michael Lewis, head of the IRC announced on Wednesday last. The delegates of the various attending school clubs will represent a particular member of the world family of nations, with the Wilkes delegation representing the South Americ,a n country of Bolivia. LIBRARY HOLIDAY HOURS: April 14 to 19: 9:00 A. M. to 5 :00 P. M. Easter Saturday and Suady: Closed. LETTERMEN ACTIVITIES SCHEDULL,.r, TO SHINE SHOES Sunday, Apr. 11: Town and Gown Series, Gym nasium. Tuesday, Apr. 13: Baseball, Scranton , Horne; Orchestra Practice, Lobby, Gym. Wednesday, Apr. 14: Easter Vacation, to April 20. TODAY MONDAY �2 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College BEACON Letters To The Editor .. Dear Editor, In the futur e, plea se keep letters GENE SCRUDATO to the editor short. Someone might Editor-in-Chief have something ·to say. Thanks, JACK CURTIS JEAN KRAVITZ Associate Editors Dave Roats, 168 lbs. of self -interest. DALE WARMOUTH P. S. - Not referring to any speFaculty Adviser cific letter in the past three weeks. ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS P. P. S. - That picture of the Sports Editor Business Manager T-6 in the Air Force ad is out-dated. NEWS STAFF Mike Lewis J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty Margaret Williams Jim Neveras Louis Steck Lois Long Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenfels Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma Davis Irv Gelb Frances Panzella Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters Partridge Writes Against "Freckles" (EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a letter written to the Editor of the Wilkes-Barre Times -Leader by Bernice Thomas Barbara Tanski our own Bob Partridge. It is well Barbara Rogers Irene Tomalis worth reading and is printed here Jan Eckell for those of you who may have missed it.) PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 Editor, Times-Leader News: A paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke:; College In a course in Contemporary Subscription price: $1.80 per semester Member ~ American Literature which I had the privilege of taking while atIntercollegiate Press tending the Uni versity of Pennsyivania, the instructor, one of the EDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO foremost in his field and now head of the Department of English at Johns Hopkins University, described the place of ,t he comic strip in American Literature and told us how they depicted the trends as After reading Mr. Hoover's letter (of last week's Beaon) a well .as the foibles of our society in number of times, we have come to the conclusion that only a America. few paragraphs concerned our editorial. These paragraphs are "Bringing up Father" by George McManus, for instance illustrates reprinted here, along with our reply. antics of the "nouvea~x riches"· Mr. Hoover: "Lil Abner," by Al Capp, certain!; · Your edUorial of last week, the first good editorial I've read directs its theme at the weaknesses in our soci.ety and "Joe in the Beacon since Ben Beers served as Editor, certainly implied engendered Palooka" fosters the 's pirit of that in your opinion the entire student council goes hand in hand sportsmanship to all who •a re fo lwith everything the Administrative. Council desires. This is cer- lowers of Ham Fisher. tain!y a fallacy. It is with grave concern therefore that I look upon the comic Reply_;_ strip: "Freckles and His Friends." The only fallacy seems to be in Mr. Hoover's reasoning. Appall'ently the author attempts to Nowhere did we state or imply that the Administrative Council set the pace for our modern teenage society, and in the attempt, and Student Council go hand in hand. foils far short, and in many reMr. Hoover: As far as the Hannye Amendment is concern- spects, misl eads those who co uld be ed, I agree that advocates of the proposal failed to put their point affected most favorab ly by his across to the students, I must admit though that after talking strip. "Freckl-es and his F r iends" (Lard to a few students about the amendment after the election, these Smith et al) leave a lot to be desame students who voted "no" realized they had made a grave sired as athletes , and in many inmistake. stances act more like girls than they do boys. The most recent epiReply: In regard to this paragraph, we are not concerned sode which shows the gi rls wean:ing with what students said AFTER the voting. The editorial was boys' vests and boys wearing girls' with what the amendment supporters did BEFORE the voting. bandanas over thier heads, detract s Mr. Hoover supports our point here. If he had spoken to from the masculinity of this parthose 1:ih1dents befo:re the election, the amendment would have ticular group of boys and leads one to believe that the old adage: "boys passed, . will be boys" should, according to .,.·· • . • . . the author, read "boys will be .1his was. one of the -~am p~mts of our ed1tonal. girl$,'' It ii:? thi:, typ e of inuendo Mr. Hoover: The political action displayed by the opponents I that disturbs me. of the assembly vote stressed by you seems to have made a The strip could be u sed to great turnabout and became a political inaction. True, there were advantage if it were to lead our hundreds of signatures (including my own) on the petition call- teenagers in the right direction, but ing for a new election. the silliness and femininity portrayed by the boys are not standAnd yet, there were only 270 votes cast in the new election. ards by which I should like my son Where were the ambitious petitioners that you praised so dealy? to abide. To make matter s worse, Shoulc;in't they have continued in their mission for a new election from the point of view of Wyoming Valley residents, the names of the and inspired the students to get out and vote, regardless of their towns in which the characters destand on the amendment. picted in "Fr e c kl e s and his Friends" live, are similar to the Reply: In answer to these paragraphs, we can only say names in our region. For example: that if we support an issue, we will go out and fight for it. We Shadyside, Kingston, Larksville, will not leave our battles to be fought by any other group. There- etc. fore, our argument . still stands. The amendment supporters The comic strip being the powerful social organ that it is, I hope should have fought for their amendment. sincerely that the author of Mr. Hoover: In closing, Mr. Editor, I want to impress upon "Freckles and his Friends" will you that no ill-will is intended. I did want to defend the advo- make it his duty to lead the youth cates of the Hannye Amendment, the same amendment whose in .the right direction and away defeat seemed to please you very much. I deduced that from f.rom the tangent that he has your edltorial I do want to say that more stirring editorials will taken. R. W. Partridge, be appreciated. It will give the students an opportunity to voice Kingston CIRCULATION BUSINESS Mr. Hoover's Letter their opinions. Reply: In this paragraph, Mr. Hoover says that the defeat of the amendment pleased us very much. "I deduced that," he, says, "from your editorial" Friday, April 9, 1954 11 MEET THE FACULTY II By JEAN KRAVITZ The subject for this week's Meet The Faculty series is Mr. Rob ert Riley! h ead of the Wilkes Psychology Department. Mr. Ril ey is a native of Wilkes-Barre and one of our own Wilkes alumni. Following his graduation from P sychology, which is concerned Meyers H igh School, Mr. Riley be- with adjustment problems and difcame a m ember of the Armed Ser- ficulties, and questions of intellivices. He participated in several g ence. There is a great interest branches of the Armed Forces, first in this area, he explained and Clias an Air Cadet. His group was nical Psychology •is a rapidly growthen sent to the Infantry, and he ing field . H e, a s well as the other ~as later transferred to the ser- members of this field, is presently vice force of the Medical Corps. concerned with obtaining a licensHe was a first sergeant in the Med- ing procedure to protect the public ical Clearing Company stationed in from psychoquacks, who are unthe Philippin es. trained people who claim to be psyAfter being discharged from the chologist s and can be very harmservice, Mr. Riley attende~ Wilkes ful. Mr. Ril ey pointed out that in College and graduated m 1948, the state of P ennsylvania, anyone with a B.A. Degree in P sychology. can set himself up as a practi sing H e . then_ attei:ided Wes tern Reserve psychologist, since there are at Umvers1ty m Cleveland, Ohio, present no restrictions in this area. where he studied -Clinical PsychoMr. Ril ey also revealed plans to logy for one. year. He has made enlarge the Psychology Departfurther studies at Pennsylvania ment at Wilkes, depending on the State Univer~ity and plans ~o re- enrollm ent. Two courses, Adolesturn t~ere ~his summer. 'Yh1le ~t cent P sychology, and Personality the Umvers1ty h e worked m a ch- Theory and Development, are exnic for students who have diffi- pected to be added to the curricuculty in studying or who have emo- !um . Also, the Psychology Departtional problems, a s a part of his ment is in the process of effecting graduate work for one year. After closer relationships with other decompletin g his further studies at partments at Wilkes, particularly P ennsylvania State University, Mr. the Biology Department and the Riley will do a Study on the Ror- other sciences. At the present schak Ink Blot Test to obtain his time, stud ents majoring in PsychoPh.D. Degree fr.om, t?at .sc~10ol. logy are re_quired to take ~ one In 1950, Mr. Ril ey did his mtern- year cour se m a labo ratory science. ship at the Child Psychiatric and Mr. Ril ey fee ls this is very imporGuidanc~ C~nter _in .Scranton.. . tant, since the Science Department Mr. Ril ey s mam interest hes m Department, and as he said, "We the field of Clinical Psychology, has much to offer the Psychology which h_e .describes ~s a distinct like to feel that we have something field. This 1s the applied branch of to offer them. " I HOMER'S HODGEPODGE . There have been many noteworthy articles concerning our immense spirit at Wilkes. And many unsuccessful attempts are memori es , but t his p ervasiv,e spirit shall enter our campus life by these futile efforts. Some students have been labeled as r adicals because of their attempts and others as outcasts . These feebl e efforts by the so-called radicals and outcasts are the embryo of a needed college spirit. The administration does not foster spirit, but extends a helping hand to kindle the light. A lack of spirit has ['educed our untiring cheering squad to a -pantomime organization. Many unfavorable comments were h eard throughout the past basketball season about the students who only sat and looked intelligent. An organization, the Letterm en's Club, has planned a novel idea for Friday-Shoe Shine Day. This fund rai sing idea is an example of a creative group that has faith in their leadership, and the members of the Lettermen's Club are the best promoters for reawakening our dormant spirit. A prevalent · exc use is that Wilkes is a community college and students are still in high school. How absurd, can any college grow without spirit? :): ::: * Spring descends and the social calendar awakens. But an all-coll,ege affair similar to the Winter Carnival is missing. Many clubs are planning their affairs unaware that the excise tax has been removed. Spring is a lean season for the pocketbook without The Manuscript · We, of the Beacon, would like to support the Manuscript in Mr. Hoover has deduced and inferred all sorts of things from its plea for material for its Spring issue. our editorial This paragraph and his first are highly unwarrantMany on campus have the mistaken idea that only students ed assumptions. majoring in English can write for the Manuscript. * * * * * This is foolish. Many of the themes. short stories. dialogues, essays, etc., We would like to end this editorial with a simple statement which are created by the students for the several English courses of policy. here at Wilkes, make excellent copy for the Manuscript. So if you think you have something worthwhile, drop it in When the Beacon takes a stand on an issue, the readers won't have to use deductive reasoning to know what it is. the Manuscript box in the Library. The Manuscript is a fine literary magazine. You'll be proud Whether it be congratulations or criticism, the opinion of the to have an article in it. Beacon will be clear. our holiday gifrts, and a reduction in price will alleviate this burden. A free dance sponsored by a campus club is an oddity in this age of cl ub budgets. Many statist ician s ha ve wagered that a donation dan ce, drop your money in the hat, will increase presti ge of a ny organi zation. Mr. Partridge, baseball mentor, sat for lorn in the cafeteria after the recent baseball loss, but one wi n from a defrozen squad will bring the elaborate forecasters t og ether at their old coffee spot. The old saying still exists, "one day on top, the n ext day on the bottom." Brighter days are approaching. :;: :;: :;: The library was beautified with a bouquet of flowers last week and sincere appredation is extended to the mal e libr-arian. The a ctivities of various groups are presented this week after a lull in activities. The influence of "The N ervous Wreck'" has attacked our inner organs and man y students ,a re affi1m addicts of this play after the pre-vacation test period. The spirit of the lead star is effervescing; notice Skinny Ennis hop across campus. This com edy s·hould be a smash hit after the past indoctrination of heavy drama. *** The debate squad matches skill with an adversary that has defeated a local college. This match is a warm-up for the West Point tournament and also gives the student body an opportunity to hear oui· amazing debate squad. This affair is scheduled for Saturday in the lecture hall and is an attraction for all connoiseurs of debate. On Sunday at 4, the Town and Gown Series presents the Wilkes Choral Club. This week-end is overflowing with cultural activi.ties. Don't miss the play, debate or the chorus . Shine? Shine? Who Wants a Shine? See Any Letterman For Only Two Bits! �WC Nine Here With Muhlenberg Tomorrow Mules Expected ·To Be Stubborn Foe in 3rd Tilt BATRONEY AWARDED DAVIS TROPHY l ·-~-- ' . Athletic Banquet Produces Seven Award Winners ·.; .. · ·1 ' . By AL JETER The Wilkes diamondmen will attempt , to break into the win column tomorrow a f t e r n o o n when they play host to Muhlenburg College in Kirby Park. Coach Bob Partridge, the latest candidate for the laughing academy down the river, will pull out all stops in an effort to snap the Colonels out of their losing streak. After Muhlenburg, the next tilt on the slate is with Scranton on Tuesday, the thirteenth. No games have been scheduled over th e Easter holidays. The Blue and Gold will .resume activities on the twentyfourth in •a home game with Ithaca. The first two games were of an experimental nature, and saw Partridge shifting his lineup in an attempt to find a winning combination. If he hits on it, the visitors from Scranton may have a few surprises :in store for them. Wilkes will be at a disadvantage with Mel McN ew on the ailing list. The little righthander from Baltimore has been suffering from a sore arm since before opening day and will probably not see a ction as a pitcher for several weeks. However, Henry Keller and Charlie Wa.rkomski, . both freshmen, have s hown promis e on the mound and one of them will likely get the starting nod froom Partridge tomorrow. Joe Trosko, hard hitting third sacker, tried his hand at the backstop duties in the Stroudsburg game and showed up so well that h e may work behind the plate a gainst Scranton . Sy Evan, another newcomer to th e Colonel squad, wlill probabl y be Partridge's choice at t hird base if Trosko handles the catching department. Evan cover ed the right fi eld range in the two initial tilts. Batting power has been lacki ng to date in the Blue ,a nd Gold squad. Partridge ordered heavy batting practice sess ions on off days this week in an effort to sharp en the te eth of his tigers. In two games the team ,has produced less than ten hits, an unusual occurance for the µ ~ually power-laden Wilkes - COLONELS' BEST-Award winners at the a nnual Wilkes athletic banquet Saturday night at the cafeteria, left to right, were: Lee Dannick, s pecial letter presentation; Leonard Batroney, winner of the Howard W. Davis Memorial Troph y as Outstanding Athlete of the Year as well as Wilkes Beacon Athlete of. the Year; George Elias, Outstanding Back of the Year ; Hillard "Lefty" Kemp, Outstanding Swatters Blasted Twice; Fall Before Lebanon Valley, E.Stroudsburg The Blue and Gold baseball hopes were r ud ely jolted this week as the Colonels dropped th eir first two games. The season's opener ended with Lebanon Vall ey going home with a 15 to 1 win under its belt. The second tilt on Wednesday resulted in a 14to 13 loss to East Stroudsb urg on th e t each ers' hom e grounds. Opening day saw the Colonels outgunned by a sharp Lebanon Valley team with one game already under its belt. Coach J'.artridge u sed four different p-i tchers in an effort to stem the tide. Mel McN ew started for Wilkes, but had to b e relieved in th e third inning due to ',! sore arm. squad. · I Flip Jon ell a nd Al Broody folCoach Partddge stated last night loweu Mc N ew, but £ared little betthat the power and the material ter. Charlie Warkomski relieved in is there, but the t eam is not in the sixth inning and finally put out shape yet. " Once we get th e combi- the fire. Warkomski, a freshman • and start c lioking," he said, from La rksville, was the most efnat10n "there are some teams who had fe ctive hur ler of the day, striking better watch their step. Despite our out five m en in the two innings that poor start, this year's team has ne toiled. great -p otential. Of course, much of Wednesday's gam e with East our trouble right now is due to the Stroudsburg saw little ·improvelittle time that we had to get ready ment. Partridge started Henry Kelfor the season." ler, another newcomer to th e Colonel roster. H e was relieved in the fifth by Warkomski who was chased in th e same inning in favor of Flip LOSE TO LEBANON VALLEY Jones who finished the ball game. All thre e of the Wilkes runs Lebanon Valley Wil.k es ab.r.h.o.a. ab.r.h.o.a. came in the second inning on hits Landa,3b 3 3 2 0 0 Ferris.cf 2 l l O0 McC'll'ih,2b l O l O O Batroney,ss 2 0 0 l l from Lenny Btroney, Jim Ferris, Sorrent o,p 2 3 l 0 0 McNew,p,U 2 0 0 0 0 and Joe Sikora. The game saw the Fasizk,2b 3 2 l 2 4 Aquilino,rf l O O O 0 debut of Joe Trosko in the role of Shover,rf 5 3 3 2 0 Davis,2b 30 OO l Etzwiler,lh 3 0 l 5 0 Trosko,3b 3 0 l O l catcher. The stellar third sacker did Rineh'd,lb 2 l 2 l O Sikora.lb 2 0 0 9 l a creditable job in the unfamiliar Benn'tch,lf 3 l O O O Evan,rf,11 20 l l O Benn'ff,lf l 0 0 0 0 Moss.If 0 0 0 0 0 slot and co uld be the man to end GBir _arcgo,cne,c 1 1 1 3 o F.Jones,p o o o o o Coach Partridge's back stop wor1 0 0 2 0 Broody,p h l O l O0 Mentzer,ss 3 0 2 0 I Wark'ski,p 2 0 0 O O ri es. Plast'r,cf 3 I O I O R.Jones,c I O O3 2 The Colonels lacked hitting Steger.cl 2 0 0 0 0 aKachin'sky IO O 3 2 - - - - Elias,c l O O 6 l punch, collecting only nine hits in Total 34 15 14 21 '5 Chapko,c O O O 2 l two games. The reason for this Totals 24 l 3 21 8 lack of power can probably be tracaBatted for R. Jones in 4th. ed to the short time available for Lebanon Val. 031 452 0-15 pre-season practice. Wilkes Col. 001 000 0- I E-Sorrentino, Davis Sikora. RBI- Shov• er 3, Etzwilet 2, Rinehard 2, Bennietch, Mentzer, McNew. 2B-McCullugh, Sorren• lino, Shover, Etzwiler, Rinehard 2. SBLanda 2, Shover, Ferris, Batroney, Evan. LB-Wilkes 13, Lebanon Valley II. BB-Sorrentino II. McNew 1 (2 ings.), F. Jones 2 (2 ings.), Broody 4 (I ing.). SOSorrentino 8, McNew 2, Jones 2, Broody 2, Warkomski 5. HBP- Gargone (by McNew ). W-Sorrentino. L- McNew. T-3:05. Attendance-300. Wilkes BEACON College SPORTS SECTION Friday, April 1954 ___ ____ _ _ 9, __ _ _ _,., I BEACON Photo by George Chukinas Award Winners at Wilkes Athletic Banquet Wilkes vs. Muhlenberg Saturday Afternoon . at Kirby Park ~ I) I Soccer Player; Paul Gronka, Outstanding Lineman Award; and Joseph Trosko, winner of t.he Joseph Gallagher Memorial Trophy. Trosko is holding the trophy presented in absentia to Joseph Kropiewnicki, as the Outstanding Baseball Player. Kropiewnicki, who graduated last June, is stationed at Fort Knox, Ky., with the army. \ ._ I) I II< IIJ= ■ v oT ~ ] ~ By JACK CURTIS =============================::=/ TIME - THE HEALER "We're in the gelling stage right now, but once we finally get thoroug·hl y gelled, we're going to have a crack baseball team," said Diamond Coach Bob Partride with a look of anguish yesterday after his team had been thumped for t h e seco nd st raight time. Partridge was trying to find som e good reasons fo r hi s team's dismal showings in th e fir st two games of th e 1954 baseball sea son and he was al most convincin z except fo r one little t hin g-h e adm itted, "I fra nkl y don't kno w what's wrong with t he boys ." " I'm sure that they'll s nap out of it soon-by S,a turday, I hope," he add ed wistfully. We are still inclined to go along with the crowd that believes the Colonel nin e hasn't had enough real practice time as yet. And the only fellow you ca n blame is Old Man Weather. Wilke. t eams have bee n notoriousl y slow starters in the past, and not only in baseball. CURTIS We fee l the boys will g et rolling ri ght pronto, and we, too, would prefer to hope that Saturday is not too pronto ior them. If the pitchin g comes through, and that is the big question, the rest of the fellows ought to do all right. It's virtually th e same team that notched a winning sea son last year and t here's no reason why th ey can't make a strong comeback this spring. IS THERE NO END TO HIS TALENT? Latest ite:m from Kirby Park greensward ·is a story that Curly Jo e Trosky is now doing time behind the plate- no , not eating-as a catch er. If size has anything to do with being a successful backstop, Joe shoud fill the biill quite well. The story, as it turns out, is true, too, since a report in the Record yesterday morning, th e last before the strike, had him performing receiving chores in the East Stroudsburg game. Gad, what a ve rsatile fellow, thi s Trosko. He's doin g time in a public relations course wuth Sunday Independent Sports Editor Tom Moran, too. Write his own stuff, maybe? Embarassing moments seem to have a habit of landing right square on top of us. Farst Eddie Davis says he's through with football and we write a story to that effect. • Davis, naturally, reported for grid drills the next day, much to the chagrin of this hack writer and Times-Leader Sports Editor Bruce Blackman, who used the "exclusive". To make things worse, Eddie had to get knocked out for the season in the first gam e anyway. At least, we'll say, he tried to keep us from looking like compl et e 1iars. But last week, the clincher came. From here on in, we will be able to ta,ke just about anything. W e said in last week's column, "We like to keep the Beacon Athlete of the Yea'r a secret as long as possible." Brother, what a job we did. In fact rumoh hav~ it that some campus wanderers still don't know who got the nod. For th eir information - "Batroney Top Athlete" - headline on page one last week. SCOOPED ON OUR OWN STORY The Beacon, it seems, never d>id get to the Wilkes campus until about 6 :30 Friday afternoon. The real jolt, though, as if having your biggest issue of th e year fall flat on its franistan wasn't enough, came when th e Times-Leader, our partner in crime, hit the street at 1 :30 th e same afternoon with the whole story. Again , we are to blame. Acting in our role a s Wilkes sports publicists, we tipped off Bruce Blackman of another "exclusive" which he consented to run. Only after careful checks were run, we mig ht add. W e threw together a story stating, in effect, that the Beacon had "this afternoon named Leonard Batroney its hird 'Athl ete of the Year.' Even a reduced picture (half the size of the one that app eared in the Beacon, but an exact repldca) was sub mitted to th e TLEN. Right on sched ul e the evening paper hit the streets, but, woe wuz us, the Beacon didn't. Scooped on our own stor y. Ay-ay-ay-ay. Leonard Batroney, Wilkes senior athlete, was honored for the second straight day as the athlete of the year at th e annual banquet in the college cafeteria Saturday. Batroney received the Howard W. Davis Memorial Trophy, given in memory of t he late Sunday Independent Sports Editor by the Wl,k es · Public Relations office, signifying the outstanding athlet e and student. The Wilkes-Barre Town s hip product was recipient of the Beacon A ward to the top athlet e of the year 1953-54 on Friday. The award is made by the sports staff of th e Wilk es weekly student publication . Others honored at last night's banquet were Paul Gronka, Outstanding Lineman of the football team. Com menting on the selection of Batroney, Dr. Eugen e S. Farley, president of Wilkes , yesterday sai d, " I certainly am delighted and happy for Len on his double honor. He has b een an excell ent stud ent as well as a top-notch athlete and is certainl y deser ving of th e wards." Joe Gallagher Trophy Another important award, the Josep h Gallag her Sportsmanship Trophy, went to Joe Trosko of Plain s at last night's banquet. Trosko, a ca pta in of th e football t eam las t fall, was selected by his grid teammates as th e recipient of the memor ialgive n in memor y of a la te member of the football sq uad. Baseball and soccer trophies were also g ive n last ni g ht. 1953 Baseball Captain Jo e Kropi ewni cki a P lains native now in the Army, was selec t ed a s the to p man of the diamond. Hillard "Lefty" Kemp rece ived th e Reggie Burr Soccer Trophy for outstanding play last fall in the soccer t ea m's first winning season. A special a wa rd to "one of the hardest working of any men in Wilkes athletics," according to Director of Athletics Ral ston, was given to Lee Dannick, the statistician of the basketball t eam. Ralston praised Dannick for his fine contribution to th e past cage campa ign and presented him with a. letter, to the approval of the entire court squad. . Football and basketball awards were prese1;1ted by the coach of both s ports, George Ralston. Soccer and baseball awards were made by the mentor of both, Rob ert Partridge, and wrestling presentations were made by Coach John Reese. Each coach spoke briefly prior to announ cing the award winners, giving a review of his season in the past year. Letters we-r e also pre sented. STOPPED BY STROUDSBURG Wilkes ab r h Stroudsburg ab r h Shaare,11 4 2 2 Batroney ,ss Shaw,2b 2 0 0 McNew,rl 4 0 l Tho'ski,2b 2 l l Davs,2b 4 0 0 Hartman.lb 3 4 I Trosko,c 3 0 0 Stoudt,rl 2 2 0 Sikora.lb 3 l I Krall,ss 4 I 0 Evan,3b 2 0 0 Roth,ss 0 0 0 Moss,11 1 I 0 Bachtell,c 2 0 l Kach'sky,11 I O 0 Ditorrice,c I 2 l Keller,p 2 0 0 Gibbons,c I O 0 Wark'ski,p 0 0 0 Martucci,3b 3 0 0 P.Jones,p 0 0 0 Newell,3b I O 0 Antoine.cf 3 I l Totals 27 3 5 Foley 4 1 1 Kaseman,p 0 0 0 Totals 32 13 a. Wilkes 030 000 0- 3 Stroudsburg 302 213 3-14 2B- Sikora, ..Schaare, .. Ditoricce. ..HRHartman, Thomashefski. BB- Keller 6, Warkomski I. Jones I. Foley 2, Kaseman 2. SO-Keller I. Jones 2, Foley 5, Kaseman I. U-Schlegel and CorFerris,cf 3 4 I 0 I 2 tez. NO UPPERCLASSMEN Th ere wasn't a senior varsity member on the 1952-53 Wilkes basketball team. �Friday, April 9, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON BEACON'S GRAB-BAG ing in an opium den. One said casually, "I've just made up my mind to ,purrchase ,all the gold and silver mines in the world." The other gent took a puff and blew ~t out slowly and then said thoughtfully, "I don't know that I care to sell." * * * .* * "Say, waiter, this steak isn't v,e ry t ender." "If it's affection you want, sir, you'll have to speak to the cashier." * * * * * The stately gentleman reeled toward the bar and perched on one of the stools. " Bar tender, you make the besh Martinis in town. Tell you what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna give you Ethbert." He :reached into his pocket ,and punked a sad looking lobster on the bar. "Thank you v,e ry much," said the bartender. "I'll take him home for dinner." "Oh, don't take him home, for dinner. He's already had dinner. Take him to a movie." Wife: I didn'.t like that secretary of yours, so I discharged her this morning. Husband: Before giving her a chance? Wife: Before giving you a chance. *** ** Walking down an old country road, a farmer suddenly came upon an elephant sitting in the middle of the road. Searcey believing his eyes, he pinched himself and continued walking along the road ,mumbling something about laying off the liquor. Having walked some hundred yaTds o,r so, he stopped in amazement, for there in the middle of the road was another elephant, sitting with his back to the first elephant. This was too much. " I beg your pardon," he s•a id to. this second elephant, "but what are you and your friend up the road Little Nicky, five years old, was do ing just sitting out here?" The elephant smiled. "We're play- walking along the street with little Liz, aged four. Crossing the street , ing bookends." * * * * * Two pipe-smokers were convers- Nicky remembered his mother's teaching. "Let me hold your hand," he offered politely. "Okay," explained Liz, "but just remember you're playing with fire." * * * * * TWO COOL CATS were standing around in a night club, watching the revolving band platform when one cat turned to the other and said, "Will you feature your focals on the coll LP." TWO COOL CATS were sitting in the back of a class minding their own business when the prof began scratching his head vigorously. Suddenly one cat jumped up, started clapping his hands, and yelled, "Go, Man, Go!" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ W-B Problem Is One (continued from page 1) sewage disposal, electricity, and so forth can be satisfied . Labor, Morris proudly declared, has been this region's long suit for years. We have a good suppy of men with hig h mechanical aptitud es. Indeed, many empoyers from outside t he Valle y who have hireti regional employees have written back to tell of the hiigh productivity of those originally local people. The main problem in this field, he continued, seems to be the lack of men skilled in ce1tain fieds, and st eps are being taken through the local educational institutions to counteract this by supplying opportunities for vocational training. Among the area educators taking part in this program Mr. Morris mentioned Dr. Farley, Dr. Rosenberg, and Mr. Hammer of the College here. This laC'k of skilled employees is the major problem facing the firms that may wish to locate here, and is perhaps as important as our lack of cheap power and mw materials. In the field of the third economic factor, capital, Morris stat ed that money is a lways a n eed when there is land to be bought, but that even so, last year's industrial fund was not only met but oversubscribed in the Valley. However, he continued, this is not an original idea. It has been used n Tennessee, Texas, California, and a long other parts of t he West Coast. Highly important in the bat tle for new industries in the Valley is the attitude iof ts people, he went on, for the local people as well as outsiders must be convinced that this is a good place in which to work and live. In the South, he noted, they are far '<!head of us on this score, and it is a question upon which we of the Valley must be united. In what we have, continued the speaker, in the reactivated Chamber of Commerce, (with many of the local college people therein), and in the industrial fund, we do possess the mechaniques of improvement for the region. Another point in our favor, Morris recalled, is our geographic location. Products produceds locally would need markets, and WilkesBarre is within some 200 miles of a third of the nation's population centers and markets, a proximity that will soon be increased by completion of the extension of the P ennsylvania Turnpike through this area. ·Concluding, Mr. Morris declared that with the united efforts of the community and the support of the younger element, our problems will be no do ubt solved within the n ext 10 to 15 years. A PAPER FOR THE HOME . . . SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Most Complete Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION WEEKLY FEATURES JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 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They rule from on high, in flashing silver-winged Air Force jets . .. a gallant band that all America looks up to! Like the Knights of old, they are few in number, but they represent their Nation's greatest strength. If you are single, between the ages of 19 and 26½, you can join this select flying team and serve with the finest. You will be given the best jet training in the world, and graduate as an Air Force Lieutenant earning $5,000 a year. Your silver wings will mark you as one of the chosen few who ride the skies in Air Force jets. . As an Air Force pilot, your kingdom is space-a jet is your charger and your mission is the highest. You are a key defender of the American faith, with a guaranteed future both in military and commercial aviation. Join America's Knights of the Sky, new menofa new age. Bean Aviation Cadet! For further information, fill out this coupon, AIR FORCE - r---------------~~ I AVIATION CADET, AFPTR-P-4 I Headquarters, U.S.A.F., Washington 25, D.C. I Please send me information on my opportunities as an Air Force pilot. I II Name .. , .. ........ .. . . , . .... ... ............• I Address : ..•. • ..••.•.. , .. ....•.•• . ••• , •.••••• I City , ... . . ,., . . ......... State ... .• ..••• ••• . , .• I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1954 April 9th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 April 9 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/15872fa7fa43a1dc909645c9cda25f6f.pdf f3aba17cd4f6e2659e9a9842c913b402 PDF Text Text Wilkes College To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it. Churton Collins Vol. VIII, No. 21 Economy is the art of makin~ the BE most of life. The love of economy is the root of all virtue. George Bernard Shaw. WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1954 BATH.ONEY TOP ATHLETE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DEBATERS SECOND AT WASHINGTON Oualify to Compete for Nalional Frosh to Present · h1p, .. Chances Appear Goo d Tomorrow "Country Hop" Ch amp1ons Night By T. R. PRICE The Wilkes College· debating team ti ed for second place at the District 7 eliminations held last week-end at George Washington University at Washington, D. C. The achievement of this position enables the Wilkes debaters to participate in the national debate tournament, to be held at West Point from the 21st to 25th of April. The University of Pennsylvania the Wilkes team was Professor D eranked first in the district elimina- mougeot of Princeton University, tions, with George Washington tied who, afte rjudging the debat e bewith Wilkes for s econd and with tween Wilkes and Penn, said, "Your Howard, which was defeated by a rebuttalls, especially Neveras's won 50-30 scor_e by Wilkes at the Johns my vote. A nice job of covering all Hopkins Tournament, third. major objections." The Wilkes team, composed of Another judge who praised the James Neveras and J. Harold Flan- local team was Dr. Abraham of nery, Jr., defeated Swarthmore, Le- P ennsylvania, w ho, after the debate high, Annapolis and Bridgewater, with Virginia, declared, " A beauof Virginia, gaining 2 votes in each tifully constructed affirmative case of the 4 rounds. -a very high-level debate on both Against P enn State and the Uni- sides." versity of Virginia, the team re·The chances of the Wilkes team cieved and gave a vote with each, in the debates at West Point on the giving a total of 10 votes; 8 won 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of this to 2 Jost. month were reviewed by the team's 'h . . . coach, Dr. Arthur, N. Kruger, who T . e Umversity of Pennsylvama , accompanied the t eam to the nareceived a .tot~! score ?f 11 ~o 1 , tion's capital. This, Kruger recallG~orge Washington tied Wil~es · ed, speaking first on the Washingw~th 10 to 2, and Howard was third ton debate, was the first eliminawith 9 to 3. tion in which the Wilkes team has The Wilkes team made the high- participated, for although it had est score of any single team for the chance to enter a few years one round of debating w.heI). it de- ago, it was forced to withdraw due feate d Lehigh with 38 out of a pos- to a death in the family of one of sible 40 points. In th_is round, both the debaters. of the team members won 19 out Comm enting further, and on the of a possible 20 points, and Flan- nationals, the debating coach ren ery gained a score of 19 against marked, "We'll simply treat it as Navy and Virginia as well. a hi gh-level tournament. We've In the rounds against Swarth- been in them before, and haven't more and Bridgewater, the indivi- been disgraced (the .team won, 5th dual scores of each of the Wilkes at Boston, 2nd at N.Y.U., 1st at debaters was more than th e com- Johns Hopkins) and I don't think bined scores of the opposin g two- we will be. At any event we will men teams. do our best to justify ,t he faith that Among the officials who com- the students and the administration mented upon the performance of have in us." • CINDY CANDIDATES CHOSEN By NATALIE BARONE The theme is one of ha yseed, "fiddle music", and blue jeans as th e class of '57 readies itself for their "Country HO"p". Featuring the music of the Polka Dukes, the program of farmer dancing, novelty entertainment, polka and modern dancing will commence at 8 :30 in the Wil,kes gym. The freshman class, sponsor of the "Country Hop", has planned a well-balanced evening of entertainm ent. The highlight of which will be country-style dancing to the calling of Abe Bellas. During intermission, ther e will be even more enjoyment with Andy Breznay as Master of Ceremonies and his able assistant Jack Gave. El Nora Metroka and Dick Gribble along with his "singing" guitar will be the feature a,ttractions. There will also be a door prize given out at this time. The comm ittee which is working very hard to make this dance a success is as follows: Barbara T ansk i, general chairman; Natalie Barone, Andy Breznay, Audrey Cragle, Lena Missen, Phyllis Walsh, Patsy Reese, Norma Jean Davis, Joan Zawoiski, Frances Panzetta, Ed Gavel, Dick Bunn, Felix Serafin, Freda Billstein, Jane E ckell, and Irene Goliash. So-are you tired of mid-terms? Are yo u tired of classes? Are you tired of dull even ings? End it all by joining in th e fun tomorrow eve ning at 8 :30. If you are a polka fan, join in the best in polka dancing. If you like western dancing, you will f eel right at home. Regardless of what kind of dancing you like, you will find it at the "Country Ho·p". Be sure to come! We'll see you th ere! Spring Fashion Show Planned •by T. D. R.. , f In th e S prmg, a young gir1 s ancy turns to thoughts of h er wardBy PEARL ONACKO Cinderella, the lovely of fairy, comes to life each May at a Ball robe. If her budget isn't as drasgiven in her honor by th e Student Council of W,ilkes College. In 1952 tic-all Y. , affected . as the Student . Is abel Ecker was Cinderella. Last year Ann Azat walked away with the Counci 1 s, she will probably cons1dei· adding to her spring ensembles. laurels. With pleasure I now introduce to you eleven coeds, one of whom To h elp h er make th e very finest will be Cinderella of 1954. speaking. Gloria is majoring in Bio- and s martest selections and also MISS NANCY BEAM. a sophomore, is majoring in Elementary logy and is a member of .the Bio- to g ive the men a glimp~e of what logy Club and TDR. to expect this year in th e line of Education. Active in the Education MISS CAROL ANN GARDNER spring fashions, Theta Delta Rho Club, Nancy is also on the Manuscript staff, and is a member of is a sophomore who hails from will hold their annual Fashion the Choral Club and Theta Delta Kingston. A member of Cue 'n' Show on April 28. Curtain, Carol Ann has the femiNancy Batchf'ler and Helen KraRho. nin e lead in the forthcoming pro- ch enfel~, co-chai rmen of th e affair MISS JANE CARPENTER, cap- duction, "The Nervous Wreck." She have selected the following com~ ta in of the cheerleaders, is the only is majoring in English. mittee chairmen: senior coed to be nominated. MaTic,k ets Pat Stout· RefreshLOISW'l·k LONG is in her ju' ' ; Ushers, joring in Elementary Education, · MISS . . m ents, Bernice Thomas 1 she is now practice teaching. Jane mo1 year • t r ess, . ·t·at f ith, es. E nterested · Cl mb A ni•t a Gor d on; W ar d ro b e mis has been 'an active member of the th e ac t ivi ies o _e c~nomics u , Margaret Smith; Entertainm ent, Education Club and the Theta Del- and the IRC, Lois will represent 1N B p b' •t J Sh a ~cy ~own; t·u ici ~• ~an B~eta Rho throughout her college ca- the latter group at a model 'U. N. Conference next week. Lois is Im a er_; epcora ions, Ma11·1·arBa iadreer. . f h BS · C ogow1cz; rograms, o ie ear ; k wor mg or er • • m ommerce d Cl U N M · J MISS MIRIAM JEAN DEAR- and Finance. an e'.'n- p, ancy orns. oe . Saracem, th e honorary member of DEN is a junior majoring in AcMISS BASIA MIESZKOWSKI the sorority, will do the lighting counting. jean, one of our cheerleaders, is a member of TDR, the came to Wilkes from Wyoming eff ects. Lazarus Departm ent Store has Economics Club, and the Assembly Seminary. A sophomore majoring Committee. · in Music, Basia is a member of the been selected to sponso r the show. MISS GLORIA DRAN, lone Choral Club and Cue 'n' Curtain. Clothes for both town and countr y member of the freshman class to She also will appear in "The Ner- will be mod eled. Th e Chairmen are busily preparqualify for the competition, is a vous Wreck". MI:SS JEANETTE PERRINS ing the script and selecting the graduate of Hanover Township High School where she was quite is a dorm student from Hunlock models to make the fina plans complete. active in dramatics and public (continued from page 2) Senior Cager, Diamondman Choice For 3rd BEACON 'Athlete of the Year' Award, 14 Others Honored Leonard Batroney, senior basketball and baseball star, has been •s elected by the BEACON Sports Department as the BEACON Athlete of the Year for the athletic year 1953-54. Batroney's selection for the highest honor •c aps a brilliant collegiate athletic career even before it is finished. The WilkesBarre Township native, an education major at Wilkes, has baseball season yet to play, but on the basis of last baseball and basketball seasons, the blond flash was an overwhelming choice. Fourteen other Wilkes athletes were also honored in the voting this week by the Beacon's sportswriters. Given honorable mention for outstannding achievement in • d • • ~pons an sports·1:1ansh~p at Wilkes '.n the past year, _mc_ludmg the per10d from the begmmng of the 1953 baseball season to th e end of tr d b k tb 11 1954 wre~ mg an as e a .' • Given hon orable men~1on were: James Atherton, semor, North Wilkes -Barre. . . Edward Davis, semor, Plymouth. ~eorge Elias, senior, South Wilkes-Barre. Paul Gronka, sophomore, Nanticoke. Philip Jones, senior, Kin gston. Hillard Kemp , senior, Kingston. Koo Younsu, freshman, Seoul, South Korea. · ('m ser. J ohn M'Jl' 1 iman, semor, nee) , Genoa , N . Y_. James Moss, senior, Wes t Wyoming Melvin McNew senior Baltimore Md • ' ' . Joseph S ikora, senior, Pl ymouth. Joseph Trosko, senior, Plains. Albert Wallace, senior, Plains. ,varren Yeisley, terminal s enior, Kingston. The selection of Batroney was made onl y after every Wilkes College athlete had been carefully considered. It was the .third such presentation in the history of the Beaco n. Winners of the past two years I I were George McMahon, 1953, and Charles "Par,k er" Petrilak, 1952. Got the Nod Batroney drew th e nod of sports department for his all-round brilliant work on tw o fields of play. Not only did he break almost every basketball record at Wilkes, but he was a s parkplug of the baseball team last spring wh en it notched a winning season . More than his play, though, the Beacon sportswriters felt that his spirit and n ever-ceas ing hustle for the good of his team-were of the utmost im portance. Tagged Northeastern Pennsylvania's "Mr. Basketball" for the past several yea rs, Batroney earned a new name for him self last basketball season with inspired team play. He often gave up the chance to be the high scorer, a position which had become a habit with him in three years, if it was to his team's advantage. For his unselfish play during the 1953-54 cage campaign, h e earned the name "Mr. T eam." In sportsmans hip, too, Batroney was abov reeproach and set a fine example for those who played with him and watched him play. H e did find time to set a new four-year scoring record, however, a new high avera ge per game mark a nd several percentage marks for shooti ng, in addition to various (continued on page 6) �2 Friday, April 2, 1954 WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON Letters To The Editor .. Wilkes College BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Editor-in-Chief JACK CURTIS JEAN KRAVITZ Associate Editors DALE WARMOUTH Faculty Adviser JACK CURTIS ART HOOVER Sports Editor Business Manager NEWS STAFF :Mike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenfels Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma Davis Irv Gelb J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty 'Margaret Williams Jim Neveras Louis Steck Lois Long CIRCULATION Bernice Thomas Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell Frances Panzella Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schnelder Thomas Price Marilyn Peters BUSINESS Barbara Tanski Irene Tomalis PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A 'D<Iper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke~ College Subscription price: Sl.80 per semester Member ~ Intercollegiate Press :EDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO IT'S UP TO YOU! The editorial below is being reprinted from last week's edition as it is under attack by Art Hoover in a leitter to the editor. By reading the editorial and Mr. Hoover's letter, the student body can see both aspects of the controversy. Not only has Mr. Hoover criticized the editorial, but other students have approached us and informed· us that it was disjoined, confused., biased. etc., etc. · · We implore the student body to read the editorial and judge it. We only to show how political action won out over political inaction, no more, no less. What do you think? We will give a detailed reply to Mr. Hoover's letter next week. Hannye and Bricker Amendments Have Same Outcome Just as the Congressional battle over the Bricker Amendment was ending, Wilkes College started its battle over an amendment. Our campus battle was over the "Hannye Amendment". (Named after Nancy Hannye, chairman of the committee which drew up the amendment.) The Hannye Amendment had no beter luck than its national precursor. Both were defeated, but a,t least the Hannye Amendment has the distinction of being approved once. The entire affair showed political action at its best, and political inaction at its worst. The political action came about by students who were incensed at the idea of the "captive audience" type of election held at assembly period. Led by Lou Steck, ,t he group drew up a petition to invalidate the election cmd started canvassing the campus for supporters. Hundreds of signatures were obtained and subsequently the petition was approved. A new election was scheduled, ~he results of which we all know. Political inaction is best shown by the supporters of the amendment. They had a case for their amendment but t~ey failed to push it. We can't understand why these supporters did not get out and plug for their project as did the other group. They saw spirited opposition arising but they did not do anything about it. The Administrative Council and 4he Student Council were solidly behind the amendment but neither challenged the antiamendment forces. If they could have persuaded just two voters over to -t heir side, they would have won. Indeed, political inaction has dire consequences. (continued from page l) CINDY CANDIDATES Creek. A sophomore, Jeanette is vice-president of her class, corresponding secretary of the Education Club, a member of TDR and the Choral Group. Jeanette has chosen Elementary Education as her major. MISS RUTH REMLEY, a resident of Kingston, also is a member of the sophomore class. A pianist in her own right, Ruth is accompanist for ,t he Male Chorus and the Choral Club. She is majoring in Music Education. MISS ELLEN WITIAK graduated from Old Forge High School and is presently a junior at Wilkes. Seeking a degree in Elementary Education, Ellen is keenly interested in the activities of the Education Club. MISS VICKI ZA V ATSKI is a member of the ·Band and the Choral Club. Another Education major, Vicki graduated from Plymouth High School. She is now a sophomore. WHO will don the coveted glass slipper next month? You, the Student Body, will decide; for, in a few weeks you will be given the opportunity to vote for your favorite. And, at the stroke of twelve on tha,t certain evening in May the ~oed you have chosen will be declared Cinderella of 1954. March 30, 1954 Dear Mr. Editor: Your editorial of last week, the first good editorial I've read in the Beacon since Ben Beers served as Editor, certainly implied very much. It seems to me that in your opinion the entire student council goes hand in hand with everything the Administrative Council desires. this is certainly a fallacy . I can remember distinctly that the council was divid•!d in its opinion on whether or not the debating appropriation should be turned over to the administration. Even though the administration did not want to assume the burden, there were a few council members who felt that such a step was necessary. So you see, Mr. Editor, what is true of one is not necessarily true of all, even though some logicians may think otherwise. As a member of the council, I'm preparing to approach the administration about a problem in regard to the Cinderella Ball and a big name band for next. year. I know now that I'm going to have a hard time with the administrators, but I'm not going to give up without a reasonable and logical explanation. I'm sure there will be many other council members who will go along with me and will not yieldto the administration without getting some action. As far as the Hannye Amendment is concerned, I agree that advocates of the proposal failed to put their point across to the students. I must admit though that after talking to a few students about the amendment after the election, these same students who voted "no" realized they had made a grave mistake. The outcome of the past amendment vote wa-s express-ed very clearly in Helen Krachenfel's ar.ticle in the last issue of the Beacon. Next fall, there will be more and larger requests by special interest clubs. As a result, the activities that benefit the entire student body will face decreased appropriations and then our rapidly declining school spirit (discussed by Jack Curtis in the last issue of the Beacon) may reach an all time low. At this point, you may wonder what I mean by special interest clubs. By special interest clubs I mean those organizations that usually have a membership of students in a particular curriculum, such as, biology, education, chemistry, engineering, economics, and political science. These clubs would like funds for field trips, conference.s, conventions, and social affairs. As a result of their desires, they submit requests to be filled at the budget meeting each fall. I've attended the past two annual budget meetings and I've come to the conclusion that whatever club representative gave the most heartwarming and appealing plea usually got the funds. I can still remember the last budget meeting when the small fellow with a lot of "spunk", -Charles Acore (whom I admire for this quality) asked for funds on behalf of the Engineering Club. He was justified in stating that the engineers make up a large part of the student body and that they contribute a large amount to the Student Activities Fund. And then on the other hand, the IRC may have just one-fourth of the membership that the Engineering Club has and that club wants the same amount of money or more. Another reason for allocating funds was based upon whichever club contributed most to the public relations of the school. There was just no line that could be drawn to allocate a certain amount to one club and a different amount to another club. That is why the amendm ent was proposed. Under the amendment, the clubs were entitled to receive funds for intercollegiate conferences . The clubs were also entitled to receive money from the Social Activities Fund for any emergency or loss that might be encounteed. An example of this type of loss is the one borne by the Beacon on the cabaret party. Or better yet, AM PUS ANDIDS C ~=~ Bob KanjorS:ki: Imagine that, two husky women can't even close that window. Doris Merrill: You're not supposed to call women "husky". I Dale Warmouth: I'm stealing books at the Library again. The Library decreases while I augment. ,:, ,:, ,:, '' ''' P,ete Margo: I gave a bottle of per.fume to a girl once, and she threw it in my face. Mike Lewis: Apparently she thought you needed it more than she did. ,, ,:, ,:· ·) ,:, Mr. Sym: Prater is too sleepy in my class. Dav,e Hoa ts: It's the guard duty in the library that makes him that way. Mollie Beard: I'm clever in my off moments. Mr. Casper: I've quit smoking four times . . . today. Mike Kennedy: Why didn't I get credit for my answer to the third question? Instructor: Your answer as to why the Greeks went into the woods was most interesting, but not correct. Justine Battisti: Have you heard what the dog said when his two front legs wer!i! pinched in a doorway? Friend: No, I hav,e n't. Justine: 0h! My Paw Paw. • an additional appropriation to meet pubication expenses for the remainder of the semester. This amendment gave the council the line that would determine what organizations would get definite allocations and for what purposes other campus organizations could seek funds. The life of the amendment was short-lied and the special interest clubs will continue to seek funds in the future-some clubse to get more than others. The political action displayed by the opponents of the assembly vote and stressed by you seems to have made a turnabout and became a political inaction. T:rhe, there were hundreds of signatures (including mi own) on the petition calling for a new election. And yet, there were only 270 votes cast in the new election. Where were the ambitious petitioners t}lat you praised so dealy? Shouldn't they have continued in their mission for a new election and inspired the students to get out and vote, regardless of their stand on the amendment. Oh! yes, there is one more point that should be cleared up. Many students feel that funds for debating should not be taken from the Student Activities Fund. Instead, the administration should allocate funds for their activities. Such a move was made by the council earlie1'. this school year. The administration, however, clearly stated that if they took over debating, the 2 1 /2 per cent of the studens' activities fee deducted from their tuition and turned over to the council for allocation to student activities would be definitely cut. As a result the students would have less money and at the same time begiving up jurisdiction to the administration. We must remember, too, that the administration controls the percenntage of tuition that goes into the Student Activities Fund. It is easily understandable then that turning debating over to the administration wiuld mean giving up additional funds and jurisdiction. In closing, Mr. Editor, I want to impress upon you that no ill-will is intended. I did want to defend the advocates of the Hannye Amendment, the same amendment whose defeat seemed to please you I 'Oust McCarthy' Bill Drawn Up by WCIRC One of the bills to be proposed by the Wilkes International Relations Club at the mock session of Congress to be held at the Intercollegiate Conference at Harrisburg will be a bill demanding the recall of Senator Joseph McCarthy (R.Wi s.) on the grounds that his investigatory practices have become a menace to representative government. Other bills to be introduced by the WCIRC at the A,pril 8th to 10th conference will include measures to raise tax exemptions to $800, with an additional ailowance for families of students, Federal aid to education, revision of the TaftHartley labor law, and a Constitutional Amendment providing for uniform marriage and divorce laws. The sessions, to which the college is sending some twelve delegates, sponsored as a means of acquainting students with actual practice and experience in the workings of their government, will run in exact same manner as the legislative body which it imitates, that is, bills will be introduced by the various club delegates (expected to number around 450), considered in committee, and debated and voted upon from the floor, just as in the Fedeipl Congress in Washington. It was the Wilkes College delegates who, in 1952, occupied the conference spotlight by being the first to nominate Adlai Stevenson for the Democratic presidential candidacy in the conference's mock political convention. Mr. Stevenson won the real nomination on the fifth ballot. Michael Lewis, President of the IRC, interviewed on the conference on Wednesday, also called attention to the fact that the organization is at present conducting a raffle for the purpose of obtaining funds to cover expenses of the conference. Farish Is Hero In Sunday Drama Bill Farish, popular resident of Entler Mall, forgot about being a football hero last Sunday and saved the life of a Wilkes coed, Mollie Beard. Bill, along with Mollie, Marilyn Witzigman, and Wally Phillips, decided to take to the woods for a little recreation in hunting crows, cows, or pigs. Faced with the obstacle 0£ crossing a creek by taking a long leap, Mollie followed Bill in jumping across, but was unsuccessful in her attem.pt and landed in the creek . Bill's first words were, "Keep the gun dry." After a few swallows of water, Mollie was rescued by Bill who was concerned about the safety of the gun. At the time of this writing, both Mollie and the gun are in excellent condition. Hat's off to our campus hero-Bill Farish. New Cheerleaders Selected Recently The cheerleaders recently selected three regular and two alternate cheerleaders to join their squad. After man y weeks of vigorous practi cing, those that made the team are Sophomores Della King , Al Rosenberg, and Neil McHugh The alternates chosen are Freshmen Lucy Ann Dimattia and Phyllis Walsh. 1953 Captain Jane Carpenter will be the only m ember to graduate this year, leaving three seniors for the team next year. very much. I deduced that from your editorial. I do want to say that more stirring editorials will be appreciated. It will give the students an opportunity to voice their opinions. Sincerely, Arthur Hoover, 235 lbs. of student interest. �Friday, April 2, 1954 'HOMER'S HODGEPODGE Lucky Bucks! Lucky Bucks! A local radio station has organized a lucky bucks contest for the community. Homer and the Beacon staff have formulated a "lucky butts" contest for moochers and chain smokers at Wilkes. If you possess a coliection of four butts measuring approximately 3 inches, you can qualify by sending the "lucky butts" and one whole cigarette to Hom er, Smokel.and College, Butts, Pa. The grand prize of the "lucky butts '' contest is a king-size cigarette. Students are finally noticing the suggestion box in the cafeteria. The suggestion box created by the Student Council should overflow with comments on improving our college life, but a mere trickle is found by the student council. Some students believe that the suggestion box is only an ash tray WILKES COLLEGE BEACON whil e others have dropped their greeting cards in this mailbox. Thi s uggestion box is an excellent example of modern camouflage in the cafet eria. Lucky Hom er obtained a parking space for his kiddie car in the parking ot. Yonder postal emplo yees and visitors were awed by this contraption in their parking space. 3 the recent petty crimes on campus. Mr. Vice, an unsavory character, is unrecogni zed by many students. Beware ! Graduate with Mr. Virtue, Summa cum laude. 'Nervous Wreck' Ready for Boards; Western Comedy to Attract Crowd Assembly programs and foreign films in the neighboring boro have .produced bent spinal columns. By FREDERICK KROHLE The seat committee for the assemb ly programs is shaking. The age of six-footer s is approaching. The familiar the me of inadequate leg space is growing. A sharpened saw is n eeded. Seat committee, plea se note. The early bird procures a coveted parking space. An idea conceived in the earl y morning while maneuevering my kiddie car in the parking lot was that the lot should be The g uidance building has remacadamized and parking stalls ceived a remodeling. The rose coloutlined with paint. ored wallpaper has been destroyed Congratulations to the student and lights illuminate the surroundbody on reac hing its R ed Cross quo- ings. Homer and destroyers of sore ta and to Mr. Partridge, the suc- spots with the above statement was cessful chairman. This baseball true. coach has writing ability within his Received from mother of charmrepertoire a s his enlightening articl e on comic strips indicated in ing senior girl this tiny bit of poet h e Reader's Column of the Times- try. Man y thanks. Leader. Oh how I sigh Homer dev eloped Mr. Virtue and For the piece of pie Mr. Vice from his literature class, That I see with my and attempted to affiliate them with Big blue eye. Rehearsals for Cue 'n' Curtain's spring production, "The Nervous Wreck", are in full swing, and the play promises to be an hilarious production. In Owen Davis' farc e comedy the Old W est hides its face and holds its sides at the antics of H enry Williams, t he Ea sterner-gonewest-for-his-health. The stuffy Underwood family, Tim William Crowder and the lovable and laughable Bar Bob Well s .... .. ..... ... .. ... James Miller M Ranch boys a lso add to the mer- Dan . ... ... .... .... Joseph Trosko ry whirl of the play. And then Jud Morgan . Peter Margo when the Underwoods and the sher- . Possemen Jim Moss iff pursue the outlaws, the play Al Wallis gathers momentum until the roarBob Hontz ing climax. Don McFadden As rel eased by Mr. Groh, the cast The scene is in and about the livof the play is as follows : ing room of the Bar H ranch in H enry ... ... ....... .. Howard Ennis Arizona. Henry and Sally, the latSally Carol Ann Gardner ter running away from her fiance Andy James Jones the sheriff, are compelled by Andy, Mort .. ....... .... .... ..... .. James Coleman the desperate foreman of the Bar Mrs. Underwood B. Mieszkowski M (desperate for household help, Chester .................... .... Jerry Luft that is), to serve as waiter and Harriet Helenn Brown cook respectively. The plot thickens when the Underwoods who own the ranch arrive saying that they were held up and robbed by a doz en desperados. Then comes the sheriff to discover his run-away Sall y in the employment of the Underwoods. Henry and ... But that would be giving away the whole play ! Come and see it for yourself. (Your activity pass is good for two admissions, your own and any friend whom you may want to bring.) College Men! Fly with the Finest in the Air Force I. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WIN WINGS AS AIR FORCE LIEUTENANTS, EARN OVER $5,000 A YEAR! Pilot training begins at Lackland Air For~e Bas~, wl:iere Aviation Cadets get 3 months of officer mdoctrmation. • For a fast, exciting and rewarding career, make your future in the sky as an Air Force pilot. As a college student, you are now able to join that small, select band of young men who race the wind in Air Force jets. You'll have the same opportunities to learn, advance and establish yourself in the growing new world of jet aviation. fly as one of the best 2. It's a hard grind, but Cadets also find time to relax. In primary training the Cadet flies his first planes, a Piper • Cub, and this T-6. Later he will fly the more advanced T-28. 3 The pilot training you get in the Air Force is the best in the world -the kind that makes j et aces. You'll learn to fly the fastest, latest planes in the air-and fly them safely and well. Those who look to the skies will look to you for leadership and confidence. Into a brilliant future You'll graduate as an Air Force lieutenant, earning over $5,000 a year. Your Air Force wings will serve as credentials for important positions both in military and commercial aviation. Air Force wings mark you as the very best in the flying profession. After flying conventional p~anes! he move~ on to jets ..• • going up with an instructor m this T-33 tramer. 4 How to qualify for Pilot Training as an Aviation Cadet! To qualify, you must be at least a high school graduate. However, you will be of more value to the Air Force if you stay in college, graduate, and then volunteer for training. In addition, you must be between the ages of 19 and 26 ½, and in top physical condition. If you think you are eligible, here's what you do : Take your high school diploma or certificate of graduation together with a copy of your birth certificate down to your nearest Air Force base or recruiting station. Fill out the application they give you, If you pass your physical and other tests, you will be scheduled for an Aviation Cadet Training Class. The production of "The Nervous Wreck" was made by special arrangement with Samuel French and Company, N ew York. Directed by Mr. Alfred S. Groh, the play is staged by Paul Shiffer and lighted by oe Sarac eni (grades permitting). Sheldon Schneider is assistant to the director. We are ex pecting every Hopalong fan to bring the whole family with him, and have equipped all our chairs with saddle horns to make it seem more r ealistic. Horses MUST be parked in the driveway. Leave your car es behind you on April 9 and 10 and enjoy yourself at our expense at Cue 'n' Curtain's " The Nervous Wrec,k." WC Over the Top In Red Cross Drive Wilkes College has attained its quota of $175 in the r ecent Red Cross Drive. Erroneously, a quota of $300 was announced, but this quota was established for all private schools. Mr. Partridge, chairman of the Red Cross Drive, reported that the Lettermen's Club, Economics Club, and Biology Club have surpassed their resp ective quotas according to latest information as of March 30. Since quotas have been assigned for the past two years, Wilkes College has surpassed its quota for these years. Mr. Partridge comments, "A job well done." The Red Cross and the Community Chest are the only drives sponsored by Wikes College. Lettermen Will Stoop and Shine Then winds up his training with the latest and • fastest planes . in the air. 6 He's tested those silver wings . . . And won the respect and admiration that go to every jet pilot in the United States Air • Force! From now on he'll rule the skies in an Air Force jet. · 7 ------- ·-------------------------------WHERE TO GET MORE DETAILS: Contact your nearest Aviation Cadet Selection Team, Air Force ROTC U11it, or Air Force Recruiting Officer. Or write to: Aviation Cadet, Headquarters, U. S. Air Force, Washington 25, D. C. SHOE SHINE DAYS - Friday, April 9 and Monday, April 12. Attention Girls! H ere is a chance to bring a Letterman to his knees ! For only 25 cents - This fee enabl es you to demand the Letterman of your choice to get on his knees and shine your shoes. Dorm students, let the Lettermen help you prepare for the Easter vacation. We will shine suedes, loafers, sneakers, "white bucks", etc. The purpose of the drive is to raise funds to purchase service pins to be awarded to Lettermen who have rende1,ed outstanding service to the college and community. A point system has been established to eliminate subjective evaluation of an individual's record. �Friday, April 2, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 FIFTEEN TOP COLONEL ATHLETES HONORED Runners-up Also Honored Even though the top spot-the Beacon Athlete of the Year Award -went to Lenny Batroney, the Bea con sports staff realized that more than just one of inumerable Wilkes athletes deserved special recognition. For that reason 15 top athletes were chosen, one of which turned out to be the top allaround man in the opinion of the writers-Batroney. However, the scribblers felt that the other 14 "outstadings" also deserved some token of honor, thus the page devoted to them along with the ruler of the roost. PAUL GRONKA GEORGE ELIAS EDDIE DAVIS JIM ATHERTON A Good Reason for Bart's Selection JIM ATHERTON-A basketball player through and through, Jim m y earned a special spot among Colonel sportsmen for his great enthusiasm and play, as well as geniality as member of the cage squad --"a must" , said the scribes. EDDIE DA VIS-A three sport man , Ha.ns is a natural athlete, the t ype of which colleges g et too few. His gridiron, baseball and basketball piay have been outstantling. His injuries in two seasons w ere imfortunate, but he came back to play a fin e season on the court. GEORGE ELIAS-The human block buster has been a football great at Wilkes since h e arrived here and will long be remembered. His ne ver-say-die attitude won the admiration of fans and teammates alike-guts personified. FLIP JONES LEFTY KEMP PAUL GRONKA-Perhaps the biggest surprise of the yea r athletically, Gronk made the secondstring All-P ennsylvania team and honorable mention Little All-American. Wilkes fans are looking forward to big things for the little end next fall. FLIP JONES- The type of athlete you like to have around. Spirit, man, that's Flip. A great soccerman and a better than average pitcher, F lip has been a bright spot on the Wilkes athletic picture throughout his career here. LEFTY KEMP- This is a guy ► who doesn't know the word "quit". His improvement during the past soccer season netted him an honorable mention post on the All-Penna.-N . J.-Del. booting squad this fal l. A ,REBOUND CONVERTED FOR TWO Change of Scenery -- Another Reason KOOYOUNSU MEL McNEW . KOO YOUNSU-The quarterback type of soccer player who knows just what to do at the 1:ight time. He earned a second-string spot on the Tri-State soccer team and won a place as a top-notcher in sports as a freshman. JOHN MILLIMAN- A brilliant co urt and diamondman, John is with Uncle Sam now after having a tremendous baseball sea son and a start toward what looked like his best year on the court. A couple of coaches are hoping he returns at the end of his hitch. Great guy, too. JIM MOSS-A real, all-rounder, Jimmy played t hree sports. He came back to make honorable mention on the Tri-State soccer squad after breaking a finger in baseball season only to earn the moniker "Hard Luck Kid" with a broken arm at the start of basketball season A real sportsman and competitor. MEL McNEW- The lad from Baltimore (just ask him) has established himself a s a standout in baseball. A top pitcher last year, h e played all over the field when not on the mound and led the Colon el swatters in the hitting department. JOE SIKORA-'Blist er Fingers' is another of the "improved" lot. A SAFE SLIDE INTO THIRD JOHN MILLIMAN (contin ued on p age 6) Wilkes BEACON College SPORTS SECTION Friday, April 2, 1954 WARREN YEISLEY AL WALLACE JOE TROSKO JOE SIKORA �Friday, April 2, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 5 SWATTERS OPEN MONDAY;1l 1)11\~ l)IVOTS EAST STROUDSBURG ADDED [ By JACK CURTIS Tangle with Lebanon Valley Nine New Home Tilt Brings New At Kirby Park in Inaugural _ Total of 17; Dates also Changed By AL JETER · Barring the possibility of snow or rain, the Wilkes College Colonels will make their 1954 debut against Lebanon Valley Monday afternoon at Kirby Park at 3:30. Despite the winter weather tonditions that have plagued Coach Bob Partridge and his crew, the team will be in better t'han average shape for the first tilt. Another game with East Stroudsburg Teachers College has been added to the Colonels' baseball schedule and several other contests have seen their playing dates changed. According to Ahletics Director George Halston, the East Stroudsburg tilt will be played at Artillery Park on April 28, and raises the number of games on the slate to 17. Wilkes meets ]r, II NOT SURPRISING, JUST COMMON SENSE In picking the Beacon Athlete of the Year, we try to create suspense and interest by keeping our selection an air-tight secret. We did keep that secret this year very well, we feel, yet with a guy named Lenny Batroney winning the award, there was really little surprise about it. In past years, the Beacon has sprung surprises. Parker Petrilak's win in 1951 -52 was one which caught campus prognosticators with their votes down, and, certainly, George McMahon's selection last year was another of the "well, I'll be darned variety.'' Don't get us wrong, we're not even intimating that the first two aithletes of the year weren't good selections. that wo uld be a mighty low thing to do. The fact is that in those years, any one of a number of Colonel sportsmen were serious contenders. But, this year, we think yo u'll have to admit. there was little doubt about it. CURTIS Of course, you can never really know until you pick up the Beacon on Friday at noon that once a year, Lenny just ·had to get it. That's how the sports scribes felt about it too. It wasn't a case of a shortage of good athletes, for there ha ve probably been more superior athletes h ere in the past year than at any time. It was simply a case of one Mr. Batroney standing out above the rest. Several other Colonels from various sports received serious consideration in the preliminary voting, but when the ballot casting was over each scribbler felt that a real justice had been done, ALthough the pre-season drills the Strouds away on April 7. have_been limited by lack of time BASEBALL SCHEDULE? When the 1954 schedule was first and bad weather, most of the key released the Blue and Gold had only men are in good physical condition. HERE WE GO AGAIN 14 games. · The majority of the veterans playFor the third time the "BEAThe games with new dates foled basketball and· are fresh from CON runs the 1954 baseball sche- low. The Lebanon Valley away the cage wars. dule. We have th!;! guarantee of game, originally set to be played The diamondmen held several in- "Smilin' " Bob Partridge and on April 26, has been moved to l'!fay tra-squad games this week with en- "Honest" George Ralston that 3. , .couraging results. Partridge, after this is the McCoy, real that is,Both games with Bloomsburg seeing his charges perform under the goods, the works. Teachers have been re-dated. The game conditions, estimated that the In other words, here it is. We home game has been moved back team would be as strong, if not h~pe that the ,third time around to May 6. It was to have been playTOUGH TO BE OBJECTIVE stronger than last year in at least will be the charm._ . ed on May 13. The away game with One of the sports staffers stated, at the meeting during which the seven positions. . The _sc~edule: smt_,a~le for fram- 1the Huskies slated at first for May Pitching Worries mg, chppmg, or · • · · 22, will now be played on May 21. top fifteen Wilkes athletes were chosen, that, and we quote, "It's tough The pitching staff continues to Aprill Ralston stated that all the other to be objective when you're up there doing the voting." We all agreed worry the coach. The only hurler 5-Mon. ..... . ebanon Valley games on the original schedule that it's a lo,t easier to be just a "reader" and let the other fellow go ready to go is Mel McNew, the Bal7-Wed. at E.Stroudsburg would be played according to plan, out on the limb. After said sermon the voting took place, and the consensus was timore fireballer. 10-Sat. Muhlenburg and that to the best of his knowlMcN ew, hobbled by an ankle· in13-Tues. · ··· ... ... Scranton edge no more changes would be that we had made the "best" choices in all fifteen selections. And we also felt that we were as objective as a human being can be. There were jury at the . start of spring drills, 24-Sat. Ithaca made. has recovered completely and has 28-W~d. E. Stroudsburg The 1954 baseball schedule may no bitter disagreements whatsoever. worked himself into top sh1;1,pe. Al30-Fn. Cortla nd have set some kind of journalistic Lenny is the type of athlete that just has ,t o be good. Starting with though no starting lineup has been Mayrecord. It has certainly been "milk- his personality and going right down the line to his physical stature, announced, he is the logical choice l-Sat. · · · ...... at Hartwick ed" to death in . the past several Bart "had i.t.'' Though he isn't a .tall man in this day and age of basket• d ay". I 3-Mon. . . at Lebanon Valley weeks. t o ge t th e no d on " openmg ball giants, he made up for all he lacked in height with hustle. 6- Thur. . Bloomsburg Amen, I hope. He fac ed many a faster opponent in the cage wars, too, though Len As· for the rest of the hurlers, I 8-Sat. at Susquehanna himself would prove no slouch in the 100-yard dash, but h e ran them Partridge is pleased, if not overll-Tues . .. ... . ....... ... at Cortland joyed, by newcomers Al Broody, Th Bl b Prefer loss before unjust gain; for into the boards. He made them look slow. Harry Keller, Charlie Warkom13- ur. . .. .. ... .. .. ooms urg One of the finest compliments of the year came from t eammate . •d 15-Sat. ........ .. ... Alumni that brings gref but once; this forever. Chilo. Jimmy Atherton, himself one of the top 15. Jim told us, "He can go in,to s k 1, an Don Pacropis. Moravian 17_Mon. The measure of a man's real charthe last period with littlemore than 10 points, and you can bet your Broody, a 24-year old right hand19-Wed. at Rider acter is what he would do if he knew bottom dollar that Bart'll have 20 before the game's over ." That's the er from South Wilkes-Barre, has 21-Fri. at Bloomsburg he would never be found out. been very effective in his stints on 24--Mon. Susquehanna Macaulay. way it worked most of the time, .too. Bart never let up. He made the the mound. He has good control All-State squad this year, certainly a fine tribute. and is cool under fire. A remarkable shooting eye had just a littl e bit to do with his pheDon Pacropis, Plymouth, is havnominal cage career, too. He short btter than 50 per cent from the floor ing trouble finding the plate, but and 75 percent from the foul line. To go on and name all the records Partridge and assisitant Bill Mock he broke, set, etc., \Vould serve no real purpose, since they're well known hope to cure him of the wildness by now anyway. disease during the course of the Congratulations, Bart. season. Don started his career at To the 14 runners-up as well as to all other Wilkes athletes, we}Vilkes as a catcher, but was adalso offer sincere " congrats" for a fin e year on Wilkes fields of athletics. By JERRY ELIAS vised to focus his attention on BEERS AND HIS POISON PEN In the past, many a poet sat down with his pen and described the pitching when h e displayed a tooWe received a card this week from Naval Air Cadet Paul " Benny" hot-to-handle peg to second from various effects spring has on the youth of the country. This year according to tradition, spring has a similar effect as in previous years. Beers, last year's live wire Beacon editor. It read: behind the plate. As was ably set forth by Charles As can be plainly seen, the wri-t"According to the March 12 issue of the Beacon, Len Batroney The two other freshman hurl ers, Keller and Warkomski, still have Catcher in his famous work "Bean ers are inn complete agreement has shattered every WiJ.kes scoring record-as found in a headline and room for i_!!}provement, but could Ball",. "In spring the parlor was with each other inn their choices. story. This isn't the case, since Phil Sekerchak's mark of 42 points in possibly develop enough during the dark with two figur es sitting on We think it printworthy to men- one g,a me, 194·7-48 season, still stands. Sekerchak's record must be the the loves,eat close together, when tion that Moose picked the Yanks bear, as nobody has come close to it, though I remember that I busted season to be of h elp. all of a sudden the one figure jumps but he really hates their guts. It same many times in personal encounters with Eckmeder (Preston of Elias Back in Fold The return of "Crusher" J erry, up, dashes across the room, turns seems that every previous year he· :famous Beers-Eckmeder cage rivalry-Ed.)." voted against them and they took "Merely accuracy, big Moose." Elias bolsters the sagging backstop a switch and sits on the floor with P. S.-Sports P,a ge excellent. Congratulations for such an a chievedepartment. Coach Partridge had a pile of food to watch a doubl e- the pennant. He hopes to cut their cause for concern last week when header between the Yanks and the luck, by voting them in this year. ment.'' Our only fire escape was our use of the word "virtuall y" in reportThe "Strops" were also asked aElias was forced to sideline him self Indians. Times have changed radibout the Wilkes intercollegiate ing the records tha,t Batroney broke. Sekerchak came before our time due to knee trouble that dates back cally. to his Meyers High School gridiron Baseball is here again and there schedule and after a hotly contest- and we have no permanent records for that period. Vv e also stated that days. Elias' departure left only are plenty of fireworks already. For ed minute they all agreed on a good Bart's 32 was a high for this yea r-not for all time. Anyway, thanks Reese Jones and rookie Neil Turtel instan ce, who would ever think that season for old WC (hmm, that old for straightening us out, Ben, and thanks tor the swell bouquet. If we recall correctly, we have busted same mark on innumerable to handle the plate duties. The pie- Rick Vashi of the· New York Yank- sten cil looks familiar). In any case ture behind the batter looks much ees would ever be sold to a Nation- th e Strops a1·e willing to defend occasions at yon gymnasium in our personal scrapes with "Gig" Elias. Thanks too, for the note, it's really swell to hear from alums, esbrighter now with the big fella off al League team! Who'd ever think their choices with anyone who the ailing list. ,t hatPhil Cavaretta would be fired wishes to argue. Office hours are pecially charact er Beers. The campus is still talking about the fine The race for outfield positions from his managerial position! Who from 2 to 4 a. m., every day of the papers Benny edited last year h ere. may develop into a battle royale. would ever think that Bob Part- week. Drop in and join in the Veterans Jim Moss, Jim Ferris, ridge is expectmg a winning season group-singing ( or i,s that wailing). John Aquilino, and Walt Chapko thi s year ! (how'd that get in here). will likely get a run for their There are many surprises in store money by two impressive -rookies, for the fan s in 1954. Sy Evan and Jack Richards. Speaking of fans, ,t here is a new Although the two new ball hawks organization on the Wilkes campus are assigned to the infield for the called the "Strops". It consists of time b eing, Coach Partridge will the sports writers of the Beacon. The on again, off again, annual Wilkes Athletic Banquet in all probability switch them to Here are their strained predictions By TOM KASKA is "on" again for sure. The Athletic Council (George Ralston, the pasture before the season gets of the pennant winners in the AmeDirector of Student Activities Bob Partridge and Bob Moran) stated yesterday that the banquet underway. ri c.an, National and Eastern Base- Bob Partridge announced this week will be held in the Wilkes cafeteria tomorrow night from 6::30 to 8. Dream Infield ball Leagues: that plans for the fo1,mation of the Besides being held to fete all All athletes are invited to attend intramural softball league have Last year's "dream infield" is inIrv Gelb: Red Sox, Cards BingWilkes athletes the banquet has and may bring a member of the been made. tact again with Joe Ti'osko holding hamton; · ' · A fair sex w ith them. numI n a dd"t" · 11 y preA call has been issued to all those several special attractions. down the hot corner, Lenny Batro·Tom aska: Cleveland, Brooklyn, 1 10n t o an especia ney and Eddie Davis, the smoothintel'ested in playing. b~r of awards will be presented, pared dinner, there will be speechAlbany; as~silk keystone combination, and Partridge disclosed t hat twelve including the Howard W. Davis making by all coa ches as well as lanky Joe Sikora at the initial sack. Al J eter: Red Sox, Milwaukee, m en will be allowed each team. M.emorial Trophy to the Outstand- an address by Wilkes President Dr. Of all the veterans in the pre- Elmira; Managers are asked to submit the ing Athl ete of the Year (donated Eugene S. Farley. season sessions, Trosko has Moose Curtis: Yankees, Phillies, name of the teams and the team by the Public Relations DepartMany athlet es are reported lookdrawn praise for his work from Wilkes-Barre; rosters to Partridge or Art Hoover m ent), the Outstanding Lineman, ing forward to hearing the talk by Partridge. "Joe got his eye on J erry Elias: White Sox, Phillies, no later than next Friday, so that Oustanding Backfi eldman football Soccer Coach Bob Partridge, who the ball at an early date and his Wilkes-Barre; a suitable schedule can be made. awards, basketball and soccer tro- for the fir-st time in five years, will f,ielding has been flawless," PartAustin Sh erman: Yankees, Cards, Games will b egin Wednesday af- phies, a s well as the Joseph Gal- not have to apologize for a losing ridge stated yesterday. Binghamton. lagher Memorial A ward. ter the Easter vacation. season . Beacon "Strops" Pick "Sure" ·Pennant Winners for Professionals Softball Loop Starts After Easter Vacation (continued on page 6) Annual Athletic Banquet Planned For Tomorrow Night at Cafeteria �Friday, April 2, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 6 BEACON'S GRAB-BAG Two drunks in a mid-town bar were discussing life. "I had the darndest dream last night," said one. "I dreamed that suddenly about one thousand funny little men were dancing on top of my body. They had pink caps and green suits and funny red boots that curled up in front." "Yes " agreed the other "and there ,..;as a tinkly i'ittle bell' at the toe of each of the boots." "How do you know?" asked the first one in surprise. "There are a couple of them still sitting on your shoulder, said the other. * * ** * (continued from page 5) SWATTERS OPEN A situation similar to that fac ed by Philly manager Steve O'Neill last year - two top-notch first basemen may cause Partridge a few grey hairs this year. Joe Sikora and Harry "Skinny" Ennis are both contenders for the number one bag spot and there is little to choose between them, according to the genial coach. · The mentor announced he would liike ,t o have those men not receiving uniforms to stay out for the team to help both themselves and the squad. Stressing the fact that there was very little time to look them overweather cutting down on outdoor ·drills-Par.tr idge said, "There are quite a few boys who, with a little experience this season, would be varsity material next year. I hop e that many of them will continue to ·come out and -practice with the team." Wearing her new evening gown, which was extremely daring, the wife paced up and down for her husband's inspection. - "Well, how do I look?" she said finally. "I hate to say it, dear," replied her husband, "but you're getting fat.'' She gave him a look of annoyance. "In the best places they say 'plump'," she corrected. "Well, then," reto rted her spouse, "you're getting •plump in the best places." (continued from page 1) SENIOR CAGER other records. The Beacon sports staff for 1954 h~d no other but the happy choice of choosing Leonard Batroney as its Athlete of the Year. Batroney's name will be engraved on the "Athlete of the Year" trophy to be kept on display over the years. (continued from page 4) RUNNERS-UP ALSO HONORED A fine cent er as a cager and a double-duty pitcher-first baseman in baseball, Joe has been "Johnny on man on the gridiron until injuries the spot" in Wilkes athletics. A forced his retirement from active football competition, Al couldn't willing performer. r etire to the stands. He pulled up JOE TROSKO-'.Curly' has been his chin and did a great job as a brutal as a gridder (take his teeth footba ll manager. "Courage of the Year" award from this department. and nose as good examples) and a WARREN YEISLEY-A fellow ' " Babe Ruth" type of baseballer. who will be sorely missed by Mat Coach George Ralston says he's the best g uard we've had here and Coach J ohn Reese. After a mediBob' Partridge sing s his praises as ocre season as an inexperienced a big man with the bat. A charac- fresh man, Wa rren came back to a ter (and we mean character) to great year as a terminal senior. The mat team thought pretty highboot. ly of him, too, named him co-capAL WALLACE-A scrappy line- tain. • Today's CHESTERFIELD is the Best Cigarette Ever Made! "Chesterfields ofor Me!" ~ ~ P u r d u e Unlv.'56 The cigarette tested and approved by 30 years of scientific tobacco research. JORDAN "Chesterfields ofor Me!" ~,1 ~ Star of the Broadway Hit Est. 1871 A ' Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality f,J-e/J-o'l.aA {l-t: "Tea and Sympathy" The cigarette with a proven good record tt with smokers. Here is the record. Bi-monthly examinations of a group of smokers show no adverse effects to nose, throat and sinuses from smoking Chesterfield. 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. r "Chesterfields ofor Me!" ~~ i:.':::~~ .~•. The cigarette that gives you proof of highest quality-low nicotine. For the taste and mildness you want-smoke America's most popular 2-way cigarette. SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES Largest Selling Cigarette in America's Colleges THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1954 April 2nd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 April 2 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/8801a2bc8292b0b5f98d410e2da2ab9a.pdf 39c8bbd4bc5e18bd832658be970ac2f0 PDF Text Text Wilkes College A good action is ·never lost; it is a The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts. Locke. Vol. VIII, No. 20 BE treasure -laid up and guarded for the doer's need. Calderon. WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1954 Flannery Wins State Championship 'Nervous Wreck' Production Begins· Wilkes College Begins Workshop Farce to be..presentedApri•1 9th. , 10th' Typewriter For Teachers, Students By FREDERICK KROHLE Ever since "Charlie's Aunt", there has been a ' clamor for a farcecomedy at Chase Theater. And now the question is answered. In a secret press interview, Mr. Alfred S. Groh said, "Yes." He announced that production was underway for a three act comedy farce, "The Nervous Wreck". The play is guaranteed to bring "sheer enjoyment" to the herds which will mill around the gates of the old corral on the ninth and tenth of April. The play is about the old West The fin e sets and pleasing arrange(gone modern) and about the rough ments of furniture are the result and tough men (also gone modern) of his and his committees efforts. and the beautiful heroines (just The fellow who handles the sound gone) who ;populate the niches and effects and the lighting is none nooks of the cactus-covered stage other than our own Joe Saraceni. (not stage coach, just stage). The It is he who fires the six-shooters, action takes place on a ranch in gallops the horses, and turns the Arizona, deep in Indian country- spotlight on the heroine. Bob Moronly the Indians have taken to gan and his committee move the weaving rugs and playing baseball play's furniture with kid gloves, for Cleveland. while John Williams and his worThe heroine, Sally Morgan, runs thy followers care for the other away from the sheriff to whom she properties. has been engaged for five years, Tickets are in the hands of Nan.and is pursued by a "real" western cy Brown AND SHE WILL SOON badman. (The badman turns out BE SELLING THEM. Helen Hawto ·be the sheriff! Who else?) Bob kins has surrendered the key to the Wells, the sheriff, ari9 Sally's fath- theater wardrobe, and programs er think that she has run away are being printed under the eyes with an Easterner, Henry Wil- of Basia Mieszkowski. Make-up liams, with whom she has only gone will be done by Carol Ann Gardner who packs a mean lipstick. for a ride. In attempting to stop her, the Margaret Luty and Frederick sheriff finds that he can catch a Krohle are co-chairmen of the pub'law-breaker, but not a woman. licity campaign, and if you ask From fist ,fights in the ranch house them, they'll tell you that publicity to a hard chase around the corral CAN pain. The house committe, ·in a Ford, the characters are in- who welcome the audience and do ·volved in a merry plot in which the ushering, will be headed by Ju.anything goes - and does! dith Hopkins. To present this laugh-filled three The tall thin man in the five gal.act farce, Mr. Groh has cast How- lon hat and with the low-slung six.ard "Skinny" Ennis in the leading shooter is Mr. Alfred S. Groh, who role as Henry Williams, Carol Ann is directing the whole play from Gardner as Sally Morgan, and the fence of the big corral. He is James Miller as the burly sheriff, assisted by Sheldon Schneider, who Bob Wells. _ can be seen over yonder wearing A fine cast of campus favorites the white wool cha•ps. is also included: Peter Margo, BaFor those of you who want an sia Mieszkowski, James Jones, evening's entertainment and a James Coleman( no relation to laugh every minute, don't miss Cue Ronald), Jerry Luft, Joseph Tro- 'n' -Curtain's production of Owen sko, Helen Brown, and Bill Crowd- Davis' "Nervous Wreok." er, not to mention several posseCovered wagons will leave every men and a couple of cars. hour from the Hotel Sterling for · And now to give laurels to the the Wilkes College gym, or Happy unsung heroes who are never seen Jack McHallahan will rent you a before the curtains, those defend- horse and a saddle for a reasonable ers of the stage door frontier. Stag- fee. How ever you come, come. ing is in the hands of Paul Shiffer, Come to Wilkes Gym on the eventhe busy beaver of Chase Theatre. ing of April 9 and 10 at 8 :30 p. m. Manuscript Acce·pting Literary Work The Manuscript, literary magazine of Wilkes College, is now accepting work, from students, to be considered for publication in the Spring issue. The deadline for submission of manuscripts is April 20. Material may be placed in the Manuscript box at the rear entrance of Kirby Hall. 'T he Manuscri-pt publishes various types of literary material, among which are poems, essays, and short stories. Some material has been submitted and is ·b eing considered by the staff and editorial Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Wallfisch changes are being made where necessary with the permission of played at assembly last Tuesday in the authors. the · Jewish Community Center, Wilkes College is fortunate in rendering several viola and piano having the Manuscript as an out- selections, and one viola solo, done let on campus for those possessing by Mr. Wallfisch. literary facility and for the many The high spQt of the program others among us who appreciate was Riger's "Second Suite for Violiterature. The Manuscript is , sent la", third and fourth movements, to many colleges, universities, and as played by Mr. Wallfisch solo, an libraries throughout the country unusual piece, inasmuch as the vioand so there is wide recognition la is not generally used as a solo gained for student's work by vir- instrument. tue of this fact. Wilkes College benefits in this regard also. The editors of the Manuscript material to the magazine and that wish to remind the student body each piece of work will be given that there is still time to submit careful attention. Music Duo Presented In Tuesday Assembly (P. R. Release) Wilkes College's electric typewriter workshop, held in cooperation with International Business Machines, began yesterday with large attendance in each of four sections. Under the direction of Miss Mary Jane Chessa, IBM educational department staff member, the institute opened with two one-hour drill sessions for students. An afternoon session and one in the evening were held for commercial high school teachers of the area. After a one hour drill in which students were taught the fundamentals of electric typewriting, Miss Chessa polled students and learned that all had increased their speed by from 5 to 20 words per minute. Dana H. Verry, chairman of the typewriting workshop, announced that a total of 82 high school and parochial school teachers had signed to aid instructors in methods of teaching the electric machine. Almost 400 high school students registered. Students who attended the afternoon sessions came from Swoyerville, Plymouth, Nanticoke, Jenkins Township, Larksville and Nanticoke. Air Force Personnel To Present Program Must I have perfect vision? How long will I serve? These and other questions concerning the Air Force Cadet Program will be answered by Flying Training Air Force Personnel next Wednesday, April 14, from 9:00 A. M. to 4:00 P. M. in Butler Hall. Members of this team have been trained regarding all new .p hases of the present United States Air Force Aviation Cadet Program, and will be present to offer accurate and precise answers to all questions. They will be available to assist any persons wishing to apply for the qualifying examinations at Sampson Air Force Base, Geneva, N. Y. 1st Lt. John B. Loveland, team president, asserts that students signing an application are in no way committing themselves for this training. Regardless of whether an applicant passes or fails the examinations, he departs Sampson as a civilian, and does not actually enlist until he assumes flying training. Team members will be available to counsel students from any class, but it is especially stressed that they wish to speak to the greatest possible number of seniors. "If a student finds it impossible to continue his schooling, we may accept his application, but we would much prefer that he obtain his degree before applying," Lt. Loveland stated yesterday. This team is currently circulating throughout this area to coun·sel any young man who might be qualified for this program . Students wishing to make a special appointment with a team representative may do so by leaving a note with the Dean of Men. If it is impossible for a student to be on campus during the actual visit of the· team, he may write a team member by addressing a letter to: Aviation ' Cadet Selection Team No. 57, Olmsted Air Force Base, Middletown, Pa . Debaters Leave for Wins Extemporaneous Washington to Enter Speaking Contest District Seven Finals At Alleghenny College The Wilkes College debating ,t eam, composed of J. Harold Flannery, Jr., and James Neveras, and their coach, Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, are attending the District Seven debate eliminations being held at Washington, D. C., this week-end. The debators will leave on Thursday to compete there for a place among the top four teams from this district. These four teams, winners from a region roughly embracing New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, will compete later at West Point for the national honors. The elimination will comprise straight debate without extemporaneous or oratory events, as have most of those in which the team has taken part. Since there are four winners from each of seven district eliminations, there will be some twentyeight teams, representing the top debating colleges of the nation competing at West Point. Commenting on the debate, to be held at George Washington College, Dr. Kruger, the team's coach, mentioned that the national championshi,p last year fell to Redlands College, of California, and that among other possible competitors, should Wilkes be so fortunate as to enter, would be the University of Vermont, which tied with Wilkes for fifth place at the Boston debate, and which last year reached the semi-finals. "Considering the calibre of the competition," the debate coach remarked, "I would say that we have a fifty-fifty chanc of being one of the four teams to make it into the national finals. If not, it certainly won 't be because we haven't tried." Thi s, Dr. Kruger noted is the first such elimination in which the Wilkes t eams has actually been entered, although it would have gone two years ago, but for a death in the family of one of the debators. By T. R. PRICE The State championship in extemporaneous speaking this year went to J. Harold Flannery, Jr., of West Pittston, as the Wilkes College debating team drove on to win five while dropping five in the debating events proper at the Debating Association of Pennsylvania Colleges Tournament held last week-end at Alleghenny College, near Meadville, Pa. In the straight debating, too, Flannery proved his mettle, winning four out of five rounds for the affirmative side of the question, while his teammate, James Neveras, also did well, winning three out of five for the opposite side, as the team, also including Sally Harvey and John Doran, participated in a debate as a full team for the first time since last fall. Second place in the extemporaneous event went to Dan Purdy of the University of Pittsburgh, while Ed Russ ell of Temple took third. The competitors in the contest spoke on subjects drawn by lot and were permitted only a few minutes of preparation. The Wilkes entrant spoke on the possible effectiveness of the anti-communistic resolution passed at the Caracas Pan-American conference and on the reforms of Magsaysay in the Philippines. as they affect the foreign policy of the United States. In this, his first year as a debator, Flannery has climbed rapidly, taking sixth place as an ex, temporaneous speaker at the Johns Hopkins debate at Baltimore, following which he was runner-up at the Boston University debate three weeks ago, prior to his entrance in the State debate last week-end. Interviewed on Tuesday after the tournament, the team's coach, Dr. Arthur N. Kruger remarked that he had not ;b een too surprised at Flannery's win, in view of the debator's past record. More on Sleepleaming, Its Founder, Method Dr. A. E. John, founder and di- dents to learn more, in a shorter rector of the Modern Coue Insti- time, with less effort. It employs tute, Inc. in New York City, has the JohnsOphone to repeat mesannounced th at th e Dr. Johns Me- sages during both waking and th0d of increasing learning capa- sleeping hours. This method of city which has been internationally leaming while relaxed or even durknown for over ten years, is now ing natural sleep has been confirmwithin the reach of every college ed time and again by e:icperiments st udent's budget. conducted at various major instiThis technique rna:kes use of the tutions such as the University of latest advances in psychology and North Carolina, etc. electronics. It is :based on the provA follower of Emile Coue ("Day ed •principles of the Psychology of by day, in very way, I am getting Sugges.tion, namely that knowledge better and better"), Dr. Johns has can be absorbed in sleep and that frequently demonstrated in his efficiency is increased enormously public lectures and writings how when an individual is completely autosuggestion - the automatic or relaxed mentally and physically. . unconscious realization of an idea Dr. Johns, a practicing psycho- - controls life-processes. His latlogist for over twenty years and est book , "Scientific AutoSuggesinternationally known as an au- tion," pointed out how this phethority on Au.to-Suggestion, has nomenon is an important tol in applied these principles in develop- learning, talent annd personality ing his method and its instrument development. The Dr. Johns Meof application, the JohnsOphone. thod is the practical application of The latter consists of a tape re- these findings. corder ·plus various attachments, "As in the usual learning prosuch as an underpillow speaker, a cess, this new method requires a message-repeating mechanism and constant repetition of statements a special clock (the JohnsOphone or ideas," Dr. Johns explained. Clock) which can shut the recorder "Recognizing this in teaching la'Qon and off up to 72 times in 24 guages, the U, S. Army and the hours . better language schools have been The Dr. John Method enables stu(continued on page 2) �2 WII.Km COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College BEACON BEACON'S GRAB-BAG GENE SCRUDATO Young man: Sir, I want your daughter for my wife. Father: And I, sir, am unwilling to trade. Editor-in-Chief JEAN KRAVITZ JACK CURTIS Associate Editors DALE WARMOUTH Faculty Adviser ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS Sports Editor Business Manager NEWS STAFF Mike Lewis J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty Margaret Williams Jim Neveraa Louis Steck Lois Long Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenfels Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma Davis ,Irv Gelb CIRCULATION Bernice Thomas Frances Pcnµ;etta Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schnelder Thomas Price Marilyn Peters BUSINESS Barbara Tanski Irene Tomalis Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell PHOm VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A 'PCJJ)e_ r published weekly by and for the students of Wilkes College Subscription price: $1.80 per semester Member ~ Intercollegiate Press EDITOR'S CORNE.R GENE SCRUDATO ·Hannye and Bricker Amendments Have Same Outcome Just as the Congressional battle over the Bricker Amendment was ·e nding, Wilkes College started its battle over an amendment. Our campus battle was over the "Hannye Amendment". (NaiIIied after Nancy Hannye, chairman of the committee which d;rew up the amendment.) _The Hannye Amendment had no beter luck than its national precursor. Both were defeated, but a,t least the Hannye Amendment has the distinction of being approved once.. The entire affair s:h owed political action at its best,' and political inaction at its worst. The political action came about by students who were incensed at the idea of the "captive audience" type · of election held at assembly period. Led by Lou Steck, ,t he group drew up a petition to invalidate the election and started c_a nvassing the campus for supporters. Hundreds of signatures were obtained and subsequently the petition was approved. A new election was scheduled, the results qf which we all know. Poli-tical inaction is best shown by the supporters of the amendment. They had a case for their amendment but tl:iey failed to push if. We can't understand why these supporters did not get out and plug for -their project as did the other group. They saw spirited opposition arising but they did not do anything about it. The Administrative Council and ,t he Student Council were solidly behind the amendment but neither challenged the antiamendment forces. If they could have persuaded just two voters over to -t heir side, they would have won. Indeed, political inaction has dire consequences. Congratulations! We, of the Beacon, along wih the students and faculty w91,1ld like to congratulae J. Harold Flannery for winning the Pennsylvania State Championship in extemporaneous speaking. Having such an honor conferred upon a Wilkes student is something of which we can be immensely proud. Nick (as he is known on campus) faced the state's finest speakers and won. This is both a personal triumph and a Wilkes triumph. · The anti-debating clique on campus should think long and ha·r d abou this victory before condemning the debating team for i,ts budget appropriation. Mark ye well the fact that a speaker from little Wilkes defeated speakers from such scholastic giants as Temple, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Penn, etc., etc. Again, Nick, ·congratulafrons for a performance well done. MORE ON SLEEPLEARNING (continued from page 1) using pho nograph records that repeat words and phrases many times until those sounds become imbedded in the brain." "In our method, however; learning does not cease with mere r epetition. Its technique is far more flexible and its range of uses virtually unlimited. Each individual makes his own recording according to his n eeds, creating a healthier and more receptive stat e of mind. We make full use of modern AudioVisual m_ethods, t each~ng durin~ both wakmg and sleepmg hours. Dr. -Johns has had twenty years of practical experience in the field of psychology as a social worker, private consultant, lecturer and author, and has taught in many high schools and colleges. He has given free public l ecture-demonstrations to over 100,000 people. In 1943 Dr. John founded the Modern Coue lnfil:itute, Inc. He developed th e JohnOphone, and in 1946 made it available to the public. The latest model em.braces all the recent advances in the .field of electrimics. Dr. Johns is listed in "Who's Who in the East." I . . . Iismistakes. ~~:::;n~:e ~a°!en':n::h ~f~e v;i;ut~e~; Oscar Wilde. 1 1 Faith is often the boast of the man who is too lazy to investigate F. M. Knowles. Friday, March 26, 1954 .Wilkes Grads Become Naval Officers An old lad y about to die told h er niece to bury her in her black silk dress but to cut the back out and make h erself a dress. "Oh, Aunt Mary," said the niece, " I don't w!!,nt to do that. When you and Uncle Tom walk up the golden stairs, I don't want people to see you without any back in your dress." The old lady replied: "They won't be looking at me. I buried your Uncle Tom without any pants. Customer : Do you have any notions on this floor? FloorwaJ;ker: Yes, Madam, but we us uall y suppress them during working hours. J et Pilot: "Wanna fl y?" Co-ed: "Oooh yes!" J et Pilot: "Wait, I'll cat ch one for you." "Are you a little boy or a little girl?" "~ure, what else could I -be? " The well-dressed young matron and her little girl had just seated themselves in the parlor car when a seedy, shabbily-dressed fellow entered the car and sat down beside them. Wanting to rid herself of what she considered an undesirable traveling companion, she leaned over to the man and whispered. "I think you ought to know, sir, that m y little girl is recuperating from a severe case of scarlet fever, which might still be contagious." "Oh, don't worry about me, maIn a little town in Mexico, Pedro dam," interrupted the man. "I'm commiting suicide in the first tunn el, anyway." * :;t * * * was sipping his beer at a tavern when an excited friend rushed in. "Pedro! " h e -s houted. "I just saw a man go into your hous e and start making love to your wife!" "Is that so?" replied Pedro calm-1 ly and continued sipping his beer. "Was h e a tall man?" "Yes, yes!" shouted his friend. "Don't et excited," cautioned P edro. "Dfd he have on a brown suit?" "Yes, he did!" "And did he have a big mustache?" "Yes, yes!" "Oh, that's Emanuel. He makes love to anybody." · * * * ,:, * "Perchance we might be informed of what resides in yon jug on yon mantle." "My lover's ashes," murmured the landlady with a solemn tone of rev erence. "Alas, so he has passed on to the great beyond?" "Heck, no, he's just to lazy to use an ash tray." TOM VOJTEK JOHN HILBURT Newport, R. !,-The Navy's Officer ·Candidate School has graduated anoth er class of former enlisted men and commiss ioned them as Ensigns. in the Naval Reserve. Included in the group of new officers are Thomas Vojtek, Swoyerv ille, Pa., and John Hilburt, WHkes-Barre, Pa. Both are 1953 graduates of Wilkes College. Vo-jtek received his BA degree in -schools for furth er training in spepolitical sci ence. Hilburt received cialty branches. The Navy's aviahis BA degree in mathematics. tors, submariners , und erwater deThe new officers have completed molition team leaders and exploan intensive four months courst of sive ordnance disposal experts are instruction. Their curriculum was trained in th ese sc hools. very similar to that prescribed for The Officer Candidate School alNRiOTC s t u d _e n ts at colleges so sponsors a separate class for throughout the nation. Completion officer candidates who are desigof the well rounded co urses of in-- nated for duty in the Navy's Supstruction in Naval Engineering, pl y, Civil Engineering and Medical Navi gation, Operations, Orienta- Corps . 190 m emb ers of this class tion, Seamanship and Naval Weap- received commiss ions at this time. ons qualifies the gradute to a ssume All applicants for Officer Candiduties as junior officers throughout date School must be graduates of the floating and shore based activi- a cc r edited colleges or universiti es ti es maintained by the Navy. with a baccalaureat e degree. UnAfter a short leave period the restricted Line and Staff Corps cannew officers will report to active didates must be between the ag es duty billet s representing all Naval of 19 and 27, specialists for Rebranches, ashore and afloat. A large stricted Line billets between 19 and number are ordered to service 33. StUdent Council Presents Preview By HELEN KRACHENFELS (News item in BEACON, March 1954: Budget Amendment defeated by two votes.} Preview of Coming Attractions - Student. Council Budget Meeting, October: 1954. .- The meeting _w as cal_led to _order b~ the ne~ Student Council President, Herman Zilch, th1rty-t~1rd c~usm of Wilkes' ~amed Joseph. ~erman an~ounced that the ~au~ busmess of the evenmg would consist of makmg budget appropnat10ns to clubs and camp-us activities for the year. Representatives of the various organizations attended the meeting to plea for their funds. The us ual activities, s uch as the Beacon, Amnicola, Manuscript, Cue 'n' Curtain, etc., w_e re taken care of rapidly, each being alloted $200 on which to operate for the year. This amount is naturally inadequate, and much less than the organizations formerly were alloted, but it seems that the Student Council had other places to put the money from the Student Activities Fund this year~ Three new clubs have been organized on the Wilkes campus this semester, and they need large an1ounts of money for their very important activities. The new clubs are: The Wilkes Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to White Mice; The Association for Students (and Faculty members) Interested in Sky-polishing and Cleaning (which will use, only the best in skyho-oks for their work) ; and last, but not least, a very noble and ,worthwhile club, a Scholarship Society for Aid to Lower Slobovian Dormitory Students Suffering from Malnutrition. The Student Council carefully consi'tl.ered the budget requests of "Lady, you'll have to pay half- each of these clubs and granted them $1,550.32 each, because they seem like such well-meaning groups. Of course, this act of generosity on the fare for that boy." "But, conductor, he's only four part of the council limited the available funds for social activities for the yea-r, and as a result there will be no Thanksgiving dance, no Winter years old." "Well, he looks like a six-year- Carnival at Split Rock, and no Cinderella Ball, but the council members were sure that the student body would not mind this at all. old to me." "Sir, I have b een married only A WORD OF WARNING four years." Does this sound ridiculous? Jus t a word of warning: It could hap"Lady, I'm not a sking for a confession. I'm a sking for a half-f!!,re." pen! Last week the s tudent bod y of Wilkes had a chance to amend their constitution with an eye to eliminating just such an impossible situation as the one I have described. Of course, this was exagerated, but sometim es 1>eople read the exagerated and insane things, and just s kim rapidl y over anything ·that Saturday, March 27: Roger's looks vaguely sensible. Do you s uppose you -c ould stand to read just a wee bit more if we turn serious? Please try, because this is important; Tournaments, Basketball, Gym. Monday, March 29: All-Star it affects every student in Wilkes College. The Student Activities Fund is made up of two and one-half 1>er Game, Gym. Tuesday, March 30: Orchestra cent of the tuition paid by each student. Because the money comes from all of you, the Student Council (and 134 students, according to las t Practice, Lobby, Gym. W ednesday, March 31: National- week's vote) feels that the money s hould be distributed so as to benefit ities Pageant Meeting, Lobby, Gym all of you, or at least as many as possible. Thursday, April 1: Bas eball Under present conditions in the constitution there is nothing to practice , stop s pecia l, and limited gro ups from asking for and receiving fund s, Saturday, April 3 : April Fool perhaps amounts even in excess of the amounts allotted to other activiDance, Freshmen, Gym. ties which do benefit all students. The proposed budget amendment had a solution to this problem, We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of dong; others judge us by but it was rejected by you students (136 of you anyway). Perhaps you have a better solution, or perhaps you are s atisfied with the status quo. what we have done. Longfellow, The Student Council would appreciate hearing any suggestions. ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE �LEBANON VALLEY ADDED TO SWAT CARD Home-Home Tilts Give Colonels 16 Game Schedule By AL JETER Following close on the heels of the first ou<tdoor baseball drills on Monday came the announcement from Athletics Director George Ralston tha,t Lebanon Valley has been added to the Colonel schedule. Two games are on tap wih the Harrisburg area school on a home and home basis. The first encounter will be played in Kirby Park on April 5. The tussle on Lebanon Valley's home grounds is slated for April 26. A WILKESMAN ACROSS Football, Soccer Schedules List 15 Games For Autumn Gridders To Play Seven-Game Slate, Open With Downstate 11; 4 Scrapes to be Played at Kingston Soccermen Face Tough Eight-Game Test in Try for Repeat of Last Year; Bucknell, Phila. Textile Added The Wilkes football team will face an abbreviated seven-game schedule next fall unless efforts to schedule another contest prove suecessful in the neJOt few weeks. According to the schedule released exclusively to the Beacon yesterday by the Athletic Department, the Colonel grid forces will open the season with a team other than Bloomsburg Two new opponents feature a tough eightgame soccer schedule released by Director of Athletics George Ralston yesterday. Bucknell University, mother institution of Wilkes, and Philadelphia Textile Institute are the newcomers that will be faced as the Colonel hooters try to duplica4e last fall's first winning season in history. The addition of Lebanon moves for the first time in three years. the Blue and Gold opening date up The season's o·pener, on O ctober two days, and affords the fans a 2, late as Wilkes seasons go, is at ed out that the only game Wilkes good chance to see th e Wilkes club home, presumably at Kingston has won over the down-river rival in action in its first time out. OriHigh School's old stadium, with was played in the middl e of the ginall y the Colon els were scheduled Lebanon Valley College, a newcom- season. to open witli an away game at East FLEET-FOOT FERRIS - One er to the schedule last fall. No Pus hover Stroudsburg on the 7th. of the early birds in Wilkes George Ralston's t eam will then Lebanon Valley will be no . pushTime Important Spring baseball drills has been meet Ithaca C<>Jlege, Bloomsburg over, but the fact remains that it Time, always an important ele- Jim Ferri·s , hustling outfielder. T eachers College, and Trenton is not Bloomsburg in the inaugural. m ent, takes on even greater signi- Ferris, who is also a soccer and T each ers College in succ essive The Dutchm en defeated the Wilkes fi cance for Coach Bob Partridge cage star, is generally cons ider- week s, before enjoying an °J?en eleve n last fall 15-6, in a sloppil y and his squad. T wo days can mean ed the fastest man on the team. date on October 30. played ti lt at Lebanon, n ear Hara lot in determining whether a ball A wizard on the bases, Jim scoots Three In November risburg. The game should produce club will be up and ready or not. home above. The Colonels finish the slate with a good opener. PMartri~ge and his assistant, Bill 1-·n_g_ f_r _om -h-a_r_d-h-1·-tt-1·-n-g_J_o_e_T-ro_s_k_o three tilts in November, with HofIthaca is second on the agenda · t en s1' f y d n·11 s 1n · stra, University of Bridgeport and and usually provides plenty of oc k , expec t t o m d J' F . . . 1 · .• t . k ·. an ·1m erns m ear y sessions. Moravian. th e commg wo wee s m an at- Al b ·it· th b 11 11 th thrills. Last year, the Colonels took . , so e . mg e a a over e All told, of the seven gam es alt emp t .• t o · h. ave th e t earn at close to · k J' M . th . . 1 th eir fir st win at ·the expense of ·peak ~ffi ciency. . , P,ar was 1m~~. oss, . e ongma ready slated, four are at home, the Cayugans. ""th th II • t t & hard luck kid of Wilkes, who g iving promise of plenty of colWe·"·· er, e a. 1mpor an ~acTh Bl b t Ath tor, has been anything but ideal seems to have recovered completel y Jegiate grid thrills for college and en comes ooms urg a for baseball H" h • d . d from th e broken arm he collected W yomi ng Valley fans. letic Park, Bloomsburg. , . . . ig wm s, ram, an in basketball season. Second at Hempstead damp, raw air seem to have been . . FOOTBALL SCHEDULE the w·e atherman's "order of the Pitcher Mel McNew has also nd 1954 The Wilkesmen will be -p laying day" for the Wilkesmen in the first' him self of a troublesome ankle in- October: their second gam e against Hofstra few outd6or sessions jury suffered several weeks before 2-Lebanon Val. at Wilkes-Barre at H empstead, N. Y., on Long IsA good turn~ut, de~pite the any- ·pre-season drills got underway. 9-Ithaca . at Wilkes-Ba·r re land. Two years ago the Blue and thing but Florida conditions, was Little can be told yet of the new 16-Bloomsburg at Bloomsburg Gold lost a thriller there, 20-13, in · · 23 - T r en t on obtamed w h ich greatly encouraged cand1"d ates, but severa J pitc h·ers ma t W"lk I es- B arre a game w hich saw Russ Picton the coaching staff and raised eluding Charlie Warkoms ki an~l. 30~Open shelved for good. Wilkes stock con;;iderably. Don Pacropis -show form and look November: Bridgeport will be m et at CanSlow and -Easy · like 'comers' in the early sta,g es. 5-Hofstra at H empstead, N. Y. dlelight Stadium in th e C_onnecticut The drills to date have been of Prospects who have belted the ball 13-Bridgeport . . at Bridgeport city and Moravian will help Wilkes the preliminary nature, with as- for long distance mileage in the 20~Moravian at Wilkes-Barre finish the season with a game at sistant coach Bill Mock cautioning first week are Jack Richards, Jerry Wilkes is wise in s~arting with Kingston. his pitching staff to take care of Lind, a New York boy, and Sy a team other than Bloo·m sburg, If that last game can be arrangtheir ·armi, and "throw 'em slow Evan. many observers feel, since the ed, the college will be in store for and easy." · Coach Partridge announced that Huskies generall y have a psycho- one of the . best seasons of all time Stressi~g the fact that he wan~- he plans an intra-squad game to- logica~ advantage in an opener -especiall y since gridiron n,iaterial ed the ·..di~mo11dmen to ,get ~heir .day and ·.that he hopes to. know by with th e Colonels. It has been point; looks to be plentiful n ext f!,tll. respe~tive eyes qn t~e ball; •Co.~ch t},.~ first of the week t he m en ·on ~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~;;;;;;;;;;;~;;,,Partridge · conce11trated on batt1ng whom he will concentrate ·so. that ~ ·, · " ] prac\ice _fo1:.. tl}e be.tter p~rt o.f the,, oth~~s ,w _'in. ha_v.e a c~an-.c~ to sign, weeks sessions. The coach st_a .t ed, up m ·the inter-mural softball .. · ,· · _: .· · . · .. , •. ■' . "~ e've gqt to find b~tting eye ~ le.ague J hiLw.,m .,i:~et updepvay in . q_mckly, au~. we 9-on t h.:;tve -~~.c.h t):ie n ~a:r: tu.tur.ii, · · By JACK: CURTIS time.' :We · can'-t wm ball !/:am.es 1f ..April- · · . · · . we d;on't · score/' h e reminded· his 5-Mon -Lebanon Vall·ey ' · men .'""'' . . . . 7-W~d. at E.Stroudsburg A ·REAL'PRO-BLEM , . The '..Jirst few ' times out, the 10- Sat ... .............. Muhlenburg . Maybe it's just the season, and maybe, too, it's none of our busisquad' was divid.e d into two sections, 13-Tu~s. . Scranton' ness, but at least in this s pace - this being a sports column. But t he with . the' veterans of last year's 24-Sat . .. ..... ................. Ithaca esprit de coi:ps of WiJ.kes College has hit a new low -recently and one of team · at o;ne end of ·the fi'e!d _and 26~Mon. . ...... at Lebai;ion Vall~y the · main reasons is the Jack of:school sponsored events. . the prospedives at the' other. W1th 30-Fri. .. ..... ... .. , .. ,.... .. Gortland As to just why there is .such a lack, we haven't had time to· fi~d out. this Se'J)aration _Partridge hop!)s to May-,But in the words of one fellow who was $itting disgust edly in th~ cafebe able. to ~ee f~ster, iust w~a,t h ~ :·· {- Sat. .. . ...... .. at Hartwick teria, " There's just nothing doing." has. ' · · · 8-Sat. at Stisqueli~nna · ·, It seems that there is a trem endous lull between Catching OK ll~ Tues . . :. ;it Cortl;md the Christmas Fo~mal and th e April Showers Ball, One of t he . main worries of the 13-ThuL . .. . ...... Bloomsburg with th e possible exception. of th e Valentine Dance . year, the .catching departmertt, -m ay 15-Sat. . Alumni The Bea con Cabaret Party used to be a well attended not pro_ve, to be as. big a headache 17-Mon. Moravian affai1:, but this year; the college • rag 'went in the as was ·a nticipated earlier. Ala 19---=Wed , . -~ t Rider hole on th e affair. · thorig)i M\ckey Perlmuth, a Eorei t ,22_'_:_S~t.. . ... . at. Bloomsburg Which makes"· us wonder. Even if there w ere Hills, N>' Y: -p roduct, .g ave up backs · 24-Mon. Susquehanna . . enough activities to ple~;e everybody, would the stopping in favor of patrolling the. students back them by attertding? It seems not. outfi eld, Reese -Jones aI).q ;Jerry Eli- ATHLETE OF YEAR What you're up against h ere at Wilkes is trying to !ls are coming alongin good style:· stage events for the few loyal and having them flop Both could turn into competent' 1'0 BE PICKED BY because of a general · disinterested student body. catchers. -.:.:" ,, BEACON NEXT WEEK Maybe that's the answer to the lack of activities, " Th'e whole town's falkin' about CURTIS disinterest. It seems a shame though, that there the Jo11e\, poys" an<l.. Wilkes has The sports staff of the Beacon isn't a feeling of "belonging" h ere, and there really 'em. The two brothers· are Flip and · will meet early next week and isn't. To most p eople, Wilkes is just someplace you Reese ,J .ones who could possibly . make its selection for the annual go in the daytime to get edu cat ed. form~th,e.,ffrst brother battery ev.e r . Beacon Athlete of the Year AAs s pring grows older, things will pick up and some events will to be seen at Wilkes. Flip, a hold- ward. probably be spon sored by brave campus organizations. There is a real over from last -year an4 a main.stay . Sportswriters Al Jeter, Austin need, however, if spirit is to be instilled into Wilkes students. The stuof the soccer t~am, this year has Sherman, Jerr y Elias, Tom Kas- dents should have a place to call their own-nothing too elaborate, but been joined by his brother, Reese, ka, Irv Gelb, along with Sports a place where letting your hair down is th e order of business. a newcomer to the squad and a Editor Jack Curtis will partici· TWO SIDES TO "EDUCATION" catcher. The two have worked to- pate in the voting. W e believe in education as do es the administration, and it is doing gether s everal times in the past The meeting will be held in the a fine job of suppl ying it. But a well rounded college edu cation consists week and the combination looks Public Relations Office, third of more than just book learnin'. With the lack of a place to call their floor rear, Chase Hall on Tues- o}Vn, day students just aren't interested in looking for that other side promising. day morning at 11. of a college education at Wilkes. Vets Look Sharp Past Athletes of the Year have Many students have echo ed similar and serious sentiments when Several of last year's vets have shown clearly · that they are sharp been Parker Petrilak and"George they stated, "but, bo y, we us ed to have fun in high school." We realize McMahon. The competition looks the administration is working hard toward obtaining a student union even at this early date. (completed on page 4) Baseballs took a particular lac- to be close this year. OU; u · ..·1·:' I\~ I).,· 1·v · ·o T,. • .: . ' According to the schedule released, th e hooters will beat the gridders to the punch for the first time in several years by opening a week befo r e footba ll get s underway. Elizabethtown First Elizabethtown College, Harrisburg area sc hool and a traditional soccer rival for Wilkes, is listed as the first t eam to be played. The game will be ·played at dikeside soccer fie ld in Kirby Park on September 25. · · Bu~knell and Philadelphia Textile will both be faced, at home, on· s uccessive dates. Th e Bison hooters come to Wilkes-Barre · o'n October': 12 and the Textile Institute t eam fo ll ows on October 16. Others on th e slate include Rider, Lafa yett e, East Stroudsburg, Trenton T eachers College and a ret urn game with the E-towners at El izab ethtown. At Easton Again An oddity is th e fact that Lafay ette will be met at Easton for the seco nd straight year. Wilkes lost a hotl y disputed gam e last y~ar on th e Leopards home field, 2-1, in the last six seconds. SOCCER SCHEDULE 1954 September : 25-Elizab ethtown at Wilkes-Barre October: 2-Rider at Wilkes-Barre 9-Lafayette at Easton 12- Buckn ell .. . . at WiJ.kes-Barre 16-Phila. T ext. at Wilkes-Barre 30-E. Str'dsburg at Wilkes-Barre November: · 6-Tr·enton ..... ., at Tren,ton, N . J. 9-Elizabethtown at Elizabetht'n ·The eight-g ame slate loo·m~ ·as the tough est and most exciting in history. October will be a month of heavy duty for 'c oach Bob Partridge'~ footers, with five games listed. . Not only will Partridge's tea'm open with long-tim e rival Elizabethto wn, but it will also close the season with th e Li zzies. Last year, aft er takin g a 5-1 defeat here from E-tov.;n, th e Wilkes men paid a return visit and exactly rev ersed the score. The riv~lr y has grown over the years. · · · The,-addition of Bucknell certainly adds em phasis to th e fact that the· hooters play a "major" or big college schedule in soccer and accord ing to th e NCAA, the hooters are the only Wilkes team to play such a slate. --------- BRAINWORK? Id1·ots 'Reall"y· _•iNo' "Dumb" A · t All·, Take Intra- Mural Cage T"tl ' l e ·t· By AUSTIN SHERMAN The Idiot's Row cagers proved pretty smart in spite of their tagline and won the 1953-54 Intramural basketball champion(continued on page 4) Wilkes BEACON College SPORTS SECTION Friday, March 26, 1954 �4 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON HOMER'S HODGEPODGE Spring has descended upon Wilkes and colorful spring outfits blossom everywhere. With the event of the income tax returns, Homer noticed the blue and yellow ,vilkes jackets on the males and wonder ed if there is a Mr. Lindy contest instead of nominations for Cindy queen. An examp le of democratic principles was shown by the referendum concerning the budget amendment. The triumph of the revote by a narrow margin has created a positive attitude that Wilkes' student affairs are controlled by students and that higher authorities are not necessary in a democratic student body. One cause for the amendment's defeat was the inclusion of the debating team in the .p referred group. The debating team's fame has been well-known, and the magnitude of its prowess necessitates a separat e fund by the administration. Until this separate fund for the debating squad is instituted by Wilkes College, the student council is handicapped and overwhelming disaster is forecast for the new budget. Many students were amazed by the appearance of Mr. Vice on the Wilkes campus. This unwelcom ed individual is reminiscence of the horse opera era and with the arr ival of Mr. Virtue, Mr. Vice is com pl et ely destroyed. Burial services ar..e at 5:00 p. m . today. The co-eds are fascinated by the tryouts of three boys for the cheering squad. The present squad has complet ed a splendid season and new additions to the squad should make '54 the best in Wilkes' history. A parting note to all critics of this unread column. The New Yorker has been replaced at the circulation des,k for your reading pleasure and repair work has been completed on the library's water fountain. IDIOTS REALLY NOT (continued from page 3) ship last Thursday night at the WC gym. They beat the ButWeeks quintet. 51-43, to cop the title. The championship game saw the But-Weeks and the Idiots in a real t est. After the dust of the battle cleared, Idiots Row walked off the floor with the championship. Mel Dinner paced the But- Weeks with 19 points while Tom N emchick added nine for the losers. The big gun for t he champions were Weaver and Greene. Weaver threw 14 thru the hoo p w hile Green contributed 13. Idiot's Row won the title only after a hectic week of pla yoff tilts. Of seven playoff games played during the "Championship'' we~k, fiv e were won by not more than two ,p oints. That shows how keen the competition. In the semi-finals, the ButW ecks, dorm dwellers of Butler, Ashley and W eckesser Halls, downed the Missing Links, 57-56. The Links, last year's champions, led throughout most of the game until the last few minutes when it really counted. In the second semi-final the Engineers lost to Iidot's Row in a low scoring game, 32-30. The Engineers, who left their books hom e for the night, gave the champions a good battle. They weren't behind by more than two points the entire game. Friday, March 26, 1954 DIKE DIVOTS (continued from page 3) building. You can't get blood out of a stone and Wilkes, too, has bills t o pay. We just wanted to point out the importance of such a project for the near futur e. In the meantime, the students could make things a lot more enjoyable her e on campus by just trying to get interested in school sponsored affairs. And how abo ut m ore activities ? A number of students have raised ob jections to what they t ermed, "too much sports" in th e Beacon this year. Obviously these objections were raised by persons disinterested in athletics. But when you come right down to it, the various sport s activities here at Wilkes are a good 75 per cent of all the activities. No wonder they eat up so much space. Three cheers for athlet ics. We'd really be in a fix without 'em. OPERATIONS "FACELIFT" - HELP WANTED The annual operations "face-lift" has begun at Kirby Park practice field of the Wilkes baseball ers. Last week at least two students not on the baseball team joined Athletics Director George Ralston in digging into the diamond in an effort to get it in shape for play. The baseball t eam of n ecessity moved into centerfield for batting practice, made up the main contingent of rake toters, however. Ralston asked us to hint casually this week that a little help is needed in getting the field in shape. Any students with an hour or so of free time on their hands at, say, a r ound 3 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon, are urged to go over and lend a hand. Since the Wilkes-Barre Barons do not open their schedule until the 23rd of April, Wilkes will have to use the Kirby Park diamond for three games, befor e moving into Artillery Park. It would be nice to be able to field a grounder in the infield by that time, don't you think? There's a lot of work to be done - and the baseball team doesn't even have time to get ready to play, no less be its own groundskeeper. A PAPER FOR THE HOME , , . SUNDAY INDEPENDENT Your Wings are your Passport The Most Complete Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION WEEKLY FEATURES JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER wherever you go ... Your Air Force wings are your personal passport to universal re~ spect and admiration. They're a sign-recognized everywherethat mark you as one of America's finest. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1954 March 26th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 March 26 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/b1c84e2ee58187c2facbb23a3afb1d4d.pdf e01907201bbaabb36b29899f9c832e4f PDF Text Text Wilkes College Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucius. Vol. VIII, Issue 19 Trifles make perfection, and perfec- BE tion is no trifle. Michelangelo. WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA I FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1954 . Budget Amendment Defeated Debaters Go To Meadville For Stale Debating Tournament "Nervous Wreck" Coming to Gym It's here! Ever since Charlie's By T. R. PRICE Aunt, the Wilkes campus has been The Wilkes College debating team left Thursday morning to attend clamoring for another comedy. Aftthe State debating tournament held by the Debating Association of er many sessions and discussions Pennsylvania Colleges at Meadville, Pa., this week-end. by Mr. Groh and his thespians, The . The team, whose record for this year is 15 won and 5 lost, is entered Nervous Wreck, a farce comedy m the men's oratory andextemporaneous speaking contest, and in the has finally been selected. women's extemporaneous speaking contest, as well as in the debate The play which was written by, proper. Owen Davis takes place out west. John Doran and James Neveras to get into the finals. Our toughwill uphold the affirmative side of est competition should come from It seems that a certain yo ung the question: "Resolved: That The last year's winner, Pittsburgh, and ~an's doct?r ?as run out of giving United States Should Adopt A Pol- from · Temple, runner-up at Brook- h~m prescnptwns. A~ a last r esort, icy of Free Trade," while Sally lyn last week. We have been work- his doctor sends him to a dude Harvey and J. Harold Flannery, ing very hard looking up recent ranch. While at this dude ranch he Jr., will take the negative. evidence (to replace that destroyed assists a young lady in running N everas is also entered in the in the auto fire at the time of the away from her father and the Sheroration contest, where he will speak Boston debate), and in this we have iff, who is her fiance and one of the on "The Cold War at Home". Flan- been helped very much by Mr. El- meanest men in the west. The comnery, in the ex.temporaneous con- liot and Mr. Farrar of the Econom- plications which set in make a very delightful and enjoyable play. test, will have "McCarthyism" as ics department." The Nervous Wreck will be held his subject. Concerning the team's chances in at the Wilkes Gym, April 9th and The Wilkes t eam has compiled a record of 12 won to only 4 lost in the extemporaneous contest, Dr. 10th. Besides the two regular perthis state contest in the last two Kruger said of Flannery, "We have formances, there will be a premiere very high hopes for him, in view of showing for the surrounding high years. In the first year, the team was the only undefeated team, win- the fact that he defeated the New school dramatic clubs. The curtain will rise at 8:30 P. M. ning 6, but prevented from attend- England Champion at Boston." In regard to the oratory event, ing its remaining 2 contests by a You certainly will be a nrevous s nowstorm which necessitated a de- the debating coach noted that Ne- wreck until you come to see The veras was second in the state last fault. In last year's performance, Nervous Wreck! the team again won 6, dropped only year, losing to Ted Sky of Dickinson, who Neveras had defeated in four. the semi-,finals. The debaters' overall record for . . WANT AD: N ex t wee k , th e W 1"lk es d eb atmg .a ll the contests in which they have team, composed of Flannery and Anyone who has an old Ford ~r been entered in the six years of their existence is approximately N everas, and their coach will tra- knows the whereabouts of one, 1s vel to the nation's capital at Wash- !sked to contact Mr .. Al Groh, It 125 won to 65 lost. haters' coach, Dr. Arthur N. Krug- ington, where the two debaters are is needed for a scene m the NERYInterviewed Thursday, the de- entered in the regional District 7 OUR WRECK. er, who did not attend the state elimination, to compete for a place tournament with the team, remark- in the nationals, h eld later on at ·ed, "I think we have a good chance West Point. I. R. C. Plans For .Harrisburg Meeting By JEAN KRAVITZ Pearl 1Onacko ·was unanimously chosen Secretary of the I. R. C. at a ineeting held on Wednesday, March 10. She was elected to replace Mrs. Peggy Williams Schlager, who resigned the office. An active member of the club for the past two years, Miss Onacko has already begun to handle the duties connected with this office, which "include taking the roll and minutes of each meeting, and handling the correspondence of the I. R. C. At the meeting of the club on March 17, a report was made by Mike Lewis, president of the I.R.C., on a convention held at Scranton University on Saturday, March 13. Pearl Onacko, Jean Kravitz, and Mike Lewis were sent as delegates from Wilkes to attend the Northeast Regionnal Convention of the Intercollegiate Conference on Government. This convention was held in preparation of the State I.C.G. Convention at Harrisburg on April 8. At this Regional Convention, which was atte'lded by delegates from 9 colleges, the delegates formed a mocJc legislature, and divided into variou.s committees: Rules, Military Affairs, Government Organization, Agriculture, and Miscellaneous Committees. Bills were introduced by delegates and passed or rejected in the manner of Congressional Committees. Following the meetings of the committees, a plenary session was conducted, where the bills which had been reported out by the committees were introduced on the floor. These bills were debated and then HARMONAIRES CAPTURE SECOND EISTEDDFOD WIN The popular musical foursome of the Wilkes campus, the Harmonaires, captured first place in the quartet division of the annual Eisteddfod at the Edwards Memorial Church, Edwardsville, on Wednesday night. It was the second straight year for the Wilkesmen of note to win the title. Last year, the first the group entered, the Harmonaires, with Jake Kovalchek singing tenor, turned the trick. A repeat was scored with Norm Chanosky warbling the high ones on Wed• nesday. The quartet, which includes Chanosky, Jack Curtis, Dick Gribble, and Carl Lahr, will do a number of personal appearances throughout Wyoming Valley this month, starting with shows at Coughlin and Kingston High Schools. The Collegians, Wilkes Male chorus, are also listed for the high school shows. voted upon by all the delegates. Bills which have been passed by the Region will be introduced at the Harrisburg ·C onvention and supported by all the Regional delegates. The principal s·peaker at the Convention was State Senator Hugh J. McMenamin, who discussed the qualities necessary in a good politician and a good political party. ST. PA TRICK'S WEEK, YET WILKES DOWNED IRISH!!! In the Boston Debating Tournament held in February, the Wilkes debating team was the only one to beat Notre Dame. $3,850 in Scholarships To Johns Hopkins U. Offe"red in Essay Contest Students interested in international affairs may win up to $1,000 or a full fellowship, amounting to $1750, at The School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University in Washington, according to an announcement made today by the "Foreign Service Journal" as it launched its Prize Essay Contest. The essays, to be written on "The Organization of American Representation Abroad", will be judged by a committee of six nationally known men including John Sloane Die-key, President of Dartmouth College, Robert D. Murphy, Deputy Under Secratary of State, and Lt. Gen. Harold R. Bull, former commandant of the National War College. Secretary of State Dulles, in a stat ement which accompanied the contest announcement said: "I hope this contest will p.r oduce constructive and helpful public thinking on a matter of importance to all Americans." Students constitute one of four categories of entrants outlined in the contest announcement. Other categories embrace former and present State Department and Foreign Service personnel, personnel of other governmental agencies, and competent persons other than those in the first three categories. A total of $3,850 will be awarded in prizes after the contest closes October 15, 1954. Full details of the contest may be obtained in the Dean's office, or by writing Foreign Service J ournal, -Contest Committee, 1908 G Street, N. W., Washington 6, D. C., or in Dr. Thatcher's office. Spirited Controversy Comes lo End With Budget Amendment Defeat PRESS-TIME BULLETIN Late yesterday afternoon, the proposed amendment to the Student Constitution failed by a slim margin. Out of 270 votes, 134 were in favor of the amendment, and 136 were opposed: hence, it failed by about a fractional vote of the total ballots cast. Subject of considerable and often-acrimonious debate for the last two weeks or so, the amendment was put to a re-vote in the college cafeteria, after petition was made to the Council protesting the fact that the first vote, which passed it, was held in an assembly and students not attending the assembly were unable to cast their ballots regarding the amendment. Budget Controversy Background • • • By HELEN M. KRACHENFELS It is really beginning to look as if the major issue on campus this year has come to a conclusion. Now the final step has been taken, although at the time of this writing it is unknown whether or not the amendment has been ratifie_d in the re-vote which was held on Thursday. Perhaps some are not aware of the proeedings of the past few weeks concerning the assembly voting, student protest in the form of a petition, etc., so we shall attempt to bring you up to date, At the first meeting of the new semester, the Student Council memhers made provision for a vote to be taken in assembly on the ratification of t he Budget amendment. The only reason for choosing the assembly hall as the voting place was the Student Council's wish to obtain a vote from the largest number of students possible. At this vote the amendment was passed by a sizeable majority, but a protest was voiced by a committee of students head~d by Lou Steck to the effect that the vote was n~t taken in a democratic manner. The committee circulated a petition among the students and obtained over two hundred names. The petition was ,presented to the Student ·Council last Friday, in an effor.t to declare the assembly vote null and void and provide for another vote to be taken. The Council voted in favor of ac- President: "I fee l that this matter of the amendment has done a great deal of good in that it has aroused the interest of the students and has increased their awareness of Student Council action which will affect them directly, but which they were formerly unconcerned about. The petition, in particular, has stimulated campus spirit. Nancy Hannye, lone Council :nember wh?. vot ed again~t acceptmg the petit10n and holdmg a revote: "I felt th~ ~rst vote was adequate, the pet1t10n was uncalled fo r , and many of the people who signed the petitio? ~id not know what they were s1gmng: A ~ot . of names does not necessanly s1gmfy anything valid.'.' . . . Lou Steck, ongmator of the p~t1~10n: (In. answer to question What did the petit10n accomplish? ") Well, first and foremost, it was accepted by the student council with only one dissenting cepting the petition, and declared vote, new election was granted that the re-vote be held in the cafe- to the student body, a more demoteria on Thursday, March 18, from cratic election that is. This was the 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. If the students major purpose of the petition, but who circulated the -p etition made it also gave the students of Wilkes their purpose absolutely clear to College the opportunity to paticithe signers, then the results of the pate in a democratic procedure, re-vote should not differ greatly that they might never again have from those of the assembly vote, the chance to engage in. It also since the petition was not to be served notice to -the student body directed against the amendment it- that they still control their governself, but only against the un-demo- ment and it also served notice to cratic method of voting. The re- the student council that their every suits will speak for themselves on action is being observed and digestthis point. ed by the student body. It think So much for the background the whole spirit of the action connow let's have a look at what some stituted a new and more energetic of the prominent personalities who view of campus politics. The petiwere connected with various phases tion was not created to "put anyof the whole issue have to say a-, one on the spot", rather it was a bout it. test of democratic principles and Wayne Madden, Student Council procedures." _t?e a Library Notes ... Dere Liberiun, Thet grusum lookin kritter awt to be took off the mantel! peece befl:>Ur Satidy - Valltair, thet iz. If it shows in the movie it'd skair off any perspective studunt. Also, thet Indiun thet is markt "Dante". It looks az if it had bin thru the "Inferno." Also, why izn't ar kolekshun ov "Best Plays" up to date, or iz it? In kase yoo kan't recognize this ritin, I'd better interduse myself. This is rit by Gurty Glump the Thursdy nite privit sekritery at the rekwest ov Mr. Nrench who iz out playing poker wiv Percival. 0 gosh, I wuzn't suppozed to say thet, but I can't find a eraser and he sez it ain't neet to kross it out. By the wegh pleese don't kritisize my spelin. It aint my fault. It's just that they woodn't let me repeet the sekund, thurd, and forth grayds more than three times each. One more time and I think I kood hav made it. Kogelly yores, Gurty Glump, Pryvit Sekritery. �2 Friday, March 19, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON HOMER'S HODGEPODGE Wilkes College BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Editor-in-Chief JEAN KRAVITZ JACK CURTIS Associate Editors DALE WARMOUTH Faculty Adviser ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS Business Manager Sports Editor NEWS STAFF Mike Lewis J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty Margaret Williams Jim Neveras Louis Steck Lois Long Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenfels Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma Davis Irv Gelb Frances Panzella Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters BUSINESS CIRCULATION Bernice Thomas Barbara Tanski Irene Tomalla Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. , 19 A oaper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke~ College Subscription price: $1.80 per semester Member ,___ Intercollegiate Press EDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO Letters To Editor Welcome We, of the Beacon, wish to remind the student body, faculty, and members of the. administration that the 'Letter's to the Editor' column is open to all who wish to express opinions. The letters can be dropped in the Beacon mail-box, office, or may be given to the editor or any staff member. Beacon policy forbids the acceptance of unsigned letters. Names will be withheld upon request. DR. ROSENBERG: Free Thought of Utmost Importance, Health of World.Depends on Colleges No institution can long continue without the free interplay of free ideas, Dr. Samuel Rosenburg, h ead of the Wilkes economic department told students in a ssembly on Tuesday last. · In one of the semester's shorter Wilkes College considers bad eduTuesday morning programs, Dr. cation, this fostering of only one Rosenberg, speaking on the subject type of thinking. "Evaluation of Education", explainThe student, we believe here, ed that we live in a small world, should gather all the facts, then m easured by the time schedule. form his own opinions, not merely Never , he noted, do we seem to have accept those of, say, his teacher or enough time, despite the fact that instructor: our lives are continually growing College education today, he addlonger each day. ed, affects the outlook of us all. We are, h e went on , in the midst The results thereof permeate to all of vast changes - changes in our walks of life, and on the wealth skills, in our ideals, even in our thereof depends the well-being of wealth and power. All are in a state our nation, of our world. The concern of our colleges ought of flux. ·These environmental changes have regimented us, have therefore be to allow the pursuit of made us dependent upon the stand- freedom, to seek the ideal of Goeardized product of the factory, have the's "more light". This, Dr. Rosenus living by artificial light in arti- berg concluded, ought to be the ficial climate, have arisen from the course of our colleges, for to fail results of our intellectual curiosity in this is to fail in faith. accelerated by necessity and the instinct to survive, can go on growing only if we allow the free ,p lay of our ideas and faculties. What will life in America be like Colleges, Dr. Rosenberg explain- 100 years from now? That is the ed, .p repare us to be able to continue theme of a n ew collegiate fiction such free thinking today. Newman contest, and a national science fiethought that practical training in tion magazine is paying $2,000 for the colleges was important, but al- the answers. With submissions so recognized the necessity for fa- limited exclusively to undergradumiliarization with the political, so- ates in the United States and Cancial, and spiritual as well. But the ada, students will present their greatest of all these problems is · prophesies in the form of a 10,000 living, to which we pay little atten- word novelette, basing their pretion, following the advice of par- dictions on classroom work, their ents and instructors in other things, own interpretations of the _trends but stumbling in this. today and their imaginations. Those who . wish to destroy civili, The form of a novelette has been zation, h e noted, have found that selected as a m edium by the editors the best procedure to follow in des- of IF Magazine, sponsor of the troying the centers of civilization contest, because 10,000 words can is to destroy the colleges, which are be handled mo re easily by amateur its centers of thought. writers than a long novel, which Too, he continued, there is dan- requires too much time and exger from more or less well-meaning perience. The editors believe there sources, noting that a firm of book are a great many young people in publishers wishing to . interest the colleges who would like to express college in a certain type of text- their ideas a nd fancies on the subbook had noted in their letter con- ject if given the opportunity. Procerning it a s one of its better fea - fessiona l writers attending college tures, that it presented the student will not •be eligible to enter. with one point of view, so that h e First prize is $1,000 in cash, with would not hav e to consider many six runners up receiving an addiconfusing sides of the question. tional $1 ,000 in prizes. Students In the sight of these people, it submitting manuscripts must have was better to thus lead the student, them in the mails before midnight rath er than have him make his owrt May 15, 1954. Winners will •be andecisions or opinions-better to nounced nationally the first week have him accept the dogmatic in September. Send manusaipts to statement of one organization. This, Quinn Publishing Company, Inc., declared Dr. Rosenberg, is what Kingston, N. Y. Fiction Contest Hom er enrolled in Wilkes College last semester and wrote several letters to his parents comm enting about the student's life at college. In his first letter, he wrote about an article which appeared in the Beacon concerning the lifeless people in the library who shouldn't move or breath, but remain stationary. What problems necessitated such unduly noise in our modern library? One of the serious problems is the majestic squirt coming from the water fountain. Sometimes it has been reasoned that the college is paying for an inadequate water supply or is allied with local health officials to raise revenue because a drink of water must be tapped from the tip of the water sprayer. In the reading room of the library, a magazine rack almost completely devoid meets the eye. I look at the anguished faces of the int ellects who read the New Yorker only for the jokes and see them complain to the librarians after it has disappeared for at least two weeks. The only clue that our man F"riday has detected is the obvious fact that the faculty has borrowed it for the usual reading period of a week and natura ll y forgot to return it. The despair of many students will start a fund of fifteen cents to those students and faculty who can't share our beloved New Yorker. I usually s·pend my lunch period at the cafeteria. Buzz, buzz, sounds the bell and everyone assembles for lunch period. The pies which have been on display for a whole week are invigorated with the thought of being tasted now appear fresh and are consum ed by our healthy students. An advantage to frequenters at the cafeteria would be the posting of the menu for the following day in advance. The cafeteria would benefit by an increase in revenue and students wouldn't have to pack lunches. A bulletin ·announced the meeting of the television club. Here, indeed is an organization and with student and faculty help will bring untold fame to this college as an innovater in producing campus programs. PUS CAM AND IDS Dr. Rosenburg: Was it Browning who had six daughters? Jack Curtis: No. His wife, Elizabeth Barret was crippled. I think they had a dog, though. ***** Student (seeing Mike Lewis back after his two-week cruise with the Navy reserve): Good heaven's! He's back! Bob Darrow: Yes, the whale hath spewed him up from its belly after ten days and nights. * * * * * Mr. Riley : . . . the id is saying: "I want to bury the hatchet in my mother-in-law's h ead" The "superego retorts: "No, you can't, it's evil." . . . and the poor ego is cought between, saying "Hey, fellows .. !" RALSTON'S COURT PHILOSOPHY: Past Season Was Best In Many Ways; Reserves Give High Hopes For The Future (The fourth in a series by Wilkes coaches reviewing their seasons. A baseball review by Coach Bob Partridge will be the last in the series.-Sports Editor.) By GEORGE F. RALSTON, Head Basketball Coach, Wilkes College EIGHT YEARS DOESN'T SEEM LONG To look back ort eight years of Colonel basketball - and it really doesn't seem that long - is truly a worthy refl ection for it is precious in every respect. Those students who have played the game over the years have endowed us with an everlastingly savory educational experience which will forever have a sort of intimate significance quite invaluable for the lives of u s who have been learning. · For those who love athletics it is always sad to see a season end. So it has been in 1954. In some res,pects the recently completed season was our best. In the first place our schedule was the most representative ever; secondly, the number on the squad was sustained at a high level, and the calibre of play was above our average; thirdly, 1551 points were scored, which is the most ever achieved by a Wilkes team. These data are not too significant, but they can be considered in a re-capitulation of the season. Early in the season we lost John Milliman our steady rebounder and team "balance wheel". He was available for onJ.y three games. John was grand RALSTON in every respect. His loss weakened our team to the extent that play was not stabilized for at least four thereafter. More seriously, the loss of "Cheetah" broke up a smooth team combination which was almost irreplaceable. _ Our team this year was bolstered substantially by the play of the fine group of Junior Varsity men from last year which included Harry Ennis, Joe Jablonski, Jim Ferris, Carl Van Dyke, Ed Trautman, Frank Kopic,ki, and Joe Popple. John Bresnahan, a freshman, overcame some of the usual stage fright and made a significant contribution to our varsity t eam. This entire group certainly gives us hope for the future. SENIORS BROUGHT RICH EXPERIENCE For four years it has been a rich experience to have worked with seniors J oe Sikora, Jim Atherton, Leonard Batroney, Eddie Davis, and Rob ert Heltzel. These men formed the foundation for the 1953-54 season. Although the group might have been short physically as baksetball teams go, it was never a group that lacked courage, team spirit or a proper philosophy with the respect to the play of the game. Along with these seniors the r eturn of Parker P etrilak added greatly to the team effort. Eddie Davis and Lenny Batroney were fine captains, both we-re devoted to the team and w ere unselfish. So long as students mingle along the ivied walls of our campus, these two m,en will be looked upon as gentlemen, scholars, and great athletes. The loss of these men along with the other seniors gives us sadness at the end of the season. They will never be forgotten. Our 10 and 1-0 record is a good, and ~!though it may not be called a winning season, we are certain that it was successful. Our athletes play,ed as a team and our team was always a shining example of the principles for which Wilkes stands. The 1953-54 squad adhered not only to the letter of the rules but played the game in the spirit which has from the start surrounded all that is good and wholesome in competitive sports. In this our ,squad was a champion. "BALANCE," BATRONEY SYNONYMOUS Balance and Batroney were key words this season. We worked constan tlyto gain and maintain team balance. When a game was lost it was cheifly due to imbalanc,e. After Batroney's 22 .7 average, Sikora followed with 9.8; this s·pan was too great, we n eeded more men in double figures. Our eggs were in one basket. Fortunately, Bart was gr,eat night after night. He was all heart and spirit - always. We call him our greatest basketball player and he had a fine group with him. Having been a part of this squad has truly been a high point in my life. Our team missed only one thing in 1953-54. It did not win more games than it lost. To have done so would have -been an accomplishment - not the greatest, true, but mor,e like a feather in the cap. Our team won many victories - not all - and we look, therefore, forward - as Ulysses . . . "Tis not too late to seek a newer world ... we are not now that strength which inold days moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are ••• one equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will ... To strive, to see, to find, and not to yield." George Schlager: The psych department is an illusion. It's all in your mind. THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop Joe Gregory: One. of our local politician s is so crooked that they call him the Luther Burbank of Wilkes-Barre (h e's so good at grafting). has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel Eddie Davis (entering an openwindowed room on a cold and drafty day): Someone must have been born in a barn - or a furnace, FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER * * :: 1;1 ;~ Mr. Riley (about a psych test): The questions will be multiple false, true and choice. Mr. Sym (on the final): Now are there any questions about the questions? STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES for ~ WILKES::ANCES ,~ JOHN B. STETZ~,¾, Expert Clothier 9 E. Market St., W-B. -~N TT?.:\ �$60 WORTH OF BATS, BALLS STOLEN Swatters Face 14 Games; Drills Underway LossMayCancel 1 • . Open Season al East Stroudsburg Mock Named Assistant Baseball Coach for 1954 o·n Apr1·1 7 Home InauguraI w·th I Muhi en berg Apr. lo al Barons Field · · 1 1 ■ A " heavy load" 14-game schedule faces the Wilkes diam_ond-men this spring it was announced yesterday by Athletic Director George Ralston. The curtain-raiser for the new editio~ of the WC swatters is an away game w ith the talent-loaded East Stroudsburg club at the teachers home grounds on April 17. This year's slate will see the addition of two newcomers to the Colonel baseball wars and also includes a varsity-Alumni game on April 15. E ight of t he 14 games will be played at Artill ery Park, the Colonels' home field. The new faces added to the calendar t his year are Muhlenburg and Mor avia n. Last year t he Mules were scheduled, but t he game wa s rained out a nd wasn 't re-scheduled. The other addition , Moravia n, should be a fami liar name to Wilkes football and ·basketball fans, and will likely prove to be a formidable opponen t. By AL JETER Snow and baseball, a combiSeveral Goals The Wilkes sluggers will be out na-tion that mixes like beer and t o att a in several goals this season. moo juice, were both on hand First a nd foremost they will be M d on ay as twenty prospective trying to extend one winning sea ssou th to th e WC on into t wo. Last year t he club fin- p itchers went th e firS t practice sesgym for ished with an 8 and 7 recor d. sion of th e year. The snow, a A winning season would . autosharp warning tha·t dame winmaticall y give the diamond-men ter might still have a dir ty deal t heir second goal; t hat of pulling or two up her sleeve, didn't dethe hat trick by bein g t he t hi rd va r sity team this season to end up in ter the d iamond-men in the t he black. The soccer and wrestling s 1ig h test from going through the men have been the "winners" up to initial drills with good spirits dat e. and high enthusiasm. The swatters. are a lso anxious t o At the beginning of Monday's erase a double loss inflicted on t hem session Coach Bob Partridge gave last year by Bloomsbur g . a short talk to t he candidates . He Three Missing ex pressed impatience to get the .Replacem·e nts will have t o be club outdoors as quickly as weat her fo und for st erling perfo rmer s John conditions allow. Milliman, J oe "Ace" Wengyn, and The coaches desire t o set u p shop J oe. Kropiewnicki, but the t eam is in Kirby Park stems mainly from well stocked with returning vets t he fa ct that opening day is Jess and if promising "greenies" come t han a mo nth away, which means through, WiJikes should be hard to Bill Mock have very little t im e to tbeat. that t he pilot and his assist ant ·Coach Partridge did not show fas hion and tailor a ball club . any pPemature optim ism , however , Time Is Important as he warned t hat t he schedule is Rea lizing t hat t ime is an im a nything but a snap with powerhouses t he likes of It haca, Blooms- ·portant fa ctor at t his stage of the burg, Cortland, and Rider on t he ga me, Partridge urged a ll candidates to put t heir ut most drive into docket. · Par tr idge a lso revealed that ne- an ad mittedly short conditionin g got iations are under way with Al- period. He warned pitchers, however, to bright College and t here is a possibility that t he Reading, Pa. col- be careful of t heir bread wi nning lege will be a dded to t he schedule arms in t he first few days of practice, "because," he cautioned, " t he before t he season gets underway. The 195 4 Wilkes Baseball Sche- coflege season is short and a sore arm now, will r ender a pit cher usedule :· less for t he enti re season." April7-Wed . ...... at E. Stroudsburg The coach t hen put t eeth in his 10-Sat . . Muhlenburg words via a shar.p calisthent ic and 13-Tues. . Scranton wind sp-rint drill that showed up 24...:_Sat. Ithaca more t han a few muscles and joint s 30- Fri. Cortland to be out of tune fro m a winter of Maycomparative leisure. 1-Sat. ............ at Hartwick At t he complet ion of t he initial 8-Sat. at Susquehanna drill a group of soaked sweat-suits 11-Tues, .. .... at Cortland slithered up the locker room steps, 13-Thur. , .. Bl_oomsbur g t heir occupants ligh ter by several 15-'Sat . .... Alumni pounds. 17...:._Mon. · Moravian Overheard were several out-of19-Wed at Rider br eath mutters of "So much so 22-Sat. .. .. . at Bloomsburg fast" and the well k nown famo us 24-Mon. Susqueha]lna . · (continued on page 4) 20 Diamondmen In Drills al Gym, Go Outside Today National 'Y' Mat Tourney Here Over. Week-end The 14th National YMCA Wrest ling Championships will be held at Wilk es over the week-end. The prelimian ry round s are slated for tonight at the WC gym and the semi-fi na ls are tomorrow afternoon, wit h the finals tomorrow evening. 'l'he championships, t he highest in YMC A competition, are expected to draw entries from all 48 states and possibly several of t he territories. Frank W. Walp, Supervis ing Principal of the Forty Fort Schools and an a ctive mat enthusiast , is handling arrangements for the meet . Walp handles pairing each year for the Open Wrest ling Championships here. Wilkes Director of Athletics George F. Ralston is an honorary chairman of the tournament. The officials will be t he well-known Billy Lee, former a ssistant m at coach at Wilkes, and Gail P hillips, brother of Wilkes' J im Phillips. There will be trophies award ed in classes rang ing from 115 to 191 pounds, with additional trophies for t he outstanding wrest l er, winner of t he quickest fa ll, first and second teams and to t he winning coach . Four prizes will be awar ded in each weight class. Athletic Banquet Over 60 dollars worth of base- COLONELS' LADIES TAKE ball equipment has been stolen GRACEFUL THUMPING LOSS from the equipmen t room in the IN GAME WITH "MISERY" Wilkes gymnasium, it was learned yesterday in a jo_int an_The Wil kes .girls basketball nouncement from Athletics Dit ea m fo und out fo r t he second tim e in t wo weeks that it doesn't rector George Ralston and Basepay to live dang erously. And ball Coach Bob Partridge. you're living dang erously when The theft, the second of seriyou t an gle wit h Miser icordia's ous proportions this year, nethoopsters. ted someone a dozen brand Misericordia, undoubtedl y try - new b _a seballs in an unopened ing t o prove some sort of r idicurt d 12 L · 11 "Sl lous point, almost reached its ob-. ca on an omsvi e ugject ive - that of hitting the 100 ger" baseball bats. mark - when it humbled the Ralston and Partridge also gr een Colonelettes 93 -1 7 at the stated -that the loss of the equipMisery gy.m. ment, which was to be used in P hyllis Walsh was high for t he the coming diamond season, Wilkes g irls wit h 11, while E lea- may set back the athletic budnor Mitroka took runner-up hon- get so severely that it may be ors fo r t he second game strai ght . necessary to cancel the annual Greenhorn F rieda Billstein, playbl b ing her fir st ga me, hit fo r an at etic_ anquet entirely. a mazing two t o t a ke t he t hird The di rector of athletics said yeshigh s pot, a mon g t he few hig h te rd ay " We here at Wilkes generals pots Wilkes had. ly operate on a shoe string as far BILL MOCK a s the athletic budget is concerned, Director of Athletics George a big lift by handling the pit chers a nd we generally stay within the Ralston yesterday anno unced that and catchers. budge t ." But he addedr "This is a. Will iam C. "Bill " Mock, present asThe new assista nt diamond men- terrible setback. If we 're going t ry sistant basketball coach, will take tor is a resident of South Wilkes- have an athletic banquet, I'd like· on the job of assistant baseball Barre and is a former pitcher with to know where we're going to get coach thi s s·pring at Wilkes . the Wilkes-Barre Barons of the t h e money." Mock, a former collegiat e basket- East ern League. Mock al so played The equ ipment was not missed · ba ll and baseball star, is expected basketball professionally for Eddie until early t h is week shortly bet o give Hea d Coach Bob Partr idge Whit e's Wilkes-Barre Barons. fore i nd00 r baseball drills were· scheduled to g et underway at the ] gym _ ~ "Worse than the loss of the equipment,'' Coa ch Partridge corn■ IL_ ~ mented, "is the realization that so meone here at Wilkes would comBy JACK CURTIS mit such a wholesa le robbery." Ther e is ever y indication t hat t he bats and ball s wer e stolen by an WHO'S IN SHAPE ? - WATC H "insider", a student at Wilkes, alIt's not har d t o see who's in shape and who's not, particularly at thou g h there have been no clues the beginning of an athletic season. Unrefutibl e proof could have been found that would lead to any susseen a t the Wilkes g ym any day duri ng t he week as indoor baseball pects. drills beg an for pitchers and catchers as well as a ny other ambit ious Anotlier th eft was perpet rat ed baseball ca ndidates. t · b as k et b a 1I seasa th e g ym d unng At the end of each practice, Coach Bob Partridge, affectionately on- n·g ht a ft er th e fi rs t gam e wit · h kno wn by his boys as the " Quail," directed the gr oup of some 30 diamond It haca CoJIege. Th e gam e ba s k·et aspirants around the gym for 15 laps or so. The bal l • va Iued a t a b ou t •p"'25 , wa s t a k·en fi rst day the whol e bunch looked like champions- f 1·om 1·n f ron t °f th e eqmpm · en t that is for abo ut the first fi ve laps. Then t he men roo m. Th e ba s k etb a JI t h·1every wa s w ere separated fro m the boys. All t his sc ribbler also t ho ug ht t o h a ve b een d one b y can say concerning t he workouts is which way is some Wilkes st udent, but in t hat t he marble tournament. ~ case, t oo, coll ege officials drew a J im Ferris, fresh from basketball sea son, was a bla nk. ball of fir e a ll week, along with John Br esnahan and "The t hing that makes me mad," Harry Ennis , a lso in shape as a result of t he cage Ral ston stated, "is t he fact t hat wars just past. every Wilkes athl ete may suffer ' The trio unintentionall y made the r est of t he over the greediness of one person." boys look just a little on t he pooped side each day "At most schools, such a loss around the tent h or eleventh lap. could be taken lightly fro m a moneMan y of t he baseball hopefuls are finding muscles tary standpoint, although not morCURTIS t hey never kn ew they possessed. You'll pardon t he ally, but here, where we have so t y•ping errors, we can't bend over to look at the keys. littl e money for athl et ics, it really The ent ire squad will r eport on Monday for what Coach Partridge hurts.'' hopes will be outside drills. If t he weather breaks, t he t eam will move The BE ACON makes t his a,ppeal to the Kirby Park greensward. to t he person or per sons who reSCA RE 'EM TO DEATH moved the sorely needed diam ond All pitchers were wa rned to be ready to go three innings by next equipment from t he gym _ an apWedn esday by Partr idge, himself a veteran of coll eg e baseball a s the pea l to return it. The BEACON ofshortstop of the University of P ennsylvania nine. Partridge's warning flee , at t h e side of Barre Hall, will brought t his comment from one a spiring hurler : "They'll (batters ) be left un locked for the next week, never touch what I'll t hrow. When I pit ch, they're scared to death to da y and night. The balls and bats get within fiv e feet of ·the plate." can be left there or in an y building With baseball season co me stories of the diamond and one a s one on campus, wi th no questions askof the groups huddled together la st week to shoot the bull over the ed. dyi ng embers of t he hot stove, we were r eminded of an interesting item A wrong ha s been don e, but it concerning two Wilkes coaches. is not too late t o correct it Let's Not many peopl e know it, but Direct or of At hletics George Ralston stay within t he bounds of good and Diamond Coach Partridge once faced each other in baseball. Rais- sportsmanship. W h y make everyton was a south-(sho 'nuff) -paw fl inger for t he University of North one suffer? Carolina while Partridge was, as we said, t he U . of P. shortstop . As we heard it, P a rtridge got t o Ra I s t o n for a hit in a game that was hotly contested. The perfect ending, to k eep all sides happy, would be a tie game, unusual in baseball. Oddly, that's just what happened. The g·ame had to be ca lled-snow! THIS IS SPORTSMANSHIP? It cer t ainly is too bad that someone had to stoo·p so low as to make a w holesale job out of lifting athletic equipm ent. Very few athletes on campus would do so much as to ra ise an eyebrow if one of t he boys permanently borrowed a sweat shi rt, and it is done. But we're sure that the great majority of the sports participants wouldn't app r ove of plain robbery as that which t oo,k place at the gym r ecentl y. Sportmanship and fair play don't start and end on the playing field. Athlet ics are supposed to be good training for later life-all READY EDDIE - E ddie Davis, phases of life. If it was one of the athletes who made off with a do zen who broke his leg last season, will bats and as man y balls, he'd better take a good look at him self t o see be back wit h t he t hrong r eporting if he rea ll y do esn't need a few changes person ality-wise. for drills Monday at. Kirb y P a rk. We for one hope, that if the disavpearance of the baseball equipmen t is solved, it will not be a Wilkes athlet e involved. It would be --Wilkes BEACON College hard to take, for we've always looked to Colon els on all fields as top SPORTS SECTION f ellows. So has every team t hey ha ve encountered, and th e public, t oo. 1 Friday, March 19, 1954 It's not too late for the equipment to be returned. I) 111<\ II= I) I V o T -~ ~=============================-Y \ \~l<.e.J' __ �Friday, March 19, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 Faculty Wins Again BEACON'S GRAB-BAG By Close Score 40-39 "Why does your grandma sit and read the Bible all day ? " "She's crammin' for the finals." * * * * * A business man, phoning an associate at home, was answered by a child. " Tell him that Mr. Brown called," he sad. "Wait 'til I get a pencil and pap er," the child r eplied, then, "How do you spell Brown?" "B-R-0," the man began. Then there was a labored silence. Finally the difficulty was explained. "How," asked the child, "do you make a 'B'?" * * * * * I met my wife at a travel agency. She was looking for a vacation. I was the last resort. Bachelor: "Do you believe in clubs for women?" Husband: "Yes, but only if kindness fails." "I want to know how long girls should be courted." "The same as short girls." * * * ;!: * "I didn't want to marry him for his money. It's just that there was no other way to get it." * * * * * There was a sad incident one day in the heart of the Ozarks. A farmer's mule kicked his motherin-law to death. A tremendous crowd turned out for the funeral, but it was made up almost entirely of men. The minister commented, "This old lady must have been mighty popular for so many people to leave their work to come to her funeral." "They're not here for the fun eral," explained a farmer. "They're .here to ibuy the mule." ** * * * No one knows what the short skirts will be up to next. * * * * * Two tourists were driving thru the maple syrup district of Vermont. Noticing the shiny buc<kets hung low on the trunks of the trees, one exclaimed in astonishment, "They certainly have a sanitary bunch of dogs around here." The faculty men nipped the Senior boys by one point 40-39, and the faculty women overpowered the Senior girls 16-13, in their respective b asketball games at the fourth annual Senior Spectacle on March 13 in the Wilkes 1College Gymnasium. A crowd that completely filled one side of the bleachers witnessed the unusual strength of the faculty men who won their third straight basketball game. The power of the strong bench team of Kersteen, Groh, and Mailey dominated this forethought." Dr. Rosenburg: This text is a The Senior girls, aided by cheerleaders, Len Batroney, Joe Sikora, cure for insomnia. Bob Heltzel, and Jim Atherton, outplayed the faculty women by. using fancy t eam plays, but the faculty women were victorious as midsemester examination improved their accuracy in putting the ball Est. 1871 through the hoop. The proceeds of the Senior Spectacle will ibe used for a Senior Class Men's Furnishings and gift. A commendable job was done by those who participated and planHats of Quality ned this Senior Spectacle. contest and many experts consider this strength the decisive factor in the game. John Reese, Russ Picton , John Whitby, George Ralston, paced the victors while Charles Zezza and Jim Moss were high men for the losers. Al Wallace, coach of the Seniors, commenting trpon the overpowering obstacle at the bask etball _game said, "In tri,bute to the meticulous calling of ' Honest' John Chwalek, the Senior boys carried him out of t h e gym," while Bob Partridg e, faculty men's coach, said, "I don't know why the Seniors are going to buy him a pair of glasses for next year. His decisions were called with adroitness, accuracy, and malice JORDAN tt Dr. Vujica: The more I study, th e more I a gree with Socrates that we learn nothing - but don't give me that in an exam. 9 West Market Street Wilkes- Barre, Pa. • • Today's Chesterfield is the Best Cig~rette Ever Made! "Ches-terfields -for Me!" ~~~ The cigarette tested and approved by 30 years of scientific tobacco research. "Ches-terfields -for Me!" r~ The cigarette with a proven good record with smokers. Here is the record. Bi-monthly examinations of a group of smokers show no adverse effects to nose, throat and sinuses from smoking Chesterfield. 20 DIAMONDMEN (continued from page 3) last words "I'll n ever let myself g et out of shape like this again." Scribes Falter At this writing we are still trying to get conformation on a vicious rumor that two aging and grey sport s scribblers by the name of Curtis and Jeter dropped "stone cold dead in the locker room." The first day set a pattern for the rest of the week's workouts with conditioning the main theme. By the end of next week, though, Coach Partridge hopes to be holding some intra-squad games from which to get an idea of what to expect from the vets as well as the rookies. Tuesday's "sweat session" saw a remarkable improvement in several squad members as they managed to outrun two of the younger set, (age 5, at least), who gather at the gym to watch the proceedings, and who evidently feel it their duty to run along with the team. Several guesses have been offered as to whether the small fry are trying to pace th e pack or show it up. Full Squad Monday Partridge again announced that he hoped for a large turnout next r~ .: _ week when the rest of the team swings into wor-k, and repeated that all positions are open. Pitchers who have reported to date include Mel McNew and Joe S ikora, mainstay holdovers from last year. N ewcomers are Charles Warkomski, John Bresnahan, Hank Kelle1:, Frank Kopic'ki, Albert Brood y, Bob Spray, Jack Curtis, and Al Jeter. Prospective catchers in the fold are Norm Chanosky, Mickey Perlmuth, Jerry Elias, Joe Stralka, Neil Turtel, and Reese Jones. Some of the rest of last year's squad have been working out with the battery m en. The early birds include Joe Trosko, John Aquilino , J im F erris, and Walt Chapko. .. "Ches-terfields -for Me!" The cigarette that gives you proof of highest quality-low nicotine- the taste you want-the mildness you want. America's Most Popular 2-Way Cigarette � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1954 March 19th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 March 19 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/0f7442f3cffe95752392202330c26e7d.pdf fb83ae1b2fce9abd23b0c8f0543e358c PDF Text Text Wilkes College Every man must have something he follows . . . something that serves him as a lodestar. The I Ching. Vol. 8, No. 18 It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishment the scroll, BE I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul. WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1954 Senior Spectacle Tomorrow Night Are We A Lost Generation? Cheerleaders To Hold Senior Monslers lo Oppose Faculty; No, Says Voss; Musi Seek Out Light Tryouts ·On Thursdays Monslerelles vs. "Wows" al Gym 11 11 By T. R. PRICE Our core of existence will ·b e found ,i n the common quest of our life -in our search for God. In this we are all related, if we remember that that in whatever direction we turn, there God is Dr. Karl H Voss told students in last Tuesday's assembly. ' · Speaking on the question of whether we are a lost generation, answer comparable to the one which fol- tnon". to our own "lost generalowed the first World War, Voss Wilson's answer to hiis generadeclared that every generation is tion was that "we shall prevail as lost to a degree and must find it- surely as God reigns" Dr v d self. ' . oss eW r1 h .d . f . clared, and the answer to our own . e , ve, e SM man age O an; might will be a consideration of 1 :' ety, un~t~ached as tumbleweeds • Rostrand's •Chanticleer-the cocky m a condition better expressed in little rooster crowing in the night, the v~rnacular of the common man then watching the others crowing than ,m the formal phrases of the at the d n "Th · t th d t · d b . aw ey smg o - e pe an , viewe ' Y our friends a- Hght when they see it· I san to cross the ~eas as a troubled people it in the darkness." ' g whos~ anxiety, covert ~fter the first · Dr. Voss replaced Mr. Salom war is overt after th1s last one. Rizk, the scheduled speaker, who All about us, Voss went on, are was unable to attend people who seem deeply disturbed, · even the well-off, an attitude reflected in our novels, seen in the implications of the Kinsey report. The question is not, he continued, one of physical, but of spiritual de- · fenses that we need. The French March 12, 1954 had at the beginning of the last war a magnificent physical defense Memorandum to: All clubs and officers. in the Maginot Line, Voss pointed From: out. Arthur Hoover, Chairman, SelecWhile he was recently travelling tion Committee, Cinderella Ball. ·fin Europe, Asia, and Africa, the speaker went on, he noted that in Subject: Candidates for Cinderella Conplaces where there was nothing to test. live and die for, life was not worth Once again this year you will living, as contrasted to, say the lives of those who· had fought for have an opportunity to .select the democracy in Europe, or, again, the Cinderella candidates. Your club builders of Israel in the Near East. may use any democratic method in The question is a spi.ritual one. selecting candidates. As in the past, Men have realized the teachlings in- the first choice cand,idate will reherent :in the Golden Rule for cen- ceive 3 ,p oints, second choice 2 turies, Dr. Voss contnnued, declar- .points, and third choice 1 point. ing that when we think of all man- When all clubs have submitted 1k ind being of one flesh, we refer their choices, the points for each candidate wm be tabulated and the greatly to this. In r eference to the brotherhood eleven girls with the most number of man, Dr. Voss mentioned a chap- of points Wlill be declared the offilain who at the dedication ceremony cial Cinderella candidates. From at the cemetery on the 1b lood-wash- then on, the voting will ,be done ined island of Iwo Jima, gave what dividually-each student Wlill reVoss called "a sermon on the Mount ceive a ballot through the mail. I ask you to use good judgment for World War II" . The chaplain to whom he refer- in your selection and fill in the ened, declared Dr. Voss, said that be- closed ballot according to .p rescripneath the turf of the cemetery that tiion. Remember the date by which day were m en who might have be- it is to be turned in to the Student come great doctors, great •p rophets, Council box or chairman. If you have any further quesmen who loved Ame11ica, men of all ranks and classes, yet bound beyond tions, I w.ill be glad to answer them the ties of class. Any one, the chap- for you. The Cinderella Ball will be held lain was quoted as saying, who lifts up his hand in hate against his on May 14 in the gymnasium-Lee brother makes mockery of such Vincent and his orchestra As cusceremonies. As Malichi says, "Are tomary, a pageant and •b roadcast (possible telecast) will be a feature ' not we all of one 'b lood?" It is in this, the speaker went on, of the Ball, and -Cinderella and h er in our quest for common brother- court will receive many beautiful hood, for God, that we will find the g;ifts. Plan now to attend. Clubs To Select "C1"ndy" Candidates The Rights and Responsibilities Of Universili~s and Their Faculties CHAPTER II The Nature of a University A university ,i s the ip.stitutional embodiiment of an urge for knowledge that is basic in human nature and as old as the human race. It is inherent in every individual. The search that it inspires is an ind'ividual affair. Men vary -i n the intensity of their ,passion for the search for knowledge as well as in their competence to pursue it. History therefore presents us with a se11ies of scholarly pioneers who advanced our knowledge from age to age and increased our a,bility to discover new knowledge_ Great scholars and teachers drew students to them, and in the Middle Ages a few such groups organized themselves into the .first universities. The modern university which evolved from these is a unique type of organization. For many reasons it .must differ from a corporation created for the purpose of ,p roducling a salable article for profit. Its internal structure, proce.dures, and discipJ.ine are .p roperly quite dif(continued on page 4) 11 11 All Wilkes students, male and female, who are interested in trying By mv GELB out for positions on the cheering The Senior Class of Wilkes College presents the Senior Specsquad, are urged to meet at the college gym. Tryouts will be held tacle tomorrow night at 8:00 P. M. in the college gymnasium. The Senior Spectacle is an extravaganza of modern basketeach Thursday at 11 :00 until final selections are made. ball by the seniors and faculty, and the admission price is sixty cents per person. The proceeds of this affair will be used for the Senior Class gift. Theta Delta Rho To Hold St. Patrick's Day Tea Library Talking High school senior girls will be Is Serious Problem the guests at a tea gtlven by the Theta Delta Rho sorority on March 17. Planning for the annual St. Patrick's Day Tea is under the direction of Marilyn Peters. Senior girls from many of the valley high schools have been invited to attend the traditional TDR affair on Wednesday from 3 to 5. Mrs. Doane, Acting Dean of Women, will be the speaker. The following committee chairmen have been named to assist Marilyn Peters, general chairman: Refreshments, Helen Koelsch; Invitations, Nancy Batchelor; House, Margaret Smith; Clean-up, Barbara Rogers; and Hostess, Leona Goldberg. Marine Candidates To Serve Longer All newly enrolled Marine officer candidates will be required to serve an extended period of active duty after being commissioned, according to General Lemuel C. Sheperd, Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps . Current and future offiicer requirements of the Marine Corps, as; they are presently indicated, make desirable longer periods of active service for all n ewly c9mmissioned officers, General Sheperd said this week. The Marine Corps has completed plans to make certain that a college man who enrolls in the Platoon Leaders Class after July 1, 1954 will be required to serve three years of active commissioned servtlce, instead of the present two-year tour. Officer Candidate Course candidates enrolled subsequent to February 1, 1954 are subject to this new policy change now. This new obligated active duty service does not apply to OCC annd PIJC candidates who are currently enrolled or whose applications are awaiting approval; nor does dt apply to reserve officers now on active duty. General Shepherd also declared that the new additional service requirement for reserve officers do es not apply to college women who apply for the Corps' Wom en Officers Training Course. The n ext WO'TC co urse is scheduled for June, 1954 at the Marine Corps Schools, Quantiico, Virginia. LIBRARY NOTES On di splay in the main reading room of the college library is an exhibit of five oil paiintings by John Musto, Wilkes freshman. Whiile a junior at West P ittston High School, John won first prize in an art contest sponsored by Bergman 's Department Store. As a result, he 11eceived an $800 scholarship to Wilkes College and $75 in government bonds for his .painting "The End of the Work1ng Day". Other paintings that are on display are: "A Midnight Snack", "Hamlet" and Co-chairmen of the Senior Spectacle are Jane Carpenter and Al Wallace. The committees are as follows: Charles Zez·z a, tickets; Dick Hawk, Alex Cathro, publicity; and Barbara Evans, chaperones. Did you ever hear about the guy The officials ar•e Arthur Hoover who talked so loud he couldn't hear and John Chwalek, who have been hiimself think ? Then there is the unanimously selected by the senior character who walked into a stone class and faculty. Since the ibulwall and blamed the mason who had letin has announced tryouts for the put it an his way, or the bore who cheering. squad, the aspiring candihaving nothing else to do breaks · dates have wriitten several new into a serious discussion with some cheers and the student body is asksilly remark. ed for their eooperation in the inHow does it hit you? Do you like troduction of the new cheers. those people? Strange as ~t may In the first ,basketball game of seem, we are talking a,bout YOU. the evening, the Monsters, senior We know, you are a college student boys, will oppose the faculty men. and have more sense. Ed Grogan, basketball commentaYou don't act like that at all tor, has received the following linetimes. At home you are a dignified ups for this game. person trying to impress your parThe senior boys are Ray "Terents and less fortunate friends with ror" Tait, Gene "Sadist" Snee, Joe the sophistication of college life. "Terrible" Trosko, Charles "Cruel" However, turned loose in the li- Zezza, Ralph "Roughhouse" Rosbrary, you become a child who has elle, J;im "Mauler" Moss, Lefty sudd enly found that the cookie jar "Killer" Kemp, Lee "Ape" Dannick, is withiin reach and mother iis play- Leon "I.Jion" Levin, and coached ing mah-jong at Aunt Sophie's. by Al "White Wash 'em" Wallace. No doubt, you are aware that a The faculty men, coached by Bob library is a .p lace for study and con- "It's A Boy" Partridge, has the centration. At times, you have ser- following crew : John "Quality Creious work to do there and become dit" Whitiby, George "Yo All" annoyed at any distracting noise. Ralston, John "Pin 'em" Reese, The next day, you have nothing to Vern "Hot Cross" Bunn, Franclis do so you go into the library, talk "Ringer" Pinkowski, Don "Money about Saturday night's date and Bags" Kersteen, Stan "Flash" disturb the guy who was disturbing Young, and Al "Tragedy" Groh. you the day befor . The .present record of two wdns We realize that there is no mix- and one loss by the faculty men ed lounge available on the campus. will be tied with a victory by the However, for seven-cents, you can senior boys and prevailing gossip go to the cafeteria and gossip to indicates that the senior boys will your heart's delight without dis- even the series. turbing anyone. The Monsterettes, senior girls, More students are making use play the faculty women in the secof libraries to study now than ever ond basketball game. The senior before. The mechanical monster, · g,irls coached by Jane Carpenter television, dvives them ,i n search of have the following on their team: a quiet refuge to bone for college Elaine "Lob 'em In" Law, Marilyn courses. Remember, the library is '" Peerless" Peeler, Nancy "Hotshot" not a home. It is a place where you Hannye, Barbara "Eagle Eye" Evexpect to be able to concentrate. ans, Helen "Be-Bop" Brown, Ruth The next time you are in the li- "Dunker" Dilley, Jane "Cat:' Carbrary, give those who want to stu- penter. dy a break. The person you disturb The faculty women have Esther today may be the one who is going "Fierce" Farrar, Phyllis 1 "Clickto make life miserable for you to- Click" Clark, Rose Marie ' Gallopmorrow. in" Gallia, Marita "Rip 'em Up" RJiley, J ean "Marvel" Machonis, "Kiiller" Kersteen, Rosie "O'SLEEP-LEARNING EXPLAINED Elsie, Grady" Jablonski, Ottie "Shoot 'em A. W. Turnbow, whose claims of Up" Chwalek, Eleanor "Oh! Oh! " "sleeping through college" have Ohrin, Eleanor "Pistol Packin" caused interest among students Pish, and coach Toni "Shoo 'em In" throughout the U.S., this week ex- Shoemaker on their team. plains how he did it. After the basketball games and ·Student Turnbow's unusual me- many side shows, a dance will folthod of obtaining ,k nowl edge was low. Tickets can be purchased at first applied to his course in Rus- the door. sian . "I read two-thousand Russian vocabulary words into the ma- ages fr o m Shakespeare, they chine, then gave ·the English mean- changed their attitude." ing to each," he reported. "Results After writing several articles on were so successful that I started his sleep-learning r esults, Mr. reading notes from all my courses Turnbow continued his experi into the device. ments. Immediately upon gradua"I remember how my fellow stu- tion he formed "Sleep-Learning Redents laughed when I told them a- search Association" in Omaha, Nebbout sleep-learning," he remarked. raska. Last week with the publica"But when I started tossing around tion of his illustrated booklet five syllable vocabulary words, for- "Learn A Language - While· You mulas, dates . and complete pass- Sleep," Sleep-Learning Research Press, ($2.00),, the public was oftwo landscape scenes. fered his secret. The booklet tells John is working towards a Bach- his complete story and how to make elor of Arts degree wiith a major his sleep-learning device for as in English. little as $50. �2 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College BEACON Letter ,to the Editor . . . Friday, March 12, 1954 REtLECTIONS OF THE MAT Wilkes College Beacon, Dear Editor: For the past several years we GENE SCRUDATO · have been rabid Wi lkes basketball Editor-in-Chief fan s. We li:ke the brand of ball. JEAN KRAVITZ But we definitely, positively, abJACK CURTIS solutely don't like the uniforms. We Associate Editors think they are unsightly and ought · (The third in a series of five articles written especially for the DALE WARMOUTH Sports Section of the BEACON by Wilkes College athletic coaches to be replaced. Faculty Adviser According to students of ancient reviewing their seasons. In this article, Coach John Reese recalls ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS some of the impressions of his first year at Wilkes and as a college sport history-the age of the presSports Editor Business Manager coach.-Sports Editor) ent uniforms has been estimated at about five years. NEWS STAFF By JOHN REESE, Wrestling Coach, Wilkes College From the spectator's viewpoint Mike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzetta LEFT CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM they are dull and dirty-looking. J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Pearl Onacko Thomas Kaska They don't leave a good impression Helen Krackenfels Natalie Barone Walter Chapko When I accepted the positon as wrestling coach at Wilkes this year Margaret Luty Sally Thomas Gail Laines of our school on the fans at home I realized that I was leaving a championship high school t eam (KingsMargaret Williams Austin Sherman Joan Shoemaker games or on other campuses. ton) to coach a college t eam that had had a poor Jim Neveras Natalie Gripp Sheldon Schneider From the players' viewpoint they record the season before. Thomas Price Louis Steck Norma Davis must be slightly demoralizing and There were many things to cons~der when I was Marilyn Peters Lois Long Irv Gelb in some cases very uncomfortable offered the job, such as the lack of interest in wrestOIBCULATION BUSINF.SS due to the apparent small sizes. ling here and the lack of interest ed boys. The atMost well-equip,p ed teams have tracti ve part, of course, other than just being conBernice Thomas Barbara Tanski loosely-fitting trunks-designed for Barbara Rogers Irene Tomalla nected with a very fast growing young college, was Jan Eckell active players. ·Ours are obvtiously the fact that I could •p robably not do worse than the too confining. r ecord of the previous season and that in all probPHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 We ask that for the players' sake, ability we would go up if anywhere. the fans' sake and the schoosl sake I can truthfully say that coming to Wilkes A paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke3 College that new, brighter uniforms and was one of my better decisions. Subscription price: $1.80 per semester sweat clothes be issued next year. The administration itself offered nothing but Member Leo Kane cooperation and help in building the wrestling proREESE Interccillegiate Press Charles Zezza gram. Its principles are tough on athletics, but they Girard Gaughan are sound in the long run-the end product is better. Mike Reilly GREETED WITH 'ENTHUSIASM Doug Johnson Now, the team itself. When the first call was assued, we saw 22 boys report for .practice, which in itself was an encouraging start. PECULYAR CLAIMS Second Semester, 1953-54 Fifty per cent of those boys had never wrestled before, but the interest This is the story that has a lot was there. The boys worked hard and the s,pirit was wonderful. I made 11 o'clock, Tuesday mornings of insurance agents around here the practices very hard right at the start, because our first meet was. Jewish Community Center,' unless otherwise stated chuckiing. 'A San Joaquin Valley 0J1ly a month away. MARCH rancher insurel:l his prize stud bull's John Konsavage 16--Economics Club Naturally, we lost some of the "fair weather" boys after the novelty health a few months ago with a Ernst and Lory Wallfisch 23-Duo, Viola and Piano p·o licy rurining into large figures. of being "on the wrestling team" wore off and a few via the injury ·Mr. Wallfisch is solo violinist Chairman, John Detroy Recently while the bull ·was earning route. The losses cut our squad to about 16 men, whlich is small but still with Detroit Orchestra his fee, the heifer got over by the large enough with which to run a good pract ice. 30-0pen We wrestled our first two meets before Christmas and made an fence and bumped against a live APRIL wire. Since that time, Mr. Bull has impressive begiinning. We met Lafayette in our first match, one of our · Herbert Morris 6--Rebuilding Our Commun1ty refused to have anything to do with toughest. We lost, ·22-8, but we looked ·good-showed lots of promlse. Chamber of Commerce the ladies. He would rather read a Next, the t eam travelled to Swarthmore ahd took the meet with rela20-Triumph and Tragedy W elt<in Farrar book. Or smell the flowers ·Or any- tive ease, 24-8. Economics Department thing. Rancher put in a claim under Student Candidates 27-Student Council Eleetion Then started what appeared for a time to ·be our downfall. the policy stating bull's health had Program, Chairman HOLIDAYS BROUGHT PROBLEMS been ruined. Insurance company deMAY Christmas vacation was upon us and most of the boys got jobs. 4-Where Are ·W e Going in John C. Metcalfe, former Wash- nied it, saying "·Oh, no, his health Our practices drew only a few boys each day and two of my varsity ington Correspondent for Time psychiatrist!'' World Affairs? had to quit, on.e because of financial difficulties and the other because Dr. Farley, Chairman and New York Herald Tribune HARMONAIRES FIRST ON tV of marks. We just didn't have the boys to replace them. In January, 11-Student ·Reelital Wilkes College Music Dept. Dr. Vujica, Philosophy Dept. First to represent the college on we- wresled three meets, defeating Wyoming Seminary and losing to !&.-Campus Life in Europe and TV were the Harmonaires, campus Ithaca and Hofstra, the latter two, well respected tams of the East. America male quartet, which did a five-week 'In each of the three meets we had to forfeit one bout. 'We were really Dr. Farley Farewell to Seniors series of le-minute telecasts short- floundering at that stage of the season. Student Assembly A ward Scholarship Awards ly after WERE-TY inaugurated Then came semester final exams and again our practices were Intramural Awards operations in January, 19fr3. .attended by only one or two boys each day. I'd say that ihis was Cue 'n' •Curtain A wards about the most discouraging part of the whole year. Four meets to Student Assembly Committee: go, and I actually had only six boys out of the necessary eight found, in her own bac'k yard, acres Louis F. Steek, Chairman needed to make up a team. of diamonds. The general public James E. Benson doesn't realize the high standards We travelled to Cortland Teachers College in New York and were Jane J. Carpenter of scholastic achievement here at badly beaten maiinly •because we forfeited t en points at the start-we Miriam J. P r ice Wilkes, she remarked, and now she had no men !in two weight classes. We had three more matches left Lois H. Long enlightens all her acquaintances with schools that are in our own class, but even so, things looked dark. Albert J. Wallace about the high standards of the Just as we wene becoming resigned to three more beatings, two of Ruth I. Wilbur school. Mrs Doane has ·had a real the boys that had to quit found themselves a,ble to come back out. They joy in finding out the real quality strengthened us just enough to ,p ull us through. We defeated Kings of ·W ilkes, she continued, stating poin:t Merchant Marine Academy, 23-11, East Stroudsburg Teachers, that she knew the ·school was good 18-'13, and .Muhlenberg, 17-11, in a squeaker, to give us a five and four but only now knows how very good oocord and a winning season. it is. Mrs. Doane also ·said that she WORTHWHIL~ AFTER ALL thoroughly enjoys participation in That trip home from Muhlenberg was wonderful. I was sitting on the Wilkes activtities, and we of the Beacon are sure that the stu- top of the world. All the headaches ·and heartaches of the season were dents of Wilkes are pleased to wel- now worthwhile .and not in vain. By JEAN RRA VITZ come Mrs. Doane to the school. I don't think I ever wanted to win anything so badly. Mrs. Gertrude Allen Doane, wife of Dr. John H. Doane was recently In my opinion we have bro·k en the ice and can now start to grow named as Acting Dean of Women, succeeding Dr. Virginia P. Neel. wrestling-wise at Wilkies. The interest will grow wtith the team. AlMrs. Do,a:ne, :who resides at 131 S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, began -though we lose one of our co-captains, Warren Yeisley, a terminal stuher duties as Acting Dean at the start of the February semester. dent in enginee11ing, he is the only one of this .year's squad who will not A graduate · of Mansfield State .sistance and the State Advisory return next season. Even at such an early date, I would say that the ·Teachers College, Mrs. Doane Committee on Child Adoption3. A 1 future ·looks fairly bright. taught English and Speeeh at that member of the board of directors I would like to menttion that all the boys did such a wonderful job school and served as resident eoun- of the Pennsylvania Cibizens' Asf . for me and I want to thank them sincerely for tiheir great efforts. It selor in a · women's dormitory for. sociation, she is also former presi1 would ·,b e unfair to single out any one of the boys, because, really, they two years. Mrs. Doane lis also a dent of the Women's Auxiliary to all did so wiell and worked so hard. graduate of' Emerson College in • the Medical Society of the State Members of the team this year were Bob Reynolds, Bob Morgan, Boston. of Pennsylvania. has everything Sam Shugar, Chuck Acore, Don Reynolds, Warren Y.eisley, Don McA resident of Wilkes-Barre since· Dr. and Mrs. Doane are ,the para fellow needs ' Fadden, Neil Dadurka, Bob Masonis, Jerry Elias, and our faiithful mana1946, she has been a prominent ents of four children, three sons ger Jim Coleman. · member of the Wyoming Valley · who are doctors and a daughter in in the line of Finally, to the students and faculty of Wilkes for being so Women's Club and served as presi- ' college: Dr. John H. Doane, Jr. and wearing apparel nice to the team and to me in our first year working together, a dent in 1951 and 1952. Mrs. Doane Dr. Wilton A. Doane, who are with hearty, "Thanks." has also been on the County Boatd ' the U. S. Navy in the Pacific, Dr. of the Department of Public As- Joseph ,C. Doane, ,who is completing studies in Urology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, and Sylvia Leigh Doane, a junior at A PAPER FOR THE HOME •• the Connecticut College for Women. STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR When asked about her opinion of Wilkes ,College and her new place in the college, Mrs. Doane pointed out that her feelings are Men's Furnishings and best ex.pressed in a lecture, "Acres SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES The Most Complete of Diamonds", given by Dr. Russell Hats of Qu~lity for Conwall, who established Temple Local and National Coverage 1a, Uruiversity. In his lecture, Dr. Con- WILKES DANCES tt FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS wall stated that we often go searchat ' GIANT SOCIAL SECTION ing far for green acres, when they 9 West Market Street are actually in our own back yards. JOHN B. STETZ~ WEEKLY FEATURES Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Expert Clothier Mrs. Doane, who lives next door to Sturdevant Hall, said that she 9 E, Market St., W-B, Muhlenberg Meet Made It Worthwhile After All; We've Broken The Ice - Reese REMAINING STUDENT ASSEMBLIES ~ MEET THE FACULTY II THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop JORDAN FOWtER, '.DICK AND WALKER SUNDAY INDEPENDENT ·- efi... .. ,- .., �BASEBALL DRILLS BEGIN ON MONDAY *** *** *** Batroney Shatters Every Wilkes Scoring Record Establishes New All-Ti,me Four-Year Mark Of 1,642 Points; Averages 22J · Per Game; Scores Better Than 50 Per Cent From Floor BULLETIN (Special to Wilkes College Beacon) Philadelphia, Pa., Mar. 12-Wilkes College's high scoring forward Leonard Batroney was last night named as an honorable mention team member on the Associated Press' annual Pennsylvania All Collegiate Basketball team. Batroney was selected for his high scori~g and all-around team play during the 1953-54 basketball season. The first and second teams in the All-State voting were dominated by players from colleges playing major schedules. The Wilkes senior won the selection with a 22.7 average per game and 454 points for the season, while Wilkes was compiling an oniy so-so 10-10 record. By JA,CK CURTIS, Sports Editor Surprising to just about'nobody is the disclosure that Lenny Batro · n ey, W"lk 1 es cou rt ace, capt ure d f"us t p 1ace ·m a 1mos t every department statistically the past season. The sensational senior hoopman lost out in o·n e department, rebounds, to Parker Perilak by four tenths of a rebound per game. Petrilak averaged 6.1 rebounds while Bart grabbed 5.7 per cage tilt. · · At the same time, Batroney shattered virtually every Wilkes · ·b ask etb a 11 sconng record as far as can b e ascertaine d. The important news, of course, is the fact that Batroney set an alltim•e four year scoring record that th rea t ens t o s t an d a t w,o"lkes possibly for good. Len garnered 1642 points as a varsity performer, a yearly average of 410.5 points-not bad in any competition. The Wilkes-Barre Township product hit for an average of 22.7 pol·nts per ga·m e thi"s season, bethi"s mai,k of last year ,b y well te ,.;ng u Over a Pol·n· t. That 1•n· ,•l tself sets a ·n ew record. Hu'"s o"e · r-all season · 's v Pol·nt outp.u t was 454 _ He's bei"ng LENNY BA .,..RONEY and .t, touted for .L1"ttle All-Ame'"1·can • stands a g·ood chance of conping v,i s was a close "hir·d w · i"th an even the honor. ,.. " 9 point mark on 179 points and As a freshman Lenny garnered Parker Petrilak was fourth with an 275 points and upped that mark to 8.7 mark with 174 points. Harry 439 as a sophomore. Last year he Ennis took fifth, John Milliman went wild for 474 iri 23 games and sixth, Jiim Atherton seventh, arid actually was ahead of his pace of Bobby Heltzel rounded out the top last year during the 1953-54 cam- eight. paign, even though he did not duPetriilak also had a single high plicate the actual point output. The this season-15 rebounds against three less games made the differ- the University of Scranton. Sikora ence. Had the blond flash continued had an oddity, as many points as his scorching average at this seas- field goal attempts, 195. · on's pace ior three more games he The Colonels closed with an even would have scored 522. 10-10 record as a result of their Bart's accuracy from both the, upset at the hands of Harpur Colfield and the foul line was amaz.iing. lege at Binghamton last Saturday He had a .516 mark for field goa:ls, night, but they outscored the oppo· th a t h e h"t · sIi"' · t s, 1551 t o meanmg 1 on ·b e tt er th · an 1,110n ,b Y exa:c ti Y 50 porn . s h. ot s, an· d h e comp1·1 e d 1501 • Th e per game · · mar k f or · th e h a If of h 1s a fine .750 inark from the free team Was 77.G while the opposition throw circle, meaning he made good ' netted 75.1 per tilt. · t Ox• .,, every · · · f our · · f ou1· th rows. th ree ou The team shot almost 39 per cent · · There is no doubt about the froin th!l f).oor and 5-8 per cent from shooting percentages this year, ei- the foul line. ther, since Lee Dannick • the official •The Colonels had a high mark college statistician kept accurate of 37 field goals against Mansfield shot charts of every gaine. and 37 free throws against Hart"Ape" has his own name for Ba- Wick. Lycoming was the dirtiest troney, , who ,.has his best rooter in opponent, if • for • personal fouling the Wilkes cn:a:·rt ma'.n. Dannick has alone. The Williamsport crew topdubbed Len "Mr. Tea:in." Many fans p· ed W,ilkes op· porients wiith 33 .in who watched the climax of prob~ one ga:in'e. ably the gr,e atest basketball career Susquehanna: University holds in Wilkes history this season will the dubious honor of owning the tell you that they agree. low m·arks of the Wilkes cage seasBart also holds the s,irigle game on. The down-river court team mark for this season, 31 ·p oints; a- scored a low of 14 field goals, atgruinst Kutztown Teachers. He had t empt ed 15 foul shots, made only 8 the most field goals scored in a and had a low of 11 personals callgame, 14 in 18 shots against Kutz- ed against it. The last one ,is credittown and the most free throws able at least. The Selinsgrove team made, 16 out of 18 tried at Hart- was probably the clea:nest playing wick College. The 18 tried is also team-and that is something. a season high mark. To get those 454 points; Lenny l nd ividual Scoring: tossed in 155 field goals and 144 Name G GJs FJs PF Avg fouls, while grahbing 113 r~bouriqs_ Batroney, Len ···· 2 15 5 144 4-54 22 ·_ 7· 20 75 45 195 9 8 ' fi t t . 1 h" 'h .. k Sikora, Joe ... :...... Th e rs wo are a so 1g mar s Davis, .Ec\die ...... 2,0 6.2 55 179 9_0 for; the se~soii. • Reirilcik, Parker .. 20 so 54 174 8.7 Seems there's plenty of 'h acking En~is. Harry ...... 20 71 30 172 8.6 for mollfoker ''Mr. Team," and no Milliman. John .... 3 7 8 22 7.3 wonder Bart has been ,k nown as Atherton, Jim ...... 15 21 14 56 3.7 Northeastern Pennsylvania's "Mr. Heltzel. Bob ........ 18 21 20 62 3.4 Basketball'' for the past three seas- Bresnahan, John.. 16 21 9 51 3.2 ° . on;he neares·t· man to Len i"n the Ji~~~~~i!r~~~ .. :::: ~~ Jablonski. Joe ...... 20 13 scoring column was G~nter Joe Si- Van Dyke, Carl.. :kora· who av~faged 9,8 points per Popple; Joe ........ · s ga'fl'le, getting 195 points. Eddie Da- Trautman, Ed ...... 6 i }~13 2 21 11 3 2 ~~ t~ RALSTON'S CAGE REVIEW IN NEXT WEEK'S BEACON The feature article by Basketball Coach George Ralston which was scheduled for this week's Beacon Sports Section will not a.p p·e ar until next week. Last week's Dike Divots column stated that articles by Ralston and Wrestling Coach John Reese, reviewing their seasons just past, would be in this Friday's Beacon. But in order to print both excellent articles in complete form, it was decided that one would have to be held over until next week due to space limitation. Since wrestling season ended before basketball, priority was, givenn Reese's article and it appears as planned, today. Watch for the fourth in a series next week. Pitchers and Catchers Invite,d To "Go South" to Gym for Spring Training; Hurl·ers Neede-d Badly By AL JETER Baseball Coach Bob Partridge has issued a call for all pitchers and catchers to report to the gym Monday afternoon at four o'clock for the beginning of pre-season drills. Practice sessions for the rest of the team are planned for the following week. The coach announced that practice would continue in the gym until a definite break in the wea1her, but that he is anxious to start drills in earnest at Kirby Park as soon as Monday night with revenge deep in its heart to play College Miserico rd ia at 8 o'clock in th e "Misery" gym. The Colonelettes took what you might call a slight trouncing from the Misery sext et on Wednesday COLONETTES TRY AGAIN afternoon at the Wilkes gym, 66-10. AGAINST "MISERY" MONDAY The Wiilkes fems were paced by Phyllis Walsh, who scored seven A beaten and bushed Wilkes girls points, and Frances Panzetta, who cage t eam goes over the mountain gained the other three. ~ u·11\ ~·: u · I vo · T' 1·. ] By JACK CURTIS =============================:.! YA CAN'T WIN 'EM ALL Last Saturday's basketball game brings back to mind something · our gra d e sc h oo1 th a t we h ear· d f rom th e 1·1ps of our mo th er-b ac k 1n d ays w h en we were a ra b"d Meyers H'~g h ,S ch oo I f ootb a II fan. We h ad I · · t·t • a• coup Ie sisters a t th e sou th W'lk I es- Barre ms I ut1on at t h e time and naturally we were quite hepped up about the team. Guess it bb d ff. was o sorta ru I . e o .h d f · · h ur wor d was s attere rom time to time when t ose mean other teams administered lickings to our heroes, the Mohawks, and we would come home with chin slung low to be greeted with this gem of philosophy from one Mrs. Curtis, "Oh, well, dear, you can't win them all." This worn out expression, for sure not original in the Curtis household, was supposed to console us in our grief, but somehow it always had the reverse effect. "There's no reason why you can't win 'em all," we would protest belligerently, only to receive this lesson iii life, "You've got to learn to be a good sport." ,,. Now we can appreciate how Coach George Raiston feels. He didn;t want to win 'em all-just the last one. He had that long overdue winning basketCURTIS ball season in his grasp, only to see it go down the drain at the hands of a team that had lost 11 games straight. . WHO'S TO FIGHT? Talking to the Wilkes athletic director the day after the loss to Harpur we could see that he was a mass of mixed emotions concerning the game. You want to fight back when a thing like that happens, but who' ca,n you fight? And besides, you have to be good sport about it after all, don't you? • . One pos,itive statement that the genial coach made was an einphatic, " I'll never make another prediction." It seems he had gone way out on the limb, for the first time in many years, in an interview with Beacon Reporter Al Jeter ang had crystal gazed two victories and a winning year for his cagers. The Colonels could muster o.nl y half of that prediction and it left one coach wiithout a fire escape down which to retreat. "You know," he continued, "an even season is actually a 'nothing' season .. You're right back where you started at the beginning." He ex.p lained, "Twenty games we've played .arid orie little loss, we're no better on the records than we were at the start. As Lee Dannick expresses it, "An even season is like kissing your sister". The coach feels that the, loss was the biggest upset in the history of the school. And yet, and here's where the sportsm:anship angle comes in, he isn't blaming anybody. "We just had a real bad off night, and what can ya do on a bad ' night?" · REALLY A GOOD RECORD The fact remains that, thougb the record was an even 10-10, the Colonels had their best season in many years-really one to be proud of. But the hard part to· swidlow, and W1ith no <intent to 'rub it in', is . ~he fa ct that the team humbled by weak Harpur was the same team that upset st.rong Hofstra; What a crazy business college ahletics. Which all brings us back to another philoso.p hical gem of our moth, er. She once said, i•You feei badly because you lost, but think how happy the other team ,i s." Throwing up our hands in an "Oh, what's the use" ; gestu_re _we_ reflected,,, "Just like a woman. Women just don't understand h, t t ow 1 1s m ~por s. Or do they? How does the old a:dage go? Something l<i1ke "men rule the world, but women rule the men!" ... and they say father k nows best. A RIGHT IS DONE It certaiinly was wonderful to learn this week that Lou Chaump will recefve his letter for last football season. On reviewing the case a thed~:~letic depa;tm e~~ dewet that \fu did h~v~ ~~ffiotn1 t~~~ to his e new a a 1ong a e w o e mg was 55 2 8 ere I o warran a 1e er. 4 26 2:o just a m<isunderstanding. We don't know when 'Chaumpy' was happier, 3 1 9 l.5 when he scored that TD at Trenton or when he learned that he'd get 5 0.8 his Jeter after all. All's well that ends well, they say! soon as possible. The ·Colonel swatters are well f t"fi d 'th h 0Id f th or I e WI overs rom e 1953 season. The infield will have the clock_ work combination of Lenny Batrohey and Eddie Davis plus key slugger, Joe Trosko. Five lettermen tbhaeck otou tpfiaetrlodl z:ange are Jimmy Ferris, John Aquilino, Dick Kah" k w It PARTRIDGE cChapko, mos Y,and Jim a Moss. The ,p itching staff looks to be a little on the undermanned side with Mel McNew, Joe Sikora, and Flip Jones the only experirenood returnees. The two hurling aces, Sik d M N . b bl c ew. w1h11 pro a y see d orabl and is year. When h ou. e uty. agam h" t "Bii e 1s not p1tc mg, '" ,g Joe" does . a 1,eal handy job covering t erritory d h fi k . aroun t e rst sac . Harry Ennis is also expected to do time at that M poS t · cNew in addition to beirig an effeciive hurler eats up mileage and fly balls in the outfield and was the team's leading hitter last year. The one thing that could cause Partridge a "King Sized Headache" is lack of catchers. The Colonels have no returning backstops. "Smilin' Bob" bemoaned the loss of Joe Krnpi ewnicki and "Ace" Wengynboth in the army at the present time, and both difficult to replace. Likely backstop pros.p ects are Jerry Elias, Norm Chanosky, and Reese Jones, Flip Jones' older lfro th er-a possible broih er battery combination. Partridge st ressed the fact that eiery position on the team is wide op··e n for anyone wfith ability and huS t le, rega rd1 ess of th e large amount of returning veterans. A Ia:rge turnout of candidates is horped for; especially· liri the heavy duty pitching and catching sections . Partridge warned that there will be .plenty of hard work ahead for 0 ~~~eJJ1~~\o~~e ft~ni;t At~[~;: that means there isn't much time to "de-winteriz·e " aching muscles into precision machines. · · Director 011, Athletics Georg,e Ralston made it official yesterday that the Wilkes dia:mondmen will play all home games in Artillery Pai·k-hdine of t he Wilkes-Barte Baro'n s of the Eastern League-as wits reported several weeks ago in "Dike Divots", sports column of the Beacon. COLONEL SHORT TAKES The mark of the hoop team's top scorer is always an indication of the team's showing_ In 1949 John Mackin lead the Colonels with 13.63. In 1950 Parker Petrilak was high with 12.33. Iri 1951 Len Batroney set a high 19.09, and then in 1952 Lenny broke a Wilkes mark with 21.41. He hit 22.7 this year. . As t~e leading scorer's average has increased, the team's won-loss record has also improved. Wilkes BEACON College SPORTS SECTION Friday, March 12, 1954 l �Friday, March 12, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 BEACON'S GRAB-BAG Fed up husband to rival: "This is my last warning, Foley, stop fooling around with my wife or I'm going to let you have her." ***** Police sergeant: "College student, eh?" Prinoner: "Yes, siir." Patrolman: "It's a stall, I searched his ,p ockets and found money in them." * * * ** "Did the Doc really mean it when he said you wouldn't live a week if you don't stop chasing women?" "I'll say he meant it! I've been chasing my wdfe." a sto.p to learning at the source. For these reasons a university does not take an official positiion of iits own either on disputed questions of scholarship or on political questions or matters of public policy. It refrains from doing so not only in its own but dn the public interest, to capitalize the search for knowledge for the benefit of society, to g,ive the individuals pursuing that search the freest possible scope and the .g reatest possible encouragement in their efforts to preserve the learning of the past and advance learniing in the present. The scholar who pursues the search on these terms does so at maximum advantage to society. So does the student. To the scholar ***** The hometown football team was having a bad afternoon. Everything they tried went wrong. Their passes were intercepted, their line bucks were failures, and their end plays only ·b rought them a loss. The captain signalled desperately to the coach, "What will we do now?" The coach immediately signalled back, "Try fumbl.iing." * ** ** Two guys were walking off the effects of a big party when they accidentally f o u n d themselves stumbling along a railroad track. After trudging along for some time, one commented: "This is the longest set of stairs I ever tried to ,climb." "Sure is," complained his com-panion, "and why do you reckon .they made the banister so low?" to speak, particularly in the field of his competence. In matters of conscience and when he has truth to proclaim the scholar has no ohligattion to be silent in the face of popular disapproval. Some of the gr eatest passages in history of truth have inolved the open challenge of popular .p rejudice in times of tension such as those in which we live. Next issue: The Obligations and Responsibilities of University Faculties. Life without a plan ... serves merely as soil for discontent to thrive in. Cowper. Timidity must not lead the scholWithout labor, nothing prospers. ar to stand silent when he ought Sophocles. • • Today's Chesterfield is the Best Cigarette Ever Made! "Chesterfields -for Me!" ~~~ The cigarette tested and approved by 30 years of scientific tobacco research. ***** The bride cried, "I'm sick of mar·riage. Bill hasn't kissed me since I came baclc from my honeymoon." .But when the friend asked, "Why .don't you divorce him?" the bride :answered, "Oh, I'm not married to Bill." The morale of the .c rew must have been exceptional. Everything was shipshape at all times, and the officer s kept a watchful eye out to see that it remained so. On the second day the boat ran into a heavy sea. Four .poker players suddenly lost one of their group, who raced to the rail with an agonized look _in his eye. · A passing crew member hurried over to him. "Hey, you cann't be sick here!" he cried. The victim turnned a sardonic eye on him. "Watch!" he croaked. 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They represent diversified fields of knowledge, they express many points of view. E ven within the same department of instruction there are not only specialists in various ·phases of the subject, but men w:ith widely differing interests and outlook. Free enterprise is as essential to intellectual as to economic progress . A university must therefore be hospitable to an infinite variety of skills and view.points relying upon open competition among them as the surest safeguard of truth. Its whole spirit requires investigation, criticism, and presentation of 'ideas in an atmos·p here of freedom and mutual confidence. This is the real meaning of "academic" freedom. It <is essential to · the achievement of iits ends that the faculty of a university be guaranteed this freedom by its governing board, and that the reasons for the guarantee be understood by the public. To enjoin uniformity of outlook upon a university faculty would put. the physical world. 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Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1954 March 12th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 March 12 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/6c98820c0d81dc121c96a1ba5cf82373.pdf 7902caba35be36385b2cae80339c38d1 PDF Text Text Wilkes College The only way to make sure that you are not moving backward is to move foreward. Henry N~wman. Vol. 8, No. 17 ATTEND THE BE WILKES COLLEGE SCIENCE SHOW WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1954 DEBATERS PLACE 5th AT BOSTON; LOSE CAR, LUGGAGE, NOTES IN FIRE Science Department Presents Show Tonight, Tomorrow "Hot Issue" Stirs Campus; Assembly Voting Starts Row Senior Spectacle Plans March 13 Event Senior Class of Wilkes College announces the Senior Spectacle on March 13 at 8 :30 P. M. in tqe Wilkes Gymnasium. Co-chairmen of Senior Spectacle are Jane Carpenter and AI Wall ace. They are assisted •b y Charles Zezza, tickets, and Dick Hawk and Alex Cathro, publicity. On the agenda is a basketiball game between the senior boys and faculty men while the senior .g irls engage a team of imports in the preliminary basketball game. A dance will follow the program and admission price is seventy-five cents per person for Senior Spectacle. The ·proceeds will be used for the Senior Class gift. The fac ulty men ·boast of a record of two victories and one defeat in this basketball rivalry, but the senior boys will hold private practice to deadlock the series. The cheerleaders from former squads and a referee chosen by faculty a_n d seniors will assist in this performance. The Senior Spectacle is a major production by the seniors for students and friends, and everyone can enjoy himself by attending. By NATALIE GRIPP Another battle of words seems to The lights of science will be be developing in what has proved burning tonight and. tomorrow at to be the most acrimonious year in the Lecture Hall and Conyngham. campus politics since the days when Voris B. Hall, h ead of the engineer- · vigorous intellects like Henry Meing and physics department, is in rolli and Joe Reynolds struggled charge of a committee that has ar- for campus power. Whatever the tanged a very interesting science intellects, this year's controversies show. The show will be given at have lacked nothing in intensity four different performances each of feeling, wiedspread ·interest, rebeginning with a demonstrative lee- crimination, and the inevitable lethire at the Lecture Hall and then ters-to-the-Editor. The present "hot proceeding with a guided tour issue" centers around efforts to athrough the various department. mend the budget clauses of the Members of the student body at student constitution. "Conyngham Campus" have arAction began this week with the ranged numerous displays pertain- circulation by Lou Steck and other ing to science in the modern world. campus leaders of a petition decryIt is hoped that the students repre- ing alleged "irregularities" sursenting the . high schools in and a- rounding the referendum conducted bout Wyoming Valley will find in assembly in which the proposed them both educational and stimu- amendment was approved by a 243'lating. 17 5 vote. The petition cites the abAmong the many graphs and sence of a secret -b allot, lack of drawings being shown by the en- adequate publicity of the referendgineering department will be a um, and the making of attendance large map of the campus as drawn at assembly a prerequisite for votby Thomas Goblick, a graduate of ing as violations of democratic proOld Forge High School. Tom is cedure. Originators of the petition, studying electrical engineering. which demands that the election be Diok Kleyps and Dean Arvan, declared null and void, have got biology majors, are dis·p laying a over 200 names and claim they will ·"chick embryology" project. There get at least two-thirds of the stuare also physiology and bacteriolo- dent body to sign by ear~y next time what action the Council will gy projects which were done by week. -other members of the student body, It is too early to predict the out- takewhen it receives the petition. William Saba, president of the come of this dispute at ·press time. One thing is certain: It will be some ·Chemistry Club, and other young As yet, there has been no reply by time before this argument cools, chemists have worked on several Madden or other Council spokes- and op•ponents of the election have undertakings that should prove in- men to the cries of "unfair" circu- declared their intention of appealteresting. Iating a.bout the campus. Nor is it ing the Council for action as far as ·John Malamas, Marvin Strope, possible to predict at the present possible. .and Henry Mago, physics majors, will demonstrate methods of mea.suring temperature. At the Lecture Hall Mr. Thomas 11 will spea,k on lecher wires and Mr. 11 Rall on transistors. A HIGHLY . EXOTHERMIC REACTION of secret nature will be demonstrated By DALE WARMOUTH by members of the Chemistry Club. Public Relations Director A new addition to the science It is always hard to dig,est what has happened in a Cue 'n' show will be the math display in which the math department will Curtain one-act plays series and give justice to eyerybody _conpoint out to students that "Arith- cerned. A reviewer is either tempted ,to throw bncks promiscumetic is not Enough" in the modern ously at all exposed heads or else to put on kid gloves and soothe mathematical world. everyone, deserving or no. Approximately 1000 tickets were This critic-of-sorts saw the plays so brief that she never quite got available to ·high school students on Monday, which is not the best warmed up to the task. wishing to attend. Most of the tick- day of the week at any time of the Director Peter Margo still has ets have been distributed indicating year. At least, as far as the late his good sense of cast and player a ,fine attendance. production went, it was the acid selection and can still do wonders test It showed how far along the with thespians. acto rs had come and that patch"A Night in the Country" was work undoubtedly would come later a dandy job of spoofery. It was on. held together quite nicely by leads Above all, the general opinion Herbert Bynder and Ruth Webber, was that Margaret Luty, playing both treading the local boards for . a most difficult part, was the best the first time. On Tuesday, March 16 at 8 :00 performer of the night. She playe,d The play would have gone sour :p , M. in the Science Lecture Hall, a strong role, one which demanded with too much hamming, but the Mrs. Frances Clarke Sayers, spe- a great deal of her as the farmer's entire cast kept it down to the cialist in children's literature and wife in "Wheat Fire," and she lived proper frothy pitch, with plenty of writer of children's books, will up to all requirements. verve and phony dialect. speak on a very interesting topic, She had a good supporting cast. It would be impossible to com"Young Feet on the Road." The Her husband was p layed by Jim ment on each member of the cast, lecture is to be sponsored by the Miller, a newcomer to the Sta:bJe but they all did adequate-to-good Education Departments of the three ,Stage at Chase Theatre, and h e jobs. In the cast were Jerry Stein 1ocal colleges - Wilkes, King's and understood his part. His only de- (quite good), Nancy Brown (adeMisericordia. merits were that h e spoke too loud- quate), Fred ·C ohn (adequate), Les This lecture should be of inter- ly for a postage-stamp stage and Weiner (slightly better than adeest not only to education students· too high for Margaret, whose role quate), director Fred Kroehle (adebut to everyone. There will be no is so sensitive that it required a quate, but better as director), Maradmission charge. modicum of underplaying on the garet Luty (giddily good), Robert Mrs. Sayers is well known for ·part of Miller at times. Coon (good and eldritch.) 'her numerous speeches at library Carol Ann Gardner, as Miller's "Love and Alexander Botts" association conferences, . booksell- other Iove-inte.rest, was a country- wobbled and fell to its !knees soon ers' meetings, and parent-teachers side cupcake, but li-ke tyro Hillard after the curtain opened. Everyone association, Hoffmann, her duties on stage were seemed to be on edge and it was 1 C'n' C Plays Analyzed Closely; . Wheal Fire Aeling is Finest 0 Education Club Sponsors Speaker Team Does Well Despite Loss Of Material; Wins Four, Loses Two Last week the auto in which the Wilkes debating team was traveling to Boston was destroyed by fire, proving a severe handicap to them in the Boston contest. The fire destroyed the Cadillac .in which they were riding, almost all of their luggage, and the debating ma,t erial which they were to use in the Boston tournament. Queried on the fire which counted so much in most of the Wilkes defeats (the team received scores of superior in all debating classifications save evidence, notes concerning which were burned), Dr. Kruger, coach of the debaters, explained that several times they had noted difficulties in the right tire, and stopped several times to investigate, -b ut could find nothing. About 85 miles utside of Boston, near Ro ckville, they stopped again, discovered tiny flames licking round the tire. The debaters and their coach fought the fire w ith water and sand until the blaze drew near the gas tank, when they stood off at a safe distance and watched the auto reduced to cinders, and with it, most of their wardrobe and their debating materials. Fortunately, a Mr. W. E . Weese of Boston happened by in his auto and took them to that city, where some friends of Dr. Kruger, the M. G. Shermans, treated them with what one of the de aters described as "fantastic consideration", which Kruger declared "marvelous, words cannot express their hospitality." The plight of the debaters was given considerable attention by both the Boston papers, which ran a photo of them attempting to rewrite their debate notes from memory, and by TV star Dave Garroway, who several times mentioned the event on his network show as a human interest item. .Undaunted by the difficulties he had faced, and heartened by the splendid performance of this team, Kruger declared, "I feel that we have an excellent chance for the national championships on the basis of performances this year. I feel, too, that we have a very good chance to win the state championship." By T. R. PRICE The Wilkes College debating team placed fifth in the Annual National Invitationanl Debate Tournament last week-end at Boston. Despite handicaps imposed by loss of their debating notes in an automobile fire on Thursday, the team of J. Harold Flannery and James Neveras, coached by Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, went on to defeat Notre Dame, Amherst, Brooklyn, and Tufts, losing only to Harvard and Maine. Flannery placed second in the extemperaneous speaking contest, defeating Herzel S-piro, of Vermont, last year's New England extemperaneous speaking champion. First in the competition was Robert Walker, of Vermont, who was runner-up to Spiro last year. Interestingly, -Flannery defeated both in the semi-finals, and by a wide margin. Flannery also did well in debate, tying for fourth place for debating in the tournament, while Neveras reached the semi-fnal rounds of the tournament oration con.test. •Calling the Boston contest "a tournament of champions", Dr. Kruger mentioned in an interview that of the teams competing, at least half had won one or two tournaments in the last year and that one (University of Vermont) was a semi-finalist in the national cham·pionships last year. Among other greats he noted were Army, Navy; Colgate, Pennsylvania, Penn State, Yale, and Dartmouth. In trying for the finals, the Wilkes team won the first four rounds, lost the fifth to Harvard in a close debate on a question of evidence, notes concerning which were lost in Thursday's fire. In the final round, Kruger noted, there were some six or seven teams with approximately 4 to 1 records entered. Among these were Dartmouth, whose coach judged Wilkes in the last round and thus eliminated one of his chief competitors, for had Wilkes won (and taken fourth instead of fifth place) Dartmouth would have been unable to enter the finals. In the finals, Dartmouth defeated Notre Dame, a t eam previously defeated in the semi-finals by Wilkes. In these finals, one of the layman judges was Erwin Canham, editor Monday, Mar. 8: P,I.A.A. Bas- of the Christian Science Monitor, ketball, Gym; Mid-Semesters be- who spoke h ere some two weeks gin, to Friday; ago. Tuesday, Mar. 9: Orch. Practice, Lobby, Gym; Wednesday, Mr. 10: Girls' Bas- PARTRIDGE CONCERNED OVER McNEW'S INJURY ketball, 4 P. M., Gym; Friday, Mar. 12: P.I.A.A, BasMel McNew, considered by ketball, Gym; Wilkes Faculty WoBaseball Coach Bob Partridge as men Party, Cafeteria; Saturday, March 13: Senior Spec- one of the top pitching prospects for this diamond season, suffertacle~ Senior Class, Gym. ed a badly sprained ankle in an obvious that lines were incomplete- intra-mural basketball session ly memorized. Nobody seemed good Tuesday night. enough to get more than A for efThe Baltimore, Md., hurling fort but Pat Stout and Jim ace and Ashley Hall dorm resiBenson show promise. John Wil- dent has been on crutches during liams, as the lead, failed to set the most of this week. With first diapace or t}J.e mood, and director mond drills scheduled for the. Sheldon Schneider, stepping in as near future, Partridge is hoping the villain was frenetic though dra- for a quick and complete recovery matic. Lois Jones was the offstage for McNew, whose ankle was weak from a previous injury. voice. ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE �2 WIIJ(F.S COLLEGE BEACON . . . ~ Wilkes College BEACON . Friday, March 5, 1954 . Student V,s. ·Draf,l B1>ar-ds Discussed By Beacon Reporters Letter to the Editor . . . College 1 Dear Sir, An elemental)y fact a.JI too often GENE SCRUDATO ignored by lt:he memb'ers of .both Editor-in-Chief atl'ministrati,ve· and stuHent bodi'es 'B1y MELVIN SCHMEIZER JEAN KRAVITZ is the'basic 'functicm of student govJACK CURTIS and NEIL TURTEL ernment is to provide students with Associate Editors The army wants you!':' In fact ·opportunity and incentive to gain DALE WARMOUTH experience in utilizing the various they want you for eight years of Faculty Adviser democratic processes on which our your life. Face it, you men of ART HOOVER JACK _CURTIS form of government and society is Wilkes, you are going to have to Spdrts Editor Business Manager based. This proposition is not star- serve sometime. Most of you have been classif-fied tling. NEWS STAFF by the army but unfortunately few Certainly no one would dispute of you know its meaning. The stuMike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzetta Thomas Kaska J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Pearl Onacko that the administration could effi- dent upon reaching his 18th birthWalter Chapko Helen ·Krdckenfels Natalie Barone ciently handle the various prob- day receives his first classification Margaret Luty Sally Thomas Gail Lciines lems entrusted to the student coun- which is lA. This classification subAustin Sherman Margaret Williams Joan Shoemaker cil. It is also probable that the sev- jects him to immedia..te induction Natalie Gripp Sheldon Schneider Jim Neveras eral faculty advisers to the clubs if he does not continue with his Louis Steck Norma Davis Thomas Price could carry out the program of schooling. However, a student is Marilyn Peters Lois Long Irv Gelb their organizations without being entitled to a lS deferment which CIRCULATION BUSINESS bothered by the cumbersome, frus- permits him to complete the schoBernice Thomas Barbara Tanski trating machinery of elections, lastic year. Barbara Rogers Irene Tomalls parliamentary procedures, prolong- Whether the individual is permitJan Eckell ed discussions and so forth. But of ted to continue in school further course we don't do thing.s that way than his freshman year depends PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 under our system. We don't for two upon several factors: his scholastic A 'Paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke~ College very valid reasons: ( 1) despite standing, college deferment test, Subscription price: $1.80 per semester short run convenience, we believe and discretion of his local draft that in the long run, democratic board. These three factors are afMember methods with their many checks fected by each other. That is, if Intercollegiate Press and balances, their fruitful inter- the student remains in the upper change of ideas and · rational con- half of 'his sophomore year, the siderations are more conducive to upper two-thirds of his junior year, a sensible, staible order, and (2) the upper three-quarters of his searbitrary methods would destroy nior year or receves a 70 per cent the very-reason-for-being of stu- grade on his college deferment test, dent governing bodies mentioned a- he is perir\itted to stay in school. bove, namely to provide students (Asking the impossible, aren't with actual laboratory practice and they.) By JEAN KRAVITZ One of .the newest additions to the faculty here at Wilkes is Dr. experience in working with demoOf course, all of this depends upEugene Hammer, recently appointed head of the Education Depart- cratic machinery. on the discretion of his draft board. We submit the above re-examina- This discretion, in turn, is affectment. A native, of Wheaton, Illinois, Dr. Hammer attended Wheaton Academy, at which he received letters in all sports. He received his ' tion of the fundamental concepts ed by the monthly draft quota, the l3.S. degree in Wheaton College, where he majored in Chemistry. Dr. of student self-government because age of the student, the rating of Hammer later attended Northwestem Univrsity and obtained a M.A. of the recent action of the student the school in which he attends, the degree it: Guida~ce and ·Personnel W orlc. ·For his doctoral study, he council in respect to the referendum subject being pursued, the phycical made ·an mternat10nal study of teachers' salaries and received an EdD conducted by that body in last condition of the student, and the or Doctor o'f Education, from Columbia University, where he studied we.e k's Assemby. At that meeting, combination of his academic standa very important amendment to ing and deferment test mark. Educational Administration. If the draft board considers you ·Dr. Hammer's international stu- year institution. He hasn't any- the student constitution was subdy, which was sponsored by the thing but praise for the school, and mitted to the student body for con- worthy of continuing school you World Organization of the Teach- has heard nothing but praise for sideration. We should earnestly like are granted a 2S deferment. If you ing Profession, was the first at- Wilkes. He also said, "The attempt to entreat the student council to have any desires of attending gratempt by anyone to make such a here to try to serve the commu- .invalidate that election on the duate school, however, you must report. The WOTP, which backed tiity instead of setti11g up an ivory grounds that this election was con- maintain your standing in the upthe study and felt the need for it, tower is the .sort of thing I'm in- trary to the following provisions in per one-half of your senior class. Possibly you are displeased with sent the Doctor to the annual con- terested in." Dr. Hammer came the constitution of the Student ference of the organization at here because he felt that a liberal Body of Wilkes College, Art. IV, your classification. You may either enlist or read further. If you deCopenhagen, Denmark in the sum- arts school is the best kind of Sec. 4, and Art. VII, Sec. 4: mer of 1952, to report on his find- his philosophy of education, he (1) The election was not prop- cide_to read further, you are surely guts and no ings. His findings have since been school for teacher education. As for erly publicized and as a result, army material reported in the Yearbook of Edu- said, "I feel that a teacher-trainthe majority of the student body brains. .Seriously, however, a. student cation, published in London in 1952. ing program should contain a maxwas unaware that such an elecdispleased with his classification Dr. Hammer spent 20 months in imum of subject-matter study and tion was to be held. the armed services, 15 of those in a minimum of methods. A teacher (2) Not every one attends as- may appeal to his local draft board Europe. He was squad leader in must have somthing to teach first,. sembly. Seniors, for example, are within 10 days upon receipt of this the Infantry, the 84th Division. Be- and then learn how to teach it." allowed 15 cuts. Others are ex- rating. This appeal is considered fore coming to Wilkes, he was a Wilkes College has gained a well cused because of practice teach- before a closed session of a b◊-ard member of the Research Division qualified and very capable educator ing, jobs or for other valid reas- of officials. Even though the student may not of the State Department in Albany, ih Dr. Hammer. We are glad to ons. appear before the board he can New York for one year. He was extend a hearty welcome to our To make attendance at assembly enclose any information, in his apalso employed as Assistant to the new department head. a prerequisite for voting is con- peal, that .he thinks may help his Superintendent of Schools in Scarstrary to the student constitution case. If the decision of the board dale, New York for one year. as well as our democratic ideals is not unanimous and does not faSince starting here in Septemof the right of free vote. vor . the student, the right to apber as department head, Dr. Ham(3) There was no representative peal a second time is g;ranted. This mer ·also acts as Executive Secrevote taken. Amendmennts are appeal is decided by a presidential tary of the Anthracite Institute for serious matters. Most organiza-· board whose decision is final. Developing Schools, a local school tions, including our own governIf you are still in doubt as to the study council including ten indement require a 2/3 or 3/ 4 vote to dvaft situation we urge you to see p end en t superintendencies and "I slept my way through colamend a constitution. Yet after your local draft board for further thirty.five districts under the coun- lege," said Nebraska college grathis election, the proposed amend- information. ty superintendent. AliDS was form- dua'te A. W. Turnbow, who received ment was declared implemented *-The information acquired was ed as a cooperative effort to im- his degree last June. on the strength of a favorable prove education in Northeastern This startling statement came as vote of 36 per cent of the student Pennsylvania. He is a member of a complete surprise to ex-student body, (Estimating enrollment at that an election should be held in the state advisory committee of the Turnbow's professors who had once 650, we find that 36 per cent vot- the very Assembly Hall where so civil air patrol. Dr. Hammer also predicted his college career would ed yes, 2.7 per cent no and 37 per often the student body is regaled. speaks at many PTA meetings. end in failure. cent, the largest number, did not wth dynamic platitudes concerning After getting married in his first Last week graduate Turnbow vote at all, many because they the democratic method of our preyear of college, Dr. Hammer work- disclosed his secret. He had been did not have the opportunity to cious heritage. Here is an oppored his way through school. He now "Sleep-learning." do so. tunity to put some life into these resides in Kingston with his wife "I'd read many a_rticles on the (4) There was no secret ballot. otherwise empty words. and two children, a son who is a That the opportunity to cast one's Sincerely .yours, freshman i·n Kingston High Schooi, theory of sleep-learning," he said, but none told me how to go about ballot in private is a basic right Lou Steck, and a four year old daughter. disputed by no one. That it is a , Barry lscovitz, Speaking of Wilkes College, Dr. it. So I made my own sleep-learnnecessary right is demonstrated A.Ian .B are, Hammer has said that he considers ing device and experimented. I was by an examination of the corrupLee Dannick, the whole c~liege program to be woking full time and trying to cartion and intimidation surroundMike Lewis. very good, .co.rn:!i!lering that the ry 19 credit hours. I was told I was ing national and state elections school is only 6 years old as a four failing, so I figured .I couldn't lose anything." which made necessary the adoption of the Australian ballot. Time has proven that he didn't ,C.OJ.O;r;n:L :\tE~~LS In view of the facts stated abov'°;, !l'o.o ting loudl_;y on .his sa,coph_one lose anything. According to Mr. 1late at nig.h t, the amateur musician Turnbow, .p resident of Sleep-Learn- the "election" held in the assembly in_g Research Association, 114 S. should· be declared null and void• I Est. 1871 1is a\l r\ght. What h!;! needs is a was interrupted by .~is landlord, . 38th Ave., 0maha, he owes his col- because it violated both the letter . • who said., "Do you k,n ow there's a lege degree to •h is ,p ioneer experi- of the student constitution and its Me" n's Furn:i.shings and expressed provision that changes in little old )ady sick upstairs?" . ments. the constitution be made only "I.t was hard the first few weeks," "No, I. don't" answered .the musi- · lb.ts of Quality J:ie sai\J,, "but anyone can learn through a bonafide election in the ciam. "Hum a little of it." democratic method of elections. while tl).ey sleep if they stick to it. * * * * * We do not, of ,c ourse, feel that C-9.ed: I'd l;ike to see the captain It's the easiest way in the world to get an education once you start the situation was caused .b y ill-wHl of ,t his. sl).ip. 9 West Market Street getting results. Sleep-learning will or that it was any sort of "plot". SaUor_: He's forwa.r!l, miss. WHke.s-Barr~, Pa. No doubt this situation was caused Coed: '.['hat's all right with me, revo1utioni·z e education once the by overs-i ght. It is ironic however public accepts it,'' he added. · this is a pleasure trip. IIMEET THE FACULTY I Grad Sleeps Way TlUiough College ** March 8th Is Deadline For Deferment Test Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Director of Selective Service, last week reminded college students that the deadline for submitting applications for the April 22 Selective College Qualification Test is midnight Monday, March 8, and that applications postmarked after that time cannot be considered. Application blanks and information bulletins, with sample questions, may be obtained by students from the nearest local board. They do not have to write to their own local board to secure an application. Students are to mail their completed applications to Educational Testing Service of ·P rinceton, New Jersey. To be eligible to apply for the college qualification test a student must (1) intend to request deferment as a student; (2) be satisfactorily pursuing a full-time course of instruction; and (3) must not have previously taken the_Selective Service Qualification Test. The April 22, 1954 test is the last one scheduled for this school year. .Students whose academic year will end in June are urged to take the April 22 test so they will have a test score in their cover sheets before the end of their academic year, at which time their boards reopen and reconsider their cases to determine whether they should -again be deferred as students. The present criteria for deferment as an undergraduate student are either a satisfactory score (70) on the ,S elective Service College Qualification Test or specified rank in class (upper half of the males in the freshman class, upper twothirds of the males in the sophomore class, or upper three-fourths of the males in the junior class. Students accepted for admission or attending a graduate school prior to July 1, 1951, satisfy the criteria if their work continues to be satisfactory. Graduate students admitted or attending after July 1, 1951, must have been in the upper half of their classes during their senior year of make a score of 75or better on the test. It is not mandatory for local boards · to defer students who meet the criteria. Gen. Hershey has emphasized many times that the criteria are a flexible yardstiok used to guide the local boards and that the standards may be raised any time necessity for manpower demands. obtained through interviews granted us by officials in the Selective Service System. SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES for fWILKES DANCES at tlt ' . 't-Expert Clothier ~ 9 E. Market St .. W-B. II L. JOHN B. STETZ THE -BOSTON STO'RE Men's Shop has ev~thing a feUow needs in the line of we.a ring apparel F.OWtER, 01-C:K AND WALKER STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR �CULMINATE COLONEL COURT CAREERS *** JIMMY ATHERTON *** LENNY BATRONEY EDDIE DAVIS *** BOBBY HELTZEL *** JOE SIKORA Cagers Look For "Winning" Season At Harpur II 1)1 ~~yJA!)!YOT§ ] ~ ~ = = ~ :-1 THE "MIL", DELLA COHEN ENGAGED TO :SE MARJ{lED For the second time this year John Milliman has met his match. First it was U~cle Sam and his nasty ole draft, but now, much more on the pleasant side it's a woman. It was learned last week that the fabulous "Big faker" llas become engaged to a very pretty Wi\kes co-ed, Della Cohim, Sterling Hall dorm student from Brooklyn, N. Y. No fake here. Milliman visited the campus this week on leave from his army duties at Fort Belvoir, Va., and . r· · h d" presen t ed h 1s 1ance wit a 1amond ring. Ah, well, even the best fall sooner or later. The Beacon Five Seniors Play Final Game Al Binghamton Tomorrow Night; Win Would Produce 11-9 Record SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD By AL U:TER Another week and here we are, surprisingly, stHI two floors above Coach George Ralston ventured a prediction Wednesday Carey Avenue, pounding our typewriter. It seems that our little upafternoon that his hoopsters would end up the season in the. heavals have caused greater upheavals outside Wyoming Valley than black with an 11 and 9 record-a winning season. they have right down (those puns just keep slipping out) in South Half .of his crystal gazing came trµe Wednesday night as theWilkes-Barre. We've receiveq pasty communication from Washington ( not from I,ke, our Mother), Panama and New Blue annd Gold romped over Susquehanna 93 to 45. The win Hampshire. Our faithful relatives, it seems, were boosted the Colonel record to 10 wins agqinst 9 losses. Tomorrow waiting for their little gem to write a sequel to AlI\ight the WC team will be s):i.ooting for the clincher when it fred · HitchcoC'k's "Snake Pit," entitled "-Coal Pit," k H C 1 B ta es on arpur o lege in inghamton on the latter's court. but much to their relief, we have neither time nor BART COMPLETES RECORD . The. Susquehanna !liver is r~mcause to author such a manuscript. Guess the only · · . nmg high and fast with the sprmg black we'll be getting on our face, for the time anyLenny_ Batroney has an all-time, flood at the present time but it was how, is the smudge from our worn out typewriter 1612 pomt record for four ·years ebb t·d·e fo ·t k s . . t th 1 t H h I r I s namesa e, usqueribbon. But save your confederate money, boys, the gomg m O e as game .. e as hanna University, on Wednesday. South shall rise again. w_i_sh_es_t_h_e_tw_o_m_u_c_h_h_a_P_P_i_n_es_s_.__a_v_e_ra_g_ed_2_2_._6_p_e_1_·..:g;_a_m_e_t_h_i_s..;y;_e_a_r-.. The Colonels started "red hot" and The Colonel basketballers will be trying to up- 1 held command of the game to the hold what seems to have become almost tradition TO BATTLE THE BOOKS NOT ENOUGH end. this year when they tackle Harpur College at BingSparked by the brilliannt work CURTIS hamton tomorrow night. Last week the Wilkes grapof "Skinny" Ennis with 20 points plers turned the trick over Muhlenberg and became and the always crowd pleasing Lenthe second Colonel team to notch a winning season ny Batroney with 13, the team put this year. The first was the soccer team and the cagers could make it on a beautiful show for the home three 'ove-r the top' campaigns in the win department for four teams folks in its last scrap of the seasBy AL JETER thus far, which would not be a bad record by any means. If you happened to see a slightly built, dark-haired lad leap on on the Wilkes boards. P etrilak and Joe Sikora REESE SUCCESS AS COLLEGE MENTOR out of his seat at sound of the school bell, you wouldn't think hadParker control of the boards the enAs a matter of fact, we're checking to see if Wilkes h.as ever had a thing of it - just another guy in a hurry to get out of class. But such a good year athletically. You've got to hand it to the grapplers. this particular dark-haired fellow not only leaps up, his fists fly tire evening as the WC sharp-shooters compl etely outclassed the visiThey did it the hard way. Coach John Reese, a newcomer to the coltors from down the river. legiate coaching ranks, did a terrific job with what little manpower he and he has that certain far awa , glazed look in his.eyes. It isn't time to call on the PsyCoach Ralston was high in his had. Last year we caused considerable concern among the cauliflowered praise of the team as a whole. He cult by stating that a number of the grapplers very possibly didn't de- chology Department, in fact, this stated that this year's squad is one serve letters. This year? Not a chance. Every man on the team worked guy isn't even a psycho, er, psych of the finest in Wilkes history. hard and gave forth his best efforts. That also goes for a couple of un- major, it's just Lou Steck, popular Slowed at the start by the loss sung heroes who didn't get to wrestle in the meets, but who nevertheless, campus personality tuning up for of Big John Milliman, who was stuck it out. These guys will get their chance next season . A real credit his amateur bout at the Marine call ed into the service, and Jim to the school, the wrestling team. The grapplers have good reason to be Corps Reserve Headquarters on Tuesday night. Moss, who broke his arm early in proud. "Kid" (Geez, a flock _a dem went the season, the team went on to We'd like to call your attention to a featur e of next week's issue score some brilliant victories in of the BEACON. Articles by Coaches John Reese and George Ralston over dat t ime ) Steck is one of the what was probably the roughest will appear in the sports section, the third annd fourth in a series of area's most promising amateur boxschedul e that a Wilkes basketball articles written by Wilkes coaches reviewing their seasons. Watch for ers. He enters his fourth bout as a team has ever played. ;em. - And in several weeks the sports staff will select the "Beacon simon pure on Tuesday in a card Five seniors will wind up their Athlete of the Year," probably around the time that the athletic banquet that starts at 8 P. M. at the Marine collegiate careers tomorrow night is held. According to Director of Athletics Ralston, as yet no plans have Headquarters at First and Sharpe at Harpur. Jimmy Atherton, the been made for the banquet in honnor of Wilkes athletes, but we should Streets in Wyoming. Perfect Record wonder boy of the set shots; Bob have that for sure next week He's had three fights to date, all Heltz el, an aggressive little guy under the auspices of the Marine COLLEGE GYM SERVES COMMUNITY with lots of hustle; Joe Sikora, who has developed into one of the The Wilkes gym, which was built originally not only to serve the Corps and his record is an impresbest pivot men in these parts; Edcollege, but also the community, is really getting a workout these days. sive three wins. The kid from die Davis, the flashy ball-handler Last Friday and Saturday the District Wrestling Championships were Kingston has shown improvement and always a dangerous scorer; held at Bob Partridge's daytime abode and the Eastern Regionals are every time out. Although Lou has no knockouts and Wilkes' own wizard of the slated for the gym tomorrow. Then, too, Plymouth and Nanticoke High court, Lenny Batroney, who is.rated Schools will square off Monday night for the Wyoming Valley Loop to his credit, all three of his wins as one of the best ball players ever title. One day last week there were five basketball . teams on the floor have been by unanimous decision. In his time here at Wilkes Lou to come out of this region. at the same time. Plymouth, Nanticoke and Luz.erne joined the Wilkes LOU STECK All five of the men will be sorely varsity and jayvees in drill sessions. McAdoo, one of the contenders for has been quite active on campus. In his freshman year he was elect- active service where be hopes to missed next year. Class C honors in District 2, will play here -tomorrow night. When asked about next year's Ralston stated yesterday that Wilkes may not have an eighth game _ed class president, proving that have a try at service scraps. When on the grid schedule for next fall unless something turns up soon. He fighters can be nice guys, too. Al- asked about pans beyond that, Lou team Ralston had very little to say advised, "At this late date, things don't look good for a game. We don't ways the mainspring, he has also stated that if he made out well in except that "time will tell." Howtwke just any game, either. We're looking for a suitable opponent." He been active as a football manager, the service he would think seri- ever he did cite Harry "Skinny" explained that Wilkes wants to play schools of its own caliber and aca- and has even found time to do a ously of taiking up the beak-busting Ennis, Jim F erris, Joe Jablonski, business. little wrestling. and John Bresnahan as his eJCpectdemic standar<J.s. No argument from this corner. Partrid,g e Is Stablemate "Dangerous Dan" ed mainstays. The coach also menP]j)RSON ALITIES ON THE SPORTS BEAT Since amateur rules prohibit dis- tioned Frank Kopicki, Joe Popple, The campus clouter fights in a We received word from two former Colonel athletes recently. Got straight style and is very aggres- closure of a fighter's opponent un- Joe Gavel, and Cliff Brautigan as a letter from our ole buddy Joe "Ace" Wengyn, erstwhile cager and dia- sive. A former track man at Kings- til ring time, we have no informa- men who had developed well and mondman, who relates that · he saw the Furman-George Washington ton High School, he is light on his tion as to whom Lou will go against would be in for action in the basketball wars of the 1954-55 season. cage tilt in which Swoyerville.!s Joe Holup outscored the fabulous Frank feet and fast. Lou is what the fistic Tuesday evening. Steek is in top physical shape as Selvy. Ace says .Selvy is out of this world. He also jokes, "How did trade might classify as a dancer Wilkes let Holup get away?" Joe is stationed at Camp Gordon, Ga., but but he also packs a punch that sparring partners Ahmed Kazimi that phone, we've gotta catch the and Bob Partridge can attest to. Super Chief on Franklin Street in eJOpects to be transferred soon~in line for stat eside duty. Word also -has makes him a "Dangerous Dan." In a cafeteria interview, Steck From this corner he looks like a five minutes. been received from Mo Batterson, former soccerman, cager and moundman, that he e~pects to be !b ack at Wilkes next f!lll. Mo is currently stated that all he wants out of the real threat for the futute - maybe Wilkes BEACON College livng it up in Piu:is, but i,s confident that he will l',iave t a m e d do:wn rock an<;! sock tra<;le for the pres~nt Wilkes' answer to Michigan .State's SPORTS S~CTION enough to be ready for Wilkes come September. What a success story- is experience. Sometime in the near Chuck D-D-Davey. Foi cryin' out March 6, 1954 Paris to Wilkes. Eh, so you can't always be funny. · · future he expects to be called into loud, won't someone please answer Lou Steck Tries For 4th Straight Win As Collegiate Biffer in Amateur Show �Friday, March 5, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 BEACON'S.GRAB-BAG By ,P FC. CHUCK GLOMAN Camp Atterbury, Indiana i'l'm going in town to do some shopping. I'll be back in about fifteen dollars." With that I hopped in a jeep, ·z oomed around the corner and ran into an old friend of mine, He's known as Tom Collins, since everybody likes him and he's a good mixer. He was on his way to the social security office. You know what the social security is. When you get so old you can't work anymore, the government gives you a little money -so you'll take longer starving to death. Collins said he was surprised to find me a G.I. but I explained that my father is an ex-soldier and my brother is an old Navy man, now in the reserve. Calvert's Reserve, that is. Another brother is a two-letter man at college - he writes home for money twice a week. He and I used to date the Doone sisters-Lorna Doone and Nuttin' Doone. Despite the wintry bleakness of February, there is somehow a touch of spring in the air. And as poets proclaim: in the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns Ito thoughts of the draft board, in.come tax, final exams, the draft :board, the Cinderella Ball, and the draft board. Spring must be nearly here. Last week the barracks sergeant was .all smiles. "Why so happy, Sarge?" I asked. "Did the commanding officer _get hit with a truck?" "Nope." " Did you re-enlist for 30 more -years?" "No!" he exclaimed. "It's great news! Got a phone call from my wife this morning. I've just become the father of a bouncing baby!" "What is it, a boy or girl?" "Can't tell," he said. "It hasn't stopped bouncing yet." Your reporter saw the kid the other day. Funny, they still can't tell whether it's a boy or girl. All day long it just hangs from the chandelier by one h a n d and scratches it's stomach, mumbling, 'iOop! ·Oop! Oop!" It's good to see the Sarge happy, though. Not everybody in the barracks is contented. Snerdie Mudfender, for instance, complains daily of his dreary existence. " It's not fair," he sighed yesterday in the mess hall. "What's not fair?" I prodded. "The food? Surely you're not complaining about this delicious sparrow soup." "No, that's not it." "Well finish drinking your mashed potatoes and tell me your troubles." "Oh, It's women, that's all. You have a girL Johnson has a girl. Barcroft has a girl. Everybody has ·a girl but me." "Now listen, Snerdie," I said. "You have the wrong idea. You must realize that in this world there's a man for every woman and a woman for every man. You can't improve on a setup like that." "Who wants to improve on it? I just want to get in on it! Just this week I've been turned down so many times I look like a bedspread." "Don't feel that way. You'll find the right girl one of these days . .She'll be beautiful." "Oh I don't care about that. Beauty is only skin deep." "Well that's deep enough for me. I'm no cannibal." The way I figure, girls are. like watches. They have pretty faces and shining hands, but they're hard to regulate when wound up. My girl? Well she is the type that thinks that men are ·b easts, but does she love animals! Her brother sounds like a great guy, although I've never met him. On a TV quiz show he won a trip to New Zealand. Last I heard he was still in New Zealand trying to win a trip back. My gal enjoys ice skating. She's good at it, too. Graceful. Course I'm also graceful on skates - like a bowlegged camel with a case of rheumatism. .Saturday night we were skating ,s ide by side to the strains of that beautiful new love ballad "She Was Only The Washwoman's Daughter But She Took Me Unaware." Suddenly my left skate turned right, and the right one went left. I went straight ahead. Nobody laughed. But the ice made a few cracks. Just then some "girl" skated 'by. I'm not saying she was ugly, but her face looked like it was up in curlers. After ,s kating we stopped in a seafood restaurant. The menu read, "We sell anything that swims." I ordered Esther Williams. "Sorry, out of season!" yelled the manager. Now I'm not saying the prices were high at this place, but my girl ordered lobster and the waitress said, "·O kay. How do you want it financed?" After taking our hrders the wait• ress waddled toward the kitchen, She reminded me of a foot~11ll team -heavy up front and shifty in the backfield. The cooks were very accomodating. They were all out of chocolate pudding, so I got vanilla pudding and a pair of dark glasses. Not that the place is actually expennsive, but when the waitress brings the bill you just throw all your money and jewelry on the table and she tells you how much you're short. They're nothing but a bunch of robbers who let you use your own hands. .Seriously though, a dollar goes much farther these days. It goes all the way to Washington. Intramural Playoffs Thursday, March 4-6:00 P. M. Idiot's Row vs. Bar Rags Officials: Hoover and Williams. Friday, March 5-6:00 P. M. Club 20 vs. Missing Links Petrilak and Hoover. Monday, Marci;\ %-4:30 P. M. But-W~i;k~. vs. Simon Pures l!Ql'.mw and Williams. Monday, March 8-5:30 P. M. Matchembios vs. Engineers Williams and Petrilak. Tuesday, March 9-7:00 P, M, Winner of: Missing Links-Club 20 vs. .Simon Pures-But Weeks Hoover and Williams. Tuesd;,.y, March 9-,!;!;00 P. M. Winner 0£: Idiot's Row-Bar Rags vs. Matchembios-Engineers Perilak and Wiliiams. Date and time of championship game to be announced, And now, in closing, this is your GI reporter leaving you with this thought: If your hand itches, it's a sign of your going to get something. If your head itches, you've got it! Wilkes Freshman Wins Chemistry Award This week Miss Virginia Leonardi was made the recipient of th.~ 1954 Special Achievement Aw~i;d given by the Chemical Rubber :publishing Company of Clev~~aild, 0. The award is given ~Q ~he student who has attained, Hie p.ighest grade in the firs~ §{H~{licltW QgH~~e 9h~~il:!tr-y course. Other Wilkes winners have been (1949) Richard ·C arpenter of West Pittston High .School, (1950) William Saba of G.A.R. and James Moss of West W yoming Hi.gh School. ATTENTION! The editor of the "Manuscript" wishes to inform the student body that publication time is drawing near. All students interested in writing are urged to send stories, poems, etc., to the Manuscript office. America;s Knights of the Sky... 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1954 March 5th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 March 5 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/a3d262dd94968bec2e4fa2263ce63d1f.pdf 207c8084eeee92d664718972b23104b4 PDF Text Text Wilkes College Any man can make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says. Cicero. Vol. 8, No. 16 SEE THE CUE 'N' CURTAIN BE PLAYS NEXT WEEK FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA "Beacon· Cabaret Party In Crystal Ballroom _j~cinnatti Symphony .ro Play Youth Concert \t Irem Temple March 8 The Cincinnatti Symphony, one of the country's greatest orchestras, will play a young people's matinee when it appears at the Ire'm Temple on Monday, March .8th. The eigth annual Youth Concert wifl · give students from all over Wyoming Valley their first opportunity to hear one of the oldest and finest symphonic organizations in the country. Conductor Thomas Johnson will personally ntroduce each selection. The widely varied program will include selections from opera, folk songs, and a story of "How the Orchestra Grew". Of special interest to local band players will be the section on marches .. .George Washington's Favorite March, "Coronation -March", by Meyerbeer, and ~ousa's ever popular "Washington Post March". Of special interest to young people of "all ages" will be the concluding part of the program called "Westward Ho" and including selections from the '~Grand Canyon Suite", "Portrait of a Frontier Town", and "William Tell". The performance starts at 3 :30 P. M. Tickets can be bought at the book store. The Youth concert is · sponsored ·b y the unior League of Wilkes-Barre. WILKES' ANSWER TO EVELYN AND HER MAGIC VIOLIN By IRV GELB Tonight the newspaper staff proudly presents the Beacon Cabaret Party in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Sterling with music by the J. Sabal Quintet from nine to twelve. Tickets, which can be purchased at the door, are a dollar per person and a dollar and sevety-five cents per couple. GRIBBLE AND HIS GROANIN' GUITAR-Something new has been added to the Harmonaires, popular campus quartet. The man holding the guitar (he also plays it) is Baritone Dick Gribble, who this year consented to take on the difficult task of playing and singing at the same time. The "git" background has given the boys' new arrangements a lift and consequently they scored a hit on WTVU's (Scranton) "Roll Back The Rug" show last Sunday. The Harmonaires, left to right, Norm Chanosky, Jack Curtis, Dick Gribble, and Carl Lahr, will appear at the BEACON Cabaret Party tonight. Debaters Attend Boston Tournament; Nation's Finest Schools Represented The Wilkes College Debating Team is off again to defend its record, this time at the Eighth National Invitational Debate Tournament sponsored by Boston University. Accompanied by Dr. Kruger, the two-man Wilkes team of Nick Flannery and Jim Neveras left for Boston Thursday morning. On Friday and SaturBy 2054 the United States will day they are scheduled to debate six rounds on the national have become the United American question, "Resolved: That the U. S. Should Adopt A Policy of Empire, consisting of all North and Free Trade", three rounds affirmative and three nega.tive. Students Predict American Empire South America, one of three nations on earth .. . Space travel will create new problems with a race among nations for the coloniz.ation of habitable planets . . . Charts of insurance companies will show the average life span to be 114 years. These are some of the predictions made in manuscripts received to date from students in the $'2,000 collegiate science fiction contest sponsored by IF Magazine for und ergraduates in the United States and Canada. Early, pre-deadline r e s p on s e from students of 78 colleges is impressive and shows that young men and women of today are eager to express their opinions and speculations on what their country will be like a century from now. Although none of the entrees will be judged until after the contest closes on May 15th, a brief scanning of the manuscripts shows that most popular subjects are space travel, government, el ectronics, synthetics and human relations. Since professional writers attending colleges are barred, manuscripts will be judged for ideas and imagination more than actual writing skill, and students are to make their predictions in novelette form of approximately 10, 000 words. A copy of the contest rules may be had by sending a post card to IF Magazine, Kingston, N. Y. Students submitting manuscripts must have them in the mails before midnight May 15, 1954. Winners will be announced nationally the first week in September. Joe Scott lo Emcee; Joe Sabal Combo To Provide Music; Harmonaires and Jerry Stout to Entertain al Gala Alfair In addition, they will engage in teams with outstanding ratings extemporaneous speaking and ora- will receive a Certificate of Merit. tory contests, Flannery to handle Prior to the start of the tournathe former and N everas the latter. ment on Friday there will take Meanwhile, Dr. Kruger will be plac e an International Debate bebusily engaged in judging both tween a Combined Indian Universispeakin g and de·b ate contests and ties team and a Boston U. team on keeping the Wilkes boys on their the question, "Resolved: That toes, forensi cally speaking. All in World Government is the Only Soall, it promises to be a very busy lution for World Peace". The Inweekend for the Wilkes trio. dian debaters are from Maharaja As always, Wilkes will be pitted ·College, Jarpur, and Elphinstone against some of the finest schools College, Bombay. All tournam ent in the nation. A list of the entries participants are invited and the reads like a Who's Who in Ameri- Wilkes contingent will no doubt can Colleges and Universities: Am- attend. herst, Colgate, Dartmouth, Har·- - -- - -- - - -- - vard, Yale, Princeton, Penn, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Army, Navy, Notre ~ Dame, Florida, Fordham, to mention a f ew. Monday, M,a r. 1: Intramurals, However, reputations have n ever Gym; •Cue 'n' Curtain, One Act bothered th e Wilkes men in the past Plays, Theatre ; and it is safe to assume that the· Tuesday, Mar. 2: Oreb. Practice, boys will not be awed on this oc- Gym Lobby; Intramu rals, Gym; casion. Indeed, if past perform- One Act Pla ys, Cue 'n' Curtain, ances are any indication, Wilkes Theatre; will be regarded as one of the teams Wednesda y, Mar. 3 : Basketball, favored to take the tourney. Susquehanna, Home ; One Act In an interview with Dr. Kruger Plays, Cue 'n' Curtain, Theatre; before the team departed, this reThursday, Mar. 4: P.I.A.A . Basporter asked, "What are Wilkes' ketball, Gym; chances?" To which question the Friday, Mar. 5: Finals, IntramuWilkes coach replied, "Pretty good. rals, Gym; Science Show, Lecture It should be between Boston, Har- Hall and Conyngham; P.1.A.A. vard, Brooklyn, Penn State, and Playoffs; Wilkes. And, oh yes, Notre Dame.'' Saturday, Mar. 6: Science Show, The winning college will receive Lecture Hall and Conyngham; Basa trophy, and golden gavels will be ketball, Harpur, Away; Regional awarded to the members of the I Wrestling, N.E.P.E.A.A., Gym. winning team. In recognition of the high quality of debate which HEART DRIVE NOTICE has characterized the Tournament, As h ead of the college's Heart Permanent Plaques will be award- Drive, Mr. Partridge has announced NO BOASTS HERE ed to the four top-ranking colleges that, if any organization on campus desires to make a contribution In 1950-51 the Colonel basketball in debate. Desk trophies will be presented to the drive as an organization team set a new record for most consecutive games lost, 7. In 1952- to the eight m embers of these they should contact him in regard 53 the team lost no more than 3· in teams. A quality rating ballot will to it, in order that he may properly be used in the tournament and those see to the donation. a row, ACTIVITIES SCHEDULL~ The Beacon Cabaret Party features Joe Scott as M. C. Joe is best known for his Coffee Shop on radio and Club 28 on television. These are his local programs on WBRE. Recently Joe Scott was on the disc jury of Robbin's · Nest, a nationwide record program over the NBC network, in which the jury presents a verdict to the listening public on the success of a record. Mr. Scott will introduce the Harmonaires, the favorite quartet of Wilkes students· and Dick Gribble Carl Lahr, Jack'.Curtis, Norm Cha~ nosky, the Harmonaires, appeared last Sunday on television (WTVU) and were a tremendous success. . . . Dick, the gmtar Pl:1ymg me~b~r of the . group,. will entertam with a tew solos m the wes!ern ~tyle. Dick has b een well received m the past whene~er he appeared at a student function. Mr. J erry Stout, formerly of the Fred Astaire Dance Studio, who now operates his own dancing studio will perform with his wife Jo. Jerry, always popular with the student body, has appeared at many of the cabaret parties in the past. At presstime the committees were still working hard, getting the floorshow into shape. A few other acts are still pending. The music is played .by the J. Sabal Quintet which is composed of the ,best musicians in Wyoming Valley. Led by Joe Sabalsky, who plays first t~nor sax for_ a well ~nown band 1~ the area, 1t prom1ses to ·b e terrific. The co-chairmen o~ the Cabaret Party are Jean K~av1tz and Pearl -Onacko. ?,'he committees are as follows : Tickets, Joan Shoemaker, Fran Panzetta; Ch_ai;>erones, H elen Krachenfels; Pubhc1ty, Irv ~elb, Gene Scrudat?; ~osters, Shirley Wasenda; Music, Jim Neveras; and Entertainment, Gene Scrudato. The Beacon Cabaret Party is the only social event sponsored .b y this newspaper and all efforts have been exhausted to make this ,Cabaret ,Party the best one that Wilkes students have ever attended. Since it has been printed on one of the pamphlets on the bulletin boards, concerning this affair I re:. peat, in any language: ' "Don't miss the Beacon Cabaret Party.'' C'n'C Presents One-Acts, Mar. 1, 2, 3; Program 'To Offer Comedy, Drama Cue 'n' C.urtain has been workng hard the past .few weeks· to present three one act plays at Chase Theater on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week, March 1, 2, and 3. The plays have been carefully selected by Cue 'n' Curtain members to make the evenings enjoyable for everyone. "Wh eat Fire", a dramatic play dir ect ed by Peter Margo, is the story of a woman writer and h er farmer husband as they face the tragic problem of an unhappy marriage. The cast includes Margaret Luty a s Ursula Wade, James Mil!er as Martin Wade, Carol · Ann Gardner as Anna and Hillard Hoffman. This play is designed to put your heart in your throat. "Love and Alexander Botts", by William Upson, is a sparkling comedy about the executive of the Earthwo rm Trador Company and his laughable emplo yees a s Mr. Botts attempts to solve Cupid's capers in his firm. Sheldon Schneider directs this comedy. His cast is as follows: John Williams, Jim Benson, Pat Stout, Lois Jones. The third play, "A Night in the Country", presents the amusing difficulties of a Brooklyn family in the country for the first time. Written by Betty Smith and Robert Finnch, the play includes Herbert Bynder as Al Honeywunkle, Ruth Webber as his wife Lottie, and Nancy Brown as their daughter Francie. Other in the cast are: J erome Stein, Leslie Weiner, Fred Cohn, Frederick Krohle, Margaret Luty, Robert Coon. Directed by Frederick Krohle, the play promises to bring many a chuckle to the audience. Hop aboard the nearest train, plane, or pogo-stick and find your way to Chase Theater on Monday, Tuesday, ar Wednesday, March 1, 2, or 3 at 8 :30 P. M. for a delightful evening of laughter and fun presented for your pleasure by Cue 'n' Curtain. TV Group Plans March 4 Meeting It has been established that in the very near future the college will present a series of weekly TV shows don e by the students of Wilkes. On Thursday, March 4 at 7:30 P. M. Mr. Groh will meet with all those interested in appearing on the shows. Mr. Groh made it clear that no previous experience is necessary and the entire student body is welcome. He also expressed the desire to have members of all the clubs on campus present. Refreshments will be served and the future of Wilkes TV will be discussed. The evening should .be interesting as well as informative. AMENDMENT VOTE RETURNS The final returns on the Student Council Constitution Amendment vote are: N0-175 YES-243 �WDJCES COLLEGE BEACON 2 Letters To The Editor- - Self-Determinism, Wilkes College BEACON Dear Editor: Some tim e ago Wilkes-Barre GENE SCRUDATO newspapers carried a story which Editor-in-Chief said in part that Richard Hawk JACK CURTIS JEAN KRAVITZ was chairman of the Economics Club's display at the Parade of Associate Editors Progress last year. This article was DALE WARMOUTH used as a basis for a Beacon story, Faculty Adviser and it was only then that it was ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS pointed out that the statement was Sports Editor Business Manager in error. The chairman of the display comNEWS STAFF mittee was John Konsavage, presiMike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzella dent of the E.c onomics Club and a J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Pearl Onacko Thomas Kaska person who has done the College Walter Chapko Helen Krackenfels Natalie Barone Margaret f.uty Gail Laines Sally Thomas considerable service. Margaret Wllllarcis Joan Shoemaker Austin Sherman Would you please publish this Jim Neveraa Natalie Gripp Sheldon Schneider correction in order to spare RichLouis Steck Norma Davia Thomas Price ard Hawk furth er embarrassment Lois Long Irv Gelb Marilyn Peters and give deserved credit to John Konsavage? CIRCULATION BUSINESS Dale Warmouth Bernice Thomas Barbara Tanski Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell Irene Tomalls PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A -paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke:. College Subscription price: $ l.80 per semester ~ Member Intercollegiate Press EDITOR'S CORNER Friday, February 26, 1954 GENE ·scRUDATO Assembly Is Poor Voting Site Concerning the vote taken on the Student Council constitutional amendment, we would just like to say that we don't believe that the assembly period is one in which voting should take place. We have always been in favor of voting in the cafeteria or any other place where proper voting procedure can be observed. That such procedure Gannot be observed during the assembly is fairly obvious. Let us have no more of this voting in assembly. There is another point upon which we would like to comment. Many students brought it .to our attention that there was cheating in the voting process last Tuesday. We did not see any cheating per se however that doesn't necessarily mean there wasn't any. If there was any, we advise those persons who saw cheating to report same to the Student Council Presi<ient. If such claims can be proved, there can be no other alternative but ,to declare the vote invalid. Only Five Per Cent of People Think; 'Pathfinder' Assistant Editor States By T. R. PRICE Shocking his audience with spurious news story concerning the execution of seven army men without trial, Mr. Peter Celliers gave a graphic example Tuesday of how we implicitly believe what we hear on newscasts, read in papers, because information is presented in an accustomed manner, and from a supposedly reliable source. The situation into which he had standards, and for not gaining the put his audience in the Tuesday interest of the casual reader. assembly was the same as that to E verywhere, Celliers continued, which they are subjected every day we are an audience, and the busiwhen they open their mornng pa- ness of the newsmen is not to sell per, explained the the assistant news, but to provide interest for editor of "Pathfinder" magazine. their audience, the reader. The first Yet, he continued, it is up to us, approach to a large audience is the the 5 per cent of those who really attempt to utilize several appeals, think to be able to interpret cri- a fact which leads newspapers to tically the news with which we are aim at both the lowest and the presented. brodest of brows. Attempt is made In the world conflict in which we I to pl ease all, to offend none. find ourselves, it is in the philiAnd the newsman's picture of sophical realm that the true victo!y those he pleases is none too :bright. must be won. We must, he said, It has been estimated that the menpreserve the individuality of demo- talities which with papers find cracy, which is dependent upon cer- themselves dealing is roughly from tain concepts, among which we find about twelve to about seventeen the preservation of personal inte- years, and that the possessors of grity and individuality, as expresse this intellect read about ten times in the ballot. as much about the sport section, The blame for those who do not the comics, the syndicated columns, read, and do not vote, lies iii. the and so forth as do they read in public press for failing to raise its connection with the day's news. -:-:-::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=-... This has reached such a state that , frequently space relating to the key news developments must be limited to about eight hundred words - the space of a single column . . Est. 1871 Editors, the s·peaker asserted, are much concerned with this probMen's Furnishings and lem, but must also worry over the desires of big advertisers. Yet Hats of Quality these should not be given too much blame, for they do perform a service, in that they subsidize the paper, which can then continue to pre,9 West Market Street sent its readers with the news. The Wilkes-Barre, Pa. fun ction of subsidation is highly J ORDAN ** (continued on page 4) Wilkes College Beacon Wilkes College Dear Editor: Would you please print this letter in its entirety? It is an open letter to the president of the Student Council, Wayne Madden. Dear President, This is a voice raised in protest against the manner in which the proposed amendment to the student council constitution was decided. I do not want to discuss the outcome of the election, nor do I want to debate the merits or faults of the proposed amendment, nor is it m y purpose to inject politics into this matter. My only purpose is to protest your casual method of election. Now that I have clarified my position, I would like to say that I think you have made a consequential mistake in the method of voting on the proposed amendment to the student council constitution. Consequential, Mr. President, because of the dangerous precedent it may set. That precedent being the invasion of our voting rights by anyone in power. Therefore, Mr. President, your conscience and you intelligence should force you to set aside this past election - declare it invali<l, null and void - and de ~lare a new, more democratic election. I ask this of you for the following reasons : (1) Most of the students did not realize that they would have the chance to vote on the proposed amendment, so they didn't bother to study the amendment or its possible ramifications. As a result of this they were ignorant of the facts and could not vote intelligently. I think the students should have had an advanced warning of their eligibility. (2) As chairman of the Assembly Committee, I am ashamed to admit this but not everyone goes to every assembly, in fact some people never go to any. The point is this: why do you assume that on a given day all the students of Wilkes ,College will go to Assembly? Some students will and did miss the Assembly program this week, they also missed their · chance to vote on the proposed amendment. I think every student is entitled to the chance to vote on a matter as important as this. (3) Although I did manage to find a deeply buried in the Beacon concerning the election, that is all the publicity I could find. I believe that any election on campus should publicized, especially an important one such as this, so that every student will know when, where and how to cast his vote. ( 4) Because of the method of distributing ballots, many students who were in Assembly didn't vote because they didn't receive a ballot, many ballots were fill ed in by friends, the person who did cast a vote didn't have very much privacy while making his choice and could easily be swayed by the person sitting next to him, etc. In general, I would view the election as a chaos. Maybe I am spoiled by the old 'fashioned, uniform election, but I still think that they are best for ail concerned. The purpose of this letter, Mr. President was not to criticize your method of election. I trust that after reading this letter, you will take the necessary steps to correct the past sham election. Your for better campus government, Lou Steck Interdependence Principles ·of Policy, Canham Urges By T. R. PRICE Speaking on "The Spiritual and Intellectual Qualities of Freedom", Mr. Edwin Canham, Christian Science Monitor editor, told an audience of a thousand last Friday evening that rarely have men been challenged as we, rarely have they been given the opportunity to advocate the cause of freedom. Freedom today, said Mr. Canham, is in a state of crisis. Neverthe-less, there is little reason for discouragement. We must consider the events of the last few years. Humankind has been subjected to shocks calculated to destroy its poise, despite which free dom-based societies have clung tenaciously and successfully to liberty. True, some, which have had but little to become used to the practices of freedom have fallen prey to the maw of the police state, but even in those, the spirit of man still burns, ready again to surge upward. The degree of clandestine resistance is acutely embarrassing to the plans of dictators. The dangers to individual liberty in this country are less today than ever before. In contrast to the reaction following the other great wars in which we have engaged, said the speaker, there has been a delayed crisis in political warfare. We should not wonder at the passions of extremism, but at the little harm it has done. The reasons for what extremism 'there has been are. due to the fact that the question of subversion in the government has not been properly or impartially investigated, by either the last administration or the present one. There should have been such an investigation made so that the people might learn the real situation, but instead, fear has been allowed to spread until dissennt and subversion are regarded in the same light. However, it is not only the extreme right that has been guilty of aggressive demogoguery. The left, excepting the communists of course has also been remiss in this respect. Academic freedom carries with it academic responsibility, Canham noted, as he continued his treatment of the situation, went on to mention that there have been, in the government, abuses of power under FDR and Truman, perhaps due to the fact that power is habitforming. Even the most reactionary among us are revolutionaries when compared to the heirs of despotism who impose the police state upon mankind. We have in our charge a powerful wea·pon of revolution-our dedication to the basic individual rights of man, expressed in myriad ways, and springing from the frame-work of moral right, legal protection, and the belief in the brotherhood of man, which have combined to make the spiritual house in which we live, and which forms a composite force of revolutionary ideals. We must understand our basic principles, as did the men at Philadelphia, and at Gettysburg, as did the lone man proposing his Fourteen Points. The basic elements of our program in the world must be expressed as self - determination with recognization of the principle of independence. These must be our b-asic political ideas, possessed of the power of liberty and stability. If there is one defence to communism, it should be nationalism, linked with the framework of r egional federa lism and national organization. However, we must make the difference between true nationalism and mere chauvinistic jingoism. There will always be a place in the world for true nationalism, just as there will always be a place in this country for individuality of the Texan and the New Englander. As with the nation, so does selfdetermination affect the individuals, rela-ted through the socal compact to interdependence. To express this to the individuals of the world, we should issue a "Freedom Manif esto"-:-barricading militarily only I as a stop-gap measure, while strengthening our economy, more sanely relating it to that of our allies. Our long-range dedication ought to be between the advocates of free self-government and its foes,, seeking to convince the "in-between peoples" that our system has values adaptable to their needs. This isn't an argument that we ought to make over every nation in our image, but that the road to free nstitutions be made clear to them. The precise forms of these free institutions would not be the exact ones we use, but the universal elements thereof. The glory of our fr ee society,. said Canham , is not in that the trip is all down-hill, but in the reverse, as it offers us the challenge. -BEACON'S GRAB-BAG A fr esh-out-of-school newspaper repo1:ter was instructed by the editor to never state anything as a fact that he could not verify from personal knowledge. Sent out to cover an important. social event soon afterward, he turned in the following story: "A woman giving the name of Mrs. Roscoe Astorbilt, who is reported to be one of the society leaders of the city, is said to have given what is purported to be a party yesterday for a number of alleged la,dies. The hostess claims to be the wife of a reputed attorney. ,:i :~ ,:: * :)I The head of a leading department store was passing through the packing room and saw a boy lounging against a box, whistling cheerfully. "How much do you get a week?" he asked the boy. "Ten dollars, sir," the lad replied. "Here's a week's pay, you loafer -you're fired!" When the foreman came back he promptly asked him who had hired that "lazy bum." "We never hired him," answered the foreman. "He just brought in a package from another firm." * :;, l)c * :)c Middle age is the time of life when a man stops wondering if he can escape the t emptation and begins to wonder if he's missing any. ::: * :11 ::: * The wise fraternity man had parked his car in fro nt of a fire hydrant. A policeman came along and requested that he remove it. "Sir," replied the indignant College Joe, "do you realize to whom you are speaking? I am a Delta!" "I don't care if you're a whole peninsula," was the quick retort, "move that car!" SPECIAL TUX GROUP PRICES for WILKES DANCES at ,.. •<t , JOHN B. STETZ~ Expert Clothier ~ 9 E. Market St.. W-B. Q ) L ~ L .\ "%a""-"-'"'-. ,._ ;;;;.==========::.;::;:::;:::::::, THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR �WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON Friday., Fe.bruary 26, 1954 FaceMuhlenberg Al Allentown in Season's Finale Two Games Next Week Complete Cage Docket * * • * "' Weight 123-pounds 130" 137" 147157" 167" 177Heavyweight Play Susquehanna U. in Last Home Game Wednesday, Finish 20~ame Slate With Harpur Saturday; Record Hangs -in Balance Grapf)lin' Captains By AL JETER Coach John Reese's wrestling team will be trying for a win- ' ning season tomorrow night when it travels to Muhlenberg College for its last meet of -the year. Up to date the Colonels have an even record of four wins and four losses. Before the season started, Reese stated that his team would be in " good shape" if nothing else. It ddn't turn out to be "nothing else" however. From a shaky start the grapplers have developed into a first rate t eam that bears watching. Number Of Records Should the Blue and Gold come out of the Muhlenberg scrap with a victory they will be the second WC team to turn in a winning season thi s year. The soccer team was first. To fini sh in the black would be a just reward for Coach John Reese and th e hard working men of the squad. A "winner" would be the first in history for the Colonel mat squad. 3 With two more games left to play, the Wilkes basketball team could end the campaign with any one of three over-all season's records. The Colonels could end with an even .500 or 10-10 mark by splitting with Susquehanna and Harpur, they could have a winning season by toppling both and ending with a 11-9 mark, or they could lose both and finish with a 9-11 mark on the losing side of the ledger. SOCCER TEAM GETS NEW GAME, SECOND PENDING ' BOB REYNOLDS WARREN YEISLEY 1)1'1\~ . UIVOTi Wrestler [ · ~obby Morgan }3obby Reynolds By JACK CURTIS Don Reynolds Warren Yeisley Don McFadden OUR OLD FRIEND LYCOMING Neil Dadurka Lycoming College is certainly making a name for itself this year Bob Masonis through the m edium of sports - and what a name. It shouldn't happen Jerry Elias to LIU. It seems that in spite of the fame of the illustrious (and highly emotional) Vince Leta, the way that Lycoming is winning basketball Reese, the former coach of games at home is attracting the attention of the N•CAA. Kingston High .School, has done It has always been tough to beat the Warriors of Williamsport on wonders in his first year here at their own boards, but ·this year the thing has come to a bursting point. Wilkes. He has brought a fine brand In fact things are so foul that Moravian College has written to the of wrestling back to the college NCAA (rulinng body of athletics in organized American colleges) proafter a disastrous season last year. testing the methods employed in insuring a home-floor win for LycoHard work on the part of all has ming. paid good dividends. Claims in this sort of situation are generally Tough Grind wild, but if you look behind th e loud cries, you someThe schedule has been anything times find that there is fire behind all that smoke. but a snap. The matmen have had The one we heard, from a member of the King's top-flight competition from the student body and which he states h e got from a first meet. The brush-burn boys reliable source, is that one of the officials that Lyhave collected the scalps of Wyocoming uses is a relative of the Warrior coach and ming Seminary, Swarthmore, East the other is th e handyman, janitor or th e like at Stroudsburg, and the Kings Point the Lycoming gym. Merchant Marine Academy. Very possibly these claims are fantastic, but The four losses suffered this year there are deeper implications. The fact that such by the groaners are nothing to be rumors get started shows that there is unrest aashamed of. They came at the mong Lycoming opponents about the way they are hands of recognized power houses losing in Williamsport. CURTIS Lafayette, Hofstra, Cortland State, Take Wilkes for instance. The C olonels lamand Ithaca. basted Lycoming here, even though Vince Leta had The Colonels' two best showings 43 points (and did deliberately throw the ball smack into Jim Ferris' have been against their last two face). The crowd was mighty uneasy after that one and the play shown opponents, Kings Point and East was just a trifle on the putrid side. Stoudsburg. They clearly showed JUST DOESN'T FIGURE that they have developed into a high-geared machine. First came Then, after a relatively easy victory here, Wilkes g ets well tarred the sinking of the future sailors, and feather ed at Williamsport, where Lenny Batroney fouls out-for who would have done better to. have the first time thi:. season. Wilkes had 54 fouls called against it. Pee-ew! "stood in bed" during the Wilkes Last year, you may remember, it was at Lycoming that .Marsh storm. The gale was followed by an Karesky was ruined for the rest of the season-probably for hfe. In impressive win over the Pocono the third game of th e season he was trampled going in for a layupMountain matmen. another deliberate foul-and his knee ruined. Coach George Ralston Reynolds Back has been plenty ·burned at times, but has kept quiet on the matter. But Bobby Rey nolds, who was out of a st ench can drift only so far before it begins to be sniffled at. action last week, should be on hand Moravian and Wilkes and for that matter King's have not been the to bolster the grapplers in the seas- only t eams that have gone away not just a little disgruntled. The word on's finale. Bobby along with his is that almost every team that plays at Lycoming is burning and cussin ' brother Don have been mainstays under its collective breath on the return trip hom e. of the lightweight classes this year. Here's hoping the Moravian letter to NCAA does a little good. New men that have been bright FOOTBALL? AH, THAT'S ANOTHER GAME spots this year include Don McFadThen there's another matter concerning Lycoming. Back in the den and N eil Dadurka, both football players, as well as Bob Maso- days when Wilkes and the Williamsport school met regularly on the nis and Jerry Elias. Jerry was the gridiron, all was hunkey-dorey .between the two. But Lycoming dropped manager of the 1952-53 football football and disappeared from the Wilkes slate. Now football has been restored at the former Dickinson Seminary, a school about the size of team. With all of these men on deck WiJ,kes. But lo and behold, ni x-they want no part of the ,Colonels it seems. and ready to go, there is a fine chance of attaining the much An abbr~viated six-game schedule has been arranged for Lycoming. On sought after winning season tomor- hearing that football was on the agenda again at Lycoming, George Ralston, Director of Athletics, contacted the old time rival. H e was row. assured that Wilkes would get its old place on the slate. When Lycoming makes public its six-gam e schedule-yo u guessed ATHLETIC BANQUET it-conspicuously missing will be the name "Wilkes.'; Included, among SOMETIME IN MARCH others will ·b e Drexel T ec h, P enn Military College, Juniata and Geneva, Director of Athletics Ralsto.n but uh-uh, no Wilkes. said yesterday that there will "deWell, when you think of the beatings Wilkes used to hand Lyfinitely" be an athletic banquet this coming, it's not hard to understand why there is reluctance to play us. year. Fear is an awful thing. "We h eld off as long as possible SHORT TAKES FROM COLONELLAND to see how the athletic budget lookAnother Stinkeroo-The Bratton-Saxton fight seen at the corner ed " Ralston stated, "and we will pr~babJy li.old the banquet between gin mill Wednesday night. This "pipperoo" of a waltz had nothing on {completed on page 4) basketball and baseball seasons." ==============================-' The Wilkes College soccer team will . meet one and probably two new opponents next fall it was learned yesterday by the BEACON. The opponent on the docket for sure is Bucknell University, the one-time mother school of Wilkes nd the probable opponent is the Philadelphia Textile Institute. The addition of Bucknell to the Colonel booting slate is a move which will give the team added prestige and if Philadelphia Textile is also added, the Colonel soccermen will get a chance to tangle with an institution from Coach Bob Partridge's hometown. The Bucknell tilt is listed for Kirby Park on Tuesday, October 21. The athletic• departments of Wilkes and Philadelphia Textile are currently arranging a suitable date for the proposed game. A loss to Kutztown State Teachers College, 95-87, . Wednesday night bought the record to nin e wins and as many losses. The WC passers engage a relatively weak Susquehanna University t eam in the> home finale for this season at the Wilkes gym on Wednesday night and then end it all by travelling to meet Harpur College at Endicott, N. Y. next Saturday. In last Wednesday's game Wilkes led until about midway through the second stanza, but faltered at that point and never again took the upper hand. Lenny Batroney had his top game of the season, turning in a fine night's work which netted him 31 points. Aside from Batroney' s scoring, there was little to brag about in the loss and the team can do no. more than hope for better things. in the remaining two games. Wilkes will be favored to takethe hapless Susquehanna crew, but Harpur could give the Blue and Gold troubl e on its home court. On the next two c ontests, a mere two of a 20-game schedule, hangs the Colonels' season rating. Winners? So-so? Or bust? Time, Susquehanna and Harpur will tell. AFTER LAST YEAR. UH-UH Ralston Brands Wilkes-Mansfield Football Game As 'Strictly Rumor' By JACK CURTIS. Sports Editor In answer to reports that have been circulating in Wyoming Valley the past week, Director of Athletics George F. Ralston yesterday branded stories that Wilkes has scheduled Mansfield State Teachers College in football next fall as "strictly rumor." Ralston admitted, however, that there has been communication between the athletic departments of the institutions but added, "the initiative has come from the other end." The Wilkes athletics h ead also stated emphatically, "A Mansfield game in. football next fall doesn't even look like a possibility.'' Adelphi Out An open date on the Wilkes football schedule has resulted from the suspens ion of football at Adelphi College, Garden City, L. I., which was to play th e third in a series with the Colonels n ext fall. Adelphi Athletics Director Vincent X. Flaherty gave "lack of interest" as the school's reason for dropping the sport. Oddly the largest crowd of the season for Adelphi at home last year was the Wilkes game, which drew some 2,000 fans, of which only about 800 were paid admissions. Ralston said he has sent letters of inquiry to at least eight eastern schools, including Brooklyn College, Hamilton, Lycoming and others not identified, but has not heard from any except Lycoming, which for some reason has chosen not to ptay the •Colonels this season. Lyco ming was a regular opponent until it dropped football several seasons ago. The Williamsport school will resume the sport on an intercollegiate level this fall. Meet In One Sport Wilkes now engages Mansfield only in basketball - two games per season - on a home and home basis. There is doubt if the game would win student approval or s upport as Ralston pointed out since ill feelings were built up as a res ult of a ·dis play of poor s ports manship last fall when the two grid elevens met in a scrimmage at Towanda High School prior to the beginning of the actual season. John Aquilino was followed to the Wilkes huddle by one of the Mansfield linemen and on turning around in answer to a tap on the shoulder, John was punched square in the face, in full view of everyon e and knock ed out. He suffered a brain concussion and was on the mend for over a month. Questionable Tactics This action, of course, didn't set well with the Wilkes squad, as didn't many of the other questionable tactics of the Teachers College t eam. Wilkes teams have always uph eld high standards of sportsmanship, but they can be brutal if given a reason to be. No, Mansfield isn't a good team to schedule in football. A PAPER FOR THE HOME .. • SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Most Complete Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION WEEKLY FEATURES �Friday, February 26, 1954 . WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 RECORD FOR CHARITY his head removed the culprit's door Eddie Davis set a new free throw and put it in the shower. A smile record in 952 .b y making 15 out of (continued from page 3) of satisfaction was on his face for Kowalski and Gunkel ... Our prize remark of the week-When asked 18 tries in one game. He has althe rest of the evening until he ways been cool on the foul line. where we live, we retorted, with mental reservations concerning the discovered his bed was missing. A By JOE SARACEN! searching party was organized and "land heaves" in South Wilkes-Barre, ·"·On Carey Avenue last time I JR. VETERINARIAN Jerry the bed was recovered at 4 A. M. looked." .. . We may be singing "Down in Pennsylvania" from right "Luscious" Lind arrived back at down in Pennsylvania any day now. It's fine to support the Barons, the dorm Saturday night with a ***** but we're wondering what's supporting Artillery Park. Ever see a pet bat that he had acquired ·some- INTRA-ROOM-MATE SPORTS - mound lower than the p_late-could happen. where. The bat was suffering from Cliff "Crusher" Braudigan and Stan Rumor has it that Paul Gronka will remain at Wilkes next year a broken leg and Jerry was going "Crash" Abrams have introduced to nurse it back to health and train a new series of events in the dorm. a s a mathematics major. Gronka, you may remember, was second string it as a pet. Well things were against The two are holding regular wrest- All-State end and honorable mention Little All-American last fall .. . him-his roommate didn't especial- ling ·b outs and so far the attend- Former ·g ridder and alumnus Dick Scripp has become engaged to a ly go for the idea and all J erry was ance has been good. This sport has Wilkes alumna, Marianne Hoffman of New York. "Bee-Bee Eyes" able to feed the poor thing was been termed an asset to the dormi- as Scripp was affectionately known on campus is working in the big city bananas one at a time. After giv- tory and you all know what an as- and Marianne is a medical technician at Skidmore College in Saratoga ing some thought to the matter he set is, it's a little Donkey. Springs, N. Y. decided to consult Dr. Reif. The bat - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - was chloroformed to put it out of its misery and although funeral . services will not be held as planned the remains can be viewed in the Biology Lab. DIKE DIVOTS DORM DOINGS Liggett & Myers ***** · AN EYE FOR AN EYE AND A DOOR FOR A DOOR - Mickey "Lung" Perlmuth was rather surprised when he came back from dinner and found his door missiI).g. It seems that someone removed it · from its hinges but "Lung" using Intra-Mural League Down The Home Stretch _By A US TIN SHERMAN .W ith the Intramural Basketball 'L eague rapidly coming to a finish, ·jt looks as though the Missing Links have won their second con. secutive league championship. The Missing Links are undefeated in . six league games. The league standing as of Tuesday, Feb. 23 are: 'Team W L .M issing Links .................... 6 0 Idiot's Row . . ................... 7 2 Simon Pures ... 6 2 Butler Weeks .. ..... ............. 5 2 Matchembios · 5 2 Club 20 7 4 Bar Rags 6 4 Eduecon .... ........... 4 5 Big Red . . . . . . .. . 3 4 Left Overs 4 6 Swamp Hogs 3 6 In one of the best played games of the week Club 20 scored a 50-35 win over the Left Overs. Hoffman and West scored 22 and 13 respectively to lead the winners for the night. The best in the scoring department for the losers was Diamond's 8 and Chanosky's 7. Mr. Partridge announces that there will be a six team playoff. The semi-finals will be played on Thursday, March 4 at 5:45 P. M. The finals, if possible will be held on the following night, Friday, March 5· at 6 :45. On both of these nights the Intramural playoff tilts will be used as preliminaries to the P.I.A.A. playoffs. Mr. Partridge also announced that there will be a very important meeting of the league managers on Wednesday, March 3. The main topic for discussion will be the playoffs. "It is imperative that all league managers attend the meet•ing," said the Director of Activities. Tobacco Co. says . • • FOR more than thirty years we have used research day in and day out learning about tobaccos and cigarettes in the public's interest. _Continuously we and our consultants have analyzed, experimented with and smoked all kinds of tobaccos ... especially Southern Bright, Burley, Maryland and Turkish cigarette tobaccos. Our own cigarettes and competitive brands have been submitted to the most exacting scientific scrutiny including thousands of analyses of millions of pounds of tobaccos. From all these thousands of analyses, and other findings reported in the leading technical journals, our Research Department has found no reason to believe that the isolation and elimination of any element native to cigarette tobaccos today would improve smoking. Our consultants include Arthur D. Little, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, "one of the largest and most reputable industrial · research organizations in the country" (From Business Week Magazine) and eminent scientists from leading universities. Today the public can confidently choose from a variety of brands - by far the best cigarettes ever made by the tobacco industry. Many scientists within our laboratories ore analyzing cigarette tobaccos every day ONLY FIVE PER CENT (continued from page 1) important to the reader, for without it, he would be forced to pay a quarter for his paper, a dollar for his magazine. What intelligently-aimed media we do have, in contrast to usual "please everybody" publications, is aimed at comparitively small audience. This, said the speaker, is neither desirable or feasible. Availralability of information is an in_tegral part of democracy, particularly as it affects intelligent voting, and as it protects the reader from the evils of propaganda. It is possible to persuade publishers to print more intelligent news, declared Celliers, noting that any attack upon the advertising (say by a boycott of advertised products) made by the intelligent readers will have its effect. Concluding, Celliers remarked that if all his talk had done was to have raised a distrust of having blind, absolute faith in news sources, some good had been done, and at the same time urged caution in this respect. For four years we have maintained in the smoker's interest an intensified larger scale diversified research program. A half-million dollar 30-ton machine, the world's most powerful source of high voltage electrons, designed solely for our use has tested tens of thousands of cigarettes. This program has aiready given to us direct and significant information of benefit to the smoking public. 3 Brands Tested and Approved by 30, Years of Scientific Tobacco Research Coprrishr I ~ IJGGrTT & Mvns TOBACCO Co. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1954 February 26th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 February 26 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/c18cb0f91d4c3eaadff19fdc8b4babfb.pdf d582255a5ece55b3bc3838c1769326d2 PDF Text Text College May Bring Live TV To Campus t Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind. Da Vinci. Vol. 8, No. 15 Wilkes College STUDENT COUNCIL DANCE AFTER GAME SATURDAY NIGHT BE WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1954 Christian Science Editor Speaks Tonight Beacon Cabaret Party Plans Near Completion Mr. Erwin Canham To Offer First Of Three Lectures On Freedom Crystal Ballroom To Be Scene The first of a series of three lectures on the "Foundation of Freedom" to be sponsored by the college will be presented in Of Gala Affair; Committees Work the gymnasium tonight. Mr. Erwin Dain Canham, editor of the Christian Science Monitor, will discuss the "Intellectual and Hard On Sterling Shindig Spi·r itual Foundations of Freedom." Born in New England, Canham has been with the Monitor By IRV GELB The big hand on our time clock of social events moves foster and faster, and points to the Beacon Cabaret Party at ,t he hour of 9:00 P. M. on February 26 in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Sterling. · Time doesn't deviate from its well worn path and thus our Beacon Cabaret Party approaches. As the fleeing seconds scurry past, the masthead of the newspaper consumes air and resembles that host of students who are participants in completing the blueprints for the cabaret party. At the helm of the ship. are t wo coeds, P earl Onacko and Jean Kravitz , who are being assisted by the entire staff. Since everything must follow a stringent time table, the musicians, a dazzling n ew combo, have been signed by Jim N everas and soft m usic shall be played from nine to twelve. The posters of Shirley Wasenda's committee are appearing regularly, advertising the party and proph esizing that a ticket will sell for a single dollar and those fortunate will pay one dollar and seventyfive cents per couple. The publicity commi ttee of Irv Gelb and Gene Scrudato must l<:eep this party before the roving eyes of the students at every moment and spot announcements for local radio and t elevision stations have been assigned. National Acclaim For Dr. Arthur Kruger Intermission time is important in any dance because the entertainm ent is presented. Chairman of this committee is Gene Scrudato and the teletime ticker machine has announced the presentation of J oe Scott as M. C. Joe Scott is well known to us via his morning radio show "Scott's Coff ee Shop" and on T V by hi s "Club 28." Many other acts of immeasurable talent shall blend into the picture of excellent entertainment for yo ur enjoyment, including the Harmonaires quartet. Chaperones have been secured by Helen Krachenfels; Joan ShoemakWednesday, Feb. 24: Basketball, er and Fran Panzetta will be in Kutztown, Away; Intramurals; charge of tickets. Any member of Friday, Feb. 26: Beacon Cabaret the Beacon can secure one of these Party; Intra murals; valuable ti cket s for you. Saturday, Feb. 27 : Wrestling, For the natural of the year; save Muhlenberg, Away. your time circa 9:00 P. M. on Beacon Cabaret Party day and attend. ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE ing the Debate Case." This is the second article by Dr. Krug er to appear thi s year, one, titled "Interpreting the Debate Question," having appeared two months ago in the "Bulletin of the Debating Association of Pennsylvania Coll eges. In accepting Dr. Kruger's article for publication, Dr. Dallas Dickey, editor of "The Speech T eacher", wrote to the Wilkes debating coach as follows : " I certainly appreciate your sending the paper and long as it is I have taken time to read it quite carefull y. It has come at a very opportune time since I am j ust now working on the March issue and deciding what manuscripts to have put in !?age proof. I realize that your paper is very long but I h ave given it a good deal of thought and since it is so very well written and contains a treatment of the subject which is very well done, I ha ve decided to send it at once to t he printer and will likel y us e it in the March iss ue. It is barely possible that I will have to carry it over until September but I think it will appear in March." Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, shown above, long recognized as one of the leading debate teachers in the East, w ill receive national r ecognition shortly when a forty-page manuscript, expounding the principles of debate which he has used so successfully with Wilkes debaters, will be published in the March issue of "The Speech T eacher", off icial publication of the Speech Association of America. The title of Dr. Kruger's paper is " Logic and Strategy in Develop- since 1925. As a reporter, he covered the League of Na,t ions Assembly, and served in Washington and overseas bureaus of the paper until he became news editor in 1939. After four years as managing editor, he became editor in 1945. Mr. Canham, in his many works on freedom, created the phrase, "Authentic Revolution." This denotes the transfer of responsibility from the government to the individual and the consequent expansion of freedom. As one of America's foremost authorities on freedom, Mr. Canham has served with the United States delegation to the UN conference on Freedom of Information. He has been associated with the U.S. Commission for UNESCO since 1948. Canham's lecture will be the first of three by eminent authorities in their field ,to be presented by the College. Future speakers will dwell on the topics of economic and political foundations in our society. ERWIN CANHAM In conjunction with the lecture, a display of more than 24 panels prepared by Columbia University is on exhibit at the gym. The exhibit was created by Columbia to commemorate its 200th anniversary and is entitled, "Man's Right to Knowledge Sunday , Feb. 21: Town and Gown and the Free Use Thereof." Mr. Canham's lecture will start at 8:30 P. M. The general Monday, Feb. 22: Intramurals ; Tuesday, Feb . 23 : Orch estra public as well as the student body is extended an invitation to Practice; lntramurals ; attend. At present, Dr. Kruger, wh ose Wilkes t eams have won 116 debates while losing 6·2 during the six years he has served as Director of Debate, is working on a third article, which he hopes to submit for publication in a few weeks . Dare to be wise; begin! He who postpones the hour of living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses. Horace. Wilkes IRC Attends Philadelphia Convention The International Relation Club of Wilkes College will send four delegates to t h e Pennsylvania Association of International Relation .clubs Convention at the University of Pennsylvania this Friday and Saturda y. The four delegates representing the I.R.•C. of Wilkes are J im Neveras, J ean Kravitz, Pearl Onacko, and Mike Lewis. Last year's P AIRC convention was held on this campus when T ed Krohn was State .President. The general topic of the conference will be: "Germany's Place in W estern Europe." The principal speaker at this year's convention is Prof. Rob ert Strausze-Hupe who is at the present time a lecturer at the Air War Coll ege. Mr. Hu pe has been Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and an Honorary consultant to the United Nations ( Social Affairs Divisions, Migration and Settlement Section ). He has written many articles; hi s latest is, "The Zone of Indifference", p ubl ished during 1953. The Wilkes College I.R.C. invites all students to attend its meetings and later participate in the discussion gro ups at t hese conventions of the I.R.C . Beacon Cabaret Party Next Friday Stags-$1.00 Couple - $1.75 College May Bring TV To Campus; Chase Theater Would Become Center Of Origin For Student Telecasting By JACK CURTIS Wilkes College may bring live television right on its South River Street campus it was learned last week from a reliable source. If plans now being considered materialize, the college will spend between $20,000 and $25,000 for equipment with which to televise programs of local and national interest via the two local network outlets, WBRE-TV (NBC) and WILK-TV (ABCDuMont). According to the source, the center of operations would be Chase Theater, which now houses the campus theatrical group, Cue 'n' Curtain, and also included would be facilities in the Wilkes Gymnasium. I ing in TV programming, so the Programming from the lawn s at move would be a real shot in the t he r ear of Chase and Kirby Halls arm for the college. Endless .Possibilities would a lso be made possible. The venture has endless possibiMr. Alfred Groh, director of dramatics at Wilkes and recently nam- lities and would offer students and ed t elevision director of the college community alike a chance t o gain wou ld head the ,program, which priceless experience in the n ew would see programs entirely pro- medium. There has also been speculation duced by students . regarding the establishment of a Variety of Progra ms Mr. Groh stated this week, at a new department dealing purely meeting called to. organize a TV with radio and television if the group , that plan s to present a ser- program were undertaken. As it appears, telecasts fro m the ies of variety shows which would not only be educational in nature, campus would give almost every but also entertaining from the department in the school a chance standpoint of the general public, to participate. Students of the music and drama departments would have been formulated. Plans are already underway to probably be given an opportunity do some telecasts from the studi os to delve into television production of the local stations, but if the more r egularly and other departments, recently drawn plans becom e a re- such as economics, political science, ality, shows will eminate right education, etc., would undoubtedly fro m the campus in the not too be called on to make contributions. 40 Students Report distant future . Last summer the college called Over 40 students turned out for in lighting technicians, who advised the first m eeting of the TV group that Chase Theat er would be ,per- at Chase Theater on Tuesday a t haps the best laid out studio for noo n. Many others have indicated t elecastin g among Eastern colleges. interest, but were unable to attend Only six colleges and universities at that time. At that time, too , the (completed on page 4) in the country are now participat- �W ~ COLLEGE BEACON 2 Wilkes Colleg~ BEACON'S GRAB-BAG BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Bombers wer e over the city, the Editor-in-Chief JEAN KRAVITZ sirens wer e wailing and people JACK CURTIS wer e racing for the shelters . " Hurry it up," cri ed a hou sewife -to her husband. ,;I can't find my fa lse t eeth," h e gas ped. "False t eet~, hell! " scpiam ed t he t errifi ed wife. "What dq yo u thiµk t hey'r e dr opping? S.a.,n.<;l )Yich es? " · Associate Editors DALE WARMOQTH Faculty Adviser 4~T ij091/"fR JACK CURTIS Sports ·Editor ;Qusine,s_s M!lp._'sl<Jer NEWS STAFF Mike Lewis J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty Margaret Williams J~ Neveras Lo1.1is ·Steck Lois Long Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenlels Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma· · Davis Irv Gelb Frances Panzetta Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters ::: ::: ::: * :;: Witness: H e said you were a sculpt or, but t hat you didn't wa sh oft en enough. Attorney : Give me t he exact words . W itness: Well, he said you were a dir t y chiseller. BUSINESS CIRCULATION Bernice Thomas Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell Barbara Tanski Irene Tomalls PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A 'Paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilkes College Subscription price: $1.80 per semester ~ Member Intercollegiate Press EDITOit'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO Maijy Are Called, But Few Are "Chosen" In last Tuesqay's assembiy. the words "chosen few" were tossed around wit)l utter q:handon . . The debating team wa~ th_e f h l h f tc;u g~t o t e gent emen using t ese un air words. _ It v,,as claimed that since the debating team is maq.e up of only ~our people, it dpesr1.'.t deserve the funds it receives. These four are the "chosen few", the claim went on, q:s they have SQ much money all for themselves. All clubs should have an equal qmount of tl).e funds appropriated for student activities, the claimants said. ' · We, ·of the Beacon, would like to clarify the issue. The qebating teqm engqges in . activities on an intercollegiate level. This means that it represents the college and in q.oµig so, it is by its success or failµre that the college is judged. Most of the other clubs engage in intracollegiate affairs, that is, affairs which p:ffect club members only, and not the entire col1ege. How has the debating team represented Wilkes College? One· ~eed not look back any further than last week when we were happy to report that the debating team had once again compiled a stellar record, this tim~ at the Johns Hopkins Tournament. This was nothing unusual for the team as it has repeatedly been successful. It overall record is 116 wins against 62 losses. One thing which should be kept in mind is that this record was compiled against such teams as Princeton, Notre Dame, Penn Sti:ite, Fordham, Harvard, Penn, Temple, etc., etc. We need not mention more. Little Wilkes College should feel proud of its record against such scholastic giants as those mentioned above. This is the only activity in which we engage such schools. In the past, ,t he Beacon has been extremely proud to print the successes of the debaters. We have good reason to be proud. Our conclusion therefore, is that the funds appropriated for he deba,t ing team are well deserved by that team. The name of Wilkes hm; been brought to the attention of the biggest schools in the nation. The funds are not for a "chosen few", but rather for Wilkes College, its student body, faculty, and administration. When the husband ar rived ho me unexpect edly, he fo und his wife in the arm s of his best friend. "I love yo ur wif e," cried the paramo ur , "and she loves m e. Look , I'll play you a g am e of ca r ds fo r h er. If I w in, you divorce h er; if you win, I promise n ever to see her again." " 0 . K.," a greed the husband, "b~t how about a penn y a point t o mak e it interesting ." :;: * * * * Two Brooklyn boys sleeping in a pup t ent had t h eir heads covered up to k eep out the mosquitoes. P eeping oqt, one saw a lightning bug and said, " Sam, ther e is no use hiding, thes!c! mosquitoes are looking fo r us with flashlights." * *** * The lady called t he police depar tment to r eport that her husband was missing. She described him a s a ha ndsome man, six f eet three, wa vy black hair, blue eyes, tremendous shoulders, a flashing smile. The follo wing day a fr iend called the woman and said, " I read that your husband is missing , but wha,t kind of description is that ? Your old man is short, fat, has var icose veins and dresses like a t ramp! " " Yeah , I know," replied the woman, "but wh o wants that bum back!" Friday, February 19, 1954 Student Council Holds Important Meeting; Three Topics Discussed By HELEN KRACHENFELS After a prolonged recess due to final exams and the belween-~emester vacation, the Student Council held an important meeting last Thursday evening. Business on the agenda fell under thr,e e main headings: 1. The proposed amendment to the const~tµt~on (no, not the Bricker, just that Budget); 2. The Cinderella Ball; a µ d 3. An evaluation of the year's student activities thus fqr. · 'since t he proposed am endment has been r ead at t wo Student Coun•cil meet ing a nd passed by a majorit y vot e by tha t body at the lat ter meeting, and also ap proved by the Administrat ive Council , the only remaining step t o be t aken t o make t he amen dment a valid part of t h e Constit ut ion of the Student Body is it s r at ifi cation by t h e students them selves . A motion was ma de and ca r r ied t o t he effect that a secret vot e be t a ken in assembly the week fo llowing t he "gripe session" . For t he benefi t of t he students w ho do not know wha t the proposed a mendment entails, here are the "facts": Budgets for the following activities shall be submit ted to the Student Council at t he beginning of each fa ll semest er : Beacon, Cue 'n ' Curtain, Dor mit ories, Int er-Collegiat e Conferences, Ma nuscript, Male Chorus, Debating Society, Social Activities, Yea rbook. Only t he a bove mentioned activities shall receiv~ reg~lar financial allocations annually· fro?Jl the Stud~nt Council Activities F und . .. ... .... .... . The above mentioned Inter-Collegiate C1mference F un~ shalJ operate a s foJlows : All clubs planning to att end Int er-Collegiate Confe rences during the yea r shall submit fin ancial request s based on approx imate cost s, t o the Student Council a t the beginning of each fall semester. These request s shall be compiled under one request - Inter-Collegiate Conferences. Th e Student Council shall allot a cert ain amount of money for this fund at the time t he annual budget is compiled. Then during the year a s each club wishes to dr aw on this fund they must re-submit a s pecific r equest for fund s at least three weeks before t he trip fo r which Th e young w ife, g r eatl y upset , t elephon ed h er best frie nd. " H enry a nd I have quarell ed something a wful," sh e cried. "And now h e ha s left me for good." " Oh, don 't let that worry yo u," her fren d counselled. "Aft er all, h e's left in a huff before ." " Oh, I know," sobbed t he unhapBy JOE SARACEN! py wife," but this t im e h e t ook his ? •• bowling ball. " LE AP YEAR· - Dm m g fi nal ex: : :;: : , * : : ams t he boy's ~orms :,v~~e visited Wh en t h e salesman walked into by a gro up of g!I'ls sohc1tmg dates t he hotel h e not iced a vey pretty for a_dance. Vj ~II t h e r eceived many blonde sitting in an easy cha ir . An candida t es w1llmg t o t ake a chance excha nged look , a smile, a nod, and on i:i "blind date" and hastily sign ed they walked over t o t h e desk. The t heir names. No one kn ew what man registered " Mr . and Mrs. Jim hi s g ir l woul d look like so it was J ones." The n ext morning wh en h e a stab in t he dark affair. Alt houg h ch ecked out h e was presented with I was not one of t he luck y indivia bill for $38 5. "What!" screa med duals I can only imagine t he shock t h e outrag ed g uest. "I only stopped t hat on e of our fellow dorm st uhere one n ight !" dent s experienced wh en he discov"I k now," r eplied t h e clerk, "but er ed his date was a 210 pound your wife h a s been h er e for eight weak ling. Yes, a good t im e was had by all but t here was n o doubt who We, of the Beacon, wish to remind the student body, faculty, months. weight. and members of the administration that the 'Letter's to the Editor' - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- carried t h e m::: ost ::: ::: * i:: Cue 'n' Curtain Begins COMING ... Play Rehearsals THE .BEACON Cu e 'n' Curt ain has been fee ling CABARET PARTY the stirring of the blood and the increa sed act ivity which com es with -Spring . The Spring on e-act plays FEBRUARY 26 ,h ave begun rehea r sal a nd a re sch eduled for production on Ma rch 1, 2, and 3. P et er Margo is direct in g the one drama on t he bill, "Wheat F ir e", while t he two com edies a r e under the direct ion of Sheldon Schneider and Frederick Krohle. She plays are "Love and Alexander Botts" and "A N ight in the Comi-" t ry", respectively. Wheat Fire is a drama of the r uin of three personalities t h rough t h e blindn ess of one ma n's mat eria l outlook. Love and Alexan der Botts is a com edy based on Saturday Eveni ng .P ost stories and A N_ight in the Country is a farc(;!comedy about a Brooklyn fam ily's first experien ce with count ry life . The three plays are not com pletely ca st as yet . Anyon e interest ed may t ry out for one of these part s by contacting on e of the three dir ect ors. to TDR Valentine Dance DORM DOINGS Is Successful Affair Letters To Editor Welcome column is open to all who wish to express opinions. The letters can be dropped in the Beacon mail-box, office, or may be given to the editor or any staff member. Beacon policy forbids the acceptance of unsigned letters. Names will be withheld upon request. they n eed mone y. Requ est s fo r funds by a ny organization may be submitted to t he Student Council fo rap proval at an y time. The second item on t h e agenda was a discussion of the pla ns for the Cinder ella Ball. W ayn e Madden and N ancy H ann ye will be co-chairmen for the big affa ir . Other comm ittee chair men are as foll ows: Tickets, Dick Hawk e ; P rogra ms, Della King; P a geant, P et er Margo ; P ost ers, Connie Kam erunis ; Selection , Art H oover ; Refresh ments, Jim Moss ; P ublicit y, Jim Neveras a nd Helen Krachefels; Orch est ra,. Wayne Ma dden ; Gif t s, 'Marilyn P et ers; ·Chaperones a nd Invitations, N ancy Morris and Mary Zavatski; Coat Check, J ohn Bresnahan; Cinderella St ory, Leo Kell y; Radio and TV t ime, Wayn e Madden Price of the t ick ets for t he dance will be $2.00, the same price t hat . was charged last yea r . The decora t ion committee has not yet been de-• cided up on. The last discu i;!s ion of the even-ing dealt with the evaluation of t he S tudent Activity pr oga m t his year. There seem ed · be a general consen sus of opinion among members. of the council that this year has been one of the best, as far as st u-• dent pa rticipati on and enthusiasm a r e concern ed. Mr. P art ridge su ggest ed that the Council might m ak e a study of the a ctual percentage of as a special project at a lat er dat e .. student participation in act ivities A .Suggestion Box h as been plac-• ed in the cafet eria, a nd the Student Cquncil will appr eciate student cooperation in utilizing it. If you have any suggestions or request s ( other t han fin ancial ones) t o make, w e will be only too happy t o receive t hem. The box is not, a s one Wilkes -• man asked, for Valentin es ! / "Love is in the air" - This was t he t heme of t h e Theta Delta Rho Valentine da nce and noth ing could ha ve been more apprpriate. Red and whit e transformed the drillsh ed's atmosph er e into a dazz ling valenti ne and t he dream y music of Al And er son a nd his orchest ra set the mood for a n enchanting even ing . Highlighting t h e affair was t he crowning of Lett erman Gen e Snee and Mary Toslin as king a nd queen. The royal couple, after beinng presented with gifts, led t he dan cing. Approximately over one hundred couples attended, making t he bigg est event of t he sorority's social sea son a tremendous Sl1CCess . RECORDING PLANS NEARLY LOSS - Although I may be kind COMPLETE: HARMONAIRES of lat e in mentioning t hat t he dorm- In a ctual life every great enterprise TO APPEAR ON TELEVISION itories lost two great guys I would begins with a nd takes its first forward At presstime, t he Ha rmonaires, ca mpus qua r tet, st a ted that t hey were close to closing a deal by which records of · fou r Wilkes songs would be cut and pressed. The g roup must first clear t wo of the songs it plans to wax wit h copy ri ght holder s and t hen it will be ready for r ecor ding it was learned today. The Ha rmon a ires made their first local appearance of the year with new t enor Norm Ch anosky in the fold on TuesJay at t he Faculty Women's Coffee Hour and were well r eceived. Th e quartet will appear on WTV U, S c ra nt on, Sunday ni ght on t he " Roll Back the Rugs" program which features W ilkes alumna Ann Azat. The show is aired from 9-10 each S und ay evenin g on channel 73. st ill lik e to m ention the fact . So step in faith. here's wish ing luck t o Bob Croucher and Bernie Schecter who left us last semest er. Bob graduated in Jan uary and Bernie tran sf erred t o a N ew York college. · FOOD - Nothing new in the foo d sit uation at S t erling Ha ll but some people have a sked me how the foo d is. W ell I'm no one to judge but aft er asking m y fellow students all I can fi nd out is t hat t he boys have been r eceivin g care packages from home. WELCOME - Cliff Brautigan arrived back at Butler Hall fro m t wo week s of t rai ning in Naval Reserv e to find his room r e-arranged. In t he place of his bed he was surpri sed to find a ham mock and t he orders of t he day clearly post ed in chalk, On the fron t door of But ler Ball was a star with the words "We Have A Boy in The Navy" printed und er it . Schlegel. THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR �3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Friday, February 19, 1954 Passers Play Lycoming, Mansfield STC Over The Week-End ·Colonels Away Tonight, Jayvees at Seminary; Teachers Due Here By AL JETER The Wilkes cagers will see double duty this week-end with two ~mes on the docket. Tonight the ,lonels travel to Williamsport to \e on a strong Lycoming team d will return tomorrow to play st to the ever dangerous MansId State Teachers College at the C gym . Wilkes has met each of these ;ims once previously this year. 1 both occasions they have em.erg; on the big end of the score and . e as anxious to keep the sJate °'an as the other two clubs are 1t for revenge. Lycoming has always proved to <! rugged opposition, and if the igh powered Vince Leta is firing 'l all cylinders Friday night, the ame should be red hot. The Jayvees of Bill Mock meet .vyoming Seminary's Blue Knights .t Pettebone gym tonight at 8. The next evening the Blue and -;old will be faced by a Mansfield lub in a revengeful mood and ,JOasting two high scoring aces by :he name of Bob Merritt and Joe '...inkosky. The Wilkes quintet has never ,ooked better than as of late. Len '3atroney is still setting the pace w-ith a withering average of 22.9 Joints per game and Eddie Davis, vho got off to a slow start thi's ,eason, has hit the double figure l:olumn for the last two games. In addition, t he backboard work m the past few weeks has left little to be desired - all of which adds c1p to the promise of rough even;ngs for both Lycoming and Mansfield. BOB REYNOLDS, YEISLEY ELECTED CO-CAPTAINS Bob Rey nolds a nd Warr en Yeisley were n amed co-captains of t he wrestling team for t he 1953-54 season at a recent meeting of t h e sq uad. T he pa ir has been two of t he hardest workin g members of t he grappling cont ingent of Wilkes athletes and t heir efforts did not go by unnoticed by their teammates. SCRANTON U. DEFEATS WC The Cage Colonels fell apart in the third period at the Scranton CYC on Wednesday night and lost a tough game to the University of Scranton,· 82-75. One bright spot in the loss was Lenny Batroney's 26 points. Bart was second to Bob Bessoir of the Royals, however. Bessoir had 28 markers. Parker Petrilak was second man for WC with 15 while Joe Si_k ora and Harry Enni's also hit for double figures. MEET EAST STROUDSBURG TEACHERS LAST HOME MEET TOMORROW-The Wilkes wrestling team which faces East Stroudsburg tomor;row afternoon includes, first row, left to right, Sam Shugar, Chuck Acore, Don McFadden, Co-captain Warren Yeisley, Dan Khuen, Trainer Harold Jenkins. Second row, Coach John Reese, Co-( aptain Bob Reynolds, Bob Masonis, Jerry ~lias, Don Reynolds, and Manager J im Coleman. The announcement last week that three Wilkes College soccer players had been named to the AllPennsylvania - N ew J ersey - Delaware team )ends added prestige to the Colonel hooters of 1953 - the fellows who made up the first winning soccer team in Wilkes history. It was announced by Alden H. "Whitey" Burnham, vice chairman of the All-America Soccer committee and Koo Youn su, Wilkes center halfback, was listed as a m ember of the second t eam for the TriState area. H illar d "Lefty" Kemp and Jim Moss gained honorable mention on the squad. Another First It was the first year in soccer's five-year history at the South River street school in wh ich a member of Coach Bob Partridge's team h as been so elect ed . Koo, who is a former South Korean Marine Lieutenant, starred at season at the center halfback slot, which is comparable to the quarterback post in Amercan football. The 0 Arthui· Hoover, Student Director of Intramural Basketball, has posted the new schedule for th e r emainder of the season on the main bulletin board. In the schedule, the previously cancelled games have been com pensated for. Th e spotlight for the week of February 22, falls on the battle for first place between th e Idiot's Row and Engin ee rs and the Idiot's Row a nd Missing Links game. The Missing Links and Engin eers possess perfect records while Idiot's Row has one defeat - by the Bar Rags. The schedule: Mon ., Feb. 22 6:30-Eduecon vs. Swamp Hogs 7 :30- Simon Pures vs. Engineers 8:30-Bar Rags vs. Matchembios 9 :30-Big Red vs. Idiot's Row T ues., Feb. 23 6:30-Big Red vs. Eduecon 7 :30-Engineers vs. Swamp Hogs 8 :30-Miss. Links vs. Idiot's Row 9 :30- Left Overs vs. Clu b 20 Wed., Feb. 24 7 :00-But-W eeks vs . Big Red 8:00-Bar Rags vs. Eduecon 9 :00-Matchem. vs. Swamp Hogs T hur., Feb. 25 7:00-Miss. Links vs. Simon Pures 8 :00---Eduecon vs. Club 20 9 :00-Idiot's Row vs. Engineers Pocono Mountain Matmen .. / Supply Comp.elition For R. ee$e s Team " ~ . . The wrestling squad of Coach John Reese has a chance to even its present r.ecord of three wins and four losses with a victory over East Stroudsburg State Teachers College this Saturday afternoon in th e WC gym. The match is part of a doubl e attraction in wrestling with Forty Fort and Kingston wrestlin g for the W yoming Valley schola stic title· at 2. The coll egiate match will follow immediately. After this meet, the Colonels travel to · Allentown to m eet Muhlenberg Coll ege to end th e season. Wins over both East Stroudsburg and Muhlenberg will give Wilkes a winning season at 5-4. Thi s chance for a winning season in wrestling has been absent for many a season, but th e chance is there for the Colon els this year. Coach Reese has the squad preparing diligently for the Poconos. The facilities of Wyoming Seminary were used this week when th e Wyomin g Valley Philharmonic Orchestra was using the gym. . The squad will be at full strength for the m eet for the first time since th e second match of the season. Two of the leading wrestlers, Bob Masonis and Bobby Reynolds, will ' . try to improve their re.c ords of 5-2 and 4-3, i;espectively. In th e lineup at the 123 pound-class will be Bob Morgan who will make his first appcaran ~e at this weight. Morgan lo st last week to th e Merchant Marin e Academy in the 147 poundclass. His opponent outweighed him by over 25 · pounds. The only information that Coa~h Reese has concernin g th e strength of the East Str oudsb urg t eam is that both Wilkes and the Strouds defeated Swarthm~re College this year by similar scores . Re ese says, "If th e squad wrestles a s well as it did ;igainst the Merchant Marine Academy , Wilkes should have its fourth victory of th e sea so n." The starting team announced by Coach Reese for this meet with the East Stroudsburg State Tea chers •College is as follow s: Wrestler Weight Bobby Morgan 123 -lb. class . .... Bobby Reynolds 130-l b. .. Don Reynolds 137-lb. Warr en Yeisley 147-lb. . ... Don McFadden 157-l b. Neil Dadurka 167-lb. Bob Masonis 177 -lb. Jerry Elias H eavyweight THREE SOCCERMEN MAKE TRI-STATE TEAM KOO MAKES 2nd TEAM: MOSS, KEMP HONORED Intra-Mural Loop is considered to have shown more downrig ht fortitude than any other Colonel hooter in five years. His never ceasing hustl e, which was known to local soccer followers, must al so have been noticed by th e experts and offi cials who vo ted for th e t eam. Tended Shutout Moss had the distinction of tending th e Wilkes goal in the team's first shuto ut in history - against Trenton Teachers in t!'le last game of th e season. Wilkes won 4-0 and it gave th e Partridgemen their fourth and deciding win for that winning season. The West W yomin g native played brilliantly at prot ecting the Wilkes n ets and n·ade save after save t o be one of the biggest factors in the team's KOO YOUNSU ris e from obscurity. se n of the Korean Red Cross DiKemp and Moss are seniors, but Koo Y ouns u will be only a sopho rector, Dr. Byron S. Koo, played more next year and is a bright spot all over the fi eld and hi s presence on the squad to Partridge for next allowed Coach P artridg e to send season. Flip Jones , veteran back, into th e Five m en from Wilkes opponents line where his scoring potentiality were al so named t o the first, secwon Wilkes several games. ond and honorable m ention t eam s, Th e selection of Ke mp and Moss . and eig ht members of the first team were pl ea sant surprises . "Left y' is made the All-American soccer team. I A SHOT AT THE CAMERAS The college, along with almost everyone, now realizes that television is here to stay and h as taken an important place in the lives of most Americans. The fact that Wilkes is exploring the possibility of settin g up its own TV facilities (see page 1 story) co uld have a tremendous bearing on sports here. Heretofore the only Wilkes sports televised have been sho rt films of several football and so cc e r games and portions of the Open Wrestling Championships plus, of co urse, pre-game publicity blurbs and pic tures put out by the sports publicity department. This has been well and good and as a matter of fact scored a "first" in Wyomin g Valley television for Wilkes ·College, but if we were to hav e fac iliti es right on campus, telecasting compl ete wrestling m eet s and basketball ga mes would be a sim ple matCURTIS t er. Not only would th ese li ve tel ecasts create interest in Wilke.s athl etics , but more important, they would help to a cquaint local audien::es with th e college in general, by s howing th em sport s as an integral part of the college' s well-rounded educational program . CAGERS WORK HARD, PROD,UCE The Wilkes basketball team has certainl y had a rough road to travel rece ntly. At th e close of this week-end's activity on the cage front, George Ralston 's quintet will have played five away games and two home tilts in exa ctly two weeks. To make those fiv e i·oad tilts, th e passers will have tra veled approximately 703 miles, and despite the fact that it's tou g h to beat a t eam on ts home boards, th e ·Colon els have earned an even split in four games and are trying to better the .500 mark for the road tonight at Williamsport against Lycoming. Man y st eady followers of the •Colonel cagers say they haven't seen a better game ihan the Wilkes-Bloomsburg tilt at th e W C gym on Saturday ni g ht. The Ralstonmen came through for 13 points in the last two and one-half minutes to sew up the game, which was a nip and tuck affair up until that point. A thriller all the way. The game saw Lenny Batroney r eturn to th e 20-point brack et after sever·al games in t he "teens" and also saw George Ralston's two-platoon system pay off right at th e tim e wh en it appeared it wasn't going to. It took until the last three minutes of the game before the Huskies got tired. GROANERS TRY FOR TWO STRAIGHT Following close at the heels of the fi ne wrestling-basketball doubleheader at the gym last Saturday in which both Wil kes teams wer e victorious-for the fi rst tim e in history, incidentally-the grapplers will again be a part t o a twin-bill tomorrow afternoon at the drillshed. Coach J ohnn y Reese will send his matm en into battle against East Stroudsburg State T eachers •College in what should be an evenl y matched contest. The first half of th e double attraction looms as a dazzler and should pack the ho use all by itself. That would be the Kingston-Forty Fort scholastic mat meet which will det ermine th e Wyoming Valley Wrestling League champion for 1953-54. Reese, who watched his team bring its record to a 3-4 m ark by so undl y sinking the U . S. Merchant Marines last Saturday, 23-11, will probably be rooting for Kingston in the first match. J ohn is an alumnus of Kingston and g uided two-straight PIAA , Distri ct 2 championship t eams th ere before coming to Wilkes this year. That is-he'll be root ing for Kingston if h e can get his mind off his team's match which follows . There seems t o be an increased inter est in the mat sport a s well as in basketball this yea r. The crowd at the doubl e-header last week wa s one of the largest at th e gym in several years. Local sports ent husiasts didn't go away disappointed, eith er, because no matter whether their favo r ites won or Jost, they were treated to plenty of thrills in sport. It would be ni ce if more could be arran ged for nex t year. �·------------,------------------------;------------,-=====================--Library Notes ... WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 A reading room, situated on the second floor, has been established for the convenience of the faculty. This is also the newspaper room, and due to circumstances beyond our control the only thing that has occupied this room has been the newspapers. The faculty reading room has been faculty-less . • . The Wilkes College Library has an unusual distinction among libraries by having a nurse as one of its librarians. Margaret Hopko received her nursing experience in the army. Besides holding the position of part time librarian she is also taking a number of courses in Sociology. Another letter has been received from Gurty Glump. Dere Day Liberiun, This is the nite liberiuns pryvit sekritery praktisin typin wile the nite liberiun iz out huntin smoochers on the thurd flore. I undestand sum peepul wunder how I kum to git this job. I'll hev them no I'm a very unuzyal persun. After all, not evrybudy hez the diztinkshun ov graduating frum hy skool at the age of twenty-five. I'm twenty-seven now. The nite Liberiun sez its ezy to remember my aige bekuz its egzakly one-half my I. Q. I gess he meens by thet I'm awful smart or somethin. Enyhow It shure iz frilling to werk in a libery wiv so meny brilyunt peepul around. . r By the way, pleeze remind the nite liberiun thet there iz s umthin in the kurent periodicul room thet .shud be spoke about. Thet's all for tonite. Korjully, Gurty Glump Pryvit sekritery ON THE BALL? 30 metropolitan department stores. The conference also will take a behind-the-scenes tour of St e r n Brothers, a large department store in the Times Square section of Manhattan. The theme of the conference is "Your Future In Retailing." The students will study the opportunities offered by the field, how to prepare for them, and how to apply for a job. ---- I . . COLLEGE MAY BRING TV JORDAN (continued from page 1) possibility of live telecasting was not known, so interest is sure to increase. Students to handle technical, artistic and dramatic and musical asp ects of telecasting shows will be needed if the program is to be given the "go-ahead" signal. Both local TV stations have offered to install a direct cable to the college for t elecasting and the school would probably purchase , a small truck for mobile operations if the plan is adopted. The >,renture, if suc cessful, would certainl y give Wilkes' reputation as one of the East's most progressive schools an added boost. Up to thi s time only the music and sports publicity departments hav e don e any TV work. Films of soccer and football gam es a s well as wrestling meet s have been a,t shown and several musi.cal shows ha ve been presented at the station s' own studios. .. II ' ; . I Friday, February 19, 1954 ~ ,,. (~~-· if Come up and see me the Beacon Cabaret Party! ~ SMOOGRASS ! 1 Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality 1rlc 9 West Market Stree' Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Philharmonic Orchestra Delights Large Crowd; Miss Clark Next Guest The Wyoming Vall ey Philharmoni c Orchestra conducted by Mr. Ferdinand Li va delighted a near capacit y audience in the Wilk es Gymnasium on February 15, with their vivid interpretations of sym phon ic music. Mr. A. William Liva, concertmaster of the Binghamton Community Center Orchestra, and Mr. Clyde Owens, Wyoming Valley Philharmonic Orchestra concertmaster, performed as violin soloists Vivaldi's "Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor". The program consisted of music by Wagner, Mendelssohn, Debussy, and the four movements of Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espanole. Mr. Li va conduct ed the first movement, Alborada, of the Cappriccio Espanole as an encore. This Sunday at 4:00 P. M. in the Wilkes Gymnasium, the Town and Gown Concert Series . will present Miss Phyllis Clark, pianist. This series is sponsored by the Wilkes .College ·S chool of Music and is free to the public. I city-an unidentified aircraft is spotted. In a matter of seconds a lightning-like jet interceptor takes to the air. Unerringly, with an Aircraft Observer showing the way, the Air Force F-94 Night Fighter speeds to intercept the stranger. The Aircraft Observer is the man behind the pilot _:the officer who keeps America's planes flying on course and on target. Without him the Air Force couldn't do its job. Students Attending Retailing Conference Two Wilkes College seniors, Ri chard Hawk, of Kingston, Pa., and Carl H. Karassik, of WilkesBarre, will attend the Sixth Annual Conference on Careers in Retailing at New York University's School of Re t ailing on Friday, February 19. More than 150 students from 60 colleges in the East are expected to participate in the all-day meeting. 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Contact your nearest Aviation Cadet Selection Team, Air Force ROTC Unit or Air Force Recruiting Officer. Or write to: Aviation Cadet, Headquarters, U. S. Air Force, Washington 25, D. C. • • • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1954 February 19th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 February 19 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/8f9d031b104448d011b50e89dcdc2423.pdf d1559a33e538e89c9187d4af8d448e34 PDF Text Text Chance is always powerful - Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there may be a fish. Ovid. Vol. 8, No. 14 Wilkes College We do not keep outward form of or- BE der, where there is deep disorder in the mind. Shakespeare. FEBRUARY 12, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Theta Delta Rho Valentine Dance Tonite * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DEBATERS WIN JOHNS HOPKINS TROPHY Tie For First Place Al Baltimore; Neveras, Flannery Maintain Record HARMONAIRES REVEAL PLANS TO RECORD FOUR WILKES SONGS Semi-Formal Features Al Anderson; 0ueen of Hearls To Be Chosen 11 11 The Harmonaires yesterday revealed that they may record four By PEARL ONACKO Wilkes College songs and make re. · h f · f · cords of them available to the stuLate last mght weary coeds breathed a s1g o sahs action. dents and alumni. • Ably assisted by husky Lettermen, the women of Theta Delta The popular male quartet of the Rho had transformed the gym into a magnificerit ballroom echoWilkes campus, which is in its ing a hearts and flowers theme. With the exception of a few second year of professional enter- last minute details, all was in readiness for tonight's gala affair taining, de~id~d that many students - the Valentine Dance, featuring Al Anderson and his orchestra. and alumm might want to have reAn annual project for T.D.R., the Valentine semi-formal occupies cordings of such songs as the Alma a special place on our social calendar. Held during the romantic ValenMater, Drinking Song and Down tine season, the dance has attracted many in past years, and it' is conin Pennsylvania as well as a n ew sidered one of the biggest social events of the school year. college _s?1:g wri~ten by th e fa th er Naomi Kivler, general chairman, of the iP.R.O. where Della King and 0 ~ Activities D1rector Bob Part- has done a commendable job in her committee ran off programs rid ge. . . choosing capable people to head for the dance. Jeannette Perrins, The ~armona~res st ated th at _if committees and she has seen to it Helen Koelsch, Anita Gordon, and enqugh mtere st is shown, ~hey :"111 that nothing bogged down. Much Helen Brown assisted in making e nd eavor t~ have top quah~y discs of the credit for the success of to- up programs that will be presented cu~ an? will make rec? rd mgs of night's a ffair can be attributed to to milady this evening. Wilkes s own songs available at a Naomi and to the chairmen of the C . K t ·t th t nominal cost. onm~ amarunas sa,y . o i _a The venture has never been tried variom, committees. T.D .R. did not lack publicity. _S hirbefore in this area but has proven Jane Carpenter, in charge of tick- ley Wasenda and ~e~rl Onac~o very successful at many schools. were also on the publicity commitThe popular foursome will get to tee. work on the songs, the last of which One o~ the features o~ tonight's will be introduced at a future dance dance will be the choosmg of the at the gym, if enough students andgueen of Hearts by a, dra;Ving of or alumni become interested. ticket stubs. Last years Kmg and If first plans hold true, the record Queen were Nancy Batchelor a~d will be played at an a ssembly for Al Jeter. No one knows who this students' scrutiny. year',s Queen will be, but we do The group which includes Norm know ~hat w~oever the gal mar be Chano~ky tenor· Jack Curtis lead· _. 41111D~'\.:.:f<l she will receive many lovely gifts, Dick Gribble b'aritone • and Cari !IPll.-.'-".,..f> thanks to the efforts of Bernice Lahr, bass, ;!so reveaied that it Thomas and her committee: Barbmay wax some of its other popular ara Evans_, Barb~ra Rogers, and numbers. Barbara B1alogow1cz. Other hard-working committee chairmen were Ellen Louise Wint, chaperones, and Faith Stchur, invitations. Last, but by no means Monday, F eb. 15: Philharmonic least, are the committees who will Concert ; do their work this evening. Joan Tuesday, Feb. 16: Orch. Practice; Knops and Margaret Smith unselflntramural s ; Coff ee Hour; ishly volunteered to serve at the Wednesday, Feb. 17: Basketball, refreshment counter. Phyllis Walsh, NAOMI KIVLER Scranton, Away; Intramurals Joan Zaworsky, and Justine BatiFriday, Feb. 19: Lecture, Editor ets,reports that ticket safes have sti will attend to the cloakroom. of the Christian Science Monitor, risen tremendously the past few That's about it - all the data, Gym; Basketball, Lycoming, Away; days. It seems that soft-spoken Saturday, Feb. 20: Basketball, coeds have finally mustered enough giving credit where credit is cerMansfield, Home; Wrestling, East courage to ask a certain man the tainly due. The women of Theta Delta Rho, under the able direction Stroudsburg, Home. big question. The girls go twirp for of Naomi Kivler, have worked hard this dance; in other words, they to make the Valentine Dance a DEBATING COACH AND JOHNS HOPKINS TROPHY WINNERS purchase the tickets. There ar~ great success, and they've done adstill some tickets left and these can mirably. It all adds up to one trebe purchased for $2.50 from Jane mendous evening, don't you think? Carpenter, Helen Koelsch, Anita See you there at 9! Gordon, Naomi Kivler, Irene Yastremski, Mollie Beard. " A dance is a s good a s an orchestra makes it", one often hea r s it said. If this is so , we should have no qualm s about the success of tonight's dance. A l Anderson certainThe "Roving Mike" will be the ly needs no introduction to Wilkes students, who recognize Al a s be- feature of next Tuesday's assembly. ing tops in his field. Ruth Wilbur, This assembly is being sponsored in charge of arr angements, made by the Theta Delta Rho sorority a wise decision. Dancing to really and the Lettermen's Club. Al Wall ace and Helen Brown are smooth music will be from 9 to 12. Soft music, soft lights, and crepe co-chairmen of the program. The roving mike has always been paper to camouflage our functional ceiling- the formula for a perfect popular with the student body as backdrop. Last night as many stu- thi,s is one assembly in which the dents as Marilyn Peters and Anita students themselves do the talking. Lou Steck, chairman of the asGordan could collar did their best t o make the gym resemble anything sembly committee, will be handling but a gym, and they succeeded. the mike. Crepe paper twisted and draped in the ri ght places did wonders for t h e drill shed. No magic wand, to be sure, but the hard work by Theta Delta Rho and Lettermen perform ed the transformation from athletic to romantic setting. Many Wilkes College Faculty Women thanks to all who were so h elpful! will sponsor a Coffee Hour next Another busy corner of the cam- Tuesday, February 16 for 3 to 5 pus this week was the ditto room P. M. in the cafeteria. Taking up where it left off in the NYiU Tournament last month, the Wilkes College Debating team wound up in a tie for first place at the end of six rounds ofdebating at the Johns Hopkins Fourth Annual Invitational Debate Tournament, held in Baltimore, Maryland, over the weekend of January 29-30. On the basis of a five and one record, with wins over St. Peter's, Rutgers, Morgan State, Loyola, and Howard, and a loss to Princeton, Wilkes was tied with Boston University, Princeton, and Howard, who compiled similar records. To breaik the four-way tie, for •26-27, where Wilkes will compete the purpose of awarding trophies, against some of the finest teams tournament officials totaled the in the country. points received in each debate by Tournament Sidelights: the respective debaters. The result it was no accident that no team was Wilkes received the third-place came through unscathed. At the trophy, placing behind Boston and end of the second round all the Princeton. unbeaten teams were matched aOnly 15 points out of a possible gainst each other in a "dog-eat360 separated the three teams. In- dog" schedule down to the wire. dividually, J. Harold "Nick" Flan- Thus for example among the top nery, debating in only his second team~ Howard 'beat Prnceton intercollegiate tournament, ranked Princeton beat Wilkes and Wilke~ 6th and Jim Neveras, who is in his beat Howard .. . At the end of third year of competition, ranked the third round the consen sus a9th among all the debaters enter- mong judges and debaters seemed ed. The Wilkes two-man team de- to be that the four top teams bated three times each on both were Wilkes, Princeton, St. Pesides of the national debate ques- ter's and Howard. tion, "Resolved, That The United D~rkhorse Boston the eventual States Should Adopt a Policy of winner hadn't be~n considered. Free Trade." St. Peter's, winner of the MuhlenBoth Wilkes debaters were also berg tournament and co-winner entered in the Extem1)oraneous of the NYU tournament placed .Speaking ·~ontest, with Jim placing 5th behind Howard, :thou~h com5th and Nick 6th_among the_ 32 con- piling the second highest number testants. For their outstanding per- of team points. . .. The Wilkesformances the Wlkes team garner- St. Peter's debate was regarded ed, in addition to the trophy, five as the "big" one and drew a large certificates of distinction. Each audience. sp_eaker received two individual cerScheduled to judge it was Capt. tificates, which were granted to .Frank Lugow.ski, coach of Kings the top ten contestants in both de- Point; however, he felt it was gobate and extemp, and a fifth certi- ing to be a "hot potato" to handle ficate was given in recognition of and asked to be relieved. Father the t eam's p erformance as a unit. · Courneen, Fordham coach, was Added to their second-place total then approached, and h e, too, dein the NYU tournament, the Wilkes d ined. Finally, Prof. Kenshaw of team now has a record of 11 wins Georgetown agreed, and the winand 3 losses, while individually ner, in a very close one was Flannery and Neveras both have WiJikes. The judge said later that records of 8 wins and 2 losses. the debate was the finest h e had The next tournament is the 8th ever judged and that Flannery Annual Boston University Na- was the best speaker he had ever ·tonal Invitational, at Boston, Feb. (continued on page 4) ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE "Roving Mike" In Tuesday Assembly Coffee Hour Next Tuesday �February 12, 1954 WILKFS COLLEGE BEACON 2 -----------------------~---------------------------------'------------------ Letter t0 the Editor ... Dear Editor: Wilkes College BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Editor-in-Chief JEAN JACK CURTIS Associate Editors DALE WARMOUTH After the semester ended, I left Wilkes-Barre without say,ing goodbye to many of my fri t nds. I wish to sa? good~bye to tho~e I mis sed, KRAVITZ by this letter to the editor. Sincerely Pete Wurm. Faculty Adviser ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS Economics Club Takes Field Trip To Bethlehem Business Manager Sports Editor NEWS STAFF Mike Lewis J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty Margaret Williaros Jim Neveras Louis Steck Lois Long Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenfels Gail Lc:tines Joan Shoemaker • Natalie Gripp Norma Davis Irv Gelb BUSINESS CIBCULATiON • Frances Panzetta Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters Barbara Tanski Irene Tomalls Bernice Thomas Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell PHONEVA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A 'l)(Iper published weekly -by and for the students of Wilkes College Subscription price: $1.80 per semester ~ Melllber Intercollegiate Press EDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO THANKS TO SPLIT ROCK We of the BEACON wish to add our praise to that of the students who attended the Winter Carnival. This praise is, in effect, more of a "Thank You" than just mere effusiveness. It is a "Thank You" for the use of a beautiful lodge and beautiful grounds and all the facilities which those two aspects entail. We, of Wilkes College, thank the owners of Split Rock Lodge. NAME IN FULL (Reprinted from the Student publication of Roanoake College) The nemesis of all college students preparing to register are the a•p plications, forms, papers, 'b ulletins, various and sundry papers delving 'nto one's past and oh so private life ... u sually in triplicate. The following is a series of suggested information cards which should completely satisfy every office and department no matter how inquisitive they are: INFORMATION DESK Name in full .. . ..... ... Name spelled sideways . ... ..... . Name in full (last name first) ................................ ........ ... ____ .... .. . .. Name spelled backwards .. . Stand on head and write name ...... . Name spelled as though looking through a mirror ...................... . .. ..... ... How do you spell your name... Name written left-handed. ____ (If left-handed already, write name rightchanded) ............. ...... .. .......... .. Name in Sanskrit.. Greek translation.- ... ......................... . Name in Swahili Gutteral.. .. .. .. ____ ... . ....... ..... . .... ....... ... ... Pronunciation ....... .... ...... . . ...... .. ...... .. ***Please note: This card is valid only if signed l)y student. DEAN'S OFFICE Name in full .. . ....... . ···· - ·· ....... ... ...... . ..... .. ... . ... . .... Name of nearest relative willing to post bond.. .. .. ... ... ... . .. .. . Dip right thumb in ink and place here ( ) When did you get out? .. . . Do you wi.s h you were back? ..... ....... . When do you plan to repeat crime? .... .... ... .. . Can I come along? .. ........ . Do you drink? ____ .. Why? ... .... ... ... . Why not? :. . ... ... What? .. .. Drunken sot, aren't you? .. . Do you plan to graduate? ... .. .... ... . .......... ____ Honestly? .. . Alternate plans .. .. .... ... .. .. .............. ... ... ... ........... .. TREASURER'S OFFICE Name in full . .... ..... ................... ... ... ... . Father's name in full .. .. .. ... .. .... .. . ..... .. ... .. ...... .. ..... .. ............ .. .. Father's weight in fulL . .. ... .... ... . Father's income ..... . ......... ... Amount of tax r eturn.. . .. .. .... ... ... Cheating, eh? .. ....... ... . .. .. ... . Is his insurance paid up? .. .............. If not, why not? ............... ... Estimate of Father's Estate .. Is h e rich? .. Really? . .. . .. . ._. .. . . Really filthy? Combination .. ...... .. Do you keep a strong box? .. ... Where? .. .. berry wiv so meny brilyunt peepul arownd. That's all for tonite. Korgelly, For those interested, the library Gurty Glump has an excellent and unusual exPryvit sekritery" hibit dealing with photographic art. On recent mornings, Mrs. Vujica, the librarian, has found a series of mysterious notes, most of DANCE AFTER GAME There will be a dance tomorrow which follow this line: night immediately following the "Dere day liberiun, basketball game. It is being sponThis is the nite liberiuns pryvit sored by the Student Council. sekritery praktisin typin wile the nite liberiun iz huntin smoochers on the thurd floore CUE 'N' CURTAIN MEETING I understan sum peepul wunder 9 :30-Saturday morning how I kum to git this job. I'll hev 7 :15-Monday evening them no I'm a very unuzyal persun. After all, not everybudy hez the distinkshun ov gradjuating frum hy skool at the age ov twenty-five. I'm twenty-seven now. The nite liberiun sez its ezi to remembur my aige bekuz its eksakly one-half my I. Q. I gess he meenz by thet I'm awful smart or sumthin. Enyhow it !?hqr ii frilling to werk in a li- LIBRARY NOTES . . . COMING ... THE BEACON CABARET PARTY FEBRUARY 26 By IRV GELB Twenty-nine students of Wilkes College participated in the E conomics Club Field Trip of the Bethlehem Steel Company on February 3. At the entrance of the st eel plant plastic eye protectors were ·issued and they were worn at all times in the plant to protect our eyes from glare of the molten steel. The group toured the Bethlehem plant in a company bus because the area of the plant is over sixteen hundred acres. The section foreman at each stop explained the fun ction of his section. Safety signs were posted in all sections since the temperature of the ingots reaches 2900 degrees, Fahrenheit. The tour started with the ~nloading of the raw materials, soft coal, iron ore, limestone, and ended with the steel in storage depots. The blast furnace, electric furnace, open-hearth furnace, soaking pits, blooming mills, and forges were included in the tour. After completing our visual tour, a movie, "Fifteen Minutes with Bethlehem Steel", was shown and this movie presented more facets of this gigantic steel corporation. Luncheon was served in the beautiful cafeteria of Bethlehem Steel and the tour was concluded with a visit to the company library. The library contained the memos of Mr. Schwab, founder <if Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Bethlehem Steel offers a two year training program called the Loop Course and additional information can be obtained from Mr. A. Rupkey, P ersonnel Director of the Training Program at Bethlehem Steel. Another field trip is planned for New York City in the springtime. Watch for announcement in the Beacon. Summer School At Guadalajara For the second time, an a ccredited bilingual summer school sponsored by the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara and members of the faculty of Stanford University will be offered in Guadalajara Mexico, June 27 to August 7, 1954'. Offerings include art, creative writing, folklore, geography, history, language and literature courses. $225 covers six-weeks tuition, board and room. For more infor mation write to Professor Juan B. Rael: Box. K, Stanford University, Califorma. Selective Service Qualification Test All eligible students who intend to take the Selective Service College Qualification Test in 1954 should file applications at once for the April 22 administration Selective Service National Headquarters advised today. An application and a bulletin of information may be obtained at any Selective Service local board. Following instructions in the bulletin, the student should fill out his application immediately and mail it in the special envelope provided. Applications must be postmarked no later than midnight, March 8, 1954. Early filing will be greatly to the student's advantage. Results will be reported to the s tudent's Selective Service local board of jurisdiction for use in considering his deferment as a student, according to Educational Testing Service, which prepares and administers the College Qualification Test Mr. Erwin Canhan ''Christian Sc1·e·nce" Ed·1I, or T0. Lecture "F d Oft : oun al1ons of Freedom" 1 · · ' ' '. .. ' 1 ■ · · · · By JONNI FALK "The Intellectual and Spiritual Foundations of Freedom" will be the topic of Mr. Erwin Dain Canhan, editor of the "Christian Science Monitor," in the first of a series of three lectures to be presented by · Wilkes College starting Feb. 19, at 8:30 P.M. in t he gymnasium. The theme of the series of lee- lecture at P enn State University tures is th e "Foundation of Free- the day before coming to Wilkes . dom." As a r eporter, Mr. Canhan coverMr. ·Canhan is one of America's ed the League of Nations Assemforemo-st authorities on freedom of bly, and in 1948 served as an alterth e press and fr eedom from fear In nate delegate to the United Naa long career of public service, h e tions. He is a m ember of the U . S. has been devoted to the task of Committee for Information and U. banishing f ear and combating sub- S. National Committee for UNESversive activities with knowledge •CO. of fr eedom. The lectu re is open to all stuAmong his many treatises on dents and the public. It is especialfreedom has been the coining of ly r ecomm ended that all students the phrase, "Authentic Revolu- make an effort to attend. tion." This means the transfer of The series is made possible responsibilities from the govern- through the donation of $1,000 from ment to the individual and the con- an anonymous friend of the collegesequent expansion of freedom . who desired that it ·be used for a A speaker who is in the utmost patriotic purpose believing that demand , Mr. Canhan has recently freedom is basic to life. addressed the American Bar AssoDates and lecturers for the folciation and served on various lowing two following two in theWashington committees. He will series have not been set Peace, Respect Through Law, Nation-Stales Danger To Peace By T. R. PRICE Speaking on the subject "How to Maintain Self-Respect in Today's. World", Mr. Bertram Linder told students at Assembly on Tuesday that the only basis for the upholding of the dignity and self-respect of man is law, properly enforced. Through the centuries, the speaker explained, this has been illustrated in the development of civilization. From the earliest tribes and or a conference of foreign ministers clans Linder noted man has found as an attempt to achieve peace is it nedessary to sup~rcede the tradi- like trying to cure cancer with an tional social and legal order with aspirin. one larger in size and wider in If we allow sovereign relations scope. At the beginnings of these to be centered only in groups of transitions, however, those who ad- nation-states;all with conflicting invocated them have been objects of t erests and ambitions, we can hardscorn and scoffing. ly gain peace, but if, on the other Even so today, he said, those who hand, w e enter a world federation, propose a higher governing instru- we would Jose nothing that we now ment than the nation-state are have, for we would only do to a laughed at. The United Nations has greater extent what we do nowbeen thus far rendered to a great we would delegate, or loan, the degree ineff ective by the conflict- sovereignty of th e people, but to an even hig her form of authority. ing interests of these nation-states uld be delof today. And since its powers wo It would seem almost impossible egated, the basic sovereignty, hence to have made such a mess in the control, would still remain with the people. last few years as has been done, We can have no true l"b t but the fact that we nave r emains. i er, Y, no Nevertheless, said Linder, we dare true self-respect, the speaker said, not ourselves be condemned with if we continue to have vast world the era. conflagration such as twice in a We have leaped years ahead in life-til}le flamed across the earth. The tragedy of t oday's world is our technology, yet we know not tiiir own h eiii:ts. It would .seem that that strengthening themselves against rec urrance of these wars, only a perfect man can exiS t in our even democratic nations as ouratomic age, yet to speak of a perh " d wn the road feet man is to ,s peak of another se 1ves are mare mg 0 to totalitarianism species. Imperfection is the charYet today we go about our daily a cteristic of man. tasks as if by watching the march Yet man is not merely bound by of world events and ignoring them the developments of history. H e is we could solve them by inertia. challen ged to prevent his world Rather, we must not sit idly byfrom fusing in an atomic incinera- we must act. An irrestible public tor, Man understands his errors, demand, urged Linder, must arise and endeavoring to control them, for our leaders to set out upon a achieves control mainly through policy that in truth will give u s the media of government. Today, peace. he must use such control not only Man, h e concluded, can avoid for the sake of his self-respect, but war with honor. Out of self-respect for the sake of his own survival. we toda y must train ourselves to Today, law, backed up with propspeak out for man. A world, said er enforcement, remains the only Linder, i.s hungry for our voices. bas"is upon which man can build his dignity and self-respect. This is agreed in almost every locality of the world. Unhappily, perhaps, it is not believed to be an operative theory for the world itself. To declare that it is subjects its advocat es to the scoffing that has met proposals for the establishment of a higher authority than that extant since the dawn of time. Indeed, in some circles, such propo.sals are has evecything not met with scorn, but even with the suspicion of subversion. a fellow needs Yet history has sho wn that interin the line of tribal, interracial conflicts have wearing apparel been halted by the power of a succeeding higher authority, that of the nation-state, It cannot be denied that wh ere there is peace there is law, and that where ther e is law, there is government. • P eace in a society indicates that STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR the society is organized under law. A few battalions of atomic cannon THE BOSTON STOR'E Men's Shop FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER �February 11 2, 1'954 ~ U 11\ 3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON ~y JA~!Y o TS ] HOST TO BARONS SHOW REAL FRIENDSHIP Another semester, another nervous breakdown, another quick re-. covery, and here we go again. We were r eally at a loss for something a little special with which to fill this space. You see, this is our baby, and we try to give it that little "extra" that coaches and journal'ism professors talk about. , Well, nothing seemed to be popping around Wilkes until Wednesday when we Teceived a call fro m Harry Rudolph, industrious general manager of the Wilkes-Barre Baseball Clu'b. Then we knew what we'd write. Harry called to tell us that the Barons and Wilkes had completed plans whereby the Colonel baseball team will use Artrliery Park for home baseball games as it did last year. · But Rudolph informed us that not only will Wilkes use the park when the Barons are on the road, but also when they are at home. Rudol ph stated that when Wilkes and Baron hotlile games fall on CURTIS the same date, the r es ult will be a doubleh eader at the park for Wyoming Valley fans This arr angement will be a great improvement over last year, when the Colonels were performing in the shadow of the park several times, when the Barons and Eastern League fo es wer e going at it hot and heavy. PUBLIC RELATIONS AT WORK The ballclub's offer to have Wilkes on a twin b ill with its team is certainly a magnanimous one and a grand bit of public relations by dub officials. We read in one of the daily papers th.is w eek that several area colleg es had agreed to take 200 Baron Booster tickets-or at least to sell them on campus - the letterm en's clubs. We got to thinking. Why couldn't the Wilkes lettermen or som e other such organization on campus do lik<ewise? It would ,cert·ainly be a fine :g esture .in view of the attitude the club has taken toward Wilkes. We dis.c ussed the possibility with th·e Baron General Mana·g-er and he informed us that there would be further reward if such a program were undertaken. It seems that as an added incentive to make t he pre-season ticket sale _go over the goal that has been set, the Bar-0ns a.re offering a free season pass to any individual or organrzation that sells 200 tickets. You might ·ask, "Just what would a club as large in membership as the Lettermen. d0 with one season pass?" Just what we wanted yo u to ask. If the 200 booster tickets were sold and the pass awarded, t h e Lettermen could swell their treasury immeasurably with a raffl e- f irst prize of which would be the pass. Sounds good to us and several persons on campus have also taken a liking to the idea. There is certainly nothing to be lost. PLENTY OF HELP WANTED And, a·s an.y ardent ba;seball fan k nows from reading the local sports pages, the Barons need hel p desperately. The club went in the red last year and must make up t he difference this season, under the wing of the Det roit Tigers, if it is to continue to operate here. And it's nice to have a ball game to go to. Scranton lost its franchis e in the E astern League and it could happen again- here. Rudolph has been promised by Detroit officials that he will have many top,-flight performers this year, .so that takes care of the t eam. Now all the team needs is your support. Th e community sponsored baseball club h as given us ITS support. PERSONALITIES ON THE SPORTS BEAT The return to school of Mr. Football, Al Nicholas and Andy Breznay, two fleet-footed backs and the fac t that a number of other potentiall y excellent gridders will be eligible for play this fall have the gridiron enthusia sts making all sorts of wild ,s tatements. As it looks to us, the Colonel footballers, on paper anyway, can look to one of the best sea son s of all time. Nicholas recently took as his bride a Wilkes alumna and former Cinderella, Louise Brennan, daughter of Mrs. James A. Brennan, dietician oi the Wilkes cafet eria. Nick was discharged fro m the Marine Corps shortly before he became "Mr. Brennan," after a two-year stint in Korea. Several sports personalities at school w ere presented with little sports per,s onalities recentl y. The first ·was Ed Grogan, whose wife, the former Nancy Ralston, presented him with a daughter-at a time when Ed was snowed und er with arrangem ents for the Open Wrestling Tournament. Then, last week, Mrs. Tom Moran presented the Sunday Nndependent Sports Editor, Wilkes alumnus and faculty mem ber with a daughter too-daughter number two, we should say. It was a r eal riot watching Moran and Grogan squirm every time the ph one rang at the Independent. Can't see why they got so excited. W e were working in the same office with the two and didn 't hear the phone half the time. There must be a moral to t his, but darn ed if we can think of it. • BLOOMSBURG TEACHERS A BLOOMIN' GOO D TIME- The Wilkes College basketball team which hopes to have a, you'll pardon the British a ccent, "bloomin ' good time" of it tomorrow night against Bloomsburg State Tea ch ers College at the WC gymnasium, include fir,s t row, left to right, Ed Troutman, Carl Van Dyke, Harry "Skinny" Ennis, Ji'm Atherton , Jim Ferris, Eddie Davis ,· Bob H eltzel, Joe Popple, Joe Double-Header Tomorrow Night Batroney Stays With Natio·n's Best Grap·plers Vs. Merchant Marines, Passers Tangle, THIRD IN FIELD GOALS, With Bloom's Hoskie~. Fast Games Mark 13-th IN POINT-MAKING Intra-Mural Play The first wrestling - basketball By JA CK CURTIS, Sports Editor The J.atest figures from the Nati onal Coll egiate Athletic Association sen ice bureau (NCAB) show Wilkes' Lenny Batroney in third place in fie ld goal percentages and in a tie with Shickshinny's Jake Handzelek for 13th place in per g ame averages. The blond fir eball from WilkesBarre Township has a veraged 25.4 per gam e and has tossed in field goals at a fi ne 56.7 percentage mark to remain high in the standing among America's small college basketball performers. Handz elek, playing for Juniata College, has al so hit for 25.4 points per game, but dropp ed from high in the standings after remaining in the top four since early in the year. The pack is, of course, led by the fab ulous Clarence "·B evo" Francis of Rio Grande ·Co lleg e. Francis has a 45.3 mark in the fire while Vince Leta of Lycoming is second with a fa ltering 33.4 mark. Leta scored 43 points a gainst the Colonels here ·two weeks ago and several days later hit for 48 against a Wilkes opponent, Susquehanna University, at Selinsgrov e. Despite his fine showing, the Wilkesm en soundly thumped the Williamsport collegians. Batroney is onl y two-tenths of a p ercentage point out of second place for field goal a ccuracy. Bart has tossed in 76 floor shots out of CAGE, WRESTLING REVIEW: 134 attempts for a 56.7 maiik , just behind St. Augustine's Jim Burks, who boast s a 56.9 mark. Laury Lauritz en of Augustana is on top with a 64.5 mark. Batroney had hit for 229 points when the last release was issued from NCAA's N ew York Cit y h eadThe Blue and Gold cagers "came around the mountain" on quart ers. He is way ahead of his Wednesday night with a neat 91-71 win over Mansfield State record-breaking pace of last year. Hoopmen Take Two of Three Road Games; Matmen Dumped Teachers at Mansfield. The win was number seven for the Colonel c~ew and gives them a 7-6 slate thus far. Six games remain on the schedule. Paced qy Eddie Davis and Harry "Skinny" Ennis , George Ralston 's boys stayed out of trouble most of the way. Davis and Ennis contributed 18 points each and Lenny Batroney captured second place scoring honors with a 15-point evening of ·p roductivity at the n ets. The t eam pulled one of the major small coll ege ups ets of the year la~t Saturday night ·b y toppling mighty Hofstra at Hempstead, L. I., 82-80. Ennis, Davis, and Batron ey were instrum ental in Wilkes' win, but it was Parker P etrila•k 's Jablonski, and Joe Sikora. Second row, Fran~ Kopi cki, Bernie Wiszniewski, Cliff Br autigan, La rry Barzoloski, Lenny Batroney , Parker Petrilak, Di ck Kachinosky, Chuck N eely, John Bresnahan, and Coach George F. Ralston. The Wilkesmen r etu r n to t he home boards for the first time in two weeks after making a t hree-tilt road swing into New York a nd upper Pennsylvania. basket in t he last fiv e (not 30 as A PAPER FOR THE HOME . previously reported according to P etrilak) seconds that wrapped up the game. While th e Wilkes cagers wer e taking the Flying Dutchmen at Hempstead, the Wilkes wrestlers The Most Complete were also doing a bit of taking from Hofstra - taking a 28-5 loss Local and National Coverage on the home mat. The crack Dutch FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS matmen held the Colonels to a win GIANT SOCIAL SECTION and a draw. Bob Masonis won a decision in the 177 pound class and WEEKLY FEATURES Warren Yeisley battled to a draw at 147. I'-;;;==========:;, SUNDAY INDEPENDENT By IRV GELB Big n ews eminated at the intramural l.., asketbaU league session on foesday night at the gym as Idiots Row lost it s lofty position as league leaders. The Simon Pu.res, led by John Linkosky with 18 points, were , ictorious by five points in a hard iought battle. The Puritans foug ht oft' a last minute rally with three men as the rest of the t eam fouled cut. The fina l score was 45-40 with Dick Bunn a nd George W eaver being the high m en for the losers . The Missi ng Links with Dick Morris and Jim Phillips scoring 10 points api ece defeated Club 20, 3824. The Links still have a perfect record and are tied with the Engi neers for first place. Doug Johnson in his first ap·pearance of the sea son scor ed eight points for the losers. The Eduecons won by forfeit over the Bar Rags. This was the first STANDINGS: W L Idiots Row Missin g Links .. Engineers Club 20 .. . Mathchebios Bar Rags But-Weeks Simon Pures Big Red Left Overs Eduecon Swamp Rats ,:,E con edu *Weeks But . **** Pct. 8 4 7 4 3 5 3 3 2 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 1 .800 .750 1 2 .710 2 .600 2 .600 2 .500 3 4 3 4 3 4 0 13 0 13 .428 .428 .428 .000 .000 * victory for the newly formed combination .o f the Education and Economics Clubs. In one of the early games on W ednesday, the Left Overs, an aggregation of upst a nding youn g college men, had to take fate and anoth er loss with a gentle smile and "Oh, what's the use." The Lefties (they all shoot right handed) had to forfeit to the Math-Chem-Bios at the end of the third _period after a heart-rendering uphill fight had brought them to within a hogs hair of the opposition . Two of the five had a night class with To m Moran of the Independent and had to get there on time to report the gam e. Can't keep a newspap erman waiting-. Several revision s in the intramural league were announced this Tuesday by Robert W. Partridge, doub leh eader of the winter season is the attraction at the Wilkes gym to morrow night. The grappling contingent will tanglewith the United States Merchan t Mari ne Academy of Kings Point, L. I., in the first half of the twin bill and the hoop squad will play host to Bloomsburg T eachers in the nightcap. The Wilkes-Kings Point match is slated to get underway at 7 and the Wi'lkes-·B loomsburg b a sketball tilt at 8 :15. Wrestlers Strong Coach John Reese wi ll send a stron g t eam on the mat against t he Merchant Marin e Academy. The campus grunt 'n' groan for play society has been bolstered in the past two wee ks with several n ew additions and sho uld make a good showing. George Ralst on's cagers, just baek from a successful road stint are waiting to avenge a loss to Bl9omsburg early this season on what is said by many to have been a real "off" nig ht. Expect Good Game The WC crew will have a tussle on its ha nds from the Huskies, who rank hi gh in the State Teachers College Bask etball Conference this year . The Colonels have been superb off th e boards and have shown a hustle a nd spirit in the past few games that is unrivaled this season. The twin bill will probably be t h e outstanding athletic attraction of the entire winter season . LETTERMEN MEETING An important meeting of the Let termen's Club will be held next Thursday at 11 :00 A. M. in Chase Lounge. Director of Intramural Sports. Butler Hall and Weck esser basketball teams ha ve combined as the But-Weeks and Education and E conomics Club t eams as Eduecon. The n ew t eam s r eceived the best record of each combination. A win was g iven to each t eam and a loss deducted from each t eam including the n ew teams in the league. zPartridge reversed the names of new teams in the standings of F ebruary 9, in order to equalize the won a nd lost columns. These t eams will be dropped. The intramural basketball league will now function as a twel ve t eam loo p. �February 12, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 DORM DOINGS (Overheard) Gene "Kato" Riley : "You're biting off more than you can chew!" ** * ** A CONTRIBUTION: We of the dormi,tories take this .opportunity to thank those who have made possible the elimination of the seating plan in the Sterling Hall dining room. Perhaps some one has finally realized that we are mature enough to socialize on our own. We sincerely hope that the next improvement will be in our dorm diets. Stan "Crash" Abrams COMING •.. THE BEACON CABARET PARTY FEBRUARY 26 ATTENTION I wish to preach, not the doctrine of Any student wishing to be a ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life. member of Wilkes TV:-There will T. Roosevelt. be a meeting on Tuesday at 12 :30 in Chase Theatre. --:::===========~ JORDAN By JOE SARACEN! VITAL STATISTICS - Here I am again at my "tripewriter", banging out my third column . . . Yes, this makes two columns behi;nd me, which is a good place for them. Writing is a dangerous occuBASKETBALL - WRESTLING pation - last week I dropped six TWIN BILL stories into a fire. For those of you who do not yet know me, here are Wilkes Gym the brutal facts. NAME: Joe Sara***** TOMORROW NIGHT ceni. ADDRESS: 158 South River H ere's thanking you in advance Street, in the Valley with the for all such worthy contributions Matmen vs. Kings Point - 7:00 Heart . PHONE NUMBER: Fresh! to this column. Keep them coming. Cagers vs. Bloomsburg- 8:15 BORN: Yes. SEX: Occasionally. ALIEN: No, feeling fine. BACKGROUND: Winter at Wilkes-Barre, summer at ·P hiladelphia, and spring at blondes. APPEARANCE: Not before noon. BANK : Piggy. AMBITION: To .wear a purple suit -with. _y~llow _pencil stripes and a HOOVER -b utton in the lapel. AV AILA'BLE FOR: Pressure cooker openings, ship launchings, and YW,CA swim meets. And now, as the li,ttle polar bear said as he slid a cross a cake of ice, " My tale is told." Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Liggett & Myers PARIS COMES TO STERLING: BEDSHEETS FRENCHED: Recently, on a Sunday nig ht to be exact, the girls were seen to :be running to and fro in Sterling Hall. 1 It seems that water fights, frenching bedsheets, and locking each ,other out of their rooms has be,come a new fad among the dormitory residents. Of course, Sterling Hall was not the only place hard hit on Sunday. If you want to know -why, read on. RUMORED: Some vandals en-tered the Dean of Men's room in Butler Hall, and inn so doing shortsheeted his bed and overturned his door plaque and his books. Indeed, this was a dastardly deed! ** * * * CANDLEL~GHT SERVICE AT ASHLEY: Suffering from an acute power s hortage (an entire one, that is), Ashley Hall instituted a candlelight ser vice. I was a wakened from a deep sleep very early on a Sun.: day morning to restore the current to the crippled residence. Af,t er restoring the power, I overheard a mild explosion on the ground floor of this typical dormitory. DORM DITTY qf the week. - TIE FOR FIRST PLACE (continued from page l) heard, comparing him with Sen. Humphrey of Minnesota. H e was so moved by the debate that on his ballot he marked the winner as "Flannery." Stanton of St. Peter's wound up a s the number one debater of the tournament, with . Lynch, his partner, tied for third. However, Flannery outranked both in their debate. Individual scoring was: Flannery, 27 ; N everas, 25; Stanton, 25; Lynch, 26. .. . Any rating over 24 was "superior". The Wilkes t eam rated .'superior" (over 48) in four debates. At the concl usion of the WilkesHoward and Wilkes-St. P et er's debates the judges stated that they would " not presume to give a critique," for the debaters on both sides were just about " perfect" . .. The ext emp contest was run off in sections. In the qualifying round Jimmy a nd Nick wound up 1-2 in their section . . . Many judges a nd visitors,' including visiting high school debate teams, followed the Wilkes t eam through its various rounds. . . . Prof. Austin Freeley of Boston U., where Wilkes will debate in three weeks, told N everas that even though he expected to be very busy directing his tournamen t, he was going to make it a point to hear the Wilkes t eam, about which he ha d heard so much praise. SPECIAL PRICE ON TUX -at- Tobacco Co. says . • • more than thirty years we have used Fresearch day in and day out learning about OR tobaccos and cigarettes in the public's interest. Continuously we and our consultants have analyzed~ experimented with and smoked all kinds of tobaccos ... especially Southern Bright, Burley, Maryland and Turkish cigarette tobaccos. Our own cigarettes and competitive brands have been submitted to the most exacting scientific scrutiny including thousands of analyses of millions of pounds of tobaccos. From all these thousands of analyses, and other findings reported in the leading technical journals, our Research Department has found no reason to believe that the isolation and elimination of any element native to cigarette tobaccos today would improve smoking. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Today the public can confidently choose from a variety of brands - by far the best cigarettes ever made by the tobacco industry. Many scientists within our laboratories are analyzing cigarette tobaccos every day 3 Brands Tested and Approved by 30 Years of Scientific Tobacco Research John B. Stetz Expert Clothler 9 EAST MARKET ST.. For four years we have maintained in the smoker's interest an intensified larger scale _diversified research program. A half-million dollar 30-ton machine, the world's most powerful source of high voltage electrons, designed solely for our use has tested tens of thousands of cigarettes. This program has aiready given to us direct and significant information of benefit to the smoking public. Our consultants include Arthur D. Little, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, "one of the largest and most reputable industrial research organizations in the country" (From Business W eek Magazine) and eminent scientists from leading universities. Copyriahr 19~. L,ccm & MYEJLS Too.cco Co. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1954 February 8th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 February 8 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/40be623e87b6191bb1857737c0c6e070.pdf 22acc51e9516c61a23985f53231d96e8 PDF Text Text Wilkes College ATTEND A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a day's study of books. . . . Chinese Proverb BE • THE WINTER CARNIVAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Vol. 8, No. 13 Med-lR-Chem Cabaret Party Tonight Wlnler Carnival Scheduled for Feb. 3; Indoor, Outdoor Sports to be Featured By HELEN KRACHENFELS "Announced by all the trumpets of the sky, Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields, Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven, And veils ,t he farmhouse at the garden's end." -Ralph Waldo Emerson Yes, Emerson 'k new what he was talking about. There's nothing like snow! What's more, there's nothing like winter, and a!bsolutely nothing like a Wilkes College Winter Carnival! ,can't you just feel that cold, brisk wind in your face? (-Okay, shut the door, but I'll lose my inspiration.) Picture yourself careening crazily down the Pocono slopes at Split Rock Lodge on a slick pair of skis-or may:be you like tobogganing, or \ce skating. You can't skate, you say? Have no fears. As a friend of mine once said, the only thing hard about learning to skate is the ice, when you come right down to it! But you're just not the athletic type, yo.u say? Well don't stay home. Join the gang, there is sure to be something you'll enjoy. In the many cozy recreation rooms at the lodge you can play cards, ping pong, shuffleboard, or just toast your toes in front of a big fire. The perfect way to shake that "final fatigue"! Don't forget there will be dancing, too, from 8 to 1 ,p.m., to the music of our own Joe Miozza. This spectacular event is another annual activity sponsored by the Student Council. Jim Moss is genera! chairman of the affair, and his committee chairmen include: Bob Lynch, transportation; Jim Neveras, orchestra; Helen Krachenfels and Bill Crowder, publicity. The date for the carnival has been changed from February 1st to February 3rd. This is the day after registration for the spring semester, and the day before classes begin. A chartered 1b us will leave the campus at 11 a.m. and will return from the lodge at 11 p.m. Reservations should be made · withitn the next week, with either Jim Moss or Bob Lynch. The cost of the bus trip will be approximately $1.15. For a day you'll never forgetattend this year's Winter Carnival, the best yet! U. S. Should Assaull Kremlin's Cracking· Walls By Exploiting Russian Position In Europe By T. R. PRICE WC Bows to Moravian The cagers fell victim to the flashy Moravian Greyhounds last night at the Wilkes gym, 97-68. Lenny Batroney continued his scorching scoring pace with 23 points in the loss. (See story on page 3.) By IRV GELB Economics Club Plans Trip to Bethlehem Steel Students and faculty of Wilkes College are invited by members of the Economics Clu1b to accompany them on their field trip to the Bethlehem Steel Corporation on February 3. Officials of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation have planned an extensive tour and a luncheon for the group. ·Reservations for this field trip should be made •b efore January 14, with John Konsavage, president of the Economics Club, or Carl Smith, chairman of the Bethlehem Steel Field Trip. The group will meet at Pickering Hall for departure at 9 A.M. .,.~=.,._.,..,..~ . . .~,,.. CAA NMDP JUDSS -~~-:.-:.-:.-:.-:.-:.-:.·=-~"'"· .. " ' ~ h ~ ~ h ~ - - ~ m . . , . . h ~ m - - ~.~ - peassants who want the land denied them by the institution of the collective farms, said Afber. If we expect to exploit the weaknesses of the Kremlin, the speaker went on, there are some hard facts that we will have to face. First, he said, we can not settle with Communism. We must either submit to it or destroy it, and second, we must realize that in 1946 Russia declared war on the free world by placing pressure upon those nations surrounding her borders and those of her satellites, and by stirring up its agents in free countries. It is an effort to conquer other nations and is therefore war, although a shot has not been fired by the Russians. The weapon od' the Kremlin is the fifth column of the communist party, masquerading as a legitimate political party, the hard core of which, said Alber, are traitors whom we must destroy. It is through these traitors, he said, that the Kremlin has taken over the ·n ations which it has conquered, and it is its expectation to do so in this country. By destroying the enemy's weapon we win the war, and the weapon of the Kremlin is the communist party. If we do not destroy its effectiveness, perhaps we deserve to be conquered. When we have done this, the :,;peaker cont_inued, we · Tonight is the night! Tonight marks the entrance of the renowned social events for Wilkes students with a Med~IRC-Chem Cabaret Party at the gymnasium when 1he clock strikes nine. Martin Meyers, general chairman, and Jim Moss, Ralph Rozelle, Mike Lewis, co-chairmen, usher in the festive season with the biggest array of talen1 for your enjoyment. Introducing this conglomeration of stars on parade is Skinny Ennis, master comedian and versatile man around campus. He has appeared on many television shows and will present a humorous skit at intermission time. Skinny will introduce the singing combination of Lois and Miriam Long. These talented sisters have presented their act at many community affairs and Lois will perform a ballet toe dance. Lois is a member of the Junior Class and Miriam is a graduate of Ithaca School of Music.· From the celebrated television show of Paul Whiteman and winner of several singin:g contests is Joe Iorio who will sing the latest hit tunes of the country. Also, Joe will entertain next week at the WilkesBarre Barons Baseball Banquet. Meet Nick Maurillo, at the C~baret Party, who fascinates audiences with his ability to spell words backwards and adds figures with the rapidity of a calculator. Tarry Ross and his Split Rock aggregation of musicians .p rovide the smoothest dance music and tickets for this dance, 75 cents per person, can be purchased at this hour from any member of .their re'.. spective clubs. The refreshment booth will offer once again soft. drinks in the usual corner. The Chem-Med-IRC Cabaret Party was aided 1by the following committees: Jack Lupas, tickets; Bill Saba, clean-up; Irv Gelb, publicity; Ralph Rozelle, refreshments; Lou Steck, entertainment; and John Gastagna, Mary Kozek, Felix Serafin, posters. This Ca:baret Party is the only college dance before finals and offers an array of talent that can't be beat. Join the gang at the familiar spot. See you at nine. PRESS TIME RELEASE The Cavanaugh Twins, tap dance artists, will also appear at the Cabaret Party tonight. Peter Margo: "She's using big CINDERELLA BALL: words, I must look them up some day." Mr. Riley: "Life is not a bowl of cherries." ***** Dr. Mailey: "There's republican Bob Darrow talking to democrat Mike Lewis. They're 1b oth doing missionarY'. wo!'.k." * * * * * Herb Bynder to Mr. Miller (at Sterling Hall Christmas Party): "We have the punch made but there is just one thing missing and you have some." It is ;the duty of the United States today to so assault the cracking walls of the Kremlin that they disintegrate completely, Mr. Louis Alber informed students in last Tuesday's assembly. We must do this, he said, by explomng these weaknesses. If we do not win the war we are now in (the so-called "cold war", which Mr. Alber categorized as a war proper, because it is an effort to subjugate the free world) we will have but two alterna* **** tives later-either to yield to Russia, or to engage in a global 1st Student: "I went to the Winter Carnival once. The're wasn't conf1.ict. Unfortunately, we are today doing little to exploit the Russian •p osition in Europe, in spite of the known attitudes of resentment and unrest of the people under the Kremlin yoke. We had advance information, Aliber said, concerning the possibility of the East German riots of last June as far in advance as the previous February, yet we did nothing-why, he asked, were we not prepared ? Those riots showed some evidence of the cracks in the Kremlin, and there are, said the speaker, other forces in the minds of the ,p eople behind the Iron Curtain at work against Moscow, of which there are religion, enlightened na-· tionalism, the desire for the right to work when and if one chooses, and the desire for free enterprise. While these forces are working within the Soviet Empire, we must engage in a holding action from without, lest (it) wreck the world. Another weakness in the walls of the Kremlin, Alber went on, is the present contest for power in Russia, a contest attested to by the recent reported liquidation of Lavrenty Beria, head of the Russian Secret Police, and· the danger to those in the Kremlin until all of his subordinates and appointments, made over an 18-year perod, have been wiped out. Too, the Russian government is engaged in a constant war with th~ Ennis to MC Topnotch Floorshow; Tarry Ross to Provide Dance Music any snow, so we sat in the bar all day." 2nd Student: "I went once also . There was lots of snow, But I sat in the bar all day anyhow." ** ** * Al J eter: "I remember the time we rode a toboggan down the stairs in Butler Hall." * * * * * Jerry Lind: "I have a headache and a sore throat." (John Williams enters) "Now I'm nauseous." **** * Dave Hoats: " I've read Margaret Mead's book "Life in Samoa". It was so good, I read samoa." * * * :.;, * T. R. Price after looking at a •c afeteria table covered with paper ,b ags, cups, bottles, cigaret butts, old newspapers, and lemon slices, was h eard to say, "At least it looks lived in.'' * * * * * Dr. Vujica (to a Monday morning class): "Well, now you need two more days to rest.'' Bob Darrow: "I feel today as if the world were my oyster - but oysters make me sick.'' * * * * * George Schlager: "Do you like king-size?" Gene Scrudato: "Certainly." Schlager (handing him a 1:?utt); (c:onttnu•d on pac,, 4) "Wen, here'f? !I, prince," · Music Situalion Arises Again; Big Name Band vs. Small Name Band By JEANNE DEARDEN The Cinderella J3all is always a good subject for discussion-even in January. This year .the big question about the dance is whether or not we should have a name band. Both advocates and opponents have some very good arguments. Advocates feel that the very nature of the dance warrants an extraspecial orchestra. The dance is without a doubt one of the biggest of the year. Therefore, why shouldn't we make it even better by having a name band? They argue that a name band would draw a bigger crowd. Students from surrounding towns would take the trouble to come to Wilkes to enjoy a band that has a reputation for being among the best. They feel that the increase in price is appropriate for such an important affair. These are just a few of the reasons which have been heard from those who favor a name band. Another group on campus feels that a name band is not necessary. These people are convinced that a name band would decrease rather than increase attendance at the Cinderella Ball. They argue that one expensive dance, the Letterman's Formal, is enough for one year. We have had good music at most of our dances without name bands, and it is the music, not the name, that is important. Attendance •has always been very good at the Cinderella Ball, therefore, why have a name band? Of course, these are only a few arguments from each side, but we feel that the question is gaining in importance and that we'll be hearing more about it in the future. How about you? Do you have an opinion? (Editor's Note: The Editor implores the student body to think ,eriously about this question. It will be asked in the "Your Opinion" column of the next issue. Library Needs Projectionists Attention: All good-looking, healthy, redblooded, ambitious, Wilkes College men (huskies preferred). Please report to Mrs. Vujica or Mr. French at the library immediately. If you fail to do this, you are missing the chance of a lifetime, for here are a few of the benefits being offered: l. YOU Will see free movies. 2. You will be paid to see these movies. 3. You will :b e trained to show these movies. And these aren't just ordinary movies, for they include such topics !I,§ ''Marriage and the Family", "Typing 200 words in a minute", and "Costumes among African Tribes". The projector is also of the highest calibre, and is transported on a push cart. It is rumored that a popcorn concession may even be arranged. What we are trying to say is that the library needs projection ists. These are the facts. NOTICE! There will be no BEACON next week. The Beacon staff takes FINALS too. The student body will have to be content with textbooks next Friday. We will be back next semester though. See you then and good luck in your exams. �2 Wilkes College BEACON GENE W1LKFS COLLEGE BEACON Friday;_January 8, 1954 BEACON'S GRAB-BAG The Rights and .Responsibilities Of Universities and Their· Faculties SCRUDATO Editor-in-Chief CHAPTER I A Student's Prayer "Now I lay me down to rest, The Role of the University in American Life Associate Editors Before I take tomorrow's test For three hundred years higher than any other people. These uniDALEWARMOUTH If I should die !b efore I wake, education has played a leading role versities have shown and continue Faculty Adviser I shall have no more tests to in the advancement of American to show greater responsiveness to take!" ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS ***** civiliza_tion. No country in history the needs of our society than their Business Manager • Sports Editor so early perceived the importance European eounterparts. They have The more we s.tudy, the more we of that role and none· has derived equipped our people with the varied NEWS STAFF know. The more we know, the more such widespread benefits from it. skills and sciences essential to the Mike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzetta we forget. The more we forget, .·Colleges moved westward with the development of a pioneer country. Thomas Kaska J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Pearl Onacko the less we know• The less we know, frontier and carried with them the They have imparted the shape and Natalie Barone Walter Chapko Helen Krackenfels , the less we forget. The less we seeds of learning. When the uni- coherenee of the American nation Sally Thomas Margaret Luty Gail La!nes Austin Sherman forget, the more we know. So why versity idea was transplanted from to formless immigrant groups. Margaret Willlams Joan Shoemaker Sheldon Schnelder Jim Neveras Natalie Gripp study? Europe, it spread across the nation A mer i c an· ideals have been Thomas Price Louis Steck Norma Davis with extraordinary spe_ed. Today strengthened, the great eultural Marilyn Peters Lois Long Irv Gelb College Senior: "What would you our universities are the standard tradition of the West has been advise me to read after gradua- bearers of our whole system of broadened, and enriched by their BUSINESS CIRCULATION tion?" education. They are the mainstays teaching and example. Barbara Tanski Bernice Thomas English Professor: "The 'Help of the professions. They are the Modern knowledge of ourselves Irene Tomalls Barbara .Rogers Wanted' column." prime souree of · our competence in and of our universe has been nurJan Eckell science and the arts. The names of tured in the universities. The sciPHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 Little Audrey nailed the bath- their graduates crowd the honor entific, technological, medical, and room door shut and then laughed rolls of two world wars and of the surgical advances of our time were A · paper published _w eekly by and for the students of Wilkes College Subscription price: $1.80 per semester and laughed because she knew her nation's .p eacetime affairs. By every born in them. They have supplied brother's fraternity was having a test of war and peace they have intellectual eapital a s essential to Member beer party at the house that night. proved themselves indispensable in- our society as financial capital is Intercollegiate Press struments of cultural progress and to our . industrial · enterprise. They national welfare. have more than justified the faith Bop Christmas Card: "Have a In the United States there is a of the public in our distictive sysGENE SCRUDATO cool Yule and frantic first." EPITOR'S CORNER greater degree of equality of oppor- tem of higher education. They have ** ** * tunity in higher education than proved themselves dynamic forces ·He was a very lucky guy ... he anywher e else in the world. A of American progr·ess. had a wife and a cigarette lighter, larger proportion of Americans Next issue: The Nature of a Uniand they both worked. study in universities and eolleges versity. We of the BEACON are indeed happy at the response to our appeal for letters to the editor. Wfi knew that there were Famous last words: I'll go to many situat.ions on campus which were unpleasant to students. bed now and get up at five in the We also believed that with a little prodding, some of the students morning and do this home work. would-air their feelings in the Letters to the Editor column. · *** * * Our efforts were not in vain as the student body is fully A dumb girl is a dope. A dope What are your New Year's Resolutions? aware. All the letters have been on different topics and all were is a drug. Doctors give drugs to re* * * * * lieve pain. Therefore, a dumb girl seriously written. Bob Darrow: "To quit .smoking (any day now)." This editorial i,s not to be considered as an endorsement of is just what the doctor ordered. :IC * * * * the sentiments expressed in the various letters, nor is it in opposiRoss Bisher: "I have none." Irate wife: "George, one of the ** *** -lion . to them. These lette:r;,s are matters of individual opinion. Bill Saba: "I resolve never to celebrate New Year's Eve again." We do, however, fully endorse the spirit in which such letters ducks you were shooting yesterday ealled and left her number." ****$ are written. All. too often, students gripe about a particular unEd Grogan: "I've lived such a clean life, I didn't have to make any." pleasantry but do nothing more than gripe. They fail to realize "Daddy, my teacher wants me to * *** * that a letter to the editor will bring their peeve to the attention prove that the white man is su(Editor's Note: This must be a touchy subject as most students: of the entire student body, administration, and faculty. perior to the Indian," said Johnny. refused to answer.) Therefore we of the BEAOON salute those who have had "Can you help me?" the courage to say in print, "This is what I think." "I don't think so, son. When the It is a type of courage not found in many students. white man took over the country the Indians were running it. There were no taxes. The women did all the work. The men hunted and fished. And we tried to improve on a By JOE SARACENI The assorted problems of courtFinal exams are here again-the time of year when instruc- system like that!!!" REMIGRATION - It's a wonship and marriage, including fear tors separate the men from the boys. ***** "aggressive dates," lead to more derful feeling to be back in good old Always eager to help struggling students, we have the fol- My parents told me not to smoke; of anxiety among today's college co- Wilkes-Barre: this is the over-all I don't. lowing suggestions for those taking their first finals: eds than any other cause. Fears of opinion of most of the dorm stuto a naughty joke; · .1. Don't let your fellow-scholars think you have even the OrI listen Baylor University co-e ds were ex- dents. Of course the traffic was don't. vaguest knowledge of the subject. Feign ignorance at all cost, They made it plain I must not wink amined by Robert D. Wickham, a very heavy on the way up here. I graduate p!:!ychology student. He ran into a truck and turned it over else you be looked on with suspicion for "raising the curve." At pretty girls or even think revealed his findings in a thesis for -all I can say is that it was a good 2. Don't leave any exam questions unanswered. This shows About intoxicating drink; thing I was w.alking. We are all the . master of arts degree. I don't. an unhealthy defeatist attitude. In Lieu of a good answer, write glad to be back. The only thought Some 700 girls, including 40 per about the weather or the price of hogs. You're sure to flunk, but that becomes revolting is that finals at least you'll get the weather and the price of hogs off your chest. To dance and flirt is very wrong; cent of the coed enrollment in each are coming soon. But after taking undergraduate class, were included 3. Have some good rationalizations for your poor grade on I don't. a look at all the lovely Wilkes cohand when classmates hold a post mortem on the exam. Then . Wil d youth chase women, wine, and in the survey. Nothing immoral eds, nothing 1but thoughts of angles could be read into the findings of pCllSs them on to us-ours are wearing •t hin. I Wickham's category of sex fears. entered my mind. ( Oh, brother!) -Temple News. I kiss no girls, not even one; Some 40 per cent of the girls have PARTY-' The dormitory Christfears of being old maids, some 47 I do not know how it is done; You wouldn't think I had much per cent feared they'll not be able mas party was a booming success, · much too cold. She screams to a to latch onto the mate best suited and among the .more .p rominent fun .. deckhand, "Quickly, toss me a life to them. Some feared they could guests was Dr. Reif. It was disI don't. saver." not conceive children, while others closed by the girls at Sterling Hall * * ** * "What flavor?" he asks. "Orange, The cute> young thing was sitting admitted a fear of childbirth. that the doctor is an excellent cherry, lemon, lime, tutti-frutti../' on her front porch knitting some Slightly more than 50 per eent ex- dancer and a very interesting conBy PFC, CHUCK GLOMAN Sally gurgles dramatically, then tiny garments. Her mother boasted pressed a conscious fear of "ag- versationalist. The Hall was nicely decorated with "Phoradendron flaCamp Atterbury, Ind. slowly sinks from sight. · In fact, to a visiting neighbor, "I'm glad to gressive dates." FITANI,C - The pulse-pounding in the following minutes the entire see that she has finally taken an Wickham said that the fact the vescens" (mistletoe), which hung in saga of the maiden voyage of the cast sinks from view . . . a novel interest in something other than girls come from deeply r eligious convenient locations. And my only "unsinkable" canoe Fitanic. Among way of disposing of everyone. background, where taboos are em- comment is "It's pretty potent stuff running around with boys." phasized, probably is responsi'ble for a plant." the film's hams is Barbara LampThe studio states that the film ** * ** wick who falls in Clifton's Web. cost practically nothing to produce. An insurance salesman tells a- for the concern over the general A TREE GROWS IN BUTLER-Moviegoers· remem'b er Web for his The sinking scene was filmed last: bout a valuable wardrobe which his problems related to sex. Too, he berole as the military band maestro The actors were placed on an old firm insured for a client during a lieves some of the fears are due to Bob Croucher was overwhelmed in "Sergeants Stripes Forever ." ship in midsea, a,nd, for additional European trip. Upon reaehing Lon- ignorance on the subject. In other with " I don't tknow what" when he Climaxing the production is an authenticity, a real iceberg was don, the client's wife cabled: "Gown categories, he found that fear of r eturned to his boudoir to find a communism and polio are dominant decorated Christmas tree. The tree, eventful scene showing the ,F itanic used. That way very few actors lifted in London." gliding silently through a fog- were around to pick up their payAfter •due deUberation, he sent in the thinking of the girl of 1953. which Bob had previously purchased for the party, was of no further shrouded sea, when suddenly the checks after the filming. his reply: "Madam, just what do use after the gala event, so some Captain eyes ·b ulging in terror, This reporter thought the actors' you think our policy covers?" kind soul returned it to Bob. points to a towering iceberg loom- expressions as they sank highly * ** * * ing ahead in the darkness. realistic. A CONFUSED RED - WhoSally Marlowe (notably played HQUSE OF FACTS - This pie- that the actors are the ones that ever put a fire extinguisher ;md by Miss Lampyick) lifts her grace- ture is not only in 3-D. This one is should have been shot. It seems that the hero (Berserk For the convenience of the stu- ladders on "Crash" Abrams' car ful brows and infor.ms him that in 4-D. It smells. it's not polite to point.' GO BACK, LITTLE SHMEBA - Lancraster) in bursts of unleashed dents who intend to study for the please claim them. In a statement . •On deck a be~bop musician also Acclaimed by millions as the film emotion, refers to his wife (Shir- examinations the library will be to the press today, "Crash" stated that . his car is ·C herokee red, not s'ights · the berg. lie ·shouts,' "Man, of the year, "Go Back, Little Shme- ley Tooth) as "Coffee," since she's . open as follows: fire engine red. The automobile has dig that crazy ice cube!"•. ba", a hit of . mispiaeed passion, strong and stimulating but weak _b een ehristened '' S~y Coach" since · . Sat., Jan. 16 fro.m 9:30 to 4; S\lddenly the v~ssel~ r-ams · the stars Shirley Tooth and Berserk in the bean. it flei off of Route. 309 last, NovIf you enjoy films with .advenember, a.nd alth_ough its three oc::i~;~~rfJj~~(t1s,~1!:P~t\:n:~ La;~:a:~:;y's locale is BrooklYn, ture, action, thrills and tender rd- _ ,Jan. 18-21 froin 8 to 9:30; cupants were ~ot)nj_ured_phy~i¢algain.) ; :ilutched' in h~triifed 'ft~nzy, ·where most of the , footage was mance;_-b y .all means miss this one. ,,; Jan, . 22 from 8 to ,5; · · · ly, we .. are uncertaih of their .men-. .,...•: lea~s from' the batt'e'ted rtl~clt'1 into shot. Ho'\tevet; afte'r you see the lt'.s:. terril!le! - · -,fal stabHity, ·· ·' -THE END -· , Sa\t :,,. J~nl, ?3 !F:P~ 1 to 4. the' rii~ing' sea, but''fincis' :t h~ \vate~ performance- J: think : ~u'll agree JEAN KRAVITZ JACK CURTIS COURAGEOUS STUDENTS Your Opinion ... "Aggressive Dates" Lead to Coeds' Anxiety DORM DOINGS A LITTLE ADVICE ON EXAMS J~;,t Glonian Selects Top Films Of '53 1 Library Hours �Colonels_Lose To Moravian J I) 11\E 5 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON • JJ1day., Jam1ary 8, }954 ' UIVOT§ -- Meet Hartwick~Tomorrow, Away Drop 97-68 Decision; 1,,.,1 . NO. 10 IN NATION II ~.t:~~~,;•:uin~•~ ,!j::ind 1 =============~'/ By JACK CURTIS ST. JOHN AND THE BASKETNET This is the sportside. · My' name is Curtis. I'm an alleged scribe. I'm-working out of h~adquarters, my room, I watch the Beacon at night. A call came in from the chief. We had an issue coming out on January 8. My job - write something - fast. Wednesday, January 6, 4:55 p.m. Called Ed (Schmidt the printer). Ed: Yeah. Need copy. Get it. I knew I had to get copy, for I almost failed once before, and - it had happened. 'rhe chief had warned me that Schmidt is dangerous, but we young men in the business have to learn the hard way. I had walked into the printery late and it hit me. I thought -it was the sky falling and I was ready to send out a 614 and call a psychiatrist, but as I looked up I saw it wasn't the sky. - Just a linotype machine that Ed had thrown. 6 :30 p.m. Got another call from the Chief. Yeah; Gene. Scrudato: Did you check on that Remington I sent into the lab? CURTIS _ Yeah-you were right. Gene: I was right? Me: Yeah . . . it was a typewriter. Scrudato again: You che~k on that Royal? Yours Truly: Yeah, yo11. :were right again. Gene: I was right? Uh-hmmm, it was Mounted. 7:i5 p.m. Called Ruth Roberts; our PRO secretary. Understand there's · a story· at large· around here, Mrs. Roberts. Mrs. Ro!berts; Who are yo_u ? My name's Curtis, maam. Alleged scribe, m~am. _J_ust want to ask you a few questions, maam. Reply : So ask, already. Understand the basketball team lost a few games, maam. We're just interested. in getting them back You can help us if you will. I understand you keep a basketball schedule in the office. Remember who Wilkes plays next? Ruth: S.ome school . in New York State, I think. Can you be a fittle niore spedfic, maam. Reply: (sneakily) Hartwick. I understand they've· got a co.u-ple big g uns and they're loaded. You won't let it get out that I told you, will you? I don't want to be known as a stoolie. · .Me·: No, we won't tell anyone maam. Say, didn't I pick you up on a 1936 (Dodge) about a month ago for shopping on your lunch hour? Mrs. Roberts: Yeah, so whatdya wanna do, make an administrative council case out of it? Say, you're not the Dragon, are you? Me: Why do you ask? She: You've been breathing fire, also hell and brimstone. 9 :30 p.m. Jumped into my car. Threw it in low gear. Ten minutes later, the scenery looked suspiciously the same. I had forgotten, my car doesn't have a low gear. · 9:45 p.m .. Knocked on the door of Coach George Ralston in Butler Hall. Open up in the name of the press. Mr. Ralston: What do you want? Me: Just want to talk basketball. Coach, hurr iedly hid,ing shot charts: OK, you can come in. Understand you've lost some games this year. Coach: Well, we--. Me: Before you say anything, I want you to know that you're held for quqtes on anything to say. Mr. Ralston: I've got nothing to hide. Me: Been told you have a real pistol a basketball player, that right? Coach: Yeah, Len Batroney. Scribe: You have a license for him? Coach: What are you trying to tell me, I don't have a license? Sci:ibe: No, sir. I just want to know. · Just for the record, sir. Mr. Ralston: Here it is. Me: Has he ever shot anything? Coach: Yeah, basketnets, 122-points worth. He's tenth on the NCAB's wanted list. Me: A gunner like that must be .paid dearly, huh? ..Coach: You keep talking like that and we'll ·be both out of jobs. Me: How do you think we'll do against Hartwick Saturday? Coach: Well, you can never tell in this game ... you play for keeps, you know. Me: Yeah, I know. Can you •b e a little more specific, sir? Will we win or not? Coach: Well, yes and no. Me: You'll have to be a little clearer, sir. This is for the Record (Wilkes-Barre). I just want the facts, sir. Coach: You're being Independent (Sunday). Me: I wondered if you'd say that, sir. Now I'll work for another month. Coach: We'll win if we outs.c ore the opposition. Me: Thank you, sir,. I've gotta go now-which way is the men's-er, so long. Thursday, January 7, 3:15 ,a .m. I'm finishing this story. A knock sounds on the door. Yeah, who is it? Voice: I've finally got you with the goods. Me: What goods? Voice: My electricity. Me: I don't follow you. What are you trying to tell me? My Aunt: I'm not trying, I'm just t elling you, go to bed! It's almost 3:30! Me: Any charge? The Whip •Cracker : You'll get it when the light bill arrives. I'll get you on an 805 in the morning too. Me: What do you mean? She : That's what time you've got to get up. I've also got you on a 916. Me: A 916, what's that? She: Over-sleeping. Me: Got any 903's around? She: 903's? Me: Yeah, Raleigh cigarettes, I smoke anything when I'm out. She, sounding disgusted: Good night! (Editor's Note: The story you have just read is true? Only the paper should be burned to protect your eyes.) Until Saturday's game, we'll have to put it on the growing list of unsolved crimes in Wyoming Valley of GRAPPLER$ MEET ITHACA _HERE WE_DNESDAY NIGHT A weakened WC wrestling team will face powerful Ithaca .College at the Wilkes gym on Wednesday night at 8. , . · The meet will be the first since the Open Toutnament .for the John Reese coached· team · and they'll have to be awfully go_od to stop the Cayugans. , Ithaca will have the services of Jim Howard, Open !fourney winner ~or two. years and .~ star in the Nationals l~_s t year, in th~ 130pound class:" •. ,; . ,·>; :. .· . . '.]:he 'G~IPt.i,~)f hJ~~=i<i1;st:J hi:~~:p1.ep s1nce·• thi;,.begill'nm~-bf4:he holidays and the strength of the team at H00pffiefi HOt, C0·}d In Lafayette Loss INDEPENDENT . ' . . Travel to · Oneonta To Meet; New Yorkers LEN BATRONEY The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau last week released the small college basketball standings and the listing showed Lenny Batroney, high scoring forward of the Wilkes cage squad, in tenth place in the country. The Wilkes-Barre Township ace had averaged 25.7 points per game at the time of the release to. earn a two-way tie for the tenth spot. Bart had notched 77 points to that date in only 3 games. He continued his torrid pace against the fine Lafayette team by dashing to 21 more markers. It looks like a ban• ner year for Batroney. Others in the top ten were the fabulous Bevo Francis of Rio Grande, first, Vince Leta of Lycoming. second, and Jake Handzelek of Shickshinny, representing Juniata, in fourth place. Young, who tallied a field goal more for 23 markers. haps the toughest of the three will be played tomorrow night at Oneonta, N. Y. where the Ralstonmen meet a towering Hartwick College quintet. . ·· · lndia-ns Beat l{i~g's .. , . Hartwick, c_onqueror . of King's earlier this year; will be favored in the tilt, but with tw.o games under their •b elts and renewed confidence, that comes orily from playing, the WC courtmen could upset the Indians. They will have to put a damper on lanky John Johnstone if 't hey are to take the measure of the strong upstate New York team. A ·better than average scorer, Johnstone is a demon under the boards, where his six· feet, seven inches is a .telling factor. Coach Ralston's squad has a number of big men including Joe Sikora, Frank Kopicki, Harry "Skinny"· Ennis, John Bresnahan, and ParkerPetrilak, but not a man that can stack up to Johnstone in the tale of the tape. Could Turn Trick If some of the rough spots evidenced in the Lafayette game can be ironed out, an upset is a possibility. The Colonels 'showed evidence of their long holiday layoff on their return to action Tuesday night. They _were guilty of slight of hand among themselves and were not working together in the f ullest degree. They should be over their shakiness and ready for tomorrow night's game, it appears. In the last game before final exams, the Colonels travel to play Susquehanna University at Selinsgrove, down the Susquehanna River. WC will be highly favored to win this one. MANY THANKS, YOGI Moran Prc\ises College for Work On Open Wrestling Championships CHANGES NAVY POST om Moran, sports editor and feature writer of t~e Sund~y Independent, ottered praise of Vv'."ilkes Colle9e f°:r its part m sponsoring the 22nd Open Wrestling Champ10nsh1ps, here, on December 28 and 29. Writing inn his featured column, '.Yeek-End Chatt~r, last Sunday, Moran stressed the value to the community of such a eollegiate event, one of the largest of its type in the country. The meet this year attracted 230 grapplers from the top colleges and universities all over the East. It also gained Wilkes and WilkesBarre much national publicity by its complete coverage by the giant Associated Press. Moran's column stated: "The members of the athletic department at Wilkes College should get life-time memberships - free for nothing, yet - in the local Chamber of Commerce after the job they did in running the 22nd Annual Open College Wrestling Tournament during the wel;lk. "The Grade-A organization and .present is unknown. College officials hope for a good craftsmanship that went into this operation involving 256 wrestlers crowd at the meet. from coll ~ges throughout the northeastern part of the country, did Wilkes College no harm and did Wyoming Valley in general a lot A PAPER FOR THE HOME •• 0f d «Tu~~e~al times during the last baseball season the people who were doing the spaqe work mentioned the good that sports can do a community that is fighting to atThe., Most Co~plete tract industry. The recent mat ' Local and National Coverqge tournament sprin:kled the name of Wilkes College and Wilkes-Barre . Fl"l,E ~A~E.S OF UTE SPO~TS all over the country. And a lot of ., ·. ~I~T SOCIAL Sf;CTION . · p.e.opl~ ;who might . othe17"'\se ~ot .,,_. ..· ·. W,ttKL:Y f1:ATURES .:•/·'•·· . ·..,. , ..:c/. :·· ~'_-.-,. '• ,. . ·, _.-•.-··.·,· ., 'he.lve , thought of this··,..:e ontinumty more than three times in 10 years SUNDAY ;- The basketball Colortels have certainly been · hit in the face with stiff opponen'ts-three in a row--on their return to the collegiate cage, wars after tihe Christmc;rs holidayi,. . First they had to plciy Lafayette and then Moravian. Per- in the first period last night at the Wilkes gym and trailed the rest of the way as Moravian College pour-ed it on to win a 97-68 decision before a small crowd. Only solace for the Wilkes team was the fact that Lenny Batroney continued his high scoring ways by notching 23 points to remain in the small college scoring race. Bart was high man for the night, followed by the Greyhounnds' Russ Fegley with 22. Center Joe Sikora was second man for the ·Colonels with 15 points. Joe Ja1blonski contributed 9 and Jim Atherton notched 8 for the evening. The Junior Varsity also fell victim to the Bethlehem school, losing soundly in the preliminary game. The basketball team looked like world beaters for most of the first period and then folded under the attack of a strong and tall Lafayette College quintet Tuesday night at home and were eventually humbled :by an 87-59 score before _a banner crowd. George Ralston's passers jum.ped away to a six-point lead over Bill van Breda Kolff's Easton team early in the first period and looked like they might score the upset of the year, until the overwhelming height of the _visitors began to tell a tale. It wasn't a happy tale, either, although the Wilkesmen put up a good fight. They lagged by only eight points at halftime, but led by Sophomore forward George Young, the Leopards ·broke loose in the second half. _ Lenny Batroney continued his high scoring ways by notching 21 points for the night, but had to be content in second place behind . were remmded that so1:1e~hmg w':ls cooking here - even If it was m the sports wo rld. . . "Spo~-ts - espec1~lly the kmd that Wilkes College .Just served to the sports world of_ the East may well be the solution, or at least a partial solu_tion, to ~he p~olblem of a com n, tm1ty that 1s trymg to convince other peopl e and industry that it has mu ch to offer. "Instrumental in running the mat tournament were Director of Athletic:s. ~eorge F. Ralst~n, Student Act1v1ties Rob ert Partridge, Wrestling Coach Jack Ree_se, Forty ~ort educator and wrestlmg ent~us1ast Frank Walp, and Ja~k Curtis. a_nd Ed Grogan, of the Wilkes publicity department. "The entire tournament was something to be P:ou~ of. It marked another contribution made to this community by Wilkes Collei;:e." A hearty thanks for the kmd words. LT. jg. BILL UMPHRED Word has been received that Lt. jg Bill Umphred, former Wilkes sports publicity director, Beacon writer and Sunday Independent sports scribe, has been transferred from his sea duty post as public information officer on the U.S.S. Coral Sea to a position in the-Pentagon Bunilding in Washington. Umphred, who served two years in European waters on the giant . • aircraft carrier, has visited Wyo. ming Valley several times since his Monday, Jari. 11: Basketball, change of post and spent a portion Susquehanna, Away; Intraµiural s ; of the ·Christmas holidays at home. Tuesday, Jan. 12: Orchestra He once came face to face -w ith Practice ; Intramurals; Marshall Tito of Yugoslavia, who Wednesday, Jan. 13: Wrestling, visited the carrier which was ..dockIthaca, Home ; ed at a,. Yugoslav port . Thursday, Jan. 14: Intramurals.; Bill also ~erved ~s Wilkes dir~ctFriday Jan. 15.: Classes end; or of public relations for a _time ·. Saturd~y, · Jan, - 16: Wrestling, ' a:nd - will he well· rememheted by Cortland, Aawy. upperclassmen ACTIVITIES SCHEDlJL~, �Friday, January 8, 1954 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 6 U. S. SHOULD ASSAULT (continued from page 1) should then ask our allies to do the same. Indeed, it might even lbe necessary to give them military aid for, as former members of the underground, the communists in Europe are armed with weapons which we dropped to resistance groups during the late war. Too, we should handle world trade so as to aid the free world and to harm Russia. We dominate world trade, producing fifty-three percent of the world's products with seven percent of its people. We must take care not to damage the free world by our handling of its trade as Stalin expected. With or without the agreement of Britain, we should demand the Russians honor the agreements made at Yalta. This, if done, would give Germany, Austria, and other nations freedom by the ballot, and would reduce the Red Empire by some twenty-five percent. . Should Russia refuse to do this, Alber continued, we should then refuse to enter into any conferences with her until the Yalta promises have been honored. Should further action be necessary, we should then withdraw recognition of Russia and her satellites and close her emibassies, which are centers for red spy-nests in fre e nations, hiding behind the protection of diplomatic immunity. Again, we should recognize governments-in-exile for Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, which lands were stolen by the reds in 1940, as well as for Russian satellites. These governments would be rallying points for the underground resistance groups in those nations. Moreover, said Alber, we should organize Iron Curtain refugees in Eastern Europe into army divisions. In East Germany alone, we can organize· an army of two million men, many willing and eager to serve and veterans of someone's army during the last war. We should use them instead of American boys for the protection of Western Europe. All that would be necessary would be to arm them since we are feeding and clothing these refugees at the present time. This may sound drastic, said Alber, but after, war is drastic, and we did all these things in World War II. However, we did them after the bombs fell on Pearl Harbor. Are we going to wait again, he asked? Why, said Alber, do we not put this plan into operation, win the cold war and prevent a hot one? We will do this, only when we realize we are in a conflict of good and evil, in which we play the part of the good and Russia that of evil. Many Alumni Attend Annual Xmas Dance; New Officers Named "Wonderful" and "Tops" were the comments on the annual Christmas Dance of the Wilkes College Alumni Association. The dance, which was held at the Manfield Ballroom, had a large crowd in att endance. A very enjoyable time was had by all, as was clearly demonstrated when the orchestra was asked to remain an extra hour. New officers were also announced. They are: Daniel E. Williams, president; William Luetzel, vice president; Joseph Gudaitis, treasurer; and Mrs. William Myers, secretary. Also elected were the following Alumni Council members: Miss Loretta Farris, William B. Griffith, Atty. Thomas E. Brislin, and Dr. Robert Kerr. Unfortunately, today we either do not realize this, or while Russia plays her part to the hilt, we play ours very bady. Unless we wake to the fact that we must win the war we are now in by playing it well, said Alber, all that will be left to us will be the dropping of bombs. Activity Forms For the convenience of student organizations wishing approval of activity forms, the Student Council will meet every week following assembly for a few minutes. There should now be no excuse for not having forms approved before any publicity is begun for an event. THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER STREET FLOOR - YOUNG AMERICA GOES CHESTERFIELD ,1,rH STRAIGHT YEAR CHESTERFIELD FOR THE IS ·THE LARGEST SELLING CIGARETTE IN AMERICA'S COLLEGES ... .; by a 1953 survey audit of actual sales in more than 800 college co-ops and campus stores from coast to coast. Yes, for the fifth straight year Chesterfield is the college favorite. CHESTERFIELD IS THE ONLY CIGARETTE EVER TO GIVE YOU PROOF OF HIGHEST QUALITY- LOW NICOTINE Change to Chesterfield today - get smoking pleasure all the way I UPPER DOOR SPECIAL PRICE ON TU% -at- John B. Stetz JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ** 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1954 January 8th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954 January 8 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/8f17fa4fc094fefa0f2c131b54358a06.pdf df2acfc69a40485e807ec7fce72bc26b PDF Text Text Now Christmas is come, Let's beat up the drum, And call our neighbors together, And when they appear, Let us make them such cheer As will keep out the wind and the weather -Washington Irving Wilkes College WISHING ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS BE AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1953 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVA,NIA Vol. 8, No. 12 Snow-Flake Follies Friday Night At 9 * * * * * WILKES DEBATERS WIN SIX AT N. Y. U. Junior Dance Begins Vacation; Joe Miozza Combo to Provide Music BUDGET APPROVED Dr. Eugene Farley has announced that the Administrative Counih has approved the budget presenteq earlier in the year. The announceBy IRV GELB ment came in a letter to Student After •t he enduring hmdships of pre-vacation exams, begin ·Council President Wayne Madden. your Christmas vacation by attending the Snow Flake Follies at the Wilkes College gymnasium on December 18. This Friday night dance begins at the familiar time of nine o'clock and ends with the good night ,t heme music of Joe Miozza and his musical crew at twelve. Admission to this affair is the minute sum of 35 cents and the refreshment committee will sell soft drinks at the refreshment comer. The Junior Class of Wilkes College has sponsored many successful dances in the past and this lance should add another laurel to its list of stellar attractions. At the Snow Flake Follies Dance the decoration committee will change the atmosphere and surroundings with Yuletide decorations and entertainm ent at intermission time will consist of local and professional talent. The members of the Junior Class on committees are Helen Koelsch Walter Chapko, Pat Fitzgerald, Doris Merrill, Harry Ennis, tickets; Allen Feld, Melvin Farkas, Art Indorf, Austin Sherman, refreshments; Irwin Gelb, Miriam Dearden, Marilyn P eter publicity; Sandy Furey, Ellen Witiak, chaper- ones; Pat Fox, Lois Long, Miriam Dearden, decorations; Jim Neveras, Walter Chapko, entertainment; and Dick Kleyps, General Chairman of the Snow Flake Follies. This dance should be the beginning of a pleasant and well needed Christmas vacation for most of us and students are invited to bring their visiting fri ends with them to renew old acquaintances and exchange Yuletide greetings with our student body. Santa Claus will remember this occasion in his notebook and you better watch out you better not cry, you better attend the Snow Flake Follies Dance, I'm telling you why, because Santa Claus is coming to town. Merry Christmas! This action was taken in view of the fact that the Student Council has proposed an amendment to the Student Constitution which will prevent budget •p roblems in the future. Cutting Classes . . . Attention is directed to college regulations with respect to cutting classes prior to holidays and prolonging vacation periods. The college has planned the year so that students might have a good Christmas vacation. It is our hope that you will not jeopardize your student regulation by cutting classes before and following the vacation period. the committees have been designated: Jack Lupas, tickets; Bill Saba, clean-up; Irv Gelb, publicity; Lou Steck, entertainment; and John Castagna, posters. Lose the final exam blues and put Highly secretive news has leaked out of the momentous your mind at ease by attending the Med-IRC-Chem Cabaret Party. conference$ of the Presidents of the Med-lRC-Chem Clubs in regard to their Cabaret Party on January 8, at the Wilkes College gymnasium. The main topic of discussion at these conferences on the second floor of the cafeteria was how to relax the minds of the students before the cruel grind of studying for finals atta·ck; It was resolved that to accomplish this purpose the three clubs would combine their talents and efforts to produce a Cabaret Party which would not be forgotten in the history of Wilkes College. he was president of the Sophomore Class, 49-50, active in Cue 'n' Curtain, and dynamic in the Crash Crew. A Split Rock Lodge aggregation of musicians led by Tarry Ross will provide music for dancing and a surprise in entertainment will be offered to ticket purchasers at intermission time. Tickets can be purchased for 75 cents a person from members of the Med-lRCChem Clubs. Also, Cokes and 7-ups will be sold at the refreshment booth. As in any gigantic undertaking, The Wilkes College team won second place in the NYU Hall of Fame Debating Tournament, which was held last Friday and Saturday. The tournament was held at NYU's University Heights campus in the Bronx. Coached by Dr. Arthur N. Kruger, the team took second place by winning six and losing only two. Going into the last round, the debaters had a record of six wins and no losses. ➔- In his letter, Dr. Farley said that the clubs will receive the funds which they requested. This amendment appears elsewhere in this issue. Med-IR-Chem Cabaret Plans Underway; Ennis to be Emcee Martin Meyers was chosen General Chairman of the Med-lRCChem •Cabaret Party, and Jim Moss, Ralph Rozelle, Mike Lewis, Cochairmen. They have obtained the services of that versatile man around campus, Skinny Ennis, to act as Master of Ceremonies for the affair. Skinny has spent three years in television in New York ·City and has appeared on programs with Kate Smith, Tallulah Bankhead, and the Henry Aldrich Show. While in the Army, he acted in Signal Corps Films. At Wilkes, Lose Only Two; Win Second Place At N«Y.U. Hall of Fame Tournament Neveras, Flannery Rate Outstanding , SKINNY ENNIS Debating teams from 29 eastern colleges and universities tackled the question of international trade in the fourth annual Hall of Fame Debating Tournament at N ew York University last Friday and Saturday, December 11 and 12. Students debated affirmative and negative sides of the r esolution, "The United States should adopt a ·p olicy of ree trade." More than 12!5 contests were held in the two days. Harvard and St. Peter's were the t eams with the highest point totals and so won the Hall of Fame Trophy. Jim N everas, a junior, and John Doran, a freshman, comprised the affirmative t eam. This was the first time that Doran ever participated in an intercollegiate debate. The affirmative t eam defeated Howard University, Annapolis and Lafayett e. It lost to George Washington University in the last round of the tournament-. Sally Harvey and J._ Harold Flannery Jr. debated negatively. This team defeated Annapolis, Howard University and John Hopkins. It lost a questionable decision to L ehigh. This was also Flannery's first int ercollegiate debate. Both Flannery and N everas were rated. first in three of their respective debates and second in one. There was favorable comment on the ability of the Wilkes team by other debaters and coaches. Panel conferences with m embers of the United Nations Secretariat at U .N. headquarters preceded the debates, which were conducted at NYU's University Heights campus in the Bronx. A tour of the United Nations preceded the U.N. briefing <;f>Ssion. Folke Hilgredt, an assistant director in the U .N .'s Division of Economic Stability and Development, lead the panel between Secretariat representatives anti the debating students. The tournament was sponsored by NYU's University Heights Debate Counc il. Institutions, other •• • _,,. - - - -· ,. . . ..... . - - ,_. ARTHUR N. KRUGER than Wilkes, with teams in the competition were: American International College (Springfield, Mass.); Barnard College; Brooklyn College; Brooklyn Polyt echnic Institute; C o 1 g at e ; City College of New York; Dartmouth; Fredonia, N.Y. State Teachers ·College; Fordham; Georgetown; Harpur College (Endicott, N.Y. ; Harvard; Howard Univ. (Washington, D.C.); Lafayette; Lehigh; New York Univ.; North Carolina. Also, Princeton, Rhode Island; Rutg ers; Seton Hall; St. Peter's (Jersey City, N.J .) Temple ; U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; U.S. Naval Academy; Vermont; and Willams. Last year, Wilkes also placed second in the tournament by .beating Harvard, Columbia, Fordham, Rhode Island, Hofstra, and CCNY. It lost to Brooklyn and Vermont. The next tournament for the debaters will be at Boston University in February. Before that tournament,the team will appear locally before civic groups. A ffirrry Qlhristmas anh a ~appy Nrw ]!rar lo All �2 WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College Letters To The Editor... BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Editor-in-Chief JACK CURTIS JEAN KRAVITZ Associate Editors DALE W ARMOUTH Faculty Adviser JACK CURTIS ART HOOVER Sports Editor Business Manager NEWS STAFF Mike Lewis J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty Margaret Williams Jim Neveras Louis Steck Lois Long Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenfels Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma Davis Irv Gelb CIRCULATION Frances Panzella Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters BUSINESS Bernice Thomas Barbara Rogers Jan Eckel! B-arbara Tanski Irene Tomalis PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A paper published weekly by -and for the students of Wilke:; College Subscription price: $1.80 per semester Member Intercollegiate Press EDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO 111erk tqe laalls Dear Editor: The 1953 -54 basketball team of Wilkes College is undoubtedly t he finest ever to represent t he school. Many of th e boys are p.Jaying their fourt h year of ball. However, what should be a great season may not materialize because of th e coach 's poor judgement in s ubstitutin g. This was true last year and is beginning to show already again this year. Time and again the coach has taken out players while they were " hot" and has broken a cl icking combination by making unne cessary s ubs tituti ons. Th e Bloomsburg gam e was a fine example of this . In fact, in this game two first string players sat out th e last quarter when they could ha ve been in the gam e leading the t ea m to a victory. Sure, substitutes have to be made. However, let's make t hem when they are ne eded, and let's pu t the s ub stitutes with the most abil ity into the game. Let's win all of the games we can! This so called policy of "building chara cter" can go a littl e too far. Don't yo u agree? • Jim Phillips Wednesday, December 16, 1953 GEORGE ELLIOT: Free Universities, Preservation Of Conslilulional Democracy Are Responsibilities of Educated Man By T. R. PRICE The educated man of today has two great re sponsibilities, Mr. George Elliot of t he Wilkes Economic department told students in as sembly Tuesday last. These responsibilities, he said, are t he preservation of our system of constitutional democracy, and preservation of our intellectuall y free universities. In these days w hen too many ness." · are perhaps too prone to beli eve As educated men, the speaker t hat patrioti s m lies in orthodoxy, went on , we bear the respon sibility that Ame1;icanism consists in con- for the trends of this and later civformity, that "You're either for u s ilizations. Therefore, it is our duty or against us", we must preserve to think, free from the dictates of our right to reason and not blindly the majority. T oo little of this is follow the crowd . done, he said, for campus thought Th e uni vers ities have ever been is pitifully de vo id of any great tru e foremost in encouraging men to depth of inquiry today. think, indeed in traini ng them to To a great degree, continued EIdo so. Th e products of t h e universi- liot, we specialize in our study, yet ties are but a tiny minority in the through the ir complacency, many vast population, but it is a creative of the world's greatest specialists minority, the extin ction of which have ended up in concentration is tantamount to t he extinction of camps. the civilization, said Elliot. It behooves us, as that sm all This small minority, he went on, group of thinki ng intellectuals, to does not believe in the premise that analyze to th e fu llest extent th e the voice of the people is the voice problems of the day, and act in a of God, nor do es it bel ieve that the th inking manner upon them . W e choi ce of the majority is always are und er an obligation, we of the righ t. Indeed, in many cases the fortunate intellectual minority, not the will of the majority over the to surrend er our interest in human protesting thinker is only too affairs. wron g. T he best in painting, in literaIt was wrong when it condemned ture, in music, in government has Copernicus and Galileo, when it no.t yet come, and we must k eep r idicul ed Columbus, when it burn - open the avenue to them, lest we eel innocent m en and women in lose them . Passing from what is to Salem witch-hunts, wh en it kept be to what is, the speaker went on the Negro in slavery, it was a nd is to say that there are times when wrong wh en it executes m en for we should be r eformers, even when political or religious views held in we should -b e radicals , but we must opposition to it, the maj ority. be something other than m e re Fortunately, we have improved, comic-book heroes spoutin g h eadthe speaker continued, for the sta- line philosophies. tus quo can never be retain ed and To do this, we must retain our chang e must immutably com e. This freedom of speech and expression, change co m es from an irritant to for it would be a sad day for us, society, and thi s irritant is the a s Conant of Harvard says, if the small group of forward -thinking freedom to disagree were driven scholars and philosophers. from the univers ities, and although According to the historian Arn- the chall eng e today is g reat, the old Toynbee, "The growths of civ- ends will not justify the means if ilization are the creations of ... in- in defending democracy we destroy tellectual minorities ." Elliot pro- it ceeded to say that, in a word, "HisNo matter how bad th e out look, tory often mak es hero es of men it Elliot concluded , "a thousand tim es thought zeroes ." If, he continu ed, man has slipped back into the µit, we all tend to be confo rmists, we but a thousand times he cli mbs build in our country a fifth column back up". In our struggle, he said, of co mplacency. "We n eed ," said we need patience, that long· patihe, "that small voice in the wilder- ence of Goel. Dear Editor: I would like to make comment on the actions of m embers of the For the first time since our very first issue, we of the Beacon Lettermen's Club . Last Thu rsday are not going to comment on any collegiate matters. There are night, Decemb er 10, I returned to many which deserve comment but they can be put aside at my room in Butler Hall to find the wastebasket gone from m y room. least until our next issue on January eighth. Upon inquiry, I was informed that This season we are entering is one of the most joyous of the the Lettermen had "borrowed" it year, therefore matters of business have no place as they tend to use in t he gym nas ium for their to stifle such joy. forma l dance, for what purpose Let us then, take this opportunity to wish the students, facul- I could not imagine. ty, and administration a very Merry Christmas and a ,most Will someone please t ell me if prosperous New Year. I a m wrong in wanting to know Our glad -tidings are best expressed by ,t he carol, "Deck the wh en someone borrows so meth ing from my room? I th ink that this Halls." a ction on the part of the L ettermen is, to say the least, unnecesDeck the halls with boughs of holly, sarily arbitrary. As anyone in thi s Fa La La La La La La La La; dormitory ca n verify, I would be 'Tis the season to be jolly, the fir st to offer t he se rvi ces of any Fa La La La La La La La La. a rticl e which I have , upon request, Don we now our gay apparel. but I greatly resent the underhandFa La La La La La La La La; ed methods u sed by the Lettermen. Troll the ancient yuletide carol, I r ealiz e that by the writing of Fa La La La La La La La La. this letter, I will become unpopular MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! with certain fa ctions on the campus, since the Lettermen seem to be the pride and joy of many peoRULES AND REGULATIONS ple. Still , they have absolutely no more right to confiscate property CONCERNING FINAL EXAMINATIONS than anyone else, and should be (Fall Semester, 1953-54) m ade to r eal iz e this fact. 1. If any student has a conflict, he is to see the instru ctor of the Sincerel y course which ha·s the small er enrollm ent. Richard Simmers 2. The numb er in parentheses indicates the enrollment of the course. 3. It is the responsibility of the head of eac h department to see that all examinations in his respective field are prop erly proctored, and that proctors with the examination sheets be in the assigned room at least 10 minutes before the scheduled hour. 4. It is recommended that at least one faculty member be present for By JOE SARACEN! each 25 students taking the examination. · 5. All violations of honesty should be reported imm ediately to either I NTRO DUCTION - I wanted to the Dean of Men or the Dean of Women. com e to Wilkes-Barre in t h e worst 6. No examinations will be g iven prior to the tim e listed on the at- way, so I did, I came by Bus. You tached sc hedule without t he approval of the R egistrar. probably all know what a dormi7. All examinations to be typed and mimeographed must be turn ed tory is; that's w here you can't bein to the R egistrar's office at least 72 hours prior to the time of lieve everythin g you hear but you the examination. W e can not properl y give service to the depart- ca n r epeat it. What goes on in ments if examinations are brought in at the last minute. All our dorm? Well, I hope to tell you examination s must be written or typed before being presented to most of it anyway. By the way, Miss Em m a Grilli. Examination s heets for Saturday afternoon any and a ll contributions are welexami nations must be taken from the offi ce before 12 noon on co m e and will be well received. Saturday. 8. All final grades should be turned in as quickly as possible. In a great number of institutions, final grades are reported within 72 SPORTS - Butler Hall has established an intramural basketball hours after the completion of the examination. team headlining ,Cliff Brautigan as 9. All grades m ust be reported a lphabeticall y. Captain, J ohn Acquilino, William A - Superior Farish, -J erry " Luscious" Lind, B - Above Average Mickey "Moose" Weinburger, Les C - Average D - _Passing lie "Doc" W ein er, Mickey "Lung " Perlm uth, Stan "Crash" Abrams, F - Failure Abs. - Absent from final axamination Don McFadden, Mickey "Lama" Inc. - Incomplete; sem ester's work unfinished K enn edy. They played t h eir first 10. Exam books can be obtained at the R egistrar's office . game on W edn esday night against 11. The D epartment Heads needing additional proctors will please in- "Simon Pures" and beat them 41 dicate their n eeds to my office (Miss Pish) by Decemb er 18. to 39 wi th Cliff and "Moose" mak12. In case of discrepancies in examinations, please notify me at once. ing the most poi nts. JOHN P . WHITBY, R egistrar • • • DORM DOINGS ATTEND THE BLOOD SNOW-FLAKE IS URGENTLY NEEDED. FOLLIES WON'T YOU GIVE FRIDAY NIGHT TO THE BLOOD BANK? MAN THE GUNS - A coupl e of weeks back Niel Turtel was seen running around W eckesser Hall scream ing "WAR! WAR!" You see it seems that so m e individual wired a microphone to h is radio and then annou nced that Russia had declared war on the U. S . Poor Turtel he got all "shook" . H e ed . Yes, you can nev~ r tell wh en was all set to get his uniform cleanthe boy scouts will be called out. ,,.. Lettermen's Formal Very Successful Margo to Conduct Drama Classes Mr. P eter Margo has announced that he w ill condu ct drama classes every Friday afternoon from 1 to 4 o'clock for anyone interested in t heatre. Th e classes will be held in Chase Theatr e. Anyone wish ing to lea rn mor e about dramatic technique will find Mr. Margo a very ab le inst rnctor. Cue 'n' Curtain m emb ers in particular ar e reminded that this is an opportunity to gain mo re experience in acting and / or directing than work on the club's regular productions may afford. Serious students on campus who are not m emb ers of the theatre will be The reception line consisted of most welcome. George Ral ston and H elen Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Ru ssell Pict on, SOCCERMAN'S FATHER Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Rosenb erg, CLAIMED BY DEATH Mr. and Mrs. Welton Farrar, and Mr. and Mrs. John Detroy. Howard The BEACON wishes to Ennis was the Santa ,Claus and surexpress its 1>rofound sy mpap ri sed the ladies with cute cl ip-on t hy to Glenn Phethean on pins with t h e letters WILKES inlearning of the recent death sc ribed. of his fat her. The West Pittston soccer At intermission the Lettermen's pl ayer's fat her passed away Chorus led a group si nging of last week. The entire student Christmas carols. Al Wallace, prei'\ibody and fac ulty also join in dent of th e Lettermen's Club, also offering sy mpathy to Glenn presented a gift t-o Gayle Jones and his fa mil y after such a for all the wonderful h elp she has great loss. g iven to t h e Lettermen in the last two years. L ee Vince nt gave his usual spectacular performance w hi ch included most of the current hi t tunes, Until the n ext Formal we ca!1 cherappropriate Ch ristmas music, tan- ish the fo nd memories of a ni.11:ht gos, rhum bas, and a bunny-hop and t hat will li ve for a long time in a Mexican hat dance thrown in. the minds of those who were there. The Lettermen's Formal is ovt>r, but it wi ll not be forgotten by the approximately one hundred couples who attended. The h eavenly music of Lee Vincent and the superb decoration s were really something to remem ber. A blue sky of streamers above th e dan ce floor was set off by intermittent s il ver stars. Christmas trees lit with blue li g hts surrounded t he dance floor and a gay backdrop of a young couple ready to leave for the prom gave a romantic atmosphere to th e danl·e. The tabl es were all covered by clever gift-wrapping, as was the entrance to th e gym from the lobb y. �Wednesday, December 16, _1953 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 3 BUDGET AMENDMENT PROPOSED 9 Student :Organizations lo Receive BEACON'S GRAB-BAG Regular Financial Aid From Fund By HELEN KRACHENFELS The following amendment t o _the Consti tution of the S_tudent Body of Wilkes College was proposed at the Dec. 2 council meeting . It concerns the talked-to-death budget problem, and is included under the section entitled Organizations and Finance. In the proposed revision, clauses 1 and 2 will remain as they are, and clause 3 will read as follows: Budgets for the following activi- weeks before the trip for which ties shall be submitted to the Stu- they need this money. dent Council at the beginning of Clause 5 will read th us: each fall semester: Requests for funds by any orBeacon, Debating Society, Cue 'n' ganization may be submitted to the Curtain, Dormitories, Inter-Collegi- Student Council for approval at ate Conferences, Manuscript, Male any time. Chorus, Social Activities Yearbook. Only the above mentioned aotiviThe proposed amendments to the ties shall receive regular financial constitution must be read at two allocations annually from the Stu- meetings of the Student Council, dent Activities Fund. voted upon at the latter meeting, and if passed, they must then be Clause 4 has been revised to read submitted to the Administrative as follows: Council for consideration, then to The above mentioned Inter-Col- the student body for ratification. legiate Conference Fund shall operTwo other items were on the ate as follows: All clubs planning to attend Inter-Collegiate Confer- agenda for the meeting. Dr. Farences during the year shall submit ley approved the installation of a financial requests based on approxi- Suggestion Box in the cafeteria. mate costs to -t he Student Council The council felt that perhaps it at the beginning of each fall sem- could better serve the interests of ester. These requests shall be com- the students if their wishes were ·p iled under one request-Inter- made known. After the box is Collegiate Conference Fund. The installed, the council will appreciate Student Council shall allot a cer- student cooperation in utilizing it. The other item of business contain amount of money for this fund at the time the annual budget is cerned the Winter ,Carnival to be compiled. Then during the year held Feb. 1, at Split Rock Lodge. as each club wishes to draw on this The Council approved the hiring o.f fund they must re-submit a specific Joe Miozza's orchestra for dancing request for funds at least three on the evening of the affair. Alumni to Hold Dance Hoover Donates Saturday, December 26 Another Pint Mistletoe, the Blue Danube, and the old gang-a delightfully gay part of the Yuletide. The occasion is the annual Christmas dance on December 26 sponsored by the Alumni Association. The Manfield Ballroom, bedecked in Christmas finery, will be the site of this semiformal, and a rollicking good time will be had by all. Dancing is from 9 till 12. Members of the Alumni also anticipate the announcement of the newly elected officers at this dance. Lloyd Davies and -Eleanor Kryger are co-chairmen of the affair. Committees are: decorations, Loretta Farris, chairman, assisted by Hilda Jones and Daniel Williams; arrangements, Joseph Gudaitis; program, Atty. Thomas E. Brislin· ticket, Ray Kaye, chairman, assist~ ed by Mary Sleva. For a perfect after Christmas treat, we'll see you under the mistletoe. Be there! Manuscript Reminder A reminder to submit short sto.ries, poetry, and essays to the MANUSCRIPT by dropping them in the box near the rear of the entrance of the library or by handing them to any staff member. THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR ART HOOVER On December 7, 1951 Art Hoover, pictured above and a well known student about campus, donated his first pint of blood. Since then Art has not only given blood in five special drives at Wilkes but also has taken it upon himself to donate at three other occasions, the latest being last Friday. At one time the nurses were amazed to find the pint had filled within three and one-half minutes. . When asked in an interview what prompted his giving blood so often he said that this blood would not only benefit others but someday might be needed by him or those dear to him. He has set a fine example for us. If we have not already followed it, let's do so. Art said that those who use illness as an excuse for not giving are usual-. ly afraid to give. Hotel clerk: Are you married to this woman? Man: Of course, I am. How dare you ask such a question? (Turning to woman) Here dear, you take the key. Woman: Thanks, mister. Mr. Brown rushed to the telephone and called the doctor. "Doctor, doctor, come at once," shouted Mr. Brown. "My wife was sleeping with her mouth open, and a mouse ran into her mouth." "I'll be there as soon as possible," said the doctor, "while you're waiting, try waving a piece of cheese in front of your wife's mouth, you may be able to coax the mouse out." But when the doctor raced into the house, Mr. Brown was waving a big fish in front of Mrs. Brown's mouth. "Good heaven's man," said the doctor, " I said cheese. No mouse is going to come out for a fish." "All right, all right," said Mr. Brown, "but first we've got to get the cat out." Monday, January 18 9 a. m. B.A. 100 (61) Pick 202, 203 B.A. 239 (11) Pick 203 Engl 151 (106) L.H. Butler Anx. Engl 152 (23) BB 101 Engl 201 (19) BB 101 Math 105 (52) Ashley Anx., But- ler Anx. Music 101 (7) Pick 203 1:30 p. m. B.A. 209 (22) Pick 203 Educ 234 (8) Pick 203 Fren 103 (9) Barre 102 Mus Ed 105 (11) Pick 203 Phys 100 (10) L.H. Phys 201 (82) L.H. S.S. 101 (17) GHB 302 Span 101 (10) Barre 102 Span 103 (10) Barre 10·2 Tuesday, January 19 9 a. m. 1:30 p. m. Chem 101 (85) L.H. B.A. 231 (55) Pick 202-203 Chem 121 (24) BB 101 B.A. 233 (19) Pick 203 Educ 202-3 (24) BB 101 Biol 101 (37) BB 101 Music 100 (61) Pick 202-203 Biol 211 ( 16) BB 101 Mus Ed 113 (8) Pick 203 Educ 239 (10) L.H. Philo 102 (9) Pick 203 Engl 105 (11) Barre 102 S.S. 205 (7) GHB 302 Math 125 (6·2) L.H. Span 201 (1) Barre 201 Mus Ed 202 (7) L.H. • P.S. 201 (9) Barre 102 Wednesday, January 20 9 a. m. 1:30 p. m. Acct 101 (82) L.H. B.A. 237 (13) Pick 203 Acct 111 (27) Butler Anx. Hist 235 (21) Pick 203 Acct 201 ( 11) Butler Anx. Music 103 (6) L.H. Chem 102 (5) Co. 104 Soc 100 (43) L.H. Chem 241 (2) Co. 104 Soc 215 (7) L.H. Chem 243 (6) Co. 104 S.S. 109 (11) GHB 302 Definitions: Bridegroom: A wolf who paid Engl 215 (5) Pick 203 Fren 101 (26) Ashley Anx. too much for his whistle. Mixed company: What you are Music 109 (4) Pick 203 in when you think of a story you P sych 20'7 (14) Pick 203 can't tell there. Thursday, January 21 Stuck zipper: Swearing apparel. 9 a. m. 1:30 p. m. Psychologist: A person who pulls Acct 231 (10) Pick 103 Biol 251 (17) BB 101 habits out of rats. Econ 223 (18) L.H. A Small Town: A place where Chem 231 (22) BB 101 Fren 106 ( 5) L.H. you chat for a while on the phone Educ 201 (41) GHA 101 P.S. 100 (21) L.H. even if you have the wrong number. Educ 237 (6) GHA 101 A Married_ Couple: Two people Engl 101 (182) Sec. A,B C,D,-L.H.; P.S. 101 (30) L.H. F, G,H-Butler & Ashley Anx.; who sit in the balcony because they I-BB 101 want to smoke. Engl 102 (50) Pick 202, 203 The maid was new and nervous, Germ 201 (5) BB 101 and when she was told to bring h er R.M. 101 (15) Pick 202 mistress a glass of milk she Friday, January 22 brought it clutched in her hands. 9 a. m. 1:30 p. m. "Nancy," fumed the lady of the Acct 221 (9) Pick 103 house, "don't ever do that again, Biol 100 (114) L.H., Butler Anx. Biol 201 (14) L.H. Econ 100 (77) L.H. always bring it on a tray." Biol 291 (10) L.H. Econ 101 (55) L.H. Butler Anx. The next evening, Nancy appearEcon 201 (32) Pick 203 ed at the door with a tray full of Engi 100 (62) Pick 202-203 Soc 200 (48) GHA 101 milk in her hands. "Excuse me, ma'am," sh e said, Saturday, January 23 "shall I bring yo~ a spoon to drink 9 a. m. 1 :30, p. m. with or will you just lick it up." B.A.. 10'7 (7) Pick 203 Econ 241 (10) Pick 203 ::: ::: * ::: ::: Engi 105 (48) Co. 303. 309 Hist 101 (174) Sec. A, B, C-L.H.; He: May I kiss you? Math 101 (55) L.H. D,F-Butler Anx.; G-Ashley An. She: (Silence) Math 221 ( 13) L.H. Hi st 107 (55) Pick 202, 203 He : May I please kiss you? Mus Ed 111 (4) Pick 203 Hi st 225 ( 12) Pick 203 She : (More Silence) P.S. 208 (11) Pick 203 He : Say, are you deaf? Soc 255 ( 15) Pick 203 She: No, are you paralyzed? * * *** Monday, January 25 A lecture is that ·p rocess where9 a. m. 1 :30 p. m. by ideas pass from the notebook B.A. 225 (13) Pick 203 Hygiene Women BB 101 of the instructor to the notebook C.E. 103 (27) Co. 303, 309 Hygiene - Men Sec. A,B-GHA 101; of the student without affecting Econ 227 ( 13) Pick 203 C,D-Pick 202, 203 the mind of either Germ 101 (19) L.H. Mus Ed 107 (2) L.H. Music 2.15 ( 4) L.H. Psych 100 (100) L.H., Butler Anx. He : "Tell me, dear, did any of Mus Ed 101 (4) L.H. Psych 208 (16) L.H. your friends admire your engage- Reli 101 (18) L.H. ment ring?" Tuesday, January 26 She: "They did more than that. Two of them recognized it." 9 a. m. 1: 30 p. m. B.A. 241 (17) Pick 2:03 Biol 241 (13) BB 101 Definition of a professor by a Music 111 (7) Pick 203 Econ 231 (33) Pick 203 professor-"One who learns more Mus Ed 103 (7) Pick 203 Germ 103 (23) L.H . and more about less and less until Phil 101 (53) L.H. Math 107 (33) L.H. he can t ell you nothing about every- Psych 201 (12) L.H. Mus Ed 109 (7) Pick 203 thing." P .S. 203 (12) L.H. KEY TO ROOM ABBREVIATIONS "How did you come to puncture this tire?" Co. - Conyngham Hall, 120 South River Street ''.Ran over a milk bottle." "Didn't you see it in time?" BB - Biology Building, Rear of 120 South River Street "No, the kid had it under his Barre Anx. - Barre Annex Rear 154 South River Street coat." . There was a young lady from St. Paul, Who wore a newspaper dress to a ball. The thing caught fire And burned her entire Front page, sport section and all. ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE Wednesday, Dec. 16: Christmas Party, Biology Club; Basketball, Susquehanna, · Away; Wrestling, Swarthmore, Away; Friday, Dec. 18: Dance, Junior Class; Saturday, Dec. 19: Christmas Recess through Dec. 31. FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE FALL SEMESTER 1953-54 SPECIAL PRICE ON TUX -at- John B. Stetz Expert Clothier 9 EAST MARXET ST.• Wilkes-Barre. Pa. Butler Anx. - Butler Annex, Rear of 158 South River Street Ashley Anx. - Ashley Annex, Rear of 164 South River Street GHA - Gies Hall A, 191 South Franklin Street GHB - Gies Hall B, 195 South Franklin Street L.H. - Lecture Hall, building behind 164 Sou~h River Street Pick - Pickering Hall, 181 South Franklin Street NOTE: Number following the above abbreviations indicate room numbers. For example : Pick. 102, 20-2, 203 - Pickering Hall, 181 South Franklin Street, rooms 102, 202 and 203. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of students enrolled in the course. If any student has a conflict, he is to. see the instructor of the course which has the smaller enrollment, prior to December 17. �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 4 WedJ:].esday, December 16, 1953 22nd Open Mat Tourney Here Dec. 28 - 29 Top Collegiate Wrestlers in Nation Matmen Meet Swarthmore Tonight To Be on Hand ;Meet Considered One . E t U S THE BooTERs' cH01cE Go Downstate to Meet Of Th e Top Three 1n as ern . . . . R. 1 Aft D . · Carl Van Dy·ke and Dick Polakowski First !va s . er ropping The 22nd Annual Open Wrestling Championship at Wilkes Tnal to Lafayette College will be held this year on December 28 and 29 it was Named Soccer Co Capta1·ns For 1954 announced recently by Director of Athletics George F. Ralston. By WALT CHAPKO The yearly mat tourney will be held in the Wilkes gym, with four sessions likely, the zuarter-finals getting underway the afternoon ·of the 28th. The entry list looms as the largest in the history of the meet according to word from the Wilkes Athletic Publicity Staff. The meet has risen, since taken over by the college, to rank as one of the top three tournaments of its type in the Eastern United States. The top collegiate wrestling powers in the country are expected to be represented. Last year 160 wrestlers from 40 colleges and universities east of the Mississippi participated in the meet, with many eastern athletic clubs also sending members to Wilkes-Barre. Lehigh Won in 1952 In last year's tourney, Lehigh University made it two straight titles by nosing out Cornell. Frank Betucci of the Big Red, who won the 147-pound class and also the outstanding wrestler award at the meet, went on to take the Eastern Intercollegiate and National outstanding awards. The ' list of colleges is expected to grow considerably t his year. College officials will probably hold sessions in the afternoon and evening of both days of the meet to accomodate the heavy entries. Frank Walp of the Forty Fort Schools is again handling the arrangements, along with Ralston, Dale W armouth and Jack Curtis of the Wilkes public relationns staff. All visiting wrestlers will be housed in the Wilkes dormitories, with meals being made available at the college cafeteria. New Additions to List The latest additions to the entry list are Princeton University, the United States Military Academy, Maryland University and Yale. West Chester STC, one of the East's ·m ost powerful wrestling schools, will send a squad of over 30 men to the tourney. Others who have indicated that they will be represented are Pittsburgh, Penn State Corrnell, Lehigh, Columbia, Lafayette, Brown, Rutgers, Case The Wilkes wrestling team makes its last appearance before Christmas tonight facing a good Swarthmore College ,t eam at the Philadelphia area school. CLIMAX TO GREAT YEAR PARTRIDGES WELCOME FUTURE SOCCER STAR After watching his soccer "baby" at Wilkes grow into intercollegiate maturity, Coach Bob Partridge realized last week that he will have to begin from scratch again as his wife Louise presented him with a son, Glenn Robert Partridge, at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston, Sunday, December 6. The child is the second for the genial soccer and baseball coach and his wife. They have a daughter, Carol. Partridge advised all visitors to the hospital that "you can't miss my boy. Just look for one who is doing all the kicking. Amazing-a born soccer player." · The birth of young Partridge makes it two sons in a row for W i 1 k es coaches. Wrestling Coach John Reese and his wife welcomed a future grappler late in November. Coach John Reese has his team in tip-top shape and should give the home squad a good night of it. The two schools, Swarthmore and Wilkes, are old time mat rivals. After tonight's meet, the Wilkesmen will busy themselves readying for the Open Wrestling Championships here December 28 and 29. ( See story on this page for furth er details.) CARL VAN DYKE DICK POLAKOWSKI Wilkes mat team went down to defeat at the hands of the Lafayette Leopards in their attempt to secure their first victory for the new coach, Jack Reese. Bobby Reynolds, in the 123-pound class, and Jerry Elias, in the heavyweight division, were the only Wilkesmen to win decisions . Don Reynolds and Masonis were victims of alls and Warren Yeisley, Don McFadden, Al Smith, and Neil Dadurka were decisioned by the boys from the Easton school. Don McFadden suffered a nose injury in his match with Hutchison and may not participate in the next meet. The injury came when McFadden was leading in the match and brought about his ultimate defeat. Veteran soccer players Carl Van the top scorers on the squad the Dyke and Dick Polakowski were past season before being put out named soccer co-captains for the of action for a time with bone frac1954 season at the recent victory turse of the ace. Van Dyke is a dinner given in honor of this year's tricky lineman, and only a sophomore. squad. Polakowski is an alumnus of GiThe two were near unanimous Institute, Springfield, Clevechoices of the 18 squad members rard College (·prep school) in Philadelphia and a native of Wilkesland, all Wilkes opponents and who participated in the balloting. It is interesting to note that all Pennsylvania State TeachVan Dyke, a native of Punxa- Barre Township. He was a standout Coach Reese had three men in the ers Colleges with wrestling tawney, Pa., and a resident of performer as outside right · on the meet who all weigh approximately teams, plus Wilkes and many Weckesser Hall, men's dormitory, past year's team and a three-year the same weight. Yeisley, McFadothers. Nearly 30 trophies will be pre- is a two-year veteran of the game veteran of Wilkes booting. Pola- den, and Smith all weigh around sented to winning teams, individu- at Wilkes, having never played be- ,k owski is a clever ball handler and 142 pounds, but they wrestle in the (continued on page 5) fore coming here. He was one of also a scoring.threat. He is a junior. als and runner-ups. Tickets for the outstanding mat attraction will soon be on sale at the college and throughout Wyoming Valley. Besides the tournament, a wrestling clinic, to which all local coaches are invited, will be held on the morning of Dec. 28 at the Wilkes gymnasium, with Lehigh Coach Five years ago Dr. Eugene S. J erry Leeman in charge, assisted by Ray Sparks of Springfield, Jim- Farley, Wilkes president, made a my Miller of Cornell, and John then pretty safe bargain that he would buy steak dinners for the Reese of Wilkes. first soccer squad to have a winning season. Tuesday evening, December 8, Dr. Farley paid off after Bob Partridge's lads not only won their first game in history, but had capWhat do you think of the cafeteria? tured a hard earned· 4-3, winning JIM· O'NEILL-"Service extended by the cafeteria personnel is season. only exceeded by their pleasing personality." Dr. Farley joined Partridge and * :i: * * ::: 18 members of the squad in the spe"FLIP" JONES-"The cafeteria has always been to me, the cam- cially prepared meal in the Wilkes pus meeting place and as such, it ha~ been a great force in bui:ding cafeteria and congratulated the school spirit. I do feel, however, that it s~ould be m=1de more ~vailable team on its fine season. for after school functions. Also, the playrng of music from a Juke box He stated, "This was the first might aid in providing for a better eating environment and, if possible, bet that I can say I was really glad this arrangement should be made." to lose." . * * * ::: ::: All senior members of the squad DAVE FISCHI-"Cafeteria atmosphere certainly enlivens the spoke briefly and combined in exdormant spirit after weary morning classes. Coffee between mor?ing pressing great pleasure in having and afternoon sessions gives me that extra go power needed by Wilkes played on the first winning team. students to survive these classes." The graduates-elect also wished * * * ,:: * the squad well in the years to come TOM KISLAN-"Being a coffeelover, I'd hate to think of Wilkes and · issued a challenge to next Get Home Sooner and Surer. Weather and holiday traffic delays College not having a cafeteria. It's my base of operation." can't cut vacation time. The train trip with your crowd is part of year's team in a proposed Varsity::: )!: * * * the fun, too. So are those swell dining car meals! And you can Alumni game. BOB DARROW-"At times it's too crowded. It's a poor substitute safely stretch vacation's end to the very last party, yet still get for a Student Union Buildin. However the food is adequate." back to school on time! JAYVEES DEFEAT KEYSTONE * * * * * Save 25% of the Coach Fare by traveling home and back with MIKE LEWIS-"It's the loveliest cafeteria I've ever seen in my two or more friends on Group Economy Plan Tickets. They're good The Junior Colonels cage team life." on trips of 100 miles or more. Gather a group of 25 or more and reversed an early loss to Keystone you can each save 28% traveling long-distance together on the same Junior College last night at La JOHN WLLLIAMS-"I fall back upon the Fifth Amendment." train ... then, returning as a group or individually. Plume, trouncing the quintet that * * * ,:: * Consult Your Local Railroad Ticket Agent Well in Advance GEORGE SCHLAGER-"It's a nice place, definitely of the building broke their 12-g ame win skein, 79-54. of Departure Date for Detailed Information type, but where in ----'s the bar?" * * * :;: ::: John Bresnahan was high with RA y SILLUP--"Put in a coffee urn, to eliminate congestion in 17. Larry Barzoloski had 16, for second place honors, while Art line." Meyer, Bob Whelan and Chuck White all hit for double figures. DAVE HOATS-"Too ---- loud." Booters Stuffed With Steak and Pride As Dr. Farley Pays Off Your Opinion ... for extra holiday time ... GOBY TRAIN EASTERN RAILROADS �Wednesday, December 16, 1953 5 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Colonel Cagers Victors In Milliman's Finale I 1)11\~ UIVOTS ~ By JACK CURTIS FIERY ACTION iN WILKES WIN OVER EAST STROUDSBURG \\ ~ = = = = ='/' Young Soldier John Milliman 'faded' out of the Wilkes basketball picture last Saturday night at the Wilkes gym as the Colonels of George Ralston came from behind to whip East Stroudsburg STC, 77-60, before a fine crowd out for Milliman's farewell performance. Milliman was presented with gifts from the basketball team, the Lettermen and the dormitory students at the game. He was slated to echange the blue and gold for the army kl;aki on Monday. In the Colonels' second win of the young season, against o~e loss, the scrappy uintet showed what Wilkes teams on all fields of battle have been d isplaying for some time - the will to win even when the chips were down. ANOTHER YEAR ANOTHER HOLLAR If we wanted to be a little corny, we could say this is our last column and sports section 'ti] next year. And speaking in terms of chronological years, we'd be right. Of cou r se, the first week after the· Christmas holidays, we'll be right back at it again. The fact remains that we have seen another he ctic year through, and with Dike Divots out of th e way, we will be able to breathe a mom entary sigh of reli ef-as far as th e Beacon is co nce rned, anyway. You really ca n 't imagine how much fun is derived from dabbling in journalism in spare moments as we do. When that first paper co mes off the press and you gi ve it a quick scan, there is a certain pride that you take. - W ell, for th e past year, we've been enjo ying that certain thrill that comes from being able to say, " I did this." Oh, we'll admit that some of the things "I did" were not looked upon fa vorably, but then we must again reflect philosophically, ya gotta take da bitta CURTIS wit da sweet. May we take this opportunity to send forth from our little corner of the paper, wis hes for a very merry Chr istmas and a happy, prosperous New Year to all our r ead ers, wh ether t hey be friend or foe. Gee, ya sorta mellow around this time of the year, don cha? SHORT TAKES - CLEANIN' UP THE LEFT OVERS With a page and a half to play around with, we thought this week w e'd have plenty of room for everythi ng . But it seems that the more space Editor Gene Scrudato g ives us, the more we can find that "simply must get in the paper." Since we are a little short on that precious white stuff (space) a s per usual, we thought we'd clean up by just throwing i 1 a few odds and ends at yo u _in DIKE DIVOTS t hi s week . One of th e oddes t experiences of our life happened last week. Whether you believe in men tal t elepa t h y, fate or what have you, this one will make yo u stop and wo nd er. We have only one class on Tuesdays this sem es t er, so in order to get a full day in at hunting down buck, we decided to cut Ed Psych last 111esday. ·well, after mu ch menta l debate on our part, we were loaded in friend Dick Gribble's car and away we headed into the Poconos . "Dr. Hammer wi ll surely not miss us on this day," we thoug ht, still bothered by J ohn Conscience, as we drove along. Arriving at t he spot from where we were to begin th e day-lon g prowl in search of that treasured b uck, we began into th e thi ck. Three st eps off th e rnad lying on th e ground we spotted an old copy of th e Tim es-Leader. There it was-a picture of Dr. Ham m er staring us right in the face. Th e li ttle man in the mind went to work again , spoiling ou r da y. What's worse, we didn't even get a smell of a buck all da,y. Some days you can't earn adollar, no less stumble across a buck - ow! The boys in th e dorm are n't talking to Raoul Elton after the trick he pulled. Seems Bonzo Fay and a party qf woodsy dorm dwellers were out huntin g·. All exp erien ced, except Elton. You're way ahead of us. Disgustingly, in the eyes of Fay et al, Raoul got the deer . · No one else had even a shot. They claim h e pumped eig ht shots into the poor beast and then became nauseous when th ey stripp ed it of its innards. Knowing Dead-Eye (he shoots at anything that moves) Fay , we'd say Elton was lucky to come back alive. WE'LL MISS THAT MILLIMAN It'll be a long time before Wilkes gets another athlete of the caliber of John Milliman. The tribute that was paid th e departi ng se nior bask etball and baseball player at Saturday's gam e was well deserved. The "Mil" will be missed, not onl y on the playing court and fi eld, but also on camp us, where he earn ed the friendship of everyone he encountered in his three and one-half years here. John will go a long way in our book. The Beacon and yo ur scribbler wish him buen s uerte wherever h e goes. Finally, congratulations to the Lettermen for their st ellar presentation, the Christmas Formal, last Friday eve ning. It was a howling success. A far cry from last week, this column, whot? As an afterthoughtCheck on Lou Cha ump's time, as a Chri stmas favor, please? Colonel Cagers Drop Game to Bloomsburg By TOM KASKA The courtmen of Bloomsburg STC s lammed the door on the scoring efforts of ace Len Batroney to stall and defeat the Colonels ' 65-55, in the second game of the season December 5 at Bloomsburg . The t eachers h eld a slim 37 -35 lead at half-ti me, but came back in the second half to bottle up the high-flying Colonel ace. With two, and sometimes three, men about him; Batroney was stopped. He was able to score only two goals in the entire second half ater scoring five in the first half. The highscoring forward was top man in the game, however, with 23 points . Bloom sburg, paced by pivotman Ko'zick, uncorked with 17 points in the third period to sew up the game. The Colonels were able to collect only 9 in that period. The entire Colonel squad saw action. Sikora, with 9 points and Ennis, with 7, follow ed Batroney in the scoring depa rtment. INJURY JINX MOVES TO HAUNT WRESTLERS The injury jinx which has hounded Wilkes teams since September and which got a head start on the • basketball team, last week moved over to the wrestling mat as two of John Reese' s grapplers were put out of action. Dick Bartlebaugh, a lightweight, suffered a sprained ankle recently and will be on the mend for some time and Ken Lantelme, promising middleweight, was downed with a slight dislocation of the shoulder. Bartlebaugh should be back in action soon, but Lantelrne's injury will keep him inactive for an indefinite period. The jinx had 1neviousl y hit the basketball squad hard, with Jim Moss corning up with a broken arm and Joe Popple a S[}rained ankle before the seas on had even begun. "Mil" Honored By Fans; Court Team Downs E. Stroudsburg Traili ng by eigh t poi nts at halftim e th e fighting fi ve put on a rally that left the Po cono Mounta in ou t fit up in th e clouds. With ace Lenny JO HN Ml LLlMAN Batroncy show in g t he wa y, they mos ied lo a 51-point second half to wrap up the seco nd win and go BEACON photo by Dan Gaw las in to t he Christmas r est period with a 2-1 slate . BAR T READIES FOR TWO--Wilkes scori ng ace Lenny Bat ro Eatrcney brought his personal ney (12) grabs t he ball af te r a ma d scramble wit h East i:; er gam e :11ark to 25.6 with a fin e Strnudsburg's Bob Melhm\n (23) at the gym on Saturd;iy night night whi~ h netted hi m 28 points. a nd rirepares to du nk anoth er two- pointer through the hoops. r. anky ,Joe Sikora was the seco nd He pro ved adept in accom plish ing the feat that nigh t , hitti ng h igh man in the scoring column for for ten in th a t part icular fas hion and add ing e ight foul s for 28 the W ilke:;m en wi th a mi ghty 16, points. Co ming up to lend a hand is Eddie Davis (24), while get t,ng hi s best eve ning in many a the Poconos' Ed P a lmer (3) move.s up to try his hand at it. moon . Kaseman and Sloan were hi g h men for the visi ting Poco nos with 30 poi nts di vided eve nl y be tw een them. East Stroudsburg set a torid pace Th e following list of peonle did season. in t he fi rst period, outscoring the not actually answer as to what Ra y 'I'ait: I'm too tit'ed to think notoriously slow startin g Wilkes t heir Chri stmas wishes are, but the of anything . Sports Ed itor thinks that th e anJerry Wright: It doesn 't m:;i.tter ; 'I he next Wil kes basketball game swer s would probably be the sam e I'm indifferent. is on January 5 when the Colonels as th ey appear. Good for a la ug h, Jo e Siko ra: To g et rid of m y meet Lafayette at hom e. anyway. Th e question is "What do bl ister fin ger s. want for Chri stmas?" George Elias : A co upl e of B's. Ji :n Moss : T hat people would team, 20-10, but saw that lead cut Jo e Trosko: My two real front to eight at halftime. stop trying to un derstand me. t ee th back and a straight nose. In the mi ddl e of t he third period, T he baseball t ea m: John MilliAl Wallace : A cou ple copies of Batroney and Sikora started to hit man. the record, "It Isn't Fair." with co ns istency, pulling their Dean Arvan: I just want to see team t o a 44-44 deadlock with the Ed Groga n: It do esn 't matter as Shirley. vis itors . From th en on in, the r est long a s it's a child. Ahmed Kazimi: I wish to und erof the team chip ped in, the fire havThe Harmoneers: Jake Ko val- stand these American women. ch ek. Jo hn Reese: To bring wrestling ing been kindled, and the Wilkes squad won going awa y. Th e new college quartet: For back at Wilkes. · Frank Kopicki po ured seven Carl Lahr to get the music back so Dal e Warmouth: Just a li ttle co through the hoops to come in a we can start practicing with our o peration. surprising t hird on the Colonels n ew t enor, Norm ·Chanosky. tea m in the scoring departml:!nt. Russ Pieton: Just one shot at a GO DOWNSTATE The Plymouth nati ve has looked imdeer, t hat's all, one shot. press ively better in each game this Dr . Farley: Less Hell, F ire a nd (continu ed from page 4r yea r . Brimstone. Milliman cl imaxed a brilliant basLenny Batroney: A winning seas- 137-pound class, 147-pou nd class , a nd 157 .. r,o un d class respectively. ket ball career with a five -point on in basketball. Jim Atherton: A shot or even Coach Reese was forced to wrestle night, turning in a fine floor game th ese boys in th e various weig ht and a good night of rebounds in just a pass on ce in a while. Dick Gribble: After seven year s classes be : ause he had no other the p!'ocess. The "Big Cat" from in th e woods , I wa nt a dee r--r eal expe ri en ~ed men in the middle- Genoa, N. Y., wil l be so r ely missed by t he team. He has been a steadywei (;hts. bad. You mu st take th ese facts into ing influen ce and probably th e most Bob Partridge : I'd f eel greedy to consideration when you look at the valuable player of t he squad. ask for anything. George Ralsto n : Let's just be meet score. 26-6 in favor of the friend s. Leopards. Report s from the boys GOOD CAGE MARK Parke r P etrilak: To convince show that the y ha ve co n fi den ce in Th e W il kes cagers won 11 ga mes Geor ge that h e ne eds me. themselves as a t eam and will show and lost 14 in 1952-53 for one of The football t eam: A winning something in later meets. their top marks of a ll tim e. CHRIST~1AS WISHES ON THE SPORTS SCENE 'V',, �WILKES COLLEGE BEACON 6 Dr. Mailey: " I ought to raise cattle or something so people would not beef so much." * * * * * Mr. Sym: "These Indians had four castes: the nobles, the soldiers, the peasants, and the stinkDoctor Rosenberg: People are ers.'' * * * * * easily led astray by people who Sam Gittens: " Painting a room want to get out early. is like getting married. Once it's ***** done, it's too late to change your Mike Lewis (after last snow- mind.'' storm) : "Teacher, teacher, those * * * * * boys are throwing snowballs at Ross Bisher (on civilization): me." "I would rather hear the horn of a baker's wagon, than the howl of ***** Jim Dull: "The waiting line for a coyote.'' Julius LaRosa's job, is only sur* * * * * passed by the waiting line for the Natalie Barone (on baking cake): position just vacated by Frank Si"Honey, you wouldn't want to eat natra." my cake. The last one I made weighed 20 pounds more than I do. ***** Dave Roats: "I've given the Pall The one before that broke into Mall award to T. R. Price for not- ·p ieces.'' able service in the field of journalism. The prize was a Pall Mall Dana Stein: "What do you think cigarette.'' I am, a wild beast?" ** ** * Mr. Sym: "Who among you is Joe Miozza in the cafeteria: "It's threatening Sheldon with physical good to waste an hour for a violence?" change.'' AM PUS ANDIDS C Ang Pappa (referring to the a-. bove incident): "We should have a television program here. We could call it 'Our Miss Dworske'.'' * * * * * Alex -C athro: "Today our discussionsion is on sex .. . I mean marriage.'' * * * * * Barbara Evans commenting on the values of being a policewoman: "That sounds good to me.'' ** * * * Bob Darrow: "I'm the new Bob Darrow. Darrow the extrovert." * * * * * Bernie Strope: "I don't have anything against people, it's just civilization I hate.'' * * * * * Mr. Riley : "I remember one time I sent away some box tops and got a sheriff's badge.'' * * * * * Leo Kelley (after refusing kingsize cigarette): "I get tired holding it." ORIGINAL COACHES Both coaches in Wilkes fall sports, football and soccer, are the same mentors that guided the first, Colonel teams in intercollegiate schedul es. They are George RalsMr. Casper: "Why don't you take Miss Dworske: (after an amusing ton, football, and Bob Partridge, my B. A. 235 course? It's the corn- incident): "Mr. Rosser is too dis- soccer. Ralston's years number iest course in the school.'' turbed to enjoy the situation," eight, Partridge's five. Wednesday, December 16, 1953 Library Hours December 16-18 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. December 21-31 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. - except December 24 and December 31 when the hours will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. CLOSED: Fridays and Saturdays. MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Library Stall PERFECT IN FIRST YEAR The Colonel football team has had one undefeated, untied season in eight years, that one coming, oddly, in the first year, 1946, when it won 6 and lost none. BUJC HAD GRID TEAM When Wilkes was still Bucknell University Junior College, before World War II, there were two seasons of football in which college jayvee and high school teams were met. A PAPER FOR THE HOME .. SUNDAY INDEPENDENT The Most Complete Local and National Coverage FIVE PAGES OF LATE SPORTS GIANT SOCIAL SECTION WEEKLY FEATURES Still Only 15c Again, in 1953, they've made a survey audit of actual sales in more than 800 co-ops and campus stores from coast to coast. And again, Chesterfield tops 'em all. Only Chesterfield gives you proof of highest quality - low nicotine. Proof that comes from actual "tobacco tests" in which all six leading brands were chemically analyzed. JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality tt 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1953 December 16th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 December 16 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/cd4aebf6de71b08e7b31a631fbcf22f3.pdf dd668bff834a83ac10bdb1c23aacdcb6 PDF Text Text Wilkes College BLOOD DRIVE Men are never so likely to settle a I question rightly, as when they discuss it rreely. Macaulay. ~ ' = = = = = ==:!J Vol. 8, No. 11 BE WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA N NEXT WEEK DONATE A PINT IT IS NEEDED FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1953 "OPERATION GOOD TIME" TONIGHT Nine Seniors and One Junior T.D.R. CARD PARTY Dr~ Thatcher, College O.uarlel, Selected for College ,,Who's Who,, TOMORROW NIGHT; Figart's Orchestra to Entertain C'n'C TO ENTERTAIN By ALDONA L. PATRICK Al First Affair of Senior Class Ten Wilkes College upperclassmen have been notified of ·their appointments to "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges," a yearly directory of student leaders. Those to be listed in the coming edition include nine seniors and a junior. Those selected are: Helen Brown, 13 Owego Street, Cortland, New York. Miss Brown is a candidate for a BS in Psycholo.g y. She is president of Theta Delta Rho and has long been active in Cue 'n' Curtain, both in acting and backstage work. Jane J. Carpenter, RDl, East End Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre. Miss Carpenter is a candidate for a BS in Elementary Education. She is captain of the cheerleaders and active in both the Education Club and Theta Delta Rho. William C. Crowder, 36 Orchard Street, Wilkes-Barre, is the only junior selected. He is a candidate for BS in Music Education. He has been active in Cue 'n' Curtain, is a member of the college band, student director of the college choir, and director of the male chorus. Edward G. Grogan, 192 Division Street, Wilkes-Barre, is a candidate for a BA in Economics. He is editor of Amnicola, the college yearbook, and has been associated with several departmental clubs. In addition, he is a member of the college public relations staff. Nancy Lee Hannye, 251 James Street, Kingston, is a candidate for .a BS in Mathematics. She has served several terms on the Student Council, one as secretary. She was .a Wilkes representative at this year's New York Herald-Tribune Forum in Octol:ier. Richard H. Hawk, 19 North 'l'homas A venue, Kingston, is a candidate for a BS in Commerce and Finance. He has earned two varsity letters on the soccer team, is president of the Senior Class, a member of the Student Council, and active in the Economics Club. Mr. Hawk was chairman of the committee which erected the prize-winning educational display at last year's Parade of Progress. Wayne S. Madden, 14 Slocum Street, Forty Fort, is a candidate• for a BS in Secondary Education, and intends to continue his studies for the ministry. He is president of ,t he Student Council, a member of the college band, and the male chorus. James A. Moss, 1401 W. Eighth Street, West Wyoming, is a candidate for a BS in Biology. A threeletter man, he earned varsity l etters in baseball, basketball and soccer. He is a member of the student council and president of the Male Chorus. Albert J. Wallace, 54 Warner Street, Plains, is a candidate for a BS in Secondary Education. He played three years of football and baseball, and because of injuries, he could not play this fall and h e became football manager. He is president of the Lettermen's Club. Dale Warmouth, RD 2, Dallas, is a candidate for a BA in English. He was active in Cue 'n' Curtain, and campus periodicals, serving as editor of "Manuscript", the literary magazine, last year. While still a student, he fa · now serving as director of public relations at the college. Selection of students is made by members of the college administration on the basis of leadership and scholastic standing. Congratulations, from the entire student body, to those who have been selected for listing in "Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges" for 1953. The second floor of the cafeteria will have an exciting and inviting new atmosphere tomorrow, December 5, from 8-11, for it will be the scene of the annual Theta Delta Rho Card ,P arty. The occasion has always been a tremendous success., bringing the students, faculty, relatives, and friends together for a delightful evening. Everyone is requested to bring his own cards, and each table can play the game it so desires, whether it be Rummy or Canasta. For a few rare individuals, Solitaire will even be permitted. Refreshments will be served, and terrific door and table prizes will be given. To make the evening com plet e, the thespians from Cue 'n' Curtain have consented to present Kaufman's one-act play entitled "If Men Played Cards as Women Do". Ken Hitchner, John Williams, Jerry Lind, and Sheldon Schneider will do the acting. B ernice Thomas, Sophomore and Secretary of the sorority, is general chairman. She has chosen the following members to serve as committee heads: House, H elen Krach enfels; Gifts, Helen Koelsch; Tickets, Barbara Rogers, Publicity, Della King; Entertainment, Dana Stein; and Clean Up, Lois Jones. Tickets can be purchased for a mere 60 cents from any member of the sorority. Everyone is welcome tomorrow night, so Be There . 'Manuscript' Calls For Articles; Literary Magazine Staff Elected By LEO KELLEY The editor of the Manuscript wishes to announce that he is now interested in ' obtaining manuscripts, from students, which will be considered for publication in the S:pring issue of the Manuscript. Short stories, poetry, and essays are requested and we wish to point out once again that we have no rigid rules by which we select material to be used in the Manuscript. An essay on the life processes of and Leo Kelley assumed the posiplants, we feel, can be as interest- tion of associate editor. Herbert ing and literate as a short story Bynder is the present business concerning a fictional baseball he- manager of the Manuscript and Esro. What this all amounts to is ther Goldman is the staff secretary. Although all the members of the simply this.. The editor and staff of the Manuscript earnestly re- staff are bound ,together by their quest and encourage students to common interest in literature and submit to the Manuscript (through writing, a quick look at their sethe box in the r ear of the main lected majors will clearly indicate floor of the library or to a staff a wide diversity of other interests. member) manuscripts that we may Lois Jones and Nancy Beam are consider for publicatioi:i in our next both majoring in elementary education. Political Science is Herbe!"t issue. Earlier this semester the staff Bynder's major, · Biology is the of the Manuscript, Wilkes College chosen field of Sandy Furey, and literary magazine, was enlarged by Leo Kelley is majoring in psychofour newly elected members. Elec- logy. J. Harold Flannery is a Histions were held also to appoint a tory major and Esther Goldman new editor, associate editor, busi- and Margaret Luty are both majoring in English. ness manager and secretary. This fact is brought out to show The four new members of the Manuscript staff are Lois Jones, that a literary magazine is not Margaret Luty, J. Harold Flan- concerned only with those peqple nery, and Herbert Bynder. Sandy who are majoring in English or Furey, former busness manager, Journalism but also with people was elected to the position of editor majoring in other fields of know!- WILKES COLLEGE BLOOD DRIVE NEXT FRIDAY PLAN NOW TO GIVE NOTICE! Mr. Partridge has announced that students are welcome to bring friends into the gymnasium during the holidays to work out, if they wish. Anyone using the gym, however, must abide by the regulations, the most important of which is the necessity of wearing gym shoes with white soles and white rims. By PEARL ONACKO For some smooth dancing and top-notch entertainment tonight, come down to the gym where the Senior Class of Wilkes College will present "Operation Good Time". At the stroke of 9, Bill Figart and his aggregcmion will begin to play the kind of music all coeds and colonels like to hear. Bill and his group made quite a hit with Wilkes students at the Red Feafoer Dance a few weeks back and another stellar performance by the quartet is anticipated. But danceable music is not the only reason for your taking a skip to the gym this eve. A varied program of entertainment also is in the offing. Heading the list of tal ented gentlemen about Wilkes on the program is Dr. Harold Thatcher, history department head. The wellliked professor will forsake the blackboard for the keyboard tonight. The Frosh, unlike most upperclassmen who have had the opportunity to discover that Dr. Thatcher can really pound the '88', have a special treat in store for them. Another faculty member, Mr. Rob ert Partridge, will lead those present in community singing. Flip Jones, the guy who can really carry a tune, will render a few selections . Last but by no means least, four men about campus will blend their voices in delivering some melodies, Ames-brother style: Jack Curtis, Dick Gribbl e, Carl Lahr, and Norm Chanosky. Co-chairmen of the affair, senior class prexy Dick Hawk and secretary Barbara Evans, have been working like beavers to make "Op- eration Good Time" a social as well as a financial s uccess. Assisting them are the following committee heads: publicity, Alex Cathro; entertainment, Nancy Hannye; refreshmen ts, Lefty K emp; and tickets, Bill Paparowski. Chaperones will be Mr. George Elliot and Mr. and Mrs. E. Heltzel. The seniors have lined up quite a program. Worth 50 pennies- We think so-i)l view of the calibre of entertainment and the :purpose of the dance. All proceeds from the affair will go toward a gift that will be ·presented to Wilkes by the class of 1954. · So, for three hours of solid fun make like a bee-line for South Franklin Street tonight. No-where at no-time in Wyoming Valley would you get so much for so little -a mere 50 cents per. You won't regret it, you won't forget it"Operation Good Time"! See you there! Musical Recital Well Received at Assembly resca" by Malvezzi, and "Canzonetta" by D-Abrosio. Mrs. John Detroy, wife o the head of the Wilkes music department, presented for the first of her vocal selections "Homing" by Rie.go. She followed this with Sacco's "Rapunzel", "When I Have Sung My Songs" by Rogers, and "If I Could Tell You" by Firestone. Mr. Liva r eturned to the stage to play "You Told Me You Loved Me" by Ca mbon. The violinist concluded the program with "Czardas" by Monti . Mr. Liva and Mrs. Detroy were accompanied on the piano by Mr. John Detroy, aided by Miss Ruth Remly. One of the more entertaining of the season's a ssemblies was that of last Tuesday, which featured Mr. Ferdinand Liva and Mr. and Mrs. John Detroy in a musical recital for violin and voice. Mr. Liva, w~ll known conductor of the Wyoming Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, and teach er of strin ged instrum ents at Wilkes, as well as an accomplished violinist, played for his first selection of the program "Romance" by Wieniawski. He then followed with "Zingu- Lettermen to Sponsor Formal Next Friday ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE Sunday, Dec. 6: Town and Gown; Tuesday, Dec. 8: Orchestra Practice; Steak Dinner, Soccer Team; Friday, Dec. 11: Christmas Dance, Lettermen; Blood Day at Blood Bank; Saturday, Dec . 12: Basketball, Stroudsburg, Home ; Wrestling, Lafay ett, A way. edge. Too often people who are majoring in fi elds such as Economics, Chemistry, Commerce and Finance and the like feel that they haVQ nothing to contribute to a literary magazine or nothing to gain from it. This is, or should be, obviously untrue. The appreciation of literature is not restricted to any one group with any one interest but is something that can be common to all men. LEE VINCENT The Lettermen will hold their Eighth Annual Christmas Formal on Friday, December 11. General Chairman Russ Picton has selected the following committees for the dance: Decorations: Howard Gross; r efreshments, George Elias; programs, Joseph Trosko; tickets, Eugene Snee; favors, Al Wallace; publicity, Walter Chapko. Dan Kuehn is preparing posters to advertise the Formal. Gayle Jones is again helping the Lettermen with the art work, a s she has done so often in the past. Lee Vincent's band has been secur ed for the musical entertainment. Dan Pinkowski has induced Baum's Formal W ear on South Washington Street to give a special rental price on tuxedos of $3.50 for the Formal. Millie Gittens can get you a reasonable pric e on a corsage. Tickets for the affair are $3.00 for a "couple ticket" and can be purchased from any member of the Letterm en's Club. ' �2 Friday, ·December 4, 1953 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College Letter to the Editor • • • Wilkes' Tuition Raise Is Justified; Operalional E.xpenses Increased BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Editor-in-Chief JACK CURTIS JEAN KRAVITZ Associate Editors DALE WARMOUTH Faculty Adviser JACK CURTIS ART HOOVER Sports Editor Business Manager NEWS STAFF Mike Lewis J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Walter Chapko Margaret Luty Margaret Williams Jim Neveras Louis Steck Lois Long Miriam Jeanne Dearden Pearl Onacko Helen Krackenfels Gail Laines Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma Davis Irv Gelb CIRCULATION Frances Panzetta Thomas Kaska Natalie Barone Sally Thomas Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters BUSINESS Bernice Thomas Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell Barbara Tanski Irene Tomalis PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 A -paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke~ College Subscripiion price: $1.80 per semester ~ Member Intetcollegiate Press EDlfOR'S CORNER GEN-E SCRUDATO ALL COLLEGE DANCE SUCCESS One of the largest crowds in Wilkes College history turned out for 4he All-College Dance held last Friday. The Student Council is to be commended for the success of colleges.the affair. Not only does this dance provide entertainment for Wilkes students but also for the many students attending out-of-town colleges. Needless to say, this is an excellent public relations medium for Wilkes. It was a job weil done. Science Fiction Contest Open to College Students IF Magazine announces the first College Science Fiction Story Contest with $2,000 in prizes for t he best 10,000-word novelette written by college students depicting life in America 100 years from now. First prize: $1,000; Second prize: $500; Third to seventh prizes: $100 each. This contest is open only to undergraduates n colleges n the Editor: The following should not be interpreted as meaning the professor r eferred to should be investigated, By J. H~ROLD FLANNERY but rather that his partisan pro'pensiti'es s-houI'd be modified if he (Editor's Note: This is the second is to remain a true educator of the in a series of articles designed to explain changes at Wilkes College. students of his subject. During this era of fear of Com- The first was on the honor system. munistic infiltration into the Amer- The next will be on the s us pension ican government, the efforts of our of athletic relations between King's Co ngr ess and the eyes of the pub- and Wilkes.) lic have been focus ed upon th e in-· Each of us is devoting the greatvestigations surrounding the ac- est part of his time to a search for tivities and idea s of man y high knowledge. ranking officials. Attempts have At the same t ime, each of us is been made to ferret out the sub- sch eming to pay the fare charged versives among American college by our middle man of knowledge, professors in order that they may Wilkes College. The problem facing not prostitute the minds of young us is neither new, nor unique. It Americans with th e ideas of an- has been, and is, faced by almost other government which is not in every undergraduate in the .United harmonic agreement with that to States. The situation is n ever solvw hi ch we are accustomed. In t h e ed by t h e undergraduate alone. It final analysis, is there not a corol- is passed on and must be dealt with lation between the teaching of un- by the officials of the specific coldemocratic government and the lege or university. A report issued teaching of partisan democratic last spring, by a group h eaded by government? In th e teaching of one of the Doctors Compton, showany government, the platforms and ed that the vast majority of indepolicies of the various parties .p endent colleges in the United should be presented with the ad- States operated at a deficit avervantages and consequences of them aging fity thousand dollars . The and the students allowed to choose report pointed out that th e wealthifor themselves which they prefer. er institutions in this group had Educators, above all, believe in generous endowments upon which allowing persons to make unbiased they might rely, but unfortunately decisions. One of the fundamental this group was in the minority. cornerstones of an educational in- Since continued independence from 'stitution is to develop the human any group, be it church or state, mind so it can, through the pro- is the prime consideration. a solucess of logical reasoning based on tion must be found. a firm premise, arrive at the best Since we are primarily concernpossible conclusion. When the prem- ed with our own predicament; let's ises are tainted and flavored with examine the situation here . at one's p ersonal opinions, how then, Wilkes. In the last thirteen years can a student be expected to make the cost of living has approximatethe best choice? Why, then, has this college made attendance mandatory at an as- ~-:.;.-:.;.;.~~;;-::::::;,;.-:.:$$;.~;~,N~;;~ United States and Canada . Professional writers attending college are not eligible. The objective is to stimulate· interest in science fi ction among young men and women, who will be the America of tomorrow, and get their ideas and opinions on what they t hink life in America will be like 100 years from now. Writing ability will be considered, but of pritnary concern are originality, ideas and imagination. Any subject, theme or theory may be used as a premise. Politics, sci- <·. :-:.❖• • • sembl y to h ear a profess or expoun(j. his views on the present governmental administration under the guise of "Anal ysis of the Rec ent Elections"? Has it ever occurred to the powers that be that such ideas may be just as much against the governmental ideals of the student body_as those of Marx, Engels, or Lenin? Surely, they cannot be excused for knowingly condoning such actions of their teachers. The writer h as a great admiration for the speaker in question for h is knowledge of his s ubject. As (continued on page 4) for his right to believe as he does or his right to express his beliefs, th e author, whether in agreement »~tor disagreement with them, would defend to his death the speaker's right to believe and speak as he desires. However, it is felt that the audience at such a lecture should not be those persons required to attend, but rather those whose at\¼ tendance is volunta ry. Partisanism )1 has no part in the teachings of any institution of higher learning. May such an event n ever reoccur at Wilkes College. Richard B. Carpenter i for extra holiday time ... GOBY TRAIN · J' Get Home Sooner and Surer. Weather and holiday traffic delays can't cut vacation t ime. The train trip with your crowd is part of the fun, too. So are those swell dining car meals ! And you can safely stretch vacation's end to the very last party, yet still get back to school on time! Save 25% of the Coach Fare by traveling home and back with two or more friends on G1·oup E conomy Plan Tickets. They're good on trips of 100 miles or more. Gather a group of 25 or more and you can each save 28 % traveling long-distance together on the same train ... then, returning as a group or individually. Consult Your Local Railroad Ticket Agent Well in Advance of Departure Date for Detailed Information EASTERN RAILROADS SPECIAL PRICE ON TUX -at- John B. Stetz Expert Clothler 9 EAST MARKET ST.. Wilkes-Barre. Pa. THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR ly doubl ed. At the same time college operational expenses have also doubled . Although gifts to the coll ege have been generous; th e endowment has hardly kept pace with our increasing needs. Since faculty salaries have been incr eased only thirty to forty percent in this period; it is obvious that the inflationary squeeze has not been passed to the student body. Prior to the second world war the tuition at Bucknell Junior College was three hundred and fifty dollars. It would seem that the current tuition should :be in the n eighborhood of seven hundred dollars . But, including the thirty dollar increase announced by Dr. Farley last spring, it totals four hundred and eighty dollars. During this period the ex penses for ordinary services have doubled and so has the number of services. The vastly expanded athletic program is but one example of the many ways in which Wilkes has grown. A more important example is the growth of the scholarship program. This program, undoubtedly the most important of all, has maintained a dollar for dollar proportional pace with the tuition. The scholarships have grown in numb er and amount from a total of seventeen thousand. dollars five years ago, to forty -one thousand dollars at the present tim e. A remarkable achievement. I thnk we all agree that last spring's increase was justified, and I t hink we agree that keeping Wilkes in th e "black" is everybody's job. BEACON'S GRAB-BAG ALL COLLEGE DANCE ~··.,..~.,. DEEMED BIG SUCCESS ~•,w••"""-....,."""""'""'"' .. Reform er: "And besides, Hell is full of drunkards, cocktails, roulette wh eels, and naughty chorus girls ." Voice from rear: "Oh death, where is th y sting?" ::1 ::: * :;: ::: Lady on telephone: " That's all right dear, odn't hurry; enjoy yourself. Good bye." As she turned from the phone the gentleman visitor a sked, " Who was that?" "My husband." .. "What did he want?" "Oh, he just called to tell me he'd be late getting home. He's down town playing poker with you and a bunch of the boys." The nak ed hills lie wanton to the breeze, The fields ar e nude, t h e groves unfrocked, Bare are the limbs of all the shameless trees, No wonder the corn is shocked. His wife lay on her deathbed. Sh e pl eaded, " I want you to promise m e, John , that you'll ride in the same car with mother at my funeral." He sighed, "Okay, but it's going to ruin my whole day." ::: :;: ::: ::: * A traveling salesman had just purchased the last Pullman r eservation and was leaving the window when suddenly an old lady rushed up and aied: " I have to get on that train, it's a matter of life or death." Always the g allant one, the saleman turn ed his ,t icket over to the distraught woman. That night his compan y r eceived the following telegram, "D e I a y unavoidable. Have given berth to elderly lady." :;: :~ ::: * ::: P rof : If I saw a man beating a donkey and stopped him from doing so, what virtue would I be showing-?" Voice in rear of class: Brotherly love. XMAS FORMAL NEXT FRIDAY That little ole "drill shed" down on South Franklin Street fairl y burst its seams last Friday evening as students from far and near crowd.ed in to make the Student Council's All-College Dance the biggest s uccess ever. It isn't known offhand just what the record att endance has been for a Wilkes affair, but this must have broken all past records by far. Over 700 signed the register, and there were undoubtedly many who failed to sign. Among the colleges and universities represented were: Yale, Amherst, Penn, Colgate, Harkam, Scranton, Franklin and Marshall, Lehigh, N .Y ..U., King's, Illinois, Tufts, Mansfield, Bloomsburg, P enn State, Misericordia, U . S. Merchant Marine Academ y, Lafayette, and all of the local nursing sc hools. The dan ce brought all it promised but , unfortunately a tragedy which it did not expect. We come down out of our elation on cloud Number Seven to find t hat some jokex (or perhaps not) walked a way with the Wilk es College bann er whi ch was used as part of th e deco rations behind the bandstand. The bann er, of pure silk, had been embroidered by a form er Wilk es student, and was worth $150! Needless to say the Student Co uncil, th e Administration, and all involved are deeply concerned about the loss. Anyone who has any information r elated to the mi ssing banner is requested to see Mr. Partridge immediatel y. Perhaps the guy who wanted a souvenir to hang in hi s room didn't realize he was picking pretty expensive wall covering! �3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Fri?ay, December 4, 1953 Paul Gronka Makes AP' s All-Penna., Little All-American Gridiron Teams Cagers Face Bloomsburg STC. Named ·· ij · I) 11\ ~ I) IV OT~ lo Slate's Second Eleven, Encounter Areh-R.1va1s Gets . Honorable . Mention on Little· • ~ Tomorrow Night at 8 All-American; Trosko Also Honored By JACK CURTIS ~========================::,'/ IT TR.UL Y IS A SMALL WORLD Every now and then you run a cross something that adds meaning to the old saying "It's a small world." Just this week we received a letter from a former Colonel athlete and dorm dweller, Mo Batterson, our answer to George Gershwin, 'A Wilkes-man in Paris.' Moses took a leave of absence from dear old Wilkes when Uncle Sam beckoned last year and is now living it up in the fabulous French capital, stationed with the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe. The small world angle is the fact that right in the next barracks to ole "Crazy Legs" Batterstein is another Wilkesman Jim Tinsley. "Don't ever let it be said that Wilkesmen don't get around," warns Mo. Mo states that he r ecently received several copies of the BEACON which h e enjoyed thoroughly. "There was not one sentence that was over-looked nor one name not noticed," he advises. The N ew c;:;anaan Kid also states that the paper is swell from CURTIS the j~kes right through the sports pages. We're still trying to figure out whether he's calling the sports page a joke or not. Dear old Mo. H e also says that h e has enjoyed our weekly (some spell it weakly and even siC'kly) effort, Dik e Divots "-even though your picture was at th e head of one.'.' Yes, sir. Paris, that's the place for Batterson. On Husky Home Court By TOM KASKA Beacop. Sports Writer By JACK cuRTis Beacon Sports Editor Tabbed the "Mighty Mite" by Philadelphia AP Sportswriter Ralph Bernstein, Wilkes End Paul Gronka this week earned the right to be called one of the country's ,t op small college performers and certainly the best small college end in Pennsylvania. . Gronka wa,s doubly honored by the giant Associated Press. On Wednesday he ,w as named to the second string All Pennsylvania team, just missing a first-team berth, and on Thursday .AP New York named him an honorable mention Little All-American End, the only end so named in Pennsylvania. The Wilkes courtmen journey to Bloomsburg tomorrow night wh ere th ey tangle with the strong Bloomsburg STC cagers in the first of two meetings between the schools this year. The Colonels are out to keep clean the record they established last season, when they defeated the Huskies in two contests. The TeachThe Nanticoke sophomore, who is ers, on the other hand, are deter- probably the smallest varsity end mined to av enge the defeats. A in collegiate football, standing a thrilling contest is foreseen. m ere 5-7 and scaling little more Forward Lenny Batroney h ead- than 155, was beaten in a close race lines the list of starters who will for the top position on the state be ready for the all-important tilt team by Jim Garrity of Penn State, tomorrow night. Batroney, now in who had the East 's top passer Tony his fourth year of varsity duty, Rados to work with, and Pitt's Dick last year won honorable mention as Deitrick, a 6-3, 215-pounder. an All-American performer. The The voting was close, however, cagey senior is expected to repeat with the two "big college" winglast year's brilliant record. men winning out. Joe Varaitis, Also ready for action will he P enn fullback from Swoyerville, John ' Milliman in a forward slot Scranton's halfback Jim Lavery opposite Batroney. Jim Atherton and guard Danny Skutack, as well and Eddie Davis are likely starters las Bloomsburg's tackle John Neat the guard posts, and the lanky metz s~ared berths on the second HOOTERS APPRECIATED IN PARIS Joe Sikora will serve as pivotman. t eam with Gronka. PAUL GRONKA "The greatest thrill was knowing that the "hooters" have come Others who, according to Coach Trosko Honored through in winning form and ·are setting a style for n ext year's club," Ralston, will .pro '. ably see action Wil-kes Captain Joe Trosko a~so and Halfback Harry Miller of Batterson continued. "This, however, prompts me to ask one last ques- are Bob Heltzel Jim Ferris, Ed notch ed a place on the sq uad, gamtion-is Bob Partridge still wearing that famous victory ti e or did he Troutman, newco'mer Harry Ennis, ! ing honorable m ention as a guabrdk King's, Quarterback Mike Lashendock and Halfback Jim Browning discard it as promised upon the first win?" W e can advise him that and Parker Petrilak . : along with Tackl e George Dom e of Bloom sbu rg , and Lou Sorrentino nearly 20 m en helped him discard it at Rider that afternoon . Nearly of Lebanon Vall ey. strangled to death, too. It was a much different story on REESE, TEAM IN DEBUT "I would have given five Eiffel Towers to be in the "first one," the Little All-Am eri can t eam . Only Mo writes. He also sertt along congratulations to the football team one team is picked, the remainder on a fine season. A three-letter man here at Wilkes, basketball, of selections being honorable mensoccer and baseball, Moe advised us that he is keeping in trim on t ion. Only on e P ennsylvanian, Bob the SHAPE cage team over there. "I still have that same old Adams of Shippensburg STC, who problem~you know, the wiggily knee - • -" also earned first-string All-State When the former lead of the "Harmoneers" returns, Wilkes will honors, was on the Little AA first have two of the biggest characters on American campuses. We got t "Skinny" Ennis, the Smaller, back this year. Batterson sends his reThe Wilkes wrestling squad makes final preparations for eam as a guard. Gronka was the only end in gards along to all the old gang. it,s first intercollegiate meet of the season with _LC:,fayette on Pennsylvania mentioned on the He closes by stating that both h e and Tinsley agree, "There's no December 12 when it takes ,to the mats at the W1lk:es gym toteam. Nemetz of Blooms l-urg place like good old Wilkes.'' Now if they can convince the rest of us. night at 7:15 'in an intra-squad exhibition, preceding the Senior. and Sorrentino of Lebanon ValIt certainly is nice to hear from the mob. Keep the letters comin', guys. Class dance at 9. · were also selected. You lovely alumnae are also invited to drop a line. - - - -- - - -- - -- - - - ley Joe U jobai, the state scoring Coa ch John Reese, ma:king his RETURN '110 HELL, FIRE AND BRIMSTONE leader fro m Gettysburg, and runcollegiate coachin g debut, will refner-up F r ed Prender of West Back in the serious vein for a moment, a rumor concerning the eree th e matches and will hold an Chester STC, also gained honorable giving of letters has been brought to our attention. We are sure there ex planation session before sending mention selection. Gronka was eis no truth in it, for were it so, the athletic department would be made his charges into action. to look very unmagnanimous in our humble opinion. Seniors Interested With 1952 All-American honor- leventh in t h e state in scoring this The stories have it that Al Wallace, a former first-string football The m eet is being sponsored by ab le mention Lenny Batroney lead- year with 44 points: Both Ujobai player, who had to give up the· game because of a seriously injured the seniors in a good-will gesture. ing t h e way with 26 points, th e and Prender were on th e All-State knee, and who also did a bang-up job as a manager this year, will not Dick Hawk, president of the senior Wilkes cage r s jump ed a:'-'ay to an fir st t eam. Gronka head ed the li st of Pennreceive a letter this y ear. "Because h e was payed as student help for class stated yesterday, " The se- auspicious start on then· 1953-54 managing," is the reason carried in the rumor. niors' are interested in seeing to it basketball campaign on ':" edn es~a y syLanians on th e li sting out of (continued on page 4) If this is true, Al, who is <lf all things, the president of the that wrestling gets a fair chance · night, waltzing to an 1mpress1ve lettermen's club, will not receive a white sweater with all the at Wilkes this year.'' 80-56 win over Ithaca College at other seniors. This white sweater, you see, is the biggest prize of BROKEN ARM SIDELINES The intra-squad meet will serve the Wilk e~ gym . all. It takes four years to g et one (two years for terminals). If a two-fold purpose. It will give Employmg a race horse styl e_d JIM MOSS FOR SEASON ever there were a miscarriage of justice, brother, this one woul t eam members their first taste of brand of basketball the n ew ediever there wer·e a miscarriage of justice, brother, this one would T he injury jinx struck at the 9-minute bouts and will g et th em tion of the Colonel . court ~qu~d be it. The rumor also says that grid Co-captain Eddie Davis, who basketball team for fifth time used to performing before a crowd, picke_d up af\er droppmg be~md m was put out of action in the first game, will also not receive a "W". this year-ibefo re the season which will be a new experience the first penod and found its colThis, we told several canters, could not poss ibly be true. had even begun-and for the for many. lective eye. While we're on th e subject, there was another guy who missed first time seriously. The team is in "good shape" , Georg e R~l~t_on's team simpl y out on the white one. That was Jake Kovalchek, who would never let In a work out before organReese said yesterday and should ?utran the v1s1bng Cayug'.1ns. Usus write this while he was here. Jake earned his letter his junior year ized practice at the Wilkes give the fans plenty of action. mg the fast break, t he W1lkesm en in soccer and switched to football his senior year. He played plenty of gym last F riday, Jim Moss, . . rolled to 46 points in th e second football, in fa ct, many claim enough to warrant a )etter and white The meet wa s ongmall y schedul- half ater a 20-point second period. three-letter man from ,vest sweater. ed for 5 o'.clock on Wednesday beJ ohn Milliman. Genoa, N. Y., ace Wyomi ng, sustained a broken fore t?e Jay vee basket?all game, and Ashle Hall ,dorm student, was righ t arm, which will probably IT'S NOT TOO LATE! but Director of Athletics George , y • · h t d raws ideline him for the entire 1 a ll mg . b slightly sensat1ona Seniors usuall y get one, anyway, if only for service, yet J ake w ent R a Is t on sugges t e d th a t th e t 1me e , season. . "It' h t m"' t h e oo h s an d aa h s of th e banaway back bare and not just a little disappointed. There's no rul e c h ange d , s t a t 1ng, s a t's am et o ner crow d ( of w h'1ch a segmen t was The expe rienced courtman h f1 tt saying the award can't still be made. The address is 713 Ridge Street, "'.'aste sue a m e a. rac 101: a a hi s ve ry own rooting sectio n) as will be missed by the Colonel McKeesport, Pa. Christmas is just around the corner. time ,,rew p eople will be m th e he faked th e Ithaca opponents silly q u i n t et. Moss suffered a And as far as Wallace is concerned, and we have positively no gym. broken finger a nd missed the tim e after time. Milliman cont-.istake in this, t ell us the rumor isn't true. W e couldn't be that small entire baseball season last Come to Rescue buted 14 points to th e lethal attack about a little letter, could we? Can a letter mean so muc h to the athspring, so lady luck is working that hit with suddenness and never letic department ? If it does, our, until these incidences, excellent athThat was where the senior class end ed on ce rolling. overtime against this lad. letic .p olicy is taking an abrupt turnabout. and Hawk came to the r esc ue. Coach Ralston used 14 men in Others hit thus far have Sizzle . . . . been Eddie Davis, a football Coach Reese is trying to create th e game, all but two coming in for injury now clea red up, Jim new interest in the mat game at a share of t he scoring . Atherton, a SJJrained thumb, The win gave promise of a fine Bill Mock's team, composed of Wilkes . If th e condition of his team JUNIOR COLONELS LOSE Jim Ferris , a pulled leg musThe Wilkes jayvees lost their practically an entire new member- is an y indication , h e will accomp- season on th e intercoll egiate courts. cle in soccer, and Joe Popple, opening game of the season on ship this year, looked good in spots lish his goal of pop ularizing th e The team is deep in experience and who s uffered a bad ankle potential scorers. It looks good this W ednesday at th e college gym to a nd showed t hat it will come along sport. sprain in another pre-practice Ralston and Rees e are both hop - year if Wednesday's gam e is an y a fired-up Keystone Junior College once the players get used to playsession. ing for a banner crowd. indication. ing together. varsity team, 47-41. 22 Wrestlers In Intra-Squad Meet Tonight Before Senior Dance Batroney, Milliman Star in First Win I O �Wll.KES COLLEGE BEACON 4 SCIENCE FICTION CONTEST (continued from page 2) ence, literature, economics, semantics, sports, medicine - any classroom subject, or personal ones, may be used as a basis for projecting the story. The scene can be a city, village or farm. The plot may be concerned with a group of people or a single character. There are no taboos. The only limit is the author's own imagination. If students wish to acquaint themselves with the stories in IF, they may consult a copy in their local library. If a copy isn't available, they may send a post card to IF Magazine, Kingston, New York, and a sample copy will be sent to them without charge. Rules 1. Closing date is midnight, May 15, 1954. 2. All stories shall be novelette length (10,000 to 12,000 words), typed on white paper and doublespaced. One side of paper only shall be used, with full inch margins. 3. All manuscripts must be accompanied by a s elf-addressed envelope with sufficient postage for its return. 4. All winning manuscripts become property of IF Magazine. 5. Judges shall be the editors of IF Magazine and their decisions shall be final. 6. The author's full name, address, name of college and class must appear in upper left hand corner of first page of manuscipt. 7. Manuscripts will be accepted only from fully registered students in colleges and universities in the United States and Canada who are not professional writers. No other persons are eligible. 8. Winners will be announced the first week in September following the close of the contest. Friday, December 4, 1953 9. All manuscripts must be addressed to College Science Fiction Contest, IF Magazine, Kingston, New York. GIVE TO THE Mike Lewis: "The paths of gluttony lead but to the gout." BLOOD BANK NAMED TO STATE'S (continued from page 3) New York, indicating he was one of the top vote-getters in the state. Called "The Best" December: Gronka, who was called "the best 5-at Bloomsburg STC I have ever seen" by Assistant 12----,East Stroudsburg STC Coach Russ Picton, himself a vetJanuary: eran of 11 seasons of high school, 5-Lafayette College college and service football, and 7_.Moravian College tabbed by Head Coach George Rals9-at Hartwick College ton as the best end ever to play at 11-at Susquehanna Univ. Wilkes, was one of the scoring 27-at East Stroudsburg STC leaders in Pennsylvania all season. 30-Lycoming College His deceptiveness and speed, plus February: a pair of hands equipped with "glue 5-at Wagner College fingers" enabled him to post close 6--at Hofstra College to a touchdown per game average 10-at Mansfield STC in eight games. 13-Bloomsburg STC He was typical of players 17-at Scranton Univ. 19-at Lycoming College picked for the two teams this year. The AP story accompa20-Mansfield STC nying the All-State team writ24-at Kutztown STC ten by Ralph Bernstein stated March: 'Tm on my way lo the . Senior Dance "For the first time in many 3-Susquehanna Univ. tonight!" years, a player had to be an 6-at Harpur College REMAINING CAGE TILTS YOUNG AMERICA GOES CHESTERFIELD ______, l=OR THE ,1,TH STRAIGHT YEAR CHESTERFIELD IS THE LARGEST SELLING CIGARETTE IN AMERICA'S COLLEGES ... by a 1953 survey audit of actual sales in more than 800 college co-ops and campus stores from coast to coast. Yes, for the fifth straight year Chesterfield is the college favorite. CHESTERFIELD IS THE ONLY CIGARETTE EVER TO GIVE YOU PROOF OF HIGHEST QUALITY- LOW NICOTINE - Change to Chesterfield today - get smoking pleasure all the way I all around star to make the team. The return of one platoon football eliminated the specialist." Gronka was a star on defense as well a s offense. He intercepted a pass in the Adelphi game and romped 54 yards for a touchdown, enabling Wilkes to win 14-13. He also scored the other TD on a pass. Rumor has it that Paul may stay at Wilkes for at least another year. If he chooses to do so, he will cer,t ainly be more than welcomed by Coach Ralston. With Al Nicholas expected bac.k in the fo ld, plus a host of standout transfer students who will be eligible next year and Gronka, "look out" would be the watchword for the opposition. JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality tt 9 West Market St reet Wilkes-Barre, Pa. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1953 December 4th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 December 4 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College https://omeka.wilkes.edu/omeka/files/original/fba66124e4de292974965f914e885697.pdf c21dbaf5114274ebcd2fc93947de5479 PDF Text Text Wilkes College "Any man may make a mistake, but none· but o fool will continue in it." I, Cicero. t:= = = = = = = THE BEACON BE WISHES EVERYONE A WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA Vol. 8, No. 10 HAPPY THANKSGIVING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1953 ALL COLLEGE DANCE ON FRIDAY * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TURKEY TROT TOMORROW NIGHT Colleges Within 150 Miles Invited; Herbie Green To Provide Music This Friday, the Wilkes gym will be the scene of one oi the biggest events. of the Wilkes social season. This affair is the ALL COLLEGE DANCE, which is being sponsored by the Studen1 Council. The affair had its origin a few years ago, and started out in small fashion. Since then, however, it has grown in perspective · and now j.s anticipated not only by the student body here at Wilkes but also by 1he many local students at.tending other institutions of higher learning. Herbie Green and his orchestra, year, has been hard at work with well-known on the Wilkes campus hs committees to make this dance for really smooth, danceable mu- even bigger annd better than it sic will hold forth from the band- has been. .stand on November 27, at the StuThere will be no admission dent Council's annual All College charge for the shindig, the eats Dance. The orchestra is being fur- (and drinks, of course) are free, nished by the American Federa- and invitations have been sent to tion of Musicians, Local 140. all colleges within a 150 mile raAsk anyone who attended a dius of South Franklin Street Thanksgiving All College Dance in Need we be so obvious as to say the past ye!lrS, and you're sure to there will be a spectacular crowd get an enthusiastic reply of "They in attendance 1 See you there - at are the greatest!" Bill Crowder, nine o'clock sharp. Doors won't _g eneral chairman of the affair this close until midnight! Blood Drive Scheduled For Dec. 11th; :Hospital Need For Blood Still Urgent By AUSTIN SHERMAN Mr. Robert Partridge, director of activities, announces that the annual blood drive will be held on Friday, December 11 at the Red Cross Chapter House, 156 South Franklin Street. Mr. Partridge hopes that this are not just doing yourself a favor year's drive will be as good or or the Red Cross a favor by giving perhaps better than last year's. blood, but you are helping everyLike last year, an attempt will body." The Director of Activities , be made to run the drive through tells the story about a_ local s_tuthe various clubs on campus. The dent ~hose b:othe_r w3:s m a Ph1laLettermen's Club and the Biology delph1a . hospital m dire ne ~d for Club were tied for 1952 blood drive three pmts of blood. The Ph1ladel. h os..,i -n'tal was g? 1·ng t o c h arge honors. They both had over 100 Ph ia percent. It is possible to have over $~05 for the th~ee pmts. Mr. Parton learning of the need of 100 percent because each club may ridge , recruit outide students to add to the blood, contacted the Red Cross that respective club's quota. and the three pints of blood were sent to Philadelphia fr ee of charge Although the Korean emergency There is no charge for Red Cross is over for the present, the need for Blood. blood is. greater than ever:. Blood Forms may be gotten in all hyis needed by loc:3-l hospitals and giene classes and at the Red Cross als? for the m~kmg Gamma GI?- Chapter House. Also clubs will buh_n. It_ was t_h1s Gamma Glo_bulm soon have form s. If you are under h h d h ld w 1c 1mmumze . many c 1 ren twenty-one, the signature of one of from dreade? polio last summer. your parents s needed. Al~o, blood 1s needed for plas~a Any questions you may have conwhich can be st~red and used m cerning the giving of blood are case of an aton11c attack on our answered in a booklet that is avail . . · c1t1es. able in Mr. Partridge's office in the 'dg 1 t th t " Mr. P ar t n e re a es a you ,gym. Testing·Service Offers Graduate Business Test Educational T esting Service has just announced that beginning with the academic year 1953-54, a group of business schools and divisions will require applicants for admission to graduate study in the fall of 1954 to take the Admission Test for Graduate Study in Business. Among these institutions are the graduate business schools or divisions of the following universities: Columbia, Harvard, Northwestern, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Chicago, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Washington(St. Louis). A candidate must make separate application for admission to each business school or division of his choice and should inquire of each whether it wishes him to take the Admission Test for Graduate Study in Business and when. Since many business schools and divisions select their entering classes in the spring prece_ding their entrance, candidates for admission to the 1954 classes are advised to offer the February test, if possible. The Admission Test for Graduate Study in Business is not designed to test specific knowledge in specialized academic subjects Normal undergraduate training should provide sufficient general knowledge to answer the test questions. Sample questions and information regarding registration for and administration of the test are given in a Bulletin of Information. The tests will be administered on February 6, 1954 and May 13, 1954 Applications and fees must be filed AM PUS ANDIDS C Juniors Take Over From Sophs; Gym to be Scene of Trolling Turkeys By JEAN KRAVITZ Mr. Casper (to Art Hoover): The Junor Class is gettng set to start off the Thanksgiving "What are you going to do when you grow up?" weekend with a bang by sponsoring the annual Turkey Trot. Art: "If I grow any more, I'll Originally scheduled as a Sophomore Class affair, the Sophs join a circus." relinquished the date and the Juniors immediately began working on it. Mr. Casper: "I do my best to The Turkey Trot was given by have been procured by Helen confuse my students and I think last year's Sophomores hence this Koelsch to furnish music for the I'M doing a pretty good job." year the same class will be in dance. A donation of 35 cents, * * * * * charge. The dance is scheduled for which is very slight for such an Jane Kiebel concerning Dr. Mai- Wednesday, tomorrow night, in the evening, will be accepted. Harry ley: " I like him." college gym from 8 :30 to 12. This Ennis and Ralph Zezza are in * * * * * is the first .affair on the social cal- charge of the ticket com:mittee . Dr. Mailey: "The cattlemen .went endar of the Juniors, who were Publicity is being handled by Jean to Washington with a beef. They the most active class ·o n campus Dearden and the refreshment comgrabbed the bull by the horns. They last year, and judgng from last mittee is headed by Marilyn Peters. claimed their cows were so thin, year's dance, it promises to be one Since 'the Juniors just obtained you could h ear the cattle rustling." of the highlights of the year. A the date on Monday, final arrange* * * ** big evening is in store, particular- ments have not been completed and Peter Margo on Thanksgiving ly since Wednesday is the last day tentative plans have been made for dinner: "What am I having for of <:lasses before the holday and entertainment. Last year's Turkey Thanksgiving? Turkey. What am Thanksgiving falls on the next day. Trot attracted one of the largest I having for the ten days after Jim Neveras is general chairman crowds ever to attend a sport J'hanksgiving? Turkey." for the affair, which will be a sport dance and from all indications, this * * * * * year's dance will most likely proDean Ralston on the difference dance. The Rhythm Ramblers, a vide another feather for the cap of between a collision and an explo- four piece orchestra from Scranton, the Junior Class. son: "In a collision, there you are; in an explosion, where are you?" * **** Leo Kelley is Puppeteer TDR All College Tea On Station WILK-TV Today from 3 to 5 P. M. Lee (Ape) Dannick: " This is one of the few times I enjoyed that class." (For obvious reasons th e editor Since the opening of WILK's is wi th holding th e name of th0 television station here in Wilkesclass to which Ape referred.) * * ,:, * ·Barre on September 16th, a clown Ang Pappa: "What is a hydra- puppet named "-Candy" has been ma tic communist? A shiftless appearing on the show called "Caskunk." rousel". Every night, Monday * * * ,:, * through Friday, Candy, Hal and Jerry Lind: "When you can keep Nancy Berg invite 11 the kids your head while others around you t hroughout the area covered by are losing their's, maybe you don't t he station to hop on the Carousel understand Hie situation." with them and, while they're ridin!!', ... * * * * ~ listen to ten to fifteen minutes Dana Stein, after making an ex- of ad libbing which ranges from speculations like "Why do you suptremely interesting r emark in the I presence of editor Scrudato: "Don't pose the Dormouse insisted upon you dare print that." sleeping in the teapot at the Mad * * * * ,,, . Hatter's t ea party in Alice in WonPhilosophic. al Mike Lewis, after derland?" to a discussion of how elephants perform to circus music. ~:~i:~ ~a!ft~,h w~~ll~~a~:\ 0w:!~~ We are wondering how many of "I guess the joke is on me." you know that the voice and per* * * * * sonality of Candy really belongs D to Leo Kelley, a student here at octor Davies, on opiming his Wilkes. lecture on Dante's "Inferno": Now we shall all go to hell. Interviewing Leo the other day, * * * * * it was learned that this lending of Mr. Sym: "There are t his personality to puppets has been on1Y wo going on for so me time. Leo has more chapters; one on childhood d and another on adolescence. After toure professionally with several marionette shows, the most notthese, we wll be ready for love." ,:, * * ... ,., able being a production of Pinocchio which toured through MidOverheard in Sterling Hall: Les Weiner: (to friends at table western states for a year. In this about some one) There goes Mr. show, L eo played Pinocchio (as a puppet, a donkey and finally a America. Mr. Miller : (passing in rear) REAL BOY) as well as the Talking Cricket and two other minor Somebody talking about me? characters. According to Leo, a ,:, ,:, * ,:, * Jim Mitchell (on his missing puppeteer has to be something of lunch) : "I don't mind too much an actor, •a stage t echnician, a when they hook my lunch, but when carpenter, a s_culptor, ,and a child. We understood all these requirethey leave the bag with crumbs . ." ments but the last and so Leo was '' ,:, '' ··· ,:, ask ed to ex plain himself. "A pupMr. Sym (to his sociology class): peteer," he said, "has to be a lot "I tried to be philosophical this like P et er Pan, I guess. Living in afternoon; I think I was just con- the Never Never Land of whimsy, fusing." never quite grown up, and seeing the world with the wonder and with th e Admission Test for Gra- amazement of a child. I thought duate Study in Business, Educa- I was through with puppets after tional Testing Service, 20 Nassau coming out of the Army but I supStreet, Princeton, New Jersey, at pose I'm stuck with it after all. least two weeks before the testing It's really pretty wonderful though, date desired in order to allow ETS and a lot of un." time to complete the necessary Asked about -Candy, the puppet testing arrangements. he made for •Carousel, he said, Come one, come all to the All College Tea which will be held this afternoon from 3 to 5 in Chase Lounge. This tea, under the sponsorship of T.D.R., is an annual affair which has proven successful on every occasion. The Student Council is managing all expenses and has not "pinched its pennies" meaning there will be plenty of refreshments for all. Faculty and students alike are cordially invited. Committees under the direction of the fo llowing chairmen have been and still are doing their utmost to make this affair one that will be remembered by all as a fine beginning to a Thanksgiving Vacation: Ruth Dilley, chairman; Jessica Rodrick, invitations ; Joan Shoemaker, house chairman; Marilyn Peters, refreshments; Pat Fox, publicity; Joan Knops, clean-up; and Nancy Beam , entertainment. "Candy is me to a great extent, First of all, I used to want to be a clown. To r un away with the circus and all that. This is the closest I've gotten to it. Candy has turn ed out to be a pretty sincere little g uy who pulls some awfully corny jokes sometimes, but I like him. That's very important really, the liking part, I mean. You see, with Candy ad libbing the whole show it's easy to talk to the kids because you talk just as you would if they were there with you." FATHER OF STUDENT CLAIMED BY DEATH The BEACON wishes to extend sy mpathy to Charles "Chuck" White, Wilkes College sophomore from West Pittston, on the death of his father. Mr. White passed away suddenl y Sunday night. The ~~itre student body and faculty join in offering condolences to Chuck and his family. �2 WILKF.S COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College BEACON'S GRAB-BAG BEACON GENE SCRUDATO Editor-in-Chief JACK CURTIS Tuesday, November 24, 1953 Test of Ike's Administration in '54; 85 Ho,use Seals Election Objective Mother, to five year old son: The real test of the Eisenhower Administration will com e in 1954, JEAN KRAVITZ " Daddy and I won't be home to- stud ents were told by Dr. Hugo Mailey, head of the Wilkes Polit ical night, Ji mmie. Do you want to Science departm ent, at assembly Tuesday. sleep alone or with the nurse." DALE WARMOUTH Dr. Mailey explained to the audience that there are some 85 conJimmi e (after some deliberation): testable seats in the House, of which t h e Republicans now have 45, Faculty Adviser "What would you do Dadd y?" wh ile the Democrats have 40. It is around these 85 seats that the big ART HOOVER JACK CURTIS fight in '54 will center, for the Senate s fairly secure to all appearances, Business Manager Sports Editor T he Engli sh instructor and the for the GOP. NEWS STAFF Engineering instructor were din' Mentioning the showings of th e is not now as high as was t hat of Mike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzetta ing together. During the co urse of Democrats in the recent election s, F.D.R. or of Truman at their Thomas Kaska Pearl Onacko J. Harold Flannery; Jr. the meal the former spoke: Mailey noted that for the first t im e peaks, and t his is particularl y true Natalie Barone Walter Chapko Helen Krackenfels "I had a peculiar answer in class in its history, the state of Wi scon- in the Mid-West. Sally Thomas Margaret Luty Gail Laines today. I asked who wrote "The sin went Democratic, while New Not only has Eisenhower lost Austin Sherman Joan Shoemaker Margaret Williams Merc hant of Venice," and a pretty Jersey elected a Democratic gov- popularity in that area, Dr. Mailey Natalie Gripp Sheldon Schneider · Jim Neveras little freshman girl said, 'Please, ernor, t h e only minor victory to went on, but the mem bers of his Thomas Price Norma Davis Louis Steck sir, it wasn't I!" give the Republicans a major wor- administration as well ,and in parMarilyn Peters Lois Long Irv Gelb "Ha, ha, ha,'' laughed the Engi- ry. A·a gin, in spite of gerrymander, ticular Secretary of Agriculture BUSINESS CIRCULATION neering-- professor, "and I suppose the GOP carried a Cal ifornita dis - Benson have lost some of their Barbara Tanski Bernice Thomas the little vixen had done it all the tri ct by a slim lead of only about popular app eal. Barbara Rogers Irene Tomalis time." 5,000 votes . Some of the reasons mentioned Jan Eckell In addition to th ese ominous for this drop in popularity we.re the The new instructor was extreme- Democratic rumblings, the coll ege queston of farm price supports, the PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 ly annoyed by the amount of noise political science expert mentioned little attention paid to the small A paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilke3 College coming from t h e adjoining room a number of weaknesses in the dirt farmer, and t he danger of Subscription price: $I.BO per semester while he made his first lecture. Rep ublican party and adm inistra- drought in several areas of the Unable to stand it-_ any longer, tion, among which were the facts Mid-West, which have been left unMember ...... he opened th e door. Seeing one boy, that th e administration, in its cam- s upported by the government. Intercollegiate Press taller than the others and talking paign, had perhaps promised a bit Most of the GOP difficulty is a great deal, he grabbed him by more t han it co uld deliver, and that then with the Mid-West farmer, EDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO the collar, dragg ed him into an-' in this resp ect, the Dem ocrats are and he is an importa nt man , for it other room and stood him in the not overly willing to help pull Re- is he who helped to elect Eisencorner. publican chestnuts out of the fire hower, and it is in his districts that "Now you stand and be quiet un- in House or Senate. the electoral vote has its greatest til I tell you to go back to your value. Besides the Democrati c lack of However, the GOP is not entireElsewhere in this issue, there is a story on the sophomore room," t he exasperated instructor cooperation, Dr. Mailey cited the ly defens eless , inasmuch as it can dance held last November 13. The Sllory is well written. Since commanded. Fifteen minutes later a student continuance of some of the Tru- still wave the Korean truce, and its author is a sophomore, modesty prevented some important stuck his head around the door and man policies as another detrim ent th e clean-up of t he mess the Demofacts from coming to light. asked: "Please ,sir, may we have to the chances of th e GOP in '54. crats left in Washin gton, as well For example, all of the hard work which went into the dance our t each er back now ?" Moreover, t h e administration is as probably claiming to have stophampered by its postponement of ped th e creeping advance of sowas not mentioned. Each of the committees did its utmost in support of the affair. The ticket, publici1y, entertainment and Boy looking through telescope : legislation demand ing immediate cialism by t he means of Republicattention, and by the fact that th e an-engineered r ebirth of ,private various other committees were superb. "God." Hence, the dance was a success. Friend: "G'wan, it 's not that sheen is beginnin g to wear off the enterprise. Ko rean truce as the count ry The administration, said Dr. All this is brought out as a reminder to all the other organi- powerful." watches the day-to -day bickering Mailey, must not get panicky and za,tfons which .plan dances, affairs, etc., etc. " It's ea sy to write a play. First of the Reds. Too, there seems to ent er upon a g ive-away program,. Planning, organization, and hard work are a sure-fire combiact, boy m eets girl ; second act, be n o prospect of bringing the boys and neither must extremists be a lnation for success. lowed to undermine Eisenhower's they hold hands ; third a ct, they h ome, Dr. Hailey said. Again, Dr. Mail ey noted that the policies. kiss . .. " administrati on's problem s with the W e must remember, however, "That's how I got arrested." governm ent bonds have raised th e cautioned Dr. Mailey, that there "What do you mean?" already astronomical public debt are between now and the '54 elec" I wrote a five-act play." even hi g her. tions some eleven months in which Concerning this budget problem, the BEACON is indeed Highl y important, too, is thll anything can happen . It is in these confused. Attempts, this past week, to clarify the situation have "Does your orchestra play refact that the popularity of the eleven months t hat t h e people will clouded rather than clarify the issue. quests?" President is not transfeable to th e judge the Eisenhower administra"Yes, what would like us to Therefore, as does the wise poker player when not sure of m e mbers of his administration, and tion and the Republican Congress, play?" himself, we too shall pass. is now waning to some extent. It and they will vote accordingly. "Pinochle." Associate Editors Sophs' Hard Work Pays Off Budget Problem Again Student Council Report "They shot poor old Rover toThe Anth ology of the National day." Poetry Association is a compila" Was h e mad?" In reply to QUr. Editor's rather indignant plea for action on the tion of th e finest poet ry written " He was_n 't too pleased about it." budg et in his editorial last week, here is the latest bulletin, issued by by th e college men and women of the. Student Council. Action, dear Editor, is being taken-however, acAmerica. Selections are represent"I'm not saying the music in h ere L eo Kelley, a freshman, was notion takes time! ative of every section of the counis bad but last week a waiter droptified this week that _a poem writThe following report has been presented to the Council by Nancy try a nd were made from thousands Hannye, chairman of the committee which investigated the tragic situ- ped a tray of dishes and 14 coupl es ten by him had been accepted by of poems submitted. started dancing." the National Poetry Association ation. ' ,:, ,:, ,:, ,:, * for publication in their forthcom F irst of all, the Administrative 'Council staunchl y refuses to apYEARBOOK SCHEDULE J udge: "You've been broug ht in ing Anthology of College Poetry. prove the g rinting of aids to the four clubs whose ·requests seem to· For T hu rsday, December 3, 1953 : The Association annualy publish es have caused all the difficulty, until the Student Council provides some h ere for drinking." 11:00-Band Drunk: "Fine, let's get started." two volu mes of poetry, one of assurance against the possibilit y of a similar situation occurring an11 :20-Choral Club ,:, * * '~ ,:, poem s written by college students other year. The Student Council s now working out just such a pro-.· 11 :40- Men's Chorus Every man has his wife but the and the other includes poem s writvision, but the matter is not easy to deal with and the process is time12:00- Debate ten by teachers. consurning. An amendment to the Constitut ion is necessary to remedy iceman has his pick. 12 :20-Cheerleaders ,:, ,:, ,:, * * K elley's poem, entitl ed "Rememthe situation, and the amending process alone takes approximately a 12 :4 0-Amnicola A psychologist is a person who, brance", was published last semmonth. Please be on time. Club adviser s The Student Council reali zes that these clubs have planned their when a beautiful girl enters a ester in the Manuscript, the literare asked to be vresent for victure. ary magazine of Wilkes College. programs for the year with the expectation of receiving funds, and room, watch es eve rybody else. - -- - - -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Miss Hannye's committees has proposed that the Administration grant "How did you like th e bridge them fund s with which to work while the matter is being settled. The Administration and the Student Council do rtot see eye to eye on the party last night ?" "Fine, until th e cops looked unsubject. der the bridge." Here is t he system used at Wilkes College for the dis1>ensing of ** * * * locks, baskets and lockers. The freshman's fat her paid• a First, let it be kno wn t hat there is NOT a locker for every male surprise visit to his son's dormi- student at t he college, but that t here is a basket. Each basket h as tory. Arrivi ng at 1 a. m. , h e banged a lock on it . T he basket number, combination to the lock, a nd serial on t he door. A voice from the sec- number of th e lock are all on record in the gy m office. Each man at The Biology ,c lub is sponsoring ond floor shouted, "Whatta ya the college who wants to wor k out, and particularly all men in the freshman and sophomore classes are assigned a basket. T his bas ket, Wilbur I saacs, baritone, success- a display of wildlife photograph s want?" Th e fath er answered, " Does Joe is kept ·throu g h t he four years. In th is bask et, men are to keep t heir fully commenced the Town and this week in the library. Under the Gown Series which is sponsored direction of Dr. Reif and Mrs. Vu- Jones live h ere?" gy m clothes. The voice answered, "Yeah, bring Upon corning into the gy m for a class or a workout, the basket can by the Wilkes College School of jica, the departm ent is presenting Music at t he Wilkes Coll ege Gym- wildlife photographs of various him in." be transferred to a locker. T he lock previously used to lock the basket nasium on November 15, 1953 with birds, animals, insects, and flowto t he rack in the basket room, can be used to lock street clothes, books a heart warming rendition of clas- ers from November 2-0 to Decemand valuables in the locker whi le t he student is in the gym. The basket s hould also be locked in the locker. U1>on leav ing the gym , the basket sic and folk songs . The capacity ber 4. The pictures have been rentaudience in the foyer of t h e build- ed from the National Audubon Sois to be returned to t he !)roper rack and locked. The locker is to be ing was thrilled with his interpr~em ptied. ciety, whic h is the oldest and the This system demands the cooperation of all. Leaving baskets in tations of these songs and also two largest conservation organization songs which he composed from Since the stud ent body is jubil- lockers, a nd taking possession of t he locker by an individual is a selfish in North Am eri ca . The Society is English poetry. They were "Marant over the fact that it can enjoy act. Such a n individual will find t he locker empty. His basket and gym dedicated to the conservation of vel No More" by Sir Thomas Wya turk ey dinner and an issue of clothes will be commandeered temporarily. This will constitute an inwi ldli fe, plants, soil, and water. att and "Bird on Briar" from an the Beacon all in the same week, co nvenience both to the individua l and to the versonnel at the gym. The public and stud ents are inanonymous Fourteenth C e n tu r y it wi ll be further overjoyed when During the basketball and wrestling season, fifty lockers will be set vited to see th e exhibit. The dispoem. informed that the BEACON will aside to take care of the needs of both sq uads. T hese lockers will be play is of interest to anyone conMr. Isaacs was ably assisted at be published next week also . No assigned and may be used by active squad members only. Dead heads cern ed with wildlife. th e piano by Miss Vera Hall. iss ue will be skipp ed. will be asked to vacate at the first indication t hat "dead-headism" is His delightful program included Let thi s also serve as an an - developing. The Department of Physical Education asks you to cooperate in "Die Schoene Muellerina" by Schu- sparkling r enditions of the folk nouncement to all staff m ember s bert, a series of love so,ngs; "Gott songs, "In Doublin City", "Lord to ch eck in at th e office on Monday this matter. Robert W. Partridge h elf mir" by Buxtehude; and Randal". for assi g nments. Poetry Association Accepts Student's Poem Locks, Lockers and Baskets . . . Wilbur Isaacs Opens Biology Club Sponsors Town and Gown Series Wildlife Photo Display Beacon Staff Members To Check In Monday I �Tuesday, November 24, 1953 "MASTER BUILDER" WELL RECEIVED TENSE DRAJ.'4A IN CUE 'N' CURTAIN PRODUCTION RALSTON REVIEWS GRID SEASON Eighth Team Missed Banner Year, Yet 1953 Season Deemed Successful (This is the second in a series of articles by Wilkes coaches reviewing their seasons. The first was by Soccer Coach Bob Partridge. Others will follow throughout the 1953-54 school year.Sports Editor.) By George F. Ralston, Head F ootball Coach, Wilkes College CUE 'N' CURTAIN PLA YERS- ln a scene from "The Master Builder," presented three evenings last week by the Wilkes dramatic club, Cue 'n' Curtain, are four principle members of the cast. Left to right, Basia Mieszkowski, Nick Flannery, Don Kaye, and Katia Karas. The play was well received at all three performances. All Players Excell In Roles; Audien~e Moved By Performance By MARGE LUTY Intent audiences last Friday and Saturday nights found it tlifficult to sway their attention from the stage upon which Cue 'n' Curtain performers lived for the moment the lives of characters both strange and famiH.ar to them. "The Master Builder," by Henrik Ibsen, was in reality a play <;>f u1:1certainty and ~nsecurity, and the audience, perhaps echomg its own uncertamty and insecurity, responded with concern over the outcome of the play. Although some members of the audience, accustomed as they are to lighter fare from movies and TV, undoubtedly found the play a bit deep, they nevertheless felt an intense interest in how the play fixed upon the action on-stage, This would end, and kept all their senses strange fact of audience interest in a play even when completely "snowed" by it is due, this reporter believes, to the high caliber of the acting. Under Mr. Alfred S. Groh's sensitive direction the actors developed finely into the strongly motivated, absorbing characters they were representing. Nick Flannery, in the leading role of Halvard Solness, was both convincing and mo'v ing as the ambitious architect who let nothing stand in the way of his rise to power. Nick's acting was forceful and he easily dominated all his scenes. Not once during the three acts did Halvard Solness lose mastery over the pl,a y and become a ·-;:~Is:: Expert Clothler 9 EAST MARKET ST•• Wilkes-Bane. Pa. JORDAN Est. 1871 · Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality tt 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. lesser figure but he early lassoed his audience and held it fascinated while he showed it the workings of a madman's mind, Although ths was Nick's first appearance on the Wilkes stage, he has not been without theatrical experience, a s was shown by the skillful manner in which he handled the difficult part of Solness. In an unsympathetic role Nick neverthe less was ,a ble to create in the audience feelings of empathy and even pity. We may hope for equally good f performances in the future rom this newly discovered star. Basia Mieszkowski, for the first . · t 1me p 1aymg .a 1ea d'mg ro1e on a Wilkes stage, did an amazingly competent job of portraying Hilda, brilliantly youthful, ,bi.it warmly mature in some of her actions. Basia gave .a shining performance, and sunshine and cheer seemed to emanate from her. Wherever she moved, she drew the light with her as the rest of the stage grew gloomier in contrast. Basia in this play has added another tal ent, as we discover in her possibilities of artistic aptitudes in drama as well as in music. Her versatility may be pointed out by contrasting Hilda with Basia's role as the dreamy Alice in "Hotel Universe" two semesters ago. Katia Karas did an extremely fine bit of acting as Mrs. Solness. Withdrawn, reserved, Mrs. Solness was possibly the only person in the play who completely deservedand received -sympathy. Deeply tragic in the ancient dramatic sense of one who has done nothing to evoke the fate which is hers, Katia, the d.ark figure in the movement of the play, gave a performance so understanding of the character that she will long be rem embered, even though her ,p art was not as prominent as those of the other two major characters. A rather surprising piece of work was done by Catherine Stuccio as one of the minor characters. Catherine was charming as the sweet, impressionable Kaia but the real test came when, as Mr. Soln ess' bookkeeper, Catherine had to be on-stage for long p eriods of time without detracting attention from the scene going on between Soln ess and Hilda. To keep oneself in the background or a long period of time on stage is a quite difficult fe87t, fo~ in Kay's case it ~eant remainmg m charater dunng a time when, simply because sh e would not be noticed, she might have been t empted to r elax and enjoy the scene. The part of Old Brovik was taken by Peter Margo, who in past years has always given very fine performances. Although Pete was quite dramatic in his short scene as the dying architect, an impression was left that the scene was perhaps a trifle too dramatic. It may be that the earliness of the scene in the • play contributed to this impression, for the play atmosphere had not yet worked up to a tenseness which would provide the right emotional baekground for as dev eloped a tone as Brovik displayed. Then, too, the extreme brevity of Brovik's appearance did not allow very much opportunity for the audience to grasp the character. Dr. H erd el, played by a n ewcomer to Wilkes theatre, Donald Kaye, stru ck this reporter as a S'lightly wavery character. The good Doctor, who should have been the only solid and secure ndividual in the play, instead cast doubts about whether he was a:ctually a weak person or was only uncertain before the Master Builder. It is our opinion, however, that Don Kaye will be an interesting person to watch if his next role offers a little more for him to base character development on. Kenneth Hitchner, as the young, uncertain ,a rchitect, was a little colorless in the first act, but later on in the play his performance gained assurance and he gave what may be one of the best representations of reserved bitterness seen in Wilkes drama for years. Kenny has a very nice speaking voice, which is a real asset to an actor; it may be that he also possesses the sensitivity to emotions which s the greatest asset to an actor, As with the other young perform ers in "The Master Builder," time will show what he is capable of. In general the play was a deeply engrossing one, well acted, and much appreci-ated by responsive audiences. Mr. Groh's directing was artistically adapted to the aesthetic tone of Ibsen's great play, as the prologues which he wrote for each of the three acts clearly show. Before one can compose such poetic prose, expressing the message and theme of the play so beautifully, one must have entered into the feeling of the play, Throughout the play the creativeness of the director was as apparent as that of the actors. Clearly it had been through Mr. Groh's directing that Cue 'n' Curtain was abl e to do as good a job on the very difficult play they had. "The Master Builder" has been a challenge which director, cast and committees have met admirably. Cu e 'n' Curtain would like agnin to thank Mr. Joseph Kanner who was im:me'.3-surably. h elpful to the group m mterp i,:etmg the understanding of the play. l FACE SEASON REALISTICALLY The eighth year of Wilkes football has passed. We are realistic enough to know that it has not been a banner year. Two weeks- ago, a more glittering resume could have been made, Bridgeport and Moravan were spoilers, We congratulate them; our squad did not succumb easily in eith er game. The plan called for two final victories; however, our great system of competitive games offers equal opportunities but only one · winner, and that prize was denied us in our last two attempts. From a won and lost standpoint we have had a losing season. But is the record the great prize in intercollegiate football? Before the season began it was thought that this would be a difficult year. We were confident of our line from tackle to tackle, but at the ends and in the backfield, we held grave doubts - especially in the backfield. In the outcome the prediction was accurate - but with an exception; our ends came through splendidly, as a matter of fact they were brilliant. The backs were inexperenced, plagued by injuries, and moved from position to position so very often that an individual back could n ever master one posiRalston tion. In the backfield it was " touch and go" all season. Because of the sensitiv e balance in the 1953 squad (there was always the threat of a preponderant imbalance) our performance pulse was uneven. Our squad was up and down. NOT READY FOR BLOOM It was not ready for Bloomsburg. We just were not quite ready for such a strong opener, and we knew it. E veryone thought we were at ebb tide in losing to Lebanon Valley. This was our poorest effort. Our best games were wth Hofstra, Ithaca, and Bridgeport. Although two of these games were lost, our team played well which was a joy for those of us in charge. The Moravian game was a toss-up from the beginning. It was our first half, but they won the second, and it was a better half than the first, Moravian had scouted us perfectly and it payed off. It was a bitter pill to lose this one. And so the record lists - 3 won, 5 lost. This is surely recorded for all time. It is a tangible result of the season. Had all the games been won, it would carry the same tangible value. But when we come to our sensible selves, is it really important whether we won or lost? If we ask ourselves this question honestly, we can find relief from the all too prevalent, emotionally savored desire to win which is abroad .t oday; and w e will be baek on the main road of an intercollegiate athletic program consistent with common sense and with Wilkes College. This is not to say that we are belittling winning or the will to win. Our squad had an intense desire to win. What would America be without the will to win? We merely mean that winning is not all important and we must not let it run away with our common sense. PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE It is my sincere desire to pay tribute to the football squad of 1953. A group which at its height numbered forty-two, still claimed thirtyfour athletes at the final game. The record shows that those boys who reported, stayed with the most demanding of team games, sacrificed time and energy, tolerated adverse conditions, sustained the most severe physical demands, and were cooperative with those chosen to instruct. Some men were outstanding; many were steady ; others because of the rules of the game itself, accepted partially inactive rolls and participated little in the activity of the game. Above all, every man was a loyal, spirited, vital member of the squad. Every man played his part. This was not our greatest squad talent-wise; but in my mind we have never had a group more willing, loyal, and cooperative. Finally, none of our squads has outdone the 1953 squad in sportsmanship. Of this we are signally proud. The exemplary sportsmanship of our former football sq uads s remembered throughout our sphere of competance. UPHELD FINE REPUTATION The squad of 1953 has upheld that fine reputation; it kept the flag of ideolism flying high; it maintained the spirit of the rules and a gentlemanly respect for the advisery whether the fight was going for or against. For this, my h eartfelt thanks and congratulations to the squad of 1953. Though more games were lost than won, we had a successful season. Our squad kept the victory which has been ours and which is far more important than a won and lost record. _ Each gentleman held high the shining lesson of sportsmanship; of, "Friendship Through Contest;" of loyalty, shoulder to shoulder in the stands and on the team-loyalty to our institution an ideal bigger and finer than ourselves, to the whole high purpose of your college and mine. LIBRARY HOURS THIS WEEK ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE Tuesday, Nov. 24: All College Wednesday, N ovember 25: 8 a.m, Tea; Orchestra Practice. to 5 p.m . Wednesday, Nov. 25: Turkey Friday, November 27, 9 a.m. to Trot, Sophomre Class; Thanksgiv5 p.m. ing vacation begins at noon. Saturday, November ·28: 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27: All College to 4 p.m. Dance. �WILKES WARRIORS 4 Tuesday, November 24, 1S53 IN FALL SPORTS GRADUATING GRIDDERS When diplomas and cerificates . are handed out in June, the Wilkes football squad wili lose nine members. Scheduled for hand-shakes and . sheepskins are George Elias, Ray: Tait, Eddie Davis, Vince Slavitsko, and Andy Sofranko, all s eniors; plus terminal s tudents Jerry Wright, George Yanok, Paul Gronka, and Lou Chaump. GRIDDERS FOR '53- First row, left to right, Glenn Carey, Bill Gorski, Eddie Davis, co-captain; Joe Trosko, co-captain ; Arne Nelson, Howard Gross, Ray Tait, Jerry Wright. and Ronald Fitzgerald. Second row , Jack Curtis, Cliff Brautigan, Al Jeter, Andy Sofranko, George Elias, Andy Breznay, Vince Slavitsko, Walt Chapko, George Havir, Neil Dadurka, and Paul Gronka. Third row, Assistant Coach Francis Pinkowski, Lou Chaump, Norm Chanosky, Don McFadden, Bill Farish, George Yanek, Parker Petrilak, John Lychos, Tony Greener, Tom Driesbach, Don Straub, and Team Trainer Harold Jenkins. Back row, Assistant Coach Russ Picton, Head Coach George Ralston , Bob Dymond, Joe Wilk, Don Marsincavage, Dave Williams, Tom Phillips, Bob Fay, John Aquilino, Manager Al Wallace, and Manager Jerry Elias. . Jerry Wright George Elias Vince Slavitsko Eddie Davis THAT INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR Ahmed Kazimi. Trans-Jordan Lou Chaump Paul Gronka George Yanok Seven Rooters to be Booted -- Ah, Graduation The 20-man soccer squad, which notched its best season in history this fall, will take its most severe beating in June, when Atty. Gilbert McClintock hands seven hooters their diplomas. Coach Bob Partridge will have to look hard and fast to replace s uch stalwarts as Jim Moss, Flip Jones, Bill Mergo, Charlie Zezza, Dick Ha wk, and Lefty Kemp in the backfield and Hank Deibel on the line. The latter is a terminal engineering student. The others are seniors . Such a great loss means just one thing. There are plenty of openings on the soccer team. 1953 WILKES SOCCER TEAM-First row, left to right, Carl Van Dyke, Dick Hawk, Co-Captain Bill Merge, Co-Captain Flip Jones, Koo Younsu, Ahmed Kazimi. Second row, Senior Manager John Consavage, Lefty Kemp, Hank Dei be!, Jack Curtis, Charlie Zezza, Joe Popple, Dick Polakowski, Coac;=h Bob Parti ridge. Back row, Joe Gay, Dean Arvan, Sam Shugar, Frank Kopicki, Jim Moss, Jim Ferris, Dick Heltzel, Glenn Phethean, and Manager Austin Sherman. The seven contributed to THE historical soccer season of all time and had a wealth of experience among them. It'll be tough to find replacements. SENIOR SOCCERMEN we Jim Moss Bill Mergo Flip Jones Charlie Zezza Dick Hawk Hillard Kemp Hank Deibel SOCCER �Tuesday, November 24, 1953 5 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON WILKES COURTMEN FACE 19 GAMES Colonel Gridmen Lose in Finale Lightest_ Schedule In Many Years; ] Drop 14-6 Tilt · ij I) 11\ ~y . Open W1lh Ithaca, Here; December 2 c!Y OT\ l:~;:;~;l~; ;a•,~~ By JACK CURTIS JAi> scores in the second half as th~y roared from behind to spill Talk abo ut professionalis m in colleg e fo otball. Brother, take a the Wilkes gridders, 14-6, in the look in your own back yard . Check th e sch edule for the past w eek final game of the season on Sataround Wyoming Valley and see how many games wer e played. urday at Be-thleihem. RIGHT IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD According to our computations, th er e was one played almost every night. And those poor g uys on the field aren't ev en g etting what the big time collegians get-a bare minimum of a scholarship. What good would it do them, anyway ? When th e hi gh schools began playing on Frida y ni ghts we saw it coming. Too many people work on Saturdays," was the excuse-a forthright admittance that the schools are looking for crowds. Okay, so they played Fridays for a while. The gates got better, for then more people could see more than one game. The poor schools, those which couldn't afford lights or rental for a stadium with .Jights, had to string along with Saturday dates. Then the city schools started playing some games CURTIS on Thursday evenings. And another school figured ther e would be less interference if it played on Wednesdays. If we recall correctly, that W ednesday stuff started only last year. Three different week s this season, there were high school games on Monday, two weeks on Tuesday. Let us put a qu estion to those responsible. Ever try to study after playing 48 minutes of football? It's not easy, let us clue you. GATES,DOLLARS,CENTS Oh, we know what the excuse will be for th e last two weeks. "The snow storm, we had to play make-up games." But why, then let us ask, weren't th ey all played on Monday instead of stret ching over into Tuesday and Wednesday and even to a week later-on Monday and Tuesday of course? There is only one answer. Gates, dollars, cents. We're like the next guy, like to make a fast buck, but there are places where we draw a line. That was a terrific crowd at Meyers Stadium for Coughlin's upset of GAR. Probably six or seven thousand people including the entire student bodies of both schools. Had school the next day, too . Just doesn't fi g ure. We're no crusad er, but we do hate to see high school football take the road that's ruining the game as a game in a majority of colleges . Dr. Eugen e S. Farley, president of Wilkes College, had the right idea in an article for the program of the Bridgepor t-Wilkes game when he said, "It has been and will be our constant effort to see that athletics are used for th e benefit of the students and that the students are not exploited for the benefit of the t eam." Right on th e b eezer, Doc. FISH STORY FROM 'THE WOODS Bennie Lukas, popular dorm student, yeah, that guy with the vivid imagination, came back to school after a day in the woods at his home near Honesdal e. W e've heard good fi sh tales, but this is th e best from a woodsman. He claims he and a buddy shot 23 rabbits and a trio of pheasants. L et's use a little judgem ent on some of these things, Ben. . Danny Pinkowski, a humorist fr om way back, k ept th e other member s of his hunting par t y as well as all th e animals in th e woods with sore mid-sections last time h e wa s out. Seems Ru ss Picton (who, incidentall y, is no r elation to us ) was trying out a n ew ri fle. Decided to g ive the sawed off job a r est . The Wilkes basketball team will play a light 19-game schedule this winter it was announced this morning by Director of Athletics George Ralston. The Colonels open the season a,t home with Ithaca College a week from tomorrow, December 2. In releasing the schedule for the 1953-54 campaign, Ralston stated, "I think we have a fine yea·r ahead of us. The schedule is certainly interesting and the team looks good." Coach Ralston 's football eleven jumped t o a quick six-point lead at ha lftim e, but crumbled under the t re mendous ground offense hurled at them by th e ins pired Greyhounds . Mo1,a vian's first goalward thrust t ook fo r m on its own 45-yard line in the final stanza of the game. Jim E vanko and Bill Marsh alternated on the ground, moving tha ball a cross the goal line in just t en plays. Late in the same period, Luke Kemmerer joined Marsh in a march from the 46 to th e Colonel 22-yard · line. Evanko w ent straight up the middle to the 3, and on the next play plowed into the lin e for the score. Champ Storch kick ed both points af t er touchdown. Colonels Control First Half The Colonels controll ed the fir st half of play. H owie Gross completed fou r of eleven passes as th e Wilkesmen pil ed up 84 yards through th e air. A toss to Neil Dadurka, who was brought down on th e seven, set up the lone Colonel score. George Elias th en handed off to Ron Fitzgerald who swept wide around left end for the tally. The hard charging Moravian line bottled up the Colonels the remainder of th e gam e. The Wilkesmen, in t he third p eriod, were unable to move past th eir own twenty-yard marker. Fullback George Elias turn ed in a sup erb p erformance for the Colon els. His bull-like rushing and neat faking up set many a Moravian def ensive setup. Also outstanding wa s the pass r eceiving of N eil Dadu r ka and Ron Fitzgerald, who took ove r a s th e Greyhound def ense clo sely guarded star End Paul Gronka. The fin e offensive spi r it wa s th ere, even in a losing caus e, however, but the Colonels w ere unable t o cop e with t h e strong ground attack staged by Moravian late in th e gam e. · The Wilkesm en won last yea r 's tilt, 15-6. U. of Bridgeport Takes Colonels, 25-14, at Home A squirrel went scurrying up th e side 0f a tree. Russ unloaded The University of Bridgeport one s hell, th e squirrel kept going. "I'll get you this tim e you littleboom," was Russ' an swer to the firs t miss . The second being no better r uin ed t h e Colonels' hopes for a than the first, Picton shot again, onl y to see the squirrel thumb his winn in g season, a s it dum ped Coach Geor g e Ral st on 's football nose. eleven, 25-14 , in the final hom e All th e while Pinkowski had been standing idly by watching . As gam e of th e sea son on N ov . 14. Russ e mptied his g un, Da nny r aised his and dr illed th e t ree-side wanThe Purpl e nights from Connecder er. · ticut uncork ed a daz zling passing a ttack t o top an early Colonel lead. THE BROAD SIDE OF A BARN Star quarter ba ck Dick Gianesello Turning to Ru ssell, Danny emot ed, " That's how it's done, Deer- complet ed 12 of 21 pa sses , three slayer." The us ually dead- eyed Picton blames it all on the n ew gun. Al for touchdowns. Capone (Ed Grogan) was using hi s other cann on, but h e didn't g et The Ral st onm en br oke into th e anything either , so it couldn't be the gun. (Let 's go back and figure score column ea rly in th e first perthat one out, s t ep by st ep. L et's see, if he missed with th e n ew one iod. Aft er punchin g t h e ball t o th e and Grogan didn't hit anything eit h er-a w, t' h eck with it.) Br idgep or t 30, H owie Gross flipped On the op posite page (fo ur ) w e have tried to present a pictoral t o Gronka in th e end zo ne. Gross th en a dded th e bonu s pont. Gia nsouvenir of the past football and soccer sea sons. W e ha ve individual esello's passing a rm answered with shots of the m en that will be los t t o the t eams af t er diplomas and th e fi r st Bridgeport t all y. T wo a ercertificates a re presented this June a nd we also used pictures of both ials to End J oe Ciron e ca rried the squads. W e t hought the intern ationa l flavor, thr ee fo reig n born stuball 46 yards to t h e TD . dents on the soccer t eam w a s an unus ual t wist too. Also we'd like Arne Nelson took ov er for the t o call your att ention t o the second in a series of a rticles by Wilkes ' coa ches reviewin g t h eir season s, Geo r ge Ra lston 's footb all review, W ilkes men . H e tossed t o Dadurkn which appears in this issue. We t hink it's kinda n ice t o ru n a picture wh o trave lled t o th e 15. On the page once in a whil e. Someth ing t o remember in t h e futur e and all next play, N elso n aga in hi t Dadurka, t his t im e in the end zo ne. Gross tha t sort of t hing , you kn ow. added t h e point aft er t ouchdown t o The boys of the Wil kes line t ell us that they underwent a ver y un- cap t h e Colonel scori ng eff ort ~. us ual exper ience in the Br idgeport game. Th ey've h ea rd of t eams em- Hereafter, Gianesello's passing arm ploying special sig na ls, codes, etc., but Bridge port's linem en wer e command ed t h e gam e. He alternatcommunicatin g with ea ch oth er in Ita lian. You've h ea r d of the Fig ht- ed t o E nds Glatkowsk i a nd Ciro n..;, ing Irish, well, Bridgep or t's got t h e Scrapping Sicilia n s. Boy, t hat working t h e ball to t he nin e. F r om Gianesello could t oss. Mea nwhile, ba ck at t he ranch . . . (continued on p age 6) The Colonels sla t e has been cut three g ames over last year, when REESES PRESENTED WITH th e Wilkes team played 22 games. FUTURE WRESTLING STAR It's a fa r cry fro m the year t hat 28 games we r e lis t ed. Wagner Newcomer This is certainly a year of g reat importance to Wrestling There is onl y one newcomer to Coach John Reese. First he act he schedul e-Wagner College, an cepted the mat coaching job at old establi sh ed in stit ution on StaWilkes, starting what promist en Island, just off the shores of es to be a highly s uccessful N ew York City. Wilk es and Wagcareer of collegiate mat guidner will meet in a single game. ance, and then, just two weeks Return ed to the listing are nearago today, Mrs. Reese preby rivals Scranton University, Sussented him with a son. quehanna Univer sity, Bloomsburg _ The new addition to the STC, East Stroudsburg STC, MansReese household has been nam- . fi eld STC, Lycoming and Lafayette. ed John Jeffrey. "We decided The Colonels will make a. on a different middle name for two-day s wing into the metrohim, since we don't want him politan New York area at the to be called 'Junior," Reese beginning of February, when stated last week. A robust and they meet Wagner and Hofhealthy little lad, young John stra on s uccess ive days, the, came into the world at General 5th and 6th. Hos pital weighing 7 pounds , Two ga mes are list ed with five 3 ounces . school s including Bloomsburg, SusCoach Reese states that he qu ehanna, East Stroudsburg, Lyhad his son doing pus h-ups the coming and Mansfield. first day home from the hosLafaye tte will visit th e Wilkes pital. "A born wrestler, I can g ym on January 5 and nearby Motell," the new father boasts. ravian makes the -trek h er e two Mrs. Reese is the former Patdays later. sy Tosh of South Wlkes -Barre. 3 Games Before Christmas She is a graduate of Meyers Th ree g ames are listed before High School and a former head majorette of the band at her • Chr istmas, with Ithaca, in theopener, Bloom sbur g· and E a s t alma mater. Stroudsburg . Five New York State teams will be faced. Besides Wagner and Hofstra, the Colonels will take on Hartwick at Oneonta, Ithaca at home, and Harpur at Binghamton. I Rounding out t he sch edul e is a gam e with t he K ut ztown T each ers, Wilkes College will get a which is a lso a yea r ly encounter. ·t tl' t The Colonels open at home and ~ h an~e tO see ts wres mg earn close away at Ha r pur in Bing ha mm action at least a week before I ton on Marc h 6. it meets Lafayette it 1 its first inThe schedul e: tercollegiate outing of the seas- December: on. 2-Ithaca Colleg e· According to pla n s ma pp ed out 5-at Bloom sburg ST C by Coach John Reese, Howard 12-East St rou ds burg ST C " Skinny" Ennis, a nd Jack Curtis, J an uary: th e wr estling squad will put on an 5-Lafayett e College intra-squad exhibition at th e gy m 7-Mora via n Coll ege on Wed nesday, Dec . 2 at 5 in the 9-a t Hartwick College gym befor e the Wilkes-Keyston Jr. 11-at S usquehanna Univ. gam e. 27-at E as t St r oudsb urg STC T he pre-seaso n dressed reh ear sal 30-Lycomin g College wi ll serve several di fferent pur - F ebruary: poses . F irst it will give squa d 5- at Wag ner Coll ege mem bers a chance t o get over th e 6-at Hofst ra Coll ege jitter s of wrestling before a crowd. 10-at Mansfield STC Ma ny matmen have n ever wr estl ed 13-Bl oom sburg STC befo r e a nd t h e crowd pr esents a 17- at Scra nton U ni v. new experi en ce. 19-at Lycomi ng College Meet Team and Coach 20-Mansfield STC Secondl y, it will intr oduce this 24-at Ku tztown ST C yea r 's t eam to th e stud ent body. Ma rc h : Coa ch Reese, also a newcomer to 3-Susquehanna Univ. Wilkes, w ill also be in for a col6-at H a r pur Coll ege lege deb ut. Reese . wa nt s to create a r evital- t er day aft ernoon . " We're in p r etty iz~d int~rest , in the mat sport at good shape and should be in top Wilkes . rhat s a nother r ea son • 1 con d·1t·10n b y th e l2tl1 . " C •fo r p h ys1ca th e pre-sea son ex h 1'b't' 1 10n. ommg S t U D ·11 from a school like Kingston, wh er e I ep ll n s . . wrestli ng is a r eal cr owd pl eas er, He plans t o _ste p up dnll~ t o 1~h e k nows t ha t interest mu st be I elude e1g ht -m mu t e bouts m t his stimula t ed before t h e colleg e can : afternoon 's w~rkouts. The t eam tru ly a pp r eciate wrestling a s th e has been work mg on : eve r ses, esfin e :,,po rt it is. capes , r oll s and t h e lik e a nd now wil l concentrate on p in nin g combiReese will be at th e micronat ion s for a time. phone to explain so me of the Of the 21 men on the squad, holds and will do a hold-by"Sixteen ha ve a chance of hold desc ri ption of several of making the varsity," Reese the matches from right on the stated. The li ght we ight classmat, where he will be acting es are load ed with good ma as the referee. terial, but the heavier weigh ts It a ll points up to an interesting a r e in n eed of manpowe r. eveni ng . At 123-pounds Reese ha s Bob " Rig ht now it's hard t o tell just wh o will wrestle against Lafay - Rey nolds, Bob Morga n, Chuck A(con tinue d on page 6) ette," t h e genial coach stated yes- Matmen in Exhibition Dec. 2 to Show Wares • tOLafayette. Meet, Pfl0r J �6 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Chapko vs. Scribes; Sophomores Lucky Comes Out Second Best On Friday, the 13th What can a guy do, or better, what must he do to get a little publicity that belongs to him? Not that we're saying Walt Chapko is looking for publicity, it's just that the poor guy just can't seem to get any, at least any credit where credit is due. The Colonel tailback scored the second Wilkes touchdown in the Hofstra game. A picture in the Sunday Independent, in which Walt was buried under the pile and out of sight, nevertheless credited the score to Bill Sanford of the Dutchmen. You really couldn't tell on that one. Then in the Record last Saturday morning, Walt's picture did appear. Only this time, the writeup which was to accompany it got lost in a mix-up and Sports Editor Bob Patton hurriedly dashed off a three-line paragraph to go under it. Foiled again! Then came the clincher. It's not that Walt has anything against George Elias, but in the Sunday Independent of two weeks ago a picture showed Walt being tackled, after a good gain, by Bridgeport defenders, while the caption called the ball-carrier Elias, not Chapko. It also said he had been thrown for a loss. Adding insult to injury we call it. A former BEACO N scribe, Walt will have to start writin' his own stuff if he's going to see it in print, it seems. Never a word of complaint, though. Alumni Postpones Play Indefinitely The Alumni Association presentation of "Here's To Ya", original1y scheduled for November 28, has been postponed indefinitely. Plans of the Alumni called for a series of skits and musical numbers without a definite theme. How~ver, during rehearsals a continuity developed which gave rise to the idea of a Broadway-type musical. In the short time that was left, the Alumni were not able to complete the preparations necessary for the production of the musical. In ord er to present a production worth y of the script and music, the Alumni Association has regretfully announced that "Here's To Ya" will not be prensented until a later date. Matmenin (continued from page 5) core, Sam Shugar, Dick Bartlebaugh, and Marty Russo . Other classes in clude: 130-Don Re ynolds, Howard "Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch" (Skinny) Ennis; 137Warren Yeisley, Lou Steck; 147Al Smith, George Maslousky, Ken Lantelme ; 157-Mike Lewis , Bob Kopicki, Tom Carter; 167-none as yet; 177-Bob Masonis; Unlimited -none as yet. Several of the weight classes are expected to be bolstered with the end of ootball season. Bob Fay, Ra y Tait, Don McFadden, Neil Dadurka, and J erry Elias, all engaged in gridiron activity, are considered good prospects for the grappling contingent. They are to report this week. Last Friday, the 13th, proved to be very lucky for the non-superstitious Sophomores. Those of you who were not to be found at the gym that evening, certainly missed the big doings, for the dance was one ·of the most successful and well attended of the social season. Joe Miozza and his boys provided the smooth music, ranging from the sweet and dreamy, to the real crazy bee-bop. Highlighting the evening was the variety show with the one and only Skinny Ennis and his crew. There were jokes (plenty of them) and a delightful schoolday skit with ·Professor Lou Steck trying to conduct a class of so-called students including Cliff Brautigan, Jerry Linn, and Ennis. The results were very amusing. As the grand finale, Skinny did his old time performance of introducing several methods fro boy to meet girl on a park bench. The part of the charming female was portrayed by Harry (Big Skinny) Ennis. Meanwhile, baek at the ranch, the crew gave a wonderful showing. The Sophs are now putting their efforts into the Turkey Trot, and are hoping that it will be just as successful. Tuesday, November 24, 1953 U. .of Bridgeport (continued from page 5) here, Gianesello threw to Cirone, making the score 14-12. The Purple Knights thrust into the lead late in the second stanza. The Colonels' Walt Chapko, attempting to pass, was caught behind the line and spilled hard. The ball was jarred loose and picked up by Bridgeport's DiMatteo, who raced for the score. Gianesello once more opened his brilliant passes in the third period. He completed three out of seven before throwing to Cirone for the final touchdown of the game. COLONEL GRIDDER LOSES HIS FATHER With sincere regret we of the BEACON announce the death of the father of Arne Nelson, W eckesser Hall dorm student and Wilkes football player. Arne's father, Mr. John F. Nelson, passed away last week at Teaneck, N. J. The entire student body and staff of the BEACON join in offering heart-felt sympathy to Arne and his family after such a great loss. Like Itell you *Chesterfield is the largest-selling Am~!:t:~es ; Enjoy the~ cigarette that's low in nicotine-highest in quality. Change to Chesterfield today - get smoking pleasure all the way! cl~~ THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop • has everything a fellow needs in the line of wearing apparel FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER STREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR Copyright 19H, L1ccm & Mvus Toe;cco Co. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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The wise man is careful to do neither. -Confusius ~======~ Vol. 8, No. 9 "THE MASTER BUILDER" · NEXT WEEK WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1953 FINAL HOME TILT SATURDAY NIGHT Smooth Sophs Dance Gridmen Meet Bridgeport In Gue 'n' Curtain: "Masier Builder" Ready for Boards; Tonight to Joe Miozza Last Scrape Belore Homefolk Curtain -at 8:30 . November 19, 20, 21 Something's Happening, Strange or otherwise, it's happening-and By JACK CURTIS tonight is the night. Curious? If The Wilkes footballers wave goodbye to Wyoming Valley you are not, you should be because for another year tomorrow evening at Kingston Stadium, when According to rehearsals, which this reporter attended, Cue 'n' the sophs are having a dance at th t k 1 U · ·t f B ·d 8 :30. What's more the music will ey . ,a e on a c assy ruvers1 y o n geport team under the Curtain's production of Ibsen's "The Master Builder" promises to highbe furnished by none other than arcs a •t 8 o'clock in the final home game of the 1953 season. light an active theatre season. The strange love affair of Hilda and Joe Miozza. A fiery game is in ~tore for what is expected to be the largSolness is shaping up as a powerful emotional struggle intended to Since Joe is a "cat" from way est crowd of the campaign. The Colonels will be trying for win provide fascinating entertainment when the play is presented at the Gym next Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Curtain is at 8:30· back, it seems likely that a jam number four of the season and so will Bridgeport. Wilkes has activity passes will admit two students, and faculty members and thei; session is a good possibility. Stu- lost three and the Purple Knights four. dents who remember last year's • College officials hope that every student will be on hand to wives are admitted free. affairs know that_ these sessions lend support to the Wilkes team, which, fighting against almost The cast, with Mr. Groh to lend his skill, is doing a remarkably fine rible secret in his life. Katia Karas can real!~ be terrific. So co~~ on unsurmountable odds, has come back from a shaky start to play job of capturing and expressing is making her first appearance in out 3:nd dig t~ose crazy mus1C1ans. excellent football. Skmny Enms, well known comethe deep and troubled emotions of a Cue 'n' Curtain play in the difA win for the favored Ralstonthe play. Since "The Master Build- ficult role of a sensitive and frus- dian will be on hand with his boys men will greatly enhance their Hard to Move trated wife. to present a skit. Not too much is er" is essentially a play of characchances for a winning season. They Men like Ray Tait, Cliff BrautiInto the gloomy household comes known about the show but with must win both tomorrow evening gan, Caritain Joe Trosko, Jerry ter, the tension mounts throughout the play as personali~y clashes Hilda, a ray of light to Solness, an Skinny at its head, it cannot fail. and at Moravian next Saturday in Wright and Glenn Carey, will be Helping to make the affair a suc- the final game, if they are to score hard to move. A good scramble with personality. "The Master unwelcome intruder to Mrs. SolBuilder" gets a bear's.- hug on its ness. Hilda, a figure from Solness' cess are Cliff Brautigan, Jeannette better than .500 in the record should develop when the brawn audience early, and from that time past, may or ml!-y not have imagin- Perrins, Joan Shoemaker, Charles books. They have vowed that they meets brawn. wavering of interest is nearly im- ed that once, ten years ago, she Acore, Gail Laines, Helen Krachen- will. The Colonels have George Elias, possible. Even the light or comedy was kissed by him and promised a fels, Connie Kamarunas, Mickey •Coach Walt "Kay" Kondratovich 1952 Little All-American, Ronald Perlmuth, Dana Stein, Monica Ut"kingdom". The scene in which Hilscenes which offset and balance the brings perhaps the :best Bridgeport "Gaylord" Fitzgerald, and Walt dramatic elements do not lose their da relates to Solness the event, reus, Carol Ann Gardner, Carol U. team in history to Wyoming ·Chapko ready to do first-string dugr1p on the viewer, as indeed they forces his memory, and demands Huer, Barbara Bialogowicz, Basia Valley for the tilt. A merger with ty in the backfield in addition to · her "kingdom ·on the table" is one Mies·z kowski, Gayle Jones, Anita create new interest. Arnold College, a physical educa- Gross. Elias, back after a seige of Nick Flannery, as the mentally of the delightful comedy scenes in Gordon, and Jim McHugh. tion school, has greatly improved injuries, will be counted on to crash ill, conscience ridden architect, is the play. Basia Mieszkowski, in the Bridgeport team. the line for plenty of yardage. creating a Halvard Solness who her first leading role, plays the Wilkes Favored Fitzgerald has played consistently possibly will be one of the most dazzling Hilda. even though the Wilkes team excellent ball this year and seems The part of old Brovick is being talked about personalities seen on rates as a slight favorite in the tilt ready for another fine game after a Wilkes stage. Memories of a fire taken ,b y the veteran actor Peter (the Yogis have agin nodded in a two- touchdown effort at Trenin the night and the death of his Margo. A newcomer to the Wilkes There will be no Beacon next the direction of the South River ton STC. twin sons, coupled with the half- t.age is Kenneth Hitchner, who Friday. It will be published the Street campus), the Colonels are Bridgeport will send Halfbacks certainty that he had caused the p, · , -1_ the leading role in "Beg- following Tuesday, the day before in for a vicious struggle. Bob Perez, who has five TD's to fire by "willing" it have made of gar on Horseback" at Dickinson Thanksgiving vacation begins. Coach George Ralston well real- his credit, and Roland Emery into Solness a wretched man under his College. Donald Kaye and Katherizes that the Knights will be gun- the fray at the kickoff in addition Exterior of success and happiness. ine Stuccio are the doctor and the ning to avenge a defeat at the to Fullback Ralph Consiglio and Only his wife, Aline, suspects, secretary, respectively. The play is YEARBOOK Connecticut city last year. The Quarterback Gianesello. the madness of Solness. Aline, in- scheduled for the 19th, 20th, and PICTURE SCHEDULE Blue and Gold were behind going Bridgeport has won games capable of understanding her hus- 21st of November at the Wilkes into the last period, after playing over Upsala, conqueror of band, nevertheless senses the hor- gym. Thursday, November 19, 1953 a sluggish first half, when lightKing's; New Britain Teachers, 11 :00 Manuscript nig struck in the form of Russ and Adelphi, a team Wilkes Picton and Eddie Davis, and they also defeated. It has lost to 11 :20 Education pulled the game out of the fire. Hofstra, which also downed 11 :40 Theta Delta -Rho Two touchdowns in the final period the Wilkesmen; Brandeis, New 12 :00 Men's Chorus, Psygave the Wilkesmen 21-13 vieHaven, which lost to Bloomschology tory. burg STC; and St. Michael's. As of Wednesday, no clues to 12:20 German Club, LetBridgeport has a fine passer In the Wilkes-Bridgeport series, By Austin Shernian the whereabouts of the equipment termen in Quarterback Dick Gianeselthe Colonels hold the edge, having Mr. Robert Partridge, director of missing from the Education Club lo, rated as one of the top won three games and lost won. 12 :40 Sociology activities, announces that the andisplay have been found. ftingers in New England and The game stacks up as one of Please Note: The fate of the spotlight, dum- nual blood drive will be held on Gianesello has an equally athe best of the season and certainAll pictures 'will be taken in .my and wiring removed from the Friday, December 11 at the Red dept receiver in Big Joe Cirly the best between the two schools. the gym. vicinity of Sturdevant Hall r emains Cross Cha-p ter House, 156 South one, one of the top• pass-catchIt will be broadcast over WNAB, unknown, although some four Franklin Street. Club advisers are asked to ers in small college football. Bridgeport. Mr. Partridge hopes that this weeks have gone past since the appear for the pictures. Wilkes, of course, has its own Gametime is 8 p. m. sharp. A evening of the Hofstra football year's drive will be as good or Men are asked to wear white one-two combination. BI o ck in g crowd of nearly 4,00-0 is expected game, when the equipment was dis- perhaps better than last year's. shirts and ties. back Hawkey Gross and End Paul to watch the Colonels at home for Like last year, an ahempt will covered missing. Gronka aren't any slouches, either. the last time this season. Girls are asked not to wear The missing dumm y, valued at be made to run the drive through Gross hit the "Gronk" with four Starting lineups: saddle shoes or bobby socks. $27, is reported to be the property the various elubs on campus. The TD aerials thus far and Paul has Wilkes Bridgeport Please be on time!!! of Justine Battisti, while one of Lettermen 's •Club and the Biology notched 36 points to rank ai; one· LE-'Paul .G ronka Joe Cirone Club were tied for 1952 blood drive the spotlights, that is said to beof Pennsylvania's top scorers. He LT...::.Ray 'Tait Hal Trischman long to Bob Ichter, is valued at honors. They both had over 100 is a good bet for · the All-State LG-Joe Trosko Tony De Matteo about $2.50, and the other light, is percent. It is possible to have over team. C_JGlenn ·Carey John Anderson the property of Mrs. Doris Mer- 100 percent because each club may The Bridgeport line will also RG-J erry Wright Len Pino rill, Secretary of the Club, is re- recruit outside students to add to There will be an important meethave lo be reckoned with. Big and RT~C. Brautigan Geo. Stropparo ported to be evaluated at $6.50, that respective club's quota. Although the Korean emergency ing of the Beacon staff next Mon- experie_nced, the Knight forward RE-Neil _Dadurka ~- Gl~tkowski so that the total estimated loss to is over for the present, the need for day, Nov. 16 at l2:30. ALL staff _wall will have to go hard _to out- QB-Howie Gross Dick G1anesello the Education Club now stands at charge the Colonel front-lmemen, LH-Walt 9hapko Bob Perez blood is greater than ever. Blood members are urged to attend; ' , who $34. have been the unsung heroes RH-Ron Fitzgerald R. Emery It develops that the equipment is needed by local hospitals and of the season. FB~George Elias R. Consiglio did not all vanish at one time, as also for the making of Gamma Glopreviously reported, but that the bulin. It was this Gamma Globulin Editor's Note to "Upper Bohedummy was removed from the which immunized many children mians": by Mr. John G. Detroy; the Wilkes Homecoming display in the yard from dreaded polio last summer. I still implore you to identify College Band directed by Mr. Robof Sturdevant Hall, while the elec- Also, blood is needed for plasma yourselves. No unsigned letter has ert Moran; and Mr Wilbur Isaacs, trical fixtures and lights were re- which can be stored and used in been, or will be p.rinted. Your mabaritone. case of an atomic attack on our portedly taken from a table inside terial is well worth printing. Mr Isaacs has studied in Europcities. the building proper. The community and student body ean conservatories of music. He Mr. Partridge relates that "you In view of the financial blow inwill be given an opportunity to has received considerable acclaim curred :by the Club, it is the report- are not just doing yourself a favor hear Mr. Wilbur Isaacs, baritone, for his baritone rendition of songs. There is no charge for Red Cross or the Red Cross a favor by giving ed opinion of Club president Art Hoover that the Educaton Club' is blood, but you are helping every- Blood. in a program of songs from several During the tenure of office of Forms may be gotten in all h ys countries this Sunday at 4:00 P. M. former President Truman, he gave entertaining the possibility of ap- body." The Director of Activities a performance at the White House. pealing to the Student Council for tells the story about a local stu- giene classes and at the Red Cross dent whose brother was in a Phila- Chapter House. Also clubs will in the Wilkes Gymnasium. This re- Mr. Isaacs has composed many aid. delphia hospital in dire need for soon have forms. If you are under cital is presented by the Town and songs and several of these songs three pints of blood. The Philadel- twenty-one, the signature of one of Gown Series and there are six pro- were presented at a concert at DANCE AFTER GAME phia hospital was going to charge your parents is needed. grams in the series, which include Wilkes College last spring. He will $105 for the thre~ pints. Mr. PartAny questions you may have con- the Madrigal Singers directed by be assisted at the piano by Miss The Senior Class will sponsor a ridge, on learning of the need of cerning the giving of blood are Mr. Detroy; Miss Phyllis Clark, Vera Hall. The entire group of prodance immediately a ft e r the the blood, contacted the Red Cross answered in a booklet that is avail- pianist; Mrs. Eleanor Farley and grams offered by the Town and Wilkes-Bridgeport game Saturday and the three pints of blood were able in Mr. Partridge's office in the Mr. John Detroy, duo-pianists; the Gown Series is open to the public sent to Philadelphia free of charge. gym. Wilkes College Chorus conducted and all recitals begin at 4:00 P. M. night. Plan to be there. A'ITENTION 0 Education Club Display Wilkes Blood Drive Equipment Still Missing Scheduled December 11 NOTICE! Town and Gown Series Starts Sunday at 4 P.M. �2 Friday, November 13, 1953 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Wilkes College BEACON BEACON'S GRAB-BAG When I get out of coUege, I'm gonna set the world on fire. JACK CURTIS JEAN _KRAVITZ I'm going to earn a million Associate Editors bucks, DALE WARMOUTH Then sit down and retire. Faculty Adviser I'm gonna build the biggest facJACK CURTIS ART HOOVER tory Sport• Editor Business Manager Where the workmen never fret, I'm gonnaNEWS STAFF "Hey Joe, you've had it long Mike Lewis Miriam Jeanne Dearden Frances Panzetta enough, J. Harold Flannery, Jr. Pearl Onacko Thomas Kaska Give me a drag on that cigarWalter Chapko Helen Krackenfels Natalie Barone ette." Margaret Luty GaU Laines Sally Thomas Editor-in-Chief Margaret Williams Joan Shoemaker Natalie Gripp Norma Davis Irv Gelb Louis Steck Lois Long CIRCULATION Bernice Thomas Barbara Rogers Jan Eckell Austin Sherman Sheldon Schneider Thomas Price Marilyn Peters BUSINESS Barbara Tanski Irene Tomalis PHONE VA 4-4651 EXT. 19 • • • What is your opinion of the social life h ere at Wilkes College?" GENE SCRUDATO ·Jim Neveras Your Opinion Two little boys meeting: "I'm five, how old are you?" "I don't know." "You don't know how old you are?" ''No." "Tell me, do women bother you?" "No." "You're four." * :Jc * * ::< Jade Vivian: I would say that there is not enough social activity at Wilkes. I think we need a Student !Union hall where all the students can get together and socialize. *** * * Leo Kane: I have always felt that we have too many dances of a mediocre nature. Let's have fewer dances-and improve the quality. Furthermore, we need recreation rooms for a more social life. **** Dom VariS<:o: The college is quite adequate in the social program, but the lack of student enthusiasm is the large factor. Too many of the students are still in "high school", for it seems that their interests still lie there. The college is for the students educationally and socially and it is just as much their duty to make every event successful as it is to get good grades. :)t Patsy Fox: I believe the social .p rogram at Wilkes is fine except for one thing. Why do all the formals come all at once~at the end of the year, when there is plenty of time at the beginning of the year, between September and December, for a dance? And one other point also; why isn't the Cinderella strictly formal, since it is supposed to be the biggest dance of the year? * ::< ::< * * J eannette Perrins: I think it has really been wonderful. As long as '~ '~ * * ,:, we keep having som ething every Friday night. It has really been nice A paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilkes College Customer: I'll take some rat' so far. Subscription price: $~.80 per seme■ter poison. Member ~ Clerk: Will you take it with J essie Roderick: I think the program is very well planned. But the Intercollegiate Press you? attendance at the dances appears to be mostly outsiders. It's nice that Customer: No, I'll send the rats Wilkes makes dances community affairs, but more Wilkes students over for it. should attend. EDITOR'S CORNER GENE SCRUDATO Cue plus Curtain equals Good Entertainment POEM He kissed her in the garden, It was a moonlight night, She was a marble statue, The English may be poor but the addition is 100 per cent correct. The Cue 'n' Curtain players, plus a fine play, plus fa- He wa a little tight. culty adviser Al Groh add up to three star entertainment in our book. · The C'n'_g organization is one of the hardest working on campus. Its efforts, quiite often, go unlauded. The Beacon, therefore, wishes to take this opportunity to congratulate the C'n'C for the fine performance in last Tuesday's assembly. We are looking forward also to the three act play, "The Master Builder," which will be presented next week. In the past, our an1ioipation has been rewarded with a fine performance. We feel sure ·t hat this time will be no exception. Good luck, Cue 'n' Curtain ... On with the show. Wanted: One Complete Budget At last the Administrative Council has gotten around to ratifying the budget,-ratifying, that is, one half of it. We can alway~ rationalize and say that one half is .better than none a•n d that may be true, a -s far as it goes. However, the clubs which have not received budget approval do deserve an explanation as to why their respective budgets were not approved. Along with this, they should be given some information regarding the· steps being ,t aken by the Administrative Council and/ or the Student Council, on this budget problem. These clubs_have activity schedules to plan and it is a virtual impossibility to do such planning without some sort of a tentative budget. Let us quicken our pace on this budget problem. Student Souncil Plans All-College Dance Have you begun making plans for the "big" Thanksgiving vacation that is <:oming up in the not too distant future? Well, afte1· dreaming about all the turkey you'll eat, all the sleep you'll catch up on, and all the studying you'll undoubtedly <:atch up on, there is one more thing you must include to make the holiday complete-The All-College Dance, which will ·b e sponsore~ by the Student Council on Friday evening, November 27. H ere is the perfect topping for any vacation! Music will be supplied by Herbie Green and his orchestra, and dancing will be the order of the evening from 9 'til 12 o'clock. But the· best . is ye.t to come-the entire affair is for free! Even the refreshments! Committees for the dance are as follows: General chairman, Bill Crowder; Refreshments, Jim Moss; Decorations, Marilyn P eters ; Chaperones, Mary Zavatski; Floor, John Bresnahan; Invitations, Nancy Morris and Pearl Onacko; Orchestra, Wayne Madden; Publicity, Helen .Krachenfels. · The Budget -- Up lo Dale To bring the much-discussed "Budget" story up to date, the Administrative Council has approved the following requests: Beacon $1,200 Debating Society 500 Cue 'n' Curtan 600 Dormitories ......... ...... ... 80 Intercollegiate Conerences 250 Manuscript ...................... .................... ... 300 Men's Chorus 75 Social Activities . .. ... ... ... .. .... 700 Year book ..... ....... ................... 3,200 As it was announced in last week's Beacon, a committee has been appointed, with Nancy Hannye as chairman, to study the constitution of the Student Body of Wilkes College, with the purpose of making recommendations to the Student Council for revision of the section concerning Organizations and Finance. No further action has been taken on this measure. Guard: Halt, who goes there? Voice .: You don't know me anyhow, I'm new here. Her lips quivered as they approached mine. My whole frame trembled as I looked into her eyes . Her body shook with intensity and our lips met and I shuddered as I held her to m e. Moral: N ever kiss with the engine running. * ~?:: ::: * * "I didn't raise my cat to be fiddled with," said the cat as she rescued her offspring from the violin factory. At a gala ship concert aboard a liner, a trained parrot did his -a ct and then teetered excitedly on his perch in the wings while an extraordinary magician performed f eats of legerdemain. First he made goldfish disappear, then a buxom blonde assistant, finally a chest containing three husky' sailors. At that moment the liner was struck by a torpedo. The parrot found himself all alone in the Atlantic Ocean, bobbing up and down on a piece of driftwood, with nothing else in sight. "Amazing," marvelled the polly, "What will he think of next?" ***** Professor- "This exam will be conducted on the honor system. Please take seats three spaces apart in alternate rows." * ::: * :ic * Tramp: Have you got enough money for a cup of coffee? Stranger: Oh, I'll manage somehow, thank you. * * * * :)r: The lawyer had been bullying a witness. "Have you ever been arr ested-or in court before?" he snapped. "No, sir," replied the witness. "Humph! Are you sure?" the lawyer insisted. "Your face certainly looks familiar. I've seen it some place before." "Well, you have," the witness agreed. "I'm the bartender in the saloon across the street." . Master: (Holding -b one over dog's head) "Speak, speak." Dog: "What shall I say?" ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE Sunday, Nov. 15 : Town and Gown; Tuesday, Nov. 17: Orchestra Practice; Saturday, Nov. 21: Football, Moravian, Away, 2 p. m.; Thursday, Frid a y, Saturday, Nov. 19, 24, 21: Cue 'n' Curtain, Major Production. JORDAN Est. 1871 Men's Furnishings and Hats of Quality ti 9 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Here's your chance to help pick the on-l y For Details LISTEN TO HARRY WISMER'S "SPORTS TEN" program The 1953 All-College AllAmerica Football Team is sponsored by PHILIP MORRIS and brought to you by HARRY WISMER your Mutual It is the only All-America picked by the fans! Radio Station WBAX 9:05 P. M. MON.-FRI. Get your ballots at your dealer's now! on ~~~ PHILIP MORRIS KING SIZE or REGULAR . .. America's Finest Cigarette �Friday, .November 13, 1953 3 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON WINTER SPORTS PICTURE .BRIGHT 1)11\~ l)IVOT§ By JACK CURTIS Colonel Cagers Look Stronger Than Ever OUR OWN CAPONE Grogan was the picture of a N ew York mobster of the Capone variety, carrying Russ Picton's sawed off shotgun. With white bucks, horned rim glasses and the pump gun with a 20-inch barrel, Grogan was a frightening sight. He must have scared all the animules too, for by the time the party returned the members were considering taking shots at each other. All or the sake of sport, of course. Maybe this is the year for winning sea sons. We can't figure out why, but. the spirit is there. And what spirit! Last year the lack of said quality cm the wrestling squad was disturbing, to say the very least. This year there is definitely no lack. We happened to catch one of the drill sessions the other day at the gym. Coach Johnny Reese wasn't able to make it that night (seems the Reeses are expecting a little visitor),so Bob Masonis took over the practice. Had it been last year, the crew would have taken to tossing basketballs around or something else unrelated to the mat game, but this -p articular day the boys really went at it, believe us. BRING ON MISERICORDIA At the end of the seemingly endless workout, Masonis, who is an outstanding candidate for the 177-pound class, joshed with the guys telling them that if they all kept up the hard work, "Wrestling Lefayette will seem like wrestling Misericordia." He no doubt meant that the Leopards would be easy, but several of the basketball players, overhearing the remark and jumping to conclusions, offer(ld their services to the wrestling team. "When do we rassle Misery?" is the cry nowadays at the gym. Seems they're all for it. See what we mean about spirit? Well, the gridders make their last appearance before the · home folk tomorrow evening. We really hope that a good crowd will turn out to pay their respects to the team. You know, it's been a tough haul this season, but the Colonels have come through like champions. As representatives of the school and student body on the intercollegiate sports level, they have done us proud. Now is a chance to show a little appreciation. This is not meant to sound like typical college "rah-rah" stuff, but just a little common logic . . HERE'S YOUR CHANCE, BACKSLAPPERS A pat on the back is appreciated by the tops in every profession, in fact by people in all walks of life, big or little .p eople as they may be. The only way theaverageguy has of patting his school's team on the back is by supporting it to the hilt. A banner crowd tomorrow night would eliminate a lot of back slapping. Who knows, that added incentive may mean the difference in the game. And according to the psychologists, inspiration or a lack of it can win or lose ball games. Down at Adelphi, when Jerry Wright was laid out-for the first time this season-Captain Joe Trosko called time out. There were less than three minutes left in the game. Wilkes was leading, 14-13, and the Panthers were on the Colonel eight-yard line. Trosko said only a few well chosen words in that huddle, "Let's get that ball for Jerry." On the next two plays Adelphi was thrown for 30 yards and Wilkes won the game. At the conclusion of the tilt, Wright was presented with the game ball. After every game, the ball is presented to a member of the win. ning team. The team decides who is to get it. There are two other guys for whom the team wants to earn pigskins. Oddly, there are just two games left to play. Can they do it? Well, you know what we think. All male students interested in playing intr_a -mural basketball are requested to meet in the gymnasilm next Thursday, November 19 .1t 11 a. m. Art Hoover, Student Director of Intramural Sports Next Saturday afternoon the Wilkes football team climaxes the 1953 gridiron season with a game at Bethlehem, Pa., going against Moravian College. Wilkes defeated the Greyhounds here last year n a lacklustre tilt, 15-6, but the L'ehigh Valley collegiate eleven is a much improved team this season, even though the record wouldn't indicate it. Moravian is one of the strongest defensive teams in Pennsylvania and should give the Colonels trouble, though the Ralstonmen are favored to cop the tilt. Gametime for the tilt is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Mora vian's home field in Bethlehem. After a week of pre-season drills, the basketball picture is beginning to take shape. With virtually every man returned from last year's squad, the Wilkes hoopsters look for one bf the best seasons on the intercollegiate court in history. Al Goldman was the only man lost by graduation. THOSE EXTRA-CURRICULAR SPORTS Extra-currcular sports have been abound in recent weeks. A certain segment of the male student body has been in its glory. Now don't get us wrong! What we are refering to is small game season which has taken a goodly number of Wilkesmen out of the classrooms and into the woods. Heading the list of returnees is We'll have to admit that we have been one of Lenny Batroney, honorable menthem. Our first ·day in the thick produced one possible shot with the 12-gauge shot gun, but we didn't have the heart to kill that sparrow. A number of hunting parties made up exclusively of Wilkes students have been out so far. The stories that come back from those expeditions are sometimes true and sometimes just a little on the exaggerated side, but always choked full of humor. One of the first groups to head up the mountain was made up of Ed Grogan, Bob Croucher, Mike Weinberger, Jerry Lind, and a greenhorn yogi. All the safari produced was one grouse, that one questionably downed by Weinberger, to whom Croucher CURTIS refers as "Leave 'em in the Woods Alive Bu~kberger." Seems he shot him on the ground. We were off in the woods about 50 yards, when we heard a blast from Mike's gun and a yelp following the echo of the blast. "I got one;'' cried Mike. Rushing over we saw him crouched over a good sized grouse. Looking up pathetically, like a child who had been found out after doing something wrong, he muttered, with hand over his eyes, "Pick it up, will ya, I can't." Never did eat the bird either. "Guess I'm just soft-hearted," he muses. You should hear what the boys had to say Such a red face! NOTICE! GRIDDERS END IT ALL - NEXT WEEK, AWAY LEN BATRONEY tion All-American the past two years and the holcl.er of almost every basketball record at Wilkes. A senior in his fourt h year of varsity competition, Batroney will smash new records every time he scores this season and is being counted on heavil y. Other r eturnees who r eported for The Wilkes wrestling team should win at least half of its meets this year, according to Wrestling Coach John Reese. Reese told a Beacon reporter this week that he would he "very disappointed" if his ma1men didn't win at least half of their outings this winter. The new coach has brought a new feeling of excitement and in~ terest in the mat game with him early drills at the gym the past week are Jim Atherton, John Milliman, Joe Sikora, Jim Moss, Jim Ferris, Bob Heltzel, Carl Van Dyke, Joe Jablonski, Frank Kopicki, Ed Troutman, Bernie Wisniewski, Jack Vivian, and Joe Popple. Harry "Skinny" Ennis heads the Warren Yeisley, Mike Lewis, Lou Steck, Al Smith, and Sam Shugar. Newcomers to th e mat game at Wilkes make up the bulk of the squad, how ever. They include Bob Masonis, a veteran of Kingston and Franklin and Marshall mat experience, Don McFadden, former GAR and Springfield College ace, Chuck Acore, Don Reynolds, Al Li eberman, Carl Karasik, Bob Kopicki, Dick Bartlebaugh, Tom Carter, Dave Gehman, and Ken Lantelme. Expected to join the squad after football season are George Elias, veteran of Wilkes and Meyers wrestling, Ray Tait, a Coughlin and Wilkes matman, and Neil Dadurka, former standout at Forty Fort. (continued on page 4) BOB REYNOLDS it seems, for a squad of some 16 grapplers working out daily at the Wilkes gym has shown spir it and drive never before revealed by Colonel groaners. Included in the squad, which will grow in size after football season, is Bob Reynolds, who with his freshman brother, Don, forms the only fa mil y act in a sport on campus. Bobby, a standout grappler (continued on page 4) TO .GUIDE WILKES ATHLETES THIS WINTER JOHN REESE Wrestling Coach The three coaches who will guide the intercollegiate . athletic program at Wilkes this winter in basketball and wrestling lend a tremendous amount of know-how to th e sports picture. Newest addition to the athletic coaching staff is John Reese, head wrestling coach. Reese is a former grappling champion at Millersville State Teachers College and Penn State. He was Mid-Atlantic chamSPECIAL PRICE ON TUX pion in the 121-pound class while -atat State and State Teachers College king-pin at Millersville. Two For Two Expert Clothler The past two years, his first two 9 EAST MARXET ST•. out of college, Reese piloted the Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Kingston High School wrestling squad to District 2, PIAA championships and saw several of his John B. Stetz Mat Coach Predicts Good Season in 1953-54 GEORGE RALSTON Basketball Coach boys come home from State College as Pennsylvania schoolboy champions. He has great plans for Wilkes wrestling, which he says is definitely "on the upsw ing." George Ralston is not a newcomer to the court scene by any means. Ralston, who is also Director of Athletics, Dean of Men and Head Football coach here, has guided Wilkes basketball teams since 1946. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, class of 1940, Ralston is an advocate of the "country st yle" of basketball-with th e emphasis on fundam entals . Teams of the past have done quite well under his tutelage. BILL MOCK Asst. Basketball Coach Former Baron Bill Mock, former Wilkes-Barre Barons baseball and basketball performer and an All-American cage candidate at Duke University in the "blessed South," is the a ssistant basketball coach at Wlkes for the second straight year. In his fi rst season here, Mock coached an undefeated freshman team. At present he is in charge of pre-season drills in the absence of Head Coach Ralston, who is still busy with football. In the hands of these th ree, lies th e fate of Wilk es t eams thi s wint er. A quick once-over would indicate that the tutoring trio is in for a good years of indoor sports . �4 Frosb Orientation Critique Reaches Sound Conclusions WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Gridders Among Pennsylvania's Scoring Leaders Friday, November 13, 1953 ·Partridge Needs New Soccer Traditions but Flip "I just broke up" Jones."Nice hat yuh got there,· coach," he says. •~uh-uh" I reply, glowing with pride. "Say, coach" says Flip "I got a new one" Jones, "how about giving me that hat?" This I refuse ,t o do because I was pretty well attached to the hat (it was a wee bit tight and one day I slammed it on my head and could n ever get it off since) . But old Flip "ain't she sweet" Jones kept asking me if l would give him the hat, so one day I said to him, "Flip, when we win a game I'll give you the hat. Well we won and Flip "I just broke up, again'' Jones got the hat. Say do you know where there is a sale on ear-muffs? Well, that's the story of the traditions and the soccer team . .. what about next year? Well, I guess I'll wear a blue and gold Wilkes tie, but if this keeps up I'll not be able to win too many games . .. ties are expensive, you know. Oh, the hat? Why, yes, it is n ew, why, thank you, I think so, too, Hi, Flip ... what's that, again, Flip?'' WANTED: Two new traditions to replace the two lost when the socAccording to faithful old Associ- cer team won its first game. ated Press, in a survey last week, ***** the Wilkes College football team This ad never appeared in the ranked 17th in scoring among 50 BEAC-ON, but it might well have, of 51 Pennsylvania colleges and because when the soccer team won universities which are .playing a game it lost its traditions. This football, for scoring. is of course a serious matter which As it has several times this seas- created quite a stir in the BEAon, the AP duffed the Wilkes scor- CON's vast newsroom. "Stop the ing, giving the Colonels only 7·9 , presses," screamed editor Scrudato, with as many ·points credited to the Bohemian. "I'll have this story the opposition. It seems earlier this or your heads (not lines)". He disseason, the Philadelphia branch of patched a reporter t o-- "get the the huge wire service gave Trenton facts." ST,C the long end of a 31-7 score, The reporter quickly found Mr. when, as we well know, Wilkes Partridge and questioned him a.: was actually the victor. bout the traditions. 'T he Wilkes c O rr e ct e d tally "Tradition isn't dead, it's just should read, 103 for, l0 8 againS t , ripped up," replied Partridge, as 17th putting the Ralstonmen in he fondled his new cravat. place in scoring. A record of three "Just what do you mean, sir?" wins and three losses puts th em in asked the reporter who smelled a a tie for 22nd place with Lock story in the offing. Haven STC. "Well, what I'm trying to say is Following those scant few games that every man on the soccer team COLONEL CAGERS LOOK that were played laS t week-end , has a piece of my tradition," said Glenn Killinger's WeS t CheSt er the campus renown coach of soc- (continued from page 3) the past two years at Wilkes, looks STC team paced the field with 229 cer. to a good season this . year. He is points. Hapless Millersville STO "You mean shares in your tradione of the veteran members of the was well entrenched in laSt place tion or else fellows in your foot- squad. and trying for some dubious kind steps, don't you, sir?" Other members of last year's of record of distinction. The down"Maybe I had better start at the squad who have attended rigorous state eleven has yet to tally in los- beginning and explain," said Part- conditioning drills this week are ing, naturally, five games. ridge. "When I was a little boy .. " list of promising newcomers to the King's 43rd · "Please, sir," replied the report- squard. In his first semester of King's College, also of Wilkes- er, "not that far back." eligibility, Ennis, the tallest of the Barre, was riding along in 43rd "Well, when I was a big boy a- squad, is sure to be a big h elp to spot among the 50 for pointmak- · bout to leave college, I bought a the team. Others on the squad ining, with 42 markers. beautiful, blue and red, striped, clude Dick Bunn, Dick Kachinosky, Westminster led in two depart- silk, official U. P. tie. It was beau- Neil Turtel, Don Berns, Joe Gay, ments, most wins, wi th a 7 -0 slate, tiful, it was expensive; therefore Chuck Neely, Larry Barzoloski, and least points by th e opposition, I knew it would have to last me and Bob Whalen. 27, the best mark in th e country for quite a long time, little did I The big question is whether Edas well as the st ate. realize that it would follow me to die Davis, injured in football, will Of Wilkes' opponents, Blooms- Wilkes. At Wilkes as an instructor, return to the court this winter. He burg S'T C showed beS t in wins, I couldn't wear my collegiate has indicated that he will give it placing seventh, wi th a 5 -1 tally. clothes (pegged sweatshirt, cordu- a try and should report for pracOnly other Pennsylvania team to roy jeans and loincloth "T" shirts) tice shortly, lest we start another be faced by the Colonels th is year, so the tie laid neglected in my vicious rumor. Moravian, was in 37th place, wi th drawer. But I hesitated to throw Assistant Coach Bill Mock, in Reports on the New York Herald-Tribune Forum were made in a 1-4 mark. Lebanon Valley was h • b • h d 1wa:vs charge of the squad until the end ·ssed on the list. away t e tle ecause it a a ml Somehow Tuesday's assembly ·b y Alan Bare, who explained b ht 1 k Th h I Allegheny, with a 0-7 slate pull- ceived roug themeposition uc · asensoccer w encoach, re- of football season, has indicated Tuesday's assembly by six student delegates. The fi rst Of t h ese was tha,t he has high hopes for the made by Alan Bare, who explaned the pur,p oses of the Forum and then ed up the rear, while Kutztown 1 knew I had found a use for the coming 19-game season. He stated went on to report the plea of the Forum speakers for objectivity and STC had the most .points scored old tie. I would wear it to all the last week that he feels that there the abandonment of blind faith and the narrow view. against it , · a juicy 165. soccer games and have the tie work is enough good material for two rd nd He was followed by Richard tellectually. The st a ings (o er by point- its magical powers on the other starting teams. A two-platoon sys·K leyps, whose report was on some Warmouth's report dealt with w L T Pts. Opp. teams. Now don't get me wrong, it tem is a good possibility. of the sessions held in t .Ueh what Dr. George Gallup and others West Chester STC 73 wasn't that I didn't think that the Both Coaches George Rah ··)n 6 1 0 229 of the sessions held in the U. N. had to say on the subject of what Shoppensburg src 6 o o 227 28 boys had the spark, but I thought and Mock urge any students i· .erbuilding in New York. One of the we do with this spare time. Accord- Gettysburg 6 1 o 224 71 that a little luck wouldn't hurt ested in -p laying basketball t reproblems discussed was that of ing to Warmouth, Gallup claimed J,;niata 6 o O 175 39 either. As you well know, the tie port for drills. African nationalism. According to that we are one of the smallest of Clarion src; 6 1 O 169 45 didn't help that year, or the next, Almost 25 men have been work143 121 or the next. Finally, I had to admit 4 3 the British representative, Africa, the reading democracies, out-rank- Washington & Jeff ing out daily at the gym and that 142 63 0 5 1 despite such "children of the U. N ." ed by Denmark in bookstores, and Bloomsburg STC that the old tie had lost it. Reggie number is expected to be increased . l"b · 0 l Carnegie Tech 5 2 o 139 71 d t h at i.f we ever like Libya, is being h e ld b ac k b y b y S we d en m I ranes. ur popu ar Franklin & Marshall at the close of ootball season. 59 Burr suggeste 4 1 0 138 her plurality of races, h er illiter- paper-backed books are of little Penn State 4 3 0 136 122 won a game, the tie· be r etired to acy, her poverty and disease, as consequence thought the pollster, Lafayette 4 3 o 131 80 the trophy case. To this suggestion, well as her inability for self-rule. and as to our periodicals, we read Westminster 7 o o 130 27 I readily agreed, the team did too MAT COACH PREDICTS To this the African delegate is little more than the comics or the Slippery Rock STC 4 2 I 125 93 because by now to them the tie 4 2 1 124 121 h a d b ecome a ".. from page 3) a revitalized represented as saying t h at no na- spor t s page. Temple Jmx ,, an d th ey were (continued All indications show 81 4 2 O 119 tion had become great merely by If we r ead seriously one hour a Thiel more than anxious to see it go. To · interest in w·restling at Wilkes and 3 5 0 105 127 them it was a symbol of defeat,· to Wal·t1·ng for it to become so. day for the rest of our lives, we xCalilornia STC · WILKES 3 3 o 103 108 a fine season is a good bet. The Another speaker, a sergeant could obtain the equiva1Gent of sev- Muhlenburg 91 me it was a source of inspiration Colonel g rapplers are sorely in 3 4 0 103 Murphy, wounded in Korea, was ei:al college edu~ations, · a 11 up was Ursinus 68 for it reminded me of the good old need of men in the heavier classes, 4 1 o 103 reported by Ben Feister as saying reported as saymg. Edinboro src 2 5 o 102 87 days at U . P . (University of Penn- however, if they are to have a well that not only the sacrifices made Wegels of St. John's College took Pittsburgh 2 4 1 101 125 ,sylvania) ." rounded t eam. in Korea by him were worth it, but somewhat the same view, reported- Lehigh 3 4 o 99 120 "I wore the tie a s an act of deThe squad is still open, accord1 6 O 93 137 fiance to them and told them when ing to Reese, who urges all wrestlso were those made by our country, ly declaring that our spare-time Bucknell nd because they helped to stop ag- hobbies are unserious attempts to xi iana STC ~ ~ !~~ they won a game they could have ing enthusiasts to come out for the g ression there. escape from our too departmental- Scranton case. squad. "I don't cut my teams," he 0 87 9.., the 11tie to put hinto the trophy 4 3 . xWaynesburg d th t A speaker from the Council of ized 1ives: Geneva ey go stated this week, "and we're going 86 116 We we wont e game an 3 5 0 Churches also referred to Korea, A perhaps more optimistic point Villanova 2 5 o 79 158 the tie, but you will never see it to start from the beginning with declaring that there was not only of view was taken by a _Mr. Adams, st. Francis 3 5 o 78 97 in the trophy case because each fundamentals, so there's a good opthe need in that country for mater- connected reportedly with the pock- Pennsylvania 3 4 o 74 124 member of the team has a piece of portunity to learn wrestling." 68 it tucked away in his scrapbook. ials and leaders, but a more in- et book industry, who visualized a National Agriculture 3 2 o 72 The new coach insists on strict 71 108 That r-e-p tie is now r-i-p (rest in keeping of training rules and 3 3 0 tangible need of the spirit. We great future for the mass produc- Lock Haven STC th should not only contribute to Ko- tion of the 'better pocket books, Swar more ~ piece?) steady hustling, factors which rean relief, he said, but try to mold while Mr. George Shafter of Ken- ~~~~:u::i:~~\rc "Gee, that's a shame, Mr. Part- many felt were lacking in some 66 59 3 3 0 :Korean opinion against unification tucky, mentioned that today music Grove City 66 94 ridge," stated the weary reporter, cases in last year's team. 2 5 0 by military force. was bigger than baseball, as an in- Moravian 1 4 o 64 86 "I must be leaving, sir. Thank Miss Nancy Hannye then report- dustry, pastime, and spectator st. Vincent's 2 4 o ~9 98 you ... " ed that the everyday life of the sport. Moreover, more people are Allegheny o 7 o 56 159 "Oh, say, there is more," was Russians was in many ways an forming glee clubs , chamber music Drexel Tech 1 3 1 52 106 Partridge's reply. "I didn't tell you 91 about the hat, did I?" 1 5 0 52 imitation of ours, and the Russian societies and so forth than ever Mansfield STC 1 2 4 ~ spare time had .been represented as before, he said. Lincoln ~: "No, sir, you didn't," replied the consisting largely of attendance at Even television, it was reported, ~\::;~son ; 39 138 reporter who by this time hated 0 sports events or the discussion was bowing to the more intellec- Albright 2 4 o 34 108 traditions and all the words it took thereof, because they are "safe" tual; the head of the New York Susquehanna o s o 34 117 to explain them. subjects; safe, because non-politic- Communications ·C ommission was Haverford 1 3 o 33 59 "Well, I'm glad you asked me al. said to have declared that more Kutztown src 2 4 o 25 165 about it," said the husband of Mrs. 18 71 Partridge, "I shall start at the be1 5 0 The last of the Assembly speak- stations are broadcasted on the Cheyney STC O 5 0 0 132 ginning again." ers was Dale Warmouth, whose re- high school and college level, with Millersville has everything port was almost a continuation of even more in the offing. x-Completed Season. "Oh, no," said the reporter in a a fellow needs that previously given by Miss hushed tone that shook the walls of in the line of Esther Goldman, in which she told the gym." wearing apparel of a Forum speaker who contended WILKES "It all started the day I wore a that our technology has gone far SEE new hat to soccer practice. I will apace our educational, philosophic, vs. not say my other hat was. old, but and social sciences, and has given every time a Civil War veteran us some thousand extra hours of "MASTER BUILDER" BRIDGEPORT passed me, he would salute it. Well, leisure a yea'r . This, the speaker I wore this new hat to practice and was represented as stating, is not NEXT WEEK TOMORROW NIGHT it was a dandy one (not the pracSTREET FLOOR - UPPER DOOR only a triumph but a challenge, if tice, the hat). After practice was the time is used to advance us inover, who should stroll over to me For six weeks at the beginning of this term ten freshmen groups met under the leadership of Dr. Virginia P. Neel, Mr. Dale Warmouth, and Dr. Hugo Mailey with the aid of a representative gr?up of upperclassmen to discuss the followjng topics related to Wilkes_ Coll~ge : Vnderstanding Wilkes; Mastering Basic Study Skills; Budgetmg Time; Citizenship; and Vocations. In c on c 1 us i o n, repesentatives pride is taken in a democratic sysfrom various groups had an in- tern for which each student bears formal discussion in an effort to some responsibility. One way to summarize for other students some carry this on is to elect leaders of the main issues touched upon who have honesty, integrity, exby the freshman during these ori- perience, and understanding and entation classes. The following re- · are able to "discriminate, commupresentative members of the fresh- nicate, and convince." man class met for the discussion 6 . .The problems of hazing such with Dr. Neel: Audrey Cragle, as gang trials and kangaroo courts ames Ide, Nancy Morris, John should be overcome so as not to Musto, John Bresnahan, and Nata- mar the value of freshman regulalie Gripp. These were some of the tions. . summary points brought out: 7. The Student Council should 1. Students have a right to ex- adequately inform the students as pect of the college guidance service to when open meetings are being and an adequate educational pro- held; the students in turn should gram. Here at Wilkes, where there attend them and participate in disis an effort to provide both, stu- cussion. dents should take advantage of 8. As their fields of study open them. up, students feel they would like to 2. Students expect to safeguard understand better the variety of standards of their degrees in com- specialties possible in any given parison with the best colleges in field. To this end they would like to the nation. have a series of career conferences 3. A time schedule should be for Wilkes students. centered not only upon study per9. Students should try while in iods but should be maqe to fit the college to be of benefit to the students' personal needs. school as well as themselves. 4. When time is to be cut from Much time and effort was given one part of the schedule to meet to this program by members of the some other requirements, it is faculty and upperclassmen. This is found that students tend to cut on greatly appreciated by the freshhealth needs more readily than on men, for they have obtained someother portions. thing from these discussions that .5. On the Wilkes campus great cannot be found in books. :Public Relations Chief, Five Students :Report On Herald-Tribune Forum ~;;2: ° ! !; i! :: ~! ! !~ THE BOSTON STORE Men's Shop FOWLER, DICK AND WALKER � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon Newspaper Collection, 1947-present Description An account of the resource <p>This is Wilkes University's <em>Beacon</em> Newspaper collection, 1947-present. We also have digitized copies of the <em>Beacon's</em> predecessors, <em>The Bucknell Bison Stampede</em>, 1934-1935 and <em>The Bucknell Beacon</em>, 1936-1947 June. It should be noted that Wilkes University does not have a complete set of issues for the Bucknell Bison Stampede and Bucknell Beacon. For researchers who are interested in seeing the complete issues for these publications, please contact <a href="https://researchbysubject.bucknell.edu/scua">Bucknell University's Special Collections Department</a>.</p> <p></p> <p>Missing Issues:</p> <p>1947 August 8th<br />1947 September 5th<br />1947 October 3rd<br />1947 October 17th<br />1947 October 31st<br />1947 November 21st<br />1947 December 19th<br />1948 September 9th<br />1950 April 28th<br />1953 April 10th<br />1962 February 2nd</p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Beacon staff is comprised of Wilkes University students who are advised by a full-time faculty member of the Communication Studies Department. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright of the Wilkes Beacons is retained by Wilkes University. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Professor Emeritus Harold Cox digitized the collection from 1934-1970 and created a <a href="https://beaconarchives2.wilkes.edu/">legacy website</a>. Digital Archives student John Jenkins digitized the collection from 1970-present. Special thanks goes to Communication Studies Professor Dr. Kalen Churcher, Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Peters, Beacon staff member, Emily Cherkauskas, and other Beacon staff for their help in acquiring digitized copies of the Beacons from 2006 onward. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wilkes Beacon 1953 November 13th Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 November 13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Communication Studies Department Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Wilkes College